Musing While Cruising the Hallyu Highway
I admit that with G.O’s recent departure to the Army, I have been ruminating much over his early work and, as is evidenced here, writing about it. Because I enjoy the chemistry he shared with Jung Juri, I am going to drop little moments of the two of them here throughout these next 680 days, sort of like the one shots. For the first G.O~Juri moment, I am choosing one of my faves. ~^^
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Happy 50th Day of G.O’s military service!! There are only 681 more days remaining! I feel like chasing some of these I am missing G.O blues away with this moment from the Bershka Seoul store opening he and Mir attended this past November.
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The evolution of MBLAQ’s interpretation of 80’s singer/songwriter Cho Duk Bae’s 그대 내 맘에 들어오면은 [Come Into My Heart] from debut to when they sang it last together at the Curtain Call shows in November 2014 is evidenced by their own evolution as artists who were able to fully understand the beauty and foundation of a well-written and composed song, and make it their own.
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I almost let it slip by without commemorating it. Almost . . .
When news of G.O’s Army enlistment hit media outlets on February 15, 2016 announcing that he would be entering training camp three short days thereafter, there was a collective gasp of shock heard across the fangirl stratosphere followed by much wailing and tears that our beloved main vocal would be out of sight (but never out of mind) for a good full two years. Little did we know that our tears were for naught.
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It does not surprise me that my favorite G.O Immortal Song 2 performance was one in which he did not take home top honors. Still…..have you listened to this one? I mean, really listened to it??? G.O took Ju Hyun Mi’s 추억으로 가는 당신 [Leaving For Memories] and ignited it into a searing rock ballad of epic proportions. And no, I am not exaggerating!
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By March 2011, MBLAQ had released their first full length album (Blaq Style) as well as a repackaged and re-released version (Blaq Style – 3D Edition). They were steadily and frequently appearing on variety programs, radio showgrams and keeping up with a myriad of endorsements. Very much in the public eye along with a growing fan base, they were also being invited to appear and perform at events all around Seoul.
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Sometimes I wonder what more we would have learned about Lee Tae Kyun had G.O not been on tour with MBLAQ during the filming of the drama 유령 [Ghost] and the writers had more license to build his character. It is only speculation on my part, but if the Blaq% Asia Tour did not conflict with filming, we may have possibly received more back story on the Cyber Crime Unit’s resident computer programmer whiz Tae Kyun as well as been flooded with more episode screen time for blossoming actor, G.O. I won’t be greedy, however, for when your bias is a musician first and foremost, any screen time in a drama is good screen time.
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2014. What a year. Inasmuch as I have encouraged myself to not worry about the future, or dwell on the past, I cannot help but remember 2014 for so many reasons. Even if the year ended on a rather dour note with the news of changes in MBLAQ’s dynamic, it is impossible to deny that up until that point, G.O was having a spectacular year, both as main vocal for MBLAQ and on his own as a musical theater actor.
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The Fangirl Lane 