KSI Auds

*brbcool8 ~ NU ABO / This song has grown on me, at first I didn't care for it at all, but now I like it. In the drop-down Britt said "I dont think I've ever tried to make a cover as perfect as this one" and you can definitely tell! The end result is brilliant! The whole beginning (up to 0:41) is awesome!! I especially like 0:32, Britt sings with great attitude on "dok chang juk byul myung jit gi" ~ The chorus throughout the dub is kickbutt, I love the "mystery"s and "NA NA NA NA"s

1:33 is epic!! 2:13 isn't my favorite, she's singing higher and sounds sort of cute but I prefer her on the mainly middle/low parts of the song. Like 2:41! Britt also said "I tried to make it my own, but I think I kinda sound like Amber going solo!" and while she does remind me of Amber, she's not a clone or anything and I like how she sounds. I love her "Yeah, this is how we do it bring it love f(x)" at 2:51!! And her ending "NU ABO" is awesome!

*musicdancesing97 ~ I Need a Boy / Ohh I like this! I really like the beginning speaking part, Cindy sounds mature and lovely- when she sings she's more cute+lovely, but I love both. Her bits of vibrato are splendid and though some of her notes are iffy now and then, I like the emotion she delivers her lines with. A lot of parts of this are wonderful, and overall I think she's delightful.

*4eversj1697 ~ Into The New World / I don't know her exact name, so I am referring to her as Hanzuzu. This dub didn't blow me away or anything, but I still think she did a nice job on the song she chose. I don't know how to describe her voice, but she sounds very cute+sweet and lovely; her "da heuteojin" at 0:17 is fabulous. She has some iffy notes but I give her props for giving her all. At 1:05ish she layers her voice- I really like her on the melody of the chorus!! Not perfect, but enjoyable.

*LittleMissCrap ~ Hard But Easy / A bit rushed sometimes and pitchy on the chorus, but Sarah noted that she oneshotted this song for 'a trial like thing'- practice you could say. With that in mind, this turned out pretty swell. You can tell she's a good singer simply by listening to her first few lines; her "bogo sipdagado" (0:15) is so pretty, I love her vibrato on 'gado' ~ her "geuriupdagado ireol irinji" is lovely too. And I like her "molla ah" at 0:25.

If Sarah actually worked hard on a cover of this song, I know it'd be better. But oneshots are for fun, eh? They're not meant to be flawless. The verses are my favorite in this, and parts of the chorus are nice. She put this cover up anyways because she wanted to enter Kpopcollab Summer Idol and there was a deadline to watch, so I give her props for entering with this even though it's not her best.



*xYakyuBaka ~ I Need a Girl [Female Piano version] / This song seems to be popular, lol. Beckie admits that the quality of the audio isn't the best, but you can still hear her divine voice. I love her speaking parts and pretty much every second of this. I like that she went with a slower piano version, the overall sound of Reece (thefrenziedpianist) 's playing and Beckie's singing is very soothing- Exquisite.

I love that she sang the melody and harmonies, as well as the gentle passion she fills each line with. Her "boy I need a boy"s are lovely and addicting & her higher and lower notes (plus everything inbetween) are gorgeous. Beckie is splendid on every part of this song (verses, chorus, etc), I like too much to point everything out, but this is definitely worth a listen!!

*SuzurinCovers ~ Saying I Love you / The beginning "Non neul naegae malhaettji wae" is beautiful! Suzumi has a lot of potential. Her low notes are soothing and pretty, her higher notes swell, and she has an overall very lovely sound. But I'd like to hear her sing out more- I know this is a slow song, but it doesn't have to be soft and slow.

She's semi-pitchy here and there, but not glaringly so; she has her share of good and not-so-good notes/lines, but you can hear the emotion in her words. I love her "jomdeo dalkomhage jeoldae ijeul su eobge" at 0:32! All of the chorus in this sounds marvelous and is wonderfully ear-pleasing. 2:42 turned out nicely, I like her "sipji anha" in the first line. Each time I listen to this, it grows on me more!

Suzumi sings with herself at 3:00 and it's terrific. And on top of that, she does overlapping vocals, as often done by a lead singer towards the end of a song. I really like her "jianulge Iroke neul niyope seoseona malhalge" (3:21ish) where there's her singing the main melody + her other vocals. And her "saranghae saranghae"s throughout the dub are enjoyable as well.

KSI

Sorry for my laziness lately. The bad thing about having time off is that time slips away from me, I'm easily sleepy unless I keep myself busy, and often times I get sidetracked doing stuff that I normally don't have lots of time for (ex slash reading, lol).

Also we're trialing a new kitten, my mom has named him Diego and he is troublesome- batting at my headphone cord, getting under my feet and making me worry that I'll roll over his tail, climbing all over behind my computer and making me fret that he'll unplug something, etc. He is adorable, but tries my patience often.

I still have four days left and I shall try and make the most of them!!

I don't really know all that much about this, as there isn't a lot of information provided. The contest will be composed of three rounds, and in the end there will be prizes for the top three placements- being featured on kpopcollab's YT channel, the promise of subscribers, and a background of their "favourite kpop group/idol" (differs depending on placement).

Round One took place Aug 6th and more than 40 people entered via video response (the required means of applying). "You guys can sing ANY kpop song for this round. It can be an old cover you've done or a new cover. We are looking for a well rounded Idol so this is how we will judge the covers..." The following listed was; Vocal quality, Range, Emotion, Style, and Adlibs, Belting, Vibrato, Harmonizing or Rapping.

It was noted that no voting will go on for the first two rounds -which will be decided by the two judges- but only in the third round. Round Two began on the 12th with the current deadline set at the 25th. Of the original applicants, 20 made it through to the second round. You can view the drop-down section to the video to read about how things are going down this time, I'd rather not ramble on about it, lol.

Instead I have decided to do as I did with Hana and IKP auditions before. There are now only 40 video responses left up (I expected some to no longer be listed) and it is my goal to get through them all! Because listening alone will take a long time, I may not write about every single dub, we'll just see how it goes~




*EverlastingGoals ~ Lucifer / Wow, I see why this song is so popular since it came out, it's pretty awesome. This is my first time hearing it, and this is one kickbutt dub of it!! Line has such strong vocals, loads of confindence & emotion, and delivers like a pro. On her profile she has a few Q&As, one being whether she is a boy or girl, and I'll admit myself that I wasn't sure at first. She sort of reminds me of Leilani (only201miles), so I was leaning towards female (with hella fierce vocals), but I don't like to assume. This is extremely brilliant!

*HICHI4you ~ Oasis / This is so relaxing. Bella is beautiful on the chorus, though the solo in entirety is wonderful! I think she handled the few higher parts well, and I love so so many of her ending notes, like her "jweo" at 1:21ish. Both of her "I wanna make love"s are awesome, and I really like the rap too!

I am guessing that either the guy vocals were on the instrumental she used or she chose to include them? Either way, her singing blends well with them. Her voice doesn't get lost in the backing vocals, instead fitting easily and sounding splendid. It's good that she sounds swell alone as well as with others, and also shows that her timing and key are on. Really nice.

*rhapsophonia ~ Bad Girl Good Girl / I find the "You don't know me" & "So shut up boy"s in this repetitive. I think they're cool sounding dub wise, but at the same time annoying song wise, lol. I'm not familiar with the song, so I don't know how the original sounds- thus I'm not doing any comparing in my head, simply listening.

I really like the "Hello, hello, hello"s (+ "euro x 3" & "dwiro x 3") and the part at 2:33. Charmaine doesn't have the kind of vocals that knock you off your feet, but she has a lovely sound and puts emotion into her singing. This is my first time hearing her, and she mentioned that this song was a bit hard. So I await hearing her in the next round on a different song.



*blackangelz09 ~ We're Breaking Up Today / At first I thought this was something serious, like an official recording or something. Y'all know what I mean- this is so amazing I didn't think it was a cover. The opening verse is so gorgeous!! Lin's singing is very moving. She has some iffy higher notes throughout the chorus' but those are easily tossed into the darkest corner of the it-doesn't-matter pit, because overall she did a divine job on this song. The verses are definitely my favorite, but the chorus' are lovely too.

*Melodicafiles ~ A Girl Meets Love / You have to wait until 1:24 to hear Mimi, but it's not a bad thing - her partner in this collab, Raddy, did a nice job! But focusing on the applicant, I like Mimi on the lower melody of the verse; in fact, her very first line is my favorite. She's good on the chorus too, but it appeals to me less. I don't know how to explain why. I'd like to hear her on a different song, so I shall try and look for her in the next round.

*icsk8grrl ~ Chocolate Love / I love vibrato- especially the right amount of a controlled vibrato, which is what Haru has. She uses little bits of it here & there and my ears are drinking it in. The fantastic sound of her mature voice is like chocolate. I really like her on the verses. She sings this song with a sexy vocal attitude, and it's utterly delicious. The part at 2:07 is fun, and the following "woo~" etc part at 2:21 is fabulous.

--Okay this is taking forever because my internet hates me today. That's all I am going to do for now, cause I'm frustrated that it's taking so long. I will try to get to the rest little by little.

Kpop Collabs [AS FTW]

~ Kpop Collaborations ~

My attempts at making a banner for this group were failing, so I stopped trying. Lol at Aya. I made the avatar months ago though. I discovered this group about a week or so ago and wanted to actually listen to some of their stuff, but kept putting it off. Then sometime last week I finally listened to their collab of Run Devil Run, since that song is epic. It's pretty good, so I went ahead and downloaded it~

And yesterday as I was doing BTW I saw they'd released another collab, this time by After School; so I just had to check it out. And now I'ma share it with y'all. But first a little info - Jasmine and Azure are the owners and I'm guessing they have leader-like roles. Over 100 covers/collabs have been uploaded!! Information on open collabs can be found on kpopcollab's channel.



Lead vocals - EverlastingGoals (Line)
High vocals - TinySaro (Tiny)
Low vocals - Jasminexmusic (Jas)
Rapper/Vocalist - Vipbabi (Azure)
Lead Rapper - jzsun (Jooty)
Harmonies - Line, Tiny and Jasmine

With U / This is a pretty song and I really like these gals' cover of it! The harmonies sound so awesome, and all of the solos are wonderful. I love the blending, and how everything is just right with the volumes. It's so smooth and ear pleasing. I downloaded this right away. I really like the chorus ♥

Oh! There are color-coded lyrics to follow along with too! 0:29 is Jas, and I love the way her and the harmonies sound together, it's epic. She has such a lovely lower voice. Azure and Jooty don't get many lines but it's cause there isn't a lot of rap in this. You hear them at 0:43 and 1:58. I don't like those parts of the song itself very much, but both of them sound great!

1:44 is Tiny; fjkfnewkfjenw, I really like her "Oh", she has such a pretty voice, and all her solos were super. She also started the 2:40 part off, followed by Jas, before Line comes in and pwns everything. Amazing! She sings with such emotion, I love her "oh oh" before the others come in on the chorus while she adlibs. The "so" at about 3:13, Line with the harmonies; freaking fantastic! omg

I really liked all of the "u ri da shi shi jak hal su i so"s in this. There might have been some slightly off or almost-off notes here or there, but I wasn't really listening for them; the singing had my attention. Definitely worth a listen. Very pretty.



Lead vocals - EverlastingGoals (Line)
High vocals - TinySaro (Tiny)
Low vocals - Jasminexmusic (Jas)
Rapper/Vocalist - Vipbabi (Azure)
Lead Rapper - jzsun (Jooty)

Because of You / And when I saw this I just had to listen/share. I love this song. And you get to hear everyone in this song!! Cause there are awesome rap parts, and enough of different types of lines (high, low, etc) that everyone gets a lot. Azure starts things off at 0:16 with that lovely "Ajikdo na geudaereul ijji mothae" solo.

And Jooty rocked the "Sarang haji malgeol geuraesseo, jeong juji malgeol geuraesseo, Butjapji malgeol geuraesseo wae ireohke na honja apa" parts! She is such a good rapper, I love her preciseness when it comes to saying each word. Not that I know she's saying them right cause I don't know Korean, but I mean, the sureness and emotion with which she delivers her rap.

kignewgnjkergnrj!! There are so so so many good things about this collab. I love every flipping line, solo, harmony, rap, echo; everything! I loved Jas' 0:31 solo, she sounds so good. I also like her on the "Jeongmal dap dap daphae, gap, gap, gaphae, Mak mak makhae, neo eobtneun sesangi" part at 1:31.

Line did really good at 0:39, just like the previous song; she sings with great energy/emotion. Her 1:16 "Neo ttaemune manhido ureosseo" etc parts are amazing. And 2:18 is Azure's biggest rap solo in the song, she suits Bekah, I really liked the "tteonan danikka eojjeogo" part towards the beginning of her solo.

Tiny had a lot of the echoes, or the one-liners inbetween other solos. The "I'll never forget, boy"s in the beginning was her, but you really get to hear her at 3:04 on UEE & Nana's solo. Jas at 3:20, sounding fantastic! 3:34 is Line once again on the awesome "Neo ttaemune manhido ureosseo" part. And the song ends with everyone singing together. A fabulous collab!