lee seung gi in bangkok fan account

So, FINALLY, I got to meet/touch/talk to/scream at/adore Lee Seung Gi during his fanmeet in Bangkok! It was a surreal experience, and honestly I’m so WAAAYYY over my head throughout the whole event that I cannot give a lot of details (like, how’s his skin? Lol), as much as I wanted to. But here I am, posting a fan account for my own documentation purposes (can I just say that I haven’t even got around to making a fanpost of Laruku’s concert in Bangkok last year, pffftt).

Ticket! Yay!

Thankfully Aug 9 is a holiday, so I did not feel guilty about skipping work to go abroad and attend a fanmeet (well, it’s not just any fanmeet, but still). I got in touch with the awesome girls of Airen PH so that I can meet fellow Filipino fans, and they met me at the venue. This was the first time I attended any event abroad for a Korean artist, so I was overwhelmed seeing all the flowers sent by Airen groups around the world!

With the Airen PH girls

Of course I have to take my requisite picture beside our representative flower arrangement!

Just hanging out with Seunggi-ya!

Also happy that I got some free stuff (fan and magnet) from Worldren! (My mom, instantly claimed the Seunggi fan them moment I took it out of my luggage) They also distributed posters at the entrance which great.

Then it’s time for the fanmeet! I swear my hands were clammy the whole time. Also got to sit between friends from Thailand (to whom I’m grateful for since she translated the key parts of the interview for us non-Thai speaking fans) and Japan.

Sorry I don’t have a lot of pictures even though I’m crazy close to the stage. This is one of two of the non-blurry ones (my hands were shaking!). My SLR was also not allowed and for once I REALLY wished that I have a nice camera phone TT

I also tried to take a video using my wifi5 but the audio is whacked. I have a couple in my gopro but the image quality is not stellar (and there are a lot of embarrassing selfies in those clips). I also preferred to bask in the moment than worry about the right framing, etc. so I just let it go and enjoy.


Posting this video might haunt me in the future, but what the heck lol
I’m so happy that Seunggi looks like he’s well rested despite coming off from his Gu Family Book schedule. He is as easy-going as he is on his variety shows (go back to variety Seunggi! Variety Jeongshin!), and not fussy at all. He did a mini-concert at the end (Losing my Mind, Return, Slave (I kind of went nuts on this one), Love Time, Let's Go on Vacation (oh, the 1n2d feels!), Smile Boy, Will You Marry Me, (kyaaa~~~) Because You're My Woman), and thankfully I know all of the songs haha.

Then it’s time for THE MOMENT! I get to shake Seunggi’s hand! My body was literally numb when the usher told us to stand and move towards the stage. Too bad we’re not allowed to bring our cameras as we go near Seunggi, so yeah, no documentation AT ALL. (note to self: install hidden camera ala private investigator)

My mind was literally blank when my turn came. I was worried that he won’t understand what I’ll say (dang it, should’ve practiced some Korean, I didn’t know that we had a chance to TALK to him WHILE we shake hands). So I just said, “Hi Seunggi! Much love from the Philippines” (pronounced as Piripins in their tongue). I should’ve used Manila instead like the Airen PH girls (his Asia tour for the past two years don’t have a Philippine stop :S ) since he usually says Manila during his 1n2d days. He said “ah, Piripin! Ne~~~!!!” 

So there you have it, my close encounter with Seunggi! Frankly I don’t remember much during that few seconds other than that he is tall and his hands were big and soft! It was a bit of an out-of-body experience for me and there’s zero processing time. It was crazy though, my hands were numb afterwards (must be adrenalin draining off) and I was sad the moment I had to wash my hands in the Bangkok hostel. I’m glad I got to do this at least once in my fangirling life, hopefully I get the time and funds to do it again.