When I read that the DVD of the Genki ga Deru tour was recorded on the last day of the tour, alas the day Ohkura couldn't attend because, the night before, he was hospitalized for an intestinal obstruction, I thought "Ok, this won't end well".
Not just because Ohkura is my favourite fatass, but also because a concert without one of the members (any member of any group) is... weird. Wrong, almost.
So, yeah, I was suspicious.
And yes, it was weird, it was different, but also one of the (if not the) craziest and, at the same time, most touching concerts they've ever done.
The beginning had me already weeping a little, with the members going on stage for saying the audience that Ohkura couldn't be there and asking if they wanted them to perform anyway ;_;
From what I got, they've known that Ohkura couldn't perform the night before the concert, so they had like, less than a day, to organize everything, learn his lines etc. It must have been a lot of work. And it was amazing because most of the times you wouldn't know that a member was missing, if you didn't know it already. But then, some other times... XD
And it was both touching and hilarious how they sometimes went saying Ohkura's name instead of the lyrics, or how they kept pulling out his damn uchiwa and doing the most random things with it.
Or the spoken part in Itta Janaika, where they kept talking to Ohkura, or the Genki ga Deru SONG, that suddenly became hilarious and not touching at all because they were speaking to the uchiwa!
Genki ga Deru isn't one of my favourite Eito albums, there are few songs that really don't say anything to me, but still there were some performances I was expecting to see. Also because this year there were some B-sides that I absolutely loved: imagine my surprise when I saw that they were perforfim Natsu no Koibito, which I LOVE. Love love LOVE. And the performance was peeeerfect. Did Maru made the choreo? From the special contents it seemed like that. Anyway, I loved every bit of it ♥
I loved Samurai Song too, it's such a good song ;_;
The unit songs! I don't like at aaaaall the CD version of Kawaita Hana, because I love the original version and the combo of Subaru and Hina's voices really doesn't do the thing, for me. It's because of Hina, though, I'm sorry. But! The live version was nice ;_; Maybe not perfect, but I really liked it.
But let's talk about the two motherfuckers and their stupid Ba-bi-bube-bo-banana song. The song is nothing special, I've already said it when I reviewed the album, but. How dared them. How. Being all hot with their stupid glasses and their stupid trumpet and sax and their stupid FACES.
Who gave them the right.
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I really wanted to see Maru-Yasu-Kura song with Ohkura too, because it seemed super cute (it's also my fave unit song of this album), but I'm thankful Subaru took his place, because, from that moment to the end of the 1st DVD, it was all beautiful. My favourite part of the concert, I've rewatched it few times already and I end up crying from too much laughing every single time. And I still don't find any gifts, it's terrible.
Anyway, it was obvious that Subaru didn't know shit about the song, it's like he was walking near there and put on stage randomly. He only learnt like, 2 words, his purpose was being there and making a MESS of everything. Even Maru didn't know what to do. It was so beautiful.
But the best part came when, after that, Hina's solo started. It was, once again, a rap song with, at some point, the members coming out to be his backdancers. But this time, Maru, Yasu and Subaru were on stage from the beginning, and it was like... you know when some nerd kids enter into a club and they're amazed and don't know what to do, but then start having fun. That. The best thing was Subaru going totally WILD, dancing like a madman and being a Drunk Meitantei Conan. I can't describe it well, you really, really, have to watch this part (or the whole concert. Go, go).
It was magical.
Thank you Subaru. For this too (he was high, but he's also a precious lil hobbit).
I'm really sad about ONE thing, in particular. I've been waiting to see a Candy My Love performance for the whole time, and I REALLY WANTED TO SEE OHKURA DOING IT. It's so unfair. It still was the worst nightmare ever. Subaru decided to wear a super short skirt, not thinking about the fact that THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE AUDIENCE, they don't want/need/should see his jewels.![]()
Another sad thing is that Ohkura looked like this, in that period. We could've had a whole concert of that. I cry.
So, I liked this concert way more than I thought. But still. Please. Never again without one member ;_;
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Not just because Ohkura is my favourite fatass, but also because a concert without one of the members (any member of any group) is... weird. Wrong, almost.
So, yeah, I was suspicious.
And yes, it was weird, it was different, but also one of the (if not the) craziest and, at the same time, most touching concerts they've ever done.
The beginning had me already weeping a little, with the members going on stage for saying the audience that Ohkura couldn't be there and asking if they wanted them to perform anyway ;_;
From what I got, they've known that Ohkura couldn't perform the night before the concert, so they had like, less than a day, to organize everything, learn his lines etc. It must have been a lot of work. And it was amazing because most of the times you wouldn't know that a member was missing, if you didn't know it already. But then, some other times... XD
And it was both touching and hilarious how they sometimes went saying Ohkura's name instead of the lyrics, or how they kept pulling out his damn uchiwa and doing the most random things with it.
Or the spoken part in Itta Janaika, where they kept talking to Ohkura, or the Genki ga Deru SONG, that suddenly became hilarious and not touching at all because they were speaking to the uchiwa!
Genki ga Deru isn't one of my favourite Eito albums, there are few songs that really don't say anything to me, but still there were some performances I was expecting to see. Also because this year there were some B-sides that I absolutely loved: imagine my surprise when I saw that they were perforfim Natsu no Koibito, which I LOVE. Love love LOVE. And the performance was peeeerfect. Did Maru made the choreo? From the special contents it seemed like that. Anyway, I loved every bit of it ♥
I loved Samurai Song too, it's such a good song ;_;
The unit songs! I don't like at aaaaall the CD version of Kawaita Hana, because I love the original version and the combo of Subaru and Hina's voices really doesn't do the thing, for me. It's because of Hina, though, I'm sorry. But! The live version was nice ;_; Maybe not perfect, but I really liked it.
But let's talk about the two motherfuckers and their stupid Ba-bi-bube-bo-banana song. The song is nothing special, I've already said it when I reviewed the album, but. How dared them. How. Being all hot with their stupid glasses and their stupid trumpet and sax and their stupid FACES.
Who gave them the right.
I really wanted to see Maru-Yasu-Kura song with Ohkura too, because it seemed super cute (it's also my fave unit song of this album), but I'm thankful Subaru took his place, because, from that moment to the end of the 1st DVD, it was all beautiful. My favourite part of the concert, I've rewatched it few times already and I end up crying from too much laughing every single time. And I still don't find any gifts, it's terrible.
Anyway, it was obvious that Subaru didn't know shit about the song, it's like he was walking near there and put on stage randomly. He only learnt like, 2 words, his purpose was being there and making a MESS of everything. Even Maru didn't know what to do. It was so beautiful.
But the best part came when, after that, Hina's solo started. It was, once again, a rap song with, at some point, the members coming out to be his backdancers. But this time, Maru, Yasu and Subaru were on stage from the beginning, and it was like... you know when some nerd kids enter into a club and they're amazed and don't know what to do, but then start having fun. That. The best thing was Subaru going totally WILD, dancing like a madman and being a Drunk Meitantei Conan. I can't describe it well, you really, really, have to watch this part (or the whole concert. Go, go).
It was magical.
Thank you Subaru. For this too (he was high, but he's also a precious lil hobbit).
I'm really sad about ONE thing, in particular. I've been waiting to see a Candy My Love performance for the whole time, and I REALLY WANTED TO SEE OHKURA DOING IT. It's so unfair. It still was the worst nightmare ever. Subaru decided to wear a super short skirt, not thinking about the fact that THERE ARE CHILDREN IN THE AUDIENCE, they don't want/need/should see his jewels.
Another sad thing is that Ohkura looked like this, in that period. We could've had a whole concert of that. I cry.
So, I liked this concert way more than I thought. But still. Please. Never again without one member ;_;