olympiaki-agones Posted February 8, 2018 Report Posted February 8, 2018 I'm having an ambivalent feeling, I'm excited because the Olympic Games are about to start, but concerned about how solemn this ceremony could be. Quote
PikyoK Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 3 hours ago, olympiaki-agones said: I'm having an ambivalent feeling, I'm excited because the Olympic Games are about to start, but concerned about how solemn this ceremony could be. Me too. I hope it will be a fun, vivid and very animated (full of colour and excitement) ceremony Quote
Nacholympic Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 I am expecting to see a good show, colorfull and entertaining... I am forgeting about watching a total "wow show" a la Beijing 2008... since till the Regional Games (Pan Am, SEA Games etc) have reached the level of the Olympic shows, so every year we can see a spectacular Olympic style show... I liked Rio 2016 Ceremony since it was vivid, simple but too well done with amazing talent and creativity! .... Let's add now another Olympic Ceremony to our files.... Quote
Anthony Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 Is there a pre-liveshow dress rehearsal? Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 4 hours ago, olympiaki-agones said: I'm having an ambivalent feeling, I'm excited because the Olympic Games are about to start, but concerned about how solemn this ceremony could be. If you look at the preview, it actually looks very colorful at moments. So I doubt it will be extremely solemn like Nagano. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Nacholympic said: I am expecting to see a good show, colorfull and entertaining... I am forgeting about watching a total "wow show" a la Beijing 2008... since till the Regional Games (Pan Am, SEA Games etc) have reached the level of the Olympic shows, so every year we can see a spectacular Olympic style show... I liked Rio 2016 Ceremony since it was vivid, simple but too well done with amazing talent and creativity! .... Let's add now another Olympic Ceremony to our files.... They promised to deliver some "wow" moments tomorrow. Let's hope they weren't bluffing. I also expect Tokyo 2020 to be a very innovating ceremony which tries introducing new things never seen before. Beijing 2022 will probably rehire Zhang Yimou for the job so its almost a 100% guarantee they will be spectacular. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 This guy will apparently perform according to his Instagram (probably during the fire segment seen in the preview) Quote
intoronto Posted February 9, 2018 Report Posted February 9, 2018 The ceremony will begin with the countdown which is about 3 mins. This will be followed by the childrens segment. Right after is the Korean anthem and then the Parade of nations. The signs for the countries will be in Hangul only. After this there will be two segments. Then the speeches. Then Gangwon residents will light up candles in the shape of a dove. Anthem and oaths Torch Quote
nowuniverse Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 Chinese director Zhang Yimou takes skills behind the camera to Olympics stage I heard he will be heading to South Korea in a few days to prepare for it. So excited. We have South Korea, Japan, China, then France, and USA. Gonna be epic. Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted February 14, 2018 Report Posted February 14, 2018 2 hours ago, nowuniverse said: Chinese director Zhang Yimou takes skills behind the camera to Olympics stage I heard he will be heading to South Korea in a few days to prepare for it. So excited. We have South Korea, Japan, China, then France, and USA. Gonna be epic. Oh, I expect nothing less. After all, he was responsible for (in my book) still THE MOST IMPRESSIVE Olympic Opening Ceremony ever. So, it's not like he has to takes notes. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 I'm intrigued to see what he wants to do this time, given he clearly stated the time for historical lessons was already done in 2008 and he wants to show what China has done to the world on recent years, so I guess the future mixed with some traditional elements will be a main theme. Quote
baron-pierreIV Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 Nah. After the world will have been treated to Korean, then Japanese culture two years in a row, Zhimou will go back to ancient Chinese culture and winter legends told in modern stadium show terms and techniques. Quote
BigVic Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 Zhang did the Beijing handover presentation during the Athens 2004 CC which was impressive and my favourite handover Ceremony besides Tokyo 2020 at Rio. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 15, 2018 Report Posted February 15, 2018 ^^ Funny enough, for what I've read, while it was very liked here, it seems some in China considered it too stereotypical. One has to consider, though, Zhang didn't had much space to work in because the stage was pretty small. Now he will have more space and technology to do what he couldn't back then. Quote
PikyoK Posted February 22, 2018 Report Posted February 22, 2018 First Spoiler for the Closing Ceremony! LED Light previews https://gyazo.com/4746aed2d68bf80b65fad472ef3bd76c https://gyazo.com/b47163adb35be7c009f0cb7986d2a14a Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Posted February 22, 2018 KBS released a 4 second video of the rehearsal. As expected, the closing will have a heavy K-Pop content. EXO (probably one of the most if not the most popular K-Pop group) will perform, as seen on this vid. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 22, 2018 Report Posted February 22, 2018 Alright, here's the full 30 second preview of the closing ceremony, similar to when we got the Opening preview. Remember the TV screen turtle prop from previous pages? It's making an appearance on the closing. Quote
WD96 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Posted February 23, 2018 I wonder if the temple sculpture will make an appearance at the closing ceremony. Quote
PikyoK Posted February 23, 2018 Report Posted February 23, 2018 5 hours ago, WD96 said: I wonder if the temple sculpture will make an appearance at the closing ceremony. I hope it does. Given that the CC will incorporate Korean art, music and dance, I'm pretty sure it will. Quote
thatsnotmypuppy Posted February 23, 2018 Report Posted February 23, 2018 Meh. EXO. BTS are arguably better known worldwide and BigBang would've been a great addition (though I'd rather SHINee). Quote
zigzag Posted February 23, 2018 Report Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, thatsnotmypuppy said: Meh. EXO. BTS are arguably better known worldwide and BigBang would've been a great addition (though I'd rather SHINee). Ehh.. EXO is still the better one in SK though.. BTS is still underrated in SK by now.. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Posted February 23, 2018 16 hours ago, WD96 said: I wonder if the temple sculpture will make an appearance at the closing ceremony. I too hope we see the Pagoda somehow. I have a feel they planned to use it on the Opening Ceremony (probably for the finale of All for the Future segment (when the large pillar of light was raised)) but strong winds risk made the producers discard this at last minute. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 23, 2018 Report Posted February 23, 2018 http://m.ibntv.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=54873 According to this article, the drones are coming back for the Closing Ceremony (hopefully this time it will be actually live and not the cheating they did at the Opening with pre-recorded stuff). Weather is expected to be -3°C. Not as cold as in the Opening, but people should still come prepared for the weather anyway. Quote
Ikarus360 Posted February 24, 2018 Report Posted February 24, 2018 It seems Dutch DJ Martin Garrix will perform at the Closing Ceremony tomorrow. Marrix is better known for making the #1 hit in UK, Animals, in 2013. Quote
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