BIBI’s ‘EVE’ Takes a Bite Out The Big Apple
- Nikki C
- Jun 17
- 2 min read
Korea’s very own BIBI has embarked on her very first world tour, ‘EVE’. She made her third U.S. stop of the tour, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. This makes for her third performance in NYC since her debut in 2019 and the crowd of 5,000 strong watched as she put on a masterclass in storytelling.
Pookies, as her fandom has been newly named, were held captive by her aura during the performances as well as during her, all-English, down-to-earth ments. She had everyone on their feet for the entire night at the iconic Mid-town venue.
BIBI kicked off the show by playing her new album “Eve: Romance’ in its entirety. Weaved throughout those 14 songs were VCR’s that told the visual story of EVE, an old school Hollywood style starlet who met her demise from suicide only to be cloned decades later and brought back as EVE-1. Once the EVE storyline was complete, BIBI moved on to her most popular songs including crowd favorites ‘BIBI’s Vengeance’ and ‘The Weekend’ and ending her main set with her debut song ‘BINU’ before coming back for a 3-song encore.
The nearly two and half hour set was packed with new hits, old hits, choreo and roleplay with the male backup dancers, seven outfit changes and one sprint through every aisle of the venue, with one lucky fan being pulled on stage for ‘Best Lover’. But the parts that were almost more entertaining than the songs themselves were the ments. BIBI took a lot of time to talk to the crowd. She told us about past relationships that inspired her songwriting, sounds that she is into lately (techno), and stories of her youth like being called out to Hongdae by a rapper friend to party, all without the assistance of a translator. She displayed a mix of angelic vocals, literally donning a pair of angel wings at one point, as well as the sultry R&B she’s known for.
‘EVE’ was an amazing display of talent, vulnerability, and candor. BIBI shared so many personal thoughts, feelings and stories that you couldn’t help but feel like you got to know her on a deeper level. She loves a casino buffet, has ADHD tendencies and learned English by watching stand up comedy. She was able to toe the line between conservative and outspokenness. Korea is known to be a very conservative society but BIBI was still able to feature many topics that are seen as taboo in her home country, most notably the VCR in which the EVE character slits her wrist in a bathtub, due to the stresses of being a star. Overall the engagement that she held with the crowd the entire night made the set fly by and her authenticity made you feel like you became friends with the 26 year old multi hyphenate star.
Missed out on BIBI in NYC? There is still time to catch her in the U.S., during her remaining stops in Washington, D.C., Atlanta, two stops in Texas, two stops in California and Seattle.
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