ARENA TOUR 2009 A ~NEXT LEVEL~ setlist and pictures [III]

[majrakun]

Daruma-san ga koronda (Daruma tumbled!) is a (traditional?) japanese game. I knew about it from a manga.

One person will turn his back against the others and will say "daruma-san ga koronda!" while others would attempt to sneak up to him, and will have to 'freeze' their movements at the "koronda" part. Anyone who moves at that point is out! One could go "daaaruuumaaa-saaaan gaaa koronda!" and so on. XD The game would repeat until someone reaches him or if everyone is out. I wonder who got to to say the line. Probably Ayu.

I think, from what I understand, in the end of the game, it seemed like all the dancers tumbled upon each other in a pile, lol.

[MissElin_]

^Haha how funny! That game I played all the time as a child. Its very common and very funny! XD

[maze]

^ aah.. I understand xD
Thank you for the explanation ^^

I want to see the DVD now! x´D

[waterballoon]

Omg lol they must have had A LOT of time in the encore to be playing that!

[Tasked]

Originally Posted by majrakun

Daruma-san ga koronda (Daruma tumbled!) is a (traditional?) japanese game. I knew about it from a manga.

One person will turn his back against the others and will say "daruma-san ga koronda!" while others would attempt to sneak up to him, and will have to 'freeze' their movements at the "koronda" part. Anyone who moves at that point is out! One could go "daaaruuumaaa-saaaan gaaa koronda!" and so on. XD The game would repeat until someone reaches him or if everyone is out. I wonder who got to to say the line. Probably Ayu.

I think, from what I understand, in the end of the game, it seemed like all the dancers tumbled upon each other in a pile, lol.

omg that's amazing. in the netherlands there's the same game.. it's called anne-marie koekoek or something xD


ooh btw if you like daruma-san ga koronda..
watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzzjgBAaWZw

[Hydeki]

HAHAHAHAHAHA, So hilarious the vid ^^. And I want yo see ayu playing Daruma-san ga koronda! I wonder why the game is named in that way... A Daruma is a part of the superstitious Japanase culture XD.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

omg Rody!, that video was sooooo funny/cute!!!! xDDD

[jbrat2219]

I can't wait to see what Ayu may change for the second leg of the tour... That must be the official best time to catch an Ayu show.

[aura~]

it's not traditional from japan... I've played this game a LOT when I was little ^^ the name in Catalan is "Un, Dos, Tres, Pica paret" (one, two, three, hit the wall, I don't know how it's calle din spanish...). The way of playing is the same, the one who's against the others in the wall close his eyes and hits the wall 3 time while saying "un dos tres pica paret", then she turns and everyone have to be frozen, if someone moves is eliminated. When someone reaches and touches him everyone has to start running and the one who was saying the sentence has to catch someone ^^

it's funny, and I want to see ayu playing this ^^

[Hydeki]

Originally Posted by walking.proud

i(I don't know how it's calle din spanish...).

There are a lot of ways... (like with almos all popular games). But in my childhood it was "1,2,3 Pollito Inglés"(1,2,3 English Chick) and "1,2,3 Escondite Inglés" (1,2,3, English hideout). I never knew why these weird names .

[noidea]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAYvSohSED8

For My Dear

[LizBrazil]

Originally Posted by majrakun

Daruma-san ga koronda (Daruma tumbled!) is a (traditional?) japanese game. I knew about it from a manga.

One person will turn his back against the others and will say "daruma-san ga koronda!" while others would attempt to sneak up to him, and will have to 'freeze' their movements at the "koronda" part. Anyone who moves at that point is out! One could go "daaaruuumaaa-saaaan gaaa koronda!" and so on. XD The game would repeat until someone reaches him or if everyone is out. I wonder who got to to say the line. Probably Ayu.

I think, from what I understand, in the end of the game, it seemed like all the dancers tumbled upon each other in a pile, lol.

Thanks for explaining

Originally Posted by walking.proud

it's not traditional from japan... I've played this game a LOT when I was little ^^ the name in Catalan is "Un, Dos, Tres, Pica paret" (one, two, three, hit the wall, I don't know how it's calle din spanish...). The way of playing is the same, the one who's against the others in the wall close his eyes and hits the wall 3 time while saying "un dos tres pica paret", then she turns and everyone have to be frozen, if someone moves is eliminated. When someone reaches and touches him everyone has to start running and the one who was saying the sentence has to catch someone ^^

it's funny, and I want to see ayu playing this ^^

At my school in Belgium we called it "één, twee, drie, piano" ("one, two, three, piano" in English). Can't wait to see Ayu playing this too

[nEwly]

Thanks for "For my Dear..."
It looks awesome

[love in music]

Originally Posted by noidea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAYvSohSED8

For My Dear

wow thanks. it sounds so much better than at PCDL, she still screams a bit but it looks like she's been able to adjust her deeper voice to sing it better. very good!

[Max_ZZZ]

^ @ the For My Dear performance...

kamo shire naIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII LOL OMG SO LOUD AND YELLING AND DEEEP

honestly i cannot believe how deep her voice is now lol

[LizBrazil]

Originally Posted by noidea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAYvSohSED8

For My Dear

Thanks for sharing!!

[noidea]

Yeah, i just browsed youtube and found it(thats why i posted a link and did not embed it)...she sounds really good and its great that theres a real piano in the background^^

[maze]

thanks for the fourth fancam of the NEXT LEVEL Tour! ♥____♥

[naxxo.licious™]

Originally Posted by noidea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAYvSohSED8

For My Dear

I'm still loving those screens <3.

Glad to see this encore looks kinda different from her latest encores. They were getting kinda monotonous with her singing the same damn songs lol.

But omg, she's almost yelling XD. I agree with Max_ZZZ. Now that she's singing her old songs again, they sound so...weird lol.

@Rody!: that video was kinda disturbing XD lmao.

[noidea]

The screens are really great, yeah, and i love the usage of them for the encore, some screens for the band, one for her, reminds me of an X Japan concert, they often have one screen for each band member/one section of the screen for each band member