august comebacks !

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literally everyone came back this month so yeah i have some thoughts on the albums i did listen to and i dont wanna clog up my roundup too much so it gets its own post.. i didn’t listen to everything bc college started midway through the month so i just listened to what interested me. 

im also putting some late july releases in here too bc i wanna talk ab them lol

albums:

> next episode - akmu: overall a decent album i like nakka but everest and stupid love song are my favorites! this isnt really an album that i would listen to often but i think its a good album to have in the background while i read.

> summer holiday - dreamcatcher: i will be 100% honest and say that i only consistently listen to 2 of the songs on this album and they’re because and alldaylong. alldaylong is So so good its amazing. love the vibes. and because isn’t my fav deukae tt but it’s still really good. i think i also liked either airplane or whistle when i listened to it but i dont remember and again i only listen to 2 of the songs off this album now (aug 20)

> dumb dumb - somi: i think it’s time yg get new producers they cannot make good music. that being said the chorus of this song is really catchy and after seeing a billion tiktok dance challenges of somi dancing w other ppl it’s always stuck in my head so ig they achieved their goal there. also somi mini album when ?

> game changer - golden child: i love golcha mvs. i dont like their music enough to stan or learn their names other than bongjae sungyoon and joochan but their title tracks are always good ! and i really liked this one too. the mv is so good i love all their mvs and this one was just as good ! i havent really listened to the rest of the album lol maybe one day but can we agree that bottom of the ocean sounds like early 1d music ? 12 year old me would approve of this song ,, idk if thats a good or bad thing. overall their last album was a lot better but i like ra pam pam so :D

> switch on - astro: this album is kinda boring none of the bsides really stand out to me except FOOTPRINT! it’s amazing everyone go listen to footprint. i like sunset sky as well but the rest of the album is just eh :/

> play game: holiday - weeekly: i love weeekly this album is solid too ! i prefer their previous albums more but this one isn’t too bad,, holiday party gets repetitive pretty quickly but it’s a fun summer song and i like the choreo. check it out and weekend are okay but la luna and memories of summer rain are my favs ! la luna is amazing so good one of weeekly’s best bsides and memories of summer rain is comforting too !

> thrill-ing - the boyz: ive long since come to terms w the fact that tbz aren’t going back to their old music style and they won’t be giving me wings #2 or anything that comes close to daydream but merry bad ending <333333 such a good song ! the other bsides on this album are okay,, out of control and dancing till we drop are my least favs but boy and merry bad ending <3 yes. sangyeon performing mbe live reminds me of doyoung singing back 2 u live and i feel like that says a lot about sangyeon as a performer he’s everything to me. i like the thrill ride concept too though it’s a good cb i love seeing tbz happy on stage.

> popping - onf: i havent listened to a single bside off this album but onf consistently makes good tts and this once is a cute summery song what more can you really ask for ! yeah i like this one !

> prologue: be ok - cix: CIX FIRST FULL ALBUM DO WE SEE THIS ? wave has been stuck in my head since the day they posted that first yonghee teaser and I WILL NOT LIE I LOVE WAVE ! as for the entire album, i generally like every song. but in every one of cix’s previous albums, there’s always been a song that ive gotten Obsessed with (imagine, rewind, rebel, everything in that order) and i dont think there’s one specific song that i really have claimed like that but my top 3 are in & out, 20, and off my mind. i think i might develop an attachment to either in & out or 20 bc they’re soooo good. i think this might be because this album seems a lot more basic/generic than their previous ones have, but i still love it. im so proud of cix honestly and wave band ver ??? did we hear seunghun’s live notes. im seunghun fan. anyways. yes a very enjoyable album. 

> the chaos chapter: fight or escape - txt: loser lover is a good song i like it. it’s not better than 0x1 but i still like it. and the mv !!! i was fun i didnt really like the performance set where they were on the moving platform thing but that doesn’t matter lol. moa diary sounds like a bts post-2019 song. it’s boring lol i appreciate that it’s dedicated to moa though ? the emocore remix of 0x1 isnt that good but i enjoyed the chorus!

> the awakening: written in the stars - cravity: well. um. i want better music for cravity they’re actually so talented and you can hear that in their vocals in these songs but the actual songs themselves,,, i dont like them. gas pedal is alright i like the vocals but the chorus is just not good to me. chinga-linga sounds like a bad soundcloud rap song and the only other songs i find listenable are veni vidi vici, grand prix, divin, and go go. divin and go go are so good to me actually so this isnt That bad of an album ? they need more music in go go’s style i would like to see it. 

> queendom -  red velvet: this is a pretty good album imo! i think people just have crazy high expectations for rv and i’ll admit that i do too, but i think this album is good! queendom is a fun song and i liked it,, the other 2 songs that i really liked were knock on wood and pushin and pullin. i know everyone says pose is the best but it wasnt really my style lol. most rv albums have at least 1 bside that i instantly fall in love w and the closest i got to that was pushin and pullin !

singles i really liked this month:

> us - moon jong up: im obsessed w this song its the first on my august playlist its soo catchy.

> baby i love u - kim sejeong: this is one of her best songs its fun and cute and comforting!

> stay with me - sole, wonstein: every song sole is on turns out so good she’s amazing i hope she releases an actual album soon!

> maniac - nct u (doyoung & haechan): im not the huge sunflower i was in 2018-2020 but i’ll always be fond of haech and solo music is what ive wanted for him since forever. and maniac is Perfect for him. i know all sunflowers want him to do r&b but i think his voice really also fits jazzy type songs so i hope he can do more in the future !!! i hope sm takes advantage of haechan’s talent and his fanbase and give us holo :D

> close your eyes - bz-boys: every couple months i listen to some random newly-debuted or nearing-disbandment bg and get obsessed w their music and this month it was this song !!! i havent watched the mv or looked at the group’s twt or kprofiles or even listened to any other song on this album but i do listen to this song often lol.

> moonwalker - bdc: i didnt like this on first listen but it is a good song bdc vocals are really good and the chorus is catchy what else can you ask for. i think im a good casual boys da capo enjoyer i keep up w their releases and i think they shouldve gotten more love for MOON RIDER. 

> damage - justb: this didnt even come out this month and the mv looks like a nike ad but i listened to it a lot this month for some reason.. i do not know why either. 

anyway i think that’s all for now this has gotten really long lol august was so saturated for cbs and i know i havent even listened to everything but this is mostly what i’ve been enjoying !!