Japan’s highest peak MC Battle UMB GRAND CHAMPIONSHIP Hip-hop unit “Creepy Nuts” by the rapper “R-Shitei” who won the national championship for the third consecutive time and the world’s best DJ “DJ Matsunaga”. Those who are active in various genres are finally promoted to the first division of All Night Nippon. This time, I asked them regarding their aspirations following promotion and their passion for radio.
(Composition / Photo: Takeshi Maruyama / Writing: Chiharu Ariyama)
●DJ Matsunaga (left) Born August 23, 1990. Born in Nagaoka City, Niigata Prefecture. DJ, Track Maker, Turntablist. He won the world’s largest DJ competition “DMC WORLD DJ CHAMPIONSHIPS 2019” held in London, England, and became the best DJ in the world. He appeared at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. He has appeared on many TV and radio programs, and has been serialized in Bungei Shunju’s “Bungakukai”.
I’m glad I was promoted, but I can’t tell anyone
–Congratulations on your promotion to Part 1 (All Night Nippon)! Please tell us your feelings when you received the report.
DJ MatsunagaI can’t believe it. After doing “All Night Nippon R” four times, I’ve been allowed to do “All Night Nippon 0 (ZERO)” for four years from 2018, and I haven’t been promoted to one part of “All Night Nippon” by taking steps like this. Isn’t it? It’s a rare pattern, so I’m giving it a very valuable experience.
–Did you contact someone with joy when you were contacted?
DJ MatsunagaI didn’t do anything in particular.
R designationIt’s exactly the same. I’m glad to be surprised, but not to tell anyone.
DJ MatsunagaI don’t. You don’t say “I’m in the first part!”
— (laughs) I think it’s a promotion as a proof of steadily strengthening.
DJ MatsunagaI really appreciate it.
–I think the environment surrounding ANN 0 is quite different from when it first started, but is there any change in your attitude toward radio between those days and the present?
DJ MatsunagaIt hasn’t changed. At that time and now, I was thinking regarding how to make each time interesting, and I was full of things in front of me. You don’t get used to it, right? Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
For example, sometimes the production time is in production mode and I can’t think of anything on the radio, but it’s not “because it’s the first year” or “because it’s the fourth year”, but “because it’s that time”. .. I don’t think, “Because it’s the ○ year, it’s changed like this, and now I can do this.”
R designationAs Mr. Matsunaga said, I recently noticed something like “this is the time of production”. “It’s such a time now, I don’t know.”
In the first year, there was a question “Why don’t you think so well today?”, But as you go along, you can objectively understand “Oh, this is the time.” It has become.
DJ MatsunagaAt the time of production, neither of them blatantly shows anything (laughs).
R designation“Hmm …” Each other’s condition comes out vividly.
DJ MatsunagaBecause it’s a live broadcast. It can’t be helped because all the conditions of the day will come out.
-Is it possible for listeners to say “I’m not feeling well today”?
DJ MatsunagaYou don’t know that much. Or do you say it yourself? No, I haven’t said that.
R designationThere isn’t.
DJ MatsunagaThat’s a great excuse.
The second encounter with that reverse Nan woman!
— One of the attractions is the free-spirited talk between the two, but personally, I love the story of R-Shitei’s reverse Nanpa in Kyoto. On the day of the live performance in Kyoto, a woman who wouldn’t know herself said that her brother’s appearance and atmosphere were too addictive near Kyoto Station. It is a story that I broke up without exchanging contact information because I suspected the Badger Game.
DJ MatsunagaIt came out! That’s apt.
R designationI said it at that time. Even my friends really said, “I was really picked up!”
— Various words such as “Pacoru” came out, but from now on, the time zone will go up, so the number of talks that I met will decrease.
DJ MatsunagaI miss Paco (laughs). A long time ago, a gal manga artist used “Pacoru”.
R designationBy the way, I met that person who was picked up once more.
DJ MatsunagaThat’s it! So I got R to show me a business card and took a picture.
R designationNext time I met in Kobe.
DJ Matsunaga“Lie !?”
— At that time, nothing happens?
R designationIt was the second time, so I was a little scared and ran away with a feeling like “What? This is …”.
DJ MatsunagaIf it’s the second time, you’ll feel convinced.
R designationHey the second time … The other person had a face like “This miracle …!”, But no, is that so!
DJ MatsunagaLie! Like.
-No way, knowing that you were R-Shitei last time? (Smile)
R designationI can’t happen to be here when I’m here in Kobe!
DJ MatsunagaIt was a live day in Kobe, right? Then you shouldn’t shoot! Because it’s public information.
R designationPlease do something better.
-I’m expecting even one copy of that story (laughs).
Radio is not complete
–By the way, Saturday’s personality is Mr. Audrey, who I adore, but what do you think regarding being side by side?
DJ MatsunagaI don’t feel it, I don’t feel anything … Panic … I don’t really feel like I’m lying side by side. Those are the people I used to watch on TV and listen to on the radio when I was a teenager, and I don’t really feel it. I don’t think it’s the same frame.
R designationNinety-nine.
DJ MatsunagaYeah, I don’t really feel side by side. It doesn’t come out.
-It is no exaggeration to say that the radio has reached the pinnacle of radio, just like the members.
DJ MatsunagaIt’s extremely rare !! There are so many things I don’t understand! Really difficult! Radio is never the best, I’m sure. I think it’s impossible to run a perfect run for an hour and a half or two hours with such a real person. Every day is trial and error.
I think everyone on the radio is repeating “I happened to do well today” and “I didn’t do well today”.
R designationIt’s the same as a live concert. No matter how big the artist is on the stage, there are definitely some things that can go wrong depending on the day.
DJ MatsunagaI think it is familiar to all expressions. It’s not completed.
–I think that the inner voice of the radio personality can greatly support listeners. What would you think if there were listeners who were similarly saved by DJ Matsunaga, as DJ Matsunaga once said that he was saved by Audrey’s radio?
DJ MatsunagaWith that in mind, I’m not doing it with the feeling of “saving someone.” It’s really full. We will do our best to make the moment in front of us interesting and what kind of conversation we will have.
R designationYou can never aim.
DJ MatsunagaHowever, I’m sure that I’ve been able to hear voices like “Thanks to the two radios,” I think “I’m glad I did my best.” It’s often difficult, but it makes sense to do it, and just like we were saved by listening to Audrey’s radio at that time, just playing the radio hard can have that kind of effect on the people around us. I’m really happy to think that it might be. It’s a waste. I’m happy just to be able to play the radio. There are people who can be saved. I’m full of heart.
–Are there any people who would like to invite guests to the first part in the future?
DJ MatsunagaSo far, you’ve called everyone you can think of, right? The only hip-hop seniors I haven’t called are Han and KREVA.
R designationI want to call people who I want to call, not just “because it’s part 1”.
Just as fun as ever
–This time, the two are also talked regarding as being the first hip-hop artist to become the ANN 1st division personality. Is there any response from the industry?
DJ MatsunagaSo far, I haven’t heard that kind of information. But surprisingly, hardcore rappers who don’t have much to do with us sometimes say, “I’m listening to it once in a while,” so I think “Well! I’m glad!”. Like Awich. I was happy.
R designationWas glad! They say “I’m listening”.
–Are there any plans you would like to do in the future?
R designationOn our radio, free talk gets longer and the corners fly in various ways. That’s why I want to do a corner properly following a long time.
DJ MatsunagaThere is a section called “Radio HIP HOP!”, But I don’t remember doing it.
R designationOnly the first few times, and only when a senior rapper came as a guest … I would like to do a time that covers properly, including such a corner plus a talk between the two.
DJ MatsunagaR’s “Introduction to Japanese Rap” also flew.
R designationyes! I want to do things that are all in!
DJ MatsunagaIt’s 2 hours from now, so maybe I can do it all. That’s why there is no such thing as “challenge with a new feeling!” It’s just as fun as ever.
The radio that humans can do is neither more nor less, isn’t it? I think that it can only be done within the range of that person’s individuality and humanity, so just because we are promoted to the first division does not change anything, it can only be done by our own humanity, so I think that it will not change increase.
— You can still listen to good talks!
DJ MatsunagaI agree. I don’t think the feeling of temperature and the content of the conversation will change.
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