Yogyakarta’s Hype for Japanese Whispers #2

After successfully held the first edition of Japanese Whisper in September 2011, Common People Yogyakarta did the same thing to their second edition of Japanese Whisper last Saturday (23/03) at Langgeng Art Foundation, an art gallery located in Jl. Suryodiningratan. There were three bands lined up as performers that night: Dojihatori (Yogyakarta), The Aftermiles (Jakarta), and Mitsume (Japan).

On 7.45 pm, Dojihatori began to warm up the stage. It’s been almost 5 years since the britpop band had their last gig, and we are curious to see their comeback. Lazy Bike, This Soul, Brainwashed, In The Stars, and some other songs were there to fulfil our longingness. Dojihatori ended their perfomance with Hero for Myself.

After Dojihatori then followed by The Aftermiles who was not in a full team position. Due to the absences of Ringgo Agus as their new vocalist, The Aftermiles ran their show with Eddie (guitarist) who put up for the vocal part. In a setlist of four songs, they got the crowd singing along to their latest single, What You Say You Want.

Mitsume was the most awaited headliner for Japanese Whisper #2. Coming all the way from The Land of The Rising Sun, this indiepop band was really excited to perform outside Japan. They even manage to amuse the audience as they have learned some Indonesian phrases such as  “Kami suka mie goreng” and “Kami masih jomblo”. After the intro of Cider Cider, they went on with six other songs including Disco, Entotsu, and one untitled new song. The crowd chanted for encore, so Sankaku and Kurage served as the climax of the show. (Ray Wardhana)