Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Sunday Junkie

About five weeks ago a free-to-air TV station here in Australia started showing a little program called PopAsia on a Sunday morning, and well, to get straight to the point... I'm borderline addicted.

While I was previously aware that it was kind of a big deal for some, I had never really given KPop a second thought until this show. As soon as it popped up on the guide, my ingeniously opposable thumb danced straight over the remote to the button with the big red dot. Out of curiosity... and an abysmal lack of alternative Sunday morning entertainment.

The thing is... it's kind of hypnotising. The songs are super catchy (a lot more than can be said for the avalanche of soft-cock rock that saturates our charts at the moment), the videos are all super slick, and all the artists are dripping with modelling potential.

Now I have to 'fess up here: asian girls are a big turn on. A big part of my watching is for the eye candy. Sue me. You probably watch Beyoncé for the same reason. The songs genuinely make me want to dance though. They get stuck in my head, I walk around singing lyrics I can't understand, and they kinda give me a happyfuzzy feeling inside; that's more than I can say for The Fray.

So there you are... go check it out if you know what's good for you. Meanwhile I'll sit here and stare dreamily at Seungyeon and count the minutes till next Sunday morning.

Haawwt.