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The fascination of DEAN FUJIOKA’s music and performances
SKY-HI: DEAN FUJIOKA has been involved in the performing arts in various ways and continues to produce results, but each time he creates a new work that present his artistic desire, which I think is wonderful you are actively making music. In addition to making the best album in this phase, your singing of new songs has become better than any of your past works. That gives me hope to continue to make music, too. You are always having fun.
Morley: I saw his show from the beginning to the end a few years ago. I was blown away by DEAN’s breath, which was not disturbed in the slightest, even though the show was quite long. The fans would have been satisfied even if some songs were cut out (laughs). Even so, DEAN’s stamina to respond to the fans and his long breath was terrific.
The audience’s stamina was also considerable, and I felt their strong dedication. DEAN and the audience attended the concert until their stamina ran out, as if they were creating a Möbius strip (laughs).
DEAN: I see (laughs).
Morley: I think DEAN’s performance showcases romance to the audience. However, now that he mentioned the Möbius strip earlier, I think he needs realism to create “believable” fiction. It is not enough to passively fill in the checkboxes, saying, “Is this OK?” It cannot be heartfelt unless you mean it, and I felt that struggle at DEAN’s live show, and I realized the importance of mental and physical strength.
Since then, objectively speaking, I have the impression that camera angles in both films and live videos emphasize DEAN’s beauty, but even when I see smart and sophisticated images of DEAN, I can still feel his muscles, sweat, physical power, and stamina that make it all possible. That encourages me to go to the gym, too (laughs).
DEAN: But for sure, I see my body like an Evangelion. And I have this image of going into my body as a pilot. I think about how to develop my physical body and make it function, so when you said that to me felt like you know everything (laughs).
