Mexican-born Americo Garcia and Jorge Medina – one of the hottest acts in electronic music thanks to a low-end, genre-blending sound – will share the stage with DJs Cash Cash and Gud Vibrations from the US and the Him from the Netherlands. Grab a pass for Bt1,355 at http://www.Ticketmelon.com/retox/output2018.

Soaking wet fun

The Beats by the Pool Party is back at the W Bangkok on September 1 featuring Djaybuddha, DJs Ono, T-Double E and Double B and MCs Unda, Calo and Coga.

With the Bt3,500 “W Does Brunch: The Experience” package, you get a great seat for the party and brunch with freeflowing cocktails at the Kitchen Table. The Wet Deck will keep the energy cranked later. A limited number of earlybird tickets are on sale for Bt400 at http://bit.ly/beatsbythepool. The regular price is Bt600, and both types get you a drink.

Singles march across Thailand

The Single Festival, a musical gathering for singletons, is set for Hall 98 at Bitec in Bang Na on September 22, part of a national tour that began in Khon Kaen. Next it’s on to Central Plaza Udon Thani on September 29 (with Thaitanium, Potato and Mild), Central Plaza Chiang Rai on November 3 (Cocktail, Paradox and Tattoo Colour) and Kad Choengdoi in Chiang Mai on January 12 (Num Kala and Lomosonic).

Tickets for Bangkok are sold out. For other locales, they cost Bt399 for guys, Bt299 for gals and Bt1,500 for groups of five at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456.

Classic in for a landing

The Mahidol Symphony Orchestra is presenting the concert “Of Three Lands” in the auditorium of Mahidol University’s College of Music on Tuesday at 7pm.

The title refers to Scotland, its highlands and Finland. The Scottish Hebrides inspired Felix Mendelssohn’s “Scottish” Symphony and Hebrides Overture, while Finland provided the main theme for Jean Sibelius’ “Finlandia”.

Seats cost Bt100 and Bt200 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and (02) 262 3456.

When Bakery Music was born back in the 1990s, Thailand’s music industry underwent a radical change. Alternative sounds bristled with commercial possibilities, and ModernDog was the pioneer of the genre. Over the next few years, several one-of-a-kind artists emerged on the scene and among them was a young lady by the name of Rik Wachirapilan.

Rik, the nickname of Wachirapilan Chokcharoenrat, started her career as the vocalist with speed metal band Mad Hot, which conquered the Pepsi Music Festival in 1993 and won Rik the title of best singer. The band flourished, playing at several deathmetal concerts and Rik soon caught the eye of Kamol “Suki” Sukosol Clapp, one of the founders of indie label Bakery Music.

Signed to Bakery, Rik started popping up on tracks from other artists’ albums, among them “Kad” (“Bite!”) from Joey Boy’s 1996 release “Joey Man”, “Ramasing Radio” by Yokee Playboy, “Choey” (“Maya”) and “Haek” (“Break Words”) from Joey Boy’s 1998 album “Bangkok” and “Khid” (“Stupid”) from Pixyl’s “Vision” in 1999. That year Rik released her first album titled “Pathom” on which she combined Indian music with percussion, flutes and Buddhist and Hindu chants. She also changed her image, going from the Satanic ambience of speed metal to a goddess in her own right.

“I believed in Rik right from the time I saw her throwing a skull around the stage during the Pepsi music contest. I believed in her an artist and knew she was right for the label. It wasn’t an easy time for Bakery. Thailand was facing an economic meltdown and we were struggling to survive,” Suki recalls.

“I was fascinated by speed metal back then though I knew it wouldn’t give me an opportunity to showcase my music like other more mainstream artists. Yet the audience always remembered me and I became better known word of mouth,” Rik explains.

“I’m not a mass-produced artist, never have been. That doesn’t mean I had nothing to do after my first album was released. Quite the opposite in fact; I performed at home as well as abroad, even in New York but it was more of an adhoc thing. Each of my albums has been like a journey towards a different destination. I love performing though probably not as much as other mainstream artists. For this concert, my fans will know not to have any expectations other than resting assured that they will be surprised.”

Indeed, Rik staged just one show following the release of her debut album. She left the indie label soon after, moving on to record for TV commercials and movie soundtracks, among them the song “Auto Mata” for 2003 comic horror film “Buppah Rahtree”. In 2004, she released the EP, “Rasamalai Chapter I” on Hualampong Riddim and followed up with “Chapter 2” in 2005. In 2007, she was recognised as Best Female Artist at the Fat Awards and Kom Chad Luek Awards. In 2008, she unveiled her third album, titled “Pandora”.

Now 42, Rik took both fans and the music scene by surprise when she announced she’d be staging a large-scale concert, titled “The Devi of Darkness”, at Ultra Arena on the sixth floor of Show DC tomorrow night.

“It will be the first and the last concert in my life,” says Rik. “It’s part of the rhythm of passing time, an occasion for people to start understanding and feeling what I’m doing. I know that some people like me and my music and others don’t. But I have been successful in my own way and am happy that my music on my first album hasn’t been completely ignored. So, I think that it is a good time for me to make my concert and for people to experience more of me,” she explains.

“I remember telling Rik while she was recording that first album that it was more art than music. As the founder of Bakery Music and an executive producer, I felt there was room for both mainstream music and art. But I also knew that people wouldn’t necessarily understand what we were trying to do. But as we started to put together this show, I was surprised at how many people knew about Rik and her sound. I can only compare it to [my band] Pru’s second album, which didn’t do well at all. Now, though, some of the tracks have reached a million views on YouTube. I guess it takes a lot time for an art form to be absorbed and appreciated. Rik is what I would describe as avant garde, experimental or even art house. But I decided to put on this concert because she has a story to tell.”

Asked about the concert title, Rik says: “We often refer to a female singer as a ‘diva’. I don’t want that name to apply to me because my voice isn’t as beautiful or popular as our divas, but I’m proud to be what I am with my unique voice. So, I would like to call myself a ‘devi’. I’ve also been called the ‘queen of darkness’. ‘Darkness’ isn’t only about the dark side; it can also be beautiful thing.

“I’m a woman who believes in feminine power. The outside of my body is female but the inside is genderless to my thinking. This concert will focus on feminine power and the birth of my first album ‘Pathom.’ The concert will be divided into that birth, the destruction and the rebirth. It will be both concert and performing art. It will have other kinds of arts mixed in. It’s very hard to put into words but the audience will also be part of my performance.”

Rik’s concert features several Bakery alumni such as Thanachai “Pod” Ujjin and May-T Noijinda of alternative rockers ModernDog, Krissada “Noi” and Kamol “Suki” Sukosol Clapp of Pru, Suveera “Q” Boonrod of rock band Flure, and Pathomporn “Pry” Pathomporn.

“This concert will be beyond all expectations,” concludes Rik.

Rock along with Rik

– Rik Wachirapilan’s concert “The Devi of Darkness” takes place tomorrow at 7.30 at Ultra Arena of Show DC on Rama IX Road on August 25 at 7.30pm.

– Tickets are Bt1,200, Bt1,500 and Bt1,800 available at http://www.TicketMelon.com.

It was a definite case of Twice Once more at the Thunder Dome Muang Thong Thani last Saturday night as the well-known girl group from South Korea returned to Thailand to entertain their fans for three full hours only to leave them crying out for more.

Thousands of the Once, the term coined especially to describe fans of the band, turned up at the venue several hours before showtime to shop for various merchandise. One of the most popular items, despite costing Bt1,300 a pop, was the Candy Bong as the band’s official light stick is known.

Plenty of South Korean fans joined local lads and lasses for the show, all of them apparently smitten by the angelic faces of the girls.

The “Onces” were keen to return to Twiceland, which first sprang into operation here last year and reopened again on Saturday. The oneyear gap between visits was long but definitely worth the wait as the nine-member band once again pulled off a mesmerising show.

The concert began with a video clip showing the girls from the back dressed in pretty costumes as the audience screamed in the hope of seeing their faces. Nayeon, Jeongyeon, Jihyo, Dahyun, Chaeyong, Sana, Mina, Momo and Tzuyu (the first five are South Koreans, the next three Japanese while the last hails from Taiwan) were quick to oblige, opening the show attired in fluffy white costumes while perched on chairs in mid air that glided up and down as they performed “You Are in My Heart”. Both song and scene looked like a dream, perfectly representing the Twiceland Zone 2 theme – Fantasy Park in Bangkok.

A parade then rolled out on stage as if to bring members of the audience into the Fantasy Park. And there, the nine Twice princesses were waiting for them, transformed into cheerful young ladies in colourful floral/forest prints as they segued into “Ooh-Ahh Ooh-Ahh!” Dahyun has said that this, the band’s first release, is the song that best represents their personality. The fun mood continued with “Ponytail” and “Cheer Up”.

Applause grew louder as the girls gathered centre stage to tell the audience “Twice ma laew ka” (“Twice is here”) before breaking into a choreographed set that included “Hold Me Tight”, “Likely” and “”Look At Me”.

After several songs, the band members officially greeted the audience through an interpreter. Jihyo, the band’s leader, was impressed with the many twinkling candy bongs inside the Thunder Dome and praised fans for making concert hall glow so magnificently. Dahyun then asked for applause and screams from the Onces, speaking in Thai much to their delight and telling them “khor siang noi ka” (“Please let us hear your voices”). The fans obliged, filling the auditorium with deafening screams.

The show continued with “Someone Like Me”, “Turtle” and “Stuck”, with the girls walking around the stage and winking at members of the audience.

They then disappeared from the stage, replaced by another video clip on the giant screens though this time they were face on to the camera, as if promising yet more magic.

Screams erupted again as Twice stepped out in masculine attire to perform “Touchdown”, “Signal” and “Valenti” and went up another few decibels as Dahyun performed her special Dahyunism, donning a suit and dancing like Rain (Jung jihoon) on “Rainism”. Momo, Tzuyu and Jihyo competed for attention, putting on a sexy dance in Beyonce’s “End of Time”. Jeongyeon and Nayeon duetted on “My Ear’s Candy”, which culminated in an embrace and sent the screammeter to its highest level yet. Sana, Mina and Chaeyong also wove a spell with a cheerful “Oppa” and cute steps before all nine came back together with all-time favourites “Knock Knock”, “Sweet Talker” and “What is Love”.

Then it was game time. This involved a clip showing the girls trapped inside a room and the only way out was to recognise a song by its one-second introduction. The Onces had fun with this too, trying to guess the name of the songs along with their favourite singers.

Before long, Twice was back on stage. This time clad in white shirts and very short skirts. They sang “Missing U” and “Only You” as they threw some signed balls into the audience much to the delight of fans, then swung into carefully choreographed versions of “Really Really”, “TT”, “Heart Shaker” and “Dance the Night Away”.

Emotions ran high as another clip showed fans waiting to greet the band at the airport and packing into Twice’s first concert in Thailand last year.

And their heroines responded in kind, saying how much they loved their fans and would definitely come back again. Though they mainly spoke via an interpreter, they also managed a little Thai. Nayeon told the crowd, “Once teerak, rak tee sud” (Our beloved Onces, we love you the most”) while Sana said, “Laew jer kan mai na” (“let’s meet again”).

As the curtain fell on a truly superb evening, fans couldn’t stop calling out for more. And Twice answered them, performing an uptempo encore.

Hardcore fan Nae walked out of the Thunder Dome with a big grin and a ball signed by Sana in his hand.

“I feel like I’ve hit a jackpot,” he said happily. “I am over the moon. I will definitely revisit Twiceland when it opens again.”

Designed to highlight Southeast Asian music faculty talents, Seamex aims to be the premier platform for regional music education exchange, international music projects collaboration and global music education promotion and connection.

Seamex will also present supporting industries in the music education network, including music talent management, publishing, instruments and accessories, services and consultancies, musicrelated academic and research organisations, wellbeing and hobbies.

Seamex 2018 will feature guest artists and lecturers such as Ayako Oura from Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra, Ingolv Haaland from the University of Agder, Norway, Supapol Thanyawibool from Kasetsart University, and Anant Narkkong from Silpakorn University. Activities will be organised by the Bangkok International Band Festival, and the event will also include a music showcase and talks, choral music showcase, jazz band concert, workshops, band clinic, music exhibition and marketplace. A special concert will be performed by the Feroci Philharmonic Winds with the support of the Italian Embassy.

This year’s edition expects between 1020 exhibitors from Asean nations to exhibit in the threeday Seamex 2018. These exhibitors will consist of professional music training institutes like universities, production studios, and professional performing groups.

Seamex 2018 is organised by Faculty of Music Silapakorn University and Seamex Sdn Bhd from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Find out more at fb.me/musicsilpakorn, or email sufm.specialaffairs@gmail.com and seamex2018@gmail.com.

 Wacoal Pink Ribbon Charity Concert is the latest activity under the Wacoal Pink Ribbon breast cancer awareness campaign, which is now in its 18th year and aims to keep Thai women safe from breast cancer, the most common cancer in women of all ages.

The campaign urges women to care for their health, perform breast self-exam monthly and receive a mammogram yearly, and see a doctor if they notice any irregularities in heir body. They are also advised to eat well, take regular exercise and change to a healthy lifestyle.

All proceeds from the show will go to help underprivileged breast cancer patients through the Oncological (Cancer) Society of Thailand under the Royal Patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, the Ramathibodi Foundation under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and the National Cancer Institute Foundation.

Tickets costing from Bt1,500 to Bt3,500 are on sale at Thai Ticket Major counters and online at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com.

For more information, contact the Call Centre at (02) 296 9979.

 KCon, the world’s largest Korean pop culture convention, organised by CJ ENM, has selected Bangkok as its first destination in Southeast Asia.

Boy idol group Wanna One, who played an impressive concert in Bangkok earlier this month as part of their world tour, will be back again for their fans, who call themselves Wannables.

Wanna One is an 11-member boy group formed by CJ ENM for the reality show “Produce 101”, whose audience chose the members and the group’s name. They were a sensation touring the globe and continue to build their fan base with albums like “Energetic”, “Boomerang” and “Light”.

Chung Ha, famous for her strong and uplifting voice on the hits “Roller Coaster” and “Love U”, has become established as a unique solo artist through attention-grabbing solo albums since debuting as a member of 101 during “Produce 101” Season 1.

With their ever-growing assurance as stage performers, fromis_9 entertained American fans at KCon LA this summer.

On their only previous visit to Thailand, in June, Monsta X received an amazing response from both the fans and media and recently proved themselves to be one of the most influential K-Pop groups with their world tour taking in 20 cities.

The convention stage will feature a series of lively and appealing programmes including talk shows with artists and influencers and K-Culture workshops introducing K-Beauty and K-Food.

Fans can purchase combo concert tickets to cover the two days at discounted rates or single tickets for either day. The prices start at Bt1,800. You can also buy tickets for a Meet & Greet sessions with the artists.

Tickets will go on sale at 10am on August 25 at http://www.ThaiTicketMajor.com and its outlets.

Find out more at http://www.MWave.me/kcon and check out “kconglobal” on Facebook.

She influenced generations of female singers with unforgettable hits including “Respect” (1967), “Natural Woman” (1968) and “I Say a Little Prayer” (1968). She passed away at home in Detroit from advanced pancreatic cancer.

The multiple Grammy winner cemented her place in US music history with a powerful, bell-clear voice that stretched over four octaves. In a career crossing generations, her hits spanned from soul and R&B, to gospel and pop.

Franklin passed away at 9:50 am (1350 GMT) surrounded by her family and loved ones, her family said in a statement issued by her publicist.

“It is with deep and profound sadness that we announce the passing of Aretha Louise Franklin, the Queen of Soul,” the statement said.

“In one of the darkest moments of our lives, we are not able to find the appropriate words to express the pain in our heart.

“We have lost the matriarch and rock of our family. The love she had for her children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and cousins knew no bounds.”

The family thanked fans around the world for their “incredible outpouring of love” since it first emerged earlier this week that she was gravely ill.

“We have felt your love for Aretha and it brings us comfort to know that her legacy will live on.”

Fans mourning the death of Franklin left balloons, flowers and mementos at Detroit’s New Bethel Baptist Church, where as a child the star kicked off her storied career singing gospel.

And in California similar tributes quickly amassed on Franklin’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The 18-time Grammy award winner inspired multiple singers during her five-decade career from pop diva Mariah Carey and the late Whitney Houston, to Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Mary J. Blige and the late Amy Winehouse.

‘National treasure’

In 1987, she became the first woman ever inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2010, Rolling Stone magazine put her at the top of its list of the 100 greatest singers of all time, male or female.

She performed at the inaugurations of presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, singing “My Country ‘Tis of Thee” at the investiture of the country’s first African-American head of state.

In a heartfelt tribute from the Obamas, the former president and his wife Michelle praised Franklin’s “unmatched musicianship,” which they said “helped define the American experience.”

“Every time she sang, we were all graced with a glimpse of the divine,” the Obamas said in a statement. “In her voice, we could feel our history, all of it and in every shade — our power and our pain, our darkness and our light, our quest for redemption and our hard-won respect. She helped us feel more connected to each other, more hopeful, more human.”

“And sometimes she helped us just forget about everything else and dance.”

US President Donald Trump called the singer “terrific,” saying she “brought joy to millions of lives and her extraordinary legacy will thrive and inspire many generations to come.”

Clinton and his wife, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, on Thursday hailed her as “one of America’s greatest national treasures.”

“For more than 50 years, she stirred our souls. She was elegant, graceful, and utterly uncompromising in her artistry,” they said.

Singers and musicians quickly flooded social media in mourning her passing, which came on the same day that fellow US music giant Elvis Presley died at his home in Memphis, the city where Franklin was born, 41 years ago.

Paul McCartney called Franklin an inspiration and “the Queen of our souls,” while Diana Ross hailed her “wonderful golden spirit.”

‘Unmatched’

Fellow soul superstar Patti LaBelle praised Franklin as “a rare treasure whose unmatched musical genius helped craft the soundtrack to the lives of so many.”

Franklin — who was widely known by only her first name, in true diva style — rose from singing gospel in her father’s church to regularly topping rhythm and blues and pop charts in the 1960s and 1970s.

Other than “Respect,” her powerful cover of the Otis Redding tune that became a feminist anthem and her calling card, Franklin had dozens of Top 40 singles, according to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Other hits include “Day Dreaming” (1972), “Jump to It” (1982), “Freeway of Love” (1985), and “A Rose Is Still A Rose” (1998). A 1986 duet with George Michael, “I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me),” hit number one in several countries.

Franklin’s declining health was first disclosed on the Showbiz 411 website late Sunday by Roger Friedman, a reporter and family friend.

The Detroit News later reported that she was in hospice care, as artists from across the musical spectrum offered well wishes to the singer who lived in Detroit — the Motor City, home of Motown — most of her life.

In 2005, Franklin was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the highest award for an American civilian — by then-president George W. Bush.

In 2010, she suffered serious health problems, but continued to perform until late last year, singing last in November 2017 for the Elton John AIDS Foundation in New York. That same year, Detroit named a street after her.

Fifty years after the Beatles came to India, the bungalows where the Fab Four lived, the post office where John Lennon sent Yoko Ono postcards and the giggling guru’s house are all ruins.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s ashram, where the world’s most famous group sought refuge and spirituality in 1968 and wrote much of their seminal “White Album”, fell into disuse in the early 2000s.

But thanks to the efforts of a group of locals, the site has been reclaimed from the jungle and tourists now roam where tigers and snakes were until recently the most common day trippers.

Before, people used to sneak in, which could be dangerous,” says local journalist Raju Gusain, instrumental in rescuing the area overlooking Rishikesh in northern India.

“There used to be leopard paw marks and elephant dung,” he says during a tour of the site. “Now we have erected a fence to stop animals getting in from the tiger reserve next door.”

By 1968, following the death of Beatles manager Brian Epstein the year before, fissures were beginning to show between John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

But the group found a new mentor: the magnetic Maharishi who promised them happiness and enlightenment without drugs, through transcendental medita tion.

The bushy-bearded sage persuaded them to travel to his spiritual retreat in Rishikesh, and so in February 1968 they fetched up with their partners, not knowing quite what to expect.

A world away from “Swinging London”, the band appeared to reconnect, penning almost 50 new songs.

Others there included fellow musicians Donovan and Beach Boy Mike Love, actress Mia Farrow and her reclusive sister Prudence, inspiration for Lennon’s song “Dear Prudence”.

The local wildlife – although the song is also supposedly about heroin or Yoko Ono – inspired “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey” as well as “Blackbird”.

McCartney wrote “Why Don’t We Do It in the Road” after seeing monkeys openly copulating, while Love’s presence helped spark “Back in the USSR”, a pastiche of the Beach Boys’ “California Girls”.

The band – with the exception of Starr, who brought a supply of baked beans due to his sensitive stomach and left after 10 days – enjoyed the break and the meditation too.

“I felt like I actually was a feather floating over a hotair pipe,” McCartney recalled later of one session. “And I reported that to Maharishi, and he giggled: ‘Yes, this is good!’”

One local old enough to remember is Ajit Singh, the owner of a music shop – still open – in the nearby town of Dehradun, who fixed Lennon’s guitar and performed at Harrison’s 25th birthday.

Turbaned, thin and with a croaky voice, the 86-year-old Singh recalls with twinkling eyes the band wandering into the store one day, pursued by a crowd outside, and him “inviting them home for tea”.

“They were very polite with me, they were not haughty or something,” he recalls. “I always said to people that they were good people.”

After a while though, relations worsened between the Beatles and the Maharishi, the atmosphere soured by the yogi’s rumoured sexual advances and his evident desire to make money from his famous new pupils.

McCartney left after five weeks and Harrison and Lennon after two months. Asked the reason by the yogi, Lennon is reputed to have told the guru, “If you’re so cosmic you’ll know why.”

But still, the Beatles helped put Rishikesh on the map for Westerners, and popularised meditation and Eastern spirituality. The Maharishi even made the cover of Time magazine in 1975.

His ashram initially thrived but then went into decline and was abandoned in 2001. Nature slowly reclaimed the site, while parts of the buildings were removed and people sneaked in and left graffiti.

But in 2016, paths were cleared, a fence was put up and some of the structures were repaired. Ruins they remain, however, although a few new murals have been added.

The site now charges an entry fee – 600 rupees (Bt300) for foreigners, 150 rupees for Indians – and boasts a cafe and a small photo exhibition and some information signs.

One recent visitor was none other than Prudence herself, says Raju Nautiyal, a ranger with the Rajasthan Tiger Reserve who has helped in the cleanup.

“I used to sing ‘Dear Prudence’ and one day Prudence came to play,” he laughs.

American visitor Atta Curz mann, 68, a “great Beatles fan” inspired to take a lasting interest in Indian spirituality, says she hopes the site will not be restored too much.

“The first time we came four or five years ago it was really rundown and we had to pay baksheesh [a bribe] to get in,” she says.

“But I hope they don’t make it too lovely and perfect because you want to see that antiquity, that part of it that shows the history.”

A new wave of South Korea’s famed hallyu washed into Bangkok earlier this month as K-pop boy idol group Wanna One took to the stage of Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani for two sold-out shows.

The lads, who were briefly here last year for a fan meeting, have an impressive following here among the “Wannable”, as their fans are known, with tickets priced from Bt2,500 to Bt7,5000 selling out within minutes of going on sale on June 9 and shortly afterwards being offered by scalpers for three times the higher prices. Fans were so enraged that the hair-raising prices made #WannaOne1TheWorldinBKK among the top-trending hashtags on Twitter in Thailand.

A lack of tickets didn’t stop fans from turning out to Impact Arena on each morning of the two-day Bangkok leg to declare their love and return home with a multitude of collectibles available at the venue. The concerts themselves, meanwhile, brought cheerful and memorable moments to the lucky fans who could get the sought-after tickets, as well as sadness – this being the last time the Wannable could see all 11 members on the same stage. The band is slated to split with each member returning to his original music label after the world tour ends in Manila next month.

Wanna One is a rookie band formed through the 2017 survival reality show “Produce 101 Season 2”. Out of the initial 101 trainees representing various agencies, the 11 finalists were chosen by audience vote to form a boy band. The group debuted in August last year and will be promoting their songs until this December under Swing Entertainment and CJ E&M.

Screams rang out loudly when the LED screen showed Kang Daniel, Yoon Jisung, Ha Sungwoon, Hwang Minhyun, Ong Seongwu, Kim Jaehwan, Park Jihoon, Park Woojin, Bae Jinyoung, Lee Daehwi and Lai Kuanlin coming out on stage and the boys rocked the crowd with the three very danceable hits “Burn It Up”, “Never” and “Energetic”.

The two-hour-and-a-half show was set up in four separate stage units. The No 1 unit featured a sexy show by Jinyoung, Kuanlin and Jihoon as they performed the hit “11 (Eleven)” while next up the Lean On Me unit was used by Minhyun, Sungwoon and Jisung for the sentimental song “Eternity+1”. “Boomerang” and “Day by Day” followed and fans were up on their feet and dancing to the lively tunes.

Daniel elicited more screams as he showed off his dance moves at the end of the “Beautiful” while Jaehwan put on his sweetest voice in “I’ll Remember”. And as all 11 reunited for “I Wanna Have” and “Always”, the Thai Wannable showed off their light project in the Korean language meaning “promise to be together forever”.

“We were so impressed by this surprising project from Thai fans,” Jisung told the audience, as his message was interpreted in Thai.

The show returned to the Heal stage unit with Daehwi on piano and Seongwu performing the slow tempo “Sandglass”. Next up, over in the Triple Position unit, Daniel, Jaehwan and Woojin rocked the stage with kangaroo steps for their hit “Kangaroo”.

With the Wannable showing no sign of tiredness, Wanna One turned the stage into an EDM party led by Jisung who assumed the character of DJ Hankki, while Daniel danced. Sungwoon and Kuanlin also showed off their sexy dance moves, drawing even louder screams from the hall.

All 11 members took to the stage for the last part of show, performing “Wanna Be”, “Twilight”, “Pick Me” – the theme song of Produce 101 – and “Gold”.

They returned for an encore, shouting out “Wanna One” as the screen helpfully showed their message in Thai  – “Thank you Bangkok, we’ll remember this moment forever” then screened images from their participation in “Produce 101”, their debut and the release of three albums.

The 11 members said goodbye with two final songs “Light” and “I Promise You” and later shared their own memories with Thai fans.

“During our two-day concert with Thai Wannable, I understand why Thailand is loved by so many foreign people. Since the day we met at the airport until today, I would like to say thank you for your love, smile and support. Take care of your health until we meet again,” said Jisung.

“Thai Wannable is wonderful and I hope to hear louder greeting when we meet next time,” added Daehwi before saying in Thai “Rak mak mak na krab”, meaning “love you so much”.

Daniel concluded the messages by saying: “Thailand is truly the Land of Smiles. Your smiles make us very happy.”

The lads now perform in Australia and Taiwan before wrapping their tour with a final show in the Philippines.