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Hey all, it's been a while! I've got a few songs I wanted to share and I was trying to figure out which one I wanted to share the most (a hard decision lol) and I think I've finally settled on one!

Okay, so let me get into this song and the MV especially, because I sobbed the first time I watched it and I still cry.

First, how the heck did Woozi come up with this song based off a one-off line from Hoshi (It's my first time living too). It so perfectly encapsulates what it feels like to be growing up, that things are hard but someday it gets better and we should still celebrate that time of youth.

Now, the music video. I'm overly sensitive on the best of days, and something about this MV just hits so hard.

So each member here (all 5 of the vocal team) has a different story of loneliness and they're each told in a such a brilliant way and they're so different that I think it can really connect with everyone.

I'll never understand the isolation of cubicle life that Joshua represents, but I can 100% get onboard with being too scared to face the outside world (Woozi) or not knowing anything about my future (DK). I fully resonate with the lyrics "I want to be by myself but I don't want to be alone."

I love that their club is called the T(iny)Issue Club because sometimes that's absolutely how life feels, that our issues are tiny, that other people have it worse. But when we all get together, then we realize that not only are our issues not tiny, but we can help lift and support each other.

And it's shown so beautifully in the MV. They all come to this club still hiding, still believing they're alone and their struggles are something to hide, but by the end they all overcome those struggles because they're together.

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Halley's Comet - Oneus

I've been obsessed with this song since it dropped a couple years ago. Oneus has, historically, been a no-skip group for us and they really deserve way more recognition, but this song especially! It hits all my buttons for a song that just stays with me forever. The soft guitar, the swelling chorus, the dramatic hits. It's simply perfect.

I love it so much that when Suji and Minji went to the concert, I saved one (1) video they sent and it was this song.

-Yeaji 🌙

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If I had this song on any streaming service I would listen to it nonstop. I love listening to the SKZ Records because those song are the ones that they invested in. It's songs that they wrote and produced on their own, and it's something you can hear in the music. These records are for them - not necessarily for the company.

But this one is, in my opinion, the best. Han Jisung is a musical genius (and not just because he's my bias lol) and I've loved this song ever since it dropped.

I wish I had more to say but I can't find the words.

[kpodcast]

Summer is almost over and I realized that I have a backlog of summery kpop songs! There's so many great summer bops, whether it's the lyrics, the music, or the vibes. So I picked 5 of my favorite summer songs to share 🌞

Wave - Ateez

Get Away -DKB

Chi Mat Ba Ram - Brave Girls

Red Flavor - Red Velvet

Boogie Woogie - Cravity

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Fantasia - Monsta X

While I can attribute DKB for opening the K-Pop door to me, Monsta X are the ones who really kicked it down. This was the first song I heard that really opened my eyes to what music (and K-Pop) could be.

It'll always be one of my favorites :)

-🌙

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I know it's a funny coincidence but hey! What spectacular timing! Right after we did a pretty deep analysis of this song, it goes Gold.

Congrats to Stray Kids!

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It's Admin Yeaji coming in hot for Valentine's Day! 💜

I was going to make a post of a collection of KPop love songs - but there's a lot! I know of at least 3 groups that recorded an album based on love songs. So instead, we're going to get a little real in here with 2 songs that are specifically important to me.

My first song is "Down" by A.C.E

This song played through my head on repeat when I met my husband. He and I met through our parents and, at that point, I had given up on finding love/romance. But after our first date - I knew he was the one. Even now, whenever I hear this, I remember meeting him for the first time and how I never wanted that first date to end.

The second one is "Darl+ing" by Seventeen

Really, the only thing I have to say about this cute song is that it's my husband's ringtone 💕

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"I think you like me"

Is it too late to talk about SHINee's newest release? Not here!

Imagine my surprise when I found out that "Juice" wasn't the title track because it goes so hard.

The only other SHINee song I ever heard was "Don't Call Me" and I never really explored them other than that, but even from my limited knowledge of their discography, SHINee has a very distinct style in their music. It's their rhythm, their melodic lines, the rap breakdowns and bridges, the instrumentation, the harmonies, etc.

We, all three of us, agree that "Juice" is the best song on the album. And it's not hard to see why. It's so catchy, but the change in expected melodies keeps you on your toes. During the hook ("I think you like me") the disconnect between the instruments and the vocals is so fun, and those little string hits throughout, it just keeps the song fresh and interesting all throughout.

It's so fun listening to a 2nd gen group. They clearly have their style and stick with it, and there's no denying the SHINee sound that they've spent time cultivating. Not to mention that when they debuted, I was still in high school! That's SO long to be performing/making music. Of course, they weren't doing that for the entire fifteen years (tragedy and solos and military enlistment and such) but what's the last thing you've done for that long?