In recognition of his charity activities, ToshI was invited to perform an event held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the relevant organizations as a part of the drug abuse prevention campaign.
Surrounded by skyscrapers blocking the sunlight, it was quite cold in the Citizen's Plaza - that is located on the site of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, even though the weather forecast said that it would be warm. There were only a few people when I got there in the early morning, but the queue gradually became longer as time passed.
Around noon, the rehearsal started and people who were there were luckily allowed to see it from a distance, which greatly pleased them. Once ToshI appeared on the stage, everyone shouted his name and waved their hands, so he glanced at them and gave a slight nod. During the 1-hour rehearsal, he partially checked five songs giving instructions to the staff, and fans were excited at the rare experience to see such scenes. Listening to his singing voice in good condition and part of the new songs, fans’ expectation became higher and higher.
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The Second Night - "A Gorgeous Midsummer Night Spending with ToshI and YOSHIKI"
Still having a feeling of happiness that had been lasting since the night before, I was at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo again for the second night of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with more excitement. When I arrived there around 15:00, there had already been about 20 people waiting in line in front of the reception in the second basement floor of this luxurious hotel.
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On a spring day when cherry blossoms are blooming, ToshI Charity Concert was held at Hashima City Culture Center, and ToshI Charity Dinner & Live was held at Gifu Grand Hotel.
In late March, ToshI announced that he would hold charity concerts and dinner shows at four places in areas that were not affected by the earthquake. He felt deeply distressed by the devastation in Northern Japan, and decided to hold charity concerts to support the victims, and then arranged all the venues, staff and promotion activities by himself.
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I attended the shows on both nights, but I’ll write a report based on the first night though my memories are a bit mixed up. The flow of events was almost the same between both shows.
The venue was a luxury hotel located near Tokyo Tower beautifully lit up in the center of Tokyo. Though the banquet halls were in the second basement floor, long lines of people waiting for the reception to be opened had extended to the ground floor. Everyone dressed up wearing a dress, kimono, suit or something formal.
After a long wait, the lines started to move bit by bit, and then I finally reached the reception. A set of CD and DVD was handed out free to each attendee there. (The CD contained “Crystal Piano no Kimi” and “Aisuru Hito yo”, and the DVD contained “Amaoto” performed at ToshI’s last concert. Now it’s on sale on ToshI’s website.)
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As the winter cold started to come into full effect in the small town of Bochum; there was, however, much excitement and anticipation over a certain event that happened over the past weekend. I am of course talking about the start of LUNA SEA’s World Tour in Bochum, Germany.
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