Finished translating Part 2 as well. Part 1:
. As usual, this is not a perfect translation. I had to guess at some parts as well so I apologize if there are any mistakes. I really like this interview because they talked about Alice Nine, Jrock Evolution 2012 and drunk Saga stories XD Do take the band/music/soccer bit with a pinch of salt because I am really not sure with those parts so you might find yourself o.O?-ing at whatever I translated ;3 Enjoy~
What is the common point of the bassist......
- That is something that you'll know by the look though (lol).
[Saga] I know right~ (lol). I accidentally brought that up right (lol). Among the Alice Nine members, Tora is probably the most introverted one.
[Reika] Are you serious!? He totally don't look like that!
- That's true. Tora looks sociable right. However, when you talk to him, you'll think, "Ah, he's an introvert......" (lol). He's a stay-at-home type as well.
[Saga] Yep yep (lol). Reika-kun is also the type to change with the effects of alcohol right (lol). I'm also like that. It's said that I'll become an American that I myself can't believe it (lol).
[Reika] Ahahahaha. Ah! Speaking of which, I heard about an episode regarding that some time ago! I heard that during the closing of 『JROCK EVOLUTION 2012』, you got involved with one of the female staff of MAVERICK (the company MUCC, girugamesh and UNiTE are under) and you said, "Oi, you want me to care about you right. Come here~". Then, I heard that the MAVERICK staff around you guys were like "Our company wants someone with the character like Saga-kun!", I laughed so, so much you know (lol).
[Saga] Ah, that's true. Somehow, I don't really remember though. My senpai made me drink, and I was drunk all the time... I hope I didn't do anything disrespectful....
- Today is the sober version but shall we try having a frank talk at a drinking place the next time?
[Reika] Ahahaha. That seems like it's gonna be an amazing thing right!
[Saga] Ah nah, I think the feeling will be different (lol). Wouldn't it all be stuff that cannot be written (lol)?
[Reika] There's that possibility right (lol). But, I have never went drinking 1 on 1 with Saga-san before. We only drank from the seats of the closing parties. But, we are 100% sparkling (lol).
- So it's "absolutely" (lol).
[Reika] Yep yep (lol). But, coming in from there, there was an impression that he was very very easy to alk to.
[Saga] Ah, for me, I'll be like OK once we talked once. Before 『JROCK～』's tour, MUCC's YUKKE-san and SATOchi-san also said the same thing when we had a talk. They said, "It was soo difficult to start talking to you but once we talked, you're the easiest to talk to!". So, bring it on (lol).
[Reika] Ahahaha. Okay! I will, from now on too (lol).
[Saga] Somehow, even when I myself look in the mirror, I'll think so too. I'll be like, "Ahh, such a tough, gloomy and unfriendly face~" (lol).
[Reika] Ahahahaha (explosive laughter - LOL)
[Saga] And then, during 『JROCK～』, because UNiTE's Haku-kun had the same look on his face like as I did so without thinking, I tried talking to him. I said, "Did anyone told you that you seem to be 'tough' or 'gloomy' ? And you're actually not gloomy?" (lol).
[Reika] Ahahahaha (LOL). It's the first time you guys talked and you asked him that (lol)!?
[Saga] Yep (lol). But then, he said, "Ah, yes. People do say that. And, I'm actually gloomy". I said, "Welll!" and from there we hit it off.
[Reika] Ahahaha. That was really interesting!
[Saga] Somehow, you look like you are easy to get along with. You seem to be able to get along with friends of about the age of high schoolers and you are also able to talk about serious stuff. I think that's good.
[Reika] I'm just being mischievious though!
[Saga] Oh (lol)!? But, really, you have the erotic air. I've already thought so from a long time ago.
- Even for guys, you feel that about the same sex right. It seemed like there are such things for girls too.
[Reika] Ah, I don't know about me though (lol). You feel that I'm erotic?
[Saga] Yep yep. I even feel the pheromes.
[Reika] Ah, that, I don't want to hear it from you! Aren't you the one to be in charged of sexiness! I'm no match for you, you know!
[Saga] Nah, I don't know when did I became the one to be in charged of that but there is no such thing (lol). Somehow, I seem to have that image that I have a weird tendency to behave in a certain way though (lol).
[Reika] Ahahaha. But, that's because all bassists in general are perverts.
[Saga] Yep yep, that's right.
[Reika] It feels like you are right in the middle (lol). I am a person who chose the bass out of the many instruments. I think I'm really a pervert. Did you ever wonder, 'why did I chose that?'
[Saga] Yup, that's true. The bassists that I've met up till now, rather than saying that they are perverts, I feel like I can understand them. There are probably a lot of people who are like, 'even though you draw a step back, when you go out, you go out properly!'. If I were to give soccer as an example, you can say it's something like the midfielder. I'll be like, 'aren't there many people who are like, I'll defend, but I'll attack!'
- Yep. They are basically the defensive. However, when they attack, they attack properly.
[Saga] Yup yup. But, Reika-kun in general is attacking right, your sounds too.
[Reika] Yeah, I'm going to the front line (lol).
- The guitar attacks but the bass also has defending parts so it's connected to tolerance as well right.
[Saga] That's what I think. But for our band, all of us always try to fit our sounds too much so I also think that we should review that. I'm thinking it would be good if we could change our playing with the respective parts that should be out, should be out properly, the parts that should be drawn back be drawn back.
[Reika] I see. But, Alice Nine has already changed a lot right. I think it's a really good way of changing. When I played in my previous band, apart from looking up to THE YELLOW MONKEY-san, needless to say for visual-kei but when I decided to do a visual-kei band with D=OUT, I thought of learning about visual-kei and the first thing I knew about it was Alice Nine. To me, right in the middle of visual-kei was Alice Nine.
[Saga] Serious!? It was like that!
[Reika] Yes.
[Saga] Mmm, at that time Alice Nine probably didn't suddenly become a band. I think we became a band after some time. Even for our style, I think we were prince-like in the past. When I kept quiet about it, I keep getting that sort of make-up (lol) but in reality, I'm totally not a prince ok. That included, there were times that the image was totally different from myself. The band had such times and while time passed, we're becoming the style which we really wanna do/have.
[Reika] I see. That was somewhat a good talk right. We should really go drinking next time!
[Saga] Yeah.
[Reika] Didn't you said previously that you wanna do a gathering of PSC's bassists? That, let's do that!
[Saga] Ah, I said that right! I wanna do that. Shall we do that? Next time! Well then, we'll include that and go drinking?
[Reika] Yes! I'll invite you ok!
[Saga] Thanks. Looking forward to it!
[Reika] Thank you so much for today!
-
Thank you for reading :DD
