「風is I?」＆「So What? YOLO!」～ Review-Report
Hey everyone!!
It has been really long since I last posted, and this post might be not "one of the best". But life has been making me busy. I've been myself, wondering about what the path of life has for me and well..been too busy with some friends around, and my cousins coming and university..etc. I'm finally back though! And I'll try to translate some stuff as well in the future per requests but for now, as per a request of a friend, ill be posting this concert report/review hoping that it will be useful to some of you.
Note: I'll be explaining the concerts briefly and as how I remember, some parts may be here and there[in opposite sequence because of memory lag] but the whole image is hopefully given justice(?) hahahah anyways..Also, I didn't manage to go to all concerts again this year due to the highprices.. so yeah. One day ill hopefully do!
SO HERE WE GO, LET'S BEGIN!! [Press to read further]
風 is I?
-My chosen day: 7th of August 2017, Before last day, Second live at 5 pm
-My seat's location: 2nd Balcony (Standing R) I was at a seat which isn't a seat. LOL Well, more like.. I was at the "立見” area which basically translates to "Standing-viewing" and it means as it says. However, the first time I went, I didn't know for these seats you had to come earlier to line up according to the numbers written on your tickets and so..I came late and it was the worst-scenario ; I was way at the back, and I barely could see the stage. I almost cried but..for anyone who goes for the first time to ”立見” please come before the doors of the venue open at the given time. Don't do the stupid mistake that I did.. ((I still don't get why such an area exists though, they should have just added seats over there.))
-The view from my seat's location:
To be honest, I couldn't see anything from my (non-existent) seat as I mentioned above since I came late,and many heads were infront of me. Therefore, I waited for the concert to end in order to take this picture.
The Juniors included in with Fuma were Sixtones.
-The concert:
Well so, I heard this is "Fu are you?" 's part two. And since I had the chance to go last year and enjoy the show ,this year was amazing as well I must admit. Fuma is a great performer who can link the concert from the beginning to the end flawlessly in my opinion. His concerts are always like a story or atleast for the two concerts I had attended. I also love how he always tends to include juniors whom he's close to in order to put the light on them even more. Well for this concert the concept-story was that of 7 friends, Sixtones and Fuma. And unfortunately due to some circumstances, Fuma died. At this concert, he gets the chance to live for a day and so it all starts. A kid's voice narrates in the beginning mentioning things he regrets not doing, and expriences he wanted to so badly be involved in but it was too late. He never fell in love, nor touched a girl's hand..and he never even had went to the beach. They were all simple small dreams, but who had a clear significance to him. Just like to all of us, where every little thing matters the most. He mentions it all, with a tone of regret then the concert begins. Throughout, and from what ive analyzed it kept bringing back the idea of "what if?" ; "what if I had the chance to come back, what if I had the chance to experience things ive lost..etc" but ofcourse that's impossible. Instead, the you now..should live life to its fullest, live the moment,every second of it so that if something happened, you wouldn't have any regrets lingering. Fuma said that he often sees that sometimes people stress on their problems, forgetting the little good bits about their lives and this makes them waste it,day by day, till its too late. He mentions that things happen for a reason, and without the bad things that happened and influenced you, the you today, wouldn't be who you are which returns back to pt.1 of "Fu are you" ' s concept. Thus, he wanted to create such a concert that lets the fans brush away their worries and take a pause to think over about what matters most in their lives. He just wishes them happiness, like what he mentioned in the first concert.
It begins with the speech in english with the kid's voice, talking about his regrets; then a heart beat signal, of a heart suddenly beating.
☆But
The concert starts off cooly with this; fuma wearing a black tuxedo and singing as I remember.
☆Love Chase- Yamapi
He really covered this well! His voice was sort of autotuned but it was the perfect balance, liked the cover since I love Yamapi songs too!
☆Tokyo Sinfonietta - Yamapi
The background had streets of tokyo, and tokyo tower in sepia/grey colors; it fit well and it was great!
☆Fragile- Tokio
A sakura tree was being projected on the screen; its petals falling (along with the lines of the song "sakura ga kirei dayo")
☆SHAKE -Smap
I think it was around the atmosphere of this song in which he introduced sixtones..
☆夢でいいから- Arashi
Behind this was like a comic-strip sort of visuals with yankee juniors appearing from the sides LOL
☆Tipsy Love- Akanish Jin
He kept singing that while doing the drinking up hand motions, and moving his head to the back. His voice matches Akanishi jin's songs perfectly to me since they do have a similar tone.
☆My life [New Solo]
Beach scenes appear, as fuma begins his new solo. This solo sounded fresh with a touch of an "adult-like love" feeling. It sounded like the kind of make you feel good type of rhythm. It's something new, so it's nice.
-- The skit of this concert was that Fuma wanted to be a father so bad and Juri was a god who failed at many things(?) Anyways it was Juri's chance to prove himself to the upper god which was by granting fuma's wish however, he failed at doing that too.He described to Juri-god that he wanted a wife with big boobs that go boing. I laughed alot. It was really funny too because as fuma entered into his family; jesse was the son with the name of "Kikuo" ( from kikuchi )and shintaro was the pet, and everytime fuma's supposed to be wife[hokuto] touched him he exaggerated his weak acting that it was too funny. He even fell in some bits as she touched him LOL.
☆月の幻 - Yamashita Tomohisa
☆愛ing- Hey!Say!JUMP
Shintaro appeared in the beginning of this one, and everytime he kept moving and stopping in place as he was wearing girl's clothes. It was hilarious. He held his butt a few times with a straightface then the song started as everyone gathered with crop-top shirts with (girls unite) written on them. I never get bored of this,because it's just hilarious everytime they cross dress and over exagerrate their "girliness"
☆パラダイス銀河- 光GENJI
Since it is a Hikaru Genki song, they had to wear roller skates. It was hilarious since they all were about to fall in every part and fuma kept clinging onto taiga's legs and laughing out loud! I wanted to join in because it seemed that fun!
SUMMARY
Sexyzone's summary appeared at the back on the screen then (still in rollerskates) everyone gathered in a circle and held hands, turning around. It was funny watching them struggle.
☆太陽の世界-Arashi
☆Hello
☆[MC]
The MC was of the Sixtones fooling around with Fuma and talking about things. Then they played a game in which the same word is given to each one but one of them has to lie and blend in and they should discover who that is. But for the concert I went to; everyone failed and they all had to drink the bitter tea all together. Their faces were hilarious. Fuma even said it tasted like pee LOL
☆First love- Utada Hikaru
He said he had gotten special permission to sing this song and was happy he was allowed to sing it. His singing was emotional in this. It was a good cover! I think personally this song is significant to this live due to the idea that the fuma in the story had never had fallen in love, and this song explains deep feelings the a "first love" conveys.
☆Sixtones corner
AMAZING
この星のHikari
This corner revealed/put exposure on Sixtones and it had a strong impact. Afterall, it's Sixtones!
☆Rouge
Fuma was shown on the screen and it looked like he was half naked; but only his shoulders and head were revealed. In this song there was a glowing-lit floor under fuma when the line of "Make you wet yeah" came he humped the air while covering his eyes, his shirt a bit unbuttoned. As expected of Fuma. Hahahahha
☆More...
There was smoke, and fuma's shadow/ghost-like being was shown on the screen. He was with a girl and it was sort of like a story. [I'm not sure if this bit was for this song or yamapi's tsuki no maboroshi ;that's why forgive me if there are mistakes in the order or anything else. but the acts were surely there.]
--InterveneJesse was like ; he can't believe that fuma is back, and that they're having that much fun together, he wish this wouldn't end. In the time he was alive they were always fooling around,but then it was fun! They had a dream to go to the beach, and well..it seems that it was made true when he came back.
☆Overflow- SMAP
Next a video of them is shown; fuma driving; and they are enjoying the beach together; with selfie sticks and such then to fuma eating a lollipop and laughing while running along with them. It was really a fresh and filled with friendship memories kind of video!
☆My lovin season
This song matches the beach atmosphere that was presented, and it is one of my favorites
☆It's going down
☆T.A.B.O.O - Sakurai Sho
This song was sang with strength and in the background the lyrics were written. Fuma was so good and chill at performing this, and its rap bits. Loved it!
☆リリック- TOKIO
Again! He sang this along with sixtones, I love this song so I couldn't complain or whatsoever!
☆喜びの歌 - KAT-TUN
☆20/ Tw/Nty
☆素晴らしき世界- Arashi
☆The Encore: He asked us to make him hear is voice louder if we're still hyped up as he returned for an encore and we shouted back and enjoyed the hyped up songs chosen for the encore.
Party Up
Hey What's Up - Akanishi Jin
Oh yeah! -Arashi
The encore had bits and parts(continuation of the main video of the beach) then at the end ; the concert was closed with credits of their pictures together at the beach and ((Fu is I?)) written on the sand!
2nd Concert:
SO WHAT? YOLO!
-My chosen day: 18th August , Second day,Second live, 5pm
-My seat's location: 3rd Balcony (Standing L) --After the disastorous situation with the 立見(standing section) ; I decided to go early for this one to check out if i can run before fans first. And it was then when I realized they entered standing section the first by order of the numbers on their tickets (FAIL) Anyways, I'm glad I got to see the stage on this one even if I was far away.
-The view from my seat's location:
-The concert:
Well, in this concert; those two showed their love for sexyzone fully as well as include a beautiful message within. It was themed as if it was a picture-adventure in which a book is opened, and it tells the story of Sou and Marius who are living in a village and they both seem to love the same girl? The picture book is so cute. Marius and So are drawn so cutely, I was in love. And the way marius tells the story in english was wonderful too. The story continues, showing heartbreaks because of love but then the fact that sometimes life gives you bad days and therefore you should be like SO WHAT?! Yolo! and live on. Afterall,before loving anyone, you should learn to love yourself. And so the both emphasize on how important it is to stand up after falling because afterall we only live once.Furthermore, they showed how they love the members from the clips of the past shown of sexyzone; and the timeline of how they grew up from 2011 till now. Those two are so precious, and their love for sexyzone is irreplaceable. It's overflowing~ I enjoyed the little details they involved from clothes, to sexyzone clips, and the stage set itself. Everything was so precious.
☆Lady Diamond:
After the story-book prologue of Marius and Sou's story the two appear wearing adventure themed clothes with a book-like design stuck on their shirts. They then open those books and pictures of them show up. Fans squealed at the cuteness.
☆Caramel Dream
☆Sexy Summer ni Yuki ga Furu
☆Hey you!
They continue singing those three songs with the same energy and then lights go off ..for an intervention.
--Intervention: They present a hand puppet shadow show; in which the shadow of their hands show on the screen. The story was that of two rabbits falling in love but things don't go right for them, and they grow out of love ..
☆Marius Part
Soba ni iru yo (English version-Short)
The song in english; continued the story that was given above. This version was sang by marius beautifully
Welcome to the paradise
Marius is wearing the broadway style; as he starts singing this song again with a cane in his hand.
One girl - Yamapi
With the same clothes as before; except a different color he sings this song with such a new face of him I never saw before. For the first time I had thought, woa..Marius is so cool!
Danke Schon
A junior gives him a balloon here and he's like oh! and he begins singing this song.
☆GAME
Video shows sexyzone from 2011--2015 then focuses on Soumari before and after. And reveals 2 cards , on them the pictures of Marius and Sou to reveal they are rivals.
Then right after that,they begin singing Game.
☆Perfect Potion
I was shocked at this bit,because both Soumari were so cool and sexy out of nowhere. There were couches,that both of them sat on and did sexy moves like Marius touching his lips and smirking, and sou sexychuckling and hiprolling.Then they both stood and touched each other while singing. It was sexy,I admit! My babies are growing up T^T
☆Party Maniacs- Johnny's WEST
This had the same vibe as the previous song, where they walked forward,while singing in a cool way.
☆Mermaid [Sou's new solo]
This solo was so fresh and reperesented the summer, cute kind of love. He was wearing a sailor themed blue shirt and had a scenary of the beach behind him. So fresh and cute!
☆ Nagisa no Onee Summer- NEWS
☆ Summer Jojo!! - A.B.C-Z
☆ Ho! Summer- Tackey & Tsubasa
After that fresh feel of sou's solo, it was continued with summer songs, and with Marisou wearing yukatas to get along with that.
☆[MC]
In the concert I went to, Massu appeared with the question box this corner.The two were so happy that a senpai came to see their concert and they answered several question with him. One of them was doing monomanes, in which sou did many monomanes of fuma and marius of shori/kento. Massu even did on of Fuma in rock tha town! Hahahaha- The question-answer bits were cute,and funny as well along with the appearance of massu.
☆Sou's Part
Kaguya-NEWS
He wore japanese style,with an extension of long hair attached to the back and a fan in hand. He was too cool; like some anime character out of a book. I kept being like Ahhh kakkoi yoo.
Hurry up!- Hey!Say!JUMP
His dance was really cool here,and his cover was flawless. I love it when he covers HSJ songs! Sexy chuckles everywhere again-stop it sou.
Ghost~Kimi wo Maboroshi~ - Sexyzone
Again, no one beats the professionalism of dancing Sou has gotten to. I love his smooth fast and powerful movements. It sends goosebumps.
Break out my shell
He continues with the same style;singing his solo. I love this solo and his powerful movements match perfectly along.
☆Deja vu (Marius new solo)
He comes out wearing a cool suit;with a t-shirt inside. He showed a cool color in his solos I never thought he'd pull off so smoothly. I honestly loved the mixed vibe this song had. And the deja vu line..gets stuck in mind.
[Parts of old--Sexyzone performances showed as they were performing those upcoming songs]
☆If you wanna dance
They were too cool here; and mixed in the rap bits between them so smoothly. Sou and his chuckles again and rapping again; and Marius rapped! I loved it.
☆Knock!!Knock!!Knock!!
This song made me feel nostalgic! It and the one after it. I felt sort of emotional. Like oh! babies grew!! so well!
☆Kaze wo kitte
In this a flashback was also shown; and three juniors behind representing fuma;shori; and kento through color scarfs danced along. The 5-nin feels were strong on this one.
☆Traffic Jam
They sang this with juniors doing the movements like they are in a car. It was cute.
☆Ame datte
It was raining from the trees (lights) for this one, as they started performing.
☆Don't stop Sexy Boyz
☆Kono te wo tsunagou
☆Suki Sugite
They had mics with neon lights for this as they sang.
☆Make my day
Encore: [we called their names for a comeback then they came and sang those two songs wearing the same outfit of sweety girl;sou the bear and marius in pink]
Sweety Girl
High!High! People!
[Then with an aishiteru yell and kisses;they both disappeared]