[News] 120616 ‘JYJ’ Junsu’s Concert, Simple yet Stunning

Jakarta - Personel JYJ Junsu sukses menggelar konser di JITEC, Mangga Dua Square, Jakarta, Sabtu (16/6/2012). Ia tampil di Jakarta dalam gelaran 'XIA The 1st Asia Tour Concert Tarantallegra'.

Konser dijanjikan dimulai pukul 19.00 WIB. Namun sampai pukul 20.00 WIB Junsu belum juga muncul di atas panggung. Fans pun terus meneriakkan nama "Kim Junsu" berkali-kali.

Yang ditunggu akhirnya muncul sekitar pukul 20.40 WIB. Panggung tetiba dipenuhi cahaya dari kembang api, ditambah laser hijau menyorot. Junsu pun berdiri di atas panggung dengan stelan biru tua dan langsung menyanyikan lagu 'Breath' disambung dengan 'No Gain'.

Kedua lagu itu disambut teriakan histeris penonton. Apalagi di lagu kedua ia menari dengan dua penari perempuan berpakaian seksi.

"Apa kabar? Saya Xia. Saya senang bertemu dengan kalian," ujar Junsu dengan bahasa Indonesia yang lancar tanpa kertas contekan. Ia juga terus menebar senyum ramah. "Lagu berikutnya akan bisa membuat kalian tertidur," sambungnya dibantu penerjemah. 'Lullaby' dan 'Intoxication' pun dilantunkan.

Junsu menyanyi ketujuh belas lagunya secara live. Meski berkeringat karena tak juga berhenti menari, ia terlihat sangat bersemangat.

'Set Me Free' jadi playlist selanjutnya. Laser dan sinar biru menyorot ke sana-sini. Penonton pun turut bernyanyi. Setelah berganti baju menjadi stelan serba putih, ia kemudian menyanyikan lagu soundtrack drama 'Scent of Woman' 'You are So Beautiful'. Penonton pun kembali bernyanyi bersama sambil. Meriah!

Yang berbeda dari konser Junsu dengan konser KPop lainnya adalah, penonton yang didominasi penonton yang lebih dewasa, bukan remaja sekolahan. Maklum, Junsu debut pertama kali pada tahun 2003 sehingga fansnya pun sudah lebih dewasa.

"Kalian senang nggak? Senang? Terimakasih!" ujar Junsu sambil terus tertawa. "Meski saya menyanyi di sini, saya tak percaya bisa berdiri di Indonesia. Saya sekarang sangat senang bisa pertama kali datang ke sini," sambungnya.

Penonton langsung berteriak histeris ketika Junsu menyatakan akan mengabulkan tiga permintaan. Sang penerjemah kemudian membantu. Junsu harus melakukan aegyo. Sesaat ia bergaya imut kemudian langsung tertunduk malu.

Permintaan kedua penonton mulai tak terkendali. Mereka berteriak bersama "Buka baju! Buka baju!" Sayang permintaan itu tak diindahkan sang penerjemah. Junsu akhirnya hanya meneriakkan teriakkan khasnya "Bambaya!"

Junsu tampak sangat manis. Ia tak henti tersenyum dan tertawa-tawa menikmati penampilannya. Para fans pun kompak meneriakkan "Saranghae! Saranghae!" (Aku mencintaimu dalam bahasa Korea).

'Even Though You Already Know' dan 'Turn Around and Around' kemudian dinyanyikan. Lautan lightstick merah menyala kembali bergoyang.

'The Last Dance' dari musikal Junsu 'Elizabeth' kemudian ditampilkan. Tentu dengan gaya musikal yang memukau. Para penari mengenakan topeng dan jubah lace hitam. Layar di belakang panggung menampilkan Big Ben di tengah purnama.

Segmen ini rupanya menampilkan Junsu sebagai aktor musikal sukses. Berikutnya ia menyanyikan lagu 'I am, I am Music' dari musikal yang juga dibintanginya 'Tears of Heaven'. Junsu terlihat sangat menghayati penampilannya.

'Why Don't You Love Me' dari musikal 'Mozart' mengambil alih panggung. Layar belakang yang menampilkan gambar kastil lengkap dengan chandelier menambah sendu suasana. Belum lagi kualitas vokal Junsu yang memang cocok dan luar biasa. Serasa menonton musikal sebenarnya. Good job, Junsu!

Intro 'Tarantallegra' akhirnya mengalun disambut ledakan kembang api dan api sebenarnya yang menyembur dari sisi panggung. Mantra Junsu berhasil, penonton pun terus meneriakkan fanchant. Tarantallegra!

Lelah. Junsu yang berkeringat kemudian duduk beberapa menit di sofa merah yang tiba-tiba berada di depan panggung. Duduk saja tak bergerak atau mengucapkan apapun. Penonton tak sabar dan meneriakkan namanya berulang-ulang "Kim Junsu! Kim Junsu!".


Junsu berdiri tepat di sisi depan panggung. Lagi-lagi kembang api menyembur dan laser kembali menari-nari. 'Fever', 'Too Love', dan 'Mission' jadi tembang selanjutnya. Konser hampir berakhir. Tarian Junsu justru semakin enerjik dan bersemangat.

Junsu berganti baju sekitar 6 kali. Terakhir ia mengenakan kaos bertuliskan 'XIA The 1st Asia Tour Concert Tarantallegra' dipadu celana emas dan sepatu bot sebetis. Ia duduk di kursi tinggi dan menyanyikan 'I Don't Like Love' dan 'The Tree Covered The Dew'.

Sambil menyanyi Junsu sempat mengambil boneka pemberian salah seorang penonton di baris terdepan. Confetti bertaburan seperti salju. 'Fallen Leaves' ditutup tepukan tangan penonton dan Junsu membungkuk mengucap selamat tinggal. "Thank you!" tutupnya kemudian membentuk love menggunakan kedua tangannya.

Sembilan tahun eksis di dunia musik Korea benar-benar membuat Junsu bisa membuktikan kualitasnya. Tanpa panggung hidrolik atau efek spesial berlebihan, penampilan Junsu tetap luar biasa memukau. Fans pun keluar dengan puas. See you again, Junsu!


[eng trans]

Jakarta – JYJ member Junsu held a successful concert in JITEC, Mangga Dua Square, Jakarta on Saturday (06/16/2012). He performed in Jakarta for the round schedule of ‘XIA The 1st Asia Tour Concert Tarantallegra’.

Scheduled to start the concert at 19.00 (West Indonesia Time), but until 20.00 Junsu had not yet appeared on the stage. Fans kept chanting the name “Kim Junsu” many times.

The long awaited artist finally showed up on stage at 20.40. Suddenly the stage was filled with fireworks and green laser highlights. Junsu was standing on stage with a dark blue suit and immediately sang the song ‘Breath’ following with ‘No Gain’.

Both songs were greeted by the hysterical shouts of the audiences. Especially in the second song when he was dancing with two female dancers in sexy outfits.


“Apa kabar? Saya Xia. Saya senang bertemu dengan kalian (T/N How are you? I’m Xia. I’m glad to meet you all),” said Junsu with fluent Indonesian without any cheating sheet. He also kept spreading warm smiles from the stage. “The next song will make you falling asleep,” he continued (in Korean) with the help of an interpreter. Then ‘Lullaby’ and ‘Intoxication’ were sung.

Junsu sang all his 17 tracks live throughout the concert. Although soaked in sweat due to the nonstop dancing, he still looked very excited.

‘Set Me Free’ became the next playlist. Laser and blue lights were shot everywhere. The audiences sang along too during the performance. After changing clothes into all-white suit, he then proceed to sing soundtrack drama ‘Scent of Woman’ ‘You are So Beautiful’. Again, the audiences couldn’t help but singing with him. It was such a festive!

The difference between Junsu’s concert and the other K-Pop concerts (held in Indonesia) was majority of the audiences were adults, not school teenagers. Understandably, as Junsu was first debuted in 2003 so that the fans were already more mature.

“Kalian senang nggak? Senang? Terimakasih! (T/N Are you guys happy? Happy? Thank you!)” Junsu said as he continued laughing. “Even though I sing here, I can not believe I am standing in Indonesia. I’m now very pleased to be able to come here for the first time,” he continued.

The audience screamed hysterically when Junsu said that he would grant three wishes. The interpreter then help (by interpreting audiences’ requests). The first request was Junsu had to do aegyo (T/N the angel pose). A moment later he was doing his cute angel pose then looked down embarrassed.

On the second demand, audiences began shouting uncontrollably. They screamed together “Open your clothes! Open your clothes!” Unfortunately the request was ignored by translator. Junsu ended up just shouting his trademark shout “Bambaya!”

Junsu looked so sweet. He could not stop smiling and laughing and enjoying each of his performances. Fans chanted in unison “Saranghae! Saranghae!” (‘I love you’ in Korean).

‘Even Though You Already Know’ and ‘Turn Around and Around’ then sung. The red lightstick ocean began to sway once more.

‘The Last Dance’ from Junsu’s musical ‘Elizabeth’ was then performed with dazzling musical style. The dancers wore masks and black lace cloak. The background stage screen showed Big Ben in the midst of full moon.

This segment seemed to showcase Junsu as a successful musical actor. The next song he sung ‘I am, I am Music’ from the musical he also starred in ‘Tears of Heaven’. Junsu looked mesmerized into his performance.

‘Why Don’t You Love Me’ from musical ‘Mozart’ was next to take over the stage. The background screen which displayed a castle-like scene complete with all chandeliers added even more melancholy atmosphere. Not to mention Junsu’s vocal quality that definitely fits the song and arguably exceptional. It seemed like we actually watched the real musical. Good job, Junsu!

Intro of ‘Tarantallegra’ was heaving, continued with fireworks explosion and actual fire that burst from the side of the stage. Junsu spell was successful, the audience continued to shout fanchant. Tarantallegra!

Tired. Junsu who was all sweating then sit for a few minutes on the red sofa which suddenly appeared in front of the stage. He was just sitting motionless and not saying anything. The impatient audiences chanted his name over and over again “Kim Junsu! Kim Junsu!”.

Junsu stood right in front of the stage. Again, fireworks burst and lasers began to dance. ‘Fever’, ‘Too Love’, and ‘Mission’ were set as the next songs. The concert was almost over. However Junsu’s dance was even more energetic and vibrant.

Junsu changed his clothes about 6 times. At the final stage, he wore a sleveless shirt printed ‘XIA The 1st Asia Tour Concert Tarantallegra’ with gold pants and calf-length boots. He sat in a high stool and sang ‘I Don’t Like Love’ and ‘The Tree Covered The Dew’.

While he was singing, he took a plushie given by audiences in the front row. Confetti were scattered like snow. ‘Fallen Leaves’ performance was ended with a round applause from audiences and Junsu bowed to say goodbye. “Thank you!” he said then formed ‘love’ using both hands.

Nine years of existence in Korean music industry really makes Junsu could attest to his quality. Without any hydraulic stage or excessive special effects, Junsu’s performance was still incredibly stunning. Fans came out the concert venue with much satisfaction. See you again, Junsu!

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