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Five Cookie Run Kingdom Cookies as K-pop Songs

Part battles, part kingdom-building, Cookie Run Kingdom is an addictive game that has definitely raised my screen time by a few hours. Each cookie is unique in personality and power, so I thought what better way to combine my interests than to choose a K-pop song to represent my (now old) starter squad. 

I’m honestly pretty bad at games and very out of my depth in terms of strategically picking cookies. As a result, the squad is quite simple. 

Front Row 

In the front, we have Dark Choco Cookie and Mala Sauce Cookie.

mala sauce cookie

Dark Choco Cookie is a Charge cookie known for his Sword of Darkness that summons lightning onto his enemies. (If my descriptions are not accurate to the lore, I apologize to the fandom.) With lightning comes thunder, and in this case, Stray Kid’s “Thunder.” 

With a powerful chorus and memorable choreography, “Thunder” is one of my favorite comebacks of 2021 and definitely one of my top 3 titles tracks from Stray Kids. 

Mala Sauce Cookie is also a Charge cookie. She was the featured cookie when I first joined Cookie Run, so while she’s not the best cookie, I have a soft spot for her. Mala Sauce is in reference to the seasoning from Sichuan pepper that is numbing (ma in Chinese) and spicy (la). With a powerful aura and spicy personality, Mala Sauce Cookie would definitely have “Spicy” by CL in her hype playlist. 

 

Middle Row

The middle row of my squad is made up of two Ambush cookies, Black Raisin Cookie and Sorbet Shark Cookie. They are my most powerful cookies and are very useful in attacking enemies. 

black raisin cookiesorbet shark cookie

 

Black Raisin Cookie is always accompanied by ravens who add to her ominous aura. Her attack style is characterized by sneaking among her enemies and quickly attacking. The accompaniment of birds and strong presence reminds me of “Wings” by Pixy. The song and music video are both eerie and memorable.

Sorbet Shark Cookie attacks in their shark form, landing with a splash. They have a positive attitude and love the sea. “Pado” by BIBI is a happy summer song that, as the title suggests, is about waves.

Back Row

In the back I placed a Healing cookie.

custard cookie iii

Custard Cookie III is one of the most basic Healing cookies, but he’s effective. Optimistic and part of royalty, Custard Cookie III fits “Crown” by TXT well. I would also argue that this song fits him well because of its healing lyrics.

When I first came up with this blog post idea, this was my starter squad, but after some more weeks of playing, I’m proud to say my squad has upgraded. In the future, I might do a part two with an updated set of cookies. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed finding songs to go with the cookies.

Credits to the Cookie Run Kingdom wiki for the images of the cookies.

Writing and Rolling: A Collection of Haikus

I wrote a haiku for each song on NCT Dream’s EP Reload. They’re not exactly based off of the meanings of the lyrics, but rather the atmosphere I feel like each song evokes. Hope you enjoy!

Ridin’

Carnival at night,

Street lights line a nearby road,

Ready for the show.

Quiet Down

Chatter fills the room,

Gossip and glasses clinking

so loud thoughts go numb.

7 Days

The waves crash against

the sand, foam rising to fall,

to repeat again.

Love Again

Sliding wrinkled notes

through the locker door, smiling

as I walk away.

Puzzle Piece

Nodding towards the seat

next to you, grabbing two cups

of coffee. I’m home.

𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁𐄙𐄁

Even after a year, this EP still is one of my favorite NCT comebacks. I had a lot of fun writing these little haikus, so stay tuned for more!

-Lainie

So Tell Me? A Review of Kang Daniel’s Latest Comeback

Our latest kpop CEO has really showcased his talent in this latest album Cyan. The concept of the album is really interesting and is something I want to explore further, but first let’s start with reviewing the music video.

This music video was the epitome of summer. The storyline of Kang Daniel messing around with some of his friends in a movie theater really captured a youthful energy. The tie-dye outfits and bright blue hair color stood out and fit the concept well. 

The song itself is a song you could play by the pool while leisurely floating on your flamingo inflatable. I could see the cyan color while listening to the song. The syncopated instrumentals in the introduction set the plucky tone while Kang Daniel’s smooth vocals sing the catchy melody. 

The dance was very groovy, complementing the bright song. The little hand move at “tell me” was a super cute move.  The couple dance was a fun touch. I feel like this type of choreography is common among soloists. This specific vibe and dance reminds me a little bit of Chungha’s “Love U.”

 

This concept is definitely creative. According to a Forbes interview, Kang Daniel says, “The ‘color’ series is the process of finding my true colors, therefore I can’t say this first mini-album Cyan is my color, but I would like to say the ‘first button.’” 

Cyan is a great choice for a spring album as it is bright and reminds me of the clear sky. The album series reminds me a bit of the Mamamoo series where each member had a mini album and color. It makes sense that colors are so closely related to music as the two things are related to art and sensory perception.

 Kpop music videos are so legendary because they visually accompany the song and the two elements compliment each other. I remember Twice was stating that they were called Twice because they were supposed to “touch your heart twice,” once through the ears and once through the eyes. 

There are a couple kpop songs that definitely evoke colors. “Boy With Luv” by BTS is pink, courtesy of the amazing pink outfits worn in the music video. “Home” by Seventeen is definitely a beige brown, the perfect song for fall. “Hip” by Mamamoo is the bright orange that is present in the concept photos.  

 

Cyan, the album, is full of very good songs. The b-sides all play their part in the listening experience, none of them sounding like fillers.  My favorite is probably “Interview.” The distorted, almost muted piano chords help fill out the song with the catchy chorus of “in-ter-view.”

I’m excited to see the rest of the color series and to see Kang Daniel’s future work!

– Lainie