Satoshi lays it all out in the open, revealing all the obstacles that Girugamesh faced and overcame to stay together as the band they were and the long journey to becoming the band they wanted to be.
This is Ruki's column from this month's VA magazine.
While I'm not a huge fan of everything he likes, it's actually quite fun going through his list and checking out the music he recommends and listens to.
My reaction is usually, "Huuuuuhhh??" but a very amusing type of "Huuuuuhhh??" nonetheless.
How do you feel after listening to his recommendations?
Let us know in the comments below!
Ruki's Favorite Music
the GazettE
『BEAUTIFUL DEFORMITY』
This wasn't a bought advertisement (laugh). I was doing this exactly when this album was starting, so I was listening to it a lot anyways. As I thought, since it's our own songs, I listen to it with a lot of personal emotions, but I really feel that I genuinely like the parts that I replay. I think that this time around, there's also a lot of variations with the sounds, so doesn't that mean a lot of different people can listen to it too?
Sigur Ros
『Kveikur』
I'd listen to this now and then from way back, but during the tour, I listened to it pretty often before I went to sleep. Even if it wasn't Sigur Ros, I think I would've bought it since I like the CD jacket. Of course.
Daft Punk
『Random Access Memories』
This definitely goes without saying, but as usual, there's a nice feeling in the sound selection. Personally, I feel like I get to feel a different side of Daft Punk each time, but what do you all think? I'd like you to also get that kind of a style from our album--of us progressing, whether it's one or two steps forward. I listened to this a lot during tour when going to bed and waking up.
Nine Inch Nails
『Hesitation Marks』
NIN always has a huge impact with all of their releases, but this time was really incredible. They created something that makes you unable to resist screaming from the noise in your head. I wonder what kind of equipment they used...well, moving on from that, this is one album I'm really glad I came across.
The Blood of Heroes
『The Blood of Heroes』
I only found out about this people recently, but I bought it because I thought the jacket was interesting. And it was worth it! This is the feeling we've been going for lately, and this album really nailed it. I don't know what genre this is, but my first impression was that it was a little crazier than Prodigy. I recommend this for those who like noisy beats!
Yes, Ruki, I'm sure that wasn't self promotion there...haha!
At any rate, I actually also garnered some interest in The Blood of Heroes, which is apparently a super band (made of people I don't actually know...).
What do you guys think? Who would you listen to more from this list? Let us know in the comments below!
Meanwhile, don't forget to get MICHIDO's latest updates via our Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr!
The next issue,『ROCK AND READ 043』will go on sale 8/29!
Ad, why, you ask, 8.29,,,,
It's because, on this day, the GazettE's new album『DIVISION』will be released!
Yes!
That's it! That's right!
On the cover of the next volume, it'll be THAT the GazettE member!
Who is it,,,
If you took take a look at this blog's header....
Vol. 33＝RUKI
Vol. 36＝REITA
Vol. 38＝葵
Vol. 41＝麗
have made appearances.
With that said!
YE----SSSSSS！
This time is the GazettE's leader, Kai-san, who will be making an appearance!
First, here's 1 snapshot from the scene of the photoshoot.
Tada
SOOOOOO COOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!
Please wait for the next report.
Pretty short time time, but Kai looks flipping awesome--even when he isn't actually posing for a camera! Don't you think he brings a whole new meaning to badass?
Also, be sure to check out our new Sales page to see if there's anything of interest! Also feel free to request things in the "Other" box of the order form.
Wooowwwww, how long has it been since we had a magazine translation?? I'm not even going to put a date because it'd be embarrassing to admit.
With the American Thanksgiving in my lap, I want to show grateful I am for a break from my 3 jobs by putting up a project! Thanks for being so patient and still following us! I promise that we've got more projects coming up, and we've got some dramatic news on the way too! ;)
At any rate, this piece is from volume 8 of H'evn Another Side. Kouki reveals his first love and talks about how he was a sports freak when he was a kid. If that isn't enough for you, then you definitely have to read about why he couldn't date until high school--even though I'm pretty sure he had girls falling all over his feet.
If you're still interested in getting the magazine, it's available at CD Japan!
And on to monk-like Kouki we go!
H'evn ANOTHER SIDE VOL. 008 JULY 2009 FEATURING D=OUT
PERSONAL INTERVIEW: KOUKI
--What kind of kid were you back then?
Kouki: My dad was a track and field coach and he was always training me. I remember when I was in kindergarten I always won first place in the foot races. There's a beach called Suma beach. I always trained there and always got first place. It was sort of like if I didn't get first place then I had failed something. (laughs)
--Did you go to supplementary after-school lessons?
Kouki: In elementary school I was in the little league baseball team. I took abacus lessons starting from the 3rd year of elementary school to about 6th year up to level 2. Baseball was also from 3rd year to about 6th year.
--Did you also join the baseball club?
Kouki: Baseball was more or less like softball, but I wasn't a good player. I got 3s in almost everything on my report card except Physical Education, which I got a 5 in. 5 being highest, 0 being lowest
--Did you have a favourite school subject?
Kouki: Art and social studies. I was really bad at math though.
--I hated math too. It's like, "Isn't it enough if we can do addition, subtraction, multiplication and division?" (laughs)
Kouki: And you keep thinking about it, right? I was really bad at home economics too. There's always a girl that's really good at that class. I either got the group leader or someone really good at it to do it for me.
--What kind of personality did you have at the time?
Kouki: I guess you can say I wasn't a very bright kid. There were kids who are really good at sports that always get the top places, and kids who are good at studying always study a lot for some reason...By the time I entered junior high things suddenly changed. I was quite a mischievous kid. To put it in a more modern way I was “Oraora type.” (laughs)
--Who was your first love?
Kouki: It was Ms. Kimura, a new kindergarten teacher at the time. I still remember it, even now. But when I think back, she was really young--in her early 20s. I guess that means I was mature for my age (laughs)
--Where did you go for school trips?
Kouki: I went to Ise. For fifth years, there was something like a week-long camp at an eco-institute that was a lot of fun. We had a camp fire and even played dare. For some reason someone dared me to play a ghost (laughs). Then I thought I could probably run off to do something else if I was a ghost because I'd be a ghost wandering around (laughs). I'm the type that likes to scare people, and usually I'm in the right place at the right time to do that.
On the other hand, the school trip was 2 nights and 3 days and as a group we visited famous places. I got stuff like a toothpick holder in the shape of a fish bone and brought back souvenirs that had nothing to do with Ise. I gave my grandma a picture of rocks from Ise and the fact that she still has it for decoration makes me happy. After that, I started listening to music around 6th grade. Before that I had absolutely no interest in music. Every time my mom watched those music programs, I'd think, “Hurry up and change the channel.” But around 6th grade I started liking Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi, CHAGE & ASKA, and B'Z and after that I was completely into music.
--What instrument did you play in elementary school music festivals?
I played the pianica. And the recorder had the most people because it was a group of people who couldn't play anything, but I played the pianica (laughs). I still have it at home with my name written on it. I still use it when I want to play music.
--Do you remember what you wrote for graduation?
I wrote about my parents. “My Dream” was the title but, because my parents were always playing sports and also taught baseball, my dream was to become a baseball player. Up till then I was having fun learning baseball so for the time being I wrote that because I wanted to be like my parents. After that, I also wrote “and pro baseball players can earn millions of dollars.” (laughs)
--Did you still play baseball in junior high?
I did. I was completely sure that I'd become a baseball player. When I was a 1st year, there was a really scary 3rd year. He was seriously like those gangsters in mangas. Elementary kids know nothing about a hierarchy, right? It's after you get into junior high that you come face to face with it. But I questioned it and there was a period of time when I resisted it. It was like, the guys better at it were at the top, right? They weren't selfish and they got along with their team mates. At that time I even bullied the seniors. I was a bully (laughs). I really liked going against people stronger than me. Kids in their third year are really scary, huh.
--By the way what was your uniform?
I wore a Gakuran. Blazers aren't common in Kansai, you know. Most of the schools wear gakuran.
--You still didn't start music in Junior High?
Not at all. I didn't even think about music. Baseball was really tough and I was immersed in it. Which is why even dating was after the third year of junior high after the baseball club finished. Before that it was all about baseball.
--Where did you go for that school trip?
We went skiing in Nagano. I've skated before, but skiing was a first. And there wasn't a lot of time, so when I finally improved, it was the end of the trip. But it was fun though.
--Do you have any memories from your graduation ceremony?
In elementary, junior high and high school I cried. I cried really hard, especially in junior high, because everyone in the baseball club made a promise to stay together, but we all ended up separating.
--Was music after entering high school?
It was still baseball in high school. In junior high we were only allowed to have a sports cut on the team, so in high school nothing but buzz cuts were allowed so I had to cut it too.
--3 years of intense baseball?
It was 2 years, and honestly I was really bad at it. In the first year I was allowed to play but I wasn't motivated at all and my team mates weren't either...During junior high I was too into baseball but I felt really unsatisfied. Despite the strict relationship between the seniors and juniors in the club, I couldn't really get used to it. The 1st and 2nd years used a storage place as a clubroom, but a proper clubroom was only for the 3rd years. We ended up throwing away the captain's uniform and gloves and quitting. (laughs) A friend and I quit but in the end the captain couldn't put up with the situation either. In my 2nd year I didn't join any clubs. It was after 3rd year of high school when bands were popular and then it started when I was said, “Hey, let's start a band!”
--Did you start off with vocals?
It was the guitar. After school I went and bought an acoustic guitar and played Fuji Fumiya's “True Love.” I didn't feel like I was improving so I kept practicing. When I was in a band there were 3 people on guitar, and we didn't have anyone on vocals. And just as I was getting better at the guitar, we decided that "the person who isn't as good on guitar will be on vocals for now". It was obvious that I wasn't very good, and that's how I became the vocals.
--What made you decide to continue with vocals?
Same as baseball--when I start one thing, I don't do anything else. I'm the type that gets completely absorbed in what I'm doing and I got into vocals pretty quickly. Despite the fact that we were a cover band in high school, I thought I could make a living out of it (laughs). That's how I started with vocals.
--And that's brought you to where you are now, right?
Yes.
--Lastly, a message to the fans please.
It's the first time I've talked so much about myself. Even though it was all about baseball and not really about music, I wonder if it was because of those circumstances that I got to where I am right now. It's really a privilege for us to have a relaxed performance at Liquid Room. I always thought doing lives as usual was for the best, but for D=OUT lives are really competitive. This live for D=Out is going to be a gamble, so at the Liquid Room, even if I'm the only up there, I want everyone who has even a slight urge to see to come and watch us.
Wow, can anyone imagine Kouki with a pianica? Every time I see one of those, I think of Nodame Cantabile. Someone should totally convince Kouki to do a concert with his pianica.
Anyways, tell us what you think of Kouki with a buzz cut! Also, what do you think of Kouki's taste in music? I didn't really listen to B'z before working on this post, but now I think I'm becoming more and more of a fan of them!
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I'll admit it. The only reason why we're covering this is because we're freaked out fascinated by Aoi's Halloween theme that's going on on the cover of Rock & Read 038. Luckily for us, Rock and Read's ameblo has a nice "behind the scenes" going on for those of us who can't always just bust into a photoshoot to ogle our favorite celebrities.
Tell us what you think of Aoi and Hiroto's new look! As we mentioned on our Twitter, Aoi looks like a posing yeti (against a bloody wall??) and Hiroto just reminds me of an X-men (not sure which one). Guess it goes to show you that Halloween's really around the corner...
And of course, all this belongs to the Rock and Read blog, and you can access the original posts by clicking on the dates above the blog title, and you can get to the larger version of their pictures by clicking on the photo.
「ROCK AND READ 038」 got a huge reaction the day before yesterday
when Amazon uploaded the front cover.
In the previous interview spot report everyone was able to have a look but,
since the front cover is a little bit of a spoiler, this time around you should be ready for anything! Be ready!
Buhbam!
Ahhhhhh----!!!
Isn't this awesome?
You can only see Aoi like this in「ROCK AND READ」!!!
Please look forward to 10.14 when it goes on sale!!!!!
Now, for the interview...
I expected nothing less of TOXIC!!
Full of sadistic words!!!!
Actually, that isn't what I meant, ahhhhhh!!!! So please look forward to it!!!!!
The「ROCK AND READ 038」 that will be on sale on 10.14 is known as "RockRead Three Eight" for short (jk).
Alice Nine's Hiroto-san will be decorating the back cover!
Season 1's secret photoshoot story was displayed to the public, but
the other day, the back cover was also revealed to the public, so there was also a spoiler then (well, the spoiler was only for one part though! lol)
I'll give you a small peek at this time's season 2!
Wonder which picture I'll show you...
First off, I'll give you a panoramic view of the picture from last time of the feet!
Tada
By the way, for the sake of this hair style, they had to start the day before and stay up all night to style the hair,
so Hiroto-san went into this photoshoot without a wink of sleep.
With that said, Hiroto-san, you're so intense!
Get pumped up!
Tadaaa
So cool!!!
Buuuuuuuuutttttt!!!!
The photoshoot doesn't end here!!!
Hiroto-san, won't you try out this and that?
Well, moving on from that......that scene is this way!
Tada!
Oops, it's too stimulating to be shown here.
It's pretty shocking, so please check out this nosebleed-worthy picture
by getting your hands on the actual magazine!!!
By the way, Hiroto-san, please don't catch a cold!
Mwah
It's Sunday, and we've put up a special inside story
wut!
「ROCK AND READ 038」, which goes on sale on 10.14, has on the front and back covers
the 2 people's conversation!
The 2 people, this summer,
were aoi with bon:cra-z , who stood at Shibuya's CC Lemon stage.
Even though these 2 people were so busy, we imposed on them for this talk.
This magazine unexpectedly this time, the two people also
With the theme of,「My own version of visual kei」,
they expressed their own roots
and took on this challenging photoshoot with their intense super visualism.
They talked to us about that kind of stuff.
This was pretty interesting!
With that said, I snapped this on the spot ☆
By the way, Hiroto-san's sunglasses--
he received them from Aoi-san!
The next「ROCK AND READ 038」
It ended up being a really deep volume!
Please look forward to it!
ROCK AND READ 038/Author Unknown
Hiroto's hair seriously took all night to style?! Well, it would explain why he looks really good, even from a blurry cellphone photo...
At any rate, leave us a comment, and if you want to see more yeti Aoi or superhero Hiroto (haha, get it? hero Hiro--ok, I'll stop with the lame jokes now), then make sure you find them on the MICHIDO Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr. We also left some hints about an upcoming YouTube project that's coming up....
Woo, part 4 is up! There is something seriously shocking to learn about Aoi in this one, so we won't spoil it for you, because it's fairly hilarious and disturbing all at the same time (*≧▽≦)♪ . You'll have to read on to learn more.
As usual, please do not post this entire English translation on your personal blog or website. Please link previews back to us, and credit us/let us know if you translate from us.
For a refresher, here are the links to the previous parts:
A: Bands like Helloween, Megadeth. I listened to a lot of bands like them.
I: How did you make friends that were interested in music?
A: Around the third year of junior high club activities come to an end, and because everyone didn't have much to do, more of my friends started getting involved in music.
I: So you finally started to talk to everyone about music?
A: Yeah, and more friends were going “Come on, let's start a band!” Everyone would ask, “So what should we do?” I had no idea. So everyone started from square 1 that summer during the third year of junior high, and then afterward we formed a band.
I: Together with the kids you practiced guitar with?
A: Yeah, which is why our band had twin guitars, well we were a cover band and we covered bands like Ziggy. Oh! That's not from our generation! (Laughs) It really wasn't, but the band's bassist knew more about bands from that generation than us. He listened to a lot of cool CDs, but I don't really know why we covered Ziggy.
I: That's really unique for Aoi's generation.
A: Yeah, which is why, except for us, all the other bands covered Luna Sea. For some reason I can't play that kind of style—there's something about it that I can't do. My background is mainly in metal (laughs) and during that time Ziggy sounded kind of nice too.
How many of you read the title and thought “Oh! About time!” nervous laugh
I checked the last time part 2 was posted and I thought “Wow, it's been quite sometime...yikes!” Anyhow, after letting it sit for some time I've finally have part 3 done! Hooray hooray! This time around Aoi tells us his motivations for getting into music, and many other things that came after that.
As usual, please link back to us and do not copy and paste this entire English translation to your personal website/blog/etc.
Without any further ado, onto Aoi and what seems to be his brother complex.
For those who haven't read the previous parts or need a refresher, the links are below.
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I: And now back to the original question. I would like to ask about when you first started music. Did you have many experiences in music back when you were little?
A: I had my older brother's used record player but I didn't have any records to play (laughs). Sometimes in kid's magazines there are supplementary vinyl sound sheets attached and so I'd listen to those.
I: Did your parents like music and did your sister and brother listen to music at home often?
A: My parents...well it would have been nice if they liked classical music but they were Enka* fanatics.
FINALLY!! It was a very extremeeee delay. I know quite a few of you have been waiting for Ibuki, and well, he's finally here.
This also marks the end of the Hevn vol. 51 series featuring D=Out. Yes...months after we started, hahaha.
We've also got some sort of big plans that we're hoping to pull through for this blog, so stay tuned!! We're personally really excited, and hopefully we'll be able to give you some interesting new material(｀ω´).
As usual, please do not copy and paste this entire translation to your personal site and link your previews back to us. Please also let us know if you plan to translate this and link back to us.
Well, anyways, what quite a few of you have been waiting for....
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The members reveal Ibuki's strengths and weaknesses!
「The person himself only gets up to 3 changes to speak?!」
---First, let's start with strengths please.
Kouki: His moderateness and reservation. Basically, he's incredibly kind and caring. After that, when he says something, he has it done by the next day. At any rate, its his honesty.
It's been quite a while since the last D=OUT interview! We haven't forgotten about them, so all you D=OUT fans can rejoice! Next in line of the Hevn vol 51 series is “Mr. My Pace” Minase! I hope you all enjoy this section and keep an eye out for Ibuki's part which will complete the series!
As usual, please do not copy and paste this entire English translation your personal site and link your previews back to us. Please also let us know if you plan to translate this and link back to us (*´ω｀*)
Happy reading!
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And now's it's time to expose Minase's strengths and weaknesses.
「The person himself only gets up to 3 changes to speak?!」
---Let's first start off with Minase's good points.
Kouki: Generally speaking, he's a “my pace” type of person who won't notice even if a bomb was dropped. He manages the van and deals with the MCs when it's suddenly assigned to him during lives (laughs). He's really encouraging during lives and also really fussy when it comes to costumes.
Ibuki: He's really a my pace kind of guy that doesn't really get agitated and tries to create a fun atmosphere at parties.
Hi everyone, hope you all had a great weekend & celebrated Mother's day! Finally the second segment of the「Madara keyword」 interview is up! It's just as interesting as the first part!
This time, you get to read about how Aoi's a pansy when it comes to darkness, how Reita reacts when he gets rejected by a girl he likes (handstands anyone?), and how Kai lost faith in girls for some time. Of course, there's much more, so be sure to read and leave us a comment~! We're looking forward to them♥
As usual, please credit us if you're translating this translation. Also, please do not post this entire English translation up on your own blog/website/what have you. Previews are fine, but please link back to us.
Full speed ahead to Ruki making girls cry!
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Madara KeyWord Interview
Aoi: I don't have any personal supernatural experiences, but the one thing that I definitely can't stand are haunted houses. Even this time around, with the photo shoot on a mountain, we had to climb up the mountain to get to the actual spot.
Happy Easter weekend! Once again, we stumbled on another interview, and we did a quick Part I translation of the interview. Part II should be coming along sometime soon. This was published way back in 2004, but it's got some preettyyy shocking stuff. Shocking as in the reason why Ruki isn't married yet, Uruha walking around naked, etc.
As usual, please remember to credit us if you post a preview or are translating from us. It's been frustrating finding our translations posted elsewhere without credits. We really appreciate those who take the time to contact us to translate into another language and/or post previews on their own websites and link back to us. To those of you who do this, thank you!♥
Anyways, on with these guys' ideal girls, their youthful fistfights and more!
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Madara KeyWord Interview
On March 30th Gazette released their mini album “~Madara~”
This time, as Ruki tells us, different keywords from the newly released compilation of 6 songs will be the base themes for this interview. With the members' various responses, we hope to capture their true feelings in this interview. On top of that, we'll hopefully be able to get a feel for the GazettE's deep thoughts through their words.
Here we are, resuming our translations...and we bring to you a promised project! A 9th Anniversary tribute to the GazettE.
This was actually supposed to be posted the weekend following their official anniversary, but we wanted to pay our respects with a moment of silence to the victims of the Tohoku Earthquake. Our sympathies are with those who experienced loss in this disaster.
The interview is finally here though, and it's very amusing--especially if you like reading about the members and their experiences with love. Yes, that's right, love!
This time's topic is about a 「Collection of questions from A to Z」. But this “A to Z” won't be focusing on the singular topic of their music...with that said, at the root of each of the「A to Z experiences」, the 5 people have told us their about a variety of their episodes.
With this the GazettE interview, there will be moments when your first thought will be, 「Eh~! Is it ok to talk about it to that extent?」, so please savor it and enjoy it!
Better late than never! We both had a busy week last week, so we couldn't get anything ready besides the Follow Friday feat. Dogma, but we've got a peace offering with Hikaru's segment from the HEVN interview series!
Also, a few of you have been asking about the continuation of Rock&Read vol. 004 feat. Aoi. Frankly, since we split it up into parts, we haven't gotten to it yet. But, we'll be having a special for the 9th the GazettE anniversary for the whole band, so rejoice, for stories about Ruki's pee and Uruha reading porn mags are near!
-cough- Ok, so obviously, that interview will have more than facts about Ruki's pee, but it grabbed your attention, right?
Anyways, onto the D=Out members complaining about how air headed Hikaru is and how he stares intensely at people's faces when he's drunk.
The members reveal Hikaru's strengths and weaknesses!
「The person himself only gets up to 3 changes to speak?!」
Hello again for the week! Thanks to those who responded to our Follow Friday feature about BENI! We've actually been looking for more artists to follow and recommend, and we found a very exciting talented rock band that we're hoping to do next!
On another note, woo, part 2! Thank you again to arecchikyuuun for providing us with the interview and base images! I never realized how talkative Kouki got, but I think I have a moderately good grasp of how he loves to be heard. I released a snapshot of Kouki vs. Hikaru's translation length on Facebook, and Kouki's notes came out longer by another page! What a blabbermouth (￣Д￣)
Well, let's see what exactly he likes to blabber about ヾ(´・∀・)ﾉ
The members reveal Kouki's strong and weak points!
「The person himself has permission to speak only up to 3 times?!」
It's been a while since we last posted. Did everyone miss us? Yes? Maybe...haha.
We're take up another project and so we hope all the D=OUT fans out there will appreciate this! Thank you again to arecchikyuuun for providing us with the interview and base images!
Without any further ado here is Hevn Vol 51 interview featuring Reika from D=OUT.
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D=out members have exposed Reika's strengths and weaknesses!
And with that, Reika will be given roughly three chances to say something.
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Hi everyone!
We're really glad that all of you liked the first part of this interview. Of course as promised the second part is now up for grabs! Aoi's childhood stories get more and more interesting.
Happy New Year! Finally year 2011 has arrived! Yay!
Hope everyone's enjoying the festive season, good food, parties and all that good stuff!
As a little something for everyone, I decided to translate the Rock & Read issue 04 featuring the great Aoi-sama (laughs). Um...I'm sorry was that too enthusiastic of me? Sorry-sorry ( ﾟ┌・・ ﾟ)
It's an older interview and I originally started translating it last year but lost the motivation to finish it. I was cleaning out my files when found it, and I was really disgusted at how poorly I had translated it. Therefore I'm giving it another go!
This interview is a personal favourite of mine and it really tells you a lot about Aoi and what kind of kid he was back then. It's quite a long interview, so I'm splitting it in parts, this will be the first part of many other parts to come.
Alright I won't bore you with my babble any longer, I bet you all are dying to read it ( ＾∀＾ )
On with the interview!
Enjoy♪
Part I
(A) for Aoi
(I) for Interviewer
Hating to lose
Baseball, kendo, soccer, bike racing, surfing…
Based on Aoi’s calm present appearance, it’s hard to imagine that he was a very active teenager.
Not wanting to lose to others, he put his whole heart into striving to be the top of what he did.
The kinds of things that Aoi wanted to do was play guitar and to meet a band that he will follow for half a life time.
Haha, well, here's the man you've all been waiting for--and a day early as a X'mas present to your fans!!
Can't believe how many requests we go to translate Ruki, even though we said a bunch of times that we would. I bet you Ruki fans are on the verge of peeing your pants while waiting lol.
Enjoy~
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Interview was taken from magazine scans provided by rawkstarr23 at LiveJournal.com in the GazettE Daily Community. Header themes were made from screencaps from orishimeinoue posted at GazettE Media.
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A free talk about the words picked up from the lyrics of the single「Pledge」. A talk ranging from a mature philosophy of love to thoughts about society today and the music scene, and memories of being disinherited by his father—Ruki gives us a frank open talk from the beginning to the end.
Interview was taken from magazine scans provided by rawkstarr23 at LiveJournal.com in the GazettE Daily Community. Header themes were made from screencaps from orishimeinoue posted at GazettE Media.
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Hi everyone! How was the weekend? Can you believe that X'mas and the New Year are just around the corner?! I hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season!
Now, onto the fourth segment of the Neo Genesis Vol 50 interview featuring Mr. Sunshine-- Kai!
After translating the interview I learned some stuff that I didn't know about Kai(ｏ´∀｀)
So...are you guys excited? I hope you are!
(K) for Kai (I) for Interviewer
Kai , the one who has the dream of continuing on as the GazettE with the current five members for as long as possible, talks to us about how, compared to his days as a student, he feels most youthful in the present.
The interview was taken from magazine scans provided by rawkstarr23 at LiveJournal.com in the GazettE Daily Community. Header themes were made from screencaps from orishimeinoue posted at GazettE Media.
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This was pretty amusing, so I'm hoping that you all will think it's funny too...otherwise, that just makes me a geek. ┐(´ー｀)┌ I bet all you Reita fans were on your toes to read about the thousands of girls he "dated" though (;゜ロ゜). Well, read on to find out!
Within the 02 tour is Reita, who delivers with his extremely abstinent lifestyle. In addition to quitting smoking, he's going as far as giving up hamburgers and taking up vegetables—will he show the public his shocking days?! We'll take a look at those and this steadfast member's unchanging dream.
Interview was taken from magazine scans provided by rawkstarr23 at LiveJournal.com in the GazettE Daily Community. Header themes were made from screencaps from orishimeinoue posted at GazettE Media.
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Hey everyone! Are you excited to read Aoi's part of the interview? I hope everyone is! In my opinion it's quite interesting, so please read and enjoy♪
Note: (I) for Interviewer and (A) for Aoi
Aoi, who wants to bring down the unapproachable public image of the band is actually a person who gets lonely easily, and is shy and sentimental. Although saying love is a pain, is it possible that he is searching for a life with love!?
Happy Halloween, everyone! 
I feel like I say this every time I post here, but it's been a while since we updated the blog, haha! But it's also true every time ＿|￣|● ｶﾞｯｸﾘ
Wooowwwww, how long has it been since we had a magazine translation?? I'm not even going to put a date because it'd be embarrassing to admit. 
--What kind of kid were you back then?
--What kind of personality did you have at the time?
On the other hand, the school trip was 2 nights and 3 days and as a group we visited famous places. I got stuff like a toothpick holder in the shape of a fish bone and brought back souvenirs that had nothing to do with Ise. I gave my grandma a picture of rocks from Ise and the fact that she still has it for decoration makes me happy. After that, I started listening to music around 6th grade. Before that I had absolutely no interest in music. Every time my mom watched those music programs, I'd think, “Hurry up and change the channel.” But around 6th grade I started liking Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi, CHAGE & ASKA, and B'Z and after that I was completely into music. 
--By the way what was your uniform?
It's the first time I've talked so much about myself. Even though it was all about baseball and not really about music, I wonder if it was because of those circumstances that I got to where I am right now. It's really a privilege for us to have a relaxed performance at Liquid Room. I always thought doing lives as usual was for the best, but for D=OUT lives are really competitive. This live for D=Out is going to be a gamble, so at the Liquid Room, even if I'm the only up there, I want everyone who has even a slight urge to see to come and watch us.
I'll admit it. The only reason why we're covering this is because we're 
I: What type of bands were you into?
I: And now back to the original question. I would like to ask about when you first started music. Did you have many experiences in music back when you were little?
And now's it's time to expose Minase's strengths and weaknesses.
