#ArohaStoryTime: So I knew about kpop in 2016 I think. I saw a reaction vid on FineBros of teens reacting to kpop and I saw all of the most famous groups. (You know the groups that I’m talking about if you watched the vid lol).+

And after I watched it was really cool but I didn’t become a kpop stan then. My first reaction to that vid tho, it was very mesmerizing and each song was super catchy. But I didn’t get into kpop until I entered high school in my 9th grade year.+

And the funny thing is that, I took a Japanese class and this girl, who was Asian, told me to get into b*s and I was like ok cuz why not lol. And that’s when my kpop obsession startedhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😀" title="Grinning face" aria-label="Emoji: Grinning face">. She persuaded me SO MUCH to get into them and I don’t regret it lol+

And after I got into them, I discovered even more groups and i started to stan every group that I discovered and it was getting to the point where I finally understand the word “multi stan” lol

But I stopped getting into new groups and being so invested to know each member, watch every variety show, music shows, etc. I actually was more into solo artists and korean r&b music afterwards cuz I just got super exhausted learning a new group lol.

Now when I became an Aroha was when I was in, I think 11th grade year and it was towards the end of my 11th grade year, so basically the summer lol. And I saw a thumbnail of them and I was like “huh, they look interesting” and I clicked it lol+

When I was watching it they looked so HOT, like https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😳" title="Flushed face" aria-label="Emoji: Flushed face">. They almost looked like princes lol. And I LOVED the stage so much. I was SO shocked. THEY LOOKED SO GOOD. And the music, the dance, the vocals, the VISUALS. BEAUTIFUL!!!

They looked so good and hot and handsome, EVERYTHING https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">. They were so captivating and I love the song so much. It’s so catchy and very melodic. It was very unique and different. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">

And mind you I didn’t get into any other group since 2017-18https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💀" title="Skull" aria-label="Emoji: Skull"> so to get back into investing and learning a new group was gonna be hard for me but THEM....https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">, IM SO GLAD I HAD THE TIME AND ENERGY TO GET INTO THEM https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">.

And I did know one song of them and it was “Baby”. But I didn’t get into them then https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">, like a dumbass. And I knew Nunu first cuz of MIDGB, and I really liked how he acts. But it never crossed my mind that he was in a boy group lol.

So when I knew about #ASTRO https://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt=""> I watched every MV’s, Astro play, Ddocca, TBC, variety shows, EVERYTHING. And I wasnt even bored a single timehttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😭" title="Loudly crying face" aria-label="Emoji: Loudly crying face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">. They are so entertaining, sweet, caring, funny, they deserve the worldhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">.

So that’s how I became an aroha lol this thread is SUPER LONG, so it’s ok if y’all don’t want to read this stupidly long threadhttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Face with tears of joy" aria-label="Emoji: Face with tears of joy">. But I just wanted to share my experience https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😌" title="Relieved face" aria-label="Emoji: Relieved face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💜" title="Purple heart" aria-label="Emoji: Purple heart">.