I remember clearly the day I was first introduced to my first, and most favorite K-Pop group, BTS. It was around the end of December of 2017, that my best friend asked me if I wanted to join her and her friends to a dance cover for our high school talent show. My initial thought was, 'It seems fun and I think I really want to try something different'. Thankfully, I accepted, and she showed me the song we would do the dance cover by first watching a music video from them, which was DNA. From then on, I continued to watch more and more videos as I became very curious about these seven boys, whom I never thought would become very important people in my life. Since the day my close friend introduced me to them, my life became more open-minded and colorful. If I am being honest, I never really listened to songs that were in another language other than English and Spanish. I really regret not listening to many amazing songs and feel guilty for not being open-minded. Around the time my best friend introduced me to them, I was in a place where I had low self-esteem, lost, and just not happy in general. But, when I hear their voices, watch their dances, watch all their content, and get to know more about their personalities, likes, dislikes, and so on, I understand why my best friend cared for them dearly. What really got me is the message that they try to give out to those they care about, ARMY. Through that time, I guess I found the comfort and strength that I really needed to keep pushing on. Not only did their lyrics, dance, and content push me through but I also saw how, even though they had many trials and hardships, they kept pushing to spread their music to people all around the world. To me, I admire their braveness, strength (physically and mentally), silliness, and just for being themselves even if they were in a place where there was doubt in their careers. They truly taught me to love myself, help others, how to live life, how to be happy or spread happiness, how to find comfort or provide comfort for others, and be open-minded and optimistic. Not only did I learn how to love that positive side of me but also that negative side, knowing that it is normal to have rough times, yet, don't let that bring you down. I learned to accept every part of myself and continue to learn more about myself. Personally, I learned to love music of different genres and different languages, as well as meet amazing people. Especially on the day that I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression in October 2022. Dealing with anxiety for the first time was a really difficult part of my life that I had ever dealt with. Even though I had lost all confidence and self-love for that brief moment, their music once again reached out to me and pulled me out of that difficult time. Ever since that moment, they had become even more important. Honestly, I don't know what would have become of me if I never knew them, and I never want to even think about that. Now I smile more and become happy again, but also learn how to deal with difficult situations. To them, I owe them a lot and wish them a lot of happiness. To this day, I am forever grateful to my best friend for having introduced me to my seven important boys.