#xikers: trial and error

[h-aerins]

Can't endure it without going crazy ★ @p-osse

[aeraras]

　　　✰ 　.　⁺　　훅하고 터져, 팡, we don't stop

[7kyujin]

　　✰　　—　　Go on to the beat

　　　　　　,　　숨 쉴 틈 없이 달려

　　☆　　　　 supercalifragilistic

[p-osse]

hehehehhee hey guys so the first paragraph of this was deleted and i JUST noticed so im gonna retype this whole thing.

okay hi, again, so in honor of me hitting 200+, i made a poll and one of the top choices was an event, so here u go :3 this event is based off of xikers' new album: HOUSE OF TRICKY: Trial And Error, aka one of the best releases so far hehe anyways thank u guys for 200 and im working on the server with someone rn giggles.. okay rules are down below

first youll dm me a number, 1-10, which will be your xikers member, and then 1-6, which will be your song / track your moodboard will be themed off of. "3 and 6" lets say thatll get you yechan and supercalifragilistic, youll listen to the song (if you havent) and make a mb based on the vibe you got. you get it, i think.

if you dont know any of the songs on the album, i think its pretty obvious that you should listen to it atleast once or twice, or maybe watch one of the stages so yeah.. heh..

your moodboard must include lyrics from that song and that song only, if theres any other lyrics from a song you didnt get, it doesnt count. same with member, but, if you make specifically gg moodboards, ill find a gg member thats close to xikers' vibe :3

reblog this post and tag 2+ friends, comment joining, and tell me your favorite kpop song + your favorite emoji !!

finally its prizes time thank god

🥇 : 250 reblogs on post of choice, 4 moodboards with member and theme of choice, shout out, follow back, 3 tumblr prof sets

🥈 : 150 reblogs on post of choice, 3 moodboards with member and theme of choice, shout out, follow back, 2 tumblr prof sets

🥉 : 50 reblogs on post of choice, 2 moodboards with member and theme of choice, shout out, follow back, 1 tumblr prof set

🏃🆙 : 25 reblogs on post of choice, 1 moodboard with member and theme of choice, shout out, follow back (2-3 runner ups)

when posting your moodboard, use the tag #HOT : trial and error in your tags, otherwise it wont count (make sure to copy and paste it too)

since im a very indecisive person, ill have some of my closest friends help pick the winners, deadline is may 9th at 6 pm CST, anything after that will not count and will be discarded.

🏷️ :: @y-vna @sugarish @od-i @eun-luv @egorls @h-aewo @h-itomi @v-ico @vg-k @b4dobee @nwtzy @bambicito @p-oisn @i3vivi @i06gyu @i08wony @i04rei @raeceah @rkivefr @wiotas @dreaminju @aespoa @yumjins @yeribbon @inniie @solriis @shiolu @chaehrtz @chaeneuu @chaefilm

if u couldnt tell, i rushed this

[ningrlz]

( 𝒳 ) ─── TRIAL & ERROR ⠀⠞⡷⠃

⠀ ⠀ ͟͟͞͞— WHEREABOUTS ✶ ( 𝒴 )

[xikoong]

minjae + sumin | we don't stop official mv trailer

[onehunnit]

Trial and Error: First (ish) Impressions

- not one song under 3 minutes we're bringing the pop back into k-pop god BLESS

2) We Don't Stop: This song is hip hop and rock in one and I think really solidifies xikers' niche in 5th generation as experimenting with different hip hop and rock genres in one. The post-chorus is actually genius bc of how they pace the song, like it gives us time to breathe before throwing all this craziness at us

3) Red Sun: The way I will be working out to this song... we always expect anthemic songs from Kq groups and this is it. I feel like I'm about to take down my enemies in a cyberpunk dystopia.

4) Supercalifragilstic: CLUB BANGERRRRR CLUB BANGERRRR ain't none of them can be at the club but they KNOW. I am a TSRONG believer that every bg should have at least one club banger and this one is xikers'. Im not too well versed in genres but this is definitely a subgenre of house/edm 😁

5) Every Flavor Jelly: they put yechan in front of a mic and said "go crazy" and bro took it personally. ALSO BRIDGE 😭😭🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 IS SO HEAVENLY

6) Break a Leg: God, teen rock BOP. I don't even know the lyrics but I feel so goddamn emo I have tears in my eyes on the train. They will always know how to close a fucking album. Jesus fuck. Okay. Im actually gonna cry.

I am just overly impressed by how ROCK SOLID this release is! Everything is so tight and seamless and there are no/negligible weak points. Xikers has not even had their first year anniversary yet they have such a strong understanding of their selves, individually and as a group. Even when they go into different genres its successful because they don't lose their selves. At all. There is such a strong sense of identity and authenticity in all these songs and it builds up to a journey that I was all to happy to go on. Hats off xikers, as of rn, Trial and Error is my AOTY.

[baegijeanwoman]

the way this red sun hunter fit reminds me of cyberpunk seonghwa..

[manipulatedstarsrelatedscreaming]

FUCKIN XIKERS

Screaming abt xikers' comeback as we speak its SO GOOD

[bgarchivee]

xikers

[atiny-for-life]

Xikers Full Storyline Explained - Part 5

Masterlist

We Don’t Stop

Before we begin, I'd like to point out that the first track on the album is already providing us with some additional information

By titling it "Trial and Error (whereabouts)", we're already getting a hint toward the setting of the video/album (this also plays into Xikers' entire concept which I explained here) and the instrumental itself is very much in line with other music we've heard in association with TRICKY

Tricky's world, which we got to see in "The TRICKY's Secret", is now the one we're stepping into while Xikers has already grown accustomed with it since they've long since been living inside the Tricky House

The first cutaway from the Tricky House itself takes us to a warped grid floor which has become associated with TRICKY, the being who's given Xikers their powers in Rockstar, and who I talk about more here

We spend the majority of the video witnessing the absolute wackiness that is TRICKY's world, i.e. how it's breaking physics with the sheer scale of its spaces or how this elevator with only buttons for five floors has already reached a floor in the 400s by straight up exiting the building and getting shot into the stratosphere

Shoutout to the elevator interior for continuing the skater boy aesthetic from previous videos and having Jinsik say "Hands up, high up / Never die" while his members are being blasted into outer space in the background

And not just that, we also get straight up punched in the face by him while the others watch on and then stand over our broken body with shocked faces as if they hadn't been a part of the assault - thanks, guys

This is where I'd like to point out that it was also Jinsik who put the headphones on their victim in Tricky House, meaning he's likely the instigator behind a lot of their schemes/"pranks", maybe even a leader of sorts

The lyrics also further reinforce their dokkaebi/goblin concept by referencing their powers and tendency to play pranks/tricks on people:

Everyone's gonna be smiling, even that clown over there [...] Faster, teleport (Ayy, ayy) Blink and I disappear (Ayy, ayy, ayy, ayy) Follow me if you don't want to miss it, shout it [...] Bewitched by me, let go of the reins

We also get this neat shot in which they use a practical effect to insert Hunter into the frame by using a mirror the others are holding

While this is cool to look at, it's also a nice nod to the paranormal wherein mirrors are considered portals through which supernatural beings can travel

Similarly to the grid-floor room, we also get a performance shot of Xikers in another liminal-space looking room with a geometric line design that feels surreal and shares the same color-scheme as TRICKY's world in 'The TRICKY's Secret'

From here, we often return to the same shooting locations but do also get to see the world and their powers in action some more, such as when Minjae (and later also the others) manipulate the buildings around them so they would move along to the song

Toward the end of the video, we move into black-and-white territory as the beat slows

During this section, we get this nice little nod to the Tricky House choreo from Hunter who then also becomes the center at the very end which is reminiscent of past videos where he was also a focal point

[prplocks]

ᴄᴏᴍᴇʙᴀᴄᴋ: xɪᴋᴇʀs

trial and error

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[eutherianz]

oh my god park junmin. i pulled him TWICE in my album yesterday. TWIIICEEEEE one wasnt a photocard BUT STILL I GOT THE PC OF HIM HOLDING HIS OWN PC AND THEN I GOT THE HIKER VER PHOTO STRIP THING UHHGGG i love him so bad stfu hes the most an ult bias has ever ult biased before