[ASKKPOP] [RELIVE IT] B1A4 Road Trip Tour in New York!
Once on stage, the first thing I noticed was that B1A4 had brought a live band to their concert. Now, I've been to a lot of K-pop concerts, in both Korea and in America but this is the first time I saw an idol group bring a live band to their solo concerts, especially out of the country. It was pretty cool to see, and it just added on to the quality of their stages.
The boys kicked off the night with their debut song "O.K", which was the perfect song to get New York BANAs into the mood of the concert. Following the upbeat song was yet another upbeat one, the ever-so-loved "Beautiful Target", where the boys zoomed into hearts like rockets with their trademark dance.
B1A4 took a short break here to greet their fans and say hello. The boys must have practiced their English a lot, especiallyCNUandBaro, because they had no problems communicating with the audience on what they were feeling. From time to time, there was a translator being used, but mostly Baro was able to get across what he meant, even though he kept yelling "GOOD JOB!" most of the time.
After the first comment break, they moved on to "I Won't Do Bad Things", which really showed how great their vocals are.Sandeulespecially killed it with his parts, andCNUalso showed off his own talents at performing live as well. "Oh My God" was up next, and the boys brought on their full on sexy with fedoras, bringing the crowd to scream on top of their lungs."Because of You" came afterward, and then the boys took another break to talk to their fans again.
B1A4 brought on Seoul's night view with their song "Seoul", where they performed with standing mics. "Try to Walk" came next. Instead of the usual choreography for the dance, the boys slowed down the song and brought out chairs to sing a more melancholy version of the song, putting in all their emotions into the rendering. "This Time is Over" came up next, another melancholy song that the boys poured their emotions into.
During the next comment break, CNU and Baro had a bit of fun, where CNU spontaneously broke into "Drive" without any background tracks, and Baro backed him up with beatboxing. But fans were in for even more of a treat, becauseJinyounghad brought out his guitar and gifted their fans withBob Dylan's "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"! And for us fans who wanted to hear B1A4 perform one of their songs on the guitar, the boys had "Wonderful Tonight" prepared.
Jinyoung put his guitar aside for "You Make Me a Fool", and the boys came up closer to their fans for "Amazing". They took another talk break where Baro kept telling BANAs that they were amazing. "Lonely" came up next with the sexy neck scarf dance, and the boys moved right on to their most recent hit "Solo Day", which was probably the best received night of the song that everyone in the crowd knew the lyrics to, from start to finish.
The boys went backstage to change outfits, and fans got a treat for Baro to pretend one of the fans in the crowd was his girlfriend for their "Chu Chu Chu" stage! She became the target of envy for everyone in the crowd as she was brought onto stage and the boys hugged her (Baro even sat on her lap), and even gave her a teddy bear to take back. Continuing on with the sweet mood, "Pretty" came next, and Jinyoung told BANAs in the talk afterward that he'd written the song thinking only of BANAs.
"What's Going On?" came up next, where the boys had way too much fun on stage making funny expressions. "A Glass of Water" continued on the fun mood, and the boys just jumped around and had fun throughout the entire stage, jumping around and interacting with fans. Each and every single one of them had a truckload of fanservice for the fans, making hearts and pointing to fans.
B1A4 then taught the crowds a simple 'bbuing-bbuing' dance for their "Who Am I?" stage. The dance was simple enough for everyone (even people who can't dance like me..) to follow along throughout the song whenever the boys prompted. After, the boys had another comment break, and fans started chanting "Saranghae" to the boys. The boys started doing it back, and then at one point CNU and Baro started having fun again, using the beat of the chant to make up an impromptu rap stage with Baro's beatboxing and CNU's voice.
Following that was "Baby Goodnight", where the boys bid goodnight to their fans. "You Are My Girl" was the 'last' song of the night, but of course the boys were called for an encore. They came running back onto the stage wearing their official concert shirts, telling fans to put their hands up "In The Air".JinyoungandGongchanwent into the crowd, taking pictures and handing out little gifts to whoever they could reach. The concert finished up with "If...", leaving fans calmed after an amazing concert.