Watching old videos of yours, somehow it still feels unreal. Being a mere casual overseas fan, I probably wouldn't be hit by the reality of this as hard as the people who actually knew you would be. I wouldn't feel half the emptiness that they would be feeling as it sinks in.

Still, I never knew it would hurt this much. There are too many regrets for words. There are a lot of things about this that hit home for me. I could only pray that you have finally found the peace that you have been looking for. Thank you for the gift of music. We will cherish your songs not only because they are the remaining things that we could grasp in your absence, but more importantly because they were made by you who was able to affect something deep within us through your beloved craft.

I feel quite blessed to have seen you perform at least once in this lifetime. I'm not only going to say this because you want to hear this, but Jonghyun, in my eyes, you did well.

As difficult as it is, we will let you go because you've suffered enough. Thank you for being born. 

Goodbye.