If you’ve known me for more than 15 minutes, you probably know that I really am a 13 year old fangirl at heart. This was proven last week, when Brian Joo from Fly To The Sky came here to NYC.
First, let me just say that I’ve never seen a real live kpop performance. It just didn’t happen in Nashville. So, when I moved to NYC, I was hoping to get to see someone (anyone, really) perform here. Then, my first day in the city, I saw a poster saying that Brian was coming! I immediately went online and found out how to buy a ticket.
So, the big weekend finally came. Brian was doing an autograph signing at a cafe on Saturday, and I met another non-korean kpop fan here, so we decided to go together. We got in line at about 4pm and waited until about 6:30pm before we were able to get in. By that time, the line had gotten really long! And, believe it or not, there were a lot of other random non-korean people there. I still think we may have been some of the oldest, however. Here’s the line from where we were standing:
We finally got inside, and I was so nervous! I mean, it’s just strange to meet someone you’ve watched so much on t.v. This is roughly how our conversation went:
brian: hello
me: ….hi…. (hands him my journal to sign the inside cover – someone stole his cd from my car last year)
brian: what’s your name?
me: emily… 한국으로 써주세요~ (please write in korean)
brian: you speak korean?!?
me: yeah, a little bit.. mostly from watching tv.. so i wanted to thank you for being on tv and helping me learn korean..
brian: (laughs) (probably said something else i don’t remember) (shakes my hand) it was really nice to meet you
me: ….thanks…..
…And that was the end. I was so nervous! Honestly, I hardly remember what happened. The conversation could have been longer, I’m not sure. I don’t even know if I actually looked at him the whole time. I have never been an autograph fan, and standing in line to talk to people is always awkward, but I’m glad I did it, nonetheless. Here is the result:
It says: 항상 건강하고 행복 하세요^^! (always be healthy and happy)
The next night was the performance at Club Duvet. The club didn’t open until 10:30pm, and the performance didn’t start until after 2am. Even though he only performed 3 songs, it was still worth it. He has such an amazing voice! Not to mention that now I’ve finally seen a live kpop performance! If you want to see part of that performance, go check out my youtube channel – I uploaded part of it:
So, another Korean experience done. What is next? Any suggestions?
