This has been long overdue.

I'm updating!! Now let's all take a moment to relish this...because we know it doesn't happen often these days. HAHA :P

Anyway, I had a list somewhere that reminded me everything I needed to post about, but I might have misplaced it by now. woops. I'll just do my best!^^

Let's get the Kpop stuff out of the way since I know a lot of you don't care...and if you do, I either already told you or went with you to the show! ;) If I didn't tell you, feel free to bug me for more details later.


Musicals:

1. Went to Thrill Me a few more times (I think only once more!). More cuteness from him, even a hug! I was pleased~~^^

2. Spamalot!!!! LOL It might have been in Korean, but I understood it! Thank goodness for being so into the movie. :P The best part? SPAM IS BIG HERE. So, those jokes were extra funny. Yehsung was adorable fail and has a gorgeous voice. We didn't stalk afterward because it was late and we didn't want to deal with the fans.

3. Since I'm thinking about musicals, I'll talk about Three Musketeers next. Kyuhyun (the youngest in Super Junior) played D'Artagnon. This was more of a rock musical, which isn't Kyu's strong point; nevertheless, he did a decent job. He was pretty cute with his uncertainty and awkwardness. It was his first musical. But, all in all I enjoyed it! The rest of the cast was pretty awesome, too!

4. GOONG! YUNHO! MERRY CHRISTMAS!! YAY! hahaha Goong is a popular drama, that finally was turned into a musical. Yunho from DBSK (MY ALL TIME FAVE GROUP EVER) was the main lead. He was fantastic! He has come a long way since their debut. He was never the main vocals in DBSK, mostly because he has the lower range and wasn't all that strong before. This was definitely worth it. It was a cute show, pretty funny, even though I didn't understand much, and the songs were great. No pics because I forget most places allow cameras at musicals, during curtain call. I think I found some pics online, so I'll share one of those maybe. :)

5. On Air! This is the most recent musical I've been to. It stars Kevin from UKISS. He's Korean, but born and raised mostly in San Fransisco. SO HE SPEAKS FLUENT ENG (cue NON akward moments!^^) We've been a few times now and had the opportunity to speak with him, too! My friend put in her name during an audience talk moment. He found out our names and where we're from! *squeeeee* (sorry had to get that out haha!) Also got a handshake~~~ ^_^
Here's the shout out he gave us from the first time we came: http://twitpic.com/3soset/full
Also took some fancams! The sound is weird because my camera doesn't filter well. Turn the volume down! http://youtu.be/DLP6whcx8dg and part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM0ln6_R3N8
He's pretty tall, taller than I expected? He's just so small and *pretty* that I expected him to be smaller than me. He's taller than me, but not by too much. ^^ I hope he does more musicals in the future because it definitely has helped his singing improve! Now for Soohyun "powervocal" to star in a musical!! :D That would be great~~~


Now to the concerts!! (BIG POST IS GONNA BE BIG) :P

1. FT ISLAND ~~This was so fun!! They're more ballad/rock? They play their own instruments and aren't as mainstream (well didn't used to be). Here's a sample! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5F9kL0DMGo
Anyway, they rock. The end. ^^ I have some awesome pics, I just need to resize and post. Posting pictures...ya, that's somewhere on my To Do List. We also got to be filmed as the audience for Secret Garden (Korean drama)! Can't find the two white girls though. *sadface* But, it was an awesome drama anyway~~

2. Lee Seung Gi ~~Went with my friend Sarah who became a fan all on her own (AKA I didn't introduce her to his music!) I knew of him, but never got into his stuff. Regardless, it's kpop so I agreed to go! I'm glad I did. That boy can put on a show. He's very well rounded and a really great singer. He can do ballads, rock, and few things in between. His concert was definitely interesting. He did a few trot songs I knew, some ballads from his drama (My Girlfriend is a Gumiho) and rock covers. It was a good time. No pics from that concert, mostly because that venue is pretty picky about cameras.

3. YG Family (Includes: Big Bang, Se7en, Psy, 2NE1, Gummy) ~~SE7ENNNN!!!!!!♥ He's my favorite solo artist. He was basically the only reason I chose to go. I know, crazy right?! Big Bang is super popular, and I choose Se7en over them. :P I like them but I like him more. haha
Got a fancam of Se7en and maybe a few pics. But, again the venue is picky about cameras. I was having too much fun partying it up with my friends anyway. Moral to this story? Gummy is an awesome singer and can make 2NE1 songs sound way better; Se7en is still my favorite; 2NE1 is fun; Big Bang is even more fun (TOP is awkward turtle LOL, Daesung is such an awesome performer, and the others are cool too. :P); Psy is crazy! LOL I'll stop there. Again, if you want details, we can chat later.

4. CN BLUE ~~Yay more live bands!! I mean those that play instruments. ^^ Not fantastic seats, but still pretty cool. They are wonderful live. Poor Yonghwa killed his voice cuz he got so into it. He cracked only a few times and managed to cover it up with being so into everything. :) He's awesome. Oh and Jungshin (bass player) is adorable! He's so not a typical bass player...he hops around the stage! It's cute. I bought one of the big packages and my Christmas card was SIGNED!♥ *squeeeee*
BTW, who wants to send me poster sticky-stuff? I ran out and it's not sold here, as far as I know. :(

5. JYJ ~~The three members of DBSK that left SM Entertainment (or are trying to?). Fun concert, I'll share some pics on facebook, later. Most of the songs were in English because they can't use any DBSK/SM Ent songs. Junsu was gorgeous and his voice was perfection. I love him. Jae's voice came close to it, but I enjoyed hearing him sing anyway. Yuchun, I care less about. Sorry Chun fans. I feel like it's his fault for this split.

6. SHINee!! ~~YAY. Awesome boys are awesome. I had so much fun, even with the issue with having my camera. Minho is soooo fun to watch. He runs around like a little kid, trying to make all the fans excited. Onew is still a unique leader, what with him almost falling off stage (he was spinning too fast hahaha) and choosing to sing an opera song!! That boy amazes me. Here's a fancam because I can't not share it. Even his voice cracks were covered well! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FFZ7a2GC7w
Key is still fierce and crazy. He covered some song called "My first Kiss" and wore a bright pink leather jacket with jewel studded sunglasses. All in all, a fun concert! We even got to see members of Beast, SNSD and DBSK in the audience!! Yunho and Changmin♥!!!!! :)

7. 2AM Concert ~Fun! They're a ballad group, but totally know how to put on a fun concert. Started off with the ballads, eased into some jazz-style cover songs, had one guest (SAN-E yay!), solos, and fun remixes of their songs. Changmin is the oldest and one of my favorites. Mostly because he has gorgeous voice and some nice muscles. ;) All I noticed were his legs. Jinwoon brought me over to his fandom, though! He did like 3 double takes with the group of foreigners I came to the show with. And each time, he waved and grinned like the baby that he is. :P He's the youngest of the group. He also countered that cuteness by COVERING MUSE. ON THE GUITAR. He sang, too, which was lovely! I have now become a Jinwoon fan (Changmin who? LOL) Good times. ^^

Nothing else to share. My culture experience has only been concerts and musicals. Ian and I didn't go to the aquarium or city tour when he was here. But that's ok, it was a fantastic time anyway!

I wanted to post a little bit of things I've experienced that I know are different culturally, but it's hard to remember to pay attention to those things. I guess I adjust well to the culture here; I don't notice those things that most others would find strange or different. I will definitely try to take note when I can.

AND I'M DONE. FOR NOW. :P Long post was long...but now I don't have to worry about it now! Another post SHOULD come after this weekend. I have KRY (Super Junior sub group) Concert, On Air Musical (again), and a New Year Brunch. Hope to be semi-on time with those posts!! Sorry this was long, but I'm sure those that read it will enjoy~~~Love you!♥