UncleVoldie

Oh please, he had almost 7 hrs Night flight, and from my experience it's terrible even in sleeping seat class. He couldn't have enough sleep and must be like zombie after rolling out of that flight...and saw fans, and felt better.

 

 

 

maybe 3.5g wont work with his phone then.. or the hotel didn't offer free-wifi

Oh, it's a sweet video, even if it's very short. Mika remembered you, Nikjass! Isn't that the best feeling?

 

What do you mean "panda eyes"? I'm not familiar with that phrase.

 

And honestly, it's rare that Mika ever tweets a lot, so I wouldn't judge his lack of tweets to mean he didn't have a good experience in Indonesia!

 

 

 

Oh no, "made my day" is a good thing! I've told Mika that he's made my day whenever I've seen him, but that doesn't mean I was having a terrible time before that -- just that seeing him was the icing on the cake!

 

 

 

 

Great photos! Thanks for giving the link!

thanks, you guys. i feel a lot better now.. maybe i just get upset for missing the chance to meet mika face to face off stage.

We have 3.5 GS .

Oh yes, they are new promoter here and they're more like sport promoter.

 

That's the only video we have when we met him. One of my friend wanted to take a pic with him and securities didn't allow it.

 

But overall, his concert was amazing

Many local celebrities saw it and like it.

One of Indonesian guitarist said "seeing Mika concert just like attending a special lecture to Indonesia musicians. He knows how to perform and build communication with crowds"

the are celebrities watched mika? who?

I remember this stern guy. He said "what do you want" in Indonesian with bad intonation.

That's why I and Sherly looked so pissed after that.

 

Honestly, ive been to many concerts and Mika concert was so overprotected

oohhh, so thats why you tweeted about that security guy..

Local promoters often arrange stupid something:aah: That kind of thing happened in Korea 2010 too. Crazy

Seen the vid, and he's so nice and kind than any other vids! And I think 3g or LTE didn't worked properly with his phone in Jakarta so didn't tweet. He tweeted a lot about you just after landing at Narita.

Amazing pictures from Jakarta! Thanks for posting Looks he was in a hurry indeed. I feel so sorry for him when they make his schedules tight like this... He doesn't tweet from every city he goes to. It was really sweet from him that he tweeted afterwards and thanked his Indonesian fans

although, i still think that mika was upset. either with his fans nor with his promoter. it was a quick time. he stayed here for only 3 days (though, idk what it's like in other countries). and checking that he had to leave at 10pm? it's like.. he's in a hurry. really in a hurry.

and one thing: why did i think he was upset? because he tweeted 'made my day'. it seems like he had a very hard time in jakarta..

oh yeah, @AbangKyle posted a blog full of his photos of Jakarta concert. some of them are in my blog, too. but maybe you can find a new one in his blog.. http://daduhitammerah.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/mikas-concert-photos-update-10-05-2013-skenoo-hall-jakarta-1/

http://concertholic.com/jakarta/article/celebration-di-konser-mika-yang-meriah

 

The site wrote the setlist..

 

1. Relax

2. Lola

3. Blue Eyes

4. Billy Brown

5. Popular

6. Stuck In The Middle

7. Origin

8. Stardust

9. Underwater

10. Rain

11. Big Girl

12. Luv You When I'm Drunk

13. Elle Me Dit

14. Love Today

15. Grace Kelly

16. Celebrate

17. We Are Golden

18. Lollipop

 

Did he play "Drunk" or not ? I'm confused ...

no stardust, no drunk. they have to cut the gig shorter so he'll made it to xfactor..

Oh yes it sucked pretty badly. I was working from home yesterday so I had the stream going on in the background throughout the show and I noticed two things about the contestants. First that they had interesting kind of raspy voices that would make them really great rock vocalists with some training. And secondly that they seemed virtually tone deaf when they were singing English pop songs. I always find non English speakers singing in English grating but this was different. They just were just constantly off pitch. I don't know if they were exceptionally bad singers or maybe it is just a tonal thing with the Indonesian language and it's difficult to learn to sing English pop style. Anyway it was painful but oddly fascinating.

 

But really I wouldn't worry about how Mika came across. Anyone who could sit through this show and actually enjoy these performances is going to think Mika was exceptionally amazing.

 

Anyway I am more interested in your review of the gig and what it was like to see Mika for the first time after waiting so long.

actually, it's not in the matter of indonesian language or anything. it's just they cannot reach mika's voice range. it is too high. i have to do a warm-up every time i want to sing it so i can hit the highest note.

well, i wouldn't blame it on the finalists. like you say, it might have been the producer's fault, and maybe they just had to go out there without having a chance to practise. they're no professionals, and i think the reason why they didn't dance was because they had stage fright, in fact they looked rather shy to me. maybe even the producer told them "mika is a big star and you are nothing, so keep in the background". who knows. i don't know if they performed better in the other shows/in their own performances, but if they didn't, then it's the jury's fault that they didn't throw them out earlier - or no ones fault, maybe they just had no better candidates. :rolls_eyes:

 

whatever, in any case i don't even think it was all 6 of them who sang so out of tune, it might just have been 1 or 2 of them who shouted the wrong notes in the microphone, that was enough for everyone to hear it. and maybe the rest of them isn't even that bad. i have respect for them because i know what it's like to stand on a stage and be scared to death to mess it up. if they had no possibility to practise then i feel really sorry for them - you just cannot do a great performance without practising a LOT! maybe you can if you have years and years of experience as a performer, but definitely not if you're just starting your singing carreer as the candidate in a show like x-factor.

at first, i thought they were really innocent. but after that, i found an article from the interview of one of the finalist.

the finalist said that she was ashamed because mika is jumping around and she stoned behind him.. so awkward. <-(so far, it is fine to me).

and then, she said that she knew they were gonna do a collaboration with mika on stage. and she stated that she didnt do anything special (preparation). she said she only know the title of the song (maybe she meant, familiar). then, she stated that she was gonna do the chorus part 'Relax, take it easy'.

CLEARLY the finalists underestimate the big star. you know it is a very important thing when you sing with a big star. so you have to practice. at least, know the lyrics, listen to the music, or anything.

by saying that she didnt do anything special on the preparation, really insulted me as mika's fan. what was she thinking? 'oh, i only sing the chorus, i shouldnt worry about that'. while, in fact, she only know the title, not the song.

if she was afraid to mess up, then she should probably do a special preparation.

and yes, not all of the finalists hit the wrong note. it was actually the boys. they're some kind of boy band or vocal group or something. and i think, they're trying to improvise but couldnt hit the note right.

okay, i understand that they miss the note so badly. but, mistaken the lyrics? it was an ultimate insult. and for the boys, please, dont improvise if you dont know how the song goes. your improvise was bad..

***

oh, sorry if get furious.. i just hate the way they treat mika on stage.

i don't think it was his performance that was awkward, but it all felt awkward a) because of the finalists and b) because the stage was simply too big for this performance. also those firework thingies, it just was placed weirdly in the middle of the song, it was more like "oh look, we can do fireworks on tv", than supporting the performance in any way. maybe it was also the camera people, i don't know - but i think mika did the best performance he could do under the given circumstances.

Mika was amazing as always. It's these silly shows that are so embarrassing Do they really need to have that many singers on stage? If they can't sing the song they should at least learn to play an instrument for it. It's just not about music to me. But I'm going to whine about that again, sorry. Bottom line is: Mika is too talented and awesome to be on these stupid shows imo.

Having read the thread before I looked at the performance, I wasn't sure what to expect. Yes, the finalists did mess up, but they only made fools of themselves, not Mika. He came across really well, keeping his cool while all around were loosing theirs, and he was so humble and kind in his interview. He did so well under the circumstances.

Also, as someone else said, he probably chose Relax because it's well known there. Maybe the songs from 'Origin' are not known there yet. If they liked him in Indonesia they, hopefully, will go out and buy the album. That's my take on it anyway. I did feel a bit sorry for the finalists. I bet they felt awful about their performances, but they should have had chance to practice Relax, before they sang it with Mika.

you guys sure are right. the fireworks decoration was so tacky in every way. maybe they put them there so they can cover the awkward performance.

the finalists sure are bufoons. i hate them for not practicing the song. or maybe they were been told to perform with mika in the last minute. so it's the management's fault. i found some of them improvising the note to make them look professional and cool, but it turned out to be a disaster. at least, you know the rule, 'dont try to hit a high note if you dont know how to'. i am really pissed by this show. really.

they seem have no respect toward an international guest star. it seems like they do that so they'll look 'classy' by having a chance to perform with one of the judges in x factor italy. so they underestimate the art of performing. didnt they realise they're making fun of themselves on stage? in front of millions of people?

disappointing.

Well, at least he made a good performace even after doing a concert that was definitely going to be very tiring.... Unfortunately, the competitors were not prepared for this performance and they did a bit of mess: he has done everything possible to try to hide it but in vain.

they have no respect on international guess star.

The funny thing is that on twitter everybody said how amazing he was,so,as long as people were pleased.....And I'm sure he was tired,and they didn't have time for rehearsals.

 

@Mikasister: I guess he chose Relax because he thought everyone knows this song........obviously he was wrong

then they dont know how mika really perform is. i mean, that was sucked. you know it was sucked, right?

but im quite amazed when mika wave personally and say 'have fun' to the girl with the vail.

Thanks for posting

 

IMO this performance was quite awkward, I didn't like it at all (and this hardly happens) but probably he was just tired?

no. the finalists just dont know how to match with him. he has a very high voice range and they didnt practice before performing (i guess). and then, they mistaken the lyrics. and, they didnt dance along.

i hate it.

the finalists ruined mika's performance.

if you want to see more pict about jakarta's gig, you can visit my album on facebook. but this is only the first part.. maybe you can post some of my pictures here. im too tired to post pictures. o<-<

MIKA @ Skenoo Hall, Jakarta, Indonesia pt.1:

i set it visible to public. so i guess, everyone can see them. but you can report to me if you cant..

some of the pict is credited to @AbangKyle!!

Pics/reports from the gig by @UncleVoldie

 

http://unclevoldie.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/mika-i-watched-mika-live-mikajkt/

 

gita p saraswati ‏@gitapsaraswati 6h

 

One word, stunning #mikajkt now I know why I fall in ♥ to this curly guy @mikasounds pic.twitter.com/BbopmXF7Of

 

ahh, so that's why i have so much views in one night. i thought the internet is exploding or something..

From the pre-gig thread, thanks for posting girls!

the one who use brown hair-tie is @MikaIndonesia's admin.

yo, guys..

MIKA official ‏@mikasounds 14m

Backstage at JBC show getting ready for tonight's launch. Tomorrow off to Jakarta. My gig there Friday IS going ahead for sure!!!

mika will be fly to jakarta tomorrow (tgl 7 may). have any info kalo kita bisa jemput ke bandara atau have an early meeting with him?

We have a plan to greet him and the band at the airport.

To make it works, we are trying to have connection with the promoter.

Let's pray, they will tell us Mika's schedule in Jakarta.

 

What's your twitter account? I'll contact you

 

Moga ketemu nanti

really? contact me juga ya kak

I think we can only privately meet him after the gig at backstage. Let's hope

 

if we can, im going to empty my camera memory just to take shots back stage xD

does anyone know what MIKA's favorite color is?

dont you think it'll be great for us if mika have a secret meeting and gig at some place and we're the only fans who know about that? and we're going to spend our time together.

OH GOD!!! indonesians!! who will come? ketemuan, yuk! will there be a meet and greet? and i really need more info, nih. :DDDDDDD

i wonder if there's a photo of mika's house in london! his house must be so cool!

Last night I had my first Mika dream in a long time:

 

It was after a gig at a m&g. when Mika showed up everyone around me were suddenly very tall men and I couldn't see anything, so I climbed on a big stone nearby but everyone started pushing and even trowing punches so Mika left and I was pushed on the ground. After that I stayed there sitting on the ground. After a while someone tapped on my shoulder but I said 'leave me alone' because I was sad and furious, but the person insisted so I turned around and it was Mika!! Everyone else had left so he stayed with me' we danced to his songs, played (I don't remember the game) and laughed for a long time!

i wish i have this dream.. it will be a good memory just to dream about 'mika tapping my shoulder and spent time with me'.

you know, last night i read MFC's tweet about mika's concert tickets.. and this really gives me a dream about mika's gig in indonesia.

so in the beginning of my dream, i was already in the location where the stage is. it was taken in Bandung, near Gedung Sate (MIKA never come to Indonesia before..). the stage didnt really look like a stage at all. it didnt have different height of surface like common stage (...do you know what i mean? ._.). but the 'stage' was surrounded by a boxing-ring fence (you know, red huge wire that keeps the boxer inside the ring?).

and i didnt find it really odd.

i was sitting right next to the 'stage' with my parents. i was taking picture of mika, but didnt go really well. all of the images are blurred up because mika keep moving on stage or my hands couldnt stop shaking for excitement.

i was mad at myself because i cant get a good picture. and then, i tried to take another again. i tried to be still so the image wouldnt blurred up again. but i think, mika saw what i was doing.. so, he stopped moving and start posing and smiling toward my camera. i was so happy.

i tried to take the picture.. and then, out of nowhere, my left hand start grabbing his wrist so he would stay still. and he didnt mind after all..

after taking his picture (and it was great), i ungrabbed his wrist. and then he looked at me again and asked me :

"how was the picture?"

"...you look fat in this picture..", i said.

"whaaa--?!!"

"i'll send you this pic to your twitter."

and he was giving me a thumb up as an approval.

AND I FELT SO COOL THAT I THINK HE KNEW ME SO WELL!!!

***

after the show, there was a long break. so i went outside the building and met my friend who lived in bandung, Ira, with her nephew.

her nephew got a cool toy. its like a propeller.. and when you pull the string, it will spin and fly away. its a cool toy..

so, as me and ira sat on the table, talking about the concert, her nephew played with his toy around the field. and then, mika (who was walking outside the building and got chased by his indonesian fans) saw his(nephew) little toy and asked him to borrow it.

mika flew it like a boy around the field. and when he was done, he gave it back to the boy.. ALONG WITH HIS AUTOGRAPH ON IT FOR THE BOY!!!! AND I WAS SO FREAKING JEALOUS!!!!

but then, ira's nephew gave his toy to me because he knows how bad i love mika.. but still, it didnt say 'to Vany'. *cries*

sorry for my bad english and grammar..

ive have 9 flashing hearts necklaces if anyone wants them? i wont be needing them anymore

so if u want afew or them all just pm me and they yours

dont want anymoney for them aswell

i want one..

if they delivered it to south east asia, how much would it be? i saw its about 20 pounds.. ... ...too expensive..

yeah for me, it's pretty much the same .. especially when I listened to it for the first time. I didn't expect to hear that kind of electro but I think it's really amazing song .... and it made me sooooo happy:wub2:

yeah, i almost cry when i imagine that mika would sing this song just for me..