The loud crow of the rooster early in the morning starts my day so bad, it always wake me up before sunset. And for someone like me that has insomia, it’s really nerve-cracking.
It is the same with the loud shifting gears of a car engine, the old black train passing on a tiring city with lots of dust and smoke. I always leave the city glancing back with annoyance that I know everyone undertands. I always think that the fanatics of K-pop are crazy and has no nationalism. It’s the same with leaving their own culture and music, and I found that bad.
The bad stuffs that I mentioned were my description of the first feeling that I felt when I heard for the first time the Korean Pop (K-pop) music.
Before, if there’s anything that I love about Korean entertainment, that would be the Korean dramas (K-drama). Explicitly saying, K-dramas gave me new taste of life’s stories. It’s totally different with the genres/story lines of Filipino dramas.
But until now I could not thought that I those beliefs and annoyances would be deleted by a cute guy . Like what I said, that was before.
There was a korean drama series aired in the Philippines and I can’t go to sleep if I missed to watch it. Suddenly, I saw the cameo performance of a young, angelic guy that gave me a humble attention. I searched the net and found out that he’s Kim Ki Bum. Whlie browsing, I gnashed my teeth when I read that he’s a member of the koren boy group named Super Junior. What the hell? He’s a K-pop artist, but his really cute. I can’t do anything about it.
As I go on searching, I don’t know what magic was casted on me. I began to watch his group’s performances and I found them nice. It’s not just because of Kim Ki Bum. It’s simply because, it’s good.
Days goes by, I cannot help but repeat watching Super Junior performances. I even watched their funny series “Super Junior Full House” and after watching their series, I said, “Those guys are just people. They don’t just sing and dance. They also laugh and cry.”
I started to meet K-pop fanatics and upon scrutinizing them, their addiction is beyond my expectation. They always say that K-pop is their life, and they can’t live without it. On that day, I asked myself, “Could be like them?”
The answer to that question was easily answered. I get more attached with Super Junior, followed by DBSK, SS501, 2pm, Shinee, SNSD and others. And I felt glad when Sandara Park debuted as a K-pop artist in the group 2NE1 an I wished that I could be like her.
I got to know them all through the internet. Thanks to this technology. I started to join related activities like album launching, gatherings and concerts. I also spend money to buy their albums, posters, and other memorabilias. My day would not be complete without browsing the internet just to know the latest updates about them.
One more thing, most of the korean artist cannot speak English, and I found it hard to understand their language. That made me strive to study Hangul. So that I don’t need subtitles anymore.
And now,whenever I encounter Anti K-pop people that questions my new addiction, all that I can say is, “I was like you before. But you’ll never know until you try.”
I saw the new sun and sky when I breathe the korean air-waves. Now I think that I’m destined to be a K-pop fan and I’m proud to say that I am.
I wonder how destiny did to keenly made me like this, soimpossibly far from I ought to be. Well, thanks for that.
I will end this passage with my new goal.
Spread the K-pop Virus!
