Red California HOV Access Sticker

I received new carpool stickers for my car this week. I was a nit worried since the current stickers (white for EV's) expire at the end of this year, and only cars from 2017 are allowed to renew. I took delivery of my Tesla Model S on 12/17/2016 so I thought I missed by two weeks. Fortunately, DMV was looking at when the original stickers were issued and I didn't get mine until end of January 2017. For awhile i thought I had to sell my car and buy a new EV to get updated stickers.

The new stickers are bright red and there are now four of them instead of three. They want us to stick one on the front bumper of the car. Newer Teslas don't really have a front bumper so I need to figure out where to stick it. Also, I bought a white cars so the ugly white carpool stickers would blend in (they do a bit); the red ones stick out badly on my white car. :(

EXID Performance Compilation

OK, one more. MBC put together performance compilations for several K-pop groups. Here is the one for EXID since their debut to about a month ago (before "I Love You"). Thie video is a 80 minutes long, all in glorious 1080p. I downloaded it and the file was 2.4GB.



Originally EXID had six members but split into two groups after their first release. Solji and Hyelin later joined Hani, LE, and Jeonghwa to form the five member today; the other three girls added one and formed BESTie. I think they disbanded last year? The video also contain special stages and performances on King of Masked Singer. They only showed Solji, Hani, and Hyelin but all five have performed on the show which is pretty crazy for a K-pop girl group since usually not all members are good singers and you have to sing live on KOMS.

내 남자친구에게 (To My Boyfriend)

Ha, I just "found" this performance. I didn't know they did this special stage. The song is 내 남자친구에게 or To My Boyfriend by Fin.K.L from 1998. Along with S.E.S, Fin.K.L was probably one of the most famous girl groups in K-pop, ever.

Here is the special stage with Seolhyun (AOA), Tzuyu (TWICE), and Hani (EXID):



This is one of the original performances by Fin.K.L 20 years ago:



I think Lee Hyori is the 3rd girl to sing in the old video.

Here is another special by the same three girls in the first video, singing some Wonder Girls songs:



BTW, Tzuyu (first girl to sing in the last video) is not Korean. She is actually from Taiwan.

알러뷰 (I LOVE YOU) - EXID

New single from EXID with all 5 members after two long years...



[MV] 알러뷰 (I LOVE YOU) - EXID

Solji was out for almost two years with hyperthyroidism. She ended up having surgery done to fix the problem and came back to win 5x as King of Masked Singer (post below). EXID's single releases have been pretty good but their B-sides are better IMHO.

고백 - King of Masked Singer Episode 174

고백 - Solji from EXID
King of Masked Singer Episode 174

This was the final song for Solji on her comeback on King of Masked Singer after taking 2 years off to recover from hyperthyroidism. I've liked EXID since their debut in 2012 with six members (including members of BESTie). Solji was initially their vocal trainer but after the group split, she was added to EXID along with Hyelin. I'll link to the rest of her KOMS performances in another post.

Banana Allergy Monkey (?)

[MV] Banana Allergy Monkey - OH MY GIRL BANHANA

New song from a Oh My Girl subgroup. I haven't listened to the song or watch the entire MV yet. I posted this because in the first scene of the MV, she is typing on a Commodore PET computer. I used one of these in high school and haven't seen one in 30+ years. Also, they don't have color displays. I believe they had 40 character x 24 line green CRTs.

EXID Asis Tour - Seoul

EXID's management company (Banana Culture) put up the entire 1:40 concert on YouTube. They've been around for 5+ years but really became popular in the past 2 years. They've release many singles but I think their non-title songs are better. The group leader, Solji, has been out for over a year now due to hyperthyroidism. I believe she just had an operation to reduce the swelling in her eyes so hope she gets better.

There's a surprise at ~1:23 mark.

Only One - Solji & Hani (EXID)

[MV] Only One - Solji and Hani (EXID)

(Music video is missing some of the song)

I miss you so much, my love
So I called out your name like crazy
But there is no answer

Whenever I miss you, I follow your footsteps
Walking by myself
I wonder what you’re doing right now, do you even think of me?
I feel like I’ve lost everything, my love

You made me live
I’m so thankful that I got to know you
The only thing I can do
Is to reminisce you in the fading photo

i feel you are the only one for me
i feel you are the only one for me
You’re not by my side right now
But I still remain in that time
i feel you are the only one for me
You won’t be able to hear this
But I’m calling out to you alone in this place
you are my only one

I keep remembering
The words you said to me
(All of the feelings)
Forgetting them is harder than dying

You made me smile
I’m so thankful that I fell in love with you
The only thing I can do
Is to reminisce you in the past memories

i feel you are the only one for me
i feel you are the only one for me
You’re not by my side right now
But I still remain in that time
i feel you are the only one for me
You won’t be able to hear this
But I’m calling out to you alone in this place
you are my only one

I still long for you every day
No matter how much I call out to you, I can’t see you
The places we went to together
Now I remain alone in those times

i feel you are the only one for me
i feel you are the only one for me
You’re not by my side right now
But I still remain in that time
i feel you are the only one for me
You won’t be able to hear this
But I’m calling out to you alone in this place
you are my only one

I miss you so much, my love
So I called out your name like crazy
But there is no answer

From: Lyricsbuzz.com