H.O.T. Candy

I just needed to share as I was looking at some videos in YouTube.

I had this one as one of my favorites.  H.O.T. - High-Five of Teenagers.  They were so popular during their time.  I think I found this last year because SHINee did a cover of this song on a SBS show.  SHINee looked so cute in their big puffy mittens.  Too bad they didn't sing the whole song.

So, of course, I had to find the original group who sang "candy".   I came to love this song as well.  The members are Kangta the leader, Hee Jun, Woo Hyuk, Jae Won and Tony.  When "candy" first came out they were so young, younger than their performance in this video.

When I first saw Hee Jun I thought he was just a MC or Korean comedian.  I didn't know he was an idol.  I just saw him in so many variety shows.  He was funny so I thought he was a comedian.

Kang Ta still sings for SM Entertainment and still tours with SMTown.

Tony, just left his 1.5 year position as MC for Mnet's M! Countdown.

They had many hits after Candy, We are the Future, Warrior's Decendant, Haeng Bok Full of Happiness (which Suju redid).

I wish I had their song on my iPod but I just have to settle for this YouTube video.

There were many covers of Candy from Big Bang, Infinite, TeenTop but my favorite is SHINee. Too bad JongHyun didn't perform.

I do not own these videos.
Credit: misquesis for HOT video and mrsrehmacmd for SHINee cover.

Siwon Shows Support For Nichkhun

In a tweet today, Siwon Choi of Super Junior, tweeted a friendly message of support. He asked that the public be understanding of Nichkhun and give him space to reflect upon his actions. This came up after volley upon volley of criticism and rebuke had been thrown at Nichkhun following his DUI (driving under the influence) accident involving a motorcyclist a couple of days ago.

"A few days ago korean idol group 2PM member Nichkhun was involved in a traffic accident while drinking and driving which is an absolutely illegal action. To this point Nickhun should regret and refrain from committing such actions ever again. I believe he is examining himself more because of this accident. Nickhun is a symbol of the Thai dream of success and has significance for both Korea and Thailand . Let us give him time to reflect from which he will emerge a better and reborn person. Thank you." 

I hope the public remembers that idols are humans too and that they make mistakes. Luckily, this time around, the accident wasn't fatal.

If you own a drivers license, chances are that you've been in a situation where you almost hit someone. Think back to that time. And imagine that feeling multiplied a hundredfold. Not a great feeling is it? Let's follow Siwon's lead and give Nichkhun time to reflect.