Well, I got to the venue pretty early (let's just say I was the first person there >.>). The venue wasn't too big and the stage where F.T. Island where to sit wasn't big either. When I got there nothing seemed to be up: the background poster, the sound system, the line barriers (not sure what they're called), the CD booth, the "backstage" area - NOTHING. Basically, the organisers were not ready for anything. And this is just the starting.

By 10 am, finally the organisers arrived. They set up the pre-ordered CD booth at around...11.30? The background poster was only put up at 12.45p.m. and by then there were plenty of people around. FT was supposed to arrive at 1.00p.m. which is when the session would start but by 2.00p.m. nobody had seen anything even resembling Won Bin's arm.

The crowd by this time was getting pretty restless. Then finally a staff member came up onstage to inform us that FT were still in their HOTEL! Their hotel was Grand Millenium, located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur whereas we were in the suburbs (Petaling Jaya). A trip from KL to PJ on a weekend especially Saturday would normally take an hour to arrive. To pass the time, the organisers pulled a few people from the crowd and gave away free tickets to anyone who could answer really STUPID questions like, "Who's your favourite member?" and "Sing your favourite song."

3.30 p.m. came and went and FT was nowhere to be seen. Everybody was pretty much fed up and wondering whether they were going to show up or not. Then around 4.15p.m chaos ensued. FINALLY WE GOT TO SEE OUR BELOVED BOYS. The first person to emerge from the crowd if I remember correctly was Jung Hoon, followed by the rest with Won Bin last. And the best thing was they all wore yellow! And Won Bin was in a tanktop. xD They came up, greeted the crowd and said some things I wasn't really paying attention to cause the crowd was too loud. Besides, I was too busy taking photos. xD

Finally the session started and everyone who was in the Local and International Fan Packages by CI entertainment got top priority. Fine. When they finally opened the lines to the public we were instructed to get in a line and go in groups of 5. I was in the first group from the public and the girl number 5. Each boy was seated from left to right as follows:

Jae Jin -> Jung Hoon -> Min Hwan -> Hong Gi -> WON BIN.

Then comes the punchline. For the public (IE, non fan package people) we were told that we were only entitled to ONE MEMBER'S AUTOGRAPH. . THAT WAS JUST IT. They were pretty much implying to our faces that we had to PAY for their autographs. THE CROWD WAS GOING CRAZY AND PRETTY MUCH BOOING THE ORGANISERS AND SO WAS I. And the worst thing, we weren't allowed to choose who we wanted. Because the girl who was first got Won Bin and the second girl got Hong Gi, etc etc, I got landed with Jae Jin when I wanted Won Bin.

I won't lie, when I went up onstage I wanted to run to Won Bin. Then I realised that he was taken and Jae Jin was looking at me expectantly waiting for me to approach him. I was contemplating running to Won Bin and leaving Jae Jin. Then I realised that Jae Jin would have nobody and that would make ME and him look bad, in front of EVERYBODY. And even if I ran to Won Bin, the guards would just shove me back to Jae Jin and he might be offended with me for running to Won Bin in the first place instead of him. Anyway before I could make any decision, their damn manager (who was super bossy), pushed me towards Jae Jin and I automatically plonked my CD down and he smiled. Oh well, Jae Jin is still FT right? I don't have a problem with Jae Jin, in fact I like him, but...I wanted Won Bin. : (

Jae Jin was really sweet to me. He said "Anyeonghaseyo" when I approached and signed my CD while talking to Jung Hoon. His voice is really low and his skin is really smooth. He was wearing a white hat. When he was done he looked into my eyes, and shook my hands with both hands and smiled. I seriously thought I was going to die from a heart attack. Then to exit I had to pass all the other boys and when I passed Won Bin I had a GOOD LOOOOONG LOOK. He definitely is the one member who looks better in real life. Those arm muscles, WOW.

Despite arriving REALLY LATE (really, from 1.00pm to 4.15p.m.? What gives?) C.I. Entertainment had the gall to end it after an hour. AN HOUR!! Imagine all the disappointed/angry/sad/enraged faces there were in the crowd. And there was still a lot of people left!! After a quick media photo taking session and speech, FT made their way out.

Chaos. There was chaos everywhere. Everyone was pushing, screaming and shoving cameras EVERYWHERE. I ran, got caught up in a crowd, ended up right in front and suddenly FT came passing by right in front of my eyes and I whipped out my camera just in time to take a video (which I'll post up later). Jae Jin walked out first, followed by Hong Gi, Min Hwan, Jung Hoon and Won Bin in tow. Not one to miss an opportunity (and a little disappointed I didn't get his autograph) , I followed Won Bin from the side, like RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. He was so close to me! I screamed his name multiple times and waved my hand in front of him only to get no response. Disappointed, I saw the treasure in front of me and TOUCHED HIS BACK. No response again. Damn pissed now, I stretched out as far as I could go and TOUCHED HIS BARE LEFT SHOULDER. I will never forget what it felt like. His skin was smooth like a babies', and springy to the touch. And the best thing? He turned around and smiled at me. AT ME. AT ME! :D

Then suddenly "BAM!" someone shoved me and the large crowd of screaming girls next to me plus a security fell down like dominoes. I landed on top of another girl who cushioned my fall. Felt really sorry for her and apologized profusely but she was okay. Oh, did I mention the whole time I was chasing the boys I was filming as well? I now have NIIICE videos of Won Bin. You can see how close I was. There's one where they all formed a train and Jung Hoon waved at the camera.

FT were then chased down escalators and out the building where they had to wait in the drizzle for their transport to arrive. I decided not to follow cause I was dazed from touching Won Bin. And I was dazed from falling down. And people were pushing on the escalators, very dangerous and scary. Rachel did though, she actually pushed her way down, begged the security guard and got videos of them waiting for their transport to arrive in the drizzle.

Overall, I thought F.T. Island were great boys; they definitely lived up to my expectations and more (OMG WON BIN HUBBA HUBBA). The crowd was enthusiastic but I really need to lament about the organizers. For one, they were not organized in the first place! Two, FT's really LATE arrival. Three, the rudeness of the staff. The staff were really rude to everybody shouting and shoving fans even when we weren't going crazy. Let's hope it get better tomorrow, when I go for the concert.

You know what, I'm really pissed at C.I. Entertainment. But, at least I wasn't one of the unfortunate fans who didn't get an autograph AT ALL. And at least I got Jae Jin's, who is probably the most famous member (Unstoppable Marriage). So watch KBS World every Monday-Friday, 4.20p.m-5.00p.m. Unstoppable Marriage. The boy who plays the youngest son, Sa Baek was Jae Jin who I have shaken hands with and stared into his brown orbs of light.

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