We Are SONEs, nothing else

by imwhywhy@Twitter: (originally posted here)

[For SONEs] Kim Taeyeon - a leader who truly touched me:

There's a word in Korean called '덕후 (deoku)', a word originated from Japanese word 'Otaku'. When some people like something til they are sick, people call them 'XX-deok'.

Sones are often called '소덕' (So-deok), meaning people who are obsessed with SNSD, staying at home spazzing abt them every day. Some sones call themselves '소덕' because they admit that they are indeed obsessed with SNSD, and they feel nothing about it.

However, Taeyeon has been showing discontentment whenever people use this name to describe sones. She considers this a offensive word, and have reminded people a lot of times about its abuse.

Today on Radio Star, the MC once again mentioned that sones are 'So-deok', Taeyeon immediately said that 'It's not a nice word', she was so serious that the MC apologized and promised not to use it again.

Whether this word is rude or not doesn't matter, what touched me is how Taeyeon tries to protect her fans and how much she cares for us, even emphasizing on how people should address us.

She thinks about sones more than anyone does, asking fans if they've eaten their lunch/dinner whenever she has chance, asking everyone to take care of their health even though she falls sick more often than us.

Her unhappiness about the word 'So-deok' is once again an indication of her carefulness and tender heart. This is indeed the best leader in the universe, someone we should cherish forever.

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This person here made it clear to me as why I defend the name SONE so persistently. We are SONEs, a name given to each and every one of us who are fans of the girls and we like our name a lot. Please call us that instead of other names that you have thought for us.

I’ve been called many different names during my two years of being a SONE, some of them would be a SNSD-freak, kpop-fan and person-who’s-crazy-bout-SNSD. I don’t like being called all those names because it doesn’t sound nice. I’m not offended at all really, but it frustrates me to no end that no matter how many times I’ve explained it to them, they still don't get it.

And apparently our dear leader feels the same. I am touched and glad that our leader stood up for us and I hope that SONEs around the world will be addressed accordingly, as SONEs, and no other names.