AAA in Shanghai
1st night
- The staff at the gates gave out newspapers where our boys are on front page..kakkoii!!!
- We were all surprised that there were no moving stage, moving carts, special effects except for the water and the smoke ..very Un-arashi..lol
- they only used the main stage plus the mini stage just infront of the main ...not much fanservice...but we can see how much the boys wanted to get close to the people.
- Jun was really super genki..and lots of rabu too between the members.
- Sho looked tired, he had big eyebags..i hate the video walls...it made Sho chan looked ugly..when he is not!!!! ggrrr!!
- Aiba received the loudest screams...sugoi!
- MC: Ohchan was so cute when he said these english words..."ONE NOODLE PLEASE"
- My friends got me a VIP seat ,It is slightly elavated part at the back just across the main stage... That area is so dull...and most of the people there did not stand up at all....i was just behind the officials in the long table, so during the ist encore, when they were in the hanging platform ( gondola) ,OHCHAN gave me a peace sign.I know it's real and it's not an illusion because there were only 3 of us standing and waving.....i was holding his uchiwa!!! OH LORD!!!! I wanted this to happen since the Tw cons......I would have been luckier if there was a rear stage.
- 2 encores only...i felt that the Shanghai crowd was too boring... .sorry!
- we were kinda disappointed after the con, because it was not what we expected..it was like a regular arashi show/guesting minus the concert factor... we didn't know that officials had sort of restrictions for the concert.
2nd night
- They arrived at the venue at around 4pm..
_-Sho was wearing a cap and his sunglasses,black jacket, he stopped for a while and waved to the fans, Nino had a green swearshirt, Ohno was wearing a black jacket too..Aiba and Jun walked too fast..
- Ohchan and Nino's uchiwas were sold out!!
- before the concert, fans were giving out a piece of paper,with a message written in chinese, english and japanese asking us to sing Happy Birthday to Ohno kun after Beautiful days( 2nd encore)
- Aiba again had more fans , followed by Ohno..and then Nino...
- MC: They were amazed how people know Nihonggo and each members said a bit of chinese words and asked if their chinese was good, they also ate crabs and Ohno pretended to be crab, the members picked their fave parts ,his legs and arms, Sho asked if we saw the flowers sent by the director...
- plus a Kawaii kun monomane of Love so sweet. the crowd also requested for Wish and Jun also did it with him.
- ABC and kissmyft2 sang one song each..
- my seat was at Block 10, 680 only..but it was good enough.
- this time the sound system was good, but Jun's mic was too loud during One Love!
- 4 encores with Fight song!! ( yipee!!)
-The crowd was more genki ......and indeed, 2nd night had more FUN!!!!
- Almost all the seats at Block 13 were empty..it was a lonely sight...just before the show was about to start, the people seated at the top most part of Block 15 were being asked to transfer and fill up the space.
- after the con, a lot of fans waited outside the North hall , many of the fans were at the roof of the hall, some even climbed the trucks where the generators are placed.
I came to Shanghai with so much doubts..
No ticket on the first day, but i was able to get a very good one.
Also fears of fake tickets.
IMO, there were about a hundred scalpers scattered across the stadium wearing black jackets..they looked like goons in action films..and worst, they had all the good seats.
I dont think i'll ever come back and watch in Shanghai for a 3rd AAA...( that i am not sure!haha!!)
the ticketing system was a mess!!
the con goods were more expensive..
the movements of the boys were very much restricted during the cons.
I am not saying i am dissatisfied....
but i saw them outside the venue twice,
saw them perform and gave their best..
so yeah..IT WAS WORTH IT!!
AAA3? I want!! 2009 onegaishimasu!!
Comments
OHCHAN gave me a peace sign -- OMG, lucky girl!!! sulit na yun entire trip just for that! ^_^ too bad parang boring yun crowd sa section mo, I can't imagine watching an Arashi concert just sitting down!
sad naman dami pa vacant seats!! bakit ganun? scalpers suck!
kung shanghai concert lang..mas ok pa sa venue na lang bumili kesa online...ang gulo kamu sa labas ng venue...daig ang araneta colisuem sa dami ng scalpers
ung vacant seats di na halata nung nag start..pero madami din sha..
no moving stage, carts, fire...lahat...usok lang at ulan ..
as in main stage lang at konting nilalakaran tapos mini stage na..di ka nga sanay pag nakakapanuod ka na ng arashi con..kasi di sila nakakaikot..
wahaha mga scalpers talaga mukhang goons forever!
di bale na walang mga moving stage & stuff, basta masaya yun concert! worth it na! ^_^
Alma here...adding you ne xDD
the system ticket is the one i fear a lot. and u are so lucky while ohno gave u peace-sign!
omedeto ^^
Hay, next time talaga...
for overseas fans, i think it's better to buy at the venue...rather than try your luck online..because it's useless...you an get better seats if you buy on the day itself at the venue..
libre un newspaper? waaaahhh ahaha
so okei lang wala aq dun at marami naman pla aiba fans hahaa
as for AAA2009, if they are to do it in shanghai again, i'd go. i enjoy the city very much and will never get tired of the shanghai-ness of it all.
xia xia nong.
you are so lucky!!!
yay~~~
i'm so happy for you~~~ *hugs*
And Oh-chan gave you a peace sign!!!!
I didn't know the gave out those newspapers.. I asked for them in all kiosk, and they were sold out=(
But I got myself one dated 17th, that had a picture from the 2nd con=)
I also thought that the crowd was a bit boring... but 2nd night proved wrong!!!
Btw, I came from Russia to see them=)
(my reports are at nattora.livejournal.com - if you are interested=))
I also added you=) But I do my blogging on LJ only=)
Yeah, the 2nd night was so much fun!!! And I hope for AAA3 too!!!!
Sometimes, after I returned back home, and when I listen to the concert songs... my mind recalls what I saw...and I also cry from overflowing happiness=)))
And in Russia, there are about 200 fans that are joined in lj community called arashirus. But I think there are more fans.. probably around 1000... not that many still... so they will never come to Russia for sure, so we just have to find other ways to see them=)
Meeting of international fans is a good idea=) We definitely have to do it next time=))))