Ok, part 2 of AFA-X wknd..
the focus is on the concerts..
think I mentioned before..
Went to AKB48's mini-concert and also ANISONG Day 2 concert..
No prizes for guessing which one I enjoyed more..
AKB48
well, as a concert, I do enjoy it...only because I made an effort to listen to their songs..
some may cringe at this..
but in a way, I would akin AKB48 to KT-TUN..
you enjoy the songs as songs..but not the people at all..
sat at the back and in a way, felt safe..
and what made my day(or night) was that surrounding us were Japanese delegates for the forum that was held earlier in the day...
Guess they were given free tickets for this concert...
For me, it's like happy land coz many of the delegates were young, handsome and very smiley..
aiyoh...they just made me grin from ear to ear
the wotas were indeed hardcore..
before the concert..while waiting outside for the door to open, the wotas were practising their chants and all..
and they were kyaa-ing(in lower, much lower voices) over AKB48..
it was so funny how amused I was and can't really criticise them..
coz definitely if Arashi was the one, we fangirls will also be doing the same..
in a way, I am heartened to see kyaa-ing and high tension for a J-pop group and not K-pop group...
especially in this country where K-pop is everywhere
overall, in summary..
do I enjoy this concert?
well, yeah as a concert..
is it memorable?
hmmm, not really? the only think I seem to remember from that concert is the wotas, the cute Japanese fangirls and the Japanese delegates..lols..
ANISONG Day 2
THIS was what i was waiting for...
very good seats, very good line-up, very good crowd...
what else can I ask for??!
Sat in the centre, 3rd row and it was a freaking awesome feel...
rather near to the stage and def am able to see everything..
me being short...having near seats are important esp since otakus in Singapore are really tall!
am surrounded by otakus and really it was just spine-chilling, bone-tingling feel in the positve manner
Concert started with Angela performing..
GAWD! I am a new fan of them!
Like Atsuko-chan is freaking good! Every single song she sang, it's just chills to the bones..
I've never felt that soo much for any groups apart from my favourite groups
When she sang Shangrila..it was like OMG! the atmosphere of the hall just went up many notches...
and I got totally sucked into it!
Otakus are like freaking awesome with their penlights and tension...
definitely same level with Arashi fangirls in concert
we were really just singing along and just waving our penlights accordingly..
we were singing soo in unison and with gusto that Angela were so touched and awed and surprised by the reception from Singaporean fans.
When they sang Shangrila again as encore, Atsuko-chan was actually crying towards the end seeing how tension up we were.
Katsu was also high tension to the point that during their performances, he jumped off stage to run up to the front row people to shake hands...
He was indeed an otaku himself coz he was teaching and sharing with the audience the otaku phrases and habits..lols! he may look like a rocker but indeed he's an otaku at heart. MOESU!
And then, it was set-up time for Scandal..
GAWD! the waiting was torturous but the crew were cute!
watching eye candies working each single instrument and testing each mike..it's like energy-booster..lols!
When FINALLY Scandal came on, everyone was back to tension up...
not surprising since about 50% of the crowd are here for Scandal..moi included...
And boy was the wait WORTH it!
It's like a rollercoaster tension-up, heart-pumping,adrenaline-racing 60min jamming session!
All in all, they sang 12 songs with a short MC...
Song after song, we all went crazy singing, jumping dancing waving penlights and truly just cheering our lungs out!
the otakus really went nuts and again, this time, I'm already tension up and with all around me also pumping testosterone, I got sucked in even further!
It's blatantly clear that the girls were also absorbing the freaking high tension and they were really playing hard..to the point that Haruna went off-pitch a couple of times for being soo high tension..lols!
My point of view was mainly Tomomi, Haruna and Rina..Mami was a bit out of focus...
While Mami is my favourite, that night, the other 3 were really pumping it up and to be honest, watching Haruna and Rina really makes me lose it esp with their high tension!
Overall, I would say Scandal's session was really a workout..almost same level as Arashi con...
They did not get to do encore coz they went over their time but definitely, they left me satisfied, overwhelmed, tired and sweaty!
May'n...well..indeed she is the fairy queen!
She is very talented and very cool in her performance..
Coz I was tired and kinda unfamiliar with her songs...
I was quieter but definitely in awe of her coolness...
Could see why she was deemed as the fairy queen...
She was really entertaining the crowd and her vocals are superb!
You could see the otakus still going on very active and they were like giving her adulations and tributes
All in all, I would say ANISONG wins hands down and definitely one of the best concerts I've been to for a while now...
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