Oricon Yamashita Tomohisa concert report
Wonderful report from Oricon that is a must-read. The usual warning: amateur translation.
Yamashita Tomohisa live report: choosing the "thorny road" for 10 years, aim the solo noble idol
Yamashita Tomohisa is currently on tour, his first in 2 and a half years called "TOMOHISA YAMASHITA THE BEST LIVE TOUR 2016 FUTURE FANTASY". This is a report on the June 16 performance at Tokyo Kokusai Forum. Nostalgic Johnny's Jr era videos and a number of hit songs, futhermore, Yamashita attempted to challenge new things. It's been 20 years since he got admitted in Johnny's Jimusho, 10 years since his solo debut. Withrawing from the group, choosing the solo artist route, now, what kind of condition will be seen of Yamashita on stage?
An idol in his 30's, polishing himself like a diamond
In your 10's, the youthful days of an idol is compared to a glass. Not just limited to transparency, gathering the surrounding light, shining brightly without any impurities, but even so, is delicate, dangerous, fragile--. Since being in your 10's is like all on breaking, you polish yourself, being strong and complex like a diamond without losing the mystery, you can probably freely shine as an idol in your 30's. Watching Yamashita Tomohisa's solo concert in Tokyo Forum, that was the sudden thought.
It may said to be exaggerated but for example, what beautiful thing is the idol Yamashita Tomohisa like? More than a flower, a star, the sun, an animal, or an imaginary creature, it feels a precious stone best fits him. Not like a colored stone like ruby, emerald or sapphire but a colorless diamond. In his solo concert, it might be a while since he last moved his feet, been an MC, but more than the previous impression, there were several polishments, his skill up in singing and dancing was surprising.
Loaded in fresh surprises and hit songs like "Daite Senorita"
The production does not utilize the traditional Johnny's Jrs working as a back dancers but together with 2 female and 4 male pro dancers, it's enchanting not just with the dance but there's a bartender performance in which the crowd erupts in cheer and applause, using bright cups to perform "CUPS". In "EVERYBODY UP", he sings while playing the acoustic guitar, in "Kimi no Hitomi no naka ni mieta marukute aoi hoshi", there's a musical performance of a blues harp (harmonica) and more, the surprise was "he can do this much?" with a fully loaded feeling. Of course hit songs like "Daite Senorita", "Summer Nude '13", were sang at the top of his voice in a manly and adult way.
"Yamapi is always doing muscle training even when he's at the dressing room", a dancer shared but even so, certainly, that body's form, the flexible movement, the day by day evolution is understandable. A solo is a fight against yourself. Unlike in a group where there is a division of roles, you can't take a rest at all during a concert. You can't entrust another member either your weak points. You can't rely on anyone. But, reversely, if you speak of this concert, it can only be done solo. In the end, a cool side, a cute side, a beautiful side, a thrilling side, a stoic side, a playful side, a mischievous side, all came out of Yamashita Tomohisa.
Not in a group but in being solo...Yamashita is the noble idol road to aspire
In the case of a group's concert, through a person and another person's play, a unique atmosphere is delivered, through furious clashing, sparks are dispersed, through the relationship of mutual trust, you are able to hit on a fresh stage, in that occasion, one is able to witness a story that has a lot of charm. Isn't it in choosing solo, it means having the determination to go on a thorny road. And in getting on with being solo, the person must have the nature and disposition, in big amounts. That alone is of quite rare species.
No matter how many times he rides a cart, even going around the venue, even exchanging high-fives with fans one by one, where will you see the sadness of an isolated existence, maybe in that stoicness. The music that he likes, more than support songs, through love songs, more than the entirety, isn't the adult feeling, the mystery, the pain also shared.
This year becoming a turning point of being with Johnny's Jimusho for 20 years, and the 10th year anniversary of his solo debut, after the MC, a video when he was a Johnny's Jr is played such as "8 ji da J" (1998~1999, variety show broadcasted by TV Asahi) and the dance steps from that time in the Juniors song "Can do! Can go!" was performed as is. Even in his 10's, in his 20's, even if he became 31 years old now, he continues that special beautiful life-form. More than the good of a group's relationship, more than the bond, the significance of an individual having this brightness in displaying many sides, he continues to protect how the idol road should be, frantic as a solo artist. More than a group evolving, a person evolving individually is always, always difficult for sure. But, the 31 year old Yamashita Tomohisa appears "it's good that you watched", with such perfection he presents on stage.
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Yamashita Tomohisa live report: choosing the "thorny road" for 10 years, aim the solo noble idol
Yamashita Tomohisa is currently on tour, his first in 2 and a half years called "TOMOHISA YAMASHITA THE BEST LIVE TOUR 2016 FUTURE FANTASY". This is a report on the June 16 performance at Tokyo Kokusai Forum. Nostalgic Johnny's Jr era videos and a number of hit songs, futhermore, Yamashita attempted to challenge new things. It's been 20 years since he got admitted in Johnny's Jimusho, 10 years since his solo debut. Withrawing from the group, choosing the solo artist route, now, what kind of condition will be seen of Yamashita on stage?
An idol in his 30's, polishing himself like a diamond
In your 10's, the youthful days of an idol is compared to a glass. Not just limited to transparency, gathering the surrounding light, shining brightly without any impurities, but even so, is delicate, dangerous, fragile--. Since being in your 10's is like all on breaking, you polish yourself, being strong and complex like a diamond without losing the mystery, you can probably freely shine as an idol in your 30's. Watching Yamashita Tomohisa's solo concert in Tokyo Forum, that was the sudden thought.
It may said to be exaggerated but for example, what beautiful thing is the idol Yamashita Tomohisa like? More than a flower, a star, the sun, an animal, or an imaginary creature, it feels a precious stone best fits him. Not like a colored stone like ruby, emerald or sapphire but a colorless diamond. In his solo concert, it might be a while since he last moved his feet, been an MC, but more than the previous impression, there were several polishments, his skill up in singing and dancing was surprising.
Loaded in fresh surprises and hit songs like "Daite Senorita"
The production does not utilize the traditional Johnny's Jrs working as a back dancers but together with 2 female and 4 male pro dancers, it's enchanting not just with the dance but there's a bartender performance in which the crowd erupts in cheer and applause, using bright cups to perform "CUPS". In "EVERYBODY UP", he sings while playing the acoustic guitar, in "Kimi no Hitomi no naka ni mieta marukute aoi hoshi", there's a musical performance of a blues harp (harmonica) and more, the surprise was "he can do this much?" with a fully loaded feeling. Of course hit songs like "Daite Senorita", "Summer Nude '13", were sang at the top of his voice in a manly and adult way.
"Yamapi is always doing muscle training even when he's at the dressing room", a dancer shared but even so, certainly, that body's form, the flexible movement, the day by day evolution is understandable. A solo is a fight against yourself. Unlike in a group where there is a division of roles, you can't take a rest at all during a concert. You can't entrust another member either your weak points. You can't rely on anyone. But, reversely, if you speak of this concert, it can only be done solo. In the end, a cool side, a cute side, a beautiful side, a thrilling side, a stoic side, a playful side, a mischievous side, all came out of Yamashita Tomohisa.
Not in a group but in being solo...Yamashita is the noble idol road to aspire
In the case of a group's concert, through a person and another person's play, a unique atmosphere is delivered, through furious clashing, sparks are dispersed, through the relationship of mutual trust, you are able to hit on a fresh stage, in that occasion, one is able to witness a story that has a lot of charm. Isn't it in choosing solo, it means having the determination to go on a thorny road. And in getting on with being solo, the person must have the nature and disposition, in big amounts. That alone is of quite rare species.
No matter how many times he rides a cart, even going around the venue, even exchanging high-fives with fans one by one, where will you see the sadness of an isolated existence, maybe in that stoicness. The music that he likes, more than support songs, through love songs, more than the entirety, isn't the adult feeling, the mystery, the pain also shared.
This year becoming a turning point of being with Johnny's Jimusho for 20 years, and the 10th year anniversary of his solo debut, after the MC, a video when he was a Johnny's Jr is played such as "8 ji da J" (1998~1999, variety show broadcasted by TV Asahi) and the dance steps from that time in the Juniors song "Can do! Can go!" was performed as is. Even in his 10's, in his 20's, even if he became 31 years old now, he continues that special beautiful life-form. More than the good of a group's relationship, more than the bond, the significance of an individual having this brightness in displaying many sides, he continues to protect how the idol road should be, frantic as a solo artist. More than a group evolving, a person evolving individually is always, always difficult for sure. But, the 31 year old Yamashita Tomohisa appears "it's good that you watched", with such perfection he presents on stage.
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