K-Music 2012 Youth Ambition Concert
We could almost hear the fluttering heartbeats of the adolescent girls and teenage boys echoing through Macau’s Cotai Arena on Saturday night (Jan 28) as the much-awaited gig was about to start. And then the screaming fans almost took the arena’s roof off as six Korean pop acts hit the stage to showcase their biggest hits to the crowd of spirited, energetic and overly-eager teens for the first time at the K-Music 2012 Youth Ambition Concert.
From the group with the greatest number of members to the least, we had: Z:EA (nine), Infinite (seven), U-Kiss (seven), B1A4 (five), Miss A (four), and Kim Hyung Jun (gone solo, but formerly part of a group called SS501). Having more members seems to be the Korean pop trend these days. And with teeny boppers in the front row willing to shell out a whopping $1,280 for their tickets, they might as well get enough eye candy to make their eyes rot.
Every time one of the boy groups walked up to centre stage, the audience was mesmerised by their hypnotic dance moves, lean muscular bodies and sparkling smiles. The boys know their craft well and easily charmed the fans with a mere swoop of their finely groomed hair. Add a few addictive dance beats and pair of handsomely fitted jeans and the boys had full control over the audience.
The only girl group for the evening, Miss A, was not going to be outshined. They came out strong with their 2011 hit Good Bye Baby and climaxed with their debut hit, Bad girl, Good girl. They strutted, flirted and served up a super-spicy dish for the crowd.
Our personal favourites were U-Kiss’s tough guy swagger dance hit, Man Man Hani. They sang “Man Man” and the crowd responded with a roaring “Hani”. ZE:A’s upbeat hit, Watch Out was quite refreshing, light-hearted, and really showed off the lead singer’s vocal talent. The whole performance was almost borderline gagging on cuteness, but it was simply too hard not fall into its sugar-coated goodness.
As the performers waved their goodbyes and made heart-shaped arm signals under the gentle rain of confetti, the teenagers waved back longingly, sadly not knowing when they would see their pop idols in Macau again. Arthur Tam
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