You know...i liked mask singer...i really do....or did.

the concept of being mysterious and all, and that everyone has a chance(well, celebrities)...is appealing.

I often dream of seeing my fav singers there. So that they can bam show it in yo face their often unappreciated awesomeness.

i have a long-ish list of who i want to be in there...(but somehow feel they won't ever appear...)

but i think my main motivation of watching the performances is to wait for Kevin(ZE:A). 

and maybe somewhere along the line i've listed Im Hanbyul aka Mr.Not-Human as another one i'd be dying to see there.

Because these two have phenomenal singing.

i keep watching...until i get tired but i still keep watching...

it's just been getting less n less exciting...

You'd see almost same singers from other singing shows for the legends/super talented ones, and then there'll be a bunch of idols to prove their singing talents...and then there'd be some actors and comedians.

But the guests are sometimes redundant. You'd see some of them would have come more than once. Not even that long of a gap time.

The idols there to prove their talents sometimes aren't even that amazing...but of course the fans would go all over it and brag just cuz they're singing means they're amazing. huh...at first it was fun discovering the good ones...after awhile it gets a little tired, especially whenever same ones appear more than once...

and the King thingy...sometimes it feels winner just win for the status they hold...yeah they're good...but have you seen unpopular/unreputable good one become king for long(or even for once?)...the mask can't even count since usually people immediately know who's behind the masks especially when they're singers who often go on other singing shows or have ardent following...

over the time it starts to feel pretentious. idk...maybe that's just me...

I'm still watching the contestants closely every week...

who knows if Kevin or Mr.Not Human (or some other of my favs) is going to pop in some day?

I can dream.

Hopefully by then i haven't gotten too bored to the point of dropping the show/perfs for real.

 

and please don't bother to come and give argument of why i'm wrong...bcuz this is just my own opinion/take on the show...if you enjoy it...then by all means...do/feel whatever you want to...

 

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Now...I can See Your Voice.

i don't follow this show week by week it was released...i mean..i'm only watching this show on local TV here in my country(TV9) and i know they're quite behind the episodes...i'm not even sure what season i'm watching lol...

but anyway...

If i have to choose....this show is so much better n impactful...it gives me comedy and genuine feels.

Most of them who can sing are just regular people...with their own stories...dreams...passion...some have given up, some keep fighting...not all are successful...some never intended to pursue their talents as dreams/job...but they come to the show to sing their hearts out and show their talents to the world(okay, the viewers)...even if it's just their only chance. Many of them aren't even that young...a lot of late twenties and older. Not all of them would be handsome and pretty...but their voices are so damn gorgeous. and their overflowing passion. You can just feel it.

The can-sing ones are all awesomely amazing and their undying passion and pent up dreams alone can move me and make me reflect and think of dreams.

The ones who are tone deaf impress me in their own way...willingly embarrass themselves to entertain and make everyone happy and laugh...even if they do it for the money prize/fame(?)...it's still a fun and unique way to earn a winning...finally, a singing competition...where you have a shot at winning even without having to be talented (ok, but acting is also a talent, and they're all talented at that...lol), and in no sugarcoated way. If you can deceive, you win.

And it's so satisfying to see the guests..usually reputable singers...especially when they're so confident they eliminate the untalented ones and then get in-yo-face proven wrong...sometimes the singers they eliminated were actually legend/forgotten actual singers...or regular people who probly sings even way better than them...the reversal is really so satisfying.

All in all, everytime i watch this show i'd be grinning from ear to ear the whole time from start to finish. it's that fun for me. Sometimes it'd move me to tears, because the passion of these regular people are so damn palpable that i want to root for each of them.

 

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Actually, i want to talk about some dramas too..or maybe just one? idk...haa...but maybe in different post or different day ey?

Oh..and speaking of passion...i guess i sort of am coming back to my passion for translating lyrics...

yeah...even though no one cares...especially for the kind of songs i translate(i am damn proud of them because they're songs no one else would translate and that makes me special...bwahaha...really...i can never understand people who translate songs that have been translated by others for like a thousand times...isn't it a waste of effort? eh...anyway...who am i to judge...the songs could be their passion...just like the songs i choose are mine(passion i mean)...i'm so proud seeing all the songs i love that i have succeeded to translate since i've always wanted to know the lyrics. lyrics enhance my enjoyment to songs. sure, i'd still like a song that sound good regardless of the lyrics...but if the lyrics are crappy...it'd definitely affect my love for the song overrall...and sometimes...for songs i hate...my sentiment can change if i  found the lyrics so impressive. it has happened.

Well, songs i've translated...probably more than/almost half don't even have one like....which shows these are songs only i know/bother/like...but at least i'm doing it because i love 'em, and just cuz other people can't appreciate them, doesn't make them any less awesome to me. i'm never one who's affected by popularity, album sales, chart ranking, trends in deciding songs i love. in fact, maybe those factors work in opposite ways with me...yikes.

But this time...it's a popular song....outdated...but well known....and totally...i'm totally surprised/shocked that i decide to translate this one...omg lmao....i'm judging myself now...hahahahah...

I'm still uploading the video...and preparing the post...but once done...it'll be here. No no, don't worry...i'm in no way hinting or pressuring anyone to go there...or subcribe...just sharing for anyone genuinely interested since i can't/won't post the lyrics in my own blog anymore. My goal is to reach 200 translations by end of 2017. Is that too ambitious? Well, i already passed the 100 mark. Anything is possibly i guess...though it depends on my mood/passion or maybe..i should lower it at...uhhh....175 songs?...ah idk...whatev, i can't believe it...i started 2013...when i requested for a lyric translation from a site...but they took way too long and gave no notice and posted other requests that came after mine first...so i thought mine would be ignored and i decided to bravely try my hands on it...thought it's gonna be a one time thing...then 2nd trans came when i realized my favouritest song ever was never really properly translated n i thought how absurd is that? so i braved it again. 3rd time's the charm i guess...same singer from my 2nd trans released an album i liked so much that i wanted to know the lyrics...but the album release was too unmainstream...no translation site would pick it up for translation. no fans did it too. So i thought...let's try translate my fav song...then...let's try another song...i love this one too...and then oh this one look simple enough...and by the end...oh i've translated all the other songs in the album...let's just finish it...along the line...i gained courage to try translate other singers' songs that i love. Even if they're far from perfect...i researched like crazy for each work...so it can't be that bad...even if not that good. At least the overall meaning would be there.

Alrite....enough of the strolling down the memory lane...i'ma go back to finish up my new trans. gbye~ seeya~ it's weekend soon, yay i guess~