Did you listen to my album “IN PHYSICAL” yet?  Sometimes I practice singing for the concert and sometimes I don’t.  The more I practice, the more I feel singing is so fun.
And sometimes I play video games!

みんな　IN PHYSICALはきいてくれたかな？最近はライヴに向けて歌の練習をしたりしなかったりです。歌は歌えばうたうほどたのしい気分になってきます！あとはゲームしたりしてまーす！

Yeah!  Pollen is in the air?  I have a running nose right now.  Well, I don’t know if this is because of the cold or pollen.  Is there any hay fever sufferer in overseas?  I prevented colds last winter since I was doing the recording, but now it’s getting warmer and I wear less clothing, then this running nose.  Do you usually blow your nose or just drink it?  Sometimes I drink it.
My first album “IN PHYSICAL” will be released soon.  I always say this in the interviews, this album is made as “sound” and “tone color”, so I hope you will enjoy it with your feelings.  I’m looking forward to hearing how you like it and what you imagine from the songs!

イェーイ！花粉飛んでる？僕は、今鼻水が出てます。この季節の鼻水くしゃみは、風邪だか、花粉だかわかんないね。海外でも花粉症ってあるのかな？冬はちょうどレコーディングで風邪予防してたんだけどなあ。暖かくなって薄着したら、鼻水だよ。みんなは、鼻水はかむ派、飲む派？僕は、たまに飲む派です。もうすぐ、1st album IN PHYSICALのリリースです。インタヴューでもいってるんだけど、このアルバムは、音として、音色として作ったから、聞いてくれるみんなの感性で楽しんでほしいなっておもってます！どんなイメージを感じたとかききたいなあ。楽しみ！

It's freezing!

After finishing the recording, I took some interviews for "Deeper".

BOOMER (from GALACTICA) came to Japan the other day and I went to give her flower bouquet.  She's such a cutie.  I didn't realize until I saw the picture later because we were standing too close, but she was wearing a sexy dress.  I just got a DVD of Season 2, so will watch that all night.  Can't wait!

GARACTICA made me think watching serial drama is fun and what I'm watching now is "24".  Too late, right.

You guys are from all over the world, so tell me what kind of drama you have in your country.

いろんな国の人がここに来てくれてるけど、みんなの国のドラマってどんなのがあるのかい？

Happy New Year!  Today I recorded a "S-ish"　song, the one I told you before.  All I did for New Year's holiday was just practicing singing.  It's an unspectacular New Year, isn't it?  Well, the recording went smoothly because of that.  It was so funny that a "M" guy who is our staff was staring at the lyrics grinningly.
Hey, I watched "GALACTICA" ("Deeper" is an ending song for this drama).
By the way, I'd been tried to stop smoking from last year and now it turned out to be just a try.  So, I changed a cigarette to the new "tar 1mg" one instead of quitting smoking.  I wish we had tar 0.1mg cigarette.  How was your New Year's holiday?

あけましておめでとう！今日は歌の録音でした。前に言ってたSっぽい曲だよ。正月休みは、歌の練習してたよ。かなり地味な正月。ま、そのおかげでいい感じで録音できました。

打ち合わせに来てたM男のスタッフがにやにやと歌詞をながめてておかしかったです。そうそうギャラクティカみたよ。ちなみに２００８から続けてる禁煙チャレンジはただのチャレンジでした。なので、最近でたタール１mgのにかえました。タール0.1mgとかでたらもっといいのになあ。みんなの正月はどんなだった？

Merry Christmas!  I got fat!  This is because I didn't go out to prevent colds.
There are so many things a vocalist has to take care. 
Don't get a cold, but get fat.  Get thin, but get a cold.  Which one do you prefer?
Sometimes I buy hot drinks from vending machines (as you may know, we can buy both cold drinks and hot drinks from the same vending machine in Japan), and am wondering why these hot drinks are so sugary?

メリークリスマス！太ったよー！最近、風邪予防のため外に出なかったら、太った。
ヴォーカリストは大変だ。風邪はひかないけど太る。痩せるけど風邪をひく。みんななら、どっちを選ぶ？寒くなって自動販売機で温かい飲み物のむ機会が多くなってきたんだけど温かい飲み物ってなんで砂糖がたんまり入ってんだ？

Well, there is nothing to write anymore.  Do you want me to write anything?

See, that's why I said that I don't write a journal.

I had a strawberry smoothie today.　　The one I had is good for skin because collagen and some more things are in it, that's what I've heard.

Now I'm gonna make a demo.

The thing I like lately is "Tako-yaki".  Have you heard of it?  It tastes like "Okonomi-yaki", well, I'm not sure if you know Okonomi-yaki though.  Make Okonomi-yaki ball-shaped and put a piece of octopus inside ("Tako" means octopus in Japanese).  To explain it more, put a piece of octopus in a moist pancake (without sugar of course) and fry it with a special pan, then make the pancake ball-shaped like 3.5 centimeters in diameter.  Next step is to put a mix of ketchup and worcester sauce, then sprinkle some dried bonito and dried laver seaweed on the little ball.

I really want you to try to make one WITHOUT looking at any recipes and pictures.  AFTER you make it, you can search it on the internet, hahaha!  Then tell me how you like it!