#binsual

I’ve seen a lot of rhyme scheme analysis’ for Western rappers, but like zero for any kpop rappers. Which I think is unfair because seriously, these guys impress. And I want to talk about Stray kids’ rappers, because as much as people have talked about their amazing skills I think the general kpop fandom doesn’t do a lot to say just why they are so amazing, so I’m here to do that today.

I’ll be doing Jisung too, but today I want to zoom in on a specific verse about my boi Changbin, because he deserves the world.

Which verse? Broken Compass, still one of the best 3racha and k-hip-hop songs ever.

Changbin’s rap in Broken Compass (I’m talking about the original 3racha version, because Mixtape 4 cuts his rap in half) is one of my favorite verses in history, and it comes down to two factors - his absolutely mindblowing internal rhyme scheme and the way he plays with your expectations of rhythmic structure.

I don’t think much has to be said about his rhyme scheme that can’t be described in this picture:

Like dude, leave some talent for the rest of us.

A lot of his rhymes in this verse bleed together too, which is why I agonized a bit on how to do this. I’m sure if you were to analyze this, you might come up with a slightly different rhyme scheme, since Korean words blend together a lot more than English words and therefore sometimes the rhymes are less distinct.

If anything, though, that just makes it even more impressive. Changbin raps this verse really fast, too (I mean, it’s I love dak boy, what do you expect) and with this amount of alliteration and internal rhyming, that ain’t easy. A lot of kpop raps don’t put much thought into rhyme - the fact that Changbin as a trainee was able to do this just makes it all even more mindblowing.

There is a ton of alliteration and consonance in this verse too, which makes it all the more pleasing to listen to.

Another reason why I love this verse is the rhythmic structure of it. A lot of rap has a 16 bar (bar = measure) structure. Usually, these 16 bars will further be subdivided into four phrases of four bars - kind of like four quatrains of poetry, which rhyme at the ends. A four-bar (or eight-bar) phrase is very typical in rap, especially for beginners. It’s an easy quantity of music to grasp.

Well, Changbin’s verse does consist of 16 bars of rap, but he takes the four-bar phrase concept and completely yeets it out the window. Take a look:

(Every ‘|’ indicates a new beat in a bar. Most rap is in 4/4 time, which means four beats per bar, and Broken Compass is this way as well. There seem to be 5 beats in the first bar, but the ‘neon’ is a pick-up note.)

Each different color of highlight is a new phrase from Changbin, but on the right you can count the bars and see how a normal four-bar phrase would work. As you can see, Changbin steamrolls right over that structure. His phrases bleed through phrases, he starts new phrases in the middle of bars - and it all sounds so. damn. good. The way he plays with rhythm and yet still manages to make it pleasing to the ear is completely genius.

Now, I’m not going to say that I’ve gotten everything completely right here. This is just what I have gathered from listening to Broken Compass on repeat. I do think that Changbin’s verse in Broken Compass is one of his best verses, so not all of them are this complex. Still, most of them are just as or almost as impressive as this one. I can not stress how good of a rapper he is. He may not be the best freestyler, but his lyric writing ability is insane.

All the more reasons to appreciate our Binnie!

hey! I'm really bad at this and I'm definitely going to forget blogs but here's a few people

@7-dreamers (if you want to keep up w/ updates and fantakens) @anna-something @in-somnias @kyoohyeon @knatdreamart (awesome digital art!) @yoohyons @sua-s @dctchr @ohsua @hand0ngs @acegreatprank @gahye0n @somnies

some of thek are multifandom as well but overall they support dc a lot~

also, I gotta say The cheesy line

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You and Changbin finally had your first date, and it had been at Disneyland. It had been a little since you two had started dating, but never actually went on a date. You're family decided to go to Disneyland one day and you invited him, he was luckily able to go and you two sat in the back of the car, awkward at first because you never knew how you were supposed to act around your family. He was the first significant other that they have met, after all.

So in the car ride over there, it was just small compliments that were mumbled, you telling him to sleep because he was currently only working on five cups of coffee. Tiny hand holds here and there. He talked with your family some too, spoke about how awkward you were and was smiling so pure throughout it.

When you got to Disney, you were told to be free and explore by yourselves. You two were able to get close again without the awkwardness of your family. So you held hands, still kind of awkward. You went on Indiana Jones first, walking excitedly and just thinking about how the day would play out. Then it was the Jungle Cruise, while waiting in line get called you hot, called you pretty, said he loved the way your hair was even if you had hated it. On the ride, you laughed at the guide and his jokes, rolling your eyes at how good he was.

Then it was Pirates, the parrot doing its usual shouts and then he looks at you. "I'm gonna have to fight that Parrot," "Why?" "He whistled at you." You laughed and then boarded the boat ride. You ended up getting stuck where the guy is asking the kitty if it wants rum. He took this to an advantage.

He lifted your hand and kissed it, knowing how much you liked it and how giddy it made you feel. He continued that, so you decided to fight back and kiss his shoulder. This went on for the 20 minutes you were stuck on Pirates, and then finally you were moving again.

The day moved swimmingly, you were utterly happy and having the best time of your life. Then suddenly there was a neck kiss. You sucked in a breath as he did it and then didn't breathe again for a few seconds. He only smiled as you walked further into Space Mountain.

Then you went back on the Haunted Mansion, there you both started to give each other neck kisses, him getting bold and nibbling your neck and you getting bold and almost kissing his lips.

But you didn't.

You hadn't had your first kiss with him yet and you didn't want to not be good at it, you were afraid.

The tension was lifted though, as you had to walk back to meet your family on Main Street. The fireworks show was starting so the workers had you go through the back again. You held his hand tight and smiled some more.

Once you got back to Main Street, right where the entrance was. I Wanna Be Like You from the Jungle Book started playing and its one of his favorite songs, he held your hand tightly and started singing it, dancing around a little and running forward. You followed, admiring how utterly adorable he was, thinking about how much your heart was racing the entire day.

And then you both sat down on the curb, in that little area in front of the Abraham Lincoln thing. You stared up at the fireworks, zoning out as you just tried to remember the day, how its a day that would never leave you. How you want to come back here again and maybe ki-

"I love you."

Those three words break you out of your thoughts and suddenly you're not really breathing anymore. Your heart is beating so fast that you're not even sure if its actually beating. It feels like it takes forever to finally tell him too, but you lean over and say it back.

"I love you, too."

He smiled wide and kisses your shoulder, and you kiss his head. Still scared to kiss each other.

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