Jukebox #77 I Just Wanna Dance ♥︎

The weekends come and go by so quickly! I barely have time to sit down and complete a jukebox song review post in one sitting. Before I get carried away with a longwinded introduction, let's jump right into the post.

This week we have Tiffany's I Just Wanna Dance from her first solo album.

When I first heard that Tiffany would be making her solo debut, I wondered what kind of song she would come out with. Of course I expected no less than Taeyeon, considering how successful Taeyeon's solo debut was. At the same time, I didn't think she would do something like Taeyeon as Tiffany isn't known for her vocals like Taeyeon is, although I must say, she has improved quite a bit.

I did expect maybe she would do either something cute or sexy. Then again, there aren't many other concepts that are available anyway. It's quite a challenge to dance and sing at the same time but I think Tiffany managed that quite well. Of course, I'm sure they make use of background vocals but then again there are those fans that would make MR videos to see who is lip syncing so it's not really possible to get away with it.

Jukebox #76 Loser ♥︎

Apologies for the backlog of Jukebox Song Review posts. Haven't been able to find time to complete them but fret not! I will complete writing them and catch up hopefully by this week. 

For the 76th Jukebox post, we have Big Bang's Loser from their 4th Single Album and 1st from their Made series! It's also their first song released after a three year absence. 

Honestly, I've never been a fan of Big Bang. For some strange reason I just don't fancy their songs other than Taeyang's songs. So although I'm able to sing Fantastic Baby, I don't actually have any of their songs in my iTunes library, Loser is the first Big Bang song to make it.

I first heard Loser while watching Fantastic Duo, the first and second episode when Taeyang was on. I liked the tuned and the beat. Although it's not the usual song that would be classified as my style, somehow I took a liking to this song. Anyway, I'm not really sure what genre this song would be classified under. I guess songs with a strong beat does appeal to me too.

I guess Big Bang's style leans more towards a hip hop style that is more westernised so that could be why I don't fancy most of their songs. I prefer ballads and pop songs but then again it's very subjective. I do know that Big Bang is a group liked by people who aren't mainstream Kpop fans. I would think it's because of their westernised sound and also because G Dragon (and TOP). Lol.

That brings me to the end of this weekend's post! Do stay tuned for next week's post and I hope to catch up quickly so I can review all the new summer songs that are coming out came out.

Jukebox #75 넌 is 뭔들 ♥︎

I know I’ve stopped writing for a week or so as I have been rather caught up with work commitments. Not to worry! I’ll ensure that the song reviews are posted on the dates it was originally supposed to be published on, meaning I’ll just have to edit the dates on the posts. That means I’ll be editing the dates so as not to mess up the sequence.

This week we have Mamamoo’s 넌 is 뭔들!

When I first heard the song, I didn’t like it. I wasn’t sure why my sister said it was nice. I only went to check out Mamamoo just because Solar was on WGM with Eric Nam, and I like Eric Nam. Lol. As the weeks went by, I found myself liking Solar’s carefree personality and went to listen to the song again. From then on, I haven’t stopped singing this song. I have no idea what made me like it after listening to it the second time but I suspect it’s their vocals.

For some reason, I have this theory that girl groups with 4 members tend to be more successful then others, like Sistar, Miss A, Girls Day etc. It’s just a personal theory that probably isn’t true anyway. After thorough analysis, I really liked how Mamamoo sounded together. Their vocals really match well. I think I’ve mentioned this in another song review post previously that things like this they really bother me. I don’t think anyone else scrutinises vocals as much as I do.

It’s not really the vocals that I’ve come to like but also the dance to this song. For some reason I like the choreography and how they planned the performance. There was this particular performance where they all wore superhero tees and there’s this part of the song that they have a short pause. During this short pause all the members did a superhero pose. It was so cute! And really clever!

Oh, I managed to find that performance! I shall leave you with the video!

Jukebox #74 다른 남자 말고 너 ♥︎

Seriously, how fast does time fly? It felt like I’ve just written last week’s song review and here I am writing another one.

This week we have Miss A’s 다른 남자 말고 너 Only You.

So far in the Kpop industry, there have been a lot of songs titled ‘Only You’ or ‘Only U’. It’s probably a nice sounding title that is also in English. In my song library alone, I’ve four songs with this title. They’re by Super Junior, TaeTiSeo, 2PM and of course this one by Miss A. I’m sure there are more groups with a song with this title. This is just a random fact I realised while I was searching through my song library.

When it comes to Miss A, I haven’t disliked any of their promotional songs except maybe Touch. With my favourite being I Don’t Need A Man and Goodbye Baby. I would think of them as quite a successful girl group (supporting my theory that girl groups with four members generally do well). Compared to other JYP groups, I think Miss A rose to popularity quite quickly. People would think it’s because of Suzy but I can’t say it’s not either. Suzy is really quite popular with her dramas and various CF.

Even in this song, Suzy has quite a lot of lines. I would say she sang three-quarters of the song while Min, Jia and Fei shared the remaining one-quarter. This song didn’t have a rap part so it reduced the ‘screen time’ for Jia actually. Quite disappointing. Though I really liked the beat and song on the whole. It could have been quite cool if a rap part was included in the song somehow.

But anyway, prior to or during this comeback, there were many rumours regarding the group that they weren’t on good terms. People were speculating that the three members were leaving Suzy out of various activities like birthday parties and they would just hang out without her. Of course, people mostly stood on Suzy’s side but others pointed out that it could be that Suzy doesn’t have time or doesn’t want to hang out with them anymore because she’s more popular. I guess we will never know what really went down but now we aren’t sure about the future of Miss A since Jia ended her contract with JYP.

Whatever it is, I hope that Miss A will still be able to promote as a four-member group even with Jia in a different company. It’ll be rather interesting to see how that’ll work out and I’m sure a team like that would be in the spotlight.

Without further ado, I’ll leave you to listen to this song and check Miss A out! Who knows this might be their last album together.

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Next week's song review will be a special one as the song received the higher vote for three weeks in a row. There'll be a new poll on Twitter with two new songs next week, do keep a lookout for it!

Chanel: La Solution 10 ♥︎

I recently had the chance to try out a new product as a collaboration with Female Magazine. It’s none other than Chanel’s La Solution 10! It’s a cream for sensitive skin and when I first heard of the product I was on a holiday in the UK. Due to the cold and dry climate, my skin was in quite a horrible state with dry patches and itchy red spots or white heads all around my face.

Before I talk about how has the product worked for me, let’s first talk about the product. Here’s a description of the product as written on the packaging:

Soothing and de-stressing restorative moisturizer for sensitive skin. Defense against pollution.

The name La Solution 10 came about because there are 10 ingredients in this product. These ingredients include:

Water | Vegetal Squalane | Soft Powder | Glycerin | Silver Needle Tea Extract | Shea Butter Extract | Emollent | Emulsifier | Humectant | Preservative

Thoughts

Initially when I read up on the product, I thought it would be more like a lotion but the texture is more similar to a cream. Although it’s a cream, it’s pretty easily to spread over my face. I don’t have to pump out a lot to cover my whole face. There isn’t a scent to the product, there is a faint scent but it isn’t very strong like some lotions I’ve used previously. For friends with sensitive skin, I really recommend using products without scents as something the chemicals in the scents may cause reactions.

The product comes in a bottle with a pump top, which honestly I prefer compared to a tub, as it’s so much more hygienic! Also, with a pump it’s easier to control how much product you want to use, reducing wastage. Especially with sensitive skin, it’s safer to have a pump to minimize contact with bacteria and dust.

So, I’ve been using this product since mid April and at first I thought the cream didn’t help. I’d still have pimples and some redness around my nose. Then I realised something one day at work when I was standing out in the sun, my skin no longer had those itchy red spots that would appear when the weather changed. Those spots looked like little insect bites or rashes and they really itched. If I accidentally went to scratch it, the skin will tear and it’ll become an ugly scab.

Also, the skin doesn’t peel around my nose area as often anymore. Previously, my skin would get dry rather easily even when I apply lotion. When I apply any base makeup, the dry flaky skin shows up clearly. It does not look pretty at all. So far with the La Solution 10, although it doesn’t feel moisturising like the lotions I’ve been using, it does provide enough moisture for my skin to not flake.

Verdict

As this product is for sensitive skin, I would really for the friends in this group to give this product a shot. I react to change in the weather or climate and sometimes dust. My symptoms for sensitive skin include:

• Redness around nose and cheek area
• Dry patches, flaky skin around nose
• Itchy red spots and white heads on cheeks

If you can identify with these symptoms and they occur because of pollution, stress, climatic changes, you may wish to try this product out!