All the crazy things I ran around doing in 2011 =) 8) X)

Was typing this was trying to watch the Kouhaku Utagassen 2011, but in the end I spent more time watching than typing... haha. Anyway, might as well put it up since I put so much effort into it. =3

And might as well start off the year by recapping what has been an awesome 2011.

2010 was the year I started attending events, concerts and such. 2011 was when I went mad and attended every single thing that I could manage to attend.

But 2011 was a good year. While I did spend an exorbitant amount of money on 'idols' & 'stars'. It was also a year where I got my first actual job and subsequently my first actual full time job. Started paying bills for real (Bloody study loan). And also realized that life, is pretty fun if you don't let it get you down. Also if you're chasing 'idols' and 'stars' all over this small island here. ;)

[2011-01-16] To Hebe's Autograph Session
This one was impulsive. Didn't really plan on going, but in the end went and spent like an hour or so in line to get her autograph. =3

[2011-04-10] Twin Towers Alive 2011 (Day 1)
Went mostly with the intention to see Wonder Girls.

I think this is the 3rd time I saw them. Although, I think the Azenders were amazing that night. (If I spelled that right...) Also got to see Yuna & Hoobastank, which, was kinda awesome although those crazy people held off "The Reason" for soooooo damn long...

[2011-06-05] Kpop Heal the World Concert
Main target was to see After School...

And T-ara...

Was cool to get to see After School and Orange Caramel performing. Wasn't that big a fan of T-ara, but seeing their performances was cool as well... =)

[2011-08-20+2011-08-21] Singapore Toy, Games, Comics Convention
This was also impulsive. Frankly, I didn't have any good reasons to go, I was just bored and decided, hey... why not?

ZANEEDS performed. ... I have no idea who they are. And this was the first and only concert this year where I thought: "WOW, the crowd sure is boring..." =)

And got to see some pretty cool Cosplay. Soooo... all's fun in the end.

Special mention for September. For some reason or other, I got it into my head that I was 'organizing' a Birthday Bash month for myself. Honestly, that was just words. Fact is it just happened that a lot of my favourite events happened in September. Of note is the SCANDAL fansign and the SCANDAL concert. =)


[2011-09-15] SCANDAL Fansigning @HMV 313 Somerset
Yeaaahhhh... this was superrr... XD

And I super love this picture~

[2011-09-16+2011-09-17] SCANDAL Baby Action Tour in Singapore
BEST CONCERT EVARRRR!!! I have no pictures or anything to show for it since they were soooo strict with it (Which I do still applaud)... but hey... you just gotta take my word for it. I was jumping, screaming, flailing my hands about knocking into the people on my right and left, etc. etc. This was on the second day though. First day I was more reserved, not sure why.

Also it was at this concert that I realized how awesome the song BURN is. I'll say it again, watching Rina bathed in the spotlight playing the drums... it was heavenly. She looked like an angel sent down from heaven. (Corny cliche no?)

Keep in mind my favourite member in SCANDAL is actually Tomomi though... so having me say that Rina looked absolutely like an Angel is really... something... XD

[2011-09-18] Rania First Asian Tour @Club Butterfly
Weirdest place to ever hold a fansigning EVERRRR!!! But Rania is truly and undisputably hot. Not sure what's going on with Joy, which, is unfortunate because I think she's probably one of the best known in the group.

[2011-09-29] Miss A Fansign @City Square Mall
By far the second best autographed item I got this year. Just slightly behind SCANDAL's (Because I just love SCANDAL more... XD). The point I love about this fansign was that they actually wrote my name there... which is SUPER cool from a fanboy's point of view.

[2011-09-30] Miss A Showcase
I wouldn't say this was a bad showcase, but I just wasn't that invested into it. =3Still nice to see them all perform "Breathe" (Which I originally thought was a bad song, but when you listen to it more, you realize it's a pretty ingenious song...) and Bad Girl Good Girl, which is always good...

[2011-11-11 - 2011-11-13] AFA11
What I would consider my second best event of the year! (Behind SCANDAL) And where my money goes to die. Also where my money goes, looks around and decides which artist's pockets it wants to jump into.
Got to meet Sea*A, a Malaysian/Singaporean Anisong group I would say. They were nice... got their autographs. And Wynnie, the klutz that she is smudged the autograph. =/ Which, I can now say, I got Wynnie's fingerprints. WAHAHAHAHAHA! =.=

Tanamin and Nakayan from AKB48 were there also~

And while I have no pictures of the concert (Of which, I approve their hard line stance on it), here's a picture of LiSA, the artist my money has decided to grow fond with.

[2011-11-29] MAMA 2011 @Singapore Indoor Stadium
First time I've attended an Awards Show.
Although frankly, I'm not 100% sure why I went. One of those impulsive things I told you about earlier.

But I got to see SNSD! ... a week before they came again...

... I wonder why I do this sometimes... haha... but still MAMA was fun. Not least since there were a lot of artists. I ever got to see International 'Stars" like Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Will.i.am and Apl.de.ap. Jpop star Koda Kumi and a whole lotta other Kpop artists...

And finally~

[2011-12-09+2011-12-10] SNSD Girls' Generation 2011 Tour
Had this happened like one or two years prior, I would've made this my event of the year, the one to beat, the concert that after years of waiting and waiting, fulfilled all my wildest dreams.

While it wasn't all that for me personally, it was a DAMN good show. I mean seriously. SM doesn't stinge when it comes to SNSD. The production value was literally sky high and it showed. It was by far the best produced show I've ever seen.

And yeah, it does make the 3rd spot in my listing of best shows of the year. Mainly because it was really really fun, I got to see Sunny and all the other girls and not least because it was a really really really well done show that could potentially sway any non-SNSD fan.

IF you noticed. I didn't include a group (Except a small mention in the AFA11 section) that really did take up a lot of my time.

Yes, I got into AKB48. Don't judge me. It's been a longggg year... there are pros and cons to following an idol group like AKB48. There are also liberties to forgo when you follow such a group, like, oh... I don't know... food?

There were a lot of things I learnt from AKB48, so to say. You learn for example, that it's literally impossible to support such a group. Literally. It can't be done. Unless you're a mad Japanese fan (Yes. FAN. Singular. I did not miss out an "s" there) and buy 5500 copies of their singles (True story). You have to prioritize and choose ONE member to support. Which, if you put it that way, does make it cheaper to support than Kpop. (Hey, look what I did there!)

So, in total I attended 14 of their concerts and 13 cafe events, not counting the one at AFA. In any case, some, small highlights, so to say. (Oshimen = #1 favourite member)

Shiorin!!! My oshimen in SKE48, their sister group... which I didn't mention earlier. Yeah, if you choose to, you can follow their sister groups... I would advise against it... but then I'm stuck in it... sooooo...

Rino Sasshihara. One of the media senbatsu of AKB48. I would explain, but I'm tired. Let's just leave it at she's one of the more popular ones. =)

Takahashi Minami, the leader of the entire crazy thing. It was pretty spectacular to have her in Singapore I would say. =3

Sayaka Kondo. I would say she's my oshimen in SDN48... but hard to say if she really is... haha. SDN48 was my gateway into this whole AKB mess though. I was thinking, I go see-see, see how it goes. Turns out it went... here. Sadly though, SDN48 is disbanding. Which sucks because they introduced me to this whole thing, and I may not get to see them anymore. TT.TT

Lastly the three pretty girls of NMB48. Rina Kondo, Nana Yamada and... I hope I got this right... Ayame Hikawa? I don't really have a NMB48 oshimen yet... but I'm thinking about it... =/

So... in essence I have met at least... 60 and probably more (That's a safe estimate) Japanese idols this past year. ALL from AKB/SKE/SDN/NMB. Fun right? Also another thing that is fun about this whole thing is that you do get the payoff much earlier and easier than ANY Kpop group I followed previously. The first time I went, I got to shake hands with them on the day itself... I mean... how can you get better than that? That bloody producer of this entire thing is a bloody genius. The jackass.

So, that's my 2011, if you think of it in terms of 'which concert/event did I go to?'

No real regrets in 2011. Sure, if I get out of this bubble of pretty idols and sexy chicks, my life ain't super awesome. But life only allows you so much leeway to follow something you like and something everyone else thinks should be the norm. I have gotten used to it you could say. But people still judge, and I can't really do much about that. I sometimes think it's because life hammered me down so badly that I went down this road. But on the other hand, it could be because I followed these things that led me down this path. Can't really say unless you find a multiverse and see what the me who didn't go this path is like.

But life is good nontheless. I do wanna try and fix some aspects of it, but we'll see how it goes. ;)
Some pointless awards~ =)

Best event of the year: SCANDAL's Fansigning
Best concert of the year: SCANDAL's Asia Tour 2011 "Baby Action"
Best movie of the year: Real Steel
Best song of the year: ... huh... hmm... ... AKB48's Flying Get? Haha.
Best moment of the year: Toss up between the "Shiorin waved at me" incident and all the moments at SCANDAL's fansigning. =P

Here's to a great 2012 ahead! (Already bought tickets for the first event I'm attending... HAHAHAHAHA... =.=)