NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST
SHOXX “POSTER MAGAZINE” – February 2016
Q&A
Photography: MASAKAZU KOBAYASHI (SHOXX)
Hair & Make Up: Eriko Matsumoto
Stylist: KAZUYA MISHIMA (Tatanca)
NO ID./FAGASSENT
HIRO
Birthday: 28th November
Blood type: O
Birth place: Hyōgo prefecture
Height/Weight: -
Favourite colour: -
Cigarette brand: KOOL MAX8
Favourite brand: HYSTERIC GLAMOUR
Ring size: -
Food you like the most: There’s only one option – Unagi (eel)!!!
Food you like the least: There’s only one thing – shrimp!!
Favourite type of person from the opposite sex: -
Least favourite type of person from the opposite sex: -
A thing you recently bought: Cashmere gloves. In just a week, I lost what I purchased and now am totally desperate…
An animal you’d like to own: Dragon
Favourite time: At lives, during practice and when I eat
Your greatest enemy: This wall of hardship that will follow from now on
One person you’d like to meet now: Takanori Nishikawa (singer of T.M. Revolution)
If you won 1 Billion Yen in the lottery, what would you do? Stop with the nonsense!
One artist you are said to resemble to: Hiro from NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST
A thing you recently got interested in/became aware of: The truth of the universe
A thing you recently did for the first time: -
How do you spend your day off? With training
What type of place do you live in now? In a room made of sweets
An artist that has inspired you: T.M. Revolution
What are your plans after this SHOXX interview? A trip through space
A way to relieve stress: Scream!! Muscle training!! Running!!
If you hadn’t become a musician you’d have been…: an oil baron
Please tell us about your first impression you had of the members: they are human..??
Please reveal a secret from the members to us in secret: They’re human!!
If you could change places with one of the members, who would it be? Stop with the silly talk!
Your motto: You can do it!
A word to your fans: Stop with the silly talk!!
A word to the members: Stop with the silly talk!!
CAZQUI
Birthday: 17th February
Blood type: B
Birth place: Chiba – thousand leaves –
Height/Weight: 170cm/ranging from 53-55 kg
Favourite colour: the ones that can be seen
Cigarette brand: LARK – SUPER LIGHT 5mg
Favourite brand: Caparison
Ring size: As a matter of convenience, wearing rings on my fingers as I play is quite troublesome
Food you like the most: Food prepared with plums and shiso (beefsteak plant)
Food you like the least: Nothing in particular
Favourite type of person from the opposite sex: A hearty person (or: cheerful, happy person)
Least favourite type of person from the opposite sex: People who lack morals
A thing you recently bought: A vintage pre-amp made in 1987 (a machine part for guitars)
An animal you’d like to own: Since I already own a cat, my answer will obviously be cat.
Favourite time: The time when I hear sounds coming from a dead tree covered in clematis (a type of flower), swinging back and forth before the people who pass it.
Your greatest enemy: Sleepiness
One person you’d like to meet now: You over there
If you won 1 Billion Yen in the lottery, what would you do?
-A summary-
While Cazqui is a legendary guitar NEET, he’s been chasing a dream that one day, he’d be able to buy the „Cat Island (Eden)“. In the end, though he won his cherished 3 billion Yen in the lottery, he unfortunately crashed into a black luxurious car. In contrast to Cazqui who took responsibility for this incident and protected his kouhai, the one request coming from the owner of the car he crashed into as a compromise was….
One artist you are said to resemble to: People who have short and bleached hair. A silver haired anime character too.
A thing you recently got into/became aware of: That the spelling of my name as “Cazuqui” as well as “Cazuqi” were both quite wrong
A thing you recently did for the first time: I was able to hold a live with a flashy crimson red guitar. Come and see for yourselves, ne.
How do you spend your day off? Always open for surprises and quite actively
What type of place do you live in now? In a dimly lit room (there was a picture added here showing his room)
An artist that has inspired you: I basically like people who consistently pursue their own style. While they seem to remain unchanging, it still seems to me that they manage to polish and refine their techniques.
What are your plans after this SHOXX interview? I want to embody the concept you can see in these rather different artist pictures (that have been published in this magazine)
A way to relieve stress: oh, please tell me how to do so!
If you hadn’t become a musician you’d have been…: a hairdresser
Please tell us about your first impression you had of the members: Since it’s something that happened a long time ago, I really can’t remember it.
Please reveal a secret from the members to us in secret: all of us use false names. Waaa, I said it, ne!
If you could change places with one of the members, who would it be? We sometimes swap places when we play! That’s fun!
Your motto: It doesn’t matter what others think of you, only you know what you can do.
A word to your fans: It’s December 2015. We as well as our fans have achieved many impressive things this year, didn’t we now? I think it was a wonderful year. Thank you very much! Let’s continue with NOCTURNAL BLOODLUST with all our might so that we will be able to experience these same feeling at the end of the next year too. In 2016, Nokubura will intensify its extremeness and make the world explode! Definitely check it out!
A word to the members: Ah, via LINE then
DAICHI
Birthday: 15th March
Blood type: O
Birth place: Niigata prefecture
Height/Weight: 176 cm/58 kg
Favourite colour: Black and gold
Cigarette brand: JPS
Favourite brand: Vivienne Westwood
Ring size: about 20
Food you like the most: Sweet stuff
Food you like the least: Things that taste unpleasant
Favourite type of person from the opposite sex: An elegant, interesting person
Least favourite type of person from the opposite sex: Who trusts too much in reality (meaning: he likes those who are artsy like him)
A thing you recently bought: I buy books about every single day
An animal you’d like to own: Snake
Favourite time: Perfectly timed moments
Your greatest enemy: Free time and myself
The one person you’d like to meet now: Vivienne Westwood
If you won 1 Billion Yen in the lottery, what would you do? I’d bet on 3 billion
One artist you are said to resemble to: I don’t know
A thing you recently got into/became aware of: Organic food
A thing you recently did for the first time: Appreciating musicals
How do you spend your day off? I spend it alone at home watching movies or reading books
What type of place do you live in now? A room filled with things I like
An artist that has inspired you: Kobayashi Kentarō (a Japanese comedian, actor, dramaturge, theatre director and manga artist)
What are your plans after this SHOXX interview? Taking pictures for the magazine and writing things sound like fun!
A way to relieve stress: Smoking and change (or: changing)
If you hadn’t become a musician you’d have been…: I’d have a profitable second-hand bookstore on a shopping street
Please tell us about your first impression you had of the members: They’re all quite different types of people.
Please reveal a secret from the members to us in secret: Our friendship is nice
If you could change places with one of the members, who would it be? Hiro pon
Your motto: We have no idea who’ll stand by our sides in this life
A word to your fans: Are such pictures (as you can see them in this magazine) nice once in a while?
A word to the members: Mornin’!
MASA
Birthday: 2nd April
Blood type: B
Birth place: Tokyo
Height/Weight: 170cm/55kg
Favourite colour: Blue
Cigarette brand: I don’t smoke
Favourite brand: Royal order
Ring size: Don’t know
Food you like the most: Sushi/pizza/salad
Food you like the least: Don’t have any
Favourite type of person from the opposite sex: A person who is mature on the inside
Least favourite type of person from the opposite sex: A person who is a kid/childish on the inside
A thing you recently bought: A decorative (house) plant
An animal you’d like to own: A rabbit
Favourite time: When I can watch my favourite movie
Your greatest enemy: Cockroaches
The one person you’d like to meet now: -
If you won 1 Billion Yen in the lottery, what would you do? I’d spend it on a studio and build a mansion
One artist you are said to resemble to: No one in particular
A thing you recently got into/became aware of: The universe
A thing you recently did for the first time: Make a salad
How do you spend your day off? Watching movies, watching TV or eating with the members
What type of place do you live in now? In a newly built house
An artist that has inspired you: Linkin Park
What are your plans after this SHOXX interview? I’d like to talk with various artists
A way to relieve stress: Sleep
If you hadn’t become a musician you’d have been…: An entrepreneur
Please tell us about your first impression you had of the members:
Hiro – muscles
Cazqui – a talented guitarist
Natsu – a Buddhist priest
Daichi – his posture is bad (laughs)
Please reveal a secret from the members to us in secret: -
If you could change places with one of the members, who would it be? I’d be Cazqui and play the guitar faster than anyone else
Your motto: Don’t have one
A word to your fans: Thank you for your constant support! We’ll be bringing one product after the other to life from now one!
A word to the members: To all of the members – you guys are the best!
NATSU
Birthday: 31st July
Blood type: A
Birth place: Mitaka in Tokyo
Height/Weight: 172cm/65kg
Favourite colour: Black, silver, gold, dark green
Cigarette brand: Seven Stars
Favourite brand: DEAL DESIGN
Ring size: To be honest, I never measured it
Food you like the most: Meat
Food you like the least: Raw celery
Favourite type of person from the opposite sex: A Japanese woman (as an ideal of manners, behaviour etc., not necessarily of Japanese origin)
Least favourite type of person from the opposite sex: A vulgar person
A thing you recently bought: A bracelet from DEAL
An animal you’d like to own: A puppy
Favourite time: The short time frames when I can lie in bed
Your greatest enemy: It’s a question one would want to answer with “myself”, ne. But I’d say my sleepiness.
The one person you’d like to meet now: Hasegawa Hiroshi (is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from Japan)
If you won 1 Billion Yen in the lottery, what would you do? I’d build my own studio and upgrade my drumming utensils
One artist you are said to resemble to: Bruce Lee
A thing you recently got into/became aware of: an app called Zoltaxian (like Siri who answers your questions when you ask your phone something)
A thing you recently did for the first time: Played a double bass
How do you spend your day off? Living life as a pirate king
What type of place do you live in now? In a pirate’s room
An artist that has inspired you: SlipknoT/Texas in July
What are your plans after this SHOXX interview? To talk to someone
A way to relieve stress: Nothing but playing the drums
If you hadn’t become a musician you’d have been…: A cook
Please tell us about your first impression you had of the members:
Hiro – super Sayajin (from Dragon Ballz)
Cazqui – snake
Masa – a good looking guy
Daichi – gloomy/pessimistic guy
Please reveal a secret from the members to us in secret: Long ago, Cazqui once had black hair.
If you could change places with one of the members, who would it be? With Hiro. With such a body, you’d be able to punch like a punching machine!
Your motto: If the day of the live is full of happiness, then it’s ok if other days are not.
A word to your fans: Let’s share this authentic impression one can only get at lives together!
A word to the members:
Hiro – please share the utensils you use for training your muscles with me this time!
Cazqui – I ask you to keep playing that specific guitar sound that became so central to Nocturnal Bloodlust’s sound from now on too. And I want you to mimic Mario’s voice at least once a month.
Daichi – Though you’re a vivid reader, it’d be good if you went out into the sun at least once in a while.
Masa – LEADER! Let’s have another drinking competition with Japanese beer!
