Wooyoung 'Happy Birthday' MV Short Version & 'R.O.S.E.' Full Audio

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

R.O.S.E Fanchant ROMAN sub by halchu



Source: 2PM Japan Official YouTube Channel | Pethcoco

I think 'Happy Birthday' might be my favorite. Although, I'm not the biggest fan of the whole airy falsetto thing. But I'm so happy for him and so very proud of all the work he put into this album. His first showcase was tonight in Nagoya and from what I heard it was really great.

Comments

[karatefeelings.livejournal.com]

I'm mostly glad he doesn't have that weird blonde mullet thing on his head.

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

You mean this awful styling decision? He's still got a weird mullet thing going on though. Kid needs to deal with that thing on the top of his head.

[fraudandfantasy.livejournal.com]

Puppy!

[karatefeelings.livejournal.com]

Specifically this. What was he thinking?!
I still see the weird mullet thing still but at least the hair is parted and covers the side a bit.
*groaans can we get normal-black-haired Woo young back!

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

[kareymoop.livejournal.com]

I personally like when Wooyoung sings in lower registers (which doesn't really feel like he ever does) but Happy Birthday is really nice. I really like it! I hope he does great for his solo showcase tour~

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

Yes! I was talking to my friend about this. I think there's a certain strain to his voice when he sings in a higher register. I know the ladies love falsettos, but I think if he lowers the range of the stuff he sings just a little bit, he sounds great. I'm glad he did that with 'Happy Birthday' and I'm also glad I'm not the only one who feels this way!

Apparently, he played the piano live for the showcase tonight, which the fans loved. The showcase itself was 2 hours long and he performed 22 songs. I'm not even a Hottest, I'm a Lukewarmest {credit to the person who coined this} at best, but I am so proud of him.

[fraudandfantasy.livejournal.com]

I prefer ROSE mostly because I take way too much enjoyment from obnoxiously shouting "Rose Girl" in my most whiny voice during the chorus. Idk why but it's so fun.

Happy Birthday is ok but I hate when slow songs don't build and crescendo into something. Unless it's jazz or an off shoot and I wouldn't classify it as jazz. And then the piano is too pared down for me to really get into the beat. It just never builds or goes anywhere and that's a pet peeve of mine with slow music. He sounds really lovely though. I will not talk about his hair. I will not... But he blurred the line between artfully disheveled and slept fitfully last night.

I straight up socks sliding on the floor arms swinging JAM to ROSE though.

[skidadler.livejournal.com]

R.O.S.E. took a while for me to warm up to. I wasn't too much a fan of the chorus. But I've come to like it a lot now. But I can't listen to it in public because now that I know the fan chant, all I want to do is scream "Jang. Woo. Young!" when I listen to it.

I can see that being a problem. I'm anxiously waiting to hear the song in its entirety because there may be a crescendo part later on? I think it's his voice in this song that makes me like it as much as I do. I always feel bad about being critical because I do love the kid, but a lot of times it takes me a while to warm up to his songs. For me, I think it's because of the range he's singing in. I think he's got a great voice, that can be a lot better with refinement. But I always feel like he's struggling to hit those high notes. Whereas with 'Happy Birthday' I think he found that sweet spot in his range that works really well with his voice.

R.O.S.E. is the perfect song to play when you're having a night in with your girlfriends and consuming copious amounts of alcohol.

Edit: I love your description of his hair.

[fraudandfantasy.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean about being critical. My extremely biased heart has to really hate a song 2pm does to be critical about it and even then I try and put it in the most kind terms of frustration rather than "this is poo." Except genesis of 2pm because ugh.

I do need to hear it fully to be positive there might be a part later on that wins me over. I'll watch a fancam when they come out. But I totally agree about the range thing. I'd be more than okay with a lot of singers lowering their tone instead of reaching to hit notes that don't come naturally and sound forced even with training. Also, there a some super sexy deep voices in kpop that I'd love to hear croon to me (lol and by that I mean Junho... because I'm basically 98% out of kpop these days and have no idea what anyone but 2pm is doing).

My favorite wooyoung hairstyle was the only time my 2pm bias list was ever shaken and I had a lot of emotions from him that came out of no where and were very confusing and NOT welcome :p.
This:
http://fuckyeahjangwooyoung.tumblr.com/post/60457769272

I saw a fancam of him running his fingers through it and fell back down exactly in the beautiful waves and I was like HELL NO JANG WOOYOUNG.