I left you on a hot July day. I've done a ton of things since then.
The most notable was being able to go to Seoul and get into a live music show, well-known in Korea. I got into Inkigayo!! With the help and thanks to my friends Jessy and Jeff.
Inkigayo is a weekly music show where musical guests come on stage and perform their latest release. The name means "It's popular" and that's exactly what is on this show. It's always the most popular groups.
I went with the Boys Republic (소년공화국) fan club. They are really sweet to their fans, and their fan manager is really cool/nice. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't have gotten in at all.
In addition to seeing our Boys Republic perform live, no pre-recording, one take (and do it flawlessly) - I got to see Beast, B1A4, Sistar, Infinite, Block B, AOA, Hyuna, and lots of others I've forgotten. <3
Getting into Inkigayo is not easy. You have to get up at 5 to be outside the studio by 6am... it's a first come first serve system. Your fan manager or other person will record your name and you get a number in line. The top 5 to 10 are your best bet to make it in, especially if your idol group is less popular. However the more popular your idol group - the less likely you are to get an ideal number to make it inside.
(example: about 120 or more Block B fans showed up. They only let 32 Block B fans inside.)
The number they let in for each fandom is random. It could be 8, it could be 53. But it's likely to be way smaller than you could hope.
After you get your number, you wait around in the area near to the studio. The fan manager will tell you a time to come back and line up. This line up is in the hopes your group will have a prerecording.
If you have a prerecording - you can go in and watch your group perform before the show. If you're lucky, you'll get a ticket for the live recording.
Mostly the most popular bands have this.
Boys Republic got stiffed this time around.
That worked in our favor though, it seems. Because our fandom was only allowed... 14 people into the live recording. But because we weren't given any prerecording, the fan manager worked her magic, and begged or bargained to get more of us into the show.
My friends and I were 15 through 18 or 20? I forget which exactly. Anyway, it was not an optimal number.
So we made it in to stand in the very back.
It was my first live recording, and the first time I've ever been inside a TV studio.
It really was interesting.
Best part of all was getting to see all the performances. Sure, we missed a lot due to the pre-recorded parts, but we got to see Boys Republic do their whole routine and song. They nailed it.
After the show, there was a short fan meeting. The Boys came and greeted all of us fans. It was sweet. Lol. They didn't have much to say except that the next event and fan meeting would be bigger. But that's okay. They took time to greet us - which is more than you can say of most groups. <3
Here are some pictures of Boys Republic. (sadly the sun was in a bad spot)
From left to right Sung Jun, Suwoong, Minsu, Won Jun and Sun Woo.
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