First of all, I don't do these kind of reviews every time I go to a concert. I've been to countless amount of festivals and concerts that I roughly know what to expect but this is the first time I felt the whole experience was completely different.
I'm in London, cost of living is high, rent is high, there's alot of things to nitpick and be miserable about but the one unique benefit of being here is that almost all bands/groups visit London as a stop on their world tour at some point. People cancel last minute so about a day or 2 before the night of the concert alot of tickets go on sale. I've been able to get to the front/standings to absolutely packed ACDC, Eminem, BTS,etc concerts without much problem. This is the very first time I struggled so hard to get decent tickets. Maybe the venue was too small? Maybe they underestimated how popular they would be? This was poorly handled by whoever booked the venue, they should have a good feel of what the people want but they failed to do so. With what I've seen I think they can clear a stadium. Easily. For multiple days. Thank god I was able to attend this time however if it's this stressful next time, I might not bother.
So, the girls themselves. Phenomenal. Vocally immaculate. There are studio bands that's better played through the headphone like Imagine dragons, and there's stadium bands like Slipknot that's better live. Nmixx is better live. I see the praises online, but I'm the type to watch spoilers and watch full concerts to know what to expect and to see if it's going to be worth it. Maybe the videos were bad(?) there were times where it sounded like they were off pitch. Like the high note on dice. Usually if singers aren't confident in hitting the high notes they lip sync for the last bit and let the MR take care of it. Nope. They cleared the high note easily. Made me worried for no reason. Vocally one of the most impressive acts I've seen so far. The talking parts however, I'm not sure why they were so nervous. I've seen their Viña del Mar performance, I wasn't sure why they didn't seem as confident over here. Maybe its jetlag? Maybe they're tired? Also they need a better translator.
Now, lets talk about Nswers. Another first time experience. Everyone was so well behaved. It's not a kpop thing, at the BTS concert the people were abit feral. But then again all concert goers are abit feral, me included. But you could tell who was going to see Nmixx from the underground train station. It reminded me of this abit. Also because everyone's abit feral, london concerts usually smell of sweat and alcohol and smoke and abit of weed. Because if you blow downwards, you can't really see anything, and how are they going to catch the smoker amongst 10s of thousands of people. But nope. Everyone was so clean and dolled up. It was like a fashion show or something. Incredible. Everyone being so well behaved made me behave well too 😂
TL:DR 10/10 Nmixx and Nswers were top notch. Yet another let down by JYPE management. This is a golden goose that can print them ALOT of money but they're missing out on such a big opportunity.
by Human_bean_113
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Blue Valentine earned alot of new fans and hit#1, there was no way to anticipate that when contracting the venues as generally all of that comes as part of the release window. If NMIXX keeps growing, they will be playing in same venues that other more well known JYP groups do. On the other hand it may be your last time to see NMIXX in a more cozy environment.
I’m an old punk rocker who has been to many hundreds of punk shows and festivals. On Tuesday I went to see NMIXX in Frankfurt. I haven’t gotten around to write down my own thoughts. But I will second what you said. The group is brilliant, the live show is great, fandom is fun. The biggest complaint about the actual concert are the clumsy talking sections.
I have some issues with other things. The ticketing is atrocious, the prices absurd, VIP is a scam. Those things all confirmed my dislike of big and mainstream events.
Was Nmixx good enough that I might do it again? Probably?
To be fair, since this was their first European performance, I think they estimated demand conservatively. Also, the schedule was set before Blue Valentine’s phenomenal success, so it makes sense that they took a more cautious approach.
So I think they were nervous because English is an incredibly hard language for anyone to learn that isn’t a native. The girls already know a lot of Spanish, they’ve said they learnt a lot even before they debuted so it’s why they may have seemed more confident. I thoroughly agree with your post though, this is my third time seeing them and I’m so happy they got a concert all to themselves to show us how amazing they really are 😁
I watched the spoken word part of the London show online and the one in Amsterdam where I was, generally flowed better, and they were a bit more talkative. So maybe tiredness or a different energy.
I think the translator struggled a bit as they were talking for a long time before they paused for the translator… that was a lot to remember 😂
It sucks for those who couldn’t attend but I’m glad they booked those smaller venues. It makes for a better concert experience as an audience.