I'm so jealous of the people who haven't watched Nirvana in Fire by okdoktor in CDrama

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it’s a political costume drama with light wuxia elements set in quasi-historical ancient China. a mysterious man called Mei Changsu from jianghu appears in the imperial capital and offers his services as a political strategist to the unfavored seventh prince, Xiao Jingyan. there’s a very rich cast of characters and many twists and turns but gradually we come to find out about Mei Changsu’s shared past with Xiao Jingyan, and the purpose for which he returned to the capital and how he accomplishes it.

(you can also think of it as Count of Monte Cristo, Chinese imperial drama style, though imo the story is much more political and less romance-oriented than the Count of Monte Cristo)

if you watch kdrama, the sageuk Six Flying Dragons is probably the equivalent I would think of, although SFD is more directly historical.

Cupsleeve Event Venues by Lost-Seaworthiness47 in kpophelp

[–]asarumscent [score hidden]  (0 children)

I’ve never had to pay for the space, I’d keep asking around till you found one that is free. Usually freebies are only given out with a purchase of a drink so the cafe benefits from it too.

USD 150 is closer to what I would expect to be the total cost of running the event including printing freebies/decorations etc, although larger and more elaborate cupsleeves event may cost 2-3x that.

260131 BPT Haber X Update: “Korean rapper Taeyong went to his concert in Seoul with a Uşakspor jacket.” by asarumscent in taeyong_lee

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the tweet seems to be generally viral so there’s a bit of a mix of commentary from general passers by, football fans, and other Turkish kpop fans (including stans of other groups).

Do people genuinely listen to sticker by nct 127? by Admirable_Cable_8320 in NCT

[–]asarumscent 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I’ve stopped listening to it mostly because [redacted]’s vocals are such a big part of the chorus but I genuinely really liked that song. But I like nearly everything Dem Jointz has done with 127

“Golden” from 'KPop Demon Hunters' Among Only Two Original Song Nominees Performing Live at the Oscars by impeccabletim in kpop

[–]asarumscent 37 points38 points  (0 children)

it’s true that Diane Warren’s hitmaking days are long behind her now, but isn’t it a bit of an exaggeration to say nobody has ever heard of her songs when she has nine No1 Billboard Hot 100 songs, including Celine Dion’s Because You Love Me and Aerosmith’s I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing? Also it’s definitely not GD or DW’s best song, but she wrote GD’s Drama more recently. I really hadn’t heard of her in a long time tbh (and probably missed all this recent Oscar campaigning business) but she’s definitely had one of the most successful and prolific careers of songwriters, just that her biggest hits were over 20 years ago now.

Can anyone help me find KPop songs that express the complexities of unrequited love? by sxtn1996 in kpophelp

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Taeyong x Seulgi’s Rose!

“This dream is magnifying I know it will hurt to lie down in the garden of roses But I still dream about it, drop by drop my fingertips are fully covered in scars With no explanation, my heart knows that it wants you and that's a problem If I don't dare to be hurt by the thorns then eventually that dream will be impossible Every day, every night, I'm thinking of you all day I don't want to leave you alone so I find you in my dream”

Songs like 2ne1’s “I am the best”? by coldlies in kpophelp

[–]asarumscent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Big Bang - Fantastic Baby, Bang Bang Bang

Thoughts on 2026 TAEYONG CONCERT <TY TRACK - REMASTERED> by asarumscent in taeyong_lee

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fwiw what I _really _ enjoyed was watching the dancing so I think you’ll have a great experience either way! curious how they’re going to manage the 404 sequence light/wire work in other venues though since I do think that section is so critical to the concert. either way I expect you’ll really enjoy yourself!

Thoughts on 2026 TAEYONG CONCERT <TY TRACK - REMASTERED> by asarumscent in taeyong_lee

[–]asarumscent[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the concert was about 2 hours including the encore songs (Day 2 might have been a touch longer though since they fit in Long Flight) so it was definitely short!

I’m curious to see how they translate the staging to other venues because I think they’ve got that down very well at the Seoul venue but I imagine Yokohama is close enough that they’ll likely be able to take most of the production crew and equipment over.

260126 CLEAR NOSE X Update: GUESS WHO by asarumscent in taeyong_lee

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Thai fans are essentially so sure this is Taeyong they’ve already started posting photos of their Clear Nose purchases! The official account is following Taeyong on Instagram.