인기 가요~~SBS Visit/KPop Rehearsal

On Sunday, our culture class went to the SBS Studio (one of the broadcasting networks here) to see a KPOP REHEARSAL for the show, 인기 가요 (if you google "Inkigayo," you can find information on it too, but I will post some videos from their youtube channel). I was surprised by the fact that the stars are just walking around the building like it's no big deal (we see at the door while we are waiting for the next rehearsal), using the same bathrooms as us, etc. ...and people are all that excited about it. I just thought~~if this were in the USA, they would have to have bodyguards, taped off sections, own private dressing rooms/bathrooms/etc. Oh, and there would be TONS of screaming fans!!!! Duh!!!! But it was kind of ho hum here~~some of them got cheers, but mainly, just clapping when they got on stage and off stage. Granted, this WAS just the rehearsal, but STILL! THESE ARE KPOP STARS FOR GOODNESS SAKES!!!! AHHH!!!! I wanted to just go jump on stage (mainly be 이기광 was an emcee, but stilllll!)


Later, talking to one of my friends back in the dorm about it, I come to find out that the actual "fans" who are there screaming and everything show up in the wee hours of the morning to get tickets and then THEY come line up after the rehearsal for the actual LIVE streaming show. Well, either way, it WAS pretty cool to be so close (3rd row) to some famous people (except, where were you, Beast and 2pm??? *sigh* 사랑해요! (I love you!))


Here are some clips from the Live Broadcast~~~