KPOP GUIDE 101: TIPS IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO ATTEND KPOP CONCERTS PART 1
Monday, September 19, 2016
Hello Readers!
Today I’m going to
share some tips if you’re planning to attend a kpop concert; this is very
helpful especially to those who will attend for the first time.
I’ve attended several
concerts of my favorite Kpop group. First is 2NE1 ALL OR NOTHING TOUR IN MANILA
(If you are interested about my 2NE1 ALL OR NOTHING TOUR CONCERT EXPERIENCE you
can check it here), followed by EPIK HIGH IN MANILA then BIGBANG MADE
CONCERT TOUR IN MANILA. I’ve been a huge fan of YG Artists, well who doesn’t
love YG’s artists’ right? They are full of swag and charisma and they are
multi-talented; one of my goals is to attend every YG Artist concert here in
the Philippines. I’ve learned a lot from my kpop concert experiences; and as
there will be many kpop groups who’s on the line up to have a concert this year
in this warm country and of course many kpop groups who will come in the next
few years either in this country or to your country you might want to get
yourself ready by reading some helpful information for you to be guided.
So here are my tips if
you’re planning to attend a kpop concert
Months before the
concert:
1 1. ASK
PERMISSION TO YOUR PARENTS
This
is very important especially to those who live in far places and also to those
still minor. Ask permission to your parents that you will going to attend a
kpop concert, ask them nicely and make sure that they are in good mood when you
tell them so that there’s a high chance that they will permit you. Just in case
they will not, do not get mad at them and try asking them in the next few days.
2 2. SAVE
You
need to save money to be able for you to buy your preferred concert ticket,
official merchandises and also for your travel expenses. But if you’re parents
will give you money then you’re very lucky! But even though your parents will
give you money, I still suggest to save little as during the concert there will
be many booth who sells merchandises and you don’t want to just stay still
watching those fans who bought, right?
3 3. INVITE
YOUR KPOP FRIENDS
Just
in case your kpop friends did not know yet about the concert, inform them and
ask to attend together; it is always FUN to attend a concert with your kpop friends.
But make sure that your friends will also ask permission to their parents.
4 4. BUY
YOUR CONCERT TICKET
In
other country like Japan and Korea during the first hour of selling, concert
tickets are already sold out so you must be updated all the time when and what
time will be the ticket selling so that you can buy your preferred ticket;
buying a ticket is also a competition. If you are not able to buy a concert
ticket, don’t be sad and think positive, there are other ways to buy a ticket.
There are fans who sometimes sell their ticket in the same price because they
bought many so you can buy it instead, you can also visit the homepage,
reservation of tickets usually up to 24 to 48 hours and if there are people who
was not able to pay, then the tickets they reserved are open to purchase.
5 5. CHECK
FOR UPDATES
Subscribe
and follow blogs and websites that officially handles’ the concert in your
country or official fan pages in your country. Here in Philippines, as far as I
know there are kpop gathering’s that gives concert tickets to fans through a
raffle, dance or singing contest and other on the spot contests. Lucky fans who
win receive either concert tickets and/or press conference passes.
6. 6. BOOK
YOUR PLANE TICKET
This
is for fans that live from very far places or across other country. Here in Philippines
kpop concerts are usually in Manila that’s in Luzon; so fans like me who live
in Mindanao or Visayas need to travel via plane. I suggest following airline
company’s official websites and social accounts for special plane ticket
promotions, in that way you can book a very cheap plane tickets either one way
or round trip.
7 . 7. LOOK
FOR A PLACE TO STAY
This
is again for fans that live from very far places or across the country. If you
are specially visiting a new place or a country for a concert and you don’t
know anyone who lives around the place, you need to look online for good places
for you to stay, unless if you plan to just go the day of the concert and
leaves after the concert then that won’t be a problem, but if you want to stay
more and tour yourself around the next day then research for good places and
book your room ahead of time. I suggest choosing those places that’s only
around the corner of where the concert will take place to keep away from
traffic.
8 8. PREPARE
YOUR PROPS
That
means your light stick, banner and other stuffs. I suggest to buy your light
stick ahead of time since there will be many fans that will be on the line to
buy light sticks during the concert day and also for you to save the box of
your light stick. If you are also planning to buy a new camera or extra memory
card, buy it very ahead of time also.
So
these are the things you need to prepare very ahead of time. If you have questions
please leave a comment and I’ll get back to you as soon as I can.
Read the next part here for the things you need to prepare a week and a day before the concert.
Thanks
for reading! God Bless you all.
9 comments
Great tips! Very Helpful
ReplyDeleteThank you Mj! Don't missed the second part also I just posted it.
DeleteThank you for the tips! I'm wondering where you've stayed at Manila?
ReplyDeleteI usually stay at Sea Residences Condominium, it's in Pasay City since concerts are usually held in Mall of Asia Arena (you can check the place on this site http://www.smdc.com/sea-residences.html). I'm also staying in the house of my friend's uncle in Quezon if the concert's venue is just around the corner. I always prefer to stay in places near the venue to avoid traffic.
DeleteThank you for the tips! I planned on attending Monsta X concert this coming November. I've been following your blog, I like kpop too.
ReplyDeleteMonsta X dbcdjgbjkf yeah they are coming here in Ph, well God bless to you Janice! Tell me about your experience soon.
DeleteI also agree japanese fans are really fast in buying tickets especially if it's under yg. Your tips is very helpful to those new fans thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you Hana, that is the very purpose why I post this to give some hints and helpful information especially to newbie fans. Anyway, japanese fans are very very very fast in purchasing ticket.
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