1 00:00:01,540 --> 00:00:05,070 Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com 2 00:00:15,621 --> 00:00:17,447 Hello! RINA here. 3 00:00:18,583 --> 00:00:20,160 I went and got some Starbucks. 4 00:00:22,976 --> 00:00:24,380 Today, 5 00:00:27,223 --> 00:00:28,833 I got a Caramel Macchiato. 6 00:00:29,775 --> 00:00:31,546 I'll be drinking it as I film this. 7 00:00:36,566 --> 00:00:38,343 What should I do? 8 00:00:42,086 --> 00:00:43,333 It's really good. 9 00:00:44,534 --> 00:00:51,034 I decided today to do a video of me talking about something and turned on the camera... 10 00:00:51,644 --> 00:00:54,304 I'll just be speaking leisurely about whatever. 11 00:00:54,507 --> 00:00:57,497 What should I talk about? Maybe just small talk. 12 00:00:57,811 --> 00:00:59,461 Oh yeah, 13 00:00:59,762 --> 00:01:04,265 As of today, I've been on YouTube for a month! 14 00:01:04,265 --> 00:01:05,868 Yay! 15 00:01:06,667 --> 00:01:08,189 It went by so fast. 16 00:01:08,626 --> 00:01:11,406 This is my fifth video. 17 00:01:11,666 --> 00:01:17,329 I've surprisingly been able to release one video per week. 18 00:01:19,434 --> 00:01:22,022 I wasn't sure what pace to go with, 19 00:01:22,710 --> 00:01:26,299 But since I'm spending a lot of time at home right now, 20 00:01:26,299 --> 00:01:28,421 I think I'll keep being able to upload them up at a good pace. 21 00:01:28,421 --> 00:01:31,381 I wonder what your days have been like recently. 22 00:01:31,570 --> 00:01:34,341 The city's going back to normal little by little, 23 00:01:34,341 --> 00:01:38,241 There have been people who have continued to work hard all this time, 24 00:01:38,241 --> 00:01:43,974 And I'm sure there are people who work outside who are finally going back. 25 00:01:44,222 --> 00:01:45,372 How has that been? 26 00:01:45,372 --> 00:01:51,442 For the band, we've been meeting at our office once every two weeks 27 00:01:51,442 --> 00:01:53,232 With the bare minimum number of staff members 28 00:01:53,232 --> 00:01:55,793 And recording our radio program. 29 00:01:55,793 --> 00:01:59,213 We also hold meetings then. 30 00:01:59,213 --> 00:02:01,100 We're not able to play live shows, 31 00:02:01,100 --> 00:02:04,300 But we're doing what we can at home. 32 00:02:06,150 --> 00:02:14,475 Recently, a fellow classmate who went to the same all-girls' school in Osaka as me a long time ago, 33 00:02:14,475 --> 00:02:18,113 And whom I was good friends with, contacted me. 34 00:02:18,357 --> 00:02:22,697 That doesn't happen with me often. 35 00:02:22,895 --> 00:02:27,232 It's not often that someone who I haven't spoken to in a long time contacts me. 36 00:02:27,269 --> 00:02:32,200 She's also playing music and living in Tokyo. 37 00:02:32,200 --> 00:02:35,555 We met up for the first time in a long time 38 00:02:35,555 --> 00:02:39,449 And talked at a cafe for around two hours. 39 00:02:39,449 --> 00:02:44,808 We talked about a lot of things like what we did after graduating high school, 40 00:02:45,155 --> 00:02:48,935 And what we're currently doing. 41 00:02:49,016 --> 00:02:53,236 It's nice to do what you love doing. 42 00:02:53,236 --> 00:03:03,306 During times like these is when I think of how my stances on how to think, live, and work have changed considerably. 43 00:03:03,319 --> 00:03:08,699 I've noticed that my thoughts get organized when I talk with friends. 44 00:03:08,699 --> 00:03:12,659 We had our major label debut, and since I'm a drummer, 45 00:03:12,659 --> 00:03:17,740 Drums are the focus of my job. 46 00:03:17,740 --> 00:03:19,980 However, I would like to do all kinds of things. 47 00:03:19,980 --> 00:03:21,840 I want to do what I want to at the time, 48 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:27,490 And try doing things that I can do in my own way. 49 00:03:27,490 --> 00:03:31,904 My stance on that has never changed. 50 00:03:31,904 --> 00:03:38,420 I've always wanted to play music in Tokyo, 51 00:03:38,420 --> 00:03:43,444 So I thought it was a given that I'd forever continue living in Tokyo, 52 00:03:43,821 --> 00:03:48,734 But I remembered that that's not something set in stone. 53 00:03:48,734 --> 00:03:52,170 Well, I currently have no plans at all to move, 54 00:03:52,170 --> 00:03:57,010 But my friend lived in Los Angeles for several months, 55 00:03:57,010 --> 00:04:01,340 And she doesn't know where she'll be living in the future. 56 00:04:01,340 --> 00:04:04,940 She said that she'll decide when the time comes. 57 00:04:04,940 --> 00:04:08,550 I thought that having all that freedom was really wonderful. 58 00:04:08,550 --> 00:04:14,623 You don't need to stay in one place just because you have stability. 59 00:04:15,490 --> 00:04:19,660 Currently, aside from our band activities, 60 00:04:19,660 --> 00:04:24,327 The four of us produce an apparel brand called "FEEDBACK," 61 00:04:24,327 --> 00:04:27,427 And I recently started my YouTube channel. 62 00:04:27,427 --> 00:04:32,243 I made a zine for my first YouTube video. 63 00:04:32,313 --> 00:04:37,663 In the past I put out a book that summarizes my lifestyle. 64 00:04:37,691 --> 00:04:40,461 I've done all sorts of things. 65 00:04:40,534 --> 00:04:52,127 At first there weren't many musicians doing a lot of different things compared to now. 66 00:04:52,658 --> 00:04:56,118 I started doing a lot of crazy things. 67 00:04:56,118 --> 00:04:59,208 I've done things that surprised people. 68 00:04:59,208 --> 00:05:02,298 The people who like our music, 69 00:05:02,298 --> 00:05:12,597 I think it used to be that many people couldn't accept when we did things other than music. 70 00:05:12,597 --> 00:05:16,597 I understand why they felt that. 71 00:05:17,008 --> 00:05:21,884 They want musicians to just concentrate on music. 72 00:05:21,884 --> 00:05:26,965 I understood why they wanted that, 73 00:05:26,965 --> 00:05:30,443 And that it's inevitable that there will be people like that. 74 00:05:30,650 --> 00:05:35,307 But as we continue to carefully try out all sorts of things, 75 00:05:35,307 --> 00:05:46,929 There are people who say it's fun to see us do that. 76 00:05:46,929 --> 00:05:51,098 Our apparel brand FEEDBACK has a physical store in Shibuya. 77 00:05:51,098 --> 00:05:55,098 I'll put in the address. Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, Jinnan 1-3-1 78 00:05:55,249 --> 00:06:00,659 There are times when people wander in 79 00:06:00,659 --> 00:06:06,985 And ask the staff who makes the clothes, 80 00:06:06,985 --> 00:06:11,920 And that's how they find out about us, the band SCANDAL. 81 00:06:11,920 --> 00:06:21,223 It's really interesting how, although rare, something like this links to music. 82 00:06:21,243 --> 00:06:27,769 It's fun to connect everything together like this. 83 00:06:27,769 --> 00:06:36,693 I really do like doing my job and my favorite things in that way. 84 00:06:36,693 --> 00:06:44,608 I think it would be great to be able to think more freely about all kinds of things in an unconventional way. 85 00:06:44,608 --> 00:06:47,384 I wonder what will happen in the future. 86 00:06:48,235 --> 00:06:51,136 I don't even know what I'll do, 87 00:06:51,491 --> 00:06:55,382 So I hope I'll always be excited about being in this profession. 88 00:06:55,512 --> 00:07:00,518 (Thinking...) 89 00:07:00,518 --> 00:07:07,378 Thinking about that and talking with people made me realize that. 90 00:07:07,658 --> 00:07:14,786 I think this has also been a period when I could think things over because I have so much free time. 91 00:07:17,170 --> 00:07:19,030 How do I sum it up... 92 00:07:19,030 --> 00:07:21,318 I think editing this video will be tough to do... 93 00:07:21,318 --> 00:07:22,397 (My inner thoughts slipped out.) 94 00:07:26,408 --> 00:07:36,991 I'm of course a musician, but I want to be a person who can make statements while doing all sorts of things. 95 00:07:39,701 --> 00:07:49,626 I also really like the sense of the people who support us and the way they view things and receive them. 96 00:07:49,712 --> 00:07:58,975 There are many people who feel and think things the way we intend them to be accepted. 97 00:07:58,975 --> 00:08:02,115 I'm so happy our fans are that people who we have good relations with, 98 00:08:02,115 --> 00:08:09,417 And with whom we can communicate with each other through the screen. 99 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:13,880 This video turned out to be one of me talking a lot by myself. 100 00:08:14,142 --> 00:08:15,509 I hope that's okay. 101 00:08:17,536 --> 00:08:19,349 I changed up my makeup a bit today. 102 00:08:23,283 --> 00:08:27,613 I usually go with brown for my eyeliner and mascara, (So close to the camera...) 103 00:08:27,613 --> 00:08:29,985 But this time I went with black. 104 00:08:31,831 --> 00:08:34,035 I tried to go a little more bold. 105 00:08:34,606 --> 00:08:35,973 (It's raining...) 106 00:08:36,366 --> 00:08:38,192 Phew (taking a breath) 107 00:08:38,192 --> 00:08:41,617 I'd love to hurry up and shoot outside for my YouTube videos. 108 00:08:47,677 --> 00:08:51,266 This was like a really long monologue. 109 00:08:54,242 --> 00:08:56,470 Would you call this a narrative video? 110 00:08:57,091 --> 00:09:01,179 I often see these kinds of videos on YouTube where it's just people talking to the camera. 111 00:09:02,782 --> 00:09:08,142 If there are a lot of people who found this enjoyable, I might make it into a series. 112 00:09:08,409 --> 00:09:09,382 If there's a demand for it. 113 00:09:10,087 --> 00:09:17,659 I didn't think YouTube would make me feel this safe. 114 00:09:17,659 --> 00:09:20,129 I'm so happy about that. 115 00:09:20,702 --> 00:09:25,174 I'm so glad I started this channel. 116 00:09:25,242 --> 00:09:31,235 I'm sure there are many students among the people who watch my videos, 117 00:09:31,235 --> 00:09:36,529 And I want for them to try out and experience all kinds of things. 118 00:09:36,529 --> 00:09:38,768 I too will do my best. 119 00:09:40,250 --> 00:09:41,788 Let's do our best together. 120 00:09:42,139 --> 00:09:44,491 I don't know how to sum up today's video. 121 00:09:44,777 --> 00:09:46,303 It was embarrassing speaking by myself. 122 00:09:47,463 --> 00:09:49,878 I really hope we play a show soon. 123 00:09:49,878 --> 00:09:56,380 I hope to be able to send out my own image and voice in all kinds of ways while we're not able to play shows. 124 00:09:56,618 --> 00:09:59,408 Thanks so much for watching until the end! 125 00:09:59,408 --> 00:10:05,180 Please like the video, subscribe to my channel, and leave a comment! 126 00:10:07,177 --> 00:10:08,637 This was so embarrassing!