AVO Jrock Festival @ Utrecht Tivoli de Helling 14/07/2013

From L to R: Vaniru, ADAMS, Gothika

Let's see how should I start with this. First thing first, I really enjoyed the concert. So I arrived really early with a few friends, around 2 o'clock I was already outside the concert hall. As time was going by more people arrived. Also some old friends of mine that I haven't seen for a while came and made some new friends on the way. As time was going by, we heard that due to some problems, the time has been pushed forward by an hour. So instead at 4PM for the VIPs to go inside, it was turned into 5PM. But when we were outside waiting, Shota (from ADAMS) was looking through the window of his backstage room and blew kisses to people.

The door opened and everyone went inside. So first everyone went inside, some went to get some merchandise and some already went into the concert Hall. I went to get some ADAMS merchandise since there wasn't many people. Afterwards I went into the concert hall and talked to some friends. until I got picked up to go backstage to have an interview with Vaniru. To read the interview click here. While I was interviewing Vaniru, Gothika were performing, so I missed their performance but I was able to see them play their last song. After Gothika, it was ADAMS turn to play. I was able to enjoy their stage performance. Their performance was really awesome, they had a  lot of energy and they had a lot of fan service as well. After they finish playing I had to go backstage to get ready to interview ADAMS, to read their interview click here. I was able to listen to Vaniru play Cosmic Night, before I was off to interview Adams.

The interviews went well, I had a small problem with Vaniru due to language barrier. But was able to pull it off thanks to their manager. Leoneil doesn't talk much he just sits there and listens, while Yuto mainly does the talking. It was really funny how he was walking everywhere with his guitar, even when it was just getting water. The interview with ADAMS went really well, Shota was answering everything in english, and tried to translate for Adam as well. Adam understood what I was asking but he didn't know how to answer so he let Shota do the answering. ADAMS were really sociable, they made me feel really comfortable. as this was my first official interview with 2 band where one of them is my favourite band. ADAMS also made a lot of jokes in between the interview, especially Shota since he was have a beer he kept saying that he was drunk already. At the end he even left all his stuff behind when he wanted to leave the room and when we told him that he left his stuff behind, he said that he was drunk again, when he only had 2 cans of beer. Even when walking out the room they were making jokes. It was also very nice to hear from Shota that he know visualkeiheaven and that he has been on it before to read articles about ADAMS before.

I am really happy and thank full to Visual Kei Heaven, for letting me join them as a live crew and thanking AVO and Astan for making it happen that I can interview Vaniru & ADAMS, especially since I already love ADAMS for a while.

It was also a totally new experience for me as I was experiencing it backstage, I have seen it on tv enough times of what happense backstage of a concert but never gone through it myself. Everything was considered new to me seeing how artist really get ready before stage and everything. I thank Astan and Fran for making it possible, and thanking Fran for looking after me.

Here are some picture & videos from ADAMS performance:

ADAMS Setlist:

1. Checkmate


2. Boys & Girls


3. Kissing in the Dark


4. Dizzy Love


5. Like  A Dance


6. Go


7. Romance


8. Bittersweet


9. Sweet Dreams


10. Boku No Sei


11. Stand Up

                                                                  

Vaniru performing Cosmic Night (backstage view).

 

Merchandise that I got at the concert, and an autograph from a member from Gothika, he also sighned an autograph for my little brother, because I said that he couldn't make it because he sick. That is so nice of him.

                 

I really enjoyed my time, and it was my first time interviewing a band, I thank Visual Kei Heaven, Astan and Fran from AVO to make it possible, thank you very much.

Joining Visual Kei Heaven

 

First of all a small information what VKH is :

Visual Kei Heaven (VKH) is a Visual Kei focused blog working with a team of bloggers from all around the world. Our goal is to bring you the latest Japanese Rock and Visual Kei news. We debuted in 2010, but we have been growing fast. We aim to be a high quality website that promote Visual Kei and Japanese artists worldwide.""


So VKH (Visual Kei Heaven) is a non profit blog. Recently I have joined the staff memeber list of VKH as a live crew. As a live Crew I will be doing  reviewing lives, concerts, events, attend conventions and host interviews with bands. But since I am from the Netherlands, and that Visual Kei isn't that popular here and since I personally want to stay active, I also from time to time post articles about bands with new looks, bringing out new CD, etc, etc.

Eventhough I have joined VKH I will keep this blog running of course.  For anyone that want to go and read the site http://www.visualkeiheaven.us/

BORN blame for eye ball licking ?!

So I am sure that most of you have already heard/read about one of the most strangest headlines at the moment. BORN (Visual Kei band from Japan) are being blamed for the most recent trend that is going around in Japan. Eyeball licking *GROSS*
So it apparently all started with one of their PV Spiral Lie. where their vocalist Ryoga who is tied on a chair and a girl who is playing around with him and eventually licks his eyeball. Also the PV is almost 2 yrs old now so I really don't get why they are being blamed on.
There were articles all around on the internet, such as the following (list just keeps going on & on )
The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/ ... agers-sick
CBS News: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-575 ... ness-risk/
Time: http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/06/14/eye ... k-eye-too/
Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/06/1 ... olescents/
ABC News: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013 ... age-sight/
The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/06 ... 36372.html
Even though that whole eyeball licking is gross, I don't understand why people would do it, especially you can transmit bacteria 2x as fast since the eyeball is one of the most sensitive parts of the human body and the tongue isn't exactly bacteria free. Also you can get blind of it. Also the trend tend to happen with elementary students which makes is more weird that they will do it because of BORN. As the trend is weird and disgusting, I think that the people shouldn't blame BORN for it, especially since the PV came out almost 2 yrs ago that is some time back already. While it is getting a trend not long ago. So I actually thing its ridiculous to blame BORN for it but there must be another reason why it has turned into a trend recently.
So what do you think about the whole "BORN being blamed on eyeball licking" trend. Comment to let me know.

HITT @ 330Live (The Hague, The Netherlands) (06/06/2013)

YAAAAAY another concert to add to my list I have been to ^_^.

First of all the concert was amazing. HITT is so much more handsome in real life than on picture. He is also super nice he had a lot of fan interaction, super nice of him. So let me start from the beginning. First of all it was said that we can film and take pictures of the first 2 songs because HITT want us to enjoy the concert and don't want to see a lot of cameras in his face. So I of course filmed/took pictures the first 2 songs. I don't remeber if it was the 3rd or 5th song, he pulled a girl on stage and kept turning her and then gave her a hug. Afterwards he pulled me on stage and start making me dance ^_^" and then gave me a hug (I am still kinda in shock of that) when I was on stage my mind went blank and didn't know what to do. Afterwards he pulled a guy on stage and was clapping to the song and he also received a hug from HITT.  Someone screamed that he isn't called HITT but HOT XD

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtxR7kW0NmU?feature=player_detailpage&w=640&h=360]Setlist:

1. HEY ! HATE !
2. DESIRE
3. Kakko tsuke man
4. With you
5. Sakura Romance
6. Sexy Galaxy
7. LaLiLaLuLaLoLa
8. WILD KISS
9. RENDEZ-VOUS
10. face
11. MY PUNKS
12. I’m crazy for you!
13. ShinuhodoAishitakatta ShinuhodoAisaretakatta

Encore:
14. Last March
15. My name is HITT

A group of girls gave HITT a mirror with a small message on the back, and throughout the night he was using that mirror instead of his own (so nice of him) and he kept say "So Handsome" in the mirror. At some point he was having a drink and he wanted to sit down and he fell (I think he did it on purpose) and he found a string on the stage (someone threw that on stage) and he called them pervert. It was such a funny moment, he then put the string on over his pants (awkward moment), he did take them of afterwards.

Whenever he is taking a break to have a drink he will have a small interaction with the fans. At some point there was a girl who had kind of a lease on her and HITT pulled her on stage. He told her to bark and then the girl barked but then she meowed. HITT was like a dog or a cat? At the end of the concert he said that he doesn't want to leave and that he is going to take that girl with him to Japan (then everyone said they want to go with him)

                            

I bought some merchandise of course. I bought bought a t-shirt, pictures, 2 CD, DVD delux edition (which comes in a pretty bag) and last I was able to take a polaroid picture with him and got it signed <3 When we were taking pictures he kept looking at me with puppy eyes, at that time I totally was lost at words couldn't say anything at all except hi ^_^"  (I know this sound really weird but he smell extremely nice) After the concert and taking picture with him, me and my friends went outside the venue, at some point HITT came out to leave for his hotel (which was around the corner) he said goodbye to us and waved at us. After that I asked my little brother if he knew where he went and he said end of the street >.< I was waiting for my parents to pick me up and Me and my friends happen to stand outside his hotel place and we didn't knew at all. At some point he came down (leaving around 00:30) he saw us and came to us to say goodbye and shaked our hands again, he was packing up everything into the car. I wanted to wait until he left and waved at him but then my parents arrived >.<

          

At the end I had an amazing concert + day, he promised to come back again next time <3