#i have NO idea whats happening in kpop outside of my echo chamber yall

[barbylion]

I was tagged by loved mututal @everlasting-beg. thank youuu 🫶🏽 this is gonna be interesting bc I am NOT the idol girlie I used to be lol😵‍💫

2023 kpop recap

Groups you started stanning : help i don't really stan new groups anymore lol. i haven't in a few years tbh. the groups i get insane over have been rotating in my brain for years. but I started listening to CIX, Faries, and QODES (RIP 😔)

New ult biases : my top ults remain the same (Mint, Yugyeom, and Mingun) BUT things do change within groups. like, Kyungsoo edging out Chanyeol. And Yuri with Sunny. I love them in variety shows! and shows that happen to feature idols is like MOST of the idol exposure I get outside of comeback releases. also Changkyun has been threatening Shownu by being hot, but he hasn't won 😤😤 etc. etc. also all of the current Blackswan line up (which had better stay as it is 👀👀)

Idol(s) who got the most of your simping? : god idk sfdjkl it's like I black out and write insane shit in tags. i think mutuals would have a better chance at answering for me 😭

Most streamed group(s) : Blackswan, Minimani, Koyote, Exo, Snuper, Infinite, Wonder Girls

Most streamed soloist(s) : JK Kim Dong Uk, Stella Jang, Shin Minjung, Yoyomi, Kanni, Dara, MiSo, The Black Skirts, Salt N Paper, Seo In Guk

Top kpop song of the year (opinion or streaming) : Blackswan Cat & Mouse 😽🤟🏽

Top debut this year : help I literally have no concept of who debuted in 2023 😂😂

Choreographies you learned : I haven't learned a choreography since like……….SSAK3

Albums/merch you bought : I didn't buy anything. trying to be financially responsible 🤧

clearly, I'm not in the idol game nearly as much as I was in, say 2018 lol. still love it, still love the groups i'm loyal to, but i'm way more into actors and non-idol acts now. i think this would have been a much different outcome in, say, january 2019 lmao. Still, this was fun to think about! 😌✨️

I'm gonna tag @clgzb @missaoapink @dalkyum @potatopasta69 and its totally optional ofc 💖💕