its that time of year again 

• -taemin YELLING IN AGONY at the beginning 
• -jinki like half-growling his words at the beginning
• -taemins concerned “WAEYO????? W A E  Y  O?????”
• -shinee singing flawlessly despite this bein not serious n cheesy
• -taemin singing So High
• -sleepy noises + sighing 
• -jonghyun fucking BUSTING IN AFTER KEY’S LINE AND JUST “ssssSANTA HA.RA.BEO.JI.NEUN” 
• -hey heY HEY 
• -every single little chant thing they do in between lines
• -yooOOOoooooOOOOOOoooo o o oo oOOOO O OOOo
• -mocking christmas songs’ endings where they get all extra like that one christina agulera video ya know. ya know what i mean 
• -jinki wrapping the whole thing up with his adorable high pitched “happy new year!!!!” 

blue night radio - 150115 a letter from listener “j” (the letter) “after listening to blue night every night, i’ve finally found the courage today to write in. i’m one listener (of many) who falls asleep with jjong-d’s “come take a rest tomorrow too” farewell ending each night. to tell the truth, i have synesthesia. it’s a disability that makes you visualize sound as a certain color. as a result, i find it difficult to go places where i can hear too many people’s voices, or too many noises.

when i walk the streets, i usually go around with my earphones plugged in, listening to a song i’m used to. but i still trip over often. it’s become an old habit to close my eyes whenever i listen to music. in middle school, i first heard jjong-d’s music through a recommendation from my sister. it seems like just yesterday when i first thought, “so, there are voices that look like autumn sunlight, too.” but now i’m about to graduate university, and i’ve moved to a quiet neighborhood where i’m listening to blue night now.

these days, i fall asleep watching a golden voice swaying and rippling from the radio. so, i wanted to say, thank you. i’m not sure how to conclude this. every night during your farewell i would think, i hope you get some rest too, jjong-d. my song request is epitone project’s “cactus.” thank you for reading this”

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(response to the letter) jonghyun: so, you see my voice as the color of gold. how difficult it must be to bear, really.. i get the feeling that it would be confusing to hear many people’s voices and perceive them as colors. and it seems like you avoid those kinds of places because it’s hard to bear, and that you normally try to shut those sounds out a bit. i’m so happy that i can give strength to someone like you through radio, and i hope that, at least during the time you’re listening to the radio, you’ll feel comfortable and your day will end glittering with gold. – (jonghyun then shared a telephone call with “j”.)

jonghyun: to say my voice is the color of gold, first of all i’m so thankful to you for (saying) that. you expressed it in such a luxurious way. “j”: ah, well since we’re on the phone now…, your voice really is that color. jonghyun: what color? “j”: on an autumn day with really clear skies, (the color of) sunlight reflecting on the ground and sparkling. it’s that kind of yellow color. jonghyum: ah, really? “j”: yes. so it’s really, yes…, it’s nice to see. jonghyun: (laughs) thank you. please keep listening to blue night. let’s see, today, wow, thank you so much for saying such nice things today. i think it was a really fun time for the blue night family, and i hope it was a, how should i put it…, warm and pleasant time for “j” nim too. “j”: yes. ah, could i ask you for a favor? jonghyun: yes, yes! “j”: please continue singing (for us) lots in the future. jonghyun: ok. i’ll sing diligently (s/n: jjong was very respectful throughout the call. at the start he asked “j” to clarify how they should describe her condition (e.g. whether they should refer to her condition as “suffering from” synesthesia, or as simply “having” synesthesia. she said the latter). when “j” momentarily seemed hesitant to answer a question he immediately assured her she doesn’t have to answer anything if she’s not comfortable. the listener shared many things about her synesthesia during this phone call, such as the fact that she usually sees piano as a gray tone, and violin as red if performed well. jjong asked how the colors appear to her, i.e. if they look like a kind of haze, or perhaps lines. she says the colors can appear as different textures depending on the source, such as a haze, or bubbles, or even “silk” a friend of hers happens to play piano in such a way that it looks like a “snow-like powder falling through the air.”) (source: sullaem) [note / update: jonghyun confirmed during an interview with pops in seoul that the lyrics to “view” were written in the viewpoint of someone with synesthesia, and most are pretty sure that this conversation / letter led to him finding inspiration for it.]

as time passes, even the white petals will wither away

“there is no shortcut to perfection. all it takes is hard work and more hard work”- kim jonghyun

수고했어, 김종현. 정말 고생했어

Lilac -> Jonghun Moodboard

“ it was a delicate, pure, warm flower that could not break. ”

Love Me Right (2015), EXO.

which table would you like to choose?

Sehun’s super slick dance moves from his Instagram update  (◍•ᴗ•◍)♡ ✧*。

• Minseok: a fast walker like he needs to pee
• Junmyeon: A WALKING GOD!!! SKIN IS 20/10
• Yixing: *no info*
• Baekhyun: Human epitome of a hot chocolate during the cold days on winter
• Jongdae: INVENTOR OF EYESMILES!!! Sparkling eyes 
• Chanyeol: noisy walker. inspects everything. HUGE LIKE A PALM TREE. SOFT
• Kyungsoo: took a huge sniff to smell the air. sMOL
• Jongin: KING OF BEING SOFT AND SOFTER
• Sehun: son stop using your phone. Globe shaped butt is 20/10. Shoulders so broad i can lay down my whole body on it