#too chanhyuk

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AKMU - ‘Love Lee’ M/V

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[ultkpopnetwork]

It is time for the February faves, that was way too quick. We didn't get quite as many songs this month, "only" 52!

Spotify playlist is linked in the poll. Complete results of January will be under the cut.

Here's the poll

NMIXX - Dash 41,2%

Hui - Hmm Bop 38,2%

ITZY - Untouchable 35,3%

Sistar19 - No More 32,4%

IU - Love Wins All 29,4%

SF9 - Bibora 26,5%

Yena - Good Morning 26,5%

CIX - Lovers or Enemies 23,5%

Idle - Super Lady 23,5%

All(h)ours - Gotcha 20,6%

8Turn - Ru Pum Pum 17,6%

Idle - Wife 17,6%

H1Key - Thinkin About You 17,6%

Vanner - Jackpot 17,6%

Evnne - Ugly 14,7%

Ichillin - Bite Me 14,7%

Onlyoneof - Dopamine 14,7%

Ryu Sujeong - Fallen Angel 14,7%

Seola - Without U 14,7%

TWS - Plot Twist 14,7%

Kino - Fashion Style 11,8%

Lee Hi - My Beloved 11,8%

Minho - Stay for a Night 11,8%

TWS - Oh MyMy 11,8%

Geenius - Voyage 8,8%

Limelight - Ta Da 8,8%

Trendz - Go Up 8,8%

Triples Aria - Door 8,8%

Yugyeom - La Sol Mi 8,8%

Dxmon - Burn Up 5,9%

Dxmon - Spark 5,9%

Gyubin - Really Like You 5,9%

Ha Hyunsang - Tell Me It Is Love 5,9%

Kim Jaehwan - Ponytail 5,9%

Seori - Broken 5,9%

Waker - Atlantis 5,9%

Weeekly - Stranger 5,9%

Ab6ix - Grab Me 2,9%

BXB - Airplane 2,9%

Cattriever - Sunflower 2,9%

Doa & Euna - Baby Like It 2,9%

Ferry Blue - Everything is You 2,9%

Hanbyeol - Sweet Dreamz 2,9%

JD1 - Who Am I 2,9%

Jmin - So Bad 2,9%

Kim Jonghyeon - Motto 2,9%

Lee Chanhyuk - 1 Trillion 2,9%

Minimani M - Heartbreak 2,9%

Any song not on the list got 0 votes :(

[ihavetoomanyfandomstobesane]

to those who know me i wanted to make a post about my ult biases so here we go

heeseung from enhypen. homeboy been my ult since first i laid eyes on him predebut and i haven’t looked back since. he’s been my number one always

seonghwa and hongjoong from ateez. listen. these two are a package deal to me. i can’t rank one higher than the other. they’re the newest on this list but by the gods i love them so much

chan (chanhyuk) from to1/too, now disbanded. yeah it fucking hurts. i love him a lot tho and he’s been on this list the longest

ryujin from itzy. i’m queer as fuck what did y’all expect. i am so gay for her

in conclusion i am in love with all the idols on this list and would run away with them in a heartbeat

[neviayue]

난 볼 거야 평생, 친구 (refined) | By Nevi Ayu E.

My Unfamiliar Family's bestest friends, Chanpal and Eunhee running machine edition, lol. I wanted to make this one I made a few years back to loop better, but now they look like they're on a running machine! Anyways, I'm still going to put one of my favourite dialogue of these two here too. So if you haven't watched this show, you know what? I loved it a lot lot!

“I, I hate myself so much.”

“What can you do about it? You can’t change it. Just try living with it. You have my support.”

Dialogue from k-drama My Unfamiliar Family (2020) episode 10, written by Kim Eunjung.

Oooh and this cute one from episode 11 and also Chanhyuk's response.

너한테 고백 할게 있어. 너랑 그저 친구 라면서, 몰래 슬쩍슬쩍 훔쳐보고, 네가 멋지게 웃는 모습 찰캌 마음에 찍어두고, 잠들기 전에 꺼내보고 그랬다

I have a confession to make. I said we were friends, but I secretly stole glances at you, captured your nice smiles in my head and looked at them before going to bed.

나도 한번 해보려고. 친구라고 하면서 너 슬쩍슬쩍 훔쳐보고 웃는 얼굴 마음에 찍어뒀다가 잠들기 전에 꺼내보려고

[canariie]

morning routine

Rating: T

Synopsis: Toushiro builds it into his routine to stop by Hinamori’s room before he begins his day. Sleep eludes him so much so that by the time he sees her, it is still early and dark with the streetlights still twinkling. While the world is still with blue muted tones and the infirmary night shift staff are exchanging guard, he has this moment of solitude with her.

But right as the soft light of dawn breaks, he departs immediately. 

...

Toushiro’s morning routine in the aftermath of the defection where he learns the healing power of proximity and trust.

Word Count: 2680 words

Setting: time in between the Save Rukia Arc & Arrancar Arc (around the time of the Bleach novel Honey Dish Rhapsody) 

Prompt: @hitsuhina-week‘s Hitsuhina 2023 Weekend Day 2 - Morning

Authour’s Note: This was an idea I had for a long time to expand on the few lines that Toushiro is mentioned in the first light novel, and Hinamori by proxmity. (I linked the novel up above if anyone wants to read a translation.) It really excited me to go super super deep into that one bit of him biting his nails as a nervous tick--which ended up being a whole story about hands haha

I didn’t spend too much time on final editing, in trying to keep with the unfiltered emotions and state of shock at coping with a loved one that is unreachable. I think I could have spent more time on this but also wanted to keep it quite raw.

Shout out to Chanhyuk’s songs Goodbye, stay well & If I can’t see you right now for being the songs that helped in the final push!

—

Toushiro never liked the healing barracks. The sterile whiteness of the walls, the artificial lights, the ticking of the clock. Everything felt bare and magnified like it was under a microscope.

He has been called to the intensive care treatment centers—when the shinigami that have almost slipped off the edge towards death have been hastily pulled up—and made to stand tall again for the Gotei 13. Currently, the center has seen its highest volume of patients and it makes his stomach drop as he passes by the doors of soldiers incapacitated by severed limbs and ailments that can only be treated with precedent prognoses.

But he endures it all as he watches the fourth captain check the vitals of her latest patient. He observes from the doorway; on the threshold of being involved, but far enough to be removed.

“Hinamori-fukutaicho’s treatment is complete. The damage to her body will heal sooner or later,” she says softly, her hands flipping through the paper charts; it’s careful in a way that makes Toushiro wonder if she is curating her words.

“The damage to her body…” Toushiro parrots as he bites his nails, a nervous habit he wished he had left outside of Seireitei.

He forces himself to stop.

Toushiro thinks of the times Hinamori chided him in the past. She would take his hands in hers and pull them towards herself, her brown eyes looking at him in admonishment before she would wrap his hands in her much warmer ones; they were always warmer, like she had just carried sunshine.

Shiro-chan, you shouldn’t do that! You’ll ruin your nails. She would tilt her head and smile, the pig tails drifting to the side, making him stop and stare.

If you’re ever worried about something, you can tell me, you know?

Now he has failed her and left her in a dreamless sleep.

It has only been a few days since the defection of the three captains, including Hinamori’s former captain; only a few days since she had been mercilessly stabbed through the chest, and left to die. His blood still runs cold as the sight of her lifeless eyes.

Admiration is the emotion furthest from understanding.

Toushiro gnaws at his thumb.

Unohana-taicho continues undeterred.

“I can only treat the wounds that we can see…Beyond that, we must rely on the patient’s own ‘will to live.’” She looks down at the sleeping girl who looks paler than ever before, as if the walls had sucked away the color of her life. Toushiro grimaces and quickly schools his face, before curtly bowing.

“Thank you Unohana-taicho,” he turns to leave.

“She is waiting for someone to call out to her,” Unohana-taicho calls out with something of an admonishment and plea.

Toushiro stops in his tracks. He knows the older captain knew the guilt he was drowning himself in. Without her intervention, he knew he would have bled out to death in that cold court and Hinamori would have surely not survived. And for that, he owes her an unpayable debt.

His throat tightens and his back remains rigid as he barely looks to the side.

“The way I am now, I can’t be the one to call out to her,” Toushiro says solemnly, before departing the room.

--

Toushiro builds it into his routine to stop by Hinamori’s room before he begins his day. Sleep eludes him so much so that by the time he sees her, it is still early and dark with the streetlights still twinkling. While the world is still with blue muted tones and the infirmary night shift staff are exchanging guard, he has this moment of solitude with her. But right as the soft light of dawn breaks, he departs immediately.

It surprises him one morning to see his lieutenant there before him as she moves around Hinamori’s room. She doesn’t startle when Toushiro calls out to her, instead turns with a worn look on her face, the soft shadows under her eyes looking deeper in the blue light.

“I knew you’ve been holding yourself back from coming in, Taicho,�� she says resignedly. “But you shouldn’t punish yourself—we are both equally to blame and self-pity won’t help us.” Her tone is not unkind and she stares at the young girl in the bed with a loaded look that makes Toushiro feel like he’s not the only one carrying demons.

“Unohana-taicho updated me on her condition. She’s not gone but we have to prove her from here that we can bring her back.” She runs her hands through her long blond hair. “I’m proposing that we help with external care that the nurses wouldn’t normally do.”

He raises his eyebrow dubiously. “Like what?”

“Well,” she starts with that knowing tone, “We can do her nails! Who knows when Hinamori has had a manicure last and clearly there has been no time to do so,” she says matter-of-factly lifting up the young girls hands in her own and inspecting it. She tsks in disapproval while Toushiro can only gawk.

“Matsumoto, you cannot be serious.” His lieutenant has had some far-fetched ideas but this certainly tops them all.

“Isane-san said we’re not allowed to change her robes to something more colourful,” Rangiku said with a roll of her eyes. “So—this is the next big thing.” She stares at him, her gray eyes expecting him to retort.

Toushiro cannot say anything. His gut reaction is to do nothing and not move any closer. But he also knows that as much as his vice-captain says Hinamori needs this, Matsumoto equally as much needs this moment—to rid the guilt that is plaguing her.  

“It’s up to you,” he offers quietly.

She lets out a slight smile and exhales a long breath. “I know, I know it seems out there. But I truly believe that if she feels that someone is caring for—it’ll bring her back to us.” Rangiku pulls a seat by the bed and settles herself as she brings up a large hang bag that thunks on the side table.  

“I don’t think her nails will grow that long, but regardless we can still file them.” She pulls out a long nail file and begins on Hinamori’s smallest finger. "You take the file and move it along the nail,"—she demonstrated—"like that."

Toushiro only watches from the doorway, still in partial disbelief of what he was witnessing. Her eyebrows furrow as she concentrates, "Don't pull too fast or it might tear,” Matsumoto murmurs.

Toushiro wasn't enthused by the idea and the older girl could tell when she looks up at him.

She sighs. "Why don't you brush her hair? There's a brush in my bag," she gestured with her shoulder, her long blond hair spilling to the side.

"How much stuff did you bring, Matsumoto?" he asked warily, eyeing the unending volume of items she seemed to bring out of the bottomless bag. He makes no move to step forward from the doorway.

"Just the necessary items." Matsumoto defended as she started pulling out more items from her purse (“a make-up bag,” she had corrected him later). Finally in her hand she holds out the brush, but he still remains where he stands.  

“Why don’t you bring Tobiume closer to her?” the older woman asks, but Toushiro hears the unasked question. You can still carry it, right?

Zanptakou’s are remnants of their owner’s soul. Depending on proximity and the nature of the relationship, any close companion of the wielder is able to hold the sword. It implies trust and honor to carry another’s soul in one’s hands. Otherwise, it remains heavy and immovable to any stranger.

Typically with trust over time, it is common for a vice-captain to be able to carry their captain’s sword in their hand. What is rarer is when individuals outside of one’s division are able to hold the blade. It is a precious secret as it carries confidence—and therefore weakness.

He knew long before that he was able to hold Tobiume; he’s felt the warmth seep into him, like sunshine, like a warm flame, like Hinamori—vibrant and alive.

Toushiro steps forward from the threshold and approaches the sword that has been propped up in the corner.

A flare burns his hands and he drops Tobiume on the floor. The clang of the sword echoes in the room.

He stares down at his hands that are singed with burns, bright red bruises marring his skin.

It is with cold realization that he realizes they are in the same places as Hinamori’s bruises were from when she had accused him of murder.

Rangiku looks at him with great sadness and sighs in defeat. “It’ll take some time, but they’ll both come around.”

--

And so the routine began. Every morning the two would go and tidy up the room, with Rangiku tending to Hinamori and Toushiro just watching from far. After a couple of days, he starts moving closer—replacing the flowers by her bed stand, opening the curtains—but still never touching her.

A week passed and Matsumoto says that she had a lieutenants’ debrief in the morning and wouldn’t be able to come, which left him standing awkwardly in the door way of Hinamori’s room.

Toushiro went about his usual steps of changing the water for the flowers and opening the curtains. He makes a brief survey of her vitals, observing the machines that monitor her heartbeat with a steady steady soft staccato along with making a note to see if her IV bag has been replaced.

Ultimately, he finds himself by her side but cannot bring himself to tend to her hands, so he just opts to lift them. Rangiku has been dedicating a lot of care and besides the soft lines from her bruises, you couldn't tell she was in battle.

As he weighs her hand in his, he grimaced at the cold. He wishes she were warmer like when she was younger and would pull him along. He was never a fan of it, deeming it too childish to be directed by someone else.

Now, he regrets pulling away so quickly.

He studies her hand. There were still scars from when she had held Tobiume so tightly--with all her life to execute a dead man's wish. Which sent her to a dreamless sleep.

Her hands were never meant to carry such pain. They were to protect, take care and bring warmth.

He laments leaving her to face such demons on her own.

Toushiro drops her hand.

“She’ll wake up. I know she will.”

He turns to see the intruder in the doorway, taking up the whole width with his grand presence and bright orange hair.

“I’ve been told I’m not the best at detecting rieatsu but she’s there. I can feel it,” Kurosaki supplies like a hasty defense. "You looked so...sad," he finished lamely. There's a moment of pause as the older boy scratches his head, clearly uncomfortable. "It reminded me of when I lost my mom."

Toushiro regards him slowly. Though he wore the black death robes, his bright shock of hair made him stand out in the door frame, foreign and so alive. In every moment that Ichigo Kurosaki was present in Soul Society, his presence had disrupted their quotidian way of living. And though it was too soon for many captains reflecting on the unknown deceit, there was a begrudging admittance that the boy had wreaked havoc to save a friend and irreparably saved all of Soul Society.

Toushiro himself hadn't spent much time with the ryoka boy; he knew that Matsumoto had acquainted herself with the rest of the group, but he was not keen on making shallow introductions. Toushiro knows that he has been visiting Kuchiki from the Thirteenth but he did not expect to be sought out by the boy—especially to be offered unsolicited sympathy.

A flash of blood passes through his mind. Momo’s eyes pleading and drowning in confusion.

If Ichigo is bothered by Toushiro's silence, he doesn't show it. "My sisters were really young at the time so they couldn't understand the concept of death. Instead, my dad told the story of 'Sleeping Beauty,' and that our mother was far away, asleep and gone,” he speaks softly with the weight of someone who carried grief too prematurely.

"It gave them solace and relief that she'd one day wake up. But after a couple years, they realized it was a fairy tale."

(Toushiro doesn’t know who his father was and felt it was like fool hardy advice—but maybe he knew something more of consoling than Toushiro did).

The ryoka looks past Toushiro to the sleeping girl on the bed.

"But for you, you still have a chance. She's not gone—she's here. Don't give up, Toushiro."

The tenth captain was too stunned to correct the misuse of his title and watched as the human boy left.

Only the hum of the machines buzzed as time ticked by slowly. He looked to Hinamori, who was still asleep but maybe with the boys words and closer inspection, he could start to see a colour on her cheeks, and her chest deeply moving in breaths.

During one of his breaks later, he found himself wandering through a bookstore in the outer rings and found the tale of ‘sleeping beauty.’

He couldn't help himself and bought it.

--

As he reads it, it seemed like the stories that Momo would have liked to read—which made it harder to turn the pages, but he persists. Toushiro ends up bringing it with him in his morning visits and reads portions of it out loud to her.

A beautiful young girl who was tricked unknowingly into a dreamless sleep, caught in between life and death in a castle.

There were descriptions of flowers intricate and delicate as they covered up the walls of her castle. It seems that even in the image of death, there was life. But somehow, Toushiro knows, that when those hundreds of flowers seemed to pile up, then life would eventually fade. It makes him uneasy, knowing that there was this helpless person, left in a state of flux unknowing whether her saviour would come.

After he finishes the story, Toushrio found himself picturing the flowers in his hands. The nervous energy he had stored inside, started manifesting in little shards of ice. And he sculpted them—one by one. Picking at the shards and pulling them long between the prints of his fingers, pinching and piecing them into petals. It felt instinctual to one to bind them all together, until he had a single flower that reflected the light of the early dawn.

Toushiro glances at Momo, whose chest was rising up and down softly—higher than it ever did before.

A sigh of relief escaped his lips.

From then on, Toushiro comes every morning, and sculpts a flower, until he is called away to World of the Living, leaving behind a bouquet of ice by the sleeping girl’s bed.

--

The first thing that Momo could remember when she opened her eyes, was the warmth of sunshine on her face. Lifting herself slowly from the bed she looked down at her nails, painted with a light sheen reflecting the morning light, that she knew she didn't do herself.

She could hear the birds outside and the conversations of passerby. A soft breeze billows the curtain out and she can see the trees outside sway along.

A blinding flash of light catches her attention as she sees ice shimmer—and she is drawn to a beautiful bouquet of ice flowers standing by her bedside table. She drinks it in like water, the varieties of petals and designs and she marvels at the time that has manifested into it.

“Hitsugaya-kun?” Momo moves forward to touch the last remaining petal, but at the prick of her finger, it shatters into a thousand shards.

She wakes up alone, with broken shards of ice by her side of what once was.

—

Authour’s Note: I hope you all enjoyed this one! I really enjoyed taking on a sort of self-deprecating Hitsugaya and thinking about the ones that would get him out of his slump. Ichigo’s conversation was actually the first part that was written down, as part of my Hitsugaya gets life advice from older peers series haha I think Ichigo is the kind of guy that wouldn’t leave a sad kid without imparting something, right?

Also it’s a personal headcanon of mine that zanpaktous change perceived weight depending on the weilder and the holder’s relationship to the weilder! in tie with this, i would love to explore a future fic of Momo and Hyorinmaru post-Winter War.

I also hope that you got the Hyoten Hyakkaso reference! Sleeping beauty worked itself in somehow and then I was like, “oh! i must reference this! it all ties together!”

(but if you didn’t that’s okay! I hope the last paragraph was haunting enough haha)

[zikramuliara]

K-Pop Song Interpretation: "1 Trillion (1조)" by AKMU Lee Chanhyuk

What's your first song of 2024? For me, it was AKMU Lee Chanhyuk's first single, "1 Trillion (1조)". It's a synth-pop song like his previous releases in Error album. And the cover... is that a recreation of Queen Elizabeth II in pound sterling coins?

I can tell that he's one of the genius storytellers in this world. "1 Trillion" contains a story of a 14-years-old-boy with his dream to have coins with 12 zeros. First, he told his father. Seems like the boy's dream isn't more than a nonsense one. The father said that it was 1 trillion and told him, "I'll buy whatever you want right now. So sell that dream to me, my son." Guess what is the boy's answer?

"I realize, 'what? It's not a dream!' Now that I've heard it, it's a prophecy. I think a hundred times and it was fantastic. Wait dad, I can't sell it to you. Cause this will come true true true true. 1 trillion come true true true true," – "1 Trillion" chorus.

It goes the same for the second verse. The boy met his grandma and told that he would buy her an airplane. Still in his dream, he found a huge amount of money. It's getting interesting when it comes to the 2nd pre-chorus. I think it was Lee Chanhyuk's story when he was a kid.

"I didn't know when I was a kid. Being on the stage and closing my eyes, really, I think I could seize it."

"1 Trillion" released exactly at 12PM, January 1st 2024. Quoted from hankooki.com, Lee Chanhyuk heard that someone's first song in the new year will become a metaphor for that year. So, he wrote this. He wishes his listeners tons of luck in 2024.

"At 00.00 on January 1, 2024, I hope that everyone who listens to '1 Trillion' will have great luck, like winning a fortune," he said.

I wish you good luck too, my dear readers. Don't forget to listen to "1 Trillion" by Lee Chanhyuk on your favorite digital music streaming platform.

[ilyjerome]

cute things to1 does <\3

members included - boyf og!to1 x gn reader

genre; fluffiest fluff

new members not included ! i don’t know them well enough to write for them (i will in the future :))

(seongmin’s are copy&pasted since i did something like this for him individually - you can find it on my navigation post (pinned) :D

not writing 4 chanhyuk because of his situation.

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chihoon (fm) ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

loves when u sit on his lap . not sexually ! just having u there when he’s working or smthn.. but he does need his alone time !! but he finds it calming and sometimes you fall asleep on him and it just makes him so happy <33

plays w ur hands … idk why but !!!! i can see him doing this often , just sitting by each other and plays w ur hands ? it relaxes him a bit and you love it so u’re just giving him a extra reason bcz he loves pleasing you like if ur sitting w the rest of the members theres a 98% chance ur hand is in his lap and he’s playing w ur fingers <3

nose / forehead kisses .. now if you were in public i’m not so sure since chi doesn’t seem like the pda type (excluding the holding hands ofc) but if you two were alone i feel like he would do this as a sign of affection and be all shy abt it :((( just being so cute :((( and he gets all giggly after awww i can’t - and esp if you were sitting on his lap while he’s working he’d just give u a kiss from time to time :(

jaeyun ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

 this boy is a romantic idc. superrr sweet in everything he does n always cares for u. <33 like he gives random affirmations like “you’re so beautiful” n looks u up n down or smthn lmaooo loves loves lovesssssss making u feel loved. always does little things for you like make u meals or little acts of kindness like tying ur shoe laces :((

cannot take his eyes off u sometimes like it makes you so flustered but he’s always like “but u’re so pretty” i can’ttt tell u how much of a romantic this man is i will say it everytime !! u catch him staring a lot. he’s just super happy to have someone who loves him as much as u bcz he loves u so much :(

always holding hands ! jaeyun isn’t a very touchy type but i feel like he would just like to know you’re .. there ?? idk how to explain but always holding ur hand would make him feel happy and give him energy <33 like if ur in public you’d just be walking around holding hands and you showing him things and he squeezes ur hand when he laughs or smthn :( and sometimes he rubs ur thumb or swings ur hands a teenyyyyyy bit !!

head pats !! like . if you get all excited about something he’ll give u a head pat or if you do well in something you’ll get a head pat and it’s !! so !! adorable !! he follows it up w a giggle 99% of the time <\\3 like he finds u so cute / is so proud of you and gives u a head pat . this is so cute i can’t - prolly ruffles n messes up ur hair too and u’re busy trying to fix it and he’s laughing at you :(( just a little thing in his love language

donggeon ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

kisses. he loves having all of his senses filled with you, touch, smell, taste, everything. even if its a small peck on the cheek or a whole ass make out idc i tell u this boy is the most caring n sweetest boy u’ve ever met. and and !! he will s h o w e r u with kisses if u haven’t seen each other in a while !!! and if ur squirming he’ll just keep going <33 i see donggeon as the cutest member within this typa stuff u cannot tell me otherwise !!!!!!!!!!!!

so we all know he loves working out atp. like on bubble he always tells us when he’s leaving to go workout and he’s gone for a couple hours .. but he’s gonna be all sweaty after right ?? you’ll be waiting for him @ the gym or wtv like “u’ve been working out for ages c’monnnnnn” and he’ll try to hug u like “okay okayyy” or mock u while giggling and u’re trying to push him away cause he’s all sweaty but he’s trying to hug u .. that’s just so cute like he wont stop until he can hug u . he finds it so adorable when you start pushing his chest bcz he’s so sweaty and u don’t wanna smell bad JDNEJDH

A F F I R M A T I O N . similar to jaeyun, this boy will not stfu about you. calls you pretty every second. smiles like a lil kid on xmas day while staring at you. genuinely thinks you’re the prettiest person he’s ever laid his eyes on but he loves it when you give them back he gets all shy and prolly hits ur shoulder AJJEJWIE he’s just so sweet to you and cherishes you so much please give this boy lots of love <3 he will give it back 101% more

jisu ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

holding ur face ! i don’t think jisu is very open to touchiness like he needs to be in a certain mood to accept it well but .. if ur both just laughing or you do something cute he kinda just leans in and holds ur face like cheek area ?? idk how else to explain HELP but his thumbs behind ur ears n :(( like he’s so happy in that moment he just does it and you love it sm but sometimes he gives u a peck on ur nose :(( he just loves you so much pls love him

pulling you into hugs - now hear me out i’ve noticed jisu is quite touchy w daigo recently so this is just .. so cute to me . he does this sometimes and it’s so ;(((( like u two could just be talking and he’d start by just playing w ur fingers and rubbing ur hands swinging them a lil and he just pulls u into him !!!!!!! ;(((((((( and if ur sitting down he’ll pull you into his lap by ur waist and tap his fingers on ur waist dips :( he loves talking to u while doing this just having your skin touching he loves it

matching plushies . like the squirtle ones ? yeah he gets those for you both like it can be little keychains or those super big ones you see on tiktok vacuum sealed JSUDJF but no whenever you have a movie night or whatever you bring your plushies or jisu tells you too it’s so cute it’s just a little thing you two have <33

minsu (fm) ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

feeding you . even if its a grape or a whole ssambap he will do the airplane for you JDNDID he does this kinda (?) often with the members so i can easily see him doing it w his s/o and he just love love lovezzzzzz seeing ur cheeks fill up w food he thinks you look so adorable and he’s smiling so wide asking u “is it good?” - “do u want more?” SJAJSJ he’s so caring to u and wants u to eat well <333 (p.s do it back even if he says no he loves it secretly.)

this boy is so touchy indoors. when it’s just you two , he wants to be all over you he wants to cuddle and give you kisses all over your face !! he finds your presence so healing and just wants to hold you and maybe watch youtube or tell you about his day or listen to yours .. definitely cooks something for you both too just so he can feed you ^^^^^^^^ he wants to be your jacket istg :(

jeyou ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

the subtle things . even if its just giving u a small massage or bringing u a drink he loves subtly taking care of you seeing a smile on your face cause he brought you greek yoghurt too when you weren’t expecting it brightens his whole month icl :( even squishing your cheek for a second ahh he will melt he loves u sm ;( coming back from going out w his members 99% of the time he’s gotten you a little gift wether that be food or even a pair of matching socks. he wants to pamper you <3

he whines JUST to seem cute .. like if you wanna cuddle or something he’ll be like “ah y/n seriously” and complain but he’s literally walking with you to cuddle ?? he whines and pouts basically for your attention PLS he’s so annoying BUT he acts completely clueless when you call him out for it like ???? he’s doing it just so you wanna do those things MORE he knows you love him being cute </3

he’s gonna squish your cheeks wether you like it or not :/ he just finds it so cute with your cheeks puffed out and lips are pouting ugh . it’s so cute it’s gross . but he’s gonna do it out of the blue all the time and probably pull on your cheeks and tease you about it … *cries*

kyungho ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

holding ur waist !!!! he just loves holding u ;( he prolly walks w u while doing it too LMAO - like if ur just standing doing smthn he’s 101% holding u by ur waist or he randomly snakes his hands around u and squeezes u JDBRJD kyungho doesn’t seem like he’s always up for affection but i think this is just a cute lil thing he does w u :’) probably rubs ur waist dips too asking u abt your day and occasionally u get a kiss on the cheek if he feels like it

F O R E H E A D K I S S E S . this man is so cute ?? like he’ll grab the back of your head and pull you closer to kiss your forehead :((( he does this so often too like if your waiting in line to get drinks he’ll do that and probably hug you by putting his arm around the back of your neck <333 he leans on u too … he’s such a big teddy bear pls

seongmin (fm) ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

he’s definitely got a lot of pet names for you but more alongside the basic ones like “baby” or “darling” he literally calls jaeyun darling ?? and he calls jeyou “my pretty baby” stopppp be prepared to get showered in pet names and compliments if you look good (to him u look good everyday even if u just got out of bed and have a severe case of bed head) <33 prolly showers u w kisses too or the tightest hug ever :p - you can’t breathe so you’ll have to slightly tap him like “seongmin .. i can’t breathe “ JDBEJD definitely exaggerates his gasps to make you feel better if your showing him a new outfit his eyes widen and he covers his mouth he’s in awe over u rn

randomly intertwines ur hands …. :( like you two could be having a conversation and (example) ur sitting in his lap facing him telling him about your day he will just grab ur hands and intertwine them w his and he’s nodding listening to everything u have to say but if ur days bad he’ll order food or cook some for you ;( or you two can just cuddle while watching a movie as long as your there he really doesn’t mind *crying*

loves making sure you eat well !! will feed you and do the airplane whatever it takes to make you eat and the airplane just adds cuteness and we all know seongmin is a sucker for cute things +10 points for a jordy spoon FHJRJR lovezzzz eating with you or just cooking a simple meal for you both and he loves it when you join in cooking so <33 but u two always need something sweet after so sometimes you go out to the convenience store to get snacks or ice cream ;(( like a lil date

woonggi (fm) ⋆ ˚｡⋆୨୧˚

is obsessed with your hair ? like even if he’s just touching it playing with it or literally braiding it he loves touching your hair and finds it so fascinating <33 gives you new hairstyles and asks if you can sit in front so he can play with it JFHRJR you love it tho <\33333

WILL join in on gossip. like you could be telling him what’s happening within ur friend group and he’s over here giving the most dramatic responses the neighbours can probably hear him gasping and going “REALLY???” ugh hes so fun

café dates <33 going out for a drink and just talking and even getting to walk around is just you two . like that’s you !! especially if one or the other has been busy and you can easily catch up and tell each other about what’s been going on :))

[ghostie-galaxi]

TO1 how they cheer you up when you're sad

Considering I think we all need some now with what's going on with the boys 😤

Jaeyun

First makes sure it's nothing serious making you sad

And does what seems right to make you feel better

Buy food for you both before curling up and watching a movie together

I know I said he's not really affectionate but you're his only exception

Let's you cuddle into his side and lay on his chest and he kisses your head

Chihoon

Might not entirely know what to do

Let's you lay your head on his lap and he runs his hands through your hair

You'll eventually order food for you both before starting up a conversation

You both talk while eating and start to relax a bit with him

He might apologize for not really knowing what to do and you said it's ok since you're not sad anymore

Donggeon

Literally does anything he can to make you smile or laugh

Picks you up and walks around with you and never puts your down

Bridal style, upright, over his shoulder, whatever it is he's going to carry you

Puts you down on your bed before pinning you down and play wrestling with you

Doesn't stop until you laughing uncontrollably before kissing your entire face and ending with your lips

Chan/Chanhyuk

Unless it's something serious this bitch is just going to tickle fight with you

I know I said he does that a lot but I feel like I've seen a few videos of him just constantly tickling to the others so I feel like that's just a thing he does

If you're upset with a serious reason he'll comfort you and talk you through it, holding you until you fall asleep

If it's just sad vibes day™ he's going to jokingly tickle you until you say your not sad

But he's also ticklish so you can just get him back until you're actually not sad, followed by a few kisses towards the end

Jisu

Honestly probably just shows you funny videos on his phone repeatedly

Not that they don't really work but you ended up just leaning into him

He'll get the hint and put his arm around you putting his phone down

His lips found your cheek as he starts a up a random conversation

Eventually you'll get so side tracked you won't even remember being sad, and now get to just enjoy your boyfriend and kiss him

Minsu

Sweetie pie is going to do everything and anything for you to make you feel better

Cooks for you

Might even go buy you a plushie

You'd both just sit on the bed or couch together with all the blankets you own on you, cuddling together and watching whatever you want

Not forgetting never ending kisses too

J.You/Jeyou

Tries to empathize how your feelings and let's you talk about it

Lays you in his chest just to listen to his heartbeat

Probably turns on a movie or something for background noise and talks to you to take your mind off of it

Kisses you a lot on the lips trying to comfort you or make you laugh

Like, kisses you A LOT- because he loves you and doesn't want his bb sad might escalate to making out if you're down for it

Kyungho

Him just being himself is enough to cheer you up since he's just like that

1000% involves food when it comes to cheering up, and walking with you to make jokes as you go

After eating cuddling is next since he's a perfect cuddler

Spoons you and kisses the back of you neck a lot

Stays with you when you fall asleep

Jerome

Another one to do literally anything for you when you're sad

I know I said Kyungho is the perfect cuddler but he's 10x more affectionate so he's also good at that

Imagine the biggest fluffiest comforter blanket you can think of, and now imagine just being under it with him

Never lets you go, ever.

Probably also ends up in a tickle fight lol

Woonggi

Feels bad that your sad and is somewhere between being serious and just making you happy or being dramatic and just trying to make you laigh

Probably a combination of both

Still sits with you and cuddles, petting your hair as you lay on his chest

He'll let you vent if there's something going on and helps talk you through it

Afterwards though, you could probably go back something together while playing music and he'll just make you laugh as he dances to various girl group songs

(I'll add the new members when we actually get to see them)

[emeraldbabygirl]

to1's ig users!

woonggi: chawoongki

seongmin: xmnrome

minsu: minminmul

jaeyun: now__yun

daigo: dfive02

kyungho: security_0507

renta: reeenta_

donggeon: geonsongdong__

jeyou: j.youreka

jisu: jisu_.da

yeojeong: im.travel5

WAIT ALL OF TO1 HAVE…EMMIE YOU KNOW I NEED CHANHYUKS TOO UGH AIDOUXKXJJ

LIKE YES I SEE BIT I DIE I NEED CHANHYUKS AND YOU AND EVERYONE ON THIS DAMN SITE KNOWS IT SKSKKSKS BUT THANKS FOR THE OTHERS TOO SKSKSKSSK 💀💀💀💀💀

[setediconoscenza]

Revenge of others is so crazyyy I am always surprised by the violence in this kind of drama and the fact that they are always set in high-school is so mind-blowing to me every.single.time!

I started watching because of my girl Ye-eun and for Seo Jihoon but stayed also for Lomon! The cast is great and the plot too

I can't wait to see who killed Wonseok/Chanhyuk and if it is Sooheon: can he actually be the murderer? He was seen soon after he crashed on the floor beside his body, but the shoes!! Also can we talk about how violent he can get? He's a bit dangerous

I don't trust anybody, basically, only my Chanmin girlie

[the-strange-world]

Rating May Kpop Releases

Including prereleases and Japanese releases

Masterpiece (10) / Amazing (9) / Good (7-8) / Ok (6) / Meh (5) / Didn’t like (0-4)

UNFORGIVEN - LE SSERAFIM & Nile Rodgers - 10/10 - So good! I love the “unforgiven, I’m a villain, I’m a” part ~ fave bside (of the new songs) - No-Return (Into the unknown) and I liked some of the other songs too

Welcome To My World - aespa [prerelease] - 2/10 - I thought it was going somewhere and it never did

Wind And Wish - BTOB - 5/10 - it’s ok. Probably won’t listen to it much if ever

HYBRID - MAX CHANGMIN & Ha Hyun Woo - 7/10 - would be amazing as a musical montage at the end of an episode or something. Not something I would listen to much

U - iKON - 3/10

Heartbreak Club - Colde feat. LEE CHANHYUK - 2/10

THE POYZ BANANA CHACHA - THE BOYZ - 10/10 - Idc that this is a song made for kids. It’s a bop!

ERASE ME - ONEUS - 10/10 - loved it! ~ fave bsides - Unforgettable & ECHO

Spicy - aespa - 8/10 - i didn’t like it at first but as the song goes on it grew on me. Idk the song kinda gives me on uneasy vibe. It’s good tho ~ fave bside - I’m Unhappy

Ordinary Confession - Lee Mujin - 6/10 - it’s a nice song but I would listen to it again

NO LIMIT - CRAXY - 8/10 - I like how it’s like 2 different songs

Allergy - (G)I-DLE [prerelease] - ♾/10 - obsessed with this song! Might be one of my favorite songs this year so far

CHO - Feverse - 6/10 - I’m not sure what this is tbh. I think girl group members competed playing video games and the ones who won are the ones singing ~ fave bside - I Promise

BAD BOY - MIRANI feat. BIG Naughty - ♾/10 - Billie Eilish vibes (2 title tracks for this album) ➕

Candy - MIRANI feat. Leellamarz & Coogie - 8/10 - it’s chill ~ fave bside - Make U Mine

WAVE - IVE [JP] - 9/10

ALWAYS - XODIAC - 7/10

Shh - PENTAGON - 9/10

Kaze - YOUNHA - 4/10

Lovesick - SUNGMIN - 5/10 - not really my style of music

Fly Away - AB6IX [JP] - 3/10

Chemistry - THE7 - 9/10

Siren - ICHILLIN’ - 6/10

Bubble - AIMERS - 9/10 - it’s fun. There was one bside (Cherish) and I liked it

Yes! Love - J.UNA - 10/10 ~ fave bside - Stars

Queencard - (G)I-DLE - ♾/10 - obsessed with this song! It’s so funny and fun. The mv was everything! The dance battle? Iconic. I lost it when the surgeons started dancing. It ended well too! Some of the lyrics are unhinged/silly and some are really cool. They really came through with this comeback! It’s so good and unique as always with them ~ fav bsides - Paradise and Lucid but I liked All Night too!

My Ultimate First Love - 10cm - 5/10

Before the Petals Fall - CHEN - 4/10

Hare Hare - TWICE [JP] - 10/10 - it’s fun ~ I liked the only bside - Catch a Wave

MIDNIGHT SKY - XODIAC [Prerelease] - 6/10 - it’s calming

FANFARE - INI [Prerelease] - 7/10

STOP - KESSIA feat. Van Corso - 5/10

Crazy Like That - VERIVERY - 8/10 - it’s chill and different than the usual title track. I like it!

Movie Star - MIJOO - 6/10

WATERFALL - YOUNITE - 9/10 - a summer song!

GingaMingaYo (the strange world) - Billlie [JP] - 9/10 - I hate when kpop idols release a Japanese version of one of their songs as the title track. I want new songs and some of the bsides can be the Japanese version of one of their songs. But gingamingayo is one of my favorite songs ever so it deserves a 9 with one point taken off because it’s not a new song. Same with Everybody’s Got a $ecret. It was the only bside but I love that song so it’s my favorite

Ride For me - DeVita feat. DAWN [Prerelease] - 6/10

Naughty - DeVita - 7/10

LOVE YOU! - Kim Feel feat. Tablo - 6/10

Next to Me - ATBO - 9.5/10 - it’s very chill and I love the chorus. It’s giving a 90s vibe. It’s very different than the usual title track

Lie to me - AVOKID - 9/10 - fav bside - gravity (feat. 123)

Karma - BLACK SWAN - ♾/10 - THIS IS SO GOOD!!! ~ fav bside (there was only one on the album) - Cat & Mouse - I loved it! I could see it getting big on tiktok tbh

Blue Moon - N.Flying - 10/10

Bite Me - ENHYPEN - 9/10 - it’s so good. My favorite part is the “oh my, oh my god” I’m obsessed with that part! I wish the chorus was different ~ fav bside - Karma

FREEDOM - JOOHONEY - 10/10 - different than what I expect and omg it’s so good!!! It sounds like a soundtrack for marvel or something. I didn’t like any of the bsides tho

ICKY - KARD - 10/10 - the chorus is catchy! I didn’t like the bsides

Dream Walking - KIM DOAH - 5/10 - I like the nas at the end

BONVOYAGE - Dreamcatcher - 10/10 - I love this song! It’s a pretty song and a little different from their other stuff but still very them and still rock. I loved it! My fav part is the “I know you I know you” I did have it at a 9 after the first listen but had to change it to a 10! Didn’t like any of the bsides. All the bsides have been disappointing me lately

DOXA - SECRET NUMBER - 3/10

WONDERLAND (English Ver.) - TRI.BE - 6/10

Woo Woo - n.SSign - 10/10 - it has an older sound! It feels nostalgic. I like that they had an acoustic version on the album too. ~ fav B-sides - Beautiful and BOUNCE! I liked Need U too

Eyes On Me - HELLO GLOOM - 7/10

LOSER - AB6IX - ♾/10 - AMAZING!!! ~ fav bside - SUCKER

Save me, Kill me - CIX - 10/10 - it’s so good ~ fav bsides - Color and Back to life

Numb - E.SO - 8/10

Bloom - Yang Hee Eun & CHEN - 7/10 - the songs so pretty and I love when they sang together

SPECIAL LOVE - XODIAC - 6/10

Bad At Us - xooos - 8/10 ~ fav bside - Fabricated Love

Don’t Call Me - NINE to SIX - 6/10 - didn’t expect this at all but I love it! I wish there was more singing tho tbh. They both have so much talent. Real triple threats!!! ~ fav bside - Digital Love

Delicious - THE BOYZ [JP prerelease] - 10/10 - they did it AGAIN!!!

Diamond - Rothy - 5/10

Finale - DIAWINGS - 8/10

Columbus - The Deep & Mist - 5/10 - definitely electronic music

[omegaxmasterlist]

OMEGA X Healing Songs [What do you listen to on New Year's Day?] - TVDaily, 2022.01.28 Listen to the Spotify playlist with these songs HERE!

Jaehan - AKMU 'NAKKA' (with IU) /  악뮤(AKMU) '낙하'(위드 아이유)

"I felt like Chanhyuk sunbaenim's words, 'If you look down from the other side of the world, it's like a rise.'

Sebin - Junho of 2PM 'Fire' /  투피엠(2PM) 준호 '파이어'(Fire)

"I will spend the holidays with this song. Looking forward to the wonderful performances of the burning Omega X!"

Hwichan - Janee 'Cinderella' /  제인(Janee) '신데렐라'(Cinderella)

"It's a good song to listen to when driving alone or for a walk."

Hangyeom - Leellamarz 'Trip' /  릴러말즈 '트립'(Trip)

"It's been too long since I went on a trip due to Corona, so I recommended it because I wanted to go on a trip like the title of this song."

Taedong - Paul Kim 'Always With You' /  폴킴 '늘 곁에서 지금처럼'

"I think there will be at least one person who will always be by your side anytime, anywhere. I recommend this song in the spirit of cherishing and cherishing the person who makes you feel together even if your body is close or far away."

Xen - GODOK 'Can We Go' /  고독(GODOK) '캔 위 고'(Can we go)

"I think it's a good song to listen to at night in a season like these days. It's also one of the artists I want to work with."

Jehyun - KIMMUSEUM 'To you who can’t sleep’ /  김뮤지엄 '투 유 후 캔트 슬리프'(To you who can't sleep)

“It’s also my favorite artist, and it’s a song I often listen to when I can’t sleep.

Jung Hoon - BTS' 'Permission to dance' /  방탄소년단 '퍼미션 투 댄스'(Permission to dance)

"I really want to know if there is another song that fits so well and hopefully in a time of Corona like these days. No matter how difficult a situation comes, don't worry about it and overcome it by dancing. But I also feel really good while practicing and I think I found a lot of hope, so I recommend it.”

Hyuk - Omega X 'Younger' /  오메가엑스 '영거'(YOUNGER)

"When you're crazy and busy, warm your heart with our gentle 'Younger'."

Kevin - Gaho '시작 (Beginning)' /  가호 '시작'

"The reason why I want you to have a new challenge and start while listening to this song with the new year. I recommend it because the mood and lyrics of the song also make you feel like you can overcome everything."

Yechan - WH3N 'a song i like to sing' /  웬(WH3N) '부르고 싶은 노래가 있어'

"It's a warm song that contains the heart of love as it is. I can feel the nostalgia that I can't understand in the lyrics, so it reminds me of the past and I think it will be healing!"

[intoloopin]

do you still have the genderbend/girl version of loopin? i was obsessed with this post

While the original post unfortunately seems to have been lost forever, I do remember fem!LOOPiN VIVIDLY, anon, and I'm glad you do too! They never fully left my mind, to be honest, and I have expanded on their lore/storyline a little from time to time just to amuse myself because the lineup was that bomb.

LOOPiN is a fictional south korean girl group debuted under New Wave Music on April 2018 with the single 'Secret': a rush to the moon against Blockberry Creative fully debuting Girl Of The Month with the english name 'LOONA' that LOOPiN ultimately won.

Story goes that, after failing to convince BBC to share rights to create a sibling boy group to Jaden Jeong's ongoing project, Seo Chanhyuk 'stole' Girl Of The Month rejects Taeha, Minah, Yeonsoo, Diana and Haseon with the promise of letting the girls be a full self produced act under New Wave that, despite all odds, was fulfilled.

Despite their slow start, the group completely exploded in early 2020 with their experimental hit 'I Got A Boy', now deemed as K-Pop's 'Bohemian Rhapsody', as well as LOOPiN's Produce Line -- Minah (BANGMFM), Yeonsoo (NaSunny) and Jimin (T.O.z) -- magnum opus. In the middle of their following year, when LOOPiN was arguebly at their popularity prime promoting 'Savage', oldest member and main vocalist Byungha announced her departure and retirement from the entertainment industry, and current member Gyuri was added to fill in the shoes she left behind.

As of 2024, LOOPiN has been named one of the most essential K-Pop acts of all time, and it's a stable when people talk about creativity in the industry, quality and longevity.

Fem!LOOPiN, from left to right: Lee Luda as Park Taeha (Fem!Taesong) | Jeon Jiwoo as Bang Minah (Fem!Minwoo) | Lee Hyebin as Na Yeonsoo (Fem!Seungsoo) | Hashimoto Kanna as Fukunaga Haruka (Fem!Haruki) | Park Jiwon as Hwang Jiho / Diana Hwang (Fem!Dylan) | Zhao Xiaotang as Wu 'O.z' Zhilan / Oh Jihan (Fem!O.z) | Kang Mina as Woo Gyuri (Fem!Gyujin) | Moon Sua as Lee Eunjae (Fem!Hanjae) | Song Yuqi as Xu 'JayJay' Jiayi / Janis Xu (Fem!J.J) | Jo Yuri as Kim Haseon (Fem!Haegon).

*On the original post Hyun Seunghee and Kawaguchi Yurina were the fem versions of Sejun!Taesong and Keigo!Haruki respectively, and I still love that casting, but c'mooon, this lineup is also so supreme. I can't remember for the life of me who was Fem!Dylan's original fc though... I also have no idea what Byungha a.k.a fem!Beomseok would look like because I no longer have any idea of what Beomseok looks like kskdkd;

**So yeah! In their canon, LOONA was never even given the english LOONA because Seo CEO is that petty, lmao.

[minjv]

na - nayeon

initial thoughts: from the teasers + highlight medley, i already know this isn’t really an album for me, but i’m still excited to experience this project + i love that nayeon had so much input and got to express what she wanted so well. the creative direction for this + teasers + packaging definitely feels like a step up from some recent jype projects whic is super encouraging. my most anticipated track is halligalli bc i like akmu’s music a lot + magic bc i think nayeon + julie will play off each other soo well

abcd: i’ve listened several times and it’s definitely grown on me. i like it more and more with each listen. it does seem a bit pieces, like the different parts are a little too distinct + it could benefit from a smoother flow. i also would have liked an additional chorus + proper outro more like the audio that we got from the mv bc that felt more complete tbh. the choreo feels the same way, a bit stiff + disconnected sometimes, but i think it will improve a lot as she becomes more comfortable over the next several performances. i do like the live stages more. the mv was a bit disappointing to me, but i don’t like most jype videos bc i prefer storylines over just glamour shots + choreo, which they tend toward. the quality was good though + felt v nayeon ^^

butterflies: ohh her voice is so pretty. her rapping sounds a bit like chaeyoung sometimes.. the lyrics are a bit cheesy but it's cute

heaven (ft. sam kim): this sounds suits her voice really nicely

magic (ft. julie of kiof): they play off each other really well. julie was definitely a great choice to feature on this song. it'd be fun to see them perform it together i think they'd have great performance chemistry

halligalli (prod. by lee chanhyuk of akmu): super cute + fun lyrically. the comparison of falling in love to a game where you're constantly aware and making careful, deliberate choices feels more mature, which aligns with her current stage of life. i think it matches well with her vibe + the song is catchy and fun

something: my favorite so far. i really love the chorus it's so smooth and groovy. her voice sounds sooo nice too

count it: looooove. tied with pop! for my favorite nayeon track for sure

misc thoughts:

it definitely feels like it's marketed toward western audiences, which is fine + makes sense considering where she's at with her career rn

lyrically it's v consistent with the ideas each song is conveying + the sound feels cohesive overall and has a natural progression of brighter -> richer and laid back

the album shows off her voice so well. it doesn’t have any crazy vocal moments, but instead shows off how consistently pretty her voice is.

overall thoughts: i love that she went full in with a sexy, mature concept. she stayed true to her personal charms + expressed herself as a soloist well. even though it’s not a project that i personally resonate with, i think she did so well and it’s something to be so proud of

[skycanvas-and-swayingmoon]

I'm glad AKMU has finally got on the same wavelength, despite the countless differences in their personalities, aspirations, worldview in general.

It must have been mentally exhausting for both of them in the past. Chanhyuk with his perfectionist and uncompromising work ethics: Suhyun with her carefree, 'live and let live' attitude. It seriously worsened when they eventually moved out around 2020-21, when Chanhyuk aspired too much and Suhyun became exhausted chasing after what he wants.

Post Chanhyuk's enlistment, they deliberately avoided each other so as to develop their own individual images. But for me, it ended up causing a mismatch in their harmony. I felt much disdain watching their performances around that time, when one was erratically moving around enjoying the stage, and the other stood motionless.

Chanhyuk... As a fan, even I felt somewhat uncomfortable watching his stage ethics around that time. All I could gather was that he was trying to find a style that suited him, while making the audience accept that "new side" of him. He made some progress, sure, but it's hard for the public to fully digest his kind of 'self'. It unfortunately came across as unnatural and "tried too hard" in many people's point of view.

And Suhyun... Well, she was just doing her job as always. She seemed to smile less though, understandably because of the "grown-up" / artistic image they were trying to impose for AKMU.

-----

So I'm glad - they have made efforts to tackle their differences, and found the much needed harmony with Love Lee.

Suhyun has grown her own ego as a performer - she drew the boundaries, not just lying there letting Chanhyuk order her around. And she too, became more respectful of his wishes for her to grow.

Chanhyuk too, seemed to have learned a lesson about being considerate of his own artist - his own sister.

Their performances have become a lot more enjoyable to watch ever since. The two made an effort to match each other's energy, bringing back the much needed harmony to the stage.

Chanhyuk tones down on his odd movements, which makes him blend a lot more naturally onto the crowd - while still stands out extremely well as a crowd hyper. Even with his individual gigs too, I think he has found a way to express his self image in a way that the public adores.

(It turns out he just really loves being praised? So blending between being handsome + having a unique individual image is his way now 🐸)

Suhyun is like a teddy bear with all kinds of colorful expressions, mainly cute hehe. She smiles and moves around the stage a lot more with her brother...

That's what I call teamwork (and being siblings). I have yearned for this for a long time.