#SF9#YooTaeYang with #INSEONG#JAEYOON#HWIYOUNG and #YOUNGBIN at his fan meeting. A fantasy posted this segment here on YT if you'd like to watch: https://t.co/BoR2EJfoN6
this takes place at the end of the fan meeting. He's making his final comments and introducing his last song.
He starts in this clip by asking the audience how it was to be here with him. They all cheer, and he says thank you. He said he thinks he'll remember this moment and experience for a long time; the memories will stay deeply with him and he'll keep them close. He'll miss experiences like this a lot (omg already...😢) at that point someone in the audience made a sad noise so loud he heard it even with his in-ears and commented on it.
He said there are only a few days before he enlists, but in this time before that, spending his birthday with fans like this, creating good memories together, being able to leave in this way, he's very thankful and grateful for this opportunity. This is his last stage before he goes. He hopes that fans are happy every day.
Then he starts singing the song by Noel called Together.
The lyrics TaeYang sang:
Pain was buried in our memories
(we'd pushed down) the days that gave us wounds
The days when we had no choice but to accept things as they were
But even more so, we put love at the forefront
...and then JAEYOON started singing and walked onstage!
Though it was hard for us,
we were walking together, and that can't be exchanged for any joy (can't be replaced by anything)
Even if we can't solve this complicated world
someday, good days will come
...and then HWIYOUNG started singing and walked onstage...
Isn't living like this,
having hearts that breathe as one
...and INSEONG came in singing too!
no wall is as strong as that
to overcome those countless trials
Anyway, the clip I linked above has some of the song clipped out, probably for copyright reasons, but they finished the song together, the four of them, with some beautiful harmony among them all. (How do they make it sound so effortless?)
Jaeyoon yelled "Happy Birthday Taeyang!!" and Taeyang said the special guest members have joined together with him, just like the song title.
He asked how they were able to come when they're so busy. IS said, "I'm not busy. I'm practicing for the samgyeopsal opening, so I'm not busy." YTY turned to HY and asked how he could make it since he's been busy too, and HY said he absolutely had to be there, and he was thankful YTY invited him. Then he asked them all to introduce themselves.
IS: "Hello everyone, nice to see you. Preparing the March samgyeopsal opening again, working hard these days as a self-employed business owner, I am SF9's Inseong, nice to meet you." He asked for understanding because he was working today and came in a slightly mismatched hip-hop outfit, so please understand. But since today is YTY birthday, a meaningful day, they prepared this song together to share his final greeting to the fans together, and he really wanted to be a part of it.
JY: He said he's celebrating YTY birthday more than everyone else because he was watching the performance backstage. He could see it going well, and seeing everyone enjoying and celebrating like this, he was really pleased to see it.
HY: He wanted to participate in this fan meeting and felt lucky to be able to join in, and it made him happy. He wanted to congratulate YTY, so he attended with a happy heart. He asked the audience if they were enjoying it. They said yes, and he agreed that it seemed as though they all liked it, and made him proud, and congratulated YTY and encouraged everyone to enjoy even more and make memories together.
YTY said thank you to the members for coming early and helping to prepare. Then he said that one more person had arrived, and YB came in with a birthday cake and they all sang for him. IS said, "weren't you just performing?" and YTY said he told YB he knew he had a performance, and not to push himself or overdo it, because YTY knows how hard those musical performances can be.
YB said he feels bad and sorry to YTY that he couldn't sing the song "Together" with him and the other members too, and then the audience said "do it again!!" and YTY said YB just finished his other schedule and came straight here. YB said happy birthday, and congratulations.
YTY said that today being his birthday, right at midnight, messages started coming in the group chat congratulating him. they said they'd buy him a meal right away, things like that. Everyone reached out, Dawon-hyung too, so today feels like it's becoming happier for all of them together. Anyway, they really wanted to give them this gift of the members together (as many as could be there) as a present for fans.
They said they'd do one more song together as the last stage. IS jumped in and asked everyone to stand and get into it all together.
then they performed Don't Worry Be Happy. (OMG I'm going to miss YTY voice on the next album 😭)
After the song, the audience started shouting for an Encore. (The guys were saying something onstage but the fan cam meant that was all I could hear)
Then YB said he didn't have inears, so it would be hard for him to sing something else, but then JY took one of his out and gave it to him. So they decided to do Melodrama and then take a group photo. IS said "It's been a while..." and their performance was definitely a little loose, but soooooooo endearing with the audience singing along.
JY said the band was great too and asked the audience to cheer for them.
They got themselves sorted to take a group photo and YB commented that their outfits didn't match at all--you couldn't even tell the season from what they're wearing. They took some more selfies (ones they've already posted online)
YTY said it was really nice spending time with the members and thanked the audience so much for coming today. He didn't even know how to organize his thoughts, but for staying by his side until the end, supporting and loving him, he's truly thankful to fans. He'll now be able to leave with a happy heart. He also wanted to say thanks to the members too.
Then YB jumped in and said recently during his musical, there was a special curtain call, and even though YTY was prepping for this fan meeting, he came to YB musical as a special guest. Because of that, YTY fan meeting rehearsal got pushed late until dawn. So YB felt sorry but also thankful for YTY doing that and he hoped today's fan meeting would go well. He asked the audience, "Did you have fun?" and everyone answered with a loud yes, and he said that was a relief because "Our Tayangie" put his heart into this. YB said he's doing well too, and since it's YTY birthday, he thanked everyone for attending, and asked that YTY would feel all the love. YTY said thank you. Everyone started shouting I love you, and YTY counted to three so everyone could say "I love you!" at once.
Then YTY started saying goodbye. This Melodrama encore wasn't planned but it was so exciting to do it, and he really just wants to do more.
He said he knows it seems like he's going far away for awhile. He'll leave, but he'll come back too, and since he has to, he truly hopes we all stay well and healthy. As for himself, since this is the last time he'll be officially greeting fans, he promises to return safely and in good health. He asked everyone to spend good time with the members and stay well together.
He said thank you, and "Fantasy, I love you." He'll return safely and healthy and please go home safely, everyone, and don't worry too much--it will go well.
That's it!