I first heard of Kelly on the radio when BOY came out. They talked about how she had made it from the bottom to the top and I found it absolutely inspiring to the point of her story changing my view on life. I was still quite young back then and I thought that you could never change your fate but then I realized you could. She really inspired me to chase my dreams and realize them. I loved her since then, but I didn't start excessively stanning until MLWSWY came out. I didn't even know the MD era existed, I had always wondered why she had disappeared all of a sudden.
I don't have time to read all of your posts completely. I only read maybe two or three of the posters' comments with completion. Step up your relevance.
Edit: I also found out why your friend didn't like me. Sad and insecure if you think about it. But we'll blame it on the alcohol.
BOY making people to stans. Me too. I became a stan once i realized it was kelly who sang the song!
And BTHE. First time I saw the video I became a hardcore fan. I fell in love with her voice and face. I remember the times when I've been speaking about nothing but Kelly back then, it was in 2004 so I was in primary school. Nobody liked me because of my love for this woman