I died this weekend. Yes, I did. Not out of sadness, pain or tears, rather, out of pure happiness and joy. As many probably know from my uncontrollable spazziness, I got to see JJLin perform live at the Club Nokia amphitheater. Now, originally I was pretty disappointed because this concert wasn't a JJ solo concert, it was a joint with two other artists. But even still, I must say that last night was by far one of the most amazing nights of all time (I can only imagine what a full blown concert would be like).
So in preparation for the concert I made a cute little poster (of course). But this time, I did something a little different. I made it double sided (oo...fancy~). In any case, one side was the generic *heart* JJ while the other was my ace. You see, one of my favorite JJ songs is "Dou Jiang You Tiao". In the lyrics, it talks about how Dou Jiang (soy bean) and You Tiao (fried breaded donut thingie) are a perfect combination and you can't have one without the other. JJ called himself You Tiao in the song and his lover Dou Jiang. So what did I do?
Yes, I went there! Don't judge me!! Haha. Well, I thought it was cute at the time. And I figured it'd be a great way to get his attention!
In any case, he was the second artist to perform and he came out with a stunning line up.
1. Cao Cao 2. Sha Shou
3. Bo Jian Dai 4. Dou Jiang You Tiao 5. Xiao Jiu Wo
6. Di Ji Ge 100 Tian 7. Ma Ma De Na Lu Wa
8. Ai Yu Xi Wang
9. Without You (Mariah Carey)
10. Bu Chao Bu Yong Hua Qian 11. Jiang Nan 12. Yi Qian Nian Yi Hou
His performances were solid. Beyond solid, actually. Honestly, I feel like the CD recordings of his songs don't do him justice. JJ brings something completely new when he performs his songs live. It's a whole essence of JJ that simply can't be captured in the studio. And it helped that he kept looking towards my direction so my heart fluttered in disarray. Haha.
In any case, to continue on..his dancing...was HOT. There is no other word to describe this. In all honesty, I always saw JJ as the cutest guy in the world. He was the one I would always want to hug or bring home with me. Not necessary drop dead sexy abut adorable. My opinion completely changed after yesterday. The only word to properly describe him when he dances is freaking drop dead gorgeous sexy hot cutiepie! I'm sure that made plenty of sense to you guys haha...but his energy was great and his dance steps were clean! I particularly liked his High Fashion performance! Gah! SO CUTE!!
In any case, what's even better is the little shorts in between each songs where he talks and interacts with the fans. Fans continually tried to get him to take off his pants. In which he reacted with his adorable anime pop out 'are you serious?' facial expression. He laughed and said he'd need his pants for the rest of the show. Then everyone tried to get him to take his top off instead. (lol we're a raunchy audience.) He was so cute! "But...I like my vest." Seriously? So adorable! The only major downside was that the piano was horribly positioned for the three pieces he did on the piano. He even put down the part for music sheets because he said he couldn't see us. But, the most amazing thing about the piano playing is that is where his raw emotion comes out. Seriously. His performance of Mariah Carey's Without You was absolutely STUNNING!
In any case..back on point. So. Beyond JJ being absolutely fantastic, my interaction with him is what totally made my night. Remember how I made a poster? Well, when JJ came up to perform, I turned my poster to the 'dou jiang' side and started jumping up and down to get his attention. It wasn't hard since I was in the front, smack dab in the middle (we waited 6 hours before the concert started haha). In any case, when he saw my poster he started laughing and pointed directly at me!! It was amazing!!
But, that's not the best part. Oh no. During his last song we were all cheering him on and he pointed directly at us (the group of fans in the middle front) and asked if we wanted him to come down. So we were like "HECK YEA!!!" and came down from the stage!! I was the first person who got to shake hands with him! YES!!! Then he went down the left and shook hands with people and went back up the right, where I landed a second handshake (huzzah!). BUT. That's not the best part. Oh no.
After he went through the right side, he came back dead center (RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME) and started busting out his singing once more while looking directly into my eyes! He kept his gaze on me and, out of everyone, TOOK MY HAND! OMG. It wasn't a handshake either! He put his hand under mine so it was a gentle grasp!!!!! After that, he sang the last verse of the song while holding my hand and looking directly at me even after he let go!! Lost in his gaze? You bet!
3:29! From the 3:29 mark!
In any instance, I know I am probably just another fan to him but that's quite alright. Because that is a moment I will never forget. I was serenaded to by JJLin. It was even better than I had dreamed. You know what I realized after this though? I'm kind of glad it wasn't JJ's solo concert. Why? Because his solo concerts are usually in REALLY big venues. Like his world tour. That's the only way they'd make it profitable. But the only reason why I was able to get so much interaction with JJ was because the venue was small. For that I'm grateful. That being said, I'm ready for the next step! Bring on your next solo world tour JJ! ;) and I'll be there!
