#i yelled so much when i found out it was kenta who wrote it

[randomspyairtranslations]

This is from Natalie.mu about Wadachi (part 1 of 2)

──Your new work Wadachi has been released. Since the title song was made for the movie Gintama THE FINAL, I want to ask KENTA-san, what kind of image did you have when making the song?

IKE (Vo): I also want to know about that (laugh).

KENTA (Dr): (laugh) About how I started creating this song, it's because the impact of coronavirus is big, I think. We had plans for our 10th anniversary since our major debut for 2020, but we couldn't do any of it. Around the end of last year, we were talking about how the next album will include a song created by a member other than UZ (G). Because of coronavirus, I had time and could gather the tools. The talk about doing Gintama THE FINAL theme song came just around that time, so I thought I would just do what I could. I wasn't thinking so much about, "I should create this type of song." It was more like, "Let's just create a good song."

IKE: So you didn't really have an overall image for the song?

KENTA: "It shouldn't be a song for a battle scene," I think I had that image. Up until now, there are many Gintama songs that suit the battle scenes but since this is the last movie, I wanted to do a song that will make people look back, or be able to say, "Gintama was a good manga and a good anime, right?" Rather than a hard and intense song, I thought that a refreshing song, moreover, one that has a sense of sorrow would be good.

──Because it's a song that adorns the last of Gintama anime that started in 2006, right?

IKE: That's right. How was the creation process?

KENTA: It was interesting. The process of creating a song. Because it's like the materialization of something that exists in my head.

IKE: What did you start with?

KENTA: I started from the melody. I hummed the melody...

IKE: Then you keyed it?

KENTA: Right. But it wasn't like I knew the notes right away, so I had to look for them one by one. It really took time.　

IKE: I see. I was curious, it's like, did he start from the melody? Or did he start from the chords?

KENTA: I don't understand chords (laugh). Of course UZ, and MOMIKEN (B) as well, since they work with stringed instruments, they understand the chords. I play the percussions so making a song starting with the melody is the easiest. Because anyone can hum (laugh).

──There are also cases in which drummers create a song, they start with creating the rhythm, then add the chords, and lastly the melody.

KENTA: On the contrary, starting with the track is difficult. In regards to drums, I have the confidence that I can work with whatever the rhythm is just if the song exists.

IKE: Is that so. Wadachi has four-on-the-floor rhythm pattern so I thought you started with producing the beat.

KENTA: Not at all. The first demo also wasn't four-on-the-floor.

IKE: Eh?!

──IKE-san, you're very surprised (laugh)

IKE: The sound of first demo he sent us was pretty much a completed song, you know. I didn't know how he made it so I only had the impression, "KENTA is amazing!"

KENTA: That's right (laugh).

IKE: Moreover, the sound of that demo was really good. I thought that it was a song unfolded by facing outside. The melody line is honest as well.

KENTA: I can't be wishy-washy so I had no choice but to make it honestly (laugh).　

IKE: I think it's good. The melody itself gives this feeling that it's telling you to "Please sing this in a carefree way." Without adding acoustic or harsh singing parts, just giving the feel of sprinting and power in the chorus is good, for this song. But it just has one difficult part. The "sa" part from the line "takaramono sa" for me it doesn't have a step, so I listened to it many times to determine the interval. Moreover, I wanted to sing it with a tender voice so I really worked hard (laugh).

──If the composer is different then naturally the melody will be different as well. Was KENTA-san conscious about the usual SPYAIR-ness?

KENTA: Not at all. I thought, "If these four people perform it and IKE sings it, whatever I do it will become SPYAIR." I wasn't conscious at all of the songs UZ made until now. On the contrary, I was probably even thinking about aiming to do what UZ won't do. So the change can be felt more. We also mixed Wadachi using a technique we've never done before.

IKE: Certainly it's different. I don't know what exactly, though (laugh).

KENTA: (laugh) It was something the engineer and I decided so I didn't say anything to the members. To put it simply, a more refreshing image. Up until now, we often made music that presses the sound barrier, like "Ba--n!" but not this time.

IKE: There's a sense of being blanketed tightly, it's light.

KENTA: Yes. If a member says that there's something that doesn't sit well with him, I thought I'd drop it, but since there was nobody who had that kind of opinion, I went through with it.

IKE: It's leaning pop, and there's brightness in it. But the performers are a rock band, it also has my vocals in it, so in the end it becomes a SPYAIR song. Also, since it's a song infused with a genre we haven't tried before, I tried changing the mic during the recording.

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Japanese text below

──新作「轍〜Wadachi〜」がリリースされます���タイトル曲は映画「銀魂 THE FINAL」の主題歌で、作曲はKENTAさんですが、どんなイメージを持って制作に臨んだのでしょうか？

IKE（Vo）　それは俺も聞きたい（笑）。

KENTA（Dr）　（笑）。作曲を始めたことに関しては、コロナ禍の影響が大きかったと思いますね。2020年は本来、デビュー10周年に関連する活動を予定していたんですけど、それが全部なくなって。もともと去年の終わりくらいから、「次のアルバムはUZ（G）以外のメンバーも作曲した曲を入れよう」という話になってたし、コロナの影響で時間ができたから、まず機材をそろえていたんです。そうしたらちょうどそのタイミングで「銀魂 THE FINAL」の主題歌の話が来て、とにかく自分のできることをやろうと。「こういう曲を求められていて」みたいなことを考える余裕はなくて、ただただ「いい曲を作ろう」と思ってました。

IKE　曲の全体的なイメージがあったわけじゃないんだ？

KENTA　「戦闘シーンの曲じゃないな」というのはあったかな。これまでの「銀魂」の曲は戦闘シーンに似合う曲が多かったんですけど、今回はアニメ版最後の映画ということもあるし、これまでを振り返るというか、「『銀魂』っていいマンガだったし、いいアニメだったよね」ってみんなで言えるような曲にしたくて。ゴリゴリの激しい曲というより、さわやかで、しかも哀愁があるような曲がいいなとは思ってました。

──2006年から始まったアニメ「銀魂」シリーズのラストを飾る曲ですからね。

IKE　そうですよね。制作はどうだった？

KENTA　面白かったけどね、曲を作るのは。自分の頭の中にあるものを具現化する作業だから。

IKE　最初のとっかかりは何からだったの？

KENTA　メロディからだね。鼻歌でメロディを歌って……。

IKE　それを鍵盤で弾くんだ？

KENTA　そう。鍵盤が弾けるわけではないし、1音1音探していくから、めちゃくちゃ時間かかるんだけど。

IKE　なるほど。気になってたんだよ、メロディから作るのか？ コードからかな？とか。

KENTA　コードのことはわからない（笑）。UZはもちろん、MOMIKEN（B）も弦楽器だからコードの理論をわかってるんだけど、こっちは打楽器だからメロディから作るのがいちばんラクなんだよね。鼻歌は誰でも歌えるから（笑）。

──ドラマーが作曲する場合、まずリズムを組んで、コードを付けて、最後にメロディというパターンもありますけどね。

KENTA　トラック先行は難しかったんですよ、逆に。ドラムに関しては「歌があれば、どんなリズムでも付けられる」という自信があるし。

IKE　そうか。「轍〜Wadachi〜」は四つ打ちが軸になってるから、最初にビートを組んだのかと思ってた。

KENTA　いや、全然。最初のデモは四つ打ちじゃなかったしね。

IKE　へー！

──めっちゃ驚いてますね、IKEさん（笑）。

IKE　最初に送られてきたデモ音源がほぼ完成された形だったんですよ。どうやって作ったかわからなかったから、「KENTA、すごいじゃん！」という感想しかなくて。

KENTA　そうだよね（笑）。

IKE　しかも、そのデモ音源がすごくよかったんです。外に向かって開けた曲だなと思ったし、メロディラインも素直で。

KENTA　ひとひねりができないから、素直に作るしかないんだよ（笑）。

IKE　それがいいんだと思う。メロディ自体から「伸びやかに歌ってください」と指示されている感じもあって。アクを入れたり、ドスを効かせたりしないで、サビのパートに疾走感とパワー感を乗せるだけでよかったんですよね、この曲は。1カ所だけ難しいところがあったんだけどね。「宝物さ」の“さ”の音程が自分の中にはなくて、何度も聴いて音程を確かめて。しかも柔らかい声で乗せたかったから、すごい苦労した（笑）。

──作曲者が違えば当然、メロディも違いますからね。KENTAさんは作曲の段階で“SPYAIRらしさ”は意識していたんですか？

KENTA　いや、それはまったく。「この4人で演奏してIKEが歌えば、何をやってもSPYAIRになる」と思ってるし、今までUZが作ってきた曲を意識することはなかったです。むしろ「UZはやらないだろうな」ということをやろうと思ってたかな。そのほうが変化があるので。「轍〜Wadachi〜」のミックスも、今までにはやったことない手法なんですよ。

IKE　確かに音の組み方が違うよね。具体的なことは知らないけど（笑）。

KENTA　（笑）。エンジニアさんと俺が2人で話して決めたことだから、メンバーには伝えてなくて。わかりやすく言えば、よりさわやかなイメージなんですよ。今までは音の壁がバーンと迫ってくるようなサウンドにすることが多かったんだけど、今回はそうじゃなくて。

IKE　大きく包まれてる感覚もあるし、軽やかだよね。

KENTA　うん。もしメンバーの中で違和感があったり、「これはちょっと……」ということがあればやめようと思ってたんだけど、そういう意見は出なかったから、そのまま進めました。

IKE　ポップな方向性というか、キラッとした感じもあって。でも演者がロックバンドだし、俺のボーカルも含めて、結果SPYAIRの曲になるんですよね。あと、今までになかったジャンルを突いている曲だから、歌録りのマイクも変えてみたんです。

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Melting Of The Ice Cream Girl [ pt.2 ]

PD101 / MXM’s Im Youngmin X Reader [fem ver] part one TW: use of vulgar language, mild violence i think… better to put these up anyway Fluff, mild angst bullet-point ver. [ scenario ver. : coming soon ] • some stuff happens that makes you go all ICE princess where is ice cream girl • your stare could freeze Youngmin • can Youngmin still melt you? oMGgg guys idk what’s wrong with me i’m on a roll right now but i literally re-read part one and got super happy after that like it didn’t even feel like I wrote it okay bye buT yAY IM SO HAPPY YOU LOVE IT ANON I HOPE YOU LIKE THIS ONE TOO EVEN THOUGH I’M BAD AT WRITING ANGST gOD BLESS - admin L PS: sorry but scenario ver. might take a long time :((( ___________ • it’s pretty awkward still • you can’t stop blushing • Youngmin can’t stop talking to you • and chuckling when you barely nod out a reply • your face is like a tomato • what is a regular heartbeat anymore? • Youngmin’s so perfect you can’t even breathe the same air as him it isn’t possible • but he seems happy sharing the same table as you • as much as his sunbae + chaebol™ clique is yelling for him and Donghyun to return to them • they stay rooted to their seats • and somehow it makes you really happy on the inside • but on the outside, it looks as if your glare can get hell to freeze over • you try to get Woojin or Daewhi’s help but they’re so engrossed in conversation about something personal with Donghyun • that Youngmin feels that he shouldn’t interfere with because he isn’t interrupting • he’s just admiring your face and picking at his fries • also trying to start a conversation with you • at least he’s trying and you really appreciate it 

• suddenly you have this nudge of confidence and you blurt out • ‘you’re in the same mathematics class as Mina, aren’t you, oppa?’ • deadass Youngmin’s pupils dilate when you call him that • moVING ON • he smiles and nods his head • ‘yeah i know mina, she’s cool. we actually sit next to each other in class.’ • then silence • … • *crickets chirping* • ‘yo Y/N why don’t you tell Youngmin and Donghyun about the game you created’ • oh god Woojin why • your best friends are grinning smugly at you • the focus shifts to you • ‘uh…uh, it’s nothing much really…’ you try to avoid it • but the hopeful and interested look on Youngmin’s face makes you give in • ‘It’s like…idk what we call it but for now, we call it mall hide and seek’ ( made up game by yours truly™ ) • so like hide and seek but across the whole mall and you can text clues and whatnot • Youngmin and Donghyun want to play • sunbae + chaebol™ clique hears and joins in as well • resulting in your face resembling a tomato • one of the boys in the clique makes fun of your blushing face • 'yah! don’t laugh at her like that, it’s rude of you.’ Youngmin defends • yOU aRE SHocKED • diD MY CRUSH JUST DO THAT ??? • uHM YES SIS HE DID • 'oh, it’s okay….’ • 'but thank you Youngmin’ • oKAY HIS ENTIRE FACE LIGHTS UP • hE’s SUDDENLY GLOWING • and that makes you crack a smile • even though it’s a tiny one • you guys get up to leave • and Youngmin refuses to leave your side for some reason but you don’t really care • because • who would? He’s Im Youngmin • you’re blessed if he approaches you • and he’s your crush so • you guys start playing • and Youngmin decides to hide in the supermarket • so you find yourself squashed in the tissue paper section with a laughing Im Youngmin • he doubts the finders would ever search in behind a wall of tissue boxes • thank god no one reports ya’ll • you’re giggling so hard it kinda unlocks your crazier side • you feel like you can reveal a bit of your true self to Youngmin • he seems trustworthy • suddenly your phone chimes • your mum needs you to buy some spices • sighing reluctantly, you emerge from your hiding spot and Youngmin follows you • you try to push him back since Woojin and Sewoon have already found Donghyun, Samuel and Kenta • skillz™ • but he’s like 'no i can’t leave you, we hide together, we die together’ • even though it’s possibly the dumbest thing he has ever said, your heart flutters uncontrollably • you roll your eyes but grabs his hand and drags him along • Youngmin is sHOokeTH • shES HOLDING MY HAND OH MY GODDHDKSHSKDB • you don’t even realise because skinship is such a common thing with your friends • Youngmin is about to faint from happiness • he can die happy • you grab a basket and start searching for things from the list • surprisingly, Youngmin takes and interest and also helps you to get things • he also tells you about how his parents use roughly the same types of herbs • also helps you reach the top shelf if you can’t • just looking like a domestic couple • newly weds • like the wholesome couple just grocery shopping together • you find yourself enjoying it so much you don’t feel as if Youngmin is a acquaintance • he asks for your number • and you two chat a lot as you’re grabbing items • when your just finishing at the cashier • Jung Sewoon, a member of the sunbae + chaebol™ clique spots you two • 'there!’ • you hastily thank the cashier and make a run for it • grabbing Youngmin’s hand and your stuff of course • you manage to outrun the school’s star tracker, Takada Kenta • 'yo dude, let’s let them go to the rooftop and do romantic shit before ambushing them’ • 'do you guys want bubble tea?’ • 'i bet Youngmin’s going to kiss her first’ • Samuel loses the bet • you guys are up on the rooftop sky garden • how romantic • you guys out breath and struggling to catch it while doubling over in laughter • 'did we lose them?’ Youngmin asks • 'i thinks we did’ you reply, giggling • 'you’re crazy, Y/N. I love it’ he says • you’re caught off guard but recovers quickly • nOW OR NEVER Y/N • you pull him close by his fancy as tie bc he’s a sunbae + chaebol and loves dressing up • tip-toeing • 'then i suppose you’ll love this’ • before you can back out, you press your lips to his • hE IS STUNNED • you break away but he pulls you back in to kiss you more • honestly, you don’t know what you guys are but you know the feeling is mutual • you do go home with a heavy heart after he doesn’t say anything about a future relationship • at least he was your first kiss • but you’re absolutely crushed when Youngmin arrives to school in his fancy ass car on Monday • he isn’t alone • it’s like a scene in a drama • and this pretty, tall, rich girl steps out on the other side • you were halfway done the steps to meet him but you just turn around and storm the other way • your temper has been tested • 'you don’t want to mess with Y/N, she’ll ice you to death’ • you’re mad, why? • Youngmin can’t make out with you on Friday but come to school with another girl on Monday • what’s worse? you spent the whole weekend texting him • he was behaving super sweet and lovey dovey • clearly interested • and now…. • they aren’t related • so she’s a competition • she’s his dad’s boss’s daughter who transferred schools halfway through Sophomore year • she isn’t in any of your classes but she seems like a fairly pleasant person • Hyemi and Mina aren’t having it either, since they know about your little incident • you can’t even look at Youngmin • he’s confused when you don’t return the smile or wave • i guess she never really liked me ??? • lol son im sorry but u dumb • ( yOungmIN SWEETIE IM SORRY IM DOING YOU SO DIRTY RIGHT NOW ) • he asks about you in math class but Mina just shrugs in response • it continues for a week • you can’t exactly kick the poor innocent girl out of school can you? • but she seems to want to extend her 15 seconds of new girl fame • she goes around bragging about how she and suuupppeerr close • 'oh! we were just in his room watching a movie yesterday’ she says to her little group of Freshman fangirls • 'did you two cuddle?’ one of them pipes up, eyes wide • 'yupp! we live in the same house for now so we’re super close. the mansion is huge.’ • basically, she’s trying to brag about being Youngmin’s friend • Kenta told you that Youngmin’s only nice to her because she’s like his annoying little sister and his dad would have his head if he isn’t • you hold you temper but one day • she’s just sitting there in the canteen outrightly insulting Samuel for being the 'poorest’ in the sunbae + chaebol™ squad and being mixed • ( i fcking love samuel how dare you not like him just bc he’s mixed im mixed too wtf wtf wtf i still don’t understand ) • you just about beat Donghyun to confrontation • 'it’s funny how you laugh at others for small things like that but you don’t even have enough money for your own house,“ you hiss even though it’s a really low jab to take at her • you have 0 chill when it comes to your friends, even though Samuel isn’t the closest • the Sophomore pushes out her chair and stands up to meet your eye but she’s still shorter than you • 'eXCuSE mE?’ • 'you heard me. you talk shit about Samuel yet you’re living off the Im family.’ • the Sophomore bitch shoves you as hard as she can but you barely wavers • 'LIsTEN! I cAN taLK abOut whOEVER i waNt tO. SamUEL DOESN’t belONG iN thAT cLiqUe. WhO tF dO yOU tHiNK YOu ARe?’ • you scoff, mildly amused by this Sophomore • 'someone Youngmin oppa actually likes’ • she screams so shrilly it causes your ears to bleed before lifting her hand • you catch it before Hyemi and Mina can interfere • leaning to her ear, 'you have no right to look down on someone just because of their social status or because of their race.’ • 'it was joke’ she whimpers out as your grip on her tightens • 'there’s a fine line making a joke and being a bitch but I guess you’re both’ you spit, releasing her arm • she tries to shove you again ??? lololol this girl issa joke • suddenly, you’re wretched away • Youngmin storms out of the canteen but before he can, you yank your hand out of his grasp, glowering at him • 'you don’t deserve me!’ you yell, anger bubbling over • he’s speechless but you still follow him to the bleachers in the gymnasium • there’s a really long and bitter silence • 'thanks…on behalf of Samuel, you didn’t need to….Donghyun would’ve-’ • 'Samuel’s my friend, of course I should have’ you cut off, 'what do you want anyway? i need to go.’ • Youngmin catches your arm as you turn to leave, 'why are you ignoring me? what did I do?’ • you raise your eyebrows at him in disbelief, 'Im Youngmin, you are one of the smartest students in this school. you should know what you did’ • he shakes his head and hangs it in shame • 'i don’t know? how about…making out with me on Friday, texting me all weekend just like a boyfriend would but showing up on Monday with a girl and not denying any of the shit she’s spewing? i don’t even know anymore’ • he’s apologising countlessly but you don’t even know anymore • you’re out off the gymnasium before he can catch you again … • it’s been another week since that entire fiasco and everything has settled down since then • Samuel won’t get over the fact that you stuck up for him and nearly got suspended • Sophomore did get suspended because she initiated the fight • you ignored Youngmin the whole time as much as your heart ached and as much as you cried but it was too mentally pressing to try to keep up with a guy like him • one day, a letter falls out of your locker when you open it • it’s from your alpaca boy • 'y/n, i’m sorry. hear me out, we can make this work. 3 pm, basketball courts’ • Hyemi and Mina caution you, even Woojin and Daewhi are skeptical but you’re at the basketball courts at precisely 3 pm • Youngmin’s already waiting for you on one of the benches, he smiles - which you can’t return - and gestures for you to come closer • 'i’m sorry i behaved like that. i had a lot going on, believe me when I say I argued with my parents for an hour when they told me about…Anna’s arrival. it was unexpected and I didn’t exactly like her.’ he sighed 'i guess i really f*cked with you without even realising. I’m sorry. I should have made things clear from the start to her. I’m sorry I played with your emotions and that she said such things.’ • 'what did you want to make clear?’ you prodded, hope rising in your chest • Youngmin’s eyes met your own and his hand enclosed yours, beaming. 'that I want to be with you, because I like you’ • you’re elated but at the same time, you can’t accept how things are • 'I-I’ll have to… think about it…with all that’s happened,’ you stammer • the smile on his face falls but he nods understandingly • 'I understand. I’m willing to wait for you.’ • your answer isn’t immediate and Youngmin got pushed to the greatest lengths to try to win you back • he really isn’t giving up • honestly, you’re touched he’s courting you for so long • it was entertaining for his clique and yours which had bonded together to form one power squad • eventually, you fall for his advances once again • you’re truly an ice cream girl • sweet, crazy, cold and sticks to Youngmin’s lips • it isn’t like he’s complaining