Cheese in the Trap was a drama that started out so well – it had the trifecta of good writing, direction, and acting. I’d read quite a lot of the webtoon prior to watching and I loved how true to the story it was and yet it felt like its own entity. I was disappointed, to say the least, when it went downhill in the last quarter due to very questionable directional decisions. I have a lot thoughts as to what I think happened, but ultimately it doesn’t matter. I still think the first 12 or so episodes are outstanding.
The other thing CITT had going for it was an excellent soundtrack. It introduced me to this excellent little indie band, LOVE X STEREO, via the track below (I’m posting the album version, not the OST version, though). It was also my introduction to the excellence that is SALTNPAPER. They have become some of my favorites in the years following the drama. I love how experimental LOVE X STEREO are, and I highly recommend checking out their other work. I chose this song because it’s beautifully haunting and its lyrics express a little bit of what it feels like when we’re all social distancing. They felt apt in the drama, the way each of the leads kept people at arms length, hiding themselves away until they were able to trust one another and open up.
I think I relate to that a lot, even when I’m not socially distancing myself. I have a tendency to keep people at a distance. Being alone like this has been hard because it reminds me of when I was isolating myself when it was a choice (of sorts). This song was one of the ones I listened to a lot in that time. I remember I used to play it on repeat, laying on my bed listening to the words below over and over. Feeling seen, because I so often felt like I was drowning. These words helped keep me afloat in a dark period, and for that I will be grateful. It’s interesting to me how songs that I associate with dark periods of my life don’t bring that darkness back, but rather remind me that while I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel back then, I did make it out the other side. Those songs remind me of the little things that kept me going – the dramas I watched, the food I ate, the books I read. Sometimes we need the little things to stay sane.
I know it’s hard these days for a lot of us, and it’s OK to not be OK. But I want to remind you that there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Tonight I’m sending you all good vibes.
Your body was sinking
Into infinity
Your mind was sailing
Underneath insanity
Can you even hear me
I got a lot to say to you
Do you wanna leave me
Whatever words I say
It won’t matter to you
Play hide and seek
You sneak under the sea
Throw me down a ladder
I’m gonna climb infinity
Throw me down a jukebox
I wanna keep my sanity
Can you even see me
Just let me wave goodbye to you
Do you really wanna leave me
Whatever games you play
I’ll be there for you
This resonates with me so much. I had a time in my life when I felt like, I was going to say a tidal wave knocked me down but not sure that is correct. It was strong enough to keep me down but I never felt when it hit.
It took me awhile to realize that besides for work, which was intermittent at the time, I was rarely moving. It would be an all day process to get ready to leave the house. A little bit before this I happened to read Gayle Forman’s If I Stay which mentioned a song. One of the characters mentioned wanting Eels’ P.S. You Rock My World at their funeral. I looked it up and I liked it. Fast Forward and it became my lifeline. Just repeating it over and over in the middle of my bed.
Like you it doesnt bring that darkness or void back it’s just something good.
This was my situation too – leaving my apartment was such an effort. I would make a plan, and then just…not. I think I could go five days without leaving my apartment or seeing another person. I only got a bit better once I had a steady job which forced me out of my place every day – and then got the insurance I needed to get the help I needed. In the years following, I’ve sorted through a lot of what got me to that place, but there are a lot of things you can’t necessarily control even if you know the cause. I spent a lot of that time listening to music, because music is what keeps me grounded, and this song (among others) reminds me a lot of that time. I found it before things were bad but it was one of the songs that kept staying on my playlists for years. So much of that time is a blur or just vague fogginess, but the music from back then is still clear in my head and it reminds me of the good things in the fog.
I adore Cheese in the Trap, flaws and all. I even wrote a thing for TOTM a while back about how I’m in a point in my life where I couldn’t relate to it more.
AND THE SOUNDTRACK! Sweet honey for my ears! I have five songs from the OST downloaded, and my favourite of them is probably ‘Such’ by Kang Hyun-min. Just one belief~
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SnarkyJellyfish
March 22, 2020 at 10:48 PM
Cheese in the Trap was a drama that started out so well – it had the trifecta of good writing, direction, and acting. I’d read quite a lot of the webtoon prior to watching and I loved how true to the story it was and yet it felt like its own entity. I was disappointed, to say the least, when it went downhill in the last quarter due to very questionable directional decisions. I have a lot thoughts as to what I think happened, but ultimately it doesn’t matter. I still think the first 12 or so episodes are outstanding.
The other thing CITT had going for it was an excellent soundtrack. It introduced me to this excellent little indie band, LOVE X STEREO, via the track below (I’m posting the album version, not the OST version, though). It was also my introduction to the excellence that is SALTNPAPER. They have become some of my favorites in the years following the drama. I love how experimental LOVE X STEREO are, and I highly recommend checking out their other work. I chose this song because it’s beautifully haunting and its lyrics express a little bit of what it feels like when we’re all social distancing. They felt apt in the drama, the way each of the leads kept people at arms length, hiding themselves away until they were able to trust one another and open up.
I think I relate to that a lot, even when I’m not socially distancing myself. I have a tendency to keep people at a distance. Being alone like this has been hard because it reminds me of when I was isolating myself when it was a choice (of sorts). This song was one of the ones I listened to a lot in that time. I remember I used to play it on repeat, laying on my bed listening to the words below over and over. Feeling seen, because I so often felt like I was drowning. These words helped keep me afloat in a dark period, and for that I will be grateful. It’s interesting to me how songs that I associate with dark periods of my life don’t bring that darkness back, but rather remind me that while I couldn’t see the light at the end of the tunnel back then, I did make it out the other side. Those songs remind me of the little things that kept me going – the dramas I watched, the food I ate, the books I read. Sometimes we need the little things to stay sane.
I know it’s hard these days for a lot of us, and it’s OK to not be OK. But I want to remind you that there’s always a light at the end of the tunnel. Tonight I’m sending you all good vibes.
Your body was sinking
Into infinity
Your mind was sailing
Underneath insanity
Can you even hear me
I got a lot to say to you
Do you wanna leave me
Whatever words I say
It won’t matter to you
Play hide and seek
You sneak under the sea
Throw me down a ladder
I’m gonna climb infinity
Throw me down a jukebox
I wanna keep my sanity
Can you even see me
Just let me wave goodbye to you
Do you really wanna leave me
Whatever games you play
I’ll be there for you
Play hide and seek
You sneak under the sea
“Hide and Seek” by LOVE X STEREO
SnarkyJellyfish
March 22, 2020 at 10:52 PM
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Beverly
March 22, 2020 at 11:20 PM
This resonates with me so much. I had a time in my life when I felt like, I was going to say a tidal wave knocked me down but not sure that is correct. It was strong enough to keep me down but I never felt when it hit.
It took me awhile to realize that besides for work, which was intermittent at the time, I was rarely moving. It would be an all day process to get ready to leave the house. A little bit before this I happened to read Gayle Forman’s If I Stay which mentioned a song. One of the characters mentioned wanting Eels’ P.S. You Rock My World at their funeral. I looked it up and I liked it. Fast Forward and it became my lifeline. Just repeating it over and over in the middle of my bed.
Like you it doesnt bring that darkness or void back it’s just something good.
SnarkyJellyfish
March 22, 2020 at 11:31 PM
This was my situation too – leaving my apartment was such an effort. I would make a plan, and then just…not. I think I could go five days without leaving my apartment or seeing another person. I only got a bit better once I had a steady job which forced me out of my place every day – and then got the insurance I needed to get the help I needed. In the years following, I’ve sorted through a lot of what got me to that place, but there are a lot of things you can’t necessarily control even if you know the cause. I spent a lot of that time listening to music, because music is what keeps me grounded, and this song (among others) reminds me a lot of that time. I found it before things were bad but it was one of the songs that kept staying on my playlists for years. So much of that time is a blur or just vague fogginess, but the music from back then is still clear in my head and it reminds me of the good things in the fog.
Beverly
March 22, 2020 at 11:45 PM
I love that line:
Throw me down a jukebox
I wanna keep my sanity
SnarkyJellyfish
March 23, 2020 at 1:08 AM
I think if I were ever to get a tattoo this would a strong contender.
frabbycrabsis loves KBS Drama Specials
March 23, 2020 at 5:01 PM
I adore Cheese in the Trap, flaws and all. I even wrote a thing for TOTM a while back about how I’m in a point in my life where I couldn’t relate to it more.
AND THE SOUNDTRACK! Sweet honey for my ears! I have five songs from the OST downloaded, and my favourite of them is probably ‘Such’ by Kang Hyun-min. Just one belief~