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Ra:IN / Re: Ra:IN European Tour 2009
« on: May 12, 2009, 11:26:34 PM »
I go! and five other people with me, all speaking Japanese. Pata you won't get away from us 
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Toshi / Re: Uploading videos from the mysterious vanishing Youtube accounts
« on: May 12, 2009, 05:32:20 PM »
I think both of you have my msn, contact me there 
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Ra:IN / Re: Ra:IN European Tour 2009
« on: May 12, 2009, 03:51:13 PM »
Oh yeah... the festival park is less than 2km from my house 
I don't have to go to Poland anymore
I don't have to go to Poland anymore
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Toshi / Re: Uploading videos from the mysterious vanishing Youtube accounts
« on: May 12, 2009, 08:20:19 AM »
If someone wants to sacrifice even more HD space I have those interviews with Masaya in better quality
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Toshi / Re: TOSHI's GAIA New Band Member!
« on: March 29, 2009, 10:13:32 AM »
Great photos in here http://natalie.mu/news/show/id/14844
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Pictures/Galleries / Re: I can haz funny musican!
« on: March 22, 2009, 10:00:13 PM »
(Yes, he drinks coffee out of a skull.)
o__O ...mmm, wut?
The nintendo one is cool though XD
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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI @ ZERO MARCH 19 2009
« on: March 22, 2009, 12:57:03 PM »
Today's piece added. It's marked in red
I ended up at 7:15 of the video. I might continue translating when I have some time. I have to do homework now!
I ended up at 7:15 of the video. I might continue translating when I have some time. I have to do homework now!
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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI @ ZERO MARCH 19 2009
« on: March 21, 2009, 07:29:04 PM »
You're all welcome. I will try to work on it some more tomorrow.
They said:
Int: When it came to talking about the situation/circumstances...
Y: I don't want to talk about it. Not yet...
(at the grave)
Y: I got moved. Oh... I always go here with my mother.
(the question just before the part at the grave)
the interviewer asked about: talk about the saddening situation back then
Yoshiki: Lets not talk about it
(when he first spoke whilte at the grave)
" (this time) i came here on impulse, in the past im always here with my mom"
They said:
Int: When it came to talking about the situation/circumstances...
Y: I don't want to talk about it. Not yet...
(at the grave)
Y: I got moved. Oh... I always go here with my mother.
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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI @ ZERO MARCH 19 2009
« on: March 21, 2009, 12:30:04 PM »
Ok, I will update this post as soon as I have more of the translation ready.
Don't repost anywhere without my permission! I've been working on it quite hard.
I'm using this video
"C" - commentator
"Y" - guess who
"___" - I didn't catch it or I don't know how to tranlate it yet, I will try to eliminate these places soon
Thanks to xfreakjess for help
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Announcer: Tonight, the artist’s confession. In Japan, 30 thousand people commit suicide every year. After their death many mourning families are left behind. Many bereaved families are surrounded by misunderstanding and fear prejudice to the point that they considerably do not speak frankly of a family member dying due to suicide. This time the leader of X-Japan, Yoshiki, who lost his father in this way, will reveal the truth about it for the first time. From the thought of wanting to do something for other people who have suffered the same as he, Yoshiki told us personally about his painful past.
C: January this year, China, Hong Kong ___ X JAPAN's reunion after 10 years, it was decided to start a world tour. ___
The charismatic leader Yoshiki ___ It will be said in front of the camera for the first time.
Y: There is a wound in my heart I probably won’t recover from for my whole life, I’m burdened with it. That is, my father commited suicide. *he’s looking for words*
C: So far, he hasn’t spoken about it, his father’s suicide. How did it change him?
title: Father’s suicide
C: ___
Chiba prefecture, city of Tateyama, Houjou beach. About ten minute-walk from his parents house.
Y: We often went fishing from over there. Yes…
C: What is the first/best memory from this beach?
Y: Uun, we came here a few times a week.
C: With your family?
Y: *nods* I came here with my mum and younger brother to swim.
C: Even in those painful times?
Y: Yes. ___
C: Yoshiki was eleven years old when his father passed away. We visited the elementary school he was going to at that time.
Y: It’s here, I remember, I remember it.
C: It’s a big school, isn’t it?
Y: Yes, it’s big.
title: Tateyama Houjou Elementary School
Y: It hasn’t changed at all. ___ It was/I had this feeling.
C: The scene Yoshiki saw when he returned home from club activity. He isn’t able to recollect it properly even now.
Y: (That day) I think I probably went to music club. It was on summer holiday. I went to school to practice. On trumpet maybe, I don’t know, I can’t remember which instrument it was. When I returned the situation was…
I thought… he’s sleeping, that was what I thought. But… he had a kerchief (a triangular one) on his head. Like this. *shows with his hands* Why … I was very surprised. I remember I asked why he is sleeping with something like that (on his head). At that time I got into a fit of anger.
C: Anger, you mean…
Y: … I wasn’t crying, I was just raging in the house.
C: Against what were you angry?
Y: I don’t know! I think I was then restrained by my relatives.
When one ends their life by their own will, there is no way the relatives wouldn’t ask “why?“, that they wouldn’t be full of questions/doubts. They can never get an answer for their questions. They will never know the real answer/reason, will they? I don't know that answer even now. I’ll be just looking for it forever.
C: When it came to talking about the situation/circumstances of that while... (note: I think they mean the actual suicide scene)
Y: I don’t want to talk about it. Not yet...
C: Since then the family haven’t spoken about things related to their father. (Yoshiki’s) memories of his father are going fishing together and his father playing piano for him.
(by the grave)
Y: I‘m emotional. Hmm... I always came here with my mother. Yes...
A: Died at the age of 34. He passed away too early.
The sudden death of his father, how has he(Yoshiki) faced this fact since then?
Y: I’ve never gotten over it. I’m still struggling with it. Such a wound... I think such a wound can’t be healed. It’s still ___
C: The pain, which can only be understood by experiencing it, (up till now) he went on alone burdened with it.
Y: I am a musician. I have a space where I can vent. If it weren’t for music, I don’t know what I would do. If it weren’t for music, I wonder if I would be able to continue living.
*Tears*
C: When he was writing the song Tears, he put memories of his deceased father into it.
Don't repost anywhere without my permission! I've been working on it quite hard.
I'm using this video
"C" - commentator
"Y" - guess who
"___" - I didn't catch it or I don't know how to tranlate it yet, I will try to eliminate these places soon
Thanks to xfreakjess for help
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Announcer: Tonight, the artist’s confession. In Japan, 30 thousand people commit suicide every year. After their death many mourning families are left behind. Many bereaved families are surrounded by misunderstanding and fear prejudice to the point that they considerably do not speak frankly of a family member dying due to suicide. This time the leader of X-Japan, Yoshiki, who lost his father in this way, will reveal the truth about it for the first time. From the thought of wanting to do something for other people who have suffered the same as he, Yoshiki told us personally about his painful past.
C: January this year, China, Hong Kong ___ X JAPAN's reunion after 10 years, it was decided to start a world tour. ___
The charismatic leader Yoshiki ___ It will be said in front of the camera for the first time.
Y: There is a wound in my heart I probably won’t recover from for my whole life, I’m burdened with it. That is, my father commited suicide. *he’s looking for words*
C: So far, he hasn’t spoken about it, his father’s suicide. How did it change him?
title: Father’s suicide
C: ___
Chiba prefecture, city of Tateyama, Houjou beach. About ten minute-walk from his parents house.
Y: We often went fishing from over there. Yes…
C: What is the first/best memory from this beach?
Y: Uun, we came here a few times a week.
C: With your family?
Y: *nods* I came here with my mum and younger brother to swim.
C: Even in those painful times?
Y: Yes. ___
C: Yoshiki was eleven years old when his father passed away. We visited the elementary school he was going to at that time.
Y: It’s here, I remember, I remember it.
C: It’s a big school, isn’t it?
Y: Yes, it’s big.
title: Tateyama Houjou Elementary School
Y: It hasn’t changed at all. ___ It was/I had this feeling.
C: The scene Yoshiki saw when he returned home from club activity. He isn’t able to recollect it properly even now.
Y: (That day) I think I probably went to music club. It was on summer holiday. I went to school to practice. On trumpet maybe, I don’t know, I can’t remember which instrument it was. When I returned the situation was…
I thought… he’s sleeping, that was what I thought. But… he had a kerchief (a triangular one) on his head. Like this. *shows with his hands* Why … I was very surprised. I remember I asked why he is sleeping with something like that (on his head). At that time I got into a fit of anger.
C: Anger, you mean…
Y: … I wasn’t crying, I was just raging in the house.
C: Against what were you angry?
Y: I don’t know! I think I was then restrained by my relatives.
When one ends their life by their own will, there is no way the relatives wouldn’t ask “why?“, that they wouldn’t be full of questions/doubts. They can never get an answer for their questions. They will never know the real answer/reason, will they? I don't know that answer even now. I’ll be just looking for it forever.
C: When it came to talking about the situation/circumstances of that while... (note: I think they mean the actual suicide scene)
Y: I don’t want to talk about it. Not yet...
C: Since then the family haven’t spoken about things related to their father. (Yoshiki’s) memories of his father are going fishing together and his father playing piano for him.
(by the grave)
Y: I‘m emotional. Hmm... I always came here with my mother. Yes...
A: Died at the age of 34. He passed away too early.
The sudden death of his father, how has he(Yoshiki) faced this fact since then?
Y: I’ve never gotten over it. I’m still struggling with it. Such a wound... I think such a wound can’t be healed. It’s still ___
C: The pain, which can only be understood by experiencing it, (up till now) he went on alone burdened with it.
Y: I am a musician. I have a space where I can vent. If it weren’t for music, I don’t know what I would do. If it weren’t for music, I wonder if I would be able to continue living.
*Tears*
C: When he was writing the song Tears, he put memories of his deceased father into it.
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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI @ ZERO MARCH 19 2009
« on: March 21, 2009, 09:01:27 AM »
I have about a half of my translation ready. I've been rewriting the exact dialogues out of the video.
edit: Ok, we are working on it with xfreakjess
edit: Ok, we are working on it with xfreakjess
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Yoshiki / Re: YOSHIKI @ ZERO MARCH 19 2009
« on: March 20, 2009, 06:18:54 PM »I would be extremely interested in a full translation...if anyone has the time.
I'm working on it, I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish it though.
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Heath / Re: what is he doing now?
« on: March 11, 2009, 03:34:45 PM »
Guys, these newspapers are tabloid... brainwashing brainwashing 
Take it easy for now, no suicides please
Take it easy for now, no suicides please
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General chat / Re: The meaning of the songs.
« on: March 07, 2009, 09:03:13 PM »I always got the idea that Voiceless Screaming was about how Toshi had to overcome loneliness and depression by saying what's on his mind rather than letting others step all over him. (something like that) Throughout the song, he starts out alone, then starts to give into the "voiceless screaming" inside and speak out. And even when he's thrown back, he tries to move forward again.
That's what I got from it, at least! I'm not able to explain it very well, though. But, from what I know about Toshi, it makes sense to me.
Also I think that the text for Voiceless Screaming was written in the period, when Toshi lost his voice due to the surgery. Voiceless...
(interesting how Toshi only colaborated with Taiji...)
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Toshi / Re: TOSHI HEALING Christmas Dinner&Concert
« on: March 06, 2009, 09:24:50 AM »
There is no such a dvd. As far as I know there is only the T-Earth Christmas live dvd.
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Toshi with T-EARTH / Re: 大切なもの Studio Live
« on: March 04, 2009, 03:23:13 PM »
This video comes from the WOWOW Collabo Labo broadcast.
Toshi said he almost hadn't been able to speak in the morning before the shooting. He was drinking honey during the performance to be able to sing I'm not sure if the T-Earth part was shooted the same day as the part with Abe Natsumi, I guess it was but his voice sounded much better in the T-Earth part... probably because of the bottle of honey he had consumed...
Toshi said he almost hadn't been able to speak in the morning before the shooting. He was drinking honey during the performance to be able to sing
I'm not sure if the T-Earth part was shooted the same day as the part with Abe Natsumi, I guess it was but his voice sounded much better in the T-Earth part... probably because of the bottle of honey he had consumed...
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Pictures/Galleries / Re: I can haz funny musican!
« on: February 28, 2009, 09:57:08 AM »
Kung-fu Toshi ahahahaha
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Toshi / Re: Next issue of Rock and Read to include an interview with Toshi
« on: February 09, 2009, 04:04:35 PM »
No ^^ Someone would have to do it. I'm still trying to read it at least for myself, nine pages of it. But you can look at the pictures
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Toshi / Re: Next issue of Rock and Read to include an interview with Toshi
« on: February 09, 2009, 02:35:13 PM »
There are scans of it on livejournal jrock_scans
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Toshi / Re: Toshi's new single to be released!
« on: January 29, 2009, 10:17:51 AM »
If anyone is interested in how the Toshi&Kaori duet came into being:
source: http://www.kaori-official.com/episode.html
translation by me
source: http://www.kaori-official.com/episode.html
translation by me
Quote
Episode -TOSHI DUET I-
Hello. I’m Wanku!
30.9.2008 the first of Toshi’s duet collection - "Toshi duet I - Towa ni tabi suru koto“ - went on sale.
The song "Towa ni tabi suru koto“ was originally "The Prayer“, a song by Carole Bayer Sager ＆ David Foster, (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli’s duet song) which was newly rewritten to a beautiful love song by Masaya.
"The heart which was hurt is now breaking with love, I can‘t hold you in my arms forever“
Losing a beloved person, no matter how much you love them, no matter how much it hurts, you can’t hold them in your arms anymore(forever).
Such a beautiful, sad, everlasting love song is performed by Toshi and the new singer Tierra.
(This song sounds with) Toshi’s baritone voice and Tierra’s husky voice so sad…
"The two of us will be together forever, surpassing the stars, exceeding the time, because we’re one“
The second song „Shounen“ is a song written by Masaya more than ten years ago.
Originally, this song was recorded on Kurabuchi Masaya‘s album "Oozora wo tobu tori no you ni“. [it’s an old album of his, at the time Masaya probably wrote his "full“ name on it, so that’s why it’s used here]
I like this song very much *heart*.
"Your eyes, shining like those of a little boy; I love more that anything else, that’s why…“
"Please never leave those innocent, childlike, glittering dreams behind“
No matter how old you become, man or woman
When you can keep the glittering eyes of a child, innocent childlike dreams, won’t lose them, give them up or abandon them, when you can live like this (with those dreams) it’s really great, isn’t it…
Speaking about the recording
I always accompany Toshi, when he is recording but I would never think that (this time) I would be the one recording. I wouldn’t even dream (about it).
There wasn’t much time to decide [the preparations seem to have been done in a hurry], when the recording will take place, which songs are going to be recorded… I really can’t recollect all of it precisely.
In the beginning, Tierra was the one who was to sing both "Shounen“ and "Towa ni tabi suru koto“ with Toshi.
In order to teach Tierra, who didn’t know the melody of "Shounen“, I was suddenly told: "Wanku, sing, quickly!“ [she was told to sing it for Tierra to get familiar with the melody]
Tierra was told about it and…
"Wanku sings?!?!“
I was unwilling. Masaya and Toshi said: „Quickly, quickly!“
I thought that I would be protected by Toshi and he would stop this but on the contrary, he happily recommended me.
"Thaaaaat BETRAYER!!! (>___<)”
And so I recorded the song after many years of not singing.
When I was singing in the recording booth with headphones on, Masaya and Toshi decided that “Shounen” will be Toshi&Wanku duet, they told me much later.
“For Tierra’s practise...” I bravely sang the melody and I never thought that it will actually end up on the CD...
So this is how Toshi&Wanku‘s „duet of married couple“ came into being…
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X JAPAN World Tour / Re: Tokyo Dome Spring '09?
« on: January 25, 2009, 06:54:19 PM »
Maybe but then they should have said "posted on TM" 
I don't know. Just saying I don't know about it being written anywhere on his blog 
I don't know. Just saying I don't know about it being written anywhere on his blog
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X JAPAN World Tour / Re: Tokyo Dome Spring '09?
« on: January 25, 2009, 06:37:03 PM »
Hmm... I read Toshi's blog every day and I don't know about him ever writing this.
It can be a mistake. He went to Yoshiki's press conference which was on 26th December (they performed Forever Love there). Yoshiki also announced the spring shows there... but no dates as far as I know
It can be a mistake. He went to Yoshiki's press conference which was on 26th December (they performed Forever Love there). Yoshiki also announced the spring shows there... but no dates as far as I know
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X JAPAN World Tour / Re: January 16 and 17 2009 -- Hong Kong
« on: January 18, 2009, 08:14:05 PM »
Toshi is at home since today's morning, he took a night flight right after the concert.
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Toshi / Re: Show full of scary fans
« on: January 13, 2009, 07:18:54 AM »
Waaah how should I know? I haven't browsed everything that is uploaded this time and I don't really know what exactly I have in flv 
how should I know? I haven't browsed everything that is uploaded this time and I don't really know what exactly I have in flv
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Toshi / Re: Show full of scary fans
« on: January 11, 2009, 10:24:40 PM »
They will probably upload some more if it won't get deleted too soon.
I have quite a lot of stuff from them, at least stuff I considered worth of downloading, mostly Toshi.
I have quite a lot of stuff from them, at least stuff I considered worth of downloading, mostly Toshi.
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Toshi / Re: Show full of scary fans
« on: January 10, 2009, 08:43:34 AM »
It's back! I'm not sure for how long, though...
[youtube]http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ReRoxa6NII4[/youtube]
[youtube]http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=ReRoxa6NII4[/youtube]
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Toshi / Re: Show full of scary fans
« on: December 25, 2008, 08:13:39 PM »
The user is probably Japanese. I know they did answer and also uploaded some videos we asked for.
There were some videos on MEMORIESofGLAY but it was moved to the other account which is closed now
We have to wait if the person is tough enough to upload it all again for the n-th time...
There were some videos on MEMORIESofGLAY but it was moved to the other account which is closed now
We have to wait if the person is tough enough to upload it all again for the n-th time...
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Toshi / Re: Show full of scary fans
« on: December 21, 2008, 08:43:25 PM »
Yes it was the one x___X and it's already closed... this is just ridiculous. WHY?
Hahah you're welcome
Hahah
you're welcome
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Toshi with T-EARTH / Re: T-Earth to preform in Europe
« on: December 21, 2008, 08:37:14 PM »YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
* hyper *
same here!