SET STOCK'12 in Hiroshima

This is 5th article writtenby Fukiko.


Do you know what“outdoor music festival”  is?
They are big concert event which many kinds of musicians get together and perform their music.
Generally, they are held at so large parks.

Also, audience can enjoy the bands' performances freely.
There are food or drink booths, we can use them, too.



Last year, I went enjoying a outdoor music festival.
The event name is SET STOCK'12,which was held Mihara city in Hiroshima Prefecture.

This year was 10th aniversary of it.

 

 

 

It was my first time to join the audience at music festival.
So, SET STOCK is important fes. for me.

 

At this fes., I listened to many music, and knew many musicians.
For example...

・Ken Hirai (平井　堅）

・Kazuyoshi Saito （斉藤　和義）

・KETSUMEISHI　(ケツメイシ）

...and more!

 

RADWIMPS and NICO Touches the Walls also performed at this fes.

 

Unfortunately, SET STOCK was ended from this time,but it is taken over to another fes. held at Yamaguchi prefecture.

 

 

It is very interesting to enjoy many bands at the same time.

The number of outdoor music festivals' fan are increasing year by year.

 

You can enjoy them easily as long as you have a few manners against other people...:)

 

 

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Hoshino Gen (星野 源）

This is 4th article by Fukiko.

Today, I'll introduce about Hoshino Gen (星野　源）.


Hoshino Gen is a singer-songwriter. I don't know well what his songs'genre is.
(He may a pop-singer because he loves pop-music.)

 

He is so talented musician,and he is also a writer and an acter,too.

He has been acting in many TV dramas, Japanese movies, and　TV commercials.
Also, he wrote two essays.

 

 

This is his latest new album,“STRANGER”.

His lyrics are so realistic, so I sometimes feel a little bit sad when I see his words.
However, some melodies are so light and cheerful.


From last year to early this year, he had been in the hospital because of  the disease.

Today, he has been singing, acting and writing again since he left the hospital.
His constructive ideas make many fans having same pangs like him cheer.


During his hospital life, he said he was thinking of many kind of things.

Here is one of his jokes:
“I came up with a new word! When we apologize, we usually bow to someone. Nevertheless, sometimes we don't apology at all in our mind with bowing. I named this situation ‘REM-apology’.”


His struggling with illness seemed not to have been just painful.




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NICO Touches the Walls

This is the third article by Fukiko.

Do you know NICO Touches the Walls?

 That is one of  Japanese Rock bands.

 

(L→R)

 

・Daisuke Furumura  (Guitar)

・Syotaro Tushima  (Drums)

・Tatsuya Mitsumura （Vocal＆Guitar)

・Shingo Sakakura (Bass)

 

I have been interested in them since only half a year ago.

However, I often listen to their songs agaian and again.

 

Tatsuaya Mitsumura, nickname of “Micchan”,  looked so slender for me, but I was surprised at his storong, high-pitched, Rocker voice at my first listening.

 

 

 

Their lyrics are not so difficult to understand.

Also they seems to try to many musical challenges.

 

 

Moreover, they seem to be so funny guys!

You'll understand the atomsphere of them if you watch here.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m8PHjJ8CxtY

 

 

 

This is their latest album.

 I love this so much.

 

 

NICO Touches the Walls　5th album

Shout to the Walls!

 

 

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