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Hi everyone,

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Opening: Space Odyessy setting
"Welcome Abroad. Here is our Starship. We will take you to the land you believe.
Fly High together. Here is our Captain of our flight...." 
(I can't remember what else)
Seiko is "beamed (up)" while the album version of "Sound OF Fire" starts the show.

Seiko comes out in 70s shining studded pants suit of gold and silver.
(1)Sound of Fire
(2)Love & Emotion    
   -very nice dance steps, easy to follow
(3)How to take a chance   
   - dance moves, easy steps to follow. 
   - Removes the out jacket leaves silver tank-top
(4)Women 
   - strong rockish, picks up the energy again from Love&Emotion, superb

Seiko in nice, sexy all white. Cut-in top showing off shoulders and a little 
bare back. long skirt with slit in front and white boots. The mood goes into 
the woods, sounds of crickets, etc. Back drop rolls up dead leaves, etc. All 
silence and Seiko comes up from the second level of the stage right from the 
center. One guitarist on each extreme end. All three strumming the guitar (yes, 
Seiko too!) Seiko in a cowboy white hat, and plays "This is the Place" This is 
no doubt my fav scene. 
(5) This is the Place   
    - sings with the crowd with Sha-la-la...
(-) MC walks down the base floor again, talks in the city dialect if she had learnt (hahaa)
    - brings in the chair for the next song, great care is taken when sitting
      due to the loooooong slit in the skirt infront ;p
(6) Anata Shika Mienai

Acoustic Corner. (hot fav amongst fans)
(-) MC talks about the album
(7) I Miss You Prelude
    - definitely not for those who si still mending a broken heart. 
      The sound is too real.
(-) MC Out comes a cello, percussions, keyboard ....Acoustic corner!
(8) Natsu monogatari 
    - a shorter version and a slightly shorter version

(9) Acoustic Medley : (a)&(b) are killers..... 
    - it would be such a waste if there is no single cut on these two tracks)
    (a)Komugi iro no Mermaid
    (b)Diamond Eyes
    (c)Akai Sweet Pea
(10)AvaMaria
    - surprise surprise... Super Grovy, uptempo awesome change of mood.
(-)Band/Dancers introduction
    - Look out for the drummer, he (Ryube) extraordinarily outstanding,
      excellent exceeeeeeeellent drummer.
    - Next is the usual super cool, super suave Hiruta Yoji on sax. :) 
      The only one left from the past tours.

Medley corner
The settings goes into Grease and Happy Days era. Seiko comes out in a pink 
convertible, in poker dotted pink  and white "Grease" guaduating party dress. 
Ok Ok... on its own it is kind of odd, (ahhahaa) but with the entire props, 
it really isn't that bad.... really. It helps if you are there. hahahhaa :p 
(11) Rock N Rouge
     Eighteen 
     Jikan no Kini no Alice
     Kiss in Blue Heaven
     Nagisano Balcony
     Chapel no Komichi
     Sutekini Once Again


"Eighteen" is a big hit as Seiko has not sung this for more than 10 years. 
It was a welcomed surprise for all although some thought it was have been 
better if it was followed wby "True Love" or "Romance". Seiko said that she was 
really hestitant about singing the song and to be doing the exact simple dance steps. 
We all had a good laugh and time watching Seiko and especially when she added 
"actually I am thirty-nine" in the last phrase of the song. Check-out the shoes too..hahaa 
Another big big welcome surprise was "Chapel no Komichi" the coupling song of "shanghai lovesong" :) 

Final
(12)Kagayakita kisetsu tabitatou

Encore 
Seiko in all yellow, blond hair. 
(13)Natsu no tobira
(14)20th Party
   - Got the entire crowd waving thier hands, dancing, singing....
     what a way to end. Could not ask for more.
   - look out for the "Hey" that Seiko shouts out just right before 
     "Everybodeee Singing all the naaaaaight" of the last line in the chorus. 
   - In "I DANCE you DANCE..... I SING you SING..." jumping up to the beat of
     the bold words are super fun too.:p 

Bonus
Impromtu bonus from Seiko
- Singing the melody which her daugher sings in the Glico Ice commercial. 
  Seiko is really quite obliging, doing it even though she embarrassingly 
  insists that her daughter is the one who is much better at it
- Pink Scooter (Pineapple), Sweet Memories, Only My Love, Vancacy (9th Wave),
  Shanghai Love Song
- Mimic her own Lion Dishwashing comical commercial
- there are also certain acts that were specific only for the people of the city,
  and Seiko herself stressed that no one was to put that into the internet. hahaa. (sorry guys:p) 

"20th Party" was no doubt the No1 song. Sends the band and crowd crazy. 
Other killers were "Chapel no Komichi" "This is the Place" "Mermaid"
"Love&Emotion"... on the whole the show was very good. Good flow of song types throughout. 
A little more variation in the oldies medley would have been nice though. 
But with the way "20th Party" tied up the show, there was nothing more to ask.


Tzing
ps.
Great dance from Sekip and Akiras. Sekip is the guy who is in the Bible LD and 
in last year's dinnershow. Now the cheoreographer for this tour and did so so wonderfully.
Apart from his solo dance, Look out how he tries to encourage the crowd to move along. 
Excellent.