It's been almost 3 months since the concert and I think I start to forget some of the details and the reason for this post's delay is because (again) SHINee. if you're a SHINee World you'll know what I mean.
So, the whole journey started when there's an announcement about spotify on stage concert on July 10th. The performing acts made my heart drop....... DNCE was on the list!!!!
The truth is, ever since their disbandment I never dreamed of seeing their concert. When Joe introduced his new band there was a slightest hope that there would be some way to see my Joey bear but that was all. That was why I didn't feel that excited to go to the concert. I was afraid I'd end up getting even more hurt if there was something happened to the concert just like the rumored Jonas Brothers concert 5 years ago.
At first I decided to just give it a shot at ticketing because it was free! *cue SHINee's nothing to lose*. Few weeks later, I got the ticket!!!! And finally, after weeks of contemplating whether I should go or not (it was D-2 of the concert after mom said "go for it"), I bought the flight ticket.
The night before the concert I was on the edge of breaking down, did I make a right decision? Would I be disappointed because I might lose my chance to see SHINee? Would Joe still be the Joe I used to know? and many other questions that I didn't know how to answer. I was listening to the DNCE (the album) and DNCE (the song) played and I just knew I have to see DNCE (the band). I went to bed feeling giddy with the thought of seeing the man of my dream for yeaaaaarrrssss.
I couldn't sleep. My flight was at 6 AM and that was crazzy because I only slept for an hour and had to wake up at 4 then bla bla bla phew let's move on with the real stuff shall we?
My original plan was once I got off the plane I'd go straight to the venue but something came up so I didn't. While waiting on the airport there was this crazy idea about welcoming Joe at the airport but I didn't know which flight was he in or what time he'd be landed and of course, which gate would he walked out from? those questions were too much for my only-slept-for-2-hours-brain to handle. But of course, universe had planned something amazing for me.
I decided to wait for DNCE at the airport.
Unlike my previous experiences with welcoming my idols at the airport where I just had to look for the most crowded gate and patiently wait there, nope that didn't happen. It was just like a regular day at an airport, there was no group of girls gathering around at all so I thought we were in the wrong gate. I checked twitter and apparently someone was also waiting for DNCE as well so we changed our waiting place.
And just when we walked out from the gate we saw Cole!!!!!! You know him with his hair, everyone would notice him immediately and there was also Jack. So we ran, like I never ran so fast then. And my shawol mind got the best of me, while everyone was asking pictures I was standing there only looking and afraid to get close. It was 3 seconds later when I realized "where is Joe????"
hold your breath everyone, this story will be getting more intense.
You know that feeling when you feel like time is slowing down and you finally realize your whole life is a piece after piece to make a perfect puzzle that is the time you finally met someone you've been longing for almost your entire life? That was how I feel. My legs were nearly giving up, I could only waved.
Then Joe started walking towards me (my blog my rule) all smiley and being so out of this world handsome. Few people asked for pictures again with him then my body was suddenly on autopilot and before I know, I took picture with him! I TOOK A PICTURE WITH HIS HIGHNESS JOSEPH ADAM JONAS YOU ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the picture turned out bad because he had to get moving :( but at least I took a picture with him? HA! to those who said I couldn't meet Joe, IN YOUR FACE!!!
The other members were all very nice. They took pictures with the fans and even signed for their CDs.
Long story short, after hourrssssss of waiting in the messiest queue that I have ever been to and meet other DNCE fans, we finally got into the venue. Ah right, the venue was also the same venue for SWC V in Jakarta so I was a bit melancholic back then (judge me, I missed them so much). They delayed the concert for I'm not sure how long because it was just so messy.
when the light dimmed, the show started.
The show started with AMPM, the second act was Isyana, and the third......NCT 127. At that very point, I was just thankful I didn't die because the lack of air. The pushing had gotten to the point where my sweet baby Doyoung made a terrified face. My shoes, my lovely concert wedges that I bought and used since Infinite Effect Jakarta broke :( also I'm still sad I didn't get to see their stages well. I love their songs and their choreographs and I was so close to the stage yet I couldn't see them perfectly. Raisa performed after NCT 127 and after Raisa was Afgan. The closing stage was Dipha Barus whose stage was so lit!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Isyana |
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| Raisa |
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| Afgan |
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| AMPM |
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| NCT 127 aka dedek dedek lucu :3 |
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| Last act, Dipha Barus. |
Aaaaaanndddd finally, the main reason of why would I went through so many troubles.....
When Joe took of the mask, my legs were shaking. I couldn't believe he was right there, after me, singing and playing around on the stage which located after me, he was there, he was real, he was not the pixels that I see on internet or tv he was really there in front of me.
Their first song was, Naked. They were very interactive with fans and jumping around from one side to another especially Joe. It was really really amazing. The next song was my all time favorite, DNCE! After DNCE they perform Body moves (another favorite), a mash up, Doctor you, Almost (Listening to Joe's ballad singing voice live is definitely on my list of spiritual experience. I was so blessed), Toothbrush (do I even need to tell you how much i love this song?), Pay my rent, Kissing Strangers (I swear I thought the whole venue was singing along to this), another mash up and the last one was, of course, Cake by the ocean (I might or might not practicing my singing voice to this song on karaoke few days prior to the concert).
I don't know how to describe how I felt back then but to put it mildly the whole day from meeting Joe at the airport to the point where they did their last bow was way more than I have ever imagined and dreamed of.
The four them was so energetic and made us even more excited for their whole stages. They were like sending their energy to us and vice versa it was surreal to say the least. Honestly, I can't remember much details because it's been 4 months since then but for sure I will never forget how amazing their stages were.
So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you DNCE and especially, thank you my forever joey bear. Thank you for making me wait for almost 9 years to finally meet you. Please don't make me wait for another 9 years to see you again.
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