to ateez: today is a day of celebration, for reflecting on the past 6 years you have been ateez. but honestly, it goes back before your debut, before your time as trainees. only you yourselves, each of you, knows the full journey to reach today. times of sadness, doubt, loneliness, insecurities.. but also of laughter, warmth, love. whether clouds or shining light marked each day and each step, the fact is that you made it and that is something itself to cherish. so much about each of you, about ateez, glows with the spark of destiny. but rather than something uncontrollable, it is a legacy of chosen fate. every movement forward, every curve of the road, every branched path stepped upon. and it is also a legacy of love. to oneself and to one another. to all those blessed to know you. i believe it is that love itself that shines as the golden hour. even though i haven't walked at your side from the beginning, when i reflect on the past 806 days since you found me and i found you and became atiny, there is no other place i would rather be. you gave me back the spark to keep going, to be able to find my light and my voice again. through your music, your words, your own light and love, you helped me to find myself, my dreams, my hope. it's because of the love you share that i could finally learn to truly love myself. i am part of the legacy of love and destiny, just as all atiny are. just as all are who have been touched by your uniquely beautiful lights. eachother, staff, eden-ary, kq family, friends, family, all who you love and all who love you. if your legacy is defined by one thing alone, if there is one memory that shines and lingers in the universe, it will be love. and yet there is so, so much more. the strength, the determination, the passion. that fire within all of you. you are such a priceless and precious example of the power that we all hold within ourselves. i would say it goes beyond music, but music is itself a part of everything. and in that, we are also music. we can think of ourselves as a singular note, and to ourselves we sometimes think what worth could we have with so many notes, so much music, surrounding us. just as we look up to the stars and think how small of an existence to be in something so immense. but if even a single note fades, vanishes from the song older than time itself, the music is forever changed and can never be the same. so too are we as living souls in the eternal dance of the cosmos. if any of you were not here, were not a part of the song we all share, nothing would be the same. you make this world of storms, sorrow, joy, and beauty a better place. and i can only hope that just as you cherish us as your stars, you know how much we cherish you as ours. i don't know if there is an equivalent in korean, but in english there is a saying "home is where the heart is". home is anywhere and anyone filled with love, where one feels safe, supported. where one can be themself and know that whatever happens outside of that home, that those within will remain by their side. a place of kindness and healing. i didn't know what that felt like until now. my heart, my home, will always be where you are. with so much uncertain in the world, there's no knowing if i'll ever be able to thank you and tell you how much you all mean to me in person. but even so, i will continue to walk and to fly with you. today, whatever memories, hopes, and dreams bring to your hearts, may it all be a guiding light as we all, as ateez + atiny and as ourselves, move forward together. may this shared life and all it holds become a constellation that continues our song until whatever end. thank you always, eternally, forevermore. wishing and manifesting the very best possible. may you all stay in best health, stay safe. may you always grow and thrive to the fullest. may you know every day how much you are loved and love yourselves with the same warmth and compassion you share with so many. don't stop, but don't push forward so much that you miss the chances to cherish the things in life that are so irreplaceable. hold onto the light within that is so beautifully one-of-a-kind. be true to yourselves, to your vision, to your art. create the music that only you can. your art and each and every one of you are truly something special. congratulations and every happiness for this year and every year. sending you every bit of my light and my love, today and always. even though i shared before the rings made in honour of you and atiny, did you know there was one more meaning i didn't share? when centered, the infinity symbol and heart are aligned. infinite love for infinite time. that's my promise to you today. let's continue this long journey for a long time. ☺️♾️💚 forever you are my stars. i love you. 💚🎶🐦☀️🌕🌟✨️💐🫂 - ari #ateez #에이티즈 #hongjoong #홍중 #seonghwa #성화 #yunho #윤호 #yeosang #여상 #san #산 #mingi #민기 #wooyoung #우영 #jongho #종호 #larknotes