ヒグチアイ / 悪魔の子 (アニメスペシャルVer.) | Ai Higuchi “Akuma no Ko” Anime Special Ver.

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all time faves | a playlist

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Hello and welcome, lovely people of KA!

I've made so many playlists throughout

my time blogging, but I have never made

the most important playlist, aka the one

with the songs dearest to my heart. Of

all time. And no, it's not gonna be all skz

I swear. Only like. 90%. Jokes aside tho,

these are truly the songs I'd give an arm

and a leg for, not necessarily the songs I

enjoy listening to the most just the ones

I'm most emotionally attached to. Also I

grew up watching anime so lots of the

songs are gonna be anime openings.

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General disclaimer that some of these

videos / songs linked include violence,

blood, flashing images, topics like self-

harm so please watch with caution.

꒰ 86 ꒱ btbt ────────────── b.i ›

꒰ 85 ꒱ hwaa───────────── i-dle ›

꒰ 84 ꒱ avid ────────────── 86 ›

꒰ 83 ꒱ diver ─────naruto shippuden ›

꒰ 82 ꒱ sad! ──────── xxxtentacion ›

꒰ 81 ꒱ @my worst ───── blackbear ›

꒰ 8O ꒱ cassis ─────── the gazette ›

꒰ 79 ꒱ teri yaadon se ─mustafa zahid ›

꒰ 78 ꒱ last one standing ─ skylar grey ›

꒰ 77 ꒱ scars to your beautiful ───a.c ›

꒰ 76 ꒱ ash ──────────lesserafim ›

꒰ 75 ꒱ drop top ───────── moevv ›

꒰ 74 ꒱ vampire ───── olivia rodrigo ›

꒰ 73 ꒱ moonstruck ──────enhypen ›

꒰ 72 ꒱ odsee ────────── corbyn ›

꒰ 7O ꒱ glass house ──────── mgk ›

꒰ 69 ꒱ apna mujhe tu lagaa ─ sonu. n ›

꒰ 68 ꒱ i'll be your man ────── btob ›

꒰ 67 ꒱ diamonds ────────rihanna ›

꒰ 66 ꒱ black catcher ───black clover ›

꒰ 65 ꒱ virtual angel─────── artms ›

꒰ 64 ꒱ starboy ───────the weeknd ›

꒰ 63 ꒱ different world ── alan walker ›

꒰ 62 ꒱ cartier ─────────── niahn ›

꒰ 61 ꒱ no one ─────────── lee hi ›

꒰ 6O ꒱ the tiger moth ─── monsta x ›

꒰ 59 ꒱ so beautiful ───────dpr ian ›

꒰ 58 ꒱ nerves ────────── dpr ian ›

꒰ 57 ꒱ call your name ─────── aot ›

꒰ 56 ꒱ miroh ───────── stray kids ›

꒰ 55 ꒱ breaking down ────── ailee ›

꒰ 54 ꒱ as it was────── harry styles ›

꒰ 53 ꒱ period ────fma: brotherhood ›

꒰ 52 ꒱ the hills ────── the weeknd ›

꒰ 51 ꒱ ticking away ─ grabbitz, bbno$ ›

꒰ 5O ꒱ destroyer───────monsta x ›

꒰ 49 ꒱ under the tree ─────── aot ›

꒰ 48 ꒱ fire again ─────── ashnikko ›

꒰ 47 ꒱ x.u ───── seraph of the end ›

꒰ 46 ꒱ 1shot ───────────dpr ian ›

꒰ 45 ꒱ scars ───────── stray kids ›

꒰ 44 ꒱ rockstar ──────post malone ›

꒰ 43 ꒱ life is beautiful───── lil peep ›

꒰ 42 ꒱ my war ───── attack on titan ›

꒰ 41 ꒱ umbrella ──────── rihanna ›

꒰ 4O ꒱ bios ──────── guilty crown ›

꒰ 39 ꒱ shinzou wo sasageyo ─── aot ›

꒰ 38 ꒱ ride or die pt 2 ────sevdaliza ›

꒰ 37 ꒱ creepin' ───────the weeknd ›

꒰ 36 ꒱ wolfgang ───────stray kids ›

            ꒰ 35 ꒱ 𓈒 › miss you! ‹

             ─ׂ﹝corpse﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I miss seeing corpse around so

                much y'all have no idea. I'm not

                gonna pretend that I was the

                biggest fan of his music, I def

                wasn't. But there are a few of

                his songs that I adore; "miss

                you!" is at the top of that list. It

                has such a hard-hitting instru-

                mental that you wouldn't think

                the song tells the story it does,

                just from the sound, a story

                of pain and heartbreak. I feel

                like this song is way too heavy

                to keep repeating, but it will

                always have a special place in

                my heart. Also the cherry on

                top, corpse's unreal voice. ❞

                ───────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 34 ꒱ 𓈒 › answer ‹

             ─ׂ﹝ateez﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Ethereal. Starting with sweet

                piano, we soon get soft singing

                and heavenly ad-libs. "Answer"

                always invokes this sense of

                dejection in me. It is upbeat at

                times, but the core of it is so

                somber. Even tho its lyrics are

                motivational. Anyways, there's

                so much I love about the song,

                especially the segment that

                progresses from hongjoong

                and mingi trading rap lines

                into jongho's high note then to

                the absolute blast that is the

                final chorus. ❞

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            ꒰ 33 ꒱ 𓈒 › auditory hallucination ‹

             ─ׂ﹝jang jae in, nashow﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ "Kill me heal me" is truly the

                the kind of kdrama that kills

                and heals, sometimes all in the

                same breath. Same goes for

                its ost. Killing rapping. Healing

                singing. But above all, the

                artists put so much into this

                song. All of the pain our main

                characters experience can be

                felt through it and every time

                this plays in the drama, that

                scene becomes 10 times more

                emotional. Truly couldn't have

                chosen a better song. ❞

                ────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 32 ꒱ › dark aria <lv 2> ‹

             ─ׂ﹝solo leveling﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Funny how I went from not

                caring about solo leveling to

                being absolutely in love with it.

                I blame season 2. Anyway this

                is another ost which you just

                know that you're about to cry

                of epic-ness as soon as it plays

                and it's such a good fit for the

                anime as well. Also xai's voice?

                Her accent? That little bit of

                vibrato at the end? Absolutely

                legendary. This is the type of

                song you gotta listen to when

                you wanna feel like you are

                sung jinwoo and can do quite

                literally anything. ❞

                ─────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 31 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › euterpe ‹

             ─ׂ﹝guilty crown﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ "Euterpe" starts off so slow but

                but it gradually picks up as the

                singing gets more intense and

                the instrumental adds more

                elements. You won't usually see

                me listening to ballads for long,

                so I'm glad that this one is a

                nice mix of ballad-like singing

                with slightly dynamic music to

                accompany. The best aspect

                of the song has to be incredibly

                delicate vocals. ❞

                ────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 3O ꒱ 𓈒 › don't go insane ‹

             ─ׂ﹝dpr ian﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Are we surprised this is here? If

                anything, I originally thought it'd

                be higher. "Don't go insane" is

                yet another gem from christian,

                both visually and aurally. A bare

                piano and his gorgeous voice

                make up the intro, to which the

                other elements are graduallly

                added as we progress; synths,

                drums and those addicting

                whistles during the chorus. The

                whole wordplay on "I'm sane"

                and "insane". The break at the

                bridge; the whispering, the

                groove of the beat, the heavy

                breathing. Such a good song. ❞

                ─────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 29 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › my demons ‹

             ─ׂ﹝starset﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I'm over my rock phase alright?

                But still gotta pay tribute to one

                of the defining songs of my

                adolescence. Absolutely iconic.

                It starts out muffled with this

                old telephone like effect, only

                adding to the feeling the lyrics

                give about being on a sinking

                ship. All the while, the synths

                build up in the back, keep on

                building up until the hook kicks

                in with an explosion of sounds.

                This song is so catchy, it's the

                kind of catchiness you don't

                get tired of, even after years. ❞

                 ────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 28 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › unravel ‹

             ─ׂ﹝tokyo ghoul﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ The very quintessence of anime

                openings. This is also used as

                an ost in the anime, and doesn't

                matter how shitty the anime is,

                whenever this ost plays you get

                goosebumps anyways. Such a

                powerful sound even when tk

                uses his softest, prettiest tone

                of voice. The switch from said

                tone to loud rock instrumentals

                give whiplash, and it's still one

                of the hardest hitting songs I've

                ever heard in my life. ❞

                ───────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 27 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › 3racha ‹

             ─ׂ﹝stray kids﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Wonder why there aren't more

                rap songs on this list, hip hop is

                one of my favorite genres. Huh.

                I guess sentimental songs that

                turn my world upside down

                have the most impact on me. I

                love this song for so many

                reasons, the raw display of

                rapping skills, the immaculate

                enunciation and wordplay in

                the lyrics over the drill-like beat.

                And channie. His voice. His

                thick accent in this one. His

                outright disses. His growls. I'll

                stop now. Ugh. ❞

                 ────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 26 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › error ‹

             ─ׂ﹝ash island﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Heavenly in every sense of the

                word. A lot of ash island songs

                tend to have this empyrean

                quality to them, maybe it's the

                slow pace of the atmospheric

                instrumentals or his enticing

                singing itself. Ash has always

                had a thing for autotune, and I

                don't always love it, but I feel

                like I give it a for this one

                because the song itself is so

                good. Same thing for loopy, I

                can't always fully appreciate his

                verses, he does have a very

                unique voice. But his lines here

                fit right into "error". ❞

                ──────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 25 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › phoenix ‹

             ─ׂ﹝cailin, chrissy﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Riot games feels more like a

                music company than a game

                one. I mean, there's like four

                songs from league and valo in

                here. They sure know how to

                pick their artists tho because

                the girls absolutely killed the

                vocals. I love these types of

                songs; not overly loud yet still

                extremely impactful. Heavy

                but still fun. Goosebumps-

                inducing and so imposing. A

                true anthem for its game. ❞

                ───────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 24 ꒱ › un ange frappe a ma porte ‹

             ─ׂ﹝natasha st pier﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Translates to "an angel knocks

                at my door". I found this song

                over a decade ago thanks to my

                dad, I immediately fell in love

                with it. I still actively search for

                it every couple months. First of

                all, her voice is so precious, but

                also it's so sentimental for no

                reason. Every time I listen to it,

                it hits me with this sense of

                crippling nostalgia, and I adore

                how the electric guitar adds

                substance to the otherwise

                tame instrumentals in here. ❞

                ────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 23 ꒱ › peanut butter & tears ‹

             ─ׂ﹝dpr ian﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ More christian because we can

                never have enough of him. I

                love the way he draws out his

                words so much during the pre-

                hook and hook, as well as the

                electric guitar that come in half

                way through. It's another one

                of those songs with a retro vibe

                but of course with christian's

                own tinge of insanity. It also

                has a longing feel to it, as if he

                tries to tell us that there's this

                thing he wants so badly but is

                unable to attain. ❞

                ─────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 22 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › lily ‹

             ─ׂ﹝alan walker﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Honestly I've always loved this

                song, but I saw this animatic

                and fell for it all over again. "lily"

                has a beautiful instrumental

                and topline, but the story it tells

                is what draws me in the most,

                it goes on about lily falling for

                this charming person in the

                woods, only to find out later he

                had a curse. Shs runs from him

                and he actually helps her get

                home, despite how lonely he'd

                be after she was gone. I love

                that in this interpretation of the

                song, the 'monster' wasn't evil. ❞

                ─────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 21 ꒱   › howling ‹

             ─ׂ﹝victon﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Victon are the kings of angsty

                anthems and "howling" is the

                first instance. It uses trap beats

                yet keeps some ballad-like

                influences. There are so many

                catchy parts in this one like the

                chorus, no doubt, but also

                seungwoo's "howl on you la la

                la la" and subin's verse after

                the chorus. Hanse's rap verses

                popped off, like they do in each

                of their songs. I'll never stop

                yapping about how good of a

                rapper he is and that combined

                with his voice tone is a recipe

                for bangers. ❞

                ──────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 2O ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › can't hold us ‹

             ─ׂ﹝macklemore, ryan lewis﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Okay well this is just a timeless

                piece that everyone needs to

                appreciate. Rapping doesn't get

                as good as this. I'm not even

                talking about skills yet, but just

                how fun it is to listen to "can't

                hold us". Of course macklemore

                is such a good rapper to begin

                with, but he makes his verses so

                entertaining in songs like this.

                I'm not even sure what to say

                about this song aside that it's a

                chaotic roller-coaster. ❞

                ────────────── 𐀔

           ꒰ 19 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › specialz ‹

             ─ׂ﹝jujutsu kaisen﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I love jjk for the anime, but I love

                it even more because it gave us

                this work of art. It leans more

                on the toned down side when it

                comes to anime openings, yet it

                doesn't let the hype drop at any

                point. The two vocalists of king

                gnu compliment each other

                so well in of contrast in

                tone, but they also know how

                to layer their vocals to give us

                whiplash between the soft, airy

                voice and the crisp, clear one. ❞

                ─────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 18 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › gods ‹

             ─ׂ﹝new jeans﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I still don't know why this song

                isn't talked about more in the

                kpop space when it comes to

                new jeans. I mean, it's my fave

                song from them. I haven't even

                played league in years and I

                still almost teared up at the

                epic-ness of this song when I

                first heard it. The chants in the

                chorus give it this grand feel,

                it's like I could open up league

                and win every game with "gods"

                on repeat (I couldn't, I suck). ❞

                ────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 17 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › railway ‹

             ─ׂ﹝bang chan ⨾ skz﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ There's no way "railway" would

                not be here. It's the epitome of

                chan's music and the kind of

                vibe that it feels like chan was

                made for. It suits him so well.

                Even more so because he had

                so much input into each and

                every aspect of the song. Even

                the little ad-libs scream chan

                and his style. Not to mention

                that I generally love rnb-infused

                songs with the most breath-

                taking vocals. ❞

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            ꒰ 16 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › melissa ‹

             ─ׂ﹝fullmetal alchemist﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Ah. Can't describe this one with

                any word other than nostalgia.

                Intense nostalgia. I

                my 10 yo self having this on

                repeat and it's such an ageless

                song because I still listen to it

                from time to time. If you have

                not watched fma(b) yet, you're

                missing out on one of the best

                experiences of your life and

                you need to watch it rn. But this

                song encomes the feelings

                of the anime so well, an upbeat

                instrumental and motivational

                lyrics with this unmistakable

                undertone of sadness. Quite a

                bittersweet one. ❞

                ─────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 15 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › river ‹

             ─ׂ﹝vinland saga﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ YES. This song. It's so precious.

                It's so different from the other

                vinland saga openings, and it's

                the best one. The flute (?) is so

                otherworldly, and throughout

                the song, there are elements

                that keep that vibe going for it,

                like the occasional high piano

                key and the choir-like ad-libs

                in the background. There is so

                much going on that it's hard to

                pinpoint every instrument being

                used, from all the different

                violin melodies to the pianos

                and even the disted beats. ❞

                ─────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 14 ꒱ 𓈒 › mayday ‹

             ─ׂ﹝victon﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ So who re the days I

                used to ult victon? I miss the

                boys so much. And this song is

                just another reminder why. Yes,

                there is the utter surprise at the

                start when seungsik and sejun

                decide to bring in their perfect

                falsettos. There's seungwoo

                rapping like his life depends on

                it. There is one of the most

                catchy choruses ever. But then

                above all, there's the bridge.

                If you asked me what my no 1

                bridge/high note is, this would

                be it. It's an exquisite sound

                when the drums kick in mid

                seungwoo verse and then he

                breaks out into that lovely high

                note, which seungsik s

                soon, adding the higher part

                of the note. Oh my god. This. ❞

                ────────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 13 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › brave shine ‹

             ─ׂ﹝fate/stay night: ubw﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ "Brave shine" is a classic. One

                of those openings everyone has

                a soft spot for. I mean, my fave

                franchise ever, with one of my

                japanese singers ever? Of course

                it slaps. Can't believe it's been

                almost a decade since this was

                released. The song builds up

                with all the rock elements, nearly

                deceiving us about its nature

                before it mellows out into its

                verses. The distinct rock sound

                does come back in the chorus

                though, the best part of the song

                without a single doubt. ❞

                ─────────────── 𐀔

           ꒰ 12 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › slump ‹

             ─ׂ﹝stray kids﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ It might come as a surprise that

                "slump" is this high. Sure, songs

                like "chk chk boom" might be

                higher in my skz songs ranking,

                but when it comes to the ones

                that just hit me in the feels and

                shake me up, "slump" is at the

                top. Something about the heavy

                amount of emotion jisung put

                into writing it speaks to me. The

                autotuned falsetto that makes

                it somehow sadder and the slow

                guitar strums during the verses

                simply cannot be replaced. ❞

                ───────────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 11 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 › caroline ‹

             ─ׂ﹝artemas﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ The man, the legend. I love the

                effects he puts on his songs so

                much. Usually I hate those that

                completely change the vocal

                tone but artemas makes it work

                and although I love his natural

                voice, I think the modifications

                make his songs so intriguing.

                The loud brass that comes in

                occasionally combined with the

                slow drum hits are perfect. The

                guy's falsetto is perfect. I could

                listen to his rythmic rhyming

                for days on end. ❞

                ─────────── 𐀔

            ꒰ 1O ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › escape ‹

             ─ׂ﹝stray kids﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ Man, "escape"s release had me

                so hyped up and it surely didn't

                disappoint when it came out.

                I loved it on release but I feel

                like I keep loving it even more,

                the more I listen to it. It gave

                me the best chan falsetto I've

                heard in any skz song, the best

                chan high note I've heard in

                any skz song. One so high it's

                baffling that he was even able

                to reach it. And then hyunjin's

                repeat of "come with me" in

                the last chorus. Unreal. ❞

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            ꒰ O9 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 › red lights ‹

             ─ׂ﹝stray kids﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I wanna say finally a non-emo

                song, but as sus as it appears

                to be on the surface, "red lights"

                still takes a stroll through the

                dark thoughts these two have

                experienced, focused on the

                obsession they've felt towards

                their work. It still boils down to

                hitting us in the feels once we

                dive into the deeper semantics.

                Anyways, the guitar in the hook

                is what got me on first listen.

                But the falsettos and alluring

                vocals are what I stayed for in

                the end. ❞

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            ꒰ O8 ꒱ › ballroom extravaganza ‹

             ─ׂ﹝dpr ian ⨾ dpr﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ We're finally at my number one

                song from christian and let me

                say that it so deserves its spot.

                The experience of listening to

                "ballroom extravaganza" is like

                falling into a trance. It sucks

                you into the dystopian world

                christian sings about and does

                not let go until the very end.

                Even then it leaves you yearning

                for more. I love the way he so

                smoothly draws out the words

                during the chorus, as the music

                goes crazy in the back. ❞

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            ꒰ O7 ꒱ 𓈒 › waiting ‹

             ─ׂ﹝woodz﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I need more songs from him

                and I need them now. "Waiting"

                wasn't a song I expeceted to

                like this much at first listen, I

                was so into seungyoun's usual

                style of upbeat music when it

                comes to title tracks but this

                one came in and left me fully

                speechless. It's as sad as it's

                dreamy. He switches between

                a low, breathy voice and a light,

                higher one between the verses

                over this acoustic guitar; it all

                works together flawlessly. ❞

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            ꒰ O6 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › valhalla ‹

             ─ׂ﹝ash island﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ THE GUITAR. Think pretty guitar

                strums are my weakness cause

                goddamn these don't sound real.

                "Valhalla" was comfort to me

                during times when I needed it

                the most, so this song is a little

                extra special to me. On the top,

                it doesn't seem to be anything

                more than another hip hop song

                with the rappers taking turns

                showing off their insane flows,

                but their voices, specially ash's,

                sure reflects the desperation of

                looking for one's personal

                sanctuary, or one's valhalla. ❞

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            ꒰ O5 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › kesenai tsumi ‹

             ─ׂ﹝fullmetal alchemist﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ This is the one song I've been

                carrying along with me for the

                past 15-something years. I've

                listened to it on the first day of

                middle school, of high school,

                of college, of work. I still won't

                ever skip it when it comes onto

                the playlist. I don't know what it

                is, I'm just extremely attached

                to both this song and its anime.

                It's so catchy, and the happy

                instrumental doesn't even fit its

                dark story, yet it could not be

                more perfect.❞

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            ꒰ O4 ꒱ › i like the way you kiss me ‹

             ─ׂ﹝artemas﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I know I knoww this song went

                viral and tiktok ruined it, I also

                overplayed it so much but it's

                still one hell of a work of art and

                artemas is one of my fav artists

                ever so it had to be here. It has

                a retro vibe with the bubbling

                synths but he adds his own

                modern touch with his singing.

                I'm sure everyone's heard this

                song by now so I linked a live

                version instead; natural voice

                plus gorgeous ad libs over that

                break at 1:35, please please

                please, listen to the live if you

                haven't. I love this man sm. ❞

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            ꒰ O3 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › como ‹

             ─ׂ﹝bryce bishop﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I do not know if you've noticed

                but I tend to fall the hardest for

                the melancholic and emotional

                songs. Whole playlist turned out

                gloomy but this is just the kind

                of music that resonates with me.

                "Como" has its roots in hip hop,

                having trap beats and monotone

                singing, at times rapping. I may

                call it monotone, but a better

                word for it might be reminiscent

                or despondent? The highlight of

                the song has to be the acoustic

                 guitar that creates a repeating

                melody. Such a pretty sound. ❞

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            ꒰ O2 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › unfair ‹

             ─ׂ﹝felix ⨾ skz﹞ ◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

            ➛ "Unfair" is well, as dear as it

                gets. I kept this song to write

                for last because every time I

                tried I kept failing to put down

                my thoughts into words. This

                song might be describing the

                tale of beauty and the beast,

                but felix delivers in the most

                heartfelt way, so much so, that

                you'd think it's his own story.

                He raps with such fierceness

                and sings with such tender-

                ness. You can tell it's a song he

                put every fibre of his being into.

                That aside, he also shows off

                his versatility as an artist by

                changing voice tones between

                his lines and pulling each one

                off so well. ❞

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            ꒰ O1 ꒱ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒 › akuma no ko ‹

             ─ׂ﹝attack on titan﹞◞◞ ׅ۬ 〃

           ➛ I still have to name "akuma no

                ko" as the one song I treasure the

                most. I can't begin describing

                how much it resonates with me.

                Freedom is the notion I value the

                most in my own life, the thing I

                cannot do without. And the song

                conveys the yearning for that

                freedom perfectly. It may only be

                a 3 minute experience, but it

                carries the whole story of "attack

                on titan" with it. Not to forget ai

                higuchi's gorgeous voice which

                is a flawless fit. I wish I could

                describe how fond I am of it, but

                I'd have to tell you the whole aot

                story for that, and the different

                emotions each character brings

                to the show. ❞

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