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The boys of 2PM are back in Korea, and they’ve shed the angst and heartbreak for a much more stylish and fun concept with their latest albumHands Up.
The title track, “Hands Up,” is already panning out to be this summer’s party anthem, with its repetitive melodies and addictive club beats. They’ve gone for a simpler, more playful choreography this time, boosting the song’s appeal with their infinite energy, as seen in the music video (below).
The 12-track album is full of treats for Hottests who have been patiently waiting for the boys to return from their Japanese promotions.
The album contains their past hits like “Without U” and “I’ll Be Back,” but the new songs are also a testament to 2PM’s growth as artists. Two tracks, “Give It To Me” and “Hot,” were written by members Junho and Junsu, respectively.
What do you think? Is 2PM going in the right direction with Hands Up?
(Try to ignore the light-up jackets and the random horse mask before you answer that…)
(Try to ignore the light-up jackets and the random horse mask before you answer that…)
2PM will begin comeback promotions for “Hands Up” this week, starting with Music Bank on Friday!
Photo Credit: JYP Entertainment
Photo Credit: JYP Entertainment
Photo Credit: JYP Entertainment
Photo Credit: JYP Entertainment
Photo Credit: JYP Entertainment
f(x) berhasil kembali tahun ini bersama Amber yang vakum dan kembali ke Amerika selama beberapa waktu. Mereka merilis 'Pinocchio' dan 'Hot Summer' dengan video klip dan konsep panggung yang ceria dan berwarna-warni.
Sang leader Victoria juga semakin populer setelah ia menjadi istri virtual Nichkhun '2PM' dalam reality show 'We Got Married'. f(x) rencananya akan mulai menapaki karier di Jepang awal 2012 mendatang.
9. 4Minute
Agensi 4Minute Cube Entertainment memang menyiapkan artis-artis mereka untuk mulai tampil di dunia internasional dengan 'United Cube Concert'. 4Minute juga ambil bagian dalam 'KBS New York Korea Festival Concert' dan 'Billboard Korea's K-Pop Masters Concerts' di Las Vegas, Amerika Serikat.
Peran HyunA juga turut mendukung popularitas 4Minute. Bagaimana tidak, single solo HyunA 'Bubble Pop' ditonton di YouTube sebanyak 5 juta kali dalam 5 hari.
8. Secret
Secret baru bergabung dengan panggung musik Korea akhir 2009. Pada 2011 ini karier mereka cukup cemerlang. Mereka merilis beberapa single dan tampil di Jepang yang mendapat sambutan sangat positif dari pecinta musik KPop di Jepang.
Secret juga ambil bagian dalam 'Korea Brand and Entertainment Expo' di Paris, Prancis pada 1 sampai 3 Desember 2011. Di Paris, Secret menggelar konser gratis dan jumpa fans.
7. Brown Eyed Girls
Brown Eyed Girls (BEG) mulai merambah Jepang pada awal 2011. Namun rencana awal konser mereka di Jepang gagal karena gempa pada Maret 2011 lalu. Konser akhirnya baru berhasil digelar pada 12 September 2011
BEG kemudian menjadi perbincangan setelah merilis single 'Sixth Sense'. Konsep, koreografi, dan musik 'Sixth Sense' pun dipuji berbagai kalangan. BEG menutup tahun 2011 dengan lagu 'Cleansing Cream' dengan konsep feminin yang jauh berbeda dengan 'Sixth Sense' yang sangat dark.
6. Miss A
Tahun 2011, personel Miss A mulai mencoba berkarier secara solo. Suzy tampil di 'Dream High' sebagai Goo Hye Mi. Min menjadi "siswa" permanen dalam variety show 'Oh! My School' (100 out of 100). Jia tampil di video klip 'Close Your Mouth' milik proyek duo Heechul 'Super Junior' dan Jungmo 'TRAX' M&D.
Tahun ini selain merilis 'Love Alone' dan 'Goodbye Baby', Miss A juga debut di China dengan album edisi spesial. Album tersebut berisi 'Bad Girl Good Girl', 'Breathe', 'Goodbye Baby', dan 'Love Again'. 'Goodbye Baby' menempati posisi satu dalam situs musik terbesar di Taiwan 'Ezpeer'. Miss A juga sempat mengunjungi Jakarta dalam Jakarta FantastiKPop Festival 2011 untuk konser dan jumpa fans.
5. KARA
Tahun ini, KARA masih mengukuhkan diri di Jepang. Pada Februari 2011, lagu 'Jumping' dan 'Mister' mendapat sertifikat platinum dan double platinum. Lalu pada Maret 2011, KARA menjadi artis luar Jepang pertama yang bisa menempati posisi pertama Oricon's Composite DVD Chart selama dua minggu berturut-turut. Masih banyak pula prestasi yang mereka dapatkan selama tahun 2011. Untuk daftar Oricon saja, kelimanya meraih beberapa rekor.
4. T-Ara
T-Ara comeback pada 1 Juli 2011 dengan 'Roly Poly'. Setelah duduk di posisi pertama tangga lagu selama beberapa waktu, 'Roly Poly' kedua yang berjudul 'Roly Poly in Copacabana' pun dirilis pada Agustus 2011.
Tak hanya itu, T-Ara juga merilis versi berbahasa Jepang dari 'Bo Peep Bo Peep' pada 28 September 2011 lalu dan langsung menempati posisi satu tangga lagu Oricon.
3. Wonder Girls
Setelah lama tak terdengar kabar karena tinggal di Amerika, Wonder Girls akhirnya comeback di Korea. Waktu comeback yang dekat dengan SNSD membuat persaingan semakin ketat. Belum lagi debut mereka di Amerika yang tak terlalu terdengar gaungnya. Tak jarang Wonder Girls menangis di program televisi karena stres akibat comeback dan merasa gagal debut di Amerika.
Tetapi lewat single 'Be My Baby', Wonder Girls akhirnya bisa kembali ke panggung musik Korea dengan "selamat". Untuk video klipnya sendiri mereka menggaet penata busana Katy Perry dan koreografer Beyonce Knowles. 'Be My Baby' pun berhasil mendominasi berbagai tangga lagu di Korea.
2. 2NE1
2NE1 membuktikan eksistensi mereka dengan meraih penghargaan sebagai '2011 Best New Band in the World' oleh MTV Iggy. Lebih dari 2 ribu fans asal Amerika berkumpul di studio MTV di Times Square, New York untuk menonton 2NE1, konser tersebut juga disiarkan live ke seluruh dunia.
Selain itu gaya berpakaian mereka yang unik menjadi alasan 2NE1 terpilih menjadi model untuk sebuah brand sport yang didesain oleh Jeremy Scott. Jeremy adalah desainer yang hasil desainnya pernah dipakai oleh Madonna, Rihanna, Kanye West, Bjork, Beyonce, dan masih banyak lagi.
1. SNSD
Tak diragukan lagi, girlband SNSD merebut perhatian dunia internasional sepanjang tahun 2011. Mereka bergabung dengan Universal Music Group, label yang menaungi Lady Gaga, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas dan artis-artis internasional lainnya. Di bawah naungan Universal, mereka merilis album ketiga 'The Boys' yang dinyanyikan dalam bahasa Inggris dan Korea.
SNSD pun mencoba gaya baru dengan tidak memakai pakaian seragam saat tampil di atas panggung. Kesembilan perempuan itu juga menjalani tur keliling dunia (yang masih berjalan) dalam rangkaian '2011 Girls' Generation Tour'.
To see a mirror in your dream may be to hold a mirror up to yourself–to observe, or judge your own behavior–to assess yourself, perhaps to hold yourself accountable. It is also a symbol for the concern one may have over their public image, or even the image one has of their self, this reminds me of one person’s dream where they envisioned two mirrors turned toward each other with a reflection of the dreamer superimposed on each.
But they are only reflecting the ego-self not the essence of self. The fable that a vampire’s reflection is not seen in a mirror because he has no soul is of course an old wives tale, because the essence of who we are is never reflected. But to lose your reflected ego-image is to have become completely dissociated from the image you have created in the world–to be totally dissociated from the reality around you.
As in Harry Potter the Mirror of Erised is a mirror that reflects desirE–something you wish you had or were. This kind of reflection can trap us in our own desires as they almost did with Harry. It is in these entrapment's that the dream sometimes provides the guidance of a wise old man, or wizard in this case, to help us out of ourselves.
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| Narcissus by Caravaggio |
One can also be further bewitched by what is reflected in a mirror, much as Narcissus who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool, each of us can become captivated by our own ego-reflections and lose sight of our deeper selves. Or because a pool of water is like a pool of ones emotions, it might be like looking into your unconscious to see who you are. Mythology is replete with those who are enchanted by their own reflections and thus cut off from their deeper meaning e.g. a mythical Greek nymph who was in love with the sound of her own voice, or Pygmalion, the sculptor, who fell in love with his own creation–both ego-projection myths.
Mirrored dressing tables have been called “vanities” the irony of which is probably not accidental. For this reason a mirror table in a dream can symbolize excessive vanity, or self-pride on behalf of the dreamer.
A broken mirror could portend bad luck or a cracked public image i.e. a besmirched reputation. The ancient Romans worried that if a mirror were to be distorted, or broken in some way that this would do the same to the soul of he who was reflected in it. If broken it could literally capture ones soul amongst the broken pieces. This may be what happened to the soul of Harry Potter’s wizard mentor, Professor Dumbledore.
The evil queens plea for the mirror to reflect upon the “most beautiful of them all” was only a surface reflection subject to the vagaries of time and the competition of others i.e. Snow White represented the youth lost by the queen and therefore reflected what she no longer could lay claim to.
Mirrors have always been used to reflect the face, the image of yourself that you want to present to the world and is therefore an extension of your ego-self.
In the play The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde used a portrait as a mirror to the true image of its debauched subject.
The phrase, “Smoke and mirrors” suggests illusion and deceit in that all may not be as it seems when the image of a mirror enters the scene.
Alice traveling through the looking glass was an adventure into a little girl’s behavior and fantasy, a portal into her imagination, in short, a snapshot or a reflection of her inner life, her fears, confusion, youthful arrogance, and jealousies. As with Harry Potter, Alice desired to see something other than what she had. Alice was all about engaging boredom and curiosity and this was reflected in her adventures beyond the Mirror.
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Some mirrors are used by witches and diviners to see what is to happen or what is happening elsewhere. The mirror is black and doesn’t reflect what is in front of it. This form of divining is called scrying and is similar to crystal ball gazing. This may be a symbol for looking for guidance and direction, or an answer to a question about the world around you. I believe that with practice one can use a scrying mirror to reinforce our innate ability to tap into the intuitive part of our psyche for guidance.
An ancient tradition still exercised in Tibet uses a divination called the Lake of Vision, or tra divination. In this tradition a tra diviner will concentrate by clearing his mind on a reflective surface such as a lake, or a mirror and conjure visions of what lies ahead, thus they are used to guide, much as they might as a symbol in a dream. This technique has been used as a part of the process for determining a new Dalai Lama.
To see a side-view mirror or a rear view mirror in a car can suggest that something may be creeping up behind you, or a warning to watch your back, or something from the past is making itself known.
In physics some mirrors are constructed in a way that certain reflected wavelengths can be filtered out. This is not unlike some dream mirrors that filter out the ego-reflection of the conscious world leaving information projected from the unconscious world.
Because dreams may be projections from your inner self, your unconscious, then mirrors of all kinds are the reflections of your own inner shadows, thoughts, judgments, and beliefs as well, perhaps, the work of and projections of your soul.
What you see there is an indication of what in your life you most need to work on, work through, or work with. What we see isn’t always pretty, but as with all dreams what is
reflected is there for our personal health and well-being.
The waking world can be a mirror to our inner projections as well in that what we tend to see is what we believe within is reflected out there–what we see reflects back onto ourselves, which reflects back to what we see. The world and we are like mirrors facing one another. If you want to know something about what is going on with you, just notice what’s going on around you. Our world is like a House of Mirrors–all distorted by our perceptions and points-of-view and a dream of mirrors can provide information about these distortions.
In the Archipelago of Dreams Robert is constantly entrapped by his own reflections and struggles to find his own true self among the distorted images not only of the Spirit world in which he finds himself, but in the world of Being he inhabits normally. Robert also discovers that mirrors can only reflect subjective objects or people. When one functions through their spirit, the space of being beyond the subjective illusion, the subjective reflection fades.
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