I can drone on and on about how I'm going to miss him (which is true) but yet, I feel, if I am going to write a blog post as a tribute for him, I might as well make it meaningful.
My encounter with Leeteuk, I may say he is definitely once of the first Super Junior member that I saw before, only then, I did not know his name nor which group he belongs to. This is because, I firstly saw him though SNSD "girls go to school" where he and Shindong appeared in the first episode. In that episode, he was really shy to go into SNSD's dorm but yet they were there to join the housewarming party. I still vividly remember how he and Shindong were pushing each other, and playing around outside of SNSD dorm.Thus,my first impression of him is a guy that is very playful. During that time, I did not thought that a person like this would be able to make me love him so dearly.
As I think back now, I kinda finds it hard to really put how I fall in love with Super Junior chronologically. maybe this is because, I have been going heads-over-heels on them for almost 2 years now. With them, everything just seems to happen naturally.
Anyway, the next thing I realize was, I was going for Super Show 3. At times, even now, i always wonder why was i so persistent to go for that concert but yet i definitely admit that it is a choice that i would not regret. Even at ceratin nights, when i close my eyes, i still can remember the moments when i was at the concert. Leeteuk.. best memory was he was singing a cover "Kiss You Goodbye" by Wang Lee Hom. No doubt then, why his nickname was "Angel Leader" for he really looks very angelic as he shed his usual playful and active image to sing a slow ballad. And the smile that came after that performance, PRICELESS..!
I definitely going to miss him MC-ing at the variety shows that Super Junior guest in for he is such a natural MC that he always end up MC-ing partially any show that he appears in. But most of all, I would miss his mere presence among the group member for his aura as a leader is really strong although he always plays around.
And here's my promise to Leeteuk..
"Leeteuk Oppa. I promise to always support the group members and protect them when you are in the army; to still love you the same and patiently wait for you return to Super Junior when you are released from the army; and to try my best to fullfil your wish that the day when Saphire blue balloons would fill the world coz like you said, with Super Junior, it is never an "END" but an "AND"..:) So in return, please come back safely and healthily from the army, arraji??"
Finally a small part of my collection of photos of our "Special Angel Leader" (I'm sorry if I post some of the photos that belong to any user without crediting coz I had these photos for quite a while and I kinda forgets where I saved them from)
이특 오빠, 사랑해요!! 기다릴게!! 우리는 에프예요!
