Saturday, February 4, 2017

My experience going to a Hello! Project Concert Part 1

I decided to separate this post into 2 parts or how many posts it will take since it's going to be pretty long.

On July 23rd, I had this awesome opportunity to go to a Hello! Project concert for the first time. I went to their first show of that day at Orix Theater in Osaka. 

So I left for the venue around 12pm and I arrived at 1pm which was almost 2 hours before the show started. The first thing I was really surprised about was how small the venue was. It really was held at a theater. Also I found it awkward by the types of fans there were but it was nice to know H!P has hardcore fans. The venue was right next to a park so that's where everyone hung out. 

I decided to line up in the goods line so I could buy a t-shirt, wristband and some pictures. The line wasn't that long however, it went by very slowly. Due to this, I regretted not bringing something to kill time such as a book because I was getting tired of using my phone. Also summer in Japan can get very hot and humid so bringing a hat or pair of sunglasses will also help. Dying from the heat and boredom, I waited probably almost an hour which isn't too bad compared to the line you have to line up to buy goods at Johnny's concerts. When I finally got inside, I decided to buy a gacha gacha thing. Being the retard I am, I handed the person the gacha thing instead of the paper that was in it. So remember to just hand the paper thing instead. I got a picture of Mai Hagiwara from ℃-ute. Then after waiting for a while, I was finally able to buy the goods. I got the t-shirt, wristband and some pictures for a friend. Meanwhile, my mother who was worried because it was taking a long time; came with a security guard and was glad to know that I was still in line. 

After buying the goods, I went into the venue. The seat I chose was a family seat which is usually on the 2nd floor, I believe and you have to sit for the entire show. My seat was a pretty good seat. Since the venue was rather small, I was able to see pretty well. So I just relaxed for a while till the show started. 

So that is it for part 1. I will have part 2 done as soon as possible. 


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