#ft island 2019

[svt-sunnie]

✩°｡⋆ SUNNIE ; All Song Credits

taglist : @seolboba @allthings-fandoms @miyx-amour

SEVENTEEN

MANSAE *✍️ + prod (2015)

When I Grow Up * ✍️ (2015)

Pretty U * ✍️ (2016)

Say Yes * ✍️ (2016)

Love Letter * ✍️ + prod (2016)

Don’t listen in secret * ✍️ (2016)

Smile Flower * ✍️ (2016)

MY I * ✍️ (2017)

Hug * ✍️ + prod (2019)

247 * ✍️ (2019)

HOME;RUN * ✍️ + prod (2020)

Do Re Mi * ✍️ (2020)

Heaven’s Cloud * ✍️ + prod (2021)

Shadow * ✍️ (2022)

_WORLD * ✍️ + prod (2022)

F*ck My Life * ✍️ (2023)

Dust * ✍️ (2023)

Headliner * ✍️ (2023)

Cheers to youth * ✍️ (2024)

SOLO SONGS

sugarcoat * ✍️ + prod (2022)

love & war ft. BE’O * ✍️ + prod (2022)

siren * ✍️ + prod (2022)

2:16 am * ✍️ + prod (2022)

fantasies * ✍️ + prod (2022)

perfect 10 * ✍️ + prod (2022)

DIZZY * ✍️ (2024)

Find Myself * ✍️ (2024)

My Love * ✍️ + prod (2024)

LATE NIGHT * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Good, Bad, Ugly * ✍️ (2024)

Star (Chinese Ver) * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Our Street * ✍️ + prod (2024)

In My Dreams * ✍️ (2024)

Welcome (To My World) * ✍️ + prod (2024)

HYPNOTIZED * ✍️ (2024)

VIRTUAL ANGEL * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Balloon (IN LOVE) * ✍️ + prod (2024)

SUNNIE * ✍️ + prod (2024)

TIPSY * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Our Island (Two Hearts) * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Summer Romance * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Melody (Chinese Ver.) * ✍️ + prod (2024)

Beauty (Of It All) * ✍️ + prod (2024)

OTHER ARTISTS

plot twist - tws * ✍️ + prod (2024)

BFF - tws * ✍️ + prod (2024)

[drarryspecificrecs]

H/D Wireless 2022 : (fics only)

@hd-wireless || official masterpost || AO3 || ∑ = 58 works (art, fic, podfic) The Mods : @candybarrnerd, @gnarf & @maesterchill Banner © : @iero0 (official banner) + @honeyrinee's sweet lips on my lips

★ The playlist : Youtube | Spotify

Across My Memory by @cluelesspigeons [E, 4k] ♫ Once Upon A December (2017) by Christy Altomare

Anymore by @famoustruth [T, 2k] ♫ Anymore (2021) by Jeon Somi

Away by @sky-is-torn [T, 16k] ♫ Sleep on the Floor (2016) by The Lumineers

Become a man, but I need a man by @somberraven [E, 5k] ♫ Stay with me (2015) by Sam Smith

Bright Side by @floydig [T, 2k] ♫ BRIGHTSIDE (2022) by The Lumineers

Butterflies in Winter by Justlikewriting [M, 19k] ♫ Suspirium (2018) by Thom Yorke

A Case of You by @epitomereally [E, 97k] ♫ Blue (album) (1971) by Joni Mitchell

Closer by @pennygalleon [M, 5k] ♫ Something to Talk About (1991) by Bonnie Raitt

Delicate Dealings by @drwhoisginnyholmes [M, 11k] ♫ Delicate (2017) by Taylor Swift

Draco Malfoy Absolutely Does Not Need to Be Loved by Harry Bloody Potter by @nv-md [E, 18k] ♫ Midnight Sky (2020) by Miley Cyrus

An Emerald In The Sky by @corvuscrowned [M, 6k] ♫ Lost in Time and Space (2018) by Lord Huron

Everything We Have by @thesleepiesthufflepuff [E, 5k] ♫ Heart (2016) by Sleeping At Last

Eye of the Storm by @stargazing-enby [?, 26k] ♫ It’s Alright (2018) by Mother Mother

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not by @sleepstxtic [T, 5k] ♫ Careless Whisper (1984) by George Michael

The Heart and the Salt of the Soul by @cupofsquirrelfan [T, 23k] ♫ Like I Can (2014) by Sam Smith

I Wanna Be On You by @thebooktopus [E, 6k] ♫ Dance to This (2018) by Troye Sivan ft. Ariana Grande

I Won't Let You Fall Apart by @xanthippe74 [M, 49k] ♫ We're In This Together (1999) by Nine Inch Nails

I'll Be Loving You (Always) by phdmama [T, 10k] *restricted ♫ BWU (2016) by Tegan and Sara

if the world was ending by @talkingtravesties [M, 4k] ♫ If The World Was Ending (2020) by JP Saxe - Kurt Hugo Schneider cover

In Free Fall by @kbrick [E, 81k] ♫ Bonkers (2009) by Dizzee Rascal

The Island Assignment by @makeitp1nk [E, 10k] ♫ Yonaguni (2021) by Bad Bunny

Just Between Us by @phoebe-delia [T, 13k] ♫ All Too Well (10min vers. - Taylor’s vers. - 2021) by Taylor Swift

Kept in Cages by @sweet-s0rr0w [E, 76k] --- ART by @ihopeyoubothstaysafefromharm ♫ Dela (1989) by Johnny Clegg

Lights Down Low by @skeptiquewrites [T, 4k] ♫ Sign of the Times (2017) by Harry Styles

like freedom by @softlystarstruck [M, 4k] --- ART by @babooshkart ♫ Dead of Night (2019) by Orville Peck

Meet Me at Midnight by @the-starryknight [T, 56k] ♫ Sunlight (2019) by Hozier

Mens Rea by @lqtraintracks [E, 3k] ♫ Laid (1993) by James

Nothing compares by @maesterchill [T, 3k] ♫ Nothing Compares 2 U (1990) by Sinéad O'Connor

Open Fire by @slytherco [E, 38k] ♫ Lion (2017) by Saint Mesa

The Pact by @meandminniemcg [E, 12k] ♫ Deep Water (2019) by American Authors

Paper Rings by @lettersbyelise [E, 50k] ♫ Paper Rings (2019) by Taylor Swift

Plant your hope (rain down on me) by @bluesundaycake [M, 9k] ♫ Thistle and Weeds (2009) by Mumford & Sons

Put Some Time Aside (To Fall Apart) by @gryffindorhearts [T, 3k] ♫ Mansion Door (2018) by Shakey Graves

Say You Will by @janieohio [M, 3k] ♫ Grow Old With You (1998) by Adam Sandler

The Siren and the Sailor by @gracerene [E, 13k] ♫ The Siren and the Sailor (2010) by Kristin Allen-Zito

Staring Into Open Flame by @lumosatnight [E, 25k] --- ART by @kairennart ♫ Arsonist’s Lullabye (2014) by Hozier

Stuck Inside the Silence by @bunnimew [T, 2k] *restricted ♫ Papercut (2015) by Zedd ft. Troye Sivan

Take the Moon by @tackytigerfic [M, 15k] ♫ 4-Hour Store (2003) by The Handsome Family

taste you like a drug by @drarryruinedme7 [E, 3k] ♫ Daddy Issues (2015) by The Neighbourhood

Ties and Knots by @iero0 [G, 2k] ♫ Mr. Brightside (2004) by The Killers

To Make A Way by @cavendishbutterfly [E, 5k] ♫ chinese new year (2014) by SALES

To the dust again I fell by @steampunkserpent27 [M, 2k] ♫ Wishing Well (2012) by The Oh Hellos

Two Found Souls Swimming in a Fishbowl by @quackquackcey [E, 10k] ♫ Wish You Were Here (1975) by Pink Floyd

Wild Things by @coffeedrgn87 [E, 118k] ♫ Main Title (Wild Things OST - 1998) by George S. Clinton

You Don’t Owe the World a Thing by @orpheous87 [T, 17k] ♫ Celadon and Gold (2020) by Maggie Rogers

You Know the Feeling by @sorrybutblog [M, 12k] ♫ Official (2019) by Charli XCX

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✔ other fests in 2022 ✔ fests in other years ✔ H/D Wireless : 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017

[livingwithmyimaginaryfriend]

Gue merasa kasihan sama cewek2 yang menjadi korban pelecehan seksual, sekaligus udah diperbudak sama pelaku yang bejat dan dzalim. Baru-baru ini, gue nonton dokumenter Burning Sun di BBC, mengingat kejadian di 2019, 3 artis cowok menjijikkan, sebut saja Seungri, Jung Joon Young, Choi Jeong Hoon yang masih berkarir sebagai performer yang digilai para fans terutama wanita.

Namun, ternyata kasus ini bermula dari Jung Joon Young yang pernah terlibat skandal pornografi dan pelecehan seksual di 2016 lalu. Insidennya oleh jurnalis yang membuat artikel mengenai kasus Jung Joon Young oleh pacarnya Kyung Mi terkait kasus molka. Yang perlu diketahui bahwa Jung diam-diam, merekam wanita secara ilegal ketika pacarnya melakukan asusila dalam keadaan gak sadar.

Gara2 video itu, Kyung Mi laporin ke polisi atas tuduhan kepada sang pacar. Tetapi sayang, kasusnya tidak diterima karena dianggap hate speech oleh pengacara Jung. Lalu, Kyung meminta maaf atas tuduhan yang tidak benar dan memberikan bukti yang palsu di ranah publik. Kasus tersebut tidak bisa dilanjutkan dan diberhentikan. Justru, polisi tidak percaya atas tuduhan yang dilakukan si korban seperti tidak mengecek isi chat oleh Jung. Akibatnya, Jung bebas dari kasus itu.

Reporter menemukan bukti video tatkala Jung sedang nyekokin cewek dalam keadaan mabuk di sebuah restoran. Lalu, disebelahnya ada temannya yaitu Choi Jeong Hoon yang merupakan gitaris FT Island.

Choi Jeong Joon juga terlibat hal yang sama seperti Jung Joon Young. Mereka sempat chat lewat grup Kakaotalk mengenai tindakan mereka perkosa sama ceweknya. Justru mereka memperlakukan cewek seperti mainan. Yang paling mengejutkan Seungri waktu masih jadi member Big Bang ikutan jadi grup di Kakaotalk.

Seungri mengatakan kepada gang pemerkosa di kakaotalk bahwa di hari ultahnya desember akan harus jaga image maksudnya berperilaku baik di depan publik.

Anehnya, 3 cowok bejat mengundang para cewek untuk liburan di Seoul. Lalu, mereka menyekok alkohol ke mulut para ceweknya dalam keadaan mabuk. Selain itu, mereka membuat sex tape di grup ketika para cewek gak sadar.

Jurnalis yang meliputi kasus prostitusi oleh 3 artis diserang, dan dimaki oleh fans dan disebut anti-feminis. Tak hanya itu, fans meneror emailnya, ngespam chat sampai jurnalis trauma, takut keluar rumah, seketika dia hamil, ia mengalami keguguran 2 kali.

Bahas klub Burning Sun. Jadi di bawah bar, terdapat ruang VIP yang tidak bisa dicari oleh pengunjungnya. Jadi, pegawai Burning Sun sengaja memotret cewek sedang mabuk, sekaligus melakukan molka. Lalu, video atau foto dikirim ke tamu VIP.

Hal yang mengenaskan ketika salah satu korban pernah diperkosa oleh pegawai Burning Sun. Ia memohon pelaku agar lepasin dan segera cepat pulang ke rumah untuk bertemu ibunya. Pelaku justru enggan, dan memberikan syarat yaitu memfoto korban lagi senyum. Tetapi Si korban menolak dan berusaha menutupi mulutnya.

Info dari petugas Burning Sun bahwa ia kasih duit ke polisi agar menutupi kasus2nya tersebut. Terus, terdapat sebuah CCTV dimana pegawai dianiaya oleh tamu tetapi polisi memilih diam dan tak mau tanggapi gara2 dapat uang sogokan.

Muncul di berita stasiun SBS bahwa Seungri terlibat skandal prostitusi di Burning Sun. Berita pun ramai.

Goo Hara menelpon sang reporter terkait skandal prostitusi oleh 3 artis cowok. Ia mengatakan bahwa artikel yang dibuat ternyata benar. Hara mengaku bahwa Choi Jeong Hoon merupakan teman dekat semasa trainee. Tak hanya itu, ia juga kenal dengan Seungri dan Jung Joon Young.

Hara sengaja membantu reporter untuk menganani kasus pemerkosaan / molka. Paling mengejutkan kalau Ia mengetahui kebusukan mereka melalui isi chat grup kakaotalk. Yang kalian ketahui bahwa Hara adalah korban revenge porn oleh pacarnya.

Kakak lelaki Hara sempat curhat tentang pacarnya bahwa ia melakukan revenge porn. Hal ini diketahui melalui CCTV lift dimana Hara terlihat diancam oleh pacarnya. Pacarnya bilang "aku akan mengakhirimu sebagai artis seleb" jika videonya tersebar lewat internet. Reporter menganggap Hara yaitu wanita pemberani.

Seketika Jung Joon Young pulang dari luar negeri, ia dikerumini oleh reporter dan ditangkap polisi atas kasus pemerkosaan dan molka. Choi Jeong Hoon juga ditangkap atas tuduhan yang sama.

Jung Joon Young dinyatakan bersalah atas skandal pemerkosaan dan penyebaran video porno ilegal dan masuk penjara selama 6 tahun. Sementara, Choi Jeong Hoon juga bersalah dan divonis hukum 2,5 tahun. Bagaimana Seungri ? Ia ditahan selama 18 bulan sebelum divonis.

Reporter yang dulu dihujat oleh netizen datang ke interview mengenai kasus burning sun. Pas awalnya netizen marah atas ketidakpercayaan oleh sang idolan justru meminta maaf kepada reporter.

Sampai saat ini, di klub2 lainnya di daerah Gangnam mengalami banyak kasus mirip Burning Sun meskipun beritanya jarang terekspos.

[waitingforminjae]

Pls Explain the cnblue ftisland joke to me I don't get it😓

I'm assuming you mean my guitarist joke 😭

First, FTIsland had two guitarists: Oh Wonbin and Choi Junghoon. Oh Wonbin left in 2009, I think over creative differences. He was replaced by Song Seunghyun. Seunghyun left in 2019, when his contract expired, to focus on acting. He is on good terms with the remaining members.

For the rest of it, the short answer is that both groups had guitarists involved in the Burning Sun/Jung Joon Young Chat Room scandal 😔

the longer answer, if you don't know what scandal i'm talking about (strong tw for rape and sexual harassment):

In 2019, one of FT Island's guitarists, Choi Junghoon, was revealed to be part of a molka chat run by another male celebrity. Basically, he filmed himself (and others) raping women and uploaded videos of it to a group chat including several other male singers in 2016. He also used this chat to discuss bribing police to cover up his drunk driving. He ended up being sentenced to prison for five years, but got released early after reaching a deal with a victim. He left FT Island because of it.

CNBlue's guitarist, Lee Jonghyun, was also in the same group chat. He admitted to watching the videos and discussing them in the chat. He was suspended from CNBlue, and officially kicked out after he was caught being sleezy in a youtuber's private messages shortly afterwards.

[hyunjinz]

17, 19, 25, 47 for the ask game!! :)

thank you so much! 🥰

17. tell me 3 things about your bias(es) some people might not know about!

i'll take this opportunity to talk about hwanwoong because atp i don't think i could say anything surprising about my skz biases lol okay so 1. he was ranked as the number 1 top student for 3 consecutive years during his time in SOPA 🎓🏆 2. he can do the splits 3. and my fave hwanwoong lore lmao those who know him probably know that he's tiny, in his profile it says 168 cm. but last year rbw's ceo released a book about business, and while i'm not entirely sure about the context, he mentioned that one of the members is not even 165 cm tall sdfghj 😅 he didn't name names but i wonder who it might be 👀

19. your all time favorite kpop songs?

ohhh okay, i think most of these will be older songs lol the chaser by infinite, be mine by infinite, good luck by beast, face by nu'est, voices by skz, step by kara, come see me by aoa, remember by 9muses, sugar free by t-ara, error by vixx. there's definitely more but i'll stop at 10 lmao

25. your favorite music videos?

i like story driven mvs so definitely those. all in by monsta x, error by vixx, one shot by b.a.p, i remember by bang yongguk and yang yoseob, burn it by golden child. i'll stop at 5

47. have you been to any kpop concerts?

yep, i've been to an ft island concert in 2017 and an a.c.e one in 2019! although thinking about a.c.e rn hurts my heart because they're literally coming back here in 2 days and i won't be there 😭😭 but i had the time of my life back then 🥹🥹

KPOP ASK GAME

[creativemorningsmilwaukee]

Photo credit: Linda Smallpage

Event details 🗓️ Date: Friday, September 20th ⏰ Time: 8:30 – 10:00 AM 📍 Location: The Bindery – 347 E Ward St; Milwaukee, WI 53207

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Learn about Nydia Maurás-Jones

Since 2014, Nydia Maurás-Jones has been a Founding Partner and the Director of Strategy for Odvant Creative, a local branding and design studio. Nydia is an intuitive, collaborative designer who delivers transformative strategies and designs that help small businesses and nonprofits stay aligned with their purpose. She specializes in identity design, brand strategy, messaging development, and untangling complex problems.

Prior to being a designer, Nydia was a Special Education teacher working in Brooklyn, NY, Chicago, IL, and Milwaukee, WI. Unknowingly, she first applied design thinking skills while creating specialized teaching tools for her neurodiverse students. The materials were often improvised with minimal supplies. She learned that observing, asking questions, and being brave enough to try new things are the best problem solving tools.  

Nydia received a Bachelor's degree in Education with Moderate Special Needs from Boston College and another Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Design from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She graduated with honors and student loans from both programs.

In 2019, Nydia co-founded Rev Collective with Dena Nord, Kate Pociask and Angela Damiani. Rev Collective focused on connecting women and nonbinary individuals to help them find a safe space to be vulnerable about their professional and personal lives. Although Rev Collective closed, the mission of connecting people remains important to Nydia. 

When she is not working, Nydia serves on the Board of Directors for Islands of Brilliance, Milwaukee Diaper Mission and on the Advisory Board for Teens Grow Greens. She has also worked closely on several local political campaigns, and often volunteers at her kids’ schools. 

Our theme for September is REFLECTION.

It was chosen by our Oklahoma City chapter in Oklahoma and illustrated by Aditi Heins.

Just like an echo is a reflection of sound… and how a camera lens focuses reflected light to form a photograph… our subconscious reflects on our experiences to form our beliefs.

Without reflection, there can be no personal growth. Learning from our past yields greater wisdom and happiness. But don’t let self-awareness turn into self-absorption. Take heed of the Greek myth of Narcissus, who fell in love with his own handsome reflection in a pool of water. 

Reflecting on difficult moments can be painful but also healing. When our Oklahoma City chapter selected this theme, they mentioned a reflecting pool at the site of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that was designed to help people reflect on how they were changed by that tragic event. 

Pondering the world around us and following our curiosity adds depth to our creative work. As William Shakespeare wrote in Hamlet, the purpose of acting is “to hold as 'twere the mirror up to nature.” While George Bernard Shaw said, “you use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul.” (Although Bertolt Brecht countered, “Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.”)

Reflection turns our traumas and triumphs into lessons. It’s how we can create a vision for a brighter future.

Photo by John December

About The Bindery

The Bindery is a multifaceted creative venue in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our small team designs and engineers new book and print-media from scratch (and repairs books from the past). We work with authors and artists who want quality, unique creations built by hand from the finest materials.

We operate out of a repurposed, heritage book factory that we share with a core group of creative tenants. Modern, private office space, and a 2,000 sq/ft events venue are available to the public within our unique, historic establishment.

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[newcountryradio]

New Country 27e jaargang  #T1250(S809) (C50) van 14 oktober 2024  (wk 42) uitzending op Smelne fm & Crossroads Country Radio

Album van de week: Chase Rice - Go Down Singin'                    

Classic album:   Tim McGraw – greatest hits                2000

Hits of the Year : 2009

Maandfavoriet : Cody Johnson /Carrie Underwood – I’m Gonna Love You

Maandartiest : George Jones       

George Jones – A Good Year for the Roses       *maandartiest

Dustin Lynch – Where It’s At      #1 10 jaar.

Dierks Bentley – Living  #1 5 jaar   2019

Conner Smith  - Nostalgia

Megan Moroney - Break It Right Back

Nate Smith -  California Gold

Tucker Wetmore  -  When I Ain't Lookin'

Kasey Chambers -  Backbone (The Desert Child).

Post Malone / Blake Shelton - Pour Me a Drink   #1

Chase Rice Ft. Lori McKenna - - That Don’t Work No More .  *Album vd week

Chase Rice - - Go Down Singin’ Album vd week

Garth Brooks - The River   Entertainer 1991

Brooks& Dunn – Cowgirls Don’t Cry

The Chicks – Travelin’ Soldier

Merle Haggard –   Let's Chase Each Other Around The Room

Cody Johnson /Carrie Underwood – I’m Gonna Love You .  . favoriet 

Jake Owen  -The Yourney Of Your Life .  sofi

Tim McGraw - Just To See You Smile (classic album) 1999

Tim McGraw -  It's Your Love (feat. Faith Hill)   classic album

Jason Isbell -  Running with Our Eyes Closed (Live).

Luke Guy Reed - This Train.

Eddie Rabbitt - The Best Year Of My Life     (3 in 1) 

Eddie Rabbit -  Step By Step

Eddie Rabbitt  - Drivin' My life Away Album vd week

Chase Rice - Oh Tennessee (Explicit)

Billy strings - Seven Weeks in County

Morgan Wallen  - Born with a Beer In My Hand    #1 album.

The Red Clay Strays -  Wanna Be Loved   

Thomas Rhett – Beautiful As You  

Zach Top  -  Sound Like The Radio 

Slim Dusty -  Star Trucker     Truck song

George Jones -  Footlights

Conner Smith -- Faith Of A Farmer.         juweeltje

Jamey Johnson – Someday When I’m Old

Luke Bryan – Jesus 'Bout My Kids   vw

Chase Rice - Hey God It's Me Again      Album vd week

Willie Nelson – For the Good Times   

Dick van Altena /Savannah - Wabash Cannonbal

Dick van Altena /Savannah /Back to The Country - Islands in the stream  *Dutch corner

Dick van Altena /Savannah /Back to The Country -Mamas, don't let your babies grow

George Strait – River Of Love    #5  2009

Darius Rucker - It Won’t Be Like This For Long    #4 2009

Randy Houser Boots On      #3

Zach Brown Band - Whatever It Is  #2 2009

Lady A – I Run to You            #1 2009

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 9.2 (after 1940)

1944 – The last execution of a Finn in Finland takes place when soldier Olavi Laiho is executed by shooting in Oulu. 1945 – World War II: The Japanese Instrument of Surrender is signed by Japan and the major warring powers aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. 1945 – Communist leader Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam after the end of the Nguyễn dynasty. 1946 – The Interim Government of India is formed, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru as vice president with the powers of a Prime Minister. 1957 – President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam becomes the first foreign head of state to make a state visit to Australia. 1958 – A USAF RC-130 is shot down by fighters over Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed. 1960 – The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day. 1963 – CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. 1968 – Operation OAU begins during the Nigerian Civil War. 1970 – NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation is re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19. 1984 – Seven people are shot and killed and 12 wounded in the Milperra massacre, a shootout between the rival motorcycle gangs Bandidos and Comancheros in Sydney, Australia. 1985 – Sri Lankan Civil War: Sri Lankan Tamil politicians and former MPs M. Alalasundaram and V. Dharmalingam are shot dead. 1987 – In Moscow, the trial begins for 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May. 1990 – Transnistria is unilaterally proclaimed a Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void. 1992 – The 7.7 Mw  Nicaragua earthquake affected the west coast of Nicaragua. With a Ms–Mw disparity of half a unit, this tsunami earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused most of the damage and casualties, with at least 116 killed. Typical runup heights were 3–8 meters (9.8–26.2 ft). 1998 – Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia; all 229 people on board are killed. 1998 – The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide. 2008 – Google launches its Google Chrome web browser. 2009 – The Andhra Pradesh, India helicopter crash occurred near Rudrakonda Hill, 40 nautical miles (74 km) from Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India. Fatalities included Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. 2010 – Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States. 2013 – The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 PM at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span. 2019 – Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five. 2019 – The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34. 2023 – India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.

[spudkid]

June 26 - Ring of Kerry Drive

Before we start today’s journey, I need to give the answer to yesterday’s question: Where is the French island Reunion? It is located east of Madagascar!!! Who knew?

The Ring of Kerry (the Iveragh Peninsula) has been the perennial breadwinner of Irish tourism for decades. Lassoed by a winding coastal road (the Ring), this mountainous, lake-splattered region comes with breathtaking scenery and the highest peak in Ireland. The entire Ring of Kerry loop is 135 miles. Here’s the map…

The best plan would have been to stay one night in Kenmare and drive clockwise but we started the day in Kinsale (about 1.5 hours away) so we left for Kenmare at 6am so we could avoid the tour buses which also travel clockwise. Here are some highlights. Glacier Lake carved by a glacier 10,000 years ago…

The Parknasilla Hotel - a posh 19th century hotel. Our 2019 Rick Steves guide suggested to stop for tea and scones. When we did, we learned that now days only paying guests (no riff-raff ) can have tea and scones!

Next the Coomakesta pass lookout point (700 ft altitude) for an incredible view…

Next Portmagee, quaint town at the tip of the peninsula…

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韓国の女性ジャーナリスト、パク・ヒョシルさんとカン・ギョンユンさんの生活は、K-POPスターのセックス・スキャンダルを報じたことで、ショッキングな形で一変してしまった。自分たちが真実を追及することで、自分自身が個人的に大きな代償を払うことになるなど、2人は予想していなかった（文中敬称略）。 2016年9月ソウルを拠点とする新聞記者のパクは週末を前に仕事を終えたところだった。友人に会いに行こうとしたちょうどその時、電話が鳴った。 電話の向こうはパク記者の上司の編集長で、信頼できる警察筋から情報提供があったとの話だった。 「盗撮セックスビデオに関する大事件が捜査中で、大物の有名人が関わってい���という話でした。有名人とは、チョン・ジュニョンでした」 パク記者はショックを受けた。チョンは人気��ックバンド「Drug Restaurant」のシンガーソングライターで、国民的人気のスターだったからだ。しかし情報筋によると、チョンのガールフレンドが性行為を同意なく撮影されたと訴えているという。こうした犯罪は、韓国では「モルカ」と呼ばれている。 チョン・ジュニョン画像提供,AFP 画像説明,チョン・ジュニョンはスキャンダル発覚当時、KPOP界のスターの一人だった パク記者は友人との食事の予定をキャンセルし、編集長と会うためにオフィスに直行した。 「スクープを逃したくなかった」と、パクは言う。「金曜日の午後10時50分に記事を公表しました」。 「それがここまで大ごとになるとは思っていなかった」と、パクは振り返る。 数分後には韓国中でトップニュースとなった。「マスコミ各社、どこも大騒ぎでした」。 チョンの所属事務所はすぐに行動を起こし、声明を発表。警察の捜査を「マスコミが大げさに膨らませた、ささいな出来事」と呼んだ。 チョンのファンは、すぐさまガールフレンドを非難した。そして、記者のパクへの攻撃も始めた。 「メディアが悪者にされた」とパクは言う。「そして私が、その矢面に立たされました」。 パクはインターネット上で、攻撃的なコメントを大量に浴びた。悪意のある電子メールも大量に届いた。パクの顔や体の写真がインターネットに投稿され、大勢がそれを侮辱した。「なんて顔だ。踏んづけてやりたい」というコメントもあった。 パク記者の上司の編集長にも、「彼女をクビにしないなら、オフィスに火をつける」といった脅迫電話がかかってきたという。 「殺害の脅迫が次々と届きました。夫はひどく心配して、あまりに危ないからオフィスに行かないように、家の外に出ないようにと言っていました」と、パクは話す。 嫌がらせは6カ月後、さらにエスカレートした。 ジャーナリストのパク・ヒョシルさん 画像説明,ジャーナリストのパク・ヒョシルさん 「早朝に電話がかかってくるようになって、3～4時間、電話が鳴り続けた。私が電話に出ないと、わいせつ画像を送ってくるようになりました」 パクの元には毎日、何千通ものメッセージが殺到した。 「妊娠中で、とてもショックでした。精神的に打ちのめされ、家の外に出ることさえ大変でした」 「その後、2度流産して、今は子供がいません」 それが唯一の原因ではないかもしれないが、このストレスが自分の妊娠に影響したとパクは考えている。「ストレスが流産に影響したのは確かです」と、パクは打ち明けた。 パクがこの騒ぎに巻き込まれていたのと同時期、韓国最大の放送局SBSの���能リポーター、カン・ギョンユン記者も、何人かのK-POPスターについて取材を進めていた。 カン記者はこの後、パク記者が始めた仕事を、その結末まで引き継ぐことになる。 チョンは2016年にモルカの件で警察の事情聴取に応じた際、分析のために携帯電話を明け渡すよう求められた。チョンは警察の求めに応じず、代わりに民間の鑑定会社に送った。なぜそうしたのか、理由はいまだに説明していない。 しかしこの時、携帯電話内のデータが複製された。チョンはそれを知らなかったという。3年後、データのコピーを入手した匿名の人物が、このデータを流出させた。データは、最終的にカン記者の元に届いた。 「このデータの内容について考えるたび、今でも心が痛みます」と、カンは話す。 カン・ギョンユンさん 画像説明,カン・ギョンユンさんはスキャンダル報道後、数年にわたって嫌がらせを受けている カンは当初、2016年にパクが報じた、チョンとガールフレンドの動画が出てくるものと思っていた。しかしその動画はなく、代わりにあったのはチャットグループのデータだった。意識不明の女性が大勢映る、性的に露骨な内容の動画や画像を、チャットグループはやりとりしていた。チャットグループには、チョンや他の男性KPOPスターたちが参加していた。 中にはロックバンド「FT Island」のギタリスト、チョイ・ジョンフンや、人気男性アイドルグループ「BIGBANG（ビッグバン）」のメンバー、V.I（スンリ）もいた。 データをさらに深堀りしていくと、カン記者は恐ろしいやりとりを目にした。そこでは、意識を失った女性を集団でレイプした際の詳細が語られていた。この女性が倒れて頭を打った時のことも、話題になっていた。 男の一人は、「きのうは本当に怖かった（中略）頭蓋骨が割れるみたいな音がしたから」と話していた。チョンは、「マジで人生で一番面白い夜だった」と投稿していた。 カンは、こうしたやりとりにショックを受けたという。 「女性たちをおもちゃのようにもてあそんでいて、本当にひどかった」 カンはさらに、彼らが警察幹部とのコネクションに守られているという内容が、チャットの中でほのめかされることも発見した。 カンはこの時、自分自身への嫌がらせに耐えてでも、K-POP界のこの闇の部分に光を当てなくてはならないと思っていた。 ジャーナリストのパク・ヒョシルさん 画像説明,インターネット上で嫌がらせを受け、パク記者は離職も考えたという カンは取材を続け、十分な証拠がそろった時、スンリ、チョイ、そしてチョンが参加するチャットグループの行状を明らかにする記事を発表した。 この時の世間の反応は、パクの時とは違った。カンの記事が出るや否や、当局は素早く対応した。最初に逮捕されたのはチョンだった。 捜査当局の早急な対応に励まされ、被害者が次々と名乗り出て、スターたちを告訴した。 こうした行動には大きな力が必要だ。���害者たちは全員、2016年にチョンのガールフレンドが警察に通報した際、世間がどれほど彼女を攻撃したかを見ていた。しかし、大勢が中傷や屈辱を乗り越え、スターたちに対する刑事裁判を求めた。 だが、法による正義が実現した一方で、カンは「徹底的な個人攻撃」を数多く受けるようになった。 「当時私は妊娠していたので、フェミビッチと呼ばれました。妊娠したフェミビッチとか、左翼フェミビッチとか」 「結婚から5年近くたって、初めて妊娠することができたので、赤ちゃんに何かあったらと思うと、とても怖かった。私は心の中でとてつもなく孤独で、疲れ切っていました」 3年間続いたハラスメントの中では、「口にすることもできない」ような「最もショッキングな」コメントが、カンの子供にさえ向けられた。しかしカンは、報道を「後悔していない」と言う。 豪カーティン大学のジョー・エルフヴィング＝ウォン助教授（韓国社会・文化学）は、K-POPスターの行状を暴露した記者のパクとカンは、「（自分の経験を）話すなどできないと思わせられた」被害者たちと「全く同じ暴力」を経験したのだと指摘した。 また、韓国でジェンダー不平等について語ることは「激しい対立を呼ぶ」ことがあり、被害者と記者たちが直面したものの中心には、ミソジニー（女性嫌悪）があると説明した。 パフォーマンス中のス���リと大勢のファン（2013年）画像提供,GETTY IMAGES 画像説明,パフォーマンス中のスンリと大勢のファン（2013年） 「ミソジニーは、男性が女性について何か言うことに限定されない。ミソジニーとは力であり、全てのジェンダーに平等な価値があるという意見を沈黙させようとする動きです」 しかし、個人攻撃に直面したにも関わらず、カン記者もパク記者も、韓国の文化が変わりつつあると語る。 2人の勇気ある行動は、エンターテインメント業界での権力乱用に関する議論につながった。さらに、モルカなどの犯罪から女性を保護するよう求める声もあがった。 娘をもつ母親となったカン記者は、真実の報道にかかわった一人としてオンラインの容赦ない嫌がらせにさらされ、それに耐えた経験を、今も忘れられずにいる。それでも、自分たちの努力が「K-POP界でセックスと権力がいかに人を腐敗させるか」という警鐘として、鳴り続けることを期待していると話す。 「私たちは巨大な池に小石を投げ入れました（中略）水面は今はまた落ち着いているものの、何があったか今も大勢が覚えていると思いたい。覚えていてくれれば、もしまたあのようなことが起きたら、今度はもっと素早く表ざたにできる」 2019年に警察に出頭したチョイ・ジョンフン 画像説明,2019年に警察に出頭したチョイ・ジョンフン チョン・ジュニョンは、集団強姦の罪と、モルカを撮影および流通させた罪で懲役5年の実刑判決を受けた チェ・ジョンフンは、集団強姦にかかわった罪で懲役2年6カ月の実刑判決を受けた スンリは売春あっせん、横領、モルカ、暴力の扇動で有罪となり、二審で懲役1年6カ月の実刑判決を受けた チャットグループとつながりのあった警察幹部は、チャットグループのメンバーに関する全ての罪状で無罪となった 現在、全員が出所している。 （K-POP界を揺るがしたこの事件について、パク・ヒョシル記者とカン・ギョンユン記者が経験を語るBBCドキュメンタリー「Burning Sun: Exposing the secret K-pop chat groups」（英語）は、YouTubeチャンネルで公開中。 このドキュメンタリーは、6月にBBCニュースチャンネルで日本語付きで放送予定） （英語記事　‘My heart still hurts’: The personal sacrifice of revealing a K-pop scandal）

「今も心が痛む」　K-POPのセックス・スキャンダルを暴き……暴いた記者に強いられた犠牲 - BBCニュース

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FT Island: how I got into them Part 1/2

The song that got me interested: Pray

FT Island is probably the fandom that I have been into for the longest. I got into them when they were promoting "pray" in 2015 for their album "I will". Rock was such a rare genre in the mainstream Korean music scene, so I was amazed when I heard the song and immediately decided that I love this group.

Falling deeper

It was later when I did my research on the group, that I realised that the song was produced and written by the members, which made me love them more. They had participated in music making for their previous albums too, but it was the first time that their title track was a rock song and more importantly, it was a song that was produced by one of the members.

It was a really meaningful song for them even though it didn't perform very well on the charts as most koreans didn't like rock. Therefore, it must be fate !!! as it was the song that make me get into the fandom!

I am just really happy that I have discovered a Korean group that make their own music and when I listen to other songs that are produced by the members, I also realised that they are not afraid to experiment with different styles and genres and all the music they made are quality music!!!!

Breaking the stereotype: Not just an idol band

Well, actually I knew FT Island way before but never really actually got into them since I had believed that they were just a stereotypical "idol boy band" that only had the looks and can't make their own music.

But it was "pray" that broke the image I have about FT Island and made me do all the research about the group, which make me realise how wrong I was.

They are a true band indeed, in both ability and spirit. It's true that when the company debuted them, they had promoted the group as a "idol flower boy band" and controlled all the music-making for their early albums, forcing them to perform music that the company thinks will appeal to the public.

However, the members knew that they didn't want to be just the company's puppet and wanted to be true artists/musicians that make their own music and are in control of their music. So they started writing music by themselves and convinced the company to add the songs into their albums as sides.

Finally, all their hard work and efforts paid off in "I will", when they got the company's approval to make a song ,that is produced by one of the members, the title track of the album, and the song was "pray".

And from then on, they started to have more power over their music and nowadays they have complete control over their albums.

The Shock: Leader Jonghoon's conviction & departure

The members have put in blood, sweat and tears to achieve the success they have today. They not only heavily invested in music producing which are all of high quality (hongki even created a whole music production team with money out of his own pocket), but they also spent a lot of time honing their instrumental skills/techniques.

As of early 2019, I was such a proud primadonna for being able to be a fan of such a wonderful band, and I was convinced that the band will continue till forever, fulfilling their wish of playing music till they reach their 60s 😂.

Then the shocking news came and Jonghoon announced that he is leaving the group. It was a rude shock for me and the other members of the group. It didn't helped that I was a great fan of Jung Joon Young and the show 2 days 1 night season 3 at the same time.

Junghoon's departure had a really great detrimental impact on the group's performance morale and music. No matter what he did, we cannot deny the fact that he had contributed greatly to the team. He is a really talented guitarist (in charge of the important and difficult guitar parts) and music producer/maker(some of the best songs of the band and most of rock songs are produced by him), and his departure is a great loss for the team.

Seunghyun's departure

Amongst the members, his departure from the band affected Seunghyun, the other guitarist of the team, the most. It put tremendous pressure and stress on him specifically, as he had to change his position from rhythm guitar to lead guitar in no time... having to practice lead guitar parts for all their songs and be also responsible for rearranging all the guitar parts that were meant for 2 guitarists to 1 guitarist. Moreover, they had a Japanese tour in jusr a month after Jonghoon suddenly left. I am sure that he had thought long and hard before finally decided he will be leaving the band. I don't fault him for his decision. I am just really really sad, I didn't want to admit it, but seunghyun's departure really marked the end of an era for the band and also end of my teenage years.

FT Island is still producing great music, but it just doesn't feel the same anymore. But no matter what I will stand by them till do the very end. I will support them as long as they keep producing music!!!

[katietrekks]

July 16, 2019

Blue Basin Overlook Trail and Island in Time Trail John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon 4.3 miles 1,030 ft Elevation Gain

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On this day in Wikipedia: Thursday, 1st February

Welcome, hoş geldiniz, laipni lūdzam, velkomin 🤗 What does @Wikipedia say about 1st February through the years 🏛️📜🗓️?

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1st February 2019 🗓️ : Death - Wade Wilson (American football) Wade Wilson, American football player and coach (b. 1959) "Charles Wade Wilson (February 1, 1959 – February 1, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, and the Oakland Raiders in a seventeen-year..."

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(Nexus Studios)

Gorillaz evoke a stylized 3D-world in the Cracker Island music video.

Band members 2D, Murdoc, Noodle, and Russel of the BRIT and Grammy-winning virtual Gorillaz turned to Nexus Studios to create the psychedelic video for their new track Cracker Island’ ft. Thundercat. Directed by artist and Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett and Nexus Studio’s Emmy-nominated director, Fx Goby, the live-action/animated hybrid music video takes viewers on a late-night jaunt to the City of Angels.

(Nexus Studios)

In the Cracker Island music video, director Goby draws on his multidisciplinary expertise with 2D and 3D animation as well as live-action.

YouTube video >> Gorillaz - Cracker Island ft. Thundercat (Official Video) (Released 29 July 2022 - 3mins.+39secs.):

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Gorillaz — Riffing on the perils of the metaverse and living online.

Gorillaz: Cracker Island album review – smaller, subtler, and better for it.

Damon Albarn has reined in the excess – though there are still cameos from the likes of Bad Bunny and Stevie Nicks – for a trim album that is one of the band’s best.

By Alexis Petridis

The Guardian - 23 February 2023

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Gorillaz featuring Peven Everett perform Strobelite at WFUV 2017.

YouTube video >> Gorillaz feat. Peven Everett - Strobelite [Live at WFUV] (Recorded 16 April 2017 / 4mins.+37secs.):

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Little Simz covers Gorillaz Feel Good Inc for Triple J - Like A Version.

YouTube music video >> Little Simz covers Gorillaz Feel Good Inc for Triple J - Like A Version (Released 1 August 2019 / 4mins.):

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LOTD: Browns Head

(from: https://www.ibiblio.org/lighthouse/me.htm)

Browns Head (2)

1857 (station established 1832). Active; focal plane 39 ft (12 m); continuous white or red light, depensing on direction; the white sector covers the clear channel north of Fiddlers Ledge. 20 ft (6 m) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-1/2 story wood keeper's house (1857); 4th order Fresnel lens (1902). Buildings painted white, lantern and gallery black. Fog horn (blast every 10 s). Oil house (1903). Fog bell tower demolished; the original bell is on display at the Vinalhaven Historical Society museum. Kenya Allmond's photo is below, Anderson's page has good photos, Trabas has Boucher's photo, Jason Cole has a 2022 photo, Darcy Howard has a 2018 photo, Huelse has a historic postcard view, and Google has a satellite view. In 1998 the light station was transferred to the Town of Vinalhaven under the Maine Lights program; it became the residence of the Vinalhaven town manager, who also served as caretaker for the lighthouse. Ownership of the lighthouse was transferred to the American Lighthouse Foundation in October 2015; the Foundation has a page for the lighthouse. . Earlier there were plans to offer overnight accommodations in the keeper's house but so far this hasn't happened. In 2019 the Foundation launched a campaign to raise $60,000 for restoration of the lighthouse and in 2022 the Foundation transferred ownership to a new preservation group, the Friends of Browns Head Lighthouse. Located at the end of Browns Head Light Road on the northwest coast of Vinalhaven Island. The island is accessible by state ferry from Rockland. Site open, tower closed. Operator: U.S. Coast Guard. Owner/site manager: Friends of Browns Head Lighthouse. . ARLHS USA-088; Admiralty J0110; USCG 1-3965.

(full photo found here; ©Kenya Allmond)