On a sunny spring day, JUST B was eager to meet their fans in the second stop of their 2024 JUST Be With You Tour - and the first on Latin American soil. JUST B is a six-member boy group -- consisting of Geonu, Bain, Lim Jimin, JM, DY, and Sangwoo -- who made their debut on June 30, 2021, under Bluedot Entertainment.
Despite their recent debut, their fans knew members beforehand as they participated in the famous survival shows Under Nineteen (2018) and I-Land (2020). The performances during these two survival shows were a common topic between ONLY B (JUST B's fandom name), who began to line up as early as noon to meet their past picks and present biases. The venue surrounded by palm trees, was the perfect spot for JUST B to have a preview of Puerto Rican life. With fans dressed to the nines, the anticipation was on the rise! However, before JUST B would take the stage in front of concert attendees, they hosted a short press conference with local media outlets as they talked about the tour and participation in MNet's "ROAD TO MAX" project.
K Fuse: This is only the second stop of your "JUST BE WITH YOU" Tour. Are there any places you're looking forward to visit while you finish out the tour?
JUST B: For the restaurant we went to yesterday, it was up on the hill. So, we were able to see the city view from up there, and we would love to go further up to see more views!
K Fuse: "JUST B was part of MNet's "ROAD TO MAX" project, where -- through fan votes -- you were announced as the winning artist that would be presented with the opportunity to perform a special stage at the 2023 MAMA AWARDS! Could you elaborate on what that experience was like for you?”
JUST B: It was such an awesome and precious experience because we could get more familiar with our fans. Our fans voted for us to have a bigger stage to perform on, so the first thing that we want to say is that we thank you, and we are so grateful to you! If we have another chance like that, we promise to show a better stage than that one.
Puerto Rico is known to be a lively crowd, and this came to life as a ten-minute countdown began at 6:50 PM. Fans were greeted by a special stage performance by the dance crew, with choreography directed by Impulse, that led to the official opening VCR of the concert. As the VCR ended, JUST B took over the stage with “Get Away,” which proved to be a perfect pick for an energetic night -- with the lyrics, “JUST B in the building,” the members showed their energy and prepared the fans for what was to come. JUST B maintained the crowd hype as “Make it New” and “RE=LOAD” played one after the other -- solidifying their stage control. Fans were screaming phrases like “Go off, king!” and “Slay!” while jumping up and down to the sound of the music.
After the first three songs, JUST B took the time to talk to the audience and express how happy they were by being a in Puerto Rico. They expressed one by one what they'd done in Puerto Rico so far and commented how amazed they were by the crowd reaction. Some of the members, like Bain, introduced themselves in Spanish which earned higher screams from ONLY B.
The concert continued with high energy songs such as "Try," "Don't Go Back," and DAMAGE," as the crowd waved their light sticks to the sound of the music. They stopped for a short period to interact with ONLY B, this time with a random play dance. during this segment, the members Geonu, Lim Jimin, and Bain danceed to G-IDLE's "Super Lady," with JM joining later. Sangwoo, JM, and Geonu gathered to dance to LE SSERAFIM's "Easy," earning the crowd's approval. DY, Lim Jimin, Geonu, and Bain covered Taemin's "Guilty," making the crowd go crazy! Bain then go onto cover Tyla's "Water" -- water effects included. Other songs the members danced to are ATEEZ's "Crazy Form," and DPR Ian's "Don't Go Insane" which described how the crowd was felling at this point.
With this same excitement, the members' Geonu, JM, and Sangwoo performed their solo stages for the night. Following Geonu's cover of M.O.P's "Ante UP," the stage illuminated in a captivating blue light and smoke which made JM's honey-like voice stand out as he sang Wave to Earth's "Seasons." Sangwoo showed his krumping skills by freestyling Chris Brown’s “Back to Love” which took the crowd, and security guards, by surprise as he got down the stage and went around the venue to get closer to ONLY B. This followed a break where member Lim Jimin hinted at his solo stage in the city of Miami. All 6 members then covered the famous song “Despacito” originally sang by Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee. Puerto Rican ONLY B sang to each word of this song by heart.
The concert concluded on an uplifting note with songs “ME=(NANEUN),” “Medusa,” and “Paper Plane” being performed. On this last song the members took the Puerto Rican flag and waved it around the stage showing their admiration and gratitude to the Puerto Rican crowd. Geonu also took from a fan the Puerto Rican national baseball team’s cap and wore it during the last part of the song.
Although the show ended, the night was not over as the high touch and snapshot session remained as the last fan engagement activities. ONLY B had the opportunity to high five the members and take polaroids with their favorite members! This was a great chance for ONLY B’s who had general tickets to convey their love to JUST B.
JUST B will continue their spring 2024 tour in Dallas, Denver, Monterrey and, closing on March 31st in Los Angeles. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy this concert filled with great songs and excellent engagement from the group. Tickets are still available!
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Special thanks to N2O4 Entertainment, K Stage USA, the members of JUST B, and Bluedot Entertainment for this amazing experience of covering during JUST B’s tour.
Written by Deyaneira
Photographed by Clarimar and Deyaneira
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