#no more dream (japanese ver.) mv

[namchyoon]

day 318/547 until joon returns

[planetamarte]

tagged by @swordbyte to list 5 songs i have on repeat rn! ty for the tag ^__^ music infodump mode ON!!!!

japanese breakfast ft. so!yoon! - be sweet (korean version) this is in my amy playlist ive been thinking of her a lot so this is in result of that. love singing the words to songs in korean even if i only understand like a fifth of them. i gotta listen to more jbrekkie she has such a nice voice

mariya takeuchi - plastic love a recent addition to my amy playlist too LOL..... i listened to a bunch of city pop on an evening walk the other day and it was so nice ughhh I'M JUST PLAYING GAMES. I KNOW THAT'S PLASTIC LOVE. DANCE TO THE PLASTIC BEAT. ANOTHER MORNING COMES.......

artms - virtual angel (linked the human eye ver of the mv since the original is UNGODLY FLASHY). recent post-loona release (they may be separated but STILL LOONA)!!! this song sounds so nostalgic for a time that never happened. the whole album is so so good i threw it in my playlist for this summer so ive been getting the songs come up on shuffle and i still cant decide on a favorite bside

yves - loop yet another post-loona release!!!! i facking love this one i need yves to collab with pinkpantheress expeditiously BUT NOT WITH A SHORT ASS SONG THIS ONE FEELS SHORT ENOUGH AS IS JUST REPEAT THE CHORUS ONE MORE TIME AT THE END PLEASE

circusp ft. megurine luka - dream a favorite in my recent luka obsession... found it in a playlist and its such a nice song. from what ive listened to im liking this producer's luka stuff a lot

OKAAYYY no pressure tags my fwends @sungsuho @kazumahashimoto @icetones @starraptor @laloward <3

[smbhax]

Quick plays of a bunch of Neo Geo Pocket and Neo Geo Pocket Color games in Mednafen!

Kikou Seiki Unitron JP-only RPG sequel by SNK 2nd party Yumekobo. My old notes say this came bundled with a Japanese "slim" NGPC I wanted, that I had only played the first game, Biomotor Unitron, very briefly, and that I wasn't impressed with the "Pokemonesque" gameplay here, greatly preferring the likes of Card Fighter's Clash. That will probably still be the case. Nice presentation though. Translation patch from romhacking.net only does 1st few minutes of intro, and menus. Could be a decent RPG.

Neo Turf Masters Saurus' (SNK 2nd party?) version of Nazca's Neo Geo golf game. Doesn't have RPG stuff like Mario Golf but I was getting into the actual golf part. Some wild course stuff like being atop a huge waterfall. Can't save mid-course in-game? Emulator solves that I suppose. Want to play this more. Waitasec, I have MVS/AES version from the Humble Bundle NEOGEO collection. Well now I gotta try that (I think I thought at some point MVS/AES ver had flashing FX? Not seeing them at the moment).

The King of Fighters: Battle de Paradise Your avatar hops around a board triggering King of Fighters-themed button mash minigames, most of which aren't very fun. (There's a pretty fun hidden game if you put the cart in a b&w NGP, haven't done that yet, need to use an older emulator.)

Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams Amusingly drawn cutscenes with a silly young witch; boring horizontal shooting.

Faselei! Rather lovely solo mech tactical strategy by Sacnoth. "Program" your mech's next series of moves by socketing action-specific, upgradeable "chips," then watch them play out alongside the enemy's moves. Lush presentation.

Neo 21 The card game in slightly jank graphics.

NeoGeo Cup '98 Plus Initial, b&w version of…

NeoGeo Cup '98 Plus Color Kinda cute national team tournament soccer w/ absurd clothing stat-boost items to collect (don't get too attached--thieves will steal them). Gameplay's a bit maddening as it seems nearly impossible to pass to your CPU teammates, who a) are usually offscreen and b) always seem to run the other way than you'd expected; meanwhile, the CPU always has 2-3 players right on you. Back in the day I found a spot to shoot from pretty far out and to the side that goalies couldn't block; darned if I remember where it was. ; )

Dynamite Slugger Seems like a pretty good baseball game by ADK and I am terrible at them, specifically here the very streamlined pitching, and the fielding where I always press the wrong base button to throw to. Not as flash-screen heavy as the "Baseball Stars" games (Saurus did the NGPC version of those), but there is a strobing effect for a home run. : P Nice graphics. Maybe some day I'll have an inning where I hold the CPU scoreless…

Pocket Tennis Earlier, more challenging version with fewer characters and less animation--more challenging because serving is touchier and your character has a shorter reach. : P

Pocket Tennis Color By Yumekobo. Movement feels good until you try to coordinate it with hitting the ball, at which point I encounter mysterious whiffs, dives that take me away from the ball, and hits that often don't go in the direction I wanted. Feels more like ping pong than tennis a lot of the time. Some weird courts with hard-to-read nets. : P My old notes point out that the CPU doesn't move on defense, so you just hit it past them.

Of these, the games I have marked to come back to are Neo Turf Masters (the MVS one, at least, and possibly this one to compare), KOF:BdP for the b&w hidden game, and Dynamite Slugger.

Session: https://youtu.be/NXEMPA2eMR0

[mikuchae]

mikuchae's top 40 kpop releases of 2023

DISCLAIMERS: i did not include japanese releases, english versions, remixes, or korean versions of japanese songs. but kep1ers "i do, do you? was the best japanese release this year, FYI. also i'm sorry if your favorite album didn't make it on this list. i'm sure i probably liked a bside off of it or two.

40. A Dream of ILY:1 - ILY:1

ALBUM RANKING:

twinkle twinkle (title track)

tasty

secret recipe

thanks to

2024 will be the year ILY:1 breaks out of nugudom. mark my words. every track on this ep brings the sort of fairytale/storybook/christian horse girl feel back to kpop effortlessly. it also fits the members incredibly well and i hope its the direction their company continues to take with their music for a while.

39. TEENFRESH - STAYC

ALBUM RANKING:

i wanna do

not like you

be mine

bubble (title track)

first of all, we're way overdue for a full album. second of all, great ep. bubble is almost infectious, a sugary sweet, vibrant song that makes it almost impossible to be in a bad moon when you listen to it; which is why it's such a crime to make it less than 3 minutes long. anyway, i think stayc, for a group just 3 years old, have managed to create such a wonderful discography filled with gems and songs that can fit in any kpop stan's playlist

38. KILL MY DOUBT - ITZY

ALBUM RANKING:

bet on me

none of my business

bratty

psychic lover

cake (title track)

kill shot

i have so much fun when i listen to itzy. it's been an honor to support them since dalla dalla and see their discography grow into the catalogue it is today, no matter what some losers on stan twitter say. bet on me is probably my favorite song from by them to date, a cooler, more mature switch from their usual music. it's a perfect song to listen to while walking outside w friends at night, and the meaning behind it makes it even more special to take in.

37. FACE - Jimin

ALBUM RANKING:

like crazy (title track)

alone

face-off

set me free pt 2

interlude: dive

oh, hey! the first boy-group adjacent release! was wondering when we were gonna get to that. anyway, this releasing the same night as fall out boys album was life-changing for me. like crazy is, well, a crazy song. the instrumental following the first chorus grabs you by your ankles and drags you through the rest of the song. the somber feeling in alone and face-off feels like sinking into a pit of tar ( in a good way). i'm not even sure how to describe set me free pt 2, with it's bone-shattering instrumental and jimin's booming, commanding voice suckerpunching you through the song-- like he's demanding to be heard. a one of a kind solo debut from a one of a kind performer in the industry.

36. A Midsummer NMIXX'S Dream + expérgo - NMIXX

ALBUM(S) RANKING:

roller coaster

paxxword

party o'clock (title track)

love me like this (title track)

my gosh

home

just did it

young dumb stupid

yes im including both releases bc a midsummer nmixx's dream was too good to be used for just two songs and also its my ranking list and i'll do what i want. besides that, im glad that this was a better year for nmixx. it's been tough seeing the backlash they've had simply for releasing just more experimental music than other groups-- which makes me understand this switch for a more smooth, less "noisy" sound. at least for these two releases - soñar seems to have that "nmixx change up" concept back, and we love her for that. back to these two releases-- i loved roller coaster so much. fun song, fun mv, fun choreo, i love fun kpop songs.

35. OMG + Get Up - NewJeans

ALBUM(S) RANKING:

ditto

cool with you

super shy

new jeans

get up

omg (title track)

asap

eta (title track? idk all of these songs had mvs)

newjeans continues to blow me away with every release. the only reason this isnt top 10 despite every song being basically perfect is bc every song is way too short (what the fuck is ador thinking making get up less than a minute long and then saying "uhhhh maybe we'll release the full ver someday 🤫. anyway) . and, although it was released in dec of 2022, i cant pass up an opportunity to talk about ditto. a beautifully haunting song with a melancholy feeling perfect for the upcoming month of january. just perfectly produced songs with concepts executed effortlessly and further cementing the group as a force to be reckoned with even with just 3 official EP's.

34. I'VE MINE - IVE

ALBUM RANKING:

off the record

payback

either way

baddie (title track)

ott

holy moly

following their first full album in april (which is coming up soon!!), ive once again took over the kpop scene with their first official EP. baddie wasn't necessarily a concept i had imagined for ive, especially since i've typically thought of their concept as a more mature, modern version of iz*one's. but i was pleasantly surprised with the song and the music video. however, i definitely prefer both pre-releases, with off the record being my favorite of the three and of the album. i'm a sucker for kpop producers sampling older songs, so this song using "memory" from cats was no exception. ALSO LOOK HOW CUTE WONYOUNG IS IN THE MV W THOSE GLASSES ASJAKDJSDHJLE

33: 5-STAR - Stray Kids

ALBUM RANKING

collision

hall of fame

item

topline (ft. tiger jk)

super bowl

fnf

mixtape:time out

s-class (title track)

get lit

dlc

youtiful

you either get stray kids's music or you don't. thankfully, i do. or at least i really did with this album. idk. i know experimental, "noise" music isn't every kpop fan's thing but i don't mind it-- especially if its from a group that does it exceptionally well. if i were recommend a non-experimental skz song to someone, it would probably be collision- a nice step back from the loud, fast-paced songs on the album.

32. THE WORLD EP. 2: OUTLAW + THE WORLD EP.FIN : WILL - ATEEZ

ALBUM(S) RANKING:

dune

we know

wake up

crazy form (title track)

wake up

this world

matz (hongjoong + seonghwa)

outlaw

arriba

emergency

dreamy day

bouncy (title track)

silver light

it's you (yeosang, san, and wooyoung)

django

youth (yunho + mingi)

everything (jongho)

fin: will

ateez's "the world" series is probably one of my favorite examples of world building in kpop. from the references to actual art pieces in the "guerrilla" mv to the cool "choose your character" type teasers with bouncy and crazy form, this was truly a great era for their music. both albums are a ride from start to finish. with this world building you up for dune's electrifying chorus like a rollercoaster trudging up a hill. the eery synths in we know feel like you're being prepped for a boss fight, either against or alongside ateez. although this recent album was the last of their "the world" trilogy, i hope they do decide to incorporate the instrumentals that accompanied it in future projects.

31. READY TO BE - TWICE

ALBUM RANKING:

wallflower

moonlight sunrise

set me free (title track)

got the thrills

crazy stupid love

blame it on me

no, it definitely doesn't make me irrationally emotional that we've now switched to just one regular twice comeback per year, why do you ask? besides that, another solid album from them. wallflower quickly became one of my favorite bsides of theirs with it's sultry, cooler feel to the instrumental. also i rly like the part in the set me free choreo where they're all dancing in a circle during the post chorus. we love you twice.

30. ISTJ - NCT DREAM

(and fuck tumblr for putting a limit on videos 🖕🏻)

ALBUM RANKING:

yogurt shake

blue wave

istj (title track)

broken melodies

skateboard

poison

starry night

pretzel

sos

like we just met

i'm happy to say that this is the first time i've enjoyed an nct dream full album entirely. in terms of title tracks, i still dont rly vibe with hot sauce, and it took me a bit to warm up to glitch mode, but ive always enjoyed most of the bsides. istj, however, is probably one of the best examples of "good" experimental sm music. a loud, techno-ish instrumental but with plenty of amazing vocal moments so the song doesnt sound like they're yelling at you. yogurt shake takes the cake as one of the cutest boygroup bsides of the year, another track that makes it difficult to be in a bad mood when you listen to it.

29. I feel - (G)I-DLE

ALBUM RANKING:

queencard (title track)

paradise

lucid

allergy

peter pan

all night

2023 was finally the year i decided to bite the bullet and jump into idles discography, with queencard being the catalyst for it. queencard is pure fun and you're miserable if you dont like it. oh, you're not a queencard? your boob and booty isnt hot? get over it.

28. Second Wind - BSS

ALBUM RANKING:

lunch

fighting (ft. lee young ji)

7pm (ft. peder elias)

i'd like to give a big shoutout to booseoksoon for releasing a song that manages to get me psyched up for work every single morning without fail. and not only that, but releasing an EP with a really cool concept; each track representing a different time of the day. ive listened to lunch many a time while waiting for 20 minutes in the line at qdoba. and i wouldn't have it any other way.

27. MY WORLD - aespa

ALBUM RANKING:

welcome to my world (ft. nævis)

thirsty

im unhappy

spicy (title track)

salty & sweet

til we meet again

would you guys be mad at me if i said i ultimately preferred this concept for aespa instead of the whole kwangya shebang? i hope not. on its own, i think the whole kwangya/alternate version concept is cool but the execution of it has been kinda meh since black mamba, but all the songs that came from it have been pretty good, dont get me wrong. plus i think it should have been just aespas concept all along instead of trying to tie in exos 10+ year old storyline into it, but whatever. anyway, incredibly strong bsides. also i <3 the blonde hair on karina

26. Love War + HATE XX - YENA

ALBUM(S) RANKING:

love war (title track)

wash away

hate rodrigo (ft. yuqi of (g)-idle) (title track)

wicked love

bad hobby

intro: wash away

and a big fuck you to kpop stans who lack basic media literacy to know that hate rodrigo is a satirical song about celebrity worship and an even bigger fuck you to yuehua for doing barely anything to protect yena when she was getting hate for the song. primal rage aside, very nice songs from her this year!! love war was an interesting concept change from her past two title tracks but that isn't a bad thing at all!! also yena + yuqi saiki k reference <3

25. The Name Chapter: TEMPTATION - TOMORROW X TOGETHER

ALBUM RANKING:

tinnitus (wanna be a rock)

farewell, neverland

devil by the window

sugar rush ride (title track)

happy fools (ft. coi leray)

my ult group makes their debut onto this list with their january EP. i thought of this album as a return to their softer concept seen in songs like "fairy of shampoo" or "blue hour", but with a more mature feel to the concept. tinnitus is an absolute gem in their discography, with the song and choreography (if you watch their performance) telling the story of using music as a coping mechanism. farewell neverland is one of txt's most underrated songs, in my opinion- another perfect song for winter. a brilliant start for boy group music this year.

24. D-DAY - Agust D

ALBUM RANKING

snooze (ft. ryuichi sakamoto and woosung of the rose)

people pt 2 (ft. IU)

haegeum (title track)

amygdala

huh? (ft. j-hope)

interlude: dawn

sdl

d-day

life goes on

polar night

when bts first announced their "chapter 2" back in june of 2022, i knew that yoongi's solo release was gonna be good. initially, daechwita was one of the only kpop songs i liked in 2020, and i patiently waited for him to produce another song using korean traditional instruments since it worked with his style so well. and my god, does haegeum deliver. using an instrument of the same name, haegeum is almost terrifying-- and the music video that accompanies it makes the experience all the more immersive. snooze is probably my favorite solo bside from a bts member this year-- an overwhelming yet inspiring track with a beautiful instrumental from the late ryuichi sakamoto, who had passed away a little less than a month before d-day's release, and kim woosung's wonderful vocals. people pt 2 was also an excellent pre-release, and has left me wanting at least 20 songs by yoongi with an IU feature. just a wonderful album overall that i regret not being able to see live every day.

23. Loossemble - Loossemble

ALBUM RANKING:

strawberry soda

newtopia

colouring

day by day

real world

sensitive (title track)

intro: searching for their friends

the second post blockberry creative freedom release, loossemble's self-titled debut EP is just a fun and easy listen. i also really appreciated them for releasing this on a friday so i didn't have to worry about going to work with less than five hours of sleep. from the jazz instrumentals reminiscent of red velvet's "birthday" in real world to the unapologetically cute intro title "searching for their friends", this album is pure kpop. i also think it was really sweet that yves, despite not being an official member of this unit, got to participate in the production of strawberry soda and make one of the sweetest b-sides of this year.

22. Howl - CHUU

ALBUM RANKING:

aliens

my palace

howl (title track)

hitchhiker

underwater

i am so unbelievably proud of jiwoo, especially as someone who's ulted her since 2018. her journey has been both heartbreaking and utterly inspiring. this ep is a wonderful solo debut and exactly how i envisioned it. aliens, an 80's-esque track, has aided me in several walks through campus, aka therapy. just an extremely solid ep that i also wish i could have seen live but alas had a final on the day she was going to be even remotely near me.

21. <Version Up> - ODD EYE CIRCLE

ALBUM RANKING:

air force one (title track)

je ne sais quoi

my secret playlist

did you wait?

love me like

lucid

hey, that's three loona releases in a row! wacky! anyway, with how deprived i was of loona music and how often the boycott podcasts kept getting deleted off of spotify, oec could have released an album of them reading aloud from a cookbook and i would have streamed it like it was actual music. air force one is a masterpiece, a song that sounds like exactly what i would have expected to hear from odd eye circle if loona's subunits had continued to release music in official ot12 albums. the bsides are nothing short of perfect, from je ne sais quoi's hypnotic chorus to love me like's pep that motivates me when I go on the treadmill at the gym. also jinsoul with an eye patch was hot.

20. UNFORGIVEN - LE SSERAFIM

HERE'S A GIF FROM THE MV BC I CAN ONLY POST 10 AUDIOS FUCK YOUUUU TUMBLR

ALBUM RANKING:

eve, psyche, and the bluebeard's wife

flash forward

fire in the belly

no-return (into the unknown)

burn the bridge

unforgiven (title track)

fearnot (between you, me, and the lamppost)

source music thinks they're slick for calling it a full album and then making the half that i didn't rank just a "greatest hits" compilation. i see you, bastards. anyways, shoutout to epatbw for being my most-listened to kpop song this year. it's funny to think that the part of "the hydra" that was never released back in oct of 2022 would end up being one of the most stand-out, love it or hate it b-sides of 2023. overplayed? you could argue that. catchy as hell? you betcha. flash forward also stands out to me, not only bc it's just a really cute song, but sakura finally has lines!!! the world cheered!!!

19. Guilty - Taemin

ALBUM RANKING:

guilty (title track)

not over you

she loves me, she loves me not

blue

night away

... the rizzness

taemin, we are so happy a REAL performer is back. guilty, the styling, the choreography, and the bsides that accompany it are so unapologetically taemin. a perfect return to an extremely impressive solo career spanning what will now be ten years. also if i ignore the first sentence of the rizzness i can like the song. his power.

18. Good and Great - Key

ALBUM RANKING:

coolas

good and great (title track)

can't say goodbye

intoxicating

mirror, mirror

live without you

if i could sit down and have a conversation with any idol and talk about their creative direction, it would be kibum. i'd also like to be in a committed relationship with him but i digress. from the dystopian workplace setting in good and great to the campy 80's horror movie elements used in the gasoline concept photos, to the bowie-inspired space concept in bad love, kibum has cemented himself as a one of a kind artist-- and has made me secretly wish for him to work with my favorite groups in terms of styling and concept direction. coolas is electrifying-- tbh one of the few english songs to come out of sm that i've enjoyed. kibum is many things to me, but most of all, he is a STAR.

17. EXIST - EXO

ALBUM RANKING:

love fool

hear me out

let me in

regret it

no makeup

another day

private party

cinderella

cream soda (title track)

i was so deep into my zb1 hyperfixation in july that, although i listened to it the same hour that it came out, i didn't come back to exist as much as i thought i would. which i'm regretting as i type this and relisten to the album for the first time in a while. i unfortunately still can't really vibe with cream soda, and i'm upset with myself for not knowing why. but, rather than focus on the negatives, let's talk about the positives. it's an exo album. every bside here is handcrafted by jesus.

16. Circle - Onew

ALBUM RANKING:

circle (title track)

anywhere

no parachute

paradise

caramel (ft. giriboy)

rain on me

expectations

cough

walk with you

always

good lord he's done it again. after serving pure cutieful in dice and gut punching me with blue, jinki somehow does both with circle. i'll let you all in on a little secret; i'm a sucker for choirs being utilized in kpop (ex. this song, kind of dune by ateez, mama by j-hope). this song is already gorgeous on it's own, but the choir in the background of the chorus makes it all the more heart wrenching. the bsides are all excellently produced-- from the breezy track anywhere to paradise, which is heavily reminiscent of sunshine, one of my favorite bsides from his previous album.

15. HARD - SHINee

(he's so fine)

ALBUM RANKING

10x

juice

identity

satellite

the feeling

like it

insomnia

hard (title track)

gravity

sweet misery

going on 16 years into their career and not a single miss. going on 16 years into their career and still being innovative. going on 16 years and still having an impeccable discography that still holds up TO THIS DAY.

14. LOVESTRUCK! - Kep1er

ALBUM RANKING:

happy ending

why

lvly

back to the city

giddy (title track)

bet u losers didn't think kep1er would show up here. THINK AGAIN, FOOLS!!!! kep1er once again releasing an incredibly high-quality EP only for it to go completely under the radar of kpop stans thanks to their shitty company. this concept was executed wonderfully, from the beautiful concept photos to that indie-film style trailer dropped before the album that apparently just never got brought up again. this album even has some of my favorite vocal moments of 2023, from the melancholy post-chorus in happy ending to chaehyuns spectacular high note in giddy.

13. MELTING POINT - ZEROBASEONE

ALBUM RANKING:

take my hand

melting point

kidz zone

good night

crush (title)

zb1 gave us the best boy group debut this year and then said "watch us do it again" 4 months later. ANOTHER perfect album for winter. also, for a group not even a year old yet, kidz zone feels nostalgic enough to make you feel like you've known these boys for years now.

12. I've IVE - IVE

ALBUM RANKING:

cherish

blue blood

not your girl

hypnosis

next page

heroine

lips

shine with me

i am (title track)

kitsch

with starships track record of literally just single albums in 2022, i honestly thought it was gonna take years before we even got rumors of a full album for ive. so imagine my surprise when they gave us one in april. this album is one of a kind, with powerful bsides like blue blood and hypnosis to cuter, more bubblegum pop tracks like cherish and not your girl.

11. SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN - SEVENTEEN

(cannot find a gif of god of music anywhere for some reason so here's a gif from home run)

ALBUM RANKING:

diamond days

monster

god of music (title track)

back 2 back

yawn

headliner

woozi you fucking genius you. a spectacular album to end the year with. from the callback to their literal first song in diamond days to the haunted house-ass instrumental in monster, another masterpiece from seventeen to fawn over until they release the next masterpiece.

TOP 10 HEYOOOOO

10. FML - SEVENTEEN

(woozi pls pick me)

ALBUM RANKING

dust

i don't understand but i luv u

f*ck my life

super (title track)

april shower

fire

hey speaking of seventeen here's the masterpiece they gave us before god of music. when super comes on i become the physical manifestation of "bro thinks he's on the team." FUCK YEAH SEVENTEEN, I LOVE MY TEAM AND MY CREW!!!

9. Chill Kill - Red Velvet

ALBUM RANKING:

knock knock (who's there?)

underwater

bulldozer

iced coffee

nightmare

will I ever see you again?

chill kill (title track)

one kiss

scenery

wings

it's a red velvet full album. do the math. every song is gonna be perfect. now don't make us wait 6 years for another one again i swear to god @/smtown.

8. Layover - V

ALBUM RANKING:

slow dancing (title track)

rainy days

for us

blue

love me again

just insane production. slow dancing is one of the prettiest solo songs from a bts member, teased originally as a 70's style song about dancing with your lover-- that had me hooked from the beginning and i hadn't even heard the song yet. i mean of course i would know all about that considering me and taehyung are in a fully committed relationship haha i mean what lolololol

7. the billage of perception: chapter three - billlie

ALBUM RANKING:

nevertheless

enchanted night ~ white night

euonia (title track)

extra-ordinary

various and precious (moment of inertia)

lionhearted (the real me)

my favorite release from them to date. billlie are on their way to crafting one of the most intricate, unique discographies in the industry. but honestly, the final chorus of nevertheless alone is enough to say that they've already achieved that. kpop groups are playing checkers. billlie is playing chess.

6. ok im gonna be honest i still havent listened to kiss of life's full debut album yet but i really like sugarcoat and i think that song is good enough to deserve it's own spot in the top 10. we love you natty. we're proud of how far you've come.

5. GOLDEN - Jungkook

(ok i know this technically isn't kpop bc every song is in english but have you considered i love jungkook)

ALBUM RANKING:

standing next to you (title track)

closer to you (ft. major lazer)

somebody

yes or no

3D (ft. jack harlow)

seven

shot glass of tears

too sad to dance

hate you

the last bts member to release an album this year, golden is modern pop perfection. standing next to you booms with it's high pace and it's almost as if you can feel jungkook's stage presence even if you're just listening to the song.

4. Unlock My World - fromis_9

ALBUM RANKING:

attitude

my night routine

#menow (title track)

prom night

what I want

eye contact

in the mirror

don't care

wishlist

bring it on

it's hard to rank an album when all of it's songs are perfect, as has been the problem with a lot of these releases, but with fromis_9 in particular. i've said this before on twitter, but fromis are one of the very few groups to have an extremely seamless, graceful transition into a more mature concept since their debut in 2018. i can only hope and pray that pledis does more to promote them this year, especially after the success of unlock my world, and continue this gorgeous transition.

3. The Name Chapter: FREEFALL - TOMORROW X TOGETHER

ALBUM RANKING:

skipping stones

dreamer

growing pain

happily ever after

chasing that feeling (title track)

blue spring

deep down

back for more (txt ver)

do it like that (ft. the jonas brothers)

coming in at bronze is txt's third full length-album, which managed to do the impossible; make a rock song released by a kpop group NOT sound corporate. skipping stones is guttural, a song reminiscent of day6's music that, if i were just a tad bit more mentally unstable, would make me fall to my knees and clutch my chest in any public setting if i were to hear it. dreamer feels like a big sister to their older r&b track, 20cm, and just might be better than it. a solid full-length album from my ult group that i will treasure for a while.

2. Magic Hour - Kep1er

ALBUM RANKING:

the door

love on lock

tropical light (yujin, yeseo, youngeun, and xiaoting)

tape (chaehyun, mashiro, dayeon, hikaru, and hiyyih)

galileo (title track)

YOU THOUGHT I WAS DONE PRAISING KEP1ER??? YOU'RE TALKING TO HEAD KEPLI1AN HERE. this EP almossttt topped doublast for me. almost. magic hour, although i will defend kep1er's "noisier" music until the day i die, is the concept i admittedly think wakeone should have given them from the start. the softer, more elegant feeling exhibited in tracks like the door and tropical light fit each member down to a t and, if this is the path they will take until july of this year (except they're NOT DISBANDING they're gonna EXTEND THEIR CONTRACT UNDER A DIFFERENT COMPANY MARK MY WORDS), i am extremely excited for what's to come.

and.. without further ado...

YOUTH IN THE SHADE - ZEROBASEONE

ALBUM OF THE YEAR RANKING

in bloom (title)

new kidz on the block

always

back to zerobase

our season

and i

where do i even begin? this year saw the birth of the 5th generation of kpop, and i truly think there was no better song than in bloom to start it. refreshing and whimsical and sampling Aha's "take on me", in bloom is a masterpiece from start to finish. "my day starts and ends with you" rings throughout the song, promising the listener that they will stay with them. let's dissect the rest of the album. back to zerobase, the intro, is both mysterious and welcoming, ushering the listener in with a warm smile but holding something unknown behind it's back, evident in the album trailer it was originally teased in, with possible easter eggs to potential *matpat voice* LOOOREEE. new kidz on the block is fun and cool, telling other groups in the industry to look out, because here they are. and I shows off their cuter side, with lyrics perfectly crafted to fit the y/n fantasies of any zerose. our season is their standard thank you to the fans, we'll promise to stick by your side track except IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD AND THEY'RE GENIUSES FOR LISTING THE SEASONS IN THE SONG IN THE ORDER THAT WE MET THEM IN. finally, always, hao's solo song, is a sweet, vibrant song, carried by hao's beautiful vocals.

and there you have it. a very solid year for kpop for both boy groups and girl groups. this year was probably my favorite for kpop since 2018. now, with the releases already slated for january and the upcoming debuts of some groups, i'd say that 2024 already looks extremely promising be just as good as 2023-- if not better.

[cowgodmoo]

140526 - BTS (防弾少年団) 'NO MORE DREAM -Japanese Ver.-' Official MV

[hyuck-xix]

Hi for the kpop asks I want to know about 127 :>

hi! thanks for asking! <3

✦ my first bias: technically, probably mark because he was the first nct member i learned about, but it quickly became taeyong after i actually started getting into nct, and taeyong was my bias for the first three or so months of being an nctzen!

✦ my current bias(es): haechan! he is my ult, i love him so very much. probably slightly too parasocially attached to him but i'm not going to worry about it lol...

✦ my album and/or era ranking (or favorite of each): 127 has so many albums, and i decided to write my reasoning behind each one...bear with me... from favorite to least favorite:

Cherry Bomb: this is a masterpiece of an album. Cherry Bomb is SUCH a good song, the music video has that artistic scrappy Neo identity, the styling is so cool in my opinion, and the album is full of great songs. When i think of nct 127 this the era i think of.

We Are Superhuman: okay, i just personally love this album. Superhuman was what made me an nctzen. I feel so fond of it, it's my baby. Superhuman and Highway to Heaven are such feel-good songs! And I love the concept/styling/photobook.

Limitless: Limitless is a song that's really grown on me recently. The "Rough vers. MV" was truly ahead of its time. The styling was... questionable lol. Poor haechan's hair! But this album also gave me Back 2 U, which is maybe the best 127 b-side ever.

Regulate (Simon Says): I love Simon Says, it was another early favorite of mine in my baby nctzen days. The styling for this mv was immaculate, I still dream about yuta's grey plaid skirt thing and the vans shoelaces tied around the ankles.

Loveholic (Gimme Gimme): Maybe it's because I got into nct in this era, but loveholic is really special to me. The concepts for the photobook really speak to me (especially the rain one, but i also find the bright green and orange color scheme of the album cover sooo satisfying) and 'right now', the last song on the album, is my ultimate favorite 127 b-side, i almost feel a little possessive over it >.< the gimme gimme mv was a little lacking but i like the song itself!

Chain: the chain music video!! omg. Also the b-sides dreaming and 100 are such hidden gems. I also really vibed with the styling (shout out to the stylists for giving taeil that sexy haircut lol). 127's japanese releases hit different for me.

Neo Zone: I mean... neo zone is iconic. i feel like i should love it more than i do? kick it is a banger, the mv is soooo well executed, i love mullet hyuck and mark's stripey hair, i love the concept and outfits, and the photobook is crammed full of really cute photos... but there's something about it that i don't feel as nostalgic or lovey about compared to the albums i ranked above it. i think most of the b-sides feel slightly bland to me? and sometimes i feel like neo zone was a little too perfected, like it lacks some of that original 127 crunchy absurdity.

Neo Zone: The Final Round (Punch): I actually am fond of Punch, she's underrated imo. there's something about that song that i find really satisfying. the styling isn't anything to write home about, but it works well in the context of the concept.

Regular-Irregular: Confession...I don't really like Regular *winces*. i'm too anti-capitalist for it lol! but that said, the music video is delicious. And the song itself is really catchy... if i look past the lyrics. although... maybe the lyrics are supposed to provide a negative commentary on our money-obsessed culture?? are they that deep?? i'll have to think about this...

Sticker: When this album came out i remember liking it a lot. But as time has gone on, it's gotten more boring for me. The song and music video weren't bad objectively, but i feel like it marked a significant shift in 127's artistic voice, a change i didn't really want... although shout out to the seoul city version of the photobook, which i still think is gorgeoussssss

Awaken: I cannot get through Wakey-wakey. it is SO grating to my years lol. however! i am obsessed with ‘end-to-start’, the outro song of the album. i get chills every time mark says “the origin will begin”. i’m also giving it bonus points because i like the way haechan was styled :P

2 Baddies: The biggest reason why this album is so low is that i really don’t like most of the songs on the album. For the title track, the song and mv aren’t terrible. i like that it’s playful, i really enjoy jaehyun’s rap, and the styling is really cool! but... idk, there’s just something about the whole thing that makes me disappointed, like i feel like it had potential to be better.

Favorite: oh lord... its only saving graces for me are: the catharsis photoshoot, the cool forest set that taeyong and mark rap in in the mv, haechan singing ‘your love, your love’ in the outro, and love on the floor being one of my top guilty pleasure songs. The rest was just not it for me.

Fire Truck: hey, i guess ranking their debut album last means they’ve come a long ways?? I don’t really care for any of the songs on this album. the fire truck music video was... interesting... i do love the styling (i might be the only one who does, but i actually sincerely do!), and i like the choreography, but that’s about it.

✦ how i got into them: at the time i was really into shinee, and i remember watching this mashup and i was blown away by superhuman, and that was the beginning! but i didn’t quite consider myself an nctzen then. i think a month or so later when i was leaving for an internship and i was really anxious, i started listening to all the 127 title tracks to help me feel strong and tough and i think that’s when i really formed an emotional connection to 127 itself and got to know the members better.

✦ which member would be my best friend: oh god, this is hard because i’d want to be friends with all of them! i think personality-wise, i’d probably get along the best with taeyong. i see a lot of myself in him.

✦ something i associate with them (or with a bias/any member): with 127 as a group: neon colors, leather fingerless gloves, messy hair, science fiction. with taeyong: fish, furiously scribbling in a notebook, the subway/metro. with haechan: falling asleep with your head on someone’s shoulder, scuffed favorite sneakers, lambs and baby goats, the concepts of soulmates and fate, the golden hour.

 📥 send me a kpop group & i'll answer

[chiskz]

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER ⚠️ I will not answer any questions related to how my content is made. The number of anonymous questions about this is appalling, and the people asking do not have even an ounce of decency to at least pretend to like what I create.

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"Law School" (2021) || Alice in Borderland - Season 2 (2022) || Omosan Street Magazine || DIOR x J-HOPE & CHICHI || "They're gonna fire me tomorrow!" (2023) || YAMAZAKI - single with SUGA (BTS) || Squid Game 2 || PARTY'S NOT OVER - Street Woman Fighter 2

MAMA 2023 || VMAs 2023 || K-CON LA 2023 || 2023 K-Global Heart Dream Awards || Music Bank in Paris (2023) || MAMA 2022 || 2022 SBS Gayo Daejeon

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ChangChi Trilogy: circle, triangle, square || break the rules || doodle

the stolen moment (chi x skz) || families fight (chi x seungmin angst) || dating (chi x seungmin fluff) || phonecall (seungmin and chichi breaking up) || backhug (soft chi x changbin)

... ✿°•∘ɷ∘•°✿ .. DRABBLES BY ME

flower in a vase (hyunjin x chi) || up all night (bang chan & chi) || red lights mv || channie's room - reaction to red lights mv || red lights mv - behind the scenes || the sound - story ver mv || fake feelings in fake world (seungmin & chichi) || saturday night fever (MAMA 2022) || drunk on... what? (drunk chichi with broken heart) || I don't steal, I borrow! (soft chi x changbin) || game called healthy friendship (soft chi & felix) || kawasaki once more (chi being in love with changbin) || i'll be your man (kingdom performance) || I'm not going anywhere || Very Early Birthday (Changbin's Bday Special)

[bangtan]

BTS’s “I NEED U” (Original Ver.) Becomes Their 32nd Full Group MV To Reach 100 Million Views

BTS’s “I NEED U” (Original Ver.) MV has hit 100 million views!

On March 15 at approximately 6 p.m. KST, the “I NEED U” original version MV surpassed 100 million views on YouTube. The video was released on May 11, 2015 at 12 a.m. KST, meaning that the video took about five years, 10 months, and four days to achieve the milestone.

“I NEED U” (Original Ver.) MV is BTS’s 32nd full group music video to reach 100 million views, after “Lights,” “Dope,” “Fire,” “Blood Sweat & Tears,” “Boy in Luv,” “Save Me,” “Not Today,” “Spring Day,” “DNA,” “Danger,” “I Need U,” “War of Hormone,” “MIC Drop (Steve Aoki Remix),” “Fake Love,” “IDOL,” “Just One Day,” “We Are Bulletproof Pt. 2,” “Run,” “Boy With Luv,” “No More Dream,” “Airplane Pt. 2 (Japanese version),” “ON” (Kinetic Manifesto Film : Come Prima), “ON,” “IDOL (feat. Nicki Minaj),” “Black Swan,” “Stay Gold,” “Dynamite,” “Life Goes On,” “Dynamite” b-side version, “Make It Right,” and “Dynamite” (Choreography Ver.).

Congratulations, BTS!

[cgtaehyung]

kim taehyung in every mv (chronological):

↳ 6. no more dream (japanese ver.) // 04.29.2014

[kwangyadetective]

Hey how you doin, do you think there's connection between nct lore and backrooms? It's a stupid question I know but I feel like nct somehow they stuck in backrooms in thier dreams

I hope this is what you meant because that’s what I only found hehe.

From my understanding, this is a room that is never-ending and if you are inside this you cannot escape from it.

The idea is somewhat similar to them being in repetitive dreams.

“Each day repeats but it’s okay”

- The 7th Sense

“The dream that shook up my world last night Was it a nightmare, am I still in that dream? Following the light that pulled me, I’m in a maze”

- Limitless

To me, I believe that why they are in a repetitive dream and are stuck in it (during their early days) is because they didn’t know how their dreams work yet. Or they weren’t successful to move to another dream stage, probably they weren’t able to synchronize properly since they were still new to it. Hence they couldn’t move on to the next dream stage and stay in the same dream stage. I mean for them to really get out of the dream world is to reach Reality after Dreaming and you need to synchronize as a group to go there.

Location-wise, not exactly. I mean literally not the same nasty yellow hallway with wet carpet smell. Though there are some scenes of them running around or escaping and never shown arriving to their final destination (which suggests that the location they are in are never-ending) to give an illustration that they are stuck in their dream and attempting to escape.

Those scenes that came into mind are like 127′s Limitless (Japanese ver.): many scenes of the Neos running around the building but it was never shown how they really escaped the building, some spaces in the MV looked like a liminal space and its somehow linked to the Backroom itself, right...?; and this one scene of Johnny and Taeil(?) (can’t see their faces clearly) running around from an NCTmentary episode. Now that I think of it, Dream’s Go MV locations have some liminal spaces. Though they ran around not because of escaping but more of having fun as ‘rascal youths’.

[trivialovies]

BTS MASTERLIST. [MVs/Trailer/Teaser/Short Films] -Kr & Jpn

Legend: [here] = GDrive copy; [link] = working link

Sources: YouTube (BigHit/BigHit Labels/HYBE, BangtanTV, etc.)

BTS Korean Music Videos (including teasers and other versions)

No More Dream Teaser #1 link

No More Dream Teaser #2 link

No More Dream MV link

No More Dream MV (Dance Ver.) link

We Are Bulletproof Pt.2 MV link

N.O Teaser #1 link

N.O Teaser #2 link

N.O MV link

Boy In Luv Teaser link

Boy In Luv MV link

Boy In Luv MV (Dance Ver.) link

Just One Day Teaser link

Just One Day MV link

Just One Day MV (Dance Ver.) link

Just One Day MV (Facial Expression Ver.) link

Just One Day MV (One-Take Ver.) link

Danger Teaser #1 link

Danger Teaser #2 link

Danger MV link

Danger MV (Mo-Blue-Mix) ft. THANH link

War of Hormone MV link

I Need U Teaser link

I Need U MV link

I Need U MV (Original Ver.) link

Dope MV link

Run MV Teaser link

Run MV link

EPILOGUE: Young Forever MV link

Fire Teaser link

Fire MV link

Fire MV (Dance Ver.) link

Save ME MV link

Blood Sweat & Tears Teaser link

Blood Sweat & Tears MV link

Spring Day Teaser link

Spring Day MV link

Not Today Teaser link

Not Today MV link

Not Today MV (Dance Ver.) link

Come Back Home link

DNA Teaser #1 link

DNA Teaser #2 link

DNA MV link

MIC Drop Teaser link

MIC Drop MV link

With Seoul MV link

FAKE LOVE Teaser #1 link

FAKE LOVE Teaser #2 link

FAKE LOVE MV link

FAKE LOVE MV (Extended Ver.) link

Waste It On Me (Steve Aoki Feat. BTS) MV link

IDOL Teaser link

IDOL MV link

IDOL (Feat. Nicki Minaj) MV link

Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey) Teaser #1 link

Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey) Teaser #2 link

Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey) MV link

Boy With Luv (Feat. Halsey) (ARMY With Luv) MV link

Heartbeat (BTS WORLD OST) MV link

Make It Right (feat. Lauv) MV link

Make It Right MV (Vertical Ver.) link

ON Kinetic Manifesto Film: Come Prima link

ON MV link

Black Swan Art Film by MN Dance Company link

Black Swan MV link

We are Bulletproof: the Eternal MV link

Who (Lauv feat. BTS) (Official Visualizer) link

Savage Love (Laxed-Siren Beat) (BTS Remix) (Jawsh 685, Jason Delulu and BTS) link

Dynamite Teaser link

Dynamite MV link

Dynamite MV (B-side) link

Dynamite MV (’70s remix) link

Dynamite MV (Dance Ver.) link

Life Goes On Teaser #1 link

Life Goes On Teaser #2 link

Life Goes On MV link

Life Goes On: on my pillow MV link

Life Goes On: in the forest MV link

Life Goes On: like an arrow MV link

Butter Teaser link

Butter MV link

Butter (Hotter Remix) MV link

Butter (Cooler Remix) MV link

Permission to Dance Teaser link

Permission to Dance MV link

BTS Japanese Music Videos (including teasers and other versions)

No More Dream MV link

Boy In Luv MV link

Danger MV link

For You MV link

For You MV (Dance Ver.) link

I Need U MV link

Run MV link

Blood Sweat & Tears Teaser link

Blood Sweat & Tears MV link

MIC Drop MV (short ver.) link

MIC Drop MV link

Airplane pt.2 MV link

Lights Teaser link

Lights MV link

Stay Gold Teaser #1 link

Stay Gold Teaser #2 link

Stay Gold MV link

Film out Teaser link

Film out MV link

Other BTS Videos (trailers, short films, etc.)

Debut Trailer link

O!RUL8,2? Comeback Trailer link

Skool Luv Affair Comeback Trailer link

DARK & WILD ‘What Am I To You’ Comeback Trailer link

2014 Live Trilogy: Episode II: The Red Bullet Teaser link

2015 BTS Live Trilogy: Episode I: BTS Begins Teaser link

Hwayangyeonhwa (HYYH) pt.1 Comeback Trailer link

Hwayangyeonhwa (HYYH) on stage: prologue link

Hwayangyeonhwa (HYYH) pt.2 ‘Never Mind Comeback Trailer link

WINGS Short Film #1 BEGIN link

WINGS Short Film #2 LIE link

WINGS Short Film #3 STIGMA link

WINGS Short Film #4 FIRST LOVE link

WINGS Short Film #5 REFLECTION link

WINGS Short Film #6 MAMA link

WINGS Short Film #7 AWAKE link

WINGS Boy Meets Evil Comeback Trailer link

2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III: The Wings Tour Trailer link

LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起' link

LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '承' link

LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '轉' link

LOVE YOURSELF Highlight Reel '起承轉结' link

LOVE YOURSELF 承 Her 'Serendipity' Comeback Trailer link

Love Myself Campaign Video link

Euphoria: Theme of LOVE YOURSELF 起 'Wonder' link

LOVE YOURSELF 轉 Tear 'Singularity' Comeback Trailer link

LOVE YOURSELF 結 Answer 'Epiphany' Comeback Trailer link

MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ‘Interlude: Shadow’ Comeback Trailer link

MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 ‘Outro: Ego’ Comeback Trailer link

that’s it for this section dm me on twt for any broken links, typos or corrections <3

[sakee21]

Hello!

Welcome to my personal blog! It's not really much and it's kinda messy, so I decided to organize some stuff I've posted/shared/fangirled about in here so far (and also to make it easier for me to find my older stuff). Hopefully this'll be helpful for those interested.

Btw, I'm also on Youtube wasting my time (and I lurk there more):

1st channel (edits ~ currently inactive)

2nd channel (drawing channel)

Instagram (drawing stuff)

Drawings & Art Stuff

Kpop/Kdrama

*TOMORROW X TOGETHER*

0x1=LOVESONG

Beomgyu - TCC:FREEZE (pencil)

Beomgyu (process)

Huening Kai - GBGB MV (watercolor)

Yeonjun - SRR MV (pencil)

Soobin (digital)

Taehyun (pencil)

*SEVENTEEN*

Wonwoo (pencil)

S.Coups - HOT MV (pencil)

Mingyu - HIT MV (pencil)

SVT Leaders - Cheers MV (mixed)

Ponytail Jun (mixed)

Hoshi (color pencil - old art)

Jeonghan - Super MV (pencil)

S.Coups - Super MV (anime style)

SVT - Super MV (anime style)

S.Coups (digital)

Jun - Psycho (anime style) | video

DK (pencil)

*KDRAMA/K-POP*

Wonwoo pt. 2 (pencil)

Vernon (pencil)

Chaewon - LE SSERAFIM (pencil)

Wonyoung - IVE (pencil) | process

San - ATEEZ (pencil)

Cha Eun-woo - Astro (pencil)

Karina - aespa (pencil)

Serim - CRAVITY (pencil)

Han So Hee - A World of the Married (pencil portrait)

Anime/Jdrama

Kei X Yaku (Fanart)

Hinata - Haikyuu semi-realistic (color pencil)

Takato Nagata (pencil portrait)

Galo Thymos (color pencil)

Eren Jaeger (ballpen)

Hyakkimaru and Dororo (pencil)

Sarazanmai (color pencil)

Eiji Okumura (Banana Fish)

Hinata (Haikyuu)

Sonic (One Punch Man)

Karakai Jouzo no Takagi-san

Others

Pink flowers (color pencil)

Another eyes drawing (pencil)

Tsuki Odyssey characters as humans (pencil)

- pt. 1

- pt. 2

- Scarlett (digital)

- Ratthew (digital)

Rooster Drawing (ballpen)

Yuki (watercolor)

Sakura (watercolor)

Lion Drawing (pencil)

Eyes Drawing (pencil)

Old drawing - Hunger Games (pencil)

Abstract art (color pencil)

Boy drawing (color pencil)

Eleaz (digital art original character)

BLs

Japanese BL Couples  1  2  3  4  5  6

My fave Japanese BL shows

Kieta Hatsukoi

Kei x Yaku: Abunai Aibou

Cherry Magic (sorry I'm too lazy to put them all here 😅)

Cherry Magic meme

TOMORROW X TOGETHER

MVs & Songs

Part 1

B-sides

"Free Falling" by TXT

SEVENTEEN

MVs & Songs

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

B-sides

Wen Junhui's "Limbo"

FMVs/Edits

Kieta Hatsukoi - Run To You Japanese Ver. (by SEVENTEEN)

Cherry Magic - Sweet Night (by V of BTS)

Cherry Magic - Stay Gold (BTS)

Cherry Magic - Lights (BTS)

Life: Senjou no Bokura - Ito (by TXT)

HYBE's messy picnic day at The Game Caterers S2 | pt.1

HYBE artists still being a mess at The Game Caterers S2 | pt. 2

HYBE artists dancing the night (or day) away at The Game Caterers S2 | pt. 3

What happens when you let Soobin and Hoshi go to Youngji's drinking show (ft. Seungkwan)

GOING TO DO: A TO DO x GoSe wannabe [pt. 1]

Random Stuff

*K-Pop*

HYBE artists X The Game Cateres 1 2

*Dream Journal*

Demons and a doll

[thedaytheworldburned]

TXT Japanese Releases

The links to different posts for each of TXT’s Japanese releases.

My notes on these songs:

As with most groups, the Japanese releases seem to be more centred around TXT’s concept in general (youth, friendship, fantasy + video games), rather than actively contributing to the story. Note that this statement only applies to the original Japanese songs, and does not apply to the Japanese versions (and Japanese MVs) of Korean songs, such as the Japanese ‘Run Away’ MV and ‘Drama’ MV. Those MVs will be included in this post, however, under the title ‘Japanese versions of Korean releases.’

However, it is still useful to analyse these, and I will be looking at them to see if they can provide any extra insight to the storyline.

It is also important to consider the naming of Japanese albums – for instance, the first TXT Japanese release is called ‘Magic Hour’, and ‘Blue Hour’ is in the title of a later Korean album. Does it mean anything? I guess we’ll find out.

Tracks/Songs:

Everlasting Shine

Lyric analysis

Intro: DREAMING

Lyric/composition analysis, significance and motifs

Force

Lyric analysis

Outro: STILL

Lyric/composition analysis, significance and motifs – especially order

Japanese versions of Korean releases

Run Away Japanese lyric analysis

Run Away Japanese MV

Drama Japanese lyric analysis

Drama Japanese MV

Sugar Rush Ride MV - Japanese Ver. - First Reactions

[halalhyungwon]

ult tag @kpophours 💕

ults — only doing this for sf9 bc i should sleep soon sjgsjsh 🥰 this got a bit long so I'll put a cut

1 — who was your first bias?

i honestly don't know shskshj i remember listening to shadow for the first time and hearing youngbins verse and being like oh whos that 🤩🤩 and at one point also zuho🤩🤩 but then also when i watched the mafia dance i was like chani? :O but then also when the enough video came out i was like 👀taeyang👀 until eventually when i actually wanted to stan i saw jaeyoon and the rest is history 😌 (obvi not really seeing as i now have 4 biases but nevermind that. ive already rambled too much)

2 — who is your bias now?

jaeyoondawonyoungbinchani. in that order. most days.

3 — what was the first mv you watched by them?

now or never 💯 (omg anna twinnn)

4 — what’s your favourite mv?

rpm japanese ver or mamma mia

5 — if you could only listen to one of their songs for the rest of your life, which would it be?

into the night (stealing your comment anna: (round and round, I’m so sorry honey))

6 — who would you want to see them collab with?

anna can i steal ur answer?? kai x taeyang would just be..amazing... but honestly i can't really think of any collabs i want 🤷🏾‍♀️

7 — what (mv) concept do you want to see them do?

im uncreative so im stealing your answer again royalty concept would be so sexy dawon as my throne i am ready to take a seat 😊😋

8 — have you ever had a dream with any of the members in it?

SCREAM. yes. ive had a good handful am i supposed to talk about all of them???💀 i'll just mention some bias line ones

most recently i had a dream where youngbin & i were facetiming before bed and i guess he had just showered bc his hair was wet ? (maybe my brain was thinking abt that one vlive that got taken down 💀) idr what we talked abt :(( but i was v soft youngbin just take my heart

there was another youngbin dream and we were like in terrace house??? or smth. we were roommates and at one point i was hanging out with him and im too lazy to type out the whole thing plus it's so cringe embarrassing how flustered I was 🙈 but long story short my friend cockblocked me.

there was a dawon one where we were married and one day he came home from work and I like covered his face in smooches and we were all happy n giggly and :((

all my jaeyoon dreams suck he never pays attention to me skgsksg

there's this one dream with chani when I got his autograph but then his mom came and ate the paper ??? shsjshdkh💀💀💀

I've had more but ill stop there im sorry

9 — if you could spend the day with one member, who would it be and what would you do?

only one??😭😭 umm youngbin :( idk just go out to eat maybe bowling??? watching his vlogs always make me wanna hang out with him :( okay yeah i always wanna hang out with him :(( ♡

10 — which member do you think you would get on with best?

none of them im so awkward skgsksg maybe inseong

11 — which member do you think you would argue with?

dawon skhsksgs

12 — if you had to let one member scroll through your tumblr, who would it be?

inseong. idk why i just know i can't let bias line see it. well maybe youngbin. I cant let chani see how many times I call him baby

[cuziloveyou7]

ULT GROUP TAG GAME

Tagged by: the one, the only, the always gorgeous @randombtsprincessa

I really wanted to choose another group bc I already read some of the asks..... but ya know bts is my first and ultimate fave of all time so.... ITS BTS TIME!

1. Who was your first bias?

I was an OT7 stan! I just couldn't choose!

2. Who is your bias now?

With much help from my friend we came to the conclusion that Yoongi/suga is my bias. It was pretty obvious tbh, it just took me a while to acknowledge 🤣

3. What was the first MV you watched by them?

I'm not really sure but I think it was mic drop (Japanese ver.) Or BS&T (also Japanse ver.). Those were my religion! I watched it on an music app on my TV and they only had the Japanese versions of like 4 songs...

4. What’s your favourite MV?

DEFF Blood, Sweat & Tears! That MV was and still is, so ahead of it's time

5. If you could listen to one of their songs for the rest of your life, which would it be?

ARGH!!! That's such a hard question... okay I'll narrow it down! Dimple, House of cards, Home and Telepathy! There are so much more but I narrowed it down quite well 😅

6. Who would you want to see them collab with?

I don't know tbh.... I just love them on their own! It's always a pleasant surprise when they do have collabs and I love it! But maybe Billie Eilish or another kpop group, that'd be cool!

7. What (MV) concept do you want to see them do?

KSKDKDKDKWK They've done so many things already! And they vary so much. I did like BS&T very much so maybe more mythology stuff. BUT tbh I don't think that fits them anymore they've grown so much

8. Have you ever had a dream with any of the members in it?

SKSKSKSKSKW LOTS PROBABLY LMAO! I don't remember them except one! But that was because it felt so real! When I woke up I had to do a double take and I was so confused as to were I was and if I actually was alone in my room!

9. If you could spend the day with one member, who would it be and what would you do?

I would love to hang out with either Joon or Kook! Or both! With joon I'd love to go and explore, go to some museums or art galleries, maybe go cycling! I mean I am a Dutch person and we ride our bikes everywhere, everyday hahahaha. With kook it's either go on an adventure, do cool stuff like skydiving or some other cool adventures stuff or keep it on the down low and like play video games or go to an arcade or something😊

10. Which member do you think you would get on with best?

Aaahhh that's a hard question because I'm kind of a difficult person I guess. I want to say Jungkook because we're the closest in age (there's a 3 year gap which isn't that much and makes me believe we should be more on the same wave length) but I actually think it's either Hobi or Tae! Because I'm a really introverted person I need someone who will take me out of my comfort zone, but won't push it that much. Someone that'll make me feel like I belong. I'm very people shy and need at least 1 person that makes me feel comfortable in a group and I think it's either one of them! Idk what do you guys think?

11. Which member do you think you would argue with?

For some reason I think it would be Jimin? Idk why tho... lmao. I don't like arguing, I tend to avoid conflict so I don't really see myself arguing with someone.... but on the other hand like Jimin just popped up in my head when I thought about it so....🥴

12. If you had to let one member scroll through you tumblr, who would it be?

Ehhh... yeah like no... don't come near my tumblr, any of you... I feel like anyone of them would just look at me like I'm crazy 🥲 that's never gonna happen I just.... NO.... you guys tell me what the safest option would be bc I.... no just no

Tagging: @ssugadaddyy, @lucid-mins, @http-je0n, @tkklip, @taevolucion, @kittylefayy, @an-annyeoing-writer, @oheyura and anyone who sees it! Don't feel pressured to do so though, just have fun.

I saw a lot of new peeps in my followers list, I'm gonna be honest... I wanted to tagg yall but I'm scared you wouldn't like it 😅 so if you do want a tag next time hit me up, bc my anxious ass won't try lmao

[princess-of-inarizaki]

Of course you make! I'm really waiting for your every Inarizaki post and they're so soft! I really like to sent you, guys, some thoughts and rant about our favourite boys. And, omg, I so love Atsumu's and Osamu's confessions drabbles! Did you read them? What BTS songs can you recommend? Cycling sounds fun! I can't do it. x) Good luck, hope, you'll enjoy this time. Okey, you can ask me whenever you want. Yes, it's really cold! Luckily, last years it isn't too cold. - Tilli (1)

Omg, I want to go to Malaysia! I so love hot weather, but it's usually cold in Russia. x) No, don't apologize. You can talk about your troubles with me whenever you want, I'm always ready to listen to you! I'm sorry about that, I probably experienced something like this before, so I can understand what you feel now. But I think, that everything will be great, because everything that is done is for the best. Good luck! I believe in you!~ - Tilli (2)

So, you're going to start work next week! Is it your first work? Where will you work? I'm so proud of you!~ I'm happy that you love my requests! I swear, I love to send it and get your answers too! Really really love! Really, I already can't imagine my January without writing some thoughts. x) O, btw, you told me that you want to listen about some of my dreams! It's something strange usually, but my today dream was about Haikyuu! I don't remember everything properly though. - Tilli (3)

But I remember that I hugged with Miya twins and I also remember that Tsumu protected me from something. O, there were Inarizaki-kitsune too. I really enjoyed this, but fun dreams like this happened with me rarely. My week and day are great, writing takes me longer, but I'm fine cause I've great rest! And yes, I saw Oikawa!~ I was quite sad because of animation, but some moments were amazing! Btw, can I send you answers in submission (they're just so long x))? - Tilli (4)

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I read them both and loved it!! They were both just so soft, I especially loved the part when manager comforts Atsumu and hugs him, and then he confesses. LIKE AKHDSKJSKS MY HEART?? IT'S SO SWEET??? 😭👉👈💖 and suna's one today!! He's such a smol shy sweetheart, I loved the way his sister teases him with manager uwu.

My favourite BTS song is actually "make it right" and MV is "spring day" they're so comforting and slow songs that make me feel better, but if you're looking for more fast paced ones I would recommend "baepsae" or "let go(Japanese ver)" they're pretty good to dance to. Boy with luv and dynamite too!

I went cycling today but unfortunately I fell down halfway 😭😭 my knees and elbows are pretty scraped up now and I had to go to our clinic for an injection earlier to prevent infections. I'm feeling better now, but I couldnt do much today besides stay in bed tbh *sigh* I'm sure you could do it if you learn how!! If we ever meet I'll teach you hahaha.

I'm glad last year wasn't that cold hehe. Today was somehow cooler than usual tbh, so it was enjoyable. And if you ever come here is welcome you!! We could try lots of food hahah since Malaysia has lots of varieties. And the weather will be a plus point too uwu.

Thank you so much for saying that. I appreciate it very much and next time I feel troubled I will remember your words 💖💖 if you ever want to talk to me about like that, I hope you know that you always can, and I'll always listen!

It's the second time, I will be going to our family clinic to learn the business aspect of it. I used to go in and do the paperwork during previous holidays, but this holiday I will be attending meetings and learning other things about the clinic haha. Thank you so much 💖💖 I'm glad I made you proud >.<

I love receiving your thoughts too, they're all very soft and fun to think about. It's nice to write my ideas on it too and come up with something great together 😉 I can't wait for January too omg!!

Oh yes I'd love to listen to your dreams!! It sounds so cool, the kitsunes too, they must've been so adorable. The miya twins are so sweet, I'm sure you woke up with a smile on your face after that dream :)))

I'm glad you got rest, Tilli-chan!! And akjdksjsksk Oikawa 💖💖💖❤️his little blue headphones were cute and yeah I agree :///

Of course!! Feel free to send me via the submissions, I would love that!!✨✨✨😺😺

Love you Tilli-chan!! I hope you have a good day until we next talk!! Stay happy and I hope you're smiling!!