guys, does anyone know of any strange twitter activity that’s been going on lately? my best friend who committed suicide in january just followed a musician on twitter. her account has been inactive since, well, her death in january. 

i’m reaching out to her family now to see if anyone they know of is signed onto her account, but this lining up with jonghyun and suicide and the dates are close and it’s just making me really anxious, so i wanted to know if perhaps musicians could buy followers in the sense that the random accounts automatically start following you without their knowledge? i’m sorry, but i’m freaking out.  it’s just really weird and twisted. 

i hope everyone finds peace

if this doesn’t prove that how we talk about idols or celebrities and how we treat them changes their world, i don’t know how to convince you. it’s all fun and games, feeling like we’re entitled enough to discuss their sexuality, their weight, their plastic surgery experiences simply because they are ‘putting themselves out there’. 

show business is a tough world to live in, regardless of whether it’s in hollywood or south korea - but there’s no need for us to make it tougher. 

김종현오빠 그동안 감사했습니다.

i’m sorry this world wasn’t kinder to you. i hope this last journey takes you to a wonderful place and that you can look down on the legacy you left here with pride. thank you for the last decade. 

thank you,  kim jonghyun - thank you for everything. rest easy.

my thoughts on koreabooism

1) Wanting to date a korean boy solely because he is korean is fucking weird. Wanting to date a korean boy when you've never actually met a korean boy is even weirder. 

2) Along those lines, having a bias in a group isn't weird, having a crush on a member of a boyband isn't weird. It's exactly the same thing that happens with western boybands, too. However, you don't start thinking about how you can ONLY possibly marry a white, curly-haired dude because you like Harry Styles. It doesn't expand across white people, it just kinda stays Harry Styles. Jungkook is great. Jungkook doesn't speak or represent korean boys as a concept.

3) You don't need a korean name, Ashley. You even less need your own American name written in hangeul when you live in fucking Michigan. Not a single korean person even knows you??? I'm so confused? You didn't adapt some spanish version of your name when you were into Despacito, there's no need to do it when you're into DNA.

4) Being particularly excited when there are korean people around and getting giddy is... so incredibly uncomfortable for us. People don't find it wrong, but it really is! Just because it's a positive feeling for you, it's shitty and it's odd and it shows that you don't really view koreans as normal people that are equal to you, but rather some type of holy objects. It's fucked up.

5) Wanting to live in Korea and learn korean just because you like a few bands from South Korea is... so... fucking... ignorant. I mean, go ahead, follow your dreams, the world is your oyster, but if those dreams fade when your interest in korean pop bands also fade, perhaps you need to re-evaluate some internal things. 

6) I didn't even think this was a real thing, but if you actually throw in Korean words when speaking english, you're a massive fucking koreaboo. What the hell. Who does that. That's so awkward. Our language isn't trendy lingo, it's... a language.

7) Learning the language, even living in South Korea doesn't actually make you korean. No articles or youtube videos can teach you about the feeling of being korean. Kpop doesn't tell you about our culture. Feeling like you know enough to consider yourself korean, feeling like being into kpop and living in Seoul makes you more of a korean (cough, Edward Avila) doesn't ever make you korean. Being korean is so much more than the cool, trendy, modern parts. It's not aegyo, Weekly Idol, circle lenses and some instagram aesthetic. You can respectfully be a part of the "aesthetic" without stepping over anyone's toes. Learn how to appreciate and find the culture beautiful without nudging yourself into it when you don't belong in it. You can learn the language, you can live in Seoul, you can listen to kpop AND be in love with Jungkook without appropriating or being disrespectful. The thing is, for so many of you this is just a phase just like your emo phase, your sulky indie phase etc. A few years down the line, BTS will come up on shuffle and you’ll get all “ohhh my goood” about it, because it’ll be a nostalgic thing. But for koreans, it isn’t a phase. It’s just radio music that continues eternally. Seeing people use our culture for its trendy parts and knowing that it’ll be but a ‘crazy phase’ for them is... hurtful.

8) Accept that what you like about Korea is just music. Treat it just like any other music you like.

is someone ever gonna tell edward avila that he isn’t korean n doesn’t need to speak on our behalf