October 26, Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls. The typhoon that brought much worry passed, and the Halloween night skies were clear. VAMPS hosted ＜HALLOWEEN PARTY 2013＞ for their second time at Makuhari Messe. The fourth of five shows finally went off as a blast.
DAIGO once again opened ＜HALLOWEEN PARTY＞ with his enthusiastic performance. DAIGO was dressed as Eren Yeager, the main character of the hugely popular anime and comic, Attack on Titan. He reenacted fight scenes with giants on stage and instantly pumped up the crowd. He sang songs ranging from “MARIA”, from his DAIGO*STARDUST debut days, to his July solo releases “MUGEN∞REBIRTH” and “ITSUMO DAKISHIMETE”. DAIGO also talked about drinking with HYDE after yesterday’s show. He drank too much out of nervousness and fell asleep. He ended his set with an upbeat tune called “SUMMER PARTY” by his own band, BREAKERZ.
Tommy Heavenly6 was the next to take the stage. She was dressed gorgeously in a black t-shirt, one-piece skirt, and puffy tulle. Her hair was blond and tied up, much like in the image of Marie Antoinette. She looked like she would be a princess in her song, “CALL ME PRINCESS”. “I didn’t think I’d be on this stage again this year. I got so nervous, and I have a headache from concentrating too hard.” Her modest words made the crowd laugh. She then mesmerized the crowd with her energetic performance that goes against her delicate looks, while exuding her unique world view and style. Tommy Heavenly6 said of her upcoming November release, “I got a lot of energy from you all today. I can probably finish the album in time.” She then went into her latest song, “Ruby Eyes”.
Yasu of Acid Black Cherry, dressed as a black cat, led Acid Black Halloween which formed just for this concert. Unfortunately, Acid Black Halloween could not perform on the first day due to health issues. However, they came back and rocked the stage with that distinct high voice. “We are sorry about yesterday,” Yasu bowed and apologized to the crowd. It was hard to take eyes off of Yasu, who hardly ever stopped moving and would run up and down the runway. Yasu was supported by Shinya of DIR EN GREY on drums, HIRO of Libraian/La’cryma Christi on guitar, Leda from DELUHI who also played for DAIGO, and Ju-ken of VAMPS on bass. “Next up, what you’ve been waiting for. Get crazy!” VAMPS were then introduced as the next act.
During fashion show "HALLOWEEN COLLECTION" which raised audience heat during idol time, Rolly and Kanon Wakeshima, Aki (from SID) and Hitsugi (from Nightmare) made a surprise appearance. During the karaoke performance segment "From KARAOKE to the STAGE", Ryuji Aoki made a four years in-a-row appearance, with hyde performing a L'Arc〜en〜Ciel medley starting with "the Fourth Avenue Café", raising the entire crowd in splendor.
VAMPS further hyped up the crowd that was already at peak energy. The members walked one by one to the main stage while dawning gothic clothes and Mexican skull face makeup that they started on the second day in Kobe. As the somber “RUMBLE ~ HALLOWEEN Ver.~” played, HYDE walked out onto stage dressed in a black dress with his long hair wrapped up. When he reached the center of the stage, HYDE was lifted up. His long black skirt transformed him into a giant HYDE as the crowd was left astonished.
“Phew, Hot! Are you guys hot? It’s getting hot. I know, I know, I know! It’s because it’s Halloween”
Screams of “KAWAII!” were heard from the crowd. HYDE spoke back, “Yes, I know. I’m sorry for being kawaii (cute),” and pumped the crowd up even more. As “TROUBLE” started up, HYDE moved from the stage to the roof of a carriage and yelled “MAKUHATTE MAKKA-!” This phrase that references Makuhari is well known and familiar to the crowd. HYDE then starts singing all around the stage. K.A.Z. then told the crowd, “We’re gonna jump, ok? 3, 2, 1.” As he counted down and pointed his finger to the ceiling on 1, the crowd jumped in unison.
HALLOWEEN JUNKY ORCHESTRA closed out the night. During “Rhythm Game,” HYDE was forced to do a punishment game. HYDE says, “Well… The one that made me the most nervous in New York…” and started to sing an acapella version of L’Arc~en~Ciel’s “JOJOSHI”. They followed with a cover of “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by The Beatles and a sing along version of “HALLOWEEN PARTY,” which become a sort of theme song for the event. The second day of ＜HALLOWEEN PARTY 2013＞ at Makuhari came off as a great success. Fireworks went off to welcome the final day of the event tomorrow.
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