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Yet while the JYJ trio had sent waves through the music world for their departure from their old band, the Seoul stadium show sent waves of a different kind. Due to the freezing weather the original plan to cover the top of the stadium with a dome was abandoned, leaving fans to face the elements in an arena that was already icy at 7:00 p.m. While this could have been excused, as neither the group nor their management could control the weather, a one hour delay literally left fans out in the cold. At 7:20 p.m. the trio took to the stage to thank their fans for coming and to pay tribute to those killed in the Yeonpyeong Island incident, yet they departed as suddenly as they had arrived and left their fans waiting for another 40 minutes.

The show eventually kicked off just after 8:00 p.m. and the audience soon forgot about the subzero temperatures as the group performed tracks from their first album, The Beginning. The three band members where evidently suffering from the biting cold as well, but nevertheless jumped straight into their dance routines, running around the stage and giving their best to their adoring fans. In addition to going through their repertoire of fan favorites the group unveiled some brand new tracks for their audience. An undeniable highlight was the ‘Be My Girl Remix’ which saw fans mirroring the group’s dance moves after studying the choreography from a video Yu-chun recently tweeted.

Having worked their way through no less than 18 songs the group thanked their fans and left the stage, yet failed to come back for an encore despite fans screaming their names afterwards. While the group pleased their fans after a less than satisfactory start, the abrupt end hammered home the fact that JYJ need to learn a little more about concert etiquette. Without a doubt they have all the raw talent, yet to become true superstars they need to start treating their fans like legendary icons such as Lee Hyori do. Let’s hope JYJ learn their lesson and live up to expectations next time. 

JYJ는 더 잘 할 수 있었다

한국의 아이돌 그룹인 JYJ는 최근 서울의 올림픽 경기장에서 큰 기대를 불러모은 콘서트를 무대에 올렸다. 슈퍼스타 그룹인 전 동방신기의 멤버들로 구성된 JYJ는 콘서트를 통해 그들의 팬들과 소통했다. 그러나, 콘서트가 지연되고 여러 절차가 생략되어 기대만큼 인상적이지는 않았다. JYJ는 확실히 음악, 외모 그리고 안무를 갖추었지만, 그들은 전문성에 대해 배워야 할 것이 필요해 보였다.

완고한 JYJ팬들에게, 서울에서의 콘서트는 유천, 재중 그리고 준수를 무대에서 직접 볼 기회를 주었다. 주저함 없이, 수 많은 팬들은 11만원에서 19만8천원에 달하는 티켓을 구입했다 (평균적으로 적어도 같은 장소에서 열리는 다른 공연들에 비해 3만원이 비싸다), (팬들은) 그 돈들은 멋진 무대 디자인과 경기장의 지붕에 잘 쓰여질 것이라 확신했다.