BTS - In the Mood for Love Pt. 1 [Pink Version] REVIEW

Sorry, this is a late review but I figured it's time I finally work on this (written) review since BTS will soon be releasing their song "Sick." Anyway I ordered this album on May 4th from eBay seller music-plaza. It was shipped the same day and arrived one May 19th. So it took about 2 weeks. I was originally going to purchase this album from mwave because they had a special meet&greet special. However if your read my previous unboxing posts, I've had some issues in the past waiting for my orders to arrive. Also, the chances of getting an album signed by ALL members were quite slim. I already have an autographed Dark&Wild album which I feel is already enough for me :). Anyway, back to the review, I forgot to mention that it was REALLY important for me to get this album in the pink version. First of all, when I first saw the concept photos for this album, I ABSOLUTELY ADORED IT! I really love Cherry Blossoms, and so having my favorite flower/tree PLUS my favorite K-pop group, BTS, it was just love at first sight LOLOLOL (wow, I'm weird xD). But seriously, I love this concept so much! The physical album itself, it's not my favorite... I don't really like paper covers only because its VERY fragile and not very protected. And its white... so I'm trying as much as possible to keep this album in tact and clean. The album photobook is amazing! You already know why (LOL). But besides the cherry blossoms, there is some pictures of them looking a bit emo? and some poems throughout the photobook that somewhat makes sense... It's a bit weird but it matches with the whole theme/concept so I can't really complain. The songs on this album is really good!!!!!!!!! It's kind of different from their 4 previous albums. I definitely love the title track "I Need U" the most. And not to mention the MV (original version). That was some pretty intense sh**. I also like "Fun Boys" and "Coverse High." I feel that "Fun Boys" is such and fun/upbeat/happy song to listen to. It's of kind of like their song "Rise of Bangtan." I LOL when I first heard "Converse High" only because I should of known it was coming. Rap Mon finally wrote a song about his ideal type HAHA. I think all BTS fans know that he likes girls with red Converse high tops and probably purchased a pair for themselves. Converse, you should really use Rap Mon and BTS as spokesmen for your brand, you would make a fortune xD. Oops I'm getting distracted again...anyway as for "Sick"... it's not my favorite song but I don't hate it. I will probably like it more once the MV comes out. I mean did you see the concept photos?! Rap Mon is looking hella good ;). The album in general is definitely worth buying! BTS never fails to disappoint and their musical talents just keep growing which each album :). Not to mention they sure have a lot more fans these days, I'm so happy they finally won on multiple music charts :').

BTS - In the Mood for Love Pt. 1: 3rd Mini Album Tracklist:

1. [Intro]

2. I Need U

3. Hold Me Tight

4. Expectation! [Skit]

5. Sick

6. Fun Boys

7. Converse High

8. Move

9. Love Is Not Over [Outro]

OH YEAH! I forgot to mention that I got a Jungkook photocard :). I technically wanted a Rap Mon (ultimate bias duh!) or Suga photocard but it's okay. The "Golden Maknae" is still my favorite maknae out of every K-pop group xD. 

 

 AND because I got this album from music-plaza they gave me a free gift which was a GOT7/BTS unoffical fan :). Tbh, I prefer the side of the fan with GOT7 looks better than the BTS side only because the picture of BTS was poorly put together >.< Oh whale, I'm still using this fan because it's K-pop xD. Hmmm I got two GOT7 gifts... maybe it's a sign I should buy a GOT7 album next LOL :3. 

Here is an album unboxing if you want to see more
(and once again sorry about my voice/speaking ><):

The Ultimate K-POP TAG

FYI, we were not tagged. I just saw people doing this on YouTube and decided eh... why not. So let me stop wasting your time and LEG'O!

1. Your Top 10 favorite groups? 
シェルビー: 1) BTS, 2) Big Bang, 3) 2NE1, 4) U-KISS, 5) EXO, 6) Royal Pirates, 7) Infinite, 8) Epik High, 9) WINNER, 10) SISTAR
pkimhi: 1) CNBLUE, 2) 2NE1, 3) Big Bang, 4) f(x), 5) SHINee, 6) Sistar, 7) EXO, 8) Teen Top, 9) Miss A 
2. Top 5 Biases?
シェルビー: Rap Monster (BTS), G-Dragon (Big Bang), Seungyoon (WINNER), Amber (f(x)), James (Royal Pirates)
pkimhi: Jung YongHwa (CNBLUE), Chanyeol (EXO), Changsun (2pm), Min (Miss A), Jackson (Got7)
3. Your ultimate bias?
シェルビー: RAP MONSTER
pkimhi: Yonghwa <3
4. The first ever k-pop song you listened to?
シェルビー: Sunset Glow by Big Bang
pkimhi: Fight the Bad Feeling by T-Max (I accidentally downloaded it when I borrowed my friends USB and it went into my music playlist lol) 
5. Top 3 girl groups?
シェルビー: 2NE1, SISTAR, f(x)
 pkimhi: f(x), Miss A, 2ne1
6. Top 3 boybands?
シェルビー: BTS, Big Bang, U-KISS
pkimhi: CNBLUE, SHINee, Bigbang 
7. Your favorite song by _____?
シェルビー: Haru Haru by Big Bang
pkimhi: Gotta Be You 2NE1
8. Your ultimate OTP (One True Pairing)?
シェルビー: Mark & Jackson or "Markson" (GOT7)
pkimhi: ...
9. Your favorite MV by _____?
シェルビー: Just One Day by BTS
pkimhi: You Deserve Better by Verbal Jint ft. Sanchez
10. How long have you been in to k-pop?
シェルビー: Since 2008 or 2009 so about 6 years
pkimhi: Since my junior year of High school (about 2011 or 2012)
11. Your ultimate female bias?
シェルビー: Amber (f(x))
pkimhi: CL
12. Your ultimate male bias?
シェルビー: Rap Monster (BTS)
pkimhi: Yonghwa
13. Your Least Favorite Group?
シェルビー: Not necessarily my least favorite group by I have a love/hate for ZE:A. 
pkimhi: Madtown (I just hate the term YOLO and that song... although it was catchy)
14. Your Least Favorite Song by Your Favorite Group?
シェルビー: Doradora by U-KISS
pkimhi: YOLO by Madtown
15. The best k-pop dance is?
シェルビー: Always & forever, Gee by Girls' Generation
pkimhi: Be My Baby by Wonder Girls
16. In your opinion, who in k-pop has the best rapping skills?
シェルビー: It would be between Zico (Block B) and Rap Monster (BTS)
pkimhi: TOP
17. Your favorite dancer?
シェルビー: Kai... or actually more Lay (EXO)
pkimhi: Dongwoo from Infinite
18. Your favorite leader?
シェルビー: Leeteuk (Super Junior) *HAHA you thought I would say Rap Mon but honestly, Leeteuk is the "OG" of leaders. 
pkimhi: gotta be Yonghwa (sorrynotsorry)
19. Your favorite maknae?
シェルビー: Jungkook or "The Golden Maknae" (BTS)
pkimhi: Minhyuk (CNBLUE)
20. Your favorite visual?
シェルビー: Minho (SHINee)
pkimhi: Changsung (2pm)
21. Your favorite rapper?
シェルビー: Tablo *I bet you thought I would say Rap Mon again but real talk, Tablo has more experience in the rap game and I admire the fact he can rap well in both Korean and English.
pkimhi: Verbal Jint
22. Which member of _____ do you find the hottest?
シェルビー: Taecyeon (2PM) *Yeah... I'm only saying that because when I hear "hottest", I think of 2PM lol.
pkimhi: Siwon from Super Junior
23. Your favorite k-drama?
シェルビー: Dream High
pkimhi: Rooftop Prince
24. Your favorite k-pop idol who starred in a drama?
シェルビー: Krystal (f(x)) *TBH, I don't watch a lot of dramas so yeah lol. 
pkimhi: Jung Yonghwa! bruh he was the reason why I started liking kdramas! Heartstrings and Your beautiful, ugh such good shows godddamn.
25. What's the funniest thing your bias/bias group has ever done?
シェルビー: Rap Monster dressing up as Sailor Moon lol.
pkimhi: Idk...
26. _____ or _____ (band/OTP/songs/MV/album)?
シェルビー: Super Junior or EXO?
pkimhi: Love Love Love by Epik High OR Love Love Love by EXO? (srsly creative titles) *bonus Love Love Love by FTisland
27. Do you own any k-pop merchandise?
シェルビー: Yeah bruh.
pkimhi: Obviously (most were gifts) 
28. If 27, what do you own?
シェルビー: Majority is Nature Republic products with EXO, a lot of k-pop posters (Big Bang x2, 2NE1, WINNER, Infinite, EXO x2, BEAST, BTS, & M.Pire), and of course some albums (4Minute, Super Junior, EXO x4, BTS x3, Infinite, Infinite H, U-KISS, WINNER, & Epik High):3
pkimhi: The same Nature Republic merchandise and a posters of Yonghwa, Bigbang, CNBLUE, and 2 cnblue CD's,  f(x)'s Chu, and a signed ZE:A Five album
29. Your Top 5-10 OTPs?
シェルビー: 1) Donghae & Eunhyuk (Super Junior), 2) Mark & Jackson (GOT7), 3) Key & Woohyun (To Heart), 4) Kevin (U-KISS) & Eric Nam, 5) Amber (f(x)) & Henry
pkimhi: I don't ship
30. If you could switch bodies with any k-pop idol, who would it be?
シェルビー: Amber of f(x), she is just too awesome for words.
pkimhi: Tbh, anyone from a YG group (so I can eat in their cafeteria)
31. What position in a k-pop group do you think you'd have?
シェルビー: RAPPER LOL!
pkimhi: mmm Manager
32. What turns you the most by k-pop?
シェルビー: It's very "colorful"...
pkimhi: Wut ._.
33. What's your favorite song?
シェルビー: Huh? I thought I answered it... oh whale, here is my other answer: Growl by EXO
pkimhi: I'll choose an old song: Replay (SHINee)
34. What's your favorite MV?
シェルビー: Fine, let me change things up, Butterfly by G-Dragon
pkimhi: EXO's Growl
35. What's your favorite group?
シェルビー: Big Bang (of all time, "OG for lyphe!")
pkimhi: CNBLUE
36. K-pop, K-rap, K-indie, or K-rock?
シェルビー: ALL. We like variety. 
pkimhi: Hmm I do like all, but in order it would probs be: Pop, Indie, Rap, Rock
37. Your favorite cover (song or dance) done by another K-pop artist?
シェルビー: EXO's cover of "Why So Serious?" by SHINee
pkimhi: Magic Boy by Milk Caramel (Orange Caramel Magic Girl parody) ;)
38. The most awkward moment in K-pop was?
シェルビー: That one time Kevin from U-KISS dressed as a girl basically imitating Jessica on Star King. It was awkward because he REALLY can act like a girl 0___0? *Still love Kevin doe. 
pkimhi: I got nothing.
39. Your Top 5 MVs?
シェルビー: 1) Butterfly by G-Dragon, 2) Just One Day by BTS, 3) Stop Girl by U-KISS, 4) Day 1 by K.Will, 5) Haru Haru by Big Bang
pkimhi: 1) Fantastic baby (Bigbang), 2) Catallena (Orange Caramel), 3) You Deserve Better (Verbal Jint), 4) Cant Stop (CNBLUE), 5) Born Hater (epik high)
40. Your Top 5 k-pop dances?
シェルビー: 1) Gee by Girls' Generation, 2) Sorry, Sorry by Super Junior, 3) I AM BEST by 2NE1, 4) Be My Baby by Wonder Girls, 5) Growl by EXO
pkimhi: 1) Be My Baby (wondergirls), 2) Growl (EXO), 3) Genie (SNSD), 4) Sherlock (SHINee) 5) f(x) Hot Summer
41. Your favorite instrumental by?
シェルビー: Lonely by 2NE1 by Jung Sungha
pkimhi: Piano version of Taeyang's Wedding Dress (I would SERIOUSLY play that at my wedding)
42. Your favorite album by?
シェルビー: XOXO by EXO
pkimhi: I am currently loving Ailee's Magazine :D
43. Do you look at a groups music skills, or looks?
シェルビー: Both yo.
pkimhi: Who doesn't look at the whole package tho...
44. Your favorite female/male OTP?
シェルビー: Tiffany (Girls' Generation) & Nichkhun (2PM)
pkimhi: Nichkhun (2pm) and Victoria (f(x)) [WGM for lyphe]
45. What song do listen to the most when you are upset?
シェルビー: Crooked by G-Dragon
pkimhi: MTBD by CL
46. A song that makes you happy?
シェルビー: Balloons by DBSK *classic k-pop bro
pkimhi: Don't Leave (GD & TOP)
47. A song that reminds you of someone?
シェルビー: I'm a Loner by CNBLUE reminds me of pkimhi. *Because she loves CNBLUE and that was the first song I listened to by CNBLUE.
pkimhi: Epik High's Don't Hate Me reminds me of Chelby because we always love/hate eachother <3
48. A MV that made you cry?
シェルビー: You & I by Park Bom *I still can't figure out that ending...
pkimhi: I don't remember if I cried, but Fly to the Sky's You You You just punched me in the feels.
49. The funniest MV?
シェルビー: Cooking? Cooking! by Super Junior H *another classic k-pop song
pkimhi:
50. Your favorite rap part?
シェルビー: LE's part in Up & Down by EXID.
pkimhi: The rap part in Be My Baby
51. A moment in a MV that gave you the chills?
シェルビー: One Shot by B.A.P *that was pretty intense for a k-pop MV!
pkimhi: Spoiler by Epik High (more like gut wrenching feels)
52. The best female rapper is?
シェルビー: CL (2NE1)
pkimhi: (SAME^^) CL is da baddest female
53. The best male rapper is?
シェルビー: Tablo (Epik High)
pkimhi: G-Dragon
54. Your favorite sub-unit?
シェルビー: Infinite H
pkimhi: Sistar19
55. If you could be a "coordi-noona", which group do you want to do their make-up on and dress-up?
シェルビー: VIXX! They do so many different concepts, make-up and dress-up must be fun lol!
pkimhi: Maybe SHINee because they ain't the best in the wardrobe department lets be honest.
56. If you could be a manager to any k-pop group, who would it be?
シェルビー: I would want to be manager of GOT7 because Jackson would be highly entertaining to deal with lol. 
pkimhi: Oooh idk. 2pm (hullo because who wouldn't)
57. If you could be the CEO of any entertainment, what entertainment would it be?
シェルビー: I would be CEO of nh media because I would improve the promoting process of U-KISS.
pkimhi: Honestly, I think I would run a pretty nifty Indie scene like Mystic89. and they can all be on my cafe playlist.
58. Kiss, F**k, Marry: _____, _____, _____?
シェルビー: Jackson, Kyungsoo, Rap Monster 
pkimhi: ohhwwahaahhh.  Chanyeol, Taeyang, Yonghwa
59. A place you want to take you and your bias to?
シェルビー: Kyoto, Japan
pkimhi: Italy
60. Ballads or upbeat songs?
シェルビー: I like both but I prefer upbeat songs.
pkimhi: Ballads are my thang
61. Your top 5 pictures of your bias without make-up?
シェルビー:
pkimhi:
62. Put your iPod on shuffle, the first song is the song you and your bias are going to get married to.
シェルビー: You Know Me by Tasty *LOL ummm awkward...
pkimhi: Lies by Bigbang... wow.... great.
63. What's the first k-pop related thing you see when you look to your left?
シェルビー: EXO Nature Republic poster
pkimhi: my Yonghwa poster that I didn't remove from the tube o_o
64. What would you do if you could have your bias for 1 month?
シェルビー: I would travel the world and eat with them because food = lyphe
pkimhi: Serenade me, try couple clothing, then realize that I hate couple matching, and just eat at random places.
65. If your favorite group came out of your door, what would you do?
シェルビー: SCREAM! And then figuratively die. 
pkimhi:  forget all the korean that I paid to learn in college. 
66. The weirdest dream you've had about your bias or other k-idols?
シェルビー: I KNOW I had a dream about GOT7 but I cannot remember it...
pkimhi:
67. Ever been to a k-pop concert?
シェルビー: LOL funny story, so we almost did kind of see a k-pop concert at a Korean festival but we got hungry and left the festival to eat dinner. So no, we didn't see one BUT, we got a picture WITH the group who performed (M.Pire) ^^. 
pkimhi: Nope.
68. Your favorite fanart of your bias?
シェルビー: The fanart I made of G-Dragon on photoshop LOL :).
pkimhi: Hajin Bae is an artist who I follow on Tumblr and she did a cool fanart of Woohyun form 2pm and others
69. Why do you like k-pop
シェルビー: EVERYTHANG. NUFF SAID. 
pkimhi: Makes me feel good!

BTS - Dark&Wild REVIEW

NOTE: For this review, I actually bought two of the same albums. One album is a normal album and the other one is autographed. Long story short, I thought my autographed album was lost in the mail so I purchased a regular album through another site and I ended up getting my autographed album before the regular album. So, I basically wasted my money and currently trying to sell my regular album. I don't see the use to having two of the same albums. And I don't really collect albums for every members photocards. Whatever photocard I get is what I keep basically. 

I purchased the autographed BTS - Dark&Wild album ($22.99) from mwave along with an autographed Ailee - Magazine album ($15.99) (another review for that album coming soon!) for pkimhi on October 28, 2014. Both these albums were part of Meet&Greet so the BTS Meet&Greet was on October 28, 2014 KST and the Aliee Meet&Greet was a week later. Usually autographed albums from mwave takes awhile until it is shipped out and I think BTS had like 2,000 albums to sign for this Meet&Greet 0___0. Anyhow, my package was finally shipped out on December 4, 2014 and once again, I did NOT pay for shipping because I am cheap. Usually in the past when I ordered from mwave, it takes about 2 weeks to arrive (except for that lucky bag order if you saw my review for that -___-). I e-mailed mwave after 2 weeks and they said it was actually shipped out on December 12 (I guess my confirmation was wrong...) and I have to wait two more week (excluding weekends) and then I could e-mail them again. So I waited and still had no package. I e-mailed them a very angry e-mail and they said it was probably lost and they would refund me.

After finding out my package was lost, I was quite desperate for this album whether signed or not. So I checked out eBay only to find overpriced sellers. Until finally I decided to buy my album through musicplaza on amazon. The reason why I purchased it through their amazon account was because it was about $1 cheaper for shipping than on their eBay account (I am hella cheap lol). And I trusted musicplaza because my cousin bought albums from them before (her CNBLUE album & my WINNER album ^^). PLUS I heard they gave a free gift with purchase :). So I did and paid $24 total. Fast forward a couple days later (February 3, 2015), I get an e-mail from mwave saying they found my parcel... LIKE WHAT?!?!?!?!?! AND they said they would pay for my tracking THANK GOD! Fast forward a couple hours later, just when I was about to cancel my amazon order, I got a confirmation that it was shipped and ended up not canceling because I wanted to see what I would get from each album first and then sell it. The regular album from amazon arrived on February 14, 2015 and the free gift that came with the album was an UNOFFICAL GOT7 Mark photocard. I was expecting to get something BTS related but it's all gee because I am a fan of GOT7 & ironically Mark is my bias lol xD.

Anyway, my overall impression of the BTS album itself was that it is TOTALLY worth buying whether autographed or not. Packaging wise, it is okay. I rather have packaging that looks like a book. But whatever. The photobook concept is okay too. It wasn't anything really special but it fit in very well with the theme, Dark&Wild. I also thought it was cool that they had the lyrics to each song as if it were actually handwritten. Honestly, I prefer the packing and photobook in Skool Luv Affair but that is just me. As for the tracklist, I like majority of the songs. I like how their album has a different kind of hip-hop vibe. It's kind of like an old school hip hop vibe. And it fits well with their album theme. I think that is what BTS does REALLY well, they really stick to their album themes so it's like hearing a story :3. My favorite songs is "Let Me Know" and "Look Here". And of course their title songs "Danger" and "War Of Hormone" ^^. Basically if you are a BTS album, you really should buy this. I guess in the end, the waiting game was worth it :D. Oh yeah forgot to mention that the photocard I got in my autographed album was Rap Monster (my bias!!) and I also got J-Hope in my regular album :). I am quite pleased with my photocards because I got my 94' Line and I'm born in 94' teehee ^^. I actually wanted Jimin or Suga (they visually looked appealing in their photocards LOL) but I got my bias and that is all that matters ^____^. Like I said earlier, I am planning to sell my regular album along with the J-Hope photocard. I wanted to keep it but it just wouldn't feel right keeping it and just selling the album itself because I know people really want photocards lol. So if you interested, please let me know :). Price is negotiable.

BTS - Dark & Wild: The 1st Album Tracklist:

1. Intro: What Am I To You?

2. Danger

3. War Of Hormone

4. Hip Hop Phile

5. Let Me Know

6. Rain

7. BTS Cypher Pt. 3: Killer

8. Interlude: What Are You Doing Now

9. Could You Turn Off Your Cell Phone

10. Embarrassed

11. 24/7=Heaven

12. Look Here

13. So 4 More

14. Outro: Do You Think It Makes Sense?

Here is an unboxing video if you want to see more:

 

Shopping on Yesstyle (review)

Thought I would review something that I ordered online.  And , yes its a korean product and since this is my first "product review" (thats not kpop CD) maybe I will consider doing more? so yay~ 

Anywway, I was in search of a new backpack, since my old one was still good, but sadly deteriorating a little...  I wanted a simple backpack, something that wasn't bulky and I could wear without looking like I was going hiking.  

I came across this bag, from yesstyle.  It is a Mr.ace Homme, plain backpack and comes in an assortment of colors: Red, blue, purple, gray, and dark gray.  I chose dark gray, but it looks more like a dark blue?_? I didn't complain, it was my bag. mine. Plus I still like it.  It was around $30, and I wanted to treat myself... which is something I often do. 

Here is the package in all it's glory.  It was pretty stuffed in there, the bag was folded in half, so it looked a lot smaller than it actually was.

And I just LOVE unwrapping shit... its like Christmas without the pretty paper. Plus... bubble wrap! ^^

 

FRONT

BACK

 I was pretty satisfied by how clean and neat it looked (not minding those wrinkles).  The zippers were made from like a leathery material, but it feels a little flimsy and possibly breakable?  I just gently pull the zippers whenever I use them because it did break on me once, and I had to put it back with pliers.

The thin zippers... leather? idk...

YAY FREE STUFF

And of course, Korean products always come with a free thingymajig.  I got this Paul Frank passport holder... I don't have a passport... but free stuff bruh :D
Lastly, the most important question: Will it fit my laptop?

 

and the answer is YES MAAM/SIR.  There is a stretchy velcro strap that goes over the top of the laptop, but I found it kind of hard to pull over and so i don't really use it.  I guess if you have a smaller laptop (mine is a 13" macbook pro)  then you might find the velcro strap more useful. But i find that it still holds well without the strap.

So, that was my first official product review! I hope it helps for those thinking of shopping on Yesstyle.  It was an experience.  When I have time to shop more, I would consider buying from them again since they ship for free with $25 or more! (I'm a sucker for free shipping)  and it came within a reasonable amount of time. 

CNBLUE "Present: Japan Best Album" Review

Sooo, I bought this album actually a while ago while christmas shopping (learn to treat yo self bruh).  With so much happening I didn't have time to write this review, but anywho, CNBLUE's "PRESENT" album was actually released in 2013.  I LOVE their music and HAD TO buy it, and this one does not dissapoint.  I've been a HUGE fan since Yonghwa in "You're Beautiful" and "Heartstrings" his voice *_* plus he's a talented song writer!  (And who isn't excited about his solo debut?)

Okay enough fangirling. 
I am never let down by Kpop albums.  This one came in a simple brown box with gold lettering, very clean and has almost a classic vintage feel.  Included are the photo book of the members looking so smolder-y (Chelby's favorite page is the pic with Jungshin and a corgi! A. CORGI.).  Theres also sheet music of Blind Love and Lady which is cool because you can actually learn the song! (too bad I don't play an instrument :c but it's still cool that they included that)  My favorite songs from this album are Blind Love, Greedy Man, and Let Me Know.  This band is so talented and i love how the songs range from full on Rock like Come On and a calm ballad type of song like My Miracle.  Almost everyone with a soul can find a song that's atleast a little bit catchy.  **oh and I got Jonghyun's photocard :3

CNBLUE's PRESENT [JAPAN BEST ALBUM]

01. One More Time

02. Lady

03. Blind Love

04. Robot

05. Time is Over

06. Come on

07. Let Me Know

08. I Can't Believe

09. Greedy Man

10. My Miracle

Back

Front

(from top left: Photobook, CD, photocard, and Music Sheet)

Jonghyun Photocard

Here is a full unboxing on the album:

 

WINNER - 2014 S/S (Launching Edition) REVIEW

I got this awesome album for Christmas from my cousin (Thank you pkimhi!) I only recently got in to WINNER when they released their song "Empty". I did not watch "WIN: Who is next?" yet (except the episode with the JYP trainees lol :3) but I will eventually. I just really admire WINNER after doing some research on each member. I especially admire Seungyoon and Mino ^^. I am a sucker for composers who can play guitar and composers who can write their rap lyrics. But don't get me wrong, I like all the members xD. Anyway back to the album. The album is really good, I like it so far. Although I only listened to the entire album twice :P My favorite song from the album is probably "Don't Flirt". It just has a good beat, catchy, and a bit different from most typical K-pop songs. I was also REALLY happy to get a Seungyoon photocard! Seungyoon is basically my bias so I consider this a really lucky album lols. As for the photobook in the album, it is AMAZING! Who ever designed each page did a really good job because it really looks like a photobook for a photoshoot! The choice of font was absolutely perfect, the pictures fit in very well, and the overall concept really works! And the best thing was that the photobook was completely in English so I could actually understand :D. The album also came with a poster that I have yet to put up :3. Overall, I LOVE this album and I LOVE WINNER! I think I am pretty YG bias now lol xD.

WINNER - 2014 S/S Tracklist

1. Empty

2. Color Ring

3. Don't Flirt

4. I'm Him (Mino Solo)

5. Love is a Lie

6. Confession (Taehyun Solo)

7. But

8. Different

9. Tonight

10. Smile Again

Also, here is my unboxing video! (sorry, I just quickly went through the photobook)

MWAVE Lucky Bag Unboxing REVIEW

I ordered this "Lucky Bag" from mwave on November 14th and payed $14.99 for it. It was then shipped out on December 4th (Korean time). And finally, it arrived on January 9th (U.S. time). Basically, I waited about 2 months for this and I was pretty annoyed that I had to wait that long. In the past when I ordered from mwave, it took about 2 weeks to arrive after it was shipped. So I was worried that I lost my box since it took so long. I guess it took awhile because of the holiday season. So as I was patiently waiting for my box, I was checking out the lucky bag forum on the mwave site to see what everyone else was receiving in their lucky bag. I was REALLY hoping that I would be lucky enough to get some signed albums. But with my shitty luck, I had a feeling I was going to get OKCAT stuff. Okay fine, the tumbler and lap blanket isn't shitty. It's just that I preferred getting albums. But on the bright side, I decided to give my tumbler (which is Version A I think?) to my cousin. (Merry late Christmas pkimhi LOL!) And I am going to keep my blanket because as soon as I opened the blanket up, my dog lied on it and rolled all over it. It's basically hers now xD. All in all, I probably will not be ordering from mwave for awhile just because it took so long to get to me. Maybe I'll give in this year and buy another lucky bag (it depends whether I have money or not). But for now, I am just satisfied that my box came and I can stop worrying.

Also, here is my unboxing video ^^! It's really short though...

Epik High - Shoebox: Volume 8 REVIEW

I bought this album from mwave for about $22.99 I think. But I had to wait about 2 months until it arrived. Although this album cost a little bit more than I would usually spend, it was totally worth it. As soon as this album was released I just adored it immediately! The packaging was nicely made and all the songs bring an instant eargasm. Wonderful music to my ears ^^! I can't even pick what my favorite song is because all the songs are the album are that good! And it's not like all the songs sound similar, each song has has a unique sound. They also collaborated with the right people. Idk how to explain it, you just have to listen to this album for yourself ^^. I've been a fan of Epik High since I heard their song "Fly" but this is my first album from them. I am debating to buy some of their older albums now xD. I don't know why I like Korean rap when I don't even understand Korean honestly :P. But the good thing about this album is that it comes with a lyrics book. The lyrics are both in Korean AND English. I'll have to read through all the lyrics when I have time now. As for the physical album packaging, it's REALLY pretty! It's really simple with just four colors: light blue, pink, white, and brown but I think that is what makes it pretty. This album makes me feel like a Hipster LOL! It also came with a commentary disc that I have yet to listen to and 2 small posters. One poster is of a sketch of a ballerina with Korean written in the back (I have no idea what it says). And the other poster is a a double sided picture of Epik High themselves. I want to put the posters up but idk if I should :\. Overall, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this album! (see what I did there xD?) I recommend this album to anyone who admires and likes Korean hip hop music. This album is kind of like Indie-Hip-Hop if that is even a thing...

Epik High - Shoebox: Volume 8 Tracklist

1. Encore

2. Happen Ending (feat. Cho Won Sun of Roller Coaster)

3. Rich (feat. Taeyang)

4. Spoiler

5. Burj Khalifa (feat. Yankie & Gaeko)

6. We Fight Ourselves (feat. Younha)

7. Amor Fati (feat. Kim Jong Wan of NELL)

8. Born Hater (feat. Beenzino, Verbal Jint, Mino of WINNER, and Bobby & B.I. of iKON)

9. Lesson 5 (Timeline)

10. Life is Good (feat. Jay Park)

11. Eyes, Nose, Lips (feat. Taeyang)

12. Shoebox (feat. MYK)

Also, here is my unboxing video, I just roughly went through this album...

EXO-K Nature Republic Cleansing Soap Set REVIEW

I received this set as a late Christmas gift from my friend. My friend intentionally bought this for me as a gag gift because she just doesn't understand why I like K-pop and Korean stuff so much -___-. Little did she know just how happy I was to get this lol. I think this set costs about $50.00 in store. But I think it was on sale during the Holiday season. Even though I really like EXO, I never really thought of purchasing this set for myself. One, because I don't really use cleansing soap bars and two, because it was just a bit expensive. So this was quite a surprising gift. What made this set more surprising was that it came with a set of EXO-K postcards! ^____^ I don't really collect K-pop  photocards but maybe I will now :D. The soaps smell REALLY good! There are 6 soaps in 6 different scents which is Lavender, Peach, Acasia, Cherry Blossom, Apple Mango, and Green Tea. I personally like the Cherry Blossom because that happens to be my favorite flower and maybe because Chanyeol was packaged on the soap haha :3. I don't plan on getting the EXO-M set. The soap is all the same, and it just comes with the EXO-M postcards and packaging. Overall, if you like Nature Republic and EXO as much as I do, I recommend you get this set ^^.

Also, here is my unboxing video ^^