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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Barter!
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Was that your Japanese instrument?
That was a little flute from the Japanese famous flute.
What was that again?
The uh... (Fart noises)
You know the little stick, the pipe kind of instrument?
Shakuhachi maybe?
Maybe, something like that.
No, it's a... you blow into it.
Shakuhachi, it's a string, right?
Shakuhachi is a... you blow into it?
Yeah, it's kind of a flute, like a...
Okay, that's what I was doing. I think that's it.
Shamisen you're talking about, right?
Oh yeah, I was talking about shamisen.
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Right, Happy New Year, man!
Happy New Year!
So it's actually...
For... everybody.
For everybody, yeah.
It's actually...
Happy New Year.
This episode is going on today.
Okay.
So which means the fifth.
Yeah, yep, the fifth.
We're recording on the fifth.
Yay!
And it's the first episode to record on 2021.
Yes.
Yes, and we're excited to do that.
Yes.
Alright.
And also another big news, Voicee.
There's an app called Voicee, right?
Can you explain that?
Voicee is an app where you can listen to many people's voices.
Okay.
You can choose a background, background music to go along with it.
You can also choose no background as well.
Okay.
And there's a lot of people who's on Voicee, right?
A lot of great content.
And we had the luxury of getting on Voicee too.
Wow!
We will be on Voicee!
Wow!
Right.
So not everyone can stream on Voicee?
No, not everyone can stream on Voicee.
You have to be accepted by the headquarters or whatever.
Wow!
And we're gonna be on Voicee, guys.
Wow!
That's amazing.
The concept will not change.
We're still gonna keep on doing like these little stupid kind of talk shows.
Say that.
Two idiots talking in their esophagus.
Two idiot guys just trying to talk about some random shit that no one really talks about.
Right.
That's what we do.
So the concept really isn't gonna change.
Why then Voicee people collected us then?
I don't know.
So we will be on Voicee.
So if you like Voicee, then please check it out.
Right.
I think it's gonna be awesome.
So let's talk about today's topic, man.
Yep.
You spent Oshogatsu in Japan, right?
Yes, I did.
So how was your Oshogatsu Sanganichi days?
Oshogatsu, it was relaxing.
Relaxing?
It was relaxing.
So on the 31st, I watched the...
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The little bit of Kohaku.
Kohaku of course.
And a little bit of Johnny's countdown.
Countdown.
Yeah, that's what I did.
And then...
After that, I think I...
So 12 o'clock sharp, right?
We passed that.
And I think I went to bed and started watching like Korean kind of...
Kaoru TV video.
Do you know Kaoru TV?
What?
Kaoru TV is a YouTube channel.
Kaoru-san is the main kind of girl.
Okay.
I think she lives in Korea.
She speaks both Korean and Japanese very fluently.
She does like this vlog.
Vlog.
Vlog.
Vlog.
Vlog.
Where she walks around Korean town and just adventures around it.
Introduces like the new gourmet stuff in Korea.
And I think I watched that.
I dream of going to Korea all the time.
So you know, I always like to consume her contents.
Yep.
Okay.
So that was your New Year moment.
That was my New Year moment.
Yep.
Okay.
So it's usual for you to watch your like K-drama or K-drama?
Yeah.
That's your usual way of spending time.
That's my usual way of spending time.
I watch K-drama.
Sometimes Gakitsuka.
Right.
But usually K-drama.
Okay.
And...
Yeah, I think that's what I do.
Usually watch the K-drama.
How was your K-drama?
Kohaku. I mean last year's Kohaku.
Last year's Kohaku?
How did you find that?
You know, the only one I really saw...
Like I...
Even though I said I watched the Kohaku, I didn't really watch the Kohaku.
I just saw like...
Okay, just TV was fun.
Yeah, the only one I actually consumed was the Nijyu kind of performance.
Okay.
That was great.
Was that great?
One of the members had some sort of a microphone trouble.
Oh really?
So like on the beginning of the stage, there was one position that was completely open.
Oh really?
Yeah.
One member was missing on the very beginning of the performance.
And then you know how the camera switches?
You know how there's like three or four cameras and it switches to make it look cool?
And when the camera focused on a single member,
that's when the missing member came back to the stage,
you know, had nothing, looked like nothing, you know?
She had the face of...
She looked very brave and she was out there performing like a star.
Wow.
Yeah, professional.
Wow.
I saw the professionalism in that.
That was a great moment.
Wow, really.
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I didn't even notice.
Were you watching the Kohaku then?
Sure, sure.
I was watching the Kohaku but I didn't realize that, I mean noticed, there was one...
The girl was missing.
So...
Did you not notice that there was a gap?
They were making a line.
They were a line but there was this little gap that was a little bit unnatural?
I'm not sure.
Did you not...
Maybe I didn't like...
Actually consume that?
Carefully.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
As you did.
You were eating your little shit soba, right?
That moment. Soba was not that moment but...
But you know, I was with family and having a conversation at the same time we were watching the TV so...
I didn't notice that but...
That needs you.
Needs you.
What were you doing during the 31st? Let's talk about the 31st.
Okay, okay.
Oh, just same as you.
We watched a Kohaku Utagassen from the beginning to the very end.
To the very end.
That's what we do.
And after that, Yukutoshi Kuru Toshi.
Yeah, I know that TV.
Akebashite.
Omedetou gozaimasu.
Do they have that?
Yeah, yeah, and we say Akebashite, Omedetou gozaimasu to each other and family.
And at that moment we ate soba.
Oh, that's when you ate soba?
Yeah.
So it's not like dinner?
No, no, no.
I ate soba, I ate like a fuckload of soba for dinner.
Wow.
Yeah, I did.
That's not... you shouldn't do that.
Oh, that's not the style? That's not the right kind of style?
Toshi Koshi Soba, it's called Toshi Koshi Soba.
Uh-huh.
So that means you eat soba at the very time that New Year comes.
Oh, you know what? I didn't know that.
I thought it was like you just have to eat soba on like...
On a day.
On like that day.
Oh, yeah.
I ate like a fuckload of that.
You know how soba, you don't really get full?
Right, right.
I can't get full.
So it's just eat, you know, just one little amount of soba.
Take a little...
In a night time.
A slip of soba.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay, that makes sense.
Okay, that's why.
So I watched that Yukutoshi Kuru Toshi.
And then after that I watched Toshi no Hajime wa Sada Masashi.
Do you know that?
What is that?
That's the show.
NHK?
Yeah, from NHK.
Where Sada Masashi...
Do you know Sada Masashi?
I know Sada Masashi.
Is hosting that show.
It's like a live...
Yeah, live.
Music event?
Live event.
Usually held in Budokan.
Yes.
But this year was in the studio.
But it was kind of radio.
Oh, it's a radio?
Sada Masashi standing in a Budokan and other scenario writer and camera people was there
and just held in live.
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Just his talk, a little sing.
So usually there's like full of audiences, but not this time.
Not this time.
Because of COVID.
This time Sada Masashi couldn't make himself reach the studio in time.
Why?
Because he had to go to another live, Kohaku and Countdown maybe.
Countdown live.
So he had to go there and had to go back to the studio.
But the traffic was so bad.
He couldn't be there at the beginning.
He couldn't be there?
Right, he couldn't be there at the beginning.
So there were only unfamous scenario writer, Ojiisan and camera Ojiisan was there.
And just only two Ojiisan was on screen.
That is so awkward.
And in the center position, a little chair where Sada Masashi should have been there.
But there were little Kuma no Meigurumi sitting in the chair in the middle.
That is so awkward.
So the two Ojiisan tries to continue the show.
Right.
Happy New Year.
Well, that's how it is.
And it's live.
Tough.
Tough stuff, you know?
It was funny.
That is funny.
They made a phone call to Sada Masashi.
Where are you?
I'm in the taxi.
Ah, I see.
How long did it take until you arrived?
It was 30 minutes.
That's pretty long, you know?
That was pretty long.
And one NHK announcer, female announcer took place of Sada Masashi's stand.
And just hosting a little bit.
Read Hagakki.
Yeah, yeah.
That was funny.
That was pretty funny.
That's pretty awkward.
Alright, that's our 10 minutes.
So, uh, let's have fun this year too!
Really, for real.
For real, yeah.
For real.
We both spent nice time in the New Year.
We only talked about last year.
Right, so let's talk about the Sangarichi next.
I was a little bit surprised that you know that.
I know what Sangarichi is.
I know what those are.
The one, two, three, right?
I know what those are.
Yeah, right.
Let's talk about that.
Okay, okay.
Let's have fun this year too.
Thanks for listening again, guys.
Bye bye.