So yeah, that happened
It's a pretty bad photo, even for my phone, but it's probably the least of several other blurry evils:
First of all, with a 50% essay due tomorrow, a 60% essay due Monday and a 30% exam on Wednesday, this was the most expensive free event I've ever been to (that opportunity cost...) but it was really worth it
I wasn't meant to go see them, but my boss messed up my roster and ended up keeping me on for today and removing my shift for tomorrow, so I decided it was the universe giving me a sign.
I have to say, my previous experience with K-pop in real life (Sydney KMF 2010) was that it's not too different from everything we see on fancams, music shows, etc. ChoA and Way were kinda like that, but Gummi, Ellin and Soyul really stood out in a way that I just haven't seen in videos.
They performed Bar Bar Bar (they even did an encore, "for the first time EVER," exclaimed the host
) and Dancing Queen. I assume they were good, because the sea of camera phones pretty much blocked my view. The various glimpses I got of Ellin and Soyul were great, though. I have to say, it was pretty impressive hearing the crowd's fan chants. As in all the videos I've seen, it was mostly guys
Afterwards was the fan signing. Now this might sound harsh, but every photo of Ellin (to date) is awful. They just don't get close to portraying just how insanely beautiful she is. She had to do incredibly little to gain a lot of attention during the signing. I'd be looking elsewhere and then suddenly my eyes would be on her, without even knowing how it happened. Ah, the times she looked and smiled at me (or in my direction, I'm not fussed), I melted. She has one of the most beautiful smiles I've ever seen. During the signing event, I saw a few small children going up and both Ellin and Soyul loved them. Soyul would play a little with their hands, but Ellin full-on grasped their little hands in hers and was shaking them all about. I was a little concerned for the children
Jealous, too.
Gummi is amazing. I feel like I've never really seen her until today. She really dishes out the fan service. Also, boy, when she smiles at you, just try not smiling back. It's one of those smiles that make you feel happy. When I got up to the barrier, I was about 2 meters away from Gummi (she was the closest to me) and she immediately started waving and smiling. Girl knows how to play the game
I also conversed a little with her silently through gestures, haha.
Soyul did a few poses throughout the signing, but she seemed pretty quiet all up. Though there was this time where we made eye contact and she leaned to the side for a photo past someone on the stage who was blocking the view. It's a shame I didn't bring a camera that wouldn't let me down...
Like I was saying, she seemed especially excited by small kids like Ellin. Her face really lit up every time a child came up to her (or was about to).
I didn't see much of the twins, as they were almost always blocked by people getting their stuff signed. That said, all was not lost!
When I went up, I got high fives from everyone (except Gummi) which was good fun. I got a simultaneous twin five from ChoA and Way and that was neat
Then I got up to Ellin and almost lost my shit being so close to her. I'm pretty sure I forgot how to speak. She said "Thank you" and flashed a smile, almost completely putting me out of action. I somehow mustered the willpower to raise my hand and ask for a high five. Sadly for Gummi, I was still in shock from Ellin and forgot to even ask. That said, she seemed a lot more enthusiastic in terms of engaging. I just wasn't able to say anything to her because I was still trying to find where my tongue run off to
Finally, Soyul
There's just something about that girl I really love. I feel like there's this huge disparity between the personality that we see off-stage/in real life and the personality we see when she's dancing. It makes me wonder whether she's really into the whole idol thing (like other idols at least pretend to be), but that just makes her more interesting.
As a side note, it's a shame, but I didn't get to have my JPH!P t-shirt signed
They were only allowing people to get Crayon Pop albums, posters and helmets (because apparently some people had those) signed. That said, I feel like I should've tried anyway, because I saw the guy in front of me getting his iPod and Galaxy signed by Soyul.
Fwa, Crayon Pop
Topic: (Group) Crayon Pop (크레용팝) (Read 166654 times)