I’ve been a K-pop stan since 2009, and lately, I’ve been realizing just how much I miss that old K-pop sound. Songs like SHINee – Why So Serious? and BTOB – Wow, don’t just feel like music to me anymore they feel like time capsules. The melodies, the production, even the way the songs were staged and performed… there was a certain magic to that era that’s hard to put into words. Of course, it’s not that I dislike today’s K-pop. If anything, the fact that I’m still here, still listening, still supporting after all these years, proves that I genuinely enjoy how the music has evolved. But the older I get, the more I realize that part of what I miss is tied to nostalgia. Those songs represent the beginning for me the late nights waiting for MV drops, refreshing pages to see line distribution and stage outfits, memorizing fanchants, and feeling like every comeback was this huge, unforgettable event. When I listen to those older tracks now, it’s bittersweet. They bring me joy, but they also remind me of a time in my life that I’ll never get back. Back then, I was discovering something new and exciting for the very first time, and that version of me feels so far away now. It’s funny how music can hold onto pieces of who we used to be and whenever I go back to those songs, I get to revisit that person, even if just for a few minutes. K-pop has changed, and so have I. But no matter how much time passes, those older songs will always hold a special place in my heart. They remind me not only of where K-pop started for me, but also of where I started as a fan, and in a way, as a person too.
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