I got into kpop years ago and without someone else’s influence which is not as common as the usual origin story of a kpop stan. The butterfly effect from liking to watch shows like The Little Couple on TLC led to me to being interested in kpop many years down the line.

More about the show that got me into kpop- https://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/program/view.php?pg_seq=1348

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