Concert


The concert was enjoyable and fun. I was in the rock zone so there were bound to be some things that I can’t see LOL… When we (the rock zone audience) were allowed into the zone, I didn’t actually find any outstanding stage design …eh…maybe after that Bi concert, my stage design expectations got a little bit higher, but the stage redeemed itself when it came to actual concert time (kinda of).

My Gary Chaw LED Board

Spoilers alert!

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Ah… I just found out like 1-2 days ago :(

I already booked the limited rock zone (ie standing!) ticket as I was too late for the limited after-party concert …which I don’t really think I can go even if I can book it.

This is the concert information (re-posted permission by GFC Malaysia):

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LIMITED RM238 ROCK ZONE TICKET BOOKING/限量摇滚区门票定购! (截止日期/due date 8 MAY!!!)

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There’s Big Bang, Lee Soo Young & Epik High

Big Bang 2007 Live Concert

Date : Dec. 28 – 30

Place : Olympic Park Fencing Stadium (Stadium #2), Seoul

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SHY concert has been reported before but this one has a poster :) .

This poster for SHY concert is very colorful :)


Date : August 18th-19th

Place : Olympic Hall, Olympic Park, Seoul

Sohn Ho Young will take to the stage in Seoul to heat up and cool down those sultry summer nights.
He will get body temperatures rising as starts off the night showing his sexy and charismatic side.
He will then cool things down with a romantic and sweet set of love songs.
The night will end with a fun party atmosphere, causing everyone to stand up and enjoy their summer vacation.

Source: RKI KBS

Ah…I envy Korean fans :(

Date : Friday, May 25th, 2007 (8 pm)
Place : War Memorial of Korea, Peace Square

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Singer Tei (24), whose recent single “같은 베개/Gateun Begae” (The Same Pillow) off his 4th album is doing well on the charts, will hold a concert on “Black Day,” April 14th, at Olympic Hall in Seoul Olympic Park.

This concert, which is the 4th in his concert series titled “설레임/Seolleim” (“Heart Flutter”) is dedicated to all singles on April 14th, known as “Black Day” in Korea. (Valentine’s Day, on February 14th, and White Day, on March 14th, are centered on couples. Black Day, on April 14th, is known as a day for singles, who traditionally eat black food like black bean noodles on this day.)Tei wished to dedicate the concert and his ballads to his single fans. The concert is the beginning of his national tour.

Tei, whose first concert in 2004 attracted 10,000 fans, and whose second concert the year after sold-out, is proving his title as “The Crown Prince of Ballads.”

In other news, Tei will begin his KBS 2FM (89.1MHz) radio show “Tei’s Music Island” at midnight on the 16th.

Source: RKI KBS

Ok, first time hearing 14th Apr as Black Day . I’ve watched one Tei concert before (on a downloaded clip la), and he didn’t disappoint me. I wish I am in Seoul to participate in his Black Day concert :( .

I haven’t actually buy his Vol 4 yet (I have all his other albums) – but this album is good and Same Pillow is one of his best songs. Unfortunately, I heard he will be going to the army after this album :( . I will truly missed him.

Tei “A Good Day for Love” concert

Date : April 14, 7pm

Place : Olympic Hall, Seoul Olympic Park

Tei is back with his 4th annual concert, entitled “A Good Day For Love.” As the cold of winter withdraws and the mild spring weather arrives, these are the perfect days for love.

Tei is sure to sing his way into the hearts of fans and create a perfectly romantic evening for couples in love.

Source: KBS Global

How I wish I am in Seoul :( , then I can go to all these fabulous concerts.  He will go to the army soon – I heard after this 4th album promotion ends.

The Chinese News:

Rain再掀紅雨 31日登台開唱

亞洲小天王Rain本月31日將來台開唱!曾在前年12月在台北小巨蛋引起轟動的Rain,主辦單位全通傳播閃電宣佈將於本月31日要在桃園縣立體育場舉辦「2006/2007 Rain 世界巡迴台灣演唱會」,票價預定會是8百開始到6千塊之間,預定下週起在年代售票系統開賣。

從去年就一直傳說Rain會再來唱,但都是只聞風聲不見人的狀態,在這次台灣主辦單位全通傳播極力爭取,從洽談到簽約不到30天便定案,速度之快令人為之驚訝。而這次演唱會場地因為舞台總監覺得小巨蛋舞台無法做伸展,所以決定移到桃園縣立體育場,預定要開2/3場約25000人的超大型演唱會,屆時主辦單位將準備接駁車以利觀眾前往。

Rain本人則預定在台停留五天,28日抵台後將會有記者會、彩排等行程,預定31日正式開唱,而當天還會有神秘嘉賓,此外主辦單位還會跟桃園縣政府做公益結合,會把售票收入部份捐給部份弱勢團體。

Source: TW Yahoo News

In Summary:

Rain will go to Taiwan on 31st March for his 2006/07 Rain’s Coming World Tour concert. The tickets, price range from NT$ 800 to NT$ 6,000, is scheduled to be on sale next week. The venue will be at Taoyuan County Stadium, Taoyuan county. The organiser has planned to open two-third of the stadium and is targetting 25,000 people to attend this concert.

Rain will probably stay in Taiwan for 5 days – 28th March will have a press conference, rehearsals until the actual concert day (31st March). And he will include a secret guest for his concert in Taiwan. The organiser will also donate some of the ticket sales to charity.

Translation: reikanorakuen.wordpress.com
(full credit when posting elsewhere)

This Taoyuan County Stadium (Indoor Stadium) has the capacity of 35,000. According to the information here, it is the largest stadium in Taiwan. Geez, they have a suprise guest – I wonder who he/she is.

The songs rundown list for

Las Vegas Feb 18
Part 1
1. 愛火花
2. 頭髮亂了
3. 和好不如初
4. 聽天由命
5. 搖瑤
6. 講妳知
7. 給朋友
8. 在你身邊
9. 原罪犯

Part 2
10. 紅色
11. 屈到病
12. First of May
13. 但願人長久
14. 小城大事
15. 愛如潮水
16. 我真的受傷了
17. 忘記他

Part 3
18. 離開以後
19. 我等花兒也謝了
20. 情書
21. 還是覺得你最好
22. 餓狼傳說
23. 情不禁
24. 李香蘭
25. 想和你去吹吹風
26. 吻別

Part 4 (Musical)
27. (如果愛)序
28. 是否在戀愛
29. 愛是永恆
30. 男人本該妒忌
31. 妳是愛我的
32. 命運曲
33. 如果愛

Las Vegas Feb 19
Part 1
1. 愛火花
2. 頭髮亂了
3. 和好不如初
4. 聽天由命
5. 我等花兒也謝了
6. 心如刀割
7. 一路上有你

Part 2
8. 餓狼傳說
9. 情不禁
10. 搖瑤
11. 講妳知
12. 給朋友
13. 在你身邊

Part 3
14. 紅色
15. 屈到病
16. 但願人長久
17. 小城大事
18. 愛如潮水
19. 想和你去吹吹風
20. 吻別
21. 忘記他

Part 4 – musical
22. (如果愛)序
23. 是否在戀愛
24. 愛是永恆
25. 男人本該妒忌
26. 妳是愛我的
27. 命運曲
28. 如果愛

Encore
29. 我真的受傷了
30. 離開以後
31. 李香蘭
32. 祝福

Toronto Feb 22
Part 1
1. 愛火花
2. 頭髮亂了
3. 和好不如初
4. 聽天由命
5. 我等花兒也謝了
6. 心如刀割
7. 分手總要在雨天

Part 2
8. 餓狼傳說
9. 情不禁
10. 搖瑤
11. 講妳知
12. 給朋友
13. 在你身邊

Part 3
14. 紅色
15. 屈到病
16. 但願人長久
17. 小城大事
18. 愛如潮水
19. 想和你去吹吹風
20. 吻別
21. 忘記他

Part 4 – musical
22. (如果愛)序
23. 是否在戀愛
24. 愛是永恆
25. 男人本該妒忌
26. 妳是愛我的
27. 命運曲
28. 如果愛

Encore
29. 我真的受傷了
30. 離開以後
31. 李香蘭
32. 妳的名字我的姓氏
33. 祝福

Toronto Feb 23
Part 1
1. 愛火花
2. 頭髮亂了
3. 和好不如初
4. 聽天由命
5. 我等花兒也謝了
6. 心如刀割
7. 分手總要在雨天

Part 2
8. 餓狼傳說
9. 情不禁
10. 搖瑤
11. 講妳知
12. 給朋友
13. 在你身邊

Part 3
14. 紅色
15. 屈到病
16. 但願人長久
17. 小城大事
18. 愛如潮水
19. 想和你去吹吹風
20. 吻別
21. 忘記他

Part 4 – musical
22. (如果愛)序
23. 是否在戀愛
24. 愛是永恆
25. 男人本該妒忌
26. 妳是愛我的
27. 命運曲
28. 如果愛

Encore
29. 我真的受傷了
30. 離開以後
31. 還是覺得你最好
32. 李香蘭
33. 妳的名字我的姓氏
34. 祝福

Atlantic City Feb 25
Part 1
1. 愛火花
2. 頭髮亂了
3. 和好不如初
4. 聽天由命
5. 我等花兒也謝了
6. 心如刀割
7. 分手總要在雨天

Part 2
8. 餓狼傳說
9. 情不禁
10. 搖瑤
11. 講妳知
12. 給朋友
13. 在你身邊

Part 3
14. 紅色
15. 屈到病
16. 但願人長久
17. 小城大事
18. 愛如潮水
19. 想和你去吹吹風
20. 吻別
21. 忘記他

Part 4 – musical
22. (如果愛)序
23. 是否在戀愛
24. 愛是永恆
25. 男人本該妒忌
26. 妳是愛我的
27. 命運曲
28. 如果愛

Encore
29. 我真的受傷了
30. 離開以後
31. 李香蘭
32. 還是覺得你最好
33. 每天愛你多一些
34. 祝福

Special thanks to Alice Luk (Las Vegas and Toronto) and Orcafans (Atlantic City) from Jackyfans Discussion Board for the rundown list

Even though for each concert the songs are not really the same but he averaged about 33 songs for each concert – whoa! :) amazing!

Singer Se7en once again proved his young power and popularity.

Recent tickets that went on sale for the Seoul concert to be held on April 7th were sold out in five minutes. Se7en’s agency commented, “As soon as ticket sales started on the 26th, all 12,000 or so seats were sold out. Earnings reached approximately 7 billion Korean won.”

Se7en will also be holding a Japan tour along with a new single release in June, raising hopes for concert earnings abroad.

Se7en earned 5 billion Korean won from the Tokyo and Osaka concerts (including ticket sales and products).

Meanwhile, Se7en will release his first single in the U.S. after his Japan promotion. He will become the first Korean singer to release a single in the U.S. market.

Source: BroAsia.com

Yeah…**clap**clap** that was FAST!!! Congratulations! He should hold a bigger one next time :) .

I found this related article:

Se7en Goes Back to Music

By Cathy Rose A. Garcia
Staff Reporter

K-pop star Se7en’s acting debut has been a disappointment to many fans, as shown by the lackluster ratings for his drama “Kung S” (Palace S).

Se7en will try to win back his fans with what he does best: singing and dancing. He will hold a solo concert “747 _ Se7en for 2007” on April 7 at Olympic Park Gymnastics Stadium in southern Seoul.

The concert will be a test of Se7en’s popularity, which may have been affected by the poor reviews of his acting and the low ratings of “Kung S.” The drama made its debut in January with ratings of 15.3 percent but since then has averaged less than 10 percent.

Some have even compared Se7en to Lee Hyo-ri, a K-pop star who failed to make the transition to acting. Lee’s acting debut in “Three Leaf Clover” also had low ratings.

“Kung S” may have suffered from high expectations, especially since the original “Kung” was such a big hit, boosting the careers of newcomers Yoon Eun-hye and Joo Ji-hoon. Viewers have criticized “Kung S” for its storyline, which they say is too similar to the original drama, and poor acting by the leads.

Se7en is not letting the failure of the drama deter his plans to break in the United States market.

In a message posted on the YG Entertainment Web site on Feb. 15, the management company’s CEO, Yang Hyun-suk, said the April 7 concert will be Se7en’s last performance in Korea this year. After the concert, he said Se7en would go to the United States to start shooting his first music video.

Se7en has already recorded his first single, featuring rap star Fabulous, which will be released in the United States in the second half of the year. Rick Harrison, who has also worked with American stars such as Beyonce, Janet Jackson and Alicia Keys, produced it.

He also collaborated with Korean-American R&B singer Amerie on a single included in her upcoming album “Because I Love It.”

Se7en is also planning to promote a new Japanese single and to hold a concert tour in Japan in June. He has already released a Japanese-language album and several singles.

Last November, Se7en released his album “Se7olution.’’ However, his promotional activities for the album were cut short because of the schedule for his drama.

Tickets for Se7en’s concert are priced at 55,000 and 44,000. For more details, check out www.interpark.com (1544-1555) and www.ticketlink.co.kr (1588-7890)

Source: Korea Times

Gosh…I think the critics should just let se7en go…he’s a newbie in acting and he’s NOT the only one they should put the blame on. As the lead, he did have to take some of the responsibility of the ratings but if the plot is not good and other actors’ acting were not good – then the ratings failure cannot be blamed entirely on him.

hmm…55,000 Won is equivalent to 205 MYR – eh, not expensive le…

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