#the mv's palette is all my favourite palettes in one

[angel-blood-art]

commission of alishka from alice schach and the magic orchestra’s queen fly (warning: contains some gore and insect imagery) mv for ioinsun on twitter!

[magical-wishies]

To love or not to love, that is the questio-

Ok whoops wrong reference. Happy Valentine's Day everyone! I made a MV of the song "Darling Dance" by Kairiki Bear featuring my favourite little tricksters for the occasion!

I'd rather you go straight to Youtube to watch it because Tumblr always finds a way to cut the quality, lol.

Eng subtitles are available too!

Here it is! Hope you enjoy my pride and joy. Basically like a hopeful child but in video format. Reblogs are specially appreciated because Youtube sucks at promoting new channels!

This also acts as a behind-the-scenes post, so let's get straight into that, shall we?

MV Project 1 "Darling Dance"

Illustration time: 37 hours

Editing time: Approx. 30-35 hours

Total: 70 hours

*Cough* Holy freakin' moly does making an MV take so long. Before you roll off your bed, I'll say that part of the reason making the art took so long was because I have trouble drawing Marx consistently.

Here's some unused assets! Look at them, they're all salty over not making the cut.

In all seriousness though, a lot of times I don't really see a lot of editors/ MV makers getting appreciation for their efforts. And now that I've personally experienced making an MV for the first time, it's also increased my admiration to the people who dedicate their time to this! All the kudos to them.

Now, I'll go scene by scene then comment along the way! Spoilers ahead!

Verse 1

Pretty good for what it is. In the first image, you see that heart behind Magolor? I discovered the motion of it on complete accident lol. Capcut is hard to figure out..

I also really like the color palette of 2nd image. That art of Marx was the last one I did during production (aka I drew it this morning), and just look at him. He's such a bastard he's the best.

Pre Chorus 1

Mmmm yeah it sure is the pre chorus! I put a bar behind the text in the middle because I didn't want people to stare into their soulless eyes for too long. That probably worked!

1st Chorus

When I first added in the expression change, I fangirled over it a little on the first rewatch. Like, come on! They suddenly look mischievous, and the color change on the background! I know I drew it but still!

For the rest, I experimented a little with all the "Nah"s! I think it ended up well. Most of the lyric editing in this MV is completely original, so I had a couple of things to try out!

Verse 2

This song is horrifically outdated because it says Twitter instead of X!! (/sarcasm)

This scene is my second favourite. I'm really proud of the details on the tabs and the editing at the beginning! Wish I could put more images but the app only allows ten. Bummer.

Pre Chorus 2

I think it's cute, and I used it as my pfp on YouTube! That's about it though.. image limit is killing me I can't put anything here :(

Chorus 2

...Not gonna spoil it! I like how I drew them, but there ain't anything notable. Unless you look at the last image I put right before the bridge. :)

Bridge

This is where my editing comes in freakin' clutch. Ooooooh it's so satisfying to look at. Chef's kiss. Also those Marxs (Marxes?) are really cute.

The second part of the bridge is nice as well! I tried to make the lyrics snap to the rhythm. Glad I added that tv effect in the bg too!

Chorus 3

This scene is my favourite! Wanna know why?

This sequence right here. I think I will etch it into my brain forever... I love me some snappy editing. Like a lot. Like a lot a lot!

The second part of the chorus is like the original song's MV! I loved the hearts popping in and out whoever thought of that is a genius. Putting it into the MV was a good decision!

And that's a wrap! Hope you enjoy the MV as much as I enjoyed making it. And, stay tuned for next time! I have a feeling a certain jester is getting his own solo MV...

Feel free to leave your thoughts either in the Youtube comments section or here. See you around!

[milk-ly]

Ooh, if you want, 1, 6, 7 and 8 for the general Milgram questions :3

Aaa thank you so much for the ask!!🥲

1. Which Milgram character is your favourite, and why?

To no one’s surprise, it’s Fuuta LMAO

As for why, honestly, I just simply have a type when it comes to fav characters and I knew Fuuta was gonna be my fav as soon as I saw him. Aside from that though, I do REALLY love his character and the direction it’s going. I think his character and his crime being so specifically modern really does add an extra bit of fondness too, because the internet and the idea of cancel culture is so prevalent in our lives. It’s a really interesting topic

I especially like how his story tackles guilt and forgiveness as well. Because his inherent reaction to his guilt isn’t as palatable as Haruka, for example.

His reaction to being labelled as a murderer and realizing he did something awful is aggression. I think it’s why he’s often construed for not feeling guilt at all. It’s hard to sympathize or humanize someone who’s attitude/actions you don’t like. There’s a reason he’s so desperate for unity and belonging because his natural temperament isn’t typically acceptable within societal norms and leaves people with a bad taste in their mouths, which is why he lacks belonging. And the MILGRAM audience being a reflection of society reinforcing societal norms onto the MILGRAM characters again which throws them back into the cycles and situations that led them to their murders in the first place is so interesting!

Also his intense guilt and the idea of wanting to be “blessed” with forgiveness and another chance is a topic I really enjoy and feel for. And it’s especially interesting considering the “bless me with one more chance” line in Backdraft when thinking about why he found his salvation in Amane and her religion, because he DID finally get blessed with a second chance; a chance to be reborn. And his spiritual rebirth is especially highlighted with how seemingly different Fuuta is now. He’s much softer and kinder after finding his “salvation” and it’s so ough.

Sorry for the sudden fuuta rant💀 I really love him.

6. Which MV is your favourite and why?

Ooohhh this is hard. I haven’t thought about it. I have to say I really love After Pain and MeMe! For After Pain, it’s mainly the aesthetics. I LOVE the location and colour palette. The details of how Mu’s bullying is being portrayed as an unending cycle and the shoes and blackboard notes giving hints that Muu wasn’t a pure victim is really cool!! The detail of the MV being out of order too ooof

As for MeMe I’m not sure what it is I love about it but I really do! I love the aesthetics and location, especially paired with the song. Tbh Its been a while since I looked at the tarot cards but I think it’s really neat as well!! Also I really like Mikoto’s outfit-

7. Which prisoner do you think you would get along with the most if you met them in person, and why?

I think I’d probably get along the best with Yuno? I think we could go out and have fun dkdbdk I don’t know if we have that many common hobbies but I’d probably still get along well with her!

I also find I relate to Mikoto a lot but not in the similar hobbies way💀 so I think we’d get along but I feel like actually hanging out might be a little awkward. But it’d probably be fine after some time!

8. Which prisoner do you think you would get on with the least if you met in person, and why?

Oooof I really love everyone and I don’t think I would have any major problems with anyone or anything like that. But if I had to pick then probably Muu? I love her a lot but I don’t know if I’d have a fun time with her IRL😭

Aside from that, I think I’d get along with everyone else relatively fine aside from some awkwardness🥲

[xelasrecords]

Hi Xela :~) I had actually been meaning to ask you your thoughts on The Winning so I was happy to see you mention it in response to Faye 🥰 Shopper is definitely my favourite too.

Now life AND fictional men:

1. If you had to assign yourself a colour palette what would it look like? I think it's always interesting to know what colours people associate themselves with!

2. I feel like I still don't really know how you feel about any of the mysme characters aside from Jumin and V, so please rank them. Just based on personal preference 😌

The MVs for The Winning are insane!! I love the concept I love her acting I love everything about them. Some of the sounds like Holssi is more experimental but they're essentially IU. And the physical album with Tweety and dandelions on the acrylic is so cute.

I found this palette on Pinterest and I see my personality as this!

My taste in colours is more like this though

Mysme character ranking based on personal connection and unexplainable annoyance, here goes:

Jumin & V: my blog is the explanation

Zen: if there were no Jumin and V and he could be more empathetic, I'd choose him

Jaehee: she's cool and really nice but I don't think I can connect well with her. I can't see us being close beyond our relationship as the RFA members. But I do want to whisk her away to a healthy work environment and shower her with Zen merch

Yoosung: sometimes I get annoyed at him, but when he's not blaming V without evidence or comparing me to Rika, he's all right

Saeyoung: such a fun friend to have. His tsundere defense mechanism of pushing me away with harsh words is a huge dating dealbreaker tho. I also get protective over V when he beats him up what can I say I put my man first

Saeran: (I'm wary of admitting this because people love him) as Ray his codependency alarms me and as Suit Saeran he starves me and is verbally cruel and physically aggressive at one point. I know he's traumatised, but respectfully I don't want to go through all that and wait for him to treat me better just because I ~believe~ the nice him is in there somewhere. Then as GE Saeran he's just too..... sweet......

Vanderwood: neutral. I find him bland. Whenever he comes out I'm just like oh, 707's sidekick (he'd kick me if he heard this)

Rika: I don't like abusive characters in general. Her villainy also seems two-dimensional and the sun metaphors are exhausting.

Ann give me your color palette and mysme ranking too!

[donovankinard]

scaled & icy live

an hour, huh? i best get comfy.

it's all under the cut xx

the graphics are kinda funky

OH IS THIS WHERE THE PANSEXUAL FLAG COLOURS CAME FROM OKAY

i can get hype about some pink blue and yellow fr

wait is this meant to be the dema morning show?? thats so fucking funny though. thats actually so fucking funny.

okay wait so in this dema universe, in the lore, twenty one pilots is still a band? tyler joseph and josh dun are still a band?

why is he sad :(

"is that. number 16 cotton candy" bitch ofc it is

YEAH JOSH WHERE ARE YOU

u good tyler

whats with the wookie noises

into choker tho is beautiful

THE STAGE AGH

sorry brief mention to how fucking good josh looks in this video oml

the stressed out bridge coming in there????

wait are these the bishops little minions or smth cause theres too many of them to be the bishops

this is a vibey little live version

man sidenote im so ordering merch this weekend

wait wahts the light thing at the back

is that supposed to be the nine towers?

oh into migraine?? was not expecting that

"depresS" everybody fucking freeze. "ive thoughts."

into morph??

its a little all over the place but in a good way?? does that make sense

wait no bring back tylers agonised screaming

"my personal favourite, mulberry street" i hate you but same

YES MULBERRY STREET

KEEP YOUR BLISS THERES NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS FUCK YEAH

the murals. yes

josh just doin his lil bounce in the back tho

whats with the chick wtih the teddy bear

that guy was not there before was he???

and back to the piano. agh.

the little adlibs afkdlsjfdsklfjsld

see in my head all these dancers are banditos and i will take no argument

in two days i will know this mulberry street choreo by heart. just saying

when tyler and josh are looking for people for their next venture i will be ready. im telling you now.

that girl in the front in the skirt ate that

wait whos this girl

LANE BOY FUCK YEAH

whats with the gas masks? are you my mummy? /ref

wait where did josh's shirt go not that im complaining

anybody want to learn this choreo with me too

wait i wonder if i can convince my partner to do this at our wedding actually (long long way away but i picture it being Highly Amusing)

joshs hair is just so good in this video idec

joshua william dun was that a lip bite and a wink. god fucking damn

oh hello guitar

into chlorine?? okay this setlist is. wow

whats with all of joshs costume changes??

okay tylers coat is eating here now tho

shy away yessss

the set for this is so interesting too

shy awAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY

his little dance is so cute stop

also side note josh ate that fit so hard

"it brought tears to my eyes" same, dude. same.

ok that was fucking weird

that shirt should be so ugly so why is he kind of eating

the outside yes

josh in the onesie wtf😭 he's so!!!!!

hey bud where u goin

just casually breakdancing in the street. ok

"shut uP!" lmaooo

the water into the night sky into the backdrop is beautiful

THE UKULELELLELELELLELELE

WAIT HEATHENS ON UKE??? THIS IS GORGEOUS

wait he's in a boat thats so fucking cool

the sets for this are jsut fucking brilliant

i love this being just sort of him and the ukulele. i love it.

torchbearers back yaaaaay

ohhhh jumpsuit???? and the set gives the mv vibes

and then immediately into heavydirtysoul???

tyler periodically turning into a velociraptor is feeding my soul tbh

why are the hosts gradually looking more and more demonic/dead

SATURDAY AYYYYYYY

the disco ball lmaoo

the vibes here are immaculate

wait???? is that jenna?????????????????????

her sweater is so fckn cute tho

him getting off the phone and just going "oooooooooooooooOoOooooooooOOOOOOooOoOOOOOOOOoooooo" is such a mood

the BOOMBOX yES

LEVEL OF CONCERN FUCK YEAH

oooooh the backdrop here is fire?? the colour palette fdjklfjkldj

the remixed vibes of all the songs are fucking slapping. are they available to stream or anything anywhere??

riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiide!!!!!!!!

the visuals have been on point this entire video can i just say

also tylers shirt is so cool???

all the horn instruments are intriguing me

josh is so!!!!!!!!!!

car radio!!! car!!!!!!! radio!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

this song mostly just makes me want to cry actually. but

wait the mask!!!! the!!!! mask!!!!!

THE MASK IS OFF!!!!

well that was short lived

all the sirens and the freaking out and hes just like 🥰👉👈👏👏

NEVER TAKE IT

everythings on fire. again.

the little adlibs are so fucking cute tho

also i love when tyler just fuckin. screams

the three guitars in the one shot is such a fuckin vibe

the two in the back just clapping😭

and then there were two....

the lil dragon omg

oh look whos back on the couch

choker again????? yay??????

no tyler dont be sad :(

the overhead shot of all the sets>>>>>>>>>

yeah bitches you better clap for them

wAIT THEYRE CLAPPING FOR US

no cause josh and tyler at the end there kdfjfsdjfjdksl cuties

wow okay so much to unpack there im gonna go grab some chocolates and soda water

okay i've got the chocolates and soda water.

wow! so that was quite the experience. i can kind of understand how it all ties in with the clancy storyline, but it also feels like its not really *integrated* in the storyline. at least not for me at this point.

i really really enjoyed that whole video itself, regardless of lore. it was just a very interesting and cool way to present those songs

god i wish!!!!! there was a higher quality video. i couldnt find one on any of the sites i normally use, most of them said they were taken down, so.. :(

i dont really get what was happening with the woman and the man, the hosts? like i get that they were hosting but their whole vibe was off and they kept seeming to look injured/possessed/straight up weird. so.

im gonna take a quick break, maybe 15 minutes, to just draw a little bit and have some food and water and then i'll come back to the saturday video. i'm just sort of losing my focus and i need to do something else rq to kind of get my head back into it! so brb!

[cyber-corp]

Suburban music videos: What's the deal?

Some of you may know that a couple of days ago I started a playlist of music videos from the 1990s and 2000s which all seem to be featured in or prominently feature American suburban areas. I forget what the actual post was that pointed this out, but I think I kind of had that idea before I saw it.

One of the first music videos I thought of was 'Rockin' the Suburbs' by Ben Folds from 2001, because not only does it explicitly mention a suburb, but the video is done in such a way that I think it was meant to poke fun at the angry white boy music that plagued the late 90's (Limp Bizkit, Korn, etc).

The other video I thought of was 'Pretty Fly (for a White Guy)' by the Offspring from 1998. Like RTS, it's meant to poke fun at middle-class white dudes who think they're hot shit because they listen to rap, when in reality they come off as cheesy wannabes. So it would make sense for the MV to have that setting.

The main trope these MVs have in common is that they both have the "haha 90s ironic edge" on them. Like it's very obvious that the songs are about how tough some dudes think they are, when really they live in a relatively safe and secure area. "Black Hole Sun" by Soundgarden did something similar in 1994, but I think that it has a completely different vibe to the others. More surrealism, less irony.

But I think the true golden era of the "suburban neighbourhood music video" was during the early to mid-2000's. With a rise in pop-punk and emo, comes a rise in angsty teens going "blehh!!! screw this place!!!! screw the establishment!!!!!! its not a phase mom!!!!!!", which then resulted in music videos featuring an environment they were probably most familiar with (and probably stuck in).

Here's '1985' by Bowling for Soup, released in 2004. The colour palette for this video is a lot more muted, which is (I find) a common link between most MVs in the 00's. Which gives a more "this is the way things actually are" vibe, compared to the much brighter palettes of the 90s.

'The Anthem' by Good Charlotte (2003) is quite possibly the most early-00's MV ever, and I consider it to be the definitive suburban neighbourhood music video. The song is about "not living the way you're meant to live" according to Joel Madden, and the video reflects that sentiment! Just a bunch of punk and emo kids going out and causing a ruckus, having a gay ol' time.

It also has this weird blue/greenish filter on it, which is very indicative of its period. That's a whole other story.

The suburban neighbourhood continued to thrive in music videos throughout the 00's, mainly in pop-punk and emo. I believe this was an attempt to target its demographic; adolescents aged 14-19 who had yet to find their place in the world. Some notable MVs include 'You're Going Down' by Sick Puppies (2009), 'Only One' by Yellowcard (2003), and 'Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground' by the White Stripes (2002).

(side-note: michel gondry, director of the white stripes vid, never misses when it comes to his music videos. this is one of my favourite music videos ever, but it definitely isn't one of my favourite suburban music videos ever.)

SNMVs began to go out of style around the early 2010s, presumably along with pop punk and emo. The closest to it would be 'I Sold My Bed, But Not My Stereo' by Capital Cities, which came out in 2014. It's very much of a more nostalgic style compared to the others, but it's most likely one of the last of the SNMVs.

So: Does this specific sub-genre of MV mean anything?

I think individually the videos definitely represent and reflect certain zeitgeists of their eras, but the SNMV is very much rooted in adolescent angst. That feeling that while you are living comfortably, there's definitely something more. Boredom is present in every teenager, and these videos are like a fantasy for them: getting to live out your days without responsibility with your friends, but are suppressed of having any fun because of the 'system' at large.

"Let me tell y'all what it's like

Being male, middle class and white"

(also i think all star is partially responsible for the rise of interest because of course it is. it's all star by smash mouth. mentioning its very existence feels redundant.)

[scootarooni]

For the reverse unpopular ask game thing: what are some of your favourite vocalsynth costumes / project diva modules / official arts for special events / etc.? Or favourite figurine, if that's an easier one to answer :D

ooooh gosh there's so many...I think I'll narrow it down to special events because otherwise I'm gonna talk both your ears off hehe

Magical Mirai:

2021 and 2022 are my absolute favorites! They pull off their respective themes soooo well and I already really really love fantasy and retro-future aesthetics ^_^

2021 has all these beautiful layers and florals going on...it kind of mimics Miku's iconic V2 silhouette in a way? but exaggerated to really sell the "magic" in "magical mirai". She is straight up a fairy bard to me-she has her microphone and speakers in her hair, her petal cape looks like fairy wings...and it's all tied so neatly together in Hidari's art style!! He's such a fantastic artist, I love his style sooo much (he also illustrated Mayu and Akikoloid-chan as well as worked on some Atelier and Fire Emblem games!)

And 2022 goes so insane for me. KEI's art is adorable in it's own right, I love her cute little wand, speakers and the little tamagachi-looking things on her waist. the dress and the boots remind me a bit of Ulala (which makes sense I suppose! Similar aesthetics?) but ohhhhh gosh does this miku come alive in the Future eve MV.....how her hair floats and bounces and flickers...........OUUUGH DUDE!! I cannot be normal about this miku at all.

I also really like the designs for the other cryptonloids for those years as well ^_^ 2021 Rin and Kaito and 2022 Kaito in particular! I have so much gender envy for 2021 Kaito...Princely characters have a chokehold on me....

Racing Miku:

2022 and 2024!! Techwear baybeeeee!! YES whatever the hell is going on with the bellybutton and crotch on 2022 is weird but the rest? No notes. And 2024 is a cool as hell techwear WITCH!! What da HELL!!!!!!!!!

Other:

Miku with you 2019. My love of flowers/florals showing up again lol. I also really love the color palette!! It may not come as a surprise to anyone based on the tags I've read on my art eheh but color is the first thing I notice/my favorite thing about art. The official art has these very pleasing muted tones that translated pretty well into figures. Or at least the nendoroid, since that's the one I own and can personally speak on. Her twin tails have this very light and gradual gradient from dark to light, and her off-white dress was given a satin finish, so it shines a little in the light! She's so beautiful ; 0 ;

Space Dive 2020 Gumi + Una! Space cat girlies! Looking at Gumi's in particular, its so cool and interesting how her base V2 design translates into her other designs. Like for V2, Space Dive and V6 in particular, they all share that sheer orange/yellow top that is worn beneath her other clothes.

SF-A2 Miki "2012 Edition". Hopefully this counts lol. As a certified Miki Enjoyer(TM) I hope this one was obvious eheh. Being that Miki is meant to look cybernetic, this fittingly feels like an upgraded Miki. She's sleeker, more refined, but is still unmistakably Miki. She's still got a similar silhouette, the star motifs, the fluff has been moved from her shoulders to her shoes, her cybernetic outline joint thingies are now on her clothing too, she's still got the blue and pink stripes........its just perfect for me yknow? I love when artists take a design and just rearrange the elements instead of coming up with something completely different. No offense to the V4 design we got because I still do very much like it......but man I wish we had gotten this for it instead *crossing my fingers for her SynthV vb*

I also love the wing attachment things and the lamb ears. Lamb/Ram miki is everything to me.

[wheeboo]

i always play mvs in my head during bio class ☠️ like time flies by when you're having fun but when I have to attend my bio class time drops down dead from the sky !! but I 100% SUPPORT the mingyu thoughts 🫶🏼🫶🏼

AND YAAAAS GIRL LETS GAURRR?? U ATE THAT BIO TEST LEFT NO CRUMBS ACED IT WILL BE THE TOPPER I JUST KNOWWW 🙏🏻🔥🔥 rania smartest big sexy brain 🤭

OMG I JUST SAW THE COVER STAGES ( i knew about the collab one ) AND .. WOWAAJHAHA 🫣🫣 my svt r just so... wow. WOW thank u for showing those vids .. my life just became more pretty and happier 🫶🏼

99z is honestly a must need - LIKE NOW THAT I THINK ABOUT IT .. it's all the POWERHOUSES of kpop 😋 like c'mon.. award shows what's stopping you .. let pretty men sing & dance together 🤭 my roman empire is the " jaehyun collab stage " hyunjae & jaehyun shaking ass tght was all i needed 🫶🏼

AND HMMMM my ult would probably be a rapper one ... Like BIBI x Youngji x Mark x Changbin x Han x Sunwoo like i would KILL to see this 🙏🏻 ( I'm sorry no svt ... it's just .. I'm sorry i cant lie their performance is super strong but this is ☹️)

hmmm my question would be .. what's your all time favourite album ? kpp or non kpp ! ( U can name 5 idm hehe )

- love , yuyu 💌 유유

answering this b4 i go to snork mimi land im assuming we're in like opposite time zones JAKSLDFDS

no seriously bio is such a 🙄🙄 class so playing mvs in your head is so real BSAHASD i literally used to fall asleep back in like almost every science class i've been in istg our brains r too sexy for bio yk 😔

HELP TYSM ILL DEF LET U KNOW WHAT I GET (if the score is not embarrassing enough yk) BUT AAAAAAA

and yes ofc very honoured to show you the stages 🫡 also like pls feel free to send me any links or anything to watch and i'll literally give you like an essay of my reaction BASHDAHS. glad i was able to bring more serotonin to you hehe 😙

NO FR 99 LINE IS SO STRONG THEYRE ALL LITERALLY POWERHOUSES ??? like rhe vocal rap visuals we were literally just be attacked i dont think any of us would even survive an entire performance of them LMAO. no srslt award shows need to step up their game like... if you want more attention use your dumbass brains and make idol collabs 🙄🙄 AND OMG THE JAEHYUN COLLAB STAGE IS SO ICONIC 😭😭

hold up... BIBI ?? YOUNGJI ?? CHANGBIN?? MARK ?? HAN ?? SUNWOO ?? GOODBYE OMG THAT SOUNDS SO ICONIC ??? its the way they all got versatile styles omg that would be such a dream to watch youre such a genius 🫡

all time fav albums holy shit t hats such a hard question hmmm. okay. i would say (in no particular order): know-it-all (alessia cara), redd (wheein), perfect velvet (red velvet, but i love like all of rv's albums 🥹), bambi (baekhyun), attacca (svt), flaws and all (wave to earth), beatopia (beabadoobee), palette (iu), melting (mamamoo), norman fucking rockwell (lana del rey), sorry ik u asked for 5 but i have too many faves

what are your faves ?? :D

[sanstropfremir]

2021 is finally over! thank fuck!! and in celebration, i've got some end of year posts for you! first up:

favourite stylings, part one!

i've been keeping track of all comebacks i've really liked this year and i've broken my favourite stylings into two posts, because why not, and also so i could do a first half of the year and a second half of the year, since there's a lot. there's so many. i've broken this up into three categories:

- best overall styling (this includes everything, both the mv and the music show stages)

- runners' up (this is my 'halfway there' category; where most things were strong but not everything was totally cohesive)

- standout element (this is for those things that make you go WOW in an otherwise plain or uninventive stage or mv)

now this isn't a totally comphrehensive list because i'm only human and i miss stuff, and nor does it reflect my favourite choreos or even my favourite songs, music wise. it's just a list of the stuff that i thought that looked the best this year! oh and before i forget, it goes from jan to end of june, and i counted by official comeback date and not by how long groups promoted for, because there was a bit of overlap in the summer.

are you ready? let's go!

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best overall

a.c.e: fav boyz

i'm breaking my own rules right off the bat but whatever, it's my list. although not technically a full comeback because they didn't promote it, but i'm going to cheat a little and tie it in to the rest of the goblin styling because holy shit. i am so enamoured with not only the styling for the remix but the styling for goblin in general like really, how does any other group do a hanbok or a cyberpunk concept after that? how? i'm also cheating a little because this is my actual favourite styling from the first half of this year and i'm peeved that it came out in JANUARY. and if you haven't already, treat yourself to the goblin mv.

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woodz - feel like

i wish i could accurately describe how obsessed i am with everything about this comeback. the americana theme. the exaggerated silhouettes with the shoulderpads and the square toed shoes. the accessorizing that also included utilizing his hip tattoo. his hair. the guitar. everything about the mv and the stages are perfect. best picks: inkigayo 210411, inkigayo 210321, inkigayo 210404, the show 210323, music bank 210319, music bank 210402.

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woo jinyoung - happy birthday

the great thing about about watching music shows and following multi update blogs is that you sometimes find weird little gems and this was one of my favourites this year. i fully forgot he was the winner of mixnine but i'm glad he got a solo debut! aside from the obvious craziness of the patterns, i'm very glad that his stylist did not hold back on using the structure and cut of the garments to play around with his silhouette, especially since he's not very big. all too often there's not a lot of consideration paid to changing the shape of bodies as there's a lot of complexes about weight and size, so this was nice and fun to see. highlight stages: mcountdown 210610, music bank 210611, show champion 210616, the show 210615, show champion 210623, mcountdown 210617.

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hyuna - good girl

i love how hyuna uses fashion and i don't think i've been disappointed visually by anything she's put out. i love the way colour is isolated and used as geometry; there's a limited palette and not a lot of crazy patterns because the emphasis is on how the eye understands the physical shapes that the colours make. the intro shot of her head through the pool table is a great example: she's surrounded by round shapes (the billiard balls) and human heads are round, so in order to draw the eye to her and add visual complexity to the frame they fan her hair out behind her and use her hands to make an extension of her face, so she isn't just a round head. a good way to see how all the shapes are working is to watch the mv really small, like this embedded version. you lose the ability to see all the high definition details and it really shows how clear and precise all the decisions are. and even though there isn't a lot of patterns the garments are still visually interesting; there's a lot of unusual cuts and combinations that you can really notice in the stages: inkigayo 210221 (where she uses the white of the safety shorts AS a highlight element, same with mcountdown 210218, and music bank 210219.

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onf - beautiful beautiful

as we know i'm a huge sucker for scifi concepts and i love this (continuing universe? i don't follow onf close enough to know) one from them. it's got the perfect blend of realistic and stylistic elements and it's really just a joy to watch. onf have a really phenomenal vfx team working with them because this is some of the best vfx that i've ever seen in kpop, especially because there are very few on location shots here. there's so much care here in the production design and the styling fits perfectly into the world they've created. everything about it is fun to watch and the stages are the same, although mcountdown 210318 is definitely my favourite. i miss them already :(.

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taemin - advice

are you surprised? yea i thought so. it's a crime that there was only three stages for this (four if you include the one during the ngda concert), but also taemin was so busy during those few weeks up until his enlistment that i'm also glad there was only three. i have a full post about advice in the works so i won't prattle on too much here, but i'm so in love with the styling for this. if you had told me that this was going to start a loverboy trend in kpop i would NOT have believed you but oh am i reaping the benefits. best (and only) stages: inkigayo 210523, music core 210522, mcountdown 210520, ngda stage.

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a.c.e - higher

i wrote a very long post about why i love higher here, i love this comeback very much. would have been nice to have seen them go a little more evil with it a la cix's jungle, but that's a very minor complaint. i don't even know why groups are even doing teaser photos anymore, there's just no way to top these:

why does any boy group make teasers anymore? what's the point?you literally cannot do better than this. my favourite stage is unquestionably the show 210622, where jun tries desperately to escape his shirt. ok well and also inkigayo 210627.

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hyuna - i'm not cool

i hope no one is surprised that hyuna made it on here twice. i ranked good girl higher because the geometry is so clear and beautiful, but i love i'm not cool as well, because it's got a similar theme of colour consistency even if it is more busy. same praises apply: love the cuts love the colours love the hats and hair and headpieces. hyuna is also a great example of how to style your backup dancers well and interestingly without sacrificing and pulling attention away from the artist. favourite stages: literally all of them but mcountdown 210128, mcountdown 210204, inkigayo 210207, music core 210206, music core 210130, music bank 210129, and this collab stage from later in the year where she just covers herself in glitter.

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iu - coin

you think i can resist iu in a suit??? who do you think i am?? look at her!!!! she may have only done two music show stages but there's also a 1thek special clip and i am clinging to them desperately: music core 210327, inkigayo 210328, 1thek special clip.

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bambam - ribbon + pandora

this is a double feature because he promoted them at the same time, but this was a very strong solo debut from bambam and i was very impressed by not only the production value but also the understanding of colour and cut of garment. bambam is notoriously the fashionista and 'flexer' of got7 and has a very strong taste for luxury branding, but the way that he worked with his stylist here shows a really impressive use of silhouette. the suits for ribbon are all designer but they're all really alternative cuts and have very experimental tailoring, and shows that he isn't afraid to get avant garde with it. same goes with pandora; he could have easily gone with something more boy group-typical like a straight suit or athleisure look, but instead he went for the alternative silhouette. ribbon favourite stages: the show 210622, music core 210626, inkigayo 210627, mcountdown 210617. pandora favourite stages: the show 210622, show champion 210623, mcountdown 210617.

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runners' up

epik high - rosario

i might be the only person in the world that does but i LOVE vertical mvs, and this one is SO slick looking. the shapes of the physical spaces match the shape of the frame and its such a small detail but oh it makes so much of a difference. it's not the most loud or spectacular mv in the grand scope of kpop but every so often i pull it up and watch it because it is so stylistic and satisfying. again, hate that this came out in january because it really set my standards high.

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yunho - thank u

it's not every day that a veteran kpop idol produces a bona fide short film with veteran actors as an mv, and the dedication and care that yunho put into this is obvious. it has sharp (literally) and deliberate imagery and it's extremely well produced. it's easily one of the best produced and best looking sm mvs of this year. the stages are good and i do like the styling of the bside eeny meeny, but it's the mv that really shines.

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cix - cinema

my nuclear grade take about cix is that they have exactly the aesthetic and energy that hybe wants their groups to have, but cix actually has character and good music. cinema is exactly what boy with luv thought it was and no i am not taking questions. the mv feels and looks expensive without losing the character of a group from a small company; like a.c.e they are extremely good for pulling bang for their buck. the stages are cute and the styling for them is fine but the colour palette for the mv is so beautiful and everything is so well blended i could cry. plus it also helps that this is one of my favourite title tracks from this year.

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hoshi - spider

it may have just been a digital release but i'm very glad he got to perform a couple special stages of it at least, because i love spider. it may also be a bit of a taemin clone visually but there's so many good ideas here. i don't love everything which is why it only made runner up for styling, but boy you better exhaust that hybe money when they give it to you again.

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a.c.e - down

another vertical mv, and this one capitalizes on the phone/social media format; it's the right about of cute and fun and captures a.c.e's natural idiocy in the best ways. also this is probably the best english release from a kpop group? also they included some b-roll that includes jun seriously lipsyncing while giving chan fake mouth to mouth and honestly, what more do you want than guys being stupid (affectionate)?

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sunmi - tail

although i LOVE the choreography for tail and its probably in my top fave choreos of all time, i wasn't that impressed with the styling for the stages themselves, especially because the mv has so much more variety. where did those rose pauldrons go???? and the faded blue hair??? and of course that velvet bodysuit.......... also here's a post of me talking more about it.

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woosung - lazy

of pandemic bottle mvs i think this is probably my favourite. it's very well designed and the palette is really crisp and well matched. although it is obviously very manicured, everything flows very smoothly and feel very natural. the integration of the dance elements and the verse feature in the form of tik tok was a really smart choice and actually grounds the dance within both reality and the 'reality' of the mv, which makes it the second mv on this list to do that. and i love the 'snap' at the last chorus.

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highlight - it's not the end

2021 really has been the year of second gen comebacks and i am living for it. this is actually one of my favourite songs (musically) from this year, and i really love how highlight have maintained that second gen vocal sound while updating the production. there's a lot of sophistication and polish in the imagery and the design, including a lot of art + photographic references that link with the literal frame device and the gallery theme. the stages are perfectly fine, but the highlight (haha!) is the mv, and this music bank set.

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i.m - god damn

another good pandemic bottle mv. i love the gritty and stylistic nature and the imagery is not at all what i would have expected from an idol. this was a super strong solo debut from changkyun.

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baekhyun - bambi

obviously there are no stages for this because baekhyun dipped like the day it dropped but oh man do i want to see that hat choreo in more detail. it's not an overly complicated mv but the way they shot the choreo and the visual feel of it overall really match well with the song and i legit gasped out loud when those fireworks lit off that tunnel.

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kang daniel - paranoia

it may be a taemin clone but at least kang daniel has the budget to pull it off. there's a lot of really good outfits here, including the bodysuits, the corset, that long cape, and the harness. there's also some good imagery in the mv and it's very well produced, but the stages are a bit lacking.

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wayv - kick back

i've said this before about wayv, but you can literally throw anything at them, including a mess of loud patterns and they'll pull it off. the first set of concept photos are gorgeous, and i think my favourites are kun's supreme ribcage bomber, ten's crop sweater over leopard print over purple corduroy pants, and this particularly cunty inkigayo stage. they didn't promote that much and i don't particularly like the choreo, but it is my favourite stage for the cunty ten. i wish he had kept his long hair......

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mirae - killa

this is so strong for a debut mv and it has a lot of interesting concepts hiding in the imagery.

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standout elements

shinee - fake reality teasers, don't call me

ahh, don't call me, my beloathed........you started out with so much promise and you cocked it up so badly. i would literally kill someone to have an mv as good as this fucking mood sampler. it's my goal in life to shoot a photo as good as that taemin one. also the comeback schedule???? the fact that they had an active phone line with voice messages??? it was SO SO SO cool and i'm SO mad none of it ever followed up. i've complained about dcm before so i won't start again, but i look wistfully at these teasers and this one music core stage and think of what could have been........

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oneus - xion's face cage, no diggity

there's a few really good looks in this mv, and i'm a big fan of giving the tiny twink a flamethrower, but this?

filed immediately under 'outfits that made me gasp out loud'.

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victon - byungchan's suit, what i said

look at it!!!!!!

it's perfect. i want it.

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ateez - fireworks

the reason wooyoung got the nickname malibu ken

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dreamcatcher - odd eye

i like the odd eye stylings just fine but these two stages inkigayo 210131 and the show 210202 really stood out to me.

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itzy - this ryujin look, mafia in the morning

nothing else to add.

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shinee - atlantis music bank 210416

atlantis in general has pretty good styling and i like the colour grading in the mv quite a bit (and minho's tiger stripe cardigan), but this stage is definitely the standout from the repackage. the set is gorgeous, i LOVE minho's floral tailcoat and taemin's whole purple prince look.

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shinee - code music core 210306

i'm a sucker for a good plaid and a well cut suit. there's a lot of really nice tailoring details on these suits, like the cuffs on taemin's cropped jacket and key's double width waistband. there's also a lot of really nice jewelry and accessorizing. it's not overly flashy, but it is a very nice looking styling.

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wjsn the black - easy 1thk special clip

i'm sure you guessed that this was gonna make it on here somewhere because 1) women and 2) suits, but there wasn't enough variety in the stages for me to really get behind it. i do however, love the styling from this 1thek special clip, i wish they had kept with this and gone with more diverse cuts and colours among the girls for the actual stages.

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blitzers - breathe again inkigayo 20210523

the pants. just the sheer variety of what's happening with their pants. also the fact that they all have cropped hoodies. also also that they just flip one of the members around as part of the choreo for no reason. i love boy group debuts they're always so silly.

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ok that's a wrap on the first half of the year! i don't think anyone will be surprised by this list haha, i feel like i'm very predictable. but i'd love to know what your faves were this year! send them in!

[coupsnim]

Here’s another ask game for caratblr! Assign your moots as seventeen comeback aesthetics (can include solos, OSTs, collabs, Japanese comebacks, etc) and say why you associate them with that aesthetic! Some can overlap too!

 this was harder and took me way more than expected ahah I decided to go through svt mvs and see if they reminded me of my mutuals, but there are a few songs that I couldn’t associate with anyone so I left them out 🙈

🌼 adore u ~ chey @soonhoonsol ↳ chey is one of the first people that I followed (and probably my first mutual) but this is not the only reason why I associate her with adore u. the song is fun and has a youthful vibe, which reminds me of her, but in the mv we also see a lot of scenes that are not linked to one another and that made me think of chey’s various interests and groups she likes ahah and of course adore u has a special place in every carat’s heart and so does chey (at least here on tumblr ahah)

🌼 mansae ~ cora @ohoshi ↳ I haven’t followed cora for a very long time, but as soon as I watched mansae I thought of her. mansae has the same youthful vibe as adore u but it’s also very energetic and when it hits the chorus it puts you automatically in a good mood, and this is what happens everytime I see cora’s tags under my posts. also her creations are always colourful just like the mv and the members’ hair for this comeback ahah

🌼 pretty u ~ lyns @kyeomshine ↳ I think lyns’ style fits pretty u the best. the mv is fun but it also has a romantic vibe, like one of those coming-of-age movies, which reminds me so much of her creations. moreover, they applied a sepia tone to the mv and whenever I think of sepia I think of lyns ahah

🌼 love letter ~ lee @uriboogyu ↳ love letter is a cute and fun mv, with bright and pastel colours, so when I watched it my mind went straight to the cutest person I follow. and that person is lee. she works so hard to bring new content and to engage with other people as well, her whole blog is like a love letter to svt.

🌼 very nice ~ yza @jonghan ↳ I think aju nice reflects a lot of my mutuals’ vibe, but when I watched the mv I immediately thought of yza. it’s just her and her 13 biases ahah (I know she says she has a bias line but no one actually believes her). the colours in the mv are bright and a bit more saturated compared to previous mvs, which reminds me of her gifs, and the song is fun and upbeat, just like her personality. I think yza fits perfectly with aju nice.

🌼 healing ~ mirelle @leechaerok ↳ to be honest, I don’t need to watch the mv to associate this song to mirelle. she is just such a nice presence on my dash, I’m happy to see her even when she doesn’t post about seventeen. what I like about her is her positivite attitude, her optimism, and the fact that she always has a nice word for everyone. every time I see one of her posts, I immediately feel at ease.

🌼 boomboom ~ emily @iiasha ↳ there are two main reasons why I thought of emily while watching boomboom: jun looks amazing and there’s a lot of technology involved ahah also the video starts out mysterious but then turns out to be funny and a bit silly (and super cool if we include the choreography) and I think this describes exactly how I see emily ahah

🌼 don’t wanna cry ~ carrie @art-hao ↳ don’t wanna cry is one of my favourite mv and I think it matches perfectly with carrie’s style. it’s simple but impactful, and the colour palette and colour grading are gorgeous and well thought in every scene, just like every single creation carrie has posted on tumblr.

🌼 change up ~ zai @icecreamscxups ↳ I don’t really know, maybe it’s because of her change up gifsets, but I immediately thought of zai as soon as I clicked on the mv. I just get change up vibes from her ahah

🌼 habit ~ oona @vernons ↳ oona is a quiet and peaceful but constant presence on my dashboard, she’s seems chill and I like when she shares her other interests outside seventeen. she’s that calm mutual who creates the perfect balance with the more chaotic ones, that’s why I associate her with habit.

🌼 clap ~ dasha @smallkore ↳ clap is a really creative and fun mv and I immediately associated it with all dasha’s gfx. she is one of my favourite content creator, all her ideas are so original and well executed, just like clap mv. I hope she’ll come back soon because I really miss her content!

🌼 thanks ~ kale @choibeomgyus ↳ thanks is another one of my favourite mv, I really love the storyline and the atmosphere. I actually don’t know why I thought of kale as I watched it, but I think her style (which I adore) fits with thanks general vibe.

🌼 just do it ~ isa @kwanies ↳ just do it doesn’t really have an official mv, but I still wanted to include it because I think the lyrics are perfect for isa! I can’t really explain further, as I don’t really know her, but that’s the vibe I get from her ahah

🌼 oh my ~ sofi @scoups ↳ the first thing I associate with oh my is summer, and that’s something that reminds me of sofi’s aesthetic as well. seeing her colourful and bright posts makes me as happy as listening to oh my!

🌼 holiday ~ sarah @dkymm ↳ another song that is perfect for summer (and one of my favourite song ever). I think that sarah fits holiday‘s concept the best, even though I can’t really explain why. maybe it’s because I associate dokyeom stan with bright songs, or maybe it’s just the vibe I get from her, laid back and funny without trying too hard.

🌼 home ~ genesis @shineesbag ↳ I don’t think home concept fits genesis, but she’s still the first person that I thought of when I watched the mv. she’s the only one out of all my mutuals that follows all my blogs (thank you!) and we like more or less the same groups/people, so I just feel really comfortable when I see her on my dash (although we never actually talked). she’s a reassuring presence on my dash and one of my favourite blogs, just like home is one of my favoutie songs.

🌼 hit ~ anna @haniehae ↳ the reason why I associate anna with hit is quite obvious: anna is a dancer and hit has probably the hardest choreography. at first I thought that she would fit don’t wanna cry as well, since the choreography for that song is amazing, but I also feel that hit reflects more her style. I have two left feet, so I admire people that can dance, and anna dances very well!

🌼 fallin’ flower ~ célia @delicatecy and mary @efflorescing-mary ↳ the first person I associate with my all time favourite svt concept is célia (who is the first person I followed on this blog). her style is so elegant, so classy, so (as her url says) delicate. I love it as much as I love fallin’ flower, she is one of my favourite content creator and although she’s not active, I sometimes go on her blog to have a look at all her masterpieces. ↳ the second person I associate with this concept is mary. fallin’ flower is pure poetry, so of course it reminds me of her and her poems!

🌼 snap shoot ~ rhys @heartgyus ↳ me and rhys have been mutuals for less than a month, so I can’t say that I really know her. but I often see her on my dash and I think her personality fits snap shoot, both the song and the mv. also since the video was made by mingyu, my mind probably made a link between the two ahah

🌼 my my ~ maddie @kyeomblr ↳ another personal favourite, my my is a cute and bright song with a cute and bright mv. as I said, I tend to associate dokyeom stan to this kind of songs and I think this concept fits maddie! (I saw it was your birthday yesterday, so happy belated birthday!)

🌼 left and right ~ dreamy @scoupsy ↳ as soon as I watched left and right, dreamy was the first person that came to my mind. not only the concept reminds me of her style, but the song reflects her personality too I think. also left and right is coups’ first comeback after hiatus, so it holds a special place in my heart.

🌼 24h ~ zay @dk-s ↳ zay’s style and her colouring in particular really remind me of 24h. it’s dark without being too dark (like fear, for instance) and it’s quite elegant. also black and red is a colour scheme I associate with zay in general, so the outfits svt wore in the dance scene instantly made me think of her.

🌼 side by side ~ alicia @myungho ↳ that’s cheating, I know, but there’s only one person I can associate to side by side and that’s alicia. not only because she’s the resident myungho stan on my dash, but also the mv reminds me of her witty personality!

🌼 not alone ~ belle @xuseokgyu and nele @seohoshi ↳ the first person I thought of while watching not alone is belle. she’s the most supportive mutual, she always showers me with compliments, even when I post the simplest gifset, and she always makes sure to reblog my content even if it gets 2 notes. she surely makes me feel less alone sometimes. ↳ and I associate this song to nele too for a similar reason, but it’s a more general feeling I get from her. we don’t interact much, but when I see her tags on other people’s posts as well, she’s always so supporting and she always catches the smallest details. she really makes you feel like the time you spent on your content is not wasted.

[binniesoob]

how abooouuuut #6 and 17 for 2021 review

Thank youuuuuu <3

6) Best debut/s this year?

Of the debuts I checked out this year Lock Down by EPEX is my favorite: I had a lot of rage to take out in june and this song came when i needed it :") These smool boys are excellent dancers, perfectly synchronized with each other! They have four rappers that are so good they leave you speechless, mu and yewang's vocals are no joke (listen to the bridge!) excellent line distribution 😗🤌 And then, to demonstrate their versatility, they came back with a cute concept done just right! Song is a bop, mv is fun and cool, don't get me started on the visuals ✨ Concepts are not that original, but the cinematography, color palette, effects, props, locations are high quality, such a treat to the eyes~

AND THEN:

One of my friends made me listen to Eleven by IVE! It's catchy but with a classic song structure that we don't hear often recently, that's why I think it's difficult to get tired of it. You're already into it as soon as it starts, the instrumental is intriguing, melody is good, sound is solid and compliments the beautiful vocals! Loved that they sparkled a bit of everything in the mv: elegance, cuteness, girl power.

17) Favourite choreographies?

AH THIS IS A DIFFICULT ONE BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MANY 😭 it may be obvious to say but, for me, the choreographies that perfectly reflect lyrics and concept always win:

Let's start with king and queen of racy choreos flawlessly done: offreakingcourse libidO by OnlyOneOf (do I even need to explain why at this point?) and TAIL by SUNMI (it came out in february and i'm still obsessed, this is indeed catwoman as a choreo, no doubt)

BEcause by Dreamcatcher : the way the moves are perfectly synchronized with the sound effects (the mirror, the chorous, the "ocean view", gahyeon's verse, the clock...), this one had me rewatching it again and again and again because of how beautiful and captivating it is.

Deja vu by ATEEZ delivers sexyness, aggressiveness and elegance, the moves match the beats so well...gosh it's so satisfying, the chorous is a drug, so iconic.

Honestly I could mention any Enhypen choreo, but I'll go with Tamed-Dashed because, come on: they implemented rugby moves and the ball prop perfectly! They are so coordinated, and everyone has their moment to shine, as always they are so satisfying to watch <3

LUNA by ONEUS so elegant, poetic, emotional, the fans make everything finer and delicate, and then the dance break! so powerful! It brought back the vibes of Come Back Home <3 thinking of all the work and commitment they put into it, they did a wonderful job!

-> It's 2021 review o'clock ! Send me a number

[forever5hines]

SHINee's why so serious: yay or nay?

I was just thinking how I haven't started unnecessary discourse lately, did you read my mind?

While Why So Serious isn't my favourite title song, I definitely do not hate it.

I don't really like the music video all that much. It doesn't have Jonghyun in it and I found it odd then they didn't postpone until he was recovered. Overall I found the colour palette to be quite boring and all the colours are very dull for some reason? These are also not the boys' best looks either, it is one of the mvs I rarely rewatch

I do like the song on itself and this was one of the first times Minho got lines that were a bit higher and he did great! Not within their usual style but definitely a good song and it has some excellent harmonisation

[chrisbangs]

✨hello! there's two links btw. hope you recover from your second dose soon!!! <3

hi hi~ thank you so much;; i'm definitely feeling a little better today hehe !!

Mixtape OH Album Mockup: i'm such a big fan of album mockups and this one is super cute;; i especially lovelovelove the photocards hehe.. seeing the lil design on the back is so nice too like it looks so clean and nice !!

Levanter Netflix Series: omg... this one is sooo nice as well.. i really especially love the torn effect on the first two posters! the first poster especially theres smth so nice about how the two colour palettes contrast and look so good together!!! this is really so pretty;;

Fav KSM Looks: ohoho... as a seungminator... seriously this set is soooo nice... firstly, all the moments you chose?? god tier hello.. especially love bottom left, one of my all time favourite seungmin looks !! but yes hehe i really love this set, he really is the prettiest boy...

MinChan Drive: omg... i loved this part of the video (even though it was a lil ugly to gif jfoiwaefoaw) and anyone who was able to gif this, without losing their minds, braver than any us marine seriously... it looks sooo good... and i love narrower gifs anyway so this is super nice to me!!

Hello Stranger MV: ooh.. i love the hello stranger mv even though it's one of those things that when you go to gif its kinda .... but you did such a nice job and made it look so nice!! i loveee how vibrant the blues are here.. they stand out in such a nice way and i really love that !!

Honorable Mentions: omg big seungmin gif... enough said... this is <3 and also this channie set hehe... anyone who is brave enough to gif the ugly green chan's rooms... is like so brave to me like wow <3 oainwfeoiaw and these look good !!! so hehe i had to give these a mention!!!

[yjunies]

TOP 5 FAVOURITE SETS YOU'VE MADE :dDD

oof WOO as the official president of the self-criticism club i am struggling BUT OK ok i think i can do this one too

yeonjun gq tmi interview — i don't think there's a set that is more pastel than this one. i find the colours so aesthetically pleasing... i just. really really like this one. a lot...

yeonjun 0x1=lovesong mv shooting sketch / yeonjun in black and beige — i think about these two sets from time to time because i still can't believe it all worked out. they kinda go together tbh. the mv shooting sketch video was filmed in different sets, some clips were filmed inside and some outside, he is wearing different outfits in it... and i still think it all matches. i love blue and earthy tones as well, and i was so pleased with this colour palette. and when you asked for a black and beige set my love for earthy tones grew... i really like them both...

camp together tomorrow — i wasn't 100% satisfied with this one bc isolating a few of these was a struggle and it shows, but just overall, when you look at these, i think you can see how CUTE that segment was. that's all i wanted

yeonbin for gq — i like this set bc of the gradient map layers i used to bring it all together. i loved playing around with the colours here and once i decided on a palette, messing around with gradient map was so fun.

to do ep. 5 — this episode is just pure serotonin to me. this set provides like... 1/5 of what watching that full episode makes me feel. my sad self appreciates that sm

ask me my top 5 anything

[salmisalar]

salmin goes insane

hi. because of how entertained i am right now i am going to make a post about all my favourite artists /biggest inspirations for my art because ph my god i would sell my soul to be as good as them

they deserve so much love

1) WOOMA @/tomapocpo on twt

so skilled. so skilled????? woomas mvs were the ones that made me get into vocaloid and damn its pretty fun

woomas art means so much to me i

i really like their artstyle so much,the colours they use and the way hands are potrayed in the art.so much.one of the biggest influence on my art ever. i could stare at the art for hours on end

some of woomas works

2)kuroume @/kuroume_1024 on twt

I LOVE THE AESTHETIC OF THEIR ART SO MUCH I THE BACKGROUNDS ALWAYS FIT WITH THE CHARACTERS AND THEY HAVE SUCH AN IMMACULATE ENERGY OMG

the way hands are drawn!!! the way their outfits are always so creative!! the expressions on their faces!! every single colour palette pops so hard!!!! absolutely perfect

some of kuroumes works

3) (a literal sign i cannot type) @/tobakgh on twt

artstyle absolutely slaps. so unique. one of my favourite satosugu artists ever. the way they colour and how the pieces are so dynamic is so cool

one of the biggest inspiration for my artstyle so far i admire them so much

i dont think i can post the art as they do not allow reposts but please check them out aaa

4) jjksdodo (on tumblr but im too shy to tag them)

the reason why i made a tumblr account in the first place. to see their satosugu art.their art has brought me so much joy and made me alot happier whenever i was in artblock or sad. aaaaaaaa

i reblogged some of thte art previously!!

anyway these are only some artists that i really like and there are a some hundred more but it would be too long and i kinda wanna draw. i hope u could sense my enthusiasm in this post as i have no one to talk to about the artists i admire and must post it on tumblr so no one thinks im insane

thanks for reading if you got to the end and j hope u check out their art hhh

[yeonjuins]

✨ #w - i am expecting a full page of. mean things.

PAHAHHAAH i was wondering what you tagged your content as— now if you excuse me i will be roasting your works now (p.s why am i surprised your blog is light themed, truly we are opposites (p.p.s whoever reads this aside from june i'm only mean towards her dw <3))

send a ✨ and i’ll tell you my top 5 posts of yours

sunew illustrated — i rmbr when you sent me what you were working on i was like wtf i'd have no patience to do that (or maybe future woo would, let's see if i jinx it) but ofc your design and work never fails to impress me. the way you replicated the art style was SUPER well done and you even included how the black border 'jitters' in the ph1's nerdy love mv. to mix that kind of concept for a fan post though !?!? truly unmatched ++ ik you even pulled up photos of their fits to nail it down to a tee (attention to detail is smth you never lackluster in)

deobirevival favourite song lyrics — the way you went back and fourth between wondering if this was my 'editorial style' or not when making this PAHAHHAHA i really love it tho typography has always been something that interested me so this definitely hit different when you did your take on the prompt (does that.... make sense.... sure) i've already told you this but the 2nd and 3rd gif are so lovely (the way the text 'rains' down from the cloud, even the texture you added to the cloud, the almost paramount style with the stars above the word 'heaven' and the positioning of the text in the 3rd gif). adding the crinkled paper/plastic-looking overlays was a nice touch as well for texture and it ties in super nicely with the theme you were going for (": (not sure if this make sense but it just reminds me of a record store PHAHAHA)

deobirevival favourite photoshoot + colour palette — when you first posted this i literally stared at it until i had an understanding of what you did because so much is happening that is completely beyond my skill level... the whole idea and concept of having to be able to 'choose your colours' and making them 'customizable' is so unique (omg wait i acc don't think i know how you did the dividing gifs with the images that go through a rotation) ty for showing me your process on this though (or at least for one of the gif's PAHAHA) it always inspires me to learn more than i know and push the boundaries of my knowledge to someday be able to pull of something like that

happy jacob day — hehe jacob <3 an angel <3 the composition and the space theme was really well done + i love the way the numbers connect to one another and font choice ++ the bottom right gif's animation going from the star around jacob's name to a the oval saying happy birthday <3 +++ black and reds <3

deobirevival bias — i think i just chose all your gfx/gif work PAHAHAH but i also rmbr staring at this and thinking 'this is so june' with the flowers, the colours, and the BLOBS PAHAHAHAH the gradients are SUPER smooth and i love the texture you put onto it as well (edit: i'm now noticing at how much texture you like to add to your works which is a nice touch of how you brand your work more graphic-heavy-posts) the way the blob droops down and reveals the text underneath + the pony doodle is so cute PAHHAHAH very well done

literally one of the most pretentious fuckers i know it's almost annoying how good you are at what you do but i'm glad to have a close friend on tumblr that makes creative work like this (although we're extreme opposites why... what does the world trying to tell me.... use colour?)