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Hey Shawols~
Does anyone have a photo or scan of the image that is printed on the CD for "Misconceptions of Me" (the face that is dripping)? Not a photo of the CD, but the image printed on it. Thanks~
Quick question to any Shawols: Which thread is closer to pearl aqua green?
Am I the only one who does this?
When I was younger, my mom taught me to wash my hands before touching books (specifically sacred texts) and to never put my backpack on the ground because she said it was disrespectful to the value of the books inside it. To this day, I never put my bag on the floor and always wash my hands before I touch any of my books or music albums.
SHINee's Jonghyun after watching the first 3 seconds of Ring Ding Dong.
hey important question yall who was your first bias. very very FIRST bias.
drugs are cool and all but have you ever listened to inspiration by king jonghyun on headphones while holed up in your room at that time of the day that seems to be both 3am and 6pm at once? yeah try that
a collection of some of my favorite jonghyun quotes
for anyone who might need him right now.
• “time goes by. it’s just slower when you are having a hard time. if you try to enjoy the time, everything will be alright.”
• “there’s no such thing as useless emotion.”
• “it’s fine if you hurt a little. it’s fine if you fall.”
• “even if you don’t gain strength today, it’s alright to gain strength even tomorrow. i wanted to say that it’s okay, even if you have been worn out and had a hard time for as long as a month. please gain strength tomorrow! it’ll be fine as long as you gain strength when you feel like it.”
• “i’ll make everyone a promise. when you’re sad, i’ll cry together with you. if you’re happy, i’ll be even happier for you. i will do anything using my small, little effort to stand beside everone.”
• “cry out loud once. look at the mirror and shake it off. i’ve cried like that before and others will have times like that too. cheer up, you’re not alone.”
• “i think it’s okay to feel lost in your life. i think it’s okay to not reach that final goal (in your life). you may earn things while being lost or could make something out of it through the emotions you feel. i think it should be your judgement. you don’t have to make someone else judge the satisfaction of your life. i hope that you don’t feel too anxious about feeling lost in your life.”
• “when your tears are falling, just let them shed. i wish you’ll think of it as if that weight inside your heart is getting out of your body drop by drop.”
• “is there anyone out there that is crying alone tonight? not crying out of pity for something or someone, but instead because they cannot help asking why they are living in the way that they are? is there anyone that is feeling sentimental or guilty, needlessly? don’t be like that. i hope that you believe that these bitter days of crying alone will prove to be the most beautiful days of your life. you’ll realize, with time, that your life is actually pretty alright. i promise you. in fact, i’ll write you a guarantee! the most beautiful thing in all the world is right now. this moment. you. don’t ever forget that.”
• “life is a series of encounters and farewells. i believe we grow in the process. for now, it is very sad but we will meet again. we can hope for that day to come soon, and we will be able to greet each other with (a) much bigger welcome.”
OH MY GOD I DID EVERYTHING IN MY IMMEDIATE TO-DO LIST WITHOUT PROCRASTINATING AFTER CLASS!!??!! WHATEVER IT IS YOU GOTTA DO TODAY I HOPE THAT YOU DO IT AND FEEL HAPPY WITH WHATEVER YOUR ACHIEVEMENT IS TODAY LOVE YOU ALL BYEEEEEE!!!
181218 // thank you for your endless love and everlasting gift of music. let’s meet again soon.
Hi all! I figured I should share this playlist I made while I was in my final weeks of classes (aka the hell that is finals)!
This is just a playlist of some slower, emotional, or soothing tracks for studying, relaxing, or whatever you want to do (I recommend baking!).
Note: This is super kpop heavy, but because I can’t really understand every single word, it helped my tune out the outside world and focus on my work. I wrote a whole lot of essays to this playlist.
For my fellow Shawols: Hi friends, we’ve been through a lot lately, huh? Jjongie’s music appears on this playlist and I wanted make sure to give you a heads up, just in case you aren’t super comfortable listening yet (and that’s okay).
Even if you aren’t studying, I hope this playlist can give you all some peace of mind and some comfort too.
Enjoy! ~Lisa <3 (ps. Got any recommendations for more songs? Let me know!)
listen, advice is a great album ... taemin is super talented and amazing and the songs are absolute bangers ... but 2021 was not done ... go listen to moon and back by bloo
“A few years ago, I was crying and whining at my mom and sister while I was really drunk. I asked my mom and sister… it wasn’t long after we’d moved. I asked them if they were happy. I got drunk and woke up my entire sleeping family, like some ahjussi. It had been my number one goal in life, you know, to make my mom and sister happy. They both woke up and told me they were happy. But I was so envious at the fact that they were able to reply that they were, indeed, happy. Because it wasn’t like that for me. I told them while sobbing: I want to be happy too. Then I felt like I’d done my mom and sister wrong. But from then on, I started contemplating about happiness. For about six months, I pondered specifically over what I would need to do to become happy. I think that time of transformation has come. I think I need to be happy, now. I must become happy. I am going to be happy.”
Rest in Peace. You will be missed, our dear Jonghyun. Life may have been cruel now, but I hope you find another life where you’ll achieve your happiness. Sing on in heaven, and watch over the boys and shawols you left behind. We aren’t angry, we aren’t going to curse you, you won’t be remembered for how you died but for how you lived. You touched millions of hearts and graced a gift upon this world that can never be replaced. You’ll live on in our hearts and within the happiest memories we shared these last ten years. Go In peace, this is our final goodbye.Let’s meet again.
A flower more delicate than any other.
I stopped investing myself in the kpop scenery after Jonghyun's passing so I was pondering about writing about Sulli since the news came, and I still don't know if I should.
Jonghyun's passing was a great deal to me, I cried, I was triggered, and my mind was very unkind to me after it for a while. I was scared. And kpop became unbearable to me, I casually listen to some songs here and then but not as much or as frequently as I used to. I deleted all kpop from my music library and when I listen to it it's on YouTube cause I don't want spotify to start putting kpop everywhere on my tm.
I was never a big fan of f(x). I wasn't very aware of the group's story or its ups and downs but I enjoyed them. I always thought it was one of the best girl groups out there, so dynamic and talented. They were nice girls, very likeable. All of them. Luna was one of the best main vocals of the second generation, in my opinion. And they didn't go further because of SM's treatment and management... they could've been HUGE.
Im so sad to hear about Sulli. And I'm sorry for every fan out there that woke up to this news. Please take care of Korean idols, and mostly female ones, they get more hate than their male counterparts. They're hated for a bunch of reasons that male idols aren't, like being sexy, showing skin and being vocal.
That is what Sulli was, she was a quite vocal young woman in an extremely conservative, old fashioned and sexist country and industry. She was only 25.
Im tired of hearing of idols being mistreated and in poor health (both physically and mentally) because of the kpop industry. It doesn't matter what company they're from, all of them go through the same crap because this companies work towards commercialization and marketability according to the industry and the audience demands.
Groups from small companies are in far more precarious situations that the ones on the big three, don't get me wrong those three deserve every bit of criticism and accountability they get from us BUT "irrelevant" groups from small companies are treated WORSE. Most of them aren't paid at all and charged, instead, for their training, and they accumulate debts towards the company that they aren't capable of ever really paying because they keep taking dancing, singing and acting lessons that they're charged for and that they HAVE to take if they want to have a minimal chance at debuting, and if they have already debuted they don't get paid until they've settled their debt. And because the company is small and they have no resources or money, sometimes, sasaengs "sponsor" them in exchange of information and actual dates with the idols, that they can't refuse because of the company and their contracts (because of this contracts they can't leave, unless they pay the debt fully), exposing themselves to dangerous scenarios, and this sponsorship is added to the debt.
The reason I'm saying all of this is because I want you all to realize and acknowledge how f*cked up the kpop industry is and how much we, as international fans, need to care and take care of them and demand a change in how this gets down.
I want you to be conscious of how many idols are in this situation but we don't hear of it because they're irrelevant or simply because theyre not on the infamous big three. The big three are not trash, is the whole industry. Many young girls and boys feel like Sulli and have made radical decisions because of their situation.
If you're a kpop fan PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE care about what goes behind close doors. Care about your idols. START CARING AND DEMANDING BETTER TREATMENT OF THE ARTISTS YOU CLAIM TO SUPPORT AND LOVE.
P.S. Hara attempted suicide too not so long ago, so I can only imagine what she must be going through right now given that and the fact that she was close with Sulli, support Sulli's close friends in this time of need, please.