– When you were a student, the particular incidents don’t matter anymore, but did you ever have someone you thought “I absolutely refuse to lose to this guy!” about? A rival?
[I didn’t, but my friend did.]
– How about for music and bands? Have there been any since you started playing music?
[I’ve never had any. But, I understand how easy it can be to call someone your rival.]
– What do you mean by that?
[It’s so simple to compare things. That’s why businesses and brand names make rivals out of each other. In their case, when they have someone to view as a rival, they can easily gain a sense of fulfilment from the entire situation. As if they were booming just from doing better than the rival. In general, isn’t it easy to look at things thinking “Which is better?” and compare them? So it’s the same for selling things. Take selling accessories for example. In such a case, beyond calling attention to what you’re selling, you want to make other designs look bad. No one would seriously consider the other guy’s rotten design (laughs). If someone is wondering “Which one is better?” and you’ve already shown them that the other design sucks, they’ll look at yours and think “This one is better,” right? It’s all used as a selling strategy. I think the results are the same when a business makes itself a rival.]
– I see. So then forcing people to compare things in such a way is playing on a prominent human tendency.
[Relating back to the music scene, once you succeed at getting people to think of your genre as “new” you immediately get people who are opposed to it, right? Then once that’s set up, people start saying “That’s going to be the next boom. For the scene. And I bet so-and-so is the next big name.” To sell the artist you want to promote most, you intentionally want to set up that situation. That’s one of the strategies. Although, I’ve explained all that meaning, but I’ve never viewed anyone as a rival or had anyone to compete with like that. So, I think it’s something created by your environment. Rivalry.]
– You didn’t look for one yourself, and your environment didn’t send you one.
[Right. The people around me find someone else to compete with. I normally walk at my own pace, by myself. But sometimes I won’t realize that the person next to me is jogging, trying to compete with me, or something. But my answer is “I’m not racing against you.” Or something along those lines.]
– I see. What about when it comes to relationships? Have you ever experienced rivalry in love?
[Basically, if I get turned down, I’m the type who isn’t going to keep up the pursuit. My stance is “If you prefer the other, then do as you please.”]
– You’ve never had a competition with another guy to see who could get a particular girl?
[I haven’t… Never anything like trying to steal away a girl.]
– Would you want to experience that situation at least once?
[Rather than stealing her away, I think it’s more admirable to help make her fall for the other guy.]
– Hohoo… There aren’t many people who would go against their own raging emotions to help an opponent find love.
[Maybe so……. I don’t think I could love someone with conditions attached. Or have another person love me. Without the basic premise that they only have eyes for me, it’s not love. So, let’s say for example the girl is cheating on me? That’s enough to make me hate her. I don’t have it in me to forgive that kind of betrayal. That’s why I can’t love a girl who has conditions. I won’t even like her.]
– I wonder when you started taking that stance about relationships.
[Oh, no, I’ve always been like that. My parents must have drilled it into me. If you behave, you get a reward, if you don’t behave, you don’t get anything. Not loving someone who cheats is the same as that. But, doesn’t everyone hate to be cheated on? Those who can be forgiving enough to say “You’re still a good person,” must really be in love. I’ve never experienced that. Even with the people I’ve liked so far. That’s the form my love takes. But, anyone who’s been cheated on won’t forgive it, right? Am I wrong? Ah, but it might be different for men and women. For example, with your own parents, if your dad cheats you think “Oh well,” but if your mom cheats, it’s a huge shock, right? Maybe men and women have a different outlook on it.]
-Interviewer : Toujou Sachie
Translated by Natalie Arnold.
[I didn’t, but my friend did.]
– How about for music and bands? Have there been any since you started playing music?
[I’ve never had any. But, I understand how easy it can be to call someone your rival.]
– What do you mean by that?
[It’s so simple to compare things. That’s why businesses and brand names make rivals out of each other. In their case, when they have someone to view as a rival, they can easily gain a sense of fulfilment from the entire situation. As if they were booming just from doing better than the rival. In general, isn’t it easy to look at things thinking “Which is better?” and compare them? So it’s the same for selling things. Take selling accessories for example. In such a case, beyond calling attention to what you’re selling, you want to make other designs look bad. No one would seriously consider the other guy’s rotten design (laughs). If someone is wondering “Which one is better?” and you’ve already shown them that the other design sucks, they’ll look at yours and think “This one is better,” right? It’s all used as a selling strategy. I think the results are the same when a business makes itself a rival.]
– I see. So then forcing people to compare things in such a way is playing on a prominent human tendency.
[Relating back to the music scene, once you succeed at getting people to think of your genre as “new” you immediately get people who are opposed to it, right? Then once that’s set up, people start saying “That’s going to be the next boom. For the scene. And I bet so-and-so is the next big name.” To sell the artist you want to promote most, you intentionally want to set up that situation. That’s one of the strategies. Although, I’ve explained all that meaning, but I’ve never viewed anyone as a rival or had anyone to compete with like that. So, I think it’s something created by your environment. Rivalry.]
– You didn’t look for one yourself, and your environment didn’t send you one.
[Right. The people around me find someone else to compete with. I normally walk at my own pace, by myself. But sometimes I won’t realize that the person next to me is jogging, trying to compete with me, or something. But my answer is “I’m not racing against you.” Or something along those lines.]
– I see. What about when it comes to relationships? Have you ever experienced rivalry in love?
[Basically, if I get turned down, I’m the type who isn’t going to keep up the pursuit. My stance is “If you prefer the other, then do as you please.”]
– You’ve never had a competition with another guy to see who could get a particular girl?
[I haven’t… Never anything like trying to steal away a girl.]
– Would you want to experience that situation at least once?
[Rather than stealing her away, I think it’s more admirable to help make her fall for the other guy.]
– Hohoo… There aren’t many people who would go against their own raging emotions to help an opponent find love.
[Maybe so……. I don’t think I could love someone with conditions attached. Or have another person love me. Without the basic premise that they only have eyes for me, it’s not love. So, let’s say for example the girl is cheating on me? That’s enough to make me hate her. I don’t have it in me to forgive that kind of betrayal. That’s why I can’t love a girl who has conditions. I won’t even like her.]
– I wonder when you started taking that stance about relationships.
[Oh, no, I’ve always been like that. My parents must have drilled it into me. If you behave, you get a reward, if you don’t behave, you don’t get anything. Not loving someone who cheats is the same as that. But, doesn’t everyone hate to be cheated on? Those who can be forgiving enough to say “You’re still a good person,” must really be in love. I’ve never experienced that. Even with the people I’ve liked so far. That’s the form my love takes. But, anyone who’s been cheated on won’t forgive it, right? Am I wrong? Ah, but it might be different for men and women. For example, with your own parents, if your dad cheats you think “Oh well,” but if your mom cheats, it’s a huge shock, right? Maybe men and women have a different outlook on it.]
-Interviewer : Toujou Sachie
Translated by Natalie Arnold.
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