#when they're all singing at the end godddd

[natjennie]

sobbing crying wailing btw

[maybuds]

I also think it's interesting to see how movies and music are also not even marketed as art/stories anymore like the barbie phenomenon is such a clear example, the whole scheme was it's a Barbie movie! look at the aesthetic! it's all PINK! isn't it fun that it comes out the same day as that war movie that's all red and black ! boo explosions ahah !! like ??? where's the plot of the movie?? isn't anyone going to tell us that? and the answer is no bc it's irrelevant lol, ppl go watch it bc they can dress up and take pictures to post on Instagram, they go see the new mcu movie bc they "have to" finish the trilogy so they can talk about it on Twitter, it doesn't matter if all we have is reboots bc stories don't matter anymore.

it's also happening with concerts like people don't go to listen to the music (bc the music isn't even that great tbh ! it's just what's popular on tiktok!) but bc it's an ~experience~ and again an opportunity to dress up and post pictures!! even for the singer what they're wearing matters more than what they're singing! and I get that live music/concerts have always been an experience per se BUT it had never been this disconnected by the music itself imo

also I'd urge to recognize who is benefiting from these shifts bc what happens when going to a concert or watching a movie becomes something that requires a specific aesthetic that then needs to receive social media approval?? exactly, you need TO BUY STUFF! every time ! and who sells you the stuff ? the companies that have partnered with the company that made the movie of course! the popstar with their specific brand ! the influencers paid to go to that concert and that movie premiere! it's literally a Neverending cycle of money that you keep giving to the same people and a Neverending production of stuff that will be thrown away almost instantly bc it's made to become irrelevant almost instantly!

oh my godddd this is all so true, you said it all anon. and it’s depressing for the ones who want to produce and create art because this is what their hard work comes to, as consumables or just products to sell, and they end up just looking at it as another job instead of something they were passionate about in the first place. it’s a struggle with, like, reconciling artistic expression/meaning-making and earning an income, and you can’t blame them for choosing the latter at some point. it sucks, everything sucks, it’s unsustainable and it’s such a depressing scene to look at, especially when all you wanted was to create something meaningful. and it sucks that the way people now engage with this stuff on social media also inevitably perpetuates the shittiness of it for artists and creators everywhere, it just becomes a cycle and just the big studios and brands are benefiting from it

[i-luvsang]

i'm doing good, thank you for asking :)! and yeah catching up with content can be hard, especially as a multi stan trying to catch up with old and newer content :,). i've caught up with some of the stuff i wanted to watch but not all. but i have more than enough time since i have vacation now. i watched their last stage and argh the ending :,). yeosang is so cute the way he just kept looking at woo ahhdh what a cutie :,) ALSO i noticed that yeosang sings the beginning in django and when he sings 'dangerous' you can hear his lisp shdhs

i don't rlly remember how i found out abt ateez, i think it was because of kingdom? but what made me want to get into them was coming across a clip of ateez on jessi's show when they did the close-up? idk i just fell in love with both hwa and yeo and i remember saying i thought one of them would end up being my bias. and here i am, still biasing them both :,). they're just so ahshsh, also my bias wrecker changes so much it's basically the other 6 members. like the past few weeks it has changed a few times, i think rn it's woo?? but it used to be mingi and san like 2 days ago. ALSO JONGHO'S PURPLE HAIR??? it suits him sm but also omg when it started fading it kinda looked greyish and i feel like grey would suit him so much, just like hongjoongs grey hair it's so pretty!! i can't believe this cb is already over too it went by so fast it's unreal, and their tour in asia is starting really soon?? i'm so proud of them but i also hope they get rest after this because i can't imagine how exhausted they must be :(. — 🎧

so glad you’re good !! <33 yeah don’t be afraid to take ur time being a multistan is hard work LOL

nO BC ITS SO SO CUTE I CANNOT IM NEVER GONNA STOP WATCHING THAT CLIP OF HIM 😭 and omg one of my favorite things is hearing yeo’s lisp when he sings, really when he does anything i love his lisp so so so so much it’s so endearing i cry

YOU ARE SO TRUE FOR THAT LMAO honestly i cannot pinpoint when i really got into them i liked them since predebut/debut but i don’t remember which era i actually started learning HAHAJSJS i think one of the moments that solidified yeo as my bias was his iconic acrostic poem “emma watson,.. nekkeo” IDK IT JUST MADE ME LAUGH SO MUCH AT THAT TIME. i remember being like “yep that one’s mine” tho again i cant actually remember if he was already my vais before then lmao

BUT NO IM THE SAME WAY WITH BUAS WRECKERS IT JUST CHANGES ALL THE TIME HSHSJ but GODDDD THE PURPLE HAIR ??? i cannot get him out of my head since then and yeah the way it’s faded to look more like joong’s grey is SO SCRUMPTIOUS

i knowwww it’s been such a lovely comeback it has gone by so fast :,) i agree tho kq has definitely been overworking them with this tour is been going on for so long and they’ve had two comebacks during it, it’s crazy. i hope after they finish this tour they can catch a break <33