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GaryDAI
06-08-2004, 06:15 AM
There was no DAI thread so I thought I'll make one! If you didnt' know DAI did a concert in Texas on Friday and in NY on Monday.

I just got back from the NY concert! Let's get the bad points out of the way first. They weren't selling shirts or nothing from what I saw. DAI left right after the concert so no autographs :cry:

BUT when they were leaving the whole band walked right by me! I was 1 foot away from Tomiko and Ryo :thumbsup: They left at the same exit we did I think. I kind of lost track of them cause the damn people were walkign so slow :-x

Real Life Tomiko = DROOOOOOOOOLS :drool: She looks so pretty! Photos don't do her justice.

When I got there at 8:20 (9 is start time) it was so crowded already :cry: The place they performed in was like regular sized school classroom with 300+ people stuffed in :laughing:

I was located about 16 feet from stage and to the right. I had to stand on my tippy toes the whole time because I'm so damn short. From where I was standing it looked like 99% of the crowd were japanese :)

I kind of forgot but I think Tomiko had this greenish shirt with a heart in the middle (I need to look at my photos later on). Ryo had this red shirt and I forgot about the other people :laughing:

Tomiko said a couple words in english but that's about it. She was so cute though when she was trying to say it :love: Ryo's english was perfect. Some guy shouted out that his english was great and the whole crowd started laughing. He started shouting "saiko" in all these different ways. The crowd shouted then he said saiko again, and this went on for about a minute :laughing: It was hilarious IMO :thumbsup: He also told us Fukai Mori meant Deep Forest in english.

Tomiko spoke alot of japanese near the end so I didn't understand a word she said. I was still screaming my head off everytime she spoke regardless :tongue: At one point she said konbanwa which means good evening right? That's the only thing I understand :laughing:

Tomiko threw a white towel and a shirt I think into the crowd. The shirt was heading in my direction but it fell short :cry: She seemed to have alot of energy overall and the crowd was just crazy at times :thumbsup:

They said no camera and pictures but that kind of went out the window. People were taking pictures left and right. I got a couple in but sort of did a blind aim cause I had to stick the camera way up in the air cause everyone is so tall :laughing:

I'll try to post some pics in a couple of days.

Song wise I'll try to remember this off the top of my head in no particular order.

SUMMER DAYS
Under the Sun
Hi no Ataru Sakamichi
Fukai Mori
Tooku made
Snail
Ai no Uta [Encore]

I'll probably remember the other songs later on. My mind isn't all right at the moment. Still can't believe I actually saw them! :cloud9:

tortilla_chips
06-08-2004, 06:22 AM
yay! someone likes do as infinity too! :) actually i've only heard the song "swing", cos i bought best of jpop. but it's really good, but too bad i cant read or understand japanese. except for konichiwa, arigato, sayonara and hai! :laughing: hey cheer up, at least you saw tomiko...nobody comes to singapore...ever :-x

GaryDAI
06-08-2004, 07:38 AM
hehe I wish I could have gotten her autograph or atleast a pic :) I guess I'm getting greedy :tongue:

Maybe Jay will go to singapore :thumbsup: It seems there alot of fans from there from what I see.

kahel
06-08-2004, 07:52 AM
Gary! You're so lucky. :cry:

A big DAI fan here too. Though I doubt I'll ever see DAI live. I'd have to cross the Pacific off to Japan just to see them. :cry:

How does it feel to watch them live?

I just got the Do The Live CD from my friend in Japan (where CDs cost thrice as much :wacko: ) You could feel the energy. Gah, I really wish I could see them ilve too.

New yorkers are so lucky...:cry:

hisashi
06-08-2004, 07:53 AM
Wow! U managed to watch DAI live, Gary!!! :excited: When will I be able to watch Namie...live in concert and in person.. ><

anyways, so the audience were as crazy as Tomiko? :) Bet u shouted ur lungs out eh? :laughing: She was as energtic as she seemed on TV? and she was prettier in person than on TV? hehe.. too many things to ask... =P

sabriel
06-08-2004, 08:15 AM
awesome! DAI! tomiko such a great performer! too bad i'm on the other side of the continent! we need more over here! cant wait for the pics... and how can someone become more beautiful?! lol

GaryDAI
06-08-2004, 06:11 PM
Oh I just remembered another thing. Some guy shouted out if Tomiko would marry him :tongue: She responded in this cute voice saying "Noooo" :laughing:

They also announced a couple minutes before they came on not to smoke or take pictures. Well when they came out there were flashes left and right for the entire concert :laughing: I wasn't going to but I couldn't resist........ :angel:

She did get a little tired at the end like all her concerts but I don't care :tongue: I can't really say that much about Ryo unforunately. I was kinda staring at Tomiko for the majority of the time :laughing: He did alot of the talking though because his english was the best :tongue: I forgot who but one of them said "American has beautiful people" (ryo i think) :laughing:

What I liked about them the most is they seemed like one of us (not sure how to say this right :oops: ).

Kahel How does it feel to watch them live? It was sort of like a whole dream to me! I couldn't believe I was actually seeing them :excited: It felt like the whole thing went by in a couple of minutes.

I'm sure you will see DAI soon :thumbsup: Just a matter of time :)

~sugarcookie~
06-09-2004, 08:44 PM
that's so awesome! i'm not a big fan but it seems like it was an unforgettable experience. i wish more artists would come to vancouver! i guess the turnout won't be even close to the one in NY though. glad you had so much fun :happy:

kahel
06-10-2004, 06:14 AM
whoa! Gary, that sounds like an awesome experience! :excited: It's so cute how Ban-chan said no to the guy who was asking her to marry him. :laughing:

it would have been fun if Ban chan spoke some english. :bleh: How did she sing Summer Days btw? I love how she sings it with pure thick Japanese accent. Adds cuteness...

Ohh, I hope you're right, I hope I can see them live too. :happy:

GaryDAI
06-11-2004, 12:50 AM
Here are the pics. Sorry that the quality isn't that good, I should have bought a better camera :oops:

http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/008_17A.jpg
http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/009_16A.jpg
http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/014_11A.jpg
http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/017_8A.jpg
http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/018_7A.jpg
http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/019_6A.jpg
http://members.aol.com/ryuujinhz02/021_5.jpg

hisashi
06-11-2004, 07:24 AM
Hmm I think she looks pretty with short hair too... i think it suits her character.. :)

Did u know what makes her cut her hair? :?

kahel
06-11-2004, 08:55 AM
They said it was because of a man. but we're not too sure about that. hehe. A lot of fans were in denial for that. :rolleyes:

Gary! You were so close!!!!

GaryDAI
06-11-2004, 05:39 PM
No that can't be the reason. I am the only guy in her life and I never told her to cut her hair :laughing:

Elisya
06-12-2004, 02:13 PM
Thanks for the pics!!!
Gary....u gotta see them...gosh...so damn lucky... :D

I only listened to one of their songs before. But I like it so much. Hehehehz.

Yup...gota agree...Tomiko is very pretty...

the one
10-21-2004, 04:28 PM
"tangerine dreams" is like always playing on my playlist. anyone here who has "field of dreams", let's swop mp3s. please, pm me if you have it. :-)

batman
04-22-2005, 03:23 PM
yay!..i like do as infinity as well!..my friend introduced me to them like last year. my first song was deep forest..."boku tachi wa......" lol.i luv that line! =)

kingthev
06-15-2005, 06:32 PM
I wish DAI was coming around again. I got introduced to them from some Anime OST that I don't remember.

midori
08-23-2005, 06:51 AM
Do As Infinity is awesome! I got to know of them first from Inuyasha..for their Fukai Mori closing theme.. Then I started to listen to more of their music and I started to like their music style.. Pretty good..They're also like the Japanese version of F.I.R..

ultramanDJ
09-05-2005, 06:47 PM
correction, F.I.R is the CHINESE version of Do As Infinity... D.A.I was around much and way longer than F.I.R... Ian and Real also cites Do As Infinity as their influences... listen to D.A.I's "tookumade" and compare it to "fly away" by F.I.R... same arrangement, progression and ideas style...

Odium: De_Vangelis
11-03-2005, 02:33 PM
Oh? They do actually say that DAI is one of their influences? Hmm...Just as I thought. I was suspiciously feeling that there's this feel of Do As Infinity in FIR, from the way the band is made up, to the album's title and the genre of the songs. I agree with ultramanDJ that FIR is Chinese version of DAI, with ,of course, splashes of their own individuality.

I heard that Do As Infinity is officially disbanded. I'm so sad. :cry: Hope Van, Ryo,and Dai have a good career and good life.

Sting
12-30-2005, 06:28 PM
i dont think F.I.R can be compared to DAI because of the fact DAI has accomplished much more compared to F.I.R. No offence to F.I.R's fans.
It's sad to hear that DAI is disbanding after so long. Im a big fan of their music and my favourite song is gotta be, "Honjitsu wa Seiten Nari" & "Oasis".

batman
01-08-2006, 03:56 PM
DAI are great and one of the very few jpop artists i listen to. i got introduced to them by a friend....my first song was also 'Deep Forest' and i really liked it. i also like their song 'Desire' and 'I Miss You' which was one of the songs featured on the NANA OST i think.

sunny12
09-23-2006, 07:36 PM
I LOve DAI songsss... A LOT..
Especially sense of life and one or eight ^^ LOVE IT!

linku
06-14-2007, 04:06 PM
I love Do As Infinity! It was so sad when they broke up.
Tomiko is such a pretty girl. She's doing okay for her solo career, but it's not as good as DAI's stuff. Same goes for Missile Innovation (a band Ryo is in with their bassist for live shows and his twin).
My favourite songs are DNA, Tooku Made, Fukai Mori, and tons of other songs because it's just so hard to pick one. XD