2014年11月7日金曜日 - 
Maria：A Concert At Saitama Super Arena
From October 24th to
October 25th, a special concert was held at Saitama Super Arena. Eight years
after suddenly disbanding, a famous visual kei band held a two-day “final goodbye” live event for their
fans.
I became a fan of this
band as a high school student but never had a chance to see them in Japan
Being a fan of the
band has changed my life in many ways. I have strong friendships that were
formed because of our love for this band. In Saitama, four of us reunited to
see the music that we loved. Two of us traveled from Osaka Tokyo America
It was so moving to
see all of the fans gathered at Saitama. Thousands of people who suddenly lost
their favorite band eight years ago had now come together to see one final show.
There were all kinds of people there: younger fans, older fans, and even cosplayers.. The anticipation of so many different people for this one event
electrified the air. I knew I would never forget that
feeling.
The band’s members all
went their separate ways after disbanding, and seeing them all on stage together
one last time was surreal. Their
excitement and energy was felt throughout the entire stadium. Day one’s set
list opened with the band's final single release, aptly titled a word used in greeting. Over the course of
two days, they performed songs from all across their discography, from high-energy heavy rock to heart-wrenching ballads.
As the second day came
to a close, it was hard not to think about how the dream we waited for so long
to come true was about to end. During the final interval, they reminded us that the
past is no more, but the future could be anything; we must not forget to love
the present. Though it was hard for us to leave Saitama
Super Arena and say goodbye, these words ring true and we must not forget them.
I will never forget
these two days, the friends who have been with me and the new friends I made, nor
what I have gone through to get here now. I could finally live an impossible
dream… What other surprises will the future hold?
Thank you to my
favorite band.
disbanding：解散
reunion：再結成
no matter
what：何が何でも
all the way
from：遠路はるばる
anticipation：期待
electrified：帯電している
surreal：非現実的な、夢のような
aptly：いみじくも
high-energy：力強い
heart-wrenching：切ない
present：現在