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Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Okay this is my third post of the day... =___=



The live Yahoo! talk just ended. It was supposed to be a 30min talk but it ended 20min later. At the end of the show GLAY signed on some casing for this:




and Teru wore it for a while. It went on auction later...and immediately, I went to the auction page and saw that there were crazy peeps bidding for it at ¥100,000 (the bid started at ¥1). The jump in bid price was scary. There's still another 4 days before the auction ends. lol. It's original price was ¥15,000, part of the LiB tour merchandise. Currently the highest bid is at....¥401,000 (>SGD5000) . If I'm not wrong the proceeds will go to this organisation.

Btw Sashi had black nails...kaawaaiii neeeee. =X

Now Playing : AMERICAN INNOVATION - GLAY


LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL

31.01.2007 release

TOCT-26187 ¥3,000
TOCT-26188  ¥3,800(税込) [+DVD]


Okay I've finally heard the whole album. ...I like the direction in which they're heading. =) I think...the 3 years (2 yrs 10 months to be exact. XD) was worth waiting. (^___^)V


1. ROCK'N'ROLL SWINDLE(album ver.)

* I didn't quite like the remix version. There were quite a few lines which were really unnecessary. ...I'd call it 画蛇添足 (...eh...for non-chinese speakers...it's roughly translated as...draw snake add leg. LOL. wtf.). The single version is enough to satisfy me. The new vocals didn't impress me.

2. 変な夢~THOUSAND DREAMS~

* Ah, the wierd song. I love it. It'd be fun to watch them play this live with Hisashi's playful guitar riffs here and there throughout the song as if trying to show off... heheh.

3. 100万回のKISS

* ...I was hoping they'd put this song somewhere near the end of the album. Don't get me wrong, I like it...but I prefer ballads to be put somewhere near the end.

4. 夏音

* Another ballad. God knows how much I love Natsuoto. Bittersweet ballad and its fairytale-like PV. What more can I ask for? Plus Hisashi's guitar lines were really THERE.

5. AMERICAN INNOVATION

* One of my favorite songs on the album. I totally disliked Jiro's Bugs in my head on their previous album. Kinda gave me a big headache. American Innovation will really make you wanna shake your booty big time. Rocking disco beat, Jiro's catchy bass tunes and Hisashi's cute guitar lines really makes this song worth listening over and oveerrrr again. Go go power raaaanggeeerrrssssss!!! *coughs* Oh anyway, Teru couldn't pronounce world properly...lol. Must be damn difficult for a Japanese to pronounce R and L next to each other. *dies* XDDD I can't wait to watch them play this live...I can imagine Jiro headbanging allllll the way. hee hee.


6. ANSWER(album ver.)

* I'm beginning to dislike this song a wee bit. I don't hate it but I sorta skipped this song a few times before. Maybe I got sick of it after listening to it so many freakin million times. Again...similar to RnRS, I think there are a few unneeded lines added in.

7. 僕達の勝敗

* Pretty ballad. Teru did a great job singing it. AGAIN, at around 4:39min...an unneeded guitar line came in. If you've heard the song you'll most probably know what I'm talking about. It kinda hurt my ears for a bit cos apparently I was blasting the music through a headphone and lying on the bed listening to it. =___=

8. サラギの灯

* I'd like to say that this is my #1 song in the album. It's so freakin' beautiful. I can find no words to describe the song. =X Teru did a great job...really really did. I love the climax at the end...gave me goosebumps. *worships the oh-so-great Takuro*

9. WORLD'S END

* Perhaps I was expecting too much...all I can say is that Coyote, Colored Darkness was way better than WORLD'S END. I don't dislike it but it could have been...I dunno....heavier? Ever since C,CD released in The Frustrated I was anticipating another heavy tune from Hisashi the whole while (i.e. 3 years. T___T). But I'm alright with a little punk I guess. I actually found the song cute. /)___(\

10. SCREAM(album ver.)

* The first time I heard the song I was like....O____O Woah...easy now. It's much heavier than the original version...and I freakin love it. It's probably the best song that has been remixed in the whole album. The only thing I disliked was the solo(if there was any in the first place...-___-). I thought they'd do something about it. I was kinda hoping they'd use the solo from the PV version.


11. 恋

* Rock ballad rocks. lol.

12. I will~

* Actually after listening to the album I thought that it wasn't as bad as I thought it was. It's just that the chorus was way too repetitive. Other than that the arrangement was beautiful.


13. LAYLA(album ver.)

* For some reasons I can't seem to catch what the remix was all about. =/ But I've liked this song all this while...waaaaay back when it was first played at RnRS concert last year. Gives me the glam rock feel.

14. MIRROR

* I thought Hisashi's guitar lines were a little emotionless. I've always loved the way he adds ambiance into any song with his guitar melodies. Apparently it's lacking a little in this song. But still it's a pretty tune, though I wouldn't have thought of it being the ending song for the album. =/ wierdness.



I think LiB will replace The Frustrated at second spot....Heavy Gauge is still my all time favorite. I must say that Teru really did a great job. Thank god he quit smoking. Sashi should quit too! >=( ... 尚さん=芋野郎!(笑) By the way...I think my copy of the album will only come tomorrow...together with 100man kai no kiss.



Hmmm...Just for today, I feel like as though I'm the happiest girl on earth. =)




Okaaaay...enough of rambling...I'm gonna catch Bleach 110 before GLAY's appearance on Yahoo! at 8. ^___^ あああああああ~~~~~今日は幸せね~~~~ <3

Now Playing : Without me - Suite Chic




I believe in Japan a majority could actually get it yesterday. GLAY's gonna make an appearance on Yahoo! live talk tonight. 楽しね!No appearance on MS this week...probably gonna be on the next show.


[credits: ichigo for LiB banner]

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Now Playing : Six Day Wonder - The Straightener


DBCN just ended. Jiro played all 6 of the new songs from the album.

American Innovation - Was a little disappointed after listening to the whole thing. I thought it was gonna be a mind blowing song after listening to the trial at the site. I thought it could do with a heavier disco feel to it. But the drums and bass were really good. The lyrics...are crazy. It looked like as if Hisashi wrote it.

Saragi no tou (or is it saragi no hi?!)- sounds quite dark to me...might possibly be my fav track in the album. Teru did a damn fine job singing it.

World's End - omg. I was freakin' surprised when I heard it. It sounded a little too cute. lol. It wasn't as heavy as I thought it would be, but I still like it...heheh. The intro reminded me of Sex Pistol's My Way. I'm desperately waiting for the translation of the lyrics. >___< Sashi and his obssession with cats.


Bokutachi no shouhai was okay....I liked Mirror, especially when it came to the chorus. Didn't like Teru's I Will~...it's too repetitive....and I thought it was gonna be a pretty ballad. =(

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Now Playing : Cut me free - Olivia Lufkin

oooooh shit. I missed Teru's radio programme last night. Apparently I fell asleep before it even started yah. And to my HORROOOOOOOOOOR, he played 5 songs off LiB. ...sadness. =( Nvm...I'll catch DBCN this Saturday... sobz.

GLAY's gonna be on YAHOO live talk next wednesday, same day as LiB release. Starts at 8pm sg time. Might be on music station on 2/2...but it's sashi's birthday. It'll be bad to make him work on his birthday! T____T sobs. But I'm still hoping they'll be on MS asap. >=D

Yahoo interview

100 man kai no kiss clinched no.1 on the first day of release and the same spot for the weekly ranking on the oricon chart. Waaaaaaay to goooooooo.

Ah anyway I'm on my way to complete FF12. lol. Almost 60 hours clocked in, and my party's a damn power house, especially with Reddas in my party as guest currently, he rocks when he's in berserk mode. All of my main members have maxed out their 3X MP extensions and are around lvl 55, and with the sage rings they're literally almost invincible. hohoho. I'm gonna try wacking hell wyrm some day. That idiot has around 8million HP. lol. Like what...my characters only have a measly 4k. haahaa. For now, I'm literally breezing through boss fights. I think after that whole Ridorana Cataract business is over, I'm gonna finish off all the sidequests before proceeding to Sky Fortress Bahamut...I think doing the SQs could mean another 60 hours of gameplay. =_____=

BY THE WAY I QUIT MY JOB. Back to hardcore gaming.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

FREAKING SHIT.

Okay so I thought last week that the job at NTUC Income wasn't THAT bad. I mean...I was just sitting around....learning about some dumb policies. How bad can it be? The fucked up part has yet to come at that point. So I started picking up calls yesterday, and I'm astonished by the number of persistant and fucked up customers calling the hotline and literally screaming their heads off, right into my poor ear. Dear lords, I've to spend like half an hour trying to explain how things works and they don't even give a hoot, insisting that they want to speak to the superviser cos apparently they thought they might give in to them. Whatever loh. It's a law by law basis. No matter how much they scream nothing's gonna be changed. I can't believe how low I stooped when I even started apologising to the fucking customers (AND MY PAY'S ONLY 7 PER HR OKAY!? fucking shit. So not worth it to get scolded just for that freakin 7 bucks.). The moral of the story is: read your documents properly before signing up the policy. The stuff's obviously written black and white on paper.

I'm gonna quit this screwed job. Argh. Please be nice to phone operators. They're really just a bunch of innocent people trying to earn a living.
...I'm never EVER gonna do any customer service job ever again.

This is all so damn wacked.

Saturday, January 20, 2007

Now Playing : Mirror (live) - GLAY




Darn freaking tired after a week at work. Next week's probably gonna be like hell. *dies* I hope I won't get too many difficult customers!


Went shopping with momma today. Bought 2 dresses and a pair of shoes. Spending $ like there's no tomorrow. Dieeeeeeeee.







kawaii ne!??? heehee.




Ah anyways some kind soul uploaded the preview of Love is Beautiful on youtube. It was included in 100man kai no KISS single's DVD. I'm so in love with Teru's I Will~. Saragi no hi and Mirror sounds freakingly good too! Jiro's American Innovation sounded like....go go power rangers!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA*SNORTS*. Heard from fans who have went to the LiB lives that Sashi's World's End is totally hardcore. heehee. Typical tono-chan.


Click MEEEEEEEEEE





HSSS updated. There's gonna be YET another single release. It's currently named as Kodou (loooool. I liked DeG's kodou. heheh) and it's gonna be the theme song of a movie. 4th April release.

Edit: Just watched yesterday's music station. For those of you who have watched it too, notice GLAY's temporary drummer(Toshi's probably busy then?) picking up the drum stick he dropped just before Hisashi's solo. lol. Must have hella panicked! He heng heng picked it up before the transition....otherwise he DIE. /)___(\ New keyboardist looks decent enough. Uncle Teru did a great job at singing (and remembering the lyrics. heheh.).

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Now Playing : Infection - Onitsuka Chihiro


I got the job at NTUC Income. What the hell...and I was like thinking...there's no way I'm getting that job. I got all confused by the job agent and the guy at ntuc income. Both were called Patrick and I was like...huh? Who is who? haahaa. At first I thought they were the same person. Yah anyway the people in my training class are nice lah...except for JIE YI. haahaaa. JUST KIDDING. Was quite surprised when I was filling some form cos I saw her name on it. HER SIGNATURE UGLY HANDWRITING. HAHAHAHAAA. Yeah...hopefully I can stick to this job lah. Seems to be quite scary after training period. But at least I get paid. heehee. moneh moneh come to meeee.


GLAY's LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL tour has just started. On the first live there were quite a few interesting moments. Jiro dropped his bass again...and audience caught the other three members laughing at him. Talk bout bad case of butter fingers. Uncle Teru screwed SHUTTER SPEEDS for a little too (Actually I'm quite surprised, he's been singing that song for GOD KNOWS HOW MANY TIMES). Sashi wore hat again. A different one this time...some ultra pimpin' hat with white feathers (NO PINK!? NO PURPLE!? sadness...T___T ).

By the way this Friday's music station is gonna be interesting, Besides GLAY playing 100man kai no kiss which I'm not really excited about, EXILE, Kimura Kaela, Shiina Ringo, Ken Hira, etc. are gonna be on the programme as well. tanoshi yo!

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Now Playing : Baby don't Cry - Namie Amuro
Baby don't Cry - Namie Amuro
24.1.2007 release

Liked the A-side, disliked the B-side. Apparently the B-side had the same melody as White Light. No idea whether there's supposed to be anything linking both songs. I just don't like it.

Person from Kelly Services called. A few times that is. Don't know they're doing..seriously. One of them called whether I'm interested in some customer services job at NTUC Income, another person called a few minutes later and asked if I wanted a job as a CASHIER. Of course I turned down that cashier job. God knows how much I've to pay the company for all those unbalanced receipts. Probability of getting the job at NTUC Income is probably around 0.00000001%. You get what I mean.

Anyway I freakin' love to listen to Jiro's DBCN. He plays good music. Thanks to the programme I've found this band called EGO-WRAPPIN'. They play generally Jazz and Blues. Pretty neat. Love the vocals! I'm looking for [Mothership]...argh...so difficult to find their stuff! Oh oh! Another song by the Straightener was played...SIX DAY WONDER. That song's good too. At first I was trying really hard to figure out the name of the band...it was in katakana...haaha. So from the characters it read....su-to-re-i-te-na. Took me a good 5 minutes to figure out it read Straightener. LOL. I suck at figuring out katakana stuff. Seems as though GLAY members have a liking for My Chemical Romance from the songs they're playing. heehee. Cuteness.





Went shopping with momma and sis. Bought shoes...exactly the same as sis' but different size of course!





Currently watching: Kyou Kara Maou! (今日からマ王!)
...Flushed down the toilet bowl...PRICELESS. XD



Sunday, January 07, 2007

Now Playing : FAKE - Mr. Children

School started on Wednesday...not like as if it concerns me! HA! Actually I kind of miss hanging out at school, but at least I don't have to wake up at UNGODLY HOURS (i.e 5.30am). God knows how sleep deprived I've been. I'm hoping that I'll get the relief teaching job though. I don't mind waking up early...as long as money comes in.


So here's what I've been doing for two months...sobs...the monotonous life of a jobless girl.


part time hard core gamer. =___=



日本語を勉強します! よし!




折り紙... Kinda ugly isn't it? It was supposed to be a balrog but in the midst of folding it I realised it's better off being a unicorn with wings. LOL. That poor thing can hardly stand on its own.

Other than those mentioned, I've been sleeping more than anyone else...and surfing the net all day (5urfr1d3r!!!! heehee.) That pretty sums up how I spent my time. Not once did I went out to do some jogging or whatever shits. hohoho. I hate exercising.

Went out with parents to do some grocery shopping. Walked around abit before that...and bought a bag at Isetan. Have been eyeing on it for a while...just waiting for a sale. Guess my patience paid off! heheh.

bag by pan belle... <3>

Okay I've been listening to quite a few albums/singles by various artiste...here are the good stuff I've found...

My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade (album)



Pretty good album with a few catchy songs. I thought [This is how I disappear] was the best song on the album. [Dead] is also good too. I've noticed that Hisashi played it a few times on CNCFMM. I thought the intro guitar lines are fabulous, but my favorite's still the former.
Tracklist:

1. The End.
2. Dead!
3. This Is How I Disappear
4. The Sharpest Lives
5. Welcome To The Black Parade
6. I Don't Love You
7. House Of Wolves
8. Cancer
9. Mama
10. Sleep
11. Teenagers
12. Disenchanted
13. Famous Last Words


Mr. Children - FAKE (single)
Pretty song. Not really into Mr. Children but some of their songs are really good.


CDs to look out for...

Nakashima Mika - Mienai Hoshi (single)

I've heard a 45sec trailer on her site and it sounds good. I prefer her ballads.

Yuna Ito's releasing her first album next month too. Lots of stuff to anticipate.


Have been listening religiously to Teru's and Jiro's radio programmes lately, hoping that they would give a sneak preview to their new album. Jiro has played an instrumental of his song American Innovation while talking over it. I was hoping he would stop talking for a moment but he didn't. Sounds good though. Pretty heavy. Other than that nothing new has been played, except for 100 man kai no kiss. I've to admit that FM 802 really rocks. I love that Osakan hot 100 thingie. heehee.


GLAY'll be gracing the front cover of WHAT's IN February issue...look out for it! I'm getting all excited bout the promo stuff they're gonna do for their new album and single. More tv appearances plsssssss!!! @_____@

Links:
Here's a site I found interesting - Hypothetical Planets


Tuesday, January 02, 2007


HSSS updated with a new page for the album...

Artiste:GLAY
Title:LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL
Release: January 31, 2007
Price: 3,000yen
3,800yen (+dvd) tax in

Tracklist:


01. ROCK'N'ROLL SWINDLE

02. 変な夢~THOUSAND DREAMS~

03. 100万回のKISS

04. 夏音

05. AMERICAN INNOVATION

06. ANSWER

07. 僕達の勝敗

08. サラギの灯

09. WORLD'S END

10. SCREAM

11. 恋

12. I will~

13. LAYLA

14. MIRROR



American Innovation written by Jiro, World's End* by Hisashi and I Will~ by Teru. Scream and Answer are collaboration songs with EXILE and Himuro Kyosuke respectively.

* -> collaboration between Vivienne Westwood & Malcolm McLaren (manager of Sex Pistols) for their WORLD'S END Pirate collection. The Sex Pistols donned these apparels.

ANSWER, SCREAM, Rock 'N' Roll SWINDLE, & LAYLA in the album are album-mix versions.
It was mentioned that rock lovers will like it.



Actually I wasn't exactly oh-so-damned excited about the album at first...mainly because of the 8 already released songs. But I'm looking forward to the album mixed versions. Yum. The album cover looks great too. Black and white. It's so them. Plus the car looks so chic.



100 man kai no Kiss PV's already out. Song's so so only. The video reminds me of HOWEVER's PV.