Alright, finally I have the time to sit down and write a report of mine.
And so as everyone knows, I attended Arashi POPCORN Concert @ Tokyo Dome on the 13th Dec 2012. It was the 1st concert of Tokyo Dome. I remembered arriving at Tokyo Dome at around 4.45pm, which is 1.15hrs before the concert time. I was early as I wanted to purchase some concert goods, take some photos and of course, the queue for washroom!!! [ The queue for washroom is always HORRIBLE! =( ]
And so as everyone knows, I attended Arashi POPCORN Concert @ Tokyo Dome on the 13th Dec 2012. It was the 1st concert of Tokyo Dome. I remembered arriving at Tokyo Dome at around 4.45pm, which is 1.15hrs before the concert time. I was early as I wanted to purchase some concert goods, take some photos and of course, the queue for washroom!!! [ The queue for washroom is always HORRIBLE! =( ]
Arashi POPCORN Concert Venue : Tokyo Dome Date : 13th Dec 2012 (Thursday) Seat Info : Gate 22, Passage 24, Row 7 (1st Floor) Row 7!!!! I am less than 10 meters from Arashi!!!!! I LOVE my seat! I didn't make any uchiwa. So I just took out a Mini Uchiwa [GROUP] + Penlight + Johnny LED Wristband. *** If you are curious about the Johnny LED Wristband, it is actually sold at Johnny's Shop. *** And AGNES is all READY to PIMP the CONCERT!!! Bring it on, ARASHI!!! XD The stage was set up like a POPCORN factory and it's really colourful and cute! And on the left side, it have small buckets of popcorn circulating. I tried to snap a picture with my iPhone4, since I cannot take the risk of being THROWN OUT [you will see me wailing like a BIG BABY if that happens!!], but the quality was real bad~ I am sorry! >"< |
At 6pm sharp, the concert started with a video showing a POPCORN factory, and Arashi was manufactured from there. Each Arashi figurines were being packed into the toy boxes [like those typical Barbie Dolls, but only to be prettier than Barbie! LOL], and Arashi pretty much "POP" out from those boxes! I SCREAM when they came out! XDD
So they kicked off with "Up to You" just like all the other Domes. All the singing was done at the main stage.
I am still building up my tension~
Followed by "Welcome to our Party", and THIS IS THE SONG I AM WAITING FOR! My tension was at 200%!! So, Arashi got onto the moving stage and moved right to the very end of the Arena. "TroubleMaker" was PURE LOVE!! I always love this song alot~
"Believe" is being performed on the BIG moving carts that moves on the perimeter of Arena. Since my seat was in the centre, I have 2 carts right in front. But I focused on cart that has NINO on it! LOL~ Nino & Ohno on a cart, while Sho, Aiba & Jun on the other. Part of "Meikyuu Love Song" was performed on the cart as well, but they did the kneeling dance of Meikyuu on the main stage.
"Cosmos" was next. The screen is full of faces of children of all races around the world and the Earth. Somehow I think Arashi is trying to pass on a message through this song. Something like racial harmony, regardless of what religion / races / skin colors or differences in cultures, we should love each other and our home - the Earth. A very positive song! They played with the water screen a bit in "Akashi" with the projection of Arashi's faces and the Earth.
"Kaze no Mukou E" I think the last time I heard this song was in AAA 2008 in Taipei or 5x10. Can't really remember. But it have been a few years since I heard this song again, LIVE.
Aiba's solo "Rakuen" was next. It's a nice song, which I think suits Aiba! I like it when he throw a kiss at the very end. I couldn't help laughing~
English words came up on the screen!!! I was reading it without difficulty! LOL
Ladies & Gentleman, get up on your feet and get ready to have some fun. And for those who have penlights, wave them around like you just don't care!!
Glowing flying sticks came shooting out of nowhere and there was Sho wearing a PINK jacket standing all ready on the moving stage. It was one of the best solo performance aside from Nino's. Lovin' this song alot~
Next is "Super Fresh", as the other 4 came marching out in PINK jackets too!! This is the first time I heard this song being performed LIVE. I love it! They should have sing this song more in future!
"A Day in our Life", there were JunToshi moments here!
"Kitto Daijoubu" were performed on small moving carts.
"Tsuite Oide" dance step were choreographed by Ohno, with FISHING involved. Hahaha! Good one, Ohno!
"Kimi Ga Iru Kara" Nino were being bullied by the backup dancers. Somehow it seems to be that they are squeezing into Nino and Nino couldn't dance properly. And eventually Nino try to push them away.
Ohno's solo "Two", as usual, the focus was on his vocal and dance. His vocal is very good! Sasuga Leader dayo! But I got distracted by the laser show too! XD
Up next was "Tabi wa Tsuzukuyo" The video of animated CORN Arashi which pop into a CORN man. It was really really cute! You can heard MatsuJun with a cutie-pie voice. Ohno wailing like a big baby. The way that Sho snapped at Aiba being an idiot! Nino snapping at Ohno to have him stop crying. Hahahaha! I was laughing at it. Poor Aiba, he couldn't turn into a CORN man even though he tried to be really angry. Though he did burst in the end and off they go on MatsuJun father's balloon and Arashi came out, floating in individual balloons dressed in their individual colored PopCorn suits + PopCorn Head (just like those on the POPCORN album). They were throwing out the balls. Sho & Aiba tried to POWER UP and throw the ball hoping that it would reach the 2nd floor, but in vain. Most of the balls went to the 1st Floor (mainly the back rows between 30~40). Not my luck since I was in Row 7.
"Nice na Kokoroiki" MatsuJun was really hyped and he was bouncing side to side on the balloon. And towards the end, Sho was knocking hard on his POPCORN head. It was really funny!
"Lucky Man" becomes POPCORN Man~~ ^^
Next was MatsuJun's solo "We wanna funk, We need a funk" They had a make up set up. Typical Jun, teases us by taking off the PopCorn suit (Yes, I saw his bare chest again! >< BW's Shake It was closer though and more smelly sexier!!!) and change into another T Shirt instead. Went on to style his hair and drank some water before he went on to perform the solo.
Nino's solo "Sore wa Yappari Kimi Deshita" was the best to me! His hamburger fingers run smoothly on the piano...They showed "Niji" performance on one of the screens too~~ I was ready to cry! He is and will always be my ichiban! <3
"Refrain" was very beautifully done with Arashi singing and dancing with red umbrellas.
"Face Down" the reason why I had to attend this concert as I need to see this LIVE!!! Imagine I had this song repeated for more than 1000++ times on my iPhone. Best song of 2012!
"Oh Yeah" and "Love so Sweet" I pretty much sang along with my hand waving, EVERYWHERE! LOL
"Your Eyes" and "Waiting For You" were performed on the towers. I had Aiba closest to me. Balloons were floating around and the color changes according to who was singing. I was distracted by the balloons, yet again!
Then WHAM! "Wild at Heart" and the streamers came shooting out! I was busy fighting to catch them! LOL I did caught Nino's streamer, but somehow another girl catch it too and she simply just snatch it off me. Oh well... that makes me more determined to catch the streamers! Which I was rewarded with Sho's and Jun's. But no Nino... T_T Streamers distracted me too much that I think I only listen to half of the performance for Wild at Heart. ><" And Arashi bid us goodbye~~
I took a quick run to the washroom, and when I came back, they were singing "Carnival Night". It was really colourful!! Too colourful! XD
"Energy Song" was next. This is the 1st time I heard this LIVE! So I am hyped!!
"My Girl" I was packing my stuffs and getting ready to leave. After the song ended, I left. Since I do not like being caught in a crowd waiting for the train. I had a bad experience at Kokuritsu once. It's a trauma for me!!! So yeah, I missed the performance of "Wish" & "Happiness".
That's the end of my report!! =) Until next time~~
Next is "Super Fresh", as the other 4 came marching out in PINK jackets too!! This is the first time I heard this song being performed LIVE. I love it! They should have sing this song more in future!
"A Day in our Life", there were JunToshi moments here!
"Kitto Daijoubu" were performed on small moving carts.
"Tsuite Oide" dance step were choreographed by Ohno, with FISHING involved. Hahaha! Good one, Ohno!
"Kimi Ga Iru Kara" Nino were being bullied by the backup dancers. Somehow it seems to be that they are squeezing into Nino and Nino couldn't dance properly. And eventually Nino try to push them away.
Ohno's solo "Two", as usual, the focus was on his vocal and dance. His vocal is very good! Sasuga Leader dayo! But I got distracted by the laser show too! XD
Up next was "Tabi wa Tsuzukuyo" The video of animated CORN Arashi which pop into a CORN man. It was really really cute! You can heard MatsuJun with a cutie-pie voice. Ohno wailing like a big baby. The way that Sho snapped at Aiba being an idiot! Nino snapping at Ohno to have him stop crying. Hahahaha! I was laughing at it. Poor Aiba, he couldn't turn into a CORN man even though he tried to be really angry. Though he did burst in the end and off they go on MatsuJun father's balloon and Arashi came out, floating in individual balloons dressed in their individual colored PopCorn suits + PopCorn Head (just like those on the POPCORN album). They were throwing out the balls. Sho & Aiba tried to POWER UP and throw the ball hoping that it would reach the 2nd floor, but in vain. Most of the balls went to the 1st Floor (mainly the back rows between 30~40). Not my luck since I was in Row 7.
"Nice na Kokoroiki" MatsuJun was really hyped and he was bouncing side to side on the balloon. And towards the end, Sho was knocking hard on his POPCORN head. It was really funny!
"Lucky Man" becomes POPCORN Man~~ ^^
Next was MatsuJun's solo "We wanna funk, We need a funk" They had a make up set up. Typical Jun, teases us by taking off the PopCorn suit (Yes, I saw his bare chest again! >< BW's Shake It was closer though and more smelly sexier!!!) and change into another T Shirt instead. Went on to style his hair and drank some water before he went on to perform the solo.
Nino's solo "Sore wa Yappari Kimi Deshita" was the best to me! His hamburger fingers run smoothly on the piano...They showed "Niji" performance on one of the screens too~~ I was ready to cry! He is and will always be my ichiban! <3
"Refrain" was very beautifully done with Arashi singing and dancing with red umbrellas.
"Face Down" the reason why I had to attend this concert as I need to see this LIVE!!! Imagine I had this song repeated for more than 1000++ times on my iPhone. Best song of 2012!
"Oh Yeah" and "Love so Sweet" I pretty much sang along with my hand waving, EVERYWHERE! LOL
"Your Eyes" and "Waiting For You" were performed on the towers. I had Aiba closest to me. Balloons were floating around and the color changes according to who was singing. I was distracted by the balloons, yet again!
Then WHAM! "Wild at Heart" and the streamers came shooting out! I was busy fighting to catch them! LOL I did caught Nino's streamer, but somehow another girl catch it too and she simply just snatch it off me. Oh well... that makes me more determined to catch the streamers! Which I was rewarded with Sho's and Jun's. But no Nino... T_T Streamers distracted me too much that I think I only listen to half of the performance for Wild at Heart. ><" And Arashi bid us goodbye~~
I took a quick run to the washroom, and when I came back, they were singing "Carnival Night". It was really colourful!! Too colourful! XD
"Energy Song" was next. This is the 1st time I heard this LIVE! So I am hyped!!
"My Girl" I was packing my stuffs and getting ready to leave. After the song ended, I left. Since I do not like being caught in a crowd waiting for the train. I had a bad experience at Kokuritsu once. It's a trauma for me!!! So yeah, I missed the performance of "Wish" & "Happiness".
That's the end of my report!! =) Until next time~~