as someone who is on stan twitter, it is indeed a minefield 💀 my solution was to find a handful of mutuals, and then migrate to a private account with them. I have about 15 stan twt friends that I met through our shared love for one group but we’ve all branched out in our interests (games, anime, manga, other kpop acts) and still chat to each other :) maybe you could try that.
I totally get you on the limited “payoff” for all our effort in writing insta/substack posts! And it’s true, your writing area is pretty niche and i unfortunately don’t follow kpop as actively as I used to, but it’s always fun to read people’s analysis of say, symbolism and hidden messages in MVs or even social messages, queer/feminist undertones in contemporary kpop releases. I’d definitely look forward to reading those from you
That sounds really nice how you got to create a safe circle of friends on Twitter! My other problem is that I've never really interacted with people on there because I've always been a reader only and never posted my own content or even reposted stuff so much. On top of it all, some of my main fandoms hate each other passionately so it's difficult to find people who share all the same tastes as I do 🙃 Maybe there will come a time when I can have something like you, it honestly sounds so fun!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you'd be interested to read about some of the topics I'm planning. That gives me some reassurance that it will be fine to focus on those more 😌
I feel you on the engagement side of things. I mean, yeah, I guess it is 'just' a number, but at the same time, behind those numbers are people, and I think it's only natural to want to post something and have it be a way of connecting with like-minded people. I used to struggle with my follower count a lot back when I had my original IG account because I hit a number and then just went down, whereas I could see some friends' follower counts still going up and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Sometimes I miss having a bigger audience to yell about my favourite things with, but for now I think I'm happier being a private account.
It's so difficult to have all these great ideas and then not have the time you want to do them justice. 😭 I hope you can find a good balance though, and I will definitely be interested in whatever you produce. You're one of those writers I will always want to read! I feel like everything you write is so sincere and well thought out and overall just such a joy to read.
I'm definitely interested in your monthly playlists, by the way! You've become a great K-pop source for me, and I always love being nosy about what my friends are listening to and loving, hehe.
I am still on Twitter but I'm mostly a lurker. I wish I had more tomoon/WEVE friends but... I don't know how to make friends. 😭 (Honestly, it's a miracle I managed to make you a friend, ahaha.) Plus, I agree it's just so... messy there so often – there's always discourse about something or other and people seem to enjoy being haters a lot. Reddit as well has its negative side, although tbh I'm not really there for K-pop - I tend to lurk and mostly look for house advice, like plumbing or whatever (oh, the joys of being an adult, hah). Oh, and I like the Korean sub-Reddit! Again, just lurking, but sometimes I've found interesting/helpful explanations for grammar points I'm struggling with or whatever.
Anyway, long story short, I am here for whatever you write next. 😍
Omg I'm so sorry I forgot to reply to this comment 😭 I read it when you commented and then it totally slipped my mind as I got caught up in all kinds of work stuff and exhaustion.
As for follower count, I'm currently going through the same thing you described. Mine has basically been hovering around the same number since 2020 while I can see accounts created only last year thriving and growing at a crazy pace. Algorithms controlling our access to the people and communities we want to connect to is so dystopian 😔
I'm still struggling with cutting back on what I can realistically do on this blog, compared to what I want to do. Thank you for the encouragement though 🥹 It really helps to know that there are people out there who enjoy reading my posts!! I'm actually planning on posting all the remaining Kpop highlights and the new January playlist this week so keep an eye out for those 😄
I feel totally the same, I have no idea how to make friends online 🥲 On bookstagram, I have a few people I consider friends but honestly, I don't know how it happened 😂 For us becoming friends, I think we have Mooni and your initial long comments on here to thank hehe 😁
Thanks again for being so supportive about my writing, it really means the world to me 💜
The ideas for essays sound all very interesting, I'll look forward to all of these topics!
I can see how the highlight posts might have been very time consuming to produce. A playlist summary post sounds good, but if it's an option, then talking about only one album in depth every now and then, sounds also good to me. Maybe because I enjoy the way you write about music, even if our tastes in music differ. (It makes me think of a booktuber I listen/watch, whose book tastes differ from mine, and I rarely get recommendations from her, but I do enjoy the way she does her content very creatively).
I think it's good you recognised the need for your brain to get rest to create better.
The effort vs reward, particularly in engagement, question is a difficult one. One one hand you should do what brings you joy, but on other hand if you do it in public, then it's obvious you'd want meaningful engagment, which larger reach might provide to some extent.
Regarding twitter, I have it very under control what I see there, but still find it mostly exhausting, because too much is happening too fast in Fuseland. And although I'm stubbornly holding the fort with cozy fanart, I don't think it's the right place for me in terms of what media I want to consume (and spend my time on), and reading your comments, I'm unsure whether it is right for you either.
I think out of the options you have on table, to stick to the transformative aspects of fandom and kpop, sounds the most healthiest and possibly most necessary in kpop media landscape.
I think 50 best kpop songs of 2024 in your opinon would be nice, but again, you could write it up as a simple list and add playlist, maybe only talk more in depth about the top ten, to make it easier on you. Also your favourite ten albums of the year, might be an interesting read.. although I again can see the need to balance between an more indepth introduction and something shorter.
Thanks Mooni! I'm also excited to write about these topics, hopefully I can do them justice 😌
Oh I'm definitely planning on writing more in-depth about albums! I also want to attach a few sentences about my favorites in the playlist posts but I'll have to physically restrain myself because I just can't not write a lot, I've always had this problem 😅 But you saying that you enjoy the way I write about music is so encouraging! I feel self-conscious about it sometimes because I don't know much about the theory of music or the production side of it but your comment gives me confidence.
Yeah, I think you're right about Twitter not being the right place for me either... I've always felt that and in addition to it being so toxic, even the format of posting isn't my style. I hate how it requires constant presence and constant posting/reposting to make connections with other people.
Thank you for the feedback, I am pretty determined in my decision to stick to the positive aspects of kpop here. Seeing all the negativity was what frustrated me into creating the blog in the first place.
If I have the capacity, I'll certainly try the 50 best songs and/or the 10 best albums! I don't think they should be too much work, as long as I keep myself from writing a short novel length 😂
I think you write with a lot of feeling and I love the way you describe songs. I remember checking out an album specifically how you worded your introduction.
I do wonder if production side can at all be researched if you feel a bit lacking in knowledge; music theory probably can be, albeit I imagine it could be quite time consuming. But with production.. hmm.
Yeah, agree, seems to be very difficult to form any meaningful connection on Twitter. People seem to drive there either on anger or on sass, and while the latter can be amusing, being bombarded with sass 24/7 isn't quite as pleasant as it sounds.
Anywho, good luck. I look forward to reading your posts, so long as you post on a schedule that is comfortable for you.
Wow, that's really satisfying to know that you checked out an album because of my description of it! It's literally the reason I do all this, so thank you 🥹
I think I'll try my hand at music production a bit, a friend who knows more about it said it's probably the only way to learn. I don't really aim for creating music myself but I want to play around with the software so I understand it more. Also, I've been watching some interviews with producers and their work processes which was so helpful. I also love content where idols who produce talk about it, especially documentaries!
Thank you again for the encouragement, you have no idea how much it means! You can look forward to my new essays 💜
as someone who is on stan twitter, it is indeed a minefield 💀 my solution was to find a handful of mutuals, and then migrate to a private account with them. I have about 15 stan twt friends that I met through our shared love for one group but we’ve all branched out in our interests (games, anime, manga, other kpop acts) and still chat to each other :) maybe you could try that.
I totally get you on the limited “payoff” for all our effort in writing insta/substack posts! And it’s true, your writing area is pretty niche and i unfortunately don’t follow kpop as actively as I used to, but it’s always fun to read people’s analysis of say, symbolism and hidden messages in MVs or even social messages, queer/feminist undertones in contemporary kpop releases. I’d definitely look forward to reading those from you
That sounds really nice how you got to create a safe circle of friends on Twitter! My other problem is that I've never really interacted with people on there because I've always been a reader only and never posted my own content or even reposted stuff so much. On top of it all, some of my main fandoms hate each other passionately so it's difficult to find people who share all the same tastes as I do 🙃 Maybe there will come a time when I can have something like you, it honestly sounds so fun!
Thanks for the feedback! I'm glad you'd be interested to read about some of the topics I'm planning. That gives me some reassurance that it will be fine to focus on those more 😌
I feel you on the engagement side of things. I mean, yeah, I guess it is 'just' a number, but at the same time, behind those numbers are people, and I think it's only natural to want to post something and have it be a way of connecting with like-minded people. I used to struggle with my follower count a lot back when I had my original IG account because I hit a number and then just went down, whereas I could see some friends' follower counts still going up and I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong. Sometimes I miss having a bigger audience to yell about my favourite things with, but for now I think I'm happier being a private account.
It's so difficult to have all these great ideas and then not have the time you want to do them justice. 😭 I hope you can find a good balance though, and I will definitely be interested in whatever you produce. You're one of those writers I will always want to read! I feel like everything you write is so sincere and well thought out and overall just such a joy to read.
I'm definitely interested in your monthly playlists, by the way! You've become a great K-pop source for me, and I always love being nosy about what my friends are listening to and loving, hehe.
I am still on Twitter but I'm mostly a lurker. I wish I had more tomoon/WEVE friends but... I don't know how to make friends. 😭 (Honestly, it's a miracle I managed to make you a friend, ahaha.) Plus, I agree it's just so... messy there so often – there's always discourse about something or other and people seem to enjoy being haters a lot. Reddit as well has its negative side, although tbh I'm not really there for K-pop - I tend to lurk and mostly look for house advice, like plumbing or whatever (oh, the joys of being an adult, hah). Oh, and I like the Korean sub-Reddit! Again, just lurking, but sometimes I've found interesting/helpful explanations for grammar points I'm struggling with or whatever.
Anyway, long story short, I am here for whatever you write next. 😍
Omg I'm so sorry I forgot to reply to this comment 😭 I read it when you commented and then it totally slipped my mind as I got caught up in all kinds of work stuff and exhaustion.
As for follower count, I'm currently going through the same thing you described. Mine has basically been hovering around the same number since 2020 while I can see accounts created only last year thriving and growing at a crazy pace. Algorithms controlling our access to the people and communities we want to connect to is so dystopian 😔
I'm still struggling with cutting back on what I can realistically do on this blog, compared to what I want to do. Thank you for the encouragement though 🥹 It really helps to know that there are people out there who enjoy reading my posts!! I'm actually planning on posting all the remaining Kpop highlights and the new January playlist this week so keep an eye out for those 😄
I feel totally the same, I have no idea how to make friends online 🥲 On bookstagram, I have a few people I consider friends but honestly, I don't know how it happened 😂 For us becoming friends, I think we have Mooni and your initial long comments on here to thank hehe 😁
Thanks again for being so supportive about my writing, it really means the world to me 💜
I expect a lot of the algorithm stuff is probably pushing reels and multiple uploads a day to grow an account, which is sooooo frustrating!!
You're welcome! And oooh, yay, I look forward to the K-pop posts, hehe.
LOL thank youuuuu to Mooni. 😄
Always! 💜
The ideas for essays sound all very interesting, I'll look forward to all of these topics!
I can see how the highlight posts might have been very time consuming to produce. A playlist summary post sounds good, but if it's an option, then talking about only one album in depth every now and then, sounds also good to me. Maybe because I enjoy the way you write about music, even if our tastes in music differ. (It makes me think of a booktuber I listen/watch, whose book tastes differ from mine, and I rarely get recommendations from her, but I do enjoy the way she does her content very creatively).
I think it's good you recognised the need for your brain to get rest to create better.
The effort vs reward, particularly in engagement, question is a difficult one. One one hand you should do what brings you joy, but on other hand if you do it in public, then it's obvious you'd want meaningful engagment, which larger reach might provide to some extent.
Regarding twitter, I have it very under control what I see there, but still find it mostly exhausting, because too much is happening too fast in Fuseland. And although I'm stubbornly holding the fort with cozy fanart, I don't think it's the right place for me in terms of what media I want to consume (and spend my time on), and reading your comments, I'm unsure whether it is right for you either.
I think out of the options you have on table, to stick to the transformative aspects of fandom and kpop, sounds the most healthiest and possibly most necessary in kpop media landscape.
I think 50 best kpop songs of 2024 in your opinon would be nice, but again, you could write it up as a simple list and add playlist, maybe only talk more in depth about the top ten, to make it easier on you. Also your favourite ten albums of the year, might be an interesting read.. although I again can see the need to balance between an more indepth introduction and something shorter.
Thanks Mooni! I'm also excited to write about these topics, hopefully I can do them justice 😌
Oh I'm definitely planning on writing more in-depth about albums! I also want to attach a few sentences about my favorites in the playlist posts but I'll have to physically restrain myself because I just can't not write a lot, I've always had this problem 😅 But you saying that you enjoy the way I write about music is so encouraging! I feel self-conscious about it sometimes because I don't know much about the theory of music or the production side of it but your comment gives me confidence.
Yeah, I think you're right about Twitter not being the right place for me either... I've always felt that and in addition to it being so toxic, even the format of posting isn't my style. I hate how it requires constant presence and constant posting/reposting to make connections with other people.
Thank you for the feedback, I am pretty determined in my decision to stick to the positive aspects of kpop here. Seeing all the negativity was what frustrated me into creating the blog in the first place.
If I have the capacity, I'll certainly try the 50 best songs and/or the 10 best albums! I don't think they should be too much work, as long as I keep myself from writing a short novel length 😂
I think you write with a lot of feeling and I love the way you describe songs. I remember checking out an album specifically how you worded your introduction.
I do wonder if production side can at all be researched if you feel a bit lacking in knowledge; music theory probably can be, albeit I imagine it could be quite time consuming. But with production.. hmm.
Yeah, agree, seems to be very difficult to form any meaningful connection on Twitter. People seem to drive there either on anger or on sass, and while the latter can be amusing, being bombarded with sass 24/7 isn't quite as pleasant as it sounds.
Anywho, good luck. I look forward to reading your posts, so long as you post on a schedule that is comfortable for you.
Wow, that's really satisfying to know that you checked out an album because of my description of it! It's literally the reason I do all this, so thank you 🥹
I think I'll try my hand at music production a bit, a friend who knows more about it said it's probably the only way to learn. I don't really aim for creating music myself but I want to play around with the software so I understand it more. Also, I've been watching some interviews with producers and their work processes which was so helpful. I also love content where idols who produce talk about it, especially documentaries!
Thank you again for the encouragement, you have no idea how much it means! You can look forward to my new essays 💜