#same with 90% of songs in the metal genre

[fandommothfreak]

Jason Todd's ACTUAL Music Taste

(Someone has probably already done this but I am in desperate need of a reference sheet tailored to me specifically.)

Poison Idea Jason is introduced in Batman #408 (released 1987) wearing a red shirt with POISON IDEA written on the front. Poison Idea is a punk rock + hardcore punk band from Portland, Oregon. We also see a poster of the same band hanging in his apartment, so I think this is a favorite of his.

Pick Your King (released 1983)

Kings of Punk (released 1986) WARNING FOR SUICIDE + SELF-HARM TOPICS

- The Modernettes We see another poster with REBEL KIND written beneath the silhouette of four people. In the first image shown above, we can also see "rebel kind" spraypainted by Jason's apartment door. The closest match I could find for this is a song called "The Rebel Kind" by punk band The Modernettes.

This band sounds more pop punk to me (although I'm not the best at differentiating between musical subgenres), and Jason only shows interest in one of their songs. That, paired with the sound we hear from Poison Idea, makes me think Jason isn't as into pop punk as he is hardcore. This might be one of those songs where the message in the lyrics really resonates. "I know one day we're going to leave this far behind, and we'll be free to run with the rebel kind," as just one example. I think he identifies with the term "rebel kind," especially if he's the one who painted that on the wall. (I'm assuming he did.)

Here's a link to the full album, View From the Bottom (released 1982).

- Eric Peters I have no fucking idea who this is, but he's hanging on Jason's wall. He's got a hat and a guitar and a fuckass goatee (pictured in the second image, next to the Poison Idea poster). I can find one guy who only started releasing music in the 90s and another guy affiliated with DC Comics who doesn't look old enough to be referenced this way.

The hat and the guitar + straight hair combo reminds me a little of Slash + Izzy from Guns n' Roses. They released their first album like a month after Batman #408 was released, but if one of the authors saw their US tour in 1985, it could still make sense. Or they just based it off the 80s rock star aesthetic in general. Point is, I don't know. So. Eric Peters can be whatever fanon wants, I suppose. - Blister Twister (DC's KISS) + Simon & Garfunkel We see a heavy metal band, Blister Twister, perform a heavy metal cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" in Batman #412. Jason thinks it's cool.

- (UPDATE) Slipknot & Lacuna Coil Jason has posters of what looks like 1999 Slipknot (heavy metal) and Shallow Life by Lacuna Coil (goth/alternative metal) hung up in his room in Nightwing Annual 2021, which is part of the Rebirth relaunch.

Slipknot (released 1999)

Shallow Life (released 2009)

- Some concluding thoughts! (Edited to suit Jason's Rebirth music taste.) Based on what little we get, I think, as a kid, Jason leans more towards harsher music and has a preference for hardcore punk. Punk rock and garage punk are up there as well. He likes music that sounds raw and real. He'll jam to softer punk subgenres, like pop punk and post-punk, but that's more so when he really feels for the lyrics/messaging. Maybe he starts getting into the latter more as he grows up, but hardcore is still his favorite.

Metal music doesn't show up until after the Blister Twister performance, so maybe that's his introduction to the genre? It starts off as more of a superficial appreciation ("Cool!"), but then he gravitates from hardcore to nu metal (which is inspired by hardcore). A lot of people would consider Slipknot a nu metal band, and their 1999 album sounds like a mix of a few different subgenres, so maybe Jason is introduced to more of those subgenres through them. And then Lacuna Coil. I'm not familiar with them, but reddit says it's goth metal. I listened to some of their songs from Shallow Life, and I can absolutely see angsty teenager Jason resonating with those lyrics.

tl;dr I think Jason prefers the harsher subgenres of punk and metal, but still enjoys a variety of subgenres in both. Punk was his childhood; metal was his teenhood; and I'm assuming he still likes both in young adulthood. He likes the more raw, more real-sounding stuff and songs with messages that he resonates with.

Moving even more into headcanon territory: street rap, East Coast rap, lots of underground artists, that's all music Jason likes and listens to. I honestly don't think Jason would feel much of anything for mainstream pop music since it doesn't sound very raw or real and a lot of it isn't very relatable to him, but I do still think he'd jam to it occasionally for the laughs (and there might be the one-off song that does say something that resonates).

And if we're taking Jason's love for classic literature into account, then yes, I will subscribe to the headcanon that he enjoys musicals. I don't think he'd be a fanatic, but he appreciates the story and he might jam to songs that resonate with him like "The Rebel Kind" does. (I still think that's his favorite song, as a young adult.)

If anyone who sees this can find more canon hints of Jason's music taste, please, please show me! I love these little Easter eggs.

[dannydoesthisthing27]

Guy has dimples, and when he's close enough and smiles, Honey pokes his cheeks

Honey has stretchmarks and Guy traces them when they lay together

Guy wears beanies more often than other hats. His favorite is a green and teal knit one that Honey made when they first moved in together, and Honey was learning how to knit

Honey wears baggy hoodies primarily. Their favorite is one Guy bought them that has the looney toons logo and characters on it

Guy had a cat when he, Honey, and Kayla(?) Moved in together. According to Guy the cat typically takes months to get comfortable with people. It layed on the arm rest of the couch next to Honey the first day they moved in (the cat never got within six feet of Kayla)

Honey (after they and Guy got their own place) adopted a pair of milk frogs. Now there's an enclosure in the dining room area (next to the window) (all the animals are spoiled)

Guy leaves sticky notes everywhere as reminders to himself or as treats for Honey (sweet messages/jokes)

Honey puts leaves pieces of paper with sketches on them around their place. Some days, there's a theme that's obvious. Other times, it's a guessing game. Honey will leave one and wait for a while before checking to see what Guy wrote at the bottom of the page as a first guess. After that, they'll leave a new sketch in a different spot with either a hint towards the answer if he was way off or confirmation that he's going in the right direction until he figures it out or gives up

Guy says he doesn't have a favorite genre of music, but his favorite style of music is stuff like Will Wood, Fish in a Birdcage, Lemon Demon, McCafferty, The Front Bottoms (he's also a sucker for anything older. 70s, 80s, and 90s) (Fleetwood Mac, B-52s, earth wind & fire, etc..)

Honey really means it when they say they dont have a favorite genre. They have a preference towards the same music as Guy but with a broader list of artists and songs. They also listen to a lot of rap, metal, rock, and punk music

Guy has an impressive shoe collection, but his favorites are his doc martins

Honeys' favorite pair of shoes are their converse all stars (in navy blue) (they also have 2 inch platform leather boots)

Guy knows how to roller skate and also has heelies he'll wear sometimes

Honey knows how to skateboard, but they use a longboard more than their actual skateboard

Guy doesn't like writing poetry. He prefers short form stories, mostly because the formating of poetry isn't a style he's comfortable with

Honey doesn't like regular canvas for painting. They prefer things with different textures and trying different mediums to see what looks best (they like colored pencil on rough paper and paint on wood)

Guy likes golden/colored jewlery

Honey likes silver/ cool tone chrome jewlery

Guy has a blåhaj and several other shark plushies that he keeps on the bed

Honey also has several shark and frog plushies, but they're stored on the beanbag in the living room

Guy likes making food in the oven (pork chops in a cast iron skillet is his favorite)

Honey likes using the stove (hand made mashed potatoes and greenbeans with bacon and caramelized onions cooked into them)

Guys favorite cuddling position is laying down facing each other with his arms around Honeys waist and their arms around his shoulders

Honeys favorite that they'll admit to is Guy resting on their chest with their arms around him and their face in his hair (their real favorite is them as the little spoon with him pressing his face into their back, and his arms squeezing them)

Guy has acne scars and a skincare routine he does at night (I dont know enough about skincare to make specific headcanons :/)

Honey has scars from picking at pimples (not acne though if that makes sense) but they don't care enough to do much more than wash their face occasionally with whatever basic face wash Guy has around

Guy makes Honey sit with him at least once a month and do the full routine. He makes them sit down and sits on their lap so he can apply all the product himself. He gives them a flower print headband to push their hair back and claims their lap is the only place he could sit because it gives him the best angle, and thats definitely the only reason

Honey begrudgingly accepts the treatment but allows themselves the contentment of being with him while he pampers them (they love how rough his hands are while still being gentle with them)

[starfish-spencer]

very important question, what do you think all of their top songs would be on their spotify wraps?

This is an important question. Okay, here we go:

Shawn: nothing but 80's songs all the way down maybe a few 90's ones, too). I think his top track would be "Don't you (Forget About Me)" by Simple Minds followed closely by "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears. He'll listen to the same song over and over until he gets tired of it and moves on to another one, before cycling back and repeating it.

Gus: Gus's music taste would be all over the place. His Spotify wrapped consists of every music genre known to man. Rap, pop, classical, rock, emo, if it sounds good to him, he's saving it. His top song, though, would probably be "I Wanna be Your Boyfriend" by The Rubinoos. Nice, catchy, and appeals to his romantic daydreams.

Jules: she has great music taste, a lot of classic rock hits in there. According to her character interview on USA Network, she listens to Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, and Pink Floyd. Overall, her Spotify wrapped is a spectacular selection. (Un)fortunately, she is not immune to early 2000's pop. Her top song is "Firework" by Katy Perry.

Lassie: He lies and tells everyone that his top song was "a heavy metal song, you probably wouldn't know it," when in reality his Spotify wrapped is mostly musical theatre tunes and ABBA. His top track is "You're The One That I Want" from Grease.

Chief Vick: all Phil Collins, who else? She's in his top 0.01% of listeners. Her top song is "Invisible Touch" by Genesis (Phil Collins' band).

Buzz: huge boy band fan. His top song is "Kokomo" by the Beach Boys. He thinks it's catchy.

Henry: would never pay for Spotify Premium and hates the free version

Woody: alpaca mating calls

[cheeseceli]

Skz reaction to their s/o listening to angry music

Pairing: ot8 skz × gn!Reader (individually)

Genre: I'm pretty sure this is fluff

Request: "i was wondering if u could write like a reaction of skz when they find out that yn is listening to angry music (metal, rage rap,..)"

A/N: I AM SO LATE with this request, I'm so so sorry😭 it took me a while to figure out how i wanted to write this but I hope you like it nevertheless! Also first time I use dividers and I think it's so cute (credits in the end of the post)

Bang Chan

I think he would be so surprised?? Mainly if your music taste doesn't match your appearance

Like imagine you wear such soft clothes and then you're listening to rage in your headphones

He would be tempted to make more songs like this to stray kids though

And would ask for your opinion ofc, might even put your name in the credits

Will also send tiktoks he finds about angry music all the time

And if he ever gets to know one of your favourite artists (this man knows the whole entertainment industry atp) he will let you know and might even bring you an autograph

Lee Know

He would find out your music taste when you guys made one of those matchings in spotify

He swore you guys would be more than 90% compatible

you were only 34%

he is in shock

But he listens to every single song that shows up on the matching

Might even add some to his favourites

Will let you know his opinions too

And if another member likes angry music as well, he will mention you in the conversation

He might even use this as a way to bring you closer to the members

His s/o and his best friends, he would love that

Changbin

If you like angry rap he is now taking notes lmao

Will try to incorporate it in his own rap

Takes you to concerts!!

Buy you merch!!

Tries to meet with your favourite artists!!

Makes angry music for skz!!

Will do everything and anything when it comes to your likings, including musical taste

And he would add angry music in your karaoke nights

He is screaming from the top of his lungs into the mic but he is so happy lol

Please scream with him, thank you

Hyunjin

I feel like he always knew that

It was probably one of the first things he knew about you

And even though he might not like this musical genre personally, he will probably listen to it sometimes and will have some of your songs in his playlist

But he likes it the most when he is driving and you play one of your playlists on the radio

When you sing along>>

And!!

If you know the story behind one of the artists/songs PLEASE tell him

He would love to listen to you explain it to him

Han

You can't convince me that this man doesn't have some songs like that in his playlist as well

He goes to the gym listening to the most agressive songs ever

So he actually is pretty happy you guys have something else in common

And if you guys like the same artist or the same song, he is in heaven

Specially if it's metal

Nothing will change my mind, he listens to metal a lot

And agressive rap

Will also incorporate to his rap sometimes and maybe will even put some references to your favourite artists on the lyrics

Will add a lot of your recommendations to his playlist

Felix

Tried to do a matching on spotify as well and was in shock with how many metal and rap was there

Asks you to make a playlist for him recommending some songs

Will show your recs to the members as well

Suddenly all the dorm is listening to metal

And if you ever think that his voice could match one of your favourites songs, he would be so honoured fr

Like, you're making an association between a thing that you love and him, he is so genuinely happy

Will try to sing it ofc

Seungmin

He is other one who I think will probably not like the genre that much

But will listen to it whenever you listen to it

He really likes to share an earphone with you

If you're up to it, so is he

And also likes to pick which song you're listening to

Will make a whole queue for you to listen

And if he ever comes across to another angry music, he is sending it to you immediately

I.N

Now that they have personal instagram accounts (I'm so happy lmao) he will post a picture on his stories and will let you choose the song

So he is wearing the cutest outfit but rage is playing on the background

He finds it pretty cool ngl

And since we're talking about fashion

He would love to see how your musical taste reflects on your clothes, if it does

It's so interesting he swears

He would also spoil you with merch and concerts

I believe he would try to listen to some angry music to try to impress you lmao

Like you'd be listening to some music and somehow he knows the artist, the album and even the release date

Pretend you didn't see him search everything on google

Feedback and reblogs are always appreciated!

Dividers by @cafekitsune (thank you btw!)

[ermesskiss]

what music I think jjk adults would listen to

✧ ft: satoru, suguru, nanami, shoko, choso, higuruma, toji, sukuna, and kenjaku ✧ a/n: been thinking about this for a minute, and I decided to write out my opinions/hcs

jjk student version here + jjk character playlist works here

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✦ gojo

➥ Gojo is a very laid-back and fun guy, so I think he would listen to music that has that same energy

➥ He kinda reminds me of those moms who listen to the overplayed songs on the radio and always sing them, I don’t know to explain it, but that's him

➥ I think that he gets his song recs from his students in a attempt to bond with them

songs

♪ Heaven To Me: Tyler, The Creator ♪ Chanel: Frank Ocean ♪ Died and Came Back: Lil Uzi Vert ♪ Pop Style: Drake ♪ Wake Up in the Sky: Gucci Mane ft. Bruno Mars

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✦ geto

➥ I think Geto listens to a little bit of everything, alternative, rock, rap, R&B,  and hip-hop. I can’t really picture him strictly listening to rock and alt. It doesn’t feel right

➥ As Geto got older, I think his music taste changed. He still likes everything, but he leaned towards one genre rather than several

➥ When Mimi and Nana show Geto their favorite music, he adds the one he likes to his own playlist, and vice versa

songs

♪ Sextape: Deftones ♪ Passion Fruit: Drake ♪ Rental: Brockhampton ♪ 3005: Childish Gambino ♪ Even Flow: Pearl Jam

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✦ shoko

➥ I think the music that she listens to is very mellow and relaxing but might have some sad undertone to it from time to time

➥ She gives me older music vibes from the 70s to the 90s. Like Fleetwood Mac, ABBA, and Sade. I can’t see her listening to newer music

➥ I think she listens to more female artists than men; it’s not intentional. She does enjoy songs from men, but it’s a pattern. I also think that Shoko is a big fan of The Cranberries; I am a soul believer in this

songs

♪ Sunday: The Cranberries ♪ Bette Davis Eyes: Kim Carnes ♪ Fade Into You: Mazzy Star ♪ Landslide: Fleetwood Mac ♪ So Far Away: Carole King

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✦ nanami

➥ Student Nanami was emo, so he definitely listened to My Chemical Romance

➥ He started listening to more rock when he grew out of his emo phase. He prefers light rock rather than heavy

➥ When he gets sick of music, he puts on a podcast about business/the economy, or world events OR OR audiobooks

songs

♪ Helena: My Chemical Romance ♪ I Miss You: blink-182 ♪ Dust in the Wind: Kansas ♪ Dancing In the Dark: Bruce Springsteen ♪ Rocket Man: Elton John

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✦ choso

➥ He’s giving off rock and metal vibes, also like sub-genres of those

➥ His go-to music is rock, but I definitely think he listens to other music, something like R&B and hip-hop

➥ Like the great sibling, he is, he always gives Yuji the aux and listens to his song recs

songs

♪ Granite: Sleep Token ♪ Generation Dead: Five Finger Death Punch ♪ Enter Sandman: Metallica ♪ Chop Suey!: System Of A Down ♪ War Inside My Head: Suicidal Tendencies

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✦ higuruma

➥ Similar to Shoko, I think he also listens to older music rather than newer stuff, but it’s not because he doesn’t enjoy new music; he is just too busy and stressed to figure out what artist he likes and just stays to what he knows

➥ He’s a big Radiohead fan, and maybe The Smiths, too? Music that's kind of sad and angst, yk?

➥ Genre-wise, I think he would like a little of everything if he could sit down and enjoy music.

songs

♪ Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now: The Smiths ♪ Karama Police: Radiohead ♪ Wild Sex (In The Working Class): Oingo Boingo ♪ Eyes Without A Face: Billy Idol ♪ What’s Up?: 4 Non Blondes

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✦ toji

➥ Definitely listens to divorce dad music

➥ Drinks a nice cold beer while listening to Nickelback

➥ I think because Toji doesn't think highly of himself, I can see him listening to self-loathing music and music that relates to anger or internal turmoil

songs

♪ How You Remind Me: Nickelback ♪ Pancake Land: Element Eighty ♪ The Man Who Sold the World: Nirvana ♪ It’s Been Awhile: Stained ♪ Crawling: Linkin Park

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✦ sukuna

➥ So, at first, I was sure he would listen to heavy metal and rock because he has such an aggressive personality, but after I gave it some more thought canon, Sukuna would hate it. Music or noise that loud and obnoxious would annoy him.

➥ Acknowledging the fact that he was born in the Heian era and during that time, they listened to Gagaku (court music), which is either instrumental or vocal. It’s calming and relaxing in contrast to his persona

➥ Or he hates music altogether, idk; he's a grumpy old man. Everything pisses him off

songs

♪ Menace: Five Finger Death Punch ♪ Monster: Skillet ♪ Bullet With Butterfly Wings: The Smashing Pumpkins ♪ Push: Matchbox Twenty ♪ Geisha: Anthony Davilio

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✦ kenjaku

➥ Since he's over a thousand years old, imma say he has a very diverse taste of music and probably listens to a little bit of everything. If I were to choose what genre he likes most, I would say rock, both light and heavy

➥ Kenjaku enjoys listening to Marilyn Mason and Oingo Bingo. Marilyn Mason because he’s Marilyn Mason (derogatory) and Oingo Bingo because of their surrealist music, which I think Kenjaku would find them entertaining

➥ Listens to music that feeds into his delusions, motivating him to continue with his vision of the world he wants

songs

♪ Weird science: Oingo Boingo ♪ Aerials: System Of A Down ♪ Break My Stride: Matthew Wilder ♪ The Beautiful People: Marilyn Mason ♪ Everybody Wants To Rule The World: Tears For Fears

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✧ I currently have over 1.9k liked songs, so hopefully, there is enough diversity in songs and artists. i was going to do yuki, but it was stressing me out. Maybe in the future, I'll add hers. There is definitely more I wanted to add but my mind can only contain so many thoughts, unfortunately. ✧ Anyway, I want to hear other people's opinions and/or if people agree or disagree!!

[chemistryandheartache]

EMO vs MALL EMO vs SCENE vs SCENECORE

i see a lot of confusion and arguments around what is emo/scene or not so i wanted to make this blog as a fan of most of these genres to hopefully help clarify a little!

EMO this genre is the ORIGINAL emo, although it sounds completely different from the emo music most people know today. it originated in the DC hardcore scene in the mid-80s, spawning from post-hardcore and hardcore and gained more popularity in the 90s. bands include: rites of spring, sunny day real estate, moss icon, cap'n jazz, the get up kids,

if you want to listen to some emo music, here's a spotify playlist i recommend!

MALL EMO mall emo is what most people think of when they hear the word emo. i call it mall emo (not sure if others do or not but i think it's most fitting) because it's the bands whose merch you would find somewhere like hot topic or spencer's(not a dig at mall emo i love this genre so much). it's the music genre(s) associated with the emo style and gained a ton of popularity in the 2000s. bands include my chemical romance, falling in reverse, all time low, panic! at the disco, fall out boy, paramore, pierce the veil, sleeping with sirens, evanescence, escape the fate, flyleaf, taking back sunday etc.

here's a playlist (i know it says actual emo music, i think they mean actual mall emo music as opposed to like yungblud + tx2 type shit)

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: EMO AND MALL EMO ARE NOT THE SAME THING!!!!! however, getting mad at someone for thinking mall emo is real emo is kind of pointless. because of the popularity of the emo style, the word has evolved to more assosciated with mall emo in pop culture than real emo. most people don't know the difference and that's not like a personal failing on their part that you need to be rude about! if/when you explain it to someone, be respectful! i'm looking at you, garrett!

SCENE scene is a subculture within emo, with its own more colorful version of the same fashion elements, that gained popularity in the late 2000s/early 2010s. there are a lot of different music genres within the scene subculture but the ones people most think of is crunkcore, which is a mix between electronic, hiphop, rap, and metal. bands include: dot dot curve, ismfof, attack attack!, millionaires, brokencyde, metro station, the medic droid, kill paradise, chunk! no captain chunk!, jj demon, breathe carolina, 3OH!3 etc

SCENECORE scenecore is a subgenre of hyperpop that originated on tiktok. it uses the aesthetic of the scene subculture a lot, and scene related things are often mentioned in the songs. however, the difference between scene lyrics and scenecore lyrics is that while scene music mostly has lyrics about sex, drugs, love, partying, clubbing etc scenecore lyrics are oftentimes about self harm or other harmful behavior or weirdly fetishize scene people. this is a problem because it's essentially just harmful stereotypes about scene trying to perpetuate itself as actual scene music. bands include: 6arelyhuman, kets4eki, odetari, rebzyyx, d3r, asteria, luvwillow, etc.

here's a playlist

IMPORTANT TO NOTE: SCENECORE IS NOT IN ANY WAY SCENE. scenecore isn't even related to the scene style like mall emo is, it's just hyperpop! if you want to get into scene, do your research!! listen to recommendations from actual scene kids!! 6arelyhuman is not scene!!!!!

[pinkhoodi]

music lovers !

✎ᝰ — music hcs on my fav spider folks <3

♡⃕ — 1610!miles morales, gwen stacy, hobie brown

♡⃕ — genre + warnings: fluff + no warnings

♡⃕ — a/n: thank you to @4kh + @cutenote for helping me outtt 🫶🏽

꒰ MILES MORALES ꒱

Ꮺ miles’ music taste would be a vast range of rnb, trap, hip hop, jazz, spanish, and any and everything connecting to his culture and he’s not picky with what to listen to tbh

Ꮺ I don’t believe miles has a favorite genre or set standard of what he listens to, it just genuinely depends on what his mood is or what he has on repeat at the moment. generally, it’s a song that he found from tiktok or a leaked song that he found on soundcloud. speaking of, miles has no shame using soundcloud as a streaming service

Ꮺ but miles does have a set genre for each part of his day or whatever activity he is doing. If he’s getting ready and on his way to school, some 90s rnb or 90s hip hop; when doing homework, he plays jazz music or some chill spanish music; during his drawing time, he’ll put on some chill trap music or try to find an album that connects with what he wants to draw

Ꮺ miles is very open-minded to his music taste so he’s not really one to say no to a specific genre. now there were definitely some albums he wasn’t a fan of, but he will explore the artist of that album. he usually gives artists another try, even if their recommended album wasn’t the…best

Ꮺ miles is definitely one to collect vinyls, especially old-school ones, he has them plastered around his room and some sitting in a bin. jeff gifted him a record player so the vinyls wouldn’t be collecting dust and so that they could both enjoy the music on jeff’s off days

Ꮺ miles has a playlist for like…everything, and I mean everything. he has a drawing playlist, a spiderman playlist, a playlist for gwen (don’t tell anyone), a playlist for when he’s overthinking, a playlist to change clothes, a playlist to brush his teeth, even playlists for his favorite tv shows. listen, this boy is very much so obsessed with music

Ꮺ he shares his love of music with his parents as well! I do believe rio is more open to his music suggestions than jeff. however, jeff can be more open to mile’s favorite artists, it will take him a while though. whenever it’s a quiet moment in the morales home, they let music play as the day goes

꒰ GWEN STACY ꒱

Ꮺ I do believe gwen is less open to music suggestions than miles is. like miles is very expressive with music while gwen isn’t

Ꮺ on a day-to-day basis, gwen plays 90s rock music or 2000s pop punk. she doesn’t really go by her emotions, but more like whatever song is stuck in her head at the moment

Ꮺ I believe that gwen was a major pop girl and was very in tune with the pop girls of her early ages, but later shifted into the punk/rock category. a couple of avril lavigne songs and that girl is screaming teen angst at 4 a.m

Ꮺ also gwen has a heavy liking for indie/alt music ! she likes her underground artists or artists that can combine other genres easily. she also has a love for artists like tv girl, girl in red, and frank ocean

Ꮺ technically, gwen would explore the sub-genres of punk and rock but doesn’t dwell for too long. She doesn’t mind heavy metals but prefers not to listen to them all the time, wouldn’t wanna shatter her eardrums since she’s spider woman

Ꮺ she also listened to a lotttt of female artists and female groups, and she’s a huge fan of girl groups! but I think she’s more into the older groups like spice girls, pussycat dolls, etc. I do think she would be into kpop girl groups and would be into ones that make like bubblegum pop or “noise music”

Ꮺ she has certain artists that she can never get tired of and also some artists that she prefers that no one knows she listens to

꒰ HOBIE BROWN ꒱

Ꮺ now hobie is all around when it comes to music, he’s just about on the same level as miles tbh

Ꮺ hobie isn’t embarrassed about any genre that he listens to. so yes, he doesn’t mind getting laughed at for liking country music

Ꮺ now hobie is very big on music that was pioneered by black people, which makes him love genres like country and rock even more. he can never get over how much music is curated by, and usually for, black folks

Ꮺ now hobie is always gonna give his flowers to artists that he loves and shouts them out in interviews or moments when he’s caught on camera. also, whenever he’s asked what’s his favorite song at the moment, it never stays the same omg- one day he says alex isley and the next he says smino

Ꮺ on a daily, hobie listens to whatever he’s vibing out to at the moment. If he just finished a concert, of course he’s gonna keep the mood going and have rock playing; on a lazy day, some new school rnb; on the days of being spiderpunk, some trap music mixed with some old school hip hop; wash days would include jazz, indie/alt, and some rnb (old school and new school)

Ꮺ hobie has a playlist of recommendations for almost every important person in his life. he loves music and it makes his heart happy when he can share his love of music with others or enjoy watching people enjoy what he listens to

♡⃕ this been sitting in my drafts and somehow got the energy to write it ;p

♡⃕ I do love music and this is lowkey me just projecting my love for music onto one of my fav movies…anyways !

♡⃕ if you have more hcs on this, lemme know !

𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐏 💗: 1 john 4:7

© 𝟤𝟢𝟤𝟥 𝗉𝗂𝗇𝗄𝗁𝗈𝗈𝖽𝗂. 𝖺𝗅𝗅 𝗋𝗂𝗀𝗁𝗍𝗌 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽

[dedalvs]

I've been listening to the langtime studio chats and it's made me wonder, what are some of your favorite hard rock/heavy metal bands? What kind of genres do you tend to enjoy?

What is and is not metal has changed over the years. It's kind of like how in the 90s every single new band was "alternative", a genre designation which ended up meaning nothing. I loved (and still love) bands like Van Halen, Bon Jovi, the Scorpions, and Def Leppard, which, believe it or not, were considered metal at one time or another. I was also a huge fan of Soundgarden which was called metal on an episode of Northern Exposure I recently rewatched. But my first real metal band was Megadeth.

In 1994 Megadeth came out with an album called Youthanasia which was accompanied by a music video for the song "Train of Consequences" that ran on MTV. The same way that Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" begins with a drum solo that's reminiscent of a motorcycle engine, the guitar in the beginning of "Train of Consequences" is reminiscent of a steam train engine. Trains are something that have always fascinated me, so the video caught my attention. Soon I was looking forward to it in the regular rotation of music videos on MTV (at the time, this would've been Weezer, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden, Coolio, Nirvana, Liz Phair, TLC, etc. [all good stuff!]). The singer of a band can really turn me on or off, and Dave Mustaine's voice is unique. At the time, when I thought of metal, it was primarily screaming, but Dave Mustaine was singing, and I found that interesting. I bought the album, and soon had all of Megadeth's albums. I was hooked.

From Megadeth, I moved on to Metallica, when I learned that Dave Mustaine formed Megadeth after getting kicked out of Metallica. Metallica itself was an interesting story at that time. They came out with the black album, which was a mega mega hit (and controversially so, as metal fans saw it as a departure from real metal), and then they disappeared, with Nirvana and alternative taking over. Then, after years of nothing, suddenly they release a new song, "Until It Sleeps", which sounds...weird. It was followed by the album Load, which...I mean, listen to "Mama Said" and tell me that's metal. I heard "Hero of the Day" played on Coast—the adult easy listening station. Whether you could get into or not, it definitely did not sound like Metallica—or metal, as we understood it. They did accidentally invent the band Volbeat with Load, for which we must all be grateful, but still, with Megadeth getting a new lineup very album, Metallica going off the rails, Iron Maiden with Blaze Bailey, it was clear that metal was moving forward, so I needed to move backwards.

I started going back and finding any metal band from the 80s that I'd heard of to see what I liked. Guns N' Roses and Ozzy Osbourne were easy favorites. I dug everything they did. Other more glam/hair metal bands I didn't really get into as much—Poison, White Snake, Mötley Crüe, LA Guns… But then I found Queensrÿche. Queensrÿche was the favorite band of my history teacher, so I gave them a listen. They'd come out with a new album, Promised Land, and then I happened to get as my second album of theirs Rage for Order, and I lucked into what would end up being my two favorite Queensrÿche albums and two of my favorite albums of all time. The album Rage for Order is sheer perfection—and one of my name-alikes is thanked in the Special Thanks section! I mean, look at this photo:

If that isn't a fuckin' mood! Geoff Tate singing like a gothic opera singer, everything that can have a harmony being harmonized, every one of them taking every aspect of it so desperately seriously. This album is an entire genre all by itself. It was so good Stratovarius wrote, essentially, a terrible fan fiction song based on "Screaming in Digital" (with, perhaps, some influence from "NM 156" from Queensrÿche's first album The Warning). It also serendipitously to introduced me to Dalbello (a real life Robin Sparkles transformation), whom everyone should check out (seriously, check out whomanfoursays. She just laid it all out).

Queensrÿche also disappointed after Promised Land in the 90s, but I want to return to Iron Maiden. My introduction to Iron Maiden was The X Factor. This was their 1995 album, the first with former Wolfsbane singer Blaze Bayley. I didn't know that. I assumed what I was listening to was the Iron Maiden—the ones Bill and Ted waxed so eloquently about. All I could determine is that maybe they just got old...? I didn't get how the band I was listening to could have ever been popular.

Fast forward a couple years and I'm listening to the only metal show left on SoCal radio after KNAC died and I hear a song that sounds like nothing I've ever heard before. Fast-paced with a beat like galloping horses and a singer with power, range, vibrato, but also a kind of wild, undisciplined menace not found in more refined singers like Geoff Tate of Queensrÿche. Who was this band?! Clearly someone from the 80s I hadn't heard, but I thought I'd heard everything. The song finished, and then the DJ came on listing all the songs in the set, finishing up with "Run to the Hills" by Iron Maiden.

Clearly I had been duped. I went back to the record store to look up Iron Maiden's old albums and, lo and behold, only the most recent album featured Blaze Bayley. Before that there were seven albums featuring lead singer Bruce Dickinson.

A few albums later, Iron Maiden was my favorite metal band. Pretty soon I'd listened to everything—including the first two with Paul DiAnno which I would come to appreciate later—and I was disappointed. There was nothing left! Iron Maiden came out with a new album with Blaze, and we were cursed with "Como Estáis Amigos?" and other disappointments, but it became clear that the Iron Maiden I'd falle in love with was a thing of the past. Imagine what I felt when I was back home from college and heard on the radio a commercial for a new Iron Maiden album with a song I'd never heard being sung by none other than Bruce Dickinson. The song was "The Wickerman", the album was Brave New World, and I would go on to see Bruce Dickinson and Iron Maiden in concert six times—and a seventh coming this October (with the Hu!!!!!! I'm so pumped!!!!!).

There's a lot more to tell here—like the time I visited my ex-girlfriend in Michigan after she'd moved away hoping to rekindle a relationship that I didn't realize was deader than 8-track only to be introduced to Dream Theater by her older brother, or the time the company my friend worked for was hacked with all computers playing a song that would introduce me to Finnish heavy metal, or how looking into James Ronny Dio led me to the truly baffling yet kind of sweet story of Blackmore's Night—but as this is getting long, here are some highlights that haven't yet been mentioned with one song I'll recommend (bands with an asterisk I've seen live):

European Power Metal

Nightwish* ("Bless the Child")

Sonata Arctica* ("My Selene")

Epica ("Cry for the Moon (The Embrace that Smothers, Part IV)")

Lacuna Coil* ("Our Truth")

Delain* ("Stardust")

Amberian Dawn ("I Share with You This Dream")

Helloween ("Power")

Sound-Alike Bands

Crimson Glory ("Lonely")

Autograph ("Hammerhead")

Enforcer ("From Beyond")

The Sword ("Lament for the Aurochs")

Proto-Metal

Black Sabbath* ("Sweet Leaf")

UFO ("Doctor, Doctor")

Deep Purple ("Burn")

Hawkwind ("Assault and Battery/The Golden Void")

Not Quite Metal

Faith No More ("From Out of Nowhere")

X-Japan ("Silent Jealousy")

System of a Down ("Chop Suey")

Tool* ("Sober")

Monster Magnet* ("Mastermind")

The Mars Volta ("Goliath")

Mdou Moctar ("Ilana")

All right, I put a lot of time into finding all those links, so listen to some of those songs! I could write a book on this. I've already taken two hours too long, though. Need to get back to the stuff they pay me to do! >.<

[rowanwritestoomuch]

How to Make a Playlist for Your WIP

Do you just desperately want your brain to rot about your characters? Do you want to feel inspired lyrically toward growing plot points? Do you need to input auditory stimulation while you write? Don't you just want to go apeshit about your wip?

But every time you make a playlist for your project, it's got 10 songs you eventually get sick of and the vibes are all over the place? Or is it too aesthetic to improve your process and flow? Do you have a hard time considering even what genre of music would fit the tropes and themes you are playing with in your current work?

Well, do I have some tips for you, motherfucker.

Make sure you set aside some time to do this because it's going to take all day.

Let's go ahead and start by doing the usual thing; add every song that rots your mind about your characters to your playlist, right now. Good, that's a baseline. Now, click on each of those artists, and listen to their entire discography--- or just the first ten songs. I have found consistency in the voices I'm hearing can really improve my immersion in juxtaposition to a playlist that only features a single song from each artist, which can be jarring in my ears. By adding these songs to your list sequentially, you can listen to blocks of sounds or moods without reorganizing your list excessively. Alternatively, this can give your shuffle a greater variety, because songs from the same artist will be cast all over the list instead of grouping up on accident. If you find the song you're hearing is an outlier within the artists music after listening to a few tracks, it's okay to move on from that vibe. Don't add things that don't fit the vibe just because it's a new song that you like, remember to only toss those in your general library. We are creating an atmosphere here, people.

Our next stop is going to be some character building, which will help you overall, so don't skip it. Consider for a moment-- what is your character's favorite song? (Or if your canon exists outside our current world, what would their favorite song be if they were sitting next to you right now?) Add that to the list, listen to other songs in the same genre or discography, and add songs you think they would like. These Do not have to be songs that fit the themes of your story-- such as, if you are writing a grimdark, but your character loves Britney Spears, add Toxic to your playlist. Give your character as vivid and real of intersts as your own.

If you are existing in a fantasy-based timeline, consider what kind of instruments your fantasy world would contain, and find the most niche tracks you possibly can using those intruments. Find out what sounds you like and what sounds you don't, and move forward from there. Listen to classical, listen to death metal, listen to pop, listen to synth, listen to folk, all using the instruments of your world. When you find sounds that fit into the place you are creating, add those tracks until you feel a genre is forming. This can be lyrical or non-lyrical, don't confine yourself. Immersion is so important, and the sounds of the world in which your character lives should be as real and vivid to you as the world around you. Because in that moment when you think 'huh, they should really have some sensory input right now.' You will be hearing what sounds they would hear in the distant public places, the elevator noise, the market sounds, the stillness of night, the bright waking of morning, and in all those places, there is music. Let them hear it.

Now, if you are existing in an earth-based timeline, you can do something extra cool with the advice above--- listen to music that your character would have listened to growing up. For example, I was born in the 90s, but my main character grew up between 1975-1990, that would have been the era of their childhood and teenage experience. And what is more important to kids than music, I mean, c'mon, we were all teens with a favorite (and least favorite song). Listen to songs of the time in genres you think your character would enjoy, and add ones you think they would want to hear on the radio or own a hardcopy of to your list. Don't add the ones you think they'd hate (unless it helps you), but do consider, would they hate this song? And why? For extra depth.

Think about their life. What song played at their wedding? What song was chosen for their class prom? What song did they sing at Summer Camp? What would they choose at Karaoke when they are sober? Which song would they choose when they're drunk? Which song do they want to hear during a break-up, what makes them want to dance? Do they like lyrical or instramental, can they play music or sing themselves? Are they bad at it? How do other people feel about their tastes? Do this for every character that's important to you. It'll help.

If you are writing inside your own culture, do make sure to include some of those tracks on your list--- things you may have heard at the supermarket growing up, or while walking down the street, in your grandma's kitchen, or something your character may reflect on fondly. If you are writing outside your culture, I have a single all encompassing tip that will help you far beyond playlists---

Research. Research to avoid stereotypes. Do not confine your characters within stereotypes, but do search for niches, inside jokes, cultural booms, impactful tracks and oft-referenced lyrics. Do this by asking questions. One thing I gleened immensely from Stephen King's On Writing is that he asked a lot of questions; do not rely on ChatGPT or Google to be your only source. Go to the Library, go to your neighbor, ask a stranger, post out polls on forums. Ask questions. The best way to be sensitive and immersed is to respect the experiences of the people around us. We do not need to water down or sanitize their experiences for our own comfort or with insecurity-- you will not fail your characters or your readers if you include the experiences of real people around you. The goal is to reflect that spark of life with accuracy and grace in your writing. You create multidimensional characters by sowing in bits and pieces of depth that you've gained through careful listening. To be a writer is to be a reader of the world around you. Only you can prevent flat characters, so don't be afraid to ask questions.

Now that you've done your research, add all that stuff to your playlist.

Let's look at your characters again; what do their voices sound like? Consider adding songs by artists that really sound like your character, especially if they have the same mood or feeling you are going for, but sometimes even not. If you can hear the voice of your work inside the song, it'll be useful. Some people have deep and graveled voices, some are light and airy, and the way they sound can affect speech patterns and how the people in the world around them percieve the things they say. This extra level of introspection can develop a character further than you would ever imagine. Give it a try. Writing an old man? Listen to Willie Nelson. Go on. Listen to Willie.

OKAY--- It's getting pretty chunky now, isn't it? I have one more thing for your to keep in mind;

Avoid pre-made playlists by others. These can often be surface level and I find myself wondering if my playlist is 'good enough' or has the right 'aesthetic' after listening to alot of these mood playlists on youtube. That isn't what matters. What matters is that you get in the zone. What matters is your characters. What matters is the flow, the vibe, the feeling, the mind-numbing waking hallucinations that bring life to the page, the mood. What matters is you and getting it on the page.

Always remember, write because it hurts if you don't.

til next time

[acupofteaintheafternoon]

What if you and Edgeworth shared a spotify playlist?

i'm goooing to wait until someone asks me a question about my blog and why did i start it (and wait for requests)

pretend that this actually happens and spotify exists in the ace attorney universe

So yeah, you both have a premium spotify account assigned to each other (he doesn't pay for yours this time, your money)

Be careful with what you add there.

I imagine he’d come up to you and genuinely ask why the flying fuck did you add an erotic song in your (his) playlist

‘’Who is this artist called Ayesha Erotica and why do you listen to her? I don’t quite understand what you see in her songs.’’

He is capable of deleting some of the songs you added there so watch out(you can add them back just to annoy him)

He adds classical music , that's all. Nothing much nothing less (STEEL SAMURAI SONGS IN THE PLAYLIST)

Bro made a spotify account just to listen to his favourite classical music artists (AND STEEL SAMURAI–) you know this man is dedicated 

He is too ashamed to say that he added metal music in it (because his sister dragged him to different concerts while they both were kids) so he turns it down saying that you added it and forgot about it

But what about your music? What about it? You both share a playlist so you have to listen to each other’s tastes

Well to start off with the basics, he’d listen to anything you add in that playlist (yes even the erotic songs that he talked to you about)

And this is how he gets introduced to different genres of music, not just classic or the famous most recognized top 0.0001% Steel Samurai themes

He is genuinely praying for your wellbeing if you listen to something like Ayesha Erotica (he is traumatized, *deeply*)

He has to be sincere with himself (which he isn’t 90% of the time) but he enjoys some of the music you added there

In 90% of the cases he doesn’t mind the lyrics of the songs or the meaning of them but if an explicit or a REALLY sad one plays then he skips it. Simple

If you somehow as an ‘’accident’’ add a brainrot song there then he’d cringe on the spot and ask his inner self ‘’Why out of every song of this existence, why this monstrosity? I absolutely despise it just why this? Why?’’

Torture him with that music nonstop and you'd get an annoyed Edgeworth that will simply ignore you for 1-2 days

Universally (just me), we can all agree that he would like Bad Apple!! if you add it on your shared spotify playlist

If you both share the same music taste (classical music) then boom you can consider you both married and neither of you has proposed

Let Edgeworth decide on the picture of the playlist and for the name, he would leave the playlist be named the name spotify puts when you both don’t know how to name it and the picture be nonexistent 

''Is it really that hard for someone like you to customize a playlist? Fine, I guess I have to do it for you.'' (proceeds to leave it with the automatic settings)

He loves you no matter what and you both sharing a playlist made him happy 

[indieyuugure]

Hey indie :]

Favorite bands, songs and music genre of each turtle? :]

Hello! :] (I see my ditto face emoticon has been reciprocated)

Not sure on favorite bands and songs, but I’ll list genres and bands they like.

Leo’s really not super picky about music, but in general he likes rock. So AC/DC, Nirvana, Queen, and Pearl Jam type stuff.

Raph listens to music more—mostly while he’s drawing—and tends to like rock, metal and hip hop. So same bands as Leo as well as bands like Metallica, Black Sabbath, Beastie Boys and Rage against the Machine is stuff he likes.

Donnie also listens to music while he’s doing stuff, though for him it’s usually building stuff and figuring out coding and enjoys electronic/industial and alternative rock. Nine Inch Nails, The Chemical Brothers, and KMFDM on top of a lot of the stuff his brothers like because it’s familiarity is the kind of stuff he likes.

Mikey listens to music probably the most of his brothers, and is also the least picky, although he electronic seems to be the exception (he says he “can feel the music turning him into a robot”). All of the rock bands his brothers like, basically all rap and hip-hop he can find and every 80s-90s pop one-hit-wonder you can think of as well as virtually every boy or girl band under the sun, he’s listened to it and probably liked it.

Hopefully that gives you a decent idea of what they like. I tried to stick to better known bands as well as ones that were actually in the time my turtles are in/were popular enough at the time that finding a record or tape at a store wouldn’t be impossible.

Good question! :]

[finleycannotdraw]

can u recommend some bands? i think i like ur music taste and i am terrible at finding music

ty :)

of COURSE I can <3 you’ve probably heard of some of these, but maybe there’ll be some you haven’t! I don’t know what you already like, so… here we go :)

Hozier. Yeah this was always going to be first on the list I’m currently listening to basically nothing else! He’s an Irish folk/soul/blues/etc idk musician who uses a lot of religious and mythological themes in his lyrics and has a lot of songs that include social justice commentary.

The Amazing Devil is a folk rock band with an incredibly unique sound. Their songs are incredibly emotional and have an awesome fantasy vibe going on—plus there’s two singers, and they often sing independently from each other, which is something you don’t see often!

Good Morning Bedlam is a bluegrass band that I’ve gotten into recently! They’re sort of like… a mix of the amazing devil and the crane wives?

The Crane Wives, while we’re at it, and

The Oh Hellos. they’re fairly similar and I don’t have a ton to say about their stylistic differences, but they’re all definitely worth checking out!

Florence & The Machine. Most people have heard of them but I always like to recommend them anyway

Alec Benjamin, if you’re into softer indie music! He has a lot of different styles of lyrics, but his voice is consistent, so he’s great to listen to if you’re looking for that sort of variety.

Chxrlotte doesn’t have a lot of music out, but I’m a big fan of the music she has released, including the ones about Good Omens! The others are more angsty which I love too.

The Family Crest is an orchestral indie pop rock band, which blows my mind. I can’t believe orchestra isn’t a more utilized tool in popular lyrical music, because they do it so well.

Good Kid is actually my brother’s favorite band, and I love them too. They’re also indie rock, but they have a very distinctive style and are easy to get into! Plus they haven’t released a shit ton of songs like some other artists, so it isn’t overwhelming to explore their discography.

Jonatha Brooke is an artist I only know about because my mom liked her music a lot in the 90s, but she’s got a super nice voice and has some awesomely relatable lyrics. I especially recommend her album Ten Cent Wings!

Midlake is a super melodic folk rock band. I’m obsessed with their album The Courage of Others, which has a melancholy vibe that’s super easy to get lost in.

Palaye Royale is harder rock than anyone else on the list so far, but they’ve got an awesome style. Unique voice and definitely darker themes in their lyrics.

Tears for Fears is a pop rock band that I love because my dad does. (My parents are musicians—I trust their music taste).

Toad the Wet Sprocket got their name from Monty Python, but PLEASE go listen to the Architect of the Ruin EP. You will not regret it. Also the song Something’s Always Wrong is like… entrenched in my very being.

Elbow is a band that I never see in fandom circles, but they’re definitely not obscure. Check out their album Little Fictions! They’re kind of like Midlake.

Will Wood ranges from chaotic and fun (The Normal Album) to absolutely soul-crushing (in case I make it)! Sometimes even both at the same time!

(I would’ve also put Paramore, Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, and other rock/pop punk bands I like on there, but I assumed you already know them.) (If you were looking for harder rock or metal, let me know, because this list is not that.)

If you want more genre-specific recs or even album/song recs, don’t hesitate to ask!! Music is the fuel of my soul.

[oddballwriter]

💳💥💳💥💳 THE SYSTEM WITH A METALHEAD I BEG OF YOU!! ( if comfy ofc )

Like short 5'2-5'3 reader who looks SCARY as shit and wears all black+tatted but is super cutesy until someone says the wrong shit and they get absolutely insane?

feel like steven would be like raging heart eyes

( maybe smutty maybe not either wayyy..)

- 🌑

Steven Grant

Steven was scared of you at first, that's for sure. The all black and scary look definitely worked on him

It wouldn't be until you approached him that he realized you weren't going to bite him

He finds the difference between the two of you funny, positively.

To me, he seems more like a listener of ABBA and The B-52, those kind of older songs that are more up beat. Something that some suburban dad definitely has on vinyl

I firmly believe that Steven fucking loves the B-52s for some reason, he just has those vibes

Softer type of music, you know? Definitely not metal

But he does enjoy that you're kind and really nice rather than acting the part of how you look

But the one time when you two were out and someone insulted you both and you proceeded to yell at them and cuss them out was a day that he thinks about a lot. You weren't even yelling at them for insulting you, you just tore them a new one because they insulted him

He felt something that day, and he's not saying that he wants you to yell at him, but if you bossed him around a little then he's going to do it with a tent in his pants

He's too embarrassed to admit that but it's defiantly something that's there and you'll catch on someday

Back to the actual topic though, Steven doesn't like metal but he supports you liking it since it makes you happy

Would attend a concert with you but he'd have ear plugs in so that the music doesn't hurt his ears or stress him out

Also, you will have to leave him in the back because he's not going in the mosh pit, he would not survive. I'm sorry but he's not built for that

Marc Spector

Okay, Marc doesn't really listen to metal, he's not an avid metal listener. But I'm sure he's listened to a few songs and knows the more mainstream bands

He thinks you're cool though. Similar to my HCs for them with a goth partner, he finds it fascinating how you don't care how people perceive you and just be yourself. You're happy and he uses that as inspiration to be himself too

Marc would listen to metal music with you if it comes up, maybe you expand his knowledge of the genre

Do I think he'd handle a mosh pit? No, I think it would stress him out too much. Too much is happening and it freaks him out. Loves seeing you having fun though so go mosh for him

Marc also respects the fact that you're still polite and not true to how people think you would be, but 100% if you tell someone off then he's all for it. You tell 'em!

Since I went on a whole side tangent on Steven's music tastes, it's only right I do it for Marc

Marc sort of shares the same taste as Steven where he listens to songs that were around when they were younger. He's a classics kind of guy. He likes it when he hears people from back then on the radio

This man refuses to leave the 80's and 90's music scene. You will have to pry it from him in the field of reeds

Jake Lockley

Jake is such a "I love all genres" guy, he listens to everything and finds something to like in it. Even country, yeah sure modern country sucks but older ones are the ones he talks about when e talks about country music

So yeah, Jake definitely likes metal and can get into it. So feel free to play it around him

He also thinks you're cool and loves your whole look. Buys a shirt to match

100% would love to see you tear someone a new one so long as they deserve it. This man is an enabler, he's in the back cheering you on

Also, if you ask him to go to a concert with you, he will say yes so fast

Jake would survive the mosh pit, he would thrive

It lets him let out some stuff that he's been holding back and energy that he can't really put anywhere else

Honestly Jake would be so clearly into your whole metalhead life. He thinks it's hot. He finds it sexy. There's something about the loud music and look that does something for him and he's not going to hide that

Honestly, yell at him in bed, it'll be good foreplay if you're down

[kn-1013]

i can't keep quiet about this anymore, i have to say something controversial.

sal and larry, especially larry, are not listening to that much slipknot.

i'm sorry but it has to be said. they're a completely different genre of metal than sanity's fall or any of the bands listed on larry's backpack in the bologna incident. sal owns some masks because his tastes are more diverse than larry's, but also he's sal. of course they're gonna draw him in for that reason. i'll give you a detailed analysis on why i think this and worry not, i will point you in the right direction of the kinds of music that they would listen to a lot more of at the bottom under a TLDR, just scroll until you see it if you don't want to read everything. i'm just tired of people acting like slipknot is THE band they listen to when it's a completely different style to sanity's fall.

if anything, sal's slipknot phase is probably something larry would poke at him for in the future like a cringy emo phase.

the analysis (you can skip this if you want)

for one, while slipknot is pretty iconic, they're not the same genre of metal as sanity's fall at all, and sal and larry are 100% regularly listening to much more hardcore metal than what slipknot produces.

the style is just completely off. the kind of metal that sal and especially larry listen to is a lot closer to bands like eyehategod, decapitated and shrüm than it is to slipknot.

just analyzing the band purely stylistically, sanity's fall is not a band that focuses very heavily on vocal melody or the repeatability of their lyrics, they focus a lot more on the melody of their guitars and dope riffs and the screaming itself than they do anything else, their lyrics are almost completely unintelligible and as far as i'm concerned, basically irrelevant, because that's the genre of metal that they are (i don't know what specific genere they would fall into outside of ~general hardcore~ but you get the idea). this kind of metal does not care if you can repeat the lyrics. maybe the tapes or CDs they produce would come with a sheet telling you what the lyrics to all their songs are, but this genre of metal is not about the lyrics or the vocal melody. what the songs are about themselves is almost completely irrelevant to the vibe that they are creating, which is one of pure Loud And Fucking Awesome. drown out literally everything else in the entire world with the music, that is the kind of genre that sanity's fall is.

that's not something slipknot does with their music at all. slipknot wants you to know the lyrics to their songs, their screaming is powerful but doesn't make their words unintelligible, and they have much stronger vocal melodies because it seems like they want you to be able to sing or scream along to their lyrics. this is part of why i describe them as more "broadly appealing" metal than the kind of metal that sanity's fall is, because it's something people less attuned to the genre can latch onto more easily than a band like sanity's fall. there's nothing inherently wrong with this at all, but the fact is, slipknot is not the hardcore metal that sal and larry are listening to the most of, because they aren't hardcore at all comparatively speaking, and that's actually been the subject of a lot of metalhead discourse and memes over the years, with some people going as far as to say slipknot isn't even metal--something i disagree with, i just don't think they're very good metal, but that's just my opinion.

(the memes are just examples, to be clear)

and for two... the culture is just. very different. the slipknot fanbase has a very, very different culture and vibe than does the culture of bands like acid bath, eyehategod, soilent green, goatwhore, and the kind of culture that sanity's fall would have, because they're completely different genres of metal. this is important because the culture of a band and its fanbase is extremely important in metal spaces, and that was especially true in the 90s.

while i listen to hardcore and especially sludge metal and have my entire life, i'm not nearly as into specifically "metal culture", and i'm also 21 and have gotten a lot of information second-hand since i wasn't there, so i can't really be named as an expert on this, take my words with a grain of salt. but from what i know about the fanbase and about this era, there was heavy overlap between slipknot fans and fans of bands like limp bizkit, where the vibe created was one of somewhat exaggerated Tuff Guys, for lack of a better term, and that's very different from the kind of vibe that gabry seems to have been going for when creating larry in particular. this is why sal is probably a much more casual listener who's more drawn to the aesthetic the band creates with their masks than anything else, in my opinion.

larry is a stoner metalhead, an artist, and is someone very attuned to his emotional self even if he does generally keep especially his darker/more negative emotions to himself/in his art alone most of the time. he wants to be strong, for the people he cares about, but he does not want to be a Tuff Guy in the same way that slipknot and limp bizkit fans are. larry is not at all aggressive or insanely easily threatened unless someone is threatening his friends or family, and he's incredibly chill and easygoing, because at heart, he appears to be a sort of caretaker for the group/his loved ones, at least that's how i interpret his character. he's very kind, passionate, caring and genuine, and he's not generally afraid to let that part show, especially around the people he cares about most. on top of this, he's incredibly goofy and silly, it seems like he really loves to make his friends laugh and really more than anything else, he just wants to have a good time. he's also a huge slacker, though it's not expanded on very much in the game itself, and probably enjoys doing nothing [with his friends] more than he enjoys doing almost anything else. he's an incredibly laid-back character, and i describe him as the chill golden retriever to sal's anxiety-disordered cheetah, and that's how the two of them balance each other out.

at the very least, the same cannot really be said for the culture that slipknot is trying to create with their music. larry is just a very different archetype of metalhead than [at least the stereotype of] your average slipknot fan.

basically, larry is this guy:

and a slipknot fan is this:

it's just a completely different vibe.

if larry were to listen to them at all, slipknot is very far from the primary kind of metal that larry would be listening to, but i'm personally inclined to believe that he wouldn't like them very much at all.

the canon basis

larry's backpack has all the answers. just looking at the bands parodied on his backpack in the bologna incident makes it very easy to see what kind of music larry listens to, and not a single one of the bands parodied here is parodying slipknot, as far as i can tell. the only one i couldn't make out at all was the one on the left hand side, next to the creeper sticker, but i doubt it's parodying slipknot. ('a break inside'? 'a birth inside'? i don't know, that middle word looks like gibberish to me).

i got this from the wiki so i'm really disappointed that it's as low quality as it is, but i'll do my best to list the bands out out from top to bottom, and what band each label is parodying to the best of my knowledge:

oden's blood (unsure)

deth (death)

deadtones (deftones)

pantasia(? pantera)

corn (korn)

slay (slayer)

we are void (unsure)

creeper (unsure)

meatallica(? metallica)

S.O.D. (system of a down, often abbreviated to S.O.A.D.)

type o positive (type o negative)

at the grates (at the gates)

slipknot ws formed in '95 and the bologna incident takes place around 94/95, so larry wouldn't have reasonably known about them at this point, but if you've listened to any of these bands, you can see the stark difference between slipknot and the rest of them, and you can see why, in my opinion, larry isn't the kind of metalhead who's regularly listening to slipknot.

to an extent, they probably enjoy some slipknot, and sal in particular is definitely drawn to the culture due to how the band members and fans often wear these halloween masks as a part of their getup (see below), because he has what appear to be slipknot masks in his room in episode 5, (they don't appear to have a picture of this on the wiki so you'll have to take my word for it), because by this point, his interest in rock/metal appears to be a lot more broad than larry's, but even then, i still don't think that he would be as interested in them as other bands. the thing that draws him in the most is the masks and general aesthetic, but there are a lot of other rock and metal artists that did very similar things, such as buckethead and mushroomhead. but in my opinion, he's more drawn to the aesthetic and the 'they're just like me' aspect than he is to the band itself.

i don't hate them personally, they have their place in music history and have made iconic songs and lines, like psychosocial and "i push my fingers into my eyes, it's the only thing that slowly stops the ache", etc. it's just that when they're the only metal band i see getting referenced constantly, and when the rest of the bands i see getting referenced are literally not metal, they're emo/alt-rock or just rock (such as paramore), it drives me up the wall a little bit as someone who actually listens to quite a bit of metal.

i just don't think that slipknot is the band that sal and larry are listening to on such a regular basis just because sal owns some masks, and when it's the only metal band i ever see people pointing to it makes me want to explode. there are so many metal bands out there, i promise.

you, reader. i am gripping you by the shoulders. allow me to help you expand your tastes.

TL;DR - here is a list of various metal bands to check out.

here is a list of bands that are way more in the genres of metal that sal and larry are interested in (also taking from the bands listed on larry's backpack in case you didn't read that part):

at the gates - swedish death metal

korn - numetal

deftones - alt metal, early numetal

pantera - classic metal

slayer - thrash metal

death - death metal

metallica - classic metal

system of a down/S.O.A.D. - heavy/political metal

type o negative - gothic/doom metal

goatwhore - extreme metal

acid bath - sludge metal

dirty rotten imbiciles/D.R.I. - thrash metal

saxon - english heavy metal

eyehategod - sludge metal

soilent green (not to be confused with the movie soylent green) - grindcore/sludge metal

puscifer - rock

shrüm - sludge metal

decapitated - polish (early) technical metal

these are a good bunch of bands to start with if you're just getting into heavy/hardcore metal, but the best ways to get into more bands is to let your youtube recommendations bring you down a rabbit hole, or talk to people much older than you who are into metal who can recommend bands. another thing you can also do is look at other projects worked on by members of bands you already like.

acid bath is a fantastic sludge metal band, one of the best that's ever done it, in my opinion, and the lead singer has worked on other projects such as deadboy and the elephantmen, a band that is not metal but has some really good songs. other members of acid bath have also worked on bands like shrüm and goatwhore, which is how i found out about them. another example is that the lead singer of tool worked on another band in this list, puscifer, as the lead singer.

music artists don't necessarily tend to stick to one band their entire careers, and it's always a great idea to check out the other projects they've worked on, it's a great way to continue to support your favorite artists and to find new music, and you can often do this by just reading their wikipedia page.

if you read this entire thing, you might be insane but that's fine we can be insane together. i hope at the very least this gave other sally face fans a place to start with when expanding their tastes in metal.

that's it, i'm done, goodnight.

ETA: changed around some wording and fixed some memes that got put in the completely wrong place due to formatting errors.

[ask-good-cop-bad-cop]

Care to share some of your GCBC headcanons?

🔸️ I'm going to be pulling a lot of these from previously answered asks. It'll be nice having them in one spot.

✮ Their full name is Garrett William Copp. They developed as a "they", but Ma and Pa didn't realize it until they were a few months old and began to show two distinct personalities. So Good ended up getting called Garrett, and Bad ended up getting called William. He vastly prefers his name to be shortened to Liam. Don't ever call him Will. Especially don't try calling him Bill.

✮ Their birthday is October 31, 1969. (Yes, I am aware that would make them 55 now. It's 2015 for them.)

✮ Bad has always enjoyed physical activity and played many sports when they were kids. His favorites were baseball and track & field. He also took up boxing in college. Good had more of an interest in theatre- Bad gave up sports their senior year of high school so Good would have the time to do something he enjoyed for once.

✮ They had difficulty controlling their switching when they were younger- Good especially. He's always been the stronger of the two of them that way and can easily take control from Bad, no matter how hard Bad tries to resist. Unfortunately this, paired with Bad's need to be active, often led to injuries.

✮ Existing as they do also led to a lot of bullying and fights throughout school. Bad was always quick to switch in to defend Good- but he never threw the first punch.

✮ Bad prefers savory flavors, while Good prefers sweet. This played a large part in why they chose their particular culinary skills.

✮ Good has always been better at things like math and chemistry, which helps a lot with his interest in baking. Bad, with his long-standing love of reading, is remarkably good at things like spelling and grammar- to the point he turns off spellcheck and autocorrect on every device they use because it just drives him crazy.

✮ They both have specific emotions that they feel very strongly, and specific emotions they have a very difficult time feeling at all, and often need the other to either bring them back down or help them process it. Good's strong emotion is joy, and the emotion he is incapable of feeling on his own is anger. The most he can feel without Bad's help is annoyance. Bad is pretty much the opposite. He often needs Good to help keep his quick temper in check, and without Good's help, the happiest he is capable of feeling is 'content'. They both feel sadness/despair the same; Good is just much more comfortable with and capable of crying. Bad has to reach some pretty extreme limits before the tears will finally come.

✮ They dream together! Not always, but about 90% of the time. Sometimes they still share a body, sometimes they're separate. They especially like the dreams where they're separate and have been practicing lucid dreaming because, even if it's only a dream, they enjoy having the chance to do things together like normal brothers. They know they wouldn't be able to function if they really were separated though.

✮ Bad's tastes in music are pretty much limited to classic rock, traditional Irish, and ambient/atmospheric (think movie/video game music). Good, on the other hand, will listen to just about anything- especially if it's loud, upbeat, or both. His favorite genre is symphonic metal, and Bad often tells him he sounds like Fabio (former lead singer of Rhapsody of Fire) when he sings, just with a different accent.

✮ They can play instruments! Bad's instrument of choice is the violin. He's gotten pretty good at improvising along with his favorite songs. Good learned to play acoustic guitar, but hasn't touched one in roughly a decade.

✮ They very likely have the creative spark needed to be a Master Builder. No one's ever bothered to try training them to find out though.

✮ They're both mainly coffee drinkers. Bad prefers his black (maybe every once in a blue moon with just a touch of sugar), while Good prefers lattes, usually mocha but sometimes with other flavor shots, depending on what he's in the mood for. They're the same way when it comes to tea, as rarely as they drink it. Bad prefers hot herbal teas (specifically mint or chamomile) to unwind in the evenings, also very rarely sweetened. Good likes tea lattes (London Fog is his favorite so far) or milk teas for a sweet caffeine boost that's different from his usual fare. The only iced tea either of them will drink is their mom's sun tea, which she sweetens with honey and adds fresh crushed mint leaves to.

✮ Aside from seasonal allergies, they're allergic to mosquito bites. It's not life-threatening but any bites they get do swell up to be at least the size of a golf ball.

✮ They are what some would call "sensitive" or "intuitive". They have been able to see ghosts since they were young. Bad Cop in particular tends to get surprisingly accurate gut feelings about situations (not 100% of the time, but definitely more often than not).

✮ Liam is an actual bonafide guardian angel. He's still coming to terms with this. (His list of chosen wards.)

[nyappyforeverbr]

【Interview】ClubZy x Vijuttoke x アンティック-珈琲店-

LIVE CAFE 21th spring NYAPPY

サクラ咲く頃にまたこうしてみんなで

「でっかくなって会いたいね」とo(≧∀≦)o

2025.4.29 ZEPP HANEDA

LIVE CAFE 21th spring NYAPPY

昔を振り返っても明日は無いけど、

ボクは忘れないo(≧∀≦)o

2025.4.30 ZEPP HANEDA

--The current members of AN CAFE have been together for 18 years. In September of last year, the music video for "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" was re-recorded and released on YouTube, filmed in the same location as 16 years ago. What are your feelings about "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!"?

Teruki: That's right. Although the credits say that I composed the song, the truth is that I just brought the original song to the studio and then all the members took it apart and worked on it together. To be honest, I don't even remember what the first demo I made was like now (laughs). The producer at the time and Miku were the ones who created the core, and then everyone else added substance to it.

Miku: I think the studio was NOAH in Yoyogi.

Teruki: Yeah, that might have been it! Back then, it wasn’t like today, where people would send data back and forth; everyone would gather in a studio to make music.

Kanon: Yes, yes, that’s right.

Teruki: Everyone’s opinions on the original song were incorporated into the song and it was completed that way. That’s where the magic happens.

Kanon: Yes, yes, that’s right.

takuya: That was 17 years ago.

Yuuki: Wow, it’s been so long.

--It was a good time, wasn’t it? It was a time when bands could create their own sound by playing instruments live together. Nowadays, people don’t even jam in the studio to make songs.

Miku: We don’t make songs by improvising anymore.

Teruki: The singles we released as part of the Harajuku Trilogy in July, August, and September 2005 (Tekesuta Kousen, Escapism, Merrymaking) were songs that we created by improvising in the studio.

Miku: At that time, we had the goal of making punk music, and I think we were all working towards that goal.

Kanon: That's right. Takuya and Yuuki hadn't joined the band yet when we made "Harajuku Trilogy," but when we made "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!," we were still making music the same way we did back then.

Miku: Before our first hiatus (after our performance of “LIVE CAFE 2010 King of Harajuku Dance Rock” ~Suddenly Nyappy Legend~” on January 4, 2010 at Nippon Budokan), I feel like we used to write songs with a theme in mind. The theme was “We want to make a song like that,” and all the members created the song with that image in mind.

Kanon: Yes. It wasn’t something that was firmly decided, but rather that we were given a general theme, so I felt really free to create a variety of songs and take them with me.

Takuya: The first song I wrote for An Cafe was “Koritsu Hospital.” I wrote that because I wanted to add my own unique style to the style of An Cafe at the time. Thinking about it now, I feel elements of the hard rock and metal that I liked at that time in many places (laughs).

--That’s right, Takuya’s roots were in hard rock and metal.

takuya: That’s right (laughs). I loved metal. from the 80s and 90s. Teruki also liked metal, but he liked Nordic metal, so it was a bit different (laughs). But gradually I started thinking that I wanted to write songs that Cafekkos would like, so I started listening to a lot of genres that I don’t usually listen to, and it felt like I was in front of An Cafe’s songs. But it didn’t feel forced, and I actually found it quite fun at the time.

Teruki: At first it felt like we were trying out different personalities. I definitely feel like I have more freedom after the first hiatus (laughs). I have the impression that a variety of songs were born under those circumstances.

Miku: Before our hiatus, my producer and I lived close to each other, so we would talk about the direction of our songs and costumes until the middle of the night (laughs). I talked about what I had said there with the other members and we solidified a lot of things around the theme that we thought was good.

--I see. Ah, sorry, Yuuki, you haven’t said anything yet (laughs).

Miku: (looking at Yuuki) Huh? Yuuki-kun, are you awake (laughs)? Aren't you sleeping?

Yuuki: I wasn't sleeping (laughs)! I'm awake! I'm listening carefully (laughs)!

Everyone: (Laughing)

--Ahahaha. Miku's comments and the way Yuuki gets teased haven't changed at all since then (laughs).

Miku: Nothing has really changed (laughs).

Yuuki: Nothing has really changed (laughs)! "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" was written about a year after Takuya and I joined the band, but it doesn't seem old at all when I listen to it now. It's been a long time coming, but before I joined, during the interview before auditioning, I was given all of An Cafe's recordings and listened to them. That was when I really fell in love with An Cafe. I liked J-POP, and at the time, I wasn't very familiar with visual kei. I thought that visual kei music was only heavy songs with death voices and screaming vocals, so even that concept was completely destroyed. I became a fan right away. My impression was that there were a lot of catchy and great songs. Among them, "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" was my favorite song. That hasn't changed to this day.

takuya: An Cafe's songs are strange, aren't they? Time has passed, but they still feel fresh. I really think An Cafe is a mysterious place. Even when I listen to it now, it doesn't feel old at all. In that sense, I think An Cafe's music and visuals were all different from others.

--Certainly. Even back then, it was unique. Both the sound and visuals are in the "AN CAFE" genre. An Cafe's unique artwork and visuals are also part of its personality. So, what do you think of the changes in that regard?

Miku: Back then, we were very particular about creating artwork that was synonymous with An Cafe. Of course, that's still something I value, but now that I've resumed my activities, I want to put more emphasis on the message I want to convey. But we think that there are many fans who like An Cafe's art and visuals, so it wouldn't be right to change them completely, and it's an aspect that we want to keep unchanged, so we'd like to present "the current An Cafe" without losing sight of our core values. To give an example, it's a change similar to Shinohara Tomoe's. Shinohara-san had such a unique appearance that she was nicknamed "Shinora," and that was her individuality, but now, instead of the unkempt appearance she had back then, she has become more beautiful over the years, and I think she is able to present the "Shinohara Tomoe of today" without losing her essence. I hope that An Cafe can change or evolve in this way as well. We want to convey what we want to say as a band through our music and songs, and also continue to deliver works of art that are true to our roots as An Cafe.

Kanon: I think it would be great if we could create a relationship where both our fans and ourselves feel, "We've both grown up." I think a relationship like that is really wonderful. It seems like aging isn't a negative thing for either of us. I think it's really wonderful to be able to say to each other, "We've both aged well." I would be happy if everyone felt the same.

--It's a really wonderful relationship.

Kanon: The visual kei veterans are very energetic and the fans seem very happy about it, so when I see that, I admire them and think it’s great. I want to be like that too. I want to stay a cool older man forever.

takuya: Cool older guys are great (laughs). But An Cafe is really weird, and although we have an idol look, our songs are heavy and pop, and since we’re a real band, we have a lot of male fans, and it was a place that made us think, “Bands are great. An Cafe is great,” so I hope An Cafe will remain the same for everyone. Before I joined An Cafe, I had never worn such bright clothes, but they suited the band well. I hope we can continue to show the An Cafe of today without changing what was great about it back then.

Speaking of changes, Yuuki was the one who changed the most. Back then, people would wear afros and things like that, and their personalities were more distinct.

Yuuki: That's true (laughs). I wonder if this will be the first time I'll be standing in front of you with black hair. But I want to be the most active member of An Cafe, and I think it would be great to be a character. I also feel very happy when my fans tell me that "the essence hasn't changed."

Miku: Does "You haven't changed inside" mean you haven't grown up (laughs)?

Yuuki: No, that's not it (laughs)! Because now I'm a real adult!

Everyone: (Laughing)

Yuuki: I guess we can say that fundamental human nature doesn't change.

Miku: We're still dancing.

Yuuki: Can I say I'm dancing... Can I really dance (laughs)? Well, it looks like it's moving (laughs).

Miku: Well, this is Yuuki, so I guess it's okay (laughs)?

Yuuki: That's right (laughs).

Teruki: I think An Cafe's visuals and art aren't restrictive in the sense that you have to dress in a pop style, but rather send a more fundamental message: "Wear what you like! Do what you like!" It's great that we and our fans can live our lives the way we want, without worrying about what others think! Like that. I think there are a lot of fans who want to see An Cafe from back then, and I think it would be great if fans put on their old clothes and come to a live show. Let's make the live performance day a day like that! I think so. We're the same.

--I agree. Has there been any change in the way the songs you composed in the past sound now compared to when you sang them?

Teruki: There are a ton. It's true that the way I feel about "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" is different now than it was back then. When we were shooting the music video last year, I listened to it more than ever. The lyrics of that song, which I listened to as a graduation song back then, really touched me now that I'm over 40.

--It's true that sometimes your own words from the past can give you the push you need.

Miku: That's true. Even if I'm writing the same thing, the way I express it can change the way I feel about it. As expected, my way of thinking doesn’t change much, so sometimes I realize that I was expressing my feelings with those words back then. I’m surprised at how little I’ve changed since the old days.

--There are times when I feel proud of myself for still being able to think that way.

Miku: Yes. In the past, I was positive about negativity. I believe that something can be born from negativity. Being negative also means being sensitive and easily hurt, but I think that because of that, you can notice those parts of other people, be sensitive to their kindness, and understand the value of it. I think if you’re too positive, you might not notice those kinds of things. I still believe that negativity is a very important emotion. So I think that’s something that won’t change.

Teruki: I understand that completely. Lyrics like “Even if I look back, there’s no tomorrow, but I won’t forget” really resonate with me. Even now. Let’s work hard in the future to achieve the things from the past that we’d like to redo! Like that. It’s become one of my life goals.

--That's the title of the concert on April 29th and 30th at Zepp Haneda.

Kanon: Exactly! Even when I practice "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" alone, I always think to myself, "What a great song." It gives me a boost. It gives you motivation to look forward. It's brilliant, but I also really like the sentimental side of it. I think it's a song that has a mysterious power.

takuya: For me too, "Cherry Saku Yuuki!!" really touches my heart. It still touches me deeply when I hear it today. Messages like "Let's cherish the time we have now" and "Let's do our best even if we're apart" really resonate. I was 20 years old at the time and had a way of sounding like a 20-year-old, but it still resonates with me today.

Yuuki: I love the song, the lyrics, and the title "Smile Ichiban Ii Onna." It's the most important thing to me in life, and it's also become a lesson I've learned. When you talk to people, smiling changes their impression of you. It makes the other person smile too. Laughing can change you.

--That's absolutely true. What's also amazing is that just hearing the title makes the song play in my head. I think An Cafe's songs and words are very powerful.

Miku: That makes me happy. Even back then, I was trying to come up with an impressive sentence that would stick in people's minds. I hope people will listen to the song at Zepp Haneda on April 29th and 30th and relive all their memories.

--On the 29th, we will all say, "I hope to see you again when we grow up, when the cherry blossoms bloom" o(≧∀≦)o. I'm sure your fans are looking forward to seeing you again after so long, and it's also a time for them to relive their youth, but what kind of live show do you want to do?

Miku: I think a lot of Cafekos have come to see us over the years, and many of them have watched our shows multiple times, so I would like to create a setlist that includes a variety of songs that everyone would like to hear. I believe that this is truly a time when we reconnect with our youth, so although we will do our best to perform as we are now, I would be happy if we could create a show where Cafekkos can go and reconnect with their own youth.

takuya: I can only be grateful for being able to do this again. It's truly something I'm very grateful for. I thank the members, the cafe staff, and the employees, and I hope that this feeling can be conveyed in a live.

Yuuki: The other day, I hurt my knee while walking. I've recovered now, but as I get older, there are some things that I won't be able to push myself to do, so anyway, while I can, I should move as much as I can and enjoy it to the fullest! That's what I thought. So I would be really happy if we could all enjoy this time together.

Kanon: I sound like an old couple enjoying climbing mountains, saying "we have to go while we can" (laughs). But it's true. I want to enjoy this time to the fullest. In that sense, I want to put on a live show that everyone can enjoy. I think there were different times when people became fans of An Cafe, so I want to touch everyone's youth. Poke poke.

--The ending... (laughs).

Kanon: Poke poke (laughs).

--It's comforting to see that nothing has really changed (laughs).

Teruki: Seriously (laughs). What can we do to make people who gather here smile? I'd like to create a live performance with that in mind. I want to do everything I can on this day to enjoy every moment.

--On May 2nd, Psycho le Cému will be hosting the "Himeji Shirasagi ROCK FES 2025" at the Himeji Acrie Grand Hall. How does Antique Coffee Shop feel about performing alongside artists like Psycho le Cému, PENICILLIN, SHAZNA, and DEZERT?

Miku: I just want to do my best to entertain all the Cafekos who come. In the past, I used to approach places like festivals thinking of them as a battle, but now I think that if I can entertain the Cafekkos in front of me, that fun will spread. So I want to put together an exciting setlist and do my best to cheer up the audience.