This is an essay about limited resources. About spending your money how you want. And, ultimately, about kpop. But before I can talk about kpop, I have to talk about other things—so here we go. My mom died seven months ago. Sometimes I still don’t believe it. At least once a day, I’m struck by the realization. Sometimes it’s something that reminds me of her, but more often than not, it’s seemingly random. The first day after she died was the worst. But by the funeral, I felt like I could...

Usually once a comeback, I write a reflection on how it went. Most of the time, at least one section is about fancalls. If you’re hosting events, you have to deal with them in some way. But this comeback, I haven’t hosted. I just observed. And so this reflection is coming early—a mere two weeks into the comeback. And the easiest thing to observe right now is fancalls. I know this post may upset some people. That’s not my goal. But I do think it’s necessary to bring the topic to the proverbial...

A review of all that happened during Golden Hour 2