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Talking About Chinese Street Culture - Interview With YONE And JUN4SHOT

Interview with JUN4SHOT, a member of Japanese raggae group "Fireball" and director of IRIE LIFE - RAGGACHINA.
Both two found kindred, and later in 2011, they collaborated as IRIE LIFE x YONE at Beijing.
Talked about how they met, some spisodes in Beijin, and their aim.

How did you meet?

YONE(Y)

We had already met before?

JUN4SHOT(J)

Yeah, I couldn't talk to you at that time. I thought you were in different world... I don't mean you were acting like so, but I imagined you were an artist in higher level.

Y

You contacted me first on facebook, right?

J

Facebook (laughter)

Y

Because I have put articles on chincese scene for this 2 or 3 years in facebook, you approached me like "What do you think about RAGGACHINA?".

J

Yes, I did. I found YONE san on facebook, so that was a chance to talk to you because I couldn't talk to you face to face.

CexWork

How do you feel when you both met first?

J

In yone san's office, I told me my thought like "I want to do this in China", "I am thinking about this", then you listened to me so serious. After that, he said "So, finish this talk and let's go out to club" and we went to a night club.

Y

Yeah, I called my friend who would hit it off with Jun, then that's it.

J

It felt good for me. Yone san and the person was talking seriously, then Yone san said "Let's go to other place" and I surprised that there were lots of people in suit. They hold a debut reception of a girl at that place. I was upset because it was a first day we met (laughter).

Y

Amazing isn't it?

J

That was so amazing... And after that, we went to a night club. You fell asleep on my next! (laughter).

Y

Yeah... I didn't remember how I got my home.

J

That was a first day for us, so I was trying to take you home! (laughter)
I went to the club later, I was told "Don't care about it. Yone san is always like that." (laughter)

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