Rabbit

Happy anniversary us \o/

Congrats! Beautiful portfolio

 

(also damn you're so young, even more impressive)

I've been here for 3 years on this gosh darn forum too I can't believe this. Happy anniversary OH~

 

OH! Press is back again with yet another fortnightly recap for our very own OH! Blog. Sometimes we write our thoughts about various aspects of the Asian entertainment industry (like our Press Talk segments), sometimes we share our reviews of your favorite music releases, dramas and films. So, without further ado, here are our OH!pressive updates:

 

 

 

Oh! Press Talk: Should K-pop groups add new members?

 

OH! Press discusses the often controversial nature of adding new members to K-pop idol groups. Is it a good thing trying to cater to the demands of the industry that way? Find out our thoughts above.

 

Oh! Press Talk: Fan Gift Culture

 

Sharing our thoughts on some of the ways fans, through fansites or fan unions, try to pamper their idols.

 

 

 

Produce 101 Season 2 Episode Breakdown: Episode 1

 

Produce 101 is back with Season 2, this time with boys! Check out some of our writers' feelings on the first episode, segment by segment.

 

Celebrating 6 years with Apink: 6 reasons to love them - by BasedChungha

 

Apink recently turned 6, and BasedChungha is here to tell you why you should give more love to these wonderful ladies.

 

K-Drama Tropes: The Old, The New, and The Classic - by Wasta

 

After watching a good number of K-dramas, Wasta shares some of the most common cliches and scenarios to be found in the genre.

 

Film Review: Park Chan Wook's "The Handmaiden: Director's Cut" - by Sapphic

 

Check out Sapphic's review of one of the most anticipated and well-received Korean movies of last year.

 

Song Review: Kim Chungha - Week - by BasedChungha

 

To the delight of her fans, Chungha has recently released her pre-debut digital single, 'Week'. Find out BasedChungha's thoughts on it.

 

Album Review: Laboum - Miss This Kiss - by Rinne

 

Rinne reviews Laboum's 2nd mini album, which follows the group's string of distinctive funky and retro mix sound.

 

B.A.P Party Baby US Boom: Discoveries From My First K-pop Concert - by coconut water

 

coconut water shares her exciting experience at her very first K-pop concert, pointing out the integration of Korean culture into it.

 

Album Review: Spring Falling by Yesung - by lipslocked

 

Super Junior's Yesung is back with his second solo album. Check out lipslocked's feelings, and whether or not it surpasses its first release.

 

Album Review: Palette by IU - by Sapphic

 

After 2 years, IU's finally made her comeback, this time with a full album, 'Palette'. Take a look at Sapphic's opinion of this highly anticipated release.

 

Movie Review: Park Kwang-Hyun's 'Fabricated City' - by Mogwai

 

After finally hitting theaters in Singapore, Mogwai takes a look at the movie 'Fabricated City'. Was it worth of being a South Korean box office topper? Find out in her review.

 

Album Review: Minzy - Minzy Work 01. "Uno" - by Rabbit

 

Minzy recently made her solo debut after what felt like an eternity of waiting. Does it hold up to expectations, given her newly found creative freedom? Read my thoughts above.

 

Album Review: Jonghyun - The Collection: Story Op.2 - by coconut water

 

Jonghyun graces Shawols with the second part of his compilation album, 'The Collection: Story Op.2' Check out coconut water's review of his return as a soloist.

 

 

 

FAKY's Major Debut: Fan Group Project - by Sakura Harano

 

Being a longtime fan of girl group FAKY, Sakura Harano decides to kickstart a sweet project to show support for the girls' major label debut. Check out the details above!

 

Yuri!!! On ICE: Episode 1 Review - by ladyandsansa

 

Yuri!!! ON ICE: Episode 2 Review - by ladyandsansa

 

Sansa gives a detailed breakdown of the first 2 episodes of Yuri!!! On ICE, one of the trendiest shows of the 2016 anime fall season.

 

[MV & EP Review] THE RAMPAGE from Exile Tribe - Frontiers - by Sakura Harano

 

Sakura Harano reviews the latest release from THE RAMPAGE, a new Exile Tribe unit.

 

Throwback Thursday - Ayumi Hamasaki - LOVEppears - by Teru

 

Teru takes us back to one of Japanese pop icon Ayumi Hamasaki's earliest (and best-selling) releases.

 

 

 

 

Throwback Thursday: 2 Dramas from Taiwan You Should Watch - by BasedChungha

 

BasedChungha recommends us 2 Taiwanese dramas that everyone should check out, regardless of preferences.

 

Missing In Action: Soloists Who Need a Comeback - by krusty95

 

A reminder of some talented Chinese (with a small dash of Korean) soloists who should be returning after a long while of inactivity.

 

101 Guide: Becoming A Top Female Star - by Alisonn

 

What does it take to be an Asian female celebrity? Alisonn gives us a step-by-step guide of how to reach such an achievement.

 

 

Previous fortnightly recaps:

Update 1 - Update 2 - Update 3 - Update 4

 

 

Make sure to check out our articles and don't forget to leave a comment! We'd love to hear from you, so feedback would be highly appreciated. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter @OneHallyu for quick updates on our newest releases.

 

Lastly, some promo for OH! Press' newest project, OH! Chart - read all about it in the link and please show your support by voting!

 

That's all for today. Until next time~

 

Gl to all applying~

Really happy to be part of the team!! Congrats to my fellow new oh!pressors as well!

 

The member descriptions are amazing. +2

 

Congrats to the new members~!  (@Rabbit   )

 

 

Congrats Laura I'm proud of you child

 

 

Welcome welcome~  

 

 

our daughter made it 

 ily guys

Honestly if the streams and youtube videos don't have spoilery thumbnails I don't see what's the problem with uploading late-game stuff. If you don't want to get spoiled just don't click the video? It's unfair to people who genuinely can't afford the game and can only rely on streams and LPs to enjoy the game for themselves

It's pretty good. The music and story are top notch and the gameplay isn't too far behind it, provided you're ok with bullet hells and occasional metroidvania moments. The only real negative I can think of is some of the sidequests being rather generic fetch quests (there's some real great ones - but also some stinkers).

 

I think you can probably get a way with skipping the first Nier, and the Drakengard games for that matters.

does a pretty great summary of the game, meaning you don't have to spend 40 hours or so slogging through yourself (unless you want to).

Eh I kinda wanna get into the lore of the series (not sure about Drakengard tho) so I'm probably not gonna skip the first one hah. Glad you're enjoying it!

Really liked FFXV. Story misses a lot of beats but I enjoyed the game and the characters and the music.

 

Persona 5 looks incredibly stylish. I can't wait to get my hands on it. Hoping for some interesting side character stories.

 

Need to finish Nier: Automata first.

 

 

The way is either getting them to do the work beforehand or finding a way for the 'one more game' mentality to actually be 'one more game', insteada five or so more. In general I find short bursts of revision or essay writing to be best, so I've worked on making my short breaks exactly that - short. My one game is one game, then it's back to studying.

 

Getting the motivation or discipline instilled to do that is hard though ><.

From what you've played of it so far, would you say it's as good as people hype it up to be Marv? All I can see on twitter is just people talking about 2b and how good she looks so I can't really tell lmao. I'm planning on checking out the first Nier game sometime this year but I wanna know if this one holds up well too.

I don't even play OW but this is simply amazing

SLAY JM, CONGRATS

The World Ends With You, but for some reason I keep procrastinating with finishing it OTL

The Events team is having issues with the tokens and that's probably why you can't sell back your golden token/s~ it's impossible to send plats too.

I hope they'll fix this soon

;-;

Ahh I see, I think they're well aware of this so probably no need for a PM lol but yeah, hope it gets fixed

Golden tokens can't be traded, they can only be sold back to the marketplace and bring you a nice amount of wons!

I tried doing that yesterday but it told me 'there is no shop item found with that ID' :<

uhh I just realized I still have my golden token from ages ago and I don't need it anymore, does anyone want to buy it from me? or if not, can someone please tell me how to hide it at least lmao

Braggindor, I'm surprised I didn't get Lurkercrawl since I lurk a whole lot lol but still pleased with the result

Mob Psycho 100 and Noragami

Honestly no lol

Thank you for the hard work sad unnir <3 love u

I don't have a 3ds unfortunately, only emulators for the ps2, psp and the ds. guess I have no choice but to watch a walkthrough of SMTIV instead lol, good thing I'll be able to play Nocturne at least since its for the ps2. I heard nothing but good things about it.

I've never played a mainline SMT game, how difficult are they compared to the Persona ones? Are battles done through random encounters like in P1 and 2? If they do then I'm a bit torn over whether I should try one out or not bc I find the random encounter system really damn tedious (at least in P2 lol).

I actually bought Hatoful Boyfriend during a steam sale once and haven't touched it yet haha.

tbh it's actually kind of fun, especially at first. after a while glossing through the same old dialogue while trying a new route can get repetitive at times, I put it off for a few months because of this lol. I recommend you try picking it up since you have it already (also the 'true ending' is amazing. like, blows everything out of the water and makes all those hours of gameplay worth it imo)

So... I watched the first season of Dangan Ronpa when it was airing, and haven't played any of the games. Are you supposed to watch the anime before playing the games? Wouldn't that spoil everything?At least the first season seemed like it did.

I highly recommend that you go back and play the first game even though the plot was already spoiled for you bc of the anime adaptation. I actually watched the anime too before going into the game and I regretted doing so tbh. the anime just feels like a summary of the game's plot and def not the full experience, there's a lot you're missing on in terms of character development if you don't play the game at all, even if you already know everything that's going to happen storywise.

 

Also what is the best way to play the dangan ronpa games? Steam? Vita?

From what I've seen while the steam port seems nice I think vita would probably be the best way to go. The third game in the series isn't even available on steam anyway and who knows when/if that'll happen. so go for vita since everything's there hah

Bakemonogatari

 

wth am I watching honestly

I would recommend playing Fire Emblem: Awakening first tbh. And nah, you don't have to play them in any specific order, except for a couple of the games which are sequels like Radiant Dawn.

ok ty! Is Fates also good? Do you think I should play that after Awakening? Because I think it's the most talked about FE game from what I've seen