#but its just not my go to music!!!! if i want to listen to hiphop ill just grab my trusty Brazilian oldies

[bnnuy-wabbit]

this entire Music Taste debate thing re:rap is getting annoying really fast. Im not USian enough for this.

[savkirschtein]

𝐀𝐎𝐓 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞 🎧

characters: Eren jager, Mikasa Ackerman, Armin Arlert, Jean Kirschtein, Connie Springer, Sasha Braus, Marco Bodt

warnings: modern au? just playlists specially curated by me based off of my perceptions of each character and what I think they'd enjoy music wise :)))

𝑬𝒓𝒆𝒏 𝑱𝒂𝒆𝒈𝒆𝒓:

Is most definitely into dark indie, slow rap and r&b with some lowkey electronic

BIG TIME THE WEEKND ENTHUSIAST. Loves himself some Chase Atlantic too.

a lot of people would assume Eren listens to hardcore rock or even heavy hitting rap, which he isn't opposed to

but considering Eren's outward life, whether it be family issues or whatever, I imagine that he would prefer his music to be more laid back and steady

𝑴𝒊𝒌𝒂𝒔𝒂 𝑨𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒂𝒏:

Mikasa we all know is just a lil emo and her music taste is a slight reflection of that. Indie rock, alternative, folk rock all within her realm.

Now as soft spoken and gentle as this girl is, definitely wouldn't put it past her to listen to heavy metal just casually on a walk

She is a huge fan of Lana Del Ray, Mitski, Clairo, TV Girl, and Cigarettes After Sex

LIVE. LAUGH. LOVE. LANA DEL RAY. is def one of Mika's playlist names.

𝑨𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝑨𝒓𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒕:

Is a huge alt pop, synth indie, post-punk lover

Armin's taste in music is honestly what would be used to score any and all great coming of age films

LOVES The Wallows, Bleachers, OneRepublic, and Coldplay

He is definitely the person you hand the aux to on a summer roadtrip

𝑱𝒆𝒂𝒏 𝑲𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒄𝒉𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒊𝒏:

Jean's music taste is probably the most diverse compared to everyone else's

His genre bases being alt hiphop and r&b, indie rock, and trap soul

His faves being Cigarettes After Sex, Brent Faiyaz, and The Neighbourhood

This is the man you want to go on a late night drive with through the city

𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒆 𝑺𝒑𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓:

Connie is literally 2010s rap and hiphop personified

his fave genres being alt hiphop, r&b, west coast rap/hiphop

Connie is a big time Tyler the Creator fan, loves himself some J. Cole and SZA

Connie is the person you hand aux to at any and all parties, guaranteed satisfaction with him on music

𝑺𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒂 𝑩𝒓𝒂𝒖𝒔:

Sasha is who you go to if you want to feel like you're a teen girl alone in your room with a hair brush in hand pretending its a microphone

her genres being alt pop, indie, Kpop, electro pop, and art pop

she was there for the resurgence of bands in the 2010s, and was a hardcore stan of all of them (5SOS, 1D, The Vamps, Little Mix, Fifth Harmony etc.)

she definitely still holds onto the hope of a 1D reunion

her faves being Olivia Rodrigo, Lorde, Harry Styles, Gracie Abrams, Taylor Swift

𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒄𝒐 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒕:

Marco is a softie and it reflects in what he listens to

His main genres been electric r&b, alt pop, and indie

Marco's favorite artists would be: BROCKHAMPTON, Khalid, Daniel Caesar, and Omar Apollo

Marco has definitely gone to multiple concerts of his faves and collects their vinyls

[starrysky28]

Resident Evil Music Headcanons

A/N: Did a poll on what kind of headcanons I should write next, and this one won. Here ya go :)

Chris Redfield

-Loves classic rock from the 70s and 80s

-It reminds him of his childhood/teen years

-I also think he'd like a *little* bit of country too

-He seems like he's the type to collect vinyl/cds/cassettes

(Most of these were based off of my dad lol love ya male parental unit)

Leon S. Kennedy

-I already established this in a previous headcanon compilation about him, but he likes a lot of grunge rock

-He would have been a teenager in the early 90s, there's no way he didn't listen to it

-When he gets older, he still pertains that love for the music from his youth

-However, I think older Leon would unironically listen to divorced dad rock (if you don't know what that is, look it up, its a real thing)

Albert Wesker

-Most of his music consists of classical music (Y'know like Beethoven or whatever)

-Also has a soft spot for smooth jazz and opera, idk it just suits him.

-I think its also worth noting that he hates newer music/today's music, and he'll go out of his way to complain about it whenever it's on (or whenever the topic of music comes up)

Sherry Birkin

(Once again the only gif I could find of her. I couldn't even find her as a kid. The quote is cute though <3)

-She likes 90s and 2000s teen pop music (boy bands too)

-Growing up, I like to think she really wasn't allowed to listen to a lot of music.

-But after Raccoon City, music kinda became an escape for her

-She just listened to a lot of whatever was popular at the time (ex: Spice Girls, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears, etc, etc)

-Definitely had a little pink iPod as a teenager

Claire Redfield

-Overall, I think she likes a little mix of everything

-But she tends to lean towards a lot more female artists than male ones

-I also think she wouldn't really care for rap/hiphop music

-Theres nothing in particular she dislikes about it, it just never appealed to her :/

And that's all for now! I hope you liked these, sorry that the character selection was a little all over the place lol 😅

I think I'll do middle names next (I really wanted to do that one actually)

[ja-khajay]

Tagged by @ervona to post about 5 songs I've been listening to lately! Making a little mix and match playlist based on the half dozen tracks on my phone and songs I've recently discovered. I will detail a bit about each under the cut :)

Nouar - Cheika Rimitti (rai)

Twilight of the Thunder god - Amon Amarth (metal)

What's Golden - Jurassic 5 (hiphop)

Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel (pop)

Potions - Puscifer (? rock ?)

NOUAR

A few months ago, the combination of discovering a rai playlist on Spotify based on an artist I listen to with friends and another discovery of a radio station that exclusively plays north african and middle eastern music, the latter which became my go-to listen on the way from work for a while, I discovered this specific track. It's a huge niche hit, unknown to the general public but racking up in the millions of views online among fans of the genre and it's easy to see why! This is an absolutely hypnotic track which cleverly layers it's intrument with a catchy sung melody, periodically cut by the rythmic choir repeating its title. The main singer in the dialog has an outstanding voice and this all makes for a looping, hooking listening experience that makes you want to play it forever.

Twilight of the Thunder God

In a very different vibe, we have a track that perfectly matches it's overdesigned, historically based (yet inaccurate) cheesy madness of an album cover. This is the only song if this band I'm familiar with as a big hit. Power metal is among some of my favorite genres of music of all time, especially in it's overbearing energy and gratuitous use of double-pedals on the kick drum, fast bass and general theatrics. While I'm not a fan of growled vocals, this track compensates in my mind with one of THE catchiest hooks I know of in the genre. When I listen to TofTG, it's because I suddently remember it one day and get instantly compelled to download it on my phone and scream its lyrics at the sky until it leaves my head where it's stuck. This can take weeks...

What's Golden

Yet another radio discovery! I'm shamefully bad at hiphop, despite liking the genre a lot, no-one around me listened to it for ages so I don't have similar backlog as in other genres and as such as a grown adult am discovering it all with enthusiasm. This song sums up so many aspects I love in the genre which i'll definitly be using to nail what specific sub-genres are my favorite some day... catchy with a great flow and an instrumental that hooks you, it's impossible to not nod along to the beat and drop what I'm doing to listen to the full thing when it comes up on my playlist.

Sledgehammer

Yeah yeah it's a classic you all know it. And for a reason! This is one of, if not the only song I know which I can't separate from it's music video. I typically dislike MVs and prefer listening to music in pure audio format, but Sledgehammer comes with such a well crafted, wlel synched and creative film attached that it's always playing in my head when I hear it. This song was introduced to me by a mutual a few years ago which I'll be tagging in this post later as a thank you! I don't get its appeal as a dancey song, but it's definitly a track to dramatically walk to, which is probably the appeal the rest of this site sees in Once in a Lifetime...

Potions

For the nerds in the audience, this is a Reznor and Maynard collab so you know what you're getting into. The first thing that strikes me in this track is how loud the bass is - it turns the classic rock instrumental it's made from into something else that's just slightly overwhelming. And on top of that, very delicate vocals detail a raw, simple story of love and addiction. Where I chose this song above the many others of the band I'd been listening to a lot last month is this particular theme it has fits very well with a book series I'm reading right now, and it was easy for me to let my mind fly away with it on...:)

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Runner ups: The Shame Of Life - Butthole Surfers / Ai vist to Lop - Mont-Jòia / Feuer Frei! - Rammstein / For me, Formidable - Charles Aznavour / It Mek - Desmond Dekker & the Aces

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Tagging, your turn! @steamclouds @prolibytherium @internationalspacehobo @paristonhilll

[khalewren]

Sonic character music HCs

 I’ve been obsessed with both the Sonic the hedgehog series and Music in general for over a year now, so i figured i could combine those interests in a fun way. I’m gonna describe what kind of music i personally think the characters would like/listen to. And just so you know, this is just my thoughts on it, i’m not saying im right or anything. And while i am trying to match these genuinely, it’s also not something i’m taking fully seriously. I’m just doin this for fun :)

I also suggest looking up some of the terms/artists/genres i use here if you’re not already familiar with them! Might help you understand my reasoning a bit more, and who knows, you might even find a new favourite artist 👀

Oh, and one more thing. While i am of course going to go off of music i’m familiar with, i’ll try to avoid assigning characters music that i like just because its music that i like. That being said, i will of course, be just a tad bit biased. Anyways, time to start with the blue boy himself!!

Sonic

Sonic is somewhat easy. Seeing as how his main thing is standing up against tyranny, i imagine he’d definitely be a fan of punk. At first i thought of pop punk specifically, due to its high energy, but i feel like Sonic would find it a bit too commercial. Same thing with skate punk. I feel like anarcho-punk could be a little more up his alley? Maybe something like chumbawumba.

Oh, and personal bias time: I think he would like King gizzard and the Lizard wizard due to the themes of enviromentalism.

Example of Sonic’s music taste

Tails

Now, i’m completely split between two different paths here. The first option is EDM. Just overall music that sounds electronic, maybe dance, i dunno. The second option however, is one that i personally prefer: Just like, music with weirdass time signatures and polyrhythms n shit. Math rock, Prog, that kinda stuff. Specific bands i’m thinking about is Tool, King crimson, Black midi, maybe even KGLW (again, personal bias). Tails would think music theory is fucking dope and would be OBSESSED with this kinda music lmao.

Example of Tails’ music taste

Knuckles

Now, this is the rare instance that i feel justified in being biased, because his level themes in sa2 make me believe that knuckles is a hiphop head. Specifically, instrumental hip hop. I think he’d be a big fan of J Dilla’s style of hip hop production in general, with the soft fuzzy feel of songs like The light. Otherwise i feel like he likes some boom bap, like Illmatic.

Example of Knuckles’ music taste

Amy

I honestly feel like Amy is the kinda person who enjoys like, any type of music? Like this gal will listen to some chill folk music and then go directly to hardcore industrial rock lmao. I think her favourite genre is pop though. First artist that pops into mind is Carly rae jepsen, not only because she makes great pop music, but also since her songs are often about love, which i feel fits Amy pretty well. She’d probably like something more off-kilter like art pop too. She LOVES Björk, i feel confident in saying that.

Example of Amy’s music taste

Shadow

I’ve noticed that this one is quite varied (and if you’re curious, i don’t really mind the whole taylor swift thing, but i also don’t really care for it either), but i want to bring up a genre that i haven’t seen anyone else suggest Shadow being a fan of: Shoegaze. I think he would find the whole noisy, dreamlike, nearly overwhelming feeling of shoegaze calming. I don’t know, there’s just something about Shoegaze that makes me feel like it fits shadow perfectly. Only bands i really know are Slowdive and My bloody valentine, but i still feel confident in my opinion.

I also feel like the idea of him enjoying indie folk (something like the mountain goats) but would not be caught DEAD listening to it is really funny. The day that rouge finds out will not be a happy day for anyone in a ten mile radius.

Example of Shadow’s music taste

Rouge

Now, there’s a very easy answer here. Jazz. But i feel like rouge would also enjoy stuff like Soul and funk. She’d also check out music Shadow listens to, both to annoy him and out of genuine interest. Not much else i have to say here tbh.

Example of Rouge’s music taste

Omega

Harsh noise.

Silver

Similarly to Amy, i think Silver enjoys practically anything and everything, and is also super open to trying new stuff. If he has a preference though, i think he enjoys dance music? Or just electronic stuff in general. Daft punk comes to mind, specifically Discovery.

Example of Silver’s music taste

Blaze

I feel like Blaze is someone who simply hasn’t been able to listen to a lot of music yet? Her friends (particularly Silver and Amy) have given her a bunch of recommendations, and while she doesn’t have a preference yet, she has enjoyed some of the stuff that they have played.

Vector

On the complete contrary to Blaze, Vector is a supreme Music nerd. You name an artist or album, he is at the very least aware of them. He’s the kinda guy who will talk about some super obscure folk album from the 70′s and refer to it as if its some kind of holy grail. It’s great. He would have a vinyl collection, but due to the chaotix’s financial situation, he settles for CDs instead. Again, he enjoys practically anything, but i feel like his favourite genre is progrock. He also remixes music for fun.

And thats it!! I’ll try to think of more that i can add in a reblog, but for now, this is all that i can think of. Again, this is just my opinion, but i’d love to hear some of yalls thoughts!! why you think im correct or wrong or however!!

[keii-starz]

answer any or all I wanna know more about you 👁️👁️

Do you have freckles? 

 Do you drink tea or coffee? How do you take it? 

What was the last song you listened to? 

Do you sleep on your back, stomach or side? 

Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? 

Do you prefer drawing or writing? 

What’s your ideal number of blankets to sleep with? 

What’s your favorite band/artist? 

When is your birthday? 

How tall are you? 

What color are your eyes? 

Who are five (or more) people you want to hug right now? 

Fears? 

What’s your favorite color? 

What’s your favorite season? 

Want any tattoos? What of? 

Want any piercings? Where? 

Who is the last person you texted? 

Do you have a best friend? How long have you been friends? 

What/who do you miss? 

How was your day today? 

How much sleep did you get last night? 

Do you believe in aliens? 

When was the last time you cried? Why? 

What’s your favorite decade? 

What are some seemingly childish things you like? 

What’s your favorite book? Or just one you’ve read a few times? 

How are you, really? 

Does it take you a long time to make decisions? 

What are you looking forward to in the near future? 

What are you looking forward to in the distant future? 

If you could go anywhere right now, where would you go? 

Do you sleep with your door open or closed? 

What’s your favorite flower? 

Do you currently have a squish? 

Do you like your middle name? 

Do you prefer dogs or cats? 

Do you have any phobias? 

Do you stay up late?

Do you like the beach? Do you prefer it sunny or cloudy? 

What’s your favorite cartoon? 

Tag 5 of your favorite blogs

Do you have siblings? How many? 

Who was the last person you said “I love you” to? 

Is there anyone you would die for? 

What do you need when you’re sad? 

Have you memorized your phone number? 

Who’s someone you can trust with your life? 

What does your last text say? 

Wild Card. Any question, ask away. 

1. I wish (no) 😔

2. I drink both!!! but I don't drink coffee that often, and when I do, it's only if it has milk and sugar in it! when I drink tea, I usually drink milk tea, or I add milk to my matcha tea, but sometimes I just drink regular tea!

3. DAYDREAM by HIGHLIGHT!!!

4. I sleep on my back, but I actually prefer sleeping on my side!! I just dont sleep on my side most of the time because I sleep with headphones on, and its kinda uncomfortable sleeping on my side with headphones on

5. yes!! my little teddy bear that I got from my bestie!!! I named him lucy

6. hmm I love both a lot, but I'd say drawing!

7. ummm it doesn't really matter for me but I'll say teo because of my blanket I've had since childhood (its too small to cover me now so ofc I have to use another blanket)

8. hmm for band, it'd be LUCY!!! (K-band) I think the violin in their music makes their songs sound even nicer! but my fav part is obv sangyeop's soft voice :3

but for artists in general...hmm there's quite a few, so I'll name them by language! 1. CRAVITY (korean boy group), ZICO (korean soloist, k-hiphop), COLDE (korean soloist, k-r&b), 2. yoh kamiyama (japanese), TUYU (japanese band), 3. jeremy zucker, suggi (english)

9. february 11!

14. sage green!!

15. autumn! not too cold or hot, and not as much bugs!

19. I do! we've been friends since 4th grade!

21. it was great!!! I had so much fun and got to eat a lot of good food!!

24. sometime last week, I think tuesday..I think it had smth to do with my insecurities or like. how I keep getting the feeling I'm not wanted

28. my mental and physical states both suck a ton, but since I've returned home for spring break, im trying to convince myself to not worry about anything and just think of this as a lil vacation just until this is over

31. im definitely looking forward to moving out of my mom's house or just not staying with my family in general...I want to get an apartment where I feel relaxed at when I turn into an adult

32. if I could go anywhere right now...I would probably go to my aunt's house in florida..tbh, I wouldn't say her cooking's (sorry auntie 😔) the best, but I'd probably feel way...calmer? there and less likely to cry so often

34. my favorite flower is the star of bethlehem!!! it's really really pretty!!! im pretty sure it's a poisonous flower tho lol

39. all the time 😊

42. I prefer cloudy days! sunny days are nice, but I don't like getting the sun in my eyes very much, plus the sky is prettier with clouds :3

44. 5 of my fav blogs: @azulashengrottospiano @dove-da-birb @twistwonderlanddevotee @alexisomnias @l7k-a

45. I have 2 siblings! an older brother and younger sister, who is the youngest, but if I didn't tell u this and you met us both irl, you'd probably think shes the older one based on height and personality lol

47. I would die for any of my friends in a heartbeat

48. music!!! I CANNOT go without my music I tell u!!!

49. nope!!! you see, my phone doesn't tell me my phone number, so I always have to ask other people what it is 😐 (my other phone did tho)

50. uhhh hmmm this one is really hard bcuz I don't think I know anyone irl who I can trust with my life but probably...no one..?

[oh-my-damn]

No one asked for this but I am going to say it anyways because this blog is nothing more than my personal diary and nothing really matters

So, the truth is (this is not surprising to people who know me irl) that I was never really a huge Taylor fan. In fact, I used to side with Kanye in the entire Taylor/Kanye situation. I mainly sided with Kanye because I used to dance hiphop (fun fact, I was the national champion) and so his genre of music was what I had grown up with and was used to since its more hiphop dance-friendly.

What's even more embarrassing is that I didn't even become a true swiftie until after Taylor went on the Eras Tour in the US. I had no idea she was going on tour. In fact, the reason I turned into a proper swiftie was because I saw a clip on tiktok of one specific moment on her tour, performing one specific part of a song.

The clip was short, perhaps 50 seconds long, less than a minute, but it made me burst into tears.

My first throught was: what the fuck is this??? Is this Taylor Swift??? What the fuck is going on????

Because bursting into tears is not my usual reaction to music (well, it didn't use to be, at least).

I was never again able to find the exact clip I saw. It still haunts me to this day. I remember it so clearly, the emotion in it and how it made me sob in a way I haven't since I was a child.

All it took was fifty seconds.

I never found it again. But it looked a little something like this:

This is why My Tears Ricochet is my all-time favorite Taylor song. It mainly has to do with the fact that this song forced me to dig deeper.

That clip ended after 50 seconds and I sat there with tear streaked cheeks and asked the empty room surrounding me, "What the hell just happened?" And then I asked the hollowness around me, "Why? Why did it happen?"

None of the answers to the questions I once asked matter anymore. Because those questions forced me to listen.

It forced me to let go of my pre-conceived notion of who Taylor Swift was, and truly listen.

It resulted in me finding the album this song belongs to (Folklore) and listen to every single track, one by one, while reading the lyrics.

I desperately wanted to know that what had happened during those 50 seconds of watching a tiktok was an anomaly. That they would never happen again.

But then I listened to the entire album. And it kept happening.

Again. And again. And again. And again.

It happened with not only My Tears Ricochet, but also with Peace, with The 1, The Last Great American Dynasty and The Lakes. It happened with Seven, and Mad Woman, Exile, and This Is Me Trying.

So I had stumbled into a major problem. I had stumbled upon something that was due to rattle my entire belief system and the was I saw the world.

Because how could I love Taylor Swift?

She sings Love Story and You Belong With Me; both and more, songs that are just inherently not me.

It is impossible that she could possibly affect me and make me feel like this.

It just doesn't happen. It isn't possible.

But in my delusion, I moved on to Evermore. And that is when the old part of me died, for good. I was already dying, but I wasn't aware, not completely, until Evermore.

That is when I realized the only reasonable thing I could do, was to let go of my entire belief system.

Because yes, there is no way "You Belong With Me" Taylor Swift could have written this piece that made me cry and ache in a way that no musical piece ever has before.

I was right about that.

Because "You Belong With Me" Taylor Swift didn't write it.

It was written by the version of Taylor Swift who had evolved during the 10+ years I had refused to listen to her.

And she was and continues to be absolutely breathtakingly, earth-shatteringly beautiful. In a way that I wish she wouldn't be, because it makes me question everything about myself. Over, and over, and over again, with every single track I listen to.

I am now at a point where you could not play a single track she has ever made, that I would not recognize within the first ten seconds of listening to it. It's been about a year since I first truly discovered her, and this is where I'm at.

And I don't know whether that's normal, or right, or wrong, but I feel it. I feel her words.

And who are we really, to question ourselves in something like that?

Perhaps human.

[chubbygrape]

Spotify Wrapped????????????????Stats????

??????????????????

I have so many questions -- I know people are already complaining about it so I am not nec trying to join the bandwagon , I just OBJECTIVELY want to talk about my stats and experience cause ???????

Exposing myself here real quick, guys I like background music, I write a lot also so I need a good vibe set so i listen to a lot of ambience/liminal/drone music, i mean i LOVE it. And this year I explored a lot and got super hooked on it.

Lets start with top artists real quick:

Top artist being REPULSIVE -- 100% ; 'homesick' album was recommended to me on spotify one random day early in the year and the cover horrified me so i listened to it as a joke; come to find out it would become my year-long obsession, i love this album, i love the horror vibes, i love the nostalgic feel of the two 'soft' songs - no doubt there, this is mine, my legacy and I am PROUD of it

few more names from there, One Heart, Leapyear and Willix - 100% also, totally believable so far so good --

But then Skinny Jones??

Listen, Skinny Jones has been my top artist for the past 2-3 years - lOve love love them ; but not this year. This year ive been in my ambience , liminal bag, okay. And I LOVE Skinny Jones' music so I would KNOW if I listened to him this year or not -

And Matter of fact, where's Zerofuturism????

I streamed the CRAP out of the Lotus album, I legit would put this on and then write for hours ('Cobalt Core' track couldn't catch a BREAK), like HOW did Skinny Jones make the list but not Zerofuturism??? And then I've been also streaming excessively the White Marble Album as of late too, how did this all not count in stats??

But then we move onto songs??

Just real quick before I get into it --- WTF is 'Frutiger Aero Abstract K-Rap' ???????? Hello?

Idk if anyone reading this knows of Don Mills and Deepflow but these guys are hardcore boom bap vibes ok, WHERE DID THE FRUTIGER AERO COME FROM.

Anyways back to the point ---------------

I'd argue I've streamed 'homesick' WAY more than 'lullaby' but hell, i just put on songs and let them play, who knows how long i streamed what - 'This Feeling' is also valid

But WHERE DID 'TAKE MY HEART' SNEAK IN FROM??

LOOOOVEE Absolute Terror (the artist of the song) and 'Take my Heart' is my FAVOURITE, in the past 1-2 years its been on my top ; BUT I can guarantee you I maybe played it like... 6 times this year though. AND IF. So how on earth did it make it on the list???

Thing is with me you can see patterns as well in my listening habbits - Absolute Terror and Skinny Jones kinda give me similar music vibes one does kinda drift phonk, the other a mix of hiphop and trap perhaps , both genres i was super into in previous years but this year didnt touch me at all.

And im sorry but i wouldnt expect stats from previous years to bleed into THIS year's stats -- I've worked with data before guys, it's not a difficult thing to filter things out.

But then also -- Actually, let's assess the biggest offendors:

1. WHERE is Zerofuturism (as mentioned)

2. WHERE IS EVERYST !????

I listened to SO MUCH EVERYST THIS YEAR - Specifically 'Save Yourself' , think i melted that track

COMPARATIVELY !! Like I can't accept Skinny Jones and Absolute Terror appearing in this year's list when Zerofuturism and Everyst are missing with 'Cobalt Core' and 'Save Yourself' respectively.

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Overall:

On a serious note, this was such a fail to begin with because of how boring and uninspired it was, especially compared to previous years.

Also the animations and design? Apologies to whoever set it up but it was UGLY. I kept cringing it hit my eye so bad.

But whatever, I was happy to get my stats but then I looked into it and i PROMISE you these dont make sense. In the slightest.

It's one thing to have a boring execution but to mess up the stats?? I dont understand this.

I mean, im not going to lose any sleep over this , ill be okay i promise, but it was such a bore, i mean i DO save these you know. uGH anyways

ill edit them myself lol for journals <3

[miego-media-tracker]

RESPETO (2017)

10/21/2024

// SA Drugs violence police brutality

First watch. One of my profs recommended to the class and she said that we would be discussing it at our next meeting. That might have affected how I consumed it a lil but tbh not by too much. She also prefaced the movie by telling us that it was about the Filipino underground rapping scene. That def affected my experience watching because she did not go into the related themes of police brutality and poverty 😭 so yeah i kinda wasn’t expecting that (insert “i just wasn’t expecting it to be chinese..” vid)

So, Initial thoughts. It’s really well made. I’ve been kind of into opm, but I’m more of a soft rock and r&b enjoyer. This movie made me wanna listen to more hiphop/rap opm. I’ve also REALLY been wanting to get more into Filipino Cinema, and this is exactly the kind of story that I think our entertainment industry needs to really push for.

Some random details and notes that I liked. I loved how they implied what happened with Doc’s family before the reveal. Like the scenes where he would see his wife, they always had people talking about Martial Law or Marcos talking over the radio. (It made me sad that this was during the Duterte Admin, and now Marcos has taken over once again.) The imagery with the pages falling was also really cool and symbolic.

Another thing I found really interesting was when Hendrix, the mc, gets pushed down into what’s probably his lowest point. He gets humiliated, then the guy who beats him up even r*pes the girl he’s interested in. But, he doesn’t do anything. He’s complacent in it. He let’s it happen. Up until this point, all the moments of his life in this movie is filled with the sound of Hendrix’s rapping. Whether it’s out loud with his friends or just in his mind. There are specific places that the audience gets used to hearing him rap or listen to music in.

But, after his experience as a bystander to the SA of his crush, these places fade into the bg and become silent. He can’t just escape into music anymore.

There’s so much more I could say about it, about how despite the hopeful buildup for Hendrix’s character, he is tragically weighed down by his circumstances. I would also love to go into all of the shots and the color grading of the film but I can’t really verbalize my feelings on it rn and also I’m really eepy so I won’t

Honestly I don’t really have any issues with the movie? 9.5/10 took .5 away just because its not personally a movie i’d love rewatching over and over, but it’s def one I would revisit in my mind.

[maximuswolf]

i wrote a song about the good times i had with my cousin wondering if she likes it or finds it creepy/awkward NEED HELP!

i wrote a song about the good times i had with my cousin, wondering if she likes it or finds it creepy/awkward NEED HELP! so i will give context, she is 2 years older than me ( I am 18 male ), and she lives in another country, she was here for a week to spend time with us (her grandparents/ uncles ..etc) [she originally immigrated] and after she left, i felt that i needed to clear some things up ( i smiled at her cat's death "toast" ) [it was an accident i swear] and some other things that i lied about, i have these lines and im opting for a hip/hop song about herit's called "the best cousin" tell me if the lyrics sound cringe/happy/sad/romantic/creepy cause i don't want it to come out as something i don't mean*note* im a rapper and i have made a couple songs so i got the flow no problems, i just want the lyrics ratedthis is for my cousin the best childhood friendthe one with the poor choice of words i would offendmessages i gotta check em twice before i hit sendyou the best cousin I have i'm not gonna pretendi was on hiphop, you introduced me into rhythm and blues sorry in our childhood, on a daily i gave you a bruise not anymore im a different man, with changed viewsyou were the first one who complimented my shoesyou are a bit older than me but much more maturehow can u manage 2 jobs and C0llege endurewhen I talk to you my boredom finds its curethe next time you see me i will improve for surewish you had stayed longer than a weekwish My social skills weren't so weakwish I had the Confidence so I could more speakcool and charasmatic how can you be more uniqueTold you i didn't like to workout, i lied you should've seen my muscleshould've seen my craft you should've seen my hustleTold you i had social anxiety technically i lied because the anxiety only worked on youi was shocked aswell becuase it came out of the blueTold you i Couldn't wake up at 9 i technically lied because i only got 4 hours of sleepsorry that I smiled at toast situation couldn't process it, half of my brain was asleepTold you i'll come next year i lied since i have a phd i have to getif everything goes right, ill be there in 6 years i hope the good times you wont forgetTold me to continue on my singing after you heard one song, i'll try my bestTold me about some good music, i listened to all of them even though i liked kanye westTold me that i chocked you in our childhood, it's a thing in the past so it cant be adressedTold me you liked to go on hikes in your free time, i ain't gonna lie i was impressedWe Had a rough childhood but ill tell you that I changedRemember when we played legos and pieces we exchangedRemember when you used to tease me with spiderman and made me so madRemember when I used to take all your toys man as kids we were so badIt's funny remembering the old timesAnd it's sad remembering the bad times and even sadder realizing how quick time fliesExperience is a competetion And memories are the prizeyou gave me a big goal and have opened up my eyesyou are only person who i would take on their advicegot me a nice watch as a graduation presenti will be grateful in the future and in the presenta couple hours of talking with you was really nice and pleasantthe conversations got me really intrested and i was presentWish you had a good time when you were over hereWe will miss you in the meantime when you are over thereAnd I wish you the best on your future careerAnd I hope i mentioned enough and was all clearand i'm really looking forward to sit and talk when you come around next yearand i really hope i wrote enough lyrics, rapped good and made the song clear the beat if someone is wondering : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu33lpgqGNIit's supposed to be apart of an album (i guess that makes it less awkward) Submitted September 20, 2024 at 05:59AM by yousifgamer007 https://ift.tt/uM0oUsO via /r/Music

[sportsnet]

get to know me (tyler if you didn't know)

thanks @nicohischier for the tag...i guess...

do you make your bed

Like. when i clean my room yeah but i do that maybe once every few weeks so i guess no i do not make my bed. reason? lazy and also why im going to get right back into it the moment im home favourite number?

7 just like every other person bc im boring apparently but also its bc when i was a kid i needed to make a password for a device and my mom told me to do 7 bc her bday is on the 7th so my password was 7777 for YEARS (it is not anymore) and it just stuck what’s your job?

graduating hs in approx...6 days apparently so ig student(which isnt a job but shhh) but only for 6 more days but THEN once august hits im going to be a student once again (college...yay) if you could go back to school, would you?

this really wasnt meant for graduating hs students was it. can you parallel park?

i cant drive :( do you think aliens are real?

yes. and unlike rayleene it IS because i believe that there's a whole civilized society hanging out a few billion light years away. mostly bc i just think that the universe is so big (to put it lightly) that i just refuse to believe that there aren't other sentient lifeforms out there. plus the world is so big and scary and if we are the only ones out in that world then it gives the existence of humans more meaning than i think we need/deserve and then i start freaking out

can you drive a manual car?

still cant drive :( guilty pleasure?

honestly probably fanfiction at this point. multiple times ive considered the idea of seriously stopping consuming it bc i just feel that it takes up so much of my time. time that i could be using to do other stuff that are actually useful to me like sometimes people ask me if i have hobbies and i find that the answer is no? because i spend so much time reading fanfiction so in a way ig it IS my hobby because reading is a hobby its just that people usually mean books but unfortunately telling people my hobby is reading fanfiction violates the social norms of our society so i end up feeling guilty about it tattoos?

dont have any (underage. not that its stopped multiple of my friends lmao) and honestly dont plan on getting any for multiple reasons 1. on a surface level its bc im very very scared of needles 2. on a deeper level its bc im pretty scared of commitment and making irreversible choices and i dont think i genuinely have anything meaningful in my life that i would want to get put on my skin if i want to showcase my interest and love for something id rather just get a poster for it idk favourite colour? purple!! not bc of bts (preview for my answer to the next question) but bc i just think its neat :] favourite type of music? im a kpop fan i will admit ;-; but also i do listen to a lot of pop, rap, and hiphop in general do you like puzzles?

lowkey no bc i get really frustrated if it takes me too long to do something any phobias?

needles and blood. like one time (a few months ago) my school held a blood drive and i decided to do it bc if i did id get a cord for my graduation and also my friend was doing it. when i went i was a little anxious but it wasnt horrible. however, by the time they started checking my iron i was a little more stressed and by the time they finished checking my iron (which involved pricking my finger and getting my blood which i watched and this was my mistake) and told me i was good to go to the donation area i was feeling very anxious and stressed and this is all a long winded backstory to me saying that i fainted the moment i stood up after getting my iron checked before i could even start donating blood

fun fact: still ended up getting the cord because apparently i "tried" favourite childhood sport? i guess at some point i loved tennis as a kid since i begged my mom to play it as a kid. this didnt turn out well as i ended up hating it after a few years but was forced to continue by my mom to the point that i would get like stress stomach aches bc of how much i didnt want to do it and when i was finally allowed to stop i ended up hating tennis so much that to this day i refuse to watch it do you talk to yourself?

only in my sleep apparently lol tea or coffee? iced coffee >>>>> first thing you wanted to be when growing up?

when i was in middle school they asked my health class this question and my response was "something that would let me stay at home and do what i want with my time." obviously my 11 year old classmates took this as a sign that i wanted to be a stay at home parent (do not want kids but thats another story) and started teasing me for it however, now as im older i still think baby tyler was so fucking valid and lowkey i think a lot of those once upon a time 11 year olds would also agree with me now what movies do you adore?

How to train your dragon and Ferris Bueller's Day Off are two that i think of right away

[purplesurveys]

1794

Has anyone ever told you that you were really pretty? Yes.

Do you relate to main characters in novels often? Not really, but this is also because I never read novels anymore. I'd prefer a story where I can hardly relate to characters, though. Anyone too similar to me I honestly might find distracting.

Do you listen to a wide variety of music? I try to but I usually end up falling back to K-pop or K-hiphop.

Does nature feel magical to you? Magical is not the right word for me – I see it as more realistic than anything. The way it doesn't choose its targets, how no one has any way of knowing just how strong an earthquake or tsunami or tornado can be...it doesn't remind me of anything else other than the concept of reality and that it's the single most powerful force we'll ever have to deal with.

What holiday are you looking forward to next? Counting my birthday, that. I otherwise don't really 'look forward' to holidays for the reason they're being celebrated.

Do you take a lot of pictures? Something I plan to do this year so that I can save more memories. I barely had photos in 2023.

Did you ever go through a phase when you didn’t want to take medicine? I mean yeah, as a child. I didn't like the taste of Tempra and always tried to get away from it whenever I got sick lol. Of course this kind of thing changes as you get older and realize medicines are made to help you, so as nasty as something tastes or how big a pill can possibly get I just suck it up and take them.

Do you love popsicles? They're very refreshing on a hot day but apart from that I wouldn't seek them out. I don't like ice cream in general.

Do you have to hem up a lot of your pants? Nah, too much work (even if I am short). I just roll them up.

Do you shop at Goodwill? We don't have that here.

What’s your natural hair color? Black.

Do you like your smile? I do! I usually like how it turns out in photos. There was a time where I felt awkward smiling with my teeth because my front ones used to be unaligned and it was super noticeable every time I pretty much opened my mouth, but now that I've got braces I feel a lot more confident.

Was the last book you read good? I'm currently reading Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982 and it's so right up my alley. A rare exception for me as far as devoting time for novels. It's written biography-style and tackles mental health and the reality of women's situation in Korea – and all these things have made reading this book a breeze for me.

Do you make grocery lists? I'm not the one who usually does the groceries, but when I do I tend to wing it. I'll maybe place in bullets the absolute do-not-leave-the-store-without-these items, but I wouldn't make an entirely detailed list.

Do you take walks often? Yes, as often as I can. I've come to enjoy walking over the last six months and plan on keeping it up.

Does sunlight make you feel happier? No, unless I'm at the beach.

Do you make wishes on the moon? Not make wishes per se, but looking at the moon kind of rouses the wanderlust in me in many ways. Like it gets me thinking how amazing it is that humans have landed on it, how many people are also possibly looking at it the same time I am...

What are you most looking forward to this spring? We don't have spring.

Are you fulfilling your passion in life? Maybe not right now. Currently I'm in a phase where I'm just...going through the motions, waiting for the perfect timing to be someplace else and new. I'd love to be able to get back on track soon.

Do you daydream a lot? Kind of, yeah.

What are your dreams? Mostly about things I already think about a lot when conscious.

Do you take medications? Nope.

When was the last time you went to the doctor? Apart from the dentist to get my braces readjusted, the last time I was in for an emergency was March last year when I had to rush to the hospital to get anti-rabies and tetanus shots. 

What helps you fall asleep? YouTube background noise.

Do you love sushi? I love sushi. I've had it like 4 times in the last week alone lol.

What’s your favorite type of seafood? Oyster, mussels, and any kind of sashimi.

Do you have stomach problems? Just mild lactose intolerance.

Do you enjoy editing photos? Nope.

What was the last photo filter you used? My sister was playing around with the emoji filters on TikTok that can copy your expressions as you do them, and I joined in on the fun.

Do you live a simple life? I wouldn't say so. I'm pretty materialistic.

Do you own a pair of pajamas with foxes on them? Nope.

Peace signs or hearts? Like, for a photo? I tend to lean towards peace signs.

What kind of pie is your favorite? Just any pie with no fruits in them is fine haha.

Do you think you could go a whole year without eating dessert? Yes.

[kal-lyp-so]

understanding him

one of the ways ive tried to understand him is by listening to the music he listens. (we have a spotify blend together)

his music taste is not weird at all but theyre rather quite sad or maybe abit depressive(???). dreamy, sleepy, high, broken type of songs for me.

not that i think theyre bad, its quite the opposite. theyre actually beautiful. its just not my type of songs. i know we are not talking about me or my music taste but i just want to compare or try to relate.

he listens to frank ocean, i dont. i love the weekend and khalid tho. my music is kind of up-beats and theyre basically for me to crazy dance in my room.

but his songs, its like when youre alone by the seasides and the weather is not that hot but not that cold, you would listen to this type of songs. also they give me lofi vibe hahahah

i could definitely understand his vibe and personality abit not gonna lie his music taste is better and more consistent compared to mine.

i believe that musics are a medium for most people to express themselves. hence, im listening to his favourites.

interesting... he listens to hiphop as well. huh. its a weird combo actually. hiphop and rnb. yes. rnd. he listens alot to rnb while mine is old pop songs.

we like two super different genres ngl. i feel empty whenever the beats go too slow or too calming. my mind cant sit still and ill just get distracted by something else whenver i listen to slow music. ok ive to go my magnesium is kicking in.

ill continue tomorrow

[vinstinx]

going back to this to add this because whatthedirt once again put actually understandable words on something i was trying to say lol (or actually proved me that i wasn't wrong i was just missing some details)

cant really put the clip but yk heres the link, precise timstamp is 34:55 and ill add transcript just under the link (but yall should watch that video if you havent already or maybe ime the only guy still into that beef 3 months later yeah..... unemployment........)

[34:55] «And kendrick seemingly mocks Drake's style of music on his song GOD. [...] There's nobody that gonna tell me that he's not mocking drake here because- Kendrick doesnt usually sound like this...»

now this is what i was saying, earlier this year, with GOD. ; i like it personally, just as much as i always liked drake's music lol like just for reference drake was the only hiphop artist i was listening to until 2018 anyways..., its like this type of gimmicks that just really sounds good but if a fuckin lyricist such as kendrick plays that game, it sounds so awkward that you want to say its trash cuz its not what youre used to with the artist, BUT ITS A GOOD SONG nonetheless and kendrick execute it well, its just not his style....

bref.... i was just watching that video and him saying this about GOD. like sparked into my head, AND IT MADE SO MUCH MORE SENSE HOW I FEEL ABOUT THIS SONG (cuz as i've said i dont hate that song, i love it i love the gimmick i mean i was a drake fan for something lol, but it just doesnt sounds like kendrick thats why its seen poorly in his discography)

Hey! What's your opinion on Kendrick's GOD.? I've seen some people say it's one of his worst songs but personally I think it's pretty cool.

I think (not sure tho) they often said that some parts (like the "ha-ha") sound kinda annoying. But idk, I find it pretty interesting (though maybe that's just because I'm partial to artists including "weird" or like, unusual sound choices :D)

Well, for me, it’s probably one of my least favorite song from DAMN. BUT it’s not completly because of the « ha ha » ad libs (which I sort of finds interesting too), it’s more in the entirety of the song, the song feels like experimental bc it doesn’t sound like his usual (I haven’t listen to his ENTIRE discography yet but I think I have a pretty good idea of his style from the bits and pieces ive listend to) but yeah just to say it sounds really experimental and while sometimes I really enjoy songs that sounds experimental from rappers (rooftop album — SCH….) I think GOD. for kdot was an experimental song that turned out not so good. BUT as listeners we should acknowledge that before saying it’s bad just because it doesn’t resemble his usual style. It’s actually good to hear him try something different.

Now, I’d lie if I’d say I didn’t like it cuz from the first time I’ve listened to it I really (like REALLY) liked in the song when he says « This what god feels like »haha idk it’s like one of those bars that sticks in my brain because it sounds nice and love the meaning (or the meaning I imagine in my head) And also sort of like you, when artists make weird little catchy ad libs. So yeah, I somehow enjoy it but if I’d have to rank DAMN. songs it would probably be low.

[beautifulpersonpeach]

Hi.

I just wanted to thank you as I have spend the last couple of evenings going through your posts. I love how level headed you are and you offer a lot of insights for me as a baby (toddler? preschooler?) ARMY.

I really love Jimin, I consider him to be one of the most beautiful humans on earth, and that is inside and out. With a voice of an angel to match.

Watching Jikook interact is my happy place (as is the whole BTS), when I watch them I get a sense that this world is not entirely shit, if something so beautiful and tender as their bond (love) can exist.

I was very happy to read about how much you love the rapline b/c I share this with you.(Hobi is the best live performer this side of Milky Way, I am in awe of Namjoon, and I am in love with Yoongi) Just an fyi, BTS rapline has a very interesting ability to atract people like me who did not like hip hop. I am a metal fan (symphonic metal like Nighwish, melodic and poetic lyrics), and my whole life I was trying to understand how can someone voluntarily listen to rap music. I didn´t get the appeal, the usual lyrics of US rappers disgust me and as whole, I avoided the genre.

Do you know what changed my mind? Ugh, Tear and Daechwitta. These three songs are surely my most streamed songs on spotify.

whew, after this essay here is my ask:

Can you please talk about Yoongi. like anything at all you want? maybe you have some archived posts from your previous blog? Or what do you expect him to do for D3? Or talk about his relationships with the members? I love how much he loves Jimin and Hobi and I truly believe that he would be the first one to take a bullet for any of the members.

So pretty please ? give me something to read and feed my obsession :-)

Thanks and have a great weekend, I will be looking forward to your future posts, whether you decide to answer mine or not LOL Cheers.

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Hi Anon, 💜

A quick comment on rap music and hip hop - this is easily the most diverse music genre in the world. Rap literally stands for Rhythm and Poetry, and this is music that has fueled political/class revolutions, rejuvenated Obama's 1st term campaign, and helped heal generational trauma. Much of it goes beyond bad bitches, pumping a rival full of lead, or big gold chains. RM, Yoongi, and Hobi are all legit hip hop heads who listen to and gain inspiration from the music you might find objectionable, to create the somewhat sanitized tracks you love in Ugh, Tear, and Daechwita. But please understand BTS are pulling from a long, old, tradition of Black rap music and there are many examples of Black artists employing that genre in the exact way BTS have: including J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, 2Pac, Lupe Fiasco, Lecrae, Noname, and Logic. I understand how some of hiphop is crude, misogynistic, and needlessly violent, and this probably shapes how you view the genre as a whole, but as a Black and Asian woman who listens to a lot of hiphop I'm sharing this perspective to show it's not all black and white, and that there's too much good in the genre to write it off as a whole. At its core, rap is about authenticity, freedom of expression, and flow. BTS has been one way for you to tolerate the genre, but you might be surprised to learn rap has a lot more in common with metal rock music than you might think. Just food for thought..

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I loved reading your essay, but the truth is I hate writing about Yoongi, Namjoon, or Hoseok. Probably because I'm not a natural writer, I sometimes struggle to express myself in English, and I'm a little in love with (and almost perpetually tongue-tied by) my biases in the rapline. No matter how hard I try I can't seem to come off as anything but a bumbling simp with no self respect who will gladly throw her panties in their faces if given the chance.

Ahem.

But you're not here to read my excuses, so I'll try to briefly talk about one thing I love about Yoongi: his voice.

Yoongi has the deepest voice in BTS, after which is Namjoon, then Taehyung. Yoongi is also very versatile in how he uses his voice. Out of all the members, I think he speaks the most softly in his everyday speech, after Jimin, but he also cusses the most in his natural speech. In their earlier years you could hear his dialect almost every time he spoke (less so now), whenever his temper rose you'd hear it in how his voice went sort of sideways. I don't know how to explain it, but he wouldn't raise his voice, he wouldn't lower it, but it would sound a bit more... harsh and maniacal?

And because this is Yoongi we're talking about, he knows exactly what his strengths are and utilizes them to the fullest. He knows people go gaga over his voice, and so since 2013, he has highlighted his voice in his radio shows including DJ Suga Honey FM.

The 'honey' there is not by accident.

One of my favourite pass-times in 2020, was listening to the radio Vlive Yoongi did with Jimin on May 30th.

(Cuties)

I'd play it when I was cleaning my home, buying groceries, or doing laundry. Yoongi and Jimin's voice in that Vlive is so calming to listen to, it feels like this:

(like settling into a warm velvet bean bag on cold winter day)

I'm a bit of an audiophile so these are the sorts of things that get to me. In that radio episode, these grown men make cringe sound effects, Jimin puts Yoongi on the spot so many times you hear it in how Yoongi chuckles nervously, they can't take each other seriously enough to not burst into laughter every 5 minutes. They just sound at ease, at home in their friendship, it doesn't feel like millionaires making a company-sponsored production for fans, it sounds like two guys goofing off and being so sweet and clever at the same time.

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Jimin is my favourite vocalist in BTS, and Yoongi's vocal inflections when rapping and singing is my favourite in BTS. He has a keen music sense that comes through in his harmonizing and layering. An example:

My Universe (timestamp - 2:02 - 2:20)

(Yoongi's harmonizing verse is the most replayed segment in almost all the versions of this song)

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That thing I said about his voice going sideways when he's pissed off, you hear it in his music. I'm struggling here but bear with me as I try to explain what I mean.

Yoongi sometimes sounds like a child when he's pissed off. Where RM leads fully with a deep voice when he's cutting into a bastard, Yoongi goes full joker on you. The tone in his voice sounds juvenile, like a child taunting you in the most annoying way possible, sticking their tongue out and waving their toosh in your face knowing there's nothing you can do to them. It's the kind of taunting that gets under your skin so quick and nobody in BTS has perfected it better than Yoongi.

An example:

What Do You Think (timestamp - 2:09 - 2:58)

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I love how Yoongi has rounded out his manner of speaking as he's matured. He still cusses at the drop of a hat but he's become more delicate with his speech, at least to fans on camera, and I've noticed this towards Namjoon, Hobi, and Jungkook too sometimes in recent years. He seems to be most loose in his speaking with Jimin, Jin, and Hoseok (again).

Last year, people (rightfully) lost it over his voice in this Vlive:

...but the way he spoke also was straight-forward and very kind.

*

Yoongi has been fielding marriage proposals since January 21, 2013 when he was first introduced to ARMY as a member of BTS, and there's very good reason for it. In my opinion. I think Yoongi, Namjoon, and Hoseok are men and artists worth thirsting over in every fucking way.

Nobody asked, but I think this is important info for determining compatibility for anybody curious: I'd rate their sex drive thus: Namjoon > Hoseok = Yoongi. Backed by empirical evidence.

I'm excited for Indigo, and have almost lost my mind with glee at how it's very likely we're getting D-3 right after it. Yoongi could do something more acoustic as he's been saying for some time now. He's gotten more comfortable singing as the main vocal on his tracks, and we know it's likely his next album will have Adora on it too complementing him. I want him to have a track that's Spoken Word, something like this:

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This is the most I can bear to say about Yoongi now Anon.

[kim-jonghyeon]

Kim Jonghyeon Interview [1st Look, November 2022]

[source - thank you discopixi!]

We've seen "Acrostic Poem Master" Kim Jonghyeon in action. (laughs) How many have you done at this point?

I'm not sure. I did so many when we shot the 1st Look digital video today. Making acrostic poems is like solving problems. More than being good at it, I feel like I get lucky every now and then so I get a pass.

It's like your talent. Once you've done it one time, it's a special skill that you often get asked to do elsewhere. That's how deep of an impression it left. Is your album coming out in November in its final stage?

We've been working on it for about three months. Finally, we've finished recording, but there's still a lot to do. The album's name is MERIDIEM. It's Latin for "noon", when the sun is at its strongest.

It's quite meaningful for a start. What were your expectations or mindset for your first solo album?

It is. Since it's the first album that has my name on it, that's filled with only my voice, I was actually more scared than excited. While I was working on it, I kept thinking about how the fans would listen to it or receive it. That was how I managed to control my fears.

Though you wanted to know about others' reactions, you must have had a lot of time to focus on yourself while preparing for the album on your own.

Since I focused entirely on myself, I felt a lot of things in that time. I would sometimes think, "I can do this kind of voice" or "I can express this much." Though on the other hand, it was through those thoughts that I became deeply aware of my shortcomings.

What were those shortcomings?

When I was promoting in a team, I was mostly doing rap, so I didn't have a lot of time to practice singing. While I was preparing for my solo album, I had to fill up an entire song on my own so I practiced a lot, thinking about what I lacked.

Since it's a solo album, the album name must have just been the start of a lot of decisions you had to make. Did your decisions have more weight this time? We heard that you were the type to think alone about a decision for a long time before making it.

I thought so much about what kind of music I wanted and how to express it. So it was hard just to do it based on my own opinions. I talked a lot with my company's CEO, and he said that it would be good if we could fully express what the person called "Kim Jonghyeon" is thinking right now. Those words alone really got to me. Maybe that can be read when people listen to the album.

You've been credited as the writer of several songs while Nu'est was promoting. Will we be able to hear some of your lyrics this time as well?

Songs I've written are in this album. We're done working on it, but I got quite interested in it so I intend to keep writing more lyrics.

What aspect of it are you interested in?

Firstly, I thought that I'd like to tell my story. Each person has certain stories only they can tell and lyrics are the same. I want to record all my thoughts and feelings. That process was really interesting.

Ordinary things that leave an impression can one day be written as lyrics.

That's right. I have times when I think, "Oh, this is a nice word? This topic is good, too" just passing by somewhere. Then I usually write it in the notes app in my phone so I can use it for later. Lately I've been listening to emotional hiphop music. When I look at the lyrics, I feel like I naturally learn things. "This is how someone might think. This is how someone might express themselves."

Another special thing about this album is that it's been 10 years since your debut. There must not have been a lot of time to cut yourself some slack while you were going through it. Since it's all passed, what are some things that have crossed your mind since then?

I think I've learned how to be a bit more relaxed. When you look for the answers calmly, instead of hastily, you're able to get a better answer.

Have you also gone through a slump before you were able to reach that calmness?

Of course, in that length of time, it's impossible not to have gone through a slump. I wasn't able to get over it masterfully every time, but I just didn't want to get too consumed by that feeling. When I get faced with difficulties, I'm the type to go, "Let's do the things I can do first." It's hard not to think that a difficult time won't turn into a slump that lasts forever, but that's just how I choose to spend that time.

You seem to have learned how to think realistically having been through a lot over a long time. You don't have any anxieties over this new album?

Since I have to show my whole self, "Kim Jonghyeon" the artist, I've prepared more thoroughly. I've done my best, thinking, "Let's keep going until [the album] comes out," and as time passes, I keep thinking I have to do even better. Though of course, this isn't to think hastily or impatiently.

You showed your whole self in today's shoot, too. Though you've had solo shoots during your group activities, is your mental attitude a bit different now?

It felt like it was a new start. Talking about my album in this interview and hearing questions about myself makes me feel like the time for me to show everything I've prepared has truly come. I even tried poses that I probably wouldn't have done on any other shoot.

Now that we've finished the shoot and we're doing the interview, the time on the clock says that it's 2:30 in the afternoon. Since your album's concept is MERIDIEM or noon, when is your favorite time of day?

My favorite is the cool night time, from about 9pm to 12mn?

You posted a picture of the Han River a few days ago, and it was right around that time.

Yes, I was driving with my sister and we stopped for a bit and took that photo.

Are you close with your sister? That's a little different from when people usually talk about their siblings.

My sister was the first person who listened to the track in this album after I recorded it. She didn't beat around the bush and say "Good job," but instead was really honest and said, "This is what I felt, what if you try this?" Talking with my sister made me think, "This is probably what the public will feel when they listen to this song."

Family can always give it to you straight.

Yes. There were a lot of times when I purposefully said, "You have to tell me this objectively." I have a lot of affection for my own songs, so there's obviously a lot of things I won't be able to see for myself.

For a while, it was brunch or painting pictures, but is your new hobby going on a drive?

I've been so caught up in working on the album lately that I don't really have time for hobbies. Once album promotions finish and things calm down, I might paint again. These days, I feel satisfied with small healing points of my day rather than doing hobbies. Depending on my mood on a certain day, I feel a lot better if I just eat something delicious. I try not to think of anything too heavy or serious in that moment and I feel happier.

There are only two months left in the year. What did this year mean to you?

This year has a lot of different meanings for me. It was the year my group activities ended, and the year I had a new start as a solo artist. I've received a lot of love and support from so many people, so without hoping for much more, it was a year when I can think, "I wish I could be with these people, just like now."

You've previously beautifully said that this album was "a flower that bloomed on the road Nu'est walked." When the promotions for this album end, what meaning do you hope it will have for you?

Hmm, the start of my journey. This is my new start, right? I can't know what will happen in the future, but happy memories might arise and more precious people might appear. There's obviously no way to have only good things happen. But even if had things happen, I think there will always be something to learn within that. So I wish this album could be the start of my journey and I want to feel a lot with this start.

[this is a fan translation by a non-native korean speaker and may contain inaccuracies. it has not yet been proofread or edited.]