Hallyu Dream Concert

I've heard about K-Pop many times before coming to Korea. Of course I knew Rain, but the others, not so much. When I came to Korea I didn't think that I would really get into all the K-Pop songs. That is until foreigners were given the opportunity to go to the Hallyu Dream Concert for free, which featured 25 very popular groups and artists on one stage, for one night.

So off we went, my little group of friends took the train from Ulsan station to Gyeongju station. 45 minutes later we were in Gyeongju. We made our way to the venue which was only a 3 minute taxi ride. Our taxi driver was driving at least 100 km/hr, it felt like we were on a roller coaster, it was fun, but those taxi drivers are crazy.

on the train to Gyeongju

We got there around 12:30 and the concert started around 7pm. We waited in line for many many hours but it was well worth the wait. There were about 6,000 foreigners and 6,000 Koreans at the stadium. It was amazing to see a sea of people with there glow sticks and fan cards. The girls screaming and singing along were so loud but so much fun to be a part of. 

I now have a long list of new favourite artists and groups in Korea. The list includes: Shinee, se7en, Beast, SuperJunior, T-ara, Miss A, Secret, Davichi, 2pm, 2am...and the list goes on. Everywhere I go in Ulsan I hear these songs and can't help but sing, even my students know all of the words to most of these songs. So if I play a youtube video of Shinee's Lucifer my kids goes crazy, singing and dancing. I love watching them dance and sing and the actual music videos are so entertaining, it reminds me of how much I used to love my boy and girl bands in the 90's.....

..keep reading, there are more posts to come!

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