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I woke up quite early, got ready and had some toast while waiting for Huda. She's sending me off to Ayang's, and although we promised to be there at 8-ish, we only ended up in Kota Damansara at 9.15pm. After Huda wished us all luck, the three of us (Ayang, Aza and me; SEOULmate GO!!!) got into Ayang's car and the most amazing day-long thousand ringgit worth journey officially began.
Our VIP tix.. Hee...
I read on the redstar staffblog that JYJ's flight was landing at KLIA at 10.50am. So we headed there first, stopping only for gas refill and some light snacks for Ayang and Aza. We got to KLIA at about 10.30 and when we went down and saw the Marctensia SECURITY on Level 3, we promptly joined the crowd that was already there. I have to say, the crowd was not as large as I expected. I'm not saying it's a bad thing though, just wanted to point that out. Maybe it's because everyone was already waiting for them at Stadium Negara?? Hmm...
We saw a Japanese fan who came with her husband and two children. Kawaii.. They got quite restless though and the husband and the boy went off after a while.. We got ready when the security boys started to make their move. At first the three of us held hands, wanting to calm down and just taking in the fact that we were gonna see JYJ but after a few false alarms, we just couldn't keep that up. The fans up front kept cheering for the anything and everything by then, but the decibel instantly went to a whole different level when the boys appeared. The first one of the crowd was Jae. He just towers over everybody and with that copper hair, he's definitely not hard to miss. Lemme say, the guy is goddamn GORGEOUS. He walked up front of Su and Chun and I had to look quite hard for the two of them amidst the converging fans. Chun is all wrapped up and kept his head down and Su just walked calmly by his side, looking as macho as he tries to be.. LOL.. The security was definitely rough, I heard some even cursed. While the fans struggled for that precious glimpse of JYJ, the security pushed back giving some space for the boys. It got quite serious because me and Aza ended up screaming "Stop pushing! Stop shoving!" Oh, what good fans we are. We ran out the building, taxi honking for the sudden outbreak of fangirls. They got in their VIP white Alphard and we waved them goodbye.
Then, it's a sprint to the car to get to Stadium Negara. We squealed with our first peek at them and got all hyped up for the showcase. We took a wrong turn and had to make a faraway u-turn before reaching the venue at about 12.15pm. I made a beeline for the official merchandise, in this case they were selling the album and we got free posters. The VIP entrance was smack in front of the hall, and if you're standing way in front of the crowd you can practically see everything. So as luck would have it, we did manage to hear and see some of the sound check and rehearsal, which was why we didn't really mind the wait.
They finally let us in at 2.45pm even though the event was supposed to start at 2. I headed straight to the toilet and had a change of clothes. I LOVE our seats because it wasn't too far from the stage (thank you Aza!).
Red Ocean...
And the show started when the boys emerged from the stage... And everybody went crazy.. Jae was wearing sleeveless and you get to see firsthand the fabled heavily muscled arms. First, they sang Empty, which might be my favourite song now. I'd started screaming by then, but it was kinda weird since the ones in front of me were quite quiet. Then, it's Be My Girl.. Su's hipthrust is just pure DELIGHT. There was a BTS clip of the boys working on "The Beginning" with some comments from their producers and album collaborators. The intro of the video was uber cute, with the three of them smiling, while writing things on the transparent walls. When it ended, the boys went up again, this time for Chajatta. There was a project on this, where fans chanted throughout the song. It's safe to say Chajatta was definitely everyone's favourite and I loved Yoochun's expressions. I think he really appreciated us loving the song. And just seeing straight-laced Lee Seon Jun onstage singing was something. Made me wish Yeorim and Georo would join our dear Garang. Haha.. The next song was Ayyy Girl and I agreed when someone said that the live version is better . They sang their final song, Empty (Remix). Chun screamed "Everybody get up!!" so we did.. And after the first two verse of the song, he motioned the fans to come closer which is when everbody came stampeding over to the stage. I don't know why, but I was a bit slow then so I just decided to stand on the chairs. Aza joined me soon after and we were jumping up and down on the chairs screaming our head off while waving our balloons. When we were just starting to get fully pumped up, the song ended and the boys were gone. Definite BUMMER!
Okay, now on to the interview session. I don't want to point fingers but she could definitely ask more than "What are your solo projects right now". I mean, practically everyone in the stadium, except for her and the translator knew the answer. She also said something about asking the boys about their favourite Malaysian food. But she didn't!! And translator-sshi was so ineffective. Even when the boys were saying something else, she kept repeating the same translation over and over again. I mean, WTF? But there were some cute moments. Like when Chun didn't hear the MC the first time. Then when the MC asked about when exactly their next album will be, as in what month, Jae kept repeating summer. And Jae was shy once more when the MC asked him whether Malaysian girls are the prettiest. Then he said Beautiful but added in Korean "But the weather is so hot here" which made the MC remark "That's why the girls are hotter".. LOL. Before that the MC asked Su the same question and he said YES. Su was a bit quiet during the talk. What happened to our native speaker? You can tell even the boys were surprised that it was so brief because Chun was like "That's all" when the MC asked for their ending remark. All in all, the showcase was a disappointment. It could have been much better. Even most of the fans couldn't believe that it was already over and didn't want to leave their seats. Not until the MC ame out and asked everyone to leave according to the sections and RELA started to blow their whistles did the fans start to go out. We VIP's stayed in our seats and after most of the seats are cleared, they finally told us that the ones with red tags can go to Level 10, Doubletree by Hilton at 7.00pm for the photo session.
On our way out, we grabbed some burgers and fried wantan just to keep us going and then off to Ampang! We managed to get to the hotel by 5pm with some poor direction from yours truly. We parked at Ampang Park and went straight to the lobby. We sat down at the food store and ordered ice blended while taking turns to go freshen up. The staff promptly asked us upstairs at 6.30pm and we were divided according to our rows. This is where it was practically proven that loud people attracts loud friends because we were the loudest there. Joined by a cute 4th former who draws like an angel. And a very cool Mom with her two daughters. However, we ended up having to wait for almost an hour and a half beacuse the staff only let us out at 8pm. They made us line up and rushed us to a hall, where the boys were standing on a small stage and fans lined up in front for picture taking. Another disappointment as all of us were hoping for an autograph session and most brought gifts fotr the boys. Once again, the fans were left unsatisfied and bewildered outside of the hall. We dejectedly went down and saw the boys' car. Ayang took a picture with the Alphard and we went to our car.
We heard the reason for the hurry was because the boys were running late, and we figured that they were going back today, and not tomorrow night as originally planned. Aza found out from her friend the flight details to Seoul and after a brief stop at my house, we made our way to KLIA. We kinda took our time going up but when we stepped off the elevator, we heard screams and whaddya know, the boys are already here!! We immediately went on a full sprint to the boarding place and got there just in time. Through a stroke of luck, I managed to stand right beside the three of them, although I was shoved hard by the security. But I saw Su and Chun was standing like 2 freaking inches away from me. Jae had a turtle neck way up. After the three of them went down the escalator, we ran to the sighting point and screamed our goodbyes. Me and Aza squealed so hard, it was UNBELIEVABLE!!! That definitely was the best end to a fangirl's day and suddenly, the day turned out not so bad. On our way back to the car, people kept asking us who they were and we had to explain that they are Korean artists. But we didn't really care because we got to see them upclose!! Oh, what joy.. We made another wrong turn on our way back, which is why I only got home at about 11.30pm.
Thank you Ayang and Aza, for their generosity and the amazingly great day spent with them. Till the day I die, this was a day to remember. We were totally being fangirls today, complete with hours of waiting, running, and zipping all over town for the boys. And although we sighed and complained, we ended up meeting the boys four (FOUR!!!) freaking times that day. And in a span of more than 13 hours. Isn't that just unbelievably amazing?
Borrowing a fellow Cassie's word:Wished the poster was like this.. Then we would have gotten all five of them.. AKTF!!
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