Our shining star, Park Sihoo! We love you!
闪亮巨星朴施厚!我们爱你!
Park Sihoo-ssi showed the world why he is a superstar yesterday. A brilliant actor who held his first ever concert in Tokyo yesterday, he certainly wowed the audience with his kind of music and dance. He delivered a scintillating, top class performance so slick and engaging that it blew the audience away!
I have attended a couple of Park Sihoo-ssi’s fan meetings previously, one in Yokohama, Japan and the other in Shanghai China. The Yokohama event in 2014 was pure spectacular, it was his comeback to Japan after a long absence. The Shanghai event was modeled after that of Yokohama.
Full of anticipation, knowing how much sweat and blood he had poured into this important event, I expect no less than perfection and I was not disappointed!
If there were any hint of a doubt about his ability to sing or dance, it was put to rest yesterday. He has strongly positioned himself in my heart and in my eyes. My superstar! My super, superstar!
Not only can he act, he can also sing and dance like a pro! So much talent! An all-rounded superstar that has his fans thirsting for much more, we just can’t get enough of Park Sihoo-ssi!
We started the day early even though officially the first performance was at 1300h. Experience of the past indicated we should go early or we will be in for a long queue, and sure enough, there was a long, undulating queue. We had to queue for everything…and there was a mad rush to buy the event goodies. Every one wanted a piece of his precious, exclusive momento! With usual impressive Japanese efficiency, everything ran like clockwork.
Around 20 minutes into the scheduled start time, the lights dimmed and a video of Park Sihoo-ssi in dance practice, under the close scrutiny of his stern dance instructor was shown. We bore witness to the gruelling hours of hard and tough training Park Sihoo-ssi had to put in for his sterling performance yesterday.
Our man appeared, in an all black number, accentuated by glittering sequins depicting the radiating sun and the stars. He belted out what have become his signature songs during the beginning segment, opening with “Seasons in the Sun” and “Shampoo”, songs from his earlier fan meetings. He then did a very accomplished rendition of the Princess Man (TPM) OST “Again, I Love You Today”. His voice was incredibly well controlled, much improved from when he first sang it during his 2012 TPM promotion event in Japan!
The lady compere for the event, someone new to Park Sihoo-ssi, I believe, was totally enamoured by his charm! A new fan! Since I know no Japanese, the interspersed interviews were greek to me. I could only make out some English words, or what some obliging fans interpreted for me. I had no idea what transpired in most of the interviews! So the first one was totally alien! I could only discern the compere’s excitement over Park Sihoo, the first segment of his show and the glittery, beautiful outfits he wore.
After the first interview, Park Sihoo-ssi broke into song again with his Japanese chart topper Kimiwo, sang with all his love right from his heart to all of his fans.
Another interview ensued. With help, this time, I could discern it was about onsen, his favourite subject! Since finishing the filming of his drama “Local Hero” (“Neighborhood Hero”), he had dived right into practising for his concert without taking a break as timing was tight. He had to work really hard and lost 3 kgs in the process! Poor Park Sihoo-ssi!, as he is, he already veered on the skinny and now, he would need some fattening up, even though he looked gorgeous yesterday! He shared his onsen experience and how he had been turned away in Japan previously because he had no reservation! Now he is smarter and has learnt a new word “yoyakukshimasuga” (sorry, not sure if this is correct) or to call to reserve in advance!
The “After Love” trailer was shown while he did a costume change, coming back to sing another song from 2014, “Forever”.
Remember the Italian trip he made in September 2015? He shared his trip on video – both for work and pleasure. He was there for a fashion spread, one that has not been published as yet. Park Sihoo-ssi was photographed in beautiful European settings of gardens, boats and sea, decked in the most trendy and talked about fashion! Beyond work, we saw him and his friend, two gorgeous hunks of men, taking on Italy and their mutual loves – keeping fit by running, enjoying what nature has to offer in sun, sand and sea, and of course, Italian food – Pizza! And when you needed some pocket money, become a luggage porter like Park Sihoo-ssi! 2 Euros! Such a light-hearted video that showed a different side to Park Sihoo-ssi and what he likes doing off-work!
The compere grilled Park Sihoo-ssi on his Italian adventure and with the language barrier, I think the conversation was about exercise and keeping fit, diet, Italian pizza and food that brought the subject back to his dinner in Japan the night before – Shabu Shabu.
From then on Park Sihoo-ssi sang new songs or songs that he has sang before but rarely. These included “Will you marry me?” a song played near the end of Prosecutor Princess, and two new songs, titles unknown, though one had him sing a line in English “You are my lover and one more time!” Then it was whip out his guitar and singing his now signature song “Shower”, the OST for his drama Cheongdamdong Alice.
He ended his first ever concert, by introducing his band – yes, he had a live band accompanying with drums, keyboard, bass, guitar and chorus!
But wait, we were not going to let him off so easily…there had to encore. And to loud shouts, finally, a group of four girls in student uniform came on stage, golden haired girls with long tresses, dancing! But wait! Those were not girls! And the one at the back looked kind of familiar! Park Sihoo-ssi! My, oh my! Our man in a skirt! And he was dancing, sexily! We were all tickled pink! It was so unexpected! And of course, there was tremendous applause and more shouts of “encore”.
Then Park Sihoo-ssi re-appeared in a floral jacket, pink shirt and cut-off white jeans singing a song from a children’s cartoon! Even more unexpected! Chibi Maruko-Chan! He was hilarious singing this nursery song, imitating the actions of this cartoon character, accompanied by animal friends!
It was great to end this wonderful day on such a lighthearted note! One that lifted our hearts and had us humming that song! And I believe, Park Sihoo-ssi was on high afterwards, delighting us again and again with so many photos from his first ever concert! Isn’t the man tired? I am exhausted already!
Our super, superstar really outdid himself!
Many thanks, Park Sihoo-ssi, for a spectacular performance and for giving us a most enjoyable time! I am all ready for your next one! Let’s go!
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Youtube Video – The Chibi Maruko-Chan song by E-girls
他是我的超级巨星!
昨天,施厚君向世界展示了他为什么是超级巨星。我们辉煌灿烂的演员在东京举办了他的首次演唱会,他充分的展示了他的音乐和舞蹈才华和亲切态度。他的表演夺人眼目,一流的演出,引爆全场!
以前曾参加过施厚君的粉丝见面会,一次在日本横滨,另一次在中国上海。 2014年横滨的见面会非常壮观,是他久违回归日本。上海的见面会是以横滨建模。
知道他费力不少血汗磨练这场演出,所以非常期待,我预计一定不会少于完美,他没有令我失望!
如果对他歌唱或舞蹈的能力有任何怀疑,昨天的演出解除了一切怀疑。他在我的心里的定位稳稳地扎根,绝对是我的超级巨星!
他不仅会演,还会唱和舞!富有才华!一位全方位的超级巨星,让他的粉丝们渴求更多!
我们一早就出发,虽然第一场演出是在下午1点正式开始。过去的经验表明,应该早点去,否则将会落在长龙的队列,果然如此,什么都得排队。大家疯狂的抢购,希望得到施厚君的一块独家的珍品!就如一贯的日本效率,一切都有条有理,序列的进行。
在预定开始时间的大约20分钟后,灯光被调暗,播放施厚君在练舞的视频,在他那严厉舞蹈老师的密切监视下,我们见证了施厚君的艰苦培训,以确保他昨天完美的演出。
施厚君出现在舞台上,以全黑的服装,缝上了闪闪发光的亮片描绘辐射太阳和星星。开头段他演唱了已成为他的招牌歌曲,“在阳光的季节Seasons in the Sun”和“洗发水Shampoo”,两首他早期粉丝见面会的歌曲。然后,他唱了公主的男人(“公男”)OST的一首非常难唱的 “今天我再爱你一次 Again, I Love You Today”。他的声音有着令人难以置信的良好控制,从他在日本2012 “公男”促销活动期间初次唱,有了提高!
该演唱会的女主持人,相信是初次跟施厚君合作,也被他的魅力迷恋了!一位新的粉丝!因为我不懂得日语,穿插采访一窍不通。只能认出一些英文单词,或者靠几位厚粉大概的解释。感谢!第一个采访完全不明白,只能分辨主持人问他关于节目的第一段,还有他华丽的服装。
第一次访谈后,施厚君就唱了他在2014年日本音乐排行榜上的歌曲Kimiwo,他是真诚的从心里表达了爱和感激,献给了所有的厚粉。
在认识日语姐妹的帮助下,知道在另一次采访中,他谈了他的最爱-温泉!因为时间很紧密,拍完了“小区英雄”(“邻家英雄”),他直接的就投入演唱会的准备,没有休息过。为了努力工作,在这个过程中他瘦了3公斤!可怜的施厚君!已经偏瘦的他,一定要长点肉,尽管他昨天看来非常华丽!他分享了他温泉的经验,因为以前在日本没有预约,虽然有房,可是还是被温泉管理拒绝了!现在变得聪明了,学会一句“yoyakukshimasuga”(对不起,不知道这是正确的说法吗),意识就是我想提前预约!
过后就播放“思念爱”的预告片,给施厚君时间更换服装。回来就唱2014年的另一首歌“永恒Forever”。
记得他在2015年9月的意大利之旅?他分享了他的旅程的视频 – 是工作和消遣。他是为了时尚杂志拍摄,目前还未公开。以美丽欧洲作为背景的花园,船和海边,施厚君穿上最时尚华丽的服装打扮,拍摄了美照!除了工作,也看到了他和朋友,两位帅哥,走遍意大利,做他们喜爱的事情 – 强身运动,享受阳光,沙滩和大海,当然,免不了意大利美食 – 比萨!当你需要一些零用钱时,像施厚君一样,当起一名行李搬运工人!2欧元!好轻松的视频,分享了施厚君的另一面,工作之余的一面!
接下来主持人“烤”了施厚君关于他意大利之旅,因为语言不通,我只能听出一个大概是关于锻炼保持健康,意大利比萨和食品,然后就回到他前一晚在日本吃饭的话题 – 涮涮火锅。
接下来,施厚君唱起了他的新歌或以前唱过但少唱的歌曲,包括“你愿意嫁给我吗Will you marry me?”在检察官公主尾声几集前的一首歌曲。然后唱了两首新歌,歌名我摸不清,可是一首有一行英语:“你是我另一次的爱人You are my lover and one more time!”。然后是掀起他的吉他唱他现在的招牌歌曲“雷阵雨”,是他的电视剧清潭洞爱丽丝的插曲。
他介绍了他的乐队 – 是的,他有现场乐队伴奏, 有鼓,键盘,贝司(bass),吉他和合唱随行。就这样结束了他首次的演唱会!
别急,我们不会这样轻易放过施厚君的,一直喊着”再来一次encore!“。最后,穿着学生校服的一组四个女孩上台了,金发女孩,跳性感舞蹈!可是等等!不是女孩啊!而后面看到有点熟悉的面孔!施厚君!啊!我们的男人穿起裙子来了!在跳着性感的舞蹈呢!我们都给乐了!太出乎意料了!当然,这带来了巨大的掌声和“再来一次encore”的喊声。
然后,施厚君重新出现舞台,穿着花卉外套,粉红上衣和白牛仔裤,高歌一曲,唱着儿童卡通的歌曲!更出乎意料了!樱桃小丸子!搞笑着演唱这儿歌,模仿卡通人物的动作,动物朋友们伴随着!
就这样以轻松的节奏,结束了这美好的一天!心灵感动,非常兴奋的一天!而且我相信,施厚君过后是“嗨“的,一直不断的分享演唱会的美照!那人累不累啊?我都累坏了!所以连夜赶的这篇文章,今天的翻译不妥,请姐妹们包涵!
我们的超级巨星站稳了自己的定位!非常感谢,施厚君给我们最愉快的时光!
我完全准备好了参加你下一个演出!Let’s go!
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Photo Credits – Many thanks! Park Sihoo Instagram, Weibo and WeChat, Korepo
13 Comments
SIMPLY SENSATIONAL ! I have no words….completely lost in Park SiHoo’s world… Thank YOU Very Much Nance!
Yes, PSH is a shining star, a super star. He has put great effort in achieving the high standard in singing and super quality in acting!
Superstar Sihoo Rock! And he was absolutely in his element yesterday. Intelligent and multi talented, he is a leader in his field, never a follower. This is evident from the well crafted concert programme yesterday with the surprise ending that delighted all his fans. We who couldn’t be there physically had to be content following IG and Nance once again we have you to thank for filling in all the details. So privilege to be part of this PSH fans Group.
My first reading of your narration , for which I thank you so much, of PSH’s magnificent show has made me be dizzy! So I’ll read it again to enjoy each part of his concert extensively, because this was not a simple concert, this was a super concert. A huge, incommensurable success that only PSH could attain, simply summed in :Perseverance, Strength, Aspiration, Inspiration and of course, Persipration. “The talent of success is nothing more than doing what you can do, well.”[H.W Longfellow] . And PSH has proved again that he can do everything perfect, because he is : A SUPERSTAR! PSH WE ARE PROUD OF YOU! CONGRATULATIONS!
Hahaha! You are probably reading what I wrote in my sleep at 2am in the morning! And the Chinese fans reading what I translated waking up at 5am! 🙂 There were so many things happening, I was frantically writing and couldn’t stop…I really had no idea what I wrote…only that I had to post this article in the morning! And I was of two minds to have one long, long article or pieces of different ones with points of interest. The former took off…and it was so long, I only finished it secs before the usual posting schedule! Phew! I bet I was hardly coherent!
Stefania Lupu I was exactly like you. Too much surprises and I need to rest my head before I could find words to describe this super duper concert , after I read Nance ‘s report
Sihoo-ssi Park 박시후 씨 Nance Again you done it again! We enjoyed reading your long long article, reading your article is THE BEST thing for us fans who weren’t there at the concert. With so much language differences, even the direct news coming out from google translate can’t quench our thirst. Thank YOU!
Thanks for your detailed “live” on the spot report, Nance! I enjoyed reading every single word of it! From the Korepo photos I had already figured out PSH must have been singing some previous songs because of his body language. Very expressive. It must have been so magical to be there! I believe I would have been in trance from start to finish! Thanks once again!
Gracias x tu informe del evento PSH, jamás tendré ese gusto. Me alegro que nuestros deseos para él. S
Yo estuve anoche viendo Honor of Familia, espero que alguien suba a YouTube el espectáculo de PSH, gracias otra vez Nace por darnos la alegría de saber que todo le fue bien a quien se lo merece tanto, eres una gran admiradora, felicidades para ti también
Nance, as I’ve promised, I”ve read again your excellent , detailed and interesting report, for which you’ve sacrificed your night sleep to inform us as quick as possible how was PSH’s “live concert”. From what you’ve written the show was indeed spectacular , with moments of live performance of PSH and inserted videos about his hard rehearsals, his trip to Italy a.s.o. Not boring at all ,but a show vivant, very well conceived and directed , I think by PSH. And , making a break, his next step is to become a producer and director. But for me ,the most hilarious moment seemed to be when PSH , disguised as a golden-haired girl with skirt, joined the group of four girls dancing and singing together, Very surprising. But no, not surprising at all ,as we know him as “a maestro of diguise.”. And the other scene, which I imagine being very funny, was when he sang the song from a children cartoon:Chibi Maruko Chan! I was not there, but I enjoyed the scene , only imaginig it. What I can say is that PSH is a complete perfectionist: artist, singer dancer, entertainer! And I’m sure he will go on with new challenges! HE IS OUR SUPERSTAR TOO!