A new attempt to bring live music and the floor together through sound alone. D4DJ Sound Only Live" Day 1 report featuring new unit Lyrical Lily

D4DJ Sound Only Live," a free "sound-only" live broadcast featuring characters from D4DJ, a media mix project based on the theme of "DJ," and its pre-distribution program, were held on June 20-21, 2020, on YouTube's D4DJ Channel, The "D4DJ Sound Only Live" and its pre-distribution program were distributed on YouTube's "D4DJ Channel" from June 20 to 21, 2020. This time, we report on Day 1, which was broadcast on June 20.

During the program, it was announced that "MixChannel Presents D4DJ CONNECT LIVE," an online event featuring all 24 cast members from the 6 units of "D4DJ," will be distributed for free on July 26, and that "lyric videos" of cover songs by the 6 units will be produced. The first is "D4DJ CONNECT LIVE".

First, let us introduce the new experiment, "D4DJ Sound Only Live. As the name suggests, "D4DJ Sound Only Live" will be a sound-only live broadcast of a live performance in the "D4DJ" world, featuring "Happy Around! Peaky P-key, Photon Maiden, Merm4id, Rondo, and Lyrical Lily. This was the first live performance of "Lyrical Lily.

#D4DJ Happy Around!

Just before #D4DJ Sound Only Live Day 1, "Just before #D4DJ Sound Only Live Day 1, Happy Around! Happy Around! Meeting" was held on June 20 at 17:00, featuring Yuka Nishio as Rinku Aimoto, Hanashi Kagami as Masahide Akashi, Haruka Mimura as Muni Onaruto, Kabaon Shizaki as Rei Wataruki from the DJ unit "Happy Around! Natsumi Hirashima, playing Rika Seto, and Himari Hazuki, playing Saori Hidaka, from the DJ unit "Merm4id" appeared as guests.

June 20 was originally scheduled as a replacement for the "Happy Around! 1st LIVE (tentative)" performance at LIQUIDROOM. Unfortunately, the show was postponed again, but this time, the studio was able to conduct the program after taking measures to prevent the event from being overcrowded.

The program started with the greeting "Kondiguwa," followed by a lively discussion about Mr. Kagami's English skills and Mr. Nishio's excellent DJ playing technique. In the planning corner, the four members tried a flip quiz to match their breaths, which they had failed to do in a previous radio program. Mimura, who had given many unusual answers in the previous show, was under a lot of pressure.

The four could not match their answers in the flip quiz, but they succeeded in all the questions in the "Align, Don't Match" challenge, in which they were not allowed to match their answers. Happy Around!" may be a unit that fits together perfectly because they are all different.

The program was a lot of fun, with everyone watching the music video of "Happy Music," a new song by "Happy Around! Nishio-san revealed that the scenery in the "Happy Music♪" music video is set in the Nakano Station area.

D4DJ Sound Only Live" Day 1

The "D4DJ Sound Only Live" began. Since this is a character live performance, the names of the characters will be used from here on.

After Rinku Aimoto's pre-show announcement, the first unit to perform was Rinmai Kyoku (Rondo). Vocalist Tsubaki Aoyagi started the live with the words, "Rin Maikyoku, let's begin. First, they performed three cover songs in a row: "DAYBREAK'S BELL," "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu" and "Leia. The singing melody of the chorus of "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu (Monster with No Name)" and the tense atmosphere after the modulation drew the audience in.

The intro to "Calendula," an original song by Rinmai Kyoku, was so impressive that one could almost see Nagisa Tsukimiyama playing the guitar as if she were dancing. The fast pace of the sound and the clarity and coolness of the vocals. I could sense the confidence in the girls' ability to break through in the fact that they brought Rinmai-kyoku to the beginning of their special live performance. The cover song "unravel" was impressive, with the layered piano music and Tsubaki's vocals overlapping and resonating with each other.

Photon Maiden started with their original song "Here's the light," followed by cover songs "Cydonia," "READY STEADY GO," and "sakura. Many of their cover songs have impressive original vocals, but the way the distinctive voices of the four members played together and resonated with each other and the arrangements sublimated the cover songs into their original expressions.

When the song title "sakura" appeared on the screen as a new cover song, fans in the comments section asked which song it was because of its popular title. Fans in the comments section of the broadcast listened carefully to the song. When the mashup phrase of "Amazing Grace" was heard, the live audience responded, "It's that 'sakura' song! The live performance was a nice touch. The last song was an original, "Photon Melodies. The stage was filled with the raw passion of the four members as they sang together in a sublime, prayer-like harmony.

After a positive stirring by Rika Seto, Merm4id started with "CAT'S EYE" and "Cutie Honey," anime song covers aimed at the slightly older generation. The stylish arrangements were rather new in sound. The new cover song was "real Emotion. The song may be a connection to the song "Cutie Honey.

During the original song "Floor Killer," the audience, intoxicated by the sound, started to call out, conveying a sense of the temperature on the floor. The excitement that came through the speakers during the impressive rap song "round and round" made me wish I could be there to see the live performance! It made me wish I could be there to experience the live performance. The last song was a new original song, "4U. The four singers' voices swirled and blended with the low-pitched EDM sound, creating a pleasant sensation. It was a new anthem for Merm4id, with a solid sound and a strong message as if the members were speaking directly to the audience.

Peaky P-key performed an original song, "Gonna be right," after Kyoko Yamate fearlessly declared, "I'm going to take you to the best music and the best time. The temperature difference between the compelling power of Yamate's twisting vocals and DJ Shinobu Inuyose's cool phrasing was a nice touch. After a new cover song "Anti-Clockwise," the band went back to the original song "Let's do the 'Big-Bang! The total balance of the performance was very good, with a very strong presence of not only Yamate on vocals but also the three voices in the chorus and in the shouts of "Peaky!

Yamate then called out "Peaky! P-key!" and they went on to a new original song, "Peaky & Peaky! and then Yamate led the audience into a new original song, "Peaky Peaky & Peaky! The solo parts of Shinobu, Yuka, and Ezora left a strong impression. The original song "Denran★Countdown" was like a solo live performance of Peaky P-key.

Happy Around!" took over the baton and launched into "Direct Drive!" after Rinku Aimoto's excited MC. The three members' colors were clearly expressed in the performance as Rinku Aimoto's sparkling vocals stood in the center of the stage like the sun. After an impressive scratchy transition, the band moved on to "Love Revolution 21". The gradually increasing internal pressure in the slow, floating sound blew up pleasantly in the chorus.

The cover song "Kokoro Odoru" made me want to throw in the towel at the sound live, which is how it has been building up to this point. The original song "Cosmic CoaSTAR" is the title number of their album, and it seemed to float behind my eyelids as the outstandingly steady vocals of the four colors painted a starry sky on the stage.

At this point, Aimoto invited a new unit "Lyrical Lily" to the stage. This was the first time for these four members, Mimu Sakurada, Haruna Kasuga, Kurumi Shiratori, and Mii Takeshita, to perform on stage. After a fresh self-introduction, they performed an original song, "Doufu tsukkatta sadness no iro" for the first time. The title of the song, which could be described as classical, was pop and cute, and the lyrics, with their strong phrasing, were "as you would expect. Because the performance was so royal and idol-like, the last song "Dirty Sadness", which the four members shouted as if singing a solo poem, had a strong impact on the audience.

After the first stage performance, Happy Around! Their original song "Happy Music♪" was very impressive with its fast-paced rap and the happy atmosphere of the chorus. And it wouldn't be complete without this song!　The last number, "Dig Delight!" was of course the last song to be performed after the smooth transition from "Happy Music♪". The last number was of course "Dig Delight!", a number that symbolized "D4DJ" and closed the live. It was a new live experience, using only the medium of "sound" to create a "live" experience in which the audience could feel the breath of the performers and the body heat of the floor.

(Reporting by Kiri Nakazato)

D4DJ Sound Only Live" Day 1 Set List

＜Rinmai-kyoku

1. daybreak's bell / new cover

2. monster without a name / cover

3. leia / cover

Calendula / Original

5. unravel / cover

＜Photon Maiden／cover

Here's the light / Original

7. sydonia / cover

8. ready steady go / cover