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got you not a friend || DAVICHI PIMP POST

Mar 10, 2010 22:45

~*DAVICHI PIMP POST*~

다비치 (Davichi)
About: Biography
Davichi is a female duo from South Korea, under Core Contents Media (other artists include T-ara and Seeya). The group is made up of Lee Haeri (이해리) and Kang Minkyung (강민경). They made their debut in 2008 with their first album, Amaranth, featuring their hit song 'Even though I hate you, I love you' which stared popular Korean celebrities, Lee Miyeon and Lee Hyori. Their main genre is R&B and many of their songs are ballads.

According to some sites, Davichi has the meaning of Doing Everything Together; the girls want to face the world as one through their music. At Davichi's Korean wikipedia article, their name derives from "세상을 노래로 다 비추겠다," a rough translation saying "I'll sing it in the light of the world."

Davichi was also recorded as the first group/artist two digital awards, 5 months after their debut. (Rookie of the Month in February 2008 for 'Even though I hate you, I love you' and Song of the Month in July 2008 for 'Love and War') Music fans were surprised when they found out that Davichi had powerful singing voices belying their young, innocent appearances.

Their Daum cafe URL is http://cafe.daum.net/-.-..... (No, you're not seeing it wrong, lol.)

facts
They both met in 2006, 2 years before their debut. Haeri's first impression of Minkyung was that she was beautiful & that she had a sophisticated voice. Minkyung's first impression of Haeri is that Haeri is a great singer and has a wonderful personality.

People have asked them whether or not they'd like to pursue acting or other jobs, and they simply said that they just wanted to be/remain excellent singers. The two really love each other, and only want Davichi to remain just Minkyung and Haeri, saying "Not 3, not 4, but 2." Haeri composes the songs, Minkyung writes them.

Although they're mainly an R&B ballad group, whenever they go out to karaoke, they sing songs like Wonder Girl's So Hot, SNSD's Into the New World, and Lee Hyori's U-Go-Girl!

Haeri said they wanted to give a try at every genre, and leave a Davichi mark on all of them~

my thoughts on davichi
What first drew me into Davichi was the fact that although they're both young and beautiful, Davichi isn't considered and idol group. What makes Davichi different than other female idols their age is that they only want to pursue & impact the entertainment with one thing: their voices. Anyone can tell by listening to Davichi even just once that they have amazing vocals, both recording and live.

I fell in love with Davichi's upbeat songs, like Love and War, their collabs with Seeya/T-ara, 8282, and My Man. These songs really do depict Davichi's ability to show off their vocal powerboxes, and manage to incorporate it into dance as well. When I heard some of their ballads, 'Even though I hate you, I love you', 'I made an Accident', 'Starry Night', it didn't surprise me that they were capable of being able to sing ballads as well.

As for my thoughts individually....

Minkyung used to be a popular uljjang, however, when she decided to enter the entertainment business, she decided to hide her face until a little while after their debut. (Explains why the covers to Amaranth are dark & far away, and how Davichi aren't featured in their first few MVs) When netizens saw Minkyung after debut, they believed she was less pretty than shown in her uljjang pictures, calling her a liar, etc. I'm so drawn to Minkyung because she does want to be known for her (amazing) voice, and doesn't want her face & past (as an uljjang) interfering with her work. Nonetheless, I disagree with netizens and I think she is and always will be gorgeous.

As for Haeri, it was a bit harder to get used to her. She wasn't as known and wasn't as promoted as much as Minkyung was. But after seeing her interact with Minkyung, she really has a beautiful personality. Even though she's not the stereotypical beauty of a Korean female, I think she's gorgeous, and her singing blows me away.

/end tl;dr haha

Members

kang minkyung (강민경)
Name (Hanja): 姜珉耿
Nickname: Go Bu Ki
Birthday: August 3, 1990
Blood Type: O
Height: 167cm
Weight: 48kg
Family: Father, Mother, Older Brother, Older Sister
Zodiac: Leo
Education: Sae-Hwa High School, Kyunghee University (attending)
Hobbies: Listening to Music
Religion: Christian
Role Model: Shin Seung Hoon
Motto: "겸손한 자신감으로 초심을 잃지말자"
Cyworld: http://www.cyworld.com/valer/

facts
→ In charge of the "deeper" vocals in Davichi songs
→ Speaks in a "more mature voice" than her age/face
→ Former (famous) ulzzang (definition)
→ Solo song, 'Going to the Hospital (Break Up)'
→ Featured in a song/MV with Kim Jong Wook, 'If You Pretend'
→ Featured in a song/MV with V.O.S., 'Happy Together'
→ Featured in a song/MV with Electroboyz, 'Drawing You'
→ Featured in a song with Lee Seunggi, 'Like the Beginning, Just like then'
→ Wrote lyrics to Junjin's Hey Ya
→ After seeing 8eight member, Lee Hyun's abs, she replied with, "Honestly, I thought that my boyfriend needs to be someone like Lee Hyun."
→ Was involved in a "scandal" with Lee Minho, but the two are just childhood friends
→ Wish after turning 20 is to go clubbing
→ Was involved in an accidental "fart" incident with Super Junior's Leeteuk
→ Filmed a Skoolooks CF with Big Bang
→ After doing a duet with Kim Jong Wook, he stated that Minkyung is his ideal type
→ Voted by netizens as the celebrity with the most aged face
→ She's absolutely too adorable for words ;o;

lee haeri (이해리)
Name (Hanja): 李해리
Nickname: Hae Pa Ri
Birthday: February 14, 1985
Blood Type: B
Height: 166cm
Weight: 45kg
Family: Father, Mother, Younger Sister
Zodiac: Aquarius
Education: Music Classic School
Hobbies: Singing
Religion: Christian
Role Model: Lee Eunmi
Motto: "이해리 팬 클럽에 가입하세요"
Cyworld: http://www.cyworld.com/dlfdhdlrhd/

facts
→ Davichi's leader
→ In charge of the "higher" vocals in Davichi songs
→ Sang 'Red Bean' for the East of Eden Drama OST
→ Sang 'You're all Grown Up' with Seeya
→ Sang 'Crazy Woman' with Kim Yeonji & Lee Jungmin for the East of Eden Drama OST
→ Performed back up vocals for T-ara's Lies (beginning as well as 2:55+)
→ Admitted she wasn't comfortable with doing aegyo dances
→ Amazing at Darts
→ Famous for her pout
→ Majored in classical piano in University
→ She's pretty 4D...

Images

Minkyung

Haeri

Together

Videos
Just a note, although I love Davichi & their music, if they aren't featured in the MV, sometimes I don't bother to watch it. :( I've listened to all their songs, but I haven't completely watched all their drama-MVs. There were also some drama OST songs that had MVs that I didn't include, but I linked to some of them in the discography! These will just be the main ones.

Even Though I hate you, I love you MV: Debut Song