Flashback Friday

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It’s time for Flashback Friday! I look through the charts for this Friday in a past year and post the top three songs. Then, I pick out two more from the top ten as honorable mentions. This week we’re going back to the 4th Friday in August, 2012. We’ll start with a song that EVERYONE has heard before…


#3 PSY “Gangnam Style”
I’m pretty sure this song needs no introduction. I think I was into this for like, three days, and haven’t listened to the whole song since then. I’d probably be into it live, though. His concerts look like so much fun.

#2 “I Need You” Huh Gak featuring Zia
This digital single from Huh Gak has no official MV nor any live performances, and I have no memory of it at all. But it’s always nice to hear Zia.

#1 Kara “Pandora”
When this came out, I think I was pretty indifferent to this song. But now, I freaking love it. And they all look so good in this MV! Like, seriously, they look AMAZING. Good hair, good makeup, cute outfits ASDGA JASFJIJ!

Honorable Mentions

#7 Beast “Beautiful Night”
This is my favorite Beast song, it’s a fun song. But I've never seen the MV before.

#8 BoA “Only One”
Posting the dance version of this song, because it’s BoA, and if given a choice between a BoA drama version or a BoA dance version, ALWAYS choose the dance version…because it’s freaking BoA.

YouTubes: officialpsy, nay nay, DSPKara, BEAST Official YouTube Channel, SMTOWN & Bugs

Comments

[aures.livejournal.com]

ah man, i miss kara

and i still don't get why boa never/rarely promotes in korea anymore :( it upsets me, she's so good, i want to see her more

[setsuna16.livejournal.com]

People don't buy her stuff anymore. These babies don't respect their Queen.

[aidolls.livejournal.com]

:[

I feel like her Korean music hasn't been that good since the early 2000s, tbh. I like Only One ok, but it's not exciting enough to make a huge impression on the general public

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

kara look really good in pandora. their last good song.

friendly reminder that u-kiss' neverland turns 5 next week (whaaaaaat)

[goshipgurl.livejournal.com]

IKR???!?!

[setsuna16.livejournal.com]

Only One is my favorite song by any artist in any language ever. I will never tire of it, which isn't surprising since I have listened to it well over 1000 times since it came out (not even a lie). I neeeeeed to see it live, and I hope she never takes it out of her rotation at SMT concerts because if they ever come back to the US I need that moment in my life. I will cry when I hear those piano notes.

I agree that the dance version is best, but the drama version does have the extended piano intro, which I love.

[carra-mia.livejournal.com]

SM won't ever let Only one to retire, it's the perfect oportunity for them to shove #SmDancingBoyNumberXX in, we already gone thorugh Exo in the past, I bet some NCT member already knows the choreo lol

[leopolitan.livejournal.com]

lol gangnam style came out when i started college. i remember it being played everywhere on campus

[genesisgrey.livejournal.com]

if given a choice between a BoA drama version or a BoA dance version, ALWAYS choose the dance version…because it’s freaking BoA.

Totally agree.

[dickslikejesus.livejournal.com]

That BoA song isn't my favorite but god she's so good.

That KARA song is fire, and of course much love for PSY forever.

[words-by-ash.livejournal.com]

I always discover new music with these posts so thanks for making them :)

Kara's Pandora is still a total jam!

[kyokomurasaki.livejournal.com]

Man, the year Gangnam Style came out at least 5 people walked/danced to it in the pride parade. It was great.

Beautiful Night and Only One are still solid.

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

Gangnam Style post http://omonatheydidnt.livejournal.com/9553192.html

i love how a lot of people said it was the best MV of the year and then it blew the fuck up. amazing.

[aidolls.livejournal.com]

omg, I love going back and reading that xD

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

when I realised last month that Gangnam Style was four years old I had to take a minute to not have a panic attack over the passage of time in a bus station

it was also the year I started my degree and Gangnam Style was the first word I learned to read in Korean class

[aki-san.livejournal.com]

Once a guy online tried to chat me up because he saw that I liked kpop and he said that he was one of BoA's backup dancers for Only One. No idea if he really was, but it was pretty hilarious to me anyway.

[lightframes.livejournal.com]

I still love Pandora.

[adenar.livejournal.com]

I still love gangnam style ok

[pero, like (from livejournal.com)]

every single one of these songs is great

[typhlogirl.livejournal.com]

godddd I remember getting down to Gangnan Style in a club back when it was huge worldwide

still an absolutely bop idegaf

and Pandora/Beautiful Night are amazing songs THIS WAS AN EXCELLENT POINT IN TIME

EDIT: just rewatched the GS vid and it still delights me omfg

[premonitioner.livejournal.com]

when I realised last month that Gangnam Style was four years old I had to take a minute to not have a panic attack over the passage of time in a bus station

it was also the year I started my degree and Gangnam Style was the first word I learned to read in Korean class

[niyarav.livejournal.com]

I love Pandora, it's one of the first kpop songs I heard and helped me get into it because it's sooo good

[amandaplan.livejournal.com]

i remember watching psy's mv when it came out and not really knowing who he was lol. i was like why is hyuna in the mv? i liked the mv song though and now I can appreciate the IC cast cameos!

Beautiful Night is such an awesome summer song. It's the only other title besides Fiction that I've really loved from them.

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

"Only One" is great, BoA is amazing.... QUEEN

"Gangnam Style" was fun/funny until every damn bar in Korea was playing it so we'd hear it all the time and THEN it went global and just ugh it got old. I do like Psy's stuff tho. Actually if we're talking Psy's work I've always been a fan of "Right Now". I started liking him when that first came out.

[lazmy.livejournal.com]

kara's Pandora was the first time I ever felt shook. it both destroyed me and saved my life + skin because the whole video was beautiful

[sodapab.livejournal.com]

god everything about Pandora is so on point *_____*