[TRANS] 120130 Tohoshinki’s Yokohama Arena Live – Huge Popularity, Even “Restricted View Seats” At 8,500 Yen Sold Out Immediately

"Sejak memulai kembali kegiatan mereka pada Januari tahun lalu, kami selalu menantikan untuk mereka melakukan tur solo live mereka senditri. Kami ingin menunjukkan perasaan bersyukur kami kepada mereka yang memberi kami dukungan mereka bahkan ketika kami tidak bisa melakukan kegiatan sebagai Tohoshinki, jadi kami bekerja sangat keras dalam persiapan untuk tur ini".

Pada tanggal 18-19 Januari, Tohoshinki memulai tur terbesar mereka dalam sejarah Tohoshinki, "Tohoshinki Live Tour 2012 ~TONE~". Dengan 24 pertunjukan dalam 11 lokasi, diharapkan untuk menarik total penonton 450.000 orang.

Sudah 3 tahun sejak tur solo terakhir mereka. Untuk Yunho (25) dan Changmin (23), ini adalah pertama kalinya mereka melakukan tur sebagai duo. Dan Yunho berbicara tentang pikiran-pikiran selama MC pembukaan.

Lokasi tertutup dengan penlights merah, dari kursi di tribun yang diperluas ke langit-langit.

"Tiket saat ini sulit untuk didapatkan, bahkan untuk anggota fanclub. Meskipun pemungutan suara diadakan setelah mengirimkan entri mereka, mereka kebanyakan tidak bisa mendapatkan tiket (tertawa lemah). Akhirnya, tepat sebelum konser, tidak hanya "kursi berdiri" tetapi juga "kursi pandangan sempit" dan "kursi pengalaman yang terbatas" telah terjual habis"

Sering terdengar, avex menjelaskan apa itu "kursi pandangan sempit" (¥ 8.500) dan "kursi pengalaman yang terbatas" (8.000 yen, pada website mereka, secara eksplisit menyatakan bahwa "kursi pandangan sempit adalah kursi dimana anggota tidak dapat dilihat seluruh performa dan video" dan "kursi pengalaman terbatas adalah tempat duduk di ujung panggung, di mana kemungkinan tinggi bahwa kalian tidak dapat melihat video serta pertunjukan panggung utama".

Namun, ini masih berita bagus bagi para penggemar yang "ingin melihat gerakan keduanya" dan kursi tersebut benar- benar terjual habis juga.

Ms A, (45 tahun, ibu rumah tangga) yang benar-benar duduk di kursi pandangan sempit, menyatakan bahwa, "Meskipun ada peralatan panggung ditempatkan, tetapi sebenarnya dibandingkan dengan orang-orang di belakang arena, dan mereka pada tingkat 2 dan 3 dari berdiri, saya pikir kami mungkin memiliki pandangan yang lebih baik. Saya tidak benar-benar tahu mengapa kursi yang baik seperti itu dianggap sebagai tempat duduk pandangan sempit".
Juga, Ms B (48 tahun, pekerja kantor) yang duduk di "kursi pengalaman yang terbatas" berkata, "Untuk performa di hanamichi (t/n: bagian dari panggung yang membentang ke kursi penonton) dan panggung utama, saya hanya bisa melihat punggung Yunho dan Changmin. Tapi mereka berdua sering masuk dan keluar dari ujung-ujung panggung, melihat itu begitu jelas sehingga kami bahkan bisa melihat keringat di wajah mereka".

(Josei Seven, Edisi 9 Februari)


[eng trans]

“Ever since restarting their activities in January last year, we have always wanted to do their own solo live tour. We wanted to show our thankful feelings to those who gave us their support even when we couldn’t do activities as Tohoshinki, so we worked really hard in preparation for this tour.”

On 18-19 January, Tohoshinki started their largest tour in Tohoshinki history, the “Tohoshinki Live Tour 2012 ~TONE~”. With 24 performances at 11 location, it is expected to attract a total audience of 450,000 people.

It has been 3 years since their last solo tour. For Yunho (25) and Changmin (23) , this is the first time they are doing a tour as two. And Yunho spoke about these thoughts during the opening MC.

The location was covered in red penlights, from the seats in the stands that extended to the ceiling.

“Tickets this time were hard to obtain, even for fanclub members. Although a ballot was held after submitting their entries, they mostly couldn’t get tickets (weak laugh). Eventually, just before the concerts, not only “standing seats” but also “restricted view” and “restricted experience” seats were sold.”

Often unheard of, avex explains what these “restricted view seats” (8,500 yen) and “restricted experience seats” (8,000 yen) are, on their website, explicitly stating that they are “Seats where members cannot be seen during the performance and videos, and ‘restricted experience seats’ are seats at the ends of the stage, where there is a high chance that you cannot see videos as well as the main stage performances.”

However, this was still great news for fans who “want to see the movements of the two people,” and those seats were completely sold out as well.

Ms A, (45 years old, housewife) who was actually sitting at the restricted view seat, testified that, “Although there were stage equipment placed nearly, but actually compared to those at the back of the arena, and those at the 2nd and 3rd levels of the stands, I think we probably had a better view. I don’t really know why such good seats were considered as restricted view seats.”
Also, Ms B (48 years old, office worker) who sat at the “restricted experience seats” said, “For the performance at the hanamichi (t/n: the part of the stage that extends into the audiences’ seats) and the main stage, I could only see the backs of Yunho and Changmin. But as the two members walked in and out from the ends of the stage very often, the view then was so clear that we could even see the sweat on their faces. “
(Josei Seven, 9 February Issue)

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