Maliciel's Big McLargeHuge AKB48 Request Hour ~Set List Best 100~ 2009 in Shibuya AX Review
Decided to get the whole Request Hour after I got shown the Mr. Kissman perf. I've been wanting to get into AKB's music (hurr, music) for a while, but never knew where to start. So where else than a concert with a setlist picked by fans? What an awesome concert.
友よ (Tomo yo)
Yuko's rockin' the bass! I'm disappointed she doesn't play it high like Victor Wooten. Chuckled a little bit when Sato Natsuki stepped in front a little bit to do a little lead. That was cute. And so was Erepyon!
Mr. Kiss Man *
I pretty much downloaded the whole thing because of this song. What a cool song! From the rankings it seemed it dropped quite a few places from the last year, which means either AKB got better songs, or people's taste became shittier. I'm hoping it will be the latter. I like the dance, even if it's simple.
水夫は嵐に夢を見る (Seifu wa Arashi ni Yume wo Miru)
Team B entering to loud cheers. This song sounds like something Barrie would love. I admit, the guitar solo was totally superfluous, but I quite liked it.
脳内パラダイス (Nounai Paradise) *
Pa-pa-pa-pa-paradise indeed. I liked this, but I can't explain why.
竹内先輩 (Takeuchi Senpai)
Who's Takeuchi, and why are mai waifus singing about him?! The lyrics sound pretty suggestive, so this one gets a FUCK YEAH from me. It sounds kinda romantic, if you really think about it.
必殺テレポート (Hissatsu Teleport)
This seems to fit my impression of B as a whole. Fun, group song!
春が来るまで (Haru ga Kuru made)
At this point I realized I really like the little jingle thing that plays between song transitions. What is it, anyone know? Surprised I didn't fall asleep here..
ヒグラシノコイ (Higurashi no Koi) *
OMGGGGGGGGG. I like their outfits! Kind of disappointed this didnt rank higher. Takamina/Yuka subgroup plz.
メールの涙 (Mail no Namida)
Sae looks good here! The song is a little lackluster, but all 3 are pretty, so it's all good.
ライダー (Rider)
Definitely not gonna be complaining about the length of their dresses/hotpants. All outfits should be this length! Again with the needless guitar interlude. I think Cindy messed up her steps a little bit after the interlude. But it's weird, they seem to be the wrong age group for the song, lol.
リターンマッチ (Return Match)
Wow, it's Ayaka Umeda! This song was surprisingly catchy. I expected it to sound like something out of Dick Tracy. More proof that chairs do indeed make the best props for idol concerts, as long as no one actually sits on them.
スカート、ひらり (Skirt, Hirari)
This song is so nostalgic. First AKB song ever for me, years back. What a small group they used, it was kinda weird. They need to bring back the bloomer flash, imo. Kojiharu is looking particularly cute, too.
Ooh. Nacchan looks great in the commentary part.
キスして損しちゃった (Kiss shite son shichatta) *
Horns in the intro! Promising. Wow I really like this song! The chorus is catchy!
日付変更線 (Hizuke henkousen)
One piece dresses. Best thing since sliced bread. For a group song this sat pretty well with me, even if it wasn't as fast paced as some other songs.
命の使い道 (Inochi no Tsukaimichi) *
I wonder what it was like hearing this song in person. I bet the sound engineer pushed up the bass on the EQ on this while it was playing just to give some people a shock. I quite like this song, especially the little echo thing they have going on.
小池 (Koike)
Mariko monologue! I couldn't tell the difference between that and the one line she sang by herself, haha. I like Acchan's hair! Looks a little like Nocchi. Seemed like the song was more talking than actual singing, by the end.
気になる転校生 (Ki ni Naru Tenkousei)
Everybody YEAH YEAH. So cute, I can't write any more because I spent the rest of the song melted in a puddle of cuteness.
青春の稲妻 (Seishun no inatzuma) *
Ooh, I remember hearing this song, but I'm not sure where. Catchy hook, and all the eyecandy on stage at once is good, too. Why does the hairstylist love making Yuko's hair look bad? Why u do dis ;_;. Sayaka dancing in the middle was interesting! She ended with a hadouken, lol.
僕の太陽 (Boku no Taiyou)
The only redeeming thing about this song is the solo shots some girls get at the start. Oh, and sweaty Acchan.
ダルイカンジ (Darui Kanji)
MIICHAN'S WEARING GLASSES. The beginning sounded like a MJ song or something. And when they started singing it sounded like a PL song. I quite liked it, it was a little 'bouncy'. Needs more shots of Miichan, she's really cute with glasses!
Stand up
Abs, lots of it. But it was over way too early, and with not enough shots of their abs.
約束よ (Yakusoku yo)
This song wasn't catchy at all! But given my luck it'd probably stay in my head forever, now.
背中から抱きしめて (Senaka kara Dakishimete)
Aw, I like this song. The dresses are a little gaudy, though. I bet they sent the stylist to a gulag after that one..
最後の制服 (Saigo no seifuku)
Ah, I nearly failed on my 'not falling asleep while the concert is on' challenge with this one.
ハートが風邪をひいた夜 H2 (Heart ga kaze wo hiita yoru) *
One of my faves from H2. By all calculations I should hate this song, a lot. But all of them look great, and the chorus is nice hook! DON'T JUDGE ME.
あなたとクリスマスイブ (Anata to Christmas Eve)
Aw, what a romantic song. A little slow, but I guess there has to be some balance.
マンモス (Mammoth)
Who comes up with the titles, seriously? The outfits are kind of weird, but the song is not so bad.
会いたかった（Aitakatta)
Ooooh yeah, I love the outfits! In this perf there's like 4 girls in the background. Wonder why they even bothered with seats if so few girls are gonna sit in em. Tomochin gets a mention for looking supercute here.
森へ行こう (Mori e Ikou)
Oh, a mass choral song. Sato Natsuki has the most intense look on her face. Yuka's in this, fuck yeah.
蜃気楼 (Shinkirou) *
Wow, when I saw Myao and Chisato walk on stage my first thought was "Well, this is gonna suck". But it's actually really pretty! Totally unexpected and quite pleasing, really. And they didn't sound as badly as I expected, too.
２人乗りの自転車 (Futarinori no Jitensha)
Does B have songs that aren't of this type? Because it sure seems like they don't, or they just get better group songs. I'm not complaining though. Not very memorable, but at least it's not Saigo no Seifuku.
アイサレルトイウコト (Aisareru to iu Koto)
Love the uniforms. But why is Erena wearing shorts? I just noticed those pants are actually latex. 10/10 would fantasize about again.
Dear my teacher
Woo, a bunch of girls get some solo lines in. The 'kiss me baby' line gets me, sounds like a broken tape at some points. Props for awesome looking tops! Satou Amina has a funky voice.
僕の桜 (Boku no Sakura)
Title made me settle in for another Boku no Taiyou. I actually started yawning when the song began.
初恋泥棒 (Hatsukoi Dorobou)
Ah cuties! I would let them steal my fire love any day of the week.
初めてのジェリービーンズ (Hajimete no Jellybeans)
OMG IT'S SA--ACCHAN! Prop guitars make me rage. But I love how cute the whole song is. Although one does wonder how it got such a high ranking.
帰郷 (Kikyou)
Takamina family is up! And of course, she looks as beautiful as ever. It feels like a 'rainy day and I'm forced to stay inside' song, to me. And I really like it because of that, if nothing else. Well, that and how awesome Takamina looks, of course.
ロマンス、イラネ (Romance, Irane) *
My favouritest AKB single ever. Awesome outfit, and pretty much all the girls I ever need to see are in it. The girls sitting in the background doing the hand gestures made me chuckle a bit. The camera actually finds Yuka for like 3 seconds! I melted. I like when the camera gets the upward angle, for reasons I do not need to elaborate..
ガラスのI LOVE YOU (Glass no I Love You)
See, Takamina can be girly too! Tomochin looks great as always. And the announcement for number 61 was hilarious.
アイドルなんて呼ばないで (Idol Nante Yobanaide)
Ah it's another one of those cuteblob groups! It looks ridiculously cute, but sounds a little artificial. No matter, who pays attention to the song with girls like these, am i right?
僕とジュリエットとジェットコースター (Boku to Juliet to Jet Coaster)
What a cool song! Satou Amina just got a whole lot cooler with this performance.
16人姉妹の歌 (16 Nin Shimai no Uta)
Ooh, it's like a Team K JKM, except awesomer~! The western sound was a little offputting, though. Sato Natsuki's little ninki mono monologue was lulz. Poor Ayaka Umeda. Sadface.
涙売りの少女 (Namida Uri no Shoujo) *
I liked this song before they even started singing! Nice outfits, and the rap part in the middle is win and awesome. Quite a catchy hook too. And Reina being there is fien, too!
メロスの道 (Melos no Michi)
Wah wah wah, fit inducing lighting! Sae looks cute!
恋のチューイング (Koi no Chewing)
I didn't even have time to finish processing my "Well, this is a weird title" thought, when the lights came on. DAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWw. It's like a 2nd Gen Tanpopo reincarnation. And it's already finished as I type this now. That was way too short.
君が教えてくれた (Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta)
They should've given everyone Tomochin's outfit. Nakata Chisato looks pretty cute, surprisingly!
偉い人になりたくない (Erai Hito ni Naritakunai)
LOL @ the falling wave. Maybe it's not possible for me to actually dislike a K song.
Two years later
What? Is that low voice really Yukirin's? I find it hard to believe.
誰かのために-What can I do for someone?- (Dareka no Tame ni)
Team A, virginal angels. But sometimes even virginal angels have to sing boring songs. Their outfits kinda look like maternity dresses!
RUN RUN RUN
It seems like Satou Amina is in every other song! Natsumi is in this too, and she looks gooooooooood.
It ends here! Acchan fucks up, and manages to look absolutely cute doing it. Perhaps the whole 'Acchan always wins' meme isn't so full of untruths after all. The outro done by Kitarie/Sasshi/Mocchi is funny as hell. 'Eeeeeeehhhhhh?!'
Blue rose
Awwwww yeah. Abs! And of course all of them look great. Oh shit they kicked the micstands! That was absolutely badass. Whoever picked the outfits and did the chereography should get some sort of medal. And I can really say that little guitar lead in the middle was awesome, too!
ただいま恋愛中 (Tadaima Renaichuu) *
Audience participation at the start! I am an absolute sucker for retro outfits, and these ones look fucking awesome. Also one of the few times I think Takamina looks really good with a bow. Tomochin looks great too, especially with that cute bow. Pretty catchy tune, with a memorable hook. I'll say Aishiteru too.
SKE48 *
Quite fitting that SKE48 gets number 48, with SKE48. It's probably my favourite SKE48 song, if not my favourite group song overall. The Sakae girls do it with such intensity and energy that it's hard to not like it. The fist pumping gets me every time. And OMG they let Shinkai Rina do the announcement for the next song <3.
青空のそばにいて (Aozora no Soba ni Ite)
They came out with seifuku nighties. Quite fitting, because I felt like sleeping once the song started.
となりのバナナ (Tonari no Banana) *
Tonari no Banana? More like Tonari no HNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH. I laughed a little when I saw that they were using the Daily Yomiuri, and one headline read 'Israeli troops pulling out of Gaza Strip'. Erepyon and Tomo~ are TOO cute together. The dialogue cracked me up. But yes Tomo~, both of you are kawaii indeed. Just don't ask me for a house because then I'd have to steal from a bank.
君はペガサス (Kimi wa Pegasus)
First time I'm actually listening to this song. It's often talked about as a 'good' AKB song, so I've been wanting to hear it for a while. It's actually quite decent! Wish they'd drop the masculine theme, though.
Bye Bye Bye *
No3b is up with Byex3. All 3 look cute as hell, as usual. And once again, I pull out the Tanpopo card. Kojiharu gets special mention for looking absolutely fucktastic. This was only aided by her supremely short skirt. Oh, and about the song (there was a song?!), I love it.
白いシャツ (Shiroi Shirts)
Well at least they weren't lying about the white shirts. I really like the trick with the words on the shirts! And there's really no way to hate a song that's as cute as this.
Confession
Another song with abundance of abs, this time with Yuko too! The song itself sounds a little generic, but it's exciting enough to keep my attention!
夕陽を見ているか？ (Yuuhi wo Miteiruka?)
I've always harboured a secret love for this song, because it sounds so generic. But who cares, it's sounds good, the girls look great, and Acchan's in it! There's no way I can hate it.
甘い股関節 (Amai Kokansetsu) *
めーたん ｷﾀ━━━━ヽ(ﾟρﾟ )ﾉ━━━━!!!! When I first heard this song, I hated it, because I was under a warlock's spell and didn't like Meetan. But after seeing her toil to sell it and seeing her perform it at number 40, I have no choice but to smile.
向日葵 (Himawari)
Wow, Sayaka looks really good in this perf! The solo parts were a little..lackluster though, for the lack of a better word. The song itself is pretty decent, though.
7時12分の初恋 (7ji12fun no Hatsukoi) *
Reina looks supercute! This is another song I'd put into the 'rainy day at home' box. I can see myself reminiscing on the good old days while listening to this song and feeling particularly emo. But that's why I love it.
会いに行こう (Ai ni Ikou)
Is it just me or does Yuko seem to have balloons for breasts in the dress she has on? The 'good group songs' only applies to Team B, or something? Eyecandy was great, but the song was pretty forgettable.
ハート型ウィルス (Heart Gata Virus)
Kojima Haruna at her best. The little monologue in the middle was awesomely cute, as well!
渚のチェリー (Nagisa no CHERRY)
Acchan in the center, and with such catchy lyrics? What's not to love. Sure, she's not the best singer in the world, but dammit! The clapping dance thing is way too awesome.
Baby! Baby! Baby! *
Now some people (read:Masa) hate this song, because of how poppy it sounds. But that's exactly why I love this song! Great retro outfits, cute dance and everyone (even Ayaka Umeda!) is in it! Takamina looks beautiful too (as always).
鏡の中のｼﾞｬﾝﾇ･ﾀﾞﾙｸ (Kagami no naka no Jean Da Arc)
First time I've noticed Yonezawa Rumi at all, in this concert. Sasshi is so intense! What is with the flag, though!
転がる石になれ (Korogaru ishi ni nare) *
Interesting segue into the song. Team K can make group songs work too, and this definitely did! Facemelting guitar solo near the end! My face was melted.
投げキッスで撃ち落とせ (Nage KISSU de uchi otose)
Cowboy hats = lose. Actually, add visors into that too. Doesn't stop me from liking the song though. I have a feeling it'll only get harder to hate songs in this list.
回遊魚のキャパシティ (Kaiyuugyo no Capacity)
Pretty cool song, but I really can't think of anything else to say that's not "OMG ZE OUTFITS".
涙の湘南 (Namida no Shounan)
The beginning of this song totally reminded me of Kirara to Urara's Sentimetal Boy. This is actually a cool song, and I probably liked it more than I should. The micstands do wonders! And I think this is the first time Maimai actually got some decent camera time. One part of the hand movements reminds me of Chocolate Love, ha.
ツンデレ！ (Tsundere!)
This seems to be mandatory for every Tomochin fan to like! I can't really call myself one, but I like it too! Oversized shades are totally cute! It's funny as hell watching Sato Amina trying to shake her chest. Pretty catchy song!
禁じられた２人 (Kinjirareta Futari) *
Damn, I like this song! They're both not particularly good at singing, but both of them together make a great pair! There's one shot where you can see Rabutan's attempt at one of the moves, and it's cute. The end where they hold hands..aaaaaawwwwwwwwwwww
シャムネコ (Shamu Neko) *
Team K is back, with a vengeance! And they came back with a great song. The end pose looks funny. Probably the best song in the whole disc. Although I guess that's why it's the top of the 25 in this disc..
草原の奇跡 (Sougen no Kiseki)
Alriiiiiiiight. I'm actually sleepy, and of course Team K comes out first with a positively boring number. Good thing they all look good though, so that's keeping me up.
黒い天使 (Kuroi Tenshi)
Silly hat makes a comeback after hiding for 75 tracks. But I didn't really notice it that much, because of the sexy outfits.. It's always cool seeing Reinyan, and even more so since it's a trio, so she actually gets some camera time. I liked the part where Aki and Atsuko held their mics for each other.
ワッショイB！ (Wasshoi B)
Team B attempts to exert dominance! It's a really cool song, and fun as hell! If it wasn't 5am I might have actually did some jumping and joined them in singing "Saikyou team wa B!", because for this song, that was abolutely true.
泣きながら微笑んで (Nakinagara Hohoende)
Even Yuko couldn't save this song, for me.
夢を死なせるわけにいかない (Yume wo shinaseru wake ni ikanai) *
Aw yeah, one of my favourite songs! It starts off pretty slow, but builds up to an epic chorus and the pace never slows down from there! The first time I heard this it took me days to get it out.
Only today
Cute outfits! Silly hat on Acchan again. The invasion begins!
BINGO!
The whole stage is filled with dancing girls! This song is actually not that bad, now that I actually took some time to listen to it, and watch them dance..
天使のしっぽ (Tenshi no Shippo)
They have tails, but not ears. Colour me confused. Gussan is keeping me in solid form watching this perf. Because Rabutan and Nakayan are so cute together.
恋愛禁止条例 (Renai Kinshijourei)
Takamina, Myao and Miichan. There's pretty much no way anyone could hate this, unless they hated everything that was right with the world. The instrumental actually reminds me of Planet Puzzle League, for some reason.
支え (Sasae)
Well, at least there's no silly hats in this one.
ごめんね ジュエル (Gomen ne Jewel)
The outfits (and hats!) look ridiculous. But midriff baring = Awesome. And both Yuka and Yuko are in it, so even the repetitiveness of the song doesn't bother me much, anymore.
Faint
Ah I think I can understand why fans like this song so much. I'm surprised I even understood any of the English they sang at all! Tomochin looks pretty good in this perf.
純愛のクレッシェンド (Junai no Crescendo)
No3b lineup is back, this time with silly hats. I don't want to sound like a perv or anything, but man, Kojiharu looks really awesome when she's glistening with sweat..
記憶のジレンマ (Seishun no inatzuma)
Strangely, I quite like this song. I guess it helps that all 4 girls sound decent, and I quite like them. And Yuka is always good.
おしべとめしべと夜の蝶々 (Oshibe to meshibe to yoru no chouchou)
Wow, what a nice start to the song. Meetan steps her game up! Tomomi looks good as always, and Meetan's expression at the end of the dialogue was lol-worthy. Kiss at the end was FFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU. Stuff of dreams right there.
桜の花びらたち (Sakura no Hanabiratachi)
Yay, I'm glad this ranked somewhere up there. Although I see that it dropped 9 places, orz. I always remember the 08 PV when I hear this; I don't think anyone can say it doesn't tug at the heartstrings a bit. I quite like the outfits for this!
純情主義 (Junjou Shuhi)
Have to admit Haachan looks really good here. In fact I'd even venture to say the best I've seen her. Actually I don't think I've seen any of the 3 girls looking this good. And the song is actually decent too. The vocal effects in the song kinda annoy me a little bit, but I would say it fits in with the song, so I'm ok with it.
明日は明日の君が生まれる (Ashita wa Ashita no Kimi ga Umareru)
Sae is sparkling! I feel weird seeing Sayaka in a relatively normal looking one piece dress.
Maria *
Woo, Yuka's solo (kinda) song! Great outfits, great girls (although who is that girl who's not Tomo or Yuka?) and great song. I quite like the mic..sticks? They add a certain dynamism to the performance. Let's call them pimp sticks.
パジャマドライブ (Pajama Drive)
They're actually wearing pajamas. They have such intense looks of concentration while dancing.
最終ベルが鳴る (Saishuu Bell ga naru)
Decent song + Team K = Awesome song. True story. Oh man, the guitar lead near the end was great!
Bird *
Takamina's turn to shine! Being backed up by Mariko only makes her sound even better.
てもでもの涙 (Demo demo no Namida) *
Oh, Mika actually sounds pretty good! I had no idea. The Yuki/Mika pair suit each other well. The chorus part is actually quite catchy, and there's something about micstands that make me automatically like songs with them. Just makes it even sadder that Mika had to quit due to injury. But I guess that's the reality of the idol world.
大声ダイヤモンド (Oogoe Diamond) *
Did they speed up the tempo on this song a little bit, or something? Knee high socks, no silly hats, awesome dance and great hook. This song is quite perfect for #1. Except it's not, which makes me wonder what kind of song made the top place..
初日 (Shounichi) *
Cindy's fighting the tears back! It's a group song, and it's Team B. So of course it's gonna be an awesome song. The lyrics are pretty inspiring, and it fits Team B really well. It's worthy as a concert (and setlist!) closer, no doubts about that. I guess it really is Saikyou Team B, eh. But they deserved it, for sure.
They all look pretty emotional during the performance, but it seems Moeno does no such thing! She might be the real cyborg in AKB. Takamina of course had to join in on the cryfest too. You're so cute, Takamina <3.
ひこうき雲 (Hikoukigumo) *
Encore song! It's not even in the 100 list, but man, what an awesome song. I want one of those towels. It's so awesome to see all of them having fun, even doing the encore. Sorta reminds me what it's all about, in the end. Kana fighting everyone else for the curtain was actually pretty funny!
Now I didn't watch all of this in a day, because that would have quite literally driven me mad, but over 2 1/2 days, with the last 25 being watched at 5am because I couldn't sleep. So that might explain some laziness in terms of comments. Also, if you actually read this all the way through, what the fuck? Go do something else. Also, these were done as I watched it, so there's probably some weird contradictions or something.
But I'll always have an intense hate for silly hats.
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