INDEX
The original “Extra” is still with me today.
Celeina：Mr.Yoshizaki selected “Extra (Video Edit)” by Ken Ishii. I understand that you also have an analog copy in your studio.
Yoshizaki: I brought the ones I bought back in 1995 and the ones I bought again recently, as well as the entire series from that time.
Takano: The jackets are great. I love the way you’ve focused on the world view.
Yoshizaki: I’m particular about this one; it’s luminescent, so it glows at night.
Celeina: Do you display them in your room?
Yoshizaki: I keep it on a shelf to keep it from getting sunburned.
Takano: Knowing that this is the song that changed your life, listening to the song as you talk about it makes us think of many things.
Celeina: Mr. Yoshizaki, do you ever listen to this song again in private at important times, such as when you are alone? Or reviewing the video?
Yoshizaki: I always listen to it when I work on music videos. I regularly want to listen to it. It plays in my head all the time, so I have a lot of opportunities to listen to it on Spotify and the like.
Takano: So you have Ken Ishii in your life. And the music video for “Mob” by Eve, which is your latest video work, is also very cool.
Director: Akira Yoshizaki
Celeina：This video is very impressive.
Takano: Every movement is vivid, and the worldview is sci-fi.
Yoshizaki: Yes, it is. Morimoto-san, “Neon Genesis Evangelion” and many other elements were digested in my mind and came out. You can probably find those elements in various places, but it’s as if I just threw them all out.
Takano: I felt the DNA.
Celeina: If there are any listeners who have not seen it yet, I would like them to check it out. FIST BUMP” Connecting Circles of Friends through Goo-Touch! So, we’ve asked you to introduce us to your friends.
Yoshizaki: This is Tamiho Iwaya, a graphic designer who also works as “GraphersRock.
Celeina: What kind of relationship?
Yoshizaki: It’s a techno connection: I found some very techno apparel backstage at DAOKO’s concert. I thought this was 1990s and 2000s techno, so I wrote on SNS, “Who is this?” and Mr. Iwaya himself told me, “I made it”. After that, he invited me to his talk show, and we are still good friends.
Celeina: In a word, what kind of person are you?
Yoshizaki: A man who talks about techno through graphic design.
Takano: I’m looking forward to it.
Celeina：Thank you very much. Tomorrow, I will connect you to Tamio Iwaya, a graphic designer who works under the name “GraphersRock”. Today, we welcome Mr. Hibiki Yoshizaki of Studio Khara. Thank you very much.
Yoshizaki: Thank you very much.
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