Daniel.

Even though I think She & Him is better than average, I will high five to that :P

Thanks for your opinions Silas :) It's given me more to think about; and :lol: if you're at the lower end of the results, well then at least I will have good company :P Anyways if you send the song the Liar and the Lighter how could that possibly fail, it's incredible :o And typical :rolleyes: after spending ages writing up that article I've changed my mind and decided that I won't be doing another heat of just English songs. Also I've finally decided that the original version of Run Devil Run is out of the running at this point in time, and I won't be entering the remix of Genie. I was going to write up another article about all of these developments but I can't be bothered and I might change my mind anway:heehee: I'm thinking I will post Gee, the mash-up of Run Devil Run and Genie in the Green Room and see if I can get more people to give their thoughts who may not look in this thread.

~NEW CAPRICAN POST~ BJSC SPECIAL FEATURE - ALL THE LATEST NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM NEW CAPRICA'S FIRST EVERY ENTRY. SHOCK AS BOOKIES FAVOURITE IS KNOCKED OUT AFTER ONE DAY! Pages 3&4&11&12 A Nation In Shock 'Ring Ding Dong' has crashed out of the National Heat - after just one day. The capital is in a state of shock as the news broke this morning. SHINee are currently unavailable for comment. This means that Girls' Generation face no competition in the heat, with four of their songs battling for victory. However, The New Caprican Post can officially reveal that after the results of the first day, the Government is unhappy that K-Pop doesn't seem to be popular among other countries , and are just as shocked as any at SHINee's spectacular fail. A last minute crisis talk was called and late last night a second heat was announed to be opened latter today: and will be comprised solely of English songs. This decision has sparked outrage in the online community as the Korean music industy is the biggest in all of New Caprica, whereas English language music remains underground. Sources tell us that last minute talks are being held with Lykke Li, Sia and Moby to take part in the second National Heat with fast track contracts being written up as we go to press. The Home Office has released an offical statement overnight: The Second Heat Begins It is believed that the second heat will be launched around lunctime today; the first heat, now in it's second day, is still going strong and it is looking likely that "Genie" will win it, with it now being the runaway bookies favourite. Girls' Generation are expected to make an announcement regarding the contest today in a press conference for the upcoming New Caprican leg of their world tour, as well as confirming their second single from the 'Run Devil Run' era - tickets are on sale now at K-Pop.Org. Get the latest updates and news as it breaks at http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...=0#entry3027607

The Liar and The Lighter is a beautiful song. I can't believe I've heard another ballad I like as much as 'Walk It Off' and I only heard that last night. Actually, it is probably my favourite ballad since I heard Lykke Li's 'Possibilty' :wub: I definitely prefer this over She & Him and that is saying something.

I shall check out your National Thread :) and :lol: 2 billion is quite extreme, especially considering how small my country is on the map: everyone is going to be so cramped :( And true, I see what you mean, luckily I love all the songs I'm considering, although by the sounds of it they're not going to be very popular with anyone else :heehee: I'm considering just saying "Awww screw it...", and enter Sia's Breathe Me instead, but then again she has probably been used countless times before. Plus Breathe Me is being used a lot to promote Remember Me so wouldn't be a very inspired choice, on top of the fact she has a new era coming up so she will probably be banned. I've resigned myself now to going down proudly with the sinking ship that is a K-Pop entry. I may enter the GaGa/Britney mash-up of Tell Me Wish Your Wish now I've given it a few more listens :thinking: Although I will see the outcome of the internal selection first.

Hey :) Thanks for the warm welcome :P And oooh have I? Sorry about that, I sort of went a bit overbroard when I was coming up with a history for my pretend country - talk about political intrigue :kink: And that's alright then, as long as some people listen, and maybe make a few people fans then it's all good - the whole point is not going for the typical right? (Ah, the naivety of the newbie, I hear you sigh :P) I doubt I will do well next time either, as my selections are all going to be from Bear McCreary, who is a composer. I'm not very savvy at picking the best artists am I? :heehee: And there is no rush, I am just about to watch the latest episode of Glee (talk about flop fan :drama:) and Damages anyway. I've got to be up early to go Windsor tomorrow, and I'm staying up late again, go figure. And cheers :) it seems a lot of people like the presentation, which is good, as I spent a long time sorting it out :P Oh, okey dokey. And :lol: at me - I've seen her referenced around here sometimes, but I've never thought to check out who this person is. I will listen to these tracks while I'm waiting for Glee to load :) And I will check those stats out, but I doubt it will change my mind. I'm a naive newbie :P EDIT: OMGOSH Eat You Up is incredible. If she only got half way then, well oh dear....

No problem :) I was actually going to ask if it was still possible for me to vote, but it was a stupid question to ask as it would obviously be no :kink: So I take it pop tracks tend to do the best on here? And yes you did, I was going to buy it but I didn't have enough money in the end, and it's still hanging around on my 'To buy list...' I have however listened to the song 'First Days of Spring' too many times to count on youtube, I love it :wub: And wow :o I really am looking forward to these contests, I've found songs I've liked/loved already, and I've only been browsing through a couple of National Threads.

Thanks for your thoughts JonJo; so do you mean that if I picked one of these songs it wouldn't be eligible for the final at all, or are you just saying it probably won't get enough votes? :unsure: Oh, and who is BOA? Is he someone who wins these contests a lot? Once again cheers for your rate :) It's looking likely judging by yours and Tom's reaction that Tell Me Your Wish is going to win the internal selection in terms of ranks (and it is probably the strongest song there). And I'm doing this mainly to introduce everyone to the group and Korean/Asian pop music in general. However despite Tell Me Your Wish's strength, I might have to go with the Ke$ha mash-up of Run Devil Run, otherwise without her association I might not have a chance of getting people to pay attention at all, if people don't tend to like Asian music as much as you say. Dilemma :thinking:

Oh and btw Tom it's funny how you said 'Tell Me Your Wish' reminded you of a Lady GaGa track, because there is a mash up of Tell Me Your Wish, Papparazi and Britney's Toxic floating around on Youtube. I probably won't enter it but it is definitley worth a listen. Girls' Generation 소녀시대 - Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) [Robotaki Mash-Up/Remix with Lady GaGa's 'Paparazzi' and Britney Spear's 'Toxic'] Uc_8uFP4omU

Aww that sucks it would have been a great entry, but Headbutt wouldn't be half bad either. LOL he really could pass for his twin couldn't he :lol: Oh, and I listened to Walk It Off, what an utterly beautiful song - I love her husky voice it has so much emotion in it :wub: I would have probably given you the full 12 points for that. Your song selections are really incredible Jonjo (the only song I haven't really liked that you've posted so far is the SFG's On The Radio) EDIT: Cheers for doing that :)

:lol: That was very instant with me, I'm going to youtube their other songs to see if I can find any other more by them I like. And PLEASE enter She & Him, I just listened to it and it is truly a-mazing, it would definitely get points from me :heart: And is that Robert Downey Junior I see in that yellow shirt? :kink:

I love this :wub: I got so into the song I even wiggled along to it in my chair, and I don't often do that :P Time to to convert this to an audio file :heart:

Thanks so much Tom :wub: especially for the Ke$ha mash-up, I love it! You made a good point about it being more accessible for people if it has Ke$ha in the song itself, so I have included it in my original list so people can listen and rank it along with the others :) :lol: I completely agree about Ring Ding Dong, I love the chorus and the 'dance catch' - it really is a song that you know is bad but you can't help but love anyway (at least that's how it is for me :kink:) and I love SHINee in general so I though I should consider one of their songs and this one was the most catchy for me. The genre for most of their songs is mainly R&B so this is a bit different from their normal style. And btw me and my friends always quote that lyric to eachother as well, it is legendary among us now - even my expert friend has no idea what the hell they are going on about :D And at the moment I agree with your votes; my head says "Tell Me Your Wish" is probably the best choice, but I have a soft spot for 'Gee' :wub: Thanks for your votes again :) hopefully I will get enough so that in the end I can have a better idea of what to enter (although you have already given me enough food for thought).

I really, really like this song. But my favourite so far is Undercover Lover :wub:

I love it :wub: especially the beat and her voice, but mainly because it is such a chilled song.

Thanks ^_^ hopefully some of these songs will win people over. Cheers :) thanks for the welcome!

Utopia and In Sleep are my favourite songs from the bunch you have posted, but if I had choose I would definitely go for Utopia :) I love both enough to buy/download them but I know I would listen to Utopia over and over again.

Nice choices. Love Paramore, and I myself was thinking about entering a 30 Seconds to Mars song (either Vox Pouli or Alibi) but in the end I decided to go for a Korean pop theme for my first entry. I also love The Smiths 'How Soon Is Now?' (although Love Spit Love's version is my favourite :wub:) Will listen to the rest of the songs latter and rank them for you :)

Thanks, I thought I would make an effort :P And that's too bad, but I'm not too bothered about how high I get, I'm more excited about showing everyone songs that I love, but not a lot of people might know. I'm new to this genre myself, my friend introduced me (she loves this genre; her iPod is full of Asian music) and her enthusiasm has rubbed off on me. Korean music has some of the most well produced and catchy pop songs I've ever heard :wub:

New Caprica The New Caprican Flag: http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy211/DanielMiles17/Clag.jpg Capital City: SHINee Population: 1,992,178,019 Official languages: Korean & English & Picon & Sagittaron History: Due to intense immigration, that has led to there being a significant Korean and English populations being established*; the relocation of the enitre Picon race after a series of natural disasters rendered their home country uninhabitable and a booming birth rate, New Caprica has become one of the most overpopulated countries in the world. This has led to a growing conflict with the indigenous Sagittaron race (who are now the minority). Korean and Sagittaron music tends to dominate the charts, however the English music scene continues to grow. * The capital has recently been forced to change due to expansion issues - the new capital is a large Korean settlement that is named after the legendary South Korean band SHINee - however the Government have yet to establish themselves in SHINee yet. This decision has faced severe opposition and is currently being debated in Parliament; this is an important issue for the upcoming New Caprica general election. So I've narrowed it down and here are my song choices for internal selection. For my first time in the BJSC I have decided to go for a Korean theme - so these are my favourite (south) Korean songs; three songs from one of my favourite girl bands, a nine-member South Korean group called 소녀시대 or So Nyeo Shi Dae (normally abrievated to SNSD) in English it's translated to Girls's Generation. They were formed in 2007 by SM Entertainment who house the biggest names in Korean music, including the boyband SHINee, whose song Ring Ding Dong is my fourth potential entry. In their music industry the record labels, such as SM Entertainment, hold open auditions up and down the country and also in America. The lucky few are then trained for years in everything from dance to vocals and are then 'launched'. Most artists release a lot of mini albums (EPs) and normally before every album (mini and full length) they release a 'concept' which the album will then be based around. For example, Girls' Generation announced their re-packaged second album would be based around a 'Black SoShi' or 'Dark Girls' Generation' concept. The lead single 'Run Devil Run' was more 'dark' and 'sexual' then their earlier material (compare 'Run Devil Run' to 'Gee' and you will see what I mean). Lastly the dance routines are just as, if not more, important than the song itself - every song has a dance catch, normally in the chorus, and most songs become successful off the back of a good dance catch. The Internal Selection is closed. Thanks to everyone who offered their feedbak and kind welcome, and I can now reveal that New Caprica's confirmed entry for BJSC XXIV is.... New Caprica's BJSC 26 Entry: Girls' Generation 소녀시대 - Tell Me Your Wish (Genie) Lead single from their second mini album "Genie" this song was Girls' Generation's sixth hit. The song starts at 29 seconds in, the first bit is the intro 6SwiSpudKWI [with English subtitles] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJHrsD0-Y_U...player_embedded If you wish to listen to the other unlucky nominees then feel free, I have also given my reasons for not choosing them, which I have highlighted in red; Girls' Generation 소녀시대 - Gee From their EP "First Mini Album - Gee". It spent a record breaking eight consecutive weeks at No.1 on online music chart M.Net and is their most successful single to date. I did not choose this song, as after giving it more listens and reading the feedback, I came to the conclusion that while it is catchy, it is not western sounding enough to make an impact and change people's view on Asian Pop. U7mPqycQ0tQ Girls' Generation 소녀시대 - Gee (with English Subtitles) 0LHvY1tqxRY Girls' Generation 소녀시대 - Run Devil Run (with English Subtitles) From their re-packaged sophmore album 'Oh!' (the album title was changed to 'Run Devil Run' for the re-release.) It went to #1 on various online charts including M.Net and the television chart Muisc Bank. Ke$ha recorded a demo of 'Run Devil Run' in 2008 as she is close to one of the composers of the song, however Girls' Generation's management brought the rights for the song directly from the composers, so this is not a cover but the original. This song is great, however this version was ruled out by the more BJ friendly Ke$ha mash-up. q_gfD3nvh-8 Girls' Generation 소녀시대 - Run Devil Run (feat. Ke$ha) A mash up of Girls' Generation's Run Devil Run with Ke$ha's demo version that she recorded in 2008. It works very well - thank's so much Tom for showing me this :wub: I haven't replaced it with the original, as some people may prefer one or the other. This was a close runner up, and is the most western sounding of all the possible entries, however I wanted the group to stand on their own and not rely on Ke$ha to gain votes. vUkf5ZDpbS8&feature=player_embedded SHINee - Ring Ding Dong Lead single from SHINee's third mini album "2009, Year of Us. This was more of a funny song with good production, and never really stood a chance. Hopefully, some of the lyrics gave people a good laugh :lol:" roughtzsCDI&feature=fvst SHINee - Ring Ding Dong (with English Subtitles) pv4xxte8RN0

Cheers :) and yeah all the artists in my sig are my favourites :wub:

Thanks :) I've wanted to for a long time, but I never knew how to sign up :lol: Can I have #96 on the map Sabrewulf please?

:lol: Well it's not just because it's from BSG that I called my country New Caprica, I also think it has a nice ring to it :P And thanks for the welcome ^_^

I hope there is room for me :kink: Country name: New Caprica Capital City: SHINee Population: 1,992,178,019 Official languages: Korean & English & Picon & Sagittaron History: Due to intense immigration, that has led to there being a significant Korean and English populations being established*; the relocation of the enitre Picon race after a series of natural disasters rendered their home country uninhabitable and a booming birth rate New Caprica has become one of the most overpopulated countries in the world and has led to a growing conflict with the indigenous Sagittaron race (who are now the minority). Korean and Sagittaron music tends to dominate the charts, however the English music scene continues to grow. * The capital has recently been forced to change due to expansion issues - the new capital is a large Korean settlement that is named after the legendary South Korean band SHINee - however the Government have yet to establish themselves in SHINee yet. This decision has faced severe opposition and is currently being debated in Parliament; this is an important issue for the upcoming general election.

You summed up exactly how I feel about Wunderkind :lol: I even used the same phrase to describe the song to my dad the other day (he is a fan of Morissete but hadn't heard Wunderkind before). And I love 'I Remain' too :wub: