(Note: my account is not comprehensive and songs mentioned may not be in the right sequence)
Pic credits as tagged
Hi friends, I’m back rather late from the Cri Show. Being a good little eel, I didn’t bring my camera along and so there are no nice pics or close-up videos. And lucky I didn’t bring, because the security conducted such a thorough check for cameras that one would have thought they were looking for drugs or something. The reason given was that leakage of the Show’s contents would be detrimental to the rest of the Asia Tour. Erm, nevertheless I hope that there may be some illegally taken pics and videos that may surface over the next few days (haha~).
Ever since I came to know Jang Keun Suk in Oct 2010, I have been looking forward to the day I meet him, and to attend his fan-meeting. On these 2 days, my wish has been fulfilled. So did I enjoy the Cri Show? Yes, I did, and the second half more than the first half. There is no doubt about JKS’ performance – I love every minute of him on stage. As he mentioned too, he caught a cold in China last week and is not in peak condition. Perhaps it is due to the fact that I had high expectations of the Cri Show, and there are times when it fell a bit short of expectations, so forgive me if I don’t sound entirely flattering.
The Show started with “Let me cry” (yay!), but unfortunately, the loud music drowned out his voice at some parts. The next song “Take care, my bus” was definitely much better in terms of the balance between music volume and his voice clarity. These 2 songs gave the FM a rather good start as everyone was feeling high, and some batches of fans stood up to dance and sway along to the music. And of course, at this point, here come the famous Singapore crowd dampeners (no, not the police…) – the concert ushers/security, who had to rush up and down the aisles to get fans to sit down so as not to block the view of others behind. Can you imagine sitting down during 2 rock songs?? Ok, so after some time, these people sat down.
Then came the interview segment. The most memorable part was that the audience was treated to a preview of photographs from JKS’ first official Jplus photo-book. Trust me, the selection of photographs shown is simply delectable – I am definitely getting it (will wait for the international version or for YesAsia to release though). JKS talked a little about what happened behind each pic or the concept the pic is based on. Unfortunately, erm, I don’t remember specifically what he said! Ah yes, I recall one pic in London where he had a pic taken with a team of tall, burly London firemen. That was not in the plans, but something that just cropped up. JKS said he was a bit scared of the firemen, but they agreed to a photo. Some of the pics were taken spontaneously, but the conclusion is that JKS looks great in every single picture!!!
The Cri Show was also divided into two parts: the first part showing JKS’ recent and representative works as an actor, and the second part showing the night-life side of JKS (yes! What we have been waiting for – Lounge H!)
As the Cri Show went into the first part, the first thing was that we got to see scenes from the drama “Marry me Mary” (M3) on the big screen. The scenes played for a few minutes or so while JKS was changing clothes, then JKS re-appeared as Kang Mu-gyul. He sang 2 songs (forgot the order). When he sang the first few bars of his M3 favourite “My Precious”, I thought there was something wrong with the sound system because I heard an overlay of voices, so the singing was not clear. Then JKS stopped singing, and the singing voice continued!! JKS was lip-syncing for that first few bars! I think the audience was baffled for a while as to what was happening, until JKS said something and I got the idea that he was playing a little joke on us. Then he asked, do we want to hear him sing the song live? The answer – YES!!! So he signalled for the music to begin again, and this time, JKS sang “My Precious” unplugged! Wonderful singing from JKS, considering his cold – there were a few slight imperfections but that did not mar the song or the performance.
Then JKS sang “Hello Hello”. It started off with the slow version, and after a few bars, JKS stopped again and said that was not what he wanted. He said something in English that we couldn’t catch, and he repeated that in Singapore, it was always summer, so was it cool or hot? We shouted “Hot”! And he said, since it’s hot summer, shouldn’t we be dancing? Stand up and dance! At his given instruction, all of us jumped up gleefully (while the security looked on haplessly…. Haha~!), and we danced to the fast, upbeat version of “Hello Hello”. The atmosphere was high, everyone was dancing and enjoying the song! Yes, this is what JKS’ concert should be like! Who ever saw the audience sitting down during Kang Mu-gyul’s rock concerts in “Marry me Mary”?
After the high song, it was interview time again, and the emcee Ah Dong (same as the one at Marina Square autograph session) asked JKS a few questions related to “Marry me Mary”, such as whether there were any amusing incidents during filming. JKS mentioned that he was (always? sometimes?) drunk during filming. Ah Dong also asked how JKS felt working with Moon Geun Young (MGY) who was the same age as him. JKS replied they are good friends and just before he came for the Singapore Cri Show, he had a telephone conversation with MGY and they had agreed to meet up for drinks sometime in the near future. Another question was which character (Kang Mu-gyul or Hwang Tae-kyung) was closer to JKS’ own character, and JKS said that Kang Mu-gyul’s (KMG) character was closer to his, as KMG likes music, likes to drink and likes girls. Then JKS corrected the last part and said something like he’s not such a playboy like KMG.
Still at the first part (Acting), the next segment showed scenes from “You are Beautiful” (YAB). While the scenes played on and on (again I assume to allow some time for JKS to change clothes), I was thinking, the drama review was really taking too much time. I mean, I was there to see JKS in person, not to watch such a long review of the scenes from the drama which I could have watched at home. Also between each segment and the next, there would be a break. The music would stop, everything would be dark, then we had to wait a few seconds for the next segment to begin. These “breaks” happened almost every time between one segment and the next segment, and to me, that was not the sign of a show that runs smoothly.
After that, JKS appeared in the clothes and hairstyle of Hwang Tae-kyung (everyone screamed. Now there was a lot of screaming from fans, so even in places where I didn’t mention screaming, please insert screams from fans ^^ ). Then it was the interaction time with fans. Before we entered the hall, everyone attending the Show could write their name and identity card/passport number onto a slip of paper which was dropped into a lucky draw box, where JKS would pick out 3 slips of paper and ask the lucky or “unlucky” person a question about the drama “You are Beautiful”. If answered correctly, the person would get a prize. Here are the questions I remember:
How old was Hwang Tae-kyung (HTK)?
What was the occupation of HTK’s father?
What was the colour of HTK’s mobile phone?
What song did HTK sing to Go Mi-nam at their one-to-one fan-meeting?
What special skill did HTK perform during a variety programme in the drama?
(eating radish … eating? Nibbling? Shaving raddish?? We know the action, but what word are they looking for?)
I cannot remember the answers to any of the questions, at which point Staying Up Late told me jokingly to go back and re-watch YAB, how can I call myself a fan when I cannot answer? …. Well, let’s just say my memory has never been good ^^
If I remember correctly, JKS also sang “I will promise you” from YAB?
The climax of the Cri Show is definitely Lounge H, with Big Brother Kurt as well.
JANG KEUN SUK IS BORN TO PARTY !!!!
Both of them, especially JKS, can really make the audience feel very high. They sang “Gotta Get Cha”, “Shake it” and a couple of other songs whose titles I’m not sure of. We were all dancing throughout! It was very high and very enjoyable!! And this is coming from me, someone who does not and cannot dance and when forced to dance, can do a very stiff dance. But Jang Keun Suk! His energy on stage is amazing! And we love his dancing!!!
During one of the Lounge H songs, JKS as usual went to pull his manager Kim on-stage to participate in the dancing. Kim must be getting quite used to this by now ^^ He moved his body a bit but did not really dance. Then as he moved off-stage, we saw him taking out his mobile phone and answering a call! Funny! He’s truly a manager! Then JKS went to pull Jason Jang, CEO of HS Media, on the stage as well. The, er, cute and comic Jason was quite sporty, and he dared to dance his own dance, just swinging his arms around and er, frankly speaking, he looked like a panda dancing! Which means he’s quite cute! Haha~! Jason continued dancing his cute panda dance until JKS lifted his leg high and pretended to kick Jason off-stage! Really funny! Seriously though, to see JKS’ work partners like Jason join him in a dance on-stage just testifies to their strong relationship as partners and as friends.
And on this high note, Singapore Cri Show 2011 came to an end. The audience lingered around and did not want to leave. We kept shouting “Jang Keun Suk” and “Encore”! In the end, the emcee Ah Dong had to come out and tell us that this was the end of the show. He added that he had been through rehearsals with JKS during these 2 days, and despite his cold, JKS had gone through a whole day of fan-meeting rehearsals with his usual dedicated professionalism, and Ah Dong led the audience to shout “Khamsahamida” and a few other cheers to JKS.
This is the end of Singapore Cri Show 2011, but it is the start of JKS Asia Tour.
I am going to print this post for JKS and go and wait at his hotel on Sunday, 24 April. I hope I get to pass this fan account to him, and maybe he’ll find time to read a fan’s perspective of the Singapore stop of his Asia Tour.
Lastly, I want to say to Jang Keun Suk, you are fantastic! We love you so much!!
This is the lightboard that I made for you ^^
And also to my friends Rongling, Staying Up Late, Sophie, the fan-meeting would not be half as fun without your company! We are already looking forward to JKS’ next performance!
Thanks for sharing :D!!!! one question during the Hello Hello? did he sing the upbeat version? or did you guys just listened to it and danced along?
^^ Thanks again
In this FM, Sukkie teased us fans a few times as fir this hello hello song, he sang the slow version live n we thought he will continue till end but he stopped abruptly n asked if Singapore is cool or hot n we said hot so he restarted the upbeat hello hello LIVE n all stand up n dance with him!!!
Awesome! =( How I want to see him singing Hello Hello live, was it amazing?? *is jealous and upset that they didnt let any cameras into the show*
Thank you so much Aphrael for a wonderful overview of the JKS performans at Singapore! Also thanks to Rongling, Staying Up Late, Sophie for keeping you a company 🙂 . I am waiting for all of you posting your own impressions of JKS.
Please Aphrael, tell JKS we love him and want him to be very HAPPY!
I was there too and really enjoy seeing and hearing his live singing so much despite of his cold, just hope he can rest better after this show. I must say the loungeH performance is GREAT!!! he really makes us move with his dance n music.. I must say the whole experience is so much better than what I see from vids of his FM, I will regret if I didn’t go for his FM ^_^ but now I start to miss him already..
Dear Aphrael,
Thank you for your report in detail!!!
I’m really worried about his current condition,
but according to your report above, he did his bestest show under adversity.
I’m proud of his professionalism 🙂
Honestly, I want him to take a good rest and nourishment…
The show was really fantastic despite that he was not in his peak condition. He is really professional. 근석 씨, please take care Cri and have plenty of rest as far as possible. We couldn’t wait to see you again next year ^^
JKS is born for stage, his performance is fantastic, I am definitely enjoyed his show. Being obedient Singaporean, I did’ take any photos, but his voice is so awesome, i can’t help to take out my mobile phone to record, if anyone are interested here, I don’t mind share a bit, but the first 2 song are most nice one, I regret I did’t record.
Aphrael, try to find a place in the hotel to sit, make your waiting comfortable, next day will be tough working day for us, we need to keep health to support our prince, and enjoy our life.
Plz Id love to get the songs! email me please amy1311@gmail.com
And thanks a lot
@rongling68, how many songs u managed to record? I want to keep a copy though it’s illegal, haha…..
Please……. I want tooo… May u share w/ me? my email: biskuteel@gmail.com
pleeassseee *puppy eye*
Hi rongling! Can you also send me a copy of your records? 🙂 you can senx it to my email add buden_cute@yahoo.com thanks so so much ^_^
@Rongling68, can you send to yessy0423@yahoo.com.sg (it’s Zero four two three, the zero appear like a “O”)… A million thanks….. I was so enjoyed and never thought of recording it using my handphone lor…..
Aphrael, Thanks for report of his FM, after i read it i feel like i’m in there, too :)…
@Rongling68, can you send it to me kyoko.fuyuda22@gmail.com. Thx alot :).
good job guys,,,
keep it up..
lot of thanks for the updates,,,
I’m once again charmed by Sukkie’s strong stage presence n fantastics chameleon role changing skill displayed in this FM, he is really a borned actor with so much talents that I will keep admiring forever ^_^
This is my first show of JKS n BB 🙂 what I had last is unforgetable moment IBM y mine also in memories. – envy him with working professionally 🙂 which is a great work even d condition s not good. But the show much go on and I envy him so much. He needs to take care of his health that’s all 🙂 love him for every angle characters he has 🙂
Ik
Dear Aphrael, fantastic overview! U going to hotel? Pls do convey to JKS to really take care of his health n not overexert, be fully well by the time his official debut for his new album!!!! 🙂 JKS, thank you so much for the wonderful performance!!! 🙂
Aphreal,this round did he drop any accessories?Hv u found one! Cannot wait to c him in Malaysia. ….;-)
Haha~ XD
He didn’t drop any accessories, but I forgot to mention that as Lounge H performance/dancing was quite energy-consuming, he perspired a lot and wiped his face with towel. He threw about 3 of these towels off-stage to fans!!
Erm, while many eels would love to keep the towel and not wash it, er…. personally I think it’s a bit yucky with sweat and make-up ….. LOL
Aphrael, he DID!!! I saw it from upstairs! He dropped his bangle during LH! Later on Mgr Kim picked it up as he was wiping the water that JKS ‘showered’ with onstage. Lol!!
Thank you, aphrael! I really enjoy reading your writing, just makes me really feel as in the great performance of JKS, especially when JKS with all his jokes come up during the performance. He’s really cute guy who will always entertain his eels. Just you mention, the interviewer asked JKS whether to choose between singing and acting in the future, I’m really curious he will choose singing. He’s a good singer, but I still wanna watch his drama and movies 🙂
Hi aphrael!
Thanks again so much for sharing in full detail what happened in the FM.
I was so sad that i wasn’t able to buy some items from the show but after reading your blog, i’m quite happy now knowing that all of you as well as Jks had a blast!
I really wish i was there. Maybe next time, i can see one of his shows..I hope Jks could really read your blog so that he would know how we love him so much! 🙂
Thanks again! 🙂 kahmsamnida. Ü
Dear Rongling68, can I have a copy of whatever that you have recorded at JKS Cri Show? Thank you so much!! My email is limlpserene@yahoo.com
Do you noe which hotel he stay???? What time is he leaving??
Hi Aphrael.. i did not spot the lucky draw box… if only i can oso have a chance … 🙁
Dear all,
I am outside to accompany my mother, I can’t only think of Prince, has to spend sometime with my mother, actually I am also very enjoyable with her together.
Give me some time I will share his voice with you, fantastic!
Let’s work hard for supporting him!
Rongling68, can u also share wz a fellow ’68? Hehe!! My email: farina1968@yahoo.co.uk
Aiyah should hv met u guys at SG fm lah….
I miss yesterday SOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!! The show was suppose to be like 100 mins but it was like almost 140 mins!!! JKS was SO FREAKING sexy when he did his Lounge H!!!!! <3 <3 <3
BTW any1 noes when he is leaving Singapore?? I hope he comes back next year with longer performances. 😀 But at the starting of the show, he looked angry as I think that the production crew was not ready on time. But he chilled after the first two songs!! At the end, Ah Dong had to come out twice as we all shouted Jang Keun Suk and ENCORE!!!!!! Hehe it was really fun!!!
Eels, check out the short write up pn Xinmsn entertainment section.
http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4795492
http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/en/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=4795492&page=2
OMG and videos!!
http://video.xin.msn.com/watch/video/welcome-back-to-singapore-jang-keun-suk/tno4dx3p
Thank’s Aphrael, I wish I was there 🙁 Now I hope JKS get some rest and don’t do diet anymore, so worried about his schedule, he must be so tired…
I always grumble during the show (“bad sound..”#sorry)
I didn’t really enjoyed for all song he sang.
(unfortunately)
And fall asleep while the YAB scene show (I’m not feeling well at that time), But awakened because of fan screamed and got my power back on interaction time.
#but it get worst now (always slept on the plan
12.30 singapore time till arrived)
oh,,I did answer “Shaving raddish” for that question (haha)
After that, how Lucky!! I kept my power high till the show end. /
But I still happy for my first time there.
Did a lonely-long-trip just for the sake of my lovely jang keun suk ^_^….
whoaa envy w/ you gals ^^ thanks so much for sharing this Great experience….i hope there’re pictures and videos to complete my imagination after read this heheee
Thank you for sharing 🙂
I’m Thai but right now I live in USA, so I miss the chance to go to his concert in Bangkok. So saddddddddddd. I’m wishing that one day I’ll have a chance to meet him like you did. I’m glad to see Thai eels in Singapore anyway…..
Ivy, you sure are working hard, the FM report came up so quickly!!! It was GREAT having you guys (Celine, Sophie, Rongling and Yours truly) share this first in my lifetime experience. The fun is increased 1000 folds because of all your presences and YOU made everything possible (Plus Jang Keun Suk, of course!). A SUPER DUPER THANKS! Your signboard is awesome, it had a full 10 minutes of glory being projected as the centerstage backdrop of the show!
I totally agree with your assessment of the FM (particularly the highs and lows of it)and think that it is wonderful of you to provide Keun Suk a copy of it so that he may have first hand feedback on how his FM fared with the audiences. I sense that he is a perfectionist and would have wanted to ensure that his performances are delivered flawlessly everytime. His organisers need to tighten their act in order to do proper justice to Keun Suk’s professional performances.
Jang Keun Suk is the first and only artiste that I feel for and think truly deserving of favor. He started work at a very tender young age (at 5 or 6 years). Seeing his cereal advertisment as a kid grow into minor roles in dramas as a little boy , teenager in sitcoms, youth in game shows, music dj and compere, supporting and finally landing lead acting roles in dramas as an adult, makes one appreciate how long and ardous his path must have been. Through the years, he persevered (perhaps due to family conditions), honed his skills and worked tirelessly to the extend that he could not even have a regular school going childhood. Today we see this multi-talented artiste who can ACT, SING, DANCE, SCRIPT and very likely one day in the future DIRECT!!!
At the FM, when I saw him singing, acting, performing very much on his own without live band, groups of backup singers or dancers, my heart really went out to him. Plus he even coughed before starting to sing proper. However, Keun Suk unquestionably OWNED the stage. He showed off his acting skills to perfection, sang with a such a strong and more controlled voice, dance in an uber cool manner (and seductively too when he wished) and best of all he really knew how to work the crowd! His cameraman must have the easiest job possible because Keun Suk looks good from any angle and every view!
From the end of the FM, right up till now the phrase “gotta gettcha” is still repeating in my head. You are absolutely right, we miss him already and hope to see him again real soon!
Your observation and comments are astute as always ^^
Totally agree with you.
I managed to pass the copy of my fan account to JKS at the hotel, I hope that he has time to read it from a fan’s point of view, but even if he does not have time to read it, it’s ok too. I’ve done my part as a fan to give the feedback, it’s up to the organisers or Tree-J what to do with it ^^
Sigh …. such a perfect and yet genuine guy … totally deserving of our love and support!!
Thank’s Aphrael for sharing your joy during the fan meeting/concert of our prince….
Surely we will support him….keep safe always sukkie….fighting!!!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us!!! 😀
& if I’m not mistaken, ‘I will promise you’ is from Marry me Mary.
Anyways, I’m glad that you had a superb day! 🙂
Thanks for bringing back wonderful memories of the FM! 🙂
do u knw whether he went out to any bar or clubs friday or saturday nite!
Also after the FM it took me nearly an hour before i could catch a cab not a local so dont knw the taxi no. & people were stealing my cab 🙁
It’s quite common can’t catch up taxi after performance, next time try to take Bus or MRT, with JKS’ song will make our public transport more enjoyable.
To someone like me without much internet knowledge, I spent a few nights try to upload the song, finally with the help of AmySD, the file used my 3.5 hours to upload as per below link, please enjoy it.
http://www.easy-share.com/1914956945/Untitled 13.rar
OMG I totally missed that post!!! “After that, JKS appeared in the clothes and hairstyle of Hwang Tae-kyung ” SCREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMS!!!! Lol
Thanks Aphrael!
thanks aphrael for sharing your thoughts.. love it..