#exo storyline

[britneyshakespeare]

here are my thoughts on the new exo music video for ‘let me in’ (2023)

i liked the part where jongin hugged the dog

[ayoyoungg]

The MFAL team on Fantasy Boys did surprisingly well!! Especially considering that they were setup for failure 🙃

[theboytatu]

music aside the thing about exo is that whatever concept you see a boy group do now can be directly traced to a concept exo did in the past. not to say they invented them all but there is a before and after in the kpop industry re: the execution of visual concepts and storylines and that shift is exo

[rachelzeglertruther]

Why You're Wrong About Rachel Zegler

This is a long post, but there's a lot of context missing from the Rachel Zegler "discourse" that I thought I could add with my history of watching this unfold from the beginning.

The Snow White Thing

You probably know this part. There's a curated video of Rachel going viral, framed to make her seem like she's never seen Snow White, she hates the story, she hates the character, she's ungrateful, and single-handedly ruined Disney's brand. The clips from these videos are not new— they were released nearly a year ago in September 2022 and nobody cared about them at the time. Why? Because all the full interviews she did that day at the Disney Exo in 2022 showed a young, charming woman who was excited and proud to be cast in an iconic role. The interviews were very well received and it was a non story. Now that it's been edited down and cut together in a malicious way, and the people sharing them are purposefully misquoting her, they've twisted the context. Normally, this would be a non controversy. Even if that video wasn't taken out of context and spliced together to make her seem like she hates the film, most people wouldn't care. The issue is the response to the video.

Let's get this out of the way: Rachel Zegler doesn't hate Snow White. She relayed that she was afraid of the forest scene as a child and didn't revisit it again until after she was cast in the role. She has since then watched it several times and has expressed for YEARS before that interview came out that she was incredibly honored and grateful to be playing such an iconic Disney princess. If you watch the full videos that those clips came from, this comes across immediately to anyone with their own mind. If you hate someone for being scared of something as a child, I don't know what to tell you. If the role was being given to the biggest Snow White fan, you would be correct that she doesn't deserve it. Unfortunately for you, this role requires talent and Rachel has the Golden Globe and critical acclaim from people who matter within the industry (her peers and critics).

You know who does hate their beloved characters in beloved franchises but the general public still applauds them? Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Daniel Craig, and Robert Pattinson. They've all expressed outright contempt for the roles and the films they were part of, but nobody cared. People had fun with their quotes but they still respected them. Rachel said nothing even closely resembling their remarks, but she's being torn to shreds. Are we seeing a pattern here?

Rachel never said a single bad thing about the character or the animated film— she said that it was outdated and that set people over the edge, foaming at the mouth to have her burned at the stake. If you think it would be perfectly fine to have a movie about an abused 14 year old girl run away to play housemaid for a bunch of men, get kissed in her sleep/death by an adult man, and then wake up to fall into his arms in 2024, that's certainly a hot take. If you're against remakes, direct your ire at Disney. But if you truly think that plot would work with young girls today, you're the one who's out of touch. It would do far more harm than good to portray a young woman in that light.

She also never said that there was anything wrong with romance or love. She said that the new Snow White wasn't only dreaming of that. I can't stress enough that this wasn't her decision… she was describing the plot of the new film that was written by Greta Gerwig and approved by Disney. There's a prince in the film and he will also have a more developed personality and storyline. If you have a problem with the writing, wait until it comes out so you can write your strongly worded letter to Greta. If you have a problem with the concept in general, take it up with Disney. There's no need for you to be defensive over hurting the legacy of a multi-billion dollar company or a 87 year old cartoon written by a proud racist antisemite. This is the most confusing part of the hate campaign to me because it wasn't even her opinion— she was literally describing the plot of the film she had nothing to do with. It also isn't a new thing. Disney actors have been promoting their newer films this way for years.

It's perfectly okay to like things that are problematic. It's becoming an issue that we refuse to acknowledge that maybe some things we love are harmful. What we can't do is justify why it's not problematic, and in fact everyone who calls it out is the problem and NOT their precious cartoon. The 1937 Snow White was an amazing feat of animation. It's a classic for a reason. But it was also Hitler's favorite film and was directed by a white supremacist (the one who is "rolling in his grave" due to Rachel's existence, according to his son). Things don't exist in a vacuum and we can't ignore the bad parts.

How We Got Here:

The thing that everyone is missing is the source of this campaign. This started in September of 2020 when transphobic actor Gina Carano made fun of trans people by changing her pronouns to beep/bop.boop. Rachel indirectly called her out by coming to the defense of the trans community.

She never called out Gina by name (though she rightfully could have). Mind you, Rachel's first film hadn't come out yet. Nobody knew who she was outside of those of us who were anticipating West Side Story and were fans of her covers on YouTube. She was a "nobody" in the industry. Take this part with a grain of salt because I can't confirm it, but Gina and her fans directly blame Rachel for her being banned from Twitter. Again, I really don't think that matters as she's harmful to the trans community and shouldn't have a platform. What does matter is that fans of Gina (which, let's be real, are just fans of transphobia) have been stalking Rachel's every move since then. Unfortunately for them, there wasn't much they could use against her other than to call her woke and #snowbrown when she was cast a year later as the Disney princess. The noise has always been there, but unless you were a fan of hers, you probably didn't hear about it. It wasn't until two years after this that they had something else against her.

If you've recently seen a video of Rachel crying circulating that claims to be her reaction to the recent Snow White backlash, it's an old video. It's from a vlog from her youtube channel posted in June 2022. It was in response to these exact same transphobic anti-woke conservatives who thought that they had something when she did an interview on the red carpet of the Shazam premiere. When asked why she joined the DC universe, she responded "I needed a job." It was generally well received by most people who thought it was cute and funny, but those who were waiting in the shadows latched onto it as an excuse to send her death threats.

The video was also about a month after she was invited to present at the 2022 Oscars and was made to seem like she bullied the Academy (as a no name newcomer, mind you) into letting her attend. In reality, a fan left a comment on her Instagram asking what she was wearing to the event. She responded that she wasn't invited but would be rooting for everyone from her couch in her boyfriend's pajamas. It was the public who demanded she get an invite and the Oscar's must have agreed that it was very odd that the lead actress of a film that was nominated for Best Film wouldn't get an invite. Whether it was an oversight on their part or a scheduling issue with Rachel's filming, I truly think there was no malicious intent from either party. Keep in mind, she used to be very active with her fans (she's a huge fangirl of things herself and has always had a strong relationship with her fans) and she wasn't used to her comments becoming articles and national tv segments. This was the first time it happened to her. It appears she learned that she's not just a girl who posts on YouTube anymore and she's going to be put under a microscope for every move she makes. She has since shut down her Instagram comments and rarely interacts with fans outside of liking comments these days because of this.

I know this is long, but I need people to understand where this is all coming from. It didn't just happen out of nowhere. It's an orchestrated campaign built by violent conservatives, and thousands of women who saw Barbie this summer are hopping on the bandwagon to beat another woman into submission because they have a lot of internalized misogyny to deal with. She's not smug, you just hate women. It's okay to find people annoying, but it's valuable to look into why you think that. If you see a confident young woman expressing views that don't actually harm anyone and you think she needs to be "humbled" and "put in her place" by the entire internet dogpiling her, you've lost your mind. Using "body language experts" (fake job) to diagnose her as a psychopath is so vile. Everytime someone mentions her name online, the comments beneath it are full of the most violent, misogynistic, racist things I've ever seen. If you're contributing to that, you've chosen your side. Reevaluate or seek help.

I'm tired of seeing this happen to young women. We let this happen to Jennifer Lawrence, Brie Larson, Millie Bobby Brown, Halle Bailey, and Jenna Ortega. It's one thing to call out celebrities and hold them accountable when they're doing something actively harmful, but that's not what this is about. That's never been what this is about. We pick these girls to pieces and examine them and pull them apart to justify our hatred of young women who rise to success too quickly for our liking. We dogpile and try to stamp out the flame before they burn too bright. Barbie is still in theaters and you all loved it, yet you're demanding that a bright girl with a big future be small and submissive and humbled because you have issues. That's not feminism. You're just the girls who would have bullied Weird Barbie for using her hands too much when she talks.

[joshiji-darlingyuyuno]

ㅤ🪸͟ ָ֢ ’’ 𐙚˙⋆.˚ 𝐤𝐰𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ๋࣭ ⭑⚝

follow my tiktok for more content (anything without a link is coming soon!) PAIRING: doh kyungsoo x oc

┈─⚝ kwon suin profile

┈─⚝ her discography

┈─⚝ suin x seventeen ,, caratland unfit songs & svt covering suin's song,, (video for it)

┈─⚝ her acting career

┈─⚝ her kdrama's storylines; goblin

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. kyungsoo x suin ୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ mars mv behind the scenes video with suin

┈─⚝ mars mv featuring suin

┈─⚝ doh kyungsoo x kwon suin ,, the nation's favourite couple (facts)

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin through kyungsoo's eyes

┈─⚝ their history ,, breakup era edit

┈─⚝ scenarios/oneshots: one,, two,,

┈─⚝ songs about each other,, tiktok of it

┈─⚝ exo crumbs

┈─⚝ seventeen crumbs

┈─⚝ exo x seventeen crumbs

┈─⚝ kyungsoo's jealousy (ft. kyungsoo's attempt of making suin jealous, ft. youngji)

┈─⚝ suin on "i live alone" (ft. kyungsoo)

┈─⚝ the proposal

┈─⚝ the wedding annoucement using "only"

┈─⚝ a glimpse of us

┈─⚝ meet the doh family (meet the newest additions)

┈─⚝ welcome the doh family to return of superman!

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. darliing.. 2007-2012 ୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ the history

┈─⚝ Darling profile & shin ryeonha

┈─⚝ the aftermath

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. twitter thread୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin's chaos

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin being a concept queen

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin through dearest's eyes

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin through kyungsoo's eyes

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin through seventeen's eyes

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin and ateez being menaces

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin having the most aura

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of seventeen and suin forgetting their idol image

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin sleeping anywhere and everwhere

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of producer suin

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin during darling

┈─⚝ a twitter thread of suin's kdramas

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. scenarios ୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ suin's award show antics

┈─⚝ suin being the industry's beloved maknae

┈─⚝ suin being a legendary senior

┈─⚝ suin on youngji's drinking show (ft. kyungsoo)

┈─⚝ suin on "i live alone" (ft. kyungsoo)

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. darling entertainment ୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ darling entertainment

┈─⚝ suin x ateez

┈─⚝ suin x aespa

┈─⚝ the press- conference

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. the betrayal୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ the betrayal

┈─⚝ moments after

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. gallery ୭ ˚. ᵎ

┈─⚝ fashion icon

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[a-driftamongopenstars]

maybe a rather generic questionnaire, but I'm curious...

[macgyvertape]

Saw a post about shows adapting when cost/scheduling reasons prevent a guest actor from returning, and it made me think about Destiny narrative limitations especially since without insider info it seems some characters like Orisis (Oded Fehr) and Crow (Brandon O'Neill) are easier to get than others (like Nathan Fillion infamously so). Especially when considering things like voice actor line budget and how Episode Echoes seems to have less chatter than previous seasons during the seasonal activities.

So there’s a number of “how the sausage gets made” reasons aside from reissuing season of the Dawn weapons that Saint and Osiris got the Vanguard ally storyline, though I thought it was the weakest part because it retrod thematic ground that has been touched on before (the game wasn’t going to break up the one onscreen happy couple).

If money wasn’t a concern (nor voice actor scheduling) I think it would have been a really interesting season to see Ana Bray, Elsie Bray, and finally see Camrin Dumuzi (Ana’s girlfriend) onscreen replacing Osiris and Saint for the vanguard ally storyline. Things line up well enough that Lakshmi’s storyline wouldn’t have changed much. Elsie fits into both the traveled through multiple timelines/realities storyline as well as is an Exo who could be affected by The Conductor. Ana has experience with AI and it would be great to see her interact with Failsafe especially since she’s been at loose ends since Resputin was killed off. Also if the devs wanted to address alternate versions of yourself doing monstrous things there is that version of her that fell to Darkness in The Dark Future. Finally for the romantic parallels between Maya/Chioma and a happy couple that isn’t putting their wife through the Torment Nexus, it would have been great to see Camrin onscreen since there hasn’t been an onscreen f/f couple. (Feel like I need to clarify there have been onscreen sapphic characters but their partners are dead/missing/lore appearing only). Also bringing in Ana and Elsiewould have tied into Conductor!Maya’s end of season remarks about Clovis’ Bray’s hubris and her remarks about a new golden age really well. Last reason but not least I would have loved to see a reference back to the version of Maya from Clovis’ logbook that stopped his medical procedure to flay him alive with these words:

““Something like this happened to me. I was an explorer, once. One of… hundreds of myself. Then I fell into a… a trap, I think? And they drew me out of it with a hook, and turned me inside out to see how I worked, and then they made billions of me. All of us shouting at each other, shouting for Chioma, screaming for mother. They were looking for the right one. And when they found me, they killed all the others. I knew I was different, because the quiet made me happy. I was glad to be alone.””

Because what a difference “I was glad to be alone” is from the Conductor version of Maya Sundaresh.

[karaverse]

་ ۪ ۟ 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐢 𝐣𝐢𝐡𝐮𝐧 ™ ་ ۪ ۟

🦪 ᨘ 𓇼 ‘ 🎧 🍧 ׂׂૢ ‘ 🩰 ⁺ ⁺ 　°

- soloist + actor + former exo member

- born in ‘94

- face claim : jung ‘ jey ’ jinhyeon

- role : love interest 4 kelsey + nova + sora

- storyline :

jihun is a former member of exo that left the group in 2014 for “personal reasons”. the truth is that he got a 19 year old trainee pregnant and was kicked out immediately. jihun went on to become a famous soloist and actor after his departure and made himself a household name.

jihun and nova met while she was still in ioi but she rejected him multiple times because she was still in a relationship with her manager. after ioi disbanded and nova was newly single she started to see jihun and they dated from 2017-2020. he was never a good boyfriend to nova. he was controlling, manipulative and emotionally abusive. novas last straw was when she caught him cheating with her bandmate kelsey.

him and kelsey met at mama in 2019 where they immediately hit it off. this was a dream come true for kelsey because she’s been an exo-l since their debut and jihun was her original bias. their “relationship”- if you could even call it that- however was far from perfect. she knew that he was dating nova and did not care and continued to see him on and off for the next 3 years. jihun never cared for her feelings and would often hookup with people in front of her especially sora. he would always promise her she was different and special but they were in this toxic cycle for about 4 years. in 2023 he was exposed by anonymous twitter sites for his toxicity in relationships and for cheating on his long term girlfriend.

[haastera]

Murder Drones Ep8 being the Final Episode of the Series Implications

I guess the disappearing Oven cores and the 8 cores - 8 corpses with heads in Ep6 were legitimately just a combination of coincidence and animation errors.

The core jars having names taped on them (MAX and ALI) served zero purpose, as there's no way several new Murder Drones are going to be introduced in the last episode of the entire series, and we never got any good indication of who MAX and ALI even were. It set up the expectation that they were new characters only to do nothing with it.

There was zero point in the foreshadowing of French-speaking drones in Ep3. Despite the user manual stating that drones came in 3 languages, we only ever saw English and Russian in the story.

For a series titled Murder Drones, the extensively teased and foreshadowed Murder Drones were relegated to spending their existence as background props. Several of them were given unique, visually distinct designs, setting up the reasonable expectation that they'd be important eventually, except now they almost 100% won't be. N, V, and J could have been the only Murder Drones sent to C9 and the plot would have been nearly identical with how little impact or importance they have.

We probably aren't getting any more answers about what truly happened on Earth or at the mansion beyond Ep5's frustrating vagueness, nor are we getting any answers about what happened to the multiple uninfected planets seen on the Ep6 monitor.

No answers about if humanity still exists or if the drones on C9 are the last sentient life in the universe.

No further lore or info on the corporation, the Elliot family, or what the response was to the mansion incident.

Murder Drones having clones was simply an excuse to bring J back after the pilot, and will probably serve no other purpose at all in the story.

The mini Earth and mansion key on Tessa's keychain served no purpose. The plot would be identical if they weren't there. it didn't even reveal anything the audience didn't already know, and the physical key itself wasn't needed for Ep5. We also won't get an explanation as to why the Solver even has this key if Earth and the mansion were destroyed long ago.

We probably are not going to find out where the Solver and J came from. Earth? Another exo-planet? Who knows?

What was up with the other two ships the Solver brought with it? No idea. The thought that it was simply storage makes no sense given what we know now and is laughably stupid.

What was up with the pink suitcase? No clue.

The whole storyline about the Solver trying to keep the main characters on the planet as it's eaten while they fight over the final method off world is far less impactful as UZI is almost certainly going to defeat the Solver and save C9.

The ease with which the Solver will be defeated makes it seem rather harmless and idiotic. They don't even have to travel to Earth to kill the heart of the Solver (metaphorically speaking)? This Eldritch, godlike, hivemind of massive power can be defeated simply by killing one of its hosts, and it still showed up on C9 despite knowing for a fact Solver hosts still existed on the planet? And she only brought 1 Murder Drone with her for security? Not a whole legion of them?

UZI isn't even as skilled as Doll with her Solver powers, how is she going to believably defeat CYN and vanquish the Solver next Ep? UZI also isn't patched, so she should still be extremely vulnerable to the Solver possessing her if she tries to use her powers.

I can keep thinking of more. Ep8 has to be the best episode of Murder Drones by several light years to avoid severely damaging this series.

[jukain4216]

Okay so I did some research and oh my god I don't even listen to nct that much but I would actually watch this

I think we all want - no - need the unbridled chaos that would come from an NCT Next Door. It absolutely needs to include every active member. The main love interests Jaehyun and Doyoung and everyone else is just a complete nightmare to the neighbor girl.

I don't want any of that "so-and-so is in the hopital" and "the Chinese unit is still promoting" nonsense. Absolutely everyone is in it and they all have story lines and it's just a gigantic confusing mess.

Instead of two members pretending to make out to scandalize the girl the dreamies plan a complex storyline involve crime and gangsters for whenever the girl is spying on them. But, being the dreamies, they end up arguing about the plot line and making so many mid-story edits and ret cons that their story is impossible to follow. She mostly just sees Renjun losing his shit at Jaemin who is intentionally botching his parts to further the incoherence of the story.

WayV have no idea why they're there or why Jaehyun losing some necklace has anything to do with then. So they develop a rivalry with the dance crew the lead's brother is on. In the end, they all become friends through the power of dance. Oh but only after WayV crush absolutely everyone at a local high school dance competition because they're trained professionals going up against unsuspecting amateurs. The other dancers and their families are actually pretty pissed at them. Kun gives a heartwarming speech and everyone is touched so they just decide to ban them for life from competing in Seoul. "That's fair," says Yangyang.

After hours of excruciating drama tropes, the main girl ends up not picking Doyoung or Jaehyun. Because, shit, neither of them really seem worth it.

[queertwilight]

Under threat from my sister @awkwardlysarah I have been forced to return to this hellsite in the middle of a delirious long day to post what she has informed me is the best idea she has ever had. please share and show her some love so that she thinks i’m a cool older sister and not just a tired grad student with a nostalgic affection for this series. Seriously she’s really excited about this post and I love her so make her happy or else :) Without further ado:

The Cullens as Different K-Pop Fans

Disclaimer: this is all my @awkwardlysarah head canons not my sister’s @queertwilight. I decided to combine my love for K-pop with my sister’s love for twilight. My qualifications are that I’ve been listening to K-pop for 6 years, so I kinda know a lot. Also no hate to any of the artists mentioned, you can have your own opinions and I’ll have mine. Silly little post enjoy!

Edward:

-exclusively listens to K-drama OST’s

-mainly for the instrumental and piano

-listens to the Best KDRAMA OST: of all time playlist and ranks them by instrumental

-secretly does watch K-dramas but claims its to help “appreciate” the music, has cried to almost every drama he’s seen

-Does not understand the appeal of K-Pop groups, prefers what he believes to be the classics

-Though, Alice once showed him RM’s album Mono and is now his biggest fan

-“No, you don’t understand guys if I met Namjoon we would get along perfectly. We could go on a museum date together and talk about life.”

-Loves RM’s newest release Indigo and locked himself in his room to reflect on the lyrics in the album.

-He too, mourns the loss (of what would have been) his 20’s

Rosalie:

-she is such a baddie with her K-pop taste

-mainly a 2nd gen girl group stan, but dips her toes in 4th gen (mainly AESPA) because Emmett showed her a couple groups

-also loves soloists-mainly IU and BIBI and DPR

-BIGGEST 2NE1 and 4minute stan there is (prays on YG and Cube’s downfall)

-if the songs are about being bad bitches then Rosalie is listening to them

-she can low key body any rap by CL

-has her more mellow moments when listening to Girl’s Generation and IU

-overall supports her girlies

-will fight trolls online that try to discredit any of the girls’ careers (

-has made multiple accounts deactivate because she proved them so wrong they could not show their faces online again

Emmett:

-OH BOY

-when Emmett discovered K-pop it was like opening up a portal that could no longer be closed

-he had casually stanned 3rd gen groups (since Alice listened to them)

-but then he found LOONA and other girl groups

-Rosalie low key curses this day btw

-became the biggest Orbit and Chuu stan

-“Emmett we have to go save Bella, she’s in danger.”

“Idk, maybe if she stanned LOONA this wouldn’t have happened.”

-is a photo card collector (Rosalie put a stop to this after he spent 3K on a Chuu broadcast photo card and getting scammed trying to buy other pcs)

-when I tell you he was so devastated that Chuu was kicked out of LOONA

-he didn’t have the strength to go hunting for DAYS

-helped boycott BlockBerry Creative #freeLOONA

-he does also dabble in boy groups; mainly Enhypen because he thinks they are actual vampires. (No one tell him it is just a concept it would break his heart, he streamed Bite Me for days because he felt SO seen).

Alice:

-MY MULTISTAN QUEEN!!!

-she knows everything about every group (obvi) and knows which groups are unproblematic

-runs an undercover KPOPpredictions twitter account where all her visions go

-Loves groups mainly for lore/storyline purposes

-like TXT, BTS, ENHYPEN, ATEEZ, EXO, etc. she LOVES a good storyline

-does theories on her main stan blogs about what she believes the MVs mean for the overall story

-always has people commenting on her theories about how right she is.

-is also a K-pop dance/lifestlye influencer

-give her 10 minutes and she WILL know the entire dance-will upload and edit it almost instantly

-has been featured in KCON dream stages and has been able to dance alongside some of her fav groups

-love planning her outfits for concerts and giving people inspiration on her social media platforms

“You need help coming up with vampire themed outfits for Enhypen’s upcoming concert, say no more I’ve got just the looks for you!”

Jasper:

-some of y’all may be a bit mad about this one…

-he’s the problematic K-pop stan

-like his playlist is CONTROVERSIAL

-liked sticker when it first released (believed the flute is what tied it together)

-low key a Jay Park stan on main

-…and a super junior apologist

(what did you expect he literally was a confederate solider)

-If a group has a cowboy concept he will be all over it tho, “takes me back to my roots.”

-will start shit online because he knows in the end he can control their emotions

-loves those unpopular k-pop opinion videos

-Alice does try to get him away from the problematic side of K-pop and it does kinda work, but like quitting human blood it takes him some time

-not a big stan, he’s kinda in it for the drama and to be an instigator

[westhefox]

Okay, lets rip the bandage off and get these fellas out here fast.

Kaiju Paradise is kinda a controversial topic, I started seeing. Just wanted to point out that I made OCs of these fellas way back around 2022, a few in 2023, back when I actually enjoyed the game. I mostly do not anymore. I just appreciate the great character designs they have to offer.

In the case of Faye and Kimi, they, alongside Netsui, were the first KP OCs I made way back in April of 2022, a few months before the whole drama with the creator of Faye's species even arose, and two years before the creator of Kimi's species did, as well. I didn't feel great scrapping these OCs that were pretty massive in their lore storyline, so I kept them (Plus, I still REALLY like the designs).

Okay, now that I kind of cleared all that up, I'll get to more about the refs themselves.

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Fun fact, I actually made these guys's updated refs between January and March of this year! They were actually the first of my OCs to receive redesign/updated refs.

However, obviously, since they are earlier refs, they are somewhat subject to needing redesign. In the case of Exo, Zea, and Netsui, they were the earliest of the bunch to get refs, being the January ones. They have somewhat of a faulty anatomy because of this, and simply need an update for it.

Umbra and Exo simply just need a redesign entirely because their gootraxian species recieved redesigns in Kaiju Paradise itself.

Eugh. Whatever. Here's seven more refs for y'all to look at.

Oh yeah. Worth noting, these fellas BY FAR have the most lore written about them over all my OCs, because their backstories are just so convoluted and complex. I think I have like a whole 100+ page google doc story about em, granted it's unfinished and very shittily written.

[outsidereveries]

very old asks from curiouscat (11th august 2023—13th august 2023)

still 11th august 2023

why lizzo is acussed of the things she’s done (allegedly or not, doesn’t matter that much as they were truth as far as i remember)?

king of wands, queen of swords rx, queen of pentacles • the lovers

- she talked whatever she wanted to, allegedly lizzo thinks that she’s openminded in this way (and she didn’t lied😐)

- she was obsessed with making people to feel anything negative, that could made her like she’s in power; she was also harsh, rude and so on

- she tanned her insecurities towards anyone who she treated in bad way

- allegedly she might’ve have/had higher sexual desire and doesn’t know how to control it

how ethan slater feels about the dating news?

ace of cups rx, the fool rx, the sun • king of cups

he seems to be unaware of them😭 like slater is completely clueless… ethan might be happy if he learn about the news🤷🏻‍♀️

what are the thoughts of lily and sullyoon's worldwide relevance? (orig. different wordplay)

Lily: 7 of cups rx, the hermit rx, 2 of cups • 4 of pentacles rx

Sullyoon: 7 of pentacles, 10 of swords, 6 of wands • 5 of pentacles rx

Lily’s popularity outside of South Korea seems to be .. is she invisible? Alone? Isolated? It looks like she has some fans who bias her but they’re so .. like i can count them with my hands: if there are 100 fans, one of them is Lily biased. Not ten, not fifty, one.

Sullyoon on the other hand is famous if I have to compare with the main vocalist. However, they’re disappointed for some reason that’s related to her own relevance. Her solo activities are little, or she’s also mistreated from her company? Something like that.

what's baekhyun (exo)'s plan for his own company?

wheel of fortune, ace of swords, 6 of cups rx • 8 of pentacles

Baekhyun’s intentions to establish his own company with Kasper is to leave SME. Simple as that. I don’t see anything else.

kiss of life, career reading (until nov' 2023)

10 of wands rx, justice rx, knight of wands • the high priestess

The group seem to not be treated as they deserve. It looks like they’re strictly towards the group’s storyline and the girls doesn’t like it at all. This might lead the group to many things such as overworking or underworking depending on S2’s intentions.

what min heejin and v think of each other?

MHJ towards V: 7 of wands rx, king of pentacles • 4 of cups rx

V towards MHJ: the tower • 3 of swords rx

Min Heejin sees V as very stubborn person. Although they’ve worked together, it looks that V .. didn’t care about the album’s final outcome? It seems that V trusted her fully for that and this is too confusing for Min Heejin. She can trust him fully, they match work-wise really well and she appreciates that.

V on the other hand thinks their characters are clashing, or perhaps his expectations were different towards her. He seems to see what she truly is and he likes that he saw what she is?

are juyeon (tbz) and ryujin (itzy) friends?

9 of swords rx, judgement rx • ace of pentacles

No, they’re too different.

is there any collaboration brand or any fashion week happening with seventeen next?

king of pentacles, the tower • three of swords rx

i can see it, yes. when.. when we least expect it?

what WJSN (overall, including the group’s former members) think about IVE’s popularity?

WJSN, overall, current members: the empress, king of wands, queen of pentacles • king of swords

The current members of the group are happy for their juniours’ relevance and love how independent they are.

WJSN, overall, former members: 5 of wands, 10 of swords rx, queen of swords rx • the lovers

The former members however are more pessimistic: they think the popularity IVE has will destroy them. I feel they’re aware of the group’s disputes for their activities and similar things.. Nonetheless this is the girls’ choice according to the former members and they should be aware of that.

12th august 2023

anything you can say for BoA in 2024? (orig. different wordplay)

wheel of fortune rx, judgement, ace of pentacles • 10 of cups

Something seems to happen that will lead her to changes in her individual career such as company/management/etc. change.

txt, career readings (brief look for 2024 and 2025)

24’: 7 of cups, 10 of swords rx, 9 of wands rx • 7 of swords rx

In 2024 i see a lot offers, possible transformation to the group’s career but also hopeless cause. I see despite the offers TXT will receive, BHM seems to decline them one by one and this will probably make the boys’ career as usual, without changes.

25’: the star, 10 of pentacles, 5 of pentacles rx • the tower

In 2025 the chances for the group’s relevance to be bigger than before are higher as there’s high possibility for the boys to make their viral moment.

will svt's upcoming comeback be as successful as their last one? (orig. worded in different way)

queen of swords, 3 of swords, 10 of cups, 6 of wands, justice, king of wands • 9 of wands

If they comeback around October/November plus minus 1 month, I see the sales being around the same number as the previous one, which despite of some of the fans boycotting Joshua because of the scandal will be great to the group and the company. More successful, probably no, but as successful as the previous release for sure.

zerobaseone, dynamics reading (update)

the hierophant, 3 of swords rx, queen of swords, 10 of cups • 9 of wands

really great! they’re bonding very well. very communicative, love to learn from each other literally as well as spiritually, very happy, very willing to fight for each other if needed. beautiful bond to me!

zhang hao, career reading (2023, update?)

2 of wands rx, justice, three of cups • strength

Similar to Yujin, there seems to be 2 offers and he will have to choose the safest one that will lead towards the start of his individual career adventure. He seems to be not alone. Ambassador offer? him being MC? CF?

seungmin, chaeryeong's dynamics

knight of cups, the devil, queen of cups rx • the lovers

They seem to have something between each other to the point whatever they have is unhealthy. I will pass.

han, lia's dynamics

the hierophant, 8 of pentacles rx, 3 of pentacles • 9 of pentacles

Similar with Seungmin and Yeji, they’re on the business perspective. Will help each other if needed and it seems to have happened in the past. Both of them are WORKAHOLICS with capital letters. I don’t see anything else.

are felix and ryujin friends?

the chariot, 4 of cups rx, 5 of cups rx • the emperor

I’d say their bond is quite neutral (4 of cups rx and 5 of cups rx are the indicators for me about that). With one word, no. There’s potential for them to match and be closer friends.

stray kids, career reading (2024)

the tower, 7 of cups, 8 of pentacles • the devil rx

IT WILL BE THE TIME TO BREAK FREE AND LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AS THEY DESERVE! sorry for the capital letters. 2024 is the chance for the boys to have their viral moment as there will be many offers for the boys (specifically collaborations in any form).

aespa, brief career reading (2024+2025)

24’: 2 of pentacles rx, 6 of pentacles rx, ace of swords • the empress

in 2024 aespa seems to have reforms in some way including financial ones. i see there might be issues with how sme manages aespa budget-wise.

25’: knight of cups, 9 of cups rx, 7 of cups rx • the tower

in 2025 is oddly worse as there is knife with 2 blades in my opinion. someone might receive an offer in order to abandon everything they’ve achieved until that time. it will be shocking for sure.

enhypen, brief career reading (2024, 2025)

24: 2 of swords, 3 of swords rx, the devil rx • the lovers

Some behind the scenes disputes here and there for the group’s path especially when BELIFT is HYBE’s subsidiary 100% now.

25: 6 of pentacles rx, 3 of cups, 4 of swords • 6 of swords

I see there will be formed subunit(s), especially one with three members while the other will rest or will focus on individual opportunities and activities.

itzy, brief career reading (2024)

2024: the hermit rx, the emperor rx, ace of swords rx • the empress

In 2024 it will be, in the nicest way possible, fucked up. I see the group will take hiatus for the sake of individual activities to keep everything up until the end of the contract the girls have with their company. The girls might even leave the company earlier than expected, it’s very shaky and uncertain. The chances for itzy to disband actually exist..

winner, brief career reading (2025)

the hierophant, 9 of wands rx, judgement • queen of cups

It seems that they will do barely anything even if YG tries to make them do something? There’s potential for a release but up to there as of now.

sung hanbin, possibe future solo gigs

he might try:

- acting

- being brand ambassador (this is coming stronger!)

- voice acting

- songwriting

- many solo activities in once

- be more active on tiktok and youtube such as covers despite if they will be dance ones or of a song(s)

- do livestreams from time to time

he also might:

- be accussed of having plastic surgery/ies such as jaw one, rhinoplasty, having lip fillers despite if they’re permanent or not and so on (stronger energy than the next two)

- break a law (example: driving with higher speed per hour)

- be called out for doing/saying something

- be more active outside of south korea (also strong energy)

13th august 2023

how jype's founder feels about itzy?

king of pentacles rx, the hermit rx, 4 of pentacles rx • page of swords

He’s disconnected with the girls. I am hearing “If only I was there to make them as successful as they deserve”. Nothing else. He wants to be closer with them at least career-wise because he sees that without him the artists under the company he founded aren’t the greatest they can be.

jeon somi, brief career look (2024, 2025)

24: the moon rx, king of cups, justice • ace of pentacles

In 2024 the uncertainty of her career will be stabilised. She seems to be more active in that year.

25: 5 of wands rx, 10 of cups rx, the hermit rx • 4 of pentacles rx

However, in 2025 she will be ignored as she will feel unhappy with her current company and possibly Teddy’s desicions to work into the group that will be formed with the I-Land 2.

[nochistudios]

why does stellifer not feature a single dark-skinned love interest?

Since Stellifier is about idols, we did quite a bit of research and based it off of real-life boy bands / idol groups like Backstreet Boys, EXO, and Hey!Say!JUMP to name a few. Additionally, we looked at other idol games to do some competitive research and saw that there was a lack of diversity even amongst their huge cast of 14+ characters - games such as Ensemble Stars, B-Project RYUSEI*FANTASIA, or The Idolmaster SideM. We acknowledge that this is a real industry issue. But since we’re indie (there’s only three of us working on this full-time and we’re not even making minimum wage from our games yet 💀), we’re paying out of pocket to produce the game and the reality is that we unfortunately could never afford the same amount of artwork as these bigger corporate studios with 14+ characters. So we had to make the creative decision to invest in Frey, Hawkins, and Mikael as they are for their specific storylines and backgrounds that we created from our research about the idol industry. For context of Frey, Hawkins, and Mikael - they’re not all white-caucasian-American-pop, but actually Frey represents Eurasian idols, Mikael represents Swedish Eurovision style of pop and techno, and Hawkins represents glam post-punk English rock music. We did a lot of research to craft their characters and stories.

However, our second studio title “Somnium Eleven” has several dark-skinned characters that we would love for you to check out and get to know them as they have great fleshed out stories! Also, there are so many other great games with dark-skinned love interests! May we recommend supporting the following indie games?

Belle Automata from @jelpiparade

Imperial Grace from @synstoria

Mirage Noir from @miragenoirvn

[exoluxionlove]

[INFO] EXO Chanyeol joins Netflix's "The Frog"!

"Chanyeol joined the Netflix original 'The Frog' and was included in the brilliant casting lineup including Yoon Kyesang. Filming was completed last year and is currently in post-production. 'The Frog' is a mystery thriller about a pension owner whose daily life begins to fall apart due to a suspicious woman who appears at the pension one summer and struggles to protect his precious life. Director Mo Wan-il, who proved his box office power with the dramas 'The World of the Married' and 'Misty', took the lead. Drama fans are showing great interest in this new work from director Mo Wan-il, who was greatly loved for his directing that captures the subtle psychology of the characters and the tense atmosphere of the play in detail. The lead roles include Kim Yunseok, Yoon Kyesang, Go Minsi, and Lee Jeongeun. Chanyeol's character has been kept under wraps and is known to play a major role in the storyline. Expectations for Chanyeol's scene-stealer performance are rising. [...] 'The Frog', co-produced by Studio Lululala and Studio Flow, is scheduled to be released in the second half of this year." Source / Translation

[joshiji-darlingyuyuno]

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪. 𝐤𝐲𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐨𝐨 𝐱 𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧 ୭ ˚. ᵎ

𐙚˙ songs about each other 𐙚˙

ᵃᵏᵃ ᵗʰᵉ ˡᵒᵛᵉᵇⁱʳᵈˢ ʲᵘˢᵗ ˢᵉʳᵉⁿᵃᵈⁱⁿᵍ ᵉᵃᶜʰ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ (〜￣▽￣)〜

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first off, these damn lovebirds are either writing songs about or for each other, or covering the other's song

urgh, people in love（；´д｀）ゞ

anyways, so we know suin is a well-established and recognised producer, songwriter, etc.

and because of that suin has dedicated many love songs, cute or sad, to kyungsoo

and kyungsoo has dedicated songs to her as well, so lets review them together!

ᯓᡣ𐭩 ࣪ 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 ୭ ˚. ᵎ

song no.1 ┈─ ⚝ I do - d.o

the lyrics are such a sweet love letter to suin

kyungsoo said that once he read lyrics and heard the song, he knew he wanted to sing it for suin

the 'i do' is nod to their wedding and marriage of coursee

and kyungsoo requested suin be a feature on the song, and so they included duet sections, with suin joinning in the back-and-forth part in the second verse, and the ending chorus

"How would we look as one, not two? I know you and you know me like we're onе"

"I just have one wish If I tell you, would you say, "I do, I do"? With a smile, please tell me, "I do, I do"

watch the tiktok/video i made for this! here <3

song no.2 ┈─ ⚝ love wins all

original ┈─ iu

omg this beautiful song, yes

kyungsoo was in the mv, the music video had a whole storyline, they played two individuals, blind in one eye and one deaf, the mv was a message about discrimination, etc. (you know that plot of the original mv, but instead of taehyung, its kyungsoo instead)

but regardless, the song itself describes two lovers running away to the ends of the earth together

ooh! and theres a small reference to kyungsoo's song mars, a nice way to shoutout the person she wrote the song for and was in the mv so

there is also a sweet reference to her fandom, dearest, and her previous duo group, darling, in the opening line

(i will have a seperate post about the love wins all mv, Here)

"Far away in the universe from Earth to Mars Will you please go with me?

"Dearest, darling, my universe Would you take me along?"

"Run away from the world, run on Go to the end with me, my lover"

song no.3 ┈─ ⚝ only

original ┈─ lee hi

the proposal.

yes, this song's mv was their engagement announcement

the mv was absoultely adorable and of course, it broke the internet.

not only was this song to announce their engagement, but this was how they revealed their relationship

safe to say, there was a lot to process for dearests, exo-ls and well, the entire industry

not only did this song go viral in korea and overseas, but they headlined for the entire month

also the day they were dubbed the 'soosoo' couple

and the most beloved couple in korea

after this, the paparazzi photos of their outings were released, and details of their relationship was the highly sought after by the public

the mv consisted of clips of their relationship, revealing their long-term relationship, and revealing their history (read that here!)

but the last clip was the footage from the proposal, from the perspective of the exo and svt members (you can clearly hear them lol)

(i may write a seperate post for this mv as well! stay tooned!)

"Be my only one I don't have to hide my feelings anymore"

"Now I believe La-la-la-la-la-la-la, I sing a song like this With the one I was desperately looking for My, oh my, oh my, oh my love Be my only love"

song no.4 ┈─ ⚝ my old story (나의 옛날이야기)

original ┈─ iu

'my old story' - a song suin remade

the song's lyrics resonated with suin, espeically during the period of time when her and kyungsoo had broken up

"Do you remember that lonely alley? I still remember it now The days when I couldn't say "I love you" and was anxious Did you know? The beautiful nights of the past when we were young and foolish I still love them"

"If you hear this song Please come to me I'm waiting for you"

song no.5 ┈─ ⚝ about time - d.o

ahh the sad song...

this song was also during their break up period (will write soon! here)

basically, the song perfectly sums up how kyungsoo felt after losing suin and the lyrics describes his regret

although it was released wayyy after their break up, kyungsoo held onto this song for a while, he didn't know if he wanted to release it as in 2024, they were happily married, why would he release their breakup song?

but suin loved the song so much, that she begged him to release it so she could listen to it

kyungsoo found it funny that she would even like that song that literally described his guilt, but according to her "its a good reminder of your idiocy :)" (pft- kyungsoo gagged)

"Why are things always so precious? I realized it only after I lost it The hand I finally held I recognize you only after letting go"

"You've been by my side when there was no reason I didn't know back then For someone's sake I would give up all of my everything for you"

(^ahh forshadowing/hint at why they broke up hehe)

more:

(I can another post like this for the following songs, if yall want me to, and i can also make a playlist ;))

┈─ d.o's love songs:

Mars, Rose, Popcorn, I do, About time, Ordinary days, My Dear, Somebody, I’m Gonna Love You, I’m Fine, Wonder, My Love, The View

┈─ suin's:

all because i liked a boy (sabrina c.), off my face(justin b.), me after you(paul kim), say yes (punch&loco), take a chance with me (niki), hate you (jungkook), try again (jaehyun), fix my makeup (wax), someday (btob), epilogue (iu), maybe its not our fault (yerin baek), let u break my heart again & so this is how it feels (laufey),right where you left me & mastermind & corneila street (taylor s.)

┈─ covers & duets:

kyungsoo covering suin's 'through the night', love wins all. suin covered 'mars', their duet 'meaning of you'

please check out the masterlist and if yall want to be tagged in future works, comment and ill tag yall!! happy reading <3

kwon suin masterlist

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