On March 9, although the sky fell a light rain, from the morning, the final performance venue of the first round of the A9 Asian Tour, Bandai Namco Shanghai Cultural Center, was covered by the enthusiasm of fans.

At the entrance of the LIVE venue, there are stars in the shape of A9 text prepared by Shanghai "Nine groups" (fans), and flowers with lovely illustrations representing the characteristics of the members.

A9's Live music is also playing on the screens of the coffee shop next door to the venue. On the coffee terrace, five A9 Asian Tour members were hanging hand-painted banners. Fans who arrived one after another wrote messages to the members on the banners. Although it has been three and a half years since the last Shanghai performance, the warm atmosphere around the venue has not been diluted by time.

Although the Shanghai REPO let you wait for a long time, but the article released a lot of on-site photos, please be sure to see the last.

All in all, the Shanghai performance of A9 can be said to be the culmination of this Asian tour, and it is an excellent performance!

Of course, it was not only the A9 members who performed brilliantly on stage, but the ideas and actions of everyone involved in the tour made the final stage of the tour a great success!

That night, A9 members and the nine groups kept passing thoughtful gifts (surprises) to each other, making miracles happen, and the best sights and smiles were interwoven at that time.

The sense that Hiroto was talking about a "miracle night" had been foreboding since the morning.

Along with the Japanese production team, Sati, Tiger and Hiroto arrive at the venue before noon. Because this is a venue that has been used before, it gives everyone a sense of peace of mind, and the atmosphere during debugging is orderly, not as hectic as in Hong Kong.

At the very beginning of the day, what surprised people was the aid decorations at the entrance of the meeting hall and the gifts, flowers, and letters that the diners kept sending to the lounge. ... Even the people involved in the venue said that the number of gifts sent was "the largest in the history of this venue (laughter)", and the result was that the lounge could not be put, and they were put in the powder room and storage room. The A9 Asian Tour has more than 10 times the number of its members, serving bubble tea and popular desserts. The members were also very happy to take out the gifts one by one and see their hand-painted stickers on the gifts. They were very happy to drink milk tea and took many photos.

After the hard battle of the first half of the Asian tour, the unknown state of the venue equipment has also been almost perfect, and the technical production team from Japan has also debutted a satisfactory sound on the same day to prepare for the rehearsal.

This Shanghai performance, accompanied by the production of a selection of albums, and the White Valentine's Day LIVE, which will be prepared without stop as soon as they return home, is more busy than saying that members can take a break and enjoy the Shanghai that they have not seen for three and a half years. He and Nao did not stop to work on the plane and in Shanghai for a few days, so he rushed to the venue from the hotel in the afternoon of that day. The first group of members and Staff who arrived at the venue first conveyed the news to the general and Nao that the venue was in excellent condition, and all the staff were ready.

Just after 13:00, Nao and will arrive at the venue one after another. As if they had heard about it, they took pictures of the lights and flowers that the diners had prepared at the entrance to the meeting hall, and saw how happy everyone in the cafe next door was before they entered the meeting hall and the rest room. And then, of course, they were even more surprised when they saw all the drinks, food and gifts they had brought.

At that point, members of the advanced Field began Sound Check in turn.

Hiroto and Sati walk from the stage to the end of the audience while playing their instruments, facing the stage and carefully auditions.

The rehearsal for the show at Shanghai Station began as scheduled, and a long line formed in the millet selling area at the gate.

About 19 o 'clock sharp.

With the opening SE "PLANET NINE-INVITATION -" playing in the background, the members' names and photos appeared on the big screen, and the crowd roared.

The Tiger is the first to appear, and then Hiroto, Nao, and Sati successively mount the platform in the center of the stage and Pose their own "decision pose". In the end, she will enter the stage with her arms raised, and the cheers and waving arms from the audience will converge like waves. UNREAL's music starts and the show begins.

From the first song, the rice can feel the floor shaking violently. The same is true of the subsequent "RAINBOWS", whose enthusiasm and sense of unity made it hard to believe that it had been three and a half years since the Shanghai premiere. It's amazing how many local dishes can sing Japanese lyrics.

Two songs later, the first MC round.

Will: "Hi, Shanghai. How much I miss you all! Is everyone okay?" Then a huge cheer went up.

";It's really nice to have so many meals here today. Thank you very much. Everyone in the last row, can you hear me?" The diners at the back of the overflow hall responded by waving their arms vigorously.

";Today, I want to convey to you all my heart that I have not seen in Shanghai for three and a half years, please be sure to enjoy it." So, let me hear your voices. "Hua" -.

After singing "Kisstwice,Kiss me deadly" enter the second MC segment.

Raise a half hand and ask, "Who live in Shanghai?" A third raised their hands. "Who in China lives outside Shanghai?" Another third or so raised their hands. "Oh, about half and half? There must have been a lot of people from outside China, right? Thank you so much!" There were cheers and applause.

"Tora SAN. How does it feel?" Will say to the tiger.

The tiger said, "It is because of everyone's waiting that we have the opportunity to come again!" I was sick for a while last year, and I worried everyone. Fortunately, my body has recovered and I am back on stage. I really appreciate everyone worrying about me! In the future, I will continue to cheer for A9, and everyone will continue to support it, right?" . Then the diners shouted "Yes!" in Japanese. Respond.

Later, he will ask Shame, "Shame Sang also wanted to come to Shanghai before, right?"

"Ah, why does it feel like there are more people?"

Will "Yes." The two men squinted toward the end of the auditorium.

"Is it because of dancing?" Suddenly speaking of this, will interrupt the sand me.

Will "We dance, have you seen?"

";Yes!" The response came everywhere.

Sand me "So it is. Are there any people who mistakenly think they are from the Korean Wave?"

Will "confuse us with K-POP?" You didn't mistake us for BTS, did you?"

"No --!" The response came.

Sand me "turns out not ah... ? So that's it. But you can dance. Today."

Cheers went up from the audience.

I'll dance in my next song.

Will "(!) ... Next song, no dancing?"

During this conversation, Hiroto, who had briefly left the stage due to guitar problems, just returned to the stage.

Noticed the sand I said "Hiroto dance."

Did not understand the situation of Hiroto a face of confusion.

"Hiroto, welcome back."

Hiroto "No problem." Whether it is guitar or dancing is no problem, with enigmatic steps, Hiroto struck a handsome pose. The three people outside of me looked uneasy.

In order to move on to the next song, we'll start with a summary.

Will "next, though this song has no dance..."

Sand me "No, dancing oh."

Will...

Hiroto took a look at the playlist at his feet and said with a wry smile, "This is dancing first, that is very powerful (laughs).";

The next song is actually "ヴェルヴェット".

";But if I dance, everyone will dance with me, right? It wouldn't be a problem if I just jumped. Dancing? (Laughs)."

The development of this paragraph does make people a little unable to follow, and the audience is also a little confused. That being said, the audience is so full there's no way to jump out of it.

Afterwards, it will be said to Nao.

"Nao SAN, how do you like Shanghai?"

"I understand Shanghainese!!" said Nao in an emotional voice.

Nao suddenly stood up and said to the diners, "Hello? Hello? MMM ~~~ ~, explosion --!!";

With a face of satisfaction of Nao, is the audience of most of the meal a face of confusion.

"Explosions are the least funny."

Nao didn't mind and moved on to the next joke.

Nao ";I am peach white!!";

The audience went wild. This is exactly the same reaction I had three and a half years ago in Shanghai.

"It seems that this is the funniest point. Well, let's get high with Peach White! Next Song is "ヴェルヴェット"!

Hearing the voice of all the staff, the meal was also at ease, and the LIVE midfield continued to be covered by the enthusiasm of the audience.

After the last song, an LED screen behind the stage said "Thank you SHANGHAI!! See you next time!!" And "See you in Japan!! Thank you!" The words.

The five put down their instruments and gathered on the stage. As the audience shouted, the members' faces were filled with a sense of accomplishment and joy.

The first round of the 2019 Asian Tour comes to an end today, but we will definitely come again. Today is really happy! We are A9!"

Waving their arms, the members left the stage in turn.

The last remaining Hiroto took the members' water bottles from the speakers and drum stand, handed them to the audience, bowed low, and shouted "I love you -!!" to the audience. Then leave the stage.

As the members later wrote in their SNS, even if this is the best performance, it is not too much to draw a successful end to the Asian tour.

At the end of the first round of the Asian Tour, he will say, "This time I really feel that many people have a lot of heart for this tour."

"Shanghai trip, really happy! I want to open LIVE again next year." The five said so after returning home on March 10.

This time, the Asian tour used the words "first bomb" and "#01" with profound meaning.

They did not forget that there are many overseas NINE groups of countries that have not been able to go to this Asian Tour are also waiting for the arrival of A9 (ALICE NINE).

Because there is still a domestic tour in Japan to go all out before August, it is better to prepare for the domestic tour first.

But this year marks the 15th anniversary of its founding, and we hope there will be more surprises in the future

Photo: JerryHu

Text: "DE COLUM" (デコラム) Compilation department

Translate: Nana

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2019.3.9 SHANGHAI

1.UNREAL

2.RAINBOWS

3. China

Step 4: Flash

5. Make flowers の

6.Kisstwice,Kiss me deadly

7.ヴェルヴェット

8. Spring, summer, autumn and winter