Yusuke just replied:

いつもありがとうございます！
Thank you very much as always!

プレゼントの件ですが
無事に届いていました。
The present above mentioned
arrived safely.

少し探すのに時間がかかってしまい
失礼致しました。
It took me a little to find it.
I apologize for that.

今後とも応援よろしくお願い致します。
Please keep supporting us from now on.
Honey Bee Management

ユウスケ
Yusuke

We did it!
Thanks to all participants… Let’s get ready for YUI-Lover Collaboration 5!
 

By blackdog

楽しみの期待で膨らんだ風船が大きければ大きいほど、終った後の落胆も大きいものだ。
風船は急速にしぼんでしまい、そのあとは現実という壁に立ち向かわなくてはならないのだから。
YUIのライブというとてつもなく大きな風船をふくらまし、それを存分に楽しんだ後の自分はまさにその状態に陥ってしまっている。
早く次のライブツアーが始まりますように！

他の人の沖縄ライブレポを見てると「ライブが盛り上がって、テンションが上がったYUIが客席に降りた・・」と書かれている。
だが自分的には、YUＩが客席に降りたのは「いまひとつ楽しめてないように感じた観客のテンションを上げようとして、何とか楽しんでもらおう、楽しい思い出を作ってもらおうとして、意図的に客席に降りた」ように見えた。

お世辞にも途中までは決して「盛り上がったライブ」ではなかったもんね。
みんな恥ずかしがって会場がしーーーんとしていたところもあったんだよね。
それにYUIはテンションの上がりすぎで自分を失い、危険の多いスタッフに迷惑を掛けるかもしれない客席に降りたりはしないでしょ？

2006年、名古屋の学園祭ライブでもYUIは客席に降りてるんだよね。

牟田さんのブログ、2006年10月23日
http://www.anan.ne.jp/muta/HP/pages/etc/e-200610.htm

この時は喉を痛めて、声が十分に出ない中でのライブ。
「申し訳ない」って気持がそうさせたんだと思う。
ハイタッチをしながら客席を駆け抜けたらしい、伝説のライブ。
YUI Radioでも茂蔵さんと話してたよね。
次の日に仙台であった学園祭ライブでは、YUIはトークショーのようにたくさんしゃべったらしい。
スピッツのチェリーを歌ったり、カジさんの失恋を暴いたり、YUIは安い普通の歯磨き粉を使ってることなど。
これもやはり喉の調子が良くないからだったんじゃないかな。

本題に戻ります。

Happy birthday to you youでも観客はほとんど踊ってる人がいなかった。
踊ってるとなんか「浮いてるぞ自分！」みたいないたたまれない雰囲気（笑）
YUIは2番に入る時にギターを置いて、ハンドマイクを持って下手側ステージ前に歩いて行き、ステージ下をのぞいてしゃがみこんだ。
「あれ、この曲であぐら？？？」って思った瞬間に客席から「きゃーーーーー！！！」って歓声が上がったんで、客席に降りたことに気付いた。
ステージのモニターに映す映像用のカメラマンが近くにいて、すぐYUIを映した。

そうしたらYUIは満面の笑みで、観客にハイタッチを求めてた。
あわてて舞台監督のサムが走ってきて、ステージに帰るよう促したけど、YUIは無視してどんどん奥へ進んで行く。
もうサムも諦めて、YUIと観客の間に割って入るのが精一杯。
自分は上手側の一番端だったんで、モニターを見ないとYUIの姿は全く確認できなかった。
改めてYUI小っちゃいんだなあと再認識（笑）
YUIは客席で歌いながら、ハイタッチをしながら、プレゼントを受け取りながら客席の真ん中まで行き、「みんな一緒に！」「3階！」「2階！」と客を煽った。
その時初めてホール全体が揺れるような歓声が上がったし、「ゆい〜！」っていう叫び声があがったし、沖縄独特の指笛が鳴り出した。

もっと驚いたのは、そのあとみんなHappy danceを踊りだしたこと！
なんだ、みんな覚えてきてるしやっぱり恥ずかしがってたんだ！
YUIの作戦は大成功を収めた！
もしサムが止めてなかったら間違いなく会場を一周していただろうし、「YUIこっち来て〜」なんて呼ばれたら「おっしゃあ！2階でも3階でも行くよ！」って勢いだった。
止められたというより「サムのあまりに必死な顔に免じて」YUIはステージに帰って行ったのかも（笑）

ちなみにYUIが歩いたコースはこちら http://yfrog.com/ocnkqwij
自分の席は赤丸がついてるQ48 （遠い。。。）
もしかしたらもう1ブロック上手側まで歩いてるかも。
YUIは観客席からステージに帰る時、意外と真ん中辺りから上がったようにも見えたから。。

ちなみに自分はこれで左端（武道館2012)、2階最後列真ん中（広島2010）、右端（沖縄2012）と三方の端を制覇！（笑）
もう次は最前列真ん中しか残ってないだろ！
あ、1階の最後列がまだあるか（笑えねえよ！）

ステージに上がるとYUIは「みんなありがとう！！」
歌い終わってからYUIが「いつもたくさんのエネルギーをもらって、パワーをもらって楽しく歌うことができてます。みなさんのおかげです。みなさんの心がいつでもハッピーで幸せな気持だったらいいなと思っています。」
優しいYUIの言葉にみんな泣いちゃうよね。。
自分もライブの参加者だったけど、遠くから遠征して来たせいかビジターな気持で客観的に見てしまっていたのかもしれない。
始まる前は「沖縄のライブはきっとエイサーのノリで弾けて、指笛とかすごいんだろうな」なんて思ってたんで、想像してたギャップに驚いたのかもしれない。
観客は本当に恥ずかしがってる感じだったし、手拍子も周りの様子を見ながらためらってるて感じだったし、いつもはウザい男の子の「YUIー！」って叫び声さえほとんどなかった。

Cookingの時「みなさんは好きな人がいますか？」に対して観客が「YUIーーー！！と答えるお約束もなかった。
多分ライブが初めてという子が多かったんだと思う。
そう、沖縄はどこの会場にもまして若い子比率が高かったように見えた。
というかほとんどが中高生だったんじゃないかな？

Happy birthdayto you youが終ったあと、本編最後の曲YOUはさすがにYUIのテンションが上がってたんだろうと思う。
いつもより力が入って情感たっぷりな、ちょっと激しめな歌い方だった。
観客も何か感じるとこがあったんだろうな、バラードのYOUで手拍子を始めちゃったもん。（おいおい＾＾；）
歌い終わった後、YUIはe.u.Bandメンバーと手を繋いで挨拶をしたあと、再びギターを手にした。

その時、客席から「あぐらで歌って！」の声があがった。
それを聞いたYUIは「お、生歌でもいいですか？」
観客はもちろん大喜び。

ステージの前に来てYUIがあぐらで座り込むと、観客から「おーーー！」とどよめきが起こる。
誰からともなくみんな席に座り、HHITS武道館の時みたいに咳払いさえない完全な静寂の空間が出来あがった。
観客が固唾を呑んで見守る中、YUIが本当に美しいのびやかな声でホールに響かせたIt’s happy line、一生忘れることはないと思う。
この時YUIは完全にホールを掌握し観客の心を奪っていた。

まさに恍惚と至福の時間。
小さいホールはいいね、生歌がよく聞こえて自分みたいなクジ運のない人間にも優しい（笑）

そしてライブ終わりにおなじみのIt’s happy lineオーケストラバージョンが鳴り響く中、終わりの挨拶をするYUI。
いつもながら両手を合わせ深くお辞儀をするYUIの姿は神々しくさえ感じられ、みんなの感動を誘う。
その時、おそらく事前に打ち合わせがあったと思われる観客の声が響いた。

「○×△！」「×△○！」（聞き取れなかった）「また来て下さい！」「せーの！」でShake My Heart（だったと思うけど良く聞こえなかった）を男声、女声でパートを分けて歌い出した。

ステージの前に歩み出てそれをやさしい表情で聞くYUI。
すると今までおとなしかった観客が3列目くらいの人まで（一部だけど）ステージに殺到。
お辞儀をしながら、その全員とにこやかに握手をしプレゼントを受け取るYUI。

警備が制止しようとした人もいたけど、YUIは笑顔で受け取っていた。
その後挨拶をしながら最前列の人とは全員と握手、最後はハイタッチ。
最前列にいた小さい女の子はに、優しく微笑みかけピックを渡してあげてもいた。
終わりの挨拶が一段落しても何故かまだステージから去らないYUI。
またマイクに近づき、観客に問いかける。
「もう一曲だけ歌ってもいいですか？」

この時点でもう開始から2時間30が経過、26曲も歌ってるんだぜ。。
自分はこの時、もしかしたら最後の曲TOKYOで泣くかな、、、とも思った。
今日のライブを振り返ってみると、CHE.R.RYは新しいアレンジでキュートなYUIの魅力が満載だった。
Rolling sta〜No way〜LIFE〜es.carはいつになくハードで、歌い終わったあとYUIの額に汗が光るほどだった。
Good night、to Mother、Green a.live、Get Back Home、Your Heavenは情感たっぷりに歌い上げて観客を魅了した。
そしてHappy birthday to you youからギアをシフトアップしアクセルをぐっと踏み込んだYUIにのせられた観客は、ついに恥ずかしさの壁を乗り越えた。

観客のリクエストに答え、あぐら生歌のIt’s Happy lineで恍惚と至福の時を演出もした。
そんなYUIにとってこの日は泣く理由が何一つなかった。
おそらく「ライブを自分の意のままにコントロールし、そして観客が喜んでくれた満足感」に満たされてたんじゃないかな。
いつもよりテンポが遅め、ゆったりしたTOKYOを穏やかな表情でたおやかに弾き語るYUI。
歌い終わった後、しばしの静寂を経て割れんばかりの拍手が巻き起こり、感謝の指笛が鳴り響いた。
「今日は楽しかったです、本当にありがとう！気をつけて帰ってね！YUIでした！」
いつもよりさらに深く長い、本当に感謝の気持が伝わってくるお辞儀をし、そして顔を上げたYUIはお辞儀を繰り返しながら、手を振り続けながら下手側に下がって行く。

袖に消える前、YUIはもう一度手を振りながら満面の笑みで「ありがとう！」

どのライブでも感動的だし、楽しいし、忘れない思い出になるものだと思う。
でも、そんな中でも今回の沖縄ライブは特別な宝物になったと思う。
心から「YUIを好きでよかった」と思える満足感、そこに参加できた喜び。
ファンの贔屓目かもしれないけど、YUIはやることがナチュラルで外連味がない。
自然体でいながら強い意志を感じさせ、言動が決してぶれない。
そんなYUIからは感謝の気持を本当に感じるし、またそれを人に押し付けるような厭味がない。
それにあれだよ、、、まあ何と言うか、、、笑顔がキュートなんだよ（笑）
おまけに天然なんだぜ（爆）

YUIがステージから去ったあと、ふと気付くと隣りの女の子たちがしゃくり上げながら泣いていた。
会場を出る時も「やばい。。」と言いながら泣いてる子があちこちにいた。
ああ、やっぱりこの子たちなりに楽しんでたし、感じるところはあったんだな。
本当に素敵なライブだったな。
そう思えた沖縄の夜だった。

P.S. 1

巷で噂になってる、ライブ中にYUIが言った「セメントの犬」は、実はボケて言った訳じゃなかったりする。
ライブ中の交信コーナーで「沖縄という単語で何を思い出しますか？」と聞かれたYUIは、

「ラーメンズさんのネタで面白いのがあって、すべると思うんですけど『セメントの犬だあよぉ〜♪』シーサーに会いたいな。」って言った。
YUIはこれが本当に気に入ってるんだろうな、2〜3回は歌ってた（笑）
セメントの犬、元ネタはこれ

YUIの歌はもっとコブシが効いていてハイトーンだった。
「セメントの犬だあよおー♪」みたいな感じ。
YUIは「ラーメンズ大好きです」と言っていた。

P.S.2

あと、どんな流れだったか忘れたけど、アコースティックコーナーのWinter hot musicとCHE.R.RYの曲間のMCで、YUIはオリオンビールのCMを歌った。
「昨日沖縄についてからですね、ずっとテレビで流れていた」と言っていきなり「三ツ星かざして高々と♪・・・」

http://www.brain-ok.co.jp/tvcm/2003/wmp/orion-oji-new.html

「飲みたいなーオリオンビール。ずっと流れててずっと歌ってました。みなさんよく歌うんですか？あっり乾杯！」
テレビで流れてるCMを何回か聞いただけで覚えてしまうのは才能だよね。
YUIは自分の曲の歌詞をよく忘れるけど（笑）
歌もYUIがCM出演したらいいんじゃないの？ってくらい上手かった。
ちなみにフルバージョンははこれ

Cyclo and Jun will be having a trip around Kamakura and they will visit several famous spots related to Taiyou no Uta.

They will broadcast LIVE on ustream!!
The broadcast will be this Sunday around 11am and 2pm (Japan time)

This is the channel you need to visit!

YUI-Lover TV on Ustream

Join YUI-Lover chat and keep on eye on our Twitter acount for real time updates!

Thats right!

From this website it is now possible to order international shipping of almost every YUI goods from this tour! Even Chile listed Y__Y

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE WEBSITE

For more details also visit the thread in the forum!

—Prologue—
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HELLO everyone!!

It’s been too long!! I miss talking to everyone here and I miss this goddamn website so much!!!

The past two months have been absolutely crazy for me. Right after I initiated the Christmas Collab (which thankfully, gotchi, nana, and kiki managed to see through till the end, sorry and and thanks a lot guys!! It looks great and I’m downloading it now), I got a job offer from Mirai Inc. in Tokyo; for those of you who are familiar with culture japan and Danny Choo, yup I’m undergoing training with him as a multimedia designer now ^^;

So since then it was a crazy rush to get ready for Japan. I managed to get on a flight 2 weeks before I started work, and toured Hokkaido and Tokyo from Dec 30 to Jan 16. (I’ll try to share my experiences once I have more time to write, but for now Budoukan is more important). After which I spent all my free time settling in to my new tiny apartment 10 minutes from Shibuya!! I also managed to get tickets to Budoukan, and very fortunately managed to catch YUI live for the second time (thanks a million Hirotana-san and your friend for helping me get the tickets)

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—Before the Concert—
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I had arranged to meet up with Jun (JunLovesYUI), but because it was a Thursday and I didn’t think it would be a good idea to ask for a day off on my third day of work, I only managed to get to Budoukan at 530pm. It was a long walk from the station I got off at and I had to ask for directions, but once I got somewhat closer to Budoukan, it was obvious where it was even though I couldn’t see it yet; everyone was heading in that direction.

Outside Kitanomaru Koen, the park that Budoukan is in.

Kitanomaru Koen

There was a lighthouse looking light at the park, I felt that it went well with the night’s theme xD

As I walked among them, it was comforting to know that there were just so many ardent fans in Tokyo. Ever since I got to Japan, I unfortunately haven’t heard a single YUI song playing anywhere, and haven’t even seen any posters, pictures or ads of YUI on the streets. But now I was surrounded by people carrying 5th Tour Tote bags, wearing the red muffler or the sailor parka.

It was late so I didn’t have time to get the tour goods first, the queue was way too long. Jun assured me that I could get them after the concert so we decided to head into the hall.

Budoukan is the odd shaped building to the left, the bright lights with the sea of people are the booths for tour goods.

The tour goods booths

Entering Budoukan!

It wasn’t as big as I thought it would be, and my seat – third floor on the far left of the stage – left much to be hoped for. But then again, I was really lucky to be here at all; the number of foreigners at lives like this are tiny.

Jun’s seat was even further back, he came over to chat while we waited for the concert to start. It was pretty awkward sitting there alone so I’m thankful for having a familiar person to talk to. We decided to try to make some friends so we spoke to the guy sitting next to me. Turns out that he was only 17 (I thought he was older than me at first), and he’s been a fan every since he was in middle school, his first album was I Loved Yesterday. He was alone too, his friends couldn’t get tickets. He asked me what I liked about YUI, and we both agreed that we liked everything about YUI!

Just as we were getting fired up about YUI (I was sharing my experiences with YUI-Lovers back in Hong Kong and showing him our YL 4th Collab, he was really impressed), it was time for the concert to start.

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—Concert—
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(this part would be really wordy and have no pictures, really sorry!)

Opening

The lights dimmed and e.u.band, followed by YUI, quickly walk out in succession to the cheers of the crowd. Her hair was let down, and long. Chris started with a familiar beat and everyone clapped along as YUI readied her guitar, everyone knew what song it would be and I eagerly waited to hear YUI’s voice live again; HELLO.

It felt nostalgic, I immediately recalled my first concert experience at Asia World Expo in Hong Kong with so many other YUI-Lovers. While it was amazing to be there, at Budoukan, watching YUI live in the country she belongs, I guess it felt a little lonely too; I very much prefer watching lives with friends!

Cruising

I don’t remember the set order perfectly, but YUI immediately took us through a string of new songs, no Reason, Nobody Knows, Separation, It’s My Life, U-niform, with I’ll be somewhere in between.

She introduced the band (the guy next to me didn’t know the band members and was surprised I did lol), and described Arisa as imouto-teki-sonzai, meaning that she was a sister-like existence to her, and Backy as an onii-chan-teki-sonzai, like a brother to her. Teki-sonzai ( something-like existence) would become a recurring joke throughout the rest of the concert, including once when an emcee stumbled and said okyaku-tama (which is supposed to be okyaku-sama, meaning guests), and YUI teased the emcee who asked her what the fans meant to her by saying that the guests had an okyaku-tama-teki-sonzai xD

New Year’s Resolution, Acoustic Corner

Other recurring jokes included Hayane-hayao (to sleep early and wake up early). YUI asked everyone to close their eyes and listen to the waves and seagulls (very relaxing), and then told us to make a New Year’s resolution. Then suddenly she said Ohayo! and everyone replied xD Then she asked us what our resolutions were Some guy shouted “YUI to kekkon” (to marry YUI), and someone else shouted “hayane-hayao” and everyone laughed. I think YUI said something like its a good resolution or that its good for health or something.

After which she asked the band members to share their New Year’s resolution, Backy wanted to go climb some drift ice or something xD Kuro couldnt think of anything for awhile then YUI immediately skipped to Chris, who said he wanted to buy a car, a small one lol. Kuro was like ehh that’s fast!! (I can’t remember if he eventually got a chance to share his resolution lol)

She paused the Q&A for Winter Hot Music, which was lovely. It actually did snow this morning when I woke up (too damn cold though >_<)

After that she asked Sakura and Arisa but I couldnt really catch it, it was something about sleeping at proper times instead of sleeping for 24hrs straight xD Couldn’t catch much because I was busy preparing my camera for…

CHE.R.RY Jazz version!!!

I noticed that YUI’s voice has changed a lot since I last heard her. She’s beginning to sing in a more, “little girl’s voice” kind of style, putting more emphasis on her falsetto rather than her usually more rock style of straining her voice. (If you know Makino Yui, yea she reminded me a lot of her while doing CHE.R.RY Jazz).

So yes, I have a video of it, sound is pretty good, I’ll paste the link when I’m done uploading.

Followed by Goodnight, and then to Mother. BUT IT WAS GUITAR VERSION!!! D:
to Mother guitar ver. sounded so, so amazing. I actually loved it a lot more than the original piano. I guess YUI is still better on the guitar ^^;

I think that was the end of Acoustic Corner, there was some emcee segment, and then we did Lock On! The flags were really fun xD I waved them around a lot too throughout the rest of the concert. We were given the flags for free at the door.

2nd Half

After that was some of the older hits, like LIFE, Rolling Star, and even No Way! Then we did es.car xD I fumbled a bit at first with the dance, but was fine by the second half of the first chorus. almost everyone was doing the dance too even though there was no “practice” beforehand and YUI and the band wasn’t doing the dance at all.

After that, she asked us what our wishes were, everyone yelled lots of random stuff, and then she said “For me, I wish for peace in Japan, and that it will quickly recover”. Immediately you could see the contrast between YUI’s thoughts and the average folk who were yelling mundane, self-centered wishes. I began to tear as she delivered a moving rendition of Green a.live.

From that point on things got pretty emotional for me, the next song was Get Back Home and that got me a little homesick, followed by the last song (before encore) Your Heaven, a song that I’ve always wanted to hear live and also because it was the “last song”.

Encore Segment

Encore, encore, encore, everyone shouted. YUI finally came out again in a new outfit, this time with her hair tied up and much shorter sleeves.

Encore segment kicked off with Sea, which really surprised me, because I’m a B-side fan and B-sides are rare during lives. Then YUI asked us to think about the person that we like, and everyone shouted YUI xD She said she would accept all our love. And while thinking of the people that we liked, we listened to Cooking, followed by Laugh Away, which is my favourite YUI song of all time. Everyone raised their hands at the right time in Laugh Away xD

Then suddenly there were giant balls bouncing around the first floor (too bad there were none up on the third floor ;_; looked so fun). It was Happy Birthday to You You, and almost everyone could dance it too!! Three dances in one concert!! In fact, because YUI didn’t have to play the guitar in this song, and she saw everyone dancing, she joined in too hahaha

After all that fun with the big balloons and dance, everything fell silent and YUI thanked everyone over and over. The next song would be the last: YOU.

She missed a line right after “chigau hito wo aishita” (I loved the wrong person), I hope it wasn’t because that line struck her hard, she did look like she was about to cry at that point.

After the song ended, they bowed, and the band left the stage.

Encore 2: It’s Happy Line

YUI stayed on, and asked if she could sing one more song. Of course she could, and we were treated to It’s Happy Line. I can’t really describe my feelings at that point very well, but it was a mix of homesickness, loneliness, achieving my dreams yet still missing something, nostalgia, and somehow a feeling like I’ve grown up together with YUI, because she sounded really different from the studio version of It’s Happy Line, a lot more mature, a lot more seasoned, like it was the proof of her many years of hard work and the obstacles she’s overcome to get to where she is today. I was moved to tears again, and when her voice finally faded to silence and the orchestra version of It’s Happy Line faded in, usually marking the end of every concert, I felt really empty as I watched her walk off the stage.

It wasn’t the end yet.

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—Tokyo—
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She walked back once more to the mic and asked to play one last song. A song that meant a lot to her. TOKYO.

The familiar chords rang slowly and calmly throughout silent concert hall, and as she started on the first line of the song, her voice cracked, and every single word was filled with so much emotion, her eyes swelled, mine too. “The room that I’ve gotten used to staying in,”…

“today is the day I leave it”, she tried her best to hold back her tears and sing on, but her voice was getting softer and softer.

“gambatte! gambatte!” the fans shouted.

“in this new journey, I still have my doubts.” I’m listening to this song, live, in a whole new light now. I could fully understand and sympathise with every word in this song, now that I’ve left home for Tokyo myself.

“On the bus to the train station, I mailed my friends, I tried calling them, but the feeling was just not the same,” tears roll down her cheeks and her eyes are completely red. I began to really, really miss my friends and family. In this unfamiliar place, on this journey full of doubt, alone. I begin to tear as well.

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—Epilogue—
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“I wonder if life is cycle of losing something in exchange for getting something else.”

Somehow, knowing that she’s been through these emotions too made me feel stronger. I thought to myself at that point, that I want to be stronger like her, I want to be able to inspire others someday.

It’s always been my dream to live and work in Japan, and now that I finally have the chance to do so, I’ve learnt that achieving your dreams usually come at a price. I’m sure I will meet many people along this new journey, but I guess some things can never be replaced, like home ^^;

As I listened to her finish the rest of the song, I realised how difficult it must have been for her at 17 to just drop everything and jump into a professional music career in such a distant city, and yet still do such an amazing job, while continuing to give encouragement to others when she was facing hardships herself. I guess that’s why I began to admire and respect YUI in the first place.

And I wasn’t the only one, I could hear many people around me sniffing throughout the song. I believe that must have been one of the most moving renditions of TOKYO ever, as she was crying throughout the entire song.

I savored every last bit of that song, and my heart sank when she took her final bow. This would mark the end of my “holiday” in Japan, and the start of my new everyday life.

My journey is just beginning and still full of doubt, but I’m sure that I will get by with her music.

“あなたの歌思い出せば
辛い夜も超えてゆける
同じ今を生きたことを
忘れないわ

来てよかった”

By recalling your songs, I can get by even the most bitter of nights.
To have lived through this same moment is something I will never forget

I’m glad I came.

— Your Heaven, YUI

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Slice of Japan
Here’s my official blog now where I share my everyday life in Japan. Right now it’s not very updated but it will be in the coming days :) Please like it on facebook if you like what I write :)

http://sliceofjapan.net

P.S. Memorabilia

2 Metallic iPhone cases for aron and long sleeve tee for Rhackus! (need to figure out how to ship them >_

P.P.S. I found a super detailed account of last night here: http://summer-pallet.jugem.jp/?eid=1669 and part 2 here: http://summer-pallet.jugem.jp/?eid=1668#sequel If someone has the time to translate. It includes all the dialogue between YUI and band too!

You’re welcome to visit the forum

Click here to watch the video!

After the concert report she talked about the three most delicious foods she tried while on Tour.

Damn cute.

For even more pictures, visit the blog of mina daisuki

Capture thanks to @rfv1300

For more information visit the forum!

2012/01/20 10:25～11:25 日本テレビ「PON」
2012/01/20 5:25～8:00 フジテレビ「めざましテレビ」
2012/01/20 4:00～5:50 日本テレビ「Oha!4」
2012/01/19 22:54～23:58 日本テレビ「NEWS ZERO」

NEWS ZERO report was pretty much unexpected, but the people of YUI@HK on facebook shared these pictures.

That’s all for now ^_^

Quick report from the_chap

The song list are as this earlier report, with some updates.

*WARNING*
Spoilers ahead

M09. CHE.R.RY (YUI Acoustic ver.)
CHE.R.RY wasn’t a YUI Acoustic version. It’s more like a new jazz feel to it. Seems to be revisited at every tour.

M06. U-niform
This actually continues the story of the couple from Laugh Away and Summer Song, with scenes from those PV as well as new shots. The guy is now into baseball.

(MC-4) (Location of this MC corner was Hokkaido prefecture)
I felt the people were pretty annoyed during this segment. Simply because the MC is from a radio station and they’re day job is to talk, really talk. So she (MC) was just talking non-stop, giving YUI few chance to respond. Lasted a good 5 minutes, with 10% of the talking by YUI.

M11. Lock On ※ Instructive video ※
The instructive video is actually pretty fun segment with everyone taking part.

M13. es.car
Surprised that less than 50% of the people in the audience know the dance for this. Half-way through the song more people caught on to it and by the end a good 70%-80% of the people were dancing.

M14. Green a.live
I must say this was the highlight of the concert for me. They had an inspirational video shown as this song was played. Really strong stuff for me.

Overall
YUI performing in Japan is awesome. She and the band are more relaxed, able to chat freely and have random bantering on stage. The hall in Chitose is really small, about 30~ rows and 40-50 people per row. I was at row 25 and it was much closer than the seats we had in Hong Kong. (By We, I’m referring to the 9 who are holding YL neon lights (kindly made by gotchi) you can see from the banner).

Total attendance is 1275, according to the security and fire department reports, which is tiny. And that’s good.

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Feel free to join the discussion in the forum!
 

This Christmas season, YUI-Lover members wanted to share some Christmas spirit and get together to work on another collaboration CD! This is one of our first Christmas editions we have completed so we’ve included some Christmas songs, different renditions of YUI’s songs, song covers, and even an original song! We had Kikino from Collaboration 4, Nana, and myself (gotchi) work together to produce the great work completed by our fellow fansite members!

Many thanks to the supporters, participants, and fellow YUI-Lovers for the help and enthusiasm!

YUI-Lover Christmas Collaboration 2011

Full album link: Download here

CD Booklet (Web version): Download here

YUI-Lover.com Christmas Collaboration (2011)