[Live Memo] NELN "Pillow Fight Tournament vol.2" (2021/11/11)

◆Overview

The second live concert hosted by "NELN".
"NaNoMoRaL" appeared as a guest.

・Event Name
Pillow Fight Tournament vol.2

・Date and Time
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Doors open 18:00 / Show starts 18:30

・Venue
Shinjuku MARZ

◆Impressions

"Akihabara Idol Circuit vol.1" (2021/11/03) since then.
It's been about a week, but it feels like a long time.
A feeling like it's my main venue.

The second hosted live concert.
It feels like the "40-minute live set," "cover song performance," "autographed pillow toss," "collaboration cheki," and "pajama meet-and-greet" are solidifying as features and a format.

The live performance.
I thought it was an ambitious setlist, including the first performance of "Korogaru" in a while and the final "Wander Vogel".
As expected, when Korogaru is included, it really tightens things up.
A serious-leaning structure ending with "MILK -> Korogaru" also seems interesting.

Meet-and-greet.
I was surprised to see guest NaNoMoRaL's Amamiya-san also in pajamas.
It's a unique and interesting route for guests to do the meet-and-greet in pajamas, so I hope it continues in the future.

NELN's live shows are fun, as always.
And I realized how happy and reassuring it is to have regular performances.

I'm glad the 3rd one was announced.
I hope they continue while updating the content.
(As an aside, I thought it would have been exciting to announce it during the MC at the live show rather than on Twitter.)

The next chance to see them is at the Gyunou Fes on Sunday, 11/14.
I'm already excited because it's an outdoor stage performance.
I can't wait for the day.

◆Notes

Second act of the night.
Appeared from the SE, wearing dawn costumes.

Started with "Deja Vu".
Like the "SUMMARY" in the second half, a relaxed start is comfortable, and the structure of gradually building up from there feels good.
I think there's a pattern of wanting to hype things up immediately, but I felt again that starting with Deja Vu and SUMMARY is one of NELN's characteristic styles.

"Korogaru"
First performance in a while (since the 9/5 Kai Extrome!!).
I sensed it coming from the formation after dawn and got excited.
With the 3-member system, NATSUMI-san's parts have increased quite a bit, and while I was a little worried that it might be tough, I was also happy to hear her singing voice echoing throughout the floor.
As I wrote in my impressions, I felt again that it's the perfect song for tightening things up and adding dynamics.

MC.
Guest NaNoMoRaL-san.
NATSUMI-san is a fan, so she looked very happy.
She was very happy that NaNoMoRaL performed a song she likes (Azen Bozen), and I thought it was great that the two-man show happened.

The pillow toss was MAO-san.
The caricatures of the members drawn on the pillows were drawn by NATSUMI-san.
As a result of throwing hard, it flew quite high.

Cover corner.
This time it was MAO-san with "China Advice".

The venue was dyed entirely in green.
The cuteness I felt in the singing video overflowed in the actual live performance, and it suited her very well.
The other two supported her from behind while waving penlights.
They looked like they were having fun, making hearts with their hands and finger hearts at MAO-san.

"SUMMARY"
Starting with MAO-san following the cover song was a beautiful structure.

"Yura Yura"
Yura Yura at MARZ is the best.
It was nothing but fun.

"Orange"
In this song, there's a choreography where the members clench their hands at the end of the chorus, and I usually copy the choreography (clenching my hands) along with them, but today I was pointed at by KARIN-san and was completely shot down.

"Wander Vogel"
It's rare for it to come at the end... or rather, it's the first time (I believe) in the 3-member system.
In terms of time, I thought there would be one more song instead of ending with Orange, so I was surprised when Wander Vogel started playing.
That said, it's an exciting song and it's also NELN's origin, so I thought it was perfectly fine to bring it to the end in that sense.

A total of 8 songs + MC, about a 40-minute performance.

Meet-and-greet.
Pajama attire, just like the first time.

◆Setlist

SE
01: Deja Vu
02: dawn
03: Korogaru
MC (About NaNoMoRaL, pillow toss)
04: China Advice (Relative Theory cover) *MAO solo
05: SUMMARY
06: Yura Yura
07: Orange
08: Wander Vogel

◆Other group "NaNoMoRaL"

First time seeing them.
A male-female duo of Mirai Amamiya and Parsley Kajiwara.
The purity that comes from being a duo is amazing.
The fast-paced, easy-to-get-into songs were good, but above all, I was attracted to the way the two of them performed so happily.
It was a non-stop 40 minutes without any MCs, just a fun time.
(The pillow toss project was also done during the flow of the songs.)
I want to have fun with them again on some stage.