#I mean most of their songs are jpop it’s mostly their solos

[rwbyofmyheart]

POV: you’re working on an Enstars OC group but most of the songs you’ve come up for their discography are kpop

[heyaheiya]

Meet Cute

(Katsuki x reader)

(y/n uses she/her pronouns)

This is mostly the result of me listening to too much kpop+jpop whilst reading fics.

As a teenager, katsuki didn't understand the hype around idols. Sure, they were pretty, but all he could see was how fake it all seemed. When he went out and was surrounded by all the flashy posters and loud ads playing of yet another idol group with the same faces, it pissed him off.

That was until one night whilst studying, katsuki's phone started playing a song he'd never heard before. He listened to it all the way through, then looked up the artist, only to find out it was by an idol group. (He gaslit himself into thinking he didn't even like the song in the first place.)

He ended up falling down the idol rabbit hole and became obsessed with the group that caused it. After a long night on his laptop, he had researched everything he felt he needed to know about the group; the members, every album they had released, appearances on variety shows, photoshoots, etc. By the end of it, he had found himself obsessing over one specific member. You.

As a newly debuted hero, he was constantly invited to these massive celebrity events. At this point, he'd become a massive fan of the group, and luckily, you had been the most successful member, constantly doing solo work. All of which was playing in Katsuki's mind nonstop.

(But he'd never admit it to anyone. Once Denki had made a joke about him being a closet fan boy, and he had a fit at anyone who even snickered at it.)

He was currently at a red carpet event, and whilst answering a few questions from reporters, he heard a voice he had only ever heard on TV. His head whipped around so fast, in the clip that made it to screen, you could hear a reporter startle and ask if he were okay.

Behind him, there you stood, all dolled up and an extravagant gown that made his designer suit look cheap. He almost got on his knees and kissed the ground you walked on.

But due to his rbf, when you met his eyes, you thought he was about to yell at you. You flinched so violently, you almost fell over, grabbing onto one of your member's shoulder. Katsuki mentally scolded himself all night.

Later that night, he found you standing next to him, and he took his chance.

"You're y/n, right?" He asked, as if he didn't already know.

"Yeah," you think to yourself for a second, "I'm sorry, do you have a problem with me? You've been giving me death glares all night.."

He wanted to die. Not only had you caught him looking at you every chance he got, but his stupid face already got you, his celebrity crush idol (pun intended), to not like him.

This was his only chance to get you to like him, so what better way than-

"SOITHINKYOUREREALLYCOOLANDTALENTEDANDLOWKEYHOTLIKEYOULOOKREALLYGOODTONIGHT"

You burst into laughter.

"The explosion hero, Dynamight, just complimented me? I must be a pretty good idol then."

To him, it's an embarrassing memory that still haunts him years later. However, you keep telling him it's a 'meet-cute'. He doesn't know what that means, but he just accepts it.

[matt00794]

So this is a list of my favorite albums from the year 2020. There are a couple of big albums that didn’t make the list mostly because I just never got into them. This was sort of an odd music year for me. There was little to know rap albums the ones on here I loved but rarely listened to them. I listened to a lot more older music than normal and went on a strange dive into musicals mostly mean girls and legally blonde. I’m going to try and add a good song to the list but first one that’s not on here mostly because I couldn’t get into the album but is amazing

Lovetheism - Haru Nemuri

This ep was really good doing all the things she does best. It’s listed as jpop but it’s more like a crazy blend of rap punk and pop music. Not from this ep but from her older album I suggest this song

Alfredo - Freddie Gibbs

I absolutely loved Freddie Gibbs previous album Bandana this album feels like a plate of Alfredo pasta it’s smooth and relaxing while talking about the difficulties of the worlds and just a lot of fun. If you like word play he is the best in the game

Rtj4 - Run The Jewls

This album was released early and free after the protests and conversations or race started happening in this country. I liked a lot of their previous work but this feels like their best and most passionate work.

Women In Music pt.3 - Haim

I just love Haim and each album I feel they get better and better. My only issue with this album is that I barely listened to it when it came out because I pretty much new every song and already loved it and they had a context for me outside of the album.

Manic - Halsey

This album came out right before lock down and was a big song for a big part of that for me. If you don’t know it because for some reason you were busy and just never gave it a chance I suggest you do

Folklore/Evermore - Taylor Swift

So while these are separate albums I feel odd listening them separately. She was such a big artist for me this year and was most of what I listened to

No Dream - Jeff Rosensrock

Jeff is the hands down best punk artist working still working. He just brings such amazing energy to every song and is just a blast to listen to.

Inner Song - Kelly Lee Owens

This is weird little electronic album that is this great hypnotic mix of sounds and ideas that blend together and being a weird and exciting world to her music. It’s truly amazing music. The album opens with this amazing instrumental cover of arpeggi by Radiohead and it just keeps getting weirder from there.

Gimme Some Truth - John Lennon

I truly love the remasters on all the 50th anniversary editions of the Beatles albums and while I never really listened to Johns solo music this was a great way to get into it. Also we have the same birthday obviously different years but you know. You just get this amazing energy from him and you really feel how much he loves Yoko and life and people.

Song Machine Season 1 - Gorrilaz

This album was released an episode at a time then towards the end of the year the whole season was released not in order or release but with a new order and some extra songs. This release cycle gave us something forward to each month and the animation and music videos has more importantance than the past couple of albums.

K.G. - King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizards

You really should listen to all the records they released this year. The others were live albums that are a lot of fun and give a new vibe to some old favorites in their catalog. (I reached my Audio limit so I suggest automation from this album

Live at the Royal Albert Hall - Arctic Monkeys

It’s Arctic Monkeys sounding truly amazing this was from when they released tranquility based hotel and casino and that vibe is brought over to some of their older songs. I suggest the song 505

10/ 真っ黒- Tricot

This is a Japanese math rock group that just has an amazing energy to them and their music. It’s so complex and yet fun and never intemidating both album is great but I suggest 10 for songs it’s a bit older but their audio tree set is amazing

[deobis]

Road to Kingdom Episode 4 Thoughts

The third challenge was for each group to pick one of their own songs and perform it. I really wish RTK stuck with the “king” theme, but I guess there are only so many challenges they can create revolving that topic. 

DISCLAIMER: I am a lot harsher in this review than any of my other posts. Please know that I do not hate any of the 7 groups and I truly wish the best for all of them. This is just an analysis of the most recent performances.

Anyways onto my rankings!

Enjoyment ranking: 

Pentagon (Wow! For once it’s not TBZ haha)

Verivery

The Boyz

Oneus

ONF

TOO

Golden Child

Objective Ranking:

Verivery

The Boyz

Pentagon

ONF

Oneus

Golden Child

TOO

Prediction rankings:

Pentagon

The Boyz

Verivery

ONF

Oneus

TOO

Golden Child

Put a prediction ranking bc the rankings haven’t been announced yet so we will see tomorrow!

For the first time in forever, TBZ is not first in my book. Shocker I know. That’s not to say that I didn’t like their performance or concept but rather the other groups (PTG and Verivery) did better in my eyes. Let’s talk about TBZ’s Reveal (Catching Fire) perf. I’ll call it RCF for short. TBZ was the only group to continue a story from the second challenge. This gains major points in my book as I love plot driven performances. Anything with a story or clear objective gains brownie points because it’s what makes performances an art. You can dance to a song but if there’s no emotion it stays as a sport rather than a form of artistic expression. TBZ have shown their artistry fully through RTK, something they haven’t really been able to do before. I’m amazed at how they are able to control shock factor so well. I was worried the stunts of Danger would outshine whatever they had to show in RCF but they proved me wrong. There were less stunts this time but they focused on a much larger picture (pun intended). They added backup dancers and allowed the camera to take wider shots to show their formations. I just felt like they lacked a spark this time. If you can’t already tell, I prefer their Danger performance much more. A large part of this is due to the arrangement of Danger. The RCF arrangement was interesting and refreshing but there wasn’t anything really new. Maybe I feel this way because I’ve listened to Reveal too many times who knows. Negatives aside, I have to say I really liked the choreography changes. The part where Haknyeon is center really blew my mind. 

But here’s why I liked Verivery and Pentagon’s performance more: emotion. Pentagon’s is obvious, they used this stage to send off someone they really love. You can really see that the members love Jinho and that they have a deep bond. Pentagon was also the only group to mix two of their songs together, one being a title track and one being a side track (note: PTG and Verivery are the only groups who picked side b’s for their song). Pentagon’s arrangement was impeccable. For me, the new Shine sounded like a Jpop song (mostly because of the rock vibes; if you listen to Jpop you know what I mean), while still retaining the bright theme of Shine. A lot of people might say the performance was too emotional and not professional, but out of all 7 performances, Pentagon’s was the most meaningful and was delivered the best. The message and how they played with the stage was stunning and their little additions and references to other popular Kpop songs makes it so you will notice something new every time you rewatch it. Please watch this video where Hongseok goes into detail about the little easter eggs and the whole purpose behind their performance. I have so much respect for Pentagon and I could write so much more about this performance but I must talk about the other 5 haha (if you want to hear more feel free to ask!)

Verivery. VERIVERY. God DAMN did they really come back and hit hard. They definitely had the clearest and most well thought out performance of all. What differentiates them from TBZ’s story like performance is that TBZ had too much going on in my opinion. They tried to tell us a long story with not enough time. This is why so many fans have vastly different interpretations of their performance. While this can often be a good thing, I think you have to find a balance when doing a storytelling performance. Verivery cleanly executes their narrative of a nightmare and takes the cliche of “it was all a dream” to the max by going “SIKE” at the end. Their choreography was so well planned out and they were honestly very minimalistic about their stage, just like TBZ’s Danger stage. The shock factor is just right (my favorite part being when the backup dancers have the smoke come out of their mouth). Not only that but Photo is a SIDE TRACK. I cannot stress enough how brave of them that is. I legitimately thought it was a title track until I looked at their discography. They arranged their side b to sound like a title track, and not only that, they changed the overall feel of the song as well. If you listen to the original Photo, it sounds more like a bad boy song, but their RTK version is very much so horror/rock themed. I can’t STRESS how good this performance is. Especially because it’s such a contrast from their last performance. Photo is now in my spotify playlist and I have no regrets.

Now onto the last 4 performances. I hate to break it to you all but... I didn’t really like any of them. None of them made me think “wow I could rewatch this so many times.” Lets start with Oneus. LIT is my favorite Oneus song so I highly anticipated this performance. If you didn’t know Oneus before and only watch this stage you might think its a very good stage with a strong traditional theme. I totally agree, the traditional theme is unique to Oneus and I loved the instrumental changes they made so the song would cater more to their theme. The biggest issue I had with this stage was that It literally is just like their music video. If you have seen the LIT mv you will know what I mean. The dragon dance, traditional clothing, theme, sound, everything was too similar. The stage was grand but it just felt like a live version of their MV. 

I know a lot of people liked ONF’s performance. Let me just say first that they killed it and YooA was *chefs kiss* The biggest issue I had with this stage was its message and theme. They seemed to have a conductor/medieval theme but also the masks?? Like what? It felt so out of place and random. I felt like a lot of their stage choices had little to no purpose. I honestly still don’t understand why YooA was there. The duet dance was nice but why? It seemed like they were trying to tell a story but it just wasn’t clear to me. It looked nice and everything but that was about it. In no way am I saying the performance was bad, it’s just there’s nothing that makes me want to go back and watch again. I think the fact that there was a plot but no plot at the same time really bothered me and that’s why I didn’t like it as much. 

TOO has grown a lot since episode one. They are truly experimenting with the stage and I’m very happy to see that. I have the same issue with TOO as I did with ONF. There was a clear theme of “dark vs light” or “evil vs good” but why? What was the point? The theme may have seemed obvious but was it really? Were they trying to convey good vs bad, angel vs devil, justice vs injustice? I couldn’t tell throughout the entire performance. It’s okay to take cliche themes but with a show like RTK, there needs to be something more. I also hate to be harsh but some of their execution just wasn’t as clean. This doesn’t only apply to Chan (I think that’s his name), but the whole performance in general. The most obvious instance is the head twist part. But I applaud Chan for performing with 100% even after his mistake (which, by the way, he made look very natural. I was very sad when he kept beating himself up over the mistake 😞 you did great bb I hope you know that). Even if their age and lack of experience is shown in their performances, I must say they are really stepping out of their comfort zone and learning at a rapid pace. I have high hopes for them.

Now onto the last group. Golden Child. I was very impressed with GolChas first two performances but this one was a disappointment. I appreciate the use of strings and their classical arrangement (as I said in my previous episode thoughts post) but this performance was, well, dull to say the least. The only “shock factor” was the violin solo (which was very good btw), but I think it was too late into the performance. There wasn’t much that made me interested in the performance up to that point. I don’t know. There really just isn’t much for me to talk about because they didn’t really do much.(God that sounds so harsh;; I’m sorry 😭😭) I really think their second performance was highly underrated but all in all this third one was not it. 

As you can see my critiques for this set of performances are, well, a lot harsher. I think it’s because the bar was raised so much higher after the first three episodes. Overall, if I had seen any of these performances outside of the RTK context I probably would have been a lot more impressed and shocked. I wish the best for all the groups and no matter who gets eliminated tomorrow I want all the groups to know that they all deserve a spot in the Kingdom. Mnet is just trash.

[ogcassiopeia]

M+M Answers Kpop Questions

1.     Which group have you thought about stanning, but never seem to get around to it? 

I’ve essentially only ever stanned TVXQ and never deviated from that but I could totally see myself stanning Shinee or Monsta X.

2.     Do you have any irl friends that like kpop?

It depends on what you mean by irl. As of right now, I only have one irl friend, who lives in Canada, that enjoys kpop as much as I do. We met back in the early 2000s when both her and I were massively into TVXQ. She moved on to stanning BTS after TVXQ broke up but she still loves TVXQ and we talk about kpop and other life happenings often. The kpop friend I had here physically in my town with me eventually moved to a different city and we lost contact a few years ago. I am not even sure if she still enjoys kpop or not.

3.     How old were you when you first got into kpop?

Oh gosh…I think I was 13 at the time.

4.     What song(s) took you a while to warm up to? 

A lot of f(x)’s earlier stuff like Nu Abo and Chu as at the time when they came out I found them to be grating and irritating. Most girl group songs take me a while to get into since I am more of a boy group kind of kpop fan.

5.     Have you ever disliked a group/idol? If so, why? (You don’t have to say who it is if you’re scared of getting hate).  

I wouldn’t say I dislike or hate a lot of kpop singers/groups but I would say I am either just not a fan of their personalities and/or their work. For girl groups, I especially am not a fan of BlackPink, Red Velvet or Girls Generation. I like one of two of their songs, but I find their voices irritating and feel like their talents are limited. I do feel this way about some boy bands too…but the one I do not care for is one that I may regret speaking ill of due to their fanbase.  

6.     What annoys you the most about kpop?   

As of right now, it would be the fans. There seems to be constant harassment of people, celebrities or other fans who have differing opinions.  Just let people like who they like and hate who they hate. What does it matter if they don’t agree with you? If you like the boy group/girl group/solo singer GREAT...leave it at that. You don’t need to harass or bully someone else into liking your faves.

7.     What do you love the most about kpop?  

The music. It brings diversity and color into my consumed media and it’s just generally enjoyable pop music fluff that I do not get from American media.

8.     Do you only listen to kpop? 

Nope. I listen to all kinds of music outside of kpop.

9.     Who are you favorite western artists (if you have any)?   

Paperwhite, The Band CAMINO, The 1975, Bad Suns, Lennon Stella, LEON, ASTR, Ralph, The Midnight

10.  How long have you been into kpop? 

Since 2003…so it’s been a while…17 years or so. (P.S. I am old and boring.)

11.  What music did you used to listen to before getting into kpop? 

Mostly American pop music, J-pop, J-rock and indie-pop.

12.  What fandom(s) were you in before getting into kpop? Are you still in them?

I was super into anime and manga back then…I was a part of the Sailor Moon fandom and I still love me some Sailor Moon. I also really loved the Backstreet Boys and still do…I am going to their concert in August (as long as it doesn’t get cancelled due to coronavirus)!

13.  Which group did you used to think was overrated but ended up loving?   

Shinee

14.  Is there a kpop song that annoys you? If so, which one?  

Uhm…there are a lot of them. Some of the songs I find annoying are: I’ve Got A Boy + Oh! + Kissing You – Girls Generation, I Don’t Know What To Do – BlackPink, Everyday – WINNER, Snapping – Chungha, Dog and Cat – TXT, Seventh Sense - NCT  (I am sorry to all of you who may love those songs)

15.  What aspects of kpop make you cringe/feel secondhand embarrassment?  

The Aegyo and overly cutesy, child-like concepts that girl groups always seem to have to participate in. Even though I know it comes from cultural differences in sexual attractiveness (I lived in Japan for years...I’ve seen it first hand), it still just creeps me out. I don’t like it in J-pop either, btw.

16.  Which concepts do you love?  

I LOVE dark, sexy, horror-like concepts that have been used by groups like VIXX and Dreamcatcher. I also love slick, retro themed songs based in the swing/jazz age (Something or Spellbound – TVXQ) or 80s nostalgia (I Feel You – The Wonder Girls).

17.  Which concepts do you hate?   

Anything overly aegyo or cutesy.

18.  If you could trade places with an idol, who would it be?  

I would totally love to be in Shim Changmin’s shoes….being part of an idol group considered gods in the kpop realm.

19.  What do you look for in a bias?  

(1) Intelligence, (2) Sassy/Funny, (3) Honest, (4) Hardworking, (5) Talented, (6) Humble

20.  Which kpop company do you hate the most?  

Cube or Pledis

21.  What are you opinions on shipping?

It’s fine as long as fans don’t push participation of it onto the idols they’re shipping.

22.  How did you get into kpop?  

I saw a Kpop Countdown show on cable TV back in 2003 where they showed BoA and TVXQ and I was hooked instantly.

23.  Has anyone ever made fun of you or looked at you weird for liking kpop?  

I mean, yes…1000x yes, I was made fun of for loving kpop all the time. Once again, I got into kpop in 2003 y’all….which was before the internet was easily accessible in my home so I felt like the only person in America who liked kpop at the time. Not even my closest friends were into it and they felt like I was just a massive weirdo for loving it as much as I did. Thankfully, I found a community online of international kpop enthusiasts like myself to talk to in around 2005 (since I finally was able to save up for a bulky ass laptop) and that helped me feel less alone and bullied.

24.  What is the cringiest thing you did when you were starting to get into kpop? 

By the time kpop came into my life, I was already a set up Weeaboo, so…really I just became a deeper version of that…I was like an embarrassing kaiju cultural appropriation combo of Weeaboo and Koreaboo. I would make my own tshirts for TVXQ and just wear them out and about. They were SO BADLY MADE because I had no idea what I was doing but I thought I was so smart and stylish at the time. I also made CDs of Jpop and Kpop for people around school to hand out at lunch...I cringe just thinking about it.

25.  How long does it take you to learn the names of each member in a group?

I’ve stopped learning members names nowadays LOL…I am too old for that shit and just don’t care enough anymore. (For past reference though, it took me about one week to remember all of TVXQ.)

26.  Are you a gg, bg, or middle/coed stan? 

Boy group stan

27.  If you could hang out with one idol, who would you hang out with? 

Shim Changmin of TVXQ….he’s my forever bias and I wanna hang out with his puppies and have a meal with him...ask him what he wants to do with the rest of his life once idol-dom is over.

28.  Who is the bias to your third favorite group? 

I guess that would be Monsta X so…uhm…it was Wonho but apparently, he isn’t in the group anymore…

29.  What name from your native language would you give your ult bias? 

What would I name Changmin in English? He already has a stage name that’s in English, which is Max. I am not sure what this question is asking LOL  (also, who the fuck still calls Changmin, Max? I thought we dropped that shit back in 2006.)

30.  Thought on fanfiction/AUs/etc?  

I think it is great and gets fans to think more creatively and figure out where their talents lay! I used to write a lot of JaeMin and HoMin fanfiction back in the day…now I write mostly Destiel (Dean and Castiel from Supernatural) fanfiction.

[btskismet]

Kismet (Chapter 1): A BTS Jin imagines fic

First ever fanfic. Contains fluff and some smut. Please read sequentially as it is a long story arc. Please provide feedback! Thanks!

She has been down this road in Namba before. When they traveled there last time, they ate at the Okonomiyaki izakaya which was a few doors down. It was a good time to have dinner then since the place wasn't too full of people or tourists. That was a good memory to have - a significant event for her 4 years ago.

Now she was waiting for her ramen to be served. She has been in Japan for a week now and still had one more week to go for this solo trip. She went around the Kansai region but knew that Osaka would always be "home base". She returned to this city several times and knew she would be back again before she would leave to go home. She always had this strange affinity to this city and even to the whole country rather than her own. It's as if she lived there before.

She always knew she would go back to Japan by herself again. On her first solo trip, she never felt so calm and brave being on her own. She knew she had to go back somehow. The trip defined her and she knew it was meant to be for her to go back.

This independence she was feeling kind of came a little late. Her decisions in life could've been better but she knew that the way she was living her life now suited her somehow. She was usually regarded as younger than her actual age and this was because her interests were not "fit" for how old she actually is. She liked cute Japanese stuff, video games and anime. Young people got along well with her and she could converse with them with ease and not be thought of as older. Being a responsible person and the way she was at work did reflect how old she really was but her facial features still fooled others, making them think she was younger.

Another thing that made people think she was younger was her interest in music. She has always liked EDM, alternative rock and pop music. She loves JPop and JRock, especially those songs from anime tv series. She also was into very specific boy groups; when she was younger, she was into a few of them a lot but always managed to stop liking them as soon as she saw them perform live.

Today was a conundrum for her. Her favorite group BTS were in Osaka for a 2 day concert. Though she made sure her solo trip would be during the time they were in Japan, she couldn't go to the concert. The tickets were expensive and mostly BTS Japan fan club members were the only ones who could go. She was thinking of going to the stadium just to hang out to listen but she knew she would leave heartbroken. "At least if I don't watch them, I won't stop stanning them", she thought. Still, she couldn't allow herself to go there and then not have a chance to see them perform live. It would crush her if she were to just sit there and not see her forever bias Kim Seokjin sing live. She decided she would instead take a short trip to Shin Okubo/Korea Town in Tokyo to just get herself some BT21 and BTS merch before going to Kobe and as a means to drown her sorrow.

The owner of the ramen shop knew her well. They had a good discussion after she ate there several times. He was interested to visit her country since he had relatives there and asked her about the places to absolutely visit. She learned more Japanese words from Ono-san and found his tonkotsu ramen and company the best she has had in Osaka.

It was difficult to wait too long for his ramen to be served. It was pretty good, knowing that it came from a hole in the wall restaurant that could only cater to 15 guests. The restaurant had a slightly dim but homey feel with all the usual Japanese interiors. There were several small booths to cater to groups but most patrons would sit at the counter in front of Ono-san.

Part of the reason she was able to converse well enough with Ono-san was because of the nifty gadget she purchased. It was a language translator that allowed two people to speak to each other using their own language but the earpieces that you would wear made you hear what was said to you in your language, not theirs. The conversation became more smoothly and it allowed Ono-san and her to really converse and learn from each other, without using pen and paper or even that many hand gestures. It wasn't absolutely exact in its translations but it was way better than using Google translate.

As she was checking the shinkansen schedule from Osaka to Tokyo, a couple of customers entered the restaurant. Three men took the farthest booth and slowly sat while looking around. They were still wearing the hoodies and caps as they were seated, which made her wonder since the restaurant was pretty warm and cozy. November in Osaka is quite brisk but Ono-san made sure the ramen stop was always warm and inviting.

It didn't take long before Ono-san handed out the menus to them. It was pretty late and Nao-san, the waitress, already left for the day so Ono-san had to give them the menus. They asked for an English one which was available and Ono-san asked for her patience before handing it to them since he knew he was delayed in serving her food. She smiled and said "daijobu"; she knew the old man could make her wait since he normally served thr ramen super hot and she wanted it to cool down on its own before she would eat it.

Suddenly, a stark realization occurred for her when she heard the laughter coming from the booth. All three men were laughing as silently as possible but one man's laugh stood out. It sounded like windshield wipers.

"His laugh sounds familiar!", she thought. Is it Seokjin? His laughter is extremely distinct and she's never heard anyone laugh that way. She looked at the men in the booth and noticed that the two facing her were wearing face masks. One had slightly blonde hair and the other black hair. They both were Asian guys. They were laughing with the man whose back was turned from her and he was laughing the loudest. He was also wearing a black cap and a hoodie but there was another thing distinct about him - his broad shoulders.

Could it be them? She was really lost in thought. She looked outside the shop to see if there were any bodyguards or other people but no one was outside. Inside, the only customers around were them, her and a salaryman finishing his ramen. It seemed like the world was oblivious to the three men sitting in that booth.

Ono-san was carrying her ramen to her and as soon as he set it down, she reached out to him and gave him the earpiece for the translator. As soon as he wore it she said: "Ono-san, sorry to bother you with this question but are those men Japanese or Korean?"

"Ah, I think they are Korean. You know how they are... they are chatty and try their best not to be. Haha!" Ono-san replied. "Why do you ask?"

"I think I know them. They are celebrities.", she replied.

"Ah, ya! If they are, let me know so I can ask for their autograph! I want it on my wall!", Ono-san giddily responded. "Are you going to introduce yourself to them?"

She firmly nodded and opened her right palm to him. He knew this meant she was asking for the earpiece back and so he handed it to her. He then raised a fist and mouthed "Gambatte yo!" before waving her off to the direction of the booth.

She walked towards the booth with a million things in her mind and her heart in her throat. She deciphered that the man on the left might be Jimin while the one one the right was Jungkook. She had a an idea as to who the third man is but she wanted to be sure.

The two guys in face masks looked up curiously at her when she was headed to them but she still wasn't so sure it was Jimin and JK. The wide face masks covered their faces well and only their eyes could be seen in the dim lighting.

Aa soon she reached them, she immediately asked, "Sumimasen... BTS no Jin desu ka?"

The third man looked at her and she could tell despite the dim lighting that it is him. He wasn't wearing a mask and his beautiful, white skin, soft eyes and full lips faced her. He was looking at her with eyes filled with confusion but also curiosity though - as if he had some sort of recognition of her, which was impossible. But it was definitely Seokjin.

In the few seconds she realized she was right, she thought he would look away, bow or even stand and leave. Just as she was about to panic, Seokjin gave her the warmest and biggest smile and said, "Hai, yoroshiku". He then said in English, "Please sit here! Nice to meet you!"

--- to be continued ---