#Yamazaki Distillery

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The Yamazaki 35 Year Old Whisky 43.0 abv NV

Bottled in 2006, one of 200 bottles, in original wooden presentation case, slightly scuffed capsule, 43.0 abv.

1 bt70 (opc).

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Suntory Yamazaki Distillery @ Yamazaki, Japan

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A century of Yamazaki Distillery — Master of Malt Blog

It’s been 100 years since the Yamazaki distillery was founded. As we’re focusing on Japanese drinks recently we thought we’d take a deeper look at the brand that changed everything for Japanese whisky. Yamazaki is where Japanese whisky was born. It’s something of a holy grail for whisky lovers, a Japanese single malt whisky that… A century of Yamazaki Distillery — Master of Malt Blog

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Suntory Yamazaki Distillery @ Yamazaki, Japan

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Report from Tora no ana, Osaka (2023/03/10)

I had a decent ticket number, so was not so far from the front, I ordered a gari chuhai from Kaoru's special menu, and bought merch after getting inside. Everyone was given two sheets for submitting questions to Kaoru, but most seemed to be using one for submitting and one for keeping.

As far as I could see, I was the only non-asian person there, so possibly the only foreigner???

Kaoru came out at about 19:15 with Fujieda and Takabayashi. Short, black hair, hanging in his eyes a bit, wearing a loose, black, kind of shellsuit jacket, a white tshirt, and tracksuit pants/trousers.

The event was being recorded. From my seat I could clearly see the computer screen of the guy recording the event, so I saw lots of close ups of Kaoru via the screen, as well seeIng him in person.

Kaoru raised a toast to start...joining him for this was one of my life highlights. Audience members were ordering food and drinks for Kaoru and the managers throughout the event. They ended up with far more than they could actually drink. Some quite expensive things too, like Yamazaki whisky etc.

Kaoru said he has been bothered by hayfever. He said when he woke up on Friday morning, his eyes felt swollen.

Kaoru commented on the state of the street outside the venue, it filled up with dodgy looking types as soon as the sun went down. (*It really did*)

After getting settled, the talk got underway, and they started with a recap of the Dir activities of the last year. Starting with the Studio Coast live, and running through to the talk with Hazuki in Nagoya recently.

Fujieda was very enthusiastic talkIng about their visit to the Yamazaki whisky distillery.

Kaoru explained again about how difficult the anniversary tour was for him. He struggled trying to stop his old self emerging during that tour.

About the Hazuki talk, Kaoru had agreed to appear on Hazukitchen with Hazuki, but he said this time that he would not cook. He is happy to appear if all he has to do is eat what Hazuki makes.

The recap of last year lasted until almost 9pm, at which point Kaoru suggested a 10 min toilet break.

Getting back on stage, they got started with Q and A session. Despite having probably about 150 submissions, only a small handful were read out.

I have to start here by saying that MY QUESTION WAS CHOSEN! 🥴😱

I asked if Kaoru has been to see any of the other members' lives. Fujieda read out the question, and then also mentioned my name with it, so I was basically screaming in my head. Anyway, Kaoru answered that he has been to see Sukekiyo once, but thats it. Fujieda asked him if he wanted to see Decays and Seraph, and he replied 'Hmmm....' with an expression that said, 'NO' 🤣

Other questions were:

What type of curry do you like? - He likes many types. The fan who asked the question said she likes green curry. Kaoru likes this too, but said that there are a few members of the band who hate Thai food, which is tough when doing overseas tours, because Thai food is often suggested as an option by overseas staff.

Which Slam Dunk character would make the best lover? From a male viewpoint, and a female viewpoint - Kaoru said, Hanamichi for male, and Mitsu for female. Then he revealed that the white tshirt he was wearing was actually a Mitsui tshirt, he pulled back his jacket to reveal the shirt design underneath.

Which direction does you hair spiral at your crown? - Both managers got up to inspect the crown of Kaoru's head, but couldn't see much of a spiral. Kaoru said that since his hair tends to fall over his right eye, that probably influences which angle its growing from his crown.

What food reminds you of the taste of home? Kaoru says his mum always makes this dish using the fish buri during the first few days of the year.

How do you deal with creative slumps? - Kaoru basically said to embrace slumps as part of your life journey. They are what they are, and they will lead you to your next path eventually.

What is the best souvenir to get in Osaka? - Kaoru was very adamant about this, and his answer was kasu udon. The type that you can buy in a box from Shin Osaka station, and its very delicious apparently. He wouldn't hear of any other souvenir being suggested, is HAS to be this for him.

I think these are the only questions he answered, but the talk continued nevertheless. Other topics of conversation included:

The shops in the vicinity of Tokyo Garden Theatre. Fujieda is very impressed with the giant Daiso (100yen store) and the giant Mujirushi there. He mentioned a few things he likes to buy at Mujirushi, and then Kaoru says he gets his slippers at Mujirushi, especially slippers for summer time use. He gets a pair there every year without fail, and explained them as something fairly similar to this --> ルームサンダル・鼻緒 (google this product with 無印良品)

Kaoru also said he is planning another art exhibition hopefully in summer this year, but it will probably only be in Tokyo. He said he has just recently finished four or five pieces, and he hasnt been writing any new music at all these past few weeks.

Focus moves onto Takabayashi, as he has been fairly quiet. Kaoru says that Takabayashi is one of those people who knows something about everything. Wherever they go, he will be pointing out trivia and facts about everything they see.

Takabayashi said he is no good at talkIng at length, and this reminds them of that Youtube/TFOE combo that he MC'ed for remotely in 2020.

Kaoru said he wants to organise a trip for Tora no ana next year, but maybe somewhere where Dir have never played a live before. Suggestions included Wakayama, Saga, Shimane etc.

When talking about the photo exhibition, Kaoru said that the shot of him looking backwards which was used for that ticket/sticker was him turning to ask the staff, 'Shall we go get something to eat?', but the photographer got a quick shot at that moment.

Fujieda mentioned about Die surprising Shinya at the Seraph event, which Kaoru had no idea about! He asked Fujieda what the event itself was like, and Fujieda explained that Shinya talked a lot. After each song ended, he would say, 'Hai!/OK!' very swiftly, before going on to explain what the next song would be. This had Kaoru CRYING with laughter! He said 'Imagine Kyo screaming the end of a song, and then saying 'Hai!' each time. Kaoru said (while wiping copious tears from his eyes) he might think about going to a Seraph live, just to witness this!

Fujieda said he was having so much fun, he wants to do this kind of event every month. Talk began of how Toshiya is really the only member who doesnt really do this kind of thing, so Kaoru suggested Fujieda to persuade Toshiya to put an event on.

As this month is Toshiya's birthday, Kaoru raised a toast in celebration of Toshiya, and wished him a happy bithday.

A lot more chat about this and that went on in addition to the above, but the event lasted 4 happy hours, which for ¥3500, is not bad at all!

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Suntory Toki --- Whisky Review Time

Founded in 1899, Suntory was originally a small store in Osaka which sold imported wines. Over the next century that small store grew into a powerful multi-national corporation. Suntory specializes primarily in alcoholic beverages such as beer, wine, and spirits as well as some soft drinks. Recognize these famous brands of liquor; Jim Beam, Makers Mark, Knob Creek, Courvoisier, Cruzan, Lamphroaig, Pinnacle, Old Crow, Canadian Club, Skinny Girl. Well, they are all owned by Suntory.

In 1923 Suntory opened it's first distillery and began making whisky. Japanese whisky grew in popularity as American GI's brought it back home with them after serving in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. By the 1970's Suntory was rapidly expanding and began heavily marketing overseas. They even hired Sammy Davis Jr. to do commercials.

Suntory Toki is their most common overseas product. A blended whisky created from malted barley, it is produced from the Yamazaki, Hakushu, and Chita distilleries, aged at lest three years in American oak barrels, and then blended into one product. I think I bought this for around $30, in Japan I bet it's much cheaper.

Drinking from a glencairn, the whisky gives off a sweet aroma. Very very light, to the point where it almost doesn't smell like whisky at all. It smells more like a dry white wine, like a pino blanc, chardonnay, or riesling. Is this really whisky? With it's very light color it almost looks like a white wine. After tasting I can confirm that it is indeed a whisky. It has tasting notes of honey, green apple, green grape, and a bit of vanilla. It finishes with a very dry oakiness, and leaves a dry taste in your mouth that quickly goes away, the aftertaste does not hang in the mouth long like other whiskies. The flavors of this whisky are very light and subtle, for me perhaps too subtle.

To me this is a good whisky, not great, just good. It could be better. If it had a little bit more body to it and a bit more flavor, I would rate this higher. As it stands I rate it 3.2 out of 5 stars. I might buy a bottle every once in a blue moon, particular if it is on sale. I will drink it if it is put in front of me. But I probably would rather drink something else. Now I must come forward and admit a big bias, I'm a bourbon and rye drinker, whiskies which tend to have much bolder and richer flavors. So perhaps this whisky doesn't fit my palate. I could see someone who enjoys dry white wines likewise enjoying this. Perhaps Scotch drinkers who enjoy the non-peated Scotches would like this. But it's just not for me.

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Nikka Yoichi SIngle Malt Whisky Review

We’re kicking off 2024 with a review of a seriously delicious #Japanese whisky. It’s from @NikkaWhiskyUSA and their #Yoichi distillery. A no age statement release. Click the link to hear all about it.

For those of you that aren’t familiar with Japanese Whisky, when we were first introduced to it, affordable and accessible were the names of the game… Yamazaki 12 and 18, Hakushu 10, Hibiki 12, 17, and 21, Nikka Whisky from the Barrel, Nikka Yoichi 10, etc etc. In under 10 years, that all changed. The whiskies listed above are both elusive and wildly expensive. So what do you do when you can’t…

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What do you keep stocked on your home bar?

KR: “If we went to my house there would be a Yamazaki 18, a Yamazaki 12, there would be a Hibiki 21, and now some Hakushu. In my journey with going to the distilleries, my appreciation for Hakushu has really grown. There would be a Macallan 18, there would be an Ardbeg 25. So I like both sides: I like the peaty, and I like lighter blends. I like the smoky and also the fruity, vanilla side of it."

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Yamazaki Whisky 12 y.o. 100th Anniversary Edition

The Yamazaki Whisky 12 year old 100th Anniversary Edition is a special release to mark the 100th anniversary of the Yamazaki distillery. This limited edition celebrates the distillery's long tradition and heritage. With the characteristic fruity, slightly smoky and complex flavours of Yamazaki 12 year old whisky, this edition is a coveted collector's item for lovers of premium whisky.

Cask type : American oak casks, sherry casks, Japanese oak casks

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The Best Japanese Whiskey Buying Guide

True Japanese whiskies value subtle taste distinctions above everything else. The origins of the water and the kind of wood used in the barrels, both have an impact on the final product’s flavor. Some Japanese distilleries employ exotic wood that can’t be obtained anywhere else, giving their spirits a unique taste that can’t be replicated in the United States.

1. The Chita Single Grain Japanese Whisky

From the House of Suntory Whisky, a mild, smooth single-grain whisky with unparalleled sophistication and a clean, clear finish.

Type: Single Malt Whisky

Size: 700mL

24.0 standard drinks

Alcohol Volume: 43.0%

Country: Japan

Brand Name: The Chita

Closure: Twist Top

2. Yamazaki Distillery Reserve Single Malt Whisky

Known as “the pioneer of Japanese whisky,” Yamazaki® is Japan’s first and oldest distillery. Yamazaki, the birthplace of Japanese whisky and Suntory’s flagship single malt, was founded in 1923 on the outskirts of Kyoto in a unique, misty region where water and mountains offer diversity in nature and temperature and where conditions are ideal for ageing whisky.

Yamazaki Distiller’s Reserve is the introduction to the brand. Respecting Yamazaki’s heritage and signature taste, we combine aged Yamazaki sherry cask and aged Mizunara cask malt whiskies to create Distiller’s Reserve, a rich, easy-to-drink whisky with a round-bodied, profound, and mature taste that is always luxurious, exclusive, knowledgeable, but never pretentious.

3. Nikka Coffey Grain Whisky

The Coffey Still is the world’s first patented continuous still, invented by Mr. Aeneas Coffey in 1830. Masataka Taketsuru valued the feature of this type of stew, which retains the flavours of the ingredients and also creates a distinctive texture. The complex, sweet, and mellow flavours in Nikka Coffee invite you back to the beauties of grain whisky.

Type: Japanese Whisky

Size: 700mL

24.9 standard drinks

Alcohol Volume: 45%

Country: Japan

Brand Name: Nikka

Closure: Screw Cap

4. Hibiki Japanese Harmony

An exclusive limited edition of Hibiki Japanese Harmony featuring hints of Yamazaki Sherry Cask

Hibiki Whisky is a harmonious blend of numerous malt and grain whiskies that have been painstakingly blended to create a full orchestra of flavours and aromas.Seductive, blossoming, and enigmatic, Hibiki Whisky celebrates an unrivalled art of blending, fine craftsmanship, and a sense of luxury from the House of Suntory.

5. White Oak Akashi Japanese Single Malt Whisky

Akashi White OakSingle-malt Bourbon Whisky has been aged in bourbon barrels for 5 years.White Oak Distillery outside the city of Akashi is Japan’s oldest, having held its distilling licence since 1919. Unlike Yamazaki, which started production swiftly after attaining its licence in 1923, White Oak waited 80 years to put its first spirit into a cask. With their primary focus being the more traditional Japanese alcohols of sake and shochu, White Oak produces a small amount of whisky, a drop in the ocean compared to the giants Suntory and Nikka.

6. Suntory Toki Blended Japanese Whisky

Toki means time in Japanese. A vivid blend of whiskies from Suntory’s Hakushu, Yamazaki, and Chita distilleries, Suntory Whisky Toki features the quintessential characteristics of a Suntory Whisky blend: exquisite balance, harmony, and oneness. At the same time, its unique pairing of Hakushu® American white oak cask malt whisky with Chita heavy-type grain whisky overturns the traditional hierarchy between malt and grain.

While Japanese whiskey may be the best in the world, it’s not the only type of whiskey that’s worth trying. Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey, and American whiskey all have their own unique flavors and qualities that make them worth seeking out. So, whether you’re a whiskey aficionado or a newcomer to the world of whiskey, be sure to give Japanese whiskey a try atBoozehouse

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Cobra kai season 5 ep 2 thoughts

Chozen!!!!!

Robby and Johnny's series of misadventures has my heart. It's even more chaotic than I would have imagined. Oh my goodness - how are they both as dumb as eachother? They just 'okay' each other's ridiculousness. I hope they find miguel soon because Robby cannot be trusted with the braincell.

Chozen and Tory!!!!!

Talking about honour. I kinda love it.

Oh Tory. Flat out confirmation she didn't actually win. Terry is such a slick manipulator that it's honestly impressive how easy he can reframe everything. He went straight for her survival buttons.

Aw, Robby can convert money. He can have the braincell back.

Nope. He's going to eat hot chillis to find miguel.

(see this is exactly why Robby can't be trusted with the braincell).

Terry and Chozen's date!!

Daniel dressing Chozen for his date.

Ah, this is a completely irrelevant rant, but I have whiskey thoughts. Suntory is a gigantic alcohol/drinks company that is comparative to coke in size and market domination in japan - not a little bespoke distillery brewing things the scottish way.

Also the Hibiki is objectively better than the Yamazaki. So there, Terry.

The belief people put in stories is more powerful - i see a theme for the season.

Importance of legacy - oop there's another theme.

Ah cute trick. Robby can have the braincell again. Sneaky, scamming Robby my beloved.

Oh Miguel is actually breaking me heart right now. How quickly his dad changed and turned on him. Xolo plays the moment so well.

Creepy hector def saw the picture of carmen and knows who miguel is.

Yeah, karate vs mma. Love how the spanish annoucer takes one look at Johnny and calls him crazy blond man.

The hot chilli had plot signifigance???

The whiskey had plot signifigance???

Chozen!!!!!!!!!! Everything about that was epic.

Chozen continues to be an utter delight even when he's threatening.

Oh greek mythology shout out. This is like the third show I've seen yo explicitly use icarus as a motif between two male characters with father/son vibes and completely fucked up power dynamics.

Oh Miguel, bby. My heart aches for him. That was just a slow motion horror show of every hope and illusion this kid had about his father evaporating before his eyes. And then hector bitches about yaya too!!

(too far, hector).

And I kinda love that Miguel figured it out on his own THEN found Johnny. He needed that hug so bad.

Oh damn though, that is a mirror image framing of when Robby first saw his dad hug miguel. (totally different emotions/stakes but still).

This is going to be a super awkward car trio home.

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Suntory Whiskey Yamazaki Distillery Tour | BARTENDER Glass of God - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22s39iAdhSI

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The Freedom of Expression Vol:9 - Looking back at the Phalaris tour

Part 2 (To part 1)

J: Well, you toured nationwide, so im sure there are many stories to be told of your travels. So Leader, what have you brought for us...some photos from your trip? You've brought some photos to show, especially for Niconama.

T: Oh, exciting!

J: Ok, lets have a look at the photos that Leader took for us. Here they are! These look interesting. Shall we go through them one by one? Here is the first one. 

*photo shows some old gacha mahines*

T: Whats this? "Jyan jyan no anaba"?

K: This was in Shinsekai, in Osaka...near Tsūtenkaku and stuff. 

T: Its old fashioned. 

K: Yeah, this type of stuff is still around there. 

J: Its has a very Shōwa feel. 

K: The next photo is of the shopping arcade where this is...is arcade the right word? *next photo appears* There, look, you can see the machines at the side. 

J: Oh yeh! A lot of the shops are shut, aren't they?

K: Well, this was about 10:00 or 10:30 at night. 

J: I see. This has character, doesn't it?!

T: Yeah, it does.

K: The thing was, our manager said he wanted to eat kushi katsu, so we came down here to get some. He nearly ate himself to death. 

J, T: haha 

J: Ate himself to death? haha. This street looks kinda scary to walk down, was it ok?

K:Hm?

J: Isn't Shinsekai a bit scary?

K: Well, some of the outer areas might be a bit dubious, but its mainly a tourist area, so its totally fine. 

T: Everyone, do you know the guy eating loads...its Fujieda, right? Fuji fuji. 

J: Does he really eat that much?

K: He eats a tonne. 

J: Its like what is he doing there, eating that much??

K: Well, he said he wanted to eat, so its ok, haha. 

J: Ok, next photo please. *photo shows a buffet table* Oh, more food. 

K: This was in the venue in Osaka. At long last, we had a buffet put out. Its usually only been bentos during covid. We couldn't just walk over and get something to eat. 

T: What is that?

J: It looks like rice crackers pilled up.

K: Its katayakisoba, noodles. 

T: noodles?? 

J: Interesting!

K: And you put sauce and stuff on them. 

J: Did the members request those?

K: No...

J: But how did they taste?

K: They were good. 

J: Thats the first time Ive seen katayakisoba in a buffet. 

K: Yeah, same. 

J: When I worked for Rolling Stone, where was it that I came to see you?

K: Osaka, this venue. 

J: Ahh, I remember the buffet. It was so nice!

K: Uh, this was the 20th anniversary for this venue, Namba Hatch. And you know, recently, we played our last live at Shinkiba Studio Coast, that was our 74th live at that venue. Well, on this day at Namba Hatch, it was our 75th time to play there. This is our most played venue. 

J: Oh, amazing! Ok, lets see the next photo. 

*photo of lots of whisky bottles*

J: Oh, again, all of a sudden...

K: This was Kyoto. 

J: Kyoto??

K: I went to the Yamazaki Whisky distillery. You know our manager Fujieda, he loves whisky, well..I drink it too. So, we had a free day in Kyoto, so he said, 'Lets get tickets to tour the facility'. 

T: Haha, he loves it that much. How was it?

K: Well, it was the type of thing you can't usually do, you know, seeing inside the distillery. 

T: Did you see the barrels and stuff?

K: Yeah. 

J: Can you do tastings too?

K: Yeah, you can. 

J: Someone commentd "I wanna drink Hakushu!!" haha. But taking a break during the tour is really important. 

T: Did you get drunk? 

K: Well, I posted this on my blog, I did a little video, well not of the inside. No filming inside. *photo changes to a 25yr old bottle of Macallan* Yeah, they have Macallan in there too. 

T: 25 years old. 

J: I bet thats expensive. 

K: This wasn't for sale. Im not quite sure what it was doing there. 

J: Someone asked, did you buy any whisky for yourself?

K: I bought a bottle of non-aged. You can but that there. 

J: You havn't drunk it yet, have you?

K: No, not yet. Its the type that you wont be able to buy there for much longer.  People keep reselling it. They sell it for three times the price. 

J: Really?? Well, maybe if Hanshin win, we should open it. 

K: No, we need something better than that if Hanshin win. 

J: Ok, lets go for Champagne!

K: Nah, I don't really like Champagne, haha. 

J: Ah, thats a shame...Ok, next photo. 

*photo shows a red carpet leading up the wing to the stage*

K:This is the stage wing. 

T: Ehh? Where? 

K: Well, in the tour venues. Our stage director came up with this idea for our 25th anniversary. He put a red carpet leading up to the stage for us, for when we enter. 

T: Cool!

K: This was for all the venues. 

J: Ah, such a happy thing. The audience can't see this though. Its a gesture of love towards the members. 

K: Yeah, I think so. 

J: So great, a red carpet. Ok, next photo. Oh, its him! You know who this is straight away, right?

K: Who?

J: Haha, its Shinya.

K: This was probably when he was taking the photo to upload to his Instagram. He's needs the light to make it Insta worthy. 

T: You took a photo of that moment?

J: From behind! His most embarrassing moment. You've been caught, Shinya!

K: Hahaha. 

J: Shinya wears white a lot, doesn't he?

K: Yeah, he does. 

J: Have you got any recent stories about Shinya?

K: Stories?

J: There's usually something about the members doing something to him right?

K: Yeh, its only stuff I can't say. 

J: Hahaha 

T: Stuff you can't say?

J: Haha, I feel like I need to hear this now. 

T: Uh, we have some mesages from viewers here, can I just read some of them? 

J: Oh, thank you! Die did this part last time, didn't he?

T: Yeah. Uh, From Yuko san, "How do you feel when you see Shinya playing the drums like crazy during The Perfume of Sins?

K: During lives? I don't have time to look at him. 

T: Haha. There you go!

J: Any more messages? We've been asking for communications from you all. Im not sure about using the word 'communications' these days though. 

T: Ok, this one is about Hotarubi, which we mentioned earlier...from Imo san? "Good evening, Kaoru, Joe, and Tasai. Kaoru, well done on the tour. When I heard Hotarubi on the first date of the tour, I got goosebumps, it was so cool. My question is, is there any reason why you chose Hotarubi for the first day? I love this song, so I was so happy to hear  it. Im looking foward to the next tour!"

K: Well, yeh, it was because it was a fanclub live, we did Hotarubi for that. We usually do this, like, do one irregular song for the fanclub live. 

J: Ahh. Ok, one more please. 

T: Ok, this is from Nanatsu san. "Hi Kaoru. Ive been excited to hear the new songs on tour, but which is the most difficult song to play live on Phalaris? Also, please tell us what to look out for in the 25th anniversary tour. Im also looking forward to Phalaris Vol:2". Please tell Nanatsu san which is the most difficult song to play, or any other difficult parts, if there are any.

K: Well, im always nervous at the start. But on the otherhand, this time, no one knew the songs at first, so they wouldnt know if we messed them up. 

J: Ah, before the release?

K: Like, even if it was awful, they dont know, so...haha. 

J: Well, yeah, but thats part of the enjoyment of watching the first song. 

K: Hm, yeh, I think so. But yeh, the hardest song was probably Schadenfreude. 

J: And being the first song too...You must have been nervous. The audience would enjoy it though. 

K: You know that song starts with Die's acoustic guitar. Its a fade in effect. So with the fade in, you have to start playing first, and then fade in, right? When we first played it, it seemed like some people thought his guitar wasnt working, haha. 

J: Really?? You had that kind of trouble?

K: No, it wasnt trouble. The sound doesnt come out at first, it fades in. So, he's playing with no sound to start. But the audience dont know the song, so some people apparently though the sound was broken, haha. 

J: Ahhh, I see, because of the fade in, f couse. Do you have any other stories, or mishaps to tell us about from this tour?

K: Mishaps?

J: Or like, interesting stories involving the members backstage?.....Oh, we'll save that for the second half. Our producer knows how this is done! Ok, so after this we are gonna dive into the second, but like I just said, we'll have more stories from the tour then. And like we said at the start, we have various ways to pamper, and reward Kaoru, which you can look forward to. Now, how to watch this. The second part of this show is for members only, so you need to subscribe in order to watch to the end. If you subscribe, you can watch this broadcast in the archived for one year, and there will be member only videos to be released later. We have a lot of plans in store for them, so please sign up to watch them. Ok, how to subscribe. Can you all see the blue link at the top of the screen? Leader is pointing to it. If you click this, you will be asked to choose your preferred payment method. Choose your method, and click proceed. Then you can input your details. If you havnt already joined, please do so to enjoy the rest of the show. Ok, we'll leave you for a breif monent while we change over into the second half. A changeover screen will appear, so if you are a member, please wait a moment. If you are not a member, please subscribe to enjoy more tour stories, and our pamperIng of Kaoru.

K: The members only video that we filmed recently was fun, wasn't it?

J: Very fun. 

K: It was wild, haha *snorts while laughing*

J: You just snorted! It was so much fun, Leader snorted! You need to watch this everyone!

K: No, they'll wonder what the hell we are doing. 

J: No, its artistic...artistic! I think the viewers will enjoy it. So, everyone, please look forward to this members only video too! Ok, Leader, a final word from you. 

K: Yep, See you in a min. 

*Info which I gathered from the comments during the paid contents, which are publicly viewable. 

They mention the towel incident at Namba Hatch. 

They talk about underpants preference, with reference to boxer style or otherwise, ck, tiger pattern, fuji patern (Kaoru got given Fuji Q underpants froma fan???).

Talk about tour goods from the last tour.

Kaoru was eating potato salad, but he wanted beer with it.

Then he was talking about all the different veggies he likes to add to it.

They were then trying out a few massage devices. Joe had one of those vibrating massage wands, and was using it in dubuios ways, causing the viewers to scream in the comments. Kaoru had a try with a face massage roller, apprently resembling a cat.

They talk about the upcoming tour, and mention some of the venues.