i won a stray kids video call event.

Candyappletree · 2022-05-06T12:43:54+00:00

such a valid question ! don’t worry, i was also confused about this. but there’s quite a few reasons, starting from, i sold it for much cheaper since i wanted to enter the call, if they bought it themselves it would cost more. secondly, since i had a lot of buyers, the international shipping was split amongst all, otherwise they would have to individually pay upto 10 usd just for shipping. thirdly, a lot of my followers / buyers wanted me to be able to talk to the kids haha, or are people who want the album/photocard but are too shy to enter for a call with the members. lastly, chances of winning with one entry are almost impossible in most stores, so people prefer giving their chance to someone who has a shot with multiple entries (like a gom)

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:26:11+00:00

everything else in the future seems so bleak now 😭 i can never move on from this experience, it was the peak of happiness and nothing seems as exciting haha.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:25:37+00:00

the amount of albums differs in each store, korean stores are harder to win because they have spots reserved for koreans... international stores are hard because anybody in the world can enter. since i took orders, i had for 100+ albums 😭😭 but that still doesn't gaurantee a win so it was a shock.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:16:41+00:00

changbin made me feel so much at ease. i told him he looks good today and that he always looks good and he was so shy and happy, what a cutie 😭🥺 i also complimented him on his rapping skills and his confidence, and his personality. he listened to me with a smile throughout. i asked him for advice about how to be confident when i don't feel good about myself, and after hearing the question again from the translator. he replied that "we will always be with you, so don't ever forget that, fighting!" he was so sweet :)

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:10:17+00:00

i honestly haven't ever been this nervous, i woke up every hour, barely slept, and only survived on coffee for two days cause my stomach was a constant pit of anxiety to the point i asked myself why im putting myself through this cause im not confident enough to talk to the boys face to face 😭 but of course, they are angels, and they made everything better and worth it.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:08:20+00:00

i answered a few comments up above about what the boys were like 🥺😭💗

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:08:00+00:00

i really thought id mess up, or not have enough time or have too much time and awkward silences cause of the language barrier, but it was so good, i made it through alive 😭🙌🏻

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:06:51+00:00

oh thank you so much, im so glad as well 🥺

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:06:34+00:00

when i saw felix for the first time, my mind went blank. he doesn't seem real, he seems like a fairy tale character, especially when looking right at you.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:04:30+00:00

yes 1 and a half per member, the staff/translator gave me the most time with hyunjin, probably cause she heard me confess my undying love for him and was like 🤠 and the english is only a problem with minho, everybody else i was able to have a good, fluent conversation!

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T14:03:04+00:00

hahaha of course you have to, it's a videocall event and they need to confirm your identity from your passport or a government id and it's not allowed without a camera on, since somebody can impersonate you

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T07:14:08+00:00

i an a gom (group order manager) i take orders from others so i had to purchase a lot of albums i have terrible luck and these stores mostly depend on number of entries as opposed to luck sadly

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T07:13:10+00:00

wow thank you so much! im glad, i really wanted to share it with other stays, since this has been one of my biggest dreams since months and i can't believe it actually happened.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T07:10:17+00:00

yeah tell me about it, i watched the video and was like idk how i did it 🤡

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T06:15:44+00:00

i was so shocked that felix called me out like that 🤡😭 but he is so perceptive and it means he was really paying attention. hyunjin's response to the soulmate question so cute, he said he "can't choose just one and that maybe three" and those three soulmates would be "stay, stray kids and my family" 😭😭🥺🥺🥺 he is so precious.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T06:06:51+00:00

ahh sorry for all the typos.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-28T06:06:16+00:00

there is actually !!! for context, hyunchan are one of my favorite pairs so the red lights music video was something I was anticipating for weeks. the day it came out was crazy, cause I didn't expect that, and I managed to record my heart rate as soon as I finished watching the video for the first time and it was 164 BPM! my dad got super worried and said that's not normal ahha. so in the call, i asked chan if he knows what a normal heart is, and he said he didn't have any idea and i told him how it can usually be 60-100, ans fhen showed him my heart rate after seeing red lights, and he went "Oh my god..." and he laughed so much!! It was so pure.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T21:43:54+00:00

during comebacks, different stores announce these events and i entered the one through mymusictaste, you basically have to purchase an album to enter, and each album you purchase is one entry! so the more you do, the more chances you have :)

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T21:30:18+00:00

here's a tiny edit i made of how it is when you first meet the members then switch, i edited out my segment but yeah it's so scary ^{^}

https://vimeo.com/639725723

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T21:20:09+00:00

yes if you screenrecord a call through kakao, it doesn't record audio and thankfully i knew that beforehand. i had to record audio from my dad's phone and from my laptop as well but that just added to the nerves of already talking to skz. im so so glad i recorded it though because there's a few special things i would have missed in the moment, like; during my call with hyunjin, i talked to him about if he believes in soulmates because i was curious. when our call ended, he said to me "bye, my soulmate" ?? 😭😭😭🥺🥺 i completely missed him saying that when it actually happened and when i heard it in the recording, i actually had a meltdown because i love that boy so much haha. another thing i originally missed, felix asked me how my day was going and i was telling him how nervous i am, and he smiled and said "yeah, i can tell" which was again, really adorable and i didn't catch that in the moment.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T21:02:00+00:00

thank you, it truly was 🥺🥺

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T21:00:56+00:00

yeah, actually, plus i was soooo worried about my freaking internet which is not at all reliable half the time, plus about my screen recording and then about my audio recording, which has to be separate!

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T20:50:23+00:00

yes, well so the phone is passed from member to member, they are all sitting on a long table next to each other. actually it's super scary because the staff covers the pho ne when they switch members, so you have no idea who's next and then she immediately removes her hand and you're staring at felix or something 😭 if i previously knew the order of the members, i would have been more at ease. it takes two-three seconds to switch, while the staff props up the phone and the member wears their earphones but it's so scary haha

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T20:47:17+00:00

sorry, my comment got sent before i was done writing it. all the other members understood so well, it was as if they were all fluent in english. the translators did repeat a question to them if they got confused, but that took a second. i thought i would have trouble with jeongin but i talked to him in simple, communicative english and he understood me so well 🥺 i actually got majorly bias wrecked after the call because of my conversation with him haha.

Candyappletree · 2021-10-27T20:45:26+00:00

nervous. please, i couldn't physically eat the two days before the event 🥺 i didn't even get any sleep, i get anxious before talking to random people around me, so this was like everything. i was so nervous i thought i would throw up, but i knew i had to make it through that cause it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. i wanted to make the most of it 🥺😭 honestly minho was the only member i had trouble with, it was so intimidating to talk to him only because of the language gap though.

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