By Sohyung Kang
I am an admitted Belieber. "Baby" is my jam. I blast his songs in the office on a daily basis, despite the fact that I am in my late 20s and probably should have outgrown listening to bubblegum pop long ago.
So when I was given the opportunity to watch the Beebz rehearse outside for his VMA performance, I leapt from my chair, skipped, and then threw up from the excitement. OK, I didn't. But I really wanted to.
I stood 10 feet away from Bieber as he practiced a medley of his biggest hits. The pop prince turned out to be quite the perfectionist, going through multiple takes before being satisfied with his singing and dancing. He even went so far as to exclaim that he "sounded like crap!" after one run-through. But you didn't, Justin. Your voice took me to a beautiful meadow of sunshine and lollipops.
The highlight of the rehearsal was when he looked me in the eye and sang to me. That's right, Justin Bieber pointed right at me and serenaded me. So what if it's only because I happened to step directly in front of him by accident? Let me have my moment.
I'm not at liberty to share any more details about his performance, so you'll just have to check out these pictures and then tune in to the VMAs on Sunday. I promise it will be amazing. Just remember that he's crooning to me, and not you, though.
Boo-ya!
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on September 12 at 9 p.m. ET.
By Matt Elias
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