130907 KBS Music Bank in Istanbul – Fanaccount


 

WARNING: this is pretty lengthy... oh boy, here we go!

 


 

The trip
 
Whoever went can assure you that the trip from city centre to the stadium is extremely long and complicated. We changed two metros, three or four different buses, plus the taxis to get to the metro station… Thankfully, the girls from Korea-Fans Events offered us priceless help. If it wasn’t for them we couldn’t have figured out the route ourselves. The language is a barrier too. Drivers speak little next to not at all English. The trip, even if it was tiring, was fun. Public transports were so packed that we were forced to be squeezed between the bus’s door and the other passengers. One of us almost fell out of the bus, cause of the drivers’ bad habit of opening the door before completely stopping and keeping it open long after they had started again. Oh well… Being a fairly big group of girls, we were meeting more fans at each stop we had. The buses were echoing with K-Pop related conversations. Us, we understood only the artists’ names out of everything being said, but even that was enough. 
 
 
 
Arrival at the stadium & moments right before concert
 
We got there a couple of hours before 19:00 and it was already crowded. I was expecting that. The lines were already formed and there obviously were fans waiting there since morning or even the night before. It literally took us one hour to get inside. I remember that relatively first at the lines were some French ELF. They were wearing baseball T-shirts with the members’ names on them. I want one too ;; I waited in the line along with the girls that helped us reach the stadium. I was the only one from my group to have a ticket for the Platinum area, so we were apart L At least I wasn’t alone; I’d hate that. 
 
Oh! The concert’s staff were conducting a research. They were asking the fans which country they were from and what their favourite group is. Super Junior had the most, and remarkable power hold Big Bang, 2NE1, FT. Island and EXO.
We could hear fans cheering at some points. I don’t know if it was idols they saw, we were too far away. As the gates opened and the fans started being let inside, my heart was beating so fast. I was closer and closer at seeing them live for the first time. At some point, I noticed a few noona ELF from Japan. The notorious ones that attend every Super Junior event. I was amazed when I saw them. I mean, wow! They go around the world for the boys! Wild dedication. They had these huge machines that looked more war-appropriate than for taking photos. Super Show 4 Osaka lightsticks were the only other thing they were holding. Professional fans…
 
The major complain I have about the fans waiting outside, is that they left tons of rubbish. The closer we were getting to the entrance, the more the piles of trash were increasing. Rude. But also inevitable.
 
It was my turn to show my ticket and suddenly the wait in the lines seemed nothing. They kept my bottle of water though. This turned out to be really bad. At least I had my hands free; only my camera strapped around my waist, safety purse around my neck and mobile in my pocket. I could dance freely. Past the ticket control, the staff strapped plastic neon bracelets around our wrists. Some got orange ones and some others green. I found out later that they glow in the dark. My worries about not carrying a lightstick vanished.
 
Once inside, we immediately ran to find a good spot close to the left side. We almost immediately changed though, and went to the opposite side, very close to where the MCs would stand during most of the night. A bunch of Primadonnas and A+ were close to us. MVs of the participating groups were playing on the screens and the whole stadium was singing and dancing along. I remember they showed BEAST’s “Fiction” and “Shadow”, MBLAQ’s “Smokey Girl”, FT. Island’s “I Wish”, Ailee’s “U&I” and Super Junior’s “Sorry Sorry”. Cheers were so loud for “Sorry Sorry”. I took a fancam of the arena singing, mostly because I wanted to record my screaming of Yesung’s name during his part :P We danced to the chorus at the standing area, there was plenty of space for us to spazz and dance and run up and down. Like little kids… I gave up trying to squeeze through the fans to get in the front but I had fairly good visibility of the stage. Plus, a huge screen was right above us, so raising my eyes a little and I could see close ups and y face-shots, ohohoho…
 
A PD-noona came on stage (followed by an interpreter) to announce a 15 minute delay and she asked us if there were fans from this and that country. I didn’t know Greece’s name in either Korean or Turkish, but the girls urged me to scream right after it was called. Only I and a handful of others did L Afterwards, MVs kept playing, only building up the excitement and restlessness in us. 
 
Finally, the lights went off and the screens turned black. It was starting…
 
 
 
Live – Special video, Turkish dance group and groups’ introduction
 
The screens started playing a video promoting Turkey and K-Pop and how there were ties between Turkey and Korean. Then, Turkish dancers were on the stage, dressed in traditional costumes. They performed their country’s dances and then there was a brief pause. And K-Pop was remixed with traditional instruments. “Gee”, “Ring Ding Dong” and “Hands Up” is the ones I remember playing. Then a voice through the speakers was announcing the groups performing, one by one appearing. At last! They were waving and standing nicely and I couldn’t believe that, yes, they’re real. Super Junior were the last on stage. I was so stunned, at first I didn’t notice them coming through the middle of the smaller stage, otl. But then there they were. I was speechless. Wait, not really. I was screaming, but incoherent things. They did a wave with their arms, it was so cute. My baby, Ryeowook, was wearing a purple jacket. So handsome... Feels everywhere ;; They were gone too quickly. But it was time for the performances.
 
The MC would introduce the first group. I didn't know where they would stand. I couldn't find words when I saw them just a couple of metres away from me. I hadn't believed I would cry when I'd see Kyuhyun out of all the members. He's not even in my top 5 of SJ! Even so, I cried for the first time that night when I saw him standing with his cards, all professional-like and handsome in his suit. Yep. I felt so proud of uri maknae. And yes, he's tall. I don't care about insoles, he looked flawless. I ran to the railing behind us and got on it, in order to have a better view of him. I was crying and waving at him, shocked and in disbelief that I was so close to him. A security guy approached me and tried to tell me in broken English that I should get down. I begged: "Just one minute!". Poor guy, he shook his head and walked away, probably thinking that fangirls are helpless!
 
 
 
Live - MBLAQ
 
First was "Smokey Girl". I love the choreo of this song, and loved more the live execution of it. I admit though that most of the time, my eyes were glued on G.O. I knew he's handsome but, damn, seeing him so close is nothing compared to my PC monitor. The shirt with the see-through back he was wearing didn't help calming me down. His voice is beautiful - husky and steady. That didn't help either... Joon was playful, Seungho all smiles, Mir cool and Thunder... actually, I didn't pay that much attention to him. He talked in English during their greetings, and I appreciated it. They had brought a banner with Turkish written on it. Istanbul being beautiful or something... They unfolded it upside-down at first, then hurried to make it right. They were so embarrassed but laughed it off.
 
Second, "Mona Lisa". These first characteristic notes sent the crowd screaming, me being one of them too. At the top of my lungs, especially the part G.O sings "Saranghae, saranghae...". I'm not sure if "Y" or "Oh Yeah" was next. Anyway, the two songs completed their appearance. I enjoyed "Y" extremely much. It's one of my favourite MBLAQ songs. I got to take many pictures of G.O and his perfection - and of Joon as well. Joon was teasing everyone, smirking and winking at everything and everyone his eyes were landing on: the floor, the fans, the camera... spreading winks all over. Their Turkish-speaking attempts were priceless. During "Oh Yeah", everyone had so much fun singing along. This song is so catchy! They kept urging the fans to "Make some noise!". And noise we did! But they wanted more. We couldn't refuse such a request. So the audience roared. Aw, Seungho was so pleased. I wanted to pinch his cheeks ><
 
In general, I screamed G.O's name throughout the 4 songs and jumped to the rhythm. I'm glad MBLAQ is the first K-Pop idol group I watched live. They're very talented :)
 
 
 
MC pause
 
When MBLAQ went backstage, it was the MCs' turn to be funny and introduce the next group. 
 
During this pause, the Turkish MC gave them an evil eye charm as a gift. She was talking in English and Kyu, Suzy and Doojoon were nodding, agreeing to everything. I don't know if Suzy and Doojoon speak English so they could do that; enlighten me. The MC handed the charm (which was pretty big) to Doojoon and he examined it concentrated. Then Kyuhyun took it and placed it in front of his face. Lol, quite a big eye he had there! Ever the entertainer these days...
 
And then it was time for the next performance.
 
 
 
Live - Ailee
 
She first sang a slow Turkish song. All the Turkish fans went crazy. Even though I couldn't understand what she was saying, it was really beautiful. Her voice is amazing. Especially when she hit that high note, everyone was ecstatic! Very powerful stage-presense, even if she's just standing there alone and not dancing. She greeted everyone after that, and teared up as we were chanting "Sarnghae, saranghae...". She collected herself and she was all "Lemme hear you!" to the stadium. We were so loud! After addressing us in English as well, it was next song's turn. 
 
"U&I" and everyone went crazy! I was screaming the lyrics I knew and trying to take as more good pictures as I could. The back-dancers were really cool, mouthing the lyrics along Ailee. Then was "I'll show you". Oh, very nice how it started slow, with all the lights dimmed and then everything exploding at the chorus. Great performance. It's really remarkable how she can dance and sing so well at the same time. I know it's idols' job to be able to do that, but still, seeing it live is a whole different thing than taking videos on YouTube for granted. Lastly, she sang "Crazy in Love". I was honestly expecting "Heaven". An English song was a pleasant surprise, plus it fits Ailee's image so far. Some said it was a remix of two songs but I really don't remember. She said "Let's take it slow" at some point and lowered her body, almost kneeling on stage. She really feels the music, I could see that and it made me enjoy her stages more. Ugh, the high notes! Perfect!
 
The MCs went to the other side of the stage for introducing next group.
 
 
 
Live - FT. Island
 
"I Wish" first. I was sooo excited! Hongki's ponytail was so cute. Jonghun was wearing a sleeveless T-shirt and was (insert high-pitched shriek) standing near our side! I couldn't stop taking pictures of him and his perfect arms! First G.O and then him! My lucky day! There was that part when he joined Hongki at the smaller stage, having his guitar solo. Mother of god... I didn't know if I should cheer or curse at him because he was bitting his lips and winking towards our side as he was walking back to his place. And then swinging his body to the rhythm. The way he's holding his guitar is so y....... X_X
 
The Primadonnas in front of me went crazy 'cause Hongki spent most of his stage-time close to our side. He was facing us many times while singing and being crazy in general. I admit that I mostly had my attention on Jonghun, cheering for Hongki during a particularly nice part of the songs. He was really crazy, jumping up and down and urging the crowd to sing along. The stadium roared! Even if you weren't a Primadonna, you couldn't deny Hongki's infectious energy.
 
My only complain is that the cameras didn't pay enough attention to the drummer and the other guitar-man, not the one that has that part during "I Wish", the other one. I have to learn the rest of their names! I knew only "I Wish" and "Severely" from their songs, but tried to bounce and yell along the other two as well 'cause, hey, it's FT. Island! Hongki took a Primadonna's yellow towel at some point, and wrapped it around his neck. There was really a lot of interaction between Hongki and fans.
 
 
 
MC pause
 
The Turkish MC was trying to explain that when they want to say something is very beautiful in Turkey, they use this hand gesture that goes with the words "çok güzel". Kyuhyun and Doojoon, the dorks, kept doing that move, even when the lights had dimmed for the appearance of the next group. So precious, our baby-Kyu...
 
 
 
Live - MissA
 
They were so fierce-looking in their bright red outfits. Jia is more pretty in real life than through a screen. Fei is perfect. Min's haircut was really cute. She gave her all that night. Suzy is what everyone believes: the centre, face, nation's first love and all that. Of course she's pretty and really cute, but I wish the other members weren't overshadowed because of that. Honestly, the other three had only speckles of screen-time compared to what Suzy was getting. Even if another member was singing or doing a special dance move, Suzy was on the monitors. I was really glad Fei got at least some of the spotlight as well. She was perfect. Jia did a ninja kick when they were standing at the smaller stage. Wow, it was so effortless!
 
They sang a small part of "I don't need a man", unfortunately. Also, "Bad girl, Good girl" and two others I don't know. The sound was very nice though, I want to listen to them again. One song had a particularly cute choreo, and Fei was smiling so cutely, awww. I love her hair!
 
I don't remember much of their greetings, but I think they tried to speak in Turkish. Every word Suzy was saying, fanboys were going crazy over it. I even saw a guy wearing a T-shirt with "I love Suzy" written on it and her photos all over.
 
Sometime towards the end of their last song, the MCs appeared and I felt my heart skipping a beat.
 
 
 
MC pause
 
The crown suddenly started cheering more than before. I looked right at the MCs’ area and there they were, a couple of metres away from me, replacing Suzy and Doojoon: Kangin eyesmiling, Sungmin looking flawless just standing there. Kyuhyun so professional-like once again, his posture perfect and everyone waiting for MissA to finish. I felt so proud of uri maknae… aww… I was torn between catching the last moments of the performance and pushing my way closer to the MCs. Waving like a maniac at them and straining my neck to watch MissA as well. They were so close!!! I was screaming Kangin’s name with all my power, my throat was burning! I was rewarded though. As he was scanning the fans standing in front of them, Kangin made eye-contact with me and then… he smiled… at me…
 
*MENTAL SCREAMING*
 
My knees felt weak, and if there hadn’t been others pushing behind me, I possibly would have collapsed. Tears were streaming down my cheeks and my camera almost flew away from my hand as I was waving vigorously at that man. Gosh, he’s so handsome… 
 
Deep breath…
 
Once MissA was off the stage, the Turkish MC said something that sounded like Alien, probably because I had lost touch with reality and was floating above SuJu paradise, swimming among my fellow Clouds... X_X I did catch the next thing she said in English though; something about SJ having to amaze her if I’m not mistaken. Sungmin – that cute muffin – danced in popping style, smiling so adorably and smugly at the same time. His eyes were practically twinkling and he was pouting! Kangin bowed at her and kissed her hand, like a true gentleman. The fans went wild. Kyuhyun looked helpless for a couple of seconds, and then hugged the MC. When everything else fails, hugs save the day! An ELF next to me shrieked in an impossible volume! My ears were ringing. She must have been a Kyu-stan… After that, they introduced the next group.
 
 
 
Live – BEAST
 
First they sang “Fiction”. It was so cool how they emerged through the darkness of the stage, the light gradually becoming brighter. I wasn’t feeling very well though, my powers were steadily fading away. I was without water and my throat was unbearably dry after all the screaming. My left arm was numb because I had been pumping it in the air all the time. At some point, I knelt on the floor, risking being stepped on by ecstatic Beauties, and held my head, only murmuring the lyrics. That’s why I have just two pictures of BEAST. I also had to keep my dangerously depleting memory-card space for Super Junior. I convinced myself to stand up during their greetings and managed to cheer during the rest of their songs.
 
“Shadow”, “Beautiful Night” and “Beautiful” were the rest in line. Everyone was jumping to the rhythm, especially at “Beautiful Night”. The concert felt like a party. BEAST’s lightsticks were so pretty, all white and shining brightly. Hyunseung was ing his pelvis close to our side, making sure a camera was focused on him beforehand. Doojoon poked some fans. He looked tired though. All of them actually… Dongwoon is really handsome and I wouldn’t know he’s the maknae if I hadn’t heard some Beauties screaming something along the lines of “iest baby”… lol… I tried taking some pictures of him but my hands were shaking so badly due tiredness that I gave up. Yoseob’s voice was steady and, even though I prefer deeper voices, I have to admit he sang beautifully. It was during “Beautiful” I think, that Doojoon grabbed Yoseob’s and Junhyung’s hands (I’m not sure it was them, I couldn’t see clearly) and they were skipping around in circles. Aww… Junhyung was greeted really loudly – he must be Turkey’s favourite. Also, fans were throwing balloons of other artists at them and they were throwing them back at the fans, laughing cutely.
 
In general, BEAST is the group I watched the least performing that night :(
 
 
 
Live – Special Stages
 
1 – Suzy & G.O with “I Dream High” 
 
The fanboys' reaction once Suzy came out alone on stage, was unbelievable. Then the song started playing, the characteristic sound of "Dream High" OST. She was wearing a red dress, if I remember correctly. Very pretty. Some fans had false hopes Taecyeon would accompany her, but then G.O appeared and I was like "YES!". I couldn't be happier to see him. So handsome, wearing a simple all-black outfit. And his eyes when he sings are so expressive; definately on my top 3 list of most beautiful male-idol eyes. The stadium screamed so loud afterwards, and I noticed an A+ crying while squeezing an MBLAQ balloon as if it were G.O!
 
2 - Ailee, Hongki, Doojoon & Seungho with "Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas
 
Once more, an English song! Yay! Ailee really had a Fergie feeling about her. Hongki was hyper and hopping all over and Doojoon excitedly waving at the crowd. Seungho is really cute in a strange way. I can't quite explain it. I guess I had to see him walking by three metres away from me to understand it! The concert felt like a party again.
 
And then it was over. Only one group was left...
 
 
 
Live - Super Junior
 
Okay. I have to say I'm surprised I survived that without fainting. I forgot all about being tired, about my throat hurting. I couldn't feel where my body was starting and where it was ending. It was insane! Some Primadonnas were so kind and let me approach the railing more, because they saw me spazzing like I've never had before in my life. Not even when I went to watch the premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows pt.2"! That says something...
 
First, the intro of "Superman". When I heard the "Ladies and gentleman... I give you Supermen...", I seriously lost it. I must have stepped on several feet, but at that time I could only feel the music vibrating through the floor and my blood pulsating in my ears. It was like a dream, the way they walked forward full with confidence. I was sobbing, sniffing, fanchanting, taking blurry pictures, screaming and jumping at the same time. No kidding... 
 
Then, "Mr. Simple". *SCREAMING* Fortunately I know the fanchant! I realised Siwon was absent only when Donghae sang his part... Shame to me, I know... Seeing Kangin dancing to "Mr. Simple" made me start crying anew ;; The dance break... good god... Eunhyuk's hand-stand... *brb dying* Everything was perfect. Kyuhyun dances really good! I had to see him live to be convinced, lol... Aww, so proud of him!! I was relieved Shindong hadn't dyed his hair a weird colour again *coughgreencough* Blond looks good on him. Donghae was so squishy, aww... but serious only when dancing according to a choreo. He later was like a kid. Sungmin... ;; Can I hug him and never let go? And then there was Ryeowook... My feels... He actually looked average height... probably because of the insoles, kkkk. It's almost annoying how he's handsome and cute at the same time! You can't do that to me!!! Choose one!!!
 
Deep breath...
 
Greetings next. They first said it in English and then Korean. Screaming the "OEO" along with them, my arm outstretched and hand open mirroring theirs... A dream of five years coming true. I had to cover my mouth with my free hand to hide my ugly sobbing, lol. I felt someone patting my shoulder sympathetically. Another ELF. I did the same for her, since she was crying rivers as well. This simple thing made me realise the bond most ELF share. It sounds cheesy, but knowing that I belong to this team of people that can offer small gestures like that pat, without even speaking the same language... it's amazing.
 
Crying and screaming members' names simultaneously is so damn hard! They had prepared banners in Turkish, about how we're beautiful, I think, and cute things like that. I don't know if they made sense alone or if they were forming a bigger sentence. It was nice anyway. Ryeowook put his down first. Kyuhyun really has a knack for languages; I couldn't tell any differences between him and the Turkish MC speaking before. Sungmin was adorable when he spoke too, his lips turning to that mixture of kitty-grin and bunny-smile... Oh, you know what I'm talking about! It's difficult to describe his perfection >< Kangin was so funny; after struggling for a few moments with the Turkish greeting, he gave up and said hi in Korean. He laughed embarrassed... so precious... <3 
 
"y Free & Single" was next. One of the most deafening things I yelled that night was "WE FAIL, WE LOSE, TO WIN". It made me cry more though, because Yesung wasn't there ;A; Hyukjae did all the necessary crotch ing and everyone went crazy... myself included. The next two songs are messed up in my head. I'm not sure if "Miracle" or "Sorry Sorry" was next. Hyuk took off his jackets at some point though, and I remember him saying it when they were to sing "Sorry Sorry". 80% sure "Sorry Sorry" was last. 
 
I wasn't expecting "Miracle". But my happiness cannot be described when I heard its sound. "Miracle" is such a special song to ELF. Eunhyuk and Sungmin walked to the smaller stage ahead of the others and were posing. It reminded me of Super Show 4, when they were posing like dorks right before the song actually starting. They flocked around Wook during his part, and were hugging him and teasing him. There was a lot of fan-SuJu interaction during this. Donghae accepted a nicely wrapped gift from fans, examined it, smile cutely... and gave it back... >> smooth Hae, so smooth... Kangin was waving towards our side... fml... STAHP EET!! I could see Hyukjae's abs literally a few feet away from me as he was crouching close to the stage's corner to sing to us, all firm and sweaty and touch-worthy... Whoever is choosing their clothes, knows what he's doing... Black looks so good on him. Mr. Stylist! Let me shake your hand! No need to say that I was screaming "HYUKJAE!" as if my life was depending on it... 
 
"Sorry Sorry" and my heart was close to bursting to a thousand pieces. The whole arena went nuts. Finally, I saw live the first ever K-Pop song I listened to, the song that's the reason I've been an ELF for the past five years, that made me fall in love with SuJu... They sang the remixed version and fanchanting was perfect! My feels were all over the place... They were looking here and there while dancing. I guess after the hundreds of times they have performed it, this choreo is a reflex now.
 
And all too quickly, it was over...
 
 
 
Live - DJ DOC's "Run to You"
 
I could see Ryeowook having his hair fixed by a staff noona near the opposite entrance of the stage. A brief pause to collect ourselves, and then everyone was on stage! Too much, too freaking much!! My head was light... A legendary song was the last performance. I managed to go first behind the railing, and was now able to wave crazily without jumping in order to see more clearly. I had reached the point where I didn´t care who was walking by in front of our side; I was screaming everyone´s names, trying as much as I could not to be biased. Even Yoseob´s, whom I don´t particularly like! Seeing their interaction on stage made me so happy! For these few minutes the ending lasted, it was as if companies and haters and overprotective fans didn´t exist…
 
I think their hands hurt as much as ours, waving all the time and trying to reach every fan in the stadium. Ryeowook came to the MCs´ area and was waving at us, smiling so adorably ;; I wanted to shove everyone out of my way and go closer to him, but I settled with just screaming his name. Little brat… he was only looking the ones directly in front of him. And there I was, jumping as if I was possessed and he was casually swinging left-right and staring off at the distance! HEY! LOOK AT ME!! TAT The rest of the boys called him back to join them in the middle of the stage and Wook tripped on one of the huge floorlights and almost fell flat on his face… He laughed so embarrassed after that, awww :3 How can someone look so perfect when he trips? What kind of magic is this?? 
 
One of the most crazy moments that night was when Donghae got down the stage and in the standing area. He was shaking hands and offering innocent smiles to whomever had the luck to be in his way. WHY COULDN'T HE WALK LIKE TWO METRES MORE??? I would have shaken his hand too T______T  Was it perhaps that European and Turkish ELFs' built-up adoration was too much for him to handle? lol... IDK!! Just, WHY.... Oh, the differences in fans' cheers... One corner was crazy because Hae was there, and we were crazy because he wasn't! It's written in my book now, Hae! Next time we meet, you owe me a hand-shake! kthxbye!
 
Once everyone had gathered on the main stage, they bowed and said their goodbyes. Aww, Kangin hugged Sungmin! So precious babies… Little, gold papers shot to the air around the standing area at the end, and I caught two of them for keepsake as they were falling. Almost everyone had left the stage, only Super Junior stayed. They bowed deeply once more and it felt like a Super Show ending *ugly sobs*
 
And it was over…
 
 
I had to lean on the railing for support, to let go of all my remaining tears. After composing myself, I was numb as we were leaving the arena. The whole concert of three hours, felt like only five minutes had passed. I suddenly felt so helpless; I wanted to see SJ again, tell them what they mean to me, how they changed so many things in my life… But I also thought that there are hundreds of ELF around the world that will maybe never get the chance to see them live. I shouldn´t be greedy. I wiped my tears with my sleeve and followed the tired crowd outside. I forced myself to focus on my immense thirst, and I was looking around like a lost kid for water. 
 
We get to see their buses leaving. The fans moved instantly like a mass wave once they noticed the vans and buses! I managed to see only Ailee in her bus and wave at her, and her smile was so pretty and satisfied J We did a good job! We left a good impression! 
 
 
 
Miscellaneous
 
We also visited the Korea-Turkey EXPO. We danced watching Music Core on a huge Samsung screen and we watched a dance team of Korean kids performing traditional dances. Used to watching videos on YouTube with my lame internet connection, at first I was expecting the performances to freeze in the middle of the song in order to buffer, lol. We saw the group of Korean ladies we met at the airport. They were looking so proud as they were watching the kids dancing. There were tons of Koreans, everyone beautiful. I had thought that everyone was exaggerating when saying that Koreans are, in general, very good looking. I mean, how can there be a whole nation with such good looks? But as I was looking around, curious to see if anyone was at least average, I was left surprised. Then again, perhaps they chose their staff for this trip because they were pretty? Ugh… 
 
it. They´re all perfect… X_X
 
There were two ladies wearing traditional hanboks, and they let us take pictures with them. A stand had hanboks that older ladies helped you put on, but we didn´t have enough time to try them ;; At another stand you could practice Korean calligraphy on white fans. So beautiful! Food, cosmetics, pottery, music… there was a stand for everything. The food wasn´t real though TAT huge bowls and little plates full with delicious looking food, were there only for exhibition purposes. Damn, we all thought they were real at first! Since I couldn´t eat Korean food, I bought a T-shirt instead, with the EXPO´s logo on it.
 
Oh! We also met Maria, Turkey's contestant of "K-Pop World Festival". She was so kind and helpful, and I would probably had to get my ticket at the last minute if it wasn't for her!
 
 
That's it! I hope it was a fun reading... All in all, it was an amazing experience, some moments good and some not so great. Honestly, I don't regret anything: not the two airplanes I changed to get there, nor the hours standing up... nothing! I look forward to the next time seeing them live OUO You can check out my not-so-great pictures here --> https://www.facebook.com/connos.la/media_set?set=a.458852920879803.1073741825.100002652972215&type=3
 
 

 

 

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peonelopie4 #1
Nice fanaccount~ I wished I had seen Ailee live.