super junior-m - break down (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : break down, tunnel
snsd - i got a boy (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : i got a boy, baby maybe [☁]
easily snsd's best korean album. i'm so glad their korean albums are starting to sound more like their japanese ones. this is the first snsd album i've ever looped; they're usually too cutesy for me overall other than the lead singles.
this album made me really miss debut r&b shinee... dream girl and dynamite were the only ones i liked a lot, and i've never not loved a shinee album until now.
teen top - no.1 (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : 긴 생머리 그녀 (miss right), mr. bang (feat. maboos, 차쿤), i wanna love, 니가 아니라서 (missing you)
bruno mars - unorthodox jukebox (2012) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : moonshine, young girls, treasure, when i was your man
daft punk - random access memories (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : get lucky, lose yourself to dance, fragments of time [☁]
i feel like this is going in the direction of foster the people's album for me - great album to throw on, especially as background music when studying, but i won't be able to name any of the songs other than the three listed above.
exo - xoxo (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : let out the beast, heart attack, baby don't cry, 蝴蝶少女 (don't go), my lady [☁]
overall a solid, solid album ♥. i can't quite get over how much 3.6.5 sounds like a one direction song even though i kind of love one direction, but i don't see myself getting tired of this album anytime soon. i want to say "worth the wait" but SM, that was a really long wait and i don't want you to get any ideas, so i'll refrain.
SHINee - why so serious? the misconceptions of me (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : like a fire, excuse me miss, nightmare, orgel [☁]
this is like the absolute opposite of "dream girl" for me - don't quite like the lead single, but the rest of the album is fantastic, gorgeous stuff. everyone's voices sound so good, and they even found places for minho to sing in his range!
uBEAT - 있을 때 잘해 줄 걸 (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : 있을 때 잘해 줄 걸, 오랜만이야 [☁]
well HELLO, kevin's voice! best ever, and i really enjoy it in this genre :). i'm really glad u-kiss is branching out and doing different things, especially since they've shown an affinity for this genre before with their covers.
trap is absolutely my jam, even if most of the other songs aren't exactly to my taste. still, henry bb ♥. i'm glad they're finally letting him promote in korea!
when i saw smoky girl being performed, i couldn't believe how many lines cheondoong had scored, especially in comparison to joon, who usually has way more lines. however, when i heard him sing in 소녀 pretty girl, i was pleasantly surprised.... i may acknowledge you as a singer after all, cheondoong. that surprise aside - i approve, mblaq! this is some really good music you're putting out, and it's really too bad your fanbase isn't big enough to secure you the wins this album deserves.
goodbye summer is just the prettiest, and kyungsoo's fits in so well harmonizing with luna and krystal. sm really outdid themselves with this album; there isn't a single song i'd consider a filler track, or just noise. the lyrics are really interesting, too, and fit the mood of each melody. they're all so quirky and bizarre but brilliantly so, and there's some really amazing imagery and storytelling going on. and they let amber sing!!! i really love her singing voice because her alto works so well in juxtaposition with the voices of the rest of the group.
teen top - class (2013) ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ standouts : don't i, rock star (feat. maboos)
SHINee - everybody (2013) standouts : symptoms, queen of new york
miss A - hush (2013) standouts : come tonight, hush, time's up
exo - miracles in december (2013) standouts : the star, christmas day
also jamming to: teen top - be ma girl teen top - to you boa - 그런 너 (disturbance) verbal jint - 좋아보여 (feat. 검정치마) / you look good verbal jint - 충분히 예뻐 (feat. sanchez of phantom) / you deserve better 2pm - all day i think about you robin thicke feat. t.i. & pharrell - blurred lines drake - hold on we're going home lana del rey - summertime sadness vixx - 다칠 준비가 돼 있어 on and on onerepublic - counting stars
goddess hunt [#1.5] (aimee carter) ✖ june ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ [☁]sometimes the question is... why do i keep going? i either have this intense desire to know what happens or i read on in the hope that everything gets better..... at least it was short? but that was also a shortcoming, because it felt like nothing really happened....
halo (alexandra adornetto) ✖ june ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ [☁]picked it up because it was on the shelf for award nominees at the library and because it had a gorgeous cover. starts off with great premise (three angels sent to earth, protag falls in love with mere mortal which is obv against the Rules), but idk, i have issues with parts of the plot/logic. aside from the beginning, she acts no different from a normal human girl, and once she falls in love, she's suddenly lost all sight of her ~heavenly mission~ and her life revolves around depending on her prince charming (who, to his credit, is rather charming, if a little too perfect to be believable). great premise, not the greatest execution.
goddess legacy [#2.5] (aimee carter) ✖ july ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ [☁]getting better! rating should be something like a 2.5 (like the volume number, har har) but idk how to do that with hearts and html SO. reading out of order, but it doesn't bug me so much because these are more prologue-y back-in-the-day kind of stories except for the last one. still not quite believable, but it was enjoyable getting the perspectives of the other characters.
goddess, interrupted [#2] (aimee carter) ✖ july ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ [☁]i have no idea why this is #2 in the series. it's better after you read #2.5 and know the background stories of a couple more characters and why they act and interact the way they do.
clockwork angel [#1] (cassandra clare) ✖ august ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥
clockwork prince [#2] (cassandra clare) ✖ august ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥
before i fall (lauren oliver) ✖ august ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ [☁]beautifully written. touching. heartbreaking.
belle époque (elizabeth ross) ✖ september ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥
goddess inheritance [#3] (aimee carter) ✖ october ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥ [☁]basically i can't handle not finishing books or, apparently, book series, and couldn't help myself....
the will of the empress (tamora pierce) ✖ october ✖ reread ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥
sandry's book (tamora pierce) ✖ october ✖ reread ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥
tris' book (tamora pierce) ✖ october ✖ reread ✖ ♥♥♥♥♥