hope everyone's having a very happy gasoline day!!! 💖
today on the livestream kibum was talking about how he re-recorded another life, so i thought it was a good chance to mention that i made a little left/right comparison video to document the changes made to the song, just in case that's of interest to anyone!
221115 shinee Beyond LIVE - KEY : ‘GROKS IN THE KEYLAND’
KEYLAND에서 달콤히 KEY 손 잡고 춤을 추면 돼💃🕺지금 바로 Beyond LIVE에서 확인하세요!
[trans] Beyond LIVE - KEY : ‘GROKS IN THE KEYLAND’
You can dance while holding hands of KEY in a sweet way at KEYLAND 💃🕺 Check it out on Beyond LIVE right now!
the “to another life!” is literally all I remembered from Groks haha - such a good songggg and the redddd he looks so gooodmdddddd i love himmmm i am meltingggg 🫠
something that is so beautifully encapsulated in good evening, and story of light in it’s entirety, as well as shinee’s subsequent work, is how healing it can be to openly long and yearn and grief. there is something so touching about how unafraid they have been to vocalize feelings of loss and love, the mere idea of simply missing someone and to declare their love for them. they make pop music in a ridiculously fast-paced and often damaging industry, and yet they decided to actively portray emotions that very rarely have any space in kpop. they have gone so far as to even put it on stage multiple times, to this day (the three story of light title tracks, kibum’s groks in the keyland performances, minho performing area two years after its initial release for his own solo comeback, etc.), and every time they have done so, they made sure for it to be framed very appropriately, respectfully, and in a way that is clearly very personal but never invasive. that, too, is obviously a way to reclaim a narrative that has been exploited to no end by the very industry they are part of. the work they have done to honor these feelings and that vulnerability is so important, and i hope it has helped them heal as well. what they have done and continuously decide to do is very brave, to choose softness and honesty when many wanted them to simply move along or crumble right in front of their feasting eyes. anyways. instead, they have turned grief into something beautiful, intimate, kind and loving. something that is so full of longing and yearning and that is never wrong to talk about, or make a space for. in a way, they pioneered and persevered with pure heart and kindness. i still think story of light is a perfect study in grief and i hope shinee never loses that softness, the fondness, and the pure love and devotion they have infused their work with. and i hope it has helped other people in their industry realize that they, too, have a place to long and yearn, and that it is never wrong to do that.
Tell me how you feel, make it deep babe. If you need my love, say you want that. Leave the madness and let go to another life. – Groks in KEYLAND: "Another Life