[Live Report] BLACK PERIOD II Nagoya BOTTOMLINE 10.12.12

Alice Nine – “Court of 9 #3” – Nagoya Bottomline 10.12.12
No. 201/202 6th or 7th row in the centre.

Sorry for being so late :(
I had no time to post this after getting back from Japan but I wrote the night I got back from the concert so it should be all good :)
But the report is pretty vague and not
Super detailed (just mind blown by the fact i was in the same room as alice9 breathing the same air) so please don’t be too harsh :(

Gemini – O – Eternal
Bright Red lights, band members started to enter. Shou came a bit late. Then they played Gemini which was beyond amazing. I remember watching this PV over and over again so I began to cry near the end of the song. When Shou came to the stage – directly opposite from my view, he was just perfect. I mean, more than perfect. He wore the costume from the Court of 9 #3 Phamplet which was the black leather jacket with black leather skinny jeans. And my god, he was freakin skinny and wayyyy too hot and good-looking. I cannot describe how handsome he was in real life. He had this light brownish hair which was waxed a bit and had these huggeeeee eyes with gray contacts and lots of eyeshadows. He was just freaking GOD. asdfghjklfghjkhddghjn….
He was tall, his skin was just too perfect and I wondered how a human can be this good looking?? Disappointing thing was I couldn’t really hear Shou’s mic sound over the guitar and drums… :( but still it was perfect.

Gemini – Void
Then they started playing Void and as usual, Shou’s voice was just too perfect when he went to the higher notes. I thought everyone would go crazy but I was wrong. They were all headbanging in the spot and screaming out members’ names when the song finished. Of course, I yelled ‘SHOU’ The loudest haha and from here on , they started to play a lot of heavier songs which mde the crowd insane and crazy

Q
White lighting, This song was so unexpected because it started so suddenly, I was so surprised. It took me a moment what song it was cos they started straight away. I remember just jumping for the entire song and getting so crazily into it. I remember we had to point at Shou and Saga when it was their turn to sing (because they share the pre-chorus bit) and it was just way too cute. I think Tora had an accident in Sendai and hurt his leg so he couldn’t stand up and play his guitar so he had to sit down which I felt bad for him. I cannot express more that i LOVE this song and I thought I would never hear it live…. *sobs*

Hyakkuran
This song I think was the song where everyone started to get just a bit hyped and wild. Most people started pushing and coming forward to Shou so I think that’s why I ended up in the 3rd or 4th row of centre side. (I WAS SOOOO CLOSEE TO SHOU AND HIROTO OMFG) There were a lot of movements between fans and clearly, Shou’s voice was way too perfect. It sounded exactly the same as the recording although I couldn’t really hear Shou’s voice cos of the mic. Overall, it was a jumpy song and I remember Saga was playing the bass with his pick in his mouth – so cute. Hiroto here pulled a really angry yet, so charismatic face whilst he played his guitar – looking at his fans of his side of the stage. I JUST LOST IT.


Kiss twice, Kiss me deadly
The most sexiest song ever – red lights which perfectly suits the song and I clearly remember Hiropon doing his little hip dancing which was sooo adorable and cute. Shou sang in the most sexiest way which he did lots of fan service. For example when the song ended, he wrapped his mic cord to his neck and made such a sexy expression I cannot describe….. *faint*

Heart of Gold
Can’t really remember much about this song cos I was so getting into it. But all I know was that Hiroto and Tora did the screaming part (“Heart of Gold/To end Sadness”) instead of Shou and it sounded really really good. I loved the fact that Shou attempted to look or point to everyone and make a complete death smile in which he did TO ME XD – I nearly fainted.

G3
They sang this song in the new version which was in the BLUE FLAME album and my oh god - this was the first time hearing this live and eeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkk!!!!!! So many interactions between the members omfg - like hiroto and shou back to back , tora and hiroto switching places (although tora was a bit slow at it since he hurt his leg :( ) saga coming up to shou’s pedestal and banging his bass out ….. Ahhhhhhhhh <3

Yami Ni Chiru Sakura
Such an awesome song to go crazy and wild. Everyone was soooo into it and my sister and I somehow ended up in the 2nd row of the audience near towards Hiroto’s side which I was sooooo happy about. Shou’s screams and growls were the highlight of this song and I remember I jumped and headbanged heappsss and in one point i banged my head with this other girl and awwwww…. it killed.
but All the members were really into it which I was happy about.

Senkou
Freaking Awesome – remembered I just looked at Shou the entire time. So not really much to remember about this one sorry :(

Rainbows
Such a lively and fun song – Tora’s solo was amazing despite the fact that he was sitting on a chair playing it. And Hiroto’s solo at the end just blew me. He came to the main (shou’s stage) and did his own thing whilst he was sweating so sexily. ahhhhhhh <3 It was a pity that I couldn’t really hear Shou’s end part where he sings high at the end but it was okay.

SCARLETT (new song)
I did not know how to respond to this song - it was the new alice9 song that they haven’t released but i remember the melody was fucking amazing. I cannot wait to hear it on recording and have it in my iPod.. It was that great :)

I don’t wanna miss a thing (Aerosmith Cover)
Shou dedicated this special song to us fans which I was sooo surprised about. I remember everyone raiding on tumblr that he had sung this but I didn’t know he was going to sing at today’s live. It was just too beautiful – I remember the yellow lights when Shou had sung this and his little high slurs at the end of each notes that he had sung was just wayyy too cutee…. <3 by the end i was balling my eyes out… :( it was an excellent cover and I was so surprised they managed to ace this song although there were so many covers were made.

Tentai Umbrella
This song was just the BOMB. This was the time when I actually legit held Shou’s hands.


SHOU’s

FREAKING HANDS

LIKE THE BEAUTIFUL HANDS YOU SEE HIM HOLDING SIGNS ON NICO NICO ALICE9 CHANNEL.

My heart instantly disfunctioned while THIS happened omg… I’m so teary now…..„„„
ANYWAY!
Because I got to be in the 2nd row of the stage, I managed to touch Shou’s hands while he was smiling so happily – offering his hands to his fans on Hiroto’s side of the stage. I grabbed hold of his hands real tight and did not let go which Shou’s facial expression was just way too cute. It was like ‘Let go of me~~’ and I was like ‘Nooooo I want to grab hold of your hand forever !!!’ Hahaha ! His facial expression was just indescribable. +.+ I nearly fainted when all of this happened since I never thought I would be able to see them so close and even touch Shou’s hands – my bias. DREAM COME TRUE.

Meiji (Roll Call)
This song was way too cute. Usually Alice Nine has the traditional roll call song where it links to High Colour Naru Rondo but this time was different. It was short and just wayyy too cute. Shou acted if he was the announcer – explaining to the fans what to do in his formal voice which was so interesting to see. Rather than saying their names once, Shou wanted us to call their names 3 times which was so funny and exciting. For instance, everyone called out ‘Saga-Sama’ 3 times which was so hilarious. For Shou, I screamed my head off saying his name.

Gradation
I thought they would never do this song but they did which I was so surprised about. This song is so special to me because it was the song from their indi time and I always listened to this song in Australia and while I was studying - such a meaningful song. I really wanted to know how Shou’s voice changed and how it sounded different to the original version but it was absolutely fucking great!! His voice was crystal clear and fuck. just everything was so good about this song – what can I say??

MC
Ahhhhhhh <3 this was the time where all the bright lighting came for us fans to see all the members… Each member had the chance to talk to fans starting with Tora – how he injured himself and how he feels about playing his guitar sitting down. Hiroto was soo sincere when he had the chance to talk as he said something about music and the audience being one and united to heal Tora-san ( soo cute xD) as he said this in a very relaxed calm way. While Hiroto was talking, I captured Shou sitting down crossed-legged in Nao’s drum set and I clearly remember, I KID YOU NOT - his face was just a doll, no, more like a manga character – popped out of the book. His look seemed so unrealistic as his face was scluptured in PERFECTION GOD he actually seemed like a living doll blinking and talking. Then it was Nao’s turn and god he talked for ages. XD He was the same old Nao as you see in Nico Nico Channel – very happy and bright, talked about Nagoya and its specialty foods which seemed to go for ages. Sooo funny to see other band members’ reactions whilst Nao was speaking – Saga started playing his bass and Tora just expressionless and Hiroto dazing off with the staff. I think Shou was the only one responding to Nao which was sooo funnyyyyy ahha

ENCORE -
Hana ichi Yaiba - I can’t really remember for this one just crazily headbanging I guess…. :)

Follow me
I cried. The hand movements in the song assdfgghjjkklll… It just made me cry.

Shunkashuuto
bestest song ever from Alice Nine. Such a nice way to end the song so happily. Everyone was in a happy chappy mood and so were the fans well, I WAS.

Sorry if the setlist is not in order jumbled up :( or if I have missed some songs :( I tried to do it from my memory from that night and as you can see, my mind was filled up with shou and all the members how gorgeous they were… <3

I’ve been an alice9 fan for over 5 years now and I finally travelled to Japan to see them and it still feels like a dream. Their music has been so inspirational in life and shou’s lyrics are so meaningful to me I cannot describe. This feeling that they give me is so magical somehow and it gave me the courage to support them as a band more and more.
I absolutely LOVE ALL OF THEM and I want all of you to experience this someday !
Sorry if this live report is bad but I know the number sixes will know what I’m talking about :)


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