MTVJapan had a sort of "streaming" making of video which explained the ideas and the process of the recording of this song. It has small minute sized clips and the quality is quit good for streaming. I ripped the stream and uploaded it to my server to offer to you guys :D

There's a total of 9 clips, you dont need to know japanese completely to enjoy the guys acting goofy in front of and with Hotei.

The planner reveals the core idea of the mash up is ROCK VS HIP HOP. He compares Jay Z's album with Linkin Park. Though I'd be pretty sure Hotei would be a little offended to be compared with something like Linkin Park, I'm not too sure about Rip Slyme's views on Jay Z.

Hotei smokes a LOT. I'd like to rename him smokey if Kago Ai of W didn't have that smoking scandal going on and could be confused with him. But it's like the first footage you see of him in the studio, he's SMOKING. Don't get me wrong, I'm not some sort of purist who thinks their dream is ruined. It's just when he laughs he gives this sort of "ho ho ho" look and looks like he's really part of the mafia.

One thing that made me sad... Was the lack of Fumiya. I know he'll be back but keeping with the recent Fumiya-less Rip Slyme news really rubs it in. But when Rip Slyme comes in, they do this sort of dorky dance that you feel you gotta love them :D They're probably doing this around Fall-Winter so they're always dressed in beanies, hats, hoodies. Hell Pes wears a beanie and a hoodie. Ryo-Z doesn't look at all 30. Maybe he's got some great skin. In that case he should do anti aging ads. "You could look like me!" On second thoughts, maybe not. Pes looks older than him. Maybe it's the beard. I mean he shaves for most performances or what? It's fun to hear his voice. I mean it helps reassure his female fan base that his voice isn't high when talking :D

Ilmari looks like... Ilmari. He's changed a bit - he looks more tired maybe? My sister tells me he's stoned. Maybe that's it. Ilmari has turned to a flashy life of selling his body for drugs. Something like that. Su hasn't fixed his teeth. It's gonna be a killer when he hits 50. They're introduced to each other and they jump right into recording. Hotei pulls out his awesome guitar and does his thing. The thing is like a documentary style. People put in their thoughts. Another Pes fangirl thing - Pes is sitting down on the ground when they talk to him, he's so cute like that <3.

They reuse Ilmari's beatboxing skills to add edge to the song. Though if you were a girl watching him do the "ah~", you get a little tingly inside. Half the time, the RS members tend to be sitting on the couch waiting. They get close to the engineers and Hotei and make the jokes.

Some segments are Rip Slyme less and are mostly to do with the ad campaign overall - but it's sort of interesting to watch nonetheless. The engineer says he quite enjoyed being with them~

They have some little background fun things. Such as Su being a bit of a fan of Hotei. Hotei lets the group see his equipment to take photos of. And they go nuts in taking pictures with their mobiles. Fuck that - if I got to see Hotei's stuff I'd ask to TOUCH it. But they just sort of look at it in awe. And what the hell is that weird amplifier box thing? I call it the BOX OF DOOM because it looks like the control panel to the world's atomic bomb.

It's funny how Hotei makes the Rip Slyme kids look younger. Maybe it's the seniority of being in the music business and maybe it's him looking like some sort of pimp. But the way he teases Su for coming back so late, it's like a dad teasing his son. And Su comes back all apologetic like and all. Ryo-Z accidently says Ilmari's line when recording (they re-record their bits maybe to "update" the sound a bit). They all just sort of laugh at his dorkiness. I love how informal they are in this stuff. Though it is business, they still enjoy it. Hotei shows the kids some secret mobile photos. No one knows what they are. Ilmari wears an N.E.R.D. tshirt! He wears some BAPE gear as well at one time. Hotei even says himself that above all, it was pretty fun and everyone had their own beat.

Ilmari drives in for the LIVE Rehearsal. I dont get it. He has a 4WD. Unless he likes going over rocky terrains a lot, HE HAS A FAMILY CAR. And if I were an obsessive fangirl I'd reckon he's got a secret wife somewhere. Ryo-Z's a little late. They never explain why but the way he's rushing is so funny that he runs into the wrong room and greets the workers that were there XD. And he gets to them and he gets on his knees and does a full apologetic bow. Everyone laughs at him :D And Hotei, with his big daddy/pimp persona does the "Well? Why are you late?" and Ryo-Z flusters like a little kid. Everyone is pissing themselves laughing.

When they finally get to see the cars they're releasing, Ilmari & Pes get into it to see for themselves. They sort of enjoy the car they're in XD I guess they like cars? I UNNO. When Hotei comes to check up on him, they invite him in XD.

Anyhow it ends with the performance they give for the press release or something like that. It's enjoyable and worth the download!

100MB of Rip Slyme vs Hotei goodness

And as a bonus, storyman ripped the Blue Be-bop performance when I didn't know how to, it's small and only 3.8MB. So download it and see it! The live is awesome, Su messing about again, Ilmari being hot and Pes being eternally loved.

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