I can still remember when I was playing in a computer shop when a friend of mine kept spamming me with dance practice vids of a "kpop group" he likes (he knows how big of a frustrated dancerist I am). I wasn& #39;t still into kpop then, and so I just ignored him. LOL
He kept doing it every time he sees me online (which is like always) so one day, I just thought "f*ck it, sure I& #39;ll watch one" aaaaand he sent me a link of Seventeen& #39;s Mansae dance practice.
At that time as I watched the vid, I was like "sh*t, this is so cooool" as I got hooked by their moves and I remember having the word "cool" associated with them, well, especially to one member.
WEN JUNHUI.
Yep, yep, yep. (I am so sorry, Mingpup) My eyes were always glued to Junhui then because I like how he dances. (And do take note, I still haven& #39;t seen any of their MVs.)
Yep, yep, yep. (I am so sorry, Mingpup) My eyes were always glued to Junhui then because I like how he dances. (And do take note, I still haven& #39;t seen any of their MVs.)
So I started watching their other dance prac vids. I never touched their MVs at the time because, as much as I don& #39;t wanna admit it, I was denying that I am slowly liking kpop. (I mean, I hated it before but maybe because I never took the time to really appreciate the genre).
Memorizing all of them wasn& #39;t easy. Or course, I know Jun. And it was easy to remember who Vernon was. The rest?
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So I got their names down, I could name most of them with very minor lapse in memory from time to time. I said to myself, "let& #39;s try watching the MVs now". And boy, was that a good yet bad decision I ever made.
I& #39;m the type of person who likes going back to his roots so I started with the Mansae MV, and this happened. A perfect 90-degree swerve. (Not 180- or 360- degree since Junhui& #39;s still there, lurking lol)
The confusion this brought back then
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That was the start of the rise of Kim Mingyu in my life. (
https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🙄" title="Face with rolling eyes" aria-label="Emoji: Face with rolling eyes"> so dramatic) Anw, by the time their DWC debut happened, I still didn& #39;t consider myself as a "real" fan, if that makes sense. I still know so little about them.
I think it is already a given that visual-wise, you& #39;d be a fool to not stan Seventeen. But when I first listened to Don& #39;t Wanna Cry, idk how to really explain this but, it& #39;s like smth hit me.
I& #39;ve always loved the lyrics of their songs. (Fell in love with Don& #39;t Listen in Secret)
But when DWC came, and I was able to read the translated lyrics, I knew then that I have to stan them.
(I especially loved Wonwoo& #39;s line, "If half of me is gone, how can I live as one?)
But when DWC came, and I was able to read the translated lyrics, I knew then that I have to stan them.
(I especially loved Wonwoo& #39;s line, "If half of me is gone, how can I live as one?)
I was so into them that I really wanted to see them live so...
Too bad I wasn& #39;t able to attend said concert because of ~work~ OTL
Too bad I wasn& #39;t able to attend said concert because of ~work~ OTL
I think this is the longest that I am a stan. I mean, I& #39;ve been a fan of 5SOS but for like a year before I laid low. But this, with Seventeen, idk how I lasted 3 years... and counting.
All I know is, I& #39;ll keep supporting these dorks until the last "Say the name!".
Wait, no. Just like what someone said in a tweet I found earlier...
...𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 the last "Say the Name!"
Wait, no. Just like what someone said in a tweet I found earlier...
...𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 the last "Say the Name!"
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