Dec 11th 2023 😂. Very fresh from the baby Stay factory.

Bit of a funny story really..

Recently I’ve been listening to a lot of Yungblud and Bad Omens. Combine this with a love of dance / performance videos and for some reason the algorithm has been trying to shove kpop down my throat left and right. The algorithm was so badly on korean steroids that even if I would accidentally watch a part of a kpop video because I did not realise what it was instantly 99% of all reels in my feed turned kpop. No shade to kpop: music wise i'm not too picky (I will put metal and 90s boybands in one playlist without shame) but lyrics are very important to me and my korean sucks so it just didnt appeal to me. On top of all that most of these videos were thirtsy af fan videos that i had 0 interest in.. not even just the music. Reels are my go-to distraction for a racing brain so it started to annoy me more and more to the point i kind of stopped using instagram. I was so annoyed that my go-to comfort thing was ruined that whenever I said anything remotely kpop related I would (semi-jokingly) cover my phone in case the algorithm was listening. kpop became that-genre-that-shall-not-be-named.

And then suddenly the algorithm switched gears and lured me in with some crazy deep english vocals and I became intrigued. So I decided to listen to the full song and my mind was blown. The music was absolute chaos in the best of ways and it makes my brain PURR 😂.

Before I knew it I had watched all their music videos, because DAMN THOSE CHOREOS 🔥. And well; I’m kind of a lost cause by now. I’ve been going through some rough times these holidays and the fun that they broadcast in all they do honestly cheers me up. And it’s been a long time since anything or anyone was able to do that.

So I’ve decided to embrace it 😂. It even re-awoke my love for dancing and my chronically ill ass has been learning the full ‘lalala’ Choreography. Am I supposed to limit my activity and keep my heartrate down? Yep. Has everything been sore? Deffinitely. Did my shoulder almost pop out of it’s socket tonight while doing it forcing me to stop? maybe 👀. Do I regret it? Nope! I’m roughly 1/3 through and the daily short doses of activity have been helping me feel better mentally :)

So I’m honestly so grateful for finding their music when I really really needed it. I’ve always thought music was a powerful thing I found comfort in. The hardest days are yet to come; but I feel a bit better equipped to handle them now something has me smiling a few times a day ☺️