Hailing Hallyu
Love with expiry date
By: Ong Ee Hung
KAJANG: Moving on to the next stage in life, a Sarawakian Korean pop music (K-pop) fan of six years, eventually left her idol worshiping journey behind.
Being a university student, 22-year-old Goh Yen Sze simply wants to focus on her studies.
Goh sharing about how she had lost interest towards K-pop that once accompanied her through her teen days/Ong Ee Hung
“I have too many assignments to deal with. I have no time for my idols” said Goh.
Also, now that she has a partner in life, she no longer needs to depend on K-pop for a sense of belonging.
“I can talk to my boyfriend about my problems. They are no longer my asylum,” explained Goh.
Goh’s boyfriend, Bun Seong Ping, 21, added that “her most favourite K-pop group, Super Junior, is not as active in the industry anymore”, causing her to withdraw herself from the entire K-pop craze.
Bun explaining why Goh had toned down in supporting her idols./Ong Ee Hung
Besides that, having too many K-pop groups debuting with similar concepts made Goh feel that this industry had reached a static point whereby improvements could hardly be seen from the new artists.
“I don’t feel like keeping up with them anymore, they are all the same,” expressed Goh.
Her prior work experience in 2015 made her realise that money is hard-earned and worshipping idols could be really costly.
“Even though worshiping idols was a beautiful memory, it cost way too much,” said Goh.
Goh’s decline in passion all started when she was preoccupied with her part-time job after she graduated from high school.
“I felt very tired because all my time was spent on working, sleeping and eating. I hardly had any extra time and mood to keep track with my idols’ news,” said Goh.
From seven years of worshipping K-pop idols, Goh learned that it is just a temporary moment, one that costs too much.
“Idols can’t accompany you for a lifetime. Those who are by your side are the most important ones,” Goh preached.
K-pop, is just a phase.
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