※２週遅れになってしまいましたが、ライブレポというよりは、秋の武道館公演に向けた「ニュース」として書きました。私が実際に観覧したのは、ツアーファイナルではなく同会場のプレファイナルでしたが、確度の高い伝聞をもとに、感動のファイナルにフィーチャーしています。
(Some of the content is hearsay; It’s not a review but a kind of news.)
◆ Perfume has just finished their first tour “GAME”, which was named after their new album. They started their tour in Osaka, and went around Japan for over a month, performing 11 times at 10 live houses. The final performances were two gigs at Yokohama. In particular, the second show had been added because the tickets for the previous day were sold out in a moment.
◆ The new album, as well as their tour, increased their popularity throughout the Japanese music scene. “Whoever expected that they would become so popular”, is what most people say in their lunch time talk. They reversed roles, and they are now more famous than their composer-producer or other artists, who are produced by the same producer.
◆ The tour has been successful. They have been deeply delighted to see that so many fans got together with them, listened to them, and danced with them all full of smiles. Their activity had long been in obscurity, and they used to exclaim “Please just remember our name!” to sparse audiences. They had never undergone an experience that so many people were fanatical about them.
◆ The pinnacle of their performance occurred in the last song “wonder2” in the last performance. The staff and audience had conspired to make an impressive surprise for Perfume. When the sign on the stage displayed “READY” and “GO!!” in secret, everybody there except Perfume (all the audience of course as well as all the staff and even the camera crews) began to swing chemical lights in accordance with their song. Many people thought it looked like a flower garden, which caused a cascade of tears.
◆ They are going to have, in November this year, two larger performances at Budokan. It is the summit of venues where every musician aspires to perform a solo concert. The house and dates are fixed. They are always on the edge of a cliff to make their dreams come true. It will be on Thursday and Friday, and there are two things that come to mind. One thing is that many people would prefer weekend performance. The other thing is that many people expect a dramatic surprise on the second day, remembering and believing Yokohama’s wonder. To make the first day performance worthy and heartful will be the biggest issue to overcome.
(Some of the content is hearsay; It’s not a review but a kind of news.)
◆ Perfume has just finished their first tour “GAME”, which was named after their new album. They started their tour in Osaka, and went around Japan for over a month, performing 11 times at 10 live houses. The final performances were two gigs at Yokohama. In particular, the second show had been added because the tickets for the previous day were sold out in a moment.
◆ The new album, as well as their tour, increased their popularity throughout the Japanese music scene. “Whoever expected that they would become so popular”, is what most people say in their lunch time talk. They reversed roles, and they are now more famous than their composer-producer or other artists, who are produced by the same producer.
◆ The tour has been successful. They have been deeply delighted to see that so many fans got together with them, listened to them, and danced with them all full of smiles. Their activity had long been in obscurity, and they used to exclaim “Please just remember our name!” to sparse audiences. They had never undergone an experience that so many people were fanatical about them.
◆ The pinnacle of their performance occurred in the last song “wonder2” in the last performance. The staff and audience had conspired to make an impressive surprise for Perfume. When the sign on the stage displayed “READY” and “GO!!” in secret, everybody there except Perfume (all the audience of course as well as all the staff and even the camera crews) began to swing chemical lights in accordance with their song. Many people thought it looked like a flower garden, which caused a cascade of tears.
◆ They are going to have, in November this year, two larger performances at Budokan. It is the summit of venues where every musician aspires to perform a solo concert. The house and dates are fixed. They are always on the edge of a cliff to make their dreams come true. It will be on Thursday and Friday, and there are two things that come to mind. One thing is that many people would prefer weekend performance. The other thing is that many people expect a dramatic surprise on the second day, remembering and believing Yokohama’s wonder. To make the first day performance worthy and heartful will be the biggest issue to overcome.