this guy did tmbtla in aus and then discarded it from the setlist when the album dropped

Funny story time...

So back in in January 2024 i posted a picture of the manga The Liminal Zone by Junji Ito before HUT was even a thing because I felt like a lot of the imagery could fit into Abel's universe.

Fast forward to the Cry For Me video and there was a straight up reference

Plus a ton of more references throughout the era..

... fast forward till today where he posts back to back a tribute image for Dandadan done by Junji Ito followed by a Cry For Me video with Gachiakuta

dont forget the "hooooooooooooooooooo. Hoooo ooo ooo ooo" at exactly 4:20 to 4:24 one of our great modern musical moments

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it’s over

It’s crazy, I just realized Trilogy is like comfort music for me compared to the rest of his discography Damn near everything he’s made has stood the test of time

I reckon he snips a new song in the next concert but no drop for a while

The goat is playing Persona 5, hes about to experience peak

Tours in this economy?? Just give me a new album pls

oh brother

Soon

i wish he made more music like this man. the layered vocals. the natural instrumentation. the soulful piano. it felt like the perfect old school r&b song it’s too damn good

Last year I did all the politicking
This year imma focus on the vision

Ariana a brunette again and back in the stu

I THINK THESE HOES DESERVE ANOTHER FIXIN

I'm talking bout the ones from the beginning

Remember when bro would pop out every year with the greatest Halloween costumes then just stopped one day

He needs to get back in his bag!
There is only very few people associated with Halloween:

MJ (Thriller is literally the All I Want For Christmas Is You for Halloween)

Heidi Klum (same reason as Abel and literally uses the same make up/prosthetics artist as he did for the AH/Dawn era)

... But I get not wanting to become a gimmick...

mannnn imagine them songs over Nujabes instrumentals

That influence stayed with me all the way through the creation of House of Balloons, where I wrote “The Morning,” “Glass Table Girls,” and “Loft Music” over Nujabes’ instrumentals. Without Watanabe and Nujabes, House of Balloons simply wouldn’t exist.

Samurai Champloo opened my eyes to a more mature world of anime and helped shape my visual DNA. The works of Satoshi Kon, Mamoru Oshii, and Katsuhiro Otomo became foundational to the look and feel of The Weeknd.

So it’s safe to say I wouldn’t be here without anime. It’s an honor to celebrate the artists behind it and a medium that continues to inspire the world.”

I need those not gonna hold you

would love to know the actual songs he wrote over. I can imagine him harmonizing over Aruarian Dance

hes such a weeb just stop bro

copped tour tickets today