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Age: My The Novembers age is 5 years old since the first time I heard their music was in 2012. I don't remember the exact date so I don't know my birthday!
 
How you found them: My best guess is it was through last.fm's similar artists pages. I watched the MV for dnim and fell in love with the song but I didn't enjoy the rest of the EP on which that song was featured. Then I lost my interest for some time until they released zeitgeist. I thought it was an interesting album but I still couldn't really get into their music. Rhapsody in beauty changed everything. I enjoyed that album immensely from the get-go. After that I went back to their older material and something very rare happened... something that has happened to me only a few times. We're talking about their 2010-2013 material here. I put some song on: "this is so good!"  I put the next song on: "omg this is amazing too"  and same thing happened with almost every song. And now I can proudly say that I love all of their albums.
 
Favorite albums: It depends on the day but as of now
EPs: GIFT > Elegance > Fourth Wall > Paraphilia
Full-lengths: To (melt into) > zeitgeist > Rhapsody in beauty > Hallelujah > Misstopia > picnic
 
Favorite songs: Wire (Fahrenheit 154), 再生の朝, Reunion with Marr, ただ遠くへ, 彼岸で散る青
 
Extra: I remember I watched this one video interview of theirs, but I can't find it anymore!! In it they said that the most representative song of their music is (either the 1st or 2nd song on To (melt into) but I can't remember which one and it bugs me) I need to find that interview!
 
 

THE NOVEMBERS will release their first best album titled "Before Today" on 2017/9/13. Some of the older songs will be rearranged with the band's current sound.
 

their new "artist photo"
 
Tracklist for both regular and limited editions:
【Disc1】
1.Romancé
2.美しい火
3.Blood Music.1985
4.鉄の夢
5.human flow(dip cover)
6.Flower of life
7.きれいな海へ
8.mer
9.Misstopia
10.はじまりの教会
11.こわれる
12.最近あなたの暮らしはどう（Before Today ver.)
 
【Disc2】
1.黒い虹
2.Xeno
3.dogma
4.Sky Crawlers
5.keep me keep me keep me
6.GIFT
7.再生の朝
8.永遠の複製
9.dysphoria（Before Today ver.)
10.アマレット
11.バースデイ
12.今日も生きたね
 
*They plan to have the limited edition come in an original box along with limited goods such as a t-shirt, booklet, and small accessories (badges and stickers probably). It will cost ¥8,000+tax. The regular edition will cost ¥2,315+tax.
*All of the songs are remasters, except for 最近あなたの暮らしはどう & dysphoria which are rearranged versions.

Nice job!
 
Do you ever post translations to their videos on YouTube? I translated a song of theirs once (in reply to a YT comment request) and the band came back and liked my translation, which was pretty cool.
 
I'm excited to see them at Fuji Rock this year. <3 

WHOA I thought I was dreaming when I read "new arukara album" on the newest topics, heh. Great news!!

My faves アルカラ (Arukara) will release a new album sometime this year! It's their first since their 2015 LP.
No other info such as release date has been revealed yet.
 
There is, however, a new making-of video with footage from the recording sessions (which is basically how the news got out lmao)
 
 
HYPE

the last two tracks have been translated! hope you all enjoyed them~ ^^

laziness and perfectionism overcame me, but i finally got tracks 3 and 4 up!

As requested by @matthazell I started translating THE NOVEMBERS' paraphilia EP~
As always, this post will be updated each time until I finish. All songs have been translated!
 

paraphilia [2009.03.18]
All lyrics written by Yusuke Kobayashi.
Kanji source: J-Lyric
 
1. philia
 
2. dnim
 
3. keep me keep me keep me
 
4. chil
 
5. para
 
6. mer
 
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Corrections and suggestions are much welcomed!
Thanks for looking and enjoy! ^^

I'm glad I finally have an account to say: GREAT JOB! Thank you so much for this.
 
 
Oh you've been so great to us already! ♥ If you feel like it/when you have the time some rhapsody in beauty or zeitgeist songs would be nice?  (I have searched online a bit but didn't come across any translations)