Kpop: ToppDogg

Up till now, I have found ToppDogg's songs and attitude to be annoying and the posing+rapping without interest to me. The new "Annie" finally gives pause to that unlikable boy-group-"I'm so bad"- style that is so unbelievable in polished kpop teenagers. Instead a reasonable amount of toughness is balanced with some good rhythms and humour, combined with a nice visual theme that matches this. The retro-vibes isn't anything I'm complaining about either...

• ToppDogg - Annie (애니)
• ToppDogg - Arario
• ToppDogg - Open the Door
• ToppDogg - Topdog
• ToppDogg - Follow Me
• ToppDogg - Cigarette

Kpop: Im Chang Jung (임창정)

Im Chang Jung is a 40-year old singer and actor who with "Open the Door" does what I suppose we could "a Gangnam style". I like how the young boys of U-Kiss are part of the opening scenes (and there are lots of other cameos too), but all of the video is fun, and its really a moral opposite (or simply not ironic) of PSY's monster hit as it is about being well behaved and helping people out. And having fun, I suppose.  Even at the age of 40... ;-P

• Im Chang Jung - Open the Door (문을 여시오)

Kpop: WonderBoyz (원더보이즈)

Following up last years odd and strangely interesting debut, whats really attracts me with WonderBoyz "Tarzan" is the soundscape, I even like the male rap. It will probably get repetitive later on, but right now the video, with Hyerin from Girl's Day as Jane ofc helping too.

• WonderBoyz - Tarzan (타잔)
• WonderBoyz - Open the door (문을 여시오)