Shoxx's Red Motel #6 - #10 (2004)
Red Motel #6 - Ruki : Advice to the fans
Hello. Ruki here. Wow, it’s already our 6th edition for this corner? It’s really popular!
Well my topic for today is [If the other member’s name is….]. What kind of a stupid topic is that? Oh well, the topic came from Kai so there’s no helping it. Err, if I can change the other member’s name… Uruha will be Yamazaki. Aoi is Yamamoto, Reita is Takayama and Kai is Atou! And that's the end for boring topic!
So what now? Let’s talk about something else. I’m really worried recently about our fan’s bad behaviour.
1st are those who take stuff out from our official home page. 2nd are those who sell our songs by copying the CD.
3rd are those rude fans who give us a bad reputation at the live houses…. I feel angry just by writing this down. 3rd are those rude fans who give us a bad reputation at the live houses…. I feel angry just by writing this down.
About the 1st group of people. They’d say, “Do people even delete the stuff they get from the internet anymore? Upload all over!” Guys, if you see people like this, please stop them from doing so. It’s kind of rude to do so.
And the 2nd group of people… I can understand if you copy our CDs but… I found out there are people selling them copied CDs! What you’re doing is evil. Please stop selling copied CDs.
And the 3rd group are the rude fans at lives! They are the worst of them all! I get angry when our fans are waiting for us outside the live house after a live and all I could hear is “Move away- move away!” I understand if you’d say “Move away” if something dangerous is oncoming but… it’s the evil kind of push-shove-move-away I don’t like. And I think I’ve written it in my blog before, but please don’t save a spot for your friends at lives. Seriously, stop doing that eh!
I can only hope and believe that my words will reach you. I’m not just telling you things I hate but I just want you to understand my situation. Hmm… I’m sorry. Am I a bad person? Please don’t take my words the wrong way, I hope what I’m trying to convey reaches your heart!
Next up is Uruha. His topic is [The day I became a person]. Even if it kills you, please continue to follow our Red Motel corner…. Bye.
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Red Motel #7 - Uruha - When I Feel Truly Human
I, Uruha am in charge of the 7th entry for the Red Motel column! Let’s begin!!
Last time my bro Ruki gave me an absurd and complicated topic. I somehow found a way around it though. But I breathe a sigh of relief when Ruki gave me a decent topic to talk about this time around.
The topic is simply [The day I became a person] … This topic is for spirits who can’t wait for their time to become human! I am born and bred as a human. Up to now, I’m still living my life to the fullest. So I guess the topic is about living, right?
My thoughts went deep into this…。[The day when I became human] …is when I do something that I love. In other words, when I’m in a band! I know, I know. What a boring & predictable answer. But I can’t think of anything else that makes me feel more alive.
Being in a band. It’s the one thing that I am most proud of. The only one thing I can puff my chest out and boast about it. Especially on what we just achieved recently. Gazetto just performed their 1st one-man live at Shibuya-AX! At that moment, I felt so happy to be alive! It wasn’t because the venue was big or that loots of people came to see us play. I was happy to see the band running towards the same target, living our life to the fullest!
Before that day, I was filled with worries and had lots on my mind and kept on practicing. We gave our all for Shibuya-AX live. Whether the live would be a success or not is not the case. What’s important is what we do now!
I’m not saying that we should be content with whatever happens but there are lots to do in the present so let’s just focus on the now. And when you’ve achieved your goal, you can move on to your next one! Run forward! No looking back!
And that’s what [Living] is for me. It’s what I must do to feel truly human. Yes. With the Shibuya-AX live as an example, I’ve answered Ruki’s topic, [The day I became human]. And with that, Uruha out! (￣*￣)
Oh! Next up is Aoi! Aoi, your topic is [Where in the world did Bin Laden go?]. Aoi has absolute secret meetings with Bin Laden so I hope we can get a special interview with him!-------------------------------------------------
Red Motel #8 - Aoi: Randomness
Hey hey hey! Ah~ Ah~ Ehem... Err... It's finally my turn again ☆ Wah~ I was wondering when my turn would come! But before that! Uruha wrote a great column for Red Motel's last entry. And waay before that, it was Reita, then Kai, then Ruki. They wrote meagre 3-star entry...
Anyway, the topic I got from the guy who likes to do things slowly, Uruha is [Where did Bin Laden go?]. Okay! Let's answer this~ No way in hell! How the hell am I supposed to answer this? I don't have any clue where he is ＃ノー＿一）ノ┻━┻ (AH. If the other band members read this, they're probably going to say. "EH?! What the hell? That's his answer?! This is terrible!!" Noo. I hate it.)
But no! I am me ☆ I must be strong! Well then. Gazetto just celebrated our 2nd year anniversary. We have our ups and downs but it's a real thrill ride! Like, I got my bangs cut too short!! It sorta looks like Wada Akiko's bangs. But I think that Gazetto is still here after 2 years because of everyone who supported us.
So like- I kinda like- love you guys for that.
Oh god- I'm so embarrassed. Did I just write that? Yes. I will just enjoy the looks the other band members and my sister will give me when they read this column.
Change topic. Our Mini-album [MADARA] is now on sale! Btw, we've been really busy these days, it seems endless ☆ Then we'll have our one-man tour in April! I'm so excited for all of this, I couldn't' sleep. Hmm, let me share you something, but it only stays between us, OK! After all this ends, we'll be doing ※○⊄◆♪♂△♀§… Ah~ if I really told you what we're going to do now, it won't be so exciting when they'll officially announce it, right. So I'll just stop now.☆ AH! It's the end of this entry.
I have to give Reita his topic now? But I don't want to. I want to write more...
Focus Aoi! Pull yourself together!
Reita's topic is [Tell us please! Top 10 of Gazetto's unexpected events that happened in these 2 years]. Oh my. A lot has happened to us in these 2 years. Let us have this guy, who likes to share his band member's embarrassing history, Reita to tell us about all about it! Okay~ This entry ends with that! Adieu~☆
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Red Motel #9 - Reita: Top 10 Gazetto's Strange Incidents
Hello... Thanks guys for reading this (to the gazemember's too) Hi, Reita here. How's everyone doing? Btw, it’s already spring!! Great weather we're having!! And it's finally my second time to write an entry for Red Motel~ I was worried that this column would be cut out before I could write a second entry... So I'm extremely happy Red Motel is still running.
Let's get on to the topic! Gazetto's unexpected events - Best 10.
#10. The Case of the Pudding! Someone ate 2 of my pudding that I kept inside the equipment van! Plus there were traces of the pudding's caramel sauce on Aoi's guitar（￣ロ￣；）!! Who the hell ate my pudding?! No one knew the answer. I don't care if you don't know!! Find out who ate it!! The manager said it was Ruki. But Ruki kept on denying that he did it. The criminal is still out there on the loose... This happened on October 2003...
#9! When I found out I got Traumatic Cervical Syndrome. It was really harsh... It was the first time I got admitted to the hospital. My neck hurt like hell, but I was glad it happened during a live!
#8! The old man on the ferry. This is a trivial story, actually. Nothing much to say about it. OK. Next.
#7. Ruki's epic costume failure. This happened around 2 months after Gazetto was formed. It was during our live performance, Ruki came out on stage with a Mohican hairstyle and he was wearing a skirt. Thinking back now, it was just awful...
#6! Everyone got locked outside their rooms. This also happened around when Gazetto first started. Sometimes we'd stay at the hotel for consecutive live days. We weren't used to the auto lock doors... We'd always forget to bring our keys along. Suddenly at that hotel, a looot of guys were locked outside of their own rooms!
I have just taken a bath and I could hear at the corridor someone said "My door got locked~". Then it got noisier and I realised it was my band members. I was all "Oh those idiots". So I went out, annoyed and asked "Dude! What happened?" And as I say those words. My door auto-locked, with my keys still inside my room.（￣ロ￣；）!! And I only had my underwear on...
Waah~ It was so pathetic. We don't make such mistakes like that much now... Aah... maybe half of us still do. Meh.
#5! The inability to recall more unexpected events! .... It was really dreadful. Yes. That major incident happened here and all of you witnessed it. Somehow... that's all I could think of. My brain is empty （;-＿- I am only human. This happens sometimes, right? If I tried any harder to remember everything that happened, my brain would puncture.... So please, forgive me.
With that said, when Gazetto turns 3, there will probably be more unexpected events happening... Lots of things happen during tours! And when the tour ends, we'll still have finale lives, right? And we'll have another tour for the summer, I can't wait!
Next up if Gazetto's Prince! ...Ah? Maybe I'm exaggerating... It's Kai! What topic should I give him? [Will you come in Spring-time? If Spring has passed, I'd still love to hear your stories...Please do tell!] Good luck Kai! Kai is a really easily the laughing stock of the band. I hope he'll pack quite a punch for his next Red Motel entry!
And that's all from Re-re-re-Reita! Viagra!!!
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Red Motel #10 - Kai: Spring-time Memories
Hey~ Hello! OK. 2nd time Kai here. Our first one man tour has finally ended. And now we're re-charging our batteries for summer. I've been thinking about the topic Reita gave me everyday since I got it and I still don't understand it~
[Will you come in Spring-time? If Spring has passed, I'd still love to hear your stories...Please do tell!] Whaaa?（￣O￣;） How am I supposed to answer this..? Spring! Yessir~ Spring is the season for meetings and encounters! I first met Gazetto during Spring!
Oh I know! I know! I'll share with you about my memories of Spring-time! I was in my 2nd year of high school...
(Start BGM : Shounen Jidai)
I was in the school Soccer Club. But on my 2nd year in high school, I decided to quit school. The guys from Soccer Club gave me a white soccer ball with all of the club member's signature~!
There was this one guy, he was really great soccer player and he said, "Don't you dare run away from me! You are my rival till the very end!" Somehow I can clearly remember that moment.
(End of BGM)
What I'm trying to say here is that friends are really important! They are our lifelong treasures! OK! That is all!
Next up is Ruki! He probably has something to tell you guys so his topic will be [Everyone shut up and listen to me!]
Oh btw, we'll be having our country-wide tour this summer so please wait for us（^3^）／ Ah. Those who couldn't come to our previous tour, please come see us perform in our next one! （＾Q＾）／＾
Hello. Ruki here. Wow, it’s already our 6th edition for this corner? It’s really popular!
Well my topic for today is [If the other member’s name is….]. What kind of a stupid topic is that? Oh well, the topic came from Kai so there’s no helping it. Err, if I can change the other member’s name… Uruha will be Yamazaki. Aoi is Yamamoto, Reita is Takayama and Kai is Atou! And that's the end for boring topic!
So what now? Let’s talk about something else. I’m really worried recently about our fan’s bad behaviour.
1st are those who take stuff out from our official home page. 2nd are those who sell our songs by copying the CD.
3rd are those rude fans who give us a bad reputation at the live houses…. I feel angry just by writing this down. 3rd are those rude fans who give us a bad reputation at the live houses…. I feel angry just by writing this down.
About the 1st group of people. They’d say, “Do people even delete the stuff they get from the internet anymore? Upload all over!” Guys, if you see people like this, please stop them from doing so. It’s kind of rude to do so.
And the 2nd group of people… I can understand if you copy our CDs but… I found out there are people selling them copied CDs! What you’re doing is evil. Please stop selling copied CDs.
And the 3rd group are the rude fans at lives! They are the worst of them all! I get angry when our fans are waiting for us outside the live house after a live and all I could hear is “Move away- move away!” I understand if you’d say “Move away” if something dangerous is oncoming but… it’s the evil kind of push-shove-move-away I don’t like. And I think I’ve written it in my blog before, but please don’t save a spot for your friends at lives. Seriously, stop doing that eh!
I can only hope and believe that my words will reach you. I’m not just telling you things I hate but I just want you to understand my situation. Hmm… I’m sorry. Am I a bad person? Please don’t take my words the wrong way, I hope what I’m trying to convey reaches your heart!
Next up is Uruha. His topic is [The day I became a person]. Even if it kills you, please continue to follow our Red Motel corner…. Bye.
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Red Motel #7 - Uruha - When I Feel Truly Human
I, Uruha am in charge of the 7th entry for the Red Motel column! Let’s begin!!
Last time my bro Ruki gave me an absurd and complicated topic. I somehow found a way around it though. But I breathe a sigh of relief when Ruki gave me a decent topic to talk about this time around.
The topic is simply [The day I became a person] … This topic is for spirits who can’t wait for their time to become human! I am born and bred as a human. Up to now, I’m still living my life to the fullest. So I guess the topic is about living, right?
My thoughts went deep into this…。[The day when I became human] …is when I do something that I love. In other words, when I’m in a band! I know, I know. What a boring & predictable answer. But I can’t think of anything else that makes me feel more alive.
Being in a band. It’s the one thing that I am most proud of. The only one thing I can puff my chest out and boast about it. Especially on what we just achieved recently. Gazetto just performed their 1st one-man live at Shibuya-AX! At that moment, I felt so happy to be alive! It wasn’t because the venue was big or that loots of people came to see us play. I was happy to see the band running towards the same target, living our life to the fullest!
Before that day, I was filled with worries and had lots on my mind and kept on practicing. We gave our all for Shibuya-AX live. Whether the live would be a success or not is not the case. What’s important is what we do now!
I’m not saying that we should be content with whatever happens but there are lots to do in the present so let’s just focus on the now. And when you’ve achieved your goal, you can move on to your next one! Run forward! No looking back!
And that’s what [Living] is for me. It’s what I must do to feel truly human. Yes. With the Shibuya-AX live as an example, I’ve answered Ruki’s topic, [The day I became human]. And with that, Uruha out! (￣*￣)
Oh! Next up is Aoi! Aoi, your topic is [Where in the world did Bin Laden go?]. Aoi has absolute secret meetings with Bin Laden so I hope we can get a special interview with him!-------------------------------------------------
Red Motel #8 - Aoi: Randomness
Hey hey hey! Ah~ Ah~ Ehem... Err... It's finally my turn again ☆ Wah~ I was wondering when my turn would come! But before that! Uruha wrote a great column for Red Motel's last entry. And waay before that, it was Reita, then Kai, then Ruki. They wrote meagre 3-star entry...
Anyway, the topic I got from the guy who likes to do things slowly, Uruha is [Where did Bin Laden go?]. Okay! Let's answer this~ No way in hell! How the hell am I supposed to answer this? I don't have any clue where he is ＃ノー＿一）ノ┻━┻ (AH. If the other band members read this, they're probably going to say. "EH?! What the hell? That's his answer?! This is terrible!!" Noo. I hate it.)
But no! I am me ☆ I must be strong! Well then. Gazetto just celebrated our 2nd year anniversary. We have our ups and downs but it's a real thrill ride! Like, I got my bangs cut too short!! It sorta looks like Wada Akiko's bangs. But I think that Gazetto is still here after 2 years because of everyone who supported us.
So like- I kinda like- love you guys for that.
Oh god- I'm so embarrassed. Did I just write that? Yes. I will just enjoy the looks the other band members and my sister will give me when they read this column.
Change topic. Our Mini-album [MADARA] is now on sale! Btw, we've been really busy these days, it seems endless ☆ Then we'll have our one-man tour in April! I'm so excited for all of this, I couldn't' sleep. Hmm, let me share you something, but it only stays between us, OK! After all this ends, we'll be doing ※○⊄◆♪♂△♀§… Ah~ if I really told you what we're going to do now, it won't be so exciting when they'll officially announce it, right. So I'll just stop now.☆ AH! It's the end of this entry.
I have to give Reita his topic now? But I don't want to. I want to write more...
Focus Aoi! Pull yourself together!
Reita's topic is [Tell us please! Top 10 of Gazetto's unexpected events that happened in these 2 years]. Oh my. A lot has happened to us in these 2 years. Let us have this guy, who likes to share his band member's embarrassing history, Reita to tell us about all about it! Okay~ This entry ends with that! Adieu~☆
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Red Motel #9 - Reita: Top 10 Gazetto's Strange Incidents
Hello... Thanks guys for reading this (to the gazemember's too) Hi, Reita here. How's everyone doing? Btw, it’s already spring!! Great weather we're having!! And it's finally my second time to write an entry for Red Motel~ I was worried that this column would be cut out before I could write a second entry... So I'm extremely happy Red Motel is still running.
Let's get on to the topic! Gazetto's unexpected events - Best 10.
#10. The Case of the Pudding! Someone ate 2 of my pudding that I kept inside the equipment van! Plus there were traces of the pudding's caramel sauce on Aoi's guitar（￣ロ￣；）!! Who the hell ate my pudding?! No one knew the answer. I don't care if you don't know!! Find out who ate it!! The manager said it was Ruki. But Ruki kept on denying that he did it. The criminal is still out there on the loose... This happened on October 2003...
#9! When I found out I got Traumatic Cervical Syndrome. It was really harsh... It was the first time I got admitted to the hospital. My neck hurt like hell, but I was glad it happened during a live!
#8! The old man on the ferry. This is a trivial story, actually. Nothing much to say about it. OK. Next.
#7. Ruki's epic costume failure. This happened around 2 months after Gazetto was formed. It was during our live performance, Ruki came out on stage with a Mohican hairstyle and he was wearing a skirt. Thinking back now, it was just awful...
#6! Everyone got locked outside their rooms. This also happened around when Gazetto first started. Sometimes we'd stay at the hotel for consecutive live days. We weren't used to the auto lock doors... We'd always forget to bring our keys along. Suddenly at that hotel, a looot of guys were locked outside of their own rooms!
I have just taken a bath and I could hear at the corridor someone said "My door got locked~". Then it got noisier and I realised it was my band members. I was all "Oh those idiots". So I went out, annoyed and asked "Dude! What happened?" And as I say those words. My door auto-locked, with my keys still inside my room.（￣ロ￣；）!! And I only had my underwear on...
Waah~ It was so pathetic. We don't make such mistakes like that much now... Aah... maybe half of us still do. Meh.
#5! The inability to recall more unexpected events! .... It was really dreadful. Yes. That major incident happened here and all of you witnessed it. Somehow... that's all I could think of. My brain is empty （;-＿- I am only human. This happens sometimes, right? If I tried any harder to remember everything that happened, my brain would puncture.... So please, forgive me.
With that said, when Gazetto turns 3, there will probably be more unexpected events happening... Lots of things happen during tours! And when the tour ends, we'll still have finale lives, right? And we'll have another tour for the summer, I can't wait!
Next up if Gazetto's Prince! ...Ah? Maybe I'm exaggerating... It's Kai! What topic should I give him? [Will you come in Spring-time? If Spring has passed, I'd still love to hear your stories...Please do tell!] Good luck Kai! Kai is a really easily the laughing stock of the band. I hope he'll pack quite a punch for his next Red Motel entry!
And that's all from Re-re-re-Reita! Viagra!!!
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Red Motel #10 - Kai: Spring-time Memories
Hey~ Hello! OK. 2nd time Kai here. Our first one man tour has finally ended. And now we're re-charging our batteries for summer. I've been thinking about the topic Reita gave me everyday since I got it and I still don't understand it~
[Will you come in Spring-time? If Spring has passed, I'd still love to hear your stories...Please do tell!] Whaaa?（￣O￣;） How am I supposed to answer this..? Spring! Yessir~ Spring is the season for meetings and encounters! I first met Gazetto during Spring!
Oh I know! I know! I'll share with you about my memories of Spring-time! I was in my 2nd year of high school...
(Start BGM : Shounen Jidai)
I was in the school Soccer Club. But on my 2nd year in high school, I decided to quit school. The guys from Soccer Club gave me a white soccer ball with all of the club member's signature~!
There was this one guy, he was really great soccer player and he said, "Don't you dare run away from me! You are my rival till the very end!" Somehow I can clearly remember that moment.
(End of BGM)
What I'm trying to say here is that friends are really important! They are our lifelong treasures! OK! That is all!
Next up is Ruki! He probably has something to tell you guys so his topic will be [Everyone shut up and listen to me!]
Oh btw, we'll be having our country-wide tour this summer so please wait for us（^3^）／ Ah. Those who couldn't come to our previous tour, please come see us perform in our next one! （＾Q＾）／＾