[Pre-180, Be a Reporter, My SJI Days] [Repost from SJI Korea Club blog] Article on 2015 Ha Ji Won 1st Asia Tour in Singapore

As a continuation to my earlier post on covering 2015 Ha Ji Won 1st Asia Tour in Singapore, I would like to share with you the final article that I wrote for KMTV under SJI Korea Club's blog. 

Without further ado, here it is:

"SJI Korean Club was actually invited to be attend Ha Ji Won's 1st Asia Tour in Singapore! As part of K-Explorer and the media team for SJI Korean Cultural Club, I (Tian Tian) went down to Singapore Conference Hall to cover this event.

And I must emphasize that this is in fact one of the best Fan Meetings/Concerts I have been to. Do allow me to share with you why.

1) Ha Ji Won ssi is really hardworking. 

She learned English so that she can communicate with the Emcees and the audience in English instead of Korean which most of the fans couldn't speak or understand. She also sang a Chinese song entitled “对面的男孩看过来” (The boy opposite is looking over at me) to better engage the audience.

2) She never forgets any of her fans when they shouted.

Ha Ji Won ssi actually praise her Singaporean Fans for speaking to her in Korean. In a separate segment of the Fan Meet, Ha Ji Won ssi was talking about Korea and so I shouted from my seat "Gachi Kaja" (Let's go together!) And surprisingly Ji Won ssi heard me and said that she would hold another fan meet in Korea if we want her too! She's really enthusiastic and friendly I would say.

3) She 'upgrades' the prizes in artiste-fan games.

There were 2 games played during the Fan Meet. In the first game, 4 fans compete have the most whipped cream on their lips through drinking Cappuccino. The one with the most whipped cream on their lips will get to take a 1-to-1 polaroid photo with Ha Ji Won. While there can only be one winner, Ha Ji Won offered to take photos with all of them, and insisted on taking 1-to-1 photos with each and every of the 4 fans (instead of a group photo).

In the second game, 3 lucky fans will have to shoot a toy arrow on a target. If the arrow lands on a blue area (seen from photo below), it is 1 point, which equates to a 15s stare between the fan and Ji Won ssi. If it lands on the red or yellow, it means 2 and 3 pts respectively, which basically means a warm handshake and a tight hug. But since a young fan was unable to get any point, Ha Ji Won upped her prizes such that all 3 fans up on stage will at least get to stare at her for 15s.

4) She is really cute.

Ha Ji Won ssi actually danced for every one in her song “对面女孩看过来”, which is cuteness 10000000000000!

5) Everyone (Artiste and Organising Team) made the event unique and fan-service oriented. 

Everyone leaves the conference hall with a high-touch as well as a piece of hand signed 

soap. Its is really nice to leave after seeing her up close and speaking to her. Ha Ji Won ssi also thanked each and every audience individually during the high touch session. In addition, the hand signed soap is definitely a precious momento to many. It's really heartwarming and I'm sure a lot of effort is put in on Ha Ji Won ssi and her team's part. 

In a nutshell, this is really a fan service oriented fan meeting and I could see the entire organising team and the artiste looking even into the finest details to make this event a memorable for everyone. Thank you KMTV for inviting SJI Korean Cultural Club to cover the event."

So hope you've enjoyed this repost! :D To view more of my articles I wrote during my time as a writer in SJI Korea Club, please visit: sjikcc.blogspot.sg! :D