Thank You
by M. on 2023-07-09Time to… write a review. It’s been around a week since they came into town and I’m still singing Moonlight Sunrise, hoisting whatever is in my hand when I sing “if I’ma make it though the night!” Did anyone notice the Bell pay phone in the Ready To Be opening trailer back in February? That was a Signal that they’re coming to Toronto and I’m hoping they’ll tour Canada in the future. I’m glad I went to both nights. Thank you to the staff at Scotiabank Arena for your hospitality. Thank you to all the ONCE’s for cheering, I couldn’t, once Set Me Free stormed in, my jaw just dropped to the floor with my Eyes wide open. I was stunned… I had that Alcohol-Free feeling the whole time. This audience was somehow louder than Jurassic Park and The City of Toronto in Game 6, June 2019. That’s insane! Thank you to the staff that worked on the tour, the music, the visuals, thank you to the dancers and everyone who had a hand in this. Had I known I Can’t Stop Me was going to look like that, I would’ve dipped into my savings account for a front row seat. This is an emergency! That song is MY song, my song for my training montages, my song for the action compilation of my life and my mind is blown away. WOW! Also, the performance for Nightmare will forever be embedded into my memory banks, when the moonlight hits the lake and the mist rises, it’s a beautiful sight. Thank you to the band for bringing a heavy feel to their dance hits. After Night 1, I had to show my appreciation by picking up a lighter at 7/11 and write the groups name on it, that’s my custom light stick. When the guitar solo came up during Feel Special at Night 2, the light stick went up, you guys rock! The horns went up for Queen of Hearts. I’ve been a ONCE since August 2021 and this is my first time at a Pop concert, a few weeks prior to this I was in a mosh pit. Both types of shows were very different but good times all the same. Thank you to the boss; Mr. JYP for putting this group together and for writing Feel Special, I found my smile again thanks to this. Thank you! Finally, thank you to the 9 ladies that invaded the city: Lucky Girl, Happy Girl! (Messy hairstyle was killin’ me), Cool Girl a.k.a. Hot Girl, Tzu2 a.k.a. Funny Girl, Strawberry Jam Girl (Homeroom Prez 2023), Twerking Rabbity Girl Pop! Pop! Pop!, Lovely Dublang Dunggi For ONCE Girl, Yoo Jeongyeon Is The Best Gonggi Girl and the one I call Sexy Lady with the ponytail (Thanks for turning it up for me on Night 2) Seeing you all under the scoreboard where jump ball and face offs happen was quite the thrill, I was under there a couple times as well for concerts in the past. Whenever one of you waved my way, I returned a very small wave because I was too shy shy shy. To make up for that, from your song Talk that Talk, there are three words that you’ve been waiting to hear from me, I’ll say it right now, I Love You. Let’s Do It Again! Hey ONCE, if you made it this far, READY TO BE…