I’m not sure why, but I’ve never posted any fan accounts about my encounters and meetings with Kpop idols. I guess I’ve always felt like it was rubbing it in people’s faces or something like that so I never shared them. But that’s going to change, especially with the trip I’m going to be taking to Las Vegas for the KPOP Masters concert. For right now though, I’m going to post about the time I met Jang Hyunseung. @
cheeecharon asked me about it and I didn’t even see the message until today, so I’m just now posting it.
It was the morning after the 2010 Korean Music Festival in LA. My sister, best friend, and I were eating breakfast in the Hotel restaurant when I spotted him eating with one of his managers, but I was so like Omfg is Hyunseung that I didn’t respond until my sister went “Sara! It’s Hyunseung!” and then I was like OMFG IT’S HYUNSEUNG!!!
So, for several minutes I just sat there, ignoring my breakfast, and watched him. And then he got up to leave, but was stopped by 2 girls who asked for his autograph which he happily did. Well, you can only imagine that I booked it over to him as well (I’m still not sure how I moved that fast). There were about 10 of us girls crowding around him and then his manager left, leaving Hyunseung alone! And bless my perfect Prince he didn’t even freak out or look worried! He just kept signing autographs!
As I was waiting for my turn, all I could do was stare at him. He truly is stunning. Breathtakingly flawless and stunningly beautiful. I almost felt like I was in a trance, I couldn’t look away, I didn’t want to look away. It took everything in me not to reach my hand out and caress his cheek just so I could see if it was as soft as it looked.
And then it was my turn. I was shaking and tears were burning my eyes and my voice was very not normal when I spoke. He asked how to spell my name (good thing it’s an easy one to spell) and his voice was really quiet and soft (I’m thinking that was him trying to hide his nervousness) and so lovely. He handed my marker back (our fingers brushed! And yes they were soft!) to me with a smile and I so didn’t want to leave, but there were other people and more coming and you could tell that it was finally getting to him.
I went and sat back down at our table and watched him sign a couple more autographs. I decided to pull out my camera (it was a really crappy camera) and film him just for a minute before he left. Well, that ended up being the best idea because as soon as I started filming he began leaving the restaurant and on his way out he looked over at us and smiled and bowed goodbye (and said goodbye, but my camera didn’t have audio) to us! I’m still amazed that I didn’t drop my camera and I was entirely too thrilled to scream, so I just used my free hand to wave goodbye.
And then he was gone and I finally let some tears fall. Obviously, it is the highlight of all of my Kpop related trips and a moment that I will never ever forget. I want to cry just thinking about it.
And now I’ll be honest. I loved Hyunseung and Beast then yes, but nowhere near as much as I do now. Because of what they did for me 6 months later, my love and respect for them grew a million times over. It grew to something that I feel like I can’t even properly express. They have become a part of me and they always will be. I feel as if though I may have taken that moment with Hyunseung for granted at the time, and that hurts.
I will cherish every second of this upcoming Vegas trip. Seeing them at the airport, seeing them at the Red Carpet event, and seeing them perform. I know that I will love and cherish and adore every second because they mean so so so much to me and who knows if there will ever be another opportunity for me to see them again.
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