https://weverse.io/riize/artist/4-224422493?hl=ko
pw: 22
I sit here with my bowl of seaweed soup, the Korean traditional birthday cake if you will, contemplating life as one does after a 30-hour flight. A journey that stretched from South America, with a transfer in Atlanta, all the way to Korea. In a way, it feels almost poetic, in a funny kind of way — somewhere new, somewhere I was, somewhere I am now.
Ah… the big two-two.
Now at 22, time has always been something I’ve thought long and hard about. Even in these long texts, it keeps coming up as a recurring theme without me really intending it to.
If I were to ask my middle school self what being 22 would feel like, I probably would’ve seen it as something far off — adult, even. Back then, that number felt so distant from who I was that it didn’t really click. Even the peers I used to swim with, who were only 4–5 years older, seemed so much more mature, responsible, and knowledgeable about the world than I was.
But now, at 22, I’m still pretty dumb 🥸🤓
Not quite as mature, responsible, or knowledgeable as I once imagined — but still growing, with a lot more to learn.
I’ve made it known, intentionally or not, that I was never the most confident or sure-spoken person. I was always quite shy, more on the quiet side. Since debut, I’ve tried in many ways to break out of that, to push myself to be louder, more confident.
But now, those louder, more confident moments feel just as much a part of me as the quieter ones. Rather than seeing myself as someone shy who’s trying to be something else, I think I’m learning to accept the person I’m becoming as a whole :)
And what I love most, music. Being able to give and receive something real across the world has been such a blessing. This past year especially, I’m proud of RIIZE’s accomplishments, and I can’t wait to see what’s to come.
It might feel like we’ve come a long way,
but we’re still somewhere in between
On to the next !
Thank you to all BRIIZE, and to RIIZE 🧡
감사합니다,
Anton :)
#halfwayunc
#hbd
#twotwo
