Because Hagiya is amazing and I don't talk about that enough
School Kakumei livestages aren't usually worth talking about. They're nice, in that most of the members of Hip!Hop!JUMP and at least a couple boys from B.I.Shadow, along with some other juniors, generally appear in them, but they aren't fantastic. I usually watch them once and kind of forget about them.
But not the one that aired today. Because Hagiya lost his tie, and then courteously scooted it across the floor with him when he moved position onstage, and then KICKED IT OFFSTAGE because he is just that awesome and conscientious and talented. Yeah.
Usually, when I talk about HHJ, it's about Rikito, whose blinding smile is on par in brightness with Massu and Junno and Aiba, the three notorious bright-smilers of JE. He's just so into dancing and grinning at you and putting on a good show that how can you not talk about him? Then there's Juri, who just keeps getting better and better as his confidence (and height ^^) increases. I am a huge fan of good rapping, so of course I flail over Juri quite a bit.
Hagiya, though, I don't talk about nearly enough. I guess I just take his greatness for granted, since he has literally always been that good. Of course he's had times where he made mistakes, however, in general, he is one of the most consistently accurate (not missing steps, not forgetting to sing, looking at the camera, not looking like he's about to run off the stage or faint in sheer terror, etc.) performers in the younger generation of Johnny's juniors. The kid's freaking talented. Did I mention that he can drum? He was probably doing it before Yūto made it cool xD.
The whole tie thing today made me want to recognize his skill. So here's to you, Keigo Hagiya. Oh, and here are some screenshots of the incident.
Keigo, with his tie on at about :48 into the performance:
Keigo then went offstage. When he came back at around 1:00, he had lost his tie. You can see it on the floor at his feet :).
Then, at 1:52, Keigo cleverly kicks it off the stage so it won't get in anyone's way. He was probably afraid that Yūgo was going to slip on it, lol. He practically worked the kick into the choreography. Keigo, major props to you, seriously. The first screencap shows Keigo kicking it, the second one shows the tie going flying =D.
I also cut a short clip, if anyone wants to watch the kick in action:
Keigo, you're the man. Well, the young man.
But not the one that aired today. Because Hagiya lost his tie, and then courteously scooted it across the floor with him when he moved position onstage, and then KICKED IT OFFSTAGE because he is just that awesome and conscientious and talented. Yeah.
Usually, when I talk about HHJ, it's about Rikito, whose blinding smile is on par in brightness with Massu and Junno and Aiba, the three notorious bright-smilers of JE. He's just so into dancing and grinning at you and putting on a good show that how can you not talk about him? Then there's Juri, who just keeps getting better and better as his confidence (and height ^^) increases. I am a huge fan of good rapping, so of course I flail over Juri quite a bit.
Hagiya, though, I don't talk about nearly enough. I guess I just take his greatness for granted, since he has literally always been that good. Of course he's had times where he made mistakes, however, in general, he is one of the most consistently accurate (not missing steps, not forgetting to sing, looking at the camera, not looking like he's about to run off the stage or faint in sheer terror, etc.) performers in the younger generation of Johnny's juniors. The kid's freaking talented. Did I mention that he can drum? He was probably doing it before Yūto made it cool xD.
The whole tie thing today made me want to recognize his skill. So here's to you, Keigo Hagiya. Oh, and here are some screenshots of the incident.
Keigo, with his tie on at about :48 into the performance:
Keigo then went offstage. When he came back at around 1:00, he had lost his tie. You can see it on the floor at his feet :).
Then, at 1:52, Keigo cleverly kicks it off the stage so it won't get in anyone's way. He was probably afraid that Yūgo was going to slip on it, lol. He practically worked the kick into the choreography. Keigo, major props to you, seriously. The first screencap shows Keigo kicking it, the second one shows the tie going flying =D.
I also cut a short clip, if anyone wants to watch the kick in action:
Click to viewKeigo, you're the man. Well, the young man.