A new Korean idol (Vietnam)

If you were near Saigon airport last night, you may have heard two sets of teenage screams, about 20 minutes apart. The second one - the louder and the longer one, was for a Korean pop band. Let me unravel the mystery of the first.

After the immigration, as I glided down the escalator, I saw the airport viewing area packed with hundreds of teenagers. You could tell they were there waiting for a Korean-Pop band’s arrival.

I figured I will help them warm up. So I waved at them and did my best celebrity impersonation. Blowing kisses and all.

It was a long shot. A few kids reciprocated, a few more, then it spread, ending with almost half the crowd screaming and waving their banners. I was tempted to do some K-pop dance moves, but that might have been too much for the stern airport security.

You can travel half the world, but there is no point if you can’t amuse some kids.