#v: loossemble

[loonavrsl]

241009 Rice Squad "4 Korean Kpop Idols and 1 Imposter: Guess Who's Not Korean" ft. Loossemble [ENG]

[themoongirls12]

240929 | loossemble_official tiktok post 🏹

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Loossemble (루셈블) - 'TTYL' MV

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdFtOCtmq-Q

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240422 Reels / Shorts / Tiktok Update

#Loossemble #현진 #여진 님에게 빠져드는 손짓🫳

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K-Pop Debuts and Comebacks for the 3rd Week of September (Sep 11-Sep 18 2023)

Sep 11

CRAVITY - Ready or Not

Rising boy band CRAVITY is upbeat and fun in this energetic performance!

KEY - Good & Great

SHINee's KEY serves and struts at work in this dance track.

Sep 12

Heo Youngji - L.O.V.E

KARA's maknae Youngji debuts solo with sounds calling back to 2nd gen era K-Pop!

Sep 13

Lee Jinah - Mystery Village/My Whole New World

Jazz pianist and indie vocalist Lee Jinah returns to bring us on another fantastical musical adventure in this 2-part comeback release! (Part 1 below and Part 2 linked here.)

V - Blue

BTS' V continues with his solo releases in this dark and sexy piece.

Sep 14

Jung Yonghwa - Your City

CNBLUE's leader and vocalist Yonghwa is back solo in this pop-rock track.

mimiirose - FLIRTING

Rookie girl group mimiirose is confident and cool in this powerful return!

Sep 15

EL7Z UP - CHEEKY

Winners of QUEENDOM PUZZLE debut in this fun and catchy song!

Loossemble - Sensitive

LOONA members under CTD debut as new sub-group Loossemble in this laid back yet trendy track.

Sep 16

DPR IAN - So I Danced

All-rounded artist DPR IAN channels his inner joker in this dark and trippy piece!

Sep 17

No releases.

What is your favourite track of this week?

[moonsua]

gonna go home and gif some more now I'm motivated hehe

[espeons]

i cant stop staring

[on-the-shelves]

on my shelf: soundtrack to MA year 3 - summer (a.k.a. the finale)

And so it comes to an end. I handed in my Master's thesis (topic: Emancipatory Potential of Girl Teen Film) about a week ago, so now I'm just waiting for it to be graded and also I have to find a job or something now... The thing I have been dreading most for like 10 years...

ANYWAY so I was super busy this summer with the thesis and going to a Japanese film festival for a class (I mostly saw very emotional movies (oops) and one very good comedy (Mondays: See You 'This' Week)), going to concerts (Red Velvet!!! Odd Eye Circle!!! Twice!!), going on vacation but still spending at least 3 hours every day working on my thesis, keeping up with the BTS members, seeing literally every BTS/TXT/IU concert or documentary they showed in cinemas, etc. etc.

So here we go into the final list of albums/songs that soundtracked my studies (it's been almost exactly 6 years since my first post in this series!!):

The Jazz Hop Café: (anything with "jazzy lofi" in the title)

So this one's not really an album, I know, but I wanted to mention this YouTube channel and their compilations of lofi songs because on many days, playing one of their videos was the only way I could get focused on the work I had to do. Using a video was also much more helpful to me than that famous lo-fi livestream because it helped me track how many hours I had been working. Truly a life-saver. And the music just sounds great too. They found some real gems!

Agust D: D-Day (2023)

What a perfect finale to the Agust D trilogy. While all three albums, Agust D (2016), D-2 (2020) and now this one, deal with anger and fear, there's a clear maturation in how these subjects and emotions are approached. On D-Day, Agust D is speaking to the world and breaking free - in openly and honestly sharing his struggles, his pain, he hopes others can feel comforted. The album literally begins with the line "Future's gonna be okay" ("D-Day"). The theme continues throughout the album, most prominent in "Amygdala" and "Snooze", a beautifully cinematic track featuring the late Ryuichi Sakamoto that is dedicated especially to everyone working publically in the music industry and struggling. He has been there, he knows what it's like and he is sincerely cheering you on. In the last years, Yoongi has emphasised again and again how much he wants to help out others and this album showcases this desire the clearest out of all of his albums. He's also pushing himself to try out a variety of new styles without losing his identity: "People Pt. 2 (feat. IU)", "SDL" and "Life Goes On" showcase his warm singing voice, while "Snooze" is the grandest he's gone musically, filled with strings, guitars, piano, and so much emotion. "Haegeum" takes a leaf out of "Daechwita" from D-2's book by incorporating a traditional Korean instrument in a novel way, while using the lyrics to speak of the hypocrisies plaguing society today. The music video for that one is like a movie, too. All in all, the album is hopeful while being emotionally heavy - and in that way, it allows a feeling of catharsis. How desperately I wish I could've gone to a concert on the tour...

fav: Life Goes On; People Pt. 2

Jimin: Face (2023)

So this was not at all what I would have expected from Jimin's first solo EP, considering the types of songs he had released before. Especially the first single, "Set Me Free, Pt. 2" came busting down the doors and demolishing all those preconceived expectations with it's assured declaration of wanting to break free from them. The other tracks are more intimate but just as interesting. The album opens with clown-like music before morphing into a very different sound and the opening line "All right, I guess the blame is on me" - brilliant. The album feels very visual to me because it's full of this kind of 'sound painting', like the clown music or "Interlude : Dive", which tells a whole story of Jimin reminiscing about the BTS concert days and the frustration and sadness of not being able to do that right now. Jimin has said he worked through his feelings from the most difficult times of the pandemic in these songs and you can feel that frustration all over these tracks. For example: Lead single "Like Crazy" really makes you feel like you're not fully sober, just trying to ignore all the bad feelings but struggling to do so. Jimin uses his already unique voice in a variety of new ways throughout the tracks. And added to that, there are quite a few interesting moments on all these songs - like the long-ish musical interlude after "Like Crazy"'s first chorus or the way the music stutters after the "Lie lie lie lie lie lie lie" line in "Alone". An added bonus, lovely moment is the hidden track on the physical album, which is more like what I'd have expected from Jimin, and is a beautiful guitar ballad for ARMY.

fav: Face-off

V: Layover (2023)

After years and years of V promising that his mixtape/album would come out soon, just for him to reveal that he's scrapped everything and started over, it's finally here and it's everything I could have ever hoped. One of the first BTS songs I heard that made me fall into the rabbit hole was his "Singularity". The R&B, more laid-back sound suits his vocal tone so perfectly, and that's exactly what runs through all of these new songs. One thing that stands out is how much room is given to the instrumentals: "Slow Dancing"'s second half is just a flute/piano solo with no vocals. It really boosts that laid-back, dreamy feeling that runs throughout the EP. Lyrically, all the songs are about missing someone and wanting them back, which V conveys very convincingly. The music emphasises this feeling in different ways - from the slightly off-key (?) moments in "Rainy Days", to the jazz and soul inspired free-ness of "Slow Dancing", to the key change via pitched-up vocals in "For Us". Generally the sound also fit in perfectly with all of that jazzy lofi I'd been listening to while writing, which made it feel instantly familiar and cozy. My favourite part of the promotions were all the live band sessions that really added so much to these songs.

fav: Rainy Days; Blue

Jung Kook: "Seven" (2023)

Song of the Summer!! I literally couldn't stop listening to this song all summer, seven days a week (ha). To be honest, I was shocked when I heard the lyrics the first time because Jung Kook just had a much more innocent (?) image, but actually this vibe suits him perfectly. He is such a quintessential pop star - vocals, dance, looks, charisma: he has it all in abundance. And on top of that, he lacks the cheesy insincerity or even low-key misogyny that I get from a lot of the pop boys historically. The lyrics to "Seven" are sexy, especially because of how loving they seem: "I kiss your waist and ease your mind"! "I must be favored to know ya"!! It's just so very Jung Kook. And I really enjoyed the remixes of the song, too, in a way I haven't enjoyed remixes since BTS' "Dynamite". Especially the "Island Remix" was fun for me, since I was on holiday on an island when it was released (Mallorca - the same island where V also shot some videos for his album this year!!).

Kep1er: LOVESTRUCK! (2023); Magic Hour (2023)

Both Kep1er EPs this year have had some of their best non-single tracks so far, with generally better line distribution among the members than their lead singles/title tracks. They have been leaning more into a groovy, light sound, and allowing more space for individual vocals and harmonies. By Magic Hour, it feels like they are starting to find a good niche for themselves, musically. "Galileo" is my favourite title track of theirs since "Up" (2022) and this might be the first time I truly like every song on an EP. Hopefully this doesn't turn out to be their last album, since they're a project group with a limited contract which is supposed to be up after two years (meaning end of this year)... They're only just starting to find their feet as a group! What a strange system...

fav: Back To The City; Why; Galileo; The Door

Odd Eye Circle: <Version Up> (2023)

After the chaos on Loona island that started at the end of last year, all the members got out of their contract this year!! And then went on to several different new agencies. They do keep mentioning that Loona is not broken up, so there is still hope for an OT12 reunion at some point. For now, the first group to have released new music is the second Loona sub-unit Odd Eye Circle, who just so happens to be my favourite sub-unit. And they truly delivered once again. Maybe it helped that they're working with their original producer again, but they really do showcase an upgraded version of themselves on this new album. Every song is such an earworm, but not annoying in any way. And I really enjoy the little references to the Loona discography and first OEC EP - the introduction track often brings a little tear to my eye. I have barely listened to Loona in the past year because of the ongoing boycott and this EP filled that void a little. Plus the girls were AMAZING in concert, I literally cannot believe I saw them live in a tiny venue in Berlin and got to see all of their solo songs, duets, and of course OEC songs. And even "Hi High"!

fav: Je Ne Sais Quoi; Love Me Like

Loossemble: Loossemble (2023)

Speaking of Loona: The five members who went to a different label recently released their own EP under the name Loossemble, which stands for Loona Assemble (so cute). Even though this was literally only released two weeks ago, I've been listening to it constantly. First of all, we finally get to hear the five members who usually get the least amount of lines in OT12 songs - and they sound so good! I especially love all of the harmonies on the album. This EP also really still feels like a Loona (sub-unit) album, especially from the fan-favourite earlier days, not straying too far into unknown territory (yet?) but not boring in any way because they do get to showcase new things, like ViVi's lower register on "Sensitive". I also find it very cool that all of the members have at least one writing/composing credit on the EP, which is something they've never gotten to do before but are really good at! And "Strawberry Soda" was even written for them by fellow Loona (but not Loossemble) member Yves! They're really still carrying the OT12 agenda. Fingers crossed Loossemble also decides to tour in Europe at some point!

fav: Strawberry Soda; Sensitive

NewJeans: Get Up (2023)

It's really amazing how NewJeans keep upping their game with every release. This EP is more summery again, but again in a way that's very atypical for K-Pop, drawing on various styles of dance music as well as R&B. It's varied and fun and has quite a few interesting elements, such as the unusual sparse sound of "ASAP" and the horns in "ETA".

fav: Super Shy; Get Up

BTS: "Take Two" (2023)

Of course they recorded a song to be released around their 10-year anniversary when they weren't all able to celebrate together. Of course they did. And of course it's such a warm, embracing hug of a song. 2025 can't come soon enough.

And here are some more albums I enjoyed:

Colde: Love Part 2 (2023)

Twice: Ready To Be (2023)

Fifty Fifty: The Fifty (2022)

Fall Out Boy: So Much (for) Stardust (2023)

j-hope: Jack In The Box (HOPE Edition) (2023)

STAYC: Teenfresh (2023)

Le Sserafim: Unforgiven (2023)

Viviz: VarioUS (2023)

Itzy: Cheshire (2022)

the BTS discography remains on repeat as well, of course

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A final note: I'm really proud of myself for keeping this series going all this time. I already sometimes look back on older posts and it's so interesting to see how my taste in music and my way of writing changed through the years. Sometimes the music you listened to at a certain time in your life will always remain connected to that time for you but sometimes that connection weakens. So having these posts to look back on is like having all these little time capsules, which is nice. I don't know if I'll keep doing something similar now that I'm out of school, but it could be nice... We'll see what happens next (I have 0 plans for my future :D)!

[hoonieyun]

score: love!

lee heeseung x reader "y/n"

summary: after 2 years off the court due to a torn acl, y/n is ready to step back into tennis and take back the years she’s lost to her injury. after vowing to never play mixed doubles tennis ever again, she’s disappointed to find that the only matchup left is mixed doubles and she doesn’t have a partner. luckily, due to a last minute dropout, the tournament director has a player in need of a mixed doubles partner, but it just so happens to be the guy y/n played against 2 years ago that caused her injury: lee heeseung.

genre: smau!! sports au-tennis, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, romance

characters: enhypen heeseung, jay, jake, sunghoon - artms jinsoul - yves/sooyoung - loossemble hyeju (and randome side characters)

warnings: profanity, injuries, aggressive behavior, suggestive, drugs and alcohol, overall 18+

status: on going *started 11-3-2024*

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teaser (prologue) profiles: baddiesss (and jake) pink pony tennis club

i. girl you're late!

ii. shouldn't he be in jail??

iii. only in it for the money babyyy

iv. the bow is necessary

v. you think he's ever used his brain..?

vi. this hoe eat like a bear

vii. wait... she's kinda

viii. that was so alpha of you bro

ix. 9 hours on facetime???

x. what is this??? revenge of the exes???

more to come...

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other grps i rlly like: ive, aespa, stayc, artms/loossemble, xg, tripleS, zerobaseone, red velvet, fromis_9, nct dream

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240905 WOW PERFORMANCE Loossemble - 'TTYL' Performance Teaser

Premieres 9/6 (Fri) 6pm KST

[themoongirls12]

241007 | loossemble_official tiktok post 🚀

#TTYL_Challenge 🤳 with Orlando C.Loo ❤️

[thekpopgossip]

K-Pop Scandals 2023

This year had a lot of scandals, from serious abuse allegations and harmless dating scandals, to quite a few contract disputes between idols and companies. There were also a lot of news of members leaving their groups, fans being a pain in the ass and sending embarrassing protest trucks for pretty much anything, etc. So, check out my annual list of the most important k-pop scandals of 2023.

IVE “Lip-synced at MBC Gayo Daejeon” BTS RM “Private info leaked by Monk” Block B “Members left Seven Season Entertainment” NCT Haechan “Hiatus due health” TXT Yeonjun & Le Sserafim Yunjin “Dating rumor” ENHYPEN Jay “Insulted Korean history, apologized” SEVENTEEN Vernon “Dating rumor with stylist” VIXX Ravi “Sentenced for draft dodging, left group” GOT7 Jackson “Drunk at concerts, pro-China rants” D1CE “Disbandment” GWSN “Disbandment” NewJeans Danielle “Chinese New Year controversy” Goo Min Chul & Jamie "Cheating scandal, broke up” MOMOLAND “Disbandment” SM Entertainment, Kakao & HYBE “Acquisition” Super Junior Heechul "Misogynistic comments” Brave Girls “Left Brave Entertainment” BLANK2Y Youngbin "Assaulted girlfriend, kicked out of group” ASTRO Rocky “Left group and agency” UP10TION “Disbandment” DONGKIZ Munik “Left group” WJSN “8 members renewed contracts with Starship, 5 left" Nam Taehyun “DUI” DKZ Kyoungyoon “Was a member of the JMS cult, left group” TWICE Chaeyoung "Apologized for wearing swastika shirt” Treasure Haruto “Homophobic comments” TXT Taehyun “Went clubbing with girls” BlackPink Rose & Kang Don Wong “Dating rumor" ASTRO Moonbin “Passed away” Red Velvet Joy “Hiatus due health” BAE173 Nam Do Hyun "Filed lawsuit against PocketDol, won and left the agency” NCT Lucas "Left group" TEEN TOP C.A.P "Left group" ENHYPEN “Fan protest against their choreo with female dancers” BigBang "Everyone left YG Entertainment” EXO CBX “Filed lawsuit against SM Entertainment, resolved” LOONA "All 12 members left Blockberry Creative" MAMAMOO Hwasa “Left RBW Entertainment for P-Nation” HIGHLIGHT Dongwoon "Wedding" GOT7 JB “Flirting with girls on Instagram while serving in the army” BlackPink Lisa & Frédéric Arnault “Dating scandal" NewJeans “Controversy over ETA concept + iPhones on stage” FIFTY FIFTY "Filed lawsuit against their agency ATTRAKT, lost” Choi Yena “”Hate Rodrigo” concept controversy” HYBE “During &TEAM's fansign, staff looked through fans’ underwear” Super Junior Kyuhyun, Eunhyuk and Donghae “Left SM Entertainment” BlackPink Jisoo & Ahn Bo Hyun “Dating scandal, broke up” SEVENTEEN Joshua & Mi Young “Dating scandal” SNSD Sunny “Left SM Entertainment” The Boyz Kevin “Complained about not getting credited on songs” Ciipher Tan, Tag, Dohwan, Won "Left R.A.I.N Company" G-IDLE Soyeon “Dating scandal with influencer” RIIZE Wonbin, Seunghan, Sohee, Anton "Bully and dating rumors" Fantasy Boys Yu Junwon "Contract dispute with PocketDol Studios, left group" Stray Kids Bang Chan "Not allowed to continue his livestream series due to backlash from his “etiquette” comments” BTS RM “Denied allegations of Islamophobia” Loossemble Yeojin and Vivi “Said company threw out all of LOONA’s food and put them on a 'hell' diet” SF9 Rowoon "Left group" ITZY Lia “Hiatus due health” Stray Kids “Members got into a car accident” SHINee "Taemin and Key apologized for colorist remarks towards Minho" BlackPink Lisa “Controversial performance at Crazy Horse, China ban” PENTAGON "Six members left Cube Entertainment" EXO Sehun, Chanyeol, D.O “Left SM Entertainment” ATTRAKT and FIFTY FIFTY "Saena, Sio, and Aran left company, Keena stayed" BTS V's stalker “Handed him a marriage certificate, later apprehended by police” BigBang G-Dragon “Investigated for drug use” VIXX N “Hiatus from group” DKB Teo "Left group after DUI" BTOB “Left Cube Entertainment” Ryu Junyeol & Hyeri "Broke up" RIIZE Seunghan and TXT Soobin "Criticized for leaked Insta video and past comments" ATEEZ Wooyoung & LOONA Hyunjin "Dating rumor after Insta leak" Super Junior Kyuhyun "Attacked by a woman with knife" RIIZE Seunghan "Hiatus" FTISLAND Minhwan & LABOUM Yulhee “Divorce” BlackPink Jennie & BTS V "Broke up" TO1 “Disbandment” BabyMonster “Ahyeon left group and possibly YGE” Fantasy Boys Kim Gyurae "Grooming/dating allegations with older stylist" BOYNEXTDOOR “Bodyguard assaulted a fan at airport” BlackPInk “Members left YGE for solo careers”

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240422 loossemble.official's Instagram Reel

[loonarii]

Ari's K-Pop Roundup: April 2024 (NewJeans, IVE, RIIZE, KISS OF LIFE, ARTMS, LOOSSEMBLE, BABYMONSTER + MORE)

check out last months installment here :)

Bubble Gum - NewJeans

With HYBE collapsing in on itself and ADOR being the epicentre of the explosion, a part of me was a little afraid that NewJeans' comeback would take a hit in the quality department. From the first bars of 'Bubblegum' I knew I had been worried for no reason.

'Bubblegum' is an early 2000s synth fueled record with an edge of 80s Japanese citypop. It's groovy, simplistic, and effortless in execution, and while it isn't necessarily an innovation in NewJeans' notoriously trend-setting discography, it's still a welcome addition that capitalizes on the members vocal tones and the group's style beautifully.

The music video is gorgeous, as usual, with it taking notes from the raw, realistic nature of 'Ditto' and the colour-pop confidence of 'Hype Boy'. Danielle looked especially gorgeous in her natural curls, and Hanni's sharp bob is so striking - she looks like an anime heroine, and I love it.

I know we've all heard the phrase 'I think I just made the song of the summer' a little too much these past few years, but I am of the opinion that NewJeans has successfully achieved it with 'Bubblegum' - it's been a whirlwind year so far for me, and something easygoing and chill like this is exactly the energy I will be bringing into the hotter months.

Even though they have made ripples in the kpop industry, it seems nobody can do it quite like NewJeans.

해야 (HEYA) - IVE (IVE SWITCH)

note: i will be covering the rest of the mini album when the m/v for 'accendio' is released next month, so stay tuned :)

Coming off of the mildly contrived 'Baddie' and the shockingly beautiful 'Off The Record' from 2023's 'I'VE MINE' EP, I wasn't sure where I was going to stand with IVE's comeback. Once again, I was pleasantly surprised.

'Heya' is a track with a chorus melody that makes such perfect sense that you are left amazed that nobody has thought of it before - its so easily catchy, and being 100% real, it's been stuck in my head since the m/v teaser. The construction of this song is honestly very impressive (Dem Jointz is the arranger so this is unsurprising), every vocal or instrumental motif pokes it's head in and reappears in an effortlessly perfect way, even the raps aren't jarring, a pitfall many a kpop track have fallen down before.

Functionally, this song is the perfect response to 'Baddie': that playful edge they centred in on in that track is still present here, but IVE have returned back to home base a little more and drawn from that elegant, untouchable concept they built in their iconic debut trilogy. 'Heya' understands the elements that saved 'Baddie' from succumbing to unlistenability, and knows how to use them redirect back to the right track without discarding the lessons learnt entirely.

While I don't think this song has reached 'After LIKE' or 'Love Dive' levels of perfection for me, it's still a super fun song for IVE, and absolutely a step in the right direction.

(final note: does anyone else feel like this song samples 'flashing lights' by kanye west?? does anyone else hear this? like at 45 seconds?? maybe im slowly going insane idk)

Midas Touch - KISS OF LIFE

(check out my breakdown of the historical allusions in the mv here)

Kiss Of Life seems to just know exactly what they are doing, and the music is just getting better and better. The Britney edge and old SNSD flair on this track is right up my street, and all the members just give their all on this song, their talent is so consistently clear.

Their seemingly exponential growth in popularity and success from debut is so well deserved, they are truly setting the standard for the quality of music of the 5th generation; they are proving with every release that kpop does have more to offer, there is more innovation to be made.

My grievances at this release being a single album aside, this was a perfect comeback in my opinion. Congratulations Kiof for graduating nugudom, I can't wait to see what you do next.

Impossible + 9 Days + One Kiss - RIIZE

And just when I thought I would never enjoy a boy group release again, RIIZE dropped 'Impossible'. The audacity to release something as fucking amazing as this like 3 months after 'Love 119' (which i controversially loved)??? Insane.

This track marks SM's latest addition to their arsenal of iconic house bangers, 'Impossible' revitalizes everything that made Shinee's 'View' and f(x)'s '4 Walls' so good for the 2024 music scene. It has that late night BBC Radio 1/love island pop edge to it that I have been yapping about for months, and I am so obsessed. This is how to compete with Somi's 'Fast Forward' for the most british sounding kpop song.

'One Kiss' is a sonic sequel to 'Love 119' - I am just so obsessed with how much they sound like an early 2000s western boy group on tracks like this, they just exude NSYNC energy. '9 Days' is another laidback pop hit, with a little more energy and longevity than 'One Kiss'. The sound of 2024's summer in kpop has clearly been established, and I for one am in favour.

RIIZE being the first boy group to last more than two comebacks on my stan list is really something I didn't see coming, but it's a welcome change.

SHEESH - BABYMONSTER (BABYMONS7ER)

I think babymonster may start to be delegated to the mini review section of these monthly reviews, because I am genuinely struggling to find something likeable within this song. 'Batter Up' at least had a danceability to it, even if it was highly derivative, but 'Sheesh' is just so predictable to me. Even the switch up from the standard YG party final chorus felt formulaic somehow, and the mini album wasn't much better.

Ahyeon is back though, and she proved once and for all that she is absolutely a necessary part of the group - her rap was easily the song's highlight. The performances from this era were genuinely excellent considering what they were working with.

I don't like being a stuck record with groups I just will never enjoy, so I apologize, but discussions around their future releases will be limited going forward, unless they drop something that I actually enjoy.

Pre2: Flower Rhythm + Pre3: Candy Crush- ARTMS (Dall)

There is something about modhaus production that just works for me, and the interpolation of Heejin's 'Algorithm' on 'Flower Rhythm' is a really exciting choice. The verses, post-chorus and bridge are very strong in my opinion, but the chorus itself seems to get a little lost in the sauce. I can see that chorus growing on me however, and the rest of the song is highly enjoyable, very evocative of the yyxy sub-unit.

Haseul's 'Plastic Candy' is one of my favourites from the ARTMS girls' releases, and with it's interpolation in 'Candy Crush' means I am predisposed to be obsessed with this song. It's a little jazzy, a little citypop, and it's the perfect late night summer vibe. This is easily my favourite of the pre releases so far, but the sheer array of styles the girls have demonstrated makes me very excited to see where they go for the title track.

Girls' Night - Loossemble (One Of A Kind)

LOOSEMBLE AND ARTMS RELEASES IN ONE MONTH??? WE WON

Loossemble's 'Sensitive' was pure pop perfection, and the album was just as impressive, so going into 'One Of A Kind' and its title 'Girls' Night' I just knew they were going to deliver.

'Girls' Night' is a classic LOONA type track, a total kaleidoscope of sonic innovation, and it stuns throughout its 3:24 runtime (we love long songs). My girl Yeojin got PINK HAIR, Vivi got a lore update, and Gowon unlocked her irish ancestry - overall a 10/10 in the visuals department. The rest of the album is an actual masterpiece; 'Moonlight' is a banger that caught me off guard by how good it is, 'Boomerang' has an addictive almost hyperpop edge - it's very evocative of Yeppi Yeppi by aespa, or even Paradisin' by Rina Sawayama. 'He Said I Said' plays it a little too safe in the production department in my opinion, and it comes off a slightly childish for them - it's a perfectly enjoyable song, but probably the weakest on the album. 'Truman Show' brings in a more acoustic sound, which builds with the synth to create a truly cinematic feel - it has a ballad vibe, but keeps it on the upbeat side, so if kpop ballads aren't your thing, you still might enjoy this one. 'Starlight' is a perfect album closer, and although it will never be my favourite LOONA song with 'Star' in the title, it's a really beautiful song. This was a really successful album for them, and I can't wait to see what else they bring to the industry.

MINI REVIEWS:

SPOT! - ZICO feat. JENNIE: I was fully prepared to lie and act like this was a masterpiece before I listened because it has my queen jennie in it, but when I actually heard it I was pleasantly surprised with an absolute certified banger. This has that TripleH - 365 Fresh energy that I love, and Jennie's amazing vocals have made me so excited for what shes going to do with her solo work at odd atelier :)

Could It Be + Freak - YUQI ((G)-IDLE): I've never been a huge (G)-IDLE fan, so 'Freak' really wasn't my vibe, but 'Could It Be' had a Sunmi-esque edge that draws me in somehow. Having heard a snippet on TikTok, I also listened to the b-side 'Red Rover', and it's a real standout, make sure to give this one a listen if you only heard 'Freak'.

Blush - woo!ah!: i am in denial thay the official group name is now WOOAH, why are we erasing herstory?? Anyway, 'Blush' really blew me away - this song is so fun, every second is packed with memorable melodies and beautiful production, and that post chorus??? a killer!! SO underrated, if you haven't checked out this song yet this month, be sure to, it's an underrated song that I can see making it high in my yearly ranking.

고민중독 - QWER: Sapphic themes?? in a kpop music video??? with a girl BAND??? yoasobi vibes??? of course i was going to love it! I had never really heard of QWER before this month, but this song is such a banger and the pop rock sound is immaculate - ( @a-moth-to-the-light this feels very much up your street) I will 100% be checking out their discography, and I can easily see these girls making a home on my stan list, this track is truly amazing.

Final Love Song - I-LAND2 Contestants with ROSÉ: This is the kind of kpop song that makes me understand why this genre is so bullied. What are we doing. Rosé sounded good I guess. Moving on.

IMMM - ILY:1: Such an unexpected groovy sound - big Momoland energy. Pretty much everyone is eating up these April releases, even the nugu girlies are bringing it more than usual. I'm slightly worried about the lack of music video or promotions, but this song is really fun, so please go stream and show ILY:1 some love :)

[g-selle]

HUGE symbols dump ♡

୨ here are all the symbols! remember these are just free to use, absolutely no credits needed! have fun! ୧

- ˕ •マ /ᐠ - ˕ •マ ૮ • ﻌ - ა ໒꒰ྀི • ﻌ - ꒱ྀི১ ㅤ/ᐠ – ﻌ–マ-

——   𑂯   ׁ   ִ    texto

￮    𓈒    ׂ    ੭   ——   texto

୨ৎ    ֹ         ۟   ——  texto

 ノ   ⊹   ◌    ——   texto

  ㅤ୨୧     ꒰   texto

˖   🐾   ׁ    ⑅    texto ．．．૮ • ﻌ - ა

. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

♡  ࣪  ·  coffee day, with nayeon

#nayeon #twice . . 🏹

˖   🐻‍❄️   ׁ    ⑅    cutie vivi ．．．૮ • ﻌ - ა

#vivi #loossemble . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁

ɑ ხ ᥴ ძ ᧉ ʄ ԍ ɦ ɪ ȷ к ȴ ꧑ ᥒ 𐐫 ᑭ ϙ ɾ ᥉ Ɨ ᥙ ᥎ ɯ ꪎ ყ ʑ

₊. 🎧 ⋆ ☾⋆⁺₊ ✧

✧･ﾟ🦢: *✧･ﾟ

𖦹ׂ 𓈒 💿 ／ ⋆ ۪ ✧ * 。

୭🧷✧˚. ᵎᵎ 🐰｡ * ♡

—ੈ 🐚‧₊˚

★ 🫧 ⋆｡°⋆

⋅˚₊ ୨ 💌 ୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅

✩ ♬ ₊.🎧⋆☾⋆⁺₊✧

⋆｡° 🍙 ⋆୨୧˚

⋆ ۪ ☆* 。NAME ‧₊˚ ⋅ 🕊️

*ੈ NAME ୨🍥୧ °⋆

︶꒷꒦︶ ๋ ࣭ ⭑

✄┈┈┈┈

˖˚ 🐾₊˚

≽^•⩊•^≼

˚༘ ೀ｡˚🐾₊˚ෆ

₊˚ʚ ᗢ₊˚✧ ﾟ.

༉‧₊˚🕸️🐈‍⬛ ༉‧₊˚.

₊˚ 🐾 ˚₊‧⁺˖

h♡me

୨୧ name <3

ʚ mi amor' ·˚ ༘

mine 𐙚

︵𖢷 supermine 𖥨

name ✧

w♡rld ౨ৎ

୭ l♡ml˚➶ .

୨୧     ꒰   texto

tags ✧

︵𖢷 caption 𖥨

୨୧ tags <3

⏝      𝓍𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝓅𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦      ꐦ    ۟⠀⠀⠀˔⠀

🇨🇺 ⠀ ꒰(@｀꒳´)꒱   estp  ⊹

——   ꪆ୧   ׁ   ִ    ᥱstp

  ᄊ   ׁ   ִ    @imnotningning

  ㅤ୨୧     ꒰   matching with n&v

.         ⬚ estp    ﹒     𝓍𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝓅𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦     ︶

   𝗍𝗐𝗂𝖼𝖾    ⊹   모모 lover   ^___<

‿︵˓ ʚ♡ɞ ˓ ︵ ݂   ͘ ౨ৎ   𝓍𝘪𝘢𝘴 𝓅𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 .  .ᐟ ⟢  ۫

もも lover . 𝑒stp

︶ ͡ ۫ ˓ ʚ♡ɞ ˒ ۫ ͡ ︶

🖇   𝗍𝗐𝗂𝖼𝖾 ౨ৎㅤ〪ׄ ҂  ˖   🐧

𖦹   ֗ 🗒 𖠗 👸 of mina fps! (enfp)

𓏼⠀‵ ⊹      미나 lover    💭

𝗂𝗏𝖾, 𝗇𝗐𝗃𝗇𝗌 & 𝗅𝖾 𝗌𝗌𝖾𝗋𝖺𝖿𝗂𝗆 𝖻𝗂𝗈𝗌 ͏ ͏

♡  ࣪  ·  𝗇𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗂𝗌𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗂𝖼,  𝗆𝗒 

𝗀𝗈𝖽, 𝗂 𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 𝗂𝗍 . . 🏹

͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

ׅ  ׁ  👖  들어봐  𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚓𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 

𝗌𝗈 𝖿𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗁, 𝗌𝗈 𝖼𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗇  ✧ 𓈒 ꒪ㅤ

͏ ͏ ͏ ͏

͡  ᮫  ׁ  𝖽𝗈 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗇𝗄 𝗂'𝗆

 𝖿𝗋𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗅𝖾  ︖ ﹖ 🪽  ｡  ˚ㅤ

𝗈𝖻𝗌𝖾𝗌𝗌𝖾𝖽 ͏ ͏ ͏ 𝗐 ͏ ͏❀ ͏ ͏ 𝗐𝗈𝗈𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗇𝗀.

͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝗻𝗮. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏💬 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏꿀, ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏͏͏♡. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝗃𝖺𝖾𝗆𝗂𝗇 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏🗞️

͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝗅𝗈𝗏𝖾 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏: ͏ ͏ ͏𝖼𝗈𝖿𝖿𝖾𝖾 ͏ ͏ ͏ ☁️ ͏ ͏ ͏𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏& ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝗂𝗋𝖾𝗇𝖾.

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͏ ͏ ͏ ˖ ͏ ͏ ͏𝘮𝘢 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ 🖇️ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝗃𝖾𝗇𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗋𝗎𝖻𝗒𝗃𝖺𝗇𝖾 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏중.

͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏꽃 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏١ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏🫙 ͏ ͏ ͏ ★ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝖻𝖺𝗇𝗀 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝖼𝗁𝖺𝗇. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏🫶🏻

͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏✿ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ クマ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏🍃 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏𝖾𝗎𝗇𝗐𝗈𝗈 ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏!

ᥕhᥲt'ร⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𓇼 ⊹₊˚⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ αƒ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ू 🪩 *⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🆃🅴🆁⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ི꒰͡ ໋.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 你♡⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝕝𝕚⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ☆ ★⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ __⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ k͜͡e⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀?

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⠀⠀🅐⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ू 🎸 *⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ __,,⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #𝕣𝕠𝕔𝕜⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝅄 ࣪ ⪨ .⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ stαr !⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⸰ 𖥔 ͙ࣳ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 🄰⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ☆ ★⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #թօթ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀︵⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ѕᴛαя.

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⠀ ⠀ #ℐ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀εїз⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ᥲᑯoɾᥱ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀❀ ˚ ｡⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀🆄⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀୭୧⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀𝕖𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕘𝕙⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀𓆩♡̤𓆪⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ᴛᴏ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ᶻz⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀gᥱt⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀🎨𓈒𓏸⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀𝗱𝗶𝘇𝘇𝘆.

ᴖ᷄ ⍸ ᴖ᷅ 𝗍𝗐𝗂𝖼𝖾⠀⠀𖹭⠀⠀'⠀⠀s⠀⠀ゾーン

you are my first チョイス and my

ファースト thought

୨ ׅ ׄ ⟡ 🎻 하수영

the wind of grace have

brought and sowed love

하수영 🍓 you don't know, but

i just wanted to be your 𝗽𝗼𝗲𝘁𝗿𝘆.

二回 ⁹ ㅤ ( 𝗍𝗐𝗂𝖼𝖾 )ㅤㅤㅤ─ㅤㅤ & ㅤㅤ𝗅ō𝗏𝖾.

let’s meet, two birds at one stone

I love to hear you sing

소녀의 힘 ♡ 🦢 : 하수영 ꒱

she’s like porcelain — pearlescent

gorgeously soft to the touch .

⋆.˚ loona | yves ✧

ೀ capcut .ᐟ ୨୧

ʚ matching w lover ᗢ

. ˚ ⊹ ♡ — texto! . ˚ ִֶָ ༉‧ ★ ̶̲ ִֶָ ִֶָ ࣪ . 🍶texto ! ྀིྀི

ʚ♡ɞ  texto

読✦ æspa | 𝒢iselle ᘞ̸

○ ۫ ⠀،،̲ 𝔖uper͡𝒏ova ⋆

⌯ ℳ𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝓌𝘪𝘵𝘩

i think about @TWICE everyday. 💗

⋆.˚ for twice only. | ot9 ✧.ᐟ

21:29 💟

.・゜゜・　　・゜゜・．

˚　　　　✦　　　.　　. 　 ˚　.　　　　　 . ✦　　　 　˚　　　　 . ★⋆.

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text ⋆ ୧

౨ৎ

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*

❤︎ /ᐠ - ˕ -マ♡︎

･ ﾟ ･ﾟ·:｡･ﾟﾟ･

˖ ࿐

⩇⩇:⩇⩇

⋆｡‧˚ °｡˚‧｡⋆ִֶָ

° ᡣ𐭩 . ° .

₊˚⊹ ࣪୨ ୧ ₊˚⊹

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｡ﾟﾟ･｡･ﾟﾟ｡ ﾟ。 texto texto

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