#hongjoong matching icons

[atin-y]

dance with me; ああ the tragedy of you and i.  

[shykpop]

ATEEZ matching icons, + like or reblog If you use

[dawnofus]

240128

[dexter-mv]

🔥 ⤷ HoHong ⤬ matching icons 𓄷 ❨늣❩ 𓄰

[hyukei]

⤷ 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘢𝘷𝘦 ⭑ 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵!

Made by me

[noramoons]

new layout & the hiatus post is unpinned…it is a new season on noramoons dot tumblr dot com <3

[hee0soo]

Match with you!

Pairing — Kang YeosangxTattooArtist!gnreader

Summary — You didn´t know what you expected to happen but this was definitly not it...

Genre — Idol! AU, TattooArtist! AU

Warnings — toothrotting fluff and feels

WORD COUNT — 1.9k

Note — This is my Secret Santa gift for @i-luvsang

I hope you like what your christmas fairy came up with...✨

Disclaimer: this fic is written and copyrighted by ©hee0soo on tumblr. do not rewrite or repost on any other plattforms without my permission.

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED!

In between recording songs, vocal and dance practice or filming content, it was rare that Yeosang had time to meet up with any friends he had! The fact that most of his friends were also idols who had their own schedules definitely did not help with that in the slightest!

The only person he did have time for no matter how busy his day was, was you!

You who he met during his early trainee days. You who managed to keep his best friend in check with a simple glance in his direction. You who always listened to his worries no matter how early in the morning it was. You who had the Idol wrapped around your pinky finger just by being yourself!

When he had first met you, Yeosang had not approached you for months and neither had you what reason did you have? To you, he was just another classmate of yours!

Only when you were partnered up for a project did you get closer. At first you were apprehensive which he could understand. All of his fellow students knew that he was a trainee under BigHit and While he did his best to stay on top of his classes he could see why you were hesitant to work with him, fearing that he would be to busy to contribute to the project and that you were going to be stuck working on it alone.

He had quickly proven you wrong and with every little snack he brought you l the boy with the heart of gold managed to worm himself into your heart.

From there on the two of you met up regularly to walk home together. Or well, you went home and Yeosang went to the company. It even went so far that you would purposely sit together in class.

That's also how he found out how well you could draw and sketch. Watching you doodle on the side of your note pad while the teacher went on with speech was the highlight of his school day!

"How can you draw so well?" he had asked in awe  the first time he admired the motives on your paper.

You had only shrugged back then, not really knowing what to answer to that.

"I don't know."

And with that you had turned back to the little dragon flying around your notes, ignoring the feeling of Yeosang watching closely over your shoulder.

Time flew by and the two of you grew older. While Yeosang had continued training, meeting Wooyoung and eventually debut under a different label, you had stuck to drawing, starting an internship at an Tattoo parlor...

Fast forward to 2023, your skin was now covered in tattoos and you had a loyal clientele that visited the shop you worked at regularly to add to the collections on their skin!

The hobby you had as a student turned into a job and even when your parents had frowned at you and threatened to disown you, Yeosang had always been supportive! Never once doubting you!

It got so far that even Hongjoong, San and Wooyoung had been on the other side of your tattooing gun once or twice. The iconic soulmate tattoo on WooSan's knees being one of your pieces...

 

"y/nnn?" the deep drawl of Yeosang's voice broke through the trance you had found yourself in while drawing a commission request from a client. The outline of a snake wrapping its body around a bunch of roses appearing on the paper in front of you.

"Hmmm?" you hummed, not taking your eyes away from the paper as you hunched over it on practice room floor at the company building.

"y/nnn?!" he tried again as he lounged on his back, head resting against the armrest of the couch standing right behind you and more then unsatisfied that you had yet to react to his plea for attention.

Letting out a playfully suffering sigh as you turned your head towards the currently blond man, you shot him an amused scolding glare, finding yourself face to face with your best friends sparkly brown eyes.

"Yes Sangie?"

A pout formed on his lips. In the few hours he had been busy going over some of the groups old choreos, wanting to freshen up his memory a little before the stress of preparing for the next comeback could hit him in full. But as soon as you had wandered in, decked out in bags of snacks, drinks and drawing supplies, all plans of practicing had flown right out of the window and now, an hour later, he found himself in his current predicament.

Bored and unsatisfied as you ignored the puppy eyes he stared at the back of your head with!

Your mouth curved up into a teasing smile when you saw the soft glare that resembled a Maltese more then the Doberman he always tried to be for his fans!

"You're ignoring me!" he stated, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

"I'm working." you huffed and turned back to your drawing.

Yeosang grumbled, unhappy about having lost your attention again.

It fell silent again as you returned to focusing on your commission. Your best friend let out a suffering sigh as his eyes followed the movements of the pencil in-between your fingers, glide smoothly over the paper. He trailed is eyes up to admire the profile of your face  over the slope of your nose down to your mouth, where your teeth were gently nibbling on your lower lip in concentration.

How your eyes lit up at the prospect of finishing your sketch, how they just seemed to shine brighter doing something you loved...

Oh how Yeosang whished you would look at him like that at least once!

The snakes face grew in depth as you worked on it's slitted eyes and the vocalist was once again stunned by your ability to breath life into something as simple as a drawing.

"Would you give me one?"

*What?*

Whipping your head around to look at his handsome face. You weren't blind! Of course you knew that he was handsome, ethereally beautiful even, always had been even as a young boy! He was, after all, an Idol known for his deep voice, dance ability and statue like beauty!

Still, that had never been the reason why you were so whipped for this man! It was the kindness he radiated that had drawn you to him in the first place. If you had to describe Yeosang in words, they would by kind, hard working, gentle, funny, intelligent and so many more...

The aloof demeanor he put on only being a facade to hide from prying eyes, hiding a man only few got the privilege to see...

His deep brown orbs were starring right back at you as you gaped at him like fish on land, waiting for an answer from you.

"You want a tattoo?"

Yeosang hummed in agreement, his baritone voice sending the butterflies in your stomach flying.

"Have you, uhm, talked to your manager about it? Like-"

"Not really but I trust you."

The statement meant more to you then you would like to admit. The words had left him as easily as breathing.

"I don't want to get you in trouble Sang-ah..."

Yeosang carefully studied your face. Worry for him was written all over your face.

He thought for a moment, remembering the contents of your bag like the back of his hand.

"What about a non-permanent one for now? With body markers?"

You put down your pencil, pushed  everything to the side and turned your body to face him entirely.

"Did you have something in mind? Or do you want me to choose?"

"I want to match with you!"

His eyes wandered over your collarbone, down to your arms, littered with ink until he stopped at the small picture of a paw print. It was by far not your biggest or most astonishing tattoo but the one that meant the most to you. The one that was meant to represent the paw of a puppy. The one that was meant to represent him and the one you refused to tell him if it was supposed to be a Maltese or Doberman.

Yeosang sat up on the couch.

"You want a paw print too?" you asked confused.

He shook his head, bright blonde hair falling gently into his face.

"I want to have a kitten, so you have the puppy paw for me and I have the cat for you..."

His ears turned red at the admission and your best friend hid behind his hand, an awkward laugh ringing through the practice room.

"Sorry, it was just an idea and-"

"I'll do it!" you cut him off, giddy to start already. You patted the empty space next to you, urging him to sit there before reaching for the pencil case in your bag where you kept the markers.

"Come here and give me your hand!"

Yeosang did as he was told dutifully. He gingerly put his hand in yours and drew the outline of a tiny cat.

It was only a small drawing so you were quick to finish and looked up only to  stare directly into the eyes of your best friend. Just inches away from your face!

Your eyes widened in surprise and his close proximity caused your heart flutter.

*When did he get so close?*

"Uhm? Yeo you-?"

Cut of by his lips softly pressing against your own, dropped the marker still sitting in your hand.

 The touch was light like a feather and over again before you could react to his ministrations.

"I'm sorry y/n, I just..." Yeosang murmured as he pulled away, gazing at you with a dazed expression. The man didn't know what to say and neither did you.

Only then did you notice his hand still holding yours while his thumb was gently brushing over your skin there. He tried pulling his hand away but you didn't let him, instead you laced your fingers with his.

"Please don't be sorry!" you croaked, voice almost to quiet for him to hear.

"No y/n, please can we just forget this happened?"

Suddenly much less euphoric then before, you pulled away. His words hurt and suddenly you wanted to disappear. Did he, really think kissing you was a mistake?

"What if I don't want to forget it tho?"

 Pain was evident with the way your voice wavered.

Yeosang didn't look away from you for even a second and he swore that he could hear something shatter inside of him. The last thing he wanted to do was hurt you in any way but it seemed that he had managed to do exactly that.

The kiss wasn't a mistake in his eyes and while he wished it didn't happen like this, he didn't regret it at all!

"You don't?"

He was unsure if he had heard you correctly but a tiny part of him felt hope clawing, trying to be set free.

You shook your head. Instead of answering you leaned forward to catch his lips with yours. This time it was Yeosang who looked surprised.

"Does this answer your question?" you exhaled, tone breaking at the end.

Your best friend looked completely baffled by the kiss you had initiated and all he could do was nod while a dazed smile appeared on his lips.

"Yes, it does...”

Taglist: @marirose25

[beenbaanbuun]

alt bands i associate with ateez

also please ignore all the horrific puns, once i started i could not physically stop…

hongjoong - slipknot

one of the most iconic nu metal bands to ever exist so of course i associate them with hongjoong

incredibly theatrical and i think joongie would appreciate that

he could fuck, fuck, fuck me up, just as is referenced in the iconic song custer…

seonghwa - sleep token

horny metal for the man who acts like a slut the moment he steps foot on stage

and the whole cult/worship thing they have going on?? i mean i worship hwa on the daily so….

if seonghwa got me in a chokehold, i’d be a happy little chappy indeed

yunho - electric callboy

goofy and silly metal for our goofy silly boy

literally such a fun band with fun music and i love them so much (just like i love yunho so much wtf?!?!?!?)

i’d ride on his tekkno train if you get what i’m saying…

yeosang - bring me the horizon

can make loud, aggressive music but can also make softer more melodic music and i think that duality perfectly fits sangie (hot and sexy but also so soft)

just like bmth said in their song follow you, he could drag me through hell if it meant i could hold his hand

sangie’s fluffy fluorescent green emo hair reminds me of old bmth merch…

san - don broco

THUG WORKOUT THUG WORKOUT THUG WORKOUT!!!!!!

don broco’s music so lad-ish and despite being so incredibly soft, san is also such a lad’s lad…

san can relate to t-shirt song… he often does not wear one

mingi - limp bizkit

did you expect me to say anything else? i mean… c’mon guys… it’s mingi

if i chose any other band it would be a sin and a crime for which i would have to serve a life sentence for

mingi could break stuff if he really wanted to… stuff being my spine…

wooyoung - knocked loose

bryan garris is a silly little guy and you know who else is a silly little guy? wooyoung

squeaky vocals to match wooyoung’s squeaky laugh!!! they go together sooooo well

unlike their song everything is quiet now, wooyoung is very rarely quiet… it’s a good job the song itself is in fact incredibly loud (and so fun live)

jongho - bad omens

noah sebastian has gorgeous vocals and so does jongho, therefore this is a match made in heaven

but they can also be loud as fuck when they want to be and jongho is often disruptive to the peace

whatever they were talking about in death of peace of mind? yeah, i want that with this man… so desperately

[maycat-19-142]

Park seonghwa x idol reader

A/n: I love seonghwa even though he is not my bias I still love him, I'm get more comfortable writing for idols so yeah still on the bets though. I don't speak for park seonghwa or ateez and KQ entertainment this is a work of fiction.

⚠️: gender neutral reader, fluff, dululu mentioned, pranking, let me know if I missed anything

Iconic

Yall are so popular

Honestly when you went public fans started to go crazy about how cute you are

Fans who are dululu would use how he treated you to show hoe he might treat them if you get what I mean

He is so sweet

One time you went to a award show and the show has your group and ateez on different side of the space and fans got mad

They want more seony/n content

So the next year you were right next to each other

Glad ateez and your group are besties

Speaking of your groups being besties

You have to control both groups with hongjoong and another member of yours

Fans have named it the tired parent line

One time your practice ended early so you went to ateez's

You jump scared san and you are not sorry one bit

If you are a vocalist- him to get ready to sing together a lot

If you are a Rapper- that is how he started so he will try and learn but 20% he'll fail yet you support him

If you are a dancer- TIKTOK CHALLENGES NOW

Your members love and hate(jokingly) him at the same time

Love because you are happy with him

Hate because you prank them with him

You once pranked wooyoung and he got mad and tried to prank you back

Also random but fans gave you and seonghwa match toothless and light fury plushs

I love him ok I'm going to stop here

Have a good day and night 🌙

Pixie out 🧚‍♀️

[yoonmeowzz]

ateez ! on your first date

contents: gn!reader x ateez members, fluff and lots of cliché

warnings: mention of food in hwa's, yunho's and woo's (and kinda? in mingi's)

hongjoong

this boy is definitely thrift shopping with you. he would ask your opinion on every piece of clothing that catches his eye, because he wants to look good for you (for himself too ofc but u get me). every now and then he says "this would look amazing on you". and maybe he would try to find matching accessories for the both of you.

"do you like this necklace, y/n?"

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

seonghwa

he either takes you to a coffee shop or you have a movie night at home. maybe both. some nice background music and your dumb conversations as the only sound inside the small café he took you to. and since you both were having the time of your lives, you decided to go to his house, make popcorn (the sweet ones) and watch your favourite movies.

"wanna watch the whole star wars saga?"

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

yunho

picnic date with golden retriever boy! he would even check the weather forecast some days before asking you out. you guys decided to buy your favourite snacks, but he would try to surprise you by making something on his own. like those cute heart biscuits or some avocado makis. yunho would probably play with every child or puppy that approaches your small spot on the grass. and he's definitely cleaning the corner of your mouth with his thumb even if you have nothing.

"wait, you've got something there."

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

yeosang

he would be very nervous so he chose going for a walk with you. that way you both can decide where to go and what to do. you would walk around the city, taking a look at some shops and maybe stopping at some of them to buy whatever. but his fingers would always be linked with yours. once the sky starts to get darker he would insist on dropping you at your place, even if it's on the opposite direction of his. he's just making sure you're safe.

"don't let go my hand, i don't want to lose you."

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

san

since he's really good at videogames (and he may want to show off a little bit), he'd take you to an arcade. he would teach you how to play his favourite ones and once you're used to all the dynamics he would get a little competitive. but he's obviously letting you win some games so he can see your smile on full display. after you've played almost all the games there, he would try to get you a plushie or whatever reward you ask for at the claw machine.

"it's not fair! you're getting really good at this, y/n."

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

mingi

he wanted you to decide where to go on your first date, so you chose a theme park. they're fun and you can get a lot of prizes, what else can you ask for? mingi is very jumpy, so he wouldn't be so excited at first. but he would enjoy your date anyways. you went for the soft rides like the cups or the carousel. but at some point he agreed to go into the haunted house. bad idea, he would be screaming and hiding behind your back (or trying to) all the time. at the end you would buy some snacks and call it a day.

"i really like you, but i'm never going in there again."

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

wooyoung

wooyoung enjoys cooking. and there's nothing better than cooking something for the first time with someone you like. you both searched some new recipes to try out and once you decided what to make you went to buy the ingredients together. you guys would be laughing most of the time. it doesn't matter for woo if it tastes bad in the end, he's happy that you had a great time together.

"let's just order something instead, i don't want us to die from food poisoning."

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

jongho

his voice is really something else, so you would go to a karaoke on your first date just to have a private concert together. at first y'all would sing iconic songs, jumping around and singing your lungs out. just having fun with each other. but at the end jongho would choose a slow love song something like perfect by ed sheeran and he would not stop looking at you while he's singing. once he finishes he'd be kinda embarrassed but glad that you liked it.

"darling, you look perfect tonight."

    ⠀ ⠀⠀

[atzupdates]

[230222] Rolling Stone UK Music News | ATEEZ : ‘We hope to be able to send a good vibe out into the world’

As ATEEZ prepare to play The O2 Arena tonight, the K-Pop giants discuss their biggest UK concert to date, how touring and their fans inspire their music and their 'crazy' next steps

As ATEEZ prepare to headline their biggest UK concert so far with a sold-out show at London’s The O2, the eight-member K-pop boyband have discussed their current tour, ‘The Fellowship: Break The Wall’ and their grand ambitions for the future.

The group, who are signed to KQ Entertainment, will perform at the iconic London venue tonight (February 22) as part of the European leg of their 2023 tour.

The dates follow a big year for ATEEZ in 2022, which saw them score their highest entry on the Billboard 200 chart with ‘The World EP 1: Movement’, which peaked at Number Three and became their first million-selling album. In December, they wrapped up the year with the single ‘Spin Off: From The Witness’, led by the skittering, hypnotic lead track ‘Halazia’.

Speaking to Rolling Stone UK, ATEEZ have discussed holding their biggest UK concert to date, how touring helps shape their music, and why they promise their next steps will be “crazy”.

You’re performing at the O2 tonight (February 22) for your biggest concert in the UK so far. What does it mean to you to be so far from home and know there are so many people connecting with your music?

Wooyoung: “We’re so happy to be performing at a big venue like this. It’s really amazing that people from countries that are far away from us are coming to see us and because of this, we also have a responsibility to these people.”

Hongjoong: “I’m so excited to perform in such a huge venue in London. Like Wooyoung said, I feel a responsibility, too – but I can feel our fans’ support so we can be more energetic on stage here. It’s so meaningful to us.”

What have been your most memorable experience of your visit to London so far?

Seonghwa: “Yesterday we went to Tottenham’s stadium, so we all saw their football game. Sonny scored the first goal, so that was a really good memory for us.”

How does touring and travelling impact and inspire your music? Has there been anything you’ve seen or experienced on tour lately that’s made you think about new song ideas or ideas for what ATEEZ could do next?

San: “Every time we tour, we always see the fans sing along and cheer with us. With each album, we always try to give more and do more for each one to be better. Because of this, there’s a lot more you can look forward to in terms of our music.”

Hongjoong: “When we’re on tour, we can recognise what our fans want to hear and what songs are really good, what they cheer the most to. We can recognise what songs and sounds make the show hot so then we can include those ideas in the next album and next songs.

What can we expect from new music that you have coming up this year?

Mingi: “I think the next song will be ATEEZ’s most famous song ever. We’ve prepared a lot of things for this year.”

Your songs often contain a lot of very powerful and encouraging messages that ATINY around the world have been inspired by and taken a lot of strength from. How do those messages in your songs also impact ATEEZ?

San: “Firstly, for ATINY, no matter how hard it is, we just want to tell you that we’re always going to be by your side, so it’s going to be OK. And when you take a look at the lyrics and the meaning of them, there’s a lot that we’re able to match with in terms of emotions. When we sing these songs, we also get those same feelings and feel good while we’re doing so. When we’re recording, we hope to be able to send that same good vibe out into the world for the fans.”

Late last year, you celebrated your fourth anniversary as a group – from your perspective, how have you grown in those four years, both as a group and as individuals?

Seonghwa: Every concert, there’s something I always say at the end – when I’m with ATINY, I want to be a better person. Because of this, I think that, personally, I’m actually growing up and having growth. As a member of ATEEZ, I think I’ve progressed to become an even better version of myself.”

‘The World EP 1: Movement’ saw you reach even greater heights than before, with your highest entry on Billboard and your first million-selling album. What are your goals for 2023 and the next chapter in ATEEZ’s story?

Wooyoung: “Having a big goal is something I learnt from my mum, and being Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 is the biggest goal that we have.”

Hongjoong: “Recently, I watched Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show. Wooyoung said we should dream big so I want to go to the Super Bowl Halftime Show with ATEEZ. Not for 2023, but someday. Because of that, our next step will be crazy. I can’t say what, but it will be crazy so please look forward to it.”

[atin-y]

dance with me; ああ the tragedy of you and i.

[shykpop]

Hongjoong+seonghwa matching icons

[bluehwale]

which ateez members do u think ur moots could/would pull?

tbh i think all of my moots could pull any ateez members bcs they're just that hot ‼️😋 but man i just had to go to delulu town for a bit and get specific for a few of my moots below!!:

(this list is in alphabetical order!)

@a1sh1teruu — i can’t explain why but my brain immediately went 💡‘yeosang and mingi’💡 i just think u’re very sincere and kind while also funny and sweet (damn!! leave sum for the rest of us 😔) u seem like a very interesting person and i feel like u’d attract minsang for that reason <3

@ad0rechuu — i feel like jongho would be the hardest to pull but just ur presence alone is already so comforting and u’re so lovingly cute and funny (thank god we’re married😫) that he’d be all gummy smiles for u </3 not to mention that u can also be endearingly charming :3 damn, jongho just lost the tug of war bcs he’s pulled!! 🤭

@diorwoo — u’d definitely pull wooyoung omg u’d match his energy so well!! u’re very sweet and bubbly but at the same time u’re also comfort personified <3 🥺 i also see u pulling yunho bcs i feel like he’d be so endeared by u and u two would hv the sunshine (you) & sunshine protector (yunho) dynamic!!! ❤️‍🩹

@feltednettles — im not an atz member but u’d pull me uHm!! 😳 anyways!! i think mingi would fall in love w u on the spot ‼️ u’re such a lovable person and it’s so easy to talk to u and i feel like mingi would be charmed by that + by ur humor!!! just one (1) of ur iconic jokes/ puns and that man is down 😮‍💨 (both literally and figuratively)

@hwaightme — the only correct answer is seonghwa and i fear this one is not up for debate!!! like,, u’re so elegant and well spoken and so gentle and kind with a hint of chaos and all of that combined screams seonghwa to me; the way u carry urself is so devastatingly beautiful so i can def see hwa going heart eyes for u (me included🤭)

@jaehunnyy — U ALREADY KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS ok first of all,,, u’d definitely pull san bcs i juST KNOW that he’s got a thing for someone who’s super sweet and innocently cute!! (i think it’s why he’s so down bad for yeosang) also, u can be so soft while simultaneously girlbossing so i think ur big brain + ur cute personality would definitely, a hundred percent, pull the park seonghwa !! 😋🫶

@legohwas — u honestly remind me of my big sister; u’re very wholesome and caring and, idK, anything u say feels like a big warm hug and conversations w u are so fun 🥺 i’d say u would totally pull yunho bcs i think he’d be a softie for that </3 and also lowkey tsundere! hongjoong would also be rlly soft for u (he needs u in his life!!) 😫

@starrysvn — if i could only describe u with one word, it’d be cool!! i just think u give off this cool vibe but u’re also such a sweet person and that’s fr the best combination ever <3 you’d definitely pull yeosang bcs he’d be in awe :O at u buT also hongjoong bcs i feel like u’d share a lot of similarities with him!! 😼

i hope this didn’t somehow offend anyone!! it’s not my intention at all!! 😭😭 also i swear im not delulu this is just for shits and giggles (also to discretely confess my love to some of my moots oops)

[mykpoppers]

thoughts on ateez's coachella performance

say my name - makes sense as an opener but its just not my favorite song, mingi doing that move in the blue velvet suit is iconic

hala hala - hongjoong, the man you are, mingi scream (looking forward to hearing it again in guerrilla)

guerrilla - (HEY COACHELLA, MAKE A MOVE)

crazy form - (GET UP) i thought that bc of the intro/the popularity/the recency of the song, this was going to be the opener, jail for not letting me see hongjoong’s solo (WE GO UP)

rocky - who’s that?

the real - HUMBLE :)))))))))))) & :)))))))))) KINDNESS :))))))))))))))))))))))

arriba - the performance and the set (esp. seonghwa, wooyoung, mingi, and hongjoong) really elevates the song (the skrrt skrrt skrrt bothers me way less), also loved that they took a moment to highlight the band, and thank god the camera operators got jongho singing his heart out and then taking that shot

django - yeosang and yunho, get off the counter

bouncy (k-hot chili peppers) - (SLOW IT DOWN MAKE IT BOUNCY) who else could get me to love a song with that fucking chipettes vocal (IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW I CAN SHOW YOU RIGHT NOW)

Wonderland - damn, jongho

Other thoughts:

in shock and disbelief that halazia wasn’t on the set list

I knew it was a long shot, but I wished they performed thanxx and wake up

they were all obviously great but I think Mingi, Wooyoung and Jongho in particular had multiple really stand out moments

really not a fan of the styling (didn’t really match the vibe for me and we’ve seen better styling for them, some of the members looked kind of...bad), Mingi’s was the only outfit I really loved (the fucking hair!!! his firetruck era finally has some competition), I didn't like Jongho's outfit but i do remember thinking...damn, he looks so fucking good

[applejongho]

2022 was the first year I considered myself an actual content creator and has also been my first full year of gif making so I thought it would be fun to compile some of the giffing highlights of the year. thanks jazzy @woosansang​ for tagging me in this event! In combing through all of my gifs I found a lot of growth and improvement in my own gif making skills (coloring is so much better (!!!!!!!), sharpening is so much better) which is something I'm really proud of because it was always something I beat myself up for. There is always room for improvement but that doesn't negate where I am now!

Besides my improvement as a gif maker, here are some highlights of the content:

the first eight months of the year belonged completely to jongho. I was at peace with the world. everything was fine. and then, everything changed when the dude with the cane attacked. I now have another bias. thanks and fuck you hongjoong

there were always spooky posts. no matter the time of year.

this was the year I started and completed my AUteez series, where I match ateez with an alternate universe that fits them. This series is a testament to my coloring skills and shows off my imagination. One of my favorite things I've done, ever

my 2MVapplejh series, where I color match two music videos that (usually) have similar elements in them. I also really like this series too but I don’t work on it that often

no pressure tagging! the instructions are simple, post links to both your most popular and your favourite sets for each month in 2022. I also included special mentions every month and tracked my hongjoong descent by comparing the amount of posts I made of him vs jongho. ha.

@2h0gi @hwanswerland​ @sanhwaiting @sanchelinz @jjongho @jonghho @chwejongho @jeong-yunhoes @mingified @cruellajoong @xuseokgyu @hwichanis​ 

JANUARY

most popular: choi john of ateez

favorite: pirate king jongho

special mention: jongho throws it back (an icon)

total posts made: 12 (all jongho)

FEBRUARY

most popular: san in a black hat

favorite: jongho with a choker

special mention: atz dont stop x skz all in

total posts made: 9 (6 are jongho)

MARCH

most popular: wonderland mingi

favorite: jongho is so sexy w apples

special mention: apple jongho made on my birthday!

total posts made: 15 (5 are jongho, I opened gif requests during this time)

APRIL

most popular: jongho in a tight black suit

favorite: rhythm ta jjong (and my sharpening used to be so bad omg)

special mention: seungmin of skz side effects (and the sharpening is so good????? idk how I did it)

total posts made: 6 (5 are jongho)

MAY

most popular: rocky jongho

favorite: answer san and the coloring is great and for what

special mention: jjong got a haircut and I love how it looks v much

total posts made: 7 (6 are jongho)

JUNE

most popular: pink hair sunglasses san

favorite: JONGHO WEARING A T SHIRT

special mention: I just think he is so hot

total posts made: 19 (12 are jongho)

JULY

enter: hongjoong with a cane

most popular: wake up world

favorite: biker jongho

special mention: first cane appearance and the inspiration challenge

total posts made: 25 (14 are jongho)

AUGUST

most popular: ot8 intro with sunmi

favorite: hongjoong is so hot

special mention: cane posting

total posts made: 22 (10 are jongho, 3 are hongjoong)

SEPTEMBER

most popular: hometown pride, san

favorite: hongjoong coughing up (fake) blood

special mention: one gif of hongjoong taking off his jacket and the tl went bananas

total posts made: 11 (4 are jongho, 3 are hongjoong)

JJONGTOBER

most popular: ateez anniversary post

favorite: jongho according to the tags, birthday post

special mention: this yunho is crazy

total posts made: 13 (4 are jongho, 2 are hongjoong)

HONGVEMBER

most popular: jongho picks up hongjoong (top post of the yr!)

favorite: hongjoong cane birthday set

special mention: jongho sits in a chair and yall go insane. im yall

total posts made: 7 (1 is jongho, 2 are hongjoong)

DECEMBER

most popular: hongjoong in halazia

favorite: spooky jjong and rhythm ta

special mention: my first post using vapoursynth!

total posts made: 21 (4 are jongho....................... 12 are hongjoong)

if you’ve made it this far... 2022 was really bad for me (in terms of personal life) but ateez helped me out tremendously by keeping me entertained. I hope 2023 will be better for me and I’ll have a chance to grow in my self-expression, confidence, and, well,,,, ateez content creating lol. I already know there will be at least one big event – I’m going to hit 1k followers!

See y’all in 2023!