#one of the best MV concepts i've seen yet

[taetebebe]

|| Lost by RM MV

[curio-queries]

SMERALDO GARDEN MARCHING BAND

My thoughts prior to the release of MUSE. I've avoided pretty much all reactions and analysis posts until I finished this so I have no clue if anyone else has come up with better words to describe some of these concepts but here's my take on it. I wanted to get this out prior to MUSE so that I can see how my view evolves with further context but here's where I am now.

Initial Reaction:

I'd actually had a few issues that night so I wasn't in the best headspace to take in a new song but I did listen to it on Spotify first and then watched the mv twice, once without subs and once with. (And yes, I know it's technically not called an mv...deal with it lol)

Anyways, I definitely wasn't immediately sold on it - which is expected from me, it's EXCEEDINGLY rare that I like any song on first listen but SGMB only took a couple of runthroughs before I was on board. One thing that helped me reframe it in my mind and with my previous expectations is to remember the first part of Jimin's self-proclaimed attributes: Cutie, sexy, lovely. SGMB leans very solidly into the cutie aspect, a little near the lovely side but far deeper into Cutie than anything we've seen in his solo releases. (RememberCute was an answer in the seossword puzzle). That got me thinking about where the rest of his songs would be in comparison and here's the placement I've landed on. Some of these have changed over the past few days but I'm curious where y'all disagree with my placements.

Good old Serendipity, a perfect balance of the three in my opinion. All of FACE is firmly in the Sexy section with Like Crazy leaning more evenly into Lovely. Lie is also right there with LC but more closely on the border. My beloved Promise and Letter holding down the Lovely section with CTT straying closer to Cutie. If you forgot about the cutie circle though, SGMB would have seems like it was complete out of the expected range. I am curious if we'll ever get something that's a mix of cutie and sexy, I can't comprehend what that would be like but I wouldn't put it past our JM to find a way!

Theories?

So, how do I think I did with all of my theories? Let's go through them one by one:

Open Locker Meaning: nothing to prove/disprove this yet. There were an awful lot of references to Serendipity in the mv though, so maybe that's the tie-in? I don't know, this one was a streeeeeetch in any case.

Sound Effects Interlude: we know we're getting an interlude but we'll have to wait for MUSE and any behind info to learn if it's sound effects that Jimin recorded himself like Dive.

Rooms Going from Dark to Light: Yes! I mean we knew it was going to be a lighter album than FACE but I think the word BRIGHT is all over SGMB. And I think this technique in both of those videos was trying to highlight that for us.

SGMB as an Actual Band: Yes! Definitely right here too! I'm going to talk about this more below because I think this is actually a very important part of this song.

The Emoji Poll from the Insta Chat: Yes! I think some people are still trying to make the argument that each option is supposed to represent different songs on muse. And while the others may lean more into any of these specifically, SGMB definitely has elements of all of them as well

An Actual Band?

So, like I mentioned in the theory above, I had the thought that SGMB could be portrayed as a fictional band itself, very similar to what MCR did with the Black Parade. And since Jimin decided to use this as the song's title; as well as make it the pre-release track, I think this is an important topic to delve into.

First, this allows Jimin a perspective shift to share with us his career outside the lens of BTS. Not because he NEEDS or WANTS to separate himself from them but he has had his own journey as an artist that may differ from his experiences from the perspective of a BTS member. Obviously BTS is completely woven through this journey and he gives us an acknowledgement of that with the line about 12 June and the handsign.

(Sidenote, whenever I see any of them do that now, I instantly think of that moment in Jimin's pixid ep where he said they don't anymore...I think we may have been misled...) 😝

Second, the frame of SGMB from a band's perspective also puts the song firmly in the categorization of 'work' rather than 'personal'. With FACE being such a deeply personal projectregarding his very deep human experiences, i love that he'svery upfront with us about MUSE being a work project. I've said this before, and it's one of my absolute favorite things about Jimin's music: he crafts it so that we can easily adapt it to our own interpretations. There's a lot of loving and beautiful imagery in the lines of this song that can have special meaning in all levels of relationships; platonic or not. But his delivery if this message to us, is professional. This is reinforced by the suits Jimin has worn in all of the material released so far. He's following a work dress code. (If you happen to see this post within a week of release, we have a poll regarding Jimin's suits on @bts-polls )

ME + US = MUSE

I just want to touch on this briefly here as I expect there'll be more once the album releases but there are some hints already. Like I discussed in my FACE post, Jimin has again come up with some key words to weave through the project. In FACE, it was several sentences but MUSE seems to be focusing on the following:

ME: Jimin himself

US: Jimin's view on his audience

MUSE: His awareness of us and how that effects his creations and manner of artistry.

SGMB and CTT are both bursting with these references and viewpoints. But I honestly don't think of SGMB as a traditional 'fan song'. I have another post where I talk about the different kinds of fan songs. Like I said above, SGMB details Jimin's experience as an artist and how his audience plays into that process. Not like CTT that's literally a diary of our journey with him. Maybe an extremely nuanced take but SGMB just doesn't feel like it belongs in the same 'fan song' categorization that CTT does.

The End for Now

Does anyone know anything about that little hand-wave Jimin does during the bow at the end? He repeats it. Is just an additional flourish that he's added in himself? I've never seen anyone do that during bows after a performance so I'm wondering if it's a cultural/industry thing.

What do y'all think? I'd love to hear your thoughts! If any of you have made posts about SGMB, I'll try to read them now but rumblr is not very forgiving if you miss something in the timeline. I'm very happy for you to share links to your posts in the comments!

[endlessame]

Actually, thinking more about it, the more I start to realize that... it makes sense. If we believe Kotoko with what she said about not having a sad or traumatic childhood... maybe something happened in her young adult years that made her into what she is today. I'm gonna keep pushing my agenda of regretful Kotoko, because I really, really think that even if we voted Kotoko innocent again (which I sadly doubt) she would not do the same thing again. Because we voted her innocent. We told her "hey, we approve of your ideas. Your morals are correct." And yet, look at Deep Cover. Is that the song of someone actually prideful? Not at fucking all! This is not a "It's Not My Fault". Actually, I think this is more of a "Backdraft" type song! Like. Let's analyze some parts of the lyrics which I think are. Genuinely really interesting.

At first, I think we should remember something important. The whole concept of Milgram. These are Kotoko's feelings. And I see it as a layered thing. You can stay with the obvious surface layer! Kotoko beat everyone up, she's evil. In her MV she sees herself as a guard, in control of the prison. She doesn't regret anything, we're voting her guilty.

And, you know? That is a completely fair way to see it! I just have this really personal belief about MILGRAM and forgiveness. I believe Kotoko represents the most brutal part of Milgram's whole moral system, but I'll explain that later on.

The thing with Milgram is, you can choose to stay in the upper level. And no one will judge you for that. But... also you can try to look at the motives. Look, analyze, understand… and forgive. I think what this is all about. And looking at Deep Cover, I don't see a person saying that they've got full control over the prison. I see an scared, regretful person trying to convince herself that she has even the slightest bit of control left in her situation.

Now I want to draw some attention into some lines I've seen... not a lot of people say anything about?

god she's so pretty

Who don't we want? Give me the verdicts of GUILTY. That's why I became your fangs, as the long awaited hero.

And,

So make yourselves my reason. Just choose the only choice, GUILTY. Say that sympathy is useless. Hate evil as the evil that is.

Damn, girl, ok!

Again, layered thing. We could say "Oh, this is just Kotoko telling us to vote everyone guilty because they are guilty except her...!" Do y'all really think she means that? Do you all really think she THINKS that? Because I really don't. I really believe Kotoko is pushing us to vote her guilty. She wants that. Why? Because as I said earlier, not only she's regretful, at least to some extent... but also she represents the worst parts of the Milgram ideology. Milgram tries to make us look at this prisoners as people with problems and struggles who drove them to murder. Milgram is asking us to understand, while Kotoko represents the hatred and the desire for revenge that Milgram, specially Jackalope, is trying to make us do so much. "You can vote based on whatever you want!" Yeah, we can, but that is not the right thing. If it's not clear by now, I'm a firm believer in the All-Inno theory. I believe every single prisoner should be voted innocent, and that doesn't mean that they will all end up as murderers believing that they're right. I just believe that that is what Milgram is trying to do, as in the end, this is THE Milgram experiment! We're being told to understand, reject the authoritarian voice and forgive. Maybe it's not the easy route. It is not, actually. But I believe is the correct one.

And now, I want to talk a bit about the girl. The girl who Kotoko killed to save. At first they had a good relationship, or so it seems? Kotoko took care of her, and they apparently met each other regularly? Until the thing we see at the end of the MV happened. What happened, really? Something happened between HARROW and Deep Cover.

So I translated this.

I'm not the best at japanese, but it roughly says:

The murder incident that ocurred in Minato, Tokyo, is currently shaking Japan. The victim is Ado Kaneshiro (24). The fact that he is the only son of Kenyu Kaneshiro (68), the representative of Akebono Shimbun, and that the person who comitted it was a 20 year old female college student enrolled in a famous university in Tokyo also helps the topic of conversation. At a press conference, Mr. Kaneshiro appeared in front of countless cameras with tears in his eyes and criticized the brutal behavior of the female student. The judicial decision is this case is "legitimate defense". According to her, she had no choice but to kill the victim after getting into a scuffle while trying to stop the victim, who was caught kidnapping a minor. The defense argued that an elementary school girl who was present at the scene gave similar testimony, and that this constituted self-defense. However, Mr. Kaneshiro claimed at a press conference that a subsequent independent investigation revealed that the body had multiple bruises and wounds, indicating that he had been subjected to more violence than necessary. Furthermore, Mr. Kaneshiro announced that the elementary school student who was saved by the college student has retracted her testimony. In addition to the possibility that the elementary student had received some sort of threat. [...] This refers to the rumors about Mr. Kaneshiro. The female college student in question was hailed as a hero by [???] who said, ``An unidentified rumor of multiple murders has surfaced, and it is a legendary internet meme that leaves doubts about itself.'' It is said that there is Mr. Kaneshiro strongly condemned both.

Okay, so... this is a Really rough translation of what it says, I specially want you all to take the red part with a grain of salt. I don't think it's quite right, because Kotoko's finger makes them hard to read and translate. But there are some really interesting things. Hat girl retracted her testimony? Was this what upset Kotoko?

Anyway, I think by far the most interesting part about this is... the last part. That one about multiple murders, how Kotoko was hailed as a hero... and an internet meme? Did Kotoko by any chance become this kind of revered hero? Did she drown in the knowledge that she was right? I believe that Kotoko had a bit of a meltdown because not only she became what she hated the most, but also... everyone loved her for it? She's inviting us to vote her Guilty to continue the cycle. She wants us to keep punishing evil, and if that evil is her, so be it.

I honestly think this is an amazing way to end T2 because it leaves us with a question. Kotoko... will you forgive her? Will you understand what she did? Not only Kotoko, but everyone?

Or will you just say they're murderers and continue the cycle of guilt?

Because, a 100%, this is the look of a heartless murderer. Not someone full of trauma and regret. Kotoko Yuzuriha regrets what she has done. I'm not saying that she's entirely putting up a façade, but she is not the vigilante murderer we all took her as.

Also, she refers to Es as another prisoner here. 11, Inept. Just something to note.

They're still here, still here, it grates me.

Who's here, Kotoko...? Who are they? Finally, the symbol of the wolf again. I'm gonna repeat myself with my last post, but a lot of people have wrongly associated the wolf symbol with Kotoko, when in fact she was (or is) never depicted as such. She's always surrounded by them, she's part of the pack. But she's not a wolf. She's only going with them.

In HARROW, we see her surrounded by a pack of wolves, then the pack grows smaller and smaller until it ends with her alone and the skin of a wolf in her chair. And now, again, we don't see a wolf. We see a werewolf, a monstrous version of Kotoko.

What does this mean, genuinely? I'm sure Kotoko has a reason to act the way she acts. I really don't believe it's a traumatic childhood thing, I believe it's something a bit more recent.

Here's my final theory.

I believe Kotoko at first acted in a group, either in an official thing, such as the police, or just a group of vigilantes. But something happened, probably their views weren't lining properly, which caused her to quit. Where they too violent? Or the opposite, were they too tame for what Kotoko wanted?

Anyhow, I believe this last shot symbolizes that Kotoko doesn't really want to have much to do with her old group. But something has made her remember them. And made her be just like them.

I guess only time will tell.

[themiddleofwonderland]

My favorite k-pop videos

This list is likely to change depending on what day I'm posting it, but I just rewatched #1 on this list three times in a row and felt like making a list.

1. It's You - ATEEZ (Yeosang, San, Wooyoung) - this video makes me absolutely feral. The song was already my favorite on the album and then they went and released this?!?! It's so hot?! So Sexy!?!! I have an irrational fear that KQ will take it away because it's too perfect and sexy and wonderful and we don't deserve it. I was a Wooyoung/Seonghwa bias beforehand but now it's a four-way tie because holy shit have you seen them???

2. BTBT - B.I (Performance Ver.) - This was the first non-BTS video I became obsessed with, again after falling in love with the song and overplaying it (it was my top-played song of 2022). The dance is amazing, the way they flow, and it's such a simple video (the official video has cool cyberpunk vibes) but it works. This is the only video I've ever watched derivative videos for (dance covers, reactions) because I just can't get enough of it. (gif from the official vid bc the performance vid is criminally under-giffed)

3. Black Swan - BTS - Again, another one where the song got me first. The aesthetic of this video is just so good. I mean, the corsets speak for themselves, but I love how Jimin's amazing dancing gets such a highlight, the backdrops for Yoongi's meaningful verse, how good they all look. The dancing is great, the setting is beautiful, I can rewatch this ten times in a row and still want to watch it again.

4. Move - Taemin - Soooo good. Taemin is considered one of the best dancers in k-pop and he is showing you exactly why in this video. I love him embracing his androgyny here, with the more feminine dance moves and outfit silhouettes. The song is one of my favorites of all time and the video does it complete justice.

5. Rover - Kai - Hot hot hot. Kai. Shirtless. Blond. Those sunglasses?! I didn't like the dance much at first but it has really grown on me over time. Also, apparently this song is a cover/remake?

6. Super - Seventeen - You know, I can't figure out why I love this video so much. Like it's super basic as a concept - just all of them and a whole heap of dancers in one scene. But it works. As soon as they revealed Woozi being held up like he's on a throne with his little smirk, I knew I was done. The dance is so fun and I never get tired of watching this one.

7. Daechwita - Agust D - It's hard to decide between this and Haegeum, but this is the one that starts the story and my Agust D obsession, so obviously I had to choose it. I love the concept and how he lays out the Agust D story in just one mv. Royal Gangster Yoongi is just hnnng. I love the power here.

8. God's Menu - Stray Kids - This one is just super fun. I love all the different outfits - and like, Han in the chef's outfit is top-tier Han, he looks so hot.

9. Shalala - Taeyong - This is one of the most fun music videos I've ever seen. I love all of the different versions of Taeyong and he's the only idol I've seen pull off that shade of lime-green hair. The macarena dance should not work at all and yet it does.

10. Hip - Mamamoo - They slaaayyy in this video. I'm so obsessed with Queen Hwasa literally spitting on her haters. Moonbyul is amazing as always, I love how they have her in various roles that are typically male "anything you can do, I can do better" vibes. Also I really want to dye my hair the same shade as Whee-In's in this video.

11. Don't Call Me - Shinee - I call this the 'weird hat video'. Their hats are ridiculous. And you can tell Minho is really feeling it, just look at the gif. I love it.

[essentiallyleaf]

Top 5 groups you like

hello, anon.

aaahhhhhh, the definitive question. i always ask myself, what are the criteria, and how to weigh them? music (songwriting, production, general catchiness...), performance (singing/rapping/dancing, choreography), visuals (music videos, outfits, hair & make-up, stage designs), content (variety shows, youtube, tiktok...), the members themselves (personality, chemistry, prettiness, and honestly, fuckability)?

i haven't found an answer yet, and maybe there is none. so these, in debut order (the same order i got into them), are the groups that speak to me the most as of now, circa oct 6, 2023, 10am of a sunny, still surprisingly warm morning:

Red Velvet. one of the groups that got me into k-pop, and one of my favorite discographies, especially when you consider their lifespan and consistency. if i were to choose my favorite albums in the genre, up to half of the list could be theirs.

LOOΠΔ. i've had ups and downs with them, but that HeeJin -> XX run will always be engraved in my mind as a golden era for k-pop. they have the catalog, the music videos, the lore; the people behind them had stories to tell, and they knew how to tell them. they felt different.

æspa. more smtown craziness in their songs, mv's and concept. visual overload in every possible way, from their flawless ai faces to the fonts on their album covers. except spicy. that one, probably not as good.

NMIXX. for them, it's more about the members and their collective clownery (especially ☀️1️⃣, the girl just has everything). their youtube content is easily my favorite atm and some of the best i've seen by any group. their music can be very hit or miss, and although i agree it has flaws, i personally like their experimental side.

NewJeans. last, but far from least. first group since the one three bullets above that just felt different. i don't think there is a single thing i dislike about them, and i don't think any other group makes me feel real emotions like they do. ditto and its mv's (all their mv's, in my opinion an integral part of their artistry and identity, are stunning and written so well, again something about knowing how to tell a story, in their case a much more mundane and slice of life-y one, though certainly no less hard-hitting) have a special spot in my heart and i cry everytime i watch them.

affectionately, leaf.

[woozi]

yza beloved 🥰🥰🤍

first of all, did you listen to jinyoung's title track?? how do you feel about it? <3 the whole concept pictures, teasers felt so unreal 😭 i couldn't believe it's finally happening. i'm so happy <3 he came out with such a vibe-y, dancey song i love it! and ofc the rest 4 emotional songs ❤️‍🩹😭 served c*nt in concept pictures and emotional lyrics in the album lmaoo, while we're on this topic how have you been liking the albums def released recently 🥺? i saw jaebeom is also releasing something soon but haven't gotten time to check the details hfjdjd

black eye literally went on top of my 'on repeat' playlist after just two kr three days and it's still there!! hdjdjdkd i love it so much, the composition, lyrics and mostly vernon's voice 😭🔥 this kind of genre fits him so well <3 i want him to release an album already 😔. i said this before too ( to so many people 😭💀) when 2 minus 1 came out, that he gives a mix of 5sos - green day vibes, i love it so much 😋

also the band live performance was so goood HDSKJSKSKSBD HE LOOKS SO FINE IN MV AS WELL AS BAND LIVE VIDEO AND ALSO FULL AGREE WITH YOU THEY SHOULD'VE USED THE BLACK TANK TOP FIT MORE 😭😭😭😭 I CAN'T HDDJDJ (never thought i'd get biaswrecked by him at all 😭) the way they created the band live video was great! but i wish they used the green screen a little less 😭 just personal preference. also so so excited about booseoksoon comeback <3 january is a gift which keeps giving ( i say this without even knowing what date bss single is dropping 💀) hdksks love that

love to know that you got to have some time for yourself, hope work load - deadlines aren't too much <3 ( if there are any more ), hope your real break comes soon!!

also, have you started any series or drama? i'm currently watching doom at your service, a year late but im finally here dhdjdj it's been great so far! i really love the character seo inguk has played 😭🤍 ( the pace in some episodes is a little slow to my liking </3 but it's bearable because of the cute couple, not really liking the sub plot 😭, can you tell i solely started it because of seo inguk?- ) anyway yes the drama is good 🤍😭

thank YOU for hanging out, i always have fun 🥺🤍 sending best days wishes as always, love you yza <333 rest well in between of work!

MA CHERIE <3333333333333333

im gonna get stoned for this but i havent been keeping up with the sevens lately and am now just a svtpoppie 😭 BUT IVE SEEN ALL OF THE PHOTOS <333 its exactly what i'd expect from him tbh 😋 ALSO JB'S IS SO FJKDFJKJDFKJFDKJKFDJKFD that's so him tbh,, but also so slay of him it's v unique <3 ALSO FORGOT TO TELL U FDKJFDJKDFKJFDJ i accidentally came across ponytail on spotify 😭😭 it was on shuffle and i didnt even know it was yugyeom i was just like,, what THE FUCK THIS IS SO GOOD (and the vocals havent even kicked in yet) and when i checked it was him 😭

ALSO URE SOOOOOO VALID <3 it fits him so well and i'm glad thats the route he chose to take for his solo tbh <3 early 2000s vernon i lov u

AND IK???????????? honestly i love how raw the band ver sounds i even prefer it more than the official one fdkjdfjdf but that also has its own charm and i understand why they produced it that way <3 ALSO AGREED LMFAOOOOOOOOO 😭😭 i got the concept they were going for but it was a little distracting to me (a lil funny even) ALSO CB THIS DAY HAS COME WE ALL NEED TO BE DOLLYS <#333333333333 the thing abt the svteenies is that they just have SOOO much to offer im a lil overwhelmed at times but im also so glad i cant wait for bss and ITS 😋

AND IM ON BREAK FR <3333333 classes for the next (and my final omg??) semester start 2nd week of february hehehe BUT WBU WHAT HAVE U BEEN UP TO <33

nooo i've actually been looking for things to watch but all my sister has been recommending me western series (sitcoms) but those r not really my vibe fdjkfdjkdf so i'll def be checking the drama u mentioned out ehehhe 😋

I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO OUR LIL HANGOUTS 🥺🥺 lov u even more wishing u only have sexy days ahead <33 MWAHH

[reflections-in-a-critical-eye]

thoughts about the new songs? 👀 Run BTS is such a banger, it’s the energy I was looking from them since Dis-ease! I don’t really vibe with Yet to come though and feel like the mv was a bit rushed. I don’t understand this comeback tbh, it’s messy. Is it even a comeback? I see Army reassuring themselves and saying it’s the beginning of a new era for BTS but with enlistment coming, it’s more likely that they’re putting the band on hold for a few years. I feel like they’re sending contradictory messages. Hopefully they’ll clarify soon, I’m really curious to know if they’re all going their own way for a while and what’s to come!

In terms of lyrics, Yet To Come is a bit contradicting. They sing about a new beginning, but everything points out to a goodbye and I'm guessing a long break is going to come in the near future. I don't know how I feel about the repeated mentioning of how/who/ what is the best, who says it and all that. It was too on the nose for me. The music video idea was appropriate and made sense for the concept they were going for, a trip down memory lane. It's funny because if you look at the parallels and the scenes they were trying to reference, what we see in Yet To Come looks lazy in terms of sets and cinematography, compared to their other music videos. It's hard for me to explain right now, but it's almost like there was a disconnection there, like they're bringing pieces of the past in their present, except they're a bit soulless now. They tried to add a new meaning to past artifacts, but it ended up feeling and looking as they're just surrounded by props. That fiery passion and youth is gone and maybe that was the point??? Is that why they look a bit emotionless or as if they're tired? They need to say goodbye once and for all to Chapter one and they can't wait for it to be over? I'm just brainstorming here. I do have one big criticism and that is Lumpens. I don't know what is happening, but the last few mv are just not it. And why did they edited the guys' faces like that? Especially Jin and Jimin. They look like the most airbrushed version of themselves.

I've seen a lot of people saying that Run BTS should have been the title track, but that's a song for a real comeback, not one in which it looks like they're saying goodbye. In that sense, Yet To Come was the good choice. Run BTS is similar to what songs they used to release back in the first 3-4 years of their career. It's old school BTS and I really like Jimin's parts in this one.

For Youth it's a song that once again, sounds like farewell and some "love letter" to their fans. I'm not going to comment on that anymore. It's a good song for when they'll have some concerts this summer, until the indefinite break is coming and Jin is leaving.

[grumpymacaron]

snsd & twice 💖

heyyyyyyy thanks for the ask B)))

do i already stan them?

yes | only for the music | attempting to | no for both!!!

snsd:

my bias + bias wrecker*

seohyun, OF COURSE + jessica (pre-departure, ofc...)

first time i heard of them

the first time ever was when i stumbled onto the oh! mv in second grade... i might've also seen girls' generation back then but i'm not quite sure ^^;

when i became a fan

i would say i became a SONE then and there cause i watched every big title track following gee; it was just casual until eighth grade tho, when i got serious with kpop in general~

favorite (and least favorite) title track

this is such a hard question LOL so imma fold and say my top three! this is in no order, and for a variety of reasons, but here they are:

hoot, the boys, and paparazzi!!!

in terms of least favorite title... i'd say flower power's pretty bad... FJDSKLFDSJALDFKS like i've tried to like it, but dare mo ga butterfly pooped a spider...

favorite (and least favorite) b-side

i think this counts as a b-side? but the great escape is honestly matched by none; i've listened to it SO MANY TIMES, it's like 9th on my top songs of the year fjdsklfdsjfkls

i also really really love europa and destiny~

i actually exclusively listened to snsd's title tracks until VERY recently, and i don't have anything i really dislike yet so ;;; imma cheat and skip on this one HAHA

favorite (and least favorite) mv

the impact of the boys cannot be understated... literally changed my life forever...

ngl i feel like they film shoujo shidai songs with the worst camera and color grading on earth so i really don't like most of them... the ones that come to mind first are mr. taxi and flower power (again, PFFT); it really wouldn't be like this if they didn't look so freakishly pale;;;

favorite (and least favorite) album

maybe this is cheating again but since i haven't listened to many non-title tracks, i'm skipping this!

a concept i wished they’d try*

i wish they had a chance to dip into some classic sm rnb... the world if snsd had a be natural by ses moment>>>>

what i like most about them*

they're just iconic. like there's nothing else i can add, really; they were, are, and will be my forever unnies, the girls i look up to and live in my heart forever 💖

twice:

my bias + bias wrecker*

despite my theme, i'm actually a hardcore mina stan~ my other faves are jeongyeon and tzuyu!

first time i heard of them

i found out about them right when sixteen finished and like ooh-ahh was released!!!

when i became a fan

that's also right when i became a ONCE! it's still crazy that i've followed them since debut… it's been almost eight years…

favorite (and least favorite) title track

this is easy; i ride and die for i can't stop me, and nothing will change this 😤

sorry to say for everyone who likes this song *cough cough* dalgonamilk *cough cough*, but i am a steadfast likey hater. the lyrics just piss me off, LMFAO! i only can listen to it when i'm in a certain mood.

favorite (and least favorite) b-side

that's a hard question... HAHAHA i actually went through all of their discography a while back, and collected every song i like here: 🍭

basics is my current fave ^^

and for least favorite b-sides... anything they released pre- fancy (excluding the ones in the playlist) were mid at best and actively offensive at worst FJDKALFDJSALFA

favorite (and least favorite) mv

i would've said smth different before the latest release but talk that talk is just SO GOOD. SO GOOD

if i had to choose a least favorite... i guess it'd be knock knock? but that isn't to say i like it or anything; i really love that song hehe

favorite (and least favorite) album

the fact ALL of formula of love: O+T=<3 and literally none of twicetagram/ merry & happy (outside of heart shaker) is in the playlist says enough if u ask me >:)

a concept i wished they’d try*

tbh i am very satisfied with the variety of concepts twice has tried! i can't say the general vibe isn't the same for most of their work, but they've broken out of that following breakthrough and feel special, methinks

i'm just curious as to what else they'll do next!

what i like most about them*

for a long time, i've kept up with them casually like i did with snsd; i only really got serious once i was lucky enough to see them in concert this year :,)

it was only after i looked through all their discography and saw them in person did it really hit that they've worked so hard to be where they are now; just the sheer amount of media they've produced over their career is enough to last a thousand lifetimes, but they're all just as committed to us, and each other, as always

i'm very inspired by their work ethic and how much they just love their job, and it makes me hope that i can find smth like that for me~

[itsya-eonni]

Watching I.M's Episode on Baverse. I didn't see any teasers for his. Tears probably will ensue.

I love the concept they've put to the stories of these artists. Visual Music.

His cute little bead ring. 🥰

My heart breaks for him every time he mentions No.Mercy.. that show was so fucked up. MX became one of my ult groups after they debuted. It warms my heart that Changkyun is so loved now between all the members.

Him taking to the Trainee, felt like he was talking to his younger self. Talking about his passion and anxieties.

He was so talented at a young age.

Him talking with Honey always has my heart. Jooheon I think was the first to approach him durning the Show, after saying he wouldn't be friends with him. But after understanding his love for music and life, they became best friends, even more than that. The love he has for Changkyun is cute and heartwarming. I hope it stays there forever. (Also them drinking together and Changkyun saying he's getting sad now, makes me think they do this often, and just cry. Much like Wonho and Kihyun used to do.)

I don't like the monbebe they chose for this either. She goes on to say that she thinks about him 24/7. And the posts he makes, he stops her and says "not right now." But she keeps on, even with him being embarrassed.. (even saying what he didn't want her to.) the attitude she has toward him, kinda makes my skin crawl.

JinJin! Babe! Debuting around the same time, it's scary to see how the competitive nature of the industry has. Astro and MX are definitely on two different levels. For both it was slow and steady, then MX gained a lot more recognition. Astro is finally getting up there.

I hope other idols that wanna do solo stuff do it. It seems so freeing for the idols I've seen do solo things, I have yet to hear anything bad come from it.

Changkyun's solo albums and works, are amazing. And I hope he gets more recognition as an amazing producer. Specially since he's worked so much on not only his but MX's albums. (Don't forget. "Loop" MV release Sept. 3rd.)

"It's okay to be sad, it's okay to be lonely. Just stay as is."

"I think it's okay to just dream for now. I'm still only dreaming."

He's grown so much. Not only in his music, but into himself as an individual and as an artist.

Next is Sumin.

[gracefulweather]

i finally found some time to answer u properly !! 😅 why does it always take me like 5 days alfjalfhwl

omg !! did ur album arrive alr? :O mine shipped but all it says is: arriving by december 10 so my guess is it'll get here then :")

oohhh 😳😳😳 my new smau is like .. its ... it has fake dating... and its a uni au..and i am incapable of writing summaries bc i always want to spoil everything lmao 😅

im always thankful that you're so supportive of my works, truly 🥺 esp the ateez smau ! i'll prob b posting more when im done w finals

THE WORLD TOUR AHHHHH i can't believe they're having it !! i'm so excited to see what they perform ! also ateez comeback soon?!?! it was so sudden i thought i was seeing something wrong 😭 but omg u had tickets from 2020??? (but i agree :( i see so many artists having concerts but crowds... and covid...🥲)

PLEASE 😭 i loved ur fic sm i think abt it constantly 😊

i haven't seen hellbound ! i've heard some things abt it, but im not sure if i wanna watch 🤔 did u watch it then?

oof i actually have no idea which tbz series are where 💀 but i have seen that it keeps getting taken down :( wish we could just have the content

yes omg i love the maverick series so much ! it was so fun to watch :D did u watch both eps?

akfhaldskjf thats a v good question 😬 for me, i usually only write for my ult groups so like (atz, tbz, txt, skz) and i find it easier to write for my biases or bias wreckers which is kinda unfair when i only have fics/series for specific members but it just feels more natural (?) to write about them? idk man

wbu??? how do u decide which members to write abt? & is there a group you haven't written abt that u want to?

oohh !! i saw that too ! i think it was kev? but now im so excited to see what they end up performing ! DRINK IT SUPREMACY I LOVE THAT SONG 😍 also saw that hyunjae said he'll do a vlive w sunwoo after the fancon 👀

i think it would b so cool if they did like a movie version where it was just story 👀

i always feel like tbz's promo periods are way shorter than other groups :( maybe they are idk but i also really really want them to rest

wbu? do u like the shorter promo periods?

(also i do love the sea of hyunjae on ur blog 😍)

hope ur taking care of yourself !! sending u lots of love ❤❤❤

OK OK SO U PULLED SUNWOO BUT who else!!! i got jacob id card and poster, eric qr code thingy, then for pcs: sangyeon <3333, kevin, and the bbangnyu for the unit one!! vaguely surprised there's no jumil in any form but my luck has never been great :') wbu!!!

ooOOH fake dating?? 😍 but omg the way you said anyone could be endgame.... are u gonna pull a massive plot twist on us hmmm 👀 OK BUT when y/n said "a whole hour before your wakeup time" to kyu I FELT THAT 🤡🤡🤡 y/n working at a museum tho that's so interesting :O ok u know what i'll just save the feedback for ur inbox instead LMAO

omg both the ateez comeback and world tour dates are rushed HAHA what is kq doing.... i'm still on the fence about going to the concert tho ugH 😭 but thoughts on turbulence?!?? such a pretty but sad mv tho :')

i watched hellbound bc the concept was intriguing, like people are being summoned to hell via these supernatural beings? i expected the characters to investigate everything that was going on but there was a focus on violence without actually solving anything 😭 maybe bc netflix wants to drag it out into s2 tho idkk

ohh for tbz shows i've been using this spreadsheet!! omg bless those admins 🥺 not sure if dnd is still up bc they were saying it was taken down but timeout works!! and YEAHH loved the maverick series it was so much fun, i wish it was longer LOL

oooh i agree it's definitely easier and more natural to write about ur biases or bias wreckers!! although i barely have anything for sangyeon yet oops i sometimes come up with a plot first then figure out which member fits the role best but other times i start with the member then build the plot. hmm as for groups i wanna write for, i was thinking maybe golcha or skz!! maybe when my tbz obsession dies down a little HAHA

OH YEAH the fancon!! hyunjae and younghoon's new hair colours 😍 did u see all the fancams and stuff?! they're so cute i'm glad they got to see fans again ♥ no drink it but we got kingdom come omggg 😭😭😭 actually feel like there's a good chance they'll do kingdom come for year end award shows 👀

hmm i think it's just become a trend to do really short promo periods now? deffs see it in other groups too at least compared to second gen, but i feel like tbz has a short teaser period too LOL. i do think it's a little too short but they're always so busy with other stuff so :')

(we don't speak of the hyunjae there is too much hyunjae on here how did this even happen omg)

but yeahh hope ur doing well!! esp if exam season is coming up for u 😭 stay healthy, don't stress too much <33

[realstraykids]

Hi! A new STAY here🙈 I started stanning after watching & falling in love with God's Menu (the boys' visuals, vocals, rap.. chef's kiss!) anyway, I've done nothing but watch every thing i can find on them these past few days, yet I'm still a bit lost, so i was wondering if you could guide me a little. Like other than their mvs and the occasional interviews/vlives, is there anything else I should keep my eyes on/watch? I know they have a lot of variety/reality shows but idk from where to start🥺

welcome to the stay family! 💖🌸 we’re super spoiled in that skz put out SO much content but it can make video recommendation posts like this very hard to put together :’) i myself have not watched all of their videos (i’ve prob seen like ~80-90%?) but i’ll do my best to rec some good ones!!

honestly I would probably start with one kid’s room - it’s a really good way to get to know their personalities a bit more (i linked the playlist but it’s in reverse order so start from the bottom and go up!)

they also have two kids room which puts two members together in a room and lets them talk about basically whatever they want (they’ve also done a spinoff with 3 members) - personal favs of mine are hyunjin & han / lee know & seungmin / bang chan & felix / lee know, han, & felix but all the eps are really good and good to get to know the members better!

their after school club episodes are also very fun and good for beginner stays - you can watch them on demand here - skz are on episodes 310, 318, 329, 340, 363, and 398!

their series finding skz is also very funny - there’s several seasons of it but i’ll link the first one here and the most recent season here

i also really like weekly idol a lot - ep 381 / ep 401 / ep 428

other recs:

two kids song - they broke up into 4 duos and wrote a song per duo! it’s very recent too; episode one is here

idol room

each member has a solo vlive segment & there are duo vlive segments as well if you’re interested in watching vlives of a particular member: channie’s room, minho’s “lee know ri bang”, changbin’s rap classes (idk what the segment is actually called LOL), hyunjin’s counseling center and hyunjin’s practice room, jisung’s vlive (hasn’t named it yet), felix’s “9.15 felix fm,” felix & seungmin’s dogcat school, seungmin’s “small but certain happiness,” seungmin & jeongin’s “this again” and jeongin’s “the youngest’s private life”

minho’s 2.5-hour vlive (feat. seungmin and jisung at the end)

older vlives that i love: hide and seek, skz barber shop (pt 2)

skz & skz and honey tips are good shows from a while back that have fun concepts

there are also TONS of links and recs here!!

side note - some people might recommend you watch the survival show. while it’s the show that got me into stray kids, I honestly don’t think it’s a very good show for new stays to watch bc the boys are very stressed in it and sad in a lot of episodes and why watch something like that when you could just watch them having fun post-debut 😭 but if you do want to watch it i’d recommend the yg vs. jyp battle episodes (eps. 6 and 7)

[taehye-jin]

Okay, so here are our boys in order of age. I decided to wait and read people's opinions on here, Twitter, and other various websites. I am very excited for this unit, but all I'm seeing negativity coming from fans. I understand a lot of the points based on how SM functions when promoting their groups, however, I feel people aren't thinking through the whole thing, so I want to make some bullets based off of the comments I've read online.

Suho already said (more than once) EXO will have a comeback towards the end half of this year.

A lot of people who are upset are solo stans (mostly EXO-Ls) and/or people who only want the members in their specific groups... idk what to tell you, it happens. Just stan your group?

Even if Lay comes for EXO comebacks throughout the coming years, we won't have OT9 until everyone is back from the army (about 6 or 7 years from now).

Taeyong, Ten, Lucas, and Mark interacting together is the first/closest we've gotten to having NCT all together since WayV debuted.

Yes, this is about making money, SM is a business.

This group is not 'a whole new boy group', it's a unit based off of existing groups, no one is leaving their groups or anything like that. (This mostly a Twitter thing)

Since this is a unit, it probably will only have a comeback a year, if we're lucky.

This is not a new concept to kpop. Cube had Troublemaker and Triple H, and YG had that thing with Mino and Bobby (can't remember the name).

They have all been seen together going to a dance studio, which means they have recorded either a mini album or single together. They wouldn't start going into the dance studio, if the music wasn't done yet. THEY ALREADY HAVE PUT WORK INTO THIS.

The fact that this was announced by anyone from SM means they are closer to debuting than not. They probably have the choreo down, and are getting an MV together. (Kai and Baekhyun's hair colors maybe a hint, maybe not)

For anyone who doesn't know, the hashtag trending on Twitter 'SM_보이그룹론칭_취소해' means 'SM cancel your boy group launching', which means you are asking for the work the guys have already made for the group to be canceled.

Has anyone thought that 'Maybe the guys are excited about this? '

Yes, it's still work but: Taemin and Kai are best friends getting to work together after a pretty long while, Ten looks up to Taemin, and we all know NCT (especially Mark) are EXO's number one fan boys, so those four probably fanboyed hard when they found out they get to work with Kai and Baekhyun.

Yes, SM needs to promote better. Do Mark and Taeyong need rest? Hell yes. Of course, they need to be a better company and treat their groups right, but is canceling this and giving it all this negativity helping (without SM even giving an official statement)?

As far as we know, it's happening. Knowing SM, they don't listen to protests, but who knows, maybe they will this time and not launch them. But, with that, what's the chance they'll give the fans all they're asking for (i.e. promotions, rest, comebacks)? Slim to none.

And, honestly, if I'm right and the boys are excited about this, I rather not have this be canceled and have to hear on a vlive or an interview how disappointed and disheartened they are about the group not getting to debut and that they had amazing songs for us, you know?

[bluehcvrs]

so don't hold me to this ! but about the what do you believe in mv! i was confused at first because why was the girl group the only one shown working out ?? BUT i THINK each group got to pick what they where doing themselves? so i don't think gfriend working out was meant to be misogynistic?? if i'm not mistaken i think their whole concept was 'i believe in myself' so like they're working out to feel strong and powerful i think?? again don't hold me to this ! just what i've seen on twitter!

but also ! i do know some people are really upset because gfriend are the only group who don't have speaking parts i think?? i haven't gotten to watch the full video yet so i'm not sure!

if they picked it themselves then that makes it a little less sketchy & i don't recall enhypen speaking either but that doesn't really stack up when gfriend are the only girl group under bighit, u know?? i had a feeling it was probably meant to be cashing in on that #GirlPower vibe that most active wear ads also go for, but overall it feels questionable to me, especially when 1) it's well known how toxic diet culture is within the industry and 2) umji was fatshamed constantly until she lost 20lbs. she & her trainer have talked about how sometimes she works out twice a day to maintain her figure ( on top of schedules & training ) and she has also spoken about how initially she thought the best way to lose the weight she was being shamed for was was just not eat anything. she has also talked about source forcing her to exercise when gfriend first debuted. that alone makes it a red flag to me??

but also take into consideration the opening shots of each segment (sorry if they aren't very clear, i'm on mobile atm & can update them later on if need be:

why is it that gfriend's opening shot is their legs? immediately after that is a shot of one of the girls stretching. the third shot is focused on someone's hemline. then a pair of lips. none of the other groups are shot in this way. all the boy groups are dressed from head to toe, but gfriend are all in short skirts / dresses and crop tops. i know that that's typical girl group styling, but it doesn't make it any less misogynistic, especially when you factor in the styling & the content of the other group's segments.

reading this back it sounds really argumentive hfkfnd I want to make it clear i'm not getting at you or anything!! i just don't trust bang pd with women ( or minors but that's a different story lmao )

[just-another-stray-kid]

7, 12, 19, 26!!!!!!!!

🌟 민지 🌟

[@dkbtho ]hey gurl! Thanks for sending me these DIFFICULT QUESTIONS

7 - Favorite Concept

I'm a sucker for like, heist/crime concepts? Leather jackets and dark vibes and such. It's just the kind of music I listen to. But I also love cute concepts! Because idols are cute!

12 - Idol who's closet you'd love to steal

What is fashion omg. What do idols even wear? They're just... people??? And I really think I get caught up in what stylist put them in, instead of what they wear themselves....

I think Yuku has the best style though. I've never seen the child look underdressed for anything.

19 - What is your all time favorite music video

Oh bother. I'm so bad at music videos because I usually just like to listen to the music. But Gambler by Monsta X could be my favorite - if only because that's one of the few songs that I HAVE TO watch the MV when I listen to it.

26 - What has been your favorite comeback of the year

BUT BUT NOT ALL THE COMEBACKS HAVE HAPPENED YET

Honestly?? Freaking Ateez with Guerilla is probably the top contender. But Itzy? With Sneakers? Amazing!

[jeongjaebae]

🦋 hi nice to talk to you again! this is how we fall is amazing as always when the reader didn't believe it was them i was like.. mood my brain would be like nope it has to be someone else! also you write the best side characters.

i'd be on tumblr more, but just finished my first day of finals lol. also i listened to maverick b-sides after i got home (as for older b-sides i have lots of time during break hehe can't wait to listen to your recommendations). i really like them both (especially hypnotized)!

can't wait for break but until then i'll just be here streaming maverick and the sf9 rumination album lol don't even get me started on how much music i've missed.

i also downloaded superstar tbz bc rhythm games are the best! it's so fun but omg some songs are so hard i swear i have too many ss games on my phone. during break i know i'll play it more and then i'll know more of their songs too a win for me! lol i'm definitely falling for tbz slowly but surely bc wtf sangyeon is already wrecking me.

lol i'm too much of a multi—trust me there's quite a few groups i like even if it's just casually and yes i do like keeho from p1harmony! canada line is iconic. their members honestly would be great at tbz dances (they've danced to the stealer a couple times, intak's a fan of tbz, especially of juyeon it's cute!). i think it would be cool if a group i stanned covered no air tho, love that song too much LOL. also yes p1h discography is v nice, what's your favorite song from them if you don't mind me asking?

no bc same about the maverick mv i'm hoping they expand on that lore more in the future idk if they have lore or not—i just like storyline mvs a lot hence my love of burn it (but it's okay bc i like watching dance-focused mvs alot too! now i really want to learn maverick choreo, maybe during xmas break lol).

AHH here have a paragraph about me screaming about golden child main vocals casted in a musical istg why did all the groups that went to rtk and kingdom have to be so talented. it's such a cool opportunity for them! (altar boyz cast is stacked lmaoo).

and one day you'll probably find me and my work lmao i don't have many fics out yet but i have a bunch of things in drafts as always—i'd reveal myself to you one day but i like the anonymous ask thing haha!

hiii how have you been? how did your finals go!! hope you get to rest a bit during holiday season and all <3 ahaha my side characters... that's really just me bullying hyunjae as usual 🤡 but ty for reading!! hypnotized is great, have you seen the choreo that had everyone going wild? ooh yes lmk your fave bsides! ahh i did like the sf9 rumination album, esp dreams and gentleman 🤩 but yeah i hope you get a chance to catch up on music and stuff haha

oOOH i also downloaded superstar tbz!! have not felt so competitive in ages but now i'm feeling the adrenaline for beating people in the weekly league HAHA (also will have to pass out of control hard mode one of these days). how's your score and card collection so far tho? ALSO SANGYEON the loml ahhh good choice, good taste, i approve hahaha 😍

ohh that's cool, i think i've seen jiung(?) dance to a tbz song at some point but idk anyone in p1h except for keeho so far. omg i actually like so many of their songs but my favs would be that's it, ayaya, and breakthrough!! wbu? ahh i'm sure more groups will cover tbz eventually with how big they're becoming and then maybe you'll get to see a no air cover!

yeahh i love storyline mvs too, kpop needs to bring them back haha. i think that's kind of what i noticed in tbz kingdom performances too tho? like they had very cool concepts for their stages but there wasn't much of a storyline compared to what they had for rtk. oooh the maverick choreo looks like it'd be fun to learn tho!!

omg yes altar boyz!! and it was sungyoon's musical debut too right? i've been seeing clips floating around on twt and it looked like a fun time 🥺 i'll maybe try to dig up a link somewhere to watch it HAHA. but yeah the cast is full of idols i was surprised LOL

i mean i might... have a good guess at who you are... HAHA but yeah we can stick with the anon asks!! anyway, merry christmas and happy holidays ✨🎄🎉🎆 i hope you're staying safe and resting well!!

[xuseokgyu]

This might be the longest one yet.......... rip. i had some stories to tell.... :((

My job is to mostly to tell people when they make mistakes lmao. i work in document quality control ? for a manufacturing company, mostly check the inspection paperwork and certificates for the medical/surgical devices. and then have to be like this... is not right. fix this. currently have a lot of prototype parts going through which have some added requirements but also they keep changing the prints so then obviously the paperwork then changes and its just been annoying cuz its redo-ing a lot of paperwork.

yeah, that makes sense and that is part of it sometimes... i also think im just not in the mood for certain genres of music at times lol.

lol yeah it was so funny in the beginning she was watching some mv's and kept sending me screenshots of jeonghan with different hair styles with this message "who is this????" and every single time it was still jeonghan. i was just like lmao you should just assume that its jeonghan at this point. her defense was that he looks really different every time he changes his hair. she can recognize him now at least. the only other ones she can recognize currently are s.coups (her current favorite member overall) and vernon (her favorite rapper in their songs - she really like how vernon raps). shes more rap biased lol.

thank you.. you are only a little late lol my bday was the 11th. the last time i played bingo i spent $40 total over two days (80 games @ $0.50/game) and won zero. its a skill... i only got close to bingo (1 space away) like 3 times total. it was really tragic... at one point the lady sitting at the same table as us was just like wow... i haven't seen you even get three in a row since i've been here (which was like an hour).

We went to the same kindergarten, then i moved away and then i moved back in the 8th grade (i also have known the friend that is getting into svt for the same amount of time since she went to that same school, though her family are basically neighbors with my cousins family, and they are really close, so i saw her a lot more overall but wasn't super close to her until more recently actually, when we went to the same wedding (my cousin's) and starting talking again)

also to help this make more sense (as in why would they remember me lol) my graduating class size at that school was only 22 people, and my cousins also went to that same school. my dad went to that school, the english teacher there had taught my dad when he was in high school, its extreme small town vibes. people would literally just recognize what family i came from and just start talking to me. and i'd just be frantically trying to figure out who they were. like oh god oh god am i supposed to know who this is?? have i met this person before???

actually the wackiest thing is one of my friends from when i moved (big school), her grandma, i found out after we moved back to the small town, used to babysit my dad and her grandmas house was literally a mile down the street from us... you could see her grandmas house from our living room windows. i was just like what?? her cousins also then went to the same school as me. and then we fell out of touch but then ended up going to the same college. where she would be like "i saw you on campus today" and i was just like??? i did not see you, where are you? i haven't talked to you in like 3 years wtf?? i'm not in touch with her anymore but my younger sister is currently roommates with her younger sister in college lmao. oh other bizarre thing... one of my classmate's (from the big school) relatives bought the house we sold when i moved in kindergarten, and idk for some reason a few years after we moved we went back to the old house for something idk, and my classmate was visiting her family at my old house at the same time. we saw each other and we just stared at each other like what are you doing here?? we had moved like hour away (highway travel times) lol so it was just so random. (wow i hope these made sense lol)

the heat was worse in the beginning of summer i think... or i've just gotten used to it lol. there was all that smoke though that blew in from canada a bit ago though. but thats almost become a yearly thing now unfortunately. lol your weather sounds like how the weather is here sometimes - i live in minnesota, we are known for our wildly fluctuating weather. extreme highs and lows.

I love piano in music! I had to learn how to play piano as a kid... my grandma taught (most) of the grandchildren. i'm not very good at it tbh i never liked to practice and i havent played in years lol. we also learned how to play the piano/read sheet music when i went to the big school for music class for a year. I feel like if you are able to buy a little cheap or used keyboard it shouldn't be too hard to teach yourself if you wanted to start?? at least simple songs. I guess learning to read music would be the hardest place to start if you've never read sheet music before?? but thats what cheat sheets are for tbh. write the notes in, write them on the keys whatever works. we had a foldable note cheat sheet thing that went behind the keys and said the name of the note and where it was on the staff behind all the keys. when I was learning i'd be like b b b where is the b im looking for... ah here it is *ding* ok and now c ... c . c. ah ha *ding* and then repeat until you can play at a normal speed lol.

oh hands down its Oh My! best summer song lol i love Oh My! .... You Made My Day is also my fav album... what about you?

also what's ur favorite cold drink (#2)? picked this one cuz I have been buying myself bubble tea like once a week almost uhhh all summer lol the tapioca pearls at this place are so much better than other places i've been to and this place has cheese foam that i have also become obsessed with (tho thats very expensive its an extreme treat myself drink add-on lol) the blended mango with cheese foam... so good.... its like $7 though. today i got the normal mango milk tea which i hadn't had in a while cuz i'd been going through the various types of regular? milk tea (made with different types of black tea - i love black tea i have um a lot of tea i think i have like 15 different types rn). Otherwise I almost always have ginger ale in my fridge lol its great for a lot of things and also just to drink. love ginger ale... i just love ginger honestly.....

Is 1am and I should be sleeping but I wanna answer this before reveal day!!!

Best job description 😂😂 I feel like your job is one that can become automatic very easily so I can see how the changes can be annoying

SCoups and Vernon are definitely the ones with more distinctive faces, they were the ones I recognized better first, same for my father... he knows the names of all the members now but he still messes up the three Js hahah Jeonghan Joshua and Jun always take a while for him to recognize, sometimes Wonwoo too, which drives my sister crazy cause two of her three bias are there 😂😂

These small town vibes are so cool! I love that you have this community and managed to form long lasting friendships!! I basically had the same classmates for ten years and as soon as we graduated I lost touch... I made great friends at college tho The pandemic has been hard, we are respecting our health and haven’t seen each other personally since it all started, but I hope once we can meet again everything will go back to how it was between us

I had a situation sort of similar to yours at school too ahha My mom was and had already been a teacher (P.E.) at my school for years so all the staff and a looot of the older students knew who I was, but I had no idea who those people were hahah To this day almost everywhere we go together we will encounter some old student of hers...

Is so cool that your grandma did that! But I can see how it was more a task than something you truly wanted to do so you probably wouldn’t be very excited heheh I was part of a choir growing up and we had sheet music but our teacher never truly showed us how to read it, I know the basics but is literally like a toddler that just learned the alphabet hahah

Oh my! really is THE summer song I completely agree with you there!! I also absolutely loove the mv and whole comeback seemed really cool

Oohh I only had bubble tea once and I want to drink it again!! I only know of one place that sells it here, it is still a pretty new “concept” so there’s not a lot of shops around... And I never had ginger ale! I’m super curious about it cause I’ve heard it being mentioned in, like, tv series, but I don’t drink sodas so I don’t know if I would break my “diet” for a taste heheh My favorite cold drink is lemon iced tea, the ones we have here are really sweet and kinda “sparkling”? (I don’t know how to say it... is almost like a soda but not really 😅) Even during the winter, we drink it during weekends cause is a “special drink” hahahah not a Brazilian thing, just in my house