There was a bit of respite from the summer weather on the evening of 12 November, a great day to be out with a whole bunch of other Korean pop music lovers at the ANZ Stadium, Olympic Park, where JK Entertainment had gathered a veritable bunch of K-Pop artists, all of them very big names for fans of the genre, for the K-Pop Music Fest. In a way, this was a historical event, since many of the artists were making their first

Entering the concert a few weeks ago as a K-Pop fan was truly an experience. Hundreds of fans were seated in the gigantic ANZ stadium, covering the entire floor and flooding the stands. As we waited in anticipation for the groups to come on stage, the MBC cameras swiveled around the crowd, broadcasting the variety of fans present on the day for all to see – from screaming fan girls, to hardcore coupling fans (the huge TaeNy sign comes to mind), to parents with young children lucky enough to experience something so exciting early in their lives. Finally, a countdown appeared on the large screens. History was about to be made.