going back 365 days ago

its been one year, if im not mistaken, when i started getting addicted to SNSD.

if i remember correctly, by early august last year, i started browsing youtube videos of female celebrities i like, ranging from Audrey Hepburn to Megan Fox (opposite poles when it comes to acting), due to the intense boredom caused by the bar review.

one of the videos i checked out (or revisited, since this was the music video i watch to improve my mood since 2009) was Girls' Generation's Gee around August 10, 2010. it was only then that i learned and saw their music video "Oh". after that, my interest in the korean girl group just grew more and more and the next thing i know, i wasnt reviewing for the bar exams anymore.

well, i was still reviewing for the bar because it was already crunch time but i was spending my nights (from around 6pm onwards) watching various SNSD youtube clips until around 2am or even later. i dont know how i managed to finish my bar review but somehow i did. i remember always starting my day with a cup of coffee and three music videos before i start commencing reading any review material scheduled for the day. i also remember blaming august for ruining my review schedule because of my unexpected addiction to the girl group. i mean, i only had half a month to go before the first bar sunday and all of a sudden, i cant discipline myself to study. having something like watching youtube videos for hours wasnt covered by any review plan i had come up with. so i revised my review plan with only two weeks left so i can cover the crucial materials for the bar exams while still getting my fix. fortunately, im a person known for my speed. but still, i really cant remember how i managed to finish my bar review. what i remember are the times i sat in front of the laptop watching girls' generation youtube videos for hours and re-posting my favorite ones in another blog so i can easily watch it again.

a year has a passed and i dont think my infatuation junkie self will go away anytime soon. i still dont consider myself a fan because compared to most fans of the SNSD, my thing for SNSD is really nothing. their fans are really something. and its because of these fans that propelled the kpop girl group to where they are now.

coincidentally, it was august last year when they started doing their japan promotions and released their japanese version of their music video TMYW (Genie). just when i was starting to like them, they were already moving to japan to increase their influence after dominating south korea's music scene. this is the video my friend saw me watching in my hotel room during one of the saturdays before the bar exams. i was watching downloaded music videos to relax me a bit. he thought they were japanese because the song is in japanese.