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Pata / Re: The longest speech in Pata's life (I guess)
« on: January 23, 2011, 02:46:25 PM »
More than two months passed since I posted the first part... I wonder if there’s anyone who was waiting for this...
Anyway, here is a translation of the second part of the Pata’s interview.
There are a lot of technical terms and expressions in his talk and I don’t know much about musical equipments and playing, so please excuse me if there are any misunderstandings or inappropriate translations.

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-- Have you always been using Marshall's amplifiers?
Pata: I’ve used another one for a while, it was like a programmable power amp, just for a moment. But it was no fun, and I felt relieved so much when I sounded Marshall’s.
So, I decided not to use another one after I tried once or twice, because I would end up getting back. After all, I like this.

-- How about HIDE?
Pata: He used Marshall’s at first. But afterwards, he started to use different ones.
I don’t know well the details of his stuff in the latter period. I was seeing those thinking “Oh, there are lots of stuff”.

-- Effects pedals
Pata: Well, I’m not really interested.
When I played a live show, a PA engineer asked me to make the volume a little louder when I played solo parts. Since then, I’ve been using something like a pre-amp in order to add a little distortion and to make the volume louder only when I play solo parts.
What I like are just phaser and wah. I still don’t know well how to use delay. I haven’t been interested in such kind of effects pedals at all since early time. I certainly think they are convenient when I’m using them, and also think it’s amzing when I listen to other people playing with them. But I cannot manipulate them by myself... I just don’t try to do that, though. I kind of get tired of it. But they are necessary, you know? So I use them.

-- Picks
Pata: I used to use hard ones. The hardness changes depending on the angle, you know?
Soft ones are soft, but it becomes harder when you insert a pick at an angle. At first it was difficult for me to play riffs in up-tempo tunes, but as I got used to using them, I learnt to change the length of pick to hold. It becomes harder when you hold it leaving its tip short, and it makes the sound different when you hold it leaving its tip long.
So, I think it’s unexpectedly convenient once I get used to using them. Very few of my friends use them.

-- Strings
Pata: I guess my current set is a heavy bottom beginning from 010. It begins with 010 and ends with maybe 048 or 050. I’ve forgotten...
I used a normal set beginning from 011 for a while, because I sometimes felt it was hard to do string bending when I didn’t feel well.
When I bought the 1959 Les Paul, the pitch was a little unstable because the tension was a little too low, so I though of using thicker ones for low sound strings. When I played the open string of E, the pitch went a little up or became unstable, so I changed the strings to thicker ones.


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Toshi / Re: ToshI featuring Yoshiki
« on: January 19, 2011, 01:43:05 PM »
DVD of ToshI Feat. YOSHIKI with Mikuni Special Concert will be released!
http://toshi-samuraijapan.com/infomation/info17.html

Here is the summary.

Deluxe Special Box Set (24,000 yen)
  1. DVD of Toshl Feat.YOSHIKI concert
  2. Photo & Essay about the bond between ToshI & YOSHIKI
  3. DVD of documentary about Toshl Feat.YOSHIKI concert
  4. DVD of Sumire-gumi (ToshI & YOSHIKI) special talk
  5. Toshl Feat.YOSHIKI memorial goods
  6. CD for this special box
  7. DVD of Toshl LAST CONCERT at Akasaka BLITS

DVD of Toshl Feat.YOSHIKI concert will be also separately released at 6,800 yen.

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Toshi / Re: To foreign fans,
« on: January 09, 2011, 07:46:27 AM »
Hello, elanor!
Thank you for your comment!
It seems some of web pages that sell ToshI’s old products made by HoH have already been removed, but unfortunately some are still remaining. I hope all those web pages will disappear soon.
When his official website announced the release of “Crystal piano no kimi” last year, they said they were planning to release it to overseas as well, so I think his new products will be available for people overseas at least on the official website. But not only in the limited way, as you say, it’s much better that everyone in the world can get his new products easily in more convenient ways.


Hi, MiscastDice!
It’s my pleasure ;)


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Toshi / Re: To foreign fans,
« on: January 07, 2011, 03:35:14 PM »
Thank you, XVikyX!
I'm happy to see your comment :D
He might still has difficulties (bankrupcy issue and others...), but I want to believe his fans' supports cheer him up!

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Toshi / Re: To foreign fans,
« on: January 06, 2011, 01:43:33 PM »
Hi, ReiMISERY!
Thank you for paying attention to this post and feeling sympathy :)
Let's keep supporting ToshI!!

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Toshi / Re: ToshI-club permium members CD
« on: January 06, 2011, 01:30:36 PM »
I help to modify two words.

geki  ->  suki
tsurugi  ->  ken

The other parts are almost OK ;)
(Just some separated points are a bit unnatural.)

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Toshi / Re: ToshI-club permium members CD
« on: January 04, 2011, 03:54:05 AM »
The above CD "Otoko no Pride" is a single CD that was distributed to the ToshI-CLUB premium members for free as one of benefits for them last month. It’s not for sale at the moment.
At the ToshI-CLUB meeting in last July, ToshI announced that he was going to release an album that contains 4 songs including this song last summer, but it wasn’t released. After that, he announced the release of the other CD “Crystal piano no kimi” but it was postponed, then nothing has been announced about release of CD so far.
ToshI-CLUB membership announcement says that the premium members can get a CD of a song that ToshI made for his fans in LA and they’re not planning to release it to the public, so I think this song might not be included even if he releases an album.

Regarding the poster who posted the song on youtube, unfortunately, there are such kind of people in Japan who make fun of ToshI’s HoH issue on the net, as you saw the silly disgusting blog the other day in the past. Of course they must be doing those things on purpose for fun though they know those things are insulting and offensive against ToshI and his fans, so you should just ignore them.

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Toshi / Re: ToshI featuring Yoshiki
« on: November 22, 2010, 11:21:32 AM »
The most expensive seat is 100,000 yen...  :'(

Official announcement
http://toshi-samuraijapan.com/top.html

Press conference
http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000065894
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/82297/full/

Venue
http://www.princehotels.co.jp/parktower/banquet/index.html

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Here is a summary of the official announcement.

- “Crystal piano no kimi”, “Aisuru hito yo”, songs from the album “Samurai Japan” and XJAPAN’s ballads will be played with strings orchestra.
- ToshI and YOSHIKI will do piano duet using two crystal pianos.
- Venue: The Prince Park Tower Tokyo
- Date: January 24 (Mon) and 25 (Tue), 2011
- Tickets
    100,000 yen: Sit-down dinner + Platinum seat
    81,000 yen: Sit-down dinner + SS seat
    65,000 yen: Sit-down dinner + S seat
    45,000 yen: Buffet + A seat
- Reservation
    *ToshI-CLUB members, Yoshiki Card members, YOSHIKI mobile members: November 23 (Tue) 19:00 – 30 (Tue) 23:59
    *Public: December 19 (Sun) - , Lawson Ticket
    *The tickets will be sold also in Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan. (The details will be announced later.)

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According to BARKS, the maximum capacity will be 2,000 people for each show.
It seems ToshI wants to make HEATH join the shows.

According to ORICON STYLE, ToshI will release “Crystal piano no kimi” and “Aisuru hito yo” next January.


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Pata / Re: The longest speech in Pata's life (I guess)
« on: November 13, 2010, 11:33:55 AM »
I translated the first part of the Pata’s interview.
I hope you enjoy it ;)

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-- After graduating from high school
Pata: Well…, I was doing a band. Then, one day, I realized that I had become a professional musician.  “Professional” sounds strange… but I had done a debut.

-- Trigger for participation in X
Pata: Well…, before that, I was in another band. We didn’t have a drummer because the former drummer had dropped out. I asked my friend “Is there anyone?”, and he said “I think the drummer of a band called X is free because there’s no other member.” So, I asked him to help us and we performed together in a live show about three times. Then finally, I was thinking of poaching him, but I realized that it had become reverse. Then the band broke up.
Umm…, I was thinking of getting him join in the band, but it had become reverse when I realized it. It was like, we were playing together but the name of the band was different.

-- Twin guitars
Pata: Around the time when I was a high school student and trying to make original songs, we were twin guitars. After that, I was on a single guitar…, so I’ve never experienced being on twin guitars other than the band in high school and X.

-- Division of roles between twin guitars
Pata: Division of roles…, there are. In X, HIDE did detailed works, so I just played riffs and solos.
We divided solos between us, and also, there were harmonies.
I said to him “This tune is fast, so you play it”, or “This tune sounds complicated, so you play it”.
HIDE was more like a melody maker, so he more often played melodious solos of ballads.

-- Were you attentive to each other?
Pata: I wasn’t, but conversely, he made himself fit in with me. We had similar tastes in band music, like old grade-B heavy metal bands and others, so I think he made his sound fit in with mine. When he said “This (Pata’s) sound is good”, he was trying to do something saying “What should I do …?”
There were many harmonies in melodies, so the nuance would change if our sounds were too far from each other. So, I think he brought his sound close to mine to some extent though it would have been boring if it had been the same.


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Toshi / Re: Bizar/sick blog
« on: October 03, 2010, 01:15:12 PM »
Please don’t care this silly blog.
It seems some of people who left their comments with anger on this blog believe that this person is real Masaya, but I don’t think so. I think this person just impersonates Masaya and writes blog articles that make fun of ToshI and his situation related to HoH. Also, this person might be trying to set ToshI fans’ nerves on edge for pleasure.
It’s so annoying and disgusting.
This article is not worthy of being known by people overseas and is a shame to Japanese, so I don’t translate everything.
Here is a summary.
(The photo in the article is made by modifying the photo of HIDE’s 13th memorial ceremony.)

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I saw a dream that ToshI committed suicide. (The photo is an image of the dream.)
ToshI left a message “I can’t endure a hang-up about my ugly monstrous chin anymore!! I’ll be killed by Yoshiki!”
The police considered it to be a suicide first, but Yoshiki confessed that he murdered ToshI and also pushed the old member to suicide in the past.
I hope that this dream won’t come true, but this dream might be a message from God to make me prepared for a shock in case that ToshI really commits suicide. If so, I thank God so much!
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Toshi / Re: Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: August 31, 2010, 03:30:07 PM »
Today, ToshI announced that he would quit mixi with no explanation.

So sad ..... :'(

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Toshi / Re: Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: August 21, 2010, 08:42:55 AM »
I translated ToshI’s mixi blog updated yesterday.
There’s a good news for ToshI fans overseas. ;)

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August 20

To everyone - gratitude and announcement

Thank you all very much for the concerts at Nissan stadium.
Have you listened to “Crystal piano no kimi” yet?
Please let me know how you liked it!

We’ve had a lot of pre-orders for the single CD with an official jewelry.
Thank you very much.
We’ve also had a lot of pre-orders for the original goods that were made to commemorate the CD release.
Thank you very much also for that.
Apparently, we’ve been receiving a lot of responses about the designer A-Y-A, 17 years old girl who designed the jewelry.
Don’t miss collaborations with her in the future!

If you haven’t placed a pre-order yet, please check it on ToshI official website or ToshI official mobile site.
http://toshi-samuraijapan.com/
http://toshi-samuraijapan.com/mobile/

ToshI myspace was newly opened, to which a lot of messages have been sent from people overseas.
You can listen to a bit of “Crystal piano no kimi” there.
http://www.myspace.com/ToshiCLub
If you haven’t listened to it yet, please check it out.
Following the release in Japan, “Crystal piano no kimi” will be released to overseas soon!

With your support, I’ll finally make a real new start in full throttle.
I’ll start on a long journey to the U.S. from now.
Everyone, take care!

ToshI

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Toshi / Re: To foreign fans,
« on: August 06, 2010, 05:54:40 PM »
My pleasure :)

Yeah, I'm going to Nissan stadium on both days!
I'm so excited :D
I'll receive the tickets tomorrow or in a few days.
I hope I got good seats.

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Toshi / Re: To foreign fans,
« on: August 06, 2010, 03:57:21 PM »
Ann1958,
I translated the video.


ToshI:
........ There are creditors whom I caused so much trouble.
I will keep making efforts to distribute enough money to them.

Narration:
X JAPAN vocalist ToshI held a press conference after a meeting for creditors of his personal management office who went bankrupt, and he revealed that it has a debt of about 270 million yen whereas its assets are about 2 million yen.
He also said that his earnings went into the hands of the self-development seminar group through his ex-wife and he was shocked to know that she lived a gorgeous life with the man who organizes the seminar group with that money.

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Yoshiki / YOSHIKI’s interview in BARKS
« on: July 25, 2010, 03:09:52 PM »

http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000062805&p=0

This is a really good interview, so I’d like to share this with people here.
I know my translation is not perfect, but hope you can feel how enthusiastic YOSHIKI is about X JAPAN’s new start.

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-- Is your neck all right?
YOSHIKI: Neither good nor bad. 2 or 3 fingers of my left hand are numb. They stay numb all day, so a medicine that kills the numbness is prescribed.

-- Does it affect you to hold drumsticks?
YOSHIKI: No. Sensory nerves and motor nerves are different, so I can move the fingers normally. I just feel like I’m touching ice…..like frostbite? It feels bad. It might cure, or might not cure because nerves are damaged. I was told that the next treatment would be to cut the front of my neck and insert a piece of metal from there if it gets worse.

-- You want to avoid it, don’t you?
YOSHIKI: I’ve come this far. Whatever happens, happens. (laugh)

-- Your fans are worried about you because they know you never cut corners.
YOSHIKI: This is the price that I have to pay for that. (laugh) I was thinking that this would happen someday. Of course I’m careful about it. I’ve been told that I must not play drums without the cast.

-- I also hope that it will cure naturally. A miracle that cures an incurable disease can happen.
YOSHIKI: It can. It is like a miracle that X JAPAN is still ongoing.

-- But the current condition of the band is so good, isn’t it?
YOSHIKI: The physical condition is not good (laugh), but the mental condition is good.

-- The recording is getting to a climax, so do you feel your development as a musician?
YOSHIKI: While X JAPAN was separated, I listened to a variety of music, worked on VIOLET UK, and absorbed more and more various music from dance music to jazz, after that we reunited X JAPAN, so I think a little wider variety of elements were added. Of course I returned the basis to rock….hard rock, so sensitive voicing, grace notes and others might have improved. However, I won’t go for how to make it complicated or how to pick up the tempo, because I’ve done all about those stuff long ago.

-- I see.
YOSHIKI: As you will see if you ask SUGIZO, X JAPAN’s tunes are really difficult to play though they are easy to listen. For example, in “Jade”, the key goes halftone down in the middle of the tune but it doesn’t sound like that. (Editor’s note: The riff in the intro is G but it becomes F# before the guitar solo.) Current X JAPAN might be listener-friendly but getting complex.

-- Audiences don’t easily notice that.
YOSHIKI: It’s hard for players. (laugh)

-- One year has passed since SUGIZO joined, so is there any difference of his position between the concert at TOKYO DOME in May 2009 and the upcoming concerts at NISSAN STADIUM?
YOSHIKI: Yes. We have been getting more like a band, also for the recording. I was just one mass of anxiety at the time of reunion, like “What should I do? How should I do this?”

-- But you broke through everything.
YOSHIKI: Including the health problems, the situation surrounding X JAPAN is not peaceful yet, however, NISSAN STADIUM will be our starting point in the sense that we’re going on world tour. In that sense, our unity as a band has evolved for 2 years after reunion.

-- The evolution is a treasure for the band.
YOSHIKI: Many cases of reunion end just after reuniting at the time, but I think X JAPAN has come into a new chapter now after passing through some eras. Lollapalooza show on August 8 and NISSAN STADIUM shows on August 14&15 will be the first activity in the new chapter.

-- To talk about new X JAPAN, SUGIZO is a crucial person. Can you tell what X JAPAN expected for him and what he tried to give?
YOSHIKI: In the first place, his participation resulted in a natural way. Before that, SUGIZO and I formed a band called SKIN with GACKT and Miyabi, and I realized that we have musical commonalities this much when we played together. Both of us have a background in classical music, are particular about loop including progressive music – dance music, and like modern classical music as well.

-- SUGIZO’s activities and VIOLET UK are…..
YOSHIKI: Similar. So, he participated quite naturally.

-- You both are similar also in that you both are abnormally stoic.
YOSHIKI: But it was the same as the case of HIDE’s participation. He didn’t suddenly participate, there had been a relationship between human beings, and we had a relationship in music, and then he became a member. It (SUGIZO’s case) was the same as that.

-- Right. Unlike session musicians, a relationship between human beings is a source of power for a band.
YOSHIKI: I think that many things had happened to ToshI, and I think there was awkwardness between us at the beginning of reunion. However, since the beginning of this year, the many walls around us suddenly disappeared. On the contrary, we were surrounded by a thick high wall that we couldn’t see each other’s world over when the band broke up.

-- A wall that seems you can never climb over.
YOSHIKI: A wall that seems to stay until the end of my life. But it became lower and thinner at the time of reunion, and then it finally almost disappeared now. ToshI and I have been talking and having a meal together often recently, which feels like the time when we started the band. So, I feel now might be the true start of X JAPAN.

-- Now is the true start?
YOSHIKI: This reunion is close to the feeling that I felt when we formed the band. We are rookies in other countries. In that sense, this occasion came at a quite good time. I don’t have any thought like we are a quite successful band in Japan or a band that can fill arenas is going overseas at all, and I feel like I will do anything on this occasion. I think it’s different from the feeling at the beginning of reunion.

-- It’s an original intention in the true sense of the term.
YOSHIKI: We’ll go on world tour, but live houses (clubs) would be fine. I have a feeling that I’ll do perform anywhere.

-- It’s a statement like a rookie band.
YOSHIKI: We are a rookie band at heart. Come to think of it, the concerts at NISSAN STADIUM are like self-produced. Take us as a big indie band.

-- X JAPAN has been prone to that since the early days. A great indie band that make their way as they like, as they believe.
YOSHIKI: Right. That’s why we might have managed to get by even though the label changed and our surroundings changed.

-- Finally, I’d like to say one thing. Well…..I’d like X JAPAN to release many albums. (laugh)
YOSHIKI: Yes…..There’s no other band that has released no album even after performing at TOKYO DOME many times after reunion, is it? There has never been such an inefficient band.

-- It figures if you cannot compose, but you’ve provided many songs for other people, haven’t you? Though you provide songs to others, you don’t compose for yourself. Could you please do something about that?
YOSHIKI: I’m strict with myself. But this time, the album will be released. (laugh) I think I can be proud of it.

-- Around the autumn?
YOSHIKI: Yes, it will. Even if there is any delay, it will be released by the end of year. If it’s not released, I’ll cut my stomach. (laugh)

-- Songs released to the world are grown by audiences and they return to the band. The new songs will influence the band as well.
YOSHIKI: Right. As for “Kurenai”, I made it long ago, but it brings a tear to my eye that people sing it still now.

-- Songs keep alive without aging.
YOSHIKI: At that time, I played “Kurenai”, “Silent Jealousy” and others, but I didn’t think that I would play those at this age.

-- There is a long way to go. 10 years, 20 years …..
YOSHIKI: Maybe. X JAPAN has nine lives. (laugh) It’s a band that looks like it’s going to break, but it doesn’t break.

-- Even if it breaks, it will revive after fixing up (surgery).
YOSHIKI: We destroyed it by ourselves and reconstructed it. We fell over more than seven times and rose more than eight times. (laugh)


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X JAPAN World Tour / Re: X Japan Live at Nissan stadium in August
« on: July 21, 2010, 01:54:30 PM »
Tanabata,
That’s good to hear! Congratulations!
Please be well prepared for the heat and rain ;)
Let’s enjoy the concerts :D

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Toshi / Re: ToshI-CLUB Meeting
« on: July 11, 2010, 01:26:37 PM »
Thank you everyone for reading my report :)

Unfortunately, we had to leave our cameras at the entrance, and taking pictures, shooting videos and recording sounds were all prohibited :(
I’m not sure if there was anyone who tried to do such kind of things secretly with cell-phone or something, and I haven’t found anything related to the event on youtube so far.

I’m afraid I don’t remember exact lyrics of “Crystal piano no kimi e”.....
I really want to listen to this song again!
The lyrics expressed….like, the sadness that ToshI felt when he sang the last song with Yoshiki’s piano playing probably at their last live before breaking up, then he regretted the past.....and now he determined that he’ll never leave Yoshiki.....
Hmm..., it’s hard to say… Sorry for my poor explanation.

Regarding ToshI’s Sayonara Concert in February, he said that “Sayonara (Good-by)” meant a farewell to break away from his solo career in the past, so he was reborn and started new career as a singer at the concert.

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Toshi / ToshI-CLUB Meeting
« on: July 10, 2010, 12:14:44 PM »
Today, the first ToshI-CLUB Meeting was held at The Ritz-Carlton that is a really gorgeous hotel located in the middle of Tokyo.
Most of participants were women and many of them were dressed up though some guys were wearing casual clothes like jeans.
I had expected that it would be a sit-down style show because I felt the venue was so gorgeous and formal, however it was standing style like a club.

At first, the MC woman called names of 20 winners who could luckily get a present from ToshI.
I couldn't get it unfortunately... :(
Then she introduced ToshI's new album that contains 4 new songs.
It seems a DVD that contains "Amaoto" recorded at his Sayonara Concert in February and some back stage shots is attached.
Also, it seems a large size photo book with his essays is attached as well.
It was announced that the album is going to be sold on his website this month and delivered to purchasers early next month.

After that, ToshI finally appeared!!
There were a lot of people in front of me and I'm not so tall, so I could sometimes see a part of his face between people's heads.
He talked about the new album, then sang a song from it called "Hoshizora no Neptune".
It was a really beautiful song and ToshI's voice was sooooo amazing and perfect!!
He also said that a DVD that contains a whole show of his Sayonara Concert might be released.

Then a special guest Heath came, they talked about the pv shooting in LA in January, ToshI's Sayonara Concert, their new song "Born to be free", and others.
Their talking was so fun, so we laughed a lot :D

After Heath left, ToshI talked about a new project performed by ToshI and Yoshiki.
It seems they have already started recording for it.
He talked about a song called "Crystal piano no kimi e" that was made by himself.
He told that it's a song in which he expressed his feelings that he felt when he broke up with Yoshiki and reunite with him, and when he let people out of Japan listen to this song, they all cried even though they didn't understand Japanese lyrics.
I already almost cried when hearing the title because "Crystal piano no kimi" means definitely Yoshiki and it felt so deep.
After he started singing this song, I couldn't stop my tears and cried a lot....., it was so moving and touching.....
Even now, it brings a tear to my eye.... :'(
I thought I was so happy to listen to this song live.

After ToshI left once, we shouted "Encore! Encore!", then he appeared again... with Yoshiki!!
People got more excited and moved forward.
They talked for a little while, then performed a part of "Rose of Pain", "I.V." and "Forever Love".
Unfortunately I couldn't see Yoshiki playing piano, but their performance was so exciting and amazing!!
I was so impressed and almost took on an absent-mindness….

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Toshi / Re: Support for ToshI fan Project, 100% Successed
« on: July 07, 2010, 01:40:10 PM »
That’s good to hear!
I’d like to offer my congratulations for every participant on success of the project.
I feel so happy though I couldn’t join it.
ToshI must have been pleased and encouraged so much :)

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X JAPAN World Tour / Re: X Japan Live at Nissan stadium in August
« on: July 07, 2010, 01:06:54 PM »
I understand those words because I’m Japanese, but it’s a bit difficult to say in English because there’s no exact translation for “超強行突破” and “七転八起”.
Anyway, I’ll try to explain, so please take these just for reference ;)

超強行突破 (Chou-kyoukou-toppa)
“Chou” is a word that is used to emphasize the following word, like “super“, “ultra“, “mighty” and others.
“Kyoukou-toppa” means to force one’s way through something that is basically difficult to break through or overcome.

七転八起 (Shichiten-hakki or Nanakorobi-yaoki)
Literal translation: To fall seven times, and rise again eight times.
Meaning: Never to give up and to overcome the failure and carry through with what you’re doing, even if failing again and again.

世界に向かって (Sekai ni mukatte): To/Toward the world

再会の夜 (Saikai no yoru): Night of reunion

真夏の夜 (Manatsu no yoru): Midsummer night


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Yoshiki / YOSHIKI mobile
« on: June 25, 2010, 03:07:59 PM »
The staff report of YOSHIKI mobile hadn't been updated for more than 2 weeks, but finally, they started updating it.
Though there haven't been specific big news, I think even small amount of information would please fans ;)

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June 23

According to a staff member in the U.S, Yoshiki and Toshi recorded a special version of "Endless Rain" today!
We'll give you an update as soon as we know the details!!

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June 24

Yoshiki came back home from the recording studio as usual.
He drank wine intending to have a quick drink before going to bed, but it seems he drank by himself until he passed out because he was completely exhausted.

When a staff member came to Yoshiki's house the next day, the rooms were messed up and so many things were broken.
He got worried that a burglar might have broken into the house, so he checked the video of the security camera right away, but no one was shown....
Then, he asked Yoshiki "You did this, right?", and Yoshiki answered "I'm so sorry" with a smile, so he could say nothing anymore ( :D).

Of course, Yoshiki devoted himself to recording the next day as if nothing had happened ( :D).
The staff members were so busy with cleaning up the mess.
Not only the harshness of recording, they must be also under a lot of invisible stress.

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June 25

It seems that a large-scale shooting will be carried out soon again....
Though the details haven't become apparent, just wait with anticipation!!

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Toshi / Re: Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: June 15, 2010, 01:53:05 PM »
Today, Toshi's management staff updated Toshi's mixi blog on his behalf to remind his fans the deadline of registration of ToshI-CLUB membership and that of application for ToshI-CLUB meeting.
It seems that Toshi has been too busy with recording to have time to access mixi by himself :'(

However, he wrote birthday cards for the ToshI-CLUB members who were born in May by his hand.
He wrote not only the cards but also addresses on envelopes even though he's so busy.
(A fan who received a card mentioned it and uploaded a photo of the card on mixi.)
I felt his great kindness and sincerity.
I'm looking forward to receiving a card for my birthday from him :)

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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI to undergo surgery on Monday‏
« on: May 30, 2010, 02:48:09 PM »
tank,

As reported in the media, they aim to complete the recording in June and release the album in August.
Yoshiki said before the surgery that the recording has been going well, and it seems Sugizo left for the U.S. for recording last week.

http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/75056/full/
http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/76665/full/
http://www.sanspo.com/geino/news/100528/gnj1005280504010-n1.htm

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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI to undergo surgery on Monday‏
« on: May 30, 2010, 07:19:43 AM »
According to Staff Report of YOSHIKI mobile updated yesterday, Yoshiki and Toshi recorded their messages for an event in France.
However, nothing else about the event was stated.

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Toshi / Re: Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: May 23, 2010, 07:10:11 AM »
I translated Toshi’s blog article uploaded on March 12.
It was quite difficult to translate the nuances in his emotional expressions.
I hope my translation didn’t ruin those….

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Sumire-gumi

I’ve been having conversations with Yoshiki very often  -  by far most often in our 40 years relationship.

“No matter what happens to each of us, let’s keep going forward positively together”, we talked last night.

I never thought that Yoshiki is a person who exposes himself this clearly to me.
After all these years, I found anew his straight strong mind.
Also, he taught me a lot of things in this short time.
Although I’ve been so close to him till now, what have I been looking at about Yoshiki?

From now on, I’d like to cherish the present moment and walk on step by step even if gropingly.

Feelings could be changed so greatly even by really small matters….

ToshI

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*sumire = violet, a wild plant with purple flowers
*gumi (kumi) = class
In Japanese kindergartens/preschools, it is common to use flower names as class names.
Yoshiki and Toshi belonged to the same class “sumire-gumi”, and they’ve known each other since then.
So, “sumire-gumi” is a word that represents their friendship that has been going on since their early childhood.
Toshi occasionally uses this word when he talks about Yoshiki.

This article is the one I like the most in his blog :)

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Toshi / Re: toshI 's Biography
« on: May 22, 2010, 05:58:38 AM »
The publication of that book was called off.
I placed an pre-order for it with Amazon last year, but they notified me about it and the order was canceled in March.

The book must have been written before Toshi broke off with HoH, so I think it was good that the book wasn't published.

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According to YOSHIKI mobile, Yoshiki injured his elbow 2 days ago at the airport in Chicago and it will take about 3 weeks to heal.
But fortunately, it seems it's not a serious injury.

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Toshi / Re: Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: May 18, 2010, 01:12:11 PM »
I’m glad to be of help to you :)

Basically, many of Toshi’s blog articles are just announcements, so I think the above one gave his fans great pleasure.
There was another good article he wrote in March, so I’ll try to translate it when I have time though I’m not sure if I can do it well.

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Toshi / Re: Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: May 17, 2010, 12:48:05 PM »
Toshi updated his mixi blog today, but it was just for making some announcements.
The following is a summary.

- ToshI-CLUB has started accepting application for the first ToshI-CLUB meeting that is going to be held on July 10.
  Details are described in the official website "SAMURAI JAPAN".
- ToshI-CLUB is going to start the secondary recuruitment of new members on May 21.
- X JAPAN's concert at Nissan stadium is going to be held on August 14 and 15.
  Details will be announced at a later date.

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Toshi / Toshi's mixi blog translation
« on: May 17, 2010, 12:45:06 PM »
In response to a request, I translated Toshi's mixi blog updated on May 11.

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Dear all my fans in Japan,

Far away from Japan, I have been working hard on making our new album day after day.
Not only with recording, Yoshiki and I have been pressed also with dealing with many problems, so we've been dedicating even our sleeping time these days.
I consider this to be a wall that I should get over in order to keep doing music truly purely.
I have a thing that I have to do now.
That is to keep my promise with Yoshiki and accomplish it as soon as possible.

I always remember Japan even in busy days.
A lot of fans are supporting me, which is the greatest emotional support for me now.
Thank you for always sending me warm messages.


Dear applicants for ToshI-CLUB,

Although we have kept you waiting for a long time, we're going to start sending the member's cards tomorrow.
Thank you.

ToshI

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