TWICE's Platinum Stage
TWICEのプラチナステージ
On Monday, January 29th, the Korean girl group TWICE held the Tokyo performance of "TWICE SHOWCASE LIVE TOUR 2018 "Candy Pop"" at NHK Hall (Shibuya, Tokyo). It's been about a month since they last performed at the NHK Hall, which is also the stage for the NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen, where they made their first appearance at the end of last year.
When the lights went out, the excitement in the venue reached its peak! The opening started with a video that showed the members in pop red outfits surrounded by various candies and sweets, as in the SHOWCASE title, and the charm of the stylish and cute TWICE. The venue erupted in cheers.
"One More Time" was their first single in Japan and set many brilliant records. Continuing with the song "Like OOH-AHH Japanese ver.", which made TWICE known to the world in 2015, Momo's dance performance got the crowd excited, and the group showed off their edgy dance moves to deliver a top-notch performance.
The MC started with the standard TWICE greeting, "One in a Million! We are TWICE." Sana, the Japanese member, greeted the audience with, "ONCE, welcome to TWICE SHOWCASE LIVE TOUR 2018 "Candy Pop" today!" The other members also greeted the audience one by one in the Japanese they had learned. Live viewings and video recordings were also held nationwide on this day, so a TWICE whirlwind was created not only in Tokyo but all over the country.
"There were a lot of happy things that I want to share with ONCE in 2017! First of all, we were able to make our debut in Japan and hold our first showcase at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium! And we were able to get the number one spot on the Oricon charts with our first JAPAN SINGLE "One More Time"! And on New Year's Eve, we were able to perform at the "Kohaku Uta Gassen"! " She talked about her memories and gratitude for the great achievements that they achieved in 2017.
After the lights went out, the video that played was the music video for "BRAND NEW GIRL," the coupling song of "Candy Pop," which was released for the first time on this tour. The song, which has a graduation theme and sings about the friendship between girls who have dreams and go their own way, is the perfect song for this season.
And for "Candy Pop," which will be released on February 7, TWICE will perform it for the first time on this tour in costumes that combine the members' colors with white sequins. The choreography is characterized by the candy-grabbing, pop and cute dance. Then, "SIGNAL -Japanese ver.-" started.
"Candy Pop" was performed for the first time at a live concert! What did you all think?" Jihyo asked the audience's reaction. The teenage female fans cheered. Jihyo commented, "It was my first performance, so I was excited." Even during the talk, TWICE's friendly appearance captivated the audience.
The excitement reached its peak in the final sprint, and the audience in the venue and live viewing made the TT pose during the performance of "TT -Japanese ver.-", which became a social phenomenon as the TT pose became a trend in 2017. The whole of Japan became one.
Then, TWICE performed their fan song "ONE IN A MILLION" and their new song "BRAND NEW GIRL". It was a first tour, first performance, and a lot of firsts, so it was a packed event.
(From K-POP News)
I found a video of the showcase, and the venue seemed to be really excited. The fact that they were able to chat so fluently was only possible because of the Japanese members.
When Jihyo said "Ready, go!", Mina held out one finger and said, "Can I have just one candy?", which elicited huge cheers. Her shyness in response to the cheers was indescribable...
"Next, Jeongyeon, let's go," Nayeon said, raising her fist to encourage her.
The normally cool Jeongyeon had no choice but to have Mina teach her how to pronounce the words...
"Okay, everyone, say "Ready, go, go! Three, four, five," Sana's voice echoed throughout the venue.
As the two were going back and forth, saying "Can I have just one candy?", it seemed like someone said "Andee (no)"...or was it an illusion?
The audience all started calling out "Naa-yeon, Naa-yeon" to Naa-yeon as well. Nayeon looks embarrassed and says, "No, I can't," but is persuaded by Jeongyeon and Mina, and says,
"Candy~...just one, please."
The audience erupts in excitement at her characteristically straightforward tone. Voices of "cute, cute" ring out from all around. Maybe Nayeon is murmuring "cute, cute" too? (laughs).
There are quite a few male voices among the female voices. This might be the first time I've heard such cheers in K-Pop since KARA... I wonder if KARA was this good either...
Sana, who serves as the host, also speaks in a great Osaka dialect. She removes the hindrances of time and the restraints of standard Japanese, and eases the audience into the relaxed mood of manzai.
"Okay, now let's decide who was the cutest by raising our hands. Let's start with Jihyo..."
Sana's smooth hosting really made me lose track of time... and the stage was full of other hit songs...
It looks like TWICE's tours will be platinum tickets from now on... they gave off that vibe just from the talk time...
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