#the freedom of expression

[arunikalila]

薫. 2022. The Freedom of Expression.

【薫・特徴的すぎるアー写で福笑い】

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Kaoru x Joe Yokomizo - Free section (2025/02/28)

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The talk begins with Joe asking Kaoru what he has been up to. Kaoru says he has been busy (and a bit tired, but its his job so...) with the album, and actually had a meeting yesterday with the members, where they were given a deadline to finish it. 

Next, talk about Hanshin's prospects for this year. Of course, Kaoru is confident they will be Japan Champions again. Hanshin apparently have a new manager, and Kaoru seems excited to see them win again. Joe says that if they do win(or even if they don't) him, Kaoru, and Tasai should go for sushi. Who buys depends on the who wins. If Hanshin win, Joe will buy, if they don't, Kaoru will buy. Also, if Hanshin do win, they say they should do a live broadcast of them eating sushi on TTD. Kaoru says his favourite sushi is engawa. 

The rest of the time is taken up plugging Dir en grey and Kaoru's latest ventures. 

First, the Psychonnect FC only bluray/dvd. Kaoru says he hopes people feel nostalgia watching it. This recording includes Kyo walking off for a couple of songs with no singing. Kaoru also said it was difficult to keep his past self away during this tour. 

They then play the trailer for the Androgynos bluray/dvd. Joe said he was impressed with Kirito's speech expressing gratitude to Dir en grey for this opportunity. Kaoru says he felt greater satisfaction this time compared to the first Androgynos, and he is glad he did it. 

After they play the trailer, Joe mentions that the guy who always does Kaoru's hair and make up for lives, actual lives near him. Joe occasionally meets him in the local park to get his sideburns trimmed (what??😂) and pays him in cash. There is always a homeless guy sat there watching them, looking as if he wants his hair cutting too. Joe then says there was once a high school girl sat on the bench next to them, eating ice cream and staring at them the whole time. Kaoru says she was probably suspicious of them. The reason they meet in the park is so to not intrude on each others apartments. 

Next they talk about the overseas tour. 

Kaoru says the Dogers are due to be playing a game on the day Dir have a live in the US, but not on the days he is free, otherwise he would have liked to have gone. Joe says he used to live near Anaheim, and that it can be a dangerous place depending on which areas you go. He tells Kaoru to be careful. 

Kaoru says he doesn't think the overseas lives will be recorded, but he isn't sure. He feels they will be making too many live recordings if they record these too, and reminds everyone that there are already documentary movies made about the recent overseas EU tour. 

Kaoru then tells Joe about Fujieda getting drunk on Zazanama recently. 

Lastly, they move onto the TFOE event. Kaoru remembers back to the radio days with Hiranabe, Dobashi, and Tasai from Tokyo Sports. Hiranaba and Dobashi were far too NSFW for the Youtube channel, so thats why only Tasai was chosen to joIn them there. 

They reminisce about all the things they did on TFOE together, for example, making the black cake, blowing bubbles, making karuta cards and teru teru bozus etc etc. The staff put up a vote as to which activity fans want to see recreated for the upcoming TFOE event. The largest majority of the viewers voted for Kaoru to wear costume again. He says he will think about it. 

They get some takoyaki from Koni san's restaurant, the same restaurant where Joe was tricked into eating no-tako takoyaki, and then a message from Tasai is played. 

Tasai and Joe sing happy birthday to Kaoru, and Kaoru gets his Kaoru cake. 

Kaoru says his wish for the year is to stay healthy. 

Joe says his wish is to rent a fancy seperate apartment, complete with onsen just for weekends, and suggests that him, Kaoru, and Tasai could pitch together and rent one. Kaoru initially says that none of them would ever go if they did. Joe says Kaoru could stay there between tour dates and the other two could work a schedule out around that. Kaoru said he will think about it.

[kaitosannnn]

AHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!

[yridenergyridenergy]

[kaoru-jzhz]

Happy birthday Kaoru!

[dkv7st]

Birthday boy!

@ joeyokomizo_official.

[hyllstku]

The Freedom of Expression 69

[remaining1999]

kami is still a mystery for me 🤨

[theinarticulatemagicmarkerpen]

Kaoru: It turned cold suddenly. It was warm up till yesterday! *Kaoru and Joe chats briefly before Kaoru turns to look at Tasai* Kaoru: Did you really come today dressed like this?

[world-class-curiosity]

i think one of my favorite things about college is seeing all of the people i knew in high school exploring and finding themselves. a lot of them have either come out both outright and subtlety, even more have gotten to find new hobbies and new groups that they wouldn’t have been allowed to have at home with their parents. so many of them are embracing their cultures and ethnicities and not trying to fit in with the white-centricness of our hometown. like as an example, i’ve seen so many pictures on instagram of people who i’ve only seen with straight hair embrace their curls and holy shit their hair looks so healthy now. but like out of all of it, i’m just so excited to see all of them be actually happy

[cececils]

Nostalgic for that 2010-2014 cringe fandom vibe😔

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