Part 1
Live House
Backstage
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Toya
(We've been able to produce good results in every event lately. And I couldn't be more grateful to have such reliable teammates.)
Toya
(Akito and the others telling me that it's good was a relief, but I feel much better knowing that the audience agrees.)
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Aha, there he is.
Hey, we've been looking for you.
Hey, we've been looking for you.
Toya
(They're the team that battled against us.
From what I understand, they're also professional musicians...)
From what I understand, they're also professional musicians...)
Musicians
No, it was our pleasure!
More importantly, we've got a question.
More importantly, we've got a question.
Musicians
Do you guys write your own tracks?
Musicians
We wanted to ask because we really liked what we heard. It was like you could really feel what the writer had been feeling, you know?
Musicians
You?! Really...?!
But you're so young. That's staggering.
But you're so young. That's staggering.
Musicians
I see... We were hoping to hear a little about your creative process. Mind if we picked your brain for a bit?
Musicians
So, how do you guys go about writing songs?
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Toya
After that, we try to come up with sounds that match it and refine it as best we can.
Musicians
Channeling your feelings, huh?
Interesting...
Interesting...
Musicians
We usually start with a chord progression, then we accent it with instrumental sounds...
Musicians
This guy's always going out and buying these instruments the rest of us have never even heard of. Not only that, he'll play them just once or sometimes not at all...
Toya
I see...
But that explains why your songs feel so unique compared to other artists. You're able to express things in ways that they can't.
But that explains why your songs feel so unique compared to other artists. You're able to express things in ways that they can't.
Toya
Plus, your audience seemed to really enjoy your music... It's a clear indication to me that you understand your strengths.
Musicians
Haha. You're so polite.
But it's true that we keep those kinds of things in mind.
But it's true that we keep those kinds of things in mind.
Toya
Would it be alright if I asked you more about what you do to accent your music as you just mentioned...?
Musicians
Yeah, sure!
We also wanna ask you more about how you guys channel your feelings into your songs.
We also wanna ask you more about how you guys channel your feelings into your songs.
Thirty minutes later
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Musicians
That was a good discussion, Aoyagi.
I think we know what we want to do for our next song now.
I think we know what we want to do for our next song now.
Toya
And I learned quite a lot from our discussion. Thank you for telling me about how you practice and write songs as professionals.
Musicians
It was a stimulating conversation for us as well. Seeing talented young people like yourselves always serves as a good source of motivation.
Musicians
Haha. You really are polite.
And I have a feeling that the sky's the limit for your team. Anyway, thanks for chatting with us.
And I have a feeling that the sky's the limit for your team. Anyway, thanks for chatting with us.
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Toya
(We've been competing against a wide variety of teams and artists as we practice to surpass RAD WEEKEND. Those experiences by themselves have been wonderful...)
Toya
(But I'm always grateful whenever I receive these sorts of opportunities to learn new information and ideas.)
Toya
(I'm sure that we'll be encountering and competing against more and more musicians in the future. And we'll get to keep experiencing new things.)