I was so excited
and really looking forward to meeting Universe in Japan after a long while.
But, due to the current situation,
I wasn't able to make it. So I feel very sad.
On the other hand, no-contact concerts are part of the new culture.
It is a form of concert that no one experienced before,
so I was nervous and prepared hard for it.
Hello.
Hi.
-Every... -It's on KaKaoTalk.
Hello, I'm Hui from Pentagon. It's nice to meet you.
Pentagon is an idol group that does all its own productions.
We're all multitalented, and we each bring something unique to the group.
Let's cheer up. It's been so long since we last performed.
-It's been such a long time. -Yeah.
There should be audiences at KCON, but there aren't today.
It's my first time doing KCON in Sangam.
Yeah, that's right.
Isn't this our first KCON in Korea?
Hey, Hongseok,
you made a lot of money?
That looks nice.
Hey, Hongseok.
-He flexed. -When did you buy all that jewelry?
Right?
Twinkle, twinkle.
Slowly...
KCON now has a massive stage
and a new context that we could never show you before.
So it's a special experience to do a performance this year at KCON.
Each and every KCON was special.
I still can't forget our audiences singing "Shine" along with us.
Not only was Universe there,
but there were lots of fans of other groups.
30,000 fans of K-Pop singing along with us...
I was overwhelmed.
KCON 2020 JAPAN LINEUP PENTAGON, ASTRO, OHMYGIRL ETC
KCON 2020 JAPAN CANCELLED
There were so many Japanese fans waiting to see us
and we prepared awesome performances for them, but unfortunately,
we couldn't do it, so I was very disappointed.
However, when I heard that we could do KCON:TACT instead of KCON,
I was extremely happy, because now we can meet our global fans online.
Let's begin.
We reqorked the song "Basquiat",
which we performed for the final round at Road to Kingdom.
So now, we have a KCON version of the song.
We put lots of effort into it.
I don't know why, but everyone was
so intense about "Basquiat."
I don't know if it was because we put all our heart into it at Road to Kingdom.
Our costumes were really good,
and the scale of the stage was enormous, and we used AR,
so I was like, "Man, I gotta do this right."
Good job.
I should move faster.
This is different from the album.
Since we come here and do performances every Thursday...
...it didn't feel different,
but we realized we were wrong when we checked the video monitors.
We were floating in space.
That made this so fun and special.
Wooseok wants to jump down here.
-He wants to disappear. -I think I was standing there.
"Basquiat"!
It'd be funny if we all jump down.
When I looked at the screen,
we were floating in this unique cyberspace.
It was kind of futuristic.
I kept looking at myself in the screen and doing this.
We're not done with prep yet.
It's amazing that we can do KCON in Sangam.
It's the first time in a long time that
I've felt so comfortable before a performance.
At Road to Kingdom, we're like, "Guys, we gotta win."
But now, we're like...
This was really...
Not exactly awkward, but it was awkward.
Lately, we've only performed new songs at competitions,
but now we're performing an original Pentagon song at a concert.
So it reminded me of other songs we've performed.
And we also...
We have butterflies for the first time in a while.
Yeah, and you know... We're wearing normal clothes after a long while.
It's gonna be fun.
-Can we wait behind here? -Yeah, totally.
Please, wait in here for a moment.
Let's get going.
What do you think about this?
That's too quick.
What was the choreography like?
I think you had this, too.
German people are "German, German, German"...
That's also right.
Could you please come here?
-Yup. -We need to check this.
"Spring Snow" was done in one take.
The "Spring Snow" background surrounding us made the whole stage glow.
So it must have been fun for our audience, too.
Actually, the biggest difference was that it was less physically challenging.
We didn't have to make a dramatic face.
Also, the dance wasn't as dynamic.
We just had to dance along to the song.
It was more comfortable and relaxing.
What I worried about the most while I was preparing for "Spring Snow" was
the absence of Jinho.
I had to cover for him, so...
Are you ready to party again?
Well...
His parts are mostly the high notes.
I unconsciously kept frowning. So, I tried my best
and practiced smiling when I am doing his part.
Can I say "Universe" today?
-Yeah, go ahead. -Universe!
Hey.
How about we do that? The cheering.
How about this?
-How are you going to do that? -I can do it.
Universe!
Universe! Skirt!
We were under a lot of pressure at our recent performances.
We had to ace them.
But today's performance is
-to communicate and have fun. -We have to do well.
Yeah, it was like this.
But today, our main objective is to have fun and communicate with our fans.
-So I'm... -We can't fail this one.
We are obsessed with being perfect.
Will your family be watching?
I did a video call yesterday.
They said they were going to watch,
but I am not too sure, because it's late.
But it's a good day since we're going to get to see our global fans live.
My family will probably be watching.
So I'm going to do my best tonight.
Hello.
-Hello. -Hello.
Today's artist at KCON:TACT 2020 Meet & Greet is Pentagon!
Thank you.
-Yeah, so it's been such a long time. -Indeed.
I was so happy when I got to see the faces of our fans.
There were some fans who we actually recognized.
We could feel that our fans from all over the world
are watching and supporting us.
So I was excited like a little kid.
There are lots of Os.
There is one X.
-There are so many. -Aren't you feeling lonely?
There are almost no Xs.
We didn't get to meet our fans face to face,
but we haven't been able to see them in any way for such a long time.
So, I was so thrilled the moment I saw my fans on screen.
There were Pentagon pictures. They had folding fans with us on them.
I was so happy.
Let's do this...
...as planned. Let's not make mistakes.
Our only focus was on our fans.
We only cared about how much they'd like us.
We didn't care about anything else.
For nearly six months, we couldn't have audiences at Road to Kingdom,
no live shows or concerts. I was so sad about it,
so it was so great to see them again, and the sadness was washed away.
Let's say hi to our fans. One, two, three...
Tentastic! Hello, everyone. We are Pentagon.
How have you been?
Hello!
KCON:TACT WHERE GLOBAL K-POP FANS GET TOGETHER!
Today, we have Universe connected from all over the world.
Hello.
Hinako-san, would it be possible
for you to share your story of how you became a fan of Pentagon?
A Korean YouTuber working in Japan introduced me to "Shine"
and I became obsessed.
Thank you so much.
A YouTuber introduced us to her.
Thank you!
Who do you like the most?
I like Shinwon the most among the members.
We were supposed to participate in KCON 2020 Japan.
We haven't been there since our world tour,
so it's been a while since the last time we actively performed in Japan.
So, I had butterflies in my stomach
and was nervous to meet Japanese fans after a long while.
Unfortunately, it was cancelled due to these unprecedented events,
so I feel so lucky that we could get to meet our fans
through KCON:TACT.
I am so thankful.
We have been showing you group dances
and different sides of all of us.
But this time, we were wondering how
we'd be able to directly communicate with our fans.
So this time, we tried to keep eye contact during our performances.
I actually wanted to show our fans that we're doing well,
having fun and enjoying our performances,
so I tried my best to smile more.
So did the rest of the group.
Thank you all so much.
Thank you.
-I was so excited. -Let's go down.
It's so late now.
But it was so fun.
We were so happy and honored
to meet you all on a new platform, 2020 KCON:TACT.
We'll be back with you soon with new songs, so please, wait for us.
We thank you so much for standing by our side. Love you all.
Oh, my legs...
None of these feels real yet.
But I think I will be filled with energy when I actually get to see my fans online.
These is a precious and valuable opportunity.
These will be memorable experiences.
I am going on the stage with mic on. Bye-bye.