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the day started off crazy, as anyone can imagine. being in the mosh pit really is tough, waking early in the morning and grabbing the first train down to the stadium, i was real pumped. when i finally arrived it was already 6+ and a no. of SONEs were alrd congregating at various places. altough the official queue had yet to begin. we were later told that we were not at the "official" queue and had to move off and rejoin others at the main gate, with many SONEs imploring us to "stay in our positions" and not all rush forward to try to grab first place. (imo, that didnt work too well) and as the day dragged on we continued waiting all the way until 7 that evening. for me, it had been a crazy day of less than 4 hours sleep and more than 12 waiting. but as we entred, the sheer energy in spite of everyone's fatigue from waiting was clearly in the air. i was standing behind one guy at the edge of the catwalk that branched to the middle platform, and unfortunately the girls only passed by occasionally and spent ano. of performances at the middle stage, which i could only see their backs D: (still awesome tho)
when the platform first unfolded to reveal nine angels with their hit, genie, the crowd went wild. i remember losing my voice after genie shouting and singing along. my friends and i jumped alot during the pumped up choruses, and i take the opportunity to apologise to the guys around us that we bumped into! anyway, it was completely flawless, and i was so pumped that i lost track of the song and was surprised when it ended so fast. next they sang a whole host of their other hit songs, and others from their japanese album, think Mr. Taxi/you-aholic/bad girl/let it rain/the great escape (not in order) and then they had FLAWLESS solo performances. i still recall my friends closer to the stage yelling at me that "sica's stage was next!" or "OMG LADY MARMALADE!", and i can still hear Almost and the addictive chorus of lady marmalade ringing in my years. and one moment id never forgetis the part where tiff was like "SINGAPORE, LET ME HEAR U SCREAM!" and at least we got that part right ^^ it was awesome. hyoyeons amazing dance performance of "dont stop the music" really rocked too. man, and yoona's and yuri's too. makes a person wish they could dance as powerfully as those girls. i dont recall the names of sunny's and seo's songs they perfed, but hey, they didnt disappoint at all. sooyoungs performance had many ppl jealous of her dance partner tho ^^ that was HOT. you'd have to see fancams to believe it.

run devil run rocked too, and i think many people just forgot about the fanchants, and you could hear the crowd singing "you better run run run" and the whole chorus. i only hope the girls enjoyed themselves as much as i did. oh right and i still remember tiffany saying how it was their last song and the whole crowd was like "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" and tiffany turned to taeyeon "they dont believe me that its our last song" and taeng said something..which is kinda fuzzy in my memory..mayb because of all the sheer force of their performances. anyway, it wasnt their last. they went on to sing ITNW, himnae and fantastic if i recall. and it WAS fantastic. one disappointment was that those in the terrace seats didnt really get the kallang wave going. i remember it started at himnae really well at one side, but on the other everyone was standing alrd...sooooo it kinda died there. i wish we couldve done something more for the girls..sigh.
i recall how pumped and kinda disappointed after the concert ended, mainly because it would be at least another yr before i saw the nine angels in person....but its like these few hours that a SONE really lives for in a year ^^ give me a chance and id definitely do every thing the same again, just standing a little closer to the centre platform
oh yeah whoops. if anyone was wondering by the way, this magical day was dec 9, 2011

Edit: Updated with new translations and footnote. Original post is in spoiler tag below.

Last Words of a SONE to SNSD

The following is a blog/diary entry by a terminally ill SONE in July 2011, just weeks before SNSD’s solo concerts.


To: Girls’ Generation

You will probably never know who I am..
And you will probably never be able to read this.. ^^
But there’s someone who always diligently reposts my words so perhaps there is a chance.

I first saw you… September 2007… such a long time ago, right?
I bet you guys must also cringe at how you were back then…
Up until then, I had never been a fan of anything…
So how did I end up liking you so much?

I became addicted to cigarettes despite having been in ill-health
and I came to like you guys so much that I began to regret this,
When the first SONE fanclub membership was open… I wondered what the point of going that far would be.
To this day, I regret not joining… and last year, I could not because I came down with a sudden illness…
I regret so much that I couldn’t be more active in supporting you.
I realised too late how amazing it is to hang out with people, the SONE, who loved you and thought dearly of you as much as I did…
And 2008, when joy became horror… I had nobody to console or to be consoled by
But I stoically waited for you. And when it passed… and I saw the teaser for ‘Gee’
I cried silently.

Thank you.. Thank you so much.. Thank you for returning to our side..
But as you began your activities and I came to see you more often…
I began to forget to take care of my own body..

This would have been the first, and last, solo concert that I could have attended..
I’m sorry.. sorry that I don’t even have the strength to attend them now.

From the beginning to the end… I love you all… I wanted to see you…
I have never said “Right now, it’s Girls’ Generation” to you…
And so from now on, as long as my eyes are open and I still breathe, I will keep regretting…

I am not sad that I may have to go to America…
You guys are really famous now… no matter where I go, I can still hear news about you.

To you… I am just one of the hundreds of thousands of SONE…
In a concert arena, I am just one of the hundreds of SONE chanting for you…
On your birthday, I’m just one of the the hundreds of SONE writing letters to you…

Despite all that, I still like it all…
Because I feel your love…
I feel myself thinking so dearly of you, loving you…
Have I ever been a fan of anything this much in my life?
In the precious little time I have left, will I stop being this much of a fan ?
I don’t think so.


You know, even if I’m just one of
Hundreds of thousands… hundreds… I don’t mind.
SONE who say “I love you all forever”…
These really are the amazing people…
I don’t know if anyone else will see me like this, too…
But however I appear… but SNSD! You… all you need to know is this:
No matter where you are, no mater what you do…
We will be cheering you on.
Congratulations on your second solo concert… and I hope that you will stay healthy this year, too.
From,
a SONE among hundreds of thousands

Source: 내사랑단신님. (bestiz)
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This person successfully got the tickets to the concert, but was unable to attend. This was because they had to go to America on July 23rd for a last-chance medical treatment, with the SONE saying that this may be the end of the road.
We have not heard from them since.

I have been asked to spread this as wide as possible.
K-SONE are doing their part and spreading this post… so that SNSD can read the final words of a person who loved them so dearly and fulfill the dying wishes of a fellow SONE.

Translated and written by oniontaker @soshified.com