[47-CON] RECAP (PART TWO)
J-web Translations - Translations of the messages from the boys for each prefecture.
DVD Documentary - My thoughts on the Tour Documentary bonus discs for the Limited Edition (Discs 3 & 4).
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - If applicable. (Applicable prefectures: 01 Kanagawa, 03 Mie, 04 Nara, 09 Hyogo, 11 Kyoto, 16 Yamanashi, 18 Hiroshima, 23 Aichi, 24 Tokushima, 26 Tokyo, 30 Hokkaido, 35 Iwate, 36 Yamagata, 41 Yamaguchi, 44 Osaka, 46 Fukuoka, 47 Okinawa)
Link to My Con Report - If applicable. (Applicable prefectures: 01 Kanagawa, 18 Hiroshima, 26 Tokyo, 30 Hokkaido, 44 Osaka, 45 Kagoshima, 47 Okinawa)
Continued from PART ONE…
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26) TOKYO (August 4-5)
Subaru: Tokyo Dome!!! We’re here!!!! First time at the Dome!!!! LET’S GET LOUD!!!
Ryo: Yeah TOKYO DOME. BIG EGG! We’ll shake it. Don’t mistake it for an earthquake. See you later.
Maru: Our first Tokyo Dome concert; we will make it a concert where you won’t feel the distance! Everybody say… paaaaan!
Shota: Those who are reading this: please look around… are there people filling the place up!? I’m worried…! We’re really hoping for a packed house. Really… Let’s all have fun together!
Ohkura: It’s our first time in Tokyo Dome. We’ll definitely create a HAPPY atmosphere, so let’s all have fun together! Okay, I’ll be waiting for you at the Dome <3
Hina: Here it comes! Tokyo Dome! It’s been since the Countdown concert, but today it’ll be a place just for us! Let’s all have fun together! Good luck! FC Tokyo, Tokyo V! (again, names of soccer teams)
Yoko: Umm, this is Yokoyama You. I love the Dome!
DVD Documentary - Yoko is walking all the way up to the top of the Dome… it’s pretty much where I’ll be sitting for Countdown, haha. They were all very adorable riding around in their mini-motorcycles. Shota was asking Ohkura, “Don’t you feel like you want to ride the real one after (riding this small one)?” Then Subaru came running around saying “See, I’m small so I look good in this!” Hina was laughing because the horn was about to fall off, and he didn’t mind it being there unless it falls off or something because that’d be dangerous. They are so hyper for the concert! It’s really a big festival (=matsuri)!! I can’t imagine what the view was like with the lights out, pen lights on and having 55,000 people wave and scream at you.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - Their faces during rehearsal look somewhat more nervous than the other venues. It’s like they’re all thinking about the big task that’s ahead of them. The dressing room pictures, however, are a bit more relaxed. We can see Uchi in the pictures, which was a nice gesture by the photo book staff. Some people say they are upset that they didn’t see Uchi on the DVD, but I actually didn’t mind him not being there. I didn’t want people buying the DVD just to see Uchi because it’s not what the DVD is really about; it’s a great masterpiece that has compressed the huge nation tour that the seven of them have just accomplished. I still get goose bumps when I think about the double encore when Uchi came on stage and I must say I really cried a lot; but, I didn’t want that to be the highlight of the DVD, you know? The picture of him with Ryo, Ohkura, Maru and Subaru is so natural! He doesn’t look out of place at all, surprisingly. I like that picture of Ohkura in front of his drums at the top left corner of the “No. 026 Tokyo” page. Ahh, the full view of Shota and his yellow balloon skirt/pink leggings/glittery pink sneakers and his blue guitar… he’s probably the only person in the WORLD that could pull off something like that, lol. I like those purple costumes from the album medley. I love that Red/Blue picture where they’re sitting down on top of the dug out when Red’s telling Blue how everyone is thinking about him. I’m trying to find myself in those pictures (I was in the 30th row of the 1st floor, which is fairly close to the front… FAIRLY, haha) but of course it is impossible, haha. I don’t think I had an uchiwa that day with me so there’s no way of finding myself anyway, haha. That picture of Maru during his solo and pulling that string on the balloon is awesome! Hina jumping in the air with his legs spread out is nice, too. The picture of the eight of them holding their hands is priceless, but I wish it were a bit bigger! I love it when Subaru and Shota hold hands during Explosion.
Link to My Con Report - http://paaaaan.livejournal.com/23588.html
27) NAGANO (August 7)
Shota: While we were on the road during last year’s tour, I remember how beautiful the night sky was! I’m sure everyone at the concert will be just as pretty <3!? I can’t wait <3<3
DVD Documentary - Maru is hyper once again and keeps on bugging Ohkura, haha. “Yo! Tomorrow’s Eight-day you see! Tomorrow is AUGUST 8TH!!” Hina yells “Hurry up and put your clothes on!!” Ohkura mumbles “black rose…” as he closely examines Shota’s earring. Haha, I love how Subaru is saying “Kanjani8! Stop! …No, we will NOT stop!”
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
28) EHIME (August 9)
Ohkura: I wonder how the Ehimekko-chans will make an appeal for themselves :-D It’s what Kura-chan looks forward to~ :-D Haha. Everyone else has been good so far~ :-D Okay, see you <3
DVD Documentary - Yoko, Hina and Maru went to walk around the Matsuyama Castle. They’re like total tourists, haha. Maru’s saying that Yoko’s face was too big because it didn’t fit that hole, but guys… that hole is for above the nose! Can’t you see the nose drawn on to the board already!? Haha. They were laughing at some joke signs that said “Diet… (picture of a good-looking dessert) starting tomorrow” and “Hard at work” with a picture of a thief, haha. They also took pictures to see their aura. I had to laugh at Yoko’s last comment, where he said “Our show’s going to start in 20 minutes… what the hell are we doing here?” What the hell ARE you doing there?!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
29) KOCHI (August 10)
Hina: I think this is my first time in Kochi! Please give me strength to make this memorable day unforgettable! Give me a lot of strength! Okay, it’s about to start!
DVD Documentary - Yoko, Hina and Maru are out in town again in beautiful weather. The conversation between Hina and Maru in the van was quite funny. Hina kept on saying “Oh, that girl was sitting in first row! Oh, that one was sitting in the third row, 18 seats from the right!” Maru’s like “You remember?” and Hina goes “Yeah, don’t put me at the same level as you…” and blows air on to Maru’s lips, haha. Yoko says, “This really feels like a nice (day) off!” as he eats a snow cone. Lucky girls who bumped into them on the streets! Maru was late getting ready before the show, and he did the “Ohh!” by himself… which was hilarious, but lovely Sho-chan had been waiting for him <3 Awww <3 Their timing was totally off though, hahaha.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
30) HOKKAIDO (August 11-12)
Yoko: Umm, Yokoyama You loves melon. But, I like peaches even more.
DVD Documentary - While we were waiting in the goods line, we heard cheers which were for Ryo and Hina playing soccer with some staff members. It was hilarious when that one guy’s shot hit both Hina and the other guy, haha. Evil Ryo was laughing hysterically at them, too. On the other hand, Yoko and Maru went to the Mount Ohkura ski jump place (Yoko mentioned this during one of the MCs… I didn’t think they had enough time to go there in between shows!). Those ice creams looked yummy. By the way, Yokoyama-san… is it just me or are you always wearing the same black shirt!? Haha.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - All seven of the motorcycle pictures look splendid in the Hokkaido-opener. My GOD Subaru is a DOLL in that picture where he’s looking up into the camera! It’s definitely my favorite Subaru picture in the whole book. How could a man that is 25-26 years old be this cute??? Aww, look at Sho-chan’s smile during Watashi Kagami <3 The reddish picture with smoke (Shota’s guitar picture) is super! I can’t believe they had a picture of Shota in his underwear! Hahaha! It was quite a shocker to see him come out during the encore in just his underwear (and well, a t-shirt that had to cover things up). I like that picture of Hina where he’s clapping his hands above his head. Ohkura wearing Maru’s solo con t-shirt was very confusing because throughout most of the encore, I had no doubt that the guy in the orange shirt was Maru until I looked closer and saw it was actually Ohkura! Ryo and his weird sunglasses and hat… no comment, lol. I wish they had more pictures of Subaru in his Blue Ranger helmet!
Link to My Con Report - http://paaaaan.livejournal.com/23873.html
31) MIYAZAKI (August 13)
Subaru: Miyazaki-ken YO!!!! Nice to meet you!!! Thanks for waiting!!! I love you!
DVD Documentary - Haha, Ohkura is saying that one of the guys in the drawing is Maru’s dad… Maru’s response? “No, it’s the guy next to that one.” I wonder if this was when they were picking on the way Hina introduces “Itsuka, Mata” during concerts because he was saying it after the concert… according to Yoko, Hina has a tendency to look left and right when he says “Please listen to our next song; Itsuka (looks left) Mata (looks right).” Haha.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
32) KUMAMOTO (August 14)
Ryo: My daddy’s hometown, Kumamoto. Amakusa, I love KUMAMOTO. Please have fun. Alright, see you later.
DVD Documentary - Yoko, Hina, Maru and this time Ohkura and Shota joined them on their little walk in between shows. Apparently, the Kumamoto Castle is right next to the venue. Hina and Maru are one of the many castellans because they donated 10,000 yen when they came to Kumamoto a while ago, to help the renovation of the castle and such. They were so excited when they finally found their names on the wall! Yoko, while they were looking for the names, was getting impatient and said, “I bet you they don’t have everyone’s names up here!!” Hahaha. Ohkura is as S as ever to Shota again before the concert. He calls on Shota and tells him “Yasu, say Kumamoto!” Shota obeys, and starts walking again, but Ohkura called him again saying “Hey, do the ‘kao paka!’ (=the little ‘open the window in front of your face’ action) as you say Kumamoto!” Oh, Sho-chan, why are you so obedient… Ahh, the Hina/Shota punching thing again :-) Subaru and Ryo after the concert were saying “You’re a member of K8, too!!”
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
33) SAGA (August 15)
Maru: Thank you for coming to our concert todaaaaay! It is the episode of “The people in Saga will be able to experience the real paaaaan!”
DVD Documentary - They are all in such a hurry after the concert because they have to catch a train or plane or something… poor boys! Maru was saying that a lot of things went on in Saga and it was “Taihen!” but I have no clue what happened, haha.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
34) AOMORI (August 17)
Shota: I’m sure Aomori, which is famous for its festivals, will be able to have a blast with us as well, right!? :-D !? Our concerts are loud as those festivals too, you know! Haha.
DVD Documentary - A few of them went out on town and Ohkura was saying how it was pretty chilly even in the middle of August. Ryo… why the hell do you have a soccer ball with you in the middle of the streets!? Haha. Maru stealing a line from Yokocho… “Kakkoii desho!” Yoko kept on repeating how they were so popular (got cheered a lot) in Aomori, haha.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
35) IWATE (August 18)
Ohkura: Oban-desu (=“good evening”) :-D I feel like I’ve written that in the Ranger diary, too. I’ve idly used the word again!! The tour is half-way over, but I’m going to do my best for the rest of it, too! Let’s have a blast together, you pretty girls in Iwate <3
DVD Documentary - The “Tacchon camera” shows Maru being tied up, haha. He had a lot of difficulty untying himself, but his best friend Shota and the love of his life Hina helped him out. The thing that ended the concert was the “Soya! Soya! Soya!” call with Maru being in the way of the curtain coming down. Of course Ryo was the first one to point that out: “Maru, you’re in the way!”
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - The pictures from the “Get on the train” page were so cute! I’m sure I saw that Mickey Mouse shirt Subaru’s wearing in a second-hand store in Osaka. Actually, that store was full of things that Shota would buy… I wondered if that store was a display of his closet or something. Yoko, Hina and Ryo in the train station… I would DIE if I saw them walking around so casually like that! Haha. Shota and Ohkura look so happy to be sitting next to each other, haha. Oh dear, Yoko looks like Darth Vader in his gachapin outfit staring intensely into the camera! Subaru and his cow thing! Where the hell does he find these things? Ohkura looks so scary in the one picture with his drums…! I wonder why they have so many of the frame-by-frame pictures of the concert? Haha.
36) YAMAGATA (August 19)
Hina: The tour has come down to the final few prefectures! I’m still full of energy! Have you all prepared your conditions well? Let’s have fun together! Good luck! Montedio Yamagata! (soccer team)
DVD Documentary - Maru sneaked in the shower room to find out that Hina and Yoko were in it together. He said that Hina was brushing his teeth with his legs spread widely apart, haha. The camera sadly said “Please allow us to omit this part…” as they opened the door to the shower room, haha. Maru was saying how it was rare to see those two in the shower together. At night, they did fireworks! Yoko drew an infinity mark using his hanabi (=firework). Ryo kept on bragging how he knew all about the “senkou hanabi,” which is that rather quiet hanabi that he was holding. We usually do the senkou hanabi at the very end of a firework party. It’s nice and calming and Ryo was explaining all the phases that the hanabi goes through to Ohkura. Ohkura annoyed him by blasting his bigger hanabi to Ryo’s quiet one, haha. Poor Hina had a beetle on his yukata, courtesy of Yoko and Ohkura. Apparently, he took his whole yukata off but the camera didn’t show that either!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - It IS true that Shota sleeps in any shape/form/situation! The guys usually talk about how Shota would fall asleep while he’s playing the guitar or is headed to his bed… and look how he’s curled up in the tatami room! Awww, lol. Haha, gotta love that shot where Shota’s just about to be covered with Subaru’s skirt. Shota and Subaru’s asses look cute in that picture where they’re jumping up. The Blue/Green (and Orange) picture is too adorable!
37) FUKUSHIMA (August 20)
Yoko: Umm, this is Yokoyama You. Peach is my favorite of all!
DVD Documentary - This time, Subaru joined Ryo and Hina for soccer. Ryo looked like a monkey when he was climbing up and down the pole to grab the soccer ball! I can’t believe how Ohkura’s brushing his teeth at the last minute, right before the show starts!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
38) AKITA (August 21)
Subaru: Akita-ken-san!!! Akita pretty-san!!! Hata-hata-san!!! Eighter san!!! Get fired up!
DVD Documentary - I don’t know if it was because Maru sang “Microphone wo hazushina” on the melody for “Ai Igai no Nandemo Nai,” (Ryo’s solo from Spirits), but Ryo got all pissy saying “Yo, you’re bringing my spirits down right before the concert!”
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
39) TOTTORI (August 23)
Ryo: Desert, desert, Sahara, sand dune (Tottori is famous for the Tottori sand dune), Abarenbou Shogun, twenty century pear. I love U. See you later.
DVD Documentary - Hina started growing his beard and Maru calls him “Hin-chan” because he accidentally mixed up Shin-chan and hige (=beard), haha. Maru says Hina looks wild, but since it’s still bluish, he looks like a thief. I couldn’t hear it all so I don’t know why, but Maru was saying at one point in the background, “(from Watashi Kagami lyrics) Seeing each other when you want to isn’t everything, right Yasu?” For the first time, the cameraman came to Maru/Shota’s place for the hall version encores. Usually, Maru and Shota would appear on the second floor for the encore and so they were going up the elevator. They are so cute together <3
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
40) SHIMANE (August 24)
Maru: Soba (=noodles), soba, Izumo soba! Kanjani8 is at everyone’s side (=soba)~! I want to make it a fun and wonderful day~!
DVD Documentary - Hina’s beard is in his second day, well strictly speaking third day, since they “had a day of travelling in between” (…not really, dude…). They’re drawing stuff on their bodies, and Hina’s back said SHINGO 13, with the S crossed out and being C… haha, I’m not gonna say why I’m glad they didn’t change the G to a K!! Ohkura was drawing a star on Subaru’s arm, but it looked like a starfish or Kirby as in the game. After the concert, Ryo was saying “Bon-kura (=Ohkura) must have gotten in the shower already!” Maybe Ohkura missed the encore for that show because he had hopped in the shower too early. Subaru says he’s looking forward to the remaining 7 prefectures… and at the same time, I’ve realized there are still seven more prefectures to go to translate the J-web comments and write my thoughts on the DVD/photo book… haha, ganbare, me!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
41) YAMAGUCHI (August 25)
Shota: Nice to meet you everyone, do you know us? Well, I guess you do if you’re here for our concert, haha :-D I’m just saying because you don’t really have many ways to get to know us, right? Please eat some raw K8 today <3
DVD Documentary - Yoko, Maru and Ohkura headed for the zoo. Yoko said “There’s a female hippo named Maru there!” Maru was like “Where did you get that info?” Yoko put a finger in front of his mouth and made sounds with his tongue, haha. I can’t believe Yoko was walking around in that gachapin outfit! The baby monkey was so cute. Maru in front of that peacock wall was hilarious. The three were so excited to see the polar bear! Ohkura wanted a strawberry flavored snow cone so bad. I wonder if he wanted that because he was sulking from the fact that Shota said no to his invitation to the zoo. Anyway, the hippo Maru-chan was so big and lazy, lol! Ohkura was getting annoyed because she wasn’t doing anything, but he blamed the hot weather for that.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - The “Let’s go!!” pictures are quite cute. Maru and Shota are adorable together! Subaru has Indian jewelry that is as big as his face hanging from his neck. Maru showing that red dot in his mouth… that’s quite disgusting! Haha. I love seeing Shota’s face from the side, especially when he’s wearing nothing like in that one picture! Haha, aww, there are the pictures from the zoo. It’s fun seeing both the video and the pictures of the same event. Ryo’s body looks quite good where he’s holding the ball. I love that special moment during Explosion when Subaru and Shota get into their own little world and… well, do stuff, haha. Shota has a body of a MAN (look at him with his guitar!).
42) TOCHIGI (August 27)
Ohkura: I’m hungry~. I want to eat gyoza~. I wonder if we could go to Utsunomiya~. Someone please bring (gyoza) to us~.
DVD Documentary - Hina’s beard is in its fifth day of growing. Subaru’s beard is growing too, and he says that it falls off so much and his pillow is always filled with it, lol. Hina looks like a wrestler, according to Subaru. Ohkura’s hair is cut really short for the drama. He’s embarrassed about it. Ryo’s doing a handstand during the encore (he’s quite fond of that). Maru and Shota were again so cute at the end of the concert! First, Maru says “That was the best!! …I say ‘it was the best!’ everywhere I go, so does this sound fake now!? Hahaha!” and then Shota comes and says “That was the best!! Oh wait, I say this everywhere I go, too…” and then they walk away together saying “That was hot!!” “Not because it’s summer-time! Haha!”
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
43) GUNMA (August 28)
Hina: Gunma~! I came here with Subaru before~! It’s been a while! There were so many darumas! But today, I will be looking at you instead of the darumas! Let’s have fun together~!
DVD Documentary - The Hina-kitty beard is at its sixth day. The guys kept on saying GUNMA! Maru says “Daruma… that’s what it’s all about.”
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44) OSAKA (August 30-Septemeber 2)
Subaru: Tadaima!! Osaka!!!!! Okan!!!! Eighter!!!! I love you!!!
Ryo: Takoyaki, kuidaore, Kadoma-city. Everybody loves Osaka. We’ll make it a good concert. I hope you all have fun, too. I love you.
Maru: Ohh. It’s been a while since we (had a concert in) Osaka-Jo Hall!! Well, well, welcome to Osaka! If everyone makes me, I might do the Hannya~.
Shota: Tadaima <3 to the people who have raised Kanjani8 :-D I’m really thankful for you helping us become bigger. You’re very important to me!! We haven’t changed at all, in a good way; please (come) see us <3
Ohkura: Tadaima!! It’s been a while since we (last came to) Jo-Hall! My spirits are going to go up real high! Thank you, as always! Let’s have a lot of fun <3
Hina: Tadaima~! Osaka, we’re back! It’s been a while… Thanks for waiting! We’re going to make your wait worthwhile and have so much fun together~! Good luck! G Osaka, C Osaka! (there are two soccer teams in Osaka)
Yoko: Umm, Yokoyama You was born in Osaka, raised in Osaka, funny people out there are mostly my buddies. (There’s a song called “Grateful Days” by Dragon Ash and Yoko changed some parts of that song’s lyrics… the original lyrics go “I’m born in Tokyo, raised in hip hop; bad guys out there are mostly my buddies.”)
DVD Documentary - Haha, Hina finally got rid of his beard because they had Janiben filming the day before the first show of Osaka. He said that the electric shavers didn’t work, so he used the T-shaped razors for the first time in a while. Shota asked the cameraman why he was standing there (to put you on camera, my dear) and said that the Juniors congratulated them for their 100th show of the tour. The Juniors kept on saying “Yasuda-kun, we love you,” “You’re the best,” so Shota’s like “That sounds so fake…” then Kiriyama said “Yeah, Yasuda-kun, you’re so tall…” and Shota said “See!? They’re totally making fun of me! I’m not tall!” haha but it was all in good fun; Shota thanked the boys for their support. Maru was introducing everyone to a thing called “miracle fruit,” which, according to Maru, if you suck on it, something really sour will taste really sweet. To test that out, they prepared a cup full of Lemon, and drank it straight out of the cup… the miracle fruit worked perfectly for Maru and Ohkura as the Lemon tasted sweet for them. But, in the words of Subaru, “a miracle didn’t happen for Ryo!” They gathered up clapping their hands, and I liked how they used this part in the “It’s My Soul 47 Remix” at the end of Disc 2 of 47. They showed a little bit of the ZOM encore with Maru and Ryo. Shota said that he’ll do his very best for the last three prefectures and carry the energy he got from the Osaka fans on his back.
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - The opening page for Osaka showing the ceiling and the sparkly lights is just so beautiful! Shota looks adorable in his black-rimmed glasses. That picture of Yoko and topless Sho-chan during rehearsal is very cute. Haha, gotta love Green Ranger looking at the camera when the others are facing where they’re supposed to be facing… yes, the front. Ryo’s been caught hugging Shota a lot. The back of Hina and all the flames is pretty cool. Sho-chan and his well-toned body holding the guitar and smiling… haha it’s just WOW! Ohkura looks so much younger with his hair short. That picture of Subaru jumping in the air must be when he’s making the high-pitched “YAY YAY YAY” sounds during Misetekure. Ryo lying down during ZOM… gosh, haha. Maru’s forming a perfect Y-shape with his cape during his solo song! Yoko has definitely lost a lot of weight. Look at him now and compare it with pictures from the earlier part of the tour!
Link to My Con Report - http://paaaaan.livejournal.com/25130.html
45) KAGOSHIMA (September 16)
Yoko: Umm, Yokoyama You, I don’t know if it’s true or not, but seems to have been friends with Saigou Takamori!
DVD Documentary - Maru and Hina were doing that crazy “Baabaaabaaannbaa” dance and I loved how Shota joined in as well, haha. I really enjoyed the shows in Kagoshima but I wish they had some coverage of how AWFUL the weather outside was and how the poor girls were waiting outside in the crazy wind/rain for goods!!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - N/A
Link to My Con Report - http://paaaaan.livejournal.com/25620.html
46) FUKUOKA (September 17)
Subaru: Fukuoka!!!! I do love mizutaki as well, but!!! I love the Fukuoka eighters even more!!!!
Ryo: Mentaiko, strawberries, motsu-nabe, mizutaki, I love them all. I love Fukuoka. We love Fukuoka. Have fun. Sincerely, Nishikido.
Maru: Marine-chaaaan! Marine-Messe (the name of the venue)! Fukuoka International Marathon! I want to participate in (the race)! But, today is the day of the concert that I have long been waiting for. Please enjoy~!
Shota: I’m really happy to be able to come here again :-D The last time we were here, our live had a total blast; I wonder how this time would go!? We’re all ready and set to go!! So, how will it go? :-D
Ohkura: We’re here again in Fukuoka :-D I remember that last time, we had a wonderful time, just like I had imagined we would! Thanks for a wonderful time <3 Let’s (have fun) this time, too!!
Hina: We’re here~ Fukuoka! Hello again! I want to eat mizutaki again! It’s really delicious! But before that, let’s all have a lot of fun together! Good luck! Avispa Fukuoka! (of course, the soccer team)
Yoko: Umm, this is Yokoyama You. Today I’m wearing strawberry undies.
DVD Documentary - Ryo was working on his t-shirt with the bow-tie… such a dork! Haha. After the concert, Yoko briefly said “Oops, I let it slip~” which I’m assuming is when he “accidentally” let everyone know that he was going to be in a drama, haha. Maru and Hina were doing the “Baaababababa” again, this time ending it with a drum move. I wish they had the clip of Shota’s surprise birthday!!! I’m sad I missed it :-( Fukuoka is the place I was born!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - The Fukuoka pictures are one of my favorites because the boys’ expressions look so good, especially when they were taking pictures for Shota’s birthday. He looked freakin ADORABLE with that huge 9-litre champagne!! I loved how they had a picture of him running around with cake all over his face, too, haha. Too bad the photo book totally cut anything close to kissing and/or those NC-17 boon boons, haha. That cover picture of Fukuoka is very nice. I like Ohkura with his bangs up like that picture with his foot facing the camera. AWWW that picture with the birthday cake in front of them is GORGEOUS. Can one smile more widely than how Shota is in that picture?! I love how they got a cake that says “Happy Birthday Ohkura,” too, haha. He looks so happy after the cake-dive! Ooo, the picture with Maru and his bass is pretty hot. Ryo came out on stage in that shirt!? Haha dork!!! LOL Awww at that last picture of Maru and Shota doing the big jump during ZOM :-) They really jump high when they do that, too, haha.
47) OKINAWA (September 22, 29-30)
Subaru: I am born!!! I have turned 26!!!! It’s the tour final!!!!! There is no happier day than this!!!! Thank you.
Ryo: Last, last, last. To Okinawa!!!! The end is right there. Let’s make this a grand finale! I love Okinawa!
Maru: There’s nothing more to say. Let’s have fun; that is all! We’ll become one~!
Shota: LAAASSSTTTTT!!!!!! We have sparks flying everywhere~<3<3<3 How about you!? We’re going to have a big START DASH so don’t get a slow start :-D!!
Ohkura: Last, let’s have tons and tons of fun! Distance doesn’t matter :-D We’re going to burst our power we received from all around the country :-D Let’s make this live a good one that concludes our tour <3
Hina: Last~! Okinawa~! Subaru’s birthday, our national-debut date… This adds another event to our memorable day! We’ll make this the best day ever! Let’s welcome a wonderful ending together…
Yoko: Umm, this is Yokoyama You. My feeling right now is ……!
DVD Documentary - They went to the beach for some fun in the sun! The “Ano Kotoba ni” BGM was quite fitting. Aww for Subaru asking Shota to let him touch his hermit crabs and HAHA for Hina being such a wimp when Ryo’s trying to make him touch them. Hina kept on saying “No! It’s going to be awkward because I might smash them into pieces! You won’t be able to put it on the DVD!” Ryo played rock-paper-scissors but lost, which meant he couldn’t make Hina hold the crabs, haha. But they made him hold them anyway. This must have been while they were shooting for Muchaburi. They had a clip of the magazine shooting as well, and there was that Ohkura/Shota/Ryo moment right in there. Maru was sleeping so Yoko decided to pour water on his face using his straw… haha. Ryo, Hina and Yoko played basketball under the sun and I wonder if this was when Yoko hurt his feet! The food for the BBQ looked delicious! For the concert, Ryo was all in high spirits having reached the 47th prefecture, and Ohkura’s like “Yeah Ryo-chan, I’m sure the Red Hot Chili Peppers are cheering for you, too!” It was nice that they had the clip from Subaru’s surprise birthday! Haha I love how he was forced to wash his face by sticking his face into the bucket right on stage! The documentary then goes to a playback of the whole tour with “Itsuka, Mata” as the BGM. Of course, there’s that fantabulous moment of Subassan at the end… Subaru was saying “Thank you! I had a lot of fun! I wonder when the next time I could see you would be…” then Shota gives him a kiss, and Subaru goes “Ahhh!!” and goes on to say “I want to do a concert with this guy, just the two of us. It might happen soon!” IT BETTER HAPPEN SOON I WILL SOOOO BE GOING TO THAT!!!!!!
Favorite Pictures (from Photo Book) - The “Take a vacation!” pictures are very nice in that they show so many pictures of the boys nice and relaxed, and really having a good time in Okinawa. I love Maru’s perm and his scarf! Can someone please send me that little kid with the huge hamburger on his head to my house, please? Ryo’s being such a baby to Shota, asking him to feed him food! The chicken Maru was having looked really good… Yay, cheers! Can someone please feed poor little Suba-chan? His ribs are showing and it’s scary! I really like Hina’s legs; they’re so nice and long (and skinny)! The water is a beautiful blue. See how they omitted all the kissing/boon boon pictures in this photo book?? They have the before/after of the Subaru/Ryo kiss but not the actual kiss… when all the other magazines were showing it! Maybe that’s why the book’s only 2,100-yen, haha. I wonder if they could sell a rated version sometime in the future… lol. Subaru looks so happy in both of his birthday surprises! He definitely didn’t see the second one coming because they had celebrated once during the first show. I like the background of one of Ohkura’s pictures because I TOTALLY KNOW WHERE THAT IS!! We walked by it when we were headed to the back of the venue, where they had a small beach area. I totally remember where Ohkura’s standing. Ahhh, the picture of Subaru putting lotion (I’m assuming?) on Shota and Shota’s powerful arms… mmmm… Haha, I love that “Shiisa!!” picture of the Rangers… Red pretending to be Yellow and all kakkoii is just priceless, lol. Shota jumping up in his skirt… Sho-chan! You’re showing too much! Haha. Yoko’s topless during his solo… this is from the show I went to! The flying Orange kick!! This is the first picture I took on my camera and sent to my friends because it was TOTALLY AWESOME!!! HAHA. The letters on the back of the staff t-shirts were really nice and touching. Yay for the group picture and all the colorful uchiwas in the background!!
Link to My Con Report - http://paaaaan.livejournal.com/25872.html
…aaaand that concludes my “[47-CON] RECAP” which ended up being 25 pages in Word, haha.
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