#kpop concerts i've been to

[lovexloop]

⭐ Concerts ⭐

⋆ BTS - October 19th, 2018 (Paris) ⋆ Ateez - April 16th, 2019 (Budapest) ⋆ SF9 - May 5th, 2019 (Berlin) ⋆ Pentagon - October 22nd, 2019 (Berlin) ⋆ NCT Dream - April 3rd, 2023 (Berlin)

#kpop concerts i've been to #not thaaat many due to 'rona and living in a country almost no group comes to :') #but still!!!! #tbh it still feels like a fever dream that i really managed to go see the dreamies 🥺

[frosla55]

I have a confession to make...since watching all 3 tomorrow x together act promise concerts in Seoul they're also now my ults alongside skz 😳

#something in me SWITCHED after watching all 3 nights of that concert #they hold such talent and honestly after the latest comeback especially I've only been listening to them #minisode 3 was already etching me closer to being like hmmm ok maybe they're my faves too... #Well this just confirmed it #Deja vu saved kpop tbh #STAYMOA SUPREMACY 💅

[sharkie-stay]

I'm gonna try to get tickets for NCT Dream in London

I'm stressed

#i've never been to a kpop concert before #leo adventures

[sanstropfremir]

Hi! First I wanted to say I've really been enjoying your q&a! :) So here's another one. Not sure if you have any thoughts on this since it's on the music rather than the design side, but why do some 4th gen groups only have one person sing the chorus? I thought usually members have their individual lines and then the entire group songs the chorus together. It took me so long to notice because they layer the vocals in the recordings so it sounds bigger. Only when I started watching some covers did I notice only one person is singing. Specifically I was watching the various Mirotic covers and wondering why it sounds so thin, and then once I saw I started seeing it everywhere. And 4th gen is probably not right, because Twice does it too. But why? The producers know it would sound better since they layer vocals on the actual recording version. Why not just do it in real life too, literally all the members are already there.

thank you!

well, the short answer is because no one in fouth gen can sing.

the long answer is that there's been a significant decrease in the amount of debuted idols that have good vocal technique that can be performed while dancing. certain priorities are placed by companies in terms of what type of vocal training idols get, how much training they get, what type of choreography gets chosen, and even what type of people even get cast in the first place. obviously the industry is no stranger to streetcasting a rando just for looks, but in the past, and particularly with sm, there was generally effort put in to making sure that everyone slated to debut was at least a passable vocalist, even if they were cast purely for dance. but now that the trend in the industry has shifted to being more performance forward, some companies have changed some of those priorities. you can't do the same kind of vocal work that you see in second gen performances because now the choreography is too difficult and not optimized for it. the mirotic choreo is a fantastic choreo, but if you have really strong training, it doesn't inhibit vocals like something like ateez's fireworks choreo, which actively prevents them from holding steady notes. also, most companies have made the choice to emphasize dance training because it's been proven in the last several years that group vocals and even the quality of vocals don't particularly matter to the hardcore dedicated fans. fans are going to stream anything from their faves regardless of the sound, so why bother making songs that utilize a specific type of skiill that needs specific training, when you could just not and save the time and money. it takes a lot of musical training and notably training about music (not just vocal technique) in order to sing like nct or any other sm group, which is pretty much the only company that still trains their idols with good technique. there are a couple of small groups that still keep to the old standards, like a.c.e, tan, purple kiss, and onf, but it's much less common because it's become cost inefficient.

the other reason as to why they don't do it in actual performance that often is bc singing and dancing at the same time is fucking HARD. there's a reason why vocal quality improves when people are standing still. dancing and singing both involve having to control when and where you breathe and it's very difficult to do both those things together, so in order to accomodate for the increase in difficult choreography + lack of good vocal training, it's become common practice to rely more on backing tracks or exclusive line distribution in order to take the strain off the members and allow them to focus on the choreography rather than singing.

#the main issue with most 4th gen idols' technique is they all have shitty breath support and focus too much on head voice #which means they dont have the ability to maintain a good voice while dancing #kpoppies like to say that all 4th gen bgs are making nct ripoff music but they are not at all bc nct music is very vocal heavy #and an INTEGRAL part of it is group vocals #the only recent songs that have actually been nct ripoffs are atbo's attitude and tempest's dragon #and both of those are still too thin to be actual nct songs #kpop questions #i've said before that the closest analogue to an idol is a musical theatre actor #and even though pretty much every musical theatre actor has better vocal technique than any idol #idols are now doing significantly more difficult choreography than exists in like any musical. #so there is a tradeoff. obvs there are people that very competent at both. but those people are few and far between #i think that a lot of people forget that the majority of art (in any form) is mediocre. the great is the outlier #text #answers #lmao for new followers i do actually know how to sing + have musical training #i played in jazz and concert bands for eight years did musical theatre for four years and also sang in a choir for a year #i'm just very mediocre at music and i'm not very interested in the minutiae of it #which is why i dont usually field questions about it

[sxcret-garden-archive]

AAAAAAAAA

#the concert was so much fun!!! #just a little sad the standing area was only like half full :(( #but anyway!!! really lots of fun and it felt like the guys too had a lot of fun on stage - especially towards the end when they were #fooling around more #just #they're such cute and sweet guys :((( #alsoalso everyone always talking about concert biases #i usually have one for every kpop concert i've been to that's different from the actual bias #but with dream?? sorry but apparently i really do bias an undefeatable duo #i am also just a tiiiiny bit jealous of the person jaem played rock paper scissors with!!! just a tiiiiiny bit!!!! #also i have been reminded once again that renjun is The cutest being on earth #like ever #but ofc i can't just talk about those two!!!! #in the beginning when jeno completely fucked up the pronunciation of the german phrase he preparwd #and everyone just laughed djhdjdjdjxjx #alsoalso haechan and chenle are such menaces jdjxjx in the best way possible of course!!! #and jisung and mark are precious :((( #but i'm v tired now #and need to stop giving you guys unsolicited concert reviews ndhdndjxjxjx #(((also i teared up one and no it was not at one of the songs that were meant to make people tear up djbdnxnx))) #once* #salty's rambles

[captainhongjoong]

?? the woodz atl presale was supposed to be today at 10am but now apparently it's not until next week? but all the other shows are still today? and the vip package sale is still happening tonight? so if we want that we have to get it before we even get the concert tickets? ??? of course it's atlanta

#almost every kpop concert i've been to has been an unorganized disaster but this is insane. nobody knows what's going on at all #we still don't even know what vip is. lmao #umm. i'm going to bed i guess

[venussunrise]

Tell me abt ur aespa experience

I'M SORRY I'M ANSWERING THIS SO LATE QUEEN 😭😭😭 i haven't just been touching grass i'm becoming one with the grass but omg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was SOOOOOOOO AMAZING !

literally the girls were UNREAL they were so GORGEOUS & there was an intro where your AI wife showed up & everyone cheered SO loud & then the girls came out & they were STUNNING

the vocals were next level ! in the first song they performed winter played a guitar solo & also each girl had a solo stage !!!! karina was super badass, ning was stunning (of course), winter sang an amazing ballad & her voice was sooooooooo sweet & giselle's solo song was SO slay i need it to be released like NOW so i can stream it

ALSO the guy i was sitting next to was SO funny he was so into the show everytime a new song started he'd be like HOLY SHIT and it was so fun he kept me hype the whole time

OMG ALSO ONE LAST THING they played lucid dream and thirsty BACK TO BACK and LITERALLY my first thought after the fact was omg i can die happy now cause those are my two favorite aespa songs of ALL TIME

#I'M SORRY I'VE BEEN TOUCHING GRASS FOR SO LONG QUEEN WORK HAS BEEN CRAZY #BUT I MISS YOU ONLINE GIRL #ALSO I GOT A PROMOTION AT WORK & I'VE BEEN ON 4 DATES WITH THIS GIRL AND I'VE MADE HER LISTEN TO SO MUCH KPOP #also if you want i can send you videos from the concert & fit pics my fit went crazy maybe on discord or something #although my camera is cracked so the videos are low quality but i took so many anyway like i basically recorded the whole concert

[roseband]

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#i feel so mean but like... at the r*se concert (just don't want it in my tag lol) this girl kept like shoving me when s*mmy looked at me #cuz she had one of those lenses ur not supposed to bring in to venues and wanted to get pics #and she was like double my size and im a wimp.......and i wasn't the nicest person to her about it #i mean she stopped after like 20 mins cuz i would not budge cuz ur not going to shove me out the way that's not happening #(and i also i can squeeze myself into very tiny spots for a surprisingly long time LOL) #but SHE GOT HER FACE CROPPED OUT OF THE GROUP PHOTO A BIT SOMEHOW???? #like i feel like i shouldn't be happy about that but LOL #also i know why s*mmy stares me down now too... during q&a he mentioned that RED was originally about a red headed witch #(weird ass song lyrics that the band fought about lmao) but he's one of those #'ooooo red hair is so unique and special' weirdo guys #and i realized i had my natural color all 4 times i've seen them LOL #even tho i've been dying with non-developer based dyes on top a bit to make it brighter #cuz it's dulled a bit as i've gotten older LOL #but that's such a TYPE OF GUY TO AVOID lololol ewwww #proof that ur fave kpop boys r always... just some guy #personal #(ginger things bug me bc i've gotten more curtain/drapes comments with my natural color than when it was PINK???? #like from strangers so i hate when i hear the 'ooo red hair unique' from anyone LOL)

[megisamazing]

Y'ALL, KARD WAS AMAZING, DEFINITELY GO SEE THEM IF YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY

#for real one of the best concerts i've been to #kpop #kard #wild kard tour

[k-rising]

what if I travel to chile to go and see music bank? 👀

#I can't believe that it's been 6/7 years since I've been a kpop fan and I NEVER went to a kpop concert !!!! #plus the groups that always come here are not my cup of tea #idk what i'm gonna do... I'll think about it #i mean NCT DREAM TBZ ATEEZ TXT STAYC AND G IDLE???? #GIRLLLL #💭.txt

[sw1mmingfoolz]

my mum always used to say it was a shithole but we only went for the theme park and the arcades <3 i mesn if i had the option to stay here or england, i would choose here bc we cool <3 😂

i went to Edinburgh on my own at 19, and got so scared???? i'd probably be okay travelling alone but i'm just so anxious lmao 🤣 i'd travel in the middle of england if any kpop groups went there. though i live in glasgow and we're a big city with two largeish arenas, they would fill it 😂 though hampden park is more a football stadium but we do get big artists in it sometimes <33 hated growing up in my emo phase and hearing WORLD TOUR and they would include just london and my 14 year old self would be so hurt <//3

i shall keep my fingers crossed!!!

yeah that's what I mean all I remember is pleasure beach and I remember it being pretty great so 😌 maybe just cuz it was nice enough to not rain lol, also not to be super grim but when said friend is no longer around I think you definitely romanticise the memories a lot more so. yeah thanks chelsea for making blackpool a magical place in my mind even though it really isn't agsjdgdjd

I want to move to Scotland myself so that speaks volumes lol, Ireland would be in the running if it weren't extremely expensive especially in Dublin and very isolated basically everywhere else. Galway is beautiful though, just again, I like having some money left after rent 😭 I know Glasgow to not be the nicest area so I guess we're together in that, I'm from Leeds which would be lovely without the crime, drug abuse and insane levels of homelessness I'm sure 😌 BUT YEAH I'm buzzing MCR even came here even though we got stuck in Milton Keynes of all places (they apparently don't have data signal there like ever lmfao) and I got to see Ghost here as well but for concerts I usually have to travel to Manc, which is fine cuz Manc rules but still!! Got to see Dan and Phil at Town Hall in 2018 but have to go to Manchester to see Dan in September lmao if anything people are coming here less ah

#one day #i've been to a fair few concerts but none of them have been kpop #it's so sad #idols be like haha the (singular) british accent is so sexy (never comes anywhere near us) #i can't blame them but at the same time pls we're begging for your crumbs #ik america seems like the world sometimes but it isnt i beg #the day everyone was getting seventeen tix i just logged off cuz it made me genuinely kinda sad LMAO #guess it's the same elsewhere in europe in se asia and Australia too #and south america #it's just the us korea japan and occasionally like canada or smth #a/n #a: softforqiankun #mutuals #heather 🌸💞

[swallowedthestars]

Kpop concerts are only fun if they're a smaller artist at a small venue otherwise ur just paying 200 bare minimum to go deaf due to young fans who know 0 about concert etiquette doing everything in their power to get noticed by their favs. like, I get yelling and being excited but don't you also wanna listen to the music? sing along? have fun? idk

#genuinely i still think one of my fav kpop concerts i've been to was snsd tiffanys #small venue + older fanbase who knew how to behave + could get close enough to make eye contact. CRAZY #i do not go to popular artists concerts anymore its just not worth it to me

[starrz-ombie]

my name must be angel cos virus i'm so sick and tired

#this is so unfunny im sorry #it was better in my head #i just dk how to word it #but please laugh #onlyoneof #lyon #angel onlyoneof #kpop #ooo #its...its funny because i got sick from the onlyoneof concert.. and they sang angel.. #i've been meaning to make this joke for like a week im so glad im still sick #well #glad i can still make the joke because im still sick #kb #yoojung #rie #junji #mill #nine

[itsbitmxdinhere]

Welp OnlyOneOf are coming to Spain there goes my money ajdshfbsdkjhfbkajhsdbfjhkashdbfnadsmbf

#; ooc speaks ) #; it's been so long since I've been to a kpop concert omg )

[bandzboy]

i just hate that most of these enhypen "stans" don't appreciate their music or their performances and just want y/n interactions they deserve so much better 😭

#they are such a well rounded group and in my opinion #they are getting even better especially in the past year #but i've noticed that ever since dark blood era #there have been so many people who just #are here (fandom) to be weird and to go to their concerts #to film themselves having y/n interactions #and i just hate that #i mean i already ranted about kpop stans don't honestly #appreciate and see idols as artists anyways but like #i've been noticing that with enha so much lately #and on today's concert i saw that at soundcheck #they were trying to interact with the crowd #and the crowd was quiet and filming #and it kinda happened during the concert too #and it's starting to become disrespectful just INSANE #anyways i just wanted to talk about it #i know most people that follow don't stan enha anyways BUT STILL #tris.txt

[wtungsten]

Happy Arthur Day!! <3

04.15.2000

#I honestly don't know what to say but happy birthday Arthur #I absolutely adore him and I'm so glad I've been able to support him and the group for as long as I have <3 #I'm so proud and I can't wait to see where they'll go in the future <3<3 #hopefully we'll get that concert soon 🤧🤧 #arthur #kingdom #kingdom kpop #kpop kingdom #kingdom arthur