#142
Tell us the reason why you decided to go solo.
I'm really sorry to the fans who supported NEWS until now, but one of the reasons is that my wish of challenging many different things alone, as a solo artist, grew stronger. Being NEWS was really fun, it was a very good experience. But right now I passed the 25 years, I thought that I had to take a decision by myself. I decided to go on solo.
What would you like to say to fans right now?
I'm thankful because they supported all the time a group that always had a pretty messed up activity. I've always thought that we are what we are right now only thanks to them. I'm truly sorry if I made them upset or worried, the only thing I want them to understand is that we didn't separate after a fight or something; we just wanted to go on on different paths. Right now I still don't know what I will do next, the only thing I can do is to try to bring back fans. I wish to pay back all the fans.
Right now, do you have more expectations or more anxiety?
Of course the anxiety is huge right now. I took my decision knowing that doing that I would lose some of the people who supported me before. I feel a lot of anxiety... There will be more responsibilities, no possibilities to slack around. I think that the things that corner me will be the ones to give me new energy.
-Yamashita Tomohisa, Wink Up 2011.12
translation by spilledmilk25 here
Just a little something from Pi, since I'm not sure if people are still smarting from this.
Nevertheless, long-winded entry is long-winded. XD
I'm really sorry to the fans who supported NEWS until now, but one of the reasons is that my wish of challenging many different things alone, as a solo artist, grew stronger. Being NEWS was really fun, it was a very good experience. But right now I passed the 25 years, I thought that I had to take a decision by myself. I decided to go on solo.
What would you like to say to fans right now?
I'm thankful because they supported all the time a group that always had a pretty messed up activity. I've always thought that we are what we are right now only thanks to them. I'm truly sorry if I made them upset or worried, the only thing I want them to understand is that we didn't separate after a fight or something; we just wanted to go on on different paths. Right now I still don't know what I will do next, the only thing I can do is to try to bring back fans. I wish to pay back all the fans.
Right now, do you have more expectations or more anxiety?
Of course the anxiety is huge right now. I took my decision knowing that doing that I would lose some of the people who supported me before. I feel a lot of anxiety... There will be more responsibilities, no possibilities to slack around. I think that the things that corner me will be the ones to give me new energy.
-Yamashita Tomohisa, Wink Up 2011.12
translation by spilledmilk25 here
Just a little something from Pi, since I'm not sure if people are still smarting from this.
Nevertheless, long-winded entry is long-winded. XD