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한국어 실력을 높이기 위해서 매일 한국어로 일기를 쓰고 있어요.

As I have mentioned, September was a jam-packed month. I continue to upskill in my various interests and hobbies and pursue opportunities that I see myself enjoying - which is true most of the time. There's just so much homework to do. 🙈

I started studying Korean again to pursue translation in the future. Korean Cultural Center in the Philippines offered free cultural and language classes for the final term this year, and I got a slot for one of their classes. Registration at KCC is competitive. I initially aimed for two classes, but I am still lucky that I got into one of them. With King Sejong Institute, students complete 60 hours of language learning to graduate. Classes are happy, free, confusing, and seemingly complex at the same time 😉 but our teacher helps us understand each lesson before moving to another topic.

Oh, and we get to eat together after class, too!

I'm also studying Italian. But that's a whole other, yet equally confusing story. Languages are already mixing up in my head. But I still think that I want to learn more!

여기까지만 이야기를 할게요. 다음에 봬요!

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September was a jam-packed month of slowly getting back to writing, attending events, studying, and volunteering again. But I'll start posting again here with the most recent event I've been to.

I am a UAENA. UAENA is the fandom name of South Korea's Little Sister, the most popular solo artist in the country, Lee Jieun, widely known as IU. South Korea has an IU song ready for each season, each emotion, and each situation. Her series, and now films, are everywhere. She sells out concerts in 3 minutes, sometimes 2. This year, IU celebrated her 15th debut anniversary. Throughout these years, she holds numerous firsts, including being the first solo female artist to sell out and perform at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena in South Korea. She is also the first solo female K-pop artist to have a concert film, which, to be honest, quite holds a short duration with the knowledge of how her concerts can go for 5-7 hours. IU is very popular for her en-en-encores, with fans singing with her all night.

Last September 28 and 30, IU: The Golden Hour became available globally. It is so rare to happen in the fandom. Her Golden Hour Concert is her legendary 14th Anniversary concert at the Olympic Gymnastics Arena. The film covers selected performances from the 2-day event, creating an immersive experience for the fans through the big screen.

A collaboration between IU Philippines, the official IU fanbase in the Philippines, and SM Cinema, UAENAs saw IU again and enjoyed a close to an actual concert experience. With fan kits, photo booths, and other events prepared, the fandom was excited for the 30th to come!

But here's where it gets more exciting. With the block screening happening concurrently in ten participating cinemas in the Philippines, IU Philippines scouted volunteers to help make the concert film experience more memorable. Eventually, I became a volunteer for the event and a new addition to IU Philippines' budding marketing team.

I have been a UAENA for 15 years. I grew up with IU. Honestly, I can't imagine life without IU, without K-pop. IU is the reason I got into K-pop. IU made me learn the Korean Language and love Korean Literature. Becoming a fan is a part of my youth that honed many aspects of my life, personal and career-wise. I know for how many years left I have in me, I'll keep loving her. And I know this doesn't only apply to me but to her fans around the globe, too. This holistic experience of experiencing inexplicable love to going full circle and supporting the community that equally adores an artist is what being a fan is.

There are so many things about this concert (film) that I wish I had seen in person. There are so many things about this experience that I want to tell you now, like the wedding proposal between two UAENAs that happened when the film ended or how we simultaneously cried whenever IU expressed her gratitude towards her fans. (Or how IU singlehandedly makes me tear up every time).

But I guess, as my fellow UAENAs said earlier, maybe it's the aura around UAENAs, the community, how we've grown up with IU, or how introverted her fans are. 🤣

Whatever it is, we'll keep our promise. We'll be here.

In this Tumblr post, I am exposing my most vulnerable persona - as a K-pop fan who grew up in this community and spent my youth with these idols that are rapidly taking over the international music scene. I am amazed how my September ended - with great people for such a great person.

Shine brightly, @dlwlrma 💜

항상 사랑하고 응원할게요 지은 언니. 💜💚

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For days, I still think about how people used Tumblr because this was a safe space for us.

I think of how a lot of people used to be here before because it served as their safe space.

Funnily enough, Tumblr still serves the same purpose for me. I just want to end the loop where I come back here when I am nostalgic. I want to avoid lingering here when I am anxious and uncertain about writing again. I want to have more faith in my writing instead of thinking that I am probably just like any other writers out there (because I am).

#writing #safe space #tumblr

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honestly, is it by default that i can only deliver sad things here? are we just in a loop here

#musings

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My head is a storm flood of thoughts

I look at my books - I remember lines of the books I've read over the years, thinking that they're supposed to help me (because you know, they're self-help books), but I feel stuck. Still. Is it because I'm denying myself compliments or acceptance that I actually grew as a better person than I was before? Is it because I am clouded by mistakes I could've walked away from?

Is it because if I stood my ground better I wouldn't be in this situation? Is it because if only I didn't care this wouldn't have happened? I don't know. Is it because I already know the answer but I still want to hear a different one? Do you think I should be writing here again?

#musings #back in tumblr #writing #as a writer #trying

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There's a different sense of belonging when I write. But am I ready to go back?

#musings #as a writer #i can't even access my old tumblr

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4 years with NCT 127

4 years with NCT 127

It has been 4 years since NCT 127 was first introduced to the world and the kpop world has never been the same again. From the moment they stepped on stage with Firetruck, to this day where they conquer the world with Punch, NCT 127 has brought us to the Sun and Moon using the Highway to Heaven while constantly blowing our minds with great bops and Knock Onchoreographies. Taeil, Johnny, Taeyong,…

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#doyoung #fp #haechan #jaehyun #johnny #jungwoo #kpop #nct #nct 127 #nct dream #neo culture technology #sm entertainment #taeil #taeyong #wayv #winwin #writings #yuta