#my yt blocking skills are next level

[errantgoat]

Ok, I decided it was time and ascended my Astarion and...

...you know what, nevermind. I might do the breakup route. I'm not finishing this romance. Harvey would never. Ever. He would never become a spawn willingly for this creep.

Still the breakup lines were too perfect and I think I replayed the conversation at least 3-4 times.

The aftermath talk...well, it ended up on something that did sound like a threat. There is a very strong possibility Astarion will come for Tav when everything is over, just because he was refused. And Tav will not end up the favoured spawn then. Oh no no. Killed or just a pathetic wretch.

That gives me ideas.

#bg3 playthrough #what I'm surprised by is the fact I managed not to spoil almost anything for myself for the ascension aftermath #my yt blocking skills are next level #speaking of yt I will watch the end of the ascended romance there #i though I would get why some fans swoon over Astarion after ascension #but I don't #and I don't wish I did #he's just awful

[felicityb-reviews]

Yves (LOONA) “new” MV Review

Hello, my loves!! It’s Jace (aka Felicity B) and this is my review of Yves’ New!! Miss Yves is the newest debut from the LOONAverse, clocking in at Number 9™.

If you don’t get that reference, you’re too young to be reading my reviews.

New is a very interesting experience, because you start to get the feeling that they’re bringing things to a close here. They’re tying all the different sections of the LOONAverse together, and she’s definitely going out with a bang, sis!!!

~The Song~

Odd Eye Circle was a turning point for the LOONAverse.

This is not an exaggeration. This is not my opinion. This is a FACT. Even Block Berry Creative says so. In their frufru/lala description for New’s YT video, they say that OEC’s solos and sub unit songs are the highest charting of all of LOONA’s songs on iTunes.

The truth of the matter is that Odd Eye Circle put LOONA on the map for a lot of people, especially international K-pop fans. Even I felt like Block Berry Creative had stepped up their game, and I’d been following the LOONAverse since Haseul’s Let Me In (a very beautiful and haunting song you all should check out, btw). When they debuted Kim Lip with Eclipse, I had no fuckin idea what was happening, but I knew it was something I wanted to pay attention to.

So, when Odd Eye Circle promotions wrapped, I found myself asking how the next member/unit was gonna follow that. I began to wonder how they’d even come close to topping that…

…and then Yves runs up on a bitch with New, and knocks me upside the head.

New isn’t that particularly new for many of us. I’m not entirely sure what this Soultronica genre Block Berry Creative is talking about when they describe New, but I know what ‘80s New Wave is. And sis, New is definitely '80s New Wave (with some '90s style twists here and there to keep things interesting).

I can definitely say that New is definitely very new for the LOONAverse, however.

LOONA 1/3 and Odd Eye Circle encompass the cutesy/sexy ditchonomy that has ruled Kpop since it’s inception. LOONA 1/3 is the cuter and brighter side of K-Pop, while Odd Eye Circle is the darker, more confident side. So while 1/3 and OEC have taken their concepts to new heights (and rained hell fire upon our scalps in the process), neither unit has ultimately done anything outside of the box, because we’ve seen many before LOONA do these concepts.

So what makes New so new?!?!?

It’s quite simple, actually - New is the third side of Kpop that no one really talks about; it represents the maturity of a group that has stepped outside of the cutesy/sexy paradigm. In a way, it’s a fusion of LOONA 1/3 and Odd Eye Circle’s two distinct styles.

New, like Odd Eye Circle’s Sweet Crazy Love, is bold and powerful; Yves declares that she’s breaking the mold and making her own destiny. But New also has a very bright and hopeful undercurrent to it, like LOONA 1/3’s Love and Live. There’s uncertainty in embracing the unknown, but Yves pushes through.

One thing I’d like to highlight about New is that it doesn’t quite soar the way you think it needs to, but I kind of like that?!?! I mean, it builds and there’s a climax, but it doesn’t go where you think it will.

And that’s exciting.

~The Video~

So now that I’ve written an entire dissertation about my love for New the Song, here’s my dissertation for my love of New the Video.

Seriously.

All of LOONA’s videos have been shot and directed by digipedi, and not a single one has disappointed me.

I like how this video can be interpreted as a stand alone unit, or within the context of LOONAverse.

By itself, the video is an ode to boldly following your dreams and writing your own story. It gives off a “fall in love with life” kind of vibe, and it’s just so nice?!?!?! Especially right now with current events always leaning negative. A song/video like this is a great pick me up when you feel like everything is meaningless and you need to feel alive again.

In their description of New, Block Berry says Yves challenges God for the rights to her fate, and I think this has to do with her place in the LOONAverse. I’m not gonna go full blown theory mode on y'all (if y'all wanna hear my thoughts, I’ll be happy to talk about them on my main), but I definitely think Yves is gonna be the key (or one of the keys) to tying the LOONAverse together. Especially since there are various scenes of her with ViVi (our favorite baby android), and is seen giving an apple to Choerry (our favorite baby witch).

~The Choreography~

There’s not much for me to write about here, folks. Yves came, she saw, she conquered. This routine is very much Yves; no one else could perform this, and pull it off the way she does. And I like that.

One thing I’ve really enjoyed about the ladies of LOONA is that most of them could either be a main vocalist or dancer. And not because they’re all these level 1000 badass singers or dancers (don’t get me wrong, they are), but because they exude this confidence and dedication in their craft. One thing a lot of people don’t seem to understand about being a performer is that it’s more confidence, than technical skill. You can be a bomb ass dancer or singer or rapper, but have zero performance skill.

Simply put, the choreography for New is amazing. I like that it’s this ballet/contemporary style that she can perform by itself or in a group, and it’s effective either way.

In fact, I’d love to see a solo choreography video (or even a solo performance) for New. It’d be really awesome just to see her go at it, because I’ve never really seen that with female idols?!??! Or rather, it’s very rare.

~Overall and Final Thoughts~

The level of creativity and consistency that has been put into the LOONAverse has been mind blowing, you guys. I never imagined this project would take on a life of it’s own quite like it has when Heejin debuted a year ago. And with the introduction of Yves in New, we’re starting to see everything be tied together. I’m excited.

I know this has come off as a review of the LOONAverse thus far, rather than one of Yves’ New, but I find it very difficult to talk about New without discussing how the other parts of the LOONAverse relate to it. And that’s not to say that New can’t stand on its own, because it certainly can. In fact, I’d say that if Block Berry wanted an actual solo star out of the girls they’ve debuted so far, I’d say that Yves has what it takes.

It’s just that New is a very important piece to the LOONAverse, and that can’t be ignored. New feels like a retrospective of what the LOONAverse has accomplished thus far, but it also start a new era (pun totally intended) in the LOONAverse (as Kim Lip did with Eclipse) and I wanna spotlight that.

Did I mention that I was excited?!?!?“

#Review #LOONA #Yves #New #Felicity B