Bang, Bang, Bang

I have been trying and trying not to post about the thing that I am currently the most, most, most excited for (because I wanted to wait until it had happened so that I could actually tell you about it and not just tell you how excited I am for it) but I just can’t do it – or, actually, I can’t not do it.

So, here it is.

I’m not even going to pretend like I don’t like K-pop (Korean pop music) because I absolutely do.

I don't listen to a ton of it (I usually pick a few songs and then just listen to them on repeat) but I do listen to it. And I love it.

BIGBANG is one of, if not the, biggest band in, not only Korea but, all of Asia right now. They’ve been around for years and they’ve always been a pretty big deal but, now, you can’t go anywhere without hearing their songs - cafes, stores, subways, taxis, restaurant, even the speakers on the sidewalks of the university next door, everywhere.

They also can be heard at one of the many, many concerts that they are having this year on their tour. Well, actually, the tour is technically over but they got so many requests from fans (thank you, fangirls) that they have added a few more weeks to it!

A few of the stops that they’ve added are in China! We found out that they were coming to Shanghai but, unfortunately, the show was in the middle of the week so we didn't think we’d be able to because of school. BUT THEN, we found out that not only is BIGBANG coming to Shanghai but they’re also coming straight to Hangzhou! We don’t live right in Hangzhou but we are about two hours away by bus and only like an hour by taxi (even shorter if you tell the driver “kuai dian, kuai diannnnnnn”) (plus the show is on a weekend, well actually a Thursday, but close enough, so, BONUS!); so, we are going to see them next week AND I AM SO EXCITED!

I’m also posting a link to my FAVE song of theirs right now so that, if you want to, you can listen to it. I will warn you, however, that once you enter the world of Korean pop culture, there’s no going back.

Korea. It will get you every time.