Thread by @iupyo, we’ve come a long way, look where we are now.

we’ve come a long way, look where we are now.

— 12 years since it all started & 12 years of making; an appreciation thread

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#12YearswithIU (i’m very late ik sorry

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happy anniv to the industry’s gem, nation’s little sister and the best thing that happened to me, and i’m sure to many here, our dearest IU. just like the name suggests, we all came together through your music, and i couldn’t be more thankful for that<3 there are countless +

things i’m grateful to you for, and endless praises i want to shower u w, but this thread will go on and on so i will try & encompass all my feelings into several tweets! 12 years worth of memories, 12 years of concerts after concerts, stages after stages, songs after songs +

awards after awards (

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="☺️" title="Lächelndes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht">), and now here we are. i’m so proud of the person you’ve become! from lost child, to good day, to the red shoes, ttn, blueming, eight, you’ve really come a long way

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Funken" aria-label="Emoji: Funken"> this journey hasn’t been the easiest for you, but you braved past all +

obstacles life threw at you, and i’m so thankful for your coursge, bravery & selflessness to have beared all those obstacles & emerge stronger.

thank you too, for always giving it your all, be it when releasing albums or performing for uaenas - you always strive to do your +

best and give uaenas the best possible experience ever

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen"> thank you for all your hard work and all that you’ve sacrificed for us. i know it mustn’t have been easy :”(

i hope u realize how your music and YOU have saved countless souls, i’ll forever be thankful to you for +

shining light into the darkest corners of my life, and for making my life sparkle a little brighter

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face"> thank you too, for allowing me to meet people with the most beautiful hearts in the world & for uniting us!

i always say becoming a uaena was the best thing that ever +

happened to me and i really mean it. we met by fate and i’m really so glad to have u in my life.

you’ve changed in my life in an inexplicable number of ways - you made me want to become a better person, you allowed me to keep going when nothing was going my way and +

you got me through some of the worst times of my life.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen"> i really found you when my life was at its darkest, and i really dk what i wouldve done without u in my life. so thank you for being the greatest blessing and gift for all :)

iu had to shoulder so much on her own, +

n never wanted to burden others. she went through sm these 12 years yet she still stands so tall and has never once complained. i don’t dare say she was unfazed but i’m so glad she is the person she is tdy. iu, whenever i hear/ see that name i cant help but feel a burst of +

pride & happiness that the person i chose to dedicate my life to is you. i love how genuine you are and how much love you render to everyone around you. thank you for always offering comfort to others even if u may be the one that needed it most. thank you for being so +

selfless & giving, and for making uaenas feel so loved. you have such a big big heart and the world is really too cruel of a place for an angel like you.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥰" title="Smiling face with 3 hearts" aria-label="Emoji: Smiling face with 3 hearts"> you really brought so many good things into my life and made life so much more worth living. i think it’s crazy to think +

how big of an impact you’ve had on my life, but i’m sure as heck glad u did. thank you for your unconditional love and for always rooting for us, sending us encouragement and reassurance & for doing your best not only for yourself, but for us as well.

12 years is a pretty +

long time and to have stayed so relevant for so long is an incredible achievement of its own. but i think the greatest achievement we have to celebrate is YOU. thank you for being such a great role model and for being someone we can all look up to, and i know there will +

come a time where we have to say goodbye, but for now, no matter how uncertain the future is, i’m excited, and i know that whatever comes our way, we’ll be able to get through it together. thank you for relying on uaenas and for allowing us to rely on you too. +

every moment with you has been so special and im so glad i am here, w u and uaenas by my side. thank you for being my main reason to live well and for being the best thing that ever happened to me. deciding to open my heart & let u in was the best decision i ever made, +

& thank you for singing for us, who forgot how to cry out loud, for the past 12 years. now let us sing for you, and uaenas promise to always fight for your heart to be the happiest it can be. thank you for coming into my life. i love u so so much and i will always be +

the proudest of you. the girl the entire world has come to love and adore, iu, you’ve done so so well. thank you for staying so humble & for always staying true to who u are. thank you for being so genuine w us & allowing us to have a human-human rs. like i always say, i wasn’t +

here from the beginning but i’ll be here till the end. because of you, smiling and laughing comes that much more easily, and it’s because of you that i’m able to live well, accept myself for who i am and love those around me harder. above all, you r perfect in all of ur ways

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thank you for all your encouraging & comforting words.

“the small light that won’t go out, it’s twinkling and living right here. it lives forever.” here’s to the many years to come, and i’m thrilled to be able to spend it together. this 12th anniversary, i can confidently say +

‘the best things in life are already mine.’

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https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💕" title="Zwei Herzen" aria-label="Emoji: Zwei Herzen"> and, iu best girl. forever and ever.

happy 12th anniversary, iu. i love u, i’ll always be your uaena. and if i was to be reborn again, i want to be reborn as your uaena, without a doubt.

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