Take 1

Take 1

A Korean docuseries documenting K-pop reps, asking them if they were to do a perfect performance before they died, what song would it be and where—- all in one take

The episode on Rain was very inspiring

I kind of grew up with him

When he started out in 2002 that was when I began my career as a journalist

I remember watching his concert live and watching him on Take 1 made me feel alive

It made the engine in my heart start roaring

There were so many wonderful quotes, such as

“Just do it the way you practised “

“Treat the practice like the real thing and the real thing like a practice”

“The stage is about the tension between an artist and the audience and I will use that tension as fuel to unleash my energy on stage. It is my goal to put forward a performance that makes you shiver from head to toe as soon as it starts”

“Give a performance that is impossible to give. Even if it’s impossible, I like to give it a try”

“Even if it doesn’t work, I need to try my best first”

“I won’t stop unless we nail it”

“I always told myself to never regret things”

“People get a few chances in their lifetime. But if you don’t do your best each time, you won’t be given a chance next time”

“I don’t know how others evaluate me. But if I had evaluate myself on stage it’s not that I was cool or the best. It’s that u was true to myself. If I were to evaluate myself I’d say I did my best and was devoted. ”

His fans all went wild – obviously , seeing this one take . 25000 applied to come into the blue house to watch this performance and only 1000 came in

Qinzhi was watching with me and I told her, I also want to do something that makes me come alive and makes people come alive.

Bringing the rain in

Bringing the rain in

It’s pouring

And I m loving it

I imagine the globe 🌎 washed and purified by rain

And it comes out of the rain, brighter, cleaner, happier

I remember when HuaiHao was smaller, I carried him to the window whenever it rained and I would encourage him to put his hand out to feel the rain

There’s always the smell of rain too

And today whenever I see rain, I always remember this little moment we shared and would be coaxed into putting my hand out as well

How beautiful to be able to smell and feel rain.