ビルボードライブツアーの終了
Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hello.
Hey guys.
How's it going?
Oh, so my Billboard live tour ended.
Okay.
Yes, today.
Okay, congratulations on the whole run.
Thank you.
How, tell me about it.
Where was the last one, Tokyo?
It was in Yokohama.
Oh, Yokohama, okay.
Okay.
That was such a best act, I would say.
Oh, nice.
I was so happy.
So it got better, better, better, better then?
Yes, I remember I went to Osaka, and the firstshow was very nice, but the second show, I waslike,
You did too much.
Yeah.
You tried to control the atmosphere.
Yeah, my mentality wasn't the, you know, but withthat, like this time, like last night, at Yokohamawas like, I learned things from Osaka, and I thinkI was, yeah, I did it.
Yes, finally, kind of.
Is this your second Billboard stage with theYokohama?
Yes, yes.
Okay.
Last year, I did Yokohama, Osaka.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
And this year, Yokohama, Osaka, Tokyo.
Oh, got it, got it, got it, got it, got it.
So you already know what the room was going tolook like.
Yes, yes, yes.
So I was very relieved, I would say.
Okay.
I was very happy, and yeah.
What do you think you did well, like more than theother shows?
I think it's just the mentality.
Okay.
I don't think, like, the skills aren't, like, not,like, you know, like, became better in a few days,I think.
It's the mentality, it's the concentration level,it's the how much you're in it.
Okay, okay.
It's almost like you're in a zone.
Yeah, yeah, I think so.
Would you say that's a fair description of how youwere feeling?
In a zone?
Yeah, some moments, yes.
Okay.
Yes, but in a zone, yeah.
Yeah, in some moments, yes.
But to me, it's more like a, not only the show,like during the show, but like before the show,
or even the day before the show, like you buildyour, you know, the shuchudoku, like your-
Right, your momentum.
Heart, yeah, and try to adjust to the show, andthat's, I think that's the reason of the success,
パフォーマンス向上の要因
I think.
Okay.
And that's something I learned from the Osakashow.
I see.
Yeah, yeah.
Okay.
What do you mean, like, mentally?
You're talking about, like, for example, you'renot nervous, you're talking about, like, you're
more, you clearly got more, like, you were ableto, like, clearly imagine what's going to happen.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
And that led to more, I guess, confidence before,you know, turning it into an output.
Specifically, like, what mentality is there,you're talking about there?
It's like, if you do it too much, like, let's say,I don't know, you love making sandwich,
right, italian sandwich.
Of course.
Um, if you do it, like, 3,000 italian sandwich aday, it's too much, no?
Like, you, it doesn't feel fresh to you.
Right.
You do it, like, oh, okay, okay, okay, like, youhave to do it, like, quickly, maybe you have to,
like, it's not.
It's not as enjoyable.
Yeah.
The process isn't as enjoyable.
Yeah.
But, and also, you're, like, you're into it levelis, like, getting lower.
But if you do it, like, one sandwich a day, andyou prepare for that for whole day,
and you, I don't know, you wash hands, you, Idon't know, you, like, wear it, maybe,
the apron, maybe, and you, let's do it, and thenyou make, like, the perfect sandwich of the day.
I see.
You're more, like, more into it.
It's more ceremonial.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
So, I think it's similar to that.
If you, of course, the lack of imagination, like,imagining and practicing is,
of course, it's out of the problem.
But, like, if you're, if you do it, like, toomuch, that makes your, like, freshness a bitlower.
And in Osaka, the first show was very good.
So, I was kind of, like, oh, I can do this.
It's, I think, it's the yudan, it's the manshin.
I don't say it's yudan and manshin, but it's,like, um...
You've overrated yourself?
Um, maybe, yes, maybe, yes.
But I was more, like, um, not only thinking aboutthis show.
I was also thinking that first show and thensecond show.
Okay.
So, I was, like, my concentration was a bit, like,uh...
Too wide?
Too wide, yeah.
Okay.
So, I think the best mentality, best, um, um,situation, um, best state is, like, you're,
you're focusing, like, this now.
When you're playing, I don't know, this note andyou forget every single note once you've
done singing it.
It's, like, the moment, moment, moment, moment.
You're in the moment.
Yeah, yeah.
If you think, like, maybe the next song, the pastsong, the past show, that's, like,
your concentration is, like, going to a different,um, angle.
Yeah, that's something I learned.
I have to, like, be in the moment.
I see.
You don't think anything else, but you're in thatmoment.
It's the best, um, state of mind.
技術的な成長と機材
Wow.
And, yeah, I tried to do.
And I pretty much, I think, did it.
That sounds fun.
Yeah.
Sounds really exciting.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I was, like, I didn't think about anything, but Ijust, I was just living in the moment,
kind of.
So, that was good, I think.
Oh, it's a new, new journey.
Yeah.
New path, new step there.
Yes, yes, yes.
Obviously, for that, you need to practice, becauseyou don't, you have to master it.
You don't have to think about the onte's, like, orkashi's, or, like, whatever, rhythms
and everything.
It's, yeah.
Right, of course, right.
To be able to do that, right, you have to, right,like you said, master the whole performance.
Yeah, that's important.
And also, one big thing is, like, skill-wise, thatusing the treatment of the microphones
and headset and everything, I got used to thosethings.
Like, not too close, not too far.
Yeah, yeah.
Angling it.
Exactly.
Oh, okay.
The distance from the mouth and the volumes andeverything.
That's really something you can't get unless youexperience it, right?
I think so.
It's just a pure matter of times.
And then, yeah, finally, I kind of, like, got it.
Oh.
Yeah.
I found this microphone that fit me.
Oh, so you bring your own microphone?
It's not mine, but I chose the microphone with themicrophone technician team.
We tried many microphones, and I finally found thebest one.
Wow.
So you're going to continue using that for theother shows as well?
Yes.
Wow.
Yeah.
During this tour, I've been using that microphone,
and I think that's why I was very confident withthe microphones and everything.
I see.
Wow.
That's a professional right there.
今後の活動方針
That was a bit, like, technical things.
Yeah.
That's, I think, our biggest part, too.
Yes.
Wow.
Getting bigger and bigger.
Yeah.
I don't know if it's getting bigger and bigger,but I think, like, deeper and deeper.
That's more accurate, I think.
Okay.
Okay.
Is there going to be, like, another next step thatyou're aiming for?
For now, I'm thinking, like, I want to moreconcentrate to, like, making songs, period.
Not, like, going to the cities and cities and,like, do shows with the bands and everything.
But more, like, create songs.
Maybe making music videos.
Maybe making some, I don't know, like, short,like, music videos things, maybe.
Or, like, cover, you know, videos and things likethat.
Those, like, more, like, those things.
Creativity side.
Yes.
More on the output side.
Yeah.
Okay.
I feel like that's necessary.
It's, like, live creation.
Live creation.
It's, like, it's the left foot and right foot.
It's, like, you need both to, you know.
Keep moving forward.
Yeah.
I see.
I see.
So that's what I want to do this year.
ビルボードライブへの思い
Well, congratulations, man.
Congratulations on the tour.
Thank you so much.
Biggest one yet.
Yeah.
Right?
Biggest tour.
God.
Yeah.
That's good.
It's been a dream to me, the Billboard.
It's the biggest stage for me since very, sincethe college student.
I remember I went to the Billboard live with ourfriends to see, you know, those, like,
musicians from abroad and, like, stunned by theperformances and everything.
I didn't even imagine that me standing on thatstage.
Yeah.
I couldn't even imagine that.
It feels surreal.
Yeah.
It's crazy.
It feels like a dream.
Yeah.
Nice.
Nice.
Well, congratulations.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Good luck on your journey.
Yeah.
It goes on.
Right.
It's not the goal.
Yeah.
All right.
Nice.
All right. Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.