#they got into kpop with gen 3 and new I started with gen 2 and so we were talking about them all

[couleursfrancaises]

still reeling from the two times i’ve been corrected on the pronunciation of nu’est like i wasn’t obsessed with their song nu establish style tempo when they first debuted i’mma gonna need y’all to stop correcting me on the pronunciation because it’s literally how the group pronounced their name

[wonik1ss]

౨ৎ mc of love ! — taesan han

pairing — idol!taesan x reader song rec : no more - f(x) ( ??? ) warnings ! none ᯤ ^ ㅇ ^ happy reading ! ⸝⸝・ᘏᘏ

prompt : accepting the job as music banks new mc couple was one of the best the best you said yes too

𝜗𝜚 it all started when your manager gave you the dreaded text ‘meeting in room 203’

𝜗𝜚 when you heard you were going to do a collab with a male idol you practically screamed

𝜗𝜚 the company’s recorded the two of you meeting to get some ‘arin & soobin’ footage 

𝜗𝜚 for a good ten minutes you just sat there together

𝜗𝜚 you jumped up when the choreographer told you, you would be dancing to no more by f(x)

𝜗𝜚 taesan only smiled as you both started to learn the choero

𝜗𝜚 trying to build a bridge between boy and girl kpop idols you guys actually touched unlike any collab since the 2nd gen

𝜗𝜚 you both spun eachother around and giggled; the dance reminded you of your trainee days and when you went on about them he just nodded

𝜗𝜚 the first day you both were dressed up in ‘nerds’; you giggled as taesan pushed up his glasses “I don’t really think they needed to dress you up you already look like a nerd” taesan gasped

𝜗𝜚 he ruffled your hair and you gasped, “same goes for you” a stylist ran to fix your hair and taesan bowed as she scolded him

𝜗𝜚 you pushed out your tongue as you heard ‘1 2 3 we are live’

𝜗𝜚 you ran out of frame and so did taesan; you both then walked backwards hitting eachothers backs

𝜗𝜚 “sorry y/n-shi” “no worries no worries.. oh hello !”. you both turned and waved to the camera “looks like we are both magnetic”, as taesan nudged you giggled “seems so ! just like our first stage illit magnetic!”

𝜗𝜚 taesan said the rest of the groups as you tried your best to no cringe at your aeygo

𝜗𝜚 you hit taesan head and he rubbed it why’ll grumbling “what y/n-shi?” “aren’t you forgetting something?” in unison you both said “but lastly turn in, in just a few stages to see our debut performance !”

𝜗𝜚 as you got into position on the bench you inched your hand to taesan’s, he winked as the music came on; in an instant you both began

𝜗𝜚 you felt your mike pack move a lot. you stopped for a second before taesan ran behind you. as you ‘scolded your friend’ taesan fixed you pack and peaked out a few times

𝜗𝜚 you thanked him as he got on one knee and opened the box to reveal a ring bop, you immediately grabbed the ring and turned around taesan straightend his tie and you winked and did your ending fairy

𝜗𝜚 the next day you were barbie and he was ken, you smiled from ear to ear

𝜗𝜚 your group was having their third comeback and where now all blonde it was perfect !

𝜗𝜚 taesan bit his lip at you as you smiled at the screen

𝜗𝜚 as taesan stared loving at you, you started your script “sheesh it’s really hot out here righ ken?” taesan stared for a second before he blinked

𝜗𝜚 “yes barbie ! speaking of sheesh we have babymonster performing their debut sheesh today !” you clapped and moved to the right as e girls waved

𝜗𝜚 they did they’re intro and you chimes in “I’m so happy you guys are here ! it’s so nice to see you again chiquita !” chiquita blushed and bowed and soon the interview came to an end

𝜗𝜚 “good luck y/n-shi” you turned around to thank the girl but were stunned when you saw it was taesan, you thanked him and ran backstage to change

𝜗𝜚 as you danced with your members everything was a blur, so when the song came to and end and the camera landed on you, blushed as you finally founded it and blew a kiss

𝜗𝜚 you were a chef, fisher, fruit and even a cookie before you started falling for taesan

𝜗𝜚 you both started hanging out more around hybe, today you were sitting in on one of their practices for their comeback ‘how?’ you smiled as taesan beamed at you

𝜗𝜚 it was about three months into mcing that you fell for the boy, and a day before he fell in love with you

𝜗𝜚 as taesan walked you to your dorm you stopped fiddling with your keys “y/n-shi” you nodded, and before you knew it his lips were on yours. you felt a hand around your waist and he felt two around his neck

𝜗𝜚 you smiled into the kiss before you felt the door open, you hurriedly broke away

𝜗𝜚 sunhee your leader looked between you two and then ran off with the trash talking about young love

𝜗𝜚 you giggled and then felt a hand cup your cheek “will you-“ “yes!”. taesan smiled and went in for another kiss before your leader dragged you into your dorm

𝜗𝜚 “oh I just changed my screen saver to my cat !” you jumped up and grabbed your phone showing it to your live stream

𝜗𝜚 you squinted confused by the comments, your turned your phone around to see a smiling taesan with your orange tabby, you giggled as your fans went wild

𝜗𝜚 “where the mc’s of love aren’t we?” you giggled as your fans went crazy after your bed moved.. such a cute couple

[gracie-has-a-sticker]

tips for wonyoungism

Who is wonyoung?⋆.˚ ᡣ𐭩 .𖥔˚

 Following Well many would question, who exactly is wonyoung? This question may come from many non-kpop fans and even new kpop fans! Wonyoung as of 2024 is part of a group called IVE under starship ent She is also a ex-member of Iz*one, just to clear the air she did not leave the group due to any personal problems but the group as a whole disband!

Wonyoung has had the kpop fans and the internet on a chokehold because of

1; her absolutely insane beauty

2; charismatic personality

3; talented performance

4; a fashion, brand and, skincare icon

5; always determined attitude

6; a unbothered queen

7; most recently, the legal battle

8; THE IT GIRL OF 4TH GEN

In summary, Jang Won Young's charisma, fashion sense, and resilience has contributed to her viral status in South Korea's entertainment scene✧˚ ༘ ⋆｡˚ and in this book, we will be going in dept to talk about her her viral wonyoungism mindset!

reminders about wonyoungism⋆｡‧˚ʚɞ˚‧｡⋆

I just want to let you know that before we jump into this whole wonyoungism mindset, I just wanna let you know you are beautiful the way you are!!! no need to change how you look or anything about you, wonyoungism is suppose to help you to grow as a individual, please don't degrade yourself lol. If you feel like wonyoungism isn't for you, don't mold yourself to be something your not!! Remember YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL THE WAY YOU ARE!!!!

Mindset𓍢ִ໋✧˚ ༘ ⋆｡˚♡

 Wonyoung has a stern mindset, she always has a white swan mindset What is a white swan mindset? White swan~ You always focus on the good not the bad, a white swan mindset is being able to focus on the good and learn from your past failures :( You always have a smile on your face, knowing you will see results, you never put yourself down when someone talks bad about you! Wonyoung never puts herself down because she knows her value, she knows how much she is worth!!! People talk bad about you okay so what???? their is a reason they are behind you!!! Wonyoung also has a idgaf mindset, like queen wonyoung said "your you, im me" Wonyoung doesn't care about haters because she knows that at the end of the day, what did you benefit out of listening to the haters, nothing! you don't get a glow up instead you get glow down, when you listen to haters you end uplowering your value and lowering your worth! why? because you listen to people talk about you, instead of focusing on yourself, it is so important to just block out the haters, Wonyoung got so much hate at such a young age, she dealt with grown adults hating on her but what did she do? she ignored them, when you start doing that people will start to realize, you have a idgaf mindset, people will start to realize how stupid they look taking about you, when you honestly don't give a fuck (sorry for cussing lol) so the whole entire thing summed up, focus on yourself, get your work done and if anyone hates don't worry because when they realize that you don't care at the end of the day and they will be and look embarrassed.

Hobbies⋅⋆⁺𐚁♡ও⁺⋆⋅

Hobbies are really important because when you have so much extra time on your hands, you just might be a victim of scrolling endlessly on tiktok, instagram, twitter and, youtube. Wonyoung has hobbies such as modeling, she plays the piano, flute and violin and she learned English and Japanese. . . . Yes, I and many have fallen into that constant cycle of being lazy and just laying on the couch, hair messy, clothes dirty with a can of coke-a-cola and a bag of chips, eating myself away. Yes when in the moment it feels nice and being to take a break from reality, but question yourself after the lazy moment "why did I do that?" "what do I benefit from that besides watching 200 reels and binge watching 2 seasons of the k-drama series called happiness *i love that show lol*" but in all seriousness people will joke around and say "My hobby is eating" or "binge watching is my hobby" but lets be honest we all know that's not a hobby. Having hobbies can benefit you in so many ways. Hobbies help you with your emotional or mental health, hobbies can also help you interact/socialize with others, you can find new friends because you guys share a new hobby. Hobbies can be so fun and help you learn more things you didn't know before. . . . Hobby Idea list <3

*Painting

*Crafting

*Journaling

*Crocheting

*Sewing

*Photography

*Writing music

*Pottery

*Learn a new language (i am currently involved in this hobby and I love it lol)

*Find out new music

*Travel (only if your allowed to;)

*Blogging

*Join a club (jazz, art, photography or clubs you would enjoy!)

*Reading .

More physical hobbies

*Dancing

*Pilates

*Running

*Boxing

*Swimming

*Cycling

*Ice Skating

*Weight Lifting

the end love you stay safe my lovely oomfs<3

[chaeyunz]

happy opening, everyone! excited to introduce u to ryu chaeyun, the wolf pack skele and also professional pain in the patoots. more info will be under the cut, and i’ll be around for a while if you’d like to plot. discord is also available (and slightly preferred!)

please be warned that passive suicidal ideation is mentioned in the intro (marked w a *) & will be a general recurring theme with her character, so please proceed w caution, and do let me know if you need a sparknotes/would prefer to plot without that point!

graduated from the national university of idgafistan, with a doctorate's in idgafism and a minor’s in ijbolism. thats it, that’s all you need to know about her.

her life pre-apocalypse was pretty normal: grew up in a family of 3 with her dad and older brother. mom passed when she was young, and at mama's funeral, her grandma tells her she has shitty fate. she's literally 10 though and doesn't understand what gran's trying to say except she doesn't ever see the maternal side of her family ever again x

watched train to busan like right before the apocalypse started and decided she just wouldn't be built like gong yoo. did, and still does not have that much will to survive, but hey, she's still here!

same can't be said for her dad, who d*es in seoul qz because of a very mundane stroke. doesn't get his blood thinners on time... or at all, bc of the kdrt rationing it super strictly. her brother turns angry at the world, and somewhere in their 5 stages of grief, they make the move to the busan qz. his joining the fireflies is the natural next step for someone so full of anger towards the kdrt.

all the unprocessed grief really makes one a great member of the resistance, and he does well within the ranks of the fireflies. he goes on every mission he can, and chaeyun knows he's gone too. his body never comes back somewhere between the 10th and 20th mission. L + ratio + skill issue!

eyes turn to her, then, to carry on his legacy. problem is, she just... doesn't want to. she's happy chilling in the qz, being a silly little 21-year-old teenage girl.

a demented old lady accosts her randomly. the same shit's spouted, but this time w a twist! she's got shit astrological fate that kills the people around her. the lady's family pulls her away and apologises for her, but it lingers in the back of chaeyun's mind.

* she entertains the idea a little more than she should, and thinks everyone around her in the qz might die. has nothing more to lose (besides a delusionship over someone who barely looks her way) and if she does something useful in div4, then maybe she deserves to live.

sorry 2 everyone on the mission, 'cause she's in her terrible twos and so goddamn annoying. like, pretending to convulse and zombify annoying. pull a gun on her and she'll be like omg wow rude..... what did i ever do to u! if u can look past the chronic unseriousness then she's alright. just ur typical gen z-er.

her one strength is bouncing back from just about anything. like, she's been through. a lot. but everyday she wakes up and decides its a new day to choose violence &lt;3

her dog is a malinois named potato (chip). better trained than her, and she loves that stupid dog so bad. classic case of tiny girl & big dog. potato sideeyes people a lot but also. is very excited and gets the zoomies 24/7 when he's not on duty. rolls over for belly rubs way 2 easy.

misc. chaeyun tingz: always has chocopies on hand. don't ask how or where she's getting them. u think she's finished the one box she's brought.. but she just keeps pulling them out. is her bag doraemon's? / very prone to nosebleeds. no reason why / keeps talking about fast food. misses mcdonald's ice cream so much. / hums under her breath. either chopin or 2016 kpop girl groups. what can she say, she's got range /

a couple plots i would like to have wld b found family.. of course. show & teach her that fate can be changed. we will all have these bitches become found family. / someone who knew her in seoul qz. can tell she's different now somehow... but can't quite put their finger on how (it's death babes x), though i'd love to brainstorm & fill any of ur wcs!

[silverwingsstuff]

★welcome lovely’s! I’m just gonna introduce myself here.

So my name is Amirea but my nicknames (I have 2) are Miry & Nani feel free to call me which ever one you prefer whatever is easier for you to say, anyhow.

★𝐅𝐚𝐯 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬??

Well I love and like lots of things! But I really really love early 2000s fashion,I love the style mall goth and I like bandmaid(Japanese rock band) but I have no money for clothes…BUTT I like cats,red pandas,cats. Also I love anime and K-pop & kpop as well. I REALLY LOVEEE vintage trinkets! soo cutesy

★𝐅𝐚𝐯 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 & 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬

Frou Frou,megadeath(just started listening) MINNIE freaking RIPERTON!,halle Bailey,Sheryl Lee Ralph,TOMMMY FEBRUARY6 oh my goody goods, Natalia lafourcade, Barlow girl, out of Eden, Brandy,ZOEgirl,Virtue, POiSON GiRL FRiEND, Esthero, the Marias,and others! But my favorite songs are….different because you see I olny have favorite songs by 3 of the artists I listen to, for frou frou my favorite songs by her is close up and must be dreaming, now with megadeath i really love symphony of Destruction and peace sells! I’m really new to listening to them so i don’t know much at all so don’t try and call me out because i personally really like those songs, and for Tommy February6 my favorite songs by her is lovely in gorgeous and never ending party night.

Also I never told my favorite k-pop groups!….here

girls gen,wonder girls,twice,LONNA (miss them) GFRIEND(yes I still listen) itzy,and more, now for jpop i really don’t have favorites and I can’t remember any groups from the top of my head! But I do enjoy bandmaid! I 💭 I mentioned them already, anyways yeah

★𝐌𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬

Now I don’t know if this is needed but I’m gonna do it anyways.

I am apart of the souulani people,I am soulaan! And Louisiana creole! (Soulaan just means Afro American)

I have big light brown eyes about 5’3 or 5’4 !

my hair is a dark brown color because I did the big chop and the color went dark as my hair grew (╥_╥)

I have brown skin and 1 really deep dimple and one that you can barely see’

It’s really nothing special about my appearance I’m average

ooo and I also have 11 fingers…yeah when I was born I was born with 11 fingers instead of 10 the extra one on my pinky finger but it was cut off so now it just looks like i literally bump on my finger also i remember my childhood friends thought i was contagious so they used to run from me😭… ANYWAY

★𝐅𝐚𝐯 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞?

The olny one I have for you is suker punch 2011 THATS THE ONE ANS OLNY

I also have 2 cats ones named tiger and the other Gus Gus, tiger is a mixed breed tabby cat his mother was a tuxedo cat and his dad was an orange tabby….i know interesting mix i know. But you can’t really tell. He also had a twin sister and brother! His twin sister cookie ran away and my mom gave his brother away(I was so upset) and the lady she gave him to let him run away so now he’s gone. And their mother her name is Oreo and my uncle gave her away to his friend WITHOUT MY PERMISSION! She’s literally MY CAT! and his dad the orange cat passed away (frozen to death) I had him in my house and he ran out and I couldn’t find him and we saw him dead and cold as ice the next day. Okay now gus gus, he’s 4 months old we just got him so he’s new to the family. Hes white and grey with hazel and green eyes, his eyes change colors a lot so i don’t know his real eye color. And yeahhh

I watch Sarah and duck and Wendy, the Pooh and also Austin and Ally and I had an obsession with fresh beat bands.

And I also had a dangerous obsession with WWE women…I used to watch it everyday after school.

I really don’t know what else to put the. I also like tokio hotel!

BMF????? 

[fadingoutintothehands]

My thoughts about NCT Tokyo (long post)

Preface/disclaimer - no hate to anyone mentiomed at all, there's no hate mentioned at all i just have to be safe. I just simply think too much about logistics and I need a place to put everything. I also have not kept up to date with NCT Tokyo at all, I only know their names and that they're debuting towards the end of the year? Or early next year? I also don't know the details of the legal issues with SM and if that's impacted their recent decisions with NCT. I haven't listen to Riize at all either, I don't know their names, only SungTaro. So take everything with a pinch of salt I guess.

1. Initial thoughts

I'm okay with NCT Tokyo, I'm okay with them being an NCT subunit I'm okay with their ages roughly, I'll most likely get as into them as I am with the rest of NCT once they debut. But ultimately my interest in kpop groups factors in the music as the *biggest* reason, so if they end up having music I don't like then I might not get into them that much (doubt it, I think they'll have good music) but I do plan to support them wholeheartedly.

I know their ages are a contention, but they're 5th gen after all and most of the new 5th gen groups seem to be in around the same age brackets. ZB1 has obviously taken off and we all love Yujin and he's the same age as the youngest Tokyo member I think?? NCT as a full group don't really interact as often as a subunit does, so having their whole unit be the same age bracket is fine. It's not like the eldest members of NCT are directly in the same subunit.

2. Golden Age

I like Golden Age its a good album its got great songs. I do have my own issues with the album and one of which is that I think it could've been a good way to introduce NCT Tokyo into NCT. A tie in album, where they get to debut in NCT and then later on they debut as the Tokyo sub unit. So personally I think maybe Golden Age should've been released much later than it was, so we could all get used to Tokyo and familiar enough that we want to see them on the album. Golden Age is obviously a mini rebrand for NCT, it's setting out the expectations for their new era, so having Tokyo included could've been really cool for that. Tokyo feels very separated from NCT at the moment so participating in Golden Age, even just only being on the all member song, could've really helped them to feel like part of the group right off the bat.

3. What would I have done?

Put the hypothetical hat on. Put it on, strap it on, you've got this, just think about it. Hypothetically if I was in charge of making the sub unit decisions, and I'm thinking like SM here, this is what I would've done. Firstly, keep Sungchan and Shotaro in NCT. Debut Riize as the sub unit NCT Riize this year (same time as their real debut ig) and have them be the 5th gen part of NCT as their concept? So now in 2023 we have NCT Riize as a subunit, at the same time SM has Tokyo in Rookies or their survival show, in the basement I dunno where they keep trainees.

Then, in a couple years (2-3) time we debut NCT Tokyo, and we add in either just Shotaro, or Sungchan and Shotaro (I know we like the "keep them together" policy) because that way we can tie in Tokyo to the rest of NCT. Debuting these existing trainees in a few years would also get rid of age hang ups as the youngest would be around 18. Shotaro as a Japanese member would not only fit the Tokyo concept, but would probably provide some comfort to these young kids who are going to need some familiarity at the start.

Could this member tie in have been done with Yuta if Riize isn't in NCT? No, I don't think so, Yuta being so much older than Tokyo would offset the vibes and the concept, whereas Shotaro isn't older than all of them completely by a wide gap. So ultimately have Shotaro act as a Mark & Haechan situation, obviously there's issues about overworking members but SM clearly has no issues with having Mark in all of their groups to ever exist so why would they have an issue with someone else doing the same thing. Clearly separating Riize and Tokyo comebacks/schedules would help too, so Shotaro isn't dead in the group 6 months in (cough cough not looking at the 127 comeback announcement made the day after Golden Age was released)

Adding 2 new sub units would also keep SM happy as they always wanted that Big Group thing going on, they've gotten rid of the limitless expansion but adding 2 new sub units doesn't ruin that. The group all together would have like 34 members or something similar,,, that's Not *too* bad, I could do that. Obviously it's going to be harder for new people to get into a group that large but the rest of us managed it with 20+ members. Are you telling me you don't know more than 30 people in you're life? I'm sure you've gone to school with more than 30 people and remembered their names well enough to get around.

5. Music

Honestly I don't really have any expectations for Tokyo's music. I'd imagine they stick the that new sound of 5th gen, and tie in the 'noise' music of NCT. I hope their sound is unique enough to stand out as a sub unit though; WayV obviously sounds like NCT but they also don't in the same way that 127 and Dream have overlap. So I'd like Tokyo to have their own distinct music genres which you wouldn't necessarily find in a 127 song etc. Or Riize for that matter, I hope they don't sound like Riize at all, because I think the last thing they need is to be compared to Riize this early on in their careers.

I don't know if it's been said that their songs will be in Japanese, but if they are then it poses a small issue for me? I've found that I don't particularly enjoy Japanese kpop songs as much, I didn't catch onto &Team as much as I thought I did, I don't listen to Japanese versions of Seventeen or Ateez songs. However as a counter point to this, I do very much enjoy the Japanese albums NCT 127 have done and I listen to them very regularly so if Tokyo is in the same ballpark then I think I would enjoy their songs in Japanese. I am a WayV ult stan at the end of the day, I have no issue with non Korean language kpop songs, and I listen to much more Japanese music outside of the kpop genre (shout out to Survive Said The Prophet i luv u).

Regular (huh?). Do we want another version of Regular? I do, I want a Japanese version to tie it all in, to have that whole NCT spin on things. It's another way to integrate them in and make Tokyo *feel* like NCT. It would be weird without Winwin because he's on all the other versions but that's not an issue I just like to think about it and giggle. Regular as their debut song however? No. Not even on their debut album. Release it as a single, or on a later release further down the line. I can wait for Regular Japanese version, I don't need it any time soon. I just think it'll be good to have in the roster at some point. Who knows, maybe it'll dethrone the WayV/Chinese version as my favourite?

[ughsimpp]

THE FUCKING FANWAR WENT ON FOR TWO-THREE DAYS?!?!?!? I literally thought it just happened yesterday but NO it started on FUCKING WEDNESDAY?!?!? Who What Where and Why?!?!

First off....ARE YOU FUCKING HAPPY!?!? Seonghwa literally opened up, told us how he feels and how much he appreciates us for everything, BUT THEN YOU PEOPLE ON THE OTHER HAND decided to attack him for it. 🙄 and for what? just bc he said smth along the lines of ‘loving yourself’ or ‘self love’ during his ending speech? like bro..the fucking audacity you have to attack someone for just saying that he found to love himself.

2) ITS UPSETTING that he knew what was happening 😢 i’m pretty sure ALL the members knew what was happening. he literally changed his ending speech during the Dallas show bc of what these antis started. He doesn’t deserve to get attacked, no actually, NONE OF THEM deserves to be attacked like just bc of some people getting ass hurt

3) SEONGHWA SHOULDN’T HAVE CHANGED HIS ENDING SPEECH!!! I understand that he probably changed it bc he saw what was going on and though that it was for the best to not use “love yourself” or “self love” in his speech but like WHY change it? Fuck them because it’s literally THEIR fault for getting mad not his. He honestly didn’t do anything wrong.

3) I will never forgive them on what happened. I am a fan of that group but shit in that fandom gets a little too much that it’s just makes me think to myself like “why and what the fuck happened to this fandom?” it literally hurts my brain that the “military” got upset bc ateez did or said something similar that their faves did. That fandom used to be good but now its TOXIC bc their EGO is way up in their asses that all they think about is themselves and their faves.

4) YOUR FAVES DIDNT PAVE THE WAY!!! I’m sorry but it’s true. They are 3rd gen so THAT MEANS THERE WERE 2 generations before your faves ever existed!!! “they pave the way for kpop” no babes, they didn’t...1st and 2nd generation kpop stars did. it’s giving me “i only stan one group” or “i’m a new kpop fan” type of vibe. did you just forget that 1st and 2nd gen idols existed first? or you just that blind and stupid?

5) I like the group, I like their music, I appreciate them on what they are doing and how far they made it BUT I don’t like THAT fandom. If this makes sense to you, good. If it didn’t, sorry but I said what I said.

I was supposed to post this up earlier but forgot 🙃

[kpophubb]

Hi babe 🫶🏻💘 can I call you baby ?:) 🙈🙈

Is that Joshua ? I used to listen to 17 in the beginning, and I still like some of their songs ^^ and Hoshi’s musicccx 🕷 🔥 I’ll watch the performance vid ofc , after work 🙈

Ahhh I wanted to talk to u yesterday, but literally I’m in such a 💩 atm in my life that to solve everything… I’m like knackered 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

So I’m so happy I came like across your blog , and you welcomed me here ah … literally it’s like a light in a dark tunnel for me 😪🥹🤧 😭 ❤️‍🩹

I made us playlist hehe 😜 🎶 🎧

Oh you like rain ?🙈 🌧 I hope it rains in your place:)

My 🎂 is on Aug 2, wbu honey ?

#💗 Felix ~ I am taking the heart hah GIMME UWU

You are so sweet 🫧💗💗

Also I never heard about that author (twisted love) how did you find out about them ? Do you read it online or paper 📕? ☺️☺️

sending you love and a big warm hugggg 🫶🏻💕🍪

🐁 nonie:)

hi hi🥺💗 oh you can call me “baby” or anything you like my 🐁 anonie ~🥰 yes yes, that’s my darling joshua<33 and wow! Really? I’ve just recently started streaming a few of svt’s songs since I’m more into 4th gen kpop! Hoshi?😍 MAN HIS PERSONALITY IS JUST 💯 for me, believe me if I were to Stan svt, I’d totally be whipped for the 95 line. Besides the man^ I love jeonghan and scoups sm <3 and bad mood?:( uh oh.😣 you can always come rant here too💖 as an anon, or if you wanna talk about your personal rants, dms ALWAYS open!!❣️ I love to comfort people in general and always wanted to be a warm, sunshine person in people’s lives so you’re free to do so!😘 and please🥹🥹 playlist?? This is the sweetest gesture ever🥹 Heart melting!🤧 and I follow a lot of bookstagram pages and always stay updated with new hyped releases so I found the series there! Hard copy all the way🥳 I want to have a huge vintage bookshelf one day since I’m into reading a lot!! And wow your bday is coming🥺 congratulations on turning (y/age). My bday was on the 4th of June, remember you wished me and brightened it up?🙈 I turned 19 hehe~~ love back at you to brighten up your day my sweetheart❤️ I’m in a really good mood rn since my results released 🥺 it was one of the two tests results I need for uni and since I really nailed it😭 I’m happy. I’m looking forward (with fright) to my aug published main exam results😭 bc this year has been SUPER HECTIC for me since the start and I only got a vacation now in July. Mwuah mwuah and tight squeezes 🥰💋

[aeneozen]

hii i'm the anon who asked about wjsn, loona etc. and here are my recs!!

wjsn has a space, cosmic, sci fi type concept (their name is literally cosmic girls) and the songs that show that best would be Dreams Come True, You Got and Secret. i also strongly suggest Luckitty Cat (the production is INSANEEE and exy is a crazy good rapper) if you enjoy campy crayon pop orange caramel type music, check out HMPH by their subunit Chocome!

now for Loona.. well, for context, loona has 12 members and 3 subunits (1/3 - 4 members, 1 member with no subunit, odd eye circle - 3 members, yyxy- 4 members). each member also has their own solo

the best solos are, in my opinion: around you, egoist, heart attack, eclipse, new

heart attack has a cute mv with a sapphic love story!! and new's mv also has sapphic themes. yeojin's solo, kiss later, is a cute & catchy song that surprinsingly has lyrics about consent and boundaries

1/3 has ballad music that reminds me of a romance anime opening. my recs would be love & live and sonatine.

odd eye circle has an unmatched discography, it has yet to be bested in ALL of kpop. they have this dreampop, d&b, nostalgic sound to them, every song is a masterpiece. i suggest love letter, girl front, loonatic, uncover, sweet crazy love, and puzzle

yyxy is the last subunit, and i would suggest their title track love4eva and their bside frozen, rosy, d-1

some ot12 songs: hula hoop, hi high (both electrifying and unforgettable) the entirety of # album, colours, where you at, heat, satellite

sorry, i get really passionate about loona lol

as for fromis: if you liked odd eye circle, you will like glass shoes. glass shoes is just incredible. we go sounds like an h&m commercial in the best way possible (feel good too). fun is, well, fun! and love bomb is just insane. it's too good (and it reminds me of klee ^_^)

also you did say you would like more music to listen to, so if you don't mind.. i'll add a few more

yubin - lady. just wow. perfume and game over too (game over is more chill than thise other 2 tho lol

yukika - insomnia and neon. city pop queen!

youha - abittipsy and island. she is such an underrated soloist

you've probably listened to sunmi, but incase you haven't... noir, siren and tail. that's all you need to know.

9muses, the most criminally underrated 2nd gen gg- figaro and ticket. they have a golden discography (more 2nd gen songs, BBB by dalshabet and love options by bestie)

and from gwsn - melting point, starry night, heavy clouds but no rain, tweaks

i know this is super long, so i apologize for that. but if you like any of them, please respond and lmk! i'm very curious to see what you enjoyed

NO ANON youre so hot for sending all these it was a whole essay on kpop AKAHAKA but i appreciate it so much and its so nice to see people getting excited over what they love <3

okay for wjsn i thinm my favorite is secret especially the start with the music and beats and the mv + chorus was all really cool !!!!

LOONA OKAY SO i really liked heart attack its so good imo kiss later is pretty good too IT WAS SO CUTE and i think it trended on tiktok or smt right ?? and if i had to choose a subunit i would pick yyxy and their d-1 song is pretty cool too but honestly i feel like im not really into those calm vibe songs if that makes sense i prefer the noisy chaotic types but its refreshing to listen to calm songs once in a while heart attack is going into my playlist that shit is so good

fromis … im gonna be biased but if herin debuted with them i wouldve stanned but their songs are pretty good tho !!!! WE GO AND LOVE BOMB IS SO GOOD ?? WTF it does have that klee vibe

OKAY FOR THE ONES THAT YOUVE LISTED THAT ARE NOT GROUPS I LOVE YOUHA’S SONGS OMG IM- GONNA CHECK OUT HER OTHER SONGS HOLYSHIT THEYRE SO GOOD

but thanks again anon hehe (///▽///) i had fun listening to them and im still speechless over youha ;-; RECOMMEND ME MORE IF YOU WANT TO OKAY it doesnt have to be kpop anything is fine !!!!!

[muselin]

Tumblr post-uni?

So from the past 4 years or so on tumblr I've noticed that many people get into it in high school and university, they're pretty active for a few years and then their blogs die out. That was actually me as well, I got into it in university, I was pretty active, had friends on here, but when I finished uni and started doing the regular adult life I wasn't posting anymore for about 2 years. Although, it could have to do with the fact that I was only posting in a fandom for a game, which was initially free and got moved to a paid platform.

Still though, I didn't post for like 2-3 years but I never stopped reading on here. And when i came back, it was a full transition to kpop fandoms. Is it that most people would make a new blog if they come back instead of using the old one like me? Or is this just another one of those weird timelines if you're a 2nd gen fan that is still into kpop now in 4th gen, only now you feel old?

[sunflowereveryday]

NCT Hollywood

TL:DR: I’m neutral about this new potential sub-unit.

I’m pretty sure a lot of Kpop fans read the news about SM x MGM to create a survival programme to debut NCT Hollywood. I know some of you guys want to burn SM because of that. On the other hand, we’re in the age of globalisation. SM creating a US-based group was going to happen regardless. Honestly, you just have to view NCT like the Avengers, they all have their own stories but when the time is right, they will join forces. Although I’m just a casual listener, seeing NCT grow as a brand is rather interesting and it was really cool to see how NCT 2020 connected the dots between 127, Dream and WayV. Don’t you think it will be interesting to see how SM will market their Japanese unit and USA unit? 127 is literally a Seoul based group whereas, Dream is living in a dreamland and, WayV are time/space travelers.

NCT Hollywood, I think it’s probably connected to their Youtube post, when they were scouting for new trainees. This new show is still in discussion and I doubt it’s going to take place within this year. By the time NCT Hollywood debut, some of the current member’s contracts would probably have expired or some of members would have already enlisted. SM mentioned at start of 2020, SM will debut another boy group by end of 2020, don’t worry about Shotaro and Sungchan. Let’s be honest, NCT Hollywood doesn’t mean NCT or SM will spoon feed them success. They would still need to fight for their success. Similarly when WayV debuted, was WayV spoon fed their success from 127 and Dream? No. They still had to appear on shows, host concerts and fanmeetings to get to where they are at. Sure SM can improve their management with WayV but 1) COVID is still around and 2) I personally don’t think putting them on a Korean TV show would be suitable since they are not K-pop group and the general Korean public are most likely not interested in a Chinese group. Furthermore, the fact that a Korean drama got cancelled due to using Chinese props. Do you think the general public in Korea will be open minded enough to watch a TV show with a Chinese group guest on it? Also, let’s not forget that Kick Back sold 200k+ albums (and trended on various digital platforms) with almost zero promotions during COVID - Not many groups can achieve such sales before COVID.

As a fan from 2nd gen, I do want to highlight the hypocrisy I see within the K-pop fandom. Whenever SM announce a new group, there will always be disagreements and repeating the same narrative ‘SM doesn’t need a new group, they need to focus on xx’ When Red Velvet debuted, fans said SM needs to focus on f(x), when NCT debuted, fans said SM needs to focus on EXO and when Aepsa debuted, fans said SM better not forget Red Velvet. The same narrative is being repeated years after years. Now NCT Hollywood was announced, they haven’t even finalised the line up or finish any form of training, some of you act as if they’re going to drop a debut single next month. Some of you say that SM needs to focus on their current groups, however when WayV debuted, did anyone hate that idea? No, instead we just wanted to see Kun, Lucas and Ten leave SM’s trainee basement. When SM obviously hinted NCT Japan line, did anyone hate that idea? No, we just want to see Shotaro and Sungchan debut in a fix unit. So why is it with NCT Hollywood, you all want SM to only focus on NCT’s current sub-unit and stop their expansion now? WayV debuted 3 years after NCT 127 and Dream, NCT 127 just began touring and Dream went on radio and TV shows here and there, 127 and Dream’s popularity was starting to pick up around 2018-2019 however, we still wanted to see SM debut WayV. And with the current Japan line, I’m sure many of you are still anticipating this sub-unit. So I do think it’s unfair to gun down NCT Hollywood, a sub-unit that’s in works and have yet to debut.

I’m not trying to defend SM’s business decisions or tactics but wanting to suggest another perspective. Because at the end of day, we don’t work for SM, I don’t think it’s fair to always blame everything on SM’s management team. However, please do take this post with a grain of salt. I just staying neutral since 1) I don’t work for SM, 2) how SM runs their business is not something for me to be concerned about and 3) I don’t blame SM for wanting to explore to different markets. You can’t always stay within your comfort zone, from time to to time, you have to challenge yourself.

Lee Soo Man World Domination Fantasy & Politics

I know people are always laughing at Lee Soo Man’s world domination views. But I don’t get what’s there to laugh about. Yes USA is big but I doubt he wants to dominate the entire music industry in USA. He just wants to create a realm where he can generate profit from. If you want to earn more money, you have to source it from other countries. Whilst I understand SM is a small cooperation compared to other global companies but what’s wrong with a small company trying to make it big? I don’t think it’s wrong for Lee Soo Man for wanting to expand their market and push themselves into different regions and territories. As a business, you have to take risk in order to grow. If NCT Hollywood fails, then tough luck. Better luck next time.

In addition, I always wanted to point this out. Why do people always laugh at SM trying to break into the US market? If you see US’s market as an unbreakable and untouchable market, don’t you think this is somehow succumbing to the notion of ‘white supremacy?’ Western companies constantly profit from Asian countries but when Asian countries wants to enter the Western market, it’s automatically viewed as a ‘flop’ or ‘embarrassing.’ I don’t see anyone stopping Sephora from opening stores across China. I don’t see anyone laughing when Pixie Lott made her Japanese debut (Dancing on my own ft GD&TOP). And I don’t see anyone judging Little Mix for collaborating with a J-pop group (Flower). So why is it especially funny that SM wants to debut a USA group? Alternatively, if it’s not succumbing to ‘white supremacy’, don’t you think it’s reiterating idea of ‘white fragility’? To be honest, no one is Asia loses their mind when a Western brands enters the Asian market. - On the contrary, this could be due to the normalisation of Western countries self-inserting themselves into Asia, aka colonisation...- But when an Asian brand approaches the Western market, some of you guys tend to lose your mind and try to protect and reserve the Western market. Are you scared that SM will take over the USA music industry, leaving people jobless? Are you trying to reserve the USA market for white owned companies? Globalisation isn’t about opening McDonald and KFC stores around the world, learning English and making people conform to Western standards and lifestyle. It’s having the world connected despite the geographical distance.

I understand that K-pop fans who listen to K-pop is for its East-Asian aesthetics. On the other hand, there are many people out there who aren’t interested in East-Asian culture and don’t listen to K-pop. For example, when SM debuted WayV, it was to create Chinese pop music for the Chinese market since not everyone in China listens to K-pop. Same goes for NCT Hollywood, it’s SM’s strategy to create pop music for the mass USA market than target a niche audience. I personally do think pop culture in general can easily be adapted and localised. So don’t think of it as LSM destroying K-pop, it’s not like he’s disbanding all his groups for this one USA group. But hey, if everything goes well, this could be an opportunity for some of you to work for SM and fulfill that fantasy of working with Kpop idols. In all honesty, this could be a good social experiment of trying to bridge the cultural differences between the West and the East. 

The only thing that bugs me is the survival show, I personally don’t like watching shows where I see a group of aspiring youths completing for one position.

Not gonna lie, I do find the word ‘Hollywood’ extremely cringe worthy.

[italian-pastry]

Rambling about the Family Tree

Here’s the Family Tree!

And under the cut is all my rambling about designs or whatever! (this ended up not being about designs too much. Hm)

OK WE NEED TO BE ORGANIZED HERE I’ll be going generation by generation, from left to right. Everyone will be here, just for organization sake. Of course, some people are more important than others, so be warned for long rambles (in generation 2 especially) OK LET’S GO

Generation 1: Iida Parents: Idk man. They don’t even have designs. They’re probably cool Enji: He doesn’t deserve to be drawn well :) That and he doesn’t deserve to meet his grandkids :)) Rei: She deserves to be pretty and be a cool grandma. Her grandkids adore her. Hisashi: This mans is kinda wildin’ in my universe. Whatever he’s up to, it’s not being Inko’s husband. Inko: Soft grandma!!!!! We love her and she loves her grandkids and husband. Toshinori: He deserves to retire and settle down and be happy with his family and be adored by his gandkids. Emiko’s Father: He and Yukie got married (and Yukie got pregnant with Emiko) almost right out of highschool. He expected Yukie to give up her career to care for Emiko, but that didn’t gel with Yukie, so she divorced him when Emiko was little. Idk where he is now. Yukie: We love her. I love her. She’s super sweet and super cool and super short and that’s all you need to know. She also looks a lot like Eijirou (or, at least I tried to make them look similar) Crimson Riot: I subscribe to the Dad-Crimson theory, so here we are. After Emiko started elementary school, Yukie tried to get her career back together, but after meeting and having a thing with Crimson Riot and getting pregnant with Eijirou, she gave it up to be able to care for her kids. Nadie: An American journalist who moved to Japan for work! She and Yukie met and got married when Eijirou was 9-10. She has 3 kids from her previous marriage (that ended in disaster). Christopher Skyline: (Yes, THE Christopher “Captain Celebrity” Skyline. We’re just ignoring the Vigilantes canon over here.) Nadie’s ex-husband and the father of Hanae, Etsuko, and Suzume. He was a serial cheater, and the kids was a desperate attempt made by Nadie to try to make him stick around. Sperm Donor: Just a sperm donor. Mitsuki: Still looks SUPER young. She doesn’t like it when her grandkids call her “Grandma” or anything like that because it makes her feel old. Masaru: Loves being called “Grandpa” or whatever by his grandkids. He loves them, and likes to visit them a lot. Mika: Still quiet and chill. We love her. Kyotoku: Still loud and fun. He’s a cool dude, and he got them smile lines Beru: Her head is weird. I’m sorry queen, but it freaked me out. Ganma: He freaked me out even more. He was my least favorite to draw. Sorry bro. Uraraka’s Parents: Her dad reminds me of my dad (vaguely). They don’t have names, but they’re cool. Also, Ochako was able to get them a nice house, so good for them. Shouta: Just go look at @nartothelar‘s Silver Fox AU that was my main inspiration. He a grumpy old man who only likes his kids and grandkids and family. Hizashi: Same thing as Shouto. I like to think that all of his hair has grayed, so his hair is like Platinum Blond now.

Ok! Gen 1 done, and it was mostly me rambling about Eijirou’s parents. Maybe one day I’ll dedicate a post to them.

Generation 2: Tenya: I had him grow his hair out because 1.) I thought it was cute and 2.) it represents him loosening up a lil’ after school. He wears contacts during Hero Work, but wears his glasses casually. Tensei: Literally just the same dude. He’s Tensei and he’s chill and he’s cool. Dabi: I gave him an eyebrow piercing and a fun new cut. (Fun fact: That’s his Fantasy AU fairstyle) Fuyumi: I hope her hair looks very Teacher-y and Motherly. I think she looks super cute. Natsuo: A simple dude. He finds a cut that works and sticks with it. Although I did give him sideburns and a lil’ touch of beard. Shouta: Instead of shaving his red side, he combs the white side over it. Also, I hc that in his left eye, he’s half blind. Izuku: Yikes. He got the wound early in his hero career. He went blind in his right eye, so he and Shouta together are like 1 and 1/4 blind. Emiko: Eijirou’s older half sister. I would say she’s Girlboss and Natsuo is Malewife, and I think that’s accurate - even if only a little. She’s a social service worker, and met Natsuo in college. I had an old design before, but I like this one A LOT more Eijirou: I am a simp for long hair Eijirou, so here we are. ALSO freckles!!!! I love freckley eijirou. Also stubly beard and cool new scar. He is very dad. Hanae: The chill little sister. Probably a lawyer or professor or something smart like that. Etsuko: The crazy sister. She works in the hero field! If as hero support or as an actual pro, idk yet! Suzume: The ex-crybaby sister. She’s prolly doing something fun and artsy. Also, HUGE demigirl vibes Kane: The energetic little brother! He has most certainly gone pro, since he’s like very early 20s now. Fun Fact!: He was 6 when Mieko was born, so a lot of people thought they were siblings. It only got worse when Akio rolled around. Katsuki: hehe Undercut Bakugou. Also, hearing aids! I put his eyebrow scar there so he and his hubby are matchy matchy. Actually, both of their scars are pretty matchy matchy.... huh. Also, I’m totally not saying he was invloved in the fight that gave Izuku his scar, definitely not. Mashirao: STOP SAYING HE’S PLAIN AND ORDINARY. HE’S BEAUTIFUL DAMMIT. Every time I draw him I think about how darn pretty he is and that he could be like a KPop star or smth Tooru: It’s tooru! Super fun lil’ lady. What a queen. Mina: Look at that kick-ass scar I gave her. It’s what she deserves. Although, that eye may be a lil fucked up. Ah well, at least it looks cool. Yuuga: LOOK AT HIS HAIR. I am so happy with how it turned out! He so pretty. He and Mina are DEFINATELY Girlboss and Malewife. Hado: Also a simple lady. Prolly also needed to stick to her brand of long hair. She still super pretty tho. Lowkey disappointed I didn’t give her the stereotypical Anime-Protag’s-Mom hairstyle Haya: Completely shaved her head, and got more piercings! Like, 100% more Punk Rock. Itsuka: FRECKLES FRECKLES FRECKLES. And short hair!!!!!! Sigh, I love her. Tetsutetsu: I tried to make him look like Ejirou, even if just the face structure. I like how his hair and scar turned out tho. What a lad. Mezo: What a cool dude! Got a sick nasty scar, but covers it with his hair. I think, even with a majority of his face covered, he is still very handsome Miya: She has a name now!!!!!! What an icon. She’s a Hero Costume Designer, and she has a spider mutation. Wolf Spider, specifically (I think). She is so adorable and spunky I love her. Momo: Short hair!!!!!!1!1!1!11! God, what a goddess. We love her so so so much. Also, she gets to have a cool scar, too Kyouka: While she’s in UA, she straightens her hair, but after she graduates, she doesn’t care abt it. Momo rlly likes it curly. She also has that thing going on where you shave all of ur head except for ur bangs (and the side thingies). Oh! And eyebrow piercing! Satsuki: Pretty! Also, I made sure that all the girls who would’ve been 6-7 during the current time all had ponytails now (Satsuki, Etsuko, and Eri) Samidare: He’s super cool, and I decided to give him long hair to make him cooler. Also, Demiboy vibes, anyone? Tsuyu: A queen!!!!!! I love her so much!!!!!!! When her hair is down, it reaches to her shoulder blades. Ochako: SHE LOOKS SO BADASS I AM SO HAPPY. Look at her, with those cool scars, and that cool hair! What a queen! Mirio: Classic Mirio! Tbh, idk if I’ll give Mirio his quirk back. Like a lot of the stuff in the recent arc I’ve ignored, soooo......... Tamaki: He has SO MUCH HAIR. It ridiculous. Since growing it out, he uses it to hide behind if it’s left down. So Mirio likes to do stuff with his hair and make it look cute. Nikko helps, too! Eri: A queen!!!!!!!!!! Idk if she’ll be a Pro Hero or doctor that specializes with pro heroes, but I want her to be happy and help people! Hitoshi: Hanta and Denki weaves flowers into his hair a la Rapunzel all the time. The braid is really loose and shitty a lot of the time tho. Ah well. Denki: Because I moved his black stripe to down the center of his hair, my little sister keeps calling Denki and Race Car. And I agree. He got those scars because he was able to train himself to really not fry his brain anymore, but that means if he overloads, his electricity escapes some other way, so through his ears and into his face. Hanta: That scar was very strategically places because I am a firm believe that Sero will uncannily resemble Shouta when he gets older. I hadn’t done a really good job at that tho....... hm.

Gen 2 is done!!!!!! It was my fave generation to draw UwU. I’m not sure what to say with Gen 3, since I’ve already talked about them a lot. Jeez, idk. I’ll think about something to ramble about later.

@questionableholidayreally Tozen rlly said “I am literally just vibing ;)”

[commajade]

first of all good luck with you papers!! and did you do boa's better for the album thing??

THANKSSSS i was so stressed last night i just went to sleep lmaoo....

BETTER BY BOA IS ONE OF THE BEST KPOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME i really wanna buy a copy actually i would love to have the poster too.... i love that this is actually boa’s take on a comforting album as well as a 20th anniversary celebration and her title track is just “you’re better than this, shape up bitch!” it’s a fucking incredible album it’s right on top of every single trend, the title track better is literally the best of the 2020 retro kpop trend along with criminal and mago. 

1. better - literally such a gorgeous track and the mv is simple and perfect. the choreo is stellar and full of killing points and interesting formations and interactions and there’s so much EASE in how she does it all. vocals stellar. everything is 100% from her smart decisions it’s immaculate zero flaws zero room for improvement. pls watch rian and simeez’s youtube video talking about their process of making the choreo part of it was made in the waiting room for taemin’s music shows for idea they’re literally Working Working. also please watch rian’s dance cover she’s so hot in that jacket i was gonna die. 

2. temptations - this is the big sister to impressionable by taemin lol. god her vocals are incredible in this one. 

3. cloud - it’s just so sweeeeeeet. cafe music, easy listening. her VOICE!!! she does this amazing thing where she doesn’t go with expectations about how to inflect certain notes. she drags out certain notes much longer than you would think while cutting others short in ways that make even a simple song really dynamic and unexpected.

4. honey and diamonds - i love the little downward chromatic sequence in prechorus. this song basically has 2 choruses that are equally amazing???? it's like a pretty simple pop song but ABUNDANT with skill and detail. melodic top line is a masterpiece. and then the classic kpop style beat switch for the bridge. the adlibs she layers over the last chorus... and the sparking synth sounds they layer over the real drums and guitar and bass..

5. all that jazz - sounds like a second gen girl group song and makes me very very happy. love the piano and the smooth brass. and the scatting and beatboxing section at the end is so cool. 

6. little bird - boa wrote and composed this to comfort people and it rly works i love it a lot. the unfiltered drumset sounds are always a way to win me over. the muted brass in the back with the drums makes it feel so triumphant it makes me really emotional! this is like end of the teen movie music. she says everything’s gonna be alright so i gotta believe her.... ALSO THE BASS IS GREAT. and the big adlibs at the end woooow.

7. got me good - sooooo gooooooooood. when the beat comes in and it’s like 80% bass. this song is for dancing it’s so good. addicting chorus. and when the beat stops and her high note comes sooo easy on the ears and then it goes into the chorus again. chef’s kiss.

8. cut me off - AMAZING. the most apathetic break up song “i’m sick and tired of your love” lmaoooo. 

9. l.o.v.e. - I WANNA BE AT A LESBIAN CLUB. it’s the lady gaga side of boa i absolutely love but so mature and retro and fun. it’s such an escapist song rn in this pandemic. 

10. gravity - this one has the uplifting western pop sound i don’t like originally but then it moves into 100% korean ballad territory with the gorgeous piano. i DID listen to it a lot and felt very emotional about it but i like the chorus much more than the verses. the bridge is also amazing. 

11. start over - my only skip on this album.... the production and melodic topline have a lot of interesting aspects but the base of it is 100% U.S. radio pop and i just have an automatic recoil response to it. this could be a new halsey song it could be a new maroon 5 song... they wouldn’t do it with the ease and polished pop perfection of boa tho. 

[triptychexe]

TROIS DEBUT MINI ALBUM - THE SELF [2018]

The highly-anticipated second generation of Triptych kicked off with the debut of TROIS and their debut mini album, The Self. Released on February 12th, 2018, The Self is a perfect example of fourth generation kpop. Taking inspiration from EDM and western pop music, the album soared to the top of the charts upon release, making it the best selling Triptych debut as of 2018.

TRACK LIST.

1] EGOIST

The title track is an EDM influenced song that focuses on self love. TROIS wanted a confident and meaningful debut song that encourages others to love themselves.

The choreography for this song was completely designed by Hyo and Ame.

The song was written by all three girls.

2] ME, MYSELF, AND I

3] STRENGTH

4] DUST OFF

5] POWER MOVES

6] IN AWE

THIS ERA.

Yay! Gen2 is here! And they certainly were gaining attention.

Their debut album hit number 1 on Melon and Bugs as well as peaking at number 3 on Billboard’s World Wide chart. Easily the best a Triptych debut has ever done.

Hyo was praised by kpop fans for her rapping ability and became a very popular member of Triptych right off the bat.

Ame was also noticed for her singing voice and ‘pure’ visuals, which stood out against Triptych’s usual ‘cool’ visuals.

Jin also gained a lot of attention for her vocals, but people were quick to criticize her dancing ability, as it clearly lacked compared to Hyo and Ame.

When TROIS started showing up on episodes of Triptych TV, it was like watching two parallel universes meet. 

Since Gen 1 was on break, S.O.T members would occasionally stop by music shows to support their new teammates, which was always heartwarming to experience.

Hyo finally was added to the ‘97 liner group chat after pestering her old friend GOT7′s BamBam for months. 

Even though lots of good things happened this era... what comes up must come down.

There was a saesang who would follow Jin around and would send creepy letters and stuff to her. At one point, he got a hold of her landline number and cellphone number and used that to track her. 

Jin was pulled from the last week of promotions due to the company worrying about her safety while they tracked down who the saesang was and dealt with damage control.

Eventually, they were able to catch him, but by the time they did that, The Self promotions had ended. 

FANDOM BEHAVIORS.

Okay well... let’s start off on the positives!

Artychs were absolutely pumped for TROIS’ debut. The HBH Trainees project group, ECHO, was pretty popular and TROIS consisted of three of the most popular trainees from that group.

A ton, and I mean A LOT of new fans joined this era. The fanbase seemed to have nearly doubled in size. 

However... There was a bit of a scandal involving Jin towards the end of their debut promotions. 

Jin’s sasaeng leaked her old private kakao messages, a few of which contained private messages with ex-lovers. A lot of antis were quick to criticize her but an overwhelming amount of support flooded to TROIS to comfort Jin.

[haveyouseenthis]

May in Kpop

Pre-Debut Songs//January//February//March//April//May//June//July//August//September//October//November//December

May 1

Hannah Jang - “Runnaway”

Tek - more please!

Kas - I love it, oh my gosh! It’s so catchy and fun. Upbeat and boppy. I wanna drive to it, play it at 3 am in a neon room.

*Rankings (by K): Runnaway - (5)

May 7

NATTY - “NINETEEN”

Tek - I was so looking forward to Natty’s debut! And I hate to say that I just think it’s okay. She does a great job, but it’s just not for me.

Kas - Was I waiting for her debut? Yes. Do I have a clip of me reacting to her debut? Yes. I think her voice could sound a little more attractive. It's almost like she’s dragging it a little on purpose for the whole song. Something that really only works in rap verses and parts where you choke on the beat drop (See (G)I-DLE’s “Oh My God” or NCT 127’s “Limitless”). Regardless, it’s a fun song to bop to and I like the music video.

*Rankings (by K): NINETEEN - (4)

May 8

LUCY - “Dear”

Tek - I think I literally made heart eyes at that violin. Is that possible? Can you make heart eyes in real life?

Kas - Who are they to make the intro sound like Pirates of the Caribben x Disney Fairies? Also I love “Flowering” :) Seriously. What a wonderful song. I can’t remember the last time I heard a violin in music, much less in k-pop. I love how you can hear it dancing as it makes the melody.

*Rankings (by K): INTRO - (5); Flowering (5)

May 9

Roya - “Butterfly”

Kas - I really like this song. Her voice doesn’t sound as cutesy/pure as every other solo artist out there. She brings a little something new to the table while not straying from the norm too much. Taeyeon vibes?? *Ranking (by K): Butterfly - (4) Tek - sing it girl! *holds lighter*

May 15

Woo!ah! - “Exclamation”

Tek - ‘Woo!ah!’ is a fun song, but how is it that I’ve never heard this before and yet it sounds like it ripped each of it’s lines from a different song? The lyrics are just so generic. I’ve heard them a thousand times before. I like the B-side a lot better.

Kas - It’s fun for sure but not my favorite, nor does it stand out too much. Points for bop-ness, though.

*Rankings (by K): Woo!ah! - (4); Payday - (3)

May 19

REDSQUARE - “Prequel”

Tek - there’s so much makeup in this MV is feels like an ad. Kinda weird and cool that they won’t let us get a good look at the girls’ faces in the MV too. Seeing if they ever do actually kept me watching more than caring about the song. (They don’t btw)

Kas - Ooh an interesting start to the song. I like it. Thennn they lost me with the “I can be pink, i can be __…” I don’t like the chorus much, either, but they brought me back when we got into the verses. It’s an interesting song, for sure. Truly I mean “interesting”. I’ve never heard anything quite like it. Not from IZ*ONE, not TWICE and certainly not (G)I-DLE. I don’t think they’re exactly my cup of tea but I certainly had fun listening to them. I wonder what they’ll come out with next…

*Rankings (by K): ColorFull - (3.5)

SECRET NUMBER - “Who Dis?”

Tek - Title track is okay, shines in the chorus (and that little post-chorus chant is so catchy). The b-side is fair as well.

Kas - I love the music video for “Who Dis?” but I’m pretty neutral on the song. There are parts I really like and part i do not. For example, the pre-chorus does NOT do it for me. I suppose the song is functional, though. It certainly catches people’s attention which is just what a debut needs to do. “Holiday” is much more enjoyable, for me. It sounds less forced overall. I’d like it more if not for the rap parts.

*Rankings: Who Dis? - (3); Holiday - (3)

May 20

Ken - Greeting

Tek - “With All My Heart” is probably my favorite after my first listen, but I really just think they’re all so pretty!

Kas - Don’t mind me. I’m crying ‘cause pretty voice. When I first started listening to K-pop I thought ballads were boring, but it’s voices like Ken’s that prove me wrong.

*Rankings (by K): Just for a moment - (4); To us who have to endure - (4.5); With all my heart - (5); Meteor Shower - (5); So Romantic - (5); Fingertips - (3)

Ryu Su Jeong - Tiger Eyes

Tek - I don’t have a single bad thing to say about any of the songs on this mini album. Seriously, the ballads weren’t dull; the bops didn’t fall flat; she sounded amazing in each one of them.

Kas - Her voice is so pretty! All the songs hit a bit different so I like them for different reasons. I dont like the cover art too much if I’m being honest, but that’s nothing to judge a group or artist on. *casually clicks “follow” on spotify*

*Rankings (by K): Be Cautious - (5); Tiger Eyes - (5); CALL BACK - (5); Your Name - (5); 42= - (5); NA, NI - (5); Lullaby (zz) - (5); Who Dis? - (3); Holiday - (3)

May 22

Yulia - “White Dream”

Kas - I don’t think it’s a bad song. It knows what it’s doing, but what it’s doing just doesn’t do it for me.*Rankings (by K): White Dream - (2)

Tek - it’s a cute little song and I really enjoyed it

May 24

Like Me - “Like Me”

Tek - okay what is with these groups having the name and song title be the same? Better yet, how is that two in the month of May? The song is fine.

Kas - The chorus is a dumpster-fire disaster but the song is catchy and the verses start to save it. There is too much going on sound wise for it to simultaneously sound so stripped back. They just don’t sound... good. Sorry?

*Rankings (by K): LIKE ME - (2)

May 25

Kim Woo Seok - 1st Desire [Greed]

Kas- “And we all said Kim👏Woo👏Seok👏” A direct quote of what I text Tek when I listened to this. “‘Kim Wooseok is 4th gen Taemin,’ I said it.” Also a direct quote. So that’s my opinion on this… Remind me to do a review of Greed.*Rankings (by K): Intro : Lost - (5); Red Moon - (5); SINphony - (5); Somebody Like You - (5); Do U Like - (5); Beautiful - (5); The Winter - (5)

Tek - you’re right. It’s new Taemin

CASH OR PASS

Hannah Jang//NATTY//LUCY//Roya//Woo!ah!//REDSQUARE//SECRET NUMBER//Ken//Ryu Su Jeong//Yulia//Like Me//Kim Woo Seok

*Rankings Guide:

5 Point Scale

1 - hated it (...what?)

2 - didn’t like it (doesn’t do it for me)

3 - neutral/it was okay (it’s fine. No complaints, no compliments)

4 - really liked it (Might add it to a specific playlist, but chances are I’m not tracking them down)

5 - loved it (adding it to my playlist)

[kebinwooo]

HI !!! kpop asks 5, 8, 19 (mx), 26, 39 (>:D), 43, 53, 57 !! :D

omg hi chelle! so many questions wowow hahah i’m putting them under a read more bc i rambled a lot haha

5. Do you have a bias “type” (ie, most follow a pattern like the main vocal/bad boy/leader)?

BRUH LOL yes i do OOF i had one bias type then it branched off into two when i started stanning changkyun LMAO so sad HAHAHA

bias type a: pretty, angelic church boy (don’t ask... i’m not even religious lmao) vocalists (examples include: ukiss kevin, svt joshua, actor park bogum)

bias type b: deep-voiced, bad boy (?) rappers who KNOW they’re hot (examples include: mx changkyun, oneus leedo) 

i’m pretty sure there are probably more distinctions but those are the basics of my two completely opposite bias types LMAO to this day, i’m not sure how i went from kevin to changkyun LOL

8. Best friendship?

uhhhh idk what this means? LOL from context, i’m gonna guess best friendship among idols? in which case, i think monteen is definitely it LOL but i also adore svt’s and mx’s friendships within their respective groups as well like i believe all of them are soulmates and i just !!!!! love all of their dynamics. i also love love love ukiss’ friendship. those boys hang out with each other so much and so clearly love each other even tho they’re no longer in the same group ;u; basically i love my ults LMAO

19. Which member from Monsta X did you know first?

i think hyungwon?? bc of the memes LMAO or wonho bc of the fighter mv 😳honestly it’s kinda hard to tell bc when i started stanning svt, mx was always hovering in the background so i don’t even remember when i learned all their names? LOL but i would say one of those two 

26. Your opinion on aegyo?

I HATE IT LMAO i’ve always found it cringey and i usually can’t stand it bc usually it’s just secondhand embarrassment express. i think i’ve been desensitized now bc of how goddamn long i’ve been into kpop but i still am not the biggest fan. i think the only aegyo i can stand is jooheon’s (AEGYO KING) and woozi’s oppaya aegyo LOL other than that i’m like ....god why

39. Have you ever met an idol?

AHHHHH LOL yes i have, several times! i met ukiss back in 2014 and got to take a picture with them (which is in my header), and i met kevin again during his concert last year! i got to talk to him and hug him too and it was just AH AMAZING HE’S SO SWEET. i ALSO got to go to a hi-touch with 2AM back during kcon 2013 and i also got to go to a hi-touch with day6 in 2018 (i chickened out of greeting jae even tho i really wanted to go like HEY WE’RE FROM THE SAME HOMETOWN) i ALSO ALSO got to hi-touch with a.c.e last year and HARU JONGIL ALL DAY-ed with chan which was actually so fun! anyways i think that’s about all the times i’ve met an idol? which, now that i look at it, is a lot LOL 

43. How many groups can you name all the members of?

oh man there’s no way i can count the number of groups. basically i can name all 2nd gen kpop groups, a bunch of nugu groups during 2.5 gen/3rd gen, any groups that went on the unit, and a fair amount of groups in 3rd-4th gen. i think around like 2017 ish? i stopped paying as much attention to new groups bc i got busy with college so i’m pretty unfamiliar with people nowadays. but honestly if you’re curious just throw a random group at me and i can try my hand at it LOL (also i know more boy groups than girl groups sorry ;;) 

53. Your favourite lyrics?

OOOOOF THIS IS SO HARD. there’s SO many good lyrics out there! but here’s a few that i particularly love:

You get some right, you get some wrong. Even if it’s hard right now, you’ll be smiling one day - U-Kiss (Someday)

Somebody let me know, tell me which way to go, ‘cause I don’t don’t don’t know - JJ Project (Tomorrow, Today)

Good night baby, I wanna say you’ll be fine. You don’t need to walk alone. Reach your hand out to mine, wanna give you a new light - n1ve (new light)

Even if the world is not on my side, the standard they have for me is so heartless. But we have a dream, don’t ever lose that. Let’s high five and wake up again, let it fly! - The Unit Orange Team (cover of BTS’s Butterfly) (this song always makes me cry. and the fact that jun wrote these lyrics thinking about ukiss..... a sobbing tonight)

Don’t deny our r^2π - U-Kiss (0330) (I’M SO SORRY THIS LYRIC IS SO DUMB BUT I LOVE IT HAHAHAHA) 

57. Favorite 3 iconic moments?

oh god only 3?????? there’s too many omg. well i’ll put some that come immediately to mind (links are included!):

1. in the first official ukiss activity since hoon returned from the army, hoon hugged soohyun and then soohyun tried to kiss him in return on live broadcast, and jun just sat off to the side, covering his face bc he was too goddamn embarrassed LMAO (and then soohyun sulked on twitter later asking if hoon didn’t want to be kissed by him and hoon had to do damage control and say he did, he just got surprised LOL).... honestly ukiss is so wild i expected nothing less from them once they reunited haha (x)

2. seungkwan getting to live out his successful kissme dreams and dance bingeul bingeul (the song he auditioned with) with ukiss themselves. truly one of my favorite fanboy moments (x) (on a related note: i especially love this kissmecarat moment i technically started)

3. monsta x and btob cleopatra game. no words needed LMAO (x)

side note: i wanted to include a monteen moment but couldn’t figure out which i wanted so i went with mxtob instead LOL but a few runner-ups were svt fanboying bc of showho’s backs during the 2017 mama performance, svt dancing to shoot out during their fanmeeting, svt flooding the monteen group chat after mx’s 2018 mama performance, jooheon BAKSU, and mx reacting to svt’s hit LOL