E3 - Effulgent • Part One

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[00:20] (Flashback) Shou
    Is that bird a friend of yours?
[00:26] (Flashback) Shou
    Oh, I'm sorry. I guess I scared it away.
[00:29] (Flashback) Haruto
    That's okay. Are you Shou Onoda?
[00:34] (Flashback) Haruto
    I'm Haruto Kujikawa. Thank you
    very much for meeting me today.
[00:39] (Flashback) Shou
    What excellent manners.
     Indeed, I'm Shou Onoda.
[00:43] (Flashback) Shou
    It's a pleasure to meet you.
[01:09] [SONG] ---
    When you see the shooting star sparkle
[01:12] [SONG] ---
    It's the sign of tomorrow's orbit
[01:14] [SONG] ---
    Could it light up all the darkness
[01:17] [SONG] ---
    of the stage for you to see?
[01:19] [SONG] ---
    End of day, must not let it break down
[01:22] [SONG] ---
    The flash point is just right ahead, yeah
[01:24] [SONG] ---
    All my feelings are so unstoppable
[01:27] [SONG] ---
    I scream them out into the sky
[01:30] [SONG] ---
    The color of the night
    you painted on that day
[01:32] [SONG] ---
    We watched it as it turned into rain
[01:34] [SONG] ---
    If that pain stayed with me,
    I'd shake it off and say
[01:37] [SONG] ---
    that this time will be my turn
[01:40] [SONG] ---
    I know tomorrow will bring a story
[01:42] [SONG] ---
    that will light the sky all the way
[01:45] [SONG] ---
    Wake up! Wake up! Wake up! Wake up!
[01:47] [SONG] ---
    Shine it on!
[01:49] [SONG] ---
    The light will show your way,
     brighter, brighter
[01:52] [SONG] ---
    Don't throw away your feelings
[01:55] [SONG] ---
    Light shining so far, forever, never seen...
[01:57] [SONG] ---
    ...a soaring miracle so rightly
[02:00] [SONG] ---
    Lead the way, brighter, brighter
[02:02] [SONG] ---
    free yourself, now let's go
[02:05] [SONG] ---
    We are here, moving ahead,
[02:07] [SONG] ---
    It's now or never, stand up,
     grab the glory stars
[02:14] [SONG] ---
    Totally asterism
SIGN    Effulgent • Part One
[02:30] Takaaki
    So, last week we showed you all
    what the guys from VAZZY are like.
[02:34] Takaaki
    And now that you know us, this week...
[02:39] Shou
    Let's introduce ROCK DOWN, or RD for short.
[02:42] Shou
    We hope you'll learn more and
    more about us on this show.
[02:47] Shou
    Oh, that's the picture I chose.
[02:56] Yuma
    It's a promo photo we took for our
    first CD release that paired me,
[02:59] Yuma
    from the bottom of VAZZY,
    with Shou from the top of RD.
[03:04] Shou
    That's right.
[03:05] Shou
    It was the first job you
    and I did together, Yuma.
[03:09] Yuma
    Yes. I remember being nervous at the time,
[03:12] Yuma
    but also thrilled to work on a project
    that brought our groups together.
[03:18] Ayumu
    I picked a photo from that promo, too.
[03:21] Shou
    Doesn't it take you back
    to when we first got started?
[03:26] Ayumu
    Yeah. Looking back on it now,
    I can see how much I've grown since then.
[03:30] Ayumu
    It's kind of encouraging.
[03:31] Reiji
    I guess you have grown.
[03:33] Reiji
    You sure were fun to
    mess with back then, though.
[03:37] Ayumu
    You still mess with me now, don't you?
SIGN    Congrats, Gaku-kun!
[03:41] Gaku
    I picked a photo from that time too.
[03:44] Gaku
    This was just a test shot.
    We posed differently for the real deal.
[03:48] Ruka
    That's right! We got so excited
    when it was our turn,
[03:52] Ruka
    the photographer played along
    and let us have our fun.
[03:55] Gaku
    Yeah. And we got the perfect shot.
SIGN    Congrats, Gaku-kun!
[03:59] Ayumu
    That sounds just like you two.
[04:02] Ruka
    I picked the next one. It's from
    the 2019 VAZZROCK Festival.
[04:06] Ruka
    I was so happy to join in on the third day!
[04:11] Naosuke
    I got to be in all the shows,
[04:13] Naosuke
    and it was so awesome to see
    everyone participate over four days.
[04:17] Issa
    Yeah, you guys made a racket
    every time we took a picture.
[04:21] Naosuke
    Huh?
[04:22] Ruka
    Huh?
[04:23] Issa
    Yelling "get closer" and huddle up" and stuff.
[04:27] Issa
    You kept giving instructions even when
    the camera was right up in our faces.
[04:31] Takaaki
    Yeah, they really got into it.
[04:35] Ruka
    I guess I got carried away.
[04:37] Haruto
    I did too, but check out this killer shot.
[04:41] Gaku
    I remember that. You got us.
[04:43] Ruka
    We had so much fun backstage.
[04:45] Ruka
    But Haru-kun, didn't you
    pick any pictures of yourself?
[04:49] Takaaki
    Oh, the staff found a picture
     with Haruto in it.
[04:55] Ouka
    That's what they sent?
[04:56] Haruto
    It's from Tsukipro Sentai All Red.
[04:59] Ouka
    The April Fools' project where
    everyone played a Red Ranger.
[05:04] Ouka
    You got totally into that, didn't you, Haruto?
[05:06] Haruto
    Yes! And I was really happy I got
    to take that picture with you.
[05:11] Ouka
    Oh yeah?
[05:13] Futaba
    Huh? Is that me?
[05:15] Haruto
    This is from when we were really becoming
    friends and began trading clothes.
[05:21] Haruto
    We have similar builds
    and wear the same sizes.
[05:24] Haruto
    People thought I looked good,
    so I wanted to share something from then,
[05:28] Haruto
    but I never took a selfie...
[05:31] Futaba
    So you shared a picture of me
    wearing your clothes instead?
[05:36] Futaba
    Well, Haruto-kun did look pretty cool too.
[05:40] Issa
    Dude, just use your own picture.
[05:42] Reiji
    Hey, what's with all these
    pictures of Haruto wearing shades,
[05:46] Reiji
    swapping with Futaba
    and wearing silly costumes?
[05:48] Reiji
    They're all weird!
SIGN    REINDEER
[05:50] Shou
    Here's a Christmas photo I picked.
[05:53] Shou
    Haruto makes a cute reindeer, doesn't he?
[05:55] Reiji
    You picked a weird one too?
    I swear, you're all trying to be different...
[06:00] Reiji
    Here's mine!
[06:01] Yuma
    What a lovely picture.
[06:03] Yuma
    I've actually got a copy on my phone.
[06:05] Ouka
    I do too. Takaaki sent it to me.
[06:09] Takaaki
    I sure did. Shou shared it with me
    and said everyone should see it.
[06:14] Shou
    I thought it was a pretty miraculous shot.
[06:16] Reiji
    Darn right. I'm sure we'll keep seeing
    it for years for its cultural significance.
[06:24] Shou
    Next up are pictures from
    the VAZZROCK concert in 2020.
[06:30] Cats
    Meow!
[06:31] Takaaki
    Last episode,
[06:32] Takaaki
    we talked about other projects VAZZY members
     have been working on. What about RD?
[06:38] Shou
    As usual, we're involved
    in lots of different things too.
[06:42] Shou
    We're even shining in some
     very different ways from VAZZY.
[06:46] Takaaki
    Oh? And how have you been shining?
[06:49] Shou
    We all debuted before we
    formed our group, right?
[06:53] Takaaki
    Yeah, that's one difference
    between VAZZY and ROCK DOWN.
[06:57] Futaba
    Right. For three of us, the VAZZROCK
    project was our debut. Myself included.
[07:05] Naosuke & Yuma
    Same.
[07:06] Shou
    Ruka was mainly a stage actor,
    while Gaku was doing stage and video work.
[07:15] Shou
    Reiji started out as a child actor,
[07:18] Shou
    and Haruto and Ayumu had been
    working as models forever.
[07:23] Shou
    As for me, I was a violinist.
[07:26] Shou
    We were all entertainers in some sense,
    but we were each doing our own thing.
[07:32] Takaaki
    If you think about it, it's pretty
    surprising you're all here together now.
[07:37] Shou
    Yeah. But that's what makes
    ROCK DOWN so interesting.
[07:41] Shou
    Everyone in ROCK DOWN has
    their own special talents
[07:45] Shou
    that shine a light on everyone else and
    reflect brilliantly on the group as a whole.
[07:52] Shou
    In order to share that light
    with as many people as possible,
[07:54] Shou
    we want to keep pushing
    ahead with new challenges.
[07:59] Takaaki
    No kidding. I guess your upcoming concert
    is one of those new challenges, huh?
[08:04] Shou
    Exactly.
[08:05] Ruka
    That's our cue!
SIGN    Violinist
     Shou Onoda
[08:08] Takaaki
    Where were you hiding that?
SIGN    Shou Onoda Violin Concert
[08:11] Gaku
    On that note, time for our plug!
[08:13] Gaku
    Shou is performing his first
    solo concert in a while.
[08:17] Ruka
    A word from our leader, Shou-kun, if you please!
[08:21] Shou
    Thrilled!
[08:23] Reiji
    Heh. Literally one word?
[08:27] Shou
    I'm thrilled to perform for my ROCK DOWN fans
[08:30] Shou
    as well as for fans of classical music.
[08:33] Shou
    I'd like to make it enjoyable for everyone.
[08:36] Ruka
    It'd be great if people go to your concert
[08:39] Ruka
    and it gets them hyped to see
    our upcoming VAZZROCK show.
[08:44] Gaku
    I bet you hope it'll turn
[08:45] Gaku
    some VAZZROCK fans on to
     classical music too, don't you, Shou?
[08:50] Shou
    Yes. I'd love it if my performance
    could bring those two groups together.
[08:57] Shou
    Even if you think classical
    is out of reach, give it a try!
[09:01] Haruto
    Yes, definitely please do.
[09:04] Ayumu
    Oh. Haruto, didn't you
    get into classical music
[09:08] Ayumu
    after being invited to
    one of Shou's concerts?
[09:10] Reiji
    Don't you go to a lot of them?
[09:12] Haruto
    Yes. Once I learned how moving live
    classical music is, I had to hear more.
[09:19] Haruto
    I always look forward to it now.
[09:21] Shou
    Haruto even invites me to concerts these days.
[09:25] Ayumu
    It really changed you, huh?
[09:27] Haruto
    I think it did in a very positive way.
[09:31] Haruto
    I'd love for you all to experience it too.
[09:37] Haruto
    Please come see Shou in concert!
[09:39] Shou
    I hope to see you there.
SIGN    Alarm
SIGN    Snooze
[10:32] Haruto
    Shou, I'm coming in.
[10:35] Haruto
    Hey, Shou.
[10:42] Haruto
    Shou, wake up.
[10:47] Haruto
    Shou, you and I have to go
    shoot the visuals today.
[10:52] Haruto
    Don't you always want
    to get to the set early?
SIGN    Snooze
SIGN    Alarm
[11:05] Shou
    Good morning, Haruto.
[11:08] Haruto
    Good morning.
[11:11] Haruto
    H-Hey!
[11:14] Haruto
    Come on. We have to leave in an hour.
[11:17] Haruto
    Wake up, Shou. Shou!
[11:23] Photographer
    Yes, just like that. Okay!
    Let's go for one more.
[11:32] Photographer
    Can you smile a little more?
[11:34] Photographer
    Yeah, that's it! Looking good!
[11:40] Photographer
    Okay, eyes over here.
[11:41] Photographer
    Ah! Perfectamundo! Okay.
[11:44] Haruto
    You said you were going to practice
    for your concert after this?
[11:48] Shou
    Yeah. I reserved a room at a studio nearby.
[11:51] Haruto
    Mind if I come with?
[11:53] Shou
    Huh?
[11:55] Haruto
    I haven't heard you play the violin in a while.
[11:57] Shou
    Sure. Be my guest.
[12:02] Haruto
    Huh. I never noticed this place.
[12:05] Shou
    It's hard to find if you aren't looking for it.
[12:08] Ejima
    Onoda-kun?
[12:10] Shou
    Ejima-san? It's been a long time.
[12:13] Ejima
    How have you been?
    I'm pleased to see you here.
[12:31] Shou
    Haruto, this is the America-based
    violinist Kodai Ejima.
[12:38] Haruto
    Haruto Kujikawa. I'm an entertainer
    working with Shou in the band ROCK DOWN.
[12:44] Haruto
    Very pleased to meet you.
[12:45] Ejima
    Nice to meet you too.
[12:48] Ejima
    I've heard about ROCK DOWN from Onoda-kun.
[12:51] Ejima
    I even saw that TV show the other day.
[12:55] Haruto
    We appreciate your support.
[12:57] Ejima
    You're really polite, aren't you?
[13:00] Shou
    Ejima-san, when did you arrive in Japan?
[13:02] Ejima
    Last weekend,
     for a concert with my orchestra.
[13:05] Ejima
    I'll be here for about a month.
[13:07] Shou
    Oh, is that right?
[13:09] Ejima
    ROCK DOWN sure is making waves.
    It must be keeping you on your toes.
[13:14] Shou
    It is. Thanks for noticing.
[13:16] Ejima
    I hear you're doing a solo concert too.
[13:19] Shou
    That's right.
[13:20] Shou
    Ejima-san, if you're available,
    I'd love it if you came.
[13:24] Shou
    I'll reserve a seat for you.
[13:27] Ejima
    Thanks. I'll try to make it.
[13:30] Shou
    Good. I hope to see you there.
[13:33] Ejima
    Are you going to continue playing concerts?
[13:37] Ejima
    How about performing with an orchestra?
[13:39] Shou
    I don't have any plans as of yet.
[13:41] Ejima
    Is that so? Too bad.
[13:46] Shou
    But I'd love to have the opportunity.
[13:50] Ejima
    If you say as much,
    I'm sure invitations will pour in.
[13:54] Ejima
    Our orchestra wants you back again too.
[13:59] Shou
    Ejima-san and I first met when I was
    a guest player in his orchestra.
[14:05] Haruto
    Oh, is that when?
[14:07] Ejima
    Onoda-kun's performance was fabulous.
[14:17] Ejima
    His playing was so confident, so free,
[14:19] Ejima
    and so light, like a bird
    soaring through the sky.
[14:24] Ejima
    Shou Onoda's violin lures listeners
    into a new musical world.
[14:30] Ejima
    Our orchestra still talks
    about how amazing he was.
[14:34] Haruto
    I can believe that.
[14:37] Haruto
    Shou's playing really is amazing, isn't it?
[14:41] Ejima
    Yes. Absolutely.
[14:45] Ejima
    I wish he was still playing at
    the front of our orchestra.
[15:01] Haruto
    Ejima-san really likes your playing.
[15:05] Shou
    Yeah. He has always respected my violin.
[15:08] Shou
    After we played together, he came
    back to Japan to see me perform
[15:12] Shou
    and even followed me to other shows overseas.
[15:15] Haruto
    Huh. I wonder why he didn't jump at
    the chance to attend your solo concert.
[15:23] Shou
    I'm sure he's busy,
[15:25] Shou
    but I don't think Ejima-san really
    knows how to deal with me right now.
[15:32] Shou
    He and I are both violinists,
[15:36] Shou
    yet our musical senses and mindsets
     are moving in different directions.
[15:43] Shou
    When he invited me to the
    symphony orchestra in America,
[15:49] Shou
    I was the soloist
[15:51] Shou
    and he played second violin.
[16:03] Haruto
    Second violin?
[16:05] Shou
    In an orchestra, violinists are separated
    into first and second violins.
[16:11] Haruto
    I had no idea.
[16:12] Shou
    To put it simply, first violin
    generally plays the main melody,
[16:16] Shou
    and second plays a supporting role
    rhythmically and harmonically.
[16:23] Shou
    Maybe I can compare it to a rose.
[16:26] Haruto
    A rose?
[16:27] Shou
    Think of a bouquet.
[16:29] Shou
    The roses blossoming at the center are first,
[16:32] Shou
    and the baby's breath decorating
    the arrangement is second.
[16:36] Haruto
    Ah. So they don't stand out as much,
[16:39] Haruto
    but their presence still
    adds to the overall beauty?
[16:41] Shou
    Yes.
[16:42] Shou
    They're both important, and when they work
    together, they complete the world.
[16:48] Shou
    What's also interesting is that
    most players experience both parts.
[16:54] Haruto
    Huh.
[16:56] Shou
    While the first violinist or soloist plays
    freely and with personality,
[17:00] Shou
    the second is more like a dutiful artisan.
[17:03] Haruto
    So it's about personality... I see.
[17:07] Shou
    I'm a soloist.
[17:09] Shou
    The same is true for Ejima-san.
[17:11] Shou
    He's an ideal second. A dutiful artisan
    who deeply loves classical.
[17:19] Haruto
    That's the feeling I got
    when I met him today.
[17:22] Shou
    Yeah. So I think he was sad to see me move
    away from devoting myself to classical.
[17:29] Haruto
    Is that because...
[17:31] Shou
    To him, when I joined the VAZZROCK project,
[17:36] Shou
    it was like I was quitting violin completely.
[17:38] Haruto
    That's how he took it? But he's wrong.
[17:43] Shou
    Yeah, I don't agree at all. The violin
     is something I'll study all my life.
[17:49] Shou
    But I want to see and feel all sorts
    of things and expand my musical world.
[17:55] Shou
    I really love classical. I think
    it's absolutely wonderful, but...
[18:00] Haruto
    But classical isn't all there is to music.
[18:03] Shou
    I want to have a lot of fun too...
    with all different kinds of music and people.
[18:09] Haruto
    And that's one reason you joined the project.
[18:12] Shou
    Exactly.
[18:14] Shou
    It's really too bad if he doesn't understand.
[18:17] Shou
    But I still want him to hear how I play now.
[18:25] Shou
    Sorry for running my mouth.
[18:27] Haruto
    No, it was all really interesting.
[18:30] Shou
    Thanks.
[18:31] Shou
    All right, now I have to concentrate.
[18:38] Shou
    I think the best thing I can
    do for Ejima-san right now
[18:41] Shou
    is to commit to being Shou Onoda of ROCK DOWN
[18:44] Shou
    and evolve into the best performer I can be.
SIGN    RECORDING
[19:10] (Flashback) Shou
    Haruto, do you think classical
    music is difficult too?
[19:14] (Flashback) Haruto
    I suppose. Honestly, all I know of it is
    what I learned from music class in school.
[19:20] (Flashback) Shou
    Oh, music class...
[19:22] (Flashback) Shou
    That would leave an impression.
[19:25] (Flashback) Shou
    But you know, classical can become
    a very comfortable, personal thing.
[19:29] (Flashback) Haruto
    Hmm.
[19:34] (Flashback) Shou
    Shall I play you something?
[19:39] (Flashback) Haruto
    Right now?
[20:17] (Flashback) Shou
    Just follow your heart and enjoy the sound.
[20:23] (Flashback) Shou
    See? There isn't anything difficult about it.
[20:26] (Flashback) Haruto
    Wow, I see what you mean!
[20:59] Shou
    How was it?
[21:00] Haruto
    I'm sorry for such an amateurish review,
    but I really enjoyed listening to it.
[21:04] Shou
    To me, that's the best review I can get.
[21:08] Haruto
    So just follow my heart and enjoy it?
[21:11] Shou
    Yes, follow your heart!
[21:21] Haruto
    All right.
[21:25] Shou
    Haruto?
SIGN    Dialing...
SIGN    Kodai Ejima
[22:00] [SONG] ---
    I feel that I'm carried away
[22:07] [SONG] ---
    When I run back where you are, ah
[22:13] [SONG] ---
    Lonely the days that I can't go
[22:19] [SONG] ---
    There are lots of them too, you know
[22:24] [SONG] ---
    Can I ask you to be, even if scars show,
[22:31] [SONG] ---
    Here all alone with me,
    until all the colors fade out
[22:41] [SONG] ---
    I'll play for you our first ballad, oh
[22:48] [SONG] ---
    For you to hear everything about
    me because that's all I want to be
[22:54] [SONG] ---
    Oh stay with me, our first ballad, oh
[23:01] [SONG] ---
    And while the days come and go
    flashing by, I'll love our time, ah
[23:09] [SONG] ---
    Oh, soon I want, my confidant,
[23:15] [SONG] ---
    To compose our melody
[23:20] [SONG] ---
    Our first ballad, oh
SIGN    Effulgent • Part Two
SIGN    Illustrated by You Satsuki