Tag: I.Callist Idol Vocal Concert 2016

The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 61

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When my plane touched down in Chicago on February 15, 2016, I was not prepared for the barrage of tweets and messages I received upon powering up my phone with news of G.O’s enlistment. I went numb and initially had a difficult time watching all of the fan cams from the I.Callist show, specifically G.O’s performance of his opening song, 너를 위해 [For You]. In fact, it is only recently that I have been able to watch and/or listen to G.O sing this achingly beautiful song. At last, I am ready to revisit all three of his 너를 위해 [For You] performances and as such, I anticipate this to be a longer post in comparison to the others in this Countdown series mostly because I am so completely enamored with G.O’s love and respect for this song and the way in which he performs it.

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The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 7

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Once you stand in the warm ray of his light,
it becomes a sanctuary you never wish to leave.
However, if you must ~
you long for the moment when you can return and stand in it once again.

I captured this blurred shot prior to the last song of G.O’s set at the I.Callist Idol Vocalist Concert, Play That Song. It is impossible to consider a last song as truly meaning the last song. As we sat lost in the sweet embrace of his voice, we were unaware of what tomorrow would bring. Yet, sometimes the eyes reveal a sadness the heart is unable to speak.

There are 724 more days until he returns.

~♥~

Prelude to Adieu – An Evening With G.O

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News of MBLAQ’s mercurial main vocal heading to the Army broke on Monday, February 15 and to many came as a complete shock and surprise. I was in flight heading back to Chicago when reports of G.O’s enlistment was spreading like wildfire throughout various media posts, and admittedly I was still reveling in the intoxication of spending the evening with him on what was a very windy and chilly Valentine’s Day attending the I.Callist Idol Vocalist Concert in Seoul the night before. I admit I was stunned when I began reading the news and immediately felt the bittersweet aftertaste of the concert realizing that my bias was going to be gone for two years. In retrospect, however, if you paid close attention, the messages leading up to this news were there. They were subtle, but nevertheless, they were there.

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USA+ Rice Wreath for G.O – Thank You!

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A very special thank you to the USA+ (and honorary USA+) who generously donated to help celebrate G.O at the I.Callist Idol Vocalist Concert in Seoul this past Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2016. I sincerely hope G.O was able to check out all of the love in the lobby of the KBS Arena on Sunday which included our lovely wreath donating 100kg of rice to the needy in his name.

My heartfelt thank you to the following:

Carly Bess
Chris Bohannon
Patty Gonzalez
Vijaya Lakshmi (Honorary USA+~^^)
Andrea Offenbacher
Christina Pascual
Diane Vue
Lin Xi

Thank you~♥

[Image credit: Dreame]

[series] 116 Reasons to Love Byung Hee – #12 Insta-Romance – Update

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Reason 12 Insta-Romance – Update

On February 4, 2016, some sweet G.O Instagram updating took us all by surprise. Inasmuch as it has only been a little over a week since he shared some love, G.O’s prompt and steady flow of updates since joining Instagram had us all a bit anxious as to where he was, but more importantly, what he was up to.

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