chaotic cryptid

now, your computer inside the bunker has a game-inside-a-game on it which is a charming farming sim of undeniably greater quality and scope than the survival game you're playing. therefore, the object of the game becomes to keep your bunker secure so you can play the farming game more.

now, once you achieve the highest rating in the farming game, a secret shop inside it unlocks, and one of the novelty items you can purchase is a game console, giving you access to games-inside-a-game-inside-a-game. most of the games for it are typical mobile shovelware, but one of them is a highly polished, extremely brutal precision platformer with amazing level design and production values exceeding that of the survival game and farming sim combined.

January: Selfie Olympics

February: Flappy Bird

"everyone's a taemin fan" strikes again 😭

i admittedly bombarded the timeline with coachella!taemin but oh does he deserve the acclaim. his group (shinee) survived some terrible times, his military enlistment was god-awful, and taemin broke from not one but two companies that didn't do him justice lately.

his concert light shows, dancing skill, paso doble-like fashion presentation and angelic tenor vocals need to be seen and heard out there, quality always pays off in art. ❤️‍🔥

now, if you're interested in performance videos...

taemin showing his greatest hits and choreo "best parts" in only 100 seconds with nothing but a cool jacket, dancers, and an empty basement is a perfect way to start. includes his debut hit, danger. it's the video i'd show anyone new to taemin. oh, he was locked IN.

now, the stage - in fact, a runway - that made taemin famous is this one, seoul fashion week. ironically, it's his slowest ever choreography, extremely difficult nonetheless. it does glue you to every MOVE which is the title of this most-known taemin song.

the tantalizing, tense IDEA, in which taemin declares "you are my messiah", is also said to be impossible to copy as the dance is so rapid, complex, and punishing. he usually sings it live regardless. i found one where he doesn't wear a black outfit that obscures movement. it's the choreography that makes taemin shake (3:41).

advice is also fast as hell, it took ages to record the rap part. he plays the piano himself, and it's the song he gifted to us before enlisting in the korean army 2021-2023. his most perfectionist piece imo.

a kinetic genius in motion: WANT is where he becomes snake-like, knowing of desire and temptation. his most viral outfit, it was everywhere, the extreme waistline became his sign. a lesson in arm movement, the 360-camera is simply nuts. a lovely detail: the fan at 1:20 singing along so very perfectly on beat 😊💕