stanning idols for a long time always hits hard when you realize how long it has been, but it hits even harder when you've stanned them as trainees for years and years before they made their debut and you suddenly see them everywhere as idols and realize how amazing they are and how much it was worth it to wait...
it happened to me with jinho, i was his fan since sm the ballad in 2010, i genuinely thought i would never see him debuting, until he returned to my life in 2016. it has been such a beautiful journey with him since, and i'm so proud of him every day 💖
it also happened to me with lew and hyeongseop from tempest. i have known them since pd101s2 in 2017, they were two of my faves on the show (my #1 was zhengting who is also from yuehua but he went back to china and debuted there, and i really loved all the yhh trainees). for a while i was wondering if they were even still in yuehua because it's been so long since yhh mentioned them and they haven't done anything... but then they debuted in tempest and i'm SO happy because musically they're one of my favorite 4th gen groups (didn't like dragon at all but i loved all their other tts and their bsides are also amazing). funnily enough though my official bias is hanbin, who i didn't know at all before tempest 😂 him & lew are sharing the bias spot though hehe. and they both look so good this cb i'm losing my mind 😭
I don’t know how high the pollen count was in Korea yesterday, but it was high enough to effect several Tempest members during their Children’s Day vlive.
Lew did apologize for the pollen after the last sneeze, so he definitely has pollen allergies
I went through my old KPop albums and got hit with a sense of nostalgia. Some random things:
I think design wise, Rainz debut is one of my favourite. It's simple and pretty. And I also love the colours.
Concept wise, I really like Hyeongseop x Euiwoong's album (I still can't wrap around my head that they've debuted for real. So happy for them). I'm weak to this kind of school theme. It made me feel nostalgic.
My all time favourite album is, however, JJ Project's Verse 2. The songs, the concept, everything is perfect. The photobook and MV are beautiful, but they gave out somber feelings. Like a break up situation where both party has accepted that even though they still care for each other, they can't be together anymore.
Not to mention the song itself is very relatable for me.