Novel Core "A GREAT FOOL" BIRTHDAY LIVE

## "A GREAT FOOL"BIRTHDAY LIVE

"A GREAT FOOL" BIRTHDAY LIVE

**Novel Core "A GREAT FOOL" BIRTHDAY LIVE** was Novel Core's one man live celebrating his 21st birthday. It took place on January 22, 2022.

## Background

On December 15, 2021, the release day of his first major album A GREAT FOOL, Novel Core announced he would hold a birthday live on January 22, 2022, four day after his 21st birthday on January 18. This was his first solo live with an audience.

The sold out show took place at CLUB CITTA' in Kawasaki and featured guest performers AK-69, SKY-HI, edhiii boi, SOTA of BE:FIRST, and SG.

CLUB CITTA' had special meaning for Novel Core. It was at the same venue he held his first solo concert Novel Core ONEMAN LIVE - LIVING - on September 8, 2020. However, due to the corona virus pandemic, the show was held without an audience and broadcasted as a free livestream on YouTube. After the concert he wrote on Instagram, "Please let me do another one-man show at CLUB CITTA! I'll grow more and more by that day!" With his birthday live in 2022 he was able to stand on that stage again.

Novel Core has called this live his "Episode 0." He previously said A GREAT FOOL was completed with the song **PERIOD.**, and **THANKS, ALL MY TEARS** (the final song on the album) is the introduction to the next act. The concert played out similarly to the album ending with the same two songs and leading to "Episode 1."

During the show he announced:

- The Novel Core fanclub will open in February 2022.

- He will hold "A GREAT FOOL" national tour with shows in Sapporo, Sendai, Kanazawa, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka.

- He will have his first Zepp one man live on June 3, 2022 at KT Zepp Yokohama and it will feature a live band.

Before the final song, THANKS, ALL MY TEARS, Novel Core gave an emotional speech to the audience:

I want to work with everyone to create a rewarding ending story for the me who wanted to die when I was 15.I believe that each and every one of us will always have something painful and difficult to go through. Even if it doesn't seem important to the people around you, it can hit you so hard that you want to die. On days like that, I want you to remember what I said today on this stage.
Our life is a single movie. We all need scenes of frustration and despair to make the ending of our lives more dramatic and spectacular. So, will you step up and promise me that you'll live to see me again? I'll live through it, too.
All the tears we've shed, the despair, the frustrations, the worries. I think of all of them are our greatest weapon to brighten tomorrow."

## Setlist

1. A GREAT FOOL
2. DOG -freestyle-
3. WAGAMAMA MONDAIJI
4. WIN - with AK-69
5. PANIC! - with SKY-HI
6. SOBER ROCK -Remix- - with SKY-HI
7. Novel Core audience interaction video
8. 118 - with edhiii boi & SOTA (and a brief appearance by SKY-HI)
9. LOVE SONG - with SG
10. Show You LOVE
11. PERIOD.
12. THANKS, ALL MY TEARS

## Trivia

* Novel Core was in charge of the creative direction of this live. From the stage set to the lighting, he drafted the original plans and worked with the staff to bring them to fruition.
* The live had a two week period of rehearsals, starting on January 7
* Aile The Shota and TAIKI attended the live.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 *QJWeb - Novel Core、初の有観客ワンマン, 2022/2/5*
2. ↑ Kai-you
3. ↑  https://youtu.be/XZxHCB9AdXY