I'm Stuck on D.O. Kyungsoo in BLOOM Jakarta
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Aside meeting DAY6 for the second time and more times over this year, I had the chance to meet Kyungsoo twice this year too. This year is definitely the year where I splurged too much money to attend concerts. Why? Because almost all of my favourites are here: from Dreamies, Kyungsoo, RIIZE, and DAY6. I probably will get to see DAY6 4 times this year if the timing is right.
It was a sunny day in Kamakura and I almost forgot the date of the ticketing war. I walked around the small city of Kanagawa that I always longing to go since I knew it from the Slam Dunk manga. There was a cafe close to the Enoden railway that I got to visit back in April. After having lunch at that cafe, I decided to just enjoy times at the beach of Kamakura. And I just remember that I had to secure Kyungsoo's ticket that day. I was too immersed in my Japan trip that I forgot to ask my friend to help me securing ticket. And yep, due to my clumsiness, as you expected I didn't get the ticket initially.
Until the promoter suddenly made an announcement that they will put additional show on July, 13th 2024 to accommodate the huge demand for Kyungsoo's show.
I really thought that the promoter or even Kyungsoo himself didn't realise the popularity in Indonesia. Aside being a well-known EXO member, Kyungsoo has established himself a strong community through his acting project, and yes, his solo is well-received for the public. Kyungsoo's individual colour of music is pretty generic and easy to listen, therefore his range of fans are more various compared to his peers on the same group. Basically, Kyungsoo is that popular! And putting him in a small venue for his fan-concert doesn't make any sense.
Anyway, lesson learned from the first day of ticketing so I asked my friend to helped me secure ticket. ALAS! The next ticketing was held when I was on my way to Jakarta which means I spent more time in a plane and I might skipped the invoicing email. So, here's the thing, this particular promoter has a membership program where you secure ticket through Google Form then they will email you manually and give you certain time limit to make your payment. Otherwise, your ticket is going to be cancelled. Unfortunately, the payment window for me was only 3 hours and that was when I was still in a flight. When I got landed for a transit journey, I emailed them and asked them whether I still given a chance to make a payment outside the time window. I have emailed them three to five times to confirm this. Good thing is, the payment I made is still being recognised.
So, here I am at July 13th 2024 meeting Kyungsoo for the second time this year!
Since it's a fan-concert and I had few glimpses from his fan-con on another cities before he finally goes to Jakarta, I didn't expect much. Another additional factors like rigged ticketing system so I didn't get the best seat, I already know what songs are there on the set-lists, even down to how bad the individual fandom (akgae) had me going without much expectations. On the journey before the D-Day, I have thought a lot whether I will enjoy the concert or whatnot. I even thought about selling the ticket anyway. That's how I thought I wouldn't enjoy the concert at all. Another thing is that my mind has been occupied by Park Sungjin a lot, so I don't have any room to think about Kyungsoo anymore.
He proved it the other way.
As expected, Kyungsoo swerved me back to his lane. Once again, he made me realise that he can't be dethroned even with Park Sungjin. Kyungsoo is still there, in my heart. He is staying. He made me come back to him although now I have to dissociate him from Park Sungjin in a different universe. Kyungsoo still the top of my heart and mind. While Park Sungjin tops another side.
The last time I attended fan-meeting directly was EXO's fan-meeting ONE in Inspire Arena, Seoul and it didn't left me a good impression. Perhaps I was still high on DAY6's concert dopamine intake or it was just a boring event from the agency. Second time I experienced unimpressive fan-con was through RIIZE's RIIZING DAY online fan-concert, it was boring as well. So I had my expectation low from the beginning. But DAY6's fan-meeting was entertaining and got me feeling content. And unexpectedly, Kyungsoo's fan-con did the same. Hence, it really is probably because of agency's intervention, the MC, and the artists factors that could make an event truly enjoyable.
Kyungsoo opened the fan-concert by singing its current title song Mars from his 3rd mini album BLOSSOM. To be honest, I didn't keen on Kyungsoo's latest album at first. I argued that Kyungsoo's two previous albums are still the best. But the more I listen to BLOSSOM, the more I grew into liking. Especially Mars. It's a song that tells "No matter how different we are, I will still love you regardless." I initially thought this title track is less impactful compared to Rose or Somebody and yet Mars has its own charm. It was especially good to listen as Kyungsoo's fan-con opening.
If we meet too many times
I hope it's no different
Faster than worrying
I want to get close to you
But now I'm stuck on Mars
The song represents me who is now stuck on Kyungsoo. Kyungsoo is my Mars. I gravitated towards him again in this period of life. I put aside Park Sungjin for a while because I have Kyungsoo on my side by now. By the time he finished singing Mars, he got all my attention to him and him only.
Kyungsoo is certainly has his own character development and explosive charms in 2024. Unlike Kyungsoo that I always known these years, I never knew he would let his goofy side took over the whole 2.5 hours of the fan-concert. I've never seen him in this bright mood ever although it was my third time meeting him since 2018. Kyungsoo was always that reserved, quiet man. That day, he's still shy, reserved, and quiet but he had fun a lot! I never knew he smiles ear to ear and kept being amazed with the energy of Indonesia's fans. He loves our energy and I love the way he receives energy very well.
Half of the events were filled with an interaction sections guided by our friendly and helpful MC Indra Herlambang. At first, I doubt that he will guide the show by putting all the attention to the main star, because it is always happened when local MC guiding the Korean shows. Most of Indonesian MC shifted the attention to themselves which I don't want to know anyway. Indra Herlambang is such an exception. I never knew he is THAT GOOD MC, I mean he knows a lot about Korean entertainment industry, he did his research very well to accommodate the artists he is MC-ing, and he helped the artists to feel comfortable. Throughout the fan-con, I can see Kyungsoo is really comfortable and enjoy the show as well. Indra Herlambang, the man you are! No wonder, almost Korean events hire him as the Master of Ceremony. In Indra Herlambang we trust!
I knew that all the segments has been rehearsed and scripted, there's no such things as an impromptu or spontaneous act but Kyungsoo's fan-con going so natural and enjoyable. The questions Indra Herlambang asked, the request are all enjoyable. So I got to know Kyungsoo more. For example, there is this segments where Kyungsoo being asked about self discipline and his preference.
- Kyungsoo is the type of person who loves washing dishes because it helped him relax and think about nothing.
- Kyungsoo is the person who just spread out his blanket, not the type who folded it.
- Kyungsoo is the person who rolled the toothpaste and push the paste from the bottom.
- Kyungsoo doesn't like to wear his outdoor clothes to bed, he needs to change first before getting up the bed.
- Kyungsoo prefers to shower before bed.
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