| October 25th 1996, X Japan on NHK 'Pop Jam' |
| M = Moriguchi Hiroko Y = Yoshiki (X leader) T = Toshi H = hide |
| After a long wait, X Japan has arrived! Nice to meet you all. |
| M - |
| Nice to meet you. |
| T - |
| First of all, what all fans are worried about is Yoshiki's physical condition. We heard some shocking news during spring, but how are you doing now? |
| M - |
| Uhm, yeah... I'm still in rehabilitation. I'm not playing any drums yet, but... |
| Y - |
| Oh, really? |
| M - |
| Yes. I might start playing again in about a month or so... |
| Y - |
| So, your 'super man' like drumming is going to be in hold for a while? |
| M - |
| No, we've already set dates for a concert so... |
| Y - |
| Ah! |
| M - |
| So I'll force myself, (turns to Toshi) right? (hits Toshi's arm) - (Toshi just looks down and nods with a slight grin) |
| Y - |
| Ok, so... after 5 years, the new album is finished... I've heard that recordings sessions with X Japan are nightmares, but what is it that make them that bad? |
| M - |
| Well, we can't compromise... We get so into the recording that we can't get out of it. |
| Y - |
| Especially Toshi. |
| M - |
| Yes? |
| T - |
| I've heard that you, as a vocalist, took a lot of cares for the vocals, but how was it? |
| M - |
| Well... really, uhhm.. (Yoshiki hits Toshi at an arm) |
| T - |
| What's wrong? |
| M - |
| If you would just listen to it... |
| T - |
| What kind of emotions did you put in this time? |
| M - |
| Well... There were all sorts of emotions in it... throughout the 5 years... |
| T - |
| Like what? |
| Y - |
| Huh? |
| T - |
| The members are interviewing themselves... please continue. |
| M - |
| Iya iya... really... |
| T - |
| Which song do you like the most? |
| Y - |
| I'de like to ask that... that's something the fans would like to know. |
| M - |
| That's right. |
| Y - |
| Well, there really isn't just ONE song. |
| T - |
| Ahh... that's a hard question, huh? |
| M - |
| But if you had to choose... |
| Y - |
| Really uhhm... |
| T - |
| Just say something, anything. |
| Y - |
| On the other hand, was there a song that gave you problems? Aren't there times when you could record a song easily, but there's just one song that doesn't go too well? |
| M - |
| No... we're serious about everything. |
| Y - |
| Well, that makes us even more interested, but... and uh, hide, it seems that you wrote a song too... what kind of song is it? |
| M - |
| H - |
| Yes? Uhh... |
| (quietly to Toshi) He's like a guy at a fish market... |
| Y - |
| H - |
| What kind of song...? It would be better if you'd just listen to it, but... I think it was the last song we recorded, right? |
| Ah... the last song... yeah... the last one was hide-chan's song. |
| T - |
| I see... |
| M - |
| H - |
| We didn't realize it. |
| We didn't realize that it was the last song to record. |
| T - |
| H - |
| Yo'chan gave me a 'OK' phone call and so I told Toshi, 'doesn't that means you're done?', right? |
| Yeah.. |
| T - |
| H - |
| (points Toshi) You looked so happy then... |
| (to Yoshiki) I have heard that after all the songs were done and that you have listened to it, you cried. |
| M - |
| You would cry if went through all the tings we did. |
| Y - |
| Was it out of satisfaction, or joy...? |
| M - |
| Well, I heard the album by myself... i had everyone leave the studio... even the engineers... in the beginning, I didn't think that the album was a big deal, that's before I heard it straight through. But when I heard it straight through, tears came out of my eyes from around the 3rd song, and it didn't stops throughout the rest of the album. |
| Y - |
| I see... Ok, so please introduce the song from the album. |
| M - |
| Uhhm... (hits Toshi) Toshi and Yoshiki persuade the others to introduce the song. |
| Y - |
| Uhm... Forever Love! |