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https://jrocknroll.com/interview-with-beast/ 2020~ BEAST ARE: Ba. AKILLA, Gt. BB & Dr. TETSUJI Learn about the new era of BEAST! 新時代のBEASTについて学びましょう！ RESTART: 2021年1月30日　新宿SAMURAI --- BEAST, thank you very much for this interview. Please introduce yourselves. Ba.AKILLA: I’m bass AKILLA Gt. BB: I am BEAST guitar BB. Until 2003 my stage name was BACHI BLUE. (It’s still pronounced that way) Dr. TETSUJI: I’m drummer TETSUJI How would you describe BEAST with a single kanji? AKILLA: 凶 (Kyou, Bad Luck) When I look back on our past, I think there were lot’s of tumultuous and dangerous ways we lived. Now we’re doing what we want to do without worrying about it. BB: I’m sorry, but only using one kanji is too little to work with (laugh) Well for example “音 (oto,sound)” would fit. The BEAST sound is really neat. BEAST has the coolest sound, whether it be our current sound or our past! TETSUJI: 狂(Kyou, Madness) It applies to our music expression, as well as us individuals. How would you describe your own personality and from the other members with just one kanji? And why did you choose this kanji? AKILLA: →→ BB（静, shizu,quiet）: He is calm and gentle. →→ TETSU（放, hana/to be free）: Airhead. We talk past each other (smile) BB: I’m sorry but, yet again I cannot choose just one single Kanji! →→ AKILLA: インテリジェント&重厚 (Intelligent & Profound) →→ TETSUJI:ダイナミック&気品 (Dynamic & dignity) →→ BB: 自由&器用 (Freedom & dexterity) TETSUJI: →→ AKILLA: (直,choku) Sticks to his beliefs →→ BB: (癒 iya, heal) The Neutralizer of BEAST How was BEAST formed and how do you know each other? AKILLA: Originally it started when I started my own band, when I invited members to join me. Well, I won’t go into details. (smile) I encountered two great members, BB and Tetsu. (smile) I’m counting on you guys! (smile) BB: I joined BEAST in 2001, after they made their debut on YOSHIKI’s(X-JAPAN) label. Originally, I am indebted to one of the BEAST members of that time, one of the members came to see my band I was active in back then, and the next they asked me to join an audition for BEAST. After all, I was allowed to leave the band I was active in and did audition for BEAST, and when BEAST revived in 2015 I joined BEAST again. TETSUJI: AKILLA and I have been connected with music since we were teenagers, and each of us went through many different experiences in bands before we got to where we are now. This time BEAST returned with 3 members only, Ba.AKILLA, Gu.BB & Dr.TETSUJI. Who will be the vocalist this time? AKILLA: For now, we only will provide instrumental songs. However, maybe if anyone wants to join us as the vocalist, we will let this person join. However for now we will continue being an instrumental band. BB: There’s no vocalist at this time. Someone may want to create songs to sing from the start, but firstly we want to express ourselves with instrumental songs. I’ll leave it up to you to imagine how our new sound sounds and what we can do with it in the future. In the future, we surely will change the shape of our songs for sure in many different ways, it surely will turn into the shape of your envision. I hope you’re gonna like it! What was the reason for restarting this time? AKILLA: KEN-chan (DEAD POP STAR / Kamaitachi), he told me “it’s about time” (laugh) BB: We had done a lot of preparation, but due the current global situation, it’s not possible to hold a show with our original plan. Regarding our first live performance in January 2021, we wanted to play on the same event with our senior(s) and not just a ONE-MAN. We decided on this event after consulting with our favorite senior(s) talking about various things. They are our favorite senior(s) who always cares about us! Thank you always! #note: I’m not sure if BB talks about just one senior or more seniors. Also there is nothing known yet about the event. I decided to use senior(s)…I’ll change after the event details will be public~! When did you decide to restart again? AKILLA: We decided to restart when it was in July (2020) Why did you decide to play the instrument you play now? AKILLA: When I started high school, a classmate asked me “Do you have an instrument”, I owned a guitar, but I was forced to play BASS. Back then I asked my parents to buy a bass for 50,000 yen, I didn’t even know how to read a score. It totally upset me that I couldn’t play well, after all I managed to remember the notes out of my head. BB: I bought a guitar after seeing some advertisement for a musical instrument mail order in a boy’s magazine. It’s not like that I wanted to be popular with music, but more like I wanted to have it because it looks so cool. In my generation, guitars and motorcycles everyone owned one, it’s also crazy to note that I (laugh) of course also owned a motorcycle which I was riding like crazy. In addition to BEAST, I don’t only play the guitar, sometimes I also play the bass on stage. I try to actively play various musical instruments other than the guitar too, recently I bought a banjo and a wind instrument and I like to play them as a hobby. It’s been a long time since I got my very first guitar, but I still play the guitar and various instruments for both work and pleasure, and I’m still riding my motorcycle like crazy. lol. TETSUJI: When I was a junior high student, I was in charge of the SAX in the brass band, however after seeing X (X-JAPAN) on TV I was amazed at the visual shock they had at that time and thought drumming was much cooler. Is there anything you want people to pay attention to in the new BEAST? AKILLA: That it will be interesting that we only play instrumental songs! BB: As always, just pay attention to a lot of different things. (laugh). I’m going to try different kinds of sounds you haven’t heard yet! TETSUJI: The range from which we perform has expanded, and also attention has increased because the music we create are unique instrumental songs. You have been creating music already for a long while. Have your own musical tastes changed? Are they still the same? AKILLA: Personally, my taste didn’t change at all. When I started BEAST, I was already addicted to “new techno and mixture”, My taste basic is: “Separate Ways” of Journey, “Technopilic” of Y.M.O and also “Prowler” of Iron Maiden, etc. BB: I don’t care how the music is created, analogue or digital or whatever genre it is, I think music is cool, I really like music which you can feel the heat inside. That’s just my personal taste, but nowadays music has a sense of discomfort, they don’t have that heat inside anymore, so they don’t really interest me. It can just be me, but nowadays it feels that there is a lot of unnecessary editing, which doesn’t give a song the feeling that it was created by a human I guess? (smile) I’m always responding to what I am interested in. Personally, because of my job as a musician, I’m always experimenting with different kinds of sounds. BEAST has a main sound, so I’ll just throw ideas at it that come to me at any given moment, and try them out if they fit to BEAST. However it’s too long to write it down here, so if you want to know more, please check out the BEAST SNS. Oh, anyway, at the time when I joined BEAST in the early 2000s, I only listened to HIP HOP. I bought NAS’s “STREET’S DISCIPLE” CD set and also I listened to old anime songs. TETSUJI: I find myself absorbing all sorts of different types of music. Please tell us about some of the turning points of BEAST. AKILLA: Everything is a turning point. BB: So many things have happened, so I never really thought about just one turning point. TETSUJI: You could say we are shaping up now. What is your favorite BEAST song? AKILLA: After all “LR-7”, it’s the song created together with YOSHIKI. Also Dayz&Diez and the instrumental songs I composed. BB: I love all the BEAST songs because they are all cool. For example, After playing “LR-7”. it feels like that your muscles have been strengthened (laugh). The other songs also have that kind of inspiring effect on my mind and body, or they make me feel as if I’ve been moved to another scenery. TETSUJI: You can’t forget about6 LR-7 and UNCLEAR. What are some of the most memorable events? AKILLA: Touring around with bands who belonged to EXTASY RECORDS, and a more recently the EXTASY SUMMIT (VISUAL SUMMIT). It’s really fun to play on the same event as your seniors! BB: Especially, the VISUAL JAPAN SUMMIT held at Makuhari Messe in 2016, Which we performed on after the revival of BEAST was very fun! TETSUJI: The most memorable event for me was being the opening act of XJAPAN film GIG of VISUAL JAPAN SUMMIT and the international forum. What’s the most fun part of performing a live show? AKILLA: To surprise the audience with our oppressive music. BB: The most fun part of performing a live show is that it’s a place where we can all play together on stage and on the floor as we like, with loud noise and shouting. The audience and all the people who support the live show on the day of the event, come to the show with a lot of enthusiasm, and that enthusiasm is really wonderful. TETSUJI: LIVE = LIFE, Feeling with the eyes, ears, skin, the most fun is becoming one with the audience. Is there anything you learned while being active as BEAST? AKILLA: We’ve been blessed musically in all of our past, not just BEAST. We are members of a band. I’m sure that will continue to be the case in all our future activity. BB: That you always have to continue to study and research. Also I’ve learned that the freedom which you create with respectable people is very important and wonderful. Which we are passing on to the next generation. TETSUJI: That I am very grateful to all our fans, everyone involved and our staff. Without them this couldn’t be possible. What are the differences between the bands you’ve been in and BEAST? AKILLA: I’ve been in “BANANA FISH” and “Three Eyes Jack”, I joined both bands at a later point, so I couldn’t really give my own inputs as I wanted, but I am a member of BEAST since the start, so I can be as selfish as I want. BB: There is a difference between how to behave as a musician, your behavior as a professional musician is overwhelmingly different. For example, the miracle that happens when sounds merge with each other. BEAST was the only band with whom I had such an experience. BEAST is the basis for my current music production and teaching at music schools. TETSUJI: Each band has its own color and each has its own differences. It’s hard to compare, but There’s never been a band with as much spirit as BEAST. When you aren’t busy with BEAST, what are you doing? AKILLA: When I am not with the band I am at a hot spring with a view of the sea. BB: I like to drive my motorcycle or car and explore the area, after that I like to surf and play my guitar, also I like to go to the sauna and enjoy a massage! If possible, I would like to drink alcohol that I don’t usually drink and I would like to sleep for about 10 hours on a very high-spec mattress, also I want to watch the movie「男はつらいよ」 while dirnking hot sake. I’d also like to hold a slightly geeky workshop to teach people how to create music, that has been a while, I would like to do that more often. TETSUJI: Scuba diving in the beautiful overseas sea. Recently, there are many artists who release their music digitally. Do you have any plans to release BEAST music that way? AKILLA: We’ve scheduled to use it by the end of December or the beginning of January. However only new songs, not our past songs. BB: Since our resurrection in 2015, we have released 3 releases and also have distributed Videos, but this year we participated only with one song on the compilation album called HAUNTED HOUSE MEMORIAL OMNIBUS “UNHOLY FROM THE GRAVEYARD”. We are planning to release new songs next year which we also will distribute digitally. For more details please check out our SNS. BEAST’s early producer was YOSHIKI. What kind of influence did YOSHIKI have on BEAST? AKILLA: When I saw YOSHIKI playing the piano up close, I thought, “It’s real!”. Musically, of course, I didn’t see any compromise in my way of life. Personally, I was taught the way of extasy toasting (the soul of Extasy Records) at that time. If you were to live abroad, which country would you like to live in? AKILLA: For me i’d like to live in Barcelona, Spain. BB: Please name me any country were I can surf and drive my motorcycle comfortably (laugh) TETSUJI: I would love to live in Maldives. Please give a message to your fans and readers. AKILLA: I just purely want to have fun, so I’m happy if people watch and listen to the show and feel the need to say afterwards; “that was interesting”. BB: It’s been a while since the final BEAST one-man show shooting gallery at Shinjuku ReNY on January 14, 2019, but I’m going to continue to create and convey the sounds I want to make. I’m sure things will continue to change in various ways after this, so please continue to support us. TETSUJI: I know this has been a long time coming, but I hope you’ll be happy with the best sound you can enjoy right now. Thank you for your support!

Don't forget that Minami Ozaki work "Zetsuai" characters are also kind of based on "Vkei" artists. So is Koji Nanjo inspired on Atsushi from Buck-Tick and that manga started in 1989. https://www.google.com/search?q=Zetsuai+koji+nanjo&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWsuefmp7tAhUisKQKHfsgDx4Q_AUoAXoECAUQAw&biw=1745&bih=881#imgrc=J4wP2Nq5y0k4pM

Another OROCHI..... mm... I guess they are an idol girl band. at least the member tweets feel pretty much idol like.

Kaoru will release a new single with her UNKNOWN DEAR FOREST solo project. Lost Technology will be released on December 1st via iTunes and also can be previewed already via iTunes. Lost Technology music is provide by Sousi Kamijou and the music is arranged by Yoshiro Makimoto. https://music.apple.com/nl/album/1541787028 Who is Kaoru? Kaoru is a female visual solo artist who has had years of history in the music scene. She’s been consistently putting out material for years, and most notably she has served as lead vocals in her band SICth (inactive as of now), and recently she has focused on her solo project, “UNKNOWN DEAR FOREST”, which their first released was produced and written by the giant visual scene figurehead, Kisaki (ex. Mirage, Phantasmagoria). text written by @Katt

You don't need to go on a break for that..... oh well btw the last live for a while will be on 12/18

You can't anymore.... But I don't know if Sarcastic ever published some music online, however RotM has put some videos on his twitter

why? was it so bad?😅 the jacket I received via vkgy discord.

They didn't send me the details yet haha. Also, this album will be released digitally only.

Do you maybe have a tracklist and album covers for those releases? Thanks

Did you kind of downloaded? still have album cover o.o It's not available anymore.

So they are EX-Adult Children？

It's really hard to update such kind of topic... because there are so many streams around now... Also not all websites do accept overseas creditcard. @platy So I really don't know if we really can keep it up good... @spolochon However, which bands are your favorites, do you follow. Then maybe someone could keep an eye and notice you when a band plays a livestream. Also currently it feels that there are already lesser livestreams than before.

--- READ on JROCKNROLL ENGLISH / JAPANESE READ extra notes about their upcoming release on JROCKNROLL: HERE (EN&JP) Read on IdolOnChaos ENGLISH / ITALIAN -- The poisonous idol group “POISON RAT (ポイズンラット)” has suddenly appeared in the Nagoya idol world. POISON RAT’s fierce live shows scatter deadly poison and with their addictive PIKOPIKO sound it will poison your body which lets your body move!! Leader Yuzuriha Riri (楪 菻李 ), she also wrote a lot of lyrics which POISON RAT performs. Poisonous outbreaks! Poisonous alert issued! If you’ve come to the live shows, you’re an “infected person”! Because POISON RAT is a big infection that’s sweeping the floor! POISON RAT’s music is composed by Nagoya’s rock band THREE LIGHTS DOWN KINGS, PENPEN(u-ya), 残響P/708(ハローモンテスキュー) and tmg(Ei). MEMBERS: 亞呪。 Ichitani Aju | Twitter 愛音 Anon Yura | Twitter 楪 菻李 Yuzuriha Riri (LEADER) | Twitter Dramatical Records: てるな teruna | Twitter POISON RAT: Website & Twitter & Youtube --- --- Please introduce yourself Ichitani Aju: I’m POISON RAT’s Red member Aju! I’m doing the death growls and shouts! Anon Yura: I’m pink member Ano Yura. I’m a good dancer and I’m the member who laughs the most! Also I like to talk to people, once I start talking, I keep talking! Nice to meet you!( ࿀ ) Yuzuriha Riri: I’m a really easy to understand person, I really do like singing and it’s also my specialty. Lately, I’m getting better at dancing, I never was a good dancer, but I’ve come to a point that people started to say “I never thought you were a bad dancer once”. So it makes me really happy if someone praised me for dancing more than being praised for singing. Please introduce POISON RAT members. Anon Yura: We really can laugh about anything with each other, well sometimes I just laugh straight away right?(laugh) What is the meaning behind the name POISON RAT? Yuzuriha Riri: It’s my favorite animal! But that’s not the reason why we called the band POISON RAT, we just wanted to have a name which sounds beautiful and which can be remembered and be called out easily by many people, that’s how the name received its shape. How would you describe the music style of POISON RAT? Ichitani Aju: Not only typical idol-like songs, but also mega cool “band” music. Anon Yura: PICOPICO, band-ish sound. Yuzuriha Riri: I’m aiming that the music we pour out that it collides with our soul rather than just being good or bad. What makes POISON RAT special for you? Ichitani Aju: POISON RAT is the only and best place to be. It’s the kind of place where you want to affirm that you’re alive and affirm the meaning of someone else’s life. Anon Yura: POISON RAT is my life. Yuzuriha Riri: Unique member personality and one of the strength points is that the sound totally fits my voice! When and how was POISON RAT formed? Ichitani Aju: 2017/12/24, But I joined the group at a later moment, so I don’t know the story behind the formation. Our current line-up was formed on April 13, 2018. Anon Yura: 2017.12.24 Yuzuriha Riri: This is a conversation I’ve had with our producer Teruna about what kind of group I’d like to be in and that’s what POISON RAT is now, it gradually embodies it. What have been the highlights of your activity? Ichitani Aju: That we have achieved crowdfunding. In the past many auditions attempts and other challenges I’ve done so far were not a success, just disappointing, But I’m really glad to have been able to succeed this project with all our fans! Anon Yura: All big lives, but especially our one-man lives. Yuzuriha Riri: There are so many highlights, but I don’t want to raise them over here. I don’t want to cling to past highlights too much, because I wish to make new highlights of every new day from now on. Why did you want to become an idol? Who or what inspired you? Ichitani Aju: At first, I didn’t want to become an idol, but rather I wanted to be involved in it because I love music. So I was wondering how I could step in that world, so I wanted for my very first time to watch an idol live, mainly because I knew one of the former members, everyone was so sparkling, So after seeing the show I really wanted to be an idol too. Anon Yura: I loved idols and longed for them, so I wanted to stand on stage too!, I guess that was the trigger. I always liked Tomomi Itano from akb48, I admire her because she is a great dancer and singer, so I really wanted to be like her. Yuzuriha Riri: Actually I’ve been making fun of the idol genre for a long time. The dances aren’t hard, but most of the time it’s lip-synching. I’ve been saved by putting my trust in music all my life, so I thought that lip-synching was the biggest insult to music. “But don’t you want to be on Idol?” Since our Producer Teruna invited me to become one, It really gave me lots to think about which led to that I wanted to see what kind of idols I’ve been making fun of and because I wanted to see what they were focusing on and things like that. How would you like your fans to support you? Anon Yura: I always wish that everyone can get along with anybody around them and support us together no matter where we are. Yuzuriha Riri: All I wish for is that you like our music. However if you don’t come to our shows etc, we won’t get results. However my personal feelings won’t change because of it, if you like me, I also will like you! What is the most important thing you want to receive? Anon Yura: Fans happiness after seeing me perform a live show, I really want to be such a person to give my fans smiles and to receive them because of it. Yuzuriha Riri: Everyone’s feelings~~~~~ How do you prepare for a live show? Ichitani Aju: While the soundcheck we all check out together how we will perform our show that day. Also we do some voice exercises before the show. Anon Yura: We also do some small preparation work, dressing up and getting ready for the show. Yuzuriha Riri: I wouldn’t name it preparation, but it’s very specific such as stretching your body and vocalization before the performance, but that’s not preparation, it’s more about how to turn your mind to the right mind setting to prepare for the show like “We’re going to hit on stage again today too!!” What’s your favorite part of your live shows? Ichitani Aju: When I notice someone who has never seen POISON RAT before. At first their faces are like “don’t enjoy”… but I really love it and it really gets fun when they start raising their first and shout long. Anon Yura: When I felt the sense of unity with our audience. It’s really fun when we all have together as one unit! Yuzuriha Riri: Before you get united with music as one there is always a space gab. I mean, if there are 100 people in the same room, then each person has their own life, we all have our own struggles and fun times which we cannot always share with others. Even if you listen to the same music, you might never have the same feeling, and that’s fine. But even if our feelings are different and live music is playing, we are looking in the same direction and being filled with emotions which we share together, and that only can happen live. How do you decide on the costumes? Ichitani Aju: I asked my favorite brands “M:E” and “kakuremi”, to create our costumes and also the last two shows before I became an idol for this group. I’m happy that I’ve received so many opportunities to work with them. Anon Yura: We all consult and decide together! Yuzuriha Riri: We’ll discuss the details with each other, but I’ll leave it up to the people who make our customs and our producer Teruna to handle the general details etc. What’s your favorite song of POISON RAT? Ichitani Aju: 毒69 (doku 69) It’s my first song that’s my very own, so I’m deeply fond of it. Anon Yura: It’s salam, I really like it because it expresses me so well! Yuzuriha Riri: I’ve so many memories of all the songs, so I can’t really tie them just to one song, but I especially like grayscale because the song feels as if I wrote the song myself from out of my heart. Who decides the choreography? Ichitani Aju: Mostly Yura and Teruna, but everyone is free to give some input ideas. Anon Yura: Our producer, other idols and choreographers. Yuzuriha Riri: Yura and Teruna are the main ones. But we are all working on it little by little. Who is your favorite artist? Ichitani Aju: SUG. Anon Yura: EXILE THE SECOND　＆　風男塾 (Fudanjuku) Yuzuriha Riri: I do like many artists, but recently I really like the band CIVIRIAN. What’s your favorite genre of music? Ichitani Aju: Japanese rock. Anon Yura: Idol. Yuzuriha Riri: I always liked to listen to Anime and Vocaloid music, I still like to listen to it from time to time. What is your favorite food? Ichitani Aju: Plum Anon Yura: I love tomato-based food, Pasta with meatballs, Hayashi Rice, Minestrone, carbohydrates. Yuzuriha Riri: Yakiniku and chocolate! What is your favorite drink? Ichitani Aju: Ginger ale dry. Anon Yura: Cafe latte. Yuzuriha Riri: Cocacola, milk, Dr. Pepper What are your hobbies? Ichitani Aju: Gaming, especially FPS (First Person Shooter). Anon Yura: Watching youtube Yuzuriha Riri: My hobby was music, so since I started this job as an idol the hobby kind of disappeared, but I really like to go singing karaoke on my free days. What are your recent interests? Ichitani Aju: I love cooking, recently I’m learning how to cook a dish exactly how it’s shown in a photo. Anon Yura: Dancing. Yuzuriha Riri: Cooking!! I’d like to get better at it and turn it into a hobby. What makes you smile? Ichitani Aju: The smiles of all the Otakus. Anon Yura: When everyone is smiling. Yuzuriha Riri: The smiles of everyone who supports me. that’s all. If you could make a live show abroad, where would you like to do it? Ichitani Aju: I would like to perform at DEAD RHYTHM EASTER FEST. Anon Yura: Taiwan or South Korea! Yuzuriha Riri: China, South Korea, and the Philippines are closely related to Japanese culture, so I would like to show people over there the world of POISON RAT. Corona is a global issue at the moment. As an artist, how do you deal with this issue? Ichitani Aju: For idols and for the music industry right now. I think everyone is filled with cloudy feelings. I hope I can cheer you up as much as I can without any boundaries of genre! Anon Yura: We have been unable to perform well due corona, so we have been unable to express ourselves well enough, However we give our best to use SNS to communicate with everyone and to let people who don’t know us yet who POISON RAT are! Yuzuriha Riri: I hope that anybody who feels sad because of Corona will be happy again. What’s your ultimate goal for the future of POISON RAT? Ichitani Aju: To play at Budokan, with anyone calling out for us! Anon Yura: To stand on a big stage with us four together. Yuzuriha Riri: Ultimately, it’s hard to say, but to put it simply, I want to be an artist that everyone can understand when they hear “POISON RAT”. Please write your message to your fans and readers. Ichitani Aju: Thank you for your support!! I hope that everyone will follow me! I will do my best to show you the very best LIVE’s you will ever see! Thank for you (continued) support for POISON RAT!!~ Anon Yura: Thank you for always supporting POISON RAT! We’re going to grow much bigger in the future, so I’d be happy if you could (continue) watch over me/us! Yuzuriha Riri: Thank you very much!! Please keep following us so that our music will become one of your reasons to “live”, we will continue until we die!

even in the 80ties it was called visual shock.

Yeah in the early time it was called visual shock.

They aren't really new... they do exist longer than this year already. I guess they exist since may 2018 3年目にしてアカウント開設 IT says, starting twitter account in your 3 years activity. in 2021 they turn 3 years old.

https://jrocknroll.com/an-interview-with-gunix/3/ ENGLISH Grammar/Spell Check thx to @Katt -- Not everyone is familiar with the world of GUNIX yet, please introduce GUNIX with some nice words. K-BOM: GUNIX is a rock band with the concept of us being a modern form of cyberpunk. Our musical genre can be described as EDM+LOUD MUSIC. What sets us apart from other bands is that we are also a band with a female and a male vocalist. Also, we are always trying out new things. We are a five member band with Vo. Ami & K-BOM, Gt. Arly, Ba. Matsubai and Dr. Toyotetsu. We as a band are all calm and interesting, we all take our music very seriously and we love it with our whole heart. When and how was GUNIX formed? How did you all meet? K-BOM: GUNIX was formed around the end of March 2020, and we started our activities in August. Of course while forming the band we also got stuck in production due to the shitty epidemic known as the coronavirus. We got to know vocalist Ami by a recommendation from a music vocational school. Japanese contains a lot of Kanji, so which Kanji would you give to GUNIX 和 (wa, harmony) This is because we value Japan’s unique melodies, sensibilities and harmony. We are a world-class band that has a unique sense of connection in our music. Currently we live in the world of Corona. Is there something you have learned in these difficult times? K-BOM: We have learned that it is very important to have connections and relationships with various people. We have to learn how to adapt because the coronavirus epidemic divides us as people. Does Corona have any positive impact on your life? K-BOM: Well, we can thank the coronavirus because it led to the formation of GUNIX, which I’m thankful for. Why are live shows so important for a band? At least to us, a rock band can’t be a rock band without performing live. We don’t want to limit ourselves to just releasing material online either. So, you wish that fans come to your shows right? Why is that so? For the time being, please come to our lives. Right now we live in a difficult situation in which both artists and visitors ought to spend some money. Which Kanji would you choose to express yourself? K-BOM: 楽 (easy) Because I’m always trying to have fun at anything and everything! I consider myself a hyper positive person! What made you decide to become a bandman? K-BOM: After seeing LUNA SEA I was longing to be a vocalist and a guitarist, however after seeing PIERROT I really wanted to become a vocalist. Well, also to me, being a bandman is a way of life. What’s the biggest challenge of being a bandman? K-BOM: The biggest challenge is that people end up just quitting like it’s some school club activity. Being a bandman to me means that you should never give up. Out of these two, which do you prefer; a bar or an izakaya? Where do you like to drink the most? K-BOM: I only drink when I’m at home. Matsubai: I like to drink, but I also like to eat. Specifically, I like social drinking while talking with people around a big table with plenty of food. Everyone smiles and laughs, so what makes you smile and laugh? Ami: I’m the type of person who is always smiling even if there is nothing to be smiling about. K-BOM: I don’t really laugh. Until now, what’s your most played CD? K-BOM: DRAGON ASH ｢LILY OF DA VALLEY｣ Arly: RADWIMPS「絶体絶命」 It’s really great to stand on stage and do a show, right? Isn’t that the most amazing thing? K-BOM: There is no point in living if you wouldn’t enjoy it. Toyotetsu: That’s right! I don’t think the time on stage can be replaced by anything else. Do you face any problems when you perform your shows? K-BOM: Right now, due to corona, it’s difficult to share my voice to many people. It’s hard because a venue can only allow a limited amount of visitors inside. How do you get your inspiration for making new music? K-BOM: It’s like taking a bath, a bath filled with music with your favorite songs and new music you never heard before. What’s your favorite place to write a new song? K-BOM: I’m always writing with all my focus in my own studio. I really focus on creating songs of perfect quality. https://gunix.thebase.in/items/35179820 Why is the album titled “WIRED”? K-BOM: WIRED means awakening or addiction, also it fits our musical style. Beside that, our previous releases are named WIRED1 and WIRED2 so we thought let’s create a “WIRED” series for this year’s releases. What was the main inspiration for creating “WIRED”? K-BOM: CORONA. This unusual situation felt cyberpunk which became the origin. What do you want listeners to feel while listening to “WIRED”? K-BOM: First, the craziness which you will get surprised by, later you feel the loud parts however you will also notice a bunch of pop aspects too. How was the recording of “WIRED”? Did you have any problems recording the part? K-BOM: The process of finishing the songs together was creative and exciting. Arly really did do a good job. He did a great job on the arrangement and putting our recordings together with our engineer. Ami: It really was lots of fun to record all the songs! Most songs of GUNIX’s have a high key, so it was really difficult to hit the tones well, also the chorus wasn’t easy. I had trouble with the many parts of the songs and the many harps. It was fully loaded. Toyotetsu: I didn’t have any problems with it. I felt good about being allowed to do it freely, while keeping the open-ended vibe of the song. (smile). Arly: When we were making the unique concepts for our songs, we tried to create an intense but tight sound. Are there any fun and interesting stories about “WIRED”? K-BOM: There is a point where a song just floats by, like an idiot. Ami: K-BOM, Gt.Arly, and I do like to record background sounds together. Everytime when Arly made a mistake in timing or rhythm, K-BOM scolded him (which happened almost every time), which was super funny and interesting to me personally. Toyotetsu: Well it’s not really interesting, but we were able to create our first album as a very unique and strong piece. What’s the inspiration behind the lyrics of “WIRED”? Frustration? Because we live in a shit world, there are many people who are shit. We are the shittiest creatures in the world, so to speak. What did you enjoy most about working on WIRED? K-BOM: For me, I enjoyed the food breaks between the recording periods. Ami: We recorded each song together, mixed it, mastered it, and finished it as a collective.It was a lot of fun to watch the process of creating a CD as it was completed. Toyotetsu: Watching the production process, it was great to see how each song was completed. Matsubai: The production process includes not only songs, but also jackets, music videos, and many other things, and that’s when we start to see WIRED as one piece of work. Our song ZERO GRAVITY was the last song which we matched to fit on the album. Could you please share some self liner notes about each song of WIRED? 1. INVADE This is an instrumental song with the theme of aggression. 2. ZERO GRAVITY Zero gravity is the theme, so that means that there’s nothing to lose! That’s the message of the song. 3. WAVY TOXIC It’s written with the idea that the only way for us musicians to survive is to keep chasing the waves of life, we shouldn’t give up on trying, so we have to make sure that our dreams never stop existing. 4. IN SIDEOUT!! This song was written when the state of emergency was declared. Now we came to the point that it’s time to release all passionate and emotional feelings inside your heart. 5. MAKE SOME NOISE!!Feat.GUNIX This is Ami-chan’s immensely badass PARTY SONG that we helped contribute to. 6. BANG MY HEAD Let’s head-bang until our heads hurt so much that our heads burst. 7. PARTY MONSTER This is also PARTY SONG. It’s a very uplifting song. 8. SiN-METRY-SiN This song has symmetrical lyrics and singing parts. It’s fun to listen to because of the VOCALS swapping back and forth between singers. 9. #wonderland It’s a song about a song which goes viral with a hashtag on twitter. It goes viral because everybody loved it when we played it at our lives. https://open.spotify.com/album/2BIKkHuGRLZUKtIR7XXKPQ Can you tell us about the MV shooting of your MV’s INSIDE OUT!! and WAVY TOXIC? K-BOM: While shooting the music videos, I wore a mask and it felt like I was running out of oxygen. Arly: While we were recording WAVY TOXIC, I slammed my PC with my guitar. I almost broke my PC but my guitar didn’t even get a single scratch. Toyotetsu: INSIDE OUT is a very rough PV. WAVY TOXIC is like a hardcore PV, and I hope you can feel the difference in tension in a good way. Ami: INSIDE OUT!! is a MV created from off-shot videos which we took during our activities. We took the off-shot videos and we simply edited them from scratch, so I guess you feel the handmade love in the video! (smile) WAVY TOXIC was quite a long shoot, and since it was during the Corona period, we had to create it with only a few people on hand, so we had to move around a lot, and we had to give our very best. Matsubai: INSIDE OUT!! is a collection of videos taken during the time between the formation of the band, all the way up until the official band photos were taken. So, we didn’t shoot any special videos but everything happened after Dr. Toyotetsu joined the band as an official member, so it turned into an emotional video. When we did shoot WAVY TOXIC it was raining like crazy. (laugh). I decided on our costumes and hairstyles that day, but I only brought a few costumes with me, so I was stressed out trying to keep everything dry. On the shooting day location there was also an e-sport match going on, so you can see the word “e-sport” written on the wall and there are a lot of computers in the video. That day we also got the chance to take a peek at the location where they were filming an e-sport event. I was really was amazed by it (Laughs) Please tell us a little bit more about the concept of the MV’s K-BOM: The concept is cyberpunk. So I just thought about how to express the feeling of cyberpunk. To me, it’s to feel the end of the world. Please tell us a fun background story about the MV shootings. K-BOM: When we were filming our music video, we also used a CG composite by using a greenscreen. It was interesting to see how everyone was moving in front of the greenscreen. What’s the ultimate goal for GUNIX in the future? Matsubai: I want to do all kinds of things which are harder to achieve in our current situation. I want to perform at outdoor festivals, oneman shows at large venues, touring all over the country and abroad! Why do you think someone should listen to “GUNIX”, what’s your unique point? K-BOM: Because of our unique sound and the way we present and promote ourselves. The GUNIX’s sound is made for male and female twin vocals in mind, it’s quite unique. I also don’t think there is any other band like us with a modern cyberpunk concept. Ami: One of the strengths of GUNIX is that it doesn’t get stuck in some trivial pattern that someone else has decided for us. The themes and atmosphere of the music keep changing, so It never gets tired of listening to it, and you will find something new every time you listen to us. We came to the end, please give your final message to your fans. K-BOM: If you’re reading this, please share this interview, because we want to be active and known overseas as well. Ami: There’s not a day that goes by that someone doesn’t listen to GUNIX. I’m going to give my best to make that happen. Our goal is to take over the world!♡ Matsubai: Right now I cannot promise you to play a live show in your area, which is very sad. We live in a time where the world is turned into turmoil. Yet GUNIX was formed and shaped and we made it this far, we will always keep going on and deliver our music to everyone. Thank you very much for your support. Toyotetsu: I will continue taking support from those of you who are addicted to the unique sound and style that is GUNIX. We are taking everything to the next level on stage, so I’ll see you at our next live show! Arly: The first album from GUNIX is now complete. You have to listen to it!

Well, hospitals are full of covid19 people here. Medical people are burned out, the army is helping out.. And yet people think its just fake news and that it is just a simple flu. Yes for most people its just a simple flu, but for the 1% who ends up in the hospitals it isnt just a flu. Also many young people get very sick and not all do recover well and a bunch even fly to heaven. Here a guy in his. 20ties dies and his brother survied with luck, but might never be able to functional normal because of his lungs damage. Right now, there is too less known about the virus, little kids don't even really get it, might its. Because of some other vaccine? Or is it really due their immunesystem? I didn't catch covid19 yet... I still did catch the normal flu more times than normal.. 😅 But never was short in breath. But the most thing what angers me is... Whats the big deal of wearing a mask? Why do so many people refuse it. Even if you think everything is fake, why will you be such...... To not wear one? Since it doesn't harm your self or anybody around you. And even might helps out to at least not pass the normal flu... 🙃 Why bring so egoistic?

@Original Saku Seems its gone?!

Who knows... Last year when Astaroth was born they were the OA. Now an unknown band (神門-Mikado- ) will be the OA. So it also could be Astaroth second chapter will be the O.A 😇

I see nothing about "new members" I think that they will turn into the O.A band 😘

Also the vocalist and guitarist will leave the band..

do you implied that yourself or?

Somehow all those images don't work. Better to link to twitter 🙃