13 Things About Me and L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert

Today a year ago: The band that I love the most for the past 12 years held an unforgettable concert in my country. A year ago, I have been waiting for them for 11 years.

Today is a very special day for all L’Arc~en~Ciel fans in Indonesia…for us, May 2^nd will forever be Laruku Day…the day where the dream of thousands of their fans in Indonesia came true.

Here is EVERYthing I have written last year:

1. Dreams Do Come True -My Number 1 Favorite Band is Coming
2. I got The VIP Ticket \(^^)/
3. Fast Ticketing, New Album and Another Live Viewing
4. Songs to be expected at the concert on may 2nd
5. Crazy Excitement Toward L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert on May 2
6. 20 Hours to The Most Historical Concert in My Life (L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert)

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

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

9. Things Around The Most Amazing Concert in My Life
10. Laruku’s Concert Is Finally Over – We Will wait For Your Return
11. Jakarta at NHK BSプレミアム & The First L’Arc~en~Ciel’s DVD in Indonesia

Because today is Thursday, so I think the best way to celebrate May 2^nd is to share a random list of  me and  the most amazing concert I have ever seen in my entire life.

In case you come here from Thursday Thirteen: L’Arc~en~Ciel is a rock band from Japan that I love more than ALL the bands in the world, past present and future.

#1

I LITERALLY cried when I found out that Laruku (shorter way to say L’Arc~en~Ciel) has announced Jakarta as one of the city they will visit on their World Tour.

>> I cried because for the past 11 years I thought they would never come to my country as the promoter always brought western bands, never an Asian band. It was a tear of happiness.

#2

I was in the middle of a meeting with my former boss when my friend texted me that she had bought the ticket for VIP class. When I read that, I couldn’t hear what my boss was talking about and she let me had a moment of joy before continuing the meeting.

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

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.

Things Around The Most Amazing Concert In My Life (L’Arc~en~Ciel – May 2nd, 2012)

This is going to be the last post on my L’Arc~en~Ciel Week

The after effect is scary…right now, even after 6 days, I still feel like the concert is still playing in front of my eyes. I am like a girl who finally met her long lost boyfriend but the meeting was only for 2 hours and now he left her again…

The longing to see them again is painful…can’t wait to see them again here

At first I wanted to write it in both English and Indonesian…but I don’t have much time to do it…so I chose to write it in English.

Here are my review/report of the concert I have been waiting for for over 11 years:

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

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

I am SOOOO happy that this high expectation of mine was totally paid off. They DID NOT disappointed me at all. Thank you L’Arc~en~Ciel for being a part of my life and for creating beautiful rainbow to fill my daily life.

I and lots of Indonesian cielers feel the same as I am, it is so hard to move on…we feel like part of our mind and soul are still there at Senayan … singing and dancing along with Hyde, Tetsuya, Yuki and Ken. You might think that it’s so stupid and silly but that is exactly how I feel. The memory of May 2nd implanted so deep in my heart that walking away from it feels like a burden.

…but, I know life must go on and that’s why this post is written

This amazing ride started on November 26th, 2011 when Live Viewing Japan chose us to be one of few countries to play 20th L’Anniversary concert…at that time I wrote it as One Step Closer to a 10 Year Dream. Then on January 2012…It came true!!! They announced Jakarta as one of their destinations during World Tour 2012…for the first time in my life, I believe in that famous sentence: Dreams Do Come True

What followed afterward were series of posts under the tag of LarukuJKT (we use it as a hashtag in twitter), here are the posts:

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

20 Hours to The Most Historical Concert in My Life (L’Arc~en~Ciel Concert)

You have come a long way
Everything is for today

君へと夢は今 目の前で煌めいてる
花弁の舞降るような雪が祝福した

(The dream for you is now sparkling before your eyes
It’s blessed by snow falling like petals)

By the time I posted this, the concert is only … hours away

I am crazy with anticipation. I can’t even say much here!! I am lost for words…all I want to do is dream about tomorrow…the day where I can finally admit that DREAMS DO COME TRUE.

Today we changed our ticket voucher into real ticket…my friends and I were super excited.

Here’s the situation on Raja Karcis, where we changed our voucher with real ticket:

We opened it straight away

Because I have VIP Package, I received one towel and one ID card that I can keep forever…and of course a place to stand so damn close to the stage

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?