#Favorite Kpop songs 2015

[a9saga]

tbt - bigbang - bae bae // we love a low effort banger

[undyinglantern]

331/365

[taruusmoon]

THE BEST LA, LA, LA IN KPOP.

Pairing: idoltatterxidolfemreader | idollusherxidolfemreader | idolbadaxidolfemreader | idolminahxidolfemreader

Genre: idk tbh AU?

Warning: use of the song better than gold from NCT | tension | idolAU! | lead singer tatter | main dancer bada | main rapper lusher | secret relationship | visual minah | golden visual 8th member

Inspired by this video

Kim Taeyoung “Tatter”

Being part of the most popular girl group in the third generation was something difficult, and it was worse when you were in a secret relationship with the lead vocalist of the band. Bebe debuted in 2015 right after the debut of Seventeen, and became one of the most popular groups under SM Entertainment.

You were one of the most popular among boys and idols, but everyone suspected that boys weren’t something you’re interested in. Rumors about you were everywhere: inside the company, in magazines, and on all social media. And it was needless to say that the rumors were true. Two years after the Bebe debut, you and Tatter started dating. Everything started as a friendship inside the practice room before your debut and years later became something more when both of you confessed after an emotional concert in Europe.

It was difficult to keep it a secret, and only all the team members knew about the relationship. They supported it even if there were the slightest probability of everything going to hell when people found out. But there was something that kept the two of you going, and it was the support of the fans. There were a lot of people who shipped you, and both of you knew it. At first, the skin ship between the lead singer and you was null, but when Tatter came to your room, she was very excited because she found a hashtag with your names and a lot of theories. You became more touchy with her.

People love the interaction; they have favorite moments, and one of them was the duo part you both have together on the cover of Better Than Gold from NCT Dream.

“It’s better, better, better, better than,” the group sang all together in the scenario with a thousand fans all around the stadium.

    “Ooh, na-na” Tatter sang, walking with a smile on her face while boys and girls screamed her name loudly. You walked behind her, getting closer with each step. “You oneul harureul” she stopped walking and moved her shoulders with the rhythm of the song, turning her head back to put it in your shoulder while you put your arm around her waist, making everyone scream louder.

     “Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love” you sang, and then walked away, winking at Tatter, knowing that tomorrow the internet would be full of videos of you two.

 

 

Lee Seoyoung “Lusher”

It was the 10th anniversary of Bebe, and the company decided to hold a commemoration concert in the Olympic Stadium in Seoul. The place was completely full, and all the tickets were sold out in two hours. A blue lightstick illuminated the whole arena, making all the members emotional and excited for the anniversary.

     “I just want to say to all of the fans that are here today and all of the ones that are behind those screens that I love you” With a soft voice, you said, and all the people who attended the concert screamed loudly. “I really appreciate the love you have given to us since the day you met us.”

“Yah, y/n stop being so cute” Lusher put her arm around your shoulders, hugging you hard, and the simple gesture made everyone scream even louder than before. Every fan shipped you and Lusher, there were a lot of theories around the internet, and they enjoyed even the smallest touch you gave each other.

But no one except for the members and the staff knew the truth about you two, and it was better that way. Even though a lot of articles from official websites surrounded the internet, neither you nor Seoyoung said a word about the relationship between you two. You two were just fifteen years old when Bebe debuted, and Lusher had a crush on you since then, but she never said a word, and in fact, if it weren’t for Bada you'd never know about it because Seoyoung thought that you loved her just like a best friend. 

It wasn’t until 2 years after the debut that Bada found out you liked Lusher too, and she freaked out instantly, telling you that Seoyoung had the same feelings. But you didn’t believe her at the beginning, and it was thanks to Kyma that you believed her word. After that, you confessed to Lusher.

“¡Better than gold! ¡Better than gold!” The public started to scream, asking for the famous cover, making the whole team laugh, but who were they to say no to their fans? Even if the song wasn’t originally from Bebe, everyone loved the cover. 

“Baby, you know, yeah, you know, yeah, you know. Yeah, you know gidaryeo watjanni” You started to sing with a flirty smile, pointing at the fans who got excited.

All the girls walked around the scenario while singing the popular cover, and all the fans sang along with you and your group members. Lusher stood at the center of the scenario, dancing to the rhythm of the song. You walked in her direction, looking her straight in the eyes, both knowing what was coming next. 

    “Ooh, na-na” you sang, putting your arms over Lushers shoulders while she put one of her hands on your waist. “you oneul harureul Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love” Seoyoung gave you a flirty smile while dancing.

     “tto la-la-la-la-la-la” both of you sang together, hearing the screaming of the fans who were 100% sure that you two were dating.

Lee Bada

The Christmas concert was the biggest event SM held every year. All the singers and groups attend the biggest celebration at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul. That night, Bebe and NCT Dream were together on the scenario after a long talk about how they should sing together Better than Gold.

After the mashup Bebe did of all the groups from the company on the SM anniversary, everyone went crazy with them singing Better than Gold, and a year later they released an official cover that went viral around the internet for months. Since then, the song has become part of their concerts, and for the Christmas presentation, the fans begged for the collaboration between Bebe and their hoobae.

You smile at Renjun who was singing next to you, excited to be in the same scenario as his sunbae. The whole stadium was illuminated with blue and green lights, and all the fans were screaming and singing with the two groups. And when Bada appeared next to you grabbing your hand and guiding you to walk through the big scenario with Jaemin and Renjun by your side, everyone went crazy.

The relationship you two had was known to everyone, even if any of you haven’t said a word of affirmation. The simple photos on your social media and the few words Bada has said in some interviews affirm the relationship. But it was a secret that everyone knew even before the debut, when Bebe used to have a pre-debut YouTube channel where you two always stuck to each other.

Both of you were considered the parents of the group; Bada was the strict mom, and you were the loving mother who always hugged them and kissed them the whole time. It was a funny combination because you two were always bickering; Bada was like oil and you were like water, but no matter how different you were, the love was big and beautiful.

     “Ooh, na-na” Renjun and you sang at the same time. Bada raised her hand up to your chin, making you flush and smile shyly with her touch. “You oneul harureul Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love”

     “tto la-la-la-la-la-la” with a smirk, Bada left with Jaemin to the other side of the scenario, leaving you a little bit nervous.

Lee Minah

   

Minah and you were the visuals of Bebe, Mina has the Korean beauty, while you have the foreign beauty. Everyone loved the two of you together; in photoshoots, songs, or videos, no matter what, both of you were always together. And it was something that fans asked for, but it was something that you two never wanted at first.

     That’s why when the cover of Better Than gold was filmed, the duo of Jaemin and Renjun was assigned to you two. And when the videos were released, people loved you and Minah together even more. The whole Bebe team and staff always make fun of it because, at first, in real life, you and Minah couldn’t stand each other; to you, the young girl was too stubborn and egocentric, and for Minah, you were too innocent and a saint, even if you were older than her. Your relationship with her was like a cat and dog, always running against each other.

     But things changed one day, when, in the middle of an interview, Minah said that she was always flustered and nervous around you whenever you had a photoshoot together. You thought she was joking and trying to get into your skin to make you mad, but when you tried to complain about the matter, she suddenly kissed you. And at that moment, the relationship began.

     “Hey Minah come here right now,” you said through the microphone, looking at the girl trying to sneak to the second floor of the scenario to get closer to the fans while the other girls continued singing Better Than Gold. "Everyone, look at Minah being so stubborn as usual."

     “Coming y/n Unnie” she said, rolling her eyes, knowing very well that you hate being called unnie.

      “Stop fighting and just kiss” Cheche joked, running behind Bada at the right moment, Minah ran in her direction. The girls were going to start chasing each other, but when Minah passed right next to you, you grabbed her by her arm.

     “Ooh, na-na” you grab her cheeks and sing, looking her right in the eyes, causing her to smile, amused. The whole stadium was covered by screams, and the other Bebe girls laughed, “you oneul harureul Lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love”

       “tto la-la-la-la-la-la” Minah sang, then put her hand on your face and pushed you to run with you behind her.

˗ ˏ ˋ ♡ ˎˊ ˗

First time adding Minah and I don’t regret it🥱🫡

Hope you like it, and sorry if some grammar it’s not okay. Eng it’s not my first lenguaje

[itgirlgasly]

if the f1 grid was actually a Kpop group

source I was a kpop stan 2015-2018 and a f1 fan 2018-2023

the group is called FORMATION 1 (F1) and it means that they form 1 bcs they are a inseparable unit. their debut song is DRS and someone yells D R S in the chorus.

verstappen has the most dating scandals also he is seen smoking once and his fans have a meltdown.

charles is lead singer n releases OST for kdramas and all his stans insist that thats REAL music and nothing like the shallow pop the group releases (he has the most solo Stans)

esteban is always in the back during dance formations bcs he cant move

lance is there and does some backup vocals idk he has 2 lines a song on average his stans think he gets robbed every release but he also cant hit a note to safe his life so ://

george is good at aegyo

norris is the guy who always says his favorite musicians are Chris brown and Justin Bieber

guanyu has the best photocards

Alonsos stage name is samurai and he has a scandal before the group even debuts also he gets called a hag every day also he wins every challenge in the variety shows

Sainz hates every cute concept he has to do but it sells so

Pierre is the main rapper but he cant rap but his Stans truly believe hes the second coming of Tupac (they dont know any other rappers) also he has at least 2 scandals bcs of his hair styles. in this au he has hair

[svtjinny]

JUYEON :: PROFILE

BASIC INFO !

STAGE NAME : jinny (진니)

BIRTH NAME : jennifer choi

KOREAN NAME : choi ju-yeon (최주연)

NICKNAMES : juju, jen, yeonie, chomper, seventeen's foodie, jinabi, food expert

DATE OF BIRTH : 02 december , 2000

PLACE OF BIRTH : gyeonggi-do, south korea

ETHNICITY : korean

NATIONALITY : korean

FAMILY : lim ju-yeon [ mother ], choi eun-woo [ father ], choi yeon-jun [ older brother ]

LANGUAGES : korean [ fluent], english [ fluent ], japanese [ conversational ], mandarin / chinese [ conversational ]

MBTI : enfp [ taken by herself ], esfp [ taken by the members ]

CLAIMS !

FACE : ive's yujin

VOCAL : adora [ speaking / sound ], red velvet's wendy [ talent-wise ]

RAP : le sserafim's kazuha

DANCE : fromis_9's hayoung

PHYSICAL STATS !

HEIGHT : 167 cm

WEIGHT : 49 kg

BLOOD TYPE : ab

BODY MODIFICATIONS : upper lobe piercing on her left ear, 3 different tattoos on her hand, back, and shoulder

FEATURES : dimples, heart-shaped birthmarks on her wrist and under her right eye

CAREER !

OCCUPATION : idol, m countdown host [est. 2021], songwriter, producer, composer, choreographer

POSITIONS : main vocalist, lead dancer, producer, visual

DEBUT : may 26, 2015 [svt], may 14, 2019 [solo]

YEARS ACTIVE : 2015 - present

AGENCY : pledis entertainment [2010 - present]

TRAINING PERIOD : 5 years

ASSOCIATIONS : seventeen, produce 101 [ contestant ]

REPRESENTATIVE EMOJI : 🐨

UNIT : vocal unit

INDIVIDUAL FANDOM : jewels

SOCIALS !

INSTAGRAM : 01_jin (managed by managers, solely for promoting tracks or choreography she's made.) | cjy_jinny (where she posts.)

TWITTER : 01_jin

STATS !

VOCAL : 5/5

RAP : 3/5

DANCE : 5/5

ACTING : 3/5

MODELING : 4/5

SONGWRITING : 5/5

PRODUCING : 4/5

CHOREOGRAPHING : 4/5

LEADERSHIP : 3/5

PUBLIC SPEAKING : 4/5

STAGE PRESENCE : 4/5

PERSONAL !

HABITS : nose wrinkling, sticking out tongue while thinking, rapid blinking when lying, covering mouth while chewing or laughing, grabbing / holding the closest person to her when nervous, doodling absently

HOBBIES : rollerblading, playing guitar, writing [ lyrics , poems ], baking + cooking

LIKES : pda, drawing, soft items [ blankets , jackets , etc ], fruits, hanging out / spending time with her loved ones, cuddling, music !!

DISLIKES : being taken advantage of, being disrespected, small or tight spaces, horror, manipulators, being made fun of

TRIVIA !

— jinny was originally part of the performance unit, but was moved to the vocal unit a month before debut

— ⬑ she auditioned to be a dancer, which is why she is among seventeen's best dancers

— her nicknames "chomper, svt's foodie, and food expert" come from the boys. jinny loves to eat and knows a lot about different types of food; she's one of the designated cooks of svt

— ⬑ her nicknames " juju, jen, and yeonie" also come from the members. "jinabi" is a nickname from carats / what carats call her.

— she gets frightened quite easily by cannons / fireworks on stage, which is why she was hesitant to accept the offer to be an mc

— ⬑ she was announced as m countdown's new fixed host on february 9th, 2021. later that year, she was revealed to be the third vocal master / kpop master for girls planet 999. in april of 2023, jinny made an appearance as a star master to host the finale of boys planet 999.

— she gets flustered when embarrassed

— she has a fear of heights and said that gose 2020 ep 37-38 is her least favorite because they filmed her while she was crying out of fear.

— she has two of her own shows/series; one on seventeen's official channel named "jilog" [just her vlogging] and the other on mnet's official channel named "jinny's journal", similar to eunchae's star diary [she meets other groups & they do activities together]

— jinny would've been a professional chef, dancer, or producer if she didn't debut in svt

— jinny has composed most of seventeen's songs; she's known as seventeen's composer whereas woozi is known as their producer.

— she lives on the same floor as wonwoo & mingyu

— she's known dino since middle school; around 11 years

— jinny enjoys making friends and has befriended many idols through her job as an mc

— according to the boys, jinny is incredibly clumsy and is a deep sleeper

— jinny is THE k-pop fan of svt, her favorite group is red velvet & she owns all their albums & merch, along with the albums she's helped create and svt / txt merch

— jinny is among the members who post the most on sns

— jinny has been injured twice in the time she's been with seventeen; once during ready to love era [broke her right arm] & again during super [broke her right wrist] era.

— ⬑ she tries not to put too much pressure on her right arm because of these injuries.

from xia ! : hi!!!11!1!!11! hope u like her (and me)

[thelargefrye]

JUST Y/N THINGS EVERY IXLUVS NEEDS TO KNOW … headcanons

was apart of kq fellaz and trained with ateez

moved to korea in 2015 to become a trainee

was sought after by several companies including the big 3 but chose kq after meeting hongjoong

is referred to as the “4th gen concept queen” because of how you do a new concept with each comeback

is widely known by other fandoms cause of your fashion and how even your personal style is always on trend

has started several trends in korea like jelly nails, belly chains, and fur hats

had a model concept and announced your comeback by creating a magazine that featured different concept images

learned how to pole dance for a comeback and even has a pole dance ver. to your song mago

collabed with mattel for your 2023 season’s greetings which came with a doll of yourself

you tied with loona for 2nd place on queendom

you are close friends with ateez, fans often spot you hanging out with several members in public

yeosang is your appointed fandom president

you and ateez did a reality show together in 2021 called “project the chillin’ house” which was eight episodes

you revealed in an interview once that the ateez member you are the closest to is yeosang 

“he’s very good at listening to me ramble and putting up with my pointless rants especially when we were trainees. i really appreciate yeosang for being such a caring friend to me.” 

has cussed on multiple lives and ixluvs now keep a tally for how many times you do it and you are now at 56

you have a great relationship with your manager and other staff members

made bracelets, keychains, and phone charms for the staff members that work closely with her

self-proclaimed herself as eden’s favorite

“hello, i’m y/n, eden’s favorite child. sorry i don’t make the rules.”

along with nct, you were one of the first idols to film the recording behinds to your songs and have been doing since early 2019

you once did a live dedicated to tier ranking the barbie movie villains 

has also went on a ten minute rant about why 12 dancing princesses and princess and the pauper are the best barbie movies

you were forced to lipsync at an event and instead of pretending, you just didn’t sing

appeared on immortal song 2 on the psy special and placed 2nd 

probably one of the few underrated dancers in 4th gen kpop

however everyone always talks about your vocals and how you’re one of the best in 4th gen kpop

ixluvs and atiny are patiently waiting for a collab between you and jongho

is more popular among female idols than male idols

[woo-verse]

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Chanel

Stage Name: Chanel (샤넬) 

Birth Name: Nishimura Amour Chanel Shinigami

Legal Name: Nishimura Shinigami (西村死神)

Korean Name: Bahng Cheon (최여신)

English Name: Nishimura (Amour) Chanel

Position: Lead rapper, Center, Visual, Face of the group, Main dancer, Sub Vocalist

Birthday: October 31st, 1997

Zodiac sign: Scorpio

Height: 5'11 186 cm

Weight: 56 kg (122 lbs)

Blood type: AB-

MBTI type: INFJ (2022 — taken by members) / INTJ-T + INTJ-A (2019 — taken by herself)

Representative emoji: 🦢

Nationality: Japanese

Sub-Unit: Hip-Hop Team, Performance Team

Instagram: @/chanel_luv_chanel

Chanel's Spotify list: Chanel, Prada, and Dior vibez 

Chanel Facts

— She was born in New York but born to a Japanese mother and father.

— She is the older sister of ENHYPEN's maknae Ni-Ki

— Despite being born in New York, being a American citizen, and living there for 8 years she gave up her American citizenship once she became an idol.

— She left Korea to go back to Japan in 2009 due to her mother's pregnancy but then came back after her mother gave birth.

— She left Japan and became a trainee at Pledis in November 2008.

— Her stage name comes from her Birth name "Chanel" but her mother named her Chanel because it's her favorite brand. 

— Before becoming an Idol she wanted to be a Fashion Designer

— Her and the Chinese Line have met before in China

— Chanel is called the "3rd Gen black swan" because of her stage presence and rap. In one of her raps she called herself the 3rd gen black swan.

— Her original name (at birth) was gonna be Charli

— Pledis wanted her Stage name to be S.C, Akuma, or Cho but she decided to do the opposite and chose Chanel

— Chanel has her driver's license (including an international one)

— Chanel is one of the only producers/composers in the group along side Woozi

— Chanel has credits to SEVENTEEN, Solo, and other kpop groups songs

— She is the only person in the group to be in 2 Sub-Units

— She's called "S.C" because 1. She looks like S.Coups, 2. That was her orginal Stage Name, and 3. Because it's short for Scary Chanel due to her being scary.

— She is a black belt in Taekwondo

— She's good at multiple martial arts due to training when she was younger

— She's in the 97 line of the group (also in the maknae line)

— She's known as the fashion icon of the group (alongside The8)

— She used to do b-boying in Japan for 3 years until she became a trainee

— Out of all her siblings she's closest to Konon

— she lived in American all the way until Ni-Ki was born in 2005 and then her family moved to Japan again but then in 2008 she left to Korea.

— Chanel is very close to Soyeon of (G)I-DLE and all SM artists due to her and Soyeon being in lots of SM collabs

— Chanel has lots of titles received from netizens, her fans, members, and her family

— People say S.coups and Chanel look alike and could possibly be siblings but they don't believe it

— Fans call Chanel and Jeonghan "Momz" because they are both the mothers of the group

— Dior, Prada, Chanel, Celine, and Miu Miu all fought for Chanel to be their Ambassador but Chanel eventually became the Ambassador for all 5

Prada - 2015-2017

Celine - 2018-2020

Dior - 2020 - 2022

Chanel + Miu Miu - 2022 - present

Show more Chanel fun facts...

[rin-u-pos]

You listen to big bang ? What's your favorite song ?

A little. I got into kpop around 2015 so I missed a lot of their og hits. And I was more into BTS at that time. I think most of the songs I like are from Made. These are the songs I like in no particular order.

Sober, Let's not fall in love, Bang Bang Bang, Zutter, Eyes Nose Lips, Who you, Fantastic Baby, Loser, IU's Palette featuring G-dragon

I can't remember many others and I suck at choosing something as my absolute favorite.

Fun fact: In college, I learned the choreo for Wedding dress and Bang Bang Bang but just the chorus. I really sucked

[randomobsessionsofa30something]

My top 15 kpop albums of 2023

It's been a year since I posted something. At this point, I feel I'm only writting to keep a record for myself of my favorites of the year. Still, if anyone cares to read this, know I've posted my favorite korean music and dramas of the year every year since 2016. First up, my favorite albums of 2023.

15. Heize-Last winter. I've honestly been in a Heize break for almost two years because I felt her songs started to sound too much alike but this album got me excited for her music once again. It has bearly been a week since it came out so I did hesitate including it but I think it portrays my favorite style of hers so at the end I was like "yeah, it deserves a spot". Forget me not feauturing BIG NAUGHTY's beautiful vocals is my favorite song of the album. However her title, a collab with 10 cm, is a close second. Picnic of the Night gives us a more uptempo beat and Chan's sweet vocals are so relaxing. I think I will be listening this album a lot in the next few months.

14. PENOMECO-Rorschach (Part 1). Ever since Penomeco entered my radar I have loved pretty much everything he has released. I do prefer his more chill music but this year he brought us more of his hip hop side and released two mini albums called Rorschach, both could have easily made my list but I think at the end of the day I like the album he released in april a bit more, and he does have two songs with Zico in this one, which did tip the balance for me. As I said, I do like his more layback music so my favorite song is Margiela feauturing Paul Blanco. The album starts with strong beats with Boy Pablo (2019) and stays on track with his title song Rindaman feauturing Zico. His other collab with Zico: Pew! is also a fiery song. As is Bubble. He slows down for his other three songs and they all are such a great listen.

13. TREASURE-Reboot. I think TREASURE has had really bad luck, from their delayed debut to the ups and downs lately. The thing is I've always prefered those groups I actually feel excited to listen to their whole albums and TREASURE has really delivered in all of them as far as I'm concerned. People keep saying YG is holding them back by making them have the typical YG songs like BONA BONA or STUPID on this album but since I'm a fan of those kind of songs so I really look forward to it. However it was the songs by their subunits I actually liked the most MOVE is just such an exciting song and THE WAY TO by the vocal unit is just my kind of ballad. To be fair listening to Jungwoo and Jihoon sing is such highlight for me on all of their songs. I just love their tones.

12. Taeyeon-To. X. 2023 was a year where I really got into Taeyeon's discography. So I was really excited for this comeback. The title To. X is a fun midtempo break up song. I would have liked Melt Away more as the title but I did love both songs. This is also a recent release so I moved it up and down in my list a lot. I'm also having a hard time picking a favorite song. I also enjoy listening to Fabolous with the quorky beat and witty lyrics but I think I actually liked all the tracks equally.

11. VIXX-CONTINUUM. VIXX has changed a lot over the last few years but somehow this album with only Leo, Ken and Hyuk sounds very much like VIXX used to sound in 2015. They really stand on their own and all of their voices are amazing. However I've always had a soft spot for Leo and his vocals in Lilac are just heavenly. Probably why I love that ballad so much. I was actually surprised with Hyuk's low vocals that give a needed twist to Leo and Ken's power vocals. All five songs in this mini album are so good. The title is Amnesia and the MV aesthetic is obviously inspired by the movie Dune.

10. NCT DOJAEJUNG-Perfume. This release kind of blind sighted me. I never thought Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo would come together in a subunit so in that sense they reminded me of the time I heard EXO CBX was debuting. I really love the title Perfume. It's one of those rare times the title is actually my favorite song of the album. I thought they would do a ballad for their title but the fact it was an upbeat sexy song was unexpectedly right. Doyoung is my favorite NCT vocalist so listening to him this whole album was such a joy. Jaehyun's vocals can be a bit overlooked in NCT127 just because Douyoung and Taeil are so amazing. Listening to him have more time in this album to shine was exactly what I wanted. I love Jungwoo's personality and honestly I was afraid he would get a bit lost in this album but my worries were unnecessary. Often I found his low notes were that little bit of spice the songs needed in this album. I loved all the bsides but Dive and Strawberry Sunday were specially a fun listen. And of course they had to do a traditional SM ballad (Ordinary) which is just beautiful.

9. D.O.- Expectation. I'll never stop wishing for EXO's Kyungsoo to do an r&b album but his heart is in easy listening heartfelt songs so I can't complain. I'm just happy to get anything from him as a solo artist. This mini album has so many pretty songs. I do is my favorite hands down and one of my most played songs of the year but Lost (both the acoustic and the regular version) is such a fun song to listen to and could have easily become the title. The vocals and the melody are so powerful. Ordinary days and The view also have a fun melody. The title Somebody is really catchy and the MV is so sweet.

8. TXT- The name chapter: Freefall. I have to confess I haven't gotten into TXT's content. I just came to like them gradually in the last couple of years and there was so much to catch up on that I haven't really get to know the members at all but the albums are a different story. Deep down is my favorite of the album but Happily Ever After is also a highlight. The title Chasing the Feeling gave us a fun retro beat and the chorus was really addicting. I also found Skipping Stones to be an interesting song. Love the guitar and bass on that one and the vocals by Beomgyu, Taehyun and Huaningkai are just heavenly. And of course the collab with The Jonas Brothers was a bit unexpected yet exactly what I didn't know I wanted.

7. Zion.T-Zip. This was almost out of my list because I just listened to it a week ago, but I had to add it. Zion. T is just so unique and entertaining to listen to. His collab with AKMU called V is my favorite. But as expected, this is a no skip songs with great use of instruments, beats, vocals and occasional rapping. He even released three MVs for this comeback (Stranger, V and Unlove). The album is 10 tracks long yet only sums up 26 minutes. Thank u featuring Yun Seokcheol is also a highlight.

6. V-Layover. To be honest, I was not excited for V's solo stuff. I was expecting a lot from Jungkook and Jimin but not from him. I don't know why. So it was so surprising when I actually wasn't excited with the songs they released but I really loved V's album. It's my fault really because I do tend to overlook Taehyun's vocals when listening to BTS. The sound he went for it's exactly my kind of music. Layover just feels sophisticated. Blue is definitely my go to song with its fancy r&b sound and Love me again has my favorite beat of the album. Slow Dancing is so sweet and For us takes you in a journey. The album is only 5 songs but from the first listen I knew it would make my top 10 of the year.

5. NCT 127-Fact Check. For me, this is the first NCT127 no skip album. I liked LIMITLESS a lot but even that one has a couple of songs that are just not for me. NCT 127's titles are either a huge hit with me or they rub me off, this time around I found Fact Check so addicting. I love Space's melody but Misty is my favorite overall. Everyone's vocals are on point but Taeil is such a wonder to listen to on that one. Love is a beauty is also a great ballad. Parade might be a hiphop heavy song but Doyoung's beautiful vocals really stand out to me. And Angel Eyes gave me a bit of NCT U's With you vibes. I love Mark's parts in Je ne sais quoi then again everyone sounds so good in that song.

4. Taeyang-Down to Earth. Taeyang came back with a bang. Every song on the album feels so big. I wasn't a fan of the title VIBE featuring BTS's Jimin on the first listen, but it really grew on me. The chorus just pops in my head from time to time out of nowhere. Shoong featuring Blackpink's Lisa is amazing, and the performance video is crazy good. Seed is the power ballad of the album. Nightfall featuring Bryan Chase is also a highlight with its retro pop beat and beautiful vocals.

3. Taemin-Guilty. The void Taemin left while he was in the military could not really be fulled by anyone else. He's just different. And yes, a lot of it is the performance but the music always comes first. This album is only six songs but they all are so good. Not gonna lie, the first time I heard The Rizzness I was confused because the strong beat and rapping surprised me. I didn't know if I liked it but it really grew on me after hearing it a couple of times. I'm obsessed with She loves me she loves me not and its playful melody plus it's definitely my most played track of the album. Not over you and Blue takes us in a dreamlike journey.

2. Red Velvet-Chill Kill. I was surprised to realize this is the only album from a girlgroup I liked this year. I even forced myself to listen to some albums of the most popular girlgroups right now but it's just not my kind of music. However this album is straight up my alley. A Velvet R&B album. I hadn't enjoyed a Red Velvet album so much since The Perfect Red Velvet. My favorite Red Velvet comebacks are always the one with a creepy twist so Chill Kill was on point with that strong beat paired with a sweet chorus. Knock knock (who's there) is a seemless follow up to Chill Kill. Underwater is one of my favorites for sure but these days I keep going back to Nightmare. Iced coffee and One Kiss have catchy chorus while Wings is uplifting with beautiful vocals.

1. EXO-EXIST. My Spotify Wrapped top 5 songs belong all to this album. It's actually the first time it happens. Despite me being an EXO-L, some pop or indie songs are usually in the mix, but I guess I missed EXO. They just did all the things I love in an EXO album: r&b, beautiful harmonies, and fun beats. I keep changing my favorite song of the album. At first, it was Regret it just because the production is so great. Then I was like, actually, all the falsetto and runs in Cinderella makes it my favorite. Yet I kept feeling No makeup was the perfect r&b EXO song, so I thought: that one for sure! But of course, the title Cream Soda is so catchy, and the chorus is expectacular, so obviously, that's the one. Nevertheless, Love fool is so much fun to listen to, and I do love Sehun and Chanyeol's verses in Another Day. Then why is my most played song of the year Let me In? And what about Hear me out that makes me happy every time I listen to it? Don't even get me started on Private Party's lyrics! Anyway, you get the idea, so just do yourself a favor and check out this album.

[pinkbrries]

#BASIC INFO

》 BIRTH NAME: park izabella (in hangul: 박이자벨라)

》 KOREAN NAME: park chaewon (in hangul: 박채원)

》 STAGE NAME: izabella / cherry

》 REASON OF HER NAME: from Sino-Korean 采 (chae) meaning “collect, gather, pluck” or 彩 (chae) meaning “colour” combined with 原 (won) meaning “source, origin, beginning”.

》 NICKNAMES: chae oppa | wonnie hyung | iza | ella | ellie | cherry | chae-lion | prince charming | ateez golden girl | chae-culator | 4th gen it girl

》 BIRTH DATE: dec 23, 1998

》 PLACE OF BIRTH: auckland, nz

》 ZODIAC SIGN: capricorn.

》 ETHNICITY: new zealand-korean

》 LANGUAGES: english (native), korean (fluent), japanese (fluent), french (conversational), mandarin (basic), thai (learning)

》 HEIGHT: 1.57 cm || 5’1

》 VOICE CLAIM (rap): yuhnway (soloist)

》 VOICE CLAIM (vocal): kim jung eun (loona)

》 FACE CLAIM: kim jung eun (loona)

》 EMOJI: 🦁 / 🍒

》 FAVORITE COLOR: pastel pink and pastel green

》 MBTI: ENTJ-A

》 ROLE MODELS: rosé (blackpink), cl (2ne1), bobby and hanbin (ikon), shinee, red velvet, twice, wonder girls, hyuna, cheetah, zico, iu, dynamicduo, queen, metallica.

》 POSITIONS: main rapper, main dancer, main vocal, visual.

》 INDIVIDUAL FANDOM NAME: cherries (because of her old stage name)

#CARRER

》 COMPANIES:

SM Entertainment (signed as an actress): 2012 - 2014

Starship Entertainment: 2014 - 2016

KQ Entertainment: 2016 - present

》 TRAINEE PERIOD: 6 years and a half.

》 PRE DEBUT & OTHER APPEARANCES:

actress for several commercials

drama: heirs

drama: reply 1994

drama: schoolgirl detectives

unpretty rapstar s3 (second runner-up)

show me the money s6 (second runner-up)

kq fellaz

good girl

immortal songs

amazing saturday

hello counselor

men on a mission

the show (mc along with juyeon and kim minkyu)

inkigayo (special mc along with minhyuk and jaehyun)

show me the money s9 (first runner-up)

kpop daebak

running man

drama: a love so beautiful (korean ver)

drama: our beloved summer

drama: blue birthday

high school rapper s4 (mentor along with simon dominic and loco)

》 DEBUT DATE: october 24, 2018

#BACKGROUND

Izabella was born in Auckland, New Zealand, on december 23, 1998 to a korean family, having two older sisters, one of them being Rosé from the popular kpop girl group Blackpink. At the age of five years old Izabella and her family moved to Melbourne, Australia; there, she started taking different classes since early age: jiu jitsu (even participating in national competitions), aerial and contemporary dance, she learned how to play the drums, the piano and the guitar, and even joined the church choir along with her sister Rosé.

In 2011, at age of 13 and influenced by her dad’s words, she attended an audition in Sydney, Australia for South Korean record label SM Entertainment, ranking at the top three among 1000 participants, and just some months after that, her sister Rosé signed with YG. They both dropped out of school and moved to South Korea with their mom.

At first, she was happy with being signed only as an actress and having small roles to start with her career, but then she realized that acting wasn’t her passion, and after two years, she parted with SM on good terms.

Some months after that, she got scouted by an agent of Starship Entertainment. Izabella even trained with the (now) monsta x members and even got contemplated to join the survival show “no mercy,” but she didn’t end up joining. In the winter of 2015, Izabella opens a soundcloud account and starts releasing her own songs under the stage name of “cherry,” her popularity starting to grow, even getting considered as one of the best underground rappers back then. In 2016, she decides on parting with Starship too on good terms.

Trying to not give up even after the circumstances and after seeing her older sister’s success, she joins “unpretty rapstar” in 2016 under the stage name of ‘cherry’, making it into the finals and ranking at 3rd place. Izabella gained a lot of popularity due this survival, even getting calls from companies that were interested on signing her. It’s in october 2016 that an agent from KQ Entertainment reaches out to her, and after convincing her on giving the company a chance, she officially becomes a trainee at the beginnings of november 2016.

A year later, she joins another survival show: “show me the money,” being part of zico’s and dean’s team, making it into the finals and finishing on 3rd place.

On october 24, 2018, Izabella made her official debut with Ateez.

#SIGNATURE

[silverraes]

when you get this you have to answer with 5 of ur fav songs and then tag your mutuals to do the same

tagged by @supanuts tyy <3

(I am seconding all of your Pit Babe OSTs and No More (Ma Boy) by Sistar19 btw so I won't include those in here again lmao)

my favorite songs change so often, this is a near-impossible tag game so I'll just randomly pick some songs I've been listening to a lot recently and use this as my chance to show y'all how truly all over the place my taste in music is <3

TXT - Back for More

I still have this entire album on repeat, TXT's music truly is like crack to me asjhdfgas

I'm usually kinda meh about kpop groups doing a lot of music in English but the vibes with this one are just simply exquisite (I think it's bc, while in English, this kinda music still fits them really well and I really, really pray that if Hybe is gonna insist on making them sing in English more they'll at least stick to this kinda music for them instead of pushing them into that typical radio pop stuff but that's a discussion for another day ashjgdas)

Marina - Bubblegum Bitch

I've been listening to Marina so much lately that this list just simply wouldn't be complete without her. Why this song specifically? Iykyk

BewhY - GOTTASADAE

I've been listening to this a lot lately, just something about the combination of the rap and the choir scratches my brain just right, 10/10 no notes

Eisbrecher - FAKK

if you've only ever seen Ghost be the heaviest group I post about... I'm sorry ajshdajs

but I actually listen to a lot of metal and this list wouldn't have felt complete without it. and I've been listening to a lot of Eisbrecher again lately (so really, you're still getting the less heavy side of my metal playlist here lmfao)

Crywolf - Windswept

I AM A CRYWOLF ENTHUSIAST FIRST AND A HUMAN SECOND seriously I could fill this entire list with just Crywolf songs agshdfa

okay now that that's out of the way, I've been listening to his 2015-2017 music a lot again lately and it's still all just so 👌👌👌

the things he does with his voice and the instrumentals are truly indescribable. most of his music from around this time just sounds so beautifully haunted, idk how else to describe it - and this song is a whole 6 minutes of that what more could you possibly want

tagging (as always, no pressure): @befuddledcinnamonroll @infinitelyprecious @mysterygrl20 @sunshinechay and whoever else wants to do it really

[softcarebears]

IM BACK

shuffle your favorite playlist and post the first five songs that come up. then copy/paste this ask to your favorite mutuals <3

my playlists are shit and old so (i probably have to redo them)...i used my favourite mix instead😭 notice how everything is k-pop💀😘😛😘

°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。°。

🎸ive-i am

🍭kiss of life-sugarcoat (natty solo)

🌠aespa-lucid dream

🎙ive-off the record

🍹aespa-thirsty

a mini playlist of new (or not so new) kpop songs i've been listening a lot lately🌷:

💘kiss of life-MIDAS TOUCH (WHEN I TOUCH YA KISS YA YOU GON REALISE BABY DON'T YOU THINK TOO MUCH BOY IF I TOUCH YA KISS YA WATCH OUT KOREAN WORDS YOU SEE I GOT THAT MIDAS TOUCH...MAN I VOTED FOR MY GIRLIES SO MUCH ON STAR PLANET STREAMED MY COOCHIEBALLS OUT ON THEIR MV...AND THEY STILL DID NOT WIN😭 fawk starplanet its so shit ANYWAYS SONG OF THE YEAR FR BRATZ BEEN REAL QUIET SINCE THIS DROPPED AND BRITNEY SPEARS WENT BACK TO THE DUNGEON ON THAT ONE(im joking pls)

👹itzy-born to be & untouchable(BEST ALBUM??)

💋aespa-drama (I LISTENED TO DRAMA SO MUCH AND AM SO OBSESSED BUT NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT ON HERE???😱)

🧜🏻iland 2-final love song (I LOWKEY DESPISE SURVIVAL SHOWS im only watching snippets dw (mnet stole iland from hybe😔so hybe had to do runext lol...mnet and hybe probably fought...BUT...MY MOTHER JEEMIN WILL FINALLY DEBUT FOSHO AFTER NOT DEBUTING ON RUNEXT...ROOTING FOR HER,JUNGEUN,MAI,YUJU,SAEBI,SUJUNG,JIYOON AND FUKO FR)

🕷artms-BIRTH ("I CAN GATHER EX BOYRFRIENDS😏"WELL I NEVER DATED SO GATHER ME INSTEAD😭 WELL THEY REALLY GAVE BIRTH WITH THAT ONE LOONA IM SORRY IF I NEVER STANNED YOU😔)

👽viviz-maniac (THIS LOVE IS MANIAC MANIAC MANIAC😩)

💸tripleS lovelution-girls' capitalism (yes im late to this song but shh)

💗tripleS lovelution-seoul sonyo sound

🧬tripleS evolution-invincible

🎼kiss of life-nothing (SUCH A GOOD BSIDE THEY DESERVE TO GET THEIR FIRST WIN IDC I HOPE THEY GET IT NEXT COMEBACK😔GET THEM OUT OF THEIR NUGUDOM)

🩰red velvet-in my dreams (coquettest album of all୨ৎ)

🎛redvelvet-automatic, be natural (IK THIS SONG IS FROM 2015 BUT IM IN MY REDVELVET BSIDER AND LISTENER ERA OK)

👅irene and seulgi (redvelvet)-naughty...(PLS RELEASE A 2ND ALBUM MY MOTHERS PLS)

🌇seulgi-los angeles

🧝🏻seulgi-crown

⚰️seulgi-dead man runnin (IM SO OBSESSED WITH 28 REASONS...I HOPE SHE RELEASES A SECOND MINI SOON😔)

🫧newjeans-bubblegum (MY GIRLIES STILL SLAYING DESPITE THE WHOLE HYBE VS MIN HEEJIN THING...i hope they are doing alright🥺)

😩enhypen -i need u cover (orig-bts)

(GAVE THEM A SONG TO COVER AND THEY DIGESTED THAT SHIT BARELY MINUTES AFTER THE WAITER SERVED THEM...(hope bangtan is not crying in the military)...NI-KI'S PART UAGRGJAHDGHSH😳...MAY 13TH PLS COME QUICK I NEED NEW ENHA SONGS)

💫ive-holy moly

👑enhypen-chaconne

(&the whole dark blood album haha)

🥀enhypen-fate (no i won't move on from dark blood era)

🧲illit-magnetic (ITS GOOD OK THE WHOLE ALBUM IS GOOD..BUT SPOTIFY STOP PLAYING IT EVERYFUCKASS TIME I KNOW YOU LIKE HYBE'S MONEY BUT STOP)

🌎illit-my world

💃🏻lesserafim-smarter (let them live and breathe a bit after that coachella performance...pls)

🍊deja vu-txt

insert whole ass new ive album...😭😭

🔮ive-accendio ("WATCH ME DON'T TOUCH ME LOVE ME DON'T HURT ME" I LOVE IT AHHHH MAY 15TH COME BABYGIRL)

🌨ive-heya (HEYA HEYA HEYA MORE LIKE ATE YA ATE YA ATE YA)

❄ive-ice queen(I-I-I'M IN THE CASTLE)

💙ive-blue heart (JANG WONYOUNG THE WOMAN YOU ARE😩)

⏮️ive-reset (TITITITI)

😰ive-wow (kinda mid...)

yea...ok bye

[peacereturnedtothevalley]

4 and 18 for the music asks?

oops I kept forgetting 2 answer:

4. Song from my fav album... It became one of my favorites in reverse but First Love/Late Spring was the first Mitski song that I heard (on a tumblr audio post in like 2015/2016) and now I love Bury Me At Makeout Creek

18. Song I recommend: Not enough kpop on here, come listen to Pantomime by WJSN right now immediately

[srldesigns6277]

How do you feel about the fanwars between Directioners and Armys?

Hi,

So my take on fan wars is always a bit random since I find them pretty dumb, but I know what they are based on. For BTS vs. One Direction, fanwars tend to discuss the idea of who the bigger boyband is. They are very different and very much the same, so I can understand their thoughts.

One Direction was created on a reality show meant to find the next greatest acts sponsored by Syco and Sony, while BTS was created by the record label BigHit, which is now consolidated under the umbrella of HYBE, which is just a bigger BigHit. They both spent the first year of their group hustling in a way way more BTS than One Direction, but it did occur.

While One Direction was able to spring forward in their careers pretty early on, they both have accomplished very similar things. In 2013, One Direction's Best Song Ever MV became the video with the most views in 24 hours. At the time, it was nuts. We got over 10 million views in 24 hours (I was a part of this). Seven years later, in 2020, BTS actually surpassed the same record with the Dynamite MV, which got 100 million views (something I also did).

Similar occurred with the American Music Awards. In 2014, One Direction won both the Best Duo/Group Award and the Artist of the Year Award. In 2021, BTS did the same thing, winning both awards on the same night.

There are differences, however, with the rises in fame since One Direction had a fanbase from XFactor, while BTS' fame grew over time with their real entrance into the global market in 2017. Also, it is important to note that BTS is still a group, while One Direction has been on hiatus since 2015. However, One Direction has almost been a blueprint for BTS on how to exist in the global market since One Direction has gone so vastly far in the world. One Direction is the first group to have all five members have successful solo careers following their group activities. Even in Kpop, that's a rare thing, so BTS had to look to One Direction to see how all their members could attempt successful solo careers.

I know your original question was how I feel about fan wars, Overall I think they are dumb, even as someone who voted for One Direction and BTS in fan awards. I think everyone should enjoy their favorites as they can, especially when BTS loves parts of One Direction as all of them have gone to at least one Harry Styles concert during Love On Tour.

Also to me, they are very similar people and would love to see them all interact. Look up both groups with chaos or funny moments in the tag line, you will see how both One Direction and BTS are similar.

[ashmp3]

EXO i do want to know these 10ish songs but also: loona (and subsequent groups/solos/etc), kara, and fromis

okay you wound me..... i will leave exo LAST. because im afraid it will be more than 10 ANYWAY!

loona - this will sound so bad but my favorite songs are their solos... egoist and eclipse! and sweet crazy love from oed kara - mr., let it go, cupid, step, mamma mia, when i move, lupin fromis - attitude, in the mirror (can i just say whole unlock my world album its So frommy so solid), escape room, 0g, airplane mode, weather

EXO......... these hoes. i will have to go album by album and EP by EP they are the group that got me into kpop you gotta understand. I will be very strict though so this is best of the best to ME.

xoxo - black pearl, baby dont cry (songs that got me into kpop), heart attact, my lady exodus (my fav) / love me right - everything except beautiful and my answer. sorry for being like this. i even made my family listen to it on our roadtrip back in 2015. favorite might be el dorado and exodus? its just an insane album i dont KNOW ex'act (lotto repackaged... whateva) - AR-TI-FI-CIAL LOVER... artificial love, monster and lucky one the war - the eve, going crazy don't mess up my tempo - OOH LA LA LA........ OOOOH LA LA LA. obsession (second fav) - BABY YOU ARE (my top3 song so if u listen to any this is the one), obsession, trouble, jekyll, ya ya ya exist - cream soda don't fight the feeling - runaway... insane song, paradise universe - BEEN THROUGH. this is next to baby you are to me so top3 again! the power of music - SWEET LIES again top 3 but it reminds me of bad period of my life. beautiful gorgeous song kyungsoo is insane. miracles in december - my turn to cry okay so by my calculations my favorite exo songs are sweet lies, been through, baby you are, artificial love, ooh la la la and whole exodus album. GREAT!

send me a kpop group and I'll tell you my favorite song of theirs &lt;3

[gustingirl]

tagged by @senor-hoberto love you sm!!

Name: nella (if you speak spanish u can call me neshi too, it's the nickname my bff gave me and lowkey love it)

Sign: aries sun, sagittarius rising, leo moon (astrology masterminds come explain this to me)

Height: 165cm last time i checked

Time: 22:17

Birthday: april 3rd

Fav band/artist: bts, greta van fleet and fito paez

Last movie: i started rewatching metegol for the fifth time (oh this is another comfort movie hehe)

Last show: los simuladores as always (are we even surprised?)

When i created this blog: so it was like 2015 but i accidentally deleted it when trying to delete a side account around 2016

What i post: whatever pleases monkey brain (aka mine)

Other blogs: @akpopdump (where i’m posting all these kpop pics i have in my camera roll that i wanna delete), @simustiktok (where i gather tiktoks of los simuladores that i find). i have a third one but i abandoned it

Do i get asks: from my lovers and my mutuals (that could be my lovers if they want to 👀)

Followers: your mother

Average hours of sleep: i’m on vacation so this question does not have a simple answer

Instruments: not even one, not even in my imagination

What am i wearing: tank top, skirt and shoes cuz i’m supposedly gonna go hiking with my family

Dream job: taking care of pandas (that's what a dream job sounds like)

Dream trip: a whole trip around argentina

Favorite songs: at the moment, it's the shoop shoop song by cher and me gusta by ciro y los persas

tagging @peachy-101 @napo-con-fritas @loser-user-noaccuser @smythecriminal @chaesonghwas @almuerdesayuno and @palewhitehorse