And yes so I went to Mediacorp on 24.06.10 for B2ST's showcase. The day before, I was checking out the tv guides for Ch 5 and Ch 8 because having them boys performing in Mediacorp, something's amiss. I came pondering about it after U-Kiss was guested on Ch 8 on Sunday for the Sheng Shiong show. Checked out the guides but there are no variety shows or any music shows on. And so, off I went to Mediacorp with the nsallyn.

Reached at between 1500 - 1600hrs. Said hi to the cousin and friends who

were there super early and already received the queue tag number, the girls ushered me off to get the numbers. Went up joined the queue. Waited for an hour until we reached to the point where we received our numbers. There on, I kept praising how the system was good in controlling the crowd and giving out the numbers for fairness. We sat down and waited again in line until the door to be open for us to enter the studio. Already 1800hrs, door is suppose to open and we are suppose to enter but line doesn't seem to be moving. Looking ahead, seeing that it seems to be moving but it was really really slow. Ushi, Wan and Senpai rushed over from worked and were way behind, at least 200 behind me. My queue tag number was 793 and the tix which were serialised, mine was 0866. There are 1000 passes, so those who bought the cds and received the showcase passes are all the 1000 fans. Me and Nsallyn are lucky though, we were ushered in lines into the studio. We were on the 2nd floor. Shid and friends were at the 1st floor. Lucky them! I wonder what time they got there. They were 9 rows before me. Hahakz!! Oh well, but despite being on 2nd floor, I was in the centre. A very good view from left to right. One thing disappoints me though. We were not just walking in on the set for the showcase, but also the recording of our new local talkshow programme, Entertainment on 5. For short, Eo5.

Kui Jien, the host for Eo5, yup, that guy's cute. I like him eversince I saw him on Disney Ch. Ehehkz! He's a good host. He really warms the crowd up. He's good. After he was telling us to have fun and stuffs, he went off backstage and the screens starts showing clips of B2ST's performances and many more and suddenly the boys appears on stage and start performing. icon by cmhuong.livejournal.com/10806.html#cutid1

No cue, no proper introduction, no whatever, suddenly the so-called Showcase starts. In white, the boys start their 1st song, B2ST is Best and then Bad Girl and Mystery. Now here's the other more disappointing thing. I didn't notice it at 1st too when Nsallyn showed me the message she received from Ushi asking if the show's start. I replied Yes and then I she called us saying that they couldn't come in because a Mediacorp guy told them the studio has exceeded 1000 & there are no seats. How lucky I was, the same time I felt bad for Ushi, Wan and Senpai. a guy from Universal came out to them and said he will try and do something. They were brought down to the 1st floor but instead of going into the studio, they were sat outside of the studio, in front of a tv set to watch the showcase. Yup! That's bull. Ushi talked to the Universal guy saying that it's inappropriate because the tixs were serialised and for sure 1000 tixs were given out but yet the seats are all taken when not all 1000 of the showcase tix holders are not in. Doesn't make any sense. After few arguments, 10 were allowed to go in. Ushi, Wan and Senpai managed to go in but sadly, it was already the interval, the boys and they missed the 1st 3 performances. The boys came out after 4minute's HuH pv ended, appearing in purple suits.

Showcase goes on for an hour and after that, we have to stay for Eo5 recording. Of course, B2ST are one of the guests, that was why we, the audiences were needed and no wonder the Showcase was done there. 2200hrs everything's done. Nsallyn almost fell asleep when Kit Chan came out for the recording, we had to wait as B2ST are the next guests for the recording and do more performances, this time, for Eo5.

Sat in that studio watching the pretty boys jiving their grooves, I had to sit through Bad Girl 3 times, Mystery 2 times and Shock 2 times. Well, because during encore, the boys did overlapping of Bad Girl and Mystery. Correct me on this Shid, if I'm wrong. Because I was hoping I could get free box of menthol Strepsils when they were giving out on 1st floor. Chey!

Ushi came back home later and there I was listening to her rants. Our assumptions was that those who have tickets to Eo5 were given priority to go in the studio. If that's the case, then Universal shouldn't have given out 1000 tixs of the showcase. And also, one fault we see was that, after the 1000 tixs were taken, Universal had a contest and there were about 30 winners, I think that got tixs to the showcase too. So, for sure that exceeds 1000 audiences with only 1000 seats in the studio. After going through this, if another k-pop group that I like are to come and Universal are going to do this again, I'm gonna think twice whether I want to go or not. Most of us really prefers numbered seats rather than 1st come 1st serve basis. Also, already giving out the number of tixs supposed to be but still have a contest to give out more when there're no more space in the venue is just not right. Universal and Mediacorp are lucky that those who didn't get into the studio despite having the numbered tixs and queue tag numbers into a misfit. They were basically following the regulations accordingly but instead, well, actually, I feel cheated too. Finding out that there is recording to Eo5 in conjunction was really disappointing.

Well, I enjoyed the 6 boys performance. Thanks to the super loud girls in the studio that I can't her their singing that well and oh! did I mentioned that there's a really rude girl on my left that I had to hold out my fan so that her uchiwa won't cover my view when she was waving them during the ballad song and also that it hit my head when she enthusiastically waving it. Look girl, I know you're happy, I don't blame you for wanting to wave out your hand with the rhythm of the song but please do look around you, there are others too who are enjoying the show and your consideration was really much appreciated. Not even looking at me, she gave out a quick Sorry. Like what the fuck was she thinking. Dahlah mata kero! Ingat lawa per! Adik-beradik pulak tu sumer yang datang. Dahlah tua-tua! Abih pretend macam you're 16! Goodness! Gracious! I rather enjoy the possessed girl who was waving and thrilling about her body when the boys do every single cute moves or holding on the other fans hands. At least, there was nothing to be angry about, but that possessed girl, she's just funny. She's like a worm wiggling away when being chased by a bird. Seriously. Nsallyn almost feels like kicking her head cuz when she throws her body back into the chair and her hands holding on to her chest, not even a second, she already bounced back up. You know like when you hit those sandbags and then it bounces back to you. That was like her. A sandbag full of worms. Wiggling and bouncing.

Yet, I lurve the B2ST boys still. Their performances were good, their songs are still good. I'm still lurving them. Did I tell you that Gi Kwang especially was looking SMEXYLICIOUS! OOHOHOHO!!!!

Right now, I'm putting this song on repeat. I lurve this song. I first saw her few years back as a guest from Philippine on a Korean variety show, Star King. She was known for her powerful voice. There was Super Junior and she chose KyuHyun as her fave and they sang a song together. Didn't know she's now an international singer. Am so lurving her song, Pyramid. check it out

// 0511hrs @ Shota Matsuda