2012.11.24 Perfume World Tour 1st in Singapore
I came to Scape Mall at around 12nn. Japanese fans were already present at that time but I was too shy to approach them. Since it was lunch time, I looked around for possible shops to eat at. I dropped by the AKB48 cafe but unfortunately, they don't serve meals anymore so I looked for another restaurant.
Sadly, I ended up eating junkfood.
Then after eating, I went back to AFA shop. At that time, I heard some fans saying 「パーフュムだよ〜！」(It's Perfume!)
So, I went outside to check. Some fans were waiting outside for Perfume to come.
AND YES OMG I DID SEE THEM UP CLOSE. BUT I ONLY SAW THEIR BACKS. I SAW A-CHAN'S FACE FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS. SHE WAS SO PRETTY SMILING AT FANS. BUT YUKA-CHAN, I ONLY SAW HER BACK WITH HER HAIR TIED IN A BUN. AND NOCCHI, OMG. SHE WAS THE ONE WHO FIRST STEPPED DOWN FROM THE BUS. I WASN'T ABLE TO SHOUT ANYTHING SINCE I WAS STARSTRUCK. LOL
And after that very priceless moment, people started lining up for the concert goods. I was at the 5th place; such a good spot! I got all the goods except the Singapore shirt.
While waiting for the start of buying of goods, NHK was interviewing fans in the venue. Singapore based and Indonesian based street teams were present. But sadly, my apologies. We didn't have a banner. But, good news is we, Filipino fans, were interviewed by NHK. We expressed that Perfume also has fans in the Philippines thus they should come to our country too.
I met two Filipino fans when I came to Scape mall to claim my ticket. The first person was the person seated at the same row I was in the airplane. I was surprised. He wasn't aware that there's a street team for Perfume in the Philippines so I invited him to join. The second person was already a member of Perfume desu! Philippines. I finally met him in Singapore while walking in an underpass. I also met three more Filipinos who came to watch. Two were based in the Singapore and one also came from Metro Manila. She was with her family too. How very supportive!
Then after buying the goods, we went to the side of the Scape mall to witness the video prepared by Perfume. There were these three statues of Perfume at the back. I was actually waiting for them to move. I thought they'll move. Then after the video clip, Perfume appeared in the screen dancing. Amazing how Japan's technology is very advanced.
Then after that, we went to AKB48 Cafe to rest. I ordered Peach float. I loved it! I was supposed to order Strawberry Parfait but it was not available.
Then we noticed that the chairs were signed by some of the members of AKB48! I saw Paruru's sign!
After hanging out at the AKB48 Cafe, we already went again to the side of Scape Mall to queue for the entrance. We were arranged by our queue nos. I was no. 456 with a VIP ticket. While waiting, I was becoming emotional when the Singaporean fans handed out flyers with Polyrhythm lyrics.
"This is not happening. Is this real?" I thought.
Around 6pm, they already let the fans come inside. I was at the far back of the VIP section. It's already the middle section of the whole venue. This was one of the times I wished I was taller. I was already wearing 2 inch wedge shoes but unfortunately, I didn't really get a good view since I am really tiny. I kept on switching places and extended my neck upward to get a good view.
Let's move to the concert itself!
Before the concert
Setlist:
Perfume Global Site
Night Flight
Computer City
Electro World
Laser Beam (Album-Mix)
Spending All My Time
Love The World
Butterfly
Edge (Triangle-Mix)
Secret Secret
Dream Fighter
Fake It
Nee
Chocolate Disco (2012-Mix)
Polyrhythm
Encore:
Spring Of Life
Kokoro No Sports
MY COLOR
During the MC, they asked the audience who could both speak both Nihongo and English. I read from some reports in the first three Asian tours that they asked fans to interpret for them. They chose a Singaporean fan this time and Perfume was very amazed with her. A-chan said she should work with NHK someday.
A-chan explained that they were very happy when they arrived in Singapore. They were still welcomed by fans even though they arrived early in the morning. They were amazed that there were fans that early. As she was really happy and excited, she took all the gifts from the fans.
I noticed in all their concerts; A-chan is always their speaker. I also love it everytime she laughs during the MC part. It's music to my ears. Perfume also spoke in English and they were very cute. I also had fun during the P.T.A Corner. We got to interact with Perfume by chanting and dancing. They also had a visitor in the concert. Doraemon came out and promoted his movie. But the main purpose of that visit is to announce that Perfume will be singing for the OST of the upcoming Doraemon movie!
After singing My Color, the concert already ended. We sang Polyrhythm as a thank you for them. A-chan spoke after while they were at the backstage and thanked us.
Then, I saw NHK interviewing fans again. I conveyed that the concert was ultimately fun!
After the concert
There was an after party but I didn't join anymore. I was very tired and my feet hurt a lot so I went ahead of them. To the Japanese fan I met, Koji-san, thank you so much! And to the Filipino fans too, maraming salamat! Especially to Perfume, thank you so much. I hope to see you again soon. I hope it'll be in Japan next time.