Anyeonghasaeyo my lovely blog-readers, I doubt anybody reads this, but I still would like to show how proud I am to the boys.

I had been thinking about this for a while and I realize that I wanted to share about all these and my feelings to what we call our silly little watermelon lovers. Those 7 boys, including Chan Woo suffered so much, we may not be able to have the chance to see Chan Woo’s trainee periods and such for long but we did see that Team B went through a lot before getting to where they are now. Watching them go through Who Is Next [ WIN ] was such a heartbreak for me. Watching those tears drip down their faces was too hard to handle, personally.

I know if I say they are very hardworking people, who deserves the best, it may seem bias to other groups that are currently out there and promoting, but I am an Yg supporter and I am definitely proud. How Big Bang brought me to love 2ne1 who gave me the pathway to watch Akdong Musician that led me to Lee Hi. We can never forget Jinusean, 1tym, Se7en, Gummy and PSY. I know I am most probably not listing everyone right now but you get my point.

Who Is Next brought me to love WINNER and Team B at that time and when I heard that the Team B boys were going to get thrown ruthlessly into another stage of survival show, I almost broke, almost. At that point I almost wanted to cry so hard for them but I realize that Yg only wants the best in his artists. He knows best, but my mindset was just hurting for them.

How they had to fight between themselves was horrible.

How the pressure was put on the 3 permanent members were worse.

I feel so much pride whenever I open a tab to a Korean page about news and entertainment and right smack there, iKon boys are one of the few listed. Bear in mind, they have not debuted. Yet they are garnering so much attention and they even have a fan base to themselves. To be able to walk out of the building and needing a manager or a guard to accompany somebody who has not debuted is a pretty big thing, isn’t it? Many people were challenging iKon fandom, okay maybe not challenging but putting it out there. I saw many comments saying how other rookie groups debuted and shot up quickly, they compared them to iKon and said the rookie groups were way better.

I agree, your bias group is extremely well, to be able to get through the ‘hell’ period as trainees call it, was also known as the training period, is a huge success itself. To get through those auditions or even get scouted was extraordinary. I’m not shoving it in your face to accept these 7 boys. I am just telling you, these 7 boys have not debuted, they have fans waiting with so much anticipation, I even heard of fans begging and sending in letters to debut Team B alongside with Team A when the results were announced. To have so much support and backing before debuting is something that holds a lot of meaning. Also to have a wikipedia page to themselves? Isn't that amazing? 

I am not showing off how well done iKon is, I am just saying that this is how much pride I hold myself in them. I feel like an older sister, although they are way older than me by a few years. Watching them through the screen of mine as an international fan is something very heartbreaking to feel like you could not do anything. It feels like I needed to protect them, this is the first time I felt this way although I am multi-fandom. Is this why they call Yg the family? This is weird but I don’t think I can ever write stories about them, although I can try but it feels wrong. It feels like writing a story about your siblings. Okay, maybe if necessarily requested or it fits the story or the mood, I would try writing it. But trust me, I can never bring myself to read s of them because to me, they seem like my little brothers ( who are way older than me ).

iKon I really hope you get to debut in August.

I really miss you.

My pride – iKon

The kids that have been through so much.

Love,

Stephanie