Hello guys! So yeah, I'm gonna share about my experience during watching TLP 10 days ago. Well it's quite surprising that I attended TLP right? Hahaha not so many people knows that I like EXO. I just started liking em some months ago. Lemme give some introduction about how I started liking em..
I never really interested in EXO ever since their debut, since there are so many members and I was like "oh it's gonna be the younger version of Super Junior" and "it will be super hard to remember their faces and names". I just knew one of their song "MAMA" and I thought it was quite okay. Just that. But I started to put the rage against them in 2013 since they won most of the awards. I was so mad since B2ST's "Shadow" deserves the award compared to theirs.
But remember this phrase "there's only a small line that differentiate love and hate". I guess it occurs in me lol. Probably in April 2014 I was so bored and I really wanted to watch a fun variety show (I am not really into dramas) other than RM. My friend once said that EXO Showtime is really fun to watch so I started to watch it. It was not so long until I started to get into them and listen to their songs. Surprisingly, they have so many not-so-famous-but-really-nice kind of songs!
Suddenly in July, a promotor announced that EXO will hold their first concert here and I was like "omg I want to attend the concert", but I was really concerned since I don't have any friends to watch with. At that time, none of my close friends like EXO. I also didn't know how to get home from the venue alone.
In the sales day (August 9), I went out with my friends until about 2 PM. At that time, most VIP tickets had been sold out. I didn't want any other sections so I was like "it's okay they will come back here again eventually." and I started to forget my desire to watch TLP without any dissappointments or regrets. But one day, I was so lucky to get a special chance to get VIP C ticket (it's the section which I wanted the most since the beginning) and I was like "okay buy it now or you'll regret it later on" so I got it.
At the beginning I got a crazy idea to stay in a hotel which is within walking distance to the venue. I also predicted that it is the hotel where EXO members will stay (and I am right! haha) so there will be high possibilites that I can bump into the members at the lobby or lift hahaha but I forgot that plan since I still need lots of money for my final project. Luckily I found a person who stays in the same area as me and had no friend to watch TLP as well. She's not in VIP C but it's okay fr me. I don't care who I'll be standing with during the concert as long as I have a friend to go to the venue, queue, and go back home together.
At the D-day (September 6), we decided to meet up at the shuttle bus terminal and go to FX by the shuttle bus at 8.15. She was a really nice person and 3 years older than me. We reached FX at 9 but we decided to go to the toilet first as it will be very hard to go to the toilet when we reach the venue (the toilet will be so crowded and dirty.. yuck..). After reached the venue, we separated for a while. I queued to exchange my e-voucher to the real ticket and she queued to purchase the official merhandise. After that at 10, we started to queue to enter the gate. The queue was super long although it was just 10! I heard that some people had stayed overnight there and many people arrived at the dawn. Omg they were so "niat" lol. And not to mention, the queue was no joke. It was very packed and chaotic since there were no separated queue for each section. Well, most of EXO fans are immature teenagers. Just imagine how chaotic the queue was, people kept on pushing each other, cutting the line, shouting bad words to the staffs, and so on. My friend and I were only looking at each other and smiling. I knew she was thinking of the same thing as me hahaha. We have to stand for about 6 hours before entering the gate, being pushed here and there, and listen to those immature teenagers screaming and shouting. My energy was so drained even before entering the venue and I lost my mood already because of all those shits.
The gate was opened at about 4.30 and I entered the venue at about 5.15. I was quite surprised to see that there were not so many people at that time (I guess the ones that queued very early were mostly in Premium or Regular areas). I was about to take the spot near the center stage but it was quite packed right there. So I decided to take the spot at the front part of VIP C and I was at the third or fourth row. Not bad right? And I even met 3 other people who turned out to come from my college as well!
Right at 6.30, the concert started. The opening VCR was cool though. And when the boys appeared on the stage everyone screamed like crazy. I didn't even screamed like that haha blame it on those immature teenagers at the queue line who threw my mood away. But yeah I couldn't even take my eyes off those boys since they were so flawless. Let me describe each member briefly :
Suho : Suho is definetely a living Korean Ken doll haha I mean look at his features and hair. He is not that tall but his skin is sooo milky white. I can say that Suho is naturally handsome but not with that kind of blonde hair please. That hair has reduced Suho's handsomeness up to 50%. Look at Suho during MAMA era (and any other eras before Overdose) and you'll understand why I say this. His voice is nice and soft but he's definetely a really cheesy guy haha he's trying so hard to be funny but not funny lol poor you. I got a smile from him though at that night hihi <3
Baekhyun : Baekhyun has a very fair complexion and such small eyes. He kinda reminds me of.. puppy? Haha but he is cute and he looks better than in videos/photos. His singing voice is very good though. And oh, he's really talkative as well.
Chanyeol : a tall tall guy. I even had to look up a little bit when he was standing in front of me since he is so damn tall. His legs are so long and looks like chopsticks since he's quite skinny. Chanyeol is undoubtedly handome (but a little bit "sok ganteng" haha he have that "i-am-handsome-and-i-know-it vibe). His rapping and speaking voice are both nice, so husky and deep. He's another member who smiled to me that night ;)
D.O : omg how can a guy be really handsome and squishy at the same time?! I can say that D.O has the best face (don't be so biased and don't look at the other characteristics such as body, talent, and personality. Just the face). He is definetely a shortie haha I am pretty sure that he's only a little bit taller than me (I am 167 cm anyway) haha but he is just so effin gorgeous and cute especially when he smiled. This guy played around a lot in my area and he even danced once right in front of my face (literally. since i was pushed until i reached the first row lol) and he kept on smiling during his dance. I was so speechless haha I really want to pinch him because he did that in front of my face. And his speaking voice is the 2nd best after Chanyeol.
Kai : I anticipated this guy a lot. When the boys first appeared on the stage, he is the one I was looking for and I kept my eye on him during the beginning until MAMA. I can understand why they put Kai as the face of the group since he really stands out. He has that swag when he moves and he's got a really sexy smirk :3 Kai has a very very handsome face (a little bitchy though lol) and he's not that dark only slightly tanned! I don't know why he's often teased as dark-skinned. Kai is completely different during the performance and talking session. During the performance he's just too hot, sexy, and fierce but other than that, he's just a calm guy which doesn't talk much. I get the impression that he is very pressured/stressed/sad and he didn't smile so much.
Sehun : a giant baby! Another bitch-faced member. Also very tall and good looking. I can see why Koreans love him so much since he fits Korean standards very well (tall body, small face with good proportions, milky white skin, and etc).
Xiumin : I'm sorry Xiustans but he's the most outshined member at that night. I didn't really put so many attention on him but well Xiumin is cute. He doesn't look like the oldest member anyway. His butt shake during his solo stage is definetely unforgettable lol.
Luhan : mirror mirror on the wall who's the fairest of them all? It's definetely Luhan! I am not kidding Luhan so effin damn pretty! Even prettier than many girl group members and his skin is also the best. So milky white, flawless, and it looks so smooth that I want to touch it so bad. But if you see him carefully, you can find a manly vibe on him. Luhan is also very skinny duh look at his arms. His voice is really very nice and soothing.
Lay : well guess who looks much better in person than in photos or videos? It's Lay. I always thought that he is handsome but that's it. Nothing really special about him. But he looked absoeffingly handsome that night hahaha and one thing I noticed that night, he is a good dancer as well and not even worse than Kai.
Chen : undoubtedly the best vocalist in EXO. Well I still love D.O's voice the most but Chen definetely has the best technique and power amongst all. Loving his solo stage so much! And oh, like Chanyeol, he's quite flirty. He kept on winking to girls lol.
Tao : I always thought that Tao's face is quite weird but actually he doesn't look that weird in person! He has a charisma anyway. His solo stage is the one I anticipated the most but he didn't perform due to the rain </3
After all, the concert was pretty great. Those boys are definetely good performers. But well, the queue was such a chaos and I didn't really enjoy the concert because of that. I'd definetely like to watch those boys again if they come to Indonesia again someday hahaha but I wish the venue to be indoor and the promotor manage the queue line well.
Lay : well guess who looks much better in person than in photos or videos? It's Lay. I always thought that he is handsome but that's it. Nothing really special about him. But he looked absoeffingly handsome that night hahaha and one thing I noticed that night, he is a good dancer as well and not even worse than Kai.
Chen : undoubtedly the best vocalist in EXO. Well I still love D.O's voice the most but Chen definetely has the best technique and power amongst all. Loving his solo stage so much! And oh, like Chanyeol, he's quite flirty. He kept on winking to girls lol.
Tao : I always thought that Tao's face is quite weird but actually he doesn't look that weird in person! He has a charisma anyway. His solo stage is the one I anticipated the most but he didn't perform due to the rain </3
After all, the concert was pretty great. Those boys are definetely good performers. But well, the queue was such a chaos and I didn't really enjoy the concert because of that. I'd definetely like to watch those boys again if they come to Indonesia again someday hahaha but I wish the venue to be indoor and the promotor manage the queue line well.
