*Ele note: where you see the text in italic it's because he was speaking in English.
*Liv note: I made some changes
on the original translation. Hope you forgive me. m(_ _)m
Today is really the last day of this long tour. 5 months since the beginning in April. I think everybody has several memories. I also have so many of them, I can go on talking forever. There are nice and painful memories, but I am so happy to be here in this place today.
The theater for hosting the last day is Okinawa. The weather wasn't so good, and the rehearsal had to be suspended because it was raining, but just before the beginning of the live, suddenly the rain stopped.
Today was a special day, and the live was organized in 3 acts.
In act 1, the entry on stage of the members was made with SE different from usual.
Besides, JIN wasn't wearing the mask but had full make up.
Hyde commented "You look like Green Day's vocalist", because it was quite punkish.
Then, the first song was HELLO.
Following MASQUERADE, KAZ, while playing the intro came out on stage, but when he turned around to look, nobody else was there.......That moment he looked at the sides and there were the members laughing out loud while eating banana.
This surprise was a sudden idea of Hyde that came out yesterday during meal, while KAZ was at the toilet. Hyde said "Maybe he'll piss off...." a bit worried then "Well it's the last so maybe it's fine (laugh)".
For the end of the end several things were decided. (laugh)
EVEREGREEN was sung for the first time in Japanese.
Then, with 6 songs act 1 was over.
Before the beginning of act 2, FURUTON got on stage wearing a yukata.
Today all members did MC, the very first was his. While the others were changing clothes, he entertained the audience with a long MC, talking of the many memories of this tour.
Act 2 then, with the members all wearing the yukata they played acoustic. A repetition of NAGASAKI and KAGOSHIMA. For the last song there were only Hyde and JIN on stage, perfoming a song by Inoue Yosui.
Then act 3.
From this point on it was the usual SE and the usual live!
The MC was by JIN, who performed a solo for JESUS CHRIST, the most difficult keyboard execution for this tour.
In act 1 and 2 he didn't wear the mask but he did for act 3, he said that way he's more calm.
Then HIROKI MC before COUNTDOWN. As usual fans stirred up, but today was special, HIROKI said "Let's countdown from 666".
"666, 665....660", then with a big omission he jumped to "13" (laugh).
For PRAYER intro, Hyde and KAZ made a guitar showdown! They played on opposite sides, while getting nearer to the stage centrte.
When it was Hyde playing KAZ reaction was like "ah, he made it~", then when it was KAZ playing Hyde made as fainting in agony.
At last they both sat down facing each other, and with the guitar ringing the song started. As a match....it was a tie (laigh).
At MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION, Hyde scattered water.
Up till now he had used water bottles and a water pistol, but today
he used a regular drainpipe. (!!^o^; <liv)
Then for KAZ MC, he thanked Hyde and the staff for the great live.
Then it was perfomed
GLAMAROUS SKY, before today it was played only in KAGOSHIMA.
Then, for last Hyde's MC.
He said "Arigatou" to all the
people that came to the lives and "Let's meet again".
Then as last UNEXPECTED.
The moment the song was over,
5 bottles of champagne appeared on stage. Every member opened up the bottle and celebrated the final day.
That's the moment I thought "It's over".
Today's live, it was a collection of all the lives, and it was a really beautiful ending.
With the end of the live, it was also the end of the tour, I asked at each member to say something with frankness.
Hyde "Time certainly passed by fast"
KAZ "I engraved an important page in my life. This band it's the strongest and the best. Everybody did a good job"
HIROKI "This tour was my stone thrown in the musical life, it was really awesome. HYDE BAND it's the best! Keep on rollin!!"
FURUTON "HYDE BAND has no fears!"
JIN "In my lifetime, the year 2006 has become the thicker tree ring"
Lastly my own though.
To the people that up till today read for 52 times my DIARY, thank you very much. It was really enjoyable reading the BBS the day after I uploaded the diary. Today, when I wrote this one, I thought it was the last, and I couldn't help feeling sad. That is, I cried a bit (tears), but it was really much fun. Even for me, this tour was an amazing experience, it will always be in my memories. Hyde san, KAZ san, HIROKI san, FURUTON san, JIN san, all the staff that supported this tour, you really made a good job. Then to all of you who came to the lives, to all of you who couldn't come but read the diary anyway, really thank you very much.
____Setlist______________________________________________________________
act 1
01. HELLO 02. MASQUERADE 03. SEASON'S CALL 04. EVERGREEN 05. MISSION 06. HIDEAWAY
act 2
01. HORIZON 02. PERFECT MOMENT 03. SHALLOW SLEEP 04. SHONEN-JIDAI
act 3
01. JESUS CHRIST 02. SWEET VANILLA 03. IT'S SAD 04. DOLLY 05. THE OTHER SIDE
06. I CAN FEEL 07. FAITH 08. COUNTDOWN 09. MADE IN HEAVEN 10. PRAYER 11. MIDNIGHT CELEBRATION
12. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds 13. FIRST SONG 14. GLAMOROUS SKY 15. UNEXPECTED
(Eleonora also traslated Shonen Jiday by Inoue Yosui^^ Arigato~ )
"SHONEN JIDAI"
The summer passes with thistles in the wind
Yearning for someone, I wander
Left behind in the blue sky
My heart is filled with summer
waking from a dream in the night
The long winter window is closing
I keep calling out
Filled with dreams, the beginning and the end of my memories
Summer festivals, bonfires in the night
matching my fast beating heart
August is a fireworks dream
My heart is filled with summer
I'm awake after a dream
The long shadows streching in the night
towards the stardust sky
Filled with dreams, the beginning and the end of my memories
The summer passes with thistle in the wind
Yearning for someone, I wander
August is a fireworks dream
My heart is filled with summer
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