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Athletic R&B: Miss A BREATHE

Jun 25, 2011 01:19

Inspired to post this not just because I adore it, but also 'cause 67seven52 called "athletic R&B" his new favorite phrase. On this track, Miss A obviously put a lot of work into something that you'd think would feel light as a feather. Maybe if they'd put even more work into it, it would have actually seemed as light as that, and the effort ( Read more... )

snsd, miss a

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askbask June 26 2011, 10:26:20 UTC

Athleticism.

Might've been mentioned before, but Min spent some years in the US, preparing for a launch and recording un-released single 'Boyfriend', before the debut was cancelled and she joined Miss A. Sounds like something Cassie also could've recorded, never released and then had leaked.

Miss A released their (quite listenable) 'Love Again' single and video as a three member group.

koganbot June 28 2011, 18:08:35 UTC

Wow, there are a whole string of these (the rest being other people's tracks, it seems):

Who are considered the really good dancers in K-pop? I'd think Min'd be near the top. There are some names mentioned in this YouTube thread.

askbask June 28 2011, 18:39:50 UTC

Yeah Min is one of them. The Chinese Miss A members as well, Jia and Fei.

BoA is #1.

She just finished shooting a US dance flick (Cobu 3D) in the Step Up tradition, lead role vs Derek Hough.

Former BoA back-up dancer Kahi

As mentioned in those comments, Hyoyeon, Minzy

Unfortunately Sori's own underperforming singles haven't given her opportunities for Ciara-like moves.

Guys: Jay Park, Taeyang, Rain, TVXQ

koganbot June 29 2011, 06:03:39 UTC

I like all four of the Miss A's, but Min is the standout, has an extra suppleness, as if every single one of her muscles can hear and speak. Just amazing the way she has of letting the music ripple through her.

Fei is effective in a different way: she's tall and this gives a false sense of gawkiness, with an almost comic faux frightenedness in her eyes; it's very funny and hard to keep one's own eyes off of.

Watching that BoA rehearsal increased my respect for BoA 100%. I've never gotten her as a singer, though haven't heard much of her voluminous repertoire. I borrowed her American album from the Denver Public Library last month. A lot of the material is excellent, especially the stuff from Jonback/Bloodshy & Avant, a track called "Touched" in particular. There was this dance gorgeousness, a desire ready to saturate the atmosphere. But I got the feeling I sometimes get from Keri Hilson of an absence in the middle. The tracks seemed to be waiting for their Cassie, or Britney, or someone, a missing ache or neediness that needed to ( ... )

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