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SHINee World V - Hong Kong

A fan account I’m just writing for Tiia @gone-with-the-bling, because she wants to read one, even though I’m not quite sure what to write. First things first, this will be once again not really a fan account, because my head is a mess and I can’t point out things in order. Secondly, everything I write should be once again read with a grain of salt, because I’m just one person (who was really exhausted that day I might add) of many.

So, my mind goes a little over the top at times – she said after booking a flight to Korea just an hour ago to see the puppy *coughs* – and in a state of some sort of delirium I thought it’s a good idea to just go to Hong Kong to see SHINee World V after I didn’t get any tickets for their concerts in Japan back in December. For one I really wanted to attend one of their Korean concerts, and I also desperately wanted to see some songs live (Ring Ding Dong, Lucifer, Please don’t go, Odd eye, Ready or not, Replay, and Sayonara Hitori – I still ignore the fact that there is a Korean version of this song and I will do so until the end of time – to be exact) because I have such a strong attachment to the older songs, and just wanted to hear them live in Korean. ;-;

Ticket, flight, and Hostel were quickly booked, and so I skipped university on Friday and went from Shizuoka to Tokyo and from Tokyo to Hong Kong. The whole journey took me around 15 hours in total (one could think I travelled to the States), but that’s another story. Hong Kong…oh well, let me tell you it was a ride, and my biggest adventure until now. I won’t go into details, but I was in a constant state of I want to go home – home being Japan – during this whole trip. It was just a little too much of everything.

Anyway, I was almost too late for the concert *nervous laughter*. I met up with friends on my second day of Hong Kong and I spent more time with them than I originally had planned. They just pulled me from one restaurant to the next one and along the way I lost track of time. The food in Hong Kong is really delicious! Actually, I also wanted to meet up with @5-25 before the concert, but my time miscalculation didn’t allow it. *sad face* ;-;

So, I only arrived at my seat when the opening had already started. The weird thing is, I was on a train with some other Shawols who were like the embodiment of calmness while I flailed around on the inside, constantly thinking ‘OH MY GOD…YOU TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO HONG KONG TO SEE SHINee AND YOU MIGHT MISS THE BEGINNING OF THE CONCERT’. However, when I arrived at the concert hall tons of people were still waiting outside, and I was like ‘What? Why? Does the entry start at 6pm after all?’ So at 17:45 I got in line – at least I thought that was the waiting line – until I overheard some Japanese Shawols in front of me who were told by another Japanese friend that this was the wrong line and the actual line was somewhere else.

I followed them discreetly.

Then an announcement was made that the show was about to start in 10 minutes and I was like ?????? How??? There were so many people waiting outside still and the fun thing was, they didn’t let anyone in. The doors were closed and people had to wait, so I just got more confused. I thought the entry was very badly managed. How can there be an announcement that the show is about to start, but the staff doesn’t let people into the hall? I haven’t experienced something like this until now, so I’m still full of questions.

Long story short, I made it in time, some staff helped me to find my seat in the dark, and I ended up next to an elderly lady who may accompanied her granddaughter? She didn’t seem like a fan – why do I always end up next to the elderly??? Does a higher power want to tell me something??? - I loved how everyone was screaming during the VCRs, because no one screamed in Japan during them – at least not at the concerts I’ve been to. Minho appeared? *SCREAM* ONEW appeared *SCREAM* … It was marvelous. I also couldn’t make out a fan favorite, which I highly appreciated. There was just constant screaming, and excitement over all the members equally. Thank you Hong Kong Shawols for being good fellows.

I wanted to stand up as soon as the boys entered the stage, but then I realized that everyone around me was sitting, so I stayed seated, because I didn’t want to block the view of anyone, especially not of the elderly lady - me, an actual nice person. Apparently, my block was an exception since the people on the other side stood up. I’m just so used to standing throughout the concerts that I was a little weirded out in the beginning.

Key had some clothes malfunction going on during the first songs, and was constantly fumbling with his jacket, shirt, pants, wiring? I don’t even know, but he was highly distracted and was gone for the start of ‘Why so serious?’ and walked back on stage when it was his turn. After that everything seemed to be fine, though.

Shawols really partied hard and sang at the top of their lungs to every song – me included, even though I had to remind myself several times to not sing the Japanese lyrics –, but the fan chants were a little uncoordinated. But it was cute! ^^

I hoped that Key might talk some English in between, but there was a woman who translated everything in Cantonese during the talk segments. For the whole ‘ENTERTAINee’ experience I have to say that people should visit a concert of SHINee in Japan or Korea – if they ever get the chance to do so – , since the translation process just takes out a lot of time and fun for the audience and the boys as well, because the reaction of the audience is delayed, and they always have to wait before they can continue speaking. I just realize this only makes sense for people who actually speak Korean or Japanese otherwise it doesn’t matter anyway.

I mean I live for Jinki’s puns! But according to fan accounts from the North America dates and from my own experience at the Hong Kong concert now Jinki didn’t talk that much, especially not really entertaining things more the usual ‘leader things to say-things’. On the other hand, in Japan….he was just hilarious and warmed my heart. He’s not even fluent in Japanese, but he tries and I love him for that, and yeah…Japanese speaking Jinki is on my top five list of SHINee concert things!

I was immensely hypnotized by Taemin’s hips during Odd Eye. I mean damn! If anyone has a Taemin Hong Kong fancam during Odd Eye for research purposes *coughs*…I’d be forever thankful. When I came back home last night, one of my Jonghyun posters was lying on the floor. It was probably a sign that wanted to tell me whom I was supposed to look at. Sorry! :’)

Apropos fancams, I didn’t take any. I just wanted to enjoy the concert, so bear with me. ^^ I’m really surprised that so many pics and fancams surfaced already, though. Maybe the security was non-existent in the pit? Because on my side there were tons of security guards, constantly running around, pointing flashlights at people or telling them off when they saw them recording something with their phones. During Trigger it got really wild and all of a sudden 7 security guards went to the block next to mine and didn’t leave for several minutes. Maybe they had discovered a fansite in between the other concert goers? I was strangely fascinated by the strictness of the security guards and the staff.

Please don’t go. I don’t know, but for the majority of the song I thought Jinki was singing too low? Something seemed off and even after two days I still haven’t figured out what it was. Maybe it was just me. I need to check fancams. Also, Jonghyun missed a note and it made me laugh - me, an actual mean person. I also loved how Jonghyun was all *heart eyes Jinki* during the song while Jinki’s eyes were closed for the majority of time or he looked to the ground. He only started to look at Jonghyun when the song was about to end. One-sided puppy love right there.

Sayonara Hitori *happy sigh* I just love that song so much. The stage outfit looks kind of wonky if combined with the blue hair, though. It makes him look less Vampire!Tae and more Anime!Tae now. I would have preferred it if they had used the smaller stage for his solo performance. He looked a little lost on that big one. But I figured that they chose that option for the smoke machines on the main stage.

I loved that they had the little carts to drive around the concert hall. That was the only time my block actually stood up. -.-“ I also only realized that there were different fan projects going on when I found a banner squished in between my seat after sitting on it for two hours. :’D But the happy birthday singing and the blinking balloons were a really cute touch. It looked and sounded beautiful. I also think the boys appreciated the effort.

Mmhh…what else? Oh, I didn’t mention Minho yet. He said a lot of ‘I love you’s’ and threw a lot of kisses, and waved a lot…just your normal Choi Tenderheart at work. Can’t remember anything specific, though. I missed his Japan Mr. Right Guy pants…haha

Jonghyun didn’t change his pants for the performances again, but I only noticed that during the ‘all white outfit’ performance, because he was the only one in black pants. I hope he will get some rest for his ankle soon, so it can properly heal. All that dancing can’t be good for the healing process. Also, Jonghyun looked so beautiful. He was glowing and I was in a constant state of awwwww – with the exception of the Odd eye performance, because yeah, I got distracted during it as I mentioned above.

SHINee all looked really beautiful that day! I mean they always do, but you know…the prettiness is real. Key – he’s a work of art. He took his jacket off at some point and everyone cheered very loudly. Key – a people pleaser lmao. I’m also a big a fan of the faces he constantly pulls as if he was the protagonist of his own comedy show, breaking the fourth wall by looking into the camera, waiting for a reaction.

The closing video got me really emotional. :( It’s so sad…I can’t wait for the DVD release. *SM take all my money*

After the concert everyone got really hectic, and at first I thought ‘Ah…they want to catch the first train so they can go home quickly’ – me, a naïve human being. Side note, the concert hall is in close proximity of the airport and connected to it also by train – it’s just a 3minute ride or so. However, later I realized everyone was flailing around and getting off at the airport – me included – because of SHINee. Well, I only got off the train to take the next bus back into the city while all the others ran to the departure hall. :’) I don’t know. I can understand while people are going to the airports and welcome their idols or see them off, giving them letters or gifts, but for me personally it’s not something I’d do. To me it feels weird and intruding in some way. Even though I love seeing SHINee’s airport fashion photos, seeing fancams often disturbs me. All that running and screaming and pushing that occurs way too often is not really to my liking. I find it intimidating. So yeah, I didn’t see SHINee off, but went back to the city instead – me, an actual bad fangirl.

I think that’s about it. I don’t regret flying to Hong Kong to see SHINee. The people were fun and so was the concert, and I also won’t play favorites by saying this or that was better. Every concert is something special I believe, so I try to treat them like that as well. ^^

Unrelated to Hong Kong, but I got a ticket for one of Jonghyun’s concert, and I’m ecstatic. I do consider myself partially insane at this point, but I don’t really care anymore. I take everything I can get before I have to go back to the continent that is constantly ignored by SM. Actually, I would love to participate in that concert letter writing event thingie, and let one of my fellow Korean students translate it into Korean or so, but I’m not sure yet. Just imagine how awkward it would be, if the letter gets picked and I sit in the audience, not able to say anything else but 종현아,사랑해! 결혼 하자 !!!! I mean it sure would leave an impression! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ So yeah, I don’t know about that yet.

#dü speaks #SHINee adventures in Japan

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