#I'm OBSESSED. like this is peak kpop to me

[nugulover69]

Adam from the bible if he slayed 🐍🍎✨

[skinzchoerim]

I gotta rant about this bc my brain won't let me rest

I'm really curious about how dOpamine will sound and how the sound will support the message of the song. I'm always impressed with how good they are at expressing the lyrical message with sound. The peak of that is obviously (in my humble opinion of course) skinz, since the fact that it sounds both aggressive and soft adds a ton of depth to the lyrics.

From what Wookjin said before the brain wave game, I think it's very likely that the topic of the song will be the need for a constant increase in stimulation, maybe it will touch on the theme of obsession as well. Their creative direction seems to be that each new release recontextualizes the previous ones and helps connect them into one larger theme, and this would definitely add more context to stuff like dOra maar or gaslighting.

I think dOpamine could go in two directions in its sound. The first direction would be something to increase the dopamine of the listener, a song that stays exciting by constantly escalating and surprising, maybe by messing around with traditional song structure or adding unusual and unexpected elements. That might be the reason we've gotten a sneak peak of only the first few seconds, both in the MV teaser and album preview. What makes me hesitant as to whether this will happen is that they've never done this sort of thing before and musical plot twists aren't really their thing. Since the album was described as the peak of their musical direction, I don't expect them to suddenly whip out something completely new. I think there is a chance they might use elements we've heard in the art pop remixes, random synths, unexpected pauses, but not anything overly in-your-face like we might be used to with other kpop groups.

The second direction they could take is that the song sounds fairly chill, like something that could have come out in the first two years of their career, and that will shift the meaning away from searching for a dopamine rush to trying to manage and contain excitement. While the first option would certainly appeal to me more musically speaking, I think analyzing the second one and how it connects to their themes would be very interesting.

[deepbutdazzlingdarkness]

I think @kennyomegasweave tagged me in this OTP meme like...months ago? And I just found it half-finished in my drafts and decided to actually get it done.

1. What ship were you completely obsessed with when you were a teenager, but now you don't care anymore? 20s, not my teens, but I used to be utterly obsessed with Jack/Kent from Check Please and now, IDEK what happened. I still love them, but I have old fic I saved and never read and can't bring myself to care anymore. IDK it makes me sad.

2. Which ship would you consider your first one? Hmm probably Betsy/Joe from the Betsy Tacy series or Anne/Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables? My first ships when I actually got into fandom were Sawyer/Kate and Sara/Grissom from CSI.

3. Your first fanfic belonged to which couple? Magnus/Alec!!! I never thought I would write fic and then I watched season 1 of Shadowhunters and banged out (lol) 7 fics and almost 30k of porn in less than 2 months in 2016. They all have an insane number of hits (like. the highest has 54,878 hits and the lowest has 15,836 hits.........) and I still get kudos on them almost every day, it's wild.

4. Do you remember the first couple you saw a fanart over? Genuinely no idea, but the first one in my fan art tag is Katniss/Peeta from 2012 <3

5. Did you ever get into ship discourse? My first instinct whenever I see someone talk about something I don't like is to mute/block, so perhaps not actively, but I'm sure I have at some point.

6. Did you used to have any no-otp or have it currently? LOL. Yes. I still fucking HATE Jack/Kate from Lost and always will. Also Dan/Blair from Gossip Girl. Lately...I'm such a multi-shipper but I gotta say Kate/Anthony from Bridgerton bc I've genuinely had to restrain myself from bitching about how much I hate them SO many times since s3 came out lol.

7. Who were the couple in the last fanfic you read? I finished a rewatch of Beyond Evil last night so I've been rereading some of my old bookmarks bc I've read almost everything that's out there ���. Shout out to the masterpiece simple & clean by whir.

8. Currently, do you have any OTPs? So many!!! Taemin/Kai is still my #1, but also Juwon/Dongsik from Beyond Evil, PatPran from Bad Buddy (it took me several episodes to actually get into the show but once I did I cried...so much over them and how much they love each other LOL), KunTen from WayV, Louis/Lestat...I feel kinda bad that I don't have a major current f/f OTP but I'm literally checking my kpop tags multiple times a week for rule 63 fic and most of my current WIPs are rule 63 f/f so there's that. (Two KunTen including what hopefully is gonna be a long one, plus a Jigyu I started yesterday for a fest that I'm hoping I'll be able to get done - not because of the length, but because I've never written Seventeen before)

9. Is there any couple that, to this day, you are extremely mad about not getting together? So many??? I feel like I have to say Dean/Cas.......Lee/Kara never really got together so them for sure. Sawyer/Kate from Lost even though I 100% choose to believe they got together post-canon pre-flash-sideways. Oh my god I'm looking through my "forever bitter" tag and it's a lot of Cooper/Audrey from Twin Peaks as I expected, but I forgot about Mini/Franky from Skins. and ABSOLUTELY THEM. Everything about series 5 was terrible but that especially.

10. Is there any ship you used to dislike but now you think they are kind of interesting? IDK I feel like I don't usually change my mind like that. I wouldn't go as far as saying "kind of interesting" but I guess I don't hate Bree/Roger from Outlander AS much on the show as I did in the books lol.

11. Do you have any ship that, in the past, was considered normal but now you would be cancelled over? Hmm...Cesare/Lucrezia maybe? If not them almost definitely Norma/Dylan from Bates Motel LOL.

12. What was your favorite crack ship? I was gonna say I couldn't remember any that truly fit this definition, but then I remembered the Kent Parson/Claude Giroux series #dirtbags and that was great. Actually no my real answer is Syd/Richie from The Bear. Now *I* don't think it's a crackship but they have that vibe.

13. Who is the couple you read more fanfics of? Here's a side by side view of my most bookmarked ships vs the tags I have saved rn on my front page. Unfortunately you can only have 20 but I think it's a pretty good representation. (Other than the ENHA ship, where I legit don't know anything about them or frankly even what they look like, but that tag produces so much incredible unhinged porn that I read canon-blind.)

14. What most of your ships usually have in common? I feel like I have several different ~types, but: friends to lovers, I LOVE bicker-y couples, age gap relationships, especially when one of them is a mentor-ish figure, and power dynamics in general.

15. What do you absolutely hate in a ship? Nice Guy characters, whether they're a guy or a girl. The OG example is Xander (duh) and Chloe from Smallville but you also see it with characters like Sol on My Stand In...there's def more things I hate but that's one of most major ones for me.

[ambivartence]

15 + 18 for the kpop asks! 💖

15. fav photocard

i don't collect actively so i only have a small smattering of pcs but my fave is probably this peak time pc of sevenus heejae <3 lol i don't even have pcs for most of my biases .. tho i've been keeping my eye out to possibly see if i can ever get my hands on cinnamoroll jeno for like not $40 usd just bc i am obsessed w him and cinnamoroll ... maybe one day (wouldn't he look so cute on this stand... also i have like 3 different cinnamoroll pc holders he would fit so well in too.... also even my binder is a cinnamoroll binder do u see my problem)

18. fav variety show ooo for me it's got to be p1harmony's harmony forest season 1 !!! the content writing was so fun and the editing was sooooo funny i have never laughed so hard throughout an entire variety show. i also really love watching horror content and Universe app used to have this series called Stressor Things (it's on KLAP entertainment's yt channel now) and i've watched so many different kpop groups on it ! i'm definitely going to hell for how hard i laugh when watching scaredy cat idols get jumpscared when i'm not exactly that brave myself LOL i think the ateez one is especially memorable, but i haven't had a chance to watch cravity or wei and both of those group have some legendary cowards (affectionate) so i really should LOL

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[cowboymantis]

It's really interesting how Kingdom and E'Last have like... The same loved spot in my heart as favourite groups. Like, sure I have multiple favourite groups but around those my brain is always revolving around the most when it comes to the concepts and theories and the designs and everything.

They're just really special to me and have concepts like, imo, no other group. Obviously, a lot of groups have darker/mysterious concepts but especially Kingdom just really GOT ME with the lore. The theories. The characters. The settings. The outfits.

And then E'Last, especially Tears of Chaos, Dark Dream and Creature had such a great mysterious vibe and the outfits are just top tier.

Also, both bands I discovered randomly on YouTube, which the further I got into kpop, got less and less frequent because I end up hearing about a group a couple of times before checking them out. For Kingdom, when Excalibur came out and for E'Last, Tears of Chaos. It just peaked my interest immediately, the title, the thumbnail and when watching them I was immediately sold and got sucked into the fandom. :'D

And whenever one of the bands has a comeback I come back to obsessing over everything around it as in talking a lot about them to friends, looking for new content, listening to the music all day, making theories (more just for Kingdom but hsjshd)... It's like when a show you love airs a new episode in a way. But also, when one band has a comeback I will eventually also go back to focusing on the respective other one all over again and then it will jump around in my head between them.

Doesn't help that currently I am absolutely obsessed with Tokusatsu which won't stop anytime soon, and still are so much into Yakuza so all of those 4 things are rotating in my brain 24/7 help .

At the same time I'm also sad both Kingdom and E'Last don't get NEARLY the fame and hype they deserve. But it seems that they're happy (which I hope is also that way) and that's what matters.

OH, two other groups I'd place very high around a similar area are definitely A.C.E, P1Harmony and Golden Child. They're all also so dear to me with both their content outside of music videos and the music itself while being way too underrated for how insanely good they are!

I'm almost scared to say this but this isn't Twitter where stans see everything as it being personal- but P1Harmony have been so far pretty much the only band where I love every song in albums. I'm sure this isn't an unpopular opinion because obviously you can't love every song but still. But I just can't stand songs that are cheesy and/or fan-servicey (which I think. Is probably bc I'm aroace and it just makes me uncomfortable and cringe- but still,) they're just the worst. BUT if the song is catchy enough I will still love it, just ignoring the lyrics is something I need to get better at :'D Kingdom's Warning is a good example of a song having lyrics that make me physically cringe but I jam out to this song because it's such a bop. So yeah.

I mean, Monsta X is one of my all time favs and they're so full of cheesy songs and fanservice, so I think somewhere along the road my resistance went up. :'D

Even after some years, kpop fans are still wild to me. Like, the amount of delusions and elitism going on seem to be more than for any other fandom, but that's not really a fun topic to talk about. But man, watching live performances can be painful with how loud everyone's screaming their lungs out which alone is enough for me to never go on a kpop concert, even though I'd love to. But the only non-metal concert I ever went to was already hell when it came to the fans just screeching and making it completely unable to understand what the singer is even singing. So yeah, I uh, I'll stick to metal concerts,,,

But!! Even though I am not the biggest fan normally of watching live performances, I still really love watching them for specific groups, coming back to Kingdom and E'Last because those were kinda the main focus before I got sidetracked (and I would just add more and more I feel like fhkgfg), I love their lives and choreographies in general so so so much. They are very, dare I say it, aesthetic and just fascinating to look at. Plus, both bands are so full of visuals it's insane.

I also noticed both Kingdom and E'Last often have some kind of ropes and cloth in the performances, which is a thing I really love because it's just really pleasing to look at, especially if they dance with it in such a smooth way. (Gah, like that one amazing Stray Kids Side Effects performance)

Both also have those beautiful and mysterious settings, I especially love the misty forests.

And also, AMAZING instrumentals/intros! 🙏

I'm just gonna. Go ahead and post some examples of parallels I love and think it's so beautiful that both of these bands I have so much brainrot about share so many similarities dfjghjfdg But I am just SO NORMAL!!! ABOUT IT!!! I LOVE IT SO MUCH. Whether it's just same vibe or similar posing it's just a lot of fun.

Gonna put...

E'Last on the left and Kingdom on the right :)

It was a lot of fun just finding so many parallels now when skimming over the E'Last performances with that in mind, because for Kingdom I feel like I've got every frame engraved in my brain because I'm working on a big archive + lore essay about them so like...Yeah my mind at this point is a Kingdom archive help,, Next on the list for that will be E'Last tho soooo...

Also, for the end, a fancy group pose for E'Last and Kingdom :)

[skateamini]

Which artists do you like besides BTS?

What a question! I could talk about music for hours, but I'll try to be brief.

I used to listen to a lot more kpop artists, but decided to take a break because I found the fandom side of things quite exhausting. I particularly liked girl groups such as Red Velvet, Twice, Mamamoo, and a smattering of some solo artists and a couple of songs by other gg's and bg's. I have genuinely no idea what's happening in 4th gen and quite frankly I don't have much interest in following the careers of teenagers. I'm not that old, but the culture makes me feel old. The years of 2017-2019 were my peak interest and everything after is a blur.

I refrained from listening to kpop for a long time because I knew I would get obsessed, and I did. I found BTS in 2017 and changed as a person for the worst (lol) still they did change my life and impacted me as a person and even the music I listen to. I listen to and appreciate so many genres more due to them, especially those not in the English language. I am a cliche ARMY.

Otherwise, I listen to mostly western artists. I have a hard time breaking down who my favs are. I don't stan anybody, because I listen to mostly indie and alternative and that's not really part of the culture. An idea of my favourite artists are: Glass Animals, MorMor, Aldous Harding, Blood Cultures, Young Fathers, Alabama Shakes, Arcade Fire, David Bowie, The Smiths (yeah I know), Talking Heads, Interpol, Yeah Yeah Yeahs...I could go on with about 20 more bands. Yes, I listen to a lot of Dad bands. I get excited when I find a band where the artists are actually in their 20's.

If you or have any artists/songs that you would recommend, please share :D

[iwillneverforgiveyousunghanbin]

im actually doing a lot better these days (literally just for 2 days, but thats better than nothing) so thanks for wishing me luck.

i actually dont know that many Tauruses eirher... im not super into astrology so idek how theyre supposed to act . i just know that im super super compatible w taerae & thats all that matters 🤷‍♂️

ive been on the grind 💯 lagely so i barelt bave anh time to keep up w kpop and to vote and stfeam and check what jebi r doinf every second anymore. it makes me sad too bc i used to be rly obsessed (i still am bur significantly less) and id know their schedule and everything and check twt every day for updates. for boys planet too. Man in love genuinely changed the trajectory of my life like ik its basic but the momrnt i saw taerae do the hand thing it was over for me. now im a crazy kkultarae.

idrc abt jay tbh. he doesnt rly appeal to me but hes so talebted and so so good at singing. have u been watching build up?

xoxo 🎻

honestly, you're right. being compatible with taerae is literally all that matters. i promise i'm working hard (kinda, sorta) to get that taerae bully chapter out... i hope it's as devastating as i want it to be.

i'm not really a vote/stream kind of person so i understand. there's a lot to be done in life, but i appreciate everyone who does vote/stream to help out my faves. i just am kind of "march to my own drummer" in the way i support and just listen and watch variety content and write my little fics and stuff. but i wish i had more friends to talk to about kpop. it's hard to hold my tongue around my irl friends all the time 💀

i love jay bc he's a new jersey boy tbh. i live one state away so i could easily maladaptive daydream about bumping into him some day in the city 😭😭 i'm not watching build up, even though i like a bunch of the boys on it (i was a huge peak time fan last year too). but i don't want to see my faves stressed out anymore, i've had enough for now lol.

i'm glad you've been feeling better!! sending more positive energy your way 💕💗

[baekhvuns]

I'm sorry, but Arsenal went from 0:2 to 3:2, first half was embarrassing but then they went desperate mode and they're still first SO I'M GOOD. Vini was clowning that's true, but Gavi??? Crazy guy 🔫 anyways, I'm waiting for CL, idc about this Spanish bullshit 💀 Liverpool said WE'RE REDEEMING OURSELVES FUCK YOU ALL 😭 this is hilarious tbh... sad, but wtf. PSG vs Bayern soon, how we feeling? 💀

I hope not to see anything Gr**nw**d related except him going to jail. I hate how easy some people are to persuade... shit like this is nuanced.

That obsessed weirdo isn't my friend, come oooon, I just met her in a queue then at a birthday cafe and I thought she was alright.

The fact SM doesn't even blur miss Judy's face and she's trying to convince us it's because she's with them?! They even blur staff members, be serious bitch. But why isn't SM doing anything?

I would say kpop is at its peak when it comes to popularity, the only reason some things are going down is the decrease in music quality and the oversaturation, some companies are doing TOO MUCH. Hybe thinks they're the cool new and hip co-worker who got hired and wanna change everything and "help" the old workers even though no one asked? SM has a lot of issues and crimes that they committed, but Hybe IS NOT going to help

Yeah Europe loves knives 🙃 it's worrying. Paris is bad, Atz needs to get away asap, I can't believe the French menace got 2 stops. Lmao I guess the IG video is right, Berlin is the alt city, so I can definitely see people like that

Not me getting Britishised 😭 when I went to the UK for the first time when I was around 12 I didn't know English, I could understand it, but speaking was a no no. My friend's cousin from Ireland hang out with us and I was so shocked, I couldn't understand her at all, but my friend - a native English speaker said "tbh I understand every 5 words she says". Now I'm used to the accents, I actually struggle with some American ones. Father Baek ily <3 it's good idc. British cousine is mostly gross and the names of the dishes? I still can't believe spotted dick exists. But some stuff are good, especially the vegan versions

Nope, Cornish people are fun and chill. YOU GUYS? As if people didn't comment on my messy accent in the past 💀 I wanted to sound more British, but guess I was trying too hard and some people were mad I was attempting to sound like someone I wasn't. Fun times </3

Really? No Woo fics? I wonder why, tbh I have no clue, I rarely read fics and when I do it's only Hwa. Hmmm, I don't fond hockey attractive, so I'd go for racer or fencer actually.

At this point Shinestars need to set up our fashion brand and use Hwa as our model and ambassador. Don't have mortgage, because I can't afford a house, heh 🥰 but SK is nice, I went to the trampoline/climbing park Atz filmed episode 7 of Salary Lupin at!

What?! I did not order Seonghwa's winter MD who said I did?!?!? Please no robbery!

The Korean spelling of Xikers is Ssaikeouseu, so in English it should be Saikers....... choices

My friend watched Horimiya thanks to me and she was convinced it was an older show, we definitely need more shoujo anime 🥰 Btw I watched this one show and this guy, he's a commander and professional simp, I love him https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uPwVxfYEwWg (for some reason I can't link anymore, sorry about that :/)

Alchemy of Souls didn't have to go that hard... I bet Hwa is tearing up watching

LA fans don't get as many stuff as Korean fans, but they're definitely extremely privileged. Speaking of, this bitch cannot be serious https://twitter.com/byeonbang_tiny/status/1631655077080629249?t=JjxE_WgNbAqpVrON4RvuLg&s=19 Apparently it's a priv of a problematic fansite ajshaujsjwjsiwjjwjw

Sorry? https://twitter.com/hoonhub/status/1632622782927323137?t=Ku7FG51bRsDVZJic-n_j5Q&s=19 why is this fandom full of unfunny losers. He was just sitting down eating while a friend was taking a photo? This: https://twitter.com/rubiIIage/status/1632723356972621826?t=3pRP_dorCvQDYs0c9b4axQ&s=19

Anyways look how beautiful, this fit aaaaaaaaaa https://twitter.com/pshsource/status/1632806590733598722?t=wOzvOEM6LFwiscXbMVaAwQ&s=19

I went to sleep after 4am thanks to him 🥰 He also trimmed his hair, but.... I'll allow it. He looked like a model, but then proceeded to show off his lightsaber pens 😭🤧😢

🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 then the way he just appeared in his pjs and laid in bed? https://twitter.com/thinkingabtpsh/status/1632816075858427910?t=XcKNOX6iFjj7mT98_GOeTw&s=19 - DV 💖

hello!!

I'm sorry, but Arsenal went from 0:2 to 3:2, first half was embarrassing but then they went desperate mode and they're still first SO I'M GOOD. Vini was clowning that's true, but Gavi??? Crazy guy 🔫 anyways, I'm waiting for CL, idc about this Spanish bullshit 💀 Liverpool said WE'RE REDEEMING OURSELVES FUCK YOU ALL 😭 this is hilarious tbh… sad, but wtf. PSG vs Bayern soon, how we feeling? 💀

YOU WON BUT FOR WHAT, GOT RM AND MANU CRYING 😭😭😭😭 sEEE NOW, vini does this on a daily but if gavi does it it’s a big tHing 🔫 but u know what i respect, he plays like veratti who’s available for like 10 games a year bc of his red cards jvdkwhckc u can bet gavi won’t do that the next leg bc pedri will calm him down <3 LMFAOOOO SUDDENLY NO INTEREST IN LA LIGA???? 😭😭😭 LIVERPOOL ABSOLUTELY ANNIHILATED MANU IM SO SURPRISED WITH THE EASE THEY DID IT ITS SO FUNNY RBEJFH psg v bayern, u know i have no hope bc 1. neymar’s out for surgery, 2. they still suck at defence 3. somewhat good thing is that messi & mbappe are actually DOING SOMETHING,,, so iM PREDICTING it’s either a 1-0 like last time, a draw or bayern going crazy or just disgrace but tbh it’s psg so can’t expect anything

maybe rm redemption arc in summer? theyre trying to get mbappe now 😬

I hope not to see anything Grnwd related except him going to jail. I hate how easy some people are to persuade… shit like this is nuanced. /// That obsessed weirdo isn't my friend, come oooon, I just met her in a queue then at a birthday cafe and I thought she was alright.

no seriously it’s the way the fans on instagram are still rotting for him bc he’s in his ‘prime’ and will eventually ‘become bigger’ yeah, a bigger idiot,,, he might as well retire or go china,,, LMFAOOO 😭😭😭 she must’ve been really nice for u to not notice her vibes 😭😭

The fact SM doesn't even blur miss Judy's face and she's trying to convince us it's because she's with them?! They even blur staff members, be serious bitch. But why isn't SM doing anything?

NO LITERALLY LIKE WHAT DOES SHE GOT ON THEM BC THEY USUALLY BLUR EVERY ONGOER IN VLOGS,,, ppl are going a little 📈📉 over some theories regarding her,,, nct’s team knows judy! someone reached out to them and apparently they know about her, hopefully the hefty lawsuit comes to her and her friends bc damn

I would say kpop is at its peak when it comes to popularity, the only reason some things are going down is the decrease in music quality and the oversaturation, some companies are doing TOO MUCH. Hybe thinks they're the cool new and hip co-worker who got hired and wanna change everything and "help" the old workers even though no one asked? SM has a lot of issues and crimes that they committed, but Hybe IS NOT going to help

true! but the popularity is like, this one person said thiS perfectly but i can’t find it but it was something along the lines of people assuming kpop is worldwide just because ppl know of them on twt, twt ≠ worldwide fame! DEFINITELY THE MUSIC QUALITY also probably the way they’re marketing idols, there’s like no fun, even at award shows, like not even a smile atp 😭😭 i def think companies caught onto the lore thing and now everyone and their mother has a lore to it, which can make things complicated + the way not many are experimenting with diff genres which sm does! but recently it’s been a 📉📈📉 hybe’s saviour complex is mad,,, the way their stans are like no one wants sm BUT HYBS GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR IT SO WHY DONT THEY LEAVE THEM BE 😭😭😭 why are they funnelling money for SM 😭😭??  atp kakao is good bc at least they’re not trying to put a hand in the management or direction bc hybe def’s getting mhj in it and it’s 🔫🔫

Yeah Europe loves knives 🙃 it's worrying. Paris is bad, Atz needs to get away asap, I can't believe the French menace got 2 stops. Lmao I guess the IG video is right, Berlin is the alt city, so I can definitely see people like that ///  Not me getting Britishised 😭 when I went to the UK for the first time when I was around 12 I didn't know English, I could understand it, but speaking was a no no. My friend's cousin from Ireland hang out with us and I was so shocked, I couldn't understand her at all, but my friend - a native English speaker said "tbh I understand every 5 words she says". Now I'm used to the accents, I actually struggle with some American ones. Father Baek ily <3 it's good idc. British cousine is mostly gross and the names of the dishes? I still can't believe spotted dick exists. But some stuff are good, especially the vegan versions

NO LITERALLY WHY DID PARIS GET 2 STOPS 🤨🤨🤨 this makes sense w my new fic where yunho’s a parisian with identity crisis so i guess it’s valid then <3  will report back to u the day i visit berlin 🫡 a whole ppt presentation with black smudged eyeliner,, LMFAOOO FORGET UR BAPTISM UR BRITISHISIZED 😭😭😭 stop bc the ireland english would be a whole new level of english,, father baek has an obsession with it that he tries to shove it down on my throat, will nEVER EAT THAT 🤚🏻 spotted dick is so ???? 😭😭 hilarious pls have u ever ate it?? the hongjoong san video w jolly right after our discussion, HONGJOONGS REACTIONS FBWND

Nope, Cornish people are fun and chill. YOU GUYS? As if people didn't comment on my messy accent in the past 💀 I wanted to sound more British, but guess I was trying too hard and some people were mad I was attempting to sound like someone I wasn't. Fun times </3

YES YOU GUYS DBWBDJS 😭😭😭 nAURRRR AND U WERE LIKE 12???? JAIL TO ALL OF THEM 🔫🔫🔫 it be ur own people fr,, i rmr when i came here, it wasn't even about my accent, it was bc of where i was from so everything stereotypical was blamed on me <3

Really? No Woo fics? I wonder why, tbh I have no clue, I rarely read fics and when I do it's only Hwa. Hmmm, I don't fond hockey attractive, so I'd go for racer or fencer actually.

no bc same 😭😭 these days i don’t know read fics anymore, me too! usually if miss tenelka writes them 🤲🏻🤲🏻 see the hockey player was a junior x senior one <3 wILL save that for choi san!

At this point Shinestars need to set up our fashion brand and use Hwa as our model and ambassador. Don't have mortgage, because I can't afford a house, heh 🥰 but SK is nice, I went to the trampoline/climbing park Atz filmed episode 7 of Salary Lupin at! /// What?! I did not order Seonghwa's winter MD who said I did?!?!? Please no robbery!

NO LITERALLY IT’S A CRIME ATP! waiting for the day it comes true and it seems 1 step closer with balmain x hj, now we need some crazy photoshoot with any brand atp 😭😭 omg the mortgage here with the inflation iS MENTAL!! OOOOOOOO WHERE THEY ALL THREW HANDS AT EACH OTHER??? did u guys try to imitate that bc 🔫 IM REALLY ON MY WAY, SINCE UR IN SK I CAN GO TO UR PLACE EASILY

The Korean spelling of Xikers is Ssaikeouseu, so in English it should be Saikers……. choices //// My friend watched Horimiya thanks to me and she was convinced it was an older show, we definitely need more shoujo anime 🥰 Btw I watched this one show and this guy, he's a commander and professional simp, I love him (for some reason I can't link anymore, sorry about that :/)

saikers….the anime loving ceo is back at it again,,, WE NEED MORE SHOUJO BACK!!! horimiya’s art is so pretty, did ur friend watch maid sana 👁👁 HE’S A COMMANDER???? HELLOOO FBMWDBMWBDWK (no worries! for some reason i can’t answer ur asks on my tumblr phone app and it just doesn’t post so if it’s late it’s bc im trying to copy paste this to my laptop 😭😭)

Alchemy of Souls didn't have to go that hard… I bet Hwa is tearing up watching /// LA fans don't get as many stuff as Korean fans, but they're definitely extremely privileged. Speaking of, this bitch cannot be serious Apparently it's a priv of a problematic fansite ajshaujsjwjsiwjjwjw

alchemy of soul is my simp nation <3 also the glory pt 2 is on the way!!! help that fansite is like exo’s korean fans 😭😭😭😭😭 gatekeeping artists now?? come on u literally LIVE IN THE SAME COUNTRY u guys get free uni concerts all we get is broken flash mobs 😭😭😭

Sorry? why is this fandom full of unfunny losers. He was just sitting down eating while a friend was taking a photo? /// This: https://twitter.com/rubiIIage/status/1632723356972621826?t=3pRP_dorCvQDYs0c9b4axQ&s=19

was not able to access the video but iM gonna agree with u blINDLY BC twt atiny’s are really unfunny,, so ppl are upset bc he was sitting alone and atiny’s joked about it? i mean like isnt that what friends do? like sit alone and the other sees them and takes a photo to idk later send it to them for funsies 😭😭

Anyways look how beautiful, this fit aaaaaaaaaa I went to sleep after 4am thanks to him 🥰 He also trimmed his hair, but…. I'll allow it. He looked like a model, but then proceeded to show off his lightsaber pens 😭🤧😢 ////🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃 then the way he just appeared in his pjs and laid in bed? - DV 💖

YEAH THIS MAN, HE’S GOT TO STOP, HE HAS THE MUSHROOM HAIR AND THE OUTFIT??? SCREAMS YSL IMFHWKFHWK MODEL HWA 🫡🫡 IS ALIVE!  

what the hell what the hell pt2

anon,,, 😯

when we had originality

[headdaze]

I'm gonna answer line by line to keep things organized so I'm really sorry in advance @saythenameritwika if this is awkward or weird it's just easier for me 😅 the text following the -> indicates my reply!!

((this is also really long so strap in. 😂))

(((also I am very sorry if I come across as too excited; i have a lot of thoughts 😅)))

Oh, I definitely noticed your activity, lmaoo 😭🤣. I was so surprised because my phone started blowing up on a random Wednesday evening 😭🥹. But thank you!! 🩷🩵😭😭 -> XDDD yeahhh halfway through liking everything I came across I was like "oh wait the notifs are going off really hard right now..."

Thank you for noticing my love for Seventeen!! I mean, it's pretty obvious, but I love that Carats (new and old) can feel the love that I have for Seventeen because I seriously love them so much. They have become an irreplaceable part of my life, and I don't think I have truly loved anything or anyone as much as them 😭😭. -> I do hope I can love them as much as you too one day!!! I'm newly back into the kpop hole and they're just so wonderful 😭

I adore (yo)u too (you are clever, girl 😭😭)!!!! I'm glad that my posts made you fall in love more with Seventeen 🩷🩵! I hope you stick around 😉 because my love for them is only growing, and I'm gonna post a LOT more! -> 1.) THANK YOU LOLOLOL I almost did not do the adore u mention bc I was like "will this even make sense..??" 2.) YAYYY yes ofc!! 💘

My bias is Dino!! But I get biased wrecked every 2 mins, so I say I'm OT13 while being Dino biased, lmfaoo 😭😭. It's really hard to pick a bias in Seventeen, goddamit!! Though, Dino definitely has a special place in my heart 😭! He became my bias during Hot era, and he has remained my bias since! (Please tell me who's yours when you read this!) -> AHHH yours is the same as my cousin's, I totally get it!!! NO IT IS REALLY IS SO FREAKING HARD TO PICK A BIAS LIKE IT LITERALLY CHANGES EVERY FIVE SECONDS, for now I would have to say Joshua and Jeonghan (the evil twins) bc Jeonghan is the whole reason why I even got interested in the first place (long story short: saw a pin of his gorgeous hair on pinterest was interested but didn't know who flashfoward a year later my carat cousin visits, introduces me to svt, and although I was on the fence at first bc I was still new to getting back into kpop the second I recognized jeonghan's hair I was like "OH WAIT YES WHAT IT'S THIS GUY LET'S GO!!!" 😂) & when I got back into svt for their maestro cb Joshua really caught my eye in the MV (when I was first introduced to them summer of '23 I literally did not remember him at all??? so when I watched the mv I was like "DAMN WHO IS THIS FINE MAN??? AND I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T REMEMBER YOU???" 😭😭) so yeah >3< but it does change like every day. recently I've been very obsessed with jun & hoshi -- sometimes I'll do a set of horanghae and wooahae to the mirror to hype myself up XD

My favourite song...hmmm, I'll have to say I don't have one 😭😭. Whenever I pick a favourite song, another song happens to catch my attention 😭. It's literally impossible for me to pick a favourite song. But if I talk about my favourite song rn, I'll say it's March from the Face The Sun album (if we're talking sub-unit songs, it will definitely be Last Night by JxW!) But that's gonna change pretty soon 😭. -> SO TRUE I was so certain that "Dust" would forever be my one and only (FML was my first svt album discounting the fact the fallin flower mv was my "technical true first" of theirs).. and then I listened to attaccca... MARCH LITERALLY SLAYS OHMGDSJFDF face the sun/sector 17 is just. so good. I actually cannot. I have a playlist titled "PEAK PRODUCTION" and half of the songs on there are just svt songs 😂 I am enjoying the JxW songs too!!! I would have to say while I love them all leftover is the one I put on the peak production playlist; the pain is just *chef's kiss* but I really do vibe to the others as well!

My favourite era is again something I can't pick. Look, it's not my fault that they always outdo themselves, okay 😭😭? But my faves are Attaca era (Rock With You), FML era (Super and FML), 17 Is Right Here era (Maestro), An Ode era (Fear & Hit), Teen Age era (Clap), Semi;Colon era (Home;Run), Director's Cut era (Thanks), etc. I literally just named all their eras lmaoo 😭😭. But as you can see, I can't pick. But you can check out any song or album I just named. -> nahhh it's OK honestly so valid for picking all of them they truly do outdo themselves every time like how??!??? just when I thought I couldn't love any album as much as attacca: boom: face the sun/sector 17. never ending cycle of greatness ✨

My favourite album is something I can answer, thankfully. I have a lot, though, so bare with me 😅🥹. My favourites are Going Seventeen, Teen Age, Heng:garae, Semi;Colon, Face The Sun, Sector 17, Seventeenth Heaven, Attaca, and FML. Again, I named almost every album lmaoo. But I recommend starting with Going Seventeen and making your way up. They have a lot of good music so you won't be disappointed even by their oldest albums! -> YES I did notice that even as I went further back the quality is still so good??? like heng:garae is 2020 so FOUR YEARS AGO now but not a single skippable track???

Iconic tracks you NEED to listen to would be Fear (a classic), Mansae (another classic and a banger), Highlight (I might be saying this because I'm a performance unit girlie but that song is genuinely amazing), Clap (that song is so iconic omg), Don't Wanna Cry (that song is a masterpiece), Home;Run (the song that drew my interest to Seventeen!), Hot (honestly, just check out the whole album because it's amazing. It was also my first album as a Carat), Thanks (another classic, that song is beautiful), and then you can go in order (either oldest to newest or vice versa!). -> when I tell you Fear has me in a chokehold I'm not kidding. like. they could put out an official phonebook for that song alone and I would buy it like there's no tomorrow. so many thoughts on Fear 😭 Hot also.. whew that MV editing is 🔥 & I'll let you know my thoughts on the others once I get there!!!

Again, thank you for reaching out to me, and I was SO happy to help (though I don't think I was of any help, lmaoo 😭). Hopefully, you grow to love Seventeen just as much as I do, and I hope they become a big part of your life, too. I swear, life after "slipping into the diamond life" is so much better 🩷🩵😅! I recommend going through their content such as Going Seventeen (the variety show, not the album) to get to know them better! -> sasdfkjsldf I literally love GoSe SO MUCH, like it's the only show I have willingly sat still for 30 minutes for (I have attention span issues) doing NOTHING AT ALL. like that's some kind of witchcraft right there 👀 do you have any episodes you recommend?? there's also a LOT of GoSe to go through 😭

Please continue to reach out to me if you have any questions about Seventeen or if you just wanna fangirl, lmaoo! I'm always open to new Carat friends (I'm in desperate need of them 😅). Once again, thank you for reaching out, and thank you for liking my blog!! -> YESSSS OFCCC, I am also in desperate need of new carat friends so finding you was a literal present from the heavens 🥹🫶

Im a baby carat and it really warms my heart so see someone love them so deeply ❤️ I know I probably just spammed your with all my likes (sorry not sorry) but scrolling through you account just makes me fall deeper for svt and I adore yo(u) for it >3< (yes I think I'm so clever Im really not LOL) here's to more years of seventeen!!! 💎💕

ALSO ASIDE FROM THAT who is your bias & what is your fav era/album/song?? I'm still trying to work through 9 years of discography (pains of being a 2024 carat 😭) and I wanted to know if there are like ICONIC tracks that may be older (since I'm going from most current to oldest) that I need to listen to immediately before all else?

thank you again for being so loving 🫶

Oh, I definitely noticed your activity, lmaoo 😭🤣. I was so surprised because my phone started blowing up on a random Wednesday evening 😭🥹. But thank you!! 🩷🩵😭😭

Thank you for noticing my love for Seventeen!! I mean, it's pretty obvious, but I love that Carats (new and old) can feel the love that I have for Seventeen because I seriously love them so much. They have become an irreplaceable part of my life, and I don't think I have truly loved anything or anyone as much as them 😭😭.

I adore (yo)u too (you are clever, girl 😭😭)!!!! I'm glad that my posts made you fall in love more with Seventeen 🩷🩵! I hope you stick around 😉 because my love for them is only growing, and I'm gonna post a LOT more!

My bias is Dino!! But I get biased wrecked every 2 mins, so I say I'm OT13 while being Dino biased, lmfaoo 😭😭. It's really hard to pick a bias in Seventeen, goddamit!! Though, Dino definitely has a special place in my heart 😭! He became my bias during Hot era, and he has remained my bias since! (Please tell me who's yours when you read this!)

My favourite song...hmmm, I'll have to say I don't have one 😭😭. Whenever I pick a favourite song, another song happens to catch my attention 😭. It's literally impossible for me to pick a favourite song. But if I talk about my favourite song rn, I'll say it's March from the Face The Sun album (if we're talking sub-unit songs, it will definitely be Last Night by JxW!) But that's gonna change pretty soon 😭.

My favourite era is again something I can't pick. Look, it's not my fault that they always outdo themselves, okay 😭😭? But my faves are Attaca era (Rock With You), FML era (Super and FML), 17 Is Right Here era (Maestro), An Ode era (Fear & Hit), Teen Age era (Clap), Semi;Colon era (Home;Run), Director's Cut era (Thanks), etc. I literally just named all their eras lmaoo 😭😭. But as you can see, I can't pick. But you can check out any song or album I just named.

My favourite album is something I can answer, thankfully. I have a lot, though, so bare with me 😅🥹. My favourites are Going Seventeen, Teen Age, Heng:garae, Semi;Colon, Face The Sun, Sector 17, Seventeenth Heaven, Attaca, and FML. Again, I named almost every album lmaoo. But I recommend starting with Going Seventeen and making your way up. They have a lot of good music so you won't be disappointed even by their oldest albums!

Iconic tracks you NEED to listen to would be Fear (a classic), Mansae (another classic and a banger), Highlight (I might be saying this because I'm a performance unit girlie but that song is genuinely amazing), Clap (that song is so iconic omg), Don't Wanna Cry (that song is a masterpiece), Home;Run (the song that drew my interest to Seventeen!), Hot (honestly, just check out the whole album because it's amazing. It was also my first album as a Carat), Thanks (another classic, that song is beautiful), and then you can go in order (either oldest to newest or vice versa!).

Again, thank you for reaching out to me, and I was SO happy to help (though I don't think I was of any help, lmaoo 😭). Hopefully, you grow to love Seventeen just as much as I do, and I hope they become a big part of your life, too. I swear, life after "slipping into the diamond life" is so much better 🩷🩵😅! I recommend going through their content such as Going Seventeen (the variety show, not the album) to get to know them better!

Please continue to reach out to me if you have any questions about Seventeen or if you just wanna fangirl, lmaoo! I'm always open to new Carat friends (I'm in desperate need of them 😅). Once again, thank you for reaching out, and thank you for liking my blog!!

[britneyshakespeare]

all time low have aged terribly

[books-coffee-and-the-woods]

I feel like I've been MIA for a while, so a short update:

Finished the Kingston Cycle! Loved it, though I wish books 2 and 3 were longer bc it felt like there were too many subplots for such short books! Aside from that though it's a wonderful queer fantasy series and I'll definitely reread it!

Started the Micah Grey trilogy bc my goal was to finish those 2 series by the end of November, though I've been pretty slow to start it. I think I'm just not really in a reading mood right now. Might try and force myself to just read for a half hour a day or so (I need to start doing a half hour on the exercise bike anyway) and see if I can chip away at it slowly.

I've been into a lot of other stuff lately: nanowrimo, rewatching/finally finishing Twin Peaks, playing video games, and kpop (Blackpink, mostly). Work has also been busy since I got back from vacation, and all the snow means my commute has been extra long and stressful, so when I get home I only have the mental energy for writing (sometimes) and staring at a screen lol

That said, this is the first nanowrimo in 2 years that I'm not failing horribly at! It's not particularly well written, but I'm just glad to be getting words down on the page, and my brain didn't quit just because I had to think up some new characters (like it did last November)

Started listening to the podcast Wizard and the Bruiser, which is about pop culture/geek history, and it's reminding me of a lot of stuff I used to love or wanted to get into as a kid but couldn't, and now like every three days I have a new thing to obsess over

At least I'm quite far ahead on my reading goals for this year and I'm trying to let myself have Other Hobbies and not get stressed out for not finishing a trilogy in one week. As long as I finish the Micah Grey series by the end of November I'll still be on track.

[checkers-dance]

me and nox concluded our nct marathon and im feeling oddly bittersweet about it. it was such a good experience. we still have so much more stuff to watch (we call together frequently to watch cinderella movies, we plan to listen to every new nct release in the future, and we also have more kpop marathons left) but OUG. THE NCT ERA IS OVER.

ether way it was such a good time and i'm glad we did this. it was honestly a rlly interesting ride. they had a rough start, like everything sounded SO weird initially vnfjvnjf with a few exceptions here and there. and then suddenly they had their hashtag slay era as noxia calls it, where they kept releasing consistently good music. of course highway to heaven was released during that era, literally nct's peak. and then everything went downhill again NVNJFNVJFVN THEY RELEASED MAKE A WISH. WHICH IS SUCH A MID, LEANING TOWARDS BAD SONG, BUT ALSO ONE IM KINDA OBSESSED WITH, ITS MY GUILTY PLEASURE. me and noxia had only listened to the english version but the lyrics in the korean version are so different??? like they actually make sense. whoever translated the song legit just pulled shit out of their ass and tried to make it rhyme. there was so much unmemorable shit, and then we got to hot sauce and OH MY GOD, HOT SAUCE IS SO BAD. i've heard it so many times before but idk why it rlly got to me this time. i think it was noxia's reaction to it but i started laughing so hard i had actual tears in my eyes, i was sobbing. and then the most devastating thing happened.

noxia looked at one of the guys and said "DUDE, THAT GUY HAS A SUPERM SHIRT" and she kept going back trying to find the frame and it was a fucking SUPREME shirt. i lost my mind at that.

then we got to sticker. we've all heard sticker. it certainly is a song.

and as for the more recent releases, i actually thought they were pretty good. a lot of nct's stuff is kinda just generic and unmemorable but occasionally it's kinda fun, and i do think after sticker there's been some improvement here and there. the world is healing. as noxia put it by the end of it: "their music just isn't for me. most of the songs aren't bad, they're just so generic, and i wouldn't ask someone to turn it off but i would also forget about it by tomorrow. every once in a while they release a BANGER and every once in a while they release the worst songs known to men."

yeah, i agree. i no longer think they suck, is just that when they give them bad songs they're SO bad vnfjvnjv. but there's redeemable qualities in their discography and for the most part, they're okay. overall their music is a 6/10 i think, but they have some rlly good songs here and there.

SPECIFICALLY i love wayv. wayv stayed consistently good all the time??? not a single miss. i was terrified when we got to the nct flop era and a wayv song started playing and it sounded kinda off. i remember noxia going "THEY GOT WAYV!!!" but it was fine, the song actually picked up a bit as it went along.

in conclusion: nct is. alright. not as bad as some people say it is, and also not as good. it's just okay overall. but i do think they have some potential, so i'm excited to see where they go in the future in terms of their music. maybe they'll get a full redemption arc.

NOOOOOO, THE END OF THE NCT ERA....I'm not surprised that ur rating of their discography was 6/10. I wonder if nct is more of an...experiment for sme. Bc they already have a unique group dynamic (Idk of any other groups that just keep adding new members bc that's their gimmick + them having so many subdivisions + having one of those subdivisions be dedicated to just putting the members on rotation), so maybe they're throwing things at the fans and seeing what can be marketed and what can't. Seeing how much bad music the fans can take before they start dipping gjskfkfj. I don't have any evidence to support this, I'm just musing here

Also not the supreme shirt.....it would be so funny actually if that had been a superm shirt. Imagine if sme was trying to promote superm thru nct 😭😭

I'm happy to hear that wayv stayed consistently good! I might check out their full discography then, I rlly like what I've heard of it so far

[taenys]

Did Kr*s W*'s news affect you at all? I remember following you back in like 2011 and you were THE stan. I just hurt knowing and remembering what that pos meant to you. Sorry if this is intrusive

It was EXTREMELY upsetting to see. I'm only relieved that I'd already let go of the idealized version of him that (clearly) only existed in my head many years ago. Because I really don't know what Krystal circa '12 would've done had this come out while he was in EXO and I while I was in the peak of my "wu-fan" days. She would've been inconsolable, for sure. She truly believed Kris was this magical, wonderful, perfect boy. How very wrong she was, how wrong we all were.

Kris (somewhat abruptly and much to my disappointment) stopped being the "uwu soft sweet shy boy" after he left EXO (at least his image no longer portrayed that and he no longer presented himself in that way). And, looking back now, I'm very glad he showed his "true" colors when he went solo. It made it easier to let go of that intense infatuation I'd had for him.

There were times, in these past few years, where I'd try to get back into my hardcore Kris stanning. I'd watch old EXO content and I'd feel nostalgic. I'd remember all those feelings I had, how good they made me feel, just to see that cold shy tall boy being goofy and soft with the members, and I'd think "let's watch some of his current stuff and see what he's up to! Maybe that Kris I loved is still there somewhere!" but when I'd see him in his recent interviews and stuff he just seemed so....conceited and dumb. That, and his constant cultural appropriation was just a massive turn off. He gave me such intense airheaded, fuckboy vibes and it just would not go away, try as I might! lmao.

Anyways, all of that led to me growing quite indifferent to him. But when this news came out, of course my brain immediately went "wow, you spent YEARS obsessed with a rapist. COOL." and I felt sick to my stomach. I was worried to come on tumblr tbh. I was afraid that I'd have a ton of messages from all the people who'd sent me anon hate back in those days, or who'd spent their free time making fun of me and "dragging" me on twitter with their friend groups, for being "in love" with Kris. In fact, if any of those people are still involved in kpop, I'm sure when they saw the news, they probably thought of that ~crazy~ Kris stan "wu-fan."

And I think that's something that really bugs me. That I'll always be associated with him on this site and in the kpop community. I was "tumblr famous" because of him. Many of my friends I have because of this blog, because I was "wu-fan," because I wrote essays and dissertations about how much I loved him and worked hard to make others love him as well. That's my legacy. And it's completely tainted now. I'm very uncomfortable knowing that my legacy on the internet is stanning a now confirmed serial sexual abuser. Especially considering I myself was sexually abused, and actually found HEALING in becoming a Kris stan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!

Okay, okay. I need to stop dwelling on it. This all screams #firstworldproblems and the reality is, my lame insignificant internet blog means nothing compared to the actual women who were physically hurt by Kris Wu. They have all of my love and support.

[ambivartence]

🎵 🎧 ✨🤭 💭 roller coaster by nmixx

🎵 recommend a song based on your vibe/blog

can i recommend two?? black soul dress by tripleS and je ne sais quoi by odd eye circle ! first of all ur vibe/blog is immaculate also the fact that ur asking about rollercoaster confirms u have immaculate taste aksdjflsdf so i hope u like these recs ! i've been soooo obsessed w both albums that these songs come from, and imo the vibes match rollercoaster! (well at least i have them all on the same playlist askldjflaksdjlfasdf)

🎧 put one of my kpop playlists on shuffle and share the first song that plays

summer ride by sevenus! sevenus is a recently re-debuted duo (originally were in the group MASC together) that placed 2nd in peak time ! summer ride is such a bright b-side from their debut album!!

✨ tell you about a group i'm getting into more recently

nine.i ! they're always sort of at the back of my mind but i've been trying to listen to their recent album more bc it's rlly cute and i love a lot of their previous songs too! the members r adorable and their song concepts match well (bright and high teen)!

🤭 tell you about a bias that came as a surprise

the boyz jacob!!! i watched tbz content for about a month without having a clear bias, and then all of a sudden it hit me that it was jacob! which was so unexpected because he's a pretty shy, soft-spoken, angelic member and normally i tend to be drawn to loud, mischievous types (haknyeon was my initial tentative tbz bias)!

💭 send w/ a song, and I’ll give you my thoughts on it

like i said above i do love rollercoaster!!! she's such an underrated song :') i'm not very plugged-in to nmixx, but this song didn't seem to be making the normal rounds on tiktok the way their other songs do, but honestly i'm kinda relieved. she's a hidden gem!! she's on my playlist with a lot of tripleS, newjeans, and odd eye circle songs <3 im rlly into this genre of song rn so thank for asking about rollercoaster!!!!

> kpop emoji ask game <

[frumfrumfroo]

Hello! I'm a (former?) star wars fan who was utterly devastated by TRoS and had to take an indefinite break from the fandom as a result. During lockdown I discovered kdramas and they're my new obsession! I saw that you recommended Coffee Prince and My Love from the Star in a post. I've already seen and loved those (and my own current favourites include Are You Human and Hwayugi) so I was wondering if you could recommend a few more? Thank you!!

Coitenly! /curly

Her Private Life- my new favourite. The curator of an art museum leads a secret double life as a hardcore kpop fangirl; both her identities get off on entirely the wrong foot with famous artist Ryan Gold who has been suffering from an art block caused by the same mysterious painting she’s determined to buy for her idol oppa. If you want a funny, fluffy, character-driven romance where you can really love the leads and will never want to strangle them: this is your show. It is the most purely enjoyable romcom drama ever imo, there’s none of the frustration over ridiculous behaviour or contrived stakes that you typically have to deal with and it has a satisfying, perfect ending. The villains all aren’t so bad after all, everyone gets an arc, the gentle little mystery has a happy resolution, and it’s just about some people facing their issues and helping each other grow. It was very healing to watch in this media climate.

The plot is nothing to write home about and includes a unneeded kdrama cliché towards the end (well-handled and not dragged out, so I forgive it), but the real ‘story’ is the character development and the plot is just a frame to hang that on. Overrall, it’s incredibly refreshing because of the high quality characters and the emotional maturity of the relationship. The leads have insane chemistry, the sexual tension is legit palpable, and the intimacy once they get together is genuinely next level; they are so natural and so endearing it feels like they’re not acting. Ryan Gold is also the best boyfriend in kdrama history and is played by the world’s most beautiful living man, Kim Jae Wook, whom you’ll recognise as our Waffle-kun Sun Ki from Coffee Prince. So it’s got that going for it as well.

Other romcoms: Sungkynkwan Scandal (historical disguise romance! girl needs to dress up as a guy to take the national exam so she can support her family, shenanigans ensue), My Princess (normal girl discovers she’s a lost princess, the guy her ascension will disinherit is in charge of grooming her for the role- it’s cute), Prime Minister & I (contract marriage), What’s Wrong With Secretary Kim (I think this show is pretty overrated but it’s definitely a fun, low-stakes romance with lots of fluff and lots of kissing and we probably all need a bit of that right now).

Change of pace:

Tell Me What You Saw- this is for my clannibals. Crime drama about a green country cop getting tied up in the apparent resurfacing of a famous serial killer who is officially supposed to be dead. She was driven to become a police officer to solve the hit-and-run death of her mother, but she hasn’t made it out of her home town. Then a body is dumped in her neighbourhood and her photographic memory of the scene draws the attention of the big city team leader. Said team leader takes her to meet the reclusive, ex-detective criminal profiler who originally worked the serial killer case.

A bond develops where she acts as his eyes and ears in the field and he trains her to observe like a detective, but our recluse is a very damaged dude and he’s not exactly being forthcoming about his real agenda.

This show has plot and logic issues, sometimes to its profound detriment, but the characters are extremely strong and everything else about it is fucking A+. Atmosphere, acting, action, pacing, intrigue, etc. are all fantastic. The ending was also unexpectedly wonderful and I was so grateful for that. Oh Hyun Jae (the profiler) is a secretive, broken, lonely, manipulative genius who is always fifteen steps ahead of everyone else and I find that very, very sexy of him. He is an anti-hero for most of the series and contrasts with our more idealistic protagonist both in that and in other more subtle ways. Their relationship is super interesting and I ship them really hard.

My Country- I’ll just tell you that the main characters are a mess and the plot leaves a lot to be desired, but watch it for Bang-won. He is a sad angry murder prince and he’s amazing. The whole show is peak eye candy throughout, every episode looks like an epic film with insane production value, so if you want quality action spectacle with a dangerous hot woobie way more interesting than the leads who seems to have wandered in from an infinitely better story to replace the ST- you’re set. Great news, he’s a real historical figure and became king, so they can’t kill him off.

[97-liners]

No but SAME I STILL have no idea what's up w the damn electric shaver and juns noodles alsnsknsd but also even I find it rlly hard to believe how long it took me to like fully get into svt as well like dwc was the reason I created a kpop Playlist like that was my first ever non-bts kpop song lolol and now I'm p sure I haven't touched my bts Playlist since 2018 at least 💀 but ywah I remember following u on naptaemed I think and right when I was in my peak svt obsession period u created 97 liner and I was like ???? Omfg this chick fuckin psychic but yeah ajsnsks u can't stop me from camping put on ur blog I just think ur insanely cool 😌 I'm only half kidding tho lol idk if u remember, actually even I'm not sure on which blog, but u were talking about what exactly engineering was and ur explanation was just so cool I LOVED listening to u talk ab stuff ur knowledgeable ab like I love listening to smart people talk lol and yeah i don't speak Chinese but I love all of ur explanations of like Lil jokes and stuff that u try ur best to translate an yeah its just an overall super fun time on ur blag no matter which one it is

i think dino’s shaver was during the first insomnia zero when woozi said that dino would go out drinking until 6am and then he would shave to sober up???? which like. if one of my friends was like that i’d clown him too. idk what’s going on with jun and his guilin rice noodles lmfao it may very well be that he just likes noodles!!

dwc was so big. i even tried to learn the choreography, and i didn’t know anything about seventeen or even heard of them until dwc. though,,, speaking of bts, didn’t bs&t come out that year? i think it was the last b@ngtan song i listened to tbh but i liked it so much when it came out !!!

i guess we just share brain waves!!! and also 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 i’m literally so flattered you think so highly of me, i just like to ramble about things i’m interested in!!!!