Girls' Generation, LABOUM, and Teen Top?!

Now I'm genuinely surprised that I managed to get into a new rookie girl group. These days, K-Pop groups are popping up like mushrooms so rapidly, it's impossible to keep up with them. Quite frankly, I prefer not to get into anymore K-Pop groups. I know the members in each group must be incredibly talented to even ENTER a music label and stick around long enough to debut, but I have my own (perhaps silly) reasons for avoiding rookie groups nowadays. -Clears throat- One reason is their group names. Sometimes they're so downright cheesy and ridiculous, I couldn't allow myself to say "Oh yeah, I love ABC and A.W.E.S.O.M.E" [example]. I'm sure you K-Pop fans out there can relate to the laughable group names the companys manage to pump out. But seriously, who even APPROVES the use of those names? Running out of ideas are we?

-Ahem- Now let's move on...

First up on the list is Girls' Generation's "Kissing You"!

    

Back when I was fairly new to the colorful K-Pop scene, I immediately fell in love with this song. It's bubbly, catchy, and always put me in a good mood. The song meaning is somewhat cheesy, and those that have been in a relationship might be able to relate to the candy sweet, butterfly inducing lyrics. For some reason, I found myself listening to this song on repeat recently. I downloaded the song off of iTunes after about 20 or so listens.

Rating: I-cannot-stop-listening-to-this-I-have-to-buy-this-right-now-and-blast-it-on-my-Jambox-speakers-this-instant.

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Next up is LABOUM, the new girl group under NH Media and Nega Network. (I only learned recently after watching After School Club on Arirang that they're under the same label as U-KISS!)

I admit I was somewhat intrigued by them because of their mini album's floral Forever 21-ish album cover. I looked forward to what they would offer! However, their debut song "Pit-a-Pat" was somewhat of a disappointment. Typical cute concept with a cute song. Not really what I was hoping for. One or two months later, I decided to look them up again and soon came across their comeback.

 song "What About You". 

NH Media, why wasn't this LABOUM's debut song instead?! It's by far one of the best songs I've heard from a rookie girl group. I also love the almost Alice in Wonderland feel from the music video and the girls' costumes. This vaguely reminds me of a Ladies' Code song (another girl group I stan), but this is a little more girly.

Rating: I-cannot-stop-listening-to-this-I-have-to-buy-this-right-now-and-blast-it-on-my-Jambox-speakers-this-instant.
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Last but not least is Teen Top's "I'm Sorry".

First of all, I'm loving the suits. Second, as a big fan of R&B, I love the R&Bish sounds of this song. This is the first Teen Top song I've ever downloaded. My favorite part is the "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry my girl" after the first chorus, and part of me wishes they included it towards the end instead of repeating the chorus twice. Over all, it's a chill, catchy song that will definitely be included in my new playlist. "I'm Sorry" is definitely a nice change compared to some of their previous songs.

Rating:  I-cannot-stop-listening-to-this-I-have-to-buy-this-right-now-and-blast-it-on-my-Jambox-speakers-this-instant.

     Next "Rambling": Royal Pirates, GOT7, and 15&!