I had the chance to go to BIGBANG ALIVE GALAXY TOUR concert in
London on the
15th of December and I would like to share my impressions from the concert with you!
Keep in mind that these are my own impression from the show, and it might differ from other people’s experience from the same day . I am sure, however, that the general impression that this concert left in all who went to see it, was highly positive.
I am sure many kpop or BIGBANG fans, especially in Europe, might feel kind of “lonely” in their love for artists, that most of their friends never hurt of . But if you were in London on the 14th or 15th , as a VIP , you can feel all but lonely , because you can see and meet so many people , who just like you , share the same affection towards BIGBANG.
From almost every corner of UK and almost every country in Europe, fans came to London to see BIGBANG !
I felt a little shy at first but everyone was so nice and enthusiastic, that it was so easy to talk to them! VIP fandom – you are great people indeed! ( or maybe I am just lucky to have met some very cool people … ) .
The people who I saw on the concert were not only teenage girls ( as the cliché might suggest ) – there were fanboys , many people in their 20s and even parents as well …. All kind of people! Some were dressed up , others not . One could see the influence of BIGBANG in the pink or blue coloured hair of some people , in the fashion style of other or simple in the general enthusiasm of all !
It was cold and we waited a lot but it was so worthy !
I have been to many concerts and I can assure you , this one will remain in my top list of best concert I have ever been to ! Three equally important things are needed to get an amazing experience on a concert : 1. good music 2. singer(s) who knows how to entertain 3.enthusiastic audience . At BIGBANG concert we had all 3 things!
As much as we were impressed by BIGBANG , I think they remained impressed by us as well ! When the audience sang Haru Haru , it was a very special moment !
I guess, you need to know more about BIGBANG to understand the additional meaning this concert has to both us , the VIPs and them , BIGBANG. Nothing in out “relationship” went the usual well . We
found BIGBANG , they were not imposed on us by some trend or advertising . They did not know we exist for a long time …. Now they truly discovered us . At the beginning of this year no one knew if BIGBANG will be able to return to the music scene , but now , at the end of the year , they were having a very successful live show miles and miles away from their home country !
I am sure they remember MTV EMA 2011 and we remember it too . Therefore I am sure they were as curious to know us and we were to know them.
I was so very lucky to be on the front row ! First in line ! I grabbed the fence with a triumph and I didn’t care that I had hit my leg in the attempt ! Everyone around me was very excited ! I think that even if someone came to the concert just to accompany a friend , had a good time !
The enthusiasm was contagious !
I really had great time! We all sang and waved and screamed ! ( even though sometimes I wished the girl next to me hadn’t known the lyrics of all BIGBANG songs cause she was often shouting them in my ear …. But nevermind ! )
I got so much energy from this concert I was really hyper after it !
BIGBANG are really great on stage! Their dancers as well , the effects and the stage décor were also on the top level ! Good quality show ;) ! and the yellow lights ! They have their effect ! : )
The members of BIGBANG got more and more contaminated by the craziness of the crowd and did not spare themselves ! They spoke in English to us but at the end TOP spoke in Korean to us ( there were massive screams after every word he said ) . I think he got emotional and really wanted to tell us something so he just said it in Korean !
Seungri was trying to imitate British accent , hahah ! I mean , he is Seungri after all – he wanted to talk a lot ! There were many jokes between the members and they also were teaching us Fantastic Baby dance ! ;)
Since I was so close to the stage , every BIGBANG member pass there at certain point , so I managed to see them all from like 1-2 meters distance . Here are some random impressions of them .
TOP - he didn’t come much to my side of the stage , but just few times . Every time he passed by us , he looked like a prince walking down a red carpet – he looked important , tall and elegant . At the beginning he was the most calm one from the group but later he showed us his “choom” side ! The others even made him dance at the middle of the stage , towards the end . He really needs only to stay still to make all people go crazy and he knows it!
I can confirm that he is very charming and handsome . He was looking at the audience with some curiosity … well , they all did but his is less obvious maybe .
Btw , I think he got wrong one of the dance moves and almost bumped into Daesung but they just smiled at each other and it was such a cute moment .
Daesung - he was the one who stayed around my part of the stage the most . He would try to go everywhere and smile to everyone ! I found him really cute person ! He was signing and waving and smiling at us! His smile does make you forget all your worries! Daesung is really energetic and radiant person!
Taeyang – he came to us few times and every time he just danced around! Whether he is singing or dancing or talking on tearing his shirt off – he gives it all to the audience. He is short indeed, but that doesn’t make him less cool .
Actually they all seemed kind of “smaller” than I thought but I think it is because they were so “big” in my mind. Also the energy and awesomeness that comes out of them , makes them really seem enormous .
Seungri - he is such a character ! At one point he came to us and just stood at the edge of the stage with some serious expression on his face to take a look at us ( and we at him ) and he seemed as some superhero on a top of a tall building ! He is a handsome guy , I can tell you that . He wanted to talk more , I am sure ! He always tried to encourage the crowd to sing and dance . He is such a sweetheart ! And it is so funny when even his members ( especially GD ) were genuinely laughing at his attempts to explain why he loves UK so much .
G Dragon – When GD is performing a song , he transforms from a tiny Korean boy into a music star . But when he is just smiling at something, when he thinks people are not looking , he is just Ji-Yong , the guy with the cute smile .
At the beginning he was just passing next to us , without turning his head to see us , but everyone was screaming his name and I think he heard us cause he smiled to himself . Then later he just came to us and sang for us and I realized that I had stopped waving or moving because I was looking at him and listening.
Later , towards the end , he jumped down from the stage in the empty space in front of us and just passed on with a smile on his face , looking at us . There is something special about G Dragon and you can see it in his eyes but you cannot say what it is exactly…
So , yeah , the concert was great ! Let me define great for you – you feel the adrenaline of having someone who you have anticipated to meet just in a few meters from you , you hear the load music echoing all around you , the lights that make you almost dizzy , all those people around you singing and shouting and jumping . There is an energy flow that gets into your bones and you feel free to sing and jump and scream as well . You can let go of everything and just enjoy the moment.
BIGBANG are really good entertainers, their music is fun, their performance engaging. More than 3 years ago when I first knew about them , they stood out among the other kpop artist and I now know why , more than ever .
They were at their best ,when they abandoned choreography and just run and jumped around the stage ! They were at their best when sitting to sing Haru Haru . They are simple at their best when they perform live!
I know that there is now an empty space that many VIPs feel in themselves . After waiting for so long , it past so quickly! After being so close to BIGBANG , they are now again miles away . I kind of felt it as well this morning ... But don’t feel too sad ! The music stays with us , also the good memories !
I don’t know about you – but except having a great time at the concert , I feel very motivated and energetic after it. I want to be able to put the same among of energy that BIGBANG give at their concert in everything I do ! This represent one of the biggest gifts music gives me :
an inspiration ! For that I want to thank all those wonderful musician out their and amongst them BIGBANG as well !
I think UK ( and Europe in general ) left a big impression on BIGBANG ! I guess so did the other countries they visited . Therefore I hope they will return for more concerts !
I wish to all of you , who haven’t seen them , to get the chance to do so . It is so much fun ! Because they are BIG and they come with a BANG !
The Fantastic BIGBANG !
PS I forgot to mention that their live band was so cool as well ! Having music playing live makes everything even more epic ! A real Live concert !!!
2 - Umbrella is sometimes uncomfortable and not very useful if there is wind . So take one raincoat as GD did .
- Make sure ALL your liquid things are in a plastic bag and easy to take out of the bag. Don’t get any big bottles of shampoo or perfume with you – they will make you throw them away. Nobody will care how expensive they might be .Liquids must be in separate containers and no single item may contain more than 100 milliliters of liquid.
