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SOMdream's PIERCE cover

Hi guys!
In my previous post, I did share there our cover of "Notes n' Words", which is actually one of my faves from ONE OK ROCK.
As March came, we came down to a decision that we should do a cover of "Pierce".

Why?...Because it's the total b-side of the lovey-dovey February month!

Imagine a scene like this: In February, you got all the courage to confess your love to that one special person, and because of the love-filled atmosphere, the two of you started going out together even though the answer wasn't clear yet for the both of you. Then March came - about time to know the real answer to that person's feelings. And just when you thought you'd get the answer that you've always wanted to hear, unfortunately things didn't work out that way :'(

Sad right? But yeah, it happens in real life bruh >.< Anyways, here's our video:

As usual our version is just piano, bass, and vocals (because Gia and Julius are STILL busy at that time).

Anyways, enjoy watching!

Don't forget to like, comment, and share if you feel like it :)

'till next post! - k*

Friday, April 15, 2016
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Notes n' Words for love

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Hi guys!
A few days ago I did mention about our band, SOMdream, in one of my posts. We're not really pros but we love music just as much as other musicians do, and each day we do whatever we can to improve our skills with this thing we are very passionate about.

Last Valentines day we released a cover video of ONE OK ROCK's "Notes n' Words" online.
Kurt suggested this song since hearts' day is all about love and sweetness and I think it was the perfect one - A cheesy English love song from my favorite band.

Our version is just piano, bass, and vocals (because Gia and Julius are so busy at that time).

Anyways, enjoy watching!

Don't forget to like, comment, and share if you feel like it :)

'till next post! - k*

Wednesday, April 13, 2016
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singing my heart out

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Hi guys :)
So today I'mma share to you this crazy thing I've been doing since last year:

...SINGING MY HEART OUT...

*If you wanna read my previous post about my band SOMdream, just click here.

I know! People around me, especially the ones that are very close to me, call me crazy, useless, good-for-nothing b*tch every time I sing in front of the crowd, the camera, or even in front of my cat :p
Probably because I am not THAT good. I just really love to sing that's all XD

It all started last July of 2015 when one of my closest friends in the fandom, Kirst, convinced me to join the JPop singing contest. Well, deep inside I've always wanted to try, but I AM REALLY SHY. Her push somewhat gave me enough courage to sing in front of many people. Basically the only thing on my mind that time is the ONE OK ROCK fandom. I am super stoked to know if there are any people in the crowd who are familiar with the band that I love.
For the very first contest I attended was an impromptu one. I decided to go for "The Beginning" since it's the band's most popular song. I was surprised by the crowd's reaction 'cause some of them do know the lyrics of the song. "YAY! We're not alone!" - my exact thoughts as I was singing the song.

photo taken last July 11, 2015

There was no video of me singing that time, but whatever. All that mattered to me was the crowd's response. Got all giddy and overwhelmed because there were also fans of the band in that event. So after I sang, me and my friends left. Then that night, one of the organizers of Ambox sent me a message saying that I won. "Me? - Damn! SEEEEEEEERIOUSLY?!"

So there goes that invitation. There was an upcoming cosplay event and then they asked me to sing again. The songs that I chose were of course from ONE OK ROCK. It's "Heartache", and the ever crowd favorite "The Beginning".

photo taken last July 26, 2015

...and that didn't stop there. By August, I joined another JPop singing contest and sang the song that changed my view in life forever - "Clock Strikes".

...and for the second time I won :)

...and the latest contest that I attended was one month after ONE OK ROCK in Manila. Yes! I did join that JPop singing contest last February 20 at the World Cosplay Summit in Davao.

me and the ever supportive fangirl-friend, Kirst

So for this time, I chose to sing my favorite ballad which is "Wherever You Are".

...and again I won - first place :)

The result of me joining singing contests plus the efforts of fandom friends reaching out to more fans did pull off. The ONE OK ROCK fanbase in Davao city did grow and we're currently having such fan meetings, and I think that's a very cool thing. For some people, they may think it's all dumb and stupid to do these things, but they'll never understand how the band's music touch, move, and inspire us to become a better version of ourselves. And it never fails to amaze me that they can save one person's bad day, or probably one's sh*tty life.

Spread ONE OK ROCK.

Spread the music.

Spread the love.

'till next post! - k*

Monday, April 11, 2016
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we are SOMdream

Davao city

Hi everyone! Yes, to be honest I'm still hung up with ONE OK ROCK Live in Manila all this time. It's hard to move on from such memorable experience - EVER!
But did you wonder why this band made such big impact into my ever-boring-plain-black-and-white life? It's their music :) Their music gave a tinge of color in my monochrome world.

So with that, I made friends with such amazing people here in Davao city. So great, we even became BANDMATES. It's not that we're into fame or something, but simply the four of us really love ONE OK ROCK, that's why we clicked.

from left to right: Julius, Kurt, yours truly :)

Our story? Well, it's kinda long, but I'll just summarize it for you guys...

Last March 2015, I joined this Facebook Group called Philippines' ONE OK ROCKers or P.O.O.R. for short. I posted there "Is there anyone here from Davao city?", and to my surprise many people replied to my post. So there I met some new friends, including our drummer, Julius. Then by July of 2015, he introduced me to his friend who happens to like cosplaying a lot, Kurt, who now is our bassist). The last person I met was Gia, our guitarist. Julius and Kurt introduced me to her last August of 2015, and we became really close...(she's a bad-ass girl).

me and Gia
(taken last August 2015)

So as months passed, a lot has happened to the four of us but even though we're busy with our own stuff, there's one thing that keeps us intact and that's ONE OK ROCK's music. Last December 2015, me and Kurt talked about making covers of the band's songs and probably just post it online, and I did agree with him so as the rest of us.

Then January 2016 came. Me, Kurt and Julius (Gia was busy with school stuff haha), gathered together for a jam session. I'mma share to you guys our very first video we made together as a band. This is ONE OK ROCK's "Wherever You Are"...

I get that we are still a long way from what you can call "Pros", but at least we managed to do this despite of all the hardships we've been through. We do love making music together, and I think that's a great thing for the four of us. Hey! We can still practice, right? It never hurts to practice, and doing this music thing with friends is such one hell of an experience in this life that I'll never trade.

..so that's it! We're are called SOMdream.

I'll blog more of our videos in a few days ;)

'till next post! - k*

Saturday, April 09, 2016
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My First ONE OK ROCK Live Experience

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"Is that it? No!!! I don't want it to be over!" says my brain after the concert.

Hi guys...I AM BACK!
Happy new year~ My 2016 started with a bang! The last 3 months of 2015 I was really busy with some personal stuff, and just when January started, I became more excited than ever because of the most anticipated event that we ONE OK ROCKers of the Philippines have waited for - none other than ONE OK ROCK's 2016 35XXXV Tour Live in Manila.

MANILA! Photo by Julenphoto

YES! It happened. IT FINALLY HAPPENED!
The long wait for us Filipino fans was already over last January 19, 2016 when ONE OK ROCK rocked the Mall of Asia Arena that evening.

So me and my fellow Davao ONE OK ROCKers flew all the way to Manila to see the boys live.

Davao ONE OK ROCKers ready to rock out!
from left to right: Julius, Nico, yours truly, fellow P.O.O.R. co-admin Kirst, Bang-Bang, Alex, Darlene, and Sally

Wow! I could really call this as a big achievement of our fandom. I didn't expect that we'd be able to make it in such short period of time in preparing just to attend the concert. Some of us took leave from our work, while some of us went absent in school for a few days just to witness this awesome band.

I seriously don't know where to start. It's been more than a week but my mind is such a blur to be honest. Still in the state where I'm having "Post-Concert Depression". Call me abnormal, but I guess that's how just ONE OK ROCK's magic affect me that night.

My Pulp Royalty ID, magazine, and VIP 2 ticket

I'm not sure if I have mentioned it before, but I actually availed the Pulp Royalty ticket for this concert so that I can have that opportunity to meet and greet the band.

Below is a photo of me with some of the Pulp Royalty holders. Nervous and excited at the same time!

From left to right: Tin, Ayra, Sigrid, Kat, and yours truly

Actually, I didn't document the whole meet and greet thing. I did that on purpose so that I can savor each moment of it. Yes, I know it's a bit selfish of me, but I guess those were my feelings at that time. But luckily, some of my friends were able to document the whole thing, like my friend Mei (you can check her blogpost here).

So I guess I will just narrate the whole thing now. It was exactly 4 in the afternoon on that perfect Tuesday afternoon that the gates were officially opened for us royalties so that we can queue up outside the arena for our meet and greet. So I was fifth on the line, while my co-admin Kirst, was fourth. As we ran into our places, we can hear the band having their soundcheck at that time.

"Oh my God! Is that really them?...Is that Taka singing?...oh my...unbelievable.."

Truly unbelievable! We can hear him singing "Last Dance" at that time. I cried. I really did because I'm there! I remember last year I was still wishing for this moment to happen, but at that minute, it's really happening. That moment made me so emotional, but I need to calm down haha. The soundcheck took about 2 hours. The band was playing "Last Dance" and "Stuck in the Middle" over a couple of times. We can actually here them talking and for sure Taka was really trying to get that perfect sound for the concert. My feet were sore but I didn't mind.

6 PM came then it was time for the meet and greet. The first fifteen people were the first batch at that time, and I was part of that batch. We queued up in this small room inside the arena. My whole body was shaking and my mouth was utterly dry. I craved for water so bad, but before I was able to scream for water, one by one the band members passed by my side. First was Toru, then Taka, followed by Tomoya and Ryota. I can't help but stare at Toru! He was so tall as if he was a model. It made me speechless actually. While my friends we're howling their names, I was the last one to shout "TORU!", but yeah, I'm not so sure if he heard that though.

Moving on to the next phase of the meet and greet. As the guys prepare for the picture taking and us fans were still on the queue, I saw Julen, the band's photographer, across the room. So I shouted "HI JULEN!" then he nodded, then I fixed my eyes to the guys, but the very first person that really caught my attention was Toru. So, after Kirst fangirling moment, it was my turn. The scene was like this:

me: Hi! *shakes both hands of Tomoya*

Tomoya: Hey there! *with a very cute smile*

me: Hi Taka! *shakes both hands of Taka*

Taka: Hi! Nice to meet you. Thank you very much for coming! *smiles BIG* etc... (my ears were blocking to whatever he's saying at that time 'cause I want to move on to the next person)

me: *holds both hands of Toru* Hi Toru! I'm Kim.. *smiles*

Toru: Hi Kim *smiles + with a deep voice...I REPEAT: with a deep voice!*

me: Hey Ryota *shakes his hand*

Ryota: Hey! *smiles*

...then photo!!!

ONE OK ROCK with yours truly ;)
from left to right: Tomoya (drums), Taka (vocals), me, Toru (guitars), Ryota (bass)

Then I said thank you to them, but I looked at Taka, because if I looked at Toru, I'd probably faint on the spot, and that'd be bad.

"Whew! So that was it? IT WAS EFFIN' QUICK! Barely sinking in my system! Can I go back?...God! I wish I could.... AWWWWWW TAKE ME BAAAACK!!!!" - my exact thoughts while I was in front of the stage near the barricade waiting for the show the start.

I'm this close!

making sure that I was in front of Toru

from left to right: Tin, Kat, and yours truly

The next batch of the photos are from Julenphoto and Stephen Lavoie of Rappler.com during the concert.

Heartache on the sea of lights. Photo by Julenphoto

The sexy bassist. Photo by Julenphoto

Group shot! Photo by Julenphoto

Tomoyaaaaaaa!!! God I love him! He's the best! Photo by Julenphoto

Wherever you are, Toru, you know I'm always by your side. Photo by Julenphoto

The "kulit" moments of Toru and Tomoya. Photo by Julenphoto

Is this our last dance? I hope it's not. Photo by Stephen Lavoie

It's just...amazing. Photo by Stephen Lavoie

The banner! Photo by Stephen Lavoie

It was awesome ONE OK ROCK! Thank you very much! Photo by Stephen Lavoie

The show was incredible! ONE OK ROCK's energy on stage was amazing. They were all hyped the whole time, fueled by the crowd's passion for the band. The moment was perfect, although it was a bit noisy because everyone really loved to sing along to every song. It's as if it wasn't a concert for me, it's more of a "sing-along-with-Taka" night! The volume of Taka's mic was almost up to the level of the crowd's roar. A fun night indeed! Me as a fan, I can really see the look at each member's face. They were amazed by us Filipino fans. Like we were the most irreplaceable crowd they've ever encountered in their lives.

See that?! Even Julen says so haha!
*Screenshot from my photo comment on Facebook*

...and I could never be more proud. ONE OK ROCK was there to deliver us some great entertainment, but instead, the band was the one in awe because of our love for them. HOORAY PHILIPPINES! YOU MADE IT!!!

my signed poster from the band

Us Pulp Royalty holders, we were allowed to give gifts to the band, so me and Kirst decided to give this customized Disney Princess x ONE OK ROCK clay keychains to each member of the band. Cute isn't it?

made by The Tiny Clay Factory

And as for me, I also did have individual gifts for each member and with a letter attached to it as well. But last December I made a HUGE birthday card for Toru with birthday messages from Davao ONE OK ROCKers. Plus! I also have a special gift for him. I hope he gets it by now ;)

le birthday card *___*

That night was more magical than a trip to Disneyland.
A year ago, I only watched them on DVD or in Youtube, but nothing compares to their live performance. My eyes, ears, and feet never got tired. I enjoyed every moment of it. I don't want the night to end, but at some point I knew it had to be over.

I jumped, screamed, shouted, sang, did some dangerous headbanging, clapped, raised my hands...and sang more to their songs that night. Taka's voice is a million times better in live. His voice was big enough to captivate the hearts of the fans. Ryota was unknowingly sexy. He smiles then sticks his tongue out to the audience. He's got that HD abs alright. Tomoya was like a kid, but when it comes to drum-playing, man he's the best! He may be at the back playing, but there were moments that he couldn't help but look at the crowd and flashes his smile out. And there's Toru. The ultimate guitar hero for me. 80% of the time my attention was his. He's a show-stopper. People were in amazed by his presence, even I myself was surprised by it. He was more that what I expect him to be. Just can't get enough of him really :D

So this was my very first ONE OK ROCK live experience...and I can't wait to experience more of it in the future! Once you'll get a taste of them, you'll definitely crave for more.

See you again soon Taka, Ryota, Tomoya, and Toru!
I love you. We love you. Philippines love you!

...so that's it, guys!
'till next post! - k*

Friday, January 29, 2016
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