of O's untitled Tour Report - Sapporo Day 1 and 3
Written song by song!
In the cut in case there are people attending the rest of the shows!
1. Green Light
There wasn’t a long opening video compared to previous years. I like how the opening music led up to Green Light and how their faces were shown on screen once they belted out the first line on the higher platform at the back of the main stage. My friend and I commented that their outfits looked like what juniors would wear. Their outfits are not as flashy as previous years and I quite like it overall. Sho missed part of his lyrics halfway through the song in Day 3 Sapporo and he sounded a bit off in the opening. I thought he wasn’t feeling well but he was ok for the rest of the show.
2. I’ll be there
They were at main stage for this song. I like the hand furitsukes for this song and so I learnt it just to follow them as they did the moves in concert.
3. 風雲
The moving stage was in action here. I can’t remember much over here except that the whole dome was screaming when the stage started moving and when it was near my block on Day 1, Jun was in front of me as he squatted down to see the fans below. Day 3 I had Nino closest to me as my block was at the edge of the moving stage when it came and he walked out to the edge. I had Nino fans around me for both shows and so imagine the surround sound screaming then haha!
4. Attack It
This was a huge surprise. I wasn’t expecting them to sing Attack It and so when the music started playing, I looked at my friend at once lol. They sung this song backstage and did their first greetings here. Day 3 when Sho was asking how were the male fans doing that day, the shouts made Sho widen his eyes in surprise and got them to shout again and he laughed after that. Kawaii. XD
5. Happiness
They took the two big trolleys back to main stage. I can’t exactly remember who were on the trolleys but if I didn’t remember wrongly, Ohmiya took one trolley and the rest took the other one.
6. UB
A small video was played before this with all of them speaking a few lines before the song started. Satoshi-kun mentioned a line from Song to You in the video. The moment the intro to UB started playing, everyone was like where were Nino and Aiba and when the lights were on, Aiba was on the far left of hanamichi while Nino was on the far right. The two hanamichis were connected to the middle stage. Nino sounded off on Day 1 but during MC he said he was actually nervous during UB and according to Aiba, Nino danced wrongly for certain parts and then complained that Nino was saying Aiba was the one who made some mistakes XDDD. Nino sang wrongly for part of the song and so I think he was really nervous then. There was a lot of skinship in this song and so fans who like this pair are going to have a field day! Day 3 was perfect and even the members praised them during MC! Sho was like mimicking them counting the beat as they danced in UB hahahaha!
7. Come Back
SJ did this song at the main stage with juniors. Jun was on the far left while Sho was on the far right. The screen visuals were very good. Reminded me of Believe and Endless Game (Arafes version). One would have their arms folded as the other sang their part in the song and they slowly made their way to the middle of the main stage for a dance. The most skinship you’ll get is a hand on the shoulder and some hands slapping. During the MC in Day 1, Aiba commented that the screams were pretty loud during Come Back. I laughed and said mentally that the screams were not as loud as during UB. XD
8. 夜の影
The song had the juniors on stage and the whole setup was as if there were rehearsing. Nino and Satoshi-kun were rehearsing some dances moves with the juniors. Jun was the last to come out and was high-5ing with the juniors. Jun then got the whole dome to start clapping and then the song started. The dance was as usual, very Satoshi. Parts of the dance had some pair dancing in the middle. During MC, Satoshi-kun said that it was the first time he had choreographed a dance for three members and it was refreshing.
9. バズリNight
There was a video of the three of them (in otaku mode) having a text conversation together. Aiba was asking if they wanted to go attend this legendary trio concert. Sho was like who were they when the photo of them in ganguro girls mode and Sho’s comments as the photos were sent to them was hilarious. Satoshi-kun entered the conversation after this. Apparently the Sho Totoro stamp that was shown was the 2017 version hahahaha. Aiba then asked if he should bring uchiwas or penlights and asked a lot when Sho went ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh calm down! LMAO. Aiba then asked if they want to meet at Shibuya and the other two were like asking where Shibuya was as they only know Akiba. The song started after this and homg the screams when the Bazuri trio came out in otaku outfits complete with posters sticking out of their backpacks. It was a very enjoyable song and the furitsukes were easy to follow. You’ll be able to dance with them after the first part of the chorus. 楽しかった！ The climax came when the three of them walked to the middle and were on the elevated platform. The juniors used their penlights to form the words 伝説 a few times and did some otaku dances. When the trio came back out, they were in their ridiculous colourful outfits and danced some parapara moves and everyone went YABAI YABAI complete with screams. At the end of the song, Jun and Nino came out from the right side of the hanamichi and Nino said they were noisy and told them to go back at once. When the Bazuri trio removed their headgears, Sho commented that it was heavy and was fixing his hair at once. Nino was like “I can totally see your pants underneath!”. Day 3 Sapporo, Aiba’s black protective shorts can be totally seen and Nino made a comment about it hah! Sho said he was nervous and Jun was like you were the ones who wanted to do this! Jun also said that he wasn’t expecting such a performance when he heard the song for the first time. They then asked to continue but Jun said he did not want to talk with them in their Bazuri outfits hahahaahha homg this was hilarious.
10. つなぐ
A monologue video was shown again before this. Satoshi-kun was middle of the elevated platform on the main stage and did some impressive moves (the music played during this part sounded very Japonism) before he came back down and Tsunagu music started playing. I like their outfits the most during this song and Song for You.
11. 抱擁
They removed their outer coat during this song.
12. お気に召すまま
They made their way down the two hanamichis at the side. Aiba, Jun and Sho took the left of the hanamichi while Ohmiya took the other side. I liked how Aiba would look at Jun as he sang and Jun turned to look at Sho as he sang.
13. Bittersweet
They hopped on to the small trolleys and made their way backstage after wearing their jackets. In Day 1 Sapporo I saw Jun looking at the other side when they were wearing their jackets, probably to make sure they wore? XD
14. GUTS
Song was done backstage. They were high-5ing with each other during the song. Probably near the end if I didn’t remember wrongly.
15. Doors
Backstage at first and they slowly made their way back to main stage via moving stage. MC was right after this song.
16. Accent dance and Sugar
Both the accent dance and Sugar were performed at middle stage. They were walking down towards the middle stage during MC to prepare for the song in Day 1. Jun was the only one walking down the right hanamichi while the rest were on the other side. Jun said "By the time I noticed, I'm walking down alone on this side." He then went on saying "You can stare at me alone for as long as you want!" XDDDDD Sho was with him in Day 3 after that.
Accent dance had them standing on the elevated platform. The accent dance music had a mixture of Step and Go, Zero-G, Truth, and Paradox. The visuals and lightings were awesome during the accent dance and Sugar. I’m sure you’ll like Sugar even more after seeing this performance. I literally had sugar overload on Day 3 Sapporo as I was just one block away from the middle stage. I particularly liked Jun’s dance moves during his solo part after the chorus when he was turning anti-clockwise with a hand pointing out as he sang.
17. Now or Never
They slowly went back to the main stage during this song. Jun had a dance move miss near the end of the song and I caught him looking at his members then. That sheepish smile after that. XD
18. Pray
19. 光
Satoshi-kun and Nino sounded wonderful in the opening of this song.
20. 君のために僕がいる
Wasn’t expecting this song too!
21. Pikanchi Double
22. ハダシの未来
This was the only song that had them on the lifters. It was during this song that made me go oh, they are not going to do Oh Yeah this time and I was right. Jun introduced the juniors during this song while they were still on the lifters. Sho had this small frown on his face in Day 1 when Jun was introducing the juniors. I think it’s his RBF. XD Aiba had this nice and fond smile on his face when he was looking at the juniors then in Day 3. =)
23. Believe
They made their way back to backstage for this song. I was like waaaaaaaah I get to hear this song this year again! But zannen it was without the rap!
24. Monster
This song had Satoshi-kun facing us and it was super refreshing because our usual view was the other four facing us. He nearly started the song earlier as I saw his right hand going upwards but then brought down at once and smiled. Haha I caught you over there, Satoshi-kun!
25. A.RA.SHI
26. Song for you
The visuals were very nice! During each block of the song, a video of the members currently singing would be shown on screen and I thought it was very nicely done. Satoshi-kun started off the song in the middle of the main stage following by Aiba and Nino on the right (Satoshi-kun disappeared here), then SJ on the left before Satoshi-kun appeared back in the middle. I think I might have a fetish for Sho-kun wearing high-cut boots coz he looks really good in it. Give him a pair of tight pants along with the boots and it will make my day. XD
27. 未完
There was a longer interlude before the song stated as they had to take off their jackets then. Sho changed part of his lyrics in both shows I went but he had a rap miss in Day 3 and made an argh face after that. I like how he changed from ただそうお前だけしか見ない to 俺そうお前だけしか見ない in his rap in Day 1. I remember this clearly because it was my favourite rap line in the song.
28. Wild at Heart
Because it was a rather sudden (and long) break from Mikan, Jun came out and said “It’s encore time yo!” and Nino laughed. Jun had it fixed the next day I believe coz Day 3 was smooth.
29. サクラ咲ケ
30. 彼方へ
Sho, Nino and Aiba were on one trolley while Jun and Satoshi-kun were on the right. The lights were very pretty during this song. Beige/light yellow lights were lit on the huge trolleys while the rest of the lights were off if I didn’t remember wrongly. Very angel-like. The streamers were out during this song.
31. カンパイ・ソング
Day 1 had them singing the last line twice before the show was over. They were all lying on the platform on mainstage as the song started, as if to show that they were very tired at that time. They were then running around and ended the song back on main stage.
I had a great time in Sapporo!
Thankful to friends who hit for arena tickets!
Thank you for everything and see you next year, Arashi!