Dream Concert 2009 seems to be most heavily noted as “The Concert Without,” or, more harshly, “Nightmare Concert 2009,” courtesy of a select few (semi-butthurt) fangirls. But with the sudden lack of fangirl favorites Jaebum and DBSK, as well as the unaired 2PM and Big Bang performances, one might understand their disappointment. Nonetheless, this disappointment also spurned the lack of fans at the concert–most notably Hottest, due to the ongoing strike against all things 6PM; I AM, due to the short notice of 2AM’s addition to the Dream Concert roster; and Cassiopeia, who seem to just not want to go to a concert sans their beloved Dong Bang boys.

But wait! What’s that I see…



Red glowsticks? Pearl red balloons? Screams at the three-second appearance of Jaejoong’s bare chest on the jumbotron? Golly gee, they did show up after all!









Although Sangnam Stadium did not see a flood of red dominating the bleachers as in previous performances, a small Cassiopeia presence, mostly limited to one comparatively teeny section, nonetheless shone–literally–amongst the thousands of fans who were fortunate enough to see their favorite artists perform that night. As slightly out-of-place as it might have seemed, Cassies were also seen chanting ‘Dong Bang Shin Ki!’, with the help of some SNSD, SHINee, and Super Junior fans.

Although Sangnam Stadium did not see a flood of red dominating the bleachers as in previous performances, a small Cassiopeia presence, mostly limited to one comparatively teeny section, nonetheless shone–literally–amongst the thousands of fans who were fortunate enough to see their favorite artists perform that night. As slightly out-of-place as it might have seemed, Cassies were also seen chanting ‘Dong Bang Shin Ki!’, with the help of some SNSD, SHINee, and Super Junior fans.



Considering how crazily passionate Cassies are about their pet group, I’ve gotta give them props for holding up so well in light of the lawsuit and, consequently, DBSK’s near-complete lack of group activity for several months running. According to multiple fan accounts, Cassiopeia attendees of the Dream Concert were also highly supportive of other groups’ performances, rather than just sitting there sulking at the DBSK-lessness of it all. It’s refreshing to finally see a considerable amount of maturity beginning to blossom from this once-infamously fanatic group.

For Cassies out there who are still trying to imagine DBSK performing at Dream Concert (like…me, *tear*), here’s their performance of ‘Tonight’ from Dream Concert 2008.



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