Dream KPop Fantasy Concert 2

As a happily, I’ve-done-a-bit-of-KPop, time-to-move-on kind of guy, I’m seemingly still left under the compelling spell of their porcelain like, almost dull-in-a-good-way, white skin. To gawkily drool over how illegally good looking they can be. - At least most of them. I’d probably be one to shoot a chance down though when asked to go to a concert and not be heavy-hearted ‘cause even at its peak, I guess I was never the No. 1 fan. That was until I read about a concert coming up. Then there, my domineering subconscious whispers. - “Why not?”

True to being a treat, Smart Araneta Coliseum’s system went all go for the much anticipated Dream KPop Fantasy Concert 2 last Sunday, February 2, 2014 as the grandest stage in Metro Manila housed yet another smashing, slam dunk event. And with no less than the deviously charming KPop groups – Super Junior M, A-Jax, A-Prince, Block-B, BPAP and BTOB, the night was a promise of nothing but cloud 9-ish, good stuff.

The crowd went wild with endless blow of screaming and god knows what as the dome came to life with eerie, heart-pounding beats and glaring lights.

Kick-started by an exalting vacuum of local talents, Dream KPop Filipino Champions owned it - BIG TIME! I just knew the rest of the night was gonna be epic.

Six KPop groups in a night of the impossible’s thrill drove the fans NUTS. - Trust me there's a reason I chose the word. Eunkwang, Hyunsik, Minhyuk, Changsub, Ilhoon, Peniel and Sungjae of BTOB, came up first to officially open the concert. Dome - Pitch-black. Light starts to crawl in towards the platform paralleled by a familiar logo projecting on the 3D screen – BTOB! And the crowd goes wild. The former performed “Insane,” “Wow,” “2nd Confession,” “I Only Know Love” and “Thriller.”

Seconded by A-Jax, I was out of my league. The only A-Jax I know my entire life was a dishwashing paste and there, everyone was cheering at the top of their lungs whilst I sat quietly on my princely, diamond VIP seat, clueless until they sang “Angels Brought Me Here” by Guy Sebastian. – Okay, THAT I know! Amongst the line up were SS501′s “Love Like This,” “2MYX,” “One 4 U” and “Insane.”

Zico, B-Bomb, U-Kwon, Kyung, P.O, Taeil and Jaehyo of Block B was up next with a handful of songs entitled “Very Good,” “Nalina,” “Nice Day” and “Be the Light.”

A highlight I considered was when A-Prince came out to raise the stakes. Sungwon, Minhyuk, Siyoon, Seungjun and Woobin awed the crowd killing “Nasa’yo Na Ang Lahat” by Daniel Padilla followed by a whopping “Otso-Otso” by Bayani Agbayani. The extra mile they went through studying the songs sure paid off as the fans went berserk mode. – LOL For the sake of, A-Prince also performed “Mambo,” “Hello,” and “My Lady.”

Up next were “Excuse Me,” “No Mercy,” “One Shot,” “Warrior” and “Bad Man” by B.A.P. composed of Himchan, Yongguk, Daehyun, Youngjae, Jong Up and Zelo. The group worked it up on stage, it could make a fan from even the most unbelieving of KPop. – Coughs.

Does “Save the Best for Last” ring a bell? Last act and what closed the concert was Super Junior M’s. – Just when I thought I heard the loudest, I was wrong. I literally had ringing in my ear. The songs were alien-ly good. Most of which I’m not familiar with. – Comes as no surprise of course. Nevertheless, it was a total experience I’m glad I didn’t miss for more hours of sleep.