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[Breaking News] Porno Choutokkyu 2017: “SUPER BEAVER” Live Report
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!
Thank you in advance for your help in Kyoto.
The venue, warmed up thoroughly from rehearsal, welcomed the members with warm applause.
SUPER BEAVER’s live show began with all the members gathering around drummer Hiroaki Fujiwara, “29 years old,” bumping their fists together.
"We were invited the year before last, but not last year. From that day last year, I went ahead and kept my schedule open for today and tomorrow," said vocalist Ryuta Shibuya about Porno UltrExpress, drawing a huge cheer.
The first song, which began amid thunderous cheers from the audience, was “Shoumei.”
Singing as if making eye contact with each person, and during the instrumental break, a shout of, “Kyoto, thank you!”
He hyped up the audience by saying, “I can see perfectly behind me too, so don’t let your guard down.”
And the audience responded with applause and cheers, uniting the entire venue.
From the very first song, the venue’s energy surged to its peak.
The second song, which began with Shibuya and the audience doing a call-and-response to the intro—“La-la-la-la-la…”—was “Secret.”
“Huh? Kyoto, your voices are a bit quiet,” Shibuya teased the crowd, and in response, the audience’s call-and-response grew louder and louder.
In the chorus, the beautiful harmonies of Shibuya and guitarist Ryota Yanagisawa resonated throughout the entire venue.
Finally, there’s even a scene where Shibuya, seeming quite at ease with the audience’s singing, does a two-step and sways his body.
The MC speaks while the audience chants, “Būyan!”
"I didn't get invited last year," they joked self-deprecatingly, drawing laughter from the audience.
This year, I’ve been invited to perform on the wonderful Kinkaku stage. Thank you so much.
The song Seikouhou kicked off with the rallying cry, “Let’s show ROTTENGRAFFTY just how cool we are.”
Yanagisawa also shouted, “Can we do this, Porno Ultra Express? Let’s show them how cool we are.”
The venue shook with the audience’s jumping, as if answering the members’ passionate performance.
A big round of applause for our seniors, ROTTENGRAFFTY!
Amid the handclaps keeping time with Fujiwara’s drums, the live staple “Tokyo Ryuuseigun” kicked off.
When the intro started playing, the audience surged forward all at once.
When Shibuya pointed the microphone toward the audience, a rousing chorus of “Tokyo Ryuseigun” filled the venue.
“Please give a big round of applause to our seniors ROTTENGRAFFTY, who created and hosted today,” and the audience sent their applause to ROTTENGRAFFTY.
He said, “I’ll sing this last song for you. Thank you so much for today. I’ll give it my all right up to the very end,” and then began ‘Arigatou.’
In the venue that had fallen silent as everyone waited for Shibuya’s singing voice, a deep breath and the start of the song, along with the drummer’s count, resounded throughout.
The warm atmosphere that filled the venue embraced SUPER BEAVER as they expressed their heartfelt thanks with all their might.
The swift 35 minutes flew by, and the members were sent off to loud applause from the audience.
Porno Super Express 2017 Photo by JON.
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