[WG] KPop Celebrities Cover Nobody

Wonder Girls Nobody is known as the biggest hit of 2008/09, the best year in Kpop history according to many fans [including myself]. Wonder Girls have performed this song countless times in the past and present and will continue to do so. The song was not only popular among all kpop fans, but also among other celebrities so here are some covers.

Miss A [Fei, Min, Jia]

Starting off the list with quite possibly the strongest contender. This is definitely my favorite cover. Considering that they performed the ballad/Rainstone version, I think they did exceptionally well. Fei and Jia have performed Nobody before with current Wonder Girls member Lim during their JYP Sisters days.

Miss A [Fei, Jia, Min]

Yes, that’s right, they performed it not once, but twice. I was disappointed that Suzy missed out both times though. This time though they did the dance version and Fei showed off her beautiful voice again. It seems Wonder Girls and Miss A are fans of each other.

2PM

Here we have another JYP Nation family member performing the song. 2PM’s Junsu and Jaebeom do a great job taking on Sunye and Yeeun’s part respectively. The other members also show their playfulness throughout.

Wonder Boys [Seungri, Jo Kwon, Taemin, Shindong, Sungmin]

I always knew Seungri was able to adapt to performing Wonder Girls’ songs really well, but Jo Kwon had the perfect attitude on stage. The whole audience seemed to enjoy the performance, particularly Wonder Girls and 2PM. I never get tired of watching this.

Jo Kwon, Min, Sungjong

On Happy Together, Sungjong said he wanted to claim Jo Kwon’s spot [since he was given the title of Second Generation Jo Kwon]. Of course, when Jo Kwon and his female counterpart Min are involved, you can always expect some Kkap. So while Sungjong showed a sexy style, Min and Jo Kwon promoted their Kkap style.

Jo Kwon

This is a video of Jo Kwon filling in for Sohee during one of their rehearsals. He’s pretty lost most of the time but towards the end, his Kkap comes out and he just wings it. You can hear the audience laughing and girls are laughing too while pushing him to his spot.

T.O.P [with Sunmi]

This is a clip from a Wonderbang special stage for Gayo Daejun. Sunmi opens with the chorus while T.O.P raps. The lyrics were changed and the rap itself was lengthened. I love this version. T.O.P has finally met a match for his intense gaze.

Kara

This is one of the weakest covers on this list. I always knew Kara fell short in the vocals department, but even Gyuri’s angelic voice couldn’t match up to Yeeun or Sunye’s powerful vocals. On a different note, when Wonder Girls perform this song, they exude elegance but Kara gave more of a cute [song-wise] and sexy [dancing-wise] vibe.

Daesung

I couldn't find the video of this but yay for whoever made these gifs. :)

Various Artists

This is for all the covers I missed or couldn’t find good videos of. It really shows just how popular the song was.

Which cover is your favorite, or do you prefer the original?

[RR] Asian Celebrity Look-Alikes Round 1

Everyone thinks all Asians look alike but, we if you’re used to seeing Asians then you can even tell the difference between where they come from. However, there are some that look strikingly similar that even us fans could be mistaken. Here’s part 1 of my list of celebrity look-alikes. Some of the idols/actors might cross-over from Korean, to Japanese and even Taiwanese.

I think the most well-known “twins” in the industry are Rain and 2PM’s Junho. I have to admit though, when 2PM first debuted with 10 out of 10, I seriously thought that half the group looked like Rain, specifically Junho, Chansung and even Jaebum.

Next up is SNSD’s Yoona and F(x)’s Krystal. Despite the fact that Krystal’s sister is actually Jessica, I find more resemblance between her and Yoona. I was actually surprised that Krystal turned out to be Jessica’s sister.

People who do resemble Jessica [not just Jessica but each other] though, include Dal Shabet’s Serri, Hello Venus’ Yoonjo, T-Ara’s Hyomin, and Wonder Girls’ Sunye.

Also, I’ve noticed that FT Island’s Hongki and MBLAQ’s Mir also look alike sometimes.

Another set of twins from SM include senior KangTa and [super] junior Siwon.

Big Bang’s Daesung and K.Will also share a striking resemblance with their bright smile and disappearing eyes.

This next set is very special. The main person here is FT Island’s Jaejin. And for those who are not very familiar with YG, then you might not know who I’m comparing him to so I’ll give a short intro. The Kwon twins from YG are best known as 2ne1’s back-up dancers. But they have also appeared in GDTOP’s Don’t Go Home, Seungri’s VVIP, and even episode 3 of Secret Garden [Yoo In Na from YG was in there. I think they were also in What's Up which has Daesung.]. Ever since I saw them in 2NE1’s Go Away performance [I didn't know they were twins at that time, which explains why they were able to dance with Dara and CL], I really thought they looked exactly like Jaejin.

[DR] Actress Butler Episode 1

First of all, Actress Butler is not a drama, but in fact a variety show (but I'll be putting it up as a drama review).

I recently got Korean channels on my t.v. (around October/November) and have been trying out new shows ever since. Because I live in the States, the shows air much later than they do in Korea so the first episode just aired recently and I watched it just last night. And I also hadn't seen the Chuseok special so I was unaware of how the show ran. And it kind of reminds me of Mei-chan's Butler (Japanese drama) but instead it has idols.

At first, my main attractions to the show were Son Dambi, Lee Hongki & Se7en (I'd seen previews of it before)...but after watching the first episode, a few other "butlers" caught my attention. It was pretty hard to catch onto a lot of the funny parts because I don't think mbc subs variety shows (TT_TT).

Personally, I was sad that nobody chose Hongki because he would have been my first choice, even though the guy below caught my attention with his piano skills. His name No Minwoo.

Btw, I think Son Dambi looked really classy on the show. ;)

Se7en and Ha Suk Jin would've been my next eye-catchers esp. after seeing how cute Sukjin acted with Jo Yuh Jeong.

And can't forget how adorable Hongki looked in his "maid" outfit.

(Episode 2)

Can't wait to see Dambi's part in the next episode. ;) Which I am about to go watch right now.

Overall, I'm looking forward to episode 2, but that's probably because of my bias over Dambi. -_-