Archive for March, 2006
March 20, 2006 – 2:22 pm
Shiina Hekiru Tour 2006 (Japanese)
01.Graduater
02.抱きしめて
03.風が吹く丘
04.熱風
05.MOTTO スイーツ
～MC～
06.Color
07.RESET
08.believe
～衣装替え～
09.赤い華
10.BLACK MONEY
11.SNOW fall
12.幻想の雪
～MC～
13.あなたの名前
～ひとこと～
14.ずっと…
～ソロ、衣装替え～
15.invisible
16.Sadistic Pink
17.ラヴ・ジェット・コースター
18.One
19.スタンバイ！
20.Jungle Life
ENCORE
21.Jumping Slash
22.ロックンロール・ラブレター
23.電撃ジャップ
Shiina Hekiru Tour 2006 (English)
01. Graduater
02. Dakishimete
03. Kaze ga huku oka
04. Neppu
05. MOTTO Sweets
~MC~
06. Color
07. RESET
08. believe
~Costume Change~
09. Akai hana
10. BLACK MONEY
11. SNOW fall
12. Gensou no yuki
~MC~
13. Anata no namae
~short talk~
14. Zutto…
~Band solo, costume change ~
15. invisible
16. Sadistic Pink
17. Love Jet Coaster
18. One
19. Stand by!
20. Jungle Life
ENCORE
21. Jumping Slash
22. Rock ‘n’ Roll Love Letter
23. Dengeki Jap
Costumes
Hair was long, past waist, very layered, colored light brown
1)
- Knee-length white coat, fastened at the chest, open from waist down, glimpse of spandex shorts and black see through lace skirt
- Knee-high cloth boots, black
2)
- Took of coat to reveal silver top with partial black sleeves, top fastened only at the neck.
- Sleeves open from shoulder to forearm, attached to top at the underarm
- Top was silver in front, with a silver belt low at the waist
3)
- Some really layered dress, yellow orangish… sorry, was too much in ????!! to observe ^^;;
4)
- Don’t remember the encore outfit at all! OMG… Must’ve been zoned…
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March 20, 2006 – 12:56 am
Hekiru 11th year fanclub event and Tour 2006 opening day.
It’s been half a year since Hekiru’s made an appearance. Too long…
I am ambivalent about today. On the one hand, I was so simply happy to her again, when she first stepped on stage at the FC event. I was taken by surprise at what I felt, to be honest. The content of the event – Rock ‘n’ Roll Love Letter by Tairaku and Hetare Band, question time with Hekiru and Tairaku, Hekiru de Pon pop quiz, and present time – weren’t terribly inventive. It was pretty much a repeat of last year. But, Hekiru had a edge this time, a kind of hardness, flippancy to her responses, that I found incredibly appealing. I hate it when I see her all nervous and and defensive in front of the fans. This is a good change, perhaps closer to her normal self. More tangible. I like it, very much.
And on the other hand, I felt she was cold for the concert. There is a great distance now, between Hekiru and her audience during the concert. I do not know if it is a defensive mechanism, or real contempt, and weariness. But it feels cold and I feel a nameless entity in a one-sided act. What a change from the warmth and joy of being the same space with someone you care about and who cares about you.
The lineup of the concert was comprised of fan favourites. Starting with the older staples like Graduater, we ended with the upbeat songs from the Kine era. The audience jumped and pumped, I found it incredibly, unbelievable boring for a setlist that demands so much energy.
There was one bright spot though. In the middle, Hekiru sang a full band acoustic version of Anata no Namae, followed by a keyboard only version of Zutto. This… this was an amazing rendition. I had tears rolling down my cheeks, both for the sheer beauty of the piece and in happiness that Hekiru had given us something so wonderful. Zutto made this a worth everything.
Ah, one more thing of mention is Hekiru’s outfit. She came out in a white coat, opened so you could see a see-through lace skirt over very short spandex shorts, and knee-high cloth boots (the usual ones). The skirt was already quite, ahem, daring, but when she came back out without the coat… Oh my god, that outfit should be banned. No, it wasn’t that sheer. It was just a silver top, cinched at the neck, with sleeves that left her shoulders and upper arms bare. The guys didn’t think it was a big deal. I thought it took a leapfrog over “sexy” and hovered over “pornographic”. But hey, that’s just me. In any case, when she came out, I utterly short-circuited. Stock still. Couldn’t believe my eyes.
In other news, Hekiru has teamed up with Kine Naoto as an acoustic duet called “Hidamari”. They will be releasing a single from SME, “Size Up”. Hekiru says, think of that soft bit hanging over your belt. I couldn’t help but take it a far less innocent way. Perhaps age has corrupted me.
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March 16, 2006 – 6:28 pm
Phone call from my mom sparks a sudden reconsideration of my life here in Japan. The idea that I should be returning to the homestead, something that’s been curling away in the back of my mind for most of my life, is hit with a full blast of oxygen.
My dad runs some businesses, and he’s not young anymore. He’s damn good though, and he’s done very well. I studied econ, worked in M&A, picked up an MBA from a top school, and here I am, in Japan, trying to get massive websites up and loving it. It’s a massive waste, people say, that I’m not home helping my dad wheeling and dealing and making headlines and landmark takeovers or whatnot crap.
I know what I enjoy, and it’s not wheeling and dealing. But I also believe it is a waste that I’m not doing more with my dad. Hey, blaze of glory and all, I’m not immune, yeah?
This morning huge deal went through, and I can’t help but think, it’ll probably take me 10 years to pick up a fifth of what my dad knows, and I should go home and get started.
But, I know that I like it here too. Is it cowardice? But here, I’ve learned what it’s like to be in a permanent community, where every year friends go skiing together, where they throw b-day bashes every month for the people who were born that month, where people work so they can play, and play so they are sane for work, and nothing more.
God, what the hell should I do? I think if I had someone I loved, who loved me, I could go home, and do anything. In the end, is that all that matters?
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