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When I say April has been the worst month for migraine I've had in years (maybe even over the last decade plus).... I honestly wasn't sure if I was going to manage this week at all. I've been extra sensitive lately, so my warning threshold on flashing is extra low and I quit a lot more easily, even on artists I love. The warnings still have value, even the quit notices, just means you may have to read my notes for my reasonings. It does mean there's fewer elevated if only because I quit before I could fairly judge if an elevated flashing warning was appropriate (though in some cases, the flashing was SO bad, they got it anyway). And while I've gotten ruthless (and entirely too good at clocking) wholly genslop'd MVs, there's still one flag where I'm less certain and one flag for a different "other" warning.

We've got a good mix of genres again this week - rock, pop, R&B, even trot and one country-western. So whether you're looking for the freshest hiphop (we've got solo comebacks for both Taeyong (NCT) and Donghae (Super Junior) this week), something soft and fluffy (Woody is always a win there, but we've also got a slew of OSTs), or some alt rock to vent some feelings (Wheein is all of us this week), you're likely to find something new to enjoy. Browse the list in whichever way makes you happy!

Banner slots this week went to NCT Wish and Han of Stray Kids, because I am old and predictable. Additional picks can be found with 💚

( Releases for the week of April 15th - 22nd )


key:
* content warning
+ includes “disappearing” hard subs
🔤 includes CC in English
⚠️ elevated content warning
🔞 age-restricted by YouTube
🚩 other warning
❌ did not complete
🌟 special note
💚 picks of the week


( the links with my comments )


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ATEEZ - Birthday
cw: surrealism, flashing, fireworks/pyrotechnics
CC in 5 tracks, incl ENG

Cowboy!Seonghwa is dangerous for everyone.
Yeah, this was A Choice to highlight for my birthday, but it's MY birthday and they're my number one emotional support boy band, so....
has this been featured before? Probably. Maybe not. And it's technically still eligible for a Music Monday if I ever get enough bandwidth to pick those up again, so.... 😅

( BONUS: Zhoumi (Super Junior) - Mañana )

1VERSE - WABIF (Wide Awake before I Fall) (Street Perfromance ver)

We miss Hyuk, but they make it work.
I'm both proud of them for doing a world tour already and a bit worried about it, seeing as the whole world is on fire. On the other hand, them and Big Ocean have crossed streams a couple of times now and it's adorable every time, so some good is coming from all of this.