Double Face TRIP Campaign MC Minitalks
Nebula
Madara: “Hello, everyoooone! It’s me, Mikejima Madara!”
Kohaku: “An’ it’s me, Oukawa Kohaku. Our biggest thanks ta everyone attendin’ our celebratory live for Double Face’s album release.”
“Our first song today is our brand new song for the album, Nebula.”
“This live here’s our first time ever performin’ this on stage. Did everyone like it?”
Madara: “...Thank you so much for the huge applause! Kohaku-san and I rehearsed up 'till the very last minute ☆”
Kohaku: “Hey, don’t go yappin’ bout that. We looked so cool till ya said that.”
”Givin’ insider info ruins that, yanno. Anyways, just the thought o’ our very own independent live really fired me up.”
Madara: “Everyone, we’d love for you to stay glued to the culmination of Double Face…♪”
“Alright. Looks like all preparations are done. Let’s bring in the next song!”
“We'll be continuing with =EYE=! Sear the sight of our performance into your eyes.”
=EYE=
Madara: “ —And that was =EYE=! We don’t stop! Let’s keep revving up the live!”
Kohaku: “Madara-han, yer even more hyped than when we rehearsed, eh? Make sure ya take care to not run outta fuel and collapse midway through.”
“Though, seein’ everyone in the audience is excitin' me too.”
“=EYE= was our very first song from when we started workin’ as Double Face. Our first step, so to speak.”
“I love all of our songs, an’ while I wouldn’t be able to rank any as better or worse than the other, this one truly feels special.”
“I’m really happy to be able ta perform it once again in front of everyone, now that we’ve grown so much alongside Double Face.”
“...Hey, Madara-han, why are you listenin’ so intently? Don’t just humor me, where's the witty commentary?"
Madara: “Hahaha! Witty commentary, huh? Well, there’s some parts I definitely want to talk about—”
“But let’s leave that for later. First and foremost, I want everyone to hear the next song— CROSS SHINE!”
CROSS SHINE
Madara: “Did everyone enjoy CROSS SHINE? I’d like to reintroduce myself here.”
“My name is Mikejima Madara. Normally, I’m active as the solo unit MaM—”
“And when I team with Kohaku-san, I take on Double Face’s name.”
“...Just a bit ago, Kohaku-san was talking about his experiences starting out with Double Face, right?”
“I’ve aaalways worked alone by myself. It’s simply what I thought fit me the most—”
“To think we’d release an album, and then even a celebratory live. I never imagined we’d be able to get this far.”
“All of this is thanks to the people that needed us, every one of you that supports us.”
“Truly, thank you so much.”
“Haha! Our live’s just starting, but the atmosphere feels so solemn now.”
“Next up will be No name yet. These buds that have finally started to blossom— may they reach you.”
No name yet
Kohaku: “And that was No name yet. Did our feelings reach you?”
Madara: “How about reintroducing yourself here, Kohaku-san?”
Kohaku: “Oh yeah, didn’t ya do that earlier? Everyone already knows, so to sum it briefly–”
“I am Crazy:B’s Oukawa Kohaku. When I'm workin’ with Madara-han, we make up Double Face.”
“Around the time No name yet first released, we were a real mess behind the scenes.”
Madara: “Hahaha! It feels like we’re always a real mess whenever something happens!”
“That time was quite hectic. Kohaku-san even ended up punching and kicking me!”
Kohaku: “I did not kick ya. I simply gave yer abdomen a good blow ‘cause ya kept doin’ whatever ya wanted, that’s it.”
Madara: “Ah right, it went like that. How nostalgic……☆”
“We pray no more once on shore or whatever (*), but when I think back to everything, I realize just how many good memories have piled up.”
“You can’t predict the future. That's exactly why it’s important to enjoy the present, right?”
“And so, our next song will be HELLO, NEW YEAR! Let’s welcome it with our special guests ☆”
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(*) Madara uses half of the proverb 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる (one forgets the heat once it’s past the throat), which afaik has multiple equivalences (I used “once on shore, we pray no more”). Basically means once you’re past something difficult the initial suffering doesn’t matter to you anymore.
HELLO, NEW YEAR!
Madara: “That concludes HELLO, NEW YEAR! Now it’s time for introductions! Please welcome our special guests: Arashi-san, Tsumugi-san, and Natsume-san!”
Arashi: “Hello! How was our performance?”
Tsumugi: “Thank you so much for having us as your guests. We had fun performing.”
Natsume: “Farewell, everyoNE. Make sure to enjoy the live to your heart’s contENT…♪”
Madara: “You three, thank you for heating up the live with us…☆”
“Earlier, the topic had turned quite somber. Now, I want to talk about something brighter.”
“During the MV production, I painted several pieces. The final painting, a floral piece, took a hefty amount of time to finish.”
“It took me about a week to finally be satisfied with it.”
“Accomplished yet fatigued, I ended up dozing off while I waited for the staff. Seems like that’s when Arashi-san whipped out her phone…”
“And just like that, it was used in the MV. Oh dear, how embarrassing ☆”
“Our next song will be Bye-Bye Buddy! Let’s start the infiltration mission……☆”
Bye-Bye Buddy
Madara: “And that was Double Face’s Bye-Bye Buddy!”
Kohaku: “Earlier, ya mentioned how shootin’ yer MV was a lotta work.”
“But this MV ended up bein' just as much hard work, no?”
Madara: “Haha, MV shoots always end up being really fun and exciting. Because I tackle them with everything I’ve got, it’s never felt laborious to me.”
“Still, that scene where I had to drop the gun might have been just a little tough.”
Kohaku: “Hey, at least there’s no way they’d ever actually shoot ya, right?”
“That scene alone took up at least half the day though, didn’t it?”
Madara: “Yep! I have nothing but gratitude towards the staff for persevering with me, as well as Kohaku-san for waiting for his turn so patiently.”
Kohaku: “It took a lotta time ta make Bye-Bye Buddy’s MV, so it’s a rather elaborate one as well. I’d be happy if everyone would watch it over an’ over.”
Madara: “Well then… Next up will finally be our last mission.”
“Kimi Shirushi Be Ambitious!!, and then Stippling! Please listen to these next two songs!”
Final
Kohaku: “That was Stippling! With this, our mission's complete.”
Madara: “To all of you in the audience! Did everyone enjoy Double Face’s solo live?”
Kohaku: “...Kokoko ♪ Thank ya kindly for the wonderful cheers an’ applause. I’ve also had a blast, I’m completely satisfied.”
Madara: “I'd loved to have enjoyed this a bit longer, but it’s about time we part ways.”
“Until our next order. Let’s meet again!”
Encore
Madara: “Everyone! Thank you for calling for the emergency mission-- an encore!”
Kohaku: “Thanks to Madara-han’s cool sendoff earlier, it feels just a tad embarrassin’ steppin’ here again, though.”
“Givin’ us an encore made me really happy. Thank you so much, everyone ♪”
Madara: “Last up’s gotta be this song! Let’s sing this one together! Double Face’s—”
Madara and Kohaku: “BRAND NEW STARS!!”
Epilogue
Kohaku: Thank you for the encore! This will be the real ending to Double Face’s solo live.”
“...I had fun all the way from the bottom o’ my heart. Thank you, Madara-han.”
Madara: “Same to you, Kohaku-san. Thank you for running alongside me, buddy ♪”
“I’ll pray for the day we’ll get to you see all of you again! This was Double Face’s Mikejima Madara—”
Kohaku: “An’ Double Face’s Oukawa Kohaku! Well then~ ♪”
Madara: “Bye-byeeeeeeee…..☆”
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Shakes fist... I'm struggling to find the minitalk post-campaign and don't have the JP text so just know that this isn't proofread