a little bit of everything: May 2012

It's a dream comes true for 10,000 people in Indonesia, L'Arc~en~Ciel is finally

holding a concert here in Jakarta !

m(；∇；)m　うれしすぎるっ！

http://www.marygops.com/events/future-events/25-larc.html

http://www.facebook.com/events/176262915829340/

People are hunting for VIP tickets like mad (including me LOL), but unfortunately they only provide a very limited amout of VIP tickets, but I heard in the end they added the amount due to the demand

We all mostly waited for years or even a decade for them to come here & have a concert TTTvTTT

It was all finally paid off on 2nd May 2012 (Lapangan D Senayan)

They arrived in Jakarta around 30 Apr/1 May, I forgot which one exactly & they held the press con at Hotel Mulia (It seems they're staying there too)

Here's the video from the pres con, couldn't find the part 2... （；へ：）

I really am happy when Hyde said that he regretted not having a concert in Jakarta faster ;;;v;;;))

looks like they had a good impression on Indonesia <3 <3 <3 *hopefully ahaha*

And Hyde should eat 'Nasi Goreng Tek Tek' a common fried rice which can be found a lot in Indonesia around those street stalls, but doubt his stomach will be able to withstand it, Jakarta is not clean like Japan LOL

They should actually bring them to eat a lot more of Indonesian food, there are lots of good stuffs around here !

Be it either the main courses, side dishes or even desserts & traditional sweets

Not to forget TEBS, so they will miss Indonesia's cuisine & come back

more often ! haha ! X"DD

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It was so overwhelming for me, I don't know where to start, haha (´；д；`)

◆Before Heading Off◆

We are having a meeting first at FX to have eat before going to the concert venue, end up eating while waiting for more of people to show up @ Es Teler 77

I forgot to take a group picture lol, most are busy with meeting more people, a lot of people from outside Jakarta came for the concert so yeah 8DD

Around 1:30 or 2 PM, we headed to Lapangan D Senayan

I'm meeting with Magda, my friend's friend, who helped me to take & bring the ticket & merchandise... thanks a lot !! ヽ(　；∀；)ﾉ

Here goes some more pictures~~

◆ Ticket & VIP Card◆

◆VIP Number: V198◆

(They give numbers to the VIPs but it's not used in the end :<)

◆Front Gate◆

(I actualy get to meet with Aelke Mariska at the front gate, by coincidence of course haha~

but couldn't ask to take picture together because the place as rather not supporting so I only got to call her & ask if she's Aelke ;;v;;)

◆Crowd Outside the Front Gate◆

(Flooded with human lol, we got to wait at the street so it's kinda disturbing the traffic ;;)

◆Gate Open◆

(People are rushing like mad lol)

◆Inside the Venue◆

(Waiting for 2nd Gate to open)

◆Merchandise Booth◆

(Jakarta's Merchandise Price List)

◆After 2nd Gate◆

(Waiting to get into stage area)

(The Regular Queue ↓)

(VIP Queue ↓)

(A lot of police are on standby on the area, but they won't have any work that day LOL \m/)

◆VIP Stage Area◆

(Yup we secured a quite good place ヽ(　　´　　∇　　｀　　)ノ we waited since around 2:30 PM & only get to stage area at 6 PM, the concert should start at 7 but they postponed till 8 PM)

(Beautiful sky setting the mood /o/)

I did buy the official lightstick but I feel like keeping it so I used the normal lightstick haha (´∀｀）

Around 7 PM while still waiting for the concert to start, there's a drizzle and we were all like "OMG please don't rain O_O)"

Luckily the drizzle doesn't last long \o/

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For Jakarta's Concert:

◆SONG LIST◆

1. Ibara no namida
2. Chase (English version)
3. Good Luck My Way
4. Honey
5. Drink It Down
6. Revelation
7. Hitomi no juunin
8. XXX (English version)
9. Fate
10. Forbidden Lover
11. My Heart Draws A Dream
12. Seventh Heaven
13. Driver’s High
14. Stay Away
15. Ready Steady Go
16. Anata
17. The Fourth Avenue Cafe
18. Link
19. Niji

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As expected people are so energetic during the concert, even thou 2 guy near me was like stoning throughout the concert -___-

It's like, why do u even buy VIP if u only wanted to watch quietly like that...

Anyway...

Hyde did cry during the concert & Tetsu almost/also did (´；ω；`)

(Sorry for the lack of pictures suring the concert from me, I'll link them instead from different sources :D)

Hyde cried while he sang Forbidden Lover TTTvTTT)

(Source: http://twitrpix.com/pswh)

(Source: https://twitter.com/#!/JCool0702/status/197927420941189120/photo/1)

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This MC was before the song "Seventh Heaven"

Ken was the first MC, gotta say his accent is so cute LOL

but he's good !

BEWARE OF THE LOUD CHEERING !! Lower down your speaker ! LOL

◇KEN'S MC◇

(English Subbed Version ↓)

He was telling the audience that they did a photosession at 'Kota Tua' (a famous photo spot in Jakarta), also he went swimming because Jakarta is 'Panas Gila' (insanely hot) LOL

Not to forget, he said he wanted to swim with girls in bikini but unluckily there's none ((>∀<))

Then he asked if any of today's audience is wearing bikini lol

He also told that he ate Mi Goreng, Nasi Goreng & Sate,
"Nasi gorengnya gokil" haha ! \m/

And he went to bought some souvenirs for Hyde at 'Pasar Raya'
He bought small Gamelan, Wayang, Door Stopper, Seruling and some more stuffs
which I can't make out what it is since he can't pronounce it clearly XD

Ken also used this pun "By The Way Busway"
then said Hyde must not know what he's saying right now haha

Hyde tried playing with the Wayang, Gamelan & Seruling
he failed when he tried the Seruling then he made a cute annoyed face X"D

◆Hyde Trying Seruling◆

(Source: http://bit.ly/Jgl7nG)

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◆CONCERT VIDEOS◆

(Could only find a few good ones D:)

◇My Heart Draws a Dream◇

◇Ready Steady Go◇

◇TETSU'S MC◇
(He forgot some parts & the pronunciation but it's okay ! XD)

(I think it was in the middle of Ready Steady Go, again BEWARE OF LOUD CHEERING)

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◆ENCORE◆

Most of us thought it's normal break so only a few of us so only a small group of people shouted encore but stopped soon after

The break took quite a while and that's when it started to drizzle again !!

it was bigger than the previous one but not that big, it also kinda cool us down LOL

the space was really stuffy after all the shouting, cheering & jumping

Then some people started singing the ref to the song "Anata"

mune ni itsu no hi ni mo kagayaku
anata ga iru kara
namida kare hatete mo taisetsu na
anata ga iru kara

My friend videoed a little the part which we all sing the ref part
(I'm not sure if you can open it or not D:)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3803271438680&ref=notif&notif_t=video_comment_tagged

Which soon all follows to sing along, repeated over and over so many times until the big screens shows the lyric of the ref and yeah more people joined in

Then they showed up for the encore (´ω｀*)
and continued to play the last few songs

The rain & the slow song really matches each other very well & the mood was so awesome !
a reporter said that the atmosphere was very 'Romantic'

The rain lasted throughout the whole song <3 <3

◇Anata◇

Until before the last song 'Niji'
Hyde now did the MC, he also sounds awesome speaking Bahasa
(ﾉ≧∀≦)ﾉ・‥━━━★
I think they all should learn to speak Bahasa, that would be super awesome LOL

Out of the 3, Ken's MC was the best & most hilarious,
both with his unique Bahasa accent & his jokes (*´ー`)

◇HYDE'S MC◇

When Hyde said this is the last song, everyone's energy seems to come back, sing & jumping energetically again

At the end of Niji, Hyde asked if they can come back again, of course all of them said yes
and he said 'Terima Kasih' a lot before leaving the stage with the rest of the team

But Tetsu went back with a small basket that is filled with bananas & lollipops~!
Yup, time to throw some stuffs to the audience ＼(^o＼) (／o^)／

He threw quite a lot but neither me nor my friends get any 8"DD
oh well...

And at the end Tetsu was having a small MC and he was saying thanks to the audience,
at this part it looks like he almost cried but I'm not sure in the end did he cried or not

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◆ CONCERT END◆

At the end of the concert, we all did the special project, singing a part of the 'Bless' song
as an appreciation to them & to show our gratitude

You have come a long way
Everything is for today

Kimi he to yume wa ima
Me no mae de kirameiteru
Hanabira no mai furu you na yuki ga shukufuku shita

Kimi he to yume wa ima
Me no mae de kirameiteru
Hanabira no mai furu you na yuki ga shukufuku shita

At first there are not many joined in but after the 2nd time repeating, a lot has joined

and it was quite successful I guess

Well at some part along the concert, most probably a lot of the audience cried, be it either during

a song that they really like or at the end of the concert

Really worth waiting all the years, a very touching moment & a night we all shall not forget

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◆EXTRA PHOTOS◆

Some photos taken after the concert & the merchandises

◆Awesomely Happy & Tired◆