Can't Stop this magic - 2014 CNBlue 'Live' Can't Stop in Singapore

After experiencing their inaugural Blue Moon concert in Singapore last April, I've been praying hard that the boys will keep their promise to bring their music back to the SG Boice. I'm mighty glad they did.

If there's anything to learn about the boys from the band through their concerts, it'll be their personalities. Off or onstage, I don't see a distinct difference in their personas. Yonghwa is optimistic and always the crowd pleaser, Maknae Lee follows in his hyung's footsteps to provide fan service, Minhyuk always tries his best at providing fan service (although no one really blames him for giving none because he's simply too busy working the drums) and Jonghyun is, well, Jonghyun. Unwavering even when the crowd screams his name or prepares birthday banners for him (his birthday falls on April 15). *awkward silence* His voice is simply angelic and his guitar skills are top-notch, but after having observed the stark difference between Jonghyun and Yonghwa during both concerts, I think I prefer sticking closer to Yonghwa. The band leader can write a book on stage presence and fan service, simply because he dishes out all the little antics conceivable just to invoke waves of exclamation from the entire stadium. And the fans lap it all up.

The concert compacted 23 of their new and older songs neatly into a 150-minute set, barely giving themselves and the fans breathing space. They may speak just a handful of English, but their interaction with the crowd transcended the boundaries of language. The work put into crafting every CNBLUE song allowed every feeling to come through, whether you understand the lyrics or not. Delve further into the lyrics (translated, of course), and you will experience the myriad of emotions written into every track. Hearing every song getting its rework during the concert magnifies it all a thousand times over.

While we are aware of the fact that our Jonghyun is not a fan of any form of fan service, he pays his dues through his pristine voice when he sang "Love is", a beautiful number lamenting the harsh realities of love and how we all dive into love despite knowing the pain it will cause us. Cherry over the icing, I'd say.

If there's anything to learn about being a perfect fan, I would say the SG Boice comes out tops in every aspect. The way they organised the fan support (food and other items provided to the artiste during their stay in Singapore), the fan projects and the giveaways brings shame to all other fanclubs that are waging naive internal wars among themselves. KUDOS TO THE CNBLUESGFC.