sj-carmen

Wow thank you for the report
To meet them you were very lucky,i envy you I admit it ^^
Luna is really a grandhearted person,so nice !!

I'llg o check your YT channel right away ahah

U got some epic moments with SuJu and f(x).. im so envy of u..

After this trip which include the interactions with the celebrities, tiffany,sooyoung and jessica has becomes few of my favourites

let's wait and hope for smtown london next year SMTown hwaiting ^^

Alright, here goes my 2nd attempt to document my SM Town Paris Experience! I started writing this after the first fan account but got caught up with some stuff so I only finished it now. My friends' names were replaced by initials as I'm not sure if they want to be mentioned or not. I have no photos nor videos to back up my story because we're 'polite stalkers' as KG quoted it (or just scared to be kicked out by managers xD) and I'm purely depending on my memories here but I can assure you these are real...I tried hard to differentiate my fantasies from the reality lol

12th June 2011 - Meeting SNSD (except Jessica) in a restaurant in Paris
So yeah..me and my friends we're scheduled to go back to the UK on this day but our train doesn't leave until 5pm-ish so we planned to roam around Paris for a bit. Since I was not able to join them on the first two days, they were kind enough and agreed to go with me to Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and some other tourist spot which name I forgot. We were having fun walking around, taking pictures of random buildings, vandalising bridges (lol) whilst we venture to the Eiffel Tower's direction - our 'supposed to be first' destination. We were close, I think one said we were like 10-15minutes away from the tower when one of us (I owe this girl a LOT) got a text from N (a very lucky fan who-must-not-be-named Gawd! I owe this girl a lot too!) that SNSD went to a restaurant near their hotel. We instantly discussed what were going to do. Majority wanted to go to the restaurant whilst some were indifferent (I was one of those, to be honest) It was my first time in Paris so I really wanted to see at least the Eiffel tower and didn't think that we're be able to go near the girls so I thought why would we waste time..but soon I realised that Eiffel Tower isn't going anywhere whilst the chance to see the girls off-stage / off-cam would never come again. And I was proven wrong with the latter thought too....we were able to get close!!

After deciding we'll go after them, we immediately hailed for taxis. It was a pain, by the way! >.> But, moving on...I was one of those who took the first car, along with KG, KF and S (username initials) and arrived at the restaurant first. We stood in front of the restaurant, contemplating what to do and at the same time, fighting the temptation to go inside. We didn't want to ambush them as they were having a meal and they deserve a break from the craziness. I repeatedly said 'let's not stay here, we look suspicious' but I just really want to sit somewhere xD We waited for the others to arrive and when they did, we concluded that someone 'looking normal' should go in and check. By looking normal we meant not an obvious SNSD fan xD Everyone was either wearing a SNSD/SMTown merchandise or just very obvious except for me and JR (another username initial) and he immediately volunteered himself! After he did, I sort of felt desperate and jealous. All of them have seen the girls off-stage everyday whilst in Paris and I mentioned that. Again, they were so kind and agreed to let me have the chance. (I love you guys!) So yeah, I entered the restaurant with JR and immediately looked for she-who-must-not-be-named. She was dining in the restaurant with a girl I haven't met before but JR knew her *cough* an ELF *cough* xD We joined their table, I sat beside the elf friend (lols at the nicknames), opposite N, and I blatantly asked 'where are they?'. N pointed their direction and mentioned 'I can only see Sunny through the mirror reflection'. Naturally, I glanced at the mirror first, and true enough, I saw Sunny smiling at their conversation! She's not on top of my bias list but loved what I saw none the less. My heart was beating so fast and nothing's registering to my brain. I felt like I lost consciousness so I looked around trying to calm myself down...The space between us and the girls has not registered to me at first but we were not more than two metres away from their table!! I could hear their conversation (If only I can understand Korean! Dang! ><) and most of all, I could hear them laughing!! <3 After I regained composure, I finally noticed that Yoona and Sooyoung were just in front of me!! It's probably the angle difference why N can only see the reflection but from where I was sitting, I can clearly see the two sitting beside each other, happily conversing whilst eating/playing with food xD They were dining with non-popular Korean people, probably their managers or something..Meh, scary folks! Yoona and Sooyoung were sandwiched by two of them, one girl and one dude >.> The other SNSD were seated opposite them which is sadly blocked by a wall from our view but as mentioned earlier, there's a mirror behind Yoona and we can see Sunny and Hyoyeon from the reflection :3

N and Elf ate their course (lol at the fact that they had no idea what they were eating xD) whilst we chatted about the concert. Of course, like any other fan, I was constantly stealing glances to the SNSD table. There were a few moments that I saw Yoona looked our way (probably because were just in front of them) and I seriously had eye contact with her!!! More than once! skafjeiogjpaegnfnjalkefmawakrja! It was so hard to contain excitement, so hard to resist the temptation of taking my camera out, but I needed to behave because if I mess up, N and Elf (not to mention my friends that are waiting outside) will kill me >< So I stayed seated, gripping and scratching the ends of our table to vent out excitement (and frustration) Their meal went on..and I continued to stare at Yoona and Sooyoung. Few minutes has passed and there it was..the first strike at my sanity! At one point, Yoona smiled shyly at me and I was seriously shocked! idfjdlgkjdgbkmdfmhlaedogfkjlm!! I dunno, maybe she caught me involuntarily smiling whilst staring at her..or probably I was looking stupidly awestruck..Gawd I hope it was the former even though that would look stupid too lol xD I stood up after that, walked back and forth in front of our table and debated with myself whether or not to rush to the SNSD table, whether or not to take a photo. I'm proud to report that better senses won and I sat back.

Fast forward to when I needed to go to the toilet xD

N, Elf and JR probably thought I used the toilet as an excuse to walk pass the SNSD table but I really needed to go. But I can't blame them..The toilet was just parallel to the SNSD table xD I walked towards it, staring at Yoona until I reached the toilet door. *censored toilet business lol* When I came out, the view was....erm....I dunno how to describe it but I saw all 8 of them! I can't remember their sitting arrangement anymore but I know Sunny and Hyoyeon was sitting opposite Yoona and Sooyoung. We were not sure that all of them (except Jessica) were there until that moment. I noted that Tiffany was the girl closest to our table but with her back on us! lol I would never knew if I haven't gone to the toilet xD I stayed standing in front of the toilet longer than a normal person would..again awestruck! >< I managed to walk back to our table and the girls were just about to have desserts. Oddly, same as my friends. I continued my creepy new hobby of staring at Yoona and Sooyoung while they eat but this time, I spared a couple of glances at Tiffany's back xD I really sound like a creep now LOL

Fast forward to the end of the luncheon..this is the highlight of my trip as this was when I saw Yoona up close..like inches close! And was personally greeted by Yuri...twice!! <3

N and Elf finished their meals a bit earlier than the SNSD so I stood up to give them space but whilst they were busy paying/getting ready to leave, SNSD and their scary friends started to move as well! Such luck! I forgot to mention that the table we had was on the side of the hallway which is the only way to go out of the restaurant. I was really lucky because SNSD walked passed our way to go out..they were just literally inches from me then!! And because I stood up from the table, I was sort of in their way but I couldn't move! The hallway's space is small and is most likely a one-way hallway but I'm small so they managed to get through xD I'm glad I did not faint that time and was able to witness Yoona check herself in the mirror behind me - I was standing slightly on Yoona's left side but I was in between Yoona and the wall with a mirror - so it was like she was fixing herself in front of me! My gaaaaaaawd! She's 48503948604593490 prettier up close! <3 It was as if that moment wasn't enough to kill me and the second strike at my sanity appeared! ..Yuri! She was a bit behind from the girls (honestly, I didn't notice she hasn't passed us yet because I was awestruck with the 7 SNSD up close) and was only walking with two Korean dudes and one girl. I was just recovering from the 7 amazing girls who just walked pass me (I was still standing in the way lol) and when I turned around, Yuri was there..standing right in front of me!! I was shocked and I think she was too xD I dunno what kind of face I had that time but whatever it was, it made Yuri smile, tilt her head forward and say 'annyeonghaseyo' <3 <3 <3 I dunno how to speak Korean but heck! I knew what that meant! I just wished I wasn't too dumbfounded and replied to her..but sadly, I was so shocked that I only managed to tilt my head forward out of reflex and smiled like a fool >< Yuri went to the toilet after that..lol my face was that horrible!? XD Anyways..to resist the temptation of following Yuri to the toilet (can I get creepier than this? XD) I went out to follow the other SNSD...and my friends who left me behind ._. My other friends were waiting outside and they were standing in the alley right where the SNSD used to walk towards their vans. We all have a good sense of direction! Har! They followed the girls to the vehicles but me and S stayed behind..I stood next to S and told him that Yuri is still inside. It wasn't long of a wait until Yuri came out and she walked in our direction, same alley, like the other girls. She probably noticed us admiring her and she nodded once to us! <3 I wouldn't count on her remembering me, the shocked girl from earlier, but if she did, well...wooooooow! I'll be most honoured! She was with the same girl from the restaurant and the woman seemed scary so I didn't try to ask for an autograph or took pictures. I didn't have a pen that time too so bleh >< Yuri followed the others to the vans' direction soon after and we did so as well. My other friends were standing by the vans when I got there, calling out their favourite member's name, saying 'I'm sorry that we have disturbed you' and things like, 'have a safe trip' and 'we're from the UK' xD I didn't say anything but I did get near to the vans to see them. The scary managers wouldn't let the girls give autographs but they didn't shove us away either. So we just stood there, waving at the girls and they waved back!! <3 I think they were rather nice compared to the other artists who probably close the doors. Tiffany even said 'I'm so sorry we cant sign..thank you for coming' or something with that context in English!! Her voice and accent is so cute! <3 There were more waving and greeting after that..but in the end, we left first as our train going back home will leave soon.

Whilst we were checking in, she-who-must-not-be-named phoned us (if you read the other fan accounts, you'd probably figured out who's this girl by now lol) and spazzed about meeting Jessica in a museum with her mum and she managed to get an autograph! And a photo with her! OMG! We were so jealous and regretted that we left >.< But oh wells..What I experienced is enough and I shall treasure the memories.