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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
What's up?
Hello, hello.
Oh, we're in the same black room again.
That's right.
Bad guy's room.
Yeah.
The villain's room.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Was that the one we...
Can you see that little...
Yeah, this little...
Is that...
That's the mark after I wiped it with an alcohol wipe.
It's still there.
Yeah.
I'm so sorry.
It's still there.
Wow.
But I didn't...
I don't think I ruined the board.
They're not going to use it anyway.
Yeah.
It's okay.
Yeah, that's the proof that they don't even use that board.
Right, they don't use it.
That's why it's there still.
Right.
Yeah.
How's it going, man?
Yeah, I did...
I...
ステージでの共演
Yeah, I had a live show yesterday.
Okay.
Do you remember Gota-san?
Yes.
He had...
A project.
Okay.
His own kind of festival.
And it was two days.
Okay.
That was this Saturday and Sunday.
And for the first day...
I'm not sure if you know them, but...
Nonna Reeves, that's Gota-san's band.
And then...
Kirinji.
Do you know Kirinji?
Yeah, I'm not aware.
You know the Aliens?
I'm sorry, I don't know.
Kirinji, that's pretty...
I would say like...
Artist, artist.
Okay.
Musician, you know?
And then also like Fuji Takashi-san.
I think I...
Yeah, yeah.
Fuji Takashi-san?
Yeah.
I think I know.
He's...
He's originally a comedian.
Yoshimoto comedian.
But he acts, he sings, he stands, he do...
Very talented individual.
Yeah, he do whatever, like...
Everything, kind of.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And there was like three...
performers, festival.
Okay.
Yeah.
And I just went to see and study the stage, you know?
Okay.
And yesterday was my...
I was participating.
I was...
You were on stage.
Yeah, on stage.
And that was like...
Gota-san, solo version of Gota-san, and me.
And Maharajan-san.
Mah...
Okay, sorry, I'm not aware.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Seira Muntaro is his, I guess, the smashest,
the most biggest hit, I guess.
This?
Yeah, this guy.
Okay.
Yeah.
But yeah.
Okay.
And then...
Inochi.
Inochi?
Yeah.
Inochi?
Yeah.
From V6?
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh shit, okay.
We're like four...
Like, we get on the stage together and like, you know...
Do some...
Yeah, I did like 30 minutes and then just...
Mahara-san did like 30 minutes and Inochi did 30 minutes.
And all together, we sang like two, three songs all together.
Wow, okay.
Yeah, so that's what I did.
Okay.
And it was so fun.
It was my first time ever that I did like those like...
Like collab?
Yeah.
I only did like my show.
But that was like first time like, you know,
those like professional come on the stage and...
Right, performing together.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So it was really, really fun.
I had such a great time on the stage.
Nice.
I love the moment.
Okay.
I really enjoy that.
But at the same time, I kind of...
That's a good thing though.
自信の喪失
I lost all my confidence.
That's a good thing though.
I lost everything.
How?
I cannot sing.
I cannot dance.
I cannot perform.
My song's terrible.
I mean...
Come on, man.
But that's a good thing though.
Good thing.
I believe that's a good thing.
But like...
You dance?
No, I didn't dance.
Because I cannot dance.
Oh, okay.
Because you said one of them was dancing.
Are you trying to dance?
Yeah, I mean...
No.
Okay.
But I cannot.
Okay.
Because I cannot...
Like Inochi, he danced.
Right.
He's a Chinese, right?
Former Chinese superstar.
He's a superstar, you know?
Like being on the same stage as superstars
like such as Inochi-san and like Fuji...
I didn't...
Being on the same stage with Fuji Takashi-san
but like I went to like the dressing room
and just say hi and everything.
And so like how he was polite.
How he was like so well-mannered.
Okay.
He controls the room and he...
You know, I just...
I just went inside the dressing room.
Ah, nice to meet you.
Like how I was like just nothing and just...
What are you talking about?
Like how he was like...
Ah, my name is Fuji Takashi.
Nice to meet you.
And then I was like...
Ah, nice to meet you.
You know like he's...
Yeah, I mean he's humble, right?
He's very humble.
That's great.
I'm thinking about like...
But I don't know how that shocks you.
No, like I was like...
Ah, Fuji Takashi-san, I just...
No, no, no.
You're respectful too.
No, I just...
You're a very respectful human being.
I see myself like how stupid and how...
No, no, don't...
It's okay.
Don't worry about it.
You're a very respectful human being.
I don't know anything of those world and like...
I was so immature.
Really?
I saw like real professionals and I was like...
Oh, no, that's not...
Okay.
Really?
I don't think...
I...
Yeah.
I've never seen you be disrespectful to anybody.
No, I mean, yeah.
ステージでの共演とファンの反応
And on the stage like, you know, he...
You know, like we were like four...
Four man?
I don't know how we say this.
Like four artists.
Yeah.
Okay.
Sure.
So like the...
The audience, they...
Well, includes like Maharajan's fans,
Goto-san's fans,
well, of course, my fans, thankfully.
And...
Right, it's all mixed.
Yeah.
And Inochi's fans.
Sure.
And I was like second performer.
I went on the stage and everybody was like clapping and just...
You know, there was one standing up and just...
They seemed they enjoyed my show.
And I was really happy like,
Oh, thank God, like I was so relieved.
Because that was like kind of four different artists.
And I was like kind of...
I have to like...
Oh, yeah, like...
Right.
They're not all for you.
Like you don't want to waste their time.
You don't want to be respectful of their experience.
So make sure you give a quality show.
True.
That was your mindset, right?
Yeah, sure.
Because some of the audiences could be like,
Who the fuck is that guy?
Right, right.
I mean, I'm just here for Inochi.
Yeah.
Could be like that, right?
Sure, sure.
Don't listen to me.
Like, just stand up and sit like this and just ignore me.
Yeah.
You know, that's what I was thinking about.
Everybody was like...
They were all kind.
And they were really kind.
They enjoyed my show.
That's good.
I was really happy.
Yeah, that's good.
Back to the stage and then...
On the encore stage, I get on the stage again.
And then...
So the audience is like...
I would say like 70% of the audience,
they have like green penlight, kind of.
Okay.
That's like the Inochi color.
Aha.
And then...
They were holding it up?
Yeah.
Oh.
Oh, okay.
Well, yeah, obviously.
I knew it.
Yeah, I knew it.
Yeah.
No, no, no, no.
I knew it.
I think?
I knew it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Thank you for...
It's okay.
It's okay.
It's okay.
Yeah, it's okay.
I mean, I'm not blaming anybody.
It's totally understandable.
And that's what I was...
Exactly what I was expecting.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So there's no surprise and there's no like...
I don't want to be sounding bad.
Okay, yeah, yeah, yeah.
I respect everybody.
I respect everybody.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
But, you know, I...
And he dances, he sings so nice, he plays the guitar, he...
Oh, he plays guitar.
Okay.
He was really great.
And Maha-san, Maharaja-san, he's a professional singer.
He went like many fesu and everybody.
He plays like...
Like I sing so nice.
And that was really fun.
That was really fun being on the stage together.
And yeah, but I lost my confidence.
Was it the moment where you realized that the majority of the fans were for, you know, Chi?
That wasn't like exact one moment, I think.
But it was part of it.
Gradually, yeah, yeah, yeah.
It's like including whole two days.
Like, you know.
The power of, you know, what's formerly called Chinese.
The power of them.
It's unbelievable.
Yeah.
The fan base that they've built over tens of years, right?
You cannot beat that.
Yeah, of course.
It's impossible.
They built the strongest fan base in Japan, I would say.
Yeah, true.
So true.
Well, I'm not saying I can beat, you know, Chi, I can beat them.
Oh, no, no.
I'm not saying I can, like.
Absolutely.
I can compete with them.
I'm not saying that.
Of course, but like, you know.
It's just, it's obvious that you're gonna get shocked over.
Like, if you compare of like, if you compare the power, right?
Like, it's obvious.
Yeah, it's obvious.
They have a huge history, right?
Yeah.
And you started, you just started, right?
I just started, but I was kind of like, I was like, I would say like too confident.
Like, I can sing now.
I can do some concerts and like going on a Zenkoku tour.
I'm like, I'm being like big artist now and like growing, but no, actually.
Like, well, yes, I'm having tiny steps though.
But I mean.
It's surprising enough.
Like you've, it's, it's, it's wow enough that you're standing with them.
You're standing next to a former Johnny.
Superstar.
Thank you, my friend.
That is unbelievable to begin with, right?
You were a fucking boy five years ago.
Yeah, exactly.
So am I, right?
So am I.
We're all, we're all little boys.
Yes, yes, yes.
Five, six, seven years ago.
Random, dirty ass.
Yes.
Fucking, right?
Boy.
Yes.
Yes.
Look at you.
Yeah.
Standing on stage.
I mean, true.
Right.
I have to appreciate it.
It's like, that's what I was thinking.
Like, I was like too, I don't know, like I, I realized what I am.
Like, you know, it's a good thing.
In a good way, right?
So I need to appreciate what, for example, like audiences that came to that show,
wearing my t-shirt.
Thank you.
And the fact that I was able to on that stage.
イノッチとの貴重な体験
That's a good thing.
That's a good thing.
Yeah.
But honestly, like I need practices.
I need like, I don't know, everything.
It was so fun.
He was so funny.
He was really lucky that I could see all those, him on the stage, like them on the stage,
of course, but also like backstages.
Well, like, obviously everybody knows, you know, everybody knows Fujii Takashi-san,
but they were like,
To you?
Yeah, to me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Like, yes, I know you.
I've seen you when I was a child and they were like,
こういうことをやってまして、今日はよろしくお世話になります。よろしくお願いします。
And that's something I have to like respect and like I have to like do like, I'm just random,
I have to like do like, I'm just random, just new, just random kid who's just started music
career and just do some random shit on the stage.
And yeah, I don't know, it's just, no, that's not, no, no, I'm not doing that.
You know, maybe they all went through the same phase as you, you know?
Yeah.
Maybe, you know, they could all be like,
Hey, like, I gained confidence, but like the next moment that it's shattered.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
You know?
True.
Maybe you're on the right path.
Well, thank you.
Maybe you're on the right path.
Thank you.
Yeah.
Yeah, it was so happy.
I, so we sang together, like, Bushikusa song together.
Wow.
And I was, it was dream, you know, it was so fun.
Nice, what song?
It was like Sexy Honey Bunny.
I think I know that song.
Yeah, yeah.
That's actually the Gota-san wrote the lyrics.
Oh, did he?
Oh, okay.
And so that's why we do that on the stage.
And that was so fun.
It was really fun.
Wow.
Such an amazing time on the stage.
And we did some uchiage together and we talked a little bit and just.
Wow.
What a moment.
Yeah, what a moment, you know?
But after that, I came to like my, my station.
Yeah.
And then just kind of, yeah, like I was so shocked and like I lost all my confidence and I just.
No, I can't go back home like this.
Just stroll around like the station for like four or five minutes and just.
Thinking about what you're gonna do.
No, I have to.
Yeah, this is, this is where I am.
And just, I have to like practice every day and just do everything I need to.
And just, yeah, I just walked like four or five minutes and just went inside the
random like, that was saizeriya, I guess.
Yeah.
So I'm like salad, salad and just.
Oh, oh, you're drinking water?
You're drinking water with salad?
Oh.
Midnight, I guess.
Midnight?
Yeah.
You went to a family restaurant at midnight and drank salad and water.
Yeah.
Oh, man.
Oh.
Okay.
And yeah, that was last night, I mean, that was this morning.
Oh, that was this morning?
Yeah, this.
I see.
I mean, this morning.
Oh, so you just.
Okay, you're kind of still in that shock mode.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I just got sleep and just kind of recovered.
And now I kind of in the mood that I need to appreciate what I have and what I can do now.
Yeah.
The people thanksfully being around me and.
Yeah.
But still.
自己反省と成長
I mean, there's always a bigger person, right?
There's always somebody who's more successful.
It's always a comparison, right?
At least from my eyes, you know, every week, every month I talk to you,
you're always like fucking, you're always going down the journey in a speed that I've never seen.
Thank you.
So, you know, at least to my eyes, you're like, you're fucking rock and rolling.
Thank you.
Thank you.
From my eyes.
Thank you so much.
You're such a kind friend.
You think Bruno Mars has those moments?
No, honestly, I don't.
He's been doing like, since he was like a little kid.
Yeah.
And he would start, you know, since then.
Right.
And then just, I don't know, like being in that industry for, since he was born, kind of.
Right.
You think he's in the gakuya when he's like, someone comes in and he's like,
my name is Bruno Mars.
I do singing.
You think he's like that?
I don't know.
I don't, I don't think so.
I'm gonna come to the party after this.
Yeah.
That was a good moment though.
Yeah.
Great experience.
Right.
It's a mental, mental, you know, strengthening for you, right?
Mental.
Yeah, yeah.
Training.
True, true, true.
Yeah.
Yeah.
You know, we don't have any, like senpais.
Yeah, we don't have any.
In a way, right?
We just do everything without not knowing anything in the industry.
Right.
Right.
So that's also one thing that I, like, didn't know anything in the world.
Right.
Oh, that's, that's how they do.
Ah, like on the ice.
That's how they speak and then, you know, everything.
It's always great to be humble.
Yeah.
Yeah.
And, actually, the, Fujisan invited one guest, like an actress, I guess.
And she came in, and she's pretty, like, pretty, um.
Ogosho?
I'm not saying ogosho, but like, pretty.
Okay.
She was like.
Very humble.
イノッチとの出会い
And then, yeah, she gave, like, a little present.
Oh, wow.
Whereas I was like.
Oh, no.
Who am I sitting here like this and just, um.
Yeah.
That's, um.
I see.
I see.
Great experience.
I, I can understand how that could be a shocker.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Those top stars.
They're the one that's most humble.
Yeah.
Most, like, teishisei.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's pretty kakkoii, though.
Yeah.
You know, even though you have a, you know.
Right, right, right, right, right.
And, um, yeah.
So.
Yeah.
Big moment for you, right?
Big moment, yes.
Big moment in your journey.
Yes.
Yeah.
But that was really good.
It was really fun.
I had a really good time.
In both ways.
Yeah, right.
In a lot of ways, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
Wow.
Nice.
Nice, nice, nice.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Shiny.
Yeah.
Hope, you know, someday we look at this conversation and be like.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I want that, that day.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Right, right, right.
And hope I won't be like this.
Yeah.
Someday.
Right?
Go to the party, man.
Yeah, I hope so.
All right.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.
