hey, babyyy!!
first things first: your live the other night was SO sweet. your message at the end... 🥺💕 as I always say, we're happy to hear from you no matter the language, but it's heartwarming when you speak in english or talk directly to us international thebs too. especially when you're this lovely!!!ㅠㅠ you really ARE our loveliest, eric. thank you always.
my korean skills might even be getting a little better because I swear I can grasp the context most of the time lol that whole part where you explained you'd rather have people be thebs instead of just your fans? such an eric (= beautiful) answer 💛 although if it were up to me, more people would be thebs and geniuses at the same time. you deserve even MORE love & being your fan is something everyone needs to experience 😽
OKAY BUT ALSO - your pics at the baseball match!! it was so close to the 1 year anniversary of your ceremonial first pitch, I'm glad you had funnn 🥰 and you looked very cute too, just so you know. love that you get to wear your custom jersey for games, that's fun.
and those messages you sent on bubble about taking up running/jogging? hell yeahhh, let's go cardio 💪 I have to admit that I thought all the dancing you do counted as cardio already - isn't dance a good cardio workout? or does it depend? now I'm gonna have to look it up. the last time I had a gym membership I tried a zumba class *once* and MY DUDE... I ran out of breath so fast LMAO 😂 it was crazy. the day I go back to the gym I'm gonna need some tips, for sure.
regardless of anything though, running is a good habit, right? and it's even better that you can do it outside by the river, get some fresh air, some sunlight... especially since you like to go for walks already anyway! so 에릭티이이잉 💪✨
speaking of which, since you said you wanna do more cardio to help you with concerts too, that ties into the concert talk I wanna have in this letter. it starts off serious but I promise I'll lighten up later lol just lemme share some #serious thoughts first.
(fair warning, this gets long. so short version is: "zeneration" was everything I wanted in a concert, I'm enjoying the dvd a lot, I'm so excited for "zeneration II" that I'm trying to guess the setlist already, and in case you haven't heard that today yet: we love you 😽🫶💛)
not gonna lie, baby, I was sorta (very) worried when we learned you had a hard time during one of the concerts last year... I saw the clip from the dvd commentary when the other thebs posted it but waited until I had gotten my own dvd to watch it myself, and eric...ㅠㅠ you never mentioned this to us so I imagine you didn't want us to be too worried, and I promise I won't nag you too much, but ☹️ you've talked before about how you get shortness of breath sometimes, right? does that still happen? and are your muscle cramps still happening? it's been a while since you mentioned that too.
I wasn't more surprised when you said that in the dvd commentary because I mean, let's be honest: that section of "zeneration" last year where tbz danced to "the stealer" and "maverick" one right after the other was just crazy. those choreos are too exhausting by themselves, and together like that? that's 7 minutes of some insanely hard choreo, bro... I'd be more shocked if it *didn't* affect any of you boyzㅠㅠ
I remember being worried about sunwoo while watching the online concert because he looked a second away from passing out at the end of "maverick". so yeah, I'm not surprised that section cost you your well-being... and while I'm amazed at your strength & your loyalty to us that made you go back up on stage despite all that (you're truly so strong, eric), I hope the "zeneration II" setlist doesn't have that kind of thing. spacing out the harder choreos would be wiser; cool sections can't be so hard that you risk your physical integrity. you guys were even dancing on top of a high platform during "maverick"... 😭
okay, but what *would* be fun in a new setlist? 🥳 I'm done talking about worrying things because again, I think you don't want us to worry, so!! let's talk concerts and setlists because watching the "zeneration" dvd and reliving the experience of watching the concert online got me emotional AND even more excited for "zeneration II" 🔥🙌
I stand by what I said back then, this really was the perfect concert to me. the production, the song arrangements, the venue, the outfits, the camerawork for the online concert, everything was on point. and the setlist? PERFECT. so much so that I tried to guess what the new setlist might be after you guys said you're changing everything and I realized it's impossible, there's so many songs I *wouldn't* want to take out... 🥹 ("thrill ride" supremacy!!!!!)
but ☝️🤓 I have some guesses LOL
I'm pretty sure you're opening with "diamond life", right? you mentioned you wanted to, months ago, and I agree that it would be a great opener like "ego". either that or "shine shine", but maybe that's just because I'm a "shine shine" enthusiast and think a concert starting with THE BOYZ SOLID GOLD 너는 SHINE SHINE would be cool af too.
and... as much as it pains me to say, because I LOVE this section, I imagine tbz might be taking out 몽시리즈? 🥲💔 because I've been thinking lately that the "phantasy trilogy" and "zeneration" combined were sort of a really cohesive, interesting way to honor everything tbz has done so far, right? you also were really intentional about giving thebs everything we love & cherish. so if tbz wanted to try some new things, start new chapters/traditions, this would be the moment to do it. you see what I mean? am I reading too much into it? LOL anyway, that could mean leaving the dream series behind to give way to a new section of the concert 🤔
which is a little bittersweet since I love the dream series. rewatching "wings" on the dvd made me fall in love with this song once again because every time I watch the stage, I love it more. and of course, "lucid dream" was so cute and so chaotic at the same time 😂
I don't know if you're taking "nightmares" out of the setlist too but I hope not because man, that stage really was my favorite, I've just confirmed it for the 10th time. like...
hello?!
and rewatching it made me even prouder because it reminded me that in a way, it's kinda different from the usual tbz performance, right? it's more theatrical and definitely moodier/more creepy(?), it doesn't fit into hardcore, or sexy, or bright/청량... and yet tbz did it so flawlessly, it became my favorite performance (and overall section) of the concert. that's further proof to me that you boyz can really digest any concept well and make it yours.
another thing: I'm wondering if maaaybe "L.O.U" is gonna be one of the stages "we haven't seen in a while"? 👀 because you did "text me back" and "지킬게" last time... unless the classic "get it" is coming back? (or maybe "있어/got it"? I'm more of a "got it" theb personally, but I don't think you boyz ever performed this one, did you?) I'm kinda betting on "walkin in time" too, but again, that may be wishful thinking just because I love that song 😆
I AM pretty sure (for no reason, I have nothing to prove this or back me up LOL) that we're getting a song from "dreamlike" to take the place of "water"/"only one"... I'd guess “위로“ because I know you like it and could've suggested it, but "summer time" and "complete me" are fair bets too since tbz never performed any of those three (as far as I know?? I could be wrong 🥹)
but you know what else I'm pretty sure about? "lighthouse" and "fairy tale" are definitely included 👀💕 the two songs from "christmas in august" that haven't made it onto the setlist yet... maybe a new one from "sixth sense" as well? I imagine if you guys did "bad luck" or "crying&laughter" that it would be one of the new choreos. AND OFC the legendary "nectar" and "hurt me less" are definitely on the setlist too!! (right?! 🥹🤲)
something that I'd really like but don't know if it's doable: tbz band unit for "hurt me less"! with drummer eric!!! I think the logistics might be a bit more complicated (because of the instruments) and I don't want to ask for it this year because I understand that would've been a lot of work on top of all the things you're already preparing. but like you said, there's gonna be tons of concerts in the future, so... 👀 maybe one day?
and I don't know if tbz managed to convince each other of performing "right here", but that one has been brought up enough times for me to be curious if it made it onto the setlist or not lol
that's all I can guess so far 😆 you and juyeon saying you changed *everything* on the setlist got me curious because I don't know if you would take out "thrill ride" (🥹) or "reveal", for example. and I hope "roar" (+ "awake) is still there too because I LOVE that song+choreo but also because omg the fanchants for it were probably the loudest on the dvd?! and these recordings tend to muffle the audience, so I'd imagine it was even louder at the venue 🔥
OH WAIT ONE MORE THING: I'm going back and forth thinking that there might be individual stages? 👀 you even mentioned that we'd be able to see the individual charms of the members, so that could mean solo/units, like in "the castle" and "the b road"? which on one hand is awesome, it would make us all collectively lose our minds, thanks 😆 and since "zeneration" was ALL ot11 (except for "phantasy" units) and ALL tbz performances, this new setlist having solo songs would be okay too.
but at the same time omg the preparation process must be tough right now if that's the case. and it would also mean a tighter setlist, I guess? that's hard, I can't choose which ones I'd like to see performed, I wanna see ALL the tbz songs 🥹😭
solo stages or not, I love a concert full of tbz-only songs, and I also love the opportunity to see you boyz doing any stages you wanna do, so 😎✌️ I'm excited for whatever comes!!!
there's more I wanted to say about last year's + this year's concerts but I'm getting sleepy 😴 and I think it'd be best to split this into two parts, so part.2 will come soon!! but long story short: CAN'T WAIT for "zeneration II", and we know for a fact now that I'm not the only one super excited 💖🔥🙌 hope all the excitement for ticketing gave you some extra strength for concert practice, baby. 할수있당!!! 💪
thank you for giving me so much to look forward to and so many reasons to be happy, eric. I've been receiving so much strength and smiling so much these days thanks to you. seriously. 💖🦄
hope you're having a good wednesday! please take care & stay safe, okay? 😽
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