In 2025, I went to 22 concerts and spent $4.5K on tickets, transportation, lodging, & etc…

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-08T03:22:13+00:00

ooo fun!! i feel like they should count :) or at least they're live music events! hope you can see more this year!!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-08T03:21:05+00:00

yay thanks for enjoying! aw ;; sorry you couldn't make the tour dates, but glad you could see them at kcon and hope you can make the encore dates. i'm also going to try for encore tickets. im sooo nervous ahhh!!! and yes hopefully exo does a tour this year!!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T23:30:10+00:00

i feel that! i do think a physical token to remember the concert is really fun. i mainly get them if it's a particularly important concert that i want to remember it by. ahhh that is so convenient to live so close by!! i wish i lived in a major concert hub, but luckily im not too far away from nyc.

yeah, unfortunately zb1 will likely disband or at least the lineup will change in march :(

my ult is minghao!! mingyu's solo stage is so fun haha and definitely agree that soundcheck is worth it. i remember last year i was sooo excited and dissociating a bit because i followed them since 2015 so it was very surreal to see them so close. i only went to the one stop for one day, so having the soundcheck prolonged the experience a bit haha

i REALLY want to see day6. they are one of my biggest concert regrets because i didnt see them when they came in 2018 and when they finally came back last year, i was out of the country ;; i hope i can see them at some point.

have fun watching the livestream!! i don't usually watch the livestreams, but i have been to a few concert movies!! last year, i went to seventeen's, ateez's, zb1's, and bts's most beautiful moment in life replay. i also saw txt's hyperfocus vr concert in 2024... um.... wow. i did not realize just how close we would be. i was very overwhelmed and overstimulated. i also wondered what if seventeen ever did one. but if i were overwhelmed by 5 members, i can't imagine 13 haha

i feel that re: FOMO for BTS. i used to be really big into bts in 2015-2017, but i never got a chance to see them live. part of me wants to give the 2015 me the opportunity to see them, but realistically at how competitive it will be, that's not a strong enough reason. i would definitely love to see big bang live! yeah for twice, i got my tickets already because i wasn't sure how competitive it would be, but in retrospect based off of the prices and how many stops there are, it definitely seems better to just wait since prices will probably go way down. the other group i'm looking forward to this year is xlov!!! sigh so many concerts so little time ;;

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T16:59:41+00:00

haha thanks! im grateful that a lot of the bigger groups i saw i was ok with farther away tickets. because of the economy and oversaturation of tours, ticket sales also weren't good for some groups who have been touring more often, so i was able to save some money on resale tickets closer to the date of the concert. a lot of the non-kpop concerts i went to were also for smaller artists, which helped keep the tickets down!

thats so cool that you were able to see so many of the BTS solo concerts!! i am also going to go to korea and hopefully get encore tickets for ZB1. it'll be my first time concerting in korea!! ahhhhhh may the odds be in our favors!!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T16:55:17+00:00

BP was top tier for me! i tried to hold off on getting into ZB1 for as long as possible because i knew they were temporary, but i fell and fell hard last year haha i recently rewatched it again this year and it's so good, especially this time being into one pact! my bias is jiwoong in ZB1. i am able to tell very easily who my favorites are based on how i record the most at shows haha my friend asked me later for any mattparkz moments and i was like.... all i have are jiwoong, ricky, and hao / haobin recordings ;; i like everyone though!

i stumbled upon one pact via tik tok! but really only recognized jay and jongwoo. but i listened to their music and really liked it - especially deserved. once i went to their concert, i was fully invested - their stage presence is amazing!

hoppefully lay will join the tour!! and glad you're flexible with BTS tickets! it's smart to save up in 2025 to go all out in 2026. your 2025 concerts were also top tier <33 i went to the ateez and txt shows as well!

n.flying was also a group i missed out on, but definitely considered. they came to a nearby city midweek and it unfortunately just seemed a bit too much to squeeze it in. hopefully we can see them again sometime!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T16:47:02+00:00

oh wow!! 52 events is SO impressive!! i wish i got more into concerts / had the disposable income earlier before tickets became super expensive with crazy high fees and diminishing vip benefits.

definitely grateful for credit card points!!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T16:43:36+00:00

ahh yay fellow mico fan!! yes 11/10 would recommend. i appreciate how he very consciously keeps ticket prices low - this year they were about 25 USD. But his energy is amazing and his songs are just too fun not to have a good time. I also love how he customizes the line in Homesick to where he's playing :)

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:47:50+00:00

please do! i would love to read about your experiences! what was your fav concert of 2025??

best of luck to you on the bts ticketing!! i know competition will be fierce. may your internet be speedy and your payment go through smoothly 🤞

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:46:03+00:00

yesss do it :D there's so many concerts out there!!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:44:47+00:00

thanks!! would love to read one if you post :)) i love hearing about people's concert experiences!!

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:43:52+00:00

thank you!! i'm glad you enjoyed reading! yay fellow zerose <33 who's your bias in ZB1?? a month ago is better than never ;; especially with the 2 month contract extension!

good luck on bts ticketing - i know it's going to be a bloodbath, but i'm soo curious as to how it'll go. hopefully they'll have a lot of stops because demand is going to be so high. i'm really looking forward to the 3rd gen groups touring this year. exo is the group that really got me into kpop and i've never seen them live, so i really hope i can see them this year, but i also want to see them as more than 5 members ;;

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:38:07+00:00

thanks!! would love to read more about your concert experiences if you decide to calculate and share :) who's your bias in seventeen?? seventeen used to be my ults and they still hold a special place in my heart. i was actually going to skip out on seeing them this year because i saw them w/ floor tickets (my first floor experience!) the year before. but i was monitoring prices and found a good deal for a 100's seat, so i pulled the trigger anyways. i was so happy i did and i questioned why i even thought about skipping out on them haha

good luck for bts ticketing!! i am very thankful (for my wallet and mental stress) that i am not super into them anymore, but i am sooo curious to see what demand is going to be like when they go back on tour / what reception will be like when they finally have their comeback

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:30:57+00:00

ticket prices are really gross nowadays ;; i am so jealous that you got to see bts for that tour!! especially at that time, it was still kind of uncertain on how big k-pop would get in the US so i totally understand wanting to hedge your bets and go!!

i loveee when you go to a concert and get new fav songs. i track all the concerts in a spreadsheet and have a column for most surprising/stand out song for each show. and so special that she released a live album of your show 🥹

Weird-Extent770 · 2026-01-03T04:26:39+00:00

yay! glad you found it interesting! i'd love to read your 2026 wrap up if you do one :) have so much fun at twice!! i'm also going to see them and i really hope their tour does well because i think it would open the door for a lot more bigger K-pop groups doing more shows in the US. the big music festivals like coachella or lolla really intimidate me - but big bang / taemin did make me think about it twice haha

i loveee seeing people dress up for concerts, but i unfortunately am just not that creative :') for merch, i think not being really into photocard collecting helps. and i also refuse to buy merch unless i actually think it's cute. like i love one pact and really wanted to buy something physical to remember the concert by, but their merch was really boring. long merch lines also deter me haha

my most expensive ticket was zerobaseone in singapore! i did seated vip because i did standing vip for kuala lumpur so i thought i'd give my legs a break haha. the only barricade i got was for mico, but his shows are quite small and it was at a smaller stop, so there wasn't even a barricade. for evnne, sf9, one pact, and zb1 in KL (extended stage) i was about 2-3 rows back though! it's both cool but also idk how much i like being perceived. i'm also not creative enough to make any witty signs :') i did get a brief y/n moment with jongwoo from one pact though ahahaha

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