Billy one-man - Boys feel Rebecca

On November 28th Billy ended their Boys feel Rebecca tour with a one-man concert in Shibuya O-EAST. The hall slowly filled with fans who waited anxiously for the concert to begin. Before the show started, a bit later than planned, a video with the Billy band members was shown. In the video they related to their fans the rules of the venue in a very amusing way, for example stuffing multiple cigarettes between their lips to point out that smoking was not allowed. After the video the lights were switched off and a few fans started to shout the members' names. Another short video was shown before the curtains opened. Four torches were burning on stage while an African-like drumbeat started accompanied by chanting. At the back of the stage was a huge banner of a red sun with rays coming from it.

The fans clapped along to the beat and encouraged the band to take the stage. The members responded and calmly made their appearance from the back of the stage. The drums actually were not placed in the center back on a raised platform as usual, but to the right of the high stairs they had walked down from.

The song they opened with was the one their tour was named after: Rebecca, a loud song that immediately set the mood for the evening. The fans in the front rows did furitsuke to the music and during the chorus, more and more people joined in. Takuma was now playing an acoustic guitar, while an electric one was hanging around his neck too. Billy was moving along to the music, but they still seemed a bit quiet. All the band members wore matching black & white outfits with a jacket or vest. They looked classy in a very stylish way.

Vocalist BAKU started the second song with an energetic jump, followed by furitsuke, which the crowd copied. This song was definitely more energetic and both the fans and the band started to move more freely. After the third song BAKU shouted "Peace!" and "Arigatou!" as he tried to get the fans even more enthusiastic. At the first notes of Slim Smart Slender, the audience started to jump and in front of them four high pillars of smoke rose from the stage. The vocalist ran around on stage during this happy, upbeat song. Mi-ne took care of the background vocals while BAKU was head banging wildly.

During the beautiful ballad Blame All, BAKU's voice became very powerful but clear. The entire hall was quiet as they listened to the song, but the complete opposite occurred with [Waga Tousou] show, where both the band and the fans let out their energy. With the torches on the stage burning again, this song had a high "entertaining" rate and the head banging audience became a sea of hair.

Right before they started to play Rockin' Princess, the vocalist informed the crowd that this would be the last song. His comment was met with lots of "Ehh.." and other sounds of disappointment. BAKU took out his tambourine and as the song started, silver colored ribbons were shot into the air. They were quickly picked up by the fans, who waved them in the air during the upbeat song.

Afterwards the band left the stage, but since the venue remained dark, screams for an encore rose. After about 5 minutes the lights were switched on and Mi-ne entered the stage by doing a cartwheel. Takuma tried to copy him, but his cartwheel failed and he fell. All band members, who were now wearing T-shirts from their tour, tried to impress the audience with their failed gymnastic attempts, making the crowd to laugh. They started their encore with Ichigoichie.

Billy played two more songs before disappearing again, only to return again after being called back by their fans. They finished their set with Brilliant Bouquet & Braveheart Boy and Blossom. During the last song of the evening, BAKU spoke to the audience and towards the end he got very emotional and a few tears ran down his cheek. The crowd shouted to cheer him on and he ended his MC with a powerful shout and they continued the song. It was a strong end to an energetic show. The band members thanked their fans and threw picks and water bottles into the crowd. Before the show really ended, Billy took a picture from the stage with their fans in the background.


Set list

1. Rebecca
2. [bit;] Ame ni setsuzokusareta sekai
3. Butterfly United
4. Slim Smart Slender
5. Lagrange Point
6. Casablanca
7. Wednesday ~ Kaibutsu wa shinu koto ni shita~
8. Blame All
9. Tuesday ~ Kaibutsu wa koufuku ni michita~
10. [Waga Tousou] show
11. Untouchable ~idai naru kanjou~
12. The Bluffer
13. Shounen [B] Change
14. Rose Helicopter
15. Rockin' Princess

Encore 1
1. Ichigoichie
2. Hikari no gunman
3. Hito no iki e (It's integral)

Encore 2
1. Brilliant Bouquet & Braveheart Boy
2. Blossom