A little late on the impressions but anyway.
Overall I wasn't disappointed one bit. Wanted by band Passpo was totally unexpected and a nice surprise. I always felt that since the girls' abilities on the instruments were somewhat limited, that the band songs were written with that in mind. You don't need to be a pro to play Perfect sky or Shiny road let's put it that way. That's why it was a nice surprise to see them do something outside the usual songs. They all did pretty good but I thought Annya was especially good on the drums. She seemed comfortable behind her drum set and she really nailed her parts. And yeah, at times Naomi was struggling a little bit. Nothing too major though.
Me and Rezar agreed that the second show was definitely better. The first one was too talkative for my taste. This is something that will only be a problem for foreigners it would seem as it felt like the rest of the crowd were enjoying those chats. For a while there it looked like the Annya show from my perspective. She was talking the most in between songs and got some big laughs from the crowd on occasions.
I like the vast majority of their songs but I felt the second show's set was just stronger. The retrospect was nice. Most of the songs were cut short but they did play "I" completely which was amazing. It's such a great live song. Another one I was really looking forward to was "You". It's pretty much my favorite on the last album. They ended up playing it at the very end, on the second encore. It is also a really good live song.
One thing I wasn't prepared for was the "rituals" some of the die hard fans go through during their concerts. Screaming the name of the member who's singing (along with the glowsticks), the front section moving left and right during Step and Go, kneeling during certain parts, which I had no idea why they were doing it but I went along with it to not look like an idiot, and probably tons of other stuff I'm forgetting. I mean I consider myself a fan but these people are FANS.
It was great though. It made the show more enjoyable. You really felt like you were part of something.
Puchi passpo was also a nice surprise. I had no idea they were going to be there. They offered an ok performance but their young age and lack of experience somewhat shows in their performances. Some of those dance moves sure felt stiff. But they were all smiles and really seemed happy to be there so that kinda made up for it. I have to say I'm pretty happy with their song output so far. Of the 5 songs I've heard, there's only one I don't care too much for. The rest are all solid. Their last one is my favorite.
That's all I can think of. It was an awesome day all around, even if a little long.