Fair Shake Reaction: We Can - Weeekly

We Can - Weeekly

(Genre: Kpop)

Q&A: Chanty

At Tokyo in Tulsa 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Chanty held a Q&A for the fans and here are the questions asked by the fans. I want to thank their management for bringing Chanty to Tulsa and allowing the fans this opportunity. If you haven't done so already, please check out my live report from the convention that also includes a special giveaway!

Band Members
Akuta - vocals
Shia - guitar
Chitose - guitar
Taku - bass
Naruto - drums

BM5's Summer 2020 Anime Retrospect

Summer 2020 Anime Retrospect

Fair Shake Reaction: Produced by [ ], Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 - OnlyOneOf

Produced by [ ] Pt. 1 & Pt. 2 - OnlyOneOf

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: Detroit 2 - Big Sean

Detroit 2 - Big Sean

(Genre: Hip Hop/Rap)

Detroit 2 Related Links:

Lithuania (Music Video)

Harder Than My Demons (Music Video)

Sway in the Morning Interview

TheNeedleDrop Review

Joe Budden Podcast Review

Tokyo in Tulsa 2016 Live Report & Chanty Giveaway

Fair Shake Review: 1999 - Rich Brian

 
1999 - Rich Brian

(Genre: Alternative Rap/Alternative Pop)

Links Rich in Brian content:

Love in My Pocket (Music Video)

Don't Care (Music Video)

DOA (Lyric Video)

When You Come Home (Lyric Video)

BALI - Indonesian Version (Music Video)

After Theater Review: Love and Monsters

Fair Shake Reaction: Say My Name - Hyolyn

Say My Name - Hyolyn

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: More Fear - Tech N9ne

 

More Fear - Tech N9ne

(Genre: Alternative Rap/Hip-Hop)

Fear not, they're just more links:

Kathartic (Season 2 Short Film)

Snake and the Bat Man (Lyric Video)

Idol by Hollywood Undead (Music Video)

Faster by Dax (Music Video)

Worldwide Cypher by Scru Face Jean

Fair Shake Review: King's Disease - Nas & Hit Boy

 
King's Disease - Nas & Hit Boy

(Genre: Rap/Hip-Hop)

Links to the what led to this diagnosis:

Ultra Black (Music Video)

All Bad (Audio)

Joe Budden Podcast Review

TheNeedleDrop Review

Dead End Hip Hop Review

Fair Shake Reaction: Dystopia: Lose Myself - Dreamcatcher

 

Dystopia: Lose Myself - Dreamcatcher

(Genre: Kpop/Krock)

Fair Shake Reaction: In Life - Stray Kids

In Life - Stray Kids

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Reaction: Zero: Fever Part.1 - Ateez

 

Zero: Fever Part.1 - Ateez

(Genre: Kpop)

Fair Shake Review: Jaguar - Victoria Monet

Jaguar - Victoria Monet

(Genre: Contemporary R&B/Funk)

Links to the wild Jaguar:

Moment (Music Video)

Jaguar (Music Video)

Dive (Lyric Video)

Moment (Live on Jimmy Kimmel)

Jaguar (Short Film)

Beats 1 Interview (w/ Masego)

This is NOT a Tutorial - It's an Old Ramble Part 3

BM5's November 2020 Favorites

Favorite Anime Discussion

Violet Evergarden: Learning to Feel - Digi

Every time I can see some appreciation or musings on this anime, I have to watch. This time, I have to share, as well! Although some of the faults of the show are brought out on this video, there's also some thoughts on how wonderfully done this anime was created. This is one of my favorites of late and how each life story that Violet comes across seems to make her grow emotionally. Seeing the child soldier slowly learn how to become attached to regular society is one that I adore so much and this goes into even Digi's experience with something similar. Hope you enjoy it like I did.

Favorite Choreography

Teddy Bear - Natty

Natty debuted earlier this year and I really enjoyed what she had to offer. Therefore, news of the comeback made me excited. When the new music video dropped, I was a bit underwhelmed. I thought the song was just ok, but then this dance practice video was released. Watching it as a performance as a whole had me appreciate the small details in the beat that the choreography emphasized. Not only that, I was enamored by how sweet and naughty the moves were. It was a nice riding of the line of maturity and turned my entire opinion on the song around. Tell me what you think.

Favorite Discovery

little more - FAKY

Turns out that this group has been around for years. Yet, I saw this subtly calling me in my recommended video column. I was pleasantly greeted with some good dancing, nice vocals, and dope vibe. I was then faced with the dilemma, do I try now to dive into the J-Pop scene, too? Hahaha. Honestly, I'm just happy to stumble upon a great song to add to my playlist and I'll look into their past work despite the member changes that they went through. Maybe there's more greatness to be found!

Favorite Single

Dream of You - Chung Ha

Alright, so everybody who keeps up with K-Pop have been wondering where is the new Chung Ha album. She's released a plethora of singles throughout the year, but no full project date...until now: January 2021. *le sigh* Yet, this was paired with the single/performance video "Dream of You feat. R3hab"! THIS was the single that made me okay with waiting longer. The song itself is so seductive and sophisticated as Chung Ha has been known to bring of late. The video and choreo give me major Janet Jackson/Michael Jackson vibes throughout and I'm just captivated. It's an all English song and I think it may have to do with the other announcement I became aware of with this dropping. She has now signed with 88Rising! Watching (practically) everything that 88Rising has been doing in the industry has been intriguing. They seem to know just the right talent that could truly crossover into the States and when it comes to K-pop talent, they've already tapped Jackson Wang. Adding Chung Ha officially to the roster has me zeroed in on them even more so. Long story short, everything surrounding the release of this single has wrought with anticipation for the album at the top of the year!

Full Nov. 2020 Favorites playlist: click here

Fair Shake Review: B7 - Brandy

B7 - Brandy

(Genre: R&B/Soul)

The links B4 you lead to B7:

Borderline (Music Video)

Baby Mama (Music Video)

Love Again (Lyric Video)

Zane Lowe Interview

Joe Budden Podcast Review

Unwrapped Review: Snowpiercer

Quick Anime Review

Back Street Girls: Gokudolls (2018) | Rating: 3/5
Before every new anime season, I scroll through MyAnimeList's page of series, OVAs, and movies that are coming out and add whatever sounds interesting to my "Plan to Watch" list. This was one of those series that caught my attention by its shear premise. If you have not watched my First Impression video of this, then you're truly missing out on the wtfery of this series. Coincidentally, around this time, I was watching quite a few series that decided to go outside the box on concepts. Hopefully, I'll do a quick little blurb about them here on the blog. This series was highly entertaining. By no means, it wasn't the best of the best of anime, but the mere concept of three yakuza deciding to fly to Thailand for a sex change and become an idol group is just so out there. I admit the animation is a little lazy and odd at times and perhaps the concept for this show might be considered problematic, but I had a fun time with it to the very end.


DRAMAtical Murder (2014) | Rating: 2/5
I was drawn to this series due to cosplay and maybe a little fanart. I loved the character design and the premise sounded interesting. Fortunately, my job had the DVD set. So, I checked it out, put it in the player, and proceed to trudge through nearly every episode. *sighs* This sadly ended up being a waste. This series is based on a BL visual novel of the same name. To my surprise, and I'm sure to fans of the visual novel, there was no BL to be found. The story was confusing and I had a hard time keeping my focus to push through the last few episodes. One redeeming part of having the DVD set was the bonus footage, "Data_xx_Transitory", which features the bad endings of the game in anime form. OMG! If the series took this serious, darker tone with just the right amount of BL, it would have been hundreds of times better! I have no idea why they took out all the fun parts of this show. Honestly, the bonus material made me want to play the game now and possibly become a fan of this universe. In short, if you enjoyed the visual novel or the BL genre, I'd totally skip out on this one.


Gosick (2011) | Rating: 3.5/5
Here's another series that I was interested to through cosplay. A new friend I made through a mutual was cosplaying the main character Victorique de Blois and she told me a little bit about the show, which made me interested in checking it out. I was not disappointed. I love a good mystery series and this was definitely one of them. This series has a similar feel to Black Butler with a little less supernatural elements to it. I enjoyed watching the duo team of Victorique and Kazuya Kujou solve mysteries together, but moreso seeing their friendship grow and grow over time. I will admit there might've been moments where I thought the story/mystery drag a little too long, but for the most part, I enjoyed the journey and later the destination I ended up with these characters. I don't know many people who have seen this series, but I think people should definitely check this out if you want a European mystery setting.



Hanebado! (2018) | Rating: 3/5
Yes, I still have a slot for sports anime in my anime rotation. I probably always will until I run out of sports anime to check out. This series was different than previous entries as it focused on an all girls team. It also focuses on a sport I genuinely enjoy playing and miss participating in. Anyway, when I first started this series, I wasn't sure which direction it was gonna go, but I was willing to stick with it. I honestly don't regret the journey I went on with these girls. It not only focuses on a badminton prodigy, the aggressive team captain, or their rivalry, but we get to learn about the other teammates' insecurities and relationship with our highly skilled mains. I will admit that the "rival" from another team was...okay. It was a brief moment within a few episodes and I think it could've been executed just a little bit better. I didn't dislike her, but her character tended to hit a couple foreigner beats I've seen in a lot of anime. Nonetheless, I would like to watch more sports anime featuring women in the future.


Happy Sugar Life (2014) | Rating: 3.5/5
If you haven't seen it already, I did do a First Impression video of this series and boy, it was still quite an insane ride to the very end. I am totally on board with anime subverting your expectations for the better and the ones that stand out the most are cute concepts with a dark side. Watching this series was unpredictable with a hint of insanity and I'm totally down for those sorts of things. I enjoyed the unique animation style and color palette chosen to portray uncertainty and pain. The story and characters remained interesting and I had no idea how things were gonna end. Overall, I was not disappointed, but I did have a couple questions with the resolution. Nonetheless, the twists and turns of this story was definitely different from any other anime I've seen. Keep making cute, but dark series, Japan!

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