~*~ Hung's Journal ~*~

Bỉ ngạn hoa nở bên bờ sinh tử
Sông Vong Xuyên nhuộm đỏ cả một dòng
Canh Mạnh Bà, là ai quên ai nhớ
Cầu Nại Hà, là ai ngóng ai trông

"Mạnh Bà chưa uống đã say
Hà chi Nguyệt Lão cắt dây tơ hồng
Nhân gian một cõi hư không
Canh thừa, dây đứt khiến lòng ngỗn ngang."

The current song of the day. Pure energy — hits different on a morning PR attempt.

The 2am coding soundtrack. On repeat every night. That one stream with the anime girl studying — you know the one.

On heavy rotation this month. Something about this track makes debugging feel meditative instead of frustrating.

The godfather of lo-fi hip hop. The Samurai Champloo soundtrack introduced me to this whole world. Gone way too soon — his music still feels like it's from the future.

Feel-good electronic that never gets old. Great for gym sessions, late night coding, and everything in between. Cloud 9 and Candyland are permanent playlist fixtures.

Atmospheric lo-fi that sounds like rain on a window. Perfect for rainy day focus sessions. "Last Time" is the track that got me hooked.

Piano-driven instrumentals with that same Nujabes DNA. "Flower Dance" went viral for a reason — the build-up is flawless.

Jazz-hop perfection. Every track flows into the next like water. "Blessing It" into "Kumomi" is one of the greatest transitions in any album.

Reflection Eternal is one of the most beautiful instrumentals ever made. This album is the reason I started making lo-fi playlists.

The soundtrack that started it all for me. "Battlecry" into "Shiki No Uta" — no anime soundtrack has ever come close. This is where hip hop met feudal Japan and somehow it was perfect.

"I travel through the galaxy to find another place..." — this track is peace in audio form.

Piano crescendo that builds like a slow sunrise. Play this at my funeral.

Pure serotonin. The drop at 1:20 is hardwired into my gym warmup routine.

The Samurai Champloo ending theme. That melancholy guitar loop — instant nostalgia every single time.