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OCA REPORT NOVEMBER 2016 TAIWAN / THAILAND TOUR | 1
OCA
Report
MAY 2017
November 2016 Taiwan / Thailand Tour SPECIAL EDITION
KaoriHanamiya(Hana)
MynameisKaoriHanamiyafromCommonBeat.Pleasecallme“Hana”.IwasinchargeoftheAsianBeattourasastaffmemberlastNovemberandhandledtheprocessfromarehearsaltourofTaiwanesecaststothisreportwrite-up.IwillreportonourwonderfultourasmeetingmanygoodpeopleinTaiwanandThailand.
Firstofall,pleaseseethecoverpictureofthisreport.ThiswastakenatBanRomSaiinChiangMaiinNovember.WeplayedgameslikeOrigamiandcookedriceandcurrywiththeorphans.Wehadsuchagoodtimethatitwasverydifficulttosaygoodbyetotheorphans.AuditionandrehearsalinTaiwan
CastinvitationsinTaiwanbeganinMayand15peoplewereselectedaftertheaudition.Fiveofthemwererepeaterswhohadjoinedlastyear.MihokoArai(Sampoko)andIwenttoTaichunginJuneandexplainedtothecast,theirfriendsandparentsaboutthepurposeofthetouratCentralTaiwanUniversityofScienceandTechnology
ThenwewenttoavillageofthemountaintribeswiththeTaiwancastmembersforrehearsingandcreatingnewperformanceideasfor3days.
SummerCampinJapan
TaiwancastmemberscametoJapanonAugust26thtoparticipateinasummercampattheIchikawaBoysNatureHouse.IincludingtheJapancastmembers,therewereatotalof40people.MikafromthePhilippinesalsojoined.TheprogramwasconductedbySampokoinEnglishandtherewereworkshopsandrehearsalsforsinginganddancingtoexchangeimagesofourcultures.Itwasonlyatwo-dayevent,butweallbecamegoodfriendsandatthelastperformance,wesangasongtogetherwithtearsinoureyes.WehadkeptintouchviaemailorLinetopreparefortheTaiwan/Thailandtour.
Nowthetourhasstarted!FirstisTaichung!
33peopleofdifferentagesandnationalitiesparticipatedinthistour.Therewere16includingstafffromJapan,1highschoolstudentwhoknewaboutthistourfromMRA'sHP,1fromthePhilippines,and15fromTaiwan.AllmembersgatheredinTaichungontheeveningofOctober29th.TheTaiwancastandtheirfamiliesgreeteduswithawarmperformanceandahotmealtocelebratethereunionfromtheAugustsummercamp.
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Thenextday,werehearsedinthemorningandthenperformedaflashmobinfrontofafamoustempleinTaiwan.
AbigcrowdofpeoplegatheredanditwasagreatsuccessasSNSpraisedourdance.Itwasalsotheicebreakingperformanceforusandweallfeltnervousbuttheeventhelpedstrengthentheunitybetweencastmembers.ThenwemovedtoarestaurantwhichwasrunbyAboriginalpeople.Itwasavaluableopportunitytolistentotheirbeautifulsongsandsing"NadaSohSoh"together.PerformanceandinteractioninTaipeiOctober31stwevisitedtheAletheiaUniversityinTaipei.StudentsmajoringinJapanesewelcomedus.Weweredividedintogroupsandvisitedtheuniversitysitesandhadlunchtogether.Wediscussedvariousthingssuchastheschoolsystemandcountryproblems.Intheafternoon,weheldaforumtodiscussthetheme"Howdoyoungpeopleunderstandeachotherbeyondlanguagesandcross-culturalbarrierstobringAsianpeace?"Althoughitwasadifficulttheme,therewereopinionsthatvariousactivitiessuchassinging,dancingandeatingtogether,mightconnectindividualsfromdifferentcountries.Afterthediscussion,weperformedashowattheuniversity'sgrandcathedral.Theneighboringhighschoolstudentsalsocame,andabout300peoplegotinatthevenue.Weperformedforabout30minutes-singinganddancingnumberssuchas“SoranBushi”bytheJapanesecast,thelatestPOPSandTaiwanesetraditionaldancebyTaiwanesecast,and"NadaSohSoh"bythemixedcastsinJapaneseandTaiwaneselanguages.Intheend,weinvitedtheaudiencetodancetogether! Thatevening,wehadanexchangepartyinvitingOBOGatSINGOUTTAIWAN,andwealsodidaminiperformancethereaswell.
November1st,weenjoyedTaiwansightseeing.ThenwewenttothefamousShoRonPorestaurantforlunchandthenflewtoBangkok.
MourninginBankokCity
WecancelledperformancesatChulalongkornUniversityoutofrespectastheKinghadpassedaway.ThereforewewerefreeandsomemembersvisitedtheRoyalPalaceandwalkedaroundthecityofBangkok.Intheevening,studentsfromChulalongkornUniversityandfriendsjoinedinadinnerpartyandareunion.
VisitMaeKokFarminChiangRai
WeflewfromBangkoktoChiangRaiearlyinthemorningofNovember3rd.Ms.AnuluckfromMaeKokFarmwarmlywelcomedus.Intheafternoon,wevisitedschoolsthatnearbymountaintribechildrenattend.Thechildrenfirstshowedustheirtraditionaldance,andAsianBeatpresentedourperformancetothem.Lastlyweallgottogetheranddanced.AfterreturningtoMaeKokFarm,wewentforawalkinthevillageofthemountaintribes.
Intheevening,peoplefromnearbyvillagescametoMaeKokFarmforadinner,singinganddancing,andplayingwiththechildren.WewerejustlikeabigfamilyatMaeKokFarm.
VisitBanRomSai(BRS)inChiangMai
WemovedfromChiangRaitoChiangMaibybusonNovember4thtovisitBRS.MomoHoshinowelcomedusatBRS.ShehadcometoBRSonedayearlier.Atfirsttheytookusaroundthefacilityandwehaddinnertogether.
Onthenextday,wecookedriceandcurrywiththechildrenandthegraduatesfromBRSwhilesomeplayedwiththechildrenwiththegiftswebroughtfromJapanandTaiwan.ThenMs.MiwaNatori,therepresentativeofBRSsharedinvaluablestoriessuchashowtousemoneyforsociety.
Lookingbackonthetour
WereturnedtoBangkokandheldafarewellpartyintheeveningofNovember5th.Atimeforlookingbackonthetour.Somesaid“IwassoimpressedwiththehonestThaichildrenandtheirshiningeyes.”,“IwasmovedbytheTaiwanmembers’attitudetomakeeveryonehappy.”,“Iwanttokeepthisrelationshipforgood.”andsoon.Althoughtherewasalanguagebarrier,wetriedhardtounderstandeachother.Wearesurethatourfriendshipsandnetworkthathavebeencreatedthroughoutthelast10days’tripwilllast.
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HayatoBan(BanBan) Ireceivedthreetreasuresduringthistour.
Thefirstisthesmileandhighfiveswhichareuniversalintheworld.Thisismagictocomfortpeoplewithoutwords.AfterIreturnedfromthetour,ItaughtEnglishtoelementaryschoolchildrenandIwasconvincedthatwehavegrowncloser.ItworkseveninJapan!Thesecondistoimprovemycommunicationskills.IhadanopportunitytointerpretMs.Natori’sspeechinfrontofmanypeople.IfeltmylackofEnglishskillandthatgavemeanewgoaltobecomeabettercommunicator.Thethirdistochangethevalueof“happiness”.PongPong,aTaiwancastmember,taughtmewhyshecouldcareaboutpeoplesonaturally.“Justthinkabouthowwecanmakepeoplehappy.
Forexample, ifaproblemarises, trynot topursue thecausebut focus on solving the problem quickly. That will makepeoplehappy,won’tit?”
Itmaysoundlike“whitewashing”inJapan,butitisgenuineforherifyourememberwhathappenedwhenJohnson’stoothwaslostinthepool.
TheTaiwanesedidnotblamemebutjumpedintothepooltofindthetoothimmediately.Theirsubjectisnot“I”but“We”.Thisnewmagic,mynewgoal,andthenewhappinessmaybethebiggest20thbirthdaygiftforme.
KanaYamase(Seattle)
Itwasatrulyfunandliberatingtour!
■Ms.MiwaNatori
Natori-san has founded a facility Ban Rom Sai (BRS) whichacceptsorphansinfectedwithHIVbytheirmothers. IwantedtotalkwithherduringlunchbuttearsgushedfrommyeyeswhenIstarted to talk toher. Maybebecause I receivedherwarmauracomingfromherdeepthoughtsandwayofliving.
IwasinterestedinglobalissuesbecauseIhavelivedabroadfromayoungage(althoughitwasaWesternculture).Iamalsointerestedintheproblemsofpovertyandtheeducationgapamongchildrenindevelopingcountriesandtherestoftheworld.ButthethingImostwanttodoistomakeJapanabettersocietybyworkingontheeducationofJapanesechildren.LetJapanesechildrenknowtheworldbettersothat“alotofpeoplenolongerworryandmisunderstand.
Thenprejudicewillbegone”whichNatori-sansaid.IwanttohelpwithsuchJapaneseeducation.Isometimesfeeloverwhelmed,though.Shesaid“Itisokay,youareyou.Isometimesdon’tconsidermyselfasaJapanese.ImaybeaJapaneseoraThai,butbeforethat,firstIamMiwaNatori.”Ifeltrelieved.
■Membersof2016AsianBeat
ThistripwastakenjointlywithSingOutTaiwan(SOT)whichdoesinternationalexchangewithTaiwanesesinginganddancing.Webecameveryimportantfriends.OurconversationswereinamixtureofEnglish,JapaneseandTaiwanese.OurschedulechangedsomuchduetotheThaiKing’spassingthatinformation-sharingcouldnotbemaintained.Eveninsuchasituation,ourperformanceswereagreatsuccessinvariousplaces,withoutinjuriesnortrouble.Weallshedtearsatthefinaldinnerparty.
IamthankfultotheJapanesememberswhomadethistripvaluablewithourTaiwanesecolleagues.Itwasaprecioustimeformetorealizethattheteamworkwasmyfavoritething.Thankyoueveryone.
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Claire Huang(Claire)
IparticipatedinthesummercampattheIchikawaBoysNatureHousefromAugust26.TheculturaldifferenceswhichIwasthemostimpressedwithwasthe“bath”culture-girlstakeoffalltheirclothes,andshowertogether.WhenIgotinthebathroom,Ifeltveryshy.“OMGgirlsaresoooobrave!”Wechatted,laughed,andbecamenatural.Ithinkthismadeusmuchcloser! Whenwesangthefinalsong“SingthePeaceSong”,nationalitydidn’tmatter.Wesangthesamemelody,cried,andembracedeachother.Atthatmoment,Iknewthatthiswouldbealastingmemoryinmylife.Ireallywanttocherisheverymoment.
TheJapanesememberscametoTaiwanandSingOutTaiwan(SOT)gatheredatthePutianTempleinthemorningonOctober29.AsianBeat2016membersmetatnight,andSOTbroughtarelaxedandhumorouswelcomeperformancetotheJapanese,andweenjoyedtheJapanpopularsongPPAP.Fromthebeginningofthemeetingweweresmilingandcaringforeachotherjustlikeafamily,andalsohadtaroandoysterporridgewhichAmy’smotherhadcooked. 【ThatiswhatIadore–thespiritof“AsianBeat”!】
TheTaiwantripmadeallthemembersbraver.WewenttoLugangMazuTemple,themostfamoustempleinTaiwan,andperformedaflashshow.Aftertheflashshow,wesawtheAsianBeatontheTaiwannews,andvisitorshadpostedourperformanceonFBandInstagramsayingthattheyhadenjoyedeverymomentoftheperformance.Ifoundthatbecausewemaintainourenthusiasmwhiledoingwhatwelove,peoplefeelourenergy.
【ProudofbeapartoftheAsianBeat.】
WeleftforThailandonNovember1st.Althoughwecouldnotsingordancewithjoy,wesangaslowsong,andenjoyedadinnerwithChulalongkornUniversitystudents.Theywereverynice.SomestudentsarefluentinJapanese,somearefluentinChinesewhichisoneofthemostdifficultlanguagestolearn.Thoughwe
werebornindifferentcountries,wecanunderstandeachotherwithourheart.
AtMaeKokFarm,weenjoyeddinnerwiththechildrenandneighbors.Weovercamethewallsofnationalitywithourmusicalperformance.Therewerenolanguageorculturalproblemsbutalotoflaughterintheroom.Beforethenightparty,Ichattedwithaboyusingbodylanguage.Ismiledinhiseyes,thetwoofusunderstoodeachother.HecouldnotunderstandEnglishnorIcouldnotreadtheThailanguage,butwecommunicatedwithourhearts.Duringtheparty,theshyboyshoutedloudlywhenIwasonthestage,sayingthathelikedus.
WevisitedBanRomSai,anorphanageforchildreninfectedwithHIVbytheirmothers.Weknewthathuggingandfacekissingwouldnotcauseustobeinfected.Itouchedthechildren'shandsandheldthemupandIsawtheirsmiles.IpaintedaportraitofSoyse,oneofthegirls.SheaskedaJapanesemembertopaintmyportrait.Icouldnotstopcryingwhenshegavemeherportraitandtookmyportraitwithherlittlehand.Ithoughtthatshewantedtorememberme.Aftertakingphotos,thetimehadcometoleave.Soysegraspedmyhandtightlyshowingshewasafraidoflosingme.IfIhavethechance,Iwanttocomebacktofindher,andgiveherabighugagain. 【Youareafraid,becauseyoudonotunderstand.】
Manythanksto「SingOutTaiwan」and「AsianBeatGroup」
forlettingmeseeapowerfulandcolorfulworld.HowluckyIam!Ihopethiskindoffeelingofbeingtouchedwillcontinue,andIcanbecomeabetterpersonwhohastheabilitytogive.TheAsianBeatTourhascreatedanunforgettablememoryinmylife. Itrulyappreciateit!
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Amy林庭羽
Ting-Yu Lin
Claire黃榆喬
Yu-Chia, Huang
David林奕廷
Y-Ting, Lin
Eric杜哲旭
Zhe-Xu, Tu
Paul 黃淩軒
Ling-Hsuan Huang
Penny康文品
Wen-Pin, Kang
Sun李宜玲 Y-Lung, Li
Teresa杜懿靛
Yi-Dian, Tu
Pon Pon 彭歆庭
Hsin-Ting, Peng
Star 何星瑩
Sing-Ying, Ho
Eva王瀞玉
Jin-Yu, Wang
Gruuu陳鈺婷
Yu-Ting, Chen
Johnson 蔡禮謙
Li-Chien, Tsai
Matt莊英愷
Ying-Kai, Chuang
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Participants from Japan (continued)
Ban Ban伴 捷人
Hayato Ban
Damon木暮 美樹Miki Kogure
Imami今井 美咲Misaki Imai
Koh浜松 幸
Koh Hamamatsu
Seatle山瀬 加奈
Kana Yamase
Takeshi斎藤 猛
Takeshi Saito
Mika大城 ミカMika Oshiro
Momo星野 桃子
Momoko Hoshino
Yusa佐藤 ゆさこYusako Sato
Sayaka鈴木 彩夏
Sayaka Suzuki
Sampoko新井 三保子Mihoko Arai
Takahashi高橋 信幸
Nobuyuki Takahashi
Men Men毛受 永理奈Erina Menjyo
Miki平山 美樹
Miki Hirayama
Rakko木下 桜子
Sakurako Kinoshita
Sachi柳瀬 幸恵
Sachie Yanase
2016 Taiwan / Thai Tour
Special thanks to (continued)
Participants from Japan (continued)
Ted我妻 宣忠
Noritada Agatsuma
Ryo安達 亮
Ryo Adachi
Hana花宮 香織
Kaori Hanamiya
Mon <Mae Kok Farm>
Miwa名取 美和Miwa Natori
Akiyama秋山 泰三
Hiromitsu Akiyama
Momo星野 桃子
Momoko Hoshino
Miho名取 美穂Miho Natori
Ohara大原 美穂Miho Ohara
David林 定三David Lin
Robert陳建舟
Robert Chen
Tobe sensei 戸邉 治朗Jiro Tobe
Anuluck <Mae Kok Farm>
2016 Taiwan / Thai Tour