G-Dragon endorses Bean Pole and reminds everyone that you are not as cool as him.

Fuuuuuuuuuck. G-Dragon, you KILL me!!!!!! How can a 23 year old kid have so much swagga? I want just an ounce of his charisma, a teaspoonful. Untouchable.

Very obsessed with G-Dragon's 'Obsession'.

Seriously, GD. Dear Leader pisses charisma. I don't understand a word (of Korean) he's saying, but this kid is one powerful drug. I fantasize about being him, when I'm not pretending to be CL. You will feel cooler just by blasting his songs in your ear. Really, try it. His 眼神 (no direct translation but something like the look he gives off in his eyes) cuts. Beware if you're in the audience when he and T.O.P. take the stage. Slaughter.

GD+TOP = Knock Out

Starting off the new year right. GD+TOP MV for Knock Out.

Asian Entertainment News for 4.22.10.

• Vanness makes hamburgers, talks about his girlfriend - and not having sex, or French kissing. Whatever works for them, but I really don't think God objects to two lovers swapping spit.
• Another Chinese quake, another HK benefit, another chance for all manners of stars to wear oversized white tees, black rimmed glasses, and unusually solemn faces.
• G-Dragon's a beast! For those of us who didn't pack the stadium at his Shine a Light concert, here is the MV for She's Gone, featuring a slightly disturbed GD.
• A blogger lists the Top 10 Asian American Rappers of All Time. Kind of heavy, considering 'all time' spans roughly a decade. But it's still a good who's who and includes some of my favorites like Dumbfoundead and Far East Movement. Topping the list is, of course, Big Boy MC Jin.

G-Dragon + '1 Year Station'.

To celebrate the release of G-Dragon's Shine a Light concert DVD, I'm posting the GD song that's getting heaviest rotation on my humble iPod.

SeungRi + G Dragon = 'Strong Baby'.

SeungRi is lowest on my Big Bang radar, but of the 5, I think he's the most traditionally handsome - tall, slim, and chiseled in all the right places (mark 3'12" - someone's been working out). They all can rock a suit, but there's something particularly suave about li'l SeungRi all dressed up like the big boys. He channels some JT Futuresex/Lovesounds smoothness in this video, which gives him more polish than the usual neon trench he has to wear in group videos. Give the kid a few more years, a few more voice lessons, and a few more protein shakes, and he'll kill.

Notes: 1) Spelling lesson @ 4'21" - v-i-c-t-o...y? 2) Someone's going to call the 'p' word (...plagiarism) on this song sooner or later because you ain't made it in K-Pop til someone accuses you of stealing.

Innocent little G-Dragon + Jaebeom takes over YouTube.

Irish Day! Time to celebrate Korean pop......

So what does it say about me that the highlight of my day has been the news that G-Dragon is cleared of all charges relating to his concert incident? I actually let out a small cry when I read it. The leader of the Big Bang pack held a solo concert last year and in addition to performing two 'banned' songs, he had a steamy moment with a female dancer that involved a bed and some rope. This led to cries of indecency considering that the concert was open to all fans and impressionable girls 12 and older. The scene in question looks a bit tame to my American eyes, and now apparently to Korean law. Congratulations, G-Dragon! So when's the next concert?

Poor Jaebeom has been AWOL almost as long as I have, except he actually contributes something to the greater good, namely addictive music and rock solid abs. Alas, he has returned with a YouTube video and smooth cover of B.O.B.'s Nothing on You. In a giant fuck you to everyone who's been hating on him, he managed well over 1 million hits in just 1 day! Let's see the JYP crew match that. Welcome back, Jay!