june 2023 listening log

table of contents

  • hard - shinee
  • sarah - kirara
  • & new - eyedi
  • 돌아온 꿀차 (Honey Tea Returns) - oohyo
  • スマイルあげない - ano
  • chemistry - BÉBE YANA
  • タイムマシンが壊れる前に - 溶けない名前
  • the world ep.2 : outlaw - ateez
  • delicious - the boyz
  • bonnie & clyde - parsley onuma
  • acid eyes (cherry gene) - tripleS
  • unlock my world - fromis_9
  • space orphans - ichiko aoba
  • spider-man: across the spider-verse - daniel pemberton
  • looking forward to:

  • hard - shinee
  • ateez - outlaw
  • highlighted videos

    hard - shinee

    type: album
    genres: kpop, dancepop, contemporary R&B
    date released: 26 june 2023

    i think i need to let it marinate for a bit but theres a few nice tracks here. hard is kinda the worst track here for me tho... i dont exactly enjoy tracks like that lol. and juicy while eh did make me have a giggle and has catchy lyrics so its one step up from hard. so as you can see from my highlighted songs, i enjoyed the more dancepop-y songs from this release which is something that i think shinee just excels at
    still, i feel like i havent really connected with these songs (yet) soooo yeah maybe i just need to listen to it a bit more. because i do think this was a pretty enjoyable album but none of the songs really got to me. hmm

    highlights: like it, identity, satellite, 10x

    rating:

    listened on 26.jun.23

    sarah - kirara

    type: album
    genres: big beat, house
    date released: 11 august 2018

    pretty cool listen tbh! the first two are some of my favs song from this artist so it was about time i listened to the full thing. very nice. its pretty chill too

    highlights: 걱정, wish, rain dance, stay

    rating:

    listened on 25.jun.23

    & new - eyedi

    type: single
    genres: kpop, synthpop, synthwave
    date released: 26 april 2019

    man i cannot find this kpop artist anywhere. she has dropped some of the best songs ive ever heard and then in 2020 she just disappeared

    rating:

    listened on 24.jun.23

    돌아온 꿀차 (Honey Tea Returns) - oohyo

    type: single
    genres: synthpop
    date released: 21 june 2023

    oohyo my beloved. this single of hers is pretty chill and nice will be adding to my sleeping playlist cus its just so calming

    rating:

    listened on 24.jun.23

    スマイルあげない - ano

    type: single
    genres: j-pop
    date released: 21 june 2023

    actually so fun. i think i will like this more and more with each listen. dont care if its just for a mcdonalds commercial. this slays

    rating:

    listened on 23.jun.23

    chemistry - BÉBE YANA

    type: single
    genres: dancepop, baltimore club, 2-step
    date released: 21 june 2023

    another bebe yana single i actually like this one wayyyy more than her previous single. like its pretty nice! but this one is def more up my alley
    and also i just love the cover art so much

    rating:

    listened on 23.jun.23

    タイムマシンが壊れる前に - 溶けない名前 (Tokenainamae)

    type: album
    genres: shoegaze, dreampop
    date released: 4 august 2021

    this was such a lovely listen at 3am really the perfect time to listen to an album like this. i cant really differentiate the songs atm but maybe with time and with more listens that will chance. very very nice shoegaze album i liked it a lot!! and will prob listen to it plenty of times more in the future. if this pops up on my fav albums page now you know why

    highlights: カルピスちゃん, 睡眠抄, 少女の官能基, 感じる計算機、二十一歳, 恍惚教室

    rating:

    listened on 16.jun.23

    the world ep.2 : outlaw - ateez

    type: EP
    genres: kpop, pop rap
    date released: 16 june 2023

    i have a feeling im not gonna like this a lot LOL

    soooo yeah. i kinda dont care abt any of this LOL this is all well done and there IS cohesiveness throughtout this ep so props to them for that!!! but none of these songs got to me. at least for now. sorry ateez.

    also that alvin and the chipmunks ass line in the chorus of bouncy sounds so goofy (and annoying...) might as well use a vocaloid for that instead of making me listen to that

    there's a high chance i might up the rating of this to 3 stars if i listen to it again but for now..... yeah i aint feeling much from this

    highlights: this world

    rating:

    listened on 16.jun.23

    delicious - the boyz

    type: album (japanese release)
    genres: kpop
    date released: 13 june 2023

    this was alright but it was just that. alright. questionable track ordering as well tbh. like i was listening to a ballad and then an electropop track popped up and then after that it was another low tempo song like OKAY....

    only highlight here was lip sync, actually very fun song. if i ignore the rap part. but again. the rest of this album was just Okay

    i dont really follow this group anywhere but spotify so when i started listening to this album i was like "hold up this is a japanese release"

    rating:

    listened on 13.jun.23

    bonnie & clyde - parsley onuma

    type: single
    genres: jpop, electropop
    date released:10 may 2023

    a single by parsley onuma that has been on my backlog for a WHILEEEE but its really fun!!! nothing mindblowing but i really like it ^ - ^

    rating:

    listened on 12.jun.23

    acid eyes (cherry gene) - tripleS

    type: remix single
    genres: kpop
    date released: 6 june 2023

    i find the existance of this mash up soooo funny like it doesnt work, at all. and all of that for just 1:43 minutes ?!?!?!?!??!??!? might as well not release what was that. this is just messy but in a very funny way

    rating:

    listened on 12.jun.23

    unlock my word - fromis_9

    type: album
    genres: kpop, dancepop, house
    date released: 5 june 2023

    this was great. what a nice kpop album. very consistent and cohesive throughout its run time too. i was expecting to just like 1 song or 2 from this but there were a lot of tracks that are so enjoyable! though i really think attitude is such an insane opening track. i loved that song so much. the production is just excelent. actually, this 36 mins (i think) album took me like an hour to listen to completely because i just kept listening to attitude again and again.

    the house / uk garage influences some that the bsides have just MUAHHH so good. i think thats why i found this album so enjoyable. the title track is a pretty nice nu-disco song, but its not something you havent heard. in the past year in kpop, given how it has been a literal trend. so thats why the title track wasnt anything wow for me. but some of the bsides??? wow!!!! which is why songs like don't care and prom night are very refreshing and right up my alley.
    and besides those i also really liked my night routine because of how chill it is. its something i would put in my sleeping playlist. love songd like that.

    to conclude this, i really enjoyed this. i think i might up the rating to 4 stars if i listen to it but for now this will do

    highlights: attitude, dont care, my night routine, prom night

    rating:

    listened on 8.jun.23

    space orphans - ichiko aoba

    type: single
    genres: chamber folk
    date released: 23 may 2023

    very nice and lovely. pretty sure i put this on my sleeping playlist bc it is just sooooooo soothing mi mi mi mi

    rating:

    listened on 3.jun.23

    spider-man: across the spider-verse (original score) - daniel pemberton

    type: film soundtrack
    genres: cinematic classical, post-rock
    date released: 2 june 2023

    one of the many many Many highlights of this movie was its soundtrack. often while im watching films, the soundtrack tends to just pass by in the background without me really noticing it. but this soundtrack was just on a whole other level for me. i dont even think i can explain it. while the movie itself with the visuals and everything was blowing me away the soundtrack was just the cherry on the top. and what a great job did it do.

    highlights: across the spiderverse (start a band), spider-woman (gwen stacy), my name is miles morales

    rating:

    listened on 3.jun.23