Oct. 13-14 Weekend

KKB Days


The KKB TV station had their seasonal event to promote their new TV shows. I had to go up to Amu Plaza on Thursday, and I saw the crews putting up the stage, and the camera people blocking out the shots for the live events, so I knew what was going to be happening over the weekend. However, I had to work on Saturday, and wasn't able to get to Amu Plaza at all on the first day.



And it rained off and on on Sunday, so few people showed up to be in the audience then. (There were a lot more people in the department store, they just couldn't be bothered to go outside.) On the other hand, most of the stage events consisted of the program hosts talking to the audience, and interviewing guests (the woman above is wearing a red apron from some restaurant). There were a couple of music acts scheduled, but they looked like the standard boy bands, which I'm not interested in, and one manzai (comic duo) that I've seen before. The manzai guys are good, but their routine doesn't change much.



There were signs around the stage saying "no cameras or cell phones." A number of people ignored the signs, and the security guards didn't bother trying to enforce them. Even so, I didn't think that recording the event was worth the risk.



KKB also had booths on the promenade for people to pretend to be a voice actor, or newscaster, but no one was taking advantage of them when I was there. It's always the same booths from year to year, so I didn't take extra pictures of them this time.



The virtual reality booth in the back used the standard polarized 3D viewers that everyone else has, so I didn't bother seeing what they were showing. I assumed it was a 3D version of one of their regular programs.

I just hung around long enough to tell that there wasn't anything I had any interest in, then went home to work on the computer some more.


Milk Day


I'd been wondering when the next milk promo event was going to happen, but I was surprised to see that they'd scheduled it for this weekend. I had classes from 2-4 PM and then from 5 to 6 PM, and I got to the stage in front of 7-11 in Tenmonkan on my way to the school at about 1:45. That didn't give me much time to take photos, although at that point, all they had going on was a promo by the foamhead mascots, and giving out little cups of milk. The line for the free milk was too long, so I just kept walking.


(Mascot for Satsuma City, left.)

During my break, I headed back to Tenmonkan, but the milk table was already gone, and the stage was being torn down. Guess I didn't miss much.


Wine Festa


Also during the same weekend, there was a Wine Festa in the open space in front of Lotteria in Tenmonkan. I didn't look at the announcement board too closely, but in the past they've charged 1,500 yen ($13 USD) for tokens for three glasses of wine. I couldn't justify drinking that much wine during my break between classes on Saturday, and I didn't really want to spend the money on only three glasses, either.



Apparently I wasn't alone in that sentiment, since the space was mostly empty. Previously, the sponsors also had a live stage with musicians playing classical music, but not this weekend. That was another reason why I didn't bother spending the money.



Again, it rained on Sunday, and I just went up to Amu Plaza to check out the KKB Days event, and didn't walk back to Tenmonkan this time, so while I had the time to drink the wine on the second day, I didn't take the opportunity. Overall, a low-key weekend spent working, reading, and using the PC.