i am sorry that it took me a while to get to this! i am very much in a situation where i need to take a lot from other people, such as the happiness and joy that i took from this message, but i don’t have a lot of energy to give back. it is very frustrating. but more importantly:

i love this analysis and i agree with so many of these! like please is so persona, no question about it! normal could easily be on proof. they don’t know bout us and her, yes. one more night is also very golden and indigo, i could imagine a variation of it on both records. into the sun could be on both layover and rpwp. hooligan and alien scream hobi’s jack in the box era to me. just to name a few! basing most of these thoughts on vibes; my dad is a professional conductor and flutist, but as much as he tried to make me love playing the clarinet, i never got into music theory.

but overall i think arirang is like coming back home to a house that you’ve already loved and lived in for a long time but that’s been freshly renovated. it is familiar yet new and exciting at the same time. i love that the boys don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore, which shows in their daring and confidence to try new sounds and experiment with their music. i can’t pick any favorites on the album, i love it as it is.

i think the only song that i find myself struggling to listen to all the way through is merry go round, though this has nothing to do with the song and everything to do with me. it is absolutely gorgeous, and i am obsessed with how the song itself trudges on like an endless carousel that you can’t leave. masterful songwriting. but because i have had to crawl my way out of very dark places in the last few years (my own severe burn out was followed by my partner and my dad’s cancer diagnoses, and i am going through another health struggle myself atm), the song is peculiarly triggering, if that makes sense. i pulls me back to a place where i do not want to return. but i think, if i find myself in that darkness again, it will give me a lot of comfort.

enjoying & looking forward to all the arirang-related content and i can’t wait for the tour to start!! we’re gonna have an amazing year 💜

i am obsessed with the album and it honestly might be my favorite bts work of all time, but as a creative, the netflix documentary actually resonated with me a lot. it was the difficulty. the indecision. the uncertainty. feeling pressed for time. feeling stuck. it was very easy for me to relate to the boys’ emotions, even if i can’t compare my life to theirs in any way. i create completely on my own; i never share my plans or thoughts about my fics with anyone, not even my beta readers. the downside of this is that i have no one to rely on when i find myself stagnant. it was heartening to see the boys cheering each other up and encouraging their team to keep trying, even when they were lost with their direction 🫶 i should be writing somo ch3, but i am working very long hours at the moment, which makes it very difficult for me to focus. so i am mostly thinking about it and planning ahead in my mind. i suppose that counts as something? looking forward to having some more time in my hands and getting to actually sit down to write 🩶 finding inspiration through the exceptional resilience that the members show!