A former fan girl at the NKOTBSB concert in Manila (2012)
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
When I first heard about the NKOTBSB tour in the US, I immediately thought it was ingenious. Staging a concert with 2 huge boy bands from 2 different generations ought to draw the crowd. I have a confession; I used to be a BSB fan. They weren’t my biggest fan girl moment but I liked them. They were taking the tour to the Philippines and we were their last stop (just like Katy Perry). It didn’t spark a ‘OMG-I-need-to-watch” moment in me and my looked at the ticket prices: Mahalia Jackson (expensive)! I didn’t even announce the concert date here in my blog. As my friend Maita said about the ticket prices, “ayaw magpanood sa presyo!” (The tickets are priced as if they didn’t want people to watch.)
Fast forward to 4 days before the concert and I see the tickets are half off at a groupon site. So….Maita and I ended up buying Upper Box tickets. Haha
I didn’t have any expectations about the concert. I was actually very curious about the Arena. Before its completion, there was talk that it was larger than Araneta. I don’t have the actual statistics but I think its capacity is smaller. Mad props must be given to SM for making the seats comfy. They have this weird rule; when you buy bottled water from the food stalls outside the concert area the vendor needs to open the water bottle in front of you and keep the bottle cap. The customer is not allowed to keep the bottle cap. My thoughts? (1) Why? It seems so odd. (2) They should have plastered that ruling inside the Arena. Can you imagine how many times a vendor explains that to a customer? I must say, that is time wasted. (3) If you buy bottled from the roving seller inside the Arena, they give you the whole bottle, with cap and all. Now doesn’t that seem odd??
As mentioned I really am not well versed with NKOTB songs. I don’t even remember all their names! I can only name Joe, Jordan and Donnie for sure. (Now I’m googling the rest of the band). I don’t know the personality of each member. I see Donnie Wahlberg in such a different light now. My eyes couldn’t believe what they were seeing; it was as if Donnie the boy band member was separate from Donnie the actor. Haha For me, he’s this old actor on a cop show. I got the surprise of my life when he showed his abs and looked good. He also happens to be 43 already! Like I told Maita, “Mark Wahlberg lang ang peg???” Mark is of course Donnie’s hot brother. Hellooo Marky Mark!
The men of both groups may have slowed down a bit in their dance moves but they are still mighty good. With their energy and the love they showed the crowd, it felt like they were all in their prime. Everyone looked good and moved well. Actually, BSB still look like the BSB from the 2000s except Nick gained a bit of weight.
I knew the lyrics but Maita knew
all the songs! I would guess the title but would get it wrong every
time. I was a BSB fan in 90s but never saw them live. My crush (oh yes
world, I’m revealing it!) from BSB was Brian. What did I learn that
night? A piece of my heart will belong to him whenever I see him
perform. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA I got all giddy again. Oh my youth! Haha
NKOTBSB utilized the stage very
well. I love that they kept on popping up in different areas of the
stage. It was as if wherever you were seated, you were bound to have a
good view. I just wish they had more rapport with the audience. I saw
videos of their past performances and NKOTBSB had more audience
interaction than what they gave in Manila. I loved the lights, the
stage, the repertoire, musical direction, everything!
So..After
the concert Maita and I were on a high! We took to the net to feed our
NKOTBSB need now that the concert is over. Please say they’ll sell the
concert on DVD! Haha I only have 4 BSB songs in my iPod, I guess it’s
time I add more. Thanks Aj, Howie, Nick and Brian for reminding me. Haha
=p
Pants Ripped – 1
Lucky Girls on Stage – 4
Abs Seen – Too Little
Filipinos Singing Along – Thousands
Girls and Gays with shattered eardrums and vocal cords – Too many to count
The concert happened this June but it officially is my new experience for May and counts as my photo walk. I haven’t posted my March and April photo walks but this post girl-gushing-article couldn’t wait.
“Walang basagan ng trip!”
Past Photo Walks:
2011
January - Manila Ocean Park
February - Sablayan and San Jose, Mindoro
March - Siem Reap
April - UP Photo Walk turned Food Trip
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