riemaynine | My Beloved Four (Reply)

Hello again! I'm back after several months since my last post here. And I am back to post an entry here about my update of being a fangirl. Yay!

As you all know that I am a multifandom fangirl loving three JE groups namely Arashi, Kanjani8 and NEWS, but I have something to tell you honestly about my status as a fangirl now.

For those who are following me on Instagram (@riemaynine), you may notice that I am usually posting more about this group than any other groups. I am also usually sharing and liking posts on this JE group's fandom group wall on FB.

I have created a handmade Valentines card which was actually an initiative or contest in our office. Said card was actually my fanletter to this group as its design is inspired by their band color plus the words inside are especially for them!

I have also confessed how I appreciate this group lately more than before. I became updated to them, actually more updated than my other groups I am stanning. Before, I am only a casual fan, but now this group is my ichiban group now.

I have bought my first ever idol goods lately, and these are all NEWS goods (pre-loved)! Yes... I'm in love with the four gorgeous guys now! Yay! Now I am waiting for Quartetto goods I've pre-ordered (UPDATE: Unfortunately I wasn't able to get it. If you're curious about why, here's the serious reason, for your awareness.) Haist, can't wait! ^-^

For those who would like to know the confession I wrote (in Tagalog), you may read it here under the cut. NEWS fangirls who have read this, yes, confession is actually mine! :)

EDITED (01/15/2021): I am not going to translate these fully in English, but instead, I am just going to provide the gist of what I’ve confessed.

I started knowing that NEWS exists through Taiyou no Namida performance in Music Station way back 2008. That music program was once aired in Animax Asia with English subtitles, and being a fan of Jpop music in general, I took down notes of the songs performed during that particular episode, and one of them is Taiyou no Namida by NEWS, but I was totally clueless about the members. When dubbed One Liter of Tears was aired in GMA7, a PH television network, I searched about the actors in said drama and realized that Nishikido Ryo was a NEWS member. Then I searched about Yamashita Tomohisa after watching him in Proposal Daisakusen (English title is Operation Love) through the drama CD I bought from the market selling those "forbidden-slash-pirated" DVDs, and realized that he was also a NEWS member. Then in 2012, I randomly searched about look alike celebrities, and found an image of a male idol wearing eyeglasses, who happened to look like PH actress Angel Locsin. That idol, who happened to be Kato Shigeaki, was a way for me to learn more about NEWS (the PV of Shige's solo, Shalala Tambourine was the next thing I watched lol), and eventually, Shige became my bias from NEWS until now. I only casually following NEWS after learning about them, but I got hooked at them after listening to their first studio album as quartet, the self-titled album NEWS.

I actually wrote that confession in 2016, when I said that I lately appreciate the NEWS as quartet, and thought that NEWS is perfect as four-member group. I also said that if I had a chance to introduce a certain Jpop group to my non-Jpop fan acquaintances, I would introduce NEWS to them since the members are ikemen, talented, voices blend beautifully when they sing and smart. If I had the chance to join the Johnny’s Fan Club but choosing only one group, that would be NEWS (and it already came true since I joined the FC for NEWS last year!)

I also hoped before that NEWS would not lose member again and believed that they will not... but I WAS WRONG.

Anyway... Fandom goods I bought! Thank you very much my dear sellers! ArigaCHUMU! :*