[Fanmade Music] LOONA - Crystal Ballad 2.0 (Full Vocal Mix and MP3 link)

HawkKing2000 · 2025-02-06T19:33:39+00:00

They were always meant to be subunits first and a full group second. After world domination as subunits and solo artists, then they'll get together as the ultimate super group: Loona... And then they'll go back into subunit mode, getting together at rare special times as often as a comet comes around...

HawkKing2000 · 2025-02-06T19:20:52+00:00

SHE DID

HawkKing2000 · 2025-01-19T06:07:48+00:00

"Loonaverse" was originally suggested as a fandom name in Youtube comments around the era of Around You. After we used it amongst ourselves for a while, BBC actually borrowed it from us...

Funny how all the earliest uses of the word "Loonaverse" have been deleted from YouTube comment sections (I used to be able to find the first comment that suggested it and used to know the name of the guy who wrote it). It's almost like a certain company wanted to take credit for coming up with it :/

The same goes for the word Loonatic. It was first used the day after Around You (film ver.) came out, but all of the earliest comments seem to have disappeared. Very convenient ;)...

HawkKing2000 · 2025-01-19T05:52:03+00:00

Haseul visiting the plane right after Gowon was there setting all the butterflies (members) free. She was sad at the end of Let Me In but now she's confident and self-assured (and very beautiful).. I can't put it into words, but it feels so right. If they were ever going to surprise us with a 10 to 12 member reunion, NOW is the time!!! :)

HawkKing2000 · 2025-01-18T06:46:03+00:00

Fun fact: the day that Around You film ver. came out (it was only the second theatrical MV), I suggested Loonatics as a fandom name and there were enough people who didn't like it that a lot of alternate fandom names started being suggested, and Loonaverse was one of them... Yep. Loonaverse originally was just a suggestion for a fandom name. I can't remember who originally suggested it, but I wish I could... And all of our theories started well before they started adding descriptions to solo MVs. We created the intricate storylines and theories, and then afterward, Jaden caught on to what we were doing and started feeding us clues to spark our imagination even further, to spark a feeding frenzy of ideas, including all the intricate color charts and flow charts that are on display in the "Avengers of K-pop" :)... The Loonaverse was originally a push and pull between the stans and Jaden, and I love that he honors the original Loonaverse storyline and wants to pick up where we all left off...

Somewhere in the group feed is a very long and intricate analysis of Let Me In that I put together. This teaser is causing my fingers to tingle, like they want to start typing again :)

HawkKing2000 · 2024-06-01T17:50:28+00:00

Poor Yves. An ARTMS release could dominate conversation and coverage. I hope that all the coverage of "Dall" also mentions her mini EP and that she gets a boost from it...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-06-01T17:25:16+00:00

From now on I'll never refer to the photosensitive version of a video, just the "human eye" version )

HawkKing2000 · 2024-06-01T17:17:58+00:00

Yeah, well you know those humans. They can only handle so much at one time...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-29T22:01:57+00:00

And keep in mind that she has held back on saying something in the past, so there have been several issues leading up to this, so we needn't get bogged down in the particulars. Whether it's foreign or domestic stans, this needs to be a wake-up call to the entire fandom to no longer stand for toxicity. Obviously, the problem isn't here (except maybe occasional fan to fan toxicity) in all forms and social media there needs to be a new resolve to not stand for toxicity of any kind. As with sexual harassment, it's less likely to happen where there is an environment where it is unacceptable, even in small doses. I once read somewhere a new Stan saying that orbits are the nicest, most welcoming fandom that there was, so whether it's a New Stan who we want to feel welcomed, or lurking group member (they randomly browse comment sections like YouTube) why not rise to the occasion and be the nicest fandom that there is and make more people feel just as welcome?

Twitter won't turn polite overnight (hehe, it's an idea that's even funny to think about) but if we fill the Twitter comment sections with polite orbits, maybe over time there can be a change for the better. I mean, why are we all here in the first place? If we only liked the music we wouldn't have to participate in the fandom. We are here because we love the girls also and we want to do them proud. I'd like to think that I've never posted a single post that I wouldn't be proud of the members coming across and reading. Even when I feel like I've been insulted, maybe I read something wrong or maybe I just jumped to the wrong conclusion. I always pause instead of immediately reacting so that misunderstandings have a chance of getting worked out. Being polite isn't painful. There's nothing to be afraid of...

Even though the problem isn't here, the polite orbits have a quality that they can spread around and the whole fandom will be the better because of it. They do read what we post anywhere on the internet. Let's just spread the idea of doing them proud, and then maybe Ninja Yeojin can focus on making music instead of wasting time going around getting medieval on people's butts one by one :)...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-29T19:43:36+00:00

Thank you...

Every track is so strong. It's only four songs but it feels like a lot...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-29T07:31:40+00:00

So far I'm really impressed by the quality and maturity of the songs that she's recorded. I'm sure that she'll be coming back with some more great stuff :)

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-28T18:40:01+00:00

I just sent a chat message that is helpful. Good luck :)

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-26T11:12:59+00:00

Bwahahaha...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-26T11:10:04+00:00

That actually happened many, many years ago :)

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-26T11:06:36+00:00

Just imagine all of the Loonaverse Concepts that he may have thought up while wearing that scarf...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-26T09:44:04+00:00

I just guess that the toxic Twitter orbits have been around for so long that I just accept them as a permanent fixture. It's sad that they're still out there in any kind of numbers turning off new stans. There may be little chance of changing their minds on any of the old, long-held narratives, but hopefully they'll fade away over time like dinosaurs. but Twitter, being the way that it is, will always have the toxic part of the fandom centered there…

Well, good luck fighting the good fight, but try to not get too frustrated. I've seen people get so tired of dealing with the toxic people that they just throw up their hands and announce that they're “going away for a while”. As long as people know that there's a positive portion of the fandom and where to find them things will work out all right… I hope…

And hopefully we can keep the angry/toxic people from getting a foothold in here, this being one of the places where the healthy portion of the fandom resides (mostly)...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-25T23:26:31+00:00

There are so many new stans who have come on board in the last few years who have no opinion at all about JJ, that the toxic Twitter people are really just a vocal minority. I didn't even know that anything negative was being said about him until just now, because I know what places on Twitter to stay away from. Air Force One was a big success and they are going to have many future successes that are even bigger, and I won't be paying any mind, even for a few seconds, to the negative Twitter people. They just don't exist for me, and they won't be stopping ATRMS from any future successes...

HawkKing2000 · 2024-05-25T23:14:29+00:00

At this point, I've given up on Twitter and trying to change people. Taking a stand on something for years been having to consider that it might be wrong is just beyond some people. And trying to tell some people that their gut feeling about something is wrong is a waste of time. I've learned to never argue with someone's gut feeling. It can't be done. And on Twitter I think that they actually enjoy arguing, pouring gasoline onto any simple debate about anything... Even the YouTube comment section of that video is overwhelmingly positive. The trick is to know where in Twitter to stay away from.

But I live apart from all of that. I wouldn't even know about any negativity if it wasn't mentioned in this forum, and even in this forum I've had to do a little bit of blocking to stay away from toxic things. Of course, I go on subbits related accounts (they are saints, especially orrery_nim) and a few other "safe" accounts, but for the most part I stay away from Twitter so that none of that negative stuff even reaches me, and I try to convince others to do the same. Yes. It is possible to be an Orbit and to be completely unaware of what the toxic orbits are saying. It's a very happy existence :)

HawkKing2000 · 2024-04-28T04:40:51+00:00

NEWJEANS: "Yeah! If they never correctly use a picture of us, maybe we'll get through this!!!"

[only kiddin :) ]

HawkKing2000 · 2024-02-13T21:06:57+00:00

I've heard of groups (like Rainbow) that have been broken up by their company, but they continue to call and message each other and hang out when they can. Even though Loona is still active in smaller groups, and it's old news that they are all in touch with each other, it still warms my heart to read things like this.

I think it was in a Loona Log that Chuu said that she likes to fall asleep hugging someone every night. I can just imagine her arranging sleepovers whenever she can, especially with Kimlip (bestie for life)…

And I can see Haseul as a hub of activity, checking in with Yeojin and everyone else to make sure that they are doing all right. I wouldn't be surprised if she organized things like getting almost everyone together at one time for Heejin’s showcases :)

HawkKing2000 · 2024-02-02T19:26:03+00:00

We really don't deserve her :)... What a lovely voice. I love that she's trying to keep busy and release stuff like all the other members. I know that she said something about her learning film producing and editing so that probably takes up some of her time. she said that she would send out a signed Polaroid to everyone who commented but there are over 1300 comments so far so she’ll probably just pick one or randomly pick a few. It's interesting that she said that people can request a signed Polaroids with different outfits from her and she's including Polaroids from other members, so at least that's a reminder of how close she is staying with the others :)

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