March 20th Renai Kinshi Jourei Report

I’ve never seen Akicha performing in RKJ and due to my curiosity, I chose this March 20th show. And soon I also realized that this show is also intended for Beby’s birthday party.

After confirming my attendance and buying the ticket, I waited in the waiting list queue to accompanied a friend of mine. At that time one of the officials announced that Ve couldn’t attend the show due to her feeling not so well. Stella will be her replacement.

And at this very exact time, a touching moment occurred for those who lucky enough to see it. Near the special elevator for f(X) apartment tenants that isn’t intended for public use that the girls have access to, Sonya came up. And Nabilah who was there looking restless waiting suddenly just running straight to Sonya, hugged her and cried all she could while hugging Sonya.

Obviously, all of us who saw that touching moment really curious about what the heck is happening. Added by the fact about the recent gossip about Sonya’s contract and her nearing graduation.

Realizing that they somehow could created some ruckus, a staff then guided them back to the elevator for a more private talks between them.

And now back to the theater show. That night shadow announcer was Jeje. Jeje’s raspy and laid back voice started that night.

GROUP SONG

Nagai Hikari
Akicha’s Solo! Lip-sync unfortunately which gave a very much different vibe with Stella’s much better live singing version.

But when it came to her ability and experience on the stage, she was well above the others. Even Shania couldn’t compete with Akicha’s aura this time in my own honest opinion. Perhaps this is due to the fact that I haven’t seen Akicha in theater so she looked more radiant compared to before.

Only 15 members this time since Stella was still on her way to the theater as a sudden replacement for Ve.

Squall no Aida Ni
Rena and Cindy explored their cute expression here. Although both of them have the same character and interpretation for this song, they executed it differently making them looked naturally cute and not just some act.

I was a little bit shocked to see Gaby was not performing really well here which then I found the answer to it later on.

Akicha shows her capability as a mentor with her umbrella props.

JK Nemurihime
Stella showed her face in this song. She looks really tired and pale. Looks like she still isn’t recuperate well enough from her last week illness (TN : Influenza perhaps?)

They performed this song much more powerful and better compared to before and there’s a little bit choreography modification at the end. Unfortunately Ayana wasn’t really good that night with a lacked of concentration and focus.

Kimi ni Au Tabi Koi wo Suru
The members special hip swing in this song getting much better each and every day. They able to interpret the falling in love theme to the audiences very well with their movement and expression.

Ayana again looking very poor and went back to the backstage in the middle although she came back up later on. Both Beby and Gaby didn’t showed up at all. I just then realized that most of the performers that night was in a not very fit condition.

MC
Theme : What was the thing that makes them panicked recently

Jeje : I’m afraid to have a bad score and failing in class.
Ayana : I’m nearing the final exam. I have 50 chapter of English to study to and I totally don’t understand a single thing.
Shania : Err..getting fat? people around me always telling me that I’m getting fatter recently.
Haruka : *laugh*
Shania : *looking sharply at Haruka*
Haruka : *scared and correcting her laugh with:* Slim! Slim!
Shania : Oh well, gaining 11-13 pounds is something we have to live with..
Members : *AMEN! in agreement with Shania due to their increasing weight too*

Haruka : Getting fat is something that makes me panicked! That’s why I did some diet and that’s the very reason why I’m slim!
Audiences : LIEEEE!
Haruka : No…I’m not lying

Stella : I was 92 pounds. But now I’m 108 >.< Haruka : Cici wants some diet tips?

Rena : Panicked if I lost my stuffs and thankfully members WAS always helping me to find the lost stuffs. But since I always losing my stuffs everyday, now the other members just commenting with “I see..” and doesn’t want to get involved anymore with finding my stuffs. (TN : Poor Rena )

Dhike : Panic since soon going to be the final exam

Delima : Reading the fans tweets and finding weird things usually makes me panic with no apparent reason.

Akicha : I was accidentally hit by a…uh…
Members : Hair Straightener!
Akicha : Ah yes, and it was hurt very much!

Rica : Well..I’m afraid of getting even more slimmer. Please pray for my effort to get fatter ♥ . (TN : Rica’s troll )

Nabilah : I’m not a panicky one, but if people told me to hully up… (TN : Nabilah’s “R” lisp)
Audiences : HuRRRy , RRRR
Nabilah : I panicked if I was told to be as fast as The Flash and that makes me angly
Audiences : AngRRRy
Nabilah : Aw..shut up..
Audiences : *laugh*

Ghaida : I lost my weight for around 4 pounds. But why do I still have this chubby cheek?

Sendy : I gained 4 pounds…..

Cindy : Panicked when my Mandarin teacher came to class. I totally clueless in Mandarin and got a pretty bad score, so I was called and scolded by the teacher. Fortunately he scolded me using Mandarin and I totally do not understand what he said.
Sendy : Cindy, aren’t you a Chinese descent? You ought to know how to speak Mandarin.
Cindy : But I can’t! Especially that out of this world writings…

UNIT SONG

Kuroi Tenshi: Beby-Stella-Jeje
Beby looking really good as a center. She could expressed herself better and starting to reach Melody’s deep level of expression interpretation of the song and that means, Melody really needs to work on her dance more to avoid getting surpassed by Beby.

Stella expression level is getting better too although she really not able to outshine the Goddess of this song herself, Jeje, which as usual nailed the song perfectly.

In my own honest opinion, this is the best team J Kuroi Tenshi I’ve ever watched.

Heart Gata Virus : Haruka – Achan – Rena
I was getting annoyed by the audiences this time due to the NON-STOP members call.

There was some modification to the choreography with Ayana and Haruka using their tambourine as a bracelet throughout the song while Rena still do the standard “Hold the tambourine”.

A very funny moment when Haruka forget to grab her tambourine and instead of re-grabbing the tambourine from the microphone stand, she snatched Ayana’s one right from Ayana’s hand

Renai Kinshi Jourei : Akicha – Gaby – Delima
Akicha is charming. Simply VERY charming.

But don’t get me wrong, Delima shows her vigor in this song and did her best to charmed the audiences too. This kid development growth in these past few months is simply amazing.

Gaby.., as I suspected, she wasn’t fit enough for that night show. She even lost her balance once after crashing with Akicha and nearly falls down if not for Akicha’s fast reaction holding Gaby’s hand. But what amazes me is that GABY STILL SINGING LIVE! Even though she’s not in a condition for that. Gaby also didn’t reduce her power, not even once. She went full throttle right from the very beginning. The only differences is that she looks so pale and tried so hard to suppressed her pain which can be seen from her expression.

(TN : Now I understand about an article telling a story about a hidden monster in JKT48 which tells the tale of Gaby’s resilient and never give up nature)

Tsundere : Nabilah – Sendy – Cindy
The three of them, sung the song live, ALL THE WAY TIL THE END!

And this time, their dance timing is much more better and there’s no wasted movement.

And that part where Sendy growling like a tiger? My God, she did it splendidly like a cute cuddly spoiled tiger.

Manatsu no Christmas Rose : Shania – Ghaida – Rica – Dhike
Shania and Dhike sung the song live.

MC

Jeje : *Giving Haruka a code from afar*
Haruka : As-salam alaykum! *Briefly kissing Jeje’s hand, a traditional Indonesian way to show politeness* [TN : As-salam alaykum is a greetings usually used by Muslim all around the world which means “Peace be upon us”]
Audiences : *can’t stop laughing*

Members : Haruka, if we say “As-salam alaykum!,” you ought to answered it with?
Haruka : Wa-alaykum salam!
Audiences : *clapping while can’t stop laughing*

Jeje : *Whispering something to Haruka’s ear*
Haruka : As-salam alaykum Bu Haji! *Briefly kissing Jeje’s hand again* [TN: You could translate this loosely to “Hello Miss Hajj!”]
Audiences : *dead due to laughing too much*

Jeje is crazy! And that craziness is somehow find itself to Haruka

[TN : Jeje is a devoted Christian. But due to Indonesia as a melting pot to hundreds of different cultures with Islam as it base, the Wikipedia definition of “As-salam alaykum” is somehow not really fitted with Indonesia image as the word itself is so common here and honestly, not being said by just Muslim alone. Heck, even my Catholic friend always says it on phone. Well, there are some fundamentalist and extremist which most of us hate (and getting unwanted coverage on international media) but yeah.]

Ayana : The theme of the MC this time…who is your favorite member among the trainees? Starts with Haruka!
Haruka : I love them all!
Jeje : Come on, be honest and just tell us that you don’t remember their name.
Haruka : I know their name. I often talk to Acha and Yuppie via SMS. I also love Noella, nice body! [TN : She said Nice Body in English]
Audiences : *laugh*
Jeje : I see, so you envy her body?
Haruka : *Confused, since she still doesn’t know the word “Sirik/Envy”, usually people used “Iri” instead of “Sirik”. But since it was Jeje so…yeah :lol:*
Jeje : *asking Ayana and Rena* What is the Japanese word for “Sirik”?
Ayana & Rena : *Confused too*
Jeje : Why you fake Japanese!

Rena : I like pika…pika..pika.. *mimicking Kariin jikou*
Ayana : *laughing out loud* That is so wrong in oh so many way
Jeje : Do you know her name?
Rena : Yep! I usually called Kariin that way since I love Pikachu.

Jeje : I can’t differentiate between Lydia and Hana. They really looked alike. I usually can tell which one via Lydia’s bass voice range [TN : Contralto].
Rena : *lowering her voice to make a bass/contralto voice* BASS!
Audiences : *laugh*
Jeje : What did you just ‘aid? What did you just ‘aid? [TN : Sorry, joke lost in translation. Rena was once can’t spelled “Ngomong”, an informal way to say “Said” and she always said it as “Gomong” instead.]
Rena : I already can said “SAID” perfectly now.
Jeje : *increasing her voice to mimic Rena’s high pitch supersonic sound* I love Teddy Bear. I’m a dreamer not a writer!
Haruka : *in a combined effort of trolling Rena, trying so hard to mimic Rena’s voice too and do Rena’s jikou. Haruka already got a high pitched voice soo…yeah :lol:*
Audiences : *already dead due to too much laughing in this high pitched voice competition between the girls*
Rena : *Fights back by mimicking Ayana instead and do Ayana’s Jikou* Even though I have a droopy eyes, my smile will always entertain you. I’m ACHAAANN!!
Ayana : OI!

They really should form a comedy group, seriously! But it wasn’t stop there ladies and gentlemen.

Ayana : I like Yuppie.
Rena : I also love Uty
Jeje : *to Rena* Your time is already up back then! *snatched Rena’s microphone away*
Rena : *Doing the usual “Sulking Rena” gag routine, going to the dark edge of the stage and starts to sulk*
Haruka : *to Rena* Bye Bye! Take care!
Members : *keep on talking*
Rena : *Passing right in front of the girls countless of time due to the “No Reaction to Sulking Rena” gag routine*

Seriously, make a comedy group, girls! like, now!

GROUP SONG

Beby no longer there due to her health. Beby’s mom which was there that night looked worried and keep on checking on her daughter condition backstage. She back to her seat right before the encore started.

Switch
All of them singing live, including Haruka and Akicha.

Delima shows her development growth again here. Her movement is so detailed. She looked very confident that night.

Gaby once again back on stage but this time with a face paler than before. But she still not reducing her power at all. She goes full throttle again and again.

109
Much more powerful than ever. Very energetic.

Hikoukigumo
Gaby didn’t showed up in this song, looks like she out of breath and resting backstage.

MC

Theme : If you have a child, will you also want your child to join JKT48?

Nabilah : Shania first. She’s more mature!
Shania : Well.. up to my child of course. It should be based on what my child feels about it.

Members : Now, Rena!
Rena : *Thinking…so very long..*

Shania : Akicha first then
Akicha : Me? What if my child is a boy..?
Nabilah : MAMAAAA! *hugging Akicha*
Akicha : *while hugging Nabilah* Ah yes, I already have a daughter in JKT48
Nabilah : This my mom. I mean my second mom, I don’t want my real mom to kill me after this.
Me : *looking at Nabilah’s Mom who seated right behind me laughing due to her daughter innocent remark*

Rena : For me…I already have an aunt here *tapping Shania’s shoulder* I’m 14 and Auntie Shania is 40.
Shania : Can you speak Indonesian? [TN : Shania is using English here]
Rena : Kalian ngomong apa, aku engga ngerti [TN : Remember Melody’s New Ship debut appearance? that one single line? that the local fans always used when referring Melody? ]
Audiences : *LAUGH*

Delima : If my son is a boy, I want him to join a boyband.

One of the fans : *doing something that distracting the members and annoying them*
Nabilah : *To that annoying fan* Sir! Sorry! but this is not a match-making meet-up!
Audiences : *Clapping due to Nabilah’s firm and resolute way to scold that annoying fan*

Haruka : Forever Alone!
Members : Forever Aloooooone!
Haruka : I’m single so I don’t have a plan to marry and have a child.
Members : Forever??? Seriously?? Like Haruka is going to be single forever??
Haruka : Yeapp, long live Forever Aloooone!
Jeje : Sigh.. That’s our imported idol there… [TN : imported idol ]

Ghaida : If I have a daughter then I will ensure her to join a boarding school. So that she will never be like her *yankee* Mom.

Ani Koro no Sneaker
14 members formation, minus Beby and Gaby.

Haruka enter the stage by jumping around happily. And those girls still sing the song live which makes it even more impressive.

ENCORE

This time the encore is full with “Dancing Queen” as the main theme due to Beby’s birthday.

At the back of the audiences seat there’s already 2 big banner printed with Beby’s image and some “Happy Birthday” printed on it.

JKT Sanjou
Beby and Gaby is back on stage.

Still live singing and with even more powerful dance.

Shinkoukyuu
Shania went backstage in the middle of the song for a few brief moment. Seems like Shania is also not in a good condition. Pretty much explains why she doesn’t do her dance as good as she used to. Stella went backstage too for a brief moment.

Oogoe Diamond
One of the best Oogoe Diamond I’ve ever seen. Too bad Akicha still do the usual lip-sync at her first line. But after that all the members including Akicha sung the song live.

BEBY’S BIRTHDAY PARTY

Shania announced that today is Beby’s birthday party and the backdancer is back on stage with a birthday cake. Beby cried in Delima’s embrace while getting kissed by Ayana.

Shania : Okay, now it is the time for us to tell us how we feels about Beby. Starts with Nabilah
Nabilah : *Impressed with the mature thinking Beby*
Shania : *Impressed with the mature thinking Beby too despite the same age they are. And Shania openly admitted that Beby is her target and main motivation*
Ghaida : *Impressed with how Beby usually able tackle her problem on her own while keeping it deep inside her instead of burdening her friends*

Akicha : *Looking confused about what to say*
Haruka : *Getting explanation from Sendy who keep whispering to Haruka’s ear*

Shania : How about you Rena? You are the one who usually love to screamed “Beby…Beby…” backstage.
Rena : *running towards Beby while screaming* Bebyyyyyyy!!!
Beby : *hugging Rena*
Rena : I love Beby’s wide forehead!!
Members : *laughing out loud*

Shania : Aaand it’s time for Beby’s favorite member to say something to Beby. Ayana, where are you?
Ayana : HUH?? *confused*
Shania : You know, Beby’s oshimen.
Ayana : AAAH! I see. Help with the translation? Okey-dokey! *running towards Akicha*

Akicha : Ano…Eto… *speaks Japanese*
Ayana : *translating* Beby is still 15 years old? Beby is the one who looked most mature and the one who work the hardest compared to the rest of us.
Akicha : *Speaks Japanese again, and this time, very long*
Ayana : *Confused on how to translate that long sentences and starts to brag about her Japanese ability instead* See? Even though I’m not Japanese but I could understand and speaks Japanese!
Members : But you ARE HALF JAPANESEEEEE!!!

Stella : Beb, don’t you want to hear something from one of your Beby-oshi in Indonesia? *fixing her bangs*
Shania : Ah I see, so this Beby-oshi wants to talk..
Haruka : CICI!!!!
Members : Oh dear..Stella stated her Oshihen in front of her own former Oshimen..
Stella : Ano…Etooo… *mimicking Akicha*
Akicha : *laughed and slapped Stella’s shoulder*

Then it’s time for a photography session.

Shania : Come on! Come on! Get ready! We are going to be photographed!
Haruka : *pointing at the photographer* Fatty Uncle!
Audiences : *laugh!*