First of all, I apologize for the length of this fan account. Its written in stream of consciousness, so I ramble. =)
I arrived at City Hall station a little past noon and didn't realize how far the art center actually was from the station. Thankfully, I remembered the bus number from the map, hopped on with a lot of other fangirls, and went up a steep, steep mountain to get to Sangmyung University's art center. By the time I figured out where I was supposed to go and actually arrived at the university, it was around 1:45 pm.
I waited in line for about an hour, went up to the table, showed them my documents, and they gave me a wristband and fan goods~~! Point of interest: the same security team that did the JYJ fansign also did this event, so I saw the same behind the scenes people. I think their name was Dream Korea Security or Korea Dream Security-- something like that.
Anyway, then, I sat off to the side to write a fan letter. By the time I was done, it was after 3 pm and we were supposed to be lining up at 5:30. It was balls cold and all the buildings were closed, so I had no idea what I should do.
Finally, I decided that I needed to eat, because 15 hours of being awake + not eating = badness. Also, fan events are always stressful as hell. You're stressed that you won't find the place because they're always in the middle of nowhere (i know that 1000+ fangirls in Seoul Square is a bad idea, but it would nice if these locations were easier to find), you're scared of being denied access for some stupid reason, and then you're anxious about the fan event itself. And it was soooo flippin' cold outside. We were up in the mountains. It was cold, gray, and damp with the wind blowing on us. Even when we went inside to get our tickets, I could see my breath when we were in the lobby. Standing up there with nothing to do was not fun. So, I went down the mountain to try and find some food. I found an awesome coffee shop called "Coffeeine". Everything else was closed because it was Sunday/Seolnal vacation, so that was pretty much it. I got a coffee and a blueberry bagel with cream cheese. I felt so bad for the ahjusshi behind the counter. He was the only worker there and all the fangirls descended down from the mountain like a pack of ravenous wolves. We were placing orders faster than he could make them. I had to wait 45-50 minutes for him to make me a cafe mocha and toast my blueberry bagel-- just because there were so many orders before mine. He probably doesn't see that many customers on a Sunday and his hands were shaking so badly. ^.^" Poor man. I hung out in the coffee shop until 5:30, then I headed back up the mountain. My calves were killing me on Monday.
Anyway, I had an amazing seat~! Even though it was on the second floor, I was first row, dead center. It was fantastic. The security guy looked at me and my amazing seat and asked to see my ticket. I pulled it out of my purse and in my head I said, "In your face, bitch. I'm a foreigner but I can figure out where my seat is, thank you very much!" They had two projector screens set up on either side of the stage with an image of Yunho (same as the event poster). They were also playing the KYHD album while everyone was getting seated, which we all enjoyed.
Ohh~ they were also REALLY serious about cameras. Before the event started, they just yelled at you and confiscated your memory card. During the event, they kicked you out after confiscating your memory card. I saw two girls from the second floor who were escorted out, crying. I've only seen two fancams of this event and those girls were ballsy. I hope and pray that this event ends up on AADBSK4, because I need subs. >.< I actually want to know what they were talking about.
When the event started, they played the KYHD dance 1 MV (non ugly-fur-suit version ftw). The crowd half-heartedly did the fan chant-- mostly I think it was due to the fact that we weren't sure if it was appropriate. But everyone was waving their light stick to the music, so it was a good atmosphere. Everyone was getting pumped~~.
After the KYHD video, ONEW comes out as the MC~! He then does an intro and then Yunho comes out! Massive cheers and light stick waving!!! He wore tight pants, boots that laced up mi-calf, a suit jacket, and a very sparklely bow tie that didn't sit flush against him, so the sparklely side wasn't that visible-- which I think was a good thing.
Onew and Yunho were talking and they did an intro interview segment. Then, SM made a long video history of Yunho video moments and pictures. They did a timeline of Yunho starting with DBSK's debut in 2003 through their recent comeback. It surprised me that they touched upon the lawsuit, but it was really at the very last of the video. To me, it was presented in a very, "Yeah this happened, but TVXQ lives on." This video made me feel really emotional, because it covered dbsk's highlights, focused on Yunho of course, but still DBSK triumphs. Like, Purple Line going #1 on Oricon, them receiving their daesangs, clips of Yunho performing at all the different concerts and Goong, and I thought, "I was a fan through all that. I witnessed them doing those things and have supported them." I'm not the only one, of course, but it touched me to remember all those moments. Onew and Yunho were really cute. They kept thinking the video was over, but then more and more clips and images would pop up. Then, came the batch of sexy Yunho photos-- candids from HTTG with his shirt off, other random, misc candids, and stills from the Wrong Number video. When the screencap of him in the bath tub came on, the fans lost their minds, as if they had never seen that mv before. Then Yunho said, "Yah! something something namja something something." Probably something along the lines of, "you shouldn't look at men when they're taking a bath" or "why are you so excited to see naked men"
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Yunho: (Embarrassed) Yah… Why do you girls get so excited when you see sexual images [of men]…
After that, Onew and Yunho talked a bit more. Then, the backstage people brought out this shadow box thing, with 4 spaces. Then, when it was lit, you could see that they're were 4 mystery guest silhouettes. As soon as it was lit, EVERYONE knew which one was Changmin (the 1st box). Even Yunho knew and kept referring to that "mystery guest" as Changmin. It was really funny that when Changmin would give a smart answer, Yunho would say, "Ah, that's DEFINITELY Changmin!" HAHA! As soon as Yunho identified Changmin, he then speculated that there was probably a SHINee and SuJu member among the other guests. They were picking balloons off the stage so that they could use the helium to disguise their voices. I think Changmin was getting a headache from all the helium--- he inhaled at least 3 balloons worth and everytime he had to breathe in more helium, he would give this big, traumatized sigh before doing it. Awwww.... He definitely talked the most out of all the guests.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Most people could recognize Changmin from his silhouette. Yunho said 'Stop trying to hide yourself Changmin, we can all see that it's you'.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): And as soon as Changmin out everyone knew it was him, just by the silhouette everyone said, It’s Changmin~ The fans were all calling for him to come out, but Changmin said, “If only I come out, what will that make of the others?” So he stayed there.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): They were asked, Does Yunho have a lot of aegyo? And all 4 answered with O [Yes]. When does he have a lot of aegyo? They answered that if Yunho sleeps for two hours he’s fine but he really can’t go without two meals (it seems like if he’s hungry his aegyo really comes out)
He’s a person who moves as much as he eats. Onew said, Is this a chargeable hyung? [like a battery, haha] He’ll always be like, “let’s all eat and live” [a common Korean phrase, which Yunho seems to take very literally lol]. If he has a piece of chocolate or candy he has exactly that much more energy to move around. No matter how sleepy he is he has to eat. Onew said he’s the same way, if he eats one spoonful of food he’ll have exactly the strength to eat one spoonful more and keep eating. Onew said Yunho’s exactly the same as him, hyung is very similar to him keke. And Yunho showed his hungry aegyo, “Give me fooood~~”
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Have you ever had a hard time because of Yunho’s small face? His hometown friends answered that because [of his small face] Yunho always stays in the back when they take pictures lol. Changmin said because Yunho’s face is small he gets envious when he looks in the mirror, and Yunho responds should I auction it? [not sure if that's the correct translation, but basically Yunho brags about how small his face is compared to Changmin's.] He’ll say something like that and Changmin gets really annoyed lol
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): What’s something you would fix about Yunho?
His hometown friends said when they hang out he should discuss/decide things to do all together because when Yunho wants to play he decides things very impulsively. He’ll go, “Let’s do this!!! Come on~ let’s do it~~!!” and so they’ve ended up suddenly going to see the ocean and even went all the way down to Jeju Island before because of him kekkekk
Changmin: And when Yunho looks for his cellphone he should start with checking his own pockets first
Before he would go, “Someone has my phone! I’m gonna break his back!!” [LOL in satoori/dialect, ahhh I love when his satoori slips out it's hot. Haha. Anyway, that's the same phrase he used when Changmin accidentally ended a game that Yunho was playing for 6 days straight LOL. From Champagne] He would be like that but because the things he loses strangely come back to him anyway, he’s got a weird confidence. So he doesn’t act like before anymore and just goes, It will eventually turn up~
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): And, when are you embarrassed by Yunho?
Changmin says that when they go bowling, after his turn Yunho always has to high-five his team and stuff. He said something like, That stuff is fine but if there are people around who know you don’t you get embarrassed doing all that ceremony? And Onew says that there’s someone like that in Shinee too, who is tall and has a small face too (talking about Minho).
Asked what are Yunho’s nicknames, Changmin answered “Jung Star,” “Action Jung,” and “Top Star Jung Yunho,’ and there are more but they are derogatory so he won’t say them.
Yunho said that the first time Changmin went “Jung Star~~~” he felt good/proud, but later Changmin would go “Jung star~ Jung star~~~” about really trivial things so Yunho realized, “Ah, this kid is making fun of me.” But it was really funny how he was going “Jung Star~~”
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Do you know one of Yunho’s secrets? Everyone answered with X.
Yunho said that if he were to tell a friend, “this is between you and me only,” his other friends would feel bad so he will let them know and let them know, and eventually all of them will know.
But those things are just kept between friends.
Anyway, this started the True/False Question segment. Each guest had a stick with an X and an O on it. If they thought the answer was true, they would hold up the O, False = X. The only question I really understood was the one about Yunho's aegyo: does Yunho do a lot of aegyo. Of course, the guests all unanimously answered true. Oh, and when they asked if there were any nicknames for him, they said, "Action Star." Changmin calls him "Jung Star." Also, throughout the event so far, Yunho was guzzling water like there was no tomorrow. I'm not sure what was said and I don't remember who was speaking (I really don't think it was Changmin, though), but whatever the answer was, Yunho was taking a sip of water and whatever was said made him laugh and spat some of the water out. LOL!
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
MC (Onew): I've heard that you'd like to get married at 29?
Yunho: I plan to get married at 32 because I still don't have a gf.
Fans: Really?
Yunho: Really, I don't have a gf
MC: Do you normally like to show aegyo?
Changmin: Yes he does, for example 'I'm hungry, feed me!'
After the segment, the mystery guests were revealed-- it was Changmin (yappa!), their manager, and two of Yunho's non-celeb friends. Then, everyone gave Yunho a happy birthday message and you could tell that Yunho was super touched. Then, they brought out the four-tiered cake with a 2 and 6 candle (actually, he was born in 86, but the way the Korean birthday system works, he's now 26). One of the bodyguards that I see a lot of around TVXQ came and put a very fuzzy birthday hat on Yunho's head. Then we all sang Happy Birthday in Korean. While we were singing, the guys on stage sprayed that fake-snow-in-a-can stuff and Yunho did a pirouette in it. SO CUTE! After he blew out the candles, they popped streamers over Yunho and a millisecond afterward, the airguns blew streamers into the audience. It was AWESOME! Then, I think the audience was yelling for someone to throw the cake in his face. Then, when the audience didn't get what we wanted, we called upon the powers of Choikang Changmin. "Shim Changmin! Shim Changmin!" LOLZ! Then, Changmin said something along the lines of how he couldn't do it (he decided to be merciful on his birthday) and something about his manager-- maybe the manager would get mad or something. Then, the audience started chanting something else. I'm not sure, but to me it sounded like, "Mah-nah-jah! Mah-nah-jah!" If that's true, then that was hilarious, but I'm not 100% positive. Onew put sprayed some of the fake-snow-in-a-can on the back of Yunho's hand to appease us. :-/
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): When the cake was brought up, the fans cheered Changmin on to smear icing on Yunho's face but Changmin refused and very earnestly explained that their manager had once scolded him for getting cake on the other members' faces and nearly killing them and is now too afraid to ever do it again. The fans didn't give up though, and kept encouraging Changmin to do it, saying 'it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!' Yunho butt in and exclaimed 'Yah! What do you mean it doesn't matter! It doesn't matter to you guys but it does to me!'
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Then the cake came out!!! When Yunho blew out the lights something like a firecracker popped from above (like silver tape/streamers for the fans). I think Yunho said, should we just save this cake and use it for Changmin’s birthday?
And fans were going “birthday punch, birthday punch!” and he said we can’t do that, and fans started calling “Shim Changmin, Shim Changmin!” Changmin said “I can’t do it, there was a time I did it and got yelled at, and also I wouldn’t just do it casually/lightly” LOL So in the end Yunho was safe haha.
Then, the extra people left, the crew cleaned the stage really quickly, and Onew and HoMin moved to the front and talked for a bit.
Then, they performed "How Can I." Yunho was super worried about his voice because he was talking so much, but he was pitch perfect. So amazing. The fog was SUPER intense, though. Seriously, when you first saw the fog, it was filling the stage like a freaking werewolf movie. But the end of the song, the fog was past their knees! LOL
Yunho left really quickly after (I think he had to pee), so Changmin and Onew talked for a bit. It was really funny to see Changmin act like a bratty, teasing hyung.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Half way through the show, Yunho had an 'urgent situation' and had to walk off for a bit. According to the man himself, he'd drunk too much water and needed to 'relieve himself'. He said he'd get through it at top speed and come back as soon as possible. He then waddled off the stage like a duck with his arms by his sides, hands spread open. The fans all fell over laughing. Changmin said to Onew (the MC) 'What should we talk about to stall for time? He must be doing it at the speed of lightning right now, he's desperate'
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): After singing the song, Yunho said “Earlier I drank too much water, so I’ll go to the bathroom and be back lightning quick” Changmin went, “Since you drank water you have to dump out the water” haha, that made me crack up. After Yunho left his seat, Changmin said that even though you see Yunhohyung walking out like that, as soon as he’s out of sight he’ll probably be running like mad.
Onew asked how do you know that, Changmin answered, I’ve done something like that before too.
Anyway Yunho came back really fast. When he got back Onew asked, how did you feel 20 seconds ago? Yunho answered that it was really hard then. I think he said that when he hit the high note in “How Can I” it was so hard he was holding in his tears hehe.
Then, Yunho came back and they played the videos of Happy Birthday messages from other artists-- the memorable ones were a rap duo and one kept saying, "U-Know! Happy Birthday!" in very angry harsh English. And Yunho was like, "YO MAN! THANK YOU!" LOL! Then, G.NA message was completely in English, so Onew/HoMin were all saying random English words---"Uh huh" "Oh yeah" like they understood what she was saying. The audio for SoShi and Onew/Taemin's birthday greeting didn't work. So, for SoShi, they would nod and say things like they understood. For Onew/Taemin's video, Onew quickly paraphrased what they said along with the video.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): We watched a lot of stars wishing Yunho happy birthday by video, but SNSD and Shinee’s videos had no audio. But with SNSD’s video, Yunho and Onew were acting like they could hear it and were going “Yes,” and “thank you,” and Changmin went, “Am I the only one who can’t hear anything?” Onew dubbed Shinee’s video.
Then, they showed the video messages from fans. You could tell that he was super touched and I think he teared up a bit for those. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
After that, the crew brought them chairs and they all sat down. Then, a table with a glass of rolled up papers was put in front of them-- FAN QUESTIONS! There were only a few that I understood. A few were addressed to/included Changmin, which surprised me, but Yunho seemed more than happy to share the attention. One of the questions asked how Yunho spots the difference between noona and younger fans, and he did hilarious impressions of both. Mostly of the younger fans. He screamed and flailed into the mic. When he first started to fangirl scream into the mic (imitating us), Changmin pulled his head sharply back, closed his eyes, and put a finger in his ear, as if to say, "Ow."
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Fan: Yunho oppa, how do you tell between fans of different age groups?
Yunho: Noona fans tend to smile while gazing at me. Younger fans say things like 'AIGOO, YUNHO OPPA I LOVE YOU!' Fans of the same age are usually more composed. They'll look at me, stop and calmly say something like 'Please take care of yourself'
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
And there was this question, Even though Changmin tells you not to put your mouth on bottles when you drink and not to go inside with your shoes on, why do you keep doing it? Yunho answered, I don’t go inside with shoes on anymore, and Changminnie puts his mouth on bottles when he drinks too.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Do you have any complaints/dissatisfactions with Changmin?
He said, Even if I do I won’t say anything because I’m his hyung. [Awww <3HoMin]
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Did Changmin give you a present? Yunho really loved this question and said he’d been waiting for a question like that! And so Changmin said, Earlier in the waiting room I was talking to hyung’s [Yunho's] friends and asked them, did you give hyung a present? [They answered] No, Changmin did you give him a present? And I answered no~ Usually when you’re really close you can ignore/forget about things like that. And so Yunho replied with something like, I got it, then I can just forget about that too.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
And he was asked, You said you want to get married at 28, how’s that going?
Yunho said that’s changed, now he wants to get married at 32. Because he will have to be responsible for one person then, so he has take care of things like his finances, go to the army, and there are still a lot of things he has to do so he will go [get married] after all that. Fans were saying “No you can’t~~~” and Yunho replied “Then when will I go?” and we laughed.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
And he was asked if he had any kinds of “jinx”/superstitions.
He said that before going on stage there’s an important thing he does which is that he’ll pray, but sometimes he forgets to and when that happens somehow his confidence will drop.
And along with praying, he has to have the mindset that “I’m the best” when he goes up on stage.
Another fan asked who was the first person to send Yunho birthday wishes and, while everyone shouted "Shim Changmin!" Yunho revealed it was actually his younger sister, Jihye. Then he talked about how Changmin's message was really short, just "Happy birthday." And Changmin said Yunho's response was equally short, just "Thank you."
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Yunho: Changmin's text was the 14th in my inbox, I received it at 12:38
During this segment, something made Yunho laugh so hard, he almost fell off his chair! The entire audience laughed. Also, Onew helped pick something off Changmin's cheek-- an eyelash, a piece of fuzz or something, but all the fangirls collectively squealed.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Onew: I heard Yunho loses his possessions a lot.
Changmin: Yunho sshi, next time you lose your phone, please don't go through other people's pockets.
Yunho: Be careful on the 18th Changmin (his birthday)
Yunho: 'Changmin is a really good kid, everytime there are stalker fans chasing after us, he'll be like 'Go hyung, I'll take care of this' (LOL so hard! Changmin is truly an amazing person. I adore him)
Yunho was asked if he'd had any embarrassing moments.
Changmin: Loads, most of the time when that happens, I just act like I don't know Yunho hyung.
When talking about Yunho's hobbies...
Fans: Bowling!
Changmin: Looks like you got found out hyung
Yunho: Besides bowling, I also like karaoke.
This is the part where he sang Lee Juk's "I'm So Fortunate"-- Onew probably asked him a song he usually sings at noraebang or likes to sing, so he chose this one. Changmin is the the one who is making a sharp click sound into the mic. I miss DBSK acapella like woah~ T.T
Yunho Singing "I'm So Fortunate"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFsMDL-0XmI
Changmin was especially witty and teased both Yunho and Onew throughout the night. So, when (I think) a fan asked for them to sing something, Changmin helped the fans pressure Yunho into singing an excerpt of "Honey Funny Bunny." Again, I'm not exactly sure what was said, but it's along the lines of "Oh! Any more and we won't have any material for the concert!" or "if you want more, you have to wait for the concert!" YES PLEASE!
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Yunho sang a few lines of Honey Funny Bunny. When fans asked for more, he said 'Nah, I wouldn't have anything to sing for my solo at our concert'
At the end of this video, you can also hear them pressuring Changmin into singing and some Yunho aegyo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RSKJ0bhjgc
Then, Yunho was helping the fans pressure Changmin into singing "Confession." But, Changmin was like, "No, no, no. It's Yunho's birthday. If you want to hear me sing come to MY birthday party" etc. And just when we all thought that he wasn't going to do it (including Onew and Yunho, it seemed), his dulcet tones resounded through the theater. Such a tease, Changmin! :P Then, they teamed up and got Onew to sing "Your Name."
Yunho was having trouble with the string around the rolls of paper, so Onew and Changmin teased him and he tried to go through them as quickly as possible. They ran out of time after a few more, so they did the closing remarks. The audience of course was having none of THAT. So, we all complained. Then, CHOIKANG Changmin was like, "What do you want from us? It's been over two hours!!!" LOL
So, they all went off stage. Then, Onew came back and was talking to us. I think he talked about how nervous he was (you could tell he was nervous, poor bb. But, HoMin was uber supportive) and we all told him it was okay. He then bowed and thanked us. Then, towards the end of his talk, I think he asked us if they wanted him to sing something. So, fans suggested KYHD, but he was like, "No, no, no, I can't do that." Then, he introduced "Wae." I thought they were going to perform it, but it was just the regular mv. Still, the fan chants were hella strong and awesome. Then, when we thought it was over, we saw the dancers get into place and the audience lost their minds. The fan chant was insanely loud and together. The entire audience was energized. Also, new KYHD outfits and I approve. Sexy imperial military outfits. HOT! I'm so happy that SOMEONE captured that performance.
왜 Keep Your Head Down Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKKPgVNv9A
Then, it was all over. I went outside to catch the bus back to City Hall and while we were waiting, I think I saw HoMin's silver van pass us. They had a police escort down the mountain and three taxis filled with fangirls immediately pursued. About 10 minutes later, a beat up white van drove past us. I'm not sure if that's for the dancers or not, but if HoMin were smart they would be in the beat up white van instead of their easily recognized (at an event at least) silver van. So, who knows?
After the event was over, I felt somewhat mixed. I'm so happy that I went-- it was amazing, I had fun, HoMin laughed all night long, Yunho clutched his stomach so many times because he was laughing so hard, and it was overall super cute and touching. That being said, I would have definitely had more fun if I understood more of what was going on. After it was all over, with a full 2 1/2 hours of being bombarded with Korean and desperately wishing that I knew what they were saying, I felt a little culture shocked after it was over. I felt isolated and slightly confused and it didn't help that I had a hunger headache. So, I am happy that I had gone, especially now that I've had a few days to process it. I'm not sure why I felt so lost and confused after it was all over, but I did--- so whatever. Hopefully, I won't feel that way after Changmin's birthday extravaganza.
^.^v
THE END... finally.
I arrived at City Hall station a little past noon and didn't realize how far the art center actually was from the station. Thankfully, I remembered the bus number from the map, hopped on with a lot of other fangirls, and went up a steep, steep mountain to get to Sangmyung University's art center. By the time I figured out where I was supposed to go and actually arrived at the university, it was around 1:45 pm.
Sangmyung Art Center
Event Poster
Event Table
I waited in line for about an hour, went up to the table, showed them my documents, and they gave me a wristband and fan goods~~! Point of interest: the same security team that did the JYJ fansign also did this event, so I saw the same behind the scenes people. I think their name was Dream Korea Security or Korea Dream Security-- something like that.
Fan Goods/Momentos: Wristband, Cassie balloon, TVXQ Light stick, streamers caught at the event, mini-posters, and card
Ticket to the event
Yunho Card
Fan Message on the back of the card
One of the mini-posters
Another mini-poster
Anyway, then, I sat off to the side to write a fan letter. By the time I was done, it was after 3 pm and we were supposed to be lining up at 5:30. It was balls cold and all the buildings were closed, so I had no idea what I should do.
Finally, I decided that I needed to eat, because 15 hours of being awake + not eating = badness. Also, fan events are always stressful as hell. You're stressed that you won't find the place because they're always in the middle of nowhere (i know that 1000+ fangirls in Seoul Square is a bad idea, but it would nice if these locations were easier to find), you're scared of being denied access for some stupid reason, and then you're anxious about the fan event itself. And it was soooo flippin' cold outside. We were up in the mountains. It was cold, gray, and damp with the wind blowing on us. Even when we went inside to get our tickets, I could see my breath when we were in the lobby. Standing up there with nothing to do was not fun. So, I went down the mountain to try and find some food. I found an awesome coffee shop called "Coffeeine". Everything else was closed because it was Sunday/Seolnal vacation, so that was pretty much it. I got a coffee and a blueberry bagel with cream cheese. I felt so bad for the ahjusshi behind the counter. He was the only worker there and all the fangirls descended down from the mountain like a pack of ravenous wolves. We were placing orders faster than he could make them. I had to wait 45-50 minutes for him to make me a cafe mocha and toast my blueberry bagel-- just because there were so many orders before mine. He probably doesn't see that many customers on a Sunday and his hands were shaking so badly. ^.^" Poor man. I hung out in the coffee shop until 5:30, then I headed back up the mountain. My calves were killing me on Monday.
Anyway, I had an amazing seat~! Even though it was on the second floor, I was first row, dead center. It was fantastic. The security guy looked at me and my amazing seat and asked to see my ticket. I pulled it out of my purse and in my head I said, "In your face, bitch. I'm a foreigner but I can figure out where my seat is, thank you very much!" They had two projector screens set up on either side of the stage with an image of Yunho (same as the event poster). They were also playing the KYHD album while everyone was getting seated, which we all enjoyed.
Ohh~ they were also REALLY serious about cameras. Before the event started, they just yelled at you and confiscated your memory card. During the event, they kicked you out after confiscating your memory card. I saw two girls from the second floor who were escorted out, crying. I've only seen two fancams of this event and those girls were ballsy. I hope and pray that this event ends up on AADBSK4, because I need subs. >.< I actually want to know what they were talking about.
When the event started, they played the KYHD dance 1 MV (non ugly-fur-suit version ftw). The crowd half-heartedly did the fan chant-- mostly I think it was due to the fact that we weren't sure if it was appropriate. But everyone was waving their light stick to the music, so it was a good atmosphere. Everyone was getting pumped~~.
After the KYHD video, ONEW comes out as the MC~! He then does an intro and then Yunho comes out! Massive cheers and light stick waving!!! He wore tight pants, boots that laced up mi-calf, a suit jacket, and a very sparklely bow tie that didn't sit flush against him, so the sparklely side wasn't that visible-- which I think was a good thing.
Onew and Yunho were talking and they did an intro interview segment. Then, SM made a long video history of Yunho video moments and pictures. They did a timeline of Yunho starting with DBSK's debut in 2003 through their recent comeback. It surprised me that they touched upon the lawsuit, but it was really at the very last of the video. To me, it was presented in a very, "Yeah this happened, but TVXQ lives on." This video made me feel really emotional, because it covered dbsk's highlights, focused on Yunho of course, but still DBSK triumphs. Like, Purple Line going #1 on Oricon, them receiving their daesangs, clips of Yunho performing at all the different concerts and Goong, and I thought, "I was a fan through all that. I witnessed them doing those things and have supported them." I'm not the only one, of course, but it touched me to remember all those moments. Onew and Yunho were really cute. They kept thinking the video was over, but then more and more clips and images would pop up. Then, came the batch of sexy Yunho photos-- candids from HTTG with his shirt off, other random, misc candids, and stills from the Wrong Number video. When the screencap of him in the bath tub came on, the fans lost their minds, as if they had never seen that mv before. Then Yunho said, "Yah! something something namja something something." Probably something along the lines of, "you shouldn't look at men when they're taking a bath" or "why are you so excited to see naked men"
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Yunho: (Embarrassed) Yah… Why do you girls get so excited when you see sexual images [of men]…
After that, Onew and Yunho talked a bit more. Then, the backstage people brought out this shadow box thing, with 4 spaces. Then, when it was lit, you could see that they're were 4 mystery guest silhouettes. As soon as it was lit, EVERYONE knew which one was Changmin (the 1st box). Even Yunho knew and kept referring to that "mystery guest" as Changmin. It was really funny that when Changmin would give a smart answer, Yunho would say, "Ah, that's DEFINITELY Changmin!" HAHA! As soon as Yunho identified Changmin, he then speculated that there was probably a SHINee and SuJu member among the other guests. They were picking balloons off the stage so that they could use the helium to disguise their voices. I think Changmin was getting a headache from all the helium--- he inhaled at least 3 balloons worth and everytime he had to breathe in more helium, he would give this big, traumatized sigh before doing it. Awwww.... He definitely talked the most out of all the guests.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Most people could recognize Changmin from his silhouette. Yunho said 'Stop trying to hide yourself Changmin, we can all see that it's you'.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): And as soon as Changmin out everyone knew it was him, just by the silhouette everyone said, It’s Changmin~ The fans were all calling for him to come out, but Changmin said, “If only I come out, what will that make of the others?” So he stayed there.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): They were asked, Does Yunho have a lot of aegyo? And all 4 answered with O [Yes]. When does he have a lot of aegyo? They answered that if Yunho sleeps for two hours he’s fine but he really can’t go without two meals (it seems like if he’s hungry his aegyo really comes out)
He’s a person who moves as much as he eats. Onew said, Is this a chargeable hyung? [like a battery, haha] He’ll always be like, “let’s all eat and live” [a common Korean phrase, which Yunho seems to take very literally lol]. If he has a piece of chocolate or candy he has exactly that much more energy to move around. No matter how sleepy he is he has to eat. Onew said he’s the same way, if he eats one spoonful of food he’ll have exactly the strength to eat one spoonful more and keep eating. Onew said Yunho’s exactly the same as him, hyung is very similar to him keke. And Yunho showed his hungry aegyo, “Give me fooood~~”
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Have you ever had a hard time because of Yunho’s small face? His hometown friends answered that because [of his small face] Yunho always stays in the back when they take pictures lol. Changmin said because Yunho’s face is small he gets envious when he looks in the mirror, and Yunho responds should I auction it? [not sure if that's the correct translation, but basically Yunho brags about how small his face is compared to Changmin's.] He’ll say something like that and Changmin gets really annoyed lol
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): What’s something you would fix about Yunho?
His hometown friends said when they hang out he should discuss/decide things to do all together because when Yunho wants to play he decides things very impulsively. He’ll go, “Let’s do this!!! Come on~ let’s do it~~!!” and so they’ve ended up suddenly going to see the ocean and even went all the way down to Jeju Island before because of him kekkekk
Changmin: And when Yunho looks for his cellphone he should start with checking his own pockets first
Before he would go, “Someone has my phone! I’m gonna break his back!!” [LOL in satoori/dialect, ahhh I love when his satoori slips out it's hot. Haha. Anyway, that's the same phrase he used when Changmin accidentally ended a game that Yunho was playing for 6 days straight LOL. From Champagne] He would be like that but because the things he loses strangely come back to him anyway, he’s got a weird confidence. So he doesn’t act like before anymore and just goes, It will eventually turn up~
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): And, when are you embarrassed by Yunho?
Changmin says that when they go bowling, after his turn Yunho always has to high-five his team and stuff. He said something like, That stuff is fine but if there are people around who know you don’t you get embarrassed doing all that ceremony? And Onew says that there’s someone like that in Shinee too, who is tall and has a small face too (talking about Minho).
Asked what are Yunho’s nicknames, Changmin answered “Jung Star,” “Action Jung,” and “Top Star Jung Yunho,’ and there are more but they are derogatory so he won’t say them.
Yunho said that the first time Changmin went “Jung Star~~~” he felt good/proud, but later Changmin would go “Jung star~ Jung star~~~” about really trivial things so Yunho realized, “Ah, this kid is making fun of me.” But it was really funny how he was going “Jung Star~~”
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Do you know one of Yunho’s secrets? Everyone answered with X.
Yunho said that if he were to tell a friend, “this is between you and me only,” his other friends would feel bad so he will let them know and let them know, and eventually all of them will know.
But those things are just kept between friends.
Anyway, this started the True/False Question segment. Each guest had a stick with an X and an O on it. If they thought the answer was true, they would hold up the O, False = X. The only question I really understood was the one about Yunho's aegyo: does Yunho do a lot of aegyo. Of course, the guests all unanimously answered true. Oh, and when they asked if there were any nicknames for him, they said, "Action Star." Changmin calls him "Jung Star." Also, throughout the event so far, Yunho was guzzling water like there was no tomorrow. I'm not sure what was said and I don't remember who was speaking (I really don't think it was Changmin, though), but whatever the answer was, Yunho was taking a sip of water and whatever was said made him laugh and spat some of the water out. LOL!
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
MC (Onew): I've heard that you'd like to get married at 29?
Yunho: I plan to get married at 32 because I still don't have a gf.
Fans: Really?
Yunho: Really, I don't have a gf
MC: Do you normally like to show aegyo?
Changmin: Yes he does, for example 'I'm hungry, feed me!'
After the segment, the mystery guests were revealed-- it was Changmin (yappa!), their manager, and two of Yunho's non-celeb friends. Then, everyone gave Yunho a happy birthday message and you could tell that Yunho was super touched. Then, they brought out the four-tiered cake with a 2 and 6 candle (actually, he was born in 86, but the way the Korean birthday system works, he's now 26). One of the bodyguards that I see a lot of around TVXQ came and put a very fuzzy birthday hat on Yunho's head. Then we all sang Happy Birthday in Korean. While we were singing, the guys on stage sprayed that fake-snow-in-a-can stuff and Yunho did a pirouette in it. SO CUTE! After he blew out the candles, they popped streamers over Yunho and a millisecond afterward, the airguns blew streamers into the audience. It was AWESOME! Then, I think the audience was yelling for someone to throw the cake in his face. Then, when the audience didn't get what we wanted, we called upon the powers of Choikang Changmin. "Shim Changmin! Shim Changmin!" LOLZ! Then, Changmin said something along the lines of how he couldn't do it (he decided to be merciful on his birthday) and something about his manager-- maybe the manager would get mad or something. Then, the audience started chanting something else. I'm not sure, but to me it sounded like, "Mah-nah-jah! Mah-nah-jah!" If that's true, then that was hilarious, but I'm not 100% positive. Onew put sprayed some of the fake-snow-in-a-can on the back of Yunho's hand to appease us. :-/
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): When the cake was brought up, the fans cheered Changmin on to smear icing on Yunho's face but Changmin refused and very earnestly explained that their manager had once scolded him for getting cake on the other members' faces and nearly killing them and is now too afraid to ever do it again. The fans didn't give up though, and kept encouraging Changmin to do it, saying 'it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!' Yunho butt in and exclaimed 'Yah! What do you mean it doesn't matter! It doesn't matter to you guys but it does to me!'
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Then the cake came out!!! When Yunho blew out the lights something like a firecracker popped from above (like silver tape/streamers for the fans). I think Yunho said, should we just save this cake and use it for Changmin’s birthday?
And fans were going “birthday punch, birthday punch!” and he said we can’t do that, and fans started calling “Shim Changmin, Shim Changmin!” Changmin said “I can’t do it, there was a time I did it and got yelled at, and also I wouldn’t just do it casually/lightly” LOL So in the end Yunho was safe haha.
Then, the extra people left, the crew cleaned the stage really quickly, and Onew and HoMin moved to the front and talked for a bit.
Then, they performed "How Can I." Yunho was super worried about his voice because he was talking so much, but he was pitch perfect. So amazing. The fog was SUPER intense, though. Seriously, when you first saw the fog, it was filling the stage like a freaking werewolf movie. But the end of the song, the fog was past their knees! LOL
Yunho left really quickly after (I think he had to pee), so Changmin and Onew talked for a bit. It was really funny to see Changmin act like a bratty, teasing hyung.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Half way through the show, Yunho had an 'urgent situation' and had to walk off for a bit. According to the man himself, he'd drunk too much water and needed to 'relieve himself'. He said he'd get through it at top speed and come back as soon as possible. He then waddled off the stage like a duck with his arms by his sides, hands spread open. The fans all fell over laughing. Changmin said to Onew (the MC) 'What should we talk about to stall for time? He must be doing it at the speed of lightning right now, he's desperate'
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): After singing the song, Yunho said “Earlier I drank too much water, so I’ll go to the bathroom and be back lightning quick” Changmin went, “Since you drank water you have to dump out the water” haha, that made me crack up. After Yunho left his seat, Changmin said that even though you see Yunhohyung walking out like that, as soon as he’s out of sight he’ll probably be running like mad.
Onew asked how do you know that, Changmin answered, I’ve done something like that before too.
Anyway Yunho came back really fast. When he got back Onew asked, how did you feel 20 seconds ago? Yunho answered that it was really hard then. I think he said that when he hit the high note in “How Can I” it was so hard he was holding in his tears hehe.
Then, Yunho came back and they played the videos of Happy Birthday messages from other artists-- the memorable ones were a rap duo and one kept saying, "U-Know! Happy Birthday!" in very angry harsh English. And Yunho was like, "YO MAN! THANK YOU!" LOL! Then, G.NA message was completely in English, so Onew/HoMin were all saying random English words---"Uh huh" "Oh yeah" like they understood what she was saying. The audio for SoShi and Onew/Taemin's birthday greeting didn't work. So, for SoShi, they would nod and say things like they understood. For Onew/Taemin's video, Onew quickly paraphrased what they said along with the video.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): We watched a lot of stars wishing Yunho happy birthday by video, but SNSD and Shinee’s videos had no audio. But with SNSD’s video, Yunho and Onew were acting like they could hear it and were going “Yes,” and “thank you,” and Changmin went, “Am I the only one who can’t hear anything?” Onew dubbed Shinee’s video.
Then, they showed the video messages from fans. You could tell that he was super touched and I think he teared up a bit for those. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
After that, the crew brought them chairs and they all sat down. Then, a table with a glass of rolled up papers was put in front of them-- FAN QUESTIONS! There were only a few that I understood. A few were addressed to/included Changmin, which surprised me, but Yunho seemed more than happy to share the attention. One of the questions asked how Yunho spots the difference between noona and younger fans, and he did hilarious impressions of both. Mostly of the younger fans. He screamed and flailed into the mic. When he first started to fangirl scream into the mic (imitating us), Changmin pulled his head sharply back, closed his eyes, and put a finger in his ear, as if to say, "Ow."
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Fan: Yunho oppa, how do you tell between fans of different age groups?
Yunho: Noona fans tend to smile while gazing at me. Younger fans say things like 'AIGOO, YUNHO OPPA I LOVE YOU!' Fans of the same age are usually more composed. They'll look at me, stop and calmly say something like 'Please take care of yourself'
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
And there was this question, Even though Changmin tells you not to put your mouth on bottles when you drink and not to go inside with your shoes on, why do you keep doing it? Yunho answered, I don’t go inside with shoes on anymore, and Changminnie puts his mouth on bottles when he drinks too.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Do you have any complaints/dissatisfactions with Changmin?
He said, Even if I do I won’t say anything because I’m his hyung. [Awww <3HoMin]
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Did Changmin give you a present? Yunho really loved this question and said he’d been waiting for a question like that! And so Changmin said, Earlier in the waiting room I was talking to hyung’s [Yunho's] friends and asked them, did you give hyung a present? [They answered] No, Changmin did you give him a present? And I answered no~ Usually when you’re really close you can ignore/forget about things like that. And so Yunho replied with something like, I got it, then I can just forget about that too.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
And he was asked, You said you want to get married at 28, how’s that going?
Yunho said that’s changed, now he wants to get married at 32. Because he will have to be responsible for one person then, so he has take care of things like his finances, go to the army, and there are still a lot of things he has to do so he will go [get married] after all that. Fans were saying “No you can’t~~~” and Yunho replied “Then when will I go?” and we laughed.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
And he was asked if he had any kinds of “jinx”/superstitions.
He said that before going on stage there’s an important thing he does which is that he’ll pray, but sometimes he forgets to and when that happens somehow his confidence will drop.
And along with praying, he has to have the mindset that “I’m the best” when he goes up on stage.
Another fan asked who was the first person to send Yunho birthday wishes and, while everyone shouted "Shim Changmin!" Yunho revealed it was actually his younger sister, Jihye. Then he talked about how Changmin's message was really short, just "Happy birthday." And Changmin said Yunho's response was equally short, just "Thank you."
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Yunho: Changmin's text was the 14th in my inbox, I received it at 12:38
During this segment, something made Yunho laugh so hard, he almost fell off his chair! The entire audience laughed. Also, Onew helped pick something off Changmin's cheek-- an eyelash, a piece of fuzz or something, but all the fangirls collectively squealed.
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc):
Onew: I heard Yunho loses his possessions a lot.
Changmin: Yunho sshi, next time you lose your phone, please don't go through other people's pockets.
Yunho: Be careful on the 18th Changmin (his birthday)
Yunho: 'Changmin is a really good kid, everytime there are stalker fans chasing after us, he'll be like 'Go hyung, I'll take care of this' (LOL so hard! Changmin is truly an amazing person. I adore him)
Yunho was asked if he'd had any embarrassing moments.
Changmin: Loads, most of the time when that happens, I just act like I don't know Yunho hyung.
When talking about Yunho's hobbies...
Fans: Bowling!
Changmin: Looks like you got found out hyung
Yunho: Besides bowling, I also like karaoke.
This is the part where he sang Lee Juk's "I'm So Fortunate"-- Onew probably asked him a song he usually sings at noraebang or likes to sing, so he chose this one. Changmin is the the one who is making a sharp click sound into the mic. I miss DBSK acapella like woah~ T.T
Yunho Singing "I'm So Fortunate"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFsMDL-0XmI
Changmin was especially witty and teased both Yunho and Onew throughout the night. So, when (I think) a fan asked for them to sing something, Changmin helped the fans pressure Yunho into singing an excerpt of "Honey Funny Bunny." Again, I'm not exactly sure what was said, but it's along the lines of "Oh! Any more and we won't have any material for the concert!" or "if you want more, you have to wait for the concert!" YES PLEASE!
EDIT (taken from trans fanacc): Yunho sang a few lines of Honey Funny Bunny. When fans asked for more, he said 'Nah, I wouldn't have anything to sing for my solo at our concert'
At the end of this video, you can also hear them pressuring Changmin into singing and some Yunho aegyo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RSKJ0bhjgc
Then, Yunho was helping the fans pressure Changmin into singing "Confession." But, Changmin was like, "No, no, no. It's Yunho's birthday. If you want to hear me sing come to MY birthday party" etc. And just when we all thought that he wasn't going to do it (including Onew and Yunho, it seemed), his dulcet tones resounded through the theater. Such a tease, Changmin! :P Then, they teamed up and got Onew to sing "Your Name."
Yunho was having trouble with the string around the rolls of paper, so Onew and Changmin teased him and he tried to go through them as quickly as possible. They ran out of time after a few more, so they did the closing remarks. The audience of course was having none of THAT. So, we all complained. Then, CHOIKANG Changmin was like, "What do you want from us? It's been over two hours!!!" LOL
So, they all went off stage. Then, Onew came back and was talking to us. I think he talked about how nervous he was (you could tell he was nervous, poor bb. But, HoMin was uber supportive) and we all told him it was okay. He then bowed and thanked us. Then, towards the end of his talk, I think he asked us if they wanted him to sing something. So, fans suggested KYHD, but he was like, "No, no, no, I can't do that." Then, he introduced "Wae." I thought they were going to perform it, but it was just the regular mv. Still, the fan chants were hella strong and awesome. Then, when we thought it was over, we saw the dancers get into place and the audience lost their minds. The fan chant was insanely loud and together. The entire audience was energized. Also, new KYHD outfits and I approve. Sexy imperial military outfits. HOT! I'm so happy that SOMEONE captured that performance.
왜 Keep Your Head Down Performance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpKKPgVNv9A
Then, it was all over. I went outside to catch the bus back to City Hall and while we were waiting, I think I saw HoMin's silver van pass us. They had a police escort down the mountain and three taxis filled with fangirls immediately pursued. About 10 minutes later, a beat up white van drove past us. I'm not sure if that's for the dancers or not, but if HoMin were smart they would be in the beat up white van instead of their easily recognized (at an event at least) silver van. So, who knows?
After the event was over, I felt somewhat mixed. I'm so happy that I went-- it was amazing, I had fun, HoMin laughed all night long, Yunho clutched his stomach so many times because he was laughing so hard, and it was overall super cute and touching. That being said, I would have definitely had more fun if I understood more of what was going on. After it was all over, with a full 2 1/2 hours of being bombarded with Korean and desperately wishing that I knew what they were saying, I felt a little culture shocked after it was over. I felt isolated and slightly confused and it didn't help that I had a hunger headache. So, I am happy that I had gone, especially now that I've had a few days to process it. I'm not sure why I felt so lost and confused after it was all over, but I did--- so whatever. Hopefully, I won't feel that way after Changmin's birthday extravaganza.
^.^v
THE END... finally.
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