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| ▲This captured image from 1News shows AleXa dancing with her fans. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
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| ▲This captured image from 1News show, AleXa during the interview. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhpa) |
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| ▲This captured photo from 1NEWS show photo of AleXa with her fans in Auckland. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL March 23 (Yonhap) -- K-pop fans from New Zealand has shed tears after encountering K-pop star AleXa and dance along with her, addressed local media in New Zealand on Thursday.
Local media of New Zealand 1 News addressed, K-pop fans who have met up with AleXa in the street of Auckland enjoyed their time dancing along with the K-pop star, Korean American K-pop star AleXa is currently staying in New Zealand for her upcoming concert in Auckland on March 23.
AleXa later on participated in the interview with local media 1 News and addressed that she loves building connection with her fans.
“I have been working to build connection with my fans in New Zealand through social media or through actual encounter,” adding “I am just super excited to see fans from places where I least expected to have fans from.” addressed AleXa throughout her interview with 1 News.
Moreover, the artist stated K-pop is a worldwide thing therefore, fans are proportioned everywhere,” However, the fact that fans in New Zealand is waiting to see me makes me especially happy and excited.”
One of the fans who have danced along with AleXa addressed how the fan is super excited to see AleXa and has been following the artist for years.
The fan also disclosed, that seeing the images I have seen in music videos and through imagination are nearly impossible to encounter outside in Auckland, therefore the fan stated “The whole experience seems bit surreal to me.”
Moreover, one of the fans who have shown tears when AleXa first arrived addressed how it feels unreal to meet AleXa in person.
Continuing on the fan who shed the tears addressed, “I love her as a person,” adding “The reason being, AleXa believes in what she loves and she strives forward with confidence. When she was walking by she waved her hands towards us and I was just unexpected to see such greeting therefore I was deeply touched.”
AleXa when asked for the reason why K-pop might receive such great love from wide variety of fans, she addressed that K-pop receives a lot of love because it withholds various genre styles from R&B to hip-hop.
Moreover artist stated “K-pop withholds something that everyone loves and enjoys,” adding “Not only in New Zealand but throughout all over the world K-pop is receiving a lot of love.”
AleXa will perform her show in Auckland on March 23 and continue on to perform in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia.
(This article is translated from Korean to English by Joonha Yoo)
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