No words other than . . . ahhhhhhhhhhhh! The MEN are back and indeed it was well worth the wait. Seven members, one album, nine songs, and a sexy title track that is everything GOT7 and more!
Author: Michele
I talk to trees, live with two feline familiars, study tarot and astrology, watch Asian dramas, and listen to lots of K-pop. Random acts of kindness are my jam.
[News] This is NOT a Drill ~ GOT7 Comeback is HAPPENING
Even if I attempted with good intention and focus to catch up on the past year plus I have been away from blogging, I could not even begin to scratch the surface of everything I missed in K-poplandia! But I suppose if one thing was going to bring me out of fangirl semi-retirement, it was going to be my beloved and sorely missed GOT7. With Jay B and Jinyoung freshly discharged from their military duties, the men of G7 are wasting no time and are scheduled to make a comeback on January 20, 2025, with a new EP entitled, Winter Heptagon. To say I am excited is an understatement.
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Waiting For Donghun ~ Donghun is Discharged! (Day 638)
Well friends, at long last Donghun’s discharge day is upon us! Woo-hoo!! And then there were two left to serve because…plot twist!! Junhee was sprung back on June 12!! Yes, our dear leader had some vacation time reserved and was able to discharge early!! So, triple celebration for the month of June as Wow, Junhee and now Donghun are returned to Choice!
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Waiting For Donghun ~ A.C.E 6th Anniversary (Day 608)
It is genuinely hard to believe that the charming men of A.C.E have to celebrate their 6th anniversary as enlistees!! But, here we are. I am trying to think of another group where every member was concurrently serving and, as a result, had to celebrate their debut anniversary while serving. The only one I can think of is ONF who all went in roughly on the same day. In any event, A.C.E came to us on May 23, 2017, and this year marks their 6th year together. I will use Donghun’s 608th day of service to commemorate and celebrate their incredible debut – hot pants and all – the energetic and meaningful Cactus.
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Waiting For Donghun ~ Celebrating 600 Days! (Day 600)
Well, it’s official, and I am taking this auspicious 600th day of Donghun’s service to make an announcement: Donghun has become a father!!! Not in the conventional sense, of course, but a dad nonetheless. Back on February 21st, DH took to A.C.E’s official Daum Cafe and left a sweet message about his new parental status, introducing us to his sweet little poodle pup, Valen.
Welcome to the A.C.E family little one! I hope we see more of you in the coming days, especially in celebration of your appa’s discharge which is just 38 days away. Congratulations Donghun! And to little Valen, I hope you are ready to meet all of your Choice aunties from across the globe!
~💙~
Next Waiting For Donghun update: Day 608 ~ A.C.E 6th Anniversary!
[Don’t forget to follow Donghun on Instagram ~~> dhl2e]
Playlist Roulette ~ Myself [Monsta X]
Oh my, can it be? The Playlist Roulette is making a return? Really? It has been so long and there has been so much music released (along with new group debuts) during the long hiatus from this blog series that I had to spend a good deal of time adding more music to the Strictly Korean playlist (from where these songs shuffle their way out) to bring it current. Yet, as always, the shuffle gods have a mind of their own, and decided a great B-side from Monsta X’s second studio album, Take.1 Are You There? was the perfect choice to bring this series back. And, if you ask me, they chose well . . . really well.
[Notice] Site Maintenance ~ Temporary Hiatus
Greetings! Just a quick note here to let you know that I will be making some style changes to the blog and, as a result, the site will be temporarily offline. It is just a temporary hiatus as changes are needed.
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[Musings] Dreams Do Come True ~ OnlyOneOf in Chicago
Even though the winds this past week have diminished a bit in my K-pop sails, I did prepare this post about my OnlyOneOf concert experience and want to publish it before they end their Grand America Tour. If you are a K-pop stan, be extra kind to your ults, faves, not so faves as well as fellow fans and fandoms. We never know how much time we have in this realm and it will always be better spent being loving, tolerant and kind.
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I know. I have been mostly absent. Quite a bit absent, to be honest. Even with a relatively active K-pop concert schedule in 2022, I never felt the push to sit down and write about any of those experiences, even when they were off the chain fantastic – I’m looking at you CIX and Monsta X!! But the sheer miracle of OnlyOneOf putting together a US tour, AND coming to my city, has moved me in ways that I can only describe as miraculous. I have to talk about it, share some pics and video footage because it was THAT fantastic.
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Rest Peacefully Moonbin
January 26, 1998 ~ April 19, 2023
Rest in peace, power and love sweet prince. Your indisputable talent and bright, beaming smile will be deeply missed.
~💔~
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Waiting For Donghun ~ Celebrating Under 100 Days! (Day 540)
It’s official!!! Donghun has under 100 days remaining in his military service! Since it has been a minute since our last DH Fan-artastic offering, I decided it would be nice to showcase a little Donghun fan art for this countdown day. German artist, Quilianna created a wonderful rendition of DH sipping a glass of wine a la the Under Cover era, and it is simply intoxicating.
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The Fangirl Lane 