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「 Don't know why this love gotta be 難しい
I'm the 宇宙の super lover バーバルなのに」
Let's talk about EXILE
Laughter and good art are probably in my top ten best things about the human experience. It's not hard to make me laugh, and a lot of things make art “good”/enjoyable for me, so I have a pretty nice time.
I started listening to EXILE after I first heard their song "Together" on the jdrama HOTMAN. The music video was surprising because it featured the two singers surrounded by the four backup dancers, who turned out to be permanent members of the group.
This was so different from acts I'd seen before, like Chemistry with its two singers, or Morning Musume with its large rotating roster of singer/dancers, or even w-inds. with its backup dancers who were also backup singers/rappers. It had a chaotic vibe that appealed to me, but also showed the dancers respect for their contributions to performances.
A couple years later, a genius came up with the idea to have EXILE, a jr&b group comprised largely of dancers, to collaborate with GLAY, a progressive rock band. The song was cool and apparently sold super well, but the music video was so silly.
On the left, you see one of EXILE's singers dancing between two of GLAY's guitarists, while three of EXILE's dancers dance in a circle around them. On the right, all four members of GLAY and all six members of EXILE stand lined up against a wall, looking tough(?). So unnecessary. It was ART. I loved it.
When Atsushi, my preferred singer (sorry, Shun!) went solo, I followed his career and forgot about EXILE for a while. I looked them up again recently and discovered that at their highest enrollment, they had seventeen members, and as of 2022, they had fourteen, with still just two listed as "vocal" on their official website.
This is my favorite live performance of “song for you.” It’s apparently Shun’s (black hat) last performance with the group before he withdraws for his solo activities. Atsushi loses composure briefly at the end, and Shun checks in with him to make sure he’s okay. Meanwhile, the song they’re singing is reassuring the listener that they’re not alone during whatever ordeal they’re experiencing and it’ll be okay. What a beautiful moment between people who care about each other.
Cue the dancers doing body rolls in the foreground. ART. 🤣
I LOVE THIS GROUP SO MUCH.
「When did your heart stop loving me? 壊れそうだよ 息をしてる心に ふれてほしいのに Why did my heart cry loving me? 張り裂けそうに 愛がナイフのようなんだ SO 渇いたTrue Heart」
"When did your heart stop loving me? my breathing heart seems broken despite craving your touch Why did my heart cry loving me? a love ready to burst is like a knife so thirsty for a true heart"
I LOVE “FIRST LOVE”
Utada released the single when she was 16. She wrote and sang this beautiful song about love and heartbreak and. I have never gotten over it.
Ken Hirai brings more mellow wistfulness to it. Also, I just love him.
Keisuke Kuwata from Southern All Stars brings more nostalgic sorrow to it. Great singer, great band. Listen to “Tsunami.”
I’m just obsessed.
Edit: See? I just opened an episode of Music Station and they're obsessed, too.
MYZTIK – DEVAST
DEVAST
Lyrics, composed, arranged, & produced by Lei-K
運の良かったこの旅に未来へは
太陽褪せたまの暗闇に星空で
付与きっとなら望むいて安らぎて
平和戻すにね海と土地世界でも
十年合格行った最後の日果て前に 自由への道を失った
忘れた傷跡だけも痛みにと体を 涙目に溢れているの
やんて圧力など苦しくで闇達なら
不安手放すなしてと解放て恐れない
もうを悲しみの寂しさと静かさと
あ即が光なれかその先青空雲で？ まだ希望があるを以内人生に
無邪気合うそれぞれ一つの微笑みで 繋がる夢みざし限りこれ
もうを悲しみの寂しさと静かさと
©︎ RêVELiSM
MYZTIK – forgiveness
forgiveness
Lyrics, composed, arranged, & produced by Lei-K
言えないでも 見えないでも 消すれないで思い長てみる
何もからない気付くてるを 同じ感じて記憶の中で
有罪いて伝える嘘 ごめんだから本当にある
離れないでくださいより 独り自分の闇に寂しがり
溢れるの涙をする瞳に顔が悲しくても
さよならとか歩いて遥か葉書を残す後ろに果て
戻ってこない帰りさ 立ち去るなしでるも 辿りの足音で聞こえるよほら
付け根を永別ね家族やと友人 属するに他所してどこに許しい
祈る夢大切に愛してなれ
輝き夜周り散策繋いで手白雪の雨ですを空
彷徨い風近くに服で 守るただいてあなたが痛くな
助けてあれ苦しみはこと不明の飢えとあの突然死ぬも
囁きが耳言葉にそっと眠りつつく空の部屋けれど
断片に落ちてる心の消えて前 改めるは異なる人ずっと
憧れ感じている小さな願いため この強い胸に上げて高いに
待っている明日来るあの日にある
©︎ RêVELiSM
Cirque du Globe.
Instrumental demo for MYZTIK’s song track, “DEVAST”.
Keep calm and feel like dance. Dedicated to Tetsuya Komuro & globe.
Ace (Gangreen globe).
Official logo for my virtual band, MYZTIK.
Usotsuki (Liar)
So, I’ve recently started listening to Japanese music, or as people call it; J-pop, and I cannot get the song out of my head.
Actually, I’ve always loved J-pop music, any kind of Asian music. They’re so addicting to listen to.
I’ve discovered a band called Yorushika, and they’re a rock-band duo that are very secretive, never shown their face in real life, or even in their music videos.
Well, anyhoo, enough about my rambling, let’s get on with the show, haha. I loved the song called “Usotsuki” which means “Liar”, by Yorushika. I have the song fully translated, so let’s go!
The rain and flower petals fall
I only imagined your blushing cheeks
I’m always drinking a bucket full of moonlight
Really, it tastes like the night
A weak, transparent taste
I don’t mind if you smile and say, “is that so?”, though
I’m waiting for you
After summer ends, the town is quiet
I finally got back into my room
Night came
And I’m admiring such a beautiful moon alone
Really, my tears were made of gems back then
I don’t mind if you smile and say, “is that so?”, though
I’ve forgotten your voice long ago
Both the memories and the love inside me have died
I’m heading towards that summer, when we walked the beach where the wind doesn’t blow
I want to hear you say goodbye
I can’t even say a word
As if I’m just falling into a slumber
And, like that, I’m waiting for you
I grew older by a year
Then, spring arrived to greet this empty room
I’m drinking love, by scooping it up with a bottomless ladle
Really, it’s bland, and I get thirstier the more I drink it
I don’t mind if you smile and say, “is that so?”, though
I’m waiting for the night
I want to hear your humming
I can’t even say a word
As if I’m just falling into a slumber
And, like that, I’m waiting for you
I don’t remember how your eyes looks like
I’m not drawing the shape of your mouth
I can’t even say a word
And I’m not waiting for you
I don’t recognize your nose
I’m not imagining your cheeks
Even “goodbye” remains unsaid
And, like that, you’re becoming the night
And there you have it! The whole song translated!
For those who don’t know what this is about, I can’t tell since it’s a spoiler, but I will say one thing: it’s related to the movie “A Whisker Away”. Really cute movie!
Thank you all for reading my blogs so far, it really means a lot! I love you all! ❤️
It’s that one thing. Tamago
Yeah I’m not sure what I’m doing.