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Blog #24: ISYS100 MUSIC VLOG

When our group was workshopping ideas for our vlog, we were trying to find ways to encapsulate our theme- music. And what better way to achieve this than a karaoke session! It doesn't matter what genre you listen to, or your cultural background, or whether you can play an instrument. Music can, in many ways, bring people together and be extremely meaningful. Most importantly, it can be loads of fun! In light of this, our group headed to Mizuya- a popular Japanese karaoke destination in the city- to film our vlog. We were able to sing songs from each group members' favourite genres- movie sound tracks, rock music, KPOP etc. We channeled our inner Mariah Carey, and belted our hearts out- even if it didn't sound the greatest hahaha. Safal, one of our group members, brought his camera and microphone to record the vlog. He was also responsible for the editing of the footage, as he had the software for it. However, other group members contributed clips to the vlog by cap
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BLOG #23 : Seasonal and Festival Songs of Nepal

TEEJ SONGS There is a special festival for the women in Nepal where they fast for their husband's good health and long life. It is celebrated once every year around end of August when Monsoon season in Nepal is nearly finished. Usually married women are invited to her father and mother's house where she will be treated as special guest and lots of dishes are prepared for her before the day of fasting and these special dishes are known as "DAR". There is a special kind of songs which are played and sung by ladies whole day of fasting while dancing as well. It is composed in usually similar folk tunes. All the ladies who does the fasting, usually gather and celebrate it by dancing on these songs. ASHARE SONGS Ashar is a 3rd month in Nepalese calendar which is rainy season(also called Monsoon) and a season to plant the rice. Usually farmers while in the process of planting the rice, they have a special song that they sing with special trad

Blog #22: Kpop Group - BIGBANG

BIGBANG No, not the Big Bang Theory but a South Korean idol group formed under YG Entertainment, called BIGBANG that consist of 5 members: G-Dragon (Kwon Ji Yong) Leader, Main Rapper, Vocalist and Face of the Group T.O.P (Choi Seung-hyun) Lead Rapper, Vocalist and Visual Taeyang (Dong Yong Bae) Main Vocalist and Main Dancer Daesung (Kang Daesung) Lead Vocalist Seungri (Lee Seung Hyun) Lead Dancer, Vocalist and Maknae (Youngest in the group) A group that has gained the honorific title "Kings of Kpop", as they are often cited to be one of the most influential acts to shape the Kpop industry, helping spread the Korean Wave internationally. Since their debut back 2006, they have topped major Korean music charts and 11 years down the track still produce hit tracks. Their experimental and diverse use of music genres, personal involvement in producing their own records, and stage performances have been admire

Blog #21: Kpop Group - BLACKPINK

"BLACKPINK in your area,  BLACKPINK in your area!" Blackpink consist of four members: Jisoo (Kim Jisoo) Lead Vocalist and Visual Jennie (Jennie Kim) Main Rapper, Lead Vocalist and Centre Rose (Park Chae Young) Main Vocalist and Lead Dancer Lisa (Lalisa Manoban) Main Dancer, Lead Rapper, Sub Vocalist and Maknae (Youngest member of the group) They became the first girl group that debuted under YG Entertainment in seven years after 2NE1, with their debut single album Square One released on August 8, 2016. The two title trackers, "BOOMBAYAH" and "WHISTLE" charted at number one and two on the Billboard World Digital Songs chart, and BLACKPINK are by far the fastest act to do so and the third Korean artist or group to hold the top two positions after PSY and BIG BANG. Social media has been key to amping up anticipation for BLACKPINK's releases. The group's initially mysterious Instagram accou

Blog #20 : Kpop Group - BTS

BTS ,  also known as Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korea boy band formed by Big Hit Entertainment. Their name stands for Bangtan Sonyeondan, which translate to "Bulletproof Boy Scouts", and in 2017 they've changed their english equivalent name to "Beyond the Scene". The members are: RapMonster (Kim Nam Joon) Main Rapper and Leader of BTS Jin (Kim Seok Jin) Vocalist and Visual Suga (Min Yoon Gi) Lead Rapper Jhope (Jung Ho Seok) Lead Rapper and Main Dancer Jimin (Park Ji Min) Lead Vocalist and Main Dancer V (Kim Tae Hyung) Vocalist Jungkook (Jeon Jeong-guk) Main Vocalist, Lead Dancer, Sub Rapper, Centre and Maknae (Youngest of the group) They debuted on June 13, 2013, with the lead single 'No More Dream' on album 2 Cool 4 Skool', for which they won several "New Artist of the Year" awards including those at the 20123 MelOn Music Awards and Golden Disk Awards,

Blog #19: Soundtrack in Baby Driver

Soundtrack in Baby Driver  Baby Driver was released on 28 June 2017, the plot of the movie follows Baby a getaway driver working for a crime boss. The sequences of the movie follows Baby and most of the soundtrack is diagetic score meaning what the characters in the movie listen to, in this case it is the protagonist, Baby. Edgar Wright, the director cites it as a musical with a mix of crime, action, music and sound. The soundtrack in Baby Driver follows Baby's mood as what he experiences such as suspense, love and sadness.  The film is well known for its feature in choreography with the soundtrack, the actors' timing and movements are synced with the soundtrack as synonymous with the "opening scene" and the "second scene." Edgar Wright notes that when he first listened to "Jon Spencer Blues Explosion" he had thought of a car chase in mind. He has also featured several blue explosion songs in Hot Fuzz.   Vincent References Us

Blog #18: Headhunterz

Headhunterz Willem Rebergen also known as Headhunterz, a Dutch DJ and record producer is well known within the hardstyle genre. Headhunterz originally started as a duo project in 2005 partnered with Bobby van Putten but by 2006 van Putten made a decision to leave Headhunterz to continue his musical studies at the Rock Academy.  Rebergen continued as Headhunterz continuing his success in 2007 and formed a collaboration with Wildstylez as Project One receiving well in the Hardstyle community.  Headhunterz continued his success in the hardstyle genre until 2013 where he signed with Ultra Records marking his departure from hardstyle to mainstream music. It did not bode well with the hardstyle community but Headhunterz commits to his decision with his creative freedom. Despite his commitment to a new genre he still plays hardstyle on set. In 2016, there were many hints of his return to hardstyle such as the suprise appearance on the Defqon 1 alongside Technoboy and The Prophet. E