Summer of 1997, (fourteen years old), Quit Playing Games comes on Much Music. Oh man, it's game over from there. Obsession hit hard with audio recordings using my little brothers Fisher Price cassette player, recording and rewatching every single TV appearance from Sabrina the Teenage Witch to MM Intimate and Interactive, dial-up internet stalking using the public library's computers. Yup, the BSB consumed me.

My first memory of Backstreet Boys is when I was 6 and just came out of my endocrinology appointment and a getting in the car and a bsb song coming on the radio

Before all of the craziness of 2017, there was a simpler time, a time where the highlight of my day was listening to the radio and hitting 'record' on my blank cassette tape whenever I heard a song I really liked. I recall hearing "Quit Playing Games With My Heart" on the radio, and I had no idea who sang it, but I loved the sound of their voices. I recorded the same song about three more times in a row when I finally heard a radio host say it was the Backstreet Boys. From that point on, I realized I had to do more research on who these boys were! So when I went to the grocery store with my parents, I would head straight to the magazine section and collect a stack of J-14, Seventeen, and all of those other magazines to just find out more about the group, and I was in love.

Every time I hear this song, it reminds me of when life was simpler, and that the simple things in life, such as BSB's music, can bring a smile to our faces.

My first memory was when I was in grade 9. I was browsing YouTube one day listening to "The Right Stuff" by NKOTB when I noticed the Backstreet Boys video for "Everybody". I had heard the song a few times before but became instantly obsessed after I saw the video. I soon branched to the other popular songs like "As Long As You Love Me" and "We Got It Going On" ect. My playlist at the time consisted of only 5 songs that I would play at nausea whether I was at school, in the car, or in the shower. My parents hated me for it but I didn't care. I would blast it whenever I could. All of my friends had no clue what I was listening to. They'd be, listening to the new Sia song or the new Sam Smith song where i'd be listening to BSB jamming my little heart out. I would listen to all their albums on repeat and have increasingly grown my BSB playlist. Every since then my love for BSB has grown immensely. Unfortunately I've never gone to a BSB concert even though it is my absolute dream to go to one and meet the boys in person. Praying that one day the boys will come to Toronto or Montreal on a world tour.

My first memory of Backstreet Boys was when I first heard their song Anywhere For You in 1998. It was during the '98 chaos here in Indonesia. Me and my cousins are scared in my room, waiting for updates regarding my grandmother who will be "refugee - ing" to our house. So we turned on the Backstreet Boys VCD (I can't remember where I got it from), to calm down our nerves while waiting for our grandma to arrive safely. And that's how it all began, my love for the boys, especially Nick Carter. That time, I already have their 1st Album Cassette (Backstreet Boys), so to keep us calm, we played it non-stop in my walkman, during our journey from my house to the Airport Hotel, so we are not scared of the chaos along the way.

Since then, I always buy their newest album, the me and my bestfriend would race who can memorize the whole album faster than the other. And until today, I still remember every single word from their song from the 1st album until now, their latest album In a World Like This.

Thank you Backstreet Boys for keeping me calm during the chaos and finally made my teenage dream of meeting you guys came true during your concert in Singapore 3days ago, much love from Indonesia. <3 And I hope to see you guys again soon.