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03102023

As we approach the latter half of the tour, 
I sometimes fall asleep after sound check until just before the show starts. 
My mind and body is focussed only on singing, nothing else.
I lose track of time,
I don't even know when to eat, 
I forget who I met, 
what we talked about,
if I've been given my  backstage pass or not, 
I become forgetful.
How many outfits have I left hanging back in my hotel room ?

Instead, The time on stage becomes more and more intense. 
It's so easy to think that I'm the only one here
Everything else becomes a dream. 

There they are, The sensation of fingers touching a guitar or piano, The feeling that my breath is about to turn into a song, The faces, smells, colors, and shapes of everyone gathered here, The brightness of the lights, the sound, the sound, the sound. 
Filled to the brim. 

The sheer joy and solitude of being consumed by the magic of music. 

The music passes through my body. 
I let it  flow through me. 

That's all I am capable of doing,  but I could swear I am devoting every cell of my being to it.

 โœด๏ธŽ 

One of the venue staff tells me that there is a light that remains lit after the show.
This is a tradition of placing a light at the front of the stage that has been continued each day since this venue was built. 

When all the inspections were over and the house lights went out, this light was still on. 
The lamp is used to indicate the end of the  stage, so that the people working do not fall over from the edge.

He told us that we could use it instead of a standlight during the performance. 
It's a lamp has been in use for about 50 years.

In the empty hall, at the end the end of the night, I danced with this light. 

The sound of my clumsy steps echoed on the ceiling and around the auditorium.  

Memories of Austin.

ใƒ„ใ‚ขใƒผใ‚‚ๅพŒๅŠใซๅทฎใ—ๆŽ›ใ‹ใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚ตใ‚ฆใƒณใƒ‰ใƒใ‚งใƒƒใ‚ฏใ‚’็ต‚ใˆใฆใ‹ใ‚‰้–‹ๆผ”็›ดๅ‰ใพใง็œ ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚

ๆญŒใ†ใŸใ‚ใ ใ‘ใซ่บซไฝ“ใ‚’ไฝฟใ†ใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏๅ…จ้ƒจใ ใ‚ใ€‚

ๆ™‚้–“ใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ—ใ€

้ฃŸไบ‹ใ‚‚ใ„ใคใ™ใ‚Œใฐใ„ใ„ใฎใ‹ใ‚ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใใชใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ—ใ€

่ชฐใจไผšใฃใŸใ‹ใ€ไฝ•ใ‚’่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ‹ใ€ใƒ‘ใ‚นใ‚’ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใŸใ‹ใฉใ†ใ‹ใ€

ๅฟ˜ใ‚Œใฃใฝใใชใ‚‹ใ€‚

ใ“ใ‚Œใพใงใ„ใใค่กฃ่ฃ…ใ‚’ๅฎฟใฎ้ƒจๅฑ‹ใซๆŽ›ใ‘ใŸใพใพๆฌกใฎๅ›ฝใธๆ—…็ซ‹ใฃใฆใ—ใพใฃใŸใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚

ใใฎไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใ€

ใฉใ‚“ใฉใ‚“ใจใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ธใฎๆ™‚้–“ใŒๆฟƒๅฏ†ใซใชใฃใฆใ„ใใ€‚

ใ“ใ“ใงใ—ใ‹็”Ÿใใฆใ„ใชใ„ใ€ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ—ใพใ†ใปใฉใ€‚

ใใฎใปใ‹ใฏๅ…จใฆใ€ๅคขใจๅŒๅŒ–ใ—ใฆใ—ใพใ†ใ€‚

ๅœจใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€

ใ‚ฎใ‚ฟใƒผใ‚„ใƒ”ใ‚ขใƒŽใซ่งฆใ‚Œใ‚‹ๆŒ‡ใฎๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ€

ๅ‘ผๅธใŒๆญŒใซๅค‰ใ‚ใ‚ใ†ใจใ™ใ‚‹ๆ„Ÿ่ฆšใ€

้›†ใพใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸ็š†ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใ€้ก”ใ€ๅŒ‚ใ„ใ€่‰ฒใ€ๅฝขใ€

็…งๆ˜Žใฎๅ…‰ใ€้Ÿณใ€้Ÿณใ€้Ÿณใ€‚

ๆบ€ใกๆบ€ใกใ‚‹ใ€‚

้Ÿณๆฅฝใฎ้ญ”ๅŠ›ใซๅ–ฐใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ใ“ใฎไธŠใชใ„ๅ–œใณใจใ€ๅญค็‹ฌใ€‚

้ŸณๆฅฝใŒ่บซไฝ“ใ‚’้€šใ‚‹ใ€‚

้€šใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚

ใใ‚Œใ—ใ‹ใงใใชใ„ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€

ใใ“ใธใ€ๅ…จ็ดฐ่ƒžใ‚’ๆงใ’ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจ่ช“ใˆใ‚‹ใ€‚

โœด๏ธŽ

็ต‚ๆผ”ๅพŒใ€ๅฟ…ใš็ฏใ™็ฏใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚’ใ€ไผšๅ ดใฎๆ–นใŒๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸใ€‚

ใ“ใฎไผšๅ ดใŒๅ‡บๆฅใฆใ‹ใ‚‰ไปŠๆ—ฅใพใงๆฏŽๆ—ฅ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‰ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใชใฎใ ใจใ€‚

ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ธใฎ้ข(ใคใ‚‰)ใซใ€ใใฎ็ฏใฏ็ฝฎใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸใ€‚

ๅ…จใฆใฎ็‚นๆคœใŒ็ต‚ใ‚ใ‚Šใ€ใ‚ใŸใ‚ŠใŒๆถˆ็ฏใ—ใฆใ‚‚ใ€ใใฎ็ฏใ ใ‘ใฏใใ“ใซใ„ใŸใ€‚

ไฝœๆฅญใ™ใ‚‹ไบบใŸใกใŒใ€้ขใ‹ใ‚‰่ปขๅ€’ใ—ใชใ„ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ€

ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒผใ‚ธใฏใ“ใ“ใพใงใ ใ‚ˆใ€ใจ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ›ใ‚‹็ฏใ€‚

ใ“ใฎ็ฏใ‚’ใ€ๆœฌ็•ชไธญใฎใ‚นใ‚ฟใƒณใƒ‰ใƒฉใ‚คใƒˆใฎไปฃใ‚ใ‚Šใซไฝฟใฃใฆใ‚ˆใ„ใจใ€่จ€ใฃใฆใใ ใ•ใฃใŸใ€‚

ใŠใ‚ˆใ50ๅนดใฎๆญดๅฒใ‚’ๅˆปใ‚“ใงๆฅใŸ็ฏใ€‚

่ชฐใ‚‚ใ„ใชใใชใฃใŸไผšๅ ดใงใ€

ๆœ€ๅพŒใ€ใ“ใฎ็ฏใจ่ธŠใฃใŸใ€‚

ๆ‹™ใ„ใ‚นใƒ†ใƒƒใƒ—ใฎ้ŸณใŒใ€ๅคฉไบ•ใ‚„ๅฎขๅธญใซๆบขใ‚Œใฆ่ทณใญใŸใ€‚

Austinใฎๆ€ใ„ๅ‡บใ€‚

๐Ÿ“ท by Kodai Kobayashi

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ๆ˜ฅ็œ ๆšใ‚’่ฆšใˆใšโ€ฆๅธ‚ๅญใ•ใ‚“ใฎๅญ˜ๅœจใŒใŠๅฎˆใ‚Šใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใซๆ„Ÿใ˜ใพใ—ใŸ๐Ÿ˜Œ ่ˆžๅฐ่ฃใ‚’่ฆ—ใ่ฆ‹ใ•ใ›ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใฆใ€ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ ่ŠฑๆŸ„ใฎใƒฏใƒณใƒ”ใƒผใ‚นใ‚‚ใ‚ซใƒƒใ‚ณใ„ใ„ใงใ™ใ€‚

mana

ใ„ใกใ“ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใ‚ณใƒˆใƒใ€ใจใฆใ‚‚ๅฅฝใใงใ™โ€ชเท†โ€ช.*๏ฝฅ๏พŸ ใพใ‚‹ใใชใฃใฆๅฏใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใจใ“ใ‚ใ€ใ‚ˆใƒผใ่ฆ‹ใฆใฟใŸใ‚‰ๆค…ๅญใ‚’ใตใŸใคใคใชใ’ใฆใ‚‹ใ ใ‘ใฎใจใ“ใ‚ใซๅฏใฆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ™ใญ๏ผโˆ‘(เน‘ยบะดยบเน‘)!! ๅฏใ‚‹ใฎไธŠๆ‰‹๐Ÿ˜†

mami

ๅ‡›ใจใ—ใŸ็œผๅทฎใ—ใŒๅฐ่ฑก็š„ใชใŠๅ†™็œŸใ‚„ใ€็พŽใ—ใ„็ฉบ้–“ใจๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’่จ˜ๆ†ถใ—ใฆไผใˆใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใŠๅ†™็œŸใ€ใใ—ใฆ้’่‘‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฎๆ–‡็ซ ใ€‚ ๅผ•ใ่พผใพใ‚Œใฆใ€ๆ€ใ„ใ‚’้ฆณใ›ใพใ™ใ€‚ ้’่‘‰ใ•ใ‚“ใฎใใฎใฉใ“ใพใงใ‚‚ใฒใŸใ‚€ใใชใ€ไธๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ€ๅฑใ†ใ„ใจ่จ€ใˆใ‚‹ใปใฉใฎ้Ÿณๆฅฝใจ่บซใ‚’ๅ…ฑใซใ™ใ‚‹ๅงฟใ€‚ ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ“ใใ€ใ‚ใŸใ—ใŸใกใฏๅฅ‡่ทกใซ็ซ‹ใกไผšใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชๆฐ—ๆŒใกใซใ•ใ›ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใˆใ‚‹ใฎใงใ—ใ‚‡ใ†ใ€‚ ้’่‘‰ใ•ใ‚“ใŒใฉใ“ใพใงใ‚‚็œŸใฃ็›ดใใซ้Ÿณๆฅฝใซๅ‘ใๅˆใ„ใ€็”Ÿใใ‚‹ใใฎๅงฟใซ็ตถๅคงใชๅฎ‰ๅฟƒๆ„Ÿใ‚’ๆŠฑใ‹ใ›ใฆใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใฃใฆใ€‚

ใ‚€ใ˜ใ‚…ใ‚“๏ผˆmujun๏ผ‰

ใ™ใฆใใชๆ™‚้–“ใฎใŠๅœŸ็”ฃใ‚’ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

้™ฝๅญ ๅท็”ฐ

Your performance in Brooklyn in October of 2022 felt like an out-of-body experience ๐Ÿ’• I hope that you enjoyed the flowers. I'm so excited to see you in Montreal in July! ้Ÿณๆฅฝใ‚’ไฝœใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’ๆฑบใ—ใฆใ‚„ใ‚ใชใ„ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€้’่‘‰ใ•ใ‚“ ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ‹

callie ใ‚ซใ‚ชใƒช and taryn

๐Ÿซง๐Ÿซง๐Ÿซงโ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿคโœจ

zzz

you look so pretty!! the US misses you! i hope you can come to phoenix, arizona! we would love to have you here ๐Ÿฉต

#1 qp lover

่ตคใ„ๆœˆใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใช็ฏใจๅธ‚ๅญใ•ใ‚“ใฎใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒฉใ‚นใƒˆใŒใจใฆใ‚‚็พŽใ—ใใฆๅคงๅฅฝใใงใ™๐ŸŒ›ใ‚ใ‚ŠใŒใจใ†ใƒผ๏ผผ(^o^)๏ผ

Y K

Hope you will come back to US again soon!! Looking forward to coming to your show and soak myself into your beautiful music.. :)

Ranko

i love you

kat

ใใฃใจๅ…ฅใ‚Š่พผใ‚€ใฃใฆๅ‡„ใ„ใ‚ณใƒˆใ ใชใใ€‚๐ŸŸ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ’ก โœด๏ธŽย 

HARUKA

It was the most wonderful concert at Austin! I remember Ichiko saying 'yo watsup' during one of the intermissions and everyone laughing with her because she broke character. I hope you come back for another US tour ๐“‡ผ โ‹†๏ฝกหš ๐“†

Peter

Beautiful message!! <3 I hope you can get enough rest & take care of your mind & body while touring. I love your story of dancing with the light-stand! I'm sure the old light-stand now has a the best story to share, about the night it danced with you!!

Motto KittoKatto

you had such a wonderful performance last October. i feel incredibly lucky to have seen your artistry in person. iโ€™m happy you liked the Paramount Theater and i hope you enjoyed your first time performing in Texas!

JC


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