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Thursday, July 4, 2013

でんぱ組.inc @Kawaii Pop Fest Hong Kong!

On the 17th, 18th and the 19th of May 2013, I made a trip to catch でんぱ組.inc and 4 other idol groups from Japan for Kawaii Pop Fest in Hong Kong!



でんぱ組.inc - Message for Kawaii Pop Fest 2013 Hong Kong -

You can find out more about the other idol groups here (TBP), and about my trip to Hong Kong here (TBP), but this post is mainly to talk about でんぱ組.inc!!!

To know more about でんぱ組.inc, you can read my short intro post here, でんぱ組.inc 「Idol Intro」

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This is not the first time I've seen でんぱ組.inc in person, but it was by far the most satisfying yet! Their two days of concerts was awesome, albeit, I would say they were not the main draw of the entire festival. Their crowds were not really that big, which is unfortunate, but it did give my friends and I a lot more space to move around during the concert.


でんぱ組.inc!

The setlist for Day 1:

1. でんぱれーどJAPAN
2. 少女アンドロイドA
MC
3. W.W.D
4. でんでんぱっしょん
5. Sabotage
MC
6. ORANGE RIUM
7. キラキラチューン
8. くちづけキボンヌ
EN01. 強い気持ち・強い愛
EN02. Future Diver

Setlist for Day 2:

1. Future Diver
2. 先生! 次はバトルの時間です。
MC
3. W.W.D
4. ORANGE RIUM
5. でんぱれーどJAPAN
MC
6. でんでんぱっしょん
7. キラキラチューン
8. くちづけキボンヌ
EN01. Sabotage
EN02. 強い気持ち・強い愛

Only key differences are the arrangement and the two songs, 「少女アンドロイドA 」and 「先生! 次はバトルの時間です。」, which is nice. There's a point in 「少女アンドロイドA 」's choreography that I really love while the choreography and props for 「先生! 次はバトルの時間です。」 is always super cute! (でんぱ組.inc in glasses!?) Given that these are two songs I know better, I am happy that I got to see them both.

Adding to that, seeing 「でんでんぱっしょん」 was awesome! Especially after I've been spamming it god knows how many times before the trip and aching so badly to wanting to see でんぱ組.inc waving those ribbons around. I also loved the chance of properly seeing 「Sabotage」 (For the madness that it was), 「キラキラチューン 」(For the crazy antics, Mirin literally walks away to backstage during this song), 「Future Diver 」(For the crazy calls, I still can't remember them!!!), 「W.W.D」 (For being the song that made me hooked on them), 「でんぱれーどJAPAN」 (For introducing the でんぱ組.inc call), 「ORANGE RIUM」, 「強い気持ち・強い愛」 and「くちづけキボンヌ」for all being crazy awesome songs that I finally got to see again!

I got it into my head to get them all presents from Singapore (Which, is odd, since I'm Malaysian, long story), and I got to pass the presents to them after the day 1 concert. I was feeling pretty nervous, given that I don't really speak Japanese, I only had one phrase ready, which was "I am from Singapore" and quickly came up with the second phrase "Presents from Singapore!" while queuing.

All in all, I did manage to stumble through the handshake and giving the presents pretty well. I think they were surprised? Which is a good thing.

The fun part though, was after that seeing them talking/using my gifts in their blogs/Twitter pictures. Of which I've compiled in chronological order below.


Ei-taso wearing the yellow Merlion shirt I gave her.
Discovered this when my friends and I were out sight-seeing in Hong Kong.


Mirin-chan took a photo of the T-shirt and the letter I gave her.
Saw this that night when browsing through their blogs, the red shirt and the pink bear letter is mine.


Moga-tanpe with my letter, the greyish bear letter is mine.
Also saw this that night while browsing their blogs.


Risa's legs! Er... I mean with my letter.
Saw this while browsing their blogs as well, she even talks about the content of the letter!


This was after they've gone back to Japan. But Moga wearing the shirt I gave her!


Risa also wearing the shirt I got her!

Only two members that didn't really indicate anything about my gifts were Nemu and Pinky. But generally I am okay with that, I still love em'! But with Risa talking about letter in her blog and subsequently wearing the shirt I got her, I am really quite obsessed with Risa these days.

The blog post where she mentions my letter is here: I ♥ 香港!多謝!

I've copied the section where she mentions my letter, with brief translations (Thank you all my friends who helped me with it!) It's singularly the most awesome thing I've ever received from an idol yet! XD


握手会でお手紙をいただきました!
I received your letter during the handshake meeting!

読みながら、泣きそうになった…一生懸命書いてくれたんだな…って。
While reading, I felt very touched because you did you best to convey your message.

日本に来てくれたり。
空想タイムトラベループもGETしてくれてありがとう♡
シンガポール行ける様にがんばるぞ!
To come to Japan and GET 空想タイムトラベループ thank you very much! I will do my best to go to Singapore!

シンガポールTシャツも頂いたので、今日の夜に写真UPするね♡
Since I also have a Singapore T-shirt, I will upload a picture of it tonight!

The blog post where she wears my shirt is here: 何を食べるか、真剣に悩み過ぎた!そんな日でした!

I've never fallen in love with an idol group as hard or as fast as I did with でんぱ組.inc. Their unique individual personalities, super cute yet crazy appearances, energetic performances has really won me over and I can't wait for the chance to see them again!


でんぱ組.inc and RIBBONS!!!

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