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This is a translation of the talk with L'Arc~en~Ciel from the June 1, 2007 episode of Music Fighter. As always with video clips, it is possible that I misheard something and thus mistranslated it. Enjoy!

BEGIN

Today's Guest : L'Arc~en~Ciel!!!
Narration : Tonight's guests, reappearing after two years, L'Arc~en~Ciel! A warm reunion for Aoki and KingKong? (1)

Aoki : Not that it matters, but you look great!!
*laughter*

Nishino : So it's been two years! Not just since you came here, it's been two years since you got together and did any work.
L'Arc : Mmmhmm.

Nishino : So what's been happening?
hyde : Solos, and stuff.
Nishino : Oh, right!
hyde : Yeah...
Nishino : It fills the time, right? Gives you something to do. Who decided you should do that kind of thing?
hyde : Um... it kinda just happened.
Nishino : Yeah, for two years! So you weren't getting together as L'Arc~en~Ciel at all, right?
hyde : ...did we?
ken : Well... I went to hyde's live, and to yuki's live...
Nishino : As an audience member?
ken : Oh yeah.
Nishino : You weren't on stage or anything?
ken : Yeah, no, just in the crowd. And I saw tetsu at work, but we're just like... "Hey, good morning."
*laughter*

Nishino : Wish my job was like that!
ken : Yeah that's pretty much it.
Nishino : So what was it like, in the crowd? I mean, at yukkie's live.
ken : It was sold out, you know.
Nishino : Was it?
ken: Pretty wild, actually.
Everyone : Eeeeeeeh? *yuki nodding*
*laughter*

Aoki : How did it feel?
ken : Kinda, you know... Butterflies in my stomach.
*laughter*
ken : If I sat down, I couldn't see anything.
All : Aaah...
ken : So I went "hi~" from far away.
*laughter*

Announcer : Back after two years! In those two years of quiet time, there have been CHANGES in the lives of the members. So today, we will get to the bottom of this! Here's HOW THEY CHANGED!!

Nishino : Yeah, even L'Arc~en~Ciel will be affected by time.
Fujiwara : People change, of course.
Nishino : So let's check this out. First!

First segment : The one who became an Akiba-fan. (2)

*Camera goes to ken*
Crowd : EH?!?
ken : Yep.
hyde : He's gotten into that stuff.
Nishino : Akiba, you mean?
hyde : It worries me.
*laughter*
Nishino : What kind of stuff?
ken : The Akihabara district, it's basically built just for Akiba stuff, you know!
Hosts : Yes yes yes, of course.
ken : So it's a whole district built up around one hobby. If you like Akiba-style and that sort of thing, you can waste a whole day over there. There aren't too many hobbies that great.
Nishino : Kinda dangerous...
*laughter*

ken : So yeah, while I was there, I did something for the fan club magazine. I went to a place that makes figurines.
Nishino : Eh? What kind?
ken : Of me!
*much laughter*
ken : Actually, I wanted to make all four of us.
tetsu : Please don't! *giggles*
ken : I didn't have time though, so I just made me.
Fujiwara : Well that's not so bad. I thought you'd go to a maid cafe or something.
*laughter*
ken : Well yeah, that's the kind of thing they have there.
All : Eh?
ken : But I'm not that far gone, though.
*laughter*
Nishino : Not yet, you mean.
*more laughing*
Nishino : You'll get there.
Fujiwara : He will.
Nishino : I don't want to see that! Imagine, him with the glasses and the backpack and stuff...
*laughing*
ken : So then why don't you come with me?
Nishino : No thanks.
ken : But it would suit you.
*laughing*

Nishino : So, your main hobby now is Akiba, then?
ken : No, actually. It's massages.
Nishino : Oh really?
ken : Yeah, cause we're going on tour soon. I've got to make sure my body is ready. So, I've been looking for massage equipment and stuff.
Nishino : You've got lots of hobbies, don't you?
ken : Yes.
Nishino : How come?
ken : Cause I can't stick to just one thing.

(Dramatic CM break narration)

Nishino : So how long have you been into Akiba?
ken : About a month, now.
Nishino : What about before?
ken : Rajikon (3), and stuff...
Nishino : Aaah.. so you don't play with those anymore?
ken : My rajikon... I raced it about... three times, yeah.
Nishino : That's all?!
*laughter*

hyde : Back when I joined the band, we had this thing...
*laughter cutting him off*
hyde : It was like... "hyde, you need to get a rajikon. Or else."
*more laughing*
Nishino : So to join L'Arc~en~Ciel, the first thing you had to do was buy a rajikon?
hyde : That's right. Even though I had no money...
ken : Who said that anyway?
hyde : *Points to tetsu*
tetsu : Hey, I wanted us all to buy some... So in the studio, when we weren't rehearsing, we could play with them.
hyde : So I had to get one. See, it's a boring hobby, and after three days we stopped playing with them.
*more laughing*

Nishino : What else?
ken : I used to be into bikes, like BMX. Yeah, I thought those were so cool. So I got one in Shibuya, I think it was. Rode it back home, but I didn't make it. It's so tiring... I think I got about a kilometre done before I got tired and quit. Didn't want the bike anymore.
Hosts : EEEEEEEEEH?
*much laughing*
Nishino : So you got sick of the bike while you were taking it home? That's crazy.
*laughing*
Aoki : So what happened to the bike?
ken : I have no idea.
Aoki : It's not at your place?
ken : I let a friend take it home, I think...

hyde : He's into cameras. Every day, well almost every day, he'd bring a camera around. Even on stage, he took pictures of the crowd and stuff like that. I figured his hobby was cameras. Nothing else.
*laughter*
ken : Yeah, I do that during tours. I'd get a camera just for the tour. But after it ends well... you gotta take the film out and get it developed, right?
*laughter*
ken : It takes too long! And it's so embarrassing!
*much laughing*

Next : The one who forgets everything!

Nishino : Who could that be?
hyde : Me.
Crowd : Eeeeh?
Nishino : So you're really forgetful?
hyde : It must be my age...
*much laughter*
Nishino : Yeah, you're getting to be that age.
hyde : It sucks... Really...
Nishino : But is it really a problem?
hyde : Nah, mostly it feels like I'm being robbed.
Nishino : Oh, so you lose your belongings.
hyde : Well, yeah. They go missing.
*laughter*
Nishino : That or someone's stealing them. What kind of things do you lose?
hyde : Like, my lighter for example.
Fujiwara : But that's replaceable? Unless you use an expensive one.
hyde : Oh no, mine's just 100 yen.
Nishino : What else?
hyde : My sunglasses.
Nishino : Oh, like you put them down and forget?
hyde : Nah, I really think they're being stolen...
Nishino : Nobody's stealing them.
*laughter*

Nishino : Actually we've had some of hyde-san's favourite sunglasses brought to the studio. Here they are.
Hosts : Oh, they're nice! But um... why are there several pairs of the same thing?

Narration : Four pairs of the same thing! What is going on?

hyde : Yeah well, like I said, they keep getting stolen...
Nishino : They are not!
*laughter*
Aoki : They're reflective, right?
hyde : Yep.
tetsu : The tag's still on that one...
Host : Oh right! *removes it*
hyde : So once, I was out shopping right? And I really liked these sunglasses.
Hosts : Of course of course.
hyde : But then, of course, they can break really easily. The store I got them from was all sold out, and so I had to mail-order them.
Nishino : Wow...
hyde : Then I found a place that could sell me a lot of them. I bought a bunch in case they broke, but by then I was already tired of them, so I don't wear them.
Hosts : Eh? *laugh*
hyde : It's like, once I got them, I got bored.
Nishino : Eeeh... so you've never worn these?
hyde : Not even once.
Nishino : No way!
Fujiwara : So then you don't want these anymore, right?
*pause, then laugh*
Fujiwara : I mean, since you said you never wear them...
hyde : Actually, they're perfect for skiing.
Hosts : Ah...
Fujiwara : But really, you don't need four pairs.
hyde : *nods* Ok, go ahead.
Fujiwara : EH?
hyde : Take one.
Fujiwara : REALLY?!?!
*much laughing*
Aoki : No fair!
Fujiwara : This is great! I'm so happy! Really!
Nishino : Now you need to be careful. This guy will seriously just go sell it on Yahoo Auctions.
Fujiwara : I will not!
Nishino : He will.
Fujiwara : I won't!
Nishino : He always does that, he even sells the autographed band DVDs we get. Really!!
Fujiwara : I wont...
Nishino : So don't give him anything.
Fujiwara : Hey I can do what I want... But I'll only sell this if I -really- have to.
*crowd laughs*

Nishino : OK, so moving on to this :

The one who became a real estate agent!

*camera goes to tetsu*
Everyone *laughs*
Nishino : You really were a real-estate maniac, right?
tetsu : Yeah, that's right.
Nishino : You want to be a real-estate agent, right?
tetsu : Well I'm not going to be one.
Nishino : You have real-estate info?
tetsu : Yeah, as always...
Nishino : How can you be so well informed?
tetsu : Because I focus.
Nishino : You go out and look for it?
tetsu : There's a few realtors I like, so I go to them a lot.
*laughter*
tetsu : Almost every day.
Aoki : So then you know things like where all the celebrities live, where they used to live, and so on?
tetsu : Yeah, I know a lot.
*much laughing*
Aoki : Scary. But cool.
tetsu : In town, I can always find the celebrities. Riding a taxi, I can go by and know who lives where.
Aoki : That's good info to have
Nishino : Hard to find out...
Aoki : But you have your sources, right?
tetsu : Yeah.
*laughing*
Fujiwara : But you keep it all private, right?
tetsu : Yeah. You know how long leases last, right? Usually two years? I've only renewed a lease once in my whole life.
Crowd : Eh???

*Aoki and Nishino both talk at the same time*
Aoki : Oh sorry.
Nishino : No, go ahead!
Aoki : No, you go ahead.
Nishino : No, you.
Aoki : No, no.
Nishino : How Japanese! *smack*
*everyone laughs*

Aoki : But when you move, don't you come to the new place thinking that's where you'll stay forever?
tetsu : No way. From the beginning, I never plan to stay very long.
Nishino : So it's more of a temporary thing.
tetsu : Yeah. While I'm living there, I keep an eye open for something better, thinking about moving, you know.
Aoki : Eeeh... So does that mean you get bored quickly? Of your own home?
tetsu : Well, yes.

Nishino : Do the rest of you end up moving too?
hyde : Life is... all about renewal.
Nishino : So you don't move much?
hyde : Sometimes I get bored of a place and don't want to live there anymore.
Nishino : You get sick of it, then?
hyde : I guess so.
Fujiwara : Do you ever move, get to the new house, and change your mind right away?
hyde : No, no. I renew the lease at least once, normally.
*laughter*
Fujiwara : Life renewal, right?

Nishino : And ken-san?
ken : Yeah, I've moved around a lot, for no reason.
tetsu : I found a place for ken-chan, once!

(Dramatic CM narration, CM, brief recap)

Fujiwara : So you move a lot, do you?
tetsu : That's right. I've renewed a two-year lease only once in my whole life.
Nishino : And ken-san?
ken : Yeah, I've moved around a lot, for no reason.
tetsu : I found a place for ken-chan, once!
ken : Yeah, yeah he did.
tetsu : I went looking for the place, for ken-chan.
ken : It was so nice, I wasn't sure I could take it...
*everyone laughs*
ken : Really really!

yuki : One time, tetsu-kun asked me... "Don't you think it's time you upgraded to a nicer place?"
*everyone laughs*
Nishino : Even though you never said anything?
Nishino : What an aggressive real-estate man!
Fujiwara : It's like "Knock knock knock! Come on, today you move!!"

Next : The one who has learned to shop like an adult

*camera goes to yuki*
*yuki looks behind himself*
*laughter*
Nishino : yukihiro-san... Who did you think we meant? It's not like anyone else is coming.

Nishino : So, you shop like an adult now.
yuki : Shopping for clothes and stuff... When I find an outfit that I like, well first off it has to fit, but if it does then I keep it until it can't be worn anymore, then I get another one.
Nishino : .. of the same thing? The same pants, for example?
yuki : Yes.
Fujiwara : You don't want to spend too much time on clothes?
yuki : It's just that there aren't very many clothes that I like.
Aoki : Do you get the same thing in a different colour?
yuki : If I get the other colour, then I'll buy that colour again too.
Nishino : so if I went to your place, I'd see a whole row of the same pants?
yuki : It's very neat.
Nishino : Organized, I bet.
Fujiwara : I understand completely. Things have to match, after all.
Nishino : Well yeah, but you can have a number 1, 2, 3, 4, etc to match. With yukihiro-san, it's number 1, 1, 1, 1.
*everyone laughs*
*yuki nods*
Fujiwara : So once he decides, it's easy.

Nishino : Ok so now we're up to the song. First new song in two years. What is it called?
hyde : SEVENTH HEAVEN.
*applause*
Nishino : What's it like?
hyde : This one is... Danceable. It's kinda disco-like.
Nishino : Good for excitement. At lives.
Fujiwara : It makes you want to shake, right? Like this... You wanna move.

(clip of the PV)
Narration : First new song in two years : SEVENTH HEAVEN! Meaning, the ultimate happiness. Was it more trouble than usual for the lyricist, hyde?

hyde : When I was writing the lyrics, I really wanted it to be in good Japanese.
Nishino : Ah really.
hyde : Even though I can use English words to get the same meaning... But still, the feeling isn't the same. But the title had to stay.
Nishino : How long did it take to write?
hyde : About a week.
Nishino : An entire week?
hyde : Yeah, I worked on it a whole week.
Nishino : So who was in charge of the recording? Who conducted?
hyde : It's usually whoever wrote the music, along with the producer, you know? But this time, me and yukkie did it.
Nishino : yuki conducting? *yuki mimes being an orchestra conductor*
*laughter*
Fujiwara : But for yuki it's more like this *mimes drumming*
Nishino : Yeah, that's more like him.

Nishino : Ok, so could you please introduce the song, hyde-san?
hyde : SEVENTH HEAVEN.

(song)

(break)

Nishino : Last year was the 15th anniversary live, right?
members : Yeah.
ken : We did almost 40 songs, on each day of the live.
Nishino : How long did it take?
ken : About.. three hours? *checks with tetsu* Four?
tetsu : More like three.
ken : Four hours?

Nishino : That's amazing! So many songs!
hyde : We did some really old, nostalgic songs.
Nishino : How come?
hyde : So they could get a feel for our history.
ken : We did songs from before our debut, too.
Hosts : Eeeh?
ken : A song that's never been released, right?
hyde and tetsu : Yeah.
ken : When we started that one, the whole dome went siiiiilent.
*Hosts laugh*
Fujiwara : Tokyo dome went quiet?
ken : You could just hear the song echoing back to us.
Nishino : So no one in the audience knew it?
tetsu : Out of the 50 000 people in the crowd, about ten of them went KYAAAA!
ken : They knew it.
Nishino : So you were singing just for those ten.
*laughing*
hyde : I was the only one dancing.
hyde : The next day, we left that song out.

Transcribed and translated by Natalie Arnold

(1) The two male hosts of the show, Nishino and Fujiwara, are also known as the comedy duo KingKong. Go back.

(2) Akiba, short for Akihabara, is the geek/Otaku district of Tokyo, full of anime/gundam/game/etc shops and all the cosplaying that implies. In this context, it means the geeky hobbies rather more than the actual district. Go back.

(3) Rajikon = Remote-controlled cars. Go back.



забавное интервью) хайд немного говорит про то, как писал 7th heaven
взято отсюда http://dekiruhito.com/node/145