Justin Nozuka at Harajuku’s Astro Hall
There were ridic amounts of girls squeeing "kawaii", and "kakkoi", and "ikimen" after the show. The kid is pretty gorgeous.
- The show begins!
Last night was, hands down, of the best nights I’ve had in Tokyo. There was a torrential downpour during my walk to Akasaka with my friend Alyssa, which added the complication of getting dry while trying to get ready for the show. The temperature has finally decended into a crisp, fall coolness, so I knew it was going to be a good night based on that alone. My only, only qualm is that the show was so short — but any good concert is always a short concert!
Justin’s set was only an hour long and he basically sang all of Holly save for two songs which he replaced with covers (Ain’t No Sunshine and Sittin’ At the Dock of the Bay). Having had Holly and listening to it almost religiously over the past four or so months I was happily suprised to see two guitars and a keyboard on the stage. Astro Hall is suuuuuper tiny so the show was very intimate; he interacted with us throughout and we did back. I was really amazed how much better he sounds live, as in the album (which is wonderful, go get it if you haven’t!) does his voice no justice. You have to see him live to really appreciate the tone and texture of his voice. He sang one song, ‘Oh Momma’ with out the mic and it was just beautiful.
I waited a bit after to see if I could get an autograph but having to take a two hour commute back home, I really couldn’t wait very long, so I didn’t get my autograph nor did I manage to snag a setlist. However, the show is definitely one of the highlights of my time here and has made me fall all the more in love with the album. I’ll be excited to see where he’s at in the next few years; it seems he just gets better with time.
We weren't supposed to take pictures but I'm not one to follow rules often. Heh. 
I was really, really close! This is the view from where I was standing
A really awesome woman let me take a picture of her setlist since I didn't get one. I think Justin wrote himself. LUCKY!
Ambience~
Pretty awesome shots and I would like to enjoy listening to him live.
Taylor
2008 November 28 at 12:21 PM
Lucky! He’s amazing live. Although i wish he interacted with the audience more. He seemed so into his guitar and the mic (i swear when he played his new song “Love” i thought he was kissing the mic). I understand that he needs to have the feel of the music but some of the fans were getting frustrated. Some went all out and made him a Golden Train but his eyes were closed the entire time he never saw it. I guess since it was my first ever concert I might have to get use to it but I just wished he interacted with audience a bit more.
Lia
2009 May 4 at 10:55 AM