Saturday, January 30, 2016 "Immortal."

Saturday, January 30, 2016
Week: 24
Songs to Remember: Danger (Mo-Blu-Mix) - BTS, 2015 K-Pop Mega Mashup - SHIMMIXES, Run - BTS

        I yawned a lot today. There's only 2 reasons I yawn: either because I'm bored or because I'm tired. I couldn't have yawned because I was bored, things was new and interesting. I couldn't have yawned because I was tired, I was hyped and my heart was racing. The only explanation was because everything was so surreal, that my mind thought it was a dream and I was sleeping.

        But right now, I'm actually tired, heh. It's 2:15 AM, woke up at 10:00 AM today, stayed up 'till now. Got to the theater at 12:00 PM, and for 12 hours, I really felt connections. I'll keep things brief for the sake of my health (and yes, my neck still hurts a bit, but it's lessened).

        12:00 PM, I see Ln and Vh and some others riding that one dude's longboard. Cut to waiting and chilling out in the backroom with Cc and Kh and Vh and Ln and Ek and Lw. People were doing makeup, hair, some fuckers were playing League, watching League, doing work (don't know how ya'll could focus under all those distractions).

        Towards 3:00 PM, we got our sushi delivered.  Run-throughs went smoothly. Long, but smoothly. Again, more waiting, I soon changed into my outfit, which consisted of an olive green jacket, black t-shirt, and olive green pants. That was what I had in mind. I'm no uh, what do you call it, an expert in "fashion sense" so uh, the vice-president of KDT suggested I lose the jacket. I went along with it.

        Our second run-through (last one before the real show) went smoothly as well. Some more waiting happened, and then it was 5:00 PM. Apparently my buddy Ec arrived. I went out to look for him, didn't see, Kh tells me Ek was looking for me. I head to the other side and bam, would you look at that. There's Ec, once again, heh. We snuck him backstage, he was wearing olive green pants so he blended well with KDT. Also a lot of people noticed him and were like "Hey, I didn't expect to see you here." They still remembered him.

        Soon came 6:00 PM, where we were finalizing everything. There was more waiting, more clothes reworks, more everything. And a lot of pictures, and I mean, A LOT. 7:00 PM was the show starting time, but it wasn't our time to go on stage yet. And, we weren't the last act this time, we were like, the 4th out of like 10. The president of KDT called us outside for a meeting. We huddled up, explained to us how far we've gotten, whether we're a veteran KDT member, or just started out this year. All that work, all that dedication, builds up to this. The most important thing to remember, was to just have fun.

        And that's what I did. I looked down at the ground when the curtains unveiled our act. I danced to BTS' "Danger," I danced to Taemin's "Danger," I ran to the right side of the stage, getting ready to stomp on out there again with my flashlight as a police officer. And for the fall at the end, I did fall. My heart skipped so many beats when I was looking at the ground at the beginning. Just hearing that beginning of BTS' "Danger," gives me chills.

        For some, this event was for fun. Others, because it was like a job. But many felt this was something bigger. It got very emotional. Some of the board members of KDT felt like crying. One of them, Th, a prominent member, and senior, did cry. They've done this type of group dancing for years, they love every aspect of it. They've made connections with countless people. And now, this was their last big performance.

        We did mess up on some parts. I know I messed up when I forgot how long Big Bang's "Bang Bang Bang" was when we were backup dancing for the Big Bang duos' singing act. And to be honest, an act wouldn't be perfect without mistakes. It makes it more genuine. Enough that this will be one Lunar Show to remember.

        As the curtains closed on our act, we headed outside for another meeting. This time, we ran. Fast, out far enough from the theater so we could scream "KDT" in our group rally without having the audience hear us. This was so reminiscent of when the cast and I went to the play back in uh, November. Running, in the dark, at school, with people you know. There's just something about it that feels so free. Definitely a feeling you can't get anywhere else.

        We head back to the theater to find that it was break time, aka, intermission. Ek and I met up with Ec again, and I happened to run into Ai, as well as Jk and DrewN. And yes, they did congratulate me, heh, on my 30 seconds of performance. Still, I appreciated it. We also met up with Dv, who Ec hasn't seen in like, who knows how long. We still play League together though.

        After intermission, we helped the Big Bang duo's act, and after the final acts, was the curtain call. Aka, everyone on stage. It was just like those New Year's parties you see in movies and TV, only, this was way past New Year's, and it wasn't a movie. There were people taking pictures, pictures, pictures, I met up Ec again. We took pictures, Ek and I took pictures, Dv took 'em with us, Lw too, met up with Ai again, and Jt was there too, who was super hyped about my performance, heh. Man, oh man.

        We stayed there for a while, the three of us, Ek, Ec, and I. We tried to spend every last bit together, 'cause we don't see Ec that often. I soon realized there weren't anybody really of KDT left in the theater, or in the backroom. I guessed that they were already on their way to this Chinese restaruant for dinner, so, said my good-byes (for now), and headed on over.

        The place was small, only around 25 of us came, the rest had to leave, so. And, around like 6 were alumni, KDT alumni. The place was too small to make a giant table for 25, so, we ate in groups of 8 or so. For us, we only ordered 4 dishes, which got everyone to the point of not hungry, but could eat more. There was a lot of bonding too, and a lot of support. People get to know each other more. A lot more. Cc got so popular with everybody like, just meshes in.

        We head into this cafe for a little bit, my phone was about to combust with 3% battery left. I used it to call my dad to pick me up, where it was around 11:30 PM. Came home, it was basically 12:00 AM, played Maplestory for a couple hours with Ec and Dv, and uh, here I am now, heh.

        I could honestly say that I now know why people are so into this type of stuff. This, group, social, interactive, whatever. Clubs, Organizations, Things like Interact or Key Club. You get moments like this where shit only happens during that time. You get memorable moments like thi, where you're able to take a lot of selfies with people. You get to be be part of something bigger than you can imagine, and on a deeper level, well beyond comprehendable.

        It makes a difference in lives, and it's definitely made one in mine. So that's why I'll be doing almost all the songs for VSA show coming up. That is why I'll be joining KDT again next year (Ek said she would too). That is why the people I'm getting to know now, the seniors, I won't be able to see again for a while. That is why I'll try to take advantage of things that only come once in a while. That is why I was lazy last year and attended barely any KDT practices, so that I could promise myself that I wouldn't quit KDT this year, to miss out on opportunities like this.

        For those that marks this Lunar show as their last one, oh they'll be remembered. Having being om stage, performing for hundreds of people, you don't feel like a ghost. As somebody who has done this today, you feel immortal. It's 2:59 AM, I'll go to sleep now. See ya.