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KpopComposed: Hi there :) Well, I guess I'll just start.
I don't know if anyone else has been thinking about this...but...I'll just explain:
I'm a junior in high school. It's the time where I should be getting ready for college and stuff. I admit that I'm actually growing up, you know...like I'm not gomna be a teenager anymore.
But as I do  grow up, I begin to realize things. I've been a K-Pop for years -ever since Super Junior's debut (basically 6-8 years now) - and just a while ago, there was an oppurtunity for me to go audition.
Being me, I always took the oppurtunity to audition. But now, I just don't feel the passion for it. I can barely stand listening to the newest K-Pop  songs...and sometimes, I just get plain bored of it.
To be honest, and sorry if I sound like a total weirdo but, I'm really afraid of losing my K-Pop essence. Because I've been with it for so long (even with HOT, SES, and Shinhwa), my life basically is composed of K-Pop, literally. Everything in my life has been motivated by K-Pop!
I don't want to suddenly not love K-Pop because it made me, my likes and dislikes, hobbies, and everything.
I just feel lost and scared. Help.

Friend: Dear KpopComposed,

I can actually relate to you when saying that kpop has long a bit of its essence for me as well. I believe it was one of those things whose love wasn’t meant to last forever (insert Girl’s Day’s “Nothing Lasts Forever” xD), but could be cherished and if you put in enough determination, you could get back to it oneday(:

If you have been out of kpop for a while. Think of it as your little break. Sometimes it’s good to take a break from things so that once you get back into it, all of those comebacks and new rookies groups will be worth more in looking forward to them. If you haven’t heard some of the (sort of) new rookies groups like 100% (under the same label as Teen Top), C-Clown, or AOA, I highly recommend them(: Some groups have also had some pretty amazing comebacks like DBSK, So Nyuh Shi Dae, Secret, and EXID (and so many more but I’m trying to restrain my kpop obsession LOL). Point is, if you just spare a good ten minutes of your life to go on YouTube and check out their new MVs, you might find it easy to get back in a into the kpop world. If finding out the most recent comebacks or debuts is hard to keep up for you, subscribe to the kpop artists YouTube channel or follow the news on AllKpop.com(:

If you feel like you really lost all interest in it, then I believe it’s a bitter-sweet ending. I don’t mean to close off all kpop, but if you don’t feel like catching up to the newest groups and songs then it’s ok. You can still reminisce on the kpop legends of the past(: Just because kpop was something that shaped you to who you are today, doesn’t necessarily mean that it has to shape you to who you will be in the future or from this point onward.

Don’t be afraid to let go of kpop because in all honestly – you aren’t. You’re simply moving on but all those years of memorizing all of the Super Junior members, going to the auditions, or hearing every comeback isn’t disappearing. It’ll remain with you (I mean come on, those songs are pretty catchy. I don’t think you can forget them even if you tried xP).

Sorry it took so logn to reply KpopComposed >_< Hope you had a good Christmas and have a Happy New Year(:

~(Chingu) 친구

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Jia_Yi #1
Chapter 87: Aww you closed :(
Thank you for creaing this advice column !
You have helped me a lot with my problems ~
Once again, thank you very much <3
NanaKirae #2
Chapter 87: I haven't been on AFF for a long time!
You're finally closing? I understand. I'm actually impressed that youbhelped more than 80+ people with this story. I applaud you :)
I'm sure others can learn by reading your advices to other people. I know I did ^^
You're a wonderful person and friend just wanted to let you know that :)
Thank you again for this. <3
aerissiii #3
Chapter 5: wow. i learned a LOT reading this advice column and i'm just in Chapter 5. XD
fairytale-s #4
Chapter 87: thankyou for the advice.
it really helped me alot! c:
it's really sad that you're closing down though. but we'll all understand your difficulties.
e u e
hope we could be friends!
once again, thankyou so much! ;n;
-esque #5
Chapter 87: Omg, I'm so late to see this. This advice column is amazing. ^^; You've helped me more than twice in here actually. >//< There are so many situations that I've come across and mine is almost the exact and your advice has helped so much. To me and many others. Seriously, people need to see this. Why are there only 5 votes? You are, like, seriously the worlds kindest person I've ever come across. You took the time to actually write advice to all of us and help us in our darkest situations. I'll keep those quotes in mind. Thank you so, so much. (: Wish you the best of the best.
luv_kero 2449 streak #6
Chapter 87: Thank you for having this amazing advice column! ^-^ I'll admit that I've asked two questions on here under different names, but I'd like to be discreet for now. Your advice has helped me so much and I cannot express how grateful I am to you for being here. You've helped so many people who were down in the dumps and needed someone to talk to. I'll miss this column so much, but I understand that you have other things to deal with. Once again, thank you so much! :)
BanaaBoom #7
Chapter 87: You've helped so many people, including myself. thanks so much for this! you're an amazing person
--iSoul #8
Chapter 87: Awww. Too bad you're closing this but thank you for all the good advices when they lasted. You have no idea of how much people you've helped and thank you for taking your time to do this ^^
Makirei #9
Chapter 87: Oh my gee. I'm so sad that you're ending the advice column. You helped me so much!
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