back to regularly scheduled programming.
the next few months are about to be CRAZY.
so just as a little recap:
In 14 days: TBZ Bangkok ticketing & Zeneration Seoul (I will be watching the stream, more on that later hehe)
In 21 days: P1harmony Sydney concert
In 25 days: my friend Lucas (ineffa lucas, I’ve mentioned him before I think) his Sydney concert + hopefully filming a podcast ep together
In 28 days: IVE Sydney concert
In 34 days: my friend’s bday party, I’m flying to Townsville for it, it’s all ABBA and Mamma Mia themed, I’m keen hehe
In 48 days: TBZ BANGKOK SHOWS EHEHEH
And then on top of all that, I’m now working on two upcoming tours to kick off in the last quarter of the year🤭 I can’t wait for it to be announced AAAAA
you get one hint for one of the artists: he’s canadian
that’s all I’m saying for now ehehehe not trying to get sued
I already know I’m gonna be fuckin exhausted but this is what LIFE IS ABOUT yaknow??? Yes I’m stressed, yes I’m tired, yes I’m broke but this is the shit I live for 🤩 I feel ALIVE
It’s been so long since I’ve been on a tour as a tech and I am so unbelievably keen for these two, I’m doing audio/stage production and also front of house sound for the whole Aus/nz circuit
I’m gonna ask the artists and their labels if it’s ok for me to kinda vlog some of the behind the scenes stuff, cuz I find it all really fun and I wanna share it with people lol
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Now onto the plans for zeneration…. Y’all just HAD to have the Seoul concert the same day as the Bangkok ticketing didn’t ya 🙄 (this is a joke I know it’s not your fault LMAO)
ANYWAYS I HAVE A PLAN.
So the ticketing starts at around 6am for me, so I’m having a couple friends sleep over at my place the night before so we can ticket together >< I’m aiming for that sweet sweet hi touch ticket 🤠 pray for me…
Side note, that top tier vip is only $280aud… I paid $550 for P1harmony…. with no hi touch…. bye
anyways after that entire thing is over and I hopefully get tickets (I will actually sob if I manage hi touch for both days btw) I’ve invited some extra friends over and we’re gonna have a watch party for zeneration 😃 and yes we will be drinking.
there’s a store next to my apartment that sells soju for $4….. and makgeolli funnily enough, yes we do indeed have that here Kev 💀 my fav is the peach flavour hehe
the second you said “Australia” I got a crap ton of DMs going “WAS THAT YOU” ,,,, am I the only Aussie deobi with your bubble wtf goes on 💀
it is pretty funny tho, idk how they always manage to pick me out of all the replies every time, is my typing pattern that recognisable 😭
but yea, my friends and I are gonna dress up in concert outfits and take pics and shit, it’s gonna be so fun ehehe (and gives me a chance to test run one of my outfits lol)
so keen 🤩 y’all are gonna kill it I already know
My friend Katie (I believe you’ve met her on a call? I know Eric did at least, he said yeehaw to her and it’s hilarious) she offered to get me merch from the USA 🥺 and also apparently those like,,, signed ping pong balls? Apparently that was a thing at some point, and she said if y’all do anything like that again she was gonna try and get one of yours for me and when I tell u I cried-
I love my friends and I love this community
(I told her to get a Jacob one for herself first lol)
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speaking of tours, I worked on TripleS’ Australia tour last year right? That was a mess for other reasons *cough* prime entertainment *cough* but anyways
my friend went to their fansign today in Seoul and had the NERVE to ask mayu if she remembered me 💀💀💀 I DIDNT TELL HER TO DO THAT I DIDNT EVEN KNOW SHE WAS GOING TO THE SIGNING
but yes apparently she did.
you know it’s probably a little concerning how many of y’all kpop people actually know me, and it’s all for different things…. like half of you know me for my work and shit, and then the rest is like,,, insulin pump,,, barking,,,, general unhinged behaviour,,,
sometimes I wonder why companies still hire me HAHAHAH
(disclaimer; I am very normal and professional when working, if I’m on a show I don’t give a shit who I’m working with, they’re a client and I’m doing a job, just wanted to clarify that I do NOT bark at the artists I work with. Thank you.)
I need to study more Korean tho,,, a pretty big korean promoter asked me if I was interested in doing audio for them for a few shows and I was like “my Korean is very basic idk if im the right person for that 💀” and lowkey they agreed 😭 this is my sign to go back to studying lmfao
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here’s a few cursed pics of my housemate’s cat for your viewing pleasure
average orange cat behaviour
his name is spirit and we found him in a bin
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it’s that time again
✨electric energy streaming update✨
….at what point do I need to seek professional help
you know that song has approx 150k streams on Spotify, I make up almost 10% of all the streams on that song.
are u proud of me yet
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we’ve all been talking about alcohol lately lmfao
you said you’re a whisky guy so I have a recommendation for you
this is probably one of my all time favourites (I am also a whiskey girl)
Do not be fooled by the name, it does NOT taste like peanut butter, it’s almost caramel/butterscotch-y? You should give it a try sometime tho, it’s super smooth
you best know I will be drinking half this bottle at the zeneration streaming lol
drunk jae is a sight to behold so look forward to that letter 💀
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wow this was longer than I expected
anyways I’m gonna go back to my work now, have a good night 🤩 see you soon hopefully hehe
byebye kevinegar
-jae