I got Jeonghan’s photobook today! While I was unboxing it and flipping through everything, I started thinking about what it actually means to me. If someone had told me a year ago that I’d spend a Friday night looking through a photobook of a Korean man who just happens to be one of 13 members in my favourite K-pop group… I wouldn’t have believed them.
Like a lot of people, I found Seventeen (and K-pop) during a rough time. This year’s honestly been the worst for me. But having a new hobby gave me something to focus on and a way to escape reality for a bit. I’ll probably never really identify as a Carat or feel part of a community, partly because I feel too old and also because I always feel like a fake fan, but I’ve loved reading Carats’ YouTube comments, the posts here, and following the members on social media. I’m not super active in this sub, but if I’m feeling brave I might post a reaction gif or two. Thanks for keeping me company 🩷🩵
So… have you gotten your photobooks yet? What did you think? I’m so impressed with the shipping, it left Korea on Tuesday and got to Sweden today. And the photobook itself? So many photos, and it’s really well made. I love how they mixed portraits of Jeonghan with other kinds of shots. I wonder if they’ll do this for the other members too?
by bznz