T&T in Sapporo and Tokushima -CON REPORT-
~ TACKEY & TSUBASA ~
| SAPPORO 10/7 | TOKUSHIMA 10/21 |
| Sapporo 10/7 |
YES! SAPPORO!
...For anyone new to this or even this, I left the borderlands of sanity long, long ago. HUZZAH! :D
So, yes, I went up to Sapporo, thanks to a fresh and shiny new paycheck and the power of relatively cheap, off-season airline tickets. I balloted knowing I'd go, but I did have a few minutes when I got my ticket of, "I believe I shall preserve this last golden fragment of the shattered remains of my sanity and remain here in home's snug embrace. I shall refrain from attending this concert that is o so far from the place in which I dwell."
You can see how well thoughts like that stick to a mind like mine.
I bet if I'd gone with something more like, "Don't go, you fucking nut," I might've been more inclined to -
Nope, nope. Still would've gone.
And I'm very, very, very glad that I did, because Sapporo's con was one of the best I've seen yet! (It was The Best, but then Tokushima happened. ♥___♥)
For the trip, I used Peach airlines, which is cheap and awesome and I highly recommend it for anyone indulging in some long-distance con-hopping. My flight left from Kansai International at 7, so I stayed over at a friends' place and played cards. She taught me how to play gin rummy and I accidentally cheated a lot. Seriously, every now and then I'd be like, "WAIT, I JUST CHEATED, HANG ON." It would seem I was a cardshark in a past life, and probably also a police officer, and the two spirits are now at war. XD I think I'll avoid casinos in the future.
I did win fairly twice, though. XD
The whole idea of getting to Sapporo so early was because I knew the silicone bracelet would sell out fast. At every con I've been so so far, I saw many fans buying in bulk. Some fans were buying six or seven, and while I understand buying two (one to wear and one to store preserved in an airtight chamber covered in blessed streamers and holy glitter) or even buying for friends who for whatever reason are attending the concert but can't stand in the goods line when it opens several hours before the concert, I think seven is just a pinch too much. XD However, in Tokushima yesterday, the staff put up a sign saying each fan was only allowed to buy up to three bracelets, which I think is fair. It's sad to see the fans in the back of the line who only wanted the bracelet finally reach the front only to find it's sold out. So, hopefully this'll help even things out more.
...I think I haven't mentioned the silicone bracelets yet so some of you are probably like, ".........the fuck is a silicone bracelet and why am I reading O____O feelings about it."
The silicone bracelet is a con good they started selling at their events in Tokyo Dome. That bracelet is white and has "T&T 10TH ANNIVERSARY - TOKYO DOME" in gold stamped on it. Ever since then, the color and venue name has changed.
So far:
[ Bracelet Colors ]
TOKYO - white
FUKUSHIMA - neon green
SENDAI - orange
NIIGATA - purple
NAGOYA - black
SAPPORO - dark blue
HIROSHIMA - grey
TOKUSHIMA - dark green
Bolded are the ones I have. XD They're only ¥500, so it's a pretty cheap con good, and a fun one to collect for the sake of memory. I'm planning on making a necklace out of mine when I finish. As my ancestors wore the broken arrowheads of their fallen foes, I shall wear the silicone bracelets of my attended cons. *solemn pose*
At some of the cons I've been to, there've been message boards in the lobby for the fans to write on. There wasn't one in Niigata, but I think every other con I've been to had one. In Sapporo, I wrote a note from myself, fuyukoi, luin_lote, and lovespiral basically just telling them about their international fan base. I used Tsubasa's Spanish name, Ala, and Takki's. In Spanish, it turns out, 滝/waterfall is Cascada. So, my new hope for the future is to hear Tsubasa call him that. XD (I drew a waterfall in case they didn't catch the reference. Tsubasa probably will - I'm betting "waterfall" is one of the first words he learned, but Takki might've been like, "Who the hell is Cascada and fuck her also.")
Also, at the brilliant request of lovespiral, I drew an ai ai gasa with Ala and Cascada under it. I was very proud of my handiwork until much later when I was thinking back on the frown the girl behind me was giving my drawing and I realized, "...WAIT I'M NOT CASCADA. I HAVE TO FIND THAT FAN AND EXPLAIN THAT I'M A CRAZY TAKKI/TSUBASA FAN, NOT A CRAZY ME/TSUBASA FAN. THAT WILL SURELY MEND THINGS. :D"
Anyway, my seat for this con was great! I was in the center and close enough to the stage that Tsubasa spotted me pretty quickly after the con started and gave me a smile. I think Tatsumi's waved to me a couple of times, too. He's waved in my direction and gets all jumpy when I wave back, so either he's waving at me or he's waving to someone nearby and I'm being a cheerfully oblivious and awkward interceptor. XD I mean, I spend 90% of concerts focused on Tsubasa, so I've only ever caught Tatsumi waving when Tsubasa's blocked by someone's head, so there's an equally good chance he's 1) written me off as one of those fans whose attention is too much of a pain in the ass to get and is waving to 4U fans instead, or 2) REALLY WANTS TO WAVE AT SOMEONE WHO APPRECIATES TSUBASA'S ASS AS MUCH AS HE DOES.
I have to say, by the way, that 4U is growing on me more and more by the day. *____* I know the general consensus is that there's hardly a hope in hell of them debuting, but I hope they stick around for a while as Jrs at least, because they're fantastic. I think part of my love stems from the fact that we're the same age, so I already feel that connection to them, and also they're funny. They've all got this spastic side to them, and their dancing is ngk. *_________* Matsu's catapulted himself to the center of my heart (he was very polite about tugging Tatsumi slightly to the left) but I'm spectacularly fond of all four of them. Kosshi's got this laid-back loonyness to him, Fuku's just fucking adorable, Tatsumi's amazing and reminds me a lot of Tsubasa on occasion, and Matsu is just a comedic genius, seems very, very laid-back, and the kind of guy with whom you'd feel comfortable having a serious conversation about the dangers of mermaids and nutella elves. More than anyone in Johnny's, I'd love to run into Matsu at a bar and chat. ... I also wouldn't mind doing other things because hot damn. He can hold himself upside-down on one arm, yo; that is a skill I find attractive. I also have a thing for his eyebrows and his jawline.
My name is pinkpapyrus and I find Matsuzaki Yusuke attractive.
Tsubasa and his tall friends, 4U
Speaking of 4U! When I sat down, I was one of the first fifty or so in the theater, and my phone was pretty close to dead, so I was trying to send my last few emails before the battery ran out. When the fan sitting to my left arrived, we smiled at each other and typed away on our phones until a young staff guy asked us politely to put them away. We did, apologizing, and then faced the bizarre world of Not-My-Phone-Screen together. We caught each other's eye, laughed, and started talking. She was a few years younger than I am, and primarily a fan of 4U. She loved Fuku, so I told her I'd cheer extra loud for him, and she said she'd do the same for Tsubasa. XD ♥
Five minutes before the con began, 4U gave their opening spiel from backstage. The usual: "Plz no recording, plz to be enjoying the things you see onstage, plz to not use sketchbooks or video cameras plz." Apparently they've had enough fans using sketchbooks that that's an issue. XDDD Ahh, although, I did sketch the set of Takki's solo con this past July because it was really freaking amusing (pink lady legs in pink silettos XD).
They started the T&T call and we clapped along until the con began~
○REAL DX
○夢物語
○VENUS
○山手線外回り-タキツバ10周年の旅-
○『愛してるぜ』
○パピプペヤッポAlright!
○小悪魔ジュリエット
○裸のMIND
○Number One! Only One!
Oh god this song. I can't wait for the DVD of this tour because oh my god this song. Every time Tsubasa dances during this number, he just gets better and better. Part of it is how much fun he's clearly having - sometimes he can be so intense about his dancing and it's really powerful and captivating to watch, but sometimes, you can see him just lose himself in a song. He has such a strong command over his body nowadays, and he moves so fluidly. There's just something about this song's choreography that keeps me rapt every time. Also, it points out where my future friends are in the audience.
For example:
TSUBASA: *HIP ROLL*
FF: *SHRIEK*
TSUBASA: *HIP THRUST*
FF: *LONGER SHRIEK*
KYA: :D
Jr.時代の映像
Recently one of my friends and I watched the three Sugao cons back-to-back (with a brief intermission for the inconveniences of sleep and work). I'd never seen them before, and neither had she, but basically our one point of continual astonishment was, "WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN THESE BEFORE." We'd seen clips, of course, and every now and then we'd go, "OH, THAT'S WHAT THAT'S FROM," but overall it was pretty much a game of Spot the Golden Era Child. Also, we watched them in reverse from Sugao 3 back to 1, so it got increasingly more difficult to figure out who was who.
Reenactment:
KYA: WHERE IS YAMAPI?
FRIEND: WHO IS THAT.
KYA: I DON'T KNOW ANYONE ONSTAGE RIGHT NOW.
FRIEND: NO REALLY WHO THE FUCK IS THAT.
KYA: HEY THAT'S YARA.
FRIEND: WHERE ARE SUBARU AND YOKO.
KYA: THERE'S HINA.
FRIEND: SO WHERE ARE SUBARU AND YOKO.
KYA: TSUBASA!
FRIEND: HINA!
KYA: SHIGE!
FRIEND/KYA: TAKKI!
So when I saw this flashback VTR consisting of Sugao footage, I was all "I KNOW ALL OF THIS" and felt appropriately accomplished and scarily knowledgable. :D
○True Heart
○The world will never forget…
○空のスクリーン
MC
After 空のスクリーン ended, Tsubasa gave the cue for the start of the MC - "Time for the Tackey & Tsubasa Talk Show~" but then he started touching his eye and wincing.
TAKKI: Are you okay? XD
TSUBASA: My contact lens is messed up.
TAKKI: *walks closer, peers close* It looks fine to me.
TSUBASA: Hang on, I'm gonna go fix it. *while exiting* Everyone, enjoy the Takki Talk Show.
Takki'd just cut his hair and dyed it black for his upcoming drama, so he asked us if we noticed anything new about him. XD
TAKKI: - and now I -
FAN: YOU LOOK HOT.
TAKKI: Shaddup! XD
FANS: XDDDDDD
He had this really cute embarrassed grin. ♥
He talked about his drama for a bit, then Tsubasa returned and immediately went, "So, let's talk about your drama!" and the audience and Takki shared this, "Aww," kind of laugh that Tsubasa was ???ing at. XD
They talked about the very beginning of the concert when Tsubasa had had trouble getting his jacket off - it stuck to his wrist after "Venus" - and it took him so long trying to shake it off that Takki had walked over, laughing, to help him. Sadly, Tsubasa got it figured out before Takki could rescue his arm from the threat of possessive fabric. So, during the MC, Tsubasa was like, "And sonuvabitch, that happened to me in Nagoya too!" all amused and frustrated. Takki was like, "Well, it was really cute, though." Audience OOO'd and Takki just kept smiling, totally unaffected and shameless.
Now, just for reference, I've never seen Takki being this un-shy. Every live show I've seen him in has featured at least two whined "THIS IS EMBARRASSING"s and one futile yet heartfelt "C'MON, STOPPIT." Even in Nagoya, which had Super Confident and Mostly Unshy Takki eventually broke and got embarrassed. This MC? Not once. *___*
SO! T&T have a new CM out for KFC, advertising the Kentakki & Tsubasando(wich). XD
Tsubasa completely and totally managed to get this CM deal purely to spite Miyake Ken.
Several years ago, Ken visited a T&T con and Tsubasa, since he's V6's beloved little brother, seemed prepared to have both his husband and his senpai fawning/fighting over him onstage. Instead, Ken and Takki hit it off and Ken suggested they do a KFC commercial since their names were clearly intended for greatness together.
Tsubasa, meanwhile, stood by looking sullen and martyred. XD
SO. In Sapporo, he was like, "So we have this new CM, right, and TOO FUCKING BAD FOR KEN."
Takki gave him this clueless smile and then went, "Oh! KenTakki, right!" because Takki HASN'T been obsessing over that MC for the last few years. XDDDD
Then Tsubasa DID A MONOMANE OF KEN WISTFULLY TALKING ABOUT KENTAKKI. He has ACTUALLY been stewing over that ONE MC for years. XDDDD TSUBASA, SERIOUSLY. LET IT GO. YOU WON.
He did Ken's duck voice amazingly well. And, like, Tsubasa is generally so polite and holds his senpai in such a reverent light that it was amazingly funny to see him get all snotty and bratty about getting to do the CM with Takki instead of Ken. Never have I ever seen such a glorious "BITCH YOU BEST STEP OFF, THIS IS MINE" moment. XD
Then!
~JEALOUSY TIME~
They brought up Burn the Floor and Tsubasa talked about how the choreography is completely different from anything he's ever done before.
TAKKI: Well, you've worked with Travis, right? He's world-class.
TSUBASA: Noooo no no no, this is way different from the choreography I learned from Travis. I'll probably be doing pair dancing.
TAKKI: With me?
IMMEDIATELY. Like - on the HEELS of Tsubasa finishing his sentence, he got this excited puppy smile and in this normal, relaxed tone of voice goes, "俺と?"
THE AGE OF TWENTY-YEAR-OLD SHAMELESS TAKKI HAS COME AGAIN, FOLKS.
And after Takki said that, Tsubasa got shy.
He got all blushy and flailed a bit, but Takki wouldn't let up on the pair dancing thing and finally Tsubasa was like, おかしい！ all giggly.
I HAD TROUBLE STAYING CONNECTED TO REALITY, I WAS SO CONVINCED I WAS STUCK IN A VERY OOC AND YET IMMENSELY SATISFYING FIC.
Takki is reeeeally not happy about the pair dancing. XD
Later on, when 4U joined them, Tsubasa talked about Takki's fireworks event with Matchy. Back this summer, I had waffled on whether or not to go to the event because 1) money and 2) I didn't know what it was, but as the day got closer I realized Tsubasa had the day off of his insane Playzone schedule and my friends and I wondered if maybe he'd use the opportunity to visit Takki. It turns out he didn't, and at the Sapporo MC we found out what he was doing instead. XD
TSUBASA: Tatsumi and I were driving around and we saw the fireworks! We were like, "It's happening! It's happening!"
TAKKI: 来て来て来て！ VISITMEVISITMEVISITME. *WILD HAND GESTURE*
TSUBASA: Mm? But we were shopping. :)
TAKKI: *FALLS DOWN ON STAGE DRAMATICALLY*
Trollbasa, folks. XD
They also briefly talked about the TakiCHANnel episode where Tsubasa gatecrashed Takki's solo con!
TSUBASA: Who's seen it?
SOME FANS: Saw it!
TAKKI: Who hasn't seen it?
SOME FANS: *raise hands*
TAKKI: *points and counts* Okay, I'll get your names later.
TSUBASA: SCARY. XDDD *backs away* You're scary!
TAKKI: Get back here! XD *points to spot near him* There!
TSUBASA: Nuh uh.
TAKKI: Come here! XD
TSUBASA: *returns to spot, grinning*
Also also also! They went out to eat together again! I thiiink Takki said Tsubasa kept giving him pieces of sushi instead of eating them himself. And they did their usual: crab, shrimp, uni - so Takki was like, "Eat! Eat!" While Takki was talking about it Tsubasa kept going いい人 and beaming. <33333
○絆も奇跡もここにある
○ふぉーゆーのダンス
○Pride♂theEnd
○queen of R
○Get Down
○キ・セ・キ
○カミラ◆タマラ
○One Day, One Dream
○愛想曲
○仮面
○Ho!サマー
○×～ダメ～
○SAMURAI
○愛はタカラモノ
○epilogue
In the past, I've really only watched Tsubasa during "epilogue"; he has a reputation for crying because he's overwhelmed with emotion and it's always moving to see him react so strongly to this song. Whenever I've glanced at Takki, he's always seemed composed and calm and carefully subdued. In Sapporo, though, I glanced over at Takki and saw him pinching the bridge of his nose. I didn't see any tears fall, but they were definitely building up. ♥
Also, since this is ostensibly the "end" of the concert, they always go into the small alcove and continue their waving to the audience as the two halves of the stairs slowly close in front of them. Just before the stairs met that night, I saw Tsubasa reach out and take Takki's arm. ♥ :}
ENCORE 1
○土壇場ドリーマー
○Hey Now!
Cute 4U thing! There's this part of their choreography I always have to watch because it's adorable - they do this...okay wow, I can't describe it. XD They have their hands clasped behind their backs and they do this little hop-skip thing out onto the stage. It's really cute, and they always look super amused and happy while they're doing it.
♥ 4U~
○Journey Journey
ENCORE 2
○WonderlanDream
ENCORE 3
○Crazy Rainbow
| Tokushima 10/21 |
This was incredible. *______*
First of all, I saw this con with one of my best friends, so it had that going for it right away. She's been listening to me nattering on about Tsubasa for the whole two years we've known each other, and she's been appreciative of both Tsubasa's hotness and his marriage to Takki. She's primarily into Jrock, but she's been to a bunch of Johnny's cons herself through other friends who were fans. This one was her first T&T con, though. :D
I love going to cons any way I can - I love going with people, but it's fun going alone sometimes, too. When I'm alone I can get lost in my Mental Chamber of Bliss and I take more detailed notes after the concert ends, but I also have no one to flail with immediately afterwards who saw the same things unless I make friends with someone at the con, which I sometimes manage to do. When I go with friends, though, I have the advantage of going, "WAS THIS MORE MARRIED OR LESS MARRIED THAN I'M REMEMBERING," and the person will either know and tell me or else just go, "I HAVE NO IDEA BUT ISN'T TSUBASA'S ASS GLORIOUS," and I can nod and say, "INDEED IT IS, WISE AND BELOVED FRIEND."
We took a morning bus to Tokushima, which is only about an hour and a half away from home. We spent the bus ride eating and talking and I took a bunch of pictures of the gorgeous countryside with my phone. Y'know those friends you have where you just enjoy everything three times as much because they're there? She's one of those. ♥ I was really, really excited to have a magical con experience with her. :D
When we got to Tokushima, we faced the city town map and realized how tiny a place Naruto is. XD
We went to the tiny city's JR station and found out that seats on the last return bus were sold out, so we went, "...TIME TO WALK TO THE VENUE WHILE LOOKING FOR HOTELS." And so the walk began.
I hesitate to call Naruto a city at all, really; it felt a lot more like a town. Plus, this was the sign to the hall:
We then walked straight by this sign, continued walking for another five minutes, then went, ...We are so not anywhere near where we should be, are we, street full of closed shops in disrepair?
When we finally found the hall, we were a little afraid of the area around it. XD We saw no people anywhere. Just a long road with quiet, closed buildings and some open fields. This place was by far the most rural I've been to on this tour. J and I basically spent a half an hour going, "IS THE TOWN JUST MADE UP OF VAMPIRES WAITING FOR NIGHTFALL. IS THIS EVEN THE RIGHT CITY. IS THIS VAMPIRE!TAKKI'S NESTING GROUNDS AND WE'RE HIS NEXT CROP FOR STAYING NINETEEN FOREVER?"
Luckily, we confirmed it was the right place by all the women hanging out outside the entrance waiting for the goods line to open. Confident in knowing the location of the hall, we scampered off to get lunch at a tiny café nearby. Inside we saw this map:
NARUTO: CAPITAL OF JAPAN. YES IT FUCKING IS. SHUT UP.
When we got back to the hall about forty minutes before goods selling started, the line was already about a hundred people long. As we were waiting, J noticed a huge, genetically-enhanced murder bee in the tree next to us. It had a neon yellow head, you guys, and it had cartoonishly huge eyes. We both went, *NOISE* and backed away (I hid behind J because I'm a boss like that), and at first the Japanese fans around us blankfaced at us, and then they turned around and saw It and also drew veeeery far back. In J's words: "It's going to kill us. If it kills me, tell my husband I died waiting for you to get a Tackey & Tsubasa bracelet."
To the delight of my obsessive collectivitis, we didn't die, but I'm still going to tell people we risked death for that bracelet. I might even draw a little skull and crossbones on the inside with a bee over it just to commemorate the noble dedication that led to its procuration.
After I got my goods, we went over to the ledge next to the inlet and waited for the doors to open. Once inside, I went to the message board and wrote out a short note with the lyrics to U2's "Beautiful Day" in Spanish because I'm clearly just turning into my idol at this point.
Our seats for this concert were also really good! We were slightly off-center on the aisle, and Tsubasa noticed us and looked over a few times to smile and, by now, probably ponder, "Exactly where does that one live?"
J was amused/mildly concerned about not knowing any of the hand dances (I kind of showed her 夢物語 and 愛はタカラモノ but I was a pretty bad teacher XD). I might have freaked her out slightly by telling her that T&T take their fans doing furitsuke more seriously than other idols because they're crazy people, but I think she did well. *applause* XD
○REAL DX
○夢物語
○VENUS
The song is "Venus"; Tsubasa sings "penis." I have never been more convinced of this fact.
Tsubsa, I know the difference between the Japanese "v" and the Western "p" - YOU DO NOT DECEIVE ME. O__O
Also this is the song after which he and Takki take off their shiny silver jackets. Tsubasa's sleeve keeps getting stuck on his wrist, but this time he was like *INTENSE FACE, PAINSTAKINGLY PEELS OFF JACKET, SUCCEEDS, TRIUMPHANT SMIRK*
○山手線外回り-タキツバ10周年の旅-
○『愛してるぜ』
○パピプペヤッポAlright!
This song has seriously grown on me. I thought it was just a normal level of cute the first forty or fifty listens, but once I hit the two or three thousandth replay, I realized this whole new dimension of cute.
○小悪魔ジュリエット
Still love this song. There was an awesome little knot of hardcore Tsubasa fans around me that night, too, so whenever Tsubasa did anything remotely sexual with his body, there was an ear-bleedingly loud collective shriek from my section. Also, the girl directly behind me was a Tsubasa fan, so we took turns being the first one to cheer. XD
I love the little hop in this routine. It's really cute. XD Yara did good on this one.
○裸のMIND
I LOVE THIS SONG I LOVE THIS SONG I LOVE THIS SONG.
...*nod* That's it.
○Nunber One! Only One!
As we've discussed, ungh.
Jr.時代の映像
○True Heart
○The world will never forget…
○空のスクリーン
MC
Me oh my but Takki was a jealous puppy. ♥
However! Before the jealousy-
They talked about Tsubasa's birthday present - Takki got him sake/shochu from every prefecture on their tour. He had 4U roll them out in Hiroshima the day before. Tsubasa said he can't drink any of it yet because he's not drinking until Burn the Floor is over. Given that it's a Broadway production and he's said it involves the most intense choreography he's ever had to do, I believe it. XD I just hope he doesn't stress too much about the production. ♥
Naturally, talking about Burn the Floor led to them talking about Tsubasa's pair dancing again. XD
They basically had the same conversation they had in Hiroshima, which was basically:
TAKKI: Aren't you nervous? I'm nervous.
TSUBASA: About what?
TAKKI: My partner's doing pair dancing!
TSUBASA: So?
TAKKI: I AM UPSET ABOUT IT.
TSUBASA: What if it were with another man?
TAKKI: I DON'T WANT TO SEE THAT. >:O
This time, after pretty much the same exchange:
TSUBASA: Should we demonstrate?
TAKKI: I WOULD GET SO AROUSED BY THAT, SO LET'S NOT. (...Okay, fine, he just went, "kjawebklajw NO NO NO," and gave some forgettable excuse why not. XD)
Then they talked about Takki's drama. Takki explained the story and asked the fans to, "Please watch it," and Tsubasa next to him goes, "I'll watch too~"
TAKKI: When?
TSUBASA: Well, I don't know. I'm busy these days.
TAKKI: ...Hey. :|
TSUBASA: :D I'm busy! My life right now is pretty much: Takitsuba concert, then I go home and do Burn the Floor rehearsals, then to another concert, and then back home for more rehearsal!
FAN: かっこいい!!!!
TSUBASA: *bursts out laughing* "かっこいい"? (He seemed so flattered. XD)
TAKKI: But you have to watch it! That night!
TSUBASA: Ah, but wait, what day is it airing?
TAKKI: The thirtieth.
TSUBASA: That's Iwate! (The last day of the tour.)
TAKKI: Record it!
TSUBASA: I will, I will. Of course. I just don't know when I'll be able to sit down and watch it.
TAKKI: :/ What about after Burn the Floor? When does it end, the sixteenth?
TSUBASA: Well, yeah, but then all the dancers'll be going back to America so I'll have to say goodbye and there'll be a party for the end of the run, so....
Later, J was like, "I felt weird watching the MC because it was basically watching married people argue in front of you." WHICH IS BASICALLY WHAT IT WAS. XD
Then it was 4U time, and Tsubasa was like, "TATSUMI CAN DO IMPRESSIONS AND HE'S REALLY GOOD AT THEM EVERYONE YOU WANT TO SEE RIGHT?" because apparently this is the tour where Tsubasa does everything he can to make Takki jealous. XD
Tatsumi was like, "...Can I? Well, okay then."
He did one of Tsubasa singing ballads - grabbing his chest and palming his torso, and Tsubasa was like :D and Takki was smirking. Then he did one of Takki doing the hand-reachy thing. Thennn he did one of Nino, bent in half and singing to the floor. XD Then they were like, "DO ONE OF KIMURA-KUN," but Tatsumi only got a second into it before he was like, "NOPE, NOT THAT ONE, NEVER MIND." XD
I feel like he only does monomane of people shorter than him. XD
When they finished the MC, they were in such high spirits, and Tsubasa introduced the next song for the first time in the tour (unless he did it in Hiroshima, too).
○絆も奇跡もここにある
○ふぉーゆーのダンス
I love 4U~ the song they use for the second half of their number is just awesome-sounding and they dance so well and I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS ABOUT HOW GREAT THEY ARE.
○Pride♂theEnd
○queen of R
○Get Down
○キ・セ・キ
○カミラ◆タマラ
The staff continued their "bullying" of Matsu (ever since he kicked his cymbal in Niigata and broke it in half) by bringing out his cymbal and lying it own flat on the stage and disassembling it so he couldn't stand it up. XD When it was his turn to hit his cymbal, he picked up the disc and mimed kicking it while giving the audience a triumphant face. XD
(Tsubasa high-kicked his. jbekjabeaw And knocked it over. XD)
○One Day, One Dream
○愛想曲
○仮面
○Ho!サマー
○×～ダメ～
○SAMURAI
It's still really jarring that they're singing this in the blue/yellow suits. XD idk, the rock aspect of it totally doesn't match the costumes. Buuuuut it's a medley, so they don't exactly have time to run backstage and change, so. XD
○愛はタカラモノ
J thought this one was crazy, and she's CORRECT. This fucking furitsuke took me ages to do right. XD I still can't do it unless the actual song is playing.
○epilogue
Takki cried this time, too. ♥ More nose-pinching and deep breathing. Tsubasa needs to hug his husband for a few hours. ♥ In bed. ♥♥♥ After sex. ...In the bed.
ENCORE 1
○土壇場ドリーマー
I don't think I've talked about this before, either. XD
AHEM. So, this is a new song off their album. When luin_lote and I saw the con together in Sendai, the album had just been released and so both of us were like, "WHAT WAS THAT SONG IN THE FIRST ENCORE WTF HOW DO NEITHER OF US CRAZY FANS KNOW IT."
They appear from opposite sides of the stage wearing boxing gloves (red for Takki, blue for Tsubasa) and what look to me like those jackets they wore for "Takitsuba Ondo" in the Matsuri tour. Underneath the jackets are the black and gold tour shirts.
They shoulder off the jackets and walk down the stairs to where Fuku and Tatsumi - their "coaches" - are waiting.
Coach Tatsumi sets up a folding chair for Takki, who sits down and spreads his legs and leans his elbows on his knees and tries to look all ~badass~. Behind him, Tatsumi massages his shoulders, then slides his arms around Takki's chest and tries to grope him, to which Takki responds by casually "backhanding" him in the face. With a sound effect. XD Usually Tatsumi'll go in for a second attempt and duck when Takki tries to hit him again - in Tokushima, Tatsumi took a swing at Takki's crotch and Takki goes X___X and bends in half while Tatsumi goes, "...Oops. Uhh, we cool, bro?"
Then, on the other side of the stage, while Takki's nursing his wounded Romeo, Tsubasa's become a cat. ... Yeah, idk. XD I guess that's what Tsubasa sees when Takki forces him to watch wrestling. Sometimes Fuku has a cat toy and Tsubasa, on his knees, starts batting at it with his boxing gloves. XD And then sometimes he'll lift his leg and whiz on the stage. MY IDOL, Y'ALL. CLASSY MOTHERFUCKER THERE.
Then they ring the bell and T&T go to the center of the stage to start the fight. Takki does this barrage of "punches" to Tsubasa's torso, to which Tsubasa just raises both eyebrows and shakes his head. Then he gestures to his hips, rears back, and goes HIPTHRUST, which launches Takki backwards and knocks him down flat onto the stage.
After thaaat, Kosshi appears to break up the violence and then they all pick up Matsu the ref and "throw" him into the audience (in Sapporo for Kosshi's birthday they picked him up, instead XD).
○Hey Now!
I totally missed 4U's adorable hop-walking thing here because T&T walked out onto the side ramps and were being really cute at the fans there. A fan handed Tsubasa the towel he'd thrown her earlier in the concert and he got this adorable grin and patted his forehead dry with it, then gave it back. XD
○Journey Journey
ENCORE 2
CUE SHIRTLESS TSUBASA TIEMZ. :DDDDD
○WonderlanDream
Between songs, this happened:
TSUBASA: Tokushima's amazingly energetic! Hiroshima yesterday was great, too, of course, but wow. Usually there's a rise and lull to a concert, but today's been a constant high from start to finish.
TAKKI: We'll have to come back to Tokushima next year, huh?
TSUBASA: *nodnod* Definitely.
FANS: DO MORE SINGING AND MARRIED THINGS AT US.
TSUBASA: Huh, they seem to want more.
TAKKI: Oh?
TSUBASA: Would you like us to go home? Aren't you worried about your trains?
FANS: NO, NOW STOP COCKTEASING.
TSUBASA: I think they want more.
TAKKI: I think you're right.
TSUBASA: Okay, one more!
○Crazy Rainbow
T&T and 4U love picking on Matsu - it's super adorable, because he totally eats it up and he's sort of Maru-y about it. A "PICK ON ME, GUYS, IT'S FUNNY," kind of attitude. XD During "Crazy Rainbow" when they do that side-to-side running thing, they'd all turn and "push" Matsu offstage. Then he'd run back onstage and then they'd chase him off again. XD The last time, Matsu put Tsubasa where he usually was, but Tsubasa just kind of stood there instead of running backwards, grabbed Matsu by the arms, and turned him around so they were back to pushing Matsu BECAUSE NO ONE PUTS 'BASA IN A CORNER. (Tsubasa's such a spoiled princess, you guys, seriously. XD)
After CR, they introduced 4U one more time and then they left the stage. Takki just high-fived Fuku and Kosshi as usual as they walked offstage, buuuut meanwhile~ Tsubasa - still shirtless - gave Matsu and Tatsumi huge hugs on their way offstage. Which took more time. So Takki's standing in the middle of the stage watching Tsubasa love on their kouhai (and Tatsumi, Wonder Fanboy) with this :| face. Once Tatsumi and Matsu were gone, Tsubasa turns around with this lingering fond smile and notices Takki staring at him. Automatically the fans go, "OooOooh~" and then Tsubasa crossed the stage and opened his arms wide. Takki got a little smile and they hugged, and then Takki's whole body relaxed and his smile went from :} to :D
They bowed one more time holding hands and then walked offstage through the alcove at the back of the stage.
ENCORE 3
I was curious if they'd do a third encore since "Crazy Rainbow" is where they've ended all the others, and it was the third encore for most of the cons I've seen, but 85% of the fans were standing and calling them back, so J and I joined in, too.
And then they came back!
○Love Spiral
Such a happy song. :DDDD When they finished this, 4U left and Tsubasa threw the tour shirt he'd been keeping in his back pocket into the audience. When they got to the alcove, they thanked us again and then Takki took off his shirt. I...don't think he's done that any other time this tour, so I'm guessing that hug got his endorphins going wild. XD However, this is still Takki - he covered his nipples immediately with his arm, tossed his shirt about three inches, grinned sheepishly, and fled backstage. Tsubasa got this fond, exasperated smile, and picked up the shirt off the stage. He walked to the edge of the stage and flung it to a different part of the audience, said thank you once more, and left. :)
Later, when J and I got to a hotel, J called her husband and was talking to him about the show. "For the last two years all I've heard is 'Tsubasa this' and 'Tsubasa that' and now I get it." THE BEST THING A TSUBASA FAN CAN HEAR SHORT OF, "WE CRACKED THE SECURITY ON TAKKI'S EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES."
Beautiful, beautiful Naruto~
Next time I'll see them iiiiis in Yamagata next month. ♥
'Til then, MANY REPEATED WATCHINGS OF THE PLAYZONE DVD AND ITS SPECIAL FOOTAGE. :DDDDDD