Introduction For Hallyu Con Chicago Staff
I thought I would introduce myself since I don't know you guys, and therefore, you don't know know me. I'll start off by saying that Lauren said I could be part of the online marketing team because I am a blogger on omonatheydidnt, a Korean culture community, and a writer and in charge of contacting Lunafly because I have ways to contact their PD.
I'm 24 years old and live in the southeast suburbs. I've been a fan of of Korean entertainment since 2009, and my Kpop fandoms include DBSK/JYJ, U-Kiss, and Lunafly. (I can give you my full story on that if you really want it.) When I get interested in something, I put my all into in and learn everything I can about the topic. For example, a friend (a new Kpop fan) was telling me he liked Mirotic and Keep Your Head Down, and I ended up having to give him an overview of DBSK and a break down of the DBSK/JYJ situation in the course of our conversation. He replied, "You're smarter than a computer." I suppose one could get that impression with the way I presented the information I have learned in the past four years.
I've been writing and creating stories as long as I can remember. I mean, I was always a very creative child, and I still am very creative. I get inspiration for stories all the time. I tend to dream big because why not? You only limit yourself if you don't. I am a big talker and have a story for practically anything as you may find out. lol My friends and family will tell you, "Don't get her started." The more excited I get, the faster I talk and the more I don't use complete sentences. I am a logical person and like to do things as efficiently as possible. I also see things in an unique way compared to others. This makes me see unique solutions to problems. I am a very positive and open-minded, non-judgmental, Christian person. Therefore, it is very easy for me to put myself in other people's shoes and see things from their point of view and see different sides to things many people wouldn't see or care about. It's something I do all the time.
Here are some various writing samples:
Stories
Poetry
Blog Posts
I'm 24 years old and live in the southeast suburbs. I've been a fan of of Korean entertainment since 2009, and my Kpop fandoms include DBSK/JYJ, U-Kiss, and Lunafly. (I can give you my full story on that if you really want it.) When I get interested in something, I put my all into in and learn everything I can about the topic. For example, a friend (a new Kpop fan) was telling me he liked Mirotic and Keep Your Head Down, and I ended up having to give him an overview of DBSK and a break down of the DBSK/JYJ situation in the course of our conversation. He replied, "You're smarter than a computer." I suppose one could get that impression with the way I presented the information I have learned in the past four years.
I've been writing and creating stories as long as I can remember. I mean, I was always a very creative child, and I still am very creative. I get inspiration for stories all the time. I tend to dream big because why not? You only limit yourself if you don't. I am a big talker and have a story for practically anything as you may find out. lol My friends and family will tell you, "Don't get her started." The more excited I get, the faster I talk and the more I don't use complete sentences. I am a logical person and like to do things as efficiently as possible. I also see things in an unique way compared to others. This makes me see unique solutions to problems. I am a very positive and open-minded, non-judgmental, Christian person. Therefore, it is very easy for me to put myself in other people's shoes and see things from their point of view and see different sides to things many people wouldn't see or care about. It's something I do all the time.
Here are some various writing samples:
Stories
- Joke Sam!!!! kkkkk Prank Punita This a one-shot Lunafly fanfic that is very realistic and written for an 1 year anniversary project. The title is in member Teo's unique English, which he named Tenglish.
- Tales of Knight Samuel and How He Becomes Minstrel Sammy This is the intro of a story inspired by Lunafly's leader Sam's Arirang Radio Show Super Kpop segment Talk Talk Talk and his cohost Punita. They used to turn listeners' messages into movie plots, and one day, they said they were in need of more movie plots. This is the result.
- Where’s the Zero Tolerance Policy? An original short story about bullying.
- Down on the Farm: A Choose Your Own Adventure Story An imcomplete, humorous Kpop inspired choose your own adventure story.
- In Which Dongho Steals Ren's Bangs and Hat This crack fic was inspired by a comment on the Stop Girl MV that said that Dongho stole Ren's hat.
- The Most Important Gift An unfinished orignal story about the importantce and meaning of family.
Poetry
- The Dinner Table Inspired by my memories of family dinners as a child and teenager.
- Tribute to Cazy Cat Ladies A tribute to three of Kpop's crazy cat "ladies."
- Complex Emotions It's about love.
Blog Posts
- 2013 Was Amazing Will 2014 Be Better? We Predict... A Korean entertainment prediction post of all the things we hope to happen in 2014.
- 2013 End of the Year Roundup This a roundup post to see how well we predicted Korean entertainment in 2013. ( Mid-Year)
- Lunflay Tag It's 99% all my posts.
- U-Kiss Tag I have varioius posts here. This original one is a personal favorite of mine.
- An Open Letter from International Fans for #ChangeInKorea: Blackface I was highly instrumental in getting this whole thing started after Yesung posted a picture of himself in blackface. People were saying they wanted to do something to stop blackface from happening, and I also wanted to stop all the negitivity I was seeing in the Yesung blackface post. This is the result.