Lead vocalist Jascha Richter kicked off the 18-song setlist, including an encore, with Someday to excited cheers. I would quickly recognise this as a sign the audience was ready to sing their heart out; the louder the cheers, the more KTV-friendly the song.
Other hits that received rousing cheers included 25 Minutes, The Actor, Paint My Love, Take Me To Your Heart and That’s Why – all of which several generations of fans have permanently imprinted in their minds.
So, while having lyrics from some of these songs flashed on screen made the singalong concert more enjoyable, this was an audience that would have been able to sing the entire MLTR discography in their sleep.
3. MLTR’s MUSIC CROSSES LANGUAGE, GENERATION DIVIDE
The band have said English is their second language, like it is for many in Southeast Asia, which they believe partly explains their popularity within the region. But it was the pockets of Gen Z fans I did not expect to see on Saturday night – and they knew the lyrics.
Having heard the audience sing the first few, more popular songs of the night, Wanscher then suggested the next song might be challenging. He wondered if we’d know I Still Carry On, their first song to hit radio airwaves.
“How could we not know this song? It’s so iconic,” replied my sister, born in 1993, two years after the song was released.
