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After having a nerve racking/fun time during the press conference of Super Junior, me and Shayne headed to the concert right away along with our other friends fearing that there will be a long line when we get to Araneta Coliseum, the biggest concert coliseum in the Philippines. So when But when we got there, our thoughts were right, pack of fans were already in line waiting for the gates to open. Good thing our tickets have seat number; we were relieve not to get squash with mobs of fans wanting to get in first. So we waited outside the stadium until 6 o'clock in the evening then they opened the gates. We were already excited, more exciting than the press conference I just experienced. Shayne and I split up that time, our tickets were different though both of us were VIP, hers was standing while mine was sitting.

I was with my other friends that time and all of us were ecstatic when we got to our seats. What excite as the most is that we were seated 4 rows away from the stage which means were really close to them. The whole stadium was filling up already and everyone brought their own blue light stick. Sapphire Blue is the official fandom color of Super Junior. It was freezing cold inside the coliseum but i needed to endure it, besides its going to be hot when the concert starts.

We waited for 30 minutes until the lights went dim and at the same time we started screaming. I took out my camera, turned on my light stick and got ready on what’s going to happen. And then there they go, Super Junior came out! The screams went louder and everyone was jumping on their seat. I, who was holding my camera, wasn’t able to get good shots because my hands were shaking. There were fireworks while they were performing their first song. My inner fan girl really came out. I was screaming their names, jumping and dancing on my seat (I don’t even know how I did that) and waving my light stick. I was thinking “Dang~ so this is what happens during their concerts!” Their first 4 performances were fast beat song, so everyone was having some crazy time. After that they had their own solo performances. There were performances that made us cry, made us jump and dance and made us just screamed. During their performances, we did some fan chants and we also sing along with their songs. A total of 32 songs were performed during the whole concert.

It was really fun! We still want more; it’s as if 3 hours was not enough. It was really memorable! I and Shayne met up after the concert because we need to compile all the news we got that day. She slept at my house since we need to make an article right away. I really felt like reporter that day, we needed to make a scoop right away so ours will be the first one on the search engines. We were really tired but it was all worth it!

Korean Popular Music or more commonly known as K-Pop is widespread music genre currently invading Asia and now North & South America and Europe. I honestly admit that I am a big fan of Korean songs. Actually not only a fan, I’m addicted to it. It first started when a friend of mine was doodling something on her notebook, writing something that looks Chinese to me. I asked her what it was and then she started introducing me to “KPOP”. Because of Kpop, I experience a lot of first in my life that I never thought I will ever be involve with and one of those is becoming a “one day paparazzi”.

Super Junior, my favorite kpop group, went to the Philippines for a concert for the first time. I was so excited and anxious that I withdrew all my of my savings (it’s not that much on it by the way) just to get the VIP seat that cost me Php8000 ($182). . I didn’t expect the tickets will be that expensive, but I was so desperate that I thought “it’s their first time, I love them why not make the most of it”. Since I’m part of Daily Kpop news (click me!), an English-base Korean pop news site, we tried to coordinate with the organizers of the concert to make us their partner. Luckily we got it and we were given 2 press conference pass. I and my co-author/friend Shayne were lucky to have the press pass and both of us were excited and nervous.

It was April 10, 2010 when the concert and press conference was at the same day. Shayne and I were so panicky that we do not know what to expect and what to wear. The press conference was held in one of the famous hotels in the Philippines and we will be surrounded by professional people that we see on TV or read on the newspaper. No clue on what is going to happen; we just wore simple t-shirt, pants and brought a DSLR camera, at least to make us look legit. While waiting, they served food for us all since it was during lunch time. All the foods were displayed on a long table and all of it looks good. There were sushi, cakes, pasta, chocolate and many more. After eating, they already opened the doors of the room for the press conference. Shayne and I split up, me on the right side of the room and her in the middle so that we can get a good shot.Five minutes later they already started the event. After the introduction and some few speeches from the organizers, they already let Super Junior enter the room. I feel like hyperventilating because I don’t want to let my inner fan girl come out. My hands were shaking and I was biting my tongue so I won’t squeal. I tried to regain my composure and focus on what I had to do. They took pictures with the coordinators and organizers then after that the Q&A portion already started. I took pictures and videos and at the same time trying to concentrate on the questions and their answers because I need it for my article.

When the press conference was all done I told myself “So that is how they do it.” It was really thrilling, exciting and challenging. After that, I and Shayne need pack up and get ready fast for the next event, the concert.

This were the videos i took and you will notice my hands were shaking!