Taiwan 24-25 Jan 2015 Day 1

Ok, I lied. I did go for @Jam Taiwan from 24-25 Jan (Sat and Sun). My parents continue to insist that I am crazy. I guess I kinda agree with them.

There are a few reasons why I was really apprehensive to go for this event even though I was very keen to go ever since the event was announced last year in Nov.

1.  I could not take leave due to just starting a new job, thus the flights would have been very tight.
2. The only flight that I could take back to Singapore was “Air Asia” because of the timings
3. It was considerably expensive for such a short Trip.

The deciding factors were:

1. Azu
2. Since I am definitely not going for my March tour, this would be my only chance to see UUG until the next time I go Japan which could be 6 months from now.

But mostly the deciding factor was No.1

Anyhow, my flight there was via Jetstar @ 6am in the morning. I woke up at 4am, and my mum gave me a lift to the airport. She could have driven me to a mental institution, but she didn’t, so I guess that makes her an awesome mum.

Selfie before flight

I arrived at 11.45am in Taipei and take a bus into the city (about 1 hour). I head straight to the venue as there is no time to drop my bag in the hotel. I reach at about 2pm, the time when the first performance is going to start. I dump my bag in a locker. There is a Opening Act called MimimemeMIMI

It’s a 2 girls, 1 singing and another “DJ-ing” (this girl wears a big snow hat with 1 mufflers so you cant see her face) As I came late, I only managed to watch half a song so I can’t comment much. The girl who sings is cute though.

First up is Galette. I admit I have never listened to this group’s songs before so it’s pretty nice to watch them without any expectations and pre-judgements. Their songs all sound pretty much the same (I guess that’s common if they are all composed by the same guy). They do kind of remind me of the upbeat version of TGS. There is a very Korean looking girl here. She looks so ditzy and when she speaks, my jaw just drops lol. She actually said “Eigo tte… English?” It was then when I thought, this girl can’t be real. Nobody is that stupid, she is totally faking it. Initially I thought her energy was great, but now I just can’t take her seriously anymore.

There is a fake Loli (17 years old) who is going to graduate.

There was a fair amount of attempted fishing going on throughout which is just really enjoyable. Note: This is despite me standing quite a few rows back.

During the handshake, the tallest half-Caucasian looking girl actually touched my face (she said I was cute la..) I think I flinched a little cause I am kinda uncomfortable with physical contact from strangers, that’s just my natural reaction, sorry! She is really beautiful though. One of the prettiest idols I have seen. I told her that her legs are very nice.

Snack I ate between shows

In between the performances, I stroll about the venue which just so happens to be very near a “night market” called Shida Market. I grab a bite check the market out.

Next up is DLH. I still don’t have an oshi, so I am at a weird point where I totally enjoy their songs, yet can’t get into them that well because of my lack of oshi. They perform all the crowd favourites and everyone has a good time. Koumi’s Chinese pronunciation is very very good, probably the best of all the idols who went to Taiwan for the Live.

At first I think that Mari chan has slimmed down a little, but when I look closer, I realise that she hasn’t. Hahahaha. They performed my favourite “Koi wo Hashiridashita”.

During the handshake, I tell Koumi her Chinese is good, and wish Kana Happy Birthday. Annnddd I have totally no recollection of the other handshakes. Lol.

DLH are such veterans so I can’t comment much, they do just as well as they always do.

After the DLH, I got interview by a Japanese TV crew. Actually I have no idea what program this for. They asked me about DLH (the guy said he saw me jumping about so he thought I was a big fan), this part is really awkward because I am just a fake DLH fan so I couldn’t answer his questions well. But he caught on that I was a UUG fan. At the end, I gave a message to UUG to wish them good luck for Budokan. I hope they see it! One of the guys told me that he will tell Miiko what I said so I am really happy.

Last for the night is TGS. What a coincidence that this is the same order that they performed for the 2 man live I saw of them in Shinjuku.

As I have mentioned before, I am not familiar with the new TGS so I can’t really enjoy them. But I also know that this might be the last time I see them as they have just announced that they will no longer be appearing in any Idol Events (they are heading in the “artist” direction now). I possible know only 3 songs “Koudou no Himitsu”, “Himawari to Hoshikuzu” “Nee Sensei” . I might have heard the others before, but they all sound pretty similar. I was disappointed that they didn’t perform “Onnaji Kimochi”.

Before, I had complained about Aachan’s bad pitching. To update you guys, she did much better on this day. She managed to keep in tune for the first half of the songs, but lost it a little in the 2nd half. Its really painful to hear her sing because you can tell she struggles so much just to keep in tune. From the look on her face, she just can’t enjoy herself which makes things difficult for the audience.

During the handshake, I tell Yuri she has become beautiful (she’s all grown up now~), I tell Hiichan she is cute and Mei that her singing has improved. I also ask all of them when will they come back to Singapore.

My hotel. Apparently Im so fat I need 3 beds

I’m done for the night! I grab my bags and head to XiMenDing to check into my hotel. They hotel is just next to the train station and the room they give me is actually for 3 people (1 double bed 2 single beds). I walk around XMD to do some light shopping and grab some dinner before hitting the sack in preparation for another long day tomorrow.

My Dinner: Taiwan Sausage, Baked Potato and a big cup of Bubble Tea (Weaboo Translation: Tapioca)