#if I was in Chicago I would’ve known about this concert ahead of time so I could’ve gotten tickets for 200

[loptrcoptr]

Ya girl just tried to get tickets for Joe hisaishi conducting the CSO in Chicago this June, lemme tell you that the cheapest ticket was 500 and I almost actually went through with it, I talked myself onto the ledge like “once in a lifetime experience, one of the living greats, live 2024 like 2014 me would’ve dreamed of”…

until the “”””service fees””” brought the total to seven hundred and twenty fucking dollars

720

I????

so that is not a price I could swing and I did not go through with it, and now I am sad. I guess when we complain to each other “concert tix are mad expensive”, we may have to start clarifying how expensive on a sliding scale from “a single night’s stay in a shitty airbnb” to a “wholeass international round trip flight”. If I waited for the man to perform in Japan again I could deadass fly to Japan and it would be cheaper than this

[heungtanbts]

my personal highlights from bts wings chicago

warning: LONG POST AHEAD + SPOILER ALERT

not today was LIIIT

taehyung was seriously born to wear a headband wow

it’s obvious the boys worked so hard on their english and they’ve gotteN SO GOOD?! 

their pronunciation is so much more accurate and impressive 

so during the opening greeting ppl screamed so loudly for each member

but ESPECIALLY FOR JIN?? LIKE IM SO HAPPY?!

then yoongi did his whole “i can’t heaaaaar you” gesture that pUNK

i never knew i needed to hear hobi’s “I’M YOUR HOPE, YOU'RE MY ANGEL” irl but BOY DID THAT CHANGE MY LIFE

jungkook’s footwork for Begin - I’M SPEECHLESS. THAT BOY IS SO TALENTED WTF

then we have jimin performing Lie

oh my goodness

slap me across the face and call me dummy bc THAT LITERALLY MURDERED ME

his voice is so sweet and beautiful in person like imma need that honey for my sore throat from screaming like a mad woman for him

yoongi’s performance of First Love had me so emotional

like i didn’t even scream or cheer during his performance

there was just so much emotion in his voice and eyes and you could really tell he was giving his all

and that the song meant so much to him

idk it was just one of those times that i just silently appreciated instead of losing my ish

it was seriously spine chilling

THEN LOST BY VOCAL LINE

I WISH THEY’D PUT OUT AN OFFICIAL DANCE VER OF IT MAN

but hold up- then SAVE ME all of a sudden comes on and we’re like

OHHHHH SHHHHH-

but wait, it gets better

freakin I NEED U comes on and we’re seriously all dying at this point

talk about a THROWBACK

then namjoon performs Reflection

and when he says “I wish I could love myself” we all shouted back “WE LOVE YOU”

and i can’t even describe how beautiful this interaction was b/t us and him

i really really hope he heard us loud and clear <3

then he freakin steps into this telephone booth covered in enigmatic words and phrases

tO MAKE A PHONE CALL TO GUESS WHO

that’s right

tae freakin shows up all gorgeous being filmed in a b&w filter and

LEMME TELL YOU

THE HONEY VOCALS ARE SOSO REAL 

HE KILLED THOSE HIGH NOTES ALONG WITH MY POOR BROKEN SOUL

plus it was hilarious hearing all 847289 of us trying to hit the note with him

then on the screen there are these bursts of color

like LOTS of psychedelic rorschach blobs of color

and suddenly BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL HOBI comes on the screen

and the video cuts and he shows up on stage sitting in a chair

the best part of him performing MAMA is the fact that this sunshine boy was grinning during his ENTIRE performance

i was literally squealing like

HE LOOKED SO GENUINELY HAPPY TO BE PERFORMING HIS SONG AND HEARING US SING ALONG AND JAM WITH HIM

HE WAS SO SUNSHINE GUYS I THINK I WENT BLIND FROM IT ALL

and at one point the music cut and he grabbed the mic stand

and sang the bridge with no music and WE DIED

JUNG HOSEOK NEEDS TO SING MORE OFTEN PERIOD.

then things slow down with jinnie peforming Awake

which BTW

HIS VOCALS LIVE ARE SO AMAZING TOO DON’T SLEEP ON THIS MAN HE’S SO TALENTED

and apparently there was a plan to scream “YOU CAN FLY” after he’d sing “Maybe I-I can never fly”

but @infireation and i were the only ones to scream it

OH WELL I HOPE HE HEARD US AND OUR UNDYING LOVE

ok and freakin when they performed Fire

I THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA BURN THE ENTIRE STADIUM DOWN

like 3:33 is the most outrageous thing to see live 

then this guy behind me was like

“damn how are all these fans so good at following along to every word of the song”

and im like THAT’S RIGHT SON

FI-YUHHHHHHH HAH HAH HA HA

then we got super emosh because they decided to have us go on a feel trip with a BTS HISTORY MEDLEY

with N.O, No More Dream, Boy in Luv, Run, and others

guys my memory’s already fading i’m definitely forgetting other songs as;dlkfaf but anywho

then hobi KILLS Intro: Boy Meets Evil

only to pull a plot twist as it bleeds into BLOOD SWEAT TEARS

and again we’re like OH SHHHIIII DID NOT SEE THAT COMING

okay and although Outro: Wings is one of my fave jams

i didn’t think it was that popular or that they’d sing it

BUT MAN

IM SORRY I EVER DOUBTED ARMY OR THIS SONG BC WE WERE JUMPING AND SCREAMIN AND LOSING OUR MINDS

SPREAD SPREAD SPREAD MY WIIIIIIINGS

and hobi’s wearing his little whale hat he bought at the Shedd Aquarium during the song

and even says in english that he bought it when namjoon teased him about it and it was so cute omg

then they do an closing ment and everyone says one comment each

and jimin starts and shoots an arrow into my heart with his english

and in korean he’s like “thank you so much, we hope to come back soon”

and im all YOU BETTER COME BACK TO ME HUBBY IMMA DIE WITHOUT YOU

yoongi’s starts off in english but then is like “uh, can i speak in korean?”

and ofc bc he could obviously hear me, i scream back “NEHHHH”

but then he’s just like “chicago, saranghaeyo.” and im crackin up like

brehh everyone knows at least that

jin freakin says he feels like he was born again during this concert

and then he’s kissing his palm over and over again saying to us “this is you and me" 

tHIS GUY ASD;LKFJAF

then namjoons talking about how they really enjoyed their time in chicago

THEY WENT TO THE WATER TOWER PLACE AND BASICALLY WERE JUST MILES AWAY FROM ME THESE PAST FEW DAYS IM NOT OK

and then he ends me and @infireation when he says

"yeah if i were to live in america, i’d live in chicago”

THAT JUST DID IT FOR US WE DIED

then tae goes and he pulls his cap down and his voice starts to crack

and we think hes crying only for him to start smiling 

THAT FAKER WAS FAKING IT THAT LITTLE A;SLDFJAFJL HE’S SO CUTE

and he’s all “i love you. no, i really love you." 

*dies for the 75284th time*

hobi’s all smiles and when the cheering dies down a little 

my body acts on its own and all of a sudden im screaming

JHOOOOOOOOOOPE (for you @hobisoo) 

no regrets

then he says "you are our wings. let’s all fly higher together” with the most beautiful pronunciation

then jungkook’s like “i hope to see you guys again soon. even though we’re far away, we’re always together” in his amazing english

and namjoon butts in and is like

“i saw him memorizing his ment a thousand times backstage before this”

HOW FRUCKIN CUTE IS THAT THIS GOLDEN BOY WORKS SO HARD

then with the gorgeous rainbow sea of ARMY Bombs

they sing the fan song 2,3 and at this point if i wasn’t so dehydrated i would’ve started crying

it was just so beautiful and surreal for me to be in that moment, singing that song, reminiscing how long i’ve been their fan and journeying with them from the start to here

and how i was actually seeing them in the flesh, finally

i can’t even explain the feeling. i’m just so stinkin proud and filled to the brim with emotions

then they perform spring day and i capture that yoonmin moment during yoongi’s rap

and i will keep that picture forever MY LIFE HAS BEEN MADE

WHERE MY YOONMIN SHIPPERS AT

then the spring day bgm keeps rolling in the back as they’re bowing and what not

and yes, at the very end, i did wave my arms like a crazy person at namjoon who came to our side

and since we were at the edge he saw us 

@infireation ​ blew a ksis at him

and he blew one back

literally

dead

but then they leave and it hits me that it’s actually over

it seriously went by in the blink of an eye but now i really see what people mean when they say bts really knows how to put on a show

it was seriously so much fun, with so much dancing and uninhibited enjoyment

and they looked so genuinely happy to just be there and perform for us

i will never ever forget this night and how lucky i am to be a fan of one of the greatest, most humble, hardworking and down to earth groups known to man

thank you for being OUR wings, bts

let’s fly together <3