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What is the IE TAIGAAA call?

Whoops, sorry for the late reply...I have a lot of stuff in my backlog to do like my Aqours panel recap post that’s been delayed for almost a month now;; and I kept losing track of time.

Uhhh....how should I explain this? 😂

To be quite honest, I’m kind of a noob at wota stuff so y’all can feel free to correct me if I mess up with the explanation at any point here;; 

Well, let’s go with the vocab first. “IE TAIGAAA” (イエッタイガー) pretty much means something like “YEAH TIGER” (Japanese technically doesn’t have a “ye” character, so stuff like “yay” is written as “iei”). It’s sometimes written as 家虎 (ie tora, “house tiger”) because that’s what it sounds like in kanji, haha. “Taiga/tiger” is a well-known phrase among the chants that you hear otaku screaming during idol concerts. I believe the original mix it stems from is something like “TAIGA FAIYA SAIBA FAIBA DAIBA VAIBA JYA JYA” (Tiger Fire Cyber Fiber Diver Viber Jya Jya).

And to explain what chants and wotagei is...well, that’s a whole ‘nother topic, but long story short: in Japanese culture, fans do these special chants and dance routines to the tune of idol songs during concerts. Most Love Live fans probably at least know of the “call and response” routines that the seiyuu do at their introductions, but wota is something that the audience does to participate and connect with the seiyuu during the performance itself. The “taiga” thing and the “Standard MIX” it originates from has been a longtime part of idol otaku culture, but got really big during the rise of AKB48.

If you’re interested, you can read up on the topic more with this helpful Reddit guide to concert chants and wotagei, or by checking out the Sas YouTube channel for video demonstrations featuring Aqours cyalumes, or even perusing the ONIBE callbooks for a quick guide on wota.

Anyways, that chant has evolved to become “IE TAIGAAA”, the stereotypical call for rambunctious fans screaming their chants at concerts. As you might have guessed, not everyone appreciates these overly excited fans, so certain wota calls like these have gained a reputation for being so annoying that it automatically triggers people who hear it. Like, something along the lines of “i s2g if i hear something IE TAIGAAAing at the live i’ll give them something else to scream about” levels of rage, lol.

In the context of Aqours lives, this particular call is connected to “Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM”, which happens to be a pretty great song for wota because of its long instrumental break and plenty of moments in the song for audience calls. There happens to be a sort of “master mix” (i.e. a super duper otaku version of the calls) for the wota of the song, which you can view on YouTube here. The “IE TAIGAAA” call for KoiAqua happens right before the chorus, when You sings her “I miss you~” line at about 1:22. It’s kind of an intense mix, but I can tell you that a member of Team ONIBE has actually memorized the rap that occurs during the instrumental break. :3c

It’s supposed to be kinda cringey to do something like the master wota mix at a live where the actual cast is present, because it’s already hard enough for fans to keep up with the normal calls while trying to enjoy the performance itself without getting disrupted by obnoxious wotaing. At the very least, it’s eyeroll-inducing if you hear “IE TAIGAAA” during KoiAqua.

tl;dr: “IE TAIGAAA” is a call used during concerts, particularly at a climactic point in “Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM”, and is known for being annoying af due to otaku screaming the phrase like their lives depended on it. It’s basically this.

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