Because I cannot start on my assignment until I'm done with this
Warning: Verbal diarrhea ahead!
Travelling alone
This trip was officially my first time travelling alone. Didn't have any companion on the flight so I was really by myself. Watched Confession (Matsu Takako) on the plane and it wasn't such a good idea coz it was bloody and very 'scary' but it was really good! Watched a bit of nodame after that before sleeping.
Reached Tokyo Narita, was questioned about me being alone, took the Airport Limousine bus to TCAT, got lost for a bit but finally got to the train station and took the train to Jimbocho. Had to lug my huge-ass luggage up STAIRS. I seriously have no idea how I managed to do that but I did. Found my hotel (Sakura Hotel) and checked in. Coincidentally Vicky came down at the right time so dumped my luggage in the room and went to Tokyo Dome straight.
Wrote a sign asking for tickets and met the others who were already there with their ads. Stood for the longest time at the 'bridge' and was just happy to be able to hear smap rehearsing inside the dome. I was just smiling throughout. But I was half annoyed every time I see other people getting tickets and nobody approached me =( Was starving so went to have late lunch and decided to go to Shibuya to buy ridiculously marked up tickets. I think my mind wasn't working at all coz I simply bought two tickets and was so freaking happy about it (of course because of this I went broke and that caused a lot of problem - see Part 2). Rushed back to Tokyo Dome and netered =) I was on the 3rd stando [which is like the highest stand] BUT I was right smack in the middle and at the first row of the section so there was nobody in front of me. Although it was very far from the stage, my view was perfect.
I had no goods with me so I couldn't wave anything so just used my hands to clap like all the time. Before the concert started, they showed clips of SMAP's CMs and movie trailers. And then closer to the start, there was some fun CG moments where the camera panned towards fans and their heads became globes/members' faces. The funniest was when they did a spoof of Takuya's Gatsby ad. A staff gave another staff a gatsby tissue paper thingy and he used it to wipe his face. Then when he was done, his face became Takuya's hahahha it was really cute! Oh yah and there were globe headed people walking around interacting with fans.
Finally the show started. Of the 30 or so globe headed people, 5 of them were smap members. Like zomg I wish I was at the arena area to shake hands with the globe men who might turn out to be smap. Anyway, after the first group of songs, they showed the clip about how their concerts so far had had 10 million viewers and clips of past concerts. I swear seeing them right before my eyes was like... I dunno surreal. I just kept smiling and smiling non-stop and clapping my hands.
During the MC talk Takuya was shaking his ass in front of Shingo's face and he was so sexy. Haha and his solo was just so sexy. I dunno how he managed to sexified his simple ballad, but he totally owned. My vocab is limited I know but Takuya was just SEXY. There's just no other word to describe him. At the end, he took off his shirt and threw it into the crowd. And flexed his back muscles. Oh oh and during the lucky-san segment, he sang into their ears/put his hands over their shoulders. SO LUCKY. Zomg I kept screaming every time the camera showed him flirting with them.
Nakai was mad cool. His solo section had this clip of him being 'kids' so the voice was very cute and all. And then he danced to a medley of Michael Jackson's songs. His moves were so freaking cool and he even did the famous MJ uh lean forward without dropping move?. Everyone kept screaming "kakkoiii~". His solo was of course awesome. And he ended it by blowing a kiss to the camera and everyone went mad.
Goro's solo was super cute. Goro is like a handsome prince. He is so handsome. And such a celebrity. I mean his hair and all. Yeah handsome prince is just right. Can imagine him being on a white horse and all. Hahaha. Anyway his solo segment had CG too so he 'kissed' many fans. Sigh lucky people!
Shingo was super duper adorable. He showed off his ipad - projected it onto the screen and was just super cute!!!
Tsuyoshi's solo was really cute too. Like dorky cute? Hmm not dorky that'd be Shingo but hmmm geeky cute? Okay I can't describe it but it's not the same cute as Shingo's. The other 4 members were 'Gods' and had to wear angel halos and all. Very very very cute. They had to be 'angry' and Shingo's and Takuya's 'angry/weird' facial expression was hilarious. Takuya even gave Tsuyoshi a red card with Shingo blowing his whistle hahah super adorable.
The concert song list was amazing and I loved every single song. Their costumes were 'normal' and not very flashy which is good. And they wore layers and peeled them off one by one for each song. My favourite costume was the white suit and when Takuya wore the dark blue suit. I love all suits. Plus the last part where they were in black/silver. I LOVE that segment. AND there was a 2Top moment where Takuya and Nakai sang back to back and EVERYONE went crazy. I was so glad I witnessed that. Loveee 2Top.
They had 2 encores and for the main one, the encore stage was directly below/in front of my stando. Amazing view. I just kept waving and waving but I only had hands so obviously couldn't catch their attention.
Basically, it was mad awesome. I haven't had much sleep since the day before and even went to Tokyo Dome straight upon arrival but I was absolutely on a high that night.
Part 2 - friends-locked!
- 3rd concert night
- Fuji
- Odaiba
- Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku
- Korean Pastry Chef
- Sushi bar person
Travelling alone
This trip was officially my first time travelling alone. Didn't have any companion on the flight so I was really by myself. Watched Confession (Matsu Takako) on the plane and it wasn't such a good idea coz it was bloody and very 'scary' but it was really good! Watched a bit of nodame after that before sleeping.
Reached Tokyo Narita, was questioned about me being alone, took the Airport Limousine bus to TCAT, got lost for a bit but finally got to the train station and took the train to Jimbocho. Had to lug my huge-ass luggage up STAIRS. I seriously have no idea how I managed to do that but I did. Found my hotel (Sakura Hotel) and checked in. Coincidentally Vicky came down at the right time so dumped my luggage in the room and went to Tokyo Dome straight.
Wrote a sign asking for tickets and met the others who were already there with their ads. Stood for the longest time at the 'bridge' and was just happy to be able to hear smap rehearsing inside the dome. I was just smiling throughout. But I was half annoyed every time I see other people getting tickets and nobody approached me =( Was starving so went to have late lunch and decided to go to Shibuya to buy ridiculously marked up tickets. I think my mind wasn't working at all coz I simply bought two tickets and was so freaking happy about it (of course because of this I went broke and that caused a lot of problem - see Part 2). Rushed back to Tokyo Dome and netered =) I was on the 3rd stando [which is like the highest stand] BUT I was right smack in the middle and at the first row of the section so there was nobody in front of me. Although it was very far from the stage, my view was perfect.
I had no goods with me so I couldn't wave anything so just used my hands to clap like all the time. Before the concert started, they showed clips of SMAP's CMs and movie trailers. And then closer to the start, there was some fun CG moments where the camera panned towards fans and their heads became globes/members' faces. The funniest was when they did a spoof of Takuya's Gatsby ad. A staff gave another staff a gatsby tissue paper thingy and he used it to wipe his face. Then when he was done, his face became Takuya's hahahha it was really cute! Oh yah and there were globe headed people walking around interacting with fans.
Finally the show started. Of the 30 or so globe headed people, 5 of them were smap members. Like zomg I wish I was at the arena area to shake hands with the globe men who might turn out to be smap. Anyway, after the first group of songs, they showed the clip about how their concerts so far had had 10 million viewers and clips of past concerts. I swear seeing them right before my eyes was like... I dunno surreal. I just kept smiling and smiling non-stop and clapping my hands.
During the MC talk Takuya was shaking his ass in front of Shingo's face and he was so sexy. Haha and his solo was just so sexy. I dunno how he managed to sexified his simple ballad, but he totally owned. My vocab is limited I know but Takuya was just SEXY. There's just no other word to describe him. At the end, he took off his shirt and threw it into the crowd. And flexed his back muscles. Oh oh and during the lucky-san segment, he sang into their ears/put his hands over their shoulders. SO LUCKY. Zomg I kept screaming every time the camera showed him flirting with them.
Nakai was mad cool. His solo section had this clip of him being 'kids' so the voice was very cute and all. And then he danced to a medley of Michael Jackson's songs. His moves were so freaking cool and he even did the famous MJ uh lean forward without dropping move?. Everyone kept screaming "kakkoiii~". His solo was of course awesome. And he ended it by blowing a kiss to the camera and everyone went mad.
Goro's solo was super cute. Goro is like a handsome prince. He is so handsome. And such a celebrity. I mean his hair and all. Yeah handsome prince is just right. Can imagine him being on a white horse and all. Hahaha. Anyway his solo segment had CG too so he 'kissed' many fans. Sigh lucky people!
Shingo was super duper adorable. He showed off his ipad - projected it onto the screen and was just super cute!!!
Tsuyoshi's solo was really cute too. Like dorky cute? Hmm not dorky that'd be Shingo but hmmm geeky cute? Okay I can't describe it but it's not the same cute as Shingo's. The other 4 members were 'Gods' and had to wear angel halos and all. Very very very cute. They had to be 'angry' and Shingo's and Takuya's 'angry/weird' facial expression was hilarious. Takuya even gave Tsuyoshi a red card with Shingo blowing his whistle hahah super adorable.
The concert song list was amazing and I loved every single song. Their costumes were 'normal' and not very flashy which is good. And they wore layers and peeled them off one by one for each song. My favourite costume was the white suit and when Takuya wore the dark blue suit. I love all suits. Plus the last part where they were in black/silver. I LOVE that segment. AND there was a 2Top moment where Takuya and Nakai sang back to back and EVERYONE went crazy. I was so glad I witnessed that. Loveee 2Top.
They had 2 encores and for the main one, the encore stage was directly below/in front of my stando. Amazing view. I just kept waving and waving but I only had hands so obviously couldn't catch their attention.
Basically, it was mad awesome. I haven't had much sleep since the day before and even went to Tokyo Dome straight upon arrival but I was absolutely on a high that night.
Part 2 - friends-locked!
- 3rd concert night
- Fuji
- Odaiba
- Harajuku, Shibuya, Shinjuku
- Korean Pastry Chef
- Sushi bar person