January 18th, 2020 marks Golden Child's first solo concert! I blogged about my venue festivities here and now I will word vomit my concert experience here! The concert began at 6PM KST, and lining up began at 4:30PM. Lining up is important because all first floor seats are standing, where you enter into your section based on the number you purchased contingent that you line up in time. I went to the entrance of Blue Square I Market Hall at around 4:40PM and freaked out that no one was in sight. I walked into the building where a worker checked my ticket, then I grabbed the banner on the table.
There was a large stack of banners made jointly by several fansites, and on the back of the banner were instructions in Korean, English, and Japanese and staff emphasized not posting about the banner project on SNS until after the concert to surprise the boys.
At about 4:45PM I followed the signs for my section and luckily everyone was still in the basement waiting to enter their respective sections. I found my spot in line and at about 5PM they let us in. I quickly found that most people were congregating around the center, so I went straight for the far left side and scored the second row. A few minutes later the girls to the left of me on the barricade scooted even closer to the wall, so I secured front row, third from the end! While the angle is extreme, it's worth it being in the front.
Both days I did notice the front barricade isn't a straight, parallel line to the stage; it's more of an upside down V shape, where the center is closer to the stage while the ends are further. This makes it more difficult being at the end, because when I turn to face the center, it's almost like I'm in the second row now despite being up against the barricade.
Golden Child's music videos were being projected on an a white curtain and at about 5:30PM they played "Golden Movie". Throughout this time one staff member had a loud speaker and continually emphasized that recording was not allowed. Afterwards was the "Wannabe" music video and then it was practically show time! Next an audio recording of the members stating the concert safety rules along with slides appeared, with the instrumental of "What Happened" as the background music. And then the intro VCR played like the one Woollim previously teased played - the concert was really starting!
I'll list out the setlist along with my random recollections:
담다디 (DamDaDi) - The infamous "Hello!" played just as "HELLO!" projected onto the curtain for a second, then the curtain falls to reveal Golden Child in the new baseball jerseys from the VCR! It really felt like they brought us back to their debut.
나랑 해 (With Me) - I'm so happy to witness Golden Child performing B-sides! The choreography for this is just so adorable. I wonder how it would've been like with OT11...
Ment 1 - This intro ment lasted about 6 minutes, with mostly Daeyeol leading it. Jangjun hyped up the crowd by shouting, "I say 'Jang' you say 'Jun'! Jang! (Audience: "Jun!") Jang! (Audience: "Jun!")". Aah I miss Hoya...Next each member gave a one-liner to introduce themsevers. Bomin said "안녕하세요 그냥 최보민입니다 (Hello I'm just Choi Bomin)." Jaehyun introduced himself with "안녕하세요 봉블리 재현입니다 (Hello I'm Bongvely Jaehyun)." Y got the audience going by saying "Wa" and us saying "E" three times, cheering on his stage name. The members made Jibeom do aegyo but he failed, so they made him do it again. The members were trying to perfectly say "future and past" without an accent. They made Jibeom say it, and he said it really quickly. Daeyeol's voice was really soothing, he should record bedtime stories for Goldenness to listen to before falling asleep.
I'm Falling - This is only the second time Golden Child officially performed this, after the Inauguration Ceremony! Jangjun said "골드니스 사랑해 (Goldenness I love you)" instead of his part "Nothing can be instead of you."
Sea - They changed the lyrics from "summertime" to "wintertime". Also it looked like the members were tapping Jibeom's thighs during his bridge part, like usual!
Ment 2 - This lasted for about 4.5 minutes with Jangjun leading it. Lack of Korean so I can't recall much...
네가 너무 좋아 (I Love You So) - This was one of my favorite stages; it was so cute! There were short bookshelves and classroom chairs that the boys were leaning and sitting on. They looked like they were having so much fun playing with each other throughout the song. During Jangjun's rap, he rested on top of Jaehyun's legs and Jaehyun gave a cute annoyed look. Then during Tag's "You must be drained cuz you be glowin'", he poked Bomin's cheek. During Seungmin's part of the bridge the members started to get up and go close to the edge of the stage, then during the third chorus they had a basket of red hot packs with all members' printed autographs that they threw into the audience. At the end of the song, Jangjun said, "비싼 아니 싸우지 마요 (It's not expensive, don't fight over it)." This was definitely Golden Child's fanservice song!
너라고 (It's U) - I was a bit disappointed with the fanchant...it was loud at first but kind of died down. I really wanted to be a part of the loud fanchants I'd see on music shows. During the second verse with Joochan and Jaehyun they failed to create a proper heart together then Jaehyun made a cute gesture and lightly shoved Joochan.
VCR Conference Part 1 - This VCR was a two-part series with the members in business casual and had a conference setting and Joochan acting as the host. Honestly I had no idea what was going on, but they showed some quick clips like Golden Child's "Be Mine" cover during their guerrilla concert, and Joochan entering Bong Bong House for the first time. The VCR ended with the members singing the chorus of "Let Me". This VCR was about 7 minutes long.
Let Me - Golden Child changed into their purple outfits from the concert photoshoot. This was the transition from Golden Child's past as high school students. Again the fanchant was lacking, except for the lines we'd say after Seungmin's parts. After Jangjun and Tag's joint rap, the audio stopped as the members sang "Let me know~". I thought it was a glitch, but then the members stopped dancing and Y said, "여러분...무슨 말해요 (Everyone...what do you want to say)?" Goldenness replied, "사랑해 (I love you)!". Y replied, "Eh?" so Goldenness repeated "사랑해!" Then Y replied, "사랑해? 그러면 저희가...하나 둘 셋 (if so then we...1 2 3)!" Then Golden Child shouted, "골든자일드 (Golden Child)!" and Goldenness followed with "사랑해!" Then Jibeom went right back into the chorus by singing "내게 말해줘" and then the audio came back on. It was so beautiful hearing him sing live without any music!
Ment 3 - The members talked about the 사랑해 part in "Let Me". Joochan did a sexy version of the "DamDaDi" choreography, adding in a body roll, while the members kept singing the song. They talked about their new hair colors, like Daeyeol's snow ash and Y's deep blue. They brought up the promise made on Music Bank for Bomin and Seungmin to show their stomachs at the concert. Bomin eventually lifted up his sweater to show the crowd and afterwards crouched on the floor in embarrassment. Then Jangjun ended the ment by saying "Let's! Go~". This ment was about 12 minutes long.
Would U Be My - The setup for this stage was really pretty, where they created a triangle with various steps...it's hard to explain, but it was a really pretty way to set up for this ballad.
Short Ment + 들어봐 줄래 (Listen) - The members started off with singing the "La la la..." part of "Listen" then asked Goldenness to sing along to this part.
Ment 4 - The members were talking about Golden Child's songs (their favorite songs?). Then they said "컴퍼스 (literally 'Compass')". They asked what is Goldenness' favorite song. They mentioned MC Tag. At the end of the ment they said "Let's go". This ment was about 4 minutes long.
Lady - The fanchant was pretty strong except for when we were supposed to shout "Bong Jaehyun" and "Choi Bomin" in the chorus >.< I already have a love-hate relationship (hate because of the disregard of Jaehyun and Bomin, so that hurt a bit. But I'm happy to see "Lady" live with the updated choreography where Bomin and Jaehyun get to be in the front.
너만 보인다 (I See You) - There was a strong fanchant at the beginning but I failed...I knew I had to practice this for tomorrow. Unfortunately the fanchant died down during the chorus. There were no blindfolds. They put both songs where Jaehyun has no lines back-to-back.
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Ment 5 - Golden Child split up into 2 teams where the losing team has to do aegyo as punishment. The winning team is determined by which side of the audience screamed louder. Jaehyun did aegyo by kissing each finger then saying "짠", but had to repeat twice. Then Jibeom mimicked Jaehyun's aegyo and "짠". Goldenness and the members chanted "Kim Jibeom" so Jibeom mimicked Jaehyun again. Then we kept shouting "Hong Joochan" and he kept saying "Hold on, hold on!" in Korean. After a couple of minutes, Joochan cutely said "뚜딴이 귀여워 (Dduddanie is cute)." Surprised, Joochan asked, "안 귀여웠어? 귀여운데 (It wasn't cute? But it was cute...)." Bomin had to do aegyo next, so he asked how Joochan did his. Joochan replied, "주찬이 귀여워. 귀여워 (Joochan is cute. Cute)." Bomin said "보민이 귀여워 (Bomin is cute)" while continually poking his cheeks. Then a member said "Let's go!" to end the ment. This ment was about 12 minutes long.
Genie - It seems like people gave up on the fanchant...during the part where Y and Joochan slide on the floor, Y bumped Joochan so hard that Joochan fell forward against his legs.
VCR Conference Part 2 - This is the second and final part of the previous VCR. They had Jibeom spell "future" and he quickly said "f-u-t-u-r-e". They showed the clip of Golden Movie where the teacher is scolding Jangjun. This VCR was about 7 minutes long.
문제아 (A Song For Me / Joochan Solo) - This began with a solo VCR of Joochan like from the concert teaser. Joochan sat on a simple chair towards the back of the stage, elevated, and the theme was like he's in a quaint, empty house at night. Even though the set and actions were really simple, Joochan really shone as a ballad singer! I always find Joochan most impressive when he sings ballads; his voice just suits them so well.
놓지 않기로 해 (Go Together / Jaehyun & Jibeom & Bomin Unit) - This was another simple stage to really allow us to focus on the boys' vocals. Jibeom stood on a staircase on the left while Bomin stood on one on the right, but there were those walls right in front of them so standing on the far left, I couldn't see Jibeom at all. Jaehyun stood at center stage.
둘만의 천국 (Our Heaven / Daeyeol & Seungmin & Donghyun Unit) - The boys wore simple, casual clothes and stood with mic stands in front of those portable walls (thank goodness this time the walls weren't blocking any members!). Seungmin was on the left, Daeyeol center, and Donghyun right. They started off standing with their mic stands, and then in the middle of the song, they suddenly broke into a choreographed dance with their mic stands! Suddenly the energy really increased for both the boys and the audience; the members were really into it, having lots of fun on stage, and jumping around. Daeyeol was especially into it and he showed such good stage presence. I thought of this song as a pop ballad, but this unit really showed it can be much more energetic and poppy.
Fantasia (Y Solo) - Y started off standing still and singing the first verse, but then he cutely ran to each side to sing; he looked so happy and energetic! He really had such great stage presence, he owned the stage, and he just looked so natural and comfortable up there. Towards the end of the song he went onto a platform that elevated him, and he really did look like an angel.
No Matter What (Jangjun & Tag ft. Joochan) - There was all red lighting, and the members looked so sleek in black suits. All 3 members got the audience going and really owned the stage. Joochan kept taking his jacket off his shoulders and going hard, really trying hard (and succeeding!) at that sexy concept he's always wanted. Towards the end Jangjun shouted, "Say 'No Matter What'!" "Say 'Lee Jangjun'!" "Say 'Son Youngtaek'!" "Say 'Hong Joochan'!" "Say 'Golden Child'!" And the audience always shouted it back. Then Jangjun yelled, "소리질러 (Make some noise)!" The order of the solo and unit stages was spot on, increasing the energy with each stage.
Ment 6 - Most members came back onto the stage and talked with the audience while the remaining members were changing. They came out in their glittery black suits like in the concert teaser and photoshoot. The members were imitating the previous stage by chanting "Hong Joochan! Lee Jangjun! Son Youngtaek! No Matter What!" The members asked fans how the stages were. Then one member imitated the "Our Heaven" stage by shouting "Jump! Jump! Jump!" Then the members imitated Jibeom's line "자리에~" I think they asked the audience which solo/unit stage was best, and they heard "Fantasia" so Y said "그러세요." Donghyun sang "놓지 않기로 해." Another member jokingly sang "이 자리에~" A few minutes later the remaining members came onto the stage. This ment was about 6 minutes long.
느껴져 (Lately) - I can't believe I'm actually seeing the first official stage of this!
도망가지마 (Don't Run Away) - The moving walls were back, but it was really intricately used this time! The choreography began with like 3 members dancing while the others were hidden behind the walls, then they kept adding more and more members into the choreography. It was really cool to see!
Ment 7 - This is the "ending" ment before the encore stage. Joochan sang his line "날 구해줘" from Wannabe a few times and started talking about it. I think they were mentioning how they sang all the songs from Re-boot then they mentioned "She's My Girl" so Y sang that line twice (memory is getting hazy at this part...). Jangjun said it's the last song coming up. They mentioned Woollim family. Jangjun introduced each band member, and they started playing their instruments to "Billie Jean" as they were introduced; Jangjun was using his announcer voice like he did on Lovelyz' "Cameo" performance from Queendom. They thanked all the staff members and stylists. At the end the members said in unison, "지금까지 골든차일드 있습니다 감사합니다 (It's been Golden Child, thank you)!" This ment was under 10 minutes long.
Wannabe - The stage began with Bomin having a solo dance on the right, along with a remix intro of "Wannabe". Then Donghyun had a solo dance on the left, then 7 members danced together in the center, then Jaehyun came from the back center and walked to the front center to be in his place for the beginning of the choreography. I later found out from my friend that Jaehyun actually had a solo dance in the back center, I just couldn't see it from my angle...The fanchants were definitely the loudest throughout the song (except for the name chant)...it seems like most fans present were new fans? Once the song ended, the curtain was back on and fans shouted "encore" consistently for under 4 minutes until a VCR appeared.
Encore: VCR - A 30 second long VCR played continuing the opening concert VCR.
Encore: 나침반 (Compass) - The boys came back out wearing the concert hoodies and performed "Compass". Surprisingly the crowd was shouting the unofficial fanchant for this.
Encore: Ment 8 - A fan yelled "사랑해 동현 (I love you Donghyun)!" and Donghyun yelled back "어 사랑해 (oh I love you)!" Later on Jangjun said "Thank you!" The band started playing sad background music and the members groaned and said "아 멘트인데 (ah it's ment time)". The boys gave their individual ending ments from left to right, starting with Seungmin. While Seungmin was speaking, Tag caringly wiped sweat off of Seungmin's face. As he put the napkin into his pocket, he made a jokingly disgusted face before putting it into his pocket. Tag spoke next and while thanking the stylists, said "헤어 앤 메이크업 예쁘네 (Our hair and makeup are pretty)" and fans agreed then Tag replied "그죠 (right)?!" Then he said "Yes!" Y spoke third, and he started having a conversation with the audience after hearing our reaction. He mentioned something about 'Fantasia'. Donghyun went next and mentioned Minchan, and as the audience awed at the mention of his name, Donghyun was surprised and asked, "민찬 아세요 (You know Minchan)?!" Jibeom went next and in the middle of his speech, he kept pausing and tearing up. The mood of the entire venue just got so sad, and I definitely teared up with him. Donghyun asked, "왜 그래 (Why are you like that)?" It was so hard for Jibeom to continue but he finished. Bomin went next and somehow he showed no signs of being overemotional, no tear in sight. Seventh was Daeyeol, and he kept pausing to try and hold back tears. Fans yelled "사랑해" in support. Joochan spoke next, but he had a long pause before starting and was sniffling and tearing up. A fan yelled "울지마 (Don't cry)!" He was able to complete his speech in one go though. It just felt so emotional that Jibeom and Joochan were the two that really cried during the concert, since they especially had openly difficult times throughout 2019 that affected the team. As much I had jokingly wanted to see the members cry, I didn't want it to be like this; I just hope they know that they're all doing so well and are Goldenness' pride and joy. Jangjun spoke ninth, and he mentioned all members like Bomin who has lots of schedules, leader Daeyeol, mom Y, Bongvely Jaehyun, and then he started going onto another topic when the audience was like "Donghyunnie..." and then Jangjun was like "미안하다 (Sorry)" for forgetting to mention Donghyun. Jaehyun was the last member to speak, and he mentioned (I think the lyrics of?) his unit song "놓지 않기로 해". Daeyeol wrapped up the ending ment. Thoughout the ending ments, Y kept walking over to give those who were crying napkins, and he'd place them into their hoodie pocket. This encore ment lasted 28 minutes long.
Encore: Thank You + 모든 날 (All Day) -
Despite crying just a few minutes earlier, Jibeom did so well singing the opening lines of "Thank You". The boys all look so earnest, and the way Tag has his arm around Seungmin and how they're looking over all the other members, it's so touching.
After Seungmin's part of the bridge, it transitioned seamlessly into the chorus of "All Day"! After Y sang his line, he kept looking up like he was trying to hold back tears, then he put his hood up.
After Jibeom's ending line, the music and lights went out for a few seconds, then they went back on, with the instrumental continuing as the members began waving their goodbyes. They made sure to look at each section of the venue while waving.
Honestly being at the concert felt so surreal. But watching my fancam now, it's so real. I miss them so much. The members went to the right of the stage and bowed. They kept waving at fans as they slowly made their way to bow on the left side.
Suddenly Tag tripped but help onto Seungmin to save himself! He made a surprised face but luckily he's okay.
The members then bowed on the left side. Oh wow they are so close. And again they took their time waving until finally bowing again at center stage.
The the curtain lowered and the boys kneeled down to see Goldenness as long as they could.
Lastly there was an ending VCR about 4 minutes long showing behind the scenes of the concert preparation and concert credits, all along with the instrumental of "Spring Again".
After the final VCR, this was projected on the screen. I took one last shot before leaving the venue.
Random Anecdotes:
Both days I did notice the front barricade isn't a straight, parallel line to the stage; it's more of an upside down V shape, where the center is closer to the stage while the ends are further. This makes it more difficult being at the end, because when I turn to face the center, it's almost like I'm in the second row now despite being up against the barricade.
Golden Child's music videos were being projected on an a white curtain and at about 5:30PM they played "Golden Movie". Throughout this time one staff member had a loud speaker and continually emphasized that recording was not allowed. Afterwards was the "Wannabe" music video and then it was practically show time! Next an audio recording of the members stating the concert safety rules along with slides appeared, with the instrumental of "What Happened" as the background music. And then the intro VCR played like the one Woollim previously teased played - the concert was really starting!
I'll list out the setlist along with my random recollections:
담다디 (DamDaDi) - The infamous "Hello!" played just as "HELLO!" projected onto the curtain for a second, then the curtain falls to reveal Golden Child in the new baseball jerseys from the VCR! It really felt like they brought us back to their debut.
나랑 해 (With Me) - I'm so happy to witness Golden Child performing B-sides! The choreography for this is just so adorable. I wonder how it would've been like with OT11...
Ment 1 - This intro ment lasted about 6 minutes, with mostly Daeyeol leading it. Jangjun hyped up the crowd by shouting, "I say 'Jang' you say 'Jun'! Jang! (Audience: "Jun!") Jang! (Audience: "Jun!")". Aah I miss Hoya...Next each member gave a one-liner to introduce themsevers. Bomin said "안녕하세요 그냥 최보민입니다 (Hello I'm just Choi Bomin)." Jaehyun introduced himself with "안녕하세요 봉블리 재현입니다 (Hello I'm Bongvely Jaehyun)." Y got the audience going by saying "Wa" and us saying "E" three times, cheering on his stage name. The members made Jibeom do aegyo but he failed, so they made him do it again. The members were trying to perfectly say "future and past" without an accent. They made Jibeom say it, and he said it really quickly. Daeyeol's voice was really soothing, he should record bedtime stories for Goldenness to listen to before falling asleep.
I'm Falling - This is only the second time Golden Child officially performed this, after the Inauguration Ceremony! Jangjun said "골드니스 사랑해 (Goldenness I love you)" instead of his part "Nothing can be instead of you."
Sea - They changed the lyrics from "summertime" to "wintertime". Also it looked like the members were tapping Jibeom's thighs during his bridge part, like usual!
Ment 2 - This lasted for about 4.5 minutes with Jangjun leading it. Lack of Korean so I can't recall much...
네가 너무 좋아 (I Love You So) - This was one of my favorite stages; it was so cute! There were short bookshelves and classroom chairs that the boys were leaning and sitting on. They looked like they were having so much fun playing with each other throughout the song. During Jangjun's rap, he rested on top of Jaehyun's legs and Jaehyun gave a cute annoyed look. Then during Tag's "You must be drained cuz you be glowin'", he poked Bomin's cheek. During Seungmin's part of the bridge the members started to get up and go close to the edge of the stage, then during the third chorus they had a basket of red hot packs with all members' printed autographs that they threw into the audience. At the end of the song, Jangjun said, "비싼 아니 싸우지 마요 (It's not expensive, don't fight over it)." This was definitely Golden Child's fanservice song!
너라고 (It's U) - I was a bit disappointed with the fanchant...it was loud at first but kind of died down. I really wanted to be a part of the loud fanchants I'd see on music shows. During the second verse with Joochan and Jaehyun they failed to create a proper heart together then Jaehyun made a cute gesture and lightly shoved Joochan.
VCR Conference Part 1 - This VCR was a two-part series with the members in business casual and had a conference setting and Joochan acting as the host. Honestly I had no idea what was going on, but they showed some quick clips like Golden Child's "Be Mine" cover during their guerrilla concert, and Joochan entering Bong Bong House for the first time. The VCR ended with the members singing the chorus of "Let Me". This VCR was about 7 minutes long.
Let Me - Golden Child changed into their purple outfits from the concert photoshoot. This was the transition from Golden Child's past as high school students. Again the fanchant was lacking, except for the lines we'd say after Seungmin's parts. After Jangjun and Tag's joint rap, the audio stopped as the members sang "Let me know~". I thought it was a glitch, but then the members stopped dancing and Y said, "여러분...무슨 말해요 (Everyone...what do you want to say)?" Goldenness replied, "사랑해 (I love you)!". Y replied, "Eh?" so Goldenness repeated "사랑해!" Then Y replied, "사랑해? 그러면 저희가...하나 둘 셋 (if so then we...1 2 3)!" Then Golden Child shouted, "골든자일드 (Golden Child)!" and Goldenness followed with "사랑해!" Then Jibeom went right back into the chorus by singing "내게 말해줘" and then the audio came back on. It was so beautiful hearing him sing live without any music!
Ment 3 - The members talked about the 사랑해 part in "Let Me". Joochan did a sexy version of the "DamDaDi" choreography, adding in a body roll, while the members kept singing the song. They talked about their new hair colors, like Daeyeol's snow ash and Y's deep blue. They brought up the promise made on Music Bank for Bomin and Seungmin to show their stomachs at the concert. Bomin eventually lifted up his sweater to show the crowd and afterwards crouched on the floor in embarrassment. Then Jangjun ended the ment by saying "Let's! Go~". This ment was about 12 minutes long.
Would U Be My - The setup for this stage was really pretty, where they created a triangle with various steps...it's hard to explain, but it was a really pretty way to set up for this ballad.
Short Ment + 들어봐 줄래 (Listen) - The members started off with singing the "La la la..." part of "Listen" then asked Goldenness to sing along to this part.
Ment 4 - The members were talking about Golden Child's songs (their favorite songs?). Then they said "컴퍼스 (literally 'Compass')". They asked what is Goldenness' favorite song. They mentioned MC Tag. At the end of the ment they said "Let's go". This ment was about 4 minutes long.
Lady - The fanchant was pretty strong except for when we were supposed to shout "Bong Jaehyun" and "Choi Bomin" in the chorus >.< I already have a love-hate relationship (hate because of the disregard of Jaehyun and Bomin, so that hurt a bit. But I'm happy to see "Lady" live with the updated choreography where Bomin and Jaehyun get to be in the front.
너만 보인다 (I See You) - There was a strong fanchant at the beginning but I failed...I knew I had to practice this for tomorrow. Unfortunately the fanchant died down during the chorus. There were no blindfolds. They put both songs where Jaehyun has no lines back-to-back.
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Ment 5 - Golden Child split up into 2 teams where the losing team has to do aegyo as punishment. The winning team is determined by which side of the audience screamed louder. Jaehyun did aegyo by kissing each finger then saying "짠", but had to repeat twice. Then Jibeom mimicked Jaehyun's aegyo and "짠". Goldenness and the members chanted "Kim Jibeom" so Jibeom mimicked Jaehyun again. Then we kept shouting "Hong Joochan" and he kept saying "Hold on, hold on!" in Korean. After a couple of minutes, Joochan cutely said "뚜딴이 귀여워 (Dduddanie is cute)." Surprised, Joochan asked, "안 귀여웠어? 귀여운데 (It wasn't cute? But it was cute...)." Bomin had to do aegyo next, so he asked how Joochan did his. Joochan replied, "주찬이 귀여워. 귀여워 (Joochan is cute. Cute)." Bomin said "보민이 귀여워 (Bomin is cute)" while continually poking his cheeks. Then a member said "Let's go!" to end the ment. This ment was about 12 minutes long.
Genie - It seems like people gave up on the fanchant...during the part where Y and Joochan slide on the floor, Y bumped Joochan so hard that Joochan fell forward against his legs.
VCR Conference Part 2 - This is the second and final part of the previous VCR. They had Jibeom spell "future" and he quickly said "f-u-t-u-r-e". They showed the clip of Golden Movie where the teacher is scolding Jangjun. This VCR was about 7 minutes long.
문제아 (A Song For Me / Joochan Solo) - This began with a solo VCR of Joochan like from the concert teaser. Joochan sat on a simple chair towards the back of the stage, elevated, and the theme was like he's in a quaint, empty house at night. Even though the set and actions were really simple, Joochan really shone as a ballad singer! I always find Joochan most impressive when he sings ballads; his voice just suits them so well.
놓지 않기로 해 (Go Together / Jaehyun & Jibeom & Bomin Unit) - This was another simple stage to really allow us to focus on the boys' vocals. Jibeom stood on a staircase on the left while Bomin stood on one on the right, but there were those walls right in front of them so standing on the far left, I couldn't see Jibeom at all. Jaehyun stood at center stage.
둘만의 천국 (Our Heaven / Daeyeol & Seungmin & Donghyun Unit) - The boys wore simple, casual clothes and stood with mic stands in front of those portable walls (thank goodness this time the walls weren't blocking any members!). Seungmin was on the left, Daeyeol center, and Donghyun right. They started off standing with their mic stands, and then in the middle of the song, they suddenly broke into a choreographed dance with their mic stands! Suddenly the energy really increased for both the boys and the audience; the members were really into it, having lots of fun on stage, and jumping around. Daeyeol was especially into it and he showed such good stage presence. I thought of this song as a pop ballad, but this unit really showed it can be much more energetic and poppy.
Fantasia (Y Solo) - Y started off standing still and singing the first verse, but then he cutely ran to each side to sing; he looked so happy and energetic! He really had such great stage presence, he owned the stage, and he just looked so natural and comfortable up there. Towards the end of the song he went onto a platform that elevated him, and he really did look like an angel.
No Matter What (Jangjun & Tag ft. Joochan) - There was all red lighting, and the members looked so sleek in black suits. All 3 members got the audience going and really owned the stage. Joochan kept taking his jacket off his shoulders and going hard, really trying hard (and succeeding!) at that sexy concept he's always wanted. Towards the end Jangjun shouted, "Say 'No Matter What'!" "Say 'Lee Jangjun'!" "Say 'Son Youngtaek'!" "Say 'Hong Joochan'!" "Say 'Golden Child'!" And the audience always shouted it back. Then Jangjun yelled, "소리질러 (Make some noise)!" The order of the solo and unit stages was spot on, increasing the energy with each stage.
Ment 6 - Most members came back onto the stage and talked with the audience while the remaining members were changing. They came out in their glittery black suits like in the concert teaser and photoshoot. The members were imitating the previous stage by chanting "Hong Joochan! Lee Jangjun! Son Youngtaek! No Matter What!" The members asked fans how the stages were. Then one member imitated the "Our Heaven" stage by shouting "Jump! Jump! Jump!" Then the members imitated Jibeom's line "자리에~" I think they asked the audience which solo/unit stage was best, and they heard "Fantasia" so Y said "그러세요." Donghyun sang "놓지 않기로 해." Another member jokingly sang "이 자리에~" A few minutes later the remaining members came onto the stage. This ment was about 6 minutes long.
느껴져 (Lately) - I can't believe I'm actually seeing the first official stage of this!
도망가지마 (Don't Run Away) - The moving walls were back, but it was really intricately used this time! The choreography began with like 3 members dancing while the others were hidden behind the walls, then they kept adding more and more members into the choreography. It was really cool to see!
Ment 7 - This is the "ending" ment before the encore stage. Joochan sang his line "날 구해줘" from Wannabe a few times and started talking about it. I think they were mentioning how they sang all the songs from Re-boot then they mentioned "She's My Girl" so Y sang that line twice (memory is getting hazy at this part...). Jangjun said it's the last song coming up. They mentioned Woollim family. Jangjun introduced each band member, and they started playing their instruments to "Billie Jean" as they were introduced; Jangjun was using his announcer voice like he did on Lovelyz' "Cameo" performance from Queendom. They thanked all the staff members and stylists. At the end the members said in unison, "지금까지 골든차일드 있습니다 감사합니다 (It's been Golden Child, thank you)!" This ment was under 10 minutes long.
Wannabe - The stage began with Bomin having a solo dance on the right, along with a remix intro of "Wannabe". Then Donghyun had a solo dance on the left, then 7 members danced together in the center, then Jaehyun came from the back center and walked to the front center to be in his place for the beginning of the choreography. I later found out from my friend that Jaehyun actually had a solo dance in the back center, I just couldn't see it from my angle...The fanchants were definitely the loudest throughout the song (except for the name chant)...it seems like most fans present were new fans? Once the song ended, the curtain was back on and fans shouted "encore" consistently for under 4 minutes until a VCR appeared.
Encore: VCR - A 30 second long VCR played continuing the opening concert VCR.
Encore: 나침반 (Compass) - The boys came back out wearing the concert hoodies and performed "Compass". Surprisingly the crowd was shouting the unofficial fanchant for this.
Encore: Ment 8 - A fan yelled "사랑해 동현 (I love you Donghyun)!" and Donghyun yelled back "어 사랑해 (oh I love you)!" Later on Jangjun said "Thank you!" The band started playing sad background music and the members groaned and said "아 멘트인데 (ah it's ment time)". The boys gave their individual ending ments from left to right, starting with Seungmin. While Seungmin was speaking, Tag caringly wiped sweat off of Seungmin's face. As he put the napkin into his pocket, he made a jokingly disgusted face before putting it into his pocket. Tag spoke next and while thanking the stylists, said "헤어 앤 메이크업 예쁘네 (Our hair and makeup are pretty)" and fans agreed then Tag replied "그죠 (right)?!" Then he said "Yes!" Y spoke third, and he started having a conversation with the audience after hearing our reaction. He mentioned something about 'Fantasia'. Donghyun went next and mentioned Minchan, and as the audience awed at the mention of his name, Donghyun was surprised and asked, "민찬 아세요 (You know Minchan)?!" Jibeom went next and in the middle of his speech, he kept pausing and tearing up. The mood of the entire venue just got so sad, and I definitely teared up with him. Donghyun asked, "왜 그래 (Why are you like that)?" It was so hard for Jibeom to continue but he finished. Bomin went next and somehow he showed no signs of being overemotional, no tear in sight. Seventh was Daeyeol, and he kept pausing to try and hold back tears. Fans yelled "사랑해" in support. Joochan spoke next, but he had a long pause before starting and was sniffling and tearing up. A fan yelled "울지마 (Don't cry)!" He was able to complete his speech in one go though. It just felt so emotional that Jibeom and Joochan were the two that really cried during the concert, since they especially had openly difficult times throughout 2019 that affected the team. As much I had jokingly wanted to see the members cry, I didn't want it to be like this; I just hope they know that they're all doing so well and are Goldenness' pride and joy. Jangjun spoke ninth, and he mentioned all members like Bomin who has lots of schedules, leader Daeyeol, mom Y, Bongvely Jaehyun, and then he started going onto another topic when the audience was like "Donghyunnie..." and then Jangjun was like "미안하다 (Sorry)" for forgetting to mention Donghyun. Jaehyun was the last member to speak, and he mentioned (I think the lyrics of?) his unit song "놓지 않기로 해". Daeyeol wrapped up the ending ment. Thoughout the ending ments, Y kept walking over to give those who were crying napkins, and he'd place them into their hoodie pocket. This encore ment lasted 28 minutes long.
Encore: Thank You + 모든 날 (All Day) -
Random Anecdotes:
- I forgot if it was the first or second day, but Bomin kept sitting or crouching on the floor during ments; he seemed really tired
- Again I forgot if it was the first or second day, but one of the hot packs bounced off the first few rows of fans and to the feet of the guard. He picked it up and bowed while looking down to hand the hot pack, not wanting to pick favorites.
- Being on the far left and with the concert lighting, I had no idea Jangjun had those orange dyed streaks in his hair! I thought it was all black and was shocked when I saw photos on Twitter later on. The same goes for Y, I didn't know how blue his hair was.
- Jangjun especially and Tag kept making eye contact with fans (including me!)
- During ments the two staff on my side kept offering fans water
- Fans in the front row were filming with their phones while others in the second row used cameras; surprisingly the staff up front were really chill about it. I didn't get the courage until after the encore ment to film
- The entire concert was about 3 hours 20 minutes long (from safety rules audio clip to end of ending VCR)
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