Arashi 5x10 Sapporo Concert Nov. 14, 2009 - Con Report
Just got back from the concert, and it was awesome! I'm glad I had the chance to see an Arashi concert in Japan.
We got to Sapporo Dome around 4:30pm, and didn't get to our seats until 5:15pm. There was just that much people. I'm glad they didn't check ID, otherwise I would've been screwed.
The concert started at 6:15pm, 15 minutes later than the scheduled time. I guess they had to wait for everyone to be seated to start. It started with Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi, and they were hanging from the 5x10 balloon/blimp.
Here's the setlist:
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
Lucky Man
Kaze no Mukou e
We Can Make It
Crazy Moon - Kimi wa Muteki
PikaNchi - Aiba solo
Horizon
Dangan Liner
Allergy
Kokoro Chirari
Carnival Night Part 2
Kotoba Yori Taisetuna Mono - Nino solo
Everything
Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy
Aozora Pedal
Typhoon Generation
Kumori nochi, Kaisei - Ohno solo
A Day in our Life
Hadashi no Mirai
Oh Yeah
Step and Go
Beautiful Days
MC
Tomadoi Nagara - Sho solo
Wish - Jun solo
Boku ga Boku no Subete
Attack It
Truth
Ashita no Kioku
5x10 Medley (A.Ra.Shi, Sunrise Nippon, Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru, Jidai, Nice Na Kokoroiki, PikaNchi, Tomadoi Nagara, Kotoba Yori Taisetsuna Mono, Hero, Sakura Sake, Wish, Kitto Daijoubu, Love so Sweet, Happiness, Believe)
Thank you speeches
5x10
Encore 1:
PikaNchi Double
Asu ni Mukatte
Dekiru Dake
One Love
Encore 2:
Fight Song
Gori Muchuu
My Girl
The MC:
I only caught bits and pieces of it, since I know very little Japanese. At the beginning, Sho asked those who were sitting at the very back whether it was scary up there, and no one answered. They promoted their individual projects - Sho's drama with Maki, in which he plays a 24-year-old, Aiba's first drama (I think Ohno said it was his first time watching Koharu-chan yesterday), Nino's Wii CM, and Jun's SP next spring - when he filmed in Shanghai, everyone was yelling out "Ohno".
Thank you speeches:
Basically, they all thanked the fans for today and the last 10 years, and were hoping for bigger and better things to come in their 11th, 12th year, and so on.
Other stuff:
At some point, Jun took off his shirt on stage. He tried to discreetly change into a t-shirt, but it's hard to be discreet when there are 50,000 people watching you.
Ohno sounded really good, and I'm not being biased.
Jun...was singing live. He tried hard, but I cringed at some parts (i.e. his solo in One Love).
During Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy, there was an Ohmiya moment, during which Ohno touched Nino's butt.
5x10 was awesome live. The lady beside me was crying.
In PikaNchi Double, Sho screwed up on his rap near the end.
At the end of My Girl, Aiba gave a flying kiss to the audience before going off stage.
I'm sorry if this entry's all over the place - it's hard to do a con report since there's so much happening at once. It's past midnight in Japan, and I'm really tired. If I remember anything else I'll add it later.
We got to Sapporo Dome around 4:30pm, and didn't get to our seats until 5:15pm. There was just that much people. I'm glad they didn't check ID, otherwise I would've been screwed.
The concert started at 6:15pm, 15 minutes later than the scheduled time. I guess they had to wait for everyone to be seated to start. It started with Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi, and they were hanging from the 5x10 balloon/blimp.
Here's the setlist:
Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
Lucky Man
Kaze no Mukou e
We Can Make It
Crazy Moon - Kimi wa Muteki
PikaNchi - Aiba solo
Horizon
Dangan Liner
Allergy
Kokoro Chirari
Carnival Night Part 2
Kotoba Yori Taisetuna Mono - Nino solo
Everything
Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy
Aozora Pedal
Typhoon Generation
Kumori nochi, Kaisei - Ohno solo
A Day in our Life
Hadashi no Mirai
Oh Yeah
Step and Go
Beautiful Days
MC
Tomadoi Nagara - Sho solo
Wish - Jun solo
Boku ga Boku no Subete
Attack It
Truth
Ashita no Kioku
5x10 Medley (A.Ra.Shi, Sunrise Nippon, Kimi no Tame ni Boku ga Iru, Jidai, Nice Na Kokoroiki, PikaNchi, Tomadoi Nagara, Kotoba Yori Taisetsuna Mono, Hero, Sakura Sake, Wish, Kitto Daijoubu, Love so Sweet, Happiness, Believe)
Thank you speeches
5x10
Encore 1:
PikaNchi Double
Asu ni Mukatte
Dekiru Dake
One Love
Encore 2:
Fight Song
Gori Muchuu
My Girl
The MC:
I only caught bits and pieces of it, since I know very little Japanese. At the beginning, Sho asked those who were sitting at the very back whether it was scary up there, and no one answered. They promoted their individual projects - Sho's drama with Maki, in which he plays a 24-year-old, Aiba's first drama (I think Ohno said it was his first time watching Koharu-chan yesterday), Nino's Wii CM, and Jun's SP next spring - when he filmed in Shanghai, everyone was yelling out "Ohno".
Thank you speeches:
Basically, they all thanked the fans for today and the last 10 years, and were hoping for bigger and better things to come in their 11th, 12th year, and so on.
Other stuff:
At some point, Jun took off his shirt on stage. He tried to discreetly change into a t-shirt, but it's hard to be discreet when there are 50,000 people watching you.
Ohno sounded really good, and I'm not being biased.
Jun...was singing live. He tried hard, but I cringed at some parts (i.e. his solo in One Love).
During Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy, there was an Ohmiya moment, during which Ohno touched Nino's butt.
5x10 was awesome live. The lady beside me was crying.
In PikaNchi Double, Sho screwed up on his rap near the end.
At the end of My Girl, Aiba gave a flying kiss to the audience before going off stage.
I'm sorry if this entry's all over the place - it's hard to do a con report since there's so much happening at once. It's past midnight in Japan, and I'm really tired. If I remember anything else I'll add it later.