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Mizenhauer
Profile Blog Joined February 2015
United States1868 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-09-22 14:34:24
April 04 2017 16:09 GMT
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While working with my editor on soOna – Winning Isn’t Everything, we happened upon a passage I had written referring to the impact Sana has on soO. It stuck out because it was more than a little overwrought and didn’t quite convey the mood we were aiming for. It’s a habit of mine to be cheesy and flowery in my writing. In this instance, I described her presence as making sounds crisper, lights brighter and the mundane city setting intoxicating. If you think this seems straight out of some Michael Cera movie where the introspective outcast falls in love with the enchanting and unconventional pixie girl, you’re right. And maybe it is an unrealistic way to describe things which are rarely so overblown. The world isn’t that convenient and we’d be lucky to find anything that makes us feel that way. And yet, I think part of why I tend to write passages along those lines is because I am very familiar with that phenomena. I have found something in my life that gives me all that joy and more. That thing is “One Thing” by AOA.



I have lived in the mountains of upstate New York for the past 2 years. Going anywhere involves trips through valleys, on rarely used, winding state highways. It’s a wonderful world of forested slopes, meandering rivers and expansive fields. Simply put, it’s beautiful. I drive 60 mph and listen to Kpop on max volume. I love every second.

Then One Thing comes on and everything transforms. The moment it starts I feel chills run through me. My eyes grow heavy as tears of joy brim. A smile builds on my face as the song gains momentum and the valley, wondrous no matter the season, opens before me. Be it yellowed grass, unbroken snow or swaying greenery, it explodes into idyllic vibrancy. The sun radiates enlivening warmth; the sky possibility. Choa starts to belt the chorus and the experience reaches a crescendo. I’m singing at the top of my lungs - Korean words I’ve heard so many times that I’ve memorized their sounds despite not knowing the words.

We’re lucky to find anything that makes us so happy. Be it a person, pet, song or otherwise it’s critical to appreciate the joy they inspire. I hope that everyone finds their “one thing” because sometimes we just need sounds to be a little crisper, lights the tiniest bit brighter and all the things which had seemed so normal to be utterly intoxicating.



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Korakys
Profile Blog Joined November 2014
New Zealand272 Posts
April 05 2017 10:35 GMT
#2
I can't stand K-pop myself, but you reminded me of song by a Korean singer that I kind of like. It is also called One Thing.
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Damn, I haven't listened to it in years. It's not as good as I remember. Actually it's pretty terrible, I must have been remembering it with my eyes.
Swing away sOs, swing away.
intotheheart
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Canada33091 Posts
Last Edited: 2017-04-05 13:39:47
April 05 2017 13:32 GMT
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I get what you mean. Except in my case it's T Swift. Started as a joke between some friends, and now I genuinely enjoy her music. Great way to just get lost in some music.
kiss kiss fall in love
Jerubaal
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States7684 Posts
April 06 2017 15:31 GMT
#4
Sometimes you just gotta shake it off.
I'm not stupid, a marauder just shot my brain.
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