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KOYAMA KEIICHIRO x KATO SHIGEAKI CROSSTALK
💜The album this time, which is the final chapter in a four-part series, was created by accepting STORY submissions from fans. The four of us wrote the lyrics for "Clover", which we put those feelings into it as well.
💚Each of us composed the lyrics, with the symbolic meaning of clover as the theme, Massu for "hope", me for "faith", Koyama for "love", Tegoshi for "luck". I wrote it with a thought of wanting to be there for the people who are struggling, but it was hard.
💜Since the theme is "love", I had an image of a couple's love based on the fans mentioning that they played NEWS songs at the wedding ceremony.
💚I see. Wasn't it really difficult to make the chorus?
💜It was difficult! Actually, I am eating ramen when I came up with the lyrics. I stopped eating to write so when I'm done with writing, the noodles became completely stretched out (lol).
💚I like the part of Koyama's lyrics that ends with "hazukashii kedo, aishiteru (It's embarassing, but I love you.)"
💜The intro part "hazukashii kedo" seems like it's me, isn't it? (lol)
💚Yeah. This time, starting with STORY and ending with NEW STORY are also the points [in this album].
💜The title song "STORY" is a song of looking back at NEWS' history from 2003, so it fits for being the first song [in the album], the last song "NEW STORY" turned out to be a magnificent and moving song. The song has a strong message of going forward even though dreams have lost many times, and I think it gives a sense of hope.
💚Then, there is also a bonus video "NEWS STORY RADIO".
💜Through a fictional radio show, we are reminiscing at the four albums created so far, so if they would watch this, they would know of the thoughts we've put in the tetralogy.
💚Furthermore, it's a full 76 minutes long [video]!
💜Yeah. If I were to say that you can enjoy real NEWS, it would be in live performances. This time, Shige takes the lead in presenting the contents of the live show, which is helpful.
💚It would take time to have a meeting from scratch, so I had roughly organized [ideas] so the songs would flow smoothly. Ah, this is going to be another strong, emotional live show, as usual.
In the "NEWS" alphabet, the last chapter is the "S" live show, but the "E" element of emotional (TN: emoemo is the term used) is also added (lol).
💜It's true that when it comes to NEWS' live shows, it has to be strong, right.
💚This time, we tried to create an album "STORY", but if NEWS were to do some kind of story by video, I wonder what kind of story would fit well. Is it a bit too strong?
💜It's hard~. Maybe, at first, the four of us are moving in separate timelines, but a murder case occurs, and in order to uncover the truth, the four will come together.
💚It's nice. The four are in the same building, working in separate offices. A fire occured in that building. It would be interesting to see slapstick of some people escaping and some staying behind to protect something.
💜It may be interesting to find out that these four, who at first, seem to be unrelated, were connected by something, right. With NEWS, we can do any pattern of stories (lol).
💚Ah, setting aside the fake scenarios, this spring, we will deliver NEWS' story through STORY tour!
💜That's right. We hope that you'll come, thinking of the stories that we have spun together until now.
MASUDA TAKAHISA x TEGOSHI YUYA CROSSTALK
💛So far, in creating the three works "NEVERLAND", "EPCOTIA", "WORLDISTA", with the themes of virtual space and a place of dreams, the producer would like to create something real.
💗I think that's where we got the idea and started creating this album.
💛If I remember correctly, that was during "WORLDISTA" tour. All members thought that the title STORY was "a good one!" and we decided it right away. Overall, I feel like we were able to create this album since we have experienced a lot from creating and singing for the three albums.
💗Since it's the last of the tetralogy, I'm sure that the fans are anticipating, and the people involved are more motivated than ever. I'm confident that this work will exceed those expectations.
💛I think "STORY" is one of the important songs that takes us into the world of the album.
💗I like the theme park feel of the intro (lol). Moreover, it is also nice to sing about NEWS through the lyrics "koe o ageta 2003" (Voices raised in 2003) and "soshite bokura 2020" (And we, in 2020). Also, I did the higher part and adlib in the last chorus, which is common to the title songs of the tetralogy. I feel that there's a connection.
💛Not because it is the "S" album, but there is also the song called "Esu" right.
💗S for "sadistic" right. (TN: サディスティック is the term used.)
💛We always try to put a song where we can perform in full out at least once, in an album and concert too, this time it's "Esu". We will put it in the most exciting block in the concert!
💗This song, aren't you bothered with what would you look like when you listen to Shige-chan's part at the end?
💛Because Koyama and I have done singing, we can listen to it, but Tegoshi has his part after that (lol)
💗I'm so embarassed, I'm about to laugh (lol).
💛But it's really a cool song though. I hope they'll look forward to it!
💗We attempted something new for "Clover" right. We decided to create a song with the chord progression used for "Kibou~Yell~" and each of us wrote the lyrics and melody for the song.
💛When I saw Tegoshi's lyrics for the first time, I thought, "It's not enough" (lol)
💗As for the word count, it was probably less than half of Masuda's (lol). But, wasn't it interesting? The melody is added, as well as us talking too.
💛Our personalities had shown, right. I hope they'll enjoy listening to this. Here, speaking of "STORY", let's say if we create a story with NEWS, Tegoshi, do you have something?
💗Maybe a mystery about deception, with four members of NEWS plus a woman. They cheat each other, there's desertion, or die, and there's even a game of love.
💛If the four of us are going to do it together, we should make the most of our characters.
💗I think we should keep our names as the role names, as well as our roles would be close to ourselves. The script will be by Shige-chan! What kind of story would be good for you, Masuda-san?
💛I would like to make a story, or maybe an improvised drama where the members act as they are. Only the other actors will know what it will be all about, and the four of us who don't know anything will stir up the scene.
💗That seems interesting!
💛I cannot really imagine making a story with NEWS since everyone's personality is strong though (lol).
