seventeen as seventeen songs 🎶:
vcu I ppu I hhu
jeonghan: our dawn is hotter than day — like the song itself, jeonghan makes carats feel like they are submerged in a gentle, warm hug. he is a bowl of warm pumpkin soup, a windy october day where you cocoon yourself under a blanket, a friend who won't let you make self-deprecating jokes, the bonfire where you pass around smores and giggles, he is the colour of tangerine orange and ivory
joshua: icarus — "even if i become blind looking at you, even if i burn looking at you". for me these lyrics scream joshua. his love is quiet and steady but it's not an iota less passionate. the chorus croons out the feeling that 'i am here holding you. what are you afraid of? and who is joshua if not a person who will always catch you when you fall? he is the person who lays down beside you and makes up silly stories as you gaze at the stars, he is the comfort of your favourite convenience store drink, the dialogue of a nostalgic childhood movie, he is the colour of honey and milk chocolate.
woozi: yawn — giving a vcu member a vcu song is something i wanted to sidestep but this song is literally what jihoon means to me. he is someone who would feel guilty if he couldn't take your pain away, he is the silent companionship when you don't have the tears to cry your heart out, he is the friend who won't let you face your fears alone even if all he can do is quietly hold your hand, he is the twinkle of the ocean reflecting the sunlight, he is crystal blue and wonder lust pink.
dokyeom: 7 pm (ft peder elias) — "at seven in my house we will sing both our lungs out, and dance to the moonlight cause everything feels right" these lyrics makes me think of seokmin every time. the song, itself, opens on a soft, catchy tone that you can't help but pay attention to and just like the song, seokmin is someone who, when he catches your notice, you can't take your eyes away. he is that moment when your butter is the perfect temperature to spread on your toast. he is that split second when you are walking down the road and you are captivated by the strain of music from a busking group. he is the colour of sunshine yellow and coffee brown.
seungkwan: together — the song starts off with an anticipating beat and it doesn't stop. it's a hail of crescendos upon crescendos and god, isn't it exactly seungkwan as a person? he is someone who uplifts everyone through good times and bad. seungkwan is the friend who pulls you off the ground and says, "want to race another round?" and you can't help but run away with him. he is the grass adorned with dewdrops on a foggy morning, the smell of tantalizing street food, the colour of buttercup yellow and citrus orange.