#enoki junya
I was casually reading through everyone’s posts about it on Twitter but decided to conso them here due to the sheer volume ah haha. And that’s JUST the guys who posted on Twitter…
Anyway yeah!! Happy 4th!!
- DRAMATIC STARS
Tendo Teru – Nakamura Shuugo (ShugoAbc)
SideM, congratulations on your 4th anniversary!!
When I think about how I’ve been part of you for around 1/7th of my life, I get deeply emotional!
From here on out, we’ll be in your care!!
#SideM
Kashiwagi Tsubasa – Yashiro Taku (yashiro_taku)
Always, always~ Let’s go onwards~♪
#Happy4thAnniversary #SideM
(※he’s singing drive a live btw)
- BEIT
Watanabe Minori – Takatsuka Tomohito (tomohito0825)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary THE IDOLM@STER SideM!!!!
I’m excited to know what scenery Minori will get to see next!!
So, producer, don’t stop supporting us, okay!!
#SideM
Pierre – Horie Shun (holy_yell0525)
It’s THE IDOLM@STER SideM’s 4th anniversary. Congratulations! Let’s go onward, forever and always. From now on I’ll be in your care, Pierre. Producer-san! #SideM
- HIGH X JOKER
Akiyama Hayato – Chiba Shouya (Shoya_Chiba)
Good morning!!
So it’s the 4th anniversary today…it’s amazing it even trended
I think everyone has their own dramatic encounters [in life].
So this is a happy day for both the people who were here from the start 4 years ago, and for those who weren’t, isn’t it!
Happy! SideM 4th anniversary!
Speaking of, the swimsuit event HixJo, FRAME and THE Kogadou were in can now be enjoyed as fully voiced! Bikini! Muscles!
It’s an event which will make you smile during summer days, so enjoy!
#SideM
Sakaki Natsuki – Watanabe Hiroshi (thru the account for his project with Yuuyu, maemite_lv)
Congrats on your 4th anniversary today SideM
(ノシ`>∀<)ノシ バンバン
I wrote a bunch of stuff in Chokume about this!
Also, it’s MaeMite’s 1st anniversary tomorrow!╭( ・ㅂ・)و ̑̑ ぐッ
You gotta watch, ok!
【Hiroshi】#マエミテ #SideM
(※looking at it closer, the first kaomoji’s sound effect is most likely him smacking a table lololol)
- S.E.M.
Hazama Michio – Itou Kento (thru ameblo)
So SideM’s at its fourth anniversary!
THE IDOLM@STER SideM
Fourth anniversary!
Congratulations!It’s been roughly 3 years since I’ve gotten involved with this project,
But it will always be a franchise where I’d want to run alongside the characters, from now on.
In this past year, there were a lot of fun stuff that happened
We’ll be in your care, okay! ٩(^‿^)۶
And here comes a nostalgic photo!
(picture of S.E.M. and DraStars during their first livestream together)
No matter what happens,
I won’t forget our original goal…
Let’s go onwards, forever and always!
Yamashita Jiro – Nakajima Yoshiki (Yoshiki_N_00)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary! There’s a lot of times when I think “we’ve gone so far…”, but we still have a long way to go! please don’t stop supporting us! Let’s go onwards, forever and always! #SideM
Maita Rui – Enoki Junya (enojunjunjun)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary!
This is surely due to everyone’s support!
#SideM
- SAI
Kiyosumi Kuro – Nakada Yuuya (thru the account for his project with Hirohiro, maemite_lv)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary THE IDOLM@STER SideM!!!
From here on out, let’s go onwards forever and always, together with the Producer-sans, Kuro-kun, and everyone in 315pro!
We are 315!!!!! 【Yuuyu】
#SideM
Hanamura Shouma – Balleta Yutaka (0808Antony)
SideM 4th anniversary!!!
Congratulations!!
I want to proudly say!!
From the bottom of my heart, I’m glad to have met Shouma-san!!
I’m grateful to Shouma-san, everyone in 315pro, and Producer-chan too╰(*´︶`*)╯!!!
From here on out, let’s continue walking with shouma-san!
Let’s go onwards, forever and always!!!
#SideM
- FRAME
Akuno Hideo – Kumagai Kentaro (k_kumagaihk)
THE IDOLM@STER SideM! Congrats on 4th anniversary!!
Since meeting Hideo, FRAME, and 315pro, I got to experience a lot of things.
From here on out, I will do my very best to make you smile, so I could make you even more happier!(`_´)ゞ
#SideM
Shingen Seiji – Masumoto Takuya (maruko_q)
SideM, congratulations on your 4th anniversary!
Since meeting Shingen Seiji, I’ve encountered lots of new stuff!
I’ll do my best to aim to keep going onwards from here forever! I’ll be in your care! #SideM
- SHINSOKU IKKON
Akai Suzaku – Masuyama Takeaki (mascandal_0414)
Congratulations on the 4th anniversary!!
Let’s go onwards forever and always……From here on out, let’s spin a tale of the best dream ever together! Producer-san! (fist)(fire)
#SideM
Kurono Genbu – Fukamachi Toshinori (FukamachiToshi)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary, THE IDOLM@STER SideM!
And since Kurono Genbu’s birthday is also in July, I’m happy to be able to celebrate the anniversary like this!
Everyone, the 315pro idols shall be in your care in the future, too! #SideM
- CAFÉ PARADE
Kamiya Yukihiro – Karino Sho (Sho_karino)
THE IDOLM@STER SideM’s! 4th anniversary!!
Congratulatory–! Party! Starts nooooooow!!
Everyone in CafePara is allllllll hyped up!!
Please take care of us from here on out!!
#SideM
Uzuki Makio – Kodama Takuya (kodama0623)
Congratulations on your 4th year anniversary, THE IDOLM@STER SideM(^^)! It’s already this late, but Café Parade’s celebration starts now!
#SideM
Shinonome Soichiro – Amasaki Kouhei (through Kodamaria’s twitter kodama0623)
Message from Terasu!
SideM 4th anniversary!
Congratulations!!
CafePara had a celebration party☆
From here on out, we’ll be in your care.
This is a picture of the donuts Maria made♪ (Amasaki)
(※the donuts are from a kracie poppin’ cooking playset)
Asselin BB II – Furukawa Makoto (Furukawa__m)
In order to celebrate SideM’s 4th anniversary, CafePara assembled at such a late hour!
From here on out, we’ll be in your care this year too!
Mizushima Saki – Kobayashi Daiki (DaikiPrt)
Congrats! SideM 4th anniversary-!!
CafePara’s celebratory party starts now-✌(‘ω’)✌
It’s a celebration, so we made sushi #SideM
(※the sushi is from a kracie poppin’ cooking playset)
- ALTESSIMO
Kagura Rei – Nagano Yuusuke (yuusuke_0523)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary, THE IDOLM@STER SideM!
The time when I first met Kagura Rei-kun is an irreplaceable thing for me, and I think I will always, always treasure it.
From here on out, 315pro shall be in your care!
#SideM
- THE KOGADOU
Taiga Takeru – Terashima Junta (juntaterashima3)
SideM, congratulations on your 4th anniversary! I love Taiga Takeru. We’ll be in your care from here on out!
Kizaki Ren – Komatsu Shohei (shohei_k0414)
THE IDOLM@STER SideM, congratulations on your 4th anniversary!
Onwards, I’ll aim for the top, alongside Ren!
Also, the in-game event HEAT UP SUMMER LIVE is now voiced! I’m so glad I got to say those lines…!
“Ramen customers?”!!
#SideM
Enjoji Michiru – Hamano Daiki (daikiteasy)
THE IDOLM@STER’s 13th anniversary!
《 SideM’s 4th anniversary!!!!》
Congratulations|*゚Д゚|┛
Former martial artist ramen shop owner: Enjouji Michiru
From here on out, I wanna produce these 315 men together with all the Shishous too!
#SideM #エムマス
(※shishou: master, teacher. usually used towards judo masters)
- MOFUMOFUEN
Okamura Nao – Yano Shogo (yano_0319)
SideM, congratulations on your 4th anniversary!
I’ve been watching the anime from the start, so I wonder how long it’s been since I thought “I wanna be part of IM@S too!”
When I got to become part of SideM, the feelings I had back then were made a reality.
From here on out, let’s face our dreams!
We’ll be in your care in the future, too!!
#SideM
Tachibana Shiro – Furuhata Keisuke (KSK__F)
No translation for this one, it’s just cute, LOOK AT IT.
- F-LAGS
Tsukumo Kazuki – Tokutake Tatsuya (tatsu_tokutake)
SideM, congratulations on your 4th anniversary.
Ever since I got to be part of this, I’ve seen a lot of amazing sceneries…I’m really very thankful.
To all the producers, please love us from here on out too, SideM shall be in your care.
#SideM
(※i went ahead and translated the wordplay literally to “love us”, like an idiot, but yes that is the aimasu call)
- LEGENDERS
Kuzunoha Amehiko – Kasama Jun (ksm_jun)
SideM 4th anniversary!
Just like how we have lots of memories, I think the Producer-sans have a lot of memories as well.
Onwards from now, with the Producer-sans, our comrades, and my partners, I wish we can make even more memories together.
#SideM
Koron Chris – Komada Wataru (komaDwataru)
Happy 4th anniversary! ANNIVERSARY!! PM3:15!!
Producer! Koron! Thanks, everyone! We’re gonna reach 5th anniversary soon enough!
So never stop supporting us!
#SideM
(※i’m on 24hr clock so it ruins the effect, but yes. 3:15PM)
Kitamura Sora – Fumiyoshi Shioya (fumiyoshi76)
Congratulations on your 4th anniversary, SideM!
Onwards to our dreams, to the place the stars will guide us to,
So from now on we’ll be in your care, Producer-san!
#SideM
Yamamura Ken – Kawanishi Kengo (Kengokawanishi)
I’ve just been part of such a small bit of its history, but it’s already the 4th anniversary!
This is a translation of Animate Times’ event report of the October reading event by 8P (Eight Piece), a seiyuu project by Hatanaka Tasuku, Nogami Sho, Yashiro Taku, Enoki Junya, Lounsbery Arthur, Kousaka Atsushi, Masuyama Takeaki, and Chiba Shouya. Full translation can be seen under the cut!
Hatanaka Tasuku, Nogami Sho, et al’s “8P (Eight Piece)” holds a reading event! This is a report of their reading drama and talk parts!
Last October 14, 2017, the young male seiyuu project 8P(Eight Piece) had its reading event in Tokyo Yomiuri Hall.
8P(Eight Piece) is a project comprised of Hatanaka Tasuku, Nogami Sho, Yashiro Taku, Enoki Junya, Lounsbery Arthur, Kousaka Atsushi, Masuyama Takeaki, and Chiba Shouya. In this event, the continuations of the four reading dramas that had been broadcast on Animate Channel as part of 8P Channel 2 - whose theme songs had been released, one pair at a time, starting June 7, 2017 - had been performed.
In the afternoon session, they had Hatanaka and Chiba’s Lament Song to the Moon and Enoki and Masuyama’s Hachigaku! On the other hand, this report is about the night session, which had Lounsbery and Kousaka’s The Rose Garden and Nogami and Yashiro’s Starlight Stage!
Lounsbery and Kousaka play the main characters in The Rose Garden - Meiji Chapter.
The curtain opens on the reading drama The Rose Garden - Meiji Chapter. At its very center are Kousaka’s young man Reese and Lounsbery’s vampire Ewan; the story spins a tale out of the painful bonds of Reese, who passes over from the Meiji era to the current age, and Ewan, who yearns for Reese’s blood. Kousaka was able to portray the fear and distress of someone being struck by a vampire through his gestures and expression. Lounsbery uses a dainty, fragile expression as he portrays Ewan, who had been rejected by Reese, who struggles with his own immortality. Playing the characters surrounding Reese and Ewan are the other six members, bringing the story to its climax.
As the story comes to its end, Lounsbery and Kousaka move to the front of the stage, their cloaks trailing behind them. Sweetly, heartrendingly, and from the bottom of their hearts, they sung the theme song of their drama, the duet fate ~A Forbidden Scent~. Illuminated by penlights in their associated colors blue and sky blue, the hall had a magical ambiance to it. With their singing voices and choreography, Kousaka and Lounsbery were able to portray the frustratingly close and yet way too far mutual distance between Reese and Ewan, once more bringing their audience to tears.
Illuminated by penlights in their associated colors blue and sky blue, the hall had a magical ambiance to it.
Sweetly, heartrendingly, and from the bottom of their hearts, Lounsbery and Kousaka sung their duet song fate ~A Forbidden Scent~
Replacing the two of them, Masuyama and Enoki step on the stage, as the MCs. They call the six other members back to the stage for the talk part! As everyone, wearing black suits and a necktie with their assigned color, greets the audience again, Chiba, in his black suit and white necktie, quips “I just came from a wedding,” leading the other members to jealously blurt out “That’s unfair!” as their laughter rolls off the stage. And then Lounsbery, when asked about the song he just finished singing, says “It’s because it’s a pop song, it’s not like the the usual ‘go! go!’ music we usually do…” pretending he didn’t use that kind of word before on 8P, only to burst into laughter as soon as he’d said it.
The night session’s MC were Masuyama and Enoki.
Everyone steps onto the stage in their matching black suits! In a complete 180° from the reading drama which brought the audience to tears, the eight of them made everyone laugh during the talk part.
Once more, the talk part works off of the theme decided upon. The theme shared with the afternoon session was “lines which left an impression,” leaving Kousaka and Lounsbery to both ask “what were you saying back there again!?” to each other. Also, they talked about “things we don’t wanna stop doing no matter what,” and the inside stories behind the production process of their event goods.
In the second half of the event, the story of hot-blooded young man Reo and cool Kai unfolds, as they become closer to their dream of being top idols. Yashiro portrays earnest, cheerful Reo with a strong confident voice. On the other hand, Nogami, who plays Kai - who had taken up idol work to settle the discord within his family - is generally cool, sometimes passionate. Aside from Reo and Kai, there are two other characters who gradually cause trouble for them. The other six play their stubborn rival (CV. Lounsbery) and Kai’s younger brother Shougo (CV. Chiba), as well as the other characters supporting Reo and Kai, headed by Masuyama, on the stage, further adding color to the drama.
And then, Nogami, in his pink cloak, and Yashiro, in his yellow cloak, jump into singing their duet song “Double Starlight”. As they fill the halls to full capacity with their pink and yellow penlights, you can feel being wrapped up in the fans’ enthusiasm. With the way they held eye contact and their flawless dance steps, just like the idols they portrayed, they were able to charm the audience.
The two, passionately, confidently singing the theme song to their reading drama, “Double Starlight”.
Once more the eight of them head to the stage, to talk about their thoughts about the reading drama and duet song. Yashiro says, “The yellow and pink lights were beautiful. I always wanted to see them, but…when I’m dancing with this cloak in the way, sometimes I see it, sometimes I don’t…”
Coming from the theme “I’m really curious about this thing!”, the talk came to be about the “senmu” (lit. ‘senior managing director’) character played by Kousaka. From the start, “Senmu” had been a pet name 8P has been using as they got closer to Kousaka, leading to the audience murmuring amongst themselves and giggling when it was also the name of the role he was playing. During the time they were taping the first part of (the drama) for broadcast, the members also talked about the shock they had when they found out “Senmu (Kousaka) is gonna play a ‘senmu’!?” Also, they said that, on the script, the parts said by the managing director were erroneously marked with “Kousaka”, leading then to imagine “So could it be the character is actually him?”
During the talk theme of “a goal you’ve accomplished recently,” to Hatanaka’s goal this year, “I don’t want to forget anything,” Enoki confessed, “To be honest, I forgot to wear my belt today…”, and the 8P members then talked about stuff they easily forget! After that, Masuyama sums it all up by saying “This is the goal of all 8P members, I guess.”
They say their final words to the audience one by one. Hatanaka spoke fervently: “It’s a reading stage, so we had lots of thoughts that we wouldn’t be able to fill up a small theatre. But to see this many people assemble and seriously watch (our show), makes me very happy, as an actor.”
Nogami: “I had fun playing roles we don’t normally play, singing together, and getting to challenge various things. And I think that it’s all thanks to all the members altogether, and to everyone who came to see us.” Kousaka expresses his utmost gratitude: “For this 8P event, we just have a serious drama, so I wondered if it’ll be okay since all we ever did up to this point was stupid things, so I became uneasy… And because of that, when it’s about 8P I always feel a feeling of accomplishment that’s a little bit different from what I usually feel as a seiyuu or as an actor, and I’m really grateful for it.”
Lounsbery: “There’s solos we haven’t done yet, like for example (the in-show project) "Road to the Circus” (lol) If it’s for 8P, I’d like to see it.“ Masuyama: "Today we’ve been bonded by the confidence we have as part of 8P, and I think we’ve found our own challenges. We don’t know what’s in store for us yet, but from here on out we’ll keep on challenging ourselves, so everyone, please wait for us with excitement."
At the very end, the eight of them sung "FULL VOLUME!!”, and, in the middle of all the multicolored lights, it felt like they were united. As they jumped and linked arms with each other, the eight of them singing with their smiles conveyed feelings that were worth more than words.
Animate Channel airs 8P Channel every second and fourth Friday of the month. It is currently airing its third season. The first halves of the reading dramas included in this event had been included in the DVDs for 8P Channel 2, which had been released sequentially starting from Wednesday, July 26, 2017. On Saturday, December 2, 2017, an event commemorating the release of the DVDs will be held at Animate for those who bought all 3 volumes of the 8P Channel 2 DVDs, so for those who have never gone to any of their events, this is your chance to see the charm of 8P up close!
Coverage/Words/Photographs by Ozawa Megumi
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- note to self: the paragraph for double starlight still needs my rechecking: taku is 玲央, nogamin is 櫂, chiba plays 祥吾…but are these really how these names are supposed to be read…
- please do not redistribute this translation! thanks for reading.