Shining SHINee and 10 Super moments at the ‘One K’ concert in Manila
K-pop fans wear their hearts on their sleeves, or most of the time, have it scribbled in bold, Hangeul letters on banners.
March 26, 2017
K-pop fans wear their hearts on their sleeves, or most of the time, have it scribbled in bold, Hangeul letters on banners.
Guitarist Ean Aguila, who also penned the song, filled the first half with frustrations about a former lover who left to follow his dreams and chose to put an ocean between him and the person he loves. Eventually, the song turns more optimistic, as the person who was left behind attempts to cross the metaphorical ocean that divides them, rowing through deep waters as long as she can. It’s as exhausting and heavy and melancholic as it sounds, and for some reason, also addictive.
Imagine the light breeze touching your skin and the sun’s warm rays on your face as you cruise past strangers on a long and winding road. This bicycle ride is truly epic, you think; the weather’s perfect, the scenery postcard-worthy and you’re in your element today, well-rested from the night before. Queen’s “Bicycle Race” is playing somewhere and you sing along to the lyrics.
How long has it been since June said those words? A few weeks? Or maybe months? Truth be told, Mae has lost count already. It has been too long for her to remember and too frustrating for her to know until when temporary means.
We asked the boys of Tom’s Story what their current and on-the-loop tunes are, and here’s what they want Super readers to listen to ASAP:
Gen 2 Pokémon have hit the wildly popular mobile game “Pokémon Go” (you know, the game that turned everyone into zombies glued to their phones and converging at the same stops hoping to catch that one elusive Pokémon).
Criselda finds Mateo for the fifth time, 40 years after the death of the fourth.
It’s a tale as old as time and as… well, us. If you grew up in the ’90s, chances are that Belle, bookish, compassionate, fills-out-a-gown-nicely Belle, would be your spirit princess. She was a departure from the first batch of royal Disney princesses and the most relatable of the bunch until Mulan et al. came along.
Are you envious of your friends’ Instagram feeds? Do you dismiss their great photos as “just” a product of an expensive smartphone? Or perhaps the result of a higher travel budget? (Like, it’s impossible to take a bad photo in Batanes, right?)
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