ACID Live at Omotesandou FAB

This year ACID released a special premium ticket which allowed purchasers to go to six lives, five of which were produced by each band member and the final live, produced by the whole band together. The concert of today was produced by vocalist Junpei.

ACID's musical style has changed over time from industrial rock to visual kei, then returned to their original style. Junpei's growth as a vocalist will be a key factor in ACID's growth and direction from now on, so this concert would be a telling experience.

The venue, filled with fans wearing t-shirts and jeans, felt very peaceful and relaxing with background music consisting largely of classical flute, violin and natural sounds of insects singing and the sound of waves at the seaside. Then when the venue darkened, above the piano and other sound effects, Junpei narrated with his gentle voice, "Imagine if I could never see you, my love, ever again. How would I go on? I would never forget you. You would be in my lonely heart, where I would imagine happier times..."

Then the stage brightened and the members, wearing casual black outfits with natural, light make-up appeared on stage. Hanafubuki started and Junpei sang it with real emotion, on an orange lit stage. This song had direct, unaffected lyrics with a fresh melody so it was very refreshing for everyone. During FAKE, fans moved their bodies naturally to the simple but beautiful melody. The sincere attitude of the band members was very apparent as they tried to transmit only what was really important for them to the audience. Yuta stirred up the audience at the front of the stage, then Conjunction Conjuration started. Fans called out, "Hey! Hey!" and raised their fists, jumping rhythmically to the catchy rhythm.

Junpei narrated and Masamitsu shouted, then 0:00 A.M. started during which Seiichirou showily hit the drums. In Ryuuguujou, Daisuke and Junpei did their twin vocals, Daisuke and Masamitsu played heavy twin guitars, while Masamitsu did rap vocals. Then the live was running high. Daisuke's guitar phrases were added to Junpei's vocals and Under the shadows started. In the main melody Junpei raised his hand up as if trying to grab the sky. The fans could feel his honest nature through his emotional, sincere singing. The heavy guitar riff then changed to a sorrowful melody and his delicate innocence flooded the floor in LIFE.

A SE of water drops and pulses sounded while Junpei narrated on the stage. "What I'm searching for is your smile." Being shy, he usually can't say these kinds of things, but the stage gave him the boldness to say what he wanted to. Then the ballad SEED started quietly. Daisuke's clear guitar sounded and the main melody developed rather dramatically. Junpei sang carefully to express pure naïve feelings of youth; it seemed the fans could all find something to relate to in his pain. When Prayer started, the crowd jumped to the bright melody. Yuta's bass sounded heavily while Sei-ichirou shook his head and kept the rhythm with his big movements.

The lights then turned red, and their new song Sekai ga owaru made wa... began. ACID re-arranged the famous song of WANDS, and it was very refreshing. Classical old style rock and roll matched well to young ACID, in which every word and every sound was very persuasive, sent directly to us from the stage. The song was one of those things that will be kept by people and withstand the tests of time.

In the darkened venue, the sounds of sparkling firecrackers and a mysterious SE rang. A piano was set on the now bright center stage. Junpei sat there under the spotlight, closed his eyes and played a beautiful ballad. His emotions were visible in his playing.

Next, heavy SE boomed, the band members appeared, and Big Bang started. The sweet sorrowful vocals of Junpei changed to a long shout, and the guitars, bass and drums sounded as though they were going to burst. Masamitsu's death voice and beautiful twin vocals twisted in the red light. Yuta played bass shaking his head wildly. Fans called "Hey! Hey!" and jumped rhythmically. When a fresh, upbeat Blindness Business started with a guitar riff, the members slipped out on the left and right runways. "Let's become one!" In Sorrow in the box, fans called "Hey! Hey!", head banged and sang the lyrics of "free my soul" loudly. Masamitsu shook his head hard and plucked his guitar. The members moved around on stage, and the live reached its peak. Sei-ichirou stood up and hit the drums with a big smile on his face.

"Did your bodies warm up!?" Here the members were introduced in the order of Sei-ichirou, Yuta, Masamitsu, Daisuke and Junpei. The concert then continued into the second half. Existence of proof started with guitar and drums, then dashed into the next song Sweet Shine. Masamitsu's death voice exploded, Yuta did rap vocals, Daisuke played a guitar solo, Sei-ichirou's drums burst in the red light, then the music went into the beautiful main melody. "Hey! I know you can do more!" Junpei stirred up the crowd, then Eat'em all started. The members and fans sang the catchy song together. Everyone there smiled and their sweat shone under the bright lights. In Darling, people sang together loudly with the piano. Under the mirror ball, Junpei seemed as though he couldn't hide his delight, and there was Sei-ichirou smiling fully behind him. The members said "Thank you!" and left the stage, while the audience yelled their names and called for an encore.

The members then reappeared on stage wearing t-shirts without their jackets. "Let’s become one!" In 15 sai, everyone could feel the pureness and artlessness of Junpei, and the other members supported his vocals with thick, firm sounds. Ai no hi started with a guitar riff and the fans all jumped together. When the song finished, all of them squatted, counted "3, 2, 1", then jumped all at once. Junpei said "Thank you!" with his bashful smile before leaving the stage.

After the venue darkened, surprisingly the audience sang happy birthday together, and set off firecrackers to celebrate Junpei's birthday. "I'm very happy. Thank you," he said, unable to hide his pleasure. "Let's become one at last!" Then Growing up started with its rap rhythm, and people loudly sang the lyrics of the main melody, "Growing up, going my way." Junpei took the lead, saying, "Don't pretend like you are singing! Just sing!" and the audience could all see how he had grown in his stage performance. Finally everyone lined up hand in hand, shouted, "A! C! I! D! A,C,I,D, ACID!" and clapped their hands. The live finished just like that, and everyone there was smiling happily, the usual outcome after going to one of ACID's live concerts.


Set list:

Hanafubuki
FAKE
Conjunction Conjuration
SE
0:00AM 0:00 A.M.
Ryuuguujou
Under the shadows
LIFE
SE
SEED
Prayer
Sekai ga owarumadewa…..
SE
Piano solo
Big Bang
Blindness Business
Sorrow in the box
Introduction of members
Existence proof
Sweet Shine
Eat’em all
Darling
Departure
Brand New World

En1. 15 sai
En2. Ai no hi
En3. Growing up