Hadi-sama

Hello everyone! My name is Hadi, I'm a pianist/vocalist and I'm obsessed with Kalafina and Yuki Kajiura! Here I post some of my vocal and piano covers!

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Altern-ate- H-el-ical// Cover

Hello!

It’s been a while.. I don’t even know if anyone is still following me xD

Anyways, as you know Hikaru’s debut single is out and a video upload campaign is being held, so I covered the song!

I recorded all the layers using my phone, so forgive the quality xD

Let me know what you think!

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Kalafina 10th Anniversary Film Report!

Hello Kalafans! I know I know I took so look I'm very sorry >.< got super busy with work, plus I was preparing a karaoke cover of the 10th Anniversary Live version of ARIA! (Please check it out and let me know what you think  https://hadi-sama.tumblr.com/post/173450279880/kalafina-aria-10th-anniversary-version-karaoke )

SPOILER ALERT

This report is full of spoilers, if you care, stop reading now xD

On the actual day of the movie, I went to the collab cafe (Osaka branch)! Only to find out that THEY WERE OUT OF EVERYTHING!!! I basically ordered food and got nothing >.> Felt super frustrated and scammed.. Still pissed about it dammit I was so looking forward to the postcards :( Anyway.. I arrived to the cinema hall and it was half full. Without further due, let's get started with the actual report!

The movie started with footage of the few minutes before they come up on stage for their 10th anni live.

Keiko: was already there going over some of her lines, waiting for the other two.

Wakana: came running in a hurry.

Hikaru: came third looking super cold and had a scarf over her.. poor Hikaru..

So they did their usual speech (Ma Ya Ya) xD before they go in, and there we got the "leg" shot xD and they walked up on stage and you can hear the crowd going crazy (so proud of us, great job guys xD).

10th Anni Setlist:

Wakana, Keiko and Hikaru were sitting on a table discussing the setlist, they had the vote results with them and trying to arrange the order. As usual, Keiko was doing the talking and suggestions, Wakana looked a little confused and Hikaru was just silent.

Nara:

Wakana, Keiko and Hikaru were in the shrine praying with a priest.

Wakana:

feeding deers, was super cute and funny <3

Keiko:

I'm sorry I can't remember what Keiko was doing xD

Hikaru:

Was looking at a shrine silently and emotionally

They showed some footage of the Nara performance!

Sandpiper (Acoustic): sounded super creepy and dark. Hikaru sounded good! Wakana and Keiko were fine.

Yasashii Uta: They all sounded pretty much like the studio version. Wakana's "Kimi ni todokeeeeeeeee" was super gooooooood.

They got off the stage and poor Keiko was feeling suuuuper cold trying to warm herself up xD

Hometowns:

Fukuoka:

Wakana was talking about her hometown and how it never changed and how nostalgic she feels. She went to a local sweets shop and bought some, and they walked around the neighbourhood.

Then they showed 3 old pics of Wakana! She looked super cute!!

Toyama: Hikaru was pretty much saying the same things that Wakana said, never changed nostalgic etc. Also went to a sweets shop and bought some. Then they headed to Yamaha music center where she used to take lessons! She was saying it never changed. She went to her training room and sang something in English and she sounded SO GOOD! Then they showed 2 pics of young Hikaru!! SO CUTE!! She looked EXACTLY the same but younger xD her face didn't change <3

Tokyo: Keiko was walking around in Shibuya looking kinda confused and lost xD She said that Shibuya is rapidly changing. Nothing much or special really. Then for a very awkward shot.. where they showed Keiko drinking coffee from Starbucks from a window with the Shibuya crossing view. 1 old pic of Keiko.. the pic that's floating around the internet that we all have seen xD.

Toyama Performance:

Some footage of

ACOUSTIC BLAZE!!!

Was so goooooooooooooooood dammit a few seconds were not enough! Hikaru and Keiko were SO into it! Then we have Hikaru SOBBING after the performance, my Japanese is very weak so I couldn't really understand everything she said :( Keiko turned her face away and was also crying, Wakana was comforting Hikaru. I could hear some crying in the cinema hall too.

Christmas Performance:

Dress selection session, pics scattered everywhere around the table etc.. They showed some training footage for a Christmas song that I didn't recognize xD Also showed some of the actual performance "We Wish You A Merry Christmas", was a beautiful performance and they all sounded great!

10th Anni Preparations:

To me, this was the best part of the movie, felt very special cuz I attended that event. Here's what was shown:

- Dress selection session.

- Stage preparation

Mostly Keiko was in charge walking through the seats and sitting/checking the views etc.

- Serenato:

They showed A LOT of the preparations for the song, I felt like they worked so hard on this song. Seperate footage of each vocalist was shown, practicing the kajiurago intro. Started with Keiko, trying different things of ways of singing. She was singing in a more folky way, and she sounded great ugh >.> Then we have Wakana, practicing her part. She sounded different from what we're used to hear from Serenato, but she was good, although there was a high note that was super pitchy in the cinema hall :S Moving to Hikaru on a keyboard, she was mixing between her normal voice and falsetto (her recent Oblivious voice). Then we have all 3 practicing what they came up with together, it was so cool and fun to watch how hard they worked on this song, and it was SO worth it.

- Hikari Furu:

They were practicing with the band and trying different things, as usual Keiko was in charge and giving suggestions to do this and that. The drum intro originally was planned in the middle of Wakana's "Karaaaa", so they kept delaying it until they came up with what we've seen in the Live, major goosebumps alert.

- Dress Fit-up:

So the dresses were ready, and they tried them. Wakana's and Keiko's were kinda different. Wakana's dress was longer and she was concerned whether she'd be able to move freely. Keiko's dress had a lot of lace up to her neck, it looked super chocking and uncomfortable, so she wanted them removed. Hikaru's dress looked the same to me, I don't think she made any major changes.

- Final Rehearsals:

So they wore their dresses and rehearsed their songs, they showed some of

Kantankatan, Serenato

and

Symphonia

(There were more songs but I can't remember sorry).

THE LIVE!!

So they showed again the first scene, right before they come up on stage, then they showed some of THE ACTUAL LIVE, in high quality edited shots. At this moment I was 1000% sure the Live is getting a release. The "much anticipated" songs were not shown, here's the songs that got snippets (take them with a grain of salt, my memory is kinda hazy):

1. Ring Your Bell: It was obviously edited xD cuz they made Wakana on key lol, it sounded good.

2. Mirai: The usual Mirai.

3. Hikari no Senritsu: You should look forward to Akagi Rie's flute ^.^

4. Storia: The usual.

5. Sprinter: Also the usual.

6. Oblivious: Great great performance by all 3.

7. Symphonia: Amazing harmonies.

8. Red Moon: Nice performance but like I said in my live report, lacking in energy.

9. To the Beginning: The usual.

10. Ongaku: I really like this performance, Wakana on fire in every single way.

11. Heavenly Blue: The usual.

12. Into The World: I think this is the best Into The World performance.

13. Hikari Furu: Major goosebumps. Nuff said.

14. Hyakka Ryouran: The second chorus was shown, SO GOOD and powerful.

15. Alleluia: They showed the full song, but it was interrupted by interviews etc. I think this is my favorite Alleluia performance ever.

- Wakana's touching interview part, where she says that the 3 of them meeting and singing together was destiny.. 

It feels super bittersweet in this current situation.. I really wanted to cry when I saw that part.

Surprisingly, Yuki Kajiura was not mentioned at all in the actual film.

All in all, it was a nice film, pretty much like all their other short documentaries but longer with some interviews.

An advice I'd like to give to those willing to get both the film and live: 

Watch the film first up to the 10th anni right before they show snippets of the songs, stop here and switch to the actual Live BD/DVD. It will add up to the whole experience and will make you appreciate their effort more!

I hope you enjoyed my thorough report, I tried to write everything I remembered. Once again I apologize for the delay.

Happy reading!

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Goodbye.. Keiko.

Fuck.. the official harmony mail just came.

Goodbye.. Keiko.

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So I arrived today to my hotel and I received my harmony exclusive ticket! (I chose design B obviously)I really like the card and the mini clear file! I reserved a seat for 10/4/2018! (The cinema hall was so empty, basically my seat and 3 others were reserved lol) Can’t wait to see the movie and tell you all about it! Stay tuned ;)

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Super Late Kalafina 10th Anniversary Live Report!

This was my first Kala live ever, basically a dream come true and I couldn't contain my happiness and nervousness! (Special thanks to @putschki1969 for all her tutorials, this wouldn't have been possible for me without her!) I arrived at the venue around 3 pm (3 hrs before the live, 1 hr after the goods sale has started), and my god, THAT QUEUE!! I've never seen such a queue in my entire life.. at this point I wondered if I could make it on time.. but I queued anyway, and I ended up buying for some of my friends too. Anyway, my turn finally came and it was 6:15 pm.. I freaked out and the fact that most of the things I wanted was sold out already did not help at all lol, so I ended up pointing at stuff to the salesperson like a maniac and my hands were shaking when i tried to get out my money xD Now less than 10 mins are left!! I ran to the first floor and thankfully some staff guided me to my seat. The view was great and my seat was the first in the line so there were just stairs to my right, meaning I had extra space to jump around. The lights started dimming, music started playing, and I started shaking xD The girls came up on stage on a platform and I clapped and screamed like a maniac. Now to the actual concert: 01.ring your bell: Hikaru and Keiko started out okay, Wakana joined and was flat AF xD I was like noooo Wakana please don't continue like this, and thankfully she adjusted and became perfect. Wakana actually sounded so good I was quite surprised, and her 2nd high "beeeeeell" sounded great and perfectly pitched, much better than their other live releases. I don't like this song, but was a good warm up for them I guess.. 02.未来: Almost everyone in the venue stood up and got excited for this. 03.lirica: This was extremely unexpected for me, I remember dropping my jaw when Keiko announced it in the MC, and I also remember hearing ppl around me saying huuuh in surprise.. My god, was this a perfect performance in every way.. Wakana was pitch-perfect and sounded SO GOOD in her verses!!! Keiko harmonized perfectly too, and Wakana's high chorus was great too, and Hikaru's harmonization was so good. Now to the Kajiurago bridge.. KEIKO KILLED IT!!! Was so deep and filled Budokan!! I really wanted to jump/scream/clap after her solo, but wouldn't be appropriate for this kind of song lol. Great great great performance. Bonus thoughts: The strings in the verses were great, and it was so fun to look at the band picking their strings in this part! I hope they show some footage of them in the release! 04.満天: YES!! MANTEN!! was a nice follow-up to Lirica. Wakana sounded great (at this point I realised that Wakana will dominate this live) Hikaru was fine. Keiko was good in her solo, but I really miss the way she used to sing it in 2012-2013 with some vibrato to "deshoooou", but it sounded good anyway. 05.屋根の向こうに: I have only heard this song once or twice in my life lol, was quite surprised to see it make an appearance! I didn't know it was popular at all! 06.光の旋律: I know this song is overplayed, but I really enjoy it, and was happy to see it. Hikaru was good in her verses, much like 9+one. Wakana was great, Keiko was great too (but kinda loud and screaming at times) and her solo was good also. Hikaru's high harmonies were great (a few flats here and there, so those of you who think that her high harmonies in this song are always playback, they are NOT playback). Bonus thoughts: The flute was so good, I'm so happy that Akagi-san was there, 07.storia: Eh.. I don't like this song, but they were good. 08.夏の林檎: WHAT?!!! NATSU NO RINGO?!?! At this point I wondered if this was real xD Too many surprise appearances so far!! And they performed it the way they did in Red Day, with Wakana and Hikaru switching parts. 09.serenato: So.. the accordion started.. and I definitely realised it was Serenato (there were minor hints in the solo). I KNEW they'd perform this! My happiness could not be contained!! THAT PERCUSSION THO!! They started with their kajiurago, THEY ALL KILLED IT!! Hikaru sang using her falsetto, and it was on point, provided a more calming atmosphere to the song than her old regular voice singing (tho way less fierce). Wakana was on fiiiiiirrrrrreeeeeeeeee!! It was obvious that she was enjoying this song!! Keiko was great in her harmonies, and Hikaru as well. I REALLY can't wait for the live release!! 10.ARIA: Oh shit.. The moment of truth.. My heart started pounding so hard..  This is one of my absolute fav songs and I have a strong emotional connection to it! The song started in a lower key, as expected (one key lower). Hikaru started singing.. HER VERSES WERE SO GOOD!! The lower key really suits the song and makes it sound way more tragic, sad and lonely. She sang in a very very very sad and broken way, and you can actually see all those feelings in her face :( Wakana and Keiko were also great with their harmonies. Wakana sang her chorus lines beautifully. Solid performance overall, my favorite ARIA ever. Bonus thoughts: I really love this new ARIA, and prefer Hikaru's way of singing here and this key over the old one, it suits the lyrics way more, It brought tears to my eyes and made me cry like a baby. The cello was more present, and really added to the song’s atmosphere. Percussion was very very very good, it's good to finally see this song with percussion!! 11.sprinter: wait what Sprinter NOW this early in the setlist why xD?!?! Hikaru did good (I especially LOVE how she sang the “Kaze ni..” verse. Keiko was on point, a bit loud at times tho. Wakana was great. 12.oblivious: Of course, wouldn't be an anniversary live without it. Hikaru started in falsetto (like 9+one), she was so good. Wakana and Keiko were great, and their "itsuka kimi to.." part was very emotional. Solid performance. 13.傷跡: Another surprise appearance!! Was a great performance by all three, Hikaru was great with her high harmonies, Wakana and Keiko also great with their solos and harmonies. This live can't get any better; I thought to myself. 14.君が光に変えて行く: YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING ME!!! MY FAV SONG UGH SOMEONE HELP I CAN'T!! But then.. Keiko sings with her cutesy voice. Someone needs to tell Keiko to stop using that voice forever, please. Wakana DELIVERED!! Aaaaah Wakana was so good!! :(((  Hikaru’s harmonies were on point. Great performance EXCEPT WHEN KEIKO WAS USING THAT CUTESY VOICE. Sorry I'm still mad about it and can't get over it. 15.カンタンカタン: This is too much, at this point I got overwhelmed by the amount of good songs in this live. Wakana sounded MUCH BETTER than the studio version!! Hikaru's solo was nice. Keiko AGAIN used her fake cutesy voice for her solo :((( to me, that's basically the highlight of the song, so I was very disappointed, even though she hit her notes perfectly. I know in the studio version there are hints of cutesy in her solo, but it didn't matter much. Anyway, solid performance overall and Wakana sounded kinda more sad. 16.symphonia: Not a fan of this song, didn't pay much attention. 17.red moon: YeeeeY finally a song I voted for! I was so excited and scared at the same time, cuz their last performance of this song (arena) was so dead. Hikaru and Keiko's kajiurago start was perfect, Wakana started singing and.. was kinda lacking energy.. Keiko's harmonising was SO GOOD throughout the whole song. Hikaru sounded kinda tired but was doing her best. Keiko's final solo was great and gave me goosebumps. Wakana's delivery lacked energy overall, but she hit all her highs and lows perfectly. 18.adore: What? Is this AE Live xD? Was a nice performance overall. 19.to the beginning: I like this song, I know it's overplayed but it was my introduction to Kalafina, so it has a special place in my heart. Was a solid performance for such a hard song.

20.progressive: I also knew this would be performed, the stage got lit in rainbow colors, was so cool. A solid performance by all three! Hikaru was able to perform this song and did so well! I enjoyed this performance. 21.音楽: Of course, wouldn't be a Kalafina Live without Ongaku xD Was a nice performance with a MAJOR WaKei moment <3333 Keiko ran to Wakana right before her solo and jumped on her and hugged her so hard xD was super cute!! All 3 were great, and my god this is my fav Wakana-Ongaku ever!! Her solo WAS SO GOOD! The band introductions this time were nice, not as boring as they were before.

 Bonus thoughts: Wakana was REALLY having fun, dancing so hard and jumping around.. I've never seen her this excited before.

22.heavenly blue:  A solid performance. 23.into the world: I can't get myself to like this song. Solid performance by all three tho. 24.君の銀の庭 Accordion solo ver. ～ nightmare ballet (inst): I'm sorry but I took this chance to run to the restroom xD (sorry if this sounded disrespectful but I REALLY had to go :’(  25.ひかりふる: Started with a piano solo, and the girls came in with wedding dresses.. I was like WTF why the wedding dresses xD they were nice anyway and fit the song. The song started with just Wakana and the piano.. was absolutely wonderful and breathtaking :(((( they all sounded more emotional! The drums and the whole band kicked in together right before Hikaru's "hakanasugite.."!! WAS SO GOOD!! Major goosebumps! Keiko's "mabushii asaaaaaaaa.." was great, but I think she held it longer in the Arena Live. Beautiful beautiful performance. 26.百火撩乱: So Akagi-san came, and started playing a flute solo, very Japanese-sounding, so I knew what the next song would be. The girls started taking off some parts of their wedding dresses to reveal their "real dresses" under lol. I still laugh at how Hikaru was throwing away her wedding dress like a piece of trash xD Anyway, the instrumental part started, and the stage was illuminated in red. Keiko started her lines (Wakana didn't harmonise "yume wo miteeeeee"), Keiko was nice.. but I prefer how she sang in the studio version :/ I don't know how to explain it, but in the studio version, she sang like "naitaaa, omottaaa, kittooo, yoru nooo", but here in this live she ended them very abruptly and suddenly, like "naiTa, omoTTa, kiTTo, yoru No". In other words, the last syllables of those words were 3 three times shorter than the studio version, and that annoyed me so much, made the verses sound less powerful. (I hope someone actually understood what I meant xD). Hikaru sounded nice. Wakana, sang wonderfully, and took less breaths in the chorus, which sounded better for the song. Keiko's "yaibaaaaa" was much better and longer than the studio version. (Forgive my super picky and detailed review of this performance, but HR one of my favs and I spent a long time to cover this song so I know pretty much everything about this song in detail.) Bonus thoughts: The flute was super good. 27.アレルヤ: A perfect ending song to the concert. Was a very emotional performance, and all three delivered beautifully, and the WaHi harmonies were great this time. I also like Hikaru in this song. Keiko really did sing well here too. My fav Alleliua performance ever. So the concert ended, and the girls looked super duper emotional and moved, Wakana cried in her speech, Keiko took a few deep breaths before her speech and spoke with a super shaky voice then turned her face away and cried, Hikaru was smiling and waving to the audience section by section. Overall, a very solid concert, I am so happy I got to experience such a concert, solid setlist, solid performance, and more songs than usual. Highlights: ARIA, Serenato, Lirica, KantanKatan, Kimi ga, Natsu no Ringo. General Notes: - For such an event, I expected way more in terms of stage production and crowd involvement, but oh well they made up for that with the extra squeezed in songs. - Wakana was on fire pretty much the whole concert, she literally dominated, and was having a good time and dancing around and having fun. I really couldn't take my eyes off her. I hope they show more of her in the live release. - Keiko was great too, she harmonised perfectly and delivered her solo lines greatly (except for when she used her FAKE CUTESY voice). Was sometimes screaming and singing loudly tho. - Hikaru sounded good on some songs and tired on some, but you could definitely see that she was doing her best. (It was really cold that day and I’m almost sure she had a cold) - The first dresses were nice, though Wakana's dress was my personal favorite, it looked much much much much much better in real life than in pics, it was sparkly and elegant, it fit her perfectly. Keiko's dress was okay, nothing special in my opinion but the colors were super nice, reminded me of their 2014 tour dresses. Hikaru's dress was very very nice, but I didn’t like the baggy sleeve, would've looked much better if it was fitted. - I don't know what to think of the wedding dresses, a part of me likes them and the other part thinks they're over the top and unnecessary. They made more sense when they took them off, Wakana looked so weird though with her long skirt lol, the other two were very nice. - I was sure they'd play Marchen in its REAL version with the flute this time, but nope I was wrong. I'm too disappointed, I really wanted to see it live and it's a recent song and has only been performed in one tour while INTO THE WORLD has been performed way more. Also no Magia or Destination Unknown made me sad, I really wanted to see Hikaru sing them live :( - Budokan is such a beautiful venue inside-out! I imagined it to be MUCH MUCH bigger inside but it turned out to be way smaller than I imagined xD. - The percussion added A LOT of depths to some songs! Percussion should really be a staple in their tours.

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Kalafina - Hyakka Ryouran (百火撩乱) Male Cover (Katsugeki Touken Ranbu ED)

Song: Hyakka Ryouran (百火撩乱)

 Artist: Kalafina 

Composer: Yuki Kajiura 

 Disclaimer: The song, music, lyrics and cover art all belong to their respective owners. I only own my voice! I hope you like it! Tell me what you think!

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/P6jDSsoVxTw

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Hikaru - Favourite Outfits

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Badass suits Hikaru!

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Keiko - Favourite Outfits

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Short suits Keiko <3!

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Wakana - Favourite Outfits

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#Elegant suits Wakana <3

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Kalafina Bingo - 10th Anniversary Live Setlist Predictions

Okay! So this is going to be my first post on Tumblr! I really like this challenge! My predictions are based on a lot of factors; including fan votes, participating musicians, occasion, my own votes as well as my 6th sense xD , and the fact that this live will most likely be filmed meaning that there’s a higher chance for songs that have never been filmed to appear! Here are my predictions:

1. Oblivious: Their debut song, It has to be there and very likely the first in the setlist.

2. Kimi ga Hikari ni Kaete Iku: I would call this Keiko’s debut song, this is where we heard her take a good lead. I really reeeeeeeally hope they sing it.

3. KantanKatan: This has to be performed! To a lot of fans this is their fav song from the new single, and it has not been filmed so far so yeah.

4. Serenato: I think this will win first place in the vote! TONS OF FANS voted for this! Plus it’s Wakana’s fav song from SH. I’m curious to see how they perform it!

5. Storia: One of their “signature(ish)” songs, a lot of fans like it (not me though xD). Akagi-san <3

6. Hikari no Senritsu: A very successful and fan-favourite song, I love it. Also Akagi-san.

7. Hyakka Ryouran: Well, their latest single. It has to be performed, and the girls love it so much. My new personal favourite Kalafina song :’) Akagi-saaaaaaaaan is gonna kill it!

8. Red Moon: My 1st vote went to this masterpiece. One of my absolute fav songs. I hope Wakana and Hikaru perform this better than their dead Arena performance. Please :(

9. ARIA: Tons of votes went to this, plus it’s Hikaru’s signature song. I’m sure she wants to show ppl that she can still rock this song. I’m curious, and I know Hikaru is gonna kick ass.

10. Progressive: Not really a fan of this song, but also a lot of votes went to this. Would be a nice change though.

11. To the Beginning: Eh well do I have to explain xD?

12. Tsuioku: My 2nd vote. Love this song to pieces, and I want my eyes and ears to experience this live.

13. Sandpiper: One of my favs, I reeeeeeeally hope they perform it! Also I’ve seen a good amount of votes for this song.

14. Märchen: This needs to be performed with the FLUTE! Plus they didn’t perform it enough. Akagi-san ^_^

15. Magia: THE Kalafina song xD. Nuff said.

16. Destination Unknown: My 3rd vote. This song makes me CRAZY xD. A song that gets the crowd going, And the girls enjoy performing it!

17. Blaze: An easy song to perform after that explosive set, plus this song has been well-received in Japan.

18. Ongaku: Staple in all their lives. Everybody loves it, including the girls

19. Signal: This is like one of their vocal showcase songs, it has to be performed. Plus accordion is there so yeah xD.

20. Kimi no Gin ni Niwa: Also a fan-favourite song, and there has to be another accordion song.

21. Far on the Water: Cuz not enough songs have been performed from their FotW album, a nice song to start after the encore.

22. Alleluia: THE Keiko song, her time to shine.

23. Sprinter: A fan-favourite song, and a perfect goodbye song </3 I am sure it will be there.

Announcements etc: I think they will announce an acoustic release and a world tour. Maybe a new single? I also think they will make the crowd do something.. I don’t know I just feel like they want the crowd to get involved in their 10th anni.

That’s about it! I hope my setlist will be accurate :D