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The Best of Korean Skincare Must Haves (2025-2026)

2026-02-10T22:20:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

I know, I know I'm late, but this winter has been cold, and I had some personal pursuits just about to end, and I had work stuff, so I really didn't want to be on my desktop. I've noticed more and more brands are looking to Korea for innovative formulations, which was already trending that way for the past 3-5 years (and yes, I do look at the fine print). And I hate the use of Hangul on branding if the CEO isn't Korean or at least a naturalized citizen or invests in South Korea's GDP. In the West, we’re finally swinging back to adding color but more natural skin-like tones, aka the Nina Park Effect that she’s been working on for the past 5+ years, which is a mix of luxury Western brands like Chanel or Dior with 2016 Korean road shop brands like Clio, Missha, and Etude (formerly ETUDE HOUSE); skincare prep that has been a part of Asian barrier skincare prep for as long as I've been on the internet; K-pop base makeup technique with a semi-matte finish, but what I've always liked to use the term Satin Finish with a skincare focus foundation or CC/BB cream skin tint; natural cheek & blurred lip rouge in reds, pinks, and browns; creating dimension with eyeshadow along with precision tight lines; soft brows that are influenced by K-beauty.

Round Lab was the peak "Clean Girl" beauty brand, but going into the second half of 2025, S.NATURE really stepped up its formulation game and is probably one of the first brands to market squalane as a key ingredient in Korea. I just found that they use peptides as well in one of their product lines. In the last two years, I've noticed from Korean influencers and dermatologists that home care devices like LDM and Ultherapy have gained popularity. (Side note: RF is also popular, which is more universal for the majority of skin tones or skin conditions like mine vs Ultheraphy which has too much heat.) Pharmaceutical skincare is also popular on social media, and alternative cosmetic shopping hotspots like Hemeko, which is a MUA heaven, and Chicor, which is one major reason why Sephora did poorly (COEX mall Sephora was dead when I was there), but the store I went to in Gangnam had other floors which led to salons and other places from the main shop during my vacation in South Korea, which had a mix of Western and Korean department store cosmetics. I think Sephora x Chicor would have given Sephora a better idea of how to enter the market with brands that are popular on SNS like Kyle Cosmetics, Summer Fridays, Rhode, Anastasia, Natasha Denona, Patrick Ta, Glossier, Rare Beauty, Kiko Milano, Gisou, Fenty, and others.

Can we get more not just quarterly Skincare but Haircare and Makeup boxes, please and thank you.

"Skin Like Nature"

S.Nature (which literally stands for "Skin Like Nature") operates on a simple, refreshing philosophy: skincare shouldn't fight your skin; it should mimic it.

Founded in 2007, their core belief is that the most effective healing comes from ingredients that already exist within us. By using high-purity, nature-derived ingredients, they’ve created a lineup that is hypoallergenic and safe for everyone—from sensitive-skinned adults to actual babies. It’s not just skincare; it’s a "lifelong companion" for your skin barrier.

Hall of Fame

If you only try one thing, make it the "Original Moisture Genius." S.Nature dominated the 2025 Olive Young Awards with these heavy hitters:

Aqua Squalane Moisturizing Cream: The undisputed MVP. It’s consistently ranked #1 for its ability to provide "cloud-like" hydration without the grease.

Aqua Squalane Serum: A deep-hydration hero that uses 8 types of hyaluronic acid to drench the skin.

Aqua Rice Cleansing Milk: Awarded for its ability to melt away impurities while actually adding moisture back into the skin.

Why S.Nature?

While many "moisture" brands rely on heavy oils or silicones that can clog pores, S.Nature takes a different path:

Star Ingredient 150,000ppm High-Purity Squalane

Texture "Melting" absorption; zero stickiness

Technology Patented Aquaxyl (optimizes water flow)

Versatility Safe for acne-prone & sensitive skin

Solution to the Problem

S.Nature doesn't just promise a "glow"; it targets the mechanical issues of your skin:

The "Tightness" Problem: Using 8 types of Hyaluronic Acid, they ensure hydration reaches the deep dermis, not just the surface.

The Sebum Struggle: High-purity squalane mimics your skin’s natural oils, "tricking" your skin into producing less excess oil.

The Irritation Loop: With Panthenol (Vitamin B5) and Allantoin, their formulas actively soothe inflammation while you wear them.

Thanks to the Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 (often called "Botox in a bottle") found in their flagship cream. This helps refine fine lines and tighten enlarged pores, creating that perfect, smooth canvas for makeup—hence the "Skin Prep" reputation.

Ready to start your "Glow Era" for 2026?

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BEAUTY GURU FAVES

S.Nature Aqua Oasis toner 4.7

S.Nature Aqua Squalane Moisturizing Cream 4.6

S.Nature Aqua Squalane Serum 4.7

S.Nature Aqua Rice Cleansing Milk 4.6

S.Nature Aqua Rice mildly acidic cleansing foam 4.7

S.Nature Aqua collagen peptide gel essence 4.6

S.Nature Aqua 365 UV sunscreen 4.7

Cleansers

Beplain Green bean slightly acidic cleansing foam 4.8 💋🫒
Manyo Pure Cleansing Oil 4.8 🫒🅰️
Manyo Pure Soybean Cleansing Milk 4.6 🌟🫒
Dr. Althea Pure Grinding Cleansing Balm 4.7 🅰️ 🌟
Etude House SoonJung pH 6.5 Whip Cleanser 4.8 🅰️
makep:rem Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk 4.7 💋
B. LAB Pore Reset Glass Skin Cleansing Oil 4.7 🎬
Make P:rem PDRN 4 Clay Cleansing Milk 4.6 🎬
Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Cleanser 4.8 🎬
NEEDLY Mild Enzyme Cleansing Powder 4.9 🎬
Bringgreen Teatree Cica deep Cleansing Foam 4.8 🎬

Toners | Waters | Removers | Liquid | Softner

S.Nature Aqua Oasis Toner 4.8 💋🎬
Round lab 1025 Dokdo Toner 4.9 🫒🌟
Mediheal Madecassoside Blemish Pad 4.7 🫒
Anua 77% Heartleaf Toner 4.8
Manyo Panthetoin Essence Toner 4.7 🌟🅰️
Jumiso Hyaluronic Acid Water-Plumping Serum 4.9 💋
Innisfree Apple Seed lip & Eye Remover 4.9 🎬
Torriden DIVE-IN Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Cleansing Water 4.8 🎬
Skinfood Carrot Carotene Calming Water Pad 4.8
medicube Age-R Glutathione Glow Toner 4.8
VT - R5 Firming Ampoule (PDRN)
Biodance gel toner pads 4.7
Ongredient Calming Barrier Skin Softener 4.7
ilso Super Melting Sebum Softener 4.8 🫒
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Quick Calming Pad 4.8

Serums | Essences | Ampoules | Oils

Torriden Dive-in low-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid serum 4.6 💋
Goodal Green Tangerine Vita C Dark Spot Care Serum 4.7 🫒
Dr. Althea Vitamin C Boosting Serum 🅰️
Wellage Real Hyaluronic Blue 100 Ampoule 4.8 🌟
CNP Laboratory Propolis Treatment Ampule Essence 4.9 🌟
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Barrier Essence 4.8 🅰️
Dr.nineteen Porexsome ReDRN Exosome Ampoule 4.9 💋
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule 4.8 🅰️
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Poremizing Ampoule 4.8
One Thing Jojoba Golden Organic Oil 4.9 🌟
Torriden Solid In Ceramide Lip Essence 4.8 🫒🎬
Haruharu wonder Black Rice Night Knight Retinol Serum for Beginners 4.9

Masks | Patches

Torriden Dive-In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Mask 4.8 🫒
Dr.Althea Jelly Seal Repair Mask 4.8 🅰️
MediAnswer Vita Collagen Mask 4.8 🌟
S.Nature Super Aquagel Oasis Ampule Mask 4.8 🎬
Laneige Sleeping lip mask 4.7
Abib Rice Probiotics Overnight Mask 4.7
Careplus Scar Cover Spot Patch 4.9🫒
Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask 4.8
ByUR Glo-Boost Daily face pack sheet mask 4.9
Menokin 30 Seconds Quick Bubble Mask 5.0

Moisturizers | Lotions | Creams | Gels | Balms

Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream 4.8 💋🫒🌟
Aestura Atobarrier 365 Lotion 4,8 🌟🅰️
Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming lotion 4.7
Purito Seoul Mighty Bamboo Panthenol Cream 4.7 🫒
ma:nyo Cream 4.7 🌟
Dr.Althea 345 Relief Cream 4.7 🌟
d’Alba Double Serum All In One Multi Balm 4.7 🌟
Cosnori Panthenol Barrier Emulsion 5.0 🎬
S.Nature Aqua Oasis Water Gel Cream 4.8 🎬
Bringgreen Aloe 97% Soothing Gel 4.7 🎬
Cellimax Pore + Dark Spot Brighteing Cream 4.8
SKIN1004 Probiotic-Cica Bakuchiol Eye Cream 4.7

Mists | Sprays

d'alba White Truffle First Spray Mist 4.7🌟
Aestura Atobarrier 365 Cream Mist 4.7 🅰️
BIOHEAL BOH Panthecell Repair Cica Cream Mist 4.8 🫒

Sunscreens / SPFs / Sun Sticks

Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sunscreen 4.8 🫒
Laneige Water Bank UV Barrier Sunscreen 4.8 🌟
Make P:rem Soothing Pink Tone-up Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++ 4.9 🎬
Dr.G Red Blemish Soothing Up Sun Stick SPF50+ PA++++ 4.9 🎬
d'able Water Essence Tone-Up SPF50+ PA++++ 4.7
Haruharu wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen SPF50+ 4.7

Haircare Products

Labo-H Hair Loss Relief Shampoo [Scalp Strengthening] 4.7 🫒
UNOVE Deep Damage Repair Shampoo 4.8 🌟
A'PIEU Mint Scalp Hair Vinegar 4.9 🌟🅰️
Unove Deep Damage Treatment EX 4.7 🫒🌟🅰️
Mise-en-scène Perfect Serum Original 4.9 🫒
AROMATICA Rosemary Root Enhancer 4.8 🌟
GrowUs Damage Therapy No Wash Treatment 4.7 🫒
Mise-en-scène Curling Essence 2X Volume Curl Cream 4.9 🫒🅰️
now & than Essential Hair Oil 4.8 🌟
ANAZE Hard Fixer Hairspray 4.8

Make up Products

Primer/Base: Jung Saem mool Essential Mool Cream 4.8
Cushion-Foundation: Jung Saem Mool Essential Nuder Cushion 4.7 🫒 / Clio Kill Cover Founwear Cushion 4.9
BB/CC cream: Missha M Perfect Cover BB Cream 4.7
Foundation: Espoir BeGlow Foundation 4.8 / TirTir Maskfit Red Foundation 4.8
Concealer: The Saem Cover Perfection Triple Pot Concealer 4.8 🫒
Powder (loose): Banila Co Prime Primer Finish Powder 4.8 🫒 / Laniege Neo Blurring powder 4.7
Powder (pressed): About_Tone Blur Powder 4.8
Eyeshadow: Wakemake Soft Blurring Eye Palette (Coral/Lavender) 4.8 🫒
Eyeliner: Clio Sharp So Simple Waterproof Pencil liner 4.8
Eyebrow (cara): Peripera Speedy Skinny Brow 4.8
Eyebrow (pencil): Innisfree Eyebrow Pencil 4.8
Multi Rouge (cream): Fwee Pudding Pots 4.7 🫒
Blush (powder): Rom&nd Better Than Cheek blush 4.7
Contour/Shading: TCFS Artclass by Rodin Shading 4.9
Highlighter (powder): Clio Prism Highlighter (Good sheer) 4.8
Highlighter (pencil): TCFS Frottage Pencil Art Class pencil 4.8 🫒
Liquid Lipstick: Peripera Ink Velvet 4.7
Lip Tint: Rom&nd the Juicy lasting Tint (Bare Grape) 4.8 🫒
Lipstick (matte): Rom&nd Zero Matte lipstick 4.7
Lip balms: AOU Glowy Lip Balm (pot) 4.8
Mascara: Clio Kill Lash 4.9
Lip pencil: Heart Percent Dote On Mood Lip Pencil 4.9
Tools/Brush(es): PICCASSO Set Brush 4.8
Setting Spray: So Natural Fixx Spray 4.9

At-home Skincare Devices

Quadthera Titan Lifting Beauty Device 5.0
Quadthera Minitune White 4.9
Lg Pra.l Intensive Multi-core Face Massager Skin Elasticity Cooling 5.0
Glow.m Booster Sonic II 4.5
Cellreturn Platinum LED Mask 4.7
Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro 4.7
Medicube AGE-R Booster Pro Mini 4.7

2025 Skincare and Makeup Empties

2026-02-05T11:56:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

I'm so happy I'm finally getting to this post. I had a large box full of personal care items from 2025 and I was bit overwhelmed on how I could get through it so I decide do to a live stream first to get through everything which I will post here for you all. If you want further thoughts you watch the live but it's pretty long but either way you try to support me by liking and or subscribing there. In addition, I'm just going highlight 3 items from each picture. I did keep some product packaging because I pick up refills like the Josie Maran body cream, kikumasamune sake emulsion and some glass containers.

Unfinished & Expired

ELF Cosmetics products, these are primarily discounted products and most of them like the old baked highlighter, blushes and cream eyeshadow are not new but we might get baked blushes in the future but I'm still waiting for them to fix the gaps in the complexion product lines i.e. Camo pressed powder. Aphogee keratin haircare brand has a cult following for promoting 'Lenght Retension' which should be the ideal term verses"Making hair grow." I always forget to use it up so I'll probably buy the treatments packs. The Nutrius line from Costco is great alternative to Sol De Janeiro but the Berry Bliss is my least favorite body cream because the scent is very strong that it cause me have hives from just smelling it.

Personal Care

Act mouthwash is my go to item because my old dentist recommended it to me because at my gum line I would get little holes/cavities in my teeth. >Pur Gum and Mentos Sugar free gum is Xylitol gum that I always pick up if I'm at the TJMaxx or the store that shall not be named to help repair my teeth.Almay Clear Gel is an Antiperspirant & Deodorant that doesn't irrate my skin and I think they should go into bodycare because they are better at it.

Skin & Body Care

Out the three Sol de Janiero Body Mists that I picked up last year the 76 is my favorite due to fact it be could be a great unisex addition that I hope it gets a body cream and shower oil cleanser soon..hell even a parfum.Krisitin Ess Recovery Balm is sleeper hit in my hair care routine and I love taking it on plane trips because drying air on the plane or help with heat damage from the suana. Olaplex really helped my hair health and feels really soft because even though my hair is thick it breaks off so easily.

Make: Prime is finally getting some shine I see...that being said I enjoyed the cleanser and what I usually leave it on my face for a couple a minutes and than go in with my second cleanse. Rejuran/PDRN is probably the best thing to happen to Eczema just based on it's anti-inflammatory and tissue-regenerating properties. If you like Hangbang skincare with Ginseng as a secondary ingredient but without the high price tag like Sulwahsoo, Donginbi, The History of Whoo/ The Whoo than Sooryehan Ultimate Pomegranate (Brightening) is great pick and is comparable in textures to Innisfree and Beauty of Joseon.

J-beauty

Mask: I liked and reccomand all these of masks (most of the products in the picture) that I bought from Toyko Central which is the North American branch of Donki's parent company btw.

Nivea UV and Skin Aqua SPF I bought JapanWithLove which I can confirm is based in Southern Japan and they have great customer service.

Kikumasamune Sake Emulsion I bought to help even out my skintone on my body specifical my legs which was a fail but it did help with Body oder and was very refreshing during the summer.

Miscellaneous

I like all the mask but especially enjoyed the Abib acidic pH mask and medicube Age-R mask the most.

The ETUDE SoonJung 2x Intensive Cream for Barrier Repair was a go to for dry and cracked hands and it kept my skin hydrated for hours.

Pantene needs to produce refills for their Pro-Vitamin Essence Leave-in Spray Treatment which is another alternative to the Living Proof Triple Bond Complex according to Abbey Yung also the bottle is glass and comes at a price.

My Top K-pop MVs, Album EPs and LPs of 2025

2026-01-15T21:02:00.000-08:00

Hi Subbies,

It's been a cold winter brought on by recent major rain storms, so I feel a little bit behind because during my winter break, we had major winter storms that took out power in my area. I was super tired as well due to other reasons, and it was cold and even colder since my computer is next to the window. Now that Korean Music Award season is here, I figured I’d try to get everything done before my birthday/Lunar New Year/Super Bowl.

Same as last year, I can barely kept up with the new releases, so I tried to focus on albums that were highly recommended from music forums. Also, there are a lot more EPs than full-blown albums this year, and I usually don't like including singles but it can't be helped. If I didn't get through an album like usual, it will be in my Honorable Mentions. I knew Red (Michael Jackson, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Stranger Things Finale, IT, Sinners) was going to be a big theme in 2025, and Mocha Moose (Browns: Latte, Toast, Mocha Makeup) was a secondary focus point. I hope to see Jewel-toned Green (OZ/Wicked, Matrix, Alien franchise) than Pantone's 2026 color of the year, Cloud Dancer “White," be a secondary (Slavic Winter Makeup micro trend, Frozen/Ice Queen, Deep-Winter Looks). I have a bit of FOMO because the Coachella announcement so I'll be missing Big Bang and Aya Nakamura performances, and it sold out with a quickness. My friend really thought BTS was coming in 2025, and I told her to have you been paying attention with visa situations, plus they are more likely to be working on music, which takes anywhere from a year to 6 months, but it's not even that. January is the worst month to drop tickets after Christmas, and our economy isn't that great and don't be fooled by Black Friday most it was BNPL because have you all seen the concerts get canceled due to low sales and don't get me started on dynamic pricing which has to go (Ask my wallet when J-hope came), which I feel like everyone is going to be financing their tickets if that's the case. Also, my mom wants to finally visit a part of country we have never been to so I'm planning that.

Anyways, Mom and I actually watched her Tour Documentary Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful on Netflix that covered her 2021 Bichota Tour. I've seen Karol G live at Coachella so I was very much interested in watching it. We also watched her MTV VMA performance of 'Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido' and she vocally slayed but I would have loved some reverb on her vocals or backup singers because it sounded very flat in the live recording versus her recent Billboard Women in Music Performance (I’m so used to her hard-hitting songs though). I really enjoyed her personal discovery over the years and the doc was really personal and deep. She just released Tropicoquete which I've listened to on the plane during my vacation and no skips and it really captures Central-South American and Caribbean music genres that it's like a capsule of familiar songs she samples/interpolates: Be My Lover, Oye Mi Canto, Mamabo No. 5, And I Love Her, Careless Whispers that I really enjoyed. My most favorite track that has been on replay is La Reina Presenta.

Bad Bunny, I waited to listen to him because there was such a huge buzz around him that I wanted to wait and don't get me wrong I've heard his radio plays and enjoyed them. Now I can enjoy his extensive body of work, but his recent work really speaks to me. I had to put my mom on to him as well because his latest releases have been total fire. NUEVAYoL (Nueva York) was on repeat on my plane ride along with ALAMBRE PÚA, DtMF, and EoO. And as you can see, I like his more unconventional tracks on his albums because they are just a vibe, but I didn't expect Tyler, the Creator levels of Depression levels of lyrics, which is common with everything going on especially noticed this with RM's Right Place, Wrong Person, which was a great body of work, but Groin took me out.

I've talked about Jennie, the trendsetting human Chanel dropped her full album last year, and it deserves the critical acclaim because she created well-thought-out branding workhorse through the use of the red theme, storytelling, and cultural iconography. The problem comes with live performance, which I've already talked about. She simply is not able to balance her energy/pacing, aka endurance. She goes all out but can't continue; she used up her net energy. I watched the MAMA performance, which was as bad with pacing and breath control as her 1st week Coachella performance, and a similar thing happened during this award season that the 2nd, such as the Golden Disc award, went usually better along with the fan-cams, but the one good thing is that she looked happy to be performing. My critique is that yeah, she lip syncs, which I expected because her endurance (cardiovascular) vs power balance is unstable, but if it means a better performance, then so be it, but you better serve face and body, but she needs to either do a mid-tempo song first > slow tempo (to recenter and catch her breath) > Fast tempo (go all out with choreography-wise), so for example, ZEN/Mantra > Seoul City > like Jennie, she doesn't need to repeat "like Jennie" more than once and focus just on the choreography in those parts. One great example of this is BoA’s comebacks performances in the last 10 years where she balances her singing and when to dance full out since she is the Empress of K-pop and Blueprint of modern K-pop. I know artists see what everyone writes about them, but I want to see Jennie get as close to when we first started as a key trainee at YGEnt.

Let's do a speed run, but a quick remark: of course, newer K-pop stans think their faves are untouchable, but most of us, including myself, who have been listening to K-pop since 2-gen, have some more critical expectations than others, but don't be cruel because you know companies will build a close and shut case on you. ARTMS - I wish I could have gone to their concert because this album was so good, and I hope their solos get released on a deluxe version of their album. Check out the "album video" because it is so fire and did peep the crowing references to their hoobae's TripleS connection forming. Jayden projects sometimes makes me worry about the quality of music and storytelling also add the cinematic sounds as Interludes because they are amazing additions I wish was on the albums. aespa - Y'all know how I feel about these girlies. Whiplash was like the white room/training in the Matrix, but most people were like, “Oh, they abandoned their storyline, which was really Dirty Work and Rich Man, which was an attempt to claw back the elements they had building up that gave us visual masterpieces of Supernova and Armageddon.” Now, SM is having them work on another studio album. LE SSERAFIM - A toned-down promo HOT of Chasing Lighting and their follow-up 60’s-inspired single Come Over leading to bombastic Spaghetti makes me think HYBE is in their Food era, but they had a great year, and I love the collaborations between artists. Almost forgot to mention I did attend their concert, which I got to see their label mates KATSEYE, which is my mom's favs. YEJI - I've already talked about Air and K-pop girlies influences, but I really enjoyed the album as a whole. NMIXX - The visual storytelling has changed between the two albums but is amazing works that got me through trails and tribulations, but I'm just sure about the visuals of Blue Valentines. SEULGI - I love Baby, Not Baby and the M/V, but sometimes I feel like I can't play it in certain places because I feel like it has a deeper message and metaphors. Irene & Seulgi - TILT is peak queer baiting but on SM lower budget but still has ties to SMCU because of setting/ butterfly effect storyline and probably the red focus in aespa's DRAMA. J-Hope - As soon as he announced his tour, I bought tickets for two separate days because scalpers and bots so annoying, but prices for VIP, which was a set price vs. GA, were affected by the dynamic pricing, which should be illegal, and I'm over it. Jisoo - I like the production, but one of the songs’ lyrics was oddly executed, which I think was Hugs&Kisses. Other than that, Earthquake was on repeat, and I love her vocals on the track. There were a lot of great visuals this year, but I will say I stuck to listening to longer albums, and if the visuals were great, I would tune in.

Every time Amaarae drops music, it goes viral and it's fires every time, so that's why she was my ranking, especially towards the end of the year. I saw her at Coachella, where she shaved her hair, which my internet friends were side-eyeing hard, but it was a totally different vibe being there vs watching it from the comfort of your home. Anyways, she had a similar situation to Doja Cat was feeling about her hair, but cutting usually signals a change or a wanted change, and in Africa, relaxers are still being used heavily, on top of Queerness being taboo.

Top 5 Predictions

Macro Trend/Prime Year of Influence: 1986 & 2006
(2016 Micro trend)
Artist Influence: Phil Collin's, Whitney Houston, Dire Straits, Tina Turner, Green Day, John Legend, and Mariah Carey.
Genre focus: Pop, R&B, and Rock
Fashion Inspo: McBling: Skinny Jeans, True Low Rise, Trucker hats, Uggs. (Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, and Super Model Kimora Lee.
Pop Culture: Simple Life, Back in Fab Lane, Pan's Labyrinth, Crash (2006), Alien (1986), and Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Bonus: LG Razor, Honda Civic, Ford Taurus/ Scorpio/ Granada. Canon T90, Nikon D80.

My 2025 Top Western Taste

My Top Ranking Artists of 2025

Jennie

ARTMS

aespa

LE SSERAFIM

YEJI

NMIXX

SEULGI

Red Velvet - Irene & Seulgi

j-hope

Jisoo

NCT DREAM

STAYC

FIFFTY FIFFTY

YVES

TEN

G-DRAGON

Chung Ha

ONEW

MVs Of The Year

Jennie - like Jennie

Jennie - ZEN

ARTMS - Icarus

ARTMS - BURN

aespa - Whiplash

LE SSERAFIM - HOT

YEJI - Air

NMIXX - Blue Valentine

NMIXX - Know About Me

SEULGI - Baby, Not Baby

Jisoo - earthquake

TEN - STUNNER

LISA - Born Again

STAYC - BEBE

YVES - SOAP

IVE - XOXZ

ITZY - Girls Will Be Girls

Chung Ha - Stress

G-Dragon - too bad ft. anderson

ILLIT - Jellyous

KiiiKiii - Groundwork

ONEW - ...Yay

MEOVV - BURNING UP

CORTIS - FaSHioN

ifeye - r u ok?

XLOV - I'mma Be

Heart2Hearts - Focus

Stray kids - Ceremony

Zion.T - Heroine

Extended Plays (EPs)

Long Plays (LPs)

Honorable Mentions

MEOVV - DROP TOP, HANDS UP

CORTIS - What You Want, GO!

Jeon Somi - Escapade, EXTRA, Closer

ifeye - nerdy, loverboy

ONEUS - IKUK, BLACK MIRROR, X

FIFTY FIFTTY - Pookie

MONSTA X - N the front, Do What I Want

KiiKii - Dancing Alone

XLOV - 1&Only

M.O.N.T - When Winter Comes, Double Triple

GFriend - Season of Memories, Always

AtHeart - Plot Twist

ALLDAY PROJECT - FAMOUS

i-dle - Good Thing

Minnie - HER

ATEEZ - In Your Fantasy

Irene - Like A Flower

RESCENE - Glow Up

EVNNE - Hot Mess

Super Junior - Express Mode

WAKER - Always Be There

NCT WISH - poppop, COLOR

YOUNGBIN - Freak Show

CHUU - Only Cry in the Rain

Chaeyoung - Shoot

The DEEP - KPOP B!TCH

DAYOUNG - body

kep1er - Yum

Taeyeon - Panorama: The Best of Taeyeon

BOYNEXTDOOR - I LOVE YOU

Mark - 1999

BIBI - EVE: Romance

IZNA - Not Just Pretty

VVUP -VVON

A Very K-Halloween 2025 #K-Scifi

2025-10-31T22:18:00.000-07:00

Hi Subbies,

October was so hectic, I went on vacation which I'll probably post soon, I had to go into work for a major meeting and I was nominated to join a 8 week long online seminar which I won't be done till mid-Novemeber. Then at the last minute I decide to go to the eye doctor last minute because I was overdue for an eye exam and thankful nothing has changed with my eyesight which is insane to me but really great news. Also Google is expanding automated hyperlink feature to blogspot. I literally don't do much during halloween like I did when I was child and I needed to work on this because this my other creative outlet.

I wanted to talk about the MAMA awards announcements but like everything that has been going on it's always a gotcha moment with these end of the year Awards. Oh one cool thing my mom is a Katseye's Stan she has them on repeat. Also I enjoyed the solos this year and not a lot people are talking about Minnie of i-dle (Formerly (g)i-dle) solo project which I'm really confused by because it is conceptionally on par with her peers that hopes to see more. Also SMent needs to stop being petty and send aespa back to the waters and lakes they are used too...creating a solid story line aka lore aka branding just to abandon it smh is straight up criminal negligence and I don't care what the K-commentary channels who don't get it because the rest us of that get it, got it and my moms favorite song from them is Drama which SMent, you are giving.

Full Playlist

aespa - whiplash

Jennie - Like Jennie

Stray Kids - Ceremony

Seventeen - Thunder

IZNA - Izna

Meovv - Hands Up

Jisoo x Zayn - Eyes Closed

G-Dragon - Too Bad ft. Anderson .Paak

Lisa - FUTW

Honorable Mentions

Nmixx - Blue Valentine

Hearts2Hearts - FOCUS

IVE - XOXZ

YVES ft. Pinkpantheress - SOAP

StayC - BEBE

Full Playlist

My Top K-pop Songs so far in 2025

2025-08-13T23:53:00.000-07:00

Hey Subbies,

I've been trying to wait for Google to fix the upload for photos because who ever wrote the new code made it hard to upload gifs so I had to write the code manually. However, now my favorite platform Giphy isn't allowing youtube links to make gifs which actually is how I inadvertently get them more views especially in the this current economic climate so I had to find an another platform that takes gifs and then upload the final product to Giphy. But it looks like it was finally addressed because y'all know I live for my gifs and I created them myself. Also so many K-pop concert announcements that my wallet and mental can't really keep up. I mean I've seen Aespa again 3x, last time this happened was the year they did Coachella with HITC 88rising. I think my next concert is Le Sserafim which I'll be attending inSeptember and I'm trying to focus on just seeing artist on my Bi-annual list because these K-pop tickets need loan at this point to go and even KCONLA. Can ya'll also space out the concerts, like give people at least 1 months heads ups. Also I've been more active on my instagram account which is pretty much my k-pop account and I've been trying to figure out what to do with my old account which is more forward facing than my new one. If I hear someone say "Remember when K-pop wasn't Western" clearly doesn't know the what the are talking because so many popular western songs were literally ripped off for some k-pop songs and with a whole english Rap feature. That being said...MOTOWN to SMTOWN... yall really thought photo cards and deluxe albums started with K-pop...like do better ppl.

Moving on, I did a Wordpress deep dive on the Blackpink members solos and updates to their group personas. You can usually find out the direction of group based on their pre-debut evaluation videos and BPs mother muse is Bad Gal Riri, Beyoncé, and later Tinashe plus Miley Cyrus (Jennie & Lisa), Kendrick (Jennie), Ariana Grande (Jisoo). Another example is aespa parent are Taemin & BoA and the grand-parents are Michael and Janet Jackson (SM's song lyrics speak for themselves); NMIXX mother's are Destiny Child; ILLIT was supposed to have strong/sexy concept but I think Katseye was already in production so it became TWICE and IVE specifically Wongyoung was their overall muse (Youngseo would have preferred Dream Academy). Yes, Blackpink actually has lore it's not widely explored because of YGs track record, the perception of them online and those who call themselves fans but are toxic when they act like hive mind manic terrorizing other fandoms. Yes, every fandom have bad apples and that's probably due to a lack of self awareness which breeds narcissistic behavior and the lack of critical thinking these days. We keep telling them to go get a job but they probably have a job and need to go hug tree and touch grass. Anyways, I really enjoyed Jennie's album overall, she put in the work and I saw her set at Coachella and my suggestion is a need to focus on physical stamina/ endurance (that's why people keep saying "she's lazy" but it really comes down to how much time, training prep as you get older in the business it's especially important) but commend her for expanding her vocal range for the album. People think performer aren't athletes but really they are because your body is instrument so it must be treated as such. Even though I didn't go to the tour all of them have tried to fill the gaps YG left. Next, Lisa was second most listened to but the execution of her album concept was a bit carelessly put together based on her interviews she kind of winged it and just see her performance online and offline. I'm a Designer so I pay close attention to brand recognition and execution. My mom watched her in the White Lotus so she was a bit surprised to see her in the flesh.

Now Speed Run: Le sserafim's Come Over is probably my most listened to track and we love retro throwback. TEN is a Stunner, he kind of giving Justin Timberlake production and he is that performer you can be proud of and he has a JP ep out now. People were saying they hate the use of curse words for Seugli's comeback song but it's a rock leaning song and unexpected from SM but giving it to Seulgi was on brand. Yeji's Air was giving me Air and styling was reminding Locá so she's definitely channeling Ari, the Black hair was giving Britney Spear Toxic era, and 2000s Madonna. NMIXX has been mixing up but I really need to sit down and process their hero's journey because it like waking into world of 3000 leagues Interstellar Odyssey, C.S. Lewis and Lewis Carol. Now G-dragon's album and tour name only received side eyes while others got the smoke which only reaffirming that sexism and double standards are still thriving in the k-pop community but go off sis trying hold the top of the class accountable when it was the School Principal orchestrated the situation all a long so clock that tea; the album should have been called Home Sweet Home or POWER since they were top songs on the album but I digress. Chungha's album should have been living because it's R&B gold and no skips but I think she needs some more features maybe with IOI/Produce 10/label mates Somi /Zion T or Sejeong, Soyeon/Chowon, pH-1/Sik-k/Gray to grow here audience and possibly some latin collaboration like KAROLG, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, JBalvin, or Maluma. However I would like a album with more Drum&Snyth, Sultry, Jazz-Trap, definitely more Break up Rock, 2000s R&B, String-Synthpop, Dancehall, Piano & Violin A cappella ballad tracks. Saw 2NE1 without Park Bom and IFYKYK then your day 1 fan like myself but they look'd good and they teased about new music which hopefully come out after all touring but CL got the alpha visual sauce but if they remember their YT channel password to promote their performance that will help with exposure but I can settle for social media updates.

MY TOP 10 ARTIST SO FAR Q1-Q2

1. Jennie (Coachella)

2. LE SSERAFIM (TOUR)

3. TEN (SMTown)

4. SEUGLI (SMTown)

5. LISA (Coachella)

6. YEJI

7. NMIXX (KCON)

8. G-Dragon (HITC)

9. Chung Ha

10. 2NE1 (HITC)

HONORABLE MENTIONS: ONEUS, ONEW, KiiKii, YVES, GFRIEND, M.O.N.T, IVE

MY TOP SONG MVS

2024 Skincare and Makeup Empties

2025-02-20T17:28:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

Omg, I never thought I would finally get to this post but here we are. I'm back to working from home due that fact that my boss and I have been waiting for new computer since I transferred there and now it getting to the point that I can't simply do my work when my personal computer can run lapses around my work computer, the commute was also stressing me the hell out on top of my very loud upstairs neighbors being totally bat ish crazy between the hours of 8PM-3AM and then you have work acquaintances being nosey when they should be focused on their work. I thought about moving to main office since it's closer to home and concert venues but I don't know if I would be guaranteed a computer for the work I do. Coming in once a week before the mandatory twice week actually worked for me and if I was like my work mom I too would use work as an escape too. We just started the year...filing taxes, finally getting my winter clothes out the vacuum storage because I freeze easily, mandatory meetings and new online training courses. And then I kid you not on the same day I get a Jury Duty Summons and what I thought wouldn't happen anytime soon I get an email asking for volunteers for fire relief which is on my mom's birthday. Also I had to buy a new phone which I was hoping to avoid and I see Political Science went totally over peoples heads and "De Nile a is River." It looks I will be buying certain products from overseas since everything is going to hell.

I have one more EM Cosmetics Cushion but I think I forgot in the past to show the box and what it looks like. She's the only brand I've seen so far has a cushion with SPF and K-beauty brand and I hope to in the future to buy her cosmetics because she came out with new products.

I've been wanting to talk about this Indie Korean Brand for a while. Ató 808 is brand that comes to KCONLA every year. They had booth but I was literally running around so I wasn't able to pick up another one. I used for dry crack hands, face, inflammation and even helped my co-workers eczema. When it was demo'd to me it has like a like a whipping cream consistency that was very soothing. They did have a website but it might be closed now because it a straight from South Korean brand. Also it's a great alternative to Illiyoon which I was also using around the same time which basically finished.

ELF HD Powder - I love this powder
ELF brow gel - I think I like the newer brow products from Elf because my brow hairs a really stubborn.
ELF Camo - Not my favorite formula and cause some contact dermatitis as the time of used went on.
ELF Halo Glow - It was great while it lasted because it goes bad before the expiration date
ELF Hydrating Camo concealer - very moisturizing but not long lasting as the original formula which on the dryer side.
Elf clear lipgloss - I used all up but I guess it's replaced with the new Squeeze lip balms
ELF Brighting Primer - Loved this primer and it was hydrating so I would definitely recommend this anyone new to ELF Cosmetics
ELF Illuminating Primer - Actually didn't use it because I'm a Deep Winter and the texture was
ELF Big Mood Waterproof Mascara - I usually buy Waterproof Mascara and this was from a collab which became a long term ip for the brand. Also I forgot to put in my contacts before my makeup up even though it's not advisable.
ELF brow wax stick - Great for the brow but you might need to warm it up a little with continued use but unfortunately it's discontinued
ELF Brow and Lash Serum - Really affordable and I did help with health of brows.
ELF Brow cara - My heavy rotation product from ELF. I wish they made a huge tube.
ELF Pencils - These were the old pencils.
ELF Waterproof Brow Pencil - I know a lot of people hated this product but it work on me the original formulation would always move/transfer but this formula does not move on me so if you have combo skin type this might work for you.
ELF liquid lipstick - I loved this formula and it is finished and the color is gorgeous. I think they discontinued it.
Missha quad - I loved the texture and buttery formula. I have nothing against Korean eyeshadow but main beef is talc which is still use with their products. They do have affordable options to popular options
White Mascara - This mascara is on the the wetter side which I like but the brush was very interesting.
Kiss Me - This mascara has lasting power and you'll def need an oil cleanser and Makeup Remover to get it off.
Lawless lip plumper - I love it but I think I had an adverse reaction because of the continued use. I'm still trying figure out if it caused contact dermatitis on my lip or something else.
NARS lip pencils - I had this pink and Cruella red pencil for a long time. I used it but I think what stopped me was I didn't have a pencil sharpener big enough to sharpener them at times.
Old Pencils

Maple Holistic Silk18 - I actually reviewed this conditioner years ago and I think they were ahead of the game also they had a rebrand. I remember the fragrance till this day and I used it all up. I think they are now available on Amazon which is nice.
L'oréal Ever Pure Coconut - I bought because it had went viral but I would like to try their other lines because it's been awhile.
Aphogee Pro-vitamin Leave-in Conditioner - I love the smell of this product and this is the OG Kertain brand and affordable compare to Pantene one which I feel like is the Japanese formula in the same packaging but it has been scrubbed from the internet.
Dry Shanpoo - Bought this because I just wanted to try different ones and this one was very refreshing and cooling.
As I Am Jamaican Castor Oil Curling Cream - I bought it to keep my hair moisturized after washing and for braiding. I would like to use like a cream treatment with a my hair steam. I bought I couple of her products during a sale I just need to find a routine.
Carol's Daughter beeswax - I used this mainly to seal the ends of my cuticles but you have be careful with Pollen based products because it actually breakdowns into Peroxides so I had to get rid of it.
Jane Carter Quench leave-in conditioner spray was one of my favorite products but when I bought this it was when I was still working part time and a lot brands made for texture hair I couldn't afford at the time.
Maxius The End hair serum - I've been trying to find a dupe for this serum and Color Wow but I had mix it with Maxius The Straight Gel like cocktail that kept my hair straight and the closes is the Chi Gel Heat Guard.
Mousse: I like trying different hair mousse and bought the Tresemme curl Mousse so many times as well the Aussie.
Ampro Protien Style Gel - This is an OG gel and bought two of these just to help with breakage since it's a protein styler gel and affordable but I have to be careful not over use it.
IC Styling Gel - This is my go to if I can't find a gel and I like it doesn't build up as fast the other gel.

Olay Collagen Body Wash - I'm not gonna lie but it's so drying so if you're oily you might like it but it also fragranced. If you are older you might also like it.
Nivea Body wash - Loved it and I got through it really quickly
Walgreens's White label lotion - Needed a light formula that was comparable and affordable to Eucerin
Cetaphil Moisturizing Lotion - Love it and very Creamy
Avon Fragrance Body lotion - It's expired
Coconut oil - A household staple
Pumpkin Spice foam soap - What can I say it speaks for itself
Saltair - Kind of slept on as bodycare brands but formulation are one of my favorites. I finished the Seascape and I'm currently using the Orange body wash
Pan Oxyl - It's so funny but when find it they rant and rave about it. I kind of slowed down using it because I'm my glycolic acid body wash era but if you have body this is for you.
Elemis bath salts - It's very relaxing but I hated cleaning my bath tube after use so I will stick to espon salts. I like there other body products and I would like to try there other popular products.
Rio De Janeiro Body Spray & Bum Bum Cream- I love this brand and 72 was a rebuy season after season but I think I found a replacement so I'm waiting for the new mini set for the new fragrance.
Holika Holika aloe gel - I talked about the aloe gel at length.
Almay Deodorant - This was recommended to me just once and I can't stop buying it .
Native - Birthday Cake smells so good and I don't know if it's discontinued but I know some people don't want to smell like a cookie lol. Coconut is usually my go to.
Gatsby Saving Wax - I liked it but it was getting old.
Eucerin body cream - It's not practical but my skin needed the moisture.
De la Cruz oils - I like buying these to add to my baths for the aroma therapy and I love the sweet almond oil the most.

Naturie Hatamugi - Great during the summer and winter and helped with dryness after the bath and finally bought the skin conditioner in a tube.
CNP Toner - I thought I wouldn't like it because of the fragrance/essential oil but it's great refreshing toner and Rose of BP makeup artist uses this as well
The Ordinary Glycolic acid helped with moisture and skin texture but does contain a lot of essential oils
Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask - Very thick and great for winter skin and was sad after finishing it.
Apple Peeling Gel - I like the texture over other peeling gels and helped with closed white heads.
Daiso Razor - I bought these during the pandemic and they are one of favorites razors .
Avene Tinte SPF - I wish I had bought more when I was vacation because it's a great option for Makeup No Makeup looks.
Krogers Children's SPF - White Cast but worked great as base for makeup.
Medicube Vita C ampoule - This was finished at the beginning of last year so you can go to that post to see what I had to say
ELF Triple Blemish Serum - Used it on vacation and it helped reverse ance that was forming after flying.
Vani-cream - Great for dry and inflamed skin types
Peter Thomas Roth Waster Drenched SPF- Enjoyed the formula would definitely recommend it.
Expired Samples
Cetaphil Lotion - My favorite lotion and I wish I had this when I was growing up.
ELF Night Retinol - It can cause some irration but does help with stubborn ance.
Guerlain Royal Jelly cream - It was definitely addictive but very expensive if you decided to purchase it out right but you could find dupes in K-beauty like Skinfood
Glow Recipe Watermelon Glow - It had strong watermelon scent and I really don't see the hype around this brand
Glam Up Face Mask - I just wanted show you all the mask brand I have been trying get through because it was given to me for free at KCONLA but I don't know anything about the brand.

Aswaganda - Sleep and Aniexty
Omega - 3 - Joints and Brain health
Fruit Supplement - Help to get my fruits up
MSM - Joints and Recovery
Polystyrene- Brain Fog and Focus
Zinc - Ance Scars and Immune Health
Anti-Gas - To mitigated the Plane/ Travel
Berberine - Helps with digestion and gas
Camphor Ointment - Helps with chronic pain and soreness
Vitamin A - Recovery from viruses and cell renewal
Vitamin D3 - Mental health and supplement for lack of sun exposure
Lactase enzyme - Just in case I ate something with Dairy

Tide Pens - I try not to mess up my outfit but I'm just uncoordinated eater so it's handy to have them. I usually buy them around the time I have to go on vacation.
Lysol - I basically buy it for the plane and I usually break out so this helps migrate the bacteria.

ACT Gum - My old Dentist actually recommended me this brand and my mom surfers from dry mouth and it can be a bit pricey but you can find great bundle deals. Also it's great for the plane.
Debrox - I have a whole pharmacy in my medicine cabinet. Every time the season changes my ears and sinus act up and my ear has to be on life support and because it is so close to key nerves it throws my body temp and my anxiety goes through the roof.
RENU Contact lenses solution - This brand is very popular in South Korea these days possibly due to German brand trending in Korea.
Lens Town Contact Lens Solution- Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get to it because I was still finishing up a different brand of solution and you can't risk it.
Acuvue Solution - I just wanted to try different brands and it best to do to migrate bacteria build up.
Ice breakers - If I wanted a sponsor it would be Ice breakers, Altoids and PUR GUM because we go through them so fast that we have backs up for the backups lol.

My Top K-pop MVs, Album EPs and LPs of 2024

2025-02-13T14:44:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

It's been a while but this post has taken me the longest to create. I had basically breakout my web design skills to code up this post because of Google added image restrictions even thought some of image are in the public domain. Also I've talked about being busy with a work project that has taken longer than usual to get down which has reached the finalizing step thankfully. Also I'm kind of restricted to my iPad and my Logitech keyboard finally retired after my constant use for my coding project from my web development coarse so I brought a new keyboard for my birthday to able to continue to work on this post. I actually listened to more breakout albums this year and artists that finally were able to break their creative slump and the multiple back to back tour announcements happening are stressing me out.

As for K-pop I could barely keep up with the new releases so I had to basically speed run some albums and some were close so you'll find them in my Honorable Mentions as usual. We have officially entered the Mcbling era and some themes I saw and visuals effects trends is basically encapsulated in BadVillian's Zoom M/V. Space/Earthly Bodies (BP inpso), Counter Culture, Silver "Gentle Monster" Eye Wear, Siren Makeup/ Saturated Blush placements; Video Game Graphics (Young Posse), Low ISO Digital Film Grade editing; Falling off buildings/ Floating (aespa), Crashes (aespa & IVE), Gum (YeonJun), Parking lot, Playing with Perspectives (Key), Realty Breaking (Stray Kids), and different forms of transportation like the back to the future car DeLorean(aespa &Jeanie). I forgot to mention the curly hair was getting a lot of idols noticed during their solo work meanwhile let's pray for girlies who have to constantly dye their hair for us.

I was going to talk about Loosemble (the other half of Loona or the new 1/3) since they were on too something sonically with this last album and I went two there tour but they decided to disband unfortunately so now orbits will see wonder what's next for them. I was also hoping they would have brought their (signed) albums to sell since the rest of Loona were doing this which would have helped boost their sales and popularity.

First, I went to see aespa's Parallel Synck tour which I came to appreciate their solos. As for the M/V with the Daft punk influence for Licorice and Supernova samples Planet Rock which I adore so I left a comment and someone responded to my appreciative comment with "That's because this western producer worked on the Album" mind you I had watched a interview of this producer with a well known song K-pop writer which was funny. Also Mine is def Can't Tell Me Nothing Inspired when I first heard it due to the swing chains synth, high hats, deep pitch vocal chop and of course "Woah ho ho ho." On the Whiplash album Pink Hoodie is basically the female counter part to NCT's Baggie Jeans. Also Kill It used a sample that's interpolated from F(x)'s Red Light.

Le Sserafim's Pierrot which took me time to get too because I was still coming off my high from Crazy house remixes and JP version. Pierrot remind me of 2015 music that had that mix of Trap and Chip Tunes but it's pretty much a homages and vocal samples Kim Wan Sun's The Pierrot Laughs at Us. I can't wait for next comeback which is next month and the Title Track is HOT is probably a referencing rock track from Crazy apply titled 1-800-HOT-IN-FUN and lyrics state wanting to hear Beyoncé which quick possibly be Heated track on Renaissance.

IVE's HEYA used a popular No Diggity sample from with Korean Folklore should make some K-Youtubers happy since it's not the usual Greek influences. Starship will probably continue using well known samples for IVE since that's what garners them views and show wins along with double features M/V. I already discussed Accendio in the K-Halloween post so you can also check that out.

Taeyeon last two comeback definitely got me thinking about Bear vs Man discussion that was going viral on social media last year. I really enjoyed the funk elements and theatrics of Heaven and definitely based in the SMCUniverse with the fish which callbacks to Naevis, the lit cake ties back to AESPA's SUPERNOVA, the woodlands garden with hairy apples, the bear harken back to Super Junior/Red Velvet's Bear, and the last supper tables/round tables which I talked more in-depth on my Wordpress deep dives. The part of the video where she's staring into the eyes made me think of Twilight Breaking Down Prt 2 Michael Sheen performance as Aro when he meets Renesmee (His excitement lives rent free in my head lol).

Lisa's Rockstar sampled Tame Impala's New Person, Same Old Mistakes which Rihanna also covered/sampled it heavily years ago. Also if you don't know Rihanna is Blackpink's idol that goes back to their introduction dance practice a Rihanna Remix. I enjoyed NewWomen since it such an ear warm.

I watched Megan Thee Stallion's documentary with my mom after she dropped MEGAN: ACT I&II and I wasn't expecting the Strategic collab TWICE that it made Nayeon Blush from Mamushi Remix to Strategy. I was already happy with Megan Thee Stallion three acts Hiss, Cobra, and BOA which sample's Gwen Stefani's What You Waiting For. I really enjoyed Bigger In Texas, Bourbon, He Thinks I Love Him, Neva Play Ft RM of BTS, Otaku Hot Girl, Mamushi ft Yuki Chiba, Where Them Girls At, Rattle, Down Stairs DJ, Motion, Roc Steady ft. Flo Milli, and Number One Rule which I hope these songs make it to the Coachella set list and we get surprised guests.

Kendrick dropped Grammy winning songs from GNX for his latest performances which is under his new label that I'm literally ready to Squabble Up we marketing his next chapter and this is one of 4 top tracks from the album some people are up in arms about his recent performance at same time you can't make everyone happy at the end of the day (If you want to get into Kdot's work I highly recommend listening to Dissect Podcast by Cole Krishna and it all started with Kdot which really appreciate current West Coast hip hop thru To Pimp A Butterfly which is one of my favorite albums). Kdot never water down your message because it's not for everyone and it will always be "too deep" for them but never lacking in soul. Also so now Halftime shows Performers are supposed to represent the culture of that state now!? When did that become a thing (when the two teams, Philly vs Kansas aren't even from there either)!? Isn't that why the Super Bowl has Opening ceremonial performances that highlight performers from their for that reason!?

Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal with "DeNail is a River" and CATFISH made me an official Swamp Puppy plus I had been silently waiting for Deochii's since just clicking for Music Recs and I landed on Persuasive since it was going viral then I checked out Yucky Blucky Fruitcake and I automatic added them to my playlist and then What it is, Alter Ego and NISSAN ALTIMA became her next viral hits. Then she dropped Alligator Bites Never Heal that got CATFISH finally noticed for her Nosebleed Grammy status (she was interviewed by Cole Krishna if want learn more about her). Also she's been on Complex for her viral tracks. I hope Doechii gets a feature in the new Vice City GTA game. Also love that she's a fan of Busta Rhymes and probably Missy Elliot so Doechii will definitely continue the theatre kid legacy in Hip Hop. Also Baby Tate feat in Denial is a River sitcom series is just chef kiss because I seriously missed her.

Charlie XCX comeback was polarizing with brat which is in 2000s PC Music inspired EDM club scene music which captures that time period especially with Von Dutch, Club Classics, and 360 makes me think of my 360 line up number I got from aespa first showcase that they went on to do Whiplash while getting Cozy with Beyoncé's Cunty Silvery accents. I even had my mom dancing out to it at the gym. Her grammy win was also not televised or was presented during the red carpet which has happened with on occasion at award shows. Then my friends were reposting the toxic reactions from X that was basically pitting women against each another and the added factor intersectionality being at play as well even though they both won Grammies.

Let's talk a little about Beyoncé there's definitely a culture divide and people think she's "overrated" when her career spans close to three decades from CDs to Streaming became valued, multiple Grammies winner. Also saw some people White Wash her contributions to the Half time show specifically forgetting 2016 Super bowl performance of which the mainstream were calling it "too Political" since people have so much smoke for Kdot's performance when there was already precedence. And on a personal note she and Destiny's Child are pretty much apart of my music history growing up. I feel like Renaissance should have received a Grammy for Album of Year and I happy Cowboy Carter won a 3 Grammies (that's what Miley was referring too when she was presenting) but only main two were televised because that will reopen more doors that were closed intentionally.

I'm so happy for Aya Nakamura for being able to perform at the Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris but I know so many French purest weren't having it but I hope for more success in future projects. I'm also waiting for Lous and The Yakuza's comeback but I know she's walking the runways so no rush.

Tinashe dropped Quantum Baby that ran lapse with Nasty then finished with No Broke Boys but the whole album really showcases her signature sound that I was over here still waiting on that BTS Collab that was brought up again with this album dropped but my other favorite track from the album is Red Flags.

Lastly, as for Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter and because I'm a native Angeleno so I hear them on socials and when I'm out and about. Chappell's Pink Pony Club is my personal favorite song since I've been to that West Hollywood Club. Good Luck, Babe! and HOT TO GO! feel especially nostalgic and HTG! harkens back to Hey, Mikey! As for Sabrina I think I've following her since Girl's Meets World and just waiting till she found herself musical voice with Feather, Please, Expresso, even Bed Chem and my personal favorite Taste. I really happy both are gaining more accolades and recognition.

Top 5 Predications for 2025

Primary Years of Influence 1985, 2005; Secondary 1995, 2015.
Artists: Quincy Jones, U2, Alanis Morissette/ Seal and Taylor Swift
Genres: Electro Pop, Alt Rock and Ballads
Fashion: Cargo, Bermuda Shorts, Tracksuits, Low Rise and UGGs
Theme: Neo McBling Era - Colorful, Bold, and dramatic
Pop Culture Highlights: Simple Life, Green Day at Coachella, The Ring II, The OC, Miss Congeniality, The Nanny, LG Flip phones, Toyota Prius S, VHS, Sony, Panasonic, Classic Rock, American Express, Volkswagen, The Original Girls Bosses of the 80s

My 2024 Top Western Taste

My Top Ranking Artist for 2024

(According to Spotify & Youtube Music)

aespa (Went to Tour)

LE SSERAFIM (Going to Tour)

NMIXX (KCON)

TWICE

NCT DREAM (Went to Tour/ SMTOWN LA)

ITZY (Went to Tour)

RIIZE (SMTOWN LA)

STRAY KIDS (Conflicting Tour Dates)

Red Velvet (SMTOWN LA)

(G)I-DLE (Missed their Tour)

Chung Ha (Can't wait for her comeback album)

Taeyeon ~~(SMTOWN LA)~~

Tommorrow X Together

TripleS

ENYHPEN (Coachella)

Soojin

MVs of the Year

aespa - Supernova

aespa - Armageddon

aespa - Licorice

aespa - Whiplash

LE SSERAFIM - CRAZY

NCT DREAM - Smoothie

Red Velvet - Cosmic

Chung Ha - I'm Ready

Chung Ha - EENIE MEENIE

Taeyeon - Heaven

tripleS - Girls Never Die

SOOJIN - MONA LISA

YVES - Loop

NMIXX - See that?

Loossemble - TTYL

IVE - Accendio

IVE - HEYA

NCT WISH - WISH

TEN - Nightwalker

ARTMS - Virtual Angel(Human Eyes Ver.)

SUHO - Cheese

xikers - Witch

Long Plays (Minimum 23 mins)

Extended Plays (Maximum 22 mins)

Honorable Mentions

AB6IX - THE FUTURE IS OURS: FOUND

ATEEZ - GOLDEN HOUR: PART. 1

CHUU - STRAWBERRY RUSH

ITZY - GOLD

KEY - PLEASURE SHOP

OCEANFROMTHEBLUE - PAINTING

P1HARMONY - COUNTDOWN TO LOVE

J-HOPE - HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1

LISA - ROCKSTAR

RM - RIGHT PLACE, WRONG PERSON

ROSE - ROSIE

SF9 - SEQUENCE

SOOJIN - RIZZ

STAYC - ...I

STRAY KIDS - GIANT & HOP

TAEYEON - LETTER TO MYSELF

TEN - TEN

XIKERS - HOUSE OF TRICKY

YENA - GOOD MORNING

The Best of Japanese Skincare 2024

2024-12-26T14:21:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

This is just another installment of end of the year list. I wanted to do another updated Japanese list that is more on par with my Korean ones especially now that Cosme has their own store that you can see in IRL what is trending in Japan. Also a lot of Japanese brands have global sites now so you should be able to buy from brands directly like Shiseido which is basically the L'oréal or Amore Pacific of Japan with Cle de peau which is the Japan's take on French cosmetics, Kose gives off major Estée Lauder vibes (Fun Fact: They did worked together on Exclusive line which was formulated for Japanese) with their Decorte brand, Kanebo is basically the Kerning Group of Japan and etc. I think Japanese brands used to want to stay exclusively domestic but now they are slowly wanting to strive for Cosmetic Globalization because they see the writing on the wall. I don't know why I didn't pick up any of these brands when I was Japan but I think from memory I was a bit overstimulated and my mind set was I can buy products we don't get back home since I live near Japanese and Japanese Americans so it would just be a little more back then domestically in Japan depending on the Yen. Anyways, Japan has a really cool culture of supporting staff or the people you might take for granted, there are whole fan clubs following their favorite "staff member" that are on par with Beauty or lifestyle Influencers these days. I wish I could have been able to work on these posts sooner but I had to wait on some important financial decisions while juggling end-of-the-year parties and a work project which is very unusual for this time of year and like to finish projects right before the end of year. I know people who dream of only work but I'm the type that rest is a non-negotiable when it comes to work especially in the creative fields.

Before start I want Highlight some the top pioneering products of Japan's Pharmaceutical industry:

SK-II Facial Treatment/ Shiseido Eudermine
Hada Labo Gokujyun Lotion
Melano CC Essence
Anessa Perfect UV Sunscreen/ Biore UV Aqua Rich Watery Essence
Curel Intensive Moisture Cream
Shisedo Future Solution LX
Suisai Beauty Clear Powder
Meiji Amino Collagen
Pair Acne Cream W
Hatomugi Skin Conditioner

Cleansers

Attenir Skin Clear Cleanse Oil
Kanebo Scrubbing Mud Wash
D Program Essence In Cleansing Foam
Melano CC Deep Clear Face Wash
Sofina Ip Pore Clearing Gel Wash

Toners | Waters | Removers | Liquid |

Kiss Me Heroine Make Mascara Remover
Kanebo Radiant Skin Refiner

Serums | Essences | Ampoules | Oils

Decorte Liposome Advanced Repair Serum
Kanebo Skin Harmonizer
Clé de Peau Beauté Le Serum Ⅱ
Obagi Obazi X Deep Advanced Drift Serum
Shiseido Elixir The Serum Moisturizing Aging Care

Masks | Patches

Lululun Hydra Ex Face Mask
Kose One By Kose Clear Peel Serum

Kose DECORTE AQ Emulsion Absolute
SK-II LXP Kintsugi (Gold) Cream
SK-II LXP Ultimate Revival Cream

Mists | Sprays

Curel Deep Moisture Spray
Kanebo Dew Splash Mist
N Organic Moist Milk Mist

Sunscreens / SPFs

Cosme DECORTE Sun Shelter Tone Up CC SPF 50+ PA++++
COSME DECORTE AQ ABSOLUTE UV PROTECTION BRIGHTENING & WRINKLE
ELIXIR Day Care Revolution Tone Up SP+ aa SPF50+

Haircare

plus eau Mellow Shampoo
Cielo Color Treatment for the whole body
Orbis Treatment Hair Water
ReFa / ReFa STRAIGHT IRON PRO
Panasonic Nanocare Hair Dryer

Cheongdam K-beauty Starter Pack 2024

2024-12-26T09:47:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

Here is what I've been compiling over months of watching the top makeup artist in Korea. From the women who kept my interest JUNG SAEM MOOL to ones that keep popping up on my radar like I AM MAENG, HAEMIN SUNSAENG, and ISEUL. I think K-beauty has been trying to expand its shades like Missha, Heimish, Purito, and Tir Tir however, they'll need time to perfect some of their shades. I do think they need to have a bigger social media presence if they want their foundation lines to go more global because I've noticed that's what is key in keeping it in the public domain. I've seen bad formulations and outdated technology used for some of these brands so if they want to win the hearts of everyone I think Tir Tir is probably who they should be looking towards marketing-wise and Kendo or Estee Lauder for their completion lines on the right track plus we have the internet full data sets.

If you're in the design world you maybe familiar with Pantone which comes preinstalled in Adobe Creative Suites, and the 2025 Pantone Color of the year is Mocha Mouse which basically be the it Color of the year. I wonder if it's because of all the Latte Coffee makeup trend that was happening so get ready to see a whole lot of brown in the lifestyle sector. And what's up the villainization of "Competitive data-driven analysis," it is standard practice across the business world big and small. I just feel like we all need a refresher course in basic business economics if we are going to continue talking part in Capitalism and share our two cents. Anyways, let me know if you tried any of these brands.

SKIN PREP

Benton

Honest Eyelash Serum
Guava 70 Skin Toner Face Mask Pad 70 Sheets

Numbuzin

Numbuzin No.5 Vitamin Concentrated Serum
Numbuzin No.3 Skin Softening Serum

Yunjac

Skin Perfecting Protective Base Prep
Calming And Comforting Cream

D'alba

White Truffle First Spray Serum
Waterfull Tone-Up Sun Cream
White Truffle Double Serum & Cream

Narka

Narka Core Rebuild Hype Fit Hair Mascara

Laneige

Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Ex [Berry]

EYES

Eyeshadows

Wakemake Soft Blurring Eye Palette
Dasique Eyeshadow Palette Smoothies
Peripera All Take Mood Palette

Eyeliners

Clio Professional Waterproof Pen Liner
Clio Kill Brow Dual Tattoo Pen
Clio Sharp So Simple Waterproof Pencil Liner
Clio Extreme Gelpresso Pencil Liner

Mascaras

Clio Kill Lash Superproof Mascara
Peripera Ink All Black Cara
Mude Inspire Longlash Curling Mascara
Peripera Ink Setting Mascara Fixer
Holika Holika Lash Correcting Mascara
Etude Curl Fix Mascara

Brows

Etude Drawing Eyes Coloring Browcara
Skinfood Choco Eyebrow Powder Cake
rom&nd Han All Brow Cara

LIPS

Oils

A’pieu Honey & Milk Lip Oil

Sticks

Matte: Rom&Nd Zero Matte

Pencils

Heartpercent Dote On Mood Lip Pencil
Clio Velvet Lip Pencil
Dasique Mood Blur Lip Pencil

Balms

UIQ Biome Barrier™ Melting Moisture Lip Balm
Romand Glasting Melting Balm
AOU Glowy Tint Bal.

Glosses/Glazes

Hera Sensual Nude Gloss
Holika Holika Two Slash Four Glaze Lip Changer

Tints/ Stains

Dewy: Rom&nd Juicy Lasting Bare Tint
Glossy: Peripera Ink Mood Glowy Tint
Matte: Peripera Ink The Velvet Tint
Water-Based: Etude Dear Darling Water Tint

FACE

Bases

Fondations

Giverny Milchak Cover Foundation
Hera Silky Stay 24h Longwear Foundation
Vdl Perfect-Lasting Foundation
Etude Double Lasting Foundation

Global:

Missha M Perfect Cover Serum Bb Cream
MISSHA - M Perfect Cover BB Cream SPF42 PA+++
Glow Breathable Blemish Balm
Purito Cica Clearing BB Cream
heimish Moringa Ceramide BB Cream PA++

Cushions

Hera New Black Cushion SPF34/Pa++
Jungsaemmool Essential Skin Nuder Cushion

Global:

Tir Tir Red Cushion
Parnell Cicamanu Serum Cushion
Missha Glow Cushion
Ongredients - Skin Barrier Glow Cover
Milk Touch All-day Skin Fit Milky Glow Cushion
Kaja Soft Blur Cushion
Unleashia Satin Wear Healthy-Green Cushion

Concealers:

The Saem Cover Perfect Tip Liquid Concealer
Mustaev Spot Eraser Concealer Pencil

Primers

Banila Co Prime Primer Classic

Color Correctors

The Saem Cover Perfection Triple Pot Concealer

Blurring Powders

About_Tone. Blur Powder Pact

Bronzers (Warmth) / Contours (Shading)

Too Cool For School Artclass By Rodin Shading
Peripera Ink V Shading
Colorgram Re-Forming Contour Stick

Blushes

Romand Better Than Cheek
Dasique Blending Layer Cheek
Dasique Blending Mood Cheek
Wakemake Mix Blurring Volume Blush
Cream:

Global: Fwee Pudding Pots
Lilybyred Luv Beam Cheek Balm

Liquid: Nuse Liquid Care Cheek

Highlights

Powder: Too Cool For School Artclass By. Rodin Highlighter
Cream: Hince True Dimension Radiance Balm

Finishing/ Setting Sprays

Banila Co Prime Primer Finish Powder
TIRTIR Mask Fit Make-up Fixer, 24H Long Lasting Makeup Finishing Setting Spray
So.Natural All Day Tight Make Up Setting Spray
So.Natural Make-Up Setting Multi Magic Sealer

Tools

Sponges:

Fillimilli
Picasso

Brushes:

okhee
BY MAENG

The Best of Korean Skincare Must Haves (2024-2025)

2024-12-24T22:10:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

I hope you all are having a very Merry Holiday and tomorrow or whenever I post this will be Christmas. This post took me a while since I had to cull my playlist, go through the videos that didn't have any of the products listed in the description box, open up my Skincare Excel sheet, and then create this post which was a struggle with the blogspot bugs with uploading/licensing images. I will work on a separate post on K-beauty based on what's popular with Cheongdam MUAs beauty salons and J-beauty posts. The Hwahae app team has been working on an English browser version rollout like the Glowpick which is nice. In addition, I really thought I would be talking about another brand this year but it was demoted to third place in the second half of the year and Torriden took the top spot gaining its worldwide darling status as hoped which I have already featured in last year's post but funny enough Roundlab came in hot the latter half of this year gaining it this year's Darling of the year.

Retiniods, Peptides, Liposomes, Exsomes, PDRN, and new lightweight -hydroxy acid were trending ingredients on socials this year. Most of us are familiar with some of these but I didn't expect Liposomes and Exsomes which have been in high-end skincare for decades but are very useful in repairing the skin barrier in a very targeted way. Another skincare ingredient Darling has to be PDRN (polydeoxyribonucleotide) specifically Salmon DNA was primarily used in skin clinics as a skin booster because of its regenerative effects. Anyway, I changed it up this year by focusing on major categories inside of the sub-categories so for example "Eyes" if it's a 'Serum' or 'Cream' you can look at the SERUM category or the latter.

Clean and pure skincare derived from a land where the sea, wind and mountains meet.

Round Lab is inspired by and encapsulates ingredients from the Korean Peninsula.

It is where clean water, mountain peaks and gusty winds meet.

A land gifted with natural resources and ingredients with powerful vitality that breathes vibrancy and purity into skin.

East Sea

The East Sea is where warm and cold currents meet just off the coast of Korea to form the most lively marine ecosystem. At approximately 13,000 ft. deep, water sourced from the East Sea is exceptionally clean, and formed by volcanic activity, deep sea water found around Ulleungdo (pronounced wool-leung-doh) and Dokdo (pronounced dok-doh) islands is rich with nutrients and natural minerals.

Taebaek Mountains

Taebaek Mountain, the 400 mile backbone of the Korean Peninsula, peaks above 5,000 ft and stretches across the coast and inland. How it was formed is still a mystery to geochnologists, but it is where the richest, life-giving, natural ingredients are found in the untainted and well-preserved pockets of the mountain.

Seabreeze

Air formed in areas where a mountain and the sea meet are known to be especially clean. With the clean but strong wind gushing at 10+mph, the nature is vitalized, refreshed and renewed all year around.

Keeping the spirit of discovery and exploration alive, ROUND LAB constantly searches for the highest quality skincare ingredients all across Korean soil and water. Let’s take a closer look at the hidden treasures uncovered so far!

Geomundo

(pronounced guh-moon-doh) Seabreeze Mugwort

Densely packed with large trees, Geomundo is a dark island even in broad daylight. In fact, “Geomun” translates to “black” or “dark” in the Korean language, rumor has it that’s how this island got her name. Cradled by three islands, the sea inside is as tranquil as a lake.

ROUND LAB uses Madecassoside extracted from Mugwort grown in the midst of sea breeze to create a skincare collection focused on skin revitalization.

The No. 1 ‘clean’ beauty product for 2 consecutive years at Olive Young, the largest beauty franchise in Korea

South Korea holds the lead in k-beauty innovation, with advanced technology and research. We proudly want to introduce the wonders of the Korean Peninsula and its sacred ingredients, for you to see for yourself, what it is like to maximize glowy skin.

https://roundlab.com/

BEAUTY GURU FAVES

Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Cleanser 4.8
Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Toner 4.8
Round Lab 1025 Dokdo Sun Cream
Round Lab Birch Juice Moisturizing Sun Cream SPF50+ 4.8
Roundlab Pine Calming Cica Ampoule 4.7
Roundlab Birch Moisturizing Cream 4.8
Roundlab Camellia Firming Cream
Roundlab Camellia Firming Ampoule
Roundlab 1025 Dokdo Lotion 4.7
Roundlab Birch Juice Moisturizing Tone Up Sunscreen 4.7

⭐ 5-STAR HALL OF FAME ⭐

⭐ iUNIK Centella Bubble Cleansing Foam

⭐ heimish All Clean Balm

⭐ MAKE P:REM Safe Me. Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk

⭐ it's Skin Power 10 Formula LI Jelly Pad

⭐ ANUA Heartleaf 77 Soothing Toner

⭐ SHINGMUL NARA Young Green Tea Watery Calming Toner

⭐ TONYMOLY Floria Brightening Peeling Gel
⭐ Krave Beauty Kale-Lalu-yAHA Exfoliator
⭐ Krave Beauty Great Barrier Relief
⭐ Pyunkang Yul Moisture Ampoule

⭐ Wellage Real Hyaluronic Blue Ampoule 100

⭐ Axis-Y New Skin Resolution Gel Mask

⭐ too cool for school Pumpkin 24K

⭐ The Saem Pure Natural Mask Sheet

⭐ ROVECTIN Clean Lotus Water Calming Cream

⭐ Illiyoon Ceramide ATO Lotion

⭐ NOT4U Clear Body Mist

⭐ Make p:rem UV Defense ME. Daily Sun Fluid

⭐ Heimish Moringa Ceramide Watery Sunscreen

⭐ ANUA 5-Zero Mild Sunscreen

⭐ Innisfree Blueberry Rebalancing Watery Sun Cream SPF45 PA+++

Cleansers

Skin1004 Light Cleansing Oil 4.8😮
ma:nyo Deep Clear Cleansing Balm ⛏️
ma:nyo Pure Cleansing Oil 🕊️ 🔴
make p:rem Safe Me Relief Moisture Cleansing Milk ⛏️
Suiskin Avobab Clean Soap 🕊️⛏️
ANUA Heartleaf Pore Deep Cleansing Foam 4.8
MEDI-PEEL Green Cica Collagen Clear Foam 🔴

Toners | Waters | Removers | Liqiud

Anua Heartleaf 77% Soothing Toner 4.8
S.Nature Aqua Oasis Toner 4.8 🎬😮
MEDIHEAL Madecassoside Blemish Pad 4.8🕊️
Skinfood Carrot Carotene Calming Water Pad 4.8
Medicube Zero Pore Pad 2.0 4.9
Some BY MI AHA BHA PHA 30 Days Miracle Toner
irecipe Aqua Phytoplex Cream Toner Mist ⛏️
Ariul Stress Relieving Purefull Lip and Eye Remover Pad 4.8⛏️
ANUA Rice 70 Glow Milky Toner 4.8 🔴

Serums | Essences | Ampoules | Oils

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Probiotics Essence 4.9
Goodal Green Tangerine Vita C Dark Spot Care Serum 4.8 🔴🕊️
Axis-Y Vegan Collagen Eye Serum 4.8
Beauty of Joseon Revive Ginseng + Retininal Eye Serum
VT COSMETICS Cica Reti-A Essence
VT COSMETICS PDRN 100 Essence 4.8
essenHERB Tea Tree 100 Oil 🎬

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Benton Vitamin C 20% Serum
COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 🔴
COSRX The 6 Peptide Skin Booster Serum 🔴 🕊️
Dr. Althea Vitamin C Boosting Serum
I'm From Mugwort Essense
Manyo Bifida Biome Complex Ampoule 4.8 ⛏️
NUMBUZIN No. 3 Skin Softening Serum

Masks | Patches

Torriden Dive In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Mask Sheet 4.8 ⛏️🕊️
Medicube Collagen Night Wrapping Mask
I'm from Honey Mask
Careplus Scar Cover Spot Patch
Centellian24 Madeca 21 Clear Spot Cure Patch 4.9
ilso Natural Mild Clear Nose Patch
MADECA DERMA Ready Cure Patch Original

Moisturizers | Lotions | Creams | Gels | Balms

AESTURA Atobarrier 365 Cream 4.8 ⛏️🕊️🎬🔴
Dr.G Red Blemish Clear Soothing Cream 4.8 😮
Ongredients Skin Barrier Calming Lotion ⛏️
BY WISHTREND Vitamin A-mazing Bakuchiol Retinal Night Cream 🎬⛏️
Bring Green Moisture Moment Hand Cream 4.9
Laneige Lip Glowy Balm
Sulwhasoo Concentrated Ginseng Renewing Cream 4.8 🔴
Some By Mi RETINOL INTENSE Advanced Triple Action Eye Cream 4.8 🔴
AHC Pro Shot Colla-Juvenation Lift 4 Capsule-Infused Eye Cream For Face ⛏️
Haru Haru Centella & Phyto 5 Peptide Concentrate Cream 4.8 🔴
d'Alba Double Serum All In One Multi Balm ⛏️

Mists | Sprays

JUNGSAEMMOOL Essential Mool Micro Fitting Mist ⛏️
Dr. Jart+ Ceramidin Cream Mist 4.9
Laneige Cream Skin Mist 🕊️🔴

Sunscreens / SPFs

Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen
Isntree Onion Fresh Fluid Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++
DEWYTREE Urban Shade Cool Calming Moist Sun 5.0 ⭐🎬
Dewytree Urban Shade Cover And Fit Sun SPF50+ PA++++ ⛏️
make p:rem Glow Beige Tone Up Sun Cream 🎬
make p:rem UV Defense Me. Daily Sun Fluid ⛏️
Scinic Enjoy All Round Airy Sun Cushion Ex SPF50+ PA++++ 🎬
Scinic Enjoy Super Mild Sun Essence SPF 50 4.8
Shingmulnara Oxygen Water Waterproof Sun Cream ⛏️
SHINGMULNARA Oxygen Water Waterproof Sun Spray SPF50+ PA++++ ⛏️
Shingmulnara Oxygen Water Light Sun Gel SPF50+ PA++++ 5.0⭐⛏️
Skin1004 Airy-fit SunCream Light SPF 30
SKIN1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu Cica Water Fit Sun Serum 4.8
BEAUTY OF JOSEON - Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotic SPF50+ PA++++ 4.8
Beauty of Joseon Relief Sun Aqua-fresh 4.8

Haircare Products

AYUNCHE Rebalancing Shampoo Moist 5.0 ⭐
Labo-H Hair Loss Relief Shampoo Scalp Strengthening 5.0 ⭐🕊️
Unove Deep Damage Treatment Ex For Damaged Hair 🕊️
Elizavecca cer-100 collagen coating hair protein treatment
Mise En Scene Perfect Serum 4.9

Skincare Devices

Medicube Age-R Booster Pro 4.8
Medicube Age-R Booster H 4.9 / Air Shot
Medicube Age-R Ultra Tune 40.68 4.9
UP6 – 6 Modes in One Skincare Device for Anti-aging and Face Lifting
Medicube Age-R Line Shot
Ceramic Guasha Massager

- Seeya

A Very K-Halloween 2024 #K-Scifi

2024-10-20T17:59:00.001-07:00

Hey Subbies,

I just got back from a vacation, I've been trying to get my sleep schedule back to normal so I can finally work on this post. Leading up to my vacation, I was already having issues with sleep due to my neighbors coming home at all hours of the nigh making noise. I lost my retainers at the airport, the airport baggage handler broke the wheel cover on one of my luggage and the plane ride was like being stuck in meat freezer so I will be avoiding flying United again. Anyway, while I'm dealing with my own nightmares and misfortunes I finally gather enough energy to work on my annual K-pop Halloween Post. So today I will be presenting the Top 13 artists' songs from this time last year to the present that are updated every week and fit the various concepts of horror to Sci-fi. I will also have some honorable mentions this time around. I was hoping to get this up for you all sooner but as usual, October is a busy month for me.

Stray Kids 락 (樂) LALALALA | Fantasy

;

BABYMONSTER FOREVER | Fantasy

;

aespa Supernova | Sci-fi

;

ATEEZ Crazy Form | Fantasy

;

LE SSERAFIM EASY | Fantasy

IU Love wins all | Fantasy Sci-fi

Seventeen MAESTRO | Sci-fi

TXT Deja Vu | Fantasy

IVE HEYA | Fantasy

ENHYPEN SWEET VENOM | Fantasy

TREASURE KING KONG | Fantasy

V FRI(END)S | Fantasy

BOYNEXTDOOR Earth, Wind & Fire | Fantasy

Full Playlist

Honorable Mentions

ZEROBASEONE - GOOD SO BAD

NMIXX - DASH

TWS - 첫 만남은 계획대로 되지 않아

KEP1ER - Shooting Star

Kiss of Life - Midas Touch

BAEKHYUN - Pineapple Slice

ITZY - UNTOUCHABLE

Red Velvet - Cosmic

Dreamcatcher - JUSTICE

BIBI - Bam Yang Gang

Full Playlist

Disney World & Cruise Trip (Photo Dump)

2024-08-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

The Best Demi-Matte to Matte Korean SPFs

2024-08-24T16:54:00.000-07:00

Hi Subbies,

So right before Amazon Prime Day, I had a discord seminar about what K-beauty items to get. Well, one of the guests asked me "Are there any Matte SPFs?"...since she is not into glowing skin. It had me stumped so I ended up doing some research because the Korean SPFs and other skincare enthusiasts don't like matte sunscreens and even though American formulations can provide that glow everyone wants, they aren't very eye-sensitive or provide a casket-ready face or the end of the day gritty greasy ball look. Usually in western SPFs, use Titamin Oxide/Mineral-based or Denatured Alcohol in the ingredients list, or a Gel-type SPF usually has a dryer/matte dry down. What I found is that Matte and Demi Matte SPFs in Korea are marketed using Keywords like "Airy", "Watery" and "Mild" so be on the lookout for those words next time you want to buy one. However here are finds so you can look no further.

Cream/Lotion

Thank You Farmer Sun Protect Relief Sun Cream 4.6
Dr. Ceuracle Sun Control No Sebum Sun Lotion
Purito Daily Soft Touch Sunscreen 4.6
Haruharu Wonder Black Rice Moisture Airyfit Daily Sunscreen 4.7
Scinic Super Mild Sun Essence 4.8
Ippun Beetroot Airy Floral Sunscreen
Jumiso Awe Sun Airyfit Sunscreen 4.4
Tocobo Bio Watery Sun Cream 4.7
Heimish Moringa Ceramide Watery Sunscreen 5.0
Dr.G Green Mild Up Sun SPF50+/PA++++ 4.8
D 'Alba UV Essence Waterfull+ Sunscreen 4.9
Soon Jung X Director's Moisture Sunscreen 4.8
Soon Jung X Director's Mineral Sunscreen 4.6
Make:PREM UV Defense Me No Sebum Sun SPF 4.8
BEAUTY OF JOSEON - Relief Sun Aqua-fresh Rice + B5 SPF50+ PA++++

Gel

Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel 4.6

Sun Sticks

Beauty of Joseon Matte Sun Stick 4.8
Abib Airy Sunstick Smoothing Bar 4.5
Real Barrier Aqua Soothing Sun Stick SPF50+PA++++ 4.7
Round A'Round Green Tea Airy Sun Stick
DewyTree Urban Shade Cool Calming Sun Stick Light Finish

My Top K-pop Songs So far in 2024

2024-06-26T16:07:00.004-07:00

Hey Subbies,

I wrote a dissertation before re-editing repeatedly, but something told me I needed to get this out soon. After my Trip to WDW, I was drained especially since I also got sick towards the end of my trip. Oh someone tried to break into my car in May so I was busy filling a police report and an insurance claim to get my car door fixed. I really want to edit but I took many photos, so I'm a bit exhausted. Then I went down the HYBE vs MHJ rabbit hole no pun intended and people with sense are over it at this point "Ignorance must be bliss for the many but Two wrongs don't make it right." MHJ I knew too much about this woman before she signed on to HYBE but I see some things never change. And why are we okay with throwing innocents under the bus to shield adult's bad behavior. I've been alluding to this in past music posts but HYBE has been an overdue restructuring, especially in the Planning & Communications and Talent Cultivation departments. May into June there were all kinds of beefs and I was waiting for people to come to their senses. I was waiting for a Mera video to drop or my other YouTubers that took a hiatus to drop some gems because some of the gurls were wild'n and they needed to take a mental health break. Then people out here really trying my patience with child-like behavior not just online but offline.

Anyway, I want to talk about the comebacks and the amazing sample literal what I wanted to see from K-pop this year has just been out of this world because I couldn't stand the generic overused 80s synth that kept haunting us. First, I did not expect Chungha to drop two bops the choreo is fire and her new label giving her creative outlet to create is what she needed she was seriously READY, and if she doesn't get to perform a main stage at the end of the year awards I will riot. I didn't expect Mr. Vampire to make up the Spotify ranks because on YT Music it was Untouchable all day every day but the production is so good that I can't skip being bitten by that song I guess. Kiss of Life's Midas Touch is seriously a Y2K Britney coded Moulin Rouge Lady Marmalade's Collaboration with Christina, Kim, Mya, P!nk with a Medusa, Aphrodite, Arachne, and Lakshmi/Hera escalating all the senses. NCT Dream's Smoothie was like watching a version of all three Matrix Movies plus Red Velvet's Red Flavor had a baby; I've been updating my WordPress and added a couple things for SMCU; and people don't know NCT+ WAYV love their Innuendos. Okay, LE SSERAFIM's Good Bones although an interlude was giving major Durarara opening monologue vibes side note: aespa's Drama logo and concept had to be influenced by this show too. As for Easy it's another chill hip hop track and choreo fits the song to a T. Moving on to aespa and according to my stats Supernova is Interstellar (And yes I watched the movie again because I usually fall asleep during the important parts and it was spurned on by Suho and RIIZE's comebacks) and the use of Afrika Bambaataa's Planet Rock sample was Chef kiss and the "THAT'S HOT" cake gets it a Y2K check mark. DXMON's Burn Up is a pre-debut song that sounds like it should be a song debut and they are definitely Rock and Final Fantasy inspired that Taeyong's hair in Ay-Yo now lives rent-free in my head. TEN is literally up and down my Spotify stats I'm surprised he didn't place in the top 6 artists but I didn't expect another movie reference.

MY 10 TOP ARTISTS SO FAR

1 Chungha

2 ITZY

3. aespa

4. Seventeen

5. IU

6. ATEEZ (Going to their tour)

7. IVE

8. LE SSERAFIM

9. Kiss of Life

10. NMIXX

MY TOP SONG OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR

Chungha I'm Ready & Eenie Meenie ft Ateez Hongjoong

ITZY - Mr. Vampire

Kiss of Life - Midas Touch

NCT DREAM - Smoothie

LE SSERAFIM - Good Bones/ EASY

aespa - Supernova

DXMON - Burn Up

TEN - Nightwalker

TVXQ - Rebel

Why did I think of (G)i-dle song as "One More Rollie" by Changmo lol in all seriousness, it was a very chill hip song but it sounds better in the car. Twice's Rush is definitely giving Y2K, especially with those funky synths, bass drum, and high hats. The LA LA LA Girls aka TripleS have done it again and if you don't know they are in a parallel universe as LOONA so instead of 12 there are 24 girls represented by Crows which is on par with NCT memberships but I've been wanting to do a post about how much closer SMCU is to the LOONACU since LSM worked with LOONA after Jaden left. ARTMS finally (re)debuted with their title track Virtual Angel and make sure to watch it with your "Human Eyes," I really like Air which is a culmination of their works. Birth tops my list due to the very 00s rift and Flower Rhythm was giving me major J-pop ElectroPop vibes i.e. Perfume's 2007 Polyrhythm. NCT Wish's debut was giving me major East Coast/ NY 90/00's hip hop with Eros/Cupid and Psyche storyline, oh last year it was Crashes that ended in flames and now it falling from the heavens concept-wise for SM. Everyone this Q2 has been giving me my childhood Live-action version of Senshi-genre vibes from aespa's Sentai Daft Punk-influenced Licorice to IVE's Sailor Moon Maho Shojo/Magical Girl concept with Accendio. BABYMONSTER's SHESSH had to check it out for the use of Arabic scale and the overused YG sound and I was here for the rap line so I can't wait for the analysis archetype videos to come out to see if they actually create a new sound outside of YG stagnation. I'm surprised YooA Rofttop is on the list but another song with a crow concept plus a lot of people didn't know that she studied Hip Hop but they only saw her as a pretty face with the voice of an angel I guess.

Honorable Mentions

(G)i-idle - Rollie

TWICE - Rush

Kim Jonghyeon - MOTTO

TripleS - Girls Never Die

AB6IX - Grab Me

NCT WISH - WISH

SEOLA - Without U

ARTMS - Birth (Going to their tour)

TWS - Unplugged boy

IVE - Accendio

YENA - Damn u

BABYMONSTER - SHEESH

YooA - Rooftop

Disney World, is it a trip worth saving up?

2024-04-13T05:53:00.000-07:00

Hey Subbies,

I'm very excited to say that, I will be traveling to the World of Happiness place soon. I live in SoCal so I have talked about going Disneyland as a kid and more so on a whim these days lol. This trip is actually something I wanted to do for a while now. And you're probably wondering why!? Well, it's a long story when I was in middle school my mom's co-worker's friend invited us with her and her family because she wanted me to babysit her kids for their trip on Disney Cruise on the Wonder. Little did they know Disney is known for keeping Families occupied. Long Story short the closest I have ever been to parks was staying a day at the All-Stars Sports Hotel on the property. My mom did try again 2 or 3 years later when we visited Florida for another cruise but it seemed futile to get tickets without a park reservation in advance so we visited Downtown Disney instead now known as Disney Springs. I'm considering this as my inner child raincheck for my mom's inner child's experience we didn't get to have and boy it was not cheap of course.

This year, Disney announced that they have changed its park's reservation requirements for 2024 for single, couples, and small families. So you all know the drill this post is to help those including myself get ready for a trip to Disney World. I caveat that this post will be geared more towards people who live in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, etc who have access to or are very familiar with a lot of the park's rides already and just want a new experience so to speak because there are so many videos scenario videos on how to tackle the parks that it is literally gamified due to the high demand. The genie+ system at Walt Disney World is its own beast. Personally, as a "Disneylander," this is going to be a very interesting trip because we are chill or just vibing over here sometimes to the point of breaking the rules in some cases.

Before I forget Florida even though the taxes are low they still have Gratuities law aka Mandatory Tip so you may see 15-20% gratuities fee for services rendered on your receipt i.e. sit down Restaurants, Bars and Beauty Salons. Make sure to factor that into your budget for each day because it really does add up and may burn holes in some tourist pockets.

Resort Hotel Booking

Tip: Book at the beginning of the year or 6-months in advance; Hurricane Season is from mid-August to mid-October

Splurge: Disney Vacation Club, Disney's Polynesian; Disney's Grand Floridian; Disney's Contemporary; Fort Wilderness Resorts, Port Orleans French Quarter; Walt Disney World: Beach, Yacht club;
Budget: Hilton Orlando, Coronado Springs Resort; Walt Disney World: Dolphin and Swan; All Stars Resorts: Pop Century, Art of Animation, Music, Movies, Sports;
Disney Budget Vacationer: AirB&B, Partner Hotels, Shoulder Hotels

Transportation

Tip: Give yourself a extra 20-30 mins to hour to travel between parks if you have a Lightning lane/ Virtual Queue booked.

Personal Car/ Road Trip (24-72hr drive)
Rental car
Flight (Intl fly in 24-48hr; Direct flight to MCO preferred)
Mears shuttle (Flat rate fee) to/from the Resort and Airport
Disney Cruise Line Shuttle (Flat rate fee) to/from the Port, Resort and Airport
Uber/ Lift (surge charges may apply based on demand)

Park-Resort Transportation

Tip: Use the restrooms outside the parks before entering.

Walt Disney's Transportation & Ticket Center >>

Monorail

Magic Kingdom ~6-15mins
EPCOT ~15-20mins

Shuttle Boat

Magic Kingdom ~11mins
Hollywood Studios >><< EPCOT ~10-20mins

Shuttle Buses

Magic Kingdom ~11-20mins
Hollywood Studios ~60-75mins
EPCOT ~60-75mins
Animal Kingdom ~60-90mins

Minnie Van (Lyft app)

Magic Kingdom ~5mins
Hollywood Studios ~8-10mins
EPCOT ~5-10mins
Animal Kingdom ~7-10mins

Skyliner

Hollywood Studios >><< EPCOT ~10-22mins

Park Demands
Tip: Buy the Park Hooper if you can afford it; Book the things you want to do 60 days in advance.

Magic Kingdom (MK) - High Demand
Hollywood Studios (HS) - Moderately High Demand
EPCOT (EC) - Moderate Demand (A Foodies Dream)
Animal Kingdom (AK) - Low Demand (Park Hop to EPCOT/ Hollywood Studios)

See Hours & Events Calendar page

My Personal Blackout Dates or Dates to Avoid:
(This will generally apply to Tourists and the Visiting.)
Jan. 1-8, 13-17 | Feb. 12-22 | Mar. 23-31 | Apr. 1-3 | May 25-29 | Jun. 17-21 | Jul. 2-6 | Aug. 30 | Sept. 1-4 | Oct. 12-16 | Nov. 9-13, 23-30 | Dec. 23-31

Low (30 mins) | Moderate (60 mins.) | Moderately High (120 mins.) | High (180+ mins.)

*Opening and Closing times may vary based on the time of year so plan accordingly.

January - [New Year's Day, MLK Jr./ Susan B. Anthony Day] (MK)

February - (EP) [Washington's Birthday] Spring Flower and Garden Festival Starts

March - [Cesar Chavez - Good Friday/ Spring Break]

April - (HS/EP) Springtime Surprise runDisney

May - [Memorial Day; Summer Break begins]

June - [Juneteenth]

July - (MK) [Independence Day]

August - EU/ International Holiday Travel Month

September - [Labor Day]

October - (MK) Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

November - (EP) [Veteran's Day; Thanksgiving] Wine & Dine runDisney

December - (MK) [Christmas; Winter Break] Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

Genie+
Tip: You have a 10-15mins window after the Reserved time to make it the ride

VQ - Virtual Que (Newer Rides)
LL - Lighting Lane (Surge Charge Rate per Park to get on High Demand Rides)
ILL - Individual Lighting Lane (Pay-to-Ride)

*RD - Rope Drop / Resort Early Access

Magic Kingdom Itinerary

6:45-7:15 AM Buy Genie+

VQ: TRON Lightcycle

(Summer/Fall VQ: Tianna's Bayou Adventures)

RD/LL: Peter Pan's Flight, Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, Jungle Cruises, Haunted Mansion, Ariel's Grotto
ILL: TRON/ Peter Pan's Flight/ Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

~ 8:30 - 9:00 AM Hotel Guest Early Access
8:45 AM Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
9:00 AM Peter Pan's Flight (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder for non-hotel guest)
9:20 AM Haunted Mansion
9:40 AM Jungle Cruises
10:00 AM Pirate of the Caribbean
10:30 AM Big Thunder Mountain/ TRON Lightcycle
11:00 AM Ariel's Grotto (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
12:00 PM It's a Small World/ TRON Lightcycle
1:00 PM The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh; (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder; VQ 2nd Chance: TRON Lightcycle)
2:00 PM Lunch Recommendations:

Jungle Skipper Canteen
Be Our Guest
Crystal Palace
Cinderella Royal Tables

3:00 PM Mad Hatter's Tea Cup Party

Other options:

TRON Lightcycle
Swiss Family Treehouse
Prince Charming Regal Carrousel
People Mover
Tomorrowland Speedway
Carousel of Progress

4:00 PM Astro Orbiter
5:00 PM Buzz Light Year
6:00 PM Space Mountain
7:00 PM Dinner or Dessert Recommendations:

Crystal Palace
Jungle Skipper Canteen
Main Street Bakery

8:00 PM Night Show: Happy Ever After
8:30 PM Last Ride of the Day/ TRON Lightcycle

*Disney World's Space Mountain may cause some back discomfort because its tracks have yet to be updated

Option 1: Animal Kingdom & EPCOT Itinerary

6:45-7:15 AM Buy Genie+ (Multi-park option)

VQ: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
RD/LL: Avatar Flight of Passage/ Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, Frozen Ever After, Test Track
ILL: Avatar Flight of Passage/ Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Remy's Ratatouille Adventure

~7:30 - 8:00 AM Hotel Guest Early Access
8:15 AM Avatar Flight of Passage
8:45 AM Na'vi River Journey
9:00 AM Kilimanjaro Safaris (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder for non-hotel guest)
10:00 AM Expedition Everest
11:00 AM Festival of the Lion King Show/ Finding Nemo: The Big Blue... and Beyond! (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
11:50 AM To-go Meal Recommendations:

Satu'li Canteen
Tiffins
Yak & Yeti
Flame Tree BBQ

12:15 PM >> TRAVEL TO EPCOT >>
1:15 PM The Seas with Nemo & Friends/ Turtle Talk With Crush (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder; VQ 2nd Chance: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind)
1:30 PM Remy's Ratatouille Adventure/ Living with the Land/ Journey into Imagination with Figment
2:00 PM Lunch Recommendations:

Space 220
Cool Wash
Takumi-Tei
Teppan-Edo

3:00 PM Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
3:30 PM Frozen Ever After
4:00 PM Test Track
5:00 PM Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
5:30 PM Mission: SPACE
6:00 PM Spaceship Earth
6:15 PM Soarin Over California
6:30 PM Remy's Ratatouille Adventure/ Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
7:00 PM Dinner or Dessert Recommendations:

Shiki-Sai
La Hacienda de San Angel
Tutto Italia Ristorante
Biergarten Restaurant
Le Cellier Steakhouse
Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe
Les Halles Boulangerie-Patisserie

8:00 PM Night Show: Luminous: The Symphony of Us

Option 2: Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios Itinerary

6:45 7:15 AM Buy Genie+ (Multi-park option)

VQ: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
RD/LL: Avatar Flight of Passage/ Slinky Dog Dash, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Mickey & Minnie Railway, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror
ILL: Avatar Flight of Passage/ Slinky Dog Dash. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

~ 7:30 - 8:00 AM Hotel Guest Early Access
8:15 AM Avatar Flight of Passage
8:45 AM Na'vi River Journey
9:00 AM Kilimanjaro Safaris (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder for non-hotel guest)
9:30 AM Break the Fast Recommendations:

Pongu Pongu
Satu'li Canteen
Mahindi
Nomad Lounge

10:00 AM Festival of the Lion King Show
10:50 AM Expedition Everest (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
11:45 AM DINOSAUR >> Tropical Americas Pueblo Esperanza
12:00 PM Brunch Recommendations:

Warung Outpost
Anandapur Ice Cream Truck
Thirsty River Bar
Trilo-Bites
Eight Spoon Café
Nomad Lounge

12:15 PM >> TRAVEL TO HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS>>
1:15 PM Slinky Dog Dash (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
2:00 PM Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage
2:45 PM Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway
3:15 PM Times for Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular!
4:30 PM Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror/ Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
5:00 PM Toy Story Mania (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
5:30 PM Alien Swirling Saucers/ Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
6:00 PM Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance
6:30 PM Star Tours
7:00 PM Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror/ Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith
7:30 PM Grab a Late Dinner:

50's Prime Time Café
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano
The Hollywood Brown Derby

8:00 PM Grab a seat for Fantasmic!
8:30 PM 1st Night Showing: Fantasmic!
9:30 PM Grab a seat early for the 2nd Showing Fantasmic! -or- Last Chance to Ride
10:00 PM 2nd Night Showing: Fantasmic!

Hollywood Studios Itinerary
*Consider Reserving a Fantasmic! Dinner Package

6:45-7:15 AM Buy Genie+

RD/LL: Slinky Dog Dash, Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance, Mickey & Minnie Railway, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror
ILL: Slinky Dog Dash

~ 8:30 - 9:00 AM Hotel Guest Early Entrance
8:45 AM Slinky Dog Dash
9:15 AM Toy Story Mania (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder for non-hotel guest)
10:00 AM Alien Swirling Saucers
10:45 AM Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
12:00 PM Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run
1:15 PM Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (*Genie+ Next Ride Pick Reminder)
2:00 PM Beauty and the Beast – Live on Stage
3:00 PM Lunch/Dinner Recommendations:

50's Prime Time Café
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Restaurant
Mama Melrose's Ristorante Italiano
The Hollywood Brown Derby

4:00 PM Star Tours
5:00 PM Mickey & Minnie Runaway Railway
6:00 PM Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror
7:00 PM Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith/ Grab A Quick Dinner
7:30 - 7:45 PM Grab a seat for Fantasmic!
8:30 PM 1st Night Showing: Fantasmic!
9:30 PM Grab a seat early for the 2nd Showing Fantasmic! -or- Last Chance to Ride
10:00 PM 2nd Night Showing: Fantasmic!

2023 Skincare and Makeup Empties

2024-02-17T00:46:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

It took me a while to do this post because I was waiting for the Lunar New Year which is usually the week of my Birthday and Super Bowl. I have more empties than usual and some decluttering to include because of the panorama. lol. Don't worry it's mostly minis because of those trips I had last year and some things took me longer to get through because of the density/texture of the products I had. I tried to put all the products in their own categories to make it easier but some of the single product shots because I had some empties around my room. Most of these came from Marshall's, the KCON convention, my South Korea trip, or from online orders ( I will recommend Stylevana for skincare enthusiasts doing 14-28-day reviews because they have options for minis.)

Cleansers

First, I really enjoyed the Nivea body wash but the bottle typography did confuse me when I first bought it because I thought it was body cream. I'm currently on my second bottle but white bottle version. It was a great alternative to the Olay body which was really drying and overly fragrant. The Banana Facewash was a 2 set but this one is a declutter because the smell and performance were telling me it was going bad. Sirois gel cleanser was okay but I think I talked about the weird smell last year so it will not be a rebuy. Hemish vs E.L.F. cleansing balm and E.L.F. won this battle in texture, hydration, and spread/density. Heimish caused me to break out so I had to use an electronic face brush to make sure I didn't leave behind any residue but it became tedious to the point I just wanted out of my routine ASAP. I almost forgot about Innisfree Apple Wash which is really great for beginners and this I think was the second bottle I went through.

Toner

Next, Abib Heartleaf toner has to be my favorite out of all four of these. If you have sensitivity/inflammation then pick this up. It calmed my skin and even helped with hydration levels in my skin when I used it as a quick mask. The Roundlab Dokdo 1025 toner I got in Korea before it became viral and I would recommend it for the Spring/Summer if you have a sensitive combo skin type like me. I really enjoyed using the Abib and Roundlab toner last year in the summer going into fall. I want to talk about Cosrx AHA toner for Whiteheads because it's very comparable to The Ordinary's Glycolic acid toner but if you want a simple formulation go with Corsx. The Pacifica Rose Flower Mist was hit or miss for me I just bought thinking it would help with dehydration.

Essences

I LOVE Missha The Revolution and I know it's not SK-II but my skin does amazing with it that my mom even notices a difference instantly. Definitely recommend this to intermediate skincare users looking to add fermented ingredients to their skincare regime. Okay, Elf Skin Pure Skin was really hydrating oat milk/aloe juice and will with texture but I think I need to pick up the full size. Holy hydration is basically the same but you'll smell the witch hazel which may be a bit harsh for some people's skin. I need to buy the Neogen in full size because I finished it so fast and they need bigger minis lol. Medicube Deep Vita C is what I received when I bought the skincare devices set for my mom and me. I personally think it works better with the Booster-H devices or the original formula of the Collagen Glow Bubble Serum. When it comes to vitamin C treatments I found 15-20 min masks or creams better penetrate my skin than the serum that requires daily use. Also, ingredients really help with inflammation and have protective properties.

Ampoules

We talk about the high percentage of Activities when the studies show you only need .25% - 5%...these companies really want to be regulated like what the EU is doing right now. Again Missha is that girl lol, and this is also a dupe for Estee Lauder's advanced night repair and this also a staple that is my backup just like the ELF Antioxidant booster which isn't available anymore online. The Rovectin LHA blemish Ampoule was a nice addition to my skincare regime I think is what helped with the hyperpigmentation I was struggling with since it has Glutathione and wasn't irritating. ELF Skin Superrefine with 10% Niannamide thankfully has that B5 with a buffer from irritation but I would not recommend it. The Skinmiso Pore Vitamin-C Serum is similar in consistency to Medicube vita-C which has 100,000 ppm more. However, I found that the Skinmiso worked faster possibly due to the first key ingredient isn't water, it's Sea buckthorn which is then followed up with moisture-soothing extracts to reduce scars, wrinkles, and treat acne with other antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory extracts but it does contain fragrance. The last two are oils I use for my whole body. I love the smell of Sweet Almond oil and really helps me keep my skin from dehydration which usually causes irritation. This Tamunu oil is really thick so I would add it to my soap, lotion, and baths which helps with fading blemishes.

Mask

I really enjoyed this mask and it does help to brighten the skin.

Moisturizer

I used the Holika Holika aloe over the summer to help with overheating and inflammation. I liked adding the aloe to lotions after a bath or shower. The d'Alba multi balm has a lot of fruit extracts but it did help with dry patches or helped fade some scarring/blemishes. The belief aqua gel paired nicely with the Isntree hyaluronic SPF because for a while I could not use either one cause they did pair well with other products. I suggest getting aloe, belief, and Isntree SPF with a water-based foundation to avoid peeling. ELF BRING BACK THE CICA SUPERMASK!!! I currently using the Laniege Cica sleeping mask and it is very comparable but the ELF Mask requires you to wash off after 15 mins because it has a higher percentage of Cica.

Body

I bought the Sol De Janeiro 62 set during the spring sale last year and I'm hooked and got the bigger size bottle but I used this when I would go to the gym. Usually, I don't have time to test out the other fragrances but I went to Sephora on my birthday to test them out; 40 which I have mixed thoughts about it because of the jasmine/musk, and the newest 59 which fits with my birthday month (Plum, Violet, Orchid, and wood) but vetiver hits me in the face so it might work better for people born in Spring and or Autumn; however I think the body butter is forgiving. Also, it might be because something I noticed that Sephora had to water down some of their testers because of the issue with preteens/teens messing up the testers. I also bought the full size of the Quai body and hair scrub but the sandalwood is really overpowering to the point I think it smells like tobacco to me but don't worry I finally bought a new body brush.

Protection

The first item is a Korean ointment I was prescribed when I had CO2 treatment for moles and wurts removal. Next to the ointment Differin gel which I highly recommend for beginners. I used it mainly as a spot treatment for acne flare-ups and texture. I went on to try out The Inkey list's Retional which is a cream type. Like I said before the Isntree watery Sun gel works best with other gel types or it will peel. I really enjoyed using Heimish Artless glow balm SPF which I think formulation had mica which helps tone up your skin. Bringgreen Tea Tree CICA Tone Up Sun Cushion made for a really good base especially if you have redness and suffer with ance. Next to it is an EM cosmetics Daydream cushion that I had to declutter because it's past its best-buy date. I'm so happy Ms. Pham added backups but I bought two packs because I thought I might have to buy another one in the future.

Lips

Most of these are old formulations of ELF's lipsticks, glosses, and balms that aren't sold anymore. I wish ELF would bring back the Alissa Ashley formula because it bit more pigmented and could be a dupe for the Rare Beauty lip oils or any of these oil higher-pigmented hybrids. I don't think I like lip plumpers right not because I feel it burning my lips. I enjoyed using the moisture lipsticks but I had to get rid of them because they are going bad. The last two are NYX and that I can't pull off.

Misc 1

I loved using the ELF liquid eyeshows and are very universal because I use them as a base with an SPF or lotion or highlight or contour. The ELF precision pencils are literally pencils and I went through them really fast and might be more comparable to the new Benefit Precisely, My Brow Detailer. I literally go through ELF products but the fibers remind me of Japanese waterproof lengthening mascara that has me hooked.

Face

The bronzer is an old ELF one which was very beautiful but I think it exploded when I opened it so I had to use the alcohol trick because that's what I found in how to fix broken shadows. Thankfully it didn't change the performance or quality. Next, the Dr. Gio cushion was the best skincare foundation cushion compact I have tried but there haven't been any updates from the founder/company. I was supposed to get a replacement but never received one and I contacted the company so who knows what happened but upset because I really wanted to get another one. The elf bake highlighter and blush is just really old and it's hard to get any pigment now. One of the Black ELF compacts is a cream foundation but it's way past its best buy date and the other was a precursor to the current primers pots but closest to it is the Perfect Finish HD Powder.

Misc 2

These just need to be decluttered because again one is an ELF conceal stick and the other is LABIOTTE Chateau Wine Lip Tint that used to be really popular and was heavily duped.

Blush

The first I think is a finishing powder but I hit pan on it and the one below is what the brow kits I used to like. The blushes on the right are really old oranges/peaches that don't fit my deep/ winter color palette which is also this year's color of the year.

Mousse

I love these two and they smell great. I usually use them to revive my hair when it's feeling dry or I use them to refresh my protective hairstyles.

Dry Shampoo

This is my favorite dry shampoo brand but Marshall's sometimes overpriced them so I haven't been able to get my hands on more. I just found out last year that you should use a blow dryer to get the formula to absorb faster. I used this manly to help with the oily scalp and bacteria from going to the gym, especially in the summer.

Supplements

I was watching Andrew Huberman's podcast and the expert said Rhodiola Rosea helps with Brain Fog in women and I had been struggling with brain fog probably since the first year of college but this definitely helped. Also, I tried AG1 right before getting this supplement but I noticed that it also had this supplement. If you struggle with insomnia get Lemon Balm, my coworker literally told me to get some coffee which would just make my insomnia worse. I think PMS symptoms are starting to really affect my sleep and anxiety when in the past I could easily just knock out. The Green tea was to helps me walk up and help with oxidative stress. SECRET OF BEAUTY Skin Master collagen chewable is a product I got from KCON and contains collagen, vitamins and minerals to help with skin concerns.

SPF SunStick

Why is this so hard to get your hands on!? I found a seller based in Korea on Amazon because other websites it was sold out. I know a lot of brands don't want to get into trouble with the FDA but I still wish Korean brands would sell their formulation as an option because as an American I hate our sunscreen because they are oily and our government could care less about our FDA's funding in R&D. Anyways, It's really hydrating however when it got to summer this made me look really oily and cause my foundation to smudge during the hot summer heatwaves we had.

Washcloth

This is my old Japanese body towel but it's in the new Daiso packaging aka both scrub cloth. The new one I have is not as exfoliating as this old one here so look for the COURSE version and you can also find some Daiso products on Amazon.

The Best of Korean Skincare Must Haves (2023-2024)

2024-01-21T22:20:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

Happy New Year! I've been trying to write this post for over a month but I'm kind of glad I waited because the majority of Skincare Enthusiast Vloggers posted their videos literally on the last week of December into the New Year. I had been saving the videos as they popped into my feed to watch later so I could go through them when I had access to my computer again. I don't really like working on data-driven posts on my iPad Air unless I have my files already set up. Also, I thought about using ChatGPT to gather the data from each video but that's not a feature on free accounts. Anyways, last year Beauty of Josen was the top viral brand and it was a battle between it and Roundlab. This year's best on the Haewha app is Torriden which has been gaining more attention and is a household staple in Korea and hopefully it can become a worldwide hit.

Why has Torriden become a paradise for rare wild animals?
It is not artificial for human selfishness and needs.
This was because we have protected and cared for a harmless environment necessary for life.

To us, your skin is another important environment that we must protect.

Torriden, the highlands of Scotland, is a clean area blessed with nature, where deer with mysterious horns freely roam the meadows and rare species of birds busily come and go in and out of the lake. Torriden was inspired by the diversity of life in Torriden, a natural beauty and symbol of harmlessness that has existed for over 700 million years.

Simple
We use rare and new ingredients to dramatically change your skin.
Although we live surrounded by exaggerated messages, what really protects and cares for us every day is not flashy newness, but simplicity that is faithful to the basics. Torriden's mission is not to inject fancy ingredients and efficacy, listening to the inner skin of your skin and creating the healthy environment that your skin wants, will allow your inner confidence to reveal itself.

Together
Just as nature naturally creates a healthy ecosystem when its own environmental needs are met, we believe that all the answers lie within you. All of Toriden's products start from your words of discomfort and satisfaction. What is important to you is not only efficacy, but also the feel on the skin, absorption, retention, and sustainable skin comfort. We
believe that healthy skin can make your daily life happier through the perfect balance between function and sensation.

Positive
What makes healthy skin and a beautiful life shine even more is the sustainable coexistence between us and the world around us. We will contribute to creating a healthy life for everyone through sustainable packaging and cruelty-free efforts, as well as efforts to change our daily lives healthily and positively.

https://www.torriden.com/main/html.php?htmid=brand/brand-story.html

BEAUTY GURU FAVES

Torriden Dive In Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Cleansing Foam 4.8
Torriden DIVE-IN Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid Toner 4.8
Torriden Balanceful Cica Toner Pad 60 Pads
Torriden DIVE-IN Low Hyaluronic Acid Serum 4.9
Torriden Dive-In Cream Low Molecular Hyaluronic Acid with Sh-EGF
Torriden Dive-in Soothing Cream
Torriden DIVE-IN Mild Suncream 4.8
Torriden Dive-In Low Molecule Hyaluronic Acid Mask Sheet 4.7
Torriden Solid In Ceramide Lip Essence 4.9

Cleanser

ANUA Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil 4.8
Krave Beauty Makeup Re-Wined Cleanser 4.7
Ma:nyo Pure Cleansing Oil 4.6
Isntree Vegan Yam Root Milk Cleanser 4.8
Mary&May low pH Hyaluronic gel cleanser 4.7
Sulwhasoo Gentle Cleansing Oil 4.7

Toner | Water | Removers

ANUA 77% heartleaf Soothing Toner 4.9
I'm From Rice Toner 4.7
Isntree Chestnut BHA 2% Clear Liquid 4.9
it's Skin Power 10 Formula LI Jelly Pad 5.0
S. NATURE Aqua Oasis Toner 4.9

Serum | Essence | Ampoule | Oil

COSRX Advanced Snail 96 Mucin Power Essence 4.8
Neogen Real Ferment Micro Essence 4.6
numbuzin No.3 Skin Softening Serum
SKIN1004 Probio-Cica Intensive Ampoule 4.9
SKIN1004 Tone Brightening Capsule Ampoule 4.9
Vegreen Vitamin C Ampoule
VT Reedle Shot
Wellage Real Hyaluronic Blue Ampoule 100 5.0
Jin Jung Sung Sooting Moisture Essence

Moisturizer | Lotion | Cream | Gel

SKIN1004 Probio-Cica Enrich Cream 4.6
ROVECTIN Clean Lotus Water Calming Cream 4.8
Klairs Midnight Blue Calming Cream 4.9
Cosrx Advanced All-in-One Snail Mucin Cream 4.8
Aestura AtoBarrier 365 Cream 4.8

Eye Cream | Lip

BEAUTY OF JOSEON Revive Eye Serum: Ginseng + Retinal
Cosrx Advanced Snail Peptide Eye Cream 4.8
AESTURA Atobarrier 365 Lip Balm 5.0

Mist | Spray

Laneige Cream Skin Mist Pump
NOT4U Clear Body Mist 5.0
Pyunkang Yul Calming Moisture Mist 4.8
Sioris Falling Into The Rose Mist 4.5
Aestura ATOBarrier 365 Mist 4.6

Sunscreen | SPF

BEAUTY OF JOSEON - Relief Sun: Rice + Probiotic SPF50+ PA++++ 4.8
Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel SPF50+ PA++++ 4.8
numbuzin No.1 Clear Filter Sun Essence SPF 50+ PA ++++ 4.8
ROUND LAB Birch Juice Moisturizing Sun Cream SPF50+ PA++++ 4.8
ROUND LAB 1025 Dokdo Sunscreen 4.7
Skin1004 Madagascar Centella Hyalu-Cica Water-Fit Sun Serum SPF 50 PA++++ 4.7
P.Calm Water Barrier Sun Cream SPF 50 4.9
KraveBeauty Beet The Sun SPF 40 4.4

Masks | Patches

Etude House Ginger Sugar Overnight Lip Mask 4.4
COSRX Acne Pimple Master Patch 4.7
COSRX Lip Sleep Propolis Sleeping Mask 4.5
Mary & May Niacinamide Vitamin C Brightening Mask 4.6
MARY&MAY CICA Houttuynia Tea Tree Calming Mask 4.8
MARY&MAY Daily Safe Blackhead Clear Nose Pack 4.6
MARY&MAY Premium Idebenone Blackberry Complex Ampoule Mask 4.8

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My Top Most Played K-POP Songs of 2023

2024-01-21T22:09:00.000-08:00

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Happy New Year everyone! I wanted to get this post done over my winter break but I was caught up with a home-related project that I talked about in more depth in my update post. Also, check out my mid-year songs to see how much has changed because it has. I saw that video going around about the SMCU being dead can I be honest I don't think SMCU is over because Drama kind of left the door open or it may stay between a couple of the SM artists and if you watched the aespa comic lore during the Black Mamba, aespa became trapped by the toxicity and in DRAMA there a connection I noticed and, interestingly, all the member are using a Katana which is mainly Winter's weapon and she's known to communicate with her MY threw mirrors. And talked about aespa going darker in tone and now we have DRAMA and notice the use of contrasting colors like green and red.

On another note y'all were mixing up Sakura with Yun-jin during the dance break section in EVE, PSYCHE, and Bluebeard's Wife because some reason they gave Sakura the same styled hat so please give her the well-deserved flowers because she keeps surprising us every day. Also can't believe Eunchae did a solo stage on her own. Also, can y'all stop with the unsolicited hate on LE SSERAFIM it's getting to be very weird.
As usual, this basically aggregated both YT Music and Spotify lists and filtered out songs that were not created in 2023. I want to take minute note of some key trends this year that I noticed (1): The Year of the Vampires, (2) on Cloud 9, (3) Taboos, (4) Time/Portals, (5) Pirate into 2024, (6) I'm your Goddess is here to stay. Also, the editor used the cup falling to the ground and it turned into a flower like a lot this year along with the famous Windows XP Screen saver. Okay, let's go...

GOT the beat - Stamp on It

KARD - ICKY

MAVE: - Pandora

LE SSERAFIM - UNFORGIVEN

CRAVITY - GROOVY

JEON SOMI - FAST FORWARD

WayV - Good Life

aespa - Salty & Sweet

ODD EYE CIRCLE - AIR FORCE 1

CRAXY - UNDERCOVER

Lee Chae Yeon - Knock

JIN YOUNG - COTTON CANDY

LE SSERAFIM - EVE, PSYCHE AND BLUEBEARD'S WIFE

CRAXY - No Limit

IVE - BADDIE

AB6IX - LOSER

KEY - GOOD & GREAT

KEY - KILLER

DRIPPIN - SEVEN SINS

JEON SOMI - GOLD GOLD GOLD

KAI - ROVER

ITZY - CAKE

TripleS - Girls' Capitalism

cignature - Aurora

8TURN - TIC TAC

Honorable Mentions

NMIXX - Love Me Like This

Seventeen - Super

TWICE - Set Me Free

(G)-idle - Allergy

The Boyz - ROAR

Jisoo - Flower

VIVIZ - Pull up

Purple Kiss - Sweet Juice

xikers - Tricky House

My Top Kpop Album EPs and LPs of 2023

2024-01-20T12:22:00.000-08:00

Hey Subbies,

Y'all I could not keep up with all the comebacks this year. Every week I looked I saw an EP or LP hitting me in the face that could not tackle quickly enough. Also, if it's deja vu it's not, I accidentally published this post when I was still working on it. I don't about y'all but I think my taste in music is changing again but I'm still critical about production. B.I did something that I rarely hear in K-pop where he let the instrumental just be a vibe and it was a breath of fresh air. GOT the Beat album literally kept my attention for the first half of 2023 when other EPs couldn't. Anyway, I had to add a couple more albums, recheck my algorithm, and reshuffle them so please bear with me. Also don't forget to check the honorable mentions and hope this helps if you missed out on listening to other groups and artists.

Long Plays

NCT 127 - The 4th Album Repackage

LE SSERAFIM - Unforgiven

B.I - To Die For

oceanfromtheblue - oceanfromtheblue

ONEWE - GRAVITY

EXO - Exist

fromis_9 - Unlock My World

Tomorrow X Together - The Name Chapter: Freefall

LEE SEUNG YOON - Shelter Of Dreams

ZION.T - ZZZ AMD ZIP

Stray Kids - ROCK STAR AND 5-stars

WayV - On My Youth

Extended Plays

GOT the beat - Stamp on it

TripleS - Assemble

Seventeen - FML

TomorrowXTogether (TXT) - The Name Chapter: Temptation

xikers - House of Tricky: Doorbell Ringing

NIMIXX - expergo

aespa - My World

Penomecco - [Rorschach] Part 1

Jisoo - Flower

PURPLE KISS - Cabin Fever

Red Velvet - Chill Kill

cignature - Smooth Sailing AND My Little Aurora

KEY - GOOD & GREAT AND KILLER

ITZY - KILL MY DOUBT

AB6IX - THE FUTURE IS OURS: LOST

CRAVITY - MASTER: PIECE

SF9 - THE PIECE OF9

M1NU - M1NUWORLD

ATEEZ - The World EP.2: Outlaw

Monsta X - Reason

H1-KEY - Album [Rose Blossom]

ICHILLIN - I'M ON IT!

STAYC - TEENFRESH

PARK WOO JIN - oWn

NINE.i - New Mind

XG - NEW DNA

MIRAE - BOYS WILL BE BOYS

(G)I-DLE - I FEEL

TEMPEST - Into the TEMPEST AND THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM

VERIVERY - Liminality - EP.DREAM

ONEUS - LA DOLCE VITA

BAMBAM - Sour & Sweet

TWICE - Set Me Free

The New Six (TNX) - Love Never Dies AND Boyhood

Honorable Mentions

8TURN - 8TURNRISE

Billlie - The Billage of Perception: Chapter Three

CHERRY BULLET - Cherry Dash

Cravity - Sun Seeker

CRAXY - XX

DeVita - Naughty

DRIPPIN - SEVEN SINS

El7z Up - 7+up

Everglow - All My Girls

EVNNE - Target: Me

IVE - I'VE MINE AND I've IVE

Jeon Somi - Game Plan

JINI - An Iron Hand In a Velvet Glove

Jinyoung - Chapter0: WITH

Jo Yu-ri - Love All

KAI - ROVER

KARD - ICKY 6th Mini Album

KEP1ER - Magic Hour

Kiss of Life - Kiss of Life AND Born to be XX

Lee Chae Yeon - The Move: Street and Over the Moon

Lee Chanhyuk - Error

LEE GI KWANG - Predator

LOREN - Put Up a Fight

MAVE: - What's My Name

MOONBIN&sANHA(ASTRO) - INCENSE

NCT DOJEAJUNG - Perfume

ODD EYE CIRCLE - <Version Up>

Shownu X Hyungwon - The Unseen

TripleS - LOVElution and Aesthetic

VIVIZ - VERSUS

YUJU - O

Happy New Year, Life Update and Quick K-pop Prediction

2024-01-20T00:43:00.000-08:00

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OMG, it's been so long but I'm happy to be finally back on my computer. The reason I was gone for so long was that my room needed to be rearranged since I was so inspired by that Tiktoker feng shui guru that kept showing up on my YouTube reels and my old bookcase was basically falling apart. I had to take advantage of the IKEA sale that recently just ended. I was basically building furniture and moving my room around which I had been thinking about doing since I got this Verizon internet and my new PC is running Windows 11 which is a new learning curve for me right now.

I don't know how I'll be doing this post it may be just a simple life update but I know that I need to get my yearly Top played LPs and EPs plus Update my Spotify first then I can get the Yearly Best of Skincare and Empties which there is a lot. Oh, I wanted to do a quick Kpop Prediction but I didn't want to type up anything during Mercury retrograde. I was so happy to see some of my predictions did happen like the genres of "Rock, R&B, and Alt" taking over K-pop because NMIXX's recent comeback was really nice to see them mix it up again and yes, pun intended. ITZY tapping back into their dark self-empowerment roots was great to see, "Born To Be" kind of made me think of their Unnies' "Ready To Be" comeback and it is really catchy for a prerelease, and "UNTOUCHABLE" is currently on repeat along with Chaeryeong's "Mine" and Lia track needs more attention because it is certified bop but JYP needed to do better for them and I think the reason why ITZY wasn't doing numbers recently on top of having been one member short with Lia being on haitus is how they did their roll outs they could have staggered them because that's months of content they could have capitalized on. But the good news is Chungha signing to a new label, Jihyo had her solo, Red Velvet had a chilling coming, and Survival shows groups will stay flopping. And let me not forget that P1Harmony is performing at the Governor's Ball in NY which I hope they would promote more here in the States in past predictions. Also, have y'all seen the lineup for Coachella because I'm shooketh. It has only been close to three weeks and there are so many Nugu groups popping up on the feed it's crazy. Unfortunately, I need need be very mindful about going to concerts now so I probably go to 4 concerts/conventions this year but a little side rant: Promoters please stop scheduling K-pop acts in the middle of the week in LA specifically.

Okay, here are the groups I'm looking forward to seeing this year...

Le Sserafim
Jeon Somi
aespa
Key
IVE ( I wanted to see them unfortunately this is the year of travel I got save PTO time. Also Tuesday thru Thursday is when people go into work here in LA and some of the gurls likes to do VIP/ VVIP which will have you at the venue till 11:00pm.)
CRAXY
ARTMs (I going to ODD EYE CIRCLE's concert this month)
KARD ( Still waiting for their first win on a music show)
NCT 127/DOJEAJUNG
Seventeen
Red Velvet
B.I
TripleS (I wish I could have seen them live last year bc I the gas prices)
DeVita
GOT the beat
TomorrowXTogether (TXT)
xikers
NIMIXX
PURPLE KISS
MAVE:
cignature
Penomecco
TWICE
XG

We will probably get some homages to 1-gen and 3-gen K-pop It would be cool if we got more Jewelry, Bada, Shinhwa, Highlight, IU, G-Dragon & Taeyang, and TVXQ homages as well as Western pop which we got the Collab with Jungkook and Usher. In addition, the little references to Gwen Stefani during her Harajuku era/Problematic era references in Jeon Somi's "Gold Gold Gold" MV and KARD's "ICKY". I don't know how the West didn't see that Asia was coming to major prominence even back then with the tokenism but we are here now. I wonder if Alicia Keys, Maroon 5, Beyonce, Pharrell William fresh off his LV collab, Katy Perry and Imagine Dragons are willing to do collabs now. Just found out that V and IU are collaborating so can't wait to see that. I think that's it for now but I might come back to this post in the future if I remember something because I usually don't write down my concerns and wishes but I have a hobonichi to keep track now.

I'm adding my KCONLA 2024 lineup Prediction here because since KCON Japan lineup just came out and this year they decided to move the convention into July so they don't have won't have any weather related issues again like last year. The funny thing we're going back into a La Niña weather pattern so it will be a hot dry summer aka going into a drought type weather pattern again this year unlike the last couple of years. And as usual for KCONLA we usually get like 20-25 artist on average:

HOST 1: CHA EUN WOO
HOST 2: TAEYEON
HOST 3: XIKERS
ZEROBASEONE
8TURN
LIMELIGHT
BOYNEXTDOOR
LUN8
P1HARMONY
TEMPEST
TNS/TNX
THE WIND
RED VELVET
RIIZE
KEY
YENA
&TEAM
INI
JO1
GOT THE BEAT/ KEP1ER

PRE-SHOW/ SPECIAL STAGE: EVVNE, NCT WISH, ILLIT, VVUP, WHIB, TWS, Woo!ah!, ADYA

MY WISHLIST ADD-ONS: KISS OF LIFE, TRIPLE S, H1-KEY, ICHILLIN

Convention Booths: Torriden, Make:prem, Aestura, Ma:nyo, Stylenanda, Musinsa, Olive Young

I hope we get more Songs in this Vein, K-pop tends to stick to the generic 80s Funk (90s music for South Koreans because trends take years sometimes to cross the world back them) do something different, or go down the rock or ballad route ( I just need more rock/hip hop as y'all know.)

Let's Dissect Cobra

2023-11-04T20:17:00.003-07:00

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From Sweetie Pie to Her to Plan B to Cobra, this is the song that I have been waiting for since the prelude. People kept saying Meg was falling off but she has remained consistent throughout this last couple of years on this roller coaster ride. Unlike Sweetie Pie this song holds a lot more symbolism and reserves all the metaphors in her lyrics. This song is not for the religiously Herpetophobia types so keep your personals to yourself thank you. Megan funded this project herself after leaving her label thankfully the quality didn't drop or disappoint and to think people wanted her to do an up-tempo track when she had just done a Summery up-tempo collab with Cardi B. I love the fact that's a rock that fits in the rhythm and Blues genre that goes with the storyline.

Megan here is sharing mental struggles and her personal views which is really relatable to us as women who are realizing the trauma and reflecting on it by shading our skin so that it becomes our past. And you know Megan is big on advocating for Mental Health since she lost her Mom, Dad as well, and Grandmother while going through legal battles. Anyway, I still have to work with her framework along with the cinematography of the music video so be patient with me y'all because it's in a more similar vein to Gaga's 911 than Sweetie Pie symbolically. Thankfully, I have experienced recently covered K-pop groups like Blackpink, aespa, LE SSERAFIM, and even Hwasa which there seems to be a theme going on these couple of years so it won't be sparse.

A little recap from my Dissect of Sweetie Pie so if you haven't read that post you might want to before going to read this dissect. "Cobra [Naga / Nagi (f)] here to be exact. In Hindu (and Buddhist) iconography, snakes are divine gods that live in bodies of water and underground in an underworld called "Patala." The Nagas are guardians of treasure and keepers of magic. They live in an enchanted underworld filled with jewels, gold, and other treasures. They can sometimes appear in (a) humans with snakes on the head and neck; (b) Fully serpent; and (c) Half-human, half-snake. Megan is an Aquarius "The water bearer." Aquarius (the old ruling planet is Saturn) the modern ruling planet is Uranus which is King Vasuki/ Naga in the Hindu epics the "divine being great king snake" (cobra) with a gem (Nagamani) on his head."

Lastly, I noticed how they filmed Megan here. They start with close Intimate head shoots to slowly revealing the rest of her body. It's kind of like when we hear a snake we usually see their face before we see the rest of the body.

What does the Cobra mean to Megan?

Courage

Cobras exemplify courage and self-reliance. They stand tall and

fierce in the face of challenges, teaching one to tap into their inner strength and rely on oneself to conquer their threats. Emulating the cobra helps one be more confident in the person they are within.

Fun Fact: "There are 21 species of cobras, but the king cobra is the sole member of the genus Ophiophagus. It is distinguishable from other cobras by its large size and neck patterns. The name “king cobra” stems from its ability to kill and eat cobras."

Etymology of Cobra

Cobra (n.) Venomous hooded snake found in India and neighboring regions, 1802, short for cobra capello (1670s), from Portuguese cobra de capello, literally "serpent of the hood," from Latin colubra "a snake, female serpent" (source of French couleuvre "adder"), which is of uncertain origin. So-called for the expandable loose skin about its neck. The word came to English via Portuguese colonies in India, where the native name is nag (see naga)."The Uraeus was was the Ancient Egyptian cobra symbol of the Goddess as Creator. The symbol was worn on the foreheads of deities and rulers in the position of the "third eye" of the insight. It stood for royal spirit, healing, and wisdom. The Uraeus was a hieroglyphic sign for "Goddess," derived from one of Egyp's oldest deities, the Serpent Mother variously called Uatchet, Utahit, or Ua Zit. To the Greeks, she was Buto, after her sacred city Per Uto. Together with the Vulture Goddess Nekhbet, she represented cycles of birth and death, beginning and ending. These archaic goddesses were known as the Two Mistresses, by whose authority all pharaohs ruled and the cycles of nature were constantly renewed. The Cobra Goddess eventually merged with Maat as the All-Seeing Eye and with Isis as the mother of the Sun."

The Serpent Ouroboros

Several Traditions indicate that the original serpent protecting the World Egg was female, a mother-serpent, like Ananta the Infinite in India, or Mehen the Enveloper (Ua Zit, Buto Uraeus) in Egypt. The male serpent became the guardian of the Egg only after patriarchy was well established.

Mouth

We open with an intimate close-up shoot of Megan's mouth and her opening monologue.

Just as a snake shed it's skin we must shed out past over and over again."

This statement is really about American culture and intersectionality that fragility isn't really afforded to black women. But Megan is ready to rise again although she suffered and made some mistakes which has been really transparent about in her music which is her current confrontable to open up about her struggles in the industry. A lot of people see women talking candidly or not at all as a threat or risk out of fear.

Tongue

Also, I want to talk about the tongue or power of the tongue which is really on brand for Megan because she usually ends her sentences or phrases with "Aah" and tongue out which has very negative conations in the West due to medieval depictions of devils and it's linked with untruthfulness'. In Asia, an extended tongue is a sign of potency and life force because the tongue between the lips imitates the sacred lingam-yoni.

Biblically the tongue was synonymous with language such as the well-known term and Acts parable "Speaking of the tongues" which direct copy from Buddhist text that mentions the Ushnisha, symbolizing knowledge of all languages.

Eyes

"The God of the Circle, the one" in Hinduism and the idea that the cosmos is an unbroken circle repeated by Gnostics with the image of a Serpent eating his tail also known as Ouroboros. By the 1st century B.C., it became synonymous with the Full Moon and the pupil of the All-seeing Eye. Snake Eyes hold a lot of spiritual symbolism and as the saying goes "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" snakes are feared for the most part.

Genesis of the Desolate Garden

[Verse 1]
Breakin' down and I had the whole world watchin'
But the worst part is really who watched me
Every night I cried, I almost died
And nobody close tried to stop it
Long as everybody gettin' paid, right?
Everything'll be okay, right?
I'm winnin', so nobody trippin'
Bet if I ever fall off, everybody go missin'

After leaving the confines of the snake she enters a setting of tall grass and dead and barren trees. Megan is now seen as Eve or Lilith's archetype character based on her public persona also known as the Madonna Whore Complex is so prevalent in American Religious Zeitgeist. Women are often not given a chance to choose and shamed for failing Relationships. The lack of community that Megan lost over time from her intimated family members passing at a very important transition time for young adults, my generation calls it "adulting" which isn't taught in school.

The Garden usually associated with Biblical and Near Epics is actually sexual in nature where seeds are fertilized to grow bare fruits and vegetables. But they weren't associated with common folk they were associated with the Kings and Queens and those who could afford it like merchants. The Fruits of labor are a metaphor for the Queen because she produces the next heir(s). Coming back to the Madonna whore complex the Virgin Mary is usually depicted in Vulgate Hortus conclusus so Gardens with the Tree of Life in the center and a fountain which is associated with the cycle of the moon and life.

Black & White (Past)

[Verse 1]
Shit, I'd probably bleed out some Pinot
When they find me, I'm in Valentino, ayy
He pourin' me shots, thinkin' it's lit
Hah, little did he know
[Chorus]
This pussy deprеssed, hmm, I'm about to stress him, yeah
Pink nails 'round his nеck, huh, but this ain't domestic, ayy
Think it's goin' down, hah, now he stand corrected, ayy
This pussy depressed, hmm, I'm about to stress him, ah

"Black is the strongest of the neutral colors. On the positive side, it's commonly associated with power, elegance, and formality. On the negative side, it can be associated with evil, death, and mystery."

"The color white has several meanings and associations purity, innocence, cleanliness, blankness, coldness, emptiness, simplicity, and minimalism."

When a person chooses to film something in BW it is usually for aesthetics purposes it brings out things that color can't do and it is very editorial. But in Film it can usually represent a time in the past similar to the classics from Pre-code Hollywood like Film Noir. Megan looks elegant yet cold due to the atmosphere which is great for expressing her lyrics.

Megan here is talking about some type of self-censoring herself and the people around her were essentially enablers in all her relationships. The snake on the ground symbolically feels like she was exposed and this is backed up by the fact that we are in a bedroom and she is on a bed. A bedroom is a very intimate setting for usually one or two people that definitely turned toxic. Also, white and black snakes like California King Snake, Black Mamba, or Southern Black Racer are usually in flight or fight or flight mode when put in a defense position.

Green With Envy

"It can represent new beginnings and growth. It also signifies renewal and abundance. Alternatively, green can also represent envy or jealousy, and a lack of experience."

Why Women Are Stripey?

The Battle between Mom and Dad gene activation at the 4th-day mark of 100 cell embryo with X-chromosomes (female) to full maturity of the offspring these 100 cells will manifest a stripy partner on the skin of the women. Sadly it's a visible gene expression but is common on other mammals like female calico cats. That's the beauty of Epigenetics

Veritasium - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD6h-wDj7bw

Into the Wilderness

[Outro]
I ain't goin', yeah, no emotion, ayy
Back outside, yeah, back in motion, ayy
He keep callin', hmm, I ignore it (Ayy)
He say I'm crazy, hmm, don't I know it, ah

Spiral

Both single and double were among the most sacred signs of Neolithic Europe. They appear on megalithic monuments and temples all over the continent and the British Isles. Spiral represented the Serpent guardians of Sumerian Temples. The spiral was connected with death and rebirth; Megan's story represents the process of entering the earthly womb represented by a snake at the being of the Music Video and ends with a Sacred Dance imitating this movement of which many pagan European folk dances use spiral lines of dancers circling into a center and out.

All I have to say is Megan is embodying Mami Wata here. And who is Mami Wata you ask...well

"Mama Wata (also Mamba Muntu, Water Mother, La Sirene) is a water spirit venerated in West, Central, and Southern Africa and in the Afro-American diaspora. The appearance of her hair ranges from straight, curly to wooly black and combed straight back. Sacred Fertility dances performed by the African women during ritual possession by their Devine African mothers, and deities, and the European’s Ignorance and fear of them earned her, and the African Goddess, reputation as the “harlot, whore, prostitute, etc..."

I hope you guys enjoyed the read I was actually working on something else before I got a notification from my socials that she dropped this so I'm trying to post this since there has been a lot of discussion recently since it dropped. I may add more as get art history and ancient history books in the future.

My AKMA 2023 (MNET #MAMA likes Controversy)

2023-11-01T03:33:00.007-07:00

Hey Subbies,

So I made this Speedy Award show again this year because I saw that a lot of stans were mad that their faves didn't make it to the top list. For example, ATEEZ so you all know I use Show Wins as the main backing which is streams, album sales, and people's choice so y'all aren't wrong. However, if the numbers aren't there you can't blame them just one show win with good with great sales numbers isn't enough and unfortunately, there are just too many boy groups that did better overall numbers this year. Also, they took out the Hip hop/Rap category so no RM or AgustD or BIBI noms so I added them here.

Side rant: If you want good music tell your favs and don't buy albums just because they are my fav. I personally expect good quality music regardless of what genre they choose next. That being said here are the nominees...

Best New (Rookie) Group / Rising Star + Special Stage

Male

BOYNEXTDOOR
ZEROBASEONE
NINE TO SIX
8TURN
XIKER
RIIZE
EVNNE
The Wind
XODIAC
SUPERKIND
LUN8

Female

H1-KEY
LOOSSEMBLE
X:IN
LAPILLUS
TRIPLES
ADYA
EL7Z UP
KISS OF LIFE
LIMELIGHT
MAVE:

Best New Solo Artist

Male

V
Parc Jae Jung
JIMIN
HWANG MINHYUN
Jungkook

Female

JISOO
JIHYO
YEEUN
MIJOO
KIM DOAH
YOUNGJI HEO

Best Indie/ Rock Band (Overall)

LIM YOUNG WOONG
The Rose
LUCY
Xdinary Heros

Best Group

Best Ko-ed Group

AKMU

Best Male Group

THE BOYZ
NCT U
BTS
NCT 127
NCT DREAM
TXT
SHINEE
SEVENTEEN
STRAY KIDS
SEVENTEEN BSS

Best Female Group

NEWJEANS
LE SSERAFIM
ITZY
STAYC
IVE
DREAMCATCHER
TWICE
AESPA
STAYC
(G)I-DLE

Best Solo Artist

Male

ONEW
HAN SEUNGWOO
LEE GI KWANG
JIMIN
KIM JAE HWAN
KAI
V
JUNGKOOK
LIM YOUNG WOONG
LEE CHAN WON
HWANG MINHYUN

Female

JIHYO
KWON EUNBI
JO YURI
JISOO
JEON SOMI
LEE CHAE YEON
YEEUN
MIJOO
KIM DOAH
YOUNGJI HEO
LEE JUEUN

Best Hip Hop & Urban Music

Male

RM
AgustD
YUGYEOM
PARK WOO JIN
SIK
VILLAIN
PH-1
HAN SEUNGWOO
BLASÉ
JUNOFLO
Bewhy

Female

ASH-B
MIRANI
JISELLE
JESSI
BIBI

Best Solo Dance Performance / Viral Dance

Male

JIMIN - LIKE CRAZY
TAEYONG - SHALALA
JUNGKOOK - SEVEN FEAT LATTO
KAI - ROVER
AGUSTD - HAEGEUM

Female

JIHYO - KILLIN' ME GOOD
KWON EUNBI - FLASH
JO YURI - TAXI
JISOO - FLOWER
LEE CHAE YEON - KNOCK
JEON SOMI - FAST FORWARD

Best Group Dance Performance / Viral Dance

Male

SHINEE
SEVENTEEN - Super
STRAY KIDS
SEVENTEEN BSS
THE BOYZ

Female

STAYC
(G)I-DLE
NEWJEANS
LE SSERAFIM - Unforgiven
IVE

Best Vocal Performance (Overall)

LEE CHAN WON - WISH LANTERNS
LIM YOUNG WOONG - GRAIN OF SAND
Parc Jae Jung

Best OST (Overall)

Ha HyunSang - 'Alright' From" "Crash Course In Romance"
(G)I-DLE's MiYeon & Yuqi - 'Sweet Dream' From "Love To Hate You"
Hwang ChiYeul - 'Forgive Me' From "Strangers Again"

Best Song Collaboration (Overall)

TAEYANG FT JIMIN - VIBE
J-HOPE, J. COLE - ON THE STREET
SEVENTEEN BSS FT LEE YOUNG JI - FIGHTING
KOALA - KOALIFIED FEAT ph-1
DEVITA - RIDE FOR ME FEAT DAWN
JUNGKOOK - SEVEN FEAT LATTO
JUNOFLO & JAEYOUNG & JUSTIN PARK - ACTIVATED
SORN - ROWDY FT. SEUNGYEON
JUNOFLO - SWEAT FT. MIKE B.
KOALA - RSVP FEAT. JESSI
GEMINI - ATTENTION FEAT. DAWN, BLASE
JUNGKOOK - 3D FEAT. JACK HARLOW
TAEYANG FT LALISA - SHOONG!
RM - STILL LIFE WITH ANDERSON .PAAK

Daesang/ Best Artist of the Year (High Achievers)

BTS/ JUNGKOOK
BLACKPINK
NEWJEANS
(G)I-DLE
SEVENTEEN
TXT
AESPA
ZEROBASEONE

International Choice/ Influence

BTS
BLACKPINK
STRAY KIDS
SEVENTEEN
ITZY
TXT
ENHYPHEN
TWICE
NEWJEANS

Song of the Year - SOTY/ ROTY (EP)

NEWJEANS - OMG
STAYC - TEDDY BEAR
STRAY KIDS - S-CLASS
LE SSERAFIM - FEARLESS
SEVENTEEN BSS FT LEE YOUNG JI - FIGHTING
NEWJEANS - DITTO
JISOO - FLOWER
IVE - I AM
JUNGKOOK - SEVEN FEAT LATTO
(G)I-DLE - QUEENCARD

Album of the Year - AOTY (LP)

SEVENTEEN - FML
TXT - THE NAME CHAPTER: TEMPTATION
AESPA - MY WORLD
ZEROBASEONE - YOUTH IN THE SHADE
NEW JEANS - GET UP
TWICE - READY TO BE
ENHYPHEN - DARK BLOOD
ATEEZ - THE WORLD EP.2: OUTLAW
(G)I-DLE - I FEEL
ITZY - KILL MY DOUBT

Best of Wishtrend: byWishtrend...I'm From...Dear Klairs...

2023-10-26T19:08:00.001-07:00

Hey Subbies,

I have been inspired to write the post because so many people have raved about these brands over the years and I have included them almost yearly in my Korean Skincare Must Haves. I was also watching Eunice Unnie on YouTube with Ahn-nim the director of the Korean Institute of Dermatology and she went straight away to recommend a product from the brands I will be listing below. I've heard about these products since probably the mid-2010s via Wishtrend's YouTube channel a lot of brands exclusively sold at the time. The channel was geared to Western audiences and had a very HSN or QVC style of selling the brands. They are known mostly for selling Klairs and I'M FROM bundles but they now carry brands like ELMT, COSRX, ROVECTIN, and so on. Also, my favorite Korean-based and Western-based skincare enthusiasts have bi-annual bundles that you can buy at a discount. So this post going to act as a main point reference because you probably seen a product from one of these brands but didn't know the brand had other cult favorites. I personally bought dear Klairs but it was usually as a gift for others.

About Wishtrend

Wishtrend is a beauty commerce company whose philosophy lies in restoring the skin's natural beauty by providing our customers effective skincare solutions through a hand-selected collection of products and brands.

https://wishtrend.com/

ByWishtrend

About ByWishtrend

You are the standard.
This is where your journey of defining your own beauty standards starts.
We will be with you in every stage of the journey with high-functioning skincare products that are made accessible by carefully crafted formula, uncomplicated ingredient information and walkthroughs that are enjoyable to follow.

https://bywishtrend.com/

Green Tea Enzyme Powder Wash 4.7
Vitamin A-mazing Bakuchiol Night Cream 4.5
Mandelic Acid 5% Skin Prep Water 4.5
Pure Vitamin C 21.5% Advanced Serum 4.5
UV Defense Moist Cream 4.7

dear, Klairs

About dear, Klairs

Klairs believes in the idea of “simple but enough”; it is to provide customers with a high-quality skincare brand that contains only the most necessary ingredients. It has no colorants, alcohol, parabens and artificial fragrances.

Gentle Black Fresh Cleansing Oil 4.7
Supple Preparation Facial Toner 4.9
Midnight Blue Youth Activating Drops 4.7
Midnight Blue Calming Cream 4.9
Rich Moist Soothing Cream 4.8
Mid-day Blue Lotus SPF 40
Soft UV Airy Essence Sunscreen
Juiced Vitamin E Mask 4.6

I'M FROM

About I'M FROM

Korean Skin Care brand I'm from distinguishes itself from other beauty labels with its philosophy of transparency, finest skincare ingredients, and innovative effective formula.

I'm From Rice Toner 4.7
I'm From Fig Scrub Mask 4.8
I'm From Mugwort Essence 4.8
I'm From Mugwort Cream 4.7
I'm From Honey Mask 4.7

A Very K-Halloween 2023 #K-Scifi

2023-10-18T19:23:00.004-07:00

Hey Subbies,

Bibi Blade

I was waiting for Sunmi's Stranger to release her song before posting this. She literally has a hold on me with her performance driven music. She was giving Bride of Frankenstein tease but with the glamour of a Lily Monster and Morticia Addams. But the song overall's premise is writer's block and it kind of reminded me a little of Gwen's What Waiting For? but darker (a lot of songs year got me thinking about Gwen's music). TXT and IVE also had a comeback recently but their song from earlier this year made it to the list. Also, I'm really happy Lightsum and tripleS are back, and their new songs are doing good. Oh, and I also add gifs from media that I feel like the producer might have gotten inspo from. Also, I'm excited to see the next steps of LOONA (ARTMs, Loosemble, Chuu, YVES since now all girls their have creative freedom.

Side rant: I'm also trying to see if I can upgrade or build a new PC because it's about that time again and our economy is what is. I bought a hard drive recently during the Prime sale so I'll probably start putting a wishlist for Black Friday and Cyber Monday and I'll have to make arrangements to get that done or have someone help me build it because installing the chip and PCU is the hardest part for me.

Full Playlist

Jungkook - 3D | Sci-fi

LE SSERAFIM - UNFORGIVEN | Fantasy

aespa - Spicy | Sci-fi

IVE - I AM | Fantasy

ITZY - Chesire | Sci-fi Fantasy

FIFTY FIFTY - Cupid | Fantasy

StrayKids - S-Class | Sci-fi Fantasy

TXT - Sugar Rush | Fantasy

Twice - Moonlight Sunrise | Fantasy

Jeon Somi - Fast Forward | Fantasy

NMIXX - Party O'Clock | Fantasy

NCT Dream - ISTJ | Sci-fi

STAYC - Teddy Bear | Fantasy

Honorable Mentions

The Boyz - ROAR

Enhypen - Bite Me

Sunmi - Full Moon

Lee Chae Yeon - Knock

Xikers - Tricky House

Purple Kiss - Sweet Juice

KARD - ICKY

ATEEZ - Halazia

LOOSEMBLE - SENSITIVE

ARTM ODD EYE CIRCLE - AIR FORCE ONE

Red Velvet - Birthday

DRIPPIN - Seven Sins

P1Harmony - JUMP

YooA - Selfish

Full Playlist

Paris, France [Picture Dump]

2023-10-09T17:23:00.000-07:00

Hey Subbies,

I can't believe what has been going on in Paris but I would postpone any trip there for the forcible future. I'm also thinking about going on another concert hiatus because the economy is bad. I watched a couple of CMAs that just presented the facts so, we may be going into a recession but nobody is moving house. The only people who should be worried are the ones trying to get out of paying their rent/mortgage for the past couple of years sadly. Still, it's like "Where is Robinhood (not the app lol)?". Anyway, I also filmed a haul but will probably have to edit this Friday on my day off because I have been feeling really fatigued. Here is another trip picture dump for you guys.