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[multi-kpop-fanfics]

U BET UR JUICY ASS I WAS GONNA GIF THAT COVER, I LITERALLY CRIED 😭😭😭😭😭😭

san literally giving us EVERYTHING 24/7/365

[alekx]

Dumb Little K-Pop Thing

A writer I enjoyed reading this year is former Allure beauty editor Sable Yong.*1 In her newsletter Hard Feelings, she writes about having DLTs or “dumb little things” which usually hold no essential purpose except to make you go “aww” or “cool!” In Tagalog, we call this anik-anik– little trinkets we collect that evoke some form of nostalgia or bring momentary joy. I have a couple of things I've collected over the years (postcards, notes, souvenirs, and mementos) that line shelves and decorate cork boards, but I also have a few I've obtained from k-pop being a hobby. So in the spirit of good fun, here are three k-pop-related dumb little things I own which bring me joy.

(1) A Nature Republic postcard of Jaehyun in a standing frame

Categorically, I'd say this was the first dumb little k-pop thing I own. It holds absolutely no purpose except to remind me of Jaehyun’s handsome face. I think I won this from playing a spin-the-wheel thing during a Korea travel fair from 2-3 years ago. It was a total stroke of luck because I barely ever win raffles or similar promo merch.

It is also the only face-bearing item I have on complete display. I normally do not put up posters or images of live actual people I do not personally know because of a latent fear of being judged and talked to Harry Potter-style, but somehow I have acclimated to having handsome Jaehyun on my topmost shelf observing my move.

(2) Doyoung photocard from the album Sticker

Contrary to the first one, this was a dumb little thing I specifically tried to find. I’ve wanted this PC as soon as it was revealed. I try not to get into PC collecting because the logistics and curation required to keep it up is – while admirable – something I am not willing to spend my time and energy on. That being said, Doyoung reminiscent of their silly NCIT skit while holding up his animal representative bunny? Don’t mind if I do.

This one was specifically obtained via a friend who found it on a merch reselling site then shipped to me. Like I said, I don’t usually collect photocards, but every now and then I find something I really like and feel like I just got to have it!

(3) Chupa Coups tote bag

The last dumb k-pop thing I own has a little more practical function than the two previous ones. It’s a Chupa Coups tote bag from Instagram user shecandoodlesoup If there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s that I am a sucker for puns. Sucker. For puns. Chupa Coups. That’s a pun on a pun. Geddit? Haha!

Shecandoodlesoup takes localized k-pop puns and turns them into fun stickers and totes. I found them to be really silly and thought that I just had to get one. Not only is Chupa Coups Cherry Flavor a fun, layered pun referencing two very Seungcheol things (Coups’ identification as cherry, as well as the vivid image of his red beanie), it also reminds me of him on that Wonwoo Game Boi live where he got a lollipop to prevent him from cursing while gaming. LOL.*2

The other memes are fun, too, and the fact that they’re localized adds to the internal chuckle they’re giving me. I giggle at OP’s “Napipopetang”, “Nganga Tour”, and the Twitter-abused lyric turned expletive that is a Moodᵀᴹ “Kung Chi Pak Shet”.

There's wisdom in allowing ourselves a small, silly thing once in a while. In the words of Sable, "The easy pleasure a well-timed and well-placed DLT can provide is often a welcome invitation to soften, to forget that thing glaring at me from the back of my mind...It’s a discovery of an extra scrap of dopamine in my mind that I previously believed I’d depleted but wait there’s more!" Personally, I've been feeling pretty overloaded with things in my personal and work life lately. Sometimes, all it takes to keep going is an unexpected glance from a small piece of joy.

Footnotes: 1. Her book Die Hot with A Vengeance is one of my favorite reads this year. 2. As in laugh out loud! Not League of Legends haha! They did play a few hilarious rounds of Cuphead. And I watched that live the entire time!

[yeeunjia]

hi! i saw from one of your answered asks that you collect photocards which got me the idea of "enhypen reaction to getting your photocard". thank you in advance if you ever write this!

btw, what's your favorite photocard? mine is jake's odysseus essential pc 😊

▬▬ [ENHYPEN] reaction to getting your photocard !

idol!enha x idol!fem!reader

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▬▬  warnings : cursing/swearing ! ————————————————————————— lee heeseung 이희승 : - he won’t mind if he got your members’ photocard but he does want yours so much too. though, once he realizes that he actually got your photocard, he would storm into your room while acting wayyy too excited making you confused and hold on for your dear life .. (๑꧆◡꧆๑)  you would throw a pillow at him and he’d have the audacity to even throw it back at you!! (...oh dear, not the tiktok dance move, alright? i can’t seem to think of another term HELP) of course, he would apologize to you quickly while showing you the photocard he got!! he’d try to talk about how excited he is calmly this time, don’t worry. （*＾ワ＾*） park jongseong  박종성 : - honestly, you also wanted to try to get your own photocard !! you accompany jay as he opens the album. he wanted to see the photocard first which is why he hid it from you before showing it!! you would try to take little glances until you hear him scream “HOLY SHIT NO WAY”  “HUH? WHAT? WHAT IS IT? DID YOU GET SOMEONE ELSE’S PHOTOCARD?? Ó╭╮Ò” he shows you the photocard and you start...well..complimenting the ‘person’.. “wAIT WHO’S THIS SHE LOOK PRETTY OH MY GOD” “(y/n)... baby, that’s you....” you barely got enough sleep for days so it’s okay LMAO (〃＾▽＾〃) sim jaeyun  심재윤 : - it’s not a big problem if he gets your members’ photocard instead, he just trades it for yours, actually TT he’s that whipped for you. he finds fans that want to trade easily (well, after a long ass time of jake trying to explain why he needs it) but this one was too rare and both jake and your fans wanted it so badly!! ヾ(＾-＾)ノ he’d be awfully jealous and all pouty whenever he’d see posts of your fans getting the photocard already!! buys more albums and was so close to crying his ass off. well, until he finally got it!! “(Y/N) BABY COME HERE I GOT IT!!” he won’t even let you touch it (the audacity /j) but you know how hard he’s been trying to get it so just let him be. ʚ(´◡`)ɞ park sunghoon  박성훈 : - would tease you by looking uninterested at first. no shit, he enjoys seeing your reaction at first until you snatch the photocard away from him “fine, then. i’ll give this to sunoo instead. he seems to appreciate it more after all.”  (but honestly, sunoo’s just trying to live peacefully HELPP) seeing this sudden reaction made me pout right away Ó╭╮Ò he would apologize multiple times, feeling really guilty. you two would still end up cuddling anyways!! yang jungwon  양정원 : - he literally has a whole collection of your photocards!! he still keeps the ones that he was able to get several times already but pure satisfaction whenever he gets new ones too! admires and treasures your photocard so much but probably doesn’t even tell you about it at first.  (⭒  ์ ⲳ ์ ) he’s just shy !! kim sunoo  김선우 : - our ddeounu!!!! literally shows you his collection of your photocards and all! >< instantly complains a bit whenever he’d get someone else’s photocard but okay ..  he would look adorable whenever he gets excited over your photocards too! your eyes hurt because of all the loud ass screaming going on but he’s just too cute so you let him be anyway (*°ヮ° *) nishimura riki  西村 力 : - PLEASE you two would fight over your photocard at first!! /hj this kid literally glares at you like you’re someone who just stole his toys once you take it away from him. (YOU JUST WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT LMAOO) sulks so much and eventually snatches it from you then runs away. ( 0ω0 ) you’re just there like “what the fuck is he on.. 🧍‍♀️ “ but you still love him anyway!! ————————————————————————— author’s note : my little break will start now but requests are still open!! also my fave photocard is jake’s scylla holo pc omguhsjfkf!! <333

[apollosfortissimo]

I commissioned my good friend @kulowarts (Instagram) to draw my dnd character!!! I am so obsessed it’s inspired by the cover from my favorite Queens of the Stone Age album, Villains, and I love how amazing my stinky, evil boy looks! Literally it could not have turned out better I’m geeking so much like seeing dnd stuff only in my head and then in an actual piece of art is so wild.  

My character’s name is Lysander and he is a half-elf paladin (oath of conquest) who is a member a cult of Asmodeus. He was my pc in curse of strahd and he caused so much emotional trauma for the entire party I love him so much. He is an absolute fool and a manipulative, power hungry, duty-driven madman and he ended up becoming the final boss of the campaign bc of his daddy issues lmaoooo. He’s my problematic fav and probably one of my favorite pcs I’ve made.

Anyway go follow my friend on Insta while I continue to obsess over this.

[dilettantereviews]

Here is my delayed but finalized 2018 EP list!

Princess Nokia- For this EP, Princess Nokia switched to an emo rap style popular on Soundcloud. I thought I wouldn’t like or even understand this EP because I don’t listen to Soundcloud rap, I didn’t really have Fueled by Ramen fever in middle school, and I never liked nu metal (which Princess Nokia says this EP is inspired by but I don’t personally hear it). I listened to the songs ironically until they began to grow on me. Those warbly vocals. The repeated Smash my heart to pieces line. How For the Night sounds like Frere Jacques instrumentally. And now I can proudly say it holds my top spot in my 2018 EP list. I’d like to say something about “in a world where we’re always told to look like we’re unbothered and #winning and other people are always pressed, Princess Nokia tells us it’s okay to feel normal human emotions” but that’s not close. 2018 was the year of Princess Nokia for me, so it’s only natural her new EP would be my favorite. I’m not sure if it’s supposed to be with a wink and a nudge but let’s ask all the other Soundcloud rappers first.  

Kilo Kish- While Kilo Kish’s sound is the epitome of chill, her lyrics are bizarrely accurate portraits of millennial anxiety and contemplations. This time, she changes her ambient spoken word poems for outsider electronic music that is neither PC music nor generic tropical house. In one interview, she said that her biggest regret was that she didn’t go as experimental as she could’ve on this project, so here’s to wondering what the multi hyphenate will do for her next project.  

Ojerimie- I feel like 2018 is the year that alt r&B became oversaturated. Personally, I think as long as there will be sad and lonely late night texters, there will be an audience for musicians who can’t always sing, use electronic production, and claim to be influenced by Sade. Artists like The Weeknd and Beyonce who used to receive more commercial attention (or at least better first week numbers) were unable to meet previously set high expectations; Drake, who set the tone for alt r&b in 2011, turned out to be a secret father, cementing his status as f***boi supreme with several years of worst behavior including streaming schemes, Spotify takeovers, cultural appropriation, mental health misstatements, age gaps, and celebrating human traffickers, showing us that sensitive isn’t always good. Genre gentrifiers like Disclosure, The 1975, Justin Timberlake, Years and Years, and Ryan Hemsworth left to do other sounds; critical darlings like Blood Orange and The Internet have less hype for their albums this time around, newcomer Jorja Smith was completely clowned upon by Twitter for her vocals, and artists like Zayn, Tinashe, and Indiana all had albums all pushed back and compromised (all on Sony), so hearing a newcomer have late night red wine R&B music is a great pleasure. Highlights include drum and bass 2003, 80’s sophisti pop sounding Heat, and camming theme song 4U. Do yourself a favor and check out her great back catalogue as well.

Ravyn Lenae- I listened to Ravyn’s EP back in February, but what made me really remember her now was her performance on the now cancelled Rundown with Robin Thede on BET. Not only was it a good place for politics, but also a good venue for smaller artists. SNL is only decent for white hipster bands so it’s nice for black artists who aren’t that huge yet to have places to perform on television. Ravyn is from the Chicago scene and has put out 2 projects before this. EP highlights include the chill Night Song, the uplifting Sticky, and her stellar collaborations with Steve Lacy. With catchy hooks, sweet vocals, and a short track list that leaves you craving for more, Ravyn Lenae is the real Sweetener of 2018.

Hatchie- I once read that shoegaze and noise pop are popular because the whirring and noises from the guitars make it sound like people are talking, which makes people feel less lonely. I can’t say whether or not that’s true as a fact, but I can admit that Hatchie does make me feel happy. The shoegazer from the South has toured with Kylie Minogue and worked with Robin Guthrie already. Her songs have a joyful warmth to them and remind me of 90’s artists like The Cranberries, Drop Nineteens, and Madder Rose. Don’t incubate- hatch today.

Disclosure- I once read about the 2nd album UK artist curse, where an artist who had a specific UK niche tries to go too general for their sophomore album and end up losing everyone, with Katy B and Duffy being some examples of it. I still loved Caracal by Disclosure, but other people thought it was just a straightforward pop album rather than a forward thinking electronic album. Then another bad EP in 2016 made me lose interest in them until their new EP this year. It’s more sample heavy and very retro inspired but I think anyone would like it, but in a good way and not like Maroon 5.

Kitten- 2 years after their most recent EP, Kitten is back with their first fan funded project. Truth be told, I don’t really see why their had to be an independent label, because it stays in the same 80’s goth synthpop atmosphere as their previous songs. That doesn’t mean it’s derivative, but I’d like to know what happened at the label. Tracks include the Halloweenish Pink Champagne, the Robert Smith sounding I Did It!, and the vulnerable Abigail.

Kaytranada- More straightforward R&B/synth than his albums and remixes but good stuff to chill to.

Childlike Sound- I’ll be honest and say that I don’t know too much about them. I always saw @emoblackthot promote them on Twitter which encouraged me to try them out. Although they’re self produced, they go above and far beyond most bedroom pop acts. Some of their songs sound nu disco while others would fit right in on Solange’s True. Remember, why act grown when you can be Childlike?

St Beauty- A duo of singer songwriters on Janelle Monae’s label, St Beauty released a promising debut EP this year. Maybe this is because I had no expectations, but I preferred this to Dirty Computer because they were more concise and didn’t try too hard with the concept. I enjoyed Stone Mountain, a niece to Cranes in the Sky by Solange. Tides is a nice pseudo trip hop song (well, at least it sounds more trip hop than whatever the hell Morcheeba and Hooverphonic have been putting out for a decade), and Colors is a nice summery dancehall song.

Channel Tres- He joins Princess Nokia’s Versace Hottie as the only non Azealia Banks or Drag Race contestant hip house song that came out after the year 2000 and is actually good. Minimal camp value though, if that’s what you’re looking for.

Shygirl- Bombastic club music perfect for a night out or the last night on earth. A cross between Jlin and Charli XCX, has enough bite in it to keep you going the whole night. Bring your steel toe boots.

Yuno- How someone this catchy flew past me is a complete mystery, but I’m glad I know about him now. If you liked when Tame Impala remixed Miguel, you would enjoy this. It’s perfect enough to soundtrack your summer to, or at least a soundtrack for cruise line commercials and martinis in a can. Some slight unconventional moments like pitched vocals.

The Marias- Lofi, chill, jazzy, summer, outdoorsy music. I’m still waiting for an a ha moment song but for now, I’m enjoying the nice psychedelic vibes that they give me.

Alina Baraz- I was almost finished with this list, but I thought 14 was an ugly number and some Russian collusion lead me to putting Alina Baraz on my EP list! I didn’t listen to this too much yet, but I can always appreciate minimal electronic music with pleasant vocals and decent features, especially now that Sabrina Fraudio has been exposed.

[mymultishelf]

STORY TIME: MY FIRST KPOP ALBUM

Remember the times when I thought buying physical copies of stuff that is available online for free was dumb? AHAHAHAHA me neither. We also do not talk about the whole "oooh, I will just get one version because what is the point of buying the same CD four times?" thing. I was a sweet summer child once. Now I'm just broke as shit. Anyway!

This is the long and convoluted story of how I bought my very first kpop album (and the first CD since like... fifteen years? Yes, I am old). It was actually a day of many firsts because it all started with my friend taking me to eat Korean food and I knew it was gonna be great because as we were seated, Eight by IU and my boy Yoongi started playing. I let my friend do the ordering because I couldn't recognize - let alone pronounce - anything on the menu and I ended up falling in love with Korean food over gigantic shared plates of sweet and sour pork, cheese crusted tteokbokki and bibim naengmyeon. After we had inhaled our food we were seriously considering just unbuttoning our jeans and rolling home, but somehow my friend talked me into visiting a book store where they also sold kpop. High on spicy food fumes, I decided to yolo it and just buy an album. But because I am an indecisive little shit it took like 20 minutes of fondling every single album on the shelf (oh those innocent pre-lockdown times) and texting my boyfriend if I should buy something and him telling me to treat myself for me to pick an album. Fun fact: I chose You Never Walk Alone because it had the most songs and thus the most value for its worth. Yes. I was the clown who bought an album simply based on the CD I would never ever listen to :D

So we walk home and I am FREAKING out. I was really nervous about opening it? I had never even watched an unboxing video before so I somehow expected the photocard to just be on the first page and I vividly remember opening the front cover, heart pounding, only to see a blank, white first page and then I just started hysterically laughing because wow, anti-climatic :D Side note: I wanna do more shelf-tour-album-picks but promise the stories behind them won't be anywhere near this long and will just follow the... following formula! 1. Album. 2. Short story behind the album. 3. Photocard. 4. Favorite Song(s) on the album. 5. Favorite photos in the photobook.

THE PHOTOCARD

I actually pulled pink Jimin (little did I know but this started my cursed streak of never pulling my bias) but the friend I was with offered to trade me for it since she had a Hobi and yes, yes, I really did want my bias. This particular noot-noot Hobi is actually one of my favorite PCs ever - partly because of sentimental value for practically being my first PC but also because I am a sucker for a good noot-noot and this one is so stinking cute I can't even.

FAVORITE SONG(S) in no particular order

- Cypher Pt. 4 - this is actually my favorite Cypher, period. And I know every Hobi verse is the best Hobi verse but this Hobi verse has some extra spice and it makes me wanna do Things.

- Am I Wrong - everything about this just slaps. The sample is insane and the vibe is a bit different compared to the other music and it was one of the first 5 songs I put on my playlist after I got into BTS (and thus kpop) in 2019.

- Awake - hands down the best Jin solo ever, you can fight me but you won't change my mind. I get chills every time he gets to the "maybe I can never fly" bit and you are nothing but a lizard person in a human meat suit if you haven't gotten a bit teary eyed at least once while listening to it. Like, you don't even need to understand the lyrics to feel the emotions behind them.

BONUS: Outro: Wings - every time I see a live performance of this I just wanna dance and when JK and Hobi harmonize during the bridge I want to cry because it is so utterly perfect.

FAVORITE JACKET PHOTOS

Fun fact: this all happened the day Daechwita dropped which is probably why it's embedded in my memory so clearly. Basically after opening the album and me getting over my photocard and photobook related meltdown, we got ridiculously wine drunk at 3pm while watching the MV on the big screen :D Now THAT was a cultural reset.