Korean Music Festival - Part 1
Korean Music Festival - Part 2
Korean Music Festival - Part 3
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Soft piano played as
Fly to the Sky walked onstage, surrounded by the blue lighting. With the fans screaming,
Brian began to sing
Seupkwan.
Hwanhee stepped forward for his part as dancers joined them on the stage. Pacing the front of the stage while
Brian moved with the dancers,
Hwanhee reached down and slapped a few fans' hands as he walked from one side to the other before heading down the runway where fans held up signs for the two to see. After
Brain switched places with
Hwanhee, the two stood together at the end of the runway where
Hwanhee belted out a powerful note. Waving a sea of blue and green glow sticks, the audience cheered wildly as the song ended with the two standing with their backs to the audience.
"We're doing a show in San Francisco,"
Brian said. "Does everyone know that?" The audience cheered. "And you're all coming?" Greeted by more cheers, the next song soon started. With the dancers regrouped,
Hwanhee started
Sea of Love and was soon joined by the audience who sang along. With an untied bowtie around his neck,
Brian shouted "Come one everyone, let's go!" as he paced the stage. "I can't hear you!" he called, holding his microphone out to the crowd. With each dancing with the dancers while the other sang, the two walked back down to the end of the runway and yelled "Come on, everyone!", encouraging the audience to sing along. Cupping his hand to his ear,
Brian shouted "I can't hear you!", waving at the crowd to sing louder before running back to the center of the stage to dance. "Everyone sing the line together, on the count of three!" Running back down the runway together, the dancers followed and they finished out their set. As they ran off stage, the duo shouted "Thank you!"
The most anticipated act was last.
Brian and
Ock Joo Hyun hadn't even finished saying
Dong Bang Shin Ki's name before the crowd went wild. All in coordinating black outfits, the group walked out on stage in complete darkness and stood in a V formation. The lights flashed on in an instant as
Rising Sun began, revealing
Dong Bang Shin Ki before they started to dance. With back up dancers behind them,
Dong Bang Shin Ki then moved into position, forming parallel lines with the dancers. As the group started singing, the dancers dropped to the ground. With each member stepping forward into the spotlight, the audience's screams never faded. The lights in the back flashed all around while the back drop screens showed an array of colors, simulating the image of a rising sun. Dropping to their knees briefly, the group hopped back up and slumped their torsos as if they were puppets on a string before continuing.
Yunho stepped forward to the center as the screams grew louder. Finishing the song, the group stopped dead in their tracks as the dancers fell to the stage. Regrouping,
Dong Bang Shin Ki walked to the center of the stage and retrieved some water. Standing in a line, the group introduced themselves: "We're
Dong Bang Shin Ki!" Taking the next minute for individual introductions, it was hard to hear anything they said over the roaring crowd.
Yunho and
JaeJoong asked the audience if they were having fun and held their mics out to the crowd who greeted them with even louder cheering. "Are you ready?"
Yunho asked. "Say Dong Bang! Say Shin Ki!
Dong Bang Shin Ki!" The audience eagerly shouted this back at them. "Everybody scream!"
After a bit more talk,
Yunho introduced the next song,
Tonight. The lights turned blue as the group stood still in place on stage. As images of clouds and moons rolled across the backdrop screens,
Changmin, Junsu and
Yoochun belted out powerful opening notes. As the song continued, the audience became a sea of red glow sticks waving back and forth. Standing in the center of the group,
JaeJoong bent at his knees and threw a gloved hand in the air as he sang out his part differently from the rest. Striking a high note with power, the background music's volume dropped low and
Dong Bang Shin Ki continued with just their voices until the song finished. Getting in position for
Purple Line, the dancers came back onstage. As they shuffled back and forth with sharp dance moves,
JaeJoong came to the front to sing alone before switching places with
Changmin. As the song continued,
Changmin dove to his knees on the runway, then got back up and rejoined the group. Soon after, their set ended with a bang and
Dong Bang Shin Ki walked off the stage.
After they had cleared the stage,
Brian asked the audience "Do you want more?" Everyone cheered and clapped, shouting for an encore until
Dong Bang Shin Ki came back out. Red balloons began to float up the backdrop screens as
Balloons started.
Dong Bang Shin Ki ran to the front of the stage and danced until they were suddenly joined onstage by
Super Junior T and
Girls' Generation. The audience went wild as the three groups sang together. Standing in the center of the stage,
Yunho put his arm around
Junsu when suddenly
Brian walked out onstage. Letting go of
Junsu, Yunho and
Brian put their arms over each other's shoulders and walked down the runway, waving to everyone else to come with them. After the song ended, they all waved goodbye and once again left the stage, but the show wasn't over yet.
The audience was given one last memorable performance as all of the evening's performers joined each other on the stage for a few final songs. As they sang the first song, fans in the front waved heart shaped signs on sticks in the air.
Chae Yeon walked over and took her heart sign graciously, waving it around onstage. Holding up more of the hearts for the performers to take, soon most of the performers were waving hearts in the air as they sang. As everyone sang, fireworks were set off behind the stage of The Hollywood Bowl. Brilliant sparklers and dazzling displays illuminated the sky. With everyone singing and dancing with each other, the sign above the stage lit up the words 'old' and 'new' and the word 'harmony'. As the sign fizzled out, the show came to a close. After the performers gave their final goodbyes and waves, this memorable night was over. "Thank you! Have a good night!"
