Can I just say that Koreans know how to put on a show?

Amazing.

In no way am I a die-heart k-pop fan and I've been to a handful of fashion shows, but wow, this was utterly fantastic (baby!). Five sweet hours of entertainment made up for the brutally cold wait outside for our tickets with the icy wind blowing us nearly into icicles.

We were lucky enough that out of the six of us, three of us emailed early enough to get VIP seating, so the rest of us were their plus one (we ended up discarding our third seat tickets). Four rows from the stage, in a mob of foreigners-only designated seating, and a eagle eye's view of the stage, we were exhilarated for the show to begin.

Let's start with the music scene.

With our seats, and an event as such, you would be looking at paying at least $200+ in North America, but we got in for free! Three cheers to being a foreigner. Secondly, not to toot my horn, but I'm sure and know of many who would have been jealous of me haha.

There were really popular bands like SNSD and Big Bang in which the fans went nuts with just the mention of their names. Miss A, Infintie, and IU were also quite popular among the crowd as well. Then there were the ones that were fairly new to the scene such as 9muses (9 models scouted as a group... btw they weren't good at all), and some artists from older generations who were to my surprise, extremely talented and left my ears ringing for more of their astounding voices-especially this ballad group consisting of four males known as Noel. Personally, I thought SNSD did poorly with their performance. I had expected more energy and enthusiasm from their fame and popularity, but it seemed like they weren't trying at all. Also, they were missing two members that night. My favorite has go to be Infinite, boy can they dance and melt a girl's heart. Apparently they will be having a concert on April's Fools, how tempting.

In between, there were was a DJ hosting the show and presenting singers, duos, and trios popular from years before as well as up and rising artists. I think I may have converted to a kpop fan now having had such a privilege to sit through a dynamic array of Korean singers.

FASHION TIME.

Imagine my excitement upon hearing that there was an event as such, let alone incorporating the whole fashion aspect!

My expectations for the fashion side of things that there would be models walking down the catwalk showcasing different brands of clothing in between the concert scene. I've been to multiple fashion shows where models are suppose to be emotionless and just strut their walk as they are presenting the designer's clothes, not themselves, hence the lack of emotion in their faces. These ones were not the case though, and I loved it so much more. Each brand had a distinct style or theme to their clothes and would play on that theme with support from the backdrop, props, and the styling of their models. The models came out smiling and enthusiastic and you can tell that they were highly enjoying their act as well. They were absolutely exceptional, not only performing, but acting and dancing as well. Each show also had a famous celebrity modeling, be it an actress or singer from one of the pop bands.

One of the brands had a person miming in their opening and had their models cat walked down the stage with helium balloons, while another had a mini fencing performance to kick off their show; and yet another, my favorite concept of all, was a day to night transformation where the models would show their first look, and then head back to the middle stage to swap an accessory or piece so that it became an evening look. The creativity was endless, it wasn't just fashion, it was a fashion show!


I also adored the freebies! As if this entire event wasn't an enough of a freebie in itself, Skinfood gave out little packages of face masks, candy, and soaps. Other sponsors of the night tossed out teddy bears towards the crowd, and Kappa even threw basketballs to the audience. It was a night to remember and a great way to kick off the term.

Fashion & Concert, what a fabulous idea.

More please!