Earth × Heart Live 2012 (video)

***Earth × Heart Live 2012*** was a video concert that documents a number of the performances by Fishmans and Sakanaction on April 15, 2012 @Saitama Super Arena. The video was sponsored by Tokyo FM and JFN, broadcasted on WOWOW TV on June 17, 2012. The video was broadcasted in celebration of Earth Day 2012, the event's website describing it as a "live performance to support post-disaster reconstruction of the global environment" (translated to English). This was later elaborated on, the concert specifically supporting "the restoration of the ecosystem of coastal areas damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake that occurred [in March 2012] and the recovery of the lives of people living alongside the sea". Fishmans would have performed at the event in 1999 after the organization offered to Shinji Sato to perform, but his death caused Fishmans to avoid attending until 2012.

Later, the concert's audio minus interviews was uploaded to Mixcloud by a fan as the identically-titled bootleg Earth × Heart Live 2012.

## Contents

Earth x Heart 2012 is mostly a concert film, occasionally containing interviews between both bands' members. The concert performances are dark, punctuated with spotlights highlighting parts of the stage instead of the entire stage.

The video opens with Fishmans performing Season. Afterwards, band leader Kin-Ichi Motegi and Sakanaction leader Ichiro Yamaguchi share in an interview together in a cramped coffee shop. Afterwards, Sakanaction performs their songs モノクロトウキョー and 流線, the latter performance featuring an acoustic performance from Yamaguchi instead of his typical guitar. Next, vocalist Shinsei Kamattechan joins Fishmans in a performance of Weather Report. He persists as lead vocalist on the next song Just Thing, where Kamattechan acts erratically, singing out of rhythm with Motegi and out of key. Ikuko Harada performs vocals on the next song, 頼りない天使. Kamattechan remains on stage during this without performing, sitting on the floor and walking silently across the front of the stage. Next, Sakanaction performs their song 『バッハの旋律を夜に聴いたせいです。』. They perform their song ルーキー after this, and rays of green lasers decorate the concert hall from behind them. Afterwards, another interview between Motegi and Yamaguchi occurs in the same location as previous. Fishmans returns with a performance of すばらしくてNice Choice with Motegi on vocals, retaining Kamattechan as support vocalist and eventual support guitarist. Kamattechan is seen to writhe on the floor for much of the song's performance, sometimes taking on a fetal position and always carrying a tambourine. ナイトクルージング is performed afterwards, Motegi remaining as vocalist. Foglights flood the venue in white and blue lights. Kamattechan remains on stage while he pours an entire bottle of water on himself, eventually leaving the stage to walk through the crowd on his own while he performs as support vocalist. By the end of the song, he returns to the stage. Afterwards, Sakanaction closes the concert video, performing their songs アルクアラウンド, アイデンティティ and ナイトフィッシングイズグッド. Before their final song, more footage between Motegi and Yamaguchi is broadcasted, themselves still being interviewed in the same location. As for Sakanaction's performances here, all songs are punctuated with bright colorful lights. As their final song concludes, a title card advertises the broadcasted channel WOWOW as the film ends.

## Gallery

Promo shot of the concert used to report on the musical content of the concert. Found on event website.A 28-photo gallery of the event can be found on their website here: https://www.tfm.co.jp/ehl2012/live/04.html

## Musicians

Fishmans are:

* Kin-Ichi Motegi (vocals, drums)
* Yuzuru Kashiwabara (bass)
* Hakase-Sun (keyboards)
* Shinya Kogure (guitar)
* Michio "Darts" Sekiguchi (guitar)
* Ikuko Harada (vocals)
* Shinsei Kamattechan (vocals)