Some comments on the Internet:
"The number of MisChil fans who even brought s their own seats and mats to camp out far exceeds what anyone could have imagined..."
"The fans who camped out at the front were just standing still there when Smashing Pumpkins came on. Even Billy Corgan made a sarcastic remark by saying 'Thank you for the warm reception'. It was really sad."
Music reporter Tomonori Shiba comments:
"Mr. Children was just framed unnecessarily here, but it really wasn't that bad based on what I saw in the Tokyo leg of the festival. This 'Jizo' phenomenon occurs even with other acts and artists. The fans of the big-time acts are not used to how to act properly during these festivals. Most of them are probably attending the festival because they weren't able to secure tickets for their favorite group's own concerts. That means that they're not interested in any other artists, which lead to them just standing there, looking indifferent during their performances. There are also a lot of fans who don't use SNS, don't interact with other fans, which leads to them going into their own little world, thinking that they're having a one on one session with the band. These fans are not aware that their behavior ultimately lead to how the public will view the band, which will eventually draw criticisms from other music fans who are used to attending music festivals like this. In the case of Mr. Children, this kind of behavior was only seen during the first day of the festival in Osaka, and not so much on the second day in Tokyo. Some fans might have become aware that their actions have been drawing some flak through various SNS."
"One way to avoid such predicaments is for the band leader or spokespersons of these artists to make their fans aware of this and tell them to give the other artists respect, and spread this to each and every one. There are actually a lot of musicians who do that, like Masafumi Goto of Asian Kung-fu Generation among others. Actually, MisChil's song 'World Ends' is said to have been influenced by the Smashing Pumpkin's 'Tonight, Tonight'. Opting to play that as their first song for the Osaka leg of the festival might have been Sakurai-san's way of paying respect to the band. But unfortunately, it seems that his feelings were not able reach a portion of their fans."
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