For all the anthems performed by One Ok Rock, it was their message that struck the hardest on Sunday night as Taka delivered impassioned speeches in English and Japanese, urging fans to stand united in the face of global turmoil.
“I understand that there are probably people here today who don’t have the same opinions as us,” said Taka.
“But that is fine. I have so much respect for that…But we’re still living on this Earth. That’s the most beautiful thing. Even if we’re different in some [ways], it doesn’t matter.”
In many ways, Taka’s call-to-action echoes One Ok Rock’s iconic line from The Beginning: “As the world falls apart, all we can do is hold on.”