First Visit

DREAM COME TRUE (6/3)

At last, he is coming! OMG! KIM HYUN JOONG is coming to Manila, and it’ll be on June 19.

He will be coming to Manila to perform on a concert with another K-pop group, BEAST. They will also be joining by our local groups, XLR8 and popgirls. They’re so lucky!

I wonder what he will perform on that night. Will he dance?! Considering his last car accident injury, I hope he’ll not force himself too much if he can’t. I think he’ll sing “gomapda”, or his version of “because I’m stupid”. I really loved these songs. Or will he sing the tracks on their latest album “destination”? Hah… whatever! I’m just glad he finally decided to visit here. Gosh, I’m so excited! 

LEADER IN MANILA (6/18)

There’s so many things that I wanted to say right now, but I was so tired to tell you all those things that made this week very thrilling, a week full of excitement.

Last week I told you that he’s coming. And now, he actually came here! Yes, it’s true! He’s finally and personally visited us here in the Philippines. I saw him in the local channels being interviewed when he arrived. Yesterday, I visited quainte501 site and found out that he’s leaving Korea for his Philippine Concert on Saturday. Saw one video of him preparing to leave on Incheon Airport at about 4pm. One comment said that it’ll take about 2-3 hrs to reach his destination. My initial reaction to this vid was, “OMG, it’s true! He’s really coming here!”

I wasn’t thinking that this “impossible” thing will really happen this fast. I learned that he’s coming here only on the last week of May. I was doubtful to that because they’ll gonna release their album “destination” this June. So I was thinking they may be busy promoting for that, and have no time travelling abroad. Earlier to this was the news that Kim Hyung Joon “Baby” will also be coming here (prior to leader) to perform together with another K-pop, U-KISS. But unfortunately, this didn’t happen maybe because they’re busy performing for their album. And that’s another reason that made me hesitate to believe that HJL will come here.

Then, after watching his vids leaving Korea to come here, I log in to tsph.com. I’ve read one TS said that he just arrived and she saw him already, and told he’s so “gwapo” in person. Gosh, he’s actually here! Seems like the whole world stops rotating for a moment! My heartbeat’s running too fast, feels like I was being chased by Jungmin (he’s a horse, didn’t he?! Jejeje!). I want to scream! I want to jump! Feels like my world is rocking to collapse! I can’t believe it… really! At last, my dream to see him “in the flesh” is finally coming true! “A demigod descends from heaven and come to Manila…” “I am breathing the same air as him…” Hahaha!!! That was the posts I read from other TS. And I can relate to that! We felt the same… I also wanted to say those things! I guess I’m crazy! Yes, I am. I “found the thing that I would want to go crazy about” (remember those JiHoo lines, :D)!

*Ooops, fan-mode! sowi :< Just give me this one, owkie! Jejeje…

CONCERT DAY (6/19)

This day marks his first live performance here in Manila. He will be showcasing his talents tonight in Araneta Coliseum, together with BEAST (also a K-pop group), XLR8 and the POPGIRLS-our local P-pop groups. They’ll have a chance to perform with the “flower boy” Yoon JiHoo.

I’m wondering what he will show us tonight. On one of his interviews, he said that we should watch him perform ‘coz he made some special preparation for this. I guess he’ll sing his acoustic version of “Nae Moriga Nabbaseo” or the “Gomapda” (*hay, long live the joongboers*). Or maybe he’ll dance his “Please be Nice to me”, or maybe the “UR Man” dance. Hah, whatever it is, I know he’ll perform well because that’s him. One thing I loved about this man is his passion for his work. He had this passion for excellence. He wants to do his work perfectly - a very professional man.


ANNYEONG, NAE SARANG (6/20)
 

I was right about the concert last night. He sang his “gomapda” song, danced his “please be nice to me”, but not the “because I’m stupid”, instead he prefers singing “haengbogiran” or “happiness” (also a BOF song). 2 out of 3, well, not bad. He made 3 solo performances last night, 4 including the “heal the world” which he sang together with the BEAST group. Many comments said that Araneta Coliseum was only filled with Leader fans (since it was flooded with sea of green lights, i.e. wandukong lights?!), and some harshly stated that if not for KHJ, they’ll not be watching the concert. Some said that GMA network failed to make enough advertising for this concert, that’s why the venue was not that full. Hah! I don’t care whatever they say, I just so glad that he came here and made us in high spirits even for just a short time. It was a great honor for us to be visited by a great man as him. 

He will be leaving today (*oh-so-sad*). I just want to thank leader for coming here. Although, our country is not that popular, not that rich, and not as great as other countries in Asia, he made an effort to visit and grace us with his performance. Just a simple act to come here is enough for me, and having a personal interaction with your fans (fanmeeting) and holding a concert here, is an added bonus. I know you’re having a hard time making decisions (the disband issues?!) on your career right now. But, I just want to say to you that no matter what happen, we will always support you. We are always on your side, whatever makes you happy, just do it!

Annyeong Leader! We will always remember and cherish the days you came here. Kamsahamnida!