16-YEAR-OLD ALYSSA
OF HONOLULU RECENTLY HAD
A WISH OF A LIFETIME
THANKS TO MAKE-A-WISH
HAWAI'I.
ALYSSA TRAVELED ALL THE
WAY TO SOUTH KOREA TO
MEET STRAY KIDS IN
PERSON AND ATTEND ONE OF
THE BAND'S CONCERTS IN
SEOUL.
HERE TODAY TO TELL US
TRUE IS ALYSSA'S WISH
GRANTOR.
THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
APPRECIATE IT.
I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT
KOREAN POP BANDS BUT
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT
LOCAL WISHES COMING TRUE
AND THIS IS SUCH A
UNIQUE ONE.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT
YOU MET --
YEAH.
TELL ME ABOUT MEETING
THEM.
IT WAS HONESTLY JUST
UNBELIEVABLE, I GUESS.
AND YOU KNOW, MY WHOLE
WISH WAS TO JUST LIKE
HAVE A CONVERSATION AND
ASK A FEW QUESTIONS AND
JUST MEET THEM.
BUT OF COURSE GETTING TO
KOREA AND EXPERIENCING
THE CULTURE AND THE
PEOPLE AND THE FOOD WAS
A REALLY HUGE PART.
I WANT TO KNOW, CAN
YOU TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
P YOUR MEDICAL JOURNEY,
IF WE CAN GET PERSONAL
HERE, AND HOW
MAKE-A-WISH ENTERED YOUR
LIFE.
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH
CYSTIC FIBROSIS BEFORE I
WAS BORN AND THAT'S
REALLY JUST A BUNCH OF
DOCTOR VISITS.
I'VE BEEN HOSPITALIZED
TWICE IN MY LIFE AND I
HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH
CYSTIC FIBROSIS RELATED
TO DIABETES, ALSO SOME
NASAL POLYPS WHICH KEEP
GROWING, I GUESS AND
ADVANCED LIVER DISEASE
SO THAT OF COURSE
CONTAINS LIKE DOCTOR
VISITS, SOMETIMES A
DIFFERENT DOCTOR EVERY
SINGLE DAY OF THE WEEK
OR JUST A FEW HOURS OF
AN APPOINTMENT AND THAT
REALLY GOES -- I HAVE A
WHOLE WAKEUP, GET READY,
MEDICINE, EAT, GO TO
SCHOOL, HOMEWORK,
MEDICINE AGAIN,
TREATMENTS, EAT AGAIN,
GO TO SLEEP.
THERE'S REALLY NOT
ENOUGH HOURS IN THE DAY
TO JUST FULLY GET
EVERYTHING IN.
MAKE-A-WISH GRANTOR,
THAT'S A GREAT TITLE, BY
THE WAY.
I'M SURE YOU'RE PRETTY
HONORED.
HOW DID YOU GET
INVOLVED?
I'VE BEEN INVOLVED
WITH MAKE-A-WISH HAWAI'I
NOW FOR FOUR YEARS.
I STARTED OFF AS YOUNG
LEADER'S BOARD MEMBER
VOLUNTEERED AS A WISH
GRANTOR THAT I GOT TO
UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF
A ONE TRUE WISH AND JUST
BE -- YOU KNOW, OUR
MISSION IS TO REALLY
GRANT EVERY CHILD'S MOST
HEART FELT WISH.
IT WASN'T UNTIL I MET
ALYSSA AND WE STARTED
WORKING THROUGH WHAT
DOES THIS WISH REALLY
MEAN TO HER AND WHY IS
IT SO IMPORTANT?
THAT IS THE POWER OF THE
ONE TRUE WISH IS IT
EVERY CHILD.
IT'S JUST BEEN AN HONOR
AND I'VE BEEN BLESSED TO
BE PART OF THIS JOURNEY
WITH YOU.
THAT'S SO GREAT,
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
DID YOU GET SUCKED IN
TO BEING A FAN?
I PROBABLY KNOW MORE
ABOUT K-POP.
I DON'T KNOW MUCH
ABOUT K-POP BUT YOU HAVE
SOMETHING FOR ME.
I DO, I DO.
OKAY.
A LITTLE QUIZ.
I DO, YEAH.
OKAY.
CAN YOU TAKE IT --
I MIGHT KNOW THE
ANSWERS.
GO AHEAD, SHOOT.
THE FIRST QUESTION IS
HOW MANY MEMBERS DOES
STRAY KIDS CURRENTLY
HAVE, A, FOUR, B, FIVE,
C, EIGHT OR D, NINE?
I WOULD SAY FIVE, B,
JUST BECAUSE THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A GOOD ANSWER.
A QUINTET.
IT'S C, EIGHT.
AND THEY ORIGINALLY
STARTED WITH NINE.
OKAY.
THANK YOU.
A LITTLE HISTORY.
FAILED THE FIRST
QUESTION.
NEXT ONE.
SO WHICH STRAY KIDS
MEMBER HAS RED HAIR AND
HAPPENS TO BE MY
FAVORITE MEMBER?
A, FELIX, B, LEANO --
WAS THERE AN ALL OF
THE ABOVE.
THAT WOULD BE A GOOD
ANSWER.
I DON'T KNOW.
I'M SO SORRY.
LET ME GUESS.
NO.
A, FELIX.
FELIX HAS RED HAIR.
WHAT DO THE OTHER
GUYS HAVE?
AS IT RIGHT NOW, IT'S
ALL DIFFERENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF BROWN
AND BLOND.
LET'S DO ONE MORE.
SO TRUE OR FALSE.
I LIKE THESE.
I LIKE THESE WAY BETTER.
50-50, RIGHT?
EXACTLY.
STRAY KIDS STARTED OFF
AS A REALITY TV SHOW.
I'M GOING TO SAY
BECAUSE THERE'S SO MANY
OF THEM, TRUE.
YES, IT IS TRUE.
STARTED IN 2017.
ONE OUT OF THREE IS
NOT BAD.
I'LL TAKE THAT.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING
YOUR STORY.
WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE.
THIS IS A LIGHT STICK
THAT THEY USE AT THEIR
CONCERTS.
IT PRETTY MUCH JUST
RELEASED THE DAY BEFORE
THE CONCERT.
AND IT CONNECTS YOUR
BLUETOOTH AND IT'S KIND
OF PART OF THEIR LIGHT
SHOW I GUESS.
AND WHILE THAT
WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE
ANYTHING TOO SPECIAL,
YOU GOT TO SIGNED?
I DO.
THANK YOU GUYS SO
MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THE THANK YOU FOR