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GOT7 "NANANA" Performance Video (2022)

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GOT7 has released the performance video for “NANANA,” the title track of their EP “GOT7.”

[Apple Music/iTunes] [Spotify] [YouTube Music]

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(You can ignore this) /gen do you know where i can find the mcr songs that arent on spotify / or at least a list of all their songs? Im having a hard time finding them n im a new fan (sorry!)

Sure! Here’s a playlist I made with their discography on Spotify and Apple Music

I didn’t include TBP is Dead! And I only added some live performances from Murder Scene, but you can use the playlists as reference

Also to anyone that knows I’m missing a song or cover please add it in the replies 👍

More info under the cut :)

Okay so all of the standard albums and EPs are on Spotify and Apple Music. This is what you can find if you search My Chemical Romance and go to their page That includes I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love; Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge; The Black Parade, Danger Days, Conventional Weapons, Life on the Murder Scene, TBP B-sides, The Madgear and Missile Kid, May Death Never Stop You, Living With Ghosts, and TBP is Dead!

The singles and covers available on those platforms are: Foundations, Desolation Row, Under Pressure, Astro Zombies, and Every Snowflake is Different Just Like You, and All I Want For Christmas

Now for the ones not available:

#SINGitforJapan is available in the US on Spotify and Apple Music but I remember it not being available in Australia

Zero Percent is not available on any platform to stream but you can listen to it by pulling up the video on YouTube

We Don’t Need Another Song About California is available on Apple Music but not on Spotify

Jack The Ripper cover, NaNaNa Simlish, Song 2 by Blur, and Common People by Pulp available on YouTube

Unreleased Songs! you can find these on YouTube

Sister to sleep, The Drugs, Someone Out There Loves You/Stay

[kangyeosaang]

yugyeom · nanana · performance video

[ortali]

"I’ve got a message message "I’m bored" just saying My hands are busy busy So that our conversations won’t dry up" - nanana performance video

[suuho]

YOUNGJAE ♡ NANANA performance video

[foundationsofdickay]

MCR Dallas 2022

(as always, I was not at the show, etc etc anyways heres the recap)

Setlist:

foundations

venom

not okay

vampire $$

disappear

summertime

cemetery drive

sorrows

hang em high

boy division

wttbp

teenagers

destroya

deathwish

mama

house of wolves

nanana

flw

—

vampires

helena

cancer

• everyone was dressed pretty normal today! tbh the most interesting bit was mikey wearing a midtown shirt and gabe saporta wearing the mikey fucking way shirt lol

• “this is the worst song to dedicate to you” - Gerard, before dedicating teenagers (as always lmao) to midtown

• after Helena, Gerard laid down on stage as the other band members walked off. he eventually stood up and performed cancer. iconic

• destroya returns! tragically the one video I found makes it unclear the quality of the moaning </3333

• some asshole was outside the venue yelling at people to read the Bible . Twitter dot com is making unholyverse jokes about this

• “this song goes out to the king” - Gerard, before vampires ??? for some reason???

• line change: “pick a fight at an airport bar” in vamp money became “get fucked in an airport bar”

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My Favorite K-Pop Albums as a Newbie K-Pop Stan 

Some of My Fave K-Pop Albums as a New K-Pop Fan

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Jay B: Be Yourself

If you don’t know by now, I’m an Ahgase. I have a strong love for these seven men who may never know me. Their songs however, have quickly found a space in my heart. Especially their Leader’s songs, Lim Jaebeom, otherwise known as Jay B or Def. His voice carries so much R&B that when my Caribbean mother heard him, she immediately joked that he was a black man in a past life. His vocals in all of his Solos and with Got7 songs satisfy my eardrums all the time. 

So, when I learned that he was releasing a Solo Album in late 2022, I just had to listen to it! The album named, Be Yourself was a collection of Soul, Hip Hop paired with sensual vocals. Jay B himself has said, “I want my fans to be comforted by it.” Boy, did it comfort. Actually, for a whole month I, alongside my mother listened to the Album over and over, just vibing to the funk, old school R&B vibes it gave me. Only to realize we had yet to look up any translations for the songs.

I was so engrossed in the music that I didn’t look for any meaning behind it. When I could literally feel the meaning. The Mini Album has a total of six songs and the Title Track ‘Go Up' has over 3 Million Views on Youtube. This was hands down one of my most loved Albums in K-Pop to date. If you’d like to get 10% Off when buying your Jay B’s Be Yourself or Seasonal Hiatus Album from Daebak Company, use my code UREIGN.

J-Hope (BTS)- Jack in the Box 

It really should not come as a surprise to many that this Album is on my list. I’ve loved Hobi’s solos and his rap flow since I heard him on BTS Rapline’s song, Outro: Tear as I first really got into BTS in January 2022. His duality and tone stood out a lot to me and while he deserves to lead the Title of the Best 3rd Gen Dancer, he should also be given some credit as he’s one of the Best Rappers in the K-Pop Industry. 

On Sunday 31st of July 2022, J-Hope performed his debut Solo Album, Jack in a Box at Lollapalooza, for one hundred thousand attendees after fearing Armys or Music lovers wouldn’t attend. This performance was it for me. I was hooked on Hobi after this, he outshone legendary music artists that day and his performance resembled that of the King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

His Album, Jack in the Box no longer carried the bright colors that symbolized J-Hope, known as the Sunshine of BTS. Donning dark grunge, hip hop, R&B roots, while addressing some deep topics such as his future and society. With ten tracks on the Album and endless five-star reviews, this Album will be engrained into my head and forever change the Music Industry as a whole.

As of January 2023, Daebak company has sold out J-Hope’s Jack in the Box Merch. However, AK-Pop has Hope in a Box and Jack in a Box Merch for up to 40% off using my Link to purchase!

GOT7: 2022 Album

I got into GOT7 before I stanned BTS. I was only listening to Jin’s Solo’s at the time and was hesitant to get into BTS because I had heard all sorts of horror stories about BTS stans, the Army. Being an Army myself and engaging online, I can see that most are welcoming and understanding people. So Got7 was the first group I listened to officially, because I knew Jinyoung from the Drama, The Devil’s Judge. 

Got7's 2022 Album is one of my fave from them, because of how happy and loving the Album feels. Learning that their Leader, Jaebeom fought for them to own their Name and then to self produce an Album that included songs written by the members. The Title Track, NANANA and Performance Video have over 50 Million Views on Youtube. The songs, Don’t Leave me Alone and You Don’t Care about me have a special space in my heart. 

The album has 6 songs, giving you a feel-good vibe, while being dedicated to the Fans. This was the first K-Pop Comeback I have ever experienced and it was so fun, a memory to forever cherish as it really helped me through some tough times. You guys can listen to the album here or Order Got7 Merch and Solo Albums using my code UREIGN on Daebak link!

Stray Kids: NoEasy

Second to Got7 was Stray Kids. I don’t remember fully how I found them, but I think it’s the usual way. Through God’s Menu and Felix's voice. Which I listened to for a whole week before looking for more information on Stray Kids. As I said, I was afraid of getting into K-Pop because of all the rumors. But Felix’s voice really just dragged me in. Although God’s Menu isn’t on the NoEasy Album, It’s still one of the Best K-Pop Songs to date. Afterward, I finally searched more on their discography and listened to NoEasy. 

With 14 Tracks that include a mixture of 3Racha madness, Pop, Rock and more, they easily dragged me into being a Stay. NoEasy holds some of my absolute favorite K-Pop songs to date, such as; Cheese, Sorry I Love You and Wolfgang to name a few. The whole Album is a no-skip, much like all the albums on this list. It always manages to make me motivated while working and has broken all my expectations of K-Pop.

The Title Song, Thunderous has crossed 250 Million Views on Youtube and the Album has won Performance of the Year 2021 and Best Album at the Golden Disc Awards 2022. Get 10% Off your NoEasy, In Life, or other Stray Kids Albums or Merch when ordering from Daebak with my code UREIGN.

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Got7 NANANA Performance Video 💚

Wild Bunch 🤪

Credits: Got7 on YouTube, gifs made by me -A🐰💜

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P.5. HE WAS THERE. THE MEMORY LANE.

The idea of going down the memory lane was mostly taken from the Foundations lyrics and the Summoning video.

The Summoning video consists of various objects and references from all four MCR albums. What’s worth noticing is how the main character of the video seems to be travelling through the eras but also simultaneously causing them to intertwine. Especially the presence of Draculoids in all eras is a proof that the eras are all somehow connected.

Then we have the TFOD lyrics are: He was there the day the towers fell And so he wandered down the road

This brought the idea of Gerard reliving all eras of mcr on his own. The themes of the tour mentioned in this theory seem to corroborate the idea, too.

 - Theme #1, Vampires:       relates to the Bullets era  - Theme #2, Religion:         relates to the Revenge era  - Theme #3, War:                relates to the TBP era  - Theme #4, Apocalypse:   relates to the Danger Days era

As we weren’t sure if we were correct, we decided to wait. And it just so happens that the LA shows confirmed the suspicion: 

Night #1 - Bullets night (with 6 songs from the Bullets album – Sorrows, Best Day Ever, Headfirst, Vampires, Skylines, Demolition Lovers)

Night #2 - Revenge night (with 12 songs from Revenge album – Bury me in Black, Not Okay, Give ‘Em Hell, The Ghost of You, I Never Told You, Prison, Venom, Deathwish, Cemetery Drive, Hang ‘Em High, Helena, Desert Song)

Night #3 -  TBP night (with 12 songs from TBP album – This is How I Disappear, House of Wolves, I Don’t Love You, Teenagers, Kill All Your Friends, Heaven Help Us, Mama, WTTBP, FLW, Cancer, All The Angels, Sleep)

Night #4 - Danger Days night (with 9/10 songs from Danger Days album – Nanana, Planetary, Summertime, Only Hope, Save Yourself, Mastas, Destroya, SING – not performed, SCARECROW, Kids).

Makes you wonder - what exactly is planned for #MCRLA5? Just Conventional Weapons night, or something big, something that will allow us to leave the past in the past and embark on a journey into the future along with the boys? The future where freedom is allowed and no one needs to hide anymore?

Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

[the-strange-world]

Rating April Kpop Comebacks

Based on title tracks or singles

Super - SEVENTEEN - ♾/10 - AMAZING! Succeeded my expectations that were sky high!!!! The bsides were good. I didn’t like dust or fml (the lyrics are incredible tho) and I liked April showers the most

Freakin’ Bad - Xdinary Heroes - ♾/10 - AMAZING!!! the “freakin’ freakin’ bad but good” part is everything! Loved the “if you seek amy” reference 😂

Super Chic - New Hope Club & P1harmony - 10/10 - love it! The “hooonneeeey” part? So good

VingleVingle - HEIZE - 10/10 - amazing!

For You (Go! Go!) - Maka Maka - 10/10 - they are so underrated! LOVE the “it could be butterfly” part

Journey - WOODZ - 10/10 - love this so much!

D N D - Apink - ♾/10 - SO GOOD! It’s fun and just makes you wanna dance. The lyrics are uplifting

Lemonade - DreamNote - 10/10 - fun and summery

Sunshower - EPEX - 10/10 - fun and groovy

KNOCK - LEE CHAE YEON - 10/10 - I love the nananas! The song is so catchy

Macarena - BLITZERS - 10/10 - LOVE it! Blitzers is so underrated

On my way - VI’ENX - 9/10 - it’s a nice song!

Harmony - DKZ - 9/10 - they never disappoint and are so talented! This song is so sweet

Without You - KARD - 9/10 - so good

SEVEN SINS - DRIPPIN - 9/10 - I like it and DRIPPIN is underrated! I love the bridge!

TIME MACHINE - GIUK - 9/10 - love this genre

Dream - OMEGA X - 9/10 - this song is beautiful and they deserve so much more!

jinjja!! - TFN - 9/10 - hype song

Blank Effect - PARK JIHOON - 8/10 - I like it! It could be on a soundtrack or something

Dawn - KIM WOO SEOK - 8/10 - could be in a show or movie

Cherry Coke - YE EUN - 8/10 - it’s chill and then BAM at the end. For some reason, everyone thinks this song sucks but I like it!

FRIEND THE END - BOL4 - 8/10 - it’s a chill fun song. It’s my fav song off the album so they picked a good song to be the single imo

ROYALTY - MUST B - 8/10

Dear My Light - DAWN - 7/10 - pretty

Dangerous - TEMPEST - 7/10 - it’s kinda good but I was a little disappointed

Grabby Girl - RYU SU JEONG - 8/10 - It’s very spacey

Salty - n.SSign - 5/10 - the songs good but the performance video was so bad (the album apparently came out 2 months ago but they only just now put it on Spotify/Apple Music)

SHOW DOWN - ALICE - 5/10

I AM - IVE - 5/10

Perfume - NCT DOJAEJUNG - 5/10 - I didn’t really like it but it was the best song on the album. The album was not it to me. I am, show down, and perfume are giving me the same vibe. Kinda boring imo

Camellia - JUST B - 4/10 - It’s calm and pretty but I probably won’t listen to it again

Need you - SOLE & Sung Si Kyung - 3/10

Giddy - Kep1er - 2/10 - they 100% should’ve picked LVLY or Back to the City as the title track instead of that song imo

Bad Revenge - from20 - 1/10 - I didn’t like it

Easy Breezy - Jueun feat. Seo In Guk - 5/10 - it was ok but I probably wouldn’t listen to it again

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GOT7 "NANANA" Performance Video

Watch this video on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swFZYdbSnmI

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Tokimeki Idol: Start-ING and End-ING

Hey there, everyone! This has been a semi-formal post about "Tokimeki Idol" I've been wanting to make for quite some time, but I wanted to make sure I, at least, unlocked all of the songs before I began working on this. I don't know why I wanted to do this so badly (except maybe analyze its positives and negatives and giving insight for those curious about this game), but it's here, so...enjoy! :B - Patches

By the way, because it has an offline version, Tokimeki Idol is available to play, so I will insert links to download it: Google Play: here! QooApp: here! iOS: here!

Curious about the music? Check out the official playlist!

Official Twitter Official Website

And now...

Tokimeki Idol: Starting-ING and Ending-ING

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            Once upon a time, back in the early 1990s, there was a series of unique games released by Konami which became notable in the “dating sim” genre due to being nonlinear – that is, it was a dating sim which could be played any way the player wanted to. They could choose what skill they wanted their character to develop during the course of the game, they could pursue a romance with the popular character or the unpopular character. In the end, there was going to be a confession of love once that final school period concluded. That was Tokimeki Memorial. Of course, there’s more to it than just that, but I'm just giving a really brief context about the Tokimeki franchise. In fact, this series became such a smash it, that it sprouted spin-offs (Tokimeki Memorial – Girls Side), manga, a live action movie (just called “Tokimeki Memorial” like a majority of the manga titles), OVA(s), and anime series (Tokimeki Memorial Online)!

            So amongst those spin-offs, there was one, in particular that seemed to come and go, and quite frankly, I want to talk about this from a perspective of somebody who enjoys this type of game in particular. You see, dear reader, back in late 2017, Konami streamed a game introduction video for a different kind of Tokimeki series; however, it would be in a much different setting than “dating sim” (or, uh, “puzzle” game in other cases):

It was going to be a music game – an idol one. Its name: Tokimeki Idol.

            Also being referred to as an “idol communication game”, the player is responsible for 15 up-and-coming idols at a music school. Just for fun, the cast consisted of

Nanami Yamashita as Akane Tachikawa

Natsumi Kawaida as Natsumi Kawaguchi

Eri Inagawa as Nanana Katagiri

Reina Kondo as Nonoka Kusakabe

Akane Fujikawa as Izumi Izumi

Yurika Takagi as Koyukimura Sanada

Minori Suzuki as Minato Tsukishima

Natsumi Hioka as Akiha Yuki

Yū Wakui as Francesca Tanaka

Saori Hizashi as Noriko Hibino

Marika Hayase as Haruko Asagiri

Yoshino Aoyama as Tsubasa Aoyama

Honoka Inoue as Midori Tachikawa

Azusa Iwakura as Misaki Himari

Aki Kanada as Rare Mita

            The game, consisting of wonderful performers/seiyuu and potential wonderful characters, was to be released in "winter" of that year; however, its official release was actually March 20, 2018.

            And now...it's time for the plot, a little more info about our awesome 15 girls, the songs, gameplay, the game's lifespan, and the positives and negatives!

            Plot and Characters!

            Plot: You, Producer-san, are sent to help out 15 students at a music academy become the top idol(s) called Princess Republic Private Music Academy. As you guys climb up the ranking pyramid (the highest position being SSS and the lowest is F), you'll get to know your idol friends. It's nothing dramatic, if truth be told, but because of its short lifespan, who knows where things would've lead; however, if I had to take a guess, it would've stayed in the "slice-of-life/idol" genre.

(!! Sources: Tokimeki Idol Wiki )

            Characters!!

            Unit: C# (also the main trio)             Akiha Yuki: Aiming to be top idol, her motto is “Always energetic with a smile!” Acts upon her ideas immediately and often gets those around her involved as well. She's wanted to become a idol ever since she was in elementary school. Her goal is to become an idol who can make everyone smile.             Minato Tsukishima: An average girl who likes playing piano and singing. She doesn't know very much about idols. She was accepted into the idol course without intending to apply, so sometimes she’s a bit embarrassed about performing. She has played the piano ever since she was young.             Francesca Tanaka: Her nickname is 'Frannie'. She's a dependable honor student who’s tough on herself and others. Francesca's father is Italian, and her Mother is Japanese, but Francesca was born and raised in Japan.

            Unit: Rhythmixxx             Natsumi Kawaguchi: A cheerful girl who loves festivals. Since Natsumi is good at dancing, she wants to do work that involves it, which explains why she became a idol. She claims that nobody else looks better in a happi. As a talented dancer, she’s been rivals with Tsubasa since middle school.             Tsubasa Aoyama: Tsubasa is a serious, but good person who likes dancing, and has confidence in her dancing skills and stamina. Tsubasa thinks dancing is beautiful, and wants to do all she can to aim for the top. She has a straight-laced personality and hasn’t been able to shake Natsumi since middle school. She’s also particularly good at housework.             Koyukimura Sanada: A friendly and relaxed “Yamato nadeshiko” type who loves period dramas and eating. Raised in the country so she’s also good at field work. Her poor stamina is top-class. With the influence of her grandfather, she became fond of historical dramas.

            Unit: So Fantastic             Nanana Katagiri: A girl with an unique sensibility, who is happy as long as she can have songs and her guitar. Her mysterious phrases seem to be influenced by her favorite teacher...             Noriko Hibino: Her hobbies are appreciating movies and quizzes. She seems to be enjoying the pattern of her days being swayed by Nanana as they are.             Midori Tachikawa: A cheerful and hardworking girl, who loves to move her body. She admires Nanana and is the younger twin sister of Akane.

            Unit: Cookie Paradise             Akane Tachikawa: A girl that moves at her own pace, whose usual speech, conduct and actions appears to be joking or teasing but with a still soothing essence. She is the older twin sister of Midori.             Nonoka Kusakabe: Her hobby is making sweets, and she has a kind-hearted and quiet disposition. She’s Frannie’s childhood friend, and joined the idol course to follow her.             Izumi Izumi (the gremlin): A game-loving girl who dreams of being a nationally-recognized game idol. She’s extremely into retro games and is particularly good at shooting games.             Misaki Himari: The senior of everybody, who is an actress since elementary school. She loves animals and also works as a member of the animal breeding committee at school.

            Unit: Virtual Kiss             Haruko Asagiri: A zero student, who set up the idol department together with the president. A "older sister" character who is gentle and calm, but that hides a hot enthusiasm inside.             Rare Mita: She usually has a reserved and spiritless atmosphere, but a switch turns on when it comes to work. She is in the original class (“Class Zero”) of the school’s idol course along with Haruko.

            You (The Producer): Because this is a Tokimeki spin-off, it's to be (unfortunately) expected that The Producer is a guy (thanks to a thought from Ahika that goes "I'm interested in what type of woman he likes"; however, that does not seem to be the case, looking into the "title" choices --

"One thing that immediately stood out to me is that while in most other idol games the Producer character is explicitly male, in Tokidoru you choose your title/suffix out of 25 options (including "none") with the last option being explicitly female: お姉さん (onee-chan)" - as tip from Twitter pointed out.

            And...

            Neko Senpai: The best, more important character of the game. After feeding them, Neko Senpai gives you takoyaki as a thanks, which can be used to up the bond between you and a girl of your choice once you give it to her. I would give my life to Neko Senpai.

            Phew, so there are our members! So along with their general info, there's also a bonus for each of them, "what she wants to hear from the producer (the player)". Some are kinda neutral like Minato wondering if coffee's good because that's what The Producer drinks, to Akiha's which I mentioned earlier, to Nanana wondering if we like her and what it is that we like about her.

            As mentioned at the start, once time passes between The Producer and the girls, you'll get to know more about them and vice-versa. It's all about the bond and making it in the world of idols!

            Gameplay!!!

            If you've played a music/idol game with characters, then you probably know how the gameplay is: get together a team of five, play a few songs, level up yourself and the characters.

[!! Source: "Dreaming-ING" gameplay; Inari Kotone - YouTube]

            Even though I said the gameplay is basic, I still found it enjoyable overall. And yes, you can either have the MV playing or a still 2D image as your background as you play (which the latter is good for me because I can easily get distracted, not gonna lie).

            In addition to playing music, there were also events and stories to unlock consisting of the units, a specific character, or several specific characters. What was neat is that there was also a VR mode - one general and one through the eyes of something tiny, furry, and cute. I actually forgot to try that mode out; however, from the comments I've seen for it, it worked well.

            Music!!!!

            Music selection is mixed: 1) Some are originals (such as "Dreaming-ING"), 2) Some are (cleverly) covers of songs related to the Tokimeki franchise (ex: Izumi's cover of "Fifnel's Space Suit" *original version can be listening to here*) and 3) others are songs from other Konami games (Vampire Killer, TwinBee, etc -- they can all be found here)

            There's a bit of a variety here, but at the same time, I wonder how many more songs from other Konami games would they have put in this game instead of covers or originals. Not like there was anything wrong with that third category, of course.

            Knowing the background story of the Tokimeki franchise, I can't help but love the cover of "Motto! Motto! Tokimeki" (an opening song for Tokimeki Memorial) being sung by Koyukimura, and honestly she sounds adorable. Another song, an original, I need to give a shout-out to: "Magic Hour", sung by Nanana.

            Overall, the selection is good. Moving on to another critical thing in regards to idol games:

            Cards!!!!!

            Have a favourite character or two? There's a chance that there might be a card (or two, or ten, or all of them) that you might wanna get because you love them, the outfit they're wearing, or both of those things.

            In Tokimeki Idol, their card rankings go like this: N, R, SR, and SSR with SSR being the highest, of course.

            Aaaand, here is an example of the cards! Cute as heck! The costumes in this game are mostly good*, but the SSR cards sometimes feel a little underwhelming. I'll talk about them a little bit more once I'm through with this introduction. Which is right about...now.

(*except for the god-awful "cowgirl" costume and the semi-fanservice swimsuits. Hard pass.)

            ? Reception ?

            As expected, there were some positives, and negatives, about Tokimeki Idol. I couldn't find much "reception" or reviews about it besides a few brief ones on QooApp's page:

            "The characters are cute!" "The music is great!" "VR mode is awesome!"

            "The game feels buggy" "content was boring" "it takes a lot of space (sizes between 2 gb and 5 gb)"

            For some people, this whole game seemed iffy to them because of who was attached to it (Konami, who was still stewing in controversy with "P.T." and Kojima...oh, and also the pinball games) and apparently, Konami's mobile game record had been an issue as well, with some not even passing a year and a half. Unfortunately, Tokimeki Idol would become its latest victim, despite the Tokimeki named attached to it.

            November 15, 2018...

[Important ① ] "Tokimeki Idol" has continued to operate with the support of many customers, but due to various circumstances, it will be canceled on January 15, 2019 (Tuesday). We have decided to end the management service at 14:00.

            So close, and yet so far was that first year anniversary which would've been March 20, 2019. Why did it happen? Not enough money was made because there weren't enough whales (doesn't help when you only make your game available in Japan and not try to make it global despite being a rather rich video game company but hey that could be said for a lot of other games who fell like that)? Lack of players because there wasn't much going on, content-wise? Another bad move on Konami's part? Who knows. The fact the tweet said "various circumstances", there was obviously more than one issue happening behind the scenes which we'll probably never find out.

            In addition to the announcement of its closure, a 2.0 offline version would be released. It would be possible to do, pretty much, anything you could in the online version except for the lack of new stories, events, and having a "friend" help you out when you play a live.

            As expected, fans of the young game were dismayed, some people thought it wasn't too surprising, given Konami's mobile games record, then there was that one person who probably rambled about how the "idol games" have long since sailed just so they can complain about idols in general because they have nothing better to do, I guess.

            Remember I mentioned how I enjoyed the cover of "Motto! Motto! Tokimeki"? Upon digging up older tweets by the official Twitter page, I discovered it was the final song added to the game. Weird how that works, huh? It's almost fitting, reminding the players/The Producers of its roots - the Tokimeki universe.

            And so, on January 15th, 2019 (Japan time), the ending-ing arrived:

[Thank you for playing] "Tokimeki Idol" has ended its operation service at 14:00 on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. We would like to thank everyone who has played the game so far. We hope that you will continue to update to the "offline version ver.2.0".

            Epilogue-ING

            And here we are today, November 6th, 2022 -- just a few days shy of the announcement's 3rd...uh, anniversary? Oops. This wasn't intentional, I swear.

            Despite the game now being offline, there is still activity going on including new singles, consistent tweets on their Twitter account, and even lives to this day!

            In honesty, that makes me happy, because I saw potential in this game.

            Anyway, yes, you - the curious reader - can still obtain this game and play it. Even though there might be a bit of a language barrier, there are guides and threads out there that'll give you a hand.

            The Tokimeki Idol Wikia: this place contains general information about the game, a well-translated guide for the game, and much more. This was the place where I got 80% of the photos used in this post. Thank you, Admin Subaru!

           Twitter: An introductory thread made by tip on Twitter, a person I quoted earlier. Tip gives an insight about the game for those curious. (I think this might have been the one which convinced me to play Tokidol too, now that I think about it.)

            As a "fun" side-note, on May 21st, 2019 -- months after Tokimeki Idol went under -- Konami tried again with another music mobile game, an all-male one called "Dance Killer Trick!!! -Boys, be DANCING!-".

            (...)

            It shut down August 5th, 2020, went into offline mode, but if you haven't downloaded it by November 1st of 2022 and you own an Android, you won't be able to play it at all for some dumb reason, so seeing that disaster makes me realize why some people don't like Konami. Yeesh.

            "So, what do you think of it though?" Sure, I'll tell you, share my thoughts about what could've went wrong, stuff like that. :B

            Patches' Thoughts (The Ending-ING, for real)

            I enjoyed the time playing Tokimeki Idol, and I wonder why I never had the chance to play it while it was still online -- probably because I had a lot of shite going on in my life at the time, or because of its short lifespan so I didn't have much time to follow people on websites who knew of it as well. If it had been available globally (like on Google Play, for example), I would've ran into it like I did with the very obscure "Dance Sparkle Girls Tournament" (which was beta "Maika Fantasia"). Regardless of how and when I played, I loved it.

            My favourite characters: Nanana (#1), Izumi, and Natsumi.

            One of my favourite gameplay maps is probably - from what I can think from the top of my head- "GRADIUS -Four Suite for Two Pianos-" on Expert.

            I love the Halloween and Christmas cards, and special shout-out to the Kirameki High School uniform for being an outfit choice - obvious, but I still love it. The cowgirl costumes and go far, far away, though.

            I mentioned it earlier, but yeah, the SSR cards feel a little underwhelming, possibly because everybody is standing in place instead of being in some kind of "fantastic" pose with a livelier background. On one hand, I guess Konami wanted to use those models as much as they could, but on the other hand...

            ...on the other hand, they had 2D art. Where does this style appear? On the title screen (there are several title screen images), CD covers, most of their merchandise, and whenever you reach a new bond level in-game with them. Obviously, there's nothing wrong with using the 3D models (heck, they're cute), but I feel as though having the cards use the 2D art would've helped with the cards' overall presentation.

            Fans of idol mobages "ooh", "ahh", and SCREAM IN ALL CAPS over their favourite getting an awesome card with lively colours, an awesome outfit, or both of those things. I understand not everybody will feel the same way like I do about the cards, but I'm thinking of a reason why the poor game seemed to have fallen hard so early in its run.

(games: IdolM@ster Cinderella Girls Starlight Stage; Love Live School Idol Festival *1*)

            Like, goodness no, it doesn't have to be super spectacular, but having the girls static with a faint background as the rarest card in the game doesn't give me a huge "wow" factor like these two games above can evoke.

            Could it have been the stories that didn't grab people's attention? I, truth be told, have not read any of them, but I have a feeling that it isn't too thrilling. Because they didn't get any other form of media such as an anime or manga, the game and drama cd tracks are all these girls have, and if they got far with those or not is anybody's guess ;;

            Another thing I brought up much earlier was how it stayed only in Japan during its run, people such as myself, had to use other means to play the game; however, I understand that expecting a global release so soon is too much, especially if they're not making much of a profit from it. I could see a release in the near future, had this game done well enough. It shouldn't be an issue for a company like Konami, but hey...look at Bandai/Namco with their games despite having enough money to possibly release their games globally,,,*cough*

            All in all, I like the game, you might like it as well. I say, if you've got the store on your device (about 1 GB), I say: go for it, you might like it.

            Thanks, Tokimeki Idol! Let's meet again!

[suuho]

Omg Kaz if you are too busy it's absolutely not obligatory but I was wondering if you could make a list of videos for getting to know got7? Like the one you made for pentagon! I don't know anything about got7 but I would like to and you always seem to have so many cool recommendations! Again only if you have the time and want to!! Thank you :-)

hi!!! i am not too busy! i'm aghase for life so i am very happy to help you out here, got7 is seriously one of the best groups ever, and one of the top 2 groups to come out of jyp. it's crazy that they got it so right twice in a row. 2pm are, like, the godfathers of got7, and it is actually pretty endearing to see that some of them are very close! junho considers jinyoung of got7 his dongsaeng and they are very good friends (as seen on junho's most recent i live alone appearance). more under the cut!

anyways. so, got7 are, in age order: mark (rapper, visual, american member), jayb (leader, main vocal), jackson (main rapper, face of the group, chinese member), jinyoung (lead vocal, dancer, visual, center, face of the group), youngjae (main vocal), bambam (rapper, thai member), yugyeom (main dancer, vocal, maknae).

the entire rap line of got7 is the international line or called the atk (amerithaikong) line, which is insane if you think about it. entire rap line (rap!!!!) made of some dudes who aren't even performing in their first language. that takes guts and talents. every member in the group has either produced or written songs for got7, jaebeom is their primary producer, but so are jinyoung and youngjae. yugyeom, too. jinyoung has been known to choreograph for the group, and vigilantly monitors their performances. bambam is the most fashion forward member and it is all over his body of work, which is so exciting.

jackson is jackson, like, that is literally jackson wang and if you open youtube and type in his name you will find tons of videos because he is really the face of the group and a very well established solo artist, too. here is his latest big single blow which is truly a serve, the earworm inducing 100 ways, and my personal favorite LMLY. here is jackson answering the web's most searched questions and his little stint on the late late show with james corden.

anyways, moving on.

got7 song association, elle; this is a very easy and breezy intro to who got7 is and their very own, personal brand of clownery.

got7 takes a friendship test, glamour; this is one of my favorite videos of got7, and my comfort video too. it is funny and sweet and you learn a lot about the members and their chemistry.

7 things you don't know about got7, mtv news; another easy and fun one.

Interview with people tv; probably their most iconic interview for a lot of hysterical reasons. this is 24 minutes long but not a single minute is wasted.

got7 hard carry season 2 & 2.5; so, the entirety of this was on got7's vlive channel but vlive has been eaten by weverse (fuck hybe, man) so here is a youtube playlist of some bits and pieces. this was the show that made me fall irrevocably in love with got7. season 2.5 is on youtube in its entirety, and i'm pretty sure if you look for season 2 on the usual sites, they might have uploaded it there.

got7's TMI lab, M2; what it says on the tin. the first episode is not subbed, so just start with the second. lots of fun nonsense here. got7 truly are variety idol royalty.

performances:

nanana mv; their latest comeback and the first after leaving jyp.

crash & burn, be original; yugyeom and jackson choreographed this. one of the coolest performances they have ever done.

crash & burn, music bank; they performed live here and i always include this in my recs because of youngjae's stunning live adlibs (at 3:00). he is on par with minjun of 2pm as the best vocalist jyp has ever had. it's truly bonkers.

you are van live; this is my favorite got7 title track and this is one of the best and funniest and realest things they have ever done. live performers.

never ever cooking live; they sing and decorate a cake. what is not to adore.

1° tape; their live performance of spinning top's 1°. one of the best songs in their entire discography, written by yugyeom. everyone is so stunning here, especially youngjae.

if you do, mbc music festival; iconic performance of an absolutely perfect track. they slowed it down in the first half but the performance does not suffer whatsoever.

just right comeback stage; their big breakthrough hit. like 2pm, rookie got7 were known for their intense martial arts choreography.

lullaby pyjama version; live in living color, baby! this song has insanely fun choreography.

AAA awards medley; the greatest to ever do it. absolute beasts.

poison, be original; this is just a great song with such clever choreography (by jinyoung, yugyeom and jackson), once again. there is one performance where jinyoung forgot his handkerchief.

runaway, 6th fanmeeting; the only time they performed the greatest track in their entire discography live. written and produced by jinyoung.

breath (written and produced by youngjae), you are, fan favorite page, encore, not by the moon, thursday, you calling my name (including yugyeom’s very own gashina moment)

on top of it all, the members all have solo careers. jaebeom has  released under his stage name jay b (including the breakdancing he was known for in got7) and his producer tag Def. yugyeom is at AOMG, which houses LeeHi and GRAY, and has released quite a bit solo stuff. his collab with gray, all your fault, is absolutely brilliant and required listening. bambam is at abyss now, the same label sunmi is at, and has shown the world that he is a true allrounder. he is now a fixed cast member of variety show master in the house.

youngjae is at sublime, the very same company handling all of jackson's korean releases, and i just want them to finally make jjap jjap project a real thing. here they both are on youngjae's radio show, best friend! youngjae starred in midnight sun (musical) last year, and he starred in so not worth it, netflix's first korean sitcom, and it is as delightful as it sounds. his solo music is very poppy and cool; here is sugar, his latest comeback. youngjae is such a special case because he only trained for a few months after he got into jyp, and then debuted straight off the bat as the main vocal. he won awards in high school for his singing and he made it a point to often perform fully live (occasionally blowing out his voice in the process, but hey, that's dedication.)

jinyoung is the most established actor in all of got7. he most recently starred in the second season of yumi's cells, and the tvn drama The Devil Judge (HUGE recommendation). he had a cameo in the first episode of reborn rich, and starred in he is psychometric and when my love blooms. he has just released his first solo album, but his first ever solo release dive is outstanding. perfect pop rock.

mark has released an entire solo album, including the singles last breath, my life, and lonely. those songs are so mind-bogglingly good, it is hard to comprehend that got7's most introverted member just came out of the gate swinging right away.

their best albums imo are: spinning top, call my name, 7 for 7, breath of love, and the entire flight log trilogy that has to be seen as a full body of work.

flight log is got7's own, lore heavy narrative (like bts' most beautiful moment), that starts with flight log: departure and corresponding title track fly, is continued by flight log: turbulence and iconic got7 banger hard carry, and ends with flight log: arrival and the incomparable never ever. jinyoung is the protagonist of the story, and it is all very, y'know. life and death. very tragic and beautiful.

ah, i think this is quite enough, sorry! i hope this can be of any help to you. thank you so much for that nice ask, i had a lot of fun compiling this. ♡

[sanstropfremir]

since u've mentioned got7 before for being just some guys and their recent non-jype comback had massive "just some guys having fun" vibes i was curious if you had any more opinions on them in general or this comeback (and maybe how it differed/didnt differ from "standard" group comebacks) in specific! also because they just released a dance practice video i was curious if there were any notable diffrences to previous choreos? i just love ur insights bc i dont know much abt stuff like this! -🐥

the chick emoji a;lskdfjj;lads anon that's so cute

now there are some pretty obvious differences in choreo, particularly in the complexity of the choreo, since got7 in their younger years was obvs pretty famous for difficult choreo + acrobatics as 2pm's younger brothers. one really noticable thing is that the nanana choreo is a lot more separated than their choreos usually are. i think i've mentioned it before when talking about group choreographies but in order to really take advantage of the group in a choreo, you have to have them all in the rehearsal room. with a normal kpop group that's not a problem because they're usually all under the same company and have the same schedules and managers, so they have block rehearsals with all the members there all the time. you can see this in all of their previous choreographies: they have pretty intricate formations and physical shapes that involve member interaction. things like the intro of ycmn, the handkerchief throw/catch in poison, the fall back trick and that crazy close backwards travel in the chorus in if you do, like all of eclipse, all of last piece, etc etc etc, these are all choreos that need all the members physically present in order to get all the shapes right. nanana on the other hand, has very little member interaction (just the jinyoung and yugyeom bit in the beginning) and although there are some pretty fun transitions and shapes, they're all made with the members standing independantly of each other. this basically expedites the process because they can all learn and practice the choreo fairly easily on their own, and then put everything together when they're all in the same room.

lack of rehearsal time isn't the only reason the nanana choreo is less complex though. you can hear jackson and jinyoung talk about it very briefly in their dance practice behind the scenes, where they say that this choreo is more about the 'feel' of the song than anything else, which is very different from their previous choreographies. jype has a reputation for having very good dancers and got7 was at the head of this, with a whole catalogue of very difficult and intricate choreos that are about showing off the technical skills of the performers first and foremost. the only other choreo from their catalogue that is equally vibey as nanana is probably thursday, which is a bside, not a title track.

as far as the actual cb goes i mean, they barely did any promo, i think they only went on youngjae's radio show and did the fanmeeting (that was basically just a concert), so that's pretty different from the typical bg cb.

[lgcmanager]

AGITO MISSION 005

SCHEDULE TYPE: TRIMESTER ( PART 1 OUT OF 1 ) SCHEDULE RESTRICTIONS: cannot be paired with another trimester schedule, unless stated otherwise. for reference as to whether your muse is eligible for this event, please click over HERE.

it’s comeback season for AGITO and while the members are preparing for their pre-recorded performances, KYUWON gathers all of them in their designated dressing room to talk about their upcoming schedules.

Q2 SCHEDULES

( important note: the schedule listed below is information that the AGITO members know ic at the time of this mission, but it’s mentioned solely for ooc purposes and knowledge. )

APRIL 8-MAY 5: fansigns & video calls for HWEEK and NANANA promotions

APRIL 9: cultwo show guest appearance [ALL MEMBERS ]

APRIL 11: HWEEK tiktok dance challenge [ HARU & SOMIN ]

APRIL 15: lee eunji’s song plaza radio show guest appearance [ ALL MEMBERS ]

APRIL 17: 1theK’s HWEEK suit dance video release

APRIL 22: NANANA m/v release

APRIL 24: weekly idol guest appearance [ ALL MEMBERS ]

APRIL 29: ‘dive’ song release ( king the land ost ) [ HARU ]

MAY 2: featured spread for dazed korea may 2024 issue [ MAXIMILIAN ]

MAY 9: seoul national university spring festival ( will be performing HWEEK, NANANA, YOUR SONG, SCENT OF YOU [KOREAN VER.] )

MAY 11-12: KCON JAPAN ( MAY 11 – interviews and special guests for hweek dance workshop panel, MAY 12 – performance; will be performing YOUR SONG, SCENT OF YOU, NANANA, and HWEEK )

MAY 15: ‘ditto’ cover release on V&A’s youtube channel [ HARU & YEONWOO ]

MAY 16: PIXID’s ‘Among Us’; Find the fake ETERVAL among the REAL ETERVALS

MAY 23: korea university spring festival ( will be performing HWEEK, NANANA, YOUR SONG, SCENT OF YOU [KOREAN VER.] )

JUNE 10: ‘betelgeuse’ cover release on V&A’s youtube channel [ HARU ]

JUNE 19: drunk elephant brand event [ HARU ]

JULY 27: KCON LA

ic wise, KYUWON will notify the AGITO members after NANANA promotions that KEEHO has left the group and will remain the same for the time being ( they will also be working with VERSUS in the upcoming months ).

MUSIC CHARTS UPDATE

for this comeback, AGITO will receive 5 wins from ‘HWEEK’, which will be from THE SHOW ( APRIL 15 ), SHOW CHAMPION ( APRIL 16 ), M! COUNTDOWN ( APRIL 17 ), MUSIC BANK ( APRIL 18 ), and SHOW! MUSIC CORE ( APRIL 19 ). while they won’t receive any wins for ‘NANANA’, the song’s peak will be #5 in the music charts ( ‘NEXT YOU’ and ‘LIGHTS ON’ will be in the top 15 music charts ).

information about this will be added in the LGC BOYS DISCOGRAPHY document at a later time! but other than that, congratulations to AGITO and their wins!

PIXID’s AMONG US

in the episode, the AGITO members will be pretending to be ETERVALS and guessing which of the 5 people in the chatroom is the ‘fake’ ETERVAL. what the AGITO members don’t know is that the fifth person in their group chat is actually an ETERVAL named HWANG MINAH. she documents many of her V&A related adventures on her youtube channel and is quite popular by the K-ETERVAL community. there will be three rounds, “why do you like V&A”, “fangirling”, “should we express our love for V&A”. at the end of each round, all of the people in the group chat will be given a chance to anonymously vote who they think is the ‘fake’ eterval. whoever has the most votes by the end of the three rounds will reveal their identity!

for this task, each of the AGITO members must submit the following form to the lgcmanager blog before APRIL 27, 2024 11:59PM EDT.

MUSE NAME ∙ PIXID AMONG US - username: [ list what would be your muse’s username on the group chat. ideally it would be best for the username to be something v&a related ] - how would the muse react in the group chat? what kind of a fake identity would they create for this? [ please give a short ( 100-200 words ) explanation as to how the muse would be in the group chat and a bit of their ‘online personality’. eg. would openly express their love for a particular member, ask specific questions about the v&a fandom, be a newbie in the fandom, etc. ]

V&A’s SONG STEALER

“since VERSUS and AGITO will be working together as one group for quite a while, there will be a show on V&A’s youtube channel called ‘V&A’s SONG STEALER’. because AGITO will be busy with the upcoming schedules, all of you will be present in the later episodes as both units team up to create their own arrangement of a song that is given to you. as to what that song is, we’ll find out in the next few weeks.” KYUWON revealed with a hopeful smile.

as mentioned in the VERSUS MISSION 005 post, V&A will be creating their own song arrangement to CRYSTALLIS’ FIESTA. V&A will be filming the first part of the second set of episodes with the leaders ( YEONWOO & JIHO ) randomly choosing some important rules for their new song arrangement. JIHO will be choosing the genre of the song ( FOLK, specifically KOREAN FOLK MUSIC ) while YEONWOO will be choosing one of the requirements for the song ( there MUST be a 30 seconds dance break in the song ). they will be told later after finding out the genre and arrangement that due to fans’ votes on LGC’s youtube channel, the song selected for this round was CRYSTALLIS’ ‘FIESTA’.

to help V&A gain some additional insight on traditional korean music, they will be visiting the NATIONAL GUGAK CENTER, which is the headquarters of korean traditional performing arts on MAY 22. during their visit, they will be attending a tour, learning some historical information, and partaking in music/instrument lessons from some of the masters of traditional korean music.

V&A will be working on this project from MAY 20-JUNE 11 and will be filming their live performance of ‘FIESTA’ on JUNE 11. for this song, V&A will be split into two teams to help work on different aspects of the song; DANCE TEAM ( to help with the choreography for the song / LEADER: JIHO ) and PRODUCE TEAM ( to help with the song arrangement / LEADER: YEONWOO ). in the case of JIHO, he will serve as the person connecting the two teams with his knowledge in music production and choreography.

for ic purposes, the team arrangements are as follows:

DANCE TEAM

KUROSAWA AKIO

LEE JIHO ( LEADER )

PONGSAK TEE

PRODUCE TEAM

JEON HARU

KANG MAXIMILIAN

LEE YUSHIN

PARK SEOJIN

WON YEONWOO ( LEADER )

the airing dates for the first season of V&A’s ‘SONG STEALER’ are listed below:

EPISODE 1 ( MAY 31 ): premise of the show, VERSUS’s initial reactions to finding out that they will be traveling to sweden

EPISODE 2 ( JUNE 1 ): VERSUS attending the creative song camp and working on ‘one ( monster & infinity )’

EPISODE 3 ( JUNE 8 ): VERSUS attending the creative song camp and working on ‘one ( monster & infinity )’

EPISODE 4 ( JUNE 15 ): VERSUS attending the creative song camp and working on ‘one ( monster & infinity )’

EPISODE 5 ( JUNE 22 ): VERSUS performing ‘one ( monster & infinity )’ for the people at the creative song camp

EPISODE 6 ( JULY 29 ): V&A deciding the details for their new song & finding out the song that they will be stealing

EPISODE 7 ( JULY 6 ): V&A visiting the national gugak center

EPISODE 8 ( JULY 13 ): V&A visiting the national gugak center and working on ‘fiesta’

EPISODE 9 ( JULY 20 ): V&A working on ‘fiesta’

EPISODE 10 ( JULY 27 ): V&A performing ‘fiesta’ ( aired after KCON LA day 2 is done )

NOSTALGIA ( JIHO & YUSHIN )

“while HARU and MAXIMILIAN are busy with their solo gigs, JIHO and YUSHIN will be making an appearance on ‘NOSTALGIA’, a music show where past kpop songs are performed by the lgc trainees. for this season, the staff has suggested you two to act as the mentors for the trainees and provide your experience and knowledge with the type of songs that they will be performing.”

more information about this can be found in the TRAINEE MISSION 017 post!

WRITING REQUIREMENTS

V&A SONG STEALER: write a 300+ word solo or a 4 replies thread ( 2 posts per mun; minimum 8 lines each ) with another V&A member about anything related to the show ( eg. versus attending the creative song camp, v&a visiting the national gugak center, brainstorming ideas for how the song should sound like/choreography should look like, rehearsals for performing their song arrangement, etc. ) for +6 MUSIC COMPOSITION, LYRIC COMPOSITION, CHOREOGRAPHY ( SPECIFY ), OR INSTRUMENTS ( SPECIFY ) and +7 NOTORIETY !

HWEEK COMEBACK: write a 300+ word solo regarding the comeback activities/schedules ( either the ones mentioned above OR notoriety tier gigs, if applicable ) or continue a thread ( non-event or past event is acceptable ) that started in Q1 ( JANUARY 8-APRIL 6 ) by writing an additional 4 replies ( 2 posts per mun; minimum 8 lines each ) for +6 POINTS TO DISTRIBUTE ANYWHERE and +8 NOTORIETY ! ** can do this up to TWO times **

make sure to use the hashtag lgc:agitomission for the tasks. you have until JULY 6, 2024 at 11:59PM EDT to complete the requirements and validate your points. please submit the following form ONCE on the points blog.

MUSE NAME ∙ AGITO MISSION 005 - V&A SONG STEALER: +6 ( music composition, lyric composition, choreography [specify], OR instrument [specify] ) and +7 notoriety [ LINK ] - HWEEK CB: +6 ( skill points distribution ), +8 notoriety [ LINK ] ** can do this up to two times **