Annyeong~! /bows This is my heart and soul poured out into not only an entry, but I feel that it is my duty to try to tell EXO as much as I can how much they have affected me, even though it's just a little thing I can do, I want to do it to show my love.

EXO is an amazing group, which shine bright in my eyes. They help me with everything I do; I can’t live without their music. Their music helps me a lot in school. When I was a little girl, I wanted to become an actress or doctor. My second grade teacher found out my passion for acting and basically crushed my dreams. So instead, I tried doing extremely well in school to get into a good medical school for the next years of my life. School was getting hard obviously, but this was the time when EXO was debuting. I fell in love instantly, with the amazingly gorgeous not to mention talented, twelve young boys. The helped me persevere even though life was getting hectic. I get distracted very easily. With hard classes and tons of homework piling up, only EXO can keep me in my seat and to keep on studying. Why? EXO has encouraged me to catch my dreams like they did. Even without knowing it, they affect my life severely. I did well in school, they helped me so much and I can’t do anything to thank them. I hope that maybe one day I could meet them and tell them how much they have affected my life.

However, I moved away from where I grew up all my life, around when EXO debuted. My relatives, best friend and other friends were now suddenly across the globe. I was actually pretty okay with the move at first even though I was very sad to leave everything I had grown accustomed to. I started the first day of my new school with as much optimism as I could. (Which was a lot ^-^) After a few days, my sister and I quickly realized that we missed our old home and mostly everyone was extremely rude and not many people were nice. I got homesick everyday and begged my parents to move back, but there was nothing I could do. I missed my best friend a lot too, and we would video chat but it wasn’t nearly as good as seeing her in real life. When I lived in the same state as my best friend, we didn’t even go to the same school, but life moved me even further away. I wasn’t exactly depressed, but I missed everything that I had left behind and would try my best to move back.

EXO lighted up my world, and they were the only thing I really could look forward to. I would be my happiest when I sang along with them and such. When I became a happy-go-lucky fan, I met so many people who were amazing. It was sad, because they all lived near my best friend, far away from me. But it was still nice to have such friends for being in the fandom of kpop.

Everything was nice for a month or two until I found out something horrifying. My best friend was in a car crash with her father, who unfortunately died. My best friend mourned and cried and I cried with her. I was also so scared when I heard the news; I hoped so much that she was okay, and that her father was in a better place. I wanted to stop everything and see her in person, to comfort her and help her. Instead, I did something else. My best friend is an EXOtic as well, so I just sent her many funny pictures and gifs, and brightened her day. When my best friend is happy, I am too. I’m just so amazed on how much EXO can affect so many people. The car crash actually just happened not too long ago.

Why do I need the album?

Before the car accident and after my first move, I moved to England. (Though currently I am living with my cousins in California. ^-^ But no matter how much I beg, I didn’t get to go to KCON or LA to buy some kpop merchandise ;-;) The people were much nicer and friendlier, but nobody was a kpop fan. Kpop is an international thing, and I am aware of that, but kpop is mostly famous in the Americas and Asia. I still can’t find a kpop fan to this day. I feel like an album will show my support and I want to support EXO as much as possible. But anyways, since there are barely any fans, there are no kpop stores at all. But luckily, it’s the modern era right? I can buy things online. But honestly I can’t. I’m old enough for a credit card but my parents won’t let me have one. So I asked if I could use their money. However, they think I might be “insane” they support my dream to become a doctor and my re-fulfilled dream, thanks to EXO, of being an actress, but they think I am not paying attention to studies thanks to them, when actually they are my hope and dreams. They have threatened more than enough times to ban me from kpop forever. Not only that, but the internet too.

I wouldn’t want to live in a world without fanfiction, kpop friends, internet, or EXO. I need them.

My parents don’t quite understand my love for EXO. They aren’t cruel for threatening my internet, but very worried. They aren’t evil, and they are giving me chances to prove and redeem myself.

My worry of being banned from the internet and love for EXO inspired me to write this blog post and enter the contest. My parents said that if I win or I can convince people that kpop is special to me, and convince them, they will understand better and let me keep being a part of the kpop fandom.