{"id":20028,"date":"2013-03-25T06:00:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T05:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/avo-blog.nl\/?p=20028&lang=en"},"modified":"2022-06-17T13:36:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-17T11:36:15","slug":"avo-blog-interview-orochi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/avo-magazine.com\/en\/2013\/03\/avo-blog-interview-orochi\/","title":{"rendered":"AVO Blog interview with OROCHI"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last week on the 16th of March 2013 the Samurai Rock band OROCHI, the winner of theJaME x R\u00e2men bandscontest<\/a>, came to the Netherlands to perform. This was my second time going to a concert performed by Japanese musicians. I can\u2019t say much more about the performance apart from the fact that I thought it was great. It was my first time seeing a Visual Kei band live, I really enjoyed myself and was pretty impressed!<\/p>\n

Normally there would\u2019ve been a very detailed report of their performance, but we\u2019re doing something entirely different: an interview with the band! I\u2019m happy to announce that it all worked out well and we\u2019re very enthusiastic about this. Not only because this is our first interview, but mainly because the band responded so fast and in such a nice way.<\/p>\n

\"OROCHI2013\"<\/p>\n

AVO Blog: First off I\u2019d like to thank you for returning to the Netherlands. I\u2019ve really enjoyed your concert. What was your experience when it came to how welcoming the audience was during the concert in 330 live?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: It was a great show. We didn\u2019t think we could experience such a great moment in Europe. We\u2019re very happy to see just as many fans as we saw in 2011.
\nShin: The performance was great. It was my first time coming to the Netherlands. I\u2019ll take the spirit of these fans with me to Japan.<\/p>\n

AVO Blog: Is there a message, an idea you\u2019re sharing with your fans through your music?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: Our music is pretty original, based on traditional music and Western modern Rock. Please listen to our music as much as you can so you can become one with OROCHI\u2019s world, then we\u2019ll always be with you.
\nShin: I want the world to become one. Thank you very much.<\/p>\n

AVO Blog: Ushiwaka, I thought your skills with the katana on stage were very cool. Since you are a Samurai Rock band, have you practiced any sports or martial arts that relate to a samurai\u2019s way of life (bushido) or the way of the sword?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: I was born into an honorable samurai family. I\u2019ve been practicing the katana since I was a child. I\u2019ve practiced most of the traditional martial arts. I like meditation.
\nShin: I used to practice sumo wrestling.<\/p>\n

AVO Blog: You have a certain image on stage. How much of your off-stage personality was put into creating your on-stage personality? Which do you like better? Your off-stage or on-stage self?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: On stage I want to become one with the audience. When I feel that during a show, I feel alive. I\u2019d chose my on-stage personality, my off-stage me is just there for the preparations.
\nShin: I\u2019m the same on-stage and off-stage.<\/p>\n

AVO Blog: You visit a lot of diverse countries in a short time span. You have probably learned a lot during these travels. Of all the places you\u2019ve seen so far, what\u2019s the thing you remember the most?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: We didn\u2019t know much about Russia. Even though Russia and Japan aren\u2019t very close to each other, we still quickly had the Russian vote. So, we didn\u2019t discover the friendships between many countries where we hadn\u2019t been to. The whole world exists out of friends, I think.
\nShin: I was surprised when I visited Paris, it\u2019s a really beautiful city. In Japan we call Paris the capitol of flowers.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

AVO Blog: What do you miss most when you tour outside of Japan?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: Nothing!
\nShin: I lost my iPhone, so that\u2019s what I miss.<\/p>\n

AVO Blog: Is there something you\u2019d like to say to the readers of AVO Blog (or your fans in the Netherlands)?
\n<\/strong>Ushiwaka: We will return to the Netherlands, so ask your friends to listen to our music and spread our samurai rock!
\nShin: I will never forget you! I\u2019ll return shortly! Samurai rock on!<\/p>\n

We would like to thank OROCHI for their time and R\u00e2men Events for the possibility of interviewing the band. We wish OROCHI all the best in the rest of their Europe tour and we hope to see them again soon!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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