Super Junior and ELF: Imperfect but REFINED.
Super Junior, one of the biggest and most successful kpop groups to ever emerge. With their global phenomenon hit song: Sorry Sorry released in 2009, indeed Super Junior has earned its name as the “King of the Hallyu Wave.” Super Junior is one of the pioneers of the globalization of kpop. But like any other group, getting there wasn’t easy. Super Junior is an imperfect group. Truth is, no group ever is. Not TVXQ, Bigbang,Highlight/BEAST, EXO, BTS, Wanna One, Girls Generation, 2NE1, Twice. NOT ONE OF THEM IS PERFECT. Thinking otherwise would be subjective in many ways. Super Junior had their issues and scandals, these include the major car accident where several members had their lives hanging by a thread, various cases of Kangin’s behaviour, Kibum’s whereabouts, Hangeng’s departure, the discrimination against Henry and Zhoumi, Sungmin’s boycotting issue, I could sit here all day and talk about what Super Junior has been through. Despite all these, Super Junior may still be imperfect but through these hardships,
SUPER JUNIOR IS A TEAM OF REFINEMENT.
Super Junior has become a refined team as they are today because they had the biggest fanclub in the world, and that was ELF. The EverLastingFriends. Some may seem to call it, Fandom, Fanclub but to ELF, its Family. ELF has been with Super Junior since Day One and together, Super Junior and ELF shared the tears and the laughter. ELF, through Super Junior has seen it all.
The cruelty of the Entertainment Industry and the prejudice of the world.
Some ELFs left but most remained. The question was, why? Friends, ELF stayed because Super Junior was family that was worth the tears and the cries every night before we sleep. ELF is a fucking hell everyone wants to avoid. ELF is an ocean but the sensation is like that of fire and it doesn’t get any better. Every year, they’d leave with very little hair and a wide smile. It’s painful to see them go, to not see them for quite some time.
ELF is a painful place to be. We cried many times, their tears were also ELFs’, their cries would also become ours. The pain of what SUJU and ELF has been through is no joke. Some committed suicide, some cut their wrists. Entering this fandom, I warn you is not all unicorns and rainbows. The rain and winter came upon us everyday but no matter.
No matter how painful it gets, No matter how hard the road will be, THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE THE SAPPHIRE OCEAN.
SUPER JUNIOR AND ELF cant be what they are now without the refinement. SUPER JUNIOR AND ELF cant be without the trials.
SUPER JUNIOR AND ELF is an ocean tested by fire. Super Junior and ELF withstood the fire and remain standing. We are an imperfect fandom with an imperfect group but WE ARE REFINED.
Throw bricks and stones, but WE WILL STILL BE THE LAST MAN STANDING.
2017 IS SUPER JUNIOR’S YEAR SO GET THE FUCK OUT OF THE WAY AND GIVE US THE RESPECT WE DESERVE. CAPISCE?
