Saturday 5 September 2015

2015/08/28&29 Just Rock It!!! 2015 TOKYO at 日本武道館

My first Mayday concert in 7 long months!! It was my first time attending a concert at the Budokan – a relief that it was a seated concert unlike the previous standing concerts at Zepp/Namba. Only thing I didn’t like was the Japan concert ticket system. Tickets are ALL priced the same, whether you get allotted a second floor seat or an arena seat. That’s just really really unfair. But that’s how concert tickets are sold in Japan.

I attended both concerts on the 28th and 28th August. On the first day I didn’t plan on going early to queue for the merchandise as there wasn’t anything on the merchandise list that I wanted. There was a crazy line for the merchandise on day 1. My friends who wanted to purchase the tees arrived at the venue at noon and queued for 3 hours! 

hello Budokan ! see the people on the first floor? they are Qing for the merchandise..
mayday gift boxes
brisk business at the merchandise booth
I returned to the venue about an hour before showtime and entry was quick. I was told to expect bag checks but on both days no bag checks were conducted. It was good seeing them on stage again after a long gap yet they haven’t lost their touch. I wish I had learned the words of their Japanese songs haha. They’ve come a long way since their first Japanese appearance and you can see improvement in their Japanese. They even have a translator on the big screen for fans who don’t understand mandarin/Japanese. You can tell they are really making an effort for everyone to understand them and not feel left out. Flumpool was their guest on both nights (no surprise) Only surprise was hearing Ryuta singing in Taiwanese and how his Chinese haven’t improved at all haha. Those who weren't at the concert will be pleased to know that the concert was recorded.. expect a DVD/bluray release soon ;)

and we're inside the Budokan (arena section)
looks like a full house
freebie mayday sticket courtesy of KKBOX Japan
Here’s the setlist for the 08/28:

Do you ever shine?
你不是真正的快樂
天使
孫悟空
賭神
OK啦
終結孤單
軋車>團員solo 石頭 怪獸 瑪莎 冠佑
離表地球表面
九號球(怪獸 日文版)
擁抱(日文版)
雌雄同體
乾杯
戀愛ING
溫柔
OAOA(全員 日文版)
突然好想你
向前走(合唱)
介紹flumpool 其他團員出場
Belief(flumpool with 阿信)
Dancin' Dancin'
人生海海

Encore
Your Legend
入陣曲
知足
憨人 mix 倔強一句

Setlist for the 08/29:

Do you ever shine?
你不是真正的快樂
最重要的小事
孫悟空
武裝
OK啦
叫我第一名
軋車>團員solo 石頭 怪獸 瑪莎 冠佑
離開地球表面
九號球(怪獸 日文版)
擁抱(日文版)
愛情萬歲
笑忘歌
向前走(山村 with 合唱)
Belief(flumpool with 阿信)
溫柔
OAOA(全員 日文版)
我不願讓你一個人
三傻
Dancin' Dancin'
人生海海

Encore
Your Legend
入陣曲
知足
倔強

Encore 2
憨人

Oh hang on the fun didn’t just end after the concert. I finally got my Madison Square Garden ticket from last year signed by Monster! It was signed by 4 of them last year (minus Monster) so after 1 year 4 months I finally completed it!

signed Just Rock It!!! Budokan ticket
yay signed by all 5 !
That was the end of the Budokan concerts. Have to wait till next year to see them. By then a new album should be out, along with a brand new world tour.

*all photos by bloodbubble