Without you guys, I’m nothing and I thank you for always standing beside me. So, with that…let’s start talking about the first KPOP concert I went to this year…Winner Everyday Tour 2019!!
For those who do not know Winner, here is a little background information on this fabulous boy group. Winner is a South Korean boy band that was created by YG Entertainment back in 2013. They were originally a 5-member group which consist of Jinwoo, Seunghoon, Mino, Seungyoon and Taehyun. Taehyun departed from the group back in 2016.
How Winner came about was due to a reality survival program called WIN: Who Is Next. Winner was formerly known as Team A and they were battling against Team B which is now known as the dope ass group called iKON.
Winner made their Korean debut at the YG Family Concert on August 15, 2014, and YES, this is the concert that I was at. Here is the link to that blog post: https://lmosworldz.weebly.com/home/yg-family-power-tour-aia-festival-seoul-south-korea-august-2014
Each one of the boys, Jinu (Jinwoo), Seunghoon (Hoony), Mino and Seungyoon (Yoon) had their own unique presence and unique vocals. Each one of their stage presences is to die for. They are fierce but kind and gentle. Each member had their own solo stage and each stage was set up to match their personality perfectly.
As expected with YG, the backup dancers were extremely talented and beautiful as well. The boys are super handsome. YouTube and videos do them no justice.
Track List:
Introduction Video
Really Really
Hello
Air
Everyday
Mino Solo: Trigger and Fiancé
Jinu Solo: Untitled 2014
Yoon Solo: It rains, I like me better and Instinctively
Hoony Solo: Ringa Linga and Serenade
We Were
For
Raining
Empty
Movie Star
Immature
Millions
Special Night
*Interview with Fans* (sang a snip bit of Really Really and Fool with the fans that were interviewed)
La La
Island
Love me Love me
Encore:
Don’t Flirt
Luxury
Really Really
Everyday Remix
As expected with YG, Winner had me on my feet the entire night. I was singing and dancing along with them on every single song. This was my nephew’s first kpop concert and for being such a shy boy, he was dancing and singing along as well. Winner kept us on our toes and made us want more and more. My only regret is not buying additional tickets to go on tour with them. One show is truly never enough.
Funny story: One of the funniest parts during the concert was that there was a couple of birthdays. It got to the point where Yoon just said it is everyone’s birthday, so he said happy birthday to everybody LOL
Favorite Part: During the goodbye stage, Yoon was too shy to cuss, so he made Mino do it. It started off as Yoon saying: “Chicago, you guys were F’ing awesome” and then turning to Mino all shy and laughing and told Mino “You say it”. Mino then begins to laugh and becomes all shy in the face but then got into his mood and said: “You guys are Fucking awesome. Chicago is fucking crazy. Make some fucking Nosie.”
Favorite Performance: If you know me, you would know that one of my favorite songs from Winner is AIR. When this song was performed, I swear, I had to hold back tears. I have said it before and I’ll say it again, there is something that happens to you when you hear your favorite song being performed live in front of you and you never thought in a million years you will ever get to see it happen. The emotions that stirs up inside of you, the world and time completely stops. All that is happening right now is you and them. That’s how I felt. After the performance was completed, I finally let out the breath that I didn’t know I was even holding in.
I don’t know what else more that I can say about this concert besides that WINNER is fucking awesome. I am so happy that they were able to have their first North American Tour and I am so happy that we were able to be a part of it. This is truly history in the making!
Until next time – You guys are my breath of fresh AIR 😊