K-pop Girlgroup CrazAngel's Debut Single Titled "I'm Just Me" Is Inspired by Anne of Green Gables

On July 10, 2025, the K-pop girlgroup CrazAngel released their debut single and music video for a song titled "I'm Just Me." Performed by the band's four members, Shannie, Daze, Solmi, and Ahon, the song is inspired by L.M. Montgomery's story Anne of Green Gables. It's a catchy song with a positive message to be confident and to be yourself just like Anne Shirley.

You can watch the official video here:



"I'm Just Me" is a remake of a song with the same name that was featured on the original soundtrack album Music from 1908, Avonlea. Anne.

Here are the lyrics to CrazAngel's song "I'm Just Me" in English and Korean:

We are CrazAngel

A
N
N
E

빨간머리 주근깨에 깡마른 다리
내가 봐도 볼품없는 나
그렇지만 난 늘 언제나 상상하지
언젠가는 나비가 될 나

A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
누가 뭐래도 I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
난 자신있어 I'm just me

Walking in the room
Yeah we bout to change the mood
It's just me and my girls
Yeah we do it real loud
Talking bout the prize
Spread your wings now it's the time
Say we're crazy, thank you, maybe
Don't you dare drag me down

너무 걱정하지 마요 매슈 마릴라
지금은 실수투성이지만요
내 안에서 꿈틀대는
또 다른 내가 길을 찾아 줄테니까요

A N N E I'm red hair Anne
누가 뭐래도 I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
난 자신있어 I'm just me
A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E
A N N E action packed
And there ain't no turning back
I'mma have to do it my way
Got my freckles and my swag
Ladies ready to react
We gon' have to do it our way

A N N E I'm redhair Anne
누가 뭐래도 I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
난 자신있어 I'm just me
난 자신있어 I'm just me

Here's another screencapture from CrazAngel's music video for "I'm Just Me" featuring the subtitled lyrics "A N N E I'm red hair Anne":



Here is the full English translation of the lyrics to CrazAngel's "I'm Just Me":

We are CrazAngel

A
N
N
E

Red hair, freckles, skinny legs
Even I know I don't look special
But still, I always imagine
Someday, I'll become a butterfly

A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E

A N N E I'm red hair Anne
No matter what they say, I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
I'm confident, I'm just me

Walking in the room
Yeah we bout to change the mood
It's just me and my girls
Yeah we do it real loud
Talking bout the prize
Spread your wings now it's the time
Say we're crazy, thank you, maybe
Don't you dare drag me down

Don't worry too much, Matthew, Marilla
I may be full of mistakes right now
But deep inside me, something's stirring
another me who will find the way

A N N E I'm red hair Anne
No matter what they say, I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
I'm confident, I'm just me

A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E

A N N E action packed
And there ain't no turning back
I'mma have to do it my way
Got my freckles and my swag
Ladies ready to react
We gon' have to do it our way
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
No matter what they say, I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
I'm confident, I'm just me
I'm confident, I'm just me

On October 18, 2025, CrazAngel released a 100-day celebration pop art version of their video. You can view it here:




It's really fun to see the influence Anne of Green Gables has had around the world. The story resonates across cultures and generations.

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Welcome, New Year

"'Welcome, New Year,' said Captain Jim, bowing low as the last stroke died away. 'I wish you all the best year of your lives, mates. I reckon that whatever the New Year brings us will be the best the Great Captain has for us—and somehow or other we’ll all make port in a good harbor.'
-L.M. Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams

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The Diary of Gilbert Blythe - Volume I: 12 to 19 Years Old

The Diary of Gilbert Blythe - Volume I: 12 to 19 Years Old is a book by Brazilian author L. David that is based on L.M. Montgomery's Anne novels. But rather than following Anne Shirley's perspective, L. David's story imagines Gilbert Blythe's childhood and adolescence. The Diary of Gilbert Blythe currently includes three volumes that follow Gilbert's life from age 12 to 25. Originally written in Portuguese, the first volume has been translated to English by Anna França and was published in September 2024 by Babelcube Inc.

The second volume of the story, based on Anne of Avonlea, is currently being translated to English by Sarah Ferreira. The third volume, based on Anne of the Island, is available for translation on Babelcube.

Here is the description of the book:

The Diary of Gilbert Blythe imagines what the childhood and adolescence of the male protagonist from Anne of Green Gables could have been like. Closely following L.M. Montgomery's original plot, the Diary is a faithful retelling of the famous story — but now through Gilbert's point of view, delving into his family, friends, inspirations, dreams, and insecurities, and, of course, the development and growth of Gilbert's feelings for the lovable little redhead, Anne.

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Book cover of The Diary of Gilbert Blythe - Volume I: 12 to 19 Years Old.

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Road to Avonlea Convention - August 7–9, 2026

In August 2026, Fine Book Fairs will host a Road to Avonlea Convention on Prince Edward Island. The event will take place from August 7–9, 2026, and it gives fans the opportunity to meet actors from Sullivan Entertainment's acclaimed television series, which ran from 1990 to 1996. The TV series was based in part on The Story Girl, The Golden Road, and other stories by L.M. Montgomery.

Marking the 30th anniversary of the show's final season, the Road to Avonlea Convention will feature special events, including panels with actors and crew members of Road to Avonlea as well as members of L.M. Montgomery's family.

The following actors are confirmed to be attending (According to organizers, more will be added!):

• Zachary Bennett (Felix King)
• Lally Cadeau (Janet King)
• Maja Ardal (Clara Potts)
• James O'Regan (Constable Abner Jeffries)
• Kyle Labine (Davey Keith)
• Ian D. Clark (Simon Tremayne)
• John Friesen (Archie Gillis)

Fans can purchase silver, gold, or platinum tickets to attend the event. All ticket holders will have access to the Road to Avonlea panels. The gold and platinum tickets include entry to a VIP reception at The Haviland Club in Charlottetown. Platinum ticket holders will also enjoy a special dinner at Dalvay-by-the-Sea, which Road to Avonlea fans know as the White Sands Hotel. Beyond that, the platinum ticket includes a tour of the show's filming locations on PEI and several sites related to L.M. Montgomery.

The early bird discounted pricing for the tickets is as follows: Silver tickets cost $200 CAD, Gold tickets cost $350 CAD, and Platinum tickets cost $1,200 CAD. According to finefairs.com, the ticket prices will increase by 20% after January 15, 2026.

The Fine Book Fairs Road to Avonlea fan convention is not affiliated with Sullivan Entertainment.

Previously, there were four Avonlea Conventions held by AvCon, Inc. in 2004, 2005, 2007, and 2009. The 2026 Road to Avonlea Convention organized by Fine Book Fairs will be the first major opportunity to reunite fans with the cast of the show in 17 years.

Event details from finefairs.com:

Friday, August 7th

6 pm - 7 pm: VIP Welcome Reception (The Haviland Club) - Enjoy wine, oysters, beer and cocktails and mingle with the cast and crew from Road to Avonlea

5 pm - 8 pm: Prince Edward Island Rare Book Fair Opening Party (Charlottetown Library) - Stop by the opening night party for the Prince Edward Island Rare Book Fair, which will feature over a dozen booksellers and thousands of books, including those by L.M. Montgomery. Entry includes wine, beer, soft drinks and oysters.

Saturday, August 8th

10:00 am - 11:00 am: Registration and Welcome Breakfast - Enjoy island delicacies, tea and coffee while meeting other attendees

11:00 am - 12 pm: Panel I: L.M Montgomery's Life and Legacy - Hear from Montgomery descendants and scholars about how PEI's most famous native captivated imaginations with her literary creations.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch - Enjoy raspberry cordial, blueberry pie and sandwiches.

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Panel I: The Cast of Road to Avonlea - Listen to cast members discuss their experiences working on the show. There will be time for questions from the audience.

3:00 pm - 4:30 pm: Avonlea Trivia - Test your knowledge of the show with trivia. The winners will receive special items related to the show.

4:30 pm - 7 pm: Tour of Filming Locations - Platinum ticket holders will visit the filming locations for Road to Avonlea along the north shore, including North Rustico Harbor and lighthouse. Transportation will be provided.

7 pm - 10 pm: VIP Dinner at Dalvay-by-the-Sea - Dine and drink at the White Sands Hotel. Platinum ticket holders will join the cast and crew for cocktail hour and a three-course dinner at one of the island's best restaurants.

Sunday, August 9th

10 am - 11 am: Sunday Brunch - Enjoy island delicacies, tea and coffee.

11 am - 1 pm: Panel III: Making Road to Avonlea - Learn about the making of Road to Avonlea from those who wrote the scripts, composed the music, designed the costumes and sets. There will be time for questions from the audience.

1 pm - 2 pm: Lunch - Enjoy lobster rolls

2 pm - 5 pm: Tour of the L.M. Montgomery Homestead and Literary Sites in Cavendish - Platinum ticket holders will be given an exclusive tour of the L.M. Montgomery Homestead, the grave of L.M. Montgomery, The Lucy Maud Montgomery Birthplace, The Anne of Green Gables Museum, Green Gables Heritage Place, the Cavendish Boardwalk where you can sample PEI's famous ice cream and Cavendish Beach.

The schedule is subject to change.

Official Website:
Road To Avonlea Convention, August 7th to 9th, 2026 - Buy tickets for the event and see the latest info at the Fine Book Fairs Website

Reference:
Raven, Robin. (December 24, 2025) 'Road to Avonlea' Cast Set to Reunite on Prince Edward Island. Yahoo! Creators. Retrieved from: https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/road-to-avonlea-cast-set-to-reunite-on-prince-edward-island-050154232.html

Image Credit:
Image advertising the 2026 Road to Avonlea Convention from Fine Book Fairs.

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Anne of Green Gables (2023)

Anne of Green Gables (2023) is a play written by Broadway writer and performer Ashley Griffin. It is based on the novel Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery.

In telling Anne's story, the play emphasizes the importance of community and communal telling. Designed as a strong ensemble show, the entire company is onstage during the whole performance as in "Our Town." The cast listens to and reacts to scenes. Even performers without lines play a role in the physical storytelling.

Anne of Green Gables by Ashley Griffin was published in 2023 by Plays For New Audiences: A Division of Children's Theatre Company. It runs an estimated 60 minutes, and can be cut for competition. The cast includes 27 characters, and it is possible to double and triple roles. The play is available for productions worldwide through Plays For New Audiences.

The play is described as follows:

Meet Anne Shirley, a red-haired orphan with an imagination a million miles wide! Anne unexpectedly arrives in the small town community of Avonlea and soon captures the hearts and minds of her newfound family and neighbors. Anne's story, told through the lens of an ensemble cast, reminds us that we are all shaped by the people we surround ourselves with and that finding one's place in the world is a journey best traveled with the support and love of others.

Official Websites:
Anne of Green Gables by Ashley Griffin at Plays For New Audiences.
Ashley Griffin - Official Website

Image Credit:
Anne of Green Gables (2023) image from Plays For New Audiences.

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Looking for Anne of Green Gables

Looking for Anne of Green Gables: L.M. Montgomery and Her Timeless Heroine is a book by Irene Gammel that was published in July 2025 by Sutherland House Publishing. The book explores L.M. Montgomery's sources of inspiration when she created Anne Shirley. It also examines Montgomery's secrecy during her life and her way of curating information to create her public persona.

The 324-page book is a newly expanded edition of Gammel's research, which was originally published in 2008 for the Anne of Green Gables centenery under the following titles: Looking for Anne: How Lucy Maud Montgomery Dreamed Up a Literary Classic and Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L.M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic. The new paperback edition includes additional chapters and research.

In a 2008 interview, Irene Gammel described her work, saying: "Looking for Anne is a dual biography because I wanted to show that Maud projected aspects of herself into the novel—her own ambition, her determination, her loneliness, and her hunger for love and family life. I also wanted to show that the novel was a wish fulfilment dream. She dreamed up the things she did not have in her own life. Ultimately, we also see a woman who was successful as a writer because she combined the role of romantic dreamer with that of pragmatic business woman, launching herself from small-town Cavendish onto the world stage."

In a 2025 interview with The Eyeopener, Irene Gammel noted that the first edition of her book was more like a research assemblage, and "This time around I had the feeling I was telling a story."

Here is the description of the book from Sutherland House:

For over a century, Anne Shirley has captivated readers with her fiery red hair, boundless imagination, and plucky spirit.

First introduced as the protagonist of Anne of Green Gables in 1908, she quickly became one of fiction’s most iconic characters, with the novel selling over 50 million copies and translated into more than forty languages. Yet little is known about Anne’s origins. Her creator, Lucy Maud Montgomery, a farm girl from Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, was an intensely private person.

In Looking for Anne of Green Gables, Irene Gammel draws on her archival discoveries, and on the author’s private journals to reveal an emotional landscape of longing, loss, and a deep yearning for connection—themes that found their way into her famous novel. Blending biography and cultural history, Gammel traces the parallel journeys of Montgomery and her beloved heroine, showing how the author’s personal grief was transformed into the triumphs and joys of Anne Shirley. This dual biography of Montgomery and her timeless character explains how a literary classic was conceived and why it continues to enchant readers today.

ISBN-13: 9781998365715

Link:
Looking for Anne at Sutherland Books.

References:
Simpson, Molly. (October 28, 2025). TMU professor releases new edition of 2008 novel. The Eyeopener. Retrieved from: https://theeyeopener.com/2025/10/tmu-professor-releases-new-edition-of-2008-novel/

Author: Irene Gammel on Looking for Anne. (2008). The Anne of Green Gables Centenary. Retrieved from: https://www.torontomu.ca/mlc/anne/inside5.html

Image credits:
Book cover of Looking for Anne of Green Gables: L.M. Montgomery and Her Timeless Heroine.

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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Anne of Green Gables Miniseries

Forty years ago today, Anne of Green Gables first aired on CBC Television. The miniseries was adapted for the screen by Kevin Sullivan from the novel by L.M. Montgomery. The first part of the two-part, made-for-television miniseries aired on December 1, 1985, and the second part aired the next day on December 2, 1985. Starring Megan Follows as the unforgettable Anne Shirley, the television film was directed and produced by Kevin Sullivan.

The miniseries was highly rated on Canadian television, and it was later distributed internationally to acclaim around the world. The film re-introduced L.M. Montgomery's stories and Anne Shirley to a new generation.

As a child, who watched the miniseries when it first aired, the film had a profound impact on my life. I watched it again and again with my family each year. When I moved to another country, the miniseries was an essential and important part of my Canadian identity. The story shaped my worldview and my belief in friendship and kindred spirits, and it reinforced my love of nature.

I'm grateful to have grown up with Kevin Sullivan's enduring production and to have had the story play a lasting role in my life.

Image credit:
Photograph of Megan Follows as Anne Shirley in Anne of Green Gables © Sullivan Entertainment.

External link:
Anne of Green Gables: The Official Website

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Unboxing Anne of Green Gables x Ullala Pajamas

Last month, I wrote a post about the new Anne of Green Gables x Ullala Pajamas collaboration for Fall/Winter 2025. The clothing line is inspired by Nippon Animation's Anne of Green Gables.

I was tempted to order "Anne's Rain Shower" pajamas. They arrived a few weeks back. I took a few photos while unboxing them because the packaging was so cute. The pajamas themselves are well-made and adorably feminine.



I especially love the dreamy Anne Shirley on the back of the neck.



I imagine I'll only have sweet dreams in these pajamas.

Links:
Anne of Green Gables x Ullala Pajamas Lookbook, Volume 1
Ullala Pajamas at W Concept

Image Credits:
Photographs by World of Anne Shirley.

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