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The First K-pop Song That Made Me Cry

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  The Song That Surprised Me I was sitting at my computer one afternoon in the early spring of 2021, listening to BTS while scrolling through lyric translations on Doolset’s blog. Outside, the world was still quiet — not quite in lockdown anymore, but not back to normal either. My job had been shut down for months due to COVID-19, and even though I knew I’d be returning soon, I wasn’t looking forward to it. The burnout had settled deep. Then the song changed. “00:00 (Zero O’Clock)” started playing. I was half-reading, half-listening — not expecting anything more than the usual comfort their music gave me. But as I read through the lyrics, something cracked open. I burst into tears. It was the first time a BTS song made me cry — and the first time I realized how much their music had become a source of emotional comfort. It wasn’t even a dramatic moment. Just this soft, quiet unraveling. A line about waiting for the clock to reset, about the promise that tomorrow might feel dif...
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The First K-pop Song That Made Me Cry

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  The Song That Surprised Me I was sitting at my computer one afternoon in the early spring of 2021, listening to BTS while scrolling through lyric translations on Doolset’s blog. Outside, the world was still quiet — not quite in lockdown anymore, but not back to normal either. My job had been shut down for months due to COVID-19, and even though I knew I’d be returning soon, I wasn’t looking forward to it. The burnout had settled deep. Then the song changed. “00:00 (Zero O’Clock)” started playing. I was half-reading, half-listening — not expecting anything more than the usual comfort their music gave me. But as I read through the lyrics, something cracked open. I burst into tears. It was the first time a BTS song made me cry — and the first time I realized how much their music had become a source of emotional comfort. It wasn’t even a dramatic moment. Just this soft, quiet unraveling. A line about waiting for the clock to reset, about the promise that tomorrow might feel dif...
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“Too Old” for Fandom? What I’ve Learned Being a Fan in My 40s

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  “Too Old” for Fandom? What I’ve Learned Being a Fan in My 40s Rediscovering joy, identity, and a life-long love of fan culture I was six years old when I fell for Davy Jones on reruns of The Monkees . He was funny and kind of goofy, and I remember thinking, Yes. That one. From there, it never really stopped. Take That in the early ’90s meant recording music videos off MTV onto worn-out VHS tapes. Buying Smash Hits and Bravo magazines from international newsstands. Hunting down merch in the one store in Copenhagen that actually sold it. Then came Backstreet Boys and *Nsync. Buffy. Geocities websites and fanfic. Lord of the Rings. Pirates of the Caribbean. Supernatural. The MCU. Fandom wasn't a phase—it was the thread that wove through all of it. Through all of me. For a while, I thought I’d outgrown the boybands. I spent 15 years listening mostly to rap, hip hop, and rock. Fandom still hummed in the background, but it wasn’t front and center anymore. Then the world shut do...
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✨ Welcome to Catching Fancies

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  If you’ve found your way here, welcome. This is Catching Fancies , a little blog I created to explore the quiet (and sometimes loud) joy of being a fangirl in her 40s. I’ve loved music and storytelling for as long as I can remember, and somewhere along the way, I found K-pop—and it stuck. Not just because of the music, but because of the feeling. The energy, the escape, the spark. And maybe, the comfort of knowing you’re not alone in needing something to hold onto. This blog isn’t about chasing trends or breaking news. It’s about reflection . I’ll be writing essays, fan life thoughts, music memories, and anything else that catches my fancy (pun fully intended). If you're here as a fellow grown fan—someone who still loves hard, even when the world expects you to quiet down—I hope you feel at home. Thank you for being part of this. Let’s see where this goes. 💬 Let’s Connect: If you’re a fan in your 30s, 40s, or beyond—leave a comment and tell me: What brought you to K-pop or fan...
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