Breaking: Porno Super Express 2017 “Maximum the Hormone” Live Report

Last updated:2018/5/4

Festival-loving girlMizuki Imae
I got totally hooked on BUMP OF CHICKEN after my best friend introduced them to me in junior high, and that’s when I woke up to music. In high school, a senior led me into the world of melodic hardcore, and I fell for it completely. Heavily influenced by the boyfriend I was dating back then, I’ve been a huge fan of 10-FEET from then until now. After graduating from my days as a hairstylist—spent staring down wigs every day—I now work staff for studios, live houses, and wedding sound, spending my days hunting for new bands. Despite being out at festivals and shows all year round, I’m still a hopeless kid who can’t even do a two-step.

ROTTENGRAFFTY’s Porno Chotokkyu, a classic winter tradition in Kyoto.

Breaking down genre barriers, fiery bands from all over Japan gather in Kyoto!

Here’s a breaking live report from the Kinkaku Stage!

Porno Super Express—read it from the top or from the bottom, it’s still Porno Super Express!

From the moment the sound effect plays, you ravenous, starving folks will be greeted with a Hormone Pose.

All right, all right—it's finally the long-awaited mealtime.

The first song dropped into a venue packed like a rush-hour train was “Buppikki Kaesu!!” Maximum the Hormone A scene of you ravenous fellows on this Christmas Day devouring like you would a turkey.

The one who riles up the audience to clap—noisy with all the cheers—is Daisuke-han, and the one handling vocals, the six-string, and his younger brother is Maximum the Ryo-kun. Maximum the Hormone The grand sing-along was just what you’d expect—truly impressive.

The one who shouted, “Welcome to Porno Super Express!” was the drummer, the female vocalist, and the older sister, Nao.

Without missing a beat, Daisuke said, “Welcome—though this is our first time, y’know.”

When Nao said, “Porno Super Express — whether you read it from the top or the bottom, it’s Porno Super Express,” Daisuke-han went, “No! No!”

It’s so Hormone-like that they even remembered to include the “chan-chan♪” sound effect (lol).

I love food more than anything—even more than three meals a day!

Maximum the Hormone Nawo, egging them on, says, “We’re only here to win today! Let’s go, let’s go!”

That thing all you hungry folks know so well.

At Nawo’s “More than three square meals…,” the entire venue roared from the depths of their bellies, “I love food!”

The third track, “F,” and the fourth track, “Hayani Spain,” sent the venue into an overwhelming frenzy.

Just when you think multiple mosh pits have erupted, the place gets filled with headbanging.

Power so intense it feels like it could push the entire Pulse Plaza forward!

It's totally okay from the ultra-Porto perspective too!

Maximum the Hormone "Could you give me some time to send a message to ROTTENGRAFFTY?" said Daisuke-han.

“About 15 years ago, thanks to a certain passionate event organizer in Kyushu, we met in Kyushu. And now, with Porno Super Express taking place like this, I’m remembering all the memories from the moment we met.” — Daisuke-han.

Over an emotional MC, Kazumasa Oda’s “Kotoba ni Dekinai” plays as the BGM.

How many little tricks have you packed in there, I wonder (lol)?

Nao said, "Oda-san is drowning me out! But the vibe right now... from Daisuke’s perspective, it’s all okay!"

T., which departed on the first train today.

Laughter breaks out at Revolution's 'Hot limit'.

And then one more laugh with, “It’s totally OK by Polcho standards too!”

As the show was nearing its end, I figured all you hungry folks might be craving one last big hit—so what came at the very end was “Koi no Sperma.”

Answering Nao’s “Can we go live without any explanation—?!” the love spell ‘Men-kata, kotteri!’ had not only all the hungry folks packed in the venue, but even the security guys, showing off perfectly synced ‘soli’ moves.

Photo by Kazushi Hamano

Maximum the Hormone Official Website