#was also listening to sugarcoat by natty

[cheshitora]

i've been thinking about dj!rindou x dancer!reader a lot lately, where you two are neighbors. rindou's been working on some new music, remixes and whatnot. but everytime he begins playing, your musical ears find the soft beats emanating from his house into yours. you can't help the way your body instinctively moves, finding your rhythm with the flow of the music and just as you begin to dance, rindou looks out his window, his eyes falling on your dancing figure. rindou thought maybe you had your own music going, that it wasn't possible you could hear the set he was playing until he turned it up and switched songs. he would soon realize that you were, in fact, moving along to the beat of the new segment - you were dancing to his music. he couldn't help the smirk that stretched across his lips, eyes fixated on you as you continued to dance, unaware of his attentive gaze, lost in your own little world. he could get used to the sight of your swaying hips and feet sliding against the floor. even if from the angle through which he was looking at you, he instantly knew you were a great dancer and maybe the next day he'll invite you over, spin some more records for you and watch you dance up close

[blurry-low]

Low, what are some songs you've recently been into? Also, hope your week is going well!! ✨

Hello! I hope that you are also doing well! A lot of people say my music playlists put them to sleep but I snuck some faster ones on this list lol:

Skai - if I ever fall I love

Earth Wind & Fire - In the Stone

Tevin Campbell - Can we Talk

Eric Benét - Spend my life with you

Anthony Hamilton - Charlene

Musiq soulchild - Love

Debarge - I like it (this is my favorite song)

Yebba- How deep is your love

Dru Hill - Beauty

Corinne Bailey Rae - Breathless

Janet Jackson - I get lonely

Carl Thomas - I wish

Floetry - Say yea

Greatest Love of all time- Whitney Houston

Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour

Edit: I FORGOT MARY J BLIDGE BE WITHOUT YOU!!!!!

Kpop:

Natty - Sugarcoat

Red Velvet - Kingdom Come

Red Velvet - Automatic

Jaehyun - Completey

Kiss of Life - Nothing

Kiss of life - REM

Enhypen - Fatal Trouble

V - For Us

RM - Still Life

SKZ - Leave

Aespa - Supernova

TXT - We’ll Never Change

Baekhyun - Cry for Love/all I got/Bambi

GOT7 - if you do

Umi (ft V) Wherever u r

D.O - Tell me what is love

Ive also been listening to pink pony club by chapelle Roan and Bored by Laufey (particularly the bridge)

Special mention to Otonoke by Creepy Nuts even though I don’t watch that show.

[00angelyoon]

“𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁.”

. “𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿”: seventeen, red velvet, aespa, twice, itzy, ive, (g)idle, txt, enha, xg and kiss of life.

. “𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!” i just kinda fell in love with them all but hao first stuck out to me, like to quote myself no exaggeration, like on god when i first saw him i said “who is this handsome man.” that shit came out my mouth no hesitation. like with gose they were so fucking funny, i literally watch gose every single day. and their discography is just mwah.

. “𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘁.” just love em, like mothers. joy is my pfp (guess my bias). I’m listening to bad boy right now while writing this right now. their songs are perfect again just mwah like birthday and . and psycho are my songs. so so fun to watch the theories to their songs like a fav pastime of mine, can’t wait for their comeback.

. “𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗮.” wasn’t that interested in the beginning because of their concept like i knew they were talented but just don’t want people screaming “i love you naevis.” in my ear, but their new album “my world.” got me to listen to them again. right now i’m loving thirsty and spicy and now i can listen to the occasional illusion.this more of a group i like the members rather than the music like karina is literally my youtube account name and pfp.

. “𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗲.” just who doesn’t. like again mothers. their music is great, loving last waltz and push and pull and killin me good by jihyo is perfect. love the girls so so much sana and momo are my biases. they are just the group.

. “𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁 𝗜𝘁𝘇𝘆.” love these girls beyond your comprehension. yuna is my bias love her. the reason their lower on this list is because not loving their musical direction right now, like i adored their sound before cheshire dropped, like not shy, loco and in the morning just simply mwah. i’m liking none of my business and bratty right now but still love em, yuna just yuna.

. “𝗜’𝗩𝗘.” as you can see more of a gg stan but nonetheless we progress. have been here since debut for them i’ve (no pun intended.) stanned them since eleven. i’ve loved all of their songs except after like but love dive is my song. the girls are so sweet love em so so much. yunjin is mother.

. “𝗧𝗼𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿.” i think i got really into them was anti romantic era like i knew them but didn’t stan them. love their discography. and the boys are so funny they give sibling energy beomgyu just exudes their concept so fucking well.

. “𝗛𝗲��𝗹𝗼, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗻.” love the boys but wouldn’t call myself an engene as a black kpop stan they scare the fuck out of me. i really enjoy their music and i think they have the best discography in 4th gen boy groups right now, sunghoon is a prince.

. “Extraordinary girls.” they cute, Chisa is adorable. I can see them going really far. some of their songs are questionable however some of their songs are so adorable like left and right gives me 200s rnb vibes and new dance was song of the summer so good.

. “𝗞𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲.” as their quite new they are at the bottom but i’m loving their debut album, like sugarcoat by natty and love games by haneul are my some of my favourite songs right now , shh is like a power song, really loving how their concept and musical direction is looking right now. haneul reminds me of hoshi.

“also how fucking perfect is this it goes in order of my ults lol.”

(ps: all the people i mentioned are my biases in those groups)

[loevhyuck]

my dear loevhyuck,

i hope this letter finds you well! <3 i really like your new pfp, mark with the kitty hat is so sweet 🥲 i wanted to ask you for k-pop music recommendations? I'd love some fresh music to listen to. 🥰 and I'm also curious what nct songs you've been listening to lately! idk about you, but i always seem to go through little cycles of being obsessed with a song or two at a time 😅

i miss you! feel free to send me an ask if you feel inclined ^_^

xoxo,

hyuck-xix

dear hyuck-xix, markitty is so dear to me so its a pattern, but i need something new too. about music, you already know about details, but i want to share with you something i really like. btbt - b.i  sugarcoat (natty solo) - kiss of life 21 - dean trauma - exo spark - taeyeon tomorrow - chanyeol ok - nct u child - mark (woah) nct.... i like just all nct dream's songs, nd more like hip hop by 127's. ballad and rnb just nor for me. and damn. baggy jeans.

what about you? tell me your recommendations. and i miss you too. take care <3 with love, loevhyuck

[kmgkmg]

BACK TO US - BONUS. PLAYLIST BREAKDOWN

┊masterlist┊

for those that connect to music as deeply as i do, i thought it would be a good idea to make this post! diving deeper into my picks for the back to us playlist, all of the tracks are extremely intentional and you might not have even noticed their presence since i tried to weave them in naturally!

**below cut i give details about each track, spoilers included so i recommend reading once you've finished the series. long post (1.5k) since i included reasons + lyrics under the cut!**

first section: reuniting

✧ keeping tabs by niki: i can 100% see joshua listening to niki's music! her voice would match his really well imo and i could see him trying to harmonize with her voice as he was cleaning or smthn! while reader's emotions towards joshua aren't as strong as this song, it definitely has the same vibe!

you left without saying goodbye ---- i wish i never met you. you are the worst thing that i'm still keeping tabs on for some stupid reason. you were just being nice. now i fully believe you're out there somewhere also keeping tabs on how i might be feeling.

✧ sugarcoat (natty solo) by kiss of life: again this is veryyyyy joshua coded! when he recommended emotional oranges on summer vacation with vernon, i knew i had to add this track. the pop/rnb vibe is perfect. the lyric i included imo sums up how joshua came to his conclusions way too quick.

the image of me that you judged arbitrarily cannot be all

✧ haunt me by rini: this really describes the longing that they both felt for each other after joshua cut contact with reader.

thought i heard your voice, my favorite sound. was is somethin' there? ---- 'cause you haunt me, daily, nightly. get no peace of mind.

✧ still by jeff bernat: an artist that joshua has mentioned several times before! he's actually the person that got me into bernat's discography when i used to be a joshua/hoshi stan lol. another longing song (shocking to no one). goes over joshua's thoughts about getting past reader abandoning him :(

it's been a long time since we last spoke. i still wonder what you’re up to, after all that shit we've been through. ---- and there's probably people telling you that i’m doing fine, just taking my time. although it appears that i’m strong, it still hurts.

✧ not my job by flo: actually used lyrics of this song in 01. gentleman hong hahahaha. when reader asks joshua to tell the campers to knock it off with all the shipping, joshua says:

it's not my job to make you feel comfortable.

✧ summertime by flo: kinda inspired an interaction btwn reader and hoshi in 02. camper spirit when reader is like "i'm not going to let someone who deserted me ruin my summer."

second section: what are we?

✧ lemondrops by telana: the song that is behind it all!!!!!!!!!! i had no idea i was going to turn this into a series. it was originally going to be domestic fluff of reader giving joshua lemondrops so he could sing. but i mean hey, i gave credit where credits due, naming 06. popsicles and lemon drops after this song! just a very comforting song, one that definitely shows the dynamic between reader and joshua when they were close. the closeness that both of them miss.

✧ like i feel (feat. mereba) by xaiver omär: this song is LITERALLY about friends-to-lovers, i would be a fool to exclude it! kept this track on repeat while writing 11. taking inventory. joshua says to reader:

so, let me know if you feel how i feel. ---- also reader confesses with: i swear, i tried letting go of the feelings i had for you which is inspired by the song's lyrics of: swear i tried lettin' go ---- but i mean everything about this song is so good, esp this line: i feel a family of butterflies all in my gut, oh, and they're fluttering

✧ m.h. by yeek: just added this song for my own pleasure tbh, but one of the main repeating lines is definitely joshua's feelings towards reader when he starts hanging out with them more (around part 06/07)

i miss you when i see you no...(they) hit me with i love you.

✧ gotta get back (feat. pink sweat$) by p1harmony: another track i could see joshua singing along to

i know i'm not perfect, and i've hurt your heart before. so, i don't wanna make a promise i can't give. ---- never had someone make me feel all these ways before and now it seems that i can't get you out my mind. you got me hanging on to every word you say.

✧ all our time (feat. jae stephens) by xavier omär: summer breeeeze. perfect summertime song, could definitely see chan dancing to this for a dino danceology. and it would stick in reader's head after leaving pledis studios. would be the summer anthem for hoshi and reader.

✧ simple life by lexy panterra: nothing much lyrically, just a summertime vibes track.

✧ mornings (see you again) by alextbh: for the he/him readers! alextbh writes so many songs w a guy lover in mind, so i highly recommend checking his discography out.

been outta focus lately. all these images, playing in my head. i can't help it

✧ mess around by starchild & the new romantic: unable to think of a good description for this song so 👍

i know i shouldn't mess around, i shouldn't even hardly doubt you. i know i shouldn't fuss & fight, i shouldn't hardly run around you. all of these thoughts in my head...

✧ good life by otis kane x clay: this song is so smooth and incredibly joshua coded. kinda reminds me of niki's songs as well, vibe wise.

all the games aside then, i want you in my space. and now that you're in my world i'll never be the same.

✧ the chase by alextbh: no lyrics for this one, very sad if you listen to them but the vibe of the song regarding the instrumental and such fit the series!

✧ bamboo by ivy sole: another song in there for vibes, very much a summertime song!

✧ back to us (feat. julissa leilani) by jeremy passion: filo-american singer! idk if he's ever recommended his music, but i mean listen to it and it's just the embodiment of joshua's vibe into a song. obviously this song holds a lot of meaning for the series, it is literally the title! the song is more about a couple falling out of love, but this is based on vibessssssss! (it's a groovy little song, what can i say?)

✧ je t'adore (feat. ty senoj) by sylo: another song in the playlist for vibes. but again, very joshua coded imo! groovy pop is right up his alleyyyyy

third section: this is not a drill

✧ trust by thuy & rini: oh? rini makes a comeback? definitely a good song for explaining how reader and joshua slowly open up to each other, their need to build trust first.

baby, let your guard down. world's loud, we could shut it out. you can put ya trust in me if you choose. ---- how do i make you realize i'ma stick around if it's with you, you, you.

✧ ride with me by pink sweat$: a song joshua recommended in his 'beach drive' playlist on spotify! beach drive, perfect way to describe it. and when you think beach, you think summer, right? summer...summer camp? aha...

✧ blur by dhruv: joshua's double take cover remains iconic! and i really love dhruv's voice so i knew i wanted to add a song of his for sure! joshua's tweet in 08. another serious camper takes the first lyrics of the song:

the room tonight became a blur and all i could see was them you dancing.

✧ misfits' sunday by jooyoung: jooyoung's voice is perfect for a love story, i mean it fits all the moods. he usually does smooth rnb and although this is a newer sound he's been experimenting with, i thought the lyrics fit the series nicely!

we were young and naive nothing to worry. all the memories, fading with graphite scribbles. we grew too fast, a blink, slow talks.

✧ ore ore by sole: another track that i can't figure out how to describe...

love isn’t too far from us, love can handle everything.

✧ lucky by jason mraz & colbie caillat: tfw reader walks past joshua rehearsing with this song... (ahem, 10. what's your eta, anyone?)

lucky i'm in love with my best friend.

✧ angel 2 me (feat. jeff bernat) by mckay: jeff bernat feature, you know joshua would love this song and cover itttttt!

✧ ikaw lang by nobita: it's pretty established joshua loves filo artists, this would be a track he would play all the time. the title translates to only you.

oh, what a beautiful sight it is to look into your eyes. the way they sparkle, i cannot fathom. the way you look back at me, how brilliant they shine. heaven must be on earth. stars actually fall from the sky.

✧ 7pm (apple music home session) by joshua: joshua lulling reader to sleep with his guitar??? 🫠

at seven in my house, we'll sing both our lungs out and dance to the moonlight 'cause everything feels right.

✧ whether or not by gabe bondoc: the inclusion of gabe bondoc should be no surprise to a longtime carat! joshua loves his filo artists and i still remember this predebut vid of him singing some gabe bondoc!

i've dreamed a thousand dreams and still nothing compares to the feeling that you give me while you're standing here. i don't care if its fair.

[ariaofsorrows]

top 5 tag game

drop your favorite top 5 songs of the year, the ones that are top 5 in your heart, regardless of plays/streams/stats, and tag some friends

thank you for the tag, @fantastic-mr-corvid but i think everyone knows what i’m gonna put down

1. Love to Love You Baby by Donna Summer

This song literally cured my short term attention span brainrot. This song is 16 minutes long, and I’m sitting down for all 16 of them. Not only that, this song has practical use in my daily life, as I’ve been using to measure distance. I know my friend’s house is 11 minutes away because I use this song as a reference. Lastly, every single edit/arrangement is different so you’ll never grow tired of it.

2. THEME FROM LUPIN III ‘97 by Yuji Ohno

Best arrangement of the Lupin’s main theme, no contest. To me, this embodies the whole crew, AND it gives off the best“nighttime heist” kind of vibe.

3. Spain by Chick Corea

I remember seeing my friends play this in high school, and it stuck by me ever since. I recently got into more jazz fusion, and this still remains to be one of my favourites. Not a single arrangement is bad either.

(this is my favourite arrangement of the song)!

4. Sugarcoat by Natty from KISS OF LIFE

I’m not really into K-pop anymore, but I found myself playing this song often. I really liked listening to it.

5. YA YA by Beyoncé

Contrary to popular opinion, I found many of the songs off of Cowboy Carter to be good! This is my personal favourite because it’s so fun to listen to and it’s a really good hype song to accompany a workout. It’s also a two in one since it also contains another favourite of mine, These Boots Are Made for Walking by Nancy Sinatra.

was this a surprise for anyone? i don’t think so. anyways, i’m tagging anyone and everyone who wante to participate

OHHH I MEANT TO PUT A FLO SONG BUT I FORGOT!!! anyways this song ties with #3 because this is my emotional support song

[yakultlover457]

my top kpop releases this year so far… as a fun music enjoyer 😎

1. billlie - tbop3 (aoty)

2. oec - version up (aoty #2)

3. nmixx - roller coaster (song of the summer!!)

4. natty - sugarcoat

5. zb1 - in bloom

for billlie and oec, im talking abt the whole album. both albums are outstanding from start to finish (production & cohesion). i like them equally, but listening to billlie’s songs w their horror concept in mind is extra good. also i thought these 2 have the nicest mixing, the vocals sound very clear

also im one of the 7 supporters of the new nmixx sound, its so fun, its just good music. & idk i think party o’clock (with an amazing instrumental) would’ve been just as good if the chorus melody was written another way…. whereas in rollercoaster, the inst and melody are in total harmony i think. good mix of house (those disclosure sub basslines…) and sugary pop

sugarcoat with the 4 count start (pharrell totally produced this song..) its just real music 🎶

in bloom was a fun surprise…. its a cute song. i enjoy the melodic chorus and bright production!

honourable mentions:

- newjeans (the song)

- dojaejung

- nmixx - love me like this

under the cut: the most DISAPPOINTING RELEASES!!

1. boynextdoor: all songs so far felt v lacklustre and generic… waiting to hear their sept cb to see if i like it better

2. aespa: my world had amazing production, i just dont like any of the songs🧍‍♂️and i just tried listening to their english song, couldnt even finish it so… heartbreaking as next level and savage were my top favourites of 2021

[kmgkmg]

long ask incoming !!! (-⛺️)

“You’re the one that wanted us to date quietly and we broke up just as quietly. Now, let go of me quietly.”

“Yes, he misses you more than anything. But no, he knows that you don’t feel the same. So maybe, it’s time for him to follow your wishes and let go of you.”

its actually so over . im devastated, heartbroken, never eating sushi again (joke) (half joke i feel the devastation) (actually going crazy over these lines) this fic was so good 😭😭😭 the fact that ww wasnt over them but they were over him, the fact that they moved on but he didn’t, the fact that he only decided to move on was when he saw that they moved on????? wow . wow . i need a moment to think about this (head in hands) (will reread tonight for the full angst™️ experience) BUT THE MOODBOARDS??? theyre so good i especially love the one with wonwoo in it because the colors??? the way it all matches im in love w it

OKAY anyways!!! after reading the playlist breakdown i think that all the songs really fit the smau, but i feel like these songs fit the best or have the biggest impression for me (thoughts for first 5 only because im running out of words to describe it all but i love all of them) (not in any order)

1. sugarcoat (natty solo) - i <3 kiss of life and this solo is SOOOO good (this is actually the song that got me into the playlist so i think that this rlly fits the vibe aswell)

2. haunt me & stiff - i read the two lyric excerpts from the breakdown while listening to them and it was so??? it perfectly fit both yn and shua’s povs like my jaw dropped when it clicked in my head

3. not my job - I RECOGNIZED IT WHEN I READ THE SECOND CHAPTER I WAS LIKE “wait a damn??? minute????? am i reading this correctly????”

4. lemondrops - “one that definitely shows the dynamic between reader and joshua when they were close. the closeness that both of them miss.” MY YNSHIE 💔💔💔💔💔💔 this song makes perfect sense because that’s literally them??? its literally their song??? that specific closeness described in this song cannot/can rarely be replicated for anyone else and it probably hurt for the both of them before the events of back to us happened 🙁🙁🙁

5. back to us - VIBEEE VIBE complete vibe this song is so good!!!! i love that i found out about the two artists from this song & this playlist and i completely agree this song is the embodiment of joshua <33 i also rlly like how the title of this is also the title of the series so i can remember it easily

honorable mentions: gotta get back, lucky (the “lucky im in love with my best friend” incident 😭😭😭😭) and the entire playlist because i love it sm 🫶🫶🫶

i feel like i have to do another ask for the unused photos (😭😭😭) thank you sm if you read this and im REALLY really sorry again for another long ask 😭😭🫶🫶

-⛺️

reply under the cut hehee

i'm glad you liked the wonwoo piece!!! it definitely came to me after thinking about his elle man shoot and then elle released an interview and i was like :O it's fate!! idr when he said he enjoyed sushi...i think it was something with scoups and they were like, wonu is a sushi lover and i was like 😗 time to include that in a future fic...the future fic ended up being yes no maybe lol!

you pointing out the part that is like,

“Yes, he misses you more than anything. But no, he knows that you don’t feel the same. So maybe, it’s time for him to follow your wishes and let go of you.”

is sooooo wild to me because i almost didn't include it!!! my friend said it showed his emotions/inner monologue though so i kept it in!! because the title is from suzy's yes no maybe but i alr included him saying yes no maybe in the interview part so i didn't know if it was redundant to do it again!

and thank youuuuu!!! i don't often add idols in my moodboards but when i do find aes pics, and they match with other photos? the best feelingggggg. (still not over this doyoung mb i made 4ever ago)

YOUR TOP 5555555 AHHHHHH!!!!!

1...omg so glad i used sugarcoat as the second opening track then!! i knew natty since i got into twice in 2016 but an ex friend really stanned natty HARD since she was also thai, but like sugarcoat is TOO good!!!! seriously one of the best kpop releases of 2023 imo! 2...the lyrics of still KILL MEEEEEEE!!! they're so representative of joshua's emotions i cannot...also rini...i mean his lyrics always are so good! 3...KAJSFDKJN THAT LINE IS TEW GOOD!!! i almost used it as reader's line instead of joshua's but in all honesty...i blanked on how to incorporate it into their dialogue. 4..."that specific closeness described in this song cannot/can rarely be replicated for anyone else and it probably hurt for the both of them before the events of back to us happened 🙁🙁🙁" THIS THIS THISSSSS!!!!!!! they were each other's safety. each other's support. it really comes full circle during taking inventory/back to us since reader doesn't have to be alone during thunderstorms anymore. 5...I KNEW i wanted to include a jeremy passion song and when i listened through his discography, this one definitely stood out the most! i wanted the title to be vague but also hopeful, although the song lyrically has a different vibe, i'm v happy w selecting the song i did! also really happy i could introduce you to new artists through this playlist!!

if i had to pick my top 5 it would be...

1...back to us: it's the series' title for a reason 🤭 2...like i feel: xavier omär's music makes me feel things, i mean this was on loop when i was writing so many parts for the buildupppp 3...blur: the song's vibe is bright but also helped me flesh out the emotions joshua was experiencing!! 4...lemondrops: obviously i have to include the track that started it 5...still: similar to your reasoning, it just suits joshua and reader's dynamic so well

again, no need to apologize for long asks!!! i enjoy reading your messages sm 🫶💞

[cosmicquilt]

Yoo my turn (also of course you ALSO listen to glass bleach get out of my FUCKING BRAIN /aff)

CASKET KIDS - STOMACH BOOK

Once More To See You - Mitski

Sugarcoat (NATTY Solo) - Kiss of Life

Marsha, Thankk You for the Dialectics, but I Need You to Leave - Will Wood

I Want You - Mitski

Chemical Overreaction/ Compound Fracture - Will Wood and the Tapeworms

Queencard - (G)IDLE

Unstoppable Force - Heaven Pierce Her

Infinitesimal - Mother Mother

Look At Me - TWICE

Two Trucks - Lemon Demon

Spell your url with song titles tag game

Tagged by @loveable-sea-lemon thanks for the tag!!!

Test Me by Xdinary Heroes

Opening Sequence by Tomorrow x Together (TXT)

XIKEY by Xikers

IDK If I’m a Boy by Blue Foster

Call D by NCT U (Ten & Taeyong)

Rodeo by WayV

Echo by Oneus

Voodoo Doll by VIXX

Oh Mymy : 7s by TWS

Lie With You by Ten

Virtual Insanity by Taeyong

Empty Box by Ateez

Ruby by Woozi

- Tagging (no pressure): @smushedmuffin @haahka @accal1a @we-survive-endlessly @rainknow @serendipminie and anyone else who see this and wants to participate is free to blame me!