Post #758765 by Veronica! on Mon, Feb 8, 2016 1:44 PM

These women are covering their own song!

K-On! Let's Go! concert, Yokohama, 30th December 2009.

The women are the seiyuu (voice actresses) for the anime K-On! in their roles as Hokago Tea Time band.

The song is basic although pleasant in a bubblegum sort of way and the level of musicianship not very good. What is interesting is that they had never played a musical instrument until a month or two before the concert which was held as their way of saying farewell to their fans at the conclusion of the series. So. Each actress had to take a crash course. For only a small portion of the concert, there was a backing band behind a scrim for the solo songs. Otherwise, everything was live; performed by the women. No pre-recorded soundtrack.

There were several costume changes keeping in line with the characters which accounts for the strange outfits. The lengthy discussion before the song begins is reenactment from an episode of the show.

Hikasa Yoko portrays the character Akiyama Mio on bass. Yoko is right-handed.

Also of interest: Note musical instruments, amps and head units. Same as characters in HTT.

Significant moments 2:55 through 7:21.

http://m.facedl.com/fvideo=akuxkniqkaaooan

[ Edited by: Veronica! 2016-02-08 13:48 ]