“I’m the Happiest Person in the World!” Says a Moved Minori Chihara at 10th Anniversary Birthday Concert at Nippon Budokan

“I’m the Happiest Person in the World!” Says a Moved Minori Chihara at 10th Anniversary Birthday Concert at Nippon Budokan

Minori Chihara is well known as a voice actress appearing in many popular anime, including roles as Nagato Yuki in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Nase Mitsuki from Beyond the Boundary, and more. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut, Minorin, as she is affectionately called by her fans, performed “animeloLIVE! Presents Minori Chihara 10th Anniversary Live - SANCTUARY - Supported by JOYSOUND” on Nov. 18 at the Nippon Budokan, the “holy land” for Japanese music artists.

Firing up fans at the venue with “Budokan, here we go!”, Chihara started off with popular anime songs such as “Nobunaga the Fool,” “Kyokai no Kanata,” “Garei –Zero-,” “Kyokaisenjo no Horizon” and including the encore, performed a total of 20 songs. In addition, she talked to the audience about her reflections on the days of having to audition again and again, the times when she learned about composing music, and performing live on the street. The audience responded wildly with great enthusiasm when she said, “I will sing every single song with gratitude to show my thanks for 10 years of support.” At the end of the concert, she sung the pop number “Junpaku Sanctuary.” This was her comeback song in 2007 after a two-year absence and expresses Chihara’s enthusiasm about returning to the music world. During the concert, images of Minorin’s past shows were projected on the back screen, and the singer and her fans were able to share the last 10 years together.

The concert was held on Chihara’s birthday, and in response to encouragement by the fans, she reappeared on stage after the performance. Starting with fans, and then other members and staff, the artist thanked everyone. Very moved, she said, “I am the happiest person in the world. I will try my best. Thank you for your continued support.” Just when Chihara was about to sing an encore, the audience gave her a surprise.

After the encore standby was ready, the song they played was actually a birthday song! At first Chihara didn’t understand what was happening and looked out to the audience to discover that everyone in the Budokan had worked together to line up and make the characters “MC10.” The staff and the audience used “MC10,” the acronym for the name of the concert, to congratulate the artist on the 10th anniversary of her debut. Chihara reacted in surprise and kept repeating in an excited voice, “Amazing! Amazing!”

During the second encore, it was announced that on March 25, 2015, she will release a self-cover album of orchestral arrangements. Chihara will also do an orchestra concert on May 6, 2015 at the NHK Hall in Tokyo. At the very end, without using a microphone, Chihara shouted out, “Everyone! I love you so much!” to the more than 7,000 fans. And with that, after more than 3 hours, the live came to an end.

~ Set List ~
1. Dream Wonder Formation
2. FOOL THE WORLD
3. ZONE//ALONE
4. Tomorrow’s chance
5. Kyoukai no Kanata
6. too late? not late...
7. Cynthia
8. SELF PRODUCER
9. Paradise Lost
10. Akatsuki Zukuyo
11. Aoi kotou
12. Mukaikaze ni utarenagara
13. TERMINATED
14. Kimigakureta ano hi
15. Freedom Dreamer
16. Junpaku Sanctuary
EN1. Contact 13th
EN2. Ittousei
EN3. Joyful Flower
WEN1. Shijin no tabi

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