I think the people in the life series can do whatever the fuck they want because they're doing this for free. as an audience we're not owed ANYTHING. they don't have to continue this series, they don't need to keep coming up with new gimmicks to keep this rabid, hungry fan base satisfied. am I happy they do? of course. but I don't take it for granted. acting as if these people owe you new team ups, new dynamics, new character arcs is very, very misguided.
be kind to our ccs. they're doing this because they want to, not because they have to. the least we can do is appreciate them for that
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this song is so fun and gritty I just absolutely love the dark concept and how much they embody it. NMIXX vocals are just everything... they're singing low in register pretty often and put the most captivating tone on it where they sound cool and uninterested and match the grittiness of the track. the harmonies on the post chorus... they're just So effective after the 'emotionless' tone of the rest of the song and hits the heart. they would've been well able to do this song entirely cool and emotionless and pull it off so well but the inclusion of the heart in it makes it feel like a more complex story to buy in to
9. Walk - NCT 127
effortlessly cool song... this is the 127 i've been missing. the flow of the hook is just so good and manages to be complex but catchy - adding to the effortless energy of the whole song. the rhythm of the word ìê·žë is so catchy I just think its a masterpiece in terms of making a solid hip-hop hook. the track itself is just perfect danceable old-school hip-hop and what nct do best imo. it knows exactly what kind of song it is and does it perfectly
8. Trampoline - Billlie
the movement in this song... it's just crazy. I always trust Billlie to provide some incredible jazz influenced songs and they provided so perfectly here. As with jazz, all the instrument and vocal parts are so kinetic and busy but they fit together so expertly and manage to be a catchy followable piece which is so impressive. the simple concept of a trampoline to highlight and explain the jumping staccato vocal lines is so genius. and sua's outro... all the excitement and rush of a super fast brass outro (see: svt - hey buddy, nct dream - rocket) but it's her voice! just so incredible...
7. Impossible - RIIZE
this song is truly just a love letter to house music... It's So unapologetically house and respects it's simplicities, just good percussion, some synths, and a catchy top line that doesn't fly on top but brings the whole track up with it. and the choreo... pure pure house!! classic house steps in a classic house song it's everything a house enjoyer could want. gimme that beat!
6. Supersonic - Fromis_9
idk about you but she saved the summer for me... such a good track, the percussion is incredible and so busy and crunchy. and then the high synth pads and the fluttery arpeggiators contrast it to make it feel so summery, the brightness and air from the synths and then the sweat and heat from the percussion. the vocals match it too: the scooped notes in the first part of choruses are so bright and ecstatic and then they move into the whispered parts and it's like they're out of breath from the heat. song of every summer forever and ever more
5. Girls Never Die - TripleS
this song is so beautiful... if you have not read the lyrics please do I can't do them justice here. however, just on a whole this work is so beautiful, the song, lyrics, video, all add to the effectiveness of it's messaging. the lyrics speak so honestly and genuinely about the truths of being a girl in a way that's both dark and uplifting because it's about community and solidarity, enhanced by the 24 of them together. the groove and harmony are familiar, and the lalala's are simple and catchy above it, so it is ultimately comforting and welcoming for the audience to empathise and share in the tears. then, the small moments of modal interchange land on the last 'la' before saying the title 'girls never die' each time, and in doing so it ignites the theme of resilience and hope and trying again and getting a different result.
4. Killin' It - P1Harmony
absolute banger.... this song just makes you feel so good about yourself and I love that that's the whole intention of the song. It has the regular 'i'm the coolest ever' energy but the point of it is that everyone's ëêč is different and they show that off, with each member getting a chorus to sing in whatever way suits them. and we can't not talk about the boy who's root came 2005... jongseobs rhythm is forever so impressive but he ate it up this time, the drag on some syllables is so disorientating but he is ON that beat as ever. piwon are just all so cool and in your face about it, like the synth in this song is basically the whole time, shifting octave or instrument when needed but so present. just so funnnnn.
3. Cosmic - Red Velvet
moonshine, kenzie, ellen berg, and adrian mckinnon on one Red Velvet track... it truly wouldn't make sense if I didn't love it. the verse bass is so present and natural, and then switching to the synth for the chorus turns it into something magical and other-worldly. the percussion does the exact same thing, adding a mess of low-pitched percussion in the chorus that gives the sound of a hand-drum group, adding to the regular Red Velvet creepy cult vibes. And then disco strings over all that? the chorus also being a six bar phrase rather than four is so interesting and effective, it disorientates the regular counting as the phrase ends before you'd expect, and you're just swooped into their orbit. moonshine, especially with Red Velvet, have this talent of creating a whole new world of a chorus with new instrumentation and new harmony that it truly feels like you've transported somewhere else. it's just an experience to be brought back and forth between these different places so seamlessly i love it so much
2. Lovers or Enemies - CIX
the bass... it's so gorgeous. the verses stay open and held and the percussion is allowed to be fast moving and decorative.... all to build to this chorus where the bass takes complete focus. the wall of vocals matching the bass rhythm exactly to emphasise the surprise of it is So effective. the variation of chorus parts is done perfectly to create interest in each chorus in a different way. the first time around the bass drops for the 'love love love' post-chorus, the second time it matches the vocals swaying easy rhythm, and the final time it continues that powerful syncopated rhythm while the vocals sing delicately and happily above it. this is an absolute masterpiece to me. the care it takes to fit these parts against each other in all their varied ways to make every part of the song different than the last and increase the emotion right up to the end moment. i'm going to miss jinyoung and ot5 so much but it's so special to me that this song was what it was as the last ot5 :( it is perfect to me!
1. Supernova - Aespa
i mean when you cry at a noisey ass track like this it says it all. it's SO noisy and the vocals are so beautifully placed on top, allowed to be lyrical and held in moments but digitalised in such effective ways to blend with all the noise around them. the ah-oh-ay parts are crunchy and dissonant and so addictive they needed to be repeated as much as they are or it would've been a disappointment. they throw the entire song into that last chorus, the full exspanse of the track until then, the ah-oh-ays in full swing, and the new screeching synth above it all. the chromatics... all the moments of dissonance and clashing... it does exactly what noise music is meant to do for me, scratches my brain and gets my heart rate up and overwhelm in the best way possible. and aespa are still able to be so cunty against car crash robot music... incredible
thank you for reading if you got this far! pls share ur favs with me i wanna hear all you have to yap. happy new year to everyone!!!
One thing I've noticed on Tumblr, is that most of the time, "Villain Whump" is usually an individual who was never really that bad, and was more a minor inconvenience and pest than actual danger, and was always frenemies or love interest to the heroes pre-whump.
And while this is a great trope, that is not Villain whump. That is shady dude whump.
Please. We need more actually once-terrifying Villain and Supervillain whumpees.
Any other neurodivergent people who went undiagnosed for years ever self diagnose themselves as "weird" and now are trying to overcome your issues of thinking you're "weird" and unlikable when in reality you just had ADHD and/or autism?
Do you ever just wanna but then you canât because we live in a cruel capitalist society that values the grind over, ya know, general contentment and well being of beings ⊠so then you do anyways because you can and heck The Man and the Cruel Capitalism and itâs the only way you know how to stick it to them?
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I already said it somewhere else, but seeing everyone collectively lose it over the Royai animatic teaser has been very endearing. Iâm really happy I can be a part of such an awesome community <3 <3
Can we take a moment to appreciate the 'pspspspspspspsps' noise that jschlatt does to lead Tommy and Tubbo around
cause as a hyper person who has an obsession with ASMR that would totally work on me. If one of my friends wanted me to go somewhere and started making that noise I would follow them 1000%. like yes, you have my full attention
oh is the âmlm ships are fetishizationâ argument being slung at bylers now?? what a dumb fucking argument.
unless youâre doing something legitimately fetishistic (which i have at least personally not seenâsomeone could be doing it, but to my knowledge, the majority of byler shippers in the fandom are not) then, guess what? itâs not fetishizing.
also from what iâve seen, a lot of bylers are queer themselves?? so, again: weird take.
yâall arenât claiming this about elumax, elmax, or ronance (all ships i also like btw), which are also queer ships.. so is it just queer men you donât like?? whatâs the issue here?
what if a baby queer that likes byler sees the dumbfuck shit yâall are spewing and starts to feelâunrightfullyâgross and wrong? what if they start to feel bad about themselves over a fictional ship, of all things? homophobia is still wildly prevalent, and so easy to internalize. none of this is that fucking deep in the first place, itâs a gd netflix show. but the way you speak toâand down toâREAL PEOPLE is that deep.
dislike whatever ship you want!! but donât start acting like itâs over some moral high ground that you donât have. donât make queer people feel guilt over enjoying a queer ship. bffr.
also, shipping never used to be about what was canon: it was about what people could relate to, find themselves in, and enjoy. stop acting like this is more important than it is, and stop attacking people over it. particularly when youâre using buzzwords that donât apply and could hurt younger queer people.
for reference, before anyone tries to pull the âfetishizingâ shit on me: i am a queer, trans man. i like byler because 1) i didnât get to come out and start transitioning until i was in my 20s and also have been chronically ill+disabled+suffering with an ed my whole life, so i missed out on both being a ânormalâ teen boy and just a lot of my teen years in general. 2) at 21, i married my DM from my teenage DnD years and now weâre cute and gay!! iâm an artist and he is writing a book based on the DnD world he spent his entire life building. i edit it for him and draw his character art. heâs also building his own gridless role playing system akin toâDnD but differentâthat i do the art for. so i see a lot of us in the ship, and think itâd be cute to see that play out in the show.
