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Inspired by her idols, Japanese boy band Arashi, Nur Atiqah achieved her childhood dream of writing and publishing a novel. — Photos: NUR ATIQAH SAMSUDIN

At first glance, the bespectacled Nur Atiqah Samsudin strikes you as someone youthful and bubbly.

She breaks easily into a smile and shines with positivity.