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kamite: right side of the stage (from the audience's POV)

shimote: left side of the sage (from the audience's POV)

saku: what gya do when their favorite member is playing a solo.. you sort of raise both arms up in the air, palms facing up-ish like you're trying to reach up to hug someone much taller than you

gya: short for 'bangya.' to put it simply, vk fans

furi: the 'dance' movements you do for certain parts of the song. youtube 振り付け and you'll know what i mean

saizen: front row

oritatami: that really slow headbang? everyone does in unison. not really headbanging I guess... it looks more like you're bowing to a beat lolol

teiban: used to refer a band's "main" song that they always/almost always play at every live. 

I had been looking forward to seeing zero hz for a LONG time. I fucking love the music that Leo composed for Dangan so I was excited to see how he'd mix with the remaining Londboy guys. I was also half terrified that I'd hate them >< I didn't actually listen to the album before the live cos I like to hear songs live first when at all possible so I was even more apprehensive...

But they definitely did not disappoint.

First of all, I was surprised that I could get into the third row with a B ticket haha. PERFECT VIEW OF LEOOOOO <33333 it was nice to be able to focus on him for the entire live haha usually with Dangan I was conflicted cos I didn't know whether to look at Leo or Miyuu >< but I was third row and had a perfect view between the heads of the girls in the first and second row. Fuck I love Leo <333333 but it was super weird to be on shimote for him. I've only ever seen him on kamite lol but that's okay. LEOOOOOO <333333 

Okay before I start talking about the live, one thing: WHY would they have members named Leo and Rio?? when we're calling their names, they sound SO similar haha and if you pronounce it with the English pronunciation, it's basically the same lolol (Leo is pronounced "lay-oh" in Japanese) and for a second I was worried that maybe he had changed his name to something stupid like Colo or Gaga (seriously wtf are those names?? lolol) cos I thought ppl were shouting only for Rio lolol

When the curtains opened and they walked out on stage all I could think was LEOLEOLEOLEO lolol omg I'm so glad his injury didn't like permanently damage him. He played his solos flawlessly! He actually had most of the solos! I was a bit surprised cos my impression is that kamite usually has most of the solos even if shimote guitar has some of them, but I think most of Rio's solos were together with Leo? so more like duos? haha Rio did have a couple solo solos though lol

anyway, so I REALLY liked them live. ZIHARD was a really good first song... like it was upbeat enough to get everyone going, but not like sudden headbanging, which might be good for some lives, but when no one really knows the songs well or the furi then it would be a bit joltingI think. And Leo's guitar solo <3333333333333

also, not really related lol but I love how much Leo and Gaga get along. Apparently they've known each other since they were 14 haha and even though Leo is the only non-ex-LONDBOY member, he meshes so well with them! I'm so happy!!

anyway, so the second song they played was Mr.SWAGMAN. It's SO FUCKING GOOD live!!!! and so much fun!! I was actually in a terrible af mood before the live started haha, and by the end of ZIHARD I was feeling better and then this song got me more out of it and brought me more into their world. the only thing is, because there are a few different parts to this song, it was a bit distracting live cos we weren't sure if we're supposed to jump, fist pump, or headbang on some parts. i mean sure it's not a you're 'supposed to do blah' kind of thing, but there is kind of that type of feeling if that makes sense... those of you who have gone to lives in Japan will prob know what I mean lol

and omg JOKER+28. maybe it's just me, but this had a VERY Dangan feel to me on some parts... or maybe it was just the intro lol but I felt SO conflicted. (turns out this song was written by Colo though lol) Maybe it was just cos the intro has that slow build and Roy's voice sounds all soft and nice but then hits really hard with the guitars (I suck at describing music)... actually maybe it was more the feel of the music part of the intro than how Roy sang it... I'm not sure, but that beginning bit REALLY reminded me of the intro of Dangan's I'll Sing when he sings "fly all the way up to the top" (or something like that?) and then the guitars come in strong like in Joker. haha It was a bit weird for me cos I was getting super into the Zero Hz feel and then this started and I was like...Leo? Dangan? wait where's Miyuu??? kind of feeling and I felt like jumping and crying and smiling all at once and it was the weirdest thing ever lol but Leo looked at me and I looked at him and idk if he recognized me or not haha, but we def made eye contact and I tried to stop thinking so much and just feel the music and watch him play guitar. he's fucking amazing <333 I went back and forth between loving Zero Hz and missing Dangan like crazy during this entire live haha

Paraphilia was next and continued the Dangan feel for me and I super could not. some parts of the song felt kind of Londboy... actually I don't know the Londboy discog very well, but from the handful of times I saw them live, that's the feel I got haha or maybe it was just the parts of the song that sounded less Dangan I assumed were Londboy bits haha LEO SOLOS ARE THE BEST <333 (I saw Roy's blog after writing this, and turns out, Leo had the base composition of this song from its demo stages, so no wonder it has such a Dangan feel to it lol)

how perfect that the name of the next song was CONFLICT! omg all of the conflict this live haha I actually really like this song. this was another one that was a little distracting at first cos the furi wasn't really decided (tbh none of the furi was super decided other than a few parts that was posted before the live lol), but everyone must've felt the same beats cos we all got in sync somehow ❤️ I think Roy might not be as used to directing furi... or maybe he also didn't really know what furi to do where... or maybe I was too busy looking at Leo to notice of Roy was signalling furi haha

Trip Land and Velli SISTEM were really good too! They really got the energy going in the crowd with moshing and jumping and headbanging and omg LEO'S GUITAR SOLOS (getting repetitive by now, I know, but I fucking love watching him play guitar. he's fucking amazing. sorry, not sorry.) and all the members looked like they were having so much fun!! they all glance at each other a lot and smile and joke around and I love it ❤️

In the MC before Wasurenagusa Roy explained that it's a really important song to him. He said that he won't explain the lyrics just yet and hopes that when they become a bigger band he'll be able to tell us about the lyrics and look back on the memory (though it seems he's been blogging about the meanings of some of the other songs!) but omg for this song, they actually brought out an acoustic guitar!!! I LOVE it when they ACTUALLY play the acoustic that you can hear. I hate when it's on the background track thing. ESPECIALLY when you actually have two guitarists on stage. like why not have one play it? so, THANK YOU LEO <3333 he played both electric and acoustic in this song <33333 and his acoustic was on point. like it's super noticeable if you fuck up on acoustic haha but every note was super clean. LEO'S THE BEST <3333333 and omg Roy started getting choked up during the song T_T <33 and in an MC later on, Rio said that he heard Roy starting to cry and then he started crying too <333 

Roy was still a bit emotional from Wasurenagusa as they went into REAL. but omg REAL is also a really nice song <333 I'm glad they didn't go from a ballad to a super fast song suddenly like how some bands do. It's a bit too jarring. REAL was a happy medium I think to slowly bring us out of that mood of Wasurenagusa. In the MC after Roy was really embarrassed that he had gotten choked up during Wasurenagusa haha and he said that he couldn't say it in the first MC, but thank you to everyone who came to the live <333 omg he was so emotional the entire live <333

AGUL felt more londboy to me... actually i don't know londboy enough to make that call haha but personally, it reminded me of the londboy lives i've been to haha i'm actually not super into the synth sound... or i wasn't super into the synth sound? but now i kinda like it more depending

DarthHerz!!!! BASS. I love me some good bass haha 99% of the time if the song starts with a good bass solo I will like that song haha. not because of the bass solo, but songs that start with bass tend to have a certain something to them that I like haha and DarthHerz definitely has that. I fucking love this song. In this song each member has a solo and omg all the gya are so nice! so usually you saku for your favorite member right? but for these gya, if it's not their favorite member, they will all squat down so the people in back can see better. so there's this like wave like feel going through the crowd as the different solos are playing in turn. It reminded me of how it was at the Londboy last live when Roy was walking through the crowd and all the gya closest to him were crouching down as he came closer and slowly standing as he walked away lol the gya are so nice!!! and omg in this song those three? notes that play when there's a moment of silence SUPER remind me of that one Londboy song that they all had solos and Kanade's solo was like those three notes... I think it sounded similar to that and I wondered if it was like a shout out to him in this song haha

skeles me dop HEADz (wtf does this title mean??) is SUPER fun live! and sounds fucking amazing live too <333 Also, I love the arm wave thing Roy does when he wants us to oritatami haha I noticed the Gaga gya in saizen will do it too sometimes to signal everyone lolol I guess that's something he's done since Londboy? lol I love that it's so fast and builds up, but has that quieter/slower part near the end and goes back into it. like. it's just so good haha It was a super good song to end the set with. Like, it just felt right.

Monochrome (モノクロ) is so nice!! it was a bit weird for me though that they did the whole getting the crowd pumped and then went into this song haha it's not the typical type of song you'd play after making everyone yell and all that lolol BUT, I really really like this song. And Roy looked so happy going around the stage singing this song. I love the connection all the members share!! Honestly, I haven't looked at the lyrics closely, so I'm not sure what it's about haha, but I love how this song makes me feel. Like it makes me feel so light and I couldn't help buy smile during this song <333 

I'm so glad they played Mr.SWAGMAN and DarthHerz again for the encore!! Leo does the yelling bits during the chorus on Mr.SWAGMAN! haha <3333 LEOOOOO!!! and I really really like DarthHerz! I hope it becomes their teiban! haha

Ophelia was a good song to go out on. At the risk of being repetitive, this was a really good song!!! haha <333 I love how Leo is SO into his guitar, but he'll also like look out at the crowd from time to time and make eye contact with people or acknowledge them, but then also look back at Gaga or some other member and engage with them. There was one song, I don't remember if it was Ophelia or not, but everyone else but Gaga was at the front of the stage and Leo looked back at him and waved him forward like 'wtf are you still doing back there?' and Gaga kinda laughed and and came forward with the rest of them <333

idk maybe I'm just easy to please, or maybe it's cos I experienced it all live first, but I really do love all their music so far <333

Roy was SO glad that so many people came even though their first live was a oneman. He was like, obviously it's not sold out, but I'm glad everyone came!! kind of thing. And he said he wants to show their growth like if we go to the last live at O-West, he wants us to be like "yeah they're totally different from that first live." Which, I hope I can say! since I'll be going to O-West haha I wish I could go to their other lives in between too! 

In one of the MCs they did a member introduction and they each said a few words. Colo asked if he could do the thing that he did when they were Londboy like he'll do a thing on the drums and we all yell. we repeat that three times and on the last time we all raise both hands and shake them around and jump and go WOOOOOOO all crazy stupid like haha but Roy said that everyone did the woooo part but kamite and he made fun of them like maybe Rio gya didn't want Rio to see them looking so stupid ahaha so he asked Colo to do it again and was like EVERYONE do it!!! and then he asked Rio to do it too so that his gya would do it LOL and so Rio did but he went a bit too crazy and ran around on stage like an idiot and ended up falling in the center of the stage lololol

When it was Gaga's turn, no one yelled for him LOL (usually the gya will yell for them once their name is introduced). Roy or whoever introduced him like "ON BASS, GAGA!" and then silence. ahaha so Colo said he'd hit the cymbals like "kan kan kan" (the sound effect like 'clang clang') while we all say gagagaga and Roy was laughing like omg it sounds like they're shooting us with machine guns and gestured shooting a machine gun while he was like GAGAGAGAGA ahaha 

For Leo EVERYONE was yelling like crazy for him. Idk if he just had that many gya for him or if the old londboy gya were just trying to make him feel super welcomed or what, but everyone definitely called his name really loudly lol and then he awkwardly stepped to the mic and motioned for us to stop and was like "thank you" haha and Gaga was like omg he's so cute despite looking all buff and manly lolol he started saying something about him being the only one that wasn't part of the former band and they interrupted him and were all like "omg what are you saying shut up that doesn't matter" kind of thing. I fucking love when the members are close with each other <333333  Gaga's the only one he knew before joining, but they all made him feel super welcomed <333

When it was Rio's turn he was saying how they've all kinda been through a lot and thank you for everyone supporting him (they all kinda had that feeling) and he said he'd write a blog later haha it seems like he's not really good with MCs.. I think at the londboy live too he was like "I cannot right now. I'll write a blog and properly say my feelings later" lol <3333 He got a bit choked up and said that they aren't sad tears, but happy tears and that (I think?) that it's the first time to have happy tears <3333 RIOOOOOOOO <3333 I'm so glad he came back despite all that drama from before. <3333

During Roy's turn... or maybe it was still during Leo's turn I forget haha Leo was saying how like you know how sometimes you wake up and you're like "omg what's today? what time is it??" like how you're not fully awake yet and can't process things properly. So there was one time that I guess him and Roy were sharing a bed or something (I didn't really catch the situation other than Roy was sleeping next to him lol) and Leo woke up in that sleepy state and saw Roy's head and was like "who the fuck is this guy???" lololol 

But yeah so when Roy was talking, he got really emotional. Like throughout the live. He's always SUPER thankful to the fans and he's SO happy that so many people turned up to the first live. Like it wasn't insanely packed, but it also wasn't  pathetically empty. I was actually a bit surprised at how full it was haha but yeah, Roy's like SUPER determined to grow even more as a band and he really appreciates everyone so much T_T ❤️ like he's so earnest. oh, maybe it was during these introductions that Roy was saying the bit about wanting to show improvement through this tour and show how far they've come by the time they reach the final at O-West. I can't remember when people said what T_T

Final thoughts: how can a group of guys so fucking hot act and talk so fucking adorably??? @_@ <333 (okay maybe that didn't come across at all from how I wrote about it, but for real. wtf haha) haha no but seriously, this band is super good. I hope more people will support them!!!! (but really, they're ALL fucking hot and fucking cute at the same time like how?? PLUS super good music! THEY'RE AMAZING <333)

lol fucking Rio:

The instore was super short. I think it was just to try and sell the rest of their CDs. By the time I got there they only had a few copies of Loveless left in the store. They just did a short talk, no game, but had satsuei after. The talk was mostly just a Q&A and then random rambling to fill up time lolol one question was "what's your favorite Lux song" I think they get asked that every time lolol Yuno said his favorite is 'the ballad song' cos, one, it's just a super good song, but also that it's very setsunai. Unfortunately it's not recorded and it doesn’t even have a proper name. Haruka and Yuno were talking about how it's hard to come up with a name and since it wasn't being a recorded they didn't bother since if they said 'the ballad' they'd all know what they were talking about. Yuno said it's a song that they would only really play at like a shusai or oneman.  Mio said his favorite is Zero. It's super special to him because it's the first song he participated in as Lux for the recording. <333 Kaoru likes Color. He didn't explain this time cos I guess he always explains lolol but from the last instore I went to I remember he said he liked it cos of the bass part like it's a bass solo but not or something <3 Kaede  likes Gokusaishiki Refrain cos he said it's fun live. It really is!! Haruka didn't really answer and Yuno(?) was like Dear?? And hew as like hmmmmmmmm maybeeeeeee haha I think at the last instore he said Dear, but I think he changed his mine haha

Another question they were asked was what their favorite McDonald's menu item was. Yuno said his was the triple cheese burger (I think?) It's a time-limited item that they've had here recently. And then Haruka started saying how he used to order 2 cheeseburgers and then put the patty of one into the other one so it'd essentially be a double cheeseburger, but then he's left with extra buns so he'd get a shaka chicken and make it into a chicken sandwich lol. And like the way he explained it was a bit confusing so the other members were all like wait wtf? So he had to explain it again and they were kinda just like shaking their heads at him haha and Kaoru said he liked the 15-piece chicken nuggets and that they're super good lol and Haruka was like, but the taste doesn't change if it's 5 pieces or 15??? And Kaoru was like… oh yeah. Lololol they're so dumb <3

Kaoru got surprisingly emotional suddenly and it seemed like he was trying not to cry. Haruka whispered something to him and made him laugh <3 they were all trying to make it not a sad thing. It was really short though, i think only like half an hour? They didn't really talk about much. Just some dumb questions that i can't really remember haha and then they asked each other what they did for new  years and Mio was like I SLEPT. Haahah <3

When they were saying their last comments before ending, Mio said that he wanted to take in and remember every single fan, regardless of which member's fan they were. Mio seems super grateful for the experience and like he wants to remember every single part of everything. And they were all like omg how do we follow after you say something like that??? Lolol they all said kinda the same generic stuff. "enjoy as always," "have fun until the very end," "let's burn this night into our memories" kind of stuff. Haruka said something like 'we won't make it better than usual, cos we always go all out. we'll be the same as usual!' kinda thing. Most ppl for last lives are like 'let's make this the best one ever' but yeah Haruka's point was like 'we always go all out, there's nothing more than what we always do so we promise to be as good as we always are' kind of thing.

Anyway so after the instore it was satsuei and we got a tokuten DVD if we showed that we had a ticket for the live! The DVD was of some live clips!! One song is Break Free and the second is Gokusaishiki Refrain!!! <333 and they show the songs in their entirety <3

Okay this is going to be super out of order except the first and last songs cos they didn't post a set list so I can only go by random memory T_T

First song was Mosaic Disco. I really like this song! It's super fun live! We all hold hands and do two step and jump together! And the chorus you spin your towel around and jump in time to the "Hey! Hey! Hey!" part (as in you jump three times, once for each 'hey'). Mio's said before that he really likes watching us do the two step even though he can't see our feet from the drums haha we just look cute hopping around in the way that two step makes you bounce i guess lolol <3 Mio always looks like he's really enjoying himself during this song <3333333

They did a part change for 3rd(?) song, Dear. The way they got into it was so abrupt haha like they stopped the previous song, there might've been some MC? I'm not sure, but at one point there was a silence and then suddenly Haruka shouted CHANGE! And they all switched instruments lololol it was very... them. haha

Mio stepped out from behind his drums and I was like OMG NO WAY but... YES WAY!! He grabbed the mic and came to the front-ish (not quite all the way to the front lol) of the stage to be the vocalist <333333

Haruka was on kamite guitar, Kaede went on drums and Yuno and Kaoru switched so Yuno played bass and Kaoru was shimote guitar <3

Before they started, Mio was like pacing around stage trying to do an MC and honestly, I couldn't really hear cos fucking Haruka was in kamite fiddling around with the guitar. He was practicing the notes like the entire time and finally Mio was like URUSAI!!! And then he was like 'oh are you practicing?' lolol and Haruka kinda nodded and Mio was like 'fine' kinda feeling lolol I forget if it was before or after, but they said that they decided to do the part change super last minute lol which is why they weren't so good lolol and Haruka didn't even play the guitar during the chorus. He kinda just danced around like an idiot making faces at the gya in saizen lolol it was fucking hilarious. And Mio couldn't stand still. He didn't come up to the vocalist box once I think. He paced from far shimote to kamite like an expecting father at the hospital lolol and after the song he was 'omg i didn't know what to do!!!' kinda thing cos he's used to just sitting at his drums haha <33333 he's not the best singer lolol but he's not the worst either <3 He lost the lyrics a few times, but that's okay looll  I'm glad they did that though!!!! and that I could see him clearly!! <3333 it was a bit difficult at times to see him during the live sometimes because of where I was standing. The woes of being a drummer's gya T_T

Loveless. Idk which order they played it, but I really love this song! It's always a bit weird for me live even though I really like it live haha like it's always weird to me when there are rough/harsh/yelling vocals and no one on stage is actually doing those vocals haha I think Haruka is just there during those parts haha I'm not sure what he does cos I always look at Mio, but sometimes I glance over just to see if he's doing the death voice and he never is haha that being said, it def sounds 32470327 times better live (also, Haruka is actually capable of those kinda vocals? cos I'm pretty sure he did it ish on a song or two). The recording drums aren't the best haha, but live you can really hear the weight of the song and it has a fuller feel to it. I really like it live!! I'm so glad I got to hear it so many times before they disbanded T_T

Omg and I'm really really glad I got to hear the ballad song that they were talking about live. Sadly I can't remember it all that clearly T_T but I do remember thinking "I understand why Yuno loves this song" and Haruka was really giving it his all <3 and I remember the feeling I had like idk how to describe it… but I could definitely FEEL the song <3333 I wish they had a live clip or a recording of it somewhere T___T

I really really fucking love Color. It's also Kaoru's favorite song <3 he's said in the two instores I've been to. Idk what it is about this song like I really like how Haruka sings it and it has that solid bassline right before the guitar solor and just something about the melody of the song really hits me hard. Like it's difficult how to describe how it makes me feel. It's like the way the guitar sounds between verses and just how Haruka sounds during the chorus. It's weird for me cos usually I listen closely to the bass and drums, but for this song it's really the melody of the chorus and the sound of the guitar that pulls me in. like it feels like I'm being pulled up, not in some super uplifting, motivational kind of way, but like something grabbing me in the chest and holding me there. There's like a suspense to the song in the way Haruka sings it that make me like feel like I'm holding my breath or something. Just, I really fucking love this song haha.

Exist is so powerful live like. Idk like it's super dramatic and super everything? I was sad I couldn't really see Yuno from where I was cos he plays the guitar part I really like but I mean even if I could see him well maybe I'd just be staring at Mio @_@ There is so much I want to say about this song, but everything is inadequate T____T I wish everyone could hear this song live at least once ><

one thing that's weird for me is like idk what was on what part cos I mean drummers can't exactly move around the stage like everyone else can, and I'm not as familiar with Lux's songs as other bands I follow, but I really fucking love watching Mio drum. The expressions he makes are the best like he's having so much fun and then he makes expressions like 'okay here comes the hard part' and sometimes he fucks up a little, but he keeps going, but then sometimes he's successful and he's so happy and omg <3 he has the best smile? Like he's shy, but not. Haha ugh. I'm so glad Mio's going to continue with music <333

Oh, on one song Haruka bumped into Kaede while he was singing and made an "oops!" faced and him and Kaede kinda lol'd and Haruka half bowed, hands together like 'sorryyyyy' while singing lolol

Omg and there like almost wasn't an encore. After the set ended everyone kind of sat down except for saizen and like two? Girls were calling for encore. I think only some of saizen joined in the call and it finally picked up a few more voices after a while, but I was really worried there wouldn't even be one >< when they finally came out for encore, even Haruka was like 'omg I thought there might not be an encore' T_T I hope they weren't too sad about how pathetic the encore call was ><

For the encore MC, Haruka was crying SO much omg honestly, I can't remember most of the MCs anymore T_T but Haruka was literally on the floor sobbing into the mic at one point T____T and he was saying how Lux really are like family. Like they get along, but they fight like any other family, but that every single member is like a super good person. Like they all really fucking love each other T____T

And after all that crying and intense sobbing, he introduced the next song, Smiley Days.

And ironically, it's the one song that made me cry. Which felt ridiculous cos the furi is a bit ridiculous so I'm doing this complicated furi with tears streaming down my face. haha

They ended with Gokusaishiki Refrain. I really really really love this song. I think they usually play it at lives. It's really fun! You jump around in a half circle and jump back. Haha i think i just like jumping around. But the members always look like they're having fun during it too. I'm really sad that I'll never hear it or experience it live again T_T