NewS Ai n.54
hahahahah today it's not NEWS centered at all... so AAA Ai n.54? xD
AAA 2nd Anniversary live - Budokan 2007-09-22
note: this is a personal report, if you're not interested in my opinion about the con don't continue on
so I got to Kudanshita station this afternoon at around 4.30
the doors were opening at 5:30, so I went there an hour early to get goods and stuff... the amazing thing is that when I got there the incredibly ugly green/pink shirt and towel were SOLD OUT @.@ so was the poster ... T - T so I just got all the rest and the calendar and started wandering around... this is when I've started to realize I wasn't really welcome to the con xD the japanese fangirls kept staring at me like if I were a monkey or something... and they kept saying stuff like "omg look a gaijin what is she doing here?" thinking that I dont understand them v.v
so I was really thirsty and decided to get out of there for a while and searched for a convinience store... got some water and went back to the venue
these are some panels outside the venue promoting the con and the fanclub ^^
NAO <333
this time I managed to get into the queue (it was around 5.15 by then) and finally got into the place... and discovered my seat was at the very end xDDDI was in the second floor and didn't expect to see much, but to my surprise I was at the very front row and had a wonderful (side) view!!!! and if I got up and looked over the edge I saw a platform they had right under me =D
sorry the pic is a bit small... I had to take it with my cellphone cause cameras were prohibited inside the Budokan v.v
this was my view... seated though. when I got up I saw all the place better ^^
the stage was a normal one with a huge A in front and two small side platforms
while I was waiting in my seat a girl appeared on stage (without turning off the lights or anything)
it was the girl who had nissy in her new pv... she sang the song while we were all starring at nissy on the pv in the screens xDDD
I was completely alone in my seat and was wondering who would sit next to me (on the left, cause on the right there was the passageway) and the con was suposed to start at 6:30... at around 6:35 two girls appeared and sat next to me... and it seems I must have seem really lonely cause they started to speak to me =D they are called Erika and Rika, and are from Kobe (Kansai area) *-* omg they were soooo cute!!! they took out these light tubes everyone wears as bracelets and stuff... and they noticed I didn't have any so they gave me some!!!!! they were like "you can't go without them!!! you have to shine so they can see you!" so cute *-* they also gave me a bigger shiny bar to wave *-*
and finally like 20 minutes late... the light went off, everything turned RED, and the music for Kuchibiru kara romachika began
they all appeared from the platform at the back of the stage... wearing some awsome red night suits and masks *-* I remember Nissy was wearing a cute red feather poking from behind his head... and Nao had this long jacket with furr around his neck and a red hat *-* the thing is I noticed... Shuta also wears hats all the time!!!! so it was a bt difficult telling Shuta and Nao a part at the beggining... specially with the masks on
they sang kuchibiru, took off the masks and then sang Red Soul and Paradise Paradise *-* I have to say the coreography for Paradise is soooo cool!!!! they all gather around Misako when she sings the "Paradise Paradise" part and its so cool *-* sorry my memory is horrible... I know they sang something else but can't remember xDDD
after that they dissappeared and reappeared wearing some white leather/casual clothes and took out some garden furniture (tables and charis and some balls and stuff)
they sang Friday Party while playing around with the balls and everything... (cute) and then they all gathered and started to walk around... and the music for Deai no Chikara began *-* nissy and misako were at the front and the others were walking behind them.... they were about to kiss, but then the others got in the way and spoiled the moment xDDD misako told nissy she loves him... but then Shin got in the way and said he loved Misako, and then Chiaki started crying cause she liked Shin... ROFL ROFL ROFL a drama xDDDD then Misako went to Chiaki and they sang Hanabi..... WHILE THE GUYS DID HANABI AT THE BACK!!!! they took out some and played around while the girls sang.... then came the turn for No End Summer, but instead of dancing they all threw small rubber balls to the public... but they only reached the arena v.v (remember I was in the 2nd floor, no chance to get one T - T)
now this is where my memory starts to get really blurry... I remember they sang Get Chu! and maybe some of the new songs, and then turned into black suits... and after that blue suits xDDD but I can't really remember the set list...
I'm sure they sang Deai no Chikara 2 somewhere in the middle of that, and then when Misako and NIssy were about to kiss.... HIDAKA GOT IN THE WAY AND KISSED NISSY!!!! omg it was like on all the screens and it lasted a lot!!!!!!!! ROFL ROFL
I also remember Winter lander, That's right, BLOOD on FIRE, Climax Jump, Sunshine... well most of the old singles
there was one of those parts where they sit down and sing calmly... they sang Shalala kibou no uta and Kireina Sora...
why is my memory so horrible ><
and then the ENCORE
(yes, it all went so fast!!!! I couldn't believe 2 hours had passed already @.@)
we were all shouting for an encore when a vid appeared on the screens.... they said they wanted to go out into the public during the encore and even chose a place for each of them (we were getting Chiaki) but in the end they didn't do it @.@ no idea why....
they appeared in jeans and t-shirt, sang She no Jijitsu and then started a funny game
we were divided into teams, every member leading one (I was in the Hidaka Team!!!!) and every time our team leader said so we had to all get up and put our hands in the air... so they got this cool effect having all the public wave at the correct time =D after that they did this during a song... but my memory is being lazy again and I can't remember what song xDDDD oh wait I do!!!! it was WInter Lander then this might not be from the encore... gomen my mind is a mess now xDDD but oh well I was really proud of being in the Hidaka team (even though I'm a Nao fan) cause Hidaka spent the whole time in the platform under us waving back and bouncing and being super cute *-* (the rest weren't so cute with their teams)
I remember that at one point Shin was on the platform under me... and actually saw me and was surprised... and waved back =D but stupid Nao didn't raise his head to the second floor at all.... T - T
finally they sang Hurricane Lilly wavig their towels in the air, and as a last song... Saigo no kotoba T - T this was absolutely beautiful... I could feel tears falling down my face, cause omg it was BEAUTIFUL
hey finally said something one my one, mostly repeating that they were so happy to celebrate their 2nd anniversary and were hopping to celebrate many more anniversaries int he next years... and Hidaka mentioned that the other 2 Mother Ninja members were in the crowd too xDD
generally, i was really surprised about Shin's popularity!!!! I mean I was expecting all the girls to scream like crazy when Nissy appears, but they do so too with Shin!!!! I was really surprised about this.
and I was the only poor soul shouting "NAO!!!" here and there xDDD poor riida....
and about the rumours of them disbanding.... I can proudly say I don't think they will... cause their messages were all encouraging and willing to go on and on as AAA ^^
well that's about it... sorry I don't remember much stuff >< maybe I'll add more if I remember tomorrow or something... its really late and I shoould get some sleep xDDDD
but before that... here are pics of all the con goods!!!! I have no scanner, so this is the most I can do...
THE CALENDAR
NAO <33333
THE BAG (they gave this to us at the exit, by the pics you can't tell but its HUGE, around 1m wide)
THE MIRROR
THE POSTCARDS
THE PANPHLET
THE END.