Jan 11 2009
QOP DVD- Favorite Performances
My QOP DVD(s) are safely watched and in my possession, so I feel like I can finally write about it. Before I get to my favorite performances, a couple of general observations.
-I would unhesitatingly call this KAT-TUN’s best concert tour yet!
-I like that there was actually a little bit of a plot to the concert. Pirates (KAT-TUN), arrive on an island inhabited by hostile tengu, run around and fight with them, steal magic pocketwatch things, sail away. Okay, it’s a simple plot, but more of one than most concerts have!
-There’s something about the way they walk… I have a new theory, that to be a popular member of a Johnny’s group, you have to master the strut. Case in point, out of all of Arashi, only Matsujun really knows how to strut, and look who’s the most popular? Out of KAT-TUN, Ueda glides or skips, Maru’s all elbows and knees, Koki stalks, Taguchi strides and bounds, but only Jin and Kame really know how to strut and swagger. Coincidence?
-Have you ever noticed how elaborate KAT-TUN’s concert costumes are? I mean, you’ve got shredding, braid, buttons, ruffles, glitter, fur, feathers, sequins, and rhinestones galore…and all of that is on any single given jacket. It’s like they were attacked by the contents of a large craft cupboard, but somehow it all works out. Oh, and Ueda is definitely wearing a skirt again for the first costume.
-Jin’s performing is just so damn good when he’s actually trying. During this concert (and the one I watched), he vocally embellishes just about every single one of his lines, adds lots of harmonies where there were none, and he looks excited and happy to be there too. Compare this to most music shows where he looks dead bored and like he’d much rather be home sleeping off his hangover. Sigh.
-I’m pleased with how much more I can notice from watching my own DVD as compared to the low quality footage online. I’d really recommend buying it if you like what you see.
Okay, now my two favorite performances, one from the beginning, and one from the end.
Keep the Faith
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I was really looking forward to seeing this concert performed, and it did not disappoint. High energy, and sexy all over the place. Jin’s hair is beautiful, Ueda is definitely wearing a skirt, Junno’s got another “final fantasy” cape, and you work that pimp cane, Kame! Oh, and Jin really really likes that bell, which I’ll probably demonstrate more in the screencap post.
Crazy Love
The last song before the encore started. It’s so beautiful, and it seems so fitting too! I’m proud of how well all the guys sang. Needless to say, Jin’s big solo line in the middle is amazing, but everyone else did a very good job too, especially Nakamaru on his first solo line.
Next time, probably soon, it will be lots of screen caps, with (hopefully) witty commentary, so look forward to that.
Blissfully,
~Celestia~
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Ohhhhhhh I so agree with Keep The Faith performance, definetely one of their best(especially since the live versions of this song always get criticized :S). You also have to love how Jin goes to get Yamapi during the Real Face performance at the end :))