Se7enās 15th Anniversary Fanmeeting (+ other updates)
So a few quick updates: on 10/28 I looked at apartments and by 10/29 I had a Korean bank account again and was sending my deposit/down payment. I moved in on 11/2 and since then Iāve been getting used to having an apartment (so many things to buy!) Today I even cooked real food for the first time!
On 11/9 I went to a dog cafe for the first time. :) It was great!
But the most exciting thing was Se7enās fanmeeting on 11/10! Full details of my experience + a few pictures below! (I wrote this on the day of, thatās why I sayĀ ātonightā)
Seeing Se7en tonight was incredible, as expected. The last kpop event I went to in Seoul the last time I was here was his opening show for Elizabeth and then a fanmeeting after, and I was amazed by his talent and how much he cared for his fans. He was so sweet and almost shy with us that time, and even gave handshakes to every single person there.
This time, it was just the same but even more amazing. He performed multiple songs and did them all so well, including the same b-boy moves in the original choreography. He even busted out the heelys for ģģ¤! He performed ė ģģģ as well, which is an old fav of mine that (I believe) he said he hadnāt done for awhile.
Because it was a fanmeeting and not a concert, there was a lot of talking and some games, most of which I didnāt understand which I expected. At the very beginning of the talking part he asked if there was Japanese fans (there was a lot, he has a pretty big fanbase there), then he asked about other countries. The was only three of us from other countries haha. But when he asked I said America and everyone was so shocked, even him. I told them (him and the MC) I was from Texas and I was referred to as āTexasā (or tek-sa-seu) a few times in the show. I really donāt know what the MC kept saying lol but I think at one point he pointed out that I wasnāt reacting as much as other fans which, yknow, I wasnāt because I didnāt understand.
There was a point where Se7en was guessing chat/internet slang in Korean but one was ātmiā and Se7en asked me to verify it meant ātoo much informationā like he said. It was fun to be called out like that amongst a crowd of like 200 or so people. :)
Later there was a part when they played a split second of audio and fans had to guess what song it was. If they got it right, Se7en went to them and sang the first part of the song to them. I missed my shot on the one song I definitely knew but thatās life.
After that there was a part where they had boxes of mystery things and then Se7en talked about them. They were basically things from his career like DVDs of a drama he was in and a pair of old heelys. At one point there was a polaroid camera and Se7en took a bunch of pics with the audience in the background. At the end of this segment he started signing a polaroid and I assumed he was going to sign them all and give them away with some other game I wouldnāt understand.
But! The MC suggested giving the polaroid to me!! So Se7en brought it directly to me and then shook my hand and asked my name (in English). He then told my name to the MC but idk if the MC even cared. Then they just moved on, so nobody else got polaroids but me!!!!
Other than all the talking, Se7en performed a bunch of songs. He did a kinda mix of both Better Together and Digital Bounce (including him doing TOPās rap). He also did (not necessarily in this order): ė“ź° ė øė넼 ėŖ»ķ“ė, ė ģģģ (one he hasnāt done in awhile!), Lalala, Give it to Me (opened with this), Passion and ģģ¤ with the heelys! (I probably missed some) During the song game he sang a bunch of snippits, (some I didnāt even know) like 567 and Somebody Else. Just lots of great performances with his great voice and the same b-boy style moves heās always done. I was seated third row back on the right side, but he honestly seemed to favor our side compared to the left (his right) so it wasnāt an issue being off center at all.
Because his birthday was the day before, there was a part where they brought out a small cake and flowers for him, and we sang some his song Angel to him and then happy birthday.
At the end, just like the first fanmeeting I went to, he shook every single personās hand as they were leaving. His staff also handed out little bags of snacks with a nice āThank you for comingā sticky note on them (who knows if he actually wrote them all or not). They had a bunch of extra posters for the event they were giving away too but they ran out as I got there. Not much of a poster person anyway so I wasnāt bothered.
(Se7en saying goodbye after he shook everyoneās hand)
All in all it was such a great time!!!! Even not understanding a good hour of the event, I could still see how much Se7en loves and appreciates his fans. It was so great to be there to celebrate his 15th anniversary, as well as his birthday (the day before). I hope I have more chances to see him while Iām here. :)








