| "Passion For Korea" Tour Day 14 (April 18, 2006) Open Concert www.kbs.co.kr/1tv/enter/openconcert/index.html |
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After dinner, we walked over to another KBS building for Open Concert, a weekly KBS
program featuring different music talents. It is broadcast on KBFD-TV in Hawaii so most of
us knew what kind of show it was. The other Hawaii tour group was also attending the
concert (see red and white shirts behind us). The KBS theater hall was similar in size to the
Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. The seats were very comfortable, but the legroom
was tight for tall people. Performing that night were SG Wannabe (a K-pop boy band) and
Klon (a disabled singer in a wheelchair). We were given lyrics to the songs to be sung on the
show that night. Unfortunately, the lyrics were in Korean. We nevertheless joined in the fun
by clapping and waving our hands with the native Koreans.
program featuring different music talents. It is broadcast on KBFD-TV in Hawaii so most of
us knew what kind of show it was. The other Hawaii tour group was also attending the
concert (see red and white shirts behind us). The KBS theater hall was similar in size to the
Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall in Honolulu. The seats were very comfortable, but the legroom
was tight for tall people. Performing that night were SG Wannabe (a K-pop boy band) and
Klon (a disabled singer in a wheelchair). We were given lyrics to the songs to be sung on the
show that night. Unfortunately, the lyrics were in Korean. We nevertheless joined in the fun
by clapping and waving our hands with the native Koreans.
Some of the performers came out after the show to greet us. Lee Hee Ah, the young lady in
the orange gown, is physically disabled. Yet she played the piano as well as a concert pianist.
the orange gown, is physically disabled. Yet she played the piano as well as a concert pianist.
To get a better understanding of how challenging it is for Lee Hee Ah to play the
piano, the photo at left shows her claw-like hands which are the equivalent of just 2
fingers on each hand. I must say she played the piano much better than I ever could,
even with all of my fingers intact. The right photo shows the Open Concert hostess
Im Jung Ran and singer Im Jung Hee (no, I don't believe they are related).
piano, the photo at left shows her claw-like hands which are the equivalent of just 2
fingers on each hand. I must say she played the piano much better than I ever could,
even with all of my fingers intact. The right photo shows the Open Concert hostess
Im Jung Ran and singer Im Jung Hee (no, I don't believe they are related).