Hi everyone, I'm finally back. I haven't been posting on here because I just couldn't find time to. Juggling between work, gym, Youtube, me time, and a blog is nearly an impossible task unless you sacrifice one out of the five and well, I've been sacrificing this blog for more, much needed, me time. Nevertheless, today I wanted to share my experience of attending the BTS Love Yourself concert here in Singapore because the tour ain't over yet and I thought writing down my experience will hopefully be helpful for those who will be attending!
Pre-concert
Alright, so I have many complains regarding how the tickets were being sold, how the rules were set and everything, but let's not go through
all of that because it was a mentally exhausting process. On the day of the ticketing, my boyfriend managed to enter the system and snatch a Cat 2 Blue 1 standing ticket for me even though I originally wanted the Cat 1 which was already sold out by then. But if it weren't for him, I wouldn't even get a ticket, so I'm thankful! I know a ton of people who bought resale tickets so I'm just glad I paid the original price. Spoiler though, during the concert, the Cat 1 pens were only a quarter filled. The work of scalpers maybe, disappointing and very embarrassing, because true fans had to stay at the back and I swear to God it was so empty looking I wonder how the boys felt.
A week before the concert, they uploaded the rules which I tried my best to follow. I filmed a video on
What's In My Bag so if you're interested to see what I've packed along with me, click on the link! I also brought my fanboard which I sadly lost after the concert. I was beyond exhausted I believe I just dropped it unknowingly while walking to the train station. One rule that I did not follow though was the no cameras rule. I know a lot of fans did not bring their cameras because of this rule, because of the risk of being thrown out of the queue and of the venue. I'm a Youtuber, I cannot not bring my camera along. Spoiler, I got through the security check (watch the video to see how I smuggled my camera in haha) and turns out, nobody gave a shit about photography or videography! Thank God I chose to bring my camera.
I know some people are against filming because in a way you're not fully enjoying the concert, and I agree. There were many times where the boys would ask you to jump (like during 'Run') but I just can't because then my video would be hella shaky. But I tried my best to be in the moment and not look at what I'm filming for most parts and I only filmed during my favourite songs and favourite parts of certain songs. At the end of the concert, I'm so glad I chose to bring my camera and film because my standing pit isn't that close to the stage so the camera really helped zoom in to them and because everything went by so quickly, it's so nice to have a better quality (better than an iPhone) video to watch back on.
D-Day
On the day of the concert, the 19th of January 2019, I woke up really early, but not as early as those young kiddos whom I heard woke up at 5-ish in the morning, and got ready. I'm not that confident with my bare face and knowing that I will be vlogging and taking pictures that day, I applied simple makeup but wished I skipped the entire base because the makeup broke me out the next day. I wore jeans which I believe was a good choice even though it was hot because we had to sit on the floor for most parts of the day, a tank top, again another good choice because it was so suffocating in the pit, and I brought along an outerwear which also served me well at the end because it started to get cold in the train. Since I was in the standing pen, I had to wear platform shoes. Extremely jealous of those who can just wear flats but too bad I'm not blessed in the height department. Not gonna lie, those platform shoes were the worse part of the concert.
I arrived at 10am and the security checks begin at 12.30pm. I joined the queue at around 11am++ because I wanted to get through it asap. Thankfully my boyfriend came, so he helped me get lunch while I stayed in the queue. What will I do without him... I would literally starve because knowing me, I wouldn't be bothered to go grab food. I made an Australian friend in the queue! Her name is Zoe but we got separated after we passed the checks since she was in another standing pen.
12.30pm came and the security checks begun. I was prepared to take out everything in my bag but surprisingly, the security just shone her torchlight over my bag and that's it. I passed. We also had a body scan so don't try and hide your GoPro in your bra hahaha. After the checks, we went to our respective gates and holding area. Time spent there flew by really quickly thanks to Netflix. The gates were to open at 4pm, but by 3pm, they already got us standing up. Finally, at around 4.10pm, the gates opened and it was time to enter the venue! It was so nerve wrecking, you had to self-scan your ticket, people were running, trying to overtake you... But at least the security tried to stop those who were running.
We got into our pen, secured a spot, which was maybe 7 rows from the front? And then, it was time to play the waiting game again. Music videos were played and everyone tried to make time fly by singing along and practicing their fan chants.
The Concert
Fast-forward to 3 hours later, I guess I did not lose my fangirl skills over the last 4 years because somehow I ended up being in the second row from the barricade with the help of the people at the back who kept pushing us forward. What a miracle. Anyway, at 7+pm, the concert finally begun!
I think we were pretty close to the stage as compared to thousands of others who were seated, but sadly the view wasn't that good since we were at the side so we watched all performances from either the side view or back view. During the concert, I found it so difficult to concentrate because I had to decide whether to watch the huge ass screen which was directly in front of us, or watch them in person. There were a couple of times where they'll walk towards us so that's nice because that's the only time we got to see their faces. For most parts, I just chucked my fanboard on the floor, but when Taehyung walked over, I picked it up and started waving it like crazy.
I'm... 60% sure he saw it! Because he slowed down in his steps and looked like he was reading what was on my board. Also because for some reasons it's not that common for people to make fanboards anymore? I don't know, I only saw a few fanboards and especially in the pen, I felt like nobody had fanboards. Most people were just wearing those BT21 headbands or headbands with the members face on it so I
think my striking "태형" fanboard caught his attention. I don't wanna be delusional though.
I loved the special effects during the concert because it really helped amped-up the mood. Twice during the concert, they drenched us with water and it was so refreshing... But mostly shocking. Towards the middle till the end, the security also started distributing water which was a new experience for me.
Right okay, so about seeing the boys in real life... It was so unreal. I wanna say that they look 100% exactly like how they look on my screen so it felt so... Unreal... That they're real? Whenever they walk towards us, I try and take a good look at them and yeah... They look the same. Which makes total sense. But what I'm trying to say is that perhaps it's because they're still pretty far away from me, I wasn't star struck. I remembered the first time I saw HyunA and I was so blown away by how small and white she is in real life. But the boys looked
and acted exactly the same as on TV.
There's a lot going on during the concert, trying to watch the performance, look at the screen to see their expressions, avoid falling in the pen, film a good video... But here's what I remembered and felt about each member:
Let's start with Taehyung, of course. Thankfully he has blue hair because it makes it easy to spot him. This boy knows he is adorable. He freaking knows it. Twice, he knew the camera was shooting him and he just stared at it for at least 5 seconds making this adorable face
ugh! The moment he speaks, his tone and his expression just makes you wanna grab him and keep him in your pocket. So so so cute.
Jin was so freaking hilarious during his commentary he was exactly like how I expected him to be and that's the reason why I love him so much, the fact that he's the oldest but acts this way. He's such an annoying dork! His shoulders are really no joke and his face, in comparison with his shoulders, is so tiny!?
Jimin sang Promise after we all chanted "약속" and he nearly cried which was so precious, he also fell and I missed that part because someone was talking to me but that's okay I turned around in time to see Jungkook smiling at him. They always say a demon possesses Jimin when he performs but I don't know... He's always so adorable to me. He still looks like a mochi to me.
RM, nearly made me cry!!! Ugh. Prior to the concert, a lot of fans were telling me how they think they're gonna cry and I'm just like hmm yeah I don't think I'm gonna. But RM nearly made me tear. I didn't cry though, but my heart just felt some kinda way that made me wanna cry and tell them how much they mean to me. He basically talked about how they think they'll be tired because of the heat but the energy from our cheers made it worth it. I don't know, like it pains me to know that they're tired especially after what Jin mentioned at MAMA. RM was taking care of the members, I often see him holding them and he also has the perfect proportions. PERFECT.
J-hope's interactions with the camera were so cute! He made so many kissy faces and hearts towards the camera and even though he is really slim, his cheeks are like protruding I don't know, like whenever he smiles it's just so cute and precious. I think he was the happiest because everyone chanted "J-Hope" during his solo and he kept on commenting about how loud and energetic we all were! He deserves the cheer!
Yoongi's solo song is my absolute favourite. If you watch my vlogs you might know that I often listen to Seesaw because it's such a good song! Why is it not number 1 in the charts?! So when I know he was performing Seesaw next, I was hyped. I felt sad though because during the last chorus, I couldn't concentrate enough to sing along and it felt like nobody was singing along in my pen. The part which made everyone feel like "oh yeap that's Yoongi for sure" was definitely the part where it was his turn to do his commentary but he just stoned there for a good 3 seconds or so. I can relate.
Jungkook... Why didn't you lift your shirt up. Haha! I mean I was seriously expecting that during Fake Love but he didn't do it. I think his high note during Euphoria left the biggest impression on me and also towards the end when he was waving so enthusiastically to all the fans. He is really kinda buff and solid looking, as compared to the other members who are mostly just very slim.
Post-concert
When the concert ended, all I could think of was my dying feet and how to get home. I was so tired and so sad at the same time that it's over. Despite the entire thing being 2 hours 30 minutes, there were a good amount of breaks in between for the boys to change their clothes. It went by
so quickly. I didn't really know how I was feeling, it just felt like a dream, like I was high on something and suddenly it was gone. I think my brain couldn't process everything immediately especially when my feet were hurting so much. I couldn't think of the reasons why I felt like it was a different feeling from all the other concerts I've been to. It took me 3 days to really process what happened in that span of time because like what I said, there were too much going on. But here are my thoughts:
I felt disconnected. The members were focused on the cameras instead of those right in front of them. It's understandable since the cameras were the only way for everyone to see them clearly, but it was weird for me who was standing pretty close to them, as there was a camera close to my side. Whenever the members came over, they'll always stop by that camera and make a cute expression, make a heart, etc to it and we can't see it because they'll be back-facing us. And it just felt weird looking at them interacting to the camera instead of us. I think that's one of the main reasons why being there felt unreal.
The stadium is too big, and they are too small. Even switching from looking at the main stage to looking at the screen takes an effort because the venue is so huge. Despite being near the stage, they were still pretty far.
Like I said, I think I made a good (risky, but good) choice of bringing my camera and filming my favourite songs and parts. A lot of people online were saying, put down your cameras and your phones because there will be better quality fancams, better quality photos taken by someone else if you really need to re-watch the concert. But it's different if you took it yourself, from your point of view. It's like an additional memory bank for yourself like honestly if I didn't take any fancams or photos... The only thing I'd remember from the concert from getting drenched and screaming.
All in all, was the money well-spent? Yeah, to see the boys for the first and hopefully not last time, it was. Did I have a great time? I wouldn't exactly say so, I was exhausted from queuing, standing, getting pushed in those bloody platform shoes, I was struggling to see them to watch the performance. But it was a memorable, and
better-than-what-I-was-expecting experience. To be able to be there singing along to Magic Shop, Epiphany, Fake Love, Love Yourself, and basically all my favourite songs with the boys themselves singing live in front of you with thousands of other fans... It was a pretty awesome experience.
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