KCON Australia

Now I hope you're all ready for some reading because I have so much to say about KCON because it was so good!!!

 

I flew out on Tuesday morning. Wednesday I went to Bondi and did some shopping. Thursday I went to the Opera House and did early check in where you could get your wrist bands and scratch cards. I'm just going to say this now, it Con itself was pretty disorganised but I guess these could be considered as teething problems seeing as it was the first but you would think with already having so many in different locations it would have been a bit better.

 

DAY ONE

Okay so Friday was the first day of the Con. It was a very, very long day. It was hot, like really hot. For that day I got audience engagement for Girls Day. Lining up it was a killer. You weren't allowed to bring in water unless it hadn't been opened and it was so overpriced. Luckily one of the security guards gave us water so we wouldn't pass out or anything. I'm not the biggest fan of them but seeing them made me want to get to know them so much more. I actually realised I knew more of their songs then I thought I did.

 

Getting into the convention was a pain. There was a masssive line as they could only allow a certain capacity in at a time because everything was squished into one room. This was probably the worst thing about the Con. There wasn't really a whole lot to check out during the day. I thought there would be more but there wasn't.I was disappointed about that. I hope they'll have more going on next year if they come again. I only really went to the merch tent thingy. I got an official Kcon Australia shirt and a signed Wanna One and Monsta X album. The Wanna One album was signed by Sungwoon, inside it I also got a Jisung and group photocard, a Daniel and group postcard and a Daniel bookmark thingy (I don't really know what it is). I was happy to get Daniel as I'm pretty sure he's my bias. For the Monsta X one it was the Repackaged Shine Forever album and let me tell you I have never been so stressed opeing an album. That damn sticker! It was signed by I.M and it had a Minhyuk photocard. I really wanted the SF9 and Pentagon signed albums as well but they were already sold out by the time I got there :( There was no EXO merch which I was a little sad about.

 

The concert didn't actually start until 8 but queuing started at 6 however we started an unofficial line earlier (for standing) as no one really seemed to know where we were supposed to queue. When we got into the venue I was pretty close to the front though it times it was a little hard to see cause lets be real, I'm not the tallest person in the world. Kevin came up and introduced the cover dance groups that performed before the con started and they were so good! SF9 were the first to perform and I was blown away. I've always like them but seeing them live was just a whole new experience. They did a random play dance segment I I think I fell in love with them. They all have such fun personalities. Pentagon was next. God, I'm falling in love with all of these new groups help me I don't have time for this!! I already stan to many groups D: I lost my when they performed Gorilla. Junmyeon and Sehun MC-ed and honestly it was so cute. Junmyeon's English was adorable!! Someone shoot me. Chanyeol and a member of Cosmic Girls sang Stay with Me and I was just blown away they were both so beautiful it was nearly to much for me to handle. Everyone when bat crazy when Chanyeol came up on stage. Victon was next. God, they're all so attractive. They were so close. Girls Day was the forth group to perform and I was a little scared that they wouldn't get as much love as everyone else but I was surprised when the cheers for them were to loud! It made me really happy. Everyone sang along with them. They were so good at giving fan service and let me just was I would date all four of them. But for real when they performed Something I kept thinking about when Junmyeon had to dress up as a girls and dance to it and I was imaging him dancing along to it back stage and I started giggling. I also kept remembering Jungkook, Jimin and Hoseok danicng to it was well and that made it worse XD The other groups then came back on stage and performed other Kpop songs and the crowd went wild. 

 

Now what most of you are probably waiting for is EXO. I screamed so loud when it was their turn. Power was first and let me tell you I think I went deaf. I was a little put off as well seeing as that's when the pushing started. I wanted to cry because A: I was finally seeing them live and B: Kyungsoo wasn't there because of filming. I had already known that Yixing wasn't going to be there but I had only found out that Kyungsoo wasn't going to be there like 30 minutes before the concert started. They introduced themselves and again their English is so cute. When Jongdae introduced himself we all started signing happy birthday but it took him a little while to realise and when he paused the expression on is face was so cute :3 Minseok killed me. "I can't speak English I'm so sorry but I love you" god how cute can someone get? I swooned. Sehun was so smilely I love it. They're all so gorgeous. Tender love was next and they came up to the centre stage and I could finally see them up close. My eyes were torn between Jongdae and Minseok as Minseok was on the left side where I was and Jongdae was mostly on the right though he did come to the left eventually. I waved my lightstick like a mad man haha. Bloody Jongdae dabbed at the end don't think I didn't see it I have it on film you little . They can't be saved. They're to far gone now. Heaven was a treat Jongdae was so close this time. They were so close. Jongin came a came over and he looked so fluffy stop trying to take my heart you cutie. They did this photo time thing and Chanyeol started to do push ups, Jongdae told him enough and Baekhyun was like calm down, calm down man and Junmyeon was like take is easy XD  Again Junmyeon's English is so cute I love how much effort he put in, EXO's leader indeed. The whole crowd lost it when The Eve started. You all know why ;) I can now safely say I've personaly witnessed them spreading their legs and body rolling and gringing on the floor god bless whoever made this possible. KoKoBop was last and the fan chants were probably the loudest for this song. They so good live I hope I get the chance to see them perform again. I've finally seen my two bias groups live and in the flesh.

 

I was literally in a daze afterwards. I coudn't believe that I had actually just seen these groups in real life.

 

DAY TWO

I rocked up a little later on the second day. I wanted to get as much sleep as possible. I had the Monsta X auduence engagement for that and I was so happy that I got it. Monsta X is definitely up there in my favourite groups. I.M's English was pretty good. The organisation in terms of queuing was even worse the second day. We missed the forst cover group but we got to see the second one and they were amazing! I forgot their name though :( 

 

Jooheon opeded up the concert with a rap and I did not expect that as all and my mouth was literally wide open in awe the entire time. He just made it harder for me to decide if Kihyun or him are my Monsta X bias. Shownu came one an danced and my boy has some good moves. SF9 performaned first again. They performed on both days (I don't really know why but I would think it was to keep the set list even). I was in just as much awe as I was the first day watching them perform. Cosmic Girls performed two Kylie Minogue songs. Up10tion was up next and seriously they need to stop doing this to me my heart can't take it. Cosmic Girls were third to perform and I had the same worries as I did for Girls Day but I should have been because everyone one was enthusiastic and cheered loud for them. I was proud at that moment. Their outfits were so cute.

 

Wanna One was fourth and they were what most people were waiting for. I was quite excited to see them as well. Yet again why is every idol so damn attractive. I've fallen in love with another group. It's such a shame they're going to disband :( Their fan service was amazing. It was Gualin's birthday so we sang happy birthday to him.They're so fun. They also had a photo time segment where it was older boys vs younger boys. The older boys had to act cute and the younger boys had to act y. So much was going on at once and I couldn't stop smiling.

 

Monsta X was last and of the day were the ones I was looking forward to the most. They opened with Shine Forever and bloody Wonho was only wearing a leather jacket and no shirt underneath and his nips kept making an appearance and everyone would do crazy when that happened. Baeutiful was next and it was hyped as for this song. It's probably my favourite of their songs to date. Seeing them up close for the second time that day was nearly to much for me to handle. They had to propose to a member of the crowd and the girls who was selected was so lucky. I.M and Kihyun did it first Wonho actually went off stage and took a selfie with her I'm so jealous. The name escapes me of the next song they performed but it was a slower song. Fighter came next and I was really hoping they would perform this. It was the song that properly got me into Monsta X. Hero was the last song they performed and ir was a nice wasy to end the concert. They ended it with a bang. 

 

They all came up to the centre stage to say goodbye and them went back to the main stage. However as everyone was going off stage Monsta X came running back onto the centre stage and bloody Wonho ped his leather jacket and the babies were revealed to the world. I have it on camera so now I can reply what I was feeling at the exact moment because I bloody screamed so loud as well as everyone else. We're all thirty hoes and were waiting for him to take it off. His body is so nice.

 

FINAL THOUGHTS

I'm probably forgetting so much but I just wated to share my experience with you all. It was so amazing seeing to many groups perform. The atmosphere in the arena was great and I loved seeing so many people who like the same thing I do in the same place. As much as I enjoyed standing I don't know if I would do it again. It was pretty stressful but who knows, my mind may be changed later on. If KCON is to come to Australia again I really hope it will be more organised and I hope that they will have more to do like more workshops and panels and stuff like that. I also wish they they either had an official translator or that Kevin could translate for the groups ments as with the groups that didn't have at least one member that had some knowledge of English really suffered during the ments as we were unable to understand what they were saying.

 

I'm suffering from post concert depression now. I keep going back and watching the videos I took to get me back in the moment. I miss them already!!  I hope EXO really can come back to Australia for one of their concerts.

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jongdae-licious
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I can only say that I wish I was there. T_T