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Nogizaka46Online live “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021” was held yesterday, February 23rd.
State of “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021”. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)
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Nogizaka46 has been performing the group’s burst live every year since its debut in 2012. This year’s performance, which was held for the 9th time, is the first non-audience live delivery format from the viewpoint of preventing the spread of new coronavirus infection. It was carried out in. Nogizaka46, who delivered the eve of the previous “BIRTHDAY LIVE” on February 22nd, the day before his debut anniversary, will perform live with all the members the next day. “BIRTHDAY LIVE” is familiar because all the songs it owns are shown, but this year, 36 songs that condensed the progress of 9 years were delivered to the fans.
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State of “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021”. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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Nogizaka46, who appeared in front of the camera after “Overture”, sang the debut single “Guru Guru Curtain” announced on February 22, 2012 with all the members, and the live started brilliantly. At the end of the song, Erika Ikuta, a first-year student, said, “I was deeply moved by the fact that I was able to spend the same amount of time in a blink of an eye, even though it wasn’t in a blink of an eye.” I want you to listen to it with all your heart, but 10 years is so fast, “he said to the junior members. Also, at the beginning of the live, the members divided into two teams and folded the single title songs one after another, Mizuki Yamashita and Yuki Yoda in “Influencer”, Minami Umezawa in “Synchronicity”, “I want to make a detour on the way home” Sakura Endo is in charge of the center. It appealed to the fans that the representative songs that Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino once served as the center will continue to be sung even after the 10th year of their debut. Furthermore, during the song “Kimi no Na wa Kibou”, a fantastic sight of feathers flying above the members spread.
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From the left, Yuuki Yoda and Momoko Ozono. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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In the next block, the 1st to 4th gen members will perform the songs separately for each period. The 4th gen member sang “Kiss no Shuriken” and “Out of the blue” with a smile when he enthusiastically performed “You don’t have to be strong until dawn” in the mysterious set, and the 3rd gen member also “escape water”. And “Everyday is Brand new day” resonates refreshingly. The 2nd gen members performed “Valletta” etc. centered on Miona Hori, who has decided to graduate from the group, and in “Live Shin”, they performed a cool stage with a video production showing the afterimages of the members. The following 1st gen member wears a crimson costume and shows off a “uniform mannequin” to accelerate the mood. He showed his dignified appearance and high expressiveness cultivated over 9 years. While the emotional productions that surprised the fans continued, such as the images of the graduates being projected on the back screen during the song, they then gently sang “The Meaning of Goodbye” with Asuka Saito as the center. After the sad piano melody brought tears to the fans with an impressive number, he performed “Wolf Whistle” brightly with a dancer dressed in a wolf costume.
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State of “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021”. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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When the live was approaching the middle stage, the stage progressed from here to look back on the year from 2020, when activities were severely restricted due to the influence of the corona disaster. First of all, Nogizaka46 sang “Shiawaseno Hogoiro”, the only CD single released in 2020 and the last single of Shiraishi who graduated last fall, with Momoko Ozono as the center. “Slowly blooming flowers” written for the online live “Nogizaka46 Phantom 2nd generation live @SHOWROOM” by the 2nd generation in March last year was also shown. In “Neighbors around the world,” which spelled out gratitude to medical professionals and ale to people who are refraining from going out, they sang in the audience seats with their smartphones in their hands or taking advantage of the fact that they were live without audience. With a performance like that, the viewer’s eyes are nailed to the screen. Saito delivered a powerful message to the other side of the camera, saying, “The day will come when we can meet again with a smile. Believing that, we will continue to sing.”
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State of “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021”. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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Furthermore, in this block, Tetsuya Komuro was in charge of composition and arrangement, and the theme song of “Route 246”, which was also shown in “71st NHK Kouhaku Uta Gassen”, and the movie “Keep Your Hands Off!” The unit song “Fantastic 3 Color Pan” by Saito, Yamashita, and Umezawa who appeared in the movie, and the 4th generation song “I see …”, which has been played on YouTube more than 17 million times despite being a single coupling song. Line up. The passionate song “Daily Life” by the under members is followed by the dance number “Wilderness world”, which is a collaboration song with the online game “Wilderness Action”, followed by a skit in which Kazumi Takayama and Mai Shinuchi play the game. A unique production was developed, such as the beginning of the song, and Manatsu Akimoto, Umezawa, and Ozono doing group exercises during the song.
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State of “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021”. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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From the left, Erika Ikuta, Miona Hori, and Manatsu Akimoto. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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After that, Nogizaka46, who sang “I can do it someday, so I can do it today” and “Come on shampoo” as the last spurt, is honestly still unsure if I’m standing in the too big place of Yamashita’s “Nogizaka46 center”. However, thanks to everyone who welcomed me with a smile and made a place for me, I feel like I’ve come to like myself a little, “and the latest single” I will love me “performance. At the end of the song, each member put up a message for the fans, and Yamashita’s call “Please continue to climb the slope with us. I love you all!” Confetti fell on the stage. Also, in Angkor, “Such stupid …” and “Danke Sheen” will be shown around the moat, and at the end of “Danke Sheen”, Captain Akimoto intends to shout “It’s Miona!” It’s Nogizaka! “And ends the song with the usual words. Akimoto, who begged for a redo, shouted “Miona Hori!”, And the other members followed with a bursting smile.
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State of “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021”. (Photo courtesy of Sony Music Labels)[Enlarge]
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In the following MC, Hori, who was asked about his impressions of the live performance, said with tears in his eyes, “I’m only a little more in Nogizaka, but … I’m lonely to leave the members.” It was announced that the 1st gen member live will be held on the following day, 29th (Monday), without spectators. The date of March 28th is the day when the final audition for the 2nd gen members was held, and Hori will be the last stage before graduation from this 2nd gen member live. And Nogizaka46 holds a penlight in his hand and sings “Nogizaka no Uta” as the last number. Akimoto said, “We will run toward the 10th anniversary from here. We are always by your side, whether you are lonely or having fun. Nogizaka46, we still have more to grow up and grow. I want to run, “he spun with a dignified expression and closed the curtain on the 9th Burstay Live.
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Nogizaka46 “Nogizaka46 9th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE 2021” February 23, 2021 Set list
SE. Overture
01. Guruguru Curtain
02. Influencers
03. Synchronicity
04. How many times is the blue sky?
05. I want to make a detour on my way home
06. Your name is hope
07. You don’t have to be strong until dawn
08. Kiss No Shuriken
09. Out of the blue
10. Escape water
11. Tokitokimekimeki
12. Every day is Brand new day
13. Valletta
14. Anastasia
15. Live Shin
16. Uniform mannequin
17. Meaning of goodbye
18. Whistle to the wolf
19. Happiness protection color
20. Slowly blooming flowers
21. Neighbors around the world
22. Route 246
23. Why there is tomorrow
24. Fantastic 3-color bread
25. I see…
26. KISS not so much
27. Unubore Beach
28. Daily
29. Wilderness world
30. I can do it someday, so I can do it today
31. Come shampoo
32. Sing Out!
33. I like me
34. That stupid …
35. Danke Shane
36. Nogizaka no Uta
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