When Kelly discovered a cover performance of TVXQ's Mirotic by EXO-M while surfing YouTube one day, she was taken aback by the unreal vocals and stunning stage performance. Since then, she has been a passionate fan of SM idols, her favorites including Super Junior, Taemin, EXO, and WayV. Motivated by her passion for K-pop, she founded her high school K-pop dance cover team, and helped start a YouTube channel for the team to post dance videos. She hopes to work abroad in Korea in the near future and get a chance to meet her favorite idols in person.