- This week on Not Your Average Train Girls. - I love how she said blindly, but she was the one swiping her car every time. And then she knew what was happening. She was like, this is how people get addicted to gambling, swipe. - We are back from K-Con LA, and we're here to tell you all about it. From freaking out over the Supreme Taman, yet again, screaming over a boy next door and becoming besties with CB1, here's our experience at K-Con LA 2024. Check it out. ♪ What's up, you guys ♪ ♪ It is Not Your Average Train Girls ♪ Back with another week of K-pop-ness, it should grow cat. It's been a minute, it's been a minute, a minute. - Oh gosh. - Every time. - It's been a minute, but we're here, we're back. I miss Ace. I miss boy next door. I miss CB1. I miss a lot of people. I mean, post concert depression is hitting, hitting for real. Every time I get out of bed, I'm like, "No, I have nothing to live for." (laughing) - Damn. - Damn. - Except for we're about to see what this water bomb lineup is gonna be. - Oh yeah! Which I, okay. Hello everyone, it's Tareka. And as we all know, first and foremost, before I am a black woman, I am a hater. (laughing) Just kidding. I'm a black woman first, but it's a close second. It's a hater. And the water bomb lineup, I'm really praying that it's like not for me. Like I hope it's great for everyone else. Like they're like, "Oh my God, it's my favorite artist "I wanna see you, but I hope it's like no one I wanna see "because I literally, physically cannot go." So, I'm really hoping that it's like, "Oh, that's cute." But like, it's not anyone I would wanna go see. Like I'm praying for that. So. - Yikes. - Yikes. - Don't say yikes. (laughing) - Wow. - Also, just like I'm missing people too, specifically 127, please come back to me. Thank you. - And hello everybody, this is Carolina and I'm also suffering from the post concert depression of 80s and then K-Con and then who else has we seen in the middle of it all? - Straight kids, I'm all about the mood that we weren't there. - Literally. - Literally. - We're still feeling it. - Damn, I wish I would have been there. But it's been, it's been a while, okay? Listen, in the middle of everything, we've just been traveling and going to concerts. So, yeah, that's, today is another catch up and we're here to tell you also about everything about K-Con because we just got back from that and it was a wild time out there and everything was different, but like in a good way. I liked it. It had good elements, it had better elements than last year. - Yes, but it also had questionable elements. - Yes. - I like how they did the convention this year. - Yes, that was, that was, yes, yes. Okay, so let's, let's preface that we got back from K-Con last weekend. Monday, we should say, we all arrived back to our homes. - Dead tired, dead tired, no sleep running on 0.0 hours. - Literally and we slept for a whole day. - Oh yeah, when I got back on Monday, I slept that whole day. - Yep, like that was needed. Yeah, 'cause, woo, they saw me at work on Tuesday but I was still not there, I was still not there. I was just like, mm-hmm, am I gonna see Matthew across the street? Oh, yep, yep, there he is. There he is 'cause that's how I felt at the convention. I was like, see me one is here? Oh, I turned, see me one is there. Oh my God, look up, see me one is there. - Yep, listen, CJ said, you are our boy group, you are doing everything. Put you to work, put you to work. But we should start day one. When we arrived, not day one of K-Con. - Yeah, Thursday, we arrived in the morning and we had the crazy idea, let's go do stuff. Yep, not just, you know, chill and, you know, take the day in. - Well, that was our original plan. We were just like, yeah, let's just chill. - But that didn't work. - And that did not work out. - It should have been-- - It didn't work out for us because Ace announced to pop up and then ZB1 announced-- - The Grammy Museum. - The Grammy Museum, yep. - And the boys were also in town that night. - That's true, I forgot. There was a lot of fucking happening out there. - Dang. - But we arrived, we changed in the bathroom of the airport. - Yeah, we did, horrible. - We got our rental car and then we went straight to the Ace pop up, which I don't think they were ready for what happened. - No. - But, high in sight, we saw Ace. - It was a great time. - It was a great time. - We were in the blistering heat, but we saw Ace. - And we saw Dunhill with a puppy, it was great. - We did, like front and center. - Front, like, front and center. - They were really cute, they were really excited to take their little photos, like it was precious. - Yeah, they were just, like, all inside. What did they do, 'cause, like, they did that Thursday, but Friday they went back. - And they did the same thing. - That time they had cake. - Oh. - Yeah, there was cake and-- - We were the guinea pig. - I was like, cake? - Well, cake for them. - Oh. - Okay, for us. - Damn. - There was cake celebrating the end of their US tour. - Okay, okay, okay. - And then, like, celebrating the pop up. - Yes. - So, yeah, they just did the same thing, but they were much more interactive on Friday than they were on Thursday. 'Cause I feel like on Thursday, they were like, "Holy shit, what the fuck?" - Yep, yep, yep. They were not, I don't think they were expecting it. Because even when you RSVP for it, they were just like, "Oh, like, make sure, "like, if we do RSVP, it's that you're for sure going." And, like, even then, when I are RSVP, it was already at, like, 100 and something people. And I was just like, "Damn, this place must be, like, "it's big, and they have like a, you know, "like a hello 82 type of thing." - No. - No, it was not. - Kind of even a photo studio. - Yep, I was just like, "I don't know how this is gonna work, "but okay." But, I mean, they were great. They gave us vitamin water. - That's true. - Coke. - Coke. - Yes. - Not the kind you put in your nose, the tiny drink. - Coke, Coca Cola. - Coke, okay. - They gave us sugar. - They gave us sugar. - Which is what we needed in the blistering heat. - Yes. - We weren't, I mean, I don't think I've ever stepped foot in Culver City, so that was nice. - Yeah, it was the first time. - Yeah, it was very nice. This is unrelated, but we got the famous air wand smoothies, the $20 smoothies. - I'll get it, yeah. - It was an experience. Will I do it again? Yes. (laughing) - I feel good. - At this time, I'll make sure that no other bitch steals our smoothies. - Yeah, people are stealing our smoothies. I'm minding people just like, hang out. I know people used to do that at Starbucks. They just hang out around the corner when they call out people's names, just nasty drinks. Like, at my university, people do that all the time. But like, we weren't, we were in, like, Culver City. - We were in the red part of town here, right? - A grocery store where a pack of crackers is like $30. - You know what I mean? - So like, I was like, what? I saw cornbread there, and I looked at it, and I was like, I'm not even gonna look at your price. - Girl, I saw a pack of kiwis, like fresh kiwis cut up. You know, usually Fred Myers, like $4, $13. - So what, those kiwis better make me rich. - They're organic kiwis. - $13 kiwis. - $13 kiwis. - When you bite into them, it tastes like money. It's also smoothie, it's wild. - Yeah. - Anyways, it was good. I also got a smoothie, it was good, but yeah, I know. But I was just like, okay, whatever. I should have gotten a strawberry one though. - I don't know why you did it. That's like your good food. - I know. I'm gonna have to go back and take these-- - Right, great. - Dang, now, yeah. Dang, now we gotta go back and get other ones, dang. - Anyway, besides the smoothies-- - Yes, smoothies. - Smoothies, smoothies. - We then got Shake Shack, because that's just my go-to food. Love Shake Shack, love Shake Shack. Tera, 'cause first time experiencing Shake Shack. - Yes, it was. - That's crazy. - Why, why would I go to Shake Shack when I have a water burger? - Exactly. - Oh, okay, like-- - Shake Shack, exactly. - I only get Shake Shack, 'cause that's my option. - Yeah. - If I had a water burger, I wouldn't be a Shake Shack never. - Like, dang, I like Shake Shack. Anyways, yeah, we went to eat, and then after that, we dropped off Kat and Kenzie to go watch CB1 in their glory. - Me and Kenzie went to the Grammy Museum, which, shout out to Mimi for giving me. - Yeah. - But yeah, so we went to the Grammy Museum thing, which was so much fun. It was very not what I was expecting, but also great. It was very small. I mean, I knew it was like small intimate, it was like 200 people max, but I didn't realize how small an intimate it was, until you're like sitting down, and I'm like, the rose back, but I was still like, an eye shot. Like, they're right there. They're like, right there. - How was that? - Like, it's-- - Let us know. - Oh, it was-- - Yeah. - Yeah. (laughing) 'Cause they walked in next to the section that me and Kenzie were sitting in, and I was like-- - Whoa, whoa, whoa! That's them. And then they walked on stage, and they were just standing there in all their glory, and then they were just sitting there and-- (laughing) - Yeah, we sang "Dang How Happy Birthday", 'cause it was his birthday in that day, and yeah, they were a mess, as I anticipated. They were hilarious. It was a great time. They were talking about each other's moist lips. (laughing) - Love that. - Love that. - One is crazy. - They were talking about, Ricky was talking about how Zarosa's favorite flavor? - Crazy. - Love that. - That flavor he could eat for the rest of his life. - Crazy! (laughing) - I love that. And yeah, and then Hanbin was just like, "What the fuck are we doing here?" (laughing) Everyone shut up. - I know that him as the leader is just like-- - He's like, "I don't--" - How do I come back from this? (laughing) - It was last every day. I just know it. Every time he just turns around the corner, questionable things. - Yeah, Matthew was trying. He was like, "Whoa, y'all." Whoa, and this is Matthew we're talking about. He was like, "Hold on." - He's like, "We're the Grammys, hold on." (laughing) - He was like, "Wait a minute, we need to be classy." (laughing) "We need to be classy." - I mean, he's just like, "Oh, you won the Risler?" - The Risler? - Oh my God, him Ris face. - I love Matthew. - Cuban was roasting the host. - Yeah. - It was a great time. (laughing) - It was hilarious. - Honestly, I love, I love idols of today. - June was dead silent. I don't know if he was nervous, scared, what have you, but nothing came out of his mouth. Him and Teddy, barely anything. They said, "English." (laughing) - Not even that. - Not even that. - There was a whole chance later. (laughing) - But they probably were like jet lag and everything too. - Oh, 100%. They literally landed and went straight there. But yeah, it was great. It was a fun time. They did some songs. We were loud as hell. And the girl was like, "I've never," 'cause she's the one that curates most of the Grammy Museum stuff. She was like, "I've never had a crowd this rowdy here." I said, "Oh my God, we're ghetto." (laughing) - A little child, bigger child. - She said, "It's the ghetto." - Yeah. - That's just fun. I feel like they have fun. - No, it was funny. - Yeah. - But like the way she said it, she was like, "Yeah, yeah. "We've never had a crowd this rowdy before." I said, "Oh my God." - And y'all had a teeny in there, so damn. Apparently, a teeny was like very like, 'cause a girl sitting next to me was there for a teeny as well, or aties. And she was like, "It was very like quiet "because it was like a conversation "and everybody was really respectful "and wanted to hear it and then to see the one "we were just like, "Yeah, we're slow!" (laughing) Different groups is probably because you and a whole look at them like, "If y'all don't shut the fuck up." (laughing) - I don't fucking murder you. We had the Grammy museum shut up. - And there's Matthew. (laughing) - Yeah, literally Matthew's just like, "You won't tell me I'm cute again? "Do it again, do it again." - The Risler. But yeah, it was fun to be a part of. It was interesting experiencing it. And so, yeah, I'd do it again. It was fun. - Yeah. - Yeah, they were like right there. And me and the girl sitting next to me were the only ones with our light sticks on. (laughing) - Love that. - Dead looked at us. Every single member I was like, "Okay, this is too much attention for me." 'Cause you could turn on-- - Instead of-- - Do not cast it. - Do not cast it. Yeah, cast it, stop pursuing me. Meanwhile, she went to the same with the light stick. (laughing) But bitch, I didn't act. (laughing) Because when they walked in, they're like, "You're not allowed to turn them on." We were like, "Oh, damn, okay." And then the last song me and her was just like, "Fuck it, what the gonna do?" And they were like, "Gimme out, it's done." (laughing) We turned them on and we were in the back like, "Pup, pup, pup." - Oh my God. And Gunook was like, "Okay, bitch, calm down." (laughing) - I just love the energy that they brought. CB1 is just chaos in a bottle. - I saw them more than literally my own parents. (laughing) - Yeah, they everywhere. - Everywhere. - I turned around, they really were. - I was expecting to see them when I went to the bathroom at this point. Like are they gonna be in the cell next to me? Like who knows? Are they gonna be popping out of the scene? - Ah, pup, pup, pup, pup, pup, pup. - The little door people that like in the fancy hotels, they like greet you with the towel and stuff afterwards. Like is that what's gonna happen everywhere? - Literally everywhere. They literally, they were like, "We were cops for the money." (laughing) - They have them doing everything. - Everything. - Everything. - They said you are our group. - They were even promoting whatever food they were there. - Maybe go, maybe go, yeah. - They were just like, yeah, this is-- - We're making lunch boxes. - Right here. - Yeah, right now. - Yeah, we are. And Matthew was just like, "I like the soy one better." And everybody's just like, "What?" That's all I remember hearing. Well passing by there. 'Cause I heard that I was like, "Is that TV one?" I turned, that's them. They're right there. - What were they making? - No idea. - They were making lunch boxes. - Like chicken. It was like soy chicken. - It was chicken, okay. 'Cause I was like, I know they're making lunch, but like what were they making? But it was chicken. It was like dumplings and chicken and stuff like that. - Yeah, and then there were like two kinds of chicken. And that's when all I remember is that that's how I was walking. I was like, "Oh, there's TV one again." And that's when Matthew was just like, "I like the soy one." - Ah, great taste, Matthew. I too like the soy ones. (laughing) - It was just so funny. Like it was just so funny, but yeah. But that was Thursday. Like after that, we just went out, like got some food and everything, but-- - Hit up BCD, as you do. - As you do. - As you do. - That soup always hits. - It's not KCON if you're not hitting up BCD. - Exactly, not exactly. But yeah, but then Friday, past five. So we like got checked in, did everything. - It was our first day of KCON. - Yes. - First convention day. We got to see the new convention at five. - Which was, okay, so I loved it. Like how they did it. I really liked how they, 'cause the meet and greet stuff was always like, okay, yeah, it's private, whatever. But I like how now everything's all in that one same space. So if you wanted to, you could see it. Like, only the people that got the meet and greet could go in to like obviously do the thing. But it was just more open, more like available for everybody to look at everything. Like the stages were separated. - Yep. - Enough that no matter where you were, like-- - You weren't clashing into each other. - Exactly. - Yeah. - And then, you know, you had the meet and greet stage, you had the KCON stage. - Connecting stage. - The connecting stage. - The connecting stage. So I don't know, like how they did the layout, I really liked it. I feel like it wasn't like clustered all together. - Yeah, 'cause I feel like the mistake they made last year is having the KCON stage be essentially a part of the convention. - Yes. - Yes. - Because depending on the artist, you're never gonna be able to walk anywhere. - Yep, exactly. 'Cause that's what happened last year. Like, if you would rise with every-- - Literally, everybody in that stage. So yeah, so I like that they put that, the KCON stage is just like a separate thing, especially because the KCON stage was like, okay, like props to them because the KCON stage improves so much. Like, imagine you go and maybe you, like, couldn't get like the best seats for the concert, but you wait in there for KCON stage and you can see your faves, like front row and they do, you know, it's like a performance. - It's a 30 minute set, yeah. - So, but you're there and at least have that. - Yeah. - And I mean, if you think about it, the KCON stage, you get more songs from them than you would at the show. - Exactly, exactly. - Yeah, exactly. - And then you had artists that went there that didn't even perform in-- - Were performing at the concert itself, so it was like, you know, other people, like, if you wanted to go see them, you at least got that with them. - Yeah. - There was an initiative. - Like a mini show, exactly. - Yeah, they had a lot of artist booths, which I thought was cool. They had a Stacy booth and hype it. - Uh-huh. - Craxy, like, all these different, like, artist booths. And then the artists showcase area where they have, like, the light sticks and the-- - Oh my God, I think-- - That was really cool. - All that stuff was a really cool, like, addition, like, the history, I guess, of each artist that we were performing was really cool. - I love that, like, the showcase of the light sticks, too. - In the fashion, like, their-- - Yeah, yeah. - So, everybody that was performing there, like, that was-- - Their stage outfits. Yeah, it was really cool. - I really love that, like, that section of it all. I love them. The people working there were great. - Yeah. - Yeah. That lady we kept seeing every time, she was so cute. So happy to be there. - Yeah, shout out to her. I don't know your name, but she was a little-- Was she blonde, a little blonde? - Yeah, she was. - She was super sweet, and she was just happy to be there. Like, you could tell, like, she didn't volunteer 'cause, like, oh, this is a chick. She volunteered 'cause it's like, this is gonna be great! Like, she was so excited. - She really liked it. - Yeah. - I think everything was much more organized. - Yes. - 'Cause that's people have gone multiple years. There's been some years that it was very chaotic. - And it was-- - And it was much, okay. - And it was, like, chaotic in the sense of, like, you couldn't find certain things. - Yeah, it was. - Or you couldn't get anywhere, just because stuff that was going on. - Yes. - And it was, like, when me and Tareka, or when you did the star stage for A.T.'s that year, me and Tareka did it and hyped in. Like, you could barely walk when two events were going on 'cause they were so-- - Close. - Fan-witched together. - Mm-hmm. - And, or, like, the McDonald's booth when they had A.T.'s there that year, girl. You-- - Yeah, that was in one. - Anywhere over there. Also, it was just like, yeah, the stages were separated enough and they had things in the middle enough that it wasn't so clustered. So, like, they had the huge, like, galaxy booth, they had the big line friends booth, which was amazing. - Oh, I love that they did that. That was so smart. - You know when booth-- - What they should have done line, they should have been like, oh, we don't have this in stock, but you can pay and we'll-- - Ship it, yeah. - Like, they should have had something like that. - Yeah, 'cause we went for those plushies, yeah. - 'Cause we went up and so much of the ZB1 stuff was like sold out. - Sold out, sold out. - And so we were like, ah damn, but I got what I, you know? - But shout out to all of Young 'cause they did that. They were like, if you want to, if you don't wanna carry it back, like, it's free shipping, if you order it here, and we'll ship it to you. I was like, oh, oh. - See, that's smart, that is so smart. - Which also, like, skincare beauty was very high demand this year. - Yeah. - They had major booths, so like, the all of Young, like, area was humongous. - Yeah, yep, yep. - It was huge. Tier tier was a really big booth. - Mixoon! - Oh my god, that was mine. - Mixoon, mixoon. - Mixoon. - Yeah, I'm so-- - And mixoon had a good promotion going like, you know you spend the wheel, whatever, you get freebies, no matter what you got, but also there was a chance of getting, like, full-size items. - The other was, yeah. - Exactly, 'cause he got them. - Literally, Terry and I were just like, damn it! - Yeah. - But the first day, the first day I spent that weird. He said, three free items, I said, goddamn, okay. I was like, that's the money I was gonna spend on mixoon anyways, so. - Yup, yup, yup. - But yeah, but I just liked how they did. I feel like a lot of more brands, especially like skincare brands, were more like, you know, like last year we talked about Monyo and how they gave out like full-size, like, stuff, like products, and now they're like, their business grew in the state side, 'cause of that, like more people like it. But I hear now, like, for example, mixoon, you would just go in, spend the wheel, and no matter what you got, you'd still get freebies on something else, so. - Yeah. - Like, for me, that was great, because I've never heard of the brand, but I know that, and Ken see, like, use it all the time, and I was just like, okay, well, now I get to try it, and now I have multiple of like, you know, the cleanser and things like that, that I can try. I do wanna buy those pads, though. They look cool. - The toner pads? - Yes, they look cool as hell. - Yeah, I want those eye patches, 'cause I use their face wash, so I was like, I need these eye patches. - That's a face wash I'm using right now. - Do you like it? - So far so good, yeah. - Yay. - I like it, I like how my skin feels and everything, but let me tell you about the best thing I bought, though. You're welcome. - The moisturizer, hold on, where's it at? - So, in KCON, there is, like, beauty, I call them the beauty lanes, so there's like three lanes of like, beauty vendors. And these are vendors that are small, either skincare companies from Korea, cosmetics companies from Korea, that maybe have like a super viral, like, one thing. So this company, House of Doha, they are a company that went viral recently for their sunscreen because their sunscreen is made in a biodegradable packaging. So when you're done with it, you just rip it off and you can reuse the lid for another sunscreen that you buy from them, but it's biodegradable, so you can literally plant it and it'll just dissolve into the earth. So they went viral for that, and so I saw them and I was like, oh my God, I saw this everywhere. I really wanted to try out their products. I was actively looking for serum for hyperpigmentation just 'cause I get, like, cystic acne, and then they had like all these other products and she was like, well, this is our rice wash and this is this, and I'm a bitch that loves rice wash, I love tochia, I'm a tochia girly. But again, tochia is a very established company. - Yes, they are. - Like, they are kind of the first people that did rice-based products, so they are the kind of holy grail for the rice wash industry. - Got you. - But when I saw that they did rice wash, I was like, my God, I love rice wash. - Yeah, and then she told me about it and I was just like, cool, yeah, I know that rice is good for your face. So I went there and the girl put, that lady put just a little bit of that moisturizer on my hand and I was like, give me that thing right now because holy crap, that was so nice. So this is, yeah, so I purchased the-- - And then they had a UV camera? - Oh my God. - Yes. - That doesn't wear sunscreen? - I don't. - So when she saw her face without the UV camera without the sunscreen. - Yeah, so, okay, so basically I show up and I'm like, hey, like my friend told me about this, like I wanna check it out, okay, whatever. And she's like, okay, like, well, do you have any, like, I'm looking at myself in the camera and I'm like, oh, that's a UV thing. And then the lady is just like, oh yeah, like, okay, well, do you have any sunscreen on? And I look there and no, I don't. She's like, well, yeah, I can see that, that you don't have any on, I was just like, first of all, why are you judging me like that, but I guess. Anyway, but also that's the day that like, we just like ran out anyways, whatever. The point is that I didn't have any, she gave me some and then I saw it on the UV camera, I was like, oh my God, look, it's so cool. Now I need a different color, whatever, that's really cool, okay. And I got a sample of the sunscreen, but when she put that moisturizer on my hand, I said, so, give me that, give me that, give me that moisturizer. (laughing) But yeah, but I bought the facial moisturizer, it's freaking great, amazing. My face feels like a baby's butt anytime. Like, it's so, so good. I even went, like, she gave me a code after, like, to buy stuff. I went back and bought some more stuff online with that discount. So, yes, this is great. I got their travel kit to try out like their toner and everything and their, the wash, like the facial wash, which is a powder, which I'm not too fond of, just because I feel like, I'm always on the, I am a person that washes my face in the shower, so I feel like I'm gonna drop it everywhere and there goes the product, so. - I'm currently using the toner from the travel pack, I think, or, no, I got a sample of it, so I'm using it, I haven't used my travel 'cause I have the sample of toner, I like it. I like it. - It's really good, I tried it the other night. - Yeah, I feel like it's light on my face and I was just like, okay, I don't feel like it's gonna break me out or anything. It's very, like, just light and it preps my skin. - Stay tuned for a TikTok about all the skincare that we got. - Yeah! - There you go. - Yeah, 'cause it was good, that was the skincare. - 'Cause bitch, I bought, I spent money. - Yeah. - That and then the makeup and everything, they also had, like, good deals and, I mean, and again, like, how they separated everything 'cause they have that, then they have the marketplace, which was, like, you know, the, like, the shirts. - Handmade, handmade stuff. - Handmade stuff. - The core was there, there was a bunch of, like, earring vendors. - Yeah, shout out to all the jewelry vendors because me and Carolina went in on the jewelry. (laughs) Like, the earrings and rings, like, oh, they're so cute. - Oh yeah, there was such, like, such cute things out there today, and I'm sorry today at that, at the convention, and just everything about it, like, I mean, I heard it was there. They were doing, they had a booth. They were doing, like, interviews and stuff, so that was really cool to have, like, a more intimate thing with certain artists. - And I think something that got lost in K-Con along the years was having K-drama actors later, and we finally got some K-drama actors, so it was really awesome to see, like, Park Min-young and Ron, even though he's formerly an idol, and he's been to K-Con before, but Ron, and Kim Suhyun, like, it was really cool to see, like, those people, and not only those people, but them have an insane turnout, like, every time they did, like, their meet and greet stage or anything, it was packed. - Yep. - Packed, because it's like, again, it's like, that's an appeal. You have people that only watch K-drama. They don't really listen to K-pop. Maybe they listen to one group or two, but it's nothing serious, and then they watch K-drama actors, like, religiously. So that's why, like, it's such a good thing that they're bringing that back. - Yeah, you can ask, Tareka, like, I ran. - Yep. - When I saw Kim Suhyun, his meet and greet, I was like, (laughs) 'Cause I was like, "What?" - It does. - And, like, we talked about it a little bit, the disappointment of food streets. - Oh, yeah. - For the past couple of years with K-Con, the food was good this time, but it was very, like, limited, so, like, you had to eat the same thing, like, every day. - Yeah. - Unless you wanted to kind of go out of the convention to, like, eat, which is, like-- - But it's like, you're there, you don't want to-- - You don't want to miss anything. At times, you, like, want to grab a bite and be ready for K-Con. Like, again, like, the convention, that's the one thing some people don't understand. Like, throughout the whole three days-- - There's always something happening. - There's always something happening. Yeah, so, like, for example, Kat was just like, "I want to see Ace," and they kept going to the Ace booth, and she kept missing them. (laughs) And I'm like, "Girl, you're gonna have to camp out over there." Like, that's the only way. And I was like, "No, I want to do everything!" - Exactly. So it's like-- - Don't tell me what to do! - There's literally something happening every time. - Everywhere. - Everywhere at every booth, at random, you would see, like-- And then, you know, you had the artists when they were walking towards, like-- - Girl, yeah, I was walking to find them, and a boy next door was just like, "Oh!" (laughs) - They just passed by, like, it was, yeah. Who was it, your son, and P-1? Jung-so. - Jung-so? - Jung-so did a heart with me, so it was cute. It was so cute. I was just like, "I put my hand on it," and he said, "Yeah." - Oh my God, that's my mom's best friend. (laughs) - It was so cute. Like, it was a good time. Like-- - She was like, "TT!" - Yep. - "T-I, too!" - How's it going on, T? I'm like, "Yeah!" - Oh, and seeing boy next door to passing by. - We have a-- - Gone. - How? - We have turned Carolina and Tarica into One Doors, everybody, it was a successful-- - Like, I already like them, but seeing them there was a successful-- - Just, um, turn of events. - Like, I was already listening to all their music and everything, but they-- - Tarica was just, yes. She turned to us and she said, "I need to know everything." - Yep. Then we're talking boy next door to the concerts. The concert. (laughs) I just wanna say that during the concert, like, at night, boy next door was performing, and we were losing our-- - Oh, shit. - We were losing it. We were losing our minds just going crazy. We were just like, "Yeah, girl next door!" And I was yelling. - And then, okay, so let's put this into perspective for everyone. So where we were sitting was the PR section, right? So right above that section is like the press boxes, you know, like the fancy boxes you get if you're important. So we were sitting right below that, but you can see us from these boxes, and we were just, "Oh, it's way in the fire!" Yeah! Like, going crazy, like, going fucking nuts, screaming for Jay Hyun, screaming for Tesson, screaming for Lehigh, and woo-hah, listen. Like, nobody was off limits, and there was people behind us. They were like, "Yeah, boy next door!" We were like, "Hell, yeah, boy next door!" And so, at one point, this man is literally screaming, "But, I'm sorry, like, yeah!" And I turned around, and I'm like, "Fuck yeah!" We're like, "Yeah, boy next door!" We were like, hype and boy next door heavy, like, hard. We were like having the time of our lives every time they show up, even 'cause they'd emcee'd a couple of times, and we're like, "Yes!" "Fucking boy next door!" And the people behind us also, these men, are just like, "Yeah!" And we're just like, "Boy next door!" And we're like, "Hell yeah, like, boy next door!" Yeah, it was K-O-Z's staff, everybody. It was K-O-Z. K-O-Ziko was right behind us, in that box. That's why, on to this day, I looked at this man straight in the eye, and I said, "Fuck yeah!" And I didn't know that man was, 'cause if it was K-O, it would have recognized him, but he, yeah. Yeah, we had a moment there. It was great, I mean-- - Yeah, just K-O-Z's staff, like, "Yeah, boy next door!" "Fuck yeah, boy next door!" And I know that they went back, K-O was probably there, like, "Hell yeah, did good." (laughing) It's like, these four bitches that were out there screaming for you all the whole time, the whole fucking time. You're welcome. Like, this is it, this is it, yo, yeah, no, it was so good. The concerts, too, like, I feel like one of, they started them earlier this year. Yeah, they did. Especially Sunday, because they were-- They felt very quick this year. Yes, it did. But then you look at the time, and you've been there almost three hours. But it felt very like-- Like, da, da, da, da, da, da, da. The way that they did the all the transitions and stuff was, like, crazy, and I feel like now, like, too, well, by them starting out a little bit earlier, I do think some people miss, like, the beginning, beginning, you know how they do, like, the pre-show, but even especially, like, Sunday, 'cause Sunday is starting way early because of it was being recorded for CCW. But yeah, but the concerts were great. I mean, first day-- Hey, Damon. It's your god. Goin' next door. Goin' next door. ZB1. Oh my god, also at the convention, they had a gacha thing at KCON, how dare y'all take my money like that. Blindly, y'all took my money, blindly. You said, "Here's Kirk out there." I said, "You say what?" And I love how she said, "Blindly," but she was the one swiping her car every time. (laughing) And then she knew what was happening. She was like, "This is how people get addicted to gambling, swipe." (laughing) It was so good, though. I just, I love that this year they had so many, just, like, random, like, things in the convention. I was just like, "Yes, yes, I'm here for this." It all matches. It's all part of the plan. Kepler was their first night. Yes, they did their back door cover, great. Oh my god, yes. Obviously, boy, next door, Tayman. Why can't I think of-- P1, right? P1 was on night one, weren't they? I think. They also performed on Friday. Wow. Friday and Saturday. I love that I got to see P1. We killing it. Da, da, da, da, da. They're so good. But yeah, P1 was another one. They were fucking everywhere. You're everywhere. Bitch, I turned around and I was like, "Hey, ho!" (laughing) Everywhere, they were everywhere. You know what? And we said it. This year, we were just like, "This year, our cake on trip "was super, super quick." But next year, we got to be there like four days before and a week after. Yeah, 'cause they would do everything. 'Cause I had a-- Yeah! See what Harmony Hello 82 of that? Crazy. I should have been there. I should have been there. Manager Kiho, absolutely. Kiho telling me not-- Don't leave me-- Don't leave me-- Don't leave me a shit, I'ma steal it. Exactly. I said, "Oh!" I'm going to D-Festa. Yeah, a bunch of people went to D-Festa. But they were like doing things all over LA. Yeah. They were like getting smart, because everybody goes to K-Con for K-pop stuff. So if you're there, want something else. Not as well, yeah. Except for the boys, I'm so sorry. Your concert the same day as K-Con was not smart, but we move. But I heard it was a great time. Exactly. Yep, yep, we heard it was great. I'm sorry, I could not be there. Yeah, but yeah, but the concerts of K-Con again, amazing, incredible. I love that they keep doing the D-Festa. And then day one, we have the ZB1 K-Con stage, right? Was that day one? Yes, it was. That was true. We lucked out. We did. (laughs) We got a really good spot. We got such a good spot. We had no idea. And we were like, it was about to start. And we were like, ooh, and we just ran in there. And last minute, they were just like, yeah, go in there and like, okay. And then, and we got such a good spot. We did. It was crazy to think about. It was shocking. Literally. I did not think. No. Because we were just like, oh, we just going, oh, is it here? Okay. And they're like, yeah, go ahead. Yep. Well, I don't think we were supposed to be there. Hell no, we were supposed to be there. But they were like, yeah, go. And we're, I'm not gonna fight you. I'm not gonna say no. I'm not gonna say no. Hell no. Exactly. So I got interaction from all of them. Yeah. I would say, remember. Oh, Matthew was right in front of me. He was. Flexing. Yes, for you, he said. He said, yes. The gun show. Ah, love it. He said, God bless America. (laughs) It's just so funny. He's so funny. I love him. He's great. Carolina, every time he showed up, she's like, my god. Literally. There's, okay. So if y'all want to see proof of our weekend, there is a highlight on our Instagram of just the whole cake on experience. And there is a video where I am literally, literally at CB1, we're like, yeah. And then all of a sudden you just hear, my god. 'Cause it's, Matthew shows up. So there's proof. There's proof that this happened. Okay. This happened all weekend. I had a plan since the CB1's like, birth to turn Carolina into a massive Matthew stand. And it is working. And it's funny because it happened very organically because Katyn do shit. His sister did. Because-- And then I was like, oh, look at Matthew. Look at CB1. Oh my god, look at Matthew. Look at this picture of Matthew. Look at Matthew. Yep, that was her. She just continued. And I was like, oh my god, look how cute he is. Oh my god, Carolina, look at him working out. And then it was a down, it was like a snowball effect. You know, like in those cartoons when somebody gets trapped in the ice and then they roll and roll and roll and roll. And the snowball gets bigger and bigger and bigger. That was me. That's Carolina for Matthew. If it says anything, she bought photo card holders. I did. For Matthew. She does not have a single Matthew photo card. No, I don't. I don't even have a CB1 album. Nothing. I have nothing. Literally the only albums I buy now are Strikas and ATs because I'm just like, I'm going to continue these collections. She has no music on the photo card. Like I bought, yeah, I'm very selective now what albums I have and it's just because I have so many here that I'm just like, I can't do it. But yeah, I mean, it's a standy. I might take him to work. You're right. [LAUGHTER] She doesn't even have Changbin at her job. I have a little piggy at work. That's not the same now. When I find a standy for Changbin, then yeah. But for right now, my Changbin, you can't put a photo card in this. All right, I could in that one. But then I would have to draw a dog the life of it. I'm not doing that. Matthew already comes prepped in his little thing because I couldn't buy the other one. [LAUGHTER] The photo card is because I have to get-- OK, so in the line store, they ran out of the photo card holder that's like, you can put a key chain. So I have to get the other one, which is fine because whatever. It was cute. But it's one of those that you put on your desk and it just-- so it has a little thing for it to just stand up and be on your desk. So I was like, good to go wild because I was not-- because the four that were sold out were Hanbin, Cuban, Ricky, and Matthew. They were the ones that most of their shit were sold out. I wonder why. I said, you then, you-- My boy is popular? And I love that as he deserves. I got his hat, so I mean, I can't-- that's my idiot number two. That's my boy. [LAUGHTER] I love you, and he's so funny. Who was it? I was telling her friend Kayla last night, because she came over. I was just like, yeah, so that's Cuban. He has a dog that they put in sweaters and make him a shit. Leave Oompapa alone. I love his name. Oompapa. Besides that, the concert was great. Taimen did amazing while in the Supreme. I just-- He said, I am here for one thing. I am performing, and I am going home. Yes, and that's what it is. There's usually an on-course stage for Kay Con artist. He said, zoop. He said, I'm dipping. He gave everyone a show. He said, thank you, goodbye. I have blessed you enough with my presence. Now I am leaving. His new cases were ready, and they were out the door. Yep. He said, we are gone. We are not doing nothing else here. They are not paying me for this shit. Thank you for your time. I am gone. He said, I served cunt. Now I am leaving. Yeah, I am leaving. But yeah, but also P1, I love seeing them perform. They were so fun, and they just-- They are just so funny. Day two, OK, hold on. I got to talk about day two, because G.O.D. was day two. And we do so fun. That was so much fun. So fun. They said, you know what, for the Hags, we don't have the best time ever. Let's make this a '90s boy band concert. Everybody, get up, let the Hags. Literally. We got it. It was so good. They were so good with the crowd. They were good with just-- And that's experience. That's experience. Yeah, that's true. Also, the lady behind us, and the man-- Yes. They were hardcore G.O.D. stands. The fan chants were crazy because they were not-- She was killing it. And then there was somebody that was-- There was somebody that FaceTimed their mom, or something. Yeah, yeah. And it made me think, like, during-- after that, I was just like, imagine how many of the people there at Kecon like grew up with their parents maybe listening to G.O.D. And then I was just like, damn, that's how I felt when I went to see her because I learned home with my mom. So I feel it. She was living her best life, and I'm like, mm-hmm. I remember listening to this, ran the mornings, or in the way to school, this, the card-- Oh, no, you're not just singing to yourself. Exactly. And then now, they were there and all that stuff. So that was so cool. That was-- they were one of the best asks for me. They were one of them. And then hype in. Oh, yep. And hype in. So good. And hype in. Oh, my God. The way that crowd was in this-- Thank you. Same. I felt them screams. I felt them. Is that my chance for-- Am I so? Yes. I said-- Yeah, that was really cool. I was like, OK. They out here. Engine said we are going all the fuck out. Yeah. Because it was intense. They look good too. They did. Also, all the dream stages were really cool. Like, I'm glad they brought that back. But that's a really cool concept that they should keep. Yeah, because imagine, like, I think about that. People that dance with Taemin, like, oh, on my wrist. I would never shut up about it. Literally. So I'd be like, how's your day going? So. So I dance with Taemin. So who's Taemin? You don't need to know. Anyway, I danced with him, right? Great. This moment in my life. Put it in on my resume. Dance with Taemin. They're like, OK, so one of the guys-- This is irrelevant for the one of the-- I think you should know that I danced with Taemin. I think it's very fucking relevant for the work experience. So one of the guys that danced with Taemin did a TikTok, actually. And it came out on my "For You" page. And it was like, going into work after you danced with Taemin on "K"Con. And it's just like, welcome on. [LAUGHTER] And it was him walking into work with, like, a fur coat and everything, just like, yes. Because that's the thing. I saw so many of my "For You" page. It was like, I danced on the dream stage with it. Hi, Ben. I danced on the dream stage with Taemin. I'm like, yes, wait, wait. The people that danced with "Seeko" too. Yes, just a sleigh. My good for y'all. Because I saw the "One of the Girls" edition on Twitter. Of what she did. And I was just like, dang, she embodied that. She embodied that, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. Yeah, who did that dress up? Bro, I was watching it. It's like, damn, how you do all that? No wonder you got picked. But yeah, it was crazy. The weekend was wild. Sunday was NCT Day. Yes. Whoo! And City in the house. Terika, how was that? They opened the show. And I was not expecting that. Like, was not expecting that whatsoever. They come out and they start the show. And then, like, it's really awkward at first. Because, like, Aquafine is there. And everyone's confused as to why. And, like, I think she's confused as to why. And she's, like, presenting things. And then, the show starts. And all of a sudden, it was just, like, NCT Day. But I was like, what? Because we were not expecting them to open the show. We knew that they were going to close. And it was so good. And I think it just set the tone for, like, the rest of the show. Like, they were amazing. Oh, there's so many green light sticks. It was a green ocean. The crowd was so loud. I felt like I was at a 127 concert. It was great. And then, ZB-1 was there. And they did their thing. And it was so fun. Stacey, Stacey, girl. Oh, no. I knew they saw. Stacey's did so. They didn't get a set. Which was nice. We finally got to hear everybody scream. Hey, set. Out loud. It was great. They did good. I was so happy to finally see them again. Special stages, too. ZB-1 did a-- There they go. Crap. Yep. Psycho. Psycho. My bird belt. Psycho. Yeah, and it was so good. It was so good. But, yeah, it was amazing. I was so happy. I love-- I love seeing them. I don't even want to, like, in the NCT closing that, like, the whole thing. I know that that was wild. It was wild. And what my-- like, my favorite part about everything is not that they, like, did amazing and, like, seeing them. But, like, seeing how happy they were. You know, like, you tell if they went there, like, excited and ready to perform and carefree. And they didn't feel pressure. And you can tell that they really liked this comeback. And they just had fun. Like, no one looked like-- And I'm sure they were exhausted, because they had just got there, like, the day before, I think. Yeah. And, yeah. But they had so much fun. Like, Utah was naked. I saw. It was just, like, Jesus. But, yeah, it was crazy. Like, it was so cute, because Mark was just, like, you see all of these girls, green lights and stuff? He was just, like, yeah. He was, like, that's for us. Those are our fans. He was, like, those are in citizens. And they were, like, yeah! Like, he was, like, yeah, Mark! It was so cute. Like, he was so happy. And I was, like, aw. Him and Johnny were, like, wow. And I was, like, you guys are so cute, you deserve. So it was good. It was nice to see them back on stage, even though, you know, Tail wasn't there. And, of course, T.Y. wasn't there. But it was nice. It didn't feel-- Like, there was anything missing. Right, yeah. Because, you know, some people are just, like, oh, you can tell. So I'm pretty sure, like, the Taehyung stands, like, you know, your man's not there, you know. But, like, overall, like, it didn't feel empty. Like, it felt like a complete, like, OK, good. It proves that they can still make good music and still do things without him. You know what I mean? So, and I know he's proud of them, because they just had their fan meet, and he came, and he was, like, there, and he got to go backstage, and they did little challenges. So, like, it's nice to see, even though people just assume that, like, oh, they're done now. Like, we'll never get one to seven again. I feel like, no. I know. I feel like one to seven is not going to be done. Like, they were pushed so much. Like, yes. People love one to seven. 100%. Yeah. So, like, it was really good. The crowd was, like, you could tell that day that people were there for NCT. It was cute. Well, yeah, that's why. Like, I just know that some people that literally, last minute, just bought shit just for the third day, and that was it. So, I just know. How was Seiko's performance? That's what I want to know. It was fun. It was cute. Like, it was very chill. Like, he came out, and he did his little dance. I did the dream stage with him. Like, it was fun. Like, it was, like, he just, I don't know. I wasn't saying that, like, woo! But it was a good set. Yeah, no, it's because I was always, like, I had been saying, I was, like, I wonder if they were going to do, like, a collab stage. But the more I find out about just, like, Seiko and Boy Next Door, like, dynamic, the way that he said, like, oh, even with JHN, he didn't teach him how to rap, 'cause he didn't want him to sound like him. So, I was just, like, the more I know now, I'm like, eh, he's not going to do a collab, but, like, it would have been cool. Yeah, it would have been cool. Everyone was hoping that he would at least do, like, something with him. Like, maybe, like, the end of his set do, like, have them cover, like, a Block B song. I think that would have been really cute. That would have been really cute. Yeah, but, I don't know, they did it, which was sad. But, like, I get it, but, like-- Yeah, it would have been cute, but I get it, exactly. So, but, yeah, I feel like K-Con was a success. And Sunday, baby, let me tell you, if y'all ever go to K-Con, hang around at the convention-- Until the end. Until the last minute. Until they are just, like, you need to leave before I call the police, okay? Because, let me tell you, they were throwing free shit at us. I've never gotten that much free stuff. I literally was just sitting, like, in tears here. I was just standing there waiting for Kat to finish, something in the lady's just like, oh, did you get it? And I'm like, yeah, and she just dropped it in my bag. Another one. I was like, okay. And then, again, I'm still in the area waiting for Kat to finish doing some filming and all that stuff. And the lady, again, she's just like, oh, did you want another one for your friend, for you? For whatever she gave me, too. And I'm like, lady, I'm not gonna tell you no. Your products are good. So, I'm not gonna tell you no. But, they were giving away, like, hotcakes, bro. Girl, all of young, too, they go and shit at you. They said, here's a bag. Here's 25 foundation samples. I was like, I do! Like, you know, they give, like, one, they're like, no. She just grabbed from the box. She was like, here! And I was like, okay. They just don't, they don't want to pay to shit that bag. They don't. Or color gram, the little lip crayons. Oh, my God. Here, here, here, here, here. The color gram booth was great. A, it was cute as hell. It was so, so cute. B, their products are, their packaging is cute as hell as well. I had been eyeing them all weekend and I just couldn't get in that line because it was so long. So, I'm glad that I got to do that on Sunday and get my freebies. And let me tell you, I've tried that lip gloss and it's so nice. I just think it's hilarious that ZB Wonder, the face of a color gram beauty product, called Fruity. (laughing) That's a great marketing strategy. (laughing) Amazing marketing strategy. They've been being called, since, since Boys Planet, damn, they've made one, literally. Fruity makes one. And they are embracing it. I love that. I love that. They said, you know what, why? Let's talk about each other's moist lips. Yep, fuck it. Like, why not? Sometimes you just gotta look at the whole-- Let's tell everybody we're dating. Like, fuck it, whatever. They think we're a married couple? Okay, and? Okay, and? Cute. (laughing) Love that for me. Now I don't gotta hide it. Exactly. We are in deed dating. And that's it. We are in deed dating. And that's it. And then later on, when whatever, we're good. They're gonna be like, we told you, we told you. We told you. Yeah, family. Yeah, family. Yeah, family. Yeah, family. It's like a great, again, great marketing, though, because they are, I feel like, CB1 is like, they can do the, like, sexy, like, whatever, but they look so cute and-- They do. They cute things, you know? They cute things. So, exactly. So, I feel like it matches. Like, it was a good match. So. Yeah. My Cute Aggression came out every time I saw Guevin this weekend, that weekend, and Wuhanha from When I Stork. Oh my God. Yeah. (laughing) My Cute Aggression was real. Oh my God. CB1 next door at the Kecon Stage are amazing. Incredible. (screaming) It's so good. We love Wuhanha. We saw Ace at the Kecon Stage. (screaming) That was great, too. They did. Wow. Wow. That's what they ended their whole tour with Kecon. It's true. And then, we saw them passing by us randomly. Oh my God. Yeah, okay. Let me tell you how this whole weekend, I've been manifesting Ace at random, 'cause I was just like, yeah, Ace did face that, and then they showed up on that beat thing, and we're like, oh wow, we were just there. Anyway, it's okay. And I was mad. I was like, I was upset. Hell yeah. I said, I'm missing them every fucking chance I get. The only reason that I feel again here was to see Ace. And you're not seeing him. I'm not seeing them anywhere. I always miss them by like 20 minutes, 10 minutes. Yep. So, on the last day, she was like, oh, they're gonna be there at 10.30, bitch. We got ready in super speed. They weren't there. Super speed. They weren't there. That's their Instagram. Their social media person knew what they were doing. But on Saturday, was it Saturday or Sunday? Saturday. Saturday, we were buying some jewelry and chilling to the side. It was like, oh no, it was after we took that picture of Mitsu. Oh, the photo. Yeah, the photo was-- And we were just chilling there. We're like, oh, we're so cute. Let's get our free products. Take the picture, whatever. And then we were talking about Ace or something, and then I literally came back from talking to the lady about something. When I came back to the group, I look up, and I'm talking about Ace. I'm thinking of Ace, and we all turned. And they were worth it. And they were right there. I said, oh! Nobody else around. Nobody, yeah. And we started waving. And they were like, for us. And we were like, yeah. And then I was just like, Chinese! And I started waving frantically. And then he said, it is for me. Get out of my way. Hello. He was like, oh, my fans. I love you all, my fans, my loyal fans. And it was so funny, because we were just like waving, like, hey! And they were, you can tell. They were confused, like, are they waving at us? To somebody else? And they just, like, tied the wave? Yeah. And then when I was just like, Chinese! He said, he stopped. And started waving. He said, my fans, they're here for me. Get the fuck out of my way. Hello. It was so funny. He did, like, a little jump. It was so cute. He literally said, get out of my way. All of you peasants. Hey! Hi! He said, I love my fans. I love my fans. I love my fans. He was so cute. The way that he just literally stopped dead in the tracks and just waved. And our distance, it kind of reminded me of, like, a parade. And he was, like, a royal parade. And Chinese was just like, hello. My life. My life all over. Hello. Oh, my God. And then they were gone, like, a flashlight. And I was just like, that happened. That was great. Let me never talk shit about them anymore. Yeah. Yo. Because no one else-- it was just literally them and us. And I said-- Nobody else knew, like, or paid attention. The girls next to us were looking at us like, who the fuck are you waving at? We're just like, oh, yeah. Oh, my God, am I? It's fucking ace. They were all so confused. And then Chani heard his name. And then I was like, jeez. And then they were like, oh, it's my-- oh, my God, yeah, yeah. It's choice. Oh, wow. They did good. But they didn't even, like, walk by and wave. They, like, stopped, turned and waved. I was like, wow. Men. God bless your stuff. That was such a good moment. And then after that, we're just like, wow. Nobody recorded that. And we're just like, that was a great time. It's OK, though, because I have it. It's great. It did my brain. Exactly. It's so-- It didn't make it more special. It was because it was so in the moment. Yeah. Like, we were all just like, oh, my God. So excited. And they were like, oh, my God, they know us. Yeah, exactly. And we were like, it's ace. And they were like, it's choice. And we were like, it's ace. Oh, wait. We're ace. You. [LAUGHTER] Chani, who's Chani is me? Chani was like, I am Chani, but I am Chani. But I am Chani. They're funny things that I screamed Chani's a instead of Dunhoon. But I was just like-- Bro, Chani is automatic, like-- He's just the person. He's our person. I love Chani. Our person. He's our person. He is literally our person. Because every time this weekend, that weekend I saw him, and I said his name, he was like, my people. Yeah, my people. Subconsciously, he goes that there's a memory in the back of his head. Yeah. The first time we met them. And we said, Chani, Chani, Chani. And we were like, Chani, Dani. Every time we say it, a little thing goes off. And he's like, where are they? Where are my people? Oh, my God. That was so good. But yeah. But this year's K-Con was really good. I enjoyed it. I enjoyed the K-Con stage. I love that it was separate from the convention. I enjoyed the convention. Food Street can be better. Yeah, K-Con, we're going-- It was very delicious. So we're heading-- yeah, we're heading in the right direction. The boba was delicious. The liquid IV in the boba saved our lives. Genius. The Thai tea with the ice cream, incredible. Yeah, so good. But that liquid IV was literally a lifesaver. I don't think people understand how much that probably helped people that week. Actually, yeah, for the-- It's just not like a thing you think about. I was chugging that boat, but I was like, damn, man, yeah. Yeah. And I felt like a new person every time. I was like, oh, I can go back in there. I can go back in. Damn, let me tell you. But one of the things I do miss from the convention, the more photo card opportunities-- Thank you. Superstar was there. And when Pokemon was there, I think that that was really cool. And then also, bring back the-- this is from K-Cons ago. But bring back the little thing. I guess they can't. People are crazy. But what they did with Pentagon-- Oh, yeah, the little interactions and stuff. And then, yeah, they did it with Dreamcatcher. The selfie station. Yeah, the selfie stick thing. It was so fun. There has to be a way that we can control something like that, because it was great. I mean, even putting it in a separate room and capping it at a certain amount of people. Yes. Yeah. Because that was so fun and so interactive. And it was such a good experience for the fan's point of view as well, because you got an experience that you'll never fucking get again. Yeah, basically. Like, here it has experience with Pentagon? Literally. And it can never be duplicated. And it's on film. And it's on film. And it's recorded. It's just them having fun with the fans. That would be good to bring back. I mean, our friend Potted danced with Dreamcatcher in the one he-- Yeah. Yeah. So it's like, those are definitely moments where it's like, you can never like duplicate that. Yeah, the only thing that you can do now would be like a dream stage thing. And for that, that's like way more intense. And even when they did like the ones the year we did and hypin and I and I, it was so chaotic. Like, it was just people like, oh, with their phones everywhere. So it wasn't really-- Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. I feel like what the ones with Pentagon and everything was a little bit more calm. Yeah. Same with like, Momo Land. Momo Land did it, remember? Mm-hmm. Yeah, it was all very like, low-key. It wasn't like crazy. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Knocky down barricades and shit. Yo, that never forget. Never forget that was wild. Have grown ass man holding up the barricades in the videos like this. That's crazy. That's crazy. Their whole body. It's insane to think about. But yeah, but I feel like improvements could just be like, again, like the food street, we've been saying that. I just feel like it was iconic when it was like the whole street of just food vendors, like different types of food vendors. Like everything under the sky you could find there. Yeah. And I feel like making booths more interactive as well, because they're such long lines. So like the line store we were waiting for. Yeah. Ever tear tear the line was crazy, all of young. Like making the booths more interactive and more fun, rather than just like, OK, scan this, follow us on Twitter and you get this re-sample. Yeah. Also, even though I'm glad that y'all are doing y'all's big one, y'all are like representing like NBA and stuff. I love that for y'all. But if we're not going to have Bibingo, can we bring another place that's going to give us free food temple? Thank you. Because I remember I could always count. Even though I can go send that line. And I can get me a dumpling, like a little three set of dumplings and just be like, tie me over. And so I could get to food street or something. And also, the Bibico both was always so fun. Because they have so many like little things to do. Yeah. Things to do. And I mean, even then like the-- Because last year we also had like the coffee place. And they were actually giving us like symbol of the coffee, the boba place. Who was that boba place that you would get by? Biki, yeah, that was Biki. That was a good one. But I guess, you know, it's just different sponsors every year. So I guess it's a little bit different. But yeah, but photocard wise, like the only thing I saw while we were there, there was the Nori from the last year, which I got a boy next door photocard. I forgot to go back to get more. But they had the Nori, which we saw last year as well, that she and Booth had like, you can make your own like charms and like photocard holders. Which at the end of Sunday too, they were giving out the stuff to do it at home. Yeah, exactly. So they did that for photocards. And then-- but besides that, it wasn't like-- there were other stalls. There was like some beauty stalls that had like mystery boxes. So like, if you just like followed them on Insta, you could go into this box and pick a random photocard. And it could just be like any group that was there. So I got an Nipin' one and it was Jake. And I was like, look at that. Look at God. Look at that, beautiful. And then I mean, the Ace Booth had the chance to like win a meet and greet with them. But you had to like pay for that. It was like a raffle, but you got photocards on it. And it-- but it was like every person in B. Yeah, every like-- Every artist. Yeah, every artist. So you either got an old man or you got June. [LAUGHTER] Or they high in love. Yeah. Or the Frostilla-- Forestilla, yeah, the Forestilla, man. So yeah, but I feel like last year, like when they had that polka market thing and like that, the superstar, like I was so sad that superstar is not there. But if you think about it, superstar is like either JYP or SM. But I mean-- But SM was there. One, two, seven, four. Yeah, like one, two, seven fans weren't eating that up. And same with Taimin. I think the focus on "Cake On" this year was a lot more different. It was most-- I think if they focus more on like the stages and what they were going to do in stages, and not so much on like having lots and lots of like vendors and like lots there, you know what I mean? Well, this year they didn't sell convention tickets separately, right? No. Like you had to get a concert to go out to the concert. Which I think is like-- That's also-- I feel like they should change that. I feel like there were people that would maybe go to the concert on like day two. But they maybe want to go to the convention all three days because you don't get to do everything in one day. And even the "Cake On" stages are worth the incentive of buying-- A convention ticket. A convention ticket, yes, exactly. And then again, like I said earlier, like that "Cake On" stage was like it's iconic. If you, again, don't have the best seat for the concert, you have that at least to have a closed place-- Because the concert, you're fighting with every fandom. Yes. With the "Cake On" stage, you're just fighting with the fandom that wants to see that group. Exactly. So I think that that would be like a great incentive there. And also, yeah, there's some people that just don't want to go to concerts. No, they want to just go to the convention. And that's like, yeah, like with the Comic Con and like the anime conventions, like people go when it's just the convention. So they just, you know, because they want to either buy merch or they want to just like walk around, see what's going on there. So I feel like bringing that back would be very smart. Yeah. But besides that, yeah, I think that convention-wise, like it was great. It was great. It was freaking great. There was definitely improvements that can be made, but that's like anything. Like, no, it's never going to be perfect. Exactly. There's always going to be something where we're like, well, if you did this or if you did that, that might be-- But this year, like even just organization-wise, like security-wise, like the way that everything was dispersed, the way that they had, again, I just love that they opened up that meet and greet thing, because then now you can watch instead of it being like in this closet, like side of the room. Because also, like, when it was on that other side of the building, the other side of the room, like, people were missing things because they were in line over there. And they were missing things in the convention and like, should like that. Also, I feel like one thing that I would love K-Con to do more of, and I know why it's this way, but I feel like panels should be closer to the convention. Yes. They're so, like, detached from the convention people, sometimes forget that they're even there, even happening. Exactly. So if it was something like, oh, like, there's going to be this panel in an hour, get a chance to do this, this, and this. Like, if there wasn't an incentive for people to be in the panel area, people weren't going to be there. And it sucks, because there were so many good panels this year. There was a lot of really great panels this year, but barely anybody was in the panels unless, like, it was a meet and greet panel with something else or which we don't know. Yeah, or it was like an artist was going to be there or something like that. Right. So, like, that incentive there. But it's just hard, you know, like, with the chaos of the convention having it there, like, it just, it would, just looking at that convention space, like, there's really no other spot to just have a separate room. No, but I mean, like, incorporating panels into the convention. OK, yes, yes, yes, yes. Because there's so much disconnect. Oh, yeah. Even just, like, program-wise. Oh, yeah. Which means the panels in the convention. Oh, yeah, because people don't even, like, care at some point about this. Yeah, like, you could even do, like, bigger panels that you think are going to do well on a stage. There's no reason you can't do that. That's true. So, yeah. It's one of those things where I think they don't incorporate panels, because there's a lot of people that go to KCON, just because they really enjoy going to panels. They like the insight. They like doing that. Exactly. That, and then there's people who don't really like that. But if you kind of blend them together, I think make them more cohesive. More people will go to the panels, and more people will be involved in the convention who are maybe only there for panels. True, yeah. And better food. Yeah, better food. That's literally the main thing. Because even for the food street, I mean, people from the street can just go in, you know, and buy food. But not this time. Really? Yeah. No, remember, girl, we had to go through the theme. And you had to see, they were like, wristbands, wristbands. Oh, dang. They didn't have it open to the public this year. Yeah, food street, food street, food street. When it went like food street, anybody could go. Yeah, because it's just right outside the staples. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, sorry, crypto. But yeah, yeah, yeah. Dang. But I would say like, my perfect KCON was 2018. The year that they had like the rookie stage. They had a food street. They had the big convention. They had the panels. Like 2018 was a-- That was a good year. A good KCON year. That was a good KCON year. And I enjoy the three nights now. Like we all-- Yeah, I do. We literally-- We literally-- If you go back to our podcast, we've been yelling about it being three days. And I'm glad that they finally did that. Because like, there's just so many, so much talent that it's putting into the three days. And there's so much to do at the convention. Exactly. You can break it up like we did. We were like, OK, the first day, we're just going to scope it out if we want to do stuff, whatever. Day two, we're like, this is when we're buying all of our shit. Get in the lines, everybody. Because we're doing everything. Yeah, we're doing everything running around all day. Like doing everything, yo, my feet. So this day, I'm still recuperating. No, that is. My knees still-- I still don't feel like I got enough sleep. Like, damn. I'm still tired. That's the one thing about KCON. You will be out there until late night and then early morning. The only thing that saved us this year a little bit is that the show started. Earlier? Yeah, so we got out. So we were in bed by 10 p.s. Exactly. And not really. Because we would then go out to eat, do whatever. And then it's 1 a.m. And then we'll hear we out. We talked and we're like, oh, well-- Yeah, but this year, yeah. But I had a lot of fun. This KCON, it was good. It was such a good time. And the things that I was not expecting to go to KCON this year, you know, this was a very last minute decision. And it was good. Yeah, it was better than I expected it to be. Exactly. And also, I was scared about damn, how much did it change in everything? But nope, it was good. It was great. It was good. So it was good and fun. It was a fun time. Yeah. They really got me thinking, maybe I want a galaxy phone. Listen, listen, when they were showing us all that, the-- The AI system, I was like, whoa. I was like, I just can't do the face, the type phase of Samsung. If I buy that phone though, that's my concert phone. Because damn, that camera is crazy. Great time. Did you guys go to KCON? Like, what was your favorite part of KCON? Like, what was our favorite part of KCON? Tarek, what was your favorite part? NCT, and Boy Next Door. Yes. Um, man, the skincare. You right. I got a lot of it. Yeah, you did. Yeah, you did. And I'm excited for a little bit. For me, my favorite part was Boy Next Door. And honestly, CB1, seeing them everywhere was hilarious to me. That was so funny. Seeing them everywhere was hilarious to me. And it's not in the-- I wasn't everywhere that they were. They were everywhere I was everywhere, yeah. I go to the corner, CB1. Go to the other side, CB1. Walking down the hallway, CB1. And God was like, I am damn. In fact, it brought me joy. It brought me joy. But Boy Next Door, seeing J.M. that-- oh, J.M. There was a moment that I felt like I had seen Ricky so many times, because he's made eye contact with me at Grammy Museum on the KCON stage. And then at one point, when they were walking by, I was like-- and he was like, why do I feel like I've seen this thing so much this week? I'm like, I feel the same way about you. We both gave each other to judgmental tourists. Look, we were like, why are you fucking everywhere I am? Why are you obsessed with me? Why are you so obsessed with me? Stop. It was so much fun. My favorite moment was when I looked back at KOC. And I said, fuck it. You're amazing. I'm never going to shut up about that. We also did a miked up for the first night of the concert. Oh, my god. Yeah, that was fun. You'll hear us screaming about Boy Next Door. Oh, my god. What is it to talk about? Yeah. We just said, girl, we got to go through so much content. It's going to be a great time, so it's good. Shout out to everybody we met this weekend. You guys were so nice. Everybody that participated in all of our ocean and again, and then they were just like, oh, my god. I'll follow you guys and everything. So thank you. Hello. Hello to new listeners if you are a new listener. New listeners, new friends. New friends. And also for new listeners, if you guys don't know, we have playlists of all of our podcasts. So if we talked about your faith, you know-- And this is not our normal shenanigans. Usually every week, we tell you what happens in K-pop. So stick around for that. Yes. But yeah, but we have playlists, and we separate everything by artists. So if you're just like, I just want to know-- I just want to know when they talked about ACE, and then boom, there's a playlists on that. And we got time stamps. Yep, we do. We can just fast forward right to it, jump out. Yep, and that's it. So hopefully you like it. Thank you so much. Follow us on social media and why you're kind of funny. We're kind of funny. Yeah. Shout out to the person that lived in Japan that was like, thank you for posting about K-Con because I'm-- Oh, yeah. --the candy's there. Great. Shout out to you. Well, we love that. You made our day. Seriously, that was so great. I was like-- I saw a message. I'm like, yeah, let me keep posting on stories. Yeah, everyone, if you want to reach out to us ever, please do, because let me know. Let us know, because we giggle, like little school girls. Yeah, we do. And then we send it to each other, whoever actually opened the app to see the message. We're like, look at this, look at what we get to get. Oh my god. Yep, exactly. They like us. Oh my god. So, but yeah, but thank you. But K-Con was fun. And next week, hopefully we'll be back with our-- We will be. We will be with the same shenanigans, yes. Because I'm going to tell you about the AT as LA concert. Let me tell you-- Yes, I need to know all about it. Yeah, because I just told Mingi that he was a hot boy, and he turned around, like he said. Speed of life, he said, "Hapoy Mingi!" I said, "Yes!" Yes, Mingi. Yes, Mingi. Yes, Mingi. So we'll end this week, like we do every week with our songs of the week, but I've been listening to a lot of boy next door. Let me not play. A lot of boy next door. "One and Only" is like my favorite song ever. So I'll say that one. I'll also say, but sometimes and serenade, because that was a great time. I've also been listening to a lot of ZB1 and Ace. For ZB1, I'll say, "Crush," because when I saw that live, I was like, "Guess!" That was so good. It was so good. And for Ace, just because, you know, they top in the Billboard charts, "Supernatural." Yes. Woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo, woo. I've been listening to "Walk" by NCT127. The whole album is so good, but freaking love that song. It was great to see it live. "Fill the Pop" and "Swet," which I found out was not called "run-pum-pum." [LAUGHTER] That's so funny. I'm so funny. And then, of course, "Earth, Wind, and Fire." My boy's next door. That song was so fun. I just loved him so much. It's so exciting to get to find a new group to get into. I think ZB1 and Boy Next Door are there. I'm having fun on this journey. Yes! She's a Ricky Stan, everybody, by the way. She is, which we all knew what's going to happen. And Lee Han. Woo! I love that. Oh, my god. For me, I've also-- nobody has surprise been listening to Boy Next Door. [LAUGHTER] Boy Next Door, how so let's go. I've been listening to our-- Oh, you are. Oh, you are. I love that freaking song so much. And I've also been listening to "The Straight Kids" new album, of course, specifically Jam. And I like it because, yes. Anyway, so whether you are a new one door-- Woo! I literally said I'm buying the life stick. I want it. Adventure in one door. Make sure you always, always-- Fangirl on! Boy Next Door, come on tour.
