SS3 Manila: fanreport (sort of) ^^_^
Super Show 3 Manila
February 26, 2011 - Saturday
Araneta Coliseum
Sara and Adela, my apologies for this pathetic excuse of a con report. I'm not the most organized and i wasn't really prepared. I didn't even bring a camera. My friend did but her battery died halfway. ;) I meant to check their complete discography but work got in the way and it was Saturday before i knew it.
Went with my friend hime_takarai and we arrived about 15 mins before the con. Dome was packed unlike last year when the upper box was mostly empty. We're in Upper Box B. It's not near enough to get a chance to grab SuJu but we had a good view of the center stage and the screens. :) We meant to get better seats but apparently we were too late because the VIP seats were sold out in November. I heard even the media sponsors didn't get tickets. Good for SuJu, sucks for me. XDD
Security was pretty lax. They didn't check our bags and cameras are actually allowed! Im sure there are some nice quality fan cams out there because almost everyone including the lucky girls in the VIP section was taking videos. :) I saw Siwon and Heechul and other guys borrow camera from the fans and took a video of themselves. Very very lucky. ;)
Stage layout looks like this. There's a main stage with big screen in the center and smaller screens off to the sides and a circular stage at the back.
Random things i managed to remember:
- Opening song is Sorry Sorry. I'm so glad they started with a song i know. ;) Very sharp choreography. With 10 guys dancing together, one mistake can easily lead to a chaotic performance but no such thing happened. Nobody missed a beat. It was amazing.
- Supergirl. I've only heard the M version of the song so this is a treat. I don't know the lyrics though so i just danced and bobbed my head. XDD
- No Other: Leetuk was suspended in the air throwing confetti from a basket with balloons tied on it. It was pretty but really gay in hindsight. ;)
- Sungmin's solo. He didn't sing. Just danced a very sexy dance. ;) And all the while i kept laughing because i kept seeing him with Kangin in Intimate Note, giggling like a schoolgirl. Nope, he's a lot of things but sexy.. isn't one of them. Sorry Sungmin!! ;)
- Henry was there!! He's so effing talented!! He played the piano and sang Baby by Justin Bieber. He's got lots of fans in the crowd. ;) They went wild while he was playing the piano and went absolutely nuts when he danced.
- Leetuk called on Henry to translate a couple of things during the encore. It was so so cute because they couldn't hear each other over the mics. Leetuk has to whisper in his ear several times.
- Lots and lots of fanservice. It was actually difficult to keep track of all the hugging and groping. XDD Since im usually following Donghae, i saw a lot of Donghae-Siwon interaction. Some Eunhae and Kyu-Donghae too but mostly with Siwon. ;) I noticed though that Siwon is rather free with his affection. He's kinda like Kame. ;) Also, Siwon is very sexy. However he's like Junno to me. They're both uber-hot but my feelings for them are strictly...familial. XDD
- Eunhyuk and Doghae's I Wanna Love You. It's like a guy version of Brandy and Monica's The Boy Is Mine. The choreo is very creative which is what you'd expect when two dance leaders from SuJu collaborated for the perf. ;)
- KRY with Sungmin and Donghae. Hands down the most divine voices you'll ever hear. They sang songs im not familiar with so intended to sit it out. But then Yesung opened his mouth and i was out of my seat. It was so magical, I was mesmerized.
- Kangin tribute (sort of) - at first couldn't figure out what it was. The boys were sitting behind screen and a silhouette of a man wearing white clothes was projected on the screen. Then he started moving touching SuJu's faces while they were singing. Does that make sense? ;) If not, that's because i didn't really get it either. But Kangin was there (sort of) so im happy. ;)
- Cooking. SuJu acting like the boys of K8. Crack all the way. They came out wearing vegetable costumes and it went downhill from there.
- Super Junior T: I can't remember the song but i remember they went out wearing glittery suits (in an assortment of colors that would put M&M's to shame) and fooled around trying to hurt each other with their bowties. ;)
- Bonamama. Love this song. I can remember much of the performance except the dance bits were amazing (as always) and the girls behind us went gaga over Siwon's oiled abs. XDD
Henry: "you guys are loud!"
*screams*
Henry: "we've been to a lot of places but you guys are the loudest"
*screams*
*screams*
*screams*
NO kidding. I appreciate the exuberance but i wish they'd learn when to scream and when to listen. ;)
Highlight of the con
Heechul's Lady Gaga and Shindong's Beyonce hands down! It was worth going just to see this. Shindong was spilling out of his very tight leather dress it was so funny. Eunhyuk and Donghae went drag!! They were backup to Shindong's Beyonce. Donghae is pretty but Eunhyuk!! is an ugly girl. Shindong's prettier than him. ;)
- The stage and special effects left something to be desired but only because i've seen how KT does concerts. I have a feeling Kame would have a fit if they gave him effects like what was used in SuJu's con. . ;)
- In comparison to KT, SuJu is the better dancer, better singer but KT is the better performer. I think KT's better at working the crowd being sluts. XDD Compared to the con i attended in Taipei, the energy at SuJu's con is a bit erratic. Probably because the transition from one song to another is not that smooth and the flow of the concert in general is not that fluid. They used the screen to flash random videos too many times. There's usually a pause after every 3 songs to flash a 3 minute video on the screen which can affect the energy of the crowd. With KT, the high-tension energy was sustained until the end.
- All in all, it was a fun 3 hours spent with SuJu. There's room for improvement but that's how it is with talented groups. We know they're capable of so much more so we're not satisfied with what we're seeing now. I can't wait to see them again. Hopefully i'll be prepared for the awesome next time. XDD
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