Iconic opening
The fan favourite pre-starter, Song For You, played in the concert hall. I waved my light stick within chest height. I love my Kyuhyun and Eunhyuk's fanlight accessories, which were attached close to the prism-shaped light bulb. The starry-eyed animal characters were to die for!
Their next iconic song was U. The group's prominent full stop, Kyuhyun, made his grand entrance and joined his team. They also did my favourite dance track, Black Suit, and the Latin-inspired hit, Mamacita.
The opening segment concluded with an introductory video, in which the Super Junior members took turns completing a sculpture puzzle. Once it was complete, the video showed a montage of each member's growth as an idol.
Thirst traps but IRL 😏🥵👀🔥
The members' next look emanated manliness and hotness: black long-sleeved tops and jeans. Their stylists left some members with their shirts half-unbuttoned to let us have a peep of their hard-earned abs. 👀 The strobe colour changed to green, and the performers presented an SJ-M classic, Super Girl.
They moved on to their first speech segment.
Shindong has studied Japanese and shared several phrases , such as "Oishii!" (delicious), "Onaka ga ippai! (full), ""Nemui! (sleepy), and "Nemui ga suki! (I like sleeping) 😆 He was such a mood! 😂
Donghae apologized for still being hurt from last night's concert (Day 1 of SS10 Nagoya). He also seemed to have misheard what his fellow members were saying, so he said that his hearing had gone bad. 😢 Kyuhyun hyped us up with his signature kneeling pose and phrase "Taidama!" (I'm home!) From what I understood, he had 10 hours of sleep after working in Taiwan! 😯
He also sang his Open Your Eyes line from his musical The Man Who Laughs. Donghae playfully copied his dongsaeng's musical part while cutting Kyuhyun's last sentence. Heechul danced Kyuhyun's "Eh janai ka!" move. The youngest sulked, "Sore wa boku no!" (That's mine!) 😆 Heechul took the chance to jump in front of the maknae, and sang his part! 😂 The older members had so much fun teasing their baby! 🥺
Eunhyuk confessed he loved ELF more than abura soba. ELF thought he was lying. Eunhyuk added, "A, (ELF: B), C, (ELF: D), D&E! Bang!" to our "Eh" response. Japanese fans reacted as if D&E's love had hit them.
"Konbanwa!" (Good eveing!) the leader hyped the crowd. To our delight, Leeteuk's name flashed in LED lights on the walls of both sides of the stage.
We went googly-eyed at our boys' sexiness in Haircut and Say Less.
The story of ELF in the second VCR played on the screen. It still touched my heart! 🥹
Sweet, dreamy boyfriend mode
Our romantic kings appeared from underground stage lifts, wearing casual, boyfriend-style outfits. Some fans stood up, but Eunhyuk told us we didn't have to stand. 🥺 He knew that us grandma ELFs need to rest our joints and feet. In the ballad I Know, a rainbow-lit ELF with a heart showed up on the walls. 💙
SuJu surprised us with a long-time-no-hear Japanese song, Way. I used to play it on repeat! I even sang the chorus in a very old Instagram post! 🙈 I was rusty when singing the chorus, but the Japanese lyrics displayed on the screens helped a bit.
This proved the highlight of the event! The group split itself into two lines and climbed down the stage to greet us! As they sang No Other and From U, the fans who sat close to the seat gaps screamed and reached their hands out. The members high-fived lucky fans, including mine! 😭 I touched Yesung, Heechul and Donghae's hands!!! During From U!!!! 🤯🫠
Pinch me!!! Am I dreaming??? It felt like a dream, but it wasn't! I've never seen an idol so up close and touched their hands before! Have you seen their skin? They were glowing! Shining! Radiating! Like gems that look untouchable! Why were their hands so baby soft??? I repeat! I TOUCHED THE BACK OF THEIR HANDS!!!! 😭😭😭
Anyway...moving on.
They wrapped up their intimate time with ELF with a captivating performance of In My Dream and Dorothy. The artists stood on raised platforms and showed off their vocals. I was blown away by Kyuhyun and Eunhyuk's harmony near the first chorus. The dormies sound so beautiful together!
Zoonior unleashed!
When the 2D animal animation was running, I think the washrooms had the longest queues. 😂 We were halfway through the concert, anyway. If only the VCR were longer, the washroom goers would be back to their seats by then!
The members wore animal onesies. Heechul had a large peacock backpiece of yellow feathers. 😆 The panda got annoyed by the peacock and plucked a feather! 😂
I jumped a little higher when they carried on the show with one of my favourite Japanese songs, "Wow! Wow! Wow!!" The boys gave the spotlight to Shindong, who did an intriguing pose. He stood on one foot and did funny poses with his hands. 😂 I also remembered the light stick choreography right on the spot.
Welcome to Club SJ!
Neon flashes slashed all over the hall as they accompanied the club remix of Super Duper, Super Clap and Shake It Up. Seconds later, SuJu drove the audience wild with their jet lack polo shirts and matching pants. I had a glorious visual feast of the members' bulked arms and snatched waists. 🔥👀🥵
Donghae captured the fans' souls with his white tank top in the thrilling tune of DNA. They did Rockstar next. Blue and silver streamers raining down the arena. I grabbed a few fror me and my two seatmates. As always, the streamers had the members' autographs!
The last song in Club SJ was A-Cha. In the additional dance segment, the members mentioned Kyuhyun's Japanese nickname, Gyutan, and signalled the maknae to have a solo dance break. 😄😍💘 I shrieked till my voice cracked when he took over the stage for the next few minutes. 🫠
Charisma Overload! ✨
The boys wore blue and black suits while partying in the VCR. They jumped and cheered while Heechul failed to pop opne a champagne bottle. Siwon came to the rescue, and everyone had a blast.
They came back to the stage with outfits from their latest comeback, Express Mode.
In Bonamana, Heechul wrapped his arm around Leeteuk's nexk and grabbed the collar of his white shirt to rip it off! 😳💦 Donghae and Eunhyuk glued each other's foreheads during Sorry Sorry! YeWook gave each other a shoulder hug, too. And in Mr. Simple, Eunhyuk killed it with his handstand as usual!
As Don't Wait was playing, lucky spectators either smile and wave or hid their faces with their uchiwas. We also made our favourite Pearl Sapphire Blue ocean with our Super Bongs. I spotted a fan holding two uchiwas with cutouts of Donghae's name and two Pokemons: Squirtle and Charmander! There was also a little boy holding a light stick and flashing a peace sign! How cute! 🥹
Wrapping Up
Before SuJu did their last segment, we watched a Stuck With You VCR featuring the members shooting their Express Mode music video. I giggled at the TeukChul shots, especially then smiling from the crane truck (Was it a bulldozer?) at the end. 😂
Our beloved mood boosters appeared in concert shirts and performed Marry U. We sounded amazing when we proposed back with the chorus. At the near end, playful Wookie gave his older brother Hyukkie a jump scare by grasping onto his shoulders from behind. 😂
Then came my ultimate favourite hype song, Bambina! I bounced on my feet and waved my light stick in unison with the surrounding ELFs and the stars of the show, who moved their microphones to the music. I noticed Siwon counting to three with his fingers and gave a cheek heart to a lucky fan in front of him. 🥺There was also a second storm of streamers, and I grabbed two more for friends. For their last speech, the members left us with some memorable moments. Leeteuk imitated the way we enjoyed the concert, i.e, the way we screamed when performances started and when we sighed with relief when we sat down. He mimicked our screams: "AAAAHHHHH!" and "Ahhhh!" 😂😂
I wondered if there was a misinterpretation in Shindong's script on the prompter because I was sure that he said, "I love you" in Chinese, "Wo Ai Ni" instead of "Aishiteriru" in Japanese. 🤔
Ryeowook mentioned it was the last Super Show of 2025 and joked that it was his last Super Show because his voice was fading. It must be from his excessive vocals in A-Cha and all. Leeteuk said, "Welcome, Ojiisan!" (Grandpa) 😂😂 Only SuJu can make old jokes like this to each other!
During Donghae's speech, Shindong made a flower pose with his hands resting on his chin. Ryeowook gestured a sprouting flower with his hand up in the air. I didn't quite get what Donghae said, but I picked up that he hoped ELF can be a pretty flower. The fake maknae ended with a request to ELF to scream while he filmed a video on his phone.
Siwon's English speech cracked me up. He instructed us to "raise (our) right hand, put (it on our chest) and close (our) eyes" and counted to three, Kyuhyun cut him to the chase with one word, "Finish!" 🤣 Kyuhyun seeked help from their long-time entrusted translator, Nimoto-san, about a Japanese phrase he wasn't sure of, but he didn't get an answer. 😆 The youngest member listed out his highlights and achievements this year, including a musical, a new solo album, and attending several concerts as a guest. He thanked us for supporting him as a "tenzai idol" (Tenzai: heavenly/perfect).
Eunhyuk expressed his gratitude to ELF Japan for existing, and SuJu can be anything with them around. There won't be D&E and other SuJu subunits, solo and group activities if ELF Japan doesn't exist. He forgot what he wanted to say next. Leeteuk stepped in and sang, "Hitori janai yo!" (You're not alone!) from Way, but Kyuhyun cut him off with the opposite phrase, "Hitori!" (Lonely!) 😂😂😂 Rascal!
The 3 + hours concert came to a close with Finale. Leeteuk bowed to us from every corner of the stage as possible. The group showered us with thumb kisses before descending the stage. We pleases for an encore, and out boys returned for one ultimate time with their iconic upbeat tune, Miracle. There were a couple of arm hearts from Kyuhyun and Leeteuk. 🥰 The members circled their microphones around Ryeowook who delivered his effortless high note in the end of the bridge verse. Shindong drilled his onto the giraffe uchiwa. 🤣🤣🤣 Ryeowook gifted it to a lucky fan in the front row as the song ended. Oh! And Shindong became our conductor in the first chorus. He waved his mic in different motions, and we copied him with our light sticks. He's so cute! 🥹 The beloved stars waved goodbye for the last time before they disappeared behind the screens.
Complaints
The stage was also kind of small for the SuJu members to run around. My premium seat was not close enough to the stage. I felt ecstatic I could touch three member's palms and observe them behind my seat! 😌
I didn't film or take pictures on my phone during the concert because some security guards were monitoring around the premium seats. Aside from taking brief notes, I enjoyed the concert with my own eyes and screamed my heart out until I sounded like a frog. 😂
Moments with fellow ELFs
I arrived at Aichi Sky Expo at around 9:30/ 10 a.m. There was already a line for the goods booths. I waited for an hour and a half, but I saw one of my seatmates in person as the line got longer.
We moved to the main arena's back half an hour after. I walked with my eyes fixed on my phone. I was mortified when I bumped into a girl in front of me! 😱😣 She turned around and apologized in a calm voice. I almost returned her apology, but instead, I repeatedly bowed.
She turned to me again minutes later to ask me about the capsule tops I had won. I showed her my results, and she asked if I could trade one of my capsules with her for a pair of Yesung socks. I agree, and we exchanged after I bought my goods.
Speaking of goods, the plushie keychains and fanlight accessories were out within less than an hour! I saw one of the staff taping a pink "Sold Out" sticker onto Heechul's fanlight accessory and Shindong's plushie pictures within fifteen minutes. Half an hour later, Siwon and Ryeowook's plushies were gone! 🤯 SM shouldn't have doubted the members' popularity!
Anyway, I secured my Kyuhyun and Eunhyuk's fanlight accessories and plushie keychains! 😌😀
I wandered around like a headless chicken while attempting to trade. 😆 Thanks to my Japanese sign on my phone, I swapped a Heechul bath bomb for a Kyuhyun keychain, a Leeteuk bath bomb for Yesung's for my friend, and some socks for Kyuhyun and Eunhyuk. As for photo cards, I got to trade all five of them, including a Siwon one, in exchange for an Eunhyuk one with the help of my other seatmate. Trading accomplished! 😀
I walked back to the Central Japan International Airport for a quick bathroom break and a quick bite. I got myself two rice balls from a Family Mart, and I gobbled the matcha steamed milk bun I bought from Mermaid Cafe at Nagoya Station that morning. The concert started twenty minutes later because a bunch of ticket holders were still queuing for the premium photo spot (which, btw...it was meh! Too small! 😕😒 and for their seats.
My seatmates and I gave each other gifts and talked for a bit. We also were given a goodie bag. It came with a neck warmer, fingerless mittens, and a working humidifier! 😌😊 It was worth the money!
At the end of the night, I hugged my new friends goodbye. I walked with one of them back to the main entrance. She gave me handmade bead bracelets and SJ Market photo cards. 🥹 Why are ELFs so nice and generous?? 🥰 We live up to the fandom name, Everlasting Friends". 💙
Before I left, I took a photo of my light stick in front of the entrance when I spotted a message from an old mutual friend. I called her and found her in front of the building. Thank goodness! Our last encounter was at Kyuhyun's "Restart" concert in Yokohama last year! 🥹 We exchanged snacks and walked back to the airport together. She recommended me medicine that would help with my sore throat. After all the screaming, laughing, whooping, and cheering, I was sure that I had almost lost my voice! 😂 It was worth it, though!
Final thoughts
I feel that being an ELF allows me to meet new people and people I've talked to online in person, and they're just as sweet as they sounded behind a screen and keyboard.
I can't wait for SS10 Saitama at Belluna Dome in March 2026! My seatmate this time is a long-time online friend whom I've longed to meet for the past nine to ten years! 😉😊💙 If you're that friend reading this, you know who you are!
Thanks so much for sticking around till the end! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all! I hope you'll have a spectacular 2026, and oh! That reminds me! D&E will celebrate their 15th anniversary next year, and they'll come to Japan for concerts. I might attend one of them! There will be more SuJu events in Japan next year, and I hope I can afford to at least one or two of them! 🤞🤞I'll see you in the next blog post, which will be SS10 Saitama in spring 2026!
