AT THE KIA FORUM IN LOS ANGELES, CA ON SUNDAY MARCH 2, 2025 FOR THEIR FIRST EVER ‘HELLO MONSTERS’ WORLD TOUR
With the continued popularity of KPOP music all over the world, BABYMONSTER, aka as BAEMON or BABYMON, is making their mark and creating their own path to success and greatness. This 7 piece KPOP FEMALE GROUP is part of the YG Family Entertainment. The group consists of the following super talented, driven and passionate young ladies:
Asa, Ruka, Pharita, Chiquita, Rora, Ahyeon, Rami .
Written by Don Marcelo
They first debuted back in November of 2023. And they have been an unstoppable force ever since with over 8 million subscribers on YouTube and performing hits such as “Batter Up,” “Drip,” “Sheesh” and “Billionaire” that have reached hundreds of millions of views on YouTube as well.
On this day, MONSTIEZ from all over convened and came early to support their love of BABYMONSTER. At 3pm, the parking lot of The Kia Forum was quickly getting filled with all kinds of MONSTIEZ, young and old, who all wanted to get inside early. Incidentally MONSTIEZ is the official fandom name of BABYMONSTER’S fans. Local LA dance groups such as KOREOS of UCLA danced and filmed themselves in the parking lot for all their socials while entertaining all the early birds who were brave enough to stand in line outside despite the weather being cold and windy on this day.
When Kia Forum finally opened their doors at around 6pm, Monstiez quickly darted inside where it was a whole lot warmer. After finding my seat, I met several Media people: Bobby of Buzz Access, Rebecca of Mixtape 317, and Emma of The Knockturnal. We talked shop and shared stories of our adventures in the music and concert world for about an hour until BABYMONSTER’s arrival onto the stage.
When they finally dimmed the lights down and the live band called INSPIRE BAND started playing, Monstiez screamed to the fullest. And when one of the members yelled “ARE YOU READY?”, Monstiez roared back with an enthusiastic “YES!”
BABYMONSTER right away started off their set with their hit song called “DRIP” a very popular song for all the local dancers to dance to because of the choreography behind this song, a very fun and sexy beat to dance to. Next up was my favorite called “BATTER UP”. This is the song that got me introduced to this group. Very catchy tune with great dance choreography as well. The LA Dodgers may have won the World Series in 2024, but these ladies have won many hearts with this song, including me.
After a brief introduction of themselves, the show continued with song numbers 3, 4, and 5: “CLIK CLAK,” “LIKE THAT,” and then “SHEESH”. Then the ladies went backstage to change while we were entertained by some video diary on the screen of their past and how they became a group.
The next chapter of the concert came to a great surprise for me. Each member played a solo act of a cover song. I have never seen this in a KPOP concert where there is only one member on stage performing LIVE while the rest of the members were in the back waiting for their turn to play a cover song. Normally the members will be on the stage with the soloist, but not this time. This was pure creative genius by the director and production manager where they showcase each member’s vocal talent to show to the world that they can sing and dance, not only as a group, but as a solo act as well. At one point there was a duet by Asa and Ruka for this part of the concert chapter.
After the solo acts singing all cover songs, the entire group came together as one and performed the following songs for the last chapter of the concert (it’s not really the last since there’s an encore)
“LOVE, MAYBE”
“DREAM”
“BILLIONAIRE”
“REALLY LIKE YOU”
“CLAP YOUR HANDS/GO AWAY
“FOREVER”
“LOVE IN MY HEART.
The End…then of course ENCORE, but not before the ladies took a break where they changed outfits once again for the last time. For the Encore, they played the following songs which included some songs they already played before, but this time it was more loose and has a bit of a remix to them: “SHEESH,” “BATTER UP,” “DRIP,” “LOVE IN MY HEART,” and “STUCK IN THE MIDDLE”
The concert lasted a good 2 hours (give or take a few). BABYMONSTER definitely showed us that they have gotten stronger and better for their very first World Tour and U.S. Tour. They are no longer dreaming. They are now living their dreams and are doing what they are meant to be doing.
For more BABMYMONSTER facts and stories and information, visit their ygfamily website at: https://www.ygfamily.com/en/artists/babymonster/main
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