014 : Bright as Yellow

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[03] Luhan icons
[07] Tumblr graphics (Luhan, Hunhan, Layhan)
[01] Luhan fanmix for Challenge 04 : Big Hero 6 @ gameofcards



This is my second (and last) entry for gameofcards's Big Bang challenge, it took a long time for me to choose what to do for so many points, but I finally decided to go with a fanmix and accompanying picspam/tumblr graphics. It is easier for me to get the mood and emotion for the post this way. This fanmix is made inspired by Luhan's decision to leave the mega-popular group to pursue his on ways. Honestly, this is really, really hard to make, as I'm probably one of the fans who are still coping with his exit from the group that we as fans love so much. 6 of the songs I picked are Japanese. They don't have anything to do with Luhan, but these are the songs that mean a lot to me. They also have beautiful lyrics and are perfect for the mood I go for in this fanmix. Some songs are about chasing dreams and freedom to choose our own ways, some are sung by Luhan, some meant to be from Luhan for the fans to thank them for their support, and some are from fans for Luhan to thank him for existing and make our days better. I dedicated "Milk Tea" for the pairing Sehun/Luhan and "Tsubasa" for Lay/Luhan. Getting inspiration and making the graphics for this post hurt my soul, but it has a nice story and I'm satisfied with the result :)

Bright as Yellow Fanmix Medium: Real People Fandom: K-Pop, Mandopop Subject: Luhan Title: Bright as Yellow Playlist at 8tracks 1. "Bright As Yellow" - The Innocence Mission And you live your life with your arms stretched out Eye to eye when speaking Enter rooms with great joy shouts, happy to be meeting And bright, bright, bright, bright as yellow, warm as yellow. And I do not want to be a rose. I do not wish to be pale pink, but flower scarlet, flower gold. 2. Milk Tea - Fukuyama Masaharu (translation) I want to see you whom I want to love I'm screaming that deep inside my heart I dream of tomorrow in which I'm loved by you The milk tea that you gave me, The songs that you taught me, All the things that make me feel warm 3. Life is Free - Arkarna You could be popular You could be wanting more It doesn't have to be that way This could be beautiful Are you really gonna make it happen? Seems a whisper sometimes louder than a scream Are you really gonna make it happen? Life is free 4. Tian Mi Mi - Luhan 5. Thank You - Dido My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all the morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all And even if I could it'd all be grey, but your picture on my wall it reminds me that it's not so bad it's not so bad I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life 6. Michishirube ~a road home~ - ORANGE RANGE (translation) Here I part with the road I was lost on, all what's left is to go on ahead whether I go slow or fast I carry a great big dream on my back times goes by like it's flowing past make a run for the goal when confidence and experience come together, a road forms, the key to getting your dream. Did you forget somewhere along the way? on the road to adulthood. Did you forget somewhere along the way? a life of going with the flow, taking the easy way we all wander the darkness but there's a sign pointing the way in our hearts. Go! Ways put the newborn bud on my back Go! Ways let the wind decide my fate Go! Ways the place I step out into, I push on down the road plotted for me The road sign pointing to my friend, whom I walked together with, he who never lost his honesty 7. Free to Decide - The Cranberries I'll live as I choose, Or I will not live at all. I'm free to decide 8. We Can Make It! - Arashi (translation) Unable to look back at the passing days everyday, just how long will I continue to follow this path? With all that I have, my strength will be my wings, I'll overcome the loneliness and plunge forward into tomorrow We can make it true the real dream is always right beside you 9. Hall of Fame - The Script ft. will.i.am You can be the greatest You can be the best You can beat the world Do it for your people Do it for your pride How are you ever gonna know if you never even try? Do it for your country Do it for your name 'Cause there's gonna be a day... When you're standing in the hall of fame And the world's gonna know your name 'Cause you burn with the brightest flame And the world's gonna know your name And you'll be on the walls of the hall of fame 10. Sankyu!! - Homemade Kazoku (translation) To all the people who have supported me.. This heartfelt rhapsody goes out to you To send you my feelings of appreciation Thank you...I really thank you Wherever you may be, I'm grateful for you I will be there Just forever Just like you were there for me 11. Tsubasa - Under Graph (translation) Until dawn passed on the thin highway that there's no way out of, you whispered "I'm not scared of anything" for the sake of seeing me off, and tears flowed into your words We were constantly talking about nothing, and laughing together in my messy room Your eyes didn't say "I'll come and see you one day" or "I'll never forget you" As you waved goodbye, but in my heart I swore them Setting off for the sky, meetings and partings, days of youth paint a picture of everything Not afraid to chase my dreams, I decided to say goodbye to the city I was born in You're reflected in the unchanging sky; if I could fly well, if I could fly high I would spread my wings, pass through the autumn breeze, get ahold of my dreams When we meet again, let's laugh together When we meet again, let's laugh together 12. Our Tomorrow - Luhan One person walking to the finish line somehow returning to the starting point a new world only now did i realize time has no absolute I’m looking, there is not much time left to make a wish, i wish there could be one more day our tomorrow memories that become eternity 13. Home - Daughtry I'm staring out into the night, Trying to hide the pain. I'm going to the place where love And feeling good don't ever cost a thing. And the pain you feel's a different kind of pain. Be careful what you wish for, 'Cause you just might get it all. You just might get it all, And then some you don't want. Well I'm going home, Back to the place where I belong, And where your love has always been enough for me. I'm not running from. No, I think you got me all wrong. I don't regret this life I chose for me. But these places and these faces are getting old, So I'm going home. 14. SP Thanx - ORANGE RANGE (translation) I can't move on from that day, in this noisy city "Where should I go?" I've cast aside that confusion, and endured the tears that flowed back in those days When I open my eyes, my vision is blurred, my mother's form For the first time, I clung to the answer that didn't give, "do what you want" There was something back there, a key softly pushed at my heavy back, just one word The meaning of what I fight for made my confidence strong with all of my might, in the end the one who answered the question was me That's right, you brought me around "There are equal goals in the place I'm aiming for", so there are a lot of things I overlook Stop and look around you! When I did, I noticed the important things I received bottomless amounts of love; thank you from the bottom of my heart, mom and dad, my friends My two legs are standing right here, and everyone has given me a boost It's not so great that I have dreams, but I'm not in such a hurry to have no dreams Today's step will change the scenery, and it will make the future A journey to the great deep, I feel the wind of those who support me I catch the wind with my back, that became a sail, and then I turn starboard with all my might The light is guided toward tomorrow; my fluttering dreams scatter in the palm of my hand The morning tells me of the coming day, where did the quiet night go to? People walk around, and again search for their individual dreams 15. Counting Stars - One Republic I feel something so right by doing the wrong thing I feel something so wrong by doing the right thing no more counting dollars, we'll be counting stars

Points calculation:
Fanmix = Cover + Back Cover + 15 song recs = 35 pts
Picspam = 7 tumblr graphics = 70 pts
Icons = 3 simple icons x 5 = 15 pts
TOTAL = 120 pts


Credits :
Cover photo by Dear My Deer
Back cover photo by Trust Luhan
Various Luhan photos by fansites and news outlets
English song lyrics from AZlyrics
Japanese songs translation from jpopasia, animelyrics, and some I translated myself