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FoLLoW will release their last one-coin single (500yen) starting from their presents live tour "FINAL Wars" at NAGOYA HOLIDAY NEXT on 2016/11/14. This single will be live-limited.

ベル(belle) new maxi single "ルフラン(refrain)" will be released on 2016/11/30 (3 TYPE). TYPE A (1,944yen) will include CD+DVD (including "ルフラン" PV & making), TYPE B (1,944yen) will include CD+DVD (including "雨に謳えば" PV & making), and TYPE C (1,620yen) will include CD only. [CD track list] 01.ルフラン 02.雨に謳えば 03.秋桜の咲く頃に (included in TYPE B ) 03.未来予報士 (included in TYPE C)

パスホリ(Pastel Holic) will disband after their one-man live "青春ホリック(seishun holic)" at Shinjuku RUIDO K4 on 2017/01/29.

ex-DIV CHISA & 将吾(shogo) will hold their first live at Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE on 2016/11/15. Ba.よし(yoshi)(ex-ガアラ(gaara)-->CATFIST, now in HADARY) will act as their support Ba. at their first live at Ikebukuro BLACK HOLE on 2016/11/15 Support members on 2016/12/21, 2016/12/23 and 2016/12/29: Ba.MTR (ex-ViViD) Dr.嶋村ひかり(shimamura hikari) (ex-brick break, now in abstracts) Schedule 2016/11/15(火) 池袋BlackHole 2016/11/30(水) 池袋BlackHole 2016/12/17(土) 池袋BlackHole 2016/12/21(水) 名古屋LIVE HALL M.I.D 2016/12/23(金) HOLIDAY OSAKA 2016/12/29(木) 池袋BlackHole Official website: http://www.chisa-shogo.com/

^ are you giving me an opportunity to gush over Yoh? because i will LOLOL. tbh though, i have enough artist threads to follow / take care of, but if someone creates a BLaive thread i'll definitely contribute ok more shameless promotion of Yoh: he'll be playing at a taiban as a solo artist on 2016/12/27 at 巣鴨師子王. you can grab your tickets here http://eplus.jp/sys/T1U14P0010843P006001P002206527P0030001 some more ramblings in spoiler tags oh and because i got some PMs w.r.t the campaign CDs : sorry for the misunderstanding, i'm actually unable to get the CDs for you, but if you're a fan of BLaive/Yoh and wish to listen to them I'm happy to share my rips ^^ i also have pretty much everything that he released as solo artist (under Onari Ryosuke) or his various music units. sadly only a very small fraction of his output has been recorded. and finally to return to BLaive: Visulog interviewed them recently about their upcoming single. The interview will be up on 11/1 and I'll translate it if there's interest

since there isn't a BLaive artist thread here are some minor news (mainly to do with Yoh because I pretty much worship him): 1) Once a month Yoh does a twitcast called ヨウのワンナイトショウ (Yoh's one-night show), where he will play guitar and sing, and do some improvisations! He's REALLY REALLY fun to listen to, so please tune in if you're interested! The twitcast for October is slated for tonight, 18/10, at 22:00 JST. Twitcast URL is here: http://twitcasting.tv/blaive_yoh/ 2) BLaive is selling campaign cds, which are mainly Yoh's recordings of covers and demo songs. These are sold as fundraiser items, so you can pay whatever you want for them starting from 1 yen (most fans pay 1000 yen). The most recent one had 200 copies and sold out instantly (there are around 15+ different cds in all iirc). If you know people who can help you grab them at their lives, I highly recommend them!!!! (And if you can't, but you're a fan of BLaive who buy their stuff, i guess my PM is open...) 3) If you're thinking of sending them fanletters or gifts, their address is as follows:

Blu-BiLLioN new maxi single "響心identity (kyoushin identity)" will be released on 2017/02/22.

LOL XD They had planned to release their 2nd single on 10/31 at their presents live but because of some delays the release date will be postponed, hence the apology XD

@echo yeah i literally had to check against the recording to make sure the booklet didn't misprint the lyrics lolol. i agree that 心のナイフが刺さり is indeed an unusual phrase. if you press me i'll say that i think there are 2 reasons why masashi had phrased it like this: 1) 心のナイフ can be understood here as indicative of location ("the knife in/within my heart") as opposed to possession ("the knife of/belonging to my heart"), which emphasizes how the knife (figuratively) can never entirely be dislodged from the mermaid's heart; 2) masashi wants to avoid the use of an implied causal subject that surfaces if you say 心にナイフが刺さり, which seems to imply that there's some external agent actively doing the stabbing (even though 刺さる is intransitive), whereas masashi's phrasing lends itself more comfortably to the idea that the pain is self-inflicted and something that 'passively' happens as a result of her own action/choice? that's just my 2c though. @chemicalpictures thanks for your kind words!!! i'm really happy to hear that you liked the translation and my notes (which in all honesty are just there to satisfy my own OCD since i'm certain most people hate them lolol) anyway, masashi is a really amazing lyricist (in addition to being amazing at pretty much everything else) and i'm always a little terrified to translate his lyrics haha... then again i always feel that way for bands i like orz. i definitely hope he sticks around as well because he is pure <33333333333333333333

ジャシー(JASSY) manager クリフ(criff) will depart after their live at Shinsaibashi SUNHALL on 2016/10/27 to take care of his family after his father's hospitalization.

Today Anfiel had a one-man live in Osaka! Anfiel has never held a oneman before in either Nagoya or Osaka so this was something new for the band! I'm so proud of them T_____T The second half of their one-man tour will commence in Tokyo in a week's time! Anfiel will be waiting at RUIDO K4 on 22/10 and Ikebukuro EDGE on 23/10!!

Done: https://www.monochrome-heaven.com/topic/44746-lyrics-follow-人魚姫ningyohime-kanji-romaji-english/

As requested. 人魚姫/Ningyohime FoLLoW Written by: MASASHI Lyrics by: MASASHI 夢を見てた　叶うことはない 　Yume wo miteta kanau koto wa nai 　　I was having a dream, one that will never come true, あなたの腕　眠る横顔は私じゃないの 　Anata no ude nemuru yokogao wa watashi ja nai no 　　Because the face reposing against your arm isn’t mine. 踊れない足も　聞かせたい話も 　Odorenai ashi mo kikasetai hanashi mo 　　These legs that can no longer dance, the words that I want to tell you あなたに届かない　伝えられない 　Anata ni todokanai tsutaerarenai 　　Will never reach you… 「さよなら」さえ言えなくて　あなたは違う誰かと 　「Sayonara」 sae ienakute anata wa chigau dareka to 　　I can’t even say “goodbye” as you fall in love with someone else; 恋に落ちてく　幸せそうな顔なんて 　Koi ni ochiteku shiawase sou na kao nante 　　I don’t want to catch sight of your delighted face. 見たくない　だって私はあなたの嫌いなところ 　Mitakunai datte watashi wa anata no kirai na tokoro 　　And that’s why although there isn’t a single thing I dislike about you, 一つも知らない　噂話で嫌いになりたかった 　Hitotsu mo shiranai uwasabanashi de kirai ni naritakatta 　　I had wanted to hate you by believing in the rumors. 砂に書いた　あなたの名前は 　Suna ni kaita anata no namae wa 　　Your name that I wrote in the sand 海の波に吸い込まれていく　私も同じ 　Umi no nami ni suikomareteiku watashi mo onaji 　will be eroded by the waves. And mine, too, 泡となっていく　誰にも知られない 　Awa to natteiku dare ni mo shirarenai will dissolve into sea foam. They won’t be known by anyone anymore 孤独な世界へ　溶けていくの 　Kodoku na sekai e toketeiku no 　　In a lonely world, where we no longer are. あなたが眠ってるとき　私をあなたの夢の中に居させて 　Anata ga nemutteru toki watashi wo anata no yume no naka ni isasete 　　When you’re asleep, please allow me to be in your dream. それが私の夢だから 　Sore ga watashi no yume dakara 　　Because that is my dream. 心のナイフが刺さり　元には戻れないこと 　Kokoro no naifu ga sasari moto ni wa modorenai koto 　　A knife pierces my heart, and I know that things will 分かっていたの　それだけあなたを愛してしまったの 　Wakatteita no sore dake anata wo aishiteshimatta no 　　Never be the same again. Yet I had still loved you for all of that. 叫びたがる　胸の奥　 　Sakebitagaru mune no oku 　　My strangled chest wants to scream—my voice sinking 落ちていくの海の底へ　光が遠ざかる 　Ochiteiku no umi no soko e hikari ga toozakaru 　　Into the depths of the ocean; the light recedes. 「さよなら」さえ言えなくて　あなたは違う誰かと 　「Sayonara」 sae ienakute anata wa chigau dareka to 　　I can’t even say “goodbye” as you fall in love with someone else; 恋に落ちてく　幸せそうな顔なんて 　Koi ni ochiteku shiawase sou na kao nante 　　I don’t want to catch sight of your delighted face. 見たくない　だって私はあなたの嫌いなところ 　Mitakunai datte watashi wa anata no kirai na tokoro 　　But even though there isn’t a single thing I dislike about you, 一つも知らない　嫌いになれば楽なのに 　Hitotsu mo shiranai kirai ni nareba raku na no ni 　　and while I knew that it would be easier to cope if I could simply hate you, 泡のように消えてくのでしょう　そうよ私は 　Awa no you ni kieteku no deshou sou yo watashi wa all of this will dissolve into sea foam. That’s right, あなたの幸せ願う　愚かな人魚姫 　Anata no shiawase negau oroka na ningyohime 　　I’m just a foolish ningyohime who prays for your happiness. --- Notes: “Ningyohime” translates into “mermaid,” and the lyrics of this song are drawn from The Little Mermaid. Masashi makes several familiar references to the fairy tale: the “legs that can no longer dance” and the “knife piercing [her] heart” allude to the potion that the Little Mermaid consumed so that she could gain a pair of human legs and dance with the prince she fell in love with, but at the cost of unbearable pain akin to being stabbed with a knife. The "face reposing against your arms" refers to the princess whom the prince eventually marries. The two references to “dissolving into sea foam” are borrowed from the belief that mermaids don’t have a soul and, unlike humans whose souls live on beyond their physical death, mermaids dissolve into sea foam when they die and cease to exist. Further notes that aren't exactly essential, but read on if you want:

If anyone wants to order stuff from FoLLoW's webshop you should probably do it soon! They have already shut down their official LINE account and I won't be surprised if their webshop closes soon. I think @echo got their last T-shirt haha @chemicalpictures I'll translate the lyrics soon. It's one of my favorite FoLLoW's songs as well T__________T

today was the first stop of anfiel's one man tour They will be heading to Osaka tomorrow!! <3

soo.. fuma's instagram posts are full of essay-length reflections (or ramblings, if you're not into those kind of stuff). what i mean are posts like this: i personally enjoy reading them, so just a heads up in case there are ppl like me around? lolol also they seem to be recording some new songs lately, so hoping for some good news soon

hellooo

viv will start touring hokkaido in 2 days' time!!!!! 15(土)札幌Crazy Monkey 16(日)札幌Crazy Monkey 17(月)小樽GOLD STONE then back to honshu 19(水)新宿RUIDO K4 23(日)池袋Black Hole 28(金)名古屋APOLLO BASE 29(土)名古屋HOLIDAY more importantly, wataru and sayuki picpams incoming <333333333333

sounds soo good

Glad you got them safely Thanks for buying ^^

"Truth" was in the encore so it's not in the setlist

Yes there's a last live DVD that they recorded yesterday! It will only be pressed on demand so you will have to preorder it ^^ Preorders will be open until 2016/10/31, 23:59 and it will be delivered at the end of December. Preorder here: https://div.official.ec/items/4336080 It costs 16,200 yen, and comprises the following: 1. 2 DVDs containing full footage of DIV's 2016/10/10 last live 2. Making footage and off-shots of last live 3. Documentary footage of DIV's "Konya wa nettaiya" tour from 2016/04/14 at HEAVEN’S ROCK Utsunomiya to 2016/09/02 at Kumamoto B9 4. A premium booklet that contains every single one of DIV's looks over the years Each set comes in a box with a unique serial number. //EDIT: Updated previous post with verified setlist.

I'm a hugeee fan of Shibuya but i hope this sounds more like Tokyo Shitei than ASTRO BOY lol. Also a little surprised that Ren isn't in the band since they did so many sessions together, but i'm really excited for this lineup as well!