#and honestly i miss those kind of bsides so much

[igiveyoumyblood]

Sacrifice MV First Reactions

Lmao why didn’t I get my notification that this came out? Booo, YouTube.

Anyway, I don’t know if it’s a good or a bad thing that ENHYPEN’s bside MVs are so full of rich imagery that may or may not be related to the storyline. It honestly makes me a bit scared of them. At least they aren’t 20 minutes long like TXT’s bside MVs.

But that’s all okay, because this is a wonderful MV. It’s beautiful and it’s clearly both a HYBE and ENHYPEN MV. Also, most of the analysis in it seems very obvious - I feel like I’ve missed something, but at the same time it doesn’t quite seem like they’re being subtle. 

However, this one also has a sad lack of werewolves....

Anyway, full analysis below the line.

Lyrics

The song is very much the glorified and brooding pain of being a vampire - the thirst and starvation, suffocation, darkness, pain, etc. Very edgy. But in this case it’s okay, rather than cringe (I mean, it’s a little cringe), since it’s about vampires and the Gothic and stuff.

Speaking of - it is very Gothic. Although I did completely lose suspension of disbelief when they used the word ‘bae.’ Very weird.

The lyrics are generally reminiscent of codependent and toxic relationships - which is a topic that HYBE handle very well through lyrics, but which was done far better for TXT’s storyline than ENHYPEN’s - since, you know, TXT actually had a buildup to it. 

This in no way diminishes the representation given to ENHYPEN - it’s just that ENHYPEN’s is good and TXT’s is 110000/10. 

Anyway, I like vampires, so I like this.

MV

NGL this shot just confuses me - since they’re not supposed to have reflections. They literally didn’t have reflections in Bite Me - although that may have been less about reflections and more about teleporting. 

Okay, I will accept this, since I’m relatively certain they have had reflections before. Perhaps it is a remnant of either their human past.

I do like the desert setting and I do like how it has the combination of red sand, clear water, and plants. Big on the subversion of expectations. 

Dying is a theme of the song, album, and concept, but I find it kind of funny how many times people fall over or cringe in pain in this MV.

The first time I saw these black things I thought they were fish. But it turns out that they’re crystals/feathers covered in blood or ink/blackened hearts. I love any and all of these options.

Mmmmm  yess the lighting. And the circular room which reminds us of previous songs/MVs and especially ‘Bite Me’- but here it is a cage.

Bruv y u sideways?

Also, looks like the set Jungwon and Sunghoon were in in Bite Me - funny, since now it has a reflective table surface rather than a chessboard, and since Jake wasn’t in that scene. 

Sorry, this one just reminds me of Jungkook in Blood Sweat and Tears. Admittedly, it does also remind me of Heeseung in Blessed-Cursed when he was stuck in that space full of dust. 

Anyway, loving the lighting and the colour in the shot. The fabric and cool tones make it almost seem like it’s underwater - it creates both a sense of magic and abandonment. Very creepy, very Gothic, loving it. No clue what it’s meaning though, other than the obvious references to prison/entrapment, death, sacrifice, and possibly desire (from the link to Blood Sweat and Tears).

Love these shots of Jay struggling - it relates to the lyrics and the theme. And throughout the MV more of the scene and context are revealed which creates a lot of meaning - very fun.

Obvious heaven, paradise, and angel/vampire duality references. I find it interesting, however, that Sunoo is the one they chose to portray as angellic/a fallen angel. He’s the only one who was portrayed in this way so consistently, which is just interesting. Niki and Jake had wing moments, but only once each. 

Angel wings and red (either blood, or the fruit of knowledge (desire)).

I love the dragging choreo but it’s only convincing me more and more that HYBE recycled TXT things for this ENHYPEN comeback... 

Yas you get those wings Sunoo. Use them to murder the werewolves.

I like how the feathers falling is so fast - it gets the idea of pain and loss across, since it is coloured red and black, and since it is fast, thus violent, and then leads into another shot of Jay suffering. 

It was a really interesting choice to put Jay upside down here - also an interesting choice to have the particles going upwards. Anyway, we’ll discuss this more later.

Heart crystal? That’s very weird, my dude.

But I do love the duality of Jay both up above and in cool, bright colours, vs below in dark warm colours. It makes us think that perhaps there are two of him on different sides of some line/battle. Idk if they did this on purpose, but knowing HYBE and filmmakers in general, they most likely did. 

I also like how the heart thing that blue Jay holds could be considered the rotten soul of red Jay. 

And this is the payoff for the previous Jay context clues! And for our intelligence as an audience. I love this shot because it is the one that gives context to everything we have seen so far. Here is Jay’s ideal self - bathed in light, at the gates to heaven, and fascinated by the dark soul of his damned self. And here we have the other Jay - probably the real/current one - a vampire, and in desperate need of saving. He’s in immense pain and struggles to reach his goals, but the light of heaven pushes his soul back down. 

Also, fyi that the trees and set in general remind me of BTS and TXT’s storylines - is this the moment they decide to connect ENHYPEN to it too? Or are they just reusing their ideas and resources.

These plants in HYBE storylines are usually a representation of Magic Island, or of a dream state. So do with that what you will. 

Dang dude, why’d you take it off?

Reminds me of Jungkook 2.0. 

Also is that holy water?

Ew it’s alive!

Also looks like it might be corrupting them, as opposed to being the corrupted part of them? The difference between those two is... very blurry. 

That’s right, you purge it from your life. 

Alright Heeseung, I guess you chuck it then. 

Lighttttttttiiiiiiiiiiing.

Bruv what is that? An egg? Your angelic soul?

VAMPIRE NECK.

VAMPIRE BANQUETS.

And of course similarities to Bite Me.

They legit probably filmed these on the same day. 

Why is Niki so edgy this comeback? Niki I challenge you to a fencing bout.

10/10 shot, the tilt is a great way to make us scared.

Vampires, shadows, consumption, blood drinking, entrapment - 10/10.

It was at this point that I realised I was only about halfway through the MV. Whoops... Well, at least this comeback has been much more interesting than Pass The Mic.

11/10 choreo in general and especially this part - I love the motif of being controlled. 

More falling. Rip Jungwon. 

Yes you reach for that light of heaven.

Also love how the cage is kind of made up of windows and doors - they are meant to be traveled through and seen through, but we can’t travel through them or see through them. 

If I was Heeseung i would have felt so cool shooting this. 

Epic set, epic lighting, epic outfit which kind of looks like wings from above but off enough to make is know that they are something very different.

Okay I have been proven well and truly wrong about the reflections. 

Anyway, looks like he’s having a midlife vampire crisis. And how do things just keep appearing in this sell? Is that another vampire thing?

Here you can clearly see the grimey glass of the window, which is a TEN OUT OF TEN lighting prop, especially with the fog. I used it in my short film and it is so fun to work with. 

2 questions - why is it rippling, and why is Sunghoon here? Is he like Heeseung’s alter ego? Will the glass merge or do something funky like in the Matrix?

CHOREOGRAPHY.

There is something incredibly creepy about sweet Sunoo caressing his broken wing with blackened and corrupted feathers around him. And that is 100% how the Director and staff intended it. This is my kind of horror. 

Somehow I don’t think Sunoo’s heart looks like this but okay.

Wonderfully religious. Reminds me of Death Note’s opening for some reason. 

CHOREOGRAPHYYYYYYYY. I know I have criticised them using a lot of TXT stuff in this comeback, but if I was a member of either of those groups I would be so hyped to get choreographies because all of their choreos have been 10/10 epic ones. 

It’s reminiscent of the sets from ‘Bite Me’and also looks like an upside down pyramid - are they in the Illuminati?

Idk if touching the water is a good idea, my guy.

A weirdly demure scene in the midst of this horror. 

LIGHTING. PUPPET. IT’S LITERALLY FAKE LOVE.

But bruv why is it Niki? Are they all in this cage?

Ink blood is my favourite horror/supernatural thing. Not really, but it’s up there. 

Can we get a rip Niki.

Also interesting that he has this wing below him - when so far Sunoo is the only one with the wings. Maknae things? (ahem, Kai, ahem).

And Jake gives up his wings to... worship the corrupted heart? Whatever works for you, man. 

YESSSSSSSS THIS IS THE VAMPIRE STUFF I SIGNED UP FOR. BRING BACK GIVEN-TAKEN.

Well good on them for solving whatever problems they had.

Or this second picture could be a flashback...

Or maybe I’m too obsessed with the non-linear....

Mirroring them looking at the girl in Drunk-Dazed - a juxtaposition of heaven and hell?

Conclusions

This is the vampire content I signed up for. Bite Me has grown on me massively, but this is still 10/10 a better MV and choreo. I love the female backup dancers, but I’d love them more if they were doing this choreo. 

Now I’ve made myself sound like a Bite Me hater. I swear I ain’t. I’m a people-who-sexualise-Niki hater. 

Stan the backup dancers, people. Stan the vampires and their wings. 

I don’t have anything else to say - my brain short circuited because I loved it so much and it made my creepy-vampire lover brain go feral. 

[rebrth]

nothing will stop me from thinking abt who in get peachy owned which era. i think debut era was clearly dominated by ming just because she was the maknae at the time and rlly brought the peach girls’ image to where it is now. i definitely think she was told to act a certain way though (timidness, quiet voice, all smiley on stage) to bring in Those kinds of fans which brought the money to la maison like no problem. even in idlyg era she was pushed to the front and acted as the center so the group could appear youthful (like they weren’t all in their early twenties but i digress). though when rookie era comes around i like to think that sol shined the most. she got the most lines this era and the best styling while ming was pushed to the back burner for tarnishing the girls’ image behind the scenes. they didnt break out of nugudom despite being from la maison but they r so close!!!!!

of course when dilly dally came out rie was the star of the show. most lines, best styling, became the center & subsequent spokesperson, the gp treated her well, et cetera. rie didnt like the responsibility and always looked to her leader, dal. nobody in the public eye knew dal was even the leader until 2021 because nobody mentioned it. once. throughout their entire career thus far. but she was still the leader and rie found herself powering down in the company of dal.

woowoo era was the beginning of their more mature concepts (not rlly linear though since love bomb and crush came right after) and ppl??? weren’t very happy???? despite their signature bubblegum pop cute girl sound still being evident, their hair was styled differently and they had more makeup on. honestly woowoo/rurou era was very dedicated to the female fans. it was actually in this era that the famous interview happened that solidified namra as a girl for the girls!!!!!! because i have to project on at least one character of mine. ANYWAY!!!! the girls enjoyed this era very much as well. woowoo and russian roulette r cult classics on stantwt and officially broke get peachy out of nugudom!!!! rie’s orange hair, sol’s blonde hair, and namra’s purple hair shocked the nation its true!!!!!!

love bomb took aspects of both woowoo and russian roulette and then pretended it was their debut concept. this is basically it. ming clearly shined the most even if ppl didnt want to admit it (mean girl scandal aftermath). love bomb is ALSO another cult classic and tbh 2017 was a rlly good year for the girls. bordering on non-rookies, getting the good treatment on variety shows, developing their own personalities while still keeping it real… the good moments are endless!!! like despite some ming backlash they were thriving and having fun!!!! AND every girl loved love bomb (which is very very very rare (this might be the only era when they all like the song tbh)).

now miss crush… another cult classic i must say. these two years were the golden years. sadly dal HHHHAAAAAAAAATED this song um… tasteless queen. anyway. now that they’ve solidified themselves as a group w a quirky concept this song wasn’t All That at the time. BUT queen recognizes queen when simena covers the song and it goes viral!!!!!! but that’s only this year.

blood type b girl is the visible shift in their sound. while preparing for their second maxi, the girls were told that chorong would be joining their group. they were Also told that she would be getting special promo and also would be debuted during their biggest concept change. the girls were obviously unhappy and tried to protest, but la maison wasn’t having any of it. when rie tried protesting she was put onto a forced hiatus and not allowed to participate in rum pum pum pum era. because of this, rie’s voice isn’t on some bsides due to her hiatus. definitely an album for the history books but not the right reason.

[woozi]

the thirst tweets yza 😭😭😭 i cannot. as much as fun this was, we were so close to getting jaebs with cats <//3

headlocking sk 😭😭 DJJDSKSK i would stand there like wonu clapping in the soop, for you <3. it's hindi ( actually it's my 2nd language but i speak in it the most w ppl outside of family djdjdjk ) my mother tongue is almost dwording djdjdkdk </3 i think im last gen who still speaks it, kids these days only know hindi or english.

ALSO!!! the footwork in senses choreo???? i liked it sm <3 yugyeom makes it look so easy to move like that?!?

same jdjdkddk godddd sometimes it takes a month to complete a drama which i like and started on my own will and sometimes it only takes 3 days. it doesn't matter how much i love something if i won't watch it, then I won't watch or consume it at all 💀.

ohhh, i've known jamie as an after school club mc first and singer second. like there was this time i was suddenly obsessed w eric nam's before we begin album i think around that time i first listened to one or two songs of jamie ( it was all spotify's doing jddjks) but then i forgot abt both and went back to listening to my regular ones. honestly i feel like i've gotten to know and appreciate jype artists ( those i know ) more, only after they've changed agencies it could just be me or my timing tho djdjdjh. have you listened to hanbin's solo album? honestly it's been no.1 album from 1st half of 2021 for me. i was not even looking forward to it or even knew djdjsk but i'm so glad i did i really like the songs & lyrics.

almost whatever jackson has released after mirrors has been to my taste leaving few bsides here and there. i love lmly <3 idk why for some reason i tend to mix pretty please and lmly up a lot djdjsk maybe it's bc of white tee and jeans. both mvs concept and songs are fantastic but if i have to pick one w/ mv & only considering the song, i do love lmly a little bit more then pretty please. wbu? <3

mark kept saying ' when we go back ' during the live so i got more confused each time, went on twt and got to know djdjdk. twt list of both svt & got7 of update accounts is like my newspaper, in free time i open it to see what is going on, sometimes jdjddk.

and of course i know abt woozi's cover <3 i've listened to it a lot jdjdksk he's so <//3

i could listen to his voice all day.

there is one cover of 10 cm hoshi dropped last year i like it sm <3 it made me so happy!!, around that i was obsessed with some of 10 cm's songs. help is one of my most favorite.

i really really wish for dokyeom to cover more day6 songs or just any songs </3 would really appreciate one from mr. joshu_acoustic too 😿.

did you see the way dokyeom woke up with a smile on his face in 5th in the sopp ep <//3 he's so precious 😭 (i'll try to link next time idk links go through asks tho djjddj sometimes tumblr eats it up). i don't even know what a smile is for first 2 hours after i've woken up. also i think i like this (sk coming and karaoke one - 5th) ep a lil more bc of that half minute of singer cheol it served us. i need him to sing more omg <//3

the soop song tho it's so sweet 😭💕. i love love how they brainstorm and make songs it's such an interesting process. i love what going seventeen is now but i miss watching the song making & recording process (even rho they do show it in inse after cb but jdjdks). the one where they made gose song, recorded it and made choreo/mv i love. it's still remains as one of my most favorite ep. they compose & write songs so smoothly & make it look so effortless <3

thank you for letting me ramble abt silly little things and responding to them, yza <3 love hanging out w/ you. i hope you're also having fun djjddj (i'll try to keep these short fr 😭 djdkdk i feel a bit bad for making you read so much nonsense :3)

take care of yourself, yza <3 sending good week wishes. - 🪂🪂🪂

I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I GOT TO SEE JAEBEOM READ THIRST TWEETS BEFORE MY VERY EYES WHICH ALTERNATE AU IS THIS 😭

also mood tbh we could've gotten something like jacks' puppy vid </3

LIKE WONU CLAPPING FJKDJKFDJFD in true infj fashion <3 wait naurr that's so sad </3 do they not teach it in schools?

ALSO YES OH MY GODDDDDDDDD house king show us ur fancy moves <3 as a fellow dancer i am throwing him my shoe rn <3 also i literally have never seen smth like this in kpop how did people fucking sleep on this icb it..

I FULLY RELATE HELLO????????????????? what dramas have u been watching? and which genres are u into? <3 i also just finished vincenzo today it was so good 😭 took me like.. a week, i think (?), though bc svt has SO MUCH content and i dont like being behind on svt shit esp bc i also run an update blog lmaooo 😭

WAIT I FORGOT SHE ALSO DID EMCEEING 😭 she's such a fun person </3 AND ERIC NAM FDKJDFJK i have one-sided beef w him lmao when he was still new to the scene he would reply to everyone's @s but he never replied to me so i felt v .. </3 (also this is what.. 13 year old me speaking so this def does not reflect how i feel abt him now JKJKFJKDFF) i also get that </3 i feel like jype doesn't manage them well (i dont know shit behind the scenes and shit abt the industry in-depth but u know... it Kind Of Shows esp w how the artists themselves speak abt the agency lol). and i have not!! i am truly a svtpoppie 😭 i will though bc u recommended it to me <3 i also have been seeing him frequently on tiktok lol, ALSO BC OF LEE HI!!

honestly i haven't been keeping up w his albums anymore just the title tracks so i cant say much 😭 i also def prefer lmly over pretty please i was actually obsessed w it for a while!! i love jackson's vision so much though, the cinematography is EVERYTHING

literally reading abt what our boys have been up to like reading the morning paper KJDSFKJDSJKSJKD

V GOOD FOR U TO HAVE COME ACROSS THE COVER... I JUST DISCOVERED IT BY ACCIDENT 😭 also i have to agree although i definitely do not want to admit that i am more than willing to listen to some man sing to me all day 😭😭😭😭😭 jihoon's voice is just... different to me for some reason. i have a hard time picking between him & seokmin tbh </3 hbu, who's ur fave svt vocalist?

ALSO YES THAT WAS SO CUTE OF HIM!! AND V ON BRAND TOO </3 the way u listen to 10cm..... im giving u an award rn <3 im guessing you listen to k-indie too?

DK THOUGH... I'M VERY MUCH WILLING TO ADMIT THAT I'D LISTEN TO HIM ALL DAY.... something about him... AND NOT THE JOSHU_ACOUSTIC FJDJFDJKFD 😭😭😭 i hate his username so much- why... WHY...

I DID!!!!!!!!! and i was so surprised too bc.. who wakes up smiling?????? what'd he dream of???????????? he's such a happy person i cant imagine what thats like 😭 the first thing i do when i wake up is make the >:| face JFJKFDKJFD also oh my god i just read that you're experiencing the same thing 😭😭 bestie trait!! KJJKFDKJFD ALSO YOU COULDN'T BE MORE RIGHT?????????? im always campaigning for vocalist coups im SOOO glad u feel the same way <3 his voice is just so comforting to me </3 idk i just really like his timbre

and v true omg i'm always fascinated to see how they actually work all this out!! the bts recording/choreo making vids are also my favorite gfkjdfkjdfj HOW ARE WE SO SIMILAR WE MIGHT AS WELL BE THE SAME PERSON 😭also jihoon in that gose behind vid........... in universe factory............... i still think about that Look from time to time... 😭this is also why i respect the boys sm tbh. everyone in the industry undeniably works so hard but to actually get this much creative freedom and to basically lead the group and their direction music and performance-wise is so insane to me... no wonder jihoon's always in his studio. i couldnt be happier that they get to live off of doing what they like im also so so proud of them they must work so hard <3 esp w all the content they're giving us.. icb it's always like this in caratland im so used to being an ahgase that gets like.... 1 cb a year😭

AND NOOO OMG DON'T BE SORRY I REALLY LOOOVE GETTING UR MESSAGES </3 and i love how lengthy they are makes me feel like ur just not making small talk (i hate small talk sm 😭) and that you're actually interested <3 i genuinely love bonding w u through these little asks i can never thank u enough for sending them <3 i hope ur having a lovely week as well!! u can always talk to me even if it's not kpop related and u just want to talk abt life or when u need some cheering up <3

[aplateoflasagna]

Now that the MV has been out for two days, I'm finally going to make a post about BLACKPINK's PINK VENOM

First things first, I absolutely love it 😍 The instrumental is crazy, as is expected when it's composed by Teddy, 24 and R.Tee 🔥

The chorus threw me of when i first heard it because they have never done an anti-drop before and so it took me a few listens to get used to it. Now i'm completely addicted though, the chorus is stuck in my head 24/7 🎶 It gives of a 90's vibe and it totally works

The chanting of BLACKPINK in the beginning (and end) + Jisoo playing the traditional instrument is perfect! It really shows the power of the group and how they are wordfamous artists now. It's like with HYLT where they also connected their Korean roots with their international status

My favorite part of the song is the prechorus and the bridge by Jisoo and Rosé, they made their voices so deep! It's like instead of Jisoo matching Rosé at her higher range like they have done for past songs, now Rosé is matching Jisoo's lower range and it sound so good!!! 💯

We got Main Rapper Jennie back! It's truly been too long and I missed that side of her so much 👑 She got two rap parts and half of the chorus and it's what she deserves tbh. The only thing I would change about the song is for JenLisa to rap in Korean instead of full English. This is just a personal preference and their rap lines are really good so I don't really mind, but I adore it when they rap in Korean and I wish they did it more often

And last but not least we got the outro which is not the classic YG ending I was expecting! Just like the chorus, it took me by suprise by not being as bombastic as anticipated, but honestly still really really good and catchy. It was kind of a mix between HYLT and KTL outro and it's suits the song really well!

The MV itself was top notch, every set was so beautiful and expensive as expected from a BLACKPINK MV 💸 Its difficult to pick a favorite set/scene but if I had to choose it would be Jisoo's vampire set 🧛 and the second chorus group set 🔥

My favorite thing about this comeback (besides the many records they are breaking) is how everyone seems to love the song 🥰 For HYLT and Ice Cream the respons was mostly negative in the beginning so being online during those first days kind of sucked lol. I also didn't immidiately vibe with HYLT (but i do love it now + it's like their most streamed song), but i still think Ice Cream is mediocre. That's what you get when Americans produce a kpop song ig the instrumental was boring as fuck :/

But then everyone adored their comeback with The Album and Lovesick Girls as a title track + Pretty Savage as the promoted bside. That was probably the most fun time because everyone 100% loved every single new track on The Album!

And now, after 2 years of waiting, eventhough expectations were so high, they managed to meet them with Pink Venom 🥰 I'm so happy 95% of fans loved this comeback song, because when you have a fanbase of 80 million subscribers on youtube that's fucking difficult

+ We are so close to getting BLACKPINK their first PAK (come on Melon move!!!!! we are so close to getting first place please!!!!). I hope the general public will also like this song and of course that the girls will have a safe promotion period 🙏Let's get it BLACKPINK!

🎶This that Pink Venom, Get em, Get em, Get em 🤘

[berrymeter]

new onewe songs!!!!!!! i am, as always, slightly disappointed with the title track it’s so catchy but it seems so rushed i guess? but u should listen to this mini bc ur boy (dm) his voice has improved a lot and he gets to shine imo! my faves are ai and cosmos: ai is so chill and cosmos is peak historical fantasy ost.. also aurora but they’ve performed that live before so i ruined it for me by playing the live version over and over before the album was released 😓😓 also in other news everyone’s clowning e3 and my only thought is BOTW 2 COMING 2022 i’ll die i’ll dieeee and it looks like the terrain is floating chunks islands which is my favorite fantasy terrain ever it gives me castle in the sky it gives me the mmmh music video i’m so exciteddd unless they let me down again.. 🔪 -تي تي that’s arabic for tt i hope you missed my rambling blocks of text staining ur inbox

ok first thing i wanna address is that the "staining" my inbox reminded me of a gintama arc 😔💧 don't remember what the hell sougo & kondo were saying but it was beautiful & poetic so i find figurative stains endearing now . hi tt anon my beloved ❤

so i have only listened to the title track for now but i will pretty much write my reactions to the bsides as i listen to them LMAO, and personally i rlly liked it even though it could've been... more? but to be fair topping a book in memory is hard and if i expect a book in memory everytime they release a song i'll never be happy HJFDHKJ. i really enjoyed it, it's going into my current faves playlist for sure. i actually enjoy the acoustic guitar for once 😭 my biggest problem i think is that the mv is very much Not Delicate (albeit i guess a bit boring) but the song feels so... it doesn't go as hard as like. nearly being fucking drowned 😅😅😅 and as a lover of Anger and Passion and Strong Feelings in music it feels like a watered down moonshot. now i'm not sure how they could've bettered it actually though. let me think. maybe harin going harder on the drums? and More electric than just during the bridge? which i get isn't easy for when u play it live but... yonghoon should play the acoustic guitar while kanghyun plays electric guitar. i think this would make it better. also crazier vocals though i'm already happy with what we got but yonghoon relies on his falsetto so much can he scream more please. maybe a different rhythm in the chorus too but i like it in the post chorus, i really like the post chorus actually!! the drums should have a different rhythm i the chorus however i think it's the same problem i had with valkyrock. the rhythm is done weird. it's fast paced like in a pop song and ykw it reminds me of avicii which yeah it fits weird with the song... omgg can u believe initially i was gonna say "i don't have many thoughts on it" LMAOO i can never shut up can i

now for the bsides... well the intro is an intro. i do not have much to say 😔

aurora..... is so nice? i haven't heard it in full yet but this is really good and is also going on my playlists!! the chorus is very satisfying to hear i love it 😭 i hadn't heard it before bc i don't keep up with shit HDJKSHFK but i really like it a lot!!!

miss logo i do love her...... it still feels like there's something missing ngl but i'll still cry to it so it's all good! i'll need a couple more listens to have fully formed thoughts i think but i like it very much!

onto a.i....... ohh a song with a brighter tone from onewe? hasn't happened since end of spring LMAO. ohhh this is really good this is really really good!!!!! *free jazz mcdonald's tiktok voice* i'm lovin it. i will absolutely do a feedback on giwook dongmyeong & yonghoon once i'm done with the mini bc i have many thoughts especially on dongmyeong yeah 😭 u were right he has improved but i wanna elaborate on that. OHHH KANGHYUN WITH THE GUITAR!!!!! this is so pleasant OHHHHHH DONGMYEONG WITH THE ONOMATOPEIA THAT WAS SO NICE i love that song. i will marry her. i like this kind of song but they're not usually my favourites and well so far?..... so good

i do like veronica :00 this is gonna be an unpopular opinion but i actually don't like ateez' older songs that much for the majority when it comes to the happier/brighter songs and veronica fits in with those songs, except it's better and has a band. like if winner & ateez's best happy songs had a baby and it was better than both of them. that's veronica. does that make sense. it's not groundbreaking but i love it

cosmos now!! oh you're riiight about that song. historical fantasy drama with this song as the soundtrack i would definitely watch. this is so tragic and beautiful i can only imagine what kind of storyline they'd add into a drama like that. it's hmmm maybe not one of my favourites on this mini but to be fair? they also all are favourites. they're all really good songs and ykw i don't wanna pit winners against each other. love wins

NOW ONTO MY BELOVEDS i will not judge harshly at all except for yonghoon i Guess but like. hmmm! oh yonghoon how i wish you used your mixed voice more! falsetto is hard to use (at least for me) so i get that he's showing off but sometimes you just gotta yell really loud and strong. it would make the songs a lot more powerful imo (not all of them but like, some). ofc i'm not gonna criticise his technique i just wish he used his voice differently with every release giwook is more & more pleasant to listen to which is really cool considering he already started out pleasant lol... now we all know how kpop rappers are but idk he's nice he's neat. he mostly just talk sings as they do but it's at least nice to hear, and everytime he and dongmyeong play off each other in songs it's a delight!! just very good. 10/10 and of course. dongmyeong. you're absolutely right he's been improving a LOT with every release and personally i really appreciate when he uses his lower tone as well bc you can feel he's comfortable with it (unlike... well.) bc he's really learnt to use his range. and actually? as i have compared yonghoon's use of the falsetto to jonghyun's (bold move but i'm not taking it back) i will compare dongmyeong's vocals to taemin's. they both have this smoother tone that makes them really good as supporting vocalists, something i realised listening to this mini, he will never be a vocalist like yonghoon in the way that his voice will never sound as powerful, like powerful for a main vocalist in a kpop group, but used the way it's being used as a lead vocalist, it really fits!! and if he were to like, go solo or whatever (extremely unlikely i know this is just hypothetical) i could honestly see him do similar stuff to taemin when it comes to how he'd sing. ofc i'm not expecting him to become a dance master even if he's onewe's best (and only?) dancer LMAO but their vocals are similar in that way

whew that got super long i'm so sorry but I AGREEEEE BOTW 2 MY BELOVED. ppl have been drawing comparisons with skyward sword & saying that it might be taking place in skyloft and honestly? HONESTLY? please. i'm already excited for ss hd (as upsetting as it was that most of the game had nothing to do with skyloft itself i just spend my time flying around lmao) but botw 2 i am Looking. and yeah it does give castle in the sky ohhh my favourite ghibli film oohhhhhh my beloved OOHHHHHHHH