【MEJIBRAY】 Before suspending their activities they perform their last tour 「そ し て 誰 も い な く な っ た」 and the last presentation was recorded (Live report)
Exclusive report of WEB Entertainment Media !! A full report of what happened on the last day of the MEJIBRAY band tour that has represented the visual scene since 2010 .
Vocalist: Tsuzuku
Formalized since 2011 has achieved many followers thanks to its advanced appearance and sound, Mejibray appeared as a symbol for the visual scene since 2010. On December 31, they suspended their activities.
The impact of the '' important announcement '' that was given by the official website
On May 10 , saying that there would be a hiatus on the part of the band brought a great wave of sadness on the scene. In the voice of the fans was heard '' Why? Why? '', MEJIBRAY continued in silence until the end. There is no communication to the media about this hiatus and the MC is completely lost in the live ones.
However, MIA, Guitarist of the band publishes on social networks,
"The MEJIBRAY hiatus has been announced, but MIA of MEJIBRAY will fulfill its responsibilities while MEJIBRAY survives.
However, I will decide if I will be able to survive or not, so I would appreciate your help.
I promise to do the best I can. "
A phrase that could be understood as that their story could end.
In the midst of the confusion MEJIBRAY announced his last tour before the hiatus that began after the presentation at AREA Takadanobaba in Tokyo on October 30th.
Mejibray originally had four people with very strong personalities, and they maintained the balance until the last minute, but the uncertain charm of the inactivity shone with more force. Without MC and without Encore with costumes and lists of songs that changed and were a look to the past in their performances ..., I wonder what they tried to tell us until the end. Maybe today you know the answer.
Holding on to the heart and opening the door of Shinkiba STUDIO COAST, we entered the final place on his last tour on December 16th.
After 20 minutes the curtain opened. There was no appearance of the explosive sound that they usually had. The background music was absent, with the first song their silhouettes appeared vaguely on stage and that was a very strong shock.
The first song was 「剥落」. The depressing melody that emerges from the voice of the band's vocalist, Tsuzuku, spins in despair when singing as if it were a curse.
Tsuzuku and Koichi (Bassist) were dressed in a black suit as if they were wrapped in a mourning as their faces were painted black.
I was observing his completely dark figures ,which I could not understand and the words crossed my mind.
"Trauma. Even if each one of us dies, MEJIBRAY will not disappear "this tries to traumatize us.
As usual MIA wore a white suit as if it were a prince, this one was installed in front of the Marshall wall and with a roaring guitar riff it developed 「Agitato GRIMOIRE」. His frantic touch warmed the place remembering his words
"I will fulfill my responsibilities while MEJIBRAY survives."
MIA (Guitarist)
Tsuzuku gave a shout starting with 「VICTIM (ism)」, was it with intentions to challenge the big stage?, Meto (Drummer) who was semi naked made a call to the fans with his drums making the sound of his drums heard everywhere venue , and the fans would respond with his voice and the mosh.
The mosh becomes more violent the more the tunes grow with, 「月食」 and 「DECADANCE - Counting Goats ... if I can not be yours -」. Tsuzuku's silhouette floats when the backlight shines beautifully with the acclaim in the one that flowed the Arabic style introduction of 「月食」
「I am the most beautiful in the world!」, Tsuzuku shouted loudly, remembering the story of MEJIBRAY, where the moment was overwhelmingly beautiful from the point where it was formed.
With 「DECADANCE - Counting Goats ... if I can not be yours -」 public singing enveloped the place.
"The sky and the green color do not need to melt together one day today
Also today the sky is green, we will never be together, if one day we cross Counting Goats "
It was not only for the lyrics that I felt as my heart seems to break, but also because it was sung by each fan in a metaphorical way. The first half of the live ended here and the stage was temporarily dark.
The only thing that remained in the darkness was the curtain with the MEJIBRAY logo and the fans who shouted in a chaotic way the names of each member but they did not come out.
The middle tones and the section of depressing numbers with 「醜 詠」 「-XV-」 were flowing as if it were a story. Tsuzuku's expression as an artist was revealed again here.
While the red light shines on the stage like fresh blood
「醜 詠」 was sung with an empty expression. The words of this song ... 「Reality is ugly only in this heart」 they make feel the cold fear while Tsuzuku mutters them with a mocking smile
The guitar growled in the falsettos of 「-XV -」, and at the end of the song Tsuzuku smiled as if he were a madman looking at the sky in an empty way 「Because I will not let you forget ......」.
A landscape was extended as if it were the bottom of hell and that can only be drawn by MEJIBRAY and the trauma that appears in our chest was recorded.
From the impressive melody of 「Hatred × Tangle red × Hunger red」 and the synthesizers make you feel like floating and MEJIBRAY begins to reach its climax
The beautiful piano sequence and the exciting instrumental as well as a large chorus of fans led to 「ナ ナ キ」 and Tsuzuku singing on the verge of tears
I wonder if someday MEJIBRAY will come again "Without having to fight, with a pain" less "every day?
The sensual female chorus and the sound of the acoustic guitar of DIE KUSSE full of emotions with its melody, Mia played with the guitar Gibson Flying V.
The live is reaching its climax, and both MEJIBRAY and the fans are preparing to die amid lots of fun.
The old and new tunes like 「原罪 の 林檎」, 「嘘 と 愚 行 - そ れ も ま た 人間 ら し い っ て 神 様 は っ っ て の の -」, 「枷 と 知能 - そ れ っ て て と て も 人間 ら し い っ て 神 様 は 笑 っ て る の - 」......, they mix thoroughly with a lot of talent and the heat of the place that rises without knowing limits shines under a dazzling light.
As if it were a call, with a roar, the ground rises in a mosh as if it were a creature, Tsuzuku has his hair misaligned, MIA plays in a devastating way Koichi leaned on the stage towards the fans to urge them and Meto plays with all his energies on his drum to demonstrate his great strength despite the small size of his body. Everyone in the place fought against the "inevitable death" so that it disappeared
It is said that a star has its biggest explosion at the end of life and it is the moment where it shines the most. The hot air that surrounds the place in a wonderful way like the last star in the night sky, surrounds Shinkiba STUDIO COAST.
After a moment of silence like a blow of water, the last song is 「BI" name "JIKA」. At the end of this song we saw something terrible.
Tsuzuku's voice that sang loudly, gradually lost its strength and wobbled to collapse while crying at the end. After Koichi threw his bass he ran towards Tsuzuku and pulled his arm to raise him. He frowned and raised his middle finger, and then quickly changed by raising three fingers making a kind of gesture between the index, middle finger and the ring finger. This gesture with the three fingers means "Revolution and Unity".
And I can not forget his expression in the face of determination which could be seen among the black paint that was dissolved by the heat throughout the live.
Meto continued playing until the end and tilted his head to the ground in a deep way, he was the last to tell us his "thoughts" with a visible expression, since he could not speak a word. MIA did not show any discomfort until the last note "fulfilling its obligations" and knelt in place
Slowly the curtain closes unconditionally. The announcement that "The performance is over for today" resonated in vain as the fans shouted in an irrational way for an encore.
There are people who shout, others collapse and others clap with their eyes on the curtain.
There could be people who were from the beginning of MEJIBRAY, there could be people who for them was a source of energy Some people may have been interested lately, and this day was the first live .MEJIBRAY leaves a brilliant trauma in the hearts of all people to never disappear in the Visualkei scene since 2010, but "And Then There Were None" disappeared on stage.
From formation to inactivity there was no pre-established harmony, no inertia, MEJIBRAY was always the most dramatic. We watched the stage empty until the trauma was once again painted on our hearts by their hands.
～SETLIST～
1:剥落
2:Agitato GRIMOIRE
3:VICTIM(ism)
4:月食
5:DECADANCE - Counting Goats … if I can't be yours -
6:醜詠
7:-XV-
8:Hatred × Tangle red × Hunger red
9:ナナキ
10:DIE KUSSE
11:原罪の林檎
12:嘘と愚行-それもまた人間らしいって神様は笑ってるの-
13:枷と知能-それってとても人間らしいって神様は笑ってるの-
14: BI“name”JIKA
Source : UREPIA
Translated to English: MEJIBRAY URUGUAY
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