I first started getting into webtoons and manhwas (korean comics) in middle school (6th-8th grade) and let me just tell you that as soon as I discovered them, I was absolutely hooked. I mean I read for hours on end after school, spent late nights up to read, and finished series in days. Webtoons consumed me, and at the peak of my obsession I was reading about 50~ series updating weekly at the same time. Don't ask me how I did that, even I don't know. Now that phase has kinda passed by with a few exceptions so here is a list of all my reccomended webtoons. Because I have wayy too many reccomendations, I listed them in catagories of their genres.

Action:
• Omniscient Reader ☆
• Study Group
• My S-Class Hunters
• Jungle Juice
• 1 Second ☆
• To Not Die
• Teenage Mercenary

Horror:
• Sweet Home ☆

Sports:
• Infinity
• Double Click
• The Build Up

Fantasy:
• Time Roulette
• Cinderella Boy ☆
• Castle Swimmer
• Superstar Associate Manager

Slice of Life:
• Drama: After School Lessons for Unripe Apples
• Fictional Skin
• Maru is a Puppy ☆

Drama:
• The Makeup Remover ☆
• Marry My Husband

Romance:
• The Empress' Lipstick
• Rewriting the Villainess
• Villain With a Crush
• To the Stars and Back
• Operation: True Love

Special Mentions:
• I'm the Grim Reaper (Supernatural)
This one was actually my 1st webtoon I've ever read which is why I included it in special mentions! From what I remember it's good, at one point I stopped reading it though.
• Windbreaker (Sports)
This webtoon was one of my favorites, it was about bike riding but I found out that the creator actually got canceled before the webtoon ended because he was caught tracing other artists' works. I really liked the story but in no ways do I support what he ended up doing. Anyway, now it's taken down from the platform and I stopped reading.

Plave is currently the biggest Kpop group that I actively stan! If you have been in the kpop scene you have probably heard of them. They consist of 5 members, Yejun, Hamin, Eunho, Bamby, and Noah. If I had to choose a bias, it's Bamby and Hamin although I stan each of them as ot5 more. One of the reasons why I stan them besides their music is how funny they are! Anytime I watch compilations of them I know I'm in for a serious laughing session.

Here's some fun facts about them:
First, they are under VLAST which is not a normal kpop/talent agency and is instead specifically for virtual idols where they use motion capture and VFX effects. Plave are absolutely NOT AI and are real people. It's kinda like vtubers where they have a model over them.
Because they are under a tech entertainment company, members of Plave produce and choreograph all of their songs. Yejun, Noah, and Eunho are in charge of producing and writing the songs while Hamin and Bamby are responsible for the choreography.
The members usually have lives where they stream and play games. Because they are not under the same regulations and monitoring of kpop agencies, they are allowed to essentially play whatever game they desire. They have played horror games like Poppy Playtime or shooter games. It's really entertaining to watch them play horror games in particular because some members don't react at all while others *Yejun ahem* get really jumpy.

Why I decided to stan them:
Before glazing them and listing why I really like them, I'll answer the question of what is stanning and what does it mean in the kpop community? The difference between a stan and a fan is a fan is someone who only listens to their music meanwhile a stan will listen to the music, promote it, keep up with updates of the group, purchase merchandise, attend concerts, and engage with the community. (It's basically just a devoted fan) Being a stan is not the same as being a toxic fan. Kpop has their own term which is a sasaeng. They are characterized as an overly obsessive/stalker/toxic fan. Anyway, Plave is one kpop group that I support and like to engage in more than other kpop artists. Here are my reasons why I've come to support them:

1. They create really good music
The most obvious thing of why I would like them is because they create songs that I really enjoy. In 2025 for my Spotify Wrapped, they ended up coming on top as my number 1 artist and my list of top 5 songs that I streamed had 3 of their songs. In their discography, I've enjoyed each song except for their osts to be honest. Personally I don't really like slow ballads but I do like all their songs from their albums except "From" from ASTERUM: 134-1 although I have recently been listening to it more and liking it especially because it reminds me of a part from one of their lives where Yejun created his own choreo for the song which was hilarious. Personally, my favorite song from them overall is "Why?" (you can listen to this in the music section of my website) but I also think that "I Just Love Ya" and "Pump Up the Volume" are close seconds. I love the catchiness to their songs and their upbeat tones.
Not only do they make good music, but they are really talented as well. For example, this video of the producer line (Yejun, Eunho, and Noah) making their song "Pump Up the Volume" really highlights their teamwork and strengths in creating songs and I find it really interesting to compare the video footage to the final verson of the song that's already released.
The thing about their music is that the stats show and reflect their talent and just how yummy their songs are. They recently came out with their new song "BBUU!" which has topped the charts in Korea despite the fact that they are a virtual idol group. They were the first 5th gen to go one Killing Voice and have gained mass popularity making a name for them in the kpop community.

Another thing I think they do insanely well is their covers. The first cover of theirs that I actually found was Noahs cover of Sugarcoat by Natty from Kiss of Life which blew my mind away with how good it sounded. I really liked the original song and I usually don't like covers but I thought that Noah definitely did it justice. From there on I went down their cover rabbit hole where I found them doing acoustic covers for songs as well.
The best thing about their covers is that they make sure to make it sound like their own song. If you try to copy the original artist, not only do people start to compare you but you also don't bring anything new to the song. For example, why would you listen to a cover if you could just listen to the original? My favorite covers from each member that showcases this and their vocals are "When I Was Your Man" covered by Noah originally by Bruno Mars, "Boyfriend" covered by Hamin originally by Justin Bieber, "Nan Chun" covered by Yejun originally by Se So Neon, "The Little Prince" covered by Bamby originally by Ryeowook, and "Understand" covered by Eunho originally by keshi.


2. I find them extremely funny
Before Plave was popular, they went viral for their glitching compilations. This is how a lot of people became fans of them and discovered the world of virtual idols. Now their tech is better but they are still just as funny and unhindged. Plave has streams regualrly where they play video games and have also appeared in a variety of interviews and TV shows. This compilation and this one cracks me up so much and watching videos with them are really entertaining. Also this live here with Yejun and the rap line (Eunho and Hamin the rappers of the group) teaching him how to rap is actually the funniest thing I've ever seen it's actually so good, I was dying for the whole video.


3. The members have great chemistry
This kinda relates to my point before this but all of the members have so much chemistry together and get along just like a friend group. Apparently Yataz (Bamby and Eunho) (Also if you didn't know Yataz is the name for the pairing of the 2, this is different from a romantic ship name it's more like a team name) knew each other before joining Plave which is why they are so funny together and act like siblings. (istg every video I see with the two of them Eunho is annoying Bamby and Bamby is trying to beat him up lmaoo just like this one)
Anyway, they are all super funny together and get along.


4. I love their concept
The last reason why I stan them is because I love their concept. Plave is not the first virtual idol group, but they are the first successful virtual idol group to be popular and be in the mainstream kpop world. I really like groups that break up norms and I feel like Plave is one group that steps in the direction of the unknown and the new things that you can do with technology. (just a reminder again they are not AI)
I've been very familiar to jpop and utaites (usually amateur singers who post vocaloid covers online using avatars to stay anonymous) where they hide their identity from their music like Ado and Mafumafu and even western and european music has their fair share of artists who hide their identities like Daft Punk, Sia, and Gorillaz so it's really refreshing to see the same thing now in mainstream kpop.

The kpop industry focuses extremely on the image of idols with impossible beauty standards, and in Korea, beauty is seen as an important value and plastic surgery is very common. This means not only do you need to be a great dancer, singer, and performer, but you also need to look perfect. There have been many idol diets that have gone viral for all the wrong reasons and idols are scrutinized if they look "too fat" or "too ugly." As much as it would be wonderful if the world were to stop caring about looks, it's unrealistic. Virtual idols open up this possiblility for talented people to have a shot at becoming an idol even if they don't fit beauty standards. Also as Ado said for one of her reasons to stay anonymous, it disconnects the music from how someone looks like. In kpop, many fans are notorious to like a group just because of their looks even if they don't even like their music. This idea helps avoid that which is one of the reasons why Plave is so popular. (Their music are bangers, you can't deny that despite them being virtual) Another thing is that because the kpop industry is so competitive, many groups disband or artists become "too old" and aren't popular anymore. Virtual idol groups help past idols or unsuccessful idols have another shot at making it in the industry.
Virtual idol groups help give privacy. All fandoms and fans of artists have toxic fans, and in kpop they call them sasaengs. These people stalk artists, follow them around and track their locations, are very obsessive, and invade their privacy. Of course virtual idol groups are no exception to this, Plave has had stalkers and doxxers (btw please DO NOT look up or try to find out their identities, this is invading their privacy and considered doxxing) but at least being a virtual idol gives them more privacy outside of their idol life and add another layer of protection especially when they are living their life outside of being a performer.

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During COVID-19 quarantine times, I learned about Animal Crossing: New Horizons (aka ACNH) and I had a blast making my island. At the time I played on a Nintendo Switch that was shared, and I learned about this game through my older brother. He made the island, but he eventually stopped playing which is when I swooped in a discovered it. If you don't know, if you don't buy the game again or reset your island, you cannot change the owner of the island. This means only the creator of the island can upgrade Nooks Cranny, etc. Anyway, it was a real pain in the butt especially since he didn't play. I developed my island with another sibling of mine also playing regularly, and we started to develop it and actually customize the island to our liking. After the island was fully customized, my sister decided to reset the island without my notice. Now she's the owner of the island and doesn't play anymore. :( I want to get back into ACNH now but it doesn't feel the same because I need to log into her account and do all upgrades and it's a hassle unless I restart the island again. Anyway, now that my rant is over, here are some things that I love from the game:

• The songs and music
I adore all of the songs in ACNH, from the music that plays in the background while walking, to the tunes from K.K. Slider. All of them are all jams and I think that so much effort has went into the composition of the soundtrack. Another thing related to music is gyroids! They are so cute and I love to hang them in my house so I can have a little gyroid choir.
• The furniture and customization
One thing I love about ACNH is all the furniture and the ability to customize. I think it's so fun decorating your house and planning how your island is, honestly I'm a bit jealous of other people's islands on the internet because they look so ellaborate and in depth. This is tied to one of the reasons why I want to go back to Animal Crossing, because my island is not done at all. I feel like the game has a vast catalogue (which is why it loads forever)
• The characters
• As someone who hasn't played any other Animal Crossing games, I really like the design of all the characters. (although some of them are kinda questionable) I feel like one thing they could work a bit more is the personalities of them (maybe make more personalities?) but overall I enjoy them.
• The clothes
• I feel like one really underrated thing in ACNH that people don't talk enough about are the clothes. Dressing up my avatar every time I log on is one of my favorite things to do. I feel like it's really rewarding going into Able Sisters and finally find a new piece you like to add in your collection.

I feel like it took me a while to add to this part of my shrines collection is because it's my biggest obsession and there's so much I want to say. First of all, Alien Stage is a music video series that you can watch on youtube under the creator's channel, Vivinos. The whole series is so much more ellaborate tham just a music video series though, and I feel like if you just watch the videos on Vivinos's channel, you don't really get the whole story or you might be confused. With just the videos is good but with the other content she has, it's soo much better and it really goes in depth on the lore and background. Vivinos posts comics, pictures, interviews, and Alien Stage even has sub songs that don't have a video with it but are super amazing.
Here's some background to how I discovered Alien Stage: Back at the begining, I saw the teaser and the first episode (Round 1) and I thought it was fine. I kind of kept along with the episodes when they posted but I think I really got into the series when Round 2 or All In was posted. This was because I thought the songs were such a bop and the year that All In came out I had it as my number one song of the year on Spotify. (lol now that I realize writing this I really went "All In" on Alien Stage back then)

Alien Stage Theories, Symbolism Explained, Etc.

• Ivan's Red Eyes
When watching Black Sorrow, Ivan is shown at the beginning to have no red in his eyes. This was during his childhood where he lived in the slums. Even after going into Anakt Garden his eyes were fully black. The first time we see the color is when he notices Till walking past him to go to Mizi. We know Till as a rebellious person, someone who lashes out against the aliens and tries to fight for himself. It makes sense why Ivan is so obsessed with him, Till is the face of revolution and breaking rules. (the exact opposite of him) This red is not only a reflection for his obsession with Till, but also the act of rebellion. Ivan is one of the most obedient characters in Alien Stage, for example, he's known to not need a collar when in Anakt Garden unlike other kids (the collars are the white choker things that restrict you) because he does what the aliens want without it. Also he knew already knew how to escape Anakt Garden and could leave anytime but chooses not to. The red is his curiosity and his want to be defiant, which is one of the reasons why he loved Till so much. When Ivan and Till are seen in the meteor shower, Till chooses to stay in Anakt Garden for his feelings for Mizi instead of trading it for freedom. Ivan still has the red in his eyes despite not going through with this act of rebellion because Till is more important.


• One reason why Till is so rebellious is because of his mother
Till was loved throughout his childhood with his mother, Lo. She cared for him, and they both had a deep bond for each other like mother and son. Most of the children in Alien Stage don’t have parents, because they are artificially made in a lab with clones. This is seen in Wiege with Luka and all his other clones that died with Luka killing them but having the intention of saving them, and even in the end of Karma where you see the Alien Stage museum that has children from the DNA of all of the contestants. Because Till was able to experience the love and bond between his mother, he was able to understand the aliens and their cruel acts and that what they were doing was wrong. His rebellious nature is from his trauma of having to leave his mother and of his past. Even if he didn't remember his mom, he experienced love and affection which changes his view of abuse from the aliens.

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• Twinkling Watermelon
I thought this was really fun and lighthearted and it never made me bored with the plot. Usually slice-of-life media focuses a lot on romantic relationships, but this didn't really focus on that aspect so I really appreciated it.


• Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born
I think that Jeongnyeon is soo unique and interesting and I haven't seen any story really like it. It's centered around gukgeuk which is a combination of pansori (a traditional korean genre of music that tells a story through song and usually has a drummer as well) with dancing and acting. It features Yeoseong Gukgeuk which is female gukgeuk where troops are all women and women play the role of males and females. I think the story is unique in the way it has gukgeuk but also the plot twist and how the main character deals with all the challenges that come her way.


• Mr. Queen
Mr. Queen is one of my favorite Kdramas because it's soo funny. It's a period drama and also an isekai and the things the main character does is hilarious. I definitely reccomend if you like to laugh.


• Squid Game
Squid game is such a 100/10 kdrama and my favorite one out of all of them. If I ever gave reccomendations to people who want to try out kdramas or even people who are into kdramas already, I would reccomend Squid Game season 1. Season 2 and 3 are a different story, I felt like they weren't as good. It's not that they were bad, but season 1 just blew my mind that it couldn't really compare. Anyway, if you haven't seen it I reccomend it one thousand times over and there's a reason why it was so popular even globally.


• All of Us are Dead
I recently finished watching this one with my family and I thought it was pretty good. I'm a sucker for anything post-apopcalyptic or sci-fi so this was definitely up my alley. The only thing I didn't like was the last episode, I thought that it would have been a lot better if the series ended without it. I find that kdramas have a tendency to want a lot of closure in a story so I felt like it dragged a bit too long for my liking.
• Etc.

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• Sasuke Haraguchi
• Kenshi Yonezu
• Syuodu
• Etc.

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• Omniscient Readers Viewpoint
• Debut or Die (TBR)
• Etc.