On the scenes of INFINITE's fan meeting

INFINITE speaks to reporters ahead of their first official fan meeting held in Seoul, South Korea on August 17, 2011. [Chae Ki-won/10Asia]

The inauguration ceremony of INFINITE's fan club held at Seoul Children's Grand Park on August 17, started with their debut song "Come Back Again" -- perfect for showing the appeal to their group dance in which they move in perfect unison with each other from the angle of their arms and legs or the movement at the end of their fingertips. After introducing themselves with remarks such as, "I'm in charge of showing the somewhat nasty sides to us" (L) or "I'm in charge of showing abs, stomach flab and height" (Sung-yeol), the event moved onto its highlight, the silhouette talk.

Exposing facts about each other through the use of voice modulation mics while sitting behind a silhouette screen is a talent of INFINITE's that has been proven through their show on cable music channel Mnet. When presented with the topic, 'I have timidly disobeyed leader Sung-kyu before because I didn't like his ways,' everyone held up an O sign without the slightest hesitation after which they immediately ratted on him with remarks such as "That we have to listen to him just because he's the oldest!" "Yes!" "That's right!" But Sung-kyu, who had lived with these wild boys for two years, remained composed. And when he then warned, "It's time for them to get another scolding, for them to get the touch. Tonight!" with a smile in his eyes, the rest of the group cried out, "You think we're iPhones or what?" while Sung-kyu returned to his seat while flexing his shoulders.

They also heatedly agreed to topics such as 'I'm sometimes embarrassed because it seems like Woo-hyun is too conscious of people' or 'I think L is very proud of his face' but Woo-hyun himself who shouted out, "I love you, my fans" whenever he could, seemed indifferent to the reaction given by the rest of his group. He had also suffered from a fever of over 40 degrees celcius up till the morning of the fan meeting but presented fans with three types of heart signs he had recently invented, to which his group shook their heads and asked, "What on earth is that?" and "Do you really like him acting like that?" Them revealing that "Dong-woo's innocent image has all been calculated" or "Sung-jong is more interested in girl groups than our choreography" too are actually expressions of their affection for each other. And how they told the story of Dong-woo having had a hard time after failing a test while a trainee and singing "Bubble Pop!" for Sung-jong who seemed ready to dance some sexy moves was their way of showing the unique brotherly love existent among these 'idols unlike idols' who still clean their own bathroom and dance in crowded streets to promote their new album. Hence it may be their simple innocence which makes more people pay attention to their performances created by the combination of the melody and lyrics to their songs, their singing and dancing, and the efforts and characteristics of the seven boys. There may not have been any special stage effects or a complex program for their fan meeting yet the reason their performances and storytelling was enough was probably because of the appeal of these seven boys.

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10 아시아 Reporter : Choi Ji-Eun five@
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