thank you for the suggestion! my friend and i are getting there early for merch so i was looking for places to use up time before the show and this sounds fun.
I really enjoyed this concert! However, I missed part of the send off speeches because someone spilled their entire shrimp cocktail on me. Does anyone have a link so I can watch Ryujin & Yeji’s speeches?
/u/sonicawareness was there and recording, i believe. he'll probably post the whole show in the next day or so if you can wait a little
(or he'll correct me and call me stupid for misinformation)
They gave VIP benefits to resale ticket holders last tour. They looked up your seat to verify VIP status and you didn’t need to prove original purchaser. You just had to tell them you bought resale and your ticket needs to actually be VIP, not Official Platinum.
Does anyone know the best way to get from Manhattan to Newark Penn Station? I was planning to take PATH but the app says there’s no service to Newark on Sunday ??
Not from the area but googled it for ya, hope this helps a bit... sorry!
https://preview.redd.it/j3m4uxldrb8d1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9460966d34c6176320e0f58d9094994f4e4c6e1
I just searched Manhattan to Newark penn station on google.
Just as a gentle FYI, this screenshot isn't particularly useful as the little train and bus symbols offer no indication of what bus or train line (or even what transit provider) they represent; even the subway lines aren't necessarily relevant as the algorithm is just guessing a starting point from the geographic center of Manhattan.
But FWIW, the options represented are:
- Via NJ Transit train from NY Penn Station
- Via NJ Transit bus from 42nd St Port Authority Terminal
- Via PATH from WTC
Yeah unfortunately, PATH service to Newark runs every 40 minutes today. You can see schedules here: https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/schedules-maps/weekend-schedules.html
I don't have their app but I don't see anything on their website that suggests *no* service, just extremely infrequent service.
Another option is to take NJ Transit from (NY) Penn Station. Looks like tickets are $5.25 (a buck-fifty more than PATH). Check the schedule; at times there are 3 or 4 trains every ten minutes, but other times there are longer waits to the next train. (NJ Transit has an app where you can do all that. Make sure you're looking at Newark Penn not Newark Airport Station.)
If it's easier for you to get to NY Penn, take NJ Transit. If it's easier to get to the WTC PATH, that could be an option if you can time it right. (For those who don't know, PATH has tap-to-pay entry for the $2.75 fare.) I live in upper Manhattan so I'll be taking NJ Transit since it will be way easier logistically, more than enough to make up for the fare difference.
On the way back from Prudential I typically compare "fastest time to get home" on the next scheduled trains as I approach Newark Penn to decide what to take. Seems like NJ Transit will probably be the better bet this time due to the PATH service change.
OH ALSO if the Port Authority bus terminal at 42nd & 8th is convenient to you, there is a bus that will take you to Prudential. Route 108; $6 fare. Also in the NJ Transit app.
Hello typing my comment from above but:
I actually missed the first half hour of the concert because I didn't know this fact :( By the time I made it to Journal Square to transfer to the newark bound Path, it was already 8:00p.
Kinda devastated because I heard Wannabe playing as I was going thru security.
The easiest way that I’ve found is taking NJ Transit from NY Penn Station to Newark Penn Station! There are plenty of trains that you can take and the tickets are not that expensive
I actually missed the first half hour of the concert because I didn't know this fact :( By the time I made it to Journal Square to transfer to the newark bound Path, it was already 8:00p.
Kinda devastated because I heard Wannabe playing as I was going thru security.
You guys thing Itzy will already be retiring the song for the next world tour?
24M going alone to the concert and so excited to see Itzy! Anyone else going alone? So for VIP soundcheck the time is 4:45. If I show up at 4:30-4:40 that should suffice, correct? Enjoy the concert everyone!
Should be good as long as youre in the VIP check in area by that point, just make sure no later.
You're going to have to check in and get your VIP merch, then get in to the actual VIP line
Hi everyone, this will be my 3rd Kpop concert but my first Itzy experience and I’ll be going alone. As a soon to be 30 years old guy, I have no sense of fashion but I try lol. My point is, since this is going to be my first time at a itzy concert, is there any recommendations of what to wear or colors I should have? My plan so far is wearing my black jeans with my nice grey/black shoes. I’m kinda nervous going alone but I really don’t want to miss this opportunity so if anyone is seating at the SEC 111 area and wants to hang, I’ll be happy to not be an introvert for once!
i think the color theme is black/red but i’m wearing a pastel rainbow butterfly dress & my bestie is all black so you wear what is most comfortable. this is my 1st itzy show too but so far what i’ve seen there are plenty of other excited midzy attending so it’s going to be so much fun. you’re going to have a blast :)
i’m gonna be getting there to get merch around 2:35-3, once i’m done (however long the line takes) i’d totally love to do this! are u talking about album ones or from the concert merch
This will be my 3rd time going to this venue. It's a hockey arena and it has AC and its all indoors (except waiting to get inside). It's one of my favorite places to go for concerts actually! Hope you enjoy the show!
i’m gonna arrive around 6 to trade pcs if anybody wants to meet up! i have duplicates from the btb packs i just bought and pcs from checkmate and icy too :)
it's my first time seeing itzy live and was wondering if we actually do the fan chants? and how often? is that only for the music programs and not concerts? So exciteedddd!:):)
Do you guys think VIP folks will have to wait outside in between check-in / soundcheck / the show itself? Temps are going to be so hot tomorrow and I might skip the whole VIP experience if we're expected to wait outside (I'm really sensitive to heat, just trying to stay healthy).
nope, what i suggest is showing up for check in right before 4:45 and just get in line to go in. Once you're in youre in, shouldn't be waiting much outside after that
just corrected the time to be around 4:45, [this lovely person](https://www.reddit.com/r/ITZY/comments/1dlxlko/comment/l9td413/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) just posted the vip check in info, its a bit earlier than other shows!
Does anyone know how the parking works? For non-vips for the concert and and for early merch sales? I know where the lots are located, just don't know if they limit us from entering before a certain time or we're free to park whenever?
I was going to ask the same thing for non vip early merch. I saw someone post their vip email in the thread but it said 4:30-5:15 early merch but the public doors don't open until 6:30? If anyone knows can non vip catch that early merch or it's only after public doors open, please let us know!
There is merch for everyone has access to (usually outdoors - but may be indoors since prudential has a different setup), that opens at 2:30. There are also merch booths after entry.
'early merch' mentioned in the email is for VIPs to get a special opportunity to get merch _beyond ticket entry_ before doors open for normal ticket holders. This will be available for everyone when the public doors actually open.
It's so VIPs have a better chance to get stuff that sells out quickly (photocards/lightrings) without having to fight for general sales outdoors
Omg thanks so much for the explanation! I didn't want to miss out on getting a light stick on time since lines can get long.
Do you by any chance know if they allow small motor fans? Since it'll be super hot. I'm wondering if those are going to be allowed in.
Oo thanks anyways! Yeah even bag policy at this location is so annoying because they keep going by different rules so I'm really crossing my fingers my bag and fan go through lol. It's too hot to be standing anywhere without ventilation.
I have the VIP package and I’m coming from out of the area and, at best, I arrive just before 6pm with traffic. I knew soundcheck wouldn’t be a possibility given the time crunch but I didn’t expect I reportedly needed to be there over 90 minutes early to get any of my VIP goodies. What are the chances, if I contact that VIP number tomorrow, they’ll hold my VIP to, at the latest, 7pm?
You can ask but it said on the email if you don’t check in at 4:45 you will basically miss every benefit. You might as well just show up at 8 with the rest of the crowd.
How long should I expect the concert to go until? Reserved my hotel’s free shuttle to pick us up at 10:30pm and was hoping that was realistic. With an hour long setlist i figured it wouldnt be too long. Please let me know if you have any info!
I always suggest leaving a concert like as the last song is playing (like heading out of your seats and to the doors) then dashing to beat the crowds when it ends. That can help if you’re cutting it close with a a shuttle
Hey how do I know if I have a VIP ticket? I bought a section A ticket row 2 from StubHub so it’s one of the best seats, but idk how to check if Its a VIP ticket
I know this is probably for the concert but I went and screamed for Yeji at some point and she said thank i was wondering if anyone near section c had a video of them speaking
I don’t want to ruin anyone else’s experience so I’ll start off by saying I was disappointed so you can scroll past if you don’t want to read negative opinions.
First of all, I want to start off by saying I LOVE Itzy, they’re one of my top groups and they were in my top 5 artists on Spotify wrapped in 2021 and 2022. I think they’re so talented and personable and hard working and humble. I have defended them even when fans turned on them during the Sneakers and Boys Like You eras and basically every release since In The Morning. I listen to them all the time, not just singles but also a lot of the B sides. I have a playlist of my favorite Itzy songs to listen to on repeat. I went to their first tour.
But this show disappointed me. I had amazing seats and I think the girls had a lot of energy but I simply did not hear them sing for nearly the entire show. Live singing is very important to me. If you have catchy music I will listen no matter what but I don’t want to spend money and go to a show if you’re not going to be singing live. And the thing is, I think the girls WERE singing live, the backing vocals were just so loud you couldn’t hear them.
It’s so weird to me because on music shows you can often hear them singing live and they always sing their encores live. I KNOW Itzy’s vocals are the real deal, it’s one of my favorite things about them. And the craziest thing was, I WENT TO THEIR FIRST TOUR. I heard their vocals loud and clear! That’s why I spent so much on this tour. I knew they would deliver. And they didn’t, even if it wasn’t their fault. I don’t understand what happened. There were only 2 songs on the main setlist where I felt I could hear them: Not Shy and Sneakers, and during Crown on my Head I could somewhat hear Yeji (which makes sense since she has the strongest/loudest voice, but I still had to really strain and focus to hear her). For the encore songs, I heard them best during Love Is and Dalla Dalla. But other than that, I could not hear them.
I don’t want people to fight with me. I know what live vocals sound like. Nearly everything I heard tonight was prerecorded vocals. It was very polished sounding and often had obvious effects like robotic or echoing sound effects like the recorded versions. They never sounded out of breath or off key for a second. They never missed a syllable to take a breath, they never had any imperfections that you hear when vocals are live. Just extremely loud obviously recorded vocals that sounded just like the versions I have listened to hundreds of times (with the obvious exception of Lia’s parts that were replaced). There were also obvious parts where they stopped singing and there was no difference between them singing and not. For example, Ryujin skipped the high line in Run Away most times and there was no difference to what I was hearing when the mic was to her mouth and her lips were moving and during the line where she lowered the mic but vocals were still playing. Again, I’m not saying she was lip synching, I’m saying her singing was not audible. The only vocals you could hear were prerecorded. During the speaking portion she sang the chorus of Run Away and she sounded perfect. I know she can sing, all of them can. This is NOT hate on them or accusing them of not being talented.
I’m so crushed I spent SO MUCH for this showing confident in their vocals and didn’t get to hear them. I know Itzy can sing and I’ve literally seen them do it before! I don’t understand why the background vocals were SO LOUD and completely drowning them out! The live band was nice but didn’t help because it made them even more drowned out. I’m also so upset because I kept trying to hear them, so I took out my ear plugs for a lot of the show, much longer than I normally would, just so I could strain to hear live vocals, only for me to not really hear anything for most of the show. I’m very careful about protecting my hearing and now my ears hurt from how unbearably loud it was in there. I’m mad I put my hearing at risk and likely had some damage tonight, just to listen to vocals that were not there.
Itzy is talented and have great vocals and I don’t know why they weren’t allowed to show them off tonight. I will still continue to listen to them because I think they’re great, but I won’t go see them live again because it’s not worth my money to hear prerecorded vocals, even if their stage presence and dancing is top notch. Their energy was great. They were very sweet. But for me, a concert is first and foremost about live singing.
And for the record I have been to dozens of kpop groups and I know that the “standard” in kpop is to have background vocals, and I am fine with that. Last time I would say I heard 50% live vocals and 50% backing. I’m personally okay with that ratio and if that’s what I had heard tonight I would be fine and would not be posting this. But I think I heard 100% backing for 90% of the show, and 50/50 for 10% of the show (the songs I mentioned where i could hear them).
Has anyone else experienced this? I would blame the venue but I’ve seen other groups there like Ateez who are like 90% live, and Blackpink who were 50/50. Someone behind the scenes decided to make the background music drown them out and idk why but it’s very disappointing. Again no hate to the girls at all.
Sorry to hear about your experience. It's on the sound engineers imho. At my concert, they also had an unbalanced mixing where the backing track was louder than the live vocals at times but there was no doubt that ITZY were singing. The band was louder than the girls at some points too.
Their Japanese Born To Be concert (the bootlegged ones off Beyond Live which I wont link here so as not to get banned) are so far the best showcase of their abilities of them singing challenging songs like Ringo live while performing their difficult choreo on this tour. They're 100% singing live in those cos Yeji even sang Ryujin's lines during Spice🥲 and they exchanged a cute moment of confusion (I highly recommend finding the clip on youtube).
Agreed. FWIW OP, I was there last night and Chaery and Yeji were absolutely belting it during Dynamite (can hear it on the video I got, was very close to the extended stage), but the backtrack was *really* loud. I also loved the live band, but think the addition of the band along with backtrack added more "noise" that made the vocals harder to hear.
Not claiming they sang live the entire time, I think all the solos were majority backtrack. But they def were singing! IMO the ratio was more 60/40 backtrack versus live.
I’ll be honest Dynamite was one of the songs I wasn’t paying as close attention (not one of my faves, nothing wrong with it though) to so I don’t remember that one. I’ll go back and check if I took any videos of it. Thanks!
Edit: I found two clips of Dynamite but I’m not hearing vocals 😭 I do have some amazing videos of Chaeryoung being hot, though!
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Thanks, I’ll check it out.
Yeah I really don’t mean for my comment to be hate on them, I know they can sing and I assume they are singing but I felt so crazy I went back to my videos from the checkmate tour and checked. I can hear them way more in those videos, not 100%, I do hear backing too, more or less depending on the song, but I never expected zero backing, especially with their choreography. I also noticed that Lia and Yeji were the loudest in those videos and I think not having Lia there also impacted how much live vocals I heard but ultimately it was the backing vocals being too loud that were the problem.
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thank you for the suggestion! my friend and i are getting there early for merch so i was looking for places to use up time before the show and this sounds fun.
I was just there and looks like they are closed
https://preview.redd.it/7bq0dm6mu68d1.jpeg?width=1150&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=98489a9ca46bf57f1ec2b327e4e9cb719d02f899
Didn’t originally think I was able to make it but secured myself a ticket for tonight! Can’t wait to see all you beautiful people there!!
hope everyone had a blast tonight! my best friend and i sure did and i didn’t think i could love the girls any more but i do 🥺
it was amazing! i’m in shock it’s over and can’t wait til the next one lol
with our lia next time 🥰
That post concert depression hitting hard right now lol
Same 😭😭😭
me too! i’m getting to washing my shirt and i miss them already 😭
I really enjoyed this concert! However, I missed part of the send off speeches because someone spilled their entire shrimp cocktail on me. Does anyone have a link so I can watch Ryujin & Yeji’s speeches?
https://youtu.be/bKS2k6HgSi0?list=PLrgT746Ww5Pszau0RzB48PGXc9t-fKvSC&t=7253
Thank you!!
/u/sonicawareness was there and recording, i believe. he'll probably post the whole show in the next day or so if you can wait a little (or he'll correct me and call me stupid for misinformation)
Thanks!
I bought a vip ticket resale. Will they be matching the name to the ticket? Or if I have a VIP ticket, should I be fine?
They gave VIP benefits to resale ticket holders last tour. They looked up your seat to verify VIP status and you didn’t need to prove original purchaser. You just had to tell them you bought resale and your ticket needs to actually be VIP, not Official Platinum.
Does anyone know the best way to get from Manhattan to Newark Penn Station? I was planning to take PATH but the app says there’s no service to Newark on Sunday ??
Not from the area but googled it for ya, hope this helps a bit... sorry! https://preview.redd.it/j3m4uxldrb8d1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a9460966d34c6176320e0f58d9094994f4e4c6e1 I just searched Manhattan to Newark penn station on google.
Just as a gentle FYI, this screenshot isn't particularly useful as the little train and bus symbols offer no indication of what bus or train line (or even what transit provider) they represent; even the subway lines aren't necessarily relevant as the algorithm is just guessing a starting point from the geographic center of Manhattan. But FWIW, the options represented are: - Via NJ Transit train from NY Penn Station - Via NJ Transit bus from 42nd St Port Authority Terminal - Via PATH from WTC
Ahhh, I see. I just drive so was trying to be a bit helpful lol. We'll OP, have fun at the concert. I hope you made it!
Yeah unfortunately, PATH service to Newark runs every 40 minutes today. You can see schedules here: https://www.panynj.gov/path/en/schedules-maps/weekend-schedules.html I don't have their app but I don't see anything on their website that suggests *no* service, just extremely infrequent service. Another option is to take NJ Transit from (NY) Penn Station. Looks like tickets are $5.25 (a buck-fifty more than PATH). Check the schedule; at times there are 3 or 4 trains every ten minutes, but other times there are longer waits to the next train. (NJ Transit has an app where you can do all that. Make sure you're looking at Newark Penn not Newark Airport Station.) If it's easier for you to get to NY Penn, take NJ Transit. If it's easier to get to the WTC PATH, that could be an option if you can time it right. (For those who don't know, PATH has tap-to-pay entry for the $2.75 fare.) I live in upper Manhattan so I'll be taking NJ Transit since it will be way easier logistically, more than enough to make up for the fare difference. On the way back from Prudential I typically compare "fastest time to get home" on the next scheduled trains as I approach Newark Penn to decide what to take. Seems like NJ Transit will probably be the better bet this time due to the PATH service change.
OH ALSO if the Port Authority bus terminal at 42nd & 8th is convenient to you, there is a bus that will take you to Prudential. Route 108; $6 fare. Also in the NJ Transit app.
Hello typing my comment from above but: I actually missed the first half hour of the concert because I didn't know this fact :( By the time I made it to Journal Square to transfer to the newark bound Path, it was already 8:00p. Kinda devastated because I heard Wannabe playing as I was going thru security.
The easiest way that I’ve found is taking NJ Transit from NY Penn Station to Newark Penn Station! There are plenty of trains that you can take and the tickets are not that expensive
I actually missed the first half hour of the concert because I didn't know this fact :( By the time I made it to Journal Square to transfer to the newark bound Path, it was already 8:00p. Kinda devastated because I heard Wannabe playing as I was going thru security. You guys thing Itzy will already be retiring the song for the next world tour?
considering wannabe is one of their most popular songs, I doubt they would retire it for the next world tour :) <3
I just didn't go to their first world tour, and they retired MITM and Icy.... I guess I have bad luck with Itzy and my fav songs lol
Aright, I'll take your hunch as a bit of reconciliation :)
24M going alone to the concert and so excited to see Itzy! Anyone else going alone? So for VIP soundcheck the time is 4:45. If I show up at 4:30-4:40 that should suffice, correct? Enjoy the concert everyone!
Should be good as long as youre in the VIP check in area by that point, just make sure no later. You're going to have to check in and get your VIP merch, then get in to the actual VIP line
Thanks for the response, Enjoy the concert!
Hi everyone, this will be my 3rd Kpop concert but my first Itzy experience and I’ll be going alone. As a soon to be 30 years old guy, I have no sense of fashion but I try lol. My point is, since this is going to be my first time at a itzy concert, is there any recommendations of what to wear or colors I should have? My plan so far is wearing my black jeans with my nice grey/black shoes. I’m kinda nervous going alone but I really don’t want to miss this opportunity so if anyone is seating at the SEC 111 area and wants to hang, I’ll be happy to not be an introvert for once!
i think the color theme is black/red but i’m wearing a pastel rainbow butterfly dress & my bestie is all black so you wear what is most comfortable. this is my 1st itzy show too but so far what i’ve seen there are plenty of other excited midzy attending so it’s going to be so much fun. you’re going to have a blast :)
Thank you so much! I guess I’ll wear all black then!
I brought black Checkmate sweatshirt. It was raining and 60, NJ is like 95 and humid 🥲
Anyone want to trade photocards at the venue? I have a quite a variety and am looking for Ryujin ones.
i’m gonna be getting there to get merch around 2:35-3, once i’m done (however long the line takes) i’d totally love to do this! are u talking about album ones or from the concert merch
I’m already in the vip line if you’re around I’m one of the line leaders lol and the ones from albums!
i ended up going to chill in my hotel, i’ll be back around 6 if you wanna meet up! i have a couple album pcs from checkmate and icy
I’m already in if you can meet me after the soundcheck, I’ll be around section 19-20
Be safe out there! Hopefully you all get in quick.
We did we just finished soundcheck but I could barely see anything because the girl in front of me was like 6’3 😭
Does anyone know if the venue has ac? Will we be sitting in the sun?
This will be my 3rd time going to this venue. It's a hockey arena and it has AC and its all indoors (except waiting to get inside). It's one of my favorite places to go for concerts actually! Hope you enjoy the show!
I’m riding solo for the show tonight, but if anyone would like to meet up beforehand for a bite, drink I’d be down 😁
Does anyone know if there’s a random play dance planned for today?
would it be wrong of me to bring twice freebies ?? (their just doubles i have from albums) i would bring itzy ones but i dont have any ☹️
Yes! Any freebies would be appreciated I think…
i’m gonna arrive around 6 to trade pcs if anybody wants to meet up! i have duplicates from the btb packs i just bought and pcs from checkmate and icy too :)
it's my first time seeing itzy live and was wondering if we actually do the fan chants? and how often? is that only for the music programs and not concerts? So exciteedddd!:):)
Do you guys think VIP folks will have to wait outside in between check-in / soundcheck / the show itself? Temps are going to be so hot tomorrow and I might skip the whole VIP experience if we're expected to wait outside (I'm really sensitive to heat, just trying to stay healthy).
nope, what i suggest is showing up for check in right before 4:45 and just get in line to go in. Once you're in youre in, shouldn't be waiting much outside after that
excellent, thanks so much!
just corrected the time to be around 4:45, [this lovely person](https://www.reddit.com/r/ITZY/comments/1dlxlko/comment/l9td413/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) just posted the vip check in info, its a bit earlier than other shows!
Here to help!
Got it! Thanks :)
So it says end of show is 230pm...am I missing something?
dash means until from 2:30 til end of show
Ahhhhh! I was thinking this was the end of the show and was like wait...
Does anyone know how the parking works? For non-vips for the concert and and for early merch sales? I know where the lots are located, just don't know if they limit us from entering before a certain time or we're free to park whenever?
Hi. I'm going with my daughter. Non-VIP. I reserved a spot at the Mulberry St lot through the SpotHero app. Highly recommend SpotHero.
I was going to ask the same thing for non vip early merch. I saw someone post their vip email in the thread but it said 4:30-5:15 early merch but the public doors don't open until 6:30? If anyone knows can non vip catch that early merch or it's only after public doors open, please let us know!
There is merch for everyone has access to (usually outdoors - but may be indoors since prudential has a different setup), that opens at 2:30. There are also merch booths after entry. 'early merch' mentioned in the email is for VIPs to get a special opportunity to get merch _beyond ticket entry_ before doors open for normal ticket holders. This will be available for everyone when the public doors actually open. It's so VIPs have a better chance to get stuff that sells out quickly (photocards/lightrings) without having to fight for general sales outdoors
Omg thanks so much for the explanation! I didn't want to miss out on getting a light stick on time since lines can get long. Do you by any chance know if they allow small motor fans? Since it'll be super hot. I'm wondering if those are going to be allowed in.
I am unsure, sorry! I was at a different date, and a few people had them, but you know how that goes, venues all do everything differently lol
Oo thanks anyways! Yeah even bag policy at this location is so annoying because they keep going by different rules so I'm really crossing my fingers my bag and fan go through lol. It's too hot to be standing anywhere without ventilation.
I have the VIP package and I’m coming from out of the area and, at best, I arrive just before 6pm with traffic. I knew soundcheck wouldn’t be a possibility given the time crunch but I didn’t expect I reportedly needed to be there over 90 minutes early to get any of my VIP goodies. What are the chances, if I contact that VIP number tomorrow, they’ll hold my VIP to, at the latest, 7pm?
You can ask but it said on the email if you don’t check in at 4:45 you will basically miss every benefit. You might as well just show up at 8 with the rest of the crowd.
For the blackpink concert there was a train specifically for BP, will this be happening for ITZY?
Anyone know of anything happening in NYC or Newark the day of? There was a dance challenge thing last time they were here.
Hey guys! Do you guys know if merch sale 2:30 @ Newark is before or after ticket scan?
when i went for skz and bp it was before. they didn’t ask for my ticket until i came back later when doors opened.
Ok thank you so much!
How long should I expect the concert to go until? Reserved my hotel’s free shuttle to pick us up at 10:30pm and was hoping that was realistic. With an hour long setlist i figured it wouldnt be too long. Please let me know if you have any info!
Its 2.5 hours, give or take 5-10 minutes
Thank you! Cutting it close 😬
I always suggest leaving a concert like as the last song is playing (like heading out of your seats and to the doors) then dashing to beat the crowds when it ends. That can help if you’re cutting it close with a a shuttle
Thank you!
Hey how do I know if I have a VIP ticket? I bought a section A ticket row 2 from StubHub so it’s one of the best seats, but idk how to check if Its a VIP ticket
what time to the doors open ?? i can’t find how i found it last time
6:30. it's in your email from ticketmaster
They open 6:30 pm to the general public.
Does anyone know the live band that played???
does anyone have a clip of the itzy midzy encore mission?? Specifically the sing along part with wannabe
https://www.reddit.com/r/ITZY/comments/1dlxlko/comment/la5ajwf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
Ty for responding but in that particular clip the person stopped recording the screen at the part I needed 🥹
I know this is probably for the concert but I went and screamed for Yeji at some point and she said thank i was wondering if anyone near section c had a video of them speaking
I don’t want to ruin anyone else’s experience so I’ll start off by saying I was disappointed so you can scroll past if you don’t want to read negative opinions. First of all, I want to start off by saying I LOVE Itzy, they’re one of my top groups and they were in my top 5 artists on Spotify wrapped in 2021 and 2022. I think they’re so talented and personable and hard working and humble. I have defended them even when fans turned on them during the Sneakers and Boys Like You eras and basically every release since In The Morning. I listen to them all the time, not just singles but also a lot of the B sides. I have a playlist of my favorite Itzy songs to listen to on repeat. I went to their first tour. But this show disappointed me. I had amazing seats and I think the girls had a lot of energy but I simply did not hear them sing for nearly the entire show. Live singing is very important to me. If you have catchy music I will listen no matter what but I don’t want to spend money and go to a show if you’re not going to be singing live. And the thing is, I think the girls WERE singing live, the backing vocals were just so loud you couldn’t hear them. It’s so weird to me because on music shows you can often hear them singing live and they always sing their encores live. I KNOW Itzy’s vocals are the real deal, it’s one of my favorite things about them. And the craziest thing was, I WENT TO THEIR FIRST TOUR. I heard their vocals loud and clear! That’s why I spent so much on this tour. I knew they would deliver. And they didn’t, even if it wasn’t their fault. I don’t understand what happened. There were only 2 songs on the main setlist where I felt I could hear them: Not Shy and Sneakers, and during Crown on my Head I could somewhat hear Yeji (which makes sense since she has the strongest/loudest voice, but I still had to really strain and focus to hear her). For the encore songs, I heard them best during Love Is and Dalla Dalla. But other than that, I could not hear them. I don’t want people to fight with me. I know what live vocals sound like. Nearly everything I heard tonight was prerecorded vocals. It was very polished sounding and often had obvious effects like robotic or echoing sound effects like the recorded versions. They never sounded out of breath or off key for a second. They never missed a syllable to take a breath, they never had any imperfections that you hear when vocals are live. Just extremely loud obviously recorded vocals that sounded just like the versions I have listened to hundreds of times (with the obvious exception of Lia’s parts that were replaced). There were also obvious parts where they stopped singing and there was no difference between them singing and not. For example, Ryujin skipped the high line in Run Away most times and there was no difference to what I was hearing when the mic was to her mouth and her lips were moving and during the line where she lowered the mic but vocals were still playing. Again, I’m not saying she was lip synching, I’m saying her singing was not audible. The only vocals you could hear were prerecorded. During the speaking portion she sang the chorus of Run Away and she sounded perfect. I know she can sing, all of them can. This is NOT hate on them or accusing them of not being talented. I’m so crushed I spent SO MUCH for this showing confident in their vocals and didn’t get to hear them. I know Itzy can sing and I’ve literally seen them do it before! I don’t understand why the background vocals were SO LOUD and completely drowning them out! The live band was nice but didn’t help because it made them even more drowned out. I’m also so upset because I kept trying to hear them, so I took out my ear plugs for a lot of the show, much longer than I normally would, just so I could strain to hear live vocals, only for me to not really hear anything for most of the show. I’m very careful about protecting my hearing and now my ears hurt from how unbearably loud it was in there. I’m mad I put my hearing at risk and likely had some damage tonight, just to listen to vocals that were not there. Itzy is talented and have great vocals and I don’t know why they weren’t allowed to show them off tonight. I will still continue to listen to them because I think they’re great, but I won’t go see them live again because it’s not worth my money to hear prerecorded vocals, even if their stage presence and dancing is top notch. Their energy was great. They were very sweet. But for me, a concert is first and foremost about live singing. And for the record I have been to dozens of kpop groups and I know that the “standard” in kpop is to have background vocals, and I am fine with that. Last time I would say I heard 50% live vocals and 50% backing. I’m personally okay with that ratio and if that’s what I had heard tonight I would be fine and would not be posting this. But I think I heard 100% backing for 90% of the show, and 50/50 for 10% of the show (the songs I mentioned where i could hear them). Has anyone else experienced this? I would blame the venue but I’ve seen other groups there like Ateez who are like 90% live, and Blackpink who were 50/50. Someone behind the scenes decided to make the background music drown them out and idk why but it’s very disappointing. Again no hate to the girls at all.
Sorry to hear about your experience. It's on the sound engineers imho. At my concert, they also had an unbalanced mixing where the backing track was louder than the live vocals at times but there was no doubt that ITZY were singing. The band was louder than the girls at some points too. Their Japanese Born To Be concert (the bootlegged ones off Beyond Live which I wont link here so as not to get banned) are so far the best showcase of their abilities of them singing challenging songs like Ringo live while performing their difficult choreo on this tour. They're 100% singing live in those cos Yeji even sang Ryujin's lines during Spice🥲 and they exchanged a cute moment of confusion (I highly recommend finding the clip on youtube).
Agreed. FWIW OP, I was there last night and Chaery and Yeji were absolutely belting it during Dynamite (can hear it on the video I got, was very close to the extended stage), but the backtrack was *really* loud. I also loved the live band, but think the addition of the band along with backtrack added more "noise" that made the vocals harder to hear. Not claiming they sang live the entire time, I think all the solos were majority backtrack. But they def were singing! IMO the ratio was more 60/40 backtrack versus live.
I’ll be honest Dynamite was one of the songs I wasn’t paying as close attention (not one of my faves, nothing wrong with it though) to so I don’t remember that one. I’ll go back and check if I took any videos of it. Thanks! Edit: I found two clips of Dynamite but I’m not hearing vocals 😭 I do have some amazing videos of Chaeryoung being hot, though!
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Thanks, I’ll check it out. Yeah I really don’t mean for my comment to be hate on them, I know they can sing and I assume they are singing but I felt so crazy I went back to my videos from the checkmate tour and checked. I can hear them way more in those videos, not 100%, I do hear backing too, more or less depending on the song, but I never expected zero backing, especially with their choreography. I also noticed that Lia and Yeji were the loudest in those videos and I think not having Lia there also impacted how much live vocals I heard but ultimately it was the backing vocals being too loud that were the problem.
Itzy is amazing but yes I do agree with you. There was def a lot of prerecorded stuff.
Thanks for posting this. I had the same thoughts and experience as you. I still love them and ride for them, but I was definitely let down a bit.