10 Years and Going Strong - JJ Lin in Singapore

I just had to blog about this concert as this has been the second highlight of 2013.

JJ Lin has definitely grown over the years, and he is definitely one of the shiniest star in the Mandopop industry. 10 years and still going strong, he is back over the weekend for another sold-out concert, and I was part of the 8000-strong crowd which thronged Singapore Indoor Stadium on a rainy Saturday.

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This is probably the only word I have for the Timeline concert 2013. As I had attended his previous 2 concerts, I feel that this one is the most awesome one he has ever done before. JJ kicked started the concert with 3 dramatic tracks in a row - 靈魂的共鳴, 木乃伊, 

御龍三國志 but I think it's just a Singaporean thingie that the crowd didn't get too hyped up yet. After that 曹操, which is also awesome cos he re-arranged the tune a little bit and it sounded more glam-up for a big scale concert. Anyhoots, I really like how he described the life of the villain from Chinese history.

So when he finally stopped singing, he broke into singlish and spoke to the audience "How can like that? You call this loud?" Not to mention, he's peppered a couple of "I Am Singaporean" declaration throughout the concert, but I still love this line "I am, and always will be Singapore's JJ Lin". He spoke much about his experience from the past 10 years but I was touched when he mentioned about the "extraordinary love" his loved ones will shower when he's back in Singapore. 

Next up was the famous love songs segment, which kickstarted with 背對背擁抱, 我還想她, 白蘭花, 不死之身, 美人魚, One Shot. I personally felt that this segment is abit anti-climax, but nevertheless, the songs had new arrangements which I thought was pretty nice. 

After that, he broke into another talking session, but I felt that he was still a little shy. And that's what's cute about him, right? Very boy-next-door, very shy, and extremely cute with his dimples. He also added more "Singaporean" declarations and also, he did mention about the imports of foreign goods. "This one imported, this must be good ah!" But not so with him, JJ has always been my inspiration and though tough, I have never given up on my love for music. ;)

The concert was just getting better, with the next segment starting with 黑暗騎士, which I thought without Ah Xin was nice too! But after getting the crowd hyped up, it anti-climaxed with 害怕.. I thought he teared up abit when he mentioned about finding the right person and the crowd was pretty receptive with Hebe. Anyways, I was touched when he was explaining about the right person.... before he broke into 不存在的情人, and 學不會. 

My guess is that the concert will pick up from this segment onwards as the next song was 豆漿油條. As read from previous reports from the Taipei leg of this concert, I thought he would do something like sitting on the swing, but no. Instead, he did an accoustic version of that song which was just as good. This song will always be the best representative of Singapore, in my opinion. =D And after that was 小酒窩 which was done accoustically too. He surprised me with another classic - 关怀方式. Totally lovin' that song cos I did improvise that song on my own as well. 

He started thanking all his band members, and he did something very close to the heart. This was also when he talked about his family and his late grandma.. I felt that it is really very brave of him, leaving everything behind for his dreams since 10 years ago. and with that, he broke into 飛機 featuring his brother, Lin Jun Feng. At this point, I was thinking, no fancy guests, no over the top effects, just JJ and his brother - indeed something very special, which beats the rest of his other concerts. Photos of both of them flashed in the background - heartwarming. And for those who didn't know, both of them enrolled into Ocean Butterflies previously but only JJ made it til the end. Nonetheless, Jun Feng is still very proud of his little brother, that he whipped out his phone to take a selfie with JJ on stage. How amazing was that!

The concert was getting more hyped up now, when the extended stage was filled with water, and JJ did a tribute to his idol, Michael Jackson, with Billie Jean, leading up to 就是我. It was also during this song he removed his jacket, and finally his shirt to reveal some really nice abs. =D The crowd got super high by now.

My favourite segment next - the piano was up on the stage. He started a chain of medley - Love U U, 記得 (super favourite of mine! and apparently the rest of Singapore Indoor Stadium cos everyone sang along with him), and 她說, which drove the crowd crazy when he introduced Stefanie Sun! She's really pretty, and having heard her sing the song she had penned herself, was just totally awesome. Pretty mummy also started teasing how sweet JJ was - by giving her this bracelet as a gift to thank her for agreeing to be his special guest. Their duet has gotta be 1 of the concert's climax cos it was super nice! After that, she broke into 逃亡, and surprisingly, the crowd sang along too. =)

After that segment, it was 修煉愛情, before breaking to introduce the rest of his band members and vocalists.. and joking about this turning into National Day message.... After that it was my second favourite song for the night 一千年以後. I have and still listening to this song from his previous concert on my phone. Super love!

Finally, we have reached the encore segment where he got the party started! 因你而在, We Together, 不潮不用花錢. Super high, but I super like him in this segment - he was dressed in what he would wear during rehearsals - t-shirt, jacket over track pants and wing-ed dunks with his Timeline concert trucker cap. Something very comfy, something very JJ Lin. He got up close and personal to his fans, and to some lucky ones, they managed to get his autographed Timeline concert tower. Awesome much, I didn't want the concert to end but this has indeed been a super happy night for me. Thank you JJ, and don't forget, the world may forget about you, but not us, cos you are, and always will be Singapore's JJ Lin.

Not forgetting, he promised everyone that night...

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Disclaimer: Photos with courtesy from Unusual Entertainment, and JJ's Instagram.