It was exactly on November 22, 2020 that he announced his debut as a solo artist. Akuri Onishi, who has steadily progressed step by step since her debut on March 3rd of the following year, will commemorate the release of her 7th single “Auftakt” on Friday, November 22nd, which is also a memorable day. We held a release event.
“Auftakt” was released on November 20th. The title song is the opening theme for the currently airing TV anime “Sei Gensoki 2”. Lilybe has been held since November 9th before the release of the song, but this is the first time they will hold a mini-live. Many fans with penlights in hand gathered at the main stage of Urban Dock LaLaport Toyosu Seaside Deck, which was the venue.
Onishi was walking right past the fans towards the stage, and for some reason he was putting his index finger over his mouth. When he took to the stage and the fans burst out with joy, he said, “Everyone!” “Before I say hello, I was told that the volume in this venue should not exceed 80 decibels.So, let’s all get excited! (lol)”, I said in a low voice, and the audience responded by keeping the volume down. “But it’s okay to make calls, so let’s have fun and have fun!” and they immediately performed their 7th single “Auftakt”.
The song starts with a gentle chorus and gets more and more exciting from the intro. In particular, the sense of openness in the chorus was wonderful, and the feeling of the song spreading out into the night sky was very comforting. The fans also gave their calls at 50% of their full power, maybe even less, and got excited. At the end of the song, one of the highlights is the line, “I haven’t seen it yet, let’s go to the future.” Here, only “I haven’t seen it yet,” is sung, and the audience sings “Let’s go to the future.” In this arrangement. Fans also reacted in a panic, shouting their lines.
Immediately after, during the MC, he said, “I was planning to say the last line myself, but recently I was holding a release event, and before the event I said, “I haven’t seen it yet,” and everyone said, “Let’s go to the future.” Wow! “The call-and-response response has become standard, so I just ended up doing it (lol). I’m sorry if it exceeds 80 decibels!” he explained the situation. There will also be a mini-live at the upcoming Lily event, so fans’ instantaneous ability will be tested whether they will sing or not.
One more song will be prepared for the mini live. They said, “Let’s all sing together where we can!” and performed the coupling song “Fall in you.” Anyway, it’s a classic idol song that is cute, and fans can enjoy it along with the calls and claps. They sang it once at a fan meeting in August, but this time it was after the song was released, so it was clear that the fans had a firm grasp on where and how to get excited about it. There should be some concerts in the future where they will seriously send out a call, so the momentum of the song should increase even more then. In any case, there is no doubt that this is a powerful number that will definitely be a hit at live performances, adding to her collection of songs.
After everyone enjoyed the live performance, we held a special gift giving event. After enjoying conversations with each and every fan for over an hour, the release event “Mini Live & Bonus Handover Party” commemorating the release of the 7th single “Auftakt” has come to an end.
◆RELEASE INFO
Now on sale
Akuri Onishi 7th single “Auftact”
[First limited edition]CD + DVD COZC-2128~9 ¥2,090 (tax included)
[Regular Edition]CD Only COCC-18230 ¥1,430 (tax included)
1. Auftakt
TV anime “Sei Gensoki 2” opening theme
Lyrics/Composition/Arrangement: Keiichi Tsurusaki
2. Fall in you
Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Keiichi Kondo
3. Auftakt (Instrumental)
4. Fall in you (Instrumental)
“Auftakt” music video + making video
◆Music video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P09Si6ceP_M
◆“Auftakt” distribution site
https://agurionishi.lnk.to/auftakt
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◆Akuri Onishi music information site https://columbia.jp/onishaguri/
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