Yossie's grad
I just got back from Yossie's grad at Saitama Super Arena.
For the afternoon show I was 2nd floor 16th row (basically as far away from the stage as you could get), but for the evening (graduation) show I was A2 seat 26; aka 3rd row about half way towards the catwalk.
I won't go into the concert details, as this is about Yossie (so obviously there's going to be spoilers if you're waiting for the DVD). Naturally she got huge cheers, and during the break between the melody and her solo song, we all broke out white glowsticks. This had all been organised by a group of fans prior to the show, and they even went around to every seat to give out sticks to those who didn't have any (the girl got a bit of a shock when I showed her my 4 white glowsticks + 16 white wristbands XD). We all chanted "Yossie!", and when she came out she just had a big grin on her face and started her song.
(credit: Yasu44 from JPM, originally from a Japanese fan- they were selling photos from the afternoon show outside the evening one! Those sneaky bootleggers...)
Her outfit was definitely Her; it was a red vest and pants with gold trim, and large white feathers coming out down along the back. She sang her solo, and the other girls came out for the graduation speeches. Aika and Koharu held it together, Eri and Risa broke down when starting to talk, and Aichan was a complete wreak before it was even her turn. Reina refused to look at Yossie because she said it'd make her cry. XD Yossie cheered them all up with jokes, and kept the mood of the occasion light. Miki didn't cry (as usual; the only time I've seen that was Asami & Miuna's grad), and she and Yossie played around and had fun.
The group then sang I Wish, with Yossie as the lead and the others doing the backing vocals. She made another speech after, thanking everybody involved etc, and something about the encore (asking for us to cheer for one?). Instead of "encore" we chanted "Yossie", and during the goodbye speeches, Yossie had us all jump in the air and yell "YOSHIZAWA!". When the show was said and done with, she was last to leave the stage. I happened to be sitting right in line with the stairs down, so when she looked out one last time she saw me waving my Australian flag and gave me a big smile :P.
Some of the Yossie goods that I bought at the Nagoya show:
(they had new stuff on today- tshirt, photos etc but I haven't taken a photo of them yet)
The pendant and bracelet set:
These are some of the people who organised the white glowsticks (photo taken at the Nagoya concert last Monday):
For the afternoon show I was 2nd floor 16th row (basically as far away from the stage as you could get), but for the evening (graduation) show I was A2 seat 26; aka 3rd row about half way towards the catwalk.
I won't go into the concert details, as this is about Yossie (so obviously there's going to be spoilers if you're waiting for the DVD). Naturally she got huge cheers, and during the break between the melody and her solo song, we all broke out white glowsticks. This had all been organised by a group of fans prior to the show, and they even went around to every seat to give out sticks to those who didn't have any (the girl got a bit of a shock when I showed her my 4 white glowsticks + 16 white wristbands XD). We all chanted "Yossie!", and when she came out she just had a big grin on her face and started her song.
(credit: Yasu44 from JPM, originally from a Japanese fan- they were selling photos from the afternoon show outside the evening one! Those sneaky bootleggers...)
Her outfit was definitely Her; it was a red vest and pants with gold trim, and large white feathers coming out down along the back. She sang her solo, and the other girls came out for the graduation speeches. Aika and Koharu held it together, Eri and Risa broke down when starting to talk, and Aichan was a complete wreak before it was even her turn. Reina refused to look at Yossie because she said it'd make her cry. XD Yossie cheered them all up with jokes, and kept the mood of the occasion light. Miki didn't cry (as usual; the only time I've seen that was Asami & Miuna's grad), and she and Yossie played around and had fun.
The group then sang I Wish, with Yossie as the lead and the others doing the backing vocals. She made another speech after, thanking everybody involved etc, and something about the encore (asking for us to cheer for one?). Instead of "encore" we chanted "Yossie", and during the goodbye speeches, Yossie had us all jump in the air and yell "YOSHIZAWA!". When the show was said and done with, she was last to leave the stage. I happened to be sitting right in line with the stairs down, so when she looked out one last time she saw me waving my Australian flag and gave me a big smile :P.
Some of the Yossie goods that I bought at the Nagoya show:
(they had new stuff on today- tshirt, photos etc but I haven't taken a photo of them yet)
The pendant and bracelet set:
These are some of the people who organised the white glowsticks (photo taken at the Nagoya concert last Monday):