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Day6 Concert - EveryDay6 Concert July REVIEW

I had an opportunity to travel to Korea for the second time this past summer from June to August. While there, I had to snag the chance of attending a kpop concert in its motherland to see if it would be any different from a kpop concert in the US (and also because it is about two times cheaper in Korea)

One- or should I say, two- of the concerts I attended were both days Day6 had their July concert on July 29th and 30th of this year (2017) in Seoul, Korea.

Before I go any further, I think I will give a brief introduction of this band (yes, and actual korean pop BAND)

Members

(if you want to learn more about the members, I suggest that you check out their profile on kprofiles here)

Sungjin (93) - Leader, Main Vocalist, Guitarist

Jae (92) - Lead Vocalist, Rapper, Main Guitarist

Young K (93) - Lead Vocalist, Main Rapper, Bassist

Wonpil (94) - Lead Vocalist, Pianist (keyboard, synthesizer)

Dowoon (95) - Vocalist, Drummer

Day6 is a little different because they are a band, but just like other kpop idols, they are signed under an entertainment company. However, unlike other kpop idols, they do not do choreography.

For the year of 2017, Day6 decided to release 2 singles every month of this year and hold a concert once every month.

I had the honor to attend one of these concerts for the month of July, and for both days at that.

It was interesting compared to other kpop concerts I have experienced because kpop group concerts are more about watching people dance and perform which requires me to pay more attention the performers. And in kpop group concerts, there is just tracks playing in the background with the idols singing, and sometimes lip syncing because it is hard to sing and dance and dance at the same time. But a band setting is more relaxed and they play their own instruments and sing with their raw voices with no vocal backup.

I totally enjoyed the whole concert and every single song was amazing. The audio was great as well, which is hard to achieve at many concerts (at least in my experience)

On the first day, I was in the standing section with my friend and on the second day, I was on the second floor with my friend. Both were nice and there were pros and cons to both. The standing section is more fun to be up close with the members and jump and move around, but it was tiring after a while and it was hard to see the other side of the stage where the other half of the members were. The seated section has the best view and people were seated the whole time so it was more relaxing. I was able to see the performances much more clearly and all of the band members.

The band members were interactive with the crowd as well which made the experience just that much fun. For instance, they asked us if we’re having fun, they told us to drink water so we don’t get dehydrated, they got off the stage and walk into between the crowd, they made each section scream to see which section could scream the loudest, etc. And of course there are official fan chants all the fans have to do in certain parts of the song, just as a way to sing along and encourage the band performing (fan chants apply to all other bands/artists/groups in Korea)

We had to buy wrist bands that light up and use them as light sticks and they have light settings, so that was fun to play around with.  Even though I went to the concert as a fan, I still didn’t know every single song, but they became easy to sing along and the fanchants became self-explanatory after a while, so I did not feel left out at all.

Unfortunately, we weren’t allowed to film during the concert BUT I was able to sneak some footage the first day. The security was much more strict on the second day probably because of the amount of footage that was leaked online the previous day so I was not able to get anything on the second day.

If you want to see all the footage I filmed and posted, I have it in a thread on my twitter here.

This picture shown below is the set-list of the concert ↓

A lot of their songs are upbeat and uplifting so they just put you in either a really hype mood or a good, serene mood. ‘Colors’ is a slow jam so the concert started off on a mellow note. Then they came in with ‘I Wait’ and ‘How Can I Say’ which are some of their more popular songs and more upbeat, but not yet uplifting. Then after they talked for a bit, they got into some of their exciting songs. I noticed that they categorized the songs according to their mood and separated them by talking in between. Overall, the concert was a nice experience, there was a nice diversity of songs and styles they performed which prevented the concert from getting boring, and it was even more fun to have my friend there to experience all of this with me.

One moment that really stuck out to me in ‘I Smile’, Sungjin has a solo part in the middle of the song where all the music just cuts out and he’s just belting out his beautiful voice. It was amazing and the whole crowd was silent in awe as he sang. And right after that part, the music just comes in all at once which excites the crowd once more. The whole thing was an emotional roller coaster, but in a good way.

Another legendary moment was when Dowoon and Wonpil sang together and harmonized. It was one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Not just because of the harmonization, but also because Dowoon doesn’t sing that much since he is focused on playing the drums. But Wompil mentioned that Dowoon practiced so he can sing and play the drums at the same time just for that performance. I thought that was so amazing and I was surprised to hear how nice Dowoon’s voice was. He needs to sing more often!

The members also talked in between a few songs and made it a very casual environment as well.

It was cool to see how their sound would differ from their music videos/official audios to their real sound, and I would say they are pretty much identical so I thought that was amazing. Every single member could sing too, and a group of talented people who can sing and play an instrument is not an easy feat.

Day6 is amazing and I definitely encourage you to check them out. They are very well-recognized in the kpop community and even non-fans are familiar with the name. They started at the end of 2015, but they have already come a long way. 

If you want to check out their music, here are music videos of some of my absolute favorite  the songs that were performed during the concert:

‘I Wait’

‘How Can I Say’

‘Congratulations’

When I look back and think about how I spent $100 for each night I saw them perform, I have no regrets. I would totally go to another one of their concerts again in the future, hands down.

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