I wrote ‘best of both worlds’ and I look genuinely fascinated (I was as it was unreal), but ironically there may soon be a world devoid of four seasons.. that is a scary thought
Unaccompanied violin in a temple in the snow
雪と古寺と無伴奏ヴァイオリン🎻❄️
ずく出して楽しく頑張った
Freezing but sacred! Yes those are heat pads on my soles
From Nagano to the 1/f FANCLUB All Request show (the sheer amount of manuscript floating around the room..! It’s a lot. A lot of very different material!). You can stream it overseas too! And then it’s straight to Miyazaki for another shoot.
Glad that all three will be available for those outside of Japan too… can’t spill the beans, but stay tuned!!
Natsuki Is So Much More Than His Ditzy Behavior: Part 2
In June of Natsuki's route in Repeat LOVE, Natsuki explains why he applied to the idol program at Saotome Gakuen despite being lauded as a genius violinist — and later violist — in his childhood.
The dialogue text is pretty long, so it'll go under the cut.
Note: I transcribed the Japanese manually from the Switch port, but I'm only human. All translations are my own.
Kurusu Syo: Don't "I'm back~" me, you airheaded Casanova! Jeez, you've always been like this.
Syo: Ah...... Sorry. Maybe I shouldn't talk about the past.
The past?
Shinomiya Natsuki: Hm? The past?
Syo: Like... You know, back when... we were in elementary school... At a violin competition. We were... in the same waiting room, you and me.
Syo: You were spacing out and forgot your turn. But when you got on the stage, all the girls were screaming for you.
Syo: And then... You... You were amazing. I thought I'd never win against your performance.
Natsuki: Hmmmmmmm? That's weird. I don't remember. It's true I used to play the violin, though.
Natsuki: But I'd totally remember if I met you back then. Bummer.
Syo: So you didn't even pay attention to me, huh?
Natsuki: That's— not what I meant... Sorry. My memories from back then were a blur... So... I don't really know myself.
Syo: It was a shock to me when I found out you quit playing the violin and started playing the viola...
Syo: But when I heard your viola, even though it was frustrating, I felt so moved by it. So I wondered if you were okay with that.
Syo: But even then... Why... Why did you quit that too?
Natsuki: That's... Because I'm weak...
Syo: Huh......?
Natsuki: There's so much to the viola... No matter how hard I worked, I couldn't play the way I wanted to.
Natsuki: But... everyone praised my half-hearted playing. They said it was enough...
Natsuki: No matter how much I said that wasn't it, no one understood me. No one could teach me how to play the way I wanted.
Natsuki: When I... thought about continuing to devote myself to a path without a destination, I felt so scared. The path seems so long and endless... So far away...
Syo: ... Natsuki...
Natsuki: To tell the truth, I'm scared even now. When I saw idols singing and looking like they were having so much fun, I thought I could be like that too.
Natsuki: That's what I thought, so I applied to this school. But... there's no right answer in this kind of music either. I've realized that I have to make it on my own.
Natsuki: But... You know... I'm not alone anymore.
Natsuki: 'Cause you're here... And Syo-chan, too. There's someone with me to think things through.
Natsuki: It makes me so happy. When you say, "Let's do it together," I feel I can do it. Because this time, I can find the solution.
From the conversation, you can see kid!Natsuki felt lonely as a genius violinist, so he decided to move to the viola, but it didn't work either. It pained him to keep playing string instruments because things weren't working out for him.
その全てが愛おしい。
ラーナーズはみんなを愛しています。ありがとう。
2015年 (13本)
6/15 新代田 FEVER
6/23 渋谷 UNDER BAR
7/29 下北沢 THREE
8/2 渋谷 ORGAN BAR
8/28 新宿 LOFT
9/2 下北沢 CLUB QUE
9/22 下北沢 THREE
11/5 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
12/1 渋谷 CLUB ASIA
12/13 新大久保 CLUB VOICE
12/16 青山 CAY
12/19 恵比寿 LIQUID ROOM
12/26 渋谷 THE GUINGUETTE by MOJA
2016年 (42本)
1/8 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
1/11 新代田 FEVER
1/28 下北沢 CLUB QUE
1/30 下北沢 SHELTER
2/2 新代田 FEVER
2/21 渋谷 CLUB ASIA
3/6 下北沢 SHELTER
3/7 下北沢 GARDEN
4/1 新宿 ANTI-KNOCK
4/16 大阪 NOON
4/17 京都 METRO
4/29 豊橋 CLUB KNOT
4/30 名古屋 lounge&live vio
5/1 下北沢 SHELTER
5/4 川崎 CLUB CITTA
5/14 福岡 KEITH FLACK
5/28 下北沢 ReG
5/28 中野 MOON STEP
6/3 新代田 FEVER
6/18 宮古島 MIYAKO ROCK FES2016
6/18 宮古島 2nd show
6/25 代官山 UNIT
6/26 下北沢 ERA
7/3 下北沢 THREE
7/13 渋谷TOWER RECORD
7/29 新宿 LOFT
8/2 代官山 LOOP
9/27 新宿 LOFT
10/11 下北沢 SHELTER
10/25 代官山 UNIT
11/3 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
11/6 大阪 PINE BROOKLYN
11/16 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
11/16 渋谷 Beaujolais Nouveau Party
11/19 新宿 RED CLOTH
11/24 渋谷 ORGAN BAR
11/26 青森 SUNSHINE
11/27 仙台 PARK SQUARE
12/17 台北 APA mini
12/18 台北 REVOLVER
12/22 名古屋 CLUB UPSET
12/23 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
2017年 (28本)
1/7 新代田 FEVER
1/14 渋谷 WWWX
1/23 下北沢 SHELTER
2/10 新代田 FEVER
2/18 下北沢 THREE
2/24 渋谷TOWER RECORD
2/25 金沢 CLUB MANIER
2/26 新潟 WOODY
3/24 銀座 HUNTER
3/30 新宿LOFT
4/15 GO OUT CAMP FES
4/25 新代田 FEVER
9/1 名古屋 QUATTRO
9/10 大阪 SHANGRI-LA
9/11 名古屋 QUATTRO
9/15 渋谷 WWWX
9/26 下北沢 THREE
10/1 新木場 STUDIO COAST
10/10 日本橋 三井ホール
11/3 KOYABU SONIC 2017
11/8 渋谷 7th FLOOR
11/19 下北沢 CLUB QUE
11/21 下北沢 CLUB QUE
12/1 下北沢 THREE
12/2 恵比寿 LIQUID ROOM
12/10 札幌 PIGSTY
12/22 新宿 LOFT
12/29 恵比寿 LIQUID ROOM
2018年 (34本)
1/27 新代田FEVER
2/22 下北沢 CLUB Que
3/18 志賀高原 SMBL 2018
3/23 京都 磔磔
3/25 渋谷 WILD ROVER 2018
3/31 新宿 Red Cloth
4/3 銀座 HUNTER
4/8 恵比寿 LIQUIDROOM
4/17 下北沢BASEMENT BAR
4/27 渋谷 Club Malcolm
4/29 大阪CONPASS
5/5 広島 CLUB QUATTRO
5/6 福岡 EARLY BELIEVERS
5/10 新代田FEVER
5/24 柏CAMPASS FES
5/31 下北沢SHELTER
6/1 下北沢 THREE
6/15 下北沢 THREE (100回目)
6/16 新代田FEVER
7/16 大阪 味園ユニバース
7/21 佐賀 LIVING ALOHA 2018
7/25 渋谷 club asia
8/6 新代田FEVER
8/10 下北沢 CLUB Que
9/15 NEW ACOUSTIC CAMP 2018
9/21 代官山 UNIT
9/26 渋谷 WWWX
9/29 日比谷野外音楽堂
10/9 代官山 UNIT
11/22 下北沢 THREE
12/1 下北沢 GARDEN
12/8 新代田 FEVER
12/16 渋谷 club asia
12/22 横浜 BAY HALL
2019年 (47本)
1/6 新代田 FEVER
1/13 苫小牧ELLCUBE
1/14 札幌 Spund Lab mole
2/1 新宿LOFT
2/2 仙台 CLUB SHAFT
2/16 四日市 Club Chaos
2/17 大阪CONPASS
2/24 下北沢BASEMENT BAR
3/9 下北沢BASEMENT BAR
3/24 渋谷 WILD ROVER 2019
3/27 東京タワー CONVERSE PARTY
4/13 福岡 SKALA ESPACIO
4/26 渋谷 Club Malcolm
4/28 湯河原 音泉歌謡祭
5/10 宮古島 FUNKY FLAMINGO
5/11 宮古島 MIYAKO ROCK FES 2019
5/12 千葉 GROOVE TUBE FES
5/18 ACO CHiLL CAMP 2019
5/19 恵比寿 LIQUIDROOM
5/21 下北沢BASEMENT BAR
6/11 新代田FEVER 10周年
6/12 新宿 LOFT
6/15 豊橋 club KNOT
6/16 京都 CLUB METRO
7/15 味園ユニバース
8/3 広島 因島 SETOUCHI BEACH JAM
9/8 下北沢 SHELTER w/DOBERMAN
9/15 扇島東公園 BAYCAMP 2019
9/22 島根 松江 AZTIC canova
10/1 下北沢 SHELTER
10/6 渋谷 club asia
10/13 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
10/13 渋谷LA MAMA 全感覚祭
10/19 大阪 NOON
10/20 名古屋 神前津 zion
10/26 京都 METRO
10/27 幡ヶ谷 RE:BIRTH STUDIO
11/3 静岡 焼津 FEVER OF SHIZUOKA
11/15 下北沢 SHELTER
11/17 下北沢 THREE
11/21 渋谷 WWWX
11/30 新宿 LOFT
12/7 長野 CLUB JUNKBOX
12/8 下北沢 BASEMENT BAR
12/21 渋谷 CLUB QUATTRO
12/27 名古屋 JAMMIN’
12/28 江ノ島 OPPA-LA
2020年 (14本)
1/11 新代田 FEVER
1/15 新代田 FEVER
1/16 横浜 F.A.D
1/26 新代田 FEVER
1/28 下北沢 SHELTER
2/11 新代田 FEVER
2/16 大阪 CONPASS
3/2 名古屋 CLUB QUATTRO
3/3 大阪 梅田 CLUB QUATTRO
3/8 水戸 LIGHT HOUSE
3/10 渋谷 CLUB QUATTRO
7/27 新代田 FEVER 配信
10/31 渋谷WWWX
12/19 新宿LOFT URASUJI
首を伸ばし伸ばし待ち侘びるの
一途なわっちを尻目に
夜這い奪い隨に舞踊
いけずな御前に天誅
-
I’m tired of waiting as I stretch and extend my neck[1]
Ignoring someone single-minded like me,
You sneak into girls rooms, so you’re at the mercy of my dance
This is divine punishment for your wickedness
ねえ御前さん こんな夜中に何処行くの?
さっさ帰ってきやしゃんせ
丑の刻越えぬ様に
わっちだけと契った過去も今や昔
享楽欲し都まで今日はどの女にしようかな
-
Hey, where are you going in the dead of night like this?
Come back quickly! So you can make it
back home before the hour of the Ox
You had once sworn that I would be the only one,
You go all the way to the capital, craving pleasure. “Which woman should I take today”
枕を濡らし怨み節
-
My pillow dampens, I resent you
首を伸ばし伸ばし待ち侘びるの
一途なわっちを尻目に
夜這い奪い隨に舞踊
言わずと知れた与太郎
秘め事など暴れりゃおしまい
娑婆に縛り姦し愚弄
いけずな御前に天誅
-
I’m tired of waiting as I stretch and extend my neck
Ignoring someone single-minded like me,
You sneak into girls rooms, so you’re at the mercy of my dance
Everyone knows that you’re a fool
If this secret gets exposed, it’s over
Your life will be bound to vicious mockery
This is divine punishment for your wickedness
怨み晴らさでおくべきか
-
How could I not have my revenge on you?
わちきの小指さん返して頂戴な
この待ち伸びた首で締めてやろう
-
Give me back my little finger
I shall choke you with this neck I stretched after waiting!
ねえ御前さん こんな夜中に何処行くの
-
Hey, where are you going in the dead of night like this?
首を伸ばし伸ばし待ち侘びるの
石塚に名を連ねて
裁き拒み泣き詫びるの?
いけずじゃ足らぬ下卑蔵
一雫が頬を伝った
娑婆い芝居飽き飽き無用
一途なわちきと心中
-
I’m tired of waiting as I stretch and extend my neck
I’ll put our names together on our cairn
Will you refuse your judgment, and not cry or apologize?
You’re a worthless, wicked lowlife.
A tear ran down my cheek
I’m getting sick of this boring, useless drama(life)
Commit suicide with me, who’s completely devoted to you
[1] There’s also an idiom 首を長くして待つ, literally translated as to wait with a long neck, that means to wait patiently, or to look forward to something