YOU SAID:
what is up friend what are you up to today
INTO JAPANESE
お元気ですか、今日は何をしているのですか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
how are you doing today
INTO JAPANESE
元気ですか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
how are you
INTO JAPANESE
元気ですか
BACK INTO ENGLISH
how are you
That didn't even make that much sense in English.