Sunday, May 26, 2019

How I fell deeply in love with AMEZARI!! aka Fan Report: AMEZARI -Red Stars- Rowan & Ayumu Okaeri (welcome home) Event

takken from their official twitter account

I always had a thing for Hibiki even when AMEZARI or before that "EBiKAN" and later"American Zarigani" still weren't excisting. He always got my attention. So when I went to Japan this year in March and they announced to hold a free mini live on March 23rd, I knew I had to go there. I even changed up my plans to be able to go there and guys I am so glad I did it. This was an amazing experience that I don't want to miss anymore. But let's start.

takken from their official twitter account
The event was held a TSUTAYA EBISUBASHI and before it opend around 12:30pm you were able to buy merch and get special tickets. I was actuelly way too early but I couldn't find the entrance, since it was a staircase on the side, and there wasn't any sign and the staff of the Tsutaya couldn't help me at all too. Therefor I was a little too late and all the really good tickets for the event have already been gone. However in the end I still had a good standing place und could see them very well.
But first of here is what I bought.




As you can see I bought their t-shirt, which I dearly love the design of, their AMEZARI RED BOOKS and photos. As you might already know I love photos but in this case the main reason I bought them was because if you bought three sets you got two photo tickets. Also as you might see some of the photos came with actual signs of the members. I got three in total, one of Jay, Rowan and Ayumu. As for the book you can see that it has a sign on it as well. That sign wasn't on the book when buying it, you got a ticket for that as well, so you were able to choose whose autograph you want to have on the book. Here is what these tickets looked like.


If you can read a little bit of japanese you can see that I bought two tickets for a groupshot and one with only Hibiki.
After all the buying we had to wait a little until the actual event started and it also started at a different place but this time I directly found it. So this event was a special one because it celebrated the comeback of Rowan and Ayumu. They both have been absent from activities of the group for a few month and on that day was their first event as seven members again.
Since you weren't allowed to take any pictures while the event was held, I can only tell you what I do remember.
They started the event with the song "with my step", which became my favorite song of them after this. I love this song a lot and Rowan looked so cool an handsome performing this song. I mean all did but since he is the main performer of this song, he really stood out. After that they all introduced each other and did some talk and they performed more songs. I can never remember what songs it were, I guess because I was just too excited watching them. Here are some impressions I do remember very well.

*They all had a solo live, that was so awesome.
*Shion was interacting with the fans a lot through his solo, that was super lovely.
*Hibiki looked so nervous with his performance, often looking down and fondling on his clothes, waaaaaaahhhhh so cute!!!!
*Yori has such a beautiful voice, I didn't expect that becaus he is not one of the main vocalists.
*And gosh damn it they are such great dancer and this whole time looked like they had so much fun on stage. I loved seeing them perform.
*The last song they performed was ZARIGANI DANCE and it was such a great performance.

After the mini live the part with photos, signs etc. hold place. At first was the handshake event, after that the sign of the new EBiDAN magazine, then the RED BOOK sign and at least first the group shots and after that the solo shots.
Because I had to wait quite a while, I basicly just observed all the excited fans as well as the members. At one point Hibiki and Andy waved in my direction and I was so shy I looked away.  I guess my head turned bright red as well. I am really not good with dealing with such situations but I still love them anyway.
So when the sign for the RED BOOK finally started I directly went to Hibikis place. I was so excited and smiled brightly. He asked me in english if I am from Germany and was like "yes... how do you know?". Then he tried to explain me that his manager or someone of their stuff, I am really not sure, saw that I tweeted that I will go to the event. I was really happy they knew I was going there.
After that I had to wait again but not for long. As you know I got two group shots and while I actually don't like to put pictures of me on here, here is one of the pictures.


All of the members were so cute and lovely, especially Andy tried to speak english and well Rowan and Jay do speak english fluently but because I kind of rushed (I am to much of a shy person to take my time) I didn't really speak much with them. If I get a chance like this again I want to take a solo picture with each member and I will think about some cool poses because the poses I did were so lame.... Anyway I enjoyed this so so so so so so.... much! It's one of my all time favorite memories.
After the group shots I had to wait until I could take a picture with Hibiki. In between I talked with some very cute fans. One man asked me if I liked Hibiki the most and later he came to me and gave me a signed picture of Hibiki as a present.


That was so nice and cute and I am so thankful to him. I wish I could have given him something as well. After I took the solo picture with Hibiki, which is my dear treasure now, I said goodbye to the fans I had met and went back to my hotel, grinning the rest of the day.

Just thinking about this event get's me fangirling again. While I did mostly love Hibiki before the event I started to love all of the other member as well after this event. They were so cute and friendly and adorable and and and I just love them. I do hope to go to a live event of them again when I am in Japan in August.

Is there anyone who likes them a lot too? If yes who is your favorite member?

AMEZARI -Red Stars- released 2nd music video


It's here!!! I am super excited for this and so happy they finally released a 2nd music video. The video is for their song "Maboroshi no Daichi", which is not a new song but one of their popular songs they haven't released on cd jet. I guess this means that it will be on the 3rd album that will come out on July 13. That also gives me hope that "with my step" will also finally be released on cd, since it is also an older but popular song. 
However I do love "Maboroshi no Daichi". It's a fun and cute song that I always enjoyed watching them perform and I am happy they released a music video for it. The video is done so well. They all look really handsome and cute. Some of the shots are being so nice, I always fangirl over them watching the video. Like that scene of Shion standing in the door and looking up, waaahhhh that's so handsome. And basicly all scenes of Yori because he looks so cute e.g. while listening to music and looking like he is daydreaming. Of course I LOVE all the scenes of Hibiki too, I mean he is my bias, how could I not. He is such a sunshine to me because whenever I see him my world get's brighter. That was cheesy but it's true! Rowan looks so cool in all the scenes and Andy is upper cute and super handsome too, I love seeing him playing the guitar together with Ayumu, besides Ayumu is so lovely in this video as well. At least Jay is flawless like always. His performance is great and he has such a great aura to him. I like that he always looks so self-confident and everything he does feels so natural. I love these guys so much and I am so extremly proud of them and I hope they are proud about themselves too. 

What do you think about the video?

Saturday, May 18, 2019

My favorite japanese songs at the moment

Today I wanna share some songs with you that I recently love to listen too. I love repeating them and definitly recommend them to all you Jpop lovers out there. 


[HARUMI - Don't Break My Heart]


I am very much in love with Harumi's voice and her english is really good too. I bought her mini album on the japanese iTunes and I love the whole album. All of her song on this are amazing. She really is one talanted young woman and if you like artists like RiRi you will like her too.


[BALLISTIK BOYZ from EXILE TRIBE - Tenhane 1000%]



Ballistik Boyz did an stunning debut with this. I LOVE the song SO much and the video is so extremly nice too. Their dancing is lit!! To be honest I wasn't looking forward to this debut because I am mostly a Gene and Rampage fan but this really flashed me. Now I am looking forward to the mini album they will release in a few days.


[Gingadan - BURN!!]



Just recently I was finally able to buy this song through the japanese itunes so I am finally able to listen to this song A LOT whenever I feel like it. I still love this song a lot and to be honest I would love to see these guys release a new song. I know one of the main vocalists left so maybe that's why they don't realease anything at the moment. I do hope they will release more.


[WILYWNKA - Stay feat. SIRUP]



That song is so addicting to me. Sometimes I keep this song on repeat for more than an hour. I love the flow of this song a lot, the rap is super nice and of course SIRUPs super beautiful voice. This whole songs is perfect.


[YOSA & TAAR - Fever feat. SIRUP]



Another awesome song featuring SIRUP, thought in this song he is the only vocalist. YOSA & TAAR are DJs and produced this song, thought the lyrics have been written be SIRUP. This song is once again super addicting and I can repeat it for quite a while before I get the feeling that I want to listen to something else.


[BATTLE BOYS - With you With me]



First of it's awesome that Battle Boys finally released an actual music video. I love the video, it's a little fast sometimes but they are doing so well, the dance is super cute and they all look so handsome and cute. However I also like the song A LOT. The refrain is quite addictive and I enjoy listening to it a lot.


[Valentines - Break Into The Dark feat. RUI & Afro Jack]



I love this song a lot since back when I heard it the first time in a teaser for the 3rd High & Low movie. I don't know who exactly is Valentine and never heard anythingelse of him. However this song is so extremly beautiful and I love listening to it.


[Yamashita Tomohisa - You Make Me]



Last week I recieved the latest album of YamaP which has "You Make Me" on it and since I recieved the album I am listening to this song a lot. The album is pretty good in generall but this song is by far my favorite on it. I love that it's such an easy going song.


These are the few songs I am quite addicted to at the moment, thought of course there is more.
Do you like any of these song as well?

SIRUP released music video for "Evergreen"


I am so much in love with this artists. SIRUP has a freakin' beautiful voice and his songs are awesome most of the time. Evergreen is once again a super smooth and so extremly nice listening to song. I am having this on repeat for a while already. The video is pretty simple and nothing have to watch again and again, thought it nice watching him sing the song because it reminds me of seeing him live.
Evergreen is one of the new songs of his first album that will be released on May 29th. I am SO much looking forward to this album.

What do you think about the song?

Monday, May 13, 2019

{A 1st Impression of} NORD


NORD is a 7 member boy group from Sapporo. They released their first cd in december 2016. Back then they were still 8 members. However somewhere between end 2017 and beginning 2018 the member with the color "dark blue" left the group. I don't know his name nor do I know why he left. This left the group with the 7 members they are now, thought Nagasaki Yusuke was on hiatus for a few singles and that's also the reason he is not staring in their recently released live dvd.
I first got to know them because they were futured in a magazine I own but I wasn't really interessted in them so I didn't check them out. The reason I finally checked them out is a project group called "Love Harmony, Inc." which futures artists of different groups as well as solo artists. Shima Taisei is one of the artists in this group and his voice is very beautiful so I wanted to check out the group he is in and that happend to be NORD. 
So I watched the music videos they released so far and damn these guys are really cute and I really like the music, most of the time it's fun music that get's you in a good mood. Here are the videos of them you can find online.


"Boku = Kimi Heart Catch" is definitly my favorite song of them. It's so cute und so much fun to listen too and the video is freakin adorable. I love watching them being all dorky.






Starlit Sky is their most recent single. You can get nearly all of their music on iTunes. Their first 2 releases (the EP "NORD" and the single "Hajimarisuto") however are only availible on the japanese iTunes. If you have the chance to buy those two as well, I recomend doing so because there are some nice songs on them, my favorite one happens to be "Mirai".

Here are the members and their short profiles.


Takeru Funaki

Birthday:August 10th 2001 (OMG WHAT!!! He doesn't look so young!! XD)
Hometown:Sapporo
Height:180cm
Hobbies:Dance(Jazz, HipHop), Acting, Games, Guitar



Yusuke Nagasaki

Birthday:May 9th 1994
Hometown:Sapporo
Height:170cm
Hobbies:Snow Boarding



Ryota Hanaoka

Birthday:August 22nd 1995
Hometown:札幌市
Height:170cm
Hobbies:Songs, Driving, Sports



Takushiro Anbo

Birthday:April 8th 1997
Hometown:Sapporo
Height:178cm
Hobbies:Soccer, Manga, Listening to Music



Raia Edamoto

Birthday:June 5th 1999
Hometown:Sapporo
Height:180cm
Hobbies:Japanese Drums



Taisei Shima

Birthday:January 29th 1998
Homwtown:Fukagawa
Height:177cm
Hobbies:Karaoke



Hikaru Takihara

Bithday:June 12th 1997
Hometown:Sapporo
Height:167cm
Hobbies:baseball, singing when alone, listening to music

So far I think they are all kind of cute and my favorites so far happen to be Hikaru and Taisei. However since I just got into them my favorites might change pretty fast. 
They also have a youtube channel on which they upload videos of them doing all kind of things. It looks pretty funny but I haven't taken a serious look at these jet. If you might got interessted in them, here are all the links to their social media sites and the like.


The members all have Instagram and Twitter, you can find the link on their website under profile.
So far I really like this group. The members seem cute und fun and the what I listend to of their music until now sounds pretty good. They have a new fan now.

What do you guys think? Do you like what you see and hear?

Saturday, May 4, 2019

Fan Report: SUPER★DRAGON 7th ONEMAN LIVE TOUR『Emotions』in Fukuoka


On March 21st was the first live of  SUPER★DRAGONs "Emotions" tour. It was held at Zepp Fukuoka, which is in a shopping center near the Yahuoku Dome, a giant baseball stadium. Because I wanted to buy some merch I decided to go there early. The merch sale was to start around 1pm but I went there at around 11am because I know that japanese people like to line up for things like this and if you come late, some stuff might be sold out already. 


You might think I am crazy for going there 2 hours earlier but guys I am so glad I did. When I arrived at the venue there were a lot of people already waiting in line. It was crazy. So I basicly was waiting these two hours until it started but that didn't mean that I didn't have to wait anymore. They always had only a few people go to buy merch and when these were finished new people were allowed to go. So after around 2 1/2 hours I finally went in to buy merch. You had to show your ticket for the day to buy the merch, so you couldn't buy it if you didn't had a ticket. Here is the list of their merch. 


I bought the t-shirt, parker, the photo album and the key holder which is not on this picture. And then they had two kinds of photo sets. One with always two members together and another set with solo and group pictures. These sets always cost 1000yen and have 5 random photos per pack. I love those pictures so I bought a whole lot of them. I spend way too much money on them. Here is a picture of what I got, thought I didn't took a pitcure of all the photos I bought... that would be too much but I can make an extra post if you would like to see them.


Sometimes when you were lucky you get a signed picture in these sets. There is not a lot of signed pictures but I was lucky to actually get two. I got a signed one of Koki and a signed one of Jean and Tsuyoshi. 




I saw fan buying so many set's but they still didn't got a signed photo. I felt sad for them. However it was also cute that some of them screamed out of joy when they got a signed picture. I called my mom after buying the merch and while we were talking she could here the screams. She thought it was so funny. However I feel like showing you my favorite picture too.


Isn't this such a freakin' cute picture!!! I mean look at that smile of Tsuyoshi and the others looking so cute too. 
By the way I lost the key holder pretty much right after buying it and I was so sad. I even tried to buy it again but it was sold out by then. However when I went there again after the concert, to buy the new EBiDAN magazine, the staff told me that I forgot to take it with me when I bought it. So she gave it to me and I was soooooooo happy. That's the great thing about being pretty much the only foreigner at a concert. You will definitly be recognized. XD
SO, the concert started around 5:30 pm but you were supposed to line up ahead, according to the number of your ticket. I had number 1003 and the line only went to 1400. So it wasn't that great of a number. I was really worried that I woudn't be able to see much but when I entered the venue I saw that many people that had a better ticket, actually went to the back of the place so there was some free space in the middle. I was still pretty much in the back but I had a great view and could see all the members faces very clearly. 
By the way, just in case anyone of you will ever go to a concert at any Zepp, please have in mind that you have to pay an additional 500 yen at the entrance. You get a drink for free with the coin they give you for the 500 yen, however a 500 yen coca cola isn't really cheap. >-<
So the concert started a little after 5:30 pm. They first had some kind of laser light show, which showed all the members names, one after the other and the first song the performed had a laser show in it too. I didn't like it too much because you couldn't really see the members. There was just too much light. Oh by the way the first song the peformed was LRL - left right left -. At the second performance they used flashlights while dancing and again I wasn't the biggest fan because once again I couldn't see them well because of all the light. However the third song was PayaPaya, my favorite song and starting from there, the heavy use of light stopped. I enjoyed this whole concert so much. Their vocals were SO good and their dancing incredible. They did a little introduction talk, introducing the members and talking a very little bit, then there was a talking part of just Fire Dragon (Tsuyoshi, Reo, Hayate and Jean) and only one more talking part at the end. In generell this concert was very short. It went on for only an hour if you count in the encore maybe 1 hour and 20 min. When Tsuyoshi told us the next song will be the last one I was super confussed because their concerts have always been longer then just an hour. 
That's the only thing I was a little disappointed about. However all in one I enjoyed this concert a lot. Like I wrote earlier, their dancing and singing was really good and the small talking parts were really cute too. To be honest while watching them perform I realized once again how much I love their music. They released so many extremly good songs already. 
I did went to their live in Namba on the next day too but I am think about writing an extra blog about this. Let's finish this blog with the picture they took on that day (I got it from the twitter account).


The thought that I am somewhere on the picture is pretty awesome. 

Did you ever went to an concert of them?