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A year ago, in September, Ryo Nishikido announced that he would withdraw from his old club Ofees, who had been with him for more than 20 years, and start a new journey.
After bidding farewell to the idol era under the surveillance of colored glasses, how did this former "labor model" and "honor student" face and look at the glorious past and remarks on social platforms that are mentioned from time to time, and how did he evaluate his relationship with Akanishi?
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01 It's over, not enough songs!
Ryo Nishikido, who joined the club as a teenager and escaped in middle age, seems to want to draw a clear line with his past self.
He said in an interview: "Of course it's important to provide the performance that the audience wants, but for me, it makes me a little embarrassed. Because I'm not good at following instructions. ”
"To be honest, before I quit the club, I often wondered what kind of situation I was in now. For so many years, the only company I have learned about is Janis; it is difficult to break through the achievements left by the predecessors in various fields; it is impossible to expand into new areas to make some achievements. So I couldn't help but ask myself, 'Isn't there anything I can do?' After some thought, I finally decided that even if I was unprepared, I would bravely live according to my own ideas. ”
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A sudden burst of courage in planning for the future prompted him to make the decision to quit the society.
"I don't want my 45-year-old self to regret that I stopped moving forward without a breakthrough. In fact, this matter is very simple, in the final analysis, it is to see if you are willing to jump out of the comfort zone. After all, taking a step forward, it is possible to bring about earth-shaking changes. ”
After leaving Janis, Ryo Nishikido set up his own studio and record label NOMAD RECORDS, and from November to December 2019, he held a tour called "Ryo Nishikido LIVE TOUR 2019 "NOMAD"" as a singer-songwriter (singer + songwriter).
Tickets were sold out on the day of the release, and 111 theaters in Japan also broadcast live live, and the audience of the last stop (online + offline) reached a total of 40,000 people.
From the outside world, he should be relieved and happy to have achieved such a great success in only a few months, but he himself laughed bitterly and said, "The pressure is great, and the ability is not enough." ”
Ryo Nishikido smiled and said that he was panicked at that time. Keep thinking "It's over, the song is not enough!" The tour is about to begin! "After all, this is a personal debut after retiring from the society, or invested a lot of energy, and it is inevitable that there will be a bit of busyness in the process." In December 2019, he released his solo album "NOMAD", which was personally composed and supervised by himself, and won the top of the oricon weekly album chart at that time.
When asked why he "did it all", Ryo Nishikido said: "Some people have told me that it would be good to sing songs written by others like before. But I think the reason why I chose to be independent was because I wanted to do whatever I wanted, such as being a singer-songwriter and doing my own album. I have to make progress. ”
02 I hope others see me and say
"That uncle is so cool, isn't he?!"
After retiring from the society, what are the ambitions and motives of Ryo Nishikido?
"Hopefully, it's going to bring something that's refreshing to the audience/fans, not something decent they can think of." I want to see them shout 'Ah! ' scene. ”
"It's not necessary to say, '[This] worked.' You may feel good about yourself, but others don't think so. The reaction from the fans today does not mean that I have succeeded, or that in my heart, "success" is not the case. My goal is more than that. Hopefully, when I ride or ride a bike when I'm older, I can hear people next to me compliment me on 'this uncle is so cool'. ”
He moved firmly toward his goal, as if the word confused had nothing to do with him.
"I rarely feel lost. Sometimes when I talk to someone who feels dazed, I think, 'Don't you just want someone to push you?' In my opinion, the doubts that can be put out and talked about are not doubts. Because you actually have the answer in your own heart, just hope that someone will recognize you and support you and push you. At least that's the way I am. ”
03 SNS can't motivate me to get better
The day after he quit Janis (October 1), Ryo Nishikido opened an official account on social platforms such as ins. But he tried to restrain himself from searching the Internet for reports about himself.
"Because I'm afraid I'll be hurt by those words. While negative reviews are important, as the one being reviewed, I don't think they help me at all. Some people may think 'this is nothing' and instead pick up and try to punch those people in the face, but I (too much care) can't do it anyway. ”
From Nishikido's previous stage performance, I couldn't imagine that he was such a delicate and soft person.
"It hurts a lot. Isn't there a comment area behind Yahoo News, which I just closed and didn't look at. ”
His every move is exposed to the microscope of netizens, and even a small matter such as a hand sliding attention to fans can be brushed into headlines. For the pervasive media coverage, Ryo Nishikido said, "To be honest, it is shameful. I often think, 'What's so interesting about this kind of news?' The new crown is the focus that everyone should care about. ”
Sometimes it is necessary to explain and clarify the misunderstanding on social platforms. "Isn't Twitter able to reply to comments?" Occasionally someone would comment 'Did you quit Janis because you wanted to surf'. Thinking that someone sent it to me on purpose, I would reply 'no'. (Hahaha) This kind of question is really enough. But that's what it is in this day and age, freedom of speech. Of course, if one day social platforms make me feel tired, maybe I will cancel all my accounts. These are convenient, but they also have potential harms. If you are not careful, you can become a source of stress. ”
Ryo Nishikido's way to relieve stress is to "accept it." "Sometimes it's forced to accept. Anyway, try to accept it, digest it, until you finally figure it out. If you really can't do it, take the social platform just now as an example, I will directly cancel the account. ”
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Ryo Nishikido originally planned to hold "The Men in the Arena" in Hawaii with his friend Ren Akashi in May this year, but it was temporarily cancelled due to the impact of the epidemic.
In the nearly one year since he left the company and flew alone, has he ever felt anxious and uneasy? "No, after all, this is the end of the matter, there is no other way but to think of solutions and plans for the next step."
After the announcement of the emergency in Japan in April, Ryo Nishikido and Hitoshi Akashi launched a new show "NO GOOD TV" on YouTube. The outside world can't help but feel the degree of tacit understanding and the depth of emotion between the two. Takayuki Yamada and Shun Oguri have all been on this show, and Ryo Nishikido entrusted the selection of guests to Akashihito, "Akashihito is a person full of humanity, with a wide range of friends and enthusiasm, and I think that people who can become friends with him must be good." ”
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04 Surely someone said "ex-xxx team member"
Ryo Nishikido had never felt that his words and deeds would have any effect on others, so when he learned that someone was happy because of his presence, he had a surprised expression on his face.
"Because I myself am more assertive, I will not be easily influenced by others." I believe in 'my own life is in charge'. Occasionally, when a friend takes me to a steakhouse, I notice, 'There's something so delicious.' I used to live in my own world, and my life was full of good things that I thought were delicious and fun, but in fact, it was good to think about it, and it was good to have similar 'encounters' from time to time. ”
When talking about the glory of the past, he said: "When I sing and perform, there are still many people wearing colored glasses. There are also people who say 'aren't you a former xx (team member)', which is inevitable. I don't think it's something to be ashamed of, it's because of these past experiences that I'm able to do so many things now. But that doesn't stop me from feeling sorry for someone who likes the 'now' identity, I need to do better. When I started doing No Good Tv, people still said, 'Ah, he was that way,' as if I was only beginning to understand me now. Although I can't 'factory reset', it's okay to start over. ”
It has been almost a year since the "restart", and for the future, Nishikido Ryo said that he is still groping and hopes to submit an answer sheet that satisfies fans.
"I also want to have a clear goal, such as doing concerts at the Tokyo Dome. But now that the epidemic is serious, this goal sounds a little funny, and it is better to do a good job than to set up a flag that can be achieved at some point. What I want to do most now is to bring more happiness to everyone. ”
※ Ryo Nishikido
Actor, singer. On September 6, 1997, he participated in the selection of the firm and officially became a trainee of The Janis Firm. He debuted as a member of the firm's group "NEWS" and "Seki 8". He announced his retirement from Janis in September 2019 and began his activities as a singer-songwriter in October. In 2020, he co-planned the YouTube show "No Good Tv" with Ren Akashi.
This article is compiled and compiled by The Japanese General
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Translation: Water Pi Yu, Editor: Big Orange
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