Ahhhh ok I’m still coming off the high so I thought I’d run here to brain dump some of my thoughts and impressions 🙌

Some context: I had VIP 2 tickets. I should have probably had a better spot, but I fucked up the wristband process and ended up being in the 700s spot in line for sound check 😩 that said, I still had a pretty good vantage point so I can’t complain too much

Sound check:

The crowd was EXTREMELY hype for this. There were so many false alarms of people screaming and everyone thinking the boys were coming out lol. Then, they finally emerged super casually just strolling from side stage, dressed in street clothes…and we all went WILD!!! Energy was electric.

They look exactly the same in person as they do on screen. It was very surreal. They seemed really tired (physically), but their energy was good and they were warm and happy to be there.

They performed about 3 songs. XO… and I legit can’t remember the rest, lol. I think I was too in awe.

Jake is INCREDIBLY, SHOCKINGLY HOT in person. My god. Glowing skin, gleaming flowing hair, Aussie charm, and that sexy ass fuckboy thing he’s always doing with his tongue 😩😩😩 if Korean society were different, I bet he’d absolutely be out here slaying [redacted] and just knee deep in [redacted redacted] 😂

Concert:

Amazing!!! I feel like my experience was also enhanced by the people in the audience with me, too. I was surrounded by some of the most hyped up fan girls imaginable. One girl to my left kept bellowing “GOTDAYUM! GOTDAYUM! GOTDAYUMMM!” any time any of the boys did anything remotely noteworthy lmao.

In terms of stage presence, Heeseung (my beloved, my one and only, my bias) was (unsurprisingly) magnetic…but so was Jungwon! I don’t bias him so this was a really pleasant surprise. They both have a way of making it seem/feel like they’re looking at and performing to you and ONLY you. I have no idea how this sorcery is accomplished. Even through a camera lens and jumbo monitor, it seriously feels like they are locking eyes with you. You can tell they’re both in their element on stage.

Sunoo is soft and sweet and 1000% baby girl.

Sunghoon is a beautiful and gorgeous human being. He looks like he stepped off of a fashion runway or from the pages of a dark romantasy novel. Also he wear a sleeveless shirt for much of the concert and the girlies were DOWN BAD.

He also like…didn’t sweat, somehow. I swear he just looked pristine the whole time lmao. On the other hand, Heeseung was dripping in sweat by the end (no complaints from me 😏). Oh yeah, and he also yelled “making some FUCKING noise!” which I will definitely be playing on loop in my head for the next day or so

Ni-Ki was swaggy and vibing and absolutely feeling himself tonight, lol. He got a lot of love from NYers!!!

Jay brought it on all fronts and killed it, as usual! Also…I didn’t know that Lucifer was performed with him, Sunghoon, and Jake wearing PRIEST COLLARS LMAOOOOO. Omg. It’s too much. And I absolutely loved it.

Ah, and Jakey… we call him the Rizzler with good reason. I don’t want to talk about him anymore lest I work myself up into a frenzy.

Ok that’s all I can think of for now. Thank you reading my stan ravings. I’m salty I couldn’t attend send off, so hoping that we get some good footage from that tonight.

Cheers! ✌️