I wasn't even intending to go to this live, but someone offered me a ticket and an advertisement video made it seem so fun that I decided I had better go. :P
On Friday night, Fade held their first official fan club live at Shibuya REX. It's a reeeeally small venue. From looking at the map, it looks like the floor space was only twice as large as the stage itself. I really liked it. It definitely had a cozy feeling.
I arrived with my new friend late (in the middle of the first song) because we had to wait for the fan club member who had our tickets. Even though the front was already packed, the venue was small enough that you could see what was going on from anywhere.
Setlist (Thanks to @K_no_uta):
1. So Far Gone
2. In The End
3. Drifting Away
4. Wiser For the Wear
5. Nature of Rain
6. Break Away
7. Close to You (jp)
8. Beautiful
9. コズミカリズム (Cosmicalism)
10. Kings of Dawn
They played some songs they hadn't played in ages in celebration of their new merchandise, PLAYBUTTON (including two of their earlier mini-albums), like Nature of Rain and Wiser for the Wear. They also played their recent stuff, obviously. They ended the set with "Kings of Dawn," giving an emotional MC beforehand about "making our voices be heard." Kansei chugged alcohol. All of the members reminisced about early days. I think the funniest part was 5° breaking his silence, lol. His MC was just, "はじめまして。5°と申します" (Hello, my name is Godo. <--usually said when meeting people for the first time).
After the set, there were a few special activities planned. The first was that everyone got a chance to participate in a photoshoot with the band members! 5 chairs were placed on the stage with each of the 5 members standing behind one of them. You were called up in groups of 5 based on a number on your ticket. Even Rui participated! (haha)
After that, they mentioned something about special wristbands made for the event. EDIT: I don't have mine right now, but they're being sent to everyone who came! (Thanks for the notification, Jon! lol)
The last thing planned was a signing by all of the members, including the elusive 5° and Rui. Whatever you bought from the merch table could be signed. I didn't bring a lot of money with me, so I didn't go up to the merch table, but I kind of got bullied into going up after everyone was done so that I could get my ticket signed, lol. This part probably took the most time because fans got the chance to talk to all of the members for a change.
It was a really fun experience. I'm glad I went. I really did start to feel part of the fade family, even though I'm not an official member (still debating on joining, depending on financial situations). I met a lot of the Japanese STers, including the girl who invited me in the first place. They're really nice. It really makes we wish there wasn't such a huge language barrier between them and the rest of the fans. Honestly, I stayed until the very end not to get a chance to talk to the band members, but because I was having fun talking to everyone else (no offense, guys!). So, if you find an opportunity, don't be shy about meeting the Japanese fans! They're really sweet. :)
(signed ticket, flyer for fade family, and a flyer for the upcoming oneman tour)
If you guys have any questions, feel free to ask!
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