Today marks the halfway point of the Ryuichi Sakamoto Playing The Piano 2009 tour.
We've finally arrived in Kyushu, in Fukuoka.

This Fukuoka evening was deeply and profoundly colored by the professor's piano, accompanied by cherished pieces like 'bolerish,' 'ambiguous lucidity,' and
'+33,' making a welcome return.
And on this day, 'Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence' was performed for the fourth time,
culminating in a frenzy of excitement with 'thousand knives' at the very end.

By the way, do you know which piece has been performed most frequently so far?
Among the pieces performed after the full 'out of noise' set,
the most frequently played is 'bibo no aozora.' (An incredible 11th performance today!)

Reflecting on 'SMOOCHY,' '1996,' and 'bibo no aozora' from ' /04',
listening to the performances on this tour,
one can begin to understand what the professor means by an ''out of noise' mood.'

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