Played a small gig with friends as a cover band, on guitar. After a few rehearsals, we performed eight songs. Apart from one that I requested, the setlist was put together by the other members. The songs covered a wide range of styles, which made learning and dialing in the right tones for each a real challenge. With vocals, two guitars, bass, drums, and keyboards, I had to find a sound that held its own without throwing off the balance.
- Southern All Stars: Furi Furi '65
- Yosui Inoue: Make-up Shadow
- Suchmos: STAY TUNE
- RIZE: Pink Spider
- back number: Suiheisen
- Fujifabric: Wakamono no Subete
- Thee Michelle Gun Elephant: Sekai no Owari
- Thee Michelle Gun Elephant: Get Up Lucy
"Wakamono no Subete" was my only request. I discovered the song through Dr. Capital's YouTube channel, where he breaks down classic J-Pop tracks. I liked it immediately. Back in the day, I only cared about hard rock and metal. Now I find real enjoyment in encountering and playing songs in all sorts of styles, especially ones I would never have sought out on my own. It was a small event, but standing on stage with a band for the first time in years made me genuinely nervous. A good kind of nervous, though.