1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,790 Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com -Thank you! -What should we talk about? 2 00:00:01,790 --> 00:00:03,540 -Today... -Is it okay to leave it up to you? 3 00:00:03,540 --> 00:00:07,900 Is it? But I'm really nervous and feel like I won't be able to talk well. 4 00:00:08,106 --> 00:00:12,106 We just filmed a collaboration video for Igari's channel. 5 00:00:12,157 --> 00:00:13,607 -Wait, we're filming already?! -Yes. 6 00:00:13,607 --> 00:00:15,950 We are?! You should tell me! (I messed up) 7 00:00:15,950 --> 00:00:19,900 -I start my videos in a casual way. -We've really started? -Yes. 8 00:00:19,983 --> 00:00:21,503 For my video, 9 00:00:21,503 --> 00:00:27,433 -I thought of some things I'd like to ask you, Igari, -Okay. 10 00:00:27,568 --> 00:00:31,108 -so I'd like to have a conversation with you. -Ah, got it. 11 00:00:31,229 --> 00:00:34,099 -We've really started filming?! -We have! 12 00:00:34,199 --> 00:00:35,459 Today's video will be a lavish one. 13 00:00:35,459 --> 00:00:39,009 This is the first time I'm doing a proper collaboration on my channel. 14 00:00:39,009 --> 00:00:41,199 -Thank you very much. -One with someone with their own channel. 15 00:00:41,199 --> 00:00:43,659 I'm very sorry that I'm the first one. (He's awesome) 16 00:00:43,659 --> 00:00:46,449 Thank you very much! I'm sure everyone will be happy. 17 00:00:46,571 --> 00:00:49,791 -This is Igari from HEY-SMITH. -Thanks for having me. 18 00:00:49,962 --> 00:00:52,645 -This is so casual... -Good job on your set! 19 00:00:52,915 --> 00:00:55,775 -We often play [festivals] on the same day. -Yeah, we do. 20 00:00:55,836 --> 00:00:57,586 -Is it okay if we start things off? -Yes. 21 00:00:57,586 --> 00:01:01,445 -Is it okay to do a no-holds-barred discussion? -That's sudden...but yes. 22 00:01:01,821 --> 00:01:05,301 -The first questions will be regular ones. -Then the last ones... 23 00:01:05,301 --> 00:01:07,121 It's totally fine. (I'm really scheming here) 24 00:01:07,192 --> 00:01:10,612 These are things that I haven't had a chance to ask you. 25 00:01:10,774 --> 00:01:13,714 What was your first impression of SCANDAL? 26 00:01:15,994 --> 00:01:18,969 -Is it really okay to be honest? -Yes, it is. 27 00:01:19,435 --> 00:01:21,615 My actual first impression... 28 00:01:21,615 --> 00:01:25,599 -was that you guys were a little risqué. -Seriously?! 29 00:01:25,809 --> 00:01:27,710 -Is that so? -Yeah. 30 00:01:28,096 --> 00:01:30,419 When did that impression change? 31 00:01:31,136 --> 00:01:32,716 Let's see... 32 00:01:32,758 --> 00:01:36,128 -When you appeared on M STATION... -Ah, when we were still wearing school uniforms? 33 00:01:36,128 --> 00:01:37,388 I think so. 34 00:01:37,476 --> 00:01:41,476 At that time, I thought, "Ah, they're adorable." 35 00:01:41,538 --> 00:01:43,318 Eh, really? 36 00:01:43,417 --> 00:01:49,337 I first thought that you guys were really adorable ladies performing as a band, 37 00:01:49,745 --> 00:01:53,325 so my first impression was that you guys were a little risqué. Sorry about that. 38 00:01:53,376 --> 00:01:56,097 -That's honestly what I thought. -Yeah, I did tell you to be honest. 39 00:01:56,199 --> 00:02:01,329 Now that we know each other better, what image do you have of us now? 40 00:02:01,399 --> 00:02:06,679 Rather than really cute ladies performing as a band, 41 00:02:06,679 --> 00:02:11,363 I now see you as ladies who are in a band that are really cute. 42 00:02:12,182 --> 00:02:13,643 Like... 43 00:02:15,069 --> 00:02:19,565 We get to talk to each other backstage at festivals. 44 00:02:19,619 --> 00:02:23,120 You come up to talk to us a lot, 45 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,518 and I really think there are very few musicians who are like that. 46 00:02:26,518 --> 00:02:30,808 -Ah, really? -Since the four of us [in SCANDAL] are often all together, 47 00:02:30,808 --> 00:02:35,348 I think there are times when seems hard to talk to us. 48 00:02:35,381 --> 00:02:39,017 Despite that, we've gotten very buddy-buddy with you. 49 00:02:39,017 --> 00:02:40,530 It really makes me happy. 50 00:02:40,590 --> 00:02:46,750 Originally I had met MAMI when [our friends] would go out to drink. 51 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:47,514 Ah, that's right. 52 00:02:47,514 --> 00:02:52,644 -You've gone out to eat with MAMI many times. -Yeah, a bunch of us do that and go out to drink. 53 00:02:52,732 --> 00:02:56,131 MAMI doesn't drink that much. 54 00:02:56,131 --> 00:02:58,576 She doesn't do that well with it. 55 00:02:58,713 --> 00:03:03,057 Not sure how well she takes it. (I've never seen her like that, but I totally imagine it) 56 00:03:03,311 --> 00:03:07,326 She's always been resolute. 57 00:03:07,526 --> 00:03:10,406 It was 3 am, 58 00:03:10,406 --> 00:03:12,396 and when I asked her, "Will you be okay tomorrow?" 59 00:03:12,396 --> 00:03:14,089 "Don't you have to get up early?" 60 00:03:14,089 --> 00:03:16,293 She was like, "Well, I'm playing at Budokan tomorrow." 61 00:03:16,293 --> 00:03:18,610 I was like, "What?! Budokan?!" 62 00:03:18,610 --> 00:03:21,460 -Wow. -"Tomorrow?!" 63 00:03:21,526 --> 00:03:24,896 I was like, "You're drinking at this time when you're playing Budokan tomorrow?!" 64 00:03:24,896 --> 00:03:29,352 I asked her that, 65 00:03:29,515 --> 00:03:34,625 and she was like, "I've practiced to death, so I'll totally be fine no matter how much I drink." 66 00:03:34,625 --> 00:03:37,535 -She really said that?! -She did. (This was a story from 10 years ago,) 67 00:03:37,599 --> 00:03:40,817 That made me go, "Wow, that's so cool!" (and she's since aged out of that phase) 68 00:03:40,979 --> 00:03:43,959 I thought she was a really cool person. 69 00:03:44,059 --> 00:03:48,419 That's when I started to see SCANDAL as a proper band, 70 00:03:48,419 --> 00:03:53,549 and it made me go, "Wow, their performances are really intense." 71 00:03:54,531 --> 00:04:00,471 Then I wanted to start talking to you guys, and so did. 72 00:04:00,570 --> 00:04:06,133 Hearing from a musician that you're cool makes you happy in a special way. 73 00:04:06,752 --> 00:04:11,392 There was a time when we weren't invited to festivals at all, 74 00:04:11,826 --> 00:04:17,696 and for a long time we felt like the four of us were all alone. 75 00:04:17,779 --> 00:04:21,558 -Really? -Yeah, so [you talking to us] made us really happy, 76 00:04:21,558 --> 00:04:23,948 and we felt like we were being included. 77 00:04:23,989 --> 00:04:28,261 I think everyone thinks this, 78 00:04:28,261 --> 00:04:34,731 but [the band scene] is said to be a male-dominated one with not many places for women. 79 00:04:34,815 --> 00:04:37,317 They can't really get there. 80 00:04:38,401 --> 00:04:40,071 Most people think that. 81 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:43,151 For me, when you guys were playing at DEAD POP FESTiVAL, 82 00:04:43,151 --> 00:04:46,641 [Kenta] Koie from Crossfaith and I went to see your set. 83 00:04:46,801 --> 00:04:50,211 Crossfaith and SCANDAL play completely opposite types of music. 84 00:04:50,329 --> 00:04:52,079 So we walked over. 85 00:04:52,079 --> 00:04:56,138 I had a drink in my hand, 86 00:04:56,138 --> 00:04:59,858 and I got so hyped up by SCANDAL that I did this with my drink, 87 00:04:59,858 --> 00:05:03,028 and it got all over me. (So cute) 88 00:05:03,114 --> 00:05:06,312 -Ah, that did happen. -I was going "Ahh!" by myself. 89 00:05:06,578 --> 00:05:08,568 You guys were really great. 90 00:05:08,825 --> 00:05:10,135 That makes me happy! 91 00:05:10,135 --> 00:05:14,094 -I don't think we've talked about stuff like that. -That's definitely true. 92 00:05:14,254 --> 00:05:18,605 -It's kind of hard to talk to you guys. -That's true. 93 00:05:18,725 --> 00:05:22,875 Particularly, I'm told by many people that it's hard to start a convo with me. 94 00:05:22,883 --> 00:05:23,673 -Ah, really? -Yes. 95 00:05:23,673 --> 00:05:27,091 I don't really go out drinking. 96 00:05:27,161 --> 00:05:33,031 I'm nervous to do things that I'm not used to. 97 00:05:33,332 --> 00:05:37,432 You know, Kansai dialect [like yours] really makes me feel at ease. 98 00:05:38,144 --> 00:05:41,535 -I'm happy to hear that. -I have a really easy time talking with you. 99 00:05:41,535 --> 00:05:43,294 That makes me really happy. 100 00:05:45,046 --> 00:05:46,361 (Shy) 101 00:05:46,361 --> 00:05:46,976 What? 102 00:05:47,022 --> 00:05:49,972 This is kind of similar to what we're talking about. 103 00:05:50,079 --> 00:05:54,053 What kind of person do you picture me as? 104 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,457 (Asking him mercilessly about impressions) 105 00:05:56,457 --> 00:05:58,497 Let's see... (Igari's in a fix) 106 00:05:58,695 --> 00:06:00,035 Like... 107 00:06:00,035 --> 00:06:02,990 -Is it okay if this stings? -Yeah. Ah. I'm about to be hurt. 108 00:06:03,472 --> 00:06:07,115 -You seem very prideful. -Ah, I'm told that a lot! 109 00:06:07,439 --> 00:06:09,151 Why is that? 110 00:06:09,561 --> 00:06:12,122 Rather than prideful, 111 00:06:12,122 --> 00:06:15,152 you have this presence to you. 112 00:06:15,263 --> 00:06:16,663 -Do people tell you that? -They do. 113 00:06:16,663 --> 00:06:20,663 The four of you are close and are often together, 114 00:06:20,663 --> 00:06:23,343 but RINA, you alone... 115 00:06:23,343 --> 00:06:24,466 -Have an ambiance? -Yeah. 116 00:06:24,466 --> 00:06:27,356 -It's kind of different. -People tell me that all the time. 117 00:06:27,452 --> 00:06:30,865 -I really do think it's true, in a sense. -Oh, really? 118 00:06:31,456 --> 00:06:34,187 Like, for women, 119 00:06:34,187 --> 00:06:39,859 it's kind of bad to say, but those in bands are kind of looked down on. 120 00:06:40,125 --> 00:06:44,944 For times like those, it's best for them to definitely keep being a band. 121 00:06:45,043 --> 00:06:47,553 That's kind of RINA-like. 122 00:06:47,653 --> 00:06:49,903 Ah, I see. 123 00:06:50,587 --> 00:06:52,136 I see. 124 00:06:52,429 --> 00:06:55,831 There was a time like that for us. 125 00:06:56,580 --> 00:07:02,730 More than being like "Let's appear at festivals so as not to lose out to the guys in bands," 126 00:07:02,730 --> 00:07:10,210 we really felt that we wanted to be a band that showed we were women. 127 00:07:10,270 --> 00:07:16,460 -We really wanted to be like that. -I see. 128 00:07:16,683 --> 00:07:21,563 Now, we've kind of mellowed out a bit and have improved. 129 00:07:21,658 --> 00:07:26,218 But yeah, there were many times when we were going towards an odd point. 130 00:07:26,253 --> 00:07:28,710 But it wasn't odd at all. 131 00:07:28,813 --> 00:07:34,133 Like, I think that rigidness was a positive. 132 00:07:34,774 --> 00:07:37,306 Like, you guys had an aura to you. (So nice) 133 00:07:37,437 --> 00:07:40,747 That was a good direction. 134 00:07:40,747 --> 00:07:43,351 That was more risqué. 135 00:07:43,470 --> 00:07:46,743 -That's how it's connected? -Sorry for saying that. 136 00:07:46,846 --> 00:07:49,326 -I mean that as a compliment. -Thanks so much. 137 00:07:49,486 --> 00:07:58,671 I get the impression that you have a lot of friends in bands. 138 00:07:58,671 --> 00:08:03,372 You're someone with a very sociable personality, 139 00:08:03,372 --> 00:08:07,172 but was there ever a time when you felt like you didn't belong? 140 00:08:07,222 --> 00:08:10,552 -Ah, at first, totally. -Is that so? 141 00:08:10,643 --> 00:08:13,163 No matter where we were. 142 00:08:13,163 --> 00:08:16,745 For example, we had only come out with one or two CDs, 143 00:08:16,745 --> 00:08:20,745 and when we appeared at a festival with a bunch of different artists, 144 00:08:20,745 --> 00:08:23,173 we of course felt like we didn't belong. 145 00:08:23,273 --> 00:08:25,137 I really felt that. 146 00:08:25,213 --> 00:08:30,613 Then the feeling of wanting it to feel more homely grew stronger for me. 147 00:08:30,782 --> 00:08:33,732 When I went try and go talk to people... 148 00:08:33,892 --> 00:08:35,402 Like, there'd be Ken of Hi-STANDARD, 149 00:08:35,402 --> 00:08:37,262 TOSHI-LOW of BRAHMAN, 150 00:08:37,262 --> 00:08:39,172 and Hosomi of ELLEGARDEN. 151 00:08:39,329 --> 00:08:41,910 The three of them were talking to each other. 152 00:08:41,910 --> 00:08:46,683 -It was pretty hard to go up and talk to them. -Totally true. 153 00:08:46,683 --> 00:08:56,643 But I decided from the start to go talk to the people who look the hardest to talk to. 154 00:08:56,685 --> 00:08:57,986 Ah, that's commendable. 155 00:08:57,986 --> 00:09:06,296 So I'd be the first one to jump into things where it looked difficult to mix in to. 156 00:09:07,528 --> 00:09:09,724 Then they would remember me. 157 00:09:10,373 --> 00:09:14,373 -It was that kind of repetition. -I see. 158 00:09:14,521 --> 00:09:18,645 With bands, and also when we just go out to drink, 159 00:09:18,645 --> 00:09:22,281 I sit next to the person who looks like they're feeling down. 160 00:09:24,391 --> 00:09:27,845 I do my best to make sure things go well. 161 00:09:28,878 --> 00:09:31,639 -You do it so that they don't feel alone. -Yeah. 162 00:09:31,851 --> 00:09:34,533 That's why you sat next to me. 163 00:09:36,883 --> 00:09:39,159 Do you have a drummer group? 164 00:09:40,890 --> 00:09:44,038 -Friends I can talk about the drums with? -Yeah. 165 00:09:44,279 --> 00:09:46,164 There's Yuna of CHAI, 166 00:09:46,164 --> 00:09:49,872 and as for guys, there's KOUHEI of 04 Limited Sazabys. 167 00:09:49,982 --> 00:09:53,541 -I'm really close with them. -Ah, really? 168 00:09:54,532 --> 00:09:57,592 I think KOUHEI would shoot his shot with you. 169 00:09:57,622 --> 00:09:59,285 No, not at all! 170 00:09:59,540 --> 00:10:02,780 We both can't drink alcohol. 171 00:10:02,780 --> 00:10:04,170 We drink tea. (Tea friends👶🍵) 172 00:10:04,170 --> 00:10:05,717 -That's true. -Yeah. 173 00:10:05,770 --> 00:10:07,800 We've also played joint concerts together. 174 00:10:07,873 --> 00:10:10,328 How do you write songs? 175 00:10:10,394 --> 00:10:12,583 I write songs by myself. 176 00:10:12,763 --> 00:10:15,437 -You accumulate songs as they come to you? -That's right. 177 00:10:16,167 --> 00:10:20,657 Also, when I'm not able to write, I go to one of the southern islands. 178 00:10:20,657 --> 00:10:22,897 I play my guitar on the beach. 179 00:10:22,974 --> 00:10:26,954 -Does that help solve your writer's block? -It does help quite a bit. 180 00:10:28,549 --> 00:10:33,309 -For us, we all write songs as well as do main vocals. -That's amazing. 181 00:10:33,387 --> 00:10:37,437 We're all able to write songs as we like, 182 00:10:37,437 --> 00:10:40,412 but we're really bad when we "have to" write songs. 183 00:10:41,391 --> 00:10:44,371 -That's kind of a problem for us. -I see. 184 00:10:44,491 --> 00:10:47,119 -Like... Is it okay to talk about this? -Of course. 185 00:10:47,170 --> 00:10:50,314 How do you write drum parts? 186 00:10:50,753 --> 00:10:54,454 I do it little by little on my computer. 187 00:10:54,514 --> 00:10:58,852 But I typically write lyrics for our songs. 188 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:02,722 I write a bunch of lyrics and the other members will add music. 189 00:11:02,722 --> 00:11:05,725 -You write lyrics? -I really do love writing lyrics. 190 00:11:05,725 --> 00:11:07,565 -You do? -I love it a lot. 191 00:11:07,565 --> 00:11:10,775 When I listen to music, the first thing I want to do is read the lyrics. 192 00:11:10,840 --> 00:11:14,650 I really like seeing what words the person used. 193 00:11:14,650 --> 00:11:16,606 Ah, is that right? That's interesting! 194 00:11:16,606 --> 00:11:17,876 That's what I do. 195 00:11:17,927 --> 00:11:22,534 To be honest, I can't really hear the lyrics when I listen to Japanese songs. 196 00:11:22,589 --> 00:11:25,309 I'm listening to the melody instead. 197 00:11:25,529 --> 00:11:29,949 -So I don't really do [what you do]. -I totally understand that. 198 00:11:30,003 --> 00:11:35,432 -I really do enjoy listening to words in music. -Ah, that's so interesting. 199 00:11:35,476 --> 00:11:36,876 When I'm watching concerts, 200 00:11:36,876 --> 00:11:39,416 I of course look at the band members, 201 00:11:39,416 --> 00:11:41,441 but the MCs are what I look forward to the most. 202 00:11:41,441 --> 00:11:42,816 -Seriously? -Yes. 203 00:11:42,852 --> 00:11:45,772 I'm like, "What will this person talk about?" 204 00:11:45,915 --> 00:11:49,336 -Are there people who do that? -Maybe not. 205 00:11:49,336 --> 00:11:51,406 I really look forward to the MCs. 206 00:11:51,406 --> 00:11:54,956 -That's probably because you value words. -That's true. 207 00:11:55,002 --> 00:11:57,988 Also, you can really see what kind of person they are. 208 00:11:58,181 --> 00:12:04,341 When it hits me like, "Ah, this person made it, so the song turned out like this," 209 00:12:04,341 --> 00:12:07,157 it makes me realize how much fun music is. 210 00:12:08,654 --> 00:12:10,334 Is that so? 211 00:12:10,443 --> 00:12:13,433 That's something I've never considered. 212 00:12:13,534 --> 00:12:19,494 Aside from lyrics, when the rhythm or the tempo is nice 213 00:12:19,494 --> 00:12:23,234 and it completes the song, I have a lot of respect for those kinds of musicians. 214 00:12:23,234 --> 00:12:25,375 I'm not too good at that myself. 215 00:12:25,375 --> 00:12:28,235 Things you can't do, huh. I see. 216 00:12:28,362 --> 00:12:31,697 -This is kind of a sensitive topic. -Sensitive? 217 00:12:31,827 --> 00:12:34,967 Are there times when you think you're unable to continue being in a band? 218 00:12:34,967 --> 00:12:36,747 -There totally are. -There are, huh? 219 00:12:36,747 --> 00:12:38,214 There will be those in the future, too. 220 00:12:38,552 --> 00:12:41,042 You guys have been together for as long as us. 10... 221 00:12:41,042 --> 00:12:43,222 -About 15 years [since 2006]. -Right. 222 00:12:43,326 --> 00:12:45,896 -We're also in our 16th year-- -Our seniors! 223 00:12:45,896 --> 00:12:48,361 -No, this year will be our 16th. -Ah, I see. 224 00:12:48,361 --> 00:12:50,609 We've been doing this for the same amount of time. 225 00:12:50,918 --> 00:12:53,782 What makes you think that way during those times? 226 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,540 The biggest one was... 227 00:12:58,583 --> 00:13:02,453 when our former bassist/vocalist and our trumpet player left the band. 228 00:13:02,453 --> 00:13:04,633 So I think it was during that time. 229 00:13:05,160 --> 00:13:08,166 The bassist/vocalist was our main vocalist. 230 00:13:08,346 --> 00:13:11,267 I sang as well, but he sang more. 231 00:13:11,350 --> 00:13:15,350 When they left, we thought maybe we should disband peacefully. 232 00:13:15,576 --> 00:13:17,876 We didn't plan to continue on. 233 00:13:18,211 --> 00:13:22,041 That was the hardest time for us, 234 00:13:22,311 --> 00:13:26,811 but a lot of people told us to try holding out. 235 00:13:26,949 --> 00:13:32,119 We were like, "We'll try it, but if it doesn't work out then let's break up." 236 00:13:32,281 --> 00:13:34,491 We were careful then. 237 00:13:34,587 --> 00:13:43,177 At first, our audience numbers dwindled due to the bassist/vocalist leaving. 238 00:13:43,287 --> 00:13:45,731 That was tough. 239 00:13:47,240 --> 00:13:48,650 Wow. 240 00:13:48,838 --> 00:13:59,692 I think it's really amazing when a band continues on despite changing out members. 241 00:13:59,807 --> 00:14:04,164 -I think that would be impossible for us. -True. 242 00:14:04,304 --> 00:14:09,414 It probably wouldn't be that we'd go on hiatus or someone leaves the band. 243 00:14:09,523 --> 00:14:13,007 We'd be like, "Let's stop being a band." 244 00:14:14,954 --> 00:14:17,546 That's also impressive. 245 00:14:18,071 --> 00:14:21,551 But you know... This is also a sensitive topic, 246 00:14:21,602 --> 00:14:26,762 but you guys are women, and there are some forms of happiness for women. 247 00:14:27,380 --> 00:14:34,232 And like, you never know if a time will come when you'll all want to break up, 248 00:14:34,232 --> 00:14:40,950 and then maybe all want to try being a band again, which is fine. 249 00:14:41,019 --> 00:14:45,469 And maybe one by one you'll wonder what you'll do about your band activities. 250 00:14:45,469 --> 00:14:48,859 -Wouldn't that difficult? -I think it would be. 251 00:14:48,919 --> 00:14:52,919 Is it okay to choose your own happiness as a woman, 252 00:14:52,967 --> 00:14:58,637 or, like what you said before about how it's "The four of us or nothing," 253 00:14:58,834 --> 00:15:01,294 Will you have any disputes then? 254 00:15:01,464 --> 00:15:05,051 -We really never have any disputes. -You don't? 255 00:15:05,400 --> 00:15:10,420 If someone wants to get married, or have kids, or finds a partner, 256 00:15:10,420 --> 00:15:13,420 we're all totally on board with things like that. 257 00:15:13,543 --> 00:15:21,493 We all think that getting married isn't the only peak of happiness. 258 00:15:21,707 --> 00:15:26,777 Each of us all have relationships at times... 259 00:15:26,893 --> 00:15:28,663 Ah, you guys have relationships like normal? 260 00:15:28,663 --> 00:15:31,318 -Is it okay to say that? -Yeah, it's fine. 261 00:15:31,318 --> 00:15:33,308 -It is? -Totally. 262 00:15:33,659 --> 00:15:39,848 -I don't think it's good to ask too much about it. -I think that too. 263 00:15:39,947 --> 00:15:44,523 But we just want to be normal—or natural. 264 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:46,480 That's great. 265 00:15:46,595 --> 00:15:49,265 That's wonderful. You guys are totally bandsmen. 266 00:15:49,633 --> 00:15:53,203 We won't know unless it happens. 267 00:15:53,517 --> 00:15:57,657 I think that if we were to stop once, 268 00:15:57,657 --> 00:16:03,947 I don't know if I'll be at the same level as when we left off. 269 00:16:04,000 --> 00:16:09,165 -So that's why I want to do as much as I can. -I see. 270 00:16:09,603 --> 00:16:12,263 -That's passionate. -It is. 271 00:16:12,263 --> 00:16:13,633 It's very passionate. 272 00:16:13,781 --> 00:16:18,291 -I really love that kind of mindset. -Ah, really? I'm glad. 273 00:16:18,586 --> 00:16:21,206 When you first started your YouTube channel, 274 00:16:21,206 --> 00:16:26,586 you talked about that it'd be nice to have the band side of things get more exciting with what you're putting out. 275 00:16:26,636 --> 00:16:28,683 I thought that was awesome. 276 00:16:29,347 --> 00:16:41,557 I've always thought that doing things ultimately all for the band was impressive. 277 00:16:41,735 --> 00:16:45,054 How would you ultimately want things to be [for your band]? 278 00:16:45,142 --> 00:16:53,553 We don't try to put out one popular album after another. 279 00:16:53,653 --> 00:16:58,878 Our genre has the impression of everyone being strong-willed, 280 00:16:58,878 --> 00:17:03,010 and crafting our own kind of scene or culture. 281 00:17:03,285 --> 00:17:05,305 There's no real meaning in a band suddenly getting popular 282 00:17:05,305 --> 00:17:09,695 and then playing a show at Tokyo Dome. 283 00:17:10,335 --> 00:17:15,353 Elevating things like street culture all in one go... 284 00:17:15,471 --> 00:17:19,931 Like skateboards, tattoos, fashion... 285 00:17:19,958 --> 00:17:24,890 That street culture... it's like... 286 00:17:24,890 --> 00:17:26,788 No, I shouldn't put it that way. 287 00:17:26,924 --> 00:17:28,164 Like... 288 00:17:28,245 --> 00:17:29,238 Well, let's go with it. 289 00:17:29,298 --> 00:17:33,828 This set-up is what rock is. What pop is. 290 00:17:33,982 --> 00:17:37,813 And street culture is the victor over that. 291 00:17:37,879 --> 00:17:40,849 -That's what my ideal [band scene] is. -I see. 292 00:17:40,928 --> 00:17:45,812 I do like pop music, and I also have a lot of idols I support, 293 00:17:45,812 --> 00:17:50,051 but I want street culture to be more awesome than any of those. 294 00:17:50,700 --> 00:17:52,605 That's my ideal. 295 00:17:52,765 --> 00:17:54,508 Do you have any? 296 00:17:55,019 --> 00:17:55,949 I wonder... 297 00:17:55,949 --> 00:18:00,818 But I do hope to leave behind this idea of 298 00:18:00,818 --> 00:18:08,088 "This is one way that an all-girl band can continue on." 299 00:18:08,128 --> 00:18:10,788 There are many guys in the band scene, 300 00:18:10,788 --> 00:18:13,468 but women can totally enjoy it as well. 301 00:18:13,548 --> 00:18:15,328 Wear clothes that get you pumped up, 302 00:18:15,328 --> 00:18:16,998 do your hair and makeup, 303 00:18:16,998 --> 00:18:19,040 use words that you like to use. 304 00:18:19,447 --> 00:18:25,037 You can have a cool and flexible vibe while being in the spotlight. 305 00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:27,967 -I hope to leave behind that kind of stance. -I see. 306 00:18:28,064 --> 00:18:32,735 I think more people of all kinds would join. 307 00:18:33,042 --> 00:18:35,922 You're expressing that with all your strength. 308 00:18:36,006 --> 00:18:38,936 Yes, I still want to do this with all of my strength. 309 00:18:39,588 --> 00:18:42,288 -I think you're totally doing it. -I'm happy to hear that. 310 00:18:43,482 --> 00:18:48,326 I think there are many people who started bands after learning about SCANDAL. 311 00:18:48,587 --> 00:18:50,227 That makes me really happy. 312 00:18:50,289 --> 00:18:54,161 I have a lot of respect for what you're doing. 313 00:18:54,504 --> 00:18:57,378 Thank you so much for a great conversation! 314 00:18:58,133 --> 00:19:01,159 -Is this okay for your viewers? -This was so awesome! 315 00:19:01,159 --> 00:19:04,652 -I'm basically not cutting out anything. -But we did talk a lot. 316 00:19:04,819 --> 00:19:07,619 -I'm happy I got to ask you about a lot of things. -Same here. 317 00:19:07,672 --> 00:19:11,252 -Thank you so much for doing this after your set. -Really, thank you so much. 318 00:19:11,325 --> 00:19:13,755 -If we get another chance... -Let's make another chance. 319 00:19:13,755 --> 00:19:14,905 Yes, let's! 320 00:19:14,978 --> 00:19:17,258 -Thank you so much! -Thank you so much! 321 00:19:17,318 --> 00:19:21,108 We filmed a really crazy video for Igari's channel, 322 00:19:21,108 --> 00:19:22,525 so please check it out if you'd like! 323 00:19:22,525 --> 00:19:23,962 My heart was pounding. 324 00:19:24,520 --> 00:19:27,447 -Thank you so much! -Thank you so much!