Very excited about this.
Also Nero seems to be quite talanted.
Although i am kinda afraid of his outcome when it comes to anything else than making Dir en grey covers. Because from his yt channel he seems so focused on sounding like kyo that it eventually could be hard for him to sound like "himself" if you get what i mean....
So today I attended the 「MY little HEARTS. Tour Edition Vol.14」event. We went very early to avoid any troubles like the last time...
There were 8 bands on the the schedule which roughly played 15~30 minutes each. I went mainly because of gulu gulu and Mother but I‘m always curious to find some new bands so I watched every show.
I will describe the shows of gulu gulu and Mother in detail, the other ones as a blind review as I heard no songs of them before. So please don‘t feel offended if I‘m not writing not overwhelming positive about your favorite band.
February 24, 2020 - 「MY little HEARTS. Tour Edition Vol.14」with gulu gulu / ザアザア / 極東ロマンス / Chanty / -真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ / マザー / SCAPEGOAT / モンストロ - Osaka Big CAT
The event took place at Osaka Big cat, a familiar name. It is located in a shopping mall in a cool and fashionable district. The venue was a big and good aired room with an estimated capacity of 800~1000 people.
モンストロ (Monstllow)
The official starting time was 5 o‘clock but Monstllow started half an hour earlier as the opening act. The venue was packed from the very beginning and the curtain opened for the first time. Some hesitated cheering started and Monstllow entered the stage. They played only two very chaotic songs. The crowd was not impressed and the curtain closed again after 15 minutes. But they did their all to excite the crowd and I‘m pretty sure they will gain fans soon.
I liked their show but they had too less time to shine.
gulu gulu
The curtain closed again and a soundcheck started. Excitement spreaded as the gulu gulu fans recognized the guitar tones and rushed to the front. So gulu gulu is starting that early? Someone told me that it is very common for Taibans that one of the bigger bands starts early to excite the crowd.
So I was hyped as fuck as I REALLY wanted to see gulu gulu.
The curtain opened and the crowd exploded! It was clear that many attendees came for them.
The band looked mostly like on the latest promo pics but Mei had like a school outfit with a cute red satchel which he had on his back for the whole concert.
They sadly played only four songs. The first two where unreleased. I can tell you: look forward to their next release, the songs were awesome!
Next was Merry go round - fucking brutal omg!
The last one was Mazui masui, also great.
Mei throw his satchel away and they left the stage. Felt like the concert lasted 5 minutes.
I’m really curious to the future of the band as they grown really popular in a very short time.
極東ロマンス (Kyokutō romansu)
As my main act was over so soon I was excited what came next. The Curtain opened and five black suited guys came out. A little group of fans screamed of excitement. But I didn‘t like their performance that much. They sounded like Glay for the poor lol. Anyways they played their 20 minutes set and the curtain closed again.
マザー (Mother)
The curtain opened and their was a beamer installed which throw the Mother logo at a canvas. Yay! I love the somewhat mysterious story of the band. If you didn‘t follow their debut: The aliases of the members are four animals which are transformed to a human form to collect spirit from the audience at their shows. The looks of the members are not published yet so I was curious how they were presented on the stage. The Beamer showed a little movie in the style of their YouTube videos and then the band entered. They looked great - didn‘t expect this! Their songs were pretty hard and their stage presence was awesome. They definitely gained stage experience before as they acted like veterans. They even gave us some fanservice lol. I‘m pretty curious how far this band will go as they definitely have a marketing concept.
Neat little extra: We met them outside after the show and talked to them. They even recognized us as they spotted us big gaijins from the stage while their show. 😅 They took a nice picture with us.
SCAPEGOAT
the next band was Scapegoat. The name is familiar to me but I never dared to listen to them. There were definetely many fans of them in the audience as the show was full of complicated furi. The singer brought a chair with him which he and the other members interacted with. Their style was like in the newest promo pics and suited them very well. I really liked their performance and will listen into their discography.
Chanty
The curtain opened again but this time there was no fancy intro played but the band already stood on the stage and was presented in a red light. They started with a ballad and wow this really got me. Afterwards they played another quite song. Pretty strange to see a band entering the stage and the audience is not cheering at all because of the quite songs. But after that they delivered some faster songs and the audience did their duties. I really liked their show and will listen to them too in the future.
ザアザア (Xaa Xaa)
Band number 7 and I slowly got tired. But omg their was no time for being tired. Xaa Xaa hitted me like a train. That show was wild as hell.
I often stumbled over this band before and know that they are a thing at the moment but I never listened to them yet. This I will change right now! Wow they were so great and the crowd was unbelievable. While the curtain was closed the bassist shouted and made the crowd go wild. Then the curtain opened and the band minus the singer were already there and did some fist pumping. Then the singer made his way though the crowd and climbed on the stage. What followed was a set full of wildness on and in front of the stage. At one time we all had to move to the left side of the venue and than had to run all together from one side to the other - like a wall of death with no other side. They closed the set with a nice ballad which I didn‘t expected but it was great. After that the show was over. They gained a new fan!
-真天地開闢集団-ジグザグ (Zig Zag)
After Xaa Xaa I was really exhausted and hoped that the next show wouldn‘t be that hard. The curtain opened for a last time and a three piece band came onto the stage. What happened next was a big wtf and I‘m not able to describe at all what I did see there. 😅
The singer had like a dog ear wig with long white hair so that it was not possible to see his eyes. The bassist had a Japanese traditional costume and the drummer looked like he was playing in Deviloof or something similar lol. The first song was a solid VK piece but what followed after was the weirdest thing I ever saw. I would explain it as a mix of DJ Ozma and Deathgaze or something similar. The crowd was loving it and I was also very entertained. They played a short set and when they abruptly stopped the Taiban was over.
It was a great experience and I saw some nice new bands. I’m sorry if my report is a little bit mixed up but there were so many impressions in my head. If you have any particular questions please ask!
Sadly this was the penultimate concert for this Japan trip. But Thursday will be my very highlight with seeing Luna Sea for the first time!
This will be their 2nd single released on April 7th and is not related to their 12 month consecutive single release campaign from what it seems.
Their 1st single was くい (kui) and now that's going to be their 2nd single...
Their 2nd single from their 12 month release campaign was released on 25.01.2020 so that was perfectly fine.
Only strange thing is that their 3rd single isn't up on their webshop yet but maybe this time they just need a little longer to update it... i hope so at least...
But also very strange why they would release a complete "stand-alone" 2nd single when they are in the midst of a 12 month consecutive single release campaign...
As if writing 24 totally new songs wouldn't be challenging enough already!?
アマノジャクシ (Amanojacushi) will release their 2nd live limited maxi single 「拝啓保護者ノ皆様へ」 (haikei hogosha no minasama he) at their ONEMAN live 「嫉妬」 (shitto) at HOLIDAY NEXT NAGOYA on 02.05.2020 for a price of 1500yen.
The CD will contain 3 songs.
Furthermore their 1st minialbum みつどもえ (mitsudomoe) will be released nationwide on 25.03.2020.
アマノジャクシ (Amanojacushi) will release their 2nd live limited maxi single 「拝啓保護者ノ皆様へ」 (haikei hogosha no minasama he) at their ONEMAN live 「嫉妬」 (shitto) at HOLIDAY NEXT NAGOYA on 02.05.2020 for a price of 1500yen.
The CD will contain 3 songs.
Furthermore their 1st minialbum みつどもえ (mitsudomoe) will be released nationwide on 25.03.2020.
After listening to this song i realized something - at least for me.
I probably don't have to care anymore that they switched to digital releases only cuz fortunately their first 2 physical releases are their VERY BEST material to date imo.
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