Just…Catching Up

Okay, so I’m not making any promises yet but I think that maybe you can begin to expect some regular Suju coverage from me from now on because well, I’m now a fan of theirs – and a big one by the looks of it. I spent this whole last week-end rooting through Youtube and watching any lengthy subbed clip of theirs I could find – I watched them on PKL’s Wonderful Outing, saw their ‘Coffee Prince’ parody and checked out their stint on the ‘3 Women, 3 Colour’ show. Honestly, it’s not much but it’s a start. (Hey, if you have any more to recommend, feel free!)

Of course, on top of that, I checked out their comeback performances on Music Bank, Music Core and SBS Inkigayo as well. I was going to talk about them separately but I’d probably just end up saying the same things over and over again since they were all fantastic and I was very impressed. Suju really upped their game with this comeback and this new image is working quite well for them. There was so much energy and life and awesomeness in their performances (and I found myself digging their clothes too) – it was just very good. Honestly, I actually find myself looking forward to the week-end music shows now because I want to see more Suju performances. I haven’t been excited for that since SHINee went on break and SNSD had their first comeback performance. Now it’s not that I don’t like other people’s performances or that they’re not as good or better sometimes but – they just don’t hold my interest. I watch a performance and then forget about it five minutes later or I get bored halfway through. So I’m really grateful for this actually – thank goodness for Suju giving me something to look forward to. And for cracking me up on a continuous basis.

Speaking of cracking me up, I also just watched their movie, Attack on the Pin-Up Boys. LOL, I’m even laughing at the title – and while it wasn’t as gut-wrenchingly hilarious as I thought it would be, it definitely had some laugh out loud moments. And honestly the whole thing is so weird and random and sort of lame in a really silly way and Siwon had the ability to shoot lightning out of his hands and levitate things and I still cannot get over that so hey, watch it – you might get a laugh. And uhm, DongHae looked really good there. Like I don’t know what happened (although I’m sure it had something to do with his hair) but literally as soon as he came on screen, I was just like “WOW. Hi there, DongHae. Good to see you.” So I mean, if you want to boost your DongHae liking, feel free to check out the film – I think he did a pretty good job, btw, acting-wise as well. Ryeowook is also particularly notable here – so funny! He overdoes everything and his character was seriously like my second favourite in the show and he got some major cool points for that. Siwon is funny, Kangin is comically pathetic (up until the end that is) and I am convinced that Heechul is just playing himself – a vainer, more self-centred version surely – but I can’t help thinking that he was probably somewhat like that while he was in school.

Speaking of the members, as is usually the case with me, I’m having a hard time picking a favourite. And I know I don’t need to have a favourite – and I rarely ever do considering I’m always hopping from one person to another depending on the circumstances but I dunno, I guess I’m just used to thinking I have one. Currently it’s Siwon because in addition to being really, really good-looking, he’s kind and thoughtful and well-mannered and he seems to have a really good heart and sweet, old-fashioned ideals which I appreciate but since he’s pretty much my initial favourite, it’s very possible that things will change. And it doesn’t help that their performances are making me aware of DongHae‘s megawatt charisma and Yesung‘s overwhelming stage presence (not to mention his incredible voice). And speaking of incredible voices, let me shout out Kyuhyun, who was the last member I learned but who I will never forget now that I’ve heard him sing. I keep telling myself it isn’t right to like someone strictly for their vocal ability (since I haven’t seen much of his personality yet) but every time I listen to their songs, his voice just pulls me in – it’s incredible and I can’t believe I didn’t take notice of him sooner. It’s no kidding – that boy can sing. But I really like Yesung’s voice too – so powerful, hmm – but I’m finding Kyuhyun’s more appealing at the moment. And I think that given the opportunity (if only!), I’d probably go for DongHae as opposed to Siwon just because imo, Siwon’s like that cool, older guy that you’ve always kind of idolized and you have a big crush on but who you know you haven’t got a chance with so instead you just watch and admire him from afar while DongHae’s more like your kind of cool best friend who you’ve recently started developing feelings for but since you’re friends, you don’t really want to change things too much since they’re good as they are (besides, what if that cool, older guy finally notices you?! Okay, you know it’s not gonna happen but you can pretend). LOL, I overthink things, don’t I? Yeah, so I’ll end here and just say that Suju’s recruited a new fan in me and I cemented it by buying their album this week-end, although I’m kind of having some problems with Yesasia (but really, what else is new?)

And also, it seems that all of the members of Suju will be guesting on next week’s WGM episode as evidenced by the preview. I cannot wait for this because honestly, Kangin on his own is a handful for YoonJi so I haven’t a clue how she’s going to deal with ALL OF SUJU (and how are they all going to fit in that tiny apartment?!) at once and she already looks like she’s about to collapse from exhaustion in that short preview video. Poor girl, I wish her luck with all that and hopefully it only looks worse than it is – but I am certain that it will be entertaining. XD I’m definitely going to keep an eye out for when the subbed cuts of that show up, that’s for sure. Ha, I love KangJi – and Suju. Yay. ❤

Anyway, later.

Maki