Tag Archives: kpop

TBR Playlist: K-Pop Edition

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Ryn PB

A couple years ago, I randomly clicked on this recommended YouTube video and subsequently fell into the endless abyss that is K-pop. Well, it’s more like falling into a black hole that turns out to be a wormhole to another … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, TBR Playlist | Tagged (g)-idle, aapi, agust d, asian artists, asian lit, asian music, bangtan, bangtan sonyeondon, book tag, books, bts, chinese lit, g-idle, gidle, graphic novel, hybe, idol, j-hope, jung kook, jyp, k-pop, korea, korean, korean lit, korean music, kpop, lgbt lit, life lessons, manga, music, new-music, newjeans, playlist, pop, queencard, queer lit, reading, rm, spotify, stray kids, suga, tag, tbr, txt, v, xdinary heroes, yuri | Leave a comment

TBR Playlist: Saviors by Green Day

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Ryn PB

I’m starting a new blog installment purely for my own enjoyment… again. As we all know, I love pairing songs and books together, but I’m running out of books I’ve read that I want to recommend and that go well … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, LGBT+, original writing | Tagged 1990s, 2000s, 7fates: chakho, alice waler, alice walker, anna-marie mclemore, book, book tag, books, brian broome, bright young things, bts, chloe gong, classic lit, classics, emo, evelyn waugh, foul lady fortune, graphic novels, green day, hayley kiyoko, historical fiction, janelle monae, kpop, laura hankin, laura taylor namey, leigh bardugo, LGBT+, literature, memoir, mental health, mtv, music, music lit, nick hornby, ninth house, nonfiction, pop punk, punk, punk rock, queer lit, reading, rock, rock music, sci fi, science fiction, shanghai, sonora reyes, the color purple, the great gatsby, these violent delights, vile bodies, YA, YA lit | Leave a comment

JJS: An Interactive Story

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Ryn PB

Content Warning: transphobia, misgendering, queerphobic slurs, doxing, bullying *How to read, interactive version: The first article has links to the other “sites.” These are also color-coded. *How to read, static version: Everything is presented in chronological order except for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Fiction Short Stories, LGBT+, original writing | Tagged anxiety, breaking news, bts, color, company, creative writing, death, doxing, fandom, friendship, global, hallyu, hypertext, idol, idols, instagram, interactive, k-pop, korea, korean, kpop, lgbt lit, LGBT+, lyrics, magazine, mental health, mixed media, multimedia, music, music industry, music news, news, online, online bullying, queer lit, red ink, short story, social media, songs, trans, trans experience, trans lit, trans stories, transgender, transmasculine, transphobia, united states, website, worldwide, writing | Leave a comment

Boy Band Music Critic 6: Agust D & Louis Tomlinson

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ryn PB

Introduction In early 2021, when half the world was still taking COVID-19 seriously and the other half were pretending it never happened and wasn’t happening, I started listening to One Direction. And 5 Seconds of Summer. And eventually BTS. My … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, agust d, album, anxiety, bigger than me, boy band, boyband, bts, corona, covid, covid 19, critique, depression, faith in the future, forever rain, hip hop, kpop, louis tomlinson, mental health, mental illness, mixtape, music, music critic, music critix, one direction, pop, pop music, rap, rapper, rm, rock, rock music, social media, suga, twitter | 1 Comment

Boy Band Music Critic 5: ZAYN, Ashton Irwin, & Harry Styles

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Ryn PB

Posted in Another New Era, Boy Band Music Critic | Tagged 1d, 5 seconds of summer, 5sos, albums, anxiety, ashton irwin, boy band, cd, celebrities, coachella, comedy, corona, covid, covid-19, critic, critique, fame, harry styles, harrys house, humor, kpop, live, live music, mental health, music, music cover, music critic, nirvana, nobody is listening, one direction, pop, pop music, skit, snl, social media, superbloom, twitter, zayn, zayn malik | Leave a comment

The Best (Nontraditional) Winter Holiday Songs

Posted on December 22, 2023 by Ryn PB

Happy holidays to alternative music lovers! As much as I enjoy the traditional Christmas carol every now and then, I wanted to compile a list of holiday songs that aren’t the same ones that have been sung and listened to … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, original writing | Tagged a capella, acapella, all time low, blink-182, carols, christmas, christmas tree, fall out boy, frozen, green day, holiday, jimmy kimmel, kpop, music, owboy, playlist, pop punk, ramones, reindeer, santa, santa claus, season, spotify, straight no chaser, stray kids, taylor swift, the killers, the polar express, tree, twenty one pilots | Leave a comment

Bonus Mini Post: Songs I Can’t Get Enough Of, Paired with Books I Can’t Get Enough Of

Posted on November 20, 2023 by Ryn PB

I love writing these song-book pairings, so I thought I would write a little mini one for fun because I’ve been listening to the same few songs on repeat lately. Plus, I’m gearing up for a Nebraska winter, a.k.a. “I … Continue reading →

Posted in Another New Era, polysyllabic spree | Tagged adeem the artist, agust d, AJR, alice oseman, books, bts, erin morgenstern, fall out boy, fast and furious, favorites, graphic novels, hadestown, jimin, john green, jung kook, jungkook, kpop, LGBT, lgbt lit, LGBT+, love, love song, love story, lve, mental health, music, paper towns, queer lit, reading, songs, starless sea, the rose, YA, young adult | Leave a comment