YaraThey Crea report 5/13 2pm show
I just got home and it's 11pm, I've been out since 8am and had minimal sleep last night so I'm kind of a little bit tired, so... I don't know, I'll do my best.
So. This WILL be:
FINALLY DONE! It's only taken me 5 days, oh dear lord I am so sorry it has taken so very long. This is a report from the YaraThey Crea, 5/13 2pm.
The 5/13 6pm, 5/14 2pm and 5/14 6pm reports will be in another entry which I will write up ...shortly. Soon. (I didn't go see the 5/13 6pm show so those reports will be second-hand from friends who did go.)
Cast:
YARA Tomoyuki
HAYASHI Shota
EDA Tsuyoshi
YAMAMOTO Ryota
GOTO Hiromi
Additional things to note:
- Yaracchi has had a haircut. Still dyed, still permed, less messy-looking. Yay!
- Ryota's hair is currently a warm mid-light brown, except his maegami, which are blond. This looks better than it sounds.
- Yaracchi wore a bandana around his left hand each show - 13th 2pm was white, 13th 6pm pink, 14th 2pm light blue, 14th 6pm yellow.
- Goto Hiromi can do anything.
Okay, on to the reports.
5/13 2pm (note: now complete!!)
First, you need to know this anti-piracy CM.
So to start the show, Yaracchi comes out as the guy with the camera head in order to dance through the theatre rules (no video cameras, no cellphones, no smoking, no uchiwa for a person not appearing in the show) - and at this last one, he pulls out a Matsuzaki uchiwa and crosses his arms in a big 'X' - totally forbidden! - and throws it onto the floor and stamps on it while the announcer woman reiterates that it is absolutely forbidden! - and please tell the theatre staff if you see anything suspicious etc etc. Yaracchi (as the thief!camera) orchestrates the applause at this point, making everyone clap and then stop and then clap and then stop, and finally clapping to a rhythm so he can dance. He pulls a few Michael Jackson moves, and then Eda's voice comes over the speakers all "Camera guy! It's Eda Tsuyoshi. We're ready to start the show so can you, like, go already?"
So Yaracamera runs offstage, the curtain lifts, and They Budou are there. They yell to the audience, start dancing to Act Show. Ryota goes to the back, pulls down a red curtain covering one of the stage entrances and Yaracchi comes through it so they can dance and sing together. Goto Hiromi is also a member of the performance crew for the YaraThey Crea shows, and the five of them dance together (while Goto is playing the violin). Next song is Bite the Love, also done as a group with Yaracchi singing vocals. After that is Jounetsu no ichiya, and Yaracchi gets us to clap by demonstrating and going "cha! cha! cha! cha!cha! cha! cha! cha! cha!cha!"
After that collection of Shonentai songs, next up is Grateful World and for this they come forward to the horizontal aisle between the 11th and 12th rows and interact with the fans around them/engage more with the fans further back. Yaracchi harmonises with Shota at one point and goes over to dance and be cute with him. They Budou share the rap.
Then is the first MC, and Yaracchi introduces himself and then heads offstage. Next up is Ryota and he intros himself and then goes "It's hot, so I forgot what I was going to say!" Next is Shota, then Tsuyoshi and then Goto Hiromi. At this point Yaracchi comes back onstage pushing a small table covered with a red and white checked tablecloth, on top of which are five glasses holding water. Yaracchi wants to drink a toast, so everyone takes their drink and raises their glass (and the fans pretend to raise glasses too)... but wait! Yaracchi announces that ONE glass - not even he knows which - contains citric acid, so it'll taste really sour. Batsu game! ...Cheers 8D
Ryota gets the sour-tasting water \8D/ so as punishment he has to introduce the next song while the others prepare. Ryota is all flaily and argh ahh uh wait you're telling me to ganbatte kdjfhfskjdgh OKAY PLEASE LISTEN, LOVESICK.
Lovesick is Ryota and Yaracchi only to start, later joined by Eda-chan and Shota. They use chairs for this dance, and at the end they end up kind of flopped into their chairs and the lights dim.
The lights come up again, this time focussed only on Yaracchi. He's leaning back in his chair, head tilted back, and the lighting is... really cool, think like blues which then go into reds for the remainder of the song. It's time for Sweet Butterfly and D A M N it is cool. He's really angry and passionate and his dance is as awesome as fdkjgdfkngj and he kicks the chair across the stage and okay sorry I am trying not to flail but I wish you could have seen his dance for this, it was insane *______________* He changed how he sang it, too - there was one part that was really raw and rockstar-ish, help. He collapses on the floor partway through the song, and then right at the end is crouched down with the chair on its side in front of him. It's awesome. *____*
...and then the intro to Charge starts playing, and They come onstage pushing a mini stage on wheels on which Goto sits at a drumkit. Also, Eda has maracas. They tell Yaracchi to get out of the way and get ready for the next song. Yaracchi does so, and tells the audience to sway (which he does really cutely, btw) and they break into Charge ♥ and when it comes to the la~ la~ lala~ lalalala~ ...Yaracchi... sings notes that aren't quite the same as when he sang it during Playzone. This is worth remembering for later. We all sing the lalalala parts together with only the drum accompaniment, and then... a cellphone rings.
Sorry, hang on a minute, says Yaracchi. Someone's phone is ringing. After we expressly said at the beginning to keep your cellphones turned off. It's probably one of Ryota's fans' e_e Seriously, whose phone is it? C'mon now... =_=
They Budou, meanwhile, have all come down to the front of the stage too, to glare at the audience... only they gradually gravitate towards Yaracchi's crotch (sorry to phrase it like that, that's just how it was D8) and listen really closely because wait a minute, isn't the ringing coming from... Yaracchi's right pocket? o______o ... .____. ...Yara-san. Yaracchi...
Looking very sheepish, Yaracchi takes the phone out from his pocket, goes toward the back of the stage and (exaggeratedly XD) presses the accept call button. A message from Yuma plays, thanking him for his appearance and promoting his drama DVD or something -- it actually cut out so the whole message didn't play properly. Anyway, Yaracchi has to sincerely apologise for having his phone on him (and not on manner mode!) and then he suggests that everyone try once more with the lalalala singing. SO the drumbeats start once more, and Yaracchi is like, okay, let's go!
...WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU~ *dun dun tshh* Yaracchi and Ryota encourage the audience to sing back to them, which works, but Eda-chan and Shota are like...
ha?
We Will Rock You? Wasn't it Charge?
...Oops. Sorry, says Yaracchi. The beat is the same, so he messed up. Sorry. Really sorry. Really really sorry. Last chance? Lalalala? (Again, it's... not quite the tune we're familiar with.)
So finally, Charge ends and Yaracchi shoos They offstage and praises Goto for how he can do anything - dance, play violin, sing, play the drums... "Of course I can do anything," Hiromi says. "It's because I'm a Johnnys Junior."
Yaracchi is impressed. "I can't do anything 8D" he says. They talk for a bit about how Yaracchi invited Goto to join them for Crea - he was out bowling when he received the mail, and it surprised him.
After their talk, it's time for They Budou's corner. "You know what's up next, right?" Yaracchi asks the audience. Then, "Oh wait, no, of course you don't, this is the first show. XD Uh, Now it's fime for They Budou to perform!" They Budou are on the upper stage, and Ryota's mic stand is... not the right height. Maybe 4U's Fukuchan used it last, they speculate, because it's totally wrong for Ryota - like, it might actually have been taller than he was. Not good for singing. XD Ryota fixes it, and Yaracchi and Goto go offstage (with the drumkit) so They can start.
Wild At Heart and Swan Song are shared by all members, and as expected their dance is hella awesome. Shota then sings part of Ohno's Two solo while Eda-chan and Ryota backdance for him, and, guys, it's so beautiful. ;_______________; Shota's voice is wonderful. He sounded as good as Ohno, imo, and he holds this long looooooooooong note that made me cry a little.
The final song for the They Budou corner is Yes? No? and they are so wonderful and I have nothing to add because I am full of FEELINGS and THEY BUDOU ARE AN AMAZING GROUP and is there someone I can punch for not letting them sing more before now/give a million thanks to for letting them finally sing now fkdnjkjdfhgjkfsghdfkj
Then they decide they want to move the stairs up to the second level of stage at the sides to the centre, to make one wider staircase in the middle of the stage. They call on a member of the staff-san to help them out, since it's difficult to do with just the three of them onstage while trying to entertain the audience too. He helps them manoeuvre the stairs into place and then they're ready for the next part. Okay!
Next is Eda-chan's turn to sing! He's going to sing Tegoshi's Kesenai! By himself, while Ryota and Shota dance Ryota's choreo! Will you be okay, Eda-chan? Really really? Are you nervous? It's okay, you can do it~
So they begin, and start dancing, and Eda-chan starts singing: Kimi ga-
[horrible crunching sound; backing music cuts out]
Ryota collapses to the floor, hand pressed to his lower back in agony. Sad music starts playing, and Shota is instantly concerned.
Eda-chan: (moves over to the side, taking mic stand with him) ._.
Shota: (going over to him) Are you okay? D8
Ryota: DX Let go!
Shota: Can it be?! His hernia has made a reappearance?! We can't go on like this!
Ryota: Shut up!! No matter what, the show must go on!
Ryota staggers to the stairs, and slowly begins to climb them while clutching his side. He desperately struggles to go higher, though it's clearly causing him intense pain. As he nears the top of the stairs, Yaracchi rushes out with an elasticated bandage and sprints up the stairs to offer it to Ryota just like how Tatsumi offers Koichi the real katana in Endless SHOCK (because yes, if you haven't realised by now, this is a SHOCK parody) -- and, like in Endless SHOCK, the music cuts out and Ryota stares meaningfully at Yaracchi before giving a Meaningful Nod and then continuing to climb the stairs. He wraps the bandage tightly around his waist and staggers for a bit while Yaracchi runs up to help him, but he shoves Yaracchi to the side (Let me go!!); Yaracchi falls over, Ryota punches the air and the bandage falls to the floor.
Then begins the fall. Or, rather... Ryota staggers down one step and grabs at the (...invisible...) stair rail. Yaracchi rushes forward, "YAMAMOTO!!"; Shota runs forward, anxiously staring up the stairs to where Ryota is grimacing and panting for breath.
Then he staggers down some more. And some more. By the time he's six stairs up from the bottom Shota is like, "From there is okay, isn't it?" but nope, it's still too risky for Ryota. More dramatic staggering down. Two stairs left. "From there is good, go from there." Nope. Finally on the ground again, Ryota then throws himself down onto the floor and rolls toward the front of the stage. "YAMAMOTO-!!" Shota yells, but it's too late, he's gone.
(The audience, meanwhile, is in hysterics because this is about the funniest thing ever. Eda-chan is, as expected, still very fml.) It is at this point that Dr. Goto comes out wearing a white lab coat, lifts up Ryota's right arm, tugs down the bracelet that's in the way of his wrist, checks his pulse and then lets go. Ryota's lifeless arm flops down onto the stage again.
"Things look pretty bad," says Dr. Goto, and he picks Ryota up princess-style ..........after a bit of a struggle......... and carries him offstage. "YAMAMOTOOOO!!" yells Shota.
By this point, Yaracchi has sunk down onto the stairs in grief and despair, and sits with his elbows on his knees staring blankly at the space where Ryota used to lie.
Shota: Yara-san. Today, They Budou lost a member. Without Yamamoto, we can't go on! What should we do?!
Yaracchi: (wise senpai voice) That's something you have to decide now.
Shota: (bows low, and heads offstage)
Eda-chan: Uh, so... about me...
Shota: ... (drags Eda-chan offstage too)
Yaracchi: So now it's just me. I thought as much.
This is the lead into Boku ni dekiru koto, which has the same choreography as in PZ09. He does also take his shoes off and have a white towel this time, too.
After this, they start tapdancing and there's a buzzing noise (which I have seen before. Where have I seen it before. You know, where they're tapdancing and slapping at an invisible fly? Is it from that dance where they're wearing geta? PZ08, right?) Ryota tries to squash the invisible fly, and he slaps Shota's head in the process (oops) and then slaps Eda-chan's crotch (with an accompanying metallic 'ting!' noise), and then...
...Goto comes out, dressed as a cockroach. Not a cute one like in the Combat CM, but an actual massive cockroach. He's singing the part of G to the Heaven they use in the CM without musical backing, and changed the lyrics: Goto Hiromi ga CM chuu~~~
Ryota yells at him, the timing is off, you're silly for coming out now e_e but hang on... *slap* Nope, missed the fly again, and they start tapdancing again... and then Yaracchi comes out holding a white canister and SPRAYS THE CRAP OUT OF HIM and Goto coughs and splutters and Yaracchi throws a giant fake box of Combat at him and finishes the CM: Gokiburi... to the Heaven!
...and then they continue dancing. With Goto still clutching the giant box of Combat and dressed as a cockroach. It's beautiful. During the dance they line up and whenever Yaracchi turns to Ryota (as Ryota turns away), he sprays the back of Ryota's head with whatever is in the white canister (which I assume is just compressed cool air or something). Because Yaracchi is a brat♥ (it makes Ryota laugh too, though♥).
As the tap dance section comes to an end, Yaracchi and Ryota stay together onstage, and challenge each other to a tap battle!! Goto comes back to mediate (still dressed as the cockroach). Dance battle!! Yamamoto Ryota vs. Yara Tomoyuki! It's very exciting!! (They just repeat the same steps over and over, lol.)
...and Yaracchi collapses on the floor, "enough, I can't any more!" and gasps for air and gives up. Ryota is exhilarated, YOSSHHHHkhjdfghkjsdfgkjndfg waaahghdkfsdfgjkh adrenaline whee!! and Goto goes over to ask him how he is, is he tired? NOPE DEFINITELY NOT TIRED ← slightly manic there, Ryota;;
SO.
YAMAMOTO, YOU'RE THE WINNER! So you get a special winner's jacket. Eda-chan and Shota bring it out; it's long (knee-length?) and bright blue and SHIMMERY and other colours and has gold tassels too I think, but on the back is the most important part: a white vertical strip of cloth on which is written in shimmery red letters: すたぁ山本 - 'star Yamamoto'. You've become a star, Ryota, congratulations. You look cute, Ryota, says Yaracchi.
Yaracchi, you lost, says Hiromi. So, you have to wear the loser's jacket. It's bright yellow, with blue trim, and says 'Johnnys Jr.' on the back - you know, one of those super-generic oversized things they get kids to wear on shokura. Huh, says Yaracchi, they have one in my size?
...Even on Yaracchi, it's too big. snerk. He moves to the back to stand against the wall with the other four. Ryota introduces himself, "I became a star! It's Yamamoto Ryota~" and he starts singing Super Star (...originally Shonentai's Uekusa's solo, but I can't find a link to a non-Jun example).
Partway through this song, Ryota stops and asks you, you, whatsyourname, you, (Yaracchi) to go get a box for him to stand on, because Ryota wants to be higher. Yaracchi obediently runs offstage and comes back with a box festooned with red and gold tinsel. Is this okay?
Thank you. Ah, no, a little more to the front. That's it. Ryota gets onto the box and is like, ahh, this is awesome 8D I'm so high up! This is what it's like to be a star! Okay, back to the song. He's so happy to be a star! Music... start!
Silence.
EH?! Ryota is genuinely, wholeheartedly, unbelievably shocked. Eh?! Eh??? Eh??! Why won't it start? Eh?
Yaracchi looks on. Well, I guess it's because you were getting too full of yourself...?
Ryota flails and pouts, and whines. But I was finally a star! I'm a star! It's my chance to sing! I get to sing! :((((((((((((((((((( Why won't the music start! I'm going to try one more time. Music, START!!
Nothing. Not even a peep from the audience. Ryota is inconsolable. Yaracchi shakes his head. "I guess it's because the wrong person is standing up there," he says. "It must be that it's not you, after all. Move over."
Dejected, Ryota steps down from the box and Yaracchi gets on it. He spreads his arms; the audience cheers and applauds. Music... start!
...Nothing. Yaracchi is puzzled. Huh, it's NOT me? ...huh. ...Hayashi?
Nope, not Shota either. The two people remaining are Eda-chan and Goto. "Eda or the gokiburi," says Yaracchi. "Which??"
Eda-chan gets up on the box. Music... start!
It starts! So Eda-chan sings the rest of Super Star while the others dance around his box (some with more enthusiasm than others, cough Ryota cough). He's totally crushed by this whole thing btw, it's very nearly the cutest thing I have ever seen. Certainly in the top 10.
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Next up was Omatsuri Ninja and they faked fighting, because why did Ryota not get to sing and why does Yaracchi think he's so good u_u;; At one point They 'knock' Yaracchi down and fake kicking him across the stage and he rolls REALLY FAST. Finally, Yaracchi and Ryota bust out knives and slash at each other until Goto comes in wearing a big black cape thing and pulls them apart, all serious and slow, and sings very solemnly…
…and then pulls off his cape and underneath the cape he is wearing a white t-shirt with the 'Go' from 'Goto' (後) on the front, and then a chronically vibrant jacket with FEATHERS all around the collar, like a massive ruff of shocking pink and green and blue feathers while the jacket itself is… green, I think? It's horrendous XD Goto then continues to be the lead for the remainder of the song. :")
And now, about 1h15 into the show, it's time for the main MC! Goto splutters a bit because the feathery ruff is too big and it sort of shoves feathers into his mouth, but. They say how fun things are going, and Ryota is still all "mouuuu :(" about not getting to sing Superstar, and Yaracchi's like, weeell~ it's a live, right? You've got to be prepared for this kind of thing u_u (Yaracchi you jerk, haha♥) At this point they take off the silly outer layers they'd been wearing for the last couple of songs, get handheld mics and thank everyone for coming.
Yaracchi introduces the songs - how they'd sung Shonentai-san's songs and KinKi and their own songs, and then ah! Today, some kouhai have come... Over in the back there, 4U. came to see us :D
They're sitting separately - two at the back (Fukuchan and Matsu) and two in one of the boxes on the floor above (KosshiTatsu). Tatsu has a mic and is like, "Hello, we're 4U.!" Fukuchan's handheld mic doesn't work but the staff-san near them hurries over to fix it and they say hello and everyone applauds. Because they're sitting separately they're like, wait no, we're 2U and 2U XD; Matsu was actually wearing the same baseball cap he wore in 4U.'s Crea! They each take it in turns to talk and of course Matsu is super loud and Kosshi is super quiet while Fukuchan and Tatsu are pretty normal (and cute ♥) Matsuzaki says that when he was watching the Superstar part and the music didn't work for Ryota, he was like "Yeah, at that point I was thinking, "but I bet it'd work for me though X)"" lol Matsu♥ and then, "Yamamoto... ...DON'T MIND~!!"
Tatsu comments that one thing he's learned so far today is HOW MUCH Goto can do. "There's nothing he can't do!" It's really impressive~ They praise YaraThey for all their hard work in producing the show because it's really going well, and they mention Eda-chan's solo and how unfortunate it was that he couldn't sing (but in a joking way XD) It's fun, it's fun~ We were 4U.~!
They chat for a bit more, and then Yaracchi says "And actually, there's one more person who's come today, too. Someone who isn't a kouhai. Domoto Koichi is...!"
...and everyone freaks out, because WHAT XD; 4U. came in near the start and at least half the audience already knew they were there, but I guess Koichi came in after the show already started so nobody around me had any clue that Koichi had come XD;
As expected, Koichi talks for AGES and I sadly will not be able to report on everything because it is so meandering and long XD;; Koichi says how funny/odd 4U. are and what a fun live it is and how good Yaracchi is and meehhh I guess Yamamoto you're not bad (Hey! Ryota pouts) and... 4U. still have their mics so the whole MC degenerates into this sort of conversation quadrangle between Koichi up in one box, TatsuKosshi in the other box, FukuMatsu at the back and YaraThey+Goto at the front. It's ridiculous XD; They do apologise for having parodied Shock while Koichi is there, though ;;
At one point Koichi says "I have one question, though... Who is Goto-kun?" OTL KOICHI XD;; and we all crack up because SASUGA KOICHI ORZ and Goto comes forward and introduces himself without a mic ("Say it with a mic!" says Koichi) and so he tries again, this time with a mic, and Koichi's like, you really can do anything, huh. MA, they were a group who couldn't do anything u_u (oi, Kochan XD ♥) and good job Goto, keep it up.
Then Koichi talks about Ryota's image, and how it's totally different within They Budou to how he was on his own, and Ryota's like, well, instead of being alone I'm They Budou's 'Y'.
Wait, says Koichi, it's made from your initials?!
Audience: ................eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh XD;;;;;;;;;;;
Koichi, you only just realised?! XD omg...
Koichi: Well, right now you're only Hey Budou!
...OTL XD KOICHI
Ryota: Out of everyone in the world, the only person who would actually say that is Koichi XD;;;;;;
Koichi apologises for having said an awkward thing (gomen ne (^^;; lol cute, it's okay Kochan) but says this live is really fun, it has a really awesome feeling and he's really enjoying it ♥
I think, if I recall correctly, they talk more about Shock and mention Kishi (and how tall he is getting XD) and Koichi drops in a slight against They and Ryota's like, hora, stop that +_+ (cute cute cute XD)
Koichi talks about how 4U. talk too much and 4U. are like, oi, are you the pot or the kettle here? (obviously I am paraphrasing, but.)
By this point 4U. and Koichi are bantering so much that Yaracchi is like, hang on guys, you're confusing everyone, they won't know where the stage is XD;
I forget what else they talked about, but after Koichi said goodbye he continued talking and then the spotlight on him went out and he was like HEY I'M STILL TALKING and everyone cracked up and then the spotlight came back again XD;
The whole MC is about 25 minutes long. Next is Ryota's corner!
Ryota loves Yaracchi's choreography, he says. It's so cool, he really admires Yaracchi for it, it's super awesome, Yaracchi is really great! Ryota really loves Yaracchi's dances. There are lots of songs Yaracchi has done choreography for, so he really wants to use his corner as an opportunity to dance Yaracchi's dance ♥ (For the curious, he does say 'Yaracchi' instead of any other variant of Yaracchi's name - not 'Yara-kun', 'Yara-san', or even just 'Yara'.)
Yaracchi is like, this is... great, but also kind of embarrassing 8D;;
Ryota is optimistic. Yaracchi definitely remembers all the choreography he's taught other people, right? ^___^ He definitely wouldn't have forgotten any of his own choreo, would he! ^__^
Yaracchi will do his best, he says. 8D;;
Ryota then looks out into the audience. So, like, since 4U. are here, would it be inconvenient to ask them to come up onto the stage...? :D?
So 4U. come up, and since it's them Yaracchi knows exactly which song it's going to be. As 4U. approach, Fukuchan and Matsu give people high fives and mimes a telephone at people like "Call me! Call me! \XD/" and Yaracchi scolds him, don't give out your phone number! orz and then when he came up onstage Fukuchan took a photo of them all with his camera too (as expected from Fukuchan - he likes to take photos like that) XD Since KosshiTatsu were up in the box they didn't know that's what FukuMatsu did (since by the time TatsuKosshi came into the audience FukuMatsu were already on the stage) and so just came down through the audience normally, smiling but without any audience interaction.
They fistbump and high-five and stuff when they get onto the stage, and everyone's really high tension XD Tatsumi has also had his hair trimmed and he and Yaracchi now have similar hairstyles. They get together on the stage, "Kyoudai!" and then beckon Ryota over so that the three of them can hug together, the return of Yara-sankyoudai! \XD/ #happiest
Finally, they invite Koichi too and he's like "It seems fun...! But... 8D;;" and everyone's all :( eeeh... why :(
Yeah, but, says Koichi, I totally didn't know anything of the Shonentai songs or Omatsuri Ninja or anything, I honestly wouldn't be able to. Plus I have my manager here (at which point he whacks the guy next to him in the stomach (lovingly, I might add XD;;)) and I shouldn't abandon him 8D
Fair enough, say the guys on the stage. But Ryota is ready! The 4U. guys quickly empty their pockets of breakable stuff (cellphones, cameras etc). So, music, start!
Of course, it's Koakuma Juliet. Yaracchi does a bit of the dance but totally gives up in favour of stepping back and watching 4U. dance it (as do They, including Ryota), and of course they do so perfectly! (...It would be weird if they didn't, since they're the official dancers for that song XD)
It's a good job 4U. were here, says Yaracchi. Because I totally didn't dance most of that, did I XD;;
But that was great! says Ryota. It was fun! Wasn't it? (Everyone applauds♥) Thank you 4U.! The boys go to collect their things again but instead of putting on his own cap Matsu takes Yaracchi's hat and puts it on instead. Yaracchi glares at him, then takes Matsu's baseball cap instead. Rather than putting it on his head, Yaracchi runs out to the front of the stage and fakes hurling it into the audience instead, so Matsu quickly gets the message and returns Yaracchi's hat to its rightful owner in exchange for the return of his own cap XD; I think They were talking at that point but I was too distracted by the mini hat battle to catch what they said, sorry ;;
But! says Ryota, There are more songs that Yaracchi has done choreography for, right? So let's do one more song, is that okay?
It's okay, says the audience. :D!
Then, says Ryota, let's get the stand mics! Goto, you can join too, the five of us will do this one next :D Go get your stand mics!
Ah, says Yaracchi, if we need mic stands then I know what this song is.
Really? asks Ryota. Okay, everyone ready? Okei~ Music, start!
The pre-intro to One Love starts, and then there's the first three notes of the actual melodic intro, and Yaracchi screws up. XD;; He slumps to his knees, embarrassed: Really, self? Really? OTL
"Kawaiiiiiii XD" says Ryota. That was super kawaii omg. Anyone else who thought it was cute, raise your hand!
We all raise our hands, haaaaaiii, because lol, it was cute, and made even cuter by Ryota pointing it out. How did Yaracchi manage to screw up One Love (of all songs!) right at the very beginning! Let's try one more time.
They all manage to complete One Love this time, more or less (though they didn't play the whole song), though there was a moment or two where he hesitated and looked over at the others for clarification, especially right at the end XD;
Well done, boys. Good job. XD; That's it for Ryota's corner, and he says he's satisfied/happy, it went well (*^^*)
Welp, time for the last spurt, says Yaracchi. This next song is kind of nostalgic, it's one that he sung together with Musical Academy, that four-member scary-faced group♥ That song... we created it together, and I really like it. I figured that maybe this would be as good a time as any to perform it again, like, maybe this timing is okay...~? Even though I've never performed it with TheyBudou until now, it's okay, right? Even though it feels super nostalgic to me, it'd be nice to perform this with you guys, so I wanna do it. So then, please listen to Endless Summer.
...The Eda fan next to me had cried pretty solidly throughout most of the They Budou corner, and while I totally understood how she felt I wasn't anywhere as moved until we reached this point. Endless Summer. I mean... Endless Summer. I never, never dreamed they would perform this. And of course they were great. The They members shared the rap while Yaracchi did the majority of the singing. ♥ The four of them danced wonderfully. It was very nearly perfect. I cried a lot. The Eda fan next to me was very sympathetic. ♥
Next was Baby Baby Baby and I'm ashamed to say I don't remember much about the performance. I was too full of Feelings. DX I think they got the audience to wave a lot and clap. They come forward to the central horizontal aisle again and stand up on the boxes put there.
Finally, Yaracchi says okay, we're near the end. It's been really nostalgic and a little embarrassing-- at this point he notices an audience member near him who is floundering and he laughs, --ahh, but I think the most embarrassed person here is you, right? Hello, my name's Yara, nice to meet you. XD Anyway, now is time for our last song~
Audience: Eeeeehhhhh...
Yaracchi: This song is also kinda nostalgic, isn't it, Ryota?
Ryota: It's a song that I LOVE! n_n
Yaracchi: Me too, it's a song that I LOVE! n_n ... Even though it's a song that Takizawa made, meh, that can't be helped (lol) No, really, despite that, please enjoy it! Now and Forever.
YaraThey singing Now and Forever~♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Near the end, Yaracchi thanks everyone for coming and then the They members also thank everyone in turn, and they return to the main stage and bow and the curtain falls leaving them silhouetted, Goto with his violin and the They members around Yaracchi, who raises his hand with a clenched fist before the light behind them dims and the show is officially finished.
Encore time. The audience starts clapping in time and calling for encore almost as soon as they leave the stage, and soon they return.
Thank you for calling for an encore! says Yaracchi, and it's time for LP Girl. They have sign balls for this, two each! They get us to sing back "Be my baby~ Be my baby whoa~" (instead of 'be my baby girl' which is what the original lyrics are XD) and they were clearly so happy and bouncy XD They came forward to the centre again and even further back, running through the audience and generally having fun ♥ before heading back to the main stage and ending the song.
Finally, the instrumental to Endless Summer plays in the background while the boys all give their farewell speeches. Finally, Yaracchi has the last word and they all stand together and hold hands and everyone is silent and there's only Endless Summer instrumental playing as Yaracchi yells "Everyone, thank you so much!" without a mic, and they bow, and that's the end.
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And that really IS it, the end, no more edits, report of the 13th 2pm show now complete! Total running time was 2h15min, which is a little longer than most of the other Crea shows have been, I think. They DID make some changes to things for the other shows, and I will make a new post with snippet reports from the other shows next, after I have made a cup of tea. now posted here!
So. This WILL be:
FINALLY DONE! It's only taken me 5 days, oh dear lord I am so sorry it has taken so very long. This is a report from the YaraThey Crea, 5/13 2pm.
The 5/13 6pm, 5/14 2pm and 5/14 6pm reports will be in another entry which I will write up ...shortly. Soon. (I didn't go see the 5/13 6pm show so those reports will be second-hand from friends who did go.)
Cast:
YARA Tomoyuki
HAYASHI Shota
EDA Tsuyoshi
YAMAMOTO Ryota
GOTO Hiromi
Additional things to note:
- Yaracchi has had a haircut. Still dyed, still permed, less messy-looking. Yay!
- Ryota's hair is currently a warm mid-light brown, except his maegami, which are blond. This looks better than it sounds.
- Yaracchi wore a bandana around his left hand each show - 13th 2pm was white, 13th 6pm pink, 14th 2pm light blue, 14th 6pm yellow.
- Goto Hiromi can do anything.
Okay, on to the reports.
5/13 2pm (note: now complete!!)
First, you need to know this anti-piracy CM.
So to start the show, Yaracchi comes out as the guy with the camera head in order to dance through the theatre rules (no video cameras, no cellphones, no smoking, no uchiwa for a person not appearing in the show) - and at this last one, he pulls out a Matsuzaki uchiwa and crosses his arms in a big 'X' - totally forbidden! - and throws it onto the floor and stamps on it while the announcer woman reiterates that it is absolutely forbidden! - and please tell the theatre staff if you see anything suspicious etc etc. Yaracchi (as the thief!camera) orchestrates the applause at this point, making everyone clap and then stop and then clap and then stop, and finally clapping to a rhythm so he can dance. He pulls a few Michael Jackson moves, and then Eda's voice comes over the speakers all "Camera guy! It's Eda Tsuyoshi. We're ready to start the show so can you, like, go already?"
So Yaracamera runs offstage, the curtain lifts, and They Budou are there. They yell to the audience, start dancing to Act Show. Ryota goes to the back, pulls down a red curtain covering one of the stage entrances and Yaracchi comes through it so they can dance and sing together. Goto Hiromi is also a member of the performance crew for the YaraThey Crea shows, and the five of them dance together (while Goto is playing the violin). Next song is Bite the Love, also done as a group with Yaracchi singing vocals. After that is Jounetsu no ichiya, and Yaracchi gets us to clap by demonstrating and going "cha! cha! cha! cha!cha! cha! cha! cha! cha!cha!"
After that collection of Shonentai songs, next up is Grateful World and for this they come forward to the horizontal aisle between the 11th and 12th rows and interact with the fans around them/engage more with the fans further back. Yaracchi harmonises with Shota at one point and goes over to dance and be cute with him. They Budou share the rap.
Then is the first MC, and Yaracchi introduces himself and then heads offstage. Next up is Ryota and he intros himself and then goes "It's hot, so I forgot what I was going to say!" Next is Shota, then Tsuyoshi and then Goto Hiromi. At this point Yaracchi comes back onstage pushing a small table covered with a red and white checked tablecloth, on top of which are five glasses holding water. Yaracchi wants to drink a toast, so everyone takes their drink and raises their glass (and the fans pretend to raise glasses too)... but wait! Yaracchi announces that ONE glass - not even he knows which - contains citric acid, so it'll taste really sour. Batsu game! ...Cheers 8D
Ryota gets the sour-tasting water \8D/ so as punishment he has to introduce the next song while the others prepare. Ryota is all flaily and argh ahh uh wait you're telling me to ganbatte kdjfhfskjdgh OKAY PLEASE LISTEN, LOVESICK.
Lovesick is Ryota and Yaracchi only to start, later joined by Eda-chan and Shota. They use chairs for this dance, and at the end they end up kind of flopped into their chairs and the lights dim.
The lights come up again, this time focussed only on Yaracchi. He's leaning back in his chair, head tilted back, and the lighting is... really cool, think like blues which then go into reds for the remainder of the song. It's time for Sweet Butterfly and D A M N it is cool. He's really angry and passionate and his dance is as awesome as fdkjgdfkngj and he kicks the chair across the stage and okay sorry I am trying not to flail but I wish you could have seen his dance for this, it was insane *______________* He changed how he sang it, too - there was one part that was really raw and rockstar-ish, help. He collapses on the floor partway through the song, and then right at the end is crouched down with the chair on its side in front of him. It's awesome. *____*
...and then the intro to Charge starts playing, and They come onstage pushing a mini stage on wheels on which Goto sits at a drumkit. Also, Eda has maracas. They tell Yaracchi to get out of the way and get ready for the next song. Yaracchi does so, and tells the audience to sway (which he does really cutely, btw) and they break into Charge ♥ and when it comes to the la~ la~ lala~ lalalala~ ...Yaracchi... sings notes that aren't quite the same as when he sang it during Playzone. This is worth remembering for later. We all sing the lalalala parts together with only the drum accompaniment, and then... a cellphone rings.
Sorry, hang on a minute, says Yaracchi. Someone's phone is ringing. After we expressly said at the beginning to keep your cellphones turned off. It's probably one of Ryota's fans' e_e Seriously, whose phone is it? C'mon now... =_=
They Budou, meanwhile, have all come down to the front of the stage too, to glare at the audience... only they gradually gravitate towards Yaracchi's crotch (sorry to phrase it like that, that's just how it was D8) and listen really closely because wait a minute, isn't the ringing coming from... Yaracchi's right pocket? o______o ... .____. ...Yara-san. Yaracchi...
Looking very sheepish, Yaracchi takes the phone out from his pocket, goes toward the back of the stage and (exaggeratedly XD) presses the accept call button. A message from Yuma plays, thanking him for his appearance and promoting his drama DVD or something -- it actually cut out so the whole message didn't play properly. Anyway, Yaracchi has to sincerely apologise for having his phone on him (and not on manner mode!) and then he suggests that everyone try once more with the lalalala singing. SO the drumbeats start once more, and Yaracchi is like, okay, let's go!
...WE WILL, WE WILL ROCK YOU~ *dun dun tshh* Yaracchi and Ryota encourage the audience to sing back to them, which works, but Eda-chan and Shota are like...
ha?
We Will Rock You? Wasn't it Charge?
...Oops. Sorry, says Yaracchi. The beat is the same, so he messed up. Sorry. Really sorry. Really really sorry. Last chance? Lalalala? (Again, it's... not quite the tune we're familiar with.)
So finally, Charge ends and Yaracchi shoos They offstage and praises Goto for how he can do anything - dance, play violin, sing, play the drums... "Of course I can do anything," Hiromi says. "It's because I'm a Johnnys Junior."
Yaracchi is impressed. "I can't do anything 8D" he says. They talk for a bit about how Yaracchi invited Goto to join them for Crea - he was out bowling when he received the mail, and it surprised him.
After their talk, it's time for They Budou's corner. "You know what's up next, right?" Yaracchi asks the audience. Then, "Oh wait, no, of course you don't, this is the first show. XD Uh, Now it's fime for They Budou to perform!" They Budou are on the upper stage, and Ryota's mic stand is... not the right height. Maybe 4U's Fukuchan used it last, they speculate, because it's totally wrong for Ryota - like, it might actually have been taller than he was. Not good for singing. XD Ryota fixes it, and Yaracchi and Goto go offstage (with the drumkit) so They can start.
Wild At Heart and Swan Song are shared by all members, and as expected their dance is hella awesome. Shota then sings part of Ohno's Two solo while Eda-chan and Ryota backdance for him, and, guys, it's so beautiful. ;_______________; Shota's voice is wonderful. He sounded as good as Ohno, imo, and he holds this long looooooooooong note that made me cry a little.
The final song for the They Budou corner is Yes? No? and they are so wonderful and I have nothing to add because I am full of FEELINGS and THEY BUDOU ARE AN AMAZING GROUP and is there someone I can punch for not letting them sing more before now/give a million thanks to for letting them finally sing now fkdnjkjdfhgjkfsghdfkj
Then they decide they want to move the stairs up to the second level of stage at the sides to the centre, to make one wider staircase in the middle of the stage. They call on a member of the staff-san to help them out, since it's difficult to do with just the three of them onstage while trying to entertain the audience too. He helps them manoeuvre the stairs into place and then they're ready for the next part. Okay!
Next is Eda-chan's turn to sing! He's going to sing Tegoshi's Kesenai! By himself, while Ryota and Shota dance Ryota's choreo! Will you be okay, Eda-chan? Really really? Are you nervous? It's okay, you can do it~
So they begin, and start dancing, and Eda-chan starts singing: Kimi ga-
[horrible crunching sound; backing music cuts out]
Ryota collapses to the floor, hand pressed to his lower back in agony. Sad music starts playing, and Shota is instantly concerned.
Eda-chan: (moves over to the side, taking mic stand with him) ._.
Shota: (going over to him) Are you okay? D8
Ryota: DX Let go!
Shota: Can it be?! His hernia has made a reappearance?! We can't go on like this!
Ryota: Shut up!! No matter what, the show must go on!
Ryota staggers to the stairs, and slowly begins to climb them while clutching his side. He desperately struggles to go higher, though it's clearly causing him intense pain. As he nears the top of the stairs, Yaracchi rushes out with an elasticated bandage and sprints up the stairs to offer it to Ryota just like how Tatsumi offers Koichi the real katana in Endless SHOCK (because yes, if you haven't realised by now, this is a SHOCK parody) -- and, like in Endless SHOCK, the music cuts out and Ryota stares meaningfully at Yaracchi before giving a Meaningful Nod and then continuing to climb the stairs. He wraps the bandage tightly around his waist and staggers for a bit while Yaracchi runs up to help him, but he shoves Yaracchi to the side (Let me go!!); Yaracchi falls over, Ryota punches the air and the bandage falls to the floor.
Then begins the fall. Or, rather... Ryota staggers down one step and grabs at the (...invisible...) stair rail. Yaracchi rushes forward, "YAMAMOTO!!"; Shota runs forward, anxiously staring up the stairs to where Ryota is grimacing and panting for breath.
Then he staggers down some more. And some more. By the time he's six stairs up from the bottom Shota is like, "From there is okay, isn't it?" but nope, it's still too risky for Ryota. More dramatic staggering down. Two stairs left. "From there is good, go from there." Nope. Finally on the ground again, Ryota then throws himself down onto the floor and rolls toward the front of the stage. "YAMAMOTO-!!" Shota yells, but it's too late, he's gone.
(The audience, meanwhile, is in hysterics because this is about the funniest thing ever. Eda-chan is, as expected, still very fml.) It is at this point that Dr. Goto comes out wearing a white lab coat, lifts up Ryota's right arm, tugs down the bracelet that's in the way of his wrist, checks his pulse and then lets go. Ryota's lifeless arm flops down onto the stage again.
"Things look pretty bad," says Dr. Goto, and he picks Ryota up princess-style ..........after a bit of a struggle......... and carries him offstage. "YAMAMOTOOOO!!" yells Shota.
By this point, Yaracchi has sunk down onto the stairs in grief and despair, and sits with his elbows on his knees staring blankly at the space where Ryota used to lie.
Shota: Yara-san. Today, They Budou lost a member. Without Yamamoto, we can't go on! What should we do?!
Yaracchi: (wise senpai voice) That's something you have to decide now.
Shota: (bows low, and heads offstage)
Eda-chan: Uh, so... about me...
Shota: ... (drags Eda-chan offstage too)
Yaracchi: So now it's just me. I thought as much.
This is the lead into Boku ni dekiru koto, which has the same choreography as in PZ09. He does also take his shoes off and have a white towel this time, too.
After this, they start tapdancing and there's a buzzing noise (which I have seen before. Where have I seen it before. You know, where they're tapdancing and slapping at an invisible fly? Is it from that dance where they're wearing geta? PZ08, right?) Ryota tries to squash the invisible fly, and he slaps Shota's head in the process (oops) and then slaps Eda-chan's crotch (with an accompanying metallic 'ting!' noise), and then...
...Goto comes out, dressed as a cockroach. Not a cute one like in the Combat CM, but an actual massive cockroach. He's singing the part of G to the Heaven they use in the CM without musical backing, and changed the lyrics: Goto Hiromi ga CM chuu~~~
Ryota yells at him, the timing is off, you're silly for coming out now e_e but hang on... *slap* Nope, missed the fly again, and they start tapdancing again... and then Yaracchi comes out holding a white canister and SPRAYS THE CRAP OUT OF HIM and Goto coughs and splutters and Yaracchi throws a giant fake box of Combat at him and finishes the CM: Gokiburi... to the Heaven!
...and then they continue dancing. With Goto still clutching the giant box of Combat and dressed as a cockroach. It's beautiful. During the dance they line up and whenever Yaracchi turns to Ryota (as Ryota turns away), he sprays the back of Ryota's head with whatever is in the white canister (which I assume is just compressed cool air or something). Because Yaracchi is a brat♥ (it makes Ryota laugh too, though♥).
As the tap dance section comes to an end, Yaracchi and Ryota stay together onstage, and challenge each other to a tap battle!! Goto comes back to mediate (still dressed as the cockroach). Dance battle!! Yamamoto Ryota vs. Yara Tomoyuki! It's very exciting!! (They just repeat the same steps over and over, lol.)
...and Yaracchi collapses on the floor, "enough, I can't any more!" and gasps for air and gives up. Ryota is exhilarated, YOSSHHHHkhjdfghkjsdfgkjndfg waaahghdkfsdfgjkh adrenaline whee!! and Goto goes over to ask him how he is, is he tired? NOPE DEFINITELY NOT TIRED ← slightly manic there, Ryota;;
SO.
YAMAMOTO, YOU'RE THE WINNER! So you get a special winner's jacket. Eda-chan and Shota bring it out; it's long (knee-length?) and bright blue and SHIMMERY and other colours and has gold tassels too I think, but on the back is the most important part: a white vertical strip of cloth on which is written in shimmery red letters: すたぁ山本 - 'star Yamamoto'. You've become a star, Ryota, congratulations. You look cute, Ryota, says Yaracchi.
Yaracchi, you lost, says Hiromi. So, you have to wear the loser's jacket. It's bright yellow, with blue trim, and says 'Johnnys Jr.' on the back - you know, one of those super-generic oversized things they get kids to wear on shokura. Huh, says Yaracchi, they have one in my size?
...Even on Yaracchi, it's too big. snerk. He moves to the back to stand against the wall with the other four. Ryota introduces himself, "I became a star! It's Yamamoto Ryota~" and he starts singing Super Star (...originally Shonentai's Uekusa's solo, but I can't find a link to a non-Jun example).
Partway through this song, Ryota stops and asks you, you, whatsyourname, you, (Yaracchi) to go get a box for him to stand on, because Ryota wants to be higher. Yaracchi obediently runs offstage and comes back with a box festooned with red and gold tinsel. Is this okay?
Thank you. Ah, no, a little more to the front. That's it. Ryota gets onto the box and is like, ahh, this is awesome 8D I'm so high up! This is what it's like to be a star! Okay, back to the song. He's so happy to be a star! Music... start!
Silence.
EH?! Ryota is genuinely, wholeheartedly, unbelievably shocked. Eh?! Eh??? Eh??! Why won't it start? Eh?
Yaracchi looks on. Well, I guess it's because you were getting too full of yourself...?
Ryota flails and pouts, and whines. But I was finally a star! I'm a star! It's my chance to sing! I get to sing! :((((((((((((((((((( Why won't the music start! I'm going to try one more time. Music, START!!
Nothing. Not even a peep from the audience. Ryota is inconsolable. Yaracchi shakes his head. "I guess it's because the wrong person is standing up there," he says. "It must be that it's not you, after all. Move over."
Dejected, Ryota steps down from the box and Yaracchi gets on it. He spreads his arms; the audience cheers and applauds. Music... start!
...Nothing. Yaracchi is puzzled. Huh, it's NOT me? ...huh. ...Hayashi?
Nope, not Shota either. The two people remaining are Eda-chan and Goto. "Eda or the gokiburi," says Yaracchi. "Which??"
Eda-chan gets up on the box. Music... start!
It starts! So Eda-chan sings the rest of Super Star while the others dance around his box (some with more enthusiasm than others, cough Ryota cough). He's totally crushed by this whole thing btw, it's very nearly the cutest thing I have ever seen. Certainly in the top 10.
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Next up was Omatsuri Ninja and they faked fighting, because why did Ryota not get to sing and why does Yaracchi think he's so good u_u;; At one point They 'knock' Yaracchi down and fake kicking him across the stage and he rolls REALLY FAST. Finally, Yaracchi and Ryota bust out knives and slash at each other until Goto comes in wearing a big black cape thing and pulls them apart, all serious and slow, and sings very solemnly…
…and then pulls off his cape and underneath the cape he is wearing a white t-shirt with the 'Go' from 'Goto' (後) on the front, and then a chronically vibrant jacket with FEATHERS all around the collar, like a massive ruff of shocking pink and green and blue feathers while the jacket itself is… green, I think? It's horrendous XD Goto then continues to be the lead for the remainder of the song. :")
And now, about 1h15 into the show, it's time for the main MC! Goto splutters a bit because the feathery ruff is too big and it sort of shoves feathers into his mouth, but. They say how fun things are going, and Ryota is still all "mouuuu :(" about not getting to sing Superstar, and Yaracchi's like, weeell~ it's a live, right? You've got to be prepared for this kind of thing u_u (Yaracchi you jerk, haha♥) At this point they take off the silly outer layers they'd been wearing for the last couple of songs, get handheld mics and thank everyone for coming.
Yaracchi introduces the songs - how they'd sung Shonentai-san's songs and KinKi and their own songs, and then ah! Today, some kouhai have come... Over in the back there, 4U. came to see us :D
They're sitting separately - two at the back (Fukuchan and Matsu) and two in one of the boxes on the floor above (KosshiTatsu). Tatsu has a mic and is like, "Hello, we're 4U.!" Fukuchan's handheld mic doesn't work but the staff-san near them hurries over to fix it and they say hello and everyone applauds. Because they're sitting separately they're like, wait no, we're 2U and 2U XD; Matsu was actually wearing the same baseball cap he wore in 4U.'s Crea! They each take it in turns to talk and of course Matsu is super loud and Kosshi is super quiet while Fukuchan and Tatsu are pretty normal (and cute ♥) Matsuzaki says that when he was watching the Superstar part and the music didn't work for Ryota, he was like "Yeah, at that point I was thinking, "but I bet it'd work for me though X)"" lol Matsu♥ and then, "Yamamoto... ...DON'T MIND~!!"
Tatsu comments that one thing he's learned so far today is HOW MUCH Goto can do. "There's nothing he can't do!" It's really impressive~ They praise YaraThey for all their hard work in producing the show because it's really going well, and they mention Eda-chan's solo and how unfortunate it was that he couldn't sing (but in a joking way XD) It's fun, it's fun~ We were 4U.~!
They chat for a bit more, and then Yaracchi says "And actually, there's one more person who's come today, too. Someone who isn't a kouhai. Domoto Koichi is...!"
...and everyone freaks out, because WHAT XD; 4U. came in near the start and at least half the audience already knew they were there, but I guess Koichi came in after the show already started so nobody around me had any clue that Koichi had come XD;
As expected, Koichi talks for AGES and I sadly will not be able to report on everything because it is so meandering and long XD;; Koichi says how funny/odd 4U. are and what a fun live it is and how good Yaracchi is and meehhh I guess Yamamoto you're not bad (Hey! Ryota pouts) and... 4U. still have their mics so the whole MC degenerates into this sort of conversation quadrangle between Koichi up in one box, TatsuKosshi in the other box, FukuMatsu at the back and YaraThey+Goto at the front. It's ridiculous XD; They do apologise for having parodied Shock while Koichi is there, though ;;
At one point Koichi says "I have one question, though... Who is Goto-kun?" OTL KOICHI XD;; and we all crack up because SASUGA KOICHI ORZ and Goto comes forward and introduces himself without a mic ("Say it with a mic!" says Koichi) and so he tries again, this time with a mic, and Koichi's like, you really can do anything, huh. MA, they were a group who couldn't do anything u_u (oi, Kochan XD ♥) and good job Goto, keep it up.
Then Koichi talks about Ryota's image, and how it's totally different within They Budou to how he was on his own, and Ryota's like, well, instead of being alone I'm They Budou's 'Y'.
Wait, says Koichi, it's made from your initials?!
Audience: ................eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh XD;;;;;;;;;;;
Koichi, you only just realised?! XD omg...
Koichi: Well, right now you're only Hey Budou!
...OTL XD KOICHI
Ryota: Out of everyone in the world, the only person who would actually say that is Koichi XD;;;;;;
Koichi apologises for having said an awkward thing (gomen ne (^^;; lol cute, it's okay Kochan) but says this live is really fun, it has a really awesome feeling and he's really enjoying it ♥
I think, if I recall correctly, they talk more about Shock and mention Kishi (and how tall he is getting XD) and Koichi drops in a slight against They and Ryota's like, hora, stop that +_+ (cute cute cute XD)
Koichi talks about how 4U. talk too much and 4U. are like, oi, are you the pot or the kettle here? (obviously I am paraphrasing, but.)
By this point 4U. and Koichi are bantering so much that Yaracchi is like, hang on guys, you're confusing everyone, they won't know where the stage is XD;
I forget what else they talked about, but after Koichi said goodbye he continued talking and then the spotlight on him went out and he was like HEY I'M STILL TALKING and everyone cracked up and then the spotlight came back again XD;
The whole MC is about 25 minutes long. Next is Ryota's corner!
Ryota loves Yaracchi's choreography, he says. It's so cool, he really admires Yaracchi for it, it's super awesome, Yaracchi is really great! Ryota really loves Yaracchi's dances. There are lots of songs Yaracchi has done choreography for, so he really wants to use his corner as an opportunity to dance Yaracchi's dance ♥ (For the curious, he does say 'Yaracchi' instead of any other variant of Yaracchi's name - not 'Yara-kun', 'Yara-san', or even just 'Yara'.)
Yaracchi is like, this is... great, but also kind of embarrassing 8D;;
Ryota is optimistic. Yaracchi definitely remembers all the choreography he's taught other people, right? ^___^ He definitely wouldn't have forgotten any of his own choreo, would he! ^__^
Yaracchi will do his best, he says. 8D;;
Ryota then looks out into the audience. So, like, since 4U. are here, would it be inconvenient to ask them to come up onto the stage...? :D?
So 4U. come up, and since it's them Yaracchi knows exactly which song it's going to be. As 4U. approach, Fukuchan and Matsu give people high fives and mimes a telephone at people like "Call me! Call me! \XD/" and Yaracchi scolds him, don't give out your phone number! orz and then when he came up onstage Fukuchan took a photo of them all with his camera too (as expected from Fukuchan - he likes to take photos like that) XD Since KosshiTatsu were up in the box they didn't know that's what FukuMatsu did (since by the time TatsuKosshi came into the audience FukuMatsu were already on the stage) and so just came down through the audience normally, smiling but without any audience interaction.
They fistbump and high-five and stuff when they get onto the stage, and everyone's really high tension XD Tatsumi has also had his hair trimmed and he and Yaracchi now have similar hairstyles. They get together on the stage, "Kyoudai!" and then beckon Ryota over so that the three of them can hug together, the return of Yara-sankyoudai! \XD/ #happiest
Finally, they invite Koichi too and he's like "It seems fun...! But... 8D;;" and everyone's all :( eeeh... why :(
Yeah, but, says Koichi, I totally didn't know anything of the Shonentai songs or Omatsuri Ninja or anything, I honestly wouldn't be able to. Plus I have my manager here (at which point he whacks the guy next to him in the stomach (lovingly, I might add XD;;)) and I shouldn't abandon him 8D
Fair enough, say the guys on the stage. But Ryota is ready! The 4U. guys quickly empty their pockets of breakable stuff (cellphones, cameras etc). So, music, start!
Of course, it's Koakuma Juliet. Yaracchi does a bit of the dance but totally gives up in favour of stepping back and watching 4U. dance it (as do They, including Ryota), and of course they do so perfectly! (...It would be weird if they didn't, since they're the official dancers for that song XD)
It's a good job 4U. were here, says Yaracchi. Because I totally didn't dance most of that, did I XD;;
But that was great! says Ryota. It was fun! Wasn't it? (Everyone applauds♥) Thank you 4U.! The boys go to collect their things again but instead of putting on his own cap Matsu takes Yaracchi's hat and puts it on instead. Yaracchi glares at him, then takes Matsu's baseball cap instead. Rather than putting it on his head, Yaracchi runs out to the front of the stage and fakes hurling it into the audience instead, so Matsu quickly gets the message and returns Yaracchi's hat to its rightful owner in exchange for the return of his own cap XD; I think They were talking at that point but I was too distracted by the mini hat battle to catch what they said, sorry ;;
But! says Ryota, There are more songs that Yaracchi has done choreography for, right? So let's do one more song, is that okay?
It's okay, says the audience. :D!
Then, says Ryota, let's get the stand mics! Goto, you can join too, the five of us will do this one next :D Go get your stand mics!
Ah, says Yaracchi, if we need mic stands then I know what this song is.
Really? asks Ryota. Okay, everyone ready? Okei~ Music, start!
The pre-intro to One Love starts, and then there's the first three notes of the actual melodic intro, and Yaracchi screws up. XD;; He slumps to his knees, embarrassed: Really, self? Really? OTL
"Kawaiiiiiii XD" says Ryota. That was super kawaii omg. Anyone else who thought it was cute, raise your hand!
We all raise our hands, haaaaaiii, because lol, it was cute, and made even cuter by Ryota pointing it out. How did Yaracchi manage to screw up One Love (of all songs!) right at the very beginning! Let's try one more time.
They all manage to complete One Love this time, more or less (though they didn't play the whole song), though there was a moment or two where he hesitated and looked over at the others for clarification, especially right at the end XD;
Well done, boys. Good job. XD; That's it for Ryota's corner, and he says he's satisfied/happy, it went well (*^^*)
Welp, time for the last spurt, says Yaracchi. This next song is kind of nostalgic, it's one that he sung together with Musical Academy, that four-member scary-faced group♥ That song... we created it together, and I really like it. I figured that maybe this would be as good a time as any to perform it again, like, maybe this timing is okay...~? Even though I've never performed it with TheyBudou until now, it's okay, right? Even though it feels super nostalgic to me, it'd be nice to perform this with you guys, so I wanna do it. So then, please listen to Endless Summer.
...The Eda fan next to me had cried pretty solidly throughout most of the They Budou corner, and while I totally understood how she felt I wasn't anywhere as moved until we reached this point. Endless Summer. I mean... Endless Summer. I never, never dreamed they would perform this. And of course they were great. The They members shared the rap while Yaracchi did the majority of the singing. ♥ The four of them danced wonderfully. It was very nearly perfect. I cried a lot. The Eda fan next to me was very sympathetic. ♥
Next was Baby Baby Baby and I'm ashamed to say I don't remember much about the performance. I was too full of Feelings. DX I think they got the audience to wave a lot and clap. They come forward to the central horizontal aisle again and stand up on the boxes put there.
Finally, Yaracchi says okay, we're near the end. It's been really nostalgic and a little embarrassing-- at this point he notices an audience member near him who is floundering and he laughs, --ahh, but I think the most embarrassed person here is you, right? Hello, my name's Yara, nice to meet you. XD Anyway, now is time for our last song~
Audience: Eeeeehhhhh...
Yaracchi: This song is also kinda nostalgic, isn't it, Ryota?
Ryota: It's a song that I LOVE! n_n
Yaracchi: Me too, it's a song that I LOVE! n_n ... Even though it's a song that Takizawa made, meh, that can't be helped (lol) No, really, despite that, please enjoy it! Now and Forever.
YaraThey singing Now and Forever~♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
Near the end, Yaracchi thanks everyone for coming and then the They members also thank everyone in turn, and they return to the main stage and bow and the curtain falls leaving them silhouetted, Goto with his violin and the They members around Yaracchi, who raises his hand with a clenched fist before the light behind them dims and the show is officially finished.
Encore time. The audience starts clapping in time and calling for encore almost as soon as they leave the stage, and soon they return.
Thank you for calling for an encore! says Yaracchi, and it's time for LP Girl. They have sign balls for this, two each! They get us to sing back "Be my baby~ Be my baby whoa~" (instead of 'be my baby girl' which is what the original lyrics are XD) and they were clearly so happy and bouncy XD They came forward to the centre again and even further back, running through the audience and generally having fun ♥ before heading back to the main stage and ending the song.
Finally, the instrumental to Endless Summer plays in the background while the boys all give their farewell speeches. Finally, Yaracchi has the last word and they all stand together and hold hands and everyone is silent and there's only Endless Summer instrumental playing as Yaracchi yells "Everyone, thank you so much!" without a mic, and they bow, and that's the end.
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And that really IS it, the end, no more edits, report of the 13th 2pm show now complete! Total running time was 2h15min, which is a little longer than most of the other Crea shows have been, I think. They DID make some changes to things for the other shows, and I will make a new post with snippet reports from the other shows next, after I have made a cup of tea. now posted here!