Ariana Grande Imagines

HMT Concert Experience 2

"Ariana's set showcased her versatility across different styles and highlighted her genius as a soprano."
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August 23, 2015
Ariana Grande went backstage for a minute while a guitar solo is playing then video intro of One Last Time view on the LED backdrop. She appeared on stage wearing different costume; her white sparkling costume with her signature kitty ears. She looked very stunning on that outfit!

She began singing her summer hit One Last Time. She did not disappoint the fans. The show featured all the trappings of a big-time pop spectacle, including a top-notch band, athletic dancers, DJ and a string quartet, plus cool lighting.

I was a liar
I gave in to the fire...

She started.

And I know, and I know, and I know
She gives you everything,
But, boy, I couldn't give it to you... "Come on Manila sing!"

You really can't see her singing without flying a kiss to the audience.

"C'mon!" So one last time
I need to be the one who takes you home
One more time
I promise after that, I'll let you go..

Baby I don't care if you got her in your heart
All I really care is you wake up in my arms
One last time
I need to be the one who takes you home.

She was truly a heaven sent for belting the high notes of this song. T'was beyond amazing!

After the song, the audience appeared on the LED and dotted at her cat ears-sporting young fans across the arena (I think she saw Kathryn Bernardo and Andrea Brillantes), she said, "You guys are so cute and so, so sweet. I love you guys." The crowd cheered Ariana "we love you too!"

"I just want to say a quick 'Thank You'. I love you guys so, so much. I've wanted to come here for you guys for such a long time." She sweetly confessed.

She is also known to be social media-savvy and took the time to acknowledge her Filipino fans who have been tweeting at her before her long-awaited arrival. She giddily said,

"You guys on Twitter- always on Twitter like, 'Ariana, come to the Philippines!' So I'm finally here! Woo!" We can't help but to squeal a lot. She have been literally noticing the undying love of the Filipino Arianators to her a long time ago and it was worth it!
"Yeeesss, wooo thankyouuu!" I shouted feeling her over-flowing love to us.♡

Her next song, was indeed heart warming. She sang My Everything and in a matter of seconds, the crowd lights up again and the arena was filled by strong emotions.

He wasn't my everything 'til we were nothing
And it's taken me a lot to say
And now that he's gone, my heart is missing something
So it's time to push my pride away

'Cause you are, you are, you are my everything
You are, you are, you are my everything

"This song I don't usually do... I wanted to do something special for you guys." Ariana said. Fasten you seatbelt, she prepared something just for us! I tell myself.

She confessed that I Have Nothing is one of her favorite songs in the world, which first belonged to her childhood hero, the incomparable Whitney Houston.

As the audience recognized the opening notes, they were ecstatic. But Ariana absolutely killed it as she strikes off the power ballad's sky-high notes.

Don't make me close one more door
I don't want to hurt anymore
Stay in my arms if you dare
Or must I imagine you there

There were some who sang along to the lovesick anthem, but there also those rendered speechless. And I'm on the speechless side!

A few minutes later, a dance intro of Lovin' it appeared. Ariana sang it together with Love Me Harder and soon followed by Honeymoon Avenue.

I looked in my rearview mirror and
It seemed to make a lot more sense...

"Hold on, It's my favorite" I avidly said to the lady beside me.

Baby you know how to drive in rain
And You decided not to make a change
Stuck in the same old lane
Going the wrong way home
I feel like my heart is stuck in bumper to bumper
Traffic, I'm under pressure 'cause I can't have you
The way that I want
Let's just go back to the way it was.

Coming after was the Intro and music video verbiage of Break Free.
From start to finish, Ariana's energy didn't waver and she succeeded in bringing us an experience so fantastically fantastic that we almost soiled ourselves from intergalactic excitement!

This is the part when I say I don't want ya
I'm stronger than I've been before
This is the part when I break free
'Cause I can't resist it no more...

Her soaring but sweet vocals perfectly pair with eclectic instrumentations -the aggressive synths and bass of EDM (Electronic Dance Music), the cool beats of future R&B and more. Her duets also meld with different vocal textures together, so she and her collaborators often end up with unique and appealing creations.

I observed the crowd then I laughed because they went like they're in a disco bar. Throwing their fist in the air motioning up and down.

Ariana made an exit and comes again on stage wearing her third costume; a black and white checkered she always wear when her dance craze, Problem will execute.

Before it began, I excitedly poked the chubby lady beside me, who happens to be my friend now, her name is Angel. "Come on! Let's dance ate." She got up and we dance along to the beat.

Head in the clouds
Got no weight on my shoulders
I should be wiser
And realize that I've got

"Yeah, one less problem without 'ya" I sang while remembering the steps of this dance. From opening her set with the mega-hit Bang Bang down to her last two songs Break Free and Problem, she kept the energy up.

Her ability to sustain high notes and keep her voice solid and strong amid the difficulty of each number that required her to follow an elaborate choreography was indeed phenomenal.

One less problem without ya
I got!
One less problem without ya!
I got!
One less problem without ya!

I got one less, one less problem

And by the end of the concert we could no longer hear ourselves. Perhaps it was the extremely loud sound system and the collective shrieks and screams of thousands of fans that reverberated in the Arena.

Ari and the set made their final wave to us (Aww, so that's it? I want more but we know she can't serenade us all night long) and out on the stage to meet and greet the VIP section. They're so lucky!

I stayed a little longer on the arena down to hallway to have a picture to my fellow Arianators and other Ariana impersonators. Ariana Grande was right it was my
best night ever!

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Some informations I got belong to www.Rappler.com, manilastandardtoday.net and Pop.Inquirer.net

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