Yesterday's concert was without doubt the best one I've been to in my my whole life. /cries
Alex and me became kinda last-minute-almost-late to when the doors openen. Luckily there wasn't much people on the train and we timed the yamanote line perfectly in ikebukuro so we actually ended up in the line 16.50 and the doors opened at 17.00. Yay.
Since we got pretty low numbers we were called in early and ended up at the second row on the usual right side of the stage, hah. YAYYYY! Since there was only three bands playing and I love all of them it was perfect.
Soo~ Nega was out first. Mr. Yuu on drums walked out first and holy crap, he's too skinny. He's the most skinny guy I've seen in my life and it don't look good at all, and that says alot since I'm used to REALLY skinny guys. There is the skinny when they just look small and tiny.. and that's fine, as long as there are no bones sticking out and they body still looks healthy. But.. Yu.. didn't.. look healthy. o.O sometimes it's hard to tell on pictures but I couldn't remember that he usually look that way.
Here's a picture from yesterday of him and Natsuki in his pimp coat.. I mean, look at his shoulders o: they look too big for his body, especially when he moves around, and there's this strange looking space between his arms and his torso that you don't really see here.
Whatever, the rest of the members came in, last was Jin. He was shirtless and half his face, chest and back was covered in black-ish paint. He would look good in anything, ohoho. I don't remember the whole setlist, but they played fable in the cold bed, deluge, soul cry and muddy cult. Song names... argh, I suck I'm sorry xD Oh, Natsuki uploaded a picture with him yay, you can see what he looks like.
Jin's stage presence was as always magnificent. The thing with Nega is that they are one of those bands that from the moment they walk onto stage they are in character of Nega. It's really hard to explain... Jin goes from a shaking mess to a headbanging machine, just to break down again and his screams pierce the deepest part of your soul. None of them really has a connection with the audience, but it's still not in a bad way. It's like they are preforming and we are there to watch. Ha, "Well isn't that exactly what you're doing at a concert?" you say? Well, yes.. and no. When the stage is as close to the audience as it is in AREA most bands use that fact and come closer. I was on SAN's side and to be honest he was a bit boring, just because he didn't move much. I think that was because they go into some kind of nega-mode, somehow. He came up to us at his guitar solos but that's pretty much it for audience contact (as in looking at us) if I remember right. Maybe I was too busy staring at Jin though. I don't know :P
Anyway, the two first songs were really upbeat and the whole audience was going wild. It was quite unusual to get started that quickly, since it's usually a meh-band or two before I get started xD
They played two ballads in a row and in the middle of the second song Jin collapsed to the flood right in front of the mini-stage during the solo's and voiceless part. He was probably down for about three minutes, or at least it felt like it. I know he does that, but it was so looong this time. Just as I started to muse if I should worry or not he moved and got up to his feet. Just as the song started up again he tilted his head backwards and spit out blood all over himself. It was so much I really wondered how all that fit in his mouth.
Then the rest of the song he was still covered in the black paint thingie that was falling off in pieces by now, sweat and fake blood. It sounds disgusting right? Sorry XD as long as it's just fake blood and no insects or animal intestines I'm all good.
The next song was a really intense one and the girl next to me was on the bigger side of the size scale, and she kept on moving away from the stage as soon as Jin came near, probably disgusted by it all hah. It was really annoying anyway, because soon I was pushed away completely hidden behind her wtf. When there was space enough for me to slip past her and take her spot I did, knowing that it was a huge risk. But, since I was moving and headbanging my soul out, surprise surprise, she just let me without any angry stares or bitch glares. She just accepted it like that!!! WHA XD I was grateful that for once someone had manners.
So, now I was more to the middle of the stage and had so much space all of the sudden. It was awesome. In the part where the first row lean onto the stage and we all jump into them in turns Jin got a bit crazy and just roomed though everyone, grabbing as much human parts as he could, getting fake blood all over the place. Of course I jumped right in there, I mean, why not. He grabbed my arm and pulled, so that my hand got on his stomach, then he grabbed my hair, then he grabbed the girl behind me. When I was released so I could move away I kinda looked like this \(≧▽≦)/ hahaha.
When I got back to my spot and lifted my arm up to see how it looked, and well. my hand was covered and the part of my arm where he grabbed was also a mess. Who cares, it was fun XD
They played a few more songs and then it was oveeer. It was an awesome show. Awesome awesome awesome.
To my surprise the girl didn't want her space back, so I just stayed at the spot. I wasn't complaining, it gave me an awesome spot behind the usual really tiny girl that always stands in front of me when Mejibray plays. Ohoho. Oh yeah, I knew it was mejibray next as soon as she came. xD
It was HOT in area yesterday too. Many people were fanning themselves with whatever they could find during the break, but then it was up a level movement-wise. Mejibray has alot of headbaning, and alot of jumping. For once the whole audience engaged in their performance yesterday. I was soo relieved, because I know they need it.
It looks ridiculous sometimes however, because sometimes it looks like their saizen fell asleep. They do all the movements, but often enough it looks like they are thinking about what to have for dinner or something at the same time. Especially the girls in the middle, I mean, come ooon! But! Fear not. I think maybe 80% of the audience was on board from the second the drape was pulled away and Meto stumbled from his wheelchair to his drums. It made me happi! Mejibray deserves way more than they get.
Thank you Tsuzuku! <3
He posted the setlist from yesteday, hah! I love him for that.
1.KILLING ME
2.いつか君に殺され死ねるなら
3.CRAZED BRAIN
4.これを依存と呼ぶなら
5.Spice
6.Sliver
7.Invisible Tower maker
8.APOCALYPSE
9.トロシナ
10.カルマ-瓦礫のマンティコーラース-
Both いつか君に殺され死ねるなら (itsuka kimi ni korosare shineru nara), Spice and Invisible Tower maker was completely new songs to me... maybe o.O Maybe not, haha! I only remember reacting once that it was a new song though, so I probably heard two of them live before, but don't have them on cd, yet. Waaa! I look forward to buying their album tomorrow, it's going to be awesome.
I don't remember which of the new songs it happened, but one of them were obviously completely new because everyone was suddenly in complete loss how to do the furi. The saizen girls kept looking at each other for a second or two, then a wave of furi spread though the audience. The band looked pretty content with the result, Tsuzuku helped out and screamed when we were supposed to headbang, at least xD but there was a few times in the song where it became pretty awkward with stiffness and loss what to do. For a new song and such a sleepy saizen it went very well I would say, hah.
I noticed quite a difference on Tsuzuku yesterday. He get a bit crazy during the intense moments in the songs usually, and sometimes more than ever, but yesterday even during これを依存と呼ぶなら he didn't freak out too bad. He was calmer than normal somehow. They didn't play Baby crossing though, and there's usually where he gets the most upset. But, anyway, I was glad to see a little less tortured Tsuzuku for once.
Mejibray live from Takadanobaba AREA yay ^^ check it out. Oh and yeah, I was happy they had their old costumes on, because their new look freaks me out a bit.
When APOCALYPSE ended I noticed that there wasn't much time left and went "nooo never sto~p!" hah, although they had already played for like 40 minutes and that's already 10 more than usual. But I also noticed another thing. Tsuzuku hadn't said a word during the whole preformance, then I remembered that Nega didn't have a MC either. I didn't think about it much though.. because it was time to jump back and forward and spin around like a ping pong ball between everyone yaayyy. They repeat a certain part of the song, so we clap, then make heart-shape of our hands together a few times, then we jump to the left, then to the right. Then back in place, start clapping for a while, make heart shape, jump around, back in place, clap, make heart shape a few times, them jump. Does that makes sense? haha XD probably not, maybe.
Anyway, after a few times Tsuzuku came and leaned against the wall on the stage right in front of me as we clapped, then I made the heart shape like 2 cm from his face, since he was so close haha, and probably smiled so much I looked like a complete fool but as I was about to jump away he reached out his hand over the really small girl in front of me and ruffled my hair, and, AND smiled back! Aaaoohohohehahaha! K.O!
I had the \(≧▽≦)/ -face again for a long time after that.
Oh gosh, I don't have many things that can turn me into a fangirl, but if you ruffle my hair and smile at me I can't help myself. XD
Oh, oh, oh. Needless to say it was my favorite show by mejibray so far. Simply because the band seemed more content than normal, and because the fans were awesome, and because they played twice as long as normal.
So~ After Mejibray it was OZ!
The girl now wanted her space back, so I backed away. Thank you, awesome girl for letting me have your spot without any bitchy glares. <3 She just stood there quietly to the side for the whole hour, so.. I guess she wasn't a fan, lol. But, anyway... On the other hand the crowd had changed from last time, so now she was kinda blocking half the stage for me.
So for OZ me and Alex moved back to the third row in the middle instead. A bit further back (like, what? two meters from the stage now haha) but with a great view instead.
OZ was as awesome as always. I don't really know what else to say, of course I don't remember which songs they played. They played Reverse last. x3
After OZ we called for an encore, and when the curtain was pulled back again my eyes went like Ò_ó for a split second. Because the first face I saw was Tsuzuku's xD and then the rest of them.. all three bands came on stage, or well part of the bands I think. Or was all of them there? XD
Nao from OZ had his bag and a big blue suitcase with him for some reason, and the others asked him if he was going home already haha. Random.
OZ still had their stage clothes, so did Mejibray but Nega had no make up anymore and changed into just t-shirt and jeans. Jin had somehow magically transformed from the Jin I'm used to.. into some kind of overly cute little being. I kept on staring at him in amazement haha, he looked so different and his eyes were all sparkly and.. cute. He became like a cute stuffed animal you just wanna squeeze. Not to mention how tiny he looked all cuddled up to Natsuki, hahaa!
Natsuki talked about today's show and that he was happy and all that, then Jin did the same (that's when it hit me that this was the reason they didn't have MC's any of them) and when Natsuki asked Tsuzuku how today's show was he answered "I forgot." hah. Everyone laughed at him, then Natsuki went "but it was fun riiiight?" and he answered "Yeah, it was fun!" Silly. Oh and Natsuki kept adressing Jin as Jin-chan and Tsuzuku as Tsu-chan, I died xD They talked about their small tour through Osaka, Nagoya and now Tokyo. They said a bunch of funny stuff that I completely forgot by now.
When Tsuzuku talked about Mejibray's upcoming stuff he said "The day after tomorrow is May 2nd... right?" and looked at Natsuki. "It is tomorrow right?" and Natsuki looked at him in question, but he just continued to babble. "Oh yes, the day after tomorrow is May 2nd. We release our new album." and by then both Jin and Natsuki was giggling at him XD aw.
They talked for maybe ten minutes, each band presenting upcoming schedule and such. After that they started to talk about the furi for the next song, and Natsuki held his arm up in an X, and I was like .... o.O
because I didn't really follow.
Then the song started and it became quite obvious what Natsuki talked about, because they played X by
X Japan 8D
Ah well, to sum it up it was the best concert I've been to ever as a whole. No annoying bands ruining my mood, no annoying people, just pure awesomeness!
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