[FF14] Masayoshi Soken - LAHEE

FINAL FANTASY XIV: Shadowbringers
파이널 판타지 14: 칠흑의 반역자
LAHEE
(Original song name : Civilizations)
from FINAL FANTASY XIV DIGITAL FAN FESTIVAL 2021 - Day1
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[@mistamemewide]

The FFXIV Community: “This is our composer. We love him so much.”

[@ambiibambiivideosXD]

Also FFXIV Community: "This is our god. We protect."

[@UkraineJames2000]

we protec we attac But most importantly we play girl cat

[@ProjectTheKhan]

Agreed

[@Wulfspyder]

We gave this gremlin a joke instrument and he became our god.

[@user-nb9yu9yl9n]

This is our Primal

[@DCannonLive]

Soken: "Do you know Lahee?" Pianist: 😳

[@longhornfanatic10]

I swear I was the only one who saw her face

[@Floridamangaming729]

Is it just me or is the entire shape of her face kinda weird?

[@user-ob4kn3rp3j]

@@Floridamangaming729 It's her chin

[@LucidDream]

@@Floridamangaming729 I think she's pretty.

[@Arizona9001]

I... will.... play... Lahee..

[@SANJAY-un3pc]

Kids: "Dad sing us a bedtime song." Dad: "Do you know, LaHee?"

[@venti9925]

Amazing

[@saladv3028]

Best sleep I've ever slept

[@museves]

kids: "Encore"

[@danm3573]

I will play... la hee

[@jeditstudios]

@@saladv3028 yes, you sleep so hard you never wake up.

[@apple_blossom19]

Organizers: "He wants to do, what?" YoshiP: "He just wrote and composed Shadowbringers, while fighting cancer, and he beat it. He gets to do what he wants at fan fest." Organizers: "But-" YoshiP: "Anything. He. Wants." Organizers: *sighs*

[@SilverFang95]

There is no "beating" cancer. Only putting it on "pause".

[@apple_blossom19]

@@SilverFang95 There are two types of "remission". 1) Partial Remission: The cancer is still there, but you are "taking a break" from treatment, and you have to keep the cancer in check. Thinking of it in a "cronic" state. 2) Complete Remission: All traces of your cancer is gone. Dose this mean you are "cured"? No, but it means that you have to keep checking, and if "reoccurance", or if the cancer comes back, it usually does within the first 5 years after first diagnosis or treatment. So. In a way, yes, he has beaten cancer, however not in the 'absolute' sense, you are talking about.

[@laranjo5999]

@@SilverFang95 If I punch someone into submission, even if they may get up later, did I beat them? The answer is yes

[@EveryTimeV2]

@@laranjo5999 If only that's how cancer worked. It doesn't matter how macho you are, when your body mutates and kills itself you can't get better by punching yourself.

[@daedalus2253]

@@EveryTimeV2 with Medicine the way it is, living with cancer is manageable. Looking at my dad who had stage 4 prostate cancer that had spread back in 2001. He's still doing fine to this day

[@NekkoBlue]

Dude gets out of the hospital and this is one of the first things he decides to do. A true scion.

[@miyuhi4th471]

Bro woke up from hospital one day and chooses prophet path

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

He battle cancer and won.

[@cmatista1]

THE GOAT

[@JohnyScissors]

He wrote one of the best songs of his career on the hospital bed then came back to meme it up

[@EhrgeizTV]

@@fernandozavaletabustos205 I didn't even know he had cancer. Dude is amazing.

[@dracotias]

Reminder that this guy is regarded as one of the best FF composers and really just came out here with an ascended shitpost

[@mistamemewide]

He’s not one of the FF Composers, he’s the FF Composer ascended to godhood

[@mickiejade6709]

And I love him for it. I think we all do, tbh

[@vbarreiro]

Ascended shitpost... there is no better way to describe it

[@andiaradan]

I'm CRYING

[@neri4148]

Only a man of his caliber can do that .

[@PrinceLlamanade]

Soken: Do you know... La hee? Pianist: 🗿

[@absinthe2461]

This is my first time seeing something from “4 weeks ago” instead of “1 Month ago”

[@obamaorb7426]

@@absinthe2461 But it's from 5 months ago smh

[@polinttalu7102]

@@obamaorb7426 it's 9 months ago

[@sogekingguuu6631]

@@polinttalu7102 its 11 months ago

[@LoaFi132]

@@sogekingguuu6631 its 1 year ago

[@goosebish8646]

The fact that this was likely played to an empty theater because of lockdown makes this 10 times funnier

[@RikardPeterson]

Ah - that explains the lack of reaction when he introduces the song!

[@redacted144]

@@RikardPeterson only on recording cause the chat went *WILD*

[@asalaj5885]

@@redacted144how can I find this live

[@aeolousryu]

@@asalaj5885Possibly on Twitch

[@MidnightEkaki]

​@@RikardPeterson yeah but also japanese audiences are very quiet so it can be hard to tell

[@yueteng]

So this guy basically performed a god-tier shitpost live to every single player in the world. Mad respects.

[@gateauxq4604]

And does it every Fan Fest

[@nabibbs7937]

La hee

[@dasburstling]

what do you mean shitpost

[@ericcrone8768]

After you know... almost dying alone in a hospital. It's lowkey the most inspiration story I have ever heard. This video should be funny, but it makes me tear up.

[@JL-zg5bk]

Shitpost?

[@thehoodedteddy1335]

I love the pianist’s face at the start, like ‘well, we’re doing this’

[@GGMEHD]

The cringe face at 1:09 is like something out of one piece

[@TheDarkFable]

@@GGMEHD it’s less cringe and more she’s trying really hard to keep a straight face

[@HawkinaBox]

She looks so disturbed throughout it all XD

[@Crusina]

@@HawkinaBox she's just trying not to 😂

[@Khayalex]

😂😂💙💙💙

[@Alysana2604]

Are we not gonna talk about how otamatones can play perfectly clean songs and sounds but he CHOSE to play TWO AT ONCE slightly off so it is meme worthy? He is a legend. A king.

[@ApexGale]

The best part is it's HIS music. Man composed legendary soundtracks just to get on stage and perform it offkey using two meme instruments. You can actually hear him reflexively go back to singing/playing on key before he forces himself back to playing wrong.

[@Orteiga]

idk. the one i got is pretty flimsy and hard to get anything accurate tbh. mostly got it as a joke so it doesnt bother me much, but if thats the standard, its actually insanely impressive how accurate he harmonized playing two at the same time.

[@elofkjellson3906]

I knew nothing of Soken before this, and I am very glad that this was my introduction to him.

[@PelisyJuegos_]

Same here

[@BlitzDante]

Welcome to Final Fantasy

[@nicogalax]

Same...

[@aryaeliadel3094]

Me too, I just knew he had cancer from a vidéo of a cover of To The Edge

[@bellekovac_]

Me too 😂

[@calebkenmar1226]

The fact that Keiko just stares at him the entire time. Her eyes don’t move and her face is just like, 😳🙂

[@christopherlidster3918]

She was watching a train wreck. She couldn’t look away 😂

[@Sevendusk]

The face of a woman that has withstood several rehearsals trying not to laugh

[@christopherlidster3918]

@@Sevendusk imagine how hard she laughed during rehearsals 😂

[@kratosgow342]

@@Sevendusk oh you didn't know this wasn't rehearsal? Soken didn't tell her anything about this that's why she had that reaction

[@psychoticAjAX]

Im ur 1000th like.

[@Dragon359]

The composer for FF14, ladies and gentlemen.

[@ka-bar5060]

He is AWESOME!!!

[@sansfangirl4life439]

a national treasure we do not deserve x3

[@Leohast]

Legendary!

[@sansfangirl4life439]

@@Leohast may his star shine bright forever :3

[@TerryFGM]

@@sansfangirl4life439 that doesnt even make sense.

[@budgetlifter]

Beethoven's been real quiet ever since this dropped

[@mcxopjesh]

Yeah, dead quiet.

[@12fishcake]

Dad: "Do you know LaHee?" Son: "Dad please, not again...." Dad: "I... Will.... Play.......LaHee."

[@user-ub1gx2nv8l]

Lahee where is my cherry cola?we all hug yshtolla we dont have ebola 😂😂

[@LukesLog95]

This needs to be the BGM in Ratika every April Fool's Day. Please.

[@darksuns7384]

Nah, play this the other 364 days a year and only play the standard version on april fools

[@Elithrae]

YES, YES IT DOES!!!

[@User1273-]

At least once a week it should play only in Ratika

[@onsenmark]

@@User1273- At random!

[@Overloaded45]

thats genius!

[@raxoid0994]

This man is battling Cancer right now, and even as he is dealing with one of the worst diseases we know. He composes amazing musical scores for millions to enjoy, then comes on stage and pulls this...he is a treasure, we don't deserve Soken

[@Fuzzyeyebrowsyo]

Dude wtf, he has CANCER?!?!?

[@tkman0113]

@@Fuzzyeyebrowsyo he's in remission but yeah

[@DakonBlackblade2]

@@Fuzzyeyebrowsyo Apparently he composed for Shadowbringers while in the hospital and did not tell anyone in the dev team but Yoshi P. he was hospitalized.

[@ilo3456]

I agree but depending on the type of cancer it is better or worst, and at least it is not a prion disease, there is no cure for prions since they are just misfolded proteins, which causes them to be degenerative diseases with no cure

[@anonymousxaela761]

@@DakonBlackblade2 Not the entirety of Shadowbringers obviously - But he did the soundtrack for 5.3 whilst in hospital. So 'To The Edge' was the big one he did for that patch.

[@Salad-in]

The way he runs off stage is amazing. Imagine if there was a live audience for this one.

[@Wulfspyder]

Two hours of standing ovation.

[@tats_sacs]

The audience would be singing with him.

[@HermitMongoose]

The MOST FFXIV run I have witnessed

[@_Unlived_]

Damn this guy is legendary, Because this is intended as a joke he came out prepared to fail but this is a masterpiece. You can tell its an irl shitpost which makes it amazing and not a single bit cringe

[@RikkuTakanashi]

It's too hilarious to be cringe.

[@gabialhwashy7503]

I agree with you, except on one single point my friend. Masayoshi Soken doesn't fail.

[@orimoreau3138]

"not a single bit cringe" lmao as if

[@_Unlived_]

@@orimoreau3138 "to be based is to embrace the cringe and use it in your favour"

[@orimoreau3138]

@@_Unlived_ based and cringe are not mutually exclusive.

[@kyttynkross1121]

that poor lady on the piano! xD Her face says, "I have spent my life dedicated to the piano. to the perfection of my art. and this is where it landed me. THIS is the culmination of my life's work."

[@Denuhm]

TWENTY YEARS AT THE CONSERVETOIRE FOR THIS

[@TheDarkFable]

Personally I think she’s putting all her mental power into not laughing in the middle of his performance.

[@ARandomUser5]

She's mentally channeling her inner Ardbert. "We did everything right, and still! Still it came to this!"

[@onsenmark]

@@TheDarkFable This. I can just imagine poor Keiko-san's bottom lip quivering as she wants to bust out laughing.

[@tarastargaze3833]

Keikoncern.

[@Runeknight101]

the fact that there's no audience makes it funnier.

[@leonides1527]

I'm pretty sure deep down he's glad there wasn't

[@KaxuXuzika]

He had one and that’s the woman behind him haha!!

[@Dharengo]

I think most people in the audience would go wild tho.

[@zaolus2507]

@@Dharengo Actually glad there wasn't one cuz Soken would've been charged with mass murder from killing everyone.

[@kumomeme7852]

@@leonides1527 knowing soken he probably prefer full house instead xd

[@grandoblivion5268]

It’s scientifically and literally impossible to hate this guy. You can’t help but love Soken

[@horushours9443]

soken deez fucking NITS

[@The_Foreman]

This just has ALL the energy of someone who snuck on stage, and no one knew what to do. And I love it.

[@VGJunky]

2:21 this camera pan is comedic gold

[@amuroshino]

the cameraman knows what's up XD

[@michaelfalkner1186]

You can just see her wince and grimace and almost fall over laughing...

[@Churlz]

I laughed so hard xD

[@MA-yu2ss]

Lmao

[@xmissviolencex]

Her face made this even better imo lmao

[@Gooberjoovies]

What if you wanted To get to heaven But god said la HEE

[@shadowpants8727]

You say that as if this isn’t heaven

[@JackgarPrime]

"Oh good, I made it in!"

[@darksuns7384]

I"d rather be in hell

[@ashleythepanda4025]

Spoilers: This joke is made a bit more funny to me because La Hee means 'wake up' Viera's language is I recall.

[@zackredma9363]

Preps bro preps

[@YuseiNekoGirl]

There's something charming about seeing two professionally dressed musicians on the stage with the performer, a highly regarded composer, not just being able to not only play the instrument of ridiculous sounds, but he took the time to learn every note to relay this perfection and then the pianist just stays silent and still, but adds into the chaos Props to the camera crew / editor for fantastic overlaying and editing as well cuz that one zoom and the panning from keiko to soken was amazing and killed me

[@nicogalax]

He created every note of the track so xd

[@RinNishiki]

I love her expression behind him like she's trying so damn hard not to laugh.

[@Noxedwin]

I read her expression as a mixture of horror and bewilderment. It's the look of someone who has to tell you that, even if you _are_ da Vinci and you wanted to take back the original _Mona Lisa,_ you should at least wait to exit The Louvre before you start eating it.

[@Loispealz34]

i didn't need more reasons to love Soken.

[@kuri_curry]

same but he just outdoes himself each and everytime.

[@MemoryMori]

@@kuri_curry Indeed.... that man is a LEGEND!!! And he did it for us...the players.... I want to buy him a drink and a meal x)

[@yuriwolfvt]

@@MemoryMori one

[@SlashZAKU]

And yet here we are

[@ZeludeRose]

you just got more :(

[@GenXchaos]

Me: Mum i want Lahee Mum: we have Lahee at home Lahee at home:

[@-BarBeaRiaN-]

I see that as an absolute win!

[@killakella1433]

the only time when the version at home is the best one

[@ionmeth2031]

You can only wish the lahee at home is this

[@Ratatouillesky]

Mom : this is why always told you that everything at home is better

[@EvilDante16]

Laheeeee iiiii

[@lrdeldric]

Soken, voluntarily and knowingly butchering performancd of a wonderful musical composition that he himself wrote. That's modesty and a sense of humor for you.

[@effervescerror]

Creators who gleefully create satire of their own work have a special place in my heart. 🥲

[@FaithPvP]

This is why I've invested hundreds of dollars into headphones and amplifiers, so I can hear music the way the artist intended for it to be heard!

[@lawlsti6015]

That run off stage at the end was some real Napoleon Dynamite shit.

[@astracontritus1209]

I just love how he finishes the song, bows, and IMMEDIATELY starts running off stage

[@simj202]

Man really did activate Sprint.

[@Noxedwin]

@@simj202 I like to imagine that the Sprint was only good for ten seconds - the looks the pianist was giving him was a moment of combat in itself.

[@Lexyvil]

It reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite.

[@QrincessQri]

HER FACE WHEN HE ASKED “Do you know La Hee?” 😂

[@bobpoop6076]

She knew what was gonna go on 😂

[@Cold-Blooded-Jay]

I love how he runs away when he's done. Soken is a legend!

[@spongman6945]

I love how he runs off the stage like a little kid that was forced to participate in the school talent show as a bet

[@SarahKey]

this is too good

[@watchthisspace2576]

is nice I like

[@synysterpain]

Lmao I want to see you play this song on the dance pad

[@kyuzo26]

fucking horrible lol ... haha gladu enjoyed it

[@jeremiahchambers6025]

Aww it's Sarah key!

[@danrox9990]

the fact that he played this to an empty audience makes it so much funnier

[@roetheboat1]

I honestly don’t think it would have worked nearly as well to an audience. I’m amazed that neither Soken nor the pianist burst out laughing from the sheer hilarious nature of it.

[@Jethwright]

@@roetheboat1 to be fair, he pulled the same stunt with Yanxia's theme back in 2019ish

[@retrocny5625]

Idk what's more impressive. Soken's performance here or the fact the pianist managed to keep a straight face for pretty much all of it. As a musician myself though, the best part is when he starts harmonizing the main melody with both the otamatones lol. I literally almost spit out my coffee from laughing when I first watched this lol.

[@Khontis]

Keiko 100%, the literal only thing she was told was "This is the song, keep playing, have an awesome time on stage" She was told NOTHING of what he was gonna do.

[@jessicarobot]

I laughed so hard I had to pause it there

[@masterxl97]

Not enough props to the pianist who never skipped a beat despite clearly fearing for her life against this unhinged madman.

[@madsb.8097]

My new headcanon is the WoL singing like this to themselves in rak’tika, with Y’shtola looking on in the bg just like

[@supremeoverlord0]

I want a redraw please, ahahaha this is an amazing image

[@selo017]

LOL

[@scifisyko]

Y’shtola as Keiko, imo

[@MrNoobxs]

Edit: Following Sokens announcement at the end of fan fest I feel the need to amend this stupid, but entirely accurate comment. Masayoshi Soken is a meme, a god of music, a far harder worker than I could ever aspire to be and a perfect IRL embodiment of a Warrior of Light. I have taken him with me on all my adventures so far, he will join me on my next adventure and hopefully all adventures to come. Hydaeleyns blessings upon him and may he ever walk in the light of the crystal. O.G comment below, peace out Rick Astley - My song turned into a meme so im gonna rerelease it Masayoshi Soken - My song turned into a meme, but so am i

[@shaniatreyu9303]

He's a real Meteor Survivor

[@Noxedwin]

Soken is a Primal, and his corporeal aether comes from self-seeded shitposts. He lets them out into the world, watches them flourish in the fan space, and then reabsorbs them later. You know at each Rising event, you do a little questline and then meet Yoshida in the Aetherial Sea? Just once, we're going to meet Soken, and he's going to appear as his own Mothercrystal

[@callumfoy]

Gods, I'll never not love Keiko-san's face in the background. She's just like "Yep, ok, this is really happening."

[@AaronMetallion]

After learning about this legendary giga chad's survivor story, I'm deeply moved, I'm leaving WoW for FFXIV.

[@FishySwordfish]

Welcome to Eorzea, bro!

[@leechristianlucht-watts8582]

Chad has no place in ff. It's being a cloud

[@geeurgay]

Haven't you done a cover of toradora music??? Holy crap small world!

[@aquabreeze7612]

Welcome to Eorzea!

[@AaronMetallion]

Thank you guys :') I've been having a lot of fun so far. I spent weeks doing up my apartment, made a bard just so I can play "careless whisper" XD, the community is SO NICE.

[@AndrewNajash]

So this is how we defeat Zenos, we tie him up and subject him to this at full volume

[@travmak]

Vogon poerty

[@martincheverton7313]

@@travmak I found the imagery quite effective.

[@KillChaos7]

If we can't torture his body, we will torture his soul with this

[@blumiu2426]

This is actually the last boss theme for Endwalker

[@ElicatrothTV]

Why would we threaten him with a good time?

[@LeeroyJanky]

Facial expression translation for 0:17: "You aren't ready for this"

[@MaggieBer]

buckle up m.....f..... you're going for a ride

[@CrystVeno]

"You never see it coming"

[@iagodiago]

2:20 her face gets me everytime. She never laughed. Not once. I want that willpower.

[@hawkslight]

keiko like: "as long as I keep smiling everything will be fine in the end" "as long as I... keep... smiling"

[@BlueTyphoon7]

I am so glad this man is able to be with us still, after the diagnosis of cancer and writing To the Edge from the hospital bed effectively. He revealed it at the end of the show and everyone broke down into tears. This man is a treasure.

[@SoraShadowdancer]

O.o He has what now??

[@ruthcoates322]

@@SoraShadowdancer He's going into remission but, yeah. Been fighting cancer for at least a year now. An absolute legend

[@BlueTyphoon7]

@@SoraShadowdancer he revealed it at the end of The Primals concert. he's been battling cancer since last year and wrote To the Edge from the bed. it's in remission now but he's still battling.

[@Tyabann]

show this to all your friends to get them to play FFXIV

[@blumiu2426]

Any adversion that follows is only the undeniable appeal of the LaHee bringing about conviction of spirit.

[@the_lio1041]

ohh....that's why my partner showed me this! o_o but it works... xD

[@Jvcdark09]

0:45 truly... the voice of an angel... so pure... so beautiful...

[@feuerkunstzero]

Your Chanel picture is my WhatsApp image

[@FriendlyYandere]

Imagine Uematsu watching this be like “Beautiful, my protégé”

[@midlanderhyur6035]

Uematsu: "All those years of mentoring really paid off. You made me proud!" *While looking admiringly at the hot mess that is Soken* 😂

[@pizzamaid]

This. This is Japan's most precious treasure, and I'm here for it.

[@kumomeme7852]

so this is what happened when Soken out of budget

[@WubstahWulf]

its not even cause of budget he does this cause he wants to do it and he does it every fanfest now xD

[@nfwolf20]

@@WubstahWulf r/wooosh

[@WubstahWulf]

@@nfwolf20 I dont thnk you know how that subreddit works

[@kumomeme7852]

@@WubstahWulf yes it is a joke hope he do this every year

[@LordRothschild666]

This is godliness.

[@viccasaur]

People: so what kind of music do you listen to? Me: it’s complicated

[@rhainhollero8283]

May 15, 2021 - The day Soken surpassed Uematsu LMAO

[@Darksol87]

@SierenGreenwalt its only blasphemy cuz you deny the truth

[@darkmage102]

@@Darksol87 Blasphemy, sorry to say as much as i like Soken. Uematsus tracks are more memorable.

[@Geallach83]

@@darkmage102 Can Uematsu even La-hee, bro?

[@rhainhollero8283]

@@darkmage102 you must be fun at parties

[@rhainhollero8283]

@SierenGreenwalt highfive for those who get it like you hahaha

[@davecarlson505]

I'm just trying to imagine what people who are not familiar with Soken's work must be thinking while watching this!

[@beutechan]

Basically, I'm confused but intrigued

[@Noobzlikeu]

@@beutechan He's most likely memeing here. He's one of the most talented composers in the video game industry.

[@UmatsuObossa]

@@Noobzlikeu Except actually he really can't sing at all. If you heard him in The Primals before they began autotuning him, he's just as tonedeaf. Love the man, love his music even more, but he genuinely cannot sing. XD

[@Noobzlikeu]

@@UmatsuObossa I did a little backtracking. The tonedeafness and terrible playing are actually a fun little joke that he does every fan festival. He may be tonedeaf, but this thing is most definitely done on purpose.

[@moonbootnick222]

This guys awesome

[@cizzymac]

"Masayoshi-chan, you just got out of the hospital. What do you want to do first?" - Yoshi-P "Shitpost live on stage in front of a million people." - Soken

[@Chopchopok]

Stuff like this is why FFXIV won the best developer support award. When the freaking composer for the game can real-life shitpost a meme about his own song, with an instrument he was introduced to by a fan at a con.

[@Jenuary_Lily]

#WeLoveYouSoken #WELCOME_BACK_SOKEN #SOKENお帰り #소켄어서와요

[@mickiejade6709]

[@vaporxgrz6636]

This man... is a real Warrior of Light... ❤️ #WELCOME_BACK_SOKEN

[@erayyildiz8529]

Hoş geldin Soken!

[@solitonmedic]

I love how the pianist raises her eyebrows up as soon as Soken said "la-hee" lol Everyone knows the meme here, it transcends the language barrier

[@FlowerEmblem]

They probably did a rehearsal before the concert and she had to witness this a second time 😎

[@e.k_liadon]

@@FlowerEmblem lucky!!!! xD

[@yuriwolfvt]

@@FlowerEmblem no rehearsal

[@warhammerguy]

They should sell this as a orchestrion roll on the Mogstore and all the profits went towards cancer charities or research.

[@KooriGraywolf]

I love that the most played sections are all Keiko's reactions

[@holmesholmes.8784]

her face the entire time lmaooo

[@Hi_howrudoin]

She tried her best not breaking and crying

[@holmesholmes.8784]

@@Hi_howrudoin she succeed

[@Pup_Majestic]

After hearing this, and his incredible heartfelt speech at the end of Fan Fest... Can we agree that Soken is easily one of Japan's greatest?

[@Rakka5]

*Earth's

[@rodrigohurtado9333]

Multiverse*

[@KamenRiderRei]

God i just want them to make an Otamatone instrument for the Bard already.

[@IceFire1800]

only if we also get a Soken outfit to accompany it

[@ViralC1]

The average person after surviving cancer tries to laugh at it Soken tried to la hee at it instead

[@josesoria8335]

Okay. So I didn’t dream this. My therapist owes me a free session.

[@AdamLambertAlliance]

I'm wheezing

[@peen2804]

@@AdamLambertAlliance no

[@Silversky1113]

My mans really just gave the performance of a lifetime and sprinted the f outta there. What a legend.

[@0Alacrity]

I hope everyone knows there's a side quest called la hee which involves screaming into the forest. I shit you not it exists and im convinced this is what Soken was doing

[@gregbrown8881]

Seeing him run off the stage at the end... classic.

[@PhoenolfMangaka]

That just makes the entire thing even better

[@navi8801]

Her face is the embodiment of when you have a sleep paralysis demon, but it's also tickling your feet. I can't unsee it now lmao

[@JaxxonSparrow]

LEWD

[@JunGaGotoku]

Hehe keiko brr

[@MarakamiSG]

The best part about the digital fanfest is that they gave us a really high quality Soken performance with no crowds, that way we can mod it into Rak'tika. #WelcomeBackSoken

[@realdadgaming]

This is what I love with Japanese humor, they keep a serious straight face while doing seriously funny act.

[@DA1423]

Imagine being in a room by yourself when the lights go off, you hear scurrying around you then a whisper in your ear: "do you know LA-HEE"?

[@mitsurugida6033]

This is Legendary performance, how can He do that with straight Face!?! What a man of culture

[@yuriwolfvt]

How can she sit there with a straight face

[@barubary218]

@@yuriwolfvt I'd argue she didn't

[@beezusHrist]

Nobuo Uematsu has left the series in good hands

[@kumomeme7852]

i bet he laugh hard if he ever watch this he already laugh when he meet soken first time during interview(soken coming late lol)

[@NikiPaprika]

i've been coming back to watch this now and again since the fanfest, and keiko's face has me in tears of laughter every damn time 😂

[@OriginalMicycle]

From "Do you know LaHee?" all the way to the quick scampering off stage, this is a masterpiece of a performance.

[@Hedidit]

The fact that he just runs the fck away at the end makes this 20x better

[@therexdragonblade6821]

gods above you can tell hes trying so so hard to hit those high notes... bless

[@Neo-iz2fx]

When he was singing with both of the otamatones going at the same time, i cried, he's just so in his element

[@HeyGunty]

This will never stop being beautiful

[@Souls4Roca]

Her face was warning us... never short the budget of this man lol

[@Dachief54]

Oh Gawd... WHAT!?!?! I swear, the level of fanservice this game goes through is GOD TIER

[@ashiri]

Seriously whenever I'm in a bad mood or bad day this will always make me laugh and brighten up my day. Thank you so much for this gift Soken!!

[@eliroy8152]

This is so precious and priceless! This amazing composer is fighting against cancer and as soon as he gets out of the hospital, he finds the strength to ''remake'' one of his music from Shadowbringer on stage with great humour. How is it possible to be this amazing and this passionate? I'm deeply moved by this man!

[@SorceressRose]

This man was working on the game's music while battling cancer in the hospital. He was working from the hospital this whole time and he has the courage to do something like this on stage infront of millions. THIS man is a legend. He's a god. He's a true WoL.

[@kyledabearsfan]

Please let me have this, our FC houses needs this on repeat, the poor lady on piano "ive practiced everyday, ive played some difficult pieces. but this by far was the most difficult for me to deal with"

[@fjshdf]

I really appreciate the way he full on runs off stage

[@TheSaltedGawd]

Its the Napoleon Dynamite esque run off of stage that got me xD

[@LuchaLLibro]

I only joined last year, so on top of being unaware that this was a tradition, he chooses LA HEE of all songs to perform. I am absolutely BLOWN all the fuck away

[@Chaotic-Star-3-6-9]

"You're laughing. *Soken is Laheeing* and your laughing!"

[@SpinedLizardLagoon]

"I know... how about another song, JB?"

[@Alysana2604]

This made me laugh

[@Felinius]

I would pay real money for this Orchestrion Roll

[@azizabdul8914]

This, kid, is how the Male Viera trying to find their mates in the wilderness.

[@terrancenightingale1749]

That pianist looking on in horror just absolutely makes this. 😂

[@LexxiKitty]

her expression kills me every goddamn time

[@CloRoMobile]

I need 10 hours version of this for reasons

[@SleepyMaelys]

Same

[@rurukitty405]

Yes, for ASMR so I can fight my insomnia with this epic boss battle theme

[@louailou6302]

Keiko's face being like: "and this guy creates the music I play..."

[@psygreg]

You know when things get serious when Soken starts dual-wielding otamatones. The legend.