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narissaluvshoneystars · 7 years ago

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Get to know ToppDogg

Since we’ve been gaining a lot of new fans lately, I’ve decided to make it easier for all of you to get into the awesome group that is ToppDogg. In this post, there will be basic info, links and videos, and I hope this post will be helpful to all the new ToppKeuls out there. Welcome to the fandom and enjoy your stay!

ToppDogg debuted in October 2013 as a 13 members group under Stardom Entertainment, but are now a 10 members group under Hunus Entertainment (Stardom merged with Hunus during summer 2015 and Hunus is now in charge of the group’s promotions). The members are divided into 4 Kingdoms (Dragons, Knights, Lions and Wizards) and 2 sub-units (ToppDogg G and UnderDogg, which are both pretty inactive).

Here are the links to their title songs: Say It – Cigarette – Open the door – Arario – TopDog – Annie – The Beat

Their dance practices: Say It – Open the door – Arario – TopDog – The Beat

Their fanchant videos: Say It – Open the door – Arario – TopDog – Annie – The Beat

And their covers: Some – Eyes, Nose, Lips – Maps – Dear Friend – Empire State of mind – Love me like you do – The Hills – The Monster

And here are the members!

Jenissi (Kim Taeyang) 1991/08/02 Rapper and eldest (Lion)

Unique voice when he raps

Dances like a drunk old man

His mixtapes are truly amazing (just listen to Out of my mind and Star)

Has three tattoos

Usually works on his songs with Nakta

Religious and called himself Saint Jenissi on Twitter

Doesn’t know how to spell “ToppDogg”

P-Goon (Park Sehyuk) 1991/10/18 Leader and Vocalist (Dragon)

Used to be a back dancer for EvoL during “Get up” promotions along with Hansol and A-Tom

Says he’s cold and scary but is actually a fluff ball

Amazing abs and always shirtless

He’s his little sister’s number one fanboy (his sister is Park Sehee, a KCONIC trainee on Produce 101)

His debut hairstyle was a blessing

Apparently really wants to learn French

Is thrown around by Seogoong in “Open the door” and “Arario”

Has a tattoo on his right arm

Hojoon (Jeon Hojoon) 1992/10/31 Dancer and Vocalist (Wizard)

Smallest member

Used to wear round glasses which got him his nickname Hojoon Potter

Great vocals and dancing skills

Kind of underrated

He almost debuted in Bigstar

Nags a lot and acts like a grandpa

Shy, quiet and “not funny” on camera

Sangdo (Yu Sangdo) 1993/03/02 Vocalist (Dragon)

A real angel

Also a dad

We were all blessed by his All of me cover

His debut hairstyle ruined his beautiful face

Eric Benet fanboy

Husband material

He sponsors a little girl in Myanmar

Nakta (Shin Yoonchul) 1993/04/24 Vocalist (Knight)

Produced most of Jenissi’s mixtapes

Extremely underrated

Sings very well and has a very nice voice, although it sounds very special

Pretty funny

Tallest member

His stage name “Nakta” means “camel” in Korean and he chose it because he acts and looks like a camel

Is a total sweetheart

Was in VIXX’s predebut show MyDol and is friends with the members

Hansol (Kim Hansol) 1993/06/15 Dancer (Wizard)

Enjoys voguing

Best friends with Say from EvoL

Likes B-Joo A LOT

Worshiped by the whole fandom

Cat-like features and sounds like a mouse

Actually a pretty good singer

Calls his fans his butterflies and has a butterfly tattoo on his lower back (along with the words “lucid dream”)

Cares so much about his fans and is honestly the cutest and loveliest human being on earth

Slayed his role as Salieri in “TopDog”

B-Joo (Kim Byungjoo) 1994/01/08 Dancer (Wizard)

Has a “Bounce” Tattoo on the back of his right arm

Rejects Hansol’s love 99% of the time

Extremely funny

Goofball

Thought Rome was the capital of Greece

Would be an amazing MC

Seems to be very shy around girls

Called Xero an idiot on Twitter

Screams a lot and yells “Woooow!!” at any occasion he gets

Xero (Shin Jiho) 1994/02/03 Dancer (Wizard)

Usually the one screaming in ToppDogg’s songs

Performed in a duo with OneKet from G.I

Always ready to fight B-Joo

Also thought Rome was the capital of Greece

Very handsome and selca king

Batman fanboy

Used to be awkward around Jenissi but they later became JeJe couple (they created their own couple name) and did the pepero game together

A-Tom (Kim Sanggyun) 1995/05/23 Rapper (Knight)

Used to have long and red hair and looked extremely good with this haircut

Still looks really good now

Best friends with Yano

Actually a five year old high on sugar

Always joyful and will easily put a smile on your face

Pretty outgoing and very funny

His rap in “Dogg’s Out” will give you an eargasm

Yano (Seo Sangwon) 1995/09/27 Rapper and Maknae (Lion)

Looks like a five year old but is always swearing

Raps like an angry god

Used to go by the name Snoopy Swaggy

Can be pretty weird when he wants to

Unwillingly made out with Gohn in the pepero game video

He can rap, sing, play guitar, piano, write and compose songs and it’s unfair how talented he is

The lyrics from his rap in “The Monster” could easily make you cry

He created Sangdo’s solo, Sweetheart and is extremely proud of it

Deserves more recognition as a rapper

Called Kidoh “oppa” on Instagram

Former members

Seogoong (Park Hyunho) 1992/05/01 Vocalist (Lion)

Got his stage name from a fortune teller

Likes to sing his intro (Main vocal~ Seogoong-imnida~)

Acted in the musical Gone with the wind

Really buff

Do not touch his food or he’ll kill you

Spins P-Goon around in “Open the door” and “Arario”

Was present in the Annie MV but didn’t do any promotions for this song, and left not long after to go to the sub-unit UnderDogg because he wanted to sing more (though apparentely, he has left Hunus Entertainment and will be releasing a solo album in august)

Gohn (Kim Dongsung) 1992/08/01 Vocalist (Lion)

Very tall and is basically a giant teddy bear

Has quite a high pitched voice and sings beautifully

Is especially amazing when he sings live

Created the song “Cigarette” (his baby)

Beautiful eye smile and giant hands

Former member of the dad squad

Left ToppDogg after their European tour and is currently doing his military service (and looks very good in a uniform)

Kidoh (Jin Hyosang) 1992/12/16 Rapper (Knight)

Is best friends with Jin from BTS and, Supreme Boi and i11evn

Almost debuted as a BTS member

Lived in Australia for two years

Serious and intense onstage but completely crazy and extremely funny offstage

Wasn’t present during “TopDog” promotions because he was working on his solo album (title song Taxi on the phone (ft. Sangdo) and I suggest you also listen to Still Alive)

Very underrated rapper who deserves more love and fame

Is part of underground rap groups DNH (DaeNamHyup) and ROCKBOTTOM

Left at the same time as Gohn, after their European tour to dedicate himself to his solo career as a rapper

Here are a few links that will help you follow the boys’ updates!

Soundcloud Kidoh - Jenissi - Yano - A-Tom

Twitter ToppDogg KR - ToppDogg House - Kidoh - Seogoong - Xero - P-Goon - Yano - Hansol

Instagram ToppDogg - Kidoh - Seogoong - Xero - P-Goon - Yano - Hansol - A-Tom - Hojoon - B-Joo - Jenissi

Facebook ToppDogg - Kidoh

Rap line’s mixtapes/solo work

If you are looking for Tumblr accounts, here is a list of ToppDogg blogs you should definitely check out: @4jenissi @930615 @a-tomsfabhair @a-tomtastic @atomative @awakening-menace @beanjoo @big-daddy-gohn @bjoogie @byungjoobae @cuzimtoppdogg @dont-touch-my-neckk @fojoon @fyjiho @fytoppdogg @gingerbreaduniverse @gohn-tomorrow @hansol-official @hansolsdog @hansolsmom @hjjxenn @im-always-a-slut-for-topp-dogg @jehovahnlssl @jenisea @jenissas @jenissisleeping @jihoops @jnoday @judgmental-jenissi @kidohgangdol @ml-wizard @madllght @tdooggy @toppdoggcandy @toppdoggintl @toppdoggnetwork @toppklassbitch @toppklassnet @toppdoggtd @toppdoggsg @p-guns @vampirehansol @xero-control @yusangno @yuusangdo

(big thanks to jihoops who contributed to this list in one of my reblogs ♡)

And here are a few videos/interviews with English subs:

B-Joo TV ep1

ToppDogg Project EP1 - EP2 - …

All-Kill EP1 - EP2 - EP3 - EP4 - EP5 part1 part2 - EP6 - EP7 - EP8 - EP9

Ask in a box EP1 - EP2 - EP3 - EP4 - EP5 - EP6 - EP7 - EP8 - EP9 - EP10

Show Kpop EP1 - EP2

Secret Box - After School Club - Pops in Seoul - Idol School ep.1

Before I Die interviews Group interview - Wizards - Dragons - Lions - Knights

A few backstage videos Open the door era - Annie era - Annie era - Open the door era - Arario era

“What are you ToppDogg”, listed on this post along with other ToppDogg videos, and you can find much more videos on this post (thanks again to jihoops who provided the link ♡)

And don’t forget to check out their other videos on ON AIR HUNUS, such as the pepero game video and the secret camera! Also subscribe to ToppDoggIntl’s Youtube Channel if you don’t want to miss the translations of the next episodes of “ToppDogg Project” and “B-Joo TV”. And, if you’re interested, you can check out my fancams and fanaccount of their concert in Paris here.

One last thing: if you are a French speaking ToppKlass, please support ToppDogg France on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube! We try to put out one subbed video every week~

There are a lot of ToppDogg blogs out there and some of them already did posts like this, so don’t forget to check them out too! I hope this post was helpful and if you need anything or have suggestions to improve this post, don’t hesitate to message me or send me an ask! Also, all of my posts are tagged so you shouldn’t have any trouble going through it.

Enjoy your stay in the ToppKlass fandom~

[I update this post regularly so please make sure to always reblog it from my blog, so that you can share the latest version of this post]

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narissaluvshoneystars · 8 years ago

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10 Tips For New Kpop Fans

1.) Find some underrated groups! Of course, there’s nothing wrong with loving the most popular groups such as EXO, BigBang, BTS, etc. I love them, too! But I have found my greatest loves in some of the smaller groups. They seem to have greater fan interaction, and not to mention, it’s just fun to watch them grow. There’s nothing better than finding a newly debuting group and watching them grow.

2.) Girl groups, girl groups, girl groups! While it’s easy to get caught up in the fever of loving boy groups, don’t be afraid to branch out and listen to some of the talented girl groups out there. Their concepts can range from adorable to powerful, with everything in between.

3.) Don’t forget about solo artists. And I don’t just mean the solo albums put out by members of existing groups! There’s Ailee, Crush, Zion.t, and so many more talented soloists. Not to mention, that makes it easier to pick a bias ;)

4.) Shipping is okay! But… don’t be rude about it. There are some idols that are uncomfortable being shipped with others, and don’t like to hear about it. Write all the fanfiction you want, run a blog about your otp, but don’t annoy the idols themselves. There’s nothing worse than seeing comments on SNS and livestreams asking if they are dating someone, or if the other member is there with them.

5.) Try not to over-sexualize them. Of course, we all get a little thirsty when it comes to the sexy concepts a group can have, but you have to keep it within reason. There is so much more to them than the subject matter of their songs or the way that they dance. There’s a fine line between enjoying a sexy concept and fetishizing their every move.

6.) Don’t start fan-wars or compare artists. There’s nothing worse to me than hearing someone say that their fav is better than someone else’s. Truthfully, each and every artist works so hard to get where they are, and we as a fandom need to recognize that. For example, I am not a fan of BTS, but I respect them and recognize that they work incredibly hard to do the things they do. They deserve every moment they have recieved in the spotlight. It’s okay to dislike someone, but don’t try to make it into a contest. We are all just here to listen to good music. :)

7.) It’s okay to be a casual fan. Not everyone needs to get swept up in the obsession over kpop. One can listen to the music without knowing a single member’s name and still be a kpop fan! If you want to run a blog and watch every interview and memorize blood types and heights, you can. But if you simply want to listen to a few songs every now and again, you’re still a fan. Welcome to the kpoppin’ world.

8.) Don’t be embarrassed! It’s easy to think you’re weird for liking kpop if you live in a small town like me, but in truth, you’re never alone. And even when you feel like the only one on the planet that likes it, you’re allowed to rock it. Wear your merch, listen to your music, and scroll through your blog in front of others. There’s nothing wrong with loving what you love. (If you are being bullied already for your interests, please reach out for help.)

9.) Whitewashing is a no-no. I love me a good kpop edit, and kudos to those who make them, but please do NOT whitewash them. Melanin is a good thing, and their natural skin is something they should be proud of. Some photos are posted by them already over exposed, but the edits are different. If you think their skin is too dark, perhaps you should choose a different picture to edit.

10.) Unless you are actively learning Korean, please do not use random Korean words while you are speaking. Not only is it slightly annoying, it’s offensive. If you don’t know or understand where it comes from, you just happen to know it, it’s disrespectful. If you are interested, there are many online courses you can take and apps you can download on ios for free to learn the language properly.

That is all I can think of! Enjoy your stay in this wild fandom. :)

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