★ Ria's Top 20 Songs of 2009
It's that time of the year again when Popsicalove's Stacey and Ria rank their Top Songs of the year! This has become a Popsicalove tradition since it started in 2007. ^^ I just don't know where Stacey's 2007 Ranking is. Maybe she posted it in her private journal. Oh that girl... haha!!! I feel like apologizing for this long entry! It turned out to be an EPIC, something to rival Mahabharata! HAHAHA! But please help me indulge on this one, which took me 5 hours to compose!!! ^^ I don't talk too much so I hope you'd understand if I just do it once a year. XD Last year, I did 15 but this time, I ended up with 20. @_@ Ok, I hope you enjoy reading my Top 20~ <3
Ria's Top 20 Songs of 2009
01 Utada - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI --> Wins by an epic landslide! XD NO DEBATE IS NEEDED TO SETTLE IF THIS IS MY NUMBER ONE SONG OF 2009. Utada is a genius for sampling Ryuichi Sakamoto's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence in the song. If by any chance you haven't listened to Utada's FYI, I don't know where you've lived this 2009! XD I must say that deciding on my number 1 song in 2009 was the easiest but settling on the succeeding songs was very hard.
02 Utada - Come Back to Me --> Before we heard FYI, we were teased with this song! SO BEAUTIFUL! I first listened to this song in the office and my officemate and I were intoxicated with it. We were joking that listening to this song makes us want to cheat on someone. LOL! XD
03 2NE1 - Fire --> Fiiiiiiiiiiiiyaaaaaaah~ Hot song! I admit that, at first, I was turned off because Dara's voice was synthesized but I got over it and just enjoyed the song! The instrumental is so awesome, by the way!!! <3 It can stand on its own.
04 Yamashita Tomohisa - Loveless --> WINNER!!! Must listen~ <3 WAH! It's a two consecutive year-win for Yamapi!!! Last year, Yamapi's MOLA placed in my Ranking! ^^ This song's piano instrumental is so beautiful!!! <3 I was already feeling hopeless of my 2009 Ranking but then this song came (November 18, 2009), and it changed 2009 for sure! :D Actually, after this song was released, there were a few other songs that proved to be worthy of a place in my Ranking. haha! Talk about a win from behind!
05 G-Dragon - Heartbreaker, Breathe, and Butterfly --> I couldn't bear separating these three songs so I decided to just give them a tie!!! When I first listened to G-Dragon's Heartbreaker album, it was really Butterfly that pulled me in. Heartbreaker and Breathe were so awesome too but I guess I thought the former is going to be "everyone's favorite" as it's the title track while the latter sounded similar to it. GD's album is my fave Kpop album of 2009!!! Great album overall! <3 Awesome work, GD! One of these days, we'll post an instrumental from his album. I think we've kind of overloaded you with so much YG Music in the past days. hehe! By the way, which instrumental version would you prefer: Heartbreaker, Breathe, Butterfly, or Hello?
06 BoA - UNIVERSE feat. Crystal Kay & VERBAL (m-flo) --> Initially, it was 永遠 (Eien) that I loved but when the full single was released, this song surpassed Eien. I looped it so much on my player. I love you I want you it's borderless~ Ok, I've decided to give Eien and UNIVERSE a tie because Eien also deserves it.
07 Khalil Fong - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You --> My fave song off Khalil Fong's Timeless album. <3 This is a bittersweet song for me because it reminds me of something that happened this year. ^^; hehe! Sometimes, I still get sad whenever I listen to this song. The world may change my whole life through but nothing's gonna change my love for you~
08 2PM - All Night Long --> *goes crazy* I LOVE THIS SONG A LOT! <3 It's very Ria-y in so many levels! hehe! This was one of the songs I heard playing in the CD shop that proved to be very influential in making me buy 2PM's 01:59PM album!
09 Kim Tae Woo - Faster --> If my memory serves me right, I got Kim Tae Woo's T-Virus album because I saw it in the Top 3 Bestsellers at Hot Tracks. I was curious. hehe! I didn't preview any of the songs and was very pleased when I got the album and listened to the tracks! Faster stood out! Really love the beats in this one! 사랑비 (Love Rain) was a hit in Korea but it just didn't hook me. :)
10 Brian - 내 여자 (My Girl) --> Better late than never! Brian releases his 2nd solo album Manifold before 2009 goes to a close! :D The intro just pulls you in and you won't be able to let go of the song. The beats are so Ria-y! Great great great song from Brian!!! <3 I love the "내 내 내 여자" in the chorus! haha!
11 Girls' Generation - Gee --> Girls' Generation opened 2009 with this song! I loved it the first time I heard it. It's very addicting and you can't help but play the song in your head. haha! Gee gee gee~
12 AJOO - 재벌 2세 (WEALTHY 2nd GENERATION) --> OK, so where has this boy gone to?!?!?!?! I thought he was going to be active this year because this song wins so much! hehe! The song was quite controversial and the MV made me watch it with my hands in front of my eyes. LOL!!! I hope AJOO makes a comeback in 2010. *crossfingers*
13 BoA - Energetic (Radio Edit) --> I love this song because of the line Watch me do it with no hands~! I'm so amused at it and I can't pinpoint why! XD I was tempted to put Did Ya and I Did It For Love in my Ranking but I decided to just pick one among the three. Actually, those three BoA songs from her US debut album are my fave tracks. ^^
14 Park Jin Young - Come Over --> All the songs in JYP's Sad Freedom album are so good that it was a bit hard to choose which I'd put in my Ranking. I like the "water droplet" sound in this song. haha! I really admire JYP's music-making skills! This makes him go above the other Kpop label CEOs out there.
15 Vanness Wu - KODOKU --> Off his 2nd Japanese single. Vanness pulls off this ballad-y song so well. It's so soothing to the ears. The guitar accompaniment is really nice and the way Vanness sings this song reminds me of Minwoo. :D Hm, actually, I think this song reminds me of something Minwoo-y.
16 Seo In Guk - 달려와 (Run to Me) (Rally Ver. 2) (With Bigtone) --> A very Ria-y song. Seo In Guk is a very Ria-y singer. hahaha!!! XD And I quote Stacey, "This is SO YOUR music! *can't get over how "Ria" his music is* :P" Love it when Stacey is being supportive of my endeavors. LOL!!! XD
17 Lady Collection - 훔쳐보기-슬픈말 (Watch Secretly - Sad End) --> Unexpected as I thought I was only going to hear ballad tracks in Lady Collection's debut mini album. Former YG Family-er Kim Ji Eun's voice stands out! ^^ I think Stacey might like this one because of the piano instrumental.
18 Koda Kumi - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE --> A surprise! I downloaded Koda Kumi's TRICK album because of Stacey's rambling about it and I was surprised that I liked the album! I'm not really a fan of Koda Kumi even though I've posted several of her concert performances before. hehe! I have this image of Koda Kumi in my head that I thought she doesn't do this type of song. hehe!
19 MBLAQ - G.O.O.D Luv --> A few days after this group's debut, I already saw them perform! How lucky! haha! They sang Oh Yeah and G.O.O.D Luv so I was very pleased! I love that this is a happy song! Aside from beat-y songs, I'm also drawn to happy songs. heeeheeee~
20 BEAST - Oasis --> Another very Ria-y song. I think by now, you'd know my type of songs. hehe! ^^ I think the one who sang the first stanza opened this song quite well. His voice "wakes" you up.
EXTRA: JJ Lin - X --> Didn't manage to get in my Ranking but is worth mentioning. :D Stacey's going to purchase JJ Lin's new album, 100 Days, where this song came from, so please just wait for a rip of it.
Newcomer Award: 2NE1
Breakout Artist Award and Artist of the Year Award: G-Dragon
Best Album: Utada - This Is The One
Again, I ask, what's your Number 1 Song of 2009? We're curious! ^_~
Stacey is posting her Ranking soon~ I still don't know her Number 1 song but I have a guess! haha! :D She already knew my Number 1 song because I told her and she went crazy, saying, "You're not supposed to tell me!!!" So typical of Stacey to nag me like that! haha! I love you my Popsicalove partner! <3
So, I end this entry with the hope that 2010 be a great music year for Kpop, Jpop, and Cpop! ^^
Please do not hotlink our files without permission. ♥
Ria's Top 20 Songs of 2009
01 Utada - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence - FYI --> Wins by an epic landslide! XD NO DEBATE IS NEEDED TO SETTLE IF THIS IS MY NUMBER ONE SONG OF 2009. Utada is a genius for sampling Ryuichi Sakamoto's Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence in the song. If by any chance you haven't listened to Utada's FYI, I don't know where you've lived this 2009! XD I must say that deciding on my number 1 song in 2009 was the easiest but settling on the succeeding songs was very hard.
02 Utada - Come Back to Me --> Before we heard FYI, we were teased with this song! SO BEAUTIFUL! I first listened to this song in the office and my officemate and I were intoxicated with it. We were joking that listening to this song makes us want to cheat on someone. LOL! XD
03 2NE1 - Fire --> Fiiiiiiiiiiiiyaaaaaaah~ Hot song! I admit that, at first, I was turned off because Dara's voice was synthesized but I got over it and just enjoyed the song! The instrumental is so awesome, by the way!!! <3 It can stand on its own.
04 Yamashita Tomohisa - Loveless --> WINNER!!! Must listen~ <3 WAH! It's a two consecutive year-win for Yamapi!!! Last year, Yamapi's MOLA placed in my Ranking! ^^ This song's piano instrumental is so beautiful!!! <3 I was already feeling hopeless of my 2009 Ranking but then this song came (November 18, 2009), and it changed 2009 for sure! :D Actually, after this song was released, there were a few other songs that proved to be worthy of a place in my Ranking. haha! Talk about a win from behind!
05 G-Dragon - Heartbreaker, Breathe, and Butterfly --> I couldn't bear separating these three songs so I decided to just give them a tie!!! When I first listened to G-Dragon's Heartbreaker album, it was really Butterfly that pulled me in. Heartbreaker and Breathe were so awesome too but I guess I thought the former is going to be "everyone's favorite" as it's the title track while the latter sounded similar to it. GD's album is my fave Kpop album of 2009!!! Great album overall! <3 Awesome work, GD! One of these days, we'll post an instrumental from his album. I think we've kind of overloaded you with so much YG Music in the past days. hehe! By the way, which instrumental version would you prefer: Heartbreaker, Breathe, Butterfly, or Hello?
06 BoA - UNIVERSE feat. Crystal Kay & VERBAL (m-flo) --> Initially, it was 永遠 (Eien) that I loved but when the full single was released, this song surpassed Eien. I looped it so much on my player. I love you I want you it's borderless~ Ok, I've decided to give Eien and UNIVERSE a tie because Eien also deserves it.
07 Khalil Fong - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You --> My fave song off Khalil Fong's Timeless album. <3 This is a bittersweet song for me because it reminds me of something that happened this year. ^^; hehe! Sometimes, I still get sad whenever I listen to this song. The world may change my whole life through but nothing's gonna change my love for you~
08 2PM - All Night Long --> *goes crazy* I LOVE THIS SONG A LOT! <3 It's very Ria-y in so many levels! hehe! This was one of the songs I heard playing in the CD shop that proved to be very influential in making me buy 2PM's 01:59PM album!
09 Kim Tae Woo - Faster --> If my memory serves me right, I got Kim Tae Woo's T-Virus album because I saw it in the Top 3 Bestsellers at Hot Tracks. I was curious. hehe! I didn't preview any of the songs and was very pleased when I got the album and listened to the tracks! Faster stood out! Really love the beats in this one! 사랑비 (Love Rain) was a hit in Korea but it just didn't hook me. :)
10 Brian - 내 여자 (My Girl) --> Better late than never! Brian releases his 2nd solo album Manifold before 2009 goes to a close! :D The intro just pulls you in and you won't be able to let go of the song. The beats are so Ria-y! Great great great song from Brian!!! <3 I love the "내 내 내 여자" in the chorus! haha!
11 Girls' Generation - Gee --> Girls' Generation opened 2009 with this song! I loved it the first time I heard it. It's very addicting and you can't help but play the song in your head. haha! Gee gee gee~
12 AJOO - 재벌 2세 (WEALTHY 2nd GENERATION) --> OK, so where has this boy gone to?!?!?!?! I thought he was going to be active this year because this song wins so much! hehe! The song was quite controversial and the MV made me watch it with my hands in front of my eyes. LOL!!! I hope AJOO makes a comeback in 2010. *crossfingers*
13 BoA - Energetic (Radio Edit) --> I love this song because of the line Watch me do it with no hands~! I'm so amused at it and I can't pinpoint why! XD I was tempted to put Did Ya and I Did It For Love in my Ranking but I decided to just pick one among the three. Actually, those three BoA songs from her US debut album are my fave tracks. ^^
14 Park Jin Young - Come Over --> All the songs in JYP's Sad Freedom album are so good that it was a bit hard to choose which I'd put in my Ranking. I like the "water droplet" sound in this song. haha! I really admire JYP's music-making skills! This makes him go above the other Kpop label CEOs out there.
15 Vanness Wu - KODOKU --> Off his 2nd Japanese single. Vanness pulls off this ballad-y song so well. It's so soothing to the ears. The guitar accompaniment is really nice and the way Vanness sings this song reminds me of Minwoo. :D Hm, actually, I think this song reminds me of something Minwoo-y.
16 Seo In Guk - 달려와 (Run to Me) (Rally Ver. 2) (With Bigtone) --> A very Ria-y song. Seo In Guk is a very Ria-y singer. hahaha!!! XD And I quote Stacey, "This is SO YOUR music! *can't get over how "Ria" his music is* :P" Love it when Stacey is being supportive of my endeavors. LOL!!! XD
17 Lady Collection - 훔쳐보기-슬픈말 (Watch Secretly - Sad End) --> Unexpected as I thought I was only going to hear ballad tracks in Lady Collection's debut mini album. Former YG Family-er Kim Ji Eun's voice stands out! ^^ I think Stacey might like this one because of the piano instrumental.
18 Koda Kumi - JUST THE WAY YOU ARE --> A surprise! I downloaded Koda Kumi's TRICK album because of Stacey's rambling about it and I was surprised that I liked the album! I'm not really a fan of Koda Kumi even though I've posted several of her concert performances before. hehe! I have this image of Koda Kumi in my head that I thought she doesn't do this type of song. hehe!
19 MBLAQ - G.O.O.D Luv --> A few days after this group's debut, I already saw them perform! How lucky! haha! They sang Oh Yeah and G.O.O.D Luv so I was very pleased! I love that this is a happy song! Aside from beat-y songs, I'm also drawn to happy songs. heeeheeee~
20 BEAST - Oasis --> Another very Ria-y song. I think by now, you'd know my type of songs. hehe! ^^ I think the one who sang the first stanza opened this song quite well. His voice "wakes" you up.
EXTRA: JJ Lin - X --> Didn't manage to get in my Ranking but is worth mentioning. :D Stacey's going to purchase JJ Lin's new album, 100 Days, where this song came from, so please just wait for a rip of it.
Newcomer Award: 2NE1
Breakout Artist Award and Artist of the Year Award: G-Dragon
Best Album: Utada - This Is The One
Again, I ask, what's your Number 1 Song of 2009? We're curious! ^_~
Stacey is posting her Ranking soon~ I still don't know her Number 1 song but I have a guess! haha! :D She already knew my Number 1 song because I told her and she went crazy, saying, "You're not supposed to tell me!!!" So typical of Stacey to nag me like that! haha! I love you my Popsicalove partner! <3
So, I end this entry with the hope that 2010 be a great music year for Kpop, Jpop, and Cpop! ^^
Please do not hotlink our files without permission. ♥