It's Been Some Time

I've grown.

It's been quite some time since I've been online here. College has been daunting to say the least, and admittedly, I found myself losing touch with K-Pop as a genre. I listened to it on occasion, but never to the obsessive extent that I once had as a teenager.

On the flip side, I found myself more fascinated with Korean culture as a whole rather than just exclusively the music side. Heck, I get that even native Koreans don't quite see the draw to K-Pop as the international fans and market do. I get that. So I guess I've matured.

Sometimes I checked the K-Pop related gossip news. It didn't quite draw me the way it once did. I came to understand that it was no different than the annoying tabloids I see on American newstands.

However two recent K-Pop happenings have brought me back into this realm of music. One good, one not-so-good (I guess depending on who you ask...), but these events have nonetheless shown me a much more mature take on this culture I fell in love with so long ago. 

*On that note, it's been almost 10 years that I accidentally stumbled upon K-Pop as a whole. Time certainly flies...

I guess I'll start with the bad news. A friend of mine through this site shared an article on my facebook page about Kevin's departure from U-Kiss. Shock is a relatively calm way of wording my reaction. I actually cried for the first time in eons. Like a real, hard cry. And honestly, looking at my reaction, I found myself mourning the "end of an era," if you will; the end of a U-Kiss I grew up loving with a member who always brought me joy. His departure news was surprising, to say the least, and yet I can't help but understand that he would want to take a different route in his life, having been a member since 2008(??? Is that when they debuted?). It was definitely a more selfish cry, but being a fan means wanting what's best for the idols as peers in society. Kevin's happiness is much more important to me than maintaining one specific image for U-Kiss. Members change, people change, music changes. Happy Kevin = Happy Toni.

The good event was BTOB's comeback. I actually have no idea what happened with this. It was in my "Recommended for You" on youtube, so I figured checking out the tune wouldn't hurt. This was maybe 4-ish days ago. And I literally have not listened to a single song OTHER than Movie (their title track for this round of promotions).

Like literally not a single other song.

I don't know why it's so addictive. It makes me go insane (hehe, debut pun). I know half of the dance already, good grief.

I also don't know what point I'm trying to make by publishing this all in a blog. I guess just sharing my recent discoveries through music and culture. And my absolute love for Eunkwang right now. That boy is wrecking my bias list hardcore right now (don't get me wrong, he was always a bias of mine in the group, tied with Minhyuk...but...)

So...anyone who wants to buy me VIP tickets to see BTOB if they ever come to America...hit a girl up.

But I digress.

Hello again to everyone, thanks for listening to me clear my head. This is who I am, this is the person I've become. This is me.

Thanks for listening, I'll try to be a bit more active! <3

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