Dec 07 2009
Top 100 Project: Part 2 +a bit more concert stuff
I realized that, with regards to last night’s concert, I forgot to mention the audience. One thing that really struck me was the wide age range present. KAT-TUN’s concerts are like 95% girls in their teens or early twenties. At this concert, I had a girl around my age (early to mid twenties) on my left, two little girls around 10 years old or so with their mothers next to them, a pair of women in their late forties to early fifties on my right, and a crowd to teenagers behind me. It is pretty cool how Arashi’s popularity spans everywhere from toddlers to grandmas (I saw both at the concert). And let me just say that all of those different sorts of people (okay, mostly female people) were totally united in their support of Arashi. The energy level in the dome was INSANE. Everyone waving their pen lights like crazy, doing all the hand motions and singing along loudly to every song. During “Fight Song” you could hardly hear anything over the crowd chanting. We were even drowning out the band. The guys even seemed impressed. They kept commenting on how great the audience was tonight. Last Tokyo stop of the tour effect I guess.
And the realization that there is a slim to none chance that I am ever going to be able to see another Arashi concert seriously makes me want to cry. I don’t suppose they could be talked into doing another one in Tokyo before, say, mid-July when I have to go back to America? Would I actually be crazy enough to take a three hour trip out to Nagoya to go to one of the concerts there? I’d have to stay in a hotel for the night…miss a day of work…. Um, I’ll have to think about it.
And now for part 2 of the top 100 series! If you don’t like the songs so far much, just stick with it. Naturally, it gets better and better as it goes along.
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90. Nagase Tomomya has such a great “raw” style of singing. One of the best voices to ever grace Johnny’s for sure.
89. I’ve made fun of this before, but seriously Kame…why are you eating a small tree branch?
88. I likes Aiba’s blonde-ish hair. He should go back to this style.
87. POWAAA ballad! If there is one thing KAT-TUN is not lacking, it’s power.
86. I’d complain about how ugly these clothes are, but I’ve seen them wear worse. Much MUCH worse.
85. V6 is rather likable, aren’t they? (as in easy to like. get your mind out of the gutter)
84. Why can’t you hear the song in the PV to this? Can someone explain the logic to me of having a promotional video that only barely includes the song you’re trying to promote?
83. Love the end of this PV!
82. Those are some crazy hairstyles they were sporting back then.
81. Um. Nice try Nino, but I’d leave that sort of thing to Sho.
~Celestia~
I think the wide age range of the audience is caused by the fact Arashi had been there over ten years, KAT-TUN is relatively young band. I believe the atmosphere was great! I always cry when watching the DVD´s from concerts, the feelings of joy and happiness are literally pouring out of the screen. I feel a little bit like I was there. I have the similar feeling when reading the concert reports, thank you for sharing your memories of the concert. ^.^
lol if i made a list, it would be full of Arashi songs. i love your ranking, though i would of put 88 a little bit higher and 81 way higher. That’s just me being biased