Monday, July 10, 2017

G-DRAGON 2017 WORLD TOUR Live in Bangkok - 7th and 8th July 2017 (Impact Arena)




















Red, red and more red…that’s the theme of BigBang’s front man, G Dragon’s  3rd solo world tour – ACT III M.O.T.T.E. (Moment Of Truth The End). GD’s concert concept goes hand-in-hand with his newly released EP entitled “Kwon Ji Yong” (GD’s full name).  The EP is available in both CD as well as  pen drive – seen as a bold and innovative move in the k pop scene. I made the right decision by watching GD live in Bangkok instead of KL.  The surprising thing is I noticed more than 50% of the audience turn out originates from mainland China. Impact Arena in Bangkok is almost perfect, compared to the awful outdoor Stadium Merdeka in KL.  GD’s concert package for VIP ticket holders are short changing Malaysians fans.  Thailand’s concert organizer offers so much privileges to the Thai fans (sound check, send off, special lanyard , goodie bag). In Malaysia, sound check is through lucky draw only. 
GD kicked off the concert with the crowd favorite, “Heartbreaker”. There is a live band but to be honest, to this day, I am not certain which songs are sung live and which are just minus-one music.  As you can view from the clips, GD only sings certain portion of a song coz you can still hear his voice in the background when GD is not singing. Having said that, as a true-blue fan, I don’t really mind as I am just contented to see him in-the-flesh. GD did not perform any Big Bang songs. His repertoire consists of tracks for his previous solo album plus all the songs from GD’s latest comeback album titled “Kwon Ji Yong.”  Fans went wild when  GD greeted everyone “sawadikap” and spoke entirely in English but at times, it was hardly audible to me as he spoke way too soft.  GD mentioned that M.O.T.T.E is his second world tour as a solo artist which is an honour to him and the support of VIPs(BB fans) made him the successful performer he is today. He also revealed that his song, “Divina Commedia” is inspired by a book he read which bears the same title. The highlight of the show which caught me off-guard is when GD went down the stage during the final song ! Oh my ! What a treat for the lucky fans seated in the VIP zone. There is no rock zone in Bangkok, which is a blessing. If you look at the seating arrangement in GD’s KL leg, those in the VIP seats will be blocked by standing fans in the rock zone. I’m also totally in love with GD’s cool tie-dye t-shirt (be it the black, blue, rainbow or the red version that he frequently dons during his M.O.T.T.E tour). The tee is pretty costly if you look it up in the Peace Minus One page and I think already sold out.  To satisfy my new obsession, I bought a few different tie-dye tees of various designs in Thailand. Yes, I like the quirky but cool Channel Peace Minus One messenger bag, too. No wonder everyone regards GD as a fashion icon. Anything he wears turn into an instant hit. It was a heart stopping moment for fans when GD had an accidental scary fall (into a hole on the stage) during the second nite. Fortunately,  GD was not seriously hurt and managed to continue the show till the end. This will be GD’s swansong concert before he and fellow bandmate, Taeyang (who has also embarked on his world tour) enlist in the army next year. It will quite some time  before we get a chance to see all five of them perform together as Big Bang.   Till then, Malaysia fans could dine at the soon-to-be opened YG Republique  eatery to satisfy their K-pop pang and try to catch a glimpse of Seungri when he officiates the opening (private function).


Concert Rundown :-

  1. Heartbreaker
  2. Breathe
  3. 少年啊
  4. But I Love You
  5. Obsession
  6. 瘋了Go
  7. One of a Kind
  8. R.O.D(與CL)
  9. The Leaders(與CL)
  10. 那XX
  11. Black
  12. Pallete(與IU)
  13. Missing You(與IU)
  14. Who You
  15. I Love It
  16. Today
  17. Crayon
  18. Super Star
  19. Middle Fingers Up
  20. Bullshit
  21. Divina Commedia
安可舞臺:
  1. This Love
  2. Crooked
  3. 無題