LEDApple in Cologne

Before opening this blog I went to Cologne for LEDApple's concert but not only as a fan - I don't think I would've gone to Cologne by train for six hours for LEDApple - but more as a member of the promoter's staff.

Yes, I'm telling the truth, I became a member of the promoter's staff and I'm more like an 'insider'. When my boss wasn't sure if it would be a good idea, he asked me what I think about LEDApple in Germany. But that's something else. I wanted to write a belated report about the concert.

I woke up at 4AM so I could take the train at 5 and go to Cologne. When I arrived at the Central station it was 11AM, so still pretty early and I was tired back then already but I had to wait for a friend. I knew I had to be at the venue at 3PM so my friend and I spent some time at the Central station.
When I arrived at the venue only a few other staff members were there. It took some time until my boss arrived and I saw the venue for the first time. 'Die Kantine' is actually a really nice club not too small with nice acoustics. But the whole staff had to wait for two hours until someone told us what we should do. And then everything became frantically busy. We had about one hour left but there were some difficulties I don't need to talk about, so after some time we figured out we would be late.
We never wanted this to happen but there was nothing we could do about it so we had to deal with it and the fans had to wait anyways.
When the doors opened it was more like: "Heeeell, how many people are there?! It doesn't seem like it's going to end soon." But it's actually good for a promoter. The more people come, the more money you earn.
I can't tell anything about the Meet&Greet for the VIP's. But because we hadn't had enough time I heard that it was fast-paced. The reason? Well, we actually planned a K-Pop-Party but shortly before the concert began we got to know there were some problems with the venue so there'll be another party starting at 10PM. we had to finish everything before.

When the concert started we had some time to relax. I went to the front and helped some other staff members check whether someone's filming or not but because of these cheap lightsticks it was really hard to see something. But standing in the very first row actually.. it was nice and though we had to work we enjoyed the time being. Me and the other staff members ended up dancing and partying from time to time and my boss faked a fangirl attack in front of Hanbyul so Hanbyul wasn't able to sing for a moment because he had to laugh.
I don't know the setlist or anything else and I heard some people already uploaded it so you could try to find it on other blogs. When the concert was over we went upstairs and had 'pizza party', at least the staff members because the band and management had had dinner before.
After the band left the venue we cleaned up and then left.

I met my friend again and told her about a lot of experiences I don't even want to write about, plus, I don't know if I would be allowed to but it was a really special event.
I met many amazing people and I really enjoyed the time being though it was busy and stressful and when I stood in front of the stage the fans were screaming really loud, I thought I wouldn't be able hear anything for the next days.

My friend and I had to wait at the Central station then, we arrived shortly before midnight and our trains were departing at 4.30AM. I almost fell asleep when we we're sitting in the McCafé at 3AM (well, we spent the whole night there) but I wasn't able to sleep in the train.
When I arrived at home about 10AM Saturday morning I wasn't tired anymore but I wanted to go home so badly. However, I still had to carry the newspapers (yes, that's what I'm earning my money with!).
When I got home after working I remember my legs and my back hurt really bad and I just wanted to lay down and do nothing anymore.

Anyways, it was a really interesting weekend and I enjoyed my time. I feel like I've found a job I really love (and I think I'd still love it in a few years) so I'm planning to improve my Korean skills. Promoters are always looking for people who are able to translate Korean-English and English-Korean. Though I can communicate somehow I want to improve now and I hope working at concerts will help me to earn some money besides going to university in the future.

I don't know when something interesting will happen again in my life but I hope soon, I really want to work again (hell, isn't this weird?!) and I promise to do my best.
The next thing that might be interesting is me graduating in less than four weeks but it's nothing others really care about, it's just really important to me.

See you all some time and always be prepared for amazing concerts!