MIMIZUQ held a tour titled
MIMIZUQ to Himitsu no Ehon in December 2019. The tour
consisted of four shows that each bore the symbolic titles “flower”, “bird”, “wind” and “moon”. The third show of the tour,
wind, took place at Tokyo’s Aoyama RizM on December 28th.
The sounds of rain gently resonated throughout the dark venue. The band members entered the stage with flashlights, and drummer
Takuya “poco” Kusunose, bassist
seek and guitarist and “clown”
AYA bowed to the fans. Shortly after, support guitarist
Tatsuhiro Miwa and vocalist
TAMA appeared on the stage.
The opening song
NEW HOPE brightened up the atmosphere with its cheerful melody. The fans clapped their hands and danced to
AYA’s choreography.
AYA entertained the fans with his guitar solo and a magic
trick where he made a flower pop up out of nowhere. After, the fans swung towels printed with the band’s logo along to the next danceable rock number,
Tokyo INVADERZ. The colorful LED stage lights and sparkling mirror ball lights of the new live
venue enhanced the cheerful song, complementing
poco’s rhythmic drum beats. During the next song,
VIOLET SKY,
TAMA’s clear voice expressed bittersweet feelings to the fans while LED panels on the venue’s
ceiling showed spectacular images of stars.
A boy’s voice narrating the tale of a child wandering into a mysterious forest began to echo through the venue. The narrator continued, describing an encounter with a blue bird. Then, a new song titled
Aoitori (“blue bird”) started to
play.
TAMA powerfully sang out the lyrics, accompanied by edgy guitar riffs and aggressive drum beats while the panels showed beautiful images of feathers. The fans enthusiastically responded to the magical chemistry of melodious music
and visual effects by clapping their hands to the song.
Later, the show had another narration part, describing how the child followed a red string and was led into a house in the forest. There, the child found the wind turning the pages of an old picture book. The following song,
Kaze no harmony,
guided the fans further into a fairy tale. The band played an uplifting melody, and
TAMA warmed the fans’ hearts with his tender, high-toned voice.
Later in the performance,
seek provided chorus vocals and the fans joined
TAMA as well in a singalong. One of the defining characteristics of
MIMIZUQ’s shows is that the veteran musicians know just how
to put smiles on their fans’ faces. During
Namida no seibun,
AYA showed words written on the papers displayed on the board stand, such as “pain”, “dream”, “time”, “courage”, “you” and “romance”, helping to express hope and the
innocence of childhood within the soundscape of
MIMIZUQ.
The band members seemed to really be enjoying performing in the new live house Aoyama RizM. During
Zutto suki deshita, heart-shaped images appeared on the panels on the ceiling. On the stage, the band entertained the fans with melodious
pop rock. Towards the latter part of the show, the band rocked the fans with their more aggressive songs. During
Hashire! Hashire! Hashire!,
seek stirred the fans up with his deep-voiced interlude and shouts.
poco’s
high-speed drums and
AYA’s guitar shredding thrilled the fans during the next song,
Zigzagza. However, the song also saw the ever-unpredictable guitarist suddenly start to make a balloon dog and throw it to the fans. The band
closed the show with the hopeful
Rain drop Tear drop.
The members came back for an encore afterwards, playing the heart-warming song
Piggyback.
TAMA’s heartfelt vocals conveyed childhood nostalgia and gratitude to a mother. “
Piggyback gives me a different feeling
every time I sing it. We would like to make a Christmas song in the next year,”
TAMA said after the song. Then, the band entertained the fans with
PINKY PUNKY PARTY!!, wherein
AYA danced with a flag bearing the
band’s logo and
TAMA played a recorder flute solo. Finally, the band finished the show with yet another new song titled
Child Room. The child-like pureness that
TAMA’s voice conveyed during the song seemed to
deeply move the fans.
MIMIZUQ have announced a number of upcoming live events, including their second anniversary one-man live, which will be held at Tokyo’s Mt.RAINIER HALL SHIBUYA PLEASURE PLEASURE on June 20th. You can find the band’s full schedule on their
official website.
Set List
01. NEW HOPE
02. Tokyo INVADERZ
03. Shizumu morini furu itsukushimi no ame
04. VIOLET SKY
05. Aoitori
06. angel song
07. Kaze no harmony
08. Namida no seibun
09. Zutto suki deshita
10. Himekuri Ningyou
11. [syrup]
12. Hashire! Hashire! Hashire!
13. Zigzagza
14. Rain drop Tear drop
Encore
15. Piggyback
16. Kurayami de hikaru
17. PINKY PUNKY PARTY!!
18. Child Room
