SKE48 Solo Concert at Super Saitama Arena [4th April 2014]

A hectic day yesterday since I just went to the Solo Concert of SKE48 (one of AKB48’s sister groups) at Super Saitama Arena. There were so many trivia stuffs that I may be able to share with the readers about the special event from the open gate. Of course, watching concert in Japan will have so many differences in rules compared in Indonesia.

During the Open Gate time, most of the fans were queuing nicely to enter the venue. Below is SKE48’s concert venue picture :

Super Saitama Arena is used numerous times for 48 Family Group solo concerts, so if you happen to go back and forth to Japan to watch these concerts, you may be used to with the surroundings. The concert was started at 18:00 Japan Time. During the queue, I can see the whole crowd and many enthusiastic fans who really love this idol group. Below are the crowd atmosphere taken from my camera :

When I got inside the venue, the design was overwhelmed me. It was very beautiful, unique, and awesome…. I’m speechless. This is the condition before the venue was packed with the fans crowd.

As usual, before the concert started, I heard the announcement from one of SKE48 members who told the fans about the audience rules and the sign that the concert will start soon. Oh, the rules include no photos, so I’m so grateful for the 48 Family staffs who let me taking pictures and made this review about the concert!

The concert was started by an Overture. Overture is an intro before the members enter the stage. Usually during this overture, fans will do a chant mix (a particular yell for the idol group) while swing their light stick. This was the crowded overture atmosphere inside the venue :

Light stick’s colors which the fans used will be changed according to each team performance. For example this is the color for Team S light stick color :

Light stick’s color for Team KII

Light stick for Team E

In this concert, the special event I noticed was the flag handover from Team S , Team KII and Team E ‘s former captain to the new captain. In this concert, I can also watch Miyazawa Sae debut although she just has a double team to perform with her, SNH48 and SKE48.

SKE48 members performed 38 songs overall in this event, and they added 3 more encore songs. When the show reach the end, they also announced the new set list for the theater for each team, as follow:

-Team S

21 April - Senshuuraku RESET
25 April - Shonichi Seifuku no Me

-Team KII
18 April - Senshuuraku Theater no Megami
30 April - Shonichi Ramune no Nomikata

-Team E
22 April - Senshuuraku Boku no Taiyou
2 Mei - Shonichi Te wo Tsunaginagara

Below is the set list from SKE48 live in Super Saitama Arena :

Kage Ana: Matsui Rena

M01. Tsuyoki Mono yo
M02. Aozora Kataomoi
M03. Gomen ne Summer
M04. 1234 Yoroshiku!
M05. Banzai Venus
M06. Pareo wa Emerald
M07. Oki Doki
M08. Kataomoi Finally
M09. Aishiteraburu
M10. Kiss datte Hidarikki
M11. Choco no Dorei
M12. Utsukushii Inazuma 
M13. Sansei Kawaii
M14. Mirai to wa?

=MC1=

M15. Neko no Shippo Ga Pin to Tatteru you ni / Team S feat BOSE
M16. Rakuen no Kaidan / Team S

=MC2=

M17. SKE48 - RESET / Team S

=MC3= Flag's hand over from Team S

M18. S-ko to usohakkenki / Team KII
M19. Inseki no Kakuritsu / Team KII

=MC4= Flag's hand over from Team KII

M20. Team KII Oshi / Team KII

=MC5=

M21. Machiawasetai / Team E
M22. Viva! Hurricane / Team E

=MC6= Flag's handover from Team E

M23.Wasshoi E / Team E

=MC7=

M24. Yuudachi no Mae / Kenkyuusei
M25. Okami to Pride / Watanabe Miyuki & Kizaki Yuria
M26. Cross / Miyazawa Sae, Furuhata Nao, Kitagawa Ryoha
M27. Shoujo wa Manatsu ni nani wo Suru? / Churi, Minarun, Mizuho, Boss, Airin, Umechan, Masana, Aya
M28. Tonari no Banana / Matsui Jurina, Sato Sumire
M29. Wimbledon e Tsureteitte / Kimoto Kanon, Yamada Nana, Yamauchi Suzuran
M30 Higurashi no Koi / Matsui Rena, Azuma Rion
M31. Koko de Ippatsu / Matsumura Kaori, Suda Akari, Tani Marika
M32. Darkness / Matsui Jurina, Kizaki Yuria, Kinoshita Yukiko, Takeuchi Mai, Tsuzuki Rika, Saito Makiko, Ishida Anna
M33. Pinocchio gun
M34. Chime wa LOVE SONG
M35. Seifuku no Me
M36. Koi wo Kataru Shijin ni Narenakute
M37. Bazooka Hou Hassha! 

=MC8=

M38. Soba ni Isasete
ENCORE
EN1. Te wo Tsunaginagara 
EN2. Tooku ni Ite mo
EN3. Nakama no Uta