Hello, lovelies!

Oh my gosh, long time no see everyone. I'm sorry for being away for so long. I had a one-fifth life crisis that needed sorting out, haha. To show I'm still alive, I wanted to quickly post this and hopefully begin to post my reviews in the next couple of weeks, asap! 

This post I am writing, I'm writing just because there have been so many good song releases in the KPOP world that I had to share! Let's go~

Hello, lovelies! ❤ 

Now, am I the only one who looks back on how ridiculously fast technology has developed over a decade? I remember flip phones being the thing to have. But, with all this rise in technology, the media's influence has grown much larger. With this in mind, we see so many different people grace magazine covers of TV screens who have a huge influence in people's live, positively or negatively.

For so long, I looked up and tried to be someone I am not because I would follow what I saw projected by the media. I have gone through so many phases and hobbies that who I looked up to would change over time. Now, I realize I need to look at things differently~ 

In my opinion, I think we need to find the people who are closest to ourselves so that we don't set expectations for ourselves that are unrealistic, or, whose personal qualities are something to admire. Then, it'll be more encouraging to be a better person, right?

My parents will always be my biggest role models. But, in terms of celebrities, for example, I would consider Girls' Generation's Tiffany or Seohyun people I would look up to. Tiffany has a bright, outgoing personality, a bit like me, and she is also really hardworking and positive, which is something I admire. Seohyun is the youngest in the group but probably one of the most mature, she is always trying to learn and improve herself, which I hope to do too! (sorry I always mention them~). They, and a lot of other people, helped me embrace my body type as well and to take care of it. 

I am no expert, of course, and I don't want to tell anyone who they should look up to. It just hurts to see so many people looking at someone else and feeling down because they want that person has, or wants to look like them. Embrace your body, your face, your personality and find the positives in it! We are all unique and different, and that's the best kind of beauty. But, sometimes, we need a little help from others in finding confidence! I hope that one day, I can become a good of a person that I am worthy of people looking up to me.

So, who do you look up to? And why? :)

Enjoy life!

Nina

On the 10th of June, I got a tweet and then a call saying I won a prize from SBS Pop Asia! It was so amazing! Although, the prize I won was no longer available, instead I was allowed to spend the money it was worth. So I ordered some clothes from Spree Picky (review will be in another blog post) and albums from yesasia.com.

The albums, 1 DVD and the key ring from yesasia.com arrived on the 21st of July, I already knew the shipping could take up to eight weeks. I'm very patient, haha. 

They came in brand new condition so it was worth the wait. The website also offers a variety of items from music, merchandise, accessories from Japan, Korea and other countries. The shipping for my order was free too~ 

Now, onto the items!

Girls' Generation 'I Got A Boy' Album:

I was so excited to order this album and listen to it! The tracks are really good, and the album art is so funky! Tiffany and Taeyeon's duet is so beautiful, I Got A Boy will always be one of my favourite songs because it's so different, and there are also some cutesy and chic songs thrown in as well.

I was a bit disappointed that there was no photo card included, was that meant to happen, haha? But their photo book was still so colourful, I loved looking through it.

SHINee's 'Misconceptions of Me' album:

Does anyone else think the front cover looks a little like Nicholas Cage, haha? I was super glad to order this too since it's two albums in one (Why So Serious? – The Misconceptions of Me and Dream Girl – The Misconceptions of You). That meant I have so many songs to listen to over 2 CD's, a lot of them are nice to play for when I am relaxing my room.

I also got a Jonghyun photo card:

SHINee's 'Everybody' Album:

I am not a fan of all the tracks on this album, but I chose this for their Everybody, Symptoms and Colourful track, which I love! I wonder whether I should have ordered their Sherlock album, but I am still happy, since it's SHINee!

I also received a photo card with Key on it, which I was stoked for! Also, a small character card of Onew.

 

f(x)'s 'Pink Tape' Album:

This album has got to be one of my favorites from 2013! f(x) really experimented with different sounds and all the tracks turned out great, they deserve all their positive reviews! It was because of this I was really excited to receive it in physical form! 

I also got a cute Sulli photocard:

Girls' Generation '2011 Girls' Generation Tour' DVD:

I was so unsure whether to choose their 2011 tour or a more recent one, but I really wanted to have the concert with their solo performances so I chose this one.I also really enjoy their photos for this tour, their style and everything is great.

Love Rain Keyring:

I was torn between getting this and a bread pillow, haha. But I thought this would look lovely for when I get a new phone, and I was totally right! I love this drama, and it also has a cactus on it, which is associated with me~

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Anyway! That's all I have to share, this post was majorly delayed, I was meant to write this up last year! >.< I would buy from this website again, and I hope I will.  Since I ordered these last year, my music taste has expanded a lot, and now I hope to add f(x)'s Red Light album and VIXX's albums to my collection soon! 

Enjoy life!

Nina

Hiya, friends!

I am going to try something a bit different and review some of the wonderful outfits of Girls' Generation's TaeTiSeo! Now, for non-kpop fans, you might not have heard of them and this might sound interesting, but give them a go anyway! They take their music and style seriously.

Their most recent album release, Holler, was something I was greatly anticipating! The music video was so beautiful and the album, well, there is a reason it crept up the iTunes chart, it is great.

Along with the attention their music got, their style was gaining attention as well, and it was one of the focuses of their 8 episode TV show 'The TaeTiSeo'. I was even more impressed to find one of my favourite members, Tiffany, played a huge role in the visual directing of their whole comeback and really paid attention to style according to current trends. She really works hard.

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Now, let's look at their outfits!

1. Dolce & Gabbana

These vibrant green-leaf outfits can be seen in the opening of the music video, and I think that it really suited them, and coordinated well to each member's style. I am not really sure if these outfits were worn anywhere else, but they wouldn't work well as stage outfits if they sung Holler as they would be a bit tight, haha~ I wish I saw more of this look too, if the dresses were more flowy, it would've been great to see them on stage.

The Bustier Crop Top ($349) is worn by Seohyun paired with a skirt.

The Halter Dress ($1680) is worn by Tiffany.

The blouse ($587) is worn by Taeyeon paired with white shorts.

2. Zebra Outfits

These are the next outfits seen and were used in the video, showcase and live stage. Mmmm, I have mixed feelings about these outfits. Whereas in other outfits, the both had three individual styles with the same pattern but with these, Seohyun (in yellow) and Tiffany (in pink) both have similar dresses while Taeyeon (in blue) is the odd one out. Although, there is nothing wrong with short clothing, if styled well, it looks great, but the dresses seem really short and tight for something that you'd be jumping around and hollering in. This is my personal opinion though.

It looked really chic and classy in a way in the music video though, but as a stage outfit, something seems a bit off. Maybe it's the how the zebra pattern is paired with the greatly contrasting coloured stripe pattern.

3. Black and Yellow Outfits

I quite like these outfits as well, I'm just wondering why Tiffany is so keen on putting herself in mini dresses, it looks difficult to move in. I like how although the outfit styles were different, they matched with colours and shoes, although Seohyun's outfit was an off white compared to the other two. But, all in all, I think this colour coordination, with the black and gold, really made them look high-class and suited the overall concept of Holler.

5. Long Gowns (Gucci and Arche)

These gowns are GORGEOUS. They look even better putting Seohyun in the middle in the photo with her bronze-gold one. TaeTiSeo had long gowns in their last music video 'Twinkle':

 

I see a I see a recurring outfit theme here, but these look much more mature and elegant on these girls. Like with the last gowns, they used these as stage outfits again. Which I thought looked really nice, and their hair was on point.

Source: http://style.soshified.com/2014/09/snsd-gucci-arche-giuseppe-zanotti-and-more/

Gucci: Resort 2014 RTW Collection

Gucci: Spring 2014 RTW Collection

Gucci: Spring 2014 RTW Collection

Arche: Spring/Summer 2014 Collection

6. Denim Ensemble

These outfits are one of my favourite! Taeyeon looks cute, Tiffany looks elegant and Seohyun looks retro and chic! Overall it's fun and fresh and made me realize how much these singers actually pay for some of their clothes (。・_・。)

Taeyeon and Tiffany are wearing Lorenz wedges (was roughly $1,395 at the time of the release) and Seohyun is wearing the Slip-On Wedges ($833) both by Giuseppe Zanotti.




They also wear a variation of this outfit, wearing 3Sum by James Jeans (Suspender Shorts)

Source: http://style.soshified.com/2014/10/snsd-3sum-by-james-jeans/

7. Rainbow Outfits

I think this outfit was worn a few times, and I am a lover of colour, so I quite liked these outfits and how they were coordinated.  It wasn't feature din the music video, but decided to mention it, as they wore it at the Super KPOP Concert.

Seohyun was wearing a Rainbow Asymmetric Mini-Dress ($525):

Tiffany was wearing a  Kaleidoscopic Baroque Print Shirt ($420.38) paired with a 
Rainbow Print Pleated Skirt ($495):

Taeyeon was wearing a combination of Rainbow Print Bomber Jacket ($950) and a pair of 

Rainbow Print Stretch Jeans ($425)

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Overall, I quite liked the concept and style of TaeTiSeo in their Holler era, I feel as thoough some of the outfits were a bit of a hit and miss, but they were very fashionable nonetheless. I might do another post on their fashion outside of their performances. What do you think of this fashion and outfits? Which ones are your favourite? I think I liked some of the outfits from their Twinkle era a bit more, but this showed their maturity and age more which is nice.

Enjoy life!

Nina

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Hello everyone!!

Who watched the 2013 MAMA Awards? I still think some of the 2011 MAMA Awards performances were the best, but nonetheless, the performances this year were great! EXO's was so eerie. But, anyway.

Girls' Generation's Tiffany looked very elegant at this year's MAMA awards wearing a Valentino: Camukimo Brocade Dress (£3045) but it seems as though this dress was worn a few times before in magazine shoots of none other than 2NE1's Dara and CL!

So, who do you think wore it better?


2NE1's Dara in ELLE Magazine:

2NE1 CL in ELLE:

SNSD Tiffany at the 2014 MAMA Awards:

Always, enjoy life!

Nina