LUNA SEA, Takanori Nishikawa, Hiroyuki Sawano and others performed passionately in the storm! Report on "GUNDAM 40th FES. "LIVE-BEYOND" DAY2

Gundam's first all-time best festival "GUNDAM 40th FES. "LIVE-BEYOND", celebrating 40 years since the broadcast of the first TV series "Mobile Suit Gundam", was held at Makuhari Messe Event Hall on September 7-8, 2019. The festival was held at Makuhari Messe Event Hall from September 7 to 8, 2019. This time, we report on DAY2 on September 8.

Yuna Ito, Hiroyuki Sawano/SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], BACK-ON, BiSH, May J., Hiroko Moriguchi, LUNA SEA, and secret guest T.M.Revolution/ Takanori Nishikawa performed on DAY2.
⇒The Gundam 40th FES opened with LUNA SEA's stage, which was dyed in deep red!　Gundam 40th FES. "LIVE-BEYOND" DAY 1 Report

On the second day, typhoon No. 15 approached from the night before. With the announcement of reduced or suspended transportation services, the event was held at the last minute while monitoring the situation.

After a video showing the Gundam series, "Gundam Build Fighters" was shown on the screen. The atmosphere was quite different from the first day, when the "Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin" series made a strong impression. Of course, BACK-ON was the top performer. BACK-ON opened the live with "Cerulean," the opening theme song for "Gundam Build Fighters Try," and showed a blazing performance accompanied by a video of a battle with swirling flames.

They continued with "Carry on," the theme song for "Gundam Build Fighters: GM no Gyakushuu. The appearance of SD Gundam in the video was fresh and unique to a work based on the motif of Gundam plastic model battles. They actively invited the audience to join in, jumping up and down as they did so. The song "Nibunnoichi," which closed their stage, was a song that the BACK-ON members wrote through their will despite the opposition to the concept from those around them. It has become an important song for us," said vocalist KENJI03.

Idol group BiSH featured member Aina the End. Aina sang "Hikari no Gai", the ending theme song of "Mobile Suit Gundam The ORIGIN: The Night Before The Red Comet" as SUGIZO feat. On the screen, the image of Laraa Sun wandering alone in space is projected. Soon, SUGIZO appears in the spotlight, dressed in a crimson costume and playing the violin. The overlaying of his silhouette and sound on the vast image of the universe was fantastic. Aina seemed to savor the world of sound and light as she swayed in a posture as if she were leaning forward, and she was imbued with a unique atmosphere that is hard to describe.

Ash Like Snow" is a song sung by the brilliant green in "Mobile Suit Gundam OO. At this point, all the members of BiSH appeared on stage and showed off their highly immersive dance performance along with their unique vocals. Although BiSH performed only one song together, one could certainly sense a part of their expression and charm.

May J., dressed in a crimson dress, first covered the "Tribe Gundam" ED "Moon Cocoon". As expected of the queen of covers, she made a difference from the first phrase she sang when she appeared on stage. The sight of the diva singing while "Moonlight Butterflies" danced on stage was fantastic. Next, she performed "Futari no Mahou," the latter OP from "Gundam G no Reconguista. It was an uplifting performance that reminded the audience of the beginning of a new story.

Hiroko Moriguchi continued her appearance from the previous day. When she started to sing "Ai wo Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" (To the Water Star with Love), the audience felt that she was the star of the show and that they had been waiting for this song. Her singing ability and skilled talk made the audience listen to the song and feel the time she has spent as a ballad and singer. A typhoon is coming, I'm going to roll the talk!" declared Ms. Moriguchi. declared Ms. Moriguchi, expressing her gratitude to Director Tomino and all those involved.

Moriguchi's cover album "GUNDAM SONG COVERS," released this year, set a record by entering the top 10 of the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking for the first time in 28 years. He declared in high spirits, "Beyond 34 years, 'Z, Beyond the Hour'!" and then sang "Z, Koku wo Koukoukou" (Beyond the Time), a song from the album. Moriguchi also performed "Dawn Car," a cover of which is available on Amazon Music. From Maya Ayukawa to Yuka Minami, she has the real ability to deliver an original rendition of the classic songs of the timeless "Gundam" divas.

Moriguchi's last number was "ETERNAL WIND ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~". From the introductory humming, the audience was immediately drawn into the world of the song. After finishing the song, Ms. Moriguchi said, "Gundam is a work of destiny that has changed my life.

Yuna Ito performed "trust you," the ED theme of "Mobile Suit Gundam 00," bathed in colorful lights. After she finished singing, Ms. Ito looked around the venue full of psyllium in amazement and bowed deeply. I usually live in Los Angeles, but I came back to Japan for this festival," said Ito, who performed "Orphans' Tears," the ED theme of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans. After the modulation, the stage was dazzlingly illuminated by the dazzlingly strong lighting as the performance increased the pressure of the singing. The delicate piano tones enveloped the lingering echoes of the stunning singing voice that seemed to melt into the light.

Hiroyuki Sawano appeared in casual light clothing to the cheers of the fans and sat down at the grand piano to perform "Into the Sky," the OP theme from "Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096," accompanied by Tielle's vocals. The magnificent tone of the song, played while wearing ordinary clothes, was magical. mpi's powerful vocals were added to the song, "Vigilante" from "Mobile Suit Gundam NT. The intertwined vocals of mpi and Tielle, clad in black and white, were impressive.

Mr. Sawano's mysterious preface, "I will show you the performance of the new model of the Sawano Musik Federation Army," brought out Takanori Nishikawa of T.M.Revolution, who popped up from a pop-up in front of the stage!　This was a return appearance for the surprise appearance of Hiroyuki Sawano on Nishikawa's stage the previous day. Mr. Sawano played and Mr. Nishikawa sang "Beginning," a gorgeous and magnificent live sound collaboration that was only available on this day.

When the intro to "Meteor - Mitya", an insert song from the "Mobile Suit Gundam SEED" series, was played next, the audience voiced their surprise and delight. Ms. Nishikawa's magnificent rendition of the famous song was further expanded by the sound played by Ms. Sawano. As if in response, Nishikawa's long tones were also at their best. On the screen, many famous scenes were shown, such as the scene where Kira "cracks the seed" and reaps all the MS in sight, and the fierce battle between Aslan and Kira. I am the Gundam! Nishikawa-san and Sawano-san shook hands firmly, vowing to make music together again in the future. The final song was "Cage," the theme song for the "Full-Size Unicorn Gundam Standing Statue," performed by Tielle on vocals amidst a cloud of smoke, and the show concluded with the true Sawano world.

The last performer of the two-day festival was LUNA SEA, whose "Space Poem: Higher and Higher" was impressive with its unique performance of words falling on the image of "Mobile Suit Gundam The ORIGIN: The Night Before the Red Comet". I am honored to be able to deliver this song to everyone while fusing it with the world of Gundam, which we love so much," he said. The song was sadly beautiful as the red flame flowers bloomed.

RYUICHI celebrated the 40th anniversary of Gundam with "BEYOND THE TIME~Möbius no Uchu o Koete~", expressing his surprise and joy that LUNA SEA and the world of Gundam could be fused so well. RYUICHI thanked the audience for coming to the venue in spite of the approaching typhoon, and then sang "THE BEYOND," the 40th anniversary song of "Mobile Suit Gundam" for the last song. RYUICHI's beautiful voice was so beautiful and elongated that the audience was left with the impression of him waving his hands in the air.