Everyone's smiles turned into a rainbow and conquered the Budokan! Nao Higashiyama 1st LIVE "Rainbow" at Nippon Budokan" live report!

Nao Higashiyama celebrated eight years since her debut as a voice actress and a full year since her debut as an artist on February 1, 2017. She held her long-awaited first live concert "Nao Higashiyama 1st LIVE "Rainbow" at Nippon Budokan" on Saturday, February 3.

On the grand stage of Nippon Budokan, she showed her singing voice that fully demonstrated her ability as an artist, her sharp dance moves, and her friendly manner during the MC. It was a great stage filled with coolness and cuteness, expression based on acting ability, a desire to have fun with everyone, gratitude to those who supported her, and her precious child ...... who stood with her on this stage.

The penlights (rainbow penlights) sold at the concert automatically changed colors in accordance with the performance (you could also change the colors yourself), bringing the entire venue together to create the live performance.

Powerful and elongated vocals echoed through the Budokan.

With the spotlight on the center stage, Ms. Higashiyama slowly made her way down the flower aisle from the main stage ...... and opened the Budokan performance of artist Nao Higashiyama with her beautiful singing voice, holding a microphone placed there.

The opening number, "Kimi to Boku no Symphony," immediately captivated the audience with her beautiful yet powerful voice. As a voice actress, Nao Higashiyama has played many roles and has shown her outstanding singing ability in character songs. Now she added her personal expressiveness as Nao Higashiyama and shined even brighter on stage at the Budokan. Dressed in a white top and a rainbow-colored skirt, she leapt and jumped around the stage.

As they ran left and right on stage to wave to the audience during the following song, "True Destiny," the audience was in full swing, calling out "Nao! the audience was also in full swing. Her core singing voice was as impressive as the live band's performance, and combined with her bouncy steps, her small body seemed to have a large aura on stage.

During the MC, Higashiyama looked emotional and choked up a bit, saying, "I never thought I would be able to see a view like this. Although she has appeared in various events and live performances as a voice actress, this was surprisingly her first time on the Budokan stage.

During "Bright Heart," the back of the stage was automatically transformed into a staircase, and she climbed the stairs to deliver her fresh voice. During "Day by Day," she strolled around the stage in time with the video on the screen. When the dancers signaled "Se-no! the audience sang "Day by Day" in chorus.

Higashiyama, who used to be in the chorus club at school, said she loved singing with everyone. It's so much fun! I feel like today is the festival of my life," she said with a smile, expressing her feelings of gratitude that so many people had gathered for her own live performance rather than that of her character.

Dancers with rainbow-colored umbrellas added color to the song "Goodbye Umbrella. Higashiyama's twirling movements had a firm axis, and her softly fluttering skirt was very beautiful. She continued with a pop song, "Junkafuru World," showing a variety of colors within the cuteness of her voice, some a little sweet, others piercing and piercing.

Stylish stage with sharp dance moves

After a brilliant performance by six dancers, it was time for the dance section. Changing into stylish black and white outfits, the dancers first performed "StarLight," an EDM number. The sharp dance moves were cool and cool, and the dancers were full of energy right down to the tips of their fingers. Her facial expressions and eyes showed a different, more mature look, and one could not help but wonder if this was the kind of Higashiyama she was capable of.

During the MC, he appealed to the audience with a laugh about his cool stage presence, saying, "Doyah! He then introduced the seven dancers, including himself, as the "Rainbow Dancers. The rainbow was also a point of interest, as all the dancers wore different colors to create a rainbow.

In addition to dynamic dance moves, they performed "My Way" with a mature bass sound. The next song, "I WILL," had a spacey, floating feel to it, and the dance moves were faster and sharper. The long tones, which were even more elongated and spirited, also left a lasting impression.

I tried to dance in a more mature way," said Higashiyama, who had danced for about 10 years before becoming a voice actor. When he was a high school student, he enjoyed dancing anyway, so he watched DVDs of festivals in which voice actors performed and copied the choreography completely. He laughs that he could still dance naturally when he rewatched those DVDs to go back to his first love. He also expressed his enthusiasm to continue to do a lot of such dance that he loves so much.

The last song of the dance part was "Otomeiro. 和風なメロディにのせて会場みんなで「あいや あいや あいやいやささ」の掛け声が飛び、お祭り騒ぎのステージに。 The dancers showed a different kind of elegance and fun, reminiscent of Bon Odori dancing.