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Today, I wanted to tell you about what writing a song with Skitz is like!
If I’m writing with the girls, I do a lot of writing with AJ, but only because Skitz has her own process and I would hate to break her out of it. But when we collab… it’s honestly so much fun! We sit together in her studio and just… have fun and improvise~
So, we were in her studio, Skitz at her computer set up and me sitting on the floor, wrapped in a blanket with my laptop on my lap. Lyrics were littered all over my screen, so many documents open I almost lost track of them. And Skitz had about three different songs open that she was working on almost simultaneously. At one point, I kid you not, she turned around and asked me when I got there - I’d been there for an hour. Anyway… finally, when we get to a spot where we both feel ready to start working, I move over next to her desk and we get to writing. A lot of the time when we write together, we’ll pull lyrics from other works in progress to see if anything goes together. If we find something that works, we put it together and work on lyrics from there before finding a sound to go with it. And if we don’t find lyrics that go together, we’ll start with something that Skitz is working on, something that we both feel inspired by. From there, it’s actually really easy for us to collab and work together - our creative processes may be a little different, but we can work collaboratively to pull off something really fun!
Would you guys like to get a look at something we wrote?
The cover of this week is "Toy" by BlockB! This was one of (if not the) first songs that I listened to by BlockB. I fell in love instantly because it has still the particular BlockB sound but it is different from their usual music. It's strong and delicate, it's meaningful and sad. I admire BlockB sunbaenims for their ability to change and explore which I hope us as Solar will have as well. I hope to explore different genres, concepts and try everything and I hope that our Suns will be with us on this journey.
Here's some of my favourite lyrics: "All I need is for our relationship to be remembered beautifully / and displayed in an aisle of your memories / when your mind is quiet, you will discover me / it might have been smart of me / to love like a fool instead".
-This vLive was recorded, edited and then posted on Solar’s channel on the app;
-There is a brief intro made of scenes of Yueliang vlogging her own mistakes and accidents. She bumped in a bunch of tourists and she nearly tripped on the Rialto Bridge. She also tried to take some pictures of herself leaving the camera on a wall or a handrail but seagulls and pigeons kept getting in the way;
-“Hello everybody!” she exclaims cheerfully, “as you can see I am not in Seoul! I’m back to Italy for a short holiday and I thought it’d be the perfect opportunity to show you a bit of my dear Venice!”;
-“So today, we’ll visit some famous places, some cool places and maybe, even some creepy ones!”;
-Yueliang is so excited she can barely contain her grin. She is wearing comfortable clothes and has a big hydro flask with her;
-“Stay hydrated!”;
-She is marching towards San Marco Square and she totally ignored the classic tourist points to show us something more fun. It’s a monument and it shows a lady as she is dropping a mortar from her window;
-“This” Yueliang says excitedly, “is one of my favorite things in Venice”.
-“You need to know that in 1310 Baiamonte Tiepolo plotted together with other noblemen, a conspiracy to overthrow the government of the Serenissima. Their army was preparing to attack the government building. Puzzled by the roar coming from the street, Lady Giustina leant out of her house window and in doing so dropped a heavy mortar that she was holding immediately killing the flag holder of the army of rioters. This incident caused havoc amongst the insurgents who were subsequently easily defeated by the regular army”;
-Yueliang eyes are shining: “Isn’t this great?”;
-Yueliang: *points at any artistic detail * Mina would love it!
-She proceeds running around Venice, showing both recognizable spots and funny curiosities;
-This is such a relaxing video I love it;
-“Let’s talk about curses”;
-Okay, not that relaxing;
- A horrible fate has combined the stories of the owners of this beautiful building, so as to define it “cursed”.
-“The owners of the beautiful Ca’ Dario Palace have all met a horrible fate. Brace yourself, the list is long” Yueliang has a wicked smile, she really loves dark stories;
-“Do you know who has been buried in San Michele Cemetery? Stravinsky! I love his music and I still remember when I was practicing his violin concerto… ah, I miss those times! Maybe one day I’ll play a bit of it for you!”;
-She really is doing her best to capture the beauty of Venice;
-“You may not know this but Venice has quite some underground spaces and crypts despite lying on water! The San Marco Basilica hides a secret. Basically, under the marbled floor lies a crypt fashioned out of the earliest buildings of the basilica. The crypt used to be the place where remains of St. Mark’s – the patron saint of Venice – were laid to rest in secret. They were only discovered in 1811 locked up in a wooden box which had been hidden in a pillar. The relics had been concealed there in fear that an attempt could be made to steal them in the same way they had been stolen from Alexandria in Egypt by two Venetian merchants in the 9th century”;
-“Stay hydrated!”;
-Yueliang: *points at any food stand * Ari and Luna would love that!
-After more shots of her face as she is walking, she reached Mastelli Palace;
-“This is the last place we’ll visit today, I’m dead tired but I had so much fun hanging out with you Suns! I hope you enjoyed seeing a new kind of content and I’m so happy I had the opportunity to tell you some interesting stories about Venice!”;
-She ends the vlog showing the curious statues adorning Campo dei Mori. There are three men and they look pretty startled. There is also a bas-relief with a camel.
-“The legend says that they were three rich silk and spices merchants – Rioba, Afani and Sandi – who tried to scam a rich Venetian lady by selling her some low-quality textiles for an exceedingly high price. She ended up catching up with the scam so she cursed the money she paid. When the three dishonest merchants touched the money they turned into stone! It is said that if you touch the nose of the statue of Sior Rioba, you’ll have luck in your business affairs” she explained smiling;
-At the end, Yueliang touches the nose of the statue and, while looking at the camera, she cheers: “Solar, fighting!”.
I’m sorry this is gonna be so short, but I wanted to tell you a little bit about the crazy workout I did this week… and that’s because I worked out with the Big Tiddie Committee!
And before you ask - I was at the gym first, Matthew texted me and I answered between exercises, and then they all just showed up! But it was actually really fun~ Not only were they really helpful in spotting me when I needed it, they gave me a lot of new ideas for different routines and exercises to do. And they were all super sweet… even if none of them would take a post-workout selfie with me (they literally took them after I walked out of the gym… I know, rude).
But I think I made some new friends today, and I’m really excited to see them some more!
Wow, this really was so short… is there something you’d like to hear about? Just let me know!
The girls have all decided it might be time for a reveal. A reveal of who’s behind each of their whacky personalities. There are 7 bloggers behind the scenes. Who are you interested to meet? They’re all around willing to answer questions! All you have to do is ask.
Please enjoy my cover of "It Ends Tonight" by All American Rejects! Finally another English song! I was a bit unsure about covering English songs at first because these are all pieces that hold a meaning to me, to my younger self and I didn't know if I wanted to share that part of me. But then I thought that it could be helpful to Suns to see how I struggled too, how I didn't know what to do and how I was insecure of myself. With this song, that was my favourite all through high school, I want to let you know that it's okay to not being perfect, because no one is. As long as you do your best, it's okay. There is no failure, only learning experiences.
Here is some of my favourite lyrics: "When darkness turns to light / it ends tonight, it ends tonight / just a little insight won't make this right / it's too late to fight, it ends tonight / it ends tonight".
