Sunday, April 23, 2006
Enbujo Report Part 1
Thanks to my bonus (which i think i totally deserved it.. hmph), I was able to go for Enbujo which I had initially thought will be totally MURI. I mean, it is just *THREE MONTHS* after Takki solocon yo... And it is still so cold!!!!!!
でもね、やっぱりね、「滝沢演舞城」を観に行ってよかった！！^^
Living in Takki's castle is so SHIAWASE~~~~ Everything was Takki, Takki, and more Takki!!! And he is the best master anyone can have! (I think Okura from K8 has totally fallen in love with him by now. And of course Yoko, who has been harbouring a crush on Takki??! LOL~) 殿！！一生ついてますからね！！
I realised how DIFFICULT it is to write a report about Enbujo. And I am BAD at writing reports from the start. Cos i always digress MAJORLY. And I am a scatterbrain. Not good with details. And def cannot rem chibi jrs. So if you are here looking for chibi jrs' news, you can leave now. XDD The rest, pls bear with me. m(__)m
Like I said, unlike DB, Enbujo has no one linear plot, but consist of many stories. The Japanese are well-acquainted with these popular folklores (guess you can call them that) since young but as a non-native, most of them are unknown to me. Maa, the one i know best is Yoshitsune but in Enbujo, the section about Yoshitsune was apparently about "a Yoshitsune no one knows". There you go. I know NOTHING about Enbujo then. (Except the showtime??) LMAO~~ I actually have to do a lot or research and reading up to write this report. Gawd~~ if only I was doing this when I was in school. Hahaha~~ So actually, Enbujo was really educational. In fact, they even had school groups going to watch! (Loracyn, i think this is the reason for the "mysterious queues" we see outside the theatre.) Of course, they had to take the 3rd floor seats but IMAGINE GOING FOR A TAKKI MUSICAL FOR YOUR SCHOOL EXCURSION!!!!!! XDDDD What I heard was they only put aside 50% of the seats for FC and the rest was saved for public sales so that more people (non-Johnny's fans) have a chance to watch it. I think usually for JE events, there will only be public sales if any tickets are still left over after FC balloting, which is mostly... none (or damn lousy seats). =_= *the woes of an overseas fan* This trip was entirely for the sole purpose of watching Enbujo which explains why it was so short. T-T Gawd!! The Jimusho should EMPLOY ME ALREADY!! i will be a VERY HARDWORKING T&T reporter. My dream job. I can double up as a translator for Takki when he starts filming with Jackie Chan too!!! Then i will actually ENJOY TOTALLY what i am paid to do. *sigh* ok, side-tracking here...
We managed to secure tickets to 3 shows through the help of my very kind Japanese friend before the trip. Wise move. Because there wasn't a single scalper around after the fire. I wonder why. Anyway, 3 outta 5 nights we were watching Enbujo. We were living inthe his castle alright. My Japanese friend kept saying "You are crazy!!" Hahahha~ Shinbashi Theatre Takizawa Castle, it was a bustle of activities! People were rushing about to buy the special bento sets, magazines that featured Enbujo, Enbujo merchandise, and squeezing to take a good look at the panels of stage pictures and deciding which ones to get cos they were so expensive!! (500yen PER PIC!!) Then of cos, trying to snap pictures of the Enbujo poster, Amino Collagen stand etc etc... We were a bit lost on Day 1. XDD
Anyway, the crowd ne. Mostly females but I have also spotted families (with the dad in tow) as well as mother-daughter gumi!! ^-^ And there were quite a number of okaasan and obaasan figures!! Muahahhaha, 義経効果 kana?? And they don't lose out to us in terms of anticipation and excitement yo! I remembered seeing quite a few VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED OBAASANS when Takki went near them during the performance and they all waved to him like little girls. LOL~~ So heartwarming yo!
Oh dear, i think yappari i will need more than one entry. I have already rambled so much and Takki hasnt't even 登場 yet. Hahahha, gomen gomen! Guess I will post this up first and leave the rest for another post!! お楽しみにしてください！^^
でもね、やっぱりね、「滝沢演舞城」を観に行ってよかった！！^^
Living in Takki's castle is so SHIAWASE~~~~ Everything was Takki, Takki, and more Takki!!! And he is the best master anyone can have! (I think Okura from K8 has totally fallen in love with him by now. And of course Yoko, who has been harbouring a crush on Takki??! LOL~) 殿！！一生ついてますからね！！
I realised how DIFFICULT it is to write a report about Enbujo. And I am BAD at writing reports from the start. Cos i always digress MAJORLY. And I am a scatterbrain. Not good with details. And def cannot rem chibi jrs. So if you are here looking for chibi jrs' news, you can leave now. XDD The rest, pls bear with me. m(__)m
Like I said, unlike DB, Enbujo has no one linear plot, but consist of many stories. The Japanese are well-acquainted with these popular folklores (guess you can call them that) since young but as a non-native, most of them are unknown to me. Maa, the one i know best is Yoshitsune but in Enbujo, the section about Yoshitsune was apparently about "a Yoshitsune no one knows". There you go. I know NOTHING about Enbujo then. (Except the showtime??) LMAO~~ I actually have to do a lot or research and reading up to write this report. Gawd~~ if only I was doing this when I was in school. Hahaha~~ So actually, Enbujo was really educational. In fact, they even had school groups going to watch! (Loracyn, i think this is the reason for the "mysterious queues" we see outside the theatre.) Of course, they had to take the 3rd floor seats but IMAGINE GOING FOR A TAKKI MUSICAL FOR YOUR SCHOOL EXCURSION!!!!!! XDDDD What I heard was they only put aside 50% of the seats for FC and the rest was saved for public sales so that more people (non-Johnny's fans) have a chance to watch it. I think usually for JE events, there will only be public sales if any tickets are still left over after FC balloting, which is mostly... none (or damn lousy seats). =_= *the woes of an overseas fan* This trip was entirely for the sole purpose of watching Enbujo which explains why it was so short. T-T Gawd!! The Jimusho should EMPLOY ME ALREADY!! i will be a VERY HARDWORKING T&T reporter. My dream job. I can double up as a translator for Takki when he starts filming with Jackie Chan too!!! Then i will actually ENJOY TOTALLY what i am paid to do. *sigh* ok, side-tracking here...
We managed to secure tickets to 3 shows through the help of my very kind Japanese friend before the trip. Wise move. Because there wasn't a single scalper around after the fire. I wonder why. Anyway, 3 outta 5 nights we were watching Enbujo. We were living in
My precious tickets. And they all look different!! LOL~
I was even checking the serial number behind the Lawson one (with ref to the warning put up on J-net) to make sure it is not a counterfeit! Haha~~
Approaching the Shinbashi Theatre for the first time, felt so surreal.. KYAAH!! Can't believe we made it!!! I can SMELL Takki yo!!! =333 I wonder if Takki is looking at us from that row of black windows...
The front entrance of Shinbashi Theatre and it is actually quite small. Yappari it feels like a building with a long history ne (80+ yrs??), with all the brown bricks. The inside of the building is very new though. I think they just refurnished.
A HUGE Enbujo poster. Uwaaahh, i feel so proud like a mama is of her boy. ^^
Tada!! Hahahha! Using the exact same design of the Enbujo poster but instead of the kanji "Takizawa Enbujo", they wrote "Hiraizumi Yoshitsune Ozen" (Ozen or Gozen is a formal way of calling a bento/meal set). Smart! *thumbs up* But you can see that the people have really acknowledged Takki's portrayal of Yoshitsune if not nobody will understand the meaning of this poster desho??? Ureshiiii~~ ^^
The bento set specially created and only available at Enbujo!! It is called 滝こみご飯弁当 (Takki komi gohan bento) loosely translated as "Takki bento set". ("komi" means something like "included") KYAAH!!!! It has Takki (love) in it!! I think he said this is his favourite from the menu? Muahahha... 1500yen each! Pretty luxurious and expensive but how could we miss it?? XDDD Say, i forgot if the Yoshitsune bento set was more expensive... I think there was also a soba set but we didn't try that... Many people were eating their bento set during the 35min intermission but we all waited until we reached our hotel to savour it. Heheh~~ Oishikatta yo!! (Thou the rice turned a bit hard from the cold... XD)
Everyone was trying to snap a shot of the Enbujo posters inside the castle with their keitais or cameras. Silly, cos we were initially trying to hide our cameras in our bags but apparently they do not care. Haha~ 3 baka worrywarts. Been to too many concerts kana?? Similar posters were put up at the Metro Higashi-ginza station near the theatre as well. Gaah, they should just change the name of the station to 滝沢城 for the 2 months. That will be UBER COOL!! Anyway, i WISH i own a Japanese keitai. I was looking at the Japanese snapping away and one of them, HER KEITAI CAMERA CAN ZOOM IN SO MUCH MORE CLEARLY THAN MY DIGI CAM!!! Huh???! =__=
They were selling the Amino Collagen products inside as well! I tried the drink. Heehee~ It was not bad! It has this little bitter aftertaste but is otherwise nomiyasui!! And PINKU ne, yappari suits Takki. ^-^
Anyway, the crowd ne. Mostly females but I have also spotted families (with the dad in tow) as well as mother-daughter gumi!! ^-^ And there were quite a number of okaasan and obaasan figures!! Muahahhaha, 義経効果 kana?? And they don't lose out to us in terms of anticipation and excitement yo! I remembered seeing quite a few VERY HAPPY AND EXCITED OBAASANS when Takki went near them during the performance and they all waved to him like little girls. LOL~~ So heartwarming yo!
Oh dear, i think yappari i will need more than one entry. I have already rambled so much and Takki hasnt't even 登場 yet. Hahahha, gomen gomen! Guess I will post this up first and leave the rest for another post!! お楽しみにしてください！^^
// posted by snuffles @ 6:01 PM 
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Started on your Enbujo report already huh? Mine will hafta wait till I'm feeling better. Been feeling wozzy and sleeping so much for the past few days. Just feel so weak and giddy. Not in the right frame of mind to start writing Enbujo report....and Enbujo is ending in 1 day's time!!!! (T___________________T)
BRING ME BACK!!! BRING ME BACK!!!! I don't care if I have to come back to SG and start puking like crazy again. JUST BRING ME BACK TO TAKKI'S CASTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BWAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BRING ME BACK!!! BRING ME BACK!!!! I don't care if I have to come back to SG and start puking like crazy again. JUST BRING ME BACK TO TAKKI'S CASTLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BWAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
# posted by 
: 12:25 AM
: 12:25 AM
Aiyo... you havn't recover yet?? Mazui ne.. how come so long? See lah, muri shinakute yokatta noni. You shld haf just taken one more day leave instead of rushing to go back to work the very next day. But then you were already sleeping a lot on the plane, did it start then?? Tonikaku, odaiji ni.
Yes, i finally started but it took me damn long too. There's this inertia. I've got LOTS to say but it's so hard to say in like chronological order.. *bleah* And i am still sorting out my memories... Can't rem what comes after what!! Yappari need your *cough*.
2 more days of Enbujo left!! Nanka samishii~~ But i hope Takki takes a well-deserved break after this. ^^
Yes, i finally started but it took me damn long too. There's this inertia. I've got LOTS to say but it's so hard to say in like chronological order.. *bleah* And i am still sorting out my memories... Can't rem what comes after what!! Yappari need your *cough*.
2 more days of Enbujo left!! Nanka samishii~~ But i hope Takki takes a well-deserved break after this. ^^
Once again, thank you so much for writing a report. The nice photos are greatly appreciated too. :)
there wasn't a single scalper around after the fire. I wonder why
Apparently some scalpers started selling fake tickets after the fire, so TPTB cracked down on them. *hates* It's why I gave up on seeing Enbujou this year - no way I could get affordable tickets... :(
Thank god for fan reports and DVD cameras!
there wasn't a single scalper around after the fire. I wonder why
Apparently some scalpers started selling fake tickets after the fire, so TPTB cracked down on them. *hates* It's why I gave up on seeing Enbujou this year - no way I could get affordable tickets... :(
Thank god for fan reports and DVD cameras!
# posted by : 6:04 PM
: 6:04 PM
Hey Lain, ohisashiburi~ I still go to ur LJ now and the just then i don't post. Hehe~ You know me, always geting super distracted. XD
Anyway, it was thanks to *you* mentioning somewhere in your LJ that there werent scaplers anymore (Loracyn saw that) which was why I asked my friend to help us with the tickets. If not we would have gone empty-handed (as always..) and die a FREAKING DEATH outside Shinbashi Theatre. x_x
THANK YOU!!!! *shakes hand and bows*
Anyway, the fake tics thing freaked me out a bit too. Dun the scalpers know that will "spoil their reputation"?? Dumb. What does TPTB stand for anyway?
Rest of report will be coming up.... as soon as i get the order right. Hurhur~~~
Anyway, it was thanks to *you* mentioning somewhere in your LJ that there werent scaplers anymore (Loracyn saw that) which was why I asked my friend to help us with the tickets. If not we would have gone empty-handed (as always..) and die a FREAKING DEATH outside Shinbashi Theatre. x_x
THANK YOU!!!! *shakes hand and bows*
Anyway, the fake tics thing freaked me out a bit too. Dun the scalpers know that will "spoil their reputation"?? Dumb. What does TPTB stand for anyway?
Rest of report will be coming up.... as soon as i get the order right. Hurhur~~~
Ok, i decided to start commenting since I got the you-know *wink* *wink*... I am more inspired to write my thoughts on this Enbujou reports you have so meticulously and patiently posted for all of us. Arigatou SNUFFLES-chan for all the research and the details of the whole enbujou although I know that you are not yet finished with your reports. I am sure Loracyn is quite busy with her reports too. Im glad that we have you guys to give us a look on Tackey's musical and explain it to us in a way a non-NIHONGGO-speaking fan would easily grasp. arigatou ne <333
Well, I think that your timing cant be any more perfect considering that you were able to resign for work at the right time to secure the tics for enbujou. And you guys watched it 3x. I would be walking on cloud 9 just to be able to watch 1 show but you guys, 3x. SUGEE!!! Good thing too that this Enbujou thing is educational not only for you guys but also for the younger ones who came and watch it on a school excursion. I remember that we also go to musical plays on our school fieldtrips (oh how I miss those!). So it helps us have a little more art appreciation. The Enbujou, given how much they showcased Japanese folklores and dances and the YOSHITSUNE parts to it would def enhance the Japanese culture appreciation of the youngsters who came and saw it. I think it is only right that they do know of it coz it is very much in their culture. It would be funny that only fangals get to appreciate these things deshou? XD I am glad that people came with their families too. Even those okaasans and obaachans (eventhough we know what they really are in for --->TAKIZAWA HIDEAKI haha)
Wow so that is SHINBASHI theatre. It may be an old building but they have maintained it quite well. You should see the old buildings here. All the rickety windows and dirty walls. Usually, they looked haunted hahaha and the bento set looked really oishii. I can imagine you guys trying to save it for savouring in your own private time. I think it is very filling coz they got a lot of stuff in it. Is that individual servings? Coz I wouldn't be able to finish that not unless i am too famished. I probably would be securing some for souvenirs to bring home hahaha (unless they'd go stale first in the luggage XD)
So you mean to say they dont mind cameras in cons and musicals? Like I could bring digicam inside and take fotos or they just allowed it outside the main theatre? It would be good to note that just in case. I hope that the AMINO COLLAGEN DRINK did not just made you dance away like the girls on the cm. It would have been an interesting sight though while you wait in queue for the entrance XDDD Why do I have a feeling that you took one home??? did you? haha
Well, I think that your timing cant be any more perfect considering that you were able to resign for work at the right time to secure the tics for enbujou. And you guys watched it 3x. I would be walking on cloud 9 just to be able to watch 1 show but you guys, 3x. SUGEE!!! Good thing too that this Enbujou thing is educational not only for you guys but also for the younger ones who came and watch it on a school excursion. I remember that we also go to musical plays on our school fieldtrips (oh how I miss those!). So it helps us have a little more art appreciation. The Enbujou, given how much they showcased Japanese folklores and dances and the YOSHITSUNE parts to it would def enhance the Japanese culture appreciation of the youngsters who came and saw it. I think it is only right that they do know of it coz it is very much in their culture. It would be funny that only fangals get to appreciate these things deshou? XD I am glad that people came with their families too. Even those okaasans and obaachans (eventhough we know what they really are in for --->TAKIZAWA HIDEAKI haha)
Wow so that is SHINBASHI theatre. It may be an old building but they have maintained it quite well. You should see the old buildings here. All the rickety windows and dirty walls. Usually, they looked haunted hahaha and the bento set looked really oishii. I can imagine you guys trying to save it for savouring in your own private time. I think it is very filling coz they got a lot of stuff in it. Is that individual servings? Coz I wouldn't be able to finish that not unless i am too famished. I probably would be securing some for souvenirs to bring home hahaha (unless they'd go stale first in the luggage XD)
So you mean to say they dont mind cameras in cons and musicals? Like I could bring digicam inside and take fotos or they just allowed it outside the main theatre? It would be good to note that just in case. I hope that the AMINO COLLAGEN DRINK did not just made you dance away like the girls on the cm. It would have been an interesting sight though while you wait in queue for the entrance XDDD Why do I have a feeling that you took one home??? did you? haha
# posted by : 1:26 AM
: 1:26 AM
Hey Dithers~~ Waaah, YAPPARI u are back in force. hahahha~~~
Abt watching it 3 times, seriously ne... if you fly in all the way to Japan to watch Enbujo, YOU REALLY CANT JUST WATCH ONCE DESHO??? All the trauma of the sakusen planning must be compensated!! Hahahha~~ And really, musicals HAVE TO BE WATCHED MORE THAN ONCE. Cos well, we only have ONE PAIR of eyes. LOL~
You talk about resigning at the perfect time. Hmmm, actually i DID purposely resign at that time so that i can make it for Enbujo. You are talking about work vs Takki. OF COS TAKKI DESHO??!??! LMAOO~~~ *all priorities outta window*
The bento was really filling~~ But we all finished it. THROWING IT AWAY?? NO WAY!!!! And yea, they didnt bother to check ur bags for cameras. We could actually take pictures even INSIDE the theatres, but of cos when there is no performance. It's impossible to snap a pic of the perf without getting discovered anyway. The theatre is so small...
And yea... i bought a small bottle of Amino Collagen. Hahhaha... not from Shinbashi Theatre thou, but there were quite a few people who did. And no, i did not dance like the girls in the CM. Muahahha~~ Apparently this product is available in Singapore now!!! Kyaaah!!! But NOOOO... they didn't use Takki's CM. Prob a contract prob. He is ONLY TO BE USED IN JAPAN's CM... =__= Selfish. Bleah~ Buy anyway.
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Abt watching it 3 times, seriously ne... if you fly in all the way to Japan to watch Enbujo, YOU REALLY CANT JUST WATCH ONCE DESHO??? All the trauma of the sakusen planning must be compensated!! Hahahha~~ And really, musicals HAVE TO BE WATCHED MORE THAN ONCE. Cos well, we only have ONE PAIR of eyes. LOL~
You talk about resigning at the perfect time. Hmmm, actually i DID purposely resign at that time so that i can make it for Enbujo. You are talking about work vs Takki. OF COS TAKKI DESHO??!??! LMAOO~~~ *all priorities outta window*
The bento was really filling~~ But we all finished it. THROWING IT AWAY?? NO WAY!!!! And yea, they didnt bother to check ur bags for cameras. We could actually take pictures even INSIDE the theatres, but of cos when there is no performance. It's impossible to snap a pic of the perf without getting discovered anyway. The theatre is so small...
And yea... i bought a small bottle of Amino Collagen. Hahhaha... not from Shinbashi Theatre thou, but there were quite a few people who did. And no, i did not dance like the girls in the CM. Muahahha~~ Apparently this product is available in Singapore now!!! Kyaaah!!! But NOOOO... they didn't use Takki's CM. Prob a contract prob. He is ONLY TO BE USED IN JAPAN's CM... =__= Selfish. Bleah~ Buy anyway.
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