"Look it's a new me..."

*sigh* where to begin... I've been a fan of these girls since they debuted in 2022, i listened to attention for the first time and saw a very clear image: a summer day spent with friends, the cool breeze on my skin, hair flying in the wind, blue skies, green grass, peaceful afternoons spent outside... it felt fresh, youthful, nostalgic, new but familiar. I'd probably define their debut album as if the frutiger aero aesthetic was a real place.

I quickly fell in love with not only the songs but the amazing design of their albums, their website, the art direction of the group is absolutely stunning and with that album kpop trends changed once again. I've been a kpop fan since, what? 2017? something like that, yet i started losing a bit of interest in 2020-2021, it got a bit boring, maybe? or repetitive, newjeans got me hooked in like never before, since then i've been listening to their songs nonstop, and this year i plan to start collecting their albums, they're a bit expensive in my country thanks to shipping fees and taxes, but i can't help myself aaahhhh

I think my favourite album HAS to be their debut, i've been here for all their eras but that one was just beautiful. Everything was still so new and mysterious, the four songs are beautiful and the physical album has so many details, it seems like the group was crafted with love even though it is run by a multi-billion dollar company. I don't really have a bias, although i really enjoy Hanni's voice and her covers, i also really like Haerin's personality, at least what we see of it. My top three songs would be... Ditto, Attention and New Jeans (ugh, that was so hard... i really love them all T_T)

with all that said, many of you may be wondering "mar, how do you feel about the hiatus? and what about the court situation?" and i'm gonna be honest, i've never been more upset in my life, i still can't understand the problem between the girls and the company, i feel like every step they take is a mistake but i'm not mad at the girls at all, they're so young, they're my age, what would i do if i was in their situation? i'd trust the adults around me, yet the adults around them seem to be a bit dumb, their lawyers too. I'm just waiting for them to come back eventually, and even if they don't, i believe they'll be remembered for a big while as the group who changed how kpop sounds

also, call me deaf but i did enjoy pit stop, naturally there was a clear drop in quality, yet it wasn't as bad as people made it out to be!!