I was not yet a KissMe when Xander and Kibum had to take their leave. I was excited to hear Kibum’s Korean debut in 2013 and saw the promotion from the other members. Not much has happened since then with Kibum that I am aware of. Xander has been involved in several dramas, a movie, and a solo cd, in addition to being a college student at Korea University. He has accepted a role as one of the lead characters on the Philippine K-Drama series, “My Korean Jagiya” that is set to premiere on August 21st. After leaving U-Kiss in 2013, Dongho became married in 2015 and has a son. Eli registered to be married to his wife four years ago and was able to do an official wedding this year. His wife gave birth to their son in June 2016. AJ has since come under new management with his solo debut as Si-Yoon and released an album this past month.
My dream recently came true last month at KCON NY 2017 as I was able to meet Kevin face-to-face. It was definitely bittersweet because I was hoping to meet him while he was still a member of U-Kiss. However, I am very excited to hear what music he will give his fans with his solo debut. Kevin is a true, genuine, incredible man. He is so loving towards his fans. He will be visiting his hometown this month for KCON LA and making many fans “Woo” over his charms and personality.
Looking back, I have been following U-Kiss for the past five years. I am very proud of all the hard work and dedication each member has contributed to the group since they debuted 9 years ago. A lot of shocks and heartaches have definitely been felt over the years. The KissMe fandom is the only KPop fandom I belong to. U-Kiss has been such a pivotal inspiration in my life and I can’t imagine what my life would have been like without them. It’s nice to see KissMes supportive of our guys with their personal lives. Other members will marry in the future and have children. We don’t want to think about it, but some of the members will soon be having to complete their military enlistments. No matter how many years pass by, my love for U-Kiss and my status as a KissMe will never change! They have invested so much into my life and one particular member knows who I am. I have been truly blessed by their music and will always support them no matter where life will lead them. U-Kiss 화이팅!
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know one or two songs, but I found out about some ‘new’ groups and loved their performances. I was on the floor so I got some good video footage as did my friend. We left for the hotel and chilled out a bit before we all went to bed.D04Sunday, June 25, 2017 – Ok, so we got up late again. We made it to KCON then had to go back to the hotel to change clothes. I forget why. Then while in line for the Red Carpet I went to play the game that Kevin was hosting for the Olympics and PyeongCheong and then got back to the line for the Red Carpet event, which didn’t even matter because once security checked our stuff, people just ran to the front. I lost my Twitter Friends for a while but we met back up after the event. I was going to the concert again but because I can’t stand that long the line did a number on my feet and so I had to get a wheel chair and we had to give up our floor seats for balcony seats, which weren’t bad, but we both needed the rest. The concert was wonderful and I didn’t expect to scream at CNBLUE but I did….all through their performance. I screamed so much that I lost my voice the next day. Overall the KCON was great. I met great people and had fun and attended the concerts when I didn’t intend to in the first place. So if you have a chance check out KCON next year.
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