Creepy Nuts Live at TOKYO DOME 2025

How are we doing Tokyo Dome?!!

There are so many people here

at Tokyo Dome tonight.

People over here, people over there.

Lots of you, right？

A huge amount of people,

about 50.000?

That's a lot of people, huh?

We came to Tokyo Dome

to see if we could handle 50.000 people

with just a microphone and a turntable.

We don't have any dancers or guest appearances. This is all we have.

The only guest appearance we have is

you, each and every one of you,

all of you.

The voice you're cheering with, the hands you're clapping with,

all of this could only happen today, a special collaboration

between us and all of you who have gathered here.

Tonight, we were hoping we could listen to our music with you all,

at Tokyo Dome,

and stay up all night.

Once again, we are Creepy Nuts. Nice to meet you.

Oh, man.

Wow.

Amazing.

-Wow. -It's insanely big.

-It's really big. -It's really big.

-Tokyo Dome is huge. -It's huge.

It's huge, incredibly big.

Amazing.

Amazing, amazing.

Wow. It's huge. And there are so many people gathered here.

So I can't say anything.

But the pressure of the loud voices when everyone's singing is on another level.

It's amazing.

Those who have come to our shows many times already know

that we make the audience sing, jump, clap

and do all sorts of things.

It's okay if it's your first time seeing us,

even if you don't know what's going on.

Just pretend you know and follow along.

And by all means, you're free to enjoy our show in any way you like.

So enjoy it however you like.

It's okay if one person is waving one hand when everyone else is clapping.

Or for one person to be the only one waving their left hand

when everyone else is waving their right hand. Little by little is fine.

Having come this far, I have no idea how everyone gets into it

or what the reaction would be.

You don't have to be ashamed of your moves, or how your body moves based on feelings.

While you're here, however you listen to the sounds, hear the words,

the way you want to move, the words you want to sing,

those are all the right answers.

Please don't worry about a thing and enjoy the show till the very end. Thank you.

-It's been a while since the one-man show. -One-man, it's been a long time.

-It's been a while. -It's been a long time.

And I feel a bit shy when there are a lot of people around.

You're shy?

Yeah, it's a bit embarrassing. I wish they wouldn't look at me so much.

I think it's a bit embarrassing having so many people looking at me.

I feel like I'm in my teens.

-You understand? -Feels like going back home.

I thought Matsunaga-san had a middle schooler's face.

And he spoke like a middle schooler all the time.

-Still? -I wonder…

I wonder how others are backstage here?

I've never seen any others. But it seems a bit more than necessary.

Oh, no. Well, is it starting already?

Is it too fast? There's something about the two of us.

It feels like a weight is lifted.

Hey, maybe we could take it a bit slower.

Like a small act of resistance.

-Like going home for a bit. -Yeah.

What a silly way to hide my embarrassment.

-I've done it. -I'm shy.

-I can't stop it. -That's right.

I'm always embarrassed, no matter how much time passes.

Just because you do this kind of work,

that doesn't change the fundamental aspects of human being.

We turn all of that into music.

No, what you're going to experience today

is, from head to toe, stories about me, stories about us,

stories about humanity.

It's like… How do I put this?

I don't know how to perceive myself because I don't understand myself at all.

Humans are hard to understand, no?

I want to leave behind all that incomprehensible stuff about myself,

the good, the bad, the cool, the lame,

the contradictions, the strange, the unchanging,

all that stuff, on this stage.

So how many years has it been now

since we started capturing that in our songs?

I'm not sure how many years it's been since I started rapping.

But I definitely change every day,

not just my thoughts, but the environment I live in changes too.

I mean, we've quit a lot of different media…

over the years.

Yes. By changing the way we work.

After that,

you end up losing opportunities to speak in public.

But R does things like MC'ing at live shows

because his family is there.

At home too… Why do you say you have a family?

Now I can really tell that

-you speak with somebody every day… -I use my vocal cords every day.

I thought, "He's using his throat. He's communicating with people."

Do you not normally speak?

If I don't speak for a while,

I don't know what to say at the live show today.

I'm thinking what should I do.

I was starting to think that maybe it would be better to focus on DJ'ing today.

Hey, man. Stop it.

You may not remember how to behave in front of other people.

You've had a rough time. We've been to major places.

Every time,

Budokan, Yokohama Arena, Saitama Super Arena,

the venues are so big that the energy required to sing is incredible.

"Okay," I think to myself, "I'll leave this to my partner," after the songs.

But this happens every time.

Every time you say, "Today I'm DJ'ing.

I think I'll just concentrate on DJ'ing on a day like this."

You always say in these big venues, remember?

-Do you remember? -Let me focus on DJ'ing.

It's okay if you're locked in.

Do you remember having to pee at Saitama Super Arena?

At the Saitama Super Arena.

Do you remember the time you left to pee midway through?

-I do. -You did.

It's true. When I'm next to R-san, I feel so safe

and I don't usually feel the need to urinate while in front of people,

but I'm relaxed and feel the need to urinate.

I see.

It's great to be able to do that with that kind of peace of mind.

I feel that it's great and we are working as a good team.

-A homely workplace. -It feels amazing

to be able to work…

Of course.

…in such a homely workplace.

Thank you so much.

I'm not really that happy.

I'm not really happy.

There's no point in doing it my way.

I'll show you how I usually interact with my children at home.

And that's how I wrote the song "Harapeko Aomushi."

Pull up!

It's a song that's just been released,

but there are people who seemed like they could sing it.

I'm surprised that there are people who could sing it all.

And there are people who can't sing it yet.

But as I said earlier, today's guest performers are all of you.

So,

even if it isn't a song you've heard before,

or a song you haven't heard that much of yet,

when I point the mic at you, all you have to do is sing.

But if you don't know what to sing,

you can just shout out loud,

or lip-sync and do something like this.

Because that's how it works.

But the next song is really easy.

I'll be passing the mic to you a bunch of times from here on.

But this is one of the easier phrases to sing.

Since we have the opportunity, why not try having everyone sing together?

Just saying "Yeah!" Or, "Oh, yeah!" I thought by at this point,

everyone would be interested in singing something with a more complicated rhythm.

The people who come to our shows are the people who listen to our music.

I trust your sense of rhythm and I'll leave it to you.

It doesn't matter if you're offbeat,

just say the words I say out loud. Easy.

All you have to say is, "We were the Very Hungry Caterpillars," three times.

Very easy.

It's simple. With your friends beside you in this gigantic Tokyo Dome,

in a loud voice just say,

"We were the Very Hungry Caterpillars" three times. Is that cool?

So when I say, "Free refills of cabbage forever, TOP BOY,"

I'll point the mic at you, and just say, "We were the Very Hungry Caterpillars."

Even if you can't, let's try it. Can you do that?

Okay. I think we can all sing it now.

This is it, I know it.

I know that cabbage is expensive these days

and it's hard to afford such a luxury. I know, I know.

It was a punch line a fellow rapper used to say when we were first starting out

while hanging out at a bar eating cabbage.

Can you all sing that punch line?

Okay, then. Let's go. "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".

One, two… One, two, three…

Tokyo Dome. That was perfect. Thank you so much!

Amazing.

You guys are amazing.

You're really amazing. This is amazing.

We've been performing

quite a few songs from our new album for the first time.

But do first performances really bring about this kind of excitement?

That's amazing. I'm so happy.

I think the songs we've been playing for a long time

are even more powerful now.

And, how can I put it…

this live show…

It's been a long time

since we've had a solo show like this, for us.

It's amazing to see so many people having such a good time.

This is a very personal story.

I have children. And when they were reading a picture book,

and I got the idea for the punch line from watching them read.

And that reminded me of my old friends.

I was a full-on homebody. Didn't step out of the house.

To have this many people singing along this song－

I wrote on the sofa in my living room

is such a luxury.

It's a luxury. How can I put it?

Well, rappers…

I think rappers are basically selfish, hopeless people.

And I think the same about myself.

Even in those times,

it was the mics and turntables, the incredible video and lighting,

the hard work of the staff,

and the responsiveness of the audience that mattered.

I'm going to go all out with this.

And from start to the end, it's going to be about me,

about me and this guy, about me and my friends.

I really think this could be Tokyo Dome's most self-entitled concert yet.

Thank you for letting us be selfish.

Thank you.

Seriously,

what would you do if this wasn't your job?

-Well, I'm quite selfish. -It's not good.

-You're very selfish. -No, you're really too.

-No, you are. -No, you really are.

Seriously though, you shouldn't get angry at your kids.

-No－ -You're in no place to lecture them.

-No I will. -How come?

I know I'm definitely the pot calling the kettle black.

No, but it's great. I think it's impressive now.

Well, I don't know actually…

I was just wondering if you really became a father.

I always thought it was a lie.

No, it's true.

But you're right. I can't be mad at others.

I can't be angry at people. I have no right to be angry with people.

No matter how much I nag my children about their own path,

everyone is watching,

including the people around me,

my wife and friends who know me on a daily basis.

-And they call you out? -Yeah.

-"You're one to talk." -They say that?

-It's like, I'm taking a gamble, right? -On what?

If the dad is shitty, there could be a possibility that

children will turn to be more responsible, no?

-That's what I'm betting on. -That's your hope.

I see.

But…

It's like… "Man, what am I gonna do?"

No, really.

This is not your home.

What should I do with this? No, this is not your home.

Do you want to go get a drink?

But yeah. That's how it feels.

Nothing has been decided yet. There's no clear idea of what to do.

-People… -"Let me rap."

"Let me rap."

My kids?

One says, "Let me rap," and the other says, "Let me DJ."

-They're asking me? -Yes.

That could be the first time I lose my temper.

I'd tell them, "I can't make you rap. Rap is something you just do."

Actually, you don't need permission for something like that, just do it.

I see.

Just do it. And then…

No, seriously.

Seriously, what should I do?

-Okay, I'll say it. -What?

I'd tell them it's going to be a hard life.

-There's so many hurdles to jump. -Hurdles to jump?

-It'll be harder 'cause you're my kids. -Yeah? Wow.

-What an arrogant father. -I'd tell them that.

I don't like that. Yuck.

-So gross. -You think they could do it?

-Puffed out chest, strutting your stuff. -Like I'd－

-I'm going to start the beat now. -"Dad stinks, Dad's annoying."

Boom bap, trap, drill, funk.

I'm gonna lay down all the beats.

So have you ever rapped on top of this beat?

I'm gonna lay down the beats, so on top of this,

sixteen bars, 24 bars.

Let's see if you were born with it or if you left it behind.

-I gotta find out. -How annoying!

Wow! You're really proficient at talking about rap.

Yeah, when it comes to rap, I'll raise my kids like Yujiro does.

-That's all you care about? -Yup.

-No, that's all? -That's it.

Well, that's all I can say.

Right? I only know about DJ'ing and rapping.

They say your snare is lame.

Like, "Your snare is lame, right?"

Or, "Your kick drum isn't very cool."

-Isn't the groove a little too subtle? -What am I supposed to do?

One day my kids will say, "You're not with it anymore, Dad."

Wow.

It's fine to go with the flow sometimes.

But someday soon, you'll no longer be in tune with the times.

So you need to learn the skills properly.

I don't like it. After all, my own child…

-No… -Surely.

-No. -I don't like it.

Well, if you're gonna do something,

-do it behind your parents' backs. -I think hip-hop should be left

and just be done by themselves.

-And that's definitely true. -Right.

They do it on their own, how do I say this…

Well, on the other hand… Well, there's no right or wrong answer.

So I would like people to do it on their own if possible,

especially if it's your own child doing it.

-Do whatever. -What are we talking about?

-What? -What?

What were we talking about?

What are you talking about?

I'm sorry. But we are really not good at speaking in public.

Really, I'm sorry. I think people who are used to our concerts or radio shows

would have known already.

I'm sure I've caused some people a lot of discomfort over the past few minutes.

I'm truly sorry.

These are the guys making this music.

Our music, or rather, in our situation, these kinds of people are making it.

I'm sorry, but I mean it.

But I think this is a good thing.

This freedom means no responsibility and you can just talk as you like.

We kind of forgot about that for a while.

Even though we'd forgotten about it, we were able to do things freely.

But now we've started taking breaks in between.

And we're able to create with all these brakes, screws,

and belts with the parts loosened.

But for me, this way, I feel more relaxed and comfortable.

You're not thinking about, "Can't say this," or, "that will offend."

It's just common sense to be wise with your words.

I know that much.

But still, it's about just getting things off your chest.

That's our job.

Now I can do that with a more liberating perspective and more relaxed attitude.

So my mental health is in great shape right now.

I think he's in the same position.

I can see some strange aftereffects though.

I can see them.

But it's good. It feels good. That's the way it is.

I'm going to keep going at this pace. And everyone,

try not to tie yourself down too tightly

and relax your shoulders as much as possible.

Nowadays, people monitor each other over everything.

They keep an eye on each other, find fault with each other,

ask for confirmation, and even look back on the past. It's a lot.

It may always have been that way, but I think it's accelerating now.

But there's no point in worrying about such things anymore.

Now, I give myself more slack, as well as others.

I give myself some slack, and I relax into it a little.

And I've let my shoulders down and am just carefree.

It's okay to be a free spirit sometimes, because I know you're doing your best.

It's okay to be irresponsible, or to drop the ball sometimes

and run away,

in a good way.

This next song is "furai."