Bear in mind - I am the "roommate" in question in this article.  I bought these tickets for my roommates birthday.  The ensuing is our response.

"My roommate and I have seen a lot of other attendees post their accounts of the B.A.P concert in NYC, and have decided to do the same.  This isn’t written with the intent of offending anyone, but it’s our own account and thoughts on the evening as a whole.  Given the incidents over the course of the evening, both of us wanted to have our say.
 

Live on Earth was the first kpop concert that either one of us have attended, and while B.A.P was fantastic, there was a lot that disappointed us.  We were greatly excited to meet other Babyz – we drove well over five hundred miles (each way) to this concert, and locally, there aren’t many people that don’t think we’re kind of crazy (much less share our interest).  We didn’t get what we bargained for, frankly we were struggling to consider some other attendees “Babyz” at all, given their behaviors.

It started long before the concert even did.  We drove from North Carolina to New York City to attend, wound up there at 9:00 am.  We trudged our way to the end of the line, like any well-behaved fan should, and it wasn't long before there were dozens and dozens behind us.  Unfortunately, there was massive amounts of cutting in line by those that arrived later.  It set off negative vibes from the beginning – the concert hadn’t even started yet, and the entitled behavior was well on its way.  We understand some disappointment in not being at the front of the line, especially after a long trip, but that doesn’t give anyone the right to shove their way in, unasked, which hurts every single person behind you.
 

We heard that the pit was bad last year, and despite so many promises from the online communities that things were going to be better this time, apparently it was worse.  Pushing, shoving, elbowing – all of it completely uncalled for.  People were knocked to the ground by others trying to shove their way to the front of the room.  So-called “fellow fans” completely ignored to get four inches closer to the stage?  That’s reprehensible to the point of being disgusting.
 

And we can understand that everyone wants to remember an event like this, pictures and videos?  Of course we get it.  But to literally hold your camera up over your head for the duration of the concert, trying to film the whole thing?  There are people behind you.  People who paid every dime you did to get into this venue, who deserve to see an uncorrupted view of the stage - not your iPhone.  Both my roommate and I are tall for girls (I’m 5’7”, and she’s 6’0” [also, she apologizes for being in front of anyone, but she did her best not to jump around and move so much to obstruct anyone else’s view]), but even we were struggling to see what was going on around the sea of camera-phones.
 

We’ve seen a lot of complaints about the staff, and neither of us can understand that.  We’d been separated (I went to go pick up some preordered things, and my roommate waited for me), and both of us interacted with several members of staff.  In my own experience, they were very helpful in directing me when I asked where I needed to go in the muddle.  My roommate got a little worried about me, and had several staff members come up to her, asking if she needed anything, if she was okay, and always with the same kindness and respect.

It seems that those having “issue” with the Best Buy staff were the ones that weren’t obeying their rules.  We know that B.A.P and all that entails is incredibly exciting, but this was a very dangerous environment, and it was in the venue’s best interest to try to keep things under control.  Even when they were trying to get through the crowd offering cold water (something that they did not have to do that did a great deal of good), they had to struggle and fight their way through.

The rowdiness of the crowd was utterly uncalled for.  Excitement is one thing, but the fighting, shoving, lashing out, the recoil (from being pushed away from the stage) was, for lack of better word, insane.  It was bad enough that the members of B.A.P were trying to get things under control, Daehyun asking people to calm down and back up, and Youngjae having to start attempting “breathing exercises” to get things under some modicum of control?  That's unnecessary, and as a fan - pretty embarrassing.

We can’t really even comprehend some of the fans’ reactions – we’re there to see B.A.P – our idols – perform.  They would talk to us, and the fans weren’t even responding to their prompts, just screaming madly, trying to get their attention.  This is, perhaps, one of the ruder bits of our opinion, and if you are offended, we’re quite sorry – this concert was NOT about getting B.A.P to notice you.  It was about their fans getting to see and support the group.  Sorry.

It seemed obvious that the members weren’t reacting well to the Babyz.  Their disappointment seemed like a tangible thing – Himchan especially seemed unusually distant, despite him saying in interviews that he feels very close to American fans.  Because of the childish antics, and outright disrespectful behavior, they had to cut their concert nearly in half.  Rumors of six solo-performances cut down to one?

This concert was my birthday gift from my roommate, who came with me.  She spent well over $500.00 on this trip, drove over 1000 in the course of three days.  Weeks of saving and excitement feeling almost like it was gone to waste.  Not because we were out of control, but because other fans were.

The irony was beyond disappointment – we hear Yongguk talking about how we need to make the world a better, more positive place.  Babyz couldn’t even keep one venue a positive place for three hours.  A group that should be bound by our shared enthusiasm – shoving each other and fighting and clawing to get another six inches closer to our idols?  Every single person guilty of hurting someone else (my roommate’s bruises can speak for that) ought to be ashamed. 

All that negativity being said – we refuse to let the inconsiderate action of SOME fans ruin the night for us.  We were both over the moon (er, not Jongup for clarification) to see B.A.P perform live.  The buildup and anticipation from the first clips was theatrical genius and we were completely stoked.  We were both surprised with Youngjae’s openness in connecting with the crowd, and he and Daehyun obviously were doing their best to deal with what was an unfortunate situation.

We love B.A.P for the message they tried to send, the opening of One Shot, and Yongguk talking about First Sensibility had us both teary-eyed and utterly proud.  We loved getting to see them play around with each other on stage and interact with the crowd, but it was as though their discomfort with our behavior stopped them from being able to do more.

Even though their English wasn’t the best, they made their message clear.  Being able to hear that message, and in person, it’s amazing.
 

All in all, B.A.P was incredible.  Bang Yongguk, Kim Himchan, Jung Daehyun, Yoo Youngjae, Moon Jongup, and Choi Junhong were amazing.  They were everything idols should be, everything and more that we expected – and we will absolutely, WITHOUT question – see then perform live again.  But we will not go back to any venue like the Best Buy theatre, not without knowing that Babyz can’t treat even each other with respect.

It’s terrible to think that the action of some of us will be how B.A.P remembers this concert.  Both of us will feel lucky if they even remember any of the evening as a positive experience.  We left right away afterwards (quite a drive back), but we've heard reports already of them being stalked to restaurants and fans proudly talking about how they chased their van (are you seriously proud of hounding after them - after the behavior at the venue??).  We only hope this won’t be the last tour for B.A.P in America, but couldn’t blame them if they choose not to return next year.

We hope that, perhaps, in the future they can consider concerts.  It’s not to blame any of the young attendees or assume them at fault, but if the venue is comprised of only adults, perhaps more can be done about outbursts like this.  Neither of us would have missed the offending parties being dragged out (kicking and screaming or otherwise).  

It wasn’t just another nameless fan in your way – every person shoved or hurt (bruised or crying, or abandoning an early-entry seat just to feel SAFE) was outright disrespecting every single member of B.A.P.  We hope, in future – and we hope there IS a future – everyone will remember that."