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omonatheydidAs a college student and a KPOP fan, I can certainly sympathize and empathize those who struggling in these tough times. It’s hard for everyone. However, it’s even harder to be a KPOP stan - even more so if you’re part of these fangroups (but you wouldn’t admit to that naturally).
It doesn’t help matter that SNSD, Big Bang, and maybe if you’re a fan of BEAST are releasing albums, mini-albums, a cologne set, and maybe a diaper set (just for those special fans who know when these idols are going to take a shit, what color the pee and poop is, etc) all in one week. That’s too much!
But you are a fan. You are loyal. Who cares if you give up a month’s worth of food? And who needs new shoes anyway? All you need to do is just duct tape that sole together and it’s like it’s fresh from the Nike factory. However, after you blow your savings on that album (be it repackaged or otherwise), you’re stuck with a useless CD and extra goods you can’t really use (because, let’s be real, how good is a photobook after you’ve flipped through it 100 times after you opened your package).
Oh, woe! What ever should we do?
This is where I come in - here are some tips for the poor and downtroughted on how to use your KPOP cd cases as a way to preserve your lifestyle until you’re able to get some money or just ways to save money for that trip to Korea to see Shindong spout out more racist jokes.
06. Blockade Unwanted Guests in Your Home
No one wants strangers they didn’t invite in their homes. Instead of having to waste money on a big dog, alarm system, or genuinely don’t want to contact the police, just sprawl out your entire collection every which way. No one memorized your home better than you so you know which CDs you can step on without cutting your foot open and having to go get a tetanus shot. These unwanted assholes wouldn’t be able to tell a DBSK album from a KARA album anyway. Also, this will prevent pesky landlords from entering your home for an “inspection”. Sure, they risk into falling into your foolproof plan and cut their pinkie toe with a stray lego from your golden years, not to mention, they could sue you - but at least nothing will be stolen.
05. Bookends - Probably the Most Expensive Ones
Let’s face the facts: there will probably not be a fan as casual as you are. Sure you read omona for the gossip, updates, and comments from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
baka_tenshi - but that’s okay. No. Really. That’s okay. Don’t let these trolls, oppalogists, seasoned fans scare you!
You’re a casual fan - you buy them only when you have extra money and even then, it’s far and few. It’s okay. That’s actually a better idea - but whatever. However, on the occasion you leave the computer, you like to read! And oh, your bookshelf desperately needs that bookend! Sure you can probably go out to a thrift store and buy one for 50 cents. But really. Who wants to do that?
Oh wait! That JYJ boxset would be perfect for holding up your copy of A Brief History of Time, A Handmaid’s Tale and Vampire Knight. After all, it’s just sitting there collecting dust. It might as well be useful. However, remember that not all CDs are created alike (YG, we’re looking at you). And this can be really annoying.
Which brings us to our next tip:
04. Art Decor - Probably the Cheapest Ones
Instead of using it as something productive, you could decorate your lovely space under the freeway or tent in Central Park with some art. And not just any art, modern art. In fact, recently, when fans complained about Big Bang’s album, ALIVE, actually rusting, officials had stated: “We have just got an official announcement from YG Entertainment that the rusts and scratches on Big Bang Alive packaging are intended to make the album look vintage.”
He said it himself! Now of course, you can always choose on what you want to do with your KPOP CDs - these are just tips on other things you can use them for.
Fans for the meantime seemed to accept this (although international fans may cry out for YGE to pay for their tetanus shots because some of them are in America who may not have insurance). I bet picture frames sales went through the roof! I see your ingenious plan, YG! Clearly you’re trying to help the picture frame industry! Always so giving and kind.
03. Cookware
Every once in awhile, it’s good to be able to treat yourself to a real dinner instead of the 10th instant cup of ramen noodles that day. And that’s okay. No shade thrown, after all, helping out my fellow poor and downtrodden is what I do best.
The most obvious case here is the fact you can not only use Big Bang’s ALIVE album to chop up onions, garlic, and maybe dough (if you’re real lucky) - but you can cook on it as well! Yes! It’s a knife and a pan all in one! No more worrying about whether or not if the pan you have smells like days old grease - finally you can have a decent meal!
However, this particular album has not one or two sharp edges but four. Be cautious! Unless you’re planning on sending that email to YGE anyway...
02. Lunchboxes
Those of us who are students and/or workers would probably make the most use of this tip by far! It’s quite obvious but if you need it to be spelled out for you: after you use your ALIVE album to make that sandwich or the chicken with rice and a hardboiled egg, you can store it in your Girls’ Generation The Boys album and put it in your mini-fridge to keep cool. Don’t heat it up because that’s just dumb. Why would you put metal in the microwave anyway?
The only downside to this tip, however, is that you’ll be restricted however much you’re able to fit in there. On the bright side of things, it’ll cut costs on extra food! Fill up your favorite water bottle (I don’t think they made a KPOP CD that’s shaped like a water bottle yet) and voila! Instant lunch! And not only that, it’ll have your favorite group/singer on the cover!
You’ll be in the cool club for sure!
01. I Got the Fire (Drop It Like It’s Hot)
OP wasn’t sure if there were any KPOP CDs on fire on the internet so pretend he’s aiming at a pile of CD cases.
If all else fails, you got your heater. Oh sure it might cause a fire in your dry stick tent but if you’re careful, you can prevent it from happening in a controlled environment and it’ll save you even more money from paying pesky bills for the heater. Blah! Those CDs that weren’t able to help when you needed them most! And you’ve already downloaded the stickers, photobooks, and everything else. The other KPOP CDs were just taking up space.
Thank you for reading these hopefully helpful tips! I guarantee you will be able to deal with these hard times easier than JPOP fans whose own CDs are so very dull and normal and square. (source: me & google)
Note: Don’t actually do these tips. No. Really, please don’t.
It doesn’t help matter that SNSD, Big Bang, and maybe if you’re a fan of BEAST are releasing albums, mini-albums, a cologne set, and maybe a diaper set (just for those special fans who know when these idols are going to take a shit, what color the pee and poop is, etc) all in one week. That’s too much!
But you are a fan. You are loyal. Who cares if you give up a month’s worth of food? And who needs new shoes anyway? All you need to do is just duct tape that sole together and it’s like it’s fresh from the Nike factory. However, after you blow your savings on that album (be it repackaged or otherwise), you’re stuck with a useless CD and extra goods you can’t really use (because, let’s be real, how good is a photobook after you’ve flipped through it 100 times after you opened your package).
Oh, woe! What ever should we do?
This is where I come in - here are some tips for the poor and downtroughted on how to use your KPOP cd cases as a way to preserve your lifestyle until you’re able to get some money or just ways to save money for that trip to Korea to see Shindong spout out more racist jokes.
No one wants strangers they didn’t invite in their homes. Instead of having to waste money on a big dog, alarm system, or genuinely don’t want to contact the police, just sprawl out your entire collection every which way. No one memorized your home better than you so you know which CDs you can step on without cutting your foot open and having to go get a tetanus shot. These unwanted assholes wouldn’t be able to tell a DBSK album from a KARA album anyway. Also, this will prevent pesky landlords from entering your home for an “inspection”. Sure, they risk into falling into your foolproof plan and cut their pinkie toe with a stray lego from your golden years, not to mention, they could sue you - but at least nothing will be stolen.
Let’s face the facts: there will probably not be a fan as casual as you are. Sure you read omona for the gossip, updates, and comments from
baka_tenshi - but that’s okay. No. Really. That’s okay. Don’t let these trolls, oppalogists, seasoned fans scare you!You’re a casual fan - you buy them only when you have extra money and even then, it’s far and few. It’s okay. That’s actually a better idea - but whatever. However, on the occasion you leave the computer, you like to read! And oh, your bookshelf desperately needs that bookend! Sure you can probably go out to a thrift store and buy one for 50 cents. But really. Who wants to do that?
Oh wait! That JYJ boxset would be perfect for holding up your copy of A Brief History of Time, A Handmaid’s Tale and Vampire Knight. After all, it’s just sitting there collecting dust. It might as well be useful. However, remember that not all CDs are created alike (YG, we’re looking at you). And this can be really annoying.
Which brings us to our next tip:
Instead of using it as something productive, you could decorate your lovely space under the freeway or tent in Central Park with some art. And not just any art, modern art. In fact, recently, when fans complained about Big Bang’s album, ALIVE, actually rusting, officials had stated: “We have just got an official announcement from YG Entertainment that the rusts and scratches on Big Bang Alive packaging are intended to make the album look vintage.”
He said it himself! Now of course, you can always choose on what you want to do with your KPOP CDs - these are just tips on other things you can use them for.
Fans for the meantime seemed to accept this (although international fans may cry out for YGE to pay for their tetanus shots because some of them are in America who may not have insurance). I bet picture frames sales went through the roof! I see your ingenious plan, YG! Clearly you’re trying to help the picture frame industry! Always so giving and kind.
Every once in awhile, it’s good to be able to treat yourself to a real dinner instead of the 10th instant cup of ramen noodles that day. And that’s okay. No shade thrown, after all, helping out my fellow poor and downtrodden is what I do best.
The most obvious case here is the fact you can not only use Big Bang’s ALIVE album to chop up onions, garlic, and maybe dough (if you’re real lucky) - but you can cook on it as well! Yes! It’s a knife and a pan all in one! No more worrying about whether or not if the pan you have smells like days old grease - finally you can have a decent meal!
However, this particular album has not one or two sharp edges but four. Be cautious! Unless you’re planning on sending that email to YGE anyway...
Those of us who are students and/or workers would probably make the most use of this tip by far! It’s quite obvious but if you need it to be spelled out for you: after you use your ALIVE album to make that sandwich or the chicken with rice and a hardboiled egg, you can store it in your Girls’ Generation The Boys album and put it in your mini-fridge to keep cool. Don’t heat it up because that’s just dumb. Why would you put metal in the microwave anyway?
The only downside to this tip, however, is that you’ll be restricted however much you’re able to fit in there. On the bright side of things, it’ll cut costs on extra food! Fill up your favorite water bottle (I don’t think they made a KPOP CD that’s shaped like a water bottle yet) and voila! Instant lunch! And not only that, it’ll have your favorite group/singer on the cover!
You’ll be in the cool club for sure!
OP wasn’t sure if there were any KPOP CDs on fire on the internet so pretend he’s aiming at a pile of CD cases.
If all else fails, you got your heater. Oh sure it might cause a fire in your dry stick tent but if you’re careful, you can prevent it from happening in a controlled environment and it’ll save you even more money from paying pesky bills for the heater. Blah! Those CDs that weren’t able to help when you needed them most! And you’ve already downloaded the stickers, photobooks, and everything else. The other KPOP CDs were just taking up space.
Thank you for reading these hopefully helpful tips! I guarantee you will be able to deal with these hard times easier than JPOP fans whose own CDs are so very dull and normal and square. (source: me & google)
Note: Don’t actually do these tips. No. Really, please don’t.
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Date: 2012-03-24 02:27 pm (UTC)I may be exaggerating but it was decorated by my 14yo self, so Heechul's cover of Mr Simple works just fine in the enviroment, lol....and I use my tv shows dvds as bookends, tbh, they are bigger and hold better x___D
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Date: 2012-03-24 02:28 pm (UTC)Best post, OP! Very clever. :)
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Date: 2012-03-24 02:29 pm (UTC)dead at all of this tbh
there should be more Omona Exclusives!
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Date: 2012-03-24 02:36 pm (UTC)But it is a reallllly aesthetically pleasing, high quality album.
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Date: 2012-03-24 02:41 pm (UTC)LOL that Alive cover isn't rusted though, I believe a fan tried to remove rust stains by soaking the cover in lemon juice for two hours... and that's how it ended up looking.
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Date: 2012-03-24 03:46 pm (UTC)I use most of mine and paper weights.
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Date: 2012-03-24 03:49 pm (UTC)I just collect and pile the records to my bookshelf. should be simple to stack them but I have that co-ed
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Date: 2012-03-24 04:11 pm (UTC)and i placed my shinhwa 9th (it's huge okay) on a rack to cover a drill job went awry.
and i use some for paper racks too. it looks better than a rock tbh.
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Date: 2012-03-24 04:51 pm (UTC)I hide all my cd's in my nightstand drawer cause I don't want them to get dirty....I'm very very paranoid about the few kpop cd's I do have. xD