mulletnoona

Noona age. Seungkwan Dino Woozi biased. OT13 ❤

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

Hello! I seem to have a couple of new followers. I am in fact a SVT fan but I've been retweeting coverage of the genocide in Palestine as I believe it's the foremost issue of our time. Just to give ample and fair notice.

[Muhammad Smiry 🇵🇸 @MuhammadSmiry]

Whoever wish to help families in Gaza,

Follow @CareForGaza

[Moon Moon Moonie @Moonismean]

I'm not a music critic nor am I Korean, but as a person who genuinely enjoys trot, let me tell you something:

If you've heard one trot song, every other trot song will sound familiar. And no, it's not just you it's actually built into the genre on purpose.

Here's why (with receipts):

1. The endless "ppongjak" beat
Trot runs on a steady 2-beat (later 4-beat) rhythm called *ppongjak* (뽕짝) the name literally comes from the "kung-jjak kung-jjak" sound you hear underneath the melody.

That constant oom-pah pulse is why your brain instantly links every trot song together.

Source: Namuwiki, "트로트" entry

2. The 5-note scale (Yona-nuki)

Most trot melodies lean on a pentatonic scale called Yona-nuki (요나누키) a 7-note scale with the 4th and 7th notes removed.

Fewer notes = fewer melodic paths, so songs naturally loop back to similar shapes.

Source: Kwon Jeong-gu, "트로트의 왜색논쟁 연구 –요나누키와 미야코부시 음계를 중심으로–," Korean Music Research (한국음악연구), vol. 72, 2022, pp.5-29

3. Kkeokk-gi vocal bends

Even when the notes differ, singers apply the same technique: *kkeokk-gi* (꺾기) sharp pitch bends and cracking vibrato on the high notes..

It's literally what separates trot vocals from K-pop vocals.

Source: https://t.co/QwRckDZ27r / Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (https://t.co/1RY5ecxsB9)

4. Built for karaoke (noraebang) & festivals

Trot is made for instant connection, regional events, karaoke bars, older crowds singing along after one listen. No weird chord changes, no complicated structure. Short intro, quick verse, big chorus, done.

TL;DR: Trot sounds similar because it relies on a classic formula a 2/4 Ppongjak beat, 5-note scales, and Kkeokk-gi vocals to make every song instantly catchy.

That predictability isn't a flaw; it's the whole point!

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

Desperately want to watch The History of Concrete by John Wilson

[🎭 @mshpchla]

If Pax Silica pushes through, the consequences for Luzon's water could be catastrophic. No corporation should be allowed to gamble with a resource millions depend on. Profit should never outweigh people's right to water. Fuck greed. Gising na, Pilipinas. 😭

[∞ doraemon @bwwooah]

EVERYONE!!!!! Please spread this!!!!

[Sarah Wilkinson @swilkinsonbc]

No one can rebuild, no one can live: the israelis are suffocating our lives, bombing us to death everyday, wiping us out, says @MusabAlShareef0

[navi @shua_acrostic]

Hey guys help me spread this
Indian moots, non indian moots who have lots of indian moots

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

MICHEO MICHEO MICHEO NABODA directly after work!

[Clayton Davis @ByClaytonDavis]

Just last week, a quote from my State of Animation story is, unfortunately, as relevant as ever.

https://t.co/V7Ouh7iPBr

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

@boo4thesol hold the line eza! you look so sexy doing it!

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

@321gyu I can just imagine that evil little episode editor snipping away at that soundbite to induce maximum chaos (I can say this without being cancelled as I am also an evil little editor...for a living even!)

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

@321gyu It's going to be...cinema!

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

and they said you weren't likely to charm women!

[hourly seungkwan🍊 @hourlykwanie]

#SEUNGKWAN #승관

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

@boo4thesol I am noona and I have spoken...BooNambo is jinja powerful stuff

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

@boo4thesol SK definitely has game with the ladies. We've seen this, come on. He is noona-charmer. Got that hard-ass volleyball god smilin' and laughin' and kickin' her feet yesterday. Eunchae and Chaewon tripping over themselves. Lee Youngji shooting her shot...

[Tarantadong Kalbo @KevinKalbo]

ARTISTA NG BAYAN! TUMINDIG LABAN SA PAX SILICA!✊🏼
#shutpaxsilicadown

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

He heard us talking about 2021 honey blonde Seungkwan/Caratland I Wish Seungkwan

[boo zoomies @kwandelions]

hello??? why is his hair kinda honey blonde???

[Manu @yumede_manu]

The pride I feel every time seungkwan gets on stage to remind everyone exactly why he's one of seventeen's main vocalists.

[mulletnoona @mulletnoona]

that's wifey to me

[hourly seungkwan🍊 @hourlykwanie]

#SEUNGKWAN #승관