Isshi's Tedium Diary
#22
How is everybody doing? I'm Isshi. Lately the sunny days are continuing. Along with the light of the sun, my natural enemy, cedar pollen, has come to attack. I'm collecting various information in how to take countermeasures against the enemy pollen, and repeating by trial and error, but as it's a serious illness I have no indications of being at peace, so every day from now on I'll guard myself against the pollen that is increasing with even more force.
Well, I think by the time this volume is out, the fanclub limited event on March 3rd will have safely ended. And also, everybody will be gathering together to assess our new songs. I think we all want to put our hearts into it this year too, so that Kagrra will go forward more than anyone else. Since we're doing our best so that this spirit flows through everyone, I have the attitude that everyone's own happiness is Kagrra's happiness, and it makes me want to push forward into all of our dreams.
This time, as a result of thinking about what kind of thing I'd write as the subject for my serial column, it naturally occurred to me to tell a story related to spring. If I'm talking about spring, then it's the season tinged with words of meetings and farewells. And, I think among these it's not just separating from parents but existing as an independent person. Naturally in the case of when I moved to Tokyo, my heart was dancing because I was living alone for the first time, but that was also the time I fell into an indescribable anxiety. The things to see, the things to hear, it was all new to me, every day I'd go somewhere and be deeply moved by scenery that was unknown to me. That was also the time when I met Izumi and Naoran. When I met Izumi for the first time, I had long hair like "Hakutou" and with just one glance I had the appearance of being in a band. At that time, ahh and even now, I liked being extravagant, so when I thought to greet him, I approached him with my eyes cast down just a little.
"Won't we be in a band together?"
When I asked that, he immediately replied in agreement, "Sure, okay."
When I think about it now, if I hadn't spoke up to Izumi at that time, it's likely that Kagrra wouldn't exist as we are today. There's a wise saying written I don't know how many times, in the books of the authors I admire, "There are no miracles in the world, everything about the world is a miracle." I have various thoughts about these words, but lately I'm finally starting to understand them. Since that which we call a miracle is everything measured on a scale that humans can obtain, I wonder if having miracles in the natural world is due to guidance from divine providence that doesn't need our imagination. Therefore I think things like chance can't exist because everything that happens in this world is a necessity. Ahh that's how I think now, but in the next moment I might change my way of thinking again due to some kind of impulse or another. However, I think it is surely this act of "thinking" itself that is a wonderful and beautiful thing. And as much as that "thinking" can multiply, I think the answers that are derived are valuable things. Therefore, I think that which is called a 'band' is a good living thing. And everyone who supports that band is made to think more about various things. It seems like I've derailed considerably from a story of spring, but what I wanted to say in this volume was that this spring I want to have a good time meeting everyone. A meeting between Kagrra and everyone is the same thing, so for this reason, from the bottom of my heart it's good to have met everyone of "Kagrra". And I think I want to grow up in this band receiving thoughts like that. I want my fateful meeting with Kagrra to be like becoming a band was inevitable. I think that about me this year too.
Well then, let's meet next time at Kawasaki Club Citta.
Yours truly.
Well, I think by the time this volume is out, the fanclub limited event on March 3rd will have safely ended. And also, everybody will be gathering together to assess our new songs. I think we all want to put our hearts into it this year too, so that Kagrra will go forward more than anyone else. Since we're doing our best so that this spirit flows through everyone, I have the attitude that everyone's own happiness is Kagrra's happiness, and it makes me want to push forward into all of our dreams.
This time, as a result of thinking about what kind of thing I'd write as the subject for my serial column, it naturally occurred to me to tell a story related to spring. If I'm talking about spring, then it's the season tinged with words of meetings and farewells. And, I think among these it's not just separating from parents but existing as an independent person. Naturally in the case of when I moved to Tokyo, my heart was dancing because I was living alone for the first time, but that was also the time I fell into an indescribable anxiety. The things to see, the things to hear, it was all new to me, every day I'd go somewhere and be deeply moved by scenery that was unknown to me. That was also the time when I met Izumi and Naoran. When I met Izumi for the first time, I had long hair like "Hakutou" and with just one glance I had the appearance of being in a band. At that time, ahh and even now, I liked being extravagant, so when I thought to greet him, I approached him with my eyes cast down just a little.
"Won't we be in a band together?"
When I asked that, he immediately replied in agreement, "Sure, okay."
When I think about it now, if I hadn't spoke up to Izumi at that time, it's likely that Kagrra wouldn't exist as we are today. There's a wise saying written I don't know how many times, in the books of the authors I admire, "There are no miracles in the world, everything about the world is a miracle." I have various thoughts about these words, but lately I'm finally starting to understand them. Since that which we call a miracle is everything measured on a scale that humans can obtain, I wonder if having miracles in the natural world is due to guidance from divine providence that doesn't need our imagination. Therefore I think things like chance can't exist because everything that happens in this world is a necessity. Ahh that's how I think now, but in the next moment I might change my way of thinking again due to some kind of impulse or another. However, I think it is surely this act of "thinking" itself that is a wonderful and beautiful thing. And as much as that "thinking" can multiply, I think the answers that are derived are valuable things. Therefore, I think that which is called a 'band' is a good living thing. And everyone who supports that band is made to think more about various things. It seems like I've derailed considerably from a story of spring, but what I wanted to say in this volume was that this spring I want to have a good time meeting everyone. A meeting between Kagrra and everyone is the same thing, so for this reason, from the bottom of my heart it's good to have met everyone of "Kagrra". And I think I want to grow up in this band receiving thoughts like that. I want my fateful meeting with Kagrra to be like becoming a band was inevitable. I think that about me this year too.
Well then, let's meet next time at Kawasaki Club Citta.
Yours truly.
Notes:
I'm not sure who Hakutou is. Probably some anime character? The kanji are 白桃.
I'm not sure who Hakutou is. Probably some anime character? The kanji are 白桃.