The culmination of 7 years of idol activities! Report on Luce Twinkle Wink☆"Megumi Nishikiori Birthday Live" produced by Métan!

Luce Twinkle Wink☆ (a.k.a. Luce) is highly acclaimed for its powerful live singing and well-honed dancing.
They have performed at "Animelo Summer Live 2017 -THE CARD-", "ANIMAX MUSIX 2017 YOKOHAMA", "Anime Festival Asia (AFA) Singapore", "NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC FESTIVAL~25th ANNIVERSARY", and "NBCUniversal ANIME×MUSIC FESTIVAL~AFTER PARTY~", "Winker" (a common name for fans) has been born one after another among anime and animation fans.
On the other hand, the girls have been performing "Tsukuru-chie performances," and on July 7 and 8, they performed at the "Idol Yokocho Summer Festival! ～On July 7 and 8, they performed at the "Idol Yokocho Summer Festival! On July 1, one of the members, Megumi Nishikiori (a.k.a. Memetan), held her birthday live. Last year, the concert was held at Tokyo Kinema Club, but this year the venue was scaled up and the content of the live was full of vigor and hope, as if to light the way for Luce to run up the mountain.

We thought and thought and thought about it a lot!

The opening sound effects, which could be heard in the darkness, were an overture for Luce: "L, U, C, E! and "Luce Twinkle Wink☆, Set Up! As the audience was ready and prepared for the live, they sang "You, You, You, You are a star!
The members were already wearing T-shirts. The second song was "Precious☆Summer" and "Oi! song in a row, and the calls and claps from the audience were enthusiastic as the song was written by Nishikori, who was the star of the day. The third song was "go to Romance＞＞＞＞＞". From the introduction, Luce showed beautiful synchronization with her fingertips in unison, and the fans encouraged her with their backing claps.

While Nishikori's solo shone at key points in the performance, the three songs also gave the audience a full taste of Luce's high level of ability.
First of all, Saori Itayama's dance was so sharp that one wonders how far they have come. Her limb movements to get into position in the shortest possible distance, which is important in dance, and her beautiful stops. She had an excellent balance of her torso, but her choreography, which showed the beauty of "stopping," made Luce's dance stand out even more. Saki Fukasawa's facial expression was bewitching beyond description, and one could not help but be drawn to her. I am not sure if she knows her natural facial features well enough to act the way she does, but her smile makes me feel that she is an actress in the midst of the lovely Luce.
Kaho Higaki is the one who seems to have the most modern idol qualities, and her stoic expression, a complete turnaround from her usual natural personality, is royalty in itself. Her stoic expression, which is a complete departure from her usual natural disposition, is a royal departure from the usual stoicism. Then there is Ms. Usami's powerful vocals. The thick core in her voice is the result of her strong will. Her voice is already a major weapon for Luce, but it is also an essential element for the band to continue to perform in halls that will hold tens of thousands of people in the future (in that sense, her MC ability should be a trump card as well).
When standing on the same stage with such reassuring members, Ms. Nishikori must be a kind of number two style. Her singing ability, which she has developed with a strong desire, her dancing, and her multi-faceted activities outside of the group, all show what kind of result her birthday live, which she has poured her heart and soul into, will have. It is an annual pleasure, but many winkers must have been especially excited to hear that Ms. Nishikori wrote the lyrics and designed the costumes for the new song at last month's 4th anniversary live ("Tsukuru-Chie Friday Regular Performance"). The performance was greeted with great expectations for what the birthday live performance would be like under the control of her production skills.

Returning to the content of the performance, after the five members greeted the audience and introduced themselves during the first MC, Usami led the audience in saying, "Happy birthday, Memetan! and elicited a "Happy Birthday! Nishikori also commented, "Thank you! I want to record that with my voice recorder and listen to it in my room by myself. Afterwards, when asked how he was feeling and how he was feeling about today's event, he replied, "I'm looking forward to it. He then asked, "Are all the people who came looking forward to this event ......? （I have prepared a lot for this day, and the members have learned a lot of choreography. I'm going to show you the culmination of our efforts today. Let's have fun!

Before going on to the next song, the audience was treated to a light-hearted exchange of words, typical of Luce. When Fukazawa-san connected the words, "It's our first birthday live in about six months," Usami-san said, "Luce, we have two joint birthday parties, so we only have three birthday parties a year" (here Nishikori-san said, "Break it up, a little more") "Maybe we should change it to around March and April" (audience laughed). From there, they nodded off into a turn that featured some of Luce's most stylish songs. Love x Time Soldier," with its choreography of cutting a large "x" with a hand sword, sticks in the mind. Let me cry," in which Ms. Nishikori depicts a girl who grows up after an encounter in the lyrics. Twinkle "5 "stars!" which did not yet exist at last year's birthday live. which had not yet existed at last year's birthday concert. Just looking at the songs that played one after another, one could enjoy the time spent thinking about what kind of feelings Mr. Nishikori had in choosing the songs.

After the five left the stage, Nishikori began his own shadow narration. Luce was "changing her clothes," she explained, which made me imagine that she would appear again in a new outfit next.

I thought a lot about what I was going to do this time and how I wanted the audience to enjoy the birthday live. I thought and thought about it a lot. I was excited because there were so many things I wanted to do, but at the same time, I felt there were many things I couldn't do." "I was able to try many new things this year, from T-shirts to creating new songs and designing new costumes. I tried many new things this year, from T-shirts to creating new songs and designing new costumes, and I had the cooperation of many people.

The culmination of 7 years of idol work

Last year, they released "Let me cry," written and arranged by Katsuhiko Kurosu, and as mentioned above, they knew they would continue that burning tradition this year.

I am not exaggerating when I say that I am putting everything I have into this new song today," he said. The next song we are going to perform will be a new song that I wrote and arranged by Yuuki Saito.

I think the audience was ready to step up a gear when they heard these words. However, after this, the most tense time of the day at this venue came. It was when Mr. Nishikori said, "This is sudden. The chatter that had been going on here and there just a few moments before was now gone. The winners gathered here must have endured the fear that the words, "I have an announcement," would follow. But the words emanating from Mr. Nishikori were.

I feel a little sad when one of my dreams comes true. It is a joy to be able to reach the place you have always dreamed of, but don't you sometimes feel a gaping hole in your heart? I think that one of the shortcuts to becoming fond of yourself is to keep chasing after one more dream, and one more dream after that.

I think that's one of the shortcuts to liking yourself.

The tension in the audience was quickly dissolved when she continued, "This new song. I made it so that everyone who listens to it will feel it in a different way. This song is the culmination of all the things I have felt in my seven years as an idol.

After the shadow narration was over and a few minutes had passed, the five returned in the darkness. Usami's voice echoed.

Listen to this, "Yume no Sono Soto" ("Beyond the Dream").

A spotlight shone on them from behind as they walked forward in a single file line. After the direction of Mr. Nishikori's idea, the new song began. Usami, Higaki, Fukazawa, and Itayama sang one bar at a time, and Nishikori sang the last bar. After that, the song continued with solos, leading to the chorus sung by all five members.

The choreography, which Ms. Nishikori said she had completed a week before, evoked a strong will to quickly recover from failures and setbacks in the latter half of the chorus, when the five members stepped back together and then returned to the front as if playing the song in reverse. Immediately after that, at the end of the chorus, "Aim ahead to the future you have drawn," the five members each pointed in a different direction and immediately extended their palms into the air in front of them, a pose that has been seen in previous Luce choreographies.

The music itself made extensive use of strings, which is standard for ani-songs but unusual for Luce. The direction of the song was different from the previous ones, which had been a song that could thoroughly excite the floor and winkers, and it showed Mr. Nishikiori's desire to make Luce more audible than ever before. In the chorus, the main melody is sung by Nishikiori and then by Usami, with Itayama providing the supporting chorus, and Usami being selected for the closing part of the chorus. Nishikori's intention to make Luce shine was evident throughout the performance, as he considered the meaning of the lyrics and had Fukazawa-san and Higaki-san sing in the appropriate places.

I was amazed at his producing ability, which comes from his continuous observation of his colleagues on stage and in the lessons. During the MC after the song, Usami told the audience about Nishikori's order to sing the song with a smug smile from the end of the chorus.

During the MC, the five members also introduced their new costumes to the winners, to which Ms. Nishikori expressed her excitement, saying, "I am thrilled to think that the picture I drew is right in front of me. The audience was especially excited when Ms. Fukazawa showed off the garter belt she wore on her left thigh (Nishikori also wore it on her right thigh). In response, Usami-san pulled Itayama-san close and said, "If you say so, we have bare shoulders," and Higaki-san said, "I have puff sleeves, don't we?

Then it was on to the solo corner, which is a unique part of the birthday party. She later said she was nervous because it had been a while since she had performed a solo song, but she delivered a devilish coolness with "MIRAI" (GARNiDELiA), and then she turned cute with "Come to Me from the Secret Door" (Tamura Yukari), followed by "I just want to meet Megumi, that's all we came this far for! The audience was more than satisfied. Then, without a moment's pause, the four members joined together for "meteor bell. The way the soloist transitioned into a song with all the members' names in the lyrics was truly heartbreaking.

After the MC praised Nishikori-san for finishing his solo (Itayama-san got a candy from Nishikori-san for praising him), they went to the last block. When the audience heard this, they naturally shouted "What? The audience naturally shouted, "Oh my God! Here, Fukazawa said

Fukasawa replied, "It doesn't matter if you say you don't want to do it.

to which Nishikori replied

After the live, "Jewel Beat!!!2018 Early Summer Dreams☆ in Shinjuku BLAZE" is scheduled to be held, in which the label mates of Arc Jewel will perform. If you have any extra energy, go to "Jewel Beat! If you have any extra energy, then go to "Jewel Beat!

(laugh).

I thought the "tsun" distance between the two MC's was exquisite, but my heart was racing for the last spurt. They sang "1st Love Story," which made me want to turn right and left just like the five members on stage. Koi no prologue*" with a wide variety of claps and feelings, and "Hikari" with lyrics by Fukazawa-san and Higaki-san, which truly represented Luce (Luce = light). The audience became one hot mass as the songs were filled with calls and claps to communicate with the members.

After the five members left the stage, the audience shouted "Encore! and "MEMETAN! After the song, Nishikori asked the audience if they wanted to join in the finger pointing (in the chorus), "There are many places where you can copy the choreography, so I hope this song will be a song that everyone can dance to and oui oui. I hope it will be a song we can all dance to and oui oui" and "I'm waiting for your good calls.

There is only one song left. But before that, a birthday ceremony was held. As is essential at birthday festivals, gifts from fans were introduced one after another by the members. A flower basket containing the alter ego (doll) of Nishikiori's beloved cat "Mugi," a hand-painted album of past costumes, and a birthday cake with a doll of Todoroki Jotetsu (a character from "My Hero Academia") standing on it. Nishikori was both surprised and burst into laughter at the spirited gifts. After taking a commemorative photo with the audience with "MEMETAN/Happy Birthday" and "Strongest/Ochibi," Nishikori gave his impressions of the day.

I was so anxious that I was crying yesterday. I'm the type of person who is weak under pressure and strong on the day (laughs)." "The members and everyone were there to make it a really fun birthday live 2018," "I'm really glad to be an idol," "Thank you!

　When I told him that much, he said, "But ......, haven't you pom-pomed yet? As soon as Nishikori-san put his hands on his head, the audience erupted in a whirlwind of excitement.

The audience was in a whirlpool of excitement as soon as Nishikiori put his hands on his head.

Nishikori called out, and the audience broke into Luce's Oremo song. Winker started the intro with "Oi oi oi," and the audience was overwhelmed! But Usami was dancing again today, and stirred up Winker with, "More, more, more! and stirred up the blinkers. The audience responded with an even louder mix and clapped their hands so hard that they swelled up during the B-melody. After two and a half years, their major label debut single, with its cute choreography, lyrics, and facial expressions, has been developed into a song that shocks the heart with its overwhelming performance. I left the venue feeling the reason for the growth in the evolution of all the members.