[Fanaccount] 120407 KMW in Bangkok by squishyblob

Note: I figured I should do something like this properly at least once in my life. Nah I’m just bored and waiting to board my plane.

Throwing my upcoming deadlines and exams aside, I decided to fly to Bangkok alone over the weekend to watch KMW (I am in so much trouble you have no idea.) My first time travelling alone, yes, but there were only so few people who truly cared for my safety over the fancams anyway. Not like my fancams are really worth watching. Uhh enough of remarks and asides, getting down to the real thing!

Getting there

It’s not my first time in Bangkok, but it might as well be! Why does everything seem so unfamiliar?! I did my research beforehand: Buy ticket (90 baht), take airport rail express from airport to Phaya Thai, switch to the subway, buy ticket (20 baht), and take from Phaya Thai to Siam, then walk to Central World by the skywalk (quite a distance, lucky i wasn’t carrying baggage). My plane was to touchdown at 12:15pm and by 2:15pm I was to meet the group at central world for the coach to take us to the venue.

Plane touched down on time. I made it out of customs by 12:45. Finally located the toilet at the end of the whole airport Then zoom zoomed the whole way and actually got to Central World by 1:40pm, so I went to buy some Mango sticky rice

We were stuck so bad in the traffic jam that we reached at 5:30pm. I heard many thai IU fans were late so they couldn’t do their contribution for video project ㅠㅠ No matter, you can still meet up with friends to film that short message for IU.

Show starts!

I missed After School and Boyfriend while queuing inside the male toilet (don’t ask).

Well actually as I entered the stadium, Boyfriend was still performing. Frankly, I was kinda stunned… It’s like we’re watching a performance at some fancy school Sports Day, with a stage surrounded by plastic chairs. But oh that’s a lot of plastic chairs! I got C3 (nearest to main stage, but a bit to the right where the stage forks out).

They weren’t very strict about checks or fancams or security… And that’s an understatement XD I spotted the guy who sold me the tickets with a giant bazooka (expect HQ photos soon. He was standing right next to the main stage cameraman throughout ^^)

G.Na
I imagined a concert shrouded in darkness but it was still broad daylight when I truly sat down and watched G.Na’s stage. Hmm that sparkly black fabric looks really good for shorts. Sistar wore it too and the guys went totally gaga. But wow! Good figure is real!! This is no photoshop!

Miss A

Why is the stage so big? ㅠㅠㅠ They looked so tiny at the back of the stage though they moved to the front later, which was a bit better. But their dance moves proved tiring plus the hot weather wasn’t helping, and frequently bending down and snapping up again makes your hair look really bad + plastered to sweaty face = doubly bad!

Norazo

Wha..? Nvm next.

Secret

Okay Miss A coordi unnis need to get some tips from Secret coordi unnis because somehow, their hair stayed perfectly silky and in place throughout. (Or maybe they didnt have to bend down and up so much.) I don’t know when Jieun got her new haircut, but I like it! And I used to not like Hyosung much, but she makes the dance moves look really good in rl :)

2AM

Finally, ballad! Some peaceful music hopefully, no such hope, obviously fans were gonna scream throughout the perf. This isn’t Japan, yo. Still, it was nice to just watch them stand there and sing. Seulong came on stage nearest where I was sitting, so I spotted coordi noona fixing his hair right before he went on stage keke.

Suju video

Prerecorded video was enough to make the audience scream. Suju’s fanbase is no joke. Pretty much tuned out what they were talking abt except that they introduced SHINee’s Sorry Sorry special stage.

Rainism

Mblaq? Wasn’t sure but that looked like Thunder. Front centre position. Doing that hand action of sliding his hand down in front of his pants OMG. Camera zoom in OMG.

Tell Me

I love it to bits when Miss A covers WG stuff. They do it with so much more spunk! And some ggab too ^^ All this happened behind me on the small stage though ㅠㅠㅠ

Sorry Sorry

Ahhhhhhh!!!!! Only time SHINee was at the front of the stage :( But that was awesomely awesome in SHINee style (mixed in with some familiar own moves)? Key did that taking off shirt putting it back on thing too! And thank you stylist noonas!

IU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was totally expecting another special stage, so when IU flashed on the screen it was like What?!! I had already decided beforehand that I would save battery for just IU stages, but the moment she appeared on stage, the people around me (male and female) all raised their cameras and some stood up immediately so I was kinda surprised. Okay actually I stood up too because the guy beside me suddenly stood up LOL!! (Yes, we are the annoying people blocking the view of those of you at the back)

To sum it up, IU was like a lovely daisy ^^ All pure and dainty against the evil dark magic of the girl/boy group Kpop industry, you know. Nah she was more like the girl who walked in from the wedding ceremony next door. Looking too vulnerable for her own good but packing in a punch the moment she opened her voice :D I was glad for completely steady performance. After the You and I perf, as she was walking to the front, she said, “Hi, I’m IU. It’s my first time performing here in Thailand. Nice to meet all of you. My next song will be Good Day. I hope all of you will have a good day too.”

After watching KMW, I don’t think I’ll go for such large events again. Too flashy. I want to sit in a small theatre and watch IU perform.

MBLAQ

I think Lee Joon’s eyes were born for eyeliner. And thunder looks good on stage ^^ chain loose belts are always a good idea with black cloaks!

Sistar
Hmm everytime they do My Boy together, I cant help thinking Hyorin and Bora are the only ones doing the action properly.

Teen Top

What’s that guy doing in sunglasses? Helps him with night vision?!!

IU & Taemin

Omgggg why they put the special stage behind me? How to watch?! Taemin should stop looking at IU like that! But anyway all this fake! 훼이크! Staged! So shawols need not react violently or anything either.

But IU voice is heavenly ^^ Get those screaming fangirls away please kthxbye but at least they mostly scream during Taemin’s part. Good job! I can still hear IU’s part! ^^

FTI

Hongki’s own solo concert plus his band ^^

T-ara

Which era did these doll faces and their little sister time travel from? Loll

4minute

Why did they get to sing like 4 songs? Many others had their songs cut. Usually 3 max.

SHINee

Love their stylists as usual! But perfs were all far back on stage, they didnt come to the front. After Sherlock, I could here this weird blowing sound?? Then I realised they were all panting into the mic. And that was just the first song. Babies need more stamina training to tackle Sherlock -nods-

That’s what friends are for

Hongki’s voice!! I loved his take on the song, giving it that rock feel! But uhh so they stand in a circle and the platform does NOT turn? What is this?!!

B2ST

They are truly sunbaes now. So steady. Some parts they tried to sing a diff version of the melody but i dont think it blended well with the song.

2PM

Another group treating it as their own concert, interacting with the camera, showing off with cartwheels, frontflips, backflips, buttdance keke anything to keep fans happy.

TVXQ

Of course tvxq is always last ^^ At this point, crowd control proves useless, everyone is right at the bottom of the main stage and the chairs around me have emptied out.

Ending

They all came out waving Thai or Korean flags. IU was excitedly waving hers too, but when they all came forward, I went to the front too thinking IU would be walking out, but she jus walked out halfway and went back in shyly ㅠㅠ and then I couldnt find her anymore cos your vision is so much more limited at the bottom of the stage A few of the guys joked around with IU. Thunder was beside her at first then looked like a 2pm member.

That’s all! I’m back and safe and hungry ;( but i slept a bit on the plane. Time to get back to rl!

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