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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7ws3OTUq8

man I can't stress enough how much I like this ballad. it hits all the right notes especially the chorus. I like how it subtly plays during the ending of Seventeen. 

yeah the 3.5 special had to have sold way more

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2fr9r6_%ED%98%84%EC%9E%A5%ED%86%A0%ED%81%AC%EC%87%BC-%ED%83%9D%EC%8B%9C-e365-150127_people by http://www.dailymotion.com/nolan9004

3 members reunited on a korean show called Taxi late last month. At 30 minutes in, I think Suwon sends a personal message to Jiyong asking him to reunite Sechskies since he's the hardest member to come in contact with. I just hope it happens one day damn. 

1st generation made the best songs. 

the fact that I'm korean and can't understand everything pisses me off. I'm almost certain they're talking about his legal trouble and how he's put it behind him.

^that was interesting indeed

Kang Sunghoon singing some stone cold classics just last month at a fan meeting. he hasn't aged at all. 

Belldandy

currently rewatching season 1 for the first time since VHS was still popular.   episode 20 (in the abridged series) was just heartbreaking. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXjckTSGnIA

classic episode. 

Hehe you're right I was born in 1997 so I'll never truly understand the social impact that the Gen 1 games made. I will always respect the fact that Pokémon will never see the amount of cultural prevalence that it did back then again and game sales have not been nearly as high as they once were. Having said this however, it's only natural that a franchise evolves and builds upon the foundations that previous games in the series have created. By creating new generations, Game Freak has created a brilliant formula that lets each new generation of kids experience Pokémon, maintaining the longevity of the brand without getting too repetitive. Of course Game Freak set out to make money, but they are not simply "milking" the franchise, Pokémon is still a very strong franchise in its own right. I think it's great that new Pokémon games continue to entice the younger generation and I hope that it continues to do so in the future.

 

My older brother was 11 when the Pokémon games first came to the UK and he has a similar opinion to you, and I really can't convince him otherwise (although he did keep playing until Gen 5 came out). 

Your brother played 3 or 4 more generations and still felt the original generation was the best? that just adds insult to injury, although I do find it bizarre someone would continue playing pokemon once they reach high school. It was all about FPS games by that time.. I never got passed the Red/Blue/Yellow era and I have no regrets. Pokemon hasn't been the craze it once was and will never get back to that level. In all fairness though, no franchise, not anything, is able to reach its peak and sustain it. once you're on top, you can only go down even if some sort popularity still exists. thanks to teenagers like you, Pokemon is still here! 

Pokemon is still selling ridiculous amount of units worldwide. Yeah, ok. Today's sales are only the tip of the iceberg compared to 15 years ago. Pokemon was insanely huge from 98-00 and it's popularity has declined dramatically ever since. The next time you hear of schools banning Pokemon cards due to kids getting bullied over holo cards, then let me know. You also won't hear about cops getting involved after some guy's 1st floor apartment was broken into due to all the Pokemon collectibles he was known to have in the neighborhood. All true stories. Nobody today would even give the smallest interest to go that crazy for Pokemon anymore.

When it comes to theme songs, Jason Paige's Gotta catch em all is easily the best pokemon theme song ever. It's not even close. Hell, it's up there as one of the greatest opening theme songs in all of anime. Very lame how they kept changing theme songs for every bloody season.

To me, Pokemon will always be a late 90's/early 2000's franchise. The thing they call Pokemon today is just unrecognizable to me.

meh. I tried to get into digimon back in the day but it always took a backseat to pokemon. 

I was 10 in 1999, the ideal age for someone to be into pokemon at the time. most of you were still being breastfed by your momma that year so obviously, gen 1 is going to be an afterthought to you. the only reason you teens are even discussing pokemon today is due to the momentum and impact gen 1 created so that the franchise can continue milking every last penny by making pointless new generations. oh yeah, that small electric rat had a big role in helping continue the franchise as well. Pokemon was the hottest japanese import during the turn of the century and that's a fact. the sales prove it. Pokemon today is nothing compared to its glory days. R.I.P. Pokemon 

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It was satisfying revisiting indigo league and watching the whole saga after all these years. The first generation will always be the best just like kpop :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15kpw3jmrqg

classic KSH solo

Chorong is the best looking girl in A Pink, point blank period. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga7ws3OTUq8

my favorite ballad of all-time. 

the original baddest female of kpop. 

Lol ok.

KSH singing his patented Couple song just late last year. He looks way different now compared to his Jekki days but obviously, that was a long time ago. 

She reminds me of Toni Braxton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IEaXBy5dB8&list=FL_qq8r-r8FKKlsb7fzmWHbw&index=2

I just discovered this amazing song. it sounds like an old school TLC song. love the vibe to it. 

ahhhhhh man. such is life.