I still remember how it started in July 2017–me casually scrolling through K-pop dance practices on YouTube, looking for a new dance to learn, and somehow ending up permanently changed. One minute, I was watching the Don’t Wanna Cry dance practice. The next, I was googling, Who are they? That search led me to discover that they were coming to Manila, and ticket selling was in five days. Five! I asked my dad if I could go, fully expecting a “maybe next time,” but he said yes.

I know.. I know.. there’s already an ABOUT section on this blog, but I wanted to yap more about how this whole thing came to be! So let’s start from when I was a kid.. As a Filipino, of course, music has always been deeply integrated into my life. I grew up in a family that loves music–my titos and titas on my mom’s side, and especially my dad (who, by the way, literally took voice lessons for karaoke.. that’s how serious it is for us). My family always dreamed that I’d becom