Domestic! Virgin Line

Domestic! Virgin Line (stylised as DOMESTIC! Virgin LINE) is a brief concert tour by Japanese band Tokyo Jihen. The tour was the first of two to support their second album, Adult (2006). Unlike most of the band's tours, a video album was never produced, however a Fuji Television program called Tokyo Jihen Live in Nippon Budokan was produced to showcase the performance.

Domestic! Virgin Line
Tour by Tokyo Jihen
Promotional image for Tokyo Jihen's 2006 Domestic! Virgin Line tour
Associated albumAdult
Start dateFebruary 19, 2006
End dateFebruary 21, 2006
Legs1
No. of shows2
Tokyo Jihen concert chronology

Background

Tokyo Jihen was first formed in 2003, after Ringo Sheena decided on members for her backing band for her Sugoroku Ecstasy tour.[1] The band was officially announced as Sheena's main musical unit on May 31, 2004.[2][3] This was followed by their debut album Kyōiku in November 2004, and a 14 date Japan-wide tour entitled Dynamite!.[4]

After the Dynamite! tour, two of the original members of the band made decisions to leave. Pianist H Zetto M left to focus on his activities with jazz ensemble Pe'z, while guitarist Mikio Hirama left to focus on his activities as a solo musician.[5] Sheena sought new members to replace them, and asked pianist Ichiyo Izawa, who she had known since 2004, and Ryosuke Nagaoka, a guitarist Sheena had met through her brother Junpei Shiina who often collaborated on her demo takes.[6] The band began to record their second album Adult in July 2005.[6]

The Domestic! Virgin Line concerts were first announced on September 27, 2005.[7] The first release with the new line-up was a single in November 2005, "Shuraba", followed by the release of Adult on January 25, 2006. The new line-up was featured on an episode of Music Station on November 2 to perform "Shuraba".[8] They performed at a series of fan-club events in December 2005, entitled Dai Ikkai Ringo-han Taikai: Adults Only. Domestic! Virgin Line was organised to test how the audience would respond to the two new members, and to introduce them properly.[9] A month and a half later, the band performed a full-length tour to promote Adult called Domestic! Just Can't Help It., where the band performed 21 dates in April and May 2006.

Concert synopsis

The concerts began with "Sōretsu", the final song from Sheena's third album Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana, backed with a 60 member chorus of elementary school age girls, Suginami Junior Chorus, wearing sailor suits and rabbit ears. The choir stay for the second song, "Gunjō Biyori", which was performed in a slow tempo, laid-back style. For the performance of "Kabuki", Sheena sung it into a megaphone, while the lyrics were displayed in a light show behind the band. For "Service", all members stood at the front of the stage with megaphones, while performing a dance routine. The members picked up hand-held instruments for "Bokoku Jōcho", including a marching drum for Hata and a melodica for Izawa, and walked in file around the stage, close to the audience. An instrumental section of the song included the melody of Sheena's debut song "Kōfukuron".[9][10]

Recordings

The February 19 performance at the Nippon Budokan was recorded, broadcast on a Fuji Television program Tokyo Jihen Live in Nippon Budokan on March 25, 2006. The program featured a selection of 12 of the 18 performed songs, interspersed with interviews with the band members and rehearsal footage.[9] The songs cut from the broadcast were "Bokoku Jōcho", "Kyogen-shō", "Marunouchi Sadistic", "Rakujitsu", "Shuraba" and "Super Star".[9]

On August 29, 2012, a live history video album was released called Chin Play Kō Play, featuring performances from throughout the band's career. Four recordings from Domestic! Virgin Line were present: the opening number "Sōretsu" as well as the previously unbroadcast "Kyogen-shō", "Bokoku Jōcho" and "Rakujitsu".[11]

Promotion

A vast number of music journalists were invited to the Tokyo concert to publish reviews. Concert reports were featured in 13 print magazines and three websites, including Oricon Style, CD Data, What's In and Pia.[12] After the initial broadcast of Tokyo Jihen Live in Nippon Budokan on March 25, Fuji Television rebroadcast the program on April 11 and 23.[13]

Set list
  1. "Sōretsu" (葬列, "Funeral Procession") (Ringo Sheena self-cover)
  2. "Gunjō Biyori"
  3. "Kyogen-shō" (虚言症, "Addicted to Lying") (Ringo Sheena self-cover)
  4. "Kabuki" (歌舞伎)
  5. "Keshō Naoshi" (化粧直し, "Make-up Fix")
  6. "Marunouchi Sadistic" (Ringo Sheena self-cover)
  7. "Super Star" (スーパースター, Sūpāsutā)
  8. "Service" (サービス, Sābisu)
  9. "Kenka Jōtō" (喧嘩上等, "Going for Every Fight")
  10. "Black Out" (ブラックアウト, Burakkuauto)
  11. "Yume no Ato" (夢のあと, "A Scar of Dreams")
  12. "Bokoku Jōcho" (母国情緒, "Home Country Atmosphere")
  13. "Shuraba"
  14. "Himitsu" (秘密, "A Secret")
  15. "Tegami" (手紙, "A Mail")
  16. "Tōmei Ningen" (透明人間, "Invisible Man")
    Encore
  17. "Rakujitsu" (落日, "Dusk")
  18. "Koi wa Maboroshi (Get It Up for Love)" (恋は幻, "Love Is a Phantom") (Ned Doheny cover)

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue
February 19, 2006 Tokyo Japan Nippon Budokan
February 21, 2006 Osaka Osaka-jō Hall

Personnel

Personnel details were sourced from the Tokyo Jihen Live in Nippon Budokan television program credits.[9]

Performers
  • Toshiki Hata – drums, megaphone
  • Ichiyo Izawa – piano, keyboards, melodica, megaphone
  • Seiji Kameda – bass, megaphone
  • Mabo Kawase – support percussion
  • Ringo Sheena – vocals, tambourine, megaphone
  • Yuki Sugawara – support percussion
  • Suginami Junior Chorus – chorus
  • Ukigumo – guitar, megaphone
Concert personnel
  • Chikako Aoki – styling
  • Hideo Fukuoka – stage coordination
  • Toshiya Haraguchi – lighting engineer
  • Kaoru Hashiguchi – stage carpenter
  • Hiroaki Igarashi – power-source co-ordinator
  • Yukihiro Iwami – house sound engineer
  • Shinichi Kanisawa – shinkilow light art
  • Chiaki Kawai – lighting crew member
  • Daisuke Kijima – tour manager
  • Shinji Konishi – hair, make-up
  • Kazunori Kurihara – sound operation monitor
  • Tadashi Matsumura – instruments
  • Issei Matsunaga – vision engineer
  • Shusaku Mitsuki – sound crew member
  • Nakamura Costume – styling
  • Tadahiro "P" Nakamura – stage carpenter
  • Keisuke Nijima – lighting crew member
  • Yusuke Nozue – sound crew member
  • Osamu Ohyama – instruments
  • Ryoji Otani – hair, make-up
  • Ko Sasaki – stage manager
  • Toshiyuki Sato – tour director, management
  • Daishi Sobue – vision engineer
  • Katsura Suzuki – stage director
  • Yoshihiro Suzuki – lighting crew member
  • Rie Taira – management
  • Yusuke Tokita – stage carpenter
  • Eichi Tsuchiya – special effects and pyrotechnics
  • Ryoko Tsukahara – stage manager
  • Minako Tutui – lighting crew member
  • Oyaji Wada – transportation
  • Atsushi Yamakita – vision engineer
  • Takahito Yoshimaru – lighting crew member

Notes
  1. "東京事変オフィシャルインタビュー第一弾" [Tokyo Jihen official interview number one] (in Japanese). Toshiba EMI. August 11, 2004. Archived from the original on August 17, 2004. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  2. "椎名林檎、"東京事変"のバンドヴォーカリストとして活動開始！" [Ringo Sheena, starting up as the vocalist for the band "Tokyo Jihen"]. Barks. May 31, 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  3. "フェスではじめまして。東京の夏、事変の夏" [Saying 'Hi' at festivals. Tokyo summer, Incident summer] (in Japanese). Kronekodow. Archived from the original on September 29, 2004. Retrieved June 17, 2014.
  4. "東京事変 全国ツアーが決定" (in Japanese). Vibe-Net. September 1, 2004. Archived from the original on July 24, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  5. "東京事変セカンドシーズン突入" (in Japanese). Universal. July 1, 2005. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
  6. "東京事変 オフィシャルインタビュー" [Tokyo Jihen Official Interview] (in Japanese). Toshiba EMI. Archived from the original on November 25, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  7. "初お披露目&先行予約実施決定" (in Japanese). Universal. September 27, 2005. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  8. "主演者ラインップ" [Performer line-up]. TV Asashi. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  9. "東京事変 live in nippon budokan". (in Japanese). March 25, 2006. Fuji Television. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  10. Tetsuo Hiraga (2006). "東京事変【DOMESTIC! Virgin LINE】2006.2.19（SUN）日本武道館" (in Japanese). Hot Express. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  11. "東京事変ライブ変遷凝縮「珍プレー好プレー」内容明らかに" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 23, 2012. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  12. "2.19日本武道館ﾗｲﾌﾞ･ﾚﾎﾟｰﾄ掲載情報" (in Japanese). Universal. February 28, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  13. "東京事変の武道館ライブが再放送！" (in Japanese). Kronekodow. 2006. Archived from the original on February 3, 2006. Retrieved July 29, 2014.


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