Selected YouTube Discussion Thread Comments About Afro B's Song "Drogba" (Joanna)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series on Afro B's 2018 hit song "Drogba" (Joanna).

Part II showcases the official video of Afro B's song "Drogba" (Joanna) and provides selected comments from this video's discussion thread. General comments are featured in Part A and Part B features comments about this video trending online and some influences on it trending online, particularly a video on the YouTube Channel "Lily's Petal World" that included this song.

That "Lily's Petal World" video is given in the Addendum to this post.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/05/hit-2018-afrobeats-song-by-united.html for Part I of this series. Part I showcases the official video of that song and includes lyrics and information about that song. Information about Afro B is also included in this post along with information about the song's featured artist Nigerian recording star Wizkid, about Ivory Coast footballer (soccer player) Didier, and about Afrobeats music.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/05/selected-youtube-discussion-thread_19.html for Part III of this series. Part III showcases Afro B's official music video "Drogba" ("Joanna") and provides selected comments about Black people's skin color that are found in that discussion thread.

A YouTube video of a light skinned girl dancing to Afro B's Drogba (Joanna) song is also included in this post along with my Editor's note about some skin color referents that are used by African Americans.

The content of this post is presented for cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Afro B, Wizkid, and all those who were involved with this video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO : Afro B - Drogba (Joanna) Prod by Team Salut [Official Music Video]



Afro B, Published on Aug 2, 2018
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Statistics: May 18, 2019 as of 9:15 AM
Total # of views - 20,554,071

Total # of likes - 180,000

Total # of dislikes - 5,900

Total # of comments- 3,826

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)

1. PART A - GENERAL COMMENTS ABOUT THIS SONG / VIDEO AND/OR COMMENTS ABOUT AFROBEATS MUSIC
havefaith2016, September 2018
"Yo, this has to be one of my favorite Afrobeat songs of this year! Liked how he was just having fun. And shoutout to Sherrie Silver!!"
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Choreographer/dancer Sherrie Silver is the young woman who is featured dancing throughout this video.

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2. Simply Apiny, October 2018
"Many of our bothers and sisters around the world unfortunately are not aware of the amazing afrobeat music there is out here! That's fine I stay reppin' sooner or later they will!"

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3. jose verjel, December 2018
"Apiny M oh they bumping this around the world here in Colombia it’s everywhere hottest song out here"
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A large number of commenters in this discussion thread "signed in" [gave their nation's name and/or city] in Spanish. The largest number of commenters writing in Spanish in this discussion thread are from Colombia and Panama.

A lot of "nation signing in" comments were also posted by Africans (particularly from the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya) and a number of those types of "roll call" nation comments were posted by people from various nations in the Caribbean, including a sizable number posted by people from the Dominican Republic.* There were also some comments from the United States, a few comments from Australia, a few from Asia (India), and a few comments from Europe- including on from Belgium and one from Albania. However, I'm surprised that there were so few comments from people "reppin" the United Kingdom or France.

*A sub-thread of those comments resulted in comments from others expressing surprise that people from the Dominican Republic were identifying themselves with the Black African Diaspora because many people in Caribbean nation are (rightly or wrongly) known for downplaying their Black ancestry.

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4. glen willis, January 2019
"I’ve been saying the same thing. It’s only those that are stuck in the box. Never want to explore other music."

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5. BWA_Letty, February 2019
"I've been sleeping on this music 😭 gimme some song names/artists to put me on 😉"

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6. Clare Ikhabi, February 2019
"@BWA_Letty check out Burna Boy(esp gbona and on the low songs), Sauti Sol, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazy, Diamond Platnumz 😘happy dancing!💃"

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7. Mike V, February 2019
"Who cares lol I love p square"

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8. Brian Crump, March 2019
"Simply Apiny Naw sis we are most definitely aware of the sound from over there.I’m from and live in South Philadelphia in the United States, I just blast this song like 5xs straight.It make me want to dance,this a hit!"

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9. PROUDLY AFRO-GERMA, Movember 2019
"There’s something about African music that makes me hype"

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10. laura ochieng, March 2019
"Yup, but this would be considered afrobeat. Search up afrobeat songs and you would find most in English"

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11. Olufemi Yusuf, April 2019
"@laura ochieng it's English because afrobeats mainly come from Nigeria and ghana which both countries official language is English"

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12. ch3rrikiss, May 2019
"It's the MOTHERLAND calling....all humans can't escape the vibe"

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13. DJ RECKLESS DMC (OFFICIAL) DMC DJ EUROPEAN Mixing CHAMPION !, December 2018
"This Video was Released to LATE to have any effect ! The Audio came out 8 Months ago. SENDING BIG LOVE TO EVERY ONE FROM AFROBEAT FOR LIFE LOVER IN LONDON ❤️"
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This comment was made before this song started trending online.

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14. Harris Chenet, December 2018
"He showing how the culture is spreading worldwide 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥dope video"

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15. Mahir Benammar, March 2019
"Didier Drogba one of the best strikers in the history of football ⚽ ( not soccer please ) you welcome"

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16. Vouranator _, March 2019
"I've been bumping to this for months on Deezer, they have a good African section, Afrobeat should be more popular in the African diaspora as a whole and not just the Americanized watered down version of it like those few Drake tracks, the real Afrobeat. (listen to Case by Teni :)"

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17. Rocky Rockdiworldnuh, March 2019
"IF YOU LISTEN TO THIS SONG N DON'T FEEL THE SPIRIT OF AFRICA JUMPIN IN YOUR SOUL, HANG UP 📞☎️😂"

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18. Ifuxa Million, March 2019
"This song took over the clubs out here in the states, fire fire"

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19. Yourr YouTubeChannel, March 2019
"Ifuxa Million it was recorded in nyc"
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nyc= New York City

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20. A_S996, April 2019
"Yourr YouTubeChannel No it was recorded in Paris. Why would they record it in NYC, there’s no Afro beats scene in America"

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21. riyadh rider, April 2019
"A_S996 nah some of it was filmed in nyc but most of it was in Paris. Afro should’ve filmed it in London that’s where afrobeat popping the most right now the US don’t really know much about it"

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22. Thebronxhomie, April 2019
"@A_S996 That is a lie. Ur obviously not from NYC"

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23. riyadh rider, April 2019
"Thebronxhomie nah I think they mean the afrobeat scene in NYC isn’t as big as it is in like London and Paris"

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24. Alina Movsisyan, April 2019
"Even here in Belgium 😊"

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25. Roni, April 2019
"Yourr YouTubeChannel lol how was it recorded in nyc when there’s the whole Eiffel Tower and basilica de sacré cœur in the video. What am I missing?"

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26. KEEM KapAlot, May 2019
"Not the whole US but mostly in northeast Like NY, CT, Boston afro beats is poppin up here"
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"CT"= Connecticut

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27. Dick JonesOCP, May 2019
"@KEEM KapAlot its slowly starting to spread to the south."

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28. Saramsha Pandey, May 2019
"same in australia as well"

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29. Pain Rikudou, May 2019
"In germany too! Love it"

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30. Tim Brown, May 2019
"@Dick JonesOCP slowly my ass. We been rockib afrobeats since 2011. Stone mountain. Memorial downtown. Its 14 clubs and hundred s of african dance classes in the city. Yall mf dont even know whats going on in yall own front porch. Smh"
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"Stone Mountain" is an amusement part in Atlanta, Georgia [USA]

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31. Lisa Robinson Boland, April 2019
"Video compliments the track effortlessly. Who can not enjoy this feel good vibe. Love it"

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32. Ab Majeed, April 2019
"HOW YOU DO ME LIKE JOANNA JO JO JOANNA song so litty🗣"
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"Litty" means very lit (extremely well done). [note corrected December 18, 2019]

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33. E DR, May 2019
"This Gives Me That Rap City '95' Vibe In 2019 !🏆💯"
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rap_City
"Rap City is a music video television program block that originally aired on the Black Entertainment Television (BET) network from August 11, 1989,[1] to November 8, 2008. The program was an exclusive showcase for hip hop music videos, and features interviews with and freestyles from popular rappers, and often has guest DJs serve as co-hosts."...

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34. chickitie34, May 2019
"I think there should be more African songs like this playing in black radio stations in the United States 🇺🇸."

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35. Mamzelle S, May 2019
... "to be honest African music has always been fire.The US is catching up to it.
And thar guy talking about reggaeton.This ain't it,this is Afrobeat.
To the guy saying he is from London.When are you guys gonna understand that us Africans always identify as such regardless of where life takes us.
He himself said he wants to represent Ivory Coast(Ivorian not Nigerian)."
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This comment is in response to someone writing that Afro B is from London. ("He" in this comment refers to Afro B.")

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36. infam0usP, May 2019
"I wish this song came out a few years earlier so we could’ve played it at the Bridge for Drogba’s final season. timeless tune regardless"

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37. Chica, May 2019
"Joanna and Johnny should get together
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"Johnny" refers to the bad boy fictitious character in Nigerian Afrobeats singer Yemi Alade's hit song with that title. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/07/yemi-alade-johnny-nigerian-afrobeat.html for the pancocojams post on that song.

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38. aBi ThE wEiRdeSt, May 2019
"I LOVE the aesthetic vibe"

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PART B- "LILY'S PETAL WORLD" AND OTHER THINGS THAT BROUGHT THIS SONG TO COMMENTERS' ATTENTION
1. Netox X, March 2019
"Who's here because LILY PETALS WORLD? xD"

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2. Joshua Mg, March 2019
"Hahaha me"

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3. Stefan Passamante, March 2019
"Netox X definitely me 😂"

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4. Tejica, March 2019
"Me too"

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5. alpha, March 2019
"jo jo joana"

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6. Faiz Akbar Hakim, March 2019
"Hahaha joanna 😂"

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7. Tomi Janet, March 2019
"What happened?"

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8. Tashanta, March 2019
"Netox X i came after hahahah"

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9. M Prescott, March 2019
"Hahaa me tooo"

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10. Elusive Quarterfinal, March 2019
"honestly, team lily brought me here 😂😂😂😅"

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11. Mengpeng, March 2019
"I'm here because of the prank James did on his wife's channel Lily Petals World😂😂"

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12. REPLY
Alex Man, April 2019
"#TeamLily"

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13. Nessa Cadet, March 2019
"Who’s here because of Lilly Petals World"

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14. Kagiso Mononi, March 2019
"I'm here from Lily Petals World James and Lily. I bet I'm not the only one."

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15. sharicker sogie-thomas, April 2019
"So proud of us Africans #4 on trending yesss this is my song I be bopping to this all the time"
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In this discussion thread, "trending" might mean that this song was rated highly on YouTube (and was therefore recommended to viewers). Or in this discussion, "trending" might mean that it was listed on Twitter's top ranked "trending" subjects for a particular time.

Does anyone remember the exact date this song was listed as "trending", what # this song was given in that list, and where this list was posted?

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16. Brandon Rossi, April 2019
"Song still played daily in Nyc

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17. Ice_cream 06, May 2019
"Honestly never heard b4 until I heard it mentioned on lilly pad ch. Now fast forward today 2:30 am car outside my bldg got it on blast replay 50+ X !!😫😫 Just learned entire song😩😳🤦‍♀️ Brooklyn Life🙃❤☺Afrobeats❤"

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18. Destanie Byrd, March 2019
"This is the video James was talking about from his prank on lily . I just realized that. Go watch their videos. Their amazing. They’re channel is lily petals world."
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This video is embedded in the Addendum to this post.

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19. BonBonAM, April 2019
"Why is this on trending now? I've heard this song at 2 parties last year"

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20. call me daddy, April 2019
"Cus it never gets old"

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21. BonBonAM, April 2019
"@call me daddy yeah, but why does it all of a sudden just hit trending, it shouldve been on trending months ago"

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22. call me daddy, April 2019
"@BonBonAM well I hv no idea"

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23. noooooooooooooooooo, April 2019
"YouTube mad late, this song been bumping since last year lol"
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"mad late" = very late; "bumping" = [The record has been] playing a lot

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24. Mengpeng, April 2019
"Did we just make it on the trending page in the US? How? OMG Joana. Way to go. About time our songs get the light they deserve😂😂🤗🤗😂😂"

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25. AndromeDa1, April 2019
"Mengpeng I KNOWWW!! I thought my eyes were playing a trick on me when I saw it on the trending page!!!!😳😆😂😂😂I’m so shocked and grateful!!!👏👏👏🔥😝"

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26. AndromeDa1, April 2019
"Mengpeng OMGGGGG😂😂🤣 Same! I took like 20 screenshots to make sure I wasn’t tripping! But I’m so glad we made it! Afro B deserves every recognition! This song is fire and I hope it gets bigger!☺️💕"

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27. Łove X., April 2019
"Why is this on trending it’s 6 months old"

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28. Roachy, April 2019
"Łove X. Youtube labeled him as artist on the rise for me 🤔 its good stuff thoooo imo"

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29. *So What You Saying Is*, April 2019
"@Roachy Seriously, there's too many videos that have way more views in a short time session and they don't get any love, which baffles me."

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30. Gaming Homies100, April 2019
"People just now bumbing to this"

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31. duckware, April 2019
"So What You Saying Is it’s artist on the rise, it’s not really a trending video. that’s why it doesn’t say #3 on trending or anything"

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32. *So What You Saying Is*, April 2019
"@duckware I'm saying, this artist is getting love, and much deserved. However, there are so many examples YouTube forces things you wouldn't have payed attention to down your throats. Why? It's not like we can't think outside the box, yet here we are trying to converse about obvious marketing schemes. I want things outside my norm, but things I can relate to as well. Most of the things I see, I really don't care for are trending. That's why I'm giving this guy his props."

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33. duckware, April 2019
"So What You Saying Is yeah i know what you mean most things on trending obviously aren’t trending like i doubt anyone’s talking about some late show hosts stupid joke rant for the 83rd time, most of it is just hidden marketing even though they said that that’s not how it works"

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34. Taco Lover, April 2019
"Because it’s fire 🔥"

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35. Rick James, April 2019
"Because it took a while to pop."

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36. Rick James, April 2019
"They don't have a big record label to push it"

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37. Red Roly, April 2019
"It might have something to do with a prank video that went viral recently. ‘Lily Petals World’ posted a video where a guy calls his wife by another woman’s name. He calls her Joanna cuz of this song, and even plays it at the end of the video."

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38. Ok Shorty!, April 2019
"Exactly"

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39. Fml_Rakiya, April 2019
"I've known this song for a while and now the video is trending!!!!!!!!???
This is awesome"

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40. SANKOFA X, April 2019
"lol... I just checked the views now. it has been on my playlist for months, I was here when it was 500k views lol. now its over 14 mill"
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As of May 18, 2019 1:41 PM, this Afro B's "Drogba" ("Joanna") music video has 20,581,294 total views.

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ADDENDUM -
Based on the number of comments from the discussion thread for Afro B's official music video "Drogba" ("Joanna?) that refer to "Lily Petal World", I believe that this YouTube video contributed to that song trending in March 2019 or April 2019.

#Coupleprank #Blasiancouple #Interracialcoupleprank
CALLING KOREAN WIFE ANOTHER GIRL'S NAME PRANK | SHE GETS MAD SUPER QUICK!!



LILY PETALS WORLD 릴리가족, Published on Jan 31, 2019

"This was the hardest prank of all time because there were so many obstacles... But, I have managed to do it.

[...]

Lily is from Korea and James is from Kenya.
Currently, we live in Idaho, USA.
We have been married for about 9 years and we have two beautiful daughters, Yuri (6 yrs) and Dasomi (4 yrs)."...
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Statistics as of May 2018, at 1:45 PM
total views - 3,673,256 views

total likes - 84,000

total dislikes -5,800

comment feature disabled.

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