Hello, dear people of AsianFanFics.

Any of you part of the B.A.P fandom? The sea of Babies? (That sounds really stupid, no offense) 

Well, they had a concert in New York City, where I live, yesterday! It was part of the "Live on Earth" tour, but I didn't go. I guess you could say that I'm not that big of a B.A.B.Y, as I just recently developed an interest in the group, not just their music. I guess it was because songs like "Warrior" were never that eye-catching to me, so I avoided them a bit. However, 1004 is ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. The instrumentals, their voices, the performances, everything about that song and its promotions has been and still is continuing to be stellar. Since I liked the song, I decided to download all of "First Sensibility." I'm not going to say that I'm the ultimate B.A.B.Y, as I have not been with them since the beginning, but I still love them very much. 

Okay! Back to what I saying. You are probably wondering about the title, "Bumping into B.A.P." Well, that was what I did last Saturday. Here's the WHOLE story.

I am a New Yorker. I live in New York City. I am a girl. So naturally, I have the urge to go buy clothes on the streets every now and then. So on Saturday, after getting my macaron fix from Tous Les Jours, I took the subway down to Downtown Broadway. Or East/West/Whatever Broadwaty. Either way, it was not uptown Broadway. I first went to Utrecht, which is an arts store, to pick up some watercolour paper and ink. I'm also an amateur artist. Then I scheduled a meet-up with one of my cousins so we could go shopping for spring clothes, for it is spring in the Northern Hemisphere. 

My cousin, Vincent, just got back home from California, as he attends university there. Stanford nerds :s After eating some Chinese grub in Chinatown, we went on a stroll up Broadway. Let me just tell you that guys shop just as much as girls if not more. We went through J.Crew, Madewell, Allsaints, Prada, Brandy Melville, Timberland, etc. etc. (We didn't go in that order) I acquired clothes. He bought this gorgeous Allsaints leather jacket that was super expensive (It was like six hundred dollars, okay, that's expensive) and now I am overcome by this green monster. 

I got a call from my mom as we were headed towards Topshop, which is merged with Topman [the male version of Topshop] on Broadway. She was calling about getting my graduation dress, as I had not gotten one yet, and I was telling her about going to Bloomingdale's to check them out when all of a sudden I bumped into this guy. 

I looked up, and came face to face with an Asian guy with tinted/dyed hair. Specifically, a Korean guy. A Korean tourist. He was like "Sorry," and being the courteous thing I am, I replied with "No,  it was my fault. I'm sorry." He was with a friend, and they nodded at me before chattering away into the store. I raised my phone to resume my conversation before it hit me. I've seen that guy before. I'VE SEEN THOSE GUYS SOMEWHERE BEFORE.

Korean... Boys... Seen somewhere... Familiar... Dyed hair... K-POP IDOLS. THEY EQUAL K-POP IDOLS.

So, I turned, grabbed Vinny's arm, and dragged him to the store they entered. Turns out they were headed to Topman, too (I'm a Badman~~ Sorry I had to). I therefore spent the next fifteen minutes stalking the two. It wasn't hard to find them, but my mom was yelling on the other end of the phone and wouldn't shut up. If I hung up she just called me again. The whole time Vinny was going "You are insane, girl. INSANE" and "Who are they even? Let me guess, EXO members?" and "Whoa! That guy looks so gay though! Who buttons their shirt all the way up?" to which I responded with, "A SMART GUY, YOU IDIOT."

The only problem with being a new B.A.B.Y is memorizing their names though. I always watched their performances and stuff, but I wasn't so obsessed with them that I watched their variety shows or whatever. I didn't know exactly WHICH members they were. And my mom wouldn't shut up about getting Alice & Olivia dresses and maybe even Ted Baker ones that I couldn't search up their faces. So, I grabbed Vinny's iPhone and began searching up B.A.P to his protest. Member confirmation?

Daehyun and Youngjae. 

I bumped into Daehyun. I BUMPED INTO JUNG DAE HYUN. AS IN, JUNG DAE HYUN SINGING GENIUS. 

However, after my fifteen minute stalk fest, a huge crowd of British tourists swept into the store and I lost them. I briefly found them in Hollister, but then lost them again. Grr...

The saddest part is that I DIDN'T EVEN GET AN AUTOGRAPH. NOT EVEN A PICTURE. YENNO WHY? BECAUSE OF MY LACK OF SHARPIES AND MY FREAKING MOTHER. WHY IS MY GRADUATION DRESS SO IMPORTANT. IT IS JUST A DRESS. B.A.P IN NYC??? RARE AS HELL. RARE. K-POP IDOLS IN NYC? RARE RARE RARE. THEY ARE HARDLY EVER HERE ;A;

So now I am disappointed, sad, and lonely. However, I am fangirlish on the inside, as I had touched Daehyun and wasn't pulled away by security or saesangs or whatever. To be honest? They are goddamn hot in real life. So hot that I would curse. They are beautiful beings, B.A.P. My bias is Yongguk, but I don't care about members anymore. Just seeing them and touching them and hearing them in real life is beyond anything I could ask for. 

I spent the rest of the day educating my cousin on B.A.P, but he only goes like "What is the difference? They all look the same" to which I respond with a kick in the nuts. 

So, yeah. This was my encounter with B.A.P members. I wish I went to the "Live on Earth" concert yesterday, but someone I know went and I was incredibly jealous. To the fancams and whatnot! Now all we need is an EXO or SMTOWN concert in New York. It's funny how I'm not even a full-fledged B.A.B.Y, yet I met them already. And as an EXOtic, I wish I could meet EXO the same way, too. Well, just with an autograph and picture next time. 

Hence I shall begin bringing a Sharpie and disposable camera with me everywhere I go from now on. 

So this is my story. 

Laters,

Chae Mi