Crayon Pop Graces America With Their Presence, Opens For Lady Gaga's artRAVE!

[scheisse.livejournal.com]

Performing their full 30 minute set in Milwaukee as part of Lady Gaga's artRAVE Tour.

Video source: Crayon Pop United's YouTube Channel



The setlist is as followed:

1. Mini VCR
2. 빠빠빠 (Bar Bar Bar)
3. Introductions/Talk
4. Saturday Night
5. Bing Bing
6. Talk
7. Dancing Queen
8. 꾸리스마스 (Lonely Christmas)
9. Talk
10. 어이 (Uh-ee)
11. Talk
12. 빠빠빠 (Bar Bar Bar) Remix

Setlist source: Crayon Pop United



Crayon Pop is selling merch at the tour!

Luckily, there’s Crayon Pop merch that you can buy at the Lady Gaga artRAVE concert. They have two types of shirts for $40 each, and many albums of The Streets Go Disco (price unknown for now). We have pictures/examples below of how the shirts look.

Black Shirt with Crayon Pop helmet logo: Picture 1 / 2
White Shirt with Crayon Pop orange logo like this

Merchandise info. source: Crayon Pop United



Crayon Pop tweets about landing in America and the artRAVE!

빠세~여러분들은 다 주무시고 계시겠죠 ㅜㅜ? 저희는 Milwaukee 도착했어요!!ㅎㅎ 지금은 호텔로 이동중~~>_<! 벌써부터 울 팬들 보구싶다 ㅜㅜ..!- ellin:)- pic.twitter.com/50o8vYxNEk

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 25, 2014

Translation: Bbasae~Everyone is probably sleeping right ㅜㅜ? I’ve arrived to Milwaukee!!ㅎㅎ Right now we’re going to the hotel~~ ! I’m already starting to miss our fans ㅜㅜ..! ellin:)

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United

무대에서 바라본... pic.twitter.com/8cJmibYSgY

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 27, 2014

Translation: Watching from the stage…

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United

Lady Gaga 공연관람중^^ pic.twitter.com/QiASUgnb8j

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 27, 2014

Translation: During Lady Gaga’s performance^^

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United

Our #CrayonPop joined on #LadyGaga's stage at her first ARTPOP concert in Milwaukee! pic.twitter.com/X4aZ2kC7AA

— SonyMusic K-POP (@SonyMusic_Kpop) June 27, 2014

Tweet source: Sony Music's Twitter

We have successfully finished our first stage with Lady Gaga. We were amazed by her stage presence and hope to be like that someday -Ellin

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 27, 2014

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter

[ChoA★]드디어 레이디가가 북미투어 크레용팝의 첫 무대를 마치고 호텔에 왔습니다~ 저희 무대가 끝난후 레이디가가무대를 관람했는데 정말 최고! 멋있어요 가가언니 더더 반했어요♥︎응원해준 팬분들 thank u ♥︎앞으로의 무대도 화이팅 아자아자!!!

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 27, 2014

Translation: ChoA★ Finally, after our first stage for Lady Gaga’s North American Tour, we arrived to our hotel~ After our stage ended, we watched Lady Gaga’s concert and it was the best! It was so cool, I’m falling for Gaga unnie more and more ♥︎And the cheering fans, thank u ♥︎From now on, more stages, fighting, aja aja!!!

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United

[ChoA★]필라델피아에와서 투어 버스를 만났어요~~ 한달동안 잘 부탁해^_^* pic.twitter.com/mrILokZRDa

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 27, 2014

Translation: ChoA★ Met the tour bus that took us to Philadelphia~~ For one month, please take care of me^_^*

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United

오늘 드디어 일번지 한국식당 에서 한식을 먹었어요>.< !캬~음식에 꿀탄듯 정말 맛있었는데..이제 또 언제 먹을까요? geummi pic.twitter.com/0bzs9wxGuX

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 28, 2014

Translation: Today, I finally ate Korean food at a Ilbongi Korean restaurant>.< !Kyah~Honey on the food really tasted good..When will we eat that again? geummi

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United

드뎌 한식당에 왔어요! 아틀랜틱시티에 딱하나있는곳이라네요! 3일만에 만난 김치가 너무 반가웠어요!!! 김치없인 못살아 정말못살아 >0<호잇! -웨이- pic.twitter.com/saHp6DbPbl

— 크레용팝(Crayon Pop) (@crayonpop) June 28, 2014

Translation: Finally came to a Korean restaurant! This was the only one we could find in Atlantic City! Since 3 days, it was nice to meet Kimchi again!!! I can’t live without Kimchi, seriously cannot Hoit! -웨이-

Tweet source: Crayon Pop's Twitter
Translation source: Crayon Pop United



Crayon Pop On Stage At The artRAVE!




Photo source: CrayonPop.me



Crayon Pop Backstage At The artRAVE!



Photo source: CrayonPop.me



Gaga Tweets About The Iconic Crayon Pop

Our newest opener CRAYON POP is on RIGHT NOW AND SO CUTE! K-pop in Milwaukee #changinglives

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) June 27, 2014

Tweet source: Lady Gaga's Twitter



The Boston Herald Reviews Crayon Pop's Performance!

Western pop stars log a lot of hours trying to invent new ways to be weird — I’m looking at you Lady Gaga. But for all the meat dresses and machine-gun bras and arriving at events in an egg, K-Pop acts seem to trump American oddity naturally.

Nicely, Gaga subscribes to the if-you-can’t-beat-them-have-them-join-you philosophy and has added Korean stars Crayon Pop to her ArtRave tour, which stops at the TD Garden on Monday.

After a 20-hour flight and still preparing to open Gaga’s gig in Milwaukee two days ago, the K-Pop girl group couldn’t hide their enthusiasm for their host and 15 stateside tour dates.

“Hello! Hello! We are Crayon Pop!” Ellin, Soyul, Gummi, Choa and Way shouted in unison into the phone before retreating behind a translator.

“We think it’s unbelievable to be touring with Lady Gaga,” Ellin said. “We have been fans of Lady Gaga since we were young. In interviews we have said that we would love to collaborate with her. Now here we are, a dream come true.”

Gaga likely got hip to the quartet the same time everyone else did: When Crayon Pop’s “Bar Bar Bar” video blew up last summer. And here is where the weird comes crashing in.

Unlike most K-Pop girl groups, Crayon Pop don’t peddle their looks. Instead the women have captured ears and eyes with quirky dances, Crayola-colored outfits and matching scooter helmets — the helmets are their signature look.

In the “Bar Bar Bar” videos, which have been streamed 25 million times on YouTube alone, the five bounce up and down like pistons in an engine wearing bright track jackets and brighter smiles. Dubbed the “Straight-Five-Engine Dance,” their moves have gone viral.

“There have been so many cover videos of our song,” Way said. “One of our favorites was an elementary school of more than 150 students imitating us on a playground. And then there are military guys covering us in lots of videos. It’s very flattering.”

Right now Crayon Pop are the Spice Girls after “Wannabe,” well, at least in the Asian markets they are. It’s a long way from one smash to global stardom. The Gaga tour should give them a fresh push. Then in the fall the women will launch another video.

But they’re also enjoying the ride. OK, not the 20-hour plane ride ahead of three weeks on the road in the States, but the fame and fun.

“We thought the first video (for ‘Bar Bar Bar’) was pretty good and energetic, but we didn’t know it would go viral,” Ellin said. “That was a surprise to everyone.”

Article source: The Boston Herald

I am so, so, so proud of them, and the fact that people cheered for them makes me so happy. I hope they're having fun and are getting to enjoy what is probably considered a break from their normally-hectic KPOP schedule.

Comments

[bunica1990.livejournal.com]

They did so well and I'm happy people cheered for them. I was worried they wouldn't be received warmly tbh.

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

I don't know if they were the first opening act, but if they were after the DJ then they would've been well received. My friend said the DJ opener was so awful -- everyone was super bored.

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

That's pretty standard. I've never seen a tee for less at shows I've been to

[mad-nux.livejournal.com]

i was so scared theyd get booed off..wew

[hawk-fry.livejournal.com]

They did amazing! I'm so proud of them! Wish I was there to witness the awesome in person. I would have sang and danced along.

[poemetragurl.livejournal.com]

They were great and the audience sounded really into it! I am so happy for them.

[atopworld.livejournal.com]

I CAN'T WITH YOU....lmaoo. I came in the post super worried that they wouldn't be well received by Gaga's fans, despite me not being into CP or Gaga like that, and I see this. I cannot.

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

LOL...I've never actually watched the music video for this LOL

I used to laugh about this song because was I like..."Degrassi Ain't the Bottom Wheelchair Jimmy"

Though no lie I did have that second mixtape when it came out in 2009 so I guess he qualifies

[hippodameia.livejournal.com]

I hope they don't end up being Gaga's Harajuku Girls or anything like that.

[scheisse.livejournal.com]

I think the fact that they're being given the privilege to talk already means that's not going to happen. CP isn't part of Gaga's act, Gaga's letting them use her platform in the US and giving them some well-deserved attention.

[milafanway.livejournal.com]

Slayon Pop did great TT__TT
I was scared for them but I'm glad to hear this ^^

[scheisse.livejournal.com]

Idk why but this damn post took forever to put together.

[robalunch.livejournal.com]

Good job op at putting this together it looks so pro I would never.

[chibi-rei.livejournal.com]

My friend said they were alright (she's not a Kpop fan), and way better than the other opening act.
I thought about going, but I'm not all that into GaGa. I bet it would've been fun. Too bad more acts don't come here -- even Chicago would be great. Need Kpop meetups or something.

[klauses.livejournal.com]

i think these girls are so cute and fun. i hope they get some western popularity out of this

[brightmarie.livejournal.com]

They are cute, maybe they'll become as popular as Baby Metal. lol

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

did they seriously do their whole set in front of the curtain? they didn't get a real stage?

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Girl openers don't get to use the stage LOL

[oppameansit.livejournal.com]

at all of the major concerts i've been to the openers got way more than a half-assed curtain that doesn't even cover the stage

[hipployta.livejournal.com]

Not so for the shows I go to but that's cool.

I remember Paramore got a poster backdrop opening for No Doubt lol

[scheisse.livejournal.com]

Gaga didn't even get her "real stage" because this was at Summerfest in Milwaukee. It was a festival.

But all of the openers perform in front of the curtain, which is there to hide the main stage. Now that they're using Gaga's real stage, they can utilize the catwalks and various mini stages, but I guess that's up to them.

[brightmarie.livejournal.com]

I've been to the Lady Gaga concert here in Miami and can I say that it was nothing special.

[kamoku-ayame.livejournal.com]

My cousin texted me that night asking who crayon pop were. She was so confused as to why "these girls in helmets" were opening up for gaga. Seems like her and her friends liked it though!