Going to Macau to watch a concert means tolerating bouts of hour-long seasickness and a very late bedtime. But the K-Pop Nation Concert 2012 held at the Venetian Macao last Sunday made it worthwhile.
Whenever I think about it, the night's upbeat electric music still rings in my ears.
The show kicked off as six-member boy band U-Kiss heated up the stage with Neverland, followed by the hypnotic Man Man Ha Ni. It was the first time I'd seen them perform live, and I was impressed.
The next band, B.A.P., made an epic entrance as a veil was lowered onstage and green laser lights drew the group's name. I loved the dreamy, rainy light show for their first song, It's All Lies, as a gentle light was projected on the veil.
Then the members changed from white suits to military uniforms for the song Power, which lived up to its name. The heavy rock beat was underscored by the singers' powerful vocals.
The only disappointing part of the concert, I thought, was the scratchy stylings of DJ Schedule 1, who appeared between each groups' performances.
To us die-hard K-Pop fans, he seemed unnecessary, so it was no surprise that some angry fans booed him. Thankfully, there were many other things that made up for the annoyance.