Part III

This time I tried to get to the origin of what Kaya's been trying to express in our talk up till now. And after that, what should we expect from his first oneman live in Takadanobaba Area tonight? We also got him to hint about that (it's been sold out). But until the live, I'm sure you'll have all sorts of guesses from reading what he has to say!

[My live is a secret party from a dream. Let's enjoy the personal space we create together!]


When I see this photograph, I can see that you certainly do have a beauty that transcends gender. Eventually I got the sense that it was beauty that transcended that boundary.

Kaya: I want to express my world view of beauty and decadence visually as well as musically, and so I'm thinking of doing a lot of things with it. Or actually, I'm thinking I have to make that an ordinary thing.

Is the make-up and costume your own idea?

Kaya: Yes. I've always done my own make-up. These days, it seems that there are bandmen who employ make-up artists, but in my case make-up is one of the parts in the world I want to express, and so I think there'll be no meaning to it if I don't do it myself. As for the clothes, I've not studied the fundamentals of costuming, and so I still get advice from my stylist friends for the particulars.

And what got you into this world in the first place? Was it an interest in music?

Kaya: At first, my family likes music, and it really felt like the house was overflowing with it. So the very first music I became interested in was classical. I feel that's the foundation of everything. After that, I was really impacted by, or better yet influenced by, stuff like Dead or Alive. And I still do like it too.

Oh, he is close to the world you're going for!(laughs) But generation-wise it's not real time....right?

Kaya: It's not. It's because whenever it was the best record or something came out, I casually glaced at it and thought, "What? Who is this?" and it shocked me. After that...a long time ago I remember Julianna was really popular, right?

The disco during the bubble economy?

Kaya: Back then I was still in Shioku, in the Tokushima countryside, but I saw it on TV and thought how wonderful it must be there. It was just a little dirty looking as so I didn't automatically think, "I wish I could go", but I did think how wonderful it must be to to dance all night long amidst that music. And the 80's music world was also taking a growing interest in the visual aspects, wasn't it? And on top of that there was MTV. When I saw Michael Jackson and Madonna's music videos on those kinds of shows I was interested in their visuals. On the other hand, I liked Yamaguchi Momoe, Nakamori Akina, and Nakajima Miyuki too though (laughs)

(laughs)

Kaya: It's gaudy and flashy, but I'm drawn to things with a distinctive sort of darkness and beauty. I suppose that's been consistent since I was a child.

Certainly there's the gorgeous, flashy feel of the 80's in the world that you want to portray.

Kaya: I suppose so. As for that, I think the fastest way to get at it is through coming to the live. It's not supposed to feel like I'm the one standing on the stage and everyone else has come to see me, but rather like the old time discos, or modern day clubs, and I want everyone who comes to be playing the lead part. I want people to come thinking, "If I don't show up, the live won't start." There's a dress code for the live, "please wear something black."

The live area's borderless too.

Kaya: Exactly! And so I want everyone who comes to dress up too. So rather than a live.....I suppose it's more like a dream party?(laughs)

A secret party within a dream (laughs)

Kaya: Yeah. I'm planning some fun things from the time the place opens to the curtain call, before the live starts.

oh....? like what?

Kaya: That's a secret (laughs) Perhaps you'll be able to get a glimpse into an interesting world you're never experienced before.

I'll try not to get too frightened (laughs) I suppose that's important.

Kaya: Oh definitely (laughs) I want everyone to overcome the borders that lie before them and become immersed in my world of decadent beauty, and for those who think that's impossible, I want them to at least peer over from across the other side of their boundaries (laughs) Let's create a gorgeous party of our own.

"don something black, the other world's key~~~"(sorry, Velvet Eden moment)

Michael Jackson....Dead or Alive....anyone seen the picture of Pete Burns in a Thong? Or the Michaelquest flash? XD Awesome influences says I, though it doesn't matter.