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some cultured entertainTment from the Music board, Cha Hakyeon (N) from VIXX choreographed and performed the most graceful, effortlessly fabulous performance of Cell Block Tango (from the renowned musical Chicago) and some other songs. this man has the sense for beauty ===== adding to my INFINITE comments earlier, i suddenly remembered some things about Myungsoo (i cut his section short because i had somewhere to be and i couldn’t recall everything). some suspicious things about Myungsoo (L): - longtime obsession with fellow member Sungjong (took so many photos of him and even included him in his photo books) - big fan of TVXQ Jaejoong (ok this one is mild) - got thrown for a huge fucking loop (legit flustered) when member Dongwoo started talking about his nipples and sleeping nude in a live video i seriously go back and forth with him constantly. he also had this hyper emotional moment when he was in tears over his dating scandal, but it’s honestly hard to draw conclusions over what he wanted to say at the time because he wasn’t speaking clearly and the scandal was never conclusively solved.

omg that gashina cover is so hot. it’s fucking freezing outside but i think i need a fan and some ice...

i'm a huge long-time inspirit and for me the only extreme obvious choice is Sungjong. Sungkyu is ... honestly, my impression is that he is straight. around debut, his image was kinda "looking for a girlfriend," and though that image has pretty much gone away, i didn't not believe it. there's not much to go off of either way (though he did have a strong, unexplained dislike of woohyun before debut, though now they are quite close), but i lean straight. Woohyun is quite suspect to me. he's very close with SHINee Key (that inexplicable "taiwan" joke), sungkyu strongly disliked him predebut for whatever reason (could it be...?), and he's way too over-the-top with his proclaimed love for women ("all inspirits are my girlfriends" etc.). there was also that moment during promotions for Bad that he was like "maybe i'll be honest about who i like" and even though he was joking, the members seemed honestly freaked out. another note: it very much seems that before he released his first solo album, he was suffering very hard from an undisclosed breakup. could have been a girl, though, who knows. (i am pretty convinced he is gay) Hoya is an enigma. he has a walled, masculine image and doesn't like to reveal his emotions, but he's actually very sweet and caring. He's probably the member Sungjong trusts the most (check the pool scene in INFINITE's documentary, "Growth"). it could be some completely different topic, or it could just be that he's very sweet and supportive... who knows. he's an expert dancer. he dances a lot with Hyojin Choi who i recently posted teaching her students some choreography to the gayest ever rupaul song, and recently appeared on a show called "Dancing High" where he worked with and supported teenage aspiring dancers, many of whom were obviously LGBT. and of course that time he played South Korea's most influential gay character in a TV drama on Reply 1997. probably lean straight for him, but it's close to 50/50 and at least he seems like a supporter. Myungsoo/L could go either way, but i think he is straight. he's had suspect moments, and especially early on his mannerisms were just not very straight-seeming (none of that hetero lack of awareness), but as time passed it's come to look like he just has a very unique, distinctive personality hidden behind great shyness. he had that dating scandal with that girl, but it's also somewhat unbelievable for various reasons. still, i lean straight for him... or not, depending on the day. Dongwoo and Sungyeol i absolutely believe are straight. --- by the way, the scene in Clock MV with the two hands sliding past each other is Myungsoo and Woohyun ;) boy obviously has spent some time at a very particular kind of club.

^thanks for the hoya update. woohyun being extra

you guys i just got on Japanese itunes to download the song, and it turns out there's a Japanese version as well. MV short ver. completely surprised, but the song is GOOD. both versions are perfect

this is not a direct relation, but Hyojin Choi (girl with short hair in the first bit) is the dancer who performed a lot with ex-INFINITE member Hoya. god these guys are working it out. :o

XD omg i didn't even notice that. i was caught on how he circled "get cool" at the bottom. wtf crossword is this :P

well, let's also remember who BoA is. (SF Pride performance in 2009:) she's also best friends with TVXQ's Yunho ;)

"First kiss? Really!" *skips question* well, not that he would have answered it anyway but still.

i feel like i’ve gotten much older than this thread

where?

is this true? i lack the depth of knowledge required to make a real educated judgement, but the only out asexual person i know is very romantic (and strongly leaning homoromantic) — he’s just not sexual. don’t know how common of a case his is though

hoya performed on IS2 with the kids he worked with on Dancing High. it seems like they won the episode. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BB0jI1AkQj8

i liked that taiwanese drama "HIStory2 Crossing the Line," mostly because the plot wasn't solely romantic hijinks (basic but had some sense), one of the two actors was decent, and the kisses were very hot. example: still not an amazing show or anything but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

sorry this part just has so many things wrong with it.

thank you exactly. he's not stating literally that he is bisexual, but the fact that he's opening up the question to both genders at all is suspect (and quite sweet to their male fans)

it's not incorrect, it's just one of those things where "limited" holds more value in English where a Japanese/Korean speaker might breeze over it. it's a minor difference in most cases (and thus translators tend to go literal), but in this case the slight nuance change has created a stir among English-speakers only (of course, societal awareness towards LGBT issues is also pertinent). but yeah, there are ALWAYS fans in denial of shit like this ("no sehun oppa didn't actually say he likes men!!" ..um, yes he DID, it's just debatable to what extent he meant it though come on, we all know), happy to hide behind "mistranslation" when they don't like it, while going insane over unintended moments created from *actual* mistranslation that happen to buy into their fantasies. it's always good to have people who have the knowledge to discuss what's ACTUALLY happening linguistically.

^^^don't know enough to comment on his sexuality, but he looks like the most effortless fabulous members. he has a confidence and level of comfort where he doesn't NEED you attention, he just gets it. a lot of kpop recently is very try-hard guys focused intently on giving exaggerated looks and poses to the camera, so i appreciate namjoon's more natural (but still fabulous) sense here. the issue isn't the translation between Japanese and Korean, the issue is the English translation. that's not to say the English translation is incorrect per se, it's just misleading because 〜ã«é™ã‚‰ãš ("not limited to") is more of a grammatical structure than it is a literal statement. it's more like "not just with the opposite sex" rather than "not limited to the opposite sex" (can you feel the difference in nuance?). that's not to say he isn't subtly implying that he wants to include men in the equation with how he answers the question, but he is certainly not committing to a statement of bisexuality (though he may easily be gay/bisexual).

bi, i thought?

tbh... i totally see this, wow.that turn >_>

^thank you. the past page or so has shown a real lack of critical thinking. good to know logic and discernment still exist here. ——— please guys DO NOT QUOTE THE TROLLS, thank you. if you really must comment on them, do so without a quote. we don’t need to waste more time reading more of their shit when they pop back into the thread after receiving your notification.

oh my god ;;;

DBSK’s new teaser is kind of ... implicitly homosexual? like... the actual song/MV will probably like GIRL GURL GURL with a love interest strutting around, but the first two trailers were just the members solo and the third is just them together with this “about love†commentary going on.

host IS a total ass though. like... regardless of the sexuality thing, they literally just said Ravi has the most male fans. guess who's NO LONGER gonna have the most male fans if you pressure him to say "i prefer female fans" (if the host succeeded at forcing him to say it)? idiot. an idol's livelihood depends heavily on retaining fans. bless Ravi for having sense and not caving to this dumbass.

speaking of got7 and especially jackson, i noticed recently that this gifset had disappeared. took me a while to find it: (jackson riding on jinyoung)