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Welcome to Kevin's English Room Podcast.
Hello
Hey guys
So I...
wanna...
Is your throat okay?
Yeah, thank you.
You know, I've been singing for a very long time
trying to...you know...
Because you have a concert coming up.
Yeah, like this Sunday, so...
Yo!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
week from now? Yeah, like this Sunday. This Sunday? Yo! Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry again,
this makes you nervous, makes you nervous, I know. What, so what is going on with the,
uh, how is everything with the concert and everything? I mean, I've been practicing,
you know, I have rehearsals with, um, like a band member. Yes. Like tomorrow I have a
rehearsal of like whole, including Gota-san's, like whole set rehearsal. I see. And is at the
actual place? Not the actual place, but like a, like Noa, Stadio Noa, a big place. And then I
have, I'll have like my own like rehearsal with my, my band on, on Thursday, I guess. Okay. Yeah.
So, so besides that, I need my practice, right? My practice, like your vocal practice. Yeah.
Memorize all the lyrics. And so I've been singing like a whole day in my house,
like a bit like performing. Oh, like staging and everything? Yeah, yeah, yeah. In my room,
standing, like sometimes waving to nobody. You're like pulling someone like,
like this. Yeah. That's what I'm doing. Oh, shit. Are you, is there going to be,
are you going to be doing any instruments or just going to be vocal? No, just the vocal. Yeah.
I was planning to do some guitars, but I think that's too much for the first time. I just,
I need to focus on my vocal this time, so. I see. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But as I sing a whole day,
my throat, I feel like my throat is getting like a bit tired. Damn. So I'm-
Yeah. I feel a little bit of a, like a, I don't know.
Like a rust. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That's what I'm feeling. So I'm not sure if this is going to be
a good way. What are you going to do like on the actual concert day? Like, oh, I've lost my voice.
I can't sing. That is very funny, by the way.
Are you, so is your, is your plan, when is your, when is going to be your last
full on practicing day? Because that could be dangerous, right? Like this could happen,
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right? Like your voice could crack the next day. Do you have any plans of like,
all right, I'm not, I'm just going to take a full rest this day. Is it going to be one day before
or two days before? Yeah, I mean, I'm planning just, just the moment before.
Oh God, are you sure that's a good idea? Like, wow.
Yeah, but I think I have to like reschedule that.
I have to take a rest day. Yeah, right. Condition all your, right.
So yesterday you, did you work on it like all day?
Yeah, like almost all day. Oh my God.
But like I, so the, like in the first half I sang like fully, like singing practice.
Okay. And the second part was like a moving practice, you know?
Wow. Like staging practice.
Uh-huh. Yeah.
Is that difficult? Is that, what do you have to do in order to look good on stage?
I don't know. I have no idea.
Okay. I'm just practicing,
you know, with nobody in my room.
Right. You don't know what it's going to be like though, right?
But you at least know how big the stage is going to be.
No, I've never been to the place.
How are you going to practice your moves if you don't know what the stage is going to be like?
I mean, it's not like, you know, planned moving. I'm just move randomly.
Right. So.
So you have like bits and pieces of movements that could be combined together.
Like this.
Right. Like, right. I see. I see.
Pointing of the finger.
Yeah.
With the look and everything. Okay. Okay.
Yeah. Yeah. Those things.
But they say the stage is quite small.
Okay. All right. So it's not going to be a lot of like running around.
It's going to be like a two or three or four steps.
Right.
With the hand movements and everything.
Yes. Yes. Yes.
And also we have like drums, like I mean the band.
Right.
That means my space will be very limited.
I see.
So maybe I could, I can't move.
Could be.
Are you going to do one of those things where like you,
you go right up next to the guitarist and you like, you shoulder him?
Yeah. I'll try that.
Like back to back.
Back to back performance.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Try that.
Wow.
So this week's going to be practice, practice, practice.
You think?
Yeah. But I need to also, as you mentioned, I need to rest.
So I have to plan that again.
Oh, damn.
Is your nervousness level, did it rise?
I mean, actually it's getting lower.
Oh, really?
As I practice more.
Because you're now more confident?
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Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I feel like I'm getting more confident on my like singing,
like pointing this move, everything.
So yeah, the last week we talked about this,
the moment we talked about this was like the highest.
Oh, really?
Nervousness level.
I was very nervous.
So I need to practice.
Right.
That I, you know.
Right.
Yeah.
So I feel like a bit like confident and like comfortable, at least for the moment.
How many songs are you practicing?
So this is going to be out completely after the live, right?
Yes.
Oh, so there's like a little secret kind of thing?
Yeah. It's okay.
It's going to be out.
Yeah.
So I'm practicing five songs in total.
Five songs.
Okay.
Three, my own songs.
And one is like singing with Gota-san.
Okay.
He's the one from his album.
Ah, like a collab.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
And the last one is like encore song with Gota-san.
Okay.
That's a Silk Sonic song.
Ooh, nice.
Yeah.
Okay.
So that was five.
Ah.
Yeah.
Does your throat ever get tired?
Like, I can't sing five songs straight.
Oh, really?
I can't do that.
I can't sing one song straight, actually.
One song straight, really?
Yeah, if it's too...
I'm probably using my throat in an improper way.
Maybe too like pushing?
Yeah, probably.
Like when there's a high note in the song, I can't...
I can't...
Ah, I see. I see.
Go through with the whole song.
I can... I get too tired.
Right, right.
Maybe you're using it a bit wrongly.
Improperly.
Yeah.
But you're okay with the five songs?
I mean, yeah.
Okay.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So what I do is like three songs in a straight.
Okay.
And then one collab song.
Okay.
It's like a three, one, one.
So not like five straight.
Okay, got it.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Anyways, yeah.
Yeah.
God.
So yeah, I have to take care of my throat.
Yeah.
Right.
One of my friends gave me this small medicine for my throat.
That was like a small medicine?
Yeah, a small medicine.
When he had a throat issue, he got this like a medicine from the doctor.
Oh, really?
Yeah.
And he gave me, if anything happens, you need to take this.
Thank you.
Let's hope you don't use it.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Wow.
But I feel like my throat is a bit cracking, right?
It is cracking.
It is a little bit like, it does sound sore.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah.
So I have to be slow.
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Right. You got to slow it down a little bit, right?
You don't want to practice right now, right?
You want to recover fully and then go back to practicing, right?
Is that the proper way of dealing with it?
Yes, that's the proper way.
That's the proper and healthy way.
My feeling makes me rush into the practice.
Right.
Got to balance it out a little bit.
Right. Oh, God.
Wow.
Gamble.
Yeah, yeah.
Gamble.
But I'm enjoying it.
It's good.
Yeah, I'm having fun.
Yes.
It's good.
Thank you.
Yeah.
So next recording is going to be after the...
Yeah, the next day.
Right. It's going to be next day after your live.
So let's hope you're smiling.
Let's hope that you're satisfied and you say that you've enjoyed the show.
Thank you. Thank you.
Your number one goal was to enjoy the show.
Yes, yes, yes.
Thank you.
Let's hope I will not lie in you like, not recording today.
No podcast today, sorry.
Yes, let's hope that that doesn't happen.
Let's hope that, yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
We do have a week worth of stock, so it's okay if that happens.
If that happens, like an emergency happens, that's still okay.
We can make that happen if that is, you know.
Thank you.
Inevitable.
Thank you, thank you.
But in any ways, I will come and share things, even like anything happens.
Okay, got it.
That's going to be fun, so.
Got it. All right.
Thank you. I mean, thank you.
Yeah. Well, good luck to you and your team and GotoSan.
Thank you.
All right.
Thank you, man.
Thanks for listening, guys.
Thank you.
Bye-bye.