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Filipinos have long been waiting for The Japanese House to come and do a show in Manila probably since Jamie Oborne of Dirty Hit (The 1975's label) announced it.
I remember the day I saw Matty Healy's Instagram post about The Japanese House. It was in March of 2015, and right when I saw that particular post, I immediately googled and listened to them!
I liked what I heard, and since them I've been dreaming of the day I'll get to see them live. And finally, it became a reality.
Mix 7 was made even dreamier with their co-headliner Munimuni, a homegrown Indie-folk band known for their deep and poetic lyrics all in Filipino. Plus of course, Ourselves the Elves as the opening act.
It was a gloomy Thursday night–a school night for some, yet the venue was packed.
Ourselves The Elves started with “Sariling Duwende”, followed by “Spinal Crack”, “Wounds”, “Shellfish”, “The Change”, and “Self is Universe”—all of which are part of their latest album “Self is Universe”.
As if the mood was not yet set enough by Ourselves The Elves, it was time for Munimuni.
The band got their name from the Filipino word “muni-muni” which means “reflecting” or “daydreaming” in English.
Munimuni performed “Kulayan Natin”, “Bakunawa”, “Simula”, “Oras”, “Sa Hindi Pag-Alala”, “Bawat Piyesa”, “Tahanan”, “Salomon” featuring a surprise appearance of Clara Benin, “Kalachuchi”—a crowd favorite. Last but not the least, “Marilag”.
And as the night goes on, the venue became even more filled with people eager to see and hear Amber Bain—also known as The Japanese House—perform live.
Fun fact: it was exactly a day after The 1975 held their Manila show for the A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships tour!
The Japanese House is signed to Dirty Hit, the label run by The 1975 frontman Matthew ‘Matty’ Healy and their manager.
I was secretly hoping that Matty and the lads would have a surprise appearance (you know, wishful thinking, and all that).
Unfortunately, that dream didn’t come true for me that night. 😅
The English Indie pop singer-songwriter started their dreamy set with the upbeat song “Face Like Thunder”.
It was followed by “Cool Blue”. “We Talk All The Time”, “Somebody You Found”, “Lilo”, and “Follow My Girl”.
Then an oldie but goodie “Still”, and finally, “Saw You In A Dream”, a crowd favorite.
It was after this song that Amber announced that it was their tour manager, Caroline Smith’s last with them.
Amber, along with the crowd, invited her to come to the stage and perform “You Seemed So Happy” with them.
There were no tears, just all smiles: obviously a celebration of their friendship.
Then The Japanese House continued with “Faraway”, “Went To Meet Her”, and one of my faves: “Maybe You’re The Reason”!
“Leon”, “Worms”, and ended with a bittersweet “Clean”.
And as the song “Saw You In A Dream” goes, all good things come to an end, but I thought that this might last.
Special thanks to Karpos Multimedia.
The Japanese House Live in Manila 2019 setlist:
Intro
Face Like Thunder
Cool Blue
We Talk All the Time
Lilo
Follow My Girl
Saw You in a Dream
You Seemed So Happy
Faraway
Went To Meet Her
Maybe You're The Reason
Leon
Worms
Clean
Face Like Thunder
Cool Blue
We Talk All the Time
Lilo
Follow My Girl
Saw You in a Dream
You Seemed So Happy
Faraway
Went To Meet Her
Maybe You're The Reason
Leon
Worms
Clean
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