First of all, what was your childhood dream?
At first I wanted to be a Sentai Hero, and I thought I could become one if I tried hard enough (lol). In junior high I was captain of the basketball team, and for a time I thought sports were fun, so in turn I thought it would be nice to become a basketball player at one point. I read Slam Dunk and thought, “Hey, I could become one too, right?” But, when we were eliminated from the prefectural championship I thought I had nothing else to do, right then in my third year of junior high I sang a song at the school cultural fest. At the time the reaction of those around me was really great and I thought “This is for me.” That’s where it started.
What influenced you to participate in the cultural fest?
When I was talking with my friends about what to do we said “Wouldn’t it be good if we did a song?” And though I say it was a song, it wasn’t with the choir, I sang the J-POP that was popular at the time. That was my first time on the stage.
Were you nervous?
Of course I was. Even now, there is not a time when I’m not nervous about going on stage.
It doesn’t look that way. It seems like you don’t get nervous.
I’m actually told that often. But I really am nervous on the inside.
Did you start a band after that?
It wasn’t as structured as a band, but more like a unit. But the third year of junior high is really all about entrance exams, so just for recreation we’d stay after school and play. When I went to high school, I made friends around me who were doing bands so at that time I started thinking it would be nice to pursue music, and I thought I wanted to try to sing along with instruments so in my second year of high school I put together my first band. I entered into a competition called TEENS with that band and we got second place in the Kantou region, and I thought “This is it!” So it was from there that I decided to dedicate myself to it. When I entered in TEENS I was still not visual kei though. After that I put together a new band and put my first step into the genre of visual kei. However, that band broke up, but I wanted to continue doing music so then I moved to Tokyo.
How was it when you first moved to Tokyo?
Of course my heart was pounding. But there were a lot of people around me who treated me well so I think that’s why I was able to get through it.
So you were able to work hard and come this far because you were surrounded by great people. So then, what is your present dream?
First of all I just want a lot of people to hear us so that we can become able to play at big places.
What kind of vocalist do you wish to become?
I want to pass the boundaries of just visual kei in the end. If you ask other people, the way visual kei is seen through their eyes is “Ah, those bands with make-up” is what I think they often think but I want to show them that that isn’t all there is to it.
Also just these past few days, your first single “Take-off” has gone on sale, what kind of creation have you produced?
Within the time limits we had, it’s something I wanted to reach everyone so, “Even just a bit of something good, something good…” It was made while keeping this in mind.
Can you tell us about the title song “Take-off”?
The single will be released in the summer time, but when I wrote the lyrics it was the spring immediately following ViViD’s formation, so to signify a turning point, or rather because in March/April I believe there are many people whose circumstances change, I wrote it with the feeling of wanting to support those people and even myself and ViViD.
How about the second track, “W.B.A”?
Rather as just the nature of a message, I wanted to immerse you into a whole other world. When I heard the song, I wanted to divide it into yin and yang and because “Take-off” has such a cheerful feeling, I thought I’d just go for it and drop it all the way down, so it isn’t a message, I wrote it while keeping in mind that I wanted to immerse the listener into a deep other world.
What about “J-guild”?
The purpose of this song was to show that “We can do stuff like this too.” I tried writing lyrics that just by continuing to listen to you can catch on to and words that just suddenly pop into your head.
How was the recording process?
It passed by quite well without a fuss. We all talked and decided about how and where we should put our emotion.
Since you’re doing a consecutive 2 month release, it’s also decided that another will come out in August, what kind of creation is it turning out to be?
In regards to the lyrics of the title song “Dear,” it’s about the feelings I have towards people who are important to me, whether it be the people who will listen to the song, the other members, and my family. I wrote it will all of those many special people in my life in mind and I think if you listen to it you will feel that warmth.
Lastly please give a message to the fans.
I think in this first maxi single we were able to convey to you that “Hey, this is the kind of band we are.” From here we only plan on working harder and if you continue to believe in us and follow us on our way we surely won’t fail you.
Credit: Crazy Visual kei party
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