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neocatharsis · 4 years

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NCT Members Share Plans For 2021, Talk About Their Achievements, And More

NCT’s Jeno, Doyoung, Jaemin, Mark, Kun, and Sungchan sat down for a recently released interview with Star News about their 2020, what’s coming up in 2021, and more!

NCT won the Daesang (Grand Prize) for Album of the Year with their full-member comeback “RESONANCE” at the 2020 Asia Artist Awards. When asked if this was an extraordinary experience for the group, Mark agreed, as it was the first time they’ve won a Daesang. “It’s an award that all artists dream of, so it was such an honor and we were of course grateful toward our fans,” said Mark.

“Since our debut, I’ve been looking forward to receiving a big award and imagined it a lot too, but I also felt like we suddenly received it,” said Doyoung. “If we had received it somewhere with our fans and fellow singers there, it would have been more meaningful, but we inevitably received it without our fans there and the awarding happened through a pre-recording too. That’s why I thought that it would be good if we could share the grateful feelings with our fans a bit more. It’s a shame that the situation is the way it is right now, but I tried my best to express my gratitude through social media.”

When asked if they’d thought about all they’ve gone through in the years since their debut when they won the award, Jeno replied, “Rather than having a lot of thoughts about difficult things, when we got the award the 23 members of NCT all went up on stage together to receive it and I felt reassured and proud when I thought about how this many people have grown this much. It was great to be able to experience the joy together as 23 members.”

On the topic of the reaction of fans overseas, Doyoung said, “When there’s something to celebrate, our fans overseas create a hashtag and make NCT rise in the realtime trends. When we see that, we can feel that there are many fans who are congratulating us on the award and supporting us.”

Regarding their success with album sales and on overseas charts, Doyoung shared their thanks to fans and Jeno said, “To be honest, I didn’t know that NCT’s ‘million seller‘ would happen this quickly. I thought we would need time, so it feels like it’s happened faster than I expected.”

Describing their 2020, Jaemin shared that he thought the NCT 127, NCT DREAM, and NCT U promotions had gone well. He added that the most memorable part was NCT’s two promotions for “RESONANCE” with 23 members. “We were able to show many different versions of ourselves as various units,” he said.

Kun shared that he felt like he grew a lot as an NCT member and said, “I felt like all the members improved their skills while promoting, and it was an honor to take part in a great project. It was also really fun.” Sungchan said, “As I debuted as an NCT member this year, I learned a lot from the older members and I’m getting to know them gradually as I watch them!”

While talking about their teamwork, Jeno commented about how many of them have been training together since they were trainees. He went on to say, “Regarding teamwork, it would be hard to say who is better or worse, but the more we’re together, the greater our synergy becomes. It’s to the point that when there are fewer members, it feels a little awkward.”

Doyoung also commented, “It’s not easy to keep showing something fresh to the public as an idol and as an artist, but we keep up that newness because of the members with new styles who keep joining, and I think with that freshness NCT has become a million seller and keeps building our career. I think that constant newness is part of the team NCT’s image.”

Mark was also asked to talk about SuperM’s teamwork or their presence abroad. “Fundamentally, NCT and SuperM both work hard to communicate with overseas fans,” he said. “The members come from many different countries so we’re all working to communicate with overseas fans through different methods like singing in various languages such as English. Our overseas fans enjoy that and it makes us proud too. We’re trying to maintain that good relationship.”

On the topic of their 2021 plans, Mark said, “The members are in different teams so it’ll be different, but you can look forward this year to each unit releasing an album. I also think that there might be various other combinations too. NCT is an organic group that pursues new things each year!”

For their individual and group goals for the year, Mark named world peace. Jaemin shared, “I think that it’d be great if there were many chances this year for us to meet with fans in person,” saying that he wants to soon experience performing and the response from fans again. Doyoung shared, “After we haven’t been able to meet fans, receiving a great award and selling a lot of albums are happy and great things but to be honest, there are times when they seem not as good as meeting fans.”

“We and our agency are aiming to show us through a lot of content on social media,” said Doyoung. “Every day, new content comes out on YouTube.”

When asked if there’s an international stage that they want to perform on in 2021, Doyoung said, “I used to dream of being on stage at the Grammys or Billboard award ceremony, but now I want to go to whatever stage where fans are. Although the Grammys and Billboard are important [of course to us], I want to look at fans and feel how our fans are the people who’ve achieved great results for us.”

Lastly, Sungchan ended the interview by sharing words for fans. “In 2021 as well, a new unit will come out too together with all of NCT’s teams, so please look forward to it and I love you. Thank you,” he said.

#nct #nct 2020 #nct u #Kun #Doyoung #Mark #Jeno #Jaemin #Sungchan

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fashion queen! which nct era has the best fashun in ur opinion?? and if u were a designer which neos would u pick as ur models?

I was so excited to answer this that I wrote several pages and it basically turned into a style analysis for each unit so I sure hope you have some time on your hands to read everything I’ve just written! (I did not reread so sorry for any typing mistake)

NCT is known to be experimental in their music and that’s also the case in their styling so there’s a lot for me to get into even though sometimes it’s a miss. One thing I will say though is that when it comes to the styling in mv/teasers, what’s around the clothes is super important because if you have a very specific styling concept, your set design or graphic design needs to complement that and give the audience more clues on how to read all these elements together (the cherry bomb era is a great example of that with all the added graphic elements and the predominance of the colour pink) and recently I’ve found that the creative team has not really gone further than just putting nct in an outfit in front of a basic background so it makes for a pretty underwhelming result

But let’s move on to my favourite styling eras. I’m going to do this per unit (I’ll finish with NCT U) and define an era by its teaser pictures and the mv (and not go through all the performance looks during the promotion period)

I’m putting this under a read more because it’s reaaally long (I put pictures so that it’s not just one big chunk of text)

NCT 127

Easily the most experimental unit when it comes to fashion, especially in their first years where they would wear mix of sportswear, grunge references, avant-garde fashion and a lot of layers. When it comes to their debut “Firetruck”, I think it fitted the song really well but that it didn’t fit all the members equally (especially the younger ones, for me Taeyong and Taeil pulled it off the best – it’s expected of Taeyong but I also think that Taeil always stand out when they go for edgy/unconventional look, I think it really suits him).

Anyway, just to say that they were off to a very strong start and then I’m just going to kindly ignore the Limitless styling and move on to Cherry Bomb!

One thing nicely done for CB is how when you look at a group picture they’re clearly all following the same concept but they’re not necessarily matching or giving off the same vibes if you take them individually. I love the use of the colour pink which brings a) a great visual impact (you don’t ever see that much pink at once – especially on men) and b) an harmony despite the shapes and styles of their outfits being so vastly different, you’ve got ties, tousled, shirts, little frilled collars, stripes and all-over prints, sportswear and formal wear… (ex: taeyong’s short jacket is reminiscent of something a little luxurious, even maybe historical/noble with the little added embroidery-like details, it reminds me of these boleros jackets worn by toreros that are often red/gold VS doyoung’s overalls is an outfit that has a much more recent origin as it was first worn by factories workers, it’s usually blue or grey and is meant to be practical rather than pleasing to the eye -> here it fits very well with the general setting of the mv in what looks like an empty industrial storage space)

This second look is more of a game on how to deconstruct formal wear (there are less prints and no bold colours, their hair is less messy…) but they don’t just add sportswear like the bomber jacket, you can find rock or more “modern” elements with the leather jackets or the jean jackets. All in black and white so great contrast with the previous looks, although that mix and match concept is still there. My favourite elements are the checkered ones (worn by taeyong, taeil and haechan) as it reminds me of the strategy element of the chess game which fits pretty well with all the weapons and other arms visible in the mv (a bit like a nod to the game battleship)

This one I love that they developed their own print, especially since it’s another graphic element used elsewhere (see their album cover), because it’s a great way to really introduce their identity as a group, through the different visual elements they put out in a comeback, it’s like a logo but as a print. And all the teasers and the mv did a great job at mixing 2D/3D contents so that’s another nice way to be cohesive. It’s not my fave look out of the 3 (especially because I do not approve of that belt-suspenders-bag they gave Johnny, it’s like everything you don’t want to put a dancer in and it’s ugly as well) but I still like the fact that’s it’s another nod to the battle/strategy aspect of this comeback, like they’re on a mission to hit the stage and conquer it

Then fast forward to my other favourite one, Simon Says! (No teaser pictures here because they don’t show anything or they show not enough lol)

First of all THE MASKS

Oh how I wish they could’ve been shown more (imagine teasers with the members wearing them!!! I would’ve loved individual teasers based on each of the masks concepts) Once again, a great to have group concept without making everyone wear the same thing. They’re all super different and full of details. Haechan’s is the only one from what I could who’s mask is actually a mask and not a fully covering hood. The materials and techniques used on these are either evocative of “fragile” things like glass and flowers but theses elements have their own hidden strength. Some others are covered in lace, pearls, fringes or fur…all these things are usually considered to be precious or even luxurious but it covers their faces and their identity and they throw it away in rebellion (and I think it’s also super interesting how Taeyong who takes off his mask first has the least ornamented one)

Then the outfits themselves. Simon Says in an interesting MV because unlike most others they wear one outfit for most of the MV (the second one appears quite late in the mv and is lit and staged in a way that makes it less visible). It’s a mostly grey/white set of outfits which is usually a colour combo for office wear or maybe factory workers, it’s not something that can seem very exciting or edgy. The styling in these outfits reminds me of the works of Japanese designers who came to Paris in the 80’s and kind of shook the whole high fashion system by bringing a different type of shapes, aesthetic and purpose to fashion (Rei Kawakubo, Yohji Yamamoto…). These designers went on to become super successful and inspired another wave of “avant-garde” designers nicknamed “the 6 of Anvers” (Anvers is a city in Belgium), this group includes Martin Margiella, Dries Van Noten…And to me the outfits in Simon Says really fit into this aesthetic. Unconventional fits, various layers, it’s not so much mix and match than a work on contrast between structure and fluidity (Yuta’s half skirt with un-trimed edges, Haechan’s long shirt with the long bow and the fitted jacket, Mark’s top with the various see-through layers of different lengths…).

An other interesting details (which to me calls back to the mask and that tension in the song/concept of letting go/being free of expectations), is the way they all have thick strings tied on their feet/ankles. Not holding them back because their feet aren’t tied together but there’s still this clear restriction of the garment itself, a reminder that there are tied to something and not completely free (also an interesting choice when dressing dancers who would need to have no added weight or discomfort in their outfit to dance but visually something is holding their ankles)

Honorable mentions:

Kick It– they managed to create very memorable outfits while taking inspirations from already well known elements (both for the fighting/training outfits and the bomber jackets). The black and white outfits especially are very original as performance outfits/dancing clothes since the og garment they’re inspired by has already such a strong identity outside of the performing arts and I don’t think I’ve ever seen it be used as a stage outfit? Or concept? It’s a nice exemple of how you can take inspiration for something designed to be useful and to be efficient (in fighting) and turn it into an aesthetic.

Truthfully, martial art training outfit was already an “aesthetic” on its own but they made it a performance costume and now I do feel like it’s one of these looks that everyone will remember (like if there was a “most memorable kpop outfits” list it could easily have kick it’s black/white fits). The rest of the outfits for that concept weren’t as memorable/original to me although I feel like it showed a new approach to the styling of nct 127 as a group since they all had very similar outfits this time (especially when wearing the jackets).

Also, interestingly, that shot of Jaehyun that had everyone go “wow” ? Well it’s impactful because it’s him and he looks like that and it’s shot in a very specific way, but it’s also even more impactful because he’s the only one who gets to wear that kind of outfit in the mv. Everyone else has 3 sets of outfits (black and white, shiny black, red jacket and black pants) but he has 4 and that suit is only used in that shot which makes for a greater impact!

And I feel like Kick It in terms of styling opened a new era for NCT 127 has it kind of broke their usual mix and match/edgy concept. This time they were clearly referencing something already well known (either martial arts, the 90s…), and the members were all matching and they kept on doing that with the military jackets in punch, the other 90s concept in nct 2020…

Touch – for the way the outfits match the sets (in all their individual sets their outfits have a detail in a matching colour), the focus on colours !!! You can see that this whole concept was designed with this colour game/colour progression between the outfits and the set in mind. It’s just very pleasing to the eyes and a great contrast to their usual stuffs (also I wrote my graduation paper on colours so I am really into creative use of colours like this)

OK now moving on to Dream!!

The interesting thing about Dream compared to NCT 127 is that from the beginning although their outfits had to match the song an the concept of the comeback it also had to match their age. Dream’s a group that had to look young when debuting (to the point where they wore outfits that made them look even younger than they were which is rarely done for boy groups) and then they had to transition into adulthood, and all of that had to be made visible. In that aspect, I really like the styling for We Young and Boom (especially when you look at them at the same time).

For We Young, the styling is meant to be reminiscent of school/boy scout uniforms but with a marine vibe. It makes for playful outfits that aren’t too childish but that also aren’t grown up. I prefer the “seaside” outfits as I don’t really like school uniforms as a concept for styling and I think it’s really a choice that suited them and the song so well, it really fitted their energy. It’s playful but it also has a vintage touch to it as these outfits with their stripes and their squared flap at the back date back to the XIXth century (I just found out that it all started with the queen Victoria dressing up her kid in an outfit inspired by the royal navy uniforms for a painting after a cruise ).

Boom on the other side is their first proper “grown-up” concept. We go up was already more grown up but still very “teenager-ish” and although they were mostly teenagers when they did Boom it was clear that this was supposed to be their first entry into “adulthood” as a group at least. And although they did wear a sportswear/casual outfits which is something that isn’t related to age (and I really like the black and white “skeleton” set which already feels more grown-up and more “stylish” than the other casual outfit) , they wore two other “grown-up” elements: suits and all-jean outfits.

And yeah teenagers, and kids wear jeans too but a full jean-on-jean outfit is more of a “grown-up” fashion choice and it makes them look like young men rather than boys. As for the suits, I just really love when stylists play with the codes of that garment (length of the jacket, tightness of the pants, the way the shirt is tucked in…).

Notice how Renjun has a really short jacket, Chenle’s pants are wide, Jeno has a tail…Once again, a really interesting aspect of Kpop is the variations of the same concept based on the members. In the mv, there is a tension between their more grown up selves (the one in suits, the one with a craft/a path) and their young selves (the one running around in the field, the one laying down in the flowers and eating a cake). And there is also in these outfits and the contrast between them this tension, this contrast…which path should they go? The jeans are the more laide back, innocent outfits, whereas the suits come with responsibilities and status (and you’ll notice that in the scene where jisung is left alone to blow his candle it’s when he’s wearing jeans not when he’s in the suits).

Now on to WayV!!

WayV are different from the two in the sense than when they debuted they couldn’t have an “age” concept or an edgy concept because 127 and dream had already taken those and I feel like for that reason they’re still looking for what makes them stand out visually from the others (and in my opinion it’s not in whatever they were wearing for turn back time!). WayV’s concept is space and time travel, it’s building a new life, a new worl, going beyond anything! In my mind, they’re either supposed to feel a bit “otherworldly” (either spectacular or literally like they’re from another world/another universe, a little bit futuristic maybe?) or to look like explorers/travellers (they have a lot of travel/transportation “gears” references in their outfits). Their MVs also have a very different production than the other nct mvs (the scale and the way it’s filmed, the sets…it’s a different approach and it’s usually much more “grand” for their title tracks). The great thing about WayvV styling is usually that they match the outfits well with the world that the mv is set in (like in Moonwalk for example you get a sense of the world they’re in and the fact that it’s not ours or at least not as we know it now through the way they dress – you can’t really say oh it’s inspired by this era or by this or that because -at least- to me it immediately gives me a vibe of something that could be worn in a sci-fi movie, almost like a costume) or that they allude to travel in their styling.

When they debuted with Regular they went for a very sleek and high fashion look which worked really well for them! Even their more “casual” looks were a bit striking and I think that’s very “wayv-like” to me.

Same goes for Take Off where they mix the individual styles (and I don’t like ten’s leopard fur sleeveless jacket at all) and the group concepts – the “flying” outfits and the “racing” outfits (that last one is my favourite! I love the silhouette it creates with the tight pants and the larger tops with an emphasis on the waist).

There’s something a bit extra to WayV - which is why some of their outfits remind me of costumes more than fashion while at the same time they’re the most “high fashion” unit– like the “flying” outfit in Take Off are recognizable as “flying gear” but you can’t really tell what they’re flying, it feels once again like something that they could wear in like star wars or a similar kind of story.

Imagine a movie about 7 men on another planet trying to come together to overcome the dark forces or whatever’s bad on their planet in a futuristic society with a mix of “traditional” and “trendy” outfits? That’s WayV. The movie the 5th Sense? That’s WayV but on steroids. They’re also the only group with actual characters in their mvs, they’re all supposed to have a backstory or an individual setting and find a way to get together in their mvs.

Anyway all that to say that it’s hard for me to pick an era for them because they’ve only had a few and they still feel like they’re looking to solidify their concept, and since moonwalk and turn back time really set the styling in different worlds than ours, you have to look at how they fit in that world rather than ours and I think Moonwalk does it best since it’s the most cohesive one visually. But then I think Regular had the best individual styling!

Okay this is super long but we’re finally getting to NCT U!!!!

Number one favourite:

The Year Party outfits!!!! I’ve already talked about this but I love when they say we’ll put them in suits and then since they have to make a different one for each of them they cut bits an dpieces of the suits here and there, play with lengths. It’s not a revolutionary concept but in terms of searching for a shape, searching for variations of an already so famous, so well-known garment (everyone has seen a suit, and so many designers have already deconstructed it and then put it back together and so on) it’s so nice, it’s almost like a full collection given how many members there are and it’s just a good tailoring work.It almost feel like an exercise of how many variations of an outfit can you think of? And it looks fun to do! It’s all about the details and the way the layers are set together.

The accessories add to the “formal attire” aspect of it. It almost has a ceremonial look to it. A bit of royalty with the futuristic vibe usually associated with WayV. The dark blue suits were pretty classic, the most interesting details (for me at least) were on the light blue ones. Especially since it’s a rare colour to find in formal wear or in ceremonial wear. In general, I feel like it’s a pretty rare colour in fashion outside of like shirts and baby clothes? I think it was a great styling choice for a content like the year party although I do wish they (either NCT or WayV who’ve touched upon this kind of outfit a bit already) would do a full comeback with this kind of styling (like the lighter version of the black and green outfits in SuperM’s One). It’s not revolutionary but it was something new for NCT and I really hope they use that elegant/futuristic concept once again.

Also in these outfits, the jewelry is super important and adds to the “grand” aspect of these outfits. The concept is that these aren’t ordinary outfits for ordinary men, we’re witnessing something “special” and so they aren’t wearing their usual jewels either (of course the big chains are still there but differently look at that necklace jaehyun is wearing)

Honorable mention:

Boss & Baby Don’t Stop (they’re different but they go together in my mind lol). Look at them in their uniforms! And also they had doyoung wearing these sunglasses

Ok I think I’m done, if you’ve made it this far thank you so much and I hope it was a nice read!!

As for who would I chose as my models…it really depends on what I’d make them wear tbh for menswear the things I’d like to design would either be something like formal wear or knitwear – I’d pick Lucas, Taeyong and Doyoung (I think they’re the most model-like members and could pull off pretty much anything even my non-edgy concept because I can’t do that lol and they pose very well) and then depending on the concept I’d pick between Winwin, Jaehyun, Kun, Jungwoo, Taeil, Haechan and Shotaro (the way I struggled to remember all the members at once…there are too many really)

#this is soooo long omg I didn't know I had that much to say wow #I hope you've managed to read it all and that it was somewhat coherent and clear #now it's time to eat #nct #nct 127 #nct dream #wayv #nct 2020 #fashion #leemarx #I've got mail #vinformation

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jihoonpandaeyes · 4 years

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the week of ragnorok

posting this because so many kpop comebacks/debuts have happened from the 15th to the 21st it's so crazy that I've called this week "the week of ragnorok" lmao. what's companies' obsession w/this week we'll never know

anyways, let me begin!

1. ponzona - purple kiss

purple kiss are a seven member girl group under rbw entertainment, the same company that has mamamoo, oneus and onewe. they debuted two days ago with a such a STELLAR song called ponzona. this song is them flexing their vocals and raps and i'm OBSESSED.

their ep called into violet is no skips, including pre-release singles can we talk again and my heart skip a beat. the ep mostly consists of slower songs such as can we talk again and period that showcase their vocals really well. also some upbeat, hype songs such as my heart skip a beat and skip skip are also in the ep.

these girls are so talented, so let's root for them! i see such a bright future for them.

2. killa - mirae

mirae are a seven member boy group under dsp media, the same company that kard and april are under. they debuted on the 17th with the song killa which has a sound reminiscent of nct 127's superhuman. the concept is intriguing as it's a combination of futuristic sci-fi and traditional. i'm really curious to see how they develop it in the future.

the mood of the song is something that would be included in a superhero montage the vocals are solid along with the rap, making this overall a very strong debut in my opinion.

i haven't formed solid opinions of the ep killa yet, but it is a good step forward for a rookie group and has standout tracks such as swagger which was written by bm of kard, and higher, the instrumental being used as the theme song for mirae's youtube reality show.

pls perform one stage of higher mirae i am begging

these boys exude such an awkward but charming atmosphere when they're together, like that's the main reason i like them. but they're also mega talented, so check them out! they really do have the full package.

3. after school - weeekly

weeekly is a seven member (what's up w/the number 7?) girl group under playm entertainment, the same company that houses victon and apink. they debuted on june 30 2020 with the song tag me, gaining attention for being a cute song amongst all the girl crush-esque concepts debuting at the time.

after school is their third comeback on the 17th and let me say that I ADORE THE STYLING. when i saw the first concept photos, it was love at first sight. i kept up with the updates just to see more of the styling and hopefully find a bop while i'm at it. AND FOUND A BOP I DID.

the mv is so bright and vibrant and has a variety of sets, making it feel like a breath of fresh air. i loved the scene where the girls were skateboarding on the rooftop 'cause it felt like i hadn't been outside in ages due to how boxed in kpop mvs feel nowadays.

the song's hook is so smooth and catchy like it lives in my head rent-free. also that reference to tag me is so cute.

the stages for this song are on point from the styling to the stage presence and the brief use of a skateboard was a nice thing to see. they're honestly such a serotonin boost, so go watch one if you haven't already. this one is my favourite.

the ep, we play, is pretty solid judging from the few times i've heard it. i haven't fully listened to it yet, but instant standout tracks are yummy, which was written by one of the members. also lucky whose instrumental reminds me of panaroma by iz*one.

yeah, so check out weeekly!

3. do or not - pentagon

pentagon are a seven member boy group under cube entertainment and they're back with do or not which dropped on the 15th this song is has some rock elements much like their 2020 comeback, daisy. despite the bright visuals, do or not's lyrics are the exact opposite. they're about wanting to get over a breakup by pretending not to care, but still feeling hurt.

the lyric explanations are not my own, they are from a reddit post explaining all the aspects of this comeback linked here. all credit to them.

lyrics include:

"i don't care if you do or not. it doesn't matter, no matter what you say."

the chorus:

so what, i don't care

so far it seems like pentagon have gotten over the heartbreak and are vocal about it not controlling them anymore.

but the bridge tells a different story to the rest of the song:

leave me, let's see if you'll be alright

i'm going to try my best to forget you

i'll easily forget about you, and will hate you a little

the fact that they're trying to forget the heartbreak means that the song was a whole trick. that's what people do when they don't want to acknowledge their true feelings.

the contrast of pentagon's sound and visuals to their lyrics is interesting and a reminder to not take content at face value, to always look if there's a deeper meaning.

i love the overarching sound throughout this ep, like i could hear each of these songs being featured in a coming-of-age movie (one of my favourite subsection of music lmao).

standout tracks for me are that's me, baby i love you and boy in time. the album is a satisfying listen due to its cohesion, so i recommend you check it out.

whew, now i'm done. i didn't dive into every comeback that happened this week or this would never be released lmao. so here's my honorable mentions!

feel like - woodz

i like you - ciipher

young blood - drippin'

house party - super junior

breaking dawn - the boyz 1st japanese album

#purple kiss #mirae #weeekly #pentagon #ponzona #killa #after school #do or not #ciipher #i like you #super junior #house party #young blood #drippin'#the boyz #breaking dawn #feel like #woodz #kpop comeback review

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dojae-huh · 4 years

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About inkigayo thing, they already doing it too when neozone era comeback, Since doyoung and Jaehyun are their 'honorable' MC idk if it's sincere or not but only NCT127 got this grand treatment for their comeback. The other group who's mc-ed got it too but not this grand, even in 1st week neozone era, they use Neozone as a theme and the mc-script has many 127 songs reference, it's full of 127. Link : twitter/NCTsmtown_127/status/1236591553126096898 and twitter/SM_NCT/status/1238325565540560897

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I’m aware. But it’s not because Inkigayo loves Jaehyun so much. The difference of treatment of the MCs supports it.

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allthingskbybri · 4 years

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Best of the First Half of 2020

As June is coming to a close, it’s time to talk about the best of this first half of 2020. We’re going to talk about the best of each month and of course I will tell you about my honorable mentions.

Disclaimer: These are my opinions! I have no intention to diss anyone or start any fanwars. However, if you think I left someone off this list, let me know. I am always down to discover new stuff!

January - 2YA2YAO by Super Junior

Now, we have to show respect to one of the pioneers of the K-pop we know and love now. I didn’t start listening to Super Junior until a few years ago and now I don’t understand how I could love SM Family without knowing their music.

The song was FIRE! It was written Zico and you can still here some of his adlibs in the background. But SuJu killed it! The choreo, the visuals, and the vocals were all on point. No one can say that they are getting to old for this industry because every comeback is AMAZING!

Honorable Mentions:

Answer by ATEEZ

Dear Me by Taeyeon

February - Dun Dun by Everglow

Now I was shocked that this was my top pick for Februray (especially since BTS dropped a gem of an album). But Everglow gave me a pleasant surprise with this ABSOLUTE BOP! Now I like their debut and “Adios” was OK in my book, but “Dun Dun” exceeded all my expectations. I loved the girl power feel that they bring and the choreography always has a complex simplicity.

Normally when I see Everglow, no one in particular stands out to me. But this song definitely highlight Mia’s skills! Her dance solo in the MV and in the different music show performances gave me life! I love this song and I never skip it to this day when it comes up on shuffle.

Honorable Mentions:

Map of the Soul: 7 by BTS (YES THE ENTIRE ALBUM)

So What by Loona

Dr. Bebe by Pentagon

March - Wannabe by Itzy

Everyone knows this move by now! It really is their best song so far. I am a JYP stan so I have so much love for Itzy. The video was really fun and interesting to watch. The girls were showing us looks. Ryujin’s hair...enough said.

I honestly just love the central theme for Itzy about being true to yourself. It’s a fun song with a great message. Especially coming from Korea, where from an outside perspective can be bit uniform. Even my mom, who isn’t crazy about K-pop, thought it was a great song.

Honorable Mentions:

Kick It by NCT 127

Neon - DPR Live

2U by Kang Daniel

April - Not By The Moon by Got7

(First, I know this gif is from Poison, but it’s the same era so fight me.)

Anyway, this comeback really just highlighted how Got7 is maturing into a group of men. We got a taste of that maturity in “You Calling My Name” but this song... this was some next level type stuff. The entire groove of this song was powerful and strong, but the choreography was graceful and intricate.

Also, this era really just slayed me. JB’s long hair, Silver hair Bam Bam, Youngjae’s vocals, Jinyoung’s booty I’m just kidding not really though. It was just an all around great comeback from Got7. 5 star Uber rating!

Honorable Mentions:

Nonstop by Oh My Girl

Dumhdurum by Apink

Bazooka! by GWSN

May - Daechwita by Agust D

AGUST D!! He came back! He slayed! He killed! Honestly, I think I liked this mixtape better than his last one. The music video really combined the contemporary style with the traditional elements in the most beautiful way. Agust D always has bars and his timing for this mixtape was a great way to give his fans something to uplift them.

The music video was captivating and hilarious. Jin and JK’s cameo was a fun spin and kept to the pattern of BTS rap line involving the members in their projects. The power of this song really shook me and you can’t help but get hype whenever you hear it.

Honorable Mentions:

Candy by Baekhyun

Zombie by Day6

Punch by NCT 127

June - More & More by Twice

I LOVE TWICE! I was so happy for this comeback. I was happy they got a small break, but it was great to get new music from them. Plus OT9!! Mina came back for this bop. Twice is best when they are together and having Mina back brought a clear light back to the girls and their performances.

Some people thought this song was a bit lackluster because the chorus was more EDM than Twice normally does. But I liked it. They couldn’t keep the same vibes for their whole career. It’s been 5 years since their debut so I welcome the change and growth. (Maybe eventually we will get some solos, just because I’m curious about that too)

Honorable Mentions:

How You Like That by Blackpink

Left & Right by Seventeen

Maria by Hwasa

And that’s it. My “Best of the First Half of 2020″ list. I hope you enjoyed and feel free to push back on some of my opinions or tell me if you think I missed anyone.

Also I planned on talking about K-pop, K-drama, and K-fashion on here. But I am also teaching myself Korean and have been for the past 4 years. Let me know if you guys want that kind of content too. See ya next time! :D

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georgieporgiepuddininpie · 5 years

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Here are my Top 9 Kpop Albums of 2019

I was tagged by @ceceliinee <333

All Light by ASTRO (Blue flame was my favorite title track for them this year but the b-sides on this album were next level)

NCT #127 We Are Superhuman (My favorite title track, my favorite b-sides. Only NCT album to beat this one is We Go Up in my opinion)

Miroh by Stray Kids (There isn’t a single bad song on this album. The anthem songs, the emotional songs, the bop that is Boxer, it’s got it all)

Purpose by Taeyeon (This was probably my top album of the whole year. My queen, my absolute Goddess really delivered with this one. We finally got all the songs from the concert, and then my new favorite song Wine? Also Gravity, and the 4 season’s songs)

Puberty book 1 by BOL4 (This is the album that really got me into BOL4, every song just makes me feel so calm and peaceful)

Sailing by AKMU (Their best album ever in my opinion, This album is nostalgia in audio form. Every song is a masterpiece)

Treasure EP.2: Zero to All (This was honestly the best first comeback of any group. Say my name and Hala Hala are iconic and the other b-sides are just incredible)

An Ode by Seventeen (I bought a signed copy of this album for my first time so it holds a special place in my heart. Seventeen was my first kpop group and for some reason this album especially feels significant for me? I love all the songs and I cried when I did my first listen)

The Book of us: Gravity (Listen, every Day6 album is their best but this album is Their Best. There isn’t a single bad thing I could say about this album)

Honorable mentions:

Raid of Dream by Dreamcatcher (choosing between this and Bol4 was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. Deja Vu is my favorite title track from them, and Starry Night is probably my favorite b-side from them too. Can’t this just be 10 albums?)

Time for us by Gfriend (I love so many song’s from this album, it’s hands down my favorite from them)

I’m tagging @not-majestic-bluenicorn @imjaebae @santachannie @il0vemyfriends @stray-at-heart have fun or feel free to ignore this if you want! I’ll admit having to choose only 9 albums was really stressful!!!!

#tag games #my top albums of the year #this really was the hardest decision #i had like 30 albums in the initial list #then narrowed it down to 11 #then cried #had to re-listen to all the albums to decide #which wasnt a bad thing #thanks for tagging me!#tbh choosing between bol4 and dreamcatcher was decided based on which album cover was more aesthetic #sorry dreamcatcher

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wickymicky · 4 years

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2020 Comeback Ranking: April Update

oops im a couple days late lol

here’s a link to my last update: (x)

this is all just my opinion, of course. im not ranking these in terms of what the objective bests are, im just ranking which ones i personally like the most

Dreamcatcher - Scream: it’s been like two and a half months but there’s still nothing else like this song. dreamcatcher are my favorite group, so my expectations were high, but they didnt just live up to my expectations, they fucking shattered them lmao. i hoped the song would be good but how on earth could i have seen this coming? seriously, this is on a whole new level, this is unprecedented. i’m not exactly sure if it’s my favorite dreamcatcher song overall, but i’m in love with and in awe of this direction for them, and it’s without a doubt my favorite song of the year. usually when i listen to a song for the first time, even if it’s a comeback i stayed up all night for, from a group i really like, my first reaction is usually sort of “woah, i need to listen to that again to make sense of it”, but i remember my first reaction to scream was like... i was stunned, lol. every detail of it is exactly right, they nailed every square inch of this shit. i dont expect anything will surpass it for me this year lol, except maybe another dreamcatcher song haha

Cignature - Nun Nu Nan Na: what a fucking debut, lol. this is everything you could possibly ask for from a girl group banger in 2020. this song is way too anthemic for this piece of shit year though haha. i love pretty much every second, every detail, about this song... it’s such a breath of fresh air. it’s so catchy and yet has the dirtiest, gnarliest industrial synths throughout it, which is right up my alley, it’s an easy way to win me over

Elris - Jackpot: speaking of catchy songs with gnarly production.... yeah so i had this on my list when it came out, but i had more than 10 songs on that list and it was number like 12 or something, and then last month i also had it outside my top 10, but it occurred to me that actually i like pretty much every part of this song, and that definitely makes it one of the best of the year lol. like i noticed that i was listening to it way more than a lot of songs that i previously had higher than it, haha. there’s a reason for that.. it’s cause this song is good oh and their bside This Is Me is worth mentioning too. i’m not doing a ranking of bsides this month because im tired rn, but like, if this song was a title track then it would be just as high as jackpot, probably. this song’s got some real momentum, damn... it’s just so satisfying. the dance break in the bridge isnt my favorite, but it doesnt ruin the song for me, and ive gotten pretty used to it. everything else in the rest of the song is perfect though. literally... literally perfect. that’s not hyperbole.

Dreamcatcher - Endless Night: who the fuck else would ever even consider doing a song like this, let alone nail it like they have... this style of metal or jrock is so cheesy but who the fuck cares lmao this song beats ass and that’s all there is to it

Izone - Fiesta: i love izone’s luxury edm, it’s such a cool style. and like, this is probably their strongest example of that style so far. well, it might not be as “luxury” as LVER or Violeta, but it’s their strongest edm so far, i think. and this music video is nuts... and the choreo is one of the most visually satisfying of the year too... just all around one of the best comebacks so far. which is weird, cause this was supposed to come out in 2019 lmao... i wonder where i would have placed it on a 2019 year end list.... hmmm

Cignature - Assa: this song, holy shit... they’re making a goddamn name for themselves and i love it. theyre a force to be reckoned with. i personally prefer Nun Nu Nan Na, but i really had to think about it, lol. i know i put others in between NNNN and Assa here on this list, but these are all fairly even and close together, tbh. i love that this song shows a different side to cignature while using the general sound from NNNN, with some lyrics in common as well... it really is a “debut lead single b” huh?

Loona - So What: i cant think of anything to say right now that hasnt already been said haha. you all know this song and have strong opinions (one way or the other) on this song lol, we’re all orbits here

GFriend - Crossroads: you know, i don’t listen to this song nearly as much as the others here, but every time i do i wonder why i dont listen to it more often. it’s hard to explain, i just really like it. it’s warm. but also sad. but not slow, it’s not a slow sad song... it’s a warm sad song with some momentum to it, and it really hits me sometimes. but seriously every time i go to make one of these lists, i look at my previous list and go “really? crossroads? ive only listened to this like twice in the last month, i’m definitely not including it this time”, but then i listen to it again just to be sure and i go “oh yeah, i forgot, this song is really good”

hmmm... i’m having trouble thinking of two more that definitely deserve to be the remaining spots in my top 10... i can think of a lot of songs i love, but either i dont feel quite *that* strongly about them right now (but might in future months, like how jackpot rose in my ranking just cause i was really feeling it this last month), or it’s something i think deserves to be in my top 10 but i just dont really have anything to say about it right now, you know? like maybe its something i think is great, but i havent been listening to it that much lately, not as much as previous months anyway. either way, there’s just a bunch of songs i feel like could go in the last two spots and there arent any two individual ones that i really feel like i have to put there above the others, so i’ll just list them here as honorable mentions lol

honorable mentions / candidates for 9 and 10 (in alphabetical order)

3YE - Queen Apink - Dumhdurum Cherry Bullet - Hands Up Itzy - Wannabe NCT 127 - Kick It Pentagon - Dr Bebe Sunmi - Gotta Go Weki Meki - Dazzle Dazzle

i love all of those, i highly recommend all of them, but i wouldn’t really know which two belong in the number 9 and 10 spots. my gut would say weki meki, pentagon, itzy, or nct, but obviously it cant be all four... and yeah, i’m just not sure. so i guess i only really have a clear top 8 this time around lol, that happens sometimes

#next time maybe i'll just include bsides in the actual list so that This Is Me and Sahara and Red Sun can get recognition #and like the entire itzy album... maybe i'll even get to make a list that goes past 10 again...#or at least past 8....#oh well #also notice how only one song from april made it on the list.... oops #may also might not have a ton for me #though twice is coming back in june and im excited for that #anyway #long post #writing #2020 comebacks #oh wait my bad... dumhdurum is in my honorable mentions and thats from april too

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allforleetaeyong · 5 years

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Secret Affair

Word Count: 1.8k words

Genre: Romance, smut, a little bit of bdsm, oral in both sides, action

part1

This is an honor for Taeyong’s red hair era. My favorite era 💗

It’s been 3 months since you’ve become official but not really .

You couldn’t contain a smile every time you think that the man you adored so much was now finally yours and all this hardships of getting his attention are now being paid.

You lay down on his bed waiting for the ethereal man to come home and knowing that he’ll likely be stressed and tired made you smile with the thought of ‘perfect’ for your agenda in coming here.

It was already 11:37 p.m when he came home and your propped yourself seductively with both hands supporting your weight as sat on the edge of his bed.

“You’re late.” You told him, loud enough for him to hear.

You see him dropping his backpack on the floor and went straight to you. Both hands on your face, kneeling before you and kissing the life out of you.

You couldn’t help but smile with this. The last time you see each other was 2 weeks ago when you told him you’ll be away with your business meeting and with your school project and after telling him that you left immediately to catch your plain.

By the intensity of his kisses you knew that he missed you so much.

The moment his lips went onto your neck you moaned silently and hands went automatically on his hair.

“You dyed your hair red again.” You told him. Unable to contain your happiness with his Boss look again. And his slit eyebrows even made him more hot that made you grabbed his head for a passionate kiss before he breaks it off and went back to your neck.

You arch your neck to give him more access and upon drowning to the feeling his giving you, the events of the last 3 months came back to you.

You still can remember how he blushed when you asked him if you want to give him a blowjob after you made him so aroused. Who would have thought that the charismatic leader on stage that could impregnate every woman with his rudeness on stage is technically a virgin?

And when you compared to what he is now, the shy and gentle Taeyong was gone and was replaced by a confident and intense.

You couldn’t help but spread your legs open when his hands went to your thighs and you held back a loud cry when he caressed your center and he made an animalistic groan while still on your lips upon feeling you there, considering that you’re wearing your party dress that Taeyong loves to rip when the two of you were in your house in Switzerland.

“You know that I’m so fucking loud when you fuck me with your fingers.” You told him jus before he could dip his finger in your core.

But that didn’t stop him, your other hand that wasn’t gripping Taeyong’s hair went to his other hand that was now caressing your center.

You held back another cry as he stroke you with his palm while still in your underwear and you swear to god that if he won’t stop this you’d fuck the hell out of him.

“Taeyong.” You let out a supposed angry warning but sounded like a plead to him to continue in his assault.

He stroked you again so passionately that you squirm under his touch and another almost cry of you when he sucked your throat that’s you’re so sure to leave a mark tomorrow.

“Taeyong, I’m so closed to screaming your name.” You warned him and you’re not sure if he heard you because of your heavy breaths.

“Just a little longer. Let me please you. I just missed you so damn much.” He whispered between his kisses down to your chest.

He tugged down the strapped of your party dress and sucked your nipple as soon it came out of the dress and this time you almost scream so loud if it hadn’t been Taeyong’s hand the automatically covered your mouth.

You gripped his hand that was on your mouth so tight as he caress your center and suck your twin peaks alternately.

It didn’t went to 5 seconds when he uttered a curse nd gathered you around his arm as he sat on the edge of his bed with you on his lap.

You could feel his heavy breathing in your chest as he held you tightly in his hands.

“I want to make love to you now but I don’t want to cover your mouth while doing that.” He told in a whisper and you count help but smile with it.

Never in your life were you were not able to contain your noises when having sex.

But when it comes to Taeyong, you couldn’t help but to surrender everything to him, like you’re body was just made for him.

“I want to suck you.” You told him and you clearly know that all he wants to do now is for the two of you to fuck.

“We can’t let others caught us. Do you understand ?” You reasoned out.

You cupped his face with both hands and told him you’d give him a blowjob instead and kissed his forehead before kneeling down infront of him.

You watch her kneel before you and it took you all your control not to pull her up and bend her on your bed and fuck her raw from behind.

You watched her unbuckled your belt and unzipped your jeans and held back a thrust when she held your hardened massive length with both hands before giving it kitten licks and kisses.

Watching her take you completely in her mouth make you feel a lot of things. One, she’s supposedly should not be kneeling infront of you or to anyone. Two, the way you fit in her mouth made you dizzy and so mad that all you want to do was to fuck her like what you did when you followed her in Switzerland and admitting to her that you missed her, that you need her and love her. And after that confession she kissed you so lovingly.

The thought of how she thought you how to finger fuck and eat her made you feel so hot. She looks so ethereal when she touched herself infront of you.

Legs spread infront of you and the way she looks at you while she fingers herself made you realize that she’d done this thinking of you and that made you even mad.

The thought of fucking her with the intensity of your love after your first time and last time in Switzerland made him realize that it should not be her pleasuring you but you pleasuring her.

Third, is that you know deep down that she doesn’t deserve being treated like this, being hidden but damn, you know that once the public know this it would end both of your careers.

You are just in your peak of your career, more people have come to love you and NCT were given a new opportunity to shine that’s why you were so stress this past 2 weeks due to the preparation of your worldwide concert as well as the comeback of NCT U and 127 and you know that you can’t ruin that.

It would also be very for her considering she’s from a very well know, noble and family. An ancient family of Asian and European that has been a hot topic for their wealth and their so called ‘business’. A chemical engineer in the making and an aspiring businesswoman and song writer producer and you knew that it would be bad for her as well.

It would either lead to the issue of you using her to gain more popularity or her using you go broaden her scope of market and considering your age gap. 5 years boy. You’re pretty sure her family would be against it and would do everything in their power to separate the both of you.

But the sensation of her mouth around you was so maddening that you just let her do what she wants with you.

You couldn’t help but suck him even harder when you saw how engrossed he was with the feeling.

Arching his back as his elbows support his weight from laying down completely down in the bed. Mouth wide open, sometimes biting his lips to prevent loud moans escaping while he’s eyes close and sometimes open while looking up on the ceiling.

The moment you hallowed your cheek made him look down to you and looked at you with even darker eyes as if warning you not to do what you’re about to do but it was already too late as you already have taken him even deeper this time.

The feeling of your velvety hot mouth, imitating just like how you tightened around him almost drove him to the edge. He knew that you meant for him to fuck you just like the way how he wants to fuck your velvety flower.

The moment she had taken you so deep down her throat was the last straw for you. You gave out a loud ‘Fuck’ and hand gripping tight into your hair as he fuck his high into you.

“Fuck. Fuck. Fucking fuck.” You cursed as you pumped her head up and down so hard and so fast down your length and you can feel her gagging from it but still keep on doing so as you lost it.

Even if you’re cumming all over her throat you still haven’t let go and still keep on with your assault as the sensation finally dying down and finally slumping back on the bed.

You had to angle your head up so that you’ll end up swallowing his cum completely and when you did, you gave him another 2 pump of your mouth and licking him clean before buckling his belt and zipping his jeans and going up to caress his face.

“How do you feel?” You asked him with a smile but all he did was to pull you for a hug.

He was silent for a few minutes and you thought that he was already asleep but when you’re about to take his hands off of you and kissed him signaling that it’s time for you to leave he told you, “ I love you.” And you told him “I love you too.” Before going back to bed with him and waited patiently till his sleeping soundly and left afterwards through his window.

The first thing that came unto your mind when you landed on the land was to corner him when he’s on his way home and dragged him to a dark alley so he could fuck you just the way he wanted.

#lee taeyong #nct u #nct scenarios #nct aus #nct127 #leetaeyong #tayongsmut #leetaeyongsmut

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foreverxdaydreaming · 5 years

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♡ 19 Favorite Songs of 2019 ♡

Tagged by @chocolatspring

(slightly altered this to make out easier for myself and kinda made this a 19 favorite comebacks of 2019 cause there was just so much to pick from :,) & i'm indecisive af hahaㅡ)

And in no particular order, here they are!!

• CLC - Me / Devil i couldnt pick one, sue me

• Taemin - Want

• Dreamcatcher - Piri

• APINK - %%

• Astro - All Night - Astro

• TXT - Crown/Run Away also couldnt pickㅡ

• VeriVery - Ring Ring Ring

• NU'EST - Bet Bet

• Everglow - Bon Bon Chocolat

• ITZY - Dalla Dalla

• Weki Meki - Picky Picky / Tiki Taka fr sue me

• NCT Dream - We Boom (yeah i know the song's name is just boom but there wasn't a single bad song on that blessed mini album so like..... we boomin'™️)

• AB6IX - Breathe

(so close to adding blind for your love in there-)

• NCT 127 - Superhuman/HTH (bc as much as i love superhuman... hth will always be That bih)

• Taeyeon - Spark

• Red Velvet - Umpah Umpah

• Super Junior - Super Clap

• BVNDIT - Dumb

• Hinapia - Drip

Honorable Mentions:

• Tiffany Young ☆

• WAYV ☆

(the above two were only ruled out as they're not rly considered kpop but like... these were some of my top fave releases..period.)

• Laboum

• DIA

• CIX

• Sunmi

• VAV

and many, many more.. :,)

#top 19 #top 19 of 2019 #top 19 songs #2019 songs #kpop #kpop comebacks #kpop 2019 #why tf am i even tagging this as if I'm rly planning to come back here and find this post im- fksjdkf #anyway #sorry i took a bit to do this from when you posted it #i just wanted to wait til 2019 was over to go back and review first #bc then i wouldn't have been able to judge some that came out later into december (like psycho; which has rly grown on me tbh-)#my post #jj.txt #edit: added the wrong tagged by person for the wrong post fkdkfkf my bad

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deukaeloveclub · 5 years

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2019 in Review

I’m gonna do a bunch of different categories. Also the first half or two-thirds of the year might be more heavily represented because I’ve had more time to sit with them plus I was gone and only semi-keeping up since September. Anyways overall takeaway from this year, the boys impressed me.

Favorite Summer Songs (not many groups released summer songs)

For The Summer (special album) - WJSN

Feedback - Boa

Questions - Zelo

Wave - ATEEZ

Illusion - ATEEZ

I'm mad Seventeen didn’t release Network Love in summer

Rookie of the Year

Female: GWSN

I had to give it to them once I found out that they were my #5 Spotify artist! I didn’t even realize I listened to them that much but I really do like they’re music. I just don’t know anything about them.

Male : TXT / VERIVERY

Honorable Mention: CIX, AB6IX

This was so hard because the newer boy groups have really been impressing me this year. I don’t think I mention TXT or VERIVERY on my blog at all but both have started their careers with a solid discography and verivery already has a signature sound. CIX and AB6IX get honorable mention for their amazing debuts but I think both of their comeback projects are weaker than the debuts.

Not Song of the Year But You Should Definitely Check It Out

1m1s - W Project 4

An emotional dance bop! Watch the choreography video. I wouldn’t even be mad if they put this on their debut album.

Face - Woosung

You’ve probably already heard this but if you haven’t go listen. Woosung carries this song with his voice

Still Loving You - 100%

Let’s Get Loud - We In The Zone (WITZ)

Time of our Life - Day6

I feel like this didn’t get as much hype as their other titles. Please enjoy happy Day6!!

Reminsce All - ONEWE

As I’ve already said this song epitomizes slow burn.

All night - ASTRO

You probably know this one too but you should stream it again anyways

Focus - Kim Dong Han

I feel like people really overlooked this one. If he had released it like a month and a half later I feel like it could have done well as a song for the summer that doesn’t sound like a summer song

Leave it - N.FLYING

Feel Good - Jang Dae Hyeon

The song makes you feel good as the title says

Binu - Bibi

I.M. - Horizon

Sometimes solo endeavors can slip under the radar so make sure you check this out.

I Like That - Lee Jinhyuk

Loca Mini Album - Favorite

Remember Me - Boys De Capo (BDC)

Summer! - Pentagon

You may be wondering why this was not in my summer list. Well I didn’t like Humph so I didn’t actually listen to this for awhile.

Round 2 - Pentagon

The Only - Raiden

Thank you Raiden for doing what SM won’t. Blessed Irene solo.

Forever Young - Giant Pink

Love U - Monsta X

I love this song cuz it’s light and catchy but most of all the lyrics.

Tonight, - June

Happiness - Pentagon

Forever Love - Youngjae

good party/dance song

ILLUSION - B.I.G

Fever - DONGKIZ

Super fun and retro

Beautiful Girl - WooSung

TOUCHIN' - Kang Daniel

Really good song I considered putting it in my top song list but there were too many

COME - Newkidd

I pay attention to them mostly bc Hansol but this is their most interesting output so far

The Time I Need - Kim Jaehwan

Take a Hike - Jiyeon

Stray Kids Mixtape : Gone Days

This is my favorite thing I’ve heard from them cuz I don’t like their title track sound

Tie - Oh Saebom

I hate drops so much but this has one of the best instrumental breaks

Maybe I - CIX

Although I was not in love with their comeback, this mellow song stands out

Top Albums

I gave these an order but it’s more you could split the list into thirds of top tier, 2nd tier, 3rd tier (i.e. Feel Special is definitely better than XX but Superhuman is practically on the same level as Feel Special)

Fancy You - TWICE

Feel Special - TWICE

End of Nightmare - Dreamcatcher

Raid of Dream - Dreamcatcher

Superhuman - NCT 127

Famous - Taemin

Moonwalk - WayV

Jumping Suran

HELLO Chapter 1: Hello, Stranger - CIX

The Park In The Night Part Two - GWSN

The Park In The Night Part Three - GWSN

We Boom - NCT DREAM

The Dream Chapter: Magic - TXT

Go Live - ONF

B:COMPLETE - AB6IX

An Ode - Seventeen

As You Wish - WJSN

The Reve Festival Finale - Red Velvet

No - CLC

For the Summer - WJSN

Under Cover - A.C.E.

Flourishing - Chungha

XX - LOONA

Single Albums

3 or less songs because they can’t be compared to proper albums or even minis. This list isn’t as complete as the full album list. It’s really just the single albums I wanted to put on the other list.

Rising - TRCNG

Wolf - Woosung

2/4 - ONEWE

HELLO! - 1TEAM

Veri-Chill - VERIVERY

Nappa - Crush

Female Top Title Song

This year I feel like I was really picky. There were so many songs that I were fine or good but I just didn’t particularly like them. Again like the albums there’s an order but it’s not a hard order

Psycho - Red Velvet

Breakthrough - Twice

Gotta Go - Chungha

Zgzg - Saay

Don’t Hang Up - Suran

Noir - Sunmi

Lalalay - Sunmi

Feel Special - Twice

Snapping - Chungha

Fancy - Twice

Deja Vu - Dreamcatcher

Piri - Dreamcatcher

Picky Picky - Weki Meki

Flower Shower - Hyuna

No - CLC

Dumb - BVNDIT

She’s Fine Heize

IU Bleuming

Butterfly - Loona

Male Top Title Song

On the opposite end I loved A LOT of boy groups songs. I don’t think my blog reflects it at all but buckle up for this long list. Again this list has an order but it’s not a hard order however, number one is definitely my number one. A recurring element of this list is songs with amazing choruses

*Parallel isn’t an official title track but I love VIXX and I don’t care

**Lim Jimin is a late release so I’m tentative about adding his song but I’ve listened to it a few times and I think it has staying power

Missing - TRCNG

Moonwalk - WayV

Superhuman - NCT 127

Famous - Taemin

Alligator - MONSTA X

Why - ONF

Fear - SEVENTEEN

Sunset - KNK

We Must Love - ONF

Tag Tag Tag - VERIVERY

Bullet to the Heart - Jackson Wang

Run Away - TXT

Breathe - AB6IX

Movie Star - CIX

Romanticism - Leo

Sweet Choas - Day6

Undercover - A.C.E.

Calling My Name - GOT7

Money - Dawn

I’m Ok - IKON

*Parallel - VIXX

I’m a Star - Wooseok x Kualin

I Wanna Be - Key

Don’t Need Your Love - NCT DREAM x HRVY

Lonely Night - KNK

ULlala (Poison) - IN2IT

Focus on Me - Jus2

Cool Love - Hyungwon x Hongbin

**Who, You? - Lim Jimin

Spotlight - 1the9

Miroh - Stray Kids

#key talks #list list #wow this is long af #sorry to anyone who actually reads this

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