After the lyrical period... (Girls' Generation) August 2011
抒情期を過ぎて…（少女時代）2011年8月
Niigata, from Hallyu live video (Girls' Generation)
12 groups including "KARA" and "Girls' Generation" hold K-POP live in Niigata
K-pop brought vitality and courage to the uneasy local cities of Japan in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Korea MBC's 50th anniversary special project "K-POP All star Live in Niigata" was held at Tohoku Electric Power's Big Swan Stadium in Niigata Prefecture on the 20th with about 45,000 fans from all over Japan. .
On this day, Sooyoung, Tiffany, and Yuri of the Korean girl group "Girls' Generation" acted as joint MCs, and before the event, "2PM", "BEAST", "CNBLUE" including "Girls' Generation" and "KARA" , ``Secret'', ``2AM'', ``4Minute'', ``SISTAR'', ``TEEN TOP'', ``INFINITE'', ``NORAZO'', and all 12 performers will participate, and an official press conference will be held. A moment of silence was offered in memory of the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
At this event, Girls' Generation's Taeyeon said, "I would be happy if I could help the victims of the disaster through music, even if just a little." I conveyed my impressions.
The first stage of this performance, which also served as a reconstruction support event for the Great East Japan Earthquake, was decorated by "2PM", and "BEAST", who was denied entry at Haneda Airport on the 16th, entered the country from Niigata Airport the day before and gave a splendid performance. showed off.
The popular girl groups "KARA" and "Girls' Generation" also responded to the cheers of fans with four hit songs each in the rain. In addition, special performances such as a duet song between Jung Yong Hwa of 'CNBLUE' and Seohyun of 'Girls' Generation' were also prepared, presenting a special stage to the fans.
Finally, all 12 groups of 62 performers sang the folk song Arirang together with the audience, ending the impressive three-hour performance.
On the other hand, 200 junior high and high school students who suffered damage from the Great East Japan Earthquake were invited to the performance that day for free. A portion of the proceeds from T-shirts, souvenirs, and ticket sales will be donated to support victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Niigata Prefecture.
(From K-POP News)
Many K-POP fans flocked to the venue for the Hallyu concert in Niigata despite the bad weather. It was a 3-hour competition between singers who represent K-pop, from 2PM's opening to SNSD's ending. KARA performing Girls' Generation's pre-lass stage is such a gorgeous relay that you don't know if there will be a future.
Many of the people who filled the venue were young female fans. However, young men, elderly people, and young children who could be called boys and girls were also noticeable. It made me realize that the trend of K-POP, which started with young female fans, is definitely spreading to other generations and males.
Both the stage and the audience became one with the excitement. I was surprised by the angle of the lighting and how it was raining so much, but neither the performers nor the audience felt such a handicap at all.
KARA enthusiastically sang this summer's hit song "GOGO Summer!" to "Lupin", "Jumpin'" and "Mister".
When they sang "GOGO Summer!", the cheering and riding of the audience reached a climax.
The members of KARA enjoyed interacting with the fans while singing and waving along the aisle protruding from the main stage. Goo Hara, who had a stiff expression at the beginning of the stage, now had a bright smile. It was hard to move at first. The tiredness of lack of sleep may have been blown away on stage.
It was Girls' Generation who graced the final stage.
CNBLUE's Jung Yonghwa and Seohyun, who staged a virtual couple stage, also sang back to her original girlhood. Sooyoung, Tiffany, and Yuri, who acted as MCs, also sang as original members.
If KARA regained its former cheerfulness and vigor, Girls' Generation could feel the confidence and composure that made their Japan tour lasting more than a month and a half a success.
Their growth through concert tours from Osaka Castle Hall to Marine Messe Fukuoka was astonishing.
During this period, they sang hit songs such as "The Great Escape", "MR・TAXI" and "Bad Girl", but they were not performed on stage that night.
By listening to those songs and comparing them with the songs performed here, I think I was able to get a sense of their remarkable growth.
"Gee" sung here conveys the girls' cuteness, "OH!" expresses the liveliness of their growth, and "Hoot" conveys the feeling of being a little stretched as a woman.
I can say this because I've started listening to "The Great Escape", "MR・TAXI", and "Bad Girl". This is because from these girls, rather than the simple image of the former, the voluptuousness and mystery of an adult woman wafts out. It may be said that “Run Devil Run” was in the neutral state in between.
"Gee" is sung by Seohyun. When she started singing, following Tiffany's improvisational lines, which made it easy for her to take control of her stage,
I remember a wry smile or a shyness. It is no longer the innocent and innocent Seohyun who is there. She is Seohyun who has begun to bring out the beauty and shadows of an adult woman.
It seems that what I remembered was the feeling of "this is tough".
If you look closely, it seems that everyone is singing with a somewhat shy attitude. Even if I try to sing it seriously, I can't go back to the time when I sang this lively. I can't help it because I don't have the important innocent appearance right now. As professional singers, they must have felt this strongly.
I don't know if they felt those gaps, but of course the fans seemed overjoyed.
However, they will probably sing this song with a little shyness.
It is very interesting to see what kind of music they will develop as they pass their lyrical period and step into adult women.
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