The bond of DIR EN GREY - WOWOW Interview Special (2023)
"There are many things that only the five of us have been through together, and that is the connection between us." โ Die
Notes before reading:
This is the last five minutes of the interview. โ
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The five members were interviewed separately.
Repost and share are welcome.๐ I translated it all by my ears, so please feel free to correct me if you spot any mistake or any confusing parts.โบ๏ธ
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โบThe bond of DIR EN GREY (DIR EN GREYใฎ็ต)
ใKaoruใ
Of course sometimes we talk about stupid things, that's nothing special.
We must always maintain equal relationships so that all can communicate with each other. But everyone has that personality, so it'll be a little bitโฆ it's gonna be hard (laugh).
Well, we all had different periods. Even so, we're still five people, spending time together in each other's lives.
I still think we have to be aware of each other and move forward.
Well, all I can say is that it's a pleasure to be in a band with them.
*(ไธ็ทใซใใฃใฆใใใฆใใใฃใใชใจๆใฃใฆ)
ใShinyaใ
A balance of not being too deep and not being too shallow relationships with the members would be great, wouldn't it?
Maybe during the periods when we were together for a long time, it was a little bit awkward, like a decade or so ago.
Now it's just right.
ใToshiyaใ
I think it is necessary to consciously maintain a certain distance.ย Considering this, it should be the most natural feeling now.
Although we have been together all along, we have not had unnecessary conversations.ย Of course, human beings communicate with each other through conversations, but at the same time, they get unnecessary information.
Personally, if my work and private life are mixed together, I gradually feel like I'm misunderstanding something, and I don't like that.
As for the connection between us, when (everyone said)ย "Okay, let's go!"ย (before the live show), thereโs a very strong cohesion.ย I feel that way.
ใDieใ
I am often asked, "Do the members have a good relationship?" "After all this time, you've become like family members, right?"
Itโs *troublesome to answer. *(ใใใฉใใใ / mendokusai)
The time we spend together may be longer than that of family members, so do we have a good relationship? Or a bad relationship? It has nothing to do with that. We're beyond that.
There are many things that only the five of us have been through together, and that is the connection between us.
We've been through all kinds of things in the band, happy things, going overseas for the first time, getting frustrated.ย We've been through a lot together.
We all hit the wall together, rushed forward together, and then hit the wall again.
Precisely because the five of us have experienced many things together, this kind of relationship can only be understood by the five of us.ย It has nothing to do with whether we have a good relationship with each other, nor are we family or friends.
In DIR EN GREY, there are some things about our relationship that only the five of us can understand.
ใKyoใ
I guess I like these guys. *(ไบบ้ใๅฅฝใใชใใใใช๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝใงใใใญ)
There's something to honor in everyone, and I often think that they're amazing.
Maybe even if we didn't form a band, but just meeting and getting to know each other on ordinary occasions, we'd still be friends.ย At least I'd do that.
It's just that we're connected through music now, even though we don't talk a lot... Yeah.
I guess it's because they all deserve respect.
ใNarrationใ (cv: Morikawa Toshiyuki)
Although always a *solitary existence, DIR EN GREY has been going on for a quarter of a century.ย The trajectory of the past 25 years has never stopped and continues to move on to a new path.
The five people connected by the bond of music will bring us deeper pain and hope of being alive.
*(ๅญค้ซ / ใใใ / kokล)
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