横山ＹＯＵがやちゃいます～３ ２０１０春：大阪・富山
横山ＹＯＵがやちゃいます～３ ２０１０春
VENUE: 大阪城ホール and 富山・オーバードホール
DATE: 4/3 @ 14:30; 4/4 @ 17:00; 5/8 @ 14:30; 5/8 @ 18:30
My friends and I had decent seats for both shows in Osaka. The first day a speaker blocked the main VTR and the second day a really tall person blocked a good portion of the mainstage. Oh well. [shrugs] The view of the centerstage totally made up for it! [grin]
In Toyama, I had seats similar to 2nd row on the 2nd floor and very last row on the top level in Umeda Geijutsu Gekijo. The first show had a Yoko fan that shouted out “kawaii” or “yabai” constantly. [sigh] The second show seat number combinations came out to be 516 and 816! [huge grin]
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Osakajo Hall. The stage setup was the same as SPIRITS!! with the main-, side-, sub- and centerstages connected by hanamichis that were decorated with tiger stripes. He used trolleys (through the arena), platforms (each stage) and a crane (located on the hanamichi between the center- and substage).
The mainstage had a big YOU, the O being the main VTR. Rectangular blocks of light were used as a backdrop. There was another stage (stageA) with LCD lights and a covered block in front of that. Stairs led up to the top along the sides.
Aubade Hall. The one and only stage had the stageA from Osakajo Hall with a single VTR above it. The “YOU” letters were gone. Moveable stairs led up to the center of stageA. Some of the rectangular blocks of light were arranged as a backdrop. A single disco ball peeked out from the rafters.
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[OVERTURE]
Pictures were displayed on the VTRs. It was a montage that used lots of effects. He looked rather nice in each of the photos.
[WONDER BOY]
Yoko was raised up through the top of stageA. The lights were on full blast. The jrs were all over the place. He walked down the steps and was mainstage center for most of the song. During the “doon” parts, he would wander from one side to another, the Veterans following and repeating after him. They were wearing their purple and yellow outfits (KJ8’s “Another’s ANOTHER”).
He wore a pink and white checked suit with shiny red trim. Wallet chains dangled from his left hip and something-“rock” was written across his butt. The sparkle was distracting and made it difficult to concentrate. “Love Rock”? “Rock You”? On his back, he had a shiny shiny skull and crossbones. Forgot to look at his shoes... white sneakers?
Random memory: Noticed at BADCon2009 that Junta’s boots are scuffed. Also, I was disappointed at the first show that Yoko didn’t appear on the swing dangling from the crane... It would’ve been legen-dary! LoL. Pringles... suddenly want some Pringles...
In Toyama, the VTR rose up to reveal him behind it. His hair was extra flippy. After the first stanza, he made his way down the stairs to centerstage, the Veterans joining him. Two of them could be seen moving the stairs around behind him. He very obviously taps his heel a lot during this song so maybe it’s part of the choreography and not him just keeping time.
[AMECHAN]
Yoko started to go counter-clockwise around the hanamichis. The jrs took off running along the hanamichis. Ohta! ITO!
[PURIN]
Yoko arrived at the substage and stood on a raised platform. The ham from ShadowWEST was in front of us. Ohta was on the centerstage.
“Purin! Purin! ni do mo aenai purin...”♪ (.^_^)
In Toyama, the Veterans would run back and forth across the stage during the chorus with Yoko joining them. In the first show, Yoko ran after them, directly offstage. LoL! ITO was giving his cute smirk/smile.
At the second show, the VTR panned across the balcony seats as everyone sang along. My friends supposedly saw me onscreen but hopefully that wasn’t true because I like to think no one can see me when I’m way in back and acting extra dorky with my exaggerated flailing... (^_^;)
[ICHIBYO KISS]
Yoko and the Veterans were all on the centerstage. The lights were dim. The intro music began and everyone was all “Kya~!” The Veterans took the place of KJ8 for the dancing. They even did the shoulder shimmy and slide to the sides. [giggles] The lyrics to this song are really cute.
I want to translate this song title as “Quickie Smooch” as opposed to “One Second Kiss” ... Would that be weird? The song is all about the singer trying to devise a situation where he’ll get a kiss from his sweetie. I digress.
[HOPE]
The Veterans made their escape, leaving Yoko on the centerstage. He walked towards the crane which rose up and swung him around. There may’ve been a disco ball. No, there was. There was definitely a disco ball. The jr with the big hair danced on the centerstage.
The song was a pretty ballad but the crane reminded me of taCHUcon so I was kind of paying more attention to that memory...
In Toyama, he stood down stageright in a pool of wavy purples and yellows. The VTR displayed the lyrics as he sang and the disco ball came down to sparkle and flash, giving the illusion of starlight or glittery rain. He climbed the moveable stairs, which had been setup stageleft, and extra lights were added to the mix. Bun’ichi took over for the solo dance. The disco ball was extra bright during the 1st show.
[GREETINGS]
Yoko was on the centerstage. On the first day, Yoko had some technical difficulties. He undid the Velcro on his costume and jumped up and down, trying to free his mic pack. Big!Muro came out to help him by reaching his hand up the back of Yoko’s shorts. (O_o;)
Once free, Big!Muro darted from the stage with the mic pack. Kunta came up onstage. Yoko left him alone while he got resituated. Kunta looked like a deer caught in headlights. He grinned and fumbled through. It was cute!
Yoko came back out and chatted a bit. He talked about how he and Shota had written a lot of songs with food titles -- “Ame-chan,” “Purin,” “Onigishi” -- and the next song was called, “Chocolate.” He also realized that he’d forgotten about “Mikan.”
The Veterans came out and joined him onstage. He apologized for calling them out only to continue talking. One of them carried an army print overcoat for him to wear during the next number. ‘Twas sparkly and had names of various world cities written on it.
The Veterans were wearing white slacks and a white shirt, open to reveal a colored one underneath. Around their necks, scarves were tied to look like they were billowing in the wind. ITO wore pink and Kunta wore green. Often remember green.
In Toyama, Yoko started off by saying that he’d drank too much the night before. He had finished work early the night before -- to which someone called out, “Ii, naa! (Lucky!)” -- and he just kind of gave that general direction an amused “WTF!Look.”
He mentioned that he went outside, imitating the statue in the area, only to find it swimming with fangirls. He quickly retreated but not before giving some handshakes. Everyone was all, “Say what?!” (“Eeeh?!”) but he scolded, “Of course! It would be weird to just walk on by!” No, you’re just being nice, Yoko.
He mentioned how Toyama had a huge amount of ballots. He knew right away that it was because of his birthday however a Johnny’s staff person told him, “Whoa! You’re super popular in Toyama!” He obviously didn’t know... Poor Yoko.
Yoko talked about others who shared the same birthday. A girl cried out that she did and Yoko wished her happy birthday. Another girl was insistent on making sure he mentioned Yamada Ryosuke. And he did, mentioning that Yamada was B-gata. Yoko’s a fan of B-gata people.
He had flown to Toyama from Tokyo. He was amazed that it took less than half an hour to get to the venue from the airport as opposed to someplace-he-can’t-remember where it took over an hour and a half. I personally think he was talking about Hokkaido despite his nay saying during the 2nd show’s MC.
The Veterans all lined up behind him, ITO holding his coat. Kunta helped him with his mic pack. Yoko told everyone how they’d taken the train there that morning. Kunta was late. Kunta acted all silly and started kowtowing on the ground and grabbing at Yoko’s shoulders. Yoko just kept on getting the audience to applaud Kunta’s late arrival, which resulted in a late rehearsal.
During the second show, Yoko was just going through the motions. He gave a quickie mini-MC, noted that the audience was extra enthusiastic, blahblahblah and immediately called out the Veterans. That said, even now I don’t remember the other guys’ colors... Only ITO’s and Kunta’s... (.-_-;) I want to say that one of the Muros was blue...
[CHOCOLATE]
The choreography and lyrics were adorable!
“Chokoreito...” They all made an OK sign and placed their right hands like one would hold the stem of a cherry (perhaps a piece of chocolate) near their mouths for the opening pose. Near the beginning, they would make a line and, as the centerstage revolved, make cute little poses. They also did little penguin steps, stirred chocolate and wiped away glittering tears with their thumbs.
Near the end of the song, they would race from one edge of the stage to the other and clap. The tempo got faster and faster. At the second show, ITO was on the hanamichi and started to just pivot as opposed to actually running back and forth. LoL!
(And I’m typing this at 5AM because I can’t sleep... however, I think I shall have a mini peanut butter cup... perhaps it will help me sleep. Mmm... chocolate...)
In Toyama, some of the choreography didn’t have the same effect without the revolving stage. However, it was still just as cute. It was also easier to memorize the dance steps. The front three Veteran’s were noticeably crooked when going into the straight line at the beginning of the song.
The cutest part was when they all gathered in the middle of the stage, Yoko pinching an imaginary piece of chocolate between his fingers and crowing, “Chokoreito!”
“boku no pokketto no chokoreito koi to issho ni toketeitta yo... lalalalalala... naiteta”♪
[INTERLUDE]
The Veterans scurried offstage and Yoko made his way towards the mainstage. He pulled away a sheet to reveal a few video screens. He then faced off with himself during the skit, which involved radishes, wine and jump ropes. It... wasn’t funny... At the end, there was a dance part. The double looked like TG-kun!Muro...
In Toyama, the three mirrors were pushed onstage and placed in front of stageA. Yoko pulled on a top hat and went through his Charlie Chaplin-esque routine. He was unable to jump rope at the first show but managed a couple of times during the second. Both times, he ended it by throwing the rope to the ground in annoyance.
They started the dance portion and pulled off the double switch. Two others danced with the double, Little Muro and… someone. The last image was of a bunch of “Yoko” silhouettes standing in front of each other, fanning their arms out and around in a Kis-My-Ft2 way.
[KICYU]
Yoko popped up from a trapdoor in the middle of the mainstage, wearing a bright pink shirt and lime green shoes. The video screens behind him flashed images of Shota and Yoko. During the profile shots, Shota would alternate between wearing pink glasses and not wearing glasses. Continuity error!
I wish it were available for karaoke. (.^_^) My favorite part has to be during the “Kimi mo, boku mo!” and they bend their elbows with their index fingers in the air. Oh oh! And when they flitter their fingers along their lips. (*^_^*)
(And... no... I didn’t just put in the PUZZLE DVD... [innocent])
In Toyama, two long sheets were stretched across the stage, the holders running in opposite directions. When they disappeared into the wings, Yoko was standing in front of the middle mirror. He leaned forward and giggled into the camera, “Ki-cyu!”
There was much dancing to be had by both the guys onstage and myself. Hee~! Two girls a couple of rows ahead of me at the second show knew the choreography to each and every dance! If I were a braver soul, I would’ve talked to them at the end.
At the end of the song, he would wave to Shota as he disappeared from the screen saying, “Yasu! Thank you!”
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[BLACK RANGER SKIT]
Yoko lit a few candles on the VTR. At the first show in Toyama, the girls behind me were asking each other what “rousoku” in English was. They finally concurred that it was “candaru.” So close. Let me say here that they talked through the entire skit; full nonstop commentary, echoing lines and just random “yabai” and “kawaii.” [grits teeth]
After writing something with lemon juice, Yoko waved the sheet of paper over the flames. Images appeared. It was a picture story about how the Earth was crying; however, worry not, Earth, for Black Ranger was here!
Black Ranger stood on the substage. Singing the theme song, he rode his scooter all the way around the arena. In Toyama, he half-heartedly did the choreography on the one and only stage. During the “hissatsu wa mugendai” part, he turned around and wiggled his tush (sp?) for the audience. The LCD screens displayed the video game version of the Ranger characters, finishing with a black one with some sort of symbol on his helmet that wasn’t an infinity mark. He pretended to bounce his own pair of, err, boobs in his hands while the title was read.
“Yea!” he cried out.
“Yea!” the audience cheered.
“Black Ranger...”
“WooOoo...”
“Black Ranger...”
“WooOoo...”
“...Has arrived!”
“Yea!”
He giggled. He then started complaining about what the other rangers were doing. He mentioned how Green was in “Oku” with Nino. Whenever he mentioned the others, some girls would squeal and he would chide them about how it was *his* show. In Toyama, he noted how Green was performing with lots of famous people including Horikita Maki. He saw her once on the street with Maru!.
He jogged to the centerstage and met up with the Mayor of Eito City. Mayor ITO’s appearance startled each of my friends and me in Osaka because his huge head popped up right in front of us. SHOCK! LoL. Black kept giving Mayor ITO a hard time before the mayor waved the star wand, making Black go on his “time warp” adventure on the mainstage. In Toyama, Black just ran in a counter-clockwise circle and landing with a thud on the ground.
On the mainstage, Black found a huge peach floating in blue waves of fabric. He said it was huge and bruised. He also stated the obvious: he’d gone back to the Momotaro story. A voice could be heard saying, “Tsukareta, tsukareta...”
Black panicked and quickly jumped inside the peach because that’s what everyone does when they want to hide. Kikuoka, dressed as an old woman, came by and found it. His wig was kind of reminiscent of the fake poop he had to wear in “Tough Weeds” but that might just be me.
“Wow!” Oba!Kikuoka said. “Look at that huge peach! Ji-chan would definitely be pleased if I took it home.”
Oba!Kikuoka waded through the chilly water and pushed the peach back home -- the LCD screens showed images of a comfy old fashioned room. She gently said she was home and sat seiza next to it. Bun’ichi, dressed as an old man, came out and greeted her.
The two of them flirted and she went up to him, telling him to look forward to something later. She would tap his nose and the VTR zoomed in and out at each syllable. It ended with what sounded like a female sigh.
They decided they should blast open the peach and 413!Bun’ichi in a robust strapping young lad way declared that he would do just that, placing a stick of dynamite beneath it -- the LCD screens showing a burning stick of dynamite.
Black jumped out of the peach and stomped on the wick, saying it was dangerous for such antics. At the first show in Osaka, he had a sash around his head, which made it seem like some sort of party was going on within the peach. At the second show, he didn’t. In Toyama, he kind of just went through the motions. Oh, he must’ve been hungover or was really looking forward to celebrating his birthday. Heh.
“Who are you?” Oba!Kikuoka and 413!Bun’ichi were super shocked.
“I’m the one born from the peach, Momotaro!” Black posed as a loud fanfare played in the background and the audience cheered. The older couple turned to each other because it was “time” and shuffled behind the backdrop. The stage lighting turned a shade of pink and porn music was cued. Black would cover his eyes and giggle, “Woo!”
When finished, the old couple came back out, 413!Bun’ichi fanning himself. The two of them were startled to see Black still there and jumped back. 413!Bun’ichi insisted that was time for medicine, yes, medicine.
The older couple expressed their worries over a recent troubling issue. They were looking for someone to save them from the demons. This someone would diet whenever he got a part in a drama. They not so subtly looked at Black, who eventually caved.
Black told him to give him something he needed for his journey and to his surprise was given 3,000,000 yen. He took it but said he was really asking for “kibidango.” 413!Bun’ichi handed it over, mentioning that Black knew the story well. It sounded like they changed the phrase to “kimidango” at the second Toyama show.
The old man told him to have a safe journey. At the first Toyama show, Black gave Oba!Kikuoka a hard time. They found it hard to keep a straight face before Black continued. At the first show, he slammed the door shut with the peach outside instead of inside. He took note of it. He opened and closed the door with quite a bit of flourish at the Toyama shows.
Kid’s music was played in the background and the audience clapped along. In Osaka, he traveled counter-clockwise to the side stage. In Toyama, he climbed a set of stairs to the top of stageA.
Here, he met his first companion in the story, a dog, which was played by Kunta in a dog costume. He was really cute but it might’ve been his permanent grin. Kunta asked him for some dog food. Black offered him kibidango instead. Kunta was appalled and said that if he ate that, it would get stuck in his throat and he would die. He held up different types of dog food he preferred and read off the labels. At the second Osaka show, Kunta rambled. In Toyama, he had decided on his lines and had them down.
Black asked Kunta if he wanted to join him and he said, “Ok! Wan!” He often finished his lines with “wan” which is “arf” or “woof” in Japanese. Kunta picked up the banner and the two of them continued around the hanamichi to the substage. In Toyama, they just went down the stairs.
ITO was there dressed as a bird. He would flap his wings, hopping and skipping about while saying, “Pata pata... (flap flap)” He asked for 3,000,000 yen. He asked whether Black wanted to hear about his dream and, without waiting for a reply, continued on to say that his dream was to own a huge apartment and play all day long. He posed on one knee with a wing outstretched towards Black. At the second Osaka show, he kept messing up and Black made him repeat his lines over and over. In Toyama, he was more comfortable with the lines and added dramatic gestures to go along with his character’s voice.
Black laughed at him and handed over the money. ITO shoved the wad into a cloth bag with an “Ooki ni” and the three of them went to the other sidestage; in Toyama, they went back to the top of stageA. Bun’ichi came out dressed like a monkey.
“Give me the kibidango!” he demanded.
“Wow,” Black said. “You really want this kibidango.”
He was about to give it to him when Bun’ichi stopped him. “Wait a second.”
“But, the kibidango...”
“Hold on!” Bun’ichi cupped his hand around his mouth and called out. Kikuoka, dressed like a female monkey with a pink dress, climbed up the stairs. It was “time” and the two of them, giggling, skittered down a set of stairs. The lighting turned pink and porn music was played in the background. In Toyama, ITO would cover the bird’s eyes, not his own, and Kunta was busy trying to keep the flag from knocking into the VTR. All three of them were “OoooOoo”-ing.
When they came back up, fanning themselves, they acted startled when they saw the others. They made a cutesy pose and Black gave them the kibidango. He asked whether they were ready. In Toyama, Bun’ichi delivered his lines and dramatically looked off into the distance. There was a special moment... ah, why must I know words like “mokkori” and “oppai” but not other useful words?
The two Muros, dressed as blue demons, were down stage right. One had a huge ax; the younger had a club. At the second show in Osaka, the older Muro had hooked his right arm around the younger one and squished their faces together. He was grinning but the younger one had scrunched his face up. In Toyama, they both just sort of stood there, looking up at the traveling group.
When Black asked them what their problem was, they replied, “We’re protecting nature and the humans keep destroying the ozone layer!”
Black made fun of the younger demon’s voice causing both of them to laugh. He then hesitated in his mission, wondering whether the demons were actually the good guys. However, Kunta, ITO and the monkeys stormed the mainstage to battle them. They danced to the same BGM from the Puzzle Tour. The audience knew when to clap twice as well. At the first Toyama show, the younger demon took a huge spill, the club flying across the stage.
Black retreated to the space underneath stageA. The monkeys were comforting each other down stage left. One of the demons held Kunta’s forehead as he windmilled his arms around. The older Muro raised his ax to chop at Kunta but ITO got in the way. A bunch of feathers blew up from the wings and, in a delayed reaction, ITO threw a handful into the air before landing with a loud thud on the stage.
“Kiji!” Kunta cried out. He ran to ITO’s fallen body and crouched near him. “Wan! Wan! Ooki na wan… Ah-woooo!”
The brawl continued. Black came out, saying he needed to do something, and performed Nasu’s dramatic dance in the middle of the brawl before retreating again. He didn’t do as high of a jump at the end of it in Toyama like he had in Osaka.
Kunta had grabbed a gun and randomly shot towards the demons. The older Muro was about to swing his ax when Black came out and stopped it with his hand and caught each of the bullets in his hand. It was a very cool Jack Bauer type moment… or Superman. Each bullet fell from his hand to the ground with a clink clink clink.
“We should stop fighting,” he said, “and instead protect the Earth and treasure our friends.”
Everyone stood together and in a cool voice Black said, “Dekiru janai? Iie, yarunda. (We can do it, right? No, we will.)”
The group cheered. Bun’ichi started to thrust his hips back and forth with Kikuoka stopping him with a shake of his head. Black told everyone to think about and to take care of the environment and friendships. Everyone should remember to say “thank you” as well.
[ARIGATO/ IT’S MY SOUL]
“Tatta ikkyoku dake, minna ni utatte agerareru to shitara...”♪
Everyone sang the beginning part together along with the sweeping hand gestures like at the 2008 tour. At the first show in Osaka, Yoko included holding up one finger before spreading his arms wide from side to side. At the second show, he nixed that and teased the audience by pausing before continuing each line.
He then ran offstage, leaving the jr.s by themselves. The Veterans were still in their costumes. In Toyama, they had cloth bags that they were throwing into the audience. During the second show in Osaka, ITO found it amusing to spin, hop and prance while flapping his wings on the middle stage. LoL.
Yoko came back onstage wearing a yellow button down, striped vest with gold trim and a bowtie with off white slacks. He threw sign balls into the audience. At the first show in Toyama, he drop kicked his last one.
I remember watching ITO or Ohta during the second Osaka show and being tapped on the shoulder. I flailed and jerked and saw friends pointing to the mainstage; where Kiriyama happened to be standing! ((o(.^_^.)o)) He was wearing a leopard print hoodie and crazy black harem pants. Oh, CE-kun... (O.o) Better than the purple knitted things... He also had on his glasses, which always suit him.
Ryusei was a guest at the first Osaka show. Speaking of which, he’s becoming an Uchi-clone. During the KanJuu SpringCon curtain call he did the pursed lips and peace sign combo. It’s cute but disturbing at the same time. How old is he again? Nevermind, I don’t want to know... He’s younger than Senga, though, right? Definitely younger than Uchi...
They skipped Subaru’s part during “It’s My Soul.”
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[PART THREE: MC]
At the first show, I remember him saying that those sitting in the middle on the shinkansen should be given the arm rests; the reason being that the aisle seat gets extra leg room and the window seat gets the lovely view.
He got an e-mail from Okura the day before. He said that Okura was going to be in a movie with Nino and one of the audience members squealed. “I’m Yoko; not Nino.” He bowed. He mentioned Ryo next and when someone cried out, Yoko once more bowed and enunciated, “Once again, I’m Yokoyama You... you got a problem with that?!”
At the second show, he mentioned the other guys. ‘Kura-chan was kind of shy and didn’t really talk to girls. Shota seemed more likely to introduce a boyfriend as opposed to a girlfriend. Mr. Sassy would need someone who would pick up after him.
He continued on to say that girls don’t like to be called “omae.” He argued that it’s probably fine depending on the situation. Personally, I would prefer “omae” over “kimi” or “anata” or “teme” because it sounds nicer to my ears (“Oh-my-eh! Ki o tsukete!” “Oh-my-eh! Aho chau?!”) but, then again, I’m not a Japanese native. Plus, whenever I hear “kimi,” I think of Yoko, one of my friends and the girl from My Best Friend’s Wedding.
Toyama, First show: He told everyone to have a seat. A few girls were already heading to the restroom so he added that it was alright to do that as well. He talked about perms.
He asked where he could get an azuki and cream filled piece of bread. The audience said anywhere or the supermarket but he said that wasn’t true! He asked who was actually from Toyama; they were severely outnumbered. He chatted about the weather forecast and how “poor Toyama” didn’t get its own on the TV. He was told that Toyama was part of Hokuriku. This was followed by more talk of weather reports.
He switched to onsens and crab for dinner in Ishikawa with his little brother before changing the subject to Mother’s Day, which happened to be the same day as his birthday. He asked his mother what she would like. She mentioned a trip. Yoko started to add up the cost of passports. He asked who had been to Korea before.
He talked about the other guys. He hadn’t met up with Shota in a while but he’s around Hina way too much. Then… and I think I misheard this part, he started talking about jockstraps (?!) and how he can tell whose is whose, except for Okura’s... complete with gestures...
Toyama, Second show: So... this outfit was either thrown on and quickly Velcro-ed together or really did become a bit snug...
Out of the blue, he asked what people had a thing for or found to be “fetch.” He babbled about how people find his hands to be pretty. He pretended to hold a basketball and compared the front/back of his hands. He also brought up other aspects like girls might have a thing for like “deep” voices.
He then mentioned that he had something he found “fetch” as well, something he might’ve never mentioned before: NOSES! I’ve found a comrade! I have a thing for noses too! (*^_^*) He happens to be a fan of straight noses like Ito Misaki’s... I’m a fan of noses that look like ‘Kura-chan’s. Anyway...
He used to smoke but he quit a couple of years ago. He found the reek of smoke enough to quit. He added that it was alright to smoke, when some girls revealed that they did, but the smell clung to the smoker and it wasn’t healthy. Basically, that was the gross part.
Hmm... He asked about who else had performed at that same venue: Coming Century, Arashi, KJ8. Oh, and Okura doesn’t play the new fighting game they’re all into because it’s scary... (O.o)
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[MAMORITAI]
‘Kura-chan’s face appeared onscreen and I squealed. I did. [blush] At the end of the message, he wrote the hiragana for ‘Mamoritai” like he does in the 47tour DVD and gave one of the cutest smiles ever. Yes, cutest ever because it’s Okura Tadayoshi. (*^_^*)
In Osaka, Yoko was on the stageleft-substage’s platform next to a chair. He followed the “choreography” quite well. At the second show, I was watching the VTR. In Toyama, I was watching the VTR for both shows. Sorry. Same thing happened last time with “Butterfly I Loved.” [shrugs]
At the end of the song, Yoko squiggled some nonsense, which flipped around to show some hangul. Does anyone know what the hangul said?
[WATASHI KAGAMI]
He teased Shota by messing with his song again; even after Shota asked him not to his VTR. LoL.
[WANSHANRONPIN]
He did some random chanting, the final line and giggling. Maru! was cute during his VTR.
[BABUNMAN]
Yoko has lovely skin. Wonder what moisturizer he uses. It’s probably more expensive than mine...
[AISHITERU AISHITENAI]
The choreography matched the VTR really well!
[AI DEMO NAI]
Nishikido was rather... enthusiastic. He also asked whether he was Ryo as opposed to saying “Ryo Says” or whatnot... At the end of the performance, he had paper fire as opposed to the real fire in the SPIRITS!! DVD.
[FANTASTIC MUSIC]
The VTR had him... I mean, Kimiko... giving Yoko’s younger brother a hard time (as older siblings like to do) during the interlude part.
[JR.S]
In Toyama, the girls a couple of rows in front of me knew the dances too!
[KICYU -remix-]
It was a nice remix but perhaps a remix of a song that hadn’t been performed yet would’ve been extra awesome.
[CONFUSION]
In Osaka, I kept shifting my gaze towards Matori and ITO. The choreography was eye-catching.
[kawaita hana]
OK, I understand that he wanted to sing this but what happened to “413man” or whatnot? Anyway, the Veterans did a great job throughout the concert.
[ONIGISHI]
Sad song.
[ENCORE1]
blahblahblah. He jumped onto the trolley carts and made his way through the arena at one point in Osaka. He was wearing his sequined slacks and they were shiny and he was tiny.
[ENCORE2]
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[ENCORE3]
blahblahblah. He treated us to “Cool Magic City” at one of the venues.
...My apologies for the lame part 4 of this report...
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Wow. I think the last extensive report I managed to complete was for taCHUcon... or Puzzle? I started one for Countdown but never got past the opening VTR. I began writing this 4/11. (-_-;) The ranger skit for the first YokoCon report never got finished. Oops!
Again, apologies for part four. The rest was properly written back in May.
VENUE: 大阪城ホール and 富山・オーバードホール
DATE: 4/3 @ 14:30; 4/4 @ 17:00; 5/8 @ 14:30; 5/8 @ 18:30
My friends and I had decent seats for both shows in Osaka. The first day a speaker blocked the main VTR and the second day a really tall person blocked a good portion of the mainstage. Oh well. [shrugs] The view of the centerstage totally made up for it! [grin]
In Toyama, I had seats similar to 2nd row on the 2nd floor and very last row on the top level in Umeda Geijutsu Gekijo. The first show had a Yoko fan that shouted out “kawaii” or “yabai” constantly. [sigh] The second show seat number combinations came out to be 516 and 816! [huge grin]
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Osakajo Hall. The stage setup was the same as SPIRITS!! with the main-, side-, sub- and centerstages connected by hanamichis that were decorated with tiger stripes. He used trolleys (through the arena), platforms (each stage) and a crane (located on the hanamichi between the center- and substage).
The mainstage had a big YOU, the O being the main VTR. Rectangular blocks of light were used as a backdrop. There was another stage (stageA) with LCD lights and a covered block in front of that. Stairs led up to the top along the sides.
Aubade Hall. The one and only stage had the stageA from Osakajo Hall with a single VTR above it. The “YOU” letters were gone. Moveable stairs led up to the center of stageA. Some of the rectangular blocks of light were arranged as a backdrop. A single disco ball peeked out from the rafters.
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[OVERTURE]
Pictures were displayed on the VTRs. It was a montage that used lots of effects. He looked rather nice in each of the photos.
[WONDER BOY]
Yoko was raised up through the top of stageA. The lights were on full blast. The jrs were all over the place. He walked down the steps and was mainstage center for most of the song. During the “doon” parts, he would wander from one side to another, the Veterans following and repeating after him. They were wearing their purple and yellow outfits (KJ8’s “Another’s ANOTHER”).
He wore a pink and white checked suit with shiny red trim. Wallet chains dangled from his left hip and something-“rock” was written across his butt. The sparkle was distracting and made it difficult to concentrate. “Love Rock”? “Rock You”? On his back, he had a shiny shiny skull and crossbones. Forgot to look at his shoes... white sneakers?
Random memory: Noticed at BADCon2009 that Junta’s boots are scuffed. Also, I was disappointed at the first show that Yoko didn’t appear on the swing dangling from the crane... It would’ve been legen-dary! LoL. Pringles... suddenly want some Pringles...
In Toyama, the VTR rose up to reveal him behind it. His hair was extra flippy. After the first stanza, he made his way down the stairs to centerstage, the Veterans joining him. Two of them could be seen moving the stairs around behind him. He very obviously taps his heel a lot during this song so maybe it’s part of the choreography and not him just keeping time.
[AMECHAN]
Yoko started to go counter-clockwise around the hanamichis. The jrs took off running along the hanamichis. Ohta! ITO!
[PURIN]
Yoko arrived at the substage and stood on a raised platform. The ham from ShadowWEST was in front of us. Ohta was on the centerstage.
“Purin! Purin! ni do mo aenai purin...”♪ (.^_^)
In Toyama, the Veterans would run back and forth across the stage during the chorus with Yoko joining them. In the first show, Yoko ran after them, directly offstage. LoL! ITO was giving his cute smirk/smile.
At the second show, the VTR panned across the balcony seats as everyone sang along. My friends supposedly saw me onscreen but hopefully that wasn’t true because I like to think no one can see me when I’m way in back and acting extra dorky with my exaggerated flailing... (^_^;)
[ICHIBYO KISS]
Yoko and the Veterans were all on the centerstage. The lights were dim. The intro music began and everyone was all “Kya~!” The Veterans took the place of KJ8 for the dancing. They even did the shoulder shimmy and slide to the sides. [giggles] The lyrics to this song are really cute.
I want to translate this song title as “Quickie Smooch” as opposed to “One Second Kiss” ... Would that be weird? The song is all about the singer trying to devise a situation where he’ll get a kiss from his sweetie. I digress.
[HOPE]
The Veterans made their escape, leaving Yoko on the centerstage. He walked towards the crane which rose up and swung him around. There may’ve been a disco ball. No, there was. There was definitely a disco ball. The jr with the big hair danced on the centerstage.
The song was a pretty ballad but the crane reminded me of taCHUcon so I was kind of paying more attention to that memory...
In Toyama, he stood down stageright in a pool of wavy purples and yellows. The VTR displayed the lyrics as he sang and the disco ball came down to sparkle and flash, giving the illusion of starlight or glittery rain. He climbed the moveable stairs, which had been setup stageleft, and extra lights were added to the mix. Bun’ichi took over for the solo dance. The disco ball was extra bright during the 1st show.
[GREETINGS]
Yoko was on the centerstage. On the first day, Yoko had some technical difficulties. He undid the Velcro on his costume and jumped up and down, trying to free his mic pack. Big!Muro came out to help him by reaching his hand up the back of Yoko’s shorts. (O_o;)
Once free, Big!Muro darted from the stage with the mic pack. Kunta came up onstage. Yoko left him alone while he got resituated. Kunta looked like a deer caught in headlights. He grinned and fumbled through. It was cute!
Yoko came back out and chatted a bit. He talked about how he and Shota had written a lot of songs with food titles -- “Ame-chan,” “Purin,” “Onigishi” -- and the next song was called, “Chocolate.” He also realized that he’d forgotten about “Mikan.”
The Veterans came out and joined him onstage. He apologized for calling them out only to continue talking. One of them carried an army print overcoat for him to wear during the next number. ‘Twas sparkly and had names of various world cities written on it.
The Veterans were wearing white slacks and a white shirt, open to reveal a colored one underneath. Around their necks, scarves were tied to look like they were billowing in the wind. ITO wore pink and Kunta wore green. Often remember green.
In Toyama, Yoko started off by saying that he’d drank too much the night before. He had finished work early the night before -- to which someone called out, “Ii, naa! (Lucky!)” -- and he just kind of gave that general direction an amused “WTF!Look.”
He mentioned that he went outside, imitating the statue in the area, only to find it swimming with fangirls. He quickly retreated but not before giving some handshakes. Everyone was all, “Say what?!” (“Eeeh?!”) but he scolded, “Of course! It would be weird to just walk on by!” No, you’re just being nice, Yoko.
He mentioned how Toyama had a huge amount of ballots. He knew right away that it was because of his birthday however a Johnny’s staff person told him, “Whoa! You’re super popular in Toyama!” He obviously didn’t know... Poor Yoko.
Yoko talked about others who shared the same birthday. A girl cried out that she did and Yoko wished her happy birthday. Another girl was insistent on making sure he mentioned Yamada Ryosuke. And he did, mentioning that Yamada was B-gata. Yoko’s a fan of B-gata people.
He had flown to Toyama from Tokyo. He was amazed that it took less than half an hour to get to the venue from the airport as opposed to someplace-he-can’t-remember where it took over an hour and a half. I personally think he was talking about Hokkaido despite his nay saying during the 2nd show’s MC.
The Veterans all lined up behind him, ITO holding his coat. Kunta helped him with his mic pack. Yoko told everyone how they’d taken the train there that morning. Kunta was late. Kunta acted all silly and started kowtowing on the ground and grabbing at Yoko’s shoulders. Yoko just kept on getting the audience to applaud Kunta’s late arrival, which resulted in a late rehearsal.
During the second show, Yoko was just going through the motions. He gave a quickie mini-MC, noted that the audience was extra enthusiastic, blahblahblah and immediately called out the Veterans. That said, even now I don’t remember the other guys’ colors... Only ITO’s and Kunta’s... (.-_-;) I want to say that one of the Muros was blue...
[CHOCOLATE]
The choreography and lyrics were adorable!
“Chokoreito...” They all made an OK sign and placed their right hands like one would hold the stem of a cherry (perhaps a piece of chocolate) near their mouths for the opening pose. Near the beginning, they would make a line and, as the centerstage revolved, make cute little poses. They also did little penguin steps, stirred chocolate and wiped away glittering tears with their thumbs.
Near the end of the song, they would race from one edge of the stage to the other and clap. The tempo got faster and faster. At the second show, ITO was on the hanamichi and started to just pivot as opposed to actually running back and forth. LoL!
(And I’m typing this at 5AM because I can’t sleep... however, I think I shall have a mini peanut butter cup... perhaps it will help me sleep. Mmm... chocolate...)
In Toyama, some of the choreography didn’t have the same effect without the revolving stage. However, it was still just as cute. It was also easier to memorize the dance steps. The front three Veteran’s were noticeably crooked when going into the straight line at the beginning of the song.
The cutest part was when they all gathered in the middle of the stage, Yoko pinching an imaginary piece of chocolate between his fingers and crowing, “Chokoreito!”
“boku no pokketto no chokoreito koi to issho ni toketeitta yo... lalalalalala... naiteta”♪
[INTERLUDE]
The Veterans scurried offstage and Yoko made his way towards the mainstage. He pulled away a sheet to reveal a few video screens. He then faced off with himself during the skit, which involved radishes, wine and jump ropes. It... wasn’t funny... At the end, there was a dance part. The double looked like TG-kun!Muro...
In Toyama, the three mirrors were pushed onstage and placed in front of stageA. Yoko pulled on a top hat and went through his Charlie Chaplin-esque routine. He was unable to jump rope at the first show but managed a couple of times during the second. Both times, he ended it by throwing the rope to the ground in annoyance.
They started the dance portion and pulled off the double switch. Two others danced with the double, Little Muro and… someone. The last image was of a bunch of “Yoko” silhouettes standing in front of each other, fanning their arms out and around in a Kis-My-Ft2 way.
[KICYU]
Yoko popped up from a trapdoor in the middle of the mainstage, wearing a bright pink shirt and lime green shoes. The video screens behind him flashed images of Shota and Yoko. During the profile shots, Shota would alternate between wearing pink glasses and not wearing glasses. Continuity error!
I wish it were available for karaoke. (.^_^) My favorite part has to be during the “Kimi mo, boku mo!” and they bend their elbows with their index fingers in the air. Oh oh! And when they flitter their fingers along their lips. (*^_^*)
(And... no... I didn’t just put in the PUZZLE DVD... [innocent])
In Toyama, two long sheets were stretched across the stage, the holders running in opposite directions. When they disappeared into the wings, Yoko was standing in front of the middle mirror. He leaned forward and giggled into the camera, “Ki-cyu!”
There was much dancing to be had by both the guys onstage and myself. Hee~! Two girls a couple of rows ahead of me at the second show knew the choreography to each and every dance! If I were a braver soul, I would’ve talked to them at the end.
At the end of the song, he would wave to Shota as he disappeared from the screen saying, “Yasu! Thank you!”
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[BLACK RANGER SKIT]
Yoko lit a few candles on the VTR. At the first show in Toyama, the girls behind me were asking each other what “rousoku” in English was. They finally concurred that it was “candaru.” So close. Let me say here that they talked through the entire skit; full nonstop commentary, echoing lines and just random “yabai” and “kawaii.” [grits teeth]
After writing something with lemon juice, Yoko waved the sheet of paper over the flames. Images appeared. It was a picture story about how the Earth was crying; however, worry not, Earth, for Black Ranger was here!
Black Ranger stood on the substage. Singing the theme song, he rode his scooter all the way around the arena. In Toyama, he half-heartedly did the choreography on the one and only stage. During the “hissatsu wa mugendai” part, he turned around and wiggled his tush (sp?) for the audience. The LCD screens displayed the video game version of the Ranger characters, finishing with a black one with some sort of symbol on his helmet that wasn’t an infinity mark. He pretended to bounce his own pair of, err, boobs in his hands while the title was read.
“Yea!” he cried out.
“Yea!” the audience cheered.
“Black Ranger...”
“WooOoo...”
“Black Ranger...”
“WooOoo...”
“...Has arrived!”
“Yea!”
He giggled. He then started complaining about what the other rangers were doing. He mentioned how Green was in “Oku” with Nino. Whenever he mentioned the others, some girls would squeal and he would chide them about how it was *his* show. In Toyama, he noted how Green was performing with lots of famous people including Horikita Maki. He saw her once on the street with Maru!.
He jogged to the centerstage and met up with the Mayor of Eito City. Mayor ITO’s appearance startled each of my friends and me in Osaka because his huge head popped up right in front of us. SHOCK! LoL. Black kept giving Mayor ITO a hard time before the mayor waved the star wand, making Black go on his “time warp” adventure on the mainstage. In Toyama, Black just ran in a counter-clockwise circle and landing with a thud on the ground.
On the mainstage, Black found a huge peach floating in blue waves of fabric. He said it was huge and bruised. He also stated the obvious: he’d gone back to the Momotaro story. A voice could be heard saying, “Tsukareta, tsukareta...”
Black panicked and quickly jumped inside the peach because that’s what everyone does when they want to hide. Kikuoka, dressed as an old woman, came by and found it. His wig was kind of reminiscent of the fake poop he had to wear in “Tough Weeds” but that might just be me.
“Wow!” Oba!Kikuoka said. “Look at that huge peach! Ji-chan would definitely be pleased if I took it home.”
Oba!Kikuoka waded through the chilly water and pushed the peach back home -- the LCD screens showed images of a comfy old fashioned room. She gently said she was home and sat seiza next to it. Bun’ichi, dressed as an old man, came out and greeted her.
The two of them flirted and she went up to him, telling him to look forward to something later. She would tap his nose and the VTR zoomed in and out at each syllable. It ended with what sounded like a female sigh.
They decided they should blast open the peach and 413!Bun’ichi in a robust strapping young lad way declared that he would do just that, placing a stick of dynamite beneath it -- the LCD screens showing a burning stick of dynamite.
Black jumped out of the peach and stomped on the wick, saying it was dangerous for such antics. At the first show in Osaka, he had a sash around his head, which made it seem like some sort of party was going on within the peach. At the second show, he didn’t. In Toyama, he kind of just went through the motions. Oh, he must’ve been hungover or was really looking forward to celebrating his birthday. Heh.
“Who are you?” Oba!Kikuoka and 413!Bun’ichi were super shocked.
“I’m the one born from the peach, Momotaro!” Black posed as a loud fanfare played in the background and the audience cheered. The older couple turned to each other because it was “time” and shuffled behind the backdrop. The stage lighting turned a shade of pink and porn music was cued. Black would cover his eyes and giggle, “Woo!”
When finished, the old couple came back out, 413!Bun’ichi fanning himself. The two of them were startled to see Black still there and jumped back. 413!Bun’ichi insisted that was time for medicine, yes, medicine.
The older couple expressed their worries over a recent troubling issue. They were looking for someone to save them from the demons. This someone would diet whenever he got a part in a drama. They not so subtly looked at Black, who eventually caved.
Black told him to give him something he needed for his journey and to his surprise was given 3,000,000 yen. He took it but said he was really asking for “kibidango.” 413!Bun’ichi handed it over, mentioning that Black knew the story well. It sounded like they changed the phrase to “kimidango” at the second Toyama show.
The old man told him to have a safe journey. At the first Toyama show, Black gave Oba!Kikuoka a hard time. They found it hard to keep a straight face before Black continued. At the first show, he slammed the door shut with the peach outside instead of inside. He took note of it. He opened and closed the door with quite a bit of flourish at the Toyama shows.
Kid’s music was played in the background and the audience clapped along. In Osaka, he traveled counter-clockwise to the side stage. In Toyama, he climbed a set of stairs to the top of stageA.
Here, he met his first companion in the story, a dog, which was played by Kunta in a dog costume. He was really cute but it might’ve been his permanent grin. Kunta asked him for some dog food. Black offered him kibidango instead. Kunta was appalled and said that if he ate that, it would get stuck in his throat and he would die. He held up different types of dog food he preferred and read off the labels. At the second Osaka show, Kunta rambled. In Toyama, he had decided on his lines and had them down.
Black asked Kunta if he wanted to join him and he said, “Ok! Wan!” He often finished his lines with “wan” which is “arf” or “woof” in Japanese. Kunta picked up the banner and the two of them continued around the hanamichi to the substage. In Toyama, they just went down the stairs.
ITO was there dressed as a bird. He would flap his wings, hopping and skipping about while saying, “Pata pata... (flap flap)” He asked for 3,000,000 yen. He asked whether Black wanted to hear about his dream and, without waiting for a reply, continued on to say that his dream was to own a huge apartment and play all day long. He posed on one knee with a wing outstretched towards Black. At the second Osaka show, he kept messing up and Black made him repeat his lines over and over. In Toyama, he was more comfortable with the lines and added dramatic gestures to go along with his character’s voice.
Black laughed at him and handed over the money. ITO shoved the wad into a cloth bag with an “Ooki ni” and the three of them went to the other sidestage; in Toyama, they went back to the top of stageA. Bun’ichi came out dressed like a monkey.
“Give me the kibidango!” he demanded.
“Wow,” Black said. “You really want this kibidango.”
He was about to give it to him when Bun’ichi stopped him. “Wait a second.”
“But, the kibidango...”
“Hold on!” Bun’ichi cupped his hand around his mouth and called out. Kikuoka, dressed like a female monkey with a pink dress, climbed up the stairs. It was “time” and the two of them, giggling, skittered down a set of stairs. The lighting turned pink and porn music was played in the background. In Toyama, ITO would cover the bird’s eyes, not his own, and Kunta was busy trying to keep the flag from knocking into the VTR. All three of them were “OoooOoo”-ing.
When they came back up, fanning themselves, they acted startled when they saw the others. They made a cutesy pose and Black gave them the kibidango. He asked whether they were ready. In Toyama, Bun’ichi delivered his lines and dramatically looked off into the distance. There was a special moment... ah, why must I know words like “mokkori” and “oppai” but not other useful words?
The two Muros, dressed as blue demons, were down stage right. One had a huge ax; the younger had a club. At the second show in Osaka, the older Muro had hooked his right arm around the younger one and squished their faces together. He was grinning but the younger one had scrunched his face up. In Toyama, they both just sort of stood there, looking up at the traveling group.
When Black asked them what their problem was, they replied, “We’re protecting nature and the humans keep destroying the ozone layer!”
Black made fun of the younger demon’s voice causing both of them to laugh. He then hesitated in his mission, wondering whether the demons were actually the good guys. However, Kunta, ITO and the monkeys stormed the mainstage to battle them. They danced to the same BGM from the Puzzle Tour. The audience knew when to clap twice as well. At the first Toyama show, the younger demon took a huge spill, the club flying across the stage.
Black retreated to the space underneath stageA. The monkeys were comforting each other down stage left. One of the demons held Kunta’s forehead as he windmilled his arms around. The older Muro raised his ax to chop at Kunta but ITO got in the way. A bunch of feathers blew up from the wings and, in a delayed reaction, ITO threw a handful into the air before landing with a loud thud on the stage.
“Kiji!” Kunta cried out. He ran to ITO’s fallen body and crouched near him. “Wan! Wan! Ooki na wan… Ah-woooo!”
The brawl continued. Black came out, saying he needed to do something, and performed Nasu’s dramatic dance in the middle of the brawl before retreating again. He didn’t do as high of a jump at the end of it in Toyama like he had in Osaka.
Kunta had grabbed a gun and randomly shot towards the demons. The older Muro was about to swing his ax when Black came out and stopped it with his hand and caught each of the bullets in his hand. It was a very cool Jack Bauer type moment… or Superman. Each bullet fell from his hand to the ground with a clink clink clink.
“We should stop fighting,” he said, “and instead protect the Earth and treasure our friends.”
Everyone stood together and in a cool voice Black said, “Dekiru janai? Iie, yarunda. (We can do it, right? No, we will.)”
The group cheered. Bun’ichi started to thrust his hips back and forth with Kikuoka stopping him with a shake of his head. Black told everyone to think about and to take care of the environment and friendships. Everyone should remember to say “thank you” as well.
[ARIGATO/ IT’S MY SOUL]
“Tatta ikkyoku dake, minna ni utatte agerareru to shitara...”♪
Everyone sang the beginning part together along with the sweeping hand gestures like at the 2008 tour. At the first show in Osaka, Yoko included holding up one finger before spreading his arms wide from side to side. At the second show, he nixed that and teased the audience by pausing before continuing each line.
He then ran offstage, leaving the jr.s by themselves. The Veterans were still in their costumes. In Toyama, they had cloth bags that they were throwing into the audience. During the second show in Osaka, ITO found it amusing to spin, hop and prance while flapping his wings on the middle stage. LoL.
Yoko came back onstage wearing a yellow button down, striped vest with gold trim and a bowtie with off white slacks. He threw sign balls into the audience. At the first show in Toyama, he drop kicked his last one.
I remember watching ITO or Ohta during the second Osaka show and being tapped on the shoulder. I flailed and jerked and saw friends pointing to the mainstage; where Kiriyama happened to be standing! ((o(.^_^.)o)) He was wearing a leopard print hoodie and crazy black harem pants. Oh, CE-kun... (O.o) Better than the purple knitted things... He also had on his glasses, which always suit him.
Ryusei was a guest at the first Osaka show. Speaking of which, he’s becoming an Uchi-clone. During the KanJuu SpringCon curtain call he did the pursed lips and peace sign combo. It’s cute but disturbing at the same time. How old is he again? Nevermind, I don’t want to know... He’s younger than Senga, though, right? Definitely younger than Uchi...
They skipped Subaru’s part during “It’s My Soul.”
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[PART THREE: MC]
At the first show, I remember him saying that those sitting in the middle on the shinkansen should be given the arm rests; the reason being that the aisle seat gets extra leg room and the window seat gets the lovely view.
He got an e-mail from Okura the day before. He said that Okura was going to be in a movie with Nino and one of the audience members squealed. “I’m Yoko; not Nino.” He bowed. He mentioned Ryo next and when someone cried out, Yoko once more bowed and enunciated, “Once again, I’m Yokoyama You... you got a problem with that?!”
At the second show, he mentioned the other guys. ‘Kura-chan was kind of shy and didn’t really talk to girls. Shota seemed more likely to introduce a boyfriend as opposed to a girlfriend. Mr. Sassy would need someone who would pick up after him.
He continued on to say that girls don’t like to be called “omae.” He argued that it’s probably fine depending on the situation. Personally, I would prefer “omae” over “kimi” or “anata” or “teme” because it sounds nicer to my ears (“Oh-my-eh! Ki o tsukete!” “Oh-my-eh! Aho chau?!”) but, then again, I’m not a Japanese native. Plus, whenever I hear “kimi,” I think of Yoko, one of my friends and the girl from My Best Friend’s Wedding.
Toyama, First show: He told everyone to have a seat. A few girls were already heading to the restroom so he added that it was alright to do that as well. He talked about perms.
He asked where he could get an azuki and cream filled piece of bread. The audience said anywhere or the supermarket but he said that wasn’t true! He asked who was actually from Toyama; they were severely outnumbered. He chatted about the weather forecast and how “poor Toyama” didn’t get its own on the TV. He was told that Toyama was part of Hokuriku. This was followed by more talk of weather reports.
He switched to onsens and crab for dinner in Ishikawa with his little brother before changing the subject to Mother’s Day, which happened to be the same day as his birthday. He asked his mother what she would like. She mentioned a trip. Yoko started to add up the cost of passports. He asked who had been to Korea before.
He talked about the other guys. He hadn’t met up with Shota in a while but he’s around Hina way too much. Then… and I think I misheard this part, he started talking about jockstraps (?!) and how he can tell whose is whose, except for Okura’s... complete with gestures...
Toyama, Second show: So... this outfit was either thrown on and quickly Velcro-ed together or really did become a bit snug...
Out of the blue, he asked what people had a thing for or found to be “fetch.” He babbled about how people find his hands to be pretty. He pretended to hold a basketball and compared the front/back of his hands. He also brought up other aspects like girls might have a thing for like “deep” voices.
He then mentioned that he had something he found “fetch” as well, something he might’ve never mentioned before: NOSES! I’ve found a comrade! I have a thing for noses too! (*^_^*) He happens to be a fan of straight noses like Ito Misaki’s... I’m a fan of noses that look like ‘Kura-chan’s. Anyway...
He used to smoke but he quit a couple of years ago. He found the reek of smoke enough to quit. He added that it was alright to smoke, when some girls revealed that they did, but the smell clung to the smoker and it wasn’t healthy. Basically, that was the gross part.
Hmm... He asked about who else had performed at that same venue: Coming Century, Arashi, KJ8. Oh, and Okura doesn’t play the new fighting game they’re all into because it’s scary... (O.o)
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[MAMORITAI]
‘Kura-chan’s face appeared onscreen and I squealed. I did. [blush] At the end of the message, he wrote the hiragana for ‘Mamoritai” like he does in the 47tour DVD and gave one of the cutest smiles ever. Yes, cutest ever because it’s Okura Tadayoshi. (*^_^*)
In Osaka, Yoko was on the stageleft-substage’s platform next to a chair. He followed the “choreography” quite well. At the second show, I was watching the VTR. In Toyama, I was watching the VTR for both shows. Sorry. Same thing happened last time with “Butterfly I Loved.” [shrugs]
At the end of the song, Yoko squiggled some nonsense, which flipped around to show some hangul. Does anyone know what the hangul said?
[WATASHI KAGAMI]
He teased Shota by messing with his song again; even after Shota asked him not to his VTR. LoL.
[WANSHANRONPIN]
He did some random chanting, the final line and giggling. Maru! was cute during his VTR.
[BABUNMAN]
Yoko has lovely skin. Wonder what moisturizer he uses. It’s probably more expensive than mine...
[AISHITERU AISHITENAI]
The choreography matched the VTR really well!
[AI DEMO NAI]
Nishikido was rather... enthusiastic. He also asked whether he was Ryo as opposed to saying “Ryo Says” or whatnot... At the end of the performance, he had paper fire as opposed to the real fire in the SPIRITS!! DVD.
[FANTASTIC MUSIC]
The VTR had him... I mean, Kimiko... giving Yoko’s younger brother a hard time (as older siblings like to do) during the interlude part.
[JR.S]
In Toyama, the girls a couple of rows in front of me knew the dances too!
[KICYU -remix-]
It was a nice remix but perhaps a remix of a song that hadn’t been performed yet would’ve been extra awesome.
[CONFUSION]
In Osaka, I kept shifting my gaze towards Matori and ITO. The choreography was eye-catching.
[kawaita hana]
OK, I understand that he wanted to sing this but what happened to “413man” or whatnot? Anyway, the Veterans did a great job throughout the concert.
[ONIGISHI]
Sad song.
[ENCORE1]
blahblahblah. He jumped onto the trolley carts and made his way through the arena at one point in Osaka. He was wearing his sequined slacks and they were shiny and he was tiny.
[ENCORE2]
blahblahblah
[ENCORE3]
blahblahblah. He treated us to “Cool Magic City” at one of the venues.
...My apologies for the lame part 4 of this report...
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Wow. I think the last extensive report I managed to complete was for taCHUcon... or Puzzle? I started one for Countdown but never got past the opening VTR. I began writing this 4/11. (-_-;) The ranger skit for the first YokoCon report never got finished. Oops!
Again, apologies for part four. The rest was properly written back in May.