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im a kpop fan through and through but somehow i accidently fell down the =love rabbit hole around a year (?) ago and it's the greatest thing to ever happen. their lyrics are genuinely just so impactful and their vocals have so much emotion. i didn't love their recent release (tokubechu shite) despite it kind of having that same upbeat, positive and princess-y sound as zettai idol yaminaide, but that might be why i didn't love it. they released zettai idol right after norotte norotte which i also LOVED, but had a completely different sound. they were both something exciting and fun to dive into. tokubechu shite just didnt excite me and compared to zettai idol, it wasn't nearly as interesting. although i love tghe success it's been seeing and the opportunities the group has been receiving over the past few months, i still hope sasshi remembers to switch it up; especially with center members!!! i'd love to see a more elegant song with a sana center, or a fun, bouncy, summer song with a hitomi center to let her vocals shine!

ikorabu has done a lot of different concepts over the years, but i think theres definitely one i find being my favorite and thats the darker, more intense songs. heres a quick list of some of my favorite songs by them that you should check out :3c

1. iranai twintail (AWESOMEE live stage)

i love the lyrics of this song: "i'm not living my life matching your wishes. favored by men? i can't hear you! female high-school students don't feel like flattering you!"
2. shirankedo (live performance)
side note: this is the song that made me really check out the group because i watched the music video and was enamored with iori :3
3. haikei anata sama (live performance)
im one of the top listeners to this song apparently
4. anoko complex (live performance)
popular and for a good reason. not my favorite music video of theirs though so i'll give you the live version. the story just doesnt captivate me as much as teokure cautions
5. norotte norotte (cute dance break in the mv outfits)
IORI CENTERRR
6. poison girl (music video)
little bit of evil in it to match the other songs on this list but sound-wise its much cuter and poppier. im a liar! <-- lyric from the song thats always stuck in my head

Current Music: iranai twintail (=love)

i've had such a complete day so far! :) wake up and getting dressed was a little rushed, and i showed up at the wrong place for class; but after that, it was smooth sailing! my history class today went to a "transcription event" for Douglass Day (in celebration of Fredrick Douglass) because wdgaf about valentines day. not in a 'booo im single so i hate people in love' way (those people need to be quiet sometimes like WE GET IT ur miserable) but in a 'im not in a relationship and don't wanna be in one so idc' kinda way. anyways, the event was super simple: we helped transcribe some historical documents for the national archives and got free food w/ it. i had 2 chocolate cupcakes because they were delicious. usually, i don't eat until after 7pm but i'm not missing the opportunity to eat free cupcakes.

after that class ended, i just had to go down some stairs and across a small opening to reach the philosophy department. my intro 2 philosopher professor made the class do a 'name quiz' where we had to memorize each others names based on faces. unfortunately, i was in an appointment when the quiz was given in class (where he would just point to 5 people in the class and ask for their names). this meant i had to make up the test with the head of the philosophy department. we made the meeting on tuesday for friday (aka today) so i showed up and took the quiz. in a different room than her. an empty room. brah easiest quiz of all time thank youu that was awesome sauce. this department head also always has a table w/ food and snacks right outside her room as well as tonss of more snacks in her room for anyone to take. the first time i saw it, i thought it was food for staff. but the 2nd time, i saw a student take a donut and this time, someone took cheesecake and water. i think that idea is super cute; i love when professors provide for their students.

after that i decided 'okay i should probably go to the gym since i had 2 cupcakes' and also wtf else was i gonna do until 6 when i had club, or 7 when fortnite friday will start (lets all tune in btw and support ConnorEatsPants career). i walked for like an hour and then saw this girl jogging and said 'hey im gonna jog too' and so walking turned into jogging turned into running turned into 'holy moly i need water nowww im gonna faint and throw up'. but i already told myself i wouldnt leave until 4pm so i danced for an extra 20 minutes until it hit 4. so gym was from likee 1:40-4 which is good. the walk to the gym is super cold (i mentioned this on twitter LOL) and my jacket isnt enough to keep me warm; BUT! the walk back from the gym? when you're hot and sweating and tired from working out? best walk ever, didnt even wear my jacket (ok its like a brandy sweatshirt but wtv im gonna say jacket) and just enjoyed the cold air.

i got back and my roommate was just in her bed hiding under the covers watching tiktoks (as she does) so i took a shower and played some music with the speaker we all share. i usually only play music in the shower if i'm A) in the mood, and B) the only one in the apartment, but for some reason i really wanted to hear 'supernatural' by newjeans so i played that and a couple other hits. OH!!!! also, the reason i walked so long in the gym around the track was because i played a bunch of love-themed songs for valentines day such as what is love? (twice), tipi-tap (kep1er), magnetic (illit), cherries jubilee (yukika), and a ton more! but yeah anyways i took a "everything shower" as some people call it so i felt all nice and clean and happy. i also tried thinning my brows a little this morning since it's a staple of jirai makeup/fashion but i'm also scared of change so i just did a little lol. it looks good tho! at least, i think so.

now its 6 so my club has already started buttt my phone needs to charge because after the gym + playing music in the shower it was at 10%. rn im gonna take my meds, bring my computer to club (to do an assignment i have due tonight. or to just play around who knows), see what food options are avaliable for dinner tonight, and then go to the club. and also enjoy fortnite friday. and also i might be spending saturday at my aunt's house to see her new puppy idk yet :3 ok thats it for now i just have enjoyed my day so far and it's made me feel very fufilled. the only think i regret today is the 2 cupcakes but we move on nonetheless!

Current Mood: happy
Current Location: my bed on a friday evening
Current Music: cherish (illit)

When I visited my friend in Australia, she asked me question: “What do you like about K-pop?”. For me, It’s an easy question to answer; Partially because of how industrial K-pop is and therefore, how easy it is to pick apart what I'm supposed to be liked in K-pop. What idol companies purposely do to make their groups and music addicting. I like the pretty idols, the sense of friendship or family in groups, the fun music, enticing choreographies, cute outfits, etc. But specifically about the music, I like the fact that I can't understand the lyrics.

This may seem like a strange argument because one of the first things people ask K-pop listeners is "how can you enjoy music you don't even understand?". However to me, not understanding the lyrics means I can overlay any meaning or purpose I want onto a song; all it needs is the right sound. If a song is in english (or even in spanish), I'm aware of both the beat and the words. If the beat is good, it's good. However if the lyrics are cringe or something I can't relate to, it makes it difficult for me to sit through the song. Whether I fully hate the lyrics or just wish they were slightly different so that I could relate to them, they distract me, pull me out of the musical experience. The first example of this that comes to mind is when I heard Laufey's "Promise":

"It hurts to be something
It's worse to be nothing with you"

When I first heard this audio on TikTok (yes, I heard it on TikTok first), I thought the lyric would go like this:

"It hurts to be something
it's worse to be nothing at all"

Just by changing a couple words of the second line, the meaning of the lyrics changes completely. In the official version by the artist, Laufey is singing about how while it hurts to exist, it's even worse to be reduced to nothing by the person you are in a relationship with. You will always experience pain in life, but that pain and uncertainty is preferred to the complete lack of care, regard, and love that the singer receives from a partner that treats her as if she was "nothing".

In my interpretation, the meaning changes so that the first part stays the same: life comes with pain and heartache, however, the 2nd part implies that it would be worse if I simply never got to experience that life in the first place. It hurts when things in life go wrong, but it's worse to miss out on opportunity by never even trying. Or even, it hurts to live, but to resort to ending that life, to become nothing at all, would be even worse, would fix nothing. It's a feeling that I relate to much more and so I can't listen to that song without thinking about how it's just not me.

When all the lyrics are in another language (in this case, Korean), I can simply find a song that has an instrumental, a tone, a vibe, that matches the emotion I want to express, and let words and thoughts float around my head like loose lyrics to the song. I do this with The Lonely Bloom Stands Alone by HYNN, Lullaby by GWSN, Our Garden by WJSN, and many, many, other songs. It's kind of my way of figuring out how I'm feeling with the help of music.

Now, when I told my friend this (in a wayyy more concise way), she found it interesting! However, the reason she loves songs in english is because, according to her, she can relate to every song, LOL. Good for her!

Current Mood: peaceful

we're playing pinball

pinball

            pinball

             love is like an arcade

arcade

Current Music: pinball (rescene)

i just need some space

i just need some space

space

space

Current Music: viola (yves)

lena (gwsn) just released her second single 'bed'!
here are some of my first listening thoughts, enjoy!
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Current Mood: cheerful

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