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vapcrwaves · 3 years

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━♡ guess the 24 YEAR OLD JULY baby just arrived to dallyeog! it makes sense, because AOKI IMOJEN is just as BLAZING as the month of JULY. wait, why do they remind me of HIRAI MOMO? beyond that, they seemed SELF-RELIANT & BUOYANT upon first glance. i heard someone say they’re sort of INSURGENT & RECKLESS though. i hope they get acquainted here in COMPLEX # 3 / APARTMENT # 2 / FLOOR # 2 ; they seem to have a lot going on with HER job as TATTOO ARTIST / BASSIST.

bonjour , y’all !! my name’s jade ( she/her , twenty-one , gmt+8 ) !! and i’m super excited to meet and write with everyone !! this is my spunky kid , imojen , and i hope you’ll come to enjoy her as much as i did writing everything about her :D if you wanna plot , do not fret because i’ll be dropping in everyone’s IMs hehe , but if you prefer to plot over at discord , don’t hesitate to tell me !! <3

* 𝖕𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖔𝖌𝖚𝖊 ╱ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄꜱ .

name : aoki imojen nicknames : yoki , jen . age : twenty - four . birthday : july 27 , 1996 . zodiac : leo sun , aquarius moon , sagittarius rising . place of birth : tokyo , japan . currently living : seoul , south korea . occupation : tattoo artist , bassist . pronouns : she / her . orientation : bisexual biromantic . ethnicity : japanese . spoken languages : japanese , korean , english . character insp. : kat stratford from 10 things i hate about you , bridget vreeland from sisterhood of traveling pants , effy stonem from skins uk , young carol rhodes from gossip girl tv series , rhonda smith , mia’s backstory from if i stay . label / tropes : hoyden , icarian , insurgent , reveller , the rebellious spirit . pinterest : here . aesthetics : scared of commitment , but has 7 tattoos. a habit of endlessly lighting a lighter. platform boots to boost your height. but then again, sneakers for comfort while running from the cops. forgetting to discard empty cigarette packets from your bomber jacket. spilling your fifth espresso onto your drawings and designs , maybe it’s time to sleep. a frightening look on your face which millennials like to call a resting bitch face. the heat ruining your collection of leather jackets. finding comfort in your friends who seem to understand your mood swings. having a pet cat who’s as feisty as you. spontaneous adventures live inside your head and your friends fall victim to those ideas. liking the rays of the sun more than the moon despite being a night owl. oversleeps anyway. trimming your bangs yourself because you couldn’t be bothered to go to the salon. overcooking your sunny side up eggs. sleeping to forget problems. drinking to forget problems. epitome of a ride or die.

* 𝖋𝖎𝖗𝖘𝖙 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 ╱ ᴘᴀꜱᴛ .

aoki imojen was born to understand what it was to live a life with no structure. her father was part of a rising band in the 90s, toured all over small venues in japan that they slowly rose to a known local name, and imojen has seen all the chaos unfold from backstage in the arms of her mom. however, slowly transitioning into the year of 2000s, the economy was still struggling from the lost decade and the income from touring never sufficed for a growing family. imojen’s father was forced to leave the music scene with the help of her mother’s influence: “it’s time to be serious”; and work multiple jobs in order to fully provide for his first child and the another growing one inside his wife’s womb.

growing up, imojen’s no stranger to music and her father loved to introduce rock music and bands to imojen’s upbringing. she adored b’z and the gazette, and it leaves no doubt that imojen’s father had been her greatest influence in life. as she grew older, not only did they share identical music preferences and influences, but imojen’s learned to play various instruments— the bass being her favorite. imojen’s also stemmed from that infamous reckless behavior his father’s known for back in the day, and when the teenage years came, so did the impetuous reputation begin.

imojen and her mother aren’t exactly as close as she was with her father. in fact, their relationship was a toe out of the civil line. it got worse when imojen started to focus on the band she created with friends instead of school and late night practices turned to never returning home for a few days and having the audacity to blatantly lie when asked where she was when asked. it’s hard not to blame her mother when she assumed things for the worst. imojen’s gone quite defiant especially when she discovered that her and her father’s relationship had began to run askew. imojen blames her mother’s interference with her father’s music career as much as her father did, she loved him so much that she was completely blindsided to always take his side. and when the divorce papers came and went, imojen chose her father as she always would.

her father got a job as a musician locally and eventually overseas, however, money didn’t come by so fast and easy initially. instead of going to university, imojen invested in learning the arts in tattoo design and worked as a tattoo artist to help with the bills. the pair finally thought to settle in korea when imojen’s father got a permanent job. and at this time, imojen has decided to try pursue a career as a musician as well, hoping that the thrill in her early band days are still well stored in her system.

* 𝖘𝖊𝖈𝖔𝖓𝖉 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 ╱ ᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛ .

imojen can never be satisfied of living in the same area for so long, or at least under the roof with the watchful eye of her father. work’s payed well and imojen decided to move out and get an apartment of her own. hence, she found dallyeog, parties almost every single day, drags everyone into spontaneous adventures, comes home terribly drunk and wakes up with a huge hangover—well, still pretty normal. aside from the norm, imojen working at the tattoo parlor and taking gigs at bars as a bassist, imojen’s investing in writing music as well. she hopes one day to finally finish at least one song she’s been procrastinating for far too long and convince her father to make them a rock duo instead, but a band of her own would fantastic too.

* 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖗𝖉 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 ╱ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ .

imojen looks quite mean at first glance, and it doesn’t help that she’s indifferent towards anyone who isn’t part of already her friend. she doesn’t hate, hate is such a strong word, she simply doesn’t have the attention span for people that don’t interest her or she doesn’t know fully well to enjoy a conversation with.

honestly has the gina linetti energy “how was i supposed to know there’d be consequences for my actions” as she literally does anything she wants before her brain can even weigh the pros and cons to it.

imojen enjoys taking risks despite the relaxed attitude and seemingly nonchalant view in life. it might be a surprise to learn that she’s quite ambitious, but underneath, she does aim for the highs (both meanings) in life, except there isn’t exactly a time frame for those and would much rather pursue them steadily.

everyone can depend on imojen to have a good time, or if someone needed a friend to vent to, she can surprisingly be all ears, but never follow her words of advice. she does mean well, it’s just that she doesn’t know what she’s saying half the time and is quite reckless,, like ask her to pick between two choices and she’ll advice you to take the riskier one bc “it’s fun don’t be a prude”.

she is more sympathetic than she let on. imojen’s not very vocal especially with her emotions and on what she exactly feels about other people’s situation. serious conversations? catch her yeet away from those. they render her uncomfortable, most especially if it is about her. however, seeing her friends gloomy doesn’t sit right with her that she does anything to make them crack a smile.

believes that people should be left to roam free and that authority is useless and ruins the fun— hence why she’d always be caught defying them. yes, she uses her brain, but acts more towards intuition and what she felt like doing that day. so yes, she might loves setting her life on the line.

* 𝖋𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖙𝖍 𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖕𝖙𝖊𝖗 ╱ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ .

plastic hearts ╱ someone whom imojen shares a passion for music with. the both of you are like peas in a pod as you both are in the same wavelengths as each other. they may not have the same types of music, but open enough to share a plethora of music playlists.

angels like you ╱ the typical bad-good influence trope wherein imojen’s reckless behavior and liberated thoughts on legalities have gotten your muse in various dangerous but fun adventures. on a flip, your muse may be the reason why imojen’s woken up at 8 in the morning, bright, well, and not hungover.

prisoner ╱ an angsty and toxic relationship that imojen could not get enough of. everyone sees this partnership (romantic or platonic) of destructive nature, both of you may or may not know, but regardless it can never be broke off no matter how hard both try.

gimme what i want ╱ the typical fwb relationship, we can add spice to it, but on the base that’s the idea.

night crawling ╱ imojen’s ride or die, the person she would instantly run to for an adventure, midnight strolls, alcohol escapades, and vandalism. but as things you both do burst into haywire, you’re both aren’t afraid to be open to each other too and spill secrets or bodies hidden in the closet.

midnight sky ╱ perhaps a new acquaintance?? friend?? that doesn’t exactly have a first good impression of imojen?? maybe vomited on your muse the first time they met, or jen was really mean for no reason under the influence of alcohol?? she’s chaotic so perhaps it wasn’t a good first meeting.

bad karma ╱ imojen hasn’t been exactly an angel all her life, and perhaps karma has run around to bite her in her ass. your muse might’ve been somebody who hurt imojen; either a terrible break up or severing trust, let’s explore :D

golden g string ╱ a band :D maybe nothing too serious, just a group of pals playing and making music together :D or maybe the group's been playing gigs for awhile now and wants to head into the big leagues :D

honestly im so down with anything so !!!!!!

#[ PINNED POST ]#dallyeog:intro #this has gotten too long SORRYsdfsdf #but thanks for reading <3

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yuseirra · 7 years

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Thank you very much for sharing Promise! It's very beautiful and I like this kind of music where it mixes traditional with modern stuff! Do you know of other similar sounding songs?

Good morning anon!! (maybe it’s not morning to you, but it’s morning for me! hehe Something’s been bothering me so I ended up waking after having slept for four hours... wide awake now orz) Aw, I’m happy to hear you liked hearing it// I feel as if it’s an underrated song because the song is way much prettier when you get to know the lyrics, but not many seem to know. The korean lyrics for that song is a bit complex, thus it’s pretty hard to convey the feelings for it.. I remember trying pretty hard to choose the right words in order to do that back when I translated it, hopefully it paid off..!

That aside, I actually think I do, I can name several right off the list out of songs I know!// It may not exactly feel the same way but let me tell you some good ones. I can recommend all of these songs/arrangements with confidence!! Music Recommendations sign me the heck up anytime >v//

1. SoHyang’s Arirang Alone (홀로 아리랑) it’s so good

I think a big chunk of what’s made the song “promise” so charming to hear was thanks to the voice of the singer as well as M2U’s use of rich instrumentals.

This one also has an amazing voice, the singer’s voice is heavenly. It starts out softly (but it still has strength in it), then becomes powerful as the song progresses! Her voice grasps you, and I feel as if a mermaid or a siren really existed it’d totally sound like her. There’s something about her voice that pulls you in and ceases to let go...!! Also, the stage is packed with lovely instrumentals which makes the song all the more enjoyable to listen to. Arirang is one of the most famous korean traditional folk songs, a lot of koreans feel like a part of their soul’s in it (as wikipedia describes it it is a “Korean folk song, often considered as the unofficial national anthem of Korea”) and this arrange of hers gives a modern and trendy feel to it. Please listen to this one if you liked promise, or interested in “korean traditional pop”. You won’t regret it.

2. Yume to Hazakura-Kurenai

This one is Japanese, and I stumbled upon this song by chance around November last year. Which I’m glad I did.. I still haven’t looked up the full lyrics for this but I have a feeling it would be something beautiful and sad from the feelings it gives? As if you’re longing for someone who can’t return. It also has this “traditional” feeling to it and the singer has a good voice!//

3. Howls’ Moving Castle- Merry go round of life (Played with haegeum)

Yes, a lot of us know this track and we all know it’s beautiful, right? Please listen to this arrange for it, oh my god I love Haegeum so much. It’s one of my most favorite instruments of all time. This is a korean string instrument with only two strings, and I have no idea how it can make those rich and diverse sounds. Haegeum also has this feeling of sorrow attached to it which pierces through the heart. I feel nostalgic when I listen to it and this instrument makes your heart ache. When you’re feeling sentimental, the sound of it might make you cry, but it’s also soothing at the same time. Here’s another arrange using haegeum from the same youtube channel. That one is pretty too!

4. 비익련리(比翼連里) (Lovers)

Another beautiful track. Haegeum blending with other modern instruments. I see in the descriptions that this was used as OST for a famous Kdrama "추노 (Chu No)", which I actually haven’t watched ;v; It’s so nice though!!!;; I don’t know what other words to describe this as... it feels as if you’re stepping into a old east asian story. The power of good music is amazing huhu

5.四千年～夜明け Vanilla mood

if there’s one artist I think is seriously underrated, it’d be vanilla mood. It’s a classic band which consisted of piano, cello, violin, and flute (when I searched their name up I think the person who played the flute’s left the band now?)

Gosh.. their stuff is so impressive... so pretty. The instruments blend in perfect harmony and their tracks sound so complete. I’ve only listened to their talesweaver album which I found on youtube (this was due to sheer luck because I know nothing of this game either than the fact it has a lovely soundtrack) but oh my god. It’s perfect. The tracks I’ll include in this ask’d be the more traditional-sounding ones but, listen to their full album if you have the time. It’s on youtube. It’s in my blog playlist too, and as long as I have a blog here THAT TRACK IS STAYING. I’m never taking it out the list. I’ve got complimented of my blog playlist several times and the people who complimented it almost always mentioned me about vanilla mood’s songs. It’s really nice

6.Apparition Vanilla mood

I talked about vanilla mood right above so there’s nothing much more to mention ONE THING THOUGH, this song’s title equals my impression on how the word “apparition” feels to me now.

7.��唇 Vanilla mood

Last but not least. Super beautiful. OH RIGHT I remembered how I found vanilla mood now- somebody used this as bgm for their blog and I LOOKED EVERYWHERE FOR THIS SONG... words can’t describe how happy I felt when I found it ;v; I really wanted to know the title for this track so I could come back and listen to it, I do that sometimes still. I love this so much.....

8. Loadstar-M2U

did I just say last but not least? I was gonna publish, but then I remembered about this the last minute. One of the reasons I bought the M2U&NiCODE album from the game deemo. All the tracks in their album’s beautiful actually. Just take my money. The strings and piano are charming!!// and it feels soothing, as well as a feeling of nostalgia

It’s the same composer who wrote the song “Promise” too, so I think you will like this track as well!//

I recommend all of these tracks with all my heart!! They are all 10/10 for me :) Give them all a try (it doesn’t take that much time to) when you feel like listening to something good!

#asknreply #Anonymous

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spring-lion · 7 years

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Good morning! (Good night for you?) Omg, I think I'm going to cry :_ I want to keep in touch with you, too, and I hope we can meet in person one day! I will surely give you a big hug too! ♡ About the anon, I always doubted because I thought if I went off anon that "interest" would dissappear a bit because now, I'm just another reader of yours! But now I know how special I am to you, so maybe we could change IGs or kakaotalk? Idk >

Ho+ maybe we could talk more about each other and feel more comfortable since it would be just a chat between us! Only if you’re comfortable, ofc!! I don’t want to pressure you ;; and about the languages, yes! That’s why I love them so much! There are words and expressions so deep and beautiful you can only fully understand them if you know the meaning and not by a translation!! ;; About my drepression, thank you so so much, I hope you can get better as well

+ Min Yoongi and his lyrics, too. When he released his mixtape, more specifically that one song where he talked about his mental illness, I actually cried rivers because I related a lot and idk, I just love him so much ;; About my dream, thank you for taking it seriously and giving me your truly advice, I’m really touched! And I know there are other ways to be a musician, and that the Korean industry is really tough and difficult, but when I think about doing another thing, I just can’t (+)

+ imagine myself being happy. I imagine myself training so hard my muscles hurt and my throat is sore, sweating a lot and looking at myself in the mirror, and I see myself being happy. I imagine myself on stage and I imagine myself being happy! I want to be able to inspire people with my music, to give them hope and happiness. I believe music can save lives, because it saved mine, so I want to be able to do that, too. (+)

+ I used to feel bad and even cry a year ago because I thought that this would be impossible being a non-Korean person, but I try to think that there’s a first time for everything and that if I show all the passion I have in my heart, I can do it. I used to be a bit confused because one of my passions is learning and I think it will be difficult to train and study a career at the same time, and I’m also concerned about the money because I don’t really have much, so I’ll try to think a solution +

+ to that! But sometimes I’m confused, too. Because I don’t want to give up my education, but studying in Korea is something hard and there’s a lot of pressure in getting good grades, and as a person with depression and struggling to get good grades I’m scared. And that is something that makes me think sometimes if I could really do it. Again, thank you so much for giving me your advice, it really means a lot to me ♡ (+)

+ and wow, wanting to learn the Bible in its original languages is really cool! I believe you can do it!! And white colored animals are truly fascinating, yes! And the arctic fox is such a beautiful animal ♡ My favourite is the barn owl (lechuza in Spanish!) because I had one when I was a child, but it died… :( and that is a beautiful place! I hope you can find one soon! My favourite place would be a very dense forest, with super tall trees and a magic aura around it. Just like +

+ the ones in fantasy movies! I find myself at home when I’m in a place like that. It’s very relaxing and beautiful ♡ and yes, now I remember! I think you told me your bday but I tend to forget dates, I’m sorry ;; and woa, you’ll be in your twenties soon! I will be sixteen this year, hehe. And now, my answer to your questions for today! I stan both girl groups and boy groups and my bias groups are Monsta X, Seventeen, ToppDogg, Oh My Girl, Dreamcatcher, Loona and Pristin ♡ (I really like +

+ WJSN too!) My bias are Changkyun (he’s actually my ult bias, hehe), Hoshi, JinE (OMG), and I don’t have biases for the other groups! I love JinE because she’s such a beautiful, strong woman! I love Hoshi because he’s so hard-working and imaginative, I love his voice and his choreographies are so beautiful! And last but not least, I love Changkyun because he’s so amazing. I love the way he sees life and his personality is so warm and beautiful >

Hello Mae! That’s sad :( I was telling you about Bangtan, that I still love them but their new fans really throw me off so I don’t listen to them anymore, but that I still love them and Yoongi specially a lot!! And I’m proud of them. My question for you was something about what type of music do you listen to apart from kpop, i think!! Sorry for the bother ;;; -your lovely anonie

Yay! I do have an instagram but not a kakaotalk o.o” But I’m sure we can work something out if you direct message me! :D

Yes, I completely understand you about the language thing that things tend to be lost in translation if you don’t really know the language itself :/About the mental illness and Min Yoongi, I hope you get better too! And I also cried a lot when Yoongi released his mixtape last summer … it only made me love and treasure him even more! It really affirmed his place as my ultimate bias lol. I really don’t think that anyone can replace him up there because he just means so much to me …

Of course, I would take your dream seriously! I think that everyone’s dreams should be taken seriously because it truly is a part of them! I am glad that you continue to think about your choices, so I trust that you can figure it out one way or another someday on your own :)I’m happy that you liked my advice!

Oooh! A place like that is very pretty! That place actually reminds me of this really beautiful Japanese short film called Into the Forest of the Fireflies’ Light or Hotarubi no Mori e in Japanese. It takes place in a forest just like that, and it’s a really beautiful yet heartbreaking story! I recommend it! I actually want to write a story like that someday!

Wow, sixteen you’re so young ;___;I feel so old turning twenty now, haha xDYESSSS!!! I stan both boy and girl groups, too! Bangtan is my absolute favorite because their music has done so much for me over the years, but I really love Monsta X and Seventeen, too! I also love Pristin, WJSN, and Oh My Girl, too, hehe xDYour biases and your reasoning for loving them is so beautiful, too! I think it’s cool how people become attached to different people for different reasons!And I completely understand about the Bangtan thing! There will always be questionable people among a fandom I’m afraid :/I just can’t seem to stop loving them regardless in my case lol xD

As for the answer to your question: I listen to some Japanese pop and Filipino pop as well, lol. I also listen to American music as well, of course, bc I live in America. I tend to like soft, ballady songs, but I also like songs that are exciting, danceable, and hard-hitting! I also love music from musicals and Disney movies! I think I just love OSTs in general bc they really bring a lot into shows and films! Outside of film and shows, I am also interested in theatre, specifically musical theatre. I haven’t been listening to much other than kpop, so it’s rare that I listen to anything else, honestly. But I know that there is good music out there, and if I like it, then I like it! :D I’m sorry if that’s not a good answer, it’s just that my taste is very wide as well.

Again, don’t worry, you are never a bother! I love you a lot!My question for you is: How would you define yourself in three fictional characters, and why?

I hope you have a great day!

#my lovely anonie

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