Ongaku To Hito July 2006 - Ken Interview

I:Interviewer
K:Ken-san

This is a sudden announcement. Last year, ASIALIVE 2005 Tour had over. Each Laruku's member then started their solo project. The one that keeps silent, Ken, has also started his solo work. I thought he's starting his solo work with S.O.A.P., but suddenly, it's not Laruku, it's not S.O.A.P. also, he's doing his solo work under the name 'Ken'. The first song 'Speed' is orignial song he made, and the second song is Gary Moore's song 'Empty Rooms', and the third is the theme song of 1965 movie titled 'The Sandpiper', that is instrumental song 'The Shadow of Your Smile'. That will be released on August. Why does he do that? Let's ask him.

I: First of all, I would like to hear about your recent activities.
K: Recent activities, the real recent activities?

I: Fu ha ha ha ha ha, yes, of course. It's about your real recent activities.
K: My real recent activities are recording for the new single, finishing the music. It's started from collecting the stuffs (laugh).

I: You weren't that busy before?
K: Yes, last year, after Laruku had finished its activity, the first thing appeared in my thought is making song once in a month... a that's lie (laugh) I made the demo in a week, I really used it for the song (laugh).

I: Hoo, that's really great.
K: I made it twice, ne.

I: Only 2 weeks, then you quit?
K: Yes (laugh). Though the song was chokochoko, I could only make 2 demos. Then... I felt little bored.

I: Ha ha ha ha ha, so fast!
K: De, after I finished it I give it to the director so he could listen to it. And then, "Ken-chan, won't it be good if you sing? (<-- boss' voice that really affecting)" he said."Is it so? I still don't know whether I'll sing or not" I said. Then I made song and practicing my guitar, until the end of year came.

I: Time goes so fast, ne.
K: Yes, then I had to have a rehearsal with S.O.A.P. for Budokan, in Danger event. When the year was over, I had practised my guitar... for two months "A re? I don't have any works na, these days.. yosh! After this I'll be recording!", that was my thought. When I went to the office "I want to work now, but is it OK?", there's a contradiction in me, while I was thinking whether to work or not, but 5 minutes later, I'd made my decision, "It's OK!"

I: It was started in January?
K: Yes. When I sing a song, though I think it's good to deliver it with yelling, I really want to deliver the message from the lyrics, then... A, I got idea! I want to make a cover song, with only piano, guitar, and vocal in live. Gary Moore's song 'Empty Rooms'. S.O.A.P. always want to cover this song, but we never made it.

I: Ha ha ha ha ha.

K: Then, another song, it's actually "Moonlight" from Beethoven. I practised with a lot with my guitar, though I tried to record it many times, but there's nothing really fits. I don't remember how many times!

I: Ha ha ha ha ha.
K: Though I didn't have my original song at that time, I like "The Shadow of Your Smile". That's a good song ~ I was thinking to play it with my guitar. But I always thought this song as 'Falling Leaves'.

I: Aa, Eve Montan's.
K: One day, I played it in front of Sakura "This is 'The Shadow of Your Smile'", I said. "E, it's 'Falling Leaves', isn't it?" "No, it's different, ther's a singing part in it" "Eee? There's a singing part?" he said.

I: A ha ha ha ha. At that time you didn't know whether there's a singing part or not, did you?
K: I don't know! By the way, this song has so many modulations, until nowthere are many different ways to play it, however, I always play it with my guitar for recording.

I: Well, you're getting used to do many kind of things, right?
K: Yes. If someone doesn't have goal, he won't develop, ne. Maa, though I didn't think until that way, "A ~ I think it's gonna run smoothly!" I placed myself in that way (laugh).

I: It's so (laugh).
K: It's like a motor for me, a shot without against anybody. I'm in that mood.

I: To minimize the debate. So that's the reason you start this solo project on your own, ne.
K: Yes. There are something else beside yelling. Though I don't understand when, I'm in a mood that can't make song with heavy feeling.

I: For this kind of song, you think it'll be good to do it with just one person.
K: Yes.

I: Maa, honestly, the first song 'Speed', you don't think to play it in a band?
K: Yes. I had a feeling like "This song wil be good to be played in a band, isn't it?" (laugh). Though I feels like that, but when I yell it, that song didn't seem like it supposed to be. So I had to practise to sing harder.

I: Voice training?
K: Voice training, no, not like that.

I: Not like that? (laugh)
K: Well, I'm not used to do that (laugh).

I: A ha ha ha ha ha.
K: So, I continued to sing my demo song at my home.

I: E, you're in front of the microphone in the booth?
K: No no no, in my own livingroom.

I: Wa ha ha ha ha ha!
K: I really practised ne! It felt like in karaoke box. With the remote control in one hand, I picked 'E-m-pty-Ro-om'... A re, the key is too high, I have to repeat it! That kind of repetation happened on and on (laugh).

I: Jaa, to put the emphasis on the lyrics, what you'd thought to be put as the center of your singing?
K: Nandarou naa... Some times ago, when I had a rehearsal with S.O.A.P., I also thought about that ne.

I: Do you think singing is a big problem?
K: Yes.. In playing the guitar, if I want to make sound like this, or like that, or any other sound, I can do it with practicing a lot. But for singing, I can't do like that! I haven't decided what kind of singing it would be at that time. Then I thought "A re? It can be sung in various styles!"

I: Ha ha ha ha. If that can be so, you can make a switch for the singing part.
K: I've thought about that. So, in Danger event, when I had rehearsal for S.O.A.P., we've discussed about that. "Focusing for the lyrics, is it OK if I gave the singing part to Sakura and Ein?", that's my thought (laugh). So, I don't have any conciousness to do that maniac thing. Singing is simple. So that it's heavy.

I: It's not heavy. It's more mellow. That's why it's reflected in in your cover. It's not weird if you pick Geoge Michael or Shaadee's song.
K: Ha ha ha ha! Sou sou, about Shaadee, I realize it when I did Gary Moore's cover. But for me, though I like Shaadee a lot, I didn't make songs like that (laugh).

I: So how about 'Speed'?
K: I made the demo with Muraichi-san (GAI drum) and the former DIE IN CRIES member Takashi-san (now he's BUG bass). I think they can make a wonderful music performance.

I: S.O.A.P has been playing based on the motto of just simply having fun or to feel the joy of beginning a band. But do you think this concept has changed and that you're expecting more musical qualities?
K: There is that kind of things. That's the first time I sang by myself, and the bassist was still a beginner, we have so much fun in it. But I don't want it to be that way now.

I: So you don't want it to be like S.O.A.P.
K: Right. About S.O.A.P., the feeling to form this band for the first time, when I'm yelling, when I'm playing my guitar, though it's the first time, we've already passed 4 years. I think it's more that we expect. So now I want to try other things outside from S.O.A.P.

I: I see.
K: Maybe that 2 persons also think "Cause we did it all from fun/happy feelings, it'll be fine if we don't talk about complicated things", like what I thought. These days, I want to do things based on my own will. Since last year I had felt that kind of mood. Who decided it? I have the feeling like that. When we go together to eat, or to have fun, there's no discussion about band at all (laugh).

I: In that kind of situation all of you not talking as S.O.A.P. anymore nee?
K: It's kinda embarassing. A band comes from that? Like that (laugh).

I: Jaa, each year you can meet onve in Budokan, right? (laugh)
K: Ka na~?

I: A ha ha ha ha ha .Though there's a need for being in such tension, sometimes you like to do it yourself.
K: Yup.

I: And the other one...well, it's hard to say. But firstly there's Laruku, and then there's SOAP in the form of what you can call "Anchiteeze"
K: Yes, it means foot work.

I: Yes, Now, you want to leave that kind of part, with the feeling apart from Laruku, you want to realize your feel by yourself, ne.
K: Yes, it's true, that's the point.

I: I want to do it in this band's style! There's no such need in your way of thinking, isn't it?
K: Yes, because there's nothing came naturally, ne. A feeling like 'umm, I want to make it like this!'. There's no such thing this time. Though it wasn't started in nature, is that alright? So it's like such weird dilemma, na...

I: So, in this Laruku's current situation, there are things you still want to achieve more?
K: A, maybe like that.

I: Having different drawers (different options) means you're in good condition, or?
K: Yes, maybe it's nearing my mood when creating 'NEO UNIVERSE' in Laruku.

I: That time's mood?
K: The bass' sound, the guitar's melodies, the drums' rhythm, though the band is complicated I want it that way!

I: If you make with that kind of feelings, you'll do what you want like doing interesting things, ne.
K: Yes.

I: I would also like to hear 'Careless Whisper' then.
K: A ha ha ha ha! With sexy Ken, ne. A, it's when I arrange 'Empty Rooms'., I remember saying that I wanted to make a mellow song that you'd want to hear after you had your glittery, sparkly time at the club. Yeah. Smooth, sexy time.

I: It's preparation of waist, ne.
K: Right. A ha ha ha ha ha! When I gave 'Speed' demo to the manager, he said, "Ken-san, you'd better not sing ne~". "A, yes, I'll also put the instrument" I said.

I: A ha ha ha ha ha. That changes the reality.
K: Yes. That changes the reality, it hurts me (laugh). Then I thought not to sing... did my singing annoy the song?

I: Ha ha ha ha ha.
K: It can't be like that!

I: Maa, S.O.A.P. has passed a wonderful time more that expected.
K: Yes, it's true. So I want to do other things.

I: In a year, there's a chance to perform in Budokan. Then this year's Budokan will be a busy event for you, isn't it?
K: How come?

I: There would be S.O.A.P., Ken, Laruku ...
K: Ken also in?

I: E, you don't want to do it?
K: Not only 1 song... That's really hard!

I: Ha ha ha ha. But the boss had told you to do so.
K: A, that is... really heavy, now.

I: A ha ha ha ha, if you do the cover, it'll be good.
K: I don't want to do that 'Slayer'! (laugh)

I: Well, people will think 'What will this person be this time?'.
K: Such thought made me afraid. If I got to do so many covers, being 'Slayer', being 'Shaadee', adding my own guitar instrument, I'm afraid people will often think 'What this person really does? He seems doesn't understand with that.'

I: So you think it's enough now.
K: Yes. I think it's enough to express my thought in S.O.A.P. and Laruku.

thx to Matsu-san who provides the article scans in a very good quality! ^__^
also thx to Dolce-san who gave a big help in translating ^_^

Note:

• about 'voice training', it's actually written as 'boitore' in Katakana, I translated is as 'voice training', related to the previous question, cause in Japanese language, there are many abbreviation,such as 'depaato' for department store, 'suupaa' for supermarket.
• about the song 'Falling Leaves', it's actually written in kanji as 'Kareha'. When I googled Eve Montan's song, it can be 'Autumn Leaves' or 'Falling Leaves'.
• about the term 'Shaadee', 'Anchiteeze', and 'Slayer', i don't really know what their mean, so i write them as what written.

Ongaku To Hito January 2006 - Danger IV Report

Good morning. It's about 11.00. I've arrived in the front of Nippon Budokan. The fans fill up this building so quickly. They come in groups and make some yells that make this event more fun. I already have some physical trainings to do this report. I got special permision from a connection to do this report,so I can enter the backstage. I see the staffs everywhere, but it seems like my connection isn't here in this event. Then I go to the place I ususally there - beside the lobby's door in the backstage - and stand there in shy. Then, the official cameraman and some other staffs get out from the room in front of me. "DANGER CRUE always prepares meals for everybody, da yo!". The staffs go to the kitchen to eat their meal. From what I see and I hear, the staffs set their target. "Saa, this day I'll take the best photo". That's a usual thing. In the corridor, on the right side and the left side there are staffs working busily. They are full with spirit today. Like the fish market in the morning.

Meanwhile, this time I'll renew the notes about the last year performer bands. I can't imagine how many funds and efforst that spent for this big event. But for this event that will end today, I think there's nothing to be worried about. This time there are a lot of bands that gatherin this big artist room and the catchy lighting. Though it's illegal, let's enter to the artist room!

Yup, now I enter the artist room alone. This big artist room is divided into two parts. The non-smoking room and smoker's room. Now, we arrive at the smoker's room ... Ano, ... let's open the curtain, it's really a very big room. But there is a table where of the performers are put inorderly. There are 'acid android', 'BUG', and on the table that lies arthwart, there are some new band names, there are 'MUCC', 'Sid' and their titles (laugh). There's a characteristic in this company that is its 'cast' system. In this artist room, here is the place for Sid, Lavie en Rose, MUCC, and the young DANGER CRUE team, the gradation of the placement is really noticed. There is of course for Jimmy-san. And next to it, PATA-san is drinking white wine inside. It's dangerous nee.

At the side of the table, Ken-chan is playing guitar rapidly. What is he playing? I hear "It's YNGWIE definitely!", someone said. What are they talking about, I don't understand (laugh). I'm thinking about this year's gimmick, I've seen this event 3 times before, the 3 persons (... this year they should play seriously) I think (laugh). I meet Ein again after a year. "Foreign people are here too, it's scary ne", Kimi is also here, is he a foreigner or not? After he left, there are other foreigner. It's scary. The Hell 'n' Back vocalist Dan. He looks so different from his photo (laugh). He's wearing sunglasses and black leather pants, his height is about 185 cm. With his hand near the meal, he's kinda intimidating "Beef? Beeeeeeeeeef?". Seems like the meal is grilled fish.

Next to it, the make-up room. In this room, the time-table is written. ken --> tetsu --> yukihiro --> hyde, and the last is the director. But from what I see it's corrected to be 'JACK'. Director, ka-wa-i-i. Let's take a look the other places.

Now, I can see the director practising guitar in front of me. "O, otsukaresama desu", "Hai! Ohayou gozaimasu!", a usual ethics. Then he enters the meeting room with guitar in his hand.

Time flies like an arrow. Now it's 1 P.M. 30 minutes before the show, the staffs gather around to have the last briefing, "Start! End! Come on!". What they are talking about I don't understand, every year's activities are different, but they do their jobs really seriously. Now, let's prepare for the show that will be started. Let's go!

There are some variations in DANGER CRUE. First, Santa Claus appear on stage. The next who perform on stage is Sid. They play L'Arc~en~Ciel's 'winter fall'.

Then, Miya from MUCC leads GekiGakuTai.From its name, I think they should perform amazing sounds this time. They play rockabilly beat, simple tune. From kyohsuke (Lavie en Rose drummer) who is also this band's vocal, there's a information about the rules in DANGER this time. "If the performers taketime 1 minute longer than they should be, they will be charged 50.000 yen. If they take time 2 minutes longer, it will be 100.000 yen. If it's 3 minutes longer, then ... aaaaaa!". That's it. This time, all bands should follow the rule. It's really tight! The punishment will be charged right from the artist.

Then, the one who wears pastel colour costume appears, he is the former guitarist from WAIVE which is already disbanded, Sugimoto Yoshinori. Who is he? Many people don't know him. So he uses more of half of his time to show his self-introduction video.

Next, let's take a peek from backstage's lobby, uaaaaa! There's a big man who shows his big muscles. Yes, he is the the well-known Japan's guitarist, Nakama Hideaki, who is listed as the Hell 'n' Back member! The band that formed in Oakland. I feel a different aura. While the band performs, director Ooishi comes here, ne! The director says proudly, "A, I've taken pictures with them." Their performance on stage is definitely wild!

Next is Lavie en Rose. The high tension is defeating everyone! The song and the feel of brotherhood are important for them. My doubt is gradually disappear when I listen to their song. Then the MC.

Next is the person who I never think to appear here, even in a dream! That is PATA from X-JAPAN. Now he's the leader of Ra:IN which is a guitar-oriented band. The three men play guitar just like a battle. PATA who plays the double-neck guitar is like Jimmy Paige's style. They will release their song below DANGER CRUE record on March.

Next who is also here is my idol, Jimmy-san! With the former Valentine D.C. vocalist, Kenichi, he forms a new band, Velvet Spider.

Few times ago, in the lobby, Ken-chan from S.O.A.P. is telling some jokes.

Now is 16.20. It's the break time, nee. Up to now, 7 performers have appeared on stage. How is the backstage, are they still alive?

We'll go to the artist room. acid android team enters the room, while BUG team is joking inside. They sit on Sid's members seats. This is dangerous zone, PATA-san is still drinking his wine. After their performance, Lavie en Rose team drinks whisky.

After this, S.O.A.P. performs on stage. They give simple performance. Their development can't be expressed by words, the three men's cores are friendship and happy sounds. I can catch the feeling.In the end, it's Sakura who gives the final speech.

Then, BUG starts to perform on stage.

After that, is the band that just develops in a year, I think. That is Sid! Though in their previous performance the singing of his vocalist, Mao, is leaving a usual impression, but now they seems to be different band. They play heavy sounds, rock melodies with original arrangement. It's surprising.This band maybe will be another great band from DANGER CRUE.

It's now a half way performance. After finish eating my cup noodleto fill up my stomach from starving, I see the one who wears red-extension hair and listens to iPod, that is Tetsu. O! He's also participating with his new band, Creature Creature,that seems like busy to prepare their performance. The next person appears is .... oooooo! The god appears in front of me! Morrie-san. He is the one of legendary musician that made a revolution with the great selling of 'DEAD LINE'. He also gave influence to many musician with his band, DEAD END. Now, that vocalist, is eating cup noodle in front of my eyes. His style is still the same. The legend becomes true. In year 2006, Morrie has started his activity again in this country after a very long time through his performance on DANGER!

A, damn. While I was noticing Morrie-san, MUCC starts their performance, so I have to go back to the audience seat immediately. They perform amazingly, their accomplishment point is so good, they can finish they performance so well, their potential is different from the one in a year ago. They blast their blasting sounds amazingly. There's a great silence for a while among the audience after their performances.

Next, next. There's a writing "Creature Creature" with lights. There are darkness and horror that fill the stage, seems like they will perform dark performance. Behind the darkness, there are 3 men standing. In the middle ofthe darknes, there is a long-hair man who starts singing with his heavy voicece, and lighten by the lighting. The audience are questioning,"Who's that? What's that?". While they're questioning, suddenly there's a special bass-playing action, it's Tetsu, and the audience screams out loudly. It's the loudest screaming this day. Beside Morrie, there's former member of DIE IN CRIES (former member of THE MAD CAPSULE MARKET, Minoru) who plays the guitar. They play two songs that leaves horror impression in Budokan. Contrast with TETSU69, he seems like to have another style of music. That's surprising. I wonder, is there any other event that can compare to this event?

The last band is acid android. They continued the previous surprise. They play cover songs. After they play song from BUCK-TICK, yukihiro sings 'Pink Spider' from hide with Spread Beaver with different style. They play extreme melodies with very heavy sounds. It's a heavy cover version. After that, they play new song that brings popness feeling. They bring something new. Ooo! That's really great!
Then, there's special live performance here. Before the first encore, kyohsuke from Lavie en Rose, is sleeping on the table after he drank whisky (laugh). Before the performance, seems like he drank a lot. "Oi, kyohsuke, it's our turn!", someone wakes him up. I also hear "You're drunk, you know!","Yo, little bit drunk! (hiccup)". It's sweet sake effect (laugh).

Next, encore. In the set list it is written "DANGER CRUE SUPER ALL STARS" band, 1 to 4. The first one consists of Tatsurou (MUCC), Aki (Sid), kyohsuke (Lavie en Rose), Sugimoto Yoshinori. They play 'Aozora'.
After that, as the suggestion from Miya, the next band will cover 'PEOPLE = SHIT' from Slip Knot. E, what would it be? Before their turn, I go to the bakcstage and wa wa wa wa ....... they're wearing Jason's masks, only yukihiro who doesn't wear the mask. They really prepare for it. acid,MUCC, BUG, DJ YSK from Lavie en Rose, all of those 9 people are in this team. Their set, their play, is really great. They play it seriously. I'd like to watch them one more time. After that, it's Nishino KingKong from Japan TV "Music Fighter" who performs. Then, Sakura appears alone on the stage. The situation gradually changes to be a great end-of-year celebration. Then Sakura plays as the vocal, he sings 'SMOKE ON THE WATER' from Deep Purple. The director is on stage too, as the guitarist! YUKKE is playing bass. One of the special point from this session is hyde who is participating on drums! His action is awkward (laugh). From the start until the end, the tempo is 16 beat. For this, before the performance, hyde has practised his drums for more than one hour in the backstage.

Now, it's 21.00. It's already 8 hours since the beginning. The show runs smoothly. Seems like the punishment system really works, ne. And the last super session is, the 'LIVE WIRE' performance with Kyo, Mao, hyde, with the three men on vocals, it makes the tension hotter. The audience in the front row laugh, "The director performs too!?". Tetsu plays bass beside the director, with the spotlight shines at them, they look really happy.
In the end, Sakura puts his arm on Tetsu's shoulder, and so does Tetsu. That leaves a beautiful impression. It's the crazy and long Christmas party. In backstage, the staffs work hard to do their jobs to clean up everything. I got the meal ... It's delicious. the performer bands have another party in the meeting room.

The director says some speech and toast to everyone, kanpai! That's the DANGER CRUE end-of-year celebration. PATA-san is usually drinking too, isn't he? There's a great feeling after it's over. Who's gonna take care of the drunk people? Kyo-san says, "This year really runs smoothly. He says it with red eyes, same as the colour of red wine. "A, Ongaku to Hito da!" Ah! Jimmy-san remembers! "Sorry for the other day". The other day Jimmy'-san's "Ongaku to Hito" talking is 2 years ago.....

Now, I'm in the non-smoking room. I take a peek there .... There's Morrie in the middle, surrounded by hyde, Tetsu, Minoru, just like a DEAD END fans gathering. They seems to be in another world. Morrie suggests the benefits of yoga. Minoru says "I play the guitar beside Morrie-san, ya naa ....", it's like a dream. The drunk hyde is kawaii. A! The director holds wine bottle. He wanders around the floor. Alert. But there's no sign about something gonna happen. Then, suddenly I see the director comes straight tothe 2 guys from MUCC table. Then Satochi gives him a seat. YUKKE's face looks stiff (compared with his photo).

It's 3 A.M. now. PATA-san falls down to the bed on the floor. Is he OK!? Aa, he's showing smiley face. They're already drunk now. Just not like the people who previously perform on Budokan stage. The party continues until 5 A.M.

DANGER event that lasts 1 day in a year has finished. In this big event, the most important moment is when I saw PATA and Morrie on stage. That's really my special experience. From this, what will DANGER CRUE be? What's on the next DANGER event? Now it's 5 A.M. in the morning, but PATA-san still drunk. He lays his back on sofa. "White wine!" is the only word he says. Then ASAKI asks me to go, "Let's go! Do you wanna go?". After that, I don't know what's happening. Jaa, see you next year.

Thanks to Matsu who provides the magazine's scans ^_^

PATI-PATI MAY 2006 - HYDE IF Interview

1. Jesus Christ
Q : If your voice can reach the sky, what will you shout?
A : Aa.. it's a sudden amazing thing i hear (laugh). In the sky, what kind of thing in it, i wonder. Un... I think words is not enough... I already said about that through this album. I have said things from different point of views in this album. So, maybe I have run out of words. If there are words to say, I'd like to say "You were created to take the responsibility"
Q : So, pick one song from this album that you want to sing toward the sky.
A : MADE IN HEAVEN ka naa?

2. Countdown
Q : If you have reached the end of the earth, what place do you want to go next?
A : I'll go back following the same way I used to reach there. If I couldn't go back... n-, what would it be? I don't want to. I don't wanna die, ka naa. (laugh)

3. Made in Heaven
Q : If you have to tell your body's secret to the magazine's reader, what wil you tell?
A : Nandarou... scar of my body? Un... the scar is on my neck. There's no more special scar on my body. Nandarou.... (thinking seriously).. Aa! There's one! my left arm is not strong enough now. Long time ago, my left arm was broken. since then, the strength wasn't there anymore. In the past, I could do handstand with my left arm, but now not anymore. But my right hand still able to do that. So, if I was asked to do arm wrestling using my left arm, it will be worse than little girl. (laugh) I was able to do that, but in the middle the strength has gone. My right hand is OK, still strong.

4. I Can Feel
Q : If you can free from the gravitation, just like a bird, where will you fly to?
A : First... at night, I want to know how it feel to be in the sky. Though in the previous interview (P. 15) i've told about it, i want to fly as high as the roof. I want to know the usual places i've known everyday in a different point of view. Same as the unknown places, maybe if we look at them in a certain point of view, i think we won't feel good about that. So, i want to see them with different point of view.

5. Season's Call
Q : If the world you saw in the dream feels like reality, until now, what do you see in your dream that feels like reality?
A : Nandarou naa... Ah! long time ago, when i was 20 years old, i had a really scary dream. From the stairs in my friend's mansion, i saw outside. In the top of the mountain, i saw some soldiers fight against UFO (laugh). Though it's scary, it's sensational. I can't differ if it was a dream or reality. The fight was violent. Though it's scary, i want to see that force in reality.

6. Faith
Q : What do you want to leave to the next generation?
A : Though i think about things concerning human beings, I think people still too stupid to be told. In history that taught in school, I think about what is the real happiness in the past. Why, until now everyone is too stupid to understand it. Now, i think about the most important thing. Until now, people still do stupid things, i think about creating good future nee. Telling that is like repeating the same thing. People, in their childhood, often meets failures. After the failures, they learn for not doing it again. But, as time goes by and they become adults, they start to forget about that little by little. Then, they will do that bad things again. This means that people should learn from their past experiences and have to remember for not doing the same failure again. I want to deliver this message to the next generation. But I also want to deliver beautiful messages. The most important thing is, the next generation should know about the bad things that people have done until now.That was my thought.

7. Dolly
Q : If you were a scientist, what kind of research will you do?
A : About the universe. From the first time people went to the moon, 30 years have passed. It was the first time, people can finally go there. 30 years ago, when people went to the moon, I think 30 years later poeple should have gone to Mars. But it still doesn't really happen, isn't it?
NASA has built space shuttle just to go to places/atmosphere a bit outside the earth. I'm not really understand about this. They have spent a lot of money, haven't they? 30 years ago, when people have gone to the moon, why there's still no 'roman'? How do I say about it.... for example, at time I die, and I can go out to the outside of solar system, I want to look for such 'roman'. So, I feel little disappointed with nowadays situation. It's not unimportant thing isn't it? For that reason, I want to use the research fund to find that 'roman'.

8. Perfect Moment
Q : If you can create your own paradise/heaven, what kind of paradise would you create?
A : sou desu nee... everyday there's should be a feeling of happiness involved. There are also food.
Or the air is filled with happiness, everywhere. Everyday making the happiness. So, it will be a special place. It will be paradise. (laugh)

9. Mission
Q : If you were a free-style dancer in the street, what kind of dance you really want to do?
A : Tap dance, then break dance with floor technique... A long time ago, i can do the break dance. I like the floor dance technique...but i'm not good at it. I want to be good at it.

10. It's Sad
Q : If you could turn back time, what will you do?
A : If it's so, I don't want to change anything about myself. For example, if i have to go back to be the school student, i don't want to do it. I don't want to pass my life i have passed before. I want to know interesting things in the past, i don't think to change past life. If i could go back to the past with time-machine, i want to see my parents. The time when my father and my mother met. I also want to know about that era. At that time, what happen to Japan... I also want to know the topknot hairstyle (laugh). But, is it possible? I think everybody's hairstyle at that time looks heroic. I want to go back at that time. It's a long time ago, Japanese history,the topknot hairstyle era.

Note:
The meaning of "roman" in Japanese can mean something like....a romantic dream a person can have. For example, in Japan, people say how men like to have "roman" or a dream that they follow for their entire lives. Their "roman" can be...to be successful in their job, to become a millionaire, to be adventurous and travel around the world...things like that. It's not exactly a "dream" but a "roman" has a more romantic, sentimental feel to it. You can have a "roman" for your entire life but may not be able to achieve it. It's sort of an unattainable goal or a dream.

thx to Matsu-san from JDorama for the article scans, Dolce-san from Art of Art forums for the explanation of 'roman', and Lotus-san from JDorama for helping the translation of Dolly ^_^

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here is my blog contained some L'Arc~en~Ciel magazine interviews translation. I'm just an amateur in reading Japanese Kanji and understanding Japanese grammar, but i hope i can learn gradually by doing this translation.