[BREAKERZ] The 41st thread - 2020 -- 13th debut anniversary

[KarenPang]

Barks on Wed published a long but yet insightful interview that they did with AKIHIDE in conjunction with the release of Hoshikai no Shounen

_kurosora @ Twitter translated some parts from the interview to English . Not the whole interview is translated but only certain portions that're interesting if not worth noting on

As with all translations , everything is not 100% accurate give or take

- AKIHIDE originally created 10 songs for Hoshikai no Shounen prior to the addition of Namida no Umi , Koete & Aozora

- Hoshikai no Shounen story plot this time round is less complicated than Kikai Jikake no Yuenchi -Electric Wonderland-

- Hoshikai no Shounen story plot centres on a man & a woman from their 1st meeting until they had to part ways

- Hoshikai no Shounen story plot conveys AKIHIDE's weakness

- AKIHIDE : Why the male character shut himself & withdraw into a shell and ended up living with the night stars . I composed every song in Hoshikai no Shounen based on this idea

- Album colour concept wise AKIHIDE chose red as to show the fans a different and a new side of him . Another reason is because he wanted the jacket covers to stand out and catch people's attention

- AKIHIDE : I want to convey my views towards life & death . Like when a parting happens and the other person feels like "I have to keep going on , I have to be strong”. It's also 1 of my worries - parting & death and everyone experiences both

- AKIHIDE : My dad died before I turned 30 years old . I thought “he won't be back from the dead even if I kept praying” and I started to make many songs to feel better . This became one of my source of energy or reason behind making songs

- AKIHIDE : Arifureta Monogatari is a song that's related to the story plot in Hoshikai no Shounen but also it's for my fans

1 of the lyrics in Arifureta Monogatari is - Because I met you , you chose me

I can challenge many things in my solo career because of my fans & I can perform because they come to see me

https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000177294