5x10 con report (2009.8.30)
As usual, before the concert starts they show commercials of Arashi's current works over and over. The CM of My Girl and Nino's drama SP were played too ♥ There were also some Arashi's TV shows, such as Himitsu no Arashi-chan's next episode (Satomi Ishihara in VIP room) and VS Arashi going golden. What was funny is the CM of Shukudai-kun. They introduced the members one by one using funny scenes from past episode. Aiba was when he was held upside down on the shoulder of Yamaguchi's dad. Then Nino and Jun when they were in Aibaland expression contest (episode 145). Then Sho when he did the yoga with SPEED xD And last, our Rida as the baby xD I think Shukudai-kun's staff really know how to choose the best moment xD
I was at the left side, so I didn't really notice what was going on at the right side. Also, forgive me if there is more detail to Sho compared to everyone else. I can't help following him, you see xD There is much detail to Jun as well. He was very talkative and very happy on the day, I think.
Also, since it was raining so hard this time, I couldn't take notes. So I think I will miss a lot of details. Please don't expect the same kind of report as my previous concert reports.
Concert started around 4.40, and it was raining lightly.
There are 4 stages. The main stage at the front, the center stage, the back stage, and the upper stage. The upper stage is the one located around the big fire torch. There is a moving stage connecting it with the back stage. From the back stage, there is two moving stage, each of which move to the left and right circling around the arena, connecting the back stage and the main stage. From the center stage, there are 4 passages going to the left, right, the main stage, and the back stage. There are also some small moving stages that were pushed by 3-4 staff, for the boys to move around the arena.
0. Opening
The main screen shows the year figure of 1999 to 2009 with the album/single covers in order.
1. Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
The guys appeared from the upper part of the stadium, above the main stage, right across the upper stage. They wore silvery costumes. They were hung by wires. Throughout the song they were crossing the sky of kokuritsu and moved to the upper stage. Btw, Sho didn't look as scared as he was when he had to fly across the Dome during Dream-A-Live concert. I so remember that one of his hand kept holding the wire last year xDDD This time, he looked normal with both of his hands free just like everyone else.
Btw, let me flail a bit. SHO'S HAIR IS SO SEXY! ♥
2. Step and Go
At the upper stage, the guys put their hands together (just like other performances of Step and Go), and the song started. Then they walked to the moving stage that connected the upper stage and the back stage. The moving stage moved down, and the guys moved to the back stage.
3. Lucky Man
As usual, it started with the C&R of "uh uh uh uh" and "lucky - man!" and such. From the back stage, they splitted into two groups. Jun and Ohno were together at the right moving stage, while the other three rode the left moving stage. They waved to the fans while the stage were moving.
4. We can make it!
The moving stage stopped for some time at the left and the right.
5. Kaze no Mukou e
The boys moved to the main stage, then at the end of the song they were at the center stage (for the next song).
6. Crazy Moon ~Kimi wa Muteki~
They danced the usual choreography. Cool ♥ Especially with the rain and the slippery stage, I really appreciate them trying hard.
7. PIKA☆NCHI (Aiba's solo)
After the members left the stage, there were a lot of Juniors coming out. More than half of them were bringing drums, and they all walked in rhythm, and then stood in different positions filling the whole stage. Then Aiba-chan came out at the main stage, hanging on to a wire. He flew from the main stage, to the center stage. His costume is red-black, as usual with the half-length pants. However, I couldn't find the usual cute and cheery Aiba-chan as in his solo performances of the previous concerts. I would define this one as "sexy!" Aiba-chan. With that voice, he rapped Pikanchi... with that hair splashed by the light rain... SO SEXY!!! *kya~*
8. HORIZON
The main screen showed the recordings of the concert when they were still very very young. Very cute ;p
9. DANGAN LINER
10. Allergy
They were at the center stage. The main screen still shows the recordings of the old concert. Then just like the performance at that concert, each of them hold a big vegetables thingie (duh, I don't know how to describe that).
Aiba - corn
Nino - onion
Jun - green pepper
Ohno - carrot
Sho - cabbage (Yeah, today he's safe just like on 29th xD On the 28th, he held "air cabbage" xD)
11. Kokoro Chirari
12. Carnival Night part 2
13. Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono (Nino's solo)
On the main stage. Nino with guitar!!!
14. Everything
From this point, it's like an acoustic session of the concert. They appeared at the main stage, singing the song with the live music. Very nice ♥
15. Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy
Still the nice acoustic live music. The boys were only moving around the main stage while singing.
The first part of the song were sung by Nino alone, right? Then after that, it's the duet of Nino and Ohno. They were standing together while singing that, and the screen were focusing on their faces. Then they looked at each other's eyes.... and then Nino's face moved to the front of Ohno's (so that from the point of view of the camera, we only can see the back of Nino's head)... and **** (because we can't see what's going on behind the back of Nino's head xD) and then they both laughed naughtily...
They were seriously trying to kill me xD Can't remember how fast my heartbeat was xD
16. Aozora Pedal
17. Typhoon Generation
At the start of the song, there is a part where Nino said some sentences beginning with "Ja, ittekuru" right? But after that, Nino didn't say "sayonara jya nai yone mata aeru kara" xD After "ja, ittekuru", he changed the lyrics to something like "I keep waiting even in the midst of rain" xD
At the middle of the song (the part where the beat starts playing), most of the members were around the center stage and they went to different directions of the arena. Jun was about to go to the left passage, and he was taking this position of ready-go and he started sprinting and midway he was sliding the watery pathway.
The rain was starting to get insane...
18. Kumori Nochi, Kaisei (Ohno's solo)
At the back stage, there were some Juniors wearing white. Then Ohno appeared amongst them wearing Uta no Oniisan costume! ♥ He walked on the passage way to the main stage.
19. a Day in our Life
Started with the usual C&R of "way", "ue", "ne" and "someday". Probably it was a bit hard for Sho to rap under this heavy rain. But it feels like he was trying to pull the spirit of the audience, so the tension was really good despite the crazy rain.
20. Oh Yeah!
At the middle of the song, Nino pulled his pink jacket over his head... I wonder if you understand? It's like when Sho pulled his black shirt over his head at the VS Arashi Gackt episode. Because it was raining very hard, he was covering his head like that xD The rain was totally insane. We can see the members wiped their faces off the water. Their eyes were also narrowing.
21. Hadashi no Mirai
Around the center stage, there were 5 small stages that lifted the members up.
22. Beautiful Days
They were at the center stage. At the middle, the center stage formed the "cake" shape, with Nino at the center and the upper-most position.
At the part where Nino had to sing his solo line at the last chorus, "Kanashii hodo ki---" and the microphone went dead!! xD Then Jun moved next to him, put his arm around Nino's shoulder and they sang together with Jun's microphone ♥ ♥ Midway, Nino kissed Jun's cheek (as sign of gratitude?) xDDD Of course the whole audience were going crazy. But unlike the Ohmiya action in Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy, Nino didn't smile naughtily after he kissed Jun. His expression was just normal, he just sang ordinarily as if nothing happened. xD
What was funny (totally subjective opinion of me), right after he kissed Jun's cheek, the screen was focusing on the back of Jun+Nino, with Ohno in front of their back (because he was standing at the outer side of the cake stage). And I was thinking "Poor Rida. He looks lonely" xD Moreover, his eyes were not JUST narrowed anymore. They looked as if they were almost closed because of the crazy rain xDDDDDD
23. MC
Usually during the MC they would tell the audience to sit. But because of the rainy condition, Sho-kun told us to decide by ourselves whether it's better to sit or not. In the end, we all kept standing.
N: Thankfully it was clear for 3 days. Now my hands are totally drenched!
M: I want a wiper to be attached on my eyes.
We can see on the screen that Ohno's appearance was really awful because of the rain (I wrote above that his eyes were totally narrowed -almost closed- and his face were drenched badly. They did need wipers, I think xD). Nino went to fix his face (or was he screwing up his face instead? xD). There was another time when Ohno's face was completely drenched again, and then he stood up readily to be fixed by Nino again ;P
S: If the condition is like this, how about going to Big Eco nearby? (note: Big Eco is a famous karaoke place scattered around Japan)
N: Big Eco staff, do you hear that??
Because the rain screwed up the microphones, they hold the mic with towels wrapped around it.
N: Surely we sound like people who have trouble with our voices.
M: How about cutting the MC and continuing to the next song?
Audience: EEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?!
M: Well, anyway let's just go to the main stage.
N: (speaking to the audience) We really want to do funny talks, you see! But it's impossible in this condition!
O: What an unending rain.
Then they moved to the main stage, and everyone sang Happy Birthday.
M: I have never had a birthday amongst a heavy rain like this.
N: We even have never been under the rain for a long time like today.
The juniors appeared on the stage bringing a cake. The cake was on a trolley-like wheeled table, and was covered by a dome-shaped vinyl.
N: Please blow the candles.
M: But they can't be blowed! (There was no candles on the cake xD)
?: With Marvelous...
?: Even the candles are here! (The candles were put at the bottom part of the cake's table)
Then, to show the cake to the audience, they opened the vinyl cover a bit.
O: It's pretty~
N: That's it, that's it (to prevent the cake becoming wet, they closed the vinyl cover again xD)
However, it seemed that Jun had his chance to dig in the cake with his index finger. He showed his white-covered finger to the camera and he ate it ♥
N: We have a present for you. We found it in June, and we have been keeping it for this moment.
M: Wait, I'm going to wash my hands first.
S: Eh?? Where?
M: Just right there.
Then Jun washed his hands with the rain water that was pooling on the stage xDDD
S&A: Eco Jun.
His present was an Adidas silver-sparkly jacket. It suited him a lot. Size was perfect.
S: It won't suit anyone but Jun.
N: Wear it for the encore!
M: But we don't know whether this can continue up until the encore or not.
Audience: EEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?!
M: Is this really available at the stores?
S: By the way, no one knows how to wash that.
Then Sho and the juniors left the stage while pushing the cake trolley.
N: Aiba-chan, your drama starts soon, right?
A: Yes. My Girl will start on October 9th at TV Asahi (bla bla)
N: That will be your first and last lead role, won't it?
A: It's not the last one!!!! Probably I'll have a next one after that. So because of that, everyone, please certainly watch it.
M: Nino will also have a drama, right?
N: Taken from a true story, entitled Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara. It will air on September 24th (bla bla)
A: What time will it air?
N: Uuuummm.......................................... (Seems like he forgot the time xD). Please just turn on the TV around 8PM. TBS channel.
N: How about Ohno?
A: Are you going fishing tomorrow?
O: With this condition, it's impossible to go fishing tomorrow.
N: Ohno-san, you have already become whiter...
xD
24. Tomadoinagara (Sho's solo)
An upbeat version of Tomadoinagara! Sho did some nice dance with the juniors. ♥ He wore a parka. At the previous days, it wasn't raining so he just wore the parka normally. But on this day, when he appeared on the stage he wore the hood of his parka over his head, while walking straight ahead to the center stage with a cool expression *DIES DIES DIES DIES DIES*. While dying because he looked so smexy, I was also thinking whether he would wear his hood throughout the song because of the rain. However, right after that he lowered his hood and did the performance just like normal. As expected from a pro :)
25. WISH (Jun's solo)
Jun was with some Juniors at the main stage. He wore white t-shirt and black pants, with black hat. The song was performed in a musical way, and the dance was awesome. The steps of the dance were strong. What's extremely cool is the effect of the rain xD Because there were lots of water on the stage, when Jun tapped his foot, the water would splashed around him, so it looked really cool.
26. Attack it! (hidden track of All The Best regular edition)
High tension! JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP!!!
They wore super sparkly long-jacket with each of the members' colors (Aiba-green, Jun-purple, Nino-yellow, Ohno-blue, Sho-red)
27. Truth
Because the rain was at its worse around this period, as expected they didn't fly as on previous days. They danced the usual choreography at the center stage. The lighting were red and purple colored.
28. Ashita no Kioku
The main screen showed photos of the members, from the time when they were a baby until they were around the age of junior (before debut).
At the end of the song, all the photos formed the kanji Arashi.
29. 10-years medley
At the beginning, there was a slideshow of the members' work throughout the 10 years with each of the member doing the narration. Sometimes, the dialogues from dramas or footages from the events will be focused. For example, when Jun was narrating about Hana Yori Dango, the image of the drama suddenly largened and Doumyouji's voice saying 「お前、俺にほれてんだろ！」 ("You're attracted to me, aren't you!") could be heard. Also for "Stand Up", we can hear Nino's voice saying 「なんで？」 ("why??"). Aiba was doing the narration for the year when he started Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen. The screen showed the footage when his pants was bitten and pulled by a tiger xDDDD Then the narrating voice of Aiba said "In this year, the challenge to my limit was started." xD
At the end of the slideshow, the images were kind of flashing back to the beginning, showing "1999 A.RA.SHI"
29-1. A.RA.SHI
The boys appeared from the bottom of the center stage, wearing the transparent raincoat xDDDD The screen also shows the videos when Arashi wore it back when they were young.
But in my opinion, they still look handsome even with that hideous outfit. Probably it's their mature figures, or their confident self, that make them still look good in my eyes.
29-2. Sunrise Nippon
At the end of the song, when the three were walking to the main stage, Jun turned his back and said "This costume is the best for rainy days" xD
29-3. Kimi no Tame Boku ga Iru
They already changed their costume.
29-4. Jidai
They were dancing at the main stage.
29-5. Nice na Kokoroiki
29-6. PIKA☆NCHI
They only sang the chorus part.
29-7. Tomadoinagara
They only sang the chorus part.
29-8. Kotoba Yori taisetsu na Mono
29-9. Hero
They used again the small stages that can lift them up. The nice thing about this is that there's a part of lyrics in this song that says "Up up up takaku" so I think that was really beautiful when the stage stretched up while they were singing that part.
29-10. Sakura Sake
29-11. WISH
29-12. Kitto Daijoubu
They sang this at the back stage.
29-13. Love So Sweet
29-14. Happiness
29-15. Believe
After the first line "It's a brand new world", they walked on the passageway to the center stage. During Sho's rap, they did the choreography. Different with the TV performances, they also danced during the upbeat rap (at the TV performances they usually went out from the camera's angle). Then, after Sho's rap, right when the chorus started, the series of fireworks started. Various kinds of fireworks kept flying out while the boys were dancing to the song. The fireworks ended when the song ended.
29-16. Speeches
I don't remember everything, so I just write down a part of it.
The members were standing on the center stage. When one of them speaks, the other members would stand behind him with their backs facing the audience.
Sho:
- Probably it's inconsiderate to say this, but thank you very much to everyone here, and also everyone outside the stadium.
- Seeing the venue from the upper stage, the raincoats of the audience looked really beautiful.
- I said that I want you to think that you're glad that you're an Arashi fan. However, would you really think that way for us?
- Also, there is something I forgot to say until now. I'm glad that I'm in Arashi.
Ohno:
- I'm glad that today is a rainy day. Because it becomes an unforgettable day.
- Us and all of you are Arashi. Please support us from now on as well.
Aiba:
- I didn't really understand the meaning of this sentence 10 years ago, but this year I finally understand it. "We will cause a storm throughout the world!" (His pose was really funny when he said this. With his arms wide open, looking up to the sky xD)
Nino:
- I wonder if Aiba-san really say the sentence while knowing the meaning. "We will cause a storm throughout the world!" (His pose and voice-tone was exactly an imitation of Aiba xD Aiba turned his face xD)
- If it's ten years ago, I would probably have given up with this kind of rain. I was sly like that. Oops, I'm sorry. Because I AM sly.
- I think I wouldn't be able to continue if it wasn't with these four members. Holding vegetables... Wearing see-through costumes... (at this point, the audience were laughing). A lot of you who laughed just now are probably see-through as well! (xD Because there were a lot of fans who wore transparent raincoats)
- I want to hold dear the value of things that don't change. There is growth in the things that don't change, so I want you to see it.
Matsujun:
- (When Nino finished his speech and Matsujun turned, his face was already teary)
- Maybe I'm really not suppose to say this, but it really touched me that the staff and everyone support us so we can have this live concert. Eventhough we could have cancelled the show with the excuse of rainy weather. It really touched me that everyone are still in their seats and enjoying the concert.
- I ask for your favor as well for our 11th year, 12th year, 13th year...
30. 5x10
On the previous days, there were balloons being released. But this day, probably because of the rain, there were no balloons.
Encore
31. PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE
Jun appeared wearing the sparkly jacket!!!! Beside him, Ohno was looking at Jun and acting as if he was thinking "So bright~!" xD So cute.
The other 4 were wearing 5x10 shirts. Sho's one was sleeveless. Ohno's one has a silver line cross diagonally on the front side.
32. Ashita ni Mukatte
33. Dekiru Dake
34. One Love
Double encore
35. Fight song
They were sliding from the stage to the passageway that leads to the center stage. Nino was the MC, and he held the other members' microphone while they were sliding. Busy busy Nino xD
First - Matsujun. He took off his shirt, and slided while standing. Very cool xD He didn't wear his shirt throughout the encore.
Second - Aiba. He slided on his stomach with both of his arms stretched to the front like Superman.
Third - Sho. He took off his shirt, then he slided. However! It wasn't cool because it looked as if he was slipped midway or something xD So he ended up standing in the middle of the passageway. As expected of Sho xD He wore his shirt again afterwards.
Fourth - Ohno
Nino didn't slide, and throughout the song the audience were screaming "Nino! Nino!" telling him to slide xD At the end of the song, Nino said "I didn't slide, but I'm so tired" xD (because they had to "oi oi oi!" in high tension during the song)
36. Gori Muchuu
The rain was light at this point :D
37. A.RA.SHI
Nino said "Please be careful on your way home!" xD
At the upper stage, the song started with the slow "You are my soul soul" (which is usually sang at the end of the song).
At the end of the song, they left from the main stage. Yama pair did the musical disappearance again (just like last year's concert. Sho and Ohno both doing the musical pose, one going to the left and one going to the right.)
Triple encore
38. Season
There was no triple encore on the previous days, so I was surprised. You know, to leave the concert venue, there is an order. I mean, it's like... people sitting at the arena leaves first. Or people at gate 20 leaves first, then gate 19, etc etc. However there were some fans who didn't care about that and left. So it was very shocking when there was suddenly the unexpected triple encore! There were 2 fans who was going to get out, and then stopped in front of my seat when Arashi suddenly appeared :( :( :( My friend had to tell them to move away from my front side so that I have my space back (I'm not someone who is able to tell people off T_T).
Jun was saying something like... they were worried about the audience, but the audience kept demanding more encore xD
When they were talking, the sleeve of Jun's t-shirt was wrinkled or something, so our slight-OCD Jun-sama was trying to fix it. Then Nino said "Everyone, please wait a moment. Jun-kun is fixing the soumen". Then Aiba said "It's not kishimen ne".
At the end of the song, Jun was going to say something, and then stopped midway. The audience complained, he was only saying "No, it's nothing". But the audience kept complaining so he said "Everyone (the members) said that they wanted to sing this as the last song."
Nino: Please be careful on your way home!
Audience: Ha~~~i!
Ohno: Please don't get hurt.
Audience: Ha~~~i!
Aiba: Warm up and sleep well!
Audience: Ha~~~i!
Jun: We love you! Thank you as well to everyone outside the stadium.
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Some tidbits
These are some things that I remember, but I forgot when did it happen.
- Nino said to the audience "Have you become soaked? We are more soaked than you are, you know!"
- When the rain so hard, Jun said "This rain is truly crazy!" (この雨マジですごいよ！)
- Throughout the concert the members slipped "don't lose to the rain" amongst the songs here and there.
- If I'm not mistaken, this was during Fight Song. Jun was sliding (again) from the center stage to the passageway that lead to the left. However, midway he was kinda slipped though he managed to maintain his balance and didn't fall. The audience at the arena around the location was surprised, of course. Then Jun put his finger of his mouth, like saying "ssssst!" to the audience around that location xD
- Jun tied up his fringe during the last hour. (I think he got tired of fixing it xD)
- There was a time where the members were coming from the different side of the venue and gathering at the main stage. The 4 members were already standing at their position, but Sho was still waving his hand at the right side of the stage when Jun started talking. Then Sho started running towards them to catch up. Aiba who was standing at the rightmost, opened up his arm to welcome Sho ♥ ♥
- I forgot where Ohno said out one sentence by his own will, without being asked by other members and it was really out of the blue. Regarding the hard rain, he commented something like "It's very rare to have this kind of concert". And Nino was like "What did you say? Say it again!" xD
- In my opinion, comparing it to the previous concerts I've been to, throughout the concert they ran around the venue a lot, rather than doing choreography and such. I don't know whether it's because of the rain so they decided to cut out some dancing, or because it's 10th anniversary that they decided to do more interactions with the audience. Anyway, they did say something like "having fun with the fans" on this rainy day :)
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I was at the left side, so I didn't really notice what was going on at the right side. Also, forgive me if there is more detail to Sho compared to everyone else. I can't help following him, you see xD There is much detail to Jun as well. He was very talkative and very happy on the day, I think.
Also, since it was raining so hard this time, I couldn't take notes. So I think I will miss a lot of details. Please don't expect the same kind of report as my previous concert reports.
Concert started around 4.40, and it was raining lightly.
There are 4 stages. The main stage at the front, the center stage, the back stage, and the upper stage. The upper stage is the one located around the big fire torch. There is a moving stage connecting it with the back stage. From the back stage, there is two moving stage, each of which move to the left and right circling around the arena, connecting the back stage and the main stage. From the center stage, there are 4 passages going to the left, right, the main stage, and the back stage. There are also some small moving stages that were pushed by 3-4 staff, for the boys to move around the arena.
0. Opening
The main screen shows the year figure of 1999 to 2009 with the album/single covers in order.
1. Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
The guys appeared from the upper part of the stadium, above the main stage, right across the upper stage. They wore silvery costumes. They were hung by wires. Throughout the song they were crossing the sky of kokuritsu and moved to the upper stage. Btw, Sho didn't look as scared as he was when he had to fly across the Dome during Dream-A-Live concert. I so remember that one of his hand kept holding the wire last year xDDD This time, he looked normal with both of his hands free just like everyone else.
Btw, let me flail a bit. SHO'S HAIR IS SO SEXY! ♥
2. Step and Go
At the upper stage, the guys put their hands together (just like other performances of Step and Go), and the song started. Then they walked to the moving stage that connected the upper stage and the back stage. The moving stage moved down, and the guys moved to the back stage.
3. Lucky Man
As usual, it started with the C&R of "uh uh uh uh" and "lucky - man!" and such. From the back stage, they splitted into two groups. Jun and Ohno were together at the right moving stage, while the other three rode the left moving stage. They waved to the fans while the stage were moving.
4. We can make it!
The moving stage stopped for some time at the left and the right.
5. Kaze no Mukou e
The boys moved to the main stage, then at the end of the song they were at the center stage (for the next song).
6. Crazy Moon ~Kimi wa Muteki~
They danced the usual choreography. Cool ♥ Especially with the rain and the slippery stage, I really appreciate them trying hard.
7. PIKA☆NCHI (Aiba's solo)
After the members left the stage, there were a lot of Juniors coming out. More than half of them were bringing drums, and they all walked in rhythm, and then stood in different positions filling the whole stage. Then Aiba-chan came out at the main stage, hanging on to a wire. He flew from the main stage, to the center stage. His costume is red-black, as usual with the half-length pants. However, I couldn't find the usual cute and cheery Aiba-chan as in his solo performances of the previous concerts. I would define this one as "sexy!" Aiba-chan. With that voice, he rapped Pikanchi... with that hair splashed by the light rain... SO SEXY!!! *kya~*
8. HORIZON
The main screen showed the recordings of the concert when they were still very very young. Very cute ;p
9. DANGAN LINER
10. Allergy
They were at the center stage. The main screen still shows the recordings of the old concert. Then just like the performance at that concert, each of them hold a big vegetables thingie (duh, I don't know how to describe that).
Aiba - corn
Nino - onion
Jun - green pepper
Ohno - carrot
Sho - cabbage (Yeah, today he's safe just like on 29th xD On the 28th, he held "air cabbage" xD)
11. Kokoro Chirari
12. Carnival Night part 2
13. Kotoba Yori Taisetsu na Mono (Nino's solo)
On the main stage. Nino with guitar!!!
14. Everything
From this point, it's like an acoustic session of the concert. They appeared at the main stage, singing the song with the live music. Very nice ♥
15. Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy
Still the nice acoustic live music. The boys were only moving around the main stage while singing.
The first part of the song were sung by Nino alone, right? Then after that, it's the duet of Nino and Ohno. They were standing together while singing that, and the screen were focusing on their faces. Then they looked at each other's eyes.... and then Nino's face moved to the front of Ohno's (so that from the point of view of the camera, we only can see the back of Nino's head)... and **** (because we can't see what's going on behind the back of Nino's head xD) and then they both laughed naughtily...
They were seriously trying to kill me xD Can't remember how fast my heartbeat was xD
16. Aozora Pedal
17. Typhoon Generation
At the start of the song, there is a part where Nino said some sentences beginning with "Ja, ittekuru" right? But after that, Nino didn't say "sayonara jya nai yone mata aeru kara" xD After "ja, ittekuru", he changed the lyrics to something like "I keep waiting even in the midst of rain" xD
At the middle of the song (the part where the beat starts playing), most of the members were around the center stage and they went to different directions of the arena. Jun was about to go to the left passage, and he was taking this position of ready-go and he started sprinting and midway he was sliding the watery pathway.
The rain was starting to get insane...
18. Kumori Nochi, Kaisei (Ohno's solo)
At the back stage, there were some Juniors wearing white. Then Ohno appeared amongst them wearing Uta no Oniisan costume! ♥ He walked on the passage way to the main stage.
19. a Day in our Life
Started with the usual C&R of "way", "ue", "ne" and "someday". Probably it was a bit hard for Sho to rap under this heavy rain. But it feels like he was trying to pull the spirit of the audience, so the tension was really good despite the crazy rain.
20. Oh Yeah!
At the middle of the song, Nino pulled his pink jacket over his head... I wonder if you understand? It's like when Sho pulled his black shirt over his head at the VS Arashi Gackt episode. Because it was raining very hard, he was covering his head like that xD The rain was totally insane. We can see the members wiped their faces off the water. Their eyes were also narrowing.
21. Hadashi no Mirai
Around the center stage, there were 5 small stages that lifted the members up.
22. Beautiful Days
They were at the center stage. At the middle, the center stage formed the "cake" shape, with Nino at the center and the upper-most position.
At the part where Nino had to sing his solo line at the last chorus, "Kanashii hodo ki---" and the microphone went dead!! xD Then Jun moved next to him, put his arm around Nino's shoulder and they sang together with Jun's microphone ♥ ♥ Midway, Nino kissed Jun's cheek (as sign of gratitude?) xDDD Of course the whole audience were going crazy. But unlike the Ohmiya action in Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy, Nino didn't smile naughtily after he kissed Jun. His expression was just normal, he just sang ordinarily as if nothing happened. xD
What was funny (totally subjective opinion of me), right after he kissed Jun's cheek, the screen was focusing on the back of Jun+Nino, with Ohno in front of their back (because he was standing at the outer side of the cake stage). And I was thinking "Poor Rida. He looks lonely" xD Moreover, his eyes were not JUST narrowed anymore. They looked as if they were almost closed because of the crazy rain xDDDDDD
23. MC
Usually during the MC they would tell the audience to sit. But because of the rainy condition, Sho-kun told us to decide by ourselves whether it's better to sit or not. In the end, we all kept standing.
N: Thankfully it was clear for 3 days. Now my hands are totally drenched!
M: I want a wiper to be attached on my eyes.
We can see on the screen that Ohno's appearance was really awful because of the rain (I wrote above that his eyes were totally narrowed -almost closed- and his face were drenched badly. They did need wipers, I think xD). Nino went to fix his face (or was he screwing up his face instead? xD). There was another time when Ohno's face was completely drenched again, and then he stood up readily to be fixed by Nino again ;P
S: If the condition is like this, how about going to Big Eco nearby? (note: Big Eco is a famous karaoke place scattered around Japan)
N: Big Eco staff, do you hear that??
Because the rain screwed up the microphones, they hold the mic with towels wrapped around it.
N: Surely we sound like people who have trouble with our voices.
M: How about cutting the MC and continuing to the next song?
Audience: EEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?!
M: Well, anyway let's just go to the main stage.
N: (speaking to the audience) We really want to do funny talks, you see! But it's impossible in this condition!
O: What an unending rain.
Then they moved to the main stage, and everyone sang Happy Birthday.
M: I have never had a birthday amongst a heavy rain like this.
N: We even have never been under the rain for a long time like today.
The juniors appeared on the stage bringing a cake. The cake was on a trolley-like wheeled table, and was covered by a dome-shaped vinyl.
N: Please blow the candles.
M: But they can't be blowed! (There was no candles on the cake xD)
?: With Marvelous...
?: Even the candles are here! (The candles were put at the bottom part of the cake's table)
Then, to show the cake to the audience, they opened the vinyl cover a bit.
O: It's pretty~
N: That's it, that's it (to prevent the cake becoming wet, they closed the vinyl cover again xD)
However, it seemed that Jun had his chance to dig in the cake with his index finger. He showed his white-covered finger to the camera and he ate it ♥
N: We have a present for you. We found it in June, and we have been keeping it for this moment.
M: Wait, I'm going to wash my hands first.
S: Eh?? Where?
M: Just right there.
Then Jun washed his hands with the rain water that was pooling on the stage xDDD
S&A: Eco Jun.
His present was an Adidas silver-sparkly jacket. It suited him a lot. Size was perfect.
S: It won't suit anyone but Jun.
N: Wear it for the encore!
M: But we don't know whether this can continue up until the encore or not.
Audience: EEEEHHHHHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?!
M: Is this really available at the stores?
S: By the way, no one knows how to wash that.
Then Sho and the juniors left the stage while pushing the cake trolley.
N: Aiba-chan, your drama starts soon, right?
A: Yes. My Girl will start on October 9th at TV Asahi (bla bla)
N: That will be your first and last lead role, won't it?
A: It's not the last one!!!! Probably I'll have a next one after that. So because of that, everyone, please certainly watch it.
M: Nino will also have a drama, right?
N: Taken from a true story, entitled Tengoku de Kimi ni Aetara. It will air on September 24th (bla bla)
A: What time will it air?
N: Uuuummm.......................................... (Seems like he forgot the time xD). Please just turn on the TV around 8PM. TBS channel.
N: How about Ohno?
A: Are you going fishing tomorrow?
O: With this condition, it's impossible to go fishing tomorrow.
N: Ohno-san, you have already become whiter...
xD
24. Tomadoinagara (Sho's solo)
An upbeat version of Tomadoinagara! Sho did some nice dance with the juniors. ♥ He wore a parka. At the previous days, it wasn't raining so he just wore the parka normally. But on this day, when he appeared on the stage he wore the hood of his parka over his head, while walking straight ahead to the center stage with a cool expression *DIES DIES DIES DIES DIES*. While dying because he looked so smexy, I was also thinking whether he would wear his hood throughout the song because of the rain. However, right after that he lowered his hood and did the performance just like normal. As expected from a pro :)
25. WISH (Jun's solo)
Jun was with some Juniors at the main stage. He wore white t-shirt and black pants, with black hat. The song was performed in a musical way, and the dance was awesome. The steps of the dance were strong. What's extremely cool is the effect of the rain xD Because there were lots of water on the stage, when Jun tapped his foot, the water would splashed around him, so it looked really cool.
26. Attack it! (hidden track of All The Best regular edition)
High tension! JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP!!!
They wore super sparkly long-jacket with each of the members' colors (Aiba-green, Jun-purple, Nino-yellow, Ohno-blue, Sho-red)
27. Truth
Because the rain was at its worse around this period, as expected they didn't fly as on previous days. They danced the usual choreography at the center stage. The lighting were red and purple colored.
28. Ashita no Kioku
The main screen showed photos of the members, from the time when they were a baby until they were around the age of junior (before debut).
At the end of the song, all the photos formed the kanji Arashi.
29. 10-years medley
At the beginning, there was a slideshow of the members' work throughout the 10 years with each of the member doing the narration. Sometimes, the dialogues from dramas or footages from the events will be focused. For example, when Jun was narrating about Hana Yori Dango, the image of the drama suddenly largened and Doumyouji's voice saying 「お前、俺にほれてんだろ！」 ("You're attracted to me, aren't you!") could be heard. Also for "Stand Up", we can hear Nino's voice saying 「なんで？」 ("why??"). Aiba was doing the narration for the year when he started Tensai Shimura Doubutsuen. The screen showed the footage when his pants was bitten and pulled by a tiger xDDDD Then the narrating voice of Aiba said "In this year, the challenge to my limit was started." xD
At the end of the slideshow, the images were kind of flashing back to the beginning, showing "1999 A.RA.SHI"
29-1. A.RA.SHI
The boys appeared from the bottom of the center stage, wearing the transparent raincoat xDDDD The screen also shows the videos when Arashi wore it back when they were young.
But in my opinion, they still look handsome even with that hideous outfit. Probably it's their mature figures, or their confident self, that make them still look good in my eyes.
29-2. Sunrise Nippon
At the end of the song, when the three were walking to the main stage, Jun turned his back and said "This costume is the best for rainy days" xD
29-3. Kimi no Tame Boku ga Iru
They already changed their costume.
29-4. Jidai
They were dancing at the main stage.
29-5. Nice na Kokoroiki
29-6. PIKA☆NCHI
They only sang the chorus part.
29-7. Tomadoinagara
They only sang the chorus part.
29-8. Kotoba Yori taisetsu na Mono
29-9. Hero
They used again the small stages that can lift them up. The nice thing about this is that there's a part of lyrics in this song that says "Up up up takaku" so I think that was really beautiful when the stage stretched up while they were singing that part.
29-10. Sakura Sake
29-11. WISH
29-12. Kitto Daijoubu
They sang this at the back stage.
29-13. Love So Sweet
29-14. Happiness
29-15. Believe
After the first line "It's a brand new world", they walked on the passageway to the center stage. During Sho's rap, they did the choreography. Different with the TV performances, they also danced during the upbeat rap (at the TV performances they usually went out from the camera's angle). Then, after Sho's rap, right when the chorus started, the series of fireworks started. Various kinds of fireworks kept flying out while the boys were dancing to the song. The fireworks ended when the song ended.
29-16. Speeches
I don't remember everything, so I just write down a part of it.
The members were standing on the center stage. When one of them speaks, the other members would stand behind him with their backs facing the audience.
Sho:
- Probably it's inconsiderate to say this, but thank you very much to everyone here, and also everyone outside the stadium.
- Seeing the venue from the upper stage, the raincoats of the audience looked really beautiful.
- I said that I want you to think that you're glad that you're an Arashi fan. However, would you really think that way for us?
- Also, there is something I forgot to say until now. I'm glad that I'm in Arashi.
Ohno:
- I'm glad that today is a rainy day. Because it becomes an unforgettable day.
- Us and all of you are Arashi. Please support us from now on as well.
Aiba:
- I didn't really understand the meaning of this sentence 10 years ago, but this year I finally understand it. "We will cause a storm throughout the world!" (His pose was really funny when he said this. With his arms wide open, looking up to the sky xD)
Nino:
- I wonder if Aiba-san really say the sentence while knowing the meaning. "We will cause a storm throughout the world!" (His pose and voice-tone was exactly an imitation of Aiba xD Aiba turned his face xD)
- If it's ten years ago, I would probably have given up with this kind of rain. I was sly like that. Oops, I'm sorry. Because I AM sly.
- I think I wouldn't be able to continue if it wasn't with these four members. Holding vegetables... Wearing see-through costumes... (at this point, the audience were laughing). A lot of you who laughed just now are probably see-through as well! (xD Because there were a lot of fans who wore transparent raincoats)
- I want to hold dear the value of things that don't change. There is growth in the things that don't change, so I want you to see it.
Matsujun:
- (When Nino finished his speech and Matsujun turned, his face was already teary)
- Maybe I'm really not suppose to say this, but it really touched me that the staff and everyone support us so we can have this live concert. Eventhough we could have cancelled the show with the excuse of rainy weather. It really touched me that everyone are still in their seats and enjoying the concert.
- I ask for your favor as well for our 11th year, 12th year, 13th year...
30. 5x10
On the previous days, there were balloons being released. But this day, probably because of the rain, there were no balloons.
Encore
31. PIKA☆☆NCHI DOUBLE
Jun appeared wearing the sparkly jacket!!!! Beside him, Ohno was looking at Jun and acting as if he was thinking "So bright~!" xD So cute.
The other 4 were wearing 5x10 shirts. Sho's one was sleeveless. Ohno's one has a silver line cross diagonally on the front side.
32. Ashita ni Mukatte
33. Dekiru Dake
34. One Love
Double encore
35. Fight song
They were sliding from the stage to the passageway that leads to the center stage. Nino was the MC, and he held the other members' microphone while they were sliding. Busy busy Nino xD
First - Matsujun. He took off his shirt, and slided while standing. Very cool xD He didn't wear his shirt throughout the encore.
Second - Aiba. He slided on his stomach with both of his arms stretched to the front like Superman.
Third - Sho. He took off his shirt, then he slided. However! It wasn't cool because it looked as if he was slipped midway or something xD So he ended up standing in the middle of the passageway. As expected of Sho xD He wore his shirt again afterwards.
Fourth - Ohno
Nino didn't slide, and throughout the song the audience were screaming "Nino! Nino!" telling him to slide xD At the end of the song, Nino said "I didn't slide, but I'm so tired" xD (because they had to "oi oi oi!" in high tension during the song)
36. Gori Muchuu
The rain was light at this point :D
37. A.RA.SHI
Nino said "Please be careful on your way home!" xD
At the upper stage, the song started with the slow "You are my soul soul" (which is usually sang at the end of the song).
At the end of the song, they left from the main stage. Yama pair did the musical disappearance again (just like last year's concert. Sho and Ohno both doing the musical pose, one going to the left and one going to the right.)
Triple encore
38. Season
There was no triple encore on the previous days, so I was surprised. You know, to leave the concert venue, there is an order. I mean, it's like... people sitting at the arena leaves first. Or people at gate 20 leaves first, then gate 19, etc etc. However there were some fans who didn't care about that and left. So it was very shocking when there was suddenly the unexpected triple encore! There were 2 fans who was going to get out, and then stopped in front of my seat when Arashi suddenly appeared :( :( :( My friend had to tell them to move away from my front side so that I have my space back (I'm not someone who is able to tell people off T_T).
Jun was saying something like... they were worried about the audience, but the audience kept demanding more encore xD
When they were talking, the sleeve of Jun's t-shirt was wrinkled or something, so our slight-OCD Jun-sama was trying to fix it. Then Nino said "Everyone, please wait a moment. Jun-kun is fixing the soumen". Then Aiba said "It's not kishimen ne".
At the end of the song, Jun was going to say something, and then stopped midway. The audience complained, he was only saying "No, it's nothing". But the audience kept complaining so he said "Everyone (the members) said that they wanted to sing this as the last song."
Nino: Please be careful on your way home!
Audience: Ha~~~i!
Ohno: Please don't get hurt.
Audience: Ha~~~i!
Aiba: Warm up and sleep well!
Audience: Ha~~~i!
Jun: We love you! Thank you as well to everyone outside the stadium.
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Some tidbits
These are some things that I remember, but I forgot when did it happen.
- Nino said to the audience "Have you become soaked? We are more soaked than you are, you know!"
- When the rain so hard, Jun said "This rain is truly crazy!" (この雨マジですごいよ！)
- Throughout the concert the members slipped "don't lose to the rain" amongst the songs here and there.
- If I'm not mistaken, this was during Fight Song. Jun was sliding (again) from the center stage to the passageway that lead to the left. However, midway he was kinda slipped though he managed to maintain his balance and didn't fall. The audience at the arena around the location was surprised, of course. Then Jun put his finger of his mouth, like saying "ssssst!" to the audience around that location xD
- Jun tied up his fringe during the last hour. (I think he got tired of fixing it xD)
- There was a time where the members were coming from the different side of the venue and gathering at the main stage. The 4 members were already standing at their position, but Sho was still waving his hand at the right side of the stage when Jun started talking. Then Sho started running towards them to catch up. Aiba who was standing at the rightmost, opened up his arm to welcome Sho ♥ ♥
- I forgot where Ohno said out one sentence by his own will, without being asked by other members and it was really out of the blue. Regarding the hard rain, he commented something like "It's very rare to have this kind of concert". And Nino was like "What did you say? Say it again!" xD
- In my opinion, comparing it to the previous concerts I've been to, throughout the concert they ran around the venue a lot, rather than doing choreography and such. I don't know whether it's because of the rain so they decided to cut out some dancing, or because it's 10th anniversary that they decided to do more interactions with the audience. Anyway, they did say something like "having fun with the fans" on this rainy day :)
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