Thursday, October 24, 2024

(G)I-DLE World Tour (Idol) in Bangkok 2024 - 19th October 2024 at Impact Arena








































In 2022, due to personal obligations, I had to scrap my plans of watching (G)I-dle inaugural world tour, “Just Me.”  Malaysia was snubbed during last year’s “I am Free-ty” concert leg and it occurred again for their latest tour,  “I-dol” !! Well, this time around, I quickly bought my next flight to Bangkok to catch the talented girls in action ! I bet many fans have the same concern  as I do - could this spell the last outing for (G)I-Dle since leader Jeon So-yeon’s contract renewal is still a huge question mark (at the time of writing).  It would be devastating news for fans should So-yeon (being literally the backbone/mastermind of (G)I-Dle) decided to part ways with Cube Entertainment for greener pasture.  It’s no secret that things are not too rosy right now between So-yeon and Cube. Everyone knows that Cube probably needs Soyeon more than she does.  With her versatile skills in numerous areas (producing, composing, rapper, styling, vocal and leadership), it is no secret that many agencies are eyeing this music prodigy!

 

With their immense popularity, it is not surprising that the tickets were sold out in HK, Macau and Taiwan. I am a little taken aback that Bangkok only had one show (considering Taipei, HK and Macau had at least 3 shows).  Afterall, it is Minnie’s home country.  I’m so glad the organizer changed the venue to Impact Arena, which I personally feel is even better than our own indoor stadium, Axiata.  Seating arrangements are just perfect, with marvelous view. As with all K-pop concerts, it is a norm to see audience from all over the world.  The organizer even provided (G)I-DLE plastic ticket and poster keepsake (that’s better than our local/Malaysia organisers).  The concert took off at 6 pm when Soyeon’s powerful vocal echoed in the stadium - “I am the top, Super lady !”, invoking deafening cheers (some fans came in blue wig , emulating “Wife” mv). The 5 ladies in white garb and head gear stood on the elevated stage, all ready to enthrall fans with their badass polished  performance. They certainly live up to the hype and I would have kicked myself had I missed this concert of a lifetime. I simply love their energy and the camaraderie really added to the stage charisma. I have to commend the organizer for coming up with the “I” shaped stage too, whereby audience could get a closer view of them.

 During the solo segment, each of them really shine.  I still couldn’t get our certified freak, Yuqi’s “Radio (dum dum)” melody out of my head! The dance break demonstrated her nifty footwork.  Shuhua’s sensual gyrating must have cause some bad nose bleed ! Truth be truth, despite clearly lacking in the vocal and creative department compared to other members, she has quite a large following of fanboys and as expected, Taiwanese supporters.  Then again, many fans still find it a little hard to warm up to her.  Minnie dressed in school uniform performed the “Lovely Runner” drama OST called “Like  A Dream”.  Soyeon, in leopard print bodysuit lights up the stage with “Is this bad b****** number?”.  Her stage presence is spell binding ! It’s no wonder that she’s the soul of (G)I-Dle and truly a gifted all rounder K pop artiste.  Yuqi, Minnie and Soyeon have pretty unique voices.  Minyeon is also such a stunner and treated the fans with self- composed track “Sky Walking” (unreleased song). She wrote the lyrics, too. This is what sets (G)I-Dle apart from their peers, they are very involved in composing and coming-up with the lyrics.

 After “Wife”, (G)I-Dle wowed attendees with songs from “I Sway” EP.  Crowd favourite is the latest hit, “Klaxon”.  The five piece-act delivers 25 songs rundown, including a soothing Thai number พบรัก. Roars of excitement continued when (G)I-Idle performed a sequence of uptempo tracks such as,  “My Bag,” “Queencard” and “Tomboy”. The quintet were engaged in numerous banters and the girls attempted to converse in halting Thai.  However, attending the concert in Bangkok means there is no English subs on the screen.  That’s the downside of watching concerts in Bangkok, as opposed to Spore, Taiwan, HK or Macau. I hope the gals will come together again next year for a fourth world tour. There’s a saying most band would not survive the 7 years timespan, hopefully (G)I-Dle is an exception.


Rundown :-
Super Lady
Revenge
Latata
Oh My God
Doll
Villain Dies

Shuhua's solo dance (Tyla's "Water")
Yuqi solo "Radio (dum dum)"
Minnie solo "Like A Dream"
Soyeon solo "Is this Bad B******* Number ?"
Miyeon solo "Sky Walking" (unreleased)

Wife 
Uh- Oh
Klaxon
Fate
Allergy
Never Stop Me

Lion
Pop/Stars
My Bag
Queencard
Tomboy

I'm The Trend
พบรัก (Ink Waruntorn cover - Thai Song)
Bloom 
Neverland