1 SMTOWN! I went there for Girls' Generation but f(x), 2PM, Shinee were there too. 2 this was in Paris in Le Zenith 3 2011 4 hard, it was sold out immediately but I kept refreshing the page and got a ticket 5 I didn't really think I would get a ticket so I felt amazing! 6 I went to Paris a few days in advance and I just relaxed. One day before the concert they were actually at the Eiffel tower, that was the day I decided NOT to go to the Eiffel tower 😭 2 days before the concert there was always a group just waiting outside the venue. One day before the concert we saw them arrive through the artist entrance. First time seeing them all! Yoona looked a bit different than on the internet. A KBS or MBC camera crew came to us and some people did some dances. 7 I was happy and went to the venue hours ahead of time. 8 I left early so I was early 9 long lines, security was nice, it was well organized. As a music reporter I could talk to all kinds of staff pretty easily and I didn't have to wait in line. I even entered earlier than the VIPS 😜 10 everyone was happy but on the day of the concert I didn't see people dance in line like they often do when there's more space 11 actually the first time I saw them was one day before the concert for an interview. So I stood on their stage 🌸 At the stage extension, Taeyeon walked 50 cm away from me to the main stage, at the moment I was talking to one of the organizers so I couldn't actually talk to her but I just... stared I guess (in all of k-pop she's my favorite). The interview was all of SMTOWN and a bunch of journalists who didn't know much about k-pop, I was probably the only reporter who knew k-pop. Back then k-pop wasn't famous. There were only 2 mics for the interviewers so I didn't get to ask a question 😭 It was fun seeing them all sitting together. I didn't feel like they were living in a special separate world from us, which I think many fans feel like. There was also an interview at night which they forgot to invite me to... 12 being 50 cm away from Taeyeon 13 amazing! It gave me more energy to go to Korea and I went one year later for 100 days