Concert report: Last day of LOVE tour Fukuoka Dec 22nd
Well, I started with the report in Spanish.. here comes in English! Took me a while to write and gain strenght to decide to sit down and write down everything I remember.
So my story starts this way: I'm from Mexico, so I had to ask a friend of mine to help me join the JFC with her contact and address. It had took me a while to ask fer because somehow it's kind of a bother to be paying the fee and everything. Anyway, since I'm a club member, I didn't have to pay tremendous ammount of mone for my ticket.
This was actually my second time balloting for a concert (the first was ARAFES '13 which, of course, didn't win) so I really felt lucky, considering it was my first option, and always had told myself that if I ever won a ticket, I wouldn't waste the chance. So I didn't and planned my whole trip past Oct 23rd. And to my big surprise, when my friend sent me a picture of the ticket when it arrived to her, I would be sitting on the Arena!!!!!! XD I was kind of dissappointed since I woldn't be in the "Ue no hoo~" that Sho always screams, but anyway I couldn't have a better seat. (well, yes, of course there were better seats but I was more than satisfied with mine!)
I spent a few days in Tokyo before flying to Fukuoka. It was a bit stressing because the day of the flight I almost missed it! Woke up late and barely made it! Also, my friend was waiting for me at the airport to give me the ticket (she lives close). Thanks God I made it without problems to the airport and took my flight just on time. It was just then, when I finally had the ticket in my hands, that I found out I was block B for FUNKY, and I had always practised block A.
So, I arrived at Fukuoka on the 20th, checked in at the hotel (in local train about an hour and half from Dome, the closest I could find), and walked around a bit. Also I had everything prepared for the goods with the exact money and all.
The next day I woke up really early to line up for goods. I just didn't consider the time between the hotel and the dome. Firstly I wanted to save some yens so I walked to the nearest JR station, Kurume, and it took me around 15-20 minutes. Then instead of asking for Shinkansen, I took the local train, so by the time I arrived at the Dome, there was a long line almost rounding the whole dome. I lined around 9am and by 1pm I has standing next to the vending venue with my LOVE shopping bag full, the Arafes '12 full and my backpack full of goods. I had bought goods for my friends back in MEX too. I was frozen, it rained water, ice (dont really know the word for it), sun came out and hid again, it was frozen windy.. but I ended up happy with my hands full of goos. So no need to worry the day of the concert!!
Next day I had a meet up with a fellow Arashi fan, whom I met though arashi_on, and we had lunch together with a friend of hers at a Ramen restaurant close the dome, and they left around 1.30pm. I took the opportunity to buy my J!NS glasses Kageyama style :D it took fairly an hour for the whole process: sight test, lens graduation and everything, and they were not expensive. My previous glasses had costed even more and took around a week to be ready. Anyway, as soon as I got the glasses, I rushed for the dome, which was 4 stations away. A lot of fans, with their LOVE bags were getting on the train as we got closer.
When I got to the dome, it wasn't that hard to get inside, I had already located my entrance gate the day before so I walked directly to it. There were people lining up for using the bathroom inside the dome. A ridicously LONG line. I had taken the precaution of using the services at the train station, so no worries then.
Btw, I was afraid they would ask me for my membership card or ID or something, since I've heard sometimes they get a little bit picky at Arashi concerts, but they just took my ticket without seeing anything.
So, I got inside, followed the directions to the Arena, they checked my ticket again so they could let me go down the stairs and there I was, at the Arena. My block was on the left side of the main stage, not the one close to the main aisle, not too close to the stage (I could see them well enough), and between two corridors, the one of the front was the one they used for the moving platforms and the one of the back was the one they used to the moving carts.
There were 5 screens on both sides of the stage on the upper side, one big screen on the stage and another screen oposite the stage. While we were waiting, they played video promotionals for their upcoming TV programs and movies: Hidamari no kanojo, Shitsuren Chocolatier, Kagi no kakatta heya SP, Kamisama no Karute 2 and the ones showing on 23rd and 24rd of Dec. They also played FUNKY with the chibi Arashis, A block on my side and B block on the other side. So everybody danced their part before the show. We just messed up a bit during the wave parts, since we didn't know exactly how would that be.
The whole stage consisted in the main stage, stairs at the middle, musicians on both sides, a long aisle that ended in a center stage, which had small aisles, the one they used for getting off the moving platforms.
(Credit of the picture not mine)
And this was my view to the main stage, sitting down:
(I didn't take risks so I just took a few blurry pictures before the concert. I was sitting in the aisle seat and there was this guy looking at us the whole time).
Note: I recorded the whole concert in audio, so I listened to it again to write my report. Also I'm checking an issue of TV guide with the Tokyo Dome report, for more accurate details.
The concert started with the introducing video at 4 o`clock. They turned off the lights as 5 hearth-shaped balloons ascended on both sides of the stage and they screened the video on the main stage: Each member representing their own image of LOVE: First there was Sho, who catched a soccer ball and returned it to a small kid who was playing with his dad at a park. Then appeared Ohno, talking on the phone. He hanged up and a cute smile appeared on his face. As he approached the sidewalk, they focused on a blue Nissan Note. Nino was driving, and on the other seat, a huge bouquet of roses. He stopped at the red light, and crossing the street was Aiba, helping an old me to cross. Then, there was Jun, running. He stopped and took out from his jacket a small box, and inside was a ring. The video ended with each one of them saying in English "What is Love?".
There was an explosion and they appearaed on top of the screen with their white, shining costumes with huge feathers, as they sang the chorus for Ai wo Utaou. The chorus endend and the dissappeard behind the screen, only to appear down the stage, as the screen lifted up, popcorn style.
The first song was Breathless. it started with fireworks and they danced the whole song at the main stage. Nino went quite off tone on his solo right before the last chorus.
The second song was Wild at heart. They hopped on the moving platforms and again at the beggining of the song they fired some fireworks. The ones to first pass by my side were the trio of Sho, Aiba and Nino. SHO!!!! My ichiban!!! I got to see him closer first than any other!!!! XD I was so happy and so shocked that I completely forgot the steps of the song once they had passed. I was sitting on the 6th row so my view of the was quite perfect!! Not too close and not too far!! That's something I'll never forget!! They sang the whole song.
The third song was Love Rainbow. Aiba shouted "Hey hey hey Fukuoka! Arashi ga kitasou! (Arashi has come!) Saigo daze! (This is the last =concert-) and the song started. We were waving our arms at Sho's rythm. With the music of Love Rainbow they started their greetings:
Jun: Hey! Hey! Hey! Fukuoka! Aitakattaze! (We wanted to see you). Are you ready to have fun? (We all responded with a yeaah but he just did a disapproval face) Are you ready to have fun??? Are you ready to be happy?? (again the disapproval face, we all laughed) Are you ready to have fun??? (we screamed with all our might) This is the last concert! Yoroshiku!
Nino: Irasshaimase! Irasshaimase! Arashi ga kitasou! (Llegó Arashi!) This is the end!! Are you excited?? Be excited!! This is the last concert! Yoroshiku!!
Aiba: Are you excited?? I can't hear you! Yeah!! Motto! Motto! Motto!! Let's be love dovey tonight!!
Ohno: Hi! Hi! Hi! Let's go for the last show! This is the last LOVE festival! Thank you!!
Sho: How are you feeling Fukuoka!!! (He actually said it in English!!) How are you? How are you?! The upper side, how are you!! The lower side, how are you?? Fukuoka how are you?? We are prepared! What about you? This is just the beggining! This is the last show! Please have much fun! Everybody say Arashi! Arashi! Motto Arashi!!
Then CONFUSION started. The platforms started moving again and they reached a point where they walked to the middle stage. On the second part after the first chorus, they sing alone, first Nino and then Aiba (they were walking together) and when it was Aiba's part, he kind of tripped and his voice came out funny. I looked at the screens and could see Nino laughing at Aiba. He looked kind of embarrased (that cure embarrased smile of his!)
Then started Endless Game, they danced the whole song at the middle stage, with fire effects. They sang a short version of the song.
After Endless Game, they all went off stage and they played a video on the main screen, of the Universe and planets. We all figured what the next song would be: Intergalactic. They had changed costumes.
The next song was Step and Go! and again they hopped on the platforms, waving at the fans. They were so excited that they forgot to sing the rap part. Next song was Eyes with Delight, and on this part Sho asked us to dance it together. It was on this song where Jun and Ohno passed in front of me. During this song they returned to the stage. Sho repeated twice the part of "A to da R to da S H I". By then they were already at the middle stage and we could see Sho walking down the stage. It-s that part when you know what's next.
The first chords of Sugar and Salt were heard, along with a video on the main screen. Sho sang the rap live and suddenly you could hear two voices singing the song XD the one recorded and the live voice of Sho. Again he sang a short version of the song.
After Sho, came up Ohno with Hit the Floor. They showed a short video before the actual song, where you can see Ohno arriving at a restaurant to meet up with someone. He sang live the song. I'm really amazed at how he can sing live and dance so well at the same time!! Definitely he's gotta be the best voice among Arashi!! Again, it was a short version. The video ends with drops of water you could see on the screens on both sides.
Next came Sayonara no ato de. Ohno returned to the stage. They modified the rhythm at some parts and on the middle bridge of the song, they added some choreography. The song ended and they all walked off stage.
Then a really funny thing followed XD. On the screen at both sides, they showed a video, first they were 5 normal babies and suddenly they replaces their faces with Arashi faces XD in the following order: Aiba, Nino, Ohno, Sho and Jun. Aiba was wearing a t-shirt and diapers, Nino some kind of bee costume, Ohno only a baby bonnet and diapers, Sho some kind of dress with strawberries stamped on it and Jun a costume with cow printing.
J: *sighs* Hima da ne? (meaning like I`m bored)
S: Hima da ne... Shou ga nain ja nai? (we can't help it)
A: Don't you think it's become a bit difficult to remain like this?
N: That's not true, the only thing we have to do is sleep.
O: But we can't help it. It's our job after all (they all talked in response at the same time)
J: ne, ne.. wouldn't it be nice to stay like this forever?
A: we?
S: yes
N: no way, Sho-kun
S: then when we grow up, what do you want to be?
J: ne, I want to be a beisball player
N: me too!
J: I want to become a pro
N: that's what everybody wants
S: Ii nee.. I want to be a musician
A: ore ne, ore ne, I want to be the president of a company (and a small mustache appeard on him XD someone said "kakkoi" but I couldn't figure out who was it)
O: Ore wa ne.. (I want to..)
S: Ah! Ohno's mom's coming!
N: Yabai! (that's bad)
O: *starts crying like a baby* nya~ nya~ nyaaa~ (we all laughed)
Some steps where heard going away.
S: In 7 years, we'll have the Olympic Games. Aren't you happy?
A: Ureshii (I'm happy).. eh? how old will we be?
J: thirty... ah! no, 8 years old!
O: Yappa.. Rabu ja nai? (it's love after all, right?) *fans screaming* That's what I think
Then you can hear a voice, it seemed Nino's, faking Ohno's mom's voice "Satoshi... let's change your diapers!"
O: not yet! don't see!! *they do a close up to his crying face, all blushed* (they are all talking at the same time and Ohno keeps on saying "minaide!!" (dont look!) and the video ends up with him screaming "MINAIDEEEEE"
Then Rock Tonight started. They were on the middle stage, which elevated, and in the space between ground level and the stage, they formed a screen all around, with images of babies. It took me a little bit to figure out that the babies were actually them. They modified the images to make them sing the song, moving only their lips. They showed pictures from babies to teenagers.. all those pictures of them you can find online. Them at 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 years old and so on. This was the song where they were just fooling around. There was this Sakuraiba moment, when first Aiba was standing and Sho kneeling beside him, then they switched positions: Sho stood up and Aiba kneeled beside him, patting him on Sho's butt XD
(credit on the picture)
Suddenly, a whole in the middle of the elevated stage opened, and Nino jumped/fell down while screaming "ahhhh" (just before the "na na na na" part). They all gathered around the place where Nino dissappeard, and Sho screamed "Ninomiya Kazunariii~" then they continued singing the song. Towards the end, all four of them grabbed something from the floor and put it on. It was the time of the picture.
Ohno was wearing a Santa's beard, Jun a Santa's red hat, Sho was kneeling down, both hands on the ground with some reindeer horns and Aiba was all still, arms attached at both sides, with a Christmas Tree mask on his face. They took the picture and we all laughed so hard XD They went off stage to let Nino continue with his solo.
The video they played, started with him driving his Nissan Note, and suddenly there was an incoming call, showing "Okaasan" on the screen. They show Nino's mom too while they are talking.
N: moshi moshi
M (Mom): Ah, Kazu? it's Okaasan
N: hai hai (yes, yes)
M: are you ok?
N: yes, I'm fine
M: are you eating properly?
N: yes, I'm eating properly
M: hey
N: yes?
M: what are you doing today?
N: today? today I have work
M: work?
N: yes
M: you're busy, right?
N: that's right
M: well.. I'll call you another day
N: uh ok..
M: ttyl
N: hai...
They both hag up. Nino's mom looks disappointed. She looks at the calendar on the wall and that day (Aug 25th) is marked with the word "Birthday". Nino hangs up and looks at the bouquet of roses beside him. During the song they show bits of the video: he arrives at some place and parks the car. Walks a bit, with the bouquet on his hands, until he reaches a house. Across the fence, he has a view through the window inside the house: both of his parents, on the living room, his dad singing and clapping and his mom looking happy. There's a Birthday cake on the table. He smiles and turns around. Then you can see the bouquet lying outside a door, with a small card that says "Happy Birthday".
Nino played the guitar, and when they did a close up to his face (I used to look at the screens behind me) you could see he actually didn't shave for at least 2 days XD.
Nino's solo ended and the other four appeared on the main stage, to sing One Love. Nino catched up with them at some point. Some Johnny's Juniors were on the moving platforms, with big balloons, lighted up, some round, and four of them in the shape of letters, forming the word LOVE. They ended up on the main stage as Arashi walked up to the middle stage, and the Juniors formed a hearth with the round balloons on the stairs (kind of Nino's solo Arigatou during the Scene tour).
Then came Hatenai Sora. They sang this song on the middle stage, which was elevated and moving in circles slowly. On the main screen they showed a video, which I didn't really payed any attention to it XD.
Next came Kimi no tame ni boku ga iru. For this song they hopped on the moving carts, going around the dome waving at the fans. They were all so hyped up! We all sang and danced!
And then one of my fave concert songs started!!! Kotoba yori taisetsuna mono!!! I alwas wanted to scream "ARU KARA~!!!!! I was screaming like crazy when Ohno started singing!! I think this is one of the songs all of the fans gather up strength and the tension is at max!! (as Arashi would say XD).
And to continue with the high level of excitement, Energy Song started!! On this song, Sho, Aiba and Nino passed behind me. Sho was directing us like he does in Summer Splash, dropping his hands to mark the jump with a "hey!" They moved to the main stage and Sho stayed a bit behind, waving at the fans right behind the stage. He ran to catch up with the others. They reached at the middle stage by the end of the song.
The song ended with the big "Hey!" and we all clapped, suddenly some piano chords were heard and they did a close up on Aiba's face, who looked a bit disoriented, looking at his sides like trying to wonder what was it about. Then we all understood what was next!!! The 4 Arashi members started singing the Happy Birthday and we all joined them. We sang with all our strenght!!!
Aiba, a bit ashamed, placed himself at the middle, and we all sang to him. By this time, Jun had reached one side of the stage and a staff-san gave him a huge birthday cake with strawberries. He carried it to the middle where Aiba was and Ohno and Nino started lighting up the candles in Arashi colors. Aiba blew off the candles. Sho then mentioned that he had seen a lot of uchiwas saying "Omedetou". Then Nino kind of screamed thrugh the mic "O tanjoubi.." and we all responded "Omedetou~" (Happy Birthday) and clapped. Aiba said "Minna, Arigatou! (Thank you all). I'll be 31 years old!" and thanked again. Then Sho noticed Jun and laughed at him, pointing out that the cake must be really heave, to which Jun said yes. Aiba asked if he could eat and Nino said yes, so Aiba said he'd eat a strawberry. Sho wondered out loud how much did the cake wight. Then they did a close up on Aiba while he said "Itadakimasu" and ate the strawberry. The fans screamed.
Aiba thankd again saying "Thank you everyone for your congratulations!" Then Sho said, Yoshimoto style "Ii nee"and a lot of fans screamed at that XD including me. Then Aiba told them to eat too and each of them ate a strawberry. They did a close up on them.
When they finished, Jun approached the other side of the stage, that wasn't illuminated, and gave the cake to one of the staff. I don't know why I looked at him, but I could see him licking his fingers even when he didn't have the cake anymore, so that made me think he had eaten another strawberry then XD.
During that part, Sho asked Aiba for a few words for his birthday, that was "tomorrow, no, the day after tomorrow" (Nino corrected him).
A: I really saw a lot of uchiwas saying "Otanjoubi Omedetou" or "Omedetamaki" (I still don't know the meaning of it XD). I'll be 31 years old, so... mmm.. what do I say? *fans laughed* By the looks of it, when one become an adult, some things change, and that's important, but I think that remaining the same is good too. From now on I want to remain the same, without looking back, and continue to go on to the future, step by step.
At the end he said "31 sai no Aiba Masaki wo yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" and bent down. Each of the members congratuled him again.
Then there was this Sakuraiba conversation, but I didn't understand most of it XD Sho was explaining how during one or two songs, when they were on the moving platforms, Aiba saw the uchiwas and approached Sho saying "Sho-chan! Sho-chan! Look!!" and we all laughed (Sakuraiba moment <3 )
Then the MC started, so Sho invited us to sit down and rest a bit.
There wasn't something really relevant. Jun started talking about how it was their last concert and that there was a lot of people. Nino mentioned something like it was the last concert so they shouldn't fool around. Then they showed all the pictures they had taken at the end of Rock Tonight, starting from the first concert, to which Nino commented that he would be the one remaining the same in all the pictures (for they had placed the same picture of Nino at the upper right in all the pictures). At some point they started with the Christmas pictures and they laughed at each other for their funny poses and faces.
Then Jun started to explain the wave part for FUNKY. The first wave after the first chorus was only for the upper audience, and since there was only a short time for that, he made Ohno give an example of how fast it should be done. He raised and lowed his arms at such speed that he made faces like it'd been hurt XD Then Jun asked them to wave and they all waved, starting from both sides of the stage, ending up at the middle of the dome. The second wave was for us sitting on the Arena, starting from the ones closest to the stage and finishing with the ones on the farther side. The third wave started from the Arena part and ended at the upper audience. We rehearsed it. At the end, Sho asked us to remember the steps, and for those who didn't know the coreography, should look at the person sitting beside XD
The MC continued with the upcoming proyects. Jun talked about Hidamari no kanojo and Shitsuren Chocolatier, starting Jan 23rd *the fans clapped* He explained a bit about the storyline and said that the first half of the dorama would be as a highschool student, to wchich fans said "eehhh?" and they started to joke about that.
Then it was Ohno's turn, with the Kagi no Kakatta heya, on Jan 3rd. He said they had started to film it just right after Arafes. Then Sho asked "It's not about highschool time, right?" and we all laughed.
Then they talked about Kotatsu de Arashi, Arashi ni Shiyagare SP, and all the other proyects. They talked a bit about Nino's proyect and Sho asked again about the highschool thing XD it kind of reminded me about Ohno always asking about kissing scenes on doramas and such XD. Sho talked about Kamisama no Karute 2 and all the other SP going on during the following days.
Then the second half started, with Aiba saying "Are you ready for the next part?" and we all answered "Yeeeeahhh!" and we stood up again. They went off stage.
The second half started with Jun's solo, Dance in the Dark. The video showed him approaching a woman, and placing the ring on her finger, the one it was shown at the beggining of the concert. You can only see the woman's back, he leans forward, close to her neck as if kissing her, then you can see the full moon and his eyes become red and you can see his fangs. Then Jun appears on the main stage, sitting on a chair, wearing black pants, long black jacket, white shirt and a red ribbon for tie. The video shown on the main screen, where he's singing, it's shown in black and white, only standing out red colors. He finished the song at the middle stage and there were also fireworks almost at the end of the song.
Jun finished and walked off the stage and right after started Monochrome. I don't remember about choreography, but the modified the song and added a coreography where each of them dances a bit and then altogether and so on. It was a great dance!!
And this lead to the most anticipated song of the night! P.A.R.A.D.O.X!!!! Costumes in golden and black, Sho wearing the hood, sexy dance... it was just amazing!!! They had the fire show too! It was great!!
Then came Calling. There were fireworks at the beggining. By the middle of the song, Aiba left the stage, which meant he was next. I didn't like that much that he left on that song, being the theme for his dorama and all. It was also a short version.
I have to say that Aiba's solo was one of the most emotionals. I almost cried. Yozora e no tegami started also with a video. It shows him sitting in some kind of roof, at night, him looking at the stars with a really sad face, then they show what he is remembering: He's walking on the street, when he recieves a phone call. You can see his expression change totally, to a worried one, he spins around and starts running. On his way back he finds a small kid whose puppy had been injured. He takes him to an animal hospital and you can see them walking out, his puppy with its paw bandaged. Once the boy and the dog are okay, he continues his way running. He finally reaches an hospital, but it seems that it's already too late. They intercalate those scenes whit the one of him sitting on the roof. The last scene you can see him, tears falling from his eyes, a letter in his hand.
This was pretty emotional. It's uncommon to see Aiba singing ballad songs. He started at the main stage, sitting on a white piano and ended the song at the middle stage. When they did close up on his face, I was expecting him to see him crying. When he sang the final verses, we all cheered. It was beautiful!!!
Right then started Tears, continuing with the ballad theme. The four of them appeared on the stairs on the main stage. From my place I couldn't see Sho, who was standing on my side of the stage. Aiba caught with them shortly. When Nino sang his part, his voice sounded funny, like he'd been really touched by the lyrics. I also remember reading somewhere, perhaps Tumblr, that right after Aiba's solo (maybe during another concert) Sho's eyes where red and his cheecks were wet, as if he'd been crying, and them he appreached Aiba at some point and whispered something to him.
After Tears, the mood changed a bit (well, a lot, I'd say), since Starlight Kiss started. I don't really recall something about this song, but just the same than in the album, it was followed by FUNKY, with them on the middle stage.
Jun: Hey Fukuoka!!! We're sorry for making you wait! Let's dance FUNKY!!
Sho: Yay yay yay!
Jun: Let's all become one!
Sho: yeah yeah yeah!
Jun: Are you ready??
Fans: Yeahhhh
Jun: ARE YOU READY???
Fans: YEAHHHHH!!
Jun: Let's become one, Fukuoka!!
Fans: YEAAHHH!!
Jun: Ok! Let's go! Ready! 3, 2, 1, ON! (we all turned on the penlights) Ok, Fukuoka, let's dance!!
And FUNKY started. The stage and the aisles where filled with Juniors dancing too. At the time of the wave, Jun marked the times, and when it was the Arena's turn, it was Nino who marked it. Sho even stopped singing to say "Go! go! go!" Jun shouted someting too sometimes, like "dance!" or something like that. At the end of the song, they released the golden strips with the ARASHI Live Tour 213 "LOVE" in Fukuoka on them. I caught two of them ^_^
Funky ended and the one I was expecting for started: Ai wo Utaou!! They were in the middle stage, which rised high above, and the space in between, two half rounded walls raised too, forming a semi circule, with Arashi on the top. It simulated first the Earth, and I was so happy to see Mexico on the map. They showed a lot of different images. It was a really emotive song too. At the end they repeated a few times the part of "Hey, Ima omoi no mama ni, ai wo utaou!"
They said goodbye saying "We love you Fukuoka!" while the platform they were standing was lowering down, until only the half circle was left, in a bright orange color, simulating the sun.
The end of the song lasted more than normal, even though they weren't there. When it finished, we all clapped and started screaming "Arashi!"
Encore 1.
It took them a bit to come back. The first chords of Tooku made where heard, at the same time the globe-like was opening and 5 big hearth-shaped balloons lighted up in Arashi colors raised from inside. Nino's balloon kinda got stucked and didn't raise until the very end. They appeared with the first verse of the song, and they were kind of laughing at Nino's stucked balloon, Nino's voice was hardly heard, since he was laughing too.
They were wearing the tour t-shirt, and Sho with his "concert jeans", as I call them, the ones with King Arashi on the back pockets. I'm seriously thinking about making ones for myself :P
Next song was Sakura Sake. Another of my concert-favorite songs. Nino really looses himself on that song XD he barely sings and just fools around!! I could swear he didn't sing at all!! And Sho gets really hyped at the rap part!!
Then started Happiness!! Sho changed his "Ue no hoo" for "Ue no, ue no, ue no, ue no hoo~!" while we sang the "yeah, yeah, yeah!" I think Sho passed in front of me on the moving platform during that song. They were all walking separately on the stage. Sho said "Domo Arigatou! Ue no hoo~!"
At the end of Happiness and with the final chords, Jun introduced the Johnny's Juniors and the band, and once again, he thanked us for assisting to the concert. And lastly he said "And our name is...?" counted back and we all shouted "ARASHIII!!!!" And they walked off stage.
We all started again shouting "ARASHI" until they appeard back on stage.
They gave their final words on the stairs on the main stage. Sho on the left side, greeted the fans directly behind him. (He did that whenever he was standing there).
The first one to talk was Sho. He asked us if their message had reached us and we all responded "yeah!!" he answered with his famous "Ii nee~" and we screamed XD. And he said the words that have been going around online since that day. He explained how the day before they had had got together for a drink, and how they had gotten drunk (to which the obaasan sitting in front to me shouted "Ii yo~!" (like it's ok! and her daughter -a mom-like-woman- turned to her and tapped her on the shoulder). He continued: We talked about what we wanted to do in a future, in the strenght eveyone gives to Arashi and we got to the conclusion that we all love Arashi (we all clapped at that part). We spent around 2 hours talking, and we talked about our love for Arashi, and we realised we loved Arashi more than anyone. The next year to come, the next 10 years, 20 years, 30 years, we will be doing the best for Arashi. Fukuoka, don't lose to us! Love Arashi a lot!! But we won't lose to you!" (they might not be his exact words, but the main idea.
Ohno followed him: "To everyone, for the last concert, thank you very much. We had been drinking yesterday, looking at the work of the whole staff, and I think they're really good people. That makes me feel thankful, to have the opportunity of doing a concert, to meet you all, they are all really good people" *fans laughed* (He thanked for the change of being on the concert and the people who made it possible).
Aiba was next: "To everyone, thank you very very very much!! Today I really felt happy, I felt your love, felt all of your affection. Can I say something a bit crazy? Today I really thought 'Ah, if only time could stop right now' *fans screamed* God of the concerts, thank you very much! I hope to be here again in this place, with you all. Again, thank you very much!"
Nino: Thank you very much! It's good to say that when you're 31 years old (refering to Aiba) *fans laughed* It was really a fun concert, full of love. At the beggining it was a bit sad, I don't know if we left a memory on you, but singing together, dancing together, in some way, it made me feel it's already over. Well, it had to at some point" (then he said something funny, but I didn't hear since they all started laughing and talking at the same time). "Today was fun, and Sho chan already said it, yesterday we had a drink together, and I said I love you all. *laughs again and a uuuhhh from the fans* (He kept on talking how he wanted to continue doing this for a long time and how he hoped the next year we all could be there again, forming new memories together).
Lastly was Jun: "Thank you very much. It was very fun *claps from the fans* As the song Ai wo utaou says, this moment will no longer return. I like that part very much. This moment won't ever come back, who we reached, how it was, while I was thinking this stiff, talking about love, is how we planned this concert". (What's next I didn't really understand, but the main idea was how he wanted to keep like until know, without being depressed, continuing to be close, thanking the staff, and that it was thanks to them that the whole concert was possible. He finished by thanking everyone again). "We have started our 15th year, and there are still a lot of things we 5 want to do, things like today, so from now on please keep on supporting these 5 people. Thank you very much for today *clapps from fans* So, we now sing this song to you".
And the chords from Kansha kangeki ame Arashi started. The song started and they were walking all around, waving at the fans.
At the end Jun thanked again the fans and said "So, for the last time, I want to become one with you! But this time, since it's the last time, I want to do something with you" and Sho said "Ehhh?" and Jun added "Please let the Staff member come out!! One more time, FUNKY!!"
The stage began to fill with staff members wearing black t-shirts. The musicians also left their places and stood on the main stage. The Juniors also came out. The whole stage and aisles were full of people!! and the staff, who didn't have a penlight, were holding a rose instead. We all got excited again, with Jun shouting "Are you ready?? Are you ready?? Let's all dance together!!"
At the time of the wave they stopped singing, you could only hear Nino and Aiba sing at some parts. In the chorus they started to sing again. I was a bit distracted so I kind of messed up on the choreography XD
The song ended and the staff went backstage, waving at the fans.
The last song was My Girl. That is one of my personal favorites, since it was thanks to that dorama I fell in love for Aiba <3.
They all said goodbye again, and this time the reunited at the main stage.
Then Jun said something I didn't really understand XD but the whole audience fell silent. Jun bent down, left the mic on the floor and with all his might he screamed "Hounto ni Arigatou~!" the fans cheered and clapped and fell silent again.
Then the 5 of them started to shout without the mic: "Minna san! O te wo haishaku! Yoooo~!" (the beggining part of Energy song) and we all started clapping like in the song.
Jun: Thank you!!
Nino: Bye bye!!
Sho: This is love, isn't it?
And they left the stage for the last time T_T
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The hardest thing was the exit. A guy stood up on stage and started giving directions of who should leave first. I didn't really listened to him because the fans kept screaming ARASHI. By the time I reached the stairs I heard my block XD.
I almost die twice xD We did a really long line to get to the bus that would leave us in the Hakata Station. I had already bought my ticket back to Kurume by Shinkansen. I didn't really check times, but I might have reached the hotel around 10, I don't know.
The concert ended around 7pm.
I can say it was the greatest experience!!! They give themselves at 100% at what they do and somehow they have made me follow and support them for a lot of time more. If it's possible and God allows it, I would like to assist to a concert this year. I know this time I was lucky, but I hope I'm lucky this year too! Being the 5X15 and all..
I hope you enjoyed reading my report. It took me a while to write, but it was living up again those 3 hours of concert. I'm sorry for any spelling mistakes. I hope I was able to transmit what they wanted to say and the message they wanted to give.
:)