STRAY KIDS Maniac Seoul Concert (Patreon)
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The person I was before and after this concert are two different people. No joke. This concert did something to me. I'M ACTUALLY gonna post-pone concert month for a minute now to digest this and maybe resume in a week.
No doubt the best concert I've probably ever seen, k-pop or not. WHICH is NUTS cos I've seen Beyonce/Mariah and more lol. This wins cos I'm seated and can hear and see everything perfectly lol but in truth Renaissance was insane.
ANYWAY.
I don't even know where to start. THE LIVE SINGING?! THROUGHOUT! With stamina and depth and power and confidence. THE FANTASTIC Band and rearranged songs. The tight choreo MIXED with freestyling moments where you can SEE they're having fun. They're the first group I've seen CONSTANTLY VIBE to their own music so much even when it's no their part. It's infectious and makes you enjoy the music. They're also the ONLY group that have performed songs I don't love SO well that I don't even want to skip.
I also nearly cried on CAMERA. WTF?! That's not like me. The outfits were FLAWESS and styled to PERFECTION for each member. The LED Screen was putting in the WORK and made the light work even more impactful for each song.
LEE KNOW was my MVP. FUCKING HELL, I saw a whole new side to him. I.N also, such extremes but I feel like I said more in the reaction and there's no other ways to verbalise what a transcendent experience this was for me. I didn't think I could love and enjoy a performance this much and I've seen so many great ones but this somehow combined EVERYTHING I loved before and added its own touch.
Their chemistry is beyond and is also what made me connect to them even more. I've also pledged to REWATCH this concert or maybe another city in the future because I want to experience this greatness again. There was more I wanted to remember to say whilst watching but I've forgotten now cos it's all encompassing but I HOPE how this concert made me feel is even CLOSE to being translated in these words.
Lee Know, Christopher, Changbin, Han, I.N, Seungmin, Felix & Hyunjin,
THANK YOU <3