It's standard for K-pop groups to come back at least once a year in order to keep their fans satisfied and to recruit more fans to join their hype. The best season for groups to make their comeback with an album is the summer where fans, mostly teenagers, are free from school and have time to stream their music and music videos to raise the views and vote all night long. Summer also provides fans time to attend concerts, fanmeetings, and make money to buy their albums. Most girl groups come back around this time to showcase their sexiness, such as SISTAR who has made summer comebacks their trademark. There's certainly no summer without SISTAR.
With the spring season almost approaching summer, groups have already released their comeback plans. This is a list of the most recent comebacks we have seen from late May.

Kim Jonghyun, She Is
Title Track: She Is
May 23, 2016

Jonghyun, a member of SHINee, made his solo comeback with a full studio album. Though SHINee hasn't promoted together as five in years, Jonghyun and member Taemin have both been releasing their solo albums and exploring their artistic ways. Jonghyun composed most of the songs on his albums, showcasing his style and vocal color. Aside from the title track, I recommend 'White T-Shirt' and 'Dress Up'.

Crystal Clear (CLC), NU.CLEAR
Title Track: Oh No No
May 29, 2016

 Crystal Clear (CLC) made their comeback with their center being Eunbin after her rise of popularity from Produce 101. The group has been unsuccessful in gathering lots of attention compared to other new girl groups like TWICE and I.O.I but they're holding their head up high. They promised if they win 1st place, they'd all shave their heads.

FIESTAR, Apple Pie
Title Track: Apple Pie
May 30, 2016

FIESTAR have been unsuccessful in gathering attention as a group despite debuting years ago, However, member Cao Lu was able to turn heads for her wittiness on variety shows. She transformed FIESTAR into a group to watch. With their sweet new single, Apple Pie, the group has been trying to ride the hype of their member. The music video is a typical K-pop concept of bright and popping colors and a catchy chorus and dance for fans. Cao Lu's on-screen husband, Jo Seho, also made a cameo at the end of the music video.

EXID, Street
Title Track: L.I.E.
May 31, 2016

EXID, Exceed In Dreaming, made their comeback, promising a new style of music. The group became popular after member Hani's fancam went viral and Solji got recognized for her singing talents. The song features sexy moves for member Junghwa to shine. The music video had been under controversy for the many sexual innuendos throughout the whole video, practically plastering on 69 on everything possible.

There are more comebacks on the way such as: EXO, SISTAR, and NINE MUSES. However, those comebacks won't be covered on this blog as we're coming to a closing. Thank you for reading and commenting and following along.

AOA, Ace of Angels, finally came back as a group after a year of solo activities. In K-Pop, each group's album has a certain concept and with their song "Good Luck", it was a life guard concept. The music video featured the girls in life guard outfits, carrying out their duties as well as being around firetrucks. The concept alone got the attention of thousands of fans, saying that AOA always gets the best concepts and knows exactly what men find attractive. And the teaser pictures do not disappoint with both the Weekend and Weekday version.
The beat starts off with an aggressive horn and bass riff that don’t give its vocalists many chances to stand out, and a chorus that isn’t nearly catchy enough. The video is just like any other K-Pop music videos by throwing enough legs, bathing suits and slow-motion action shots to turn “Good Luck” into something of a Baywatch tribute.

A scene from the music video

Jimin, the rapper of AOA, was able to show her personality in the song with her rap that got famous on Unpretty Rapstar. However, during her scenes, the editors failed to catch the underboob which flashed a few times throughout the videos that fans have caught. This, along with a car logo failed to be blurred, caused the video to be deleted an hour after its release to blur out the scenes. 

"Good Luck" chorus dance

Despite the controversy with AOA and their two member's failure to know the basic history of Korea, the group was able to win first place on 'The Show' and 'Show Champion', the remaining music shows are to be determined by the end of the week. 

J-POP, also known as Japanese pop, is a genre of music that was introduced to Japan in the 1990's. Music was influenced during the 60's when bands like The Beatles were popular and influential. Other regions have copied this style and have made it their own. Rock and hip-hop have also influenced Japanese music during the 21st century. In the 2000s, the anime industry added weight to Japanese music after Hatsune Miku, a vocaloid, was introduced to the public. Idol groups were introduced and gained popularity around the country. Two popular groups would be AKB48 and Arashi.

For more on J-POP artists - http://www.ranker.com/list/j-pop-bands-and-musicians/reference

All the members of AKB48

People see yin and yang everyday. From sunlight and darkness to man and woman, the idea of yin and yang is present in everyday lives. But where did it come from?
The concept of yin and yang is a fundamental idea of Taoism, which started sometime around the 4th or 3rd century in China. Taoism belief is to live in balance and harmony with Tao, which means principle.
The symbol of taijitu is what is used to represent yin and yang. The idea of yin and yang is the coming together of two things to make something whole. Important understandings of yin and yang include the fact that something is neither completely yin nor yang. Everything is a mix of both, and that yin and yang changes through time. It is never something that stays the same.
Next time you are walking down the street or taking the time to look around, think about the different forms of yin and yang that you see. It's interesting how you can find it almost everywhere you go.

For more on yin and yang:  http://personaltao.com/teachings/questions/what-is-yin-yang/
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