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telomeke-kinnporsche · 2 years

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KINNPORSCHE WORLD TOUR – WHAT HAPPENED AT THE SINGAPORE SHOW 8 OCTOBER 2022

Warning: spoilers ahead for those watching other editions of the World Tour. But if you'd like to know what went on during the Singapore show, read on! 😊👍

So the first out-of-Thailand leg of the KinnPorsche World Tour, in Singapore on 8 October 2022, was a giant, steaming hot mess – but in a good way, like a big bowl of multi-ingredient soup full of bold, contrasting flavors that might not be to everyone's taste, but (for those into it) somehow also managed to comfort and energize at the same time.

Basically it was an assemblage of (mostly stand-alone and unrelated) skits and set pieces revolving around songs and music. These were interspersed with re-enacted scenes from KinnPorsche The Series, that were introduced by (and sometimes intercut with) video excerpts from the original series itself, projected onto the big screens behind and beside the stage.

The show was largely the same as the World Tour concerts staged in Bangkok, but with some minor tweaks (a lot more English spoken, a few songs changed out, fewer backup dancers, and no aerial wirework). The older generation characters were also absent (so it was a no-show for Annita Sarucha, Kob Songsit and Ex Piya, who played Porsche's mom, Kinn's dad and Vegas' dad respectively).

The concert commenced only a little after the scheduled 6.00pm start time (kudos for the punctuality). Prior to the show proper, Slot Machine's music videos of the KinnPorsche theme song Free Fall (both Thai and English versions) were played on the side screens, and the audience gamely sang along (stopping only to shriek at the love scene bits). Amazingly (or perhaps not) even the non-Thais knew the words, especially to the chorus.

This was followed by a moment of silence, announced to commemorate the victims of the nursery school attack in Uthai Sawan, northeast Thailand on 6 October 2022.

And then the 16 cast members strode onto the stage, dressed in colorful suits with sequined jackets, amid screams and applause from the almost-packed auditorium.

Mile kicked things off with a somber re-intoning of his Italian line in KinnPorsche – "Chi mente, merita di morire." After some emphatic words of welcome – in English – from Mile and Apo, the cast members introduced themselves one-by-one (in English as well – most of the banter throughout the night was in English, with bits of Thai and Mandarin every now and again only). Energy levels were high, with lots of clenched fists pumping the air.

The first skit started with a video excerpt from the series, of Kinn kidnapping Porsche from the bar – and then Mile and Apo re-enacted the fight scene on the boat where Kinn was trying to coerce Porsche to be his bodyguard. The skit ended with Porsche running up onto the deck and finally jumping into the river – the last bit was a cutback to the video again, of course.

Then the action moved on to a skit set at the Hum Bar – Pong in character as Tem performed a dance routine with some backup dancers to the song จังหวะหัวใจ (Jungwa Huajai or Rhythm of the Heart) by Bie Sukrit Wisetkaew, watched by Jom (Ping), Tay (Us) and Time (JJ).

Tay was all tired out and sleeping by mid-song. After Tem's dance was over, Time went over to him and they flirted big-time – only to be caught by Tay who'd woken up by then. Tay then slapped Time and stormed off.

The next piece was Tong's middle eastern, Bollywood mash-up dance routine with a few backup dancers – this was colorful and flamboyant as befitting the actor who played Tankhun, with a projected backdrop of eclectically-styled domed architecture to match.

After his dance, Tong stood onstage alone to speak to the audience – his speech was about learning to love himself, and how being in KinnPorsche had helped that journey. There was a lot of support from the audience for Tong (huge roaring applause every time he appeared, as much as – sometimes maybe even more than – for Mile and Apo) and he was visibly moved, close to tears at times. His portrayal in KinnPorsche as the trailblazingly eccentric yet deceptively astute Tankhun definitely touched a chord with fans.

Next came Mile and Apo's re-enactment of the drunken kiss scene between Kinn and Porsche by the riverside.

Not all the dialogue had surtitles unfortunately, and instead of sitting at the edge of the stage (as though on a riverbank) like they did at the Bangkok show, they stood awkwardly centerstage to deliver their lines. This was probably because the edge was blocked by footlights. Anyway, the stage lighting faded to black before they could kiss (they didn't).

Next up was Jeff Satur – possibly the most accomplished singer of the whole team, he performed the ballad from KinnPorsche Why Don't You Stay, hitting the high notes effortlessly.

He then stood centerstage and spoke a few words to the audience about himself, before moving to the keyboard artfully set to one corner at the back. Accompanying himself on the instrument, he then sang (in a nod to Singapore) Singaporean singer JJ Lin's English song Bedroom (soulfully, with enviable technique and looking every inch the popstar with his jewelry and long fringe).

The next segment saw the crew wheeling in a set of metal frames – and Bible fans in the know screamed because that was the set piece for Bible's solo routine (accompanied by four backup dancers). Dressed in a strappy black faux-leather vest with red trousers, this was less a dance piece and more like a whole lotta sexy posing and thrusting choreographed to Rosenfeld's Do It For Me.

Then the dancers brought in Build in his red jumpsuit and BibleBuild re-enacted the scene when Pete was held prisoner by Vegas, leading up to the moment when he broke free from captivity.

Next up was a montage of Big's scenes in KinnPorsche, projected on the video screens, and culminating with his death in the shootout protecting Porsche. At his final words (to Porsche) "Mr. Kinn loves you so much. Please take care of him" a backlit Nodt suddenly appeared upstage, dressed all in white (representing a lovelorn Big in the afterlife maybe).

And then he sang Lipta's อย่าเกลียดกันก็พอ (It's Enough That We Don't Hate Each Other, there's also a Tata Young version) while playing the keyboards. Vocals were slightly shaky pitchwise, but musically very heartfelt. Song over, Nodt then moved downstage and spoke about how portraying Big had inspired him in his life.

Then it was time for Us Nititorn's vocal and dance performance, and he was excellent. Dude can move.

With the projection on the backdrop, it seemed more like a slick dance music video, and he didn't miss a beat. The song he sang (and danced to) was Mirror Mirror, originally by F.HERO and MILLI (featuring Changbin of Stray Kids).

Then Build came on for a dance sequence set to Mommae by Jay Park.

Also a credible dancer, Build's confidence and energy were infectious (as usual, the smile never left his face). And after his piece, he was joined by Us and the two of them showcased (with some backup dancers) some powerhouse choreography set to BigBang's Bang Bang Bang.

Still continuing the trend for dance, Barcode was up next and in contrast to his usual sweetboy persona, he put on – brows consistently furrowed – a big and bold hip-hop number, dancing to iKON's Classy Savage while backed by four female dancers. As with the preceding dance routines, the sound, lighting, moves and backdrop were all music video ready and in-your-face brash, quite startling and unexpected from the youngest member of the troupe (even though the overall look was cuteyfied by the revolving smileys on the backdrop projection).

Dance number done, Barcode went centerstage to say a few words – and then he was back to his usual semi-timid persona, somewhat unsure of himself, with cute boy mannerisms galore (including spinning around in nervousness at being all tiny and alone onstage). But he held the attention nonetheless, encouraged by the supportive screams from the audience, before launching into his sweet song from KinnPorsche เพลงนี้ชื่อว่าเธอ (This Song is Called You).

Then suddenly Jeff stepped back onstage – and they proceeded to re-enact the awkward scene in KinnPorsche where Chay goes to see Kim after being ghosted. Jeff as Kim coldly dismissed a morose Barcode/Chay with an offhand "Later" and walked off to the side – where the keyboard was waiting, and where Jeff then reprised Why Don't You Stay, this time in English, every crying note imbued with regret and longing, giving lie to Kim's indifference just moments before.

Next, the tone shifted abruptly with a video excerpt from KinnPorsche projected onto the screens. Specifically, this was the scene where Kinn and Porsche were lost in the forest after escaping their captors, and Kinn asked Porsche about his dream in life – which Porsche revealed was to open a beachside bar. Mile and Apo then appeared onstage (cue thunderous applause again), and acted out an imagined scene where Kinn had bought Porsche his dream bar by the sea.

The video backdrop was all dreamy sunsets, rolling waves with swaying palms, and – seated on barstools – Mile romantically sang Ronan Keating's When You Say Nothing at All while strumming his guitar, with Apo by his side. And then it was Apo's turn at the mike, accompanied by Mile's guitar – and he proved himself quite an adept crooner, singing the surprise song choice of the night Fly Me to the Moon (the Sinatra version, in common time).

It wasn't flawless, but Apo had surprisingly good tone and it was a pleasure to listen to. Nice shoes too, Apo.

Then – to some dramatic music and more screams – Bible and Ta came on stage for the next sequence, focused on the minor family. (The video backdrop switched to a projection of the minor family's stately home.)

They performed a choreographed routine (once again, more an emphatic pose-off rather than a dance), set to Gary Clark Jr. and Junkie XL's version of Come Together. This then segued into a sequence where Ta showed off his prowess with a nunchaku, and Bible spun some martial arts moves with a pole, wushu-spear style.

The teeny jackets also came off at some point, so a lot of this huffing was shirtless except for some sexy black straps on their torsos.

After Bible and Ta's set, the proceedings took a detour with a sequence that was in keeping with the zany, chaotic, campy tone of the concert, while also being absolutely unrelated to KinnPorsche The Series. Perth came onstage looking a little filled out and blowsy in a full black suit with white gloves and began telling the audience about his childhood dream of being a superhero, and how the World Tour had allowed his dream to come true. Some bad guys (JJ, Ping and Pong) in long black trenchcoats then appeared, and they began to antagonize Perth, who dashed into an English red telephone booth that had magically materialized upstage – whereupon the black suit came off and he transformed into (who else?) Sailor Moon.

And his superhero persona was replete with a yellow wig, campy poses and the ability to knock back the bad guys simply by throwing white-gloved karate air chops. Huge screams from the audience at Perth's enthusiastic cosplaying, in tandem with the Sailor Moon theme song. Good fun. (The backup dancers twirling ribbons didn't include Job and Bas though, unlike in the Bangkok show.)

So then the concert continued its commitment to the wackiness when Apo and Mile in full costume as Zhan Zhao and the Monkey King entered the theater from a side door offstage and proceeded to walk through the audience.

Those seated at the front had the luckiest seats in the house, because Mile and Apo spent quite a bit of time gamely posing for pictures there, all smiles and very engaging (although the burly security flanking them made sure nobody in the audience got too boisterous). In case you were wondering, apparently being in a skit with Zhan Zhao was Mile's lifelong dream. And Apo was more than happy to oblige.

Then the concert went back to song and dance. Build came on to perform a very cabaret-sounding, jaunty Thai song (his mom's favorite, he later told us) – 1997's I Love You More Than Anyone (รักคุณยิ่งกว่าใคร) originally sung by the prince of Thai country music Got Jakrapun (ก๊อท จักรพันธ์).

Fun fact – apparently Build's mom was a fan of Got Jakrapun and named baby Build after him (although Build's formal first name is usually spelt Jakapan instead). Anyway, the song had much in common with the more high-cheese OTT examples of Singapore's getai performances (suggested by the brassy accompaniment and the somewhat chacha-ish beat), also helped by Build's get-up – a cream suit, with sequins, and voluminous feathering at the shoulders. The backdrop screen billed him as Bew Chakraphan though (no idea why).

Then it was time for the bodyguards to have their much-anticipated Magic Mike moment. Only four of them performed – Nodt, Perth, Job and Bas, and there was no posse of backup dancers unlike the Bangkok show. I felt they looked a bit lonely on stage – but the screams from the audience were by far the loudest for this segment.

This was a no-holds barred, full-on steamy session, and the four were in fine shape as they danced their way through proper strip club choreography set to a remix of Ginuwine's Pony, complete with hip thrusts, body rolls and floor humping. Nodt's hip-swiveling was especially good.

To calm things down after the bodyguards' show of hidden talent, the trailer for the upcoming MileApo movie (slated for 2023) was projected onto the video backdrop.

It was as beautiful as ever, even if the shift in tone was a mighty jarring one with all of the traditional Thai music, costume finery and elegantly fluid dancing (courtesy of Apo) coming right after the raunchy male stripping just moments before. But then again I suppose whiplash changes in content and style was one consistent hallmark throughout the entire evening.

With temperatures cooled, all the cast re-assembled on stage in their black KinnPorsche t-shirts and said a few words each about their journey with the series and with the concert.

Their speeches were far too much to transcribe for here, so I'll save that for another post if I can muster up the energy (and time).

All 16 spoke in English for the most part (Tong forgot himself and lapsed into Thai a bit, while Nodt gave his speech in Mandarin, and Jeff started off with a bit of Mandarin too). While it's true that the speeches had a lot of (probably memorized) audience-affirming lines in the vein of It's all thanks to you! Thanks for your support! We love you! but at the same time there was a lot of genuine emotion on display too.

You got the sense that all of them truly enjoyed putting on this show and their participation in KinnPorsche The Series as well, so much so that the (loose) theme of the night, about dreams coming true and how that had played out for each of them, actually seemed to resonate in their words (especially in the light of reports on how badly some other BL actors are treated by their production houses or studios).

Apparently Be On Cloud always treats the performers in its stable with respect, and the working environment on its projects is consistently upbeat and non-abusive – this certainly showed in the joy and sense of fun on stage that night. P'Pond (Be On Cloud bigwig Pond Krisda Witthayakhajorndet) was called out and thanked many, many times even though he did not go into the limelight at any point – the boys were more than happy to shine the spotlight metaphorically on him whenever they could.

So the gang then did one more tip of the hat to the idea of dreams coming true. The band Cumulus (made up of Mile, Ping, Pong, Nodt, Bas and Build living out their rock star dreams) took to the stage for a four-song set.

They kicked off this mini-concert within the concert with Bas on vocals, singing Shawn Mendes' There's Nothing Holding Me Back (supported by Mile, Build and Pong on guitar, Nodt on keyboards and Ping on drums). Then Apo came on to take over as vocalist from Bas, singing Glai (ใก้ล, meaning Close) by Scrubb, from the OST of 2gether the Series. For this second song Bas took over guitar duties from Build, who in turn switched over to his saxophone. Then it was Mile's turn at the mike, and he did a vocal cover of Maroon 5's This Love while Apo took a break as custodian of his guitar. Build got to do a sax solo as well during this song, and Mile then switched back from vocals to the guitar, to riff out his own instrumental solo after Build's as well. The band then closed their set with guest vocalist Jeff, who sang – what else? – Slot Machine's Free Fall (he's probably the only one who can handle the soaring rock falsetto of the bridge, in terms of range if not technique). And the rest of the cast then joined them onstage to rock along, as glittery confetti rained down from above.

But that wasn't the end. True to the theme of living your dreams, the band invited Ta to live out his dream of being a house disc jockey, and Ta then proceeded to get everyone in the audience on their feet with a rousing dance music set from behind the DJ console onstage (that spun out a mostly techno playlist, although I don't know what the Macarena was doing in the mix). Meanwhile all the cast continued to caper around him, adding to the general sense of carousing mayhem, and the whole place descended into one big techno party.

Music, madness, and mayhem. Would you have expected anything less from the cast of KinnPorsche let loose to live their dreams? I think a good time was had by all, and the show ended quite a bit after three hours. Longish for a concert, and testament I think to how much the performers were having the time of their lives (as were the audience too). Long may it last. 💖

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pizzapartyma · 11 months

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I'll tell you some funny stories about me & reasons why I'm on tumblr

I've been a fan of the KP Series for so long, I fell for A first. It was love at first sight that I never ever believe it will. I actually saw the 1st version and I fell for A immediately, but that version didn't attract me at all (sry not sry). Then I wasn't paying attention that much until I found M. That's right I fell for him too. Late 2021 actually was the first time that I called myself a fan of MA. I've been following them since then. I've been participating in their EVERY event and spent a huge amount of money supporting them. Concerts in Thailand and overseas, I also went there; Singapore, Manila, Taiwan, and back again at KPWT 2023. Supporting them isn't all about participating in their in-person event. Supporting them online, encouraging them, or putting a positive environment fandom for ourselves and them is A HUGE supporting which I always do.

A couple of weeks ago, I've seen too many hating on A and M because of misunderstanding or mistranslating (maybe idk). So I decided that I want to open ANOTHER personal account (I have already one which i used to follow them from the beginning) just to help translate. And I myself know that I WILL NEVER EVER PUT HATE ON ANYONE OF THEM so it became pizzapartyma account. I did this because I love them so much that I want people to know more about them. At the very first tweets I also did translation for other KP boys as well. (I'm doing it now but didn't tweet about because too scare of super toxic MA stand that wanting me to tweets only about MA)

The story started here;

Unnamed account announced to close their account down, I've gain rapidly followers which I don't know why. So I started to introduce myself and pinned that tweets and I went to sleep. I worked up with confusion that there's rumor that the owner of pizzapartyma (which is me) is the same person with those who just closed down her translating account (the unnamed one which is who idk) And thing started to be chaos when that rumors hit Thai fandom, I received many hating tweets (it passed by my eyes in for you section) I also received hateful dm as well. The only reason is they believe in thing without any proof or any of sample size to prove their assumptions. Their theories were totally funny, some said .........+ ....... is equal to pizza, some said I was the same person covering up with new account and image. Some said I came back this time to fully putting hate on A. That's funny at first, but when I think carefully into it. it's hurtful because all those people in the world they dare to choose A as my anti. The only thing I always do toward A is support. (A is my super bias, M is my bias) Someone suggested me here so I am now here and find some peace. lol

What I want to clarify is I'm not that person. I am just pizza who fell in love with M and fell for A harder and still fell for them over and over. I have all the information of when I set up my acc, why i set up my acc and all those tweets or dm that putting hate on me. I also want to ask them that if I really A anti, will I spend so much effort and money to participate in every event he did ? If I really A anti, will i have so much time to go and support the one I hate ? Damn, use some logic. I am sad because those thai fandom (whose tweets hurt me) who was there during little people in famdom with me in 2021 still believe that I am that person (we never talk, but I saw their tweets all the time and thought that we're in this fandom for so long tgt) Some of them excused that unnamed account that trying to lip guessing, they said do not try to believe thing without any proof. Now they're doing the same lol

Thank you everyone here for not being that kind of person, I really appreciate my existing here. Don't feel sorry for me because I already let it go. lol I don't give them a fuck already. I just want this to remind myself someday that this funny stories once happened to me.

#pizza party in da house

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