#the Frank start sets the tone to be melancholic but it winds up being a triumph instead?

[beauzos]

Rereading Grass Dancer and I rly have to say that the first chapter is such a great start to the book. It sets the tone for the entire book afterwards, the way everyone’s lives intersect with each other, the feeling of something missing, the way magic is interwoven into the story, so on.

[rksora]

AS OF 2019    ━━━━━━━━        template ┊ @astraofrph  ◞  ❤

❥ ┊ BASIC INFORMATION  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   full name  park jiwon ┊ 박지원

›   pronunciation 

›   meaning

›   reasoning  jiwon is a popular name, her mom wanted her to be popular ( lol joke’s on her! )

›   nickname ( s )

›   preferred name ( s )

›   birth date march 20, 1999

›   age  nineteen

›   zodiac  pisces  ・ water sign ┊ the fish. pisces are sensitive little weirdos. they’re intuitive and emotional, passive, and deeply concerned with what people think of them; they have a tendency to be fairly self-depreciating as a result of this. pisceans are gentle and kind, but pessimistic too, and will easily compromise on their beliefs if they think it will make other people like them.

›   gender / pronouns  female ┊ she / her / hers

›   romantic orientation  biromantic

›   sexual orientation  bicurious

›   nationality  korean

›   ethnicity  korean

›   current residence  hapjeong-dong, mapo-gu, seoul

›   living conditions  adequate to agreeable ┊ practical for a one person

›   trainee title ( s )  little bird

❥ ┊ BACKGROUND  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   birth place  dongjak-gu, seoul

›   hometown  jingwan-dong, eunpyeong-gu, seoul

›   social class  lower middle class ┊ when she was younger she was closer to the poverty line until her mom met her step-dad

›   education level completion @ unnamed high school 

›   father  kim sangil, 50 ┊ business man

›   mother  park yerin, 46 ┊ housewife, part-time at butcher shop  

›   step-father   ham kihyun, 45 ┊ butcher shop owner 

›   half-sibling ( s )  ham jisung, 10 ┊ primary school kid  

›   birth order  ( 1 ) jiwon ( 2 ) jisung

›   children

›   pet ( s ) her brother, jisung, has a pet goldfish and while jiwon has always wanted a dog, she isn’t financially equipped to have one

›   other important relatives

›   previous relationships  ( 16 / 17 ) she dated a boy in high school who took her heart and her purity and threw it into the dirt

›   criminal record

❥ ┊ OCCUPATION & INCOME  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   primary source of income  trainee under kt entertainment ( as of november 12, 2018 )

›   secondary source of income  sometimes her mom sends her money but jiwon sends it right back so her mom compromised and asks her to come home to pick up food 

›   tertiary source( s ) of income  she still gets her checks from the thrift shop because boss yang thinks she can’t take care of herself ( one of these days she’s going to give him a stern talking to !! )

›   approximate amount per year

›   content with their job ( or lack there of ) ? somewhat, she’s neither disinterested or wholly elated. she’s just ... passing time, oddly enough.

›   past job ( s )  jjangtime thrift shop employee

›   spending habits  spends a little too carelessly at the gs25 near her house in hapjeong ; is sad that she didn’t utilize her discount at jjangtime as well as she should have

›   most valuable possession  ... the ‘letters’ she thinks her dad sent her but were really from her mom 

❥ ┊ SKILLS & ABILITIES  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   physical strength she’s 49kg of weak muscle

›   stamina 0 / 10 as referenced through her Fainting at practices

›   teamwork 8 / 10 at teamwork as she’s usually a Follower

›   talents  dancing, faking a Smile, somehow keeping friends even though she’s a pretty shitty friend?

›   shortcomings  gets winded really easily ; doesn’t have a lot of ambition / determination ; feels doubtful and anxious in unfamiliar settings ; does not like Change

›   language( s )  korean ( fluent ), english ( conversational ), ksl ( basic )

›   can they : drive / jump-start a car / change flat tire / ride a bicycle / swim / play an instrument ( and what instrument ) / play chess / braid hair / tie a tie / pick a lock / etc:

❥ ┊ PHYSICAL APPEARANCE & CHARACTERISTICS  ━━━━━

›   face claim  park jiwon, fromis9

›   eye color brown

›   hair color ( naturally dark brown / black ) but dyed blonde with hot pink tips

›   hair type / style thin, usually down ; slightly wavy if air-dried

›   glasses / contacts  wears ‘fashion’ glasses that don’t have a prescription, sometimes

›   dominant hand  left-handed

›   height / weight / build  159cm, 5'2" ┊ 49kg, 108lbs ┊ petite

›   exercise habits  prior to working at kt, she had none, but since then has actively gone to yoga every afternoon

›   skin tone  fair / tans easily

›   tattoos

›   piercings  pierced ear lobes

›   marks / scars two moles on her left shoulder blade that looks like a colon ( : )

›   notable features  dimpled right cheek that is prominent whenever she smiles a little

›   usual expression withdrawn, anxious ┊ example

›   clothing style  casual ┊ thrift shop hipster

›   jewelry

›   allergies  bananas, peanuts

›   body temperature  neither runs too hot nor too cold, but does get cold easily

›   diet whatever at the convenience store for Sale is a Go

›   physical ailments

❥ ┊ PSYCHOLOGY  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   jung type  isfp / isfj ┊ emotional af but they don’t show it ; softies at heart ; more attentive than they let on ; still, reading between the lines ain’t their forte ; aesthetics master ; are more spontaneous and fun than they look ; have quirky interests that may shock you 

›   enneagram type

›   moral alignment  chaotic good

›   temperament  melancholic ┊70% ; phlegmatic ┊30%

›   element  water

›   primary intelligence type  intrapersonal intelligence 

›   approximate iq

›   mental conditions / disorders

›   sociability 7 / 10

›   emotional stability  5.5 / 10

›   obsession ( s )  

›   compulsion ( s ) 

›   phobia ( s )  scared of heights ( includes: roller coasters, being high on an escalator, plane, building )

›   vice / addiction ( s ) 

›   drug use

›   alcohol use  2 / 10 ┊ a social drinker who will only drink when around others who are

›   prone to  deprecating thoughts, sarcastic remarks, silently judging from the side, being more Fake than one would expect

❥ ┊ MANNERISMS  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   speech style 

›   accent  slight accent when speaking english

›   quirks  likes to crack her back, gets annoyed easily, wears glasses but doesn’t need them, types texts with her thumb

›   hobbies  dancing, fashion, origami, filming, watching movies, telling ghost stories, 

›   habits  heavy breath that blows her hair away from her face, full pouts, deadpan expression, eye rolls, small fists, constantly apologizing, 

›   nervous ticks  pinching, chewing bottom lip, biting inside of her cheek

›   drives/motivations  wanting to prove people wrong ( 25% )

›   fears  of heights, of never being good enough, of disappointing people who mean most to her

›   positive traits  humble, loyal, selfless

›   negative traits  pessimistic, realistic, blunt

›   sense of humor  sarcastic / memes

›   do they curse often? ... perhaps

›   catchphrase ( s )  “ can you not. ”  /  “ why. ”  /  “ what the fuck. ”

❥ ┊ FAVORITES  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   activity  watching movies

›   animal  capybara

›   beverage  strawberry milk ┊  brown sugar milk tea

›   book

›   celebrity

›   color  black / red

›   designer lol she’s too poor, sorrys

›   food  caramel candies, samgyetang, kimchi jjigae, fried chicken and pickled radish, ice cream

›   flower  sunflower

›   gem  (maybe her birthstone?)

›   holiday  halloween  ∙  children’s day  ∙  black day

›   mode of transportation  normally uses the bus; though, on the weekends is more prone to using the subway

›   movie  can’t buy me love  ∙  the beauty inside  ∙  my sassy girl ∙  100 days with mr. arrogant  ∙  200 pound beauty  ∙  the way he looks  ∙  pulp fiction  ∙  fight club  ∙  moulin rouge  ∙  romeo & juliet  ∙  superbad  ∙  slumdog millionaire  ∙  moulin rouge  ∙  the grand budapest hotel  ∙  the martian  ∙  gone girl

›   musical artist  주영 jooyoung  ∙  크러쉬 crush  ∙  헤이즈 heize  ∙  frank sinatra  ∙  stevie wonder  ∙  아이유 IU  ∙  애쉬뮤트 ashmute  ∙  bevy maco  ∙  콜드 colde  ∙  쎄이 saay

›   quote / saying  expect nothing and you will never be disappointed.

›   scenery  fresh snow on the ground

›   scent  

›   sport  volleyball, i guess

›   sports team

›   television show  the good place  ∙  my fair lady gongshim  ∙  cunning single lady  ∙  meteor garden  ∙  sex education

›   weather  cold / chilly

›   vacation destination  somewhere outside of seoul, preferably easily accessible via a car or bus ride

❥ ┊ ATTITUDES  ━━━━━━━━━━━

›   greatest dream  to get her father to Notice her

›   greatest fear  disappointing those she Loves most, Not being good Enough, being Replaced ( in that order )

›   most at ease when  doing nothing, laying in bed, watching movies

›   least at ease when  trying to adjust to change, in unfamiliar settings, when she says the Wrong thing, foot in the mouth disease

›   worst possible thing that could happen  when she gets her foot in the mouth disease

›   biggest achievement ( currently ) becoming a trainee at kt

›   biggest regret ( currently ) becoming a trainee at kt

›   most embarrassing moment  her mom groveled at @rkxhyunjin​‘s feet to tutor her in front of his entire school during the afternoon

›   biggest secret  she’s a child out of wedlock and her dad pretty much paid her off to not contact him

›   top priorities  ( 1 )  proving to her dad that she’s not a waste of time  ( 2 ) being more considerate of others  ( 3 ) start doing better and taking being a trainee seriously 

[thebeautifulzoo]

MORE LIFE by drake.

“who knows where I’ll end up when that shit gets old,

maybe it never gets old and that’s just how it goes”.

“More Life” is a Jamaican slang phrase. It basically means you’re going to continue enjoying life in a good way and that’s what this new Drake project is all about. Drake plans to continue living his zenith and high roller lifestyle for much longer.

“Views”, Drake’s last project which even though had a few hit bangers like “One Dance” with Wizkid and “Hotline Bling”, proved to be a personal and innovative endpoint for him. He had crushed all existing beefs between him and so called frenemies, his more frequent and constant collaborations with his right-hand man, Noah ‘40’ Shebib, was getting boring and there was a little bit of stagnation in his flow deliveries and creativity. It didn’t matter though as his millions of fans would still consume anything he had put out, he wasn’t gonna fall. He had quite quietly admitted to this throughout the warm and generous More Life project and that was the antidote to the rather up-top inertia right there. More Life, a playlist, not an album nor a mere mixtape, but something, a project that would force him out into the limelight again on a much more bigger stage through a more reserved platform. This would be presently and in future considered a major turning point in contemporary music.

More Life was subject to many speculative release dates, with it initially set for December 2016. However, it was pushed forward to January after Drake suffered an ankle injury on the Summer Sixteen Tour. Further dates were also rumoured up until the official announcement was made in March 2017 via commercials released through Instagram. More Life was preceded by three singles: "Fake Love", "Sneakin'" featuring 21 Savage, and "Two Birds, One Stone". The songs premiered on October 23, 2016, during Drake's thirtieth birthday edition of OVO Sound Radio. The episode also housed Drake's collaboration with Dave on "Wanna Know (Remix)". "Fake Love", "Sneakin" and "Two Birds, One Stone" were all released as commercial singles six days later, however, "Fake Love" was the sole track that remained on More Life.

The project’s production was handled by more expert and capable producers like Allen Ritter, Boi-1da, Frank Dukes, Murda Beatz, Nineteen 85, Supah Mario, Black Coffee, Kanye West and of course 40. Guest appearances on the project include Giggs, Jorja Smith, Sampha, Skepta, Travi$ Scott, Quavo, 2 Chainz, Young Thug, Kanye West and OVO partner, PartyNextDoor. The way the whole project was set-up, other artistes on the project may not be considered as features, it’s more like Drake was singing or rapping using their voices, you know, like when God uses someone to preach the gospel to other people.

“Dis a habibis ting, yeah?”

Drake asks on the intro of the “Portland” track featuring Travi$ Scott and Quavo. The phrase is a mix of Arabic and Caribbean slangs. This gives an insight on what you can and should expect on the playlist as it plays on. On the project, we could see, feel and experience the influence of other cultures. Guest features were dominated by British acts Giggs, Jorja Smith, Sampha and Skepta. A few of the productions on the project were handled by South African producer, Black Coffee with the “Madiba Riddim” track also being a tribute to South African former leader, Nelson Mandela. A host of other genres from all over the world like dancehall, grime and afro-beats are present and also adlibs and slangs originating from the UK and the Caribbeans fills the project.

The More Life playlist starts off with a beautiful sampling of Naomi Saalfield’s vocals preceding a fierce introduction to the playlist as Drake tries to emphasise his prima donna status in the rap game, dismissing any existing beefs or competition although still fighting off rumours that could soil his name and legacy badly.

“How you let the kid fightin'

ghost writin' rumours turn you to a ghost”

It proceeds to the lush and lovely “Passionfruit” track that describes the struggles of protecting a relationship, trying to keep being faithful and trustworthy, from miles away.

Moving on to the “Get It Together” featuring Jorja Smith and “Madiba Riddim” tracks, we could strongly feel the afro-beats vibes coming with them, though still bearing the really under toned melancholic themes of Drake trying hardly to keep his most important relationships going.

In the next few tracks, we experience Drake’s great love for the British music scene where he features, in individual tracks, Sampha and Skepta respectively.

“Gyalchester” is a very hard trap patois-lingua influenced track that stresses Drizzy’s place in the rap game. Baka, Drake’s dangerous bodyguard, who’s had several issues with the law, also has his vocals recorded on the track.

Throughout the whole project, as we have evidently seen, Drake finds a way to represent his most favourite genres and the trap genre is not left out as he features Travi$ Scott and Quavo on the “Portland” track and 2 Chainz and Young Thug on the “Sacrifices” track. Thug is also featured on the cheerful and jolly “Ice Melts” track that describes Drake trying to convince a woman who has just previously had a bad spell in a relationship to give him a chance. It is not clear who Drake is serenading in this track but speculations suggest it might be Nicki Minaj or Rihanna.

The “Teenage Fever” track samples the lovely and nostalgic 1998 Jennifer Lopez’s “If You Had My Love” song and it exposes Drake’s youth fantasies of wanting to have Jennifer Lopez and him living out his dreams now.

“Can’t Have Everything” is a quick reminder of the purpose of the entire project. Here Drake shares the frustration of how he will never be able to have everything he wants or desires but then, nothing would stop him on continuing his quest on captivating the world with his music. At the end of the track, Drake shares a voice message of his mum trying to keep him on track by advising him to let go of any negativity as that would hold him back in fulfilling his purpose.

Drake satisfied his fans on the “Glow” track not only with a very much anticipated collaboration between himself and Kanye West but also with the sampling of “Devotion” by Earth, Wind and Fire. That was crazy.

Finally, the playlist rounds off with a much more exposed, insecure or vulnerable version of Drake rapping about a lot of issues ranging from his past and present rap feuds, to how he stays up at the top no matter what he does, to his failed romantic relationships with different women. Also, Drake gives us a much needed info on when next we should expect a project from him which is 2018. That doesn’t really seem like a long time.

More guests, more genres, more producers, more slangs, and more life. It’s a worldwide ting. Who knows, with the amount of the variety of worldwide involvement in this project, I could have been part of this, or maybe you, maybe you felled the trees used for the papers where the original lyrics of the songs were written, maybe my uncle planted the weed mans was smoking on while in the studio recording the songs, who knows?

This is a really beautiful and perfect compilation by Drake. Personally, I feel this is like the best thing Drake has ever put out, the progression in creativity is so obvious with him borrowing different music styles from different cultures from different parts of the world although a lot of people went negative by accusing Drake of biting off off other rappers’ flows, the most talked about on the project being the “KMT” track featuring Giggs which sounds like “Look At Me” by presently incarcerated rapper, XXXTENTACION. With this project, I feel Drake could and should be considered a major force in the industry now and not just a top rapper. Concerning competitions with Drake, right now is really not the best time as the man, Champagnepapi, continues to prove his success with hard work, project by project. I just feel people should concentrate on their own careers and try to make things work for them, rather than trying to soil another man’s name for his endless achievements and accomplishments, you know. The playlist as it is called, is a really long compilation, long enough for you to forget about other musicians and keep you talking about Drake and his music. On a side note, do not listen to this playlist with your shuffle on, don’t play yourself, that’s continuity right there. Do you ever have that feeling of fulfilment and accomplishment? You know, that sweet feeling of watching your hard work and determination pay off, I think that would be Drake right now.

References

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Genius Lyrics

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