Jan. 19th & 20th Taiji-Newsletter

Hi, guys! TodayĄŻs newletter is full of news to make you feel excited about.
I guess what you are most curious of is whether an encore concert will be held. But I canĄŻt confirm it for now, since it is still under discussion. Although we have to wait for the final decision until tomorrow night, the brighter side is that Taiji is very positive about the encore concert. Yet, you know, there are many things to be considered. If confirmed, the concert will be held about Saturday, Feb. 3rd. Tomorrow night, IĄŻll let you know how it turns out.

All the members of Taiji band were feeling sorry after the final concert in Taegu, not because there was something lacking in the concert but because all of them had some lingering feelings of emptiness that usually come after such a performance. I hope we could have good news tomorrow.

Next, the joint concert with Limp Bizkit was put off. In fact, it has been verbally agreed to have the concert about Feb. 7th. However, a member of Limp Bizkit suddenly made an announcement of his marriage, which took by surprise even the other members. He is said to have a marriage ceremony about mid February after their New Zealand tour. So Limp Bizkit wanted to put off the joint concert to March, but this time it didnĄŻt fit with TaijiĄŻs schedule. Yet, in their good feeling about our country and TaijiĄŻs music, they are willing to perform with Taiji on the stage anytime when the schedule on both sides could be adjusted for it. Thus, the joint concert is not cancelled for good, but just postponed for some day to come. I believe you can wait with a thrill of hope.

And donĄŻt be concerned about your gifts and letters to Taiji. Rest assured that all of those things were sent to Taiji. IĄŻm thankful to our fans in Taegu for their efforts to make the concert memorable. I wonĄŻt forget how our fans in Taejon also willingly took troubles for the concert. A bunch of thanks to all of our fans!

This will be a short notice of how our discussion on the encore concert turned out. Yes, it was finally confirmed. The concert will be held at the First Olympic Stadium, 6 p.m. Saturday Feb. 3rd. This place can accommodate 124,000 people?5,000 in standing and 7,400 in seats. IĄŻll let you know how to get tickets on Monday. The ticket price will be the same as in the tour concerts. Even though you are not satisfied with the date and place, please, take into account the fact that this has been decided after days of sit-up discussion on possible conditions. As director of the show, Taiji will begin his lonely struggle to make the show perfect in sound and somewhat different in style from the previous tour concerts.

Do you remember the day before 5 years, Jan. 21st in 1996? I put the notice that Taiji Boys would retire 10 days after. Looking back on that painful day, IĄŻm very glad to have news good enough to eclipse that bitter memory today. As Taiji said, his Ą°HopeĄ± concert will go on. See you on Monday. Bye.

(Trans. By Dream of Balhae)