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hostilecityshowdown · 9 months ago

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this was actually a hard one; i have WIPs and scraps i desperately want to talk about, such as the lowkey undertaker biopic, 'taker kidnapping goldust backfiring, an entire scrapped segment from a diesel/'taker fic, or a horror story starring hunter for mango, but. giving commentary on unpublished fics is a little difficult without publishing the fic. instead... we'll review one of my favourite character pieces: waiting for tonight every day of the week (titled "DIAMOND NIGHT" in my internal documents)

let's start with the titles.

DIAMOND NIGHT, the working title, is directly pulled from VOWWOW's song of the same name. VOWWOW/BOW WOW is diesel's second favourite band, depeche mode being the first, and i really wanted to use this title at publication. the song itself just didn't fit this portion of diesel's life, and there are lyrics from it i do want to draw inspiration from elsewhere, namely:

バックミラーに ghost of you

声すら嗄れはててかき消される high way

(roughly translated to "ghost of you in the rearview mirror/even my voice becomes hoarse, drowned out on the high way." lyrocs source)

instead, i used lyrics from DONCHA WANNA CUM/Hangar 15, which is off their album "III" and written by the beloved genki hitomi - as evidenced by the song being entirely in english and having a more western pop rock sound than when kyoji yamamoto was the lead vocalist. (side note: rei atsumi is underrated and he's never done a single bad thing with a keyboard.)

stay close tonight (click link, go to 26:36) was also nearly chosen for title inspiration, given that i had this concert on repeat for half the writing process. i could actually write an entire post about VOWWOW and diesel's love for them but we're not here for that!!!!

while this fic is included in the Heartbreak Hotel AU universe, it is exclusively canon to my diesel muse and has no intended bearing over mango's telling of their own story, and takes place many years prior to the events of the HHAU. this made writing this piece fun; i had the opportunity to increase the depth of my muse without extensively plotting with mango.

i like the idea of going scene by scene with a few cuts. the fic opens here:

The boat rocked underfoot as Dallas throttled up to full speed the moment they cleared the marina's last NO WAKE sign. Up in the bow seating, the Diamond Dolls shouted at him for the sudden acceleration, two of them sliding right out of their plush seats and onto the pink mahogany hull. The Grand Craft had been modified heavily from its original design, practically rebuilt, and outfitted in chrome, white, and baby doll pink to match the Cadillac. It screamed Diamond Dallas Page, right down to the way the stern bench seating was upholstered with genuine leather - Something Dallas upkept meticulously.

dallas coming in hot as usual. i grew up on boats and love writing about them, the water, and everything in between, and i had a difficult time focusing on the actual story when all i wanted to do was ramble about the setting. my uncle moved down to clearwater many years ago and has traveled all over the world, and i actually did "consult" with him regarding swanky, popular boat manufacturers in the '80s-90s down in florida. "consulting" being saying "hey, chris, what were the most bougie boats you'd see down there back when you were in miami?" followed by an answer that was probably three hours long. i love my uncle and his undiagnosed ADHD very much. we meet our protagonists:

Tan body glistening in the beautiful Florida sunset, the Diamond Studd lounged against that leather, head tossed back and limbs spread wide. Across from him on the mid-deck couch, Vinnie Vegas squinted through his sunglasses and internally mourned his wind tossed hairdo. […] Vegas had only bounced for Dallas for about three months before he was brought into the Diamond Exchange's fold, and these excursions were one of the many benefits. He kept feeling self conscious about the injury scars marring his leg, hyper-aware of his body at all times, trying to mimic Dallas and Studd's body languages; he hadn't spent a hell of a lot of time on beaches in Michigan, admittedly. Too busy on the assembly line or the basketball court.

i wanted to paint a picture of the outsiders that no one is used to seeing. the diamond studd, comfortable in his own body, relaxed contrasted against vinnie vegas, tense, self conscious, frustrated with inconsequential impacts on his appearance - irritated by the lack of control, enough so that he can hardly enjoy something he loves in theory and would love in practice if he could fret less. he's trying to mimick ease instead of trying to be at ease; mine and mango's diesel muse is also autistic, and i try to be mindful when writing scenes like this. i do not think this is funny or cute, and i want to express to the reader that diesel is negatively impacted by his neurodivergencies and physical disabilities, including his leg injury. to cap out this section, vinnie invents his own excuse for rarely hitting the beach: work. he loves the water, doesn't mind the cold, and his knees greatly benefit from swimming... but, having not medically transitioned before this point and standing out for being an absurdly tall beanpole (and clocked as some flavour of Gay™ by peers), he was rarely comfortable enough to go. again: something that improves his quality of life, barred from him.

Behind Studd, the luxury vessel's wake frothed like two great, white wings folded behind him. He would've looked like he was diving down from the heavens if he wasn't so relaxed, chest bouncing each time Dallas rode someone else's wake to make the girls scream. The wind caught his laughter and threw it to Vegas as it whipped by, and he tried to prop his forearms across his thighs and sit forward comfortably while squaring his shoulders. It was hard to lean back when traveling backwards at nearly forty miles an hour.

this is so self indulgent, man. my dedushka used to throttle up to full speed whenever he could, and i always imagined the white water wake as a pack of wolves chasing the boat, trying to play with it. i'd lean over the stern, right next to the engine, and let the high-pressure water beat the shit out of my hand, imagining that i was playing with the wolves as they leapt up from the wake, trying to catch up to the rotors. i was going to write something like this into diesel's internal narration, but he's too tense in this fic to let his imagination wander.

vegas is also ogling the studd's body, especially his (perisex, cis) chest. to him, this is the pinnacle of manhood. everything he wants to be, everything he's trying to be, and it deifies studd. studd's also sitting at the stern near the transom, whereas vegas is seated across from him with his back to the cockpit. they're both going in the same direction at the same speed, but vinnie's doing it in reverse. his path forward has more unknowns and more unseen obstacles, and he feels uncertain, ill-prepared, and nervous, but he is genuinely content to allow dallas to guide him onwards. he doesn't have to look over his shoulder to know dallas is navigating them safely through open water.

Plus, soreness was starting to creep across his chest, the adhesive tacking the silicone sheeting over his scarring starting to itch from sweat. He rubbed his hands together and dug his left thumb into his right palm, smoothing in circles through his gloves. He was still getting the hang of cutting the medical grade squares into sheets and applying them with what was basically bandaid glue, but it did the job: Kept the scarring down, kept the sun off. He just hoped his chest would look like his partners' by the end of this, he was starting to get twitchy about the muscle mass he lost during the first few months of healing. Four more months, and he'd have spent a year in Florida. Four more weeks, and he'd be back under the knife. It was giving him anxiety. Panic attacks. Just thinking about it was making him sick and it definitely wasn't from Dallas's careless handling of the banjo-style wheel, and he still had to fly back home tomorrow and see his mom and-

surprise! dallas funded his top surgery recently! TRANS RIGHTS!! i think this element speaks for itself and helps contextualise his mood, here, and it's followed up by some more dysphoria, and a direct confirmation that vinnie trusts dallas. even when his thoughts are beginning to race and anxiety starts manifesting physiologically, his faith in dallas never waivers, and he affirms that to himself as a self-calming technique.

"Hey." Vegas jumped. His eyes came back into focus on Studd's package, no surprise, but when Vegas lifted his eyes to his face, the Studd wasn't looking at him. He cupped a hand around his mouth and raised his voice. "Hey! Yo! Dallas!"

Vegas turned around to look at their captain as well, slapping the utility box behind him a few times for good measure. Dallas throttled down gently, flashed the now murderous Dolls a winning smile, and turned round to drape an arm over the back of his seat. His hair had mostly escaped from its pilfered scrunchy, definitely Tori's, and started framing his face in dirty blond corkscrews. That smile was worth a million bucks. "What's up, baby? Want the radio turned up? Not likin' the view?"

"No way, man," Studd snorted, voice lowering back to its regular volume. His slow drawl was surprisingly soft spoken, and he waved a hand to shoo away Dallas's concerns. "Get your lead foot off the gas, Diamond. I wanna enjoy the salt water spray, not get power washed. And yeah, why don't you turn it up? Gimme something that bumps."

"Anything for you, guy," Dallas saluted and cranked one of many knobs on his instrument panel. At the twangy sting of Slinky's opening notes, Studd met Vinnie's gaze and rolled his eyes.

"That Dallas, right, brother? I like Link Wray too, but that ain't bumping. You mind?" His many rings glittered like the sun on the sea as he wiggled the fingers of one hand at Vegas then motioned for him to get up. Vegas raised an eyebrow but still stood, taking a moment to steady himself before rounding the mid-deck seating and marching right up to the cockpit. Dallas had already vacated after dropping anchor, sitting between Lee Ann and Kimberly and trying to placate them before they decided to throw him overboard. It didn't look like it was working. Leaving Dallas to his small army of mutineers, Vegas cranked the station dial right to WCMQ-FM and looked back towards the stern as the first chorus of Sandunguera threatened to blow out the speakers. Studd dropping his neck back onto the plush headrest was the best indication Vegas got that his job was done.

*clutching my arm rests* i fucking love studd and dallas's dynamic i'm going to gnaw on sheet metal. /j i'm not even editing this part down, mainly because i think we all deserve to watch dallas be eaten alive. back on track, we come into focus on one of the studd's many assets. some narrative foreshadowing for vinnie's upcoming surgeries, more dysphoria, and an example of the ease with which razor identifies, disrupts, and attempts to alter vinnie's disordered thinking. my uncle used to operate a bar on long island in new york and would ask me to burn CDs for specific crowds. slinky and sandunguera were both requested by him on different CDs, and sandunguera was a hit amongst cuban americans. WCMQ-FM/Z 92.3 is a fort lauderdale/miami station run by the spanish broadcasting system. this is one of the ways i express the setting without bluntly writing it down. onwards:

"Vin! Baby! The bar's right behind you." His boss waved at him nonchalantly from the den of vipers. Yeah, good luck with that, pal.

"Not enough limes in the world to save you, boss," he mimed throwing a hand of cards at Dallas. To his credit, the blond threw his head back and laughed, his wife elbowing him in the ribs. All passengers aboard knew the Studd would start bartending when the time was right. Head shaking, Vegas sauntered back to his seat and ignored the sun glinting off Studd's teeth.

i love u vinnie vegas and diamond dallas. i love u kimberly. not much to say about this beyond the way dallas has created an environment where the studd is in a position of control regarding alcohol, where he'll never be offered a drink or obligated to witness other people drinking unless he initiates it. he's the house dealer here, not dallas, not kimmy, not the dolls, not vinnie. it helps him be responsible and self-moderate, and razor responds positively to situations where he has the opportunity to look out for other people. keeping alcohol consumption reasonable is a group effort, here, not something razor has to undertake alone.

"No seats left with the Dolls, Vegas?" He teased, oozing over the bench seats more, seemingly never running out of ways to increase his size. Vegas winced, crossed his legs, crossed them the other way, tried to fix his hair, put his feet flat back on the deck. Surgery was still on his mind and he shook his head, sitting back with a deep exhale. He had to reposition his arms when he ran his hands through his hair, the pull deep in his still-numb pecs uncomfortable more than painful. At least he was starting to regain sensation here and there, but it was the scars on his pelvis that seemed to have had their nerves permanently severed. The waistband of his garish board shorts chafed them but he hardly noticed.

"Fit my fat ass up there? No way. Poke somebody's eye out with my knees. Nah." The response was deflecting and, as the jazzy sounds of Las Van Van faded into the Cubano radio host's voice, Studd lifted his head and pierced Vegas with a stern stare. He felt like one of those preserved butterflies on display - Or maybe something a little less pretty, like a beetle, or without so much armour, like-

SURPRISE AGAIN! vinnie had top surgery AND a hysterectomy (as well as vaginectomy)! TRANS RIGHTS. vinnie has more than just gender dysphoria and also struggles with body dysmorphia, something that's excessively common amongst athletes. this applies not only to his injuries, but to his own perceived size, and the studd being so much broader than him is difficult for him to deal with occasionally, despite the height difference. he's dysmorphic about the fat content on his body, especially as it begins to redistribute now that he has access to HRT intended testosterone. even thinking of himself as a bug under scrutiny falls victim to compulsive heteronormativity and dysmorphia simultaneously, where a butterfly is too effeminate for comfort, yet a beetle is much too masculine to be achievable.

"White Diamond for your thoughts, chico?" That deep, smooth voice was suddenly beside Vegas, the storage unit behind him popped open. He was so caught up in his own thoughts he only belatedly processed his stablemate stand and cross the distance between them in one massive stride. His meaty, powerful thighs were right next to the Las Vegas transplant's face, and he wanted to take a bite of that sun kissed skin. […] most other boaters passing them with a wide berth. Probably didn't want to have to offer such a big group their blow, some real Southern hospitality.

Swaying with the waves like the ocean was his second home, Studd whipped up the cocktail in under a minute, straining it into one of the crystalline glasses Dallas stocked his mini bar with. Everything was dropped back into the cooler seemingly unceremoniously, the table folded back into the box, and the lid slammed shut. He was expertly juggling two cocktails in one hand and a cigar box of honeyed cherries in the other, dropping down beside Vinnie heavily.

studd initiating the alcohol consumption on his own terms, from the timing to the drinks mixed, and he mixes them himself, decides who gets what when, and when everything gets packed back up. as mentioned in another post, i don't project scott hall's real world alcoholism onto his fictional characters, but do embrace a narrative depicting substance dependency and the struggle against becoming addicted.

vinnie's dysmorphia continues at full speed, accompanied by the "i want to be him" thoughts' best friend: "i want him." i'm cutting out most of the intimate portions because they're self explanatory and the fic can speak for itself. this entire section depicts the amount of trust vinnie has in razor as well as the power dynamic between the two of them this early in their relationship, and i recommend reading the fic if you've come this far into the director's cut but have yet to do so.

also: wealthy boaters in florida avoiding the garish, bougie boat full of gruff men and attractive women because they don't want to share That much cocaine was, allegedly, an actual phenomena. fascinating.

[…] [The Diamond Studd] tasted like salt, expensive cigars, and hot vinyl[…]

hi slater i painstakingly created this flavour profile to appeal to you, specifically. if i could send you a tea that tastes like this i would [+a little gunpowder tea in the mix. BANG!]

He wanted to shove the Studd down and ride him to death, but that was usually what people thought of him. Sunglasses starting to slide down his nose, Vegas licked his lips, barely able to meet the brunette's eyes. His brown hair looked like a dark halo, and Vegas was acutely aware of how much of a mess his own hair had to look. It'd been a long time since he let his hair grow out this much and he was having trouble taming it, but, hey, he wouldn't mind if the Studd was fucking with it, although Vegas would prefer to be twisting his hair around his fist while he screwed him into the sand-

we return to desireville for a brief moment to bring you: vinnie's thoughts course correcting from the indoctrinated, heteronormative "you are girl and PiV/submissive intercourse is what you want" to "i'm Me and i want to dominate this man within an inch of his life."

as a disclaimer: people, whether they be intersex, cis, trans, what have you, are welcome and encouraged to want and pursue whatever kind of sex they want, including not having sex at all. my narrative does not imply that trans men who bottom are inherently subverting or invalidating their gender, nor being heteronormative. for vinnie, being dominant and topping a man, explicitly, are things that have been gatekept from him due to his AGAB, genitalia, and own body image and confidence issues.

Embarrassment suddenly caught up with Vinnie. He felt like he had heat stroke. The song on the radio was loud and quiet at the same time, the surf mocking him, just like the ladies and Dallas all laughing-

"Hey," the hand left his chin and slapped his cheek gently. […]

this, and the rest of this paragraph, depict the studd identifying and disrupting vinnie's anxiety. it was really important to me to depict a young diesel struggling with his OCD and dysmorphia, and the invasive, disordered thinking, and anxiety that come with it. the next section contains a depiction of internalised transphobia, which i will be discussing, as a warning.

"Uh," he stuttered, cleared his throat, tried to get the octave of his voice back down to where it should be. "Uhuh. Yeah. Look- […] -I'm nervous, okay? Mom and I are good, but people back home are going to recognise me, and they're going to remember me as the wannabe-transsexual beanpole who used her Rez card to strong arm the school district."

He hadn't even realised the pronoun slip until it was too late and he cringed, hoping none of the girls heard. The last thing he needed right now was another one of Dallas's Queens trying to be his life coach, and any of the Dolls present were liable to snitch. […] "I just- I don't feel like I'm playing with a full deck here, you know? The odds are stacked against me. And, whatever happens, I still gotta psych myself back up for the cut again. You know how scary that is, Ramon? Five surgeries in two years, if you include rebuilding my leg, and now they're going in and fucking it up even more-"

vinnie and his mother maintain a very close, positive relationship all throughout her life, and none of his career choices, identity, or presentation ever threaten that. he always sends money home, always takes care of her, and invites her to participate in his life whenever possible. the rest of his community in michigan, though... he isn't as comfortable with. he was always awkward and disconnected from other natives having not grown up in the culture, his ojibwe father having passed away young. he went to tennessee, kentucky, and germany for basketball and college, went into long haul trucking, and always explored the leather and gay communities outside of detroit, not wanting to risk making his mother's life harder. he was still entitled to certain rights and accommodations as someone holding tribal registry, including telling white lies to play on the boys' baskbetball teams due to the lack of girls' ones.

he's more concerned with one of the dolls overhearing than he is concerned about engaging in self deprication, however; dallas employs drag queens as cosmotologists, stylists, consultants, whatever need be, and they generally treat vinnie like he's their little pup in need of some training and guidance. he also hires trans and intersex people for various positions, and i have notes for writing in his club's intersex transfem bartender in the future >;3c

on a more serious note: vinnie has a healthy degree of respect and fear for major surgery, and is already planning to undergo yet another massive procedure while still recovering from his most recent ones. he's has extensive repairs on his injured leg with mixed outcomes, in part due to the initial emergency surgery being less than ideal. i've had numerous major surgeries myself, and have more in my future. each one is harder than the last, and most of them occuring within a span of only nine years. recovery feels like you've been shoved back to square one every. single. time, and you fight and claw and work your way back to something better... knowing, as soon as you do, your surgeon's going to ask you to schedule the next surgery.

vinnie is disabled. his leg injuries disable him, insufficient medical intervention disables him, ongoing treatment disable him. both of his legs experience chronic pain, inflammation, and recurrant injuries, and he's a massive, heavy, athletic man - it takes a toll. now, he's preparing to undergo mixed method phalloplasty, which will demand that grafts be taken from his thighs and mons pubis region. he isn't eligible for full MLD but doesn't want to undergo RFF nor methods grafting from the torso due to visible scarring and potential loss of hand dexterity. as a disabled person: it is scary, putting your body through major surgery that will further complicate your quality of life, potentially forever in the rare event a severe complication arises.

"Whoa, whoa, okay," the Studd cut him off […] Hand carefully avoiding the scars, he cupped his still impressive pec and massaged it tenderly. […] "You're a powerful, sexy, perfect man, you hear me? Anybody got a problem with you, you call me, Vegas. Tch. […] I'll Diamond Drop 'em. Drop 'em like the ugly, desperate, jealous little flies they are."

Unable to fight the laugh that seized him, Vegas squeezed the Studd's thigh and shook his head. "Who booked you a flight, handsome?"

welcome to gender affirmation city, baby!! he loves vinnie. so much he's going to detroit with him whether he knows it or not. horniness incoming:

Eyebrows shooting up, Studd stole Vinnie's drink in a clatter of gold and diamonds, polishing it off and swiping an ice cube to crunch into bits. His mouth was so hot it melted almost instantly. Vegas wanted his tongue to melt in the Studd's mouth like that and, post-op, his cock-

when the . when tbe gender affirming surgery... affirm ur gender. i'm again cutting some softcore porn below because it is self explanatory, and if you want to read vinnie's bisexual thoughts and dallas being jumped by women you'll have to click the link up top

"Daddy-o, baby, who else? You think he'd risk losin' you to the 313?" This was news to Vinnie. […] Studd didn't seem as interested, both his hands falling to Vinnie's tight waist, thumbs tracing the lines of the four pack he was slowly working on. "Besides, I never gamble with sentiment. You're all mine, Vegas."

nicknames for dallas include "dally" and "daddy-o/daddio" and i love that for him. "the 313" refers to detroit's area code when dialing a detroit phone number, and this turn of phrase is commonly used to refer to specific regions. this area code is actually a sister code to NYC's 212, LA's 213, and chicago's 312. at the time, almost all phones used rotary dialing, and the easiest codes to dial were reserved for regions with the highest telephone density in the US.

and possessiveness and intimacy, because they help vinnie feel less dysphoric and dysmorphic, razor flat out thinks he's hot, and he's extremely attached to his best friend and loathes the idea of him going at something so serious and intimidating alone. after some fumbling:

[The Studd] was sliding into him, pulling him, fitting their bodies together seamlessly. If anything, they fit even better now than before, and Vegas had no where to put his hands but in Studd's hair, the stubble on his jaw, the twin earring to Dallas's dangling from his ear. […] His breath was heavy in [Vinnie's] ear, voice a deafeningly quiet earthquake. "I gotta give you a sexier name before I show you off on hometown turf, boy."

vin's finally able to enjoy his body a little bit, to like the way it feels when another person touches him. post-op, he doesn't have to feel uncomfortable about his chest touching someone else's. post-op, he doesn't have to feel as uncomfortable and scared when his groin and genitals are interacted with, even if there's more work to be done. razor's someone he's been deeply intimate with pre-op, and is the only person thus far that he can compare pre- and post-op physicality with. this is hugely affirming for vinnie.

and my favourite thing about my razor muse overall: he named him diesel, and that's the name the gambler formerly known as vinnie vegas took for the rest of his life.

IT IS DONE. thank you my beloved friend for allowing me to take you on this wild ride into the inner workings of my mind

#[ colour commentary ]#[ slater ]#FLOPS.#if you like transgenderism and bisexy men... this one's for you #space! more diesel in this one

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舜6/16NEiN吉祥寺さん「とても可愛らしいものを頂きました\(´ω`)/✨ ほんと嬉しいよね、こういうの😊 でも、いつもわざわざすみません💦って気持ちにもなるんですよ笑 https://t.co/PpvwJIrABQ」https://twitter.com/shun_thefuzzbox/status/1664927223030362112

春川眞 - Sana Harukawaさん「本日は池袋手刀にてNEiN 舜さんバースデー公演！舜さんの新プロジェクト LemのCD Quintetも本日の物販で販売されますので皆様ぜひお越しください。ちなみにLemのアー写やQuintetのジャケット写真も撮影しております。 https://t.co/iRRZwMjyew」https://twitter.com/SanaHarukawa/status/1664906561876000770

YuI -唯- Vagu*Project ◎6月8日生誕祭ワンマン 6月10日生放送SP 後夜祭さん「本日のVagu*Projectのライブは終わりましたご足労頂いた方々有難う御座いました NEiN主催舜さんのお誕生日おめでたい日です、その想いを全て置いてきたので僕は大阪へ旅立ちます明日はロックサミット祭 with NEiNのメンバー5 摩天楼さん（MUNIMUNI https://t.co/nh2ZUpyhZX」https://twitter.com/YuI_VaguProject/status/1664975264604979200

michiaki_Suzukiさん「ART of ZZK tribute to Pink Floyd! 6/4 (Sun) at 堺三国ヶ丘Fuzz 18:00 open https://t.co/zdqUmkho9n」https://twitter.com/michiak34172697/status/1665207269959794688

INA☆hide with Spread Beaver再起動中さん「準備オッケー👌参戦組のみなさん楽しみまし��〜ね https://t.co/qgTy7aeUi0」https://twitter.com/area014/status/1665214915358105600

PATA official fanclubさん「【出演情報】びじゅなびラジオ第9回放送！ 6月7日(水) 25:00-26:00 interfm「#V系って知ってる？」ゲスト：PATA(Ra:IN/X JAPAN) @PATA_Official_ パーソナリティ：山内秀一 @s_yammauchi 詳しくはHPよりご確認ください。 https://t.co/3KpKUUVoeY #RaIN #XJAPAN https://t.co/mN9dgOv7Bc」https://twitter.com/pata_fanclub/status/1665192296323907584

SEXX GEORGEさん「本日はこちら 2023年6月4日(日) 大阪梅田ポテトキッド45周年記念3日目【出演】中村義人(横道坊主) / 櫻知彦 / 我孫子神音會【開場開演】17:30/ 18:00 【チケット】¥4,000 / ¥4,500 (別途D代) 【入場順】並ばれた順当日券も出るみたいです夜露詩紅ψ(｀∇´)ψ https://t.co/dfqalhJZmf」https://twitter.com/abikoshinonkai/status/1665181317246619650

ジョニー・ライデン(ミラージュ)さん「1000人ロック！準備OK https://t.co/w8hmqAYz4A」https://twitter.com/melodicdai/status/1665165355130429440

たちすけさん「【メンバー募集】覇叉羅〜Vasalla〜コピバンやりたい。当方Dr。 vocal、guitar×4、bass募集。神奈川県西部で集まれる方。当方完全アマ志向。ヤンキー可。」https://twitter.com/CDN_TACHISUKE/status/1528355794718445568

Harupyさん「アメブロを投稿しました。『♡ irodore ♡ 2023.6.3〜6.4. at 東京国際フォーラム』 #アメブロ #ネクストトレンドフェス https://t.co/VLBuOR4EgY」https://twitter.com/HarupyMusic/status/1665063272666595331

廣井憲太郎さん「本日は北千住のシアター1010(お初❗️)で昨年延期となった舞台でご一緒した福山光恵出演ミュージカル「ひめゆり」月組🌛を観賞👀2階の真ん前に柵のある😲ある意味スゴい席😜そして本編、セリフ殆どナシ🙊歌♪のみでの展開に驚き❗️でも群衆によるスペクタクルは迫力あって💥長尺ながら引き込まれました😲 https://t.co/p49GImVPTr」https://twitter.com/n59hgZ6C4TayVPV/status/1665226948531081217

廣井憲太郎さん「歌はメインキャストは勿論のこと、アンサンブルも素晴らしく✨後半の地��絵図🔥でさえも聴き入り👂️見入りました🥺我らがみっちゃんの活躍もしかと見届け😉本日が大千秋楽🎊キャスト・スタッフの皆様、本当にお疲れ様でした🙇‍♂️そして素晴らしい公演をありがとうございました👏#ミュージカル座ひめゆり https://t.co/GBrmOQ4gWW」https://twitter.com/n59hgZ6C4TayVPV/status/1665230246923366408

La'veil MizeriA ☪ 渚月さん「各地の悲絶奴隷達、集いなさい…☪」https://twitter.com/NAZUKI_OFFICIAL/status/1664953963354132481

ハルアさん「@Jesse_McFaddin @TSUYOSHI_PTP @koki_bonez_tor #骨から気合い #TheBONEZ We are The BONEZ https://t.co/4ZwQnQGEZ0」https://twitter.com/haruaxxlllla/status/1662104410657546240

バンドスタジオBASS ON TOP高田馬場店さん「🌸馬場店限定Sakuraドラムレッスン🥁 【最新空コマ状況】 6/17(土) 14:00～/17:00～/18:00～ 6/18(日) 19:00～ 7/15(土) 19:00 7/16(日) 残り3枠今月のレッスン日の2週間前です！ 6、7月ともに残枠少ないのでご予約はお早めに！ご予約はこちらから👀 https://t.co/i9poKhKer2 講師 @sakurazawa https://t.co/iAv2Hf6fZ0」https://twitter.com/bot_baba/status/1664920196270952448

ベースオントップアメ村店さん「https://t.co/Pk2R1pnEea https://t.co/deHw74JreJ」https://twitter.com/botamemura/status/1664917992923365376

バンドスタジオBASS ON TOP高田馬場店さん「Sakuraドラムレッスンでは Sakuraさん流の音作りをレッスンしていただけたりもします✨ ドラムレッスンのご予約はこちらから👀 https://t.co/i9poKhKer2 #ベースオントップ #Sakura #櫻澤泰徳　#ベーオンババ #ドラムレッスン #drums #drummer #生徒募集中講師 @sakurazawa https://t.co/Qfdcs67Pn2」https://twitter.com/bot_baba/status/1664920206526001155

Karyuさん「昨日のライブの刺激でやりたい事が増えちょっとした曲が完成した朝気分が良い😆」https://twitter.com/karyu_official/status/1665169660302725121

平一洋さん「6月6日渋谷Rex 声帯と知的財産の夕べアコースティックライブやりますピアノとボーカル2人で歌います　　聴きに来て下さい https://t.co/5VbERfaPYs」https://twitter.com/tenryubit0_/status/1665141543211245568

Nimo_ANONYMOUSさん「京都ありがとう！とても心が熱くなる時間でした楽しんでもらえたかな？歌や音楽はもちろん、ヴィジュアル系という日本の文化を何より大切にする素敵な仲間たちこれからもこのアコ倶楽部を続けていきたいと思える時間でした次回もお楽しみに #V系アコ倶楽部 #Nimo #平一洋 #手鞠 #都雅都雅 https://t.co/tusch90zcI」https://twitter.com/Nimo_ANONYMOUS/status/1665140764244844544

Karyuさん「The Brow Beatのライブへめちゃくちゃ良かったし勉強になりました🤘 https://t.co/4kRuzxLdZw」https://twitter.com/karyu_official/status/1664978087032020993

ヒィロ☺︎キレイのサポート小顔＆痩身『DearLily』エステティシャンさん「ごめんなさい、今日の一般発売でν[NEU] 7/1公演の有料チケット400枚分は全部完売してしまいました。。😭 当日の12時より無料チケの整理券を配布する（400枚配布予定、なくなり次第終了）ので、宜しければ是非遊びに来てください。16時半終演を予定しているので、ライブ後に他のライブにも行けます！笑 https://t.co/Y8nLCr4eRL」https://twitter.com/neu_hixro/status/1664993503565479937

hitokiさん「チケット情報 7/19(水)東京 6/3(土)発売中 https://t.co/zCaMPsJd4j… 会場 https://t.co/EAoi5bHVIt 7/31(月)名古屋 6/10(土)正午発売 https://t.co/J2RYclgYIs… 会場 https://t.co/OQatIEC1CA 8/1(火)大阪 6/11(日)正午発売 Lコード 52488 https://t.co/SfNY7L0y9M 会場 https://t.co/2gcrA6lhga https://t.co/cguvU28HdJ」https://twitter.com/hitokill/status/1665032430343061506

有村　竜太朗さん「6月4日零時デス。 re-arrange ALBUM「≒demo」から第肆弾めの先行配信致し〼。「≒jukyusai」 🎧https://t.co/6di1ScK2DJ もう各音楽サイト（サブスク）で聴けますので是非デス。今回のゲストは小林君(THENOVEMBERS)と野生の証明ズデス。遠い思い出のような1曲になりました。（・≒・）/ https://t.co/EVAYJIpQRt」https://twitter.com/Pla_ryutaro/status/1665017495403765761

mitsuさん「今日はThe Brow Beatさんのライブへ。自信が伝わってくるステージと熱い会場の空気は観ててこっちまで熱くなるものがあった。俺も早く歌いたい🤘 https://t.co/joFLk66iWK」https://twitter.com/neu_mitsu/status/1664984013042249728

Ken's C.H.Lionさん「Ragbaby：やっぷ～🦁 今日も25:30から逹瑯さん(@mucc_tatsuro)のラジオ(@jitradio)にKenさんが登場するよ～‼️ 今日はどんなお話が聞けるのかな～❓お楽しみに‼️」https://twitter.com/CHLionRagbaby/status/1664951763055566849

ぶいにゃす😺🎀🍓さん「KOHTAさんのお誕生日にゃんで「脳内モルヒネ」のベース弾いてみたをアップにゃん🎸 おめでとうございますにゃん🎉🎊 #KOHTA #PIERROT #脳内モルヒネ https://t.co/qbhsvZEG2o」https://twitter.com/buinyasu/status/1664919357317697537

DEZERT SORA(4444)さん「こちらさっちゃんもツアー初日前夜に出演させて頂きます！よろしくお願いします！」https://twitter.com/DEZERT_SORA/status/1664915205254705152

DEZERT SORA(4444)さん「普段あんまり見ないような映像アコースティックスタイルのライブパフォーマンス映像を5日の20時から順次5本、公開します。 Focus of DEZERT始まります！ DEZERTがDEZERTの曲の良さを様々な素敵な音楽をもっと色んな人に届ける為に色々挑戦していくプロジェクトです。たくさんの人に届きますように！」https://twitter.com/DEZERT_SORA/status/1664888645785128960

umbrella.officialさん「【KANSAI ROCK SUMMIT'23出演に関するお知らせ】 vo.唯、gt.柊の2名が発熱により、明日の出演内容を変更する事となりました。 14:15～OSAKA MUSEでのライブ出演をキャンセル、 16:15～Ai-華龍アウトストアは、 ba.春、dr.将の2名で出演させていただきます。詳細は添付画像の内容をご確認ください。 https://t.co/AFRHVAtK5P」https://twitter.com/umbrella_DATA/status/1664859455337689090

L'Arc-en-Cielさん「／『DUNE (Remastered 2023)』 ken開封動画を YouTubeにて公開！＼ ▶️ https://t.co/72HquoYZNz #DUNE2023 #開封動画 https://t.co/rUIb0xZMok」https://twitter.com/LArc_official/status/1664859657511346179

Yuh vistlipさん「近年間奏いるいらない論争あったけどギターヒーローに憧れていた俺は結局ソロが輝く場所だと思っているし、メンバーも間奏パートは入れてきてくれる。勿論楽曲として必要ないモノは無理矢理入れないし。その武器を持っているんだから使う事で誰かにカッコいいなとか刺さればいいなって。刺す!!がんばる」https://twitter.com/Yuh_Guitarist/status/1664814853272264705

hide officialさん「📣6月3日は #hide with Spread Beaver #KIYOSHI（@kiyoshi_freeman）さんのお誕生日㊗️ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ┬ ⚡️🎸Happy Birthday, KIYOSHI🎸⚡️ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ ┴ https://t.co/yGjaeZZVS9」https://twitter.com/hideofficial_20/status/1664806230693658629

KOHTAさん「おはようございます。 KOT48になりました。アラフィフの星になりたいです。（応援してほしい）」https://twitter.com/KOHTAofficial_/status/1664779759405125632

都啓一さん「SOPHIA公式YouTubeで13日のエターナルイベントの一部を無料生配信します！お楽しみに！ https://t.co/Xk0iGDv7sa」https://twitter.com/Rockparty71/status/1664667575262011392

JACK IN THE RADIO＜公式＞さん「本日深夜1時30分 #TOKYOFM「JACK IN THE RADIO」 L'Arc〜en〜Ciel(@LArc_official)から #Ken さん(@CHLionRagbaby)が登場❗ 💿『DUNE』リマスター盤から１曲だけ聴いてもらうなら❓ 逹瑯が選曲した楽曲にまつわるエピソード、なかなか聞けないプライベートの話題も‼️ @muccofficial #MUCC #JITR https://t.co/t0vynxioF6」https://twitter.com/jitradio/status/1664829259679174657

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metallikaya · 4 years ago

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Kirk & Lars with Kyoji Yamamoto of Bow Wow/Vow Wow Late 80s

#metallica #kirk hammett #lars ulrich #kyoji yamamoto #bow wow #vow wow

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noisessobbingdistant · 2 years ago

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for the more mellow parts of thier set however few they were. Unless you are familiar with thier LPs it might be quite difficult to keep up with them as they rip through thier set. A more average band would’nt be able to hold it together as this lot does and they really poured it on. They played thier hearts out to a dishearteningly small crowd and still came out for two encores. The greatest moment of these was the first encore “Summertime Blues” (everyone sang along for that one) in which Kyoji came out in a traditional Japanese kimono and wig. The wig was of long white hair and made him look like a parody of a rock star, that had several punters rolling on the floor in fits of laughter. But Kyoji took it all seriously and continued his excellent guitarwork, earning them a second encore. This band was surprisingly great and I can’t wait to see the expression on the faces of the Reading crowd when Bow Wow does thier thing there.

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reyep0079 · 5 years ago

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Nouveau coup de coeur du moment 💚 The blessing of peace(平和の恵み) Featuring Kyoji Yamamoto par 森ユキノ, Kyoji Yamamoto 🎧#NowListening https://ift.tt/2O0GhAp

#Spotify #森ユキノ #Kyoji Yamamoto #The blessing of peace(平和の恵み) Featuring Kyoji Yamamoto #The blessing

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myvinylplaylist · 1 month ago

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Vow Wow: Helter Skelter (1989)

UK Release

Arista Records

#my vinyl playlist #vow wow #kyoji yamamoto #genki hitomi #rei atsumi #toshihiro niimi #neil murray #arista records #classic rock #hard rock #heavy metal #80’s rock #album cover #album art #vinyl records #record cover

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leapingtitan · 4 years ago

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The Final Season - Episode 1 Thoughts

I've watched the first episode around 3 times on my own and over a dozen times from anime-only live reactions on YouTube. Those are always something to have a field day with every season, and are part of the whole enjoyment post-watching the episode on your own.

Obviously I'm only reviewing this based on the first episode, so it's way too early to judge The Final Season as a whole. However, I will say that my strategy to keep my expectations low definitely worked. I was very hyped, don't get me wrong, but after Season 3 Part 2, I realized that production and scheduling has never been this show's strong suite and things behind the scenes were always chaotic. And it was my mistake to realize it this late and have unrealistically high expectations of the manga's adaptation.

But enough about that. I'm just gonna say it right now. I absolutely loved this episode and was completely blown away by it. It was a rollercoaster ride from start to finish and boy, the staff wasn't kidding when they said the first episode was like a movie. It definitely felt like that, and it went by in a flash. Now, on to the individual points.

Story/Adaptation

Flawless. Everything was executed perfectly and went beyond my expectations. The thing that stood out to me the most was how many things were changed from the PV in terms of scene construction, camera angles, and overall storyboards. There was only one shot that we reused from the PV, namely the one with Zeke and Reiner inside the airship where they're referred to as the spear and shield. Everything else was redone, which was a huge surprise. Wit was always very faithful to the original manga panels with how they used them as a big reference for most of their cuts, but this one changes them up a lot. Personally, I am 100% fine with it and as someone who has read these chapters in the manga dozens of times over the past few years, seeing them like this was a pleasant and very welcome surprise.

The anime-only additions here are notable and also quite welcome. Falco's line in the beginning in particular stood out the most in the long-run, but the addition of the Eldians' terror being shown as well as the scene before the ED was very welcome. I would like to assume that this was Isayama's doing as whenever the anime usually adds/changes up things, it's his request to do so. He sort of considers the anime to be the "definitive" version of the story that he, for one reason or another, couldn't do in the manga himself when that particular chapter came out. Season 3 Part 1 (The Uprising Arc) is a prime example for this. Once again, I'm very content with what was done here and I trust MAPPA will do the story justice.

A small but very neat thing is the fact that we got to keep the title cards and the info eyecatches mid-episode. Really added to the whole sense of consistency.

Animation

When the initial trailer came out, many people were concerned about Shigeki Asakawa (Director of Photography)'s odd and excessive usage of blur filters on top of the scenes and were wondering if they would remain in the final product, given her track record with other shows like The God of Highschool. Luckily, that is not the case here as the scenes look very clean and the minimal blur on top adds a bit to the muddy/gritty atmosphere of what's going on. Personally, I don't mind it at all and I barely notice it anyway. MAPPA's biggest strength to me is the usage of effects like blood and explosions. You feel the impact of everything and with such an action-packed episode, it made everything so much better.

The usage of 3D CGI for the Titan Shifters has been the biggest controversy surrounding this first episode. When I first watched it, it didn't bother me at all. Personally I care more about a model fitting in the action sequence rather than how it looks for the most part. Right now I would say I'm neutral. It's not the greatest CG ever conceived in anime but it definitely does not look out of place and is pretty decent. For the Jaw Titan, I couldn't tell what was CG and what wasn't for the most part. For the other Titans it's more obvious, but it's not too jarring. Obviously, if it was up to me and the production committee/NHK didn't push their scheduling shenanigans onto MAPPA, I would have gotten every Titan in 2D, but you can't have everything. If they choose to focus on more important scenes later on and cut corners in this first episode as a result, that's understandable. I can live with it. And again, even then, it's not that bad in my eyes.

Now, the character designs are just absolutely stellar. In multiple interviews, it’s been stated that they wanted to stay true to Kyoji Asano’s designs at Wit while also being consistent with Isayama’s style in the manga. And boy did they absolutely nail it. It’s exactly what as they said. Tomohiro Kishi could not have done a better job with the characters we’ve seen so far and I am beyond impressed with his work. I look forward to seeing the rest of the characters in this arc.

Sound

I've been following Kohta Yamamoto's works for a few years now, ever since he started working with Sawano (and being mentored by him to an extent) in early 2017. Although he's been involved with AoT before, particularly with the character songs in Season 2, whenever those two would collaborate on a project it would usually be because Sawano is too busy to compose a full soundtrack. So what usually happens is, Sawano does one track and variations of it (think ShingekiNoKyojin, ThanksAT and T-KT), and nothing else. Meanwhile, Yamamoto handles the rest of the music for the show. On top of that, Yamamoto's style as a composer is different from Sawano's as he comes from a rock/guitarist background as opposed to Sawano, who is a pianist and is classically trained. My biggest concern for The Final Season was that we would get a similar case as with the other shows where Sawano doesn't put in too much effort, while Yamamoto essentially becomes the main composer. Although it looks like this is in fact the case after this first episode, let me explain why I don't think it's a bad thing.

After the premiere of the first episode, both Sawano and Yamamoto tweeted that it was in fact Yamamoto who is handling the majority of the Marley Arc's music. And after this first episode, I have to say I'm impressed. His initial track that he made for the PV was a bit off-putting to me because it sounded like every epic blockbuster Hollywood trailer background track ever, but after the way it was used in this episode alongside a few other tracks, I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. It fits what's going on, and overall delivers a fresh sound to the show that is very appropriate given the massive change in narrative. Back during S3 Part 1, Sawano stated in an interview that he was already burned out and had trouble coming up with new music for AoT given how many tracks he had already composed for it. Given how few new melodies were in S3 Part 2;s music, I think this should be clear. Especially now that we're going into yet another season. To summarize, I think Yamamoto's work here is a result of three conditions that just happened to line up perfectly. The change in narrative, which the new composer style reflects. Sawano being busy. And Sawano being burned out with AoT. Now personally I still believe we're going to get at least one new original Sawano track with variations of it for the big climax moments this arc, and he may compose more music for the 2nd half of this 16-episode season, since that's technically a new arc. But we'll see. As a whole though, I'm satisfied with what I've heard from Kohta Yamamoto in this first episode.

The last point to make in regards to the sound is Masafumi Mima who, apart from Sawano, the voice cast, and some freelancers, is the only one from the previous seasons' staff members to return here. And once again, his work here is absolutely phenomenal. The mixing and usage of sound effects in this episode was stellar and truly felt like I was watching a war movie. It enhanced the action tenfold and I could not want it any better. Music usage is something that goes through the director (Yuichiro Hayashi), but ultimately the sound director is the one who implements the track (instrument layering/stem editing) and does the mixing. The usage of Kohta Yamamoto's music here was very well done, and although the track from the PV repeated quite a bit, it didn't get repetitive at all. Also, the sound director remaining consistent here means we got to keep things like the titan transformation sound effects, which may be a small thing but was very welcome and added to the whole consistency.

Opening/Ending

I'm gonna wait until Shinsei Kamattechan releases the full version of the opening in a single or album to fully judge the song, but boy do I love this opening. Although I'm not sure if the TV-size version is my favorite AoT opening yet, I have to say that it's without a doubt the most fitting OP this show has had until this point. It perfectly showcases the themes of war that this arc focuses on and has this lowkey disturbing eerie vibe with the dissonant chords and mixing of the vocals that feels just as "mysterious" and "tense" as the show itself. I love it so much, honestly. Now, Isayama was a fan of Shinsei Kamattechan prior to them doing the S2 ED, and was the one who got them on-board to do it. Although that song isn't really my thing it's also a perfect fit, which leads me to believe that Isayama himself most likely chose the band again, namely to do this OP. And it's fantastic. I love the song. The visuals also have a very distinct style with all the colors and white backgrounds and I love how it's more metaphorical and symbolic (I guess "abstract" as well?) rather than flat-out just spoiling everything like the last arc's OP did.

The ED by Yuko Ando is fantastic. The first time I listened to the full song on its own I couldn't stop getting chills. Love the production aspects of the song and it's just really nice altogether. The visuals are quite interesting especially towards the end and I also like them a lot. Not much else to say about the ED. It's amazing. Go listen to it.

Conclusion

As a whole, I kept my expectations extremely low prior to the premiere despite my hype. As a result of that, not only were they exceeded, I was absolutely blown away by this first episode in pretty much every way. It may still be too early to judge, but from what has been shown here so far, I am absolutely looking forward to see MAPPA adapt the rest of this amazing story, or about as far as they can get with 16 episodes.

#well this just became a whole essay lmao i'm sorry about that #anyway i hope y'all have been doing well #i don't plan to use tumblr actively again but it's nice to have a place to post huge rants like this #but yeah smh at discord lmao #snk #shingeki no kyojin #snk the final season #snk season 4

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jameworldfr · 5 years ago

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🎶 Nouveau titre ajouté à notre playlist #Spotify Jmusic Weekly Digest

🎧 The blessing of peace(平和の恵み) Featuring Kyoji Yamamoto par 森ユキノ, Kyoji Yamamoto

🔗 https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7AKGDRwkrYIALKJ1uU3Ghj

#JaME #jmusic #jpop #jrock #playlist #spotify #森ユキノ #Kyoji Yamamoto #The blessing of peace(平和の恵み) Fe

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theanticool · 6 years ago

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I’m surprised Horiguchi and Miyuu are still fighting at next week’s RIZIN. Can’t imagine they’re focused on fighting with Kid’s passing.

#kyoji horiguchi #miyuu yamamoto #rizin #mma #opinions #gifs and pics #rizin13

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abdulraveman · 2 years ago

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Nishikido Ryo for GQJapan 2023.06.23 in Dior

rough translation of his interview below

GQJapan Interview with Nishikido Ryo for Netflix Series "Let's Get Divorced "I wondered if it was okay to live more selfishly".

We interviewed Nishikido Ryo, who returns to tv dramas after a four-year absence to act in the role of a man who is playing both of the main characters in "Let's Get Divorced," which has been available exclusively worldwide on Netflix since June 22 (Thursday). He talks at length about everything from the appeal of the character Kano Kyoji to "What is true coolness?”

Actor Nishikido Ryo is back.

In the Netflix series "Let's Get Divorced", a new member of parliament, Shoji Taishi (Matsuzaka Tori), and a national actress, Kurosawa Yui (Naka Riisa), who play a friendly couple for the sake of public appearances, overcome various obstacles and work together to achieve their goal of "getting a divorce". Nishikido plays Kano Kyoji, a "sexy self-styled artist" who meets Yui by chance and becomes close to her.

His presence brings a thrill to Yui, who has grown tired of their married life, as he goes to play Pachinko every day and creates mysterious "artworks" in his garage-like home, which he calls his studio. Yui says that he is "a person who’s alive yet dead." He is uninhibited in what he says and does, and is certainly a man of a certain sex appeal.

This film was co-written by Kudo Kankuro and Oishi Shizuka. They did not write one story each, but rather took turns writing a little bit at a time, as if they were exchanging diaries. Kudo-san said of Kyoji, "I wondered if women find that kind of thing sexy. To be honest, I had no idea, so I'm glad Oishi-san wrote it for me (laughs). I understood now that it’s onscreen.” Oishi, on the other hand, said, "He’s like a Zenkyoto (a radical student leftist) man from a generation older than mine. It may not be the kind of character that scriptwriters today would write, but the older generation liked that kind of character" (both from press materials).

Indeed, the character has the air of an 'outcast hero' from a Showa-era girls' manga. How did Nishikido himself see the appeal of such a character?

“I think it's about not being influenced by your surroundings. I like what I think is good, and I am interested in what I am interested in, but not in what I am not interested in. With so much information available on TV and social networking sites, I think it's quite a difficult thing to do, and it makes you feel insecure. But Kyoji is not afraid to be true to himself. Or rather, he probably doesn't even think about how he is seen.”

What is true coolness?

There is a scene in the film where opposition MP Go Soda (Yamamoto Kōshi), who is the candidate opposing Taishi, gives his best speech and the audience is engulfed by it, when Kyoji, who is present, clearly points out Soda's misstatement. This scene shows what is at the core of this seemingly free-spirited man. He is aloof, but has a passion lurking deep within him. This part of him is so compatible with the image of Nishikido himself that I feel that no one else could have played the role but Nishikido. When I told him this, he said, "Really? I'm glad to hear you say so.”

“Of course I hoped that Kyoji's coolness would be attractive, but that doesn't mean I should try to make myself attractive or act sexy. It would be very embarrassing/cringe-worthy, the moment it is found out. I was performing while praying "I hope it looks like that."”

By the way, there are several scenes in the drama where Kyoji smokes, and it is said that Nishikido's suggestion was used in one of the scenes.

“When they asked me what to do after smoking outdoors, I said, 'Why don't you put it out on the soles of your shoes?' You can't litter, and it wouldn't be cool to step on it and pick it up. It's not really an idea, though.”

The relationship between Yui and Kyoji eventually becomes known toTaishi, and the two confront each other directly towards the end of the story. Born and raised in a political family, Taishi exchanges words with Kyoji, a type he has never met before, and honestly admires him, saying 'You have something I don't have' and 'You are endlessly free, amazing'. But after he leaves, Kyoji throws the paper cup he was holding onto the floor.

“It's amazing that Taishi would come to that place, isn’t it? Kyoji probably already felt defeated at that point. He (Kyoji) thought he was going to bite him, but he didn't. Because Daishi probably didn't even think he was bitten, and he probably left without even realising he had won, right?"

After saying this, Ryo added, in typical Osaka fashion, "I don't know!" he added with a laugh.

“I don't really know. Ah, I just know that when I saw the video of that scene, I thought to myself, "I'm so tiny”. The sense of scale with Taishi was just too different. (Laughs)”

When I ask him “Who do you think is cooler, Taishi or Kyoji?” he said "They are both cool, aren't they?"

“Sorry for the half-assed answer, but .......I think each of them have their own cool and bad parts, not just the two of them, but everyone in this piece is cool in their own way. I thought Yui, Henry, and Yui's manager all had their own coolness.”

I want to have fun doing fun things.

Kyoji's attitude of knowing who he is & doing what he wants, which is the basis of his coolness, is also something that is quite difficult to maintain while living in society. Were there any parts that resonated with you?

“I myself can say that I am living as I please, or I should say, I am living the life I want to live. It is not that I am only doing what I want to do, but I think it is okay to live more selfishly, and I have come to value my time more”

As noted at the beginning of this article, this is the first time in four years that he has appeared in a drama. In addition, among the dramas in which he has appeared in the past, Ryusei no Kizuna (2008) and Gomen ne Seishun! (2014), which, like this drama, was written by Kudo Kankuro and produced by Isoyama Akira, and both were directed by Kaneko Fuminori.

“When I was working on 'Ryusei no Kizuna', Kaneko-san kept telling me to 'be careful with my enunciation” I thought I was speaking clearly. When I met him for the first time in a while in Gomen ne Seishun, I was told that my speaking had improved a lot. I think he said that once or twice this time, too. He only praised my fluency (laughs)."

Producer Isoyama, who was present at the interview, added, "Of course, that's not all. (Director Kaneko) was very complimentary, saying 'You thought it through very well’.” To which ryo replied "I ‘m embarrassed that he thought so! It's so lame” He exclaimed in agony.

“I just didn't happen to have any chance in the past four years, so I didn't really feel that I had a gap in my drama career. Now that I've been approached, I just want to do my best, and if I'm invited to do something like this, I want to go anywhere. Not only in acting, but I also want to enjoy myself while doing things that look like fun.”

He goes where his heart takes him - to be happy, comfortable and free. It is this lack of self-consciousness that attracts and holds people's attention.

#nishikido ryo #let's get divorced #rikon shiyou yo #translation

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