Zainichi Funk 10th Anniversary Marubeni Vs.
Period: February 25 (Saturday) -
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. a man in a prison uniform who ran into the sea in Hayama.

─ Considering Goseki's previous career and musical genre in the first place, I think it is more of a mystery why he joined rather than why he left (laughs).

Yoshihiro GosekiHa-ha-ha!

Kenta Hamano: (laughs). Yes, that's right.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)The first time I joined the band was when I went to see a Zainichi Funk concert, and HAMAKEN gave me a CD of another band called NEWDAY. Afterwards, I contacted Hamaken and said, "That was great. I later received a call from him saying, "I need to talk to you about something," and I thought, "I've been invited to join NEWDAY. I thought, "I'll do NEWDAY," and when I met him, he said, "Actually, a member of Zainichi Funk quit the group. I was told, "Actually, one of the members of Zainichi Funk quit, so why don't you join us?

Yokohama. you came with the intention of joining NEWDAY. And then it was Zainichi Funk... and you were like, "Oh, well..."? (laughs).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). on the condition that I join, I said, "If I have to wear a red tank top, I'm not going to join" (laughs).

When I interviewed the other members of the group, I heard that there was a long period of time when Goseki-san always said, "I'm not a member, I'm just a support person.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). ah... I don't feel like I can say with confidence that I am a member until I have been a member for at least three years. . I didn't feel like I could confidently say that I was a member until I had been doing this for at least three years. It was so different from what I had been doing, and to be honest, when I told one of the members that I was quitting, he said, "Now? (laugh). (Laughs.) "I thought you would quit after about six months," one of the members said. Anyway, I thought I couldn't say I was a member until I had been with the group for three years.

Yokohama. hmmm.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). It's hard to say with confidence, "I'm Goseki of Zainichi Funk. It's not easy to understand a band's music just by joining them and playing one or two gigs. I think that you can say that you are a member of a band only after you have made some works, toured with them, had some drinks with them, and made something together with them. So, in that sense, I was a bit drunk and said, "I'm not a member yet.

How did you make the connection in the first place?

YokohamaI used to participate in EGO-WRAPPIN''s year-end live concerts about twice. I loved Date Course (DATE COURSE PENTAGON ROYAL GARDEN), where Mr. Goseki was a member, and I often went to see them, so I was like, "Oh, it's that guy from Date Course! I was like, "Oh, it's that guy from DATE COURSE!

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). We also recorded together with Kyoko Koizumi after that. . With Asakura's band (ASA-CHANG&Blue Hats).

Yokohama: Oh, yes , that's right. We're both wind instruments, so that's how we had the opportunity to meet.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)At the recording session, we were all there, but only Hamaken showed up late, and he was really pissed at me (laughs). (Laughs.) I remember him apologizing and saying, "Saasen, saasen! I remember he came on stage apologizing to me.

Yokohama. Oh, it was Ichiguchizaka Studio, wasn't it? So, well, we are senior and junior in the wind instrument industry.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). But I first got to know Hamaken at a beach house in Hayama.

Yokohama: Ahhhh!

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I was performing at a beach house, and SAKEROCK was playing at a neighboring beach house. I didn't know SAKEROCK at the time, but I saw a guy in a prison uniform suddenly run into the ocean from there (laughs).

Yokohama: Oh , in the middle of a live performance. There was , a prison uniform costume.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). I'll never forget that. I found out years later that that was him (laughs).

The post-sections that brought professionalism and conduct .

─ But Hamaken also used to make offers to former date course people, didn't he?

YokohamaThe manager recommended me, saying, "I think you're definitely the right person for the job. I was playing a lot of wind instruments at that time, so I knew a few players, but I didn't have much producing ability. I found the manager's point of view very persuasive.

And then Mr. Goseki agreed, and it was like having a completely different person in the band than before. The band changed a lot with the addition of Mr. Goseki, didn't it? The band became, well, ...... proper (laughs). The band became more "professional.

From that time on, I became aware that I had to do it right. He would give me his professional opinions on various things......and even at the drinking party afterwards, he would tell the other members who were not present that they were not good enough (laughs).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). ha ha ha .

YokohamaSo, we use politics to push him (laughs). (Laughs): So, they would say things like, "Keita (Murakami), the bass player, needs to work harder," and Keita would hear about it from various sources. I was also told, "You have to do voice training," so I went to voice training. I was told, "You all have to do better as professionals, don't you? I started to use politics as a tool to get through to them.

─ From your point of view, did you feel that the band was in bad shape and that you had to pull it up even more?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I didn't think that much about it at the time, but I had been playing as a support musician and in Naruyoshi Kikuchi's band (Date Course) ... it was normal to play with people 10 years older than me, and my ears had become a gourmet, or I thought that was normal. I had become a gourmet, or I thought that was the norm. I thought it was normal to have Yoshihiro Yoshigaki (Yasuhiro Yoshigaki) of ROVO as a drummer , or Yoshihide Otomo as a guitarist.

. wow. I was working with some ridiculously high-level people.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). So when I played in a band with friends of my generation ... moreover, Zainichi Funk was younger than me, so we tried to make a sound together and I thought, "This is a little too loose" (laughs).

. . although I can't help but feel that I would not be happy if I were compared to Mr. Yoshigaki or Mr. Otomo (laughs).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I think that's true. But I was thrown into the band without knowing how great they were.

I'm sorry , what was Mr. Goseki's career like before the dating course?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). I was a classical musician all my life, but I liked jazz, and I was a fan of Kikuchi's. I went to see him live a few times and asked him to be my apprentice. I went to see him live a few times and said, "Please make me your apprentice. I said, "I'm just looking for a saxophonist for a date course, so come in and join me," and I was accepted.

Yokohama. "Come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in, come in.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). like: just right for a baggage carrier and member. . And I didn't really know any of the other members except for Mr. Kikuchi. And when I went there, there were a lot of old men there, and they were very angry with me... (laughs).

─ But, Kikuchi-san, that is also a very violent way to make people join.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I liked Miles (Davis) in the 70's at the time... At that time, Miles' bands were filled with young, unknown saxophonists. The concept was that there was one guy in the band who could play like crazy. I think it was a case of following suit... and having just the right young unknown guy come in (laughs).

What was your impression of Zainichi Funk?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): I had only seen one live show...I was...at the time...uh...not quite ...... er..........

Yokohama: Fine, I'll be honest with you .

There are no funk people, zainichi funk (laughs).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I was already bothered by Gentle's (Kubota/trombone) weirdness (laughs). It really bothered me and I was like, "Wow....

Yokohama. you know, they do funny dances on their own.

. not the sound, but the character.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): No, it was creepy, both the sound and the character... (laughs). . "And it's not funk at all, the way he plays."

Yokohama: Yes, that's right. There is no one funky in zainichi funk (laughs). So, since Mr. Goseki is the most skilled, he learned quickly after joining the group, and he became the funkiest. He became the funkiest.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). I was shocked when I went to the studio for the first time. First of all, the guitarist, Akihiko, bought a brand-new guitar. He had just bought it, and it had not been maintained at all, so when he played "Jarahn," chords came out that seemed to be bent in space-time (laughs). (Laughs.) "Let's tune it anyway, shall we?" (laughs).

Yokohama. it was like that. I think I was just tuning the guitar.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)Aoki said, "At the time of my first recording session, "Bombshells", he told me that recording studios have different voltages for different outlets, because we use foreign equipment. Because we use equipment from overseas, red outlets have a higher voltage. Red outlets have a higher voltage, and white outlets are used for Japanese equipment. Aoki thought the red outlet was cooler, so he took a Japanese amp he had rented and plugged it into the red outlet. Then, after about two hours, smoke started coming out (laughs).

Yokohama. broken.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed).: I rushed to borrow another one and plugged it in red again (laughs). It broke again, and when we borrowed a third one, the engineer noticed . And Gentle, too, he said, "Well, which hole does the headphone cord plug into?" (laughs).

Yokohama. it was loose, wasn't it?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). It was loose, back then. Well, I brought my dog to the recording sessions, too (laughs). I suddenly joined the band, and there was no one to take care of him during the recording period. I asked, "Can I bring my dog to the studio with me?" . . and I said, "No, I can't.

. . after three years, I guess that looseness has dissipated, and I feel like I am a member of the group now.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)When three years had passed, I had a drink with Keita and Aoki, and they said to me, "It's been three years, Goseki-san. I said, "Yes, it has.

YokohamaThey have a great sense of humanity, don't they? I remember that. After rehearsals, we all had a lot of drinks.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I was going there. I think that everyone gradually lost their looseness and professionalism. ...Before, it seemed like we were just doing it for the sake of doing it, but now we are getting more and more attention on big stages, and I think everyone thought, "If we don't do this, we'll be in trouble.

When you play festivals or play opposite bands, you definitely compare yourselves to them, right? So everyone gradually tightened up. When we were making "Bomb Scary", I think we were more concerned about the details than before.

Yokohama. Yes, there was quite a lot of tension.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I had just joined the band and we didn't have enough rehearsal time, so I thought it would be better to increase the number of recording days. . We discussed various things together.

Yokohama: Ah, yes, that's right. It's Mr. Goseki who says that kind of thing. He is the one who says, "Not enough, not enough! He would say, "Not enough, not enough! Normally, we would have to wait until we were ready to perform before recording, but right now we are trying to get it done in time for the recording. He would say, "This is not good enough," and "I see.

I was basing my thinking on my experience with SAKEROCK, because SAKEROCK was a group of very talented composers and players. When a song was written, I could just play it and record it, saying, "Oh, that sounds good," but I realized that I couldn't do it on the same schedule as SAKEROCK, as Mr. Goseki told me.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): Well, that's how it happened for all of us.

Yokohama. Everyone is the type to go with the crowd. Until Mr. Goseki said so, they listened to me, but when Mr. Goseki said, "This is not good enough," he was persuasive because he was the person who knew the scene best besides ......, and that ignited the fire in everyone.

So I started getting attacked more and more (laughs). (Laughs.) I started to lose my initiative more and more. (Laughs.) "The harmonies don't match at all," or "That part is not polyrhythmic.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)(laughs) , Oh, it's like a polyrhythmic style, but it's not established. Yes, there was.

. but that's good for the band, isn't it? So, how many years have you been in it now?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). a full six years have passed, and we are now in our seventh year.

YokohamaWhat was your state of mind at the end of the three years?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). I thought, "Let's try a little more. Like the next piece I'm going to make, I'm going to take it a little further and ...... not just play it.

YokohamaI see. The band started out as if I was leading it, but then, well, the coup d'etat started happening more and more (laughs). (laughs). By that time, it was like we were all doing it together. We all came up with ideas, cooperated with each other, and decided to work as a band, and Mr. Goseki made various suggestions.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). or "Let's move to Columbia as a major player.

YokohamaWe were all making decisions together. In that sense, it was challenging for everyone.

I wanted to quit the band , my wife and Hamaken said.

So, when did you start to think that it was time to move on?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I think I always wondered if I could keep doing this... When I moved to Columbia and made "Don't Laugh", I thought I had made a good product, but I thought I had to take one more step to make a work of art. I thought I had made a good product when I moved to Columbia and made "Don't Laugh", but I felt that I needed to go one step further in order to create a new work of art.

That's how we made the newest one, "Rainbow. While we were recording that one, I thought, "Oh, this is totally different from anything I've ever done before. We all agreed to do something different from what we had done before, including the artwork, but it didn't go well, and it took a lot of trial and error, didn't it?

Yokohama: Yes, it was. It was much more difficult, wasn't it?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I thought to myself, "What can I do to help?" . I thought, "What can I do?" and helped with pre-production.

Yokohama: Oh, yes , yes. They brought a lot of equipment and stuff.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I was thinking, "I think I can make a good piece of work here," while I was working on it. And when I finished it and saw it, including the jacket, I thought it was a good one. I had been keeping my distance from the promotion of ......, but for that album, I went on the radio several times with HAMAKEN. I thought we had made a good album, so I was willing to do it.

So, for the first three years, I couldn't confidently say, "I'm Goseki of Zainichi Funk," but from "Don't Laugh" to "Rainbow" ... I felt a sense of accomplishment that we had all created something new as a band, and I was very satisfied there. Then I felt like... "What should I do? What should I do with myself?

Until then, I had been trying to improve my performance and technique, which had been lacking in zainichi funk, but that period was over. But that period was over, and I felt that I had made a good product, was satisfied with it, and had done all I could do.

At that time, Hamaken was Hamaken, and he was getting more and more work as an actor , and he was active. Gentle had his own band. Motoi (Murakami) on trumpet, while arranging for Gentle's band, gradually became a sought-after support musician.

At that time, I started getting a lot of composing jobs. At first it was commercial work, but then I started getting work as accompaniment for movies and TV dramas, and when I started doing that, I thought, "This is really interesting. I had never composed anything at all before that, but I started to think, "This is very interesting," and I started doing that. I had participated in many other people's works, but I had never written my own music before. I thought that possibility was interesting, and I began to think that I did not have to be a player. I started to think that I don't have to be a player.

With all of the members starting various independent activities, what is it that I really want to do? When I think about it, ...... what I would like to do now is to work on composing music, and I would also like to create my own works. I originally liked free jazz, so I would like to try it. So that's what I wanted to do. I am about to turn 40.

YokohamaDo you have an event that made you think ...... "I have to change now"?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): Is that what made you decide to quit the band?

Yokohama. it leads to quitting the band, but I guess that's what made me decide to do what I wanted to do.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I was talking with my wife about my future musical activities, and I thought, "Well...I don't know.

YokohamaWith your wife?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): Yes . When we were talking about a certain trigger, he said to me, "I feel that if you don't freely express only what you really like about music, you will become numb and ruined as a musician. I want you to stick to what you want to do. I realized that I had forgotten to do exactly that.

And I started wondering if I should quit the band in order to do that. That's when I started... (looks at Hamaken's face)

YokohamaPlease come in.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): ...... Um, my manager's wedding was last January. It was right around the time we finished recording "Rainbow. After the first party was over, we had some time before the second party, so Hamaken came to my house and said, "Let's kill some time.

At that time...we were all having a good time, and we were all drinking, and we were talking about "What are your resolutions for this year? We were talking about how we had just finished our album. At that time, Hamaken said to me, "The morning drama has been decided, and the next drama will be the Taiga (historical drama)" (laughs).

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): I was like, "Ahhhh ......" at that point (laughs).

Yokohama: (He has a hell of a look on his face, like when he eats something bitter as hell)

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)No, but there is nothing wrong with that, is there? But for me...I'm a musician, so I thought my resolutions for this year were about music. To be honest, when I heard that, I thought, "Oh...I can't do this band anymore.

But when I thought about it later, I realized that there was nothing wrong with HAMAKEN. He is doing his best as an actor, and his feeling that way is no different from our feeling that we would be happy to be at Fuji Rock, isn't it? I was just being honest about it, and I thought it was strange that I should feel depressed because he said something different than what I expected. . But I knew he was different from me.

YokohamaOh ......, but really, it's true, isn't it ...... (tremendous expression continues).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): No, me too, I wasn't sure if I should tell you about this.

Yokohama. well, Makita-san (Makita Sports) was there at the wedding. He was sitting next to me and we talked about the play all the time, so I was in that mode. Makita-san and I often find ourselves in the same position as actors, so everything he said really got to me. When he would say things like, "You didn't have to play that role, it didn't show the flavor of Hama-Ken," it resonated with me in a good way, and I was in that mode. I was in that kind of mode. That's when he asked me.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): No, because it was really, really honestly said. That's how it started, actually.

Yokohama. But we were also able to play at Fuji Rock that year. As Zainichi Funk, 2016 was a year in which we accomplished many things.

I'm rooted in that one and that one (laughs).

So, when did you inform them of your intention to leave?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): I was really lost until the last minute. ......2017 is the 10th anniversary of our formation, so we were discussing what to do about that plan. We were discussing what to do about it, and we even went on a trip to a hot spring together.

YokohamaWe said we would unite on our 10th anniversary, and the seven of us stayed at a ryokan on Sadogashima Island, in a room for seven. We drank and talked frankly, and that's how we became united. Although Mr. Goseki had declared that he would never get naked with anyone, he took an open-air bath with everyone.

I thought, "This feels good, doesn't it? Let's do something like this for our 10th anniversary . Is that okay with you guys?" "I think it's good! And then, a little after that, he told me that he was leaving the group... It was a trip that I was quite... I was quite cheated.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). a trip where I was cheated (laughs). No, at the time, I was pretty much like, "Okay, let's keep going! ." I was like, "Okay, I'll keep going. But ...... I always said to myself, "I'm going to keep going...I'm going to keep going...I'm going to keep going...I'm going to keep going...I'm going to keep going...I'm going to keep going...I'm going to keep going. I'm always making decisions about my schedule.... Even if I don't really agree with the event and say, "I want to be in this event!

I always want to do things with the feeling of "I want to be in this! but there are some things that I can't say no to. But there are some things that I can't say no to. And it's not just events... There are many members and many people who are involved with the band...

Ah, well, in order to make it big in the major music scene, it is difficult to just do what you genuinely "want to do," but there are things you have to do even if you don't want to do them.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I think that's the part that makes it hard for me. That's the part that makes it hard for me. I wondered if I could continue with such doubts. That was during the "Rainbow" tour.

Yokohama. After the tour was over, he told me. During the tour, I kept saying, "Next year is our 10th anniversary! The seven of us are going to do a lot of interesting things together, so please look forward to it! I was doing something like that (laughs). (Laughs.) "We went to Sado the other day, too. Then, I decided to quit...I cancelled almost everything I was going to do (laughs).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)Sorry!

Yokohama. I'm still rooted in the fact that I made a promise at that ryokan. So, for the last tour, I decided to play "I'm still rooted" at all the shows (laughs).

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). when the set list came, I felt like I couldn't stand it (laughs).

Did you tell that to HAMAKEN first?

Yokohama: Yes, that, too! I'm rooting for that too.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)(Laughs) No, no, that was...as I said before, I know that zainichi funk is easily swayed by group opinions, so I thought it would be best to speak up when everyone is present. I think it's best to say it when everyone is present, but I thought that if I did that, the opinions of each individual would never come out. So I decided to make time to talk to each of them individually... At that time, Aoki and I had a plan to start a store.

YokohamaWhat? What's that?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I was on a tour of the store when he said, "You seem to be busy, so let's start a store together.

Yokohama: Haaaaah? I didn't know .

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)(laughs). He said, "Let's have a bar on the first floor and a shared office on the second floor, and I'll set up my own cassette label. So I went to see the store, and at that time, he said, "Aoki, if we decide to open a store together, there's something I need to tell you. Actually, I'm ......".

Yokohama. lost to ...... store.

. hahaha .

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). hahaha . Then Mr. Aoki said, "No, wait a minute. I have two ideas of what he might say, but I'll tell you after I hear them. He thought I was going to say either that I was quitting or that I was having a baby. Then he said, "Oh, you are quitting?

Yokohama: ...No, and you could have told me after that.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): No, only Hamaken didn't have any schedule at all.

Yokohama: No, that's definitely an excuse, that's .

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)No, no, no! (Laughs) .

YokohamaUsually, the leader is the first one to tell, isn't it? This person, the leader was the last to do so. Everyone knew about it except me.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed). and about three shows in the second half of the tour.

Yokohama: So, I got an e-mail from Mr. Goseki, and he said, "Do you have any free time next time? We need to talk. When a band member says, "We need to talk," he is definitely talking about leaving the band (laughs). He said, "Wow ...... no, but maybe it's another story . I wonder what it is. ......" There was a period of about five days.

In the meantime, I asked Keita, Gentle, and others, "I got an e-mail from Goseki-san saying he wanted to talk to me, but I wonder what it was about. Even though I know him (laughs). (Laughs.) "Why don't you just ask him? (laughs).

. ." The members would think, "It's not right for me to tell them, Mr. Goseki should tell them directly.

Yokohama: Well, I understand that, but it's ...... sad.

So, how did you recover from the shock and come to the point where you decided to do this interview together?

YokohamaNo, it was a shock, but ...... we were all depressed, but we had to look forward. We decided to make the band what it could be because of the departure of Mr. Goseki! We decided to make the band what it could be because of Mr. Goseki's departure. We were also rethinking our future activities and decided to "change! We made a policy in Sadogashima to change our future activities. That policy was shattered, but that did not stop the momentum of "Let's change! and we are trying to implement the new way of doing things.

We decided to take a fresh look at the current Zainichi Funk and change the pace of the band's activities and everything else. We will go back to the simple question of what we wanted to do in the first place, and rebuild the band. I think many things will change in the future. We need to bring in new members, so we need to have a gap period. . I am planning to take that period of time to come up with the next activities. Well, I'm going to take the opportunity of Mr. Goseki's departure to .......

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): (laughs).

YokohamaI had hoped to change in that direction eventually, but when Mr. Goseki left the group, I decided to do it sooner rather than later.

But the training provided by Mr. Goseki was really big for the band. The moment Mr. Goseki first arrived and played, I thought, "Ah, a professional has arrived. As my wife Agatha said, "The moment Mr. Goseki came and played, I thought, 'Oh, we have a professional! I thought, "Oh, we have a professional! So Agatha was saddened, too.

. Finally, I would like to ask each of you about your enthusiasm for the 10th anniversary tour and Goseki's last tour.

YokohamaAnyway, I think I should say goodbye to Mr. Goseki properly. I have a tendency to let things like that slide. Like the "Taiga" incident earlier, I wonder if he is really thinking about the members. I have a bad feeling that I am not in touch with the members. I think I have a bad point. I think I have to say goodbye to this.
I was thinking of doing a new song on this tour. ...... Is that song okay?

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): Yeah, that's fine.

YokohamaI wrote a stinky song called "In Good Health and in Illness". I thought it would be nice to repeat it when Mr. Goseki quits (laughs). (Laughs.) I thought it would be nice to repeat it when Mr. Goseki quits (laughs). I wanted to write a song with that kind of love.

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed)I've been a member of the band for more than ......6 years... I have a little bit left, but I've trained the ...... band, as Hamaken said, just a little bit more, I hope I can do my best to contribute to the band as much as I can. I will do my best to contribute as much as I can.

I didn't think people would be so upset about my quitting...for example, I didn't think that HAMAKEN would ask me to do an interview with them. I had planned to leave more casually. Quitting is usually a negative thing, isn't it? But I think it was really wonderful of the members to make it seem less negative and to send me off like this.

I don't think there are many bands like this, and I try to live up to that as much as I can. . I am equally grateful to the audience and to the staff, and I hope to leave something behind at the end of the show. I hope to leave a little something behind at the end of the show. ...... You are very firm, what you are saying.

Yokohama: (laughs) It's hard, Goseki .

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): I'm glad to finally be free from Hamaken's sexual harassment!

YokohamaHa-ha-ha!

latter half of a formal tea ceremony (in which the tea is actually consumed): The real reason for the withdrawal is that Hamaken gets naked in the dressing room and starts hitting on me.

Yokohama: No, no, no, you just pressed your penis against me! (Laughs) .