The pure joy of being a grown-up BTS superfan | Cognoscenti

It started with a dance video, and 2 1/2 years later this passion still consumes me, writes Tracey Palmer. I’m a 59-year-old professional with two grown daughters and a husband of 33 years, and I am 100% obsessed with everything about this K-pop boy band.

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@lajibolala_rmy13613 OH she is all of us .. this echos my 'finding them' story so much! Love!  💜
@pixelcats It was a beautiful one. Also the metal rock she was... it echoes to so many who crossed to kpop but only for Bangtan. I'm not one of them but it does attest to their music being just awesome.

@lajibolala_rmy13613 @pixelcats

So beautiful!
The part about being (there) for BTS, for each other, and for yourself. 💜
And the very last line... 🎯
Ya and the first record I ever bought was an Ohio Players album, in 7th grade!

Thanks for the link!

@bunnytown @lajibolala_rmy13613 The fast progression from 'Oh that track is cool' to bleary-eyed 'I just binge watched 18hrs of concerts straight' is SO much how it went down for me.   

And I agree, when you start to understand ARMY too. Awwww .. all the fuzzy borahae feels!

@pixelcats @lajibolala_rmy13613

👆🏼 It's astonishing and true! 🤣

 shine  dream  smile 

@pixelcats @bunnytown Honestly I don't remember well my rabbit hole, I have a YT track, but I don't remember much of my emotions, and how I slowly fell; some bits, yeah, but I don't think I fell like others, so I'm a bit sad about cause in a way, don't wanna conform to society, but in this purple community, I wanna conform, just like when you wanna be part of something, the belonging. AH my mind is playing 😅
@lajibolala_rmy13613 @pixelcats
Awwwww it's so good 💜
We can blame BTS for how and when they found us! 😂

@lajibolala_rmy13613 Probably because you have so much Kpop and Jpop knowledge it was a bit different .. but that's ok. You are SO Army now .. in fact one of the most purple (beautiful soul) ARMYs I know. 💜  🫂

@bunnytown

@pixelcats @bunnytown STob it   
but I got played by narratives at first; but I understand what ytou're saying, like I wasn't in total unknown territory, that's what you're saying ?

@lajibolala_rmy13613 Exactly .. probably a bit less 'woah .. what is this!?!' than some people, and a bit more able to understand because you knew the genre more?

@bunnytown

@pixelcats @bunnytown Right okay I understand, I'll try and be kinder to myself then 
@lajibolala_rmy13613 okay yup! Tears! Grown up fandom in general has enriched my life. I went to Twice last night and “danced the night away” but like AgustD still sits in such a different place! So many good feelings!
@cinderdazzle612 Enjoying life, that's the purpose