I was very hyped to finally get the chance to attend, I even planed on bringing a Rudolf Steiner tape and get it signed, but decided not to because I want to have the release the event concerned signed, makes a better memory. It also felt good that I really like this release, not that I didn't enjoy Gebet or COCOON-Fallen-, but this is pure awesome.
I also wanted to get them something, my first idea was to hunt down popcorn for Hora, but the store's in Harajuku, and the one in Shibuya is too far from the station, so I felt like fuck it, everyone likes chocolate, I'll go with that. So I first went to Lindt's shop by the Shibuya station and picked out chocolates I thought would suit Hora and Kaya, then I bought some presentbags at a 100yen shop.
For once I wasn't 5h early either. I acctually arrived when they already opened. But since this was my first instore event I had no idea the chairs were numbered....in the bottom :P So I just picked a chair and sat my ass down, then I saw how one girl began to flip the chairs and then I realised I had to find my place :P which of course was a total fuck up. My number was 30, and there were NO number 30, there were two 31's though, so with a little help from a kind girl I sat down at one of those.
You got a piece of paper on which you were to write your question for them, when you bought the single. My queston was why they decided on the name Schwarz Stein. Funny thing was, I noticed how most didn't leave a question to the staff...like don't they care or assume other's will leave tons of questions?
From Kaya's Twitter
Anyhow, they started on time, around 2pm. Kaya came in first followed by Hora. Hora seemed a bit uncomfortable, he kept touching his corset like it was uncomfortable, maybe he's not used to sitting in it ^^
They did a short presentation and then the staff began asking the questions fans had written. To be honest I had a hard time keeping up with it. There were so much and my inner fangirl was about dying from the excitment of being this close to Hora. There were several questions about their make up... but none about Hora's magic symbol! Seriously, I want to know if he has some sort of stash of those tattoos for kids or something, because that thing is not done by hand. I think Kaya mentioned Hora's done pretty quick with his make up, and something about they should switch make up style once (haha).
Hora also talked about their time in the US, and then Kaya mentioned France, Paris and Hora said he doesn't know much about it, and asked the crowd which country they like, and no one replied. I was so tempted to say Japan XD
Then when it was time for my question I almost missed it because I was starring at Hora and noticed how he waved at a girl infront of me and it looked so sweet... To be honest I didn't get the full answer for this either, sorry. Kaya gave a translation to japanese of "schwarz stein", and then he said the name was made up by Hora and Mana, and that he thought it was good. They also mentioned how Kaya used to call himself Hime, but I didn't catch all of that.
When the questions were done, the staff collected our tickets and we stood in line for the signing. Some people handed them their gifts personally, but it seemed like the staff was rather annoyed by people taking too long and that they had to put the gifts in the basket afterwards, so when it was almost my turn I just dropped of Kaya's bag, and the bottom of his basket was full, while Hora only had 1 bag in his =(
Kaya didn't say anything except for thanks, but he smiled and had a very formal body language XD He took the booklet with both of his hands, like Japanese do with businesscards, signed and then he turned it around so that I had the cover facing me in the right direction and of course gave it back with both hands. I wanted to say something but I was too nervous so I just thanked him and continued to Hora. When I gave him the booklet he didn't say anything and I was too nervous so I thought, well I don't want to fuck this up with my bad japanese, but then he asked me where I came from, and when I said Sweden he sort of looked at me like he probably knew who I was, so I said my name and then he seemed to get who I was, (or faked it XD). He thanked me and smiled, then the stressful staff came over and put a hand on my arm to nicely show that she thought I was in the fucking way stoping others from going forward XD so I stepped aside and put my tiny bag of chocolate in Hora's basket, and he looked up and bowed his head.
Then I went out, trying to get the single back to it's plasticwrap like I had it when I arrived, but that was impossible because my hands were shaking like leaves XD
I'm kind of sad I didn't say more, but on the other hand there wasn't any time for that, and I'm also pissed they did signing and photos with people in the US and not here. I'd really want a picture with Hora =(
But it was nice to see them close up (admiring Hora's face), and to acctually get something signed before me, and not just presigned and sent as some bonus.
Then I did some random tourism in Shibuya. I haven't really spent time there eventhough I've been here 3 times. But, I still can't say I really enjoy Shibuya...
