Biggest impact for me was
#5 Mushi no Ballad (Sayaka)
#3 Ue Kara Mariko (Mariko et al)
#2 Kiseki wa Maniawanai (Sae, Jurina, Misato)
#1 Hashire! Penguin (Team 4)
#5- a beautiful ballad, and Sayaka's honest thanks to everyone for pushing the song so high. She is truly a talented and beautiful young woman.
#3- a wonderfully constructed song, and Mariko, with a blend of veterans, middle experience, and newbies created a truly unforgettable PV, and still one of the most enjoyable songs to listen to in the AKB48 repetoire
#2-a wondeful moment when you first hear Sae's voice at the beginning- this song is about her, but she is ably supported by Jurina and Misato, who also deserve a lot of credit in creating a very magical performance tonight
#1- I barely knew this song, but when it dawns on me that this is a nostalic 'reunion' of team 4, it is a very impressive statement of how much team 4 has impacted the history of the AKB48 family- most of the girls ended up in tears in the after chat session, led by Haruka Shimada, who cried magnificently.
Two other memorable scenes-
1) Hiroshi Yuasa- was up for manager of AKB48, but as he was the only manager who got a negative vote from the YouTube voters, he had to take a position of trainee/assistant to Tomonobu Togasaki. He stood up on the stage, in what had to be a difficult moment, but showed no signs of distress, and accepted his position. I guess it is interesting that the managers had to go through the same gut wrenching feelings as the girls do during their votes, but still Yuasa san was only one who received a negative overall vote. Hope this can be turned into a more positve story in the future.
2) Mayumi Natsu sensei- the woman who has caused idols from Hello!Project and AKB48 to shed enough tears to fill a large dam, was there tonight to honor Sae, but as the moments continued, a lot of girls were unleashing torrents of tears. Not out of abject horror or fear, but from the realization of how much Natsu sensei wants the girls to be successful, even if she temporarily has to be rather strict with them.
Anyway great show tonight, lots of great moments!
ADDENDUMS:
1 -Forgot to mention the NMB48 a cappella version of their first single "Zetsumetsu Kurokami Shōjo" with their teacher (have to look up his name)- Fantastic job!
2- Yes the animal costumes for Hebirote (thank you for reminding me
+u+u san!)- Yuki has the second longest torso in the world of mammals, with only one other mammal having a longer torso
3- seeing Akicha and Haruka at the concert and speaking a bit of Indonesian
4- Kumi and Yuria performing Okami no Pride
5- Akicha leading Kimi no Koto ga Suki Dakara
Topic: [Concert] Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013 (Read 34479 times)