#disbanded bops

[yoohyeon]

I think we need to bring back the g*friend receipts I see so many people still stanning v*viz, I’m nauseous

[emeraldbabygirl]

The lyrics to c-ute’s ‘the final squal’ is so sad but at the same time kinda uplifting and the song is very upbeat in contrast and the mv the way the rain falls at the end and like idk how to explain it but the timing for watching the mv was interesting to say the least

[eventually--darling]

momoland im so fucking sorry i couldnt be there for you

[variouspolltournaments]

Propaganda

Chinzhilla: they didn’t always all get along but by the end of the show they were a little family. when gun’s mom was in the hospital while they were at a competition, they lost the competition at the same time they found out his mom was okay and they all had a group hug and knew that losing didn’t matter as long as his mom was okay. also they’re (almost) all canon queer and (almost) all dating each other

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what if a band was just 6 of the biggest losers at school and also like all of them were gay (except for the token straight) and two of them were dating each other and they spent like half of the time at their band practices eating instead but also their music was good. that's chinchillaz

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They are my 6 idiot sons, their friendship is great, and their songs are legit bops. Also they have a shrine for a chincilla plushie in their rehearsal room and wear chinchilla blanket hoodies, they're adorable

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Just a high school band trying to survive as their principal tries to disband them weekly and their claas president desperately tries to save them. Sure, they lost their battle of the bands, but they performed at prom and eradicated homophobia so who cares!

The Hex Girls: They're goths, they're eco-friendly, they're icons. Vote for The Hex Girls

[theowlgoesmoo]

If A Bug's Life was a 2000 tv series what would be the plot cast(Replace the og va of the movie) intro outro and "upcoming up next" "will right back" "We're back for more" characters(that they never appear in the og movie) and out of context be like?

Oh wow, that's a heck of a question, heh. Let's see... Intro, you need some absolute bop of a theme song. Something that will get stuck in your head for decades and will never leave. Maybe something based on "The Flik Machine"

Outro's got to be like an instrumental version of "Time of your Life". Plot wise, takes place after the movie. Grasshoppers are disbanded, Hopper's "dead", Atta's queen, everything's peachy, yadda yadda. Tone wise, it'd be something like, say, Talespin. That comedy/slice of life/adventure trifecta. Most plots would probably revolve around Flik, Atta, and Dot, with a scattering of episodes dedicated to some of the circus bugs, who would all play fairly significant secondary character roles. Also Molt. Molt needs to be there. He's our boi and I will not have it any other way. A lot of plots could focus on Flik's inventions, Atta's struggles to be queen, Dot's struggles with being a kid and a sister, and of course whatever bad guys happen to be making everyone's lives miserable this episode. Plus you could have like other insects pop up here and again, giving a little educational spin to the show. A bit of a "Tough to be a bug" thing going on. And you've got like the Council (especially Thorny and Cornelius) and PT playing more antagonistic roles. Not villains per se, but always getting in the way of what our protagonists want to do. Of course then you've got some proper villains to. Hopper's out of the picture too, so the show's going to have to come up with some new ones. Maybe like a slaver ant queen who keeps trying to take over the colony, or some grasshopper who keeps trying to rebuild the gang in Hopper's honor. And one villain who's just unreasonably terrifying. Probably voiced by Jim Cummings because he exists to narrate our collective nightmares. Maybe like some giant spider or assassin bug or something. Those things are messed up. Now, those little cutaway segments... You could have some fun with those. Upcoming could be like Flik working on an invention and finishing it. "We'll be right back" could be like an invention blowing up, or Dim toppling over the logo, or Heimlich EATHING the logo, because why not. And the "we're back for more" could be like Atta or Dot flying in carrying the logo and dropping it back in place.

Also you need some character voiced by Jack Black. I don't care who. I just need this to be a thing.

[97-liners]

do you have any 2nd or 3rd gen gg songs you think everyone should listen to? or what are some of your faves?

this is such a hard question lmao, because i grew up on second and third gen kpop. if any followers have recs, feel free to drop them as well.

for me, of course there's the big or moderately popular groups (kara, 2ne1, f(x), snsd, wonder girls, apink, girls day, sistar, miss a, brown eyed girls, 4minute, aoa, after school, t-ara, secret, etc etc)

in terms of groups that might be considered more obscure:

all of 9muses' discography, in particular glue, drama, and dolls (they were not that obscure but they didn't get a single win before disbanding so they still count as flops)

evol - get up, we are a bit different (ngl they were the original girl crush concept, like girl groups were not making music like this back then! they were totally ahead of their times)

stellar - sting, vibrato (they were totally exploited by their company and sold using sex appeal, but their music was great. they deserved all the success, but NOT under that management)

spica - you don't love me (the original vocal group. if you like m*mamoo, consider listening to spica instead)

fiestar - one more, you're pitiful

rainbow - A, black swan, cha cha (rainbow blaxx)

hello venus - wigglewiggle, stickysticky, i'm ill

dal shabet - be ambitious, joker

ladies code - hate you (they're regrettably known more for the deaths of rise and eunbi than for their music, but they really did make some bops)

kiss&cry - domino game (queens.... debuted w/ this incredible song and then disbanded immediately </3)

laboum - what about you (literally one of my favorite songs of all time)

secret - shy boy (I KNOW they were fairly successful and got a triple crown w/ this song but kpoppies these days don't know them???/)

BESTie - i need you

and this isn't even getting into any of the third gen proper girl groups i loved and lost 😭 (clc, pristin, wjsn, lovelyz), OR the discographies of any of the groups i listed in the big or moderately successful category above, but I think those songs would just be easier to find if you just look up collections of 2nd or 3rd gen girl group music.

other groups i remember but never rlly got into: glam (problematic but made some fun songs), tiny-g, sunnyhill, rania (dr feel good is still iconic), berrygood

tagging @neonunau because i feel like you'd appreciate the nostalgia hit lol

[writingmochi]

! "songs you actually listen to(?)" tag game !

rules: when you get this you have to put 5 songs you actually listen to, and post it! then, send this to 10 of your favorite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) < that is actually part of the rule i didn't make it up

tagged by: ilem aka @lovejoshua love how you tagged me but the tagging link doesn't work... it's very fortunate that i saw your post on my timeline

i'll do you all better... i'm doing 5 artists i'm currently listening to instead! and this will be full of tone indicators because people will get offended even by the minuscule things + because this is music i will freaking ramble so i'm sorry for the incoming long post

&team, specifically firework

this song is such a surprise for me and to be honest i hadn't even thought that hybe could make another good song for any other artists than newjeans /pretty srs. it has a bit of txt's thursday's child 80's vibe to it. it definitely makes much more sense than what the walmart twilight concept enhypen is doing /nm /criticism (believe me, i'm still stuck in the tamed-dashed era. also bring back the composer who makes given-taken pls /gen) i also want to give my two cents and say that i like the korean version better. i think this song was meant to be sung in korean before japanese imo

radiohead

what is 2023 lissie without radiohead? from creating and planning a 20-part anthology series based of their discography to buying my favorite albums of theirs on vinyl (which are the two albums that i plaster above), they've climbed up my ranks of favorite artists of all time. i choose jigsaw specifically because i rekindle my love of playing bass from that song and climbing up the walls because of the seonghwa fic i'm planning (it is exceptionally one of the most underappreciated songs in ok computer...)

billlie

they are the children of f(x) i'm telling you!!!!!!!!! just like how i consider the boyz as the children of exo and txt as the children of shinee. they are the siblings of 2016-2019 loona and gwsn. they are the product of sm ent's music prodigy sibling and i love them for that. they also are the junior of brown eyed girls, aka one of the most iconic kpop 2nd gen gg and the one that releases bops such as brave new world, kill bill, sign, and abracadabra! i love their discography so much and they have the potential to have one of the best kpop discographies in the industry alongside red velvet. i'll gatekeep them until the end along with onf because only people with taste can enjoy their songs /lh /gen aaaaaaaaaaa

triples aaa

the unit that could be if modhaus don't make such a strict rule because they disbanded for not having 100k album sold (womp womp) generation is such a high-quality debut track from a small company and dimension having their own versions within the subunits is a great concept. i mean, jaden jeong is the head of the 2016-2019 loona sound and i gotta have to appreciate him for picking good tracks man. their songs are also one of the bases of sound for my oc kpop group sound in @interactivemochi. also a discussion starter question: will modhaus actually be able to do the multi-unit many-member group that sm ent wanted with nct? i actually think they will because indie labels are more experimental than the big corporate ones (aka nct will be great with their infinite concept if they're committed and take those risks) just look at jaden jeong's print on onlyoneof and loona, they're pretty small but their fans are loyal af. yet, i'm merely just a casual listener of triples because they play around with nfts (and i am a biz student who doesn't like crypto and nft)

depeche mode and other new wave and 80s experimental musicians

when you have a gen z kid who likes older songs rather than new ones, they have to listen to new wave and synth-pop, specifically depeche mode. people usually associate them with post-punk along with talking heads, joy division, new order, kate bush etc and i can definitely agree. new wave is one of my favorite genres because of how experimental they are and it is exactly what depeche mode is doing + i love the resurgence of old brit bands like the shoegaze bands that includes slowdive, mbv, and siouxsie and the banshees

don't forget that this is meant to be 5 songs and i wanted to be extra because i can be extra *wink*

tagging: @ujunxverse (you could definitely do it on @/orochxi if you want), my fellow untag people from ilem's post @boba-beom @robin-obsessed, also others such as @dim-sun @tyunlatte @heart2beom @itz-yerin @txt-yaomi @talesofyuan @euphor1a + anyone who wanna join cuz i would love to hear new music :D

[writerpeach]

If you could bring back 2 disbanded groups, excluding IZ*ONE, who would you choose?

Maybe the best debut ever made? Almost every kpop group deserves better, but Pristin definitely did. I don't think the words Fuck Pledis can ever be yelled loud enough.

#fuck pledis

The word underrated gets thrown around too much, but GWSN was the definition of it. Barely anyone I knew talked about them, but all of their MVs had 20+ million views and then they just imploded. Some of the most interesting, refreshing, and unique music full of bop-filled synths, like it was tailor-made for me.

Normally, I'd pick Nine Muses but allegedly they're getting back and having a comeback this year :copium:

[imgloriaa]

after a good amount of time since the disbanding, i listened to old cnco’s bops and i miss them and i’m so mad i’ve never got to see them live especially blondiel live 😭 y’all i’m super mad

[married-2-the-music]

K-pop Discography Deep Dives: Gfriend

A Disclaimer: I was planning, when I first started Tumblr, to be a lurker, but then I began an office job and needed something to listen to to keep myself occupied. And then, I started going through entire K-pop groups’ repertoires, album by album, and jotting down my thoughts. And then, I stumbled into K-pop tumblr and decided, you know what, there’s at least four people on this hell site who would read in depth rants about these discographies and at least five who wouldn’t read it and then get mad because it’s kind of our job as K-pop fans. My lukewarm takes should be taken with an entire silo of salt and the knowledge that this is completely for fun and occupying my very bored, very neurodivergent brain. With that being said, enjoy!

So, let me lay out my credentials for Gfriend: I’ve been a Buddy since I stumbled across MAGO in a compilation in 2020 or so, and needless to say I was crushed to find out that they disbanded. I still consider myself a Buddy, and in the last few years, I’ve listened to all their title tracks and a decent amount of b-sides. So, this deep dive is less of me getting into a new band and more of me seeing…hmm what else can I discover? Obviously, a lot of bias is involved here.

Gfriend debuted in 2015, in the heyday of 3rd generation, with a “schoolgirl” concept not unlike their peers Lovelyz, TWICE, and WJSN. Also, as a side note, their intros are all great, even from the beginning, and I wish that more of the interesting quirks that make them so great carried through into the rest of the songs.

Their first song, Glass Bead, has more of a classical spin than I remembered from their earlier work, and I enjoyed it, Me Gustas Tu, and Rough more on re-listen. Glass Bead is sweet: it’s good, but to someone who’s listened to as much k-pop as I have, it doesn’t stand out as very unique. From the album, Neverland is pretty good too.

Me Gustas Tu’s intro starts with gentle water and the song itself continues the feeling with an overall sunny vibe; it’s another nice one, but another that feels like a lot of others. As a hidden gem, Under The Sky has great drive and payoff, and would’ve made a better title track in my opinion.

I know a lot of people absolutely adore Rough. I’m…not one of them. Don’t get me wrong; Yuju’s belted power notes are always a pleasure, and her voice with the electric guitars makes such an excellent contrast. Eunha’s high voice also stands out, but Umji’s, Yerin’s, SinB’s, and Sowon’s are great too, and their different tones all harmonize well together.

I wish that the energy of the rock guitar or the orchestra carried through more, because there’s something about the song that doesn’t feel fully realized and I can’t say what it is. Rough is less a moment of standing apart from their peers and more a very gentle sidestep—but definitely a marker of what’s to come. Hidden gems from this album are definitely Say My Name and Someday, the second of which uses the classical touches quite well.

Their first few titles are a bit formulaic, but Navillera, despite at first fitting it, has much more drive and heft, and by the time we reach the guitar solo and the accompanying power note, it feels earned. It takes the best parts of the previous songs and melds them together into something great. I confess that I know this song by heart, and all in all, it’s an early highlight that I find myself liking more each time. Hidden gems from this album include Mermaid and Compass (with a special shout out to the harmonica in Distance).

Fingertip picks up where Navillera left off, with a good sense of humor in its 80’s action movie spoofing. It has one of the few dance breaks I adore, and I found myself bopping my head. And the catharsis! One of the things I love most about k-pop is when songs build to a point where everything just lights up, and Fingertip has this in spades. My hidden gem for this EP is definitely Crush.

Next up is a return to form in Love Whisper, which feels very much like Spring, and has a calming energy, but the song itself isn’t anything trailblazing. It’s a bit meandering and the orchestra isn’t used enough for me. It’s also a lot like Me Gustas Tu, which again, doesn’t mean that either is a bad song, but it does mean that both stick out less.

Summer Rain also has a nice opening, but it feels more dramatic and symphonic, which sets it apart from the rest of Gfriend’s songs at this point. It isn’t my favorite either, but I like it more than Love Whisper, Glass Bead, Me Gustas Tu, and Rough, which I classify in the same category. From the album, Rainbow is the definite winner, with Red Umbrella close behind.

Sunny Summer offers a different view of the same season; it’s upbeat and while carrying through the youthful energy of their earlier work, something about it also feels more grown up, as though a goodbye to their younger selves.

I’m probably reading way too much into what should be a fun song, but it reminds me of the feeling of a last summer vacation after high school and before adulthood. Either way, I’d say that my hidden gem from this album is Vacation (for its boundless energy)

With Time For The Moon Night comes the second big shift in Gfriend’s sound and the start of a new era. The intro, Daytime, sounds right out of a Disney movie, and the song delivers. It begins peacefully, and eventually gently glides into an introspective sort-of ballad that toes the line between sad and hopeful. The whole album is honestly great, and my favorite of the EPs so far.

That being said, I’d like to take a moment of your time to discuss Bye, which may be my favorite of Gfriend’s b-sides. It’s a ballad, yes, but so much more. It blends a full orchestra, an electric guitar, and some of Gfriend’s most affecting vocal work to date. All in all, it’s one of those album tracks that could’ve made an excellent single, and I’m so glad I rediscovered it in my deep dive, because I may or may not have replayed it three times.

Sunrise, perhaps appropriately, feels like Time For The Moon Night’s opposite twin, with lyrics that are just as sad combined with a far more hopeful and well…sunny spin on it. It’s many people’s favorite Gfriend song, and while it isn’t mine, I can’t deny that those choruses, especially the final one, is a hell of a knock-out.

Memoria, while technically a b-side, is also a Japanese single, but it’s so ethereal and lovely that it deserves a shout out. Hidden gems from this album include Only 1, and A Starry Night, but the stand-out has to be You Are Not Alone, both for the adorableness that is the title and for the surprisingly poignant follow-through.

Fever is a departure from the sound Gfriend’s been cultivating and seems like a bit of an odd choice. It’s not a bad song but it’s not great either; it’s pleasant, but it slips in and out of the ears, without any staying power. The girls’ voices feel underutilized, which is unusual for them, and I’ll never understand the impulse to have an anti-drop rather than a power note. I don’t have a hidden gem for this album, but I did like the whistling in Smile.

This album also highlighted something I’ve noticed: a lot of Gfriend’s b-sides start out with a really unique or interesting instrumental (like Smile) but don’t carry it through to the rest of the song, and thus leave it sounding like a lot of other songs.

Flower is the one song I really did like from the album, although it’s a Japanese single and so not technically a b-side. It also takes Gfriend’s music in a different direction (in this case, tango) but the gamble pays off! It’s a pretty good song; not their best, but a nice break.

After this, we finally reach the Modern Witch Trilogy, what I would consider their Magnum Opus, and unfortunately, the end of their time as a six-person group. Each part of the trilogy is magical in its own way: Crossroads is classical and grounded in emotion, Apple is ethereal and delightfully entrancing, and MAGO is empowering and warm at the same time.

The first song of the trilogy is Crossroads, which is definitely the most melancholy of their titles, finally giving the orchestra time to shine. The song’s best moment is undoubtedly the short section of a-capella before the last chorus’ soaring take-off, with the girls’ voices absolutely feeling like some sort of desperate plea to the stars.

My hidden gem for this album is definitely Labyrinth, which, in a 2023 world, I could totally see being a pre-release with a music video; not a title track instead of Crossroads, but with it. Here We Are is great too, and the other b-sides hold their own.

Next in the trilogy is Apple, which simply oozes magic and power. At first, I worried that it would be another Fever with a nothing chorus, but it proved me wrong! It doesn’t quite have a climax but it’s still absolutely engaging and unique.

This is another great album, and it was so hard to pick a hidden gem. The trio of the electro Eye of The Storm, the ballroom waltz of Room of Mirrors, and the dance floor of Tarot Cards are pretty neck-and-neck. But if I had to choose, Room of Mirrors is my favorite.

And at last, we reach MAGO! MAGO is, I’ll be honest, one of my all-time favorite k-pop songs (we’re talking Top 10), and I’ve loved it since I first heard it. To say everything I want to say would take forever, but if I had to name a few, here we go. The song has such great drive and heft and never stops moving, even when it slows down a little. It explodes with confidence and self-expression, and it’s a song that stands out because that empowerment doesn’t fall flat.

There are so many good songs from this album too: the rock in Love Spell, the brightness in Three Of Cups, and the R&B in Secret Diary, but my favorite without a doubt is Wheel Of The Year. Look, I’m a total sap, and it’s the exact kind of song that I adore: sad and happy, hopeful, emotional, inspiring, and all about the power of friendship. In the wake of their disbandment, it’s hard not to see this as a lovely farewell, to both the fans and each other.

It’s hard to overstate how much I adore the Modern Witch Trilogy. All three of these titles also feel so…queer to me? Obviously, as a queer woman, everything I view is through a queer lens, but between the found family separated in Crossroads, the forbidden temptation of witches in Apple, and the all-female be-yourself disco club in MAGO, I don’t think I’m reading too much into this. But I’d love to hear other opinions on this.

My top 5 songs are MAGO, Wheel Of The Year, Fingertip, Crossroads, and Bye. But I loved their whole discography, and as much as I ragged on Fever, there weren’t any songs I actually disliked, and it would be a highlight in a less incredible body of work. I’m also Wiccan, and the Wheel Of The Year is such an important thing for us that it felt like it was made just for me. I admit, when I started writing about their later songs, I even got a bit emotional and even more when I found out that the members themselves helped write some of them.

Gfriend, to the surprise of no one, gets a 9.5/10 from me. I can’t really imagine a discography more suited to me personally, although I think that anyone who appreciates great voices, disco, orchestral spins, or witches would find something to love here too. The only reason the score isn’t higher is because I haven’t done that many deep dives yet and I want to leave some room, lol.

So, I’ll see you next time, for a boy group!

[glasshcvse]

I always thought Stupid Cupid would be on the same level as Red Velvet in terms of popularity! In your opinion which real group would you assign for your fic groups in those terms?

AINE ! ⠀ › ⠀ SAYS. omg you're being too nice anon!! i think red velvet is wayyy up the scale when looking at stupid cupid's popularity– took me a hot second to cook something up, but under the cut, you'll find all of my important groups / ocs ( including both npc & under co. groups! ) and their popularity based on irl kpop groups!

first, we have lilypad, aka the saviours of glasshouse! i'd definitely say that they're on par with kara! they've been releasing bops from the getgo, and have been doing so until their unfortunate ( or fortunate in this case ) disbandment, so kara would be the best group to mention in this case, especially when back in 2009, glasshouse only had crumbs and a handful of trainees to go with.

next on the list is raevil, aka the dead women walking! raevil = twice, and you can't prove me wrong!! the fact that each member comes from a different country just goes well with the public ( international more than domestic, bc we all know how knetz are about these types of things ), and they for sure know how to charm people to at least listen to their songs occasionally. their popularity grew as time passed, so raevil being on the same scale as twice right now would be a plausible answer!

sorry to disappoint you, anon, but stupid cupid's popularity goes lower than red velvet's– i'd say ive or kepler would be more of an appropriate answer, especially because everyone can clearly see the favouritism in stcp ( looking at tomie ). it's a good thing that their discography is full of mostly cute songs, otherwise, i don't think stupid cupid would've been supported this much if it their concept was anything else... i imagine them being compared to lilypad a lot if they had a different concept, and they'd kind of flop. yeah, their fandom is definitely smaller compared to raevil's, but they have some crazy ass fans out there ( think orbits during that twitter era )–

at the beginning of their career, i surely saw nextone go hand in hand with stray kids based on popularity, especially because prdx had a different concept from any other artists from the company, were their first bg and they were promoted a lot during their pre-debut era by stupid cupid. however, after the whole scandal happened with one of the members and they went on a hiatus for a year, the hype kind of died down, so now i'd say they're kinda like monsta x / the boyz!

hero is 4th generation's taemin! of course, his popularity slowly grew as he went through a shitty survival show, but once he actually debuted as a soloist, the fandom significantly grew, and it's still growing as time goes by. there's a reason why he's called an all-round and ace of kpop! although, if you asked him, he'd deny being that popular, but the receipts don't lie, nor do his album sales that get sold out after every comeback!

and last but definitely not least, we have crystyle! && just like everyone expected, i imagine them to have the same popularity as got the beat! they also have some similarities; as they're both project groups with members from different groups ( or are soloists ), so saying they have the same popularity as got would be true. not only that, but each member has their own fandom that just combined in the end to support the girls as a group!

and that's it ( for now )! come back later if there are any updates to this~

[beezonia]

Guess who’s slowly getting into genshin again and stuck in idol au brainrot

So you get this

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Sooo

La Signora, Childe and Scaramouche (now known as Kuni a solo artist) were like triple H and had a good 3 year run before they disbanded because of a very bad scandal between childe/Scaramouche and their company sort of going bust

La signora was the main vocal and centre

Childe was the visual and lead vocal

Scaramouche was main rapper and the leader

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La Signora is now a popular soloist (think hyo or taeyeon) under the name Rosalyn

Her company is called Harbinger‘co and her manager is Pantalone

Childe is obviously with DCKZ and is hoping to make his first solo album soon working with some other idols (cough Lumine cough)

Now Kuni in my version is a solo artist under a unknown company named Riverbend because he wanted a fresh start

But he obviously got very popular not only because of his past but because of his singing voice because oh boi his voice is just as good as his raps

And yeah his career as a soloist shot up from there and he is also working on a full album

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Now Yunjin is another soloist (think kwon eunbi because glitch is definitely one of yunjin’s songs)

She was an opera singer and trained most of her teen years on her voice and dance.

She was in a gg with Barbara and Xinyan for an experiment trying to merge idols from different companies, they were pretty popular but then Xinyan announced she was leaving the group due to personal reasons and the other two got split (Barbara had her growing popularity and yunjin wanted to work on her own projects)

They still keep in touch (they are besties) and rumour has it they may or may not be having a reunion concert soon.

Yunjin likes to mix classical music with her samples and then her manager will bop their head along with the beats.

She really wants to work with Ayaka due to their sounds being so similar but so different at the same time and their concepts are very similar.

They both have a sort of princess vibe and are the pride and joy of their company.

Yunjin is working on a mini album trying to figure out a new but familiar sound for her fans, she’s hoping to collaborate with xinyan for this and also a member of a small trio named Mona who is more of a classic/hyperpop producer.

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Mona, Fischl and Kuki are a trio named Amethyst Dreams (probably will change)

They are a mix of hyperpop and rock music with a dash of that girl crush vibe

Mona is their producer she works her ass of for her two friends and their success because they are from a very small company.

She’s also the main vocalist along with the centre/visual she can play the violin

Fischl loves the hyperpop concept the group has along with the little bits of rock they try to add cause of the sort of gothic concept of the group

She’s the lead vocal and the maknae of the group who plays the electric guitar and the sax for some reason (kuki has tried to get her to do a solo for their upcoming album)

Kuki is a punk rock fan, she plays drums and has a killer voice also her raps slap so hard that people have taken to call her the rap goddess (think Youngji)

Like she spits fire and on variety shows she is not afraid to diss the hosts

Main rapper and also centre (her and Mona share the role)

They are coming out with their first full album soon

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Nilou is still a sort of trainee but is probably gonna debut with a new group with Layla and Candace maybe faruzan idk

They are called Lotus Paradise or Waves of harmony (probably gonna change)

They are a girl crush sort of group but do experiment with the concepts

Nilou is the lead dancer and centre

Layla is lead vocalist and maknae (I think not sure about that yet)

Candace is lead rapper and leader of the group

They have a very large fanbase fro a group who hasn’t debuted yet due to Nilou/Candace and them being popular in past survival show and gaining fans from that

Their first mini album has like an oasis theme and some of the songs are about their struggles trying to debut hence the theme of oasis

Candace is also a producer but not many know about that

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That’s pretty much all I have for now! Lmk if you want anymore of my ideas!

[halliescomut]

Jeff Satur-Lucid MV costar Nene Pornappan Pornpenpipat

So I know we've all been rewatching Lucid's MV, because it's so wonderful and beautiful, but of course I was curious about Jeff's costar, because I always am. So I looked her up, and turns out if you're a BL watcher, you may have recognized her. (I did not, though I have watched both seasons of this show, but I did think she was really beautiful.)

She's in 2gether the series, which is awesome. I did a very brief look into her, and the woman has a pretty wild career history and is also wonderfully talented. I didn't want anyone who watched Jeff's video to think that she's just a pretty face (though clearly she's very beautiful) so I did a smidgen of a deep dive.

I'll start with the basics...she is a Thai-Chinese (born in Bangkok, though both parents have Chinese ancestry) actress, and singer. Her Thai name is Pornnappan Pornpenpipat, and her Chinese name is Zheng Naixin. She uses the nickname Nene across pretty much all of her career endeavors. She's 25, and her birthdate is 25 June 1997. You can find her Instagram (nenevader) here.

Her professional career starts out in 2013, where she competed in True Academy Fantasia 10 (AF10) as the youngest contestant, being 16 at the time. Two years later she would debut with Thai idol group MilkShake managed by GMM Grammy. (You can see her in the center below.)

They released 2 singles, one in 2015 as their debut, and a second in 2016. While not officially disbanded as far as I can find, they have not released new music since 2016.

From 2016 to 2022 she would act in various roles in various countries, including Vietnam and China, and eventually play the role of Air in 2gether the series, which is also produced by GMM (specifically GMMTV).

In April of 2020 Nene participated in the Tencent Video's Chinese girl group reality competition show, Produce Camp 2020, eventually debuting as a member of BonBon303 in August of that year.

From 2020 to 2022 BonBon303 would release 3 EPs eventually disbanding in July of 2022. During those two years Nene would also continue appearing in various Chinese shows, including reality and variety shows.

She debuted as a solo artist with the single Promise on July 12, 2022, under Sony Music China.

You can watch the official MV here. (It's a good song, very much a kind of chill pop-y summer bop, appropriate to it's release date.)

In the midst of all of this she also works sporadically modelling (unsurprising, as she is very beautiful) and was also a brand ambassador and promoter for Leader and Lancome respectively.

More impressively she also worked as a cultural Ambassador in 2022 as the China-Thailand Cultural Ambassador (I'm assuming one of many) and as the 2022 Thailand Customs Festival China-Thailand Cultural Exchange Ambassador. We have been seeing especially over recent years an increase in cross-country- and cross-cultural cooperation amongst many East Asian and South East Asian countries (Remember Jeff was also part of the KonnecThai Music and Arts event in late April of this year).

She also has her first solo fanmeet in Bangkok coming up at the end of this month for her birthday, which is awesome and I hope she has a really fun time.

Now this is a lot of basic information, but doesn't give us much in the way of personality other than to clearly display that this women is multi-talented and determined. I can't personally attest to her personality, but based around her choices for her solo song/MV, and her Instagram posts, she seems to be very cool, she doesn't shy away from posting casual, candid, or unmade-up photos on IG, which always adds point in my book for authenticity.

I'm not saying you need to follow her or stan her, or anything else, but I know how much Jeff values his own career (especially now that it's 100% under his control) and I don't think he would have chosen Nene, if he didn't think she was a pretty cool person. Here's some pics/clips she and Jeff posted of the BTS of the Lucid MV where they are clearly having a lot of fun.

If you wanna look for some more info, you can start on her Kprofile page here, or also check her Wikipedia page here.

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Propaganda

Chinzhilla: they didn’t always all get along but by the end of the show they were a little family. when gun’s mom was in the hospital while they were at a competition, they lost the competition at the same time they found out his mom was okay and they all had a group hug and knew that losing didn’t matter as long as his mom was okay. also they’re (almost) all canon queer and (almost) all dating each other

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what if a band was just 6 of the biggest losers at school and also like all of them were gay (except for the token straight) and two of them were dating each other and they spent like half of the time at their band practices eating instead but also their music was good. that's chinchillaz

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They are my 6 idiot sons, their friendship is great, and their songs are legit bops. Also they have a shrine for a chincilla plushie in their rehearsal room and wear chinchilla blanket hoodies, they're adorable

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Just a high school band trying to survive as their principal tries to disband them weekly and their claas president desperately tries to save them. Sure, they lost their battle of the bands, but they performed at prom and eradicated homophobia so who cares!

Kintama Girls: No Propaganda Submitted

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Happy Flashback Friday, brought to you once again by an underrated disbanded girl group. Underrated bop of the day is "Drip" by HINAPIA, who debuted on November 3, 2019 with this single. They were supposed to have their first comeback in March 2020, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, their comeback was delayed and eventually cancelled. This was their only release. They disbanded in August 2020.

Since their disbandment, Minkyeung has focused on her modeling career and also signed with KPLUS as an actress. Gyeongwon has been focusing on modeling as well.

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What is your top 10 Girl Group songs playlist for now?

Oh man, are talking like all time top 10 from every girl group EVER? Nah bro that's way too fucking hard. Instead I'll just do my favorite songs from my favorite top 10 groups. This playlist will be purely favoritism and not whether I think a song is "objectively" better than another. Also after finishing, I spent WAYYY too long on this lol. Hope you enjoy.

Dreamcatcher has so many good options man. I feel like it's impossible to pick just one, so I'm just gonna go recency bias for the last DC song I listened to and say Fairytale. Off their latest album, and an absolute bop. Runner-ups: Tension, Chase Me, You And I, Boca, Whistle.

Apink also has an amazing catalogue that's hard to pick just one from. I REALLY love Nothing, but I think I have to say NoNoNo still because it's just so fricken iconic and the song that got me into Apink. Runner-ups: %%, Nothing, Heaven, Mr. Chu.

Gfriend, yet another amazing discography. I'm actually gonna go with one of their Japanese bsides, because I fucking love it and think it's severely underrated. Runner-ups: Mago, Wheel of the Year, Rough, Me Gustas Tu, Rainbow

Laboum unfortunately never capitalized on the resurgence of Fresh Adventure a few years ago, but they're seriously one of the best nugu groups ever imo. So many fantastic songs. Gonna go with Fireworks because it's an absolute bop and a great example of their more mature sound after transitioning from their original cute style. Runner-ups: Fresh Adventure, Satellite, Kiss Kiss, Two of Us, Hwi Hwi.

Berry Good, severely underrated group with a bunch of amazing tracks. I'm gonna go with Angel because it's the song that made me get into them and I love the climax of the song. Runner-ups: pretty much the entire Fantastic album and this fucking AMAZING ballad off of their final album.

SNSD, don't even have to say anything about their iconic discography. Gonna go with another Japanese track, because this is a list of favorites. Runner-ups: Run Devil Run, Mr. Mr, Oh, Gee, The Boys

Gugudan, god Jellyfish did you so dirty. Especially since if Not That Type was released a few years later when everyone else was doing girl crush stuff, it would have popped off. Runner-ups: Lovesick, The Boots, Do It, A Girl Like Me

Afterschool, you were already disbanded by the time I got into you, but I would have bought so many albums if I found you in time. Gonna go with Flashback because it's the first Afterschool song I heard and it slaps. Runner-ups: Bang, Shampoo, Ah, When I Fall

Girl's Day, same as Afterschool. I really regret not getting into them sooner. My lack of Girl's Day albums is something that hurts me. Expectation is a complete fucking bop. Runners-up: Something, Ring My Bell, Look At Me.

And then finally because you didn't specify kpop, I'm gonna go with PassCode Clouds Across The Moon because this song fucking SLAPS and it's honestly one of my favorite songs of all time, probably in my top 25. It's so fucking good, stan PassCode.