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  2. Posted

    His voice was mostly fine during the latest tour... tonsillitis is caused by viral infection or bacteria, so they way he sings is not really a reason for his state now.

    My biggest worry is to infection to not spread to his ears, he had enough problems with that :(

     

    Anyway OHP and FB were updated with the official statement:

     

    Following a medical examination after feeling sick and experiencing high fever, Kyo (Voice) has been diagnosed with tonsillitis. 

    Despite Kyo being adamant about carrying out the ”TOUR2013 TABULA RASA -揚羽ノ羽ノ夢ハ蛹-” show scheduled on 24.05.2013 at Shibuya Public Hall, a special LIVE show for those who purchased the limited order only MINI ALBUM “THE UNRAVELING”, he has been hospitalized for further treatment and rest.

    At this time, the show is scheduled to take place as planned, however, under unavoidable circumstances we will make an announcement over our official website.

    We apologize for all inconveniences and worry we have caused all fans and affiliates and thank you for your continuous encouragement and support.

    sun-krad Co., Ltd. 
    Saturday 18 May, 2013

     

    I hope he will recover soon without any problems!

  3. Posted

    I can give you full translation of the cause of all the reports. Original here: http://022.holidayblog.jp/?p=6300

    Translation done by me, if you see any mistakes, feel free to point them out ^ ^'

     

     

     Vocalist of popular band Dir en grey, Kyo (age unknown) was complaining about bad condition of his throat on the 16th, second day of two days performance in Shinkiba Studio Coast; after the performance he was urgently taken to hospital. He was diagnosed with "tonsillitis" and his over 40oC fever is not going down, thus the intensive care treatment goes on. There is also a performance on 24th in Tokyo, Shinuya Koukaido ahead.
     Together with the release of album "THE UNRAVELING", they had a domestic tour consisting of 11 shows in 6 cities, which started in Tokyo Dome City Hall on 5th April. The performance on 15th and 16th were last. Saying that, according to someone connected to the band, Kyo collapsed on Monday 13th with fever of 40oC and was taken to hospital, where he was diagnosed with "tonsillitis". Although he got told that he absolutely needs to rest with "doctor's stop", Kyo said "this performance cannot get cancelled"; getting intravenous drip as first-aid/temporary treatment he challenged the performance. While on the last day on 16th his 40oC fever was not going down, he got intravenous drip and forced the performance. According to venue personnel, during the live [Kyo] felt faint and fell down many times, so [personnel] was "considering stopping the show", but Kyo with his willpower went on till the end. However, because as soon as he got backstage he lost consciousness, and was taken urgently to hospital.
     Kyo had to postpone performances in April 2009 due to "chorditis" and "laryngeal edema". After that last year after the performance in January in Osaka Hall, he paused music activities and cancelled North American Tour scheduled for March-April. Although he resumed activities since last Autumn, Management Office said "His condition is improving, but he might not be completely cured".
    As for his state after admission to hospital, although his fever is not going down, he is conscious; medical staff declared that "he has to have absolute rest for next few days". However there is scheduled special live for people who purchased latest album. Office personnel said "postponing is unavoidable", however it is said that Kyo himself is showing a will/ambition "it is a performance that fans are looking forward to. There are many fans that made special plans for that day, I cannot betray that."
    (rest is about their past, their popularity abroad and tour plans)

  4. Posted

    Last time I checked Kaoru was on the left channel and Die is on the right...they must have made a mistake with that and I'm guessing that's the issue with the disks.

    Yes, that's the problem with the sound, the right and left channel are switched.

     

    Menzo, when ordering through a knot that dvd costs 7940 yen, so 15.000 seems bit steep... but after all it is a fanclub limited release ;)

    So I can see why it's so expensive outside of a knot XP

  5. Posted

    If you have a contact person in Japan, for 15.000 yen you can actually join a knot and order it yourself XP

     

    Also for anyone that might be interested in getting one, if buying second hand be sure to double check with the seller if disc1 is fine or was replaced, as there was a problem with the sound on disc1. And a knot asked people to send disc1 back. If that was not done, it will be impossible to exchange it if you're not a fanclub member.

  6. Posted

    I love B'z, especially the early works of the super duo!! :D

    I wish I can see them live someday!

    And I totally missed that Gackt released that song XD With YFC I stopped following him at all...

    But this song sounds like... most of Gackt songs XD

     

    1. deadman - 盲目の羽根と星を手に (moumoku no hane to hoshi wo te ni)

    2. SOAD - needles

    3. DIR EN GREY - DOZING GREEN

    4. BUCK-TICK - Brand New Lover Live Ver.

    5. DIR EN GREY - 凱歌、沈黙が眠る頃 (gaika, chinmoku ga nemuru koro)

    6. Donto - Jin Jin

    7. Piotr Rogucki - Piegi w locie

    8. Maximum the Hormone - Kyokatsu

    9. D'espairsRay - Squall

    10. The National Center for Korean Traditional Performing Arts - Ch`wit`a court music

     

    It was hard to chose favorite from those, but Piegi w locie is some amazing piece of Polish rock ^ ^

  7. Posted

    I really care about the lyrics and what the song is about. If I don't like the message of the song I will not listen to it again...

    Vocal and lyrics are equally important to me as other parts of music, like guitars or drums. There is a reason vocalists don't simply go 'lalalala' and they try to convey some message. If they have nothing to say, then, well, why should I listen to them?

    And for me this is about music in any language. If I don't know the language I will try to look up translation over net, in this age it's not difficult.

    Not caring about the lyrics can lead to many ridiculous situations, with my best example I witnessed being Cee Lo Green's "F**k you" being dedicated to someone during the wedding... It is such a lovely song, isn't it? XD

  9. Posted

    THE UNRAVELING will be released in Europe by Okami Records on 6th June.

     

    Tracklist:

    1. Unraveling

    2. KARMA

    3. KASUMI

    4. KARASU

    5. Bottom of the death valley

    6. Unknown.Despair. Lost

    7. THE FINAL

     

    European bonus tracks (included only on CD format, not digital release):

    1. undecided (from single GLASS SKIN)

    2. ZAN (from single HAgeshisa..)

    3. OBSCURE (from single LOTUS)

    4. Tsumi to Kisei (from single DIFFERENT SENSE)

  21. Posted

    Yeah indeed! Well the test is only 3 hours so I'm sure there'll be enough time to get to the venue. You're taking it too?

    Yes, so Deathgaze will be a well deserved treat afterwards XP

    And Underworld is tiny so I don't really care if I'm at the front or not ;)

  24. Posted

    Bummed about no NL date... But the London gig couldn't be more perfectly timed! Was gonna be in London that weekend anyway for the JLPT :)

     

    Waaah, I missed the point that JLPT is held on the same day XD

    Well, at least its close and there's no speaking exam so we can wear whatever we want XP

  25. Posted

    Hi there, I have some items for sale over my livejournal.

     

    And this is a new sale, updated with a lot of new items, as I will be moving houses between continents and have to downgrade my collection A LOT. I would rather sell them now and get to hunt them again in Japan. I tried to price items fairly, thinking how much I will have to spent to get them in Japan, but feel free to make me an offer, especially on bunk buys ;)

     

     

    Artists include:

    BUCK TICK - albums, singles, dvds, tour goods

    DIR EN GREY - album, photobooks, dvds, magazines, tour goods

    MUCC - cds

    MIYAVI - cds

    merry - cds

    YFC - tour goods

    lynch. - cds, tour goods

    K-POP

    and more

     

    For detailed list with photos please go to:
    http://kyotaku.livejournal.com/96487.html

     

    If you don't use livejournal, you can always reply here, PM me or send me an email at kyotakumrau[at]gmail.com
    In case there are two people interested in same item, I usually do first come first serve ^ ^'

     

    In London we can deal directly, in UK I can do bank transfer, international - paypal. Shipping and paypal fees paid by the buyer.

     

    Thank you for looking :)

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