KCON JAPAN 2025

Last Friday, I was attended a livestream event broadcast of KCON JAPAN 2025 in CGV (Grand Indonesia). I bought the ticket for Day 1 (09th May 2025) through their CGV app. For me, it is very good decision to be able to see the performance on a big screen. I've been online to watch and follows a several K-Pop artist since Jan 2025. From the livestream I knew that Mnet is having 30th Years Anniversary, and they informed it also a celebration of Korean-Japan 60th year partnership. The KCON Japan 2025 held in Chiba, Japan from 09 - 11 May 2025. On the Day 1 line up, there were many of young artist, but originally I went to see DAESUNG performance. The artist list-up were: INI (Japanese); Evnne (Korean); Jo Yuri (Korean); KickFlip (Korean); IS:SUE (Japanese); TripleS (Korean); and last DAESUNG (Korean).

The artist, one by one performed their songs, there was a special performance by Zhang Hao x Jo Yuri sang "Bad Boy" song. Jo Yuri was mentioned to look forward for her new serial "Squid Game Season 3" that will be aired in June 2025. Not rarely the artist were also mentioned their upcoming release songs/album. Even, IS:SUE also give the listener a listen of their new song "Shining." Special performance in honor of BTS, EVNNE covered the song "Mic Drop." The last performer was DAESUNG. He was invited on stage for special interview by the MC "Han Bin & Gun Wok" between the performance. DAESUNG performed three of his hits, his latest single "Universe"; the current all time trot hits "Look at Me, Gwisun"; and song that loved-by fans "Wings." 

DAESUNG performance was magnetic, and very entertaining by his act when drinking a water bottle, was on shoot by camera. DAESUNG also casually talk some words, remind the fans to singing along to his song, He threw some of pink and blue ball signed by him to the fans pre WINGS performance. DAESUNG come back to release a new mini album last April titled "D'sWAVE." He currently on tour for promoting his new album throughout Asia. His Asia tour will be finished in August 2025 in Macau and Yokohama. Before August there are dates for Malaysia, Taipei, Hongkong, Kobe. If you guys are in town, come and have a look the dates on his instagram (@d_lable_official). 

KCON Japan 2025, Day 1 was ended after DAESUNG's performance, the MC was invited all the artist on stage for ending ceremony, and saying goodbye to the fans who attended the event. I really happy and I guess my week ends so well, thank you KCON. Being able to cheering on someone, is what I kept doing, and this idol / bias culture, for me is very entertaining. I was following BIG BANG since I watched the Squid Game Season 2, yes it is connected with their last year performance in MAMA. I got hooked until now. It is kinda surprising, but I'll go to cheer them up. My current affection is for DAESUNG. Thank you and here to come more moments captured.. 

Here all the moments I captured from my seat in CGV from KCON Japan 2025. 

KickFlip

IS:SUE

DAESUNG's looks on stage before the Drink Act
 

DAESUNG's interview with Han Bin and Gun Wok

Ending Ceremony

Green Day Live in Jakarta

 A 14 year old me would never known this might be happened in 2025. I've been collecting Green Day's album since 2009. I could say that Green Day is my number one band in my life back then, truly am fascinated by them. It started off with their come back album "21st Century Breakdown" after 5 years hiatus. I bought their album in Disc Tarra (bless the shop, now it is closed). I kept collecting until now, and still fanning from afar. I was also deeply in touch with their Indonesian's fan club called "Idiot Club Indonesia (ICI)" for roughly 1-2 years.

My love for Green Day is still massive. When I was enrolled to continue my degree in EU, I was even bought a ticket to see them in Netherlands. It was Hella Mega Tour featuring Weezer and Fall Out Boy (which was post-pone thanked to COVID). It should be in 2020, but then the tour re-scheduled to 2021, and finally realized in 2022. My story most likely to be stopped there, since Green Day almost not hitting the road in Indonesia since 1996. I remembered they were having 21st Century Breakdown world tour in 2009 at Singapore Indoor Stadium. You can imagine, about the price for transport, and all. Teenage me was surely not ready for it.. I could only watched them through paid channel televisions, when they performed in Video Music Awards (VMA). I beg to my parents to rent a hotel with the MTV channel on it, so I could see them on the day they performed. I could say I am very determined in fanning them. 

The Savior album came out in 2024, and it also 20th year anniversary of American Idiot album / 30th year anniversary of Dookie. The wait was over, Ravel Entertainment invites Green Day to come to Indonesia to celebrate the festive moments together with Indonesian's fans. I cried in happiness, not to mentioned on how my emotional energy comes whenever I listened to them. To be seeing them live is one of my lifetime list. Green Day came to have a concert at Pantai Carnaval Ancol, Jakarta on 15th Feb 2025. They performed so well, so much energy, everyone jumps up and down, not so many people also fell down (including me). The energy was super. I can't describe the feelings of finally watching them live. But what I know for sure, my 14 year old me would likely be very happy that this happened. 

What I remember was they played songs from Savior album, such as The American Dream is Killing Me, Bobby Sox (Encore), Dilemma. They also played from Dookie album (Welcome to Paradise, Longview, Basket Case, She), Warning album (When I come Around, Minority), American Idiot album (American Idiot, Holiday, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Are We the Waiting, St Jimmy, Give Me Novacaine, Letterbomb, Wake Me Up When September Ends, Jesus of Surbubia), 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (Paper Laterns), 21st Century  Breakdown (Know Your Enemy, 21 Guns), Revolution Radio album (Forever Now), Nimrod album (Good Riddance) as Encore. Still I cried and so emo too by writing this, I am sorry. 

Green Day concert for me is such a memorable, nostalgic, and teary concert ever. The post concert, the Indonesian's fans animo about the concert keeps fawning over the internet for a whole week. I could not deny that Green Day music has connection to my heart forever. Not long ago, they performed in Coachella as the headliner, and last week they got their Hollywood Walk of Fame. Congratulations to Green Day, your music helps my foggy life and I embracing the lack of knowing until now, your music always and will always memorized in my mind. Thank you for returning to Indonesia after 29 years.

Here are the photos I captured from the pit... end words... keep believe in yourself, keep fighting in a good fight! 

Ending Greetings, when Mike shouted "Terima Kasih"