Aoi Eir sang 23 songs in front of 8,000 fans at her first solo live performance at Budokan!

On Monday, November 2, 2015, artist Eir Aoi held her live concert "Eir Aoi Special Live 2015 WORLD OF BLUE at Nippon Budokan. About 8,000 fans packed the Budokan for her first solo Budokan live concert, where she performed a total of 23 songs, including encores, in a frenzied night.


The live concert "WORLD OF BLUE" was named after Eir's image color blue. Despite being held on a weekday, the Budokan was packed to capacity, and the blue psyllium of the fans waiting for the show to start illuminated the entire area, creating a scene befitting the live's title.

Eir appeared as if guided by the blue psyllium and sang "Avalon Blue". The fans responded with thunderous cheers and the curtain rose on the Budokan's one-man show. After finishing the song, she seamlessly led into "Cynthia's Light" with the message, "Please enjoy the blue world to the fullest today! He sent the message, "Please enjoy the blue world as much as you can until the end today!

I have always wanted to stand on the stage of the Budokan as a solo performer someday," she said as she bit back her joy at having her dream come true after more than four years since her debut. The audience responded with warm words of "Congratulations! and warm words of congratulations from the audience, who congratulated her on her long-awaited live performance at the Budokan.

The first half of the live was filled with up-tempo and powerful songs typical of Eir. Among the songs, "Kroyuta," the ED theme of the game "Drug on Dragoon 3," stood out. Eir sang emotionally in a whispy voice. The entire lyrics were projected on the screen in katakana, and fans held blue and red psylliums in their hands to create a dark world.

Takahiro Yasuda, who wrote songs such as "Sambika" and "Deceived Sheep," then took the stage at center stage. He played acoustic guitar and sang a duet of "A New Day" and "Roses" with Eir, his voice sounding moist.

Eir is actually a big fan of Yasuda's rock band, Ao. She revealed that before her debut, she went to a live concert and took a picture with the band, but Yasuda herself had no recollection of the event. When asked how she felt about the Budokan, Yasuda candidly stated, "The stage looked like an executioner's block," to which the audience burst into laughter. The audience cheered her on warmly, and she said, "It's a lot of fun. Thank you very much.


Even as the live approached the midpoint of the performance, Eir's energy did not stop. Everyone," she said, "we still have plenty of energy, don't we? We still have plenty of energy, don't we? She encouraged the audience to join her in the 4th single "Cobalt Sky". Eir sang the pop number with all her might, waving her towel around with the fans.



Before singing "Blue World," which was performed live for the first time, photos from their world tour held this year were shown on the screen. During the MC session, she revealed that she had been thinking of making Budokan the goal of the world tour, and she said again, "Please take good care of Eir Aoi as she restarts from now on.

After that, the band launched into a rush of hit songs, starting with the latest 11th single "Shoegazer," which was also performed for the first time. During "INNOCENCE," the OP theme song for the "Sword Art Online" Fairy Dance Arc, the band ran across the stage in all directions, using their entire body in a spectacular performance that kept the fans glued to their seats. During "IGNITE," the OP theme of the Phantom Bullet Arc, flames shot up from the stage and the audience was filled with blue, red, orange and other colorful psyllium lights.



With only one song left, Eir asked the audience, "Did you sweat a lot? I'm covered in dew! I'm soaked in dew! She closed the live with "Lapis Lazuli," the ED theme song of "Arslan Senki" and thanked the audience, "Thank you very much for the wonderful view that can only be seen at the Nippon Budokan! and left the stage with words of gratitude.

Of course, the excitement of the fans had not yet cooled down, and they all called for an encore with "Ei-eru! and asked for an encore. Then a star-filled starry sky was projected on the stage and "MEMORIA," the ED theme of "Fate/Zero," began to flow. Eir took the stage again, illuminated by blue and white psyllium lights, and performed his debut song in an orchestral version in a fantastic atmosphere.



During the introduction corner of the Eir band, each member appeared wearing backpacks, wristbands, and other Eir goods. It turned out that many of the members were experiencing the Budokan for the first time, and they seemed to be going into the live with a lot of emotion. It was also revealed that at the launch of the first live concert held in 2012, Eir had declared, "I will do a Budokan live in three years. Having fulfilled her promise, she said with tears in her eyes, "I'm really happy to have made it this far.

She then added, "Here is an announcement from Eir Aoi to you all! The words "Eir Aoi LIVE TOUR 2016 D'AZUR-EST" will be held in the spring of 2016, and the live house tour will visit 16 cities across the country. The announcement that Eir Aoi will sing the theme song for the new game "Digimon World -next 0rder-" was also met with a roar of joy.

The live performance, which lasted over two and a half hours, finally came to a finale. I hope I was able to deliver my feelings through my songs. Have I been able to connect with everyone? The fans responded with cheers that shook the venue. Eir said, "I want to deliver lots and lots more feelings. These feelings go out to everyone! and sang the 8th single "Tsunagaru omoi" in a rousing rendition. Wearing a hoodie handed to her by the band, she sang the song with her loudest voice of the day.


The live performance, which lasted over two and a half hours, finally came to a finale. I hope I was able to deliver my feelings through singing. Have I been able to connect with everyone? The fans responded with cheers that shook the venue. Eir said, "I want to deliver lots and lots more feelings. These feelings go out to everyone! and sang the 8th single "Tsunagaru omoi" in a rousing rendition. Wearing a hoodie handed to her by the Eiru band, she sang the song with her loudest voice of the day.

At the end, the Budokan was united in the customary chants of "Ei-Eiru! the Budokan was filled with a sense of unity. Then Eir stood on the center stage and said in a live voice without microphone, "Thank you for the Budokan live! and closed the night with a great success.

Eir Aoi Special Live 2015 WORLD OF BLUE at Nippon Budokan" Set List


Avalon Blue

02.Cynthia's Light

03.AURORA

04.GENESIS

KASUMI

Back To Zero

KROIUTA

A New Day

Roses

Niji no Oto

Cobalt Sky

Sambika

13.Yurari

14.Blue World

Shoegazer

INNOCENCE

Bright Future

Sirius

IGNITE

Lapis Lazuli

MEMORIA -orchestra ver.

HaNaZaKaRi

Tsunagaru Omoi



(Reporting and writing by Katsunori Takahashi)

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