Monday, December 17, 2007

[07.12.16] [News] Shinhwa will only be absent temporarily, not saying goodbye


As Shinhwa performs at their last overseas concert before members enlist for military service, Shinhwa ignited an orange storm at Shanghai's Hong Kou stadium on 15 Dec. When meeting the fans, Shinhwa did not show too much sadness for the upcoming absence, but instead promised to meet the fans at next year's 10th anniversary.
 

Greeting The Fans in Fluent Mandarin

At 7.40pm, Shinhwa appeared on the dimmed stage, and when the lights came on, all the fans welcomed their idols on stage with their overwhelming screams. After the opening song Thank You, they followed with Hero and Shooting Star. After the first 3 songs, Shinhwa started to greet the fans in Mandarin. "It's very cold today, thank you everyone for coming, hope everyone will enjoy themselves".

After the upbeat opening, the giant screens displayed pictures from their debut period up till now. After a short break, Shinhwa appeared again in stylish white suits.

Shinhwa fans had been looking forward to the concert and had made preparations for it well ahead. Unaffected by the cold winds, they were uniformly dressed in orange raincoats and wearing horns that represented Korea during the World Cup, holding lit placards with the names of the Shinhwa members.


"Are You Cold? I'm Really Worried"

The passion of the fans added to the energy of the Shinhwa members performing on stage. Junjin showed his concern for the fans when he said in Mandarin, "Are you cold? I'm really worried!" and called the fans pretty and cute. Andy in turn asked, "Have you all eaten yet?", bringing on an even bigger reaction from the audience. Shin Hyesung performed his famous crab dance, and Andy performed his heart dance too. Eric did his little samba routine, Junjin followed with a sexy dance, Dongwan did Andy's heart dance too and Minwoo wrapped up with the last two lines from Bump.

At the press conference the day before, Minwoo and Junjin had jokingly promised to rip each other's shirts on stage, and they didn't really go back on their words either. Perhaps due to the cold weather, Minwoo only lifted Junjin's top to show off his abs but he himself tore off his shirt near the end of the concert, prompting wild screams from the fans.

While promising to return, Shinhwa also introduced "Shinhwa Junior" Battle, who performed Jay Chou's Faraway. Facing the upcoming separation, Shinhwa did not show signs of sadness on stage. Instead they promised the fans, "We will meet again very soon. Shinhwa makes a date with everyone to celebrate our 10th anniversary next year,"


Source: 新\x{95fb}午\x{62a5} (xwwb.com)
Eng trans: midnightgirl13@shinhwa.biz

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