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This sub seems a bit news-related but I hope this post is allowed here. I’d just like to share a bit of appreciation for my first experience with K-pop, which happened a few days ago and I can’t stop thinking about it.

Basically, I’m not really familiar with the genre at all. I’ve heard people talking about it, but the only song I actually know is Gangnam Style when it blew up and that’s about it.

Anyway I’m visiting in the US for a while, and an acquaintance of ours had extra tickets to see this group. Since I’m neither familiar with the artist nor the language, I initially wasn’t super keen on the idea but agreed out of courtesy. Half hoping it’d turn into a fun night out.

The act we went to see was a quartet called Mamamoo. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but boy was I blown away. These ladies CAN SING. AND DANCE. AND RAP. ALL of it was SO GOOD.

The whole show was so entertaining, though I honestly had no idea what they were singing aside from the occasional “I feel good” or “It’s okay not to be okay”. They all looked pretty young too, but they sang with the soul and mastery of seasoned entertainers with decades of experience. Got literal chills and goosebumps during one of the short ballad sections. It was beautiful.

Also very interesting that their music covered a range of genres and performances, it was really a feast for the ears and eyes. Though most of it felt like a rock concert with how hyped I was getting and how excited the crowd was. And there was plenty of laughs too, they had a funny little skit midway through the concert which segued into a song, something about their heights I think LOL.

I also recall, the crowd was making barking sounds, which was quite new to me. And the ladies joined in on it too, if my memory serves right their rapper was really enthused by it and kept whooping along. She was very engaging and funny, I think she's my fave.

Many people in the crowd were waving these big light sticks that looked like large white bulbs with a green cap on it. Later, I was told by people nearby that it’s supposed to be a radish. Not sure why though, but it was cool nevertheless.

Not gonna lie, I can easily say that this concert was in fact better than several mainstream artists that I’ve seen in concert before. The energy? The vibes? It was immaculate and I had no idea time had passed so fast.

That night especially stands out as an amazing time, also because I hadn’t been having the best month. Some struggles at work, and I’m a huge football fan but my club has had a miserable past few weeks, eventually losing out on the league title even though we were in the running all season long. COYG if there are any Gunners here ✊ So I thank Mamamoo and my friend who brought me along for this because it was a highlight of recent times, engraved as an unforgettable memory methinks.