Hopkinz Legend

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I was out of town for a couple weeks

Hope you had a great time!

Yes I remember you! OMG how is life?? And of course I remember BADKIZ, I could never forget lol

Hii! I've actually been pretty good, dealing w college entrance examinations in 5 more months, so a bit stressed out, but still the last couple of years have been pretty good to me hehe

How are you? still many exams to study for?

oh man BADKIZ, i still listen to em a lot, luvidu and babamba made it to my top songs playlist this spotify wrapped

which m/v was the one w your name on it? I dont watch m/vs so i seem to have forgotten man 😔

also re-add me to the hidden gems taglist, yeah? really miss that series heh

Added!

OMG you're so young. Best of luck, that time is stressful. I've been good working, I like my job as a teacher. Here is the Monika song with my name at the end

I think it's the "Aur-o-o-o-ra" part. It's so addicting

Ah, yes. It's been right under my nose this whole time

I would inject that song into my veins if I could. I only looked into Cignature because of Hidden Gems.

I could

Love that song

Yay! I love her too and I loved Lime also.

Thanks! Just one more day!

Hmm, Pristin is in this weird position where they didn't make it, but I wouldn't really call them underrated. They won rookie of the year and even after all these years, people still remember them. I'll think about it though.

I posted that video on your wall because I noticed that you didn't post any Hidden Gems threads since Sunday.

Thanks, yeah I've been studying so I've been busy.

sure

:)

That's why I kept it lol

I like them, not my favorite group ever. I think it will be difficult to "make it" in the industry. For a group at their level not having a "hit" by now makes it much harder the following year. I wish them the best of luck. My favorite songs by them are their predebut stuff

Isn't it awesome? One of my favorite comebacks from last year

Jeongyeon! How about you?

I'm a tiny bit surprised but not totally. She has a very pure heart and she had some hard times. It's impossible not to love her. She lays it all out there. She has an amazing voice as well.

My bias is Momo. I asked yours to see if I had a good video to share. I have decent ones of Momo, Mina, Jihyo, Nayeon, and Sana. I ended my Chaeyoung and Dahyun videos early which I kind of regret now. I didn't get anything for Tzuyu or Jeongyeon solos.

Momo is in second place for me!

It's awesome! Probably one of her best songs ever!

If you like this song, I'd recommend Witch by Tri.be

I think it's awesome too! Normally I gravitate to happier songs but Cry for Me and now Wicked Love are some of my favourites.

That Tri.be song is also really good. Parts of it remind me of LABOUM What About You. You recommended Tri.be to me another time too. I should really keep a closer eye on them.

Yes you should! They were in Chicago a week ago and I actually saw them live, they were great!

Oh wow! That's awesome! I'm leaving for the airport in a couple hours to go see Twice!

Cupid definitely

Yeah that's probably the right answer but I rate them a lot closer than maybe they should be. I'm always late so Dolphin is new to me and I really dig the vibe.

Did you hear Nonstop as well?

Yup! Probably one of my favourite choruses ever, but I don't think the rest of the song quite keeps up to it. I probably like Dun Dun Dance a bit more overall. I also have a soft spot for Banana Monkey Allergy

Yeah I think Dun Dun Dance is the superior Oh My Girl song that was a big hit. Banana Allergy Monkey, interesting choice. I think you'd like Liar Liar if you haven't heard yet. Their debut (also called Cupid lol) is also super fun

Yes they're so good aren't they. My friend in New York is going to see them live

OMG! I'm so jealous.

Have you been to any kpop concerts?

Yes I have! I actually went to Brave Girls concert when they were in the US (I guess it ended up being their farewell tour). They're the girl group I've seen, but I saw a decent amount of boy groups. Monsta X, The Boyz, Golden Child, Imfact, UP10TION, JJCC

Oh wow! I actually thought it was quite rare for groups to come to North America. I guess that's not the case. Brave Girls would be really cool, but I'm sure you had a blast at all of them.

I was already going to be in Toronto the weekend Twice is coming (I don't live very close) for Blue Jays games with my father, so you can be darn sure I'm not going to miss a chance to see them slay live.

ITS TRUE!! Their discography only had good songs

Well Sugar Sugar was kinda a miss, but everything else was incredible

You take that back right NOW!!

I have no words to describe how much I love Sugar Sugar. It's their YooHoo! It's their Darling!

Excuse me I need to go lie down

Ok fine, it does get stuck in my head fairly often

lmao. Yeah it's definitely more difficult to keep up with the new releases nowadays

Thanks

Hmm, good question. I've been really liking Tri.be, IVE and (G)i-dle. I think those are my top 3. How about you?

Well that's kind of why I asked. Aside from your Hidden Gems, I don't explore very far beyond my gen 2/3 playlist. From what I can tell from my YouTube history, I've listened to two IVE songs at some point and none from the others

You have good taste so now I have somewhere to start. Thanks Hoppy!

No problem! I really like this Tri.be song. LE of EXID writes all their stuff

So good! It's nice that LE is getting to work on other projects within the industry.

I am doing well! How are you?

Good to know you are! I am doing well too!

What are you up to?

Teaching. I work at an elementary school and that has consumed a lot of my life, but I enjoy it a lot.

Oh really? Do the the students listen well?

It depends on the day. But they're doing better than they did last year. What have you been up to?

Hey! I've been good. Busy but good. School with my students is going well and my violin program is growing which is great.

How have you been? Still drawing?

ayooo!! thats good to hear! glad things are going well for you, that sounds fun !! ^ ^

yee, trying !! i kinda been lacking lately but im still drawing as much as my brain allows me to heheh

Are you excited for UP10TION?

YESSS!!!! im so excited!!!! i love it when they do codes for their teasers, and the concept looks DOPE asf omg, very excited to what this is gonna beeeee, i love them so much damn

OMG WELCOME BACK!

just dropping by to say hi, sadly. I'll be back for good in the spring, right after i've avoided my dad killing me for not pulling off my last year of college with a gold star miss u a lot! you're an amazing akp friend of mine! take good care!

Don't we all? Talk That Talk slaps

It does! I've never really been drawn to any of the big 3 company groups (aside from SNSD, obv). I always thought it would be Red Velvet to pull me in, but Momo, Nayeon, and Heart Shaker is combination that very few groups can dream of matching.

I know I'm late to the party but that's how I do

Better late than never!

Yes I am!!!

Well, sadly not. Our ride broke down and we've been stuck on the road for hours

Oh wow, that's awful. Hopefully everything gets resolved soon. Sending positive vibes

Thanks. Someone should be coming in a half and hour but we've just been stuck for 6 hours

Thanks! I'll restart the series when I get back home. I'm on vacation right now

have a nice vacay oppa!

Yay! Good for you!!

I love Snuper! They were in an earlier episode, but I might do repeats since I'm starting to run out of suggestions.

Outstanding! 🧡