I was first introduced to media when I was in first grade. My brother, sister and I crowded around the monitor watching youtube videos, specifically music videos like Selena Gomez, back when she was still with Disney. We'd watch youtube videos for a decent amount of time until our parents would force us to stop or until I was grounded watching videos that were deemed "inappropriate" by my mother's which seem pretty harmless now and not to mention fake. It's understandable now realizing how young and gullible we were. But it wasn't just media I was exposed to, it was art and music. I've been listening to music as long as I can remember. My mom's influenced our taste in music mainly 80's and 90's pop with some 2000's pop. It would range from Gimme Gimme Gimme by ABBA to Let Me Love You by NE-YO. And I recall to this day that I hated some songs because they had the word sexy or sex in it. And art was also another thing I had all my life. I've loved to draw as a kid but I didn't really consider it a hobby until sixth grade when I coincidentally got into anime. But all these creative forms wasn't important until this year. I realized how important they were, especially in expressing myself. It also became an important form of releasing all my feelings.

I remember in January I started listening to more K-pop, specifically one K-pop band called BTS or known as Bangtan Sonyeondan, with their album Wings, which came out in October 2016. I had listened to it for my first time during my sixth period English when we were writing an essay. And it almost made me cry with how beautifully it was produced. For the first time, it felt as if I could relate to the lyrics and the way it moved me was so inspiring. I was so touched I decided to draw something dedicated to the album. In the words of Suga (a band member of BTS), "...It relay's an optimistic determination to use our wings to go far even if we are met with temptations in life - Suga/Min Yoongi." This is what the album portrayed and it certainly conveyed it. So when I decided to draw what the album portrayed I twisted it to focus on humanity, drawing an angel with only one wing injured. Sitting on the water that portrayed the night even though it was day. Tears poured out of her eyes flowing like raindrops touching the water beneath her. Flower petals scattered behind her and there were more flowers each representing something important. Lanterns lined the water and with the moon, it brightened the dark.

I certainly was proud of this drawing and I still remember it till this day. But an important thing that came out from this was it changed my whole take on society, creating different mindsets that still stick with me till this day.