(T/N: I’m translating from the Japanese, so it might not be 100% accurate.)
(reading our fansigns for the goodbye event) Your smile is my happiness.
Thank you so much.
I was honestly a little scared to do a solo concert in Japan, and I was worried about some things. The reason is because I was on a long hiatus while I was in the military, so I was thinking about a lot of things. Like, will I be able to stand on stage again after this? If I can stand on stage again, will I be able to have a concert that goes well? Will I be able to show everyone a good performance? I was really worried about those kinds of things.
Also, would fans in Japan come to see my concert? I wonder if they’ll remember me. I was always thinking about stuff like that.
So today, I was really nervous and scared before the concert, but when I actually came out on stage...you guys made me realize I was worried about nothing.
Even now, I feel like I can’t believe this is happening.
Two weeks ago too, when I had my concert in Korea, I was worried about so many things. It was the first concert I had in a long time, so before it started I felt so nervous, exactly like I did when going to audition for the first time.
When I was doing that concert in Korea, there were fans who came from Japan and other countries, and of course lots of Korean fans, and I got a lot of strength from those fans during that concert and I got my confidence back and felt like I got back to normal.
During this concert, I could meet lots of Inspirits, and I want to give you lots of energy, but actually, I feel like I ended up gaining a lot more power from you.
Actually, to be honest I haven’t had many chances to talk to Japanese fans, you know? So, suddenly, I got really curious about something...while I was in the military, what were you guys thinking about the most?
(Inspirits: (laughing and being shy))
(puts hand on his chest) Me?
(Inspirit: (T/N: not sure but) Thinking about what you were doing!)
Ah, what I was doing?
I was working hard and doing my best!
I learned stuff like how to throw people in judo.
(Inspirits: Oohhhhh~)
Ah, you don’t have to act so surprised. To be honest, it didn’t go that well. xD
While in the military, I also did some public performances.
First in Kogen-do...ah, you guys don’t know about Kogen-do, do you? It’s a place where there’s only mountains and nothing else.
When I first entered the military, for the first two months, I was training everyday.
(T/N: Then it ends...sorry! If I remember correctly, this was the talk where he also ends up mentioning how he gained weight in the military. xD But he says he lost it all already and was relieved because, at his age, he wasn’t sure if he’d be able to. xD)
