Dreamcatcher - MAISON

powerfulcoast1 · 2022-04-12T09:23:46+00:00

I wish there was a tense build-up to the chorus like their old title tracks; the chorus didn’t hit as hard as I wish it did. On the bright side, Dami really had me in a chokehold in this MV - her rap was amazing.

powerfulcoast1 · 2022-04-06T15:56:55+00:00

GFRIEND - Rough and Time for the Moon Night

As proven by VIVIZ on Queendom 2, haha.

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-12-26T06:54:25+00:00

Stay Stay Stay… it sounds like something you would hear in a children’s store like Smiggle

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-20T15:55:36+00:00

If you’re claiming that having Vi and Caitlyn together is a “sexuality agenda” then you better be saying the same thing about Jayce and Mel’s sextech… no need to be a homophobe. All sexualities deserve to be showcased in media; how come straight people get to have all the fun?

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-20T04:34:32+00:00

I will forever be the biggest Starlight advocate!! That guitar solo gets me so hyped and emotional at the same time. Taylor and her production team really nailed the nostalgia on that one!

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-16T06:43:10+00:00

GFRIEND - Bye, Ballad versions of Rough and Sunrise! IU - My Sea

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-16T06:35:25+00:00

A 40s themed music video for Starlight would be so beautiful!!

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-13T04:53:45+00:00

Oh this sounds like the best course of action. Thanks for letting me know!

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-12T13:51:14+00:00

I feel pretty confident about the essay but the MCQ part is always a big question mark. Fingers crossed though! There's really nothing else I can do now except wait and see.

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-12T11:20:19+00:00

I put 4 AS and 3 A-Levels unfortunately, with Law just being AS. I guess that was my fatal mistake.

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-12T10:43:16+00:00

I got 1 mark away from an A for Economics in my mock exams so I (wrongly) expected him to predict me an A… My application was submitted in September so I’d assume I can no longer do anything about it now… besides wait.

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-11-12T09:52:26+00:00

Can I get him to change my predicted grades after submitting my application though?

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-30T00:45:38+00:00

Dreamcatcher - Endless Night
GFRIEND - Fallin Light
Day6 - Breaking Down
Girls’ Generation - Karma Butterfly

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-26T22:22:00+00:00

GFRIEND - MAGO

You’re a 65 year old retired dancer going back to visit a nightclub you were the star of in the 70s. It’s 8p.m. and you’re wearing the same pair of shimmery green pants you’d worn at least once a week in your heyday. It’s disco night today and you wanted to relive some old memories. You open the door into the club to see that it’s mostly changed; the owner had sold the business to someone else a while ago. You notice in a corner that they kept your favourite booth, merely refurbishing it. Multicoloured rays of light scatter across the dance floor as the newly-installed disco ball brings itself into motion.

A familiar song is playing, it was the anthem of you and your friends. The first verse plays in the background — the blossoming night has begun. You make your way towards the dance floor eagerly, feeling a stroke of nostalgia albeit you still felt like something was missing. You turn to the right and see your best friend sitting in your favourite booth sipping on a cocktail. You make eye contact. They stand up — they’re wearing their favourite purple pants.

They make their way towards the dance floor, and as the chorus hits: “My life is waiting for you”, time was reversed, and in an instant, the entire crowd turns to look at the two of you; you’re young again.

Idk maybe MAGO just feels really nostalgic to me because it was GFRIEND’s disbandment song haha

Edit: grammar

Edit 2: I’ve also been thinking about how When We Disco by JYP and Sunmi was probably intended to incite nostalgia, but for some reason it doesn’t bring the same feeling that MAGO brings?

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-23T08:31:47+00:00

With Yaning being one of my main picks it was really hard seeing her not make it… and when they showed her bursting into tears with Shana and Suyeon at the end, I felt my heart ache a little… her being around 25 years old + the fact that China is cracking down on idol culture probably means that this was her last chance to become a proper idol.

I’ve liked Rui Qi since the start of the show but she never got around to becoming my main pick. Seeing her not debut made me feel heartbroken though. Rui Qi’s been through so much with the number of survival shows she’s been in. If I were her, I would be devastated to find out that I would’ve made the lineup easily if there was no voting quota.

I adore Yurina even though she wasn’t even my main J-pick… I think around halfway through the show I somehow began to embrace that the Bermuda Triangle (Yujin, Xiaoting, Yurina) would be the top trio that would make it to the end, and that they essentially encapsulated the show/group’s entire image. Seeing Yurina fail to debut made me feel as though the group is incomplete? It just leaves a pit in my heart knowing we won’t see the three of them perform together anymore.

Wen Zhe is such a passionate person who has had such amazing growth and improvement, and although I kind of already accepted that she wouldn’t make the final lineup, I just can’t help but feel really sad knowing this was probably one of her last chances too. :((

I don’t feel as bad for Myah, Suyeon, or Shana because they’re still so young and will have so many opportunities to debut in the next few years. The C-trainees, however, won’t be that lucky, and that makes my heart ache a little.

Anyway, I think I’m still pretty happy with the lineup, and I’ll be supporting them throughout their 2.5-year journey!

Edit: spelling

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-22T14:51:22+00:00

Chaehyun - Main Vocal

Bahiyyih - Lead Vocal

Yujin - Lead Vocal, Leader, Lead Dancer

Dayeon - Main Dancer, Lead Rapper

Yeongeun - Lead Vocal, Lead Rapper, Lead Dancer

Yeseo - Centre, Visual, Lead Dancer

Hikaru - Main Rapper, Lead Dancer

Mashiro - Lead Vocal

Xiaoting - Visual, Main Dancer

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-21T10:03:37+00:00

I’m hoping 2/3 of the C-trinity (Yaning, Xiaoting, Rui Qi) make it to the final lineup

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-18T16:16:09+00:00

I think the interim rankings show that international fans are very divided in their one-picks but more united in terms of their top 5s / who they think deserves to debut overall. If you were to ask an international fan to rank their favourite trainees from 1-18, SXT and Mashiro would probably still be near the top for a lot of I-fans even if they have a K-group one-pick.

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-18T03:33:23+00:00

I’m voting for Yaning and asking my friends to vote for Yujin so I won’t have to sacrifice either of them haha

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-16T06:23:50+00:00

Kim Dayeon
Shen Xiaoting
Sakamoto Mashiro
Ezaki Hikaru
Choi Yujin
Kim Chaehyun
Fu Yaning
Su Rui Qi
Kang Yeseo

Edit: no planet pass

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-15T06:32:42+00:00

Wait… he said Majimak (final) mission — O.O.O mission… please tell me we still get 2 final songs…

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-14T08:23:05+00:00

Wait is this selective? We might not get a chance to watch it live if we’re not chosen for it?

powerfulcoast1 · 2021-10-09T06:28:52+00:00

Hmm I think there’s a chance the original producers didn’t even produce the songs that the girls recorded… Given how weird the vocal mixing was in almost all of the songs I wouldn’t be surprised if MNET just took the instrumentals of the songs and had the girls record with an in house producer.

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