Some of you might recognize the name HWASA, if not- no worries! It came up very briefly in part 1 of my poetry rants. Anyway, she’s a singer who I enjoy listening to, and I’m so happy that I was able to watch her. I still can’t even register that it actually happened. But here’s the story!

It all began with a text…

The 17th of February my friend sends me an ecstatic text- Hwasa was performing in Boston.

Table of Contents

• The Beginning

• I See Your True Colors

• We Kept the Energy Up

• The Night Comes to and End

• What Did We Learn?

The Beginning

Of course- I said yes and the tickets were bought. It started off with just the two of us, but then I remembered another friend. See, two years ago, at the same theater, a different KPOP group had performed there: AESPA. I had gone to watch AESPA with this friend, but remembered how disappointed Friend 2 was that I hadn’t told her about it.

So this time, I asked Friend 2 if she wanted to come. This friend has liked Hwasa for longer than I have(she introduced me to Hwasa), and she agreed pretty quickly. Friend 1 bought the tickets, but there was a small issue. She couldn’t buy 3 at once, only 4. So she bought 4, and decided to bring along a friend of her own, Friend 3.

I want to make something clear- we all knew each other from high school. We went to the same place together. But, Friend 1 was much closer to Friend 3, and I was closer to 2… I’m making this more confusing than it needs to be.

Those were the original plans… and this is when things started to get a little confusing. Friend 3 had a coworker, this coworker also loved Hwasa and had conveniently already bought tickets. And this coworker had 3 friends that they wanted to go with as well. It’s already super hectic now in the group chat as we’re deciding what to eat.

Friend 1 made the final call - KChicken at 4:30. A Korean and Japanese restaurant close to the auditorium that we could eat at. But the schedule didn’t work out so it was pushed to 5:30. No big deal!

They made plans to carpool in the chat. Basically, the coworker was going to drive everyone from her house. Friends 1 and 3 were going with her as well. We all live roughly an hour or less away from Boston, except for Friend 2. Friend 2 lives right outside of Boston, she takes the commuter rail every day. And that was her plan- commuter rail to Boston to eat with us.

I have my own car, and trust issues. ( ͡ಥ ͜ʖ ͡ಥ) So I, kind of rudely thinking about it, just didn’t answer the “what are your travel plans” question. While I appreciate the offer to drive me in, I don’t know this coworker, and I also consider my car to be my happy place.

I See Your True Colors

It’s the day of- Friend 2 takes the commuter rail and sends a text saying she got to Boston really early. I began my drive to Boston. While I was entering the city I get a text, “Hey, so-and-so says she won’t be getting to my place until 5:30 so we’re going to be a little late”.

Almost right after, Friend 2 calls me up asking if I’m nearby. I assure her, I’m already in the city and looking for parking. And I made it clear- we’re going to go and eat without them. I’m not standing around waiting for them to have fun, we can just have fun together.