N/B: I've noticed I haven't updated this blog at all, truthfully I barely wrote anything to the original cellphone story either because of Dota and Exams so yeah (ironically writing this during Trials). Also the grammar mistakes from the original make me cry. Anyway, enjoy.
"Debut song of new boy band H.M.Y reaches the top of M-Net countdown" I read the headline of Allkpop out loud. Well I certainly hadn't been caught up with new bands, but the members of this one looked pretty cute. I clicked on the link.
I delve into the lore of this mysterious new group. H.M.Y stood for Harmony. It's also made from the members' stage names. Leader and songwriter Hack, rapper and dancer Ming and main vocal Yuu. They debuted just earlier this month with their single "Thirst" which was a powerful, vocal-heavy ballad. Unlike other boy bands out there the members of H.M.Y looked to be very well-rounded. The rapper could hit all the high notes, and the main vocal can actually dance very well. I felt myself drawn further and further in my newfound fandom. I just had to Google them and investigate further, how can a new boy band with such a cheesy name go anywhere near the top of the charts?
I immediately began to look for every single piece of information on the group. Unfortunately their newness also meant that not much can actually be found about them online. Wikipedia told me, to my delight, that the members are shown to be quite humorous and easy-going on reality shows as well. What's wrong with me? What happened to Kyuhyun? But all the members are so good-looking! Hack looks like a silent and strong leader, Ming looks aegyo and happy while the maknae Yuu is just a total mystery. His expression seem to change in every single picture and it was extremely difficult to pinpoint the type of person he could be. The thing that intrigued me the most is the fact that Yuu is actually from Australia! I have never heard of an K-pop idol that had anything to do with my country. I literally became more hooked onto H.M.Y than I already did.
After I wasted an entire night conducting research on H.M.Y like some kind of character study assignment I didn't even keep track of the time. I was still in the middle of one of their live performances when I noticed that it was already 4am. Well, me and my obsession with hot guys...
Perhaps the band earned themselves another hardcore fangirl after all.
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Clutching H.M.Y's first album "In H.M.Y" tightly in my hands I once again thanked the lazy shopkeeper whose nonchalance I have grown used to as a frequent customer. Upon arriving home, I took the time to view the photobook while I had the CD play on my stereo. Had I mention just how amazing the song 'Thirst' was? There was a soft harmonious voice, a deep and manly voice and one clear, powerful and crisp voice that stood out from the rest. I instant formed a liking to that voice, it must be Yuu, ace of the group. I've read about his amazing voice and how he won numerous competitions within his company. The articles didn't lie.
I think I'm growing more and more interested in this band with every passing day, it felt like I could actually be cheating on my Kyu!
When I logged into my IM account I decided to ask Mr. Enemy to help me in getting a H.M.Y Poster. They were sold out so quickly it was incredibly difficult to get my hands on one. Their prices jacked up to almost fifty dollars on eBay and there's no way I'm paying that much for a sheet of paper. Apparently they're very limited in stock because each member personally signed every poster as a celebration of the success of their first album.
He changed his display picture into none other but a picture of Yuu himself in the latest photoshoot for InStyle. The band started off with a band and being red-hot within Korea it's no surprise someone from that industry would have a picture of Yuu. Unfortunately a fat ugly nerd like him doesn't deserve to have a picture of someone so amazing and perfect.
"Heeeyyyy..." I typed carefully and tried to sound as nice as possible. I'm in a gamble here, considering how we're enemies and all...
"Get to the point. What do you want, you're not sounding like you're PMSing for once." To my surprise, his reply was extremely rude. That's it, obviously being sweet to him backfired on me. Poster or not this was the final straw.
"Well at least I'm not a rude, fat nerd with a hot guy as my display picture!" I made so many typos in that retaliation. Looking back I don't actually understand how the point I raised made any sense contextually. Since, it really had nothing to do with his original insult. Well, to be fair that display picture had really gotten on my nerves.
"...you think he's hot?" His reply came slowly. What sort of question was that? And what kind of dumb person would deny a Hallyu idol from his good looks?
"Well, duh." I typed "Otherwise why would I bother to consider negotiating with some rude arrogant jerk? The posters of my new favourite band had been sold out, that's why." There was no reply after that, after a while I got bored of waiting for one. I bet he was recovering from the burn of my awesome insulting skills.
