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Asten Does Nostalgia

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Where nostalgia meets chaos, and Daisy won’t shut up about it

đŸŽ¶ What Time Is It? Time to Appreciate High School Musical

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Let’s be honest — if you were a tween in the 2000s and didn’t pretend to be Gabriella on your living room floor, are you even qualified to be here?

High School Musical wasn’t just a movie. It was an era. A lifestyle. A cultural reset that gave us:

  • Iconic choreography in school corridors
  • The rise of Zac Efron crushes
  • And the sacred commandment: Stick to the Status Quo (but make it chaotic)

Allow me to take you on a wildly nostalgic journey through the HSM effect


🏀 Troy Bolton Was the Blueprint

He just wanted to sing, okay? LET THE BOY SING.
Sure, he ghosted Gabriella in HSM2 and had his musical crisis in the desert, but at the end of the day? He was out there belting his feelings in a basketball court and honestly? That’s art.

Also: that hair. That voice. That “Bet On It” moment that lived rent-free in our minds.

👑 Sharpay Evans: Icon. Legend. She Was the Moment.

People said she was the villain. But no. She was a bossy pink goddess with choreography, a wardrobe, and a dream.
Let’s be real — Sharpay walked so the girlbosses of TikTok could run.

Also? “Fabulous” is still my aspirational lifestyle. Pool. Turkey imported from Maine. All of it.

đŸŽ€ The Songs Were Straight-Up Bangers

  • Breaking Free made you believe in yourself
  • Work This Out made you think you could turn washing dishes into a Broadway show
  • Stick to the Status Quo? Unhinged cafeteria musical gold
  • Bet On It had no business going that hard and yet… IT DID

Let’s not even talk about Gotta Go My Own Way unless we’re ready to sob.

🧠 The Plot? A Fever Dream. And We Loved It.

You audition for a musical during a karaoke night at a ski resort.
You end up destroying the school’s social structure.
Suddenly everyone’s singing about crĂšme brĂ»lĂ©e in a lunchroom.

And it only got wilder with every sequel. (Troy singing in a lava field of emotions in HSM2? Iconic.)

đŸ„č Gabriella Montez Gave Us Our Soft Girl Era

Shy. Smart. Slightly awkward. Always wandering off dramatically.
She was the introvert rep we didn’t know we needed — and her ballads hit like a freight train.

💃 Let’s Not Forget the Dance Routines

I still remember trying to copy the entire We’re All in This Together routine in my bedroom like I was auditioning for the West End.
Arms up. Step clap. Emotional devastation. Repeat.

🌟 HSM Was Camp. HSM Was Chaos. HSM Was Comfort.

And no matter what anyone says

We’re all in this together. Always.

đŸŒȘ Daisy’s Corner: Rant Incoming

“High School Musical was supposed to be ‘unrealistic’ but I once started singing Natasha Bedingfield in the middle of a French lesson so maybe THEY were just documenting my life. Also Sharpay is my spirit animal and I will be charging people £3.50 to hear me sing ‘Fabulous’ at karaoke. Bookings open.”

📝 What’s your favourite HSM moment?

Drop it in the comments or tag #ADNAppreciatesHSM on socials. Bonus points if you still know the dance moves. Extra bonus points if you once bought a Sharpay hairband from Claire’s Accessories.

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