Jakarta at NHK BSプレミアム & The First L’Arc~en~Ciel’s DVD in Indonesia

Note: At first…I only want to share about the DVD but then one amazing moment happens and need to be shared so badly

Laruku had shared their 20th L’Anniversary World Tour in New York, London and Jakarta. It’s  in NHK BSプレミアム.

I let you all see how AMAZING the audience was…this is how a concert supposed to be!! (still feeling a bit disappointed with DC Concert’s Audience) and how awesome L’arc~en~Ciel is. May 2nd will forever be one of the most beautiful nights in my life. I have no regret now.

I am so happy that I was part of this amazing L’Arc~History. I was shot at minute 1:20 … so proud that I was there singing their song with all my heart…just like the tittle of the song: My Heart Draws a Dream that night

David Cook Live @ Jakarta, July 17 – 2012 : You Trully Have Amazing Voice

David Cook’s performance at Jakarta on July 17 was AWESOME … I couldn’t say that the whole concert was awesome but at least I was having a blast with his awesome performance.

I am a bit unsure how to best share this live report, the disappointing part first or the best part first. I don’t want to give impression that I didn’t like David Cook’s concert but I am in a way disappointed with the promoter and the audience. Since the first time I received the confirmation of my ticket (you can read it here) I was not convinced that this new promoter will do great things toward my favorite American Idol.

When I arrived at the venue I was shocked with so lack of David Cook’s attribute around the venue…It was the opposite of L’arc~en~Ciel’s concert where the banner can be seen 200 meters before the venue. The promoter is so damn stingy. It was the first time I went to a concert that felt so quite. They didn’t promote David Cook’s concert enough. They almost had no sponsor.

I knew that there will be an opening act by Indonesian Idol top-6 but what I was expecting to see was different with what I saw. I thought it was only going to be like 30 minutes performance but it extended to almost 2 freakin hours!! IT WAS TERRIBLY BORING!! I DIDN’T COME THERE TO SEE THEM!! I was quite happy with some of Regina’s performances, she was the winner of this year’s Indonesian Idol, and also with Judika’s performance (I think he was from second season)…the two were worth seeing…but somehow the runner up sang more than the winner and I really don’t like her voice which is nothing special at all. I WAS SO BORED AND SCREAMED WE WANT DAVID COOK!!

Fortunately…when I was almost losing my mind, the opening act finally over. Thank God!!

L’Arc~en~Ciel World Tour 2012 Is Finally Over – We Will Wait For Your Return To Jakarta

L’Arc~en~Ciel finally wrap up their concert in Hawaii…although they considered Kokuritsu (Tokyo) concert as the Final.

I am going to share a lot of things in this post…mostly about how our love is returned by them

After Jakarta’s concert, the band headed to Korea. One of my old fellow L’Arc-addicts was there to see it. Oktavia Ratnasari (whom I used to call as Setsu) was living in Korea at this moment. Read her report here> Setsu’s Live Report.

After Korea, they went back to their home, Japan. They held their concerts in Yokohama, Osaka and Tokyo. I don’t usually write about their concert that I didn’t see…but these concerts are special…at least to us, Indonesian Cielers.

20th L’Anniversary WORLD TOUR 2012 YOKOHAMA NISSAN STADIUM – 12th and 13th May

Read Full Report by Risa @ L’Arc~en~Ciel UK Fans Unite (English Street Team)

I am not going to write about the concert, you can read it on the link I have given above. Risa did amazing job translating everything that happened at the concert.

I quoted this from her note because Ken mentioned my country even though it is only about the weather.

Konser Laruku (L’Arc~en~Ciel) – 11 Tahun Penantian Yang Tidak Sia-Sia

English version is HERE

IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING CONCERT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!

Gw dah sering bilang kalo dulu cuma suka sama Muse tapi jadi cinta setelah liat mereka konser…tapi L’Arc~en~Ciel adalah band yang gw cintai lebih dari semua band yang ada di dunia ini bahkan sebelum gw liat konser mereka…dan sekarang setelah liat….GUE MAKIN CINTA SAMA MEREKA!!

Buat gw, mereka akan selalu menjadi band TERHEBAT diantara semua band di dunia ini dan akan menjadi band TERFAVORIT gw sepanjang masa.

Aduh…bingung rasanya mau mulai darimana, semua masih terasa bagaikan mimpi indah yang tidak ingin berakhir…konsernya LUAR BIASA!!! TAK BISA DIUNGKAPKAN DENGAN KATA-KATA2…dan lebih kerennya lagi … GW DAPAT APA YANG GW INGINKAN!!! GW ADA DI BARISAN DEPAN NEMPEL SAMA PEMBATAS …GYAAAAAAA…. MEREKA DEKAT BUANGET!!!!

Hyde – Credit: Lionindra Harviana (click on the pic)

Gw cuma 2 meteran dr Hyde, sayangnya dr Yuki ttp aja jauh

Hyde itu luar biasa cantiknya!!! sumpah deh gw ga pernah liat cowok secantik dia dan bahkan lebih cantik dr kebanyakan cewek yang pernah gw liat. Udah cantik suaranya juga merdu bgt….dan itu bajunya ya!!! gyaaaa gw langsung teriak begitu chikubinya terlihat….gyaaa fangirl mode on!!

Dan YUKI…aaaaaaaa Yukiiiii!!! Luar biasa guanteng…aaaaaa gw pengen teriak teriak mulu tiap liat Yuki. Aduh itu bisep bikin gw mau pingsan!! kalo kedengaran teriakan cempreng “Yuki Daisuki” itu gw yang teriak hahaha.

Tetchan putiiiih banget deh, kayaknya dia yang paling putih…sampai kemerahan gitu. Senangnya liat dia sering mampir-mampir ke depan gw walaupun gw lebih berada di depan Hyde. Sayangnya gw ga bisa banyak liat Ken karena gw emang lebih kesisi Tetchan drpd Ken.

Tapi…jelas perhatian gw terfokus pada Hyde dan Yuki

Karena sudah menanti selama 11 tahun, gw ga pengen ngabisin waktu gw dengan moto dan ngerekam. Gw nikmati setiap detiknya dengan mata kepala ini dan merekamnya selamanya di otak. Karena itu, gw pake foto2 dari internet aja

Live Report From L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert in Jakarta (English Version)

Baca versi Bahasa Indonesia di sini

IT WAS THE MOST AMAZING CONCERT I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!!   

I often said that I like Muse but then I love Muse after I saw their concert…but L’Arc~en~Ciel is the band I have already loved with all my heart even before I saw the concert…and now that I have seen their concert…I LOVE THEM BEYOND WORDS!!

They will always be the best band in the whole wide world for me

Ow…I don’t know where to begin, I still feel like I am in a dream…a dream that I wish never to stop…the concert was SUPER AMAZING!!!  And to top it all…I GOT WHAT I WANT!!! I WAS THERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE STAGE, CLINGING TO THE BARRIER…. GYAAAAAAAAAAA… they were so f*ckin close!!!

Hyde – Credit: Lionindra Harviana (click on the pic)

I stand about 2 meters from Hyde!!! Gyaaaaa, it was unbelievable!! He is even more beautiful in real life…ow my God, how could You create the prettiest man alive to have such beautiful voice? He is prettier than most woman I have seen!! And right behind Hyde is Yuki….aaaaaaaaaahhhh!!! Yuki is incredibly handsome, and those biceps…oh my God, I am speechless! Ken is enjoying the concert despite of the heat. Ken is always Ken! Techan also often stood so close to me, ow he is sooooo cute!!! But…my attention was mostly toward Yuki and Hyde

Because I have been waiting for them for 11 years, I don’t feel like taking any photo and video of their live, I want to enjoy every minute second of the concert with my own eyes and ears, I didn’t want to be distract by taking my mobile and shot the concert. They won’t allow camera but even if there was no such rule, I still had no intention to take pictures…therefore I am relying on the internet to provide me with photos

Crazy Excitement Toward L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert on May 2

English Version click here!!

Akhirnya…Sabtu pun tiba, saat postingan ini diterbitkan waktu menunjukkan 4 hari 20 jam menjelang konser yang paling gw tunggu2 selama 11 tahun.

Mulai hari ini sampai sabtu depan gw akan menulis HANYA tentang L’Arc~en~Ciel dan dalam 2 bahasa (kecuali tulisan 5 alasan kenapa gw ngefans gila sama Larc, itu Cuma English aja)…alasannya sederhana aja, karena ada teman2 gw yang ga bias bahasa Indonesia dan senang membaca apapun yang gw tulis. Gw dah coba liat pake google translate ternyata tulisan ini jadi ga berjiwa gw setelah lewat google…jadilah gw sedikit merelakan waktu untuk menulis 2 kali…hitung2 memberitahukan dunia betapa gilanya fans Laruku di Indonesia

Kita lanjut ke pokok postingan ini

Beberapa hari belakangan ini…eh mungkin malah beberapa minggu belakangan ini, gw yang jarang FBan tiba2 jadi rajin banget…dan tempat yang dituju tak lain dan tak bukan adalah L’Arc~en~Ciel Indonesia … tempat dimana ribuan pengemar L’Arc~en~Ciel berkumpul. Biasanya gw cuma memantau aja ada info2 apa tapi semakin dekat hari bersejarah yang gw tunggu2 semakin ingin rasanya berkomunikasi dengan ribuan orang2 yang sama gilanya dgn gw itu.

Kegilaan mereka, termasuk gw, mungkin akan dipandang berlebihan oleh orang2 yang ga ngerti rasanya menunggu selama ini…penuh harap setiap ada gossip Laruku bakal datang … bahkan gw dah sampai pada titik dimana gw dah ga percaya lagi semua gossip mereka bakal dating… sampai hari itu datang, hari dimana L’Arc~en~Ciel mengumumkan kedatangan mereka ke Jakarta.

Konser Laruku ini bagaikan sebuah festival meriah … gw ga pernah merasakan aura mau nonton konser seperti yang gw rasakan sekarang. Ini bukan sekedar menunggu konser dimulai…ini sebuah Festival besar2an yang mencakup seluruh Indonesia.

Kenapa bagaikan festival?

Songs To Be Expected at L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert, May 2nd.

My BEST band in the world, L’Arc~en~Ciel

It is 19 days to the concert I have been waiting for 11 years, the only band I want to see more than all the bands in the world combine into one….yes I love them THAT MUCH!!

As the historical day comes closer, although not fast enough, I have to publish this important post, a post where I share their setlist in every city they performed for their 20th L’Anniversary World Tour. I share the list after the summary and my expectation of songs to be sung on May 2nd.

Judging from the lists below, here are the songs to be expected in Jakarta (because they were sung in every concert): 01. いばらの涙 02. CHASE 03. GOOD LUCK MY WAY 04. HONEY 05. DRINK IT DOWN 06. REVELATION 07. X X X 08. forbidden lover 09. MY HEART DRAWS A DREAM 10. SEVENTH HEAVEN 11. STAY AWAY 12. READY STEADY GO 13. あなた 14. winter fall 15. 虹

Songs played in different cities: 01. 瞳の住人 (6 cities) 02. Driver’s High (5 cities) 03. the Fourth Avenue Cafe (3 cities) 04. Link (4 cities) 05. fate (4 cities) 06. Blurry Eyes (4 cities) 07. DAYBREAK’S BELL (3 cities) 08. 叙情詩 (2 cities) 09. Caress of Venus (2 cities) 10. 11. 12.

As you can see, there are 14 songs they always sang in every concert. I have no complain to that list because I like them all (Well…I love ALL their songs). I am glad Revelation always in their list…I really really really want to hear that song and feel the energy when we all can shout ‘hey…hey..hey..‘ and ‘REVELATION‘… I love how great energy that come through that song during all their live show.

Live Viewing Part 2: Final 20th L’Anniversary in Kyocera Stadium, Osaka

L’Arc~en~Ciel 2nd Live Viewing was FREAKING AWESOME!!!

This is the second Live Viewing held in Jakarta, I have written my post of the first Live Viewing in Indonesian Language (Silakan baca disini pandangan mata saya di Live Viewing pertama), tonight, I decided to use English to write my report of the second Live Viewing. I have informed about this live viewing in my previous post about Laruku.

Inside the cinema+in the screen

As you can see in my sticky post and on the right widget, my number one band in the world, the only band I have loved so damn much for the past 11 years is about to come to my country (although I am a bit worried with the situation in Indonesia…Dear God, please don’t let anything happen that can cancel my only chance to see them LIVE). Before their concert, they kindly let us see their concert in Osaka which they broadcasted (Live Screening) in Korea and other countries. When I heard about this second Live Viewing, I was so happy and determined to see it no matter what. This concert has not been released in DVD yet and I don’t know whether they will ever release it or not. Unfortunately, not many seemed to know this fact because this second Live Viewing was not as full book as the first one.

The cinema might not be as crowded as before but the audiences were crazier than before …and that included me I couldn’t stop dancing and jumping and singing along all through the show which was about 2,5 hours.