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Sakura from L'arc~en~ciel
What Sakura is up to is really not a mystery. He's playing with tons of bands.
There's even a really thorough English Wikipedia page about him:
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チバ ユウスケ
Oh shit, I take back what I said about none of mine being enduring. I just realized I've had a crush on Chiba Yusuke for like 6~8 years now. God, time flies.
He is starting to look his age recently, but the combination of the grizzled old rock star image he's built up in the last ten years or so and the cute, playful side that comes out in videos like Calendar Girl still just kills me.
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I have a few here and there, but it's never anything enduring since I don't fantasize about going on dates and stuff like that - it's mainly just a visual thing.
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Person 4: Hahahaha, you think VII is the best? What a scrub! TRUE fans know that VI is the best game ever made. KEFKA LITERALLY DESTROYS THE ENTIRE WORLD, HOW COOL IS THAT!? Where's my fucking Final Fantasy VI remake Square!?!?!?!?
VI is the best though.
Was so happy that they actually made a GBA version of it so I could play it on the train during my commute.
Then I broke my GBA screen like a few months later.
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その手伸ばして / Reach Out Your Hand
Music and Lyrics: Shingo Kanehiro
The time when I was putting on my Kamen Rider transformation belt
And fighting against an imaginary villain
When was that again?
Before I even noticed it was happening I was about to turn thirty
Huh? Did I plan to become like this?
No, this can’t be right
What do you think?
Doraemon should come and help me achieve some of my dreams too
Because it’s not fair if he only helps Nobita, right?
I’d completely forgotten
Say “If you believe in your dream it’ll come true”
Face the future with hope
And reach out your hand
Go! Go!
We’re advancing into a future that no one can predict
Light up your hope
There’s no time for standing around
Go! Go!
Go to where your heart is leading you, without distractions
Living like this, you’ll never want to die
Because of people like Shocker and Gian*,
I started doing nothing but running
And I started to fade away
The truth is, I should be living my life for myself
That’s it, I’ll reach out my hand
Burn up your whole supply of life
Fly! Fly!
Aim for the light
There’s no time to be afraid
Fly! Fly!
Gather up your courage
And face the future your heart desires
Living like this, you’ll never want to come down
Go! Go!
Light up your hope
Fly! Fly!
Make your life burn with passion
Go! Go!
Towards the future that’s not yet in sight
Fly! Fly!
Reach for the light
There are times in life when you’re worn out, flying so low that you’re skimming the ground,
But so you don’t have any regrets, I hope you’ll keep pushing forward
Born into this saturated world,
We get lost and confused, but no matter how many mistakes you make, it’s okay
Just reach out your hand
Heading towards an unknown future
Go! Go!
Light up your hope
There’s no time for standing around
Go! Go!
Without being distracted
Go to where your heart is leading you
Living like this, you’ll never want to die
Notes:
*Shocker is apparently an evil organization from Kamen Rider, and Gian is a kid from Doraemon
その手伸ばして / Sono te nobashite
RAIDAA no henshinBERUTO tsuke
Kasou no aku o taoshite
Ita no nante sa
Itsu dakke na
Kizukeba misoji mae
Are? Konna boku
Egaite ita kke
Iiya, chigau yo na
Kimi wa dou omou?
Doraemon
Boku ni mo
Nanika chotto
Yume o ataete
Nobita dake zurui yo na
Wasurete-shimatte ita
Shinzureba yume wa kanau tte
Kibou ni mukatte
Sono te nobashite
Issunsaki wa yami no mirai e
Ike ike
Kibou o tomoshite
Mou botoshite iru jikan wa nai zo
Ike ike
Wakime mo furazu ni
Kokoro no muku saki e
Kono mama
Shi ni yuku no nante
Nozonja inai ze
SHOKKAA ya
JAIAN no
Sei ni bakka shite
Nigeten natte
Toozakatte iku
Bakari darou
Hontou wa
Kono boku no
Boku ni yoru
Boku no tame no
Jinsei no hazu darou
Saa
Sono te nobashite
Isshoubun no inochi o moyashite
Tobe tobe
Hikari o mezashite
Mou kowagatte iru jikan wa nai zo
Tobe tobe
Yuuki o shibotte
Kokoro no muku saki e
Kono mama
Ochi yuku no nante
Nozonja inai ze
Ike ike
Kibou o tomoshite
Tobe tobe
Inochi o moyashite
Ike ike
Mada minu mirai e
Tobe tobe
Hikari o mezashite
Yoreyore no hikou de
Jimen ni
Suresure no jinsei datte
YEAH YEAH
Koukai no nai you ni
Sugoshite ikitakute
Konna houwa na jidai ni umare
YEAH YEAH
Nani o mayotte iru
Nando hema o shitatte
Ii jan
YEAH YEAH
Sono te nobashite
Issunsaki wa yami no mirai e
Ike ike
Kibou o tomoshite
Mou botoshite iru jikan wa nai zo
Ike ike
Wakime mo furazu ni
Kokoro no muku saki e
Kono mama
Shi ni yuku no nante
Nozonja inai ze
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宇宙戦隊NOIZ (Or UCHUSENTAI:NOIZ whatever they go by now)I loved this band, albums like EGO-style where amazing to me. Such energy and fun packed into albums.Then they just turned so plain? It was around 2008/09 I dunno, the energy was gone for me & now I cant enjoy them anywhere near as much as I used too. sad really.METEORS, though!
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I've never dated because I'm an awkward nerd, but I remember pointing out some guys I had crushes on in school to a new friend and she was like "So, what type of guy do you like? First you showed me an Indian guy, then a white guy, then an Asian one...", so I guess somewhere between options #3 and 5.
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Really happy to see Ishige and Nobu sticking together.
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Posting my sketchy translation here mainly just to highlight the A+ music video they made for this song.
I feel good about some parts of it, but what I have for the chorus is probably at least a little off. I put asterisks at the end of a few lines that might be very wrong. If you have any corrections, don't hesitate to let me know.
http://en.musicplayon.com/play?v=825441
彼女はゾンビ / My Girlfriend is a Zombie
Music and Lyrics: HISASHI
[Let me bite you to death]
Everybody fall in love!
Get hot until you’re burning up
Everybody, can’t you feel the love?
An aphrodisiac is dripping from her lips
Hey listen up, my girlfriend
Her skin is grotesque, but her voice is so sad
Hey listen up, my girlfriend
She’s a native gothic girl
Even if my girlfriend is a zombie,
I love her like she’s still alive
If I get bitten, well, that’s life
A revolution from the back of my neck*
In the end, my girlfriend is a zombie
And we just love each other more and more**
I’m trembling, but I’m still alive
When I feel her bite, I’m completely taken over***
Instead of walking, it’s a slow, boogie-ing love story
Guinea pig battalion walking dead
Regan spider walk
I am a hero, Sangeria
Biohazard Cerberus
Twenty-four hours a day, she’s a zombie
A restless woman “of the dead”
In this apocalyptic age, every day is Halloween
My bride is a goddess of death
Always, my girlfriend is a zombie
It’s love, it’s love, but when she bites, it makes people sick****
This world is already engulfed by a pandemic
And it’s on the verge of spreading
Is all of this true story fiction?
The nation, the broadcaster, the news – that’s right, all of them are lying
It’s a world we can’t influence right away
Truth is becoming stranger than fiction
“Mogi-san, over here, over here!”
“Hisashi-kun, cut it out! Doesn’t it seem like your girlfriend’s condition is getting worse?”
“It’s okay, it’s totally okay! I think she likes you Mogi-san!”
“Iyaa, she’s definitely going to bite meee!”
“Ah!”
“Look, she bit me~~~!!”
“(・ω<)”
[Let me bite you to death]
Even if my girlfriend is a zombie,
I love her like she’s still alive
If I get bitten, well, that’s life
A revolution from the back of my neck*
In the end, my girlfriend is a zombie
And we just love each other more and more**
I’m trembling, but I’m still alive
When I feel her bite, I’m completely taken over***
Instead of walking, it’s a slow, boogie-ing love story
The public has assembled and the leader has arrived*****
Notes:
*As in when she bites him on the back of the neck, he’ll change into a zombie too, I think. Although, it could be talking about when she was bitten and it changed their lives…
**,***,****,*****Really not sure about these lines, so I’d take them with a grain of salt
彼女はゾンビ / Kanojo wa Zombie
[LET ME BITE YOU TO DEATH]
EVERYBODY koi o shiyou ze!
Moeru hodo atsuku
EVERYBODY ai o kanjinai ka?
Kuchibiru kara biyaku
Nee kiite ORE no kanojo
Hada GUROi koe wa EMOi
Nee kiite ORE no kanojo
NEITIBU GOSHIKKU GAARU
Datte kanojo wa ZONBI
Ikiteru you ni aishiteru
Kamarete sore mo jinsei
Kubisuji kara no REBORYUUSHON
Kekka kanojo wa ZONBI
Suki koso mono no jouzu nare
ZOtto shite mada zonmei
Kande kanjiru kanzen shihai
Aruku yori SUROO na BUGI no RABU SUTOORII
GINIIPIGGU BATARIAN UOOKINGU DEDDO
RIIGAN SUPAIDAA UOOKU
AI AMU A HIIROO SANGERIA
BAIOHAZAADO KERUBEROSU
Netemo-sametemo kimi wa ZONBI
Ki mo sozoro OBU ZA DEDDO
Yomosue mainichi ga HAROUIN
Hanayome wa shinigami
Zutto kanojo wa ZONBI
Ai da koi da o kande yanda
Mohaya kono yo PANDEMIKKU
Kakusan sareru nazo ni mo semaru
Jitsuwa subete ga FIKUSHON?
Kokumin SO BUROODOKYASUTAA
Jouhou sousa zenbu
Tadachi ni eikyou no nai sedai
Jijitsu wa shousetsu yori mo kanari ki nari
“Mogi-san KOCCHI KOCCHI!”
“HISASHI-kun yameyou yo, kanojo nanka guai waru-sou da yo?”
“Daijoubu daijoubu! Mogi-san mo ki ni iru to omou yo!”
“Iya zettai kamuttee!”
“A!”
“Hora kanda~~~!!”
“(・ω<)”
[LET ME BITE YOU TO DEATH]
Datte kanojo wa ZONBI
Ikiteru you ni aishiteru
Kamarete sore mo jinsei
Kubisuji kara no REBORYUUSHON
Kekka kanojo wa ZONBI
Suki koso mono no jouzu nare
ZOtto shite mada zonmei
Kande kanjiru kanzen shihai
Aruku yori SUROO na BUGI no RABU SUTOORII
Morobito kozorite shu wa kimaseri
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So tempted to buy this right now.
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I've never cared for AAA, but Mitsuhiro Hidaka is absurdly adorable. Really happy that he's producing so much solo stuff.
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Wagakki Band have lovely outfits, but the music does absolutely nothing for me.
Going the opposite way, if we're not limited to just Japanese bands:
Enuff Z'Nuff have some great songs, but their early videos and clothes are an abomination even by hair metal standards. It's a shame that this is the image people are always going to associate with their work:
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2.5 is ok/average, 3.5 is very good, 4.5 is a contender for favourite release of the year.
SKY-HI x SALU - Say Hello to My Minions
Suck a Stew Dry - N/A
Shiggy Jr. - Koishitara Baby
SALU - Good Morning
callme - Confession
Various Artists - ROCK IN DISNEY~Season of the Beat
SKY-HI - Chronograph
ONIGAWARA - Yokubou
GalapagosS – Coming new ground
Shonannokaze - Hanabi
Unblock - Asu no ubugoe
ROTTENGRAFFTY - So...Start
MONOEYES - Get Up EP
LEGO BIG MORL – end-end
DAOKO - もしも僕らがGAMEの主役で / ダイスキ with TeddyLoid / BANG!
Avanchick – Jinsei Game
lovefilm - lovefilm
DE DE MOUSE – summer twilight
USOTSUKI - Isshoubun no Love Letter
Bentham - ExP
GLAY - DEATHTOPIA
SKY-HI - Catharsis
Shiggy Jr. - Beautiful Life
Last update: Nov. 11
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Zoolander 2. I love the first Zoolander movie, and I went into it with extremely low expectations, but the ending (and most of the middle, tbh) was just so bad. I was actually shocked that it wasn't supposed to be a dream, it made so little sense.
There are a few fun moments that made it worth seeing (Kiefer Sutherland, Mugatu and the lotion commercial), and some of the costumes are cool, but a lot of the scenes are downright insulting to watch. I don't know why comedy sequels insist on inserting such lazy, heavy-handed references to the original film. The parts with the kid are just brutal too.
I'll give Ben Stiller one thing, though: he looks fabulous for his age. Makeup is probably a big part of it, but he barely looks any older in this one than in the first movie.
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^They only have like three videos and a teaser on Youtube, but I'd go with this song:
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Man, Chiba has so much stamina recently. I swear The Birthday just released an album and he's already got two more done.
Glad they're continuing with this project since it seems like Imai really brings out his fun side.
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Gotta throw in a mention for this
videosong here too, for obvious reasons.I also dance like an idiot to UCHUSENTAI:NOIZ's "Sentimental Dropkick". It's gloriously cheesy fun.
Speaking of cheesy, there was a fairly obscure American glam/sleaze rock band called Electric Angels that was formed by members of another band I like, and for some reason I find their song "Rattlesnake Kisses" irresistible to dance to. Couldn't say why, since I don't really care for the rest of their stuff, but something about that song gets me every time.
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BIG UP
Music and Lyrics: KENTA
Odore odore muchuu de
Muragaru shuumatsu no doyoubi
Samishisa o umeru you ni motome-au nettaiya
Odore yoidore chuu e
Itadaku shuumatsu no gohoubi
Iya mo iya mo suki no uchi
Izanaou nettaiya
“Ichido IKAshi nido IKAshi sando ikasu” awai kitai ni kotae uragiranaide
Hajirai sute koshi yurasu hodo
Hamatta wana
Ki o tsukero yo aibou
“BYE BYE mata ne” amai koe de
Ma-ma-ma-matte yo
Tsugi wa nan you?
“BYE BYE mata ne
Mata kondo ne”
Gossori nukare karappo ni natta
Nanimokamo shigekiteki ii onna
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! A kara hajimari
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! Yoku no kesshou
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Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
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Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
Sono mama arinomama no sugata
Odore odore muchuu de
Muragaru shuumatsu no doyoubi
Iya mo iya mo suki no uchi
Izanaou nettaiya
“Ichido IKAshi nido IKAshi sando ikasu” awai kitai ni kotae uragiranaide
“BYE BYE mata ne
Mata kondo ne”
Gossori nukare karappo ni natta
Nanimokamo shigekiteki ii onna
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Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
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Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
Kurakute semai irikunda ana
Tashikame-nagara asebanda hada
Gossori nukare karappo ni natta
Makkuro kami de AHIRU-guchi tareme
Nanimokamo shigekiteki ii onna
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Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
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Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
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Muzukashii hanashi nara dareka ni makasete
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BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
Sono mama arinomama no sugata o azukete
BIG UP! BIG UP! BIG UP! HI AND LOW
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I've never listened to any of the bands, but NMFT is always fun, so I'm probably going to one of the Toronto dates. Most likely Soybomb again since my friend can only stay late on Friday.
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Man, the things I've missed. First I find out the Bang Tango movie was released, then that they did a reunion show with the original line-up, and now there's glorious old live footage of them like this on Youtube.
God, that's a fabulous version of Soul to Soul at 9:23.
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Weird coincidence: apparently the guy that's been making a documentary about Bang Tango for the past few years just released it for free online last month.
It gets a little heavy handed trying to make you believe that they're not a hair metal band and that Love After Death is a lost masterpiece (it's really not that hard to find now that the internet exists), and it's sad to watch Joe slowly deteriorate as the video gets more current, but wow, that early live footage is great. -
Hanoi Rocks are basically essential listening for anyone not familiar with glam or sleaze rock. While some people lump them in with hair metal bands, their sound is much more punk rock/rock n roll, and it’s timeless, fun and eclectic. They also inspired some of the biggest bands from the hair metal scene, like Guns N Roses, Motley Crue, etc.
While Tesla were fairly successful, I always feel like they don’t get enough love, so I was really happy to see Lestat mention them in the intro post for this thread.
Bang Tango are a hidden gem, IMO. Love the dark, funky vibe they had on the “Dancin on Coals” album in particular. Joe LeSte used to have such a sexy voice. It's a shame that he's such a wreck these days.
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Man, the second you put something up for free on Kijiji, no matter how broken or crappy it looks, suddenly eight people are like "What's the address? I can be there in an hour!". Might not even have to pay someone to take the junk out of our garage at this rate.