Once upon a time, I used to go on Omegle to chat with SHINee fans internationally. It was the quickest, easiest, and most fun way to talk with a wide variety of Shawols fast, and I used to love the short convos of just pure-hearted spazzing with an anonymous fan that shared something I enjoyed. This was around two years ago. 

Feeling reminiscent about two weeks ago, I decided to try my luck again, expecting to find a fellow Shawol as soon as I tagged SHINee as an interest. Nothing. Not one person who enjoyed SHINee or at least, had not tagged them as an interest. This was weird for me, as it never used to be that way. There was always someone who was there. This was odd, so I speculated that perhaps it was just a weird time and no one was on omegle that enjoyed SHINee due to sleep/school/etc...

So every day for the past two weeks, I've spent a solid 15-20 minutes a day trying to find someone who had tagged SHINee as an interest. I've tried it at different times throughout the day to accomadate for time zones even. And not a single person. Heck, I even tried tagging Exo and the few people who I did get were so....apathetic that I wondered if maybe this was really the end of an era. 

I know this may seem silly and trivial, and in a way I recognize that it is. But to me, for whatever reason, this is bittersweet. I remember to this day a few people I've stayed up with til the wee hours of the morning talking on omegle, and later on here or on email (not my personal, a separate for kpop and junk bc internet safety and whatnot). It was just so fun, talking for hours about the five dorks that have pretty much taken over my very existence. It's hard to imagine that in the span of two years, something that was a regular habit has become virtually extinct. It makes me realize how 2 years can go by so quick, but mean all the difference. Funny how time works like that, isn't it? 

So, I will still hold out a small hope for a Shawol here or there on Omegle, although I probably won't be checking every single day anymore. But I do recognize this change, that my generation has started growing up and have started maturing in their lives. I guess we've moved to different platforms, but it seems so much harder to connect now. Either way, sorry for my rambling. It's past 2am right now but I've been feeling restless all night and can't seem to sleep despite needing to wake up in less than 6 hours. Also, my laptop is at 7% LOL. 

Well that is all. I leave you with this question, if you'd like to comment: have you noticed any shifts in how k-pop fans, regardless of their fandoms, choose to interact?

Have a great day lovelies :)