Translated roughly by Izumisano and Mashamasha, both of MashaPlus

In the print, it has the words "Arigato! Ongaku!!" which means "Thank you! Music!!".

I love live concerts

I love to see your faces (from where I stand)

Those dazzling smiles looking at the stage

Seem to me like flowers, seem to me like stars

Often filling me with envy, sometimes even with awe

Its radiance is truly irreplaceable

Perhaps I can stand on centre stage only because you allow me to

Perhaps I can obtain something only from there

I love live concerts after all

I love music after all

I want to see those faces

Looking up at me on the stage

Because of your dazzle

I want to sing

Fukuyama Masaharu"

Translated by Airin of MashaPlus

Hello/thanks it's Fukuyama (here)

We may have been a bit lost in this first trial effort by Mashamaro (publishing) at this BBS (Bulletin Board System), but we received lots of comments from people. Thank you very much!

Of course I myself, Fukuyama, passed my eyes over (viewed/saw/looked at) all of the (entries/postings/comments).

It's good that we have a means of expressing ourselves, isn't it!

So, although it was (just) a photographic exhibition, we had approximately 70,000 people visit (come to) my hometown of Nagasaki. It seems to have been of significant financial benefit for Nagasaki city.

He says that Bros fanclub is valued at 1.120 Billion YEN. "It's tenacious isn't it". (By that I think he means strong or popular).

(The line reads 11 "oku" 2 thousand "man". This is in fact 1 billion 200 million YEN or if exchanged with USD it would then be approx. 13-14 million value.)

Anyhow, I (Fukuyama) along with the Bros staff, have reverently read all of the passionate (enthusiastic) comments at Bros (BBS) and once again we are hugely impressed and appreciate everyone's thoughts.

The photo exhibition may be re-scheduled to be held again someday, and if so, then I would like to also show all of the comments (again). (not literal translation, but this is his meaning)

Thank you very much!

Translated by Nina

Words in store that are just hot enough.

Sounds that are clamorous/loud but cool.

Masaharu Fukuyama 1/02/11　

(and then that character 福　in the very end is the "fuku" from his last name)"

Translated by Izumisano of Masha Heart

Although I would hope that you can feel something when you look at the photos, it is good enough for me that you had come all the way to Nagasaki just for the photo exhibition. The streets here are full of history and are very beautiful; we have delicious food and the people are warm and sincere. If you are able to come in person and experience the charms of Nagasaki yourself, that would make me very happy.

Reverberation: Echoes in the Heart

The sirens in August

Street trams in the dusk

The Brass band on the rooftop after school

Wind blowing across Asahi-Ohashi bridge

Steam pipes on unfamiliar foreign ships

The Live House in the back street

Spring rains splattering the stone steps

Sounds which were always there

As a teenager strumming the guitar and singing

In the midst of it

As the scenery unknowingly seeps in

These sounds have been etched in the mind

Those times have ended

I have also changed

And have moved far away

From the scenery where I once was

But when I think about my hometown

Those sounds of yesteryears

Still echo in my heart

Sounds of the streets

Sounds of my hometown

Sounds of myself

Fukuyama Masaharu 2008.04