#HoLErs

[30-holers]

A handsome young man in his big boots and leather jeans

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[goddisposez]

(scousely) FUCK IT I AM IN LOVE WITH CORNELIUS HICKEY AND HE IS IN LOVE WITH ME (he isnt) AND DONT YOU FUCKING GIVE ME THAT LOOK BILLY BECAUSE I DIDNT FUCK YOUR BOYFRIEND YOU TWO WERE BROKEN UP FOR THREE WEEKS AND THREE DAYS BEFORE WE EVEN HAD SEX SO I DIDNT BETRAY YOU PLUS YOU GUYS ARE TERRIBLE FOR EACH OTHER AND YOU KNOW IM RIGHT YOU GUYS CAN JUDGE ME IF YOU WANT BUT I DO NOT CARE I HAVE NEVER EVER BEEN HAPPIER!!!!!!!!!!

[artmolonara]

Some doodles from work.

First is a character of my own: Screal, the sentient black hole, whose name is the sound of nails on a chalk board. He's had a long standing in my work as a trickster god of sorts, being the creator of the Tweftecans and the problem child of the main creator, the White Holer.

Second is from fanart of End of the Sonic fan game, the Green Mountain. I'm a bit late to the party on this one. The FNF song about this has been stuck in my head for a while.

Last are some other little things, which I'll go over left to right.

First is a Guardian/Patron Angel, the first, that was created when a wormhole used by the creator collapsed, trapping consciousness within that became it's own entity. This one tied itself to Molonara's star, and is seen as the Angel's leader of sorts. I made a plaster sculpture of this guy a while back.

Next, middle, is the counterpart of Screal, the other limb. Called the first Grey Holer, as it does not consume. The mask illustrates this, as unlike Screal, which has a gaping mouth, this one has a mask that acts more like a cap.

Finally, I have a Waldo inspired Black Holer. His "fur" would definitely keep his stripes. As a concept, I have done masks representing horror character as Black Holers, which I'll show off at some point. (BTW, I've called them BHs forever, but I'm debating if I should workshop the name or not, IDK)

If you like my work and would like to support me, I have a donation page via Ko-Fi. You can also commission me there for art and writing. Link below.

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[possumcollege]

Post-holer Witch

She smells like dirt, gas, smoke, and heavy- duty sunscreen.

[slumbering-shadows]

I got a 1946 singer sewing machine, almost perfect condition, with the original manual, and all the original feet and accessories, and miscellaneous goodies, not the original table but one of the bigger old singer cabinets (model 65, i think?) For. 90 bucks.

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hopefully the nurse just missed sticking to his chest hair otherwise it will be tricky to remove these later

[30-holers]

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[gudakdalee]

not everyone old is 2nd gen

just for the kpop girlies that see anyone OLDER THAN 25 and immediately categorize them as 2nd gen. STAWP PLS. know ur culture.

Just bc they've got 5 years under their belt does NOT mean they're 2nd gen. CMON PPL.

There's actually periods of CULTURAL SHIFTS (characterized by music show formats/structures, changing markers of 'success', structures of songs, pop culture at the time, technology development aka SNS, styling/HMU, methods of promo (aka variety shows) and debut year vs heyday years) that designate the DIFFERENT ERAS.

(another indicator is military enlistment timing, but that's wacky now given the variety of age debuting now)

GEN BREAKDOWN BELOW:

2nd gen: 2005-2009

Significant moments: this essentially encapsulates what that era was like (the end-of-year award show collabs to end ALL EOY award shows collabs; you wont ever see such glorious unhinged shit like this again lmaooo)

GROUPS representative: SuJu, SHINee, 2PM/2AM, B2ST, 4Minute, KARA, T-ara, SNSD, Brown Eyed Girls, Big Bang, 2NE1 , MBLAQ, Wonder Girls, Secret

EXAMPLE: Debut yr VS Heyday yrs: TVXQ debuted in 2003, but I wrote 2005 bc with the combination of other groups in 05-06 is when the golden era really started to establish itself in popularity domestically and internationally.

How do they promote? Shows like Star King, Strong Heart, Star Golden Bell, Happy Together (in the sauna), Family Outing, Dream Team (and Xmen if we're going back 1st-2nd gen mix). TV Variety shows are the bread! and! butter! of whether your group will make or break it in the industry. You gotta get on these shows, you gotta be funny and witty, you gotta make an impression to get your name out there! There's several idols who've talked about nervously needing to do well in their debut on xmen or star king, and feeling like they had to impress Kang Hodong (etc). That's bc there was barely any other way to promote. Idols of this time are known as all-around entertainer (manneung entertainer), bc they had to do it all, e.g. leeteuk, eunhyuk, wooyoung, sunny, sooyoung, yuri, jo kwon, daesung

2.5 gen: 2010-2012

Truly like middle children, 2.5 gen groups debuted/worked in that amorphous time where times were in transition. They're like millennials, old enough to know cassette tapes, but young enough to know the first smartphone.

GROUPS representative: SISTAR, INFINITE, BTOB, APINK, EXID, VIXX, BAP, miss A, B1A4, Teen Top

REMEMBER WHEN: there was a huge online fanwar, INTENSE competition btwn EXO and BAP for the Rookie of the Year award from MAMA, fans were absolutely. incensed! Voting day and night, creating voting strategies, accusing the others of rigging/cheating, and when the time came....... Busker Busker won. LOL. International fans were dumbfounded, me included HAHAH. But we didn't know that busker busker was/is a HIT in SK.

How do they promote? 2.5 groups start not appearing on Strong Heart/Star King/Star Golden Bell as much; that's how I differentiate from 2nd and 2.5 gen (and it's WHY there is a 2.5 gen) bc you don't see 2.5 groups on those older shows that were dominated by 2nd gen groups. Like, Kang Hodong wouldve loved btob on star king, and they were on, but star king was over the hill at that point. The shift in these variety shows as promo starts here.

3rd gen: 2012-2017

Significant moments: korean news channels characterized the leaders in this era as "EBS", an acronym (it's an educational TV news channel's name) to summarize EXO, BTS, Seventeen (that's why I put exo here not in 2.5)

GROUPS representative: EBS (above), Twice, Oh My Girl, Mamamoo, Red Velvet, BlackPink

SNS: technology CHANGED RAPIDLY! We got Vlives, we got expansion of ways for idols to connect and directly speak to fans

HEYDAY: these are the groups enjoying their HEYDAY now! As in, they've got the experience, the money, the established fandom, and the respect-on-their-name (cough seniority cough)

How do they promote? We start seeing something call VLive, where fans can watch their own idol on their phone via a livestream, leaning into the individual parasocial connection. There's less Strong Heart and Star King, and more emphasis on the creation AND expansion of groups' OWN variety content. Instead of relying on variety shows (aka TV), they now can use youtube and create their own variety shows. Also, SNS starts!

4th gen: 2018-2024, WE ARE HERE CURRENTLY-

Significant markers: SNS era: the ACCESS is wild, online fan meetings, 1:1 fan calls (!?!?!!)

GROUPS representative: NCT, Stray Kidz, ATEEZ, GIDLE, IVE, Le Serafim, NewJeans (honestly I'd almost put them in 5th gen given how young theyve started, how far they could still go)

EXAMPLE: nct debuted 2017 but didnt really hit their public stride until a few years later, so they're currently in their heyday now in this gen era. and young as hell SHEESH.

How do they promote? Idols are allowed to/get to create their OWN social media accts now! SNS is heavily factored in when considering promotion and business strategy. Individual and group content now is a MUST: youtube, tiktok, insta, weibo, douyin, all the apps. Promotions emphasize internet methods rather than tv variety shows, so unless they have a variety-trained/-passionate member, it's much rarer to see kpop groups guest on a show. VLive unfortunately dies and we see the rise of Weverse, and BTS/kpop global recognition, and along with them: the marvelization of kpop (cough hybe-zation cough)

5th gen: 2024(?)-? BUT RAPIDLY MOVING HERE?

depending on how culture shifts and how technology develops, we could be going into a new era soon (now??), though as I've emphasized, it's more than just time and debut year, generations are marked by cultural shifts (whether it's environmental, music genre sound, or fandom practice).

GROUPS representative: TWS, Baby Monster, (idk anymore they're too young for me) I believe ppl look to/label NewJeans as the forerunner for the future (they were even on TIME mag)

How do they promote? Unfort, the trend of kpop idols being trained to be influencers rather than entertainers is real heavy right now, and might get more emphasized. Again this is a product of the changing times: as mentioned in the 3rd gen point about variety shows not being their main avenue of promos- idols now just aren't trained as much on variety skills bc they can get their popularity/recognition in other ways. Like you'll still see IVE on Knowing Bros, bc variety shows are still critical to the general korean populace's recognition meter, but they aren't there for the variety factor. Whereas older gen idols had to be variety-trained (that's why so many of them also work as show MC's now bc they have the skillset) bc variety shows were the main way to get their names out there and make sure their group doesn't fail. Nowadays, it's possible to focus promo online and not have the group fail, but it wasn't back then.

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[selwyngrimm]

My brother and I were supposed to help my friend put together a shed today, but it turns out he didn't realise he needed either a concrete slab or wood base to put it on, so we had to switch gears and start day one of a multi-day project...

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Vintage Silver Plated made in ENGLAND Embossed Heavy Candle Stick Holder || SWtradepost

[artmolonara]

Images from one of my old sketchbooks (2016-2020) (Pages 24, 25, 26, and 29)

I’m going to be uploading all my old sketchbooks online as a way to preserve them. I will show some off, but some will be only available to monthly supporters on my Ko-Fi as a bonus. Check here regularly for when I upload more. You can also get more info about each page over on my Ko-Fi as well. (These are all original concepts of mine) (Pages 21-23, 27 and 28 are only available on Ko-Fi)

And if you like my work and want to support me, donate to my Ko-Fi and/or commission me. Help is always appreciated. Currently need help paying my rent.

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[30-holers]

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