It Isn't Easy || kth

Chapter 22

11 days later

Information on Zahara's upcoming album Ruminate is released. All the tracks are hidden (as in only says Track 1 and whatnot) except for one track called Better.

Better is by Banks irl but in this, it never exists as Banks' song but as Zahara's.

Music video is released the next day.

A hate hashtag rose up for Zahara by k-netizens who dislike/hate Zahara for being in the K-pop industry. They tricked international fan bases of other groups, including LFTMers into using the hashtag, believing it was to show support for Zahara (I say international bc it's in hangul and a lot of international fans can be tricked like that). The hashtag stated for her to kill herself. It trended worldwide for quite the amount of hours until Korean fans of these fanbases that were tricked spread what the hashtag meant. Zahara did see the hashtag trending but none of the posts. She wasn't allowed to check social media due to it.

A week later

Another track off of Ruminate released along with a music video. The track is called Hands On Me featuring ASAP Ferg.

Hands On Me is originally by Ariana Grande featuring ASAP Ferg but just for this story, it doesn't exist in that way but as Zahara featuring ASAP Ferg.

Also released, another version (same song just Zahara added) of Tired by G Herbo feat. Lil Bibby. It was suppose to be released last year but was delayed. Reasons were not released. So it would be Tired by G Herbo feat. Lil Bibby & Zahara and it's 4:48 long instead of 3:38.

9 days later

Ruminate is released.

Ruminate's Tracklist:
1. 21 Grams
2. Up & Away
3. Mis-happen feat. G-Eazy E
4. Hands On Me feat. ASAP Ferg
5. Do It
6. True Loyalty feat. DEAN
7. Wishful E
8. Better
9. Funny E
10. Kingdom Come feat. Luma
11. Your Perfection
12. Aim
13. Released E

Bruno Mars contributed to the lyrics of Funny

Frank Ocean contributed to the lyrics to True Loyalty

Just like with Hidden, Kayne West produced Released.

Zahara contributed to every song on the album other than vocals.

21 Grams by Niykee Heaton

Do It by Selena Gomez

Better by BANKS

Kingdom Come by Demi Lovato feat. Iggy Azalea

Hands On Me by Ariana Grande feat. ASAP Ferg

(A/N: again, songs that are irl of other artists that I mention in this story are Zahara's songs is just in this story not saying they actually are.)

- Up & Away is a soulful, slow-burning ballad about when you're with a certain guy, he makes all your stress go away, puts you in a great mood, also like in a high. Taking you up and away but now that he's gone, you're unable to get that feeling again. You're yearning for it. Became considered to one of the hardest songs to sing vocally.

- Mis-happen is a pop-rap collaboration that has double meaning. One meaning being of a one night stand being a mistake as the other is a relationship being a mistake.

- True Loyalty is about family, those who are true and always there for you for whatever. That's what true loyalty is. By family it includes your blood family and those that are very close to you that you consider family.