NewYearsDayProject | a song a day blog

  The moment the talent scout comes to see your _____ and says, "You could be a star" is the moment many of us dreamed of when we were kids. If you believe everyone gets their 15 minutes, you also should realize that there are degrees of fame. The recognizability of a household name like Tom Cruise or Barak Obama compared to an indie rocker demonstrates this. But now, with adult eyes, look at that talent scout. Whether he's a football coach or Simon Cowell, he's certainly not got the best of intentions for your teenage self. And depending on what you're signing up for, there's something that the scout won't tell you. If you put in the work, you may change the world. But it comes at a cost. Your personal life is no longer yours. Your personality, image, and relationships will be a commodity that the press will fight and even pay people for. If you're successful enough, you'll be swimming in non-disclosure agreements, hiding you and your loved ones

Last week when I blogged about BTS , I talked about my gateway drugs into K-pop. Shinee was one of them. The first song I heard from them was " Everybody " which oddly made me think of industrial rock. Later I heard their song " Stand By Me " when I started to watch the drama Boys Over Flowers . I'm sure I'll talk about my love-hate relationship with Korean dramas later. If you listen to " Stand By Me ," don't you hear hints of Rick Astley 's " Never Gonna Give You Up "? Then in 2015 one of the biggest songs in Korea was Shinee's song " View ." Some of the genius in Shinee's producers is making hit songs that sound vaguely familiar. Sometimes you can pin a pop song comparison, other times you're left racking your brain wondering where you heard that song before.  FOREVER YOURS. Key (born Kim Ki-bum) is one of the vocalists of Shinee. As the group's career started winding down, Key started acting and be