2012 Asia Tour Cri Show II in Seoul (July 7, 2012)

Disclaimer: this is in no way an accurate details of the show.  I wrote it as I remembered it, according to my impression… and since it’s been some time, some details might not be exactly right. Pardon please =P  All the pics are from media as we’re forbidden to take pics in the show ^^

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This is without a doubt one of my favorite shows in my eel’s history.  And without a doubt the best cri show to date in my experience ^^ (just a little bit under the World Cup Lounge H in my ranking of his shows that I attended… ^O^)

I was very lucky this time. My friend helped me to get the ground floor ticket in Y zone against all odds, for which I’m very very thankful, considering how hard it was to get tickets for this show.  But it was beyond my wildest imagination that she actually exchanged her ticket with mine and gave me the X2 zone, 2nd row instead… O.O

Looking at the venue setup, it’s also obvious how much thought Sukkie put in planning the stage formation.  He made sure that no matter where you’re seated, you would be able to see him closely at least once during the show ^^

I tried not to give too much of the play by play of the show since it’s the first one and many haven’t seen it yet. But still, beware of the coming spoiler… ^^;;

When I found my seat, the screens were already playing Planet Dream vids, along with Gotta Getcha MV and Crazy Crazy Crazy MV in sequence.  The show started about 7:10 I think… didn’t check the time when the light started to dim and the audience screamed to the instrumental song of Abracadabra. The dancers then all came out and prepared us for the show to come.

When the song came to an end, in the middle, there’s a figure wearing purple coat with top hat with feathers and feather staff and then the intro of 200 miles started.  It was really awesome!  When I saw the poster for Cri Show before, it looked really weird.  It gave off vampire or pirate vibe with the long unkempt hair.  But seeing the getup in person was a whole other thing.  He looked wonderful.  Instead of wiry messy hair, his hair looked so smooth.  Even the hat and the staff didn’t look out of place.  And although it kinda distracted him from his singing, it’s funny how Sukkie kept holding the hat to keep it in place kkkk =P After the song ended, he said “welcome to the magic world” but he kinda choked in the last sentence… LOL… and afterward he just took off the hat n be done with it kkkkk

It wouldn’t be fair to call this show a concert or a musical or a fan meeting. Because for me it’s even more than all combined. It’s a showcase of the Jang Keun Suk: a singer, an entertainer, an actor, master planner, also the master of his fans.  His wit and brilliance were all shown without holding anything back. Yes, it was that great of a show ^o^

When he said he’s working for the video for the Cri Show on the flight to Beijing, I was wondering what kind of video he planned that he had to prepare it more than a month before the show.  And watching the result, that hard work and preparation really paid off!!  The story board on the background screen was super fantastic!  It sewed everything together: the performance, the songs, the theme.  We were shown how he invited us to his magical world playground.  After the first 3 songs, he went backstage and we were shown a guy in white following a butterfly in the woods.  And that guy really appeared on the stage.  A prince-ly guy with soft wavy hair and dreamy eyes.  He sang Stay. Then while sitting on the bench, he sang Rain.  Walking to the middle stage surrounded by all the excited screams, he was really an eel prince ^^ He sat on the bench again on the middle stage and kept on singing, while a sheet of water pouring down… it really transported me to his tranquil world.  Really awesome!

But the most awesome of all and the one impressed me the most came after this.  While Sukkie once again disappeared from the stage, on the screen, the white Prince finally came face to face with his dark side in a mirror… Try as I might, I can’t find a word to describe what I saw.  Sukkie as an actor caught my attention in the first place and this time it’s no difference.  The look in his eyes, both as the prince and again as his dark side totally transfixed me.  I worried for the Prince as he fought, while the smirk n the look of his evil side gave me goosebumps.  The dark side finally won and banished the Prince.  Then the song Crazy Crazy Crazy started and Sukkie was lifted back to the stage in a black outfit, befitted the dark side of him.  Gone was the prince-ly feel and we were brought to this darker world.

But the dark world didn’t last long.  This dark side was sent back to where it came from, and the Prince finally came back.  He walked into a magical playground and saw a little kid (I assumed his childhood self) playing alone in front of it.  He embraced the little guy with a wistful smile on his face and seemed to be in peace with himself.  Sukkie came back to the main stage (I think singing Hello Hello?).  Then he sat on the bench and talked a little bit about his plan and dream.  He said he would have a European tour and American tour, and he would also go to Oceania (Hawaii).  Most of what he said was too fast n heavy for my dismal Korean ability ^^;;  Then a staff came to the stage and gave him a guitar.  He said something about “Love Rain (sarangbi)” and almost made me squeal because I thought he’s gonna sing the song.  Instead, he sang my favorite song, the song that he wrote himself: In My Dream ^O^ I was beside myself as I saw him so close in front of me.  As he sang the song, I could see clearly every nuance on his face and how much emotion he put in the song ♥o♥

The next time he came on stage, he was wearing this getup.  Ummm, usually I wouldn’t mention this… really… =P but I found the pants so very distracting, at the very least… it was soooo tight like a second skin!! O.O and when he moved his hips according to the song, omo… I couldn’t concentrate… much? LOL =P  And then he had to sway his body with I Will Promise You and have a little dance with Oh My Darling in this getup ^^;;;

Oh, one funny thing was when they released the confetti while he was singing… some pieces of paper went into his mouth! LOLLLL his face was so funny when he had to spit them out and sputtered kkkkk but hey, also gave us a chance to see that he didn’t lipsync ^^

Remember when I said he made sure that everybody could see him clearly?  This was one of those instances.  He was lifted up so the 3rd floor audience could see him more clearly.  From my view, I could only see his backside.  But it also afforded me to see how the beam shook when it lifted up.  And I know he’s scared of falling, so I knew how much this took its toll on him.  As the beam shook, he grabbed the railings tight but he kept on singing and once again earned my respect ~♥

The encore this time was Gotta Getcha… and it really hammered at me how complete duo Lounge H actually is.  One less person made it somehow lacking energy… good thing BB made a surprise appearance for the 2nd encore: Shake It.  Then the show was over… I saw Gunsama and MJ clapping on stage far right as Sukkie ran to that side and patted him on his back.  Then the light was on and we were shown clips of his preparation of this show… cute hardworking Keun Suk ^^

Oh, forgot to mention one thing… I got the towel that he threw! LOL… I had to leap for it and defended it when someone tried to snatch it from my hand.  But I got it!  My lovely fragrant souvenir kkkkkk ^O^

Really pains me that I wouldn’t be able to go to Yokohama and Shanghai… hope I can watch at least one more cri show this year ^^

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Last in Seoul (Aug 6, 2011) – Part 1

I always believe timing is everything, and it’s proven again this time.

We timed our arrival in Seoul just on his birthday. We planned to go to Tree J bearing gifts in the afternoon, and if possible, saying happy birthday to him in person. But as soon as we arrived, we got news that he already set off to Busan that morning (not too much complaint since it gave us time to shop for Codes Combine n Nature Republic products kkkkk) and would be back the next day. But again, on Friday morning, we got news he won’t be back until late at night. So we decided to postpone our trip to Tree J to Saturday.

Saturday morning, as we’re readying all the gifts, we got confirmation that he would have an Audi event that day, and we even got the venue location. What to do? We decided to go to Audi event instead and see if we could go in and go to Tree J on Monday, after the FM. So off we went to Hansung University station. There, we noticed that the shuttle bus would arrive about an hour later (and the weather was unbelievable hot too that day T_T) We found the phone number of the venue, called in and the staff said yes, there would be Audi event later in the evening (but she won’t tell us what time exactly). And yes, Jang Keun Suk was going to be there. And no, we couldn’t buy tickets since it’s for invitation only and for Japanese only. And no, we wouldn’t be able to see him because there would be security guards in front of the venue and he would only alight from his car inside the venue.  So we made a quick decision to go to Tree J instead to wait for him there.

After getting back to the hotel and pick up our gifts, we set off to Tree J. When we arrived there, there were about 20 fans already waiting. From their language: Chinese, Hong Kong, and  Japanese fans besides us ;P I noticed the black van engine was on, and it seemed to be ready to go, so I assumed he’s still inside. All I can think of at that moment: Thank God; we’re not late .

We waited for about 15 minutes when another black (smaller) van arrived. Then Gunsama got out, followed by Heungro and then Jason.  My eyes popped wider when I saw there’s still another person inside the car who didn’t get out. To get a clearer view, I moved to stand near the door so I could see the window clearer. It’s him!! They just got back from Busan!! What a great timing ^O^

After the managers made way for him to pass, he got out. Right in front of me! kkkkkk. I reminded myself I needed to say something., and what popped out was exactly what I usually say to him: Hi cri! ^^;;;; He replied with “Annyeong!” then he walked to the elevator flanked by his managers while the fans were screaming after him. Me? I didn’t go after him. I just stood there in my spot feeling happy with my annyeong hahahaha *easily pleased? ^^;;;;*

Anyway, since there are two exit ways (from front n behind), we decided to just go stand in the middle where we can see both ways clearly: right in front of the still running black van. While waiting, I saw his cars arrived! He brought 3 cars to Busan: one black BMW, Khan and Louis. Seemed they had trouble finding parking places because Karepan-man came out rushing to those cars and talked to the car-transport driver. And Heungro followed not long after. Then Eun Suk. And then Gunsama too. All were directing that car n traffic so his cars could get off safely.

Louis came off first, then Eun Suk went to park it (so obvious the guy seldom drove this car because he kept pressing the accelerator too deep and made the car roared loudly. And when he parked the car, we heard the loud sound of the bottom scraping the pavement >.< )  Afterward it’s Khan’s turn (I think Eun Suk was still the one parking it). Then Karepan-man took the black BMW.

All of a sudden, I saw someone wearing a blue shirt walking in front of my face. It’s Keun Suk!! I could only say “eh, eh” and pointed at him. And at last minute, press the button of my camera ^^;;;; So amazing that nobody saw him walking out of Tree J because we’re all engrossed watching the managers and the cars LOLLL.  He waved to the eels and said see you tomorrow, then told his managers he would call them later and got into the car (and beside me, Korfang asked in shock “that’s Keun Suk, right?” LOLLLLL) Seemed he went to his stylist since about 10 minutes later, Karepan-man and the black BMW came back again to pick up his Dior suit, shirts, and black boots along with a big suitcase.

What a lucky first trip to the new Tree J building ^.^ But didn’t get lucky on the 2nd time when I went there again on Monday *sigh*

Will try to get the Seoul FM out of the way before MMM event starts on Aug 18 ^O^ Later~

Happy (early) birrthday, KeunSuk-a~ ^.^

Since I would be up on the air on the eve of his birthday, I’ll just say it now: Happy birthday, 우리 장배우!  So many things happening during your(his) 24th year, hope the 25th year would be much much better.

Now, eels, don’t forget we have two events for his birthday… Please (please, please) come and join us ^^

1. The twitter trending event would start tonight at 11:30pm Korean time.  Please use #HBDJKS in your every tweet, retweet, mention, etc. One hashtag per tweet (more would be considered spam) and please un-protect/un-privatize your twitter account for your tweet to be counted for the trending ^^

2. We’re still voting for him at Seoul Drama Award. Voting would be closed on Aug 16.  The award ceremony would be on Aug 31, and his actual lunar birthday would be a day before. It would be a great present for him ^O^ The link to vote: https://kr.promotion.yahoo.com/sda2011/vote_actor_en.html### and through facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KoreaDotCom?sk=app_122215841202866

And of course, the biggest celebration of all would be the Seoul Cri Show on Aug 7! \(^O^)/ I heard Cri J has already planned some kind of celebration for the show.  And if you go to jangkeunsuk.co.kr, login, and go to fanclub notice, you could submit your questions to him there. Cri J would choose some questions to ask during the Q&A session at the cri show.

And still in line with his birthday celebration, there was an update at Suk iPhone App of him filming/preparing something for the show.  I’ve always loved the videos he shot and edited himself. It’s one of the things I wish he still keeps for his cri show from 2010 Asia Tour.  So it’s a wish comes true for me ^O^ And he said he has prepared something special for this show… Ah, so excited to see what he has in store for us on Sunday ^^

Any guess who the guest stars would be this time? It was Team H in his FM in January 2010 and he invited ANJell in September 2010.  In January 2011, he invited his band-mates from MMM.  So who’s left for Seoul Cri Show now? His MaeRi? Chocoball mates? I would highly welcome any of them LOL

Anyway, what else to look forward next week? Men’s Non-no! ^O^ It would be out on Aug 10.  He would be on the cover; the first Korean artist to grace their cover, in fact! And besides 8 pages of pics, there would be 101-question interview in it! *oh kind soul out there, please translate this to english… onegai… *  Yesterday they release the photoshoot pic via twitter… so weird to see half of those people are his staff LOL

Oh, and Sukkie went to Haeundae, Busan last weekend. Some pics floated in blogs/twitter/keungall about it.  The message that came with the pics was that he’s having a meeting with his Hanyang Univ club members.  Nothing out of ordinary, right?  It was, until he left a comment at Keungall about these pics ^O^ Too bad the thread was deleted soon after *sigh*

Okay, this would be trial #1 of me blogging aside from writing fan-accounts kkkkk ah, I don’t even know what I’m blabbering about… ^^;;; until next time (if there is)… *domancho*

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Shanghai (July 9, 2011) – part 3

What follows was the most memorable moment of my eel life ^^

When the show was over and the credits started to roll, I was looking around trying to find any staff who could take me to my present.  While we were trying to communicate with a staff, the translator walked out on the stage and made an announcement for the 3 winners to wait near the entrance to the backstage area.  So there I waited with the other 2 girls. The translator also asked the eels who were still there to look around and see if we can find Suk’s earphone that fell off during the performance (I don’t know if they found it at the end or not :P)

After some time, we were taken backstage. We walked through this long dark hallway and through security, then a Korean staff greeted us at there (and what a very nice n friendly girl!). She pointed to a door, grinning and saying “Keun Suk, inside…” so I knew it’s his dressing room. She knocked on the door and asked for permission to enter, but told from inside that Sukkie was taking off his clothes and would meet us in a minute.  My heart was thumping super loud hahahaha

Suddenly the translator said she would need to borrow us for a moment. She took us farther up into the hallway and there we saw another 3 girls who claimed they’re the winners! So shameless >.< But I was so relieved when the translator said, “I remember this one (a very tall girl) and her (me! ^O^).” And she asked the other girl which question she answered, and the girl said, “Tae Kyung’s birthday gift from his mom.” The translator nodded and banished the other 3 girls out of there (I can’t believe those girls had a nerve to make such claim! It would never work in a million years! Did they think the winners would miss this opportunity and wouldn’t show up? -_-;;; )

Anyway, afterward we were taken back to his dressing room. We lined up in front of the door, and a minute later, the door was opened and Jason beckoned us to go in!

The moment the door was open, I thought, “vanilla!” The room was filled with his vanilla scent. Then I saw him! Smiling! Looking super good! And right then, my focus only pinpointed to one person in the room LOL He extended his hand to us and hugged each of us. And I was sooooo stupid!! Instead of hugging him with both arms (ok, so one of my hand was holding my present for him and would knock him with it if I tried), I pulled Go Mi Nam trademark thing and patted him on his back >.<  But I swear, that vanilla smell would never be the same again… I can still smell it even now LOL

Then he asked in English how did we find the show? Did we enjoy it? It’s either the other 2 girls were more shell-shocked than I was or they’re not comfortable with English, but they didn’t say anything (I don’t know if they made any gesture, because I wasn’t looking at them). I told him I enjoyed it very much and it was very very good (I think my voice must have come out breathless because I suddenly had trouble breathing at that time kkkk). By this time, he was looking at me and smiling, and half of my brain cells were paralyzed *cries* I’m still cursing my stupidity even now. I should have said it’s the best cri show out of the 4 that I’ve attended… I had planned I wanted to ask him about his injured toe… all gone the instant I looked into his smiling eyes and he looked back at me T_T

But luckily, I remember to give him my present. I handed it over to him and told him it’s for him. He looked surprised and asked me what is it? Was it a gift? I said yes, a gift for you… and I handed him another smaller bag saying “and this one for Gunsama”. He passed the other gift to Gunsama then (and I forgot to tell him it was from Fenny >.< Suk wouldn’t think I’m kabayaki, right? >.< ) and I just realized Gunsama was there hahahaha Suk thanked me and peeked a little into the bag.

By this time the other girl found her voice and asked if we can take pictures together with him (YAY!! ^O^). Heungro-nim said no, can’t, but Sukkie said it’s okay, it’s the last stage. Jason interfered and said “ok, but 3 of you in 1 picture.” So I walked over to Sukkie and he put his hand on my shoulder for the pic. Luckily, I still had a mind to fish out my camera and handed it to Jason, who took our pics. I couldn’t feel my legs, I had to force my facial muscles to smile and kept reminding myself not to faint and humiliate myself, but it was one of the happiest moments in my eel life LOL

Afterward, a staff brought 3 shopping bags out and gave to him. He handed each to us. One bag looked heavier than the other 2, and I eyed that one, but Sukkie gave it to the tall girl. The other girl and I got a gift in a pouch.  Then Jason said, “Actually, it’s supposed to be on the stage, but because of safety reason, we decided to give it to you backstage. You know, it’s never been done like this before… this is the first time.” I nodded and told him I know how very special this was.  Then once again, Sukkie thanked us and we thanked him back. Gunsama extended his hand and thanked me (and I was thinking why is he thanking me? It clicked that I forgot to tell him it’s from Fenny after I was out of there >.<)  And before we walked out of the room, unlike my usual routine with him, he was the one saying bye cri and I said bye to him LOLLLL *and then I realized the camera was recording everything! OMG… >.< I hope it won’t make it into DVD set or anything >.< edit out, edit out, please…*

Anyway, the presents: the tall girl got several versions of clear folders and a cushion cover (and I was kinda thankful when I saw it that I didn’t get that one because I have most (if not all) of those folders already kkkkk). The other girl got a set of his official post-its, memo books, etc. And this is what I got ^O^ : the shopping bag is from Yokohama exhibition special item (and the only item I didn’t buy!! ^O^ Now I have a complete set! YAY!), the signed postcard picture, a set of Let Me Cry: CD, pin and postcard pic.

I don’t think I will post the pic with him.  If you meet me, ask me to show it to you, ok? ^.~

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Shanghai (July 9, 2011) – part 2

The show started at 7.30pm. The rundown was similar to other cri shows, so I wouldn’t say too much about it. The show started with Let Me Cry. Then afterwards he talked with the fans and asking where it was. The fans screamed ShangHai, and he said that’s right, it’s ShangHai, the last stage, Oh My Darling! And what a spot we were in! He was soooo close n he often stopped there right in front of us. Again, I was afraid I would faint either because of hunger or adrenaline high because my head felt a little light every time he was in front of me ^^;; Then it was interview section and they showed us his photobook pics. I remember the MC asking him how about the plan to open weibo account n he said he’s actually using Jason’s account while he was in China. He actually posted some pics that afternoon and asked the eels if we liked them. Duh~ if only he would know how many eels got anemic after seeing those pics because of too many nosebleed LOL

Afterward, he said he would show us the photobook and asked us to shout “kare-pan man!” so shout we did. Then Kare-man walked out bringing the shopping bag (the one from Yokohama exhibition limited item). He took the photobook out and told us he would show us some pictures… and we saw topless Sukkie! All were screaming and he was lauging happily.  Seems like he wanted to show us another pic when suddenly Kare-man ran out, snatched the photobook from Sukkie’s hand and ran again to backstage LOL

Then the MC also asked him about shuffle dance. And he taught him there how to do it! I was trying hard to remember the sequence but again, he was distracting me kkkkk (ok, it’s an excuse since I have two left feet, but seriusly, he WAS really distracting ;p)

There’s not much to say about Kang Mu Gyul section because it’s similar to other cri shows. Although this is probably the closest I’ve seen Mu Gyul LOL During the Q&A the same question was asked again: MiNam or Mary for Jang Keun Suk. He asked the eels who matched him the most? Some shouted Mary (Me! Me! LOL) and some shouted MiNam. He laughed then said it’s Mary. And the MC asked Kang Mu Gyul what does he think of Jang Keun Suk. And Mu Gyul answered, “oh, you mean that guy who likes to play around?” LOL

Then it was Hwang Tae Kyung’s turn. He walked out wearing Tae Kyung’s black glimmery jacket n brown leathery pants, while doing the signature pout amidst the loud cheering from the fans. A box was wheeled out and the game session began. He picked a number, and a fan from C zone got picked. The question was what color is Tae Kyung’s phone (so easy!!). Since it was hard to hear her answer, Sukkie walked over to zone C! The fans there were screaming n they’re asked to keep quiet to hear the fan’s answer. She answered green n Sukkie said “deng! Not exactly. It’s like a fruit…” then she said “lime” and he said “bingo!” then he made this come to him gesture while saying “come to me!” He picked the second person, and it was from zone D. Again, it was hard to hear the fan’s answer so he decided to go to zone D while carrying the lucky draw box. A little bit later, he handed over the box to the translator saying, “I’m Asia Prince! How come I have to bring this box!” It was really sooooo cute because it was Hwang Tae Kyung who were talking, complete with the adorable haughtiness that is so much a part of him that made me fell for Tae Kyung in the 1st place ;p The second question was what gift did his mom gave Tae Kyung for his bday. The girl didn’t know the answer, and so Sukkie randomly picked another girl, who also didn’t know the answer. He then picked another girl n changed the question to what song Tae Kyung sang for Go Mi Nam at the concert (so easy!!) The girl of course got it right.

For the last question, he didn’t do lucky draw anymore but just picked random fan from zone A. The question was what pants size did Tae Kyung wear. The fan got it wrong, and he asked another fan from zone B, who also got it wrong, then he asked yet another one from zone A, who got it wrong too. By this time he was so close to where I was standing waving my blue flag. Then suddenly he was kneeling right in front of me! With his microphone in front of my face! My voice was trembling badly (hope it didn’t come out that way :P) and my hands n legs were shaking fiercely when I said “28”. He said, “Bingo! Come to me!” while smiling n making the same come to him gesture. I almost died! LOL Seriuosly, my knees nearly buckled n I had to grab the railing to steady myself kkkk (hope no camera caught this moment. It would be super embarrassing ^^;;; ) Then the translator said that the presents would be given after the show. Which means backstage!! I almost died twice from so much happiness ^_____________^

Next it was Lounge H. As usual, it was impossible for me to describe the entire Lounge H because too much was happening in my mind during this time ;p

Anyway, they started off with Seungriharira then followed by Gotta Getcha (again, what a spot I was in! He stopped in front of our area so often I couldn’t concentrate on what else was happening other than him kkkk) Then they did some chitchat. Kurt was asking the fans “are you fxxking ready? Are you fxxking having fun?” the fans answered with resounding “yes!!!” Then out of nowhere, Sukkie asked “ni yao wo maaaaa???” We screamed, “YES!!!” and he laughed happily. Which made me very very happy to see it ^O^

Afterward, Kurt started manning the DJ table while Sukkie picked up his watergun n started to play watering the eels. When he walked back to the main stage, suddenly Kare-man appeared to check the stage if it was too wet or not. When he started to walk back, Sukkie caught him and brought him to the front of the stage again. He said something to him, then suddenly both of them were doing team shuffle dance n agogo! Like they did in Shibuya! I was laughing n screaming my throat hoarshe! ^.^ Kare-man seemed to still wanna dance but Sukkie put an end to it by shoo-ing him backstage kkkkkk Then Sukkie went backstage and brought Gunsama to the stage. Gunsama was really good at shuffling! I guess he practiced as often as Sukkie does? :p And of course, he did the butt shaking dance too. His trademark, no? kkkkk Next, it was Jason’s turn. He danced some and did some teckonic dance, which made Sukkie also did it (and the result was much much MUCH better in my opinion hahaha).

While Kurt was still at the DJ table, Sukkie started to play watergun wars with the eels. (I think some water got into his eyes or something, bcoz he wiped his face n then wasn’t playing with it much any longer. He even evaded the water sprayed to him afterwards).  And another fan from zone A splashed him with water from a bottle and then threw the bottle onto the stage! >.<

Edit: OMG, I just heard turned out it’s not water that some eels sprayed to him. Oolong tea and Fanta!! Dear God!! Now I want to throttle them >.<  And Kurt picked up a water gun too and joined the war. But then someone sprayed him something that made him looked shocked, and that’s the last time he picked up the water gun for the night >.< No wonder Sukkie looked shocked too at one time during the water gun war *cries*

One time, after he picked some water bottles, he went to our area, drank the water n sprayed to us. I got the waters on my hair, face, clothes, and flag kkkkk Maybe I have to test that flag for traces of DNA? Kkkkkk

Before the FM started, I heard some rumor that there will shuffling segment in the FM. And seems it was time for it. He invited Gunsama, Jason, Kare-man and EunSuk to come onstage! And they did the team shuffling together! What a great sight to see \(^O^)/ Jason couldn’t shuffle, so he and Gunsama faced each other while Sukkie was giving instruction to him how to do it and Gunsama showed it through movement (what a teamwork, no? Kkkkkk) And he was doing so there in front of us! OMG… Don’t ask me how well Kare-man n EunSuk were doing it; I couldn’t keep my eyes away from the instructor LOL

Shake It marked the end of Lounge H segment, then we were shown the backstage video clip while the staff cleaned uo the stage. All dark, then a spotlight was shone on the stage where Sukkie was leaning on the stairs. I’m not too sure what he was saying.  The Korean and Chinese translation mixed up in my mind ;P But he looked mellow… I think he was saying something about being tired and how he could seek out his friends if he’s in Korea? And how he hoped the eels would always be there with him because “you are My Precious”. I almost cried seeing him that way. Then he really was crying while singing. He turned around, wiped and pressed his fingers to his eyes, then when he turned back again, he was smiling, pretending to stretch and continued singing.  All that while my heart was sighing n squeezing n swelling with pride…

As the light was turned off, the shouts for Jang Keun Suk and encore reverberating through the stadium. Then Kurt ran out wearing black sleeveless shirt n the intro of Domancho was played. i was screaming “Domancho!!” while jumping like a kid kkkkk *hides* Behind him, Sukkie in a I ❤ Fan torn shirt was pulling Big n Small Suni with him, while another small Suni was pinned to his shoulder (awwww, sooooo cute!!) when he came back to the main stage, he put Sunis on the stair n told them to sit down LOL Then he said since it was the last stage, he invited all the staff members to come out. One by one they came out. He introduced them to us (although he had to ask one of them who his name is kkkkk). Next, he introduced his stylist team, then he called out “Tree J!” and his managers walked onstage. The shuffle song started and they all started to shuffle, Sukkie in the front of course. Then he laughed while he watched Jason (maybe Jason kept practicing backstage? Because he finally danced something similar to shuffling kkkk). When the song was finished, they all linked hands on the main stage. Sukkie said his thanks, they bowed and walked backstage.

The fans didn’t even move, and some shouted encore! I knew he’s going to come out again, because he hasn’t sung Promise yet kkkkk And true enough, the intro of Promise started and he came running out, singing. He asked the fans to sing with him, and during the “I love you forever” part, instead of singing it, he made it into declaration and made my heart swelled ;p He ran up the stairs n I know within seconds the show would be over T.T His last words while he was gone was wo ai ni.

Last thought: I think the FM was really wonderful. Performance alone, it would be the best Cri Show I’ve ever been in (I wonder how it would compare to Taiwan 2nd show ;P). Too bad there are some fans who marred this show and made some of us couldn’t enjoy it as fully as possible. And now I understand why Sukkie said he doesn’t want the fans to take photo/video and to just enjoy the show. Those cameras are really disturbing and blocking some views. And the shutter click sound was super distracting, in addition to the security waving his hand trying to block the cameras, etc >.< I guess that’s why I still say the best Suk shows I’ve ever been in are the ones in Seoul.

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Shanghai (July 9, 2011) – part 1

Now I can finally say without a doubt the best Cri Show I’ve ever been in is Shanghai. Although I can definitely say it was also the worst queuing experience in my life -_-;;;  If I had thought queuing for 19 hours in a stuffy parking garage was bad, it doesn’t hold a candle to this one…

Okay, first things first… My first time seeing him was when we were waiting outside the fansign area and the guard was opening n closing door for the fans to go out the day before. Even though it’s only glimpses of him during the phototaking, I was so happy to see him again.

Then we were told that the fans should gather in this assigned room, that Sukkie would come n greet us for a moment. When I got there, though, the room was full of fans who were standing on chairs. There’s no way we could see what was going on, so we decided to take our chances n went to 2nd floor instead. Lucky! We saw Gunsama in front of the VIP room, so we knew he must be inside. We lined up like the good eels that we are (LOL) and reminding ourselves not to scream or do something he wouldn’t like. Then Jason came out and he and Gunsama talked a bit then walked away… to the sitting area nearby. They seemed to hold some kind of meeting, then a while later both came back to the room. When they’re in front of the room, the door suddenly opened and ta-da, Sukkie walked out, still wearing the white suit he was wearing for press conference. He seemed surprised to see fans waiting outside… and then Jason pushed him back inside. He seemed to be having some kind of interview because we saw some reporters n cameras going out from there. And there must be another way put of there because we didn’t see him go out from there to go to the assigned room. Only heard some scream from downstairs to know that he’s there already.

Anyway, later that night we got some information where he’s having dinner, so we went to that restaurant too. From the servers, we were told that all the patrons were his fans LOL After dinner, we lined up downstairs to wait for him. The restaurant staff were lining up too, acting as barricades. But since the line was long and not enough staff… the space in front of me was unguarded ^.^ And then he came down and we were like hushing each others not to scream. We only said bye cri to him while he walked past. I did my usual bye cri to him while waving like crazy, and thank God no one was in front of me. He smiled and waved back and all I could think about was how nice is his skin kkkkkk so luminous… And how sexy that his hair curled a bit near his smooth neck LOL

The chaos started not long after. The eels started screaming n ran to the exit door after him. He was waving to the fans n some started to reach their hands to him that the security had to push them back. And there was some pushing to get out from there as fast as possible, that the security starting to yell and trying to hold them back. Oh, one fan shouted for Kurt and Sukkie glanced back and pointed her to Kurt saying “yo gi, yo gi” soooo cute ^O^ After he went into the limo, the eels surrounded the car. It took them some time to clear the fans because they’re chasing the car even to the street! No safety first in their minds I guess ^^;;

When we’re back to the hotel, we decided to check out the Cri Show venue at 8 the next day. Which turns out to be 9.30 because we couldn’t wake up on time ;p

When we arrived, there were about 10-15 fans waiting in our zone, so we decided not to go back and just stay there. About 30 min later, the security chased us out n told us to queue downstairs. So we all ran downstairs n took our place. It wasn’t a good day for queuing because the rain n the heat/humidity took turns to torture us. And the line was too tightly packed that it was hard to sit down without bumping into anyone. And forgot sitting if the some people around you were already sitting. It would be static standing space only. Just when we thought it was bad, things took turns to the worse. They put the barricades in, which means it’s very very hard to go in and out from the queue (and by this time, there were 30 people in front of us. So much for queuing -_-;;; ) We’re still lucky that some Suk Baidu Bar people distributed water for us. But with the barricades in place and so many people around, it means to kiss lunch goodbye. All I had in my bag was the cookie I bought the day before (and thank God I had a mind to throw it into my bag just before we set off).

This pic was taken at 2:30pm. By 5pm, the queue was snaking out like chinese-style dragon ^^;;;;

Is that all? Nooooo. The organizer told us that we could get in at 5pm. At the end it was 6.30 before the gate was opened. 9 hours of mostly standing n with only water n cookie n only 4 hours sleep… I was so afraid I would faint (I saw some fans from zone D fainted already and the fans started to shout to the  guards to let us in). And the moment the gate opened, it was  like a flood gate. The fans from behind started pushing n all were running up those stairs into the hall. Some of them were really shameless n tried to pass some other ticket as Cri Show tickets. Luckily the staff used barcodes n scanner so these scammers were easily found out and sent away (and Sukkie’s aunt who were standing there were so shocked when she witnessed what happened).

BUT!! All those hardships were paid off when I entered the hall and see the empty spot at the corner, near the end of the T section of the stage. It’s exactly the spot that I wanted from the get-go (I even had a brief thought to exchange my ticket to C or D zone so I could get as close as possible to this spot). So I ran there and took my spot. Suddenly all the aches disappear, and somehow the my feet didn’t hurt anymore kkkkk. The girls around us started to get their cameras out, but if there’s one thing I noticed during his Cri Shows, it’s that Sukkie usually ignored those with cameras. And since it’s the last stage of his Asia Tour, and I know he would make a request not to take pics or vids during the show, I decided to just enjoy the show thoroughly and keep my cameras in my bag. The only things out from my bag were Fenny’s iPhone n my BB so I could tweet LOL

Some pics I took with my BB n Fenny’s iphone…

Will continue with the Cri Show later… ^^

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Bangkok (May 29, 2011) – Part 4

For me, the hardest part of being a fangirl, even more than finding time and money to see the star, is the withdrawal syndrome afterward.  And the one after Bangkok is the hardest I’ve ever experienced.

I was supposed to go home at 2pm on May 30, but I couldn’t make it to the airport and had to take the next flight, which was the next morning.  The withdrawal had already hit me even from the time I woke up.  Usually I know I’d see him again soon, so the withdrawal wouldn’t be too bad. But not this time.  I don’t plan to go to any other stop of his Asia Tour. Marry Me, Mary event in Japan is still so unclear at the moment, and the earliest I could think to see him again would be for the dinner show in Seoul next year T_T  That’s why the withdrawal hit me so bad this time… And it dogged me through the afternoon… up to the point that my chest hurt even while half of me was enjoying Johnny Depp on the big screen. So the moment the movie ended, I called up my friends and asked them where Sukkie was.

A friend said that she saw Sukkie leaving the hotel and going to Central World for a bit of shopping, so I started to make my way there.  Then she texted me saying that Keun Suk was said to be going to Kempinski instead, so we turned back and went to the hotel.  I told my friends that I was at Kempinski waiting for Suk (and just at that time I saw the Ole guy, so I knew he’s really there) so they made their way to Kempinski too.

By that time, rumors were abound. Some said he had canceled his flight that night and would go back the next day instead. Another rumor was that he would go vacationing in Thailand before going off to Kuala Lumpur, while I also heard he had filming to do in Seoul on Monday and Tuesday and would have to go back on Sunday. Then minutes later, another information was that he had reconfirmed his flight and would fly off that night as scheduled. While waiting for more confirmation, we also heard he was in a meeting with Ole at the hotel and that he would have dinner with them before going to the airport.  So we went up to our room, got ready then decided we would go straight to the airport and wait for him there. We’d have dinner in the airport to save time… (and regret it now because I heard he actually had dinner in one of the hotel restaurants then a swim before he went to the airport. And to think that our room had a pool view *sigh*)

Anyway, another friend called me and asked if I wanted to go inside the gate to send him off.  Hell, yeah!! ^______________^ She said she would arrange it for me… so around 9.30pm, she called me and directed me where to go and who to meet and in I went ^O^ Only 3 other people were there when I got to his departure area.  Then some more people (mostly Japanese fans) came in.  Around 10pm, I saw his manager Heungro walked with some of his staff. Then his parents walked past us. I kept my eyes trained to catch a sight of him.  Then I saw Jason… and knew he would be nearby ^.^ We started walking to the gate while looking back several times to see him walking behind us with his entourage (all the while I was thinking why am I walking in front of him ^^;; )

So I slowed myself down until I was walking behind him.  Just like when he arrived, I was looking at his back and thinking how come a guy’s skin could be so smooth LOL then something black on his wrist caught my eyes. I thought to myself, what was this guy doing wearing a wrist band at this time of night. Did he miss playing tennis that much? But at that moment, the wrist band flashed and I realized it’s not wrist band at all, but a bracelet! More correctly, a bracelet so similar to what I had given him in Singapore!!

So I hurried a bit trying to get a closer look at the bracelet. At one time, my friend and I walked right beside him. She gave him a gift and he smiled while looking at it and thanking her, saying it’s so cute.  I saw the bracelet clearly then. It was really what I gave him in Singapore!! Eyes like O.O and breathless, I said to him to have a safe trip back (so stupid!! should have said something better! T_T). He looked at me, smiled and nodded.

Then we arrived at his gate.  He didn’t go in straight away but had a little chat with the staff who sent him off (and Gunsama said no pics! so I didn’t take any… ^^;; ) And he spoke in English!! *sooooo happy!! ^_____^*  The promoter said  to him, “I’ll see you in Seoul” and Suk said “yeah, see you in Seoul.” Then he took pics with the staff: the Ole guy, the promoter, etc.  With Jason, he said, “so Friday in Malay, right?” and Jason said, “yes, see you Friday.”  They shook hands.  Then grinning, Keun Suk kissed Jason’s hand… and Jason retaliated by pretending to want to lick Suk’s hand and he yelled and snatched his hand back LOL While Jason and Gunsama had a manly handshake (like they’re going to arm wrestle :P), Keun Suk chatted with the promoter’s secretary and kissed the back of her hand too (aiyooo, lucky girl ^^;; )  Then Gunsama said they’d better go in, so in they went.

Afterwards, it’s the fans’ turn. Keun Suk waved at us (who were hanging by the railing like shouting monkeys ^^;; ) and said goodbye. When he’s right in front of me, I said the only thing I could think of: bye cri~ (again! -_-;; I need a better brain!!) and he waved and said bye back to me (which made me  so happy… I’m just so easy… ^^;; )  Then one Japanese fan waved the cover of Let Me Cry CD, and he took it and signed it on the spot!  He spoke a string of Japanese words and then “See you at the Arena” in English.  Before he went in, he did a turning dakchan pose, gave us flying kiss, then said “I love you!!” A last wave, then he was gone.

Then and there, half of my withdrawal syndrome was put to rest.  Being able to say goodbye directly to him amazingly worked wonder for me ^.^  And now I can tell myself that no matter when I’d be able to see him again, I know I will…

Until I see you again, Sukkie… missing you already… ^^

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Bangkok (May 28, 2011) – Part 3

Umm, there’s not much I can say about the FM since it’s very similar to HK in the sequence, so… hmm, how should I do this?  Maybe the 10 things I remember most about this day? (almost not in any order) ^O^ Again, I won’t say I remember everything accurately. And this is just my opinion and impression… oh, and since they said not to take pics or vids, I didn’t take any.  And since this is the last Asia Tour show I could go, I didn’t want to miss even one minute of the show dealing with camera. So the pics are from elsewhere (credit at tagged).

#1) The day with him started when we were waiting for him at the hotel. Even when we’re the guest of the hotel, the staff was rude. I know they had their order that nobody should take pics/vids of Keun Suk leaving the hotel and to maintain order. It was understandable that they asked us to keep our camera (and even phone!) in the bag while we’re in the lobby (but think what if the guest is not an eel but someone on business who is waiting for an urgent call), but to ask our room number and how many people staying in the room wasn’t what I expected from a five-star hotel (never had this experience while we’re waiting for him in his other hotels). And then it happened! Keun Suk’s staff went down and waited for him at the lobby, with their cameras ready. And the hotel staff asked them to keep their cameras in their bags!! I was LOL-ing when his staff had to explain to them that they’re his staff, 😛 Then Keun Suk came down, walking down the stairs to go to rehearsal. We didn’t even stand n greet him and just sat there with our eyes feasting on him 😛 And when he left, they closed the door behind him, preventing anyone from the lobby to come out. Including his staff! *LOL again* They had to again say “staff! staff!” for the hotel staff to open the door for them hahahaha… *I swear I would never on my free will stay again in that hotel!*

#2) It’s about 4pm when we arrived at the venue. The line for the standing area was so long already, and the line for the merchandise was so short, so I decided to pick up the stuff I pre-ordered first (what a wise decision, because later on, the line was like they’re giving the stuff away for free. Even his father was impressed enough to take video of it ;P) The rehearsal was starting by then, and I could hear him singing Let Me Cry… then Oh My Darling… and so on. While it was great to get a bonus being able to hear him singing them, it also took the surprise element out from the show since we already knew what he’s going to sing even before it started *I remember how surprised I was in HK last year and this year when he sang a song I never expected to hear during the FM… and how high it made me feel*

#3) I’ve been telling my friends left and right how curious I was how he would look like in the FM with his new hair style. Would he let it loose? Would he tied it up? With his hair shorter, can he tie it up? It was answered the moment he came out. It was tied up just like his Let Me Cry cover pic, also with his customary black suit and white shirt. And he looked super good!! For the whole show!! *okay, judge for yourself :P*

#4) While I always love watching him singing Oh My Darling, I think the Hong Kong performance was better. Oh, his voice was much better in Bangkok, and so did the sound system, but the dance and the feel was better in HK (or was it because it’s the first time I saw and heard it?) The plus thing here is we got to hear him singing it twice… or one and a half because he stopped in the middle of the song, asked us to make some noise and then started over ^O^

Which is also my biggest gripe about this FM because I didn’t find the audience high enough. Sure, they made noise when he asked, but otherwise not that much. And he asked several times for us to make some noise… *and I felt sorry to the people sitting in front of me because I kept screaming ^^;;*

#5) And I felt really really bad and sad for Sukkie during the photobook segment. The MC was asking him to show the audience the short movie he took in Budapest, and he had this look on his face while he said something like “well, you can always find it in youtube”. I can still recall that look even now… and it still makes me feel really wretched every time T_T

#6) Even when I don’t understand most of what were being said during the FM, I could see Sukkie wasn’t too happy with the MC and the translator (and later on my Thai friends confirmed this too). My friends said the MC joked too much, and the translator might be good in Korean, but not good in translating things to Thai. But there’s always a silver lining: later on Sukkie just took matters into his own hands (it’s so just like him ;p) and spoke mainly in English 😛 *which is just fiiiiiine by me hahaha*

#7) Don’t get me wrong, it’s not at all bad in Bangkok. While he also sang Hello Hello both versions here, he sang the ballad version halfway before he changed into the fast version (while he sang only 3-4 lines in Singapore and Hong Kong). It was quite long that I thought he’s going to sing the ballad version in full. And here he had more interactions with the fans and much more playful. Like during the Lounge H segment, he took out a watergun and started spraying left and right, toward the standing areas and some VIP sections. Just my luck that the 2 front rows of where I was sitting were occupied by the Super VIP people, namely the promoter’s family and Suk’s parents so the whole A2 area was skipped by him T.T but his manager Eun Suk (who was standing near the stage in front of A2 area) got a headful of water kkkkk *and the poor guy also crawled later on to mop the stage ;p*

#8) Love how he interacts with Big Brother. They were talking about the show and Keun Suk asked him about the Bangkok show… and Big Brother asked the audience: are you f*cking ready?? Then Keun Suk cheekily asked him what’s the meaning of f*cking? ROFL and Big Brother said it means very very… so he was like ahhhh, so f*cking means very very HAHAHAHAHA Then he told the audience that Kurt’s nickname is Pimp, and Kurt elbowed him in embarassment LOLLLL Oh, how I love to see the friendships between the two ^O^

Ehm, let me just channel my justtt-little-bit pervie mode here: In this FM, I was sitting on the 5th row, dead smack center seat. And he’s gaining weight a bit, so his clothes were a little bit too tight on him. And it was sooooo wonderful to see him dancing in these clothes (especially the black pants), because his backside was much much fuller (especially in the black pants!! oyyy…) LOLZZZZ I was like O.O while he was dancing hahahaha Oh, and the tight white pants kept sliding off his hips too, and he had to pull them back up every time. Once, he pulled it up while doing some wiggle and sent a cheeky grin to the audience… LOL… ok, ok, back to my “proper” self 😛

#9) my most memorable moment would be during the last song in Lounge H. He was asking the audience if he should sing domancho? Not many people answered him (maybe they don’t know the domancho song? O.o) Lily_white and I were standing up at that time, screaming at the top of our lungs: DOMANCHO!! And he looked at us (or our direction) and asked “you want domancho?” in English. Again, I screamed DOMANCHO!! (the poor people in front of me looked back and might have thought I was a crazy girl, but at that time I didn’t even care what people thought hahahaha) Then Kurt said maybe they should do Gotta Getcha instead. Keun Suk asked again to do yes or no using the hand signal.  The sad thing was, I didn’t hear what he said next, so I just did the Yes sign. Then he said “ok, then let’s hear it” in Korean and did Gotta Getcha instead T_T Not that I don’t love the song… but it’s a repeat since he did Gotta Getcha after Seungriharira during the Lounge H opening *sigh*

#10) Keun Suk said the last song was My Precious. Then after he sang it, he went back inside. And it was mind-boggling for me that the Super VIP people started to stand up and go. And even more jaw-dropping that the fans didn’t even shout his name or encore… or not that much (to think there were more than 3000 people there >.<)  The lights were going on and off, on and off… then it became fully on and I was thinking “oh, shoot, will he eliminate the encore? But he hasn’t worn the I love Fan shirt yet!” Thank God that not long after, it dimmed again and he went out wearing the I love Fan shirt and bringing big Suni with him.  He sang Promise, then before he finished off the show, he said Suni wanted to speak something and he woof-woof-ed cutely at the audience LOL

Anyway, I think he did a great job in Bangkok. I enjoyed myself… and I really enjoyed the show. He could do with a more responsive audience though. Compared to Singapore and Hong Kong, I would say the other two shows are better, even though his singing is much better in Bangkok. BUT… after the show, I asked several people what they think, and they said the show was perfect… that they enjoyed it thoroughly and even thinking of going to Malaysia one.  And I think that’s what Keun Suk wants at the end: for the eels to spend time with him and enjoy it. So that makes it a super successful Bangkok Cri Show ^O^ *ahhh, so sad I couldn’t go to any more Asia tour stops after this T_T*

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Bangkok (May 27, 2011) – Part 2

Fansign day!! ^___________^

There are 3 categories for fans to be in during the press conference/fansign/photo events: 100 fans would be in autograph session, 200 would join him during press conference, and 300 would take pics together with Keun Suk.  The eels who joined the press conference would go in and stood just behind the sitting VIP section. The eels with photo pass would gather on the right side. It was just my luck(and some effort  ^^) that I got the auto pass. But we were told that we had no specific place to gather (I was curious too where they would place us since they didn’t seem to prepare places for the autograph pass holders. And where would we go after we got the autograph… since the place was packed). Just that we had to gather in front of Diesel shop when they called us. So we were loitering around trying to find the best place to take pics before they called us. We  went from joining the crowd on 1st level (really couldn’t see anything >.<) to 2nd level, and even to 3rd level, before we decided to just try our luck and went back down to 1st level.  Just before the event started, we were called to gather, so we made our way to the Diesel shop. Never thought that it’s actually a quite good place to take pics kkkk at least here we didn’t have to watch from the screen, but could see the tiny people on the stage ;P

We were told to stand according to the number on our pass. Then Keun Suk came out on the stage wearing white suit and blue/gray shirt underneath. He looked around too see the fans and sent us flying kiss. Just like yesterday, I was struck by how good he actually looked in person; pictures really can’t do him (or his hair) justice ;P

The press conference lasted about 20 minutes, mainly consisting of answering several questions, taking pics with Ole representatives, and throwing some Ole candies to the fans: 1st floor and 2nd floor. And I love seeing him pitching the candies, because he didn’t just throw them to the nearest fans, but actually made some effort to send them up, left  and right to the fans ^O^

After the press conference, Keun Suk went in to his dressing area to take a 30-min break, and we started to move and follow the staff… to the VIP section! We got to sit! ^O^ And since my number is quite early, I got to sit on the 2nd row kkkkkk what a great place to be ;P The staff then told us that we’re supposed to go up the stage from the left, then made our way from the right… back to our seat! We got to sit for the whole event.  No need to find places to stand anymore. Wheeeeeee!!! I was so happy about this ^O^ The only thing I was unhappy about is that we were told he would only sign the poster for us and nothing else (thanks to the Thai eel beside me who translated this ;P) I want mine on my Let Me Cry CD or Cri J magazine T_T

Anyway, he came back to the stage and sat down on his seat. The eels were screaming “AAAAA” when they saw him back. In return, he smiled, then he screamed “AAAAA” too HAHAHAHAHA

Then the signing started. I prepared my gift for him (actually, the staff told us not to give him anything on the stage… but they spoke in Thai so I didn’t understand kkkkk) and what I would say to him, then made my way to the stage. My heart was beating fast as I handed him the paper with my name on it. He looked at it, looked up, smiled and said “So, you’re Cathy?” Oh Dear Lord, I was so stunned when I heard it I could only say a little yes and nodded. All words flew from my brain (I think if he said “so your name is Cathy” I wouldn’t be too shocked and would be able to say something ^^;; at least I hope so…).  Then as he drew and filled in the heart he was saying/singing “oh, Cathy”. My heart almost burst hahahaha Then I saw his ring and I remembered my gift, so I put it on the table and told him I had something for him. His manager wouldn’t permit it and pushed it back to me.  But he said it’s ok, and the Ole guy (he would always be Ole guy for me since he’s the one taking care of him during Ole event in January kkkk)  said it’s ok to the staff and my gift was safely received ^O^ Then I remembered I’d better say something. I planned to say “Sukkie suki des. Meromero des” just like how my Japanese friend taught me. But what came out of my mouth was only “meromero des” kkkkk ;P He laughed and said meromero, meromero kkkkkk (last year I told him I like him in Korean… and now in Japanese hahahaha)  Oh, and I got one intertwined hand and one hand shaken… weird… ^^;;

Ah if only my number was not so early (but then I wouldn’t have such a great seat ;P)… several people after me, a girl took out her book, and he started signing it when his manager pushed the book back toward the girl and (I think) told him to just sign the poster for her. Instead of signing the poster, he reached out and took the book back and signed it for her amidst the cheering eels (niceeeee Sukkie!!).  And even thought the staff made the announcement not to ask him to sign anywhere other than the poster and not to give him anything on stage (in English…. kkkkk), they’re not that strict anymore *sigh* Some fans who got middle-end numbers got their shirts signed, CD covers, pictures, etc.

One funny thing during the photo session was near the end. The eels were already in position for the pics when suddenly instead of Sukkie, Eun Suk came out and took Sukkie’s place in the middle LOLLL He grinned then ran back to the dressing area. Keun Suk was laughing hard as he stepped out ^O^ Then the next batch, it’s Gunsama’s turn kkkk but while Eun Suk was only there for 10 seconds, Gunsama spread his arms to the eels beside him and really took pics with them! All the while I could hear Keun Suk’s laughter, so it was funny and good for me kkkkkk Then another time, Gunsama did it again, but this time he did his wave dance version on the stage LOLLL and Keun Suk followed suit by doing his sexy back dance pose on the stage too when it was his turn ^O^ *don’t have piccs of this because I was laughing so hard and kyaaaa-ing :P*

Cri show is next!! Can’t wait to see and hear him on the stage again ^O^

*pssst, btw, heard he went swimming last night ;P  We checked it out and saw some security guards guarding the entrance to the swimming pool. A staff there told us the pool was already closed and they were cleaning it… but we knew who were “cleaning” it there hahahaha but then, we didn’t plan to disturb him or anything. Just nice to find out he was enjoying himself ^^*

2011 Asia Tour Cri Show – Bangkok (May 26, 2011) Part 1

What an exhausting day *sigh*

I arrived in Bangkok at 3:30pm, 40-min ahead of schedule. And there’s nothing inside the arrival hall. No restaurant, no coffee shop, not even vending machine. The only thing they have is cosmetic counters… and I had to spend 7  hours there T_T

Luckily by 8pm lily_white arrived, so I didn’t have to wait for him all by myself. We made our way to his gate around 9:30pm, and how different it was from last time! Only about 10-15 people were waiting with us; all mostly airport employees.  I was the only one rolling a luggage with me ;P

There was already one shuttle car stationed there, and about 6 security guards.  As time went by, more security guards came and more shuttle cars too (oh, they’re really better prepared this time around).  By 10pm, there were about 8 security guards there (there were only about 4 in January) and 5 shuttle cars (there was none in January) ready to whisk him off.  So I knew I had to move fast to catch up with the cars.

Passengers started to come out from the gate, and I saw his mom and dad out too. They waited for him at the side, then 411 CEO greeted them and took them to one of the shuttle cars. But they didn’t get in straight away; still waiting for their son to come out kkkkk

Then from afar I saw someone wearing black sleeveless shirt and sunglasses walking down the gate (I was still in the process of getting used to his new hairstyle, but when I saw him, I swear the hair looked pretty good! When it was on pics, one can focus too much on the hair. But seeing him again as a whole, he looked as good as ever ^O^) Not much screams this time around… I took one pic of him, and when I saw him getting into one of the shuttle, I ran like crazy to the immigration area. Hadn’t even had dinner yet and I was running until my breath whizzed ;P  Hunger, exhaustion and thirst were all forgotten at that moment hahahaha But all  paid off because I got to the immigration area ahead of the cars ^O^ I took out my  phone thinking to tweet something when I saw the cars arrived, so I took out my camera instead. He looked so relaxed, with his leg out at the side tapping the floor as the car moved… then off I went to the immigration as he went into the VIP section.

When I made my way to the custom, his group was walking down toward it too. I hurried and managed to slip by the security and ended up walking behind him ;P All thought about taking pics poofed from my mind (can’t blame me. he was really too close!! ;P)  All I thought about was how shiny and soft his hair looked, and how good his skin was. I could even see the little pores on his arm hahahaha ;P And he’s not as fair as I thought… a bit tanned.  Only when more people squeezed in before me, I remembered my camera kkkkk

Anyway, he gave flying kiss to the fans waiting for him while making his way out to the waiting cars.  More and more people squeezed in front of me, and I didn’t even try to get close to him anymore. I saw some friends and made my way to them while he went into the car.

All in all, it was a much better experience than last time. Nobody (well, only one or two) stepped on my feet this time ;P Waited for Weng to come while having super late dinner then made our way to the hotel around 1am ^^;; What a lo~~~ng day…