Here’s what the day of Kaze’s concert at Panasonic Stadium was like
Hey there, welcome to Get to Know Kaze. I assume you arrived here after watching Fujii Kaze’s LOVE ALL SERVE ALL STADIUM LIVE on Netflix. Well then, you’re one lucky person if that’s the case. Fujii Kaze is sure to add some color to your life and remind you of what’s truly important. This blog post is all about the amazing energy and overall feel of Kaze’s live show at Panasonic Stadium Suita (“Panasta”). Kaze’s concert took place on October 15th and 16th, 2022, and I attended on the latter date. It was hot.
Last Updated on Apr 9th, 2023
Since the concert can be viewed on Netflix, this blog will mainly focus on the concert venue and pre-concert activities.
Kaze’s first live stadium concert with an audience was truly an “Autumn Kaze Festival”.
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On this page, Kaze’s manager, Zuzzu-san, explains how Panasta was selected as the venue in Japanese.
About the Panasonic Stadium Suita
Panasonic Stadium Suita is a soccer stadium situated in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Kaze announced during his live streaming in January 2022, “We are planning to hold a concert at a large venue in the fall” but the choice of Osaka as the location took everyone by surprise, causing a lot of excitement. Many Kazetarians had the impression that it might be held near Tokyo. Kaze’s concert was the first music concert held in Panasta. “Kazetarians” is the fan name that Kaze himself has picked for his fans.
Suita City is home to the Expo ’70 Commemorative Park, which also houses Panasta.
With just a month to go before the concert, the weather forecast predicted rain, sending all Kazetarians into a frenzy of preparation as they gathered their rain gear and braced themselves for the worst. However, the forecast kept getting sunnier and sunnier. On the 15th and 16th, it was an unbelievably hot day, making it hard to believe that it was already October.
Kaze takes a leisurely ride around Panasta on a bicycle.
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Located to the north of the stadium is the “Tower of the Sun”, an artwork created by the artist Taro Okamoto.
Scorching hot. You would not need any long sleeve during the day.
駅から階段をチョイス、風さんのLASAビジュアルがお迎えしてくれます。日差しがキツくて滝の汗。
私はHEAT ロンT&LASAパーカー羽織ってたのですが、日中は長袖全く要らない暑さ。日傘、帽子をお忘れなく。#FujiiKazeStadiumLive pic.twitter.com/hZ6tTFszgY— Espresso (@espresso202020) October 15, 2022
Espresso-san walked up the stairs along the SERVE ALL ROUTE from the station and captured a picture of the Kaze flag. I saved my energy by avoiding the stairs and walking LOVE ALL ROUTE.
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Translated the Japanese portion of the original map image into English.
I thought it was going to rain, but it turned out to be fine. It was a summer day. “Fujii Sunny” indeed.
What is a
“Fujii Sunny” as “Important days for Fujii Kaze will always be sunny”. Documentary on Blu-ray of Kaze’s Nippon Budokan concert on October 29, 2020. In the doc, there’s a scene where Kaze mentions that it was “Fujii Sunny” that brought clear skies on the morning of their Budokan concert. Or “Kawazu Blue”, which is derived from Zuzzu-san’s name “Kawazu”. (This is my interpretation.)
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Usually, Panasta is adorned with banners featuring players from the Gamba Osaka soccer team. However, on Oct. 15th and 16th, the stadium was decorated with banners of Kaze.
The banner on the right says “Love All Serve All” in Hindi.
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People stood in line for two hours in the heat to buy food
Japanese vegetarian singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze has supervised KAZE KITCHEN to offer a fully vegetarian meal.
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Everyone lined up excitedly in the hot weather.
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Gnu_ango-san tried Veggie Salt Fried Noodles. That’s a lot of veggies on there, so colorful. It looks delicious!
風くんどこー
ゴハン美味しいよ
ありがとう😊✨ pic.twitter.com/Nw3Fcxg7Do— ぬあんご (@gnu_ango) October 15, 2022
But…..to obtain food from KAZE KITCHEN, it was necessary to wait in line for 2-3 hours!
from Espresso-san’s tweet
“Queuing up at KAZE KITCHEN is a physically demanding task and requires considerable effort. I took a photo at 11:30 a.m. but was still unable to place an order by 2:30 p.m. I saw two people faint from the heat.”
Some of my friends said they first stood in line at the KAZE KITCHEN but gave up eating because it was too hot.
Therefore, I abandoned the idea of consuming meals supervised by Kaze from the beginning. I bought some pre-made food from my favorite supermarket and brought it with me to eat under the shade of a tree with my Kaze friend. There were numerous Kazetarians waiting under the tree shade for the concert to commence.
Everyone was lining up like crazy to buy merchandise
To purchase goods, it was necessary to make a reservation through the LINE app. Those who wanted to purchase applied and those who were selected received a number. Even so, there was still a line at the merchandise counter, and everyone was exhausted because the signal was poor and Twitter DMs were not getting through. But we were fine. Kaze’s concert was about to begin.
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My friend Ajiou-san bought so many of Kaze merch.
Kaze has been growing vegetables since 2021, apparently.
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Kaze and his team have launched “hehn rec vegetable”, a brand to promote a healthy, vegetable-based lifestyle.
Tomo-san purchases a large number of canned vegetables and shows great love and care for them, reflecting her appreciation for the produce.
ミニ人参ちゃん、そして春には生まれてくる野菜缶babyたち、しばしお留守番よろしくね。
アナタのdaddy🍃に会って、上質な肥料🎶👂もらってくるからね🥹🥕🥬🥒🥔🧅🍅🍆🌽🎃🥑#LAAT福井#藤井風#FujiiKaze #野菜缶#YasaiTabeyo pic.twitter.com/BkWAgQq525
— tomo🍃 (@tomokazetarian) January 27, 2023
These colorful cans are called vegetable cans, and they contain seeds with soil to grow them in. From left to right: radish, mini carrot, baby leaf, vitamin-na, bok choy, red and white radish, and Japanese spinach.
Tomo-san‘s vegetables have grown. Mini carrots on the left and radishes on the right. The seeds that were planted by Kaze have sprouted in various places, providing nourishment for Kazetarians.
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Kaze has also teamed up with the Food Loss Museum, an organization that tackles the problem of food loss. Non-standard vegetables, which would typically be thrown away, were packed into tote bags and sold as “hehn veggie sets”.
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“YASAI TABEYO” is written in many places. This is Japanese for “Let’s eat vegetables.”
Additionally, a limited number of earmuffs were distributed on a first-come, first-served basis to protect the ears of children sitting in the parent and child seats.
Kaze was wearing LASA (Love All Serve All) Earmuffs, which were also available for purchase. Team Kaze’s attention to detail is very kind.
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Many fans came from overseas
Up until now, in almost all cases fans living abroad were unable to buy tickets for Kaze concerts. At this concert, tickets were made available for international residents. Kazetarians came from the U.S., Hong Kong, and many other countries.
LOVE ALL SERVE ALL STADIUM LIVE
October 15(Sat), 16 (Sun) 2022
at Panasonic Stadium Suita▼Concert tickets sales for overseas🎫https://t.co/saOw3CsIOL
*Book from below (Starting Thu September 29, 12:00PM(JST))
First-come-first-serve basis⚠️海外在住の方限定の受付となります
— Fujii Kaze Staff (@fujiikazestaff) September 26, 2022
I was so happy that I felt like Kaze himself was spreading its wings overseas.
Espresso-san, who had come to the concert from overseas, explained the process to the group from abroad.
(English translation) redeem your ticket starting at 8:30am at the booth near the merch sale area. The seats were randomly assigned from this bunch of tickets in exchange for a QR code and proof of foreign residency. i.e. no need to rush. (photo blurred out). pic.twitter.com/URbVF9zXYe
— Espresso (@espresso202020) October 15, 2022
Coco-san, a J-POP enthusiast from France, tweeted in Japanese after returning home from the concert.
また、風民の優しさや笑顔も見ることができました。
一緒に過ごした幸せな時間を決して忘れません。
確認しました、藤井風は世界中にもっと広がります。
2022年10月16日、人生で最高の日でした🥲。
ただただ、感謝してます。— Coco༄ (@cocolamouche_) October 18, 2022
English translation by Coco-san
I came back home. It was like waking up from a dream. But two weeks ago, I decided to make this dream come true. So I guess it wasn’t a dream. Kaze’s singing voice echoing in this stadium filled with 40,000 people, I could hear it too. My body still remembers the goose bumps I felt at that moment. My heart still remembers the feelings I had at that moment. I also saw the kindness and smiles of Kazetarians. I will never forget the happy time we spent together. I’m now sure of it, Fujii Kaze will spread more all over the world. October 16, 2022, was the best day of my life I just feel grateful. |
I’m thrilled as a fan that so many people flew all the way from abroad to see Kaze!
Finally, Fujii Kaze’s first stadium concert with an audience began
While the concert begins, a Kazetarian capturing the sky from a faraway metropolitan area appeared. Mikoshi-san looked up at the clouds and prayed for a successful concert.
関東でも雲の切れ間からLASA
風くんの初有観客stadiumLiveが始まった#藤井風StadiumLive pic.twitter.com/BaG0fV96TT— みこし (@mikoshi_music) October 15, 2022
Kazetarians around the world must have watched with bated breath.
Enjoy the concert on
[ Kaze concert URL ] https://www.netflix.com/title/81668040
After the concert: Kazetarians bask in the afterglow
Kazetarians’ thoughts
When I heard that it was being distributed by Netflix, I understood the meaning of performance at Panasta. Fujii Kaze, projected on a huge vision screen, had the visuals and expression to live up to the occasion. I will never forget the moment when the band, dancers, and the audience became one in the sunset-tinted stadium. This autumn festival was the best gift from Team Kaze.
It was a wonderful experience like in a dream. The one and only lovely Fujii Kaze was on stage, and I really enjoyed his powerful dancing, impressive lyrics and melodies, gorgeous piano playing and wonderful fireworks. Before attending, I thought it would be lonely to go to Osaka alone, but that was just my misunderstanding. I was able to meet many of Kaze’s fans not only in Japan but also all over the world. As Kaze always talks to us, we are really part of big family.
Thanks for the feedback.
Did Kaze play saxophone in Panasta?
The other day, YUKI-san conducted a survey on Twitter asking whether people remembered Kaze playing the sax in Panasta. Twitter was flooded with tweets from people who said they didn’t remember the concert at all.
Total 1,127 votes From top
- Kaze definitely played the saxophone 42.9%
- I think Kaze played the saxophone 14.9%
- I don’t remember at all 38.6%
- The man who played the saxophone is Mafune-san, a bassist 3.5%
明日Netflixで公開のパナスタライブ。風氏がサックスを吹いていたとのツイートがあり困惑していますwこの後公開されれば真実は明かされますが、それまでに参加された方の記憶力をチェック☝️#藤井風#FujiiKaze#パナスタ#Netflix
— YUKI〜風の民〜 (@YUKI33620081) March 9, 2023
38.6% completely forgot that Kaze played the saxophone in Panasta. I did too.
A fandom event was held
On the day when Kaze’s Panasta concert was streamed on Netflix, fandom representative “Kazetarians” organized Teleparty.
Don’t know how Teleparty works? We’ve made a short guide on how to install it before the upcoming LASA watchparty! 🎥🍿
Timing details to be revealed soon 🗓
Stay tuned! pic.twitter.com/5kLKCHPZtE— Kazetarians༄ (@Kazetarians) March 7, 2023
I watched the concert on Netflix while chatting with the fandom. This is the type of fandom that I really enjoy!
I was sitting in a seat with no view of the production
By the way, I was finally able to secure a stage-side seat two days before the concert. These seats were right next to the stage, so we could barely see the screen production. As a result, these seats were 3,000 yen cheaper.
I saw many things for the first time on Netflix. But I was very happy with my seat because it was so close to the stage. I was content enough just to be there. The flames on the stage were so intense that I was thrown back every time they blew out. When he walked right in front of me, I had a close-up view of his facial expressions. This was my fourth time attending a Kaze show, but it was the first time I was able to see his face up close with my own eyes. His magnificent eyebrows were still in top form!!
Panasta, thank you!! and
Netflix, thank you!!!!!
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Big thanks to Kazetarians for letting me post their tweets on my blog.
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