Stacy, a big fan of BIGBANG and one of the blog's dear readers, emailed me her experience of partying and hanging out with BIGBANG at the HIGH HIGH MV Party held at Club Rococo last month. Her fan account is a bit long but it's very detailed and interesting! She also shared some fancams she recorded during the party. (I also included photos from Club Rococo's website.) Read on:
It was just going to be another weekend in Seoul. I had plans to go see a concert on Saturday but on Friday night, I got a Facebook message from my friend, Ashley, telling me that she had been invited to some "G-Dragon and T.O.P" party happening the next day. She showed me a blog article about it, which only showed the mysterious invitation . I had absolutely no idea what it actually was, but my fangirly self flipped out. I said "Ashley, you HAVE to get my on the guest list."
Ashley had been a part of a Facebook group for the booking agency in charge of the event, which is how she got invited. The invitation said that if you wanted to attend, you had to text your information to the phone number of the guy who runs the agency. She sent her and my information to him, and within minutes, we had received our tickets via e-mail!
At the time, I really wasn't sure if this was a music video premiere party, or a wrap party, or a filming. I wasn't even sure if it was real, or just some ploy to get people to come to this club. The invtation said the event would be in a "Secret Location" and thankfully Ashley and her friends knew where it was: a new club in Itaewon (the foreigner district of Seoul) called Club Rococo.
We (Ashley, me, and her friends) showed up at the club around 11 pm. As soon as we got there, we knew it had to be legit. There were video cameras everywhere and people checking our (real) passports / IDs and requiring us to sign waivers. We waited outside for about 20-30 minutes and were finally allowed into the club. The entrance looked exactly like it does in the music video (where you see G-Dragon enter)... decorated like an airplane entryway, with the sexy flight attendants who had strange cubes on their heads...
We hung out for a few minutes, and then Ashley and I decided to get on the dance floor. We were next to a table with some random dudes, who we didn't pay much attention to. At one point, Ashley's friend noticed some blond guy sitting there and said "Who is that? He looks like Mark Ronson." But upon closer examination, we realized he was Korean, so there was no way it could have been him.
Ashley had been a part of a Facebook group for the booking agency in charge of the event, which is how she got invited. The invitation said that if you wanted to attend, you had to text your information to the phone number of the guy who runs the agency. She sent her and my information to him, and within minutes, we had received our tickets via e-mail!
At the time, I really wasn't sure if this was a music video premiere party, or a wrap party, or a filming. I wasn't even sure if it was real, or just some ploy to get people to come to this club. The invtation said the event would be in a "Secret Location" and thankfully Ashley and her friends knew where it was: a new club in Itaewon (the foreigner district of Seoul) called Club Rococo.
We (Ashley, me, and her friends) showed up at the club around 11 pm. As soon as we got there, we knew it had to be legit. There were video cameras everywhere and people checking our (real) passports / IDs and requiring us to sign waivers. We waited outside for about 20-30 minutes and were finally allowed into the club. The entrance looked exactly like it does in the music video (where you see G-Dragon enter)... decorated like an airplane entryway, with the sexy flight attendants who had strange cubes on their heads...
We hung out for a few minutes, and then Ashley and I decided to get on the dance floor. We were next to a table with some random dudes, who we didn't pay much attention to. At one point, Ashley's friend noticed some blond guy sitting there and said "Who is that? He looks like Mark Ronson." But upon closer examination, we realized he was Korean, so there was no way it could have been him.
We continued to dance for a couple of minutes, and then Ashley's friend said "Oh. That guy right there sitting at the table smoking the pipe. That's G-Dragon!" So we got a closer look and realized that, lo and behold, G-Dragon was staring right back at us! Ashley said "Oh, hi!" and he said hello back to us, then continued to smoke his pipe and dance. Yeah, GD was smoking a pipe. Then, I looked behind GD and realized why Mr. Blondie looked familiar. Umm... it was T.O.P. Not knowing before about his new platinum haircolor, I had not recognized him!
Not many people in the club had realized who they were at that point... so we just kind of hung out there for a bit... waiting to see if anyone else famous came in. There were some little trampolines (the kind you have when you're a kid) out on the dance floor, and GD would come out occasionally and jump on them... it was really funny.
A little while later, a smaller guy came to the table in a hoodie, went up to GD and kind of high-fived/handshaked him... and my jaw dropped when I realized who it was... Taeyang! But he almost immediately went back behind the DJ booth so I couldn't stand bewildered by his beauty for too long...
A little while later, a smaller guy came to the table in a hoodie, went up to GD and kind of high-fived/handshaked him... and my jaw dropped when I realized who it was... Taeyang! But he almost immediately went back behind the DJ booth so I couldn't stand bewildered by his beauty for too long...
Ashley and I got a little tired of dancing so we went to get a drink. When we came back, Taeyang was out at the table with T.O.P and GD. By this point, people started to realize who they were, and more and more of the people in the club were over by the VIP table, taking pictures, video, etc. At one point, Taeyang reached out and started shaking hands with people in the club, and he definitely shook my hand and smiled at me. I haven't washed that hand since. Haaa.
Starting around that time, the security guards would frequently come out and walk around with GD and T.O.P in the crowd on the dance floor. I really just thought it was in order for them to get back and forth; I didn't realize it was part of the MV too! All I have to say is, the girl who gets grabbed by T.O.P in the MV, I'm so jealous of you, lucky girl! But anyway, they walked by my friends and me several times and we would just reach out and touch their shoulders/arms etc simply because we could. Kind of creepy? Maybe. Once, when GD walked by, some girl standing next to me leaned over and whispered in GD's ear "YOU ARE AMAZING" but he thought it was me who said it. So he looked right at me and said, "Thank you." Ahahaha. Sorry to the girl who actually said it. I kinda stole your thunder :(
Then, to everyone's surprise, GD and T.O.P came out and performed "How Gee" ... it was great. One of my favorite songs, and they rocked it! While I was watching them, Taeyang was hanging out in the crowd, so I drooled over him for a little bit, and THEN I looked up and saw none other than Seungri! My face brightened and I squealed "Oh, HI!" and he smiled and said "Hi!" I almost died.
Then, to everyone's surprise, GD and T.O.P came out and performed "How Gee" ... it was great. One of my favorite songs, and they rocked it! While I was watching them, Taeyang was hanging out in the crowd, so I drooled over him for a little bit, and THEN I looked up and saw none other than Seungri! My face brightened and I squealed "Oh, HI!" and he smiled and said "Hi!" I almost died.
After the performance ended, I went outside with my friend Stephanie to get a breath of fresh air. As we were walking back in, Steph tapped my shoulder. I looked behind us and guess who was also coming back into the building? Mr. Seungri! I giggled uncontrollably again and said "HI! How are you?!?!" and he said, and I quote: "I'm good. I'm f#$%#@ing GOOD!" It was hilarious.
So the rest of the night was filled with dancing... drinking... rubbing shoulders with the four of them... but the end of the night is the part I will never forget!! Ashley and I got brave and decided to just walk into the VIP section when the security guards walked away for a moment... and nobody stopped us!! So, we ended up sitting at the same table as the boys... you can see the table in the MV (it's the one where they're waving "Hi, Hi" in the beginning, hehe)... the boys weren't at the table the entire time... they had to come and go periodically, but I still got to hang out with them and their posse and drink their champagne!
So the rest of the night was filled with dancing... drinking... rubbing shoulders with the four of them... but the end of the night is the part I will never forget!! Ashley and I got brave and decided to just walk into the VIP section when the security guards walked away for a moment... and nobody stopped us!! So, we ended up sitting at the same table as the boys... you can see the table in the MV (it's the one where they're waving "Hi, Hi" in the beginning, hehe)... the boys weren't at the table the entire time... they had to come and go periodically, but I still got to hang out with them and their posse and drink their champagne!
While I was in the VIP section, here is the impression I got of each of them:
Taeyang was just chilling in the back. He was having a good time, but he wasn't dancing or drinking. However, he was being very obliging to people when they asked to take pictures with him. I got the impression that he really is a good boy who doesn't get too wild and is very kind to his fans!
GD and T.O.P were kind of doing their own thing. They were shaking hands with people, dancing, having a good time, but they mostly kept to their own little crowd. The most surreal moment was when "Lies" (거짓말) by Big Bang came on at the club, and I was sitting no more than 5 feet away from GD. I just kept thinking "Wow, I'm listening to one of my favorite songs right now, while sitting next to the person who wrote it!" It was amazing.
Taeyang was just chilling in the back. He was having a good time, but he wasn't dancing or drinking. However, he was being very obliging to people when they asked to take pictures with him. I got the impression that he really is a good boy who doesn't get too wild and is very kind to his fans!
GD and T.O.P were kind of doing their own thing. They were shaking hands with people, dancing, having a good time, but they mostly kept to their own little crowd. The most surreal moment was when "Lies" (거짓말) by Big Bang came on at the club, and I was sitting no more than 5 feet away from GD. I just kept thinking "Wow, I'm listening to one of my favorite songs right now, while sitting next to the person who wrote it!" It was amazing.
My absolute favorite guy that night, though, was Seungri. He was by definitely the most social. He was hanging out, taking shots with everyone, dancing with people, talking the whole night.
Unfortunately, Daesung was not there, but I know he's busy doing a lot of other things... he was definitely missed!
Another thing I noticed is that they are all definitely good at speaking English. They were all hanging out with foreign (white) people the whole night, sometimes in groups, sometimes one-on-one, just talking with them. So, I can confidently say that their English ability is good enough for them to hold conversations. Which will be helpful when one of them marries me... or you. ;)
Sadly, I ended up not being in the video at all, BUT Ashley was! Check out her sexiness at 2:02, that's her dancing in the front!
Considering how in love I am with Big Bang, I couldn't have asked for a cooler party. I could have died and gone to fangirl heaven that night. I was so lucky to have just known the right people and been in the right place at the right time. Huuuuge thanks to Big Bang, Seoulcialite Agency, and Club Rococo for such an awesome experience.
Seeing the video was also surreal, because we kept saying "Oh my god! We were there! I remember that guy! I remember that girl! I remember when G-Dragon did that!"
Another thing I noticed is that they are all definitely good at speaking English. They were all hanging out with foreign (white) people the whole night, sometimes in groups, sometimes one-on-one, just talking with them. So, I can confidently say that their English ability is good enough for them to hold conversations. Which will be helpful when one of them marries me... or you. ;)
Sadly, I ended up not being in the video at all, BUT Ashley was! Check out her sexiness at 2:02, that's her dancing in the front!
Considering how in love I am with Big Bang, I couldn't have asked for a cooler party. I could have died and gone to fangirl heaven that night. I was so lucky to have just known the right people and been in the right place at the right time. Huuuuge thanks to Big Bang, Seoulcialite Agency, and Club Rococo for such an awesome experience.
Seeing the video was also surreal, because we kept saying "Oh my god! We were there! I remember that guy! I remember that girl! I remember when G-Dragon did that!"
OMG!!!!!! OUR SUNSHINEE!!!!!! THIS GIRL BELONGS TO THE LUCKIEST PERSONS ON EARTH NOW!!!! AAAAAHHH!!!! SHE COULD SHAKE HIS HANDS!!!!!!!! AND HE SMILED AT HER*.* WE WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING FOR THAT!!!!!!! AYYYY!!!!! HE WAS CHILLING IN THE BACK AND HE DIDN'T DRINK!!!!! OH YESS!!!! HE IS THE MOST WONDERFUL PERSON!!! HE IS RANDY WITHOUT DRINKING!!!! OMG!!!! HE LOOKS SOOOOO CUTE IN THESE FANCAMS*.* AAAHHHHHH!!!!! THIS BOY MAKES US MELT!!!!!!!! GD AND TOP WOULDN'T HAVE SUCH A SUCCESS WITHOUT HIM!!!!!!
TAEYANG always VIP*.*
Ohh.. I envy this girl! :)) She's indeed very lucky. She's got a chance to see and greet TAEYANG and the rest of the Bigbang members in person. I'm wishing, hoping and praying that I'll be able to see them also......someday.
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