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Hi! My name is Chris Hong and this is my art blog. I draw what I like at the moment and right now I am really into kpop. Groups I like: Bangtan, EXO, Infinite, BAP, Teentop, BTOB, VIXX and more :)

[chrishong]

*meep*

Sorry for the unannounced hiatus guys T^T but you know I couldn't have let BTS's one year anniversary pass by without me celebrating (for I'm the biggest army I know)!! I had other pictures planned and drawn out for this occasion but this is all I could muster T.T not 100% happy with it but..  my current skills won't allow me to do them the way I envisioned them T.T I'm still working on the art side of things.. there's some progress but still frustrated :O I think I probably need to stop drawing BTS for a while LOL or at least start some other design projects and not just draw fanart, I feel my design sensibility is severely receding.. I really need to get back to my roots and fundamentals.

Some of you have sent me such kind supportive messages while I was away, thank you so so much, I will reply to them as soon as I can!<333

random BTS aside but did you guys hear on a radio show, Jungkook say to his hyung going off to the military to "keep drawing"? HIS HYUNG DRAWS? like officially? I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT KOOKIE'S OLDER BRO LOL DON'T YOU???

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"Ignite the stars in my heart" - from 길 or "Path" by BTS

This image was inspired by my hands down favourite song from BTS. What I love foremost about BTS is their music and the sincerity of the lyrics, and this song sure makes me tear up each time I hear it ;_; (along w Born Singer). I feel like I can relate to the hardships, the opposition from everyone and everything that you face for chasing your dreams, sometimes even making you wonder whether or not you've made the right decision which can be demoralizing and soul-crushing, but you jus gotta keep hustlin' and never look back! I know it's so cheesy but I'm so happy this group was formed and gave me music I love listening to every single day. I'm so proud of all they achieved within a year for a hiphop/idol group from a small company of many giants. Proud as an ARMY to have followed them on their journey thus far... here's to never looking back!

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Sorry I haven't been posting lately.. I'm fighting my art demons atm T.T and trying to stay away from distractions like tumblr haha. I'll slowly post some of the older stuff I did meanwhile, I'm not too proud of it but it's BTS so shouldn't be SO repulsive XD;;;;;;; looking for a job atm and just focusing on improvement, thank you all for your interest and support!! :) <3

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Shy, barefaced Junkookie.. <3 my favourite;;;

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"hyungggg let's go homeeee" 형 집에가자앙ㅠㅠㅠㅠ ㅋㅋ

I really like namjin couple XD esp when Rapmon is being all cute to Jin hyung keke.

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ALL HAIL KING SUGA!!!!!! happy birthday SUGA BB!!!!!! MIN SUGAAAAAA <33333 you are literally my favourite ugh. What would Bangtan do without your sassy ass lol. So proud to be a pisces like Suga as well as blood type O hehe! HBD MIN SUGA!!! Love you Daegu lapperman. Damn...shit!

EDIT: OOPS lmfao for once i'm early OTL i thought it was the 8th >< well i'm busy tmrw so better early than late haha;;;;;;

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Happy birthday J-hope!!!! ;_; he's such a sweetheart... I swear he doesn't have a single bad bone in his body. I think he's a nice bridge between the hyungs and maknaes, I imagine him to be the peacemaker in the group, and the one the members go to when they need to talk. He just seems so reliable. He's also the most well rounded member, he can rap/compose, dance, and not fail interviews lol So grateful to have him in BTS *tears* happy bday bb<3

[chrishong]

정국아ㅏㅏㅏㅏㅏ

Jungkook-ahhhhh

윌유뷔마이밸런타인?

Will you v my valentine?

No? really????

Oh okay byeeeee *cries*

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HII-- completely random ask-- I wanted to let you know you're a really big inspiration to me for a long while!! I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW FIGURES AND PAINT haha;; you really motivate me to draw! I felt shy trying to express this because I normally don't do this to people I admire;; but my friend encouraged me to message you;; YEH! bows and says thank you for creating great art

T______T gosh thank you, but I’m hardly worthy an artist to look up to, i struggle every single day and sometimes get so frustrated even to the point of giving up sometimes :/ why must art be so hard?! lol but I appreciate your kind words, really, good luck with art school and learn as much as you can from everything and everyone around you!

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I was actually really happy when I found out Gosohyun was the female lead in BTS's Boy in Luv. I became a fan of hers after watching Korea's next top model season 3 a while back, I really really love her face >< she has such nice, delicate but sharp, streamlined features. (some ppl are saying she looks a lot like BTOB's ilhoon, well I love ilhoon's face!) So I was inspired to do these couple-y drawings, plz don't hate me XD these are just fictional situations, not based off the teaser obviously. I drew more but these were the ones I decided to take further. O god what will become of my life when the actual mv comes out tmrw ;__; dat Jin tho!!!! what ever happened to princess Jin?

Which pair your favourite here 8D?

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Gosh lol your art selfies are super cute!! Also do you mind if I ask what brush are you using for drawing the outline of the 1st picture? I mean it looks like you're using chalk or something lol... is it done digitally? If it's a PS brush, mind to tell me whats the name ><

thank you! >// here’s a snapshot of the brush I was using, on photoshop CS5

It’s named “conte pencil on bumpy surface”. But I think it does resemble chalky texture!

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Some artist selfies lol can't comment on the accuracy but I have bad posture (tense shoulders) and crooked legs and I can never seem to stand solidly on ground >< I wear mainly crew necks with unflattering cuts, the bow is to keep my bangs up I know it's juvenile haha but I'm attached to it .__.

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Reaction to the "RnB version" of BTS's N.O @ Seoul Music Awards

I try to keep my blog mostly art and less of my bullshit (sorry haha) but i just HAD TO SHARE, MY FEELS 

I just saw their performance of "N.O" on the Seoul Music awards and I'm in shambles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWf1RAxg5Os

They were ALL sexy don't get me wrong but i DIED, when Suga did his part, it was short but PEREFCTION, the tone of his voice and the swanky guitar and his mannerisms (swag) was so perfect together ;__; Suga's so sexy right?, even with the eyeliner the fur coat the earnings his signature bowtie bandana and all the accessories, his masculinity transcends through all that and it's the most awesome and entertaining irony/contradiction in BTS. I def find him the "sexiest" in the group. Anyone else agree w me about this performance?? Or Suga in general?? is this what their comeback is going to be like but times a million more feels *sobs*??

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Some drawings based off their recent events at award shows... SO proud of our boys, they've been so busy lately and my feels have been accordingly INTENSE, and thus these drawings lol I cannot get over how AMAZING Jimin looks with his new hair, I am obsessed with his new look ;w; bb looks so good. I also thought Taehyung looked so amazing on the red carpet recently, love his new hair too. Suga looked so cute and funny in one of the photos where he's walking on the red carpet haha n Rapmon just looked pimp as always n Kookie was so handsome, shy and composed. Sigh I'm not mentally, emotionally prepared for their comeback on Feb 12 OTL

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do u ship taekook?

Hmmm I don’t NOT ship Taekook, I think any pairing has potential to be interesting (those boys surprise me everyday lol)

But I don’t find the Taekook dynamic interesting enough for me, maybe it’s a lack of power struggle? a lack of tension? they’re both rather submissive in nature (versus Suga, rapmon, “the leaders”), I find it more interesting when one person has a little “bigger” and demanding, domineering personality cuz there’s more opportunity for story. That’s why I like Kookie monster (young apprentice/wise sensei type haha), Sugakook, Suga/hope, Namjin, Vmin!! (even though they’re the same age, bossypants Jimin makes it interesting lol), Kookmin! Oh and I love the maknae line trio :) vs. the hyung line~

I ship the above more so than I would.. Vjin, Sugamon (too much tension?!rivarly?!gasp lol), Taekook alone (throw jimin in there and we’re good)

I like Vhope too even though I find them both alike in nature, we see it so much that it’s impossible not to ship lol they emphasize eachother’s weirdness haha.

Dominant->submissive

Suga>rapmon>jimin> jungkook=jin=jhope=v lol, just my opinion tho!!!

sorry I kind of took this ask as an opportunity to ramble about my boys OTL i can go on and on haha /offtosleep

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May I ask what made you change your mind about Simon & Martina? Honestly, I still can't stand them. I find their videos and stuff borderline fetishism and I can get kinda sickened by them :\ Their loud, over-confident and needy personalities don't help with the image either.

Hi Anon, thanks for the ask, this is the hardest ask I got in my inbox so far XD

hmmm I’m not sure when the shift happened exactly, my friend had showed me one of their videos a long long time ago and at first I had the same reaction too, I thought they were really loud (they still are haha) and obnoxious and annoying and I couldn’t possibly believe that they, “foreigners” could have anything concrete to say about “MY culture”, a culture that isn’t their own. But I still watched their videos from time to time (i like to mindlessly have something playing in the back when I’m working) and I don’t know I just became less guarded and critical lol I think I just started giving them credit for all their success, like when I saw that they had set up their own studio in gangnam.. i mean that is not easy to do for a national let alone a foreigner, land there is SO, DAMN, EXPENSIVE.. and to have employees? They’ve created this business for themselves and are living what seems like pretty fun lives, I couldn’t not applaud at that lol also I had to grudgingly admit that OKAY, so they might know a little more than I do about modern korea ATM, definitely not about the deep rooted culture and korean mentality but about pop culture and what kind of slang they use, the trendiest cafes in seoul, etc (i really don't know nuttin about the current stuff!). And they seem to genuinely love what they do, to genuinely love our culture, when you see someone really doing what they love and working really hard, you can’t help but believe what they have to say, to offer.

But what I think really endeared me to them is how much those two love each other, I mean yeah they really are in your face about it in most of their videos but I just thought to myself.. HOW DID THOSE TWO FIND EACHOTHER?? LOL so perfectly odd together you know? So lucky! So envious really :/ good for them.

Oh also they are Canadian and from around the same part I am from so there’s that connection XD

I mean I still find them really loud and annoying haha but I find myself laughing aloud a lot of the times too XD (I'm also really loud and obnoxious OTL)

Hope that answered your question anon :O /endrant

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The Original Kim Namjoon 김남준...aka Rapmonster

Tried a different colouring approach than usual, hope you guys like the result :) I tried to make it look a little gloomy/moody (cuz pff he's too coo for skoo) but in the end I think I just made him look too "bishie" lol. This is based off his highschool yearbook photo~ (but the hair is more based off mbc gayo dejun backstage fb photos XD I'm all over their fb page haha OTL)