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No matter how hard people try to break you down, or whoever tries to stomp on you. You will always have the same value, no none can change you.
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Bi Rain
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It's not a gift, it's work. That's what you do when you have a dream.
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Maurene Goo (Somewhere Only We Know)
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Just —looking through the chocolate," I said as casually as I could.
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Lucy Gold (Bias)
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When I no longer have the strength to hold up an umbrella for you, I'll stand with you in the rain.
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Tablo (BLONOTE Book English Edition + Limited English Mini CD by TABLO From Epik High Kpop Hiphop 블로노트 타블로 영문판)
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To my fans: I love you so much that it feels like the universe will explode, for as long as it takes for the oceans to dry up, so much that I don't care if my soul burns to ashes.
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Aster Argent
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Not being perfect is all it takes ‘cause we’re perfect
Nothing can make the standard, show us some respect
Not being perfect is all it takes ‘cause we’re perfect
Love me the way I am
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Stray Kids
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I think I realized a lot of things. When it comes to loving yourself, I think it’s about asking yourself a lot of questions and learning more about who you are. I think that’s the foundation and beginning of learning to love yourself” - Jimin told fans what he learned about loving yourself.
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Serene Pae (K-Drama : Best Quotes on Life, Love & Happiness: Including Inspirational Quotes from K-pop group BTS and Blackpink)
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There is nothing wrong with falling in love!
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Han Jisung
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Just because your parents love you and want the best for you doesn't mean their plan for you is right.
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Stephan Lee (K-pop Confidential (K-pop Confidential, #1))
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No one is born ugly. We’re just born in a judgmental society.
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Kim Namjoon
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What are you doing?"
I twisted around to see Tai looking at me as he sipped coffee, standing behind me.
"Just —looking through the chocolate," I said as casual as I could.
"You never looked through them all before," Tai said suspiciously.
I swallowed, struggling to find something to say. It must've shown on my face, because one of Tai's eyebrows lifted slightly.
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Lucy Gold (Bias)
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When we signed up to be idols, we signed away our right to be anything other than the perfect fantasy, an unattainable ideal. And that was a sacrifice I thought I would be happy to make, as long as I could live my dream of performing on a stage in front of fans. But love has a way of upending everything I thought I knew.
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Erin Kay (Kosmic Heart (KOSMIC, #1))
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You know whenever there’s a chance
I’ll tell you that you’re amazing as you are
‘Cause when you give me a glance
I’m sure that I see the universe in your eyes
Don’t you ever tell yourself that you’re not enough
I’m certain that you’re truly fine
You are a miracle, miracle
You are youtiful
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Stray Kids
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If that dinner was “not bad,” then I’m a K-pop idol.
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Ali Hazelwood (Love on the Brain)
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You can’t be a K-pop star and fall in love. Having a boyfriend isn’t just difficult; it’s dangerous.
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Jessica Jung (Shine (Shine, #1))
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Can the word "love" be thrown around so casually like that?
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Sohn Won-Pyung (Almond)
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God is lovingly guiding our lives, and we can be confident of His authority over any situation we may face. He never allows anything to happen without a reason.
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Teresa Santoski (Prayers for Oppa: From K-pop to J-pop, A Devotional for Performers & their Fans)
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There's nothing exciting about my life," Leyla said. "I mean, you've already seen where I live."
I couldn't hide my self-satisfied smile as I looked out at the sun setting between the buildings, fiery orange. "Thanks to my detective skills."
"Some people would call that stalking."
I thought for a second. "Well, YOU'VE basically assaulted me. Twice."
"Let's call it even.
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Lucy Gold (Behind the Idol - A K-pop Romance)
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You only get to live one life, I know I’m ready
Take that chance no matter what they tell me
I cannot explain this feeling
Yeah, this path was meant to be my dream
Look back, the ashes prove my
Passion always burns eternally
No regrets, I love this feeling
Down this road, call it the Social Path
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Stray Kids, LiSA
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Prayer, in essence, is conversation with God. You can talk to Him about anything and everything - He loves to hear from His children. Praise Him for His incredible love, tell Him why you love your favorite song, ask Him for help with problems at home, work or school and thank Him for His responses.
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Teresa Santoski (Prayers for Oppa: From K-pop to J-pop, A Devotional for Performers & their Fans)
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rush of warmth fills my body as I remember why I love K-pop so much. How special it is to be able to share my language and my culture with people all over the world and have them truly see it. Understand it. Love it. I feel my smile stretch on my face and my heart feels light and free for the first time since this tour started.
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Jessica Jung (Shine (Shine, #1))
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Most of the vendors’ faces are tanned and worn – so far from the dewy, white ideal that’s S.A.Y.’s standard. After so much time locked up in a K-pop trainee building, normal faces have become unusual to me. Unusual but beautiful. Interesting. Friendly. ‘You have such a lovely daughter,’ many of them say to Umma, and we bow our thanks.
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Stephan Lee (K-Pop Confidential)
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Like, where's he really from?"
Eden crumples the napkin in her fist, her skin prickling. "Excuse me?"
"Oh, you know what I mean. Is he Korean or Japanese?"
A flicker of annoyance makes Eden work her jaw. "What's it matter?"
"He just looks so much like that guy from that K-pop group." She snaps her fingers, straining her two brain cells for a name. "Taehung? Or Mingyu? I guess it would be alright if he's Chinese, too, but..."
"You need to piss off," Eden snaps, slowly rising from her seat. "Right now."
"What's your problem?"
"Look, I'm going to give you the benefit of a doubt here and say that you're clearly too sauced to be thinking straight, but what you're saying is... Yeah, just ew."
"I just want to know more about him."
"Then how about asking for his name first?"
"You're making this weird."
"You handled that all on your own when you asked where he was really from.
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Katrina Kwan (Knives, Seasoning, & A Dash of Love)
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Alice's Cutie Code TM Version 2.1 - Colour Expansion Pack
(aka Because this stuff won’t stop being confusing and my friends are mean edition)
From Red to Green, with all the colours in between (wait, okay, that rhymes, but green to red makes more sense. Dang.)
From Green to Red, with all the colours in between
Friend Sampling Group: Fennie, Casey, Logan, Aisha and Jocelyn
Green
Friends’ Reaction: Induces a minimum amount of warm and fuzzies. If you don’t say “aw”, you’re “dead inside”
My Reaction: Sort of agree with friends minus the “dead inside” but because that’s a really awful thing to say. Puppies are a good example. So is Walter Bishop.
Green-Yellow
Friends’ Reaction: A noticeable step up from Green warm and fuzzies. Transitioning from cute to slightly attractive. Acceptable crush material. “Kissing.”
My Reaction: A good dance song. Inspirational nature photos. Stuff that makes me laugh. Pairing: Madison and Allen from splash
Yellow
Friends’ Reaction: Something that makes you super happy but you don’t know why. “Really pretty, but not too pretty.” Acceptable dating material. People you’d want to “bang on sight.”
My Reaction: Love songs for sure! Cookies for some reason or a really good meal. Makes me feel like it’s possible to hold sunshine, I think. Character: Maxon from the selection series. Music: Carly Rae Jepsen
Yellow-Orange
Friends’ Reaction: (When asked for non-sexual examples, no one had an answer. From an objective perspective, *pushes up glasses* this is the breaking point. Answers definitely skew toward romantic or sexual after this.)
My Reaction: Something that really gets me in my feels. Also art – oil paintings of landscapes in particular. (What is with me and scenery? Maybe I should take an art class) Character: Dean Winchester. Model: Liu Wren.
Orange
Friends’ Reaction: “So pretty it makes you jealous. Or gay.”
“Definitely agree about the gay part. No homo, though. There’s just some really hot dudes out there.”(Feenie’s side-eye was so intense while the others were answering this part LOLOLOLOLOL.) A really good first date with someone you’d want to see again.
My Reaction: People I would consider very beautiful. A near-perfect season finale. I’ve also cried at this level, which was interesting.
o Possible tie-in to romantic feels? Not sure yet.
Orange-Red
Friends’ Reaction: “When lust and love collide.” “That Japanese saying ‘koi no yokan.’ It’s kind of like love at first sight but not really. You meet someone and you know you two have a future, like someday you’ll fall in love. Just not right now.” (<-- I like this answer best, yes.) “If I really, really like a girl and I’m interested in her as a person, guess. I’d be cool if she liked the same games as me so we could play together.”
My Reaction: Something that gives me chills or has that time-stopping factor. Lots of staring. An extremely well-decorated room. Singers who have really good voices and can hit and hold superb high notes, like Whitney Houston. Model: Jasmine Tooke. Paring: Abbie and Ichabod from Sleepy Hollow
o Romantic thoughts? Someday my prince (or princess, because who am I kidding?) will come?
Red (aka the most controversial code)
Friends’ Reaction: “Panty-dropping levels” (<-- wtf Casey???).
“Naked girls.” ”Ryan. And ripped dudes who like to cook topless.”
“K-pop and anime girls.” (<-- Dear. God. The whole table went silent after he said that. Jocelyn was SO UNCOMFORTABLE but tried to hide it OMG it was bad. Fennie literally tried to slap some sense into him.)
My Reaction: Uncontrollable staring. Urge to touch is strong, which I must fight because not everyone is cool with that. There may even be slack-jawed drooling involved. I think that’s what would happen. I’ve never seen or experienced anything that I would give Red to.
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Claire Kann (Let's Talk About Love)
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I will never make you lonely
You'll always be beside me
I'll cherish this happiness you gave me
I will never make you lonely
I will walk with you at your pace
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Stray Kids
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By contrast, not a single respondent at the fixed end of the worldview distribution identified either rap or hip-hop as his or her favorite, to say nothing of K-pop or EDM. Instead, the fixed especially love country, oldies, and old country. Country music turned out to be a very polarizing genre. A significant number of the fluid said that they like all music except country.
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Marc Hetherington (Prius Or Pickup?: How the Answers to Four Simple Questions Explain America's Great Divide)
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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."
Albert Einstein
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Talitha Beck (You Are My Destiny)
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