hsjhoshi | Chinen Yuri – PARADE Tour Book (English Translation)

Rather than making something safe, I wanted to deliver a live that would remain in someone’s heart.

Actually the lead track from “PARADE”, “Kemono to Bara”, was originally a candidate for Ryosuke and Inoochan’s unit song on “Fanfare”. At the meeting to discuss the songs to include, talk emerged of a song from before that seemed to fit with this concept and it became clear. It was decided that it would be recorded as an important song that expresses the worldview of “PARADE”

When we were filming the MV for “Kemono to Bara”, Ryosuke requested he wanted me to change to a normal mood. Not only hair and make-up, but he was also concerned with expressions. I’ve always been asked for cool expressions, but when it comes to being the “beast” (or kemono), I want the strength to come from within. When I stood in front of the camera, I thought, “It’s embarrassing to show a different expression to usual, I wonder if I can…?” and my heart started to beat and I remembered the filming of our debut MV. It’s difficult to judge myself, so I don’t know if I did well (laughs). Looking at the members, Hika was the most impressive. Recently he has been showing a lot of cute expressions, so in “Kemono to Bara” I felt as if he looked a bit tough. I also like that Hika, so I think it would be nice to see it again.

For the tour concept, Ryosuke proposed in 2018 that “We do a live that is well-made next year.” I really wanted to leave the direction to the members who had a strong feeling, and it’s the first time I’ve done a live with a worldview, so I thought it would be interesting. At the same time, we certainly felt the risk that the concept we presented might not suit the people who are watching. So in this sense, I think it is a challenge. But rather than making something safe, I wanted to deliver a live that might be disliked by someone, but that could definitely remain in the heart of someone else. There are many Johnny’s groups, and if they do as they usually do, they can become buried. To avoid that in the future, I want to value the attitude of attacking.

Of course, I also want to value Johnny’s Entertainment. At the concert in Taiwan, we had a flashy performance like the stage performance Johnny-san produced called “JOHNNYS’ World” (2012), and like our Japanese-style performances that take place in Japan. By creating a stage that could be described as “Johnny’s standard!”, I felt that we were living in Johnny’s Entertainment once again. I want to take care with both, the attacking attitude and Johnny’s Entertainment and stand on the stage.

I want everyone who comes to the lives to ask “How do you feel about the concept?” and come to the venue with excitement. And once the performance has begun, I hope you can enjoy the world of “PARADE” as much as possible rather than looking at it objectively.