The Best Songs You've Never Heard By: Girls Generation

People are often familiar with the songs that are featured in music videos for groups. However there are a number of really good songs that people miss because they never check out the groups full track list on their albums.

(The songs listed are of course based off of nothing more then my personal preference. However they might be worth checking out if you want to hear another side of a certain artist you never knew existed.)

[These songs may not be songs of musical genius, but they are different from the normal songs presented by the groups main tracks and worth listening to. Also please note my descriptive skills of the song aren't the greatest but hopefully they are enough to intrigue you into checking them out.]

GIRLS GENERATION

If you want to check out these songs you check go to this link https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/girls-generation/id357463500 to listen to a preview or you can check out the full version with the youtube link I provided.

Merry Go Round : This is just a fun and girly song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqBIbLQwv6w

Dear. Mom : Talk about a song that will make you cry. When I first heard it I didn't even know the words and I started to get misty eyed. It's slow but not quite a ballad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIYpJLY5nNI

Star Star Star [Acoustic R&B Mix]: Such an amazing song. It really shows off a softness to the girls vocals and it is one of my favorite live stages they've done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny1QhZtTuKI

Mistake : This is a slow paced song that really shows off the girls vocals and the chorus is great.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZNs-9io_W4

Wake Up : This is the type of song you would expect more from After School then Girls Generation since it has a hardness and fierceness to it. If you liked Run Devil Run you will probably like this song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoYn6gdXkpg

Trick : By far one of my favorite songs by SNSD. It's catchy and so different from their normal aegyo type songs. It has more of a Run Devil Run feel.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nleQnZBppMo

Oscar : A fierce in your face type of song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YZZROnqXz0

Top Secret : This song has the vibe of Hoot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkWHmL55jLQ

Telepathy : Nothing vocally amazing it's just a fun song to sing to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOUFK2BawxU

XYZ : It's super repeative but a really nice song nonetheless.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKXNDjO26vk 

GIRLS GENERATION (Japanese songs)
I can not say enough how big of a fan I am of their Japanese releases, the producers on their Japanese songs know what they are doing when putting together these songs.

The Great Escape : Again a different sounding track from anything i've heard from them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geNBLzlPmT0

Beautiful Stranger : The pace of this song is so interesting.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bastINQYUcw

T.O.P : Fierce and something that would be fun to dance to.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbandpCEiBE

Stay Girls : It has a 2008 SNSD feel to it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rC7X-rcMf8&list=PLpP4xTKy4LHFC4V1B6jqzFfBLdgtPjE9U

Reflection : One of my favorite Japanese songs of theirs. The beat is so different and so catchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNVuDn1a22s&list=PLpP4xTKy4LHFC4V1B6jqzFfBLdgtPjE9U

Animal : A great beat and something fun to dance to.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ofe01Coazes&list=PLpP4xTKy4LHFC4V1B6jqzFfBLdgtPjE9U&index=2

TITAESEO

Baby Steps : It really shows off their vocals and has a sad vibe to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39M9NEZMKzQ




I'll try and make this a regular segment. Be warned that I will probably cover more girl groups then boys. I seem to listen to more girl groups then boy groups for some reason.

Non Korean Kpop Talent Search Show

(for some reason they don't have the Philippines or Indonesia on here even though they have contestants from those countries)

So this is somewhat of a follow-up to my last post Kpop Group Members/Soloist that are not Korean where I listed all of the non Korean or half Korean artist active in the Kpop scene.

While browsing various Kpop website I came across an article about a show called Kpop Star Hunt 3.  I had actually seen articles about it before, however I always thought they were talking about some aspect of the show Kpop Star 3 and the Hunt had just been added accidentally.

After clicking the link though I found out that the concept of Kpop Star Hunt is a show that takes two contestants from seven different countries in Asia [Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Thailand] and they compete for a chance to be signed by a Korean entertainment company.


Here's a detailed explanation about the show from their website

"Scoot: Kpop Star Hunt 3 is a singing and dancing reality show competition. Organized by channel M, a regional Asian Kpop channel jointly owned by CJ E&M and Fox International Channels, with full training support from FNC Entertainment, one of the top music labels in Korea, which houses idol band groups CNBLUE and FTISLAND.

Aspiring hopefuls with outstanding vocal and dance talent from five regions, including Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Thailand, will have the incredibly opportunity to compete with each other to win a recording contract!

The entire audition and training process will be filmed and broadcast across Asia as a weekly survival reality program. Once you pass the audition and are chosen as a trainee, channel M, CJ E&M and FNC will make YOU into the next mega star!"

The first two seasons of the show was collaborated with Cube Entertainment. Season one and two winners were both from Thailand.

Here are the contestants for Season 3

If you want more information about them you can find it at this link http://kpopstarhunt3.interest.me/top12/profile.m

If you want to watch the episodes you can check out their youtube page (the episodes are in Korean but they have Chinese subtitles) http://www.youtube.com/user/ChannelMAsia/videos


So what does this show mean for kpop. It means that the Korean entertainment industry is taking notice of the interest from foreigner not only wanting to see Kpop acts but be a part of them as well. Now while many Korean entertainment companies have held auditions in countries like China, USA, Europe, and a few other places. To have a show completely dedicated to helping foreigners break into the kpop industry is a very interesting concept.

If you are wondering if anyone has actually managed to gain some success from the show. Sorn who won the first season is a full time trainee at Cube Entertainment, and Ling Ling the second season winner is undergoing CJ E&M training and preparing for a concert debut. Lucica from season one signed with Yedang Entertainment, and many other people from the show have gone back to their home countries and participated in their entertainment industries.