After a while, my vision became dark and then suddenly, Cha EUN WOO (ASTRO) appeared in front of me. I felt embarrassed for a moment and instinctively avoided looking at him.
The eye contact was so realistic that it made you forget it was virtual. On the 17th, one day before the official release, at the CGV Yongsan Eyepar in Seoul,
A press preview of "CHA EUN-WOO VR CONCERT : MEMORIES" was held at the Kumall store.
Watching a VR concert in a movie theater is still an unfamiliar experience.
When I entered the general screening theater, there were XR headsets and charging cables installed at each seat. When I put on the heavy headset on top of the sanitary mask, it felt like
I felt like I was the protagonist in a sci-fi movie transported to another world through a high-tech device: I put on the headset and saw a blurry screen.
When I moved the adjustment dial by hand, the image became so clear it was as if I was wearing glasses.
When you step into the mysterious virtual world, you will see your surroundings.
I raised my hand and before I knew it, I had a bracelet with "CHA EUNWOO" written on it on my wrist.
After breaking up with Cha EUN WOO, the virtual world where the past is reminiscing unfolds.
I became a fan of Cha EUN WOO. As the concert started, the screen went dark and lit up, and Cha EUN WOO appeared. He was much closer than I thought.
He raised his hand to measure the distance and it was about 30 centimeters. The moment tears welled up in EUN WOO's eyes, even his slight shaking was captured.
I could see the change in the sparkle in their eyes and even the movement of each and every hair.
The image quality is so detailed that fans won't want to miss a single moment.
In the stage performance scene, the audience looks like they are on camera at a music show.
The camera captured the movements of EUN WOO and her singing and dancing in detail. The camera also had a high-performance cinema sound system, making it seem as if the viewer was in a real concert hall.
It even evoked the illusion that he was actually there. At the actual concert venue, he looked like a cotton bud, but at the VR concert, he looked so close and clear that you could almost touch him.
The background effects also enhance the sense of immersion. Various backgrounds according to the season and time, such as a park with cherry blossoms falling and a city at night with street lights lit, give the virtual space a sense of reality.
However, the weight of the headset, which is about 400g, interferes with the immersive feeling. Over time, I felt fatigue in my neck.
When you turn your head, the headset may hit the back of the seat or the charging cable may get caught on your arm.
When people feel this discomfort, their sense of immersion is broken and they are drawn back into the real world. Taking this into consideration, CGV set the total screening time for the VR concert to about 40 minutes.
The reaction from fans was enthusiastic, with one fan who has been a fan of Cha EUN WOO for nine years reportedly watching the VR concert twice on the 18th.
A fan commented, "Only VR can show Cha EUN WOO's handsome appearance.
"It seemed like Cha EUN WOO and I were the only two people in the world, and I was smiling the whole time I was watching it," she said.
She continued, "It's so popular that there are fans from Hong Kong and Japan sitting next to me.
I plan to watch it 2-3 more times from now on." Cha Eun Woo's VR concert began exclusive screenings at the Seoul CGV Yongsan I'Park Mall and Yeongnam stores on the same day.
It was released simultaneously in 22 cities around the world, including the United States, Japan, Mexico, and China.

By minmin 2025/06/19 08:13 KST