Pop na Yuuutsu Vol. 1
I went to this event, which was held at club asia in Shibuya, last month. It was held on the day Matsuoka Hideaki’s 20th anniversary best album (2CDs+DVD) went on sale.
If you’ve seen the Tokyo Babylon OVAs or listened to the soundtracks, you’ve heard some of his songs. The live started with Matsuoka-san wearing a gorgeous princely costume. He then appeared as TV-NOIZ, a techno trio with him, a DJ, and a VJ, plus two dancers dressed up as maids. (I saw TV-NOIZ at a techno event last year, and they did his songs in punched-up techno style.) The last third was done rock-band style, with him and guitar/bass/drums.
He sang the theme songs from the OVAs, “Kiss Kiss” and “Deja Vu”. I didn’t think I’d get to hear the songs performed live, almost 15 years after the series has ended.