- i will listen whenever i got so angry: HEADACHE MAN ♥ "shut up mother f*ker DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" xD *relief*
- makes me want to dance: SILLY GOD DISCO ♥ Dance dance dance along with Ruki~ *tapping feet n shaking body*
- made me cried: Reila ♥ err.. there is a post about this song..
- inspired me n couraged me a lot: Miseinen ♥ 傷付いて…泣きたい時は大空に向かって大声で叫んでみて ♥ i dont want to forget to myself, i want to be as i am ...
- i loved so much that makes me needed it like a drug: DISTRESS AND COMA ♥ odoru odoru nemurasete to odoru yamanu namida ♥ I dance, dance, dance when I'm allowed to sleep. These unrelenting tears...
- delighting me always and makes me feel young: LINDA~Candydive Pinky Heaven~ ♥ Pingky haven, bloordy helll~ the way Ruki sung it defines cuteness
- the best LIVE: Chizuru (A thousand Paper Cranes) LIVE ♥ very emotional song. n yet the best live version i ever listened, it is even better than the audio version.
current mood! *repeatedly listening to HEADACHE MAN*
Released Year: 2008 Talent: the GazettE (Ruki's voice is used ♥) Slogan: Wear the GazettE (in Jap) BGM: Guren (which jul feels not that suitable for this commercial. perhaps sumthing more nostalgic like Ganges ni Akai Bara is better. arr yea i und at the same time they hav to promote Guren as well. its not dat bad after all. :P) Target Audience: GemCerey is definitely targeting at the GazettE fans. xP hmm ya, this ad does appeal to me, especially the ring on Kai. i wish i hav one. keke.. Theme: Celebrity endorsement (nostal n cool) Tone: Mysterious n serious. Anyways i like the overall feel of the commercial. its so vintage. =D
Disclaimer: i do not own this commercial. the analysis was done for academic purpose. dont forget imma Advertising student. bleks
..its obvious, if not i wun be doin sumthing silly like nowwww. lols
Ruki: uhhh look! Kai is cooking again! awww Kai-kun, not everyone likes ur cooking! Ruki: *whispering to Reita* can u smell that? uhh i hate it! Reita: nope, i cant smell a thing. o.o arr come on Ruki-kun, juz forget about it, say cheers to the camera! Reita: *evil laughs* thank God i have ma noseband~
Ruki: *worries* ano... where is my pineapple hair? Kai-kun said i have to put that on coz im too short! T__T *dare not standing up*
Ruki: ano... ano... why i couldn't reach my mic? Uruha: hey u shorty! stay away from my place~ Ruki: *cries*
Kai: im the most hansem guy among the GazettE boys! *worries* i hope Reita didnt hear this.
Getting bored n emo of assignments... I took a first try for lyrics translation. :x Japanese to Chinese.
(Of course, with the help of existing English translated copy and Eng-Jap dictionary). So basically i'm translating based on my Eng-Chns knowledge and some Jap basics.
Note: words in [ ] are printed in booklet but not sung.
Disclaimer: I just translating for the sake of getting rid of my boredom~ i don't study Jap~ i don't study Chinese either~ So my translation might be wrong, or might even far drifted away from its original meaning! xD
Last bouquet (Ruki's version) ねぇ またそうやって 僕の顔色伺って 傷つけない様にって言葉探してるでしょ
nothing nothing~ just wanna share some Pix of the day~
1. "Eye of Horus" one of my image collections regarding the Colors of Egypt group presentation topic. Eye of Horus is an amulet, mainly made of gold and lapis lazuli, a type of blue stone. According to ancient Egypt blifs, blue has the symbolism to heaven. It took on a meaning of life and rebirth. And the gods were said to have hair made of lapis lazuli. Basically, what attracted me was the name of this amulet itself, pretty name.
2. Eyes of G.I.Joe! arrgh~ sexy girl. G.I.Joe doesnt really that appealing to me. But i have no choice but to like it coz this is the movie chosen for our Interactive Multimedia group project. (to come out with a flash website of this movie) Credits to Lim Wei who contributed most to the assignment! ^^ i am totally a Flash bai-chi.
3. Eyes of cuteness
one of the printed ad collection for my Color Studies research.
another ad was chosen for the exercise, but this is chosen for my bloggie.
it's Cuteness n joyfulness n pinkuness made my day.
4. Eyes of Ruki
Mesmerizing eyes, as always.
and i just ordered the same colored lens as that pair on Ruki's eyes. *cheers*
Story of the Day:
headaches.
for the sake of color studies music research, i put on earphone and stuffed my ears with DISTRESS AND COMA for more than 6 hours today! in order to get the feelings and emotions from the music, i turned on the volume to the max! At the end of the day i have only one thought: F*ck the GazettE.
Advice: do not choose heavy metal rock music for your color studies assignment II. you will have to play the music on and on and on as you illustrating or painting! Or else you will end up like me- DISTRESS.
This was the topic of my previous Public Speaking informative speech. It was said that this is an interesting topic that people do not know what Visual Kei is all about. Therefore, I would like to put this up here to share with more people.
What is Visual Kei? There are various literal translation for "Visual Kei", but "Visual Style" seems too be most suitable to decribe Visual Kei as most resources used Visual Style to define Visual Kei. It is a term usually related to Japanese Rock music. Often refers to bands whose primary point of interest for their fans is their costume and appearance. It can be said that Visual Kei is a sub-genre or sub-culture of Japanese Rock, much like how emotional music developed the "emo culture".
★History★ During 1980s, combining the growing influence of City Pop and Glam Rock from the United States. Bands like X Japan, D’erlanger and Color pioneered the use of fashion and colorful appearances to define the genre and develop a new style and subculture.
X Japan
During 1990s, Visual Kei became incredibly successful in Japan, with the album sales reaching record levels and often competing with major J-pop artists. Bands like Glay, Luna Sea, and L’Arc-en-Ciel grew out of the 1990s boom of Visual Kei and became incredibly successful.
At the end of 1990s, Visual Kei declined sharply due to the disbanding of Luna SEA and the death of Hideto Matsumoto of X Japan, who hung himself to death.
However, during 2006 & 2007, a new wave of Visual Kei bands have been arriving, driven by reunion tours from Luna Sea and X Japan as well as multiple tribute bands. Until today the culture of Visual Kei is still growing and continues its influence over the world.
★Characteristics★
Artists that fall under this category place great importance on their images, perhaps even more than their music. The image presented by Visual Kei artists normally elaborate and extreme with striking make up, bizarre hairstyle and flamboyant clothing leading to girly look. Cross-dressing is also a common occurence.
Many people who first exposed to Visual Kei artists mistake a male member as being female. (Most Visual Kei bands are all male members, some with one or two female members.) But why they would come out with this kind of image? Back to the history, when Visual Kei genre was first introduced, it was not accepted by the society, not even in Japan itself because the music were too odd for the local. Therefore instead of using music, Visual Kei artists used image to draw people's attention and to arouse their curiosity.
Their image often changing from album to album to create something new and interesting. Each band has a specific look that separates them from other VK bands. But within this, each member has their own style that still more is different to other members but does not compromise the bands overall trademark look and feel.
Some bands have a vibrant and colorful look with vividly highlighted hair and brightly coloured nail polish.
While some are more gothic, with dark make-up and heavy chains.
Cross-dressing.
★Genres★ Visual Kei encompasses a large variety of genres from heavy metal to punk rock to electronic pop. The band most often play J-rock and vocal based pop or light rock as these genres are much lighter and more acceptance than heavy metal. However, there are also bands who are playing or influenced by Anime theme music and Industrial.
Other than that, artists often, but not always, fuse different types of genres to create something that is new and unique. With little to no warning, songs can also easily jump from one genre to another with a rapid change of tempo, vocal style and rhythm.
Many genres are explored but most likely you will find that a band will have a characteristic sound or two that carries through a song no matter what genre. Taking genres as a wide sense, it would be said that Visual Kei bands are playing some kind of "rock music".
★Conclusion★ Visual Kei is a rich and exciting world with the outrageous looks presented by bands and the unique sounds produced, it truly is a feast for the senses as you can enjoy both sound and image at the same time.
It may seem as if these artists pulled off this crazy combination effortlessly, in fact a fair amount of work is put into both image and sound. As for sound, normally Visual Kei bands compose songs and lyrics on themselves. Sound is paid special attention to and if musicians have the necessary means, will even travel to other countries for the mastering of an album or single.
Concerning image, small things such as jewellery, accessories and even coloured contacts are often used and while as single items go generally go unnoticed, they add to the overall look. Sometimes they may even design their own accessories like rings, earrings, necklaces or bracelets.
━★Video example★━
Well, i will end my post at here. I hope by now you have a better understanding about Visual Kei. Thanks for reading. All comments are welcomed. =)
゜・。・゜・゜・。・゜・゜・。・゜・゜・。・゜・゜・。・゜・゜・。・゜・
゜・。・゜・▽Special Thanks To▽・。゜・゜・
Kny and Tian
for bringing Visual Kei into my world.
the GazettE
for inspiring me to do this topic.
Authors of former Visual Kei studies
as guidelines and resources for my topic.
Those who attended my speech and those who gave me comments!
不想你消失, 親愛的 想聽到你給我的最後一絲嘆息 微小的心跳, 哭泣聲 親愛的, 想你留在此處 My dear, I want you to stay here - Ruki points at his heart everytime he sings this sentence.
若這不變的夢還有些甚麼 不知怎樣不停被間斷 不能呼喚幸福, 我淹沒於不斷重疊的日子 Unable to summon happiness, I lose myself in the days that continue to pile one on top of the other. - that's so melancholy..
不想你消失, 親愛的 想聽到你給我的最後一絲嘆息 微小的心跳, 哭泣聲 親愛的, 想你留在此處
「即使援手曖昧繭在一瞬間被撕裂變成灰塵」
不想你消失, 親愛的 I don't want you to fade away, my dear... 想聽到你給我的最後一絲嘆息 I want you to let me hear just one sigh 微小的心跳聲傳到我模糊的禱告中 The sound of a tiny heartbeat that is carried on my indistinct prayer - Is this song the sequence of Reila? grief.
呼叫你的名字, 擁抱著你 然後用手指數著那些不會消失的明天 用塞著的耳朵 我聽到搖籃在搖晃的聲音 紅蓮於春天開花取不回 The crimson lotus flower blooms in the springtime we can't get back - i like this sentence most. its so meaningful. there is no way we can get back the to past..
