Let's talk about Gary Chaw.

Many many KAMSAHAEYO to Eric Omma for bringing me to watch Gary Chaw's FIRST CONCERT!
We agreed that, as much as we initially wanted to go watch the concert (buy ticket)... but in the end we didn't... because we are Malaysians, so therefore:
- We too lazy go buy tickets.
- We want to buy the cheapest tickets available. But then we also wanted good seats.
- Good seats = VIP RM300+ seats. But Gary is not someone we would want to spend that much for.
So in the end, we just forgot about the whole thing and concentrate back on more important matters (Omma on Eric, me on my 13. Bliss.).

But ah, luckily, she manage to get FREE TICKETS!
And VIP dei *runs around screaming in delight*!~

I'm so glad i still roughly remember the way to Bukit Jalil, but i must remember the correct places to park there so i don't need to walk so bloody far lor... so tiring...
I don't mind walking but limited for shopping. If for parking... er... tak mau lor...


Anyways, my review on the concert!

I really like Gary's voice. I especially like listening to him talk LIVE - not through any media devices - but LIVE. Very sexy voice when he speaks!
As for his singing, you can see very obviously during the concert that he is a very good singer (rarely tone problem etc)with a very nice voice, albeit listening to it too much (like example the whole duration of the concert), is a bit "too much" for me. It can actually give you a nauseatic feel in the end... somehow...

But that nevermind... his songs are nice!
However. Omg i got traumatized by the concert after attending it.
HIS COSTUMES DAMN FREAKING UGLY OK!!!
Honestly, i've been to loads of concerts, fan meetings etc... tons of times. His is by far the concert with the most horrible costumes EVER!!
Everytime he appear with a new costumer, its either i have a disgusted look on my face, or i'm busy laughing before i can pull back a straight face to continue "enjoying" the concert.
But even so, in my mind my brain is like telling me: "STOP WATCHING THIS! YOU'RE DIRTYING YOUR EYES! SCREAM AND RUNAWAY WITH YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!", that sort. Ugh.

Even the dancers costumes are horrible. If i'm his dancers i'll feel so humiliated. Especially the "monster-attack" part. PURPLE ORANGE TIGHT-OUTFIT MONSTER? NURSE MONSTER? What is this?
Its even more kialang than the monster from the Korean movie er... literally translated as Monster (the official title is The Host).


Another thing is the damsel in distress.
People lock in cage is in damn distress one lor, but she damn hiao from what i see. Like... OMG!!
And the stupidest part is, after "defeating" the horribly horrible monsters whose even more horrible than real monsters, Gary went upstage to rescue the "damsel", but instead of opening the door, he just stood cooly next to the cage in a pose, and then the damsel open the door herself to run to Gary.
Er... if you can open the door yourself, why not you just save yourself first? Perhaps helping Gary defeat the horribly horrible monsters whose even more horrible than real monsters as well?
Be a feminist man!!


Ok, that aside, throughout the concert you can see... well, Gary is a person very full of himself. Seriously.
On our way there Eric Omma was telling me some news on him, and i thought, well maybe the media depicted him wrongly?
But then after attending his concert. Ok, that guy SERIOUSLY full of himself.

But for one, you can't blame him exactly. His one of those artist who really went through a lot of hardship before being able to reach where he is now. If he wants to be full of himself, let him be, he deserves it i guess.
For another, it could be that his actually trying to "crack jokes" with all those comments he made about himself, but people just take him seriously and so think his very full of himself. Like, trying to be funny, but fail nya.
I could relate to that; i'm always misunderstood for one, for another everytime i'm joking people would just take me seriously... like... seriously??? When am i ever serious???

Also, Eric Omma commented his very bad at "gao qi fen", so it could be him making all those comments is to "gao qi fen"... but just fail nya.


Being full of himself aside; notice i kept using that word? Because i won't call him sombong or proud. His just seriously full of himself.
Anyways, that aside, you can really see he really appreciate where he is now. The few times when he accepted flowers from his fans at the rock zone, the way he thank them, you can see his really grateful.
He don't just say "thanks" once. He kept repeating it in Mandarin and English a few times until the flower is actually safely into his arms (taking presents from fans at rock zone is difficult, because they are standing at a lower level, and don't forget his hands will be mobbed by his other hamsap fans). I actually counted at least three times each time!

So like i say before, he wants to be full of himself let him be, he deserves it after everything his been through, as long as he knows how he got there, and is grateful and appreciative of everything, it's ok.


Being an ELF, because you're just so used to being loved and appreciated, i find it difficult to find liking for idols who don't show their appreciation to their fans.
Saying is one thing, action is another. Even if its just words, you can feel whether or not its sincere or just saying for the sake of saying nya.

On another matter, my 13 boys has been through an awful lot too, particularly leader who i can say, all the years he went through is similar to Gary's but just in a different way. I find that those artists who has been through a lot PRIOR to debut always especially appreciate their fans even more than usual.
As compared to artists who go through a lot after debut; those are nothing compared to pre-debut problems.


Oh, another thing i want to note for Gary's concert...
Gosh, i know his English is good. BUT I CAN'T UNDERSTAND A SINGLE WORD OUT OF HIS ENGLISH SONGS!! Even if its those oldies songs i've heard before!
I can understand DongHae singing in English even better, and that is saying something because DongHae is not from an English-speaking language, but rather his good pronounciation is through his hardwork.
... or maybe its just because DongHae and ELF just connects, so even if his speaking gibberish we can still understand?

Anyways, i guess it's cause Gary's accent is really strong, to the extend that even when his speaking in Cantonese, i was actually struggling to try to depict what his trying to say. Funnily enough, i can only understand him sing in Mandarin, speak in only Mandarin and English. Sing in English and Cantonese... er... langsung tak faham. And i think i killed a few brain cells just by trying to guess what his trying to sing and say.


Overall, i would give 8/10 for his performance, 7/10 for stage performance and -5/10 for his outfits and costumes (note the negative - his lucky i don't sue for emotional disorder).

It's a good concert, and i know i enjoyed it despite the traumatizing parts... and yeah, his a Malaysian talent =D!

Gosh Malaysians are so bloody talented!~
*cue kena influence by Gary's full-of-himself-ness*



KAMSA ERIC OMMA!