Girls' Generation at AsiaWorld Arena
Hundreds of pink lights. Thousands of screaming fans. One stage. Nine girls. Nine cutesy girls with legs that go on forever. And plenty of cheese. It could only be Girls' Generation at Hong Kong's AsiaWorld Arena. And they rocked the house so masterfully it felt like it was about to fall down under the weight of K-pop.
The girls' first gig in Hong Kong on Sunday January 15 was a stunning spectacle. Okay, so there's obvious appeal when it comes to hot female popstars from Korea whose cheesy brand of music makes you shake your butt while you're gawking at their's. But the screaming sell-out was more than just super-catchy pop and a nonet of sexy sirens. It was an epic event, equipped with pyrotechnics, a rave-esque light show and special effects galore. When it comes to a stage extravaganza, surely the Koreans do it best.
Yes, there were screaming teenage girls. And there were more than just a few leering guys too, craning to take a look at their fave pair of pins (Jessica's ours - and judging by the screams many would agree…). But the inch-perfect choreography from the popsters, the awesome costumes (the shimmering robot designs were something to behold), the epic between-tune videos and the constant waving of neon pink lights by the crowd made it a night to remember for K-pop fans and novices.
Highlights were the big tunes - The Boys, Mr Taxi, Run Devil Run and bubblegum classic Gee - but some of the solo numbers also went down a treat, including a fine rendition of Lady Marmalade from diva Taeyeon. And another highlight was seeing some of the starlets suspended in the air after the show's bombastic opening.
There were times when you had to choke back the gag reflex when the girls were supposedly choking back their tears and the little old lady's voice which translated the girls' (all in their early 20s) words into Cantonese edged on the surreal -the balloons shaped like sperms which were released by the crowd at the end were also an enigma - but otherwise GG proved they have Hong Kong's heartstrings well in hand before they clearly ready themselves to take on the West.
It was a grand, sexy, rocky spectacle. They certainly brought both the girls and the boys out - and chewed them up before blowing them away. Gee!
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