Recorded a concert at Ueda Sozokan Hall (2000)

The supporting musician was Osamu Kubota, who arranged the albums "LIFE" and "Period," and was invited from Tokyo. The PA was handled by Kayama and Ikura, who work on local music events. The lighting was handled by Kobayashi, formerly of Nikkatsu. The emcee was Kobayashi, a former reporter for SBC Radio. The organizing committee enlisted the help of young members of the Ueda City Board of Education. The concert was held with the bare minimum of staff I had available at the time.

That year, there were more hall concerts than usual. Every venue was a huge success, and I was searching for a way to make a comeback, but I couldn't find a breakthrough. That fall, a guitarist I knew who played backup for famous artists introduced me to a director at a certain record company. The director showed great interest in my music, but unfortunately, the conversation didn't go any further. Where would the music I'd created lead me? With these thoughts in mind, I calmly took to the stage in front of me.