CNBLUE MEET AND GREET

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Hello, Wonderers! This is Wei Ling and I'm back with yet another Kpop related post! (I swear I'm not addicted) Brace yourselves for the long fangurly post that's about to unfold. READY? LET'S GOOO~~~ 

I was on Twitter one day and a very special announcement caught my eye - "CNBLUE IS COMING TO MALAYSIA". I jumped around and screamed in joy, only to be asked by my mother whether I had lost my mind. Indeed, I had. I immediately did my research (which is very 'sasaeng' styled) and found out that a menswear store called "The Class" was bringing them over to officiate the opening of their first stand-alone store in Malaysia. They said that they would announce ways to get passes to the event 'soon' on their Facebook page. In true Malaysian style, what meant to be 'soon' turned out to be nearly a month. The worse part was, it was only announced the DAY BEFORE the release of the passes. It was difficult to convince my dad to spend FATHERS' DAY queuing up with me at 8 in the morning but he agreed in the end.

We ended up reaching the mall at around 7.30 am and there were already about 30 other fans sitting in a line outside the unopened shop. We all waited until about 9.30 am when the staff came. After a lot of pushing, havoc, anger and confusion, I was allowed to enter the store where I had to spend RM250 to redeem the limited VIP Passes. Due to the limited number of passes available and the increasing number of fans entering the store, I grabbed the first two shirts I saw and paid as quickly I as could. I was very lucky to get the 61st pass out of the available 80. I bought a shirt for my dad from the shop as a Fathers' Day present and also as a 'thank you for wasting your time with me here' gift.

On the 4th of July (Yay Amuricaaaa Day), it was finally the D-Day of the event. My dad and I went to the mall at around 9.30 am and lined up with the other VIP pass holders. From what I noticed, CNBLUE's fans are not as young as the fans I have seen at other Kpop events. I was EASILY the youngest person in that queue. However, I managed to make a few friends who shared similar interests and, of course, loved CNBLUE. At 11 am, the staff gave us all queuing numbers to enter the standing section later on. Since my dad and I were so 'kia su', I managed to get number 19! The kind people at Parkson decided to give a CNBLUE X The Class hand fan and Parkson vouchers worth RM100 to each pass holder! (yay to Parkson!)

When we were finally allowed to enter the designated area, it all started to kick in. I was about to meet my idols, my oppas. Live. In person. Face to face. They would finally know that I exist. (well, this is getting a BIT too sasaeng) The event started off with a mini fashion show to showcase The Class' new Spring/Summer 2015 collection. The girls around me were all swooning over the gorgeous models and I have to admit, I was too. At one point, one of the models looked over to my section and gave a smirk which caused all us girls to erupt in squeals and giggles.

The roar of the crowd's screams was DEAFENING. As CNBLUE walked on stage, there was a sea of phone cameras and DSLRs snapping pictures of them. The emcee and translator asked them a few questions about The Class and also about their plans to come back to Malaysia. The leader, Yonghwa, played it very safe by saying that they would come back here if they release a new album. 

The difference between CNBLUE and the other groups I have seen is that they are much friendlier and smiley-er. When the fans waved at them, they waved back happily and this caused a LOT of screams. When I waved at Minhyuk and Jungshin, they both looked me in the eyes, smiled sweetly and waved back. Yonghwa, on the other hand, gave me a double thumbs up, a cheeky smile and a wave when I waved and shouted "OPPA, OPPA!!". I swear, that guy is out to kill me with his charms *fanits*. During the signing event on stage, all the members said hi, signed the card and looked me straight in the eyes. I was so nervous and starstuck that everything I had planned to say to them went down the drain. All I managed to do was muster up the phrases "Annyeong, oppa", "Hello" and "Thank you". (and of course the slight bowing that comes naturally when you know you watch too many Korean dramas and variety shows)

I was trembling in shock as I got off the stage and I may or may not have tripped over my own feet while walking away. It was an amaaazing experience and I feel so blessed to have been given the chance to do this. This will definitely be a memory that I will never forget and will cherish forever. Oh no. I think I've rambled on too much. Well, I warned you guys. Okay, let me wrap this up quickly before I get carried away again. Thank you so much for reading this post. Please come back for more blog posts soon. Adios, Wonderers!