2017-07-22

Keyaki Republic! Fuji-Q open-air one-man live

The Fuji-Q outdoor one-man live is also called "Keyaki Republic." At the event, a new flag flew:




And a set of five basic principles was being passed around for the event:

Five Articles of the Keyaki Republic:
1. Love Keyaki!
2. Protect against the heat by supplying yourself with lots of liquids!
3. Keep smiling even if you get soaking wet!
4. Don't fight, be friends!
5. Enjoy the Keyaki Republic to your utmost!


Nearly life-size panels of all 32 members were set up here and there around the grounds, and guests were encouraged to find them all and to photograph them. Kobayashi Yui fans went a bit further than most:







Here's someone's complete set (click to enlarge):



And here's a shot of the stage and front of the audience:



The first day went off well, except that some fans were disappointed not to hear songs from the album, considering that this event was billed as commemorating the album's release. Some commenters said that they shouldn't have been surprised, and that this shows Keyaki fans are young and inexperienced.

But the audience did get the Kanji Keyaki version of the SakamichiAKB song Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru as an encore. And then W-Keyakizaka no Uta as a final encore. Set-list:

00 - OVERTURE
01 - Silent Majority
02 - Sekai ni wa Ai Shika nai
03 - Futari Saison
04 - Aozora ga Chigau
05 - PARCO
06 - Hiragana Keyaki
07 - Bokutachi wa Tsukiatteiru
08 - Otona wa Shinjite Kurenai
10 - Eccentic
11 - Mata Atte Kudasai
12 - Seifuku to Taiyou
13 - Hohoemi ga Kanashii
14 - Wareta Smartphone
15 - Kataru nara Mirai wo...
16 - Dare yori mo Takaku Tobe!
17 - Te wo Tsunaide Kaerou ka
encore
18 - Dare no Koto wo Ichiban Aishiteru?
19 - Fukyouwaon
20 - W-Keyakizaka no Uta

The crowd was largely teen-age, with a high percentage of girls (~25%). Hiragana Keyaki continued to impress. Thanks to Gocchisama on the Stage48 forum for the set-list and first-hand observations.

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