The K-pop girl group performed a slew of songs, including crowd favourites like How You Like That and Kill This Love, but the concert experience was somewhat marred by fans determined to record the show.
As someone who’s never quite surfed the Korean wave, I’ve always imagined jumping aboard the lean, mean K-pop machine to be an unforgettable experience.
The group is known for their conservative number of songs compared to their peers, citing “quality over quantity” in interviews. But the songs theyWith every song a banger, it’s as though they have cracked the code for chart-dominating earworms, leaving no room for filler tunes. Perhaps it is the mix of trap, Europop, hip-hop and electronic dance music, refreshing the quintessential female empowerment anthems for Generation Z.
My love for Blackpink's energetic chart-toppers, coupled with the knowledge that K-pop acts are famed for their dynamic and visually-captivating performances, meant I had high hopes for my first K-pop concert.Unfortunately, it seemed the same could be said for Blackpink's fans , as those in the standing pen in front of the stage were armed with phones, and seemed to lower them only between songs or to check if their videos were good enough.
After Saturday's concert, a TikTok video by @babyyblob called out the concert crowd in Singapore for being “selfish”, with “no manners and concert etiquette”. It was aptly captioned, “You all filming Netflix documentary or what.”Having my concert experience tainted by Blinks' behaviour, I had heightened hopes that Blackpink's stage presence would make up for it.
Performing to a packed stadium of some 50,000 adoring fans for close to two hours in sweltering weatherIn one telling moment that night, Jennie told the audience towards the end of the show: “I see more phones than faces.” She requested fans to sing and dance along for the remaining songs.By this time, I had decided I would let loose and enjoy the music regardless of what anyone else did.
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