4179*LOVE Event on 03 May 98
Today 4179*LOVE (Shiina Club) held a fanclub event at Tokyo Bay NK Hall
from 3pm to 5:30pm. It was open to club members, who could bring in one
friend. I think the hall was 3/4 full.
I went with the two people I met at the Baby blue eyes concert on 17 Feb 98,
and one of them was late. We had planned to get there by 12, but we arrived
at 1pm and were way too late for the goods sale. By the time I
got in, they had already sold out of everything but the latest posters and
pamphlet. I was hoping to pick up some old posters, especially Starting
Legend '96 Summer Special, and a Hekiko stuffed toy, but it looks like
that will have to wait till the next event (which will be in September
in Okinawa =:O ). I was kinda annoyed by the deal, but was happy to be there
with friends, so I guess in the end it was okay. Can't have it all.
This was more of a concert than an event. Hekiru reprised most of the songs
from her Baby blue eyes concert tour earlier this year, in the same costumes.
I was a bit shocked to hear Hekiru sing live. I didn't remember how
she sounded at the Baby blue eyes concert, but she sounded pretty bad at the
beginning this time. But when she got warmed up her voice became much better.
They had a question and answer session in the middle for Hekiru and her
band members, with questions that fans had written in. One was, what is your
current favorite thing right now? Hekiru said it was potato chips. She has
been trying all kinds of potato chips, and her favorite comes in a red box
(she couldn't remember the brand). She said that she loved the sound of
crunching chips. Another was, what is your relationship with Kobayashi-san
of 4179*LOVE. Hekiru said, "We live together." Then she laughed and said it
was okay since they were both female. She said that they would stay over at
each other's places all the time.
(Note: Urayamashii is the only thing that came to my mind at that point.
Goddamn, one day...)
There were many other questions but I don't remember them... One was directed
to the band. "Who is the etchiest in the band?" Then the MC asked Hekiru,
and Hekiru said she thought everyone was H because they were human. She said
if not, things would be boring.
Another one was, what is your favorite sport. Hekiru said pro wrestling.
Sometimes she gets so caught up in a late night match that she forgets to
sleep.
Also, Hekiru had sung at a friend's wedding a couple years ago. The question
was, "What did you sing at the wedding?" Hekiru had sung "Love love de ikou"
and "Shoujo Bakudan". The audience laughed. Then Kobayashi-san asked her
what she would sing now. Hekiru said, "Dame yo! Dame yo! Dame yo!!" and
everyone laughed again. Hekiru said, but seriously, she wouldn't know what
to sing because she doesn't really have the appropriate types of songs
lately.
At the costume change, they played a long video of Hekiru... It wasn't about
anything in particular, just shots and sequences of Hekiru being weird,
like running through the corridors of the concert hall in her costume, or
dressing up in a bear outfit and handing out flyers, and other footage.
There was one part where she had her hair done so it was
standing up like Shazna's. The subtitle said, "Mazuna" or something. Then
Hekiru started singing a parody of "Melty Love" called "Meidi Love". It was
really funny. Hekiru was very weird and very cute.
At the end of the evening, they had a quiz contest. The prizes were 3 shirts
that Hekiru had worn at previous concerts. (The tight black t-shirt from
Starting Legend '97 Todoketai Omoi, a white version of the shirt, and
another blue shirt she had worn). The quiz questions were easy at first but
got a lot harder. Eg, which number was this song in the Baby blue eyes
concert, or which band member played the solo to this song. They gave two
answers and the audience had to pick one by raising their right or left hand.
If you made a mistake you were out of the running.
One of the questions was, if Hekiru bicycle got stolen, would she say, "ah,
it was getting old anyway" or "I'd go look for it". The answer is that she
would look. She said her bicycle got stolen three times before but she always
managed to track it down eventually. She says she likes her bicycle a lot.
There were 10 quiz questions. The people who were left went up and played
junken with Hekiru for the prizes.
I washed out on the fourth or fifth question. ;_; My friend made it through but
he washed out on the first junken. But when he left he said goodbye to Hekiru,
and she nodded back and said goodbye. We had to tie him down with a rope for
the rest of the night.
They also gave 10 other small prizes to random people. Then they threw 30
balls into the audience. Each one was personally signed by Hekiru.
At the end, Hekiru sang her new song "Dakishimete" which will go on sale on
June 20th. It was a hard rock song written for Hekiru by Daita of the band
Siam Shade. He played the guitar for her Graduater CD, and will also play
for this song's recording. Hekiru wrote the lyrics herself. I thought it
wasn't bad, but it didn't grab me either. Actually, the volume was too loud
to really tell what the song sounded like. When Hekiru hit the high notes
(and she can go really high now) my eardrums nearly shattered. After
that she finished with "Graduater".
I was disappointed she didn't sing "Infinity". But I thought overall it was
pretty good, especially during the medley of old songs. I still screwed up
on the chants and jumps in some songs, but it was a heck of a lot more
enjoyable this time around since I actually knew the songs. ^^
I was screaming at the top of my voice and I think I was a bit hoarse at the
end. But it was well worth it. I enjoyed it a lot. For some reason, at the
beginning I felt very depressed, but my mood definitely picked up. Kuusou
Metro is awesome! I hope Hekiru sings some songs from With a Will in her
summer tour, aside from Me o Samase, Otoko Nara.
