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I'd like to look back and remember what I did in my life so here in my private space, I will blog about news that interests me, things I want to share, and thoughts that cross my mind. Cheers!
when i first heard that nkotb was getting back together in 200... i was prolly one of the few of actually rejoiced. i loved their new album, even though it was modern, the style was still very nkotb-ish, and they collaborated with lots of artists such as ne-yo for "single", lady gaga for "big boy" and pcd for "grown man".
then in 2010 to everyone's surprise and delight, nkotbsb was the closing act for the 2010 american music awards. i even blogged about it. two of my favorite boy bands from my childhood. never did i dream that i would have a chance to see them perform, much less together.
last april, i found out that lady gaga will be staging a concert on may 21. i used to like her songs in her first album when she was simply making music and very little gimmick. then she became popular and starting wearing outrageous outfits and singing songs that didn't really make sense (to me that is), i lost interest, though i still respected her as an artist and as a performer. i knew her concert was going to be expensive so i was thinking if i really wanted to watch her concert or not. then two days later, i heard news that nkotbsb was also staging a concert in manila on june 3. omg. i quickly dropped plans to watch lady gaga and knew that i was going to watch nkotbsb no matter what. i called my bff / concert buddy N and was happy that she wanted to watch nkotbsb with me.
by may 1, i already bought our tickets. unfortunately the tix were quite expensive, so i only bought upper box.
a week before the concert, my friend had to undergo major surgery :( so i asked my brother instead if he wanted to go with me. i saw the look in his eyes that he was interested, but he turned me down because he was kinda embarrassed to be seen watching a boyband concert so i offered the tix to my sis in law and she happily agreed to go with me.
last night, R and I were parked at the sm arena carpark by 7pm and we were shocked at the crazy long queue that snaked from the carpark to the sm arena. since the show was starting at 8pm we decided to walk around moa for half an hour. by 7.30, we were back at the arena and even though the queue was shorter, i could still see a lot of people coming from different directions. upper box was located at the 4th floor and since sm arena was insanely huge, way bigger than araneta coliseum, our seats suddenly felt like gen admission tix.. imagine how the real gen admission tix people felt like! they were so way up the arena i'll be surprised if they can even see anything!
by 8pm, the first front act, a local boyband came out to sing a couple of songs from their album. when they finished, everyone was screaming when donnie came out to say hi to everyone, and introduced the next acts, jay-r and roscoe umali. they both sang a few more songs. all the while R and i were scanning the arena, the vip/patron and basically the entire ground floor was still half empty and we were thinking maybe they were trying to fill the place first before the show can start. (later, i saw jon knight's tweetpic that they had dinner from 5-8pm and that they really planned to start the show at 9).
the show finally started and the crowd just went wild. the kids and the boys looked soooo good!!!! they crackled with so much energy, they just kept dancing and singing and saying hi to everyone. it was mostly donnie and nick who were all over the place -- donnie kept running, jumping around and saying "Manila" "Mahal Kita" and all those standard phrases you say to the crowd and we would happily scream with joy.
i got the below set list from manilaconcertscene.blogspot.com: - i will make a comment on each of the performance and will post some pics and vids of the concert. i do have to make a huge apology to everyone... i forgot to bring my camera (i know really dumb of me) so i ended up bringing my 2 htc android phones and 2 sd cards to record the concert. the first couple of videos are absolutely crappy because i didn't realize that it was not set at 720p and my hands were shaking while dancing and singing along to every single song that night. the last couple of vids were set at 720p but still looked awful because i was so far away and had to zoom so that you can actually see the video better. oh and i will never confirm that it was me who was singing and screaming along in the video *hides face*
i also ended up recording more nkotb performances than bsb. even though i love them both, i was just more of a diehard blockhead than a bsb fan. i recorded nkotb songs then i used the bsb songs to rest my throat and hands. also, i dont remember which instance i took the pics so i just inserted the pics wherever there's no video. and pics are quite small so if you see 5 guys - nkotb, 4 guys - bsb.
NKOTBSB: Medley "Single" / "The One" (contains elements of "Viva la Vida"): cool remix of viva la vida, didn't even realized that single and viva la vida sounded similar.
New Kids on the Block: "Summertime Remix"
Backstreet Boys: "The Call"
New Kids on the Block: "Dirty Dancing"
Backstreet Boys: "Get Down (You're the One for Me)": one of the first bsb songs i loved.
New Kids on the Block: "You Got It (The Right Stuff)": absolute classic favorite. i can never get tired of hearing this song.
i ran out of SD space by then and i didn't know how to switch to internal storage so i had to change my phone to the other one.
Backstreet Boys: "Larger Than Life": i guess people were just late coz when r and i looked down, the seats were almost filled up by people.. amazing two boy bands who are not as popular as they were before but their music transcends time and they can still fill a whole arena 15-20 years after their prime and they still sound and look as if they were still at the height of their careers.
New Kids on the Block: "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"
New Kids on the Block: "Valentine Girl"
these are 2 of my favorite love songs from nkotb so i was really screaming when i heard them sing these 2 songs.. especially valentine girl coz they rarely sing this.
New Kids on the Block: "If You Go Away"
New Kids on the Block: "Please Don't Go Girl"
i was worried that i would ran out of storage again since it wasn't even halfway so i decided to use the voice recording app to record the audio but it came out poorly. when i was recording some songs during jason mraz's concert last year, even though i was singing along, i never heard my voice so i was kinda cringing while replaying the audio recording i took that my voice was captured.. maybe my voice last night was soo loud? so decided not to post the audio recordings to save everyone from having a nightmare :)
Backstreet Boys: "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
Backstreet Boys: "10,000 Promises"
Backstreet Boys: "I'll Never Break Your Heart": this is the part where the boys chose 4 girls to go up the stage. there was one girl seated somewhere in front who had a huge sign that had a pic of howie and "pick me". good thing howie did see it and he immediately chose her. nick was pretty funny, he went down and shook hands with the crowd and when the call me maybe chorus came on, he would dance really silly. he ended up choosing the prettiest girl and he was really working it (turns out the girl was actually a model). his face was like 1 inch away from the girl and even placed his head on her lap. im not a nick fan but r and i were swooning when we saw him. we couldn't believe the girl didn't take advantage and caress his face. haha. i normally dont like aj but it was sweet when he went down on his knees.
Backstreet Boys: "Drowning"
Backstreet Boys: "Incomplete"
this set was also a great romantic medley from the boys. i loved all the songs. i wanted to record them, esp drowning and incomplete but i decided not to and just sing along with the boys and the crowd.
New Kids on the Block: "Step By Step": one of the songs i was waiting to hear live for years...and i finally did. really really love jordan and i dreamed of being able to sing the steps 1-5 part. they even inserted a small mix of push it and it was oh so 80s
New Kids on the Block: "Cover Girl": wild donnie was working the crowd and to the girls's delight, he took off his shirt and starting running around the catwalk.. ahhh... i love you detective reagan.. (hehehe)
New Kids on the Block: "My Favorite Girl"
another 2 of oldies but goodies. i was able to record audio for cover girl and rested during my favorite girl.
New Kids on the Block: "Games" - this was the song i felt changed nkotb because they suddenly became harder and i dont think the fans loved the new sound. i personally dont really like this song much but last night the remix was quite good that i was singing along.
New Kids on the Block: "Tonight" - lalalalalala.. tonight... ahh yes another favorite. i starting recording the video but my phone's battery is now dangerously low so the video recording automatically stopped. i had to switch to audio recording for the rest of the song. [insert video and audio]
Backstreet Boys: "Shape of My Heart"
Backstreet Boys: "As Long As You Love Me"
by this time i realized i haven't recorded much of bsb but i had a dilemma, the phone with the 8gb is lowbatt while the phone with the 4gb had empty storage but lots of battery. so i used this time to exchange the sd cards so that i can continue recording.
Backstreet Boys: "All I Have to Give": finally got my phone video to work again
Backstreet Boys: "We've Got It Goin' On": wow, haven't heard this song in years and i can't believe i still knew the lyrics
Backstreet Boys: "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)": gah.. the sexy music video of them singing in the rain, how can i forget?
New Kids on the Block: "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)" - okay i was waiting for this song for the entire night.. and i really made sure i take a good video of this.. the downside is.. i was so in love with this song for years back in elementary that when jordan started singing, i couldn't help but sing along. so the video has my voice in it (really really sorry!!!). replaying it though i thought now, i felt like i was singing a duet with him (haha). [i will post the video next week]
Backstreet Boys: "I Want It That Way" - this is my all time favorite bsb song. i suddenly missed kevin when i heard aj sang his part. [i will post the video next week]
NKOTBSB: "Don't Turn Out the Lights" - this is the new song that they both sang together, quite nice to see them all in sync in dancing and singing.. i laughed when someone commented, "now i get it.. they are like the white super junior" haha. didn't the girl realize that nkotbsb has been around for more than 20 years now?
ENCORE:
Backstreet Boys: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - the song that made bsb famous.. with the fancy vampire/werewolf and old castle and frankenstein dance.
New Kids on the Block: "Hangin’ Tough" (contains excerpts from "We Will Rock You") - when i heard this song and donnie came out, i couldn't help but scream, "whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh.. hanging tough...hanging tough" then they mixed it with queen's we will rock you..
NKOTBSB: Medley "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" / "Hangin’ Tough" (Reprise) - this was the best and finale song..
i am so glad they chose manila to be their last stop. it was an incredible night. i loved every single minute of it. there were not a single dull moment, because 2.5 hours for 2 bands were enough for them to sing all their best hits. i did wished nkotb sang baby i believe in you and call it what you want, but it's okay. this was truly a childhood dream come true and will remember this forever!!!
finally stopped something i should have done months ago.
now i feel better. like nothing is holding me down.
no need to feel guilty. no one is hurt.
life is just easier when everyone is being honest!
chinita geek. kpop fanatic. movie addict. certified bookworm. witty and quirky. in my alternate universe, i'm an a-list rockstar and a bestselling novelist.
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