If you've read my post last week about obsession, then you'll
probably know that the long awaited, super-expensive and ultra-hype BTS concert
that I said I was going to attend to occurred last Friday. The concert was
awesome! I stood outside of Prudential center waiting in the GA line for about
5 minutes, and got a very awesome spot. Like, I could literally reach the stage.
And, people were very polite and well-mannered. That day was so perfect! Paying
$250 for the concert ticket was worth it!
God, how I wish that was all true. It felt like any other day,
except for that day was perfect. The only redeeming quality of attending that
concert was that I was finally able to see BTS perform live. Anytime, except
the two-and-a-half-hour concert duration, were pretty much dreadful.
Since I had a GA ticket, I knew I had to come early to queue in
line if I wanted a good view of the stage. I woke up at four-thirty in the
morning, and left my dorm at 7am And then, I took the train and arrived at
Newark Penn Station by 8:30am. I swear, it was unnecessarily cold that day.
With wind blowing at the speed of 12 mph, and the sun hiding behind the thick
nimbus clouds, the temperature dropped to the early 30's that day. It was the
worst condition you can have when queuing up for a Kpop concert line. And, as
you can see in the video below, people even camped out overnight outside of
Prudential Center just so they can stand closer to the stage.
Video by Prudential Center
On top of the cold weather, waiting outside for too long got me
all tired and upset. I had to wait in line for 5 hours to get my wrist band.
And, it was only after then that I could leave the line to find something else
to do. Together with a friend, I bought food and some merchandises, and
ultimately, decided to queue up in line. AGAIN. An hour-and-a-half passed, and
they finally opened the entrance doors. However, it wasn’t really until after
another hour, at 6:30pm, did I enter in the arena. After entering the arena,
and I could get a good spot. I had a very clear view of the stage, so I thought
waiting in line was worth it.
However, my satisfaction and relief about my standing location
only lasted for about 10 minutes. Unfortunately, other fans started entering
the GA section. And, they started pushing their way to a spot closer to the
stage. Not caring about the people who they push, and hit. It's rather
unfortunate that they forgot to bring manners and common etiquette. Everybody's
concert experience would probably have been better, if they did.
Going a bit off topic here. I just wanted to share a unique
experience I had during the concert. Whenever, I sang along people around me
would stare. I know that the first few instances were because I could sing all
the Korean lyrics very well. However, as the concert proceeded, I had a hunch
that the blatant staring was due to my overzealousness. But, I chose to ignore
them since the concert, by nature, gave me the free reign to sing and cheer as
loud as I can.
After the concert, I experienced the delayed feelings of
embarrassment and shame. I reviewed all the files I recorded during the
concert. And, law and behold, the blatant stares I got during event were
definitely because of my hideous voice. Even as I listen to those recordings by
myself, I couldn't help but hide my face in embarrassment. I was practically
shouting the entire time, that my throat ended up hurting so much. My voice
cracked so much that I couldn't even sing a single line without going off
pitch. It was terrible.
You can listen to how terrible my voice
was during the concert at the video below:
Nonetheless, by the end of the concert, I realized that buying a
standing GA ticket was not how it was cut out to be. I swear, next time, I will
only buy seated concert tickets. It took me practically the whole weekend to
recuperate and make up for all the fatigue and tiredness I acquired from having
to stand for over 12 hours. And, when one recuperates, we usually end up not doing the things we need to do, such as doing homework or projects. So, for the next concert, the ticket I will be buying will definitely be a seated one.
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