#lewloh

[the-strange-world]

Kpop Christmas/Winter Song List

Part 10 ❄️

My Little Christmas- Kim Chae Won

PRESENT - Moon Byul

A miracle 3 days ago - Moon Byul

Cinderella - Seori

Christmas Eve - Han Yo Han & Kim Seungmin

Better Year - YNR & lewloh

[dengswei]

2023: A Year in Review

tagged by the wonderful @weiwuz thank you!!

rules: link your favourite and/or most popular post from each month of this year (it's totally fine to skip months and tag some CCs you love!)

i'm going to link more than one because i feel like i've improved a lot over this past year as i adapted more to using photopea & explored a lot more when it comes to giffing using it & i'm proud of how far i've come this year! (also you can see when i went from only doing 1 gif a month to like multiple 🤣) apparently i didn't make very many sets in may that aren't in my eyes "boring" 🤣

JANUARY

first love: hatsukoi + terminal by lewloh & julia gartha

kurodachi | cherry magic + moment by jeff satur — for userdramas event 3: beginnings

lan wangji | the untamed (golden core reveal & all the things he said to wwx when he didn't know he was coreless because i love inflicting pain)

FEBRUARY

kodama sakuko | koisenu futari — for userdramas event 4: love

asatsune | reversal orchestra (with a quote by r.m. drake)

MARCH

asatsune | reversal orchestra ep 8

mike chinnarat in midnight museum ep 2 (this one might also be most popular people were rightfully unhinged when they saw this set/him in this drama)

asatsune | reversal orchestra ep 9

core four | brush up life

APRIL

jiang cheng | the untamed — for userdramas event 6: second time to shine

JUNE

takahashi satoru | koisenu futari — for userdramas event 7: identity (it's rainbow coloured what else can i say)

jeff satur lucid mv (aka the set i still kick myself for forgetting i could've used this for userdramas bingo)

wasteland by kang daniel set (another set where i kinda used b&w and didn't hate it also i just love the blending in this set, & the og mv for SOS was like yellow)

JULY

wei wuxian | the untamed — for userdramas get to know me bingo: character

AUGUST

takahashi satoru | koisenu futari — for userdramas event 9: icon

SEPTEMBER

xiyao | the untamed — for userdramas event 10: emotions (i really loved how this one turned out with the transition of the colours & just the colouring in general i really love)

asatsune | reversal orchestra — for userdramas get to know me bingo: relationship (i had a lot of trial and error with this set, it took a whole like 7 months for me to finish it because i kept going back and redoing the colouring because reversal orchestra if you haven't seen it is like literally colour coded yellow/orange, you can also tell it took me this long because this is one of the few sets after like july where i used my old gif size)

OCTOBER

xiyao | the untamed — for userdramas event 11: inspiration

NOVEMBER

songxiao | the untamed — for userdramas event 12 loss (this one is actually probably my favourite set of mine of all time)

yaojing | lost you forever — for asiandramanet nov bingo: animation (fade transition effect used, this one took me a long time to make & it turned out so much better than i expected)

tushan jing | lost you forever — for asiandramanet nov bingo: quote (i'm not a lover of using yellow in my gifsets & i actively tend to avoid it but i wanted to use yellow because i think it embodied the quote well and i surprisingly loved how it turned out)

tang lian | the blood of youth — for asiandramanet nov bingo: blending

DECEMBER

zhening | story of kunning palace — for asiandramanet dec bingo: black & white (b&w is another thing i tend to avoid with my gifsets because i usually dislike the outcome but i really loved how this turned out)

yunqing | reset — for userdramas secret santa + asiandramanet dec bingo: overlay

jinwoo/moeun | tell me that you love me — for asiandramanet dec bingo: free choice (i've been wanting to use this quote for agessss and it was just perf for them & this set has grown on me a lot)

yaojing | lost you forever (ep 33) — for asiandramanet dec bingo: typography (ironically for this what i love about it is the colouring)

jinwoo/moeun | tell me that you love me (ep 9) — for asiandramanet dec bingo: comfort

i'm too lazy to tag people so please feel free to say i tagged you, & if you read the whole of this post ilysm

[indigostarfire]

🎶 10 Songs I Actually Listen To 🎶

I enjoy music a lot so thank you @troubled-mind for tagging me!💕 Not everyone has Spotify so I also included YouTube links if you wanted to hear the whole song.

1. One of my recent finds.

2. 9001 (Ninety O One)- Stupid Boy is another song by 9001 that I’m listening to.

3. This hasn't ever left my playlist.

4. In addition to being a nice song, this video is a sweet mini-movie too :)

5. Thanks @telomeke for this recommendation and all the others too!!

6. This is another recent find. Other songs that I like by this artist is Pure, Scorpio, and Surprising.

7. Thanks @danthebookworm for recommending this artist. I love so many of her songs!

8.

9. I’m a fan of the Heaven Official’s Blessing ost. (So sad that the live action version of HOB was filmed but never released 😭 )

10. @danthebookworm you brought Loreena back into my current playlists, thank you!!

A special thanks to @danthebookworm and @telomeke for all the great song rec.s and discussions, and for expanding my music library!!!

Tagging (no pressure): @danthebookworm @telomeke @thedaughtersoflilith @fadelikeclouds @lotus-soup-pot @hualianhusbands @fangirlmedstudentblog

[deathslights]

tagged by @musictooth

🎶✨when you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, publish, then send this ask/tag 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨

Music is a really big part of my life, so I listen to it quite a lot. Whenever I'm writing I always have to have something playing, usually a track that somehow echoes the mood of chapter or a story I'm working on. I can't write without music.

I'm just going to pick a few randomly from my spotify.

Suzume by RADWIMPS feat. Toaka

There's an ethereal, mystical feel to this song that makes this song beautiful.

2. Under the Influence by Joel Sunny

This is an instrumental song that I would use when I have to write a scene that would need a sustained tension.

3. Flower Blossom by Kim Jang Woo

Another instrumental song. This one I would use when I need to write something delicate, sweet, and a little wistful.

4. Terminal by Lewloh feat. Julia Gartha

I actually found this song when I was watching the trailer for Summer Daze. The chorus is lovely and I can listen to on repeat for days.

5. Neray Neray Vas by Soch the Band feat. Butt Brothers

This is one of my favourite songs because of its lyrics and the bass, and its a song that fills me with energy. This song to me is the beauty of what Punjabi music is.

[diamonddeposits]

LEWLOH- SUMMER BOY

Heart-strings tugging pop from singer songwriter Lewloh (avatar of  Boston based Lewis Loh)   . With summer boy, the artist poetically pours his heart out to us about a doomed summer romance. We’ve all been there. It’s beautiful, genuine and unforgettable. The track was just issued via label Where Are the Fruits. More music is forthcoming shortly with an album to follow in the Autumn! Have a listen above!

[brokencameralens]

“We crossed many bridges to get to where we last kiss.”

“We were meant to be together, but not till forever. That’s just how the story goes.”

“We were never perfect, and we were both learning. This was the pain we both chose.”

[onestowatch]

lewloh Opens Up on the Striking ‘michigan/missinghim’ [Q&A]

Today sees the release of lewloh’s michigan/missinghim, a 13-track tour de force rife with emotion and sonic exploration. We had the chance to sit down with lewloh and gain further insight into his latest project and the artist behind the magic. 

Who is lewloh? How is your “artist self” different from Lewis the individual?

The main difference between lewloh and myself the individual, is that he isn’t afraid to share openly about his pain, trauma and learnings. He is the eloquent version of me, and takes the time to process his emotions to communicate them efficiently. I’m also more introverted than lewloh. I enjoy solitude and gaming whereas he enjoys meeting new people and listening to their stories.

What is “terminal” about? What made it pair so well as a duet?

“terminal” is about inevitable endings. I wrote this with my friend Gabbi Gots, about a week after a breakup and was sharing this feeling I had during the relationship about almost knowing that its ending was nearing. Because of the long distance narrative that was woven into the song, I felt that this story was best told as a duet. I knew Julia Gartha would be an amazing fit for the song and so I Facetimed her out of the blue one night, and just hoped she’d be onboard (and she was!!)

What influenced the song, is it in on trend with the rest of your release michigan/missinghim? Or is it different and why? 

“terminal” is track seven on the album, and signifies a major turning point in the story. It goes from ‘dance around him’ which is all about avoiding talking about the problems in a relationship, to acknowledging that this love isn’t strong enough to resist its inescapable ending. Sonically, I also feel that it is the most pop sounding track on the record and will hopefully make your body dance in sadness.

How does your songwriting background help you write music, is it more structured? Thematic? Is it liberating or difficult knowing song structure?

My songwriting background helps me to be even more intentional about my writing. Every decision I make be it lyrical, melody or form, is to support the overarching narrative I wanted to tell with michigan/missinghim. In the past I’d just trust my instincts blindly, but now I feel like I understand my instincts. Just like a baker with all their newer and more efficient kitchen tools, they are empowered to come up with new recipes, whilst saving time by avoiding simple mistakes.

Southeast Asia appears to be a real hotbed of third culture pop; is that new? Or are people just starting to take appropriate notice? 

It’s a mix of both. I think there is a growing interest across SEA, towards cultural diversity and people having different stories to tell... and so whilst there are new third culture pop acts popping up, there have also been many existing story tellers in the field finally getting attention.

How does identity factor into your music if at all; is it a backdrop? A source of emotions? Or just a point of catharsis? 

I believe that one’s identity dictates everything about their art. The way I communicate and express my ideas is decided by my upbringing, perspective and level of awareness. My identity helps to distill my experiences into (hopefully) relatable and digestible songs. 

What are your hopes and dreams for this release? Where do you want your music to take you?

I really hope that I’ll be able to tour this album, and meet listeners from around Asia that have been supporting the music and I for a while. I’m also excited for this project to be added into my catalog, and hopefully be synced to some tv shows. Honestly, I’m already very grateful to be doing music full-time, and so if this album can continue to support my living, I’d be more than content.

Is there anything in music people should be paying more attention to? Specifically from Singapore? 

I think people should be paying more attention to the messages embedded in lyrics, and reflecting more on how it may apply to themselves.

Who are your Ones to Watch? 

My Ones to Watch are Umar Sirhan, Lincoln Lim and Vivien Yap.

[fandomup]

CYAR'IKA └A CODY x OBI-WAN PLAYLIST good man, that cody / sometimes in war it's hard to be the one who survives

1. still don't know my name - labrinth | 2. vode an - mik, samuel kim | 3. lieutenant -  of methodist, chuck lexander, axel brizzy, ffion, slodown | 4. everybody wants to rule the world -  lorde | 5. godspeed - .gif | 6. every man is a warrior - lena fayre | 7. red flags - lewloh, joie tan | 8. 505 - artic monkeys | 9. authority - of methodist, chuck lexander | 10. glory - dermot kennedy | 11. little lion man - mumford & sons | 12. the war - syml | 13. shrike - hozier | 14. anakin's dark deeds - closed on sunday, king divine | 15. the system only dreams in total darkness - the national | 16. love pledge & the arena - closed on sunday | 17. wasteland, baby! - hozier | 18. eclipse - hans zimmer | 19. the enemy - andrew belle | 20. sun - sleeping at last

[listen on spotify]

[flameaurasphere]

Post Break-up Diary 2.0: Day 376

When I hold you, I remember that you are right for me You created tiny planets where you and I could be

Happy, in your galaxy I am happy, but is this reality?

When I want you, you are fire that I'm afraid to touch You are beauty and you take me to a place where I can be

Happy, in your galaxy I am happy, but I'm falling into your Gravity, in your galaxy I am happy, but is this my reality?

[dai-ou-sama]

OTP AU playlists; multiple timelines exist and they’re fated to meet every time, but it’s just not always a happy ending:

Alternate universe; they’re in the wrong timeline

Track list (first ten): i. dandelions, ruth b / ii. heather, conan grey / iii. loved you so, lewloh / iv. serendipity, lewloh / v. dancing without music, brdgs / vi. this is how you fall in love, jeremy zucker and chelsea cutler / vii. cloud 9, paravi das / viii. red flags, lewloh and joei tan / ix. settle down, gentlebones / x. strawberries and cigarettes, troye sivan

Alternate universe 2; this time, they’re in the right timeline and they just—

tracklist (first ten): i. mr angel, tommy newport / ii. kiss her you fool, kids that fly / iii. like or like like, miniature tigers / iv. campus, vampire weekend / vii. the king, sarah kinsley / viii. Iloveyou, between friends / ix. hey lover!, wabie / x. cloud 9, beach bunny

[meyhew]

omg please do the tiny playlist thing w sofia for me 🥺

sunday sun; the cinematics

oceans away; forever ends here

fire away; niall horan

it's only; odesza

all i am; lewloh

send me your name for a playlist!

[tate-lin]

Thirty Questions Tag Game

Thanks for the tag, @teriwrites💞

Reading your answers was funny and great (also love the self-promo for your worldbuilding XD)

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs you are contractually obligated to know better

1) Name/Nickname: Tate

2) Gender: Agender/Non-Binary

3) Star Sign: Capricorn

4) Height: 155cm (~5'08 feet)

5) Time: 11:36pm

6) Birthday: 17 Jan

7) Favourite Bands: The Sam Willows (check out my favourite song of theirs called Take Heart here)

8) Favourite Solo Artists: Sleeping at Last, Gentle Bones & Lewloh

9) Song Stuck in My Head: You Belong with Me by Taylor Swift

10) Last Movie: Young Promising Woman

11) Last Show: Haikyuu (I think...)

12) When Did I Make this Blog: Umm I think sometime last year

13) What I Post: Mostly writing stuff, but I sometimes post stuff related to the fandoms I'm currently in or things I think people should know about

14) Last Thing I Googled: The link for Take Heart haha

15) Other Blogs: I have a personal side account, an abandoned side writing blog for that account, and a side school blog for that same account

16) Do I Get Asks: Not yet HAHA (but you can be the first ;))

17) Why I Chose My URL: I wanted to be known by this name as it's a name I chose myself to replace my original one

18) Following: 56

19) Followers: 21

20) Average Hours of Sleep: I'm on holiday now, so 8 to 10😎

21) Lucky Number: 8 is my favourite number, does that count?😅

22) Instruments: Piano (only up till Grade 4 but I forgot most of what I learnt already LOL)

23) What I'm Wearing Right Now: Pajamas

24) Dream Trip: Not exactly a dream trip, but I'd like to visit Santorini, Greece and New Zealand

25) Favourite Food: Rice, magee mee, milo, and my mom's pasta & bak kut teh

26) Nationality: Singaporean

27) Favourite Song: Butter-Fly by Kouji Wada

28) Last Book Read: Catch-22 (I'm not actually finished yet, but the MC so far is incredibly funny in an appalling 'I can't believe that it's totally possible for a human out there to have as such a god-awful personality as yours')

29) Top Three Fictional Universes: Hunter X Hunter, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood & Avatar: The Last Airbender

30) Favourite Colour: Green for the win✌

I don't know that many people on here tbh (even though I say I follow 56 people), so I'll just tag: @justahalfling, @hearteyeswrites, @kittensartswriting, @slightlyunderokayartist, @booksnotbookies, @sheabutterskyes & @fleetingfictions

[justalittlebluetiefling]

52 for a song on your wrapped playlist 🥰

52. Infection - lewloh

ask me about my top 100 songs in 2020

[solplparty]

𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒊𝒔𝒕 | 너랑 날씨 좋은 주말에 같이 들을려고 준비한 노래 (해외 인디 플레이리스트) :: INDIEVERSE :: https://youtu.be/22vf82I-7II 00:00 Gentle Bones, Clara Benin - A Day At A Time 02:22 I love you Orchestra Swing Style, lewloh, Joie Tan - Never Knew feat. lewloh & Joie Tan 04:53 Vivien Yap - Lonely Lovers 07:59 The Steve McQueens - Mila Ascending 14:49 jun - Lovesick Blues 18:57 Soul Dot, Akeem Jahat, Marian Carmel - what are we? (Acoustic) 22:05 Dalton Webb, Odelia Rei - Leave It All To You 26:29 LAYYI - Hey Love 30:15 Kiyne - eventually 32:42 nkei - No 36:32 Thaddeus Lin - Hey Son 40:05 Eddieftw - Lucky Ones 43:13 Jeyes - We Won't Photo by Sunny instagram.com/Skyzsun #인디음악 #플레이리스트 #싱가포르 - More about Hear 65 Hear65 (www.hear65.com) is an initiative by the National Arts Council and produced by independent music media company Bandwagon. Hear65’s aim is for Singaporeans and the world to discover and embrace music from Singapore, and to raise the profile of Singaporean musicians. Subscribe to their YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/Hear65SG) to discover more Singaporean music! 문화인 - MUN HWA IN

[yinyinggie]

YING HI 💐

heres yours — serendipity by lewloh and some other person<33

XI MDUDE I LOVE LEWLOH SO MUCH HE WAS LITERALLY 70% OF MY DECEMBER PLAYLIST <33 ( help are you spying on me /j )

and yours is see you again by pseudo and chris theng !!!

[fyeahcindie]

Baybeats 2021 live stream is happening right now, I'm watching the band ANECHOIS. Mostly instrumental guitar rock, very tight! Amateur Takes Control (math/instrumental rock) is up next. And after that, Hong Kong dream-gazers Lucid Express. =D (Lucid Express is the band formerly known as Thud)

Looks like they are alternating the outdoor stage and indoor theater stage, so there's not much break between acts. (tiny interviews w/ musicians in between sets) =D

UPDATE: ATC was very powerful! Now Lucid Express is performing, but their set is streaming w/no audience from Hong Kong. (see some pics at IG) I should add that they sound great, but their videographer is adding some psychedelic fx to the video. Totally unnecessary, a little annoying. Maybe they are doing it to make it seem more like a concert experience? *shrugs* Anyway, I'm just listening instead of watching.

I just missed FYCI favorite Sobs, but it looks like you can watch these streams from the beginning at the baybeatsfestival YouTube channel.

Update2: The Sobs set was fun, with at least 3 songs I didn’t know (new) plus several of their classic pop tunes. I love that band so much. 😄😍

Tune in tomorrow and Sunday for Days 3 & 4

Yesterday's lineup (6-hour stream is HERE):

DAY 1 • 4 NOV, THU

6.00pm Cactus Cactus

6.35pm Sun Eater

7.10pm KEYANA | Baybeats x Secret Signals

7.45pm ULTRA MEGA CAT ATTACK

8.20pm Iman’s League

8.55pm lewloh | Baybeats x Secret Signals

9.30pm per[sona

10.05pm The Full Pledge Munkees

10.40pm Stopgap | Baybeats x Secret Signals

11.15pm BGourd

11.50pm Gym and Swim (TH)

12.25am Destroy Boys (US)