There might be a lot of members in Topp Dogg, the 13-members Korean rookie group formed by Stardom Entertainment, but having several different lines in a group such as vocal, rapper and dance lines allow each members to shine individually. The group is made up of P-Goon, Sangdo (Dragon Kingdom) B-Joo, Hojoon, Hansol, Xero (Wizard Kingdom), Jenissi, Yano, Gohn, Seogoong (Lion Kingdom) Nakta, Kidoh, A-Tom (Knight Kingdom), that debuted on October 22, 2013, although prior to that they had had their stint on other television shows such as their senior's EvoL's show on MBC Music. Member Nakta also made an appearance on MyDol prior to debut when he was training to be chosen as a member of VIXX and the same goes to Kidoh who was part of BigHit Entertainment's lineup for BTS. Topp Dogg had also previously released several songs from their Vol 1 mixtape such as 'Bang', 'Top' and 'Y U Mad'.

Fast forward a year after their debut, Topp Dogg finally sets their foot for the first time in Malaysia for their first showcase.  The 2 hour- long showcase was held at HGH Convention Centre, Sentul Kuala Lumpur  on the evening of December 7th whereby a fans from Japan was spotted at the showcase as well. When the group was asked about their feeling being in the country for the first time and their thought of the Malaysian fans, member Jenissi expressed that rather than happy he also feel sorry that they came to Malaysia after a year debuting. The boys said that they were very thankful for the fans' warm welcome and undivided love and support for them and wishes they will get a chance to visit Malaysia's Topp Klass (Topp Dogg's fanclub name) again in the future.

The showcase started as the clock struck at 12.45pm. Loud screams and cheers were heard from the audience who are waiting for the arrival of these thirteen charming boys. Wearing black and white outfits that made them look handsome and charismatic, they kicked off the showcase with an energetic performance of their debut title song 말로해(Say It) followed by Open The Door

Immediately after the opening performance the boys introduced themselves. When asked about their personal specialty, member B-Joo who's in charge of aegyo as chosen by all Topp Dogg members, without hesitation did a cute version of "What's Up Malaysia!". The group dance line Wizard also showed off their girl group dance step where they danced to Sistar's Touch My Body. When the MC then requested the member to do Sunmi's 24 hours, the boys chose A-Tom to do the dance. Later on, Kidoh confidently showed off his six packs that made the audience went wild and scream out loud.

After  the 2nd song, the show continued with fans session. Two lucky fans from the audience were chosen to be game partner with their favourite Topp Dogg member. The boys play 'rock, paper, scissors' where the loser will get hit with a toy hammer.  For the next stage, the boys performed Ara (I Know), slow-beat rhythm song that showcased powerful vocal from the group's vocal line.

As the boys got ready for the next stage, the VCR of the group popped up on the gigantic screen on the stage showing off Topp Dogg's daily routines where they show how member B-Joo waking up other members in the morning, getting ready for their schedule and how each of the members react to it giving lots of laughter from the audience. The boys then came back on the stage again performing Arario, a song with 'arirang fusion' and also TopDog. Continuing with fans session again right after that,three lucky fans among the audience get to learn a dance step of Topp Dogg song TopDog where the best dancer get a backhug from Topp Dogg members.

After the fans' session and VCR show, Wizard line consisting Hansol, Xero, Hojoon and B-Joo showing off and heating up the stage with a special and energetic dance performance continuing with rapper line (Atom, Jenissi, Kidoh and Yano) performing Peekaboo. Rapper line then left Kidoh on the stage for his solo performance. In the middle of his performance, Topp Dogg member showed up from the backstage and started singing the 'Happy Birthday' song to Kidoh where fans bring a birthday cake on stage. Kidoh who will be celebrating his birthday on December 16th  said that he was surprised and touched with the surprise and even thought that something went wrong during his performance.

After the 'surprise session' and last VCR showing, the boys continued to perform with their recent comeback song Annie before wrapping up the showcase with Why Am I Like This, where the boys went down the stage for a closer interaction with the fans before giving their last pose to the camera with the audience at the background and proceeding with a fansigning session with VIP ticket holders immediately after the show ended.

TOPP DOGG First Showcase in Malaysia is organized by Jazzy Group of Companies . Thank you once again to Jazzy Group  for the media opportunity given to Kpopstarz team.

Writer: Nik Tim | Contributor: Aisyah Roslan | Photo Credit: Ain Osman /Nik Tim