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turtleations · 14 days ago

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Interview with Sakaguchi Ken (Designer)

Published in the hide BIBLE (by Akemi Oshima) 2008

Note: This interview is the reason I have not posted anything for so long. Originally, I mean to skip it, because my brain took one look at this this in it's original form and said "Nope!" But here it is anyway. I do not believe that my translation does it justice but I did my best to at least uphold the structure, which is doing things to the Japanese language that should never be done.

Althought this is a "short", I am placing most of it under a cut for length.

Q1: When did you meet hide for the first time?

A: Us, encountering “hide” on this star for the first time was BUCK TICK’s 1990.8.2 A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM concert Seibu stadium Gekko-san MOOL LIGHT a wonderful night. SAKAGUCHIKEN FACTORY as well the time of activation and tomorrow and overmorrow until morning the drinking party party to the next place to the next place it doesn’t end! Even today and tomorrow and overmorrow it doesn’t end! Doesn’t end! Doesn’t end! Obviously it is unending… Us, too Kazumi Town Red Shoes Ah our own outer space swimming smoothly flying leaping, into a new session drinking too much until then to live merrily is to live forever! Forever! Forever! Aah even now though it doesn’t change the rock music then was foreeeever! To say let it evolve no way! To see a new sun the beings are once again ready to release a new future ! maybe surely so! Directly that was a session! Already from the beginning! Until the end… I say. That’s right! That we encountered “hide” for the first time was in Kazumi Red Shoes that night. During the bubble period? Who knows anyhow it was an era of illegal partying pissed off by the stupid cars jumping on those stupid cars while bussing in this world shaaan! Wanting to change it! Overflowing with a sense of justice a guy like that! Us, too together again maybe surely so to release that new future! Because he did!

Q2: Please tell us what kind of impression you had at the time.

A: Our first proper meeting was after all thoroughly drinking from dusk till dawn you know!

Coming from Extasy this time having made their major debut from a newborn record company the after party of the rock band “LUNA SEA” we who handled the art direction and “hide” “INORAN” “J” the four of us drinking going past all limits a cosmic time of seriously talking to each other. There was the “DANCENOISE004” compilation album. Released in 1993, I was handing the artwork. The participating artists were bringing in cutting edge dance beats, this album was, well, a digital beat album made as a unit. “SUGIZO”, “M-AGE”, “FUJITA-CB.GB.-TAKASHI”, and others. The unit “MxAxSxS” made of “X JAPAN’s” “HIDE”, “LUNA SEA’s” “INORAN” and “J” was participating. Actually, the art direction of that shot and the artwork for that album were the first time I had a session with “hide”. In a wrecking yard in Yokosuka. Rocket. PARK SIDE X… I properly met Matsumoto Hideto and his roots. A n d t h e n a n d t h e n A n y w a y “hide”’s existence blood was earnest. Serious.

Also because he was someone who said “I tell you let it evolve” I worked with him again and again.

Q3: Please tell us of an episode with hide that left an impression on you.

A: I did the art direction of the “hide” 1996 calendar we did together in L.A..

That! Yeah! “hide” in his head You! Art director! Supervisor! he said as expected someone who understood the universe.

There are many episodes.

Many times when we joined extremely so amazing =☆ A representative of Earth.

By the way “hide” has in his time as representative gone beyond his time on Earth with a BOOM.

At the record company who was doing overtime was certainly “hide” and such. The ideas for the jacket are endless! Endless! Endless! That again until the end planning. Moving on from Earth time fully let’s expaaaaand it; he said and did so indefinitely…

Nevertheless a beloved important person whatever happens I won’t betray him –

In that L.A. this again right in front of the beautiful stars hide suddenly asked me, “Ken, when you broke your skull, what did you dream of?”

Me: “Only,,, only,,, a long pathway under the earth,,, fluorescent lamps going on endlessly,,, I was riding a stretcher,,, why am I being carried,,, that image” I said.

Hide said, “You ○○○”, such an ill omened thing to say,,,”Don’t be stupid, hide!” I answered. I guess– hide was like no one else.

Over and over after this that’s right! ∞,,, No, again, again, not enough. Forever! ∞

Q4: What kind of person was hide to you?

A: He went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, went around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around To the end “hide”’s existence is right in front of me Earnest. At any time whatever happens without betrayal goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, goes around, at any time at the start next to me laughing and saying “Stupid Ken is gonna be stupid.”

Q5: If you ever saw him live, please tell us of your impression.

A: The event at Chiba Marine Stadium that was “hide” announcing LEMONed.

“LEMONed presents hide Indian Summer Special” !!!

Only chatting through an international phone call,,, That I got to meet “hide” in person again, a long time since L.A…. The backstage guest since before the opening already beer was served (we who loved alcohol took anti-nausea-medicine from hide’s younger brother and manager, “Hiroshi”-kun),,, from that point I was exited for long, loooooong, for “hide” to start.

Anyway that day too Earth time or something left it behind with a “BOOM”. Really exceeded it.

“KIYOSHI” “PATA” “CHIROLYN” “JOE” “DIE” “INA” Those seven people , extremely , already popped! Blown away by the excitement for the festival around there! Well, or weren’t they! “hide” was already throwing off the image of “hide the guitarist” like a set of clothes,, !! Leaped out of Chiba Marine Stadium with momentum, flew around on the stage. There were laser rays! Parachutes! A dog! Crossdressing CHIROLYN! DIE-chan’s fall! Bone fracture! There was! Then, the final magnificent fireworks display! That kind of feeling,,, well. Even on Earth even in Japan,,, There can be such a fun event! To say, really, they slayed it! We all got “hide’s” strong message that said, Let’s move on to the next world!

The afterparty of such an event, as maybe expected, began in a club in Ebisu, that “hide drinking version of autumn festival”, got terribly lively, turned into an even in the back! Goes without saying. The girls from the fashion show were also there, it was gorgeous…

No matter what, the mysterious people gathered there, they were, a bottomless pit of heavy drinkers!!!!!!! That fun atmosphere went all the way to a food stall in front of Ebisu Station. From the main station, already at work rush, the salarymen and office ladies were hurrying to their companies in a flurry of activity. The party of mysterious people, and some OLs [office ladies] who happened to be nearby, went to buy bentos in a convenience store and eat them, until past noon,,, That laughing voice continued to eternity. (I was later shown group photos taken at that food stall in front of Ebisu Station by “Hiroshi”-kun, but,,, somehow, it was really a party of mystery people!)

“hide” and, “BUCK TICK’s” IMAI and, our time to go home was,,, Already! What! That’s all! Drink until the end! ,,,,,, No, no, that anti-sickness-medicine! I say, it worked well. Mr. Sun!

Q6: Out of hide’s songs, which is your favorite and why?

A: “SCANNER”

Really! We are skull-fracture brothers! We discussed the cosmos a lot plotted of course all the fun to come after this therefore

Even with this this questionnaire I can’t express it like I want toooooooo–

Well! From that let’s start again and again from this that’s right! ∞ ,,,No, again, again, it’s not enough. Forever! ∞ That’s right! I guess so we, too the incomparable “Sakaguchiken” We’ll laugh – okay! G - g - good waves ,, 69! ∞

#hide #translation #hide bible #interview #sakaguchi ken #here it finally is: the Horror (tm)#now back to your regularly scheduled program...

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burlveneer-music · 1 year ago

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queenharumiura · 8 months ago

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Neo’s RP HISTORY

The rules are simple! Post characters you’d like to roleplay as, have roleplayed as, and might bring back. Then, tag ten people to do the same ( if you can’t think of ten, just write down however many you can and tag that number of people ). Please repost, don’t reblog!

CURRENT MUSE/S (including those I haven't closed officially):

Canon muses: Haru Miura (KHR), Hibari Kyouya (KHR), Kyoko Sasagawa (Kyoko), Lambo Bovino (KHR), Daemon Spade (KHR), Fon (KHR), Shugarl (Defense Devil), Ponsol (Defense Devil), Jupiter (Defense Devil), Mizumachi Kengo (Eyeshield 21), Dongmin Ahn (Transfer Student Storm Bringer), and Sesshomaru (Inuyasha).

OCs: Ravein Twine (Mostly in KHR Verse), Pino Rossi (KHR oc), Alistair Stalkin (fandomless- vampire lord of next oc), Wilfred B. Carroe (Fandomless, butler), Fiore Rossi (KHR first gen OC, yes I like the last name Rossi. Sue me lol)), and Miho Gu (A kitsune oc who... ugh... I still haven't officially opened up yet bc... yeah... lazy... and scared ig)). I technically have 20 OCs on another blog-- though I mostly made it for me to throw information into whenever I felt like it. I wasn't that serious about it being a RP blog. Consider those half a point. Oh, also Noriko Narita (forum RP oc for Eyeshield 21)... and... ehehe;;; Lotella Shabondama (forum rp ... One Piece eheheheheheeheheh) NPCs but not actually requestable: Kazehime (Inuyasha), Tamako (Inuyasha), Hebisuke (Inuyasha), Kazumi (Inuyasha), Kaze no Tsuki (Inuyasha), Kii (Inuyasha), Kazuha (Inuyasha), Goro (Inuyasha), Popo (Technically Inuyasha), Sai (Inuyasha, Rocco (KHR), Leonard (KHR), Lorenzo (KHR), Luna (KHR), Akihiko (KHR), Hanako (KHR), Sayuri (KHR), Kazuyuki (KHR), Yumi (KHR), Shohei (KHR), Camilla (KHR), Hanako (KHR), Eiko (KHR), Kenichi (KHR), Toshiro (KHR), and Carmello Rossi (KHR). Roberto (Associated with Ravein, so he's mostly fandomless). There are more NPC muses but i'm too lazy now to list even more.

WANT TO WRITE (but never will):

I considered Yamamoto Takeshi, Gokudera Hayato, Xanxus, Cervello, Nana, Alaude, from KHR and then for one reason or another said no. I considered Natsume Takashi from 'Natsume Yuujinchou'. I almost considered virtually the entire cast of the 'Trash of the Count's Family' but managed to say no. Too much work. I did consider Huang Shaotian from 'The Kings Avatar' but said no bc lololol i'm not a gamer, this would be very difficult for me. I love his energy though. I probably forgot who else.

HAVE WRITTEN:

Heroman Vasco from 'Lookism', Tarras Doberg from 'Witch Hunter/Buster', Mako Jun (Deviantart RP group OC). So many more... let's see who I can remember! I remember a Gintama OC Mio... Chiaki, maybe? There was another Gintama OC Kyoko... don't remember the last name, Ayame Toriumi (Prince of Tennis oc), a Hakuoki oc named Hotaru, a Heart no Kuni no Alice OC Tamantha. There was also a Yu Yu Hakusho Demon OC named Kira. All of these were from my forum days. There are more... but I don't remember the names anymore. For trivia, I don't remember names, but there was an OC for Saiyuki Reload. There was another One piece OC. I also had an Ouran Highschool host club OC... maybe two of them. There were two Naruto OCs. Had an OC for Soul Eater. That's all that comes to mind now.

WOULD WRITE AGAIN:

The Forum OCs are retired and I probably won't ever write them again. Mako Jun, I'd probably have to brush up on every now and again when the mam of his husband Atlas pops in to chat. (Every few years kekw) We just chat about how we miss the DA RP group and how things are going. She still rp's on DA a lil bit but now RP as their kids! Other than that, if I retired a muse officially, I had reasons for it. The only one I'd write again would be Tarras if we finally got someone who would pick up translations again and we finally got his backstory.

Tagged by: @squaletta

Tagging: I don't tag, tag yourself

#Squaletta #Tagged meme #((This took me way too long to do lol))

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