i was deep into the kpop scene from 2011 to 2016 and have a big love for the songs and groups of that era. THEY’RE ALL BANGERS (b2st being my favourite)
it was my undergrad era where i had no job, was always surrounded by friends, and had a lot less stress in my life. i miss the days of staying up late to watch music video drops, and spending what little money i had on albums, merch and concert tickets.
whenever i need to amp myself up or boost my mood i play all my favourites and instantly feel like a stress free 21 year old
Jan 20, 2025
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freshman year was hot off the coat tails of my emo/scene years. somehow transitioned from that to mostly bachata and reggaeton. lots of joey bada$$ / pro era new york rap as well. and i loved lana del rey.
sophomore year was a blur i couldn’t tell you. probably the same with a bit more rap. loved me some lorde tho. i think i also stumbled upon genesis by grimes around this time.
junior year i discovered fka twigs and it changed me. it was a lot of her and childish gambino. anime soundtracks and j-rock too. lots of nujabes bc i had just watched samurai champloo. ultraviolence came out that year. it was crazy.
senior year was a lot. i got back into kpop + k r&b for a bit (had a brief stint in middle school). i was really into mac demarco and loved kali uchis down. i also discovered kilo kish this year. i graduated in the infancy of the flower boy peach sunflower era so that should inform you on what my tastes were morphing into.
i also have awful memory in general but looking back makes me realize i truly tell time through music. that’s the bulk of what i can remember from my teen years.
May 26, 2025
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I started high school during the end of my kpop era transitioning into my hipster indie Tumblr era which stuck around until the end. But I was committed to the emo trinity (fall out boy, my chemical romance, panic! at the disco) too. And dabbling in post hardcore. I was a music kid so naturally I loved musical theatre. This was peak Hamilton era. I also loved going to the opera and ended up listening to a lot of operas too. By the end of high school CTRL by SZA just came out and everyone was in their r&b, hiphop and rap era. Just in time for me to get into Brockhampton for first year uni.
I wish I had a picture of my music stand from this era. I doodled all over it with band logos and lyrics.
May 26, 2025
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really wierd blend of stuff.... so i was super into kpop (specifically 2ne1, bigbang, BAP,& ftisland..but also kept up with mainstream mv drops and also eventually expanded into like ballads& then way later underground khiphop/rnb), i also rly like a handful of bollywood movie soundtracks(big into bollywood rom coms then so i had like specific songs from different soundtracks i was super into), also i always liked rap and stuff but my brother reallyy was a hiphop head at the time so i listened to some albums and songs thst he sent me so like kendrick, tupac, black star, biggie, asap rocky, nas, etc and thennn i found the 96.3 radio that just plays like oldschool rnb so then i reallly got into 90s, then 70s/80s rnb then got into soul and disco. whilst also being rly into like kdrama soundracks. i also didn't rly form an identity in hs .... more so in college. so i wasnt part of any subculture or dressing in any particular style to represent my music taste
May 26, 2025
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