Happy 25th birthday, Lee Heeseung.
What a colorful year this has been, hasn't it? A year filled with all kinds of colors, whether bright and beautiful or perhaps even the darkest shades.
Happy birthday, Heeseung.
I thought I already knew you well enough, but it turns out there is STILL so much about you that I have yet to discover.
Thank you for being born, Heeseung.
Your life, up until this very moment, has brought so much happiness and taught me so many valuable lessons. And I know that it won't end here. Even in the years to come, I believe you will continue to bring happiness into this world in your own beautiful way.
Thank you for fighting your way back to health, Heeseung.
Even now, I still find it hard to believe that you once had to go through something so painful. But you made it through. And for that, I am grateful, because it means we get to meet each other in this lifetime, even if only through the music you share and the moments you let us witness.
Your story has also taught me something important: there is nothing wrong with dreaming. To keep believing, to hold on to hope with all your heart, and to never give up, even when life gets difficult.
Keep dreaming, Heeseung.
Thank you for bringing such beautiful music into my life. I wonder how big your dreams are. Whatever they may be, please keep chasing them, because I will always be here, cheering you on. You don't have to listen to what other people say, because I will ALWAYS believe that you can achieve the things you dream of.
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And somehow, I don't know how to explain it, but the dreams I see in you have always looked so beautiful to me. There is something about the way you dream, the way you keep going, and the way you pour your heart into what you love that makes me want to believe in your dreams, too.
May you always be happy, Heeseung.
I love seeing your smile when you're genuinely happy. I love seeing you sing and dance so freely on stage, looking like you're exactly where you're meant to be. Because somehow, whenever I see you happy, I feel like a little part of me is healing, too.
I don't know how to put that feeling into words. I just know that seeing you happy brings a kind of warmth into my heart, as if something inside me that has been hurting is slowly finding its way back to life.
Let’s live a little longer, Heeseung.
Let’s stay in this world a little longer, so we can experience more happiness, collect more beautiful memories, and see what else life has waiting for us.
Happiest birthday, Lee Heeseung.
Thank you for existing. Thank you for surviving. Thank you for dreaming. Thank you for sharing your beautiful voice and your beautiful heart with the world.
And most of all, thank you for being you.
I love you, Lee Heeseung.
Always.
