[Event Coverage] A Fun Filled Surf with 9Wave Music Festival in Sunway Lagoon
9Wave Music Festival finally reached the shore last Saturday, and we had a blast immersing ourselves in the fantastic performances served hot and fresh by the 9 huge waves – Bobby, Shaun, HYOYEON, Henry, and 5 (G)I-DLE girls – Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua. The show that started at 6pm gathered thousands of fans from all over Malaysia.
The show started with Bobby’s powerful performance, packed with a rock hip-hop vibe and accompanied by a live band. Bobby’s strong presence, accentuated by his white-blonde hair, couldn’t be denied as he delivered an outstanding stage performance with nine of his famous songs, including Hollup, Break it Down, Devil, and Firework. Although the fans thirsted for more, unfortunately, Bobby had to bid farewell, concluding with ‘Heart Breaker Playboy’ as he had to leave for Japan right after the show.
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The show paused briefly after Bobby’s performance to make way for Maghrib’s call to prayer and then resumed with SHAUN’s performance.
SHAUN greeted the audience with ‘Lunisolar’ as the intro, followed by ‘Shooting Stars.’ He mentioned that he was very happy to be back in Malaysia for the second time in a year. Just like his show in January 2023, SHAUN once again showcased his capability with Malay phrases during his ments. With a total of 9 songs performed, SHAUN ended his show with his Billboard hit song, Way Back Home and promised his fans that he’ll be back in Malaysia again soon.
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The wave continued on with HYOYEON of SNSD’s performance. As usual, HYOYEON left no room for critics when it comes to a great show, showcasing her abilities as an idol in every aspect of performance. Be it in dancing and singing, HYOYEON successfully steal everyone’s heart with her short performance. Even with 5 songs in total, HYOYEON managed to stun the fans eyes with her powerful show.
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The party keeps going when Henry came out to the stage. He started his stage with Trap, followed by Summer Sky. The crowd screamed louder as Henry interacted in Mandarin with the fans during his ment.
Right after his short greeting, he continued his show with a cover of Imagine Dragons’ Believer. Being a musical genius, Henry made this particular performance yet another performance to be remembered for the everyone. The song was recorded live on stage with looptune using a local garbage bin, barrel, piano and his violin. Audiences were in awe watching Henry handling his creative instruments. Continuing his show with another 5 songs, Henry bids farewell to his fans with Moonlight.
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The night kept getting even hotter when XIUMIN of most beloved idol group, EXO appeared on the stage. Who can deny XIUMIN’s overloaded cuteness?? XIUMIN started his stage with Brand New and Serenity. He then greeted his fans and told EXO-L he missed them very much as it has been long years after their last meeting here in Malaysia. The fan screamed loud and told him that they missed him as much too. XIUMIN continued his cute yet breathtaking performance with Love Letter, Daisy, Feedback, Beyond and Mention before leaving the stage with heavy steps.
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The show began to reach its ends as the famous girl group G-(I)DLE took over the stage. Loud screams got even louder and the audiences aura got even more stronger. As expected from chart topping girl group, G-(I)DLEs’ stage filled with stunning and sexy performance. Opening their show with Queencard, Nxde, PopStars and then My Bag. Miyeon, Minnie, Soyeon, Yuqi and Shuhua drove their fans crazy with all the powerful performance and beautiful interactions with them. The fans’ chanted and sang along to all the songs performed made G-(I)DLE conclude the show joyfully with their song ‘Ma Ri Ji Ma,’ promising to come back and deliver even greater performances for their fans.
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In conclusion, we can say it was a fantastic four-hour concert experience packed with fun. Kudos to the organizer and all teams that has been working hard backstage to make the show happen. We enjoyed the surf with 9wave very much and hope that another wave will be hitting the shore again in the near future.
