larger than life
I arrived at MEIS Ancol at around 1.30 p.m and went straight to Kopitiam. The ticket box for 5 Star VIP from VIPNation was open at 3. I was too early I know XD I just didn't want to get stuck at traffic jam and I never like being late. There were already couples of girls, which I suspected as BlockHeads because I know they were having a gathering at Kopitiam before the concert. More Blockheads came as I waited for Lia. Fangirls are the same everywhere I guess, they were so loud XD Thank God that Lia didn't come late that day hahaha...I kept giving her a direction how to get to MEIS. She arrived at around 2.
I started queuing for our tickets at 2.45 and reconfirmed my group with the leader (later I know that she flew all the way from Medan for the concert, wow!) I made sure that she put me and Lia next to Joey for the group photo XD There were also four Korean girls wearing hanbok queuing with us. Wow! They came all the way to Jakarta for the concert, and they were also flying to Manila for the last concert. Such dedicated fans!
met new BlockHeads friends, Wita and Ricca ^^
and the Korean BlockHeads in their hanbok
Helen from VIPNation had been very accommodating and gave us clear instructions about the ticket collection. Then we were finally given an envelope with out tickets together with food and drink coupons, and also the 5 Star VIP Pass Card.
another precious XD
Then we waited for another one hour. Those who bought the Ultimate package entered the Meet and Greet room first which is located on the third floor. Then Group A and B (Lia and I belonged to group B) were asked to go next. OMG!!!! I felt so dokidoki when we took the escalator to the third floor XD Then we entered the Meet and Greet room, some Ultimates were still waiting for their turns. I understand that it took quite a while for the Ultimates to finish their MnG session because one person can have all 5 NKOTB for herself *ENVY!!!* hahaha...and every time one of them came out from the room, she cried and hugged the others lol! that made me even more nervous XD Then Helen gave us instruction on what to do during the MnG. We were told to go to every member, say "Hi", have a chit chat with every one of them and we were given two shoots for the photo group. I asked Helen "can we hug them and kiss them?" (LOL) and Helen answered "of course, they're all yours" KYAAAAA....There was one moment that made us squeee...Donnie suddenly turned up and asked the Ultimate girl personally to come in and he hugged her. Holy crap! all of us screamed lol!
Then it was finally our turn! I had already had this "script" in my head, but when I finally saw them, I was speechless and I didn't know what to say. I went to Jon first because Joey was already occupied XD I said "Hi Jon, I'm Yuni. Thank you for coming to Jakarta. We've been waiting" LOL! such boring greetings XD Jon smiled so kindly and shook my hand and said "Thank you" then he hugged me. OMG!!!! I think I hugged him twice or was it three times? I couldn't remember. Then I went to Danny who greeted me so kindly. Didn't really remember what I said to him but we hugged XD then I went to Joey and right after I said "Hi" and "Welcome to Jakarta" I hugged him right away LOL! then I said to him "my friend wanted me to hug you for her" then he said "oh okay, this is for your friend then" he hugged me again. KYAAA!!! Then I went to Donnie, said the same thing (I guess) and hugged him then next is Jordan! OMG!! so handsome!!!!! I forgot what I said to Jordan, all I can remember is that I hugged him so tightly hahahaha....
Then the photographer asked us to pose for the photo session. I stood next to Joey, Lia stood next to Jon. And after the photo shoot we said goodbye to them, but before that of course all of us hugged them again, and of course KISSED them hahahaha...I made sure that my lips landed on Joey's and Jordan's cheeks when I kissed them lol! Never have I imagined that I would be able to hug and kiss all New Kids On The Block hahahahaha....I can still feel Jordan's beard on my cheek XD
Then we were asked to get our goodie bags. Too bad that we didn't get the T-shirt.
the goodies: tote bag, concert pamphlet, shawl, and a light stick
after hugging and kissing 5 NKOTB! ^^
After all the groups had their turns we were told to go to the venue. We had the priority entry to the venue. Finally gathered with the VIPs from BSB. They were about one fifth of NKOTB VIPs. We were given some time to buy drinks/change clothes/go to the toilets. About 30 minutes after that we were allowed to enter the venue. Even though there were only less than 70 of us, when we entered the venue, everyone was screaming while running to get the best spot next to the stage lol! Lia and I decided to take the right wing since there were not many girls there XD
I was amazed because the concert started at 8p.m sharp! not even one minute delay. We were screaming like crazy during the opening. And when they finally showed up, OMG!!!! I really lost myself lol! everyone was sooooo handsome OMG!!! and since I couldn't join their MnG, I kept screaming BRIAAAANNNN!!!! AJ!!!! NIIICCKKK!!!! HOWIIIEEEE!!!! lol!
They sang all their hit songs alternately and it was just awesome. What they did with the arrangement was awesome! NKOTB then BSB then NKOTB then BSB wwwwww...
NKOTB were awesome, especially Jordan, Joey and Donnie. And when they came out with that white outfit singing I'll Be Loving You. OMG!!!!!! EVERYONE WAS SOOOOO DAMN HANDSOME!!! While I was screaming like crazy, Lia was crying lol! She kept murmuring "oh my god, Jordan Nuy...Jordan...Oh my god" LOOLLL!!! and Joey was awesome when he sang Please Don't Go Girl. Oh God, my childhood and teenager idols *_______*
BSB were also awesome! I love love love their interaction with the audience, especially Brian, AJ and Howie, while Nick was busier singing than waving and flirting with us lol! I think Brian could feel my desperation for him because whenever he was in front of us, he kept smiling and waving at me LOL!!!! and I kept blowing him a kiss while screaming "I LOVE YOU BRIAN!!!!" It was really nice that Brian and AJ came to our side so often, and there was one time that I blew a kiss to AJ and he "kissed" me back. KYAAA!!!! Lia pulled out my hair when she saw that LOL!
And came the unexpected moment when BSB chose four girls to join them on stage. HOLY SHIT!!!! BRIAN EVEN CARRIED THAT LUCKY GIRL TO THE STAGE I WAS AND AM JEALOUS LIKE HELL!!!! Then they sang I'll Never Break Your Heart. Yeah right!!!!! Lia and I kept yelling "nooo!!! what the hell??!!!" XD I screamed "NO BRIAAANNN...NOOOOO!!!" and Lia screamed "NO NIIICCCKKK, NOOOO!!!" lmao! I really hated that moment T___T my BSB T__T maybe if I had had the MnG with them I wouldn't be that brokenhearted T___T Oh Briaaannnn T___T
The crowd was also awesome. We sang so loudly. And I'm glad that I still remember the lyrics and could sing along to almost 95% of the songs they sang. Some of the girls behind me seem to be a BSB fan or NKOTB fan only. I could hear some of them say "so many BSB songs, where's NKOTB?" or "why is it always NKOTB, where's BSB?" Being a huge fan of both groups I got so pissed off. Please!!! this is why the concert is called NKOTBSB, not NKOTB or BSB. meh!
Since we weren't allowed to bring drinks to the venue my throat really hurt for screaming non stop. Luckily, the security guard that stood opposite us was really kind. When I asked him "could you kindly give us a drink please?" he then handed me a bottle of mineral water hahaha...thank you Sir! you're very kind ^^ This security guard (I should've asked his name) often laughed seeing how we acted like a bunch of possessed girls during the concert lol!
The closing act was just too awesome for words! BSB sang Backstreet's Back and NKOTB sang Hangin' Tough then their collaboration. OMG!!!! and after one minute when NKOTB appeared on the stage Lia and I screamed "OMG!!! THEY'RE WEARING BATIK!!!!" OMG! I was so proud! lol! I don't think none of us expected this, all NKOTBSB wearing Batik on stage *___* and everyone looked amazing in their Batik <33333
The concert ended at 10.15 p.m. We took a rest for a while because we knew it would be very crowded outside. Then that kind security guard called us out and offered us another mineral water hahaha....soooo very kind of him! ^^
after the concert
I finally met my smappy friends and went crazy. Ita and hikkie_chan hugged me because I had hugged Jordan and Joey lol! Then I met more friends of mine outside. Lia commented "you have so many friends Nuy" lol!
with Smappies
I didn't take any pictures or record their performance during the concert because I don't really feel like doing it. I just want to enjoy the concert. There'll be lots of people taking pictures and recording it so yeah, just let them do that. I just enjoy everything about the concert XD
and finally! Lia, Qnuy and New Kids On The Block!!!! ^^
some pictures from the concert can be seen in hikkie_chan's LJ HERE
the song list can be found HERE
and more and more pictures of the concert can be seen HERE
I started queuing for our tickets at 2.45 and reconfirmed my group with the leader (later I know that she flew all the way from Medan for the concert, wow!) I made sure that she put me and Lia next to Joey for the group photo XD There were also four Korean girls wearing hanbok queuing with us. Wow! They came all the way to Jakarta for the concert, and they were also flying to Manila for the last concert. Such dedicated fans!
met new BlockHeads friends, Wita and Ricca ^^
and the Korean BlockHeads in their hanbok
Helen from VIPNation had been very accommodating and gave us clear instructions about the ticket collection. Then we were finally given an envelope with out tickets together with food and drink coupons, and also the 5 Star VIP Pass Card.
another precious XD
Then we waited for another one hour. Those who bought the Ultimate package entered the Meet and Greet room first which is located on the third floor. Then Group A and B (Lia and I belonged to group B) were asked to go next. OMG!!!! I felt so dokidoki when we took the escalator to the third floor XD Then we entered the Meet and Greet room, some Ultimates were still waiting for their turns. I understand that it took quite a while for the Ultimates to finish their MnG session because one person can have all 5 NKOTB for herself *ENVY!!!* hahaha...and every time one of them came out from the room, she cried and hugged the others lol! that made me even more nervous XD Then Helen gave us instruction on what to do during the MnG. We were told to go to every member, say "Hi", have a chit chat with every one of them and we were given two shoots for the photo group. I asked Helen "can we hug them and kiss them?" (LOL) and Helen answered "of course, they're all yours" KYAAAAA....There was one moment that made us squeee...Donnie suddenly turned up and asked the Ultimate girl personally to come in and he hugged her. Holy crap! all of us screamed lol!
Then it was finally our turn! I had already had this "script" in my head, but when I finally saw them, I was speechless and I didn't know what to say. I went to Jon first because Joey was already occupied XD I said "Hi Jon, I'm Yuni. Thank you for coming to Jakarta. We've been waiting" LOL! such boring greetings XD Jon smiled so kindly and shook my hand and said "Thank you" then he hugged me. OMG!!!! I think I hugged him twice or was it three times? I couldn't remember. Then I went to Danny who greeted me so kindly. Didn't really remember what I said to him but we hugged XD then I went to Joey and right after I said "Hi" and "Welcome to Jakarta" I hugged him right away LOL! then I said to him "my friend wanted me to hug you for her" then he said "oh okay, this is for your friend then" he hugged me again. KYAAA!!! Then I went to Donnie, said the same thing (I guess) and hugged him then next is Jordan! OMG!! so handsome!!!!! I forgot what I said to Jordan, all I can remember is that I hugged him so tightly hahahaha....
Then the photographer asked us to pose for the photo session. I stood next to Joey, Lia stood next to Jon. And after the photo shoot we said goodbye to them, but before that of course all of us hugged them again, and of course KISSED them hahahaha...I made sure that my lips landed on Joey's and Jordan's cheeks when I kissed them lol! Never have I imagined that I would be able to hug and kiss all New Kids On The Block hahahahaha....I can still feel Jordan's beard on my cheek XD
Then we were asked to get our goodie bags. Too bad that we didn't get the T-shirt.
the goodies: tote bag, concert pamphlet, shawl, and a light stick
after hugging and kissing 5 NKOTB! ^^
After all the groups had their turns we were told to go to the venue. We had the priority entry to the venue. Finally gathered with the VIPs from BSB. They were about one fifth of NKOTB VIPs. We were given some time to buy drinks/change clothes/go to the toilets. About 30 minutes after that we were allowed to enter the venue. Even though there were only less than 70 of us, when we entered the venue, everyone was screaming while running to get the best spot next to the stage lol! Lia and I decided to take the right wing since there were not many girls there XD
I was amazed because the concert started at 8p.m sharp! not even one minute delay. We were screaming like crazy during the opening. And when they finally showed up, OMG!!!! I really lost myself lol! everyone was sooooo handsome OMG!!! and since I couldn't join their MnG, I kept screaming BRIAAAANNNN!!!! AJ!!!! NIIICCKKK!!!! HOWIIIEEEE!!!! lol!
They sang all their hit songs alternately and it was just awesome. What they did with the arrangement was awesome! NKOTB then BSB then NKOTB then BSB wwwwww...
NKOTB were awesome, especially Jordan, Joey and Donnie. And when they came out with that white outfit singing I'll Be Loving You. OMG!!!!!! EVERYONE WAS SOOOOO DAMN HANDSOME!!! While I was screaming like crazy, Lia was crying lol! She kept murmuring "oh my god, Jordan Nuy...Jordan...Oh my god" LOOLLL!!! and Joey was awesome when he sang Please Don't Go Girl. Oh God, my childhood and teenager idols *_______*
BSB were also awesome! I love love love their interaction with the audience, especially Brian, AJ and Howie, while Nick was busier singing than waving and flirting with us lol! I think Brian could feel my desperation for him because whenever he was in front of us, he kept smiling and waving at me LOL!!!! and I kept blowing him a kiss while screaming "I LOVE YOU BRIAN!!!!" It was really nice that Brian and AJ came to our side so often, and there was one time that I blew a kiss to AJ and he "kissed" me back. KYAAA!!!! Lia pulled out my hair when she saw that LOL!
And came the unexpected moment when BSB chose four girls to join them on stage. HOLY SHIT!!!! BRIAN EVEN CARRIED THAT LUCKY GIRL TO THE STAGE I WAS AND AM JEALOUS LIKE HELL!!!! Then they sang I'll Never Break Your Heart. Yeah right!!!!! Lia and I kept yelling "nooo!!! what the hell??!!!" XD I screamed "NO BRIAAANNN...NOOOOO!!!" and Lia screamed "NO NIIICCCKKK, NOOOO!!!" lmao! I really hated that moment T___T my BSB T__T maybe if I had had the MnG with them I wouldn't be that brokenhearted T___T Oh Briaaannnn T___T
The crowd was also awesome. We sang so loudly. And I'm glad that I still remember the lyrics and could sing along to almost 95% of the songs they sang. Some of the girls behind me seem to be a BSB fan or NKOTB fan only. I could hear some of them say "so many BSB songs, where's NKOTB?" or "why is it always NKOTB, where's BSB?" Being a huge fan of both groups I got so pissed off. Please!!! this is why the concert is called NKOTBSB, not NKOTB or BSB. meh!
Since we weren't allowed to bring drinks to the venue my throat really hurt for screaming non stop. Luckily, the security guard that stood opposite us was really kind. When I asked him "could you kindly give us a drink please?" he then handed me a bottle of mineral water hahaha...thank you Sir! you're very kind ^^ This security guard (I should've asked his name) often laughed seeing how we acted like a bunch of possessed girls during the concert lol!
The closing act was just too awesome for words! BSB sang Backstreet's Back and NKOTB sang Hangin' Tough then their collaboration. OMG!!!! and after one minute when NKOTB appeared on the stage Lia and I screamed "OMG!!! THEY'RE WEARING BATIK!!!!" OMG! I was so proud! lol! I don't think none of us expected this, all NKOTBSB wearing Batik on stage *___* and everyone looked amazing in their Batik <33333
The concert ended at 10.15 p.m. We took a rest for a while because we knew it would be very crowded outside. Then that kind security guard called us out and offered us another mineral water hahaha....soooo very kind of him! ^^
after the concert
I finally met my smappy friends and went crazy. Ita and hikkie_chan hugged me because I had hugged Jordan and Joey lol! Then I met more friends of mine outside. Lia commented "you have so many friends Nuy" lol!
with Smappies
I didn't take any pictures or record their performance during the concert because I don't really feel like doing it. I just want to enjoy the concert. There'll be lots of people taking pictures and recording it so yeah, just let them do that. I just enjoy everything about the concert XD
and finally! Lia, Qnuy and New Kids On The Block!!!! ^^
some pictures from the concert can be seen in hikkie_chan's LJ HERE
the song list can be found HERE
and more and more pictures of the concert can be seen HERE