[JWEB] Kawashima Noel (Noemaru) - 14 February 2023 (Part 2)

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And Part 2!

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And also, I’ve managed to start gaining back my quiz-show work bit by bit, and I’ve gotten to appear on some shows for the first time, and that made me realise that foundations I’ve painstakingly built up won’t be broken down so easily!✏️

It would be concerning if the things you’d laid down before could crumble once you add new things on top, wouldn’t it. It’d be like the Ship of Theseus* 🚢

[ T/N: The Ship of Theseus is a famous thought experiment. Simply put, it asks whether a ship that has had all of its original components replaced is still the same ship. ]

I’m not someone who replaces parts of me with new things; rather, I’d like to be someone who keeps increasing my equipment inventory.

Sometimes, some of that equipment may cease to match the body I’ve built up in training, or I may forget to use some equipment that I haven’t touched in a long while, but at times like that all I need is to upgrade myself, and I’ll remember how to use it once I’ve had some training!

Just like how there are some things that just yield better results when you do them by hand, even if it were possible to automate the process; and just like how are there are some advantages unique to manual-transmission cars; I’d like to continue to keep my eye on the things I can do with my own ability, even if it’s possible to delegate those things to others!

After all, I’m Kawashima Noel.

No matter how my surroundings changed, no matter where I am, no matter what I do, I’m confident that I won’t change, and if I don’t prioritise my core* above all else then I’d become someone different.

[ T/N: The literal word used here is “keel”, referring to the breastbone of a bird. ]

And Noemaru forms part of that core.

So I’ll continue them! The regular updates! (lol)

After all, it’s the very first place where I could be myself! ✉️

Studying’s the same! If I stop learning, then I’m sure I would cease to be “Kawashima Noel”.

I know well how important it is to learn.

Quizzes, languages, societal welfare, interpersonal relationships, and other things - the way I’ve approached them in the last 5 years has greatly changed, and at the heart of that change is “learning”.

When I was young, I thought that by 28 I’d be super mature, but now that I’m actually at this age I’ve realised that many others around me have triumphed through many trials in order to become like that, and I’m thankful that I’m in an environment like that.

I’m glad I’ve become an adult who’s come to realise and appreciate how much love my parents poured into me.

I wonder if I’m on the right path? Future Me, I’m asking this of you!

It’s not that I can do the correct thing all the time, and I’m still figuring out what’s “correct” and what’s not, but I’m sure all of you are at the same stage in your lives too ☺️

Games are enjoyable when they don’t go as you expect, aren’t they.

You might get frustrated or feel like giving up when you make a string of mistakes, but it’s precisely because that happened that it gets enjoyable when things go smoothly, after all. Life’s just like a game that proceeds onwards in a single direction.

I’ll get stronger~! I’ll show results~!

I don’t want to let a chance slip through my fingers because I hesitated!

I’ll believe that everything will lead towards a day where I can smile together with you!

I’ll try out many things, go through trial and error, learn from results that turned out differently than expected, and use my frustration as a source of motivation.

It’d be fun to laugh and share those experiences like they’re just a side dish, someday ☺️

Let’s live long

And, last but not least.

Pre-orders for “Travis Japan -The untold story of LA-”, which goes on sale on 29 March 2023, have begun!

And the FC-limited prorders end on,

14 February,

That’s right, they’ll close at 11.59pm today!

It’s the story we haven’t told of the 7 months we spent in LA, USA, from March to October 2022.

You’ll see the thoughts of the current Travis Japan, our energetic selves from back then, and the moment that we heard about our debut.

As it says on the label, it’s a must-watch.

I got to watch the rough cut before it got finalised, and it felt like the kind of story you can’t watch without tearing up 🥲.

It’s the first work we’ll put out since our debut! Release No. 1!

If there are any FC members who are torn about whether to get it, it also comes with bonus content so I’d recommend that you pre-order it within today!

Of course, I won’t force you to!

It’s more for those who are on the fence! (lol)

Since it’s a limited opportunity, even I decided that I’d get a copy, you know.

It comes with a 60-page photobook, and acrylic stands of all the members too! I want those! (lol)

To those who are still debating on whether to join the FC, I’ll keep hoping that the day comes when you’re like, “Alright, I guess it’s time [to join the FC]”!

And to those who have already joined Travis Japan’s FC, thank you for everything! We’re thinking of more fun contents and all sorts of bonus content, so we’re eternally in your care ☺️

And with that!

I ended up talking a ton this month too!

Ah, well! (*´꒳`*)

We’re in Niigata this weekend, and Osaka the next weekend!

We’re already at the halfway point for February! Time flew by!

I wonder how things will turn out from now on.

I’ve gotta put preparations in place so that I can try out many things! 💪

Take a good break once in a while! Because it’s important! That goes for both of us!

Next month there’ll be a brand new (self-imposed) Noemaru update!

Look forward to it!

With all the love in my heart, today, from now on, and forever and ever,

Yours ever,

Feb. 14th, 2023

Noel Kawashima

P.S.

1st photo.

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Black suits are really cool, I love them.

2nd photo.

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Practicing winking.

3rd and 4th photos.

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The passage of time. Makes me emotional.

Let’s meet again in tomorrow’s Noemaru ✨

Seeya!

#Noemaru