okay i've just had the chance to sit down and done listening to the rest of the album (yes i've been scolding myself for this too for being this late), so here's my first thoughts that nobody asked for:

tw // sadness
(on the last few parts of the thread)

first of all, smoky
- asgdksdhkslaskwlskdksl
- google how to stop listening to this
- seriously even if there's no streaming required, this would still be the only thing i'm listening today
- my god
- "i'm lost and i wanna be found"
- "i wanna go back to my younger self"
- shit

intro: ambition
- i love this
- the medleys of jooheon owning awards stages
- it's like the avatar of mixtapes, ok?
- 4 great elements in one
- air, fire, earth, water, in that order
- sad that we didn't get the "[members] is a monsta" part
- but i really love this

psyche
- just like my previous twt....that tempo change and the shift of the whole atmosphere of the track -
- and those drums???? GOD
- also
- "i wanna be like michael, but i'm not a moonwalker, cause i'm always moving forward"
- lee jooheon lyrical genius
- TELL EM, KING

dia
- ah here we go
- the VIBESSSSSS
- the guitar
- i love how chill this sounds but at the same time still have that angry energy, you know what i mean?
- he really sassy-growled his "utgyeo~" into every fiber of my being
- this man right here
- overall just makes you wanna go

dark and cloudy
- dare i say... it's my favorite??
- no, yes it is my favorite so far
- it's my cup of tea, ok?
- SENSUAL
- but the lyrics are a whole different realm, oh my god
- jooheon's showing off to the industry again that he can do everything
- his raspy vocals ++

- and boa kim's voice
- i'm in love
- idk much abt spica, i'm sorry for being this tasteless, but i know all the members are v talented
- for some reason i wanna listen to this while floating on my back
- also is it just me but i heard snippets from "because of u" instrumental?

king
- starting off like that???
- i'm in
- i wish i recorded my face when the chorus started
- SHOOKED
- this song feels too personal
- maybe bcs he mentioned his mom more in this?
- i wanna hug this side of jooheon
- "once again, i'm making a king culture"
- yes, your highness

wingsuit
- i love this
- it's a shout out track to noark crew yasss
- a family theme song
- cute ugh
- esther did amazing
- and i love how they're both telling their own different stories
- also baby oli in this is the cutest feature ever
- i love the beat
- and of course
- BAKSU

tw // sadness ?

okay so... it's not wrong for me to think that matthew did this, right? jooheon's inner tiger who only wanted to make people happy but instead was forced to work against his will and being locked up throughout his life and unable to live freely. right? +

because i think i can feel this part of jooheon in almost every tracks. but he chose to keep all the frustration and rage in other tracks, while he let himself be open and honest and bare in smoky because sometimes it's hard to explain everything that you feel in one sitting, +

tw // sadness

like "i'm tired and i'm sad, i have so many things to say to you, i don't know where to start, please listen to my words one by one, but for now, just hug me first"
i know i'm making absolutely no sense but this is just what i interpret from this album. +

jooheon made a masterpiece that i think many people can relate in various ways. i'm so proud of him.

now please keep streaming:

can you believe it took me 5 hours just to make this thread?