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I Didn't Know Tak JaeHoon Could Sing!


First, a link to a photo of Tak Jae Hoon, Jung Jae Wook, and Howl in Waikiki

K-Drama Music Festival II Review

*My program has all the songs named, but in english, so I don’t know if originally it should have a korean name or not

So, I’m gonna leave out the part where I’m a major scatterbrain and thus didn’t make it ti the venue until just after 6 so no time to buy a disposable camera...since I actually don’t own a camera -_-;; But in any case, the concert didn’t even start until like 6:20 so I didn’t miss anything ^^.

First off, I was disappointed in the turn out. Of course the 100 dollar seating section was completely filled (and my friend and her friend somehow got free tickets in the first row >o<) And the 75 dollar seating was about half filled, and the 50 dollar seating well.....not so filled. When I had first bought my ticket, I joked with my mom that I was going to be the only person sitting in that section, but it turned out to be almost true! Anyway, I noticed a number of other people by themselves so I didn’t feel as bad, I even noticed this kind of haughty looking guy all by himself in the corner, and it kind of made my happy to think so may different people like k-dramas....until I realized that he was only there to see J, and after she performed he just left -_-;; I also noticed this youngish attractive asian guy in a grey shirt and hat walking around near me section and he sat a few rows up and over from me, but we’ll get back to him later.

Anyway, they started things off with a traditional korean dance by Chum Sa Rang, a local korean dance troupe, which was supposedly inspired by Goong. I really love traditional korean costumes. They are so colorful and elaborate. After that, most probably for reasons of keeping good ties with Honolulu’s korean community, the mayor of the city came out, and yes, he sang a song too. Anyway after that, FINALLY the real stuff started. The first person to come out was J. I was surprised that she speaks perfect english! She said actually she doesn’t speak korean very well,english is her native language. She was wearing a really pretty and light looking lavender dress. She looked so pretty ^^ First someone from the front row came up and gave her a lei and then she sang Giant (Sorry I Love You) During all the songs that were from OSTs, images or scene’s from that drama played on the screen in the back, and if it was not from an OST, the music video played in the back. Then she sang a song in english she said she had written the two loves of her life, her mother and her grandmother. The song is called Crush of Love. J talked a lot with the audience. She has a really cute and quiet voice. She was saying how she’s happy to have a chance to speak in english, but now she didn’t know what to say. Anyway, she was really sweet and I got a very good impression from her. Then she sang the song that she said had made her famous, called “Like Yesterday”. Finally she sang “Angel” by Sarah McLachlan.

Next J called Howl onto the stage and they sang “Perhaps Love” (Goong ) and then J left the stage. Since none of the other artists could speak english, they had a translator, a young lady to come out on stage so they could communicate with the audience. So first he greeted the audience and a lady came to give him a lei and somehow also managed to plant a kiss on his cheek >.< Then he sang the song Parrot (Goon) I must say, Howl is an amazing singer! His voice is so powerful! After that song he talked a little more and said even though he’s a new singer with only one album he was able to come to perform in Hawaii so he’s really grateful. He also told the audience he was happy to see us waving our glowsticks like korean fans, but could we please wave them in unison because he is getting seasick from seeing them all different directions and felt like throwing up hahaha. We even practiced with him lol. Then he sang “Snow Flower” (Sorry I Love You) and I was SOOOOO happy, cause I love that song, but actually it was not sung by Howl, but Park Hyo Shin, so I wasn’t expecting it to be sung at all. After that he sang a song called “Not Anymore” (Love to Kill)

After that he told us that he will invite someone out to sing the next song with him, but please understand that he (Howl) sings better then the other guy (lol) and then Jung Jae Wook came out and he said in English “I heard that” hahaha. Together they sang “Bo Go Ship Da” (Stairway to Heaven ) It was so beautiful ;.; they are both such amazing singers. Howl left the stage and of course another lady had to give Jung Jae Wook a lei. She planted a kiss on her hand and then touched her hand to his cheek. Jung JaeWook really talked a lot and sometimes the translator had a hard time, but just stuff like how it was hard to get the tape for Bo Go Ship Da cause Kim Bum Soo who originally sang the song, is now in the army, and how he wants to live in Hawaii, or at least come back and give a solo concert here. He also talked about how Howl entered the music business as his junior when he (JaeWook) was really popular. In english he said “I’m his teacher” cause I guess he was still remembering Howl saying that he was a better singer ^^. But then he said actually he and Howl are really close friends. Well then he sang “Farewell” a song of his not from a drama, but it was really pretty and sad, and then “I Love You as Much as I Can’t” (One Fine Day) and then “Like the First Time” (Sorry I Love You) which made me happy cause I love Sorry I Love You and all the songs from it so much ^^ My program says he then sang a song called “Hello” but I can’t seem to find any info about it...Anyway this song was a tad more upbeat and there were backup dancers and Jung Jae Wook every now and then would bust out with a little dance step or two lol. Finally he said he wanted to sing an english song that he liked since High School. The reason he likes it is because the pronunciation is easy so it makes him sound like he can speak english haha. The song was “WildFlower” (yeah the same one KangTa sang on his PineTree live album and live on this one X-Man...how come all these Koreans seem to know this song that I have never even heard of?) Anyway....well Jae Wook did really well for awhile but near the end started forgetting the lyrics and kinda screwed up ^^;; but it still sounded good. He kept apologizing but none of us cared if he screwed up the lyrics at all so didn’t have to feel bad.

Then Jung Jae Wook left the stage and Tak Jae Hoon came on XD Ok Tak Jae Hoon I must say looks better in person than he does in pictures, seriously. He was just wearing a dark polo shirt and slacks and wearing glasses...he looked kind of like how Sung Si Kyung looks. (of course he got a lei too, but no kiss) He sang a song of his from when he was under “Country Kko Kko” called “I Love You” and holy crap, I guess cause he’s never put out albums under his own name I never realized that he could sing! I always thought he was just an actor and MC, but man his voice is freaking gorgeous! And when he talked oh man...well all the guys actually, when they talked in korean, my heart was melting. All their voices, singing or speaking, were so beautiful *sigh* But Tak Jae Hoon has a really lovely low voice. When he was waiting for the translator to come out, he was like “Come here baby” in english, and his voice was really low and sexy...well even though it was funny, and you usually don’t associate the words Tak Jae Hoon and sexy together...it just was XD Tak Jae Hoon is sooo funny XD He made everyone laugh so much. He said when he comes back to Hawaii he doesn’t want it to be for a concert but just for a big party that we can all come to and have fun XD. He was also saying that he has not been on stage as a singer in a long time since he’s been focusing on movies an TV. He sang a song from his solo times as S Papa, called “ Thank Goodness” and another Country Kko Kko song called “Compassion.” I guess he debuted when he was 26 years old, he said that was a long time ago. Someone in the audience asked how old was he and so he asked “how old do I look?” and someone yelled “26” so he said in english “26? Oh I love you! ....126?” ANd he was saying how he lived young, and he played soccer (with Jang WooHyuk as we all know XD) so his lower parts were really young! Oh man that sent the crowd off hahaha. He said this top half was no good but his lower half was good LOL. Also, every time the translator walked out he was like “nonono! (in english) and told her she had to walk more slowly like a model and kept saying “cute” and “beautiful” in english to her lol. When he was going to sing his next song “The Road I Chose” his debut song, he was explaining how in korea they think if the name of the song is good and happy then the singer will be successful, but if it is sad then the singer’s career will be sad (hey it works for H.O.T right? Candy and Haengbok and look how successful!) Anyway the translator asked him to try and say something in English, but then he suddenly started coughing and was like “I suddenly caught a cold I can’t talk!” Well despite that he then sang “The Road I Chose” and my program says he sang a song called “Oh My Julia” but I can’t remember so well sorry!

Ok then Tak Jae Hoon was like “Well today there is a special guest. I had a friend who REALLY wanted to come to Hawaii so I brought him along a little brother!” And I was racking my brains thinking OMG who could it be? It can’t be Tony can it !!!!???? But no. He said the guy is a famous Movie Star in Korea. The crowd was like “Wooooo!” and Jae Hoon was like “Please remember that I am also a movie star!” And then he was telling us “Don’t go Wooooo! for him! Go Wooooo! for me and wooooo (in a low unexcited tone) for him!”

The guy was Im Hyeon Jun (Ok I admit there’s also a guy named Shin Hyeon Jun in that movie is more famous so I was confused which is it, but since this guy said he was happy to come to Hawaii at such a young age (he said he thought he would have to come after he turned 50), I’m inclined to think it’s Im Hyeon Jun who is much younger), the actor from Marrying the Mafia 3. He came out and stage and I was like holy crap! It was that dude in the grey shirt and hat I saw sitting out in the audience at the start of the show! First he came walking out kind of girly like and Tak Jae Hoon made fun of him saying “He’s a movie star so he shouldn’t walk like that” so he tried again with these over the top manly strides lol. He said well even though he is an actor now, he actually debuted as a singer, but nobody in korea knows that but his family. He was also saying like he wants to live Hawaii because he got more recognition in Hawaii then he got in Korea, but he will probably have to marry someone to do that. What about the Eugene? (Eugene was the translator) ^^ He said he wanted to sing his debut song but could not find the tape, so he was going to sing “Snow Flower” again (even though Howl already sang it) and then the music started up and pulled out this scrap of yellow paper. Yes he had written the lyrics down so he could sing it! Well he sang some and his voice was GORGEOUS! I see why he started out a singer! But he didn’t finish the song and said he had only written the first verse down so he couldn’t finish it ^^;;
Finally they called everyone back on stage (J came skipping out) and the sang the song “Seasons in the Sun” (Korean version of the song by Westlife I think) together..again with the backup dancers...though there was a bit of confusion over who was supposed to sing which part lol. Then right after the song ended...as in the final notes were still reverberating in the air, and a ton of people were already leaving! Come on people! Encore? There’s ALWAYS an encore! Sure enough, Howl and J came back on stage. J said this song was for all the people that had stayed, and they sang “Perhaps Love” again, and that was the end of the concert.

But as we were leaving we noticed a crowd gathered by this chain link fence. On the other side was the stage entrance and a white limo. People were chanting Tak Jae Hoon’s name (and some Japanese boys were chanting “Tak Sama!”) And after a while Tak Jae Hoon, Jung Jae Wook and Im Hyeon Jun came out and came over the fence! Seriously five feet away! They were touching hands with the people lucky enough to be in the front. Then Howl came out but he didn’t come that close...he did take a picture of us all though ^^. Finally J came out and touched hands with fans and told us all to get home safely. Then they all got in the Limo and drove off.