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‘Manila, it was my first time but you are so welcoming,’ the Japanese artist writes on Instagram after the show
MANILA, Philippines – Kazetarians danced all night as Fujii Kaze rocked Manila during his “Best of Fujii Kaze 2020-2024 ASIA TOUR” at the Mall of Asia Arena last December 10.
Kaze opened his first-ever concert in the Philippines with a powerful performance of YASASHISA clad in a silver metallic hooded coordinate. Kaze performed this along with “Nan-Nan” and “Mo-Eh-Wa” while playing a grand piano on the main stage.
“You may stand if you want to,” Kaze stated during the “Nan-nan” stage which prompted the fans to stand and start dancing.
“Kamusta kayo (How are you), Manila,” Kaze said, showing off his Filipino skills as he greeted fans during his performance of “Kiri Ga Naikara.” He ended the first set with “Hedemo Ne-Yo,” an aggressive track released as a single in 2020. Kaze released another version of the song, “Hedemo Ne-Yo LASA edit” in his LOVE ALL SERVE ALL album last 2022.
For the second set, he wore a colorful flowery fit and opened with his song “Grace.”
“Manila, you’re grace. You’re grace, of course. I said you are the grace,” Kaze said.
“Manila, you are grace”#FujiiKazeinManila #BestofFujiiKazeAsiaTour #BestOfFujiiKazeManila pic.twitter.com/1ub6wXj7xv
— joyce 🌌✨️ (@smhyo28) December 10, 2024
As Kaze sang ““Seishun Sick,”” he took his phone and took a video of the crowd. “Say goodbye to all of your unhealthy ego, pride, or attachment,” Kaze told the crowd. ““Seishun Sick”” was also one of the songs in his LOVE ALL SERVE ALL album. The song tackles coping with the impermanence of youth.
“Maganda kayo. Kamusta? Kamusta, Philippines? Salamat po. Really, salamat po. Guwapo. Guwapa,” Kaze said, expresssing his gratitude to the crowd for being amazingly loud.
(You’re beautiful. How are you? How are you, Philippines? Thank you. Really, thank you. Handsome. Beautiful.)
kaze showing off his filipino skills 😮💨👍🇵🇭
“kumusta?”
“kumusta philippines?”
“salamat po”
“gwapo”
“gwapa”
“talaga? talaga.” 🤣#FujiiKaze #藤井風#BestofFujiiKazeAsiaTour #FujiiKazeInManila pic.twitter.com/hE1uwIr2st— gab is missing kaze (@jeonzcards) December 10, 2024
Part of the concert felt like a therapy session, as Kaze would impart words of wisdom between songs.
Tonight’s learning from Kaze-san:
“Please be happy. Be content. Contentment is the key to happiness…”#BestofFujiiKazeAsiaTour #FujiiKazeInManila #BestOfFujiiKazeManila #FujiiKaze pic.twitter.com/STIztoQi5e
— AHJUSSI (TOYW AOTY!) (@ahjussi_chan) December 10, 2024
“Please be happy, Manila. Everything starts with your heart, your mind, your feeling[s]. Please be happy and be content. Contentment is the key to happiness, so please feel good and think only good and speak only good and do only good. You only be good. We gonna be good, be all right,” Kaze said as he began his performance of “’Feelin’ Go(o)d,’” where dancers in colorful pastel coordinates joined him.
Fans lit up the whole arena with green lights during Kaze’s performance of “Garden,” followed by a dance break.
Kaze donned a formal coat with a fedora hat for the third set, entering the main stage playing the saxophone for his song “Workin’ Hard.” The band put up a great performance as fans continued to clap, getting surprised at how Kaze and the band managed to sound better and better as the song progressed. Kaze threw his hat towards the end of the song.
Kaze continued to capture the attention of fans, as he played “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston on piano then transitioned to the opening of his popular song “Shinunoga E-wa.”
The transition to I have nothing to Shinunoga Ewa, good lord, I’ve lost two years in my life spaaannn 😭😭😭#藤井風アジアツアー #FujiiKazeinManila #FujiiKaze #FujiiKazeAsiaTour2024@fujiikazestaff pic.twitter.com/U0xRdNCjzl
— 𝒋𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒆 ✿༄ (@jastencore) December 12, 2024
Kaze also finally got to experience the Filipino audience’s high energy during his Manila performance.
“You guys are the loudest,” Kaze said in reaction to the crowd’s screams before bowing to all sides of the arena.
Kaze fittingly ended the concert with “SAYONARA Baby.” But it seems that this goodbye is going to be temporary, as days after the show concluded, the Japanese artist took to Instagram to express his thoughts on the Manila crowd, sharing some snapshots of himself on stage.
“Manila, it was my first time but you are so welcoming. Salamat po po po, mahal din kita (Thank you, I love you, too),” he wrote. – Rappler.com