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In "Waratte iitomo", Tamori has one guest every day. The guest
would introduce his/her friend to be the guest for the next day.
Yoshiki was introduced by Gackt as his friend. There were many flowers
from Prime Minister Junichirou Koizumi, Mr. Bill Gates, President of
Universal Music and so on. His gifts to Tamori are: The Last Live
video and DVD, XBox game software, the badge of Aichi Expo 2005
T: Yoshiki has come back after an interval of 5 and a half years.
Here's a message from Gackt : "Don't drink too much liquor. But let's
compete to see which one of us can drink more, next time..."
Y: (laugh) What's he talking about?
T: "...from your honey, Gackt".
[audience: laugh]
Y: (laugh) We have been misunderstood because he said such a thing.
T: Here's a telegram, too (the telegram came with Kitty chan).
T: "I was impressed by the handshaking event." Hmm? Did you have any
handshaking event?
Y: Yes, the week before... No, it was last week.
T: "Please forgive me that I shook your hand without removing my black
gloves. I wanted to keep them as a special memory. I have asked you to
come to NK Hall, and now you are busy for V..." Hmm?
What's that?
Y: Oh, Violet UK. It's my...
T: Your solo project?
Y: Yes, my solo project.
T: I see. It's from Masako. How many people came for the handshaking
event?
Y: About 3000 people. No, about 3500...
T: Is that right?
Y: I hurt my right hand.
T: I guess it was tough to shake hand for more than 3000 times.
Y: My hand was swollen.
T: If you shake hands with more than 1000 people, your hand would be
hurt.
Y: When I saw a well-built boy queuing up, I thought, "He's coming...
he's coming..." (laugh) Then he finally came to me and clasped my
hand so tightly, just as I have expected. I said "Ouch!" in my mind,
but I smiled.
[audience: laugh]
Y: But I was very, very happy because so many people came.
T: Really?
Y: Yes, of course.
T: Some people get tenosynovitis when they shake hand with more than
3000 people.
Y: Yes, I think so.
T: But your hand is strong because you always play instruments, so you
are well trained.
Y: But it still hurt a little.
T: Still hurt?
Y: Yes.
T: Do you feel pain here? (pointing at Yoshiki's arm)
Y: Yes, but I'm trained and I have enough muscles. I'm ok.
T: Yeah, really amazing. I have never done that.
Y: Haven't you?
T: I did it once, a long time ago, but only 80 people came.
[audience: laugh]
T: Where was the event held ?
Y: In Shibuya and Ebisu.
T: Did you hold the event in both Shibuya and Ebisu?
Y: Yes, 1500 people came to Shibuya and about 2000 people came to
Ebisu.
T: Did you go to Ebisu straight away after you had finished your
handshaking event in Shibuya?
Y: Yes.
T: Wow, amazing. I suppose there were some fanatic fans who came.
Y: Yes.
T: Did many people come wearing black clothes?
[audience: laugh]
Y: Some people cried when they shook hands with me. I wept with them
in sympathy.
T: Did you weep with each other?
Y: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (laugh)
T: They wept when they shook hand with you?
Y: Yeah.
T: Well, you are special. I think many people laughed when they shook
hands with me instead of weeping.
[audience: laugh]
T: Do you organize such an event every year?
Y: No, this is the first time since I made my major debut.
T: First time?
Y: Yes, this is the first time.
T: Do you live in LA?
Y: Yes. I have come back to Japan for a short visit.
T: Do you spend most of your time in LA?
Y: Yes.
T: Do you like LA more?
Y: Not so much, nothing particular.
T: It's because of your business?
Y: Yes, I think so.
T: I've never been to LA.
Y: Really? Don't you have the time to go?
T: No, I never have enough time to go there. Choshi (in Chiba pref.)
was the closest city from LA where I had been in these 12 years.
Y: Choshi! (laugh)
[audience: laugh]
T: Is it easy to live in LA?
Y: Yes, it's warm. But I don't like sunshine, just like Gackt.
T: Yeah, Gackt is really weak under the sunshine.
Y: (laugh)
T: You don't like the sunshine? Are you weak under the sunshine, too?
Y: Yes, I'm weak.
T: Then, where do you want to live instead?
Y: Maybe in Paris or London.
T: Oh, is that so?
Y: Yes.
T: It's cold there.
Y: I don't mind the cold. I like cold weather.
T: You don't mind cold weather?
Y: I don't like summer.
T: Then you can't hold any concert during summer time.
Y: I try not to do any concert during summer.
T: Is it ok to live in Copenhagen or some other cities in North Europe?
Y: Yes.
T: I think summer is good, isn't it?
Y: (laugh)
T: Don't you like shaving ice?
Y: (laugh)
T: I think drinking beer in the summer is great.
Y: I don't usually drink beer.
T: What a pity. It's so delicious.
Y: (laugh)
T: Do you drink a lot of liquor?
Y: Yes. Once I start drinking liquor, I can drink a lot, although I
don't drink liquor often.
T: Does Gackt drink a lot of liquor, too?
Y: I'm not sure. I think he didn't drink a lot when we drank together
last time.
T: Does Gackt's voice remain the same after drinking liquor?
Y: Yeah, yeah, yeah. (laugh)
T: Does he become tipsy?
Y: No, he is always like a gentleman.
T: He will never be surprised even when he sees a ghost.
[audience: laugh]
T: He will not be surprised to see a ghost in his room.
Y: Then I will surprise him some time next week.
T: Surprise Gackt?
Y: Yes (laugh). If he is watching this show now...
T: You can have every kind of food in LA.
Y: Yes, and I employ a cook in my house.
T: Your private cook? Wow, amazing! I, myself, am a cook in my own
house.
[audience: laugh]
Y: Really?
T: Do you ask the cook what you would like to eat every day?
Y: No, I leave it to the cook.
T: Is he (or she) a Japanese?
Y: Yes.
T: I remember you have your own company there.
Y: Yes.
T: A recording company?
Y: Yes.
T: Do you live in a house or an apartment?
Y: A house.
T: In Beverly Hills?
Y: No, it is on the opposite side of Beverly Hills called Encino. By
the way, what's this?
[audience: laugh]
T: This is a telegram.
Y: Yeah, it's a telegram.
[audience: laugh]
Y: I have been wondering what it is (laugh).
T: I read it at the beginning of the show.
Y: Yeah, I have been wondering what this is - just in front of me.
[then YOSHIKI took the Kitty chan and put it on his lap.]
[audience: laugh]
T: You don't have to hold it.
[audience: laugh]
Then Yoshiki introduced Mr. Shinichi Mori as his friend. Yoshiki met
him at the Garden Party held in the Imperial Palace in spring of 2000.
Yoshiki's mother is Mr. Mori's fan, so they had a dinner together.
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