The Nico live stream to celebrate the release of Fling Posse - Before the 2nd D.R.B. starts shortly (and we've got some candy to keep us going tonight)! The guests this time are Subaru Kimura (Ichiro), Haruki Ishiya (Jiro), and Yukihiro Nozuyama (Dice): live2.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv324393… 
Kimura, Ishiya and Nozuyama take the stage and ask how the crowd is doing. They introduce themselves and are impressed by all the yellow lights in the crowd. #ヒプ生
It's been about four months since Nozuyama was last on the stream and the first time he's here specifically representing Shibuya division. Their current studio is in Shibuya so he's Shibuya in (literally) Shibuya this time.
They ask the crowd how many of them listened to the CD and many did, but not everyone. Kimura worries they'll be spoiling the crowd but the audience seems okay with it and can enjoy after listening to the highlights.
Gentaro unfortunately has deadlines and Ramuda has gone off to have fun somewhere, maybe 109? They ask Nozuyama to LINE Ramuda to join them.
Nozuyama has seen many reactions to the CD and Kimura thinks everyone was waiting for it. He thinks the songs were impressive along with the drama track too. He asks if the crowd is emotionally okay after hearing it and worries for those who haven't listened yet.
Nozuyama thinks the other two have shoved all the responsibility on him, but he comes bearing letters from both Soma Saito and Yusuke Shirai.
From Gentaro: he apologizes for his absence, but his deadline is an Ankylosaurus charging right at him!
Kimura and Ishiya stop him there to try to figure out what that means (You all may recall this section from Gentaro's radio appearance! )
Kimura and Ishiya stop him there to try to figure out what that means (You all may recall this section from Gentaro's radio appearance! )
He continues reading the letter. Gentaro thinks the CD is "ill and dope" and that his song, Calyx, can have many interpretations but doesn't want to force his opinion on listeners, but he particularly loves the last line of the song that shows Gentaro's pure and emotional side.
P.S. Dice, please make sure to show the very best of FP. Classy, not trashy please!
Next up is Shirai's letter, Nozuyama opens by trying to impersonate Ramuda. He thinks Nozu will show the best of FP. He hopes to go Futsal with Nozu and Ishiya and invites Kimura along to lose some weight. He happened to enjoy playing with the many Ramudas.
Now for viewer letters! The first one is from someone who enjoys Nozuyama's rap and wants to know what was hard about Scramble Gamble.
And the second letter is from someone who says the songs leading up to the drama track ruined their emotions. What parts/lines did Nozuyama like?
And the second letter is from someone who says the songs leading up to the drama track ruined their emotions. What parts/lines did Nozuyama like?
Nozuyama says that the hard part of Scramble Gamble was how packed full of English it is. He has a hard time with English. It took about four hours to record the song apparently. Shingen Mori, who wrote it, helped Nozuyama with the English and how to rap fast without stopping.
Kimura explains how they typically sing about 16 lines at a time and sometimes break it up, but when it's a particularly speedy line they have to keep going and get it down in one shot. It's not easy, so Nozuyama's skills deserve all the credit there.
What does Nozuyama think about the other songs?
He's scared of Pink Colored Love. Ramuda's voice kind of sticks in his head and is dark while Gentaro's song is emotional.
He's scared of Pink Colored Love. Ramuda's voice kind of sticks in his head and is dark while Gentaro's song is emotional.
Kimura asks how many people were able to correctly read the title of Gentaro's song [the JP is pronounced "Utena"]. Only a handful of people were able to. Kimura believes the title was very hard to read but it's also very Gentaro. He can't read the character either.
Ishiya reads letters from the musical creators. They all wrote some thoughts on their songs starting with Amy Ray who created Pink Colored Love.
They thought HypMic is a new kind of rap.
They thought HypMic is a new kind of rap.
They thought Ramuda was cute, but weren't able to see through him, but the more they found out, the more he charmed them. They wanted to draw out his light and dark sides and mysterious side too and wanted to add some hope to represent Gentaro and Dice.
Kimura thinks it's a new challenge they faced. Ishiya thinks people should listen to the song after listening to the drama track.
Next is from basho, one of Calyx's lyricists.
They rewrote the lyrics so many times but wanted to incorporate the time that had passed and mix in hints of Gentaro's previous songs while also bringing out the fun times Fling Posse has spent together.
They rewrote the lyrics so many times but wanted to incorporate the time that had passed and mix in hints of Gentaro's previous songs while also bringing out the fun times Fling Posse has spent together.
They took Gentaro's profession and lies into account as well. They were impressed with Saito's skills and how he managed to add color to Gentaro's character. They hope many people listen to it.
Next comments from the composer of Calyx, ESME MORI. They were thinking about the beauty of nature and wanted to express that in the music. Using the drum sounds to create a sense of space was difficult. They created the chorus to match basho's rap.
All the lyrics have a meaning but they hope people will interpret them on their own. They were impressed and blown away by Saito's charm and how he breaths life into the character of Gentaro.
Lastly, Kimura is about to ask Nozuyama for his impressions, but we are first treated to a video message from DALLJUB STEP CLUB, who arranged Scramble Gamble. They focused on Band groove and the rap flow, but the rap flow was extremely difficult.
They also worked on 3$EVEN but thought Nozuyama's rap was already really good so they upped the difficulty even more. They thank Nozuyama for mastering the rap and hope everyone will sing it once it's out on karaoke.
Kimura thinks they decided to set the bar higher because Nozuyama did such a good job with 3$EVEN. Nozuyama admits he struggled with the beats and keeping up with the flow, especially how it changes in the first and second half of the song.
Kimura thinks the song is worth practicing and mastering. Nozuyama thinks it'd be cool if you could master the song too––but then they realize Nozuyama can sing it already, so does that make him cool?
They turn to the camera and call out to Hayami to warn him that Nozuyama's getting a big head!
Next up is the lyric match. The loser will have to drink an aloe juice concoction that makes you feel Shibuya. Ishiya hopes Nozuyama will feel Shibuya more. Kimura decides that the loser and second place will have to drink it. Ishiya wonders if Kimura isn't digging his own grave.
Nozuyama asks what is in the aloe that could make you "feel Shibuya". They can only think of bad things.
They do HypMic RPS to determine order. Nozuyama wins, but Kimura slips and declares he's going last even though he lost the round so he didn't earn the right to pick! The order ends up being Dice, Jiro, Ichiro regardless though. The theme: "exams"
The audience will judge the round, but the winner will be announced... later! Kimura and Nozuyama both believe they still have a chance, somehow. The staff scold them to hurry up.
Next is announcements!
First up, collaborations. The first is that in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto they'll be selling special Fling Posse candy starting today at Candy Show Time. Ishiya opens the package to try some.
First up, collaborations. The first is that in Tokyo, Nagoya and Kyoto they'll be selling special Fling Posse candy starting today at Candy Show Time. Ishiya opens the package to try some.
Nozuyama confuses the "passion" flavor as the flavor of passion and not passion *fruit*.
The Omotesando shop has a Ramuda panel and music playing, they joke that he's working there and that's why he's not on the stream.
The Omotesando shop has a Ramuda panel and music playing, they joke that he's working there and that's why he's not on the stream.
The second is the Gentaro Bookmark and the third the Scramble Gamble slot machine. (Details here: )
The next stream will be next week on the 4th with the three Buster Bros!!! together.
And the winner this time is... Jiro! No miracle for Kimura and Nozuyama this time.
The Shibuya aloe juice is yellow and has candy in it. Kimura was concerned it'd have a rat in it... The candy makes them both think it must taste good
Kimura can't keep it down and Ishiya asks for a towel. Kimura mentions how disgusting it was––the sweetness didn't help. Nozuyama swallows it somehow and starts eating the candy forgetting he's on camera.
Kimura is broken again and Nozuayama doesn't get what's wrong with him, but comments on how FP has bonded together and hopes he can join the fans to see what happens.
They wrap it up with Rap-tte Tano-C!
They wrap it up with Rap-tte Tano-C!
