「Rausch und/and Craziness II」Official Report

Roselia×RAISE A SUILEN Joint Live 「Rausch und/and Craziness Ⅱ」 Official Report
Reported by 風間 大洋
Photo by 畑 聡, 福岡諒祠 (GEKKO)
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The 「BanG Dream!(Bandori!)」 battle of the bands format live 「Roselia×RAISE A SUILEN Joint Live 「Rausch und/and Craziness Ⅱ」」 was held at Yokohama Arena on February 22, 2021.

RAISE A SUILEN Members

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  Ba.&Vo. Raychell (Raiya role)

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  Gt. 小原莉子 (Lock role)

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  Dr. 夏芽 (Masking role)

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  Key. 倉知玲鳳 (Pareo role)

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  DJ 紡木吏佐 (Chu2 role)

RAISE A SUILEN performed first.
After the opening movie that inevitably stirred up the audience's excitement ended, the curtain rose, and Raychell (Ba.&Vo. Raiya role) began singing 「mind of Prominence」 towards the venue dyed with colorful lights from arena to stands.

Soon metallic roars burst forth, and lasers fly in chaos.

「A DECLARATION OF ×××」 where 夏芽 (Dr. Masking role) pounds out a four-on-the-floor beat that triggers clapping, followed by 小原莉子 (Gt. Lock role) positioning her guitar behind her head and 倉知玲鳳 (Key. Pareo role) arching her back while playing their respective solos with acrobatic flair, they then rush into 「HELL! or HELL?」, with a relentless progression that captivates from the start.

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The cover song 「劣等上等」 is packed with elements like extremely high tones, bouncy rhythms in key parts, and fast-paced rap, but with skillful execution, the interplay between Raychell who stands boldly at center singing and 紡木吏佐 (DJ Chu2 role) who bounces around while showing provocative gestures and also delivering rap is delightful.

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The new song 「JUST THE WAY I AM」 with its impressive rap part, combined with the DNA of classic rap metal and dance music from the EDM era onwards, fully displayed its unique character.

 

 

Among the day's setlist, 「UNSTOPPABLE」 with its relatively light presentation, 「REIGNING」 where a tough band sound resonates anthemically, and 「SOUL SOLDIER」 where the contrast between heavily distorted slashy guitar sound and bright melodic lines stands out――.

With almost no cohesive MC segments, instead weaving in 紡木's DJ play and sessions, they unfold a live performance full of speed, and before you know it, you're already in the final stretch.

 

 

As the final blow, after riling up the venue, they dropped 「DRIVE US CRAZY」 and 「!NVADE SHOW!」, forcing the audience to burn completely with a large-scale performance imbued with positive nuance.

Roselia Members

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  Vo. 相羽あいな (Minato Yukina role)

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  Gt. 工藤晴香 (Hikawa Sayo role)

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  Ba. 中島由貴 (Imai Lisa role)

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  Dr. 櫻川めぐ (Udagawa Ako role)

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  Key. 志崎樺音 (Shirogane Riko role)

Along with SE, video begins to flow, and eventually blue petals and the Roselia logo are displayed.
White lasers from behind the rising curtain, and sharp-edged sound pierce through towards the audience.

Opening with 「Avant-garde HISTORY」 where choruses harmonize with 相羽あいな's (Vo. Minato Yukina role) straightforward vocals and an ensemble with well-timed pauses enchants, flames burst up on the crimson-dyed stage with 「FIRE BIRD」.

 

The two-beat that 櫻川めぐ (Dr. Udagawa Ako role) pounds out ferociously, the cutting by 工藤晴香 (Gt. Hikawa Sayo role) that is carved out crisply, and other melodic speed metal approaches shine.

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「Thank you for coming to watch 「Rausch und/and Craziness Ⅱ」」 (相羽)
After the MC where their determination for the first audience live since last summer was also expressed, 「PASSIONATE ANTHEM」 follows.

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As exemplified by this song, the intense yet somewhat noble and aesthetic impression created by string instruments handling the mid and lower registers while 志崎樺音's (Key. Shirogane Riko role) keyboards dance lightly above is undoubtedly their great charm.

On the other hand, the high level of skill enabling diverse expressions, such as the danceable cover song 「シャルル」 led by synth-like sound and 中島由貴's (Ba. Imai Lisa role) groovy bass, is also noteworthy.

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In the middle section, with a comedic MC time that entertains with the gap between the songs and their demeanor, they perform 「Song I am.」 and also present a medley connecting 「Ringing Bloom」, 「陽だまりロードナイト」, and 「Determination Symphony」.

 

On the orange-dyed stage, the ballad song 「軌跡」 features a moment where 相羽あいな sings the C melody with rich emotion while facing her members.

Continuing from there, the new song 「Blessing Chord」 overwhelms with symphonic yet intense sound, and to 志崎's question 「How was it?」 the audience responds with loud applause. Following the introduction 「It's the greatest beginning song for us」, 「BLACK SHOUT」, with vocal parts prepared for all members, the live reaches its climax with 「ZEAL of proud」 which also had plenty of showcases in performance, and concludes with a glorious scene where silver tape falls like paper confetti.

In the encore, with 相羽あいな joining the RAISE A SUILEN members' lineup, they performed 「SAVIOR OF SONG」 from the cover album 「BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover CollectionVol.5」 which was about to be released (at the time of the performance).

 

Furthermore, with all members of both bands assembled, 「EXPOSE 'Burn out!!!'」 and 「熱色スターマイン」, with all parts except DJ in twin configuration, generate double―or rather squared impact and enjoyment.

 

「It's the best, let's surely meet again」, before leaving the stage, all 10 members line up and respond to the cheers, while the entire venue sends endless applause their way.

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