Golden Child Meet & Live Grand America Tour: Ticketing

I didn't think the time would come this soon...Golden Child is coming back to the US on tour! On October 5th, 2022, Studio PAV tweeted that Golden Child will hold a "Meet & Live Grand America Tour" in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil, From November 24th through December 11th.

This entire year has felt like such a dream. I honestly thought that all my best days as a Goldenness (and kpop fan in general) were behind me once quarantine life began, but 2022 proved me wrong with 2 video calls with Jaehyun and Golden Child's first US tour from June to July. And here we are again ending the year with Golden Child^^

I've been too drained to make a post for each stop, but I'll have this post containing the logistics of the tour, and I have my Twitter thread of my tour experience here. I blogged more about the ticketing process from the first tour here.

Timeline (all announcements are based on their Twitter unless otherwise stated):

• October 5th 1PM PT: Studio PAV announced Golden Child's Meet & Live Grand America Tour in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Brazil from November 24th through December 11th
• October 13h 7:08AM PT: Studio PAV announced Golden Child's dates and cities (9 stops) and that Bomin won't be attending 
• October 19th 5:13PM PT: Studio PAV announced venues and that ticketing will begin on Friday the 21st at 2PM ET (literally under 2 days' notice)
• October 20th 4:16PM PT: This was a complete mess, with PAV tweeting and deleting the ticket tiers and prices three times, with no difference in information. This tweet also stated that only VVIP will be on sale tomorrow, and for early access members to check their emails, and that Snapshot Tickets are not going on sale tomorrow but to stay tuned for more info. The way they worded the early access and snapshots are so vague.
• October 20th 2:34PM, 2:37PM, 4:05PM PT: PAV sent 3 emails about early access; the first stating that ticket sales would be on the 21st at 2PM venue's local time, the second stating the corrected time of 12PM venue's local time, and the third stating the corrected time of 12PM ET
• October 21st: PAV clarified that 2PM ET is general VVIP sales, and 12PM ET is early access VVIP sales. Within 9 minutes Houston sold out during early access, but more were released during general sales
• October 22nd: PAV reposted on IG Stories stating Mexico ticket sales
• Oct: first 2 MX cities went on sale but with lack of promo from PAV or really KP Entertainment (Mexico promoter)
• October 25th: Added MX City links to kpoptickets.com 
• October 25th 7:52AM PT: PAV tweeted that remaining Canada and US tiers will be on sale on October 28th at 2PM ET
• October 27th 2:01PM PT: PAV tweeted that all other tiers go on sale tomorrow (October 28th) at 2PM ET for Jersey City, Toronto, Houston, and Orlando
• October 27th: Found PR ticketing page with ticket sales for October 28th 2PM ET
• October 28th at 7:49AM PT: PAV tweeted that all San Juan benefit packages and concert admission tickets go on sale today at 2PM ET
• October 28th at 11AM PT: PAV tweeted that all ticket tiers for all 9 stops are on sale
• November 3rd at 7:36AM PT: PAV tweeted snapshot info where sales will begin on the following day at 2PM ET, only standard size is available for $40 USD at all stops, and that tickets are limited to ticket holders where one person can buy at most 10 tickets per member per city, along with the snapshot poses available
• November 4th at 7:27AM PT: PAV tweeted that snapshot prices have dropped to $30 USD for Brazil, Mexico, and Puerto Rico (for LATAM Fan Appreciation Price), and that there is a limit of 60 tickets per member per city
• November 4th at 11AM PT: Snapshot ticketing opened. Houston sold out within minutes, followed by Jersey City, and later on Orlando. As of 12 hours later, Toronto has Donghyun left, and Puerto Rico and Mexico City have several members sold out. On November 8th, Toronto fully sold out. On November 11th, Puerto Rico fully sold out. Prices including fees per snapshot ticket are $42.99 USD for Continental US and Canada stops, $36.34 USD for Puerto Rico, and $32.99 USD for Brazil and Mexico.
• November 4th at 11:13AM PT: PAV tweeted that snapshot ticket sales are now live
• November 4th at 12:52PM PT: PAV tweeted that snapshot tickets have sold out in Houston, Jersey City, and Orlando, and that San Juan and Toronto are close to selling out, with a callout that no additional tickets will be added
• November 4th at 3:03PM PT: PAV tweeted that snapshot tickets can't be resold, and that tickets being picked up need ticket information to match their records, and those who do attempt resale will result in account closure and forfeited tickets. PAV also made a similar post on Facebook for concert ticket sales a few weeks back
• November 11th at 1:43PM PT: PAV tweeted concert schedules (after first posting and deleting incorrect schedules that listed group photo and hi touch benefits) and instructions for lining up for each concert

Early Access Concert Ticketing:

Surely many more people have early access after Golden Child's first tour, so I figured competition would be tougher. To make matters worse, ticketing for all stops dropped at the same exact time, rather than by local venue time. The Brazil, Puerto Rico, and 3 Mexico stops didn't offer the No Line rule, therefore it wasn't pressing to buy VVIP for those in a timely manner.

Together with my concert buddies, I was able to score the following queue numbers:

• Jersey City: 5
• Toronto: 11
• Houston: 12
• Orlando: 2

Snapshot Ticketing:

Snapshots were definitely much more competitive this time around, as more people wanted snapshots with all members and people have accepted the price (though with the fee, it is $1 more expensive than the last tour). This time PAV also stated a limit of 10 tickets per member per city for each ticketholder (ex. you can use at most 10 Jibeom tickets in Orlando). Houston sold out first, followed by Jersey City, and then Orlando, all within a day. Toronto sold out 4 days after sales opened, and Puerto Rico took a week. As for Mexico City, as of 1PM CT the day of the concert there were still 1 Jaehyun left, 11 Jibeom left, and 30 Donghyun left, but around 2PM they stated "sold out" on the site and sold the rest after the concert at the venue.

When purchasing online, if some tickets were already sold out in the middle of your purchase, your cart would update at the very last page (after you've already entered your credit card info).

Also oddly enough at the Toronto stop, they sold an additional 10 tickets per member after the concert, with a limit of 1 member per customer (so 1 person could buy 1 Y and 1 Tag).

Also while picking up snapshot tickets this time around, the volunteers would always ask if the tickets are for you or for someone else, and then they would number your tickets by member. So if you have 5 Seungmin, each ticket would say "1 of 5", "2 of 5", and so on, as PAV was really trying to enforce 

Final Thoughts:

I cannot process just how amazing this year has been...for Golcha to hold not just 1 extensive US tour but a follow-up in North America has been so surreal! It has been really unfortunate that Tag couldn't make the first tour and Bomin for the second tour due to health issues, but I'm glad that it hasn't stopped Golcha from promoting as a group.

Golden Child Meet & Live Tour in USA: Stop 4 - Dallas

Golden Child's first US tour is in full swing with their fourth stop in Dallas on June 30th, 2022! I previously blogged about the logistics of the tour here, the San Jose stop here, the LA stop here, and the Denver stop here.

The Dalls venue was at South Side Music Hall within Gilley's Dallas Complex. This was the first stop that I really felt the heat...being from the Pacific Northwest, I was definitely not prepared! I decided to wear my "One" tee along with my "Breathe" sweatband, though black probably wasn't the best call for such a hot day.

For VVIP and VIP check-in along with Snapshot ticket pickup, there were two tables in the shade by the entrance. Here are my Snapshot tickets.

For the fansign, they brought VVIP in by queue order and lined us up accordingly inside the theater. Luckily the plan was after we finished our fansign, we would stand back in our line inside the theater instead of outside, meaning we would be able to see the entire duration of the fansign. Because I was #26, I ended up being the last person within the front row and was able to clearly view the entire fansign. As for giving letters, it was the same process as Denver.

The fansign order was Y, Jangjun, Jibeom, Joochan, Bomin, Donghyun, Seungmin, and lastly Jaehyun. Here are some of my recollections:

• Y said, "Hello Macey~" and asked how I'm doing.
• Jangjun said, "Hi Macey! We met in another city right?"
• I asked Jibeom how is he, and he replied, "Um, very exciting...excited. Ya. Sorry. *chuckles* Thank you for coming." Hehe I love how he tries so hard to communicate with American Ness^^
• Joochan asked if I've eaten yet.
• Bomin said, "Hi, I'm happy to see you again, Macey. Today's concept's Donghyun, right?" I was a bit taken aback that he was monitoring my outfits, and I hope he wasn't disappointed that today was simple and member focused...I quickly showed him my "Breathe" sweatband to make it seem more OT10.

After the fansign, the staff rearranged the setup in preparation for soundcheck and the concert. For San Jose and Denver where I had my pick, I chose the center, whereas with LA I was kind of forced into the right. But now my heart really wanted to go to the left...where Bomin was a lot...and so I ended up at the far left in front row. This venue is very spacious in every direction, so the members had a lot of room to dance on stage, and the front row could accommodate a lot of fans. Where I was, there was a row of speakers against the stage where we were allowed to put our bags. Then there was a belt barrier (this area is for the security guard and for PAV staff to film footage) while about the center two thirds had a metal barricade. The belt kept getting undone and it was easy to naturally lean on the speakers, but whenever staff needed to get through, they'd always bend down to avoid blocking our view and would tap our knees to notify us to give them room.

For soundcheck, Golcha sang "I Know" and the first half of "Milky Way". This is the same setlist for soundcheck from LA to Atlanta.

And now for the concert~ The setlist is the same from LA to Minneapolis. Below is the setlist and I'll add any highlights. I'll only post a handful of pictures of the concert on my blog (I recorded the whole thing so screenshots of videos aren't great quality, and you can view some of my pictures on my Twitter thread here, and surely lots of others' fancams on SNS as well).

Setlist:

1. Intro VCR - same intro VCR as Play concert
2. Ra Pam Pam
3. Burn It
4. Ment - Jaehyun was in the center, suddenly took off both shoes to fix something while Jangjun talking, so Jangjun stopped to look at Jaehyun while Jaehyun repeatedly told Jangjun, "keep going" as he continued with his shoes.
5. I Know
6. That Guy
7. Ment - Jaehyun brought up the Mavericks but the crowd didn't seem to be big sports fans so he was like forget it😅 Then Jangjun said that Jibeom, Donghyun, and Bomin went to the aquarium in Dallas
8. What Happened?
9. Pump It Up - So much happened! During Jaehyun's line where he stands at the far right, Donghyun and Bomin are at the far left peering over, and Bomin discreetly grabbed Donghyun's butt for a long time?! And then while Seungmin and Joochan were off at the side, Seungmin chased Joochan to the wall!
10. VCR - condensed TV shows / commercials VCR from Play
11. Wannabe - Without You - One - You could really see how sweaty they all were with their shirts completely soaked in sweat!
12. Ment - The members asked us if there is a song we want to hear, and they ended up showing us their unit songs! Y and Jangjun performed a bit of "Poppin'", Seungmin sang part of "That Feeling", Joochan and Bomin sang the chorus and then Bomin sang part of his verse in "Singing In The Rain", and lastly Jibeom sang a bit of the chorus of "Game". Y then asked if anyone has heard of his solo sang, then Jangjun said "that's my favorite song", then Y sang part of "Fantasia". The members asked Jaehyun to introduce the next song, "Oasis". Jaehyun said, "this will be my favorite song. Actually, someone composed this song. He is my very important person. This is my favorite song." Jaehyun continued to emphasize how important Tag is to him.
13. Oasis
14. Bottom Of The Ocean - Bomin was on the far left side for a lot of the beginning of the song! He took my phone and fixed his hair when looking at himself on my phone^^ When Seungmin came over, he was making movements like a shark finding its next prey and he definitely kept making eye contact at me but chose someone else. At one point Jibeom was filming, then Donghyun joined and as he was stepping back, Donghyun stepped on Seungmin's foot then he joined in on the filming too. Towards the end Jangjun squatted down in front of me and made Vs to everyone's phones. And at the very end of the song, Y ran up to us and took someone's phone so he could film himself bowing theatrically.
15. Ment - Right away Jibeom spoke in English (I couldn't hear the first part) "...thanks to Goldenness in Dallas" and Joochan said "Zibeom?" And Jaehyun clapped for a long time and said "Whoa, Jibeom's English is getting better." Then the members talked about what they wanted to do in the US. Seungmin said that he wants to eat meat every time he comes to the US. Jibeom wanted to do shopping. Jaehyun said "watching you guys. That's all." Donghyun said performing on the stage right now. Jangjun said what he thought was interesting was seeing people come with their children or parents, and come as a family to their show, then Jangjun said "thank you for coming, parents" and he, Donghyun, and Joochan humbly bowed several times to the audience. Then Jangjun said that throughout this whole tour, he thinks the most important and memorable thing is meeting all the Goldenness. Bomin whipped out his English and said "I think this moment is impressed into my life."
16. Sea
17. Breathe - This is such a fun stage to watch in person! Every time the members went to the sides to wait for their turn, they would interact with Ness^^
18. Ment - Joochan said that there are still 6 shows left in their tour so if we want to see Golcha again, to please come to another show, and then he looked at me (hehe he didn't have to tell me twice^^)
19. Crush
20. Ending VCR - same ending VCR as Play
21. - Encore - DamDaDi
22. Ending Ment - Jangjun said in English that just before the concert he felt just like those in the Olympics. He, Bomin, and Jaehyun gave their ending ments entirely in English. Once Jaehyun gave his ment, he looked down to the floor with a sad face and said "yesterday I dunked my phone into the swimming pool." Then he looked up, happy, and said, "because of you guys, I got better. Way better. I'm just kidding and I will miss you so much." Lol the change in emotions and was that trolling? Then during the group picture time when the PAV staff said "okay, ready?" Jangjun responded into his mic "yup!" and finished the staff's countdown of "2...3!" Then for the next photo Jangjun counted for us again "1...2...3!"
23. Milky Way - During the goodbyes, Bomin stayed at the far left side for so long that Jaehyun, Seungmin, and Donghyun had already come and gone! Then at the end the members were all holding hands waiting to bow but Bomin was still at the far right side interacting with fans. Once Bomin joined the members and they all bowed, Jangjun again put his arms up to try to make the other members lose balance, to which Jaehyun most certainly did!

Hi Donghyun!

Seungmin chasing Joochan to the wall during "Pump It Up"^^

Thank you Bomin for always taking care of me and making me feel loved at each stop!

Jangjun towards the end of BOTO^^

Y at the very end of BOTO^^

Bongbeom waiting on the side during "Breathe"~

During the end of "Milky Way" when the members are waving goodbye~

Bomin spent SO much time on our side during the goodbyes! He even knelt down and started checking himself out in my friend's phone hehe

Hi Joochan~~!

Y~~~!

Jangjun trolling his neighboring members during their ending bow again, this time Jaehyun falling victim.

After the concert, the staff had those with Snapshot tickets to wait towards the back of the venue while they set up the session towards the stage.

Here is my fourth set of Snapshots! Here are some of my memories (in the order I took them):

• Y: He asked me, "Number 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5?" I asked him to choose, then he said, "Number 1! Let's go." Afterwards he said, "Thank you for coming. High five!" Then he noticed my shirt and said, "Oh, 'One'! One tee shirt."
• Seungmin: He pointed at my shirt and said "One", which got confusing because the staff had told him "Five" for our pose.
• Bomin: After taking our photo, he initiated the conversation with, "I saw you on the stage, you stand on the...right. Yah on the right." I had to process this because I was on the left, then realized from his point of view I was on his right. Upon this realization, I said, "Yah! You were there a lot 🥰." Bomin then said, "Thank you so much. Thank you. Get home safely."
• Jibeom: I was trying to tell him in Korean that we have similar necklaces, but he was so thoughtful staring into my eyes the entire time that it took awhile to get him to look at my necklace. But then he understood and said, "Oh oh! 그렇네요 *chuckles* 고마워요. 조심해서 가요." (That's right. Thank you. Get back safely.)
• Jangjun: 
• Jaehyun: He said he liked my shirt (I think this has been a running joke between him and Donghyun). Then I asked if something happened yesterday with Seungmin in the swimming pool. He didn't seem too amused and replied, "Yah. He pulled me in."

Overall, I think Dallas was my favorite stop out of the entire tour! The energy coming from both the crowd and the boys were so high, and it felt like Golcha really got into the swing of things and could freely enjoy themselves without worries. And I got to see Bomin a lot here hehe and apparently he saw me a lot there too^^

Golden Child Meet & Live Tour in USA: Stop 3 - Denver

We're already at stop number 3 for Golden Child's first US tour, this time in Denver (Boulder) on June 28, 2022! I blogged about tour logistics here, the San Jose stop here, and the LA stop here. I've only been to North American concerts on the coasts, so being in Colorado really made me realize that we are indeed embarking on a tour around the US, not just the usual California and New York stops.

The Colorado stop, which was in Boulder, was at Fox Theatre. This was in a very quaint part of town and the sidewalk was spacious enough to hold VVIP and VIP check-in, along with Snapshot ticket pickup, right in front of the venue.

My first time being #1 on this tour! Also today's theme was "Golden Air"~ I'm also wearing my navy Summer Breeze concert tee.

Here are my Snapshot tickets. The tickets are all generally the same from stop to stop, with the only difference being the city printed in the bottom right corner along with the color of that light blue box.

For the fansign, I had to get the white version of Pump It Up signed to match my hat~ 

This time the fansign order was Y, Bomin, Jibeom, Joochan, Seungmin, Jaehyun, Jangjun, and lastly Donghyun. For giving letters, they now had a table with the members' names where you can put your letters in the designated member sections. This is different from LA's boxes, so that staff can easily monitor that letters didn't have 3D gifts inside. The fansign was held just in front of the stage. As the members entered, they first walked down the stairs alongside the stage. Donghyun walked down first and went all the way to the end of the fansign table whereas Y was in the middle of the pack (and tripped coming down the stairs >.<) and chose the first seat. I never know how to approach conversations during fansigns, so they were generally very generic conversations...some memorable moments were Joochan and Jangjun complimenting my hat.

After the fansign, we went back outside of the venue and waited until we were brought back inside in queue order for soundcheck. This was an all standing venue with the barricade being almost against the stage, making front row very close and intimate! I initially chose just slightly left of the center, but throughout the concert we all shifted to the right a bit.

For soundcheck, the members sang "I Know" and the first half of "Milky Way".

And now onto the concert! Below is the setlist and I'll add any highlights. I'll only post a handful of pictures of the concert on my blog (I recorded the whole thing so screenshots of videos aren't great quality, and you can view some of my pictures on my Twitter thread here, and surely lots of others' fancams on SNS as well).

Setlist:

1. Intro VCR - same intro VCR as Play concert
2. Ra Pam Pam
3. Burn It
4. Ment
5. I Know
6. That Guy
7. Ment - Jaehyun said "Someone said 'thank you for coming' but no, thank YOU for coming." Jibeom said that Ness in the back were dancing to "That Guy" and he gave a thumbs up and looked so happy.
8. What Happened?
9. Pump It Up
10. VCR - condensed TV shows / commercials VCR from Play
11. Wannabe - Without You - One
12. Ment - Y sang an English song that he said he's liked since he was young. Then Joochan asked us, "What's your favorite song?" Then they performed impromptu "Genie". Next Seungmin sang Justin Bieber's "As Long As You Love Me". Then Joochan asked in Korean how do we like our steaks then Jangjun added, listing "rare, medium, well done" and to listen to the next song.
13. Oasis - When Joochan sang the first line, Jangjun posed to bring our attention to Joochan's "well done~" and smiled at their joke.
14. Bottom Of The Ocean - It finally happened! Donghyun took my phone and filmed himself singing. Afterwards Jibeom reached over but then went right over my phone to grab the one behind me. Then Jangjun grabbed both my phone and the phone of the person to the left of me! He filmed using both at the same time during his "Yeah~~~" before the last chorus.
15. Ment
16. Sea
17. Breathe
18. Ment - Jibeom said, "Goldenness my breathe". I really appreciate how hard he tried to convey his emotions in English! Then Jangjun said Goldenness were dancing well during "Sea" and that "I think you guys are better than Donghyun".
19. Crush
20. Ending VCR - same ending VCR as Play
21. - Encore - DamDaDi - I've said this before, but seriously when Joochan is front and center in a choreography, he stares you down if you're in the front and center! This was especially apparent in Denver throughout the concert, but wow was it especially powerful during "DamDaDi"!
22. Ending Ment - Jangjun expressed his worries that people around here wouldn't know Golcha, but seeing Goldenness here wiped away those worries. Jaehyun added on, "Jangjun said it first but when I arrived at the airport in Denver, I didn't expect this many people in this show."
23. Milky Way

Thank you sweet, precious Donghyun!

This is one of my most favorite videos! In other fancams you can see it clearly, he was just having so much fun on stage~

I didn't realize that Jaehyun looked at me! This was during his line in "Breathe"~ I honestly thought that the only time he looked at me was during the end of the Atlanta show, but it really started in Denver!

Joochan's consistent eye contact! And he stares into your soul for a long time!

Hehe hi Seungmin! This was during the group photo time~

During the final goodbyes, Bomin bent down to be eye level and thank my friend for coming!

After the concert, the staff cleared out the entire hall and had Snapshot ticket holders wait out in the foyer. This venue is quite small, so they had the maknae line in front of the stage and the hyung line at the back.

Here is my third set of Snapshots! Snapshots hadn't sold out by the time the session was being held, so you could still buy them online (they wouldn't accept payments onsite), but I somehow resisted and stuck with my original plan of 1 per member.

Here are some of my recollections from Snapshots (in the order I took them):

• Jibeom: He acknowledged my hat and then I said in Korean that he worked hard, then he replied back in Korean telling me to get home safely. Looking back, I had wanted to speak Korean to Jibeom because he felt more comfortable, but now I lowkey regret it because I couldn't really converse in Korean and I missed out on all the opportunities of hearing Jibeom speak in English >.<
• Jaehyun: Jaehyun said he liked my hat. Then I told him his Justin Bieber cover in LA was really good, and he replied, "Was it good? Next time it'll be One Direction."
• Y: He acknowledged my hat. After I chose my pose, he said "ET~~~"
• Jangjun: I pointed at the letters on his neck, and he emphasized, "It's not real! It's a sticker!"
• Bomin: I'll just type out the whole transcript because I am in love with our conversation^^

Bomin: Number 4, okay

Bomin: That is so cute. Like Pump It Up, right?

Me: Yah!

Bomin: Yah, it's really good.

Me: Thank you~

Bomin: *points to my tee* And is this from Summer Breeze concert?

Me: Yah! You noticed!

Bomin: Yah, I know that! Thank you, thank you so much~

It just made me really happy how Bomin is so personable in personalizing every conversation. And on top of that, he is so observant and attentive; my tee was so subtle that I had doubted anyone would know the significance yet he still noticed the logo.

One callout I had starting with Denver (because I hadn't done this in SJ or LA) and throughout the tour (excluding NY) is that the crowd - whether it's Goldenness or Kpop fans in these cities - was always super nice! I was worried about being dehydrated so I wanted to have a full bottle of water in between soundcheck and the concert, and every time the crowd let me leave front row and come back right to my same spot. I couldn't imagine this sweet gesture anywhere, and this act made me love our fandom even more^^

Overall, starting with Denver was when I felt like I had a really special concert experience! I finally started getting more comfortable (being an introvert who hasn't gone out in over 2 years, this tour was a huge step for me!) and really being in the moment rather than just standing there. Because of this, I was even more excited for the remainder of the tour!

Golden Child Meet & Live Tour in USA: Stop 2 - LA

June 26, 2022 marks Golden Child's second leg of their Meet & Live Tour in USA! I blogged about logistics of the tour here and about the San Jose leg here.

The LA venue was Teragram Ballroom, and the check-in took place directly on the sidewalk. There was a makeshift line for VVIP and VIP check-in, and a separate makeshift line to pick up Snapshot tickets (this time the tickets were in a crate rather than laid out on a table).

While checking in for VVIP, the volunteer wrote my queue number while I asked if I could write my name in Hangul instead of them, and they happily let me do so.

Here are all of my Snapshot tickets.

For LA, I purposely chose the Wish album to be signed and to wear my "Genie" worker outfit. It felt most fitting since the photoshoots for Wish took place in LA the day after Golden Child's KCON LA appearance in 2018. I really like how the members tried to sign close to where they are in the photo.

The fansign order was Bomin, Joochan, Donghyun, Jibeom, Jaehyun, Seungmin, Jangjun, and then Y. As a note, now you can no longer hand deliver letters to the members. Before reaching the fansign table, there is a table with a box for each member where you can drop off your letter. The fansign is always such a blur but below are some moments I remember:

• While Jangjun was waiting for the next fan, I waved at him and he waved back at me.
• Bomin first said "hi" as I said it in Korean, then he said "hi" back in Korean.
• Joochan at first used a silver pen then felt apologetic and redid his sign in black.
• Jaehyun was talking to Jibeom when it was my turn with Jibeom, so I didn't get to talk while Jibeom was signing. Jibeom then said something along the lines of "thank you for coming" in English and then to follow up with him in San Jose expressing his lack of confidence in speaking English, I said "지범이 영어 잘 해요 (Jibeom speaks English well)" (which I now realize isn't the best Korean but he got the gist).
• Seungmin and Jangjun both said my name.
• Y asked how am I then at the end subtly said "I love you" and I was taken aback but said it back.

After the fansign, we went back outside in queue order. For soundcheck, we entered back into the venue in an orderly fashion. This was an all standing venue with no barricades by tier. When I got inside, I saw that the left side of the front row was occupied by ADA accessible ticket holders, along with a sign language interpreter. Seeing that the front row was already filled despite being #17, I would prefer being right being ADA for a better view, however knowing that phones would be grabbed during "Bottom Of The Ocean", I opted for second row on the right side. Above was my view. There was no barricade between front row and the stage, only tape on the floor and a security guard.

To my surprise, the setlist for soundcheck was slightly different today! Golcha sang "I Know" and the first half of "Milky Way".

And now onto the concert! Below is the setlist and I'll add any highlights. I'll only post a handful of pictures of the concert on my blog (I recorded the whole thing so screenshots of videos aren't great quality, and you can view some of my pictures on my Twitter thread here, and surely lots of others' fancams on SNS as well).

Setlist:

1. Intro VCR - same intro VCR as Play concert
2. Ra Pam Pam
3. Burn It
4. Ment - Almost all members had to tie their shoes. Jangjun commented, "Everybody, what happened to your shoes?!"
5. I Know
6. That Guy
7. Ment - They were saying how Jibeom has been working out at the gym so Jaehyun jokingly (or not) said, "Show them. Show them. Show them right now. Show them." but to no avail.
8. What Happened?
9. Pump It Up
10. VCR - condensed TV shows / commercials VCR from Play
11. Wannabe - Without You - One
12. Ment - Jangjun said in English how while he was backstage he heard a woman ghost singing to Golcha songs in his in-ear so it was creepy, and it turned out that it's us. Jaehyun said that since they're in the US, they want to sing some pop songs and asked who will sing a pop song. Then Jangjun pointed to Jaehyun and said, "It's your time." In the meantime, Y and other members started singing "Despacito" (or more like singing the word "Despacito" because they didn't know the lyrics^^), then Joochan said, "My favorite song, 'Versace On The Floor'. Let's go? Yah let's go." Jaehyun went backstage and came back with a phone and lyrics he searched up. Then he kept cutely stalling by saying, "I'll go in a lower key...this song was really popular in America when I was here...nevermind..." then he sang Justin Bieber's "Baby" and the crowd sang along. Then the members wanted Jibeom to sing next so Jaehyun was like, "Let's go Jibeom. Jibeom let's go." Jibeom sang "Lost Stars". Then Jangjun talked about going to Santa Monica yesterday and riding the rollercoaster but Donghyun skipped out.
13. Oasis
14. Bottom Of The Ocean - I genuinely tried but failed to have my phone taken. I was so close with Bomin! Joochan was jumping around with a bottle of water and was a bit shocked when the water spilled onto the stage.
15. Ment - Jaehyun asked the members on their thoughts of the tour. After Jibeom spoke, Jangjun directed it to Donghyun in English with, "How about you, my son?" Jaehyun said he invited his homestay brother Robin to the show, then paused, saying that he thinks he will cry but not now. He said that this brother taught him football and basketball and after school they'd play Xbox 360. Jangjun mentioned that he also invited Tag's friend who they, along with Seungmin, hung out with in Korea, and that he is very handsome.
16. Sea
17. Breathe
18. Ment - Jaehyun asked who is going to Denver. Jangjun followed up by asking us to call out friends and cousins in Denver to come to their show.
19. Crush
20. Ending VCR - same ending VCR as Play
21. - Encore - DamDaDi
22. Ending Ment - Jangjun mentioned that he can hear us screaming "Encore! Golden Child!" so he said the members should shout "Goldenness!" and they did.
23. Milky Way

Bomin pointing at me during the chorus of "What Happened?"?!? Or me being delusional hehe

Bomin was so close, yet so far during "Bottom Of The Ocean"!

During the ending ment, hello to you to Jibeom^^

After the concert, the staff had those with Snapshot tickets to wait towards the back of the venue while they set up the session towards the stage.

Here is my second set of Snapshots! Unfortunately with the super dark lighting plus our navy outfits, we all generally got lost in the background, but Bomin's really pulled through with his blonde hair hehe. (Me talking about Bomin yet again 🙄).

Here are some of my recollections from Snapshots (in the order I took them):

• Bomin: He pointed out my Genie outfit, called me Genie (not dying thinking about "Shadow Beauty"?!), asked if he could get closer for our Snapshot, and I got such a reaction from telling him that I'll be in Denver. This entire conversation has made me so happy because he is seriously so personable and attentive.
• Joochan: He recognized that my outfit is Genie and said that it's good. In the middle of our pose, the staff noted that someone is behind us so we both turned toward each other then behind and chuckled. Afterwards he complimented my outfit again.
• Jangjun: After our Snapshot, he asked if I live in LA, then the staff hinted me to leave. Then Jangjun asked me again so I got to talk to him for just a little bit longer^^
• Y: After our Snapshot, he tried to initiate his usual double high five, but I stopped him and asked what was on his hand. Then he replied "G. N. C. D.", then showed me and said it again slowly, "G...N...C...D." really cutely. Then we double high fived.
• Jaehyun: He asked about my outfit so I turned around to show him the back, then he said that I slayed.
• Jibeom: I told him that he danced really well today, then he said in English, "Oh yah~ Thank you. *chuckles* Very happy day...to me."

Overall, I have mixed feelings about my experience in LA. I was really spoiled with the setup in San Jose (for both the concert and Snapshot location). Honestly being in pit was tough with rowdy people pushing their way and continuously walking all over me (figuratively and a bit literally). But going through my recordings from that day, I am especially happy with my Snapshot with Bomin^^

I genuinely always try to show as many members as possible in my posts and try to be for the most part unbiased, but Bomin has been making it quite difficult since the beginning of the tour! I'll continue blogging about the remaining stops...stay tuned to see if Bomin continues to wreck me hehe.

Golden Child Meet & Live Tour in USA: Stop 1 - San Jose

Golden Child kicked off their first US tour in San Jose, CA! I talked about logistics of the tour and ticketing here. It's even more meaningful that the first stop falls on June 24, 2022, which is the 4 year anniversary of Golden Child's first US schedule, KCON NY 2018.

The concert took place at Montgomery Theater. I checked out the venue the night before, and was so excited to see Golden Child on the digital display board. It was slowly starting to feel real!

Studio PAV posted the day-of schedules for each stop a few weeks in advance. There is a 3-hour time frame for checking in, but really arriving onsite with 45 minutes to spare seemed sufficient.

Outside the venue, there was a line for VVIP and VIP check-in, and a separate line for Snapshot ticket pick-up. For the VVIP and VIP check-in, you show the volunteers your QR code (either on your phone or printed out; also the name on the ticket is irrelevant as they only need the code), then for VVIP they write down your queue number and your name in Hangul on your badge. You can also request to write your name yourself.

My cousins had VIP. This is how both sides of their badge look like. The other side of the VVIP badge uses the same collage photo with the white outfits.

For the Snapshot ticket pick-up, they had a table with the tickets by member. You show them your QR code and then receive your ticket for that member. They emphasize that if you lose your ticket, there is nothing that can be done, so it is really important to keep track of it. Another note is that Snapshot tickets can also be picked up after the concert and throughout the Snapshot session. The Snapshot tickets uses photos from the Play shoot. (I have Y's ticket too, but didn't realize it didn't make it in the photo >.<).

The VVIP line had already formed outside by the time I got to the venue. I found my spot in line and waited until the fansign. The venue secured checked our bags in the meantime. About bags - I used a clear stadium bag for all the stops. Eventually they moved up the VVIP line to inside the courtyard area with a few of us inside the foyer of the venue where the fansign would be held. At 6:15PM the members walked in, and I just couldn't believe my eyes. It's been over 2 years since I've last seen them in person; it just felt so surreal that I couldn't stop gaping! They waved at us as they randomly sat down in front of the long table. They were wearing their "One" white stage outfits with gold trimming.

The volunteer staff didn't give me the poster that comes with the VVIP benefit, and I ended up arguing a bit in front of Golden Child >.< (Later on I explained the situation to another volunteer while waiting in line for soundcheck, and she walkytalkied someone and said that after the concert, I can find any staff member to get my poster. This affected about the first 60 or so VVIP).

I'll mention here that there is no recording during any of the fan engagements (fansign, soundcheck, and Snapshots), but you can record the concert with a cell phone. Cameras aren't allowed throughout the entire event.

The fansign order was Jangjun, Bomin, Donghyun, Joochan, Y, Jibeom, Jaehyun, and lastly Seungmin. Each member had a black sharpie and a silver sharpie. It really went by so fast that I couldn't process anything, but I would say I had about 10 seconds with each member. Jangjun said that it's an honor. Y read my name tag and said my name out loud. The photobook of my Re-boot normal album slipped out and he had difficulty putting it back so he just passed it onto Jibeom to put back. While my friend and I were watching the Play concert streaming, we couldn't stop staring at Jibeom's and Seungmin's ears to identify if they were real piercings or not. Even though now we know that they aren't piercings, I was still taken aback and said to Jibeom that he has an earring, and he pointed to it. I then handed Jibeom my fan letter, and because I was second for the fansign and no one else had given letters yet, Jibeom wasn't sure if he could accept it and looked to his left and right before he took it. Jaehyun said "what's up" and I quickly word vomited how we had a video call in January and he said that they'd have a tour, so I thanked him for that. (I also made a note that said someone said they remember me, potentially Jangjun? Why don't I remember something so important >.<).

After the fansign, the staff directed us back outside to the back of the VVIP line. As the fansign progressed, I eventually made it back inside the foyer to see the end of the fansign (which was 7:12PM? I didn't realize how long the entire fansign took place). As the members finished, they waved at us. Bomin had a lot of letters in his hand. Donghyun and Joochan politely bowed to the staff before leaving.

Here are the albums that my cousin and I had signed. I liked that they tried to sign their name as close to their photo as possible. And a plus about having an earlier queue number is that hopefully their hands aren't tired yet so that the autographs will come out nicer^^ I had my Game Changer album signed at the last stop and noticed that they no longer tried to sign close to their photo for that album, rather just on the border where there was space.

Next was soundcheck, which was for both VVIP and VIP. For VVIP, the staff were really respectful of keeping the queue order in check, and letting us know one at a time so that we could choose our spot rather than everyone running inside at the same time. The venue is seated and has a second floor balcony, so you could choose between the two floors. I chose the very front and center of the first floor. While the rows filled up, I was surprised that the seat directly behind me was still open. My friend in #62 was a few rows back, but I flagged her to upgrade and was happy we could be together.

There was quite a bit a room between the first row and the orchestra pit. When we all stood up for the concert, everyone was really respectful of staying in front of their seats. As for front row, we were allowed to go all the way up to the orchestra pit so no one was directly behind us in front row either. I also wanted to mention that I wore my "DamDaDi" pinstripe jersey for the first stop because 1) I wanted to open up the tour with what started it all, and 2) in celebration of the 4 year anniversary since I first wore this jersey and Golcha first saw me in it. While outside the venue, I was really surprised at how many people also had jerseys! It was really uplifting seeing the fandom grow so much^^

Soundcheck started at 7:28PM. Again it really felt so surreal seeing them on stage again! They sang "That Guy", and during the second rap, Y was cutely dancing in place. Then they sang the first half of "I Know". Bomin kept looking into fans' eyes and waving a lot! I was surprised at just how short soundcheck was.

After soundcheck, GA ticket holders are allowed inside the venue so it is best for VVIP and VIP to stay in their seats for a few minutes until GA pick their spots. Then there was time before the concert.

I'll only post a handful of pictures of the concert on my blog (I recorded the whole thing so screenshots of videos aren't great quality, and you can view some of my pictures on my Twitter thread here, and surely lots of others' fancams on SNS as well).

The concert started at 8:08PM. I'll bullet out the setlist below and add any highlights. As for performing as 8, they distributed Daeyeol's lines while they left the audio track for Tag's lines.

Setlist:

1. Intro VCR - same intro VCR as Play concert
2. Ra Pam Pam - When Jaehyun was in the center and bending down, his top was so loose you could see so much...I still feel like such a criminal...
3. Burn It
4. Ment - Right away Jangjun had to excuse himself because his pants ripped! English king Jibeom said "I miss runebong". Jaehyun also said that Joochan got tanned yesterday so now he's sexier 😳
5. I Know
6. That Guy
7. Ment - Y sang a bit from "Midnight Sun" and Joochan performed a bit from "Equal". Jaehyun also said, "I know I can't say this but Jibeom is taking an interest in musicals so give it up!"
8. What Happened?
9. Pump It Up
10. VCR - condensed TV shows / commercials VCR from Play
11. Wannabe - Without You - One
12. Ment - The members sang pop songs impromptu, including Jangjun singing and rapping "Nothin' On You"
13. Oasis
14. Bottom Of The Ocean - The members took fans' phones to film themselves! I was too scared to reach out, though I had the perfect opportunity...I knew I had to push myself for future stops!
15. Ment - Jaehyun said that the members chose the setlist themselves for this tour.
16. Sea
17. Breathe
18. Ment - The members talked about how the next tour will be even bigger. Jaehyun asked who will also go to the LA show, and they seemed pleasantly surprised that so many Ness planned to go to both California stops.
19. Crush
20. Ending VCR - same ending VCR as Play
21. - Encore - DamDaDi
22. Ending Ment - The members gave their sincere messages about their initial worries and hard work they put into this tour. Bomin really surprised me with giving his entire ending ment in English! Next we took a group photo that they later posted on SNS.
23. Milky Way - After the song, the boys came up to the edge of the stage to wave goodbye. Jaehyun even took the phones of both girls on my right, and I still didn't really have the courage...when the members held hands and bowed, Jangjun lifted his arms to troll Jibeom and Jaehyun.

One callout is that if you're in the center, Joochan loves staring at you when he's in the center! This was during "DamDaDi". Also this was my view for the entire concert - it seriously felt like a personal concert!

While getting ready to take the group photo, Bomin looked at me while all the other members were already looking at the photographer!

I didn't notice this until I was watching my video, but I can't believe Bomin looked at me again in between taking the group pictures! I thought Bomin had started paying attention to me during LA Snapshots, but I guess it really did start from the very first stop! (He's wrecking my bias list so hard!)

After the concert, a staff member came out and told those without a Snapshot ticket to exit, and those with Snapshot tickets to stay inside the venue while they set up out in the foyer. We were waiting for about 35 minutes before the Snapshot session began. The staff requested for those 18 and under to go to the foyer and line up first so that they can go home earlier. The lines were formed in age order from left to right, starting with Y on the left and ending with Bomin on the right. There was a volunteer staff at each line with the 5 poses printed on both their front and back. The process was you line up for the member you have a ticket for, hand the staff your ticket, tell the staff which pose, then the staff tells the artist which pose. You take the picture, wait for the Polaroid to be ejected from the camera, and leave. 

One callout is that redos are acceptable if something is wrong with the image due to photographer (ex. underexposed or too dark, overexposed or too bright, too zoomed in), or due to the artist (ex. doing the wrong pose). You can ask a staff member in a black shirt (these are official staff; those in white shirts are volunteers) and they will autograph the Polaroid and that becomes your new Snapshot ticket. It is important to wait for your Polaroid to develop inside the venue in case you do qualify for a retake, which is difficult if you're one of the last ones to take your Snapshot and then the artist has already left by the time your Polaroid has finished developing...

Another callout is that if no one is waiting in a member's line, for example Jibeom, a staff member will shout, "Anyone have a ticket for Jibeom? Anyone for Jibeom? Last call!" then you need to exit your current line and go to Jibeom's line before he leaves. If you're in the middle of taking a Snapshot with another member, you can inform the staff that you also have a ticket for Jibeom so that he doesn't leave.

It's really fun waiting in line for one member, and then while the neighboring member is waiting, you can wave at them! And as awkward as Snapshots in general may seem, the members are always so sweet, kind, and friendly, and genuinely are trying to make the best memories with Ness.

These are my first set of Snapshots! Looking back on these, the Bomin one definitely qualifies for a retake. Bomin was my last one and I was one of the last Ness to take a picture with him, so the staff had already kicked me out of the building before my Polaroid finished developing >.< But as someone on Twitter commented, he looks like an angel which is valid so I'm content with how it turned out^^

Here are some of my recollections from Snapshots (in the order I took them):

• Jangjun: I told Jangjun that 4 years ago we played a game on stage together at KCON NY, and he said that he remembered!
• Y: He was very sweet, and made sure to double high five each Ness after taking our picture with him.
• Joochan: He looked at my jersey and said that it's been a long time and that he remembers (our time together at KCON NY)!
• Jibeom: He pointed at my jersey. Then I briefly spoke to him in Korean and he replied in Korean (my mind completely went blank on what we actually said >.<)
• Bomin: He pointed at me and said "DamDaDi" then asked in English how was the show.

Overall, the entire experience was absolutely magical! It was quite intimidating having the fansign first; the first time seeing Golcha in person in so long, and it's the fansign?! I regret not really preparing anything to say during the fansign (yet I did this for every stop). As for the concert, it was really one of the best concert experiences; there was no roughhousing or people trying to get a better spot, so it felt really comfy, and as for my spot, it legit felt like a personal concert! And lastly the Snapshots, these are really such unique experiences and it's during this time where you can really talk with the members without feeling too rushed (as opposed to the fansign). This was the perfect beginning to the tour!

Golden Child Meet & Live Tour in USA: Ticketing

It feels so surreal how the summer of 2022 is booming with so many US tours, and even more surreal that this includes Golden Child! Words cannot describe how ecstatic I am because I really thought that I would be living a life of quarantine forever and that the best days of seeing Golden Child live (and my goal of going to every Golden Child solo concert in Korea) were behind me. I'm really grateful that I can continue living my other goal of going to every Golden Child schedule in the US.

I'm not exactly sure how I want to blog about everything (you can see my real-time updates on my Twitter thread here), but I'll start off this series of posts with an introduction to Golden Child's US tour by Studio PAV, and for future posts, will include logistics for VVIP (every stop was different) along with pictures now that I'm back from traveling.

Timeline (all announcements are based on their Twitter unless otherwise stated):

• April 28th: Studio PAV announced both Golden Child and Brave Girls US tours
• May 5th 10:05AM PT: Studio PAV announced Golden Child's dates and cities (10 stops!)
• May 12th 1PM PT: Studio PAV announced venues
• May 13th 3:12PM PT: Studio PAV announced tiers and ticket sale dates of May 24th 2PM local venue time for Early Access members, May 25th 2PM local venue time for general sales
• May 24th 7AM PT: Studio PAV announced that ticketing is pushed out a day
• May 25th 8:08AM PT: Studio PAV announced the seating chart and concert times for all venues except Nashville
• May 25th 2PM local venue time: Early Access ticket sales for VVIP tier excluding Nashville
• May 26th 2PM local venue time: General ticket sales for all tiers excluding Nashville
• June 3rd 8AM PT: Studio PAV announced the new Nashville venue and Early Access VVIP sales set for 4PM ET on this day, with VVIP general sales starting the following day at 1PM ET
• June 3rd 1PM PT: Early Access VVIP ticket sales open for Nashville
• June 4th 10AM PT: VVIP general sales open for Nashville
• June 6th 10:18AM PT: Studio PAV announced the VVIP signed poster benefit has been upgraded to a fansign (I saw on www.kpoptickets.com that "signed poster" has been removed for VIP, though they didn't explicitly announce this demotion). The poster will be included for the fansign or you can bring an album for them to sign plus receive still the poster unsigned
• June 6th 10:32AM PT: Studio PAV announced VIP and GA tiers are now on sale for Nashville
• June 7th 8:11AM PT: Studio PAV announced Snapshot poses by member, price ($40 USD), limit 60 per member per city, and sales begin tomorrow June 8th at 2PM ET; on their Facebook and Instagram they also state that there are no bundle packages
• June 8th 11AM PT: Snapshot sales open
• June 9th 12:19PM PT: Studio PAV announced the fansign FAQ including letters and small gifts being allowed during the fansign
• June 11th 10:18AM PT: Studio PAV announced concert day schedules
• June 22nd 7:37AM PT: Studio PAV updated the fansign FAQ so that gifts are no longer allowed

Early Access Concert Ticketing:

My concert buddy and I have Early Access memberships and split up ticketing by city for the most part. As ticketing is by local venue time, the schedule was as follows:

• 11AM PT: Atlanta and Philadelphia
• 12PM PT: Minneapolis, Dallas, and Chicago
• 1PM PT: Denver
• 2PM PT: San Jose and LA
• TBD (at the time): Nashville

VVIP (or Studio PAV's highest tier) is always sold directly through www.kpoptickets.com. I prepared ahead of time by emailing PAV to ensure I had the Early Access benefit. It is also important to note that during Early Access ticketing, you can only purchase 2 VVIP tickets per transaction (for example, 1 VVIP for San Jose and 1 VVIP for LA, or 2 VVIP for San Jose), while the limit is 4 VVIP tickets per transaction during general sales.

To order, select your city, the number of VVIP tickets you'd like, add to cart, then enter your name and email address for each ticket, then complete your purchase. Within a few seconds, the Ticket Details section will populate with your queue number. According to PAV's FAQ page, the name and email address listed on the ticket isn't important as long as the concert goer has the e-ticket with the QR code to be scanned at the venue.

I ticketed right as Early Access sales opened and was quite surprised with my queue numbers...

• Atlanta: 1 and 2
• Chicago: 1 and 2
• Minneapolis (same time as Chicago): 11 and 12
• Denver: 1 and 2
• San Jose: 2 and 3
• LA (same time as San Jose): 17
• Nashville: 1 and 2

As for Dallas, I had #26, and for Philly, I had #32.

Snapshot Ticketing:

Snapshot tickets are sold directly through www.kpoptickets.com, and sales opened right at 11AM PT on June 8th for all venues. You first select the city, then use the dropdown to select he member. Each Snapshot ticket is $42 after fees, and there is a limit of 60 Snapshot tickets per member per city. One transaction can have any variation of members and cities, and can also include concert tickets as well. When checking out, you need to include your First Name, Last Name, and Email for each Snapshot ticket.

Within 16 minutes, Jangjun and Bomin sold out in LA. By the end of the first day of sales, LA completely sold out, and some members sold out in San Jose and Chicago. With LA and San Jose being so competitive, I'm relieved I was able to solidify my Snapshot tickets within the first few minutes.

I ticketed right as Snapshot sales drop, planning to get one ticket with each member at every stop. With the help of my brother, we were able to secure this right away. And with how addicting Snapshots are, I may have bought a few more while on the tour...

Final Thoughts:

It still feels surreal that Golden Child really held a US tour AND with so many cities. I'm forever grateful for this entire experience and will try to share it all out in upcoming posts (they'll probably be more like word vomit and less photo centered).

Nam Woo Hyun: 식목일2 (Arbor Day 2) Concert DVD Review

Infinite's Nam Woohyun held his second solo concert, 식목일2 (Arbor Day 2), August 10th and 11th, 2019. Woollim released the DVD and kit video version on January 4th, 2020. On a side note, Lovelyz held their summer concert the weekend before Woohyun, but the bluray and kit video versions for that were released on March 6th, 2020. I bought both versions of Arbor Day 2 in Myungdong back in mid-January (when I went to Korea for Golden Child's first concert!), which I briefly blogged about here. Below I'll unbox the DVD version and in the future I'll unbox the kit video version.

The packaging is really high quality. The box set has a thick plastic sleeve cover and the box itself is quite sturdy and has a canvas-like feel.

The backside has the video info and holographic KOMCA and Woollim seals. Info:

• Region Code: All
• Video: NTSC 16:9 / Wide Screen
• Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0
• Subtitle: Korean / English / Japanese / None 
• Duration: 120 mins (Disc 1) & 103 mins (Disc 2)

The box is held together by 2 magnets. The design is just so pretty and matches the concert's nature theme so well.

Opening up both flaps reveals the contents of the DVD set.

From right to left (top to bottom when inside the box) are the digipack, photobook, photocard set, and clear polaroid set.

Here is a better look at all of the contents of the DVD set.

Photocard Set

The DVD set includes these 4 photocards. All have a glossy finish.

The backside of the photocards all have the concert name and leaf logo.

Polaroid Set

Included in the DVD set are these 2 "Polaroids". They're thick plastic clear cards that resemble Polaroids.

The quality of these cards are really pretty. I love clear cards like these; they're so pretty to take pictures with against different backgrounds.

Photobook

The spines on both the photobook and digipack match the exterior box, with the leaf logo and concert name.

The photobook also has a canvas-like finish, and has the leaf logo embossed on the front cover.

The back cover is very minimalist, with the leaf logo in the center.

The photobook has 104 pages and is broken out into sections. The first section is entitled "Live", and majority of the photos are within this section. This is such a beautiful photo, especially with the mix of both yeobong versions.

I'm still not used to seeing type of styling on Woohyun!

The shots of Woohyun with Inspirits are just so beautiful.

The page layouts are all different.

There are a variety of photos, including closeup shots from various stages.

Rocker Woohyun giving off bad boy vibes; he can pull off any style!

This 2-page spread is absolutely beautiful.

The photo on the right, this is just such a beautiful shot.

And this photo with the support project is so touching.

This next section, "Backstage", contains 4 pages.

Next is "Rehearsal", which also has 4 pages.

There is another section for the "VCR Making", containing 8 pages.

And lastly is the section "Nam Woohyun's Summer Camping Alone", containing 16 pages of photos.

These are some great shots of Woohyun in action!

The last 2 pages display the concert credits.

Digipack

Here is the digipack. The lettering is really pretty, in a blue metallic overlay. The front cover has a pretty impressionist painting of plotted plants, matching the Arbor Day theme. The back cover has the setlist for both discs.

Here is the design of the 2 discs as well as inside the digipack. The background shows Woohyun reaching for some flowers. Here I'll give my personal highlights from each disc below.

Disc One (Concert Part 1):

• The concert filming is from the final day, Day 2.
• The opening VCR was very simple, with Woohyun in nature (like the digipack), as well as in an indoor setting in black and white.
• The concert began with "Stranger".
• During the first ment, fans were screaming over Woohyun drinking water. Woohyun joked that who does 2-day concerts, it should be 50 before we can call it a concert. He explained the meaning of Arbor Day (which had already passed): we can still plant trees of memories and our times in our hearts. He celebrated holding this concert in a larger venue that Arbor Day 1. A staff member fixed Woohyun's audio equipment on his back, and it scared Woohyun. Then a few minutes later Woohyun was surprised when the staff member had already left. Woohyun mentioned Yeobong 2, and made sure that everyone was using the same color so they won't be scolded by others.
• During the second ment, Woohyun teased the audience by drinking water, faking drinking, fake pouring it, always gaining reaction from fans. Woohyun said he's most attached to "Scent" and "You're My Lady". He said that today's reactions are lukewarm but yesterday's they'd cheer even if he just touched his hair or turned around, picked up his bottle of water, or moved his left foot. He asked each section what "Scent" and "You're My Lady" have in common, crouching down to be more at eye level like having a warm conversation with fans. He called out people's answers, like "songs are both good looking", "ballads", and "sexy". He crouched down and suddenly covered his chest with his hand, saying that because kept looking there. He finally gave the answer, that he composed and wrote both songs. He then asked what songs they wanted him to sing, and he'll consider it for Arbor Day 3. Someone said "Timeless", and Woohyun kept putting it off, saying it's an Infinite song and his voice was different back then. Then he sang "shi" (the first syllable of the song) and asked the band to play, and he really sang a great portion of the song! He didn't prepare this performance but was surprised that the lyrics were even on the teleprompter.
• During "Flower", he handed out flowers to the front row.
• He performed "Cactus" with Inspirits! Woohyun wanted to start singing again but Inspirits kept singing. Woohyun was so touched he cried. It was such a touching stage.
• During "I Love You", Inspirits started singing and surprised Woohyun. Woohyun took over during the chorus and Inspirits shouted the fanchant.
• Next was the VCR "Nam Woohyun's Summer Camping Alone Ep. 1", showing Woohyun doing a mukbang with ramen, and Woohyun talking to strangers and a cat because he felt awkward being alone. Then Woohyun tried rock climbing and indoor surfing for the first time while on the campground.
• Woohyun performed "Crying Baby"; the choreography with the backup dancers fit really well with the "hold my hand" lyrics. The stage ended with Woohyun sitting in a grand chair. There were generally no props at the concert except for this chair.
• After "Crying Baby", it segued really well into "I Swear", with "I Swear" beginning with Woohyun sitting in the chair. And during Dongwoo's featuring, they showed Dongwoo on the screen rapping!
• During the next ment, the audience cheered for Woohyun picking up his bottle of water again. Everyone was saying that they wanted Woohyun to spray water into the audience, but Woohyun said that he wouldn't want to do that to everyone's beautiful and handsome faces and he wouldn't want that to happen to him if he were in the middle of enjoying a show. Woohyun asked why people like "I Swear", and they answered because it's sexy. Then Woohyun said he's sexy and did body rolls. He asked a different section for their answer, saying that we need to be becoming one before he can complete the concert but this isn't really becoming one.. It really does feel like he's having a genuine conversation with the audience. Woohyun asked Dongwoo to film that rap video, and he's grateful that Dongwoo always helps for his concerts. He talked a lot about the camping VCR, and why people might travel alone. Fans started giving out their answers, and Woohyun said that the best answer was "to Seoul to see Nam Woohyun". He picked a fan wearing red, since everyone else was wearing black or white and because they were matching in red. Then he asked people around that fan to be quiet so he could listen to her response on where she traveled alone. Woohyun said summers are for That Summer so he'll perform the "4th story" now!
• Woohyun performed a good chunk of "She's Back"! He performed the choreography on the extended stage while the backup dancers danced on the main stage. Then it transitioned to "That Summer"! And lastly he performed "Man in Love"! It looked like he was really having fun, jumping on the extended stage. Then during the chorus he and the backup dancers danced on the extended stage. Woohyun rapped Hoya's part!
• During the next ment, Woohyun teased fans again by fake drinking water. Then he sang "She's Back" again and did part of the rap! And then the same for "Man in Love"! He started testing fans' knowledge of the lyrics for "She's Back", and what verse it's in. He also sang "That Summer", then let fans continue singing, then tested them on the lyrics they just sang. He said he was emotional during "Cactus" because he'll be sad once this is over. He said that we can listen to his CDs but he can't listen to us afterwards. He was sad that Arbor Day 1 didn't have a DVD but is happy that this one does. He searched "Cactus" on SNS after Arbor Day 1, but only found videos of him, not of his view of the audience. Earlier he kept saying "Water. And me." Now he said "Mic stand" and pointed to himself as if he were thinking "And me" and laughed.
• He performed "I Hate"! It was such a mood change from "Gravity" which he had just performed. He even poured water on himself.
• They showed the VCR "Nam Woohyun's Summer Camping Alone Ep. 2", where he BBQed, talked about how he had just finished his last musical performance, and how he usually doesn't cry but he did seeing the front row cry. He then called his longtime friend, and then his mom, because he felt lonely camping alone.
• The mic was especially designed for Woohyun; it has his name on it!
• The next ment, Woohyun said he was so excited he accidentally poured water into the audience, so that's why he did it to himself during "I Hate".
• He performed "Smile"! At the end the backup dancers surrounded Woohyun and he pretended to hit each dancer's head as if they were a drum set to match the music.

Disc Two (Concert Part 2):

• Woohyun introduced the band. The keyboardist played "Back", and Woohyun sang it with Inspirits until the dance break. Then the guitarist played "Come Back Again", and Woohyun danced the intro and sang with Inspirits until the end of the chorus. Then the drummer played the intro of "Man in Love".
• Woohyun introduced ADDM; I knew this was Dongmin but I never knew ADDM stood for Amazing Dancer Dongmin! He came on stage and the two danced the choreography of "Stranger" together.
• Woohyun was shocked when the staff member adjusted Woohyun's audio equipment again, then he said it's signalling that it's the last song. His comments about the staff member were really entertaining ("Oh, watch where your hands are", "Oh ticklish!").
• Woohyun performed "Hold on Me" with Tag! Woohyun and the backup dancers danced on the main stage while Tag was on the elevated stage in the background; he looked so cool. Then he came on the main stage for the second rap.
• During the ment during the encore, the banner projects were enacted. Woohyun said he gets energy from fans' banners and swaying lightsticks, just like how fans get energy from Woohyun singing and dancing. He was teary-eyed at the end.

Disc Two (Making Film):

• 47 minutes long.
• Broken up into 5 sections.
• First section: July 29, 2019 - VCR filming for the opening VCR in Namyangju.
• Woohyun filmed a self cam showing the camp ground. He explained how yesterday he finished his last musical performance. The staff member was using a Lovely Day 2 paper fan. There was an interview on the campsite. Clips showing Woohyun rock climbing, indoor surfing, and enjoying BBQ with the staff.
• Second section: August 8, 2019 - band / choreography practice
• Woohyun's wearing his branded bucket hat! Another self cam, where Woohyun talked about wanting to do a new arrangement for "Song For You" while he was walking from the studio to the van to the Woollim building for dance practice with the ADDM dancers. It was cool seeing a glimpse inside Woollim.
• Third section: August 9, 2019 - rehearsal on site
• Woohyun talked about how Arbor Day 1 was more calm with ballads, but this time it's more exciting with dance songs, which he feels is better suited for the summer. He also had his mic stand customized. He thought "Stranger" is the most anticipated stage by fans, then he talked about the outfit for that stage. They showed clips of that rehearsal. He thought "Crying Baby" is the next most anticipated stage since it's another dance song. He said his concert is about 3 hours long, comprising of 2 hours of performances and 1 hour of talking. He said that there aren't many chances to communicate with fans so he tries to talk more at these events.
• Fourth section: August 10, 2019 - first day of Arbor Day 2
• They showed footage of the rehearsal, festivities outside the venue, inside the venue with fans,and the dressing room. Golden Child's Tag had an interview backstage! He talked about his purpose for being here and his message to Woohyun. Next Myungsoo came into the dressing room! He questioned Woohyun's dyed hair and leopard print shirt. Woohyun asked if Myungsoo would go on stage like he did for Myungsoo's fan meeting, but they settled on having the spotlight on Myungsoo in the audience. Myungsoo asked if there's a dress code because a lot of the audience was in pink. Woohyun was shocked because during Vlive the fans had suggested a dress code so Woohyun said "pink" at that time, but to only wear it if they wanted to. Woohyun continued talking to the camera while getting his hair and makeup done. Woohyun was really funny, saying his concept is "man from the wild is being released on a stage". He said his shirt is too unbuttoned and then he started buttoning it up, saying that it's too bad if you don't like (him buttoning it up) because it's a 15+ show. You can see Tag sitting in the corner of the dressing room during this part. They showed concert footage from this day.
• Fifth section: August 11, 2019 - second day of Arbor Day 2
• They showed footage of festivities from outside the venue, inside the venue where banners were being placed on seats, and Woohyun's rehearsal. Then they showed Woohyun walking down the hallway while singing loudly, saying that the echoes here make his voice sound really good, then he apologized for being so noisy. While getting his hair and makeup done, Woohyun was monitoring his concert on a laptop while singing. He said that his pants had ripped, just like during his debut. He said that he's getting more emotional with age, and that he's unsure if he'll cry at today's show. He was even practicing the choreography up until the last moment before the concert began, as he was being raised on the platform to get onto the stage. They showed concert footage, then footage from the support project and Woohyun taking group pictures towards the end of the concert. Woohyun was crying as he was leaving the concert stage and walking through the hallway. There was an interview at the end. He said that he's happy because he planted memories in fans' and his heart, which was the purpose of Arbor Day 2. He said that "Cactus" was the most memorable stage because of the fan's voices. He said that he was emotional because he was worried if he'd be able to experience this again. He was appreciative of how fans followed his every move, like while drinking water. He said that he doesn't have anything like that at home, with how his cats ignore him and how he looks scruffy at home. He promised to be back with Arbor Day 3 though he doesn't know when.

Overall, the packaging of this DVD set is my favorite among Woollim DVD sets! The quality is really good, the design is minimalist but has a really beautiful aesthetic that matches perfectly with the concert theme, the inclusions are nice (especially the Polaroid set), and of course it's just great having so much Woohyun content on hard copy!