WEBVTT 00:00:00.810 --> 00:00:04.031 Translation & Subtitles: thoseguiltyeyes | scandal-heaven.com Today's video is being brought to you from the rehearsal studio. 00:00:04.487 --> 00:00:07.873 I'm at the studio for solo practice today. 00:00:08.394 --> 00:00:09.882 As usual... 00:00:09.882 --> 00:00:12.034 Oh wait, is this working? 00:00:12.104 --> 00:00:13.573 Not sure if it is. 00:00:18.781 --> 00:00:20.886 I'll get things set up. 00:00:22.495 --> 00:00:31.411 For years now, the four of us have been rehearsing every Wednesday, 00:00:32.216 --> 00:00:34.922 but today I'll be practicing by myself. 00:00:36.031 --> 00:00:38.230 When the four of us practice... 00:00:39.217 --> 00:00:44.348 We practice songs we want to go over. 00:00:45.677 --> 00:00:52.192 We do things that the four of us need to do together. 00:00:52.814 --> 00:01:00.259 It feels different to use your time as you'd like when you practice alone. 00:01:03.083 --> 00:01:08.938 I'm out of breath, even though I haven't done anything. 00:01:17.354 --> 00:01:20.457 I can't decide at all which angle to go with. 00:01:21.855 --> 00:01:23.955 Maybe I'll leave my face out of frame. (I will) 00:01:25.038 --> 00:01:26.233 First... 00:01:27.213 --> 00:01:29.865 The first thing I'll do... 00:01:30.093 --> 00:01:32.517 is to put my twin pedals together. 00:01:36.586 --> 00:01:40.326 I've been using twin pedals for several years now. 00:01:41.139 --> 00:01:52.478 I don't really use them a lot during songs, especially intense ones, though. 00:01:54.921 --> 00:02:00.039 Since we have a lot of fast songs, 00:02:02.059 --> 00:02:06.229 I use them mainly to do fills. 00:02:07.868 --> 00:02:14.657 Also, it's really tough to make loud sounds with just one leg. 00:02:14.731 --> 00:02:19.917 Twin pedals help. 00:02:24.767 --> 00:02:27.257 I have a lot of things at my feet. 00:02:28.118 --> 00:02:31.154 My set is pretty spread out. 00:02:32.753 --> 00:02:36.143 I actually don't want it to be too crowded up top. 00:02:36.168 --> 00:02:40.398 I don't want it to look too crazy, visually. 00:02:41.639 --> 00:02:49.581 Earlier, HARU and I did a live radio appearance from home, 00:02:49.581 --> 00:02:51.741 for a Hiroshima radio station. 00:02:51.911 --> 00:02:53.485 It was a lot of fun. 00:02:53.485 --> 00:02:55.387 It went by in a flash. 00:02:57.521 --> 00:03:01.911 Doing remote radio appearances has become the norm now. 00:03:02.014 --> 00:03:06.014 It's amazing how fast humans get used to things. 00:03:14.062 --> 00:03:18.062 My unskillfulness is being exposed. 00:03:22.821 --> 00:03:25.159 Is this angle working out? 00:03:25.803 --> 00:03:27.756 In the beginning, 00:03:28.892 --> 00:03:32.157 like I didn't... 00:03:32.945 --> 00:03:43.095 I really didn't know what kind of setup would suit me. 00:03:43.629 --> 00:03:45.568 I always had it done for me, 00:03:45.668 --> 00:03:49.151 though I did have them teach me about it. 00:03:50.803 --> 00:03:52.463 But little by little, 00:03:52.463 --> 00:03:57.790 I started to learn what setup suited me and what sounds were necessary. 00:04:00.435 --> 00:04:06.289 That's why I think one of interesting things about drums 00:04:06.289 --> 00:04:09.579 is that you can customize it to your own settings more and more. 00:04:09.686 --> 00:04:11.939 You can do that for the guitar as well. 00:04:13.553 --> 00:04:16.017 Since this is set up now, 00:04:18.162 --> 00:04:21.277 I'll be putting these at my feet. 00:04:25.083 --> 00:04:27.063 This is what I do on tour: 00:04:27.204 --> 00:04:29.634 I take this pedal 00:04:33.073 --> 00:04:36.426 and put in the pedals I just put together. 00:04:40.902 --> 00:04:42.912 Since I use only one tom drum, 00:04:42.912 --> 00:04:45.331 I will be taking off this other one. 00:04:45.683 --> 00:04:51.806 I'm borrowing these drums from the studio. 00:04:52.100 --> 00:04:54.370 They're not Pearl drums. 00:04:54.428 --> 00:04:58.458 Will they get mad at me for that? 00:04:58.490 --> 00:05:04.316 I of course use Pearl drums when playing live. (Desperately doing a follow-up) 00:05:06.320 --> 00:05:08.508 I sometimes gets comments like, 00:05:09.622 --> 00:05:16.408 "I want to start playing drums. What should I be doing?" 00:05:16.488 --> 00:05:22.818 It's true that it's really hard to know what to do in the beginning. 00:05:22.859 --> 00:05:27.386 When I started, I didn't have anyone teach me, 00:05:27.386 --> 00:05:31.459 nor did I take a class for it. 00:05:31.507 --> 00:05:37.327 That's why I really understand not knowing what to do. 00:05:38.141 --> 00:05:41.272 At any rate, just try a few out. 00:05:41.444 --> 00:05:43.739 I'm filming right now, but... 00:05:44.749 --> 00:05:46.447 Like... 00:05:46.990 --> 00:05:52.104 There are times when this instrument feels like an uphill struggle, 00:05:52.104 --> 00:05:54.474 not knowing what's best to do. 00:05:54.833 --> 00:05:56.975 But that uphill struggle... 00:05:57.330 --> 00:05:58.916 Hold on... 00:06:00.345 --> 00:06:01.629 I'm out of breath. 00:06:01.694 --> 00:06:04.199 It might be better to pull back a bit. 00:06:04.302 --> 00:06:06.313 Or rather... 00:06:06.476 --> 00:06:09.143 You'll be like, "Oh, that's how it is." 00:06:09.985 --> 00:06:11.861 In the beginning, 00:06:11.861 --> 00:06:17.330 when I first played drums in the studio alone after the band formed, 00:06:17.330 --> 00:06:21.022 I was really surprised at how loud it was. 00:06:21.561 --> 00:06:27.071 I was making those noises myself, 00:06:27.071 --> 00:06:30.981 but it was so intense and resonated within me. 00:06:31.173 --> 00:06:35.043 I felt a little embarrassed to be playing such loud sounds. 00:06:35.043 --> 00:06:36.873 I vividly remember that. 00:06:37.096 --> 00:06:39.208 That was at a studio in Osaka. 00:06:39.276 --> 00:06:42.913 Like, I couldn't drum well and... 00:06:44.003 --> 00:06:50.573 I was embarrassed to be playing such awkward rhythms. 00:06:51.596 --> 00:06:54.477 But I think that by playing the drums, 00:06:54.477 --> 00:06:58.855 you'll know right away if it's the instrument for you or not. 00:07:02.428 --> 00:07:10.628 It'd be nice if those who'd like to try it out just go ahead and do so. 00:07:13.959 --> 00:07:19.089 There's really no right or wrong answer for setting your drums, 00:07:19.089 --> 00:07:21.669 so if you feel good with it, 00:07:21.669 --> 00:07:23.539 or it feels like it's easier to drum, 00:07:23.539 --> 00:07:26.143 or it suits your height... 00:07:26.398 --> 00:07:32.674 Just go with your intuition. 00:07:32.744 --> 00:07:35.934 Change things little by little and adjust them. 00:07:35.973 --> 00:07:38.423 First, for me... 00:07:38.518 --> 00:07:41.401 I guess I'll just go with whatever the person before me set it as. 00:07:41.401 --> 00:07:43.527 I don't get this at all. 00:07:44.213 --> 00:07:46.603 But I think things like that are completely fine. 00:07:47.212 --> 00:07:49.445 It's okay to do whatever you want. 00:07:52.995 --> 00:07:59.703 You'll learn things like at what height is it easier for you to hit the cymbals. 00:08:00.717 --> 00:08:02.949 So it's totally fine [to do whatever you'd like]. 00:08:03.414 --> 00:08:05.399 The seat's too high. 00:08:05.612 --> 00:08:07.596 This is so difficult! 00:08:08.080 --> 00:08:10.962 Things like that are typical when setting up, 00:08:10.962 --> 00:08:13.950 but like... 00:08:13.950 --> 00:08:19.054 The part you have to twist is really tough. 00:08:19.597 --> 00:08:26.587 Like, what height was the person who used this before me? 00:08:26.696 --> 00:08:29.569 Though this is a typical thing. 00:08:30.131 --> 00:08:33.701 They're usually up really high. 00:08:34.242 --> 00:08:35.736 It's not coming out. 00:08:41.621 --> 00:08:45.363 I'm going to turn the snare a little towards me. 00:08:47.795 --> 00:08:52.451 This isn't my own set, so all the sizes are different. 00:08:53.698 --> 00:08:55.748 Maybe like this. 00:08:58.684 --> 00:09:00.614 I'm using my own drumsticks. 00:09:06.426 --> 00:09:09.844 (Adjusting what I need to) 00:09:10.441 --> 00:09:15.310 I bought a tripod with me, but it's really hard to see from this angle. 00:09:15.920 --> 00:09:18.415 I don't really know what to do. 00:09:18.492 --> 00:09:20.155 I apologize for that. 00:09:20.155 --> 00:09:22.050 It's kind of dark. 00:09:26.460 --> 00:09:27.997 (Can't believe it gets even darker) 00:09:29.779 --> 00:09:31.759 Is this going to work? 00:09:31.759 --> 00:09:36.857 Tuning...I think tuning is really hard in the beginning. 00:09:37.221 --> 00:09:41.640 I really didn't know what to do. 00:09:41.819 --> 00:09:44.069 The screen's pitch black. Oh well. 00:09:45.904 --> 00:09:50.387 We formed in Kyobashi, Osaka, and always rehearsed there. 00:09:50.437 --> 00:09:54.984 There were musicians playing on the street in front of the station in Kyobashi, 00:09:55.048 --> 00:10:00.720 and I remember asking them what they do for tuning. 00:10:01.460 --> 00:10:03.490 That was so crazy. 00:10:03.538 --> 00:10:06.178 They were probably surprised to be asked that. 00:10:06.799 --> 00:10:11.099 They kindly said that it's different for each person, 00:10:11.099 --> 00:10:14.579 and to just do it as you'd like. 00:10:14.609 --> 00:10:17.071 That definitely is true. 00:10:17.925 --> 00:10:20.953 It's a little too dark here. 00:10:23.310 --> 00:10:27.730 I think it's totally fine to do tuning first. 00:10:36.932 --> 00:10:41.462 Totally by intuition, I'm doing things like tightening things, 00:10:41.462 --> 00:10:43.452 raising the pitch... 00:10:44.018 --> 00:10:47.898 For me, when we play concerts, my roadie sets up all the sounds 00:10:47.898 --> 00:10:49.918 and I just play the drums after that. 00:10:50.738 --> 00:10:52.459 In the beginning, I really didn't know what to do. 00:10:52.459 --> 00:10:55.828 I'd practice without tuning anything. 00:10:56.469 --> 00:10:59.579 Little by little I began to learn things 00:10:59.579 --> 00:11:07.029 like sounds that would clash with HARU's singing. 00:11:07.183 --> 00:11:12.570 If you stick to something, you can pursue it endlessly. 00:11:13.473 --> 00:11:18.495 When you first start out, don't overthink too much. 00:11:18.556 --> 00:11:20.486 Just go with your gut. 00:11:20.486 --> 00:11:22.792 If you don't know what to do, 00:11:22.792 --> 00:11:28.254 just go with the same tuning that the person before you at the studio had. 00:11:28.500 --> 00:11:34.120 You'll get a grasp on things intuitively. 00:11:34.346 --> 00:11:41.226 I've gotten DMs asking me what they should practice first. 00:11:41.874 --> 00:11:44.764 First... What did I do at first? 00:11:44.814 --> 00:11:48.814 Maybe I learned to play an eight-beat rhythm. 00:11:49.033 --> 00:11:50.382 It's really like this... 00:11:51.955 --> 00:11:53.868 Just tap it with your right hand. 00:11:54.186 --> 00:11:56.042 Start off with just your right hand. 00:11:59.192 --> 00:12:03.505 One, two, three, four. 00:12:03.505 --> 00:12:06.900 That's it. Just keep doing that. 00:12:07.367 --> 00:12:10.327 Then on the first beat, add in the kick drum. 00:12:10.417 --> 00:12:14.107 One, two, three, four. 00:12:14.107 --> 00:12:15.497 That's it. 00:12:18.994 --> 00:12:23.264 Then on three, add the snare. 00:12:23.329 --> 00:12:27.629 One, two, three, four. 00:12:31.957 --> 00:12:38.507 I think this was the first thing I tried learning. 00:12:38.568 --> 00:12:41.742 Split them up. Just focus on one at a time. 00:12:41.868 --> 00:12:44.962 Add each little by little. 00:12:44.962 --> 00:12:48.295 I think that's a good way to go about it. 00:12:48.693 --> 00:12:51.118 This has become more of a lesson. 00:12:52.061 --> 00:12:54.430 I can't explain things well at all, 00:12:54.430 --> 00:12:56.653 so this might be hard to understand. 00:12:57.461 --> 00:12:59.520 So yeah, this is what it's like at first. 00:13:00.242 --> 00:13:02.646 Now let's add in some kicks. 00:13:03.033 --> 00:13:06.016 Do that one, two, three, four... 00:13:08.352 --> 00:13:09.771 That might be hard to follow. 00:13:19.847 --> 00:13:24.007 And then add in two kicks. 00:13:24.457 --> 00:13:29.887 Keep repeating simple things like that in the beginning, 00:13:29.887 --> 00:13:32.968 and I think you'll have fun. 00:13:33.128 --> 00:13:35.687 That's how I started out, 00:13:36.373 --> 00:13:39.343 and I think it's probably the same for everyone else. 00:13:39.412 --> 00:13:41.455 There are days when you can't do something 00:13:41.455 --> 00:13:45.054 but then will be able to do it the next day. 00:13:45.133 --> 00:13:47.833 I think doing things like this would be best 00:13:47.833 --> 00:13:51.460 so that you can continue doing so for a long time without coming to dislike it. 00:13:51.539 --> 00:13:53.189 Keep doing it until you're able to do it. 00:13:53.189 --> 00:13:55.568 Everyone is definitely able to. 00:13:55.917 --> 00:14:00.027 Repeating things little by little is good. 00:14:00.900 --> 00:14:02.955 That's about it for today. 00:14:03.304 --> 00:14:07.992 Since I came here to practice... 00:14:09.664 --> 00:14:14.829 I'll be drumming while playing along to the recorded songs, 00:14:15.278 --> 00:14:18.897 and will be doing that until I get it right. 00:14:18.897 --> 00:14:23.225 That's largely how I spend my solo practices. 00:14:25.159 --> 00:14:31.343 I can't post videos of me drumming [to our songs] on YouTube. 00:14:32.015 --> 00:14:34.109 It has to do with copyrights. 00:14:34.282 --> 00:14:37.062 A little while ago during rehearsals, 00:14:37.062 --> 00:14:43.022 I was recording for YouTube and thought it'd be okay to include some of the song, 00:14:43.022 --> 00:14:45.943 but in the end [YouTube] got mad at me for that. 00:14:46.225 --> 00:14:49.531 I'm being tripped up by our own copyright. 00:14:49.798 --> 00:14:53.432 But that is an important thing. 00:14:55.302 --> 00:15:03.431 Please come out to a concert and enjoy my playing in person! 00:15:03.882 --> 00:15:12.175 So yeah, today's vlog was about me going to the studio to do solo practice. 00:15:12.258 --> 00:15:14.838 It would make me happy if those starting out drums 00:15:14.838 --> 00:15:22.191 found this video enjoyable, and that it'll help them continue playing for a long time. 00:15:22.191 --> 00:15:24.666 You'll be fine--you'll totally be able to do it. 00:15:25.118 --> 00:15:27.871 If you stick with it, you'll be able to do anything. 00:15:29.484 --> 00:15:34.004 We're playing concerts in Fukuoka and Hiroshima this weekend. 00:15:34.069 --> 00:15:35.369 I'm really looking forward to them. 00:15:35.369 --> 00:15:38.989 I love both of those cities, so I'm really happy. 00:15:39.349 --> 00:15:42.149 If you'd like to see us and come out to a concert, 00:15:42.149 --> 00:15:45.137 and it fits in with your schedule, 00:15:45.137 --> 00:15:49.248 I'd love for you to come out. 00:15:49.688 --> 00:15:51.008 Let's see each other! 00:15:51.008 --> 00:15:52.316 We'll be waiting! 00:15:53.238 --> 00:15:56.538 That's it for today's video. 00:15:56.602 --> 00:15:59.659 Thanks for watching until the end! 00:15:59.831 --> 00:16:03.831 See you at the venues! Bye bye!