In Continuum.

Eight Eighty Eight

Dollars.That's about 180 meals for African kids,about 1200 copies of New Paper,160 cups of Ice-Blended Mocha,45 paperback novels,watching a Coldplay concert from the best possible seat 5 times over,the air ticket to Taiwan on a SQ flight,with extra change for a crazy shopping spree at the DFS,a brand new Nokia N-Series phone with no contracts,almost two iPod Videos,and a hell lot of money.

That's the atrocity that Korean singer Rain has done,by charging his bloody concert tickets at a whooping $888.Of course,that is the most expensive ticket in the place,but it's not justifying anything.A sidenote on things,that bastard broke all possible records,of all the concerts EVER held in Singapore,by charing the highest price for the tickets.Even The Eagles and Rolling Stones charged at a mere $500,and you have to consider the fact that The Eagles were on their final tour around the world.They are,after all,the Hotel-California Eagles!Not some stripping Korean crackpot,singing some second-rate R&B song and calling himself the king of asian music industry.I say spit on that motherfucker,who thinks that he is great because he has six packs and chest muscles to rival the cup sizes of half the women on this planet.

I remember almost a year ago,when i was in Taiwan and he went there for the first time.That was when i first heard about him,and he was all over the news with his shades at the airport and ignoring the press.I've never seen him before,and my first impression of him was "Just another Singer with Shades".I remember my uncle watching the news as well,and when they showed his past concert footages with his shades off,he instantly went,"He looks like THAT?Yikes,put the shades back".

Sure,he has a great sweaty body for dumb female fans to drool over.But lets' face it,his songs are BLAH at best.Nothing is adventurous,nothing is a breakthrough.He strips because sex sells,and he loves to have a million eyes on his tits all at once,because it makes him feel good about himself.But how long is such an act going to last?When in ten years' time,nobody is going to want to see you loose skin and old body,nobody is going to pay $888 for a concert where you strip in,and nobody is going to want to see you ever again,because you are merely...this.

I cant say that i have went to a lot of concerts.But from the ones that i've been to,and the concert footages i have seen online,my favourite singers are always the ones with the most simple setups,wardrobes,with no gimmicky bullshit during their concerts,but just pure talent and passion.I went to Coldplay's concert this July,and they didnt even change a single wardrobe throughout the show.They came onto stage,picked up their instruments,played a awe inspiring concert,thanked the audience and left.John Mayer likes to wear a t-shirt for his concerts,a pair of jeans and shoes,with just his six-string as he rips a killer riff on stage,throughout a two hour set.Other artists prefer to play in front of small crowds,with a band and him or herself on the piano or guitar,simple and elegant.They dont strip on stage,they dont have a dozen different wigs and costumes,they dont dangle from the high roofs or cheesy dance moves.Why?Because they have TALENTS,they dont need anything else to sell concert tickets.

Let's face it,y'all Korean music idio...i mean,fanatics out there,Rain is an over-rated little prick.We are going to see a lot of skin,and a lot of sweat this coming concert as he descents to Singapore,but all i want is a simple private concert in some cafe or bar,with a guitar played by John Mayer and the rest of his band.Because Rain,like 90% of all Asian Musical 'Talents',have none of those but just a face to sell their records.

$888.Pfft.