Hug Posted December 16, 2021 Author Posted December 16, 2021 a secret Would you like to hear a secret? I'm afraid of a lot of things... Bugs, the dark, heights, and obviously dying But nothing scares me more than my dreams Not that they're scary, it's the opposite, really... I'm scared 'cause I know that's all they'll be To chase my dreams, I'd have to face my fears So in a way, I'm afraid of being happy -- After Party highlight: Sk8 the Infinity by Bones, Hiroko Utsumi If there's anything I love as much as a gay love story, it's a thinly-veiled gay love story. Reki and Langa are BOYFRIENDS I won't hear otherwise. In all seriousness, though, I watched Sk8 with a friend of mine and I adored it. The animation was absolutely gorgeous, the characters were (mostly) charming and lovable, and I ended up getting more invested in a story about skateboarding than I ever imagined I would due to the great writing. I don't watch much TV, much less anime, but this is still one of my all time favorite series and I'm so glad I watched it. Thank you Bones and Hiroko Utsumi, for creating Sk8 the Infinity, for giving me my most-shipped couple of 2021, and for making my 2021 that much better. <3
Lazuli Posted December 17, 2021 Posted December 17, 2021 wow i never know anything that's on your lists nnn, but i like yuqi's voice!
Kinich Posted December 17, 2021 Posted December 17, 2021 The Chase Atlantic Promo just doesnt stop! I think I liked Killa by Mirae, that song by BDC was cute too but they'll never top shoot the moon We stan Xydo in this house!
Mr. Blue_Shirt Posted December 18, 2021 Posted December 18, 2021 Xydo domination on the list as he should! Quote Baekho carrying this group like fr. Their comeback this year is also really good too. But they need to stop with once a year release like babe, we need more please!
Hug Posted December 18, 2021 Author Posted December 18, 2021 No poems because my mind is shot right now. I took a break yesterday because I could afford to! Today's update is going to be combined for July/August and it's still smaller than June or April so... let's just reply to the besties now! On 12/16/2021 at 6:52 PM, hofork said: Xydo slaying yet again Interesting read about this BL. I feel like Love Tractor is a bit more... my thing (if there were a BL I mean) because I like the softer aesthetics. I guess my two frame of references for BLs are skewed though either Fools or... K*lling Stalking His crown stays ON It's true, it's true! I also like the more cute and fluffy things more for the most part. Dark Heaven was more my exception to a rule. ? On 12/17/2021 at 1:18 AM, Lazuli said: wow i never know anything that's on your lists nnn, but i like yuqi's voice! Fair ? I don't know how to say I don't care for most of the mainstream releases without it coming off as edgy or pretentious but these irrelevants just tend to give me what I want more. ? On 12/17/2021 at 6:57 AM, Hikari said: The Chase Atlantic Promo just doesnt stop! I think I liked Killa by Mirae, that song by BDC was cute too but they'll never top shoot the moon We stan Xydo in this house! Their label may or may not have sent me another something something ? Oh speaking of, I was listening to Shoot The Moon a couple days ago and I didn't remember liking it as much as I did on that listen. BDC Moon songs are just something else idk... 11 hours ago, Mr. Blue_Shirt said: Xydo domination on the list as he should! Their comeback this year is also really good too. But they need to stop with once a year release like babe, we need more please! Yeah I need more men whom I can trust to have good choruses. hurry it UP NU'EST... ?
Hug Posted December 18, 2021 Author Posted December 18, 2021 Western/English Spoiler Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Ethereal, magical, mystifying...you know... I'm just going to use this as an honorary spot to mention the whole album. I've listened to every Kacey album (including Golden Hour!!) and star-crossed was my favorite of them. Personally, i've never been big on Kacey albums, but I could point to a song or two from each and say that I enjoy that song particularly. With star-crossed, there was many songs I liked, with title track standing above them all as perhaps my new favorite Kacey song in general. It's beautiful and heartbreaking and I adore everything about it. I was obsessed from first listen. The only reason I didn't actually put most this album on my year end is because I tried not to listen to it much bc it kept making me sad. ? Eastern/J/K/C-Pop Spoiler Just B - Double Dare (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Would you be surprised if I said musical fuckboy BDC - Moon Rider (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Fun & Cool! This is later on the list despite coming before Moonlight because I got into this after Moonlight bashed my head in. BDC have had me in a chokehold ever since. It's true! 2PM - Moon & Back (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Romantic, sensual There's a lot of moon songs, huh... The Boyz - Drink It (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Halloween fuckboyz The fucking grip "I want you to come feel my breath on your neck" had on me is unreal...this song in general is pretty Hug-core, dark pop bop with thinly veiled sexual metaphors? EXACTLY. SHAX - AMEN (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Dark, aggressive, edgy GHOST9 - SEOUL (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Imagine a boy group song where the verses are noisy but the chorus and bridge are good
Hug Posted December 18, 2021 Author Posted December 18, 2021 Still no poems for similar reasons, gonna just go into the after party highlight -- After Party Highlight: "Hades" by Supergiant Games I'd been looking to play this game for a few years and this year I finally got to. I don't know what I thought I was going to get, but it was even better than that. This game was meticulously crafted with so much thought, love, and care put into every aspect and it is evident. "Hades" is an absolute treat to look at, feels wonderful to play, and the music is top notch as well. On top of all that... (don't click if you don't want spoiled x) Spoiler There's even a gay romance option in this game like are you fucking kidding me...I was sold on this game long before I knew that but WEEEEE-- I love this game so much that it was the first game I decided to complete 100% (or at least according to Steam I did!) and it made me realize just how much I enjoy the rogue-like genre. I really couldn't recommend this game enough, it's phenomenal. One of my all-time favorites EASILY. Thank you, Supergiant Games, for creating "Hades", for giving me...you know...and for making my 2021 that much better! <3
Sunderland 4ever Posted December 18, 2021 Posted December 18, 2021 28 minutes ago, Hug said: Kacey Musgraves - star-crossed Expected more from her but it was en enjoyable record still.
Kinich Posted December 19, 2021 Posted December 19, 2021 well everyone was expecting star-crossed to match Golden Hour or even surpass it but alas that happened Moon RIder is my second fave moon song from BDC. Yes GHOST9, we love a song that promotes Korea even though Thai guy was the one promoting at the beginning of the song x
K$Ellie Posted December 19, 2021 Posted December 19, 2021 ahhhh agree with Kacey, didn't like her other stuff music but this album kinda hits, especially the title track I remember liking Moonlight Dress was my fave on the Nuest album which was surprisingly alright!!!
Remmy Posted December 19, 2021 Posted December 19, 2021 Western~ star-crossed was cute but definitely a step down from Golden Hour tbh! and the closing track could've been scrapped. || EJKC-Pop~ sdfjajfid at the amount of fuckboy songs that have popped up. I like how Killa sounds
Lazuli Posted December 19, 2021 Posted December 19, 2021 glad you loved star-crossed i found it disappointing but still a decent record at least!
Hug Posted December 19, 2021 Author Posted December 19, 2021 Replying to the besties~ Spoiler On 12/18/2021 at 5:09 PM, Sunderland 4ever said: Expected more from her but it was en enjoyable record still. Definitely seems to be how most felt! Hope the next Kacey album doesn't disappoint <3 21 hours ago, Hikari said: well everyone was expecting star-crossed to match Golden Hour or even surpass it but alas that happened Moon RIder is my second fave moon song from BDC. Yes GHOST9, we love a song that promotes Korea even though Thai guy was the one promoting at the beginning of the song x Still not getting what's so disappointing about it, but I guess I didn't care for the other Kacey albums and I'm a minority here. Moon Rider is...Top 3? Perhaps? IDK I decided all their Moon songs fucking slap... It's okay to feel a tad patriotic about a city you didn't grow up in <3 20 hours ago, K$Ellie said: ahhhh agree with Kacey, didn't like her other stuff music but this album kinda hits, especially the title track I remember liking Moonlight Dress was my fave on the Nuest album which was surprisingly alright!!! Finally someone who agrees! Like...my thoughts exactly. I feel for the people who weren't into it but...!! Moonlight smasher, Dress smasher wbk. I think I also found the album...alright, but Dress was a big standout to me. 20 hours ago, Remmy said: Western~ star-crossed was cute but definitely a step down from Golden Hour tbh! and the closing track could've been scrapped. || EJKC-Pop~ sdfjajfid at the amount of fuckboy songs that have popped up. I like how Killa sounds Okay I actually like the closing track, but maybe it's partly because I don't know Spanish, thus I can't hear how bad hjer pronunciation is (which it is apparently? according to a couple people I'd heard talk about it who do speak Spanish.) Killa is v fun and energetic! Your thoughts on the BG songs that popped up have been interesting to me bc I expect everyone to hate them all ? 8 hours ago, Lazuli said: glad you loved star-crossed i found it disappointing but still a decent record at least! Kacey will knock it out of the park next time I'm POSITIVE!! Golden Hour is scared. Update coming SOON, thank you everyone once again for supporting when I have a bunch of "Who?"s on my list!
Hug Posted December 19, 2021 Author Posted December 19, 2021 Western/English Spoiler LVCRFT, Bonnie McKee - Resurrection (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Halloween synthpop Last year, LVCRFRT released two songs with Bonnie McKee, Dressed to Kill and Ferocious, so this year they decided to make it a trilogy with Resurrection and they knocked it out the park once again. Bonnie's vocals and pop writing sensibilities combine with LVCRFT's infectious spooky pop productions in a way that just...does it for me. Once upon a time, my favorite Bonnie song was Sleepwalker (My #2 song of 2013 btw), so I've always loved Bonnie's spooky pop and this is no exception. Absolute fun and another staple for my "I want to listen to Halloween music" playlist. PRETTYMUCH - Would You Mind (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Throwback bop...? Charli XCX - Good Ones (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Hyperpop can't come to the phone right now... I didn't like Charli XCX for a long time. Some could even say I was a hater. While I decided it just wasn't worth the energy hating her, and I even came to appreciate HOW she created her music, often collaborating with other artists regardless of her or their relative "star power" simply because she enjoys working with others, this is the song that made me want to reevaluate my whole stance on Charli. Maybe she's great, actually? I will never question her ability to write an excellent pop song again, that's for sure. This hit instantly for me. Ayla D'lyla, Miss Madeline - Life Could Be Sweet (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: A homosexuaity litmus test Eastern/J/K/C-Pop Spoiler BÉBE YANA - Strawberry Kisses (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: 90s House-inspired SMASH... ATTENTION ALL K-POP GG STANS: LISTEN TO THIS SHIT RIGHT NOW ?? She's a former member of the girl group EvoL and she's an indie act now like fr...I can not begin to describe how excellent this song is. BÉBE is incredible on this and the production is stellar. I do NOT know how this is being so damn slept on outside of not having the reach those on labels would have. You're like truly doing yourself a disservice by not giving it a chance!! Kim Woo Seok - Sugar (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Cute and euphoric? Idk... I can be quite particular about my cute-sounding pop songs, but when they hit...god do they hit. This attacked me out of nowhere and I haven't been able to fully recover. This chorus just makes me happy, it's so breezy and fun. The production is bright and fun and I adore it. AKLO, JAY'ED - Different Man (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Throwback bop [2] LeeHi, Yoonmirae - Red Lipstick (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: I think this is supposed to be like 90s throwback N.Cus - Get Out (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: It's a boy group song okay.... Stray Kids - Thunderous Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Stray Kids Okay idk what they did differently with this comeback but I decided I love them now. I went from hater to stan like instantly and it's not like their music is much different...between me loving this song and finding out they produce their own shit, I was kinda impressed...I can understand why others don't like them, but hey I love BG noise it makes me feel like I'm in danger. I think this was my favorite update so far ?
Hug Posted December 19, 2021 Author Posted December 19, 2021 After Party Highlight: My dog! So, I decided I wanted to take the chance to talk about my dog Keke. Even though she was a bit of scaredy cat and often shy around people, I think she just knew when people were POS's. There was this one time this guy, who just so happened to be friends with my uncle, decided to yell "White power!" out the window of his truck towards me and then he was like "Hehe it's a joke"...messed up joke sir! Anyway, later on that day, he was helping carry something up the stairs and into my mom's room and my dog perceived him as a threat and bit him on the ass. Now, she didn't just go and bite people for no reason. We had plenty of people in that house and that was the only person she ever bit! I almost felt bad until he turned around and said "I'll kick the shit out of you, stupid bitch". ? I hope she made you bleed, love! I found out later that he got arrested for domestic abuse. She was both anti-racist and a feminist. She was so iconic! I had to put her down last month because she was old and getting really sick. It was hard but I'm glad I got to have her in my life for as long and I did. Thank you , Keke, for being an amazing dog, for being an absolute LEGEND, and for making many of my years that much better. Love you! Rest easy.
Remmy Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 I remember seeing LVCRFT on someone's list last year and wrote their name down since they specifically make Halloween pop. They definitely have bops and Resurrection is one of them! Then there's others that are a bit too cheesy. Good Ones ahhhh, a banger! Surprised to hear you were a lowkey OCXCXH! Maybe you just prefer her more generic/mainstream sound(s). I was actually enjoying Life Could Be Sweet until I got tired of the vocals after a while || The way I was feeling Strawberry Kisses, Different Man & Red Lipstick but then ALL of the chourses turned me off Aww when I saw the dog picture I remembered you told me you had to put down your dog and I was wondering if she was the one RIP Keke. Yesss at her being able to detect trash people, I know that's right!!!
Ewan Chaos Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 Hades is a fucking FLAWLESS game! I played the shit out of it so much last year when I was unemployed, but didn't get to play enough to get all the way to the romance options (I can barely seem to play a game for more than 10hrs these days let alone the 40+hrs I put into Hades), but whew my bisexual ass was shaking every time I played. Aphrodite, Dionysus, Meg, Zeus, YOU KNOW WHAT let me just stop there. Very cute memorial post for your dog. Rest in peace Keke. We love an anti-racist and feminist ICON!!
Kinich Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 Well Resurrection is a fitting title for that LVCRFT/Bonnie collab coz I didnt know Bonnie was still making music Good Ones is a good song, her hyperpop stans should just give up and move on! Life Could Be Sweet being here, ASC did that! Oh i didnt know BÉBE YANA was from Evol, SAAY who? Sugar is cute but I think I still prefer his Red Moon song x Miss LeeHi giving us a bop this 2021, we love to see and hear it! RIP Keke! You did well! Hug is proud of you <3
Yvess Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 oh wow... i might consider playing HADES now...
Lazuli Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 ahhh you coming around to charli though honestly i find good ones weaker compared to her pc music phase stray kids hmm
Sunderland 4ever Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 20 hours ago, Hug said: Halloween synthpop Never heard of that synthpop subgenre before. As for Charlie XCX, I've heard some songs from her but never came back into them.
Hug Posted December 20, 2021 Author Posted December 20, 2021 Replying to the besties once again, my poetry phase is over Spoiler 19 hours ago, Remmy said: I remember seeing LVCRFT on someone's list last year and wrote their name down since they specifically make Halloween pop. They definitely have bops and Resurrection is one of them! Then there's others that are a bit too cheesy. Good Ones ahhhh, a banger! Surprised to hear you were a lowkey OCXCXH! Maybe you just prefer her more generic/mainstream sound(s). I was actually enjoying Life Could Be Sweet until I got tired of the vocals after a while || The way I was feeling Strawberry Kisses, Different Man & Red Lipstick but then ALL of the chourses turned me off Aww when I saw the dog picture I remembered you told me you had to put down your dog and I was wondering if she was the one RIP Keke. Yesss at her being able to detect trash people, I know that's right!!! A lot of LVCRFT music IS cheesy, like a lot of classic Halloween music like the Monster Mash song is cheesy...but Monster Mash is also good LVCRFT cheese kinda isn't. When they make a banger it BANGS though. Charli XCX is one of those artists that, on paper, I should've LOVED, but her voice was sort of grating to me and then she made Hyperpop and the production was grating too and I just couldn't do it...I'm coming around though! (and yes I am into the more palatable sounds!) Unfortunate about the choruses of the Eastern songs I figured at the least Red Lipstick chorus would stick, though I can understand the choruses feeling underwhelming/disappointing. As much as I love Strawberry Kisses, it does have a near non-chorus f. Keke truly was such a sweetheart who stood up for her morals! I've never known a better dog. 19 hours ago, Ewan Chaos said: Hades is a fucking FLAWLESS game! I played the shit out of it so much last year when I was unemployed, but didn't get to play enough to get all the way to the romance options (I can barely seem to play a game for more than 10hrs these days let alone the 40+hrs I put into Hades), but whew my bisexual ass was shaking every time I played. Aphrodite, Dionysus, Meg, Zeus, YOU KNOW WHAT let me just stop there. Very cute memorial post for your dog. Rest in peace Keke. We love an anti-racist and feminist ICON!! I'm SAYING. The way the devs said them all being beautiful was like...essential to their characters or something I forgot how they put it, but it made sense to me! I'm sure even now she's biting racists and misogynists wherever she is. Just now, Sunderland 4ever said: Never heard of that synthpop subgenre before. As for Charlie XCX, I've heard some songs from her but never came back into them. Well I don't think it's a real subgenre, but it seemed like an apt description! I also don't blame you for not being able to get into Charli...I definitely couldn't, and still can't for the most part. 7 hours ago, Hikari said: Well Resurrection is a fitting title for that LVCRFT/Bonnie collab coz I didnt know Bonnie was still making music Good Ones is a good song, her hyperpop stans should just give up and move on! Life Could Be Sweet being here, ASC did that! Oh i didnt know BÉBE YANA was from Evol, SAAY who? Sugar is cute but I think I still prefer his Red Moon song x Miss LeeHi giving us a bop this 2021, we love to see and hear it! RIP Keke! You did well! Hug is proud of you <3 She just makes TikToks reminding people she wrote for Katy Perry mostly these days. EXACTLY...!! Hyperpop had its moment, it's time to MOVE ON. The way I didn't even play that game/keep up with it, I just got it on my Discover Weekly and was realizing just how irreparably gay I am. :( WAIT SAAY IS FROM EvoL TOO? TIL. I like both but Sugar is sumn else for me...like it's so blissful :shy: I know like nothing of LeeHi but yeah thanks to her for Red Lipstick bop. I AM proud of her! Really too good for this place. :shy: 6 hours ago, Yvess said: oh wow... i might consider playing HADES now... Well you SHOULD. 6 hours ago, Lazuli said: ahhh you coming around to charli though honestly i find good ones weaker compared to her pc music phase stray kids hmm I have decided to casually fan. Stray Kids are noise I GET IT. *insert picture of raccoon defending garbage* Thank you once again <3
Hug Posted December 20, 2021 Author Posted December 20, 2021 Western/English Spoiler Erika Tham - Admit It (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: R&B / Atmosphere: Y'all know what an Ariana song sounds like? This took me by surprise. I had no idea Erika Tham was releasing a song, but I just so happened to follow her on Twitter because of Make It Pop/XO-IQ. I saw she was promoting this song after she dropped it on streaming and I gave it a spin and was SHOCKED. I loved it on first listen and its been hitting since. I can admit that I can hear Ariana influences on this, but it's more up my alley than many of Ariana's latest releases. She really impressed me with this release and I'm SO excited to hear more. James Hype, Pia Mia - Good Luck (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Dance / Atmosphere: Think pop girl DJ collab PLVTINUM - Sacrilegious (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Edgy Halloween-ish Jai Waetford - LowLow (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: This is the final boss of fuckboys on my year end "You think that you're tough / only when we're fuckin' / Take it like a champ / Keep the quiet when we're done / When your friends find out / Girl, it's never any fun" AHH yes give me this unapologetic fuckboy energy it's so revolting I stan. LVCRFT, Jake Miller - Paranoid (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Blinding Lights but water it down and make it Halloween Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: ...Electronic? / Atmosphere: Euphoric, cool! This chorus is fucking transcendental, on another level... Eastern/J/K/C-Pop Spoiler JO1 - Safety Zone (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: It makes me feel dangerous idk I discovered this song in the same month I added Born to Be Wild to my list, but this hit me LATE. I liked it, but in October it just clicked and suddenly I LOVED it. There's so many HOOKS in this song like idfk...it's all so catchy and fun and GOD it's a smash. ENHYPEN - Upper Side Dreamin' (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: It's giving 90s Sun, Xydo - Sunflower (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: R&B / Atmosphere: More cute shit what do you want... Xydo wrecks me with his cute R&B music and this is like no exception...I wish I found this sooner, but I love this song. THE9-劉雨昕 - Of Course (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: Pop / Atmosphere: Midtempo or something MRSHLL, oceanfromtheblue - DRiNK 2 4GET (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: R&B / Atmosphere: This reminds me of 80s ballads but not exactly? I can't really describe this song that well, I don't possess the vernacular. All i know is this is so good and SO SLEPT ON??? the video on YouTube has less than 1k views like HOW. I've known MRSHLL for a while and I've been rooting for him as an openly gay KR&B artist, but most of his music didn't do much for me but this HITS. I really enjoy this and it plays to his strengths well! oceanfromtheblue did really well on his part too, it's a good collab. x twlv, Queen Wasabi - Twerking Remix (Spotify/YouTube) Genre: R&B / Atmosphere: Ho anthem
Sunderland 4ever Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 3 minutes ago, Hug said: Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World Oh, now we're talking!
Remmy Posted December 20, 2021 Posted December 20, 2021 Mercurial World -- Oh, now we're talking! [2] There's bigger bangers on the album though. Paranoid is alright, Every Night outsold || I do be liking Upper Side Dreamin', I do!! Quote A lot of LVCRFT music IS cheesy, like a lot of classic Halloween music like the Monster Mash song is cheesy...but Monster Mash is also good LVCRFT cheese kinda isn't. When they make a banger it BANGS though. Charli XCX is one of those artists that, on paper, I should've LOVED, but her voice was sort of grating to me and then she made Hyperpop and the production was grating too and I just couldn't do it.. Keke truly was such a sweetheart who stood up for her morals! I've never known a better dog. All very accurate Charli loves herself some autotune, it can get overboard at times for sure nnn. An inspiration
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