As "BLOCK" celebrates its 10th anniversary at clubasia this weekend on Saturday, August 30, we sat down to talk with the host, Never Alone, also known as "Wan-san"🎊

https://clubasia.jp/events/block-10th-anniversary

* Originally, we planned to conduct the interview with Wan-san at "Harapeko Steak" after Wednesday's EXODUS, but by morning his stamina had completely run out, so unfortunately it couldn't happen.

Never Alone: First, I’d like to apologize to Harapeko Steak.
I am so sorry. Given the nature of parties, thinking we could go in the morning was overly optimistic of me. A poor forecast.

— As BLOCK reaches its 10th anniversary after continuing to party hard for so long, first of all, congratulations.

Never Alone) Thank you very much.

Su-san) Well, with today's EXODUS, we're 10 days away from BLOCK. How are you feeling right now?

Never Alone) Honestly, I feel nothing but anxiety.

Su-san) Preparations are in the final stages, and the timetable might be revealed soon, but you've never done a 12-hour event before, right?

Never Alone) We've only ever done regular club time. Not even daytime events.

Su-san) Oh, you haven't even done daytime events?

Never Alone) Yeah. Never.

Su-san) In the first place, why did you decide to do 12 hours?

Never Alone) Why was it again?

Su-san) Well, just like, because it's the 10th anniversary?

Never Alone) Didn't you mention something about a daytime event getting canceled?

— Is it simply on our end? (laughs)

Su-san) No, well (laughs). Well, simply put, because it's the 10th anniversary (laughs)

Never Alone) Ah, there was also talk about doing something outdoors.

Su-san) Also, we figured there would surely be a lot of artists to reach out to. I think it started from the thought that one night wouldn't be enough to fit it all. But honestly, wasn't putting together a 12-hour schedule tough?

Never Alone) How should I put it, with a few exceptions, it wasn't as tough as I expected.

Su-san) Another big difference is that since BLOCK has only ever happened during club hours until now, minors can come hang out this time. People who used to check it out on social media but couldn't come due to age restrictions can finally make it.

Never Alone) Exactly. Doing 12 hours might be huge in that sense, too. Since it's the 10th anniversary, the audience is getting older as well. As far as I know, there are only one or two people who have been coming since ten years ago. Club crowds are constantly cycling through, after all.

Su-san) That's true. Since you've been hosting it at asia for so long, the customers, the performers, and the staff have all rotated, but as the venue side, it feels like we've continuously built this atmosphere together, including with the crowd.

Never Alone) Yeah, so having teenagers come check out BLOCK for the first time and experience it might actually be a pretty big factor.

Su-san) Over these past 10 years, how many times do you think it's been held?

Never Alone) I have no idea (laughs)

Su-san) Haha (laughs). You used to hold it every month in the beginning, right?

Never Alone) For the first three years or so, I'm pretty sure it was monthly... wait, no, until the 4th anniversary.

We held the 4th anniversary at *Glad. Up until then, it was monthly, and without meaning to badmouth Glad, when we moved from *bed to *Glad, attendance dropped crazily (laughs). So we thought, let's stop doing this every month, and we quit (laughs).

*bed = "IKEBUKURO bed", commonly known as "IKB bed". Regrettably closed on January 31, 2018.
*Glad = An affiliate venue of clubasia. Regrettably closed in May 2020.

Su-san) Having managed Glad for a time myself, I understand; the layout of that venue was somewhat tricky.

Never Alone) While bed closing down was irregular and sad, we did kind of move into Shibuya with some fanfare, so to speak.

Su-san) Right, right.

Never Alone) Like, there's this insanely dope party in Ikebukuro, and it's finally coming to Shibuya.

People around us thought so, and so did we, but it just didn't catch on at all. We felt we had to regroup. But doing it monthly, you don't have time to rebuild—you're still thinking about what went wrong this time and what to do, and the next one is already right there. So that's why I feel we stopped doing it monthly. At least, that's how it felt to me.

Su-san) Now it's held three times a year. The reason for moving to clubasia was probably just that clubasia happened to be open that day.

Never Alone) Yeah. We decided to just move the event planned for Glad straight over to clubasia.

Su-san) Sounds right. I believe the first one had artists like Tohji-kun on the lineup, right?

Never Alone) Yeah. Tohji, MONYPETZJNKMN, and a Korean artist.

Su-san) Exactly, and there was quite a big turnout, wasn't there?

Never Alone) It felt packed back then. Looking back now, maybe not so much, probably around 200 to 300 people. But compared to what it felt like at Glad, doing it at asia was like, "Whoa, so many people showed up." And around then, COVID hit, so we didn't do anything for a while after that.

Su-san) Ahhh.

Never Alone) I remember having a really hard time when we booked international guests like Charlie Shuffler, because with COVID, nobody knew if they'd be able to make it or not.

Ah, this one, this one.

Su-san) It says February 2020.

Never Alone) That's when his partner Eyekeem couldn't make it. He couldn't board the flight. Charlie tried super hard and managed to come, though.

Su-san) Why did you decide to do it in Shibuya in the first place?

Never Alone) Because bed was gone.

Su-san) And why Shibuya as the destination?

Never Alone) Because I didn't have any friends.

— (laughs)

Su-san) Kidotama (former clubasia manager / Wan-san's high school & college peer)!

Never Alone) Exactly. Among the core members at the time, people like me and TYOSiN just had way too few friends in the hip-hop or club scene...

— So it came through Tama-san?

Never Alone) Yeah... Tamami was the only person I could ask, like, "bed is closing, do you know of any venues?"

— Where were you at that time, Su-san?

Su-san) I think I was working over at *LOUNGE NEO. And also serving as department manager.
*LOUNGE NEO = An affiliate venue of clubasia. Regrettably closed in May 2020.

— Did you two know of each other's existence?

Never Alone) I didn't.

Su-san) I had heard that BLOCK was coming over. I definitely knew of its existence.

Never Alone) The first time I met Su was when I was opening a club called VIZEL.
Before opening, I went over to say hello and ask if they could send some celebratory flowers. Then Sandy (Glad manager at the time) brought Su over, and he was like, "Oh, we'd gladly send flowers!" At that moment, I thought a guy way older than me had appeared (laughs).

— (laughs)

Never Alone) I thought Sandy brought over this huge veteran executive. I figured he wasn't an on-the-ground staff member, but rather someone from the corporate side of Culture of Asia, so I gave him a very formal greeting.

Su-san) Was it like that? Well, I was a manager, but still... (laughs)

Never Alone) For a while after that, I was totally convinced you were older than me. But then I noticed Tamami speaking so casually to you. I was like, "She's talking to Mr. Suzuki with no honorifics?!" (laughs)

Su-san) Because we're the same age! (laughs)

— Wait, what's the actual age difference between Wan-san and Su-san?

Never Alone) I'm one year older.

Su-san) And then I took some friends to VIZEL. And Wan-san was wearing a full suit.

Never Alone) Yeah, yeah, it was a commercial party club after all.

Su-san) And popping champagne. Wan-san was wearing a suit, rocking an earpiece headset and all.

Yet whenever I saw him outside of VIZEL, he was just chilling in a T-shirt (laughs).

— Did you keep doing BLOCK on the side while working at VIZEL? Did you ever host it at VIZEL?

Never Alone) I think I only did it about once then. VIZEL wouldn't let me do it. They told me events featuring a ton of rappers were a no-go.

Su-san) Well, to be fair, that wasn't really the vibe there. It had that classic disco-club atmosphere, so...

— I see.

Su-san) So we hosted it at clubasia, and since then it's been held continuously. When asia's anniversary came around, I wanted BLOCK to be part of it, so I consulted Wan-san and we held it in March. August is BLOCK's anniversary, and then there's a year-end event—that became the natural flow, I think.

— Those three timings feel ideal.

Su-san) Having moved from bed to Glad and now clubasia, how do you feel about asia?
Since it started as a bed party, I wonder if Wan-san personally feels it fits asia well.

Never Alone) Ahh... Well, we've been at asia longer than we were at bed now, so.

Su-san) For us, we definitely see it as a clubasia event.

Never Alone) The bed era feels like a distant memory, and what we're doing now is just so completely different.

— I'd love to hear about those differences. I think people like me, and current attendees, really want to know about that era.

Never Alone) Simply put, current-day EXODUS is pretty close to what BLOCK originally was.

— Meaning it's more DJ-heavy?

Never Alone) DJ-heavy, fewer LIVE acts. And it was run with a fixed monthly crew. Even when we invited guests once in a while, it was strictly people close to us. We hardly ever paid money to bring in distant artists we didn't really know or weren't tight with.

Su-san) Excluding Shin-kun (TYOSiN), who is the oldest regular member currently performing at BLOCK?

Never Alone) Excluding him... Among regular performers, wouldn't it be Jake (Jin Dogg)?
For occasional appearances, realistically the oldest is Cold Rose. Also ChuBEI and Shiru-san ($hirutaro). Though ChuBEI and Shiru-san originally started as regular clubbers.

— What about y.k.c?

Never Alone) Ah, but y.k.c joined midway too. There was an event at bed called "URAWAZA", which is currently held at Shibuya FAMILY, and y.k.c was performing over there. TYOSiN was actually playing there too. I kind of poached them. Though it wasn't drama—TIGU, the organizer of "URAWAZA", went to college with me, so we talked it out. His name back then was KID NATHAN, and we felt he fit BLOCK better, so he transferred over, and then y.k.c came along after. And initially, I think y.k.c designed our flyers first. Not as a DJ, but making the flyer design first.

Su-san) They've been handling the flyers for a long time, haven't they?

Never Alone) Well, for the first year or two, it was someone else. But ever since this logo became permanent, it's been them the whole time.

Su-san) Who made it in the early days?

Never Alone) For the very first edition, TYOSiN made it using a smartphone app (laughs). There was an app trending back then. It was made to look deliberately cheap and collaged, like an album cover. A lot of overseas artists were doing that at the time.

Su-san) I remember that (laughs). So did FUJI-kun (FUJI TRILL) join relatively late, once you moved to asia?

Never Alone) Yeah, from asia. Specifically, I think it was from the Charlie edition.

Su-san) What was the catalyst for FUJI-kun joining the party?

Never Alone) Live sets were increasing, but originally our ideal was to have an event where the DJ time was the peak of the hype. Back at bed, ChuBEI's set would get crazy hyped, and that's the kind of vibe we wanted. But right around when we moved to asia, the perceived value of rappers was skyrocketing, and the audience's demand for rappers grew so high that the DJs almost became treated like break time. That vibe is still very strong today, but back then it was just starting to shift that way. Plus, Shibuya clubasia has like three times the capacity of bed? Or maybe not that much?

Su-san) No, I think it definitely does.

— How big was bed, realistically?

Never Alone) 200 people would make it completely packed. Honestly, maybe 100 to 150.

Su-san) Glad was around 150–200 as well.

Never Alone) Yeah, exactly. Because we had to fill that space, that's probably why we invited FUJI.
Basically, we wanted to bring in a DJ with that kind of pulling power. Also, right around that time, Jake introduced me to FUJI and we became friends, which was part of it too.

Su-san) Ah, so the introduction came from Jake-kun?

Never Alone) Yeah. Of course, I knew of his existence, and Jake had done songs with him, but Jake was like, "Wan-san and FUJI should definitely do something together!" But I was like, "Eh, I don't really like the guy."

Su-san) (laughs)

— Isn't that a controversial statement! (laughs)

Never Alone) There were various reasons, and I just felt like he wasn't my cup of tea.
Then I went to one of Jake's shows, and FUJI was there, so we were basically semi-forced into an introduction.

Su-san) Had you heard his DJ sets before?

Never Alone) No, I hadn't. I'd listened to his mixes and stuff, though.

— Did he make a bad first impression?

Never Alone) No, not that. I disliked him before I even met him.

— (laughs)

Never Alone) There was someone who created various misunderstandings back then. Not much point bringing that person up now, but because of someone stirring up mixed signals, I ended up disliking him. Also, when we were doing events at bed, we felt an immense rivalry toward the people doing parties in Shibuya.

— Ahh (laughs)

Never Alone) Toward what was considered mainstream Japanese hip-hop.

— What was Shibuya's hip-hop scene like back then?

Never Alone) I don't really know. But there was this vibe like, "If you don't belong here, you won't make it." And we were like, "We refuse to stand in that line." We just rebelled against anything considered mainstream. On top of that, in my mind, FUJI was associated with that side.

Su-san) Was that during the era when kiLLa was active?

Never Alone) Yeah. But FUJI had started featuring guys from our circle on his tracks—like Cold Rose, Seto-kun (D-SETO), and even Jake. To me, it felt like, "You're on that side, yet you're poaching our rappers!!" (laughs)

Su-san) (laughs) So when you were semi-forced into an introduction by Jake-kun and met face-to-face, what kind of conversation did you have?

Never Alone) Just a normal "nice to meet you" kind of vibe. And Jake was hyping it up like, "If FUJI and Wan-san join forces, Tokyo is gonna go crazy!!!" So I thought, well, if Jake says so, maybe he's right.

Su-san) Did FUJI-kun know about you, Wan-san?

Never Alone) Did he? I'm not sure. But I think he knew about BLOCK.

Su-san) How did you feel after inviting him to asia for the first time?

Never Alone) I instantly fell in love with him... (whispers)

Su-san) (laughs) Right? I completely understand falling for FUJI-kun. He's so much fun to throw parties with.

Never Alone) To put it clearly, people like me and TYOSiN are cynical and struggle to be straightforward. But Jake and FUJI are genuinely sincere. I really appreciated that quality in them because it's something we lacked.

— (laughs) Do you think your passion for prioritizing DJs also reached him?

Never Alone) Looking at it from his perspective, maybe that's what FUJI appreciated about me too.

Su-san) Even watching it at asia, it's very clear how much Wan-san values DJ time. You can see it in the way the TIMETABLE is structured. Even when live acts are going off on the main floor, BLOCK manages to create an atmosphere where the other floor is equally hyped with a DJ. Wan-san genuinely checks the DJs, listens to them, and values them. Feeling that passion is what led me to ask, "Want to do a weekday DJ party?" and that's how "EXODUS" started.
A lot of EXODUS DJs are playing at BLOCK too, but are there any key highlights for BLOCK's 10th anniversary?

Never Alone) Highlights... hmm. Honestly, almost everyone performing has played at least once before, and I think that in itself lets you feel the 10-year history. There are also artists we haven't seen in a long time.

— 12 hours requires a lot of stamina. Do you have any strategy?

Never Alone) None. Maybe just not drinking too much alcohol.

Su-san) (laughs) Another customer-friendly aspect is that re-entry is allowed this time, right?

Never Alone) Ah, yeah. Re-entry is allowed, and there will be about three different food options, so you can eat and rest. Some people might wonder what time to show up for a 12-hour event, but with outdoor festivals, everyone just stays from the start, right? I think that's fine here too. If you get tired, step outside for fresh air; if you get hungry, grab some food. For regular events, the main concern is usually how to keep guests from leaving once they enter, but this time we threw out that assumption. If you want to leave, step out, then come back—that kind of relaxed vibe.

Su-san) Are there any memorable incidents or events that stand out from past BLOCKs?

Never Alone) Memorable things... well, he's not on the lineup this time, but there's a rapper named KENSEI.

— His name was on every flyer back in the day.

Never Alone) Now he's in Briza, working with guys like Fuji Taito. Over a period of two or three months, KENSEI got arrested right before his live set two or three times in a row.

— WHAAAT?! (laughs)

Never Alone) Right before the show, he'd suddenly vanish, and it turned out he got booked. I think that happened about three times in total. Things like that happened all the time back then. Another time with TYOSiN, ChuBEI was his back-up DJ, and the intro track was already playing, but TYOSiN was nowhere to be found.

Su-san) What happened? (laughs)

Never Alone) He was passed out cold in a storage space in the back.

Never Alone) I slapped him awake yelling, "Hey!! Pull yourself together!" He opened his eyes and was on mic singing 30 seconds later (laughs). 

Su-san) And he performed just like that?! (laughs) Any wild incidents at asia...?

Never Alone) Hmm, did anything happen? Surprisingly, I don't think there were any massive incidents. Just minor stuff like fights or a bit of blood.

— Is that because the crowd demographics have shifted?

Never Alone) They've definitely changed. The crowd has normalized, if that doesn't sound too strange (laughs). When we were at bed, it was genuinely only eccentric crazies. Just recently, I was looking through old footage to send to our VJ, REAKS, and noticed that the people in the crowd back then are the ones currently active as rappers or DJs today. It was full of people like that, which makes me realize what kind of place it truly was.

— That explains why it was so wild back then.

Su-san) I think this was a great development, but you started incorporating visual production—VJing. Initially, you ran the events with none at all, right?

Never Alone) Well, I held a prejudice against VJs and didn't include them, thinking they were just distracting. That was probably because I had only seen uninspiring VJ work. You know, like at commercial clubs where they just loop a logo during the DJ set. I used to wonder, "Do we really need that?"

Su-san) But with REAKS, it feels like true production design.

Never Alone) Exactly. Rather than just projecting visuals, it's spatial design. Perhaps people capable of doing that have emerged with the times. Back then, there weren't many people who could pull that off. Venues like VUENOS often had VJs, but they'd just project a logo.

Su-san) Right, that was common.

Never Alone) Even during live performances, just displaying the artist's name. If that's all it was, I didn't want it.

Su-san) I also get the impression the lighting is kept moody and dark rather than overly flashy. REAKS's production gets great reactions from the crowd too. Introducing a VJ might not be a wild incident, but it's definitely a significant milestone.
It might be hard to pick, but do you have an unforgettable live set?

Never Alone) The time Jin Dogg, along with BULLSET (who is performing this time too) and Young Yujiro—essentially the collective known as *"Hibrid Entertainment"—were invited for the first time, which was also the first time the crew that would later form Curse Boyz gathered together.
That night was so intense, we seriously thought bed was going to physically collapse.

KID NATHAN - Chimimoryo ft. Jin Dogg, Cold Rose, KilVVicious Prod. Ai Chen

— Checking the flyer, that was December 2016.

Never Alone) 9 years ago? Crazy. It got so crowded that people couldn't even fit inside bed.
Bed back then hosted things like MC battle prelims, and mostly played what you'd call boom bap today—though I don't think the term boom bap was commonly used then. The usual crowd was guys in hoodies with their arms crossed nodding their heads. But suddenly, you had a floor packed with young kids moshing, which was a 100% unprecedented sight for bed. At that moment, our hype went through the roof. We genuinely thought, "We can actually pull this off in Japan? Aren't we kinda amazing?"
Nowadays we're used to it, and after gaining so much experience, we can't always accept small successes so naively.
Like, you start thinking, "Oh, the timing just aligned well tonight," or "It succeeded thanks to other factors." Even on a great night, we can't just wholeheartedly take all the credit anymore.

Su-san) That's true.

Never Alone) But back then, we really felt like, "Aren't we insanely amazing?!" (laughs) It felt like we were starting a revolution. That's probably what I remember most.

Su-san) Having days like that is probably why you've been able to keep going.

Never Alone) But looking at today's scene, I feel we were right. It's like, what happened back then became the blueprint for what's happening now.

Su-san) Seeing the first BLOCK held at asia, I strongly felt this party was an uncanny match for asia. And then maybe asia's 26th anniversary...? The closing set was Jake-kun's live show; his allotted time was around 20 minutes, but he ended up doing about 26 songs (laughs).

Never Alone) Ah, right. I think DJ KANJI had to take the night off. KANJI was scheduled to close out with a DJ set, but got sick and couldn't make it. So I thought, "Well, we can just close early and let Jake's live set wrap up the night," but Jake ended up performing live through KANJI's entire slot (laughs).

Su-san) He just kept going (laughs). Like, "It's asia's 26th anniversary, so I'm doing 26 tracks!" Though he might have performed even more than that.

Never Alone) Pretty sure he did even more (laughs).

Su-san) That was fun.

Never Alone) Also, TYOSiN turning into a live band setup was largely influenced by moving to asia. If we had stayed at bed, I don't think that would have happened.

Su-san) Our PA and technical crew look forward to TYOSiN's live performances every time. They mentioned that every time they see him, they can feel his exponential growth firsthand.

Never Alone) I feel he's very much an "asia-esque" artist. Back at bed, he was a complete outsider within that space. But seeing him at asia, he really embodies the essence of asia, I think.

Su-san) Did BLOCK originally start with just the two of you?

Never Alone) Yeah. When we started, I was still rapping, and there was another female rapper named LIPSTORM. We started it essentially asking ourselves what we needed to do to make a name for ourselves.
Like I mentioned earlier, we didn't want to wait in line, didn't want to serve under anyone, and couldn't bring ourselves to beg others for favors. So our only choice was to build something ourselves.

— Do you remember the very first edition?

Never Alone) I do. Our first guest was kiLLa.

— Ooooh.

Never Alone) Even that came from our petty mindset back then: let's book an artist people currently praise, outshine them on stage, and send them home salty.

— Was the first edition a success? What was the attendance like starting out?

Never Alone) There were probably around 20 people for the first one (laughs). I still remember YDIZZY telling me, "There were so few people, it freaked me out!" (laughs).

— (laughs)

Never Alone) For about a year after that, it felt very much like EXODUS today. On a good night, maybe 100 people, but usually around 40 to 50, where you literally knew every face. Things shifted around December 2016, like I mentioned earlier. Up until then, it was quite a niche party.
People like Shiru-san ($hirutaro) and hardcore enthusiasts would go out of their way to check it out, but it didn't reach the general public at all.

Su-san) But with both BLOCK and EXODUS, I feel young people who might not find a place in standard mainstream events naturally gather here.

Never Alone) Ah, that's true. Back in the day, BLOCK was practically the only place those kinds of people could go. Now, with so many options available, they deliberately choose BLOCK—the trajectory of that eccentricity has evolved, I'd say.

Su-san) The trajectory of eccentricity (laughs). But honestly, even from the venue's perspective, it really feels like a sanctuary for those folks. Was it you who came up with the name "BLOCK", Wan-san?

Never Alone) No, TYOSiN did. I think the idea was, "Let's carve out our own block, our own turf in Tokyo." He said something along those lines back then, though my memory is hazy. I think he viewed bed that way—a base to broadcast from and pull people into.

Su-san) What's next for BLOCK? 10 years is quite a major milestone.

Never Alone) Where will it go, I wonder... As a club event, there's a sense that we've accomplished what we set out to do. Putting aside what others might think, my personal motivation requires evolution to stay fun; I'm at a phase where I need to find fresh purpose, even if it means forcing myself to try completely different things.
On the flip side, shifting direction back to our roots could be interesting too. Like doing a lineup of completely unknown artists again, just like the beginning. That might be extreme, but I'd like to make a change on that scale.

— People would definitely be curious to see what unknown newcomers you'd pick today, Wan-san. Everyone would want to know.

Never Alone) Yeah. Because honestly, that aspect has faded a bit. With a venue capacity like asia's, practical considerations take over, like needing a guaranteed turnout.

Su-san) True, booking naturally leans that way.

Never Alone) It made taking risks harder, but conversely, since we've done it this way for 10 years, I feel like, "Alright, enough of that." Even if it doesn't pan out and we drop back down to 20 people, that's where we started anyway.

Su-san) While people have an established image of what BLOCK is—which some might see as its strength—this 10th anniversary does feel like a culmination of that era.

Never Alone) Yeah. I feel like this edition, and maybe the upcoming year-end edition in December, will mark the end of the traditional BLOCK style. I'm fine with treating that as a wrap on this chapter.
Of course, unlike when we started, there are a lot more people involved now, so I'll also be listening to everyone's input.

Su-san) I'm going to ask the classic, quintessential interview question: To Wan-san, what is "BLOCK"?!

Never Alone) (laughs)

— Classic! (laughs)

Never Alone) Even if you ask me what BLOCK is... hmm. What is it? I honestly don't know. Maybe just a hobby.

Su-san) Ah. But maybe that's what keeping something going for ten years is all about. Not that you aren't passionate, but...

Never Alone) Exactly. I only rapped in the very beginning, so ever since then, maybe I've just been doing it because it's fun. After all, it doesn't make money, so I have to call it a hobby (laughs). If it were profitable, I'd probably boast that it's my life's work (laughs). But honestly, I think that's why it has lasted this long.

Su-san) What... what do you think the day itself will look like?

Never Alone) Who knows? 12 hours is unpredictable. But at the end of the day, I feel like it'll just be the usual BLOCK, stretched across 12 hours. Probably.

Su-san) The only thing I want to avoid is anything boring happening.

— Over 12 hours, something is bound to happen (laughs).

Never Alone) You think so? (laughs) If something happens, it just becomes a story for the future.

Su-san) Finally, a message for the guests coming out to party at BLOCK...!

Never Alone) What should I say? Take care of yourselves, pace yourself, and have fun.

Su-san) And a message for the artists?

Never Alone) For the artists: push yourselves to the limit. Put your blood, sweat, and tears into it, please.

Su-san) We're looking forward to it!!

Once again, Wan-san, thank you so much for this interview!!

↑ Wan-san, always making sure every single person leaves safely before heading home after the party ends.

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[ Party info ]
BLOCK 10th Anniversary
* 2025.8.30 sat
* OPEN 17:00 - CLOSE 5:00

* TICKET
　https://cultureofasia.zaiko.io/item/373245
* PRICE
・DOOR | ¥5,500 + 1D
・ADVANCE | ¥4,500 + 1D
・EARLY BIRD | ¥3,500 + 1D - SOLD OUT -
・UNDER 20 | ¥2,500 + 1D
 * Under 20 attendees permitted until 22:00 only 

■ LINEUP
* MAIN FLOOR
[ LIVE ]
TYOSiN
Jin Dogg (with TYOSiN EXCLUSIVE BANDSET)
shaka bose | ACE COOL | Kamui | Showy
Young zetton | BFN TOKYOTRILL 
Yvngboi P | D-SETO | ZERRY
Cold Rose | 042ghxst | Pxrge Trxxxper
and many secret guests!!

[ DJ ]
FUJI TRILL | DJ BULLSET | MARZY
DJ KOTARO | FULLMATIC XX
NO FLOWER | Leisu

* 2F FLOOR
ATSUKI | G4CH4 | KUROMAKU 
STORM | itako | NACKii
AKIRA ORPHEUS | misa nakamura

* 1F FLOOR
YU-RI | ChuBEI | KTHICK | y.k.c 
HIGH-TONE | ATAMI | KANT
LienNaigel | $hirutaro | hzm | Lil Hachi

* VJ
REAKS

* CAMERA
SHOTARO | JET

* FOOD
HACHIYA CURRY | Magaribi by KIDOTAMA | Hell See

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And regarding this interview, it was originally planned to be held at Harapeko Steak with their generous cooperation.
...However, on the day of, Wan-san's stamina meter completely hit zero, so unfortunately that didn't work out.
Instead, we thoroughly conducted our "coverage" by enjoying a wonderful meal at Harapeko Steak, so here is our report!

My top recommendation: the mashed potatoes. A hearty portion of mashed potatoes brings pure happiness.

And when you think of Su-san, it's French fries.
They also introduced a new Hawaiian menu with lots of enticing options like garlic shrimp and waffles🏖️

And finally, the long-awaited steak makes its entrance!!🍖
This time, both of us ordered the hanging tender steak.
You can even pick a hamburger steak combo, and sides range from rice to broccoli.

Devouring this tender, delicious steak, we officially counted this as "part of our coverage"!!
Our sincerest apologies to Harapeko Steak after offering your cooperation. And thank you so much for the fantastic steaks!

Open 24 hours with a spacious interior, it's the perfect spot for breakfast after work or after a party. Be sure to drop by Harapeko Steak Shibuya!

Harapeko Steak Shibuya, thank you for your ongoing support.
We look forward to visiting again.

Hours: Open 24 Hours (Open Year-Round)
1-2F Shuho Building, 1-18-6 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0043 TEL: 03-6712-7729