Aftermath
I dont know his real name or English name but I call him K-Pop! This is the lead singer everyone 😂❤
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I’ve been talking about Tuan Thailand all week. Like whoa. I supposed I can give them this whole week of attention. If you’re into Metal/EDM you’ll like them. I want to talk about the whole band now that I’ve given Win so much attention. I want to ensure that everyone knows that I like the whole band and not only Win. Win is my favorite member though.
The more times I tell someone about my experience with Tuan Thailand the more surreal it gets! Like whoa. If you have read my Tuan Thailand post of through parts I really appreciate you being interesting in what I have to say. This will be different since I will narrate it from the beginning (since I can now do that without overly dramatically fangirling).
Originally, I didn’t want to go to the concert because I wasn’t feeling well. However, I was told that I was required to go due to attendance. So, I went since I’m the secretary of my section. When I got there and sat down with one of my friends the emcee started to walk around. I wasn’t paying any mind to him but I nudged her and muttered, “I really don’t want to be the center of attention at this concert.”
Literally, in the next second the spotlight beamed over me and the emcee declared, “OH I FOUND MY FRIEND. HELLO FRIEND!”
At that moment I lost my composure and looked at him with the most ‘are you serious?’! kind of look. He brought the mic to my lips after he sat down with me and said, “I’m so glad to see you friend!”
Next to me, my best friend was laughing and my body language was screaming but I didn’t exclaim my exasperation with words because the mic was near my face. I mouthed the words, “Are you kidding me?”!
He then got excited and said, “Buenos noches, my friend?” (Which means good evening in Spanish) but at the time my mind was racing because I had expressed that I didn’t want to bring any attention to myself and yet the universe was like yea, about that.
The emcee them placed the mic in front of me and I was so dumbfounded because he had spoken to me in Spanish. I replied, “Buenos noches.” But not in a way that meant to be a reply. It was more my way of thinking: what does that even mean…?
I was brought back to the New Tandem office as the conversation in Spanish I had with one of the members played in my head. I realized he was that person and he had this grin on his face because we had exchanged a gesture in Spanish. He was so proud of himself but my mind was trying to figure out what language to think and speak in when he asked me the next question, “Are you excited to see this band from Thailand?”
“Wen.” I said, which means ‘yes’ in Ilocano. I sighed as my self-conscious was like speak English! He’s speaking English!
He laughed at me and continued to ask me questions. “So, friend. What’s your name?”
This time I was prepared and replied, “My name is DJ.”
The emcee got excited and replied. “Oh! DJ! I’m so glad you’re here! So, what are you expecting from this Tuan Thailand band?”
My initial thought was, “I came here because I was required to but whatever.” Instead, “I shrugged. “Uh, I guess I’m expecting them to be unique and play something new that I’ve never heard before.”
At that time, I was angry with the emcee because he had put me on spot but now that the concert has been the theme of my conversations this whole week I have to thank him for forcing me out of my comfort zone. So, thank you! I’ll be tagging him in this post on my Facebook. It’s because of him that I was able to do everything that I was able to do at this concert.
Now, my answer was that I was expecting something unique and Tuan Thailand was unique! They remind me of a more Metal version of the newer style of Linkin Park. Of course, they’re Thai too so in that way they’re different but I fell in love with this band.
The second idea I expressed was that I was expecting something new and the style of music to me wasn’t new which was what triggered my inner concert fangirl. However, when it comes to the Philippines Metal is not a genre that most people like because of the bias stereotype that is connected with it. Metal is usually considered devil worshiping music or thought to summon demons (which is doesn’t but bias is bias).
As a country that is very religious. This genre is not exactly praised by the public and the moment they began to play their first song my inner love for metal was ignited but I also got to watch the reactions of the crowd. The Filipino population around me was looking at this band with horror, with disregard, with confusion, with amusement, and with outright disgust. My classmates left me and I was tempted to go hand out with the emcee but thankfully one of my friend from the arts and sciences college (CAS) was there and she grabbed me the moment she saw me.
After the first song and after I saw Win’s passion for music I saw the emcee and told him that I wanted to meet the bass player. He told me that there would be interviews later so I could talk to him then. Before that happened, however, the band had asked someone to go up on stage to dance for while they sung. My friend from CAS told me to go but I told her that I can sing but I can’t dance. Once someone went up on the stage the lead singer said that she could sing if she wanted and she went with singing because all Filipinos can sing.
In this song, I don’t remember which song it was, she was able to use Win, the bass player’s mic. So, you could hear here well. At the time, I thought the singer was mumbling so I thought he wasn’t very good. I heard more of Win when they were singing which is why I liked him more. After she sung and got off stage the band player two more songs. One in English and one in Thai.
Since they didn’t have any CDs I recorded the concert on my phone so I could listen to it again later. What I didn’t know was that it was still recording when the lead singer asked for the crowd to turn on their flashlights. I did this, then the emcee ran up to me and asked, “Hey, DJ. Do you want to sing?”
Before I was able to answer, he grabbed my wrist and I found floating towards the stage and somehow, I was on the stage. The emcee pushed me to the center and the lead singer asked what my name was. I told him that it was DJ. Then, he handed me the mic and Win started to sing Photograph by Ed Sheeran.
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(This is where I'll end Part One! Tune in tomorrow for Part Two!) If you want to read the whole Meeting you can either click on (Part One) or (Full Post).
Also, if you haven't read my weekly entry you can read that as well! It's also about what Win made me think about.😅 This week I've officially made it a thing. You will get three two more post about these people. My weekly entry is on a more personal level of emotion.
Hope to see you tomorrow!
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