Ringo Sheena Party Convention Reiwa 8 Archipelago Tour Kure Performance Day 1 Spoiler Impressions Memo and Setlist

Click here for impressions of the live concert I saw previously.

For this party convention, which was a ticket scramble, I only attended the first day in Kure.

Band Members

Yukio Nagoshi (Gt)
Keisuke Torigoe (Ba)
Shun Ishiwaka (Dr)
Masaki Hayashi (Key)
Yoichi Murata (Tb)
Koji Nishimura (Tp)
Osamu Koike (Sax/Fl)
Uchu Yoshida (Vl.1)
Nushi Nagura (Vl.2)
Akio Okuda (Vla)
Junpei Hayashida (Vc)

Setlist

1. Poltergeist

2. Oishii Kisetsu

3. Cappuccino

4. Akane Sasu Kiro Terasaredo...

5. Shojo Robot

6. Kesho Naoshi

7. Cry Me A River (Cover)

8. Himehajime

9. SI・GE・KI

10. Okonomi de

11. Meisai

12. Sakuran

13. Usurahi Shinju

14. Take Five (Cover)

15. TOKYO

16. Between Today and Tomorrow

17. Samename

18. Shiho

19. Papaya Mango

20. Matsu ni Tsuru

21. Kozen no Himitsu

22. Sekido wo Koetara

23. Ma Cherie

24. Shun

25. Kuki *Encore

26. Jiyudam *Encore

It started on time, and with almost no MC, it ended at 8:52 PM.

Impressions Memo

• Since the setlist was composed of bitter and calm love songs, I enjoyed the concert while seated until the end. I was exhausted after work and from biking like crazy to Hiroshima Station after hours, so being seated was a relief...

• Although geometric patterns were occasionally displayed in the background, there were no elaborate video productions by Director Kodama this time. This was fine as it allowed me to focus more on the performance.

• During 'Oishii Kisetsu,' Sheena-san took off her black outerwear, and cheers erupted from the venue.

• Hayashi-san's piano solo in 'Shojo Robot' felt too good. When it comes to playing solos like that, no one can beat Hayashi-san.

• The exchange between the piano solo and drum solo in the outro of 'Himezome' was incredibly good.

• Naturally, her singing style changed completely for 'SHI-GE-KI,' and I felt the strength of Ringo Sheena as a singer once again. Her rolled 'r's were insane.

• With 'Himezome' and 'SHI-GE-KI' following each other, both featuring impressive bass intros by Torigoe-san, I was excited as a Keisuke Torigoe nerd.

• The BPM of 'Usurahi Shinju' is so fast!

• A cover of 'Take Five'. I believe Mr. Nagoshi's guitar solo remained in 5/4 time, while Mr. Koike's sax solo shifted to 4/4 time.

• The outro of 'Take Five' sped up, and the arrangement that led directly into the intro of 'TOKYO' was so good; I was incredibly moved. The final 'TOKYO,' sung with a deliberately raspy voice, really tugged at my heartstrings.

• For 'Between Today and Tomorrow,' Ringo-san performed on piano, accompanied by the five-piece string section. Mr. Yoshida's violin solo was incredibly powerful and beautiful.

• During 'Samezame,' the band members changed into red jerseys. Ringo-san appeared in an outfit reminiscent of Fujin Club, and I felt like I was on Sado Island. However, she took it off immediately for the next song, transforming into a red dress.

• The trombone solo by the great Mr. Murata during 'Papaya Mango' is just too much fun!

• I was able to see Hayashi-san hitting the tambourine with drumsticks right in front of me during the intro of 'Matsu ni Tsuru,' so as someone in the 9th row on the stage-left side, I was extremely satisfied. His professional piano solo was also great!

• Both 'Kozen no Himitsu' and 'Ma Cherie' had slightly Latin-inspired arrangements, and I felt that Ringo-san's singing style also deliberately toned down the cuteness found in the original versions.

• Since 'Kozen no Himitsu' was no longer a jazzy arrangement, Ishiwaka-san played the drums using a matched grip during the 'da-ma-shi-da-ma-sa-re' part. The super drum solo in the outro was also changed to a wonderful piano solo by Hayashi-san.

• The male chorus by Hayashi-san, Torigoe-san, and Ishiwaka-san during the intro of 'Sekido wo Koetara' was lovely. I want to hear more male chorus. I got excited when the arrangement changed drastically from the trombone solo, adding even more Latin flair.

• 'Shun' is just too good of a song.

• For the encore, everyone appeared in tour T-shirts. During 'Jiyudam,' the stage lighting brightened, and I felt like I was ascending to heaven as I could clearly see Torigoe-san wearing light brown sunglasses, playing his upright bass pizzicato, and even spinning the bass around during the outro.

• Looking back, I realized that among a setlist with many early songs, I ended up talking about relatively recent ones, which shows that I have a deeper emotional attachment to the songs I followed in real-time rather than those I discovered later.
  (The author is in their late 20s and became a Sheena Ringo fan starting with Tokyo Jihen's 'Daihakken'.)

• It was extremely unfortunate that from my seat, Torigoe-san was hidden by Ringo-san, the stand microphone, and the tubular bells, and was cut off from my view for almost the entire two hours. I have no luck with seats. I cried. It's painful. Why. Help me. Seriously. It's painful.

• When I read the mook 'Reiwa Shigusa' that I bought at the merchandise booth after the show, I saw Torigoe-san in kimono and glasses, and it was so good that I screamed and threw up.

Conclusion

I view Keisuke Torigoe as an idol more than I realized (Huh?).