Foolsmate #327: PSC Artists Interview
Hey, I translated Foolsmate #327 with a PSC artists interview. Hm.... I'll also add as a side note that I translated the Shockwave vol. 16 interviews, the one with the PSC guitarists. Check them out below. They're posted in gazette_media though, so you may need to join to view them.
Shockwave no 16: All PSC Guitarists Special: Uruha and Hiroto Interview + Guitar Profiles
Shockwave no. 16: All PSC Guitarist Special; Miyavi and Tora Interview
In other news, it went surprisingly faster than I expected, even though the translation is 8 pages total. I'm amused at the number of communities that I'm posting this to. milith says that they're going to attempt to translate Uruha's R&R, I'll help them with editing. I'll get started on Aoi's R&R then~ I don't really have any projects lined up to do after that, even though I kinda promised to tackle a 30 sec RadioJack, so feel free to request anything that you'd like me to translate. Please provide scans/links.
This was translated for mochisshi, with love. <3 Be kind, thanks to all those that comment.
Note: The Nao in this interview is from Kagrra.
Note: Whoops, and the Miyavi and Tora one is in miyavi_daily. Sorry to those that got confused. I wrote this in here when I first posted this, please read carefully; to all those that keep on asking why they can't see it. They're in different communities.
Foolsmate #327: PSC Artists Interview
Everyone who gathered here today, do you normally interact everyday?
Uruha: With Akiya, when his house was close, I often went drinking with him.
Yasuno: In the past? (laughs)
Akiya: Yeah. (laughs) Our houses are far apart now, so we don’t go, but before we really frequently drank together.
When the two same guitarists gather together, what kinds of things did you talk about?
Uruha: There would be a lot of guitar related things that I would want to ask, so I learned a lot.
Akiya: Like how that equipment is. But after all, we talked a lot about our hobbies as male colleagues. (laughs)
Nao: Occasionally, I get an invitation to go on the radio that Reita does.
Reita: Yeah, you come. For about two months, Nao has agreed to come. (laughs)
Not on air time, what kind of conversations do you have?
Reita: That’s… we talk about things that we can’t broadcast. (laughs)
But to try that interaction, can we not find a fresh new side?
Nao: There is. About once a year, me and Izumi get called as guests for Kai’s radio. In the beginning, we felt Kai’s temper though. As time completely piled on, he progressed to being good. (laughs) Even with Reita, the radio that we just mentioned, he speaks really smoothly on the radio.
In reality, he talks with his arm raised.
Nao: Yeah, I was surprised. (laughs)
Reita: ……yeah, well sorry, sorry to trouble you. (laughs)
Saga: I interact with Keiyuu on the digital world. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Yea, yea. It’s a game called “Monster Hunter”, but you can also do it on the PC. And, we did it a bit before this…..when we noticed, we didn’t know what time it was. (laughs)
Saga: Um… together with Shou, we disturb Keiyuu’s ordering of the bridage….. his level is way too high, so we can’t even really chat. He starts getting lazy and making lots of misspellings, and it becomes a casual chat.
Is Keiyuu’s typing really that fast? (laughs)
Keiyuu: No, it’s not really that fast…..
Yasuno: That’s because Saga is like mellow and slow. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Even though he’s really slow, the meaning behind his actions is obscure. (laughs) Even though you can’t go on without knocking down the monsters, he always only leaves the meat behind. (laughs)
….I don’t get it. (laughs)
Keiyuu: People at home also look and think “I don’t get it”. (laughs) It’s a pretty mysterious character.
Hiroto: I consulted Akiya about moving houses. (laughs)
Akiya: Right when I was recording, I got a phone call from Hiroto; he had an unusually serious mood. For some reason, at first we went out to eat. When I asked him why he wanted to talk, he said “I want to move”. Then I saw a lot of pamphlet information and suggested “It’d be good if there was closet space.” (laughs)
Why did Hiroto go to Akiya for a adviser?
Hiroto: I heard that he was living in the area that I thought about living in. And, I wander around that area night after night, (laughs) and I thought that I should try asking Akiya personally.
Akiya: And, he came to my house and we talked.
Hiroto: It’s because I consulted him about various life styles.
Yasuno: But, after all, colleagues in the same apartment will exchange a lot of ideas. Lately, a lot of bands are busy, we don’t really have a lot of time to meet….. Like yesterday, I got a birthday mail from (Alice Nine’s) Nao with a posed face. (laughs)
As musicians, as men from the same generation, you each respectively have meaningful interactions. You have a lot of opportunities due to the same management, to speak of the parts that you find stimulating or where you hold respect for each other….. First for Kagrra, please answer.
Yasuno: It’s warm. For being associated for so long, all 5 people are a really warm band, that’s the impression that hasn’t changed from the very beginning.
Reita: That’s really true, they’re really kind. I completely think that I’m a bit of a small person for some reason, and wonder why I can’t be kind to everyone. (laughs)
Yasuno: That, didn’t I also consult you about moving? (laughs)
Reita: Yeah. After all, I also want to be a man that can at least be consulted about moving. (laughs)
Hiroto: Even when we entered the company, the first voice that called out to us was Izumi. Soon after that, we went on a tour together with Kagrra, so we really received a lot. On the other hand, I at least wondered if it was alright to receive that much attention. After, I thought that it sounded severe. That’s why I ask about guitars a lot, because I really study a lot.
Uruha: After all, even if you compare it to yourselves, there is really a lot of knowledge. There is a lot to learn.
Saga: When I entered the company in the very beginning, I went to Shin’s house, I got advice regarding songs, and he also played the keyboard for me. There is a song called “Silver Moon, Black Star” that’s always performs during lives, but if Shin isn’t there, I always think that it’s a different song. I really owe him a lot.
Keiyuu: When we become busy, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to meet. But, he becomes concerned enough to do things like call occasionally. After, the sound and music quality are definitely high…. I wonder why he thinks about an unknown roadie like me. (laughs)
A generous band. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Kindly including and overly generous. (laughs)
As expected. (laughs) For Kra, how are they?
Reita: There are pretty multiple feelings. For example, the previous “Monster Hunter” also has it. (laughs) I think that they’re a band that has really established them selves as having contact with fans after.
Hiroto: Even Kra’s members, they really become concerned about us. After, in the one man live, there is also talking and it’s composition is rich in variety, but when we went out to the event together, there was a pretty intense impression. It didn’t feel like their spirit was from recent years, and I got a huge shock.
Akiya: After all, they’re very polite as humans. During this time, I also went to watch a live, but when I was returning home, Mai came running up by himself, greeting me “Thank you very much!”…. Huh? (laughs)
Keiyuu: I went together in spirit…. But I didn’t see it?
Akiya: Ah, you didn’t see it, it was small….. Everyone in Kra is kind. (laughs) After, the music became individualistic. I think that it’s good that they’re really original.
Uruha: Previously, when we went on a tour together, Kei invited me to his room to drink. At that time, he’s my sempai, but he said “Can’t use polite words!” He was really friendly to me and I was happy. After, I thought that even the experience value of watching the live was different for us. The feeling that they were accustomed to it, I should learn from their example.
Saga: I like the atmosphere of the MC. (laughs) It’s definitely an atmosphere that I can’t do. After, Hiroto said this earlier, but their power for the event was amazing….. It made me think that I definitely didn’t want to perform after Kra. (laughs)
Nao: When I compose music or do lives, I have no idea when the loop gets disconnected. (laughs)
Yasuno: That, is it alright to read it with a plus direction? (laughs)
Keiyuu: But it’ll be like a pet dog running. (laughs)
Nao: Plus, plus. (laughs) It’ll change a lot…. But I made him develop into piling things up. I’ve been listening to the recent source of sound, and I thought “It establishes the music as Kra.” After, the one thing that I could say was….. Kra is troublesome. (laughs)
Eh, even though it’s a good story. (laughs)
Nao: Somehow, when I do it, a vacuum comes. (laughs)
Keiyuu: I seems that you want to care. (laughs)
Nao: Sometimes, in the blog fan mail, there are reports of “Keiyuu talked about Nao in his MC.” Is that really proof!? And, I know the cell phone numbers and the mail addresses of other members in Kra besides Keiyuu, but I didn’t learn them from Keiyuu.
Keiyuu: Really, I never told you.
Nao: I was turned down. (laughs) When we joined one time, I got Keiyuu’s number and mail address in a mail, but that place was cancelled. (laughs) Of course, I like him as a person.
That complicated feeling, why is that? (laughs)
Nao: Why…. For me, I’m only stubborn there. (laughs) Well, anyways, he’s an interesting guy.
Meaning that there are also interesting relations… Then, how about the GazettE?
Yasuno: Where that overwhelming power comes from, I think about that a lot. Especially this year, they handled an amazing number of tours, and when I noticed, they weren’t in Japan. (laughs) The 5 people handled a heroic schedule for their lives, I’m always overwhelmed.
Hiroto: I went to go see the live in April in Yoyogi (1st Gymnasium)…. I felt that the power was, among all the number of tours, it was the only one that came out piled; I really felt that when the 5 of them came out gathered together, it was like band magic.
Yasuno: Me and Hiroto watched next to each other, but I really flew when the sound came together.
Hiroto: That’s true. That’s because the tour visited a lot of places and I thought it didn’t come out. I think that we also want to go on a lot of tours. After, come to think of it….. Before, on a company retreat to Hawaii, I remember that Reita and Akiya went skateboarding together. (laughs)
Reita: At that time, there was a board in the corner of my room as decoration. I think I’ve only road on it twice. (laughs)
Akiya: There was, come to think of it. How nostalgic. (laughs)
Hiroto: While playing rough music, they’re cool on stage, but they’re kind when they’re off…. I fell in love. (laughs)
Reita: ….. (lightly laughs)
Akiya: But really, to say rough….. I think that I’ll do the things that I like with all of my power, all the members. That results in a really stimulating band. After, it might have been the previous tour. On the first day, there happened to be a briar patch near my house, so I went to go look. And, I also saw it on the tour final. Then, the level of perfection of the song depends on the tour, but it really went up, the development was remarkable. I think, “Just where will they go.” They are usually interesting older brothers, but I think that that gap is good. (laughs)
Keiyuu: You could always say that they really act themselves, I think that they have really manly members. And, when I listen to their CD, I investigate “How did they do that??”, they have a lot of minutely elaborate songs. Their music is also interesting and cool, with their strange way of speaking….. It’s like they have some kind of regret. But, they’re usually interesting. After all, that gap is attractive.
Saga: Their stance as a band, they’ve done it for a long time; extra things or useless things, when either of those things cross the mind, they keep a respectful distance away from them, but they pierce cool things; it’s amazing how they can do difficult things.
Nao: It’s also the same for the sound quality, you get a good feeling when you listen. In addition, I also sing “Cassis” in karaoke.
Yasuno: You sing. (laughs)
Nao: Eh, well. (laughs) When I completely become Ruki, it feels good to do the air guitar while singing. (laughs) For me, after I get off the stage, my character is also depressed. What I’m surprised about is that the fellow members pretty much argue straight out. They come to an understanding with each other, so I can’t really say anything. It’s interesting to listen. (laughs)
I’m sure it’s interesting. (laughs) Now then, how about Alice Nine?
Yasuno: They’re young. I think that they’re lively. Each of the members really enjoy lives, you could say it’s a snapping feeling. Within the 5 bands of our company, there is the impression that they’re the most bottled up.
Reita: I just thought of this a bit before, I also thought this today….. They’re definitely not working. (laughs) They would come in with a sunglasses appearance…. I fell in love. (laughs)
Uruha: Your way of talking is dangerous. (laughs)
Reita: No, from before I thought that they did things differently than the company. If you look at them, they’re artists. Even there, for some reason I’m a worker. (laughs) You could at least say that they have an aura.
Hiroto: Somehow… I’m sorry. (laughs)
Akiya: No…. but really, it’s cool. All the members are like the main character from “Final Fantasy”. (laughs) There’s the impression that you’re all people from the 25th dimension, from the beginning. For songs, you have the momentum that you’ll widely do any kind of song. From pop to grinding metal, and also blood. You can do whatever correspondingly, you’re quickly developing…. I think it’s amazing. It’s dangerous. (laughs)
Hiroto: …….the beginning was too harsh and there were rumors in there as well. (laughs youthfully)
Akiya: I didn’t say them?! (laughs)
Uruha: He’s talking about the momentum proportion. Especially like Tora. (laughs) When you listen to the songs, the quality isn’t the same as when you perform it. I think you’re proportionately using nerves to polish. It’s because it won’t surface….. you’re probably not a worker. (laughs) You’re a band that keeps a lot of amazing things to yourselves.
Keiyuu: You have a really strong, bright image. Even when you walk downtown, the vision of you walking down the street in the PV flows and is really cool. Like with a smiling face, for me it’d be so glaring that it hurts. (laughs) But, when you look from the side (enshrines Saga), somehow there’s a dark person. (laughs) It becomes a mystery. Actually, your character is loose. But when you become a band, your image becomes firm.
That may be true…. A dark person. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Because, from before, only one person went “doyo~n”. (laughs) I worry, I worry. But, when I include that, I think his character position is cool.
Nao: During this time, I watch the PV “Rainbows”, it was really stylish and I honestly thought “This guy became cool.” The song quality also went up. After, the 5 of them definitely became “Final Fantasy”. (laughs) Today I saw the two of them for the first time in a while, and I thought that they had a kind of style to them, but Akiya sent out a response. (laughs) Without thinking, I asked Saga “What can I do to have that body!?” (laughs)
Saga: Today, I was asked that twice. (laughs)
Nao: I long for it. Those proportions are good….. why are you in a band?
Everyone: (laughs)
Nao: No, when I watched the PV for “Rainbows”, there is a scene where a walking machine walks but….
Ah, there was a model walk.
Nao: Yeah! It was like, why didn’t I work as a model. (laughs) The facial features were like a foreigners. I loaded up on fashion magazines. There was some…. jealousy. (laughs) Even when we did Hiroto’s staging, I felt jealous. Why can he move like that!? It’s cool. Saga licks the bass as Saga. If I did that… it would be bad. (laughs)
No, no, please definitely do it this time at Budokan, on the same stage.
Nao: No….. I pretty much thought about flapping my mouth from before…. (laughs) I couldn’t do it.
Saga: No, definitely, please. (laughs)
Somehow, you can respect each other as band mates, I think that it’s born as the result of synergy…. Each of you have able to skill up since the previous PSC tour, on January 3rd in Nippon Budokan, where do you plan on enjoying yourselves?
Nao: Of course, all the bands have skilled up, reviving the experience from the previous time, I think it’s good that the guests and us have the confidence to make this a fun live.
Yasuno: It’ll be the same for as the previous tour, involving the staff; from the beginning, I have some anxiety about everyone, but I was left with the final impression that the results were good. There, I think that we each were able to get that; there is the opportunity to become more serious than any other band, I fell that we can speed up. In addition, now we are standing again on the same stage, the previous negative anxiety now has a different meaning; there is the expectation of what we should do, a heart pounding feeling. It’ll definitely be amazing. It’ll be really fun.
Akiya: There are all the colors. Because there are no bands that are alike. Because we can’t be tired of the fans, if we can also enjoy things other than the live, it’ll be a festival.
Keiyuu: I’ll be enjoying backstage the most. I don’t like interacting with people a lot, but I like it when there are a lot of people. (laughs)
What do you mean!?
Yasuno: Our own participants. (laughs)
Akiya: You’re so troublesome. (laughs)
Keiyuu: When you want interaction, it’s good to go to people who want interaction; on the contrary, it’s troublesome when they come to you. (laughs) With that meaning, I think that there are a lot of opportunities for you to meddle. If there is a backstage footage, it’ll be unnecessarily fun. Like, how do we draw out the sides that don’t normally show. (laughs)
Yasuno: Like how this Saga becomes bright. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Right, right. If we do it in an unusual manner, what kinds of reactions will we get? (laughs)
Will you be alright, Saga! (laughs)
Saga: ….. I’ll be fine. (laughs)
Keiyuu: It was done in a pretty unusual manner last time as well, there was an amazing reaction. (laughs)
Then, upon the degrees of preparations.
Saga: Yes, degree of accuracy….. on the preparations. (laughs)
Note: He starts of saying “kakudo” which is angle or degree of accuracy, but he’s trying to say “kakugo”, which is preparation or readiness.
Akiya: You just fumbled, but are you alright!? (laughs)
Uruha: Well, but every band is putting out 100% of their power, if they put out like that for the event, I think that it’ll be a success. I don’t think that there’s anything beyond that.
Hiroto: For that event, if behind the backstage is in harmony, we’re not rivals when standing on stage. With that feeling, it’ll be like an unknown band event and completely different. We’re usually colleagues, but if we can get over being rivals together, like a shounen manga, it’ll be a sensation that we can savor. It sounds like fun.
Reita: I think that more than the previous PSC tour, each of our own color has become stronger. The development of that figure is not show to just the fans, but other bands and the staff. We come out after the opening act, SUG and SCREW….. it looks like it’ll probably stop mid way for a short break for the machinery. (laughs)
Akiya: Why!? (laughs)
Reita: Around that time, you could expect that I want there to be band anarchy. (laughs)
Nao: Ah, Reita, don’t make havoc. (laughs)
Reita: No, no, I heard that the momentum at that time will be for the band up there….. I’ll be the person to stop them. (laughs) But, it’ll be a live that everyone hasn’t seen for a long time, I’ll enjoy it more than the fans.
I understand. Lastly, is there anything that you would like to say to each other?
Keiyuu: Is it alright? (turns to Nao) Please tell me your phone number. (laughs)
Nao: (Ignores Keiyuu’s comment) To the members here right now?
Ah, do you want to say something to the absent members?
Nao: No, nothing really. (laughs) Everyone, health is number one.
Yasuno: You changed into a sweet talk. (laughs)
Keiyuu: I’ll investigate a good way to join. (laughs)
END INTERVIEW
Translation Archive
Shockwave no 16: All PSC Guitarists Special: Uruha and Hiroto Interview + Guitar Profiles
Shockwave no. 16: All PSC Guitarist Special; Miyavi and Tora Interview
In other news, it went surprisingly faster than I expected, even though the translation is 8 pages total. I'm amused at the number of communities that I'm posting this to. milith says that they're going to attempt to translate Uruha's R&R, I'll help them with editing. I'll get started on Aoi's R&R then~ I don't really have any projects lined up to do after that, even though I kinda promised to tackle a 30 sec RadioJack, so feel free to request anything that you'd like me to translate. Please provide scans/links.
This was translated for mochisshi, with love. <3 Be kind, thanks to all those that comment.
Note: The Nao in this interview is from Kagrra.
Note: Whoops, and the Miyavi and Tora one is in miyavi_daily. Sorry to those that got confused. I wrote this in here when I first posted this, please read carefully; to all those that keep on asking why they can't see it. They're in different communities.
Foolsmate #327: PSC Artists Interview
Everyone who gathered here today, do you normally interact everyday?
Uruha: With Akiya, when his house was close, I often went drinking with him.
Yasuno: In the past? (laughs)
Akiya: Yeah. (laughs) Our houses are far apart now, so we don’t go, but before we really frequently drank together.
When the two same guitarists gather together, what kinds of things did you talk about?
Uruha: There would be a lot of guitar related things that I would want to ask, so I learned a lot.
Akiya: Like how that equipment is. But after all, we talked a lot about our hobbies as male colleagues. (laughs)
Nao: Occasionally, I get an invitation to go on the radio that Reita does.
Reita: Yeah, you come. For about two months, Nao has agreed to come. (laughs)
Not on air time, what kind of conversations do you have?
Reita: That’s… we talk about things that we can’t broadcast. (laughs)
But to try that interaction, can we not find a fresh new side?
Nao: There is. About once a year, me and Izumi get called as guests for Kai’s radio. In the beginning, we felt Kai’s temper though. As time completely piled on, he progressed to being good. (laughs) Even with Reita, the radio that we just mentioned, he speaks really smoothly on the radio.
In reality, he talks with his arm raised.
Nao: Yeah, I was surprised. (laughs)
Reita: ……yeah, well sorry, sorry to trouble you. (laughs)
Saga: I interact with Keiyuu on the digital world. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Yea, yea. It’s a game called “Monster Hunter”, but you can also do it on the PC. And, we did it a bit before this…..when we noticed, we didn’t know what time it was. (laughs)
Saga: Um… together with Shou, we disturb Keiyuu’s ordering of the bridage….. his level is way too high, so we can’t even really chat. He starts getting lazy and making lots of misspellings, and it becomes a casual chat.
Is Keiyuu’s typing really that fast? (laughs)
Keiyuu: No, it’s not really that fast…..
Yasuno: That’s because Saga is like mellow and slow. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Even though he’s really slow, the meaning behind his actions is obscure. (laughs) Even though you can’t go on without knocking down the monsters, he always only leaves the meat behind. (laughs)
….I don’t get it. (laughs)
Keiyuu: People at home also look and think “I don’t get it”. (laughs) It’s a pretty mysterious character.
Hiroto: I consulted Akiya about moving houses. (laughs)
Akiya: Right when I was recording, I got a phone call from Hiroto; he had an unusually serious mood. For some reason, at first we went out to eat. When I asked him why he wanted to talk, he said “I want to move”. Then I saw a lot of pamphlet information and suggested “It’d be good if there was closet space.” (laughs)
Why did Hiroto go to Akiya for a adviser?
Hiroto: I heard that he was living in the area that I thought about living in. And, I wander around that area night after night, (laughs) and I thought that I should try asking Akiya personally.
Akiya: And, he came to my house and we talked.
Hiroto: It’s because I consulted him about various life styles.
Yasuno: But, after all, colleagues in the same apartment will exchange a lot of ideas. Lately, a lot of bands are busy, we don’t really have a lot of time to meet….. Like yesterday, I got a birthday mail from (Alice Nine’s) Nao with a posed face. (laughs)
As musicians, as men from the same generation, you each respectively have meaningful interactions. You have a lot of opportunities due to the same management, to speak of the parts that you find stimulating or where you hold respect for each other….. First for Kagrra, please answer.
Yasuno: It’s warm. For being associated for so long, all 5 people are a really warm band, that’s the impression that hasn’t changed from the very beginning.
Reita: That’s really true, they’re really kind. I completely think that I’m a bit of a small person for some reason, and wonder why I can’t be kind to everyone. (laughs)
Yasuno: That, didn’t I also consult you about moving? (laughs)
Reita: Yeah. After all, I also want to be a man that can at least be consulted about moving. (laughs)
Hiroto: Even when we entered the company, the first voice that called out to us was Izumi. Soon after that, we went on a tour together with Kagrra, so we really received a lot. On the other hand, I at least wondered if it was alright to receive that much attention. After, I thought that it sounded severe. That’s why I ask about guitars a lot, because I really study a lot.
Uruha: After all, even if you compare it to yourselves, there is really a lot of knowledge. There is a lot to learn.
Saga: When I entered the company in the very beginning, I went to Shin’s house, I got advice regarding songs, and he also played the keyboard for me. There is a song called “Silver Moon, Black Star” that’s always performs during lives, but if Shin isn’t there, I always think that it’s a different song. I really owe him a lot.
Keiyuu: When we become busy, there aren’t a lot of opportunities to meet. But, he becomes concerned enough to do things like call occasionally. After, the sound and music quality are definitely high…. I wonder why he thinks about an unknown roadie like me. (laughs)
A generous band. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Kindly including and overly generous. (laughs)
As expected. (laughs) For Kra, how are they?
Reita: There are pretty multiple feelings. For example, the previous “Monster Hunter” also has it. (laughs) I think that they’re a band that has really established them selves as having contact with fans after.
Hiroto: Even Kra’s members, they really become concerned about us. After, in the one man live, there is also talking and it’s composition is rich in variety, but when we went out to the event together, there was a pretty intense impression. It didn’t feel like their spirit was from recent years, and I got a huge shock.
Akiya: After all, they’re very polite as humans. During this time, I also went to watch a live, but when I was returning home, Mai came running up by himself, greeting me “Thank you very much!”…. Huh? (laughs)
Keiyuu: I went together in spirit…. But I didn’t see it?
Akiya: Ah, you didn’t see it, it was small….. Everyone in Kra is kind. (laughs) After, the music became individualistic. I think that it’s good that they’re really original.
Uruha: Previously, when we went on a tour together, Kei invited me to his room to drink. At that time, he’s my sempai, but he said “Can’t use polite words!” He was really friendly to me and I was happy. After, I thought that even the experience value of watching the live was different for us. The feeling that they were accustomed to it, I should learn from their example.
Saga: I like the atmosphere of the MC. (laughs) It’s definitely an atmosphere that I can’t do. After, Hiroto said this earlier, but their power for the event was amazing….. It made me think that I definitely didn’t want to perform after Kra. (laughs)
Nao: When I compose music or do lives, I have no idea when the loop gets disconnected. (laughs)
Yasuno: That, is it alright to read it with a plus direction? (laughs)
Keiyuu: But it’ll be like a pet dog running. (laughs)
Nao: Plus, plus. (laughs) It’ll change a lot…. But I made him develop into piling things up. I’ve been listening to the recent source of sound, and I thought “It establishes the music as Kra.” After, the one thing that I could say was….. Kra is troublesome. (laughs)
Eh, even though it’s a good story. (laughs)
Nao: Somehow, when I do it, a vacuum comes. (laughs)
Keiyuu: I seems that you want to care. (laughs)
Nao: Sometimes, in the blog fan mail, there are reports of “Keiyuu talked about Nao in his MC.” Is that really proof!? And, I know the cell phone numbers and the mail addresses of other members in Kra besides Keiyuu, but I didn’t learn them from Keiyuu.
Keiyuu: Really, I never told you.
Nao: I was turned down. (laughs) When we joined one time, I got Keiyuu’s number and mail address in a mail, but that place was cancelled. (laughs) Of course, I like him as a person.
That complicated feeling, why is that? (laughs)
Nao: Why…. For me, I’m only stubborn there. (laughs) Well, anyways, he’s an interesting guy.
Meaning that there are also interesting relations… Then, how about the GazettE?
Yasuno: Where that overwhelming power comes from, I think about that a lot. Especially this year, they handled an amazing number of tours, and when I noticed, they weren’t in Japan. (laughs) The 5 people handled a heroic schedule for their lives, I’m always overwhelmed.
Hiroto: I went to go see the live in April in Yoyogi (1st Gymnasium)…. I felt that the power was, among all the number of tours, it was the only one that came out piled; I really felt that when the 5 of them came out gathered together, it was like band magic.
Yasuno: Me and Hiroto watched next to each other, but I really flew when the sound came together.
Hiroto: That’s true. That’s because the tour visited a lot of places and I thought it didn’t come out. I think that we also want to go on a lot of tours. After, come to think of it….. Before, on a company retreat to Hawaii, I remember that Reita and Akiya went skateboarding together. (laughs)
Reita: At that time, there was a board in the corner of my room as decoration. I think I’ve only road on it twice. (laughs)
Akiya: There was, come to think of it. How nostalgic. (laughs)
Hiroto: While playing rough music, they’re cool on stage, but they’re kind when they’re off…. I fell in love. (laughs)
Reita: ….. (lightly laughs)
Akiya: But really, to say rough….. I think that I’ll do the things that I like with all of my power, all the members. That results in a really stimulating band. After, it might have been the previous tour. On the first day, there happened to be a briar patch near my house, so I went to go look. And, I also saw it on the tour final. Then, the level of perfection of the song depends on the tour, but it really went up, the development was remarkable. I think, “Just where will they go.” They are usually interesting older brothers, but I think that that gap is good. (laughs)
Keiyuu: You could always say that they really act themselves, I think that they have really manly members. And, when I listen to their CD, I investigate “How did they do that??”, they have a lot of minutely elaborate songs. Their music is also interesting and cool, with their strange way of speaking….. It’s like they have some kind of regret. But, they’re usually interesting. After all, that gap is attractive.
Saga: Their stance as a band, they’ve done it for a long time; extra things or useless things, when either of those things cross the mind, they keep a respectful distance away from them, but they pierce cool things; it’s amazing how they can do difficult things.
Nao: It’s also the same for the sound quality, you get a good feeling when you listen. In addition, I also sing “Cassis” in karaoke.
Yasuno: You sing. (laughs)
Nao: Eh, well. (laughs) When I completely become Ruki, it feels good to do the air guitar while singing. (laughs) For me, after I get off the stage, my character is also depressed. What I’m surprised about is that the fellow members pretty much argue straight out. They come to an understanding with each other, so I can’t really say anything. It’s interesting to listen. (laughs)
I’m sure it’s interesting. (laughs) Now then, how about Alice Nine?
Yasuno: They’re young. I think that they’re lively. Each of the members really enjoy lives, you could say it’s a snapping feeling. Within the 5 bands of our company, there is the impression that they’re the most bottled up.
Reita: I just thought of this a bit before, I also thought this today….. They’re definitely not working. (laughs) They would come in with a sunglasses appearance…. I fell in love. (laughs)
Uruha: Your way of talking is dangerous. (laughs)
Reita: No, from before I thought that they did things differently than the company. If you look at them, they’re artists. Even there, for some reason I’m a worker. (laughs) You could at least say that they have an aura.
Hiroto: Somehow… I’m sorry. (laughs)
Akiya: No…. but really, it’s cool. All the members are like the main character from “Final Fantasy”. (laughs) There’s the impression that you’re all people from the 25th dimension, from the beginning. For songs, you have the momentum that you’ll widely do any kind of song. From pop to grinding metal, and also blood. You can do whatever correspondingly, you’re quickly developing…. I think it’s amazing. It’s dangerous. (laughs)
Hiroto: …….the beginning was too harsh and there were rumors in there as well. (laughs youthfully)
Akiya: I didn’t say them?! (laughs)
Uruha: He’s talking about the momentum proportion. Especially like Tora. (laughs) When you listen to the songs, the quality isn’t the same as when you perform it. I think you’re proportionately using nerves to polish. It’s because it won’t surface….. you’re probably not a worker. (laughs) You’re a band that keeps a lot of amazing things to yourselves.
Keiyuu: You have a really strong, bright image. Even when you walk downtown, the vision of you walking down the street in the PV flows and is really cool. Like with a smiling face, for me it’d be so glaring that it hurts. (laughs) But, when you look from the side (enshrines Saga), somehow there’s a dark person. (laughs) It becomes a mystery. Actually, your character is loose. But when you become a band, your image becomes firm.
That may be true…. A dark person. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Because, from before, only one person went “doyo~n”. (laughs) I worry, I worry. But, when I include that, I think his character position is cool.
Nao: During this time, I watch the PV “Rainbows”, it was really stylish and I honestly thought “This guy became cool.” The song quality also went up. After, the 5 of them definitely became “Final Fantasy”. (laughs) Today I saw the two of them for the first time in a while, and I thought that they had a kind of style to them, but Akiya sent out a response. (laughs) Without thinking, I asked Saga “What can I do to have that body!?” (laughs)
Saga: Today, I was asked that twice. (laughs)
Nao: I long for it. Those proportions are good….. why are you in a band?
Everyone: (laughs)
Nao: No, when I watched the PV for “Rainbows”, there is a scene where a walking machine walks but….
Ah, there was a model walk.
Nao: Yeah! It was like, why didn’t I work as a model. (laughs) The facial features were like a foreigners. I loaded up on fashion magazines. There was some…. jealousy. (laughs) Even when we did Hiroto’s staging, I felt jealous. Why can he move like that!? It’s cool. Saga licks the bass as Saga. If I did that… it would be bad. (laughs)
No, no, please definitely do it this time at Budokan, on the same stage.
Nao: No….. I pretty much thought about flapping my mouth from before…. (laughs) I couldn’t do it.
Saga: No, definitely, please. (laughs)
Somehow, you can respect each other as band mates, I think that it’s born as the result of synergy…. Each of you have able to skill up since the previous PSC tour, on January 3rd in Nippon Budokan, where do you plan on enjoying yourselves?
Nao: Of course, all the bands have skilled up, reviving the experience from the previous time, I think it’s good that the guests and us have the confidence to make this a fun live.
Yasuno: It’ll be the same for as the previous tour, involving the staff; from the beginning, I have some anxiety about everyone, but I was left with the final impression that the results were good. There, I think that we each were able to get that; there is the opportunity to become more serious than any other band, I fell that we can speed up. In addition, now we are standing again on the same stage, the previous negative anxiety now has a different meaning; there is the expectation of what we should do, a heart pounding feeling. It’ll definitely be amazing. It’ll be really fun.
Akiya: There are all the colors. Because there are no bands that are alike. Because we can’t be tired of the fans, if we can also enjoy things other than the live, it’ll be a festival.
Keiyuu: I’ll be enjoying backstage the most. I don’t like interacting with people a lot, but I like it when there are a lot of people. (laughs)
What do you mean!?
Yasuno: Our own participants. (laughs)
Akiya: You’re so troublesome. (laughs)
Keiyuu: When you want interaction, it’s good to go to people who want interaction; on the contrary, it’s troublesome when they come to you. (laughs) With that meaning, I think that there are a lot of opportunities for you to meddle. If there is a backstage footage, it’ll be unnecessarily fun. Like, how do we draw out the sides that don’t normally show. (laughs)
Yasuno: Like how this Saga becomes bright. (laughs)
Keiyuu: Right, right. If we do it in an unusual manner, what kinds of reactions will we get? (laughs)
Will you be alright, Saga! (laughs)
Saga: ….. I’ll be fine. (laughs)
Keiyuu: It was done in a pretty unusual manner last time as well, there was an amazing reaction. (laughs)
Then, upon the degrees of preparations.
Saga: Yes, degree of accuracy….. on the preparations. (laughs)
Note: He starts of saying “kakudo” which is angle or degree of accuracy, but he’s trying to say “kakugo”, which is preparation or readiness.
Akiya: You just fumbled, but are you alright!? (laughs)
Uruha: Well, but every band is putting out 100% of their power, if they put out like that for the event, I think that it’ll be a success. I don’t think that there’s anything beyond that.
Hiroto: For that event, if behind the backstage is in harmony, we’re not rivals when standing on stage. With that feeling, it’ll be like an unknown band event and completely different. We’re usually colleagues, but if we can get over being rivals together, like a shounen manga, it’ll be a sensation that we can savor. It sounds like fun.
Reita: I think that more than the previous PSC tour, each of our own color has become stronger. The development of that figure is not show to just the fans, but other bands and the staff. We come out after the opening act, SUG and SCREW….. it looks like it’ll probably stop mid way for a short break for the machinery. (laughs)
Akiya: Why!? (laughs)
Reita: Around that time, you could expect that I want there to be band anarchy. (laughs)
Nao: Ah, Reita, don’t make havoc. (laughs)
Reita: No, no, I heard that the momentum at that time will be for the band up there….. I’ll be the person to stop them. (laughs) But, it’ll be a live that everyone hasn’t seen for a long time, I’ll enjoy it more than the fans.
I understand. Lastly, is there anything that you would like to say to each other?
Keiyuu: Is it alright? (turns to Nao) Please tell me your phone number. (laughs)
Nao: (Ignores Keiyuu’s comment) To the members here right now?
Ah, do you want to say something to the absent members?
Nao: No, nothing really. (laughs) Everyone, health is number one.
Yasuno: You changed into a sweet talk. (laughs)
Keiyuu: I’ll investigate a good way to join. (laughs)
END INTERVIEW
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