I don't know if anyone will read this but here goes nothing...

I don't belong to many fandoms... only two actually. I am a Sone and a Shawol, but Girls' Generation will always be special to me.

They weren't the first Kpop group I discovered, DBSK was. They were the first I followed but that's not the reason being a Sone means so much to me.

Yes, I might find myself spazzing more over my male biases' photos and yes maybe sometimes I focus more on them. But that doesn't matter because in the end of the day I am still a Sone.

I am a Sone because Girls' Generation changed my life and me.

I am a Sone because by following SNSD I became a much more cheerful person. I am shy and I find it difficult to open up to others, but seeing these nine women stand in front of so many people despite knowing that they are being judged for their every move, and still perform with a bright smile, made me want to be like them. To show my funny side, to show my dorky side, to show my nerdy side, to show my vulnerable side. 

I learned from them that I have to take care of myself and the way I dress not for others, but because it will make me feel more comfortable and confident in myself. 

Watching them stand proud in front of their fans and smile even though they all have troubles in their personal lives made me want to become stronger too. To be able to smile more, to stop crying for things I couldn't change.

I am a Sone because I look up to those nine women and I want to be like them. I want to be able to support and help my friends anyway I can.

And maybe I'm still not as brave as I would want to, maybe I still like to keep some things inside, but still...

I'm a Sone because whether it's happiness or sadness, I'll turn to their songs, to their voices.

Because Mistake is the song that looks like it was written for me, it fits so perfectly to what I'm feeling. Because their singing expresses everything I can't tell him.

I don't care if they are not perfect because I am not either. I don't care if they are not all natural or if they had plastic surgery because so did I. And I know than mayb not everybody will understand this but at least I know how it feels to look in the mirror and hate what you see. I know what it feels like to not feel comfortable with your own body. I don't care if some people might think thay they are ugly.

To my eyes they are beautiful in their own little ways. 

I am a Sone because Girls' Generation inspired me to be a better person, a more confident person, a more beautiful person.

I am a Sone because meeting them changed my life. And I hope whatever little support I can return to them, wether by watching their videos, voting for them or buying their albums even if they will never know my name, they will never know my face, they will never even know I exist is enough for me is too little compared to what they gave to me.

I am a Sone and proud of it.