#kim where's your sexy miguels

[caiabresebun]

umm would a sane person do this 🤨?

[ninicharm-blog]

[TRAN] Esquire February Issue - EXO Kai's Interview

Perhaps he knew dance before his name. Strength over dance, melody over strength, he felt that energy more than anything else. He's solely innocent, and has an attitude that says there is nothing else in the world other than my body and music, so I'm free. As you follow that one person's movements out of 12 as if chasing them, there should only be one question. "Do you by chance know who that person is? What's his name?" After (hearing) this question, I often thought of the name 'Kai'. It's like basic knowledge to know that his name (Kai) is read as the hanja/Chinese character 'yeol gae' 開 (he's used this before when talking about open mind Kai), his real name is Kim Jongin, and the fans think he's so sexy that they unknowingly call him 'oppa' and end up overlooking his age to call him the proper noun 'Jongin Oppa'. So that's not a variety of something you feel, but something you learn. Something like pushing the doorbell before saying a greeting. However, isn't Kai's essence a bit further away? Even if that's a little abstract, isn't it something to willingly find out about? Because we're all passing through one time period. I thought of something as I watched Kai moving in front of the camera like a dance. To what point/how far does 24 year old Kai want to go? "When I dance? First, it's fun and enjoyable when I dance. I dance almost as if I'm unconscious, but not. I'm not concerned about genres. Since I was young, I danced various genres so rather than only dancing one genre, it's more like I pull out and use whatever I need when I need it." In some moments, it was fine without music. Putting my phone down and watching the scene of Kai dancing was like music. Dance? Ballad? Fast or slow beats? What kind of mood? I don't think any of that was important. Perhaps it's possible for Kai to dance in a forest with only the wind blowing? Even to the 'seu seu seu seu' sound of leaves rolling as they brush against each other. Wouldn't his body again respond to the sounds he makes if he danced barefoot atop leaves? Like something you can't stop once you start, as if you're wearing enchanted shoes. Not a dance that you dance because you promised, but a dance that you dance because your body can't help but move and draw its own shape. Is that perhaps Kai? Kai indifferently said he sometimes feels something similar onstage. "It's not easy to be satisfied regarding a performance. Rather than divide it by times when it's good (dancing/performing) and times when it's not, there just are those days. There is also a sense of becoming sharp because my focus is severe. In those moments it feels like I'm in a vacuum state, like I'm the only one onstage, and especially when I'm dancing onstage alone, sometimes I get the feel that every single cell comes to life and moves. It hurts, but because it hurts, my senses become more sharp." A low voice. It's not the sound made by scratching something, but it's definitely the sound of stepping on the ground. A way of talking that exudes confidence of being able to start running anytime since it's strongly walking the ground. A 24 year old who laughs and says that he once thought 'There isn't anything that I want, but it would be nice to just have a practice room at home.' In times like these, what is the point of growing a year older every year? One person, even before becoming 10 years old, steadily pours in the amount of concentration that another person spends their whole life doing. There should be people who think the achievements of those people are coming early when compared to their age. And people who feel that it's a bit excessive in according to circumstances. I can say this because I don't know anything. Kai first started dancing in 3rd grade of elementary school. "I vaguely remember it. I went to a private jazz dance school. I can remember up to the point where I sat in the back with my dad and watched. But they (his family probably) say I started dancing from the very beginning that day. They say I went out (to the jazz school) whether it rained or snowed following that day. They say I went to the jazz school everyday. And I was very happy while learning ballet. I think that's when I started to love dance." What difference is there between now being unable to remember the moments of elementary school student Kim Jongin whose body responded and experienced, and EXO's Kai who was so concentrated that he can't remember anything once he gets offstage after a performance? Is that not perhaps truly the moment when Kai came to enjoy his own performances? Is that not why he danced and sang like that, then and now? Has time passed quickly in remembrance from the moment that child who loved dance became an SM Entertainment trainee to the time he became part of EXO? Behind the moments we are cheering, who else can estimate the weight of time as 'Jongin oppa' knows? "Dance is (like) food. When I look back, it's chaotic. Dancing and singing are things that I've been doing everyday, so I don't think that they're lacking. However, I do think that I am lacking in life itself. Since I don't know how to do anything apart from that (dancing and singing)." The numerous question marks that emerged upon seeing Kai in front of me disappeared in the end because of these words. Words that are ordinary but hard to keep, words that only a person who achieved through concentrated experience can say. It's also the language of someone who always looks back and makes a great effort not to stagnant. Kai also said this. "When I'm satisfied, it's like I stop there. There were many times when I felt stagnant since I was a trainee. Wow, times when I really wouldn't improve. But in order to overcome that, I just practiced without a word and at some point realized that I improved. I'd say 'Why can't I dance this dance?' abd move on to another dance, but when I go back to the previous dance, I can do it easily. There were things like that. If I practice without an answer, it works. If I dig without an answer, it also works." Nowadays also, on days with no schedules, it's consecutive practice and practice. Because he wants to sing better, lately he's practicing Miguel's 'Diamond' (I looked it up and I think he means a Rihanna/Miguel mashup called 'Diamonds/Adorn' by Travis Garland). He's singing the cover song by Travis Garland as a guide. "My teachers are probably really annoyed of me. I really bother/pester them. Because they need to teach me." This is why even among EXO's fanclub 'EXO-L', the hearts of fans who love Kai are undoubtedly just. January 14th is a day scheduled to spend together with the fans to celebrate his 24th birthday. "I like meeting the fans. I think my fans are a bit similar to me. Our sensibility is strong, and I think there are many (similar) sides like that. It's something I am very thankful for. I'm happy. I think I'm all set if I'm happy." 'Even if other people compliment me, if I say no, it's no.' Wrapped in the ability to cross Asia and the world, he doesn't even feel the stimulus of others. He only gets angry at himself when something is stuck, when something is stagnant, or when an idea won't surface. Living a life that is exposed on a scale that is hard to estimate, Kai is strong and says he doesn't know anything else, but happiness alone is important. "Happiness itself is the joy and driving force of living life. I think obtaining that (happiness) is no different from obtaining the world." The eyes of people who know how to speak like this do not waver. There is no reason to wander or avoid either. It's just a straight line that's stuck as is, an energy that is strong with the force to break through yet also harmless. Maturity is like a gift that finds you by passing age or transcending, and Kai's time flows without any anxiety/worries. Standing straight even alone in this shining state. translation credit: @ctribeat

[wildflip]

who still does ask memes

lol i do

Spotify, SoundCloud, or Pandora? spotify til im die

is your room messy or clean? rn it's as clean as its been in like 3 weeks cause i finally had time to do laundy bless

what color are your eyes? brn

do you like your name? why? i used to dislike it a lot cause my sister said it was really ugly but it's rad and gives me my strongest sense of personal identity gg

what is your relationship status? dying

describe your personality in 3 words or less *whomst *this *fraud

what color hair do you have? brn

what kind of car do you drive? color? white mazda 3 sedan i luv her :^)

where do you shop? idk for what

how would you describe your style? delicious thot ft frumpy skater

favorite social media account i like the hell site

what size bed do you have? kween

any siblings? older brother older sister

if you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why? toronto heart eyes

favorite snapchat filter? i just like that blue-y one that makes ur eyes bigger

favorite makeup brand(s) i buy drugstore lipstick and like... nothing else gg

how many times a week do you shower? at least 5 or i die

favorite tv show? i'm only watching the walking dead rn so that i guess the get down was .... so good tho

shoe size? 10 bruh

how tall are you? 5'10 or sth

sandals or sneakers? im a birks man now that theres no snow

do you go to the gym? not rn boo

describe your dream date My dream date? I break into Tiffany's at midnight. Do I go for the vault? No, I go for the chandelier. It's priceless. As I'm taking it down, a woman catches me. She tells me to stop. It's her father's business. She's Tiffany. I say no. We make love all night. In the morning, the cops come and I escape in one of their uniforms. I tell her to meet me in Mexico, but I go to Canada. I don't trust her. Besides, I like the cold. Thirty years later, I get a postcard. I have a son and he's the chief of police. This is where the story gets interesting. I tell Tiffany to meet me in Paris by the Trocadero. She's been waiting for me all these years. She's never taken another lover. I don't care. I don't show up. I go to Berlin. That's where I stashed the chandelier.

how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment? my wallets downstairs but i have like $10 in change and $2 american

what color socks are you wearing? >socks

how many pillows do you sleep with? 4 but that's........not enough give me like 10

do you have a job? what do you do? i'm an artist also i work at a grocery store oh no

how many friends do you have? idk a bunch i love my friends

whats the worst thing you have ever done? :um:

whats your favorite candle scent? coffee bean

3 favorite boy names -aaron -teddy -adam

3 favorite girl names -betty -roxanne -sidney

favorite actor? shrug

favorite actress? suhrrg

who is your celebrity crush? id smash john cusack

favorite movie? man i love rent

do you read a lot? whats your favorite book? my favourite book is always the last one i read so the raven cycle is fun

money or brains? #whynotboth

do you have a nickname? what is it? brn

how many times have you been to the hospital? uhh like maybe 6

top 10 favorite songs man, idk here are the last 10 i listened to -kokopelli face tattoo - ajj -dancing in the moonlight - toploader -feel it still - portuagal. the man -cadillac - miguel -stella - all time low -last night - motion city soundtrack -we do it different on the west coast - the mountain goats -love stuck - mother mother -she - green day -let's run away - matt and kim

do you take any medications daily? nah

what is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc) combo

what is your biggest fear? a mix of never having any sort of independence and being all alone! fuk

how many kids do you want? i don't tbh

whats your go to hair style? lesbian soul rebel who needs a haircut

what type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc) it's lorge but outdated

who is your role model? i have idols not necessarily role models idk

what was the last compliment you received? someone at work said i make their entire life bearable and i was like tf thanks

what was the last text you sent? i don't work there but thx

how old were you when you found out santa wasn’t real? when i was ..6 i lost a tooth and my mum didnt have change so she left me a $20 with a note saying to "share it with your mom so she can get coffee in the morning" from the tooth fairy and it #allcametogether

what is your dream car? camaros are sexy 69 camaros are so sexy

opinion on smoking? it's 2017 are we not past this yet u lit smell so bad smoke weed like an adult

do you go to college? lol

what is your dream job? i wanna fuckin make sports graphics lol

would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs? urban papi

do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels? ya

do you have freckles? only when its real sunny out

do you smile for pictures? lol sometimes i goof too much

how many pictures do you have on your phone? idk like 10 this phone is so new

have you ever peed in the woods? uhhhh technically

do you still watch cartoons? not rly nostalgia is fun sometimes tho

do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds? ive never had wendys nugs

Favorite dipping sauce? sweet and sour

what do you wear to bed? shorts and a hoodie or like nothing idk sometimes ur naked sometimes ur not..depends

have you ever won a spelling bee? one time i lost cause i couldnt spell chocolate gg

what are your hobbies? are u attempting to know me

can you draw? yea boi

do you play an instrument? i can still sorta drom i know how to sorta play a bunch of instruments shrug

what was the last concert you saw? ummm live music fest w little bands idk

tea or coffee? i'm a tea boy now i'm not rugged anymore

Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts? i've never had dunkin donuts

do you want to get married? yea :^)

what is your crush’s first and last initial? br

are you going to change your last name when you get married? idk maybe but hoo know

what color looks best on you? i look good in light blu

do you miss anyone right now? not particularly

do you sleep with your door open or closed? that shits closed

do you believe in ghosts? no lol

what is your biggest pet peeve? the sound of people.. picking at their nails... makes me want to die

last person you called? papito

favorite ice cream flavor? chocolateeee

regular oreos or golden oreos? if you like golden oreos i don't like you

chocolate or rainbow sprinkles? depenz on what theyre on boi

what shirt are you wearing? a fall out boy hoodie lol

what is your phone background? it's still the default bg it's like a wave or sth but #artistic

are you outgoing or shy? shoutgoing

do you like it when people play with your hair? i can't stand when people play with my hair

do you like your neighbors? i don't know my neighbours tbh whomst

do you wash your face? at night? in the morning? both usually baby wipe that bihhh

have you ever been high? nah

have you ever been drunk? yah

last thing you ate? chickpeas like right from a can

favorite lyrics right now i'm really fixated on the lyric all somersaults through so-called art 'cause if that aint me #what is

summer or winter? sumber

day or night? day man

dark, milk, or white chocolate? dark choccy

favorite month? juillet

what is your zodiac sign leoooo

who was the last person you cried in front of? i don't remember the last time i cried probaby my old therapist lol

[theworstbob]

yellin’ at songs, week 26

capsule reviews of the songs which debuted on the 7 July 2017 and 8 July 2017 editions of the billboard hot 100

7.7.2007

61) "Lost," Faith Hill

"With everything I have doesn't mean a thing if it's without you." I. Don't know what that means? I could stare at some of these lyrics and not really understand what's happening other than I'm supposed to believe in love and all its power, which is probably the most we can expect out of a late-career Faith Hill song. It's not great, but, y'know, just as I feel weird about trying to assess Fifth Harmony songs, I feel like Faith Hill songs are reaching for that Aunt With Too Many Inspirational Quote Pillows demographic, and I have to respect the choice she had made to service this demographic. This was someone's third wedding song, and I think that's beautiful. (Also, credit where credit's due, Kara DioGuardi co-wrote a song I tolerated.)

65) "Never Wanted Nothing More," Kenny Chesney

This is a weird one. Because it's Kenny Chesney, but it's also Chris Stapleton, but it's also Chris Stapleton writing a Kenny Chesney song. It's complicated. Like, you look at Kanye West's early discography, you see names you know, Jermaine Dupri, Goodie Mob, Lil' Kim, Nas, Alicia Keys, you see respectable names, you can see how the songs Kanye produced would fit into the greater Kanye catalogue. There's a difference, of course, between production and writing, but early Kanye doesn't feel like producer-for-hire. This song is written so outside the voice I've come to associate with Chris Stapleton that I can't imagine him ever writing it. Like, this song fits in with the Chris Stapleton origin story because it shows Chris Stapleton has been doing this thing for a long time and was good at it, but that's the only way it fits. This is just a Kenny Chesney song that Chris Stapleton happened to write, whereas "Izzo" is a Jay-Z song with a Kanye beat. Country music's weird as hell, man. I ain't gonna get it.

69) "Dance Tonight," Paul McCartney

it's gotta be pretty nuts to know that your status as one of the greatest songwriters of all time is so secure that there is absolutely nothing you could do to remove yourself from that pedestal. Like, the only reason I can find for a song like this (read: a bad one) being made from a dude at this level is, he was bored and wanted to see if people would call it an extraordinary songwriting feat if he just dropped a track like "it's nice when people have fun!"

74) "Let It Go," Keyshia Cole ft./Missy Elliott & Lil Kim

Pretty good! A little subdued for my taste, a little too restrained for a song about letting go, but I think we've talked about how I'm not naturally drawn to R&B simply because the genre is so subdued and restrained, so it's probably my own fault I'm not as into this song as I feel I should be. Like, I like all the names involved, I thnk Keyshia Cole was a pretty decent singer, I like the ingredients of the song, but someone put them together with a different palette than mine in mind. Ugh, and that's just the worst, how the world doesn't make enough things for white males to enjoy. This song, though, I think it's a'ight! I have no complaints about it specifically!

91) "How Do I Breathe," Mario

...i swear i've heard this exact same r&b song at least twice, though. like, "let it go" had missy on the track, it was cool. this is another song about a man who is sad his girlfriend left him and wishes she would come back. mario's a more engaging vocalist than the joes and tanks of 2007, like i'd like to hear him sing a better song, but... man, this week is just songs i didn't need to hear, and not in the sense that pop music is bad and i shouldn't try to listen to this much of it, more that 2007 just kinda said, "hey, here's some shit you've already heard from us, have fun." i feel i don't need to have an opinion on this song because i've already had an opinion on some stargate joint or another, y'know?

97) "Doomsday Clock," Smashing Pumpkins

hey speaking of unnecessary, another smashing pumpkins song! and not even one i need to begrudgingly admit is good, this one is the thing i expected smashing pumpkins to sound like, billy corgan nasally whining about some bullshit or another while the guitar plods along dutifully. nothing here is innovative, nothing here takes smashing pumpkins and frames it in a new light for me, this is just a song that exists. these songs all exist.

Well, obviously, since we’re hitting the halfway point, we’re gonna be doing something special! ...Or I would forget how to count and not realize this was the halfway point. Anyway, no Top 20s because nothing changed. 2017!

8 July 2017

4) "Wild Thoughts," by DJ Khaled ft./Rihanna & Bryson Tiller

I don't believe anything Bryson Tiller says on this song. My understanding of Bryson Tiller was that he was a simpering sad boy who sang about his feelings, so when he comes on a track where he a) has to present himself as an equal to Rihanna and b) has to make the argument that he is a worthy sexual partner for Rihanna, it's hard to take him seriously, because all he's done before suggests he's not this person. Like, someone thought of Bryson Tiller was the answer to the question "Who could make Rihanna think wild thoughts?" and that's just amazing to me. Literally anyone else would have been better. Are we not ready to lean so fully into the Latin trend that we'll give Luis Fonsi a starring role in a DJ Khaled song? Are we just this over Miguel? Hell, we know from "Run Up" that PARTYNEXTDOOR's capable of being occasionally interesting, why not him! This song could've been something, but man, that Bryson Tiller feature sinks it.

51) "Feels," by Calvin Harris ft./Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry & Big Sean

I appreciate the work Calvin Harris puts in to making pop music funky again, I think he's aware there's a direct line in music history from him to The Chainsmokers and he's doing his best to distance himself from that, but there's a limit to how much I can enjoy a song with the line "I know you're not afraid to catch feels with me." Like, this is another good song, Calvin Harris has been doing work this spring/early summer, it's just, one of them has to be the worst, and it's this one with its tumblr-ass hook. I wish I had a more legit reason to not be into this song. Nope. It's just that one word. I don't even necessarily mind that word, it's just, an entire song built around that word isn't a party I wanna attend.

61) "First Day Out," by Kodak Black

Nope!

83) "Relationship," by Young Thug ft./Future

Comparing Young Thug to the other dudes in his genre is like comparing a wasp to a group of bumblebees. They're sort of the same thing, but Young Thug is so much different and fearsome. ...This isn't his best song? This is the song you'd expect to chart off the album given the pedigree, but also, it isn't, because there's so many other, better songs on the album? But we should be evaluating this song for what it is, not what it isn't. "I put my dick inside her mouth before she act." Neat! Of all the many things Young Thug is, he is not perfect.

89) "Feel it Still," by Portugal. The Man

I AM IN FAVOR OF ALL THE BRASS 2017 HAS GIVEN ME THIS YEAR. The only instance of a brass instrument I remember from 2007 is the "Get Buck" beat, and I am so thrilled with the occasional blasts on this song. It's a fun song by a band I know I've heard about at some point but didn't expect to see here. I thought Portugal. The Man was ponderous indie nonsense, but yo, if they got one of these in them, I'm down to see what else they got. It's weird when it turns out bands everyone says is good make good songs. Like, what happened to bands like the Arcade Fire, who just whined monotonously over jingle-jangling?

100) "Real Hitta," by Piles ft./Kodak Black

...Are you. Guys. Are you serious? Piles? PIIIIIIILES? Of all the fucking. So many rappers hit in 2007, and the one y'all dredged up to make the Deacde Dance Club, literally the week I introduce that as a thing, is maybe the worst one, the one whose name I didn't even bother to spell right, I thought he was so yesterday. I'm not gonna listen to it for what I hope are obvious reasons, but that doesn't mean we can't jump into the AZ Lyrics page. "All that ass she got back there startin' to look like a Pamper" This is the least sexy way to describe a butt since "My Humps." "Sex game undefeated, think I'm 100-0" ...Has Piles only fucked 100 times? I mean. Hey, nothin' wrong with that, I'm not here to prude shame anyone or promote promiscuity or whatever, but even in the last 10 years, 3,650 days, Piles has only fucked once every five weeks or so? Or is he just on a winning streak, like, that's how many times in a row he's ejaculated? (I'm assuming he's not bragging that, every time he has sex, he makes the woman cum. I don't think Piles has ever had a woman's pleasure in mind when setting about his business.) This is a bizarre boast. "Biggest thing he ever did for you was take you to Chili's." ...Okay. Okay, that's pretty good. "That lil pussy was so sorry, I call it minimum wage." You know what fuck it I'll take gross political commentary. Piles had two lines I enjoyed out of the context of the song! There may be hope for all of us y -- oh right Kodak Black "I'ma come through, and I'ma fuck ya like the police lookin' for me" Well, that's about as tone deaf as I expected, alright, well, there's hope for some of us.

Decade Dance Party

...Um. 31) Piles We said that it’s hard to have two hits ten years apart. What this list presupposes is... What if it isn’t?

Who Won the Week?

A few weeks ago, there was like a three-year stretch where the Houston Texans and the Cincinatti Bengals would play each other in the football playoffs. They were boring games and bad to watch, and while the Bengals and Texans were good enough to have made the playoffs, it kinda sucked that one of the two got to go to the next round while a different, more fun team to watch gets eliminated, or was left out of the playoffs entirely. “Feel It Still” is a fine song and is definitely better than “Let it Go,” but like. “Feel it Still” shouldn’t be the champion for the week. I dunno, kinda meh for both weeks, 2017 takes it because I don’t think “Feel it Still” should get demerits for all the Kodak Black I didn’t listen to. So.

2017: 14 2007: 12

Next week, 2007 is giving us what is indisputably greater than all The Beatles songs put together. (I linked to that specific post because gosh that dude adding his two cents at the end is the reason op exists.) But will it be better than the alt-country song and the indie-rock song I for some reason ranked over “Umbrella?” ONLY TIME WILL TELL.