Day 2 - May’n SPACE
The venue - Pacifico Convention Center sits 5,000. Tickets were totally sold out in 1 day after the announcement of the open ticket sale. We had the same seats as yesterday. While waiting for the concert to start, the song ‘May’n Space’ was being played in the background. Suddenly the music stopped and on the main screen the concert logo. There was the sound of a marker pen writing the words ‘With You’
And then the word ‘With’ faded and left ‘You’. With that, the first song started and May’n was already on the top tier of the stage. YOU was the title of the song for the 2nd opening of The Ancient Magus’s Bride. Take note of the word YOU, it will appear again later in the concert. She wore a Blue Denim with sections cut out, underneath looked another blue outfit.
Song No. 2 is Belief (Taboo Tattoo). As she walked down to the lower stage, fire began shooting up around the stage. She tap the back of her high heels and gave a high kick!
Song No. 3 was Scarlet Ballet (I thought it was Chase the World from Accel World! Which was featured later in the concert).
Today as May’n, the light sticks were Blue in color. She sang at mid range to high and do have some off key moments. Today the atmosphere seem different, more wild (fun) and maybe less stress as today she can be herself!
Next up was Brain Diver! The stage goes black and then focused on one Guitarist playing the opening section of the song. The screens all showed green images.
After the song, fans were calling at the top of their voice! ‘Bucho! Bucho!’ May’n was surprised by the loud reception and joked that the audience could shout so loud! They must have a lot of energy today! Everyone laughed! Then she goes on to tell the audience that during rehearsal of the 2 day concert that it’s a waste to save energy for tomorrow. Tomorrow will generate it’s own energy. Yesterday she received a lot of energy (support). Today’s production is totally different from yesterday’s. She hoped that she can deliver that LIVE space that she has cherished for the past 20 years. A place she called May’’n Space!
Song No. 5 is Kimi Shinitamou Koto Nakare! The official video is being played on the main screen. It looked like there’s 2 May’n doing their own thing while singing the same song! If this keeps up, we’re seeing lots of doubles today! 2 Male Dancers joined her on stage.
Song No. 6 is Vivid! A fun song. She still does some of the funny gestures in the song. As for the audience, were getting a lot of exercise! She seemed to be picking a song from each of her albums/timeline!
The next one was from the Aquarion franchise = Yamaidare darling, lots of colorful patterns on screen.
Song No. 8 was one she wrote herself - No. 1! A very active song, a lot of jumping and raising our light sticks up in the air. By the time the song ended, our legs gave way and we had to sit down! Signs that we are getting old…..
After the song, she introduced her Dancers and Musicians. She also removed the earlier Denim coverall and beneath it was a much more comfortable multi colored shiny outfit. ‘’It’s so hot, I’m taking them off one by one’’.
Her journey started with Macross F in 2007 (pre-production) and by the time she recorded Kimi Shitamou no Nakare, she has taken the name May’n! (Macross F officially debut in 2008)
She revealed that she was struggling with the song list as she currently has over 200 songs and changed significantly with the opinions from fans. ‘I also want it to reflect on the 20 years I have spent as a singer.’
The next part of the concert is more on the acoustic side. It started with just 2 guitars. At the end of the song she commented ‘Without YOU, I can’t even see myself’
Song No. 10 - Kyou ni Koiiro (from Inari Kon Kon, Koi Iroha). Another of my favourite, so nice to hear it LIFE again.
Song No. 11 was another one that we never thought we would hear LIVE again - Moshimo Kimi ga Negau no Nara (If you wish from Valkyria Chronicles 3) This time the piano joined in. Epic and emotional. Gave us a feeling of nostalgia.
Song No. 12 is Dawn of Logos. That makes 2 songs from Aquarion Logos.
Intermission. When she came on stage, May’n wore a sexy black outfit. Unlike yesterday, which we felt the time actually moving along, today in a blink of an eye we’re almost at the end of the concert! Maybe because today there were more fast songs than slow ones.The concert pace begin to picked up again.
Song No. 13 is Chase the World (I thought this was sung back in No. 2! A repeat? Only now that I realized I had jot down the wrong song in my notes)
The next 2 songs are quite recent - Graphite diamond and Lies Goes On! I really liked the dance routine in Lies, but she only did the short ver. The crowd was really into these few songs
The next 2 were from her Prismverse album
Next is the Last song! May’n informed us that this was the 1st song released under the name May’n! It’s none other than May’n Space! This song reflected what she want to do as a singer. It’s a silly song but not everyone has one!
Once the song reached it’s chorus part, everyone sang loudly. Then she requested the audience to follow her instructions. Guys! All the guys sang the chorus which us just ‘la la la, la la la’ Then Ladies! Left! Right! Then followed by 1st Floor!, 2nd Floor and 3rd Floor! Those 1st time here and lastly those working here (which got the softest response - the audience gave a cynical laugh)
Once the song completed, everyone waved and left the stage. We all clapped until they disappeared. May’n Space started playing in the background while May’n logo started rotating in 3D on all the screens, with each rotation, a new logo (from all her different concerts) appeared. It’s a repeating cycle with the latest logo (With you) transiting back to May’n original.
Encore!
The lights came back on. On screen were the title ‘Gran Blue Destiny 2’ On the top tier of the stage, an elevator slowly rose with SEAMO and May’n (in a squat position back to back) They started singing as they walked down to the main stage. Naked LOVE is the ED song for the new Gran Blue franchise. SEAMO is a rapper and a senior from Nagoya (May’n hometown), he wore a simple white T-shirt and jogging black pants? May’n is also wearing silvery white and a shorts (silvery blue and white)
After completing the song, May’n explained that she wanted to deliver this song to everyone as soon possible and invited SEAMO as a special guest! So we are the 1st persons in the universe to hear it LIVE! Both of them are celebrating their 20th Anniversary and he sent his message as ‘Congratulations to the both of us for our 20th Anniversary!’ Their first collaboration was the ED song for Love Gecchu : Miracle Seiyu Hakusho (Fallin’ in of Not) when May’n was still Mei Nakabayashi. Just before leaving, SEAMO commented that May’n has turned into a fine woman!
Next is another song she wrote for- her favorite baseball team. The Song is ONE BLUE! It’s also another first performed in a concert! The screen was filled with the night sky and blue stars. This is a cheering song, The first few verse already have you cheering and towards the end, she had everyone sit down and ran to the right side of the hall. She pointed at the first row and everyone from the front to the back stood up with their hands up and as she moved to the 2nd row, and along the length of the concert stage - forming a human wave! It was fun!
Encore No. 3 - WE ARE. Another song wrote for her fans. Lots of slow side to side waving.
A short break and announcement of the upcoming concerts Twenty/Next, Best of May’n and others.
Final Encore : the screen started playing snippets of all her concerts like a historic montage as she sang the last song ‘Lifetime with…..’. The lyrics appeared on both sides of the main screen as she sang passionately. Watching the montage, was a trip down memory lane! Some we even forgotten and it brought back precious memories that we spent at her concerts. The final lyrics stated ‘Let’s change this path that we are on. Let’s walk together. Lifetime with…..You’
The concert started With You and ended with You. A few Final words by May’n and the concert ends. We all gave her a standing ovation.
You understand what’s she trying to say but It’s difficult to put it into words. All our lives are running parallel to each other toward the future in time and space. At certain points in time and space our lives intersect accumulating to this event (concert)! Because after this our lives goes back to being parallel. So, this short time that we converge is very precious and that why it’s With YOU and For YOU, Zettai (Always and Forever)
May’n gathered the Dancers and Musicians toward the front of the stage and introduced them again. Everyone applauded them for their skill in making this an enjoyable experience. Like yesterday, she would hold hands with her dancers and musicians, bow and shouted at the top of her voice ‘Arigato Gozaimasta!’.
Then the rest of them leave the stage, except for May’n. She followed the same ritual as yesterday and all her previous concerts before - Personally thanking all who attended the concert. She really took the effort to make eye contact and pointed out the unusual things that the fans wore or brought on this concert. This took longer than yesterday.
After that she told the audience that she’ll want to keep singing With You and For You! Thank you for your support! Took a long bow like yesterday (at the 4 o’clock position). We just kept clapping until she left the stage waving.
As we left the concert hall, we realized that we just witness an incredible 2 day concert that May’n managed to pull off. 42 songs and no repeats! Attended today were Megumi Nakajima (Ranka) and 2 members of Walkure (JUNNA and Naoh)
Day 2 Song List
1. You (2nd OP for The Ancient Magus’s Bride)
2. Belief (Taboo Tattoo)
3. Scarlet Ballet (Aria, the Scarlet Bullet)
4. Brain Diver (Puzzle of God)
5. Kimi Shinitamou Koto Nakare (Shangri-la)
6. Vivid (Blood Lad)
7. Yamaidare Darling (Aquarion Logos)
8. No.1
9. Kagami
10. Kyou ni Koiiro (Inari Kon Kon, Koi Iroha)
11. If you Wish (Valkyria Chronicles 3)
12. Logos of Dawn (Aquarion Logos)
13. Chase the World (Accel World)
14. Graphic Diamond (Azure Lane)
15. Lies Goes On (Liar Liar)
16. Amicitia (Prismverse)
17. Colorful Scope (Prismverse)
18. May’n Space
19. Naked Love (Grand Blues Destiny 2 ) Seamo+May’n
20. One Blue
21. We Are
Lifetime with….
