Mayday 5525|My First Maydayland Experience at Shanghai Stadium
It has been half a month since I returned to Guangdong after the concert. I've been busy with work and planning my upcoming trips to Xinjiang and Japan, so I finally have time to sort out my photos now.
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🥰Shanghai is a city I'm obsessed with. Every year, I want to go to Shanghai to see Mayday and experience the spectacular 80,000-person concert. Honestly, I'm even more obsessed with Shanghai than the Beijing National Stadium, especially for this year's 5525. Perhaps it's because of what happened at the end of last year, but I was determined to go to the Shanghai 5525 concert.
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🎫From the moment tickets went on sale, my friends and I planned which day to try for and what price range to aim for. We finally decided to compete for tickets on the 23rd, the second to last day. The ticket-grabbing process was quite a rollercoaster. I first got an 855 RMB ticket for the 22nd on Damai, and finally managed to snag an 855 RMB ticket for the 23rd on the island.
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♥️Shanghai in November was truly a giant Maydayland. Whether it was checking in at the Oriental Pearl Tower Sky Pod, queuing for StayReal Park, experiencing the Noah's Ark replica, or taking photos with the five figurines at North Bund, I was immersed in the Mayday atmosphere. I unexpectedly saw the Oriental Pearl Tower's light show dedicated to 5525, received freebies at Disneyland, and encountered WMLs (Mayday fans) with carrot accessories everywhere. Shanghai in November was a dreamlike Maydayland created by Mayday for WMLs.
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🎤For this Shanghai concert, I specifically bought nosebleed seats. The stage production, crowd control, and giant screens for 80,000 people were absolutely amazing!!! The screens, especially, were truly stunning. I finally managed to record the entire audience singing "Let Me Take Care of You" to Ashin. I also heard "Stubborn" and "Womxnly" for the first time at 5525. The stage design for "Stubborn" was super cool. The biggest surprise was hearing "The Wonderful Journey of a Boy". This song has rarely been performed in the last two tours. The most memorable moment was Ashin shouting "I love you too" into the microphone. It was truly heartwarming.
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🍻After the concert, I had late-night snacks, drinks, and chats with a group of new friends until 4am before heading back to the hotel together. I left for the airport at 9am, while my friends either went on business trips or headed home. Although I wasn't fully awake, my heart was full of joy. We all made a pact to meet again in Shanghai in 2025!