The beginning of this day was pretty standard. We went to the Samsung delight museum where Samsung displays all of its new technology and some games~~ we had lunch afterwards and then went to Kpop dance class. We learnt the song Bar Bar Bar by Crayon Pop which is really popular in Korea right now ( the level of gangnam style). We learnt the first half of this song and I guess it'd come in handy if you're ever forced to be in a dance competition for a shopping mall. But what are the chances of that happening... Right...?
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That night I went to dongdaemun with my friends Nick and Carly...everything was going fine in the beginning. We bought clothes, did a 4d ride, and was just walking out of the mall when we heard that they were having a dance completion for Bar Bar Bar. We thought it'd be fun to watch considering that we just learned the song.. I did not volunteer to go but the MC saw that I was a foreigner and begged me to go on stage, I just had a YOLO moment and handed my bags to my friends and went on stage. I thought I'd be doing it with other people but no.. I had the solo stage with about 250 people watching me... I knew about half the dance by memory Too XD you know what.. Am I embarrassed? yes! Do I like winning $10 giftcards because I'm a foreigner and I danced it? yes! So I guess it all worked out! I did run off stage laughing afterwards! I went far away and kind of had a mental breakdown at what I just did.. My friend videotaped it too... 아이고... Maybe someday I'll be able to laugh about the video and not cringe... Then again maybe not!
The next day was very special for 2 reasons! One: We had the closing ceremony today! And Two: the B.A.P concert was tonight!
I'll start with the ceremony because the concert part is a longgggggg conversation!
The ceremony was on a cruise ship that went around the Han River~ it lasted about 2 hours and we all got our certificates and also the pottery we painted the first day of our excursion! During the ceremony they showed our video compilation from the trip and we all laughed! I have a copy on DVD and I can't wait to watch it again and again whenever I miss my Seoul❤
After we got back from the ceremony it was our free time! Our convert started at 6pm ( I know early but it didn't feel like it!) I got ready and them headed down to the lobby with my friend Carly to find 3 other people who were going~ 2 people had to exchange some money so we went to Myeongdong to go to the currency exchange place~! Then we spent about an hour on the subway to the Olympic Park Stadium exit. When we got off you could tell there was a B.A.P concert going on.. So many fan girls and stands selling Merch ( unofficial but still good!) I bought a cheap light stick so I had something to catch the attention of the group and also a weapon against crazy fans who want to push through everyone to the front.. We followed the crowd about a 1/4 mile to the concert hall where we picked up our tickets and stood in our respective line ( concerts are so organized!) within 5 minutes our line was taken inside and into our pit. Yes pit.. I mean it looked like a pit. There was the main stage up front and then a walkway in the middle to a smaller stage. We were in the pit that was in front of that smaller stage. There was no assigned seating rules.. I mean fans just packed to the front and kept pulsing to the front. When the concert started that's when things got good.. I mean they're not B(est) A(bsolute) P(erfecf) for no reason! This was my first concert but man was it amazing! When the members came to the smaller stage I was only 1 yard away from them and when they look at you directly...man that feeling was amazing! I'm a foreigner so I stood out :D I got 10 uninterrupted seconds of Himchan eye contact time when he had a break right in front of me ❤❤❤❤ B.A.P 짱~~ the concert lasted about 2 hours and I didn't know I could stand for 3 plus hours without a break..I guess that's Kpop power for you! The concert title was " WANTED: Live on Earth" and this concert was the rehearsal for their final concert the next day- which was the day we left Korea! It was funny and it was just amazing to see Koop idols live.. Like not 3 inches tall on my screen but 5ft 5in + in person... Yay~~
After the concert we followed a line outside where they were selling official b.a.p merchandise! The line after we got there got crazy! I'm glad we got there quickly! I bought a B.A.P concert t-shirt and also a signed copy of their newest mini album "Badman". My album was signed by Himchan (who I got eye contact with and also my bias) and the photocard I got was Jongup :)
We rode the subway back~ ate at Paris Baguette~ and then headed back to our rooms for our final night in Seoul~
***quick section about the flight***
Not much happened the next morning~ we just went on the bus to the airport, checked in, and boarded 30 mins after security! The flight was 14 hours long but I slept for about 10 of it~! I then had another flight 3 hours after we got through security again to Boston and then I was back home before I knew it~
I miss you Seoul
L.O.V.E ❤ 박주리
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