Borrowed Sorrow

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  Growing up, I spent most of my time alone. I spent it reading, playing pretend, writing short stories, dancing, and exploring. Of course, I had a crew: a bunch of busybody teenagers exploring the infinite possibilities of our hometown. When puberty hit, I fell in love with the idea of falling in love, but not the actual relationship part. I mostly read about romance in teen magazines and already felt exhausted by the obligations society threw at girls. Back in my day, being sad was a trend. I was there when the first emo punk bands debuted on MTV. I was there when Avril swapped her skateboard for a tutu. But personally, I was happy. So, I borrowed sorrow from pop culture instead. I picked up my brother’s beat-up guitar and learned to play the most heart-numbing songs. I was an emo girl. The quiet kind you could only discover by reading my notes or scrolling through my playlist. I am a middle-aged woman now. What was once a borrowed sorrow has become the story of my life. Those c...
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Beastly Idol is Back!
What time is it? It’s 2PM! 11 November 2011, Gogirl! baru aja  mengalami the hottest night ever. Yes, you guess it right, it’s 2PM Hands Up Asia Tour 2011. Setelah bulan Maret lalu idol asal Korea ini bikin heboh karena cuma tampil sebentar, mereka kembali untuk menggelar konser tunggal, as they promised us before.
Tepat pukul 2 siang, penonton mulai memadati area JITEC Mangga Dua Square, antrian menumpuk hingga ke lantai 6. Dan semua duduk dengan tertib menunggu gate dibuka 4 jam kemudian. Molor setengah jam dari jadwal, Taec dkk muncul ke depan panggung, langsung membawakan 3 lagu Hot, Electricity dan Hands Up. Selesai Hands Up, Taec meminta penonton untuk tenang sebentar. “ Please don’t stand on your seat, you can fall and get hurt.” Ucapnya. Kompakan, semua Hottest duduk tenang di bangkunya masing-masing. But it wasn’t for long, begitu 2PM mulai nyanyiin track selanjutnya, the crowd went crazy again. Well, Taec, we just love you guys so much!
Total 24 lagu sejak debut dibawain semua oleh 2PM. Karaoke massal nggak terhindari pas intro I Can’t terdengar. Kehebohan makin menjadi pas single dari album Jepang 2PM I’m Your Man dinyanyiin. Masih ada lagi pertunjukan solo dari masing-masing personil kayak Junsu yang ngebawain single Alive-nya, Taec and Khun duet for My Valentine, dan pertunjukan samurai dari Channie. Pas break di tengah acara, penonton disajikan video keseharian 2PM waktu nyiapin konser di Jakarta.
Menjelang pukul 10 malam, 2PM akhirnya pamitan. Video  Thank You dipasang pas 2PM turun panggung. Hottest yang belum rela idolanya pulang, ikutan nyanyiin lagu Thank You. As expected, 2PM muncul lagi di panggung. “This is for my Hottest” ucap Channie memulai track Thank You. Konser benar-benar selesai setelah dua lagu remix 10 out of 10 dan Hands Up.  Baik 2PM maupun Hottest tampak puas dengan konser ini. “ You guys are awesome!” teriak Wooyoung. We had so much fun. Thank you, 2PM. Saranghanda.

Teks: Shinta – Foto: Arman Yonathan.
Gogirl! Magazine vol. 83
(karena satu hal, event yang spare-nya 1 halaman ini terpaksa dipotong hingga setengah halaman. hiks)

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