First option. You didn't specify how excruciatingly painful, so I am going to assume its excruciatingly painfully pleasant. XD
Would you rather have to watch Justin Bieber, Britney Spears, Barbara Streisand & Lady Ga Ga sing together for an entire 3 years, or watch Hello Kitty and Barbie for an entire 3 years? (painfully obvious which one is better(and by which one is better I mean Hello Kity and Barbie))