Sending love to a certain puppysaurus....
Kim Jonghyun.
What can I say about him?
Well, yesterday in the United States he turned 21 years old.
22 in Korea.
Happy Birthday, Jjong.
Anything else?
Well, of course.
Although this is a late reply to his birthday, I'm hoping someday he reads this or someone from SHINee or S.M. The Ballad stumbles upon this and helps read it to him, seeing as it's expected that he doesn't know much English.
Which reminds me: Please learn more English, Jonghyun. I'm sure people will love it if you sing and speak in English to the fans.
Ah, and I should probably praise of how awesome this cute handsome guy is.
Well, I first saw him through my little and only sister's source of current genre music that she listens to.
It began in the summer of 2009.
Connie showed me the Replay MV of SHINee and also the dance tutorial. I obviously studied each member, but mostly Jonghyun because his vocals just hit me right there for some reason. At the time, I felt I was way out of his league boyfriend-girlfriend wise. Haha~
Then I began to look around YouTube, suddenly finding the latest video updated about a month before and clicked on it. It was Juliette MV by SHINee. I was instantly immersed in his voice, especially at the bridge when he made those high notes. I slowly looked up more information and looked often at their music. I leanred more about them by the end of the summer and was already learning the Replay moves, Juliette, and started singing as well as practicing a bit.
When junior year of high school started for me, when everyone asked me about my favorite type of music, I'd show what I was currently listening to, and they'd notice me more often. People in the past often don't notice me, and the 1st 2 years of high school didn't help when I was listening to Taiwanese music (although I still love that type of music to the passion that I am learning Chinese).
One day, during September, when I was browsing through SFI (that was when I signed up as a forum member), I stumbled upon comments that got me confused. What is Ring Ding Dong? A new song? I also noticed a group photo of SHINee that got me interested in the puppy looking guy in the middle. He dyed his hair blonde - and Key black. Curious, I went after school hours (during 7th block period schedule for me) to the band room and to my band director's office. I pleaded with him to use his school computer to check up on something since he wasn't using it, and he finally let me check on it since we were all lazy in the band room.
So when I stumbled upon 4shared.com and found the Ring Ding Dong MV, my jaw literally dropped at the sight of Kim Jonghyun being fierce with 2-toned blonde hair. It was a cool look and I'm willing to try it now during this year. Anyways, at that point, that's when I started falling for him....or rather, wanting to idolize him.
Some people would think it's weird to have a guy a girl can idolize on or to aspire to be when you grow up, but really, I really aspire to become a singer like Jonghyun. Throught fanfiction and the facts over the internet + shows on YouTube, I learned Jonghyun's personality and smiled like a goofball every time he appears or is mentioned. He's like the ideal boyfriend for me, but overall I'd rather have him like a close friend, brother, or even a mentor someday.
I know this seems childish, but because of him, I've decided to officially follow my dreams to become a singer or a full-blown entertainer at an entertainment company like the ones in Taiwan and Korea. In case that doesn't work, I'll settle for being an author and take creative writing in college, seeing as again, because of SHINee, I managed to come up with different millions of stories that are not only good for fanfiction, but great for novels that I can someday write.
As for music and talent-wise, I love SHINee's concepts, personalities, and hard-working wills in the entertainment industry. They strive to do their best and they come out almost flawless, seeing as humans are incapable of being absolutely perfect.
I realize my life could be better if I change my bad habits and ways of an anti-social person and start to make new friends by being myself.....but in public. I was never originally an open person until I watched Hello Baby show: Season 2.
"Is this the reality you want?"
That quote got me thinking so much that my brain hurts from thinking about the future. It occurred to me that I love music as a passion and writing as well. I wouldn't have it any other way.
So while majority of California settle for too many jobs in the same career position (which is medical and engineering), I will work hard to improve and someday perform alongside Jonghyun, as well as wanting to spread my own music throughout the world.
So I'd like to say:
Thank you, Kim Jonghyun. You actually define your own nickname "BlingBling", because without your shine on stage, I wouldn't have been able to notice you and eventually realize what I wanted to do with my life without the feel of depression. You literally took my life out of depression and helped me show no fear towards what holds in the far away future. And for that, I truly thank you.
Happy birthday, Jonghyun.