-Overture-
1. I.
2. 閃光 / SENKOU
3. RAINBOWS.
4. 九龍-NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW-　/ KOWLOON-NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW-
5. Q.
6. KING&QUEEN
7. ハイカラなる輪舞曲 / HAIKARA NARU RINBUKYOKU
8. 風凛 / FUURIN
9. 無限の花 / MUGEN NO HANA
-Drum and Bass Solo-
10. WHITE PRAYER
11. RUMWOLF
12. 闇ニ散ル桜 / YAMI NI CHIRU SAKURA
13. G3
-Entr’acte-
14. GEMINI
15. birth in the death

-encore-
1. Heart of Gold
-MC-
2. TSUBASA
3. RED CARPET GOING ON
4. BLUE PLANET
5. TIME MACHINE
6. the beautiful name

Set list:

-Overture-
1. I.
2. Senkou
3. RUMWOLF
4. Kuulon – NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW-
5. CROSS GAME
6. KING & QUEEN
7. Le Grand Bleu
8. SLEEP WALKER
9. Fuurin
10. HAIKARA naru rinbukyoku
11. RAINBOWS
12. Yami ni chiru sakura
13. G3
-Entr’acte-
14. GEMINI
15. birth in the death

-encore-
1. BLUE FLAME
-MC-
2. www.
3. RED CARPET GOING ON
4. BLUE PLANET
5. 4U
6. the beautiful name

*the order might be slightly messed up but all the songs are there!

During HAIKARA, after Saga did his bass solo, instead of licking his bass, he dragged Hiroto in the middle of the stage, Hiroto put a white lily flower between his teeth like Saga used to do back in the days then threw it into the crowd. Then Hiroto gave his guitar to Saga. Saga grimaced and wiped the neck of Hiroto’s guitar as if it was gross before he pretended to bite/eat it. When Saga got his own bass back, he did the proper lick and kiss thing.

During a MC, Shou remembered that they had played their first oneman live at LIQUID ROOM more than 6 years ago.

Since it was Hiroto’s birthday, the fans started singing “Happy Birthday Hiroto!” during the encore call. Hiroto was the first to come out of backstage. He looked a little teary-eyed and thanked the fan for the wishes. Then the rest of the members joined him on stage…
Shou: It was very nice of you to sing the Birthday Song for Hiroto’s birthday but… wait a little, alright?
Obviously, Hiroto’s bandmates weren’t ready to reveal whatever surprise they had prepared for him that day.

But after they finished playing BLUE FLAME…
Shou: So, what day is it today again? … It’s my birthday, right? No? Ah, right! It’s Nao-san’s birthday!
Tora: We have a sad announcement to make tonight. Hiroto has passed away.
Hiroto: *jumps and flails as if trying to catch their attention*
Shou: I heard you can only see him if your heart is pure.
Fans: *waving back to Hiroto*
Shou: Ah? You can see him!? Your hearts must be pretty then.
Hiroto: HEY! You should be able to see me too!
Shou: Hiroto! …YOU’RE ALIVE!!! *pokes him* He’s real, I can touch him!

Then Tora disappeared backstage to get a big metal box that read “Tenkai Ippin” which is Hiroto (and Nao)’s favorite ramen shop. Inside the box was real ramen. Shou said it smelled really good and waved his arms to try to make the good smell reach all the way to the back. There was also a birthday cake in the box. But instead of putting candles on the cake, they put them on the bowl of ramen. So Tora tried to “light up the ramen” but because of the air circulation, the candles were put off as soon as Tora lit them. Eventually they moved the table away, and all the members and fans sang the Birthday Song to Hiroto again. Then Tora gave chopsticks to Hiroto and Hiroto slurped down a huge mouthful of noodles. He fed some to Saga (who filmed the whole thing with his video camera), then started throwing noodles and green onions to fans in the audience (ew?).

Nao said every day is his birthday, and revealed he wasn’t wearing any makeup today. “Today I want to be the way I am!”

Saga said he couldn’t go to Hiroto’s birthday party after the live, because his parents are off on vacation for Golden Week, so he has to go home to feed Chiko because no one else is there. He also said he was jealous of Hiroto because he never had a live on his birthday, so Shou said there would be an event on June 24th for the release of their new single BLUE FLAME (though no details were given yet).

And when Shou was thanking the fans for celebrating Hiroto’s birthday with them, he once again tripped on his words at the crucial moment, but that’s part of his charms, right?

The PRELUDE TO GEMINI tour isn’t over yet, but it was the last stop for me. But I’m happy I was able to see how the new songs from the album GEMINI have already started to evolve during the first half of this tour.

No details about when the tickets will come on sale yet.

01. I.
02. RUMWOLF
03. Stargazer:
04. 4U
05. 蜃気楼 [Shinkirou]
06. KING&QUEEN
07. Entr’acte
08. 閃光 [Senkou]
09. 風凛 [Fuurin]
10. GEMINI- 0 - eternal
11. GEMINI-I- the void
12. GEMINI-II- the luv
13. birth in the death
-Bonus Track-[SE] (available only in the regular press)
14. Overture

First limited press only (DVD):
-GEMINI-0-eternal MUSIC CLIP
-MUSIC CLIP MAKING

Samples of the new songs are already available on the Official Homepage →
http://web.pscompany.co.jp/alicenine/gemini/index.html

“GEMINI” will be released on February 9th, 2011!
To celebrate its release, Alice Nine will hold an autograph session on February 12th at Laforet Harajuku. To participate, you must buy a copy of the First Limited Press at any store in Japan.

Intro) [cradle] to alpha
1) Senkou
2) Le Grand Bleu
3) Hana
4) Kuulon – NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW-
-MC
5) Stargazer
6) Haikara naru rinbukyoku
7) Shinkirou
- Twin guitar dual
8) Kiss Twice, Kiss Me Deadly
9) Corona
10) FANTASY
- Bass and Drum solo
11) RAINBOWS
12) Yami ni chiru sakura
13) VELVET
14) RED CARPET GOING ON
15) Heisei juushichinen shichigatsu nanoka

-encore-
16) 4U (New song)
-MC
17) TSUBASA.
18) Gokusai Gokushiki Gokudouka <G3>
-MC
19) WATERFALL
20) the beautiful name

During a lot of songs (such as the intro, Corona, FANTASY, VELVET, Heisei juushichinen shichigatsu nanoka, 4U, WATERFALL and the beautiful name), fans held their light and the scenery created was truly breathtaking! It truly felt as if the Nippon Budoukan had been turned into a starry sky!

Also, toward the end of Heisei, there was a loud BANG and it started raining silver ribbons from the ceiling. Fans grabbed them (if they could) and waved them in the air!

I don’t remember exactly what was said during the MCs, but they were a bit shorter than usual, and definitely more serious (even Tora was at a loss for words for once). All the members thanked the fans for their support until now, which allowed them to be able to stand on the Nippon Budoukan stage and realize the dream they had since they were in high school. They asked everyone to please continue the support them with their future endeavors.

After the last song, the lights went out and the PV for “GEMINI-0-Eternal” was aired. Then there was an announcement about the Nippon Budoukan live’s DVD, which will be released in May this year. They also announced a spring tour called “PRELUDE to “Gemini”" which includes 10 lives + 1 FC-only live. More details to follow.

★ Ari-men¹ [including 1 random trading card / 25 to collect in total]  : 500 yen
★ GALAXY muffler towel : 1,500 yen
★ Scrunchie [Black/Pink] : 2,500 yen each
★ Wristband : 2,500 yen
★ Schedule book : 3,500 yen
★ Pamphlet : 3,500 yen
★ Fur gloves [Black/gray] : 3,500 yen each
★ Big towel : 4,000 yen
★ GALAXY T-shirt [long] [size: M/L] : 4,500 yen each
★ Fukubukuro² (contains over 10 items from past tours; value of approximately 15,000 yen] : 3,000 yen

¹ Cup noodles (source: Hiroto’s twitter)
² Fukubukuro means lucky bag

It is also said that the merchandise is expected to start selling around 3:00pm but that the time may change due to circumstances.

What do you think of those items? What do you want the most?

Set list:

1) Stargazer:
2) Senkou
3) Hana
4) Kuulon – NINE HEADS RODEO SHOW-
5) Yami ni chiru sakura
-MC-
6) Le Grand Bleu
7) RAINBOWS
8) RED CARPET GOING ON
9) Shunkashuutou

☆First Limited Press
(CD+DVD)
TKCA-73622/3,780 yen

☆Regular Press
(CD)
TKCA-73626/3,150 yen

Tora’s Bonus Episode : Birthday Party

[September 17 was the live in Aomori.]
[It was also Tora's birthday.]
[The Aomori fans filling the venue had a feeling that this day's live was going to be different from usual.]
Shou: “Everyone, thank you for today!”
[All the members could be seen on stage during the encore.]
Shou: “There may be some people who don’t know this already but…… Today is Tora-chan’s birthday!”
[As voices saying "Happy Birthday!" resonated throughout the venue, a 'Scallop Cake' was brought on stage.]
Nao: “Since we’re in Aomori! Here’s a local specialty called ’Scallop Cake’!”
Tora: “It’s not a cake! It’s just plain ole scallops! No matter how you look at it, a scallop is a scallop (laughs)!”
[Tora burst into laughter as he looked at the scallop cake.]
Shou: “Let’s sing together! 3, 2, 1!”
[Everyone in the venue started singing Happy Birthday in unison.]
Tora: “Thank you!”
Saga: “There’s more…… We also prepared a Champagne Tower for you, Tora!”
[You were the one bringing a tower of champagne glasses on stage.]
Tora: “Wow, that’s awesome…… Huh, but what the–”
[Tora smirked as he took in his hands the bottle that was set down next to the glasses.]
Saga: “That’s right, we’re still in the middle of doing a live, so it’s not champagne but apple juice!”
Tora: “Whaaaat!”
Shou: “But, this apple juice was made in Aomori. It’s delicious.”
[The audience roared into laughter.]
[Tora started pouring apple juice into the glass at the very top of the tower. Then the fans started shouting for him to drink up.]
Tora: “That was tasty!”
[Tora laughed as he raised his glass up in the air.]

Tora: “I wonder what kind of response our new song will get……”
[Tora said while on stand-by backstage.]
Hiroto: “They’ll go crazy for sure!”
Shou: “Yeah, I can’t want for the performance to start. I want to see the happy expression on everyone’s face with my own eyes.”
[All the members nodded, agreeing with those words.]
Saga: “From today, no matter how many times we perform it like this, live…… I hope we can continue to make this song evolve with everyone.”
Shou: “That’s right. I think this song will come to life for the first time when we perform it in front of everyone.”
Nao: “Do you mean that today is ‘Stargazer:’s birthday?”
Hiroto: “You’re clever, Nao-san!”
[Everyone laughed as Hiroto nudged Nao's shoulder.]
Shou: “Well, let’s go!”
[The 5 of them proceeded toward the stage.]
[......]
Shou: “Everyone, thank you for today! Please listen! Here’s our new song, ‘Stargazer:’”
[The drums and bass overflowing with a sense of speed and the scorching twin guitars resonated throughout the venue.]
[Everywhere in the venue, fans were smiling.]
Members: “With this…….”
[The 5 of them made eye-contact with each other while performing.]
Members: “With this song……”
Shou: “Everyone! Please sing together with me!”
[The 5 of them were confident that Alice Nine was advancing toward the next stage.]
[Alice Nine, who surmounted all the obstacles on their path, deepened their bonds together and renewed their enthusiasm for the Budoukan live!]

The End