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Ask any of my friends what my interests are and you’re bound to hear “K-Pop” in the top three. It’s true; I’ve been a K-Pop fan for about a third of my life. I even have a blog about it called Married To The Music, both to have an outlet to ramble about my interest and to connect with other fans. I dreamed about taking a vacation to South Korea, thinking of swimming at beaches in Busan, seeing cherry blossoms in Jeju and going to concerts of all my favorite idols in Seoul. And then, on Dec. 3, 2024, at around 9 a.m., this clip came across my social media feed.