to our most handsome, artistic and supportive leader, skillful actor and my ult bias... CHA Hakyeon 👏🎂🎉 Hope you enjoy your day and celebrate with your loved ones! Keep up the good work, I as a 🌟light will always support u!
Artwork is by my awesome friend yongren, pls support her on🙏 insta (just tap the link below)
it's absolutely a flex that most content on Cha Hakyeon's youtube channel are silent cooking or DIY vids that barely show his face like
(all screencaps from his official channel at achahakyeon - YouTube )
You wouldn't even know he was a Kpop star?? He's famous for singing, dancing, and having the visuals of an actual model, and instead shows us how carefully he can clean his house or repot a tree or shred cabbage and put away leftovers??? absolute King. UTTERLY Based. Phenomenal. I love that so much
It seems to me (an outsider to the industry, so, pinch of salt here) that it's a lovely way to reclaim identity and retain humanity from the famously soulless entertainment machine. I think making faceless videos like that showcasing the things he thinks are most important are a lovely way to assert independence and individuality in a world that tries to take it away. He can persist and exist and charm even without the glitz and glamor and appeal of his on-stage persona, even just going about the mundane aspects of his daily life. Good for him, what a king!
And then he's got like 3 videos on his channel like "lest you forget I can do this too!! but on my own terms~"
(the SNAP!! the DUALITY!! the grace!!! the FIERCE?? He's the cutest AND the scariest?? He's got the most chill and mellow and natural-hued palette AND the most aggressively red and black flashy style??) again, what a king!! Hakyeon Fighting!!
It feels like yesterday since I just enlisted but it has already been 2 weeks. Time really passes so fast.
At the start, it felt very foreign to me but as I lived a dorm life for a long time (with many people) I was able to adjust very quickly. I am sleeping and eating well, and I met really nice squad mates and even though I am a greatly lacking squad leader,they follow me well and we interact like friends who have known each other for a long time.
Following a regular life style (with rules) also makes me feel like I'm getting healthier. When I'm done with a day's work, I read the messages of support that y'all sent and it allows me to end the day with a happy and thankful heart. I am unable to reply daily (frequently), but I am sending news of myself in this way. Using your busy and precious time to to send me letters, thank you.
2 years ago, I talked about this proverb: "If the pine tree is thick, the nut pine will be happy too and I'm not sure if you remember it. It means that when my friend or people who are on my side are doing well, I will feel good too.
We are unable to meet often and as long as all of you are doing well and happy, I will be able to do well too and have an even happier time! Whenever, whe(re)ever, I hope that all of you are healthy and happy! Promise! I will write again! Salute!