It comes down,
Wavering
It comes down,
Filling up
The things we touched
Come apart,
Come down,
Pile up
Ah, it came out!
Great!
All right! Yes!
So it’s a boy!
Steady...
Hey… Oh, you’re all right?
Are you asleep?
Tired, aren’t you?
Ah, it’s inexpressible
That’s all
But, well, it’s thanks to this person here
He developed himself and was born
Concerned for his mother and father…
Hello, Kou-kun
Say “hello” to everyone
Say “hello”...
tayu tau
Whoa, that is so beautiful!
He already seems really strong
What’s his name?
Kou-kun
Underneath “hi” 日, you write “ten” 天, like in “tenpura”
[Mito is explaining Kou’s kanji: 昊]
It sounds kind of like… a beginning
I want to put myself into everything that I do.
But even so, I still haven’t given what I consider to be a perfect performance,
And the band is still not perfect,
But the point is not to show off something you’ve created,
Film supervisor, Takagi-san
It’s to show the process of creating the thing, isn’t it?
So I used to feel sorry, for performing in front of people even though I wasn’t perfect,
But not anymore. It’s not that I’m trying to show off how great I am,
But I think that letting people see me being uncertain and flailing around, that’s my job.
2007/6/25; Sapporo; first day of tour
The directions of hearts passing one another,
Before we knew it, the two of us,
The more we reach out, the more we desire
At some point, we began
The pressing speed
As we feel it, ah,
We surrender ourselves
Let’s go together
Your precious face suddenly passed by
That one time, I was sure Itou Daisuke was about to totally lose it
Again you grow slightly farther away
That’s the best part, isn’t it!?
It was hilarious!
[unintelligible]
Yes, I know!
Even the times we’re too busy to see one another,
It’s like, “here it comes!”
I was really cracking up one time!
I’m right next to you, so…
The surging groove
…it was the greatest…
…it was really good…
[unintelligible]
So, something that I chose at some point brought me to where I am now, so…
Does that mean I didn’t make any mistakes at all?
I really think so!
It’s the greatest. It really is the greatest.
It’s really the best.
So, that’s why… um…
What is it…
They’re really sensitive, so…
…Like…
They say that a miracle is this specific kind of thing…
But it’s not something that just comes down from the sea and appears, bam,
It’s right here in our hands.
I really think so.
That’s how I want to see it.
I think it happens every day in this world.
La la, I start to step forward, Merry go round!
La la laa, la laa, la laa, la la la
Ooh, la la, I start to paddle (Merry go round!)
As I sing, just as I hoped for,
Ooh, la la, I start to step forward,
Merry go round! See!
Thank you!
Clammbon, show #1!
So, did you cry?
It was just building up right here
Wow, I guess that’s because in Sapporo,
Over these three days, so much has happened
There is that, and…
Like, today, so much, since the rehearsal I was feeling anxious,
And so, I tried to separate myself from it as best I could.
You separated yourself from it.
Because I was crying the whole time.
Really!
Like, I dunno, but… It was wonderful.
It was wonderful, I just felt like, “Thank you!”
I felt like that all day today.
I thought, “Ah, I’m going to cry, aren’t I”, and then it really was like—
6/27 Sendai
Instrument Tech Jr.-san
La lu lei, la lu lei yo, good time music, satisfy me
But somewhere better, good time music, take me there
Instrument Tech Makocchan
How is it with this positioning?
Let’s try something, and lower that… with a block or something… because of the height…
Let’s try that.
Lower that down…
Stage Manager Ooyama-san
And then, tilt it back [or something]
What if we move it… Like this?
Is that too high?
Put a block in there.
PA Nishikawa-san
It’s a men’s festival!
It’s like… you can just cut this stuff out!
Just leave it to Fuujin and Raijin here!
(Fuujin and Raijin are the gods of wind and thunder)
Fuujin and Raijin, yeah, they’re Fuujin and Raijin!
Fuujin Raijin
We’re going to try it like this!
All over, everything, you are following
All over, smiling, trying to invite me
Don’t come out, I won’t play with you
Don’t come out, I can’t go back there again
Even in a dream,
“Welcome home”,
Even in a dream,
“Welcome home”
Don’t trouble me,
Don’t make fun of me,
Not me, don’t tease me
I can’t say any more,
That’s not what I meant,
I’ll just start saying nonsense
Ah, what should I say?
That’s not what I meant,
I just start saying anything
Not me, you teased me
I won’t go back…
Thank you! Sendai is the greatest!
So, we made this album called “Musical”…
This is it. Truly.
Like, we made the album hoping that it could become an intimate part of your life, so…
Please, love it.
So, when I cut it…
That’s when…
Lately, our covers have been…
With a certain image…
Lover Album, The New Song, 3peace, and this one.
The design team that did those four,
One of them, Fujieda-san[?] is pretty funny,
He just coolly evaluates people,
But he told me, like, I’m “aggression crossed with carelessness!”
But yeah, I think he’s right!
This is all there is,
If you found it,
From the coil-corded headphones
The gushing sound, the soaking sound,
Straighten your spine and let’s go into town
Try starting,
Try walking,
From the right and from the left,
The surround that rushes past
Let’s ride on an upward current,
You and I both can meet anyone
Surely
Singing a song,
As you repeat it,
As you continue
“Open your ears, open them carefully,
With my right hand I’ll take your left hand”
Try smiling,
Try walking,
From the right and from the left,
The surround that rushes past
Let’s ride on an upward current,
You and I both can go anywhere
Don’t make that difficult face, keep on singing,
I am with you all the time
Always
Thank you so much!
This is the greatest!
I didn’t think you were going to do that for us!
“With my right hand I’ll take your left hand”
You made me cry!
Great!
Thank you so much!
I’m so glad we continued the band!
Sometimes this kind of thing happens.
Thank you.
Drums, Itou Daisuke!
Bass, Mito!
Wait a second, wait a second.
It’s the second night, and we’re all crying up here.
Our wonderful vocalist, Harada Ikuko.
Thank you.
We are Clammbon!
Wasn’t it amazing?
It’s like, amazing.
Something amazing is going on.
Everybody’s crying on stage, it’s awful!
What kind of band are we!?
Good work! Good work!
I cried too.
Bravo!
It was great! The best!
What am I going to do? What’s going on?
Something amazing is going on. This is the first time it’s gone so much better than I’d hoped!
It’s going too well! I thought it wouldn’t go well enough, but it went too well!
Dai-chan, that was too much, at the end of “Surround”!
Same goes for you!
What, what happened? What’s going on here?
It’s too much. It’s bursting.
We can’t just leave now.
Oh, you’re right… They’re clapping for us.
So, why don’t we go out one more time, and then… Oh, I forgot to mention, the T-shirts…
Oh, whoa, I… Hey, Dai-chan…
I’m fine! I’m okay. I got it all out.
Dai-chan!
Yeah! I’m fine, I’m fine.
Thank you!
Um, no, keep playing the background music!
It’s fine. The Cinematic Orchestra is dramatic.
It’s great, it’s great. Really, thank you.
This was our second night, and that’s all.
We couldn’t have imagined this.
It’s the first time in my life that something went so much better than I could have imagined.
I could understand something not going as well as planned.
But this went so much better than I’d imagined. Really. I don’t know how it’s going to end.
Really, thank you.
We’ll be selling the T-shirts ourselves again this time.
We hope to show our gratitude as best we can.
Please, buy one if you like.
Producer: Gussan
It was fun!
It was fun, wasn’t it?
It was! It really was.
Now we just have to go to Hibiya!
Thank you.
Thank you very much. I’m glad I came.
It was the best, it was fun.
It was fun, thank you.
[unintelligible]
We met because of Clammbon, and now we’re married!
Really?
Yes!
At first, there weren’t any sparks, but because of Clammbon…
So, it was thanks to a Clammbon concert!
Last year at Hibiya Yaon…
…he proposed to me!
Wow, that’s great! That’s lovely! I wish you happiness!
Thank you.
See you at Yaon!
See you then!
Lighting: Hirayama-san
That was a bit surprising.
Got caught up in it…
It was startling, it was startling.
6/28 Niigata
7/1 Kouchi
7/3 Hiroshima
7/4 Koube Gessekai
The night that the fierce typhoon passed
I was looking down on the city from the top of a tall building
The wind still a little erratic
Tearing at the edge of its departure
The lights of the houses nearby
Shimmered like through searing air
I’d never witnessed a scene like it
Though I was used to seeing it
Something is going to change
That’s how I felt
In a little while
It disappears without a fuss
June, number 6
In a little while, in a little while
“Clammbon is great, it’s the best!”
Okay, then think about how you can make it even better for next time.
You can’t just be riding on the wave of the band.
Flexibility, instead of power… “Folklore” was really disappointing today.
- Compared to the rehearsal… - It got a lot better.
Just play calmly.
I’ll practice.
I get flustered
7/6 Nagoya
I’ve come of age
Though I’m flustered
I’m doing what I can
Drums, Itou Daisuke!
7/7 Ôsaka Castle Outdoor Concert Hall
“I hope to see clammbon play again next year” “Happy happy clammbon again next year”
7/14 Kagoshima
Postponement Notice
…due to Typhoon #4 coming ashore in Kyûshû, clammbon’s concert will be postponed…
Kagoshima! We’re sorry. But we will rock out in August!! That will be the final concert!! clammbon, Mito
Asking for your support, Itou Daisuke
Kuromiso ramen is made with a secret recipe…
Using long-fermented black soybean paste, the soup has a deep, rich flavor…
To everyone who was looking forward to seeing clammbon today. I– I’m sorry. [something], but on the next wave let’s build up to a BANG!…
Insisting on ingredients from Kagoshima, such as black pork, eggs, and… what is that? “Akadori?”
That’s fast!
That’s what they use.
They say it’s a closely-guarded secret.
Okay, everybody now!
I want to play a concert!
Yeah, let’s play a concert! This is getting to be a pain.
Listening to concerts makes me want to play one.
I wonder what would happen if we just said we’ll play anyway?
There are probably a few people there.
“We came, so…”
Ah, well…
7/15 Kumamoto Yachiyoza
Suppon (performers’ passageway)
Is it on? The mic? Is the mic on?
Shall we go?
I’m going to sing.
Dance, dance, dance.
You guys in front, when you least expected it, we were watching you! We were watching you!
Are you ready to dance? Are you ready to dance?
We’re gonna keep on dancing all night! Jump! Jump!
I wanna say you were the sun when you were the first
I’m gonna see you wanna say, When do I get it?
I wanna say you were the star when you were the first
I’m gonna try to understand, When do I get it?
You said, Now you do it, No one ever complains
Just, know that I got crazy days!
But I don’t care, baby, whatever they’re laughin’ at
So I’m number…
People on the second floor stop, and first floor jump!
Dance! So funny Dance! So funny
My life’s so funny but it’s getting all right
Now! Dance! So funny Dance! So funny
My life’s so funny but it’s getting my way
But, now you switched me by your taste
Oh, how cool you are, while you’re crazed
How boring I used to be than you
So Now! Dance! So funny but I’m making my way!
[subtitles forthcoming]
This is my grandpa.
Let’s give him a big round of applause.
At first it was really tough…
Like, yesterday we did “Kimi wa Boku no Mono”…
Writing it… it took a while.
The melody is really strong.
And I thought I couldn’t just do any old thing.
I just kept working on it until I was crazy.
But, starting from “id”, maybe…
We started writing during the sessions.
Like it was best for us to write together, piece by piece.
And we all contributed themes and decided together.
But for the first time in a long while, this time was painful.
But maybe it wouldn’t have been any good otherwise.
Because I had to go through all that, I was able to go as far as I did.
And Mitsugu, when it comes to that kind of thing,
Mitsugu doesn’t say it straight out.
But several times he’s seemed to be saying, “You can do better than that!”
I get really irritated, but…
Then I think “I’ll show him how well I can write!”
Your aggressive spirit!
Yeah, yeah, but crossed with carelessness!
I really think that in clammbon, I’m in charge of the carelessness!
The other two are terribly precise.
That’s interesting…
Over three years, a lot happened.
Times weren’t always good.
At times like that, we ran into some things, there were some agitated people, but…
But I still feel drawn… I don’t know what’ll happen unless I go and play the concert.
So I would, and sometimes I’d think that it could have been better, that it was disappointing.
But at some point, I started thinking that no matter what, I don’t want to let it go.
I don’t want to let go of a single one.
Over and over, running, falling, running again
Over and over, repeating, stopping, thinking a little
I’ll go on to a new season
Because the twilight is softly tapping my shoulder
So that even this tiny breath can connect to someone far away
An aroma from long ago
Something I should have forgotten
In a moment,
I remember, it calls me back
My eyes open, and I am shaken
My feeling now, this feeling
I find out what I can’t give up
In the space between uneasiness and uneasiness
Harder to change than anything, a beloved way of life
Gently, I want to tell you
So again I try reaching out my hand
Warmth lives deep in the heart
Without end, I am still walking
Carving out, vital signs
7/17 Hakata Hyakunengura
Day One
Good work!
Everyone, do you want to stand up?
Come on Hyakunengura!
Is everyone ready to dance?
Dai-chan!
I don’t even care if my instruments break!
Well, great.
Today, I’ll be performing by myself.
Day Two
7/18 Hakata Hyakunengura
Hyakunengura day two, thank you!
Congratulations
Thank you
This is love
My heart is pounding
Right here and now, I want to scream
Gather up (c’mon) joy
To where your hands sound
You aren’t alone
We’ll become one
If a rough and uneven pair take each other’s hands
They can draw a brave and romantic dream
He’s fast!
Oh, there he goes! There he goes!
Jump in!
Gather up joy
To where your hands sound
You aren’t alone
We’ll become one
Let strength overflow
Gather up strength
Let strength overflow
Gather up strength, and
What are you guys doing here!?
Oh no, I almost fell asleep there.
I think that being able to play at Yaon [Hibiya Outdoor Concert Hall] was a big deal.
Here, there are crows calling, and cicadas.
At Yaon you can hear all of that.
And at a really stirring moment, there’s an airplane passing by.
Thank you very much.
With the energy we’ve gotten from you here at Hyakunengura,
Next, clammbon will go on to play at Yaon.
Really, thank you very much.
Dai-chan!
Dai-chan moe! [moe cannot be explained in one subtitle]
I went numb several times.
Nothing changed since yesterday.
Oh no… Several times I felt like I was going to just fall over.
“Oh no!” and I fall right over.
I thought I was going to just toss the camera away.
It was wonderful.
I could really tell that Ôyama-san was watching us!
And I cried a little again.
Really?
Ah, it was good.
It’s too much.
Well, even if you are playing big places, you can always come back here.
There’s no reason not to.
Well?
Fine, fine.
Oh, good! He wouldn’t give me a sign!
Well, that means it was fine.
He was dancing so much!
No, no…
There’s this strange sense of unity.
Without drinking any alcohol, I could get drunk like this.
Did I tell you this? During a concert…
I’m not looking at the audience.
It’s like the audience is a fog that’s kind of rising up…
And above that… It’s like air.
And it feels like… I’m going there.
It’s like my fingers just move on their own.
And I’m singing, but…
It’s as if I’m just listening to a song that’s coming from the corner of the room.
It feels strange sometimes.
That’s when it feels the best.
Those are the best times?
I’m just blending into that place.
And I feel quite calm.
7/21 Hibiya Outdoor Concert Hall
This day has finally come!
Fi-nal-ly, Fi-nal-ly yo
Good time music, satisfy me
When I’m lonely, I can hear your voice
If I call you, will you
Come flying to me soon?
Let me hear that same song
La lu lei, la lu lei yo
Good time music, not here, but
Somewhere better
Good time music, take me there
I don’t want to do anything
Some days are like that
Be gentle
Some days are like that
Emptying out my mind
I listen to your voice
Longing, strength, kindness, dearness
La lu lei, la lu lei yo
Good time music
Delving into the center
Mm, into everywhere
Good time music, let me ride
Past midnight in my room
There’s a light burning
Our blues are shining, pale-blue and pretty
Stay by my side until I can fall asleep
La lu lei, la lu lei yo
Good time music
Not here, but
Somewhere better
Good time music, take me there
La lu lei, la lu lei yo
Good time music
Delving into the center
Mm, into everywhere
Good time music, satisfy me
Thanks.
We’ve reached the second celebration of the night.
Now we’ll do a song we’ve been saving up.
It was nobody’s fault
On the night it was broken down
She was a smuggler
Footsteps heard far away on a night road
It wasn’t for anyone’s sake
Having lived life this far
There are some important things
Ah, a gift from heaven
Up & down, up & down
Slow fast, slow fast
Stay together
Night cruising, night cruising
I’m leaving the window open
I may hear a nice voice
I’m leaving the window open
I may hear a nice voice
Up & down, up & down
Slow fast, slow fast
Stay together
Night cruising, night cruising
Night cruising
Thanks!
At the beginning of a tour…
We imagine playing here at Yaon, in our minds, right here.
We keep thinking, “Yaon is still ahead of us.”
We’ve been thinking about it.
This time, it’s already so great from the first day.
It’s like, “Bang! Bam!” from every direction.
We’re thinking “How is Yaon going to go?”
It’s like…
A marathon runner entering the stadium…
“Yaon is just ahead!!”
With clammbon, it’s like…
It feels like something is telling us, “Keep going a little longer!”
Someone is saying, “You guys, keep at it.”
While being told that, we’ve made it here.
I’m glad we kept going.
If we keep going, there can be times like this.
This time, I felt that way often.
I, too, have some things that I can’t let go
With these unreliable steps
I’ll leave behind something certain
Gently, I want to tell you something
So again I try reaching out my hand
Warmth
Holding hands
Over and over, running, falling, running again
Over and over, repeating, stopping, thinking a little
I’ll go on to a new season
Because the twilight is softly tapping my shoulder
So that even this tiny breath can connect to someone far away
An aroma from long ago
Something I should have forgotten, in a moment,
I remember, it calls me back
My eyes open, and I am shaken
My feeling now, this feeling
I find out what I can’t let go
Everyone, can you hear my bass!?
Play it yourself!
In the space between uneasiness and uneasiness
Harder to change than anything
A beloved way of life
Gently, I want to tell you something
So again I try reaching out my hand
Warmth lives deep in the heart
Without end, I am still walking
Carving out, vital signs
Mito!
Everyone, do you want to dance?
Harada Ikuko
It comes down,
Wavering
Mito
It comes down,
Filling up
The things we touched
Itou Daisuke
Come apart,
Come down,
Pile up
This scatters,
To there
May it not scatter
The things we let go of, too
Come apart,
Come down,
Pile up