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hide / Re: Hide: 50th Anniversary: Junk Story Documentary
« on: May 05, 2018, 04:17:34 AM »
hide 50th anniversary FILM “Junk Story” translation
● I divided the translation text into 15 minutes unit to make it easy for you to match video and translation text.
● The narrator frequently recites the line from the standpoint of hide, Hiroshi, I.N.A etc. So don’t be confused.
● Please excuse my grammatically wrong English sentences. I am helpless in that matter. However, if there are any mistranslations in the person's names, place names, year, etc., feel free to tell me. I will gladly edit.
1) 0:00~15:00
Yoshiki (X Japan) : I can't call it 'memory' yet. It's still going on. I would feel like this until all the members die. I think the story of Hide and X will continue as a 'progressive form'.
caption : 進んで行く道標は最初と同じ風のままに (The guidepost which goes forward remains the same as the first)
Hide : Let me talk about next year's schedule. I'll show you a little "Rocket Dive" which I'm still working on. Here you are. This song is going to be released next year. I just finished a meeting with the staff about what to do next year. I can't tell you anymore, but I think I'll be busy next year. I have full schedules from January to December. Next year, I'll release a single that I'm making now. As I said in the magazine interview, I formed another new band based in LA. I'll also release the band's album and perform live concerts. And after the third solo album with this song "Rocket Dive" comes out next spring, it will be early summer. What will be the schedule from early summer to the end of the year? I'm going on a six-month tour. So make money by working part-time. (laugh)
narrator : On December 10, 2014, the album "Co Gal" released in 16 years. Hide is still running. Where does such a fascinating charm come from?
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver / manipulator) : He's the one who changed my life. A lot of things have changed since I met him. The meeting itself seems to be destiny. What did he mean to me?
caption : December 13, 2014. hide Birthday Party 2014 ~ 50th Anniversary~
narrator : Hide's 50th anniversary. Hide's colleagues gathered for his birthday event.
caption : Kawasaki, ClUB CITTA
Hide : [♪ Ever Free] I asked someone, "I lost heart to fall in love". Then the answer with a sigh came back. "How much does it cost to buy love?" I asked the kid, "I've lost the season of dreaming". And then you laughed and said. "Is a dream something to eat?" Looking at the falling sun...♪
narrator : At the same time, it was broadcast in Haneda and Osaka.
caption : Haneda, TIAT SKY HALL
Osaka Sinsaibasi SUNHALL
Hide : [♪ Ever Free] The first melody which is disappearing. Where did I get lost? Your dreams, which others call shit, are shaking in my heart.
Juichi Morishige (Jiggy) : I think he is the one who pioneered the way.
J (Luna Sea) : Hide is someone who discovered our music.
Seiji Kimura (Zeppet Store) : He completely changed my life.
Hide : [♪ Ever Free] Ever Free, Where to Free ♪
Ken Ayugai (MC) : He taught me that there is more than one solution.
Kazuko Tanaka (photographer) : He had a strong sense of justice.
Hyogo Huji (Fernandes Adviser) : He was responsible for his role, and made a good environment for the people around him.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER / Vocal) : He was like a carnivore on stage.
Joe (hide with Spread Beaver) : I thought, "That is Hide".
SEXX GEORGE (LADIESROOM) : I thought, "Another monster came into X".
CUTT : He kept changing but he did not change.
Kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver / guitar) : He was incredibly deliberate.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver) : No matter how much time passes, the mystery will not be solved. No one can solve the mystery of Hide. He has known it himself.
PATA (X Japan) : I told him, "Why should I play your songs again?" (laughs) I played the guitar with anger.
Hide : [♪Ever Free] The first melody which is disappearing. Where is this headed? Your freedom, which others call shit, is still sleeping with having their wings folded. Ever free, get out of this night. Can I fly freely when I open my eyes? Ever free, where to? free, ever free ♪
YANA (Zeppet Store) : When he came up with a new idea, he developed it like painting over the idea. Who else can do that?
Hide : [♪Ever Free] Fu Fu ever free in your sight. ♪
caption : Yokosuka, Dobuita Street
Hide : There was a place called Dobuita Street where many US soldiers came. I went there almost everyday. I learned all about alcohol, tobacco, and women over there. Back in the day, all the stores on the street were playing rock music. I got interested and went into the store like this. Even though I was scared, I kept going there. And then, I made friends in there and formed a band.
narrator : Hide's first band "Saver Tiger". He played the guitar in the band and entered the musician's path. On December 13, 1964, hide was born. The Home town is Yokosuka, the real name is Hideto Matsumoto. Hide's brother and the personal manager Hiroshi Matsumoto. He is currently the representative of "Headwax Organization", which is founded by Hide.
Hiroshi : My three year older brother hide, to him, his stuff was his stuff, and my stuff was also his stuff. Even if we buy the same things, he said, "Your thing doesn’t matter if it is broken, but my thing is very precious". He painted his own kit ((I don't know the equivalent word in English. They call this "pla model / plastic model" in Japanese. A kind of toys that can be assembled )) beautifully. And he assembled mine in an instant, and threw it away. I hated him. He was a bad guy. (laugh)
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : His drawing skill was not the level of elementary school students.
Hiroshi : When he wrote, the sentences were amazing. One day, he did my homework instead. And I was called to the teacher and asked, "Matsumoto, what books are you currently reading?"
Hide : In my childhood before I aimed for rock music, I was a fat boy. I don't remember what my fat percentage was. It was when I was in elementary school. I came back from lunch and they let me run because I was fat.
Hiroshi : Hide said, "When I was called to the playground, there were only fat students there. They let us run". He kept telling me that he felt very humiliated at that time.
narrator : The boy, Hide, became interested in guitars.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : My brother played the folk guitar at that time. I also learned the basic scale. I taught it to Hide.
Yoneyama Yuji (classmate) : "This is do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do". We started like that.
Hide : I started dreaming of playing the guitar, recklessly.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : He pretended to play the guitar holding a tennis racket.
Hide : Back then, I belonged to the tennis club even though I was fat. I was pretending to play the guitar by holding a tennis racket. Then suddenly my mother came into my room and I was embarrassed.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : As far as I can remember, Hide said that his grandmother bought him a guitar.
Hide : When I was in 9th grade, I asked my grandmother crying. "Grandma, I want to have Gibson Les Paul" (laugh) Thus, when I was in junior high school, I sang hit songs medley holding an electric guitar.
Higaki Takaya (classmate) : He used to sing anime theme songs. Hide's favorites were "Mazinger Z", "Devilman", and rock version of "Sazae-san". When the song to perform was decided, he laughed and played.
Hiroshi : He found that his guitar sound was different from the sound coming from TV. Then he asked, "Why is this different?"
Hide : I didn't have an effector, so there was no change in the sound. But I believed that the sound would be different if my guitar skills improved.
Hiroshi : I opened the door of his room and saw what he was doing. Hide ripped the back of the guitar off and was applying glue on it. I asked him if the guitar was broken. He replied that the sound didn't change. I said "It looks to be broken. Is it Okay?", then he said "Get out of here".
Hide : One day, it was noisy so I was wearing headphones. I threw the headphones out and left the room, then, I heard some noise from my room. I went back to my room to see if I turned off the recorder, and I found it sounded from the headphones. At that moment, I thought "This is it! Everyone is doing this way, even Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Ace Frehley are doing it this way!" After that, I played the guitar by raising the volume wearing headphones. From then on, I didn't even touch the amplifier, and just broke six or more headphones. (laugh)
narrator : Learning guitar became an opportunity to meet rock music.
Hide : One day in junior high school, my friend let me listen to KISS's music in his house. But I didn't like KISS's makeup. Thus, I borrowed the tape, but I just put it away. One day, I had nothing to do, so I listened to that tape. After listening to it, I was shocked, "What's this?" It was the first time I was hit by a thunderstorm of music. I started thinking that I was born for rock. From then on, my Rock'n'Roll life started.
narrator : Later, Hide left these words.
caption :
“あの時の君から離れなければ, その答えは見つからないと思っていた”
“If you do not get away from you of those time, you will not find the answer”
narrator : You can't find the answer unless you stay away from yourself in the past. It took quite a long time for the idea to change. Time to reach an unimaginable future for an ordinary boy.
Hiroshi : He stared at an audience who didn't focus on the concert. Then he suddenly jumped into the audience and beat him with a guitar. I was shocked to see it.
narrator : He kept replacing members to raise the band's level. Conflict and anguish arose because of the members to be removed.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : I heard he was suffering from members problem.
Hiroshi : While strictly managing the members to be professional, he seemed to be sad every time he changed members. Sometimes he sobbed in the room.
narrator : Then the moment the best members come together came. They were vocalist "Kyo" and drummer "Tetsu".
interviewer : How was Hide?
Kyo (D'ERLANGER / Vocal) : Hide's way of working was...
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER / Drums) : Hide revealed himself in his work.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER) : That's true. He came with raw ideas and completed them with the people in the studio.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : He was improvised.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER) : He didn't like the typical things.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : He bothered us to do this and that. Actually I didn't understand why he had us do that, but after finishing it, I ended up understanding him. He was a follower of intuition.
narrator : The three major garbage bands in Kanto region that influenced Indies scene. Saver Tiger was one of them. Also, X, which greatly influenced Hide's life.
Yoshiki : Hide was biting raw meat at a livehouse. I thought, "Who is that weirdo?" I didn't want to get very close with him.
2) 15:00~30:00
Yoshiki : But he was very cool. He was chewing raw meat and was very sensual. I already knew at that point that he and I would be together.
narrator : One of the three major garbage bands in the Kanto region, DEMENTIA.
Shigeru GEESS Kosugi (the president of HOWLING BULL / ex-DEMENTIA vocal) : He had a very fancy makeup, but his personality was quite humble. But when the performance begins... Hide's aura was awesome. I thought, "This guy is crazy".
narrator : At that time, Hide said :
Shigeru GEESS Kosugi (the president of HOWLING BULL / ex-DEMENTIA vocal) : Hide said, he hated himself. That’s why he created the present Hide. And he said that he was worried about whether he could produce Hide well as he imagined himself or not. He said that Hideto Matsumoto is desperately producing Hide to be more beautiful than anyone. He already knew that way at that time.
caption : “松本秀人がhideをプロデュースする” (Hideto Matsumoto produces Hide)
narrator : Hideto Matsumoto produces Hide. The idea has been reflected in subsequent creative activities. It's the evidence that there was a character of Hide, back then. Hide is well-known as an artist with double-sideness.
caption : “二面性” (double-sideness)
narrator : "Hideto Matsumoto produces Hide". Does that way of thinking lead to the two sides of Hide?
caption:
頭蓋の中 飛び回る
僕に似てる 2匹のムシが
囁けば 逆らえず
僕は飼われてるのか？ (Breeding)
Flying around in the cranium
Are two worms that resemble me
When they whisper, I can’t refuse.
Are they breeding me? (Breeding)
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : The relationship between Hide and Hideto Matsumoto was perfectly that of two sides. He didn’t mix the two together, right? The two couldn’t be one.
Kanno Hideo (photographer) : He had as many shadows as light. He was an expressionist himself, but he might have had frustrations and conflicts about that he could not express.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was a perfectionist but was not perfect. Thus, he seemed to have always aimed for perfection.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was a very delicate person. So I had to keep distance from him to be friends with him. Even if you get acquainted with him, you will not understand the whole world of Hide.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was not a rock star whose personal life was a mess. He took care of very trifling things. But when he drank, he used to become violent.
Kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was spoiled and sincere at the same time. (laughs) He was double-faced inside.
Takahashi Emi (Stylist) : There were two worlds within him. He had a part to enjoy, but sometimes he acted like it was calculated.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver) : “Two-sided” is a word for Hide.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : Hideto, the boy, remains intact. And Hide was born as a new personality. Hideto Matsumoto had “rock star Hide” inside. We shared a lot about music. But I feel like I did not understand Hide in a human way. The more I think about it, the more I feel it.
narrator : Hide’s character was a mask that fascinated people. But this may had been the cause for the conflict of mind at times.
caption : “自分をコントロールしてる奴がいるっていうことは、小学校の頃からずっと感じていた。単純に、裏と表ということじゃなく” (I knew that there was someone who was controlling me from the time I was in elementary school. It’s not simply about the inside and the outside)
narrator : “Saver Tiger”, the starting point of Hide. Their leap with ideal members. However, there was some hindrance on their way.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER / Drums) : Hide’s attitude and mindset seemed to be very irrational to me. Hide was not going to compromise. I said, “I can’t accept it, I’ll quit”. Because if I stayed in the band, there would be only conflicts.
narrator : Hide had confidence in the composition of the members. He didn’t want to lose them. Thus, he made an extreme decision.
caption : January 28, 1987, Disbandment of Saver Tiger
(The red neon sign says “Rokumeikan” which is the traditional and legendary livehouse)
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : Hide said that if I leave the band, he would also leave the band, and become a hairdresser. I said “Never say that”. But I didn’t want to reverse my decision.
Shigeru GEESS Kosugi (the president of HOWLING BULL / ex-DEMENTIA vocal) : When Hide was in Saver Tiger, I asked him to join us but I was rejected. (laughs)
Hiroshi : There was no reason to suddenly stop playing the guitar for a guy who had been enjoying the guitar for so long. I knew he’d cried a lot.
Yoshiki : I received a phone call. Hide said that he disbanded the band and would quit the music. But he showed indications of wanting to be together. I realized that he was still motivated. At that time, our band was rehearsing. So I asked, “Will you come to see us?”. He came and watched the rehearsal. He seemed to have a lot of thoughts. After that, we went for a drink. He said “I’m going to join X”. We were all surprised and very excited to hear that.
narrator : SEXX GEORGE from LADIESROOM who was the road manager of X at that time.
SEXX GEORGE(LADIESROOM) : I really wanted to stop it. It was tremendously hard for me to manage Yoshiki. Then another monster is joining X? (laughs)
caption : February 1987, joining X
Yoshiki : Hide was brilliant. I knew we will have good chemistry. I was convinced of it when Hide came in, even before playing with him. I thought it would be a new beginning.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : Hide called me and said that he joined X. I told him “Good for you”.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER) : I guess the reason why Hide called Tetsu. Hide knew that Tetsu didn’t want him to quit the music. That’s probably why Hide called. Hide said that even if Saver Tiger had disappeared, the members would spread like embers. He told me, “Tetsu, who put a soul in music is about to form a new band. You are going to pursue a splendid rock’n’roll. And I will take the things that I wanted to show in Saver Tiger to X. And then I’ll change X.” He said each seed would become four times stronger if dispersed. It is an intense reminder of my impression.
narrator : X has achieved a higher leap since Hide’s joining. X’s influence has grown in the indie scene more and more.
caption : COLOR
narrator : At that time, Color appeared in the Kansai region. People used to call it, “X in the east and Color in the west”.
Dynamite Tommy (CEO of sun-krad / COLOR vocal) : There was an accident during the live performance. Japan had a custom, so I suggested to have time for self-restraint. But everyone acted as they pleased. “Fans want us to keep performing”... claiming like that. They didn’t listen to me at all. I asked Hide what to do. And then he said, “There is the custom in Japan. Sometimes you have to follow it.” He gave me several CDs and said, “How about you do this kind of music?” Usually people don’t care about other bands like that. But he said so and I was comforted. I thought he really cared about me.
narrator : X came out of the indie scene and debuted in the major scene. It changes the history of Japanese rock scene. In 1992, X was renamed X Japan to advance into the world and moved their base to LA. The images that came out from the inside. The photobook which became the new page of expressionist Hide. “I don’t need a life-size statue of mine. I want to create a photo album that reverses the existing image”
caption : April 1992, released the first photoalbum “Mugongeki”
interviewer : He seems to be possessed by something.
Kanno Hideo (photographer) : That’s true. He’s possessed. He is running. Just pressing a button makes him go into the another mode right away.
Kazuko Tanaka (photographer) : The man in the straitjacket is staring at something as if he wants to say something. Is he begging to save him? Is he wanting to depend on? Hide’s eyes seemed to say that. That face still remains in my memory.
Kanno Hideo (photographer) : In terms of model or subject, he is really the best. He had the power to go beyond the times. He is the person who must be mentioned in the fashion field. Because he transcended the age.
caption :
Chap 1 : サディストの憂鬱 (The Sadist’s Melancholy)
Chap 3 : 儀信仏 (Buddhist)
Chap 4 : 双生 (Twins)
Chap 7 : 自己中心的な静物 (Self-centered still Life)
Chap 8 : 浄化 (Purification)
Chap 9 : 鍵 (Key)
narrator : Hide’s poem on each page of the photobook “Mugongeki”. Was there the will for his solo activity hidden in it?
caption : June 13, 1993, Harajuku
narrator : 3,000 fans gathered. Hide decided to do X Japan activities and solo activities at the same time. The announcement of solo debut.
* on the display board : “Solo Debut Determined”
narrator : He was about to perform “OBLAAT” on the street but it was canceled due to the rainstorm.
interviewer : Please say anything.
Hide : I wanted to perform. Let them know this. (whispering “I wanted to perform”)
Hide : I really wanted to perform. (whispering “I really wanted to perform”)
Hide : There is a flood in the upper space. (whispering “Is there a flood above?”)
Hide : There is a fire in the lower space. (whispering “There is a fire in the lower space”)
Hide : That's it. (whispering “That's it”)
Hide : Let’s stop here.
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver / drums) : He said “I’m scared, I’m scared” in a hoarse voice. He probably seemed nervous.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver / bass) : He was very nervous because it was the first tour for Hide.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver / keyboard) : He was very nervous in order to be perfect.
caption : August 5, 1993, The first single “Eyes Love You” and “50%&50%” were simultaneously released.
caption : January 21, 1994, The third single “Dice” was released.
caption : February 23, 1994, The first album “Hide Your Face” was released.
narrator : The pop style of “Eyes Love You” was completely different from Hide’s music until that time.
caption : EYES LOVE YOU
I.N.A : There was a stereotype like “If Hide released something, it would certainly be this style”. He wanted to break that stereotype.
caption : March 16, 1994, hide FIRST SOLO TOUR ‘94
HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY
~ Come to Hide’s Room ~
narrator : “I have a pop tendency as well. I put such a tendency intentionally into the single A side. I want people, even who don’t know about me to enjoy it”
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] Red eyes in the city of Sodom, I collect beautiful women. ♪
narrator : “It was most difficult to be familiar with my own voice”
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] : Butterflies and moths fastened to needles ♪
I.N.A : I participated in his singing practice. He recorded nearly a thousand times.
Kyo : He was so troubled by recording too many times. I told him that he didn’t have to record so many times. It was the only advice I ever gave him.
Hide : I’m currently singing as a solo. However, when I was an amateur who loved rock music, I really hated vocalists. They all like to meddle in and want to get attentions. I thought that none of vocalists were normal. I thought I was far from vocalists. The way of playing the guitar quietly on one side of the stage was very attractive to me. That’s why I wanted to be a guitarist.
I.N.A : You can see from the album credit. It’s written “Voice” instead of “Vocalist” on the album credit. He seemed to think “I’m not a vocalist yet”. He was still looking for the directions to go forward.
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] The afterimage of Venus, My eyes love you, let’s love, in a room full of fantasies. ♪
* The stylist who appears at around 18:00 was Hide’s girl friend. She was the first person who discovered that Hide died.
3) 30:00~45:00
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] Eyes love you, now the eyes have snatched you. My eyes love you♪
narrator : The music friends whom Hide met. Those who should not be lost.
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] I want to indulge you in it.
Pata (X Japan) : He would not have planned to invite me to his first tour. Ran* suggested him that Pata should join. (laughs) Then I decided to join. I didn’t care much about it though. (laughs)
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver / drums) : The first day we met, we drank and went for another round. We were on our way to another bar. I didn’t know what the problem was, but Hide was smashing a vending machine. I stopped him because he was kicking it with his foot. I asked him if he was upset because it didn't dispense a drink. He said no, so I asked why he was angry. He said nothing Thus, I said “You idiot. Let’s go!” and dragged him. And then, I was talking to someone other than Hide at the bar. Then Hide suddenly stood up to yell, “Am I an idiot?” and hit me. Later, he called me and said he was sorry. He said he couldn’t sleep at all and apologized about his behavior. I said it was okay because it happened while we were drinking and then told him “Let’s drink together again later”. Then he said “Thank you” and hung up the phone. After a while, he told me about his solo album and said “I’ll tour later so I want you to join us”.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver / keyboard) : I was an unknown keyboardist at that time. I was so excited to meet the member of X. Hide was waiting for me with his sunglasses on. I had a heartbeat. I still remember the heartbeat at that time. I felt like I was going to see the count of Monte Cristo. I first met him with such tension and excitement.
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] My eyes love you, trapped in tears.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver / bass) : Hide’s first impression was... I felt like I saw the bareface of Kabuki actress. His skin was very good. Hide liked Hideyuki.** One day, he was seeing Hideyuki on TV. I was playing behind him then. He said he’d wanted to be with me since he saw me on TV. I first met Hide and heard “Yoroshiku”. Just a handshake with him settled everything. Normally, they ask me to play (for audition). But Hide shook hands and said “Yoshoshiku”. (I don't know how to translate it in English. Yoroshiku is a Japanese greeting. It means ”Please be nice to me”... odd if it is directly translated in English. Anyway, it implies that Hide wanted to be with CHIROLYN from the day on)
narrator : The fateful encounter with I.N.A who had been the manipulator of X. Hide moved I.N.A from the backstage to onstage. Hide and I.N.A had a lot in common about music. So all the songs were made by Hide and I.N.A in collaboration. “The musician Hide is produced by Hideto Matsumoto and INA”. Hide’s solo activity was spurred through the collaboration.
I.N.A : He said he wanted to make the best team by gathering people he liked. He invited me to his team. Instead, he wanted me to exert all my talents only for him. There were another condition. He said, if we work together, we have to work on an equal footing. He said I should not admire him in order to to collaborate. We could collaborate because it was under those conditions.
narrator : “I.N.A, Use all your talents only for me”. I.N.A who worked as right arm in Hide’s solo activity. The life of I.N.A has changed drastically by meeting Hide.
caption : I.N.Aの才能を, すべて俺のためだけにそそいでくれ (Use all I.N.A’s talent only for me)
caption : DICE
Hide : [♪DICE] Everything in front of me looks like monsters. The weight of the time and the specter of the past chase me. I'm being swept away and swallowed by rotting and blowing. The pipe of consciousness is cut off in a cross shape. Let the flowers bloom as you think. Before it is torn up and wilted. Someday the bud becomes a flower. I'll tell you who are vomiting the ideal♪
I.N.A : The recording of X was over while we were preparing for a live performance. Hide decided to stay with X and I came back to our rehearsal room. There were only people I saw for the first time. Hide said, “Do something with them until I get back”. So I tried to practice with them.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver) : But we’ve all just met and shook hands. We were not friends. People came into the rehearsal room one by one asking “Is this the studio?” I.N.A was sitting here, me and D.I.E were sitting there. Then I.N.A said, “Chirolyn, play 16 bars by slapping” as if he were a teacher. I thought “What the hell is that guy?”
I.N.A : After that, Hide came back and listened to what we were doing. He was very angry. “What’s this? You’ve done nothing until now.”
PATA : Most members didn’t memorize the songs. (laugh) Of course, I was one of them. (laugh) When I was told “Next song is... ”, then I wore headphones and copied it in secret.
I.N.A : (laughs) “Pata, you didn’t practice at all” (laughs)
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver) : He got drunk and released his stress out. The fight started with “Why is your hair red?”. We seized each other’s collar and caused a disturbance. I think that Hide was a person who was clumsy in human relationships. After fighting, I felt more comfortable with him. Maybe because I felt in my heart that I wanted to forgive him. So... (thinking) (with his arms folded) On second thought, I feel as if I was deceived by him.
JOE : When we were rehearsing for the first time together, Hide said, “I’m sorry that I like rehearsals”.
PATA : He was worried when we were rehearsing. I asked him “Do we have to do so much rehearsal?”.
KYO (D'ERLANGER) : At that time, Tetsu asked me, “Have you heard Hide’s solo songs?”. I answered “Not yet”, and he said “The songs are very Hide”.
Hide : [♪DICE] When I stretch out my hand, it drifts away. A reward of vanity, wasted and released libido. The meaning of existence at the end of long suffering. Me, in the mirror crying to let him know. Let me water the dried flower of yours, if the flower doesn’t end. Will the flower bloom or rot? Dice with only two results. Let the flower bloom as you think, before it is torn up and wilted. Someday the bud becomes a flower. I'll tell you who is spitting yesterday. Once and for all dice away(x3), dice away ♪
narrator : HIDE as a member of X Japan, and hide as a solo singer.
I.N.A : X members decided they would do solo activities, and then the recording company said, “If you do, your albums will sell well”. Hide was offended by that words. “Mine sells well? No matter what I do? What does it mean? That’s not music. I don’t want to do those things.” He had such a conflict.
caption : DOUBT
HIDE : [♪DOUBT] Unfold the trick in your hand. Seeds in oil which smell bad enough to be expressed. If it sprouts, it will be your wonderful dinner. The remaining food is scattered and rolling here and there. Take me trash! ♪
narrator : At that time, hide became aware of himself who had got caught up in commercialism. ‘What am I doing?’. “DOUBT” was born in anger of himself. Hide swore to keep singing “DOUBT” so that he would not forget his mind of that moment.
HIDE : Hey gentlemen! Is the water there so sweet? Gentleman, try some musty diamonds. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Flesh are cut and bones are broken. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Tuning of rabies singer. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Flesh are cut and bones are broken. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Don’t you realize that you are surrounded by enemies?
caption : TELL ME
I.N.A : During the live performance, he realized that he was singing and talking to himself in childhood. I felt it during the live performance. This guy has been wanting to do something like this.
Hide : [♪TELL ME] Even though I am exposed to the shiny wind, I’m gazing at me that can not be melt. Not even showing the way I walk, the outline becomes clear. The body dancing in illusion is the pantomime, which is the opposite of my mind. The reason to fill up wounds with something is only for me to be myself. Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. Even with voiceless words. Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. Your voice has not arrived yet. Even though I look for distorted love, it is answerless and meaningless, I’m just greedy. My own voice is being swept away. I can’t hear it until it becomes ashes. Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. Who is covering my eyes? Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. My eyes are looking at you. ♪
narrator : “I’ve never sang a song about the society. I’ve been singing songs only about my personal story. The theme of this album is ‘initial impulse’. The first listener was myself in childhood. So it’s a very private album.”
caption : “あの時の君から離れなければ, その答えは見つからないと思っていた” (If you do not get away from you of those days, you will not find the answer)
narrator : Hide, who has thought that he would not find answers unless he gets away from his childhood. At the age of 29, however, he wrote to himself in childhood :
caption :
<時空を越えてもう一人の自分に>
前略 少年 松本秀人様
実はアルバムを作ったんだ。テーマは初期衝動。
でもね、出来上がって思ったんだ。
もしかしたらこのアルバムは
君に聴いてもらいたくて作ったんじゃないかって。
君がガラっと変わった瞬間のこと覚えてるかい?
そう、君が初めてあいつらに、
ロックに出逢ったときのことだよ。
僕は今でもあのとき君が感じたワクワクと
今僕が感じているワクワクとは同じだと思ってるんだ。
このアルバムはそれを確認するために
作ったような気がするんだよ。
僕はどうしても知りたいんだ。
なぜ僕たちがあんなにワクワクしたのかを。
君と別れてからこの十何年間
僕はその答えを探す旅をしていた
といっても過言ではないな。
これまでは君から離れなければ
その答えは見つからないと思っていたんだけど
今ではその答えは君と一緒に過ごした
あの頃にしかないような気がするんだ。
だから今回の旅は君と離れていた十何年間を遡る旅だったんだ。
そんな旅の中で見つけたワクワクを
もし君が同じだと言ってくれたとしたら
まだまだ終わりそうにないこの旅を
これからも続けられそうな気がするんだ。
- hide
<To Another Myself, Beyond the Space and Time>
To. the boy, Hideto Matsumoto
Actually I made an album. The theme is “Initial Impulse”.
I think I made it well.
Probably, this album was created for you.
Do you remember the moment you suddenly changed?
Yeah, I’m talking about the moment when you first met rock music.
I think that you felt in those days and that I feel today is the same.
This album was made to confirm it.
I really wonder.
Why were we so excited?
It’s no exaggeration to say that I have been traveling over a decade to find the answer since I broke up with you.
If I break up with you like this again,
I don’t think I can find the answer.
In hindsight, the answer seems to have existed only at the moment when I was with you.
4) 45:00~1:00:00
So I’m going backwards for decades when I was being separated from you.
If you tell me that you have the same feeling I found on this journey,
I think I’ll be able to keep going on this journey that I can’t see the end yet.
- hide
narrator : One of the staff said : “When the live performance was over, I was often called to the rooftop of the hotel by hide. On the rooftop, hide used to look at the distant landscape without any special words. His breathing back was impressive”.
Hide : Thank you. Thank you for staff’s efforts. Thank gods of rock! (waving arms) Good bye!
caption : 酒 sake (alcohol)
Hide : Once I start drinking, I drink a lot.
Hide : No more!
PATA : When I first met him, he just drank beer at best.
HIDE : I blacked out when I’ve drunk the most. Maybe I drank two bottles of sake.
HIDE : Finally!
kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver) : He threw a cigarette lighter into a driving taxi. Boom! So the taxi stopped making a noise. We shouted “No, no, no, no, no, no!” (laugh)
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver) : He got drunk again in Sapporo. He was hitting the door of the hotel room making a noise.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : That was my room. (laugh)
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver) : I barely avoided the signboard that Hide was wielding. (laugh)
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : I didn’t go out of the room because Hide seemed to be completely drunk. I looked out through the door view and he was rioting. He suddenly picked up a fire extinguisher and hit the door of my room. bang! bang! I was really scared. Eventually the hinge was broken. So I blocked the door from the inside. After a while, he went back to his room. This is what I heard later, but they said that Hide threw many things at the window. (laughs)
I.N.A : Later, Pata told me. If that happens again, I don’t need to hesitate to open the door. Hide will just look around the room and will go back. (laugh)
KYO (D'ERLANGER) : I said “If you are going to go on the rampage here, go back”. Then he didn’t go on the rampage. He never acted violently when he was with me.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : I saw his rampage a lot.
KYO (D'ERLANGER) : (laugh)
I.N.A : He used to apologize the next day. He asked me to forgive him, even though he didn’t recall what had happened. (laugh)
SEXX GEORGE (LADIESROOM) : In hindsight, he was gentle for the degree he was drunk. He seemed to go on the rampage under the calculation. Even if he got drunk and rages, he kept being nervous.
caption : 兄弟(brother) “bond between them”
narrator : HIDE hid both his hard work and his weak side.
Kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver) : He didn’t reveal his true feelings(本音)... hmm... How should I say it?
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver) : He seemed to have tacitly told me not to get any closer.
narrator : A counterpart who doesn’t reveal his true feelings(本音). And his brother Hiroshi Matsumoto who became a manager of Hide without knowing anything.
Hiroshi : At first, I was so nervous that I couldn’t sleep well. He said “You should tell me everything”. Sometimes I was hit the back of my head with hard shoe by him while I was driving. About six times. The reason was that I greet in a small voice. The greeting like “Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!”. He said “This industry is stricter than it looks. Do it properly!”
Kadono Hasashi (RED SHOES/Rally owner) : Hide’s attitude toward Hiroshi was sometimes too severe.
Enatu Yojo (Security) (* He was in charge of protecting Hide) : Hide didn’t want people would think that he gave Hiroshi preferential treatment because Hiroshi was his brother.
D.I.E : He wouldn’t have been able to treat Hiroshi, who had no knowledge of the music industry, more than just as an errand boy. He seemed to draw Hiroshi into the music industry little by little.
Enatu Yojo (Security) : I think that Hide, in some ways, felt his younger brother was really close to him.
narrator : While he was supposed to live as hide, Hiroshi would be the only place where he could stay as Matsumoto Hideto. The counterpart whom hide could reveal his bare face. "I hope that my brother will grow up to be my colleague. For the future looked ahead."
caption : その先に見据えた未来 (The future looked ahead)
caption : LEMONeD
narrator : Hide’s activities became more various. The label established by Hide, LEMONeD. “I’m not a producer, but a collector. If you have something fun, bring it with you. I want to make a label like a toy box containing everything."
caption : 怖い + カワイイ = コワいい (kowai + kawaii = kowaii)
The combination of “kowai(怖い:scary)” and “kawaii(可愛い:cute)”, the new word “kowaii” became its concept. While designing the stuffs for LEMONeD, he developed clothing business and opened design shops and beauty shops.
Takahashi Emi (stylist) : He said he was going to seek a new office and told me to go with him. Hide said, “We can do whatever here because it’s a shopping mall”. And he asked me “Emi Chan, Would you like to do something here?” (laugh) I replied, “Shall we sell juice here? Because the name of the shop is LEMONeD”. I jokingly said to him, but he told me “Yes, go ahead”.
Miyagi Hiroshi (Hair & Make Up Artist) : I told him that I wanted to run a beauty salon and he allowed me to do it. When I opened the shop, the number of customers didn’t increase. Hide said, “Be more active”. So I answered, “Yes, Sir”
caption : On August 26, 1997, hide presents MIX LEMONeD JELLY
narrator : And the club event hosted by LEMONeD was held. The days when the internet was not yet available. They decided to broadcast the event of four places simultaneously via the internet. The event that surpassed the era. It may look common nowadays, but it was a revolutionary idea for those days. The plan originated with Hide. LEMONeD established by HIDE. A meeting with a band was the occasion for the establishment of this label. One of the bands whose life has changed drastically due to the encounter with HIDE, ZEPPET STORE. They had been releasing their self-produced CDs before the debut in the major scene. Hide accidentally heard the CDs. “I realized the mission given to me besides music”.
Hide : I felt as if the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle was put in place. I thought it’s a kind of opportunity or encounter to hear the songs that convey the feeling of composer.
ZEPPET STORE : [♪ GOOD BYE] Please songs tell me true, your melody, no matter where I am ♪
narrator : The road to major debut. Hide was different from other companies that only talked about business. He said that we had a future because our music was awesome.
ZEPPET STORE : [♪ GOOD BYE] I'll walk softly♪
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : Once Hide has fought his staff because of us. He heard from the staff that Zeppet Store was not commercially viable. “If you don’t know how to sell, try to like them. Listen to their music until you really like theirs.” Hide exploded with fury and hit the wall to make a hole.
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drums) : He told the staff “You’re fired”. I was looking at them vacantly.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : He looked so disappointed. He was angry but somehow looked disappointed. We were happy to see him like that though.
narrator : Hide made Zeppet Store debut and decided to tour the US at the same time.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : Probably that’s what he wanted to do. Looking back, he wanted it himself for sure. Because Hide let us tour with his own money.
caption : May 1996
host : (in English) Ladies and gentlemen, Zeppet Store! (applause)
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : He would have been very proud to see Zeppet Store appealed to American audience. “Hey, Did you see? How are they?” to American audience. “Japanese are really awesome, aren’t they?” He seemed to want to appeal those things. So he kept talking about such things.
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : He suddenly ran out, climbed into the car and knocked as if he were shouting “Go get'em!”
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : He ran out shouting and said, “Kimura, I have night blindness so I can’t see ahead well”.
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : Hide jumped off the car and asked “Have you lost anything?” Because Seiji got drunk as well, he replied “No” in a drunken voice.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : “Yeahhhh!” When we stopped the car with excitement, the staff’s car crashed into ours. Boom!
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : Not the staff of Hide’s company but the owner of a sushi restaurant came.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : The owner of the sushi restaurant said “Hey! Hide, what are you doing?” Hide got off the car, saying “I’m sorry”. We decided to stop the frenzy and go back gently. On our way back, Zeppet Store’s song came on the radio.
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Quote : Video clip they took – 1996
(In the car, Zeppet Store music is coming on the radio)
? from Zeppet Store : Nailed it!
? from Zeppet Store : Ah! Hide is rushing over.
? from Zeppet Store : Hide came. Here is the key.
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Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : Hide rushed into us and climbed onto the car we were on.
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Quote : Video clip they took – 1996
Hide : The Zeppet Store song is coming on the radio! (applause)
? from Zeppet Store : YEAHHHH!!!!!
Hide : It’s mind-blowing!
? from Zeppet Store : This is it!
Hide : Good! Let’s go! I’ll drive.
? from Zeppet Store : No, tt's dangerous.
Hide : Let’s die like this!
? from Zeppet Store : No, no! (laugh)
? from Zeppet Store : We have to perform tomorrow morning. (laugh)
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YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : I think Hide was incredibly touched at that moment. He shed tears of joy and kept cheering us on. Who else would be such a person?
narrator : Hide has produced a number of bands besides Zeppet Store.
J (LUNA SEA) : He discovered us while creating the music he wanted to do. “Do you want to release an album?” It was also Hide who introduced us to Yoshiki. He was a senpai, an older brother, and parents to us.
caption : “shame” (It’s the name of a band)
narrator : There were kouhais who have been discovered by hide but could not meet him.
caption : “defspiral” (also the name of a band) “At that time, they were discovered by Hide while they were active in the name of TRANSTIC NERVE”.
● I divided the translation text into 15 minutes unit to make it easy for you to match video and translation text.
● The narrator frequently recites the line from the standpoint of hide, Hiroshi, I.N.A etc. So don’t be confused.
● Please excuse my grammatically wrong English sentences. I am helpless in that matter. However, if there are any mistranslations in the person's names, place names, year, etc., feel free to tell me. I will gladly edit.
1) 0:00~15:00
Yoshiki (X Japan) : I can't call it 'memory' yet. It's still going on. I would feel like this until all the members die. I think the story of Hide and X will continue as a 'progressive form'.
caption : 進んで行く道標は最初と同じ風のままに (The guidepost which goes forward remains the same as the first)
Hide : Let me talk about next year's schedule. I'll show you a little "Rocket Dive" which I'm still working on. Here you are. This song is going to be released next year. I just finished a meeting with the staff about what to do next year. I can't tell you anymore, but I think I'll be busy next year. I have full schedules from January to December. Next year, I'll release a single that I'm making now. As I said in the magazine interview, I formed another new band based in LA. I'll also release the band's album and perform live concerts. And after the third solo album with this song "Rocket Dive" comes out next spring, it will be early summer. What will be the schedule from early summer to the end of the year? I'm going on a six-month tour. So make money by working part-time. (laugh)
narrator : On December 10, 2014, the album "Co Gal" released in 16 years. Hide is still running. Where does such a fascinating charm come from?
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver / manipulator) : He's the one who changed my life. A lot of things have changed since I met him. The meeting itself seems to be destiny. What did he mean to me?
caption : December 13, 2014. hide Birthday Party 2014 ~ 50th Anniversary~
narrator : Hide's 50th anniversary. Hide's colleagues gathered for his birthday event.
caption : Kawasaki, ClUB CITTA
Hide : [♪ Ever Free] I asked someone, "I lost heart to fall in love". Then the answer with a sigh came back. "How much does it cost to buy love?" I asked the kid, "I've lost the season of dreaming". And then you laughed and said. "Is a dream something to eat?" Looking at the falling sun...♪
narrator : At the same time, it was broadcast in Haneda and Osaka.
caption : Haneda, TIAT SKY HALL
Osaka Sinsaibasi SUNHALL
Hide : [♪ Ever Free] The first melody which is disappearing. Where did I get lost? Your dreams, which others call shit, are shaking in my heart.
Juichi Morishige (Jiggy) : I think he is the one who pioneered the way.
J (Luna Sea) : Hide is someone who discovered our music.
Seiji Kimura (Zeppet Store) : He completely changed my life.
Hide : [♪ Ever Free] Ever Free, Where to Free ♪
Ken Ayugai (MC) : He taught me that there is more than one solution.
Kazuko Tanaka (photographer) : He had a strong sense of justice.
Hyogo Huji (Fernandes Adviser) : He was responsible for his role, and made a good environment for the people around him.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER / Vocal) : He was like a carnivore on stage.
Joe (hide with Spread Beaver) : I thought, "That is Hide".
SEXX GEORGE (LADIESROOM) : I thought, "Another monster came into X".
CUTT : He kept changing but he did not change.
Kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver / guitar) : He was incredibly deliberate.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver) : No matter how much time passes, the mystery will not be solved. No one can solve the mystery of Hide. He has known it himself.
PATA (X Japan) : I told him, "Why should I play your songs again?" (laughs) I played the guitar with anger.
Hide : [♪Ever Free] The first melody which is disappearing. Where is this headed? Your freedom, which others call shit, is still sleeping with having their wings folded. Ever free, get out of this night. Can I fly freely when I open my eyes? Ever free, where to? free, ever free ♪
YANA (Zeppet Store) : When he came up with a new idea, he developed it like painting over the idea. Who else can do that?
Hide : [♪Ever Free] Fu Fu ever free in your sight. ♪
caption : Yokosuka, Dobuita Street
Hide : There was a place called Dobuita Street where many US soldiers came. I went there almost everyday. I learned all about alcohol, tobacco, and women over there. Back in the day, all the stores on the street were playing rock music. I got interested and went into the store like this. Even though I was scared, I kept going there. And then, I made friends in there and formed a band.
narrator : Hide's first band "Saver Tiger". He played the guitar in the band and entered the musician's path. On December 13, 1964, hide was born. The Home town is Yokosuka, the real name is Hideto Matsumoto. Hide's brother and the personal manager Hiroshi Matsumoto. He is currently the representative of "Headwax Organization", which is founded by Hide.
Hiroshi : My three year older brother hide, to him, his stuff was his stuff, and my stuff was also his stuff. Even if we buy the same things, he said, "Your thing doesn’t matter if it is broken, but my thing is very precious". He painted his own kit ((I don't know the equivalent word in English. They call this "pla model / plastic model" in Japanese. A kind of toys that can be assembled )) beautifully. And he assembled mine in an instant, and threw it away. I hated him. He was a bad guy. (laugh)
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : His drawing skill was not the level of elementary school students.
Hiroshi : When he wrote, the sentences were amazing. One day, he did my homework instead. And I was called to the teacher and asked, "Matsumoto, what books are you currently reading?"
Hide : In my childhood before I aimed for rock music, I was a fat boy. I don't remember what my fat percentage was. It was when I was in elementary school. I came back from lunch and they let me run because I was fat.
Hiroshi : Hide said, "When I was called to the playground, there were only fat students there. They let us run". He kept telling me that he felt very humiliated at that time.
narrator : The boy, Hide, became interested in guitars.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : My brother played the folk guitar at that time. I also learned the basic scale. I taught it to Hide.
Yoneyama Yuji (classmate) : "This is do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do". We started like that.
Hide : I started dreaming of playing the guitar, recklessly.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : He pretended to play the guitar holding a tennis racket.
Hide : Back then, I belonged to the tennis club even though I was fat. I was pretending to play the guitar by holding a tennis racket. Then suddenly my mother came into my room and I was embarrassed.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : As far as I can remember, Hide said that his grandmother bought him a guitar.
Hide : When I was in 9th grade, I asked my grandmother crying. "Grandma, I want to have Gibson Les Paul" (laugh) Thus, when I was in junior high school, I sang hit songs medley holding an electric guitar.
Higaki Takaya (classmate) : He used to sing anime theme songs. Hide's favorites were "Mazinger Z", "Devilman", and rock version of "Sazae-san". When the song to perform was decided, he laughed and played.
Hiroshi : He found that his guitar sound was different from the sound coming from TV. Then he asked, "Why is this different?"
Hide : I didn't have an effector, so there was no change in the sound. But I believed that the sound would be different if my guitar skills improved.
Hiroshi : I opened the door of his room and saw what he was doing. Hide ripped the back of the guitar off and was applying glue on it. I asked him if the guitar was broken. He replied that the sound didn't change. I said "It looks to be broken. Is it Okay?", then he said "Get out of here".
Hide : One day, it was noisy so I was wearing headphones. I threw the headphones out and left the room, then, I heard some noise from my room. I went back to my room to see if I turned off the recorder, and I found it sounded from the headphones. At that moment, I thought "This is it! Everyone is doing this way, even Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore and Ace Frehley are doing it this way!" After that, I played the guitar by raising the volume wearing headphones. From then on, I didn't even touch the amplifier, and just broke six or more headphones. (laugh)
narrator : Learning guitar became an opportunity to meet rock music.
Hide : One day in junior high school, my friend let me listen to KISS's music in his house. But I didn't like KISS's makeup. Thus, I borrowed the tape, but I just put it away. One day, I had nothing to do, so I listened to that tape. After listening to it, I was shocked, "What's this?" It was the first time I was hit by a thunderstorm of music. I started thinking that I was born for rock. From then on, my Rock'n'Roll life started.
narrator : Later, Hide left these words.
caption :
“あの時の君から離れなければ, その答えは見つからないと思っていた”
“If you do not get away from you of those time, you will not find the answer”
narrator : You can't find the answer unless you stay away from yourself in the past. It took quite a long time for the idea to change. Time to reach an unimaginable future for an ordinary boy.
Hiroshi : He stared at an audience who didn't focus on the concert. Then he suddenly jumped into the audience and beat him with a guitar. I was shocked to see it.
narrator : He kept replacing members to raise the band's level. Conflict and anguish arose because of the members to be removed.
Yamada Hiroyasu (classmate) : I heard he was suffering from members problem.
Hiroshi : While strictly managing the members to be professional, he seemed to be sad every time he changed members. Sometimes he sobbed in the room.
narrator : Then the moment the best members come together came. They were vocalist "Kyo" and drummer "Tetsu".
interviewer : How was Hide?
Kyo (D'ERLANGER / Vocal) : Hide's way of working was...
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER / Drums) : Hide revealed himself in his work.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER) : That's true. He came with raw ideas and completed them with the people in the studio.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : He was improvised.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER) : He didn't like the typical things.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : He bothered us to do this and that. Actually I didn't understand why he had us do that, but after finishing it, I ended up understanding him. He was a follower of intuition.
narrator : The three major garbage bands in Kanto region that influenced Indies scene. Saver Tiger was one of them. Also, X, which greatly influenced Hide's life.
Yoshiki : Hide was biting raw meat at a livehouse. I thought, "Who is that weirdo?" I didn't want to get very close with him.
2) 15:00~30:00
Yoshiki : But he was very cool. He was chewing raw meat and was very sensual. I already knew at that point that he and I would be together.
narrator : One of the three major garbage bands in the Kanto region, DEMENTIA.
Shigeru GEESS Kosugi (the president of HOWLING BULL / ex-DEMENTIA vocal) : He had a very fancy makeup, but his personality was quite humble. But when the performance begins... Hide's aura was awesome. I thought, "This guy is crazy".
narrator : At that time, Hide said :
Shigeru GEESS Kosugi (the president of HOWLING BULL / ex-DEMENTIA vocal) : Hide said, he hated himself. That’s why he created the present Hide. And he said that he was worried about whether he could produce Hide well as he imagined himself or not. He said that Hideto Matsumoto is desperately producing Hide to be more beautiful than anyone. He already knew that way at that time.
caption : “松本秀人がhideをプロデュースする” (Hideto Matsumoto produces Hide)
narrator : Hideto Matsumoto produces Hide. The idea has been reflected in subsequent creative activities. It's the evidence that there was a character of Hide, back then. Hide is well-known as an artist with double-sideness.
caption : “二面性” (double-sideness)
narrator : "Hideto Matsumoto produces Hide". Does that way of thinking lead to the two sides of Hide?
caption:
頭蓋の中 飛び回る
僕に似てる 2匹のムシが
囁けば 逆らえず
僕は飼われてるのか？ (Breeding)
Flying around in the cranium
Are two worms that resemble me
When they whisper, I can’t refuse.
Are they breeding me? (Breeding)
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : The relationship between Hide and Hideto Matsumoto was perfectly that of two sides. He didn’t mix the two together, right? The two couldn’t be one.
Kanno Hideo (photographer) : He had as many shadows as light. He was an expressionist himself, but he might have had frustrations and conflicts about that he could not express.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was a perfectionist but was not perfect. Thus, he seemed to have always aimed for perfection.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was a very delicate person. So I had to keep distance from him to be friends with him. Even if you get acquainted with him, you will not understand the whole world of Hide.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was not a rock star whose personal life was a mess. He took care of very trifling things. But when he drank, he used to become violent.
Kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver) : He was spoiled and sincere at the same time. (laughs) He was double-faced inside.
Takahashi Emi (Stylist) : There were two worlds within him. He had a part to enjoy, but sometimes he acted like it was calculated.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver) : “Two-sided” is a word for Hide.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : Hideto, the boy, remains intact. And Hide was born as a new personality. Hideto Matsumoto had “rock star Hide” inside. We shared a lot about music. But I feel like I did not understand Hide in a human way. The more I think about it, the more I feel it.
narrator : Hide’s character was a mask that fascinated people. But this may had been the cause for the conflict of mind at times.
caption : “自分をコントロールしてる奴がいるっていうことは、小学校の頃からずっと感じていた。単純に、裏と表ということじゃなく” (I knew that there was someone who was controlling me from the time I was in elementary school. It’s not simply about the inside and the outside)
narrator : “Saver Tiger”, the starting point of Hide. Their leap with ideal members. However, there was some hindrance on their way.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER / Drums) : Hide’s attitude and mindset seemed to be very irrational to me. Hide was not going to compromise. I said, “I can’t accept it, I’ll quit”. Because if I stayed in the band, there would be only conflicts.
narrator : Hide had confidence in the composition of the members. He didn’t want to lose them. Thus, he made an extreme decision.
caption : January 28, 1987, Disbandment of Saver Tiger
(The red neon sign says “Rokumeikan” which is the traditional and legendary livehouse)
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : Hide said that if I leave the band, he would also leave the band, and become a hairdresser. I said “Never say that”. But I didn’t want to reverse my decision.
Shigeru GEESS Kosugi (the president of HOWLING BULL / ex-DEMENTIA vocal) : When Hide was in Saver Tiger, I asked him to join us but I was rejected. (laughs)
Hiroshi : There was no reason to suddenly stop playing the guitar for a guy who had been enjoying the guitar for so long. I knew he’d cried a lot.
Yoshiki : I received a phone call. Hide said that he disbanded the band and would quit the music. But he showed indications of wanting to be together. I realized that he was still motivated. At that time, our band was rehearsing. So I asked, “Will you come to see us?”. He came and watched the rehearsal. He seemed to have a lot of thoughts. After that, we went for a drink. He said “I’m going to join X”. We were all surprised and very excited to hear that.
narrator : SEXX GEORGE from LADIESROOM who was the road manager of X at that time.
SEXX GEORGE(LADIESROOM) : I really wanted to stop it. It was tremendously hard for me to manage Yoshiki. Then another monster is joining X? (laughs)
caption : February 1987, joining X
Yoshiki : Hide was brilliant. I knew we will have good chemistry. I was convinced of it when Hide came in, even before playing with him. I thought it would be a new beginning.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : Hide called me and said that he joined X. I told him “Good for you”.
Kyo (D'ERLANGER) : I guess the reason why Hide called Tetsu. Hide knew that Tetsu didn’t want him to quit the music. That’s probably why Hide called. Hide said that even if Saver Tiger had disappeared, the members would spread like embers. He told me, “Tetsu, who put a soul in music is about to form a new band. You are going to pursue a splendid rock’n’roll. And I will take the things that I wanted to show in Saver Tiger to X. And then I’ll change X.” He said each seed would become four times stronger if dispersed. It is an intense reminder of my impression.
narrator : X has achieved a higher leap since Hide’s joining. X’s influence has grown in the indie scene more and more.
caption : COLOR
narrator : At that time, Color appeared in the Kansai region. People used to call it, “X in the east and Color in the west”.
Dynamite Tommy (CEO of sun-krad / COLOR vocal) : There was an accident during the live performance. Japan had a custom, so I suggested to have time for self-restraint. But everyone acted as they pleased. “Fans want us to keep performing”... claiming like that. They didn’t listen to me at all. I asked Hide what to do. And then he said, “There is the custom in Japan. Sometimes you have to follow it.” He gave me several CDs and said, “How about you do this kind of music?” Usually people don’t care about other bands like that. But he said so and I was comforted. I thought he really cared about me.
narrator : X came out of the indie scene and debuted in the major scene. It changes the history of Japanese rock scene. In 1992, X was renamed X Japan to advance into the world and moved their base to LA. The images that came out from the inside. The photobook which became the new page of expressionist Hide. “I don’t need a life-size statue of mine. I want to create a photo album that reverses the existing image”
caption : April 1992, released the first photoalbum “Mugongeki”
interviewer : He seems to be possessed by something.
Kanno Hideo (photographer) : That’s true. He’s possessed. He is running. Just pressing a button makes him go into the another mode right away.
Kazuko Tanaka (photographer) : The man in the straitjacket is staring at something as if he wants to say something. Is he begging to save him? Is he wanting to depend on? Hide’s eyes seemed to say that. That face still remains in my memory.
Kanno Hideo (photographer) : In terms of model or subject, he is really the best. He had the power to go beyond the times. He is the person who must be mentioned in the fashion field. Because he transcended the age.
caption :
Chap 1 : サディストの憂鬱 (The Sadist’s Melancholy)
Chap 3 : 儀信仏 (Buddhist)
Chap 4 : 双生 (Twins)
Chap 7 : 自己中心的な静物 (Self-centered still Life)
Chap 8 : 浄化 (Purification)
Chap 9 : 鍵 (Key)
narrator : Hide’s poem on each page of the photobook “Mugongeki”. Was there the will for his solo activity hidden in it?
caption : June 13, 1993, Harajuku
narrator : 3,000 fans gathered. Hide decided to do X Japan activities and solo activities at the same time. The announcement of solo debut.
* on the display board : “Solo Debut Determined”
narrator : He was about to perform “OBLAAT” on the street but it was canceled due to the rainstorm.
interviewer : Please say anything.
Hide : I wanted to perform. Let them know this. (whispering “I wanted to perform”)
Hide : I really wanted to perform. (whispering “I really wanted to perform”)
Hide : There is a flood in the upper space. (whispering “Is there a flood above?”)
Hide : There is a fire in the lower space. (whispering “There is a fire in the lower space”)
Hide : That's it. (whispering “That's it”)
Hide : Let’s stop here.
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver / drums) : He said “I’m scared, I’m scared” in a hoarse voice. He probably seemed nervous.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver / bass) : He was very nervous because it was the first tour for Hide.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver / keyboard) : He was very nervous in order to be perfect.
caption : August 5, 1993, The first single “Eyes Love You” and “50%&50%” were simultaneously released.
caption : January 21, 1994, The third single “Dice” was released.
caption : February 23, 1994, The first album “Hide Your Face” was released.
narrator : The pop style of “Eyes Love You” was completely different from Hide’s music until that time.
caption : EYES LOVE YOU
I.N.A : There was a stereotype like “If Hide released something, it would certainly be this style”. He wanted to break that stereotype.
caption : March 16, 1994, hide FIRST SOLO TOUR ‘94
HIDE OUR PSYCHOMMUNITY
~ Come to Hide’s Room ~
narrator : “I have a pop tendency as well. I put such a tendency intentionally into the single A side. I want people, even who don’t know about me to enjoy it”
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] Red eyes in the city of Sodom, I collect beautiful women. ♪
narrator : “It was most difficult to be familiar with my own voice”
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] : Butterflies and moths fastened to needles ♪
I.N.A : I participated in his singing practice. He recorded nearly a thousand times.
Kyo : He was so troubled by recording too many times. I told him that he didn’t have to record so many times. It was the only advice I ever gave him.
Hide : I’m currently singing as a solo. However, when I was an amateur who loved rock music, I really hated vocalists. They all like to meddle in and want to get attentions. I thought that none of vocalists were normal. I thought I was far from vocalists. The way of playing the guitar quietly on one side of the stage was very attractive to me. That’s why I wanted to be a guitarist.
I.N.A : You can see from the album credit. It’s written “Voice” instead of “Vocalist” on the album credit. He seemed to think “I’m not a vocalist yet”. He was still looking for the directions to go forward.
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] The afterimage of Venus, My eyes love you, let’s love, in a room full of fantasies. ♪
* The stylist who appears at around 18:00 was Hide’s girl friend. She was the first person who discovered that Hide died.
3) 30:00~45:00
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] Eyes love you, now the eyes have snatched you. My eyes love you♪
narrator : The music friends whom Hide met. Those who should not be lost.
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] I want to indulge you in it.
Pata (X Japan) : He would not have planned to invite me to his first tour. Ran* suggested him that Pata should join. (laughs) Then I decided to join. I didn’t care much about it though. (laughs)
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver / drums) : The first day we met, we drank and went for another round. We were on our way to another bar. I didn’t know what the problem was, but Hide was smashing a vending machine. I stopped him because he was kicking it with his foot. I asked him if he was upset because it didn't dispense a drink. He said no, so I asked why he was angry. He said nothing Thus, I said “You idiot. Let’s go!” and dragged him. And then, I was talking to someone other than Hide at the bar. Then Hide suddenly stood up to yell, “Am I an idiot?” and hit me. Later, he called me and said he was sorry. He said he couldn’t sleep at all and apologized about his behavior. I said it was okay because it happened while we were drinking and then told him “Let’s drink together again later”. Then he said “Thank you” and hung up the phone. After a while, he told me about his solo album and said “I’ll tour later so I want you to join us”.
D.I.E (hide with Spread Beaver / keyboard) : I was an unknown keyboardist at that time. I was so excited to meet the member of X. Hide was waiting for me with his sunglasses on. I had a heartbeat. I still remember the heartbeat at that time. I felt like I was going to see the count of Monte Cristo. I first met him with such tension and excitement.
Hide : [♪Eyes Love You] My eyes love you, trapped in tears.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver / bass) : Hide’s first impression was... I felt like I saw the bareface of Kabuki actress. His skin was very good. Hide liked Hideyuki.** One day, he was seeing Hideyuki on TV. I was playing behind him then. He said he’d wanted to be with me since he saw me on TV. I first met Hide and heard “Yoroshiku”. Just a handshake with him settled everything. Normally, they ask me to play (for audition). But Hide shook hands and said “Yoshoshiku”. (I don't know how to translate it in English. Yoroshiku is a Japanese greeting. It means ”Please be nice to me”... odd if it is directly translated in English. Anyway, it implies that Hide wanted to be with CHIROLYN from the day on)
narrator : The fateful encounter with I.N.A who had been the manipulator of X. Hide moved I.N.A from the backstage to onstage. Hide and I.N.A had a lot in common about music. So all the songs were made by Hide and I.N.A in collaboration. “The musician Hide is produced by Hideto Matsumoto and INA”. Hide’s solo activity was spurred through the collaboration.
I.N.A : He said he wanted to make the best team by gathering people he liked. He invited me to his team. Instead, he wanted me to exert all my talents only for him. There were another condition. He said, if we work together, we have to work on an equal footing. He said I should not admire him in order to to collaborate. We could collaborate because it was under those conditions.
narrator : “I.N.A, Use all your talents only for me”. I.N.A who worked as right arm in Hide’s solo activity. The life of I.N.A has changed drastically by meeting Hide.
caption : I.N.Aの才能を, すべて俺のためだけにそそいでくれ (Use all I.N.A’s talent only for me)
caption : DICE
Hide : [♪DICE] Everything in front of me looks like monsters. The weight of the time and the specter of the past chase me. I'm being swept away and swallowed by rotting and blowing. The pipe of consciousness is cut off in a cross shape. Let the flowers bloom as you think. Before it is torn up and wilted. Someday the bud becomes a flower. I'll tell you who are vomiting the ideal♪
I.N.A : The recording of X was over while we were preparing for a live performance. Hide decided to stay with X and I came back to our rehearsal room. There were only people I saw for the first time. Hide said, “Do something with them until I get back”. So I tried to practice with them.
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver) : But we’ve all just met and shook hands. We were not friends. People came into the rehearsal room one by one asking “Is this the studio?” I.N.A was sitting here, me and D.I.E were sitting there. Then I.N.A said, “Chirolyn, play 16 bars by slapping” as if he were a teacher. I thought “What the hell is that guy?”
I.N.A : After that, Hide came back and listened to what we were doing. He was very angry. “What’s this? You’ve done nothing until now.”
PATA : Most members didn’t memorize the songs. (laugh) Of course, I was one of them. (laugh) When I was told “Next song is... ”, then I wore headphones and copied it in secret.
I.N.A : (laughs) “Pata, you didn’t practice at all” (laughs)
CHIROLYN (hide with Spread Beaver) : He got drunk and released his stress out. The fight started with “Why is your hair red?”. We seized each other’s collar and caused a disturbance. I think that Hide was a person who was clumsy in human relationships. After fighting, I felt more comfortable with him. Maybe because I felt in my heart that I wanted to forgive him. So... (thinking) (with his arms folded) On second thought, I feel as if I was deceived by him.
JOE : When we were rehearsing for the first time together, Hide said, “I’m sorry that I like rehearsals”.
PATA : He was worried when we were rehearsing. I asked him “Do we have to do so much rehearsal?”.
KYO (D'ERLANGER) : At that time, Tetsu asked me, “Have you heard Hide’s solo songs?”. I answered “Not yet”, and he said “The songs are very Hide”.
Hide : [♪DICE] When I stretch out my hand, it drifts away. A reward of vanity, wasted and released libido. The meaning of existence at the end of long suffering. Me, in the mirror crying to let him know. Let me water the dried flower of yours, if the flower doesn’t end. Will the flower bloom or rot? Dice with only two results. Let the flower bloom as you think, before it is torn up and wilted. Someday the bud becomes a flower. I'll tell you who is spitting yesterday. Once and for all dice away(x3), dice away ♪
narrator : HIDE as a member of X Japan, and hide as a solo singer.
I.N.A : X members decided they would do solo activities, and then the recording company said, “If you do, your albums will sell well”. Hide was offended by that words. “Mine sells well? No matter what I do? What does it mean? That’s not music. I don’t want to do those things.” He had such a conflict.
caption : DOUBT
HIDE : [♪DOUBT] Unfold the trick in your hand. Seeds in oil which smell bad enough to be expressed. If it sprouts, it will be your wonderful dinner. The remaining food is scattered and rolling here and there. Take me trash! ♪
narrator : At that time, hide became aware of himself who had got caught up in commercialism. ‘What am I doing?’. “DOUBT” was born in anger of himself. Hide swore to keep singing “DOUBT” so that he would not forget his mind of that moment.
HIDE : Hey gentlemen! Is the water there so sweet? Gentleman, try some musty diamonds. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Flesh are cut and bones are broken. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Tuning of rabies singer. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Flesh are cut and bones are broken. Doubt, doubt, doubt you. Don’t you realize that you are surrounded by enemies?
caption : TELL ME
I.N.A : During the live performance, he realized that he was singing and talking to himself in childhood. I felt it during the live performance. This guy has been wanting to do something like this.
Hide : [♪TELL ME] Even though I am exposed to the shiny wind, I’m gazing at me that can not be melt. Not even showing the way I walk, the outline becomes clear. The body dancing in illusion is the pantomime, which is the opposite of my mind. The reason to fill up wounds with something is only for me to be myself. Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. Even with voiceless words. Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. Your voice has not arrived yet. Even though I look for distorted love, it is answerless and meaningless, I’m just greedy. My own voice is being swept away. I can’t hear it until it becomes ashes. Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. Who is covering my eyes? Tell me, somebody tell me, please tell me. My eyes are looking at you. ♪
narrator : “I’ve never sang a song about the society. I’ve been singing songs only about my personal story. The theme of this album is ‘initial impulse’. The first listener was myself in childhood. So it’s a very private album.”
caption : “あの時の君から離れなければ, その答えは見つからないと思っていた” (If you do not get away from you of those days, you will not find the answer)
narrator : Hide, who has thought that he would not find answers unless he gets away from his childhood. At the age of 29, however, he wrote to himself in childhood :
caption :
<時空を越えてもう一人の自分に>
前略 少年 松本秀人様
実はアルバムを作ったんだ。テーマは初期衝動。
でもね、出来上がって思ったんだ。
もしかしたらこのアルバムは
君に聴いてもらいたくて作ったんじゃないかって。
君がガラっと変わった瞬間のこと覚えてるかい?
そう、君が初めてあいつらに、
ロックに出逢ったときのことだよ。
僕は今でもあのとき君が感じたワクワクと
今僕が感じているワクワクとは同じだと思ってるんだ。
このアルバムはそれを確認するために
作ったような気がするんだよ。
僕はどうしても知りたいんだ。
なぜ僕たちがあんなにワクワクしたのかを。
君と別れてからこの十何年間
僕はその答えを探す旅をしていた
といっても過言ではないな。
これまでは君から離れなければ
その答えは見つからないと思っていたんだけど
今ではその答えは君と一緒に過ごした
あの頃にしかないような気がするんだ。
だから今回の旅は君と離れていた十何年間を遡る旅だったんだ。
そんな旅の中で見つけたワクワクを
もし君が同じだと言ってくれたとしたら
まだまだ終わりそうにないこの旅を
これからも続けられそうな気がするんだ。
- hide
<To Another Myself, Beyond the Space and Time>
To. the boy, Hideto Matsumoto
Actually I made an album. The theme is “Initial Impulse”.
I think I made it well.
Probably, this album was created for you.
Do you remember the moment you suddenly changed?
Yeah, I’m talking about the moment when you first met rock music.
I think that you felt in those days and that I feel today is the same.
This album was made to confirm it.
I really wonder.
Why were we so excited?
It’s no exaggeration to say that I have been traveling over a decade to find the answer since I broke up with you.
If I break up with you like this again,
I don’t think I can find the answer.
In hindsight, the answer seems to have existed only at the moment when I was with you.
4) 45:00~1:00:00
So I’m going backwards for decades when I was being separated from you.
If you tell me that you have the same feeling I found on this journey,
I think I’ll be able to keep going on this journey that I can’t see the end yet.
- hide
narrator : One of the staff said : “When the live performance was over, I was often called to the rooftop of the hotel by hide. On the rooftop, hide used to look at the distant landscape without any special words. His breathing back was impressive”.
Hide : Thank you. Thank you for staff’s efforts. Thank gods of rock! (waving arms) Good bye!
caption : 酒 sake (alcohol)
Hide : Once I start drinking, I drink a lot.
Hide : No more!
PATA : When I first met him, he just drank beer at best.
HIDE : I blacked out when I’ve drunk the most. Maybe I drank two bottles of sake.
HIDE : Finally!
kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver) : He threw a cigarette lighter into a driving taxi. Boom! So the taxi stopped making a noise. We shouted “No, no, no, no, no, no!” (laugh)
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver) : He got drunk again in Sapporo. He was hitting the door of the hotel room making a noise.
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : That was my room. (laugh)
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver) : I barely avoided the signboard that Hide was wielding. (laugh)
I.N.A (hide with Spread Beaver) : I didn’t go out of the room because Hide seemed to be completely drunk. I looked out through the door view and he was rioting. He suddenly picked up a fire extinguisher and hit the door of my room. bang! bang! I was really scared. Eventually the hinge was broken. So I blocked the door from the inside. After a while, he went back to his room. This is what I heard later, but they said that Hide threw many things at the window. (laughs)
I.N.A : Later, Pata told me. If that happens again, I don’t need to hesitate to open the door. Hide will just look around the room and will go back. (laugh)
KYO (D'ERLANGER) : I said “If you are going to go on the rampage here, go back”. Then he didn’t go on the rampage. He never acted violently when he was with me.
Tetsu (D'ERLANGER) : I saw his rampage a lot.
KYO (D'ERLANGER) : (laugh)
I.N.A : He used to apologize the next day. He asked me to forgive him, even though he didn’t recall what had happened. (laugh)
SEXX GEORGE (LADIESROOM) : In hindsight, he was gentle for the degree he was drunk. He seemed to go on the rampage under the calculation. Even if he got drunk and rages, he kept being nervous.
caption : 兄弟(brother) “bond between them”
narrator : HIDE hid both his hard work and his weak side.
Kiyoshi (hide with Spread Beaver) : He didn’t reveal his true feelings(本音)... hmm... How should I say it?
JOE (hide with Spread Beaver) : He seemed to have tacitly told me not to get any closer.
narrator : A counterpart who doesn’t reveal his true feelings(本音). And his brother Hiroshi Matsumoto who became a manager of Hide without knowing anything.
Hiroshi : At first, I was so nervous that I couldn’t sleep well. He said “You should tell me everything”. Sometimes I was hit the back of my head with hard shoe by him while I was driving. About six times. The reason was that I greet in a small voice. The greeting like “Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!”. He said “This industry is stricter than it looks. Do it properly!”
Kadono Hasashi (RED SHOES/Rally owner) : Hide’s attitude toward Hiroshi was sometimes too severe.
Enatu Yojo (Security) (* He was in charge of protecting Hide) : Hide didn’t want people would think that he gave Hiroshi preferential treatment because Hiroshi was his brother.
D.I.E : He wouldn’t have been able to treat Hiroshi, who had no knowledge of the music industry, more than just as an errand boy. He seemed to draw Hiroshi into the music industry little by little.
Enatu Yojo (Security) : I think that Hide, in some ways, felt his younger brother was really close to him.
narrator : While he was supposed to live as hide, Hiroshi would be the only place where he could stay as Matsumoto Hideto. The counterpart whom hide could reveal his bare face. "I hope that my brother will grow up to be my colleague. For the future looked ahead."
caption : その先に見据えた未来 (The future looked ahead)
caption : LEMONeD
narrator : Hide’s activities became more various. The label established by Hide, LEMONeD. “I’m not a producer, but a collector. If you have something fun, bring it with you. I want to make a label like a toy box containing everything."
caption : 怖い + カワイイ = コワいい (kowai + kawaii = kowaii)
The combination of “kowai(怖い:scary)” and “kawaii(可愛い:cute)”, the new word “kowaii” became its concept. While designing the stuffs for LEMONeD, he developed clothing business and opened design shops and beauty shops.
Takahashi Emi (stylist) : He said he was going to seek a new office and told me to go with him. Hide said, “We can do whatever here because it’s a shopping mall”. And he asked me “Emi Chan, Would you like to do something here?” (laugh) I replied, “Shall we sell juice here? Because the name of the shop is LEMONeD”. I jokingly said to him, but he told me “Yes, go ahead”.
Miyagi Hiroshi (Hair & Make Up Artist) : I told him that I wanted to run a beauty salon and he allowed me to do it. When I opened the shop, the number of customers didn’t increase. Hide said, “Be more active”. So I answered, “Yes, Sir”
caption : On August 26, 1997, hide presents MIX LEMONeD JELLY
narrator : And the club event hosted by LEMONeD was held. The days when the internet was not yet available. They decided to broadcast the event of four places simultaneously via the internet. The event that surpassed the era. It may look common nowadays, but it was a revolutionary idea for those days. The plan originated with Hide. LEMONeD established by HIDE. A meeting with a band was the occasion for the establishment of this label. One of the bands whose life has changed drastically due to the encounter with HIDE, ZEPPET STORE. They had been releasing their self-produced CDs before the debut in the major scene. Hide accidentally heard the CDs. “I realized the mission given to me besides music”.
Hide : I felt as if the last piece of the jigsaw puzzle was put in place. I thought it’s a kind of opportunity or encounter to hear the songs that convey the feeling of composer.
ZEPPET STORE : [♪ GOOD BYE] Please songs tell me true, your melody, no matter where I am ♪
narrator : The road to major debut. Hide was different from other companies that only talked about business. He said that we had a future because our music was awesome.
ZEPPET STORE : [♪ GOOD BYE] I'll walk softly♪
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : Once Hide has fought his staff because of us. He heard from the staff that Zeppet Store was not commercially viable. “If you don’t know how to sell, try to like them. Listen to their music until you really like theirs.” Hide exploded with fury and hit the wall to make a hole.
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drums) : He told the staff “You’re fired”. I was looking at them vacantly.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : He looked so disappointed. He was angry but somehow looked disappointed. We were happy to see him like that though.
narrator : Hide made Zeppet Store debut and decided to tour the US at the same time.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : Probably that’s what he wanted to do. Looking back, he wanted it himself for sure. Because Hide let us tour with his own money.
caption : May 1996
host : (in English) Ladies and gentlemen, Zeppet Store! (applause)
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : He would have been very proud to see Zeppet Store appealed to American audience. “Hey, Did you see? How are they?” to American audience. “Japanese are really awesome, aren’t they?” He seemed to want to appeal those things. So he kept talking about such things.
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : He suddenly ran out, climbed into the car and knocked as if he were shouting “Go get'em!”
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : He ran out shouting and said, “Kimura, I have night blindness so I can’t see ahead well”.
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : Hide jumped off the car and asked “Have you lost anything?” Because Seiji got drunk as well, he replied “No” in a drunken voice.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : “Yeahhhh!” When we stopped the car with excitement, the staff’s car crashed into ours. Boom!
YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : Not the staff of Hide’s company but the owner of a sushi restaurant came.
Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : The owner of the sushi restaurant said “Hey! Hide, what are you doing?” Hide got off the car, saying “I’m sorry”. We decided to stop the frenzy and go back gently. On our way back, Zeppet Store’s song came on the radio.
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Quote : Video clip they took – 1996
(In the car, Zeppet Store music is coming on the radio)
? from Zeppet Store : Nailed it!
? from Zeppet Store : Ah! Hide is rushing over.
? from Zeppet Store : Hide came. Here is the key.
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Seiji Kimura (ZEPPET STORE / vocal) : Hide rushed into us and climbed onto the car we were on.
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Quote : Video clip they took – 1996
Hide : The Zeppet Store song is coming on the radio! (applause)
? from Zeppet Store : YEAHHHH!!!!!
Hide : It’s mind-blowing!
? from Zeppet Store : This is it!
Hide : Good! Let’s go! I’ll drive.
? from Zeppet Store : No, tt's dangerous.
Hide : Let’s die like this!
? from Zeppet Store : No, no! (laugh)
? from Zeppet Store : We have to perform tomorrow morning. (laugh)
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YANA (ZEPPET STORE / drum) : I think Hide was incredibly touched at that moment. He shed tears of joy and kept cheering us on. Who else would be such a person?
narrator : Hide has produced a number of bands besides Zeppet Store.
J (LUNA SEA) : He discovered us while creating the music he wanted to do. “Do you want to release an album?” It was also Hide who introduced us to Yoshiki. He was a senpai, an older brother, and parents to us.
caption : “shame” (It’s the name of a band)
narrator : There were kouhais who have been discovered by hide but could not meet him.
caption : “defspiral” (also the name of a band) “At that time, they were discovered by Hide while they were active in the name of TRANSTIC NERVE”.
FYI, this documentary focuses on hide’s music life rather than his death. 
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