2011/07/19＊Takuro

「My birthday and our show in Sapporo last night」

Just as I was thinking “I guess this day finally came this year, too…“, I noticed the date had already changed to the next one. Anyway, I turned 28. Thank you for the congratulations. Last year I got like maybe two congratulatory mails, but this year I’m somehow receiving loads～ (lol) Thanks all. Just like everyone else, the young and the old, men and women, friends and strangers, family members and lovers, fans and staff and whomever, every year I receive presents and congratulatory words, and I feel happy but unworthy for it and, what I guess I’m trying to say is, it makes me feel really fortunate and lucky. My return gift is the band (or, pretty much my whole life basically) itself. I hope you’ll let me just borrow this space here to express my thanks. Thanks, thanks. And to everyone who congratulated me, I also congratulate you on your birthday. My sincere congratulations～ (a very deep bow).

With that, allow me to raise my head! We have a show in Sapporo tomorrow! My first as a 28-year-old! The venue this time is the biggest in capacity we’re playing on this tour!! (sweating profusely). From what I hear with the venue being sold out like this, it seems like it’s going to shake quite a bit. Everyone, even if my first words of the evening were to be “everyone, please be quiet“, you all need to promptly stop making noise and please be quiet, okay? No, I’m serious. (lol) Nah, let’s just get started with the show and have some fun, shall we!! (wry smile that turns into a burst of laughter). I’m counting on you guys!!

We just had Sapporo ramen with everyone. This is perfection. With that, later!

Birthday ramen
…is what you’d call this, I suppose.