Kyaa~~~ Today's been great (afterI got home from school)

Jan 17, 2012 22:49

Well, FINALLY, my copies of "Castor" and "THE FIRST" arrived~ ^_^

Soo happy~~ *tears of joy*

Random moment! When I opened the parcel, one of my relations was there (it's hard to define some relations...) anyways, he pointed at the cover of Castor and said "First question" and I knew EXACTLY what he thought, and that he felt a lil' embarrassed if he got it wrong, lol So, I put him out of his suffering with "it's a boy~" and he was all "Good thing I didn't just say what I was thinking, 'she looks pretty well' *turns away*" I've never laughed so much in my life! I just LOVE messing with people! Though my dad is catching on, and it's either because he's heard me talk about Kimeru (a much MUCH tamed-down version of what goes on here, mind you!) or he's getting smart, 'cos he said "of course it's a guy, he's got bigger hands" And I'mstanding there like *rolls eyes* 'yea... I'm getting you with a pic of some Kime in a dress where he doesn't show his hands, where will you be then? Muahaha~'

A quick review of them: (I apologize in advance for any over-enthusiastic fan-girl spazzing! OTL)
I've got to say, I did write 'quick' before I started writing the reviews... so just so you know, that word is a pack of lies, lol~~

Castor

01-Summer Rain
WUT? Am I in Spain right now?? lol I just HAD to get up and start salsa dancing~ I used to cry inside when I heard this song, now it's more emotional but in a sensual, unrequited love kind-of -way, lol

02 Kaze ga Yamu made
THIS SONG MAKES ME CRY MORE THAN THE ORIGINAL! It's just so beautiful I can't even describe it!! The background music sounds kinda east-asian, which I think is pretty cool, and it makes me think of a desert and Kime singing near an Oasis... (I've officially lost it!)

03 CHAIN OF MIND
(stop making me cry!) Kime's voice sounds stronger, more controlled. The years of practice has made this song so much more epic (and it was already awesome! when it was first released waay back in 2001!

04 Kuro Honoo
I honestly didn't think it was possible to turn such a rock-ish song into a ballad! It's so beautiful! So full of emotion! I seem to love these bittersweet kind of songs, the ones that pull at your heart-strings and make you wanna cry.

05 anatomize
OMG! How could this song have gotten any better?? *sits in shock* I've just fallen in love with Kime again~ ^_^ (not that I was ever 'out of love' with Kime, lol) It sounds more modern and dark (like he's trying to seduce us into something...)

06 endless pain
This was never really my favourite song... but I love the lyrics! After listening to this one you can DEFINITELY see (hear) how much Kime's voice has improved!! I love the string instruments, they give it a classical-feel.

07 beat a path
ACOUSTIC GUITAR!! (sorry, I'm practically IN LOVE with acoustic guitar songs!) I actually like this version more than the original, I lovehearing an artist's voice over the music, and stripping it back like this highlights Kime's amazing singing! (he don't need no fancy music to show his stuff!)

08 Answee will come
*starts rockin' out* Like the true rock-chick I am, I love a good rock-version~~ My first love of Kime's songs!! So much power!! "My LUB, Your LUB" Kime, your English is so so so CUTE!! ^_^

09 LETTER
*cries before the song even starts* I looked through the booklet quite a few times, but NOWHERE does it say who did the piano for this song! So, what does that tell us?? I love how simple the lyrics are, yet they have so much meaning. And the quiet piano (with its awesome rising cresendos) just makes my heart go all fluffy~

10 PARADOX
*rocks out some more* I wish this was the first time I listened to it, but things happen~ ^_^ The thing about Kime's songs is that none of them sound alike! There's nothing there to make you say, "is it song A, or song B, I'm not sure" they're all distinct and special~

11  Happy Birthday to you
Let's be honest, who tried to sing along?? *raises hand* It's so infectious and happy~ I wish it was my birthday right now! No, scrap that, I want Kime at my birthday and singing this for me!!! *faints* Though, I wish we had the lyrics...>_<;;

Album rating: 10/10
- How can this not be perfect!? There was rock, ballads (like we were promised) a happy birthday song (I know what's gonna be playing at my 19th, no-one will dare say otherwise) and we get to hear how much sexier and stronger our princess' voice has become!! ✰_✰

THE FIRST

01 LUCIFER (Japanese version)
*starts dancing to Lucifer* (I know about 90% of the dance now~) This version makes more sense to me than the Korean version now, lol I love how un-Japanese half of the words sound, but that's what adds to it's Lucifer-ness!!

02 A.MI.GO (Japanese version)
NOO~ It's "You're the hottest Ice-cream NINJA" *pouts* Whoever's writing these lyricsis making SHINee look like they're obsessed with girls' perfumes (Juliette and now A.MI.GO) It's gonna take some time to get used to this version... (too used to Korean ver.) Though I LOVE how Onew sings "..hodo" in the chorus~ *spazz*

03 Juliette (Japanese version)
Unfortunately I only know the chorus part of this dance, lol I love both versions of Juliette~ But, as I can understand Japanese, this version holds a slightly higher place in my heart, lol

04 Better
I've wanted to hear this song since I saw that video where Key says his fave song from the album was "Better" and let me say, IT'S A FREAKING AWESOME SONG! It sounds like they've been practicing their Japanese non-stop! The chorus just sends my heart into spasms of bitter-sweet tears! AND! Minho sings!!! The angels have heard our calls!

05 To Your Heart
I feel like I've went back in time to when 'boybands' reigned supreme here! (I mean that in a good way of course!!) Though, the voice-skippy thing slightly puts me off... Oh well, can't please everyone.

06 Always Love
...It's a pretty song, but I think I need more time with it... there's usually one song that just doesn't stick with me as well as the rest... So, I can't really say much about it right now...

07 Replay ~kimi wa boku no EVERYTHING~ (Japanese version)
Kyaa!! Debut-song!! Cute as usual! I wish I knew this dance though... I know about 8 moves, lol Again, I prefer this one over the original... so sue me! (It's not my fault Japanese seems like English to me, while Korean is as foreign as anything to me atm...)

08 Start
I love this song already! *sings along with lyric-booklet* (lols at the fact that Jonghyun sings "short" ^n^) This song just instantly puts me in a bouncy, happy mood~ Sounds like the sort of thing to listen to right before an exam~ Minho's rap is so cute!

09 Love Like Oxygen (Japanese version)
I stilll love the opening bit to the Korean more (go MJ!Jjong, go!) Yet another dance I wish I knew... I can't really say much 'cos I've gotten so used to it, lol But I have to say, I love the end~~~ "Sanso nande kitto~"

10 Hello (Japanese version)
This song is 'Cutie Mc Cute-Cute'!! I love Minho's RAP!!

11 The SHINee World (Japanese version)
WTF!? I'm totally too used to the original Korean ver. this just sounds like they forgot the words, lol~~~ I mean, "Twinkling is Jonghyun", come on! (Bling Bling would've fitted in fine like usual!) One thing, in the chorus there's a line "I want to show you misete ageru" and that 'ageru' just fits in, lol TAEMIN! "sexy na voice" *bows down to the truth*

12 Seesaw
"Crazy SeeSaw"?? @_@ This has a kind-of jazzy feel, me gusta.It's giving me the image of SHINee singing this on the rooftop of some artistic Parisian flat-building. (don't ask, I've learnt to stop questioning my mind by now, lol)

13 STRANGER
This one didn't come with my CD (I got the limited version, not the normal one) but I downloaded it~ This has a dark, mystical feel, like a freakin' seance is going on or we're at an over-dramatic black-market, lol

Album rating: 9/10
- I loved it A LOT, but I dunno, there was something missing... I can't wait 'ti'l their Korean-comeback now!! *spazzes*

I haven't watched the DVD (SHINee THE FIRST) yet... Hopefully I'll get time tomorrow~

Thank goodness I had no homework for tomorrow, 'cos its time for bed~ XP

Jyaa ne~♥♥♥

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