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Title: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on February 14, 2011, 08:58:25 PM
I just found a video of Paradise live which I don't think has been put on the internet yet, Toshi's vocals are amazing. But I thought that I don't want to make an entire thread for a video of one song, and then I realised there isn't a general thread for Toshi solo videos, and basically any threads on his old solo material date months back on the forums. So this thread is for Toshi solo videos, live or studio between 1992-1997 (and '98 without Masaya).

Here's the Paradise video, best live version, probably better than studio. Skip to 1:50 for the song, there's a section of the talk with Toshi before that though.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO3Diod9zXg&feature=related[/youtube] 
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 14, 2011, 09:02:54 PM
♥ Thank you for posting this!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: tank on February 17, 2011, 03:08:50 PM
Good!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 17, 2011, 07:48:24 PM
Love it! Thanks for posting.

The channel has other videos I've never seen before as well, awesome. Great find!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on February 19, 2011, 07:21:40 AM
Toshi's cover of Billy Joel's New York State of Mind.


[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKbzT_oFEd8[/youtube]

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 20, 2011, 01:21:50 AM
Man. . . Toshi looked so cool back in the early 90's late 80's. It's probably just me, but I'd love to go crusing around town with "Paradise" blasting from my stereo speakers. Anyways, I wanted to share one of my favorite Toshi songs/videos with you guys. It's called "Hoshi no Butoukan" from his "Aoi no Hoshi Tabibito" album. Enjoy~ <3

[youtube]GWdugfwjzWc[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on February 20, 2011, 04:04:40 PM
great videos toshi
is Kurenai_Akari Newbie
is welcome to X freaks
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 20, 2011, 06:50:08 PM
thanx to everybody for uploading
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 20, 2011, 09:12:37 PM
great videos toshi
is Kurenai_Akari Newbie
is welcome to X freaks

Thank you for the warm welcome rafalo.  :D

Here's another Toshi video that I wanted to share. I simply adore this song. . .  I don't know why, but it's very moving. . . and plus, it's late 80's/early 90's Toshi, how can I not say no to that? Anyways, here is "Made In Heaven" from his first album "Made In Heaven".

[youtube]LnyrjDiM1Vk[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 20, 2011, 11:19:05 PM
@Kurenai_Akari
welcome here and thanx for the videos, especially "Made in Heaven", I do love the song too, and I know a Live Version with hide on guitar, but I don´t find the vid, seems I have to tidy up my computer or find someone, who does it for me.
But maybe someone else got the video
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on February 21, 2011, 12:48:05 AM
This is a very small clip of hide playing the solo of made in heaven during a 1993 live, sorry its not the whole song and pretty much just hide's guitar solo, but this is the live you're probably refering to.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAO9rBKevLA[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 21, 2011, 04:15:47 AM
@ elanor: Thank you for the welcome~ To be honest, I'm really happy to hear about other Toshi fans. I don't feel so weird anymore, ya know? XD

@ Ulquiorra: After some YouTube searching, I found the full video of the video you posted. ((It starts out like the PV, but around 3:37 it changes into the Live version with hide's solo))

Also ((just putting it out there)), tight-fitting pants & suspenders + Toshi = DAT ASS


[youtube]qDERhcie9fE[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 21, 2011, 06:35:22 AM
This makes me wish I brought my made in HEAVEN VHS to school with me TxT I want to watch it now.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 21, 2011, 08:57:41 PM
@ Kurenai_Akira
 COOL, you found it! Personally, I like his jacket, looks a bit similar to something I was wearing during the mid `80s (OMG did we really go out in the street like that?)
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 21, 2011, 09:35:49 PM
@ LoveMeLemoned - LUCKY! I wish that I had that!

@ elanor - Toshi's jacket was very. . . shiny. (0__0) **Shakes head** I will never understand the 80's. . .
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 21, 2011, 09:46:34 PM
Thanks all for the links. The New York State of Mind made me cry, and the Hoshi no Butoukan PV is beautiful.  Toshi plays a huge role in my loving X :)

Everything was big and colorful in the 80s : shoulder pads, hair, shirts, pants. ^_^ Music was awesome too ^_^
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 21, 2011, 10:03:52 PM
@ LoveMeLemoned - LUCKY! I wish that I had that!
It was a surprise to actually find one. To be honest I didn't know it existed till I found it. XD Like a mythical treasure or something. XDD
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 21, 2011, 10:07:54 PM
Thanks all for the links. The New York State of Mind made me cry, and the Hoshi no Butoukan PV is beautiful.  Toshi plays a huge role in my loving X :)

Everything was big and colorful in the 80s : shoulder pads, hair, shirts, pants. ^_^ Music was awesome too ^_^

I totally hear you on that! I really admire Toshi & his work~ (^////^) His cover of "New York State of Mind" is was very nice, his Engrish was a little hard to understand at times, but it was still an enjoyable song nonetheless.

Auugh! The 80's was SO blinding!! ((I'm a 90's child. . . born in the dark grunge era lol.))

**NOTE: I mistranslated "Hoshi no Butoukan"!! It's supposed to be "Hoshi no Butoukai" ((-"kai" was the mistranslated part)). Sorry, I got it confused with "Budokan" ((Tokyo Budokan)). . . Sorry again!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 21, 2011, 10:10:35 PM
It was a surprise to actually find one. To be honest I didn't know it existed till I found it. XD Like a mythical treasure or something. XDD

Sweet! High five! That's pretty cool ya know? I think the oldest thing that I found of Toshi's was the "Grace" album. . . for $23.00 ((unopened)) on ebay.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 21, 2011, 10:25:45 PM
I've been trying to get Grace... but woah, that's overpriced...  I only paid about 11 dollars average on pretty much all of the old school Toshi merch I have *_*
Except maybe one photobook, but... meh. IT WAS WORTH IT. :3
I only have made in HEAVEN so far for CDs. It was about.. 8 dollars. About the same for the VHS since it's not very much in demand... I had to leave them at home just in case, I knew people who had their things damaged at school and insurance didn't cover it, and to me, these things are irreplaceable. ♥
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 21, 2011, 10:57:12 PM
I've been trying to get Grace... but woah, that's overpriced...  I only paid about 11 dollars average on pretty much all of the old school Toshi merch I have *_*
Except maybe one photobook, but... meh. IT WAS WORTH IT. :3
I only have made in HEAVEN so far for CDs. It was about.. 8 dollars. About the same for the VHS since it's not very much in demand... I had to leave them at home just in case, I knew people who had their things damaged at school and insurance didn't cover it, and to me, these things are irreplaceable. ♥

Yeah, I was a little wary about getting "Grace" for that much. I could understand if it was two albums ((i.e. "Mission" & "Grace")) in a 2-for-1 deal for that price, buuut nah. Hmm. . .  the only album I have is "Aoi Hoshi no Tabibito" on the p.c.

Here's another video for everyone~ <3 It's "Beyond the Time"! ((Errr. . . this video. . . is plain.))

[youtube]FChjyW40YmA[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 21, 2011, 11:06:34 PM
 there is nothing to understand at the ´80s,lol
 we were that cool, we were peeing ice cubes, we thought we got cool clothes in cool colors and cool hairstyles and cool make up and it took us later only a short time to realise, how ridiculous same things have been,(but yes it was cool coming to school like that:-)) and by the way it was long ago before the times of www and we didn´t know anything about asian music, we were listening to europian and american stuff, of course the ´80s music was cool, but by looking back, I guess X got the better costumes...
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 21, 2011, 11:27:02 PM
I've been trying to get Grace... but woah, that's overpriced...  I only paid about 11 dollars average on pretty much all of the old school Toshi merch I have *_*
Except maybe one photobook, but... meh. IT WAS WORTH IT. :3
I only have made in HEAVEN so far for CDs. It was about.. 8 dollars. About the same for the VHS since it's not very much in demand... I had to leave them at home just in case, I knew people who had their things damaged at school and insurance didn't cover it, and to me, these things are irreplaceable. ♥

Yeah, I was a little wary about getting "Grace" for that much. I could understand if it was two albums ((i.e. "Mission" & "Grace")) in a 2-for-1 deal for that price, buuut nah. Hmm. . .  the only album I have is "Aoi Hoshi no Tabibito" on the p.c.

Here's another video for everyone~ <3 It's "Beyond the Time"! ((Errr. . . this video. . . is plain.))

[youtube]FChjyW40YmA[/youtube]
It IS a bit sketchy, I would probably rather search around a bit. xD Especially to get a good deal.
I have a lot of songs from Grace on my computer, but I still would most like to own a hard copy of it :D
I'm in love with all of the songs from made in HEAVEN. I'm making it a project to translate the lyrics! :D
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 22, 2011, 12:21:09 AM
@ LoveMeLemoned - Yeah. . .  I'll probably finish my Dir en Grey C.D. collection before I even have a chance of getting Toshi's C.D.s ((I'm definitely skipping out on the T-EARTH albums just because it'll be a cold day in Hell before I support HoH!))

Oooh! Translating project? Sounds like fun! Good luck man! I'm trying to find romaji lyrics for the "Aoi Hoshi no Tabibito" album right now. It's not so bad, I found most of them, but not all of them.


@ elanor - (^__^) Well, I guess you're right!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 22, 2011, 12:28:40 AM
Yeah, same here D8 They're not getting a cent of mine. I'm more partial to old-school 90s Toshi anyway. :3

Thanks :D And good luck finding romaji lyrics, sometimes if you find them it's hard to figure out if they're all correct. =__= Though Toshi is clear enough in his vocals that it's not hard to pick errors out with fan-transcribed lyrics. If my lyrics project goes well, maybe I can try tackling the interviews in the photobook, and share them 8D
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 22, 2011, 12:51:53 AM
@ LoveMeLemoned - **nods** But I'm not gonna lie, I really liked "Taisetsu na Mono" when he was with T-EARTH. It was a very touching song, plus I could actually understand it very well since a lot of the words were words that I was already familiar with. Also, I have to agree with liking old-school Toshi, I just can't deny his hair ((it reminds me of my Ma's hair back in the 90's lol))!

Awww, man! I just checked the site that had the "Aoi Hoshi no Tabibito" lyrics just got 404'd! ( ; o ; )

[youtube]-tCH5eZdMY[/youtube]

Ohhh man, I was listening to this song last night as I was going to sleep & all it did was keep me awake. . . because I watched the video on my BlackBerry. =/
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 22, 2011, 01:07:25 AM
If anything, I would probably download any T-EARTH stuff. xD Since that way they won't be getting my money, and .. because Toshi has an amazing voice. :3 I have a PV floating around on my hard drive somewhere, I forget what it's called but I have it nonetheless because I love listening to Toshi. xD;;

DDD: I hate 404 errors. One of the sites I was going to use to download some study-aides for Japanese got 404'd before I got the chance to take advantage of the resources. boooo. =__=

;_; the video isn't showing, or maybe it's just me? I think people in the dorm have been youtubing all day so they keep making me enter captchas to view anything -_-
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 22, 2011, 05:12:12 PM
@ LoveMeLemoned - Hmm. . . I dunno. A LOT ((more like most)) of Toshi with T-EARTH's songs are hit & miss with me, like "Earth in the Dark", the video was over-dramatic & Toshi kept making me laugh whenever he would say "earth in the dark ((it seriously sounded like "ass in the dark")); but "Taisetsu na Mono" was good to me.

404's bite. /end

Crap, the video didn't show up for me either. . . it was working fine yesterday.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on February 22, 2011, 06:13:34 PM
Interesting video here, (its only a 1 minute news report), I don't like the band Ladies Room (I think they're pretty bad from the songs I've heard from them), but they performed at a big festival called LOVE ROCKS in 1992, and they had Toshi on stage to sing with them for one song, and the song sounds pretty good and the performance was good, so here's the video, I wonder if we can get anymore info and try and find the full video of this. It would be good to know which song by Ladies Room this was.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZkkCMJ4wMQ[/youtube]

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 22, 2011, 09:04:03 PM
@ LoveMeLemoned - Hmm. . . I dunno. A LOT ((more like most)) of Toshi with T-EARTH's songs are hit & miss with me, like "Earth in the Dark", the video was over-dramatic & Toshi kept making me laugh whenever he would say "earth in the dark ((it seriously sounded like "ass in the dark")); but "Taisetsu na Mono" was good to me.

404's bite. /end

Crap, the video didn't show up for me either. . . it was working fine yesterday.
I actually hadn't heard many of the T-EARTH stuff, even though Jun from Phantasmagoria played with them for a while. It was before I was really a fan of X Japan, and so I was less inclined to immediately find the album he participated on. I should probably give them a try, but it feels odd to me.

DD: wtf, I absolutely hate when videos disappear like that. It happens to me pretty often. ;-;
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 22, 2011, 10:44:26 PM
@ LoveMeLemoned - I know. . . I feel kinda bad for liking "Taisetsu na Mono", but I guess it's really guilt by association.

@ Ulquiorra - Snap. . . I can't find a longer version of that concert! Dang. But maaaaaaan, Toshi was rockin' it & making all the little girls scream (and cry)!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 23, 2011, 12:19:20 AM
Another Paradise live I love :

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blBsjxkOn3Q[/youtube]

when Toshi was hyper and crazy with the balloons, haha...

1:51 smooch!
3:00 lol!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 23, 2011, 12:32:28 AM
rofl!                                                                                                                                                                for the next X concert everyone is bringing a balloon and we will see what will happen...
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 23, 2011, 01:42:58 AM
I wish I had a way to save youtube vids to my computer. But then I think I would go a little crazy with all of these. ♥__♥;;
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 23, 2011, 02:06:01 AM
what´s wrong with going little crazy, a lot of stuff on youtube is much better and even more interesting than TV, as far as I do remember, don´t have TV anymore
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on February 23, 2011, 02:44:59 AM
haha, that's true! I hate TV anymore these days, the internet is more useful of a source for me. So much trash programming on TV anymore..
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on February 25, 2011, 03:28:27 PM
Live show of 'My Treasure'.

I think I do remember watching this video but somehow I completly forgot what the song was like, very good song, starts at 3:32.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B83aE7qz8hI[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 25, 2011, 09:15:17 PM
@ Ulquiorra: The song was pretty nice, but the quality was really bad. . . **curses the uploader** I can't see Toshi that well you jerk!  >:(
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: X NUT on February 25, 2011, 10:57:59 PM
@ Ulquiorra: The song was pretty nice, but the quality was really bad. . . **curses the uploader** I can't see Toshi that well you jerk!  >:(

I've got that video also and it's similar quality. I'm sure the guy doesn't have a better version to upload.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on February 26, 2011, 12:44:47 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEG4c4BwGjc&feature=related
That´s really good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjog-Vi6EE
and that´s lol
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 26, 2011, 12:58:14 AM
I've got that video also and it's similar quality. I'm sure the guy doesn't have a better version to upload.

Hi X NUT, is this your yt channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/ToshiXNUT#p/u ?

If it is, thank you for shring, I enjoy your videos :)
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 26, 2011, 01:06:34 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEG4c4BwGjc&feature=related
That´s really good

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXjog-Vi6EE
and that´s lol

I love Toshi's version of Unnamed Song, more heartfelt ^_^.  Also, I found myself humming Aishuru Hito yo for days after watching his. 

Love Toshi in Hamlet too, the opera introduced me to Demon Kagure and Seikima II. 
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: X NUT on February 26, 2011, 01:38:59 AM
I've got that video also and it's similar quality. I'm sure the guy doesn't have a better version to upload.

Hi X NUT, is this your yt channel : http://www.youtube.com/user/ToshiXNUT#p/u ?

If it is, thank you for shring, I enjoy your videos :)

Yep that's one of my channels.  Glad you enjoy it!

Also check out my other channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/xjapanbootlegs?feature=mhum

There's Toshi videos in that channel also.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 26, 2011, 01:56:30 AM

Yep that's one of my channels.  Glad you enjoy it!

Also check out my other channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/xjapanbootlegs?feature=mhum

There's Toshi videos in that channel also.


Ah that's yours too? Double thanks! I've watched most of them as well. Keep them coming ^_^
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on February 26, 2011, 04:43:19 AM
@ X NUT: Hmm. . . if that is so then I really have no right to complain. I'm sorry. . .

@ elanor: Oh wow! The "To Be Or Not To Be" video was awesome! I loved it!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on February 28, 2011, 06:44:11 PM
The Recording vol. 3. Bluesy...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea9oR8bYfFY[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4VStOhEwXU[/youtube]


start at 3:13

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5jnM0WVgY8[/youtube]






Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on March 26, 2011, 03:27:07 PM
Those are great videos, I love the growlish screams Toshi did in the last video, only time we hear him produce that sound.

Here's Natural High which was posted on youtube recently.

At points like this in X's career when nothing is happening I wish Toshi had a solo band we could follow.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYE6n1Vaoqs[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 26, 2011, 09:16:17 PM
Ulquiorra
our thanks for the video very good even
Love you toshi
for me the best vocal of all
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on March 27, 2011, 03:06:16 AM
Thanks for posting that! ♥

on a sort of related note, I just scored a bunch of Toshi's 8CM singles last week! (And just as a note, they're used, so the only person getting the money is the shop owner/ebayer!)
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on March 27, 2011, 03:11:44 AM
@ Ulquiorra - Thank for posting the "Natural High" video! Oh wow. . . once again, Toshi has captured my heart with his incredible voice~ But, besides the vocals, I really enjoyed the violin action. That was really cool~

@ LoveMeLemoned - LUCKY DUCK!!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on March 27, 2011, 03:59:04 AM
I really am! XD I almost got 8 of them from the same seller, but they didn't have two of them that were listed. But six for under 20 dollars was such a good haul. I found the other two on ebay and bought one of them. I can't buy the other until I have more money though. *_*;; but I was definitely unusually lucky to find them so inexpensive! I can't wait to get my hands on the lyrics so I can translate though, Toshi is unknowingly helping me remember a lot of stuff for Japanese. Because he sings so clearly, it's easy to hear all of the words, and easier to mentally translate to English if I know the meaning! /dork moment
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on March 27, 2011, 09:58:45 AM
Well done on getting those singles, that's awesome =)

Reposting Toshi's recent single 'otoko no PRIDE', you can hear Toshi's raspy voice in this is sounding a little bit more like it did in the late 80's in a couple of parts (there's a massive difference between what it sounds like now and how it sounded in the 80's), I would say I'm glad he's getting it back slightly, but its pretty much 100% garaunteed he doesn't practice with that voice ever so he's probably lost it now or not improved since...

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZgHgl8KN5k&feature=channel_video_title[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: RamonXDream on March 27, 2011, 03:11:05 PM
I'm in love with this song :D
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GHUcPXnvAc[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 27, 2011, 03:30:17 PM
love this music, this presentation
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lqlVGdZxq4[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on March 27, 2011, 05:17:33 PM
LoveMeLemonded : so lucky!! ^_^

Thanks Ulquiorra, I haven't heard Natural High before and I agree with you about Toshi (and the other members) should do another projects beside X atm.  I think he has diversity in the songs he's done and his voice can change to suit the songs.

Toshi sounds so beautiful in Misty Love and I love that performance of Always too, thanks Rafaelo and RamonXDream.  (Random : it's nostalgic for me to see the no.1 song "True Love", I love the drama, "Ordinary People".)

I love his version of Nagori Yuki, I think it's the best cover of that song I've heard, I like his more than Iruka's. 

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WzH1umRdxY[/youtube]

There is something about Toshi's voice, the way he controls it, and the way he interprets a song, that make a song sounds alive...

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: XVikyX on March 28, 2011, 12:04:38 PM
thanks for the vids, guys ^^
Nagori Yuki is the song that is perfect for Toshi; the way he sings it is much more touching *imo* than the original vers. *no offence to Iruka* His performance is so lively and filled witn emotions.... *listens to it for the 10th time*
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 29, 2011, 09:30:39 PM
New video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgMJ76KNcRo[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on March 30, 2011, 11:44:39 PM
Thanks for posting!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on April 02, 2011, 10:25:13 AM
Toshi performance TV show
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehW-v2WKFpA[/youtube]

thanks @xjpfan on Twitter
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on April 02, 2011, 02:47:09 PM
Thanks for posting! ♥
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 03, 2011, 01:50:10 AM
Thanks Rafaelo!

Great performance, I just wish they hadn't put the interview clip with Toshi over the second verse of the song.

Actually I'll repost it here as its a new page.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehW-v2WKFpA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 03, 2011, 04:14:13 AM
@ rafaelo - Thanks dude for posting the video up!

Aww. . . Toshi sounds like he's about to cry when he he was singing that song. But the lyrics are pretty nice albeit a tad bit vague. I'm pretty sure I can translate it since the Kanji & Hiragana show up on the screen.


EDIT: I think I got the translation down so that it can be understood a bit. Please note that my Japanese isn't 100% perfect & that there maybe some liberties taken with my translation. For every stanza (four lines) I will post the time from where it starts & where the next stanza comes in.


Song title: "Haru no Negai (Spring's Wish)"
Music & lyrics by: Tsuchida ((I'm not sure, but the last name looks like Tsuchida))

((0:19 // 0:47))
Daichi ni ikiru     - The Earth is living
Sei naru yume wo -  Hope changes into dreams   ((The Kanji shown on the screen looked like "sei/bou" [hope], therefore I used the word "hope"))
Ima da samui        -  It's cold right now
haru no hikari ni    -  from spring's light

((0:48 // 1:00))
Kokoro hitotsu     - One heart
Yama wo mokoete   - can even move mountains ((Not sure if that made any sense))


((1:01 // 1:30))
Anata no moto ni, aaah~         -
Douka, douka todokete kudasai - Wherever, wherever, please reach out to me
Kono fukai omoi wo. . .            - This deep feeling. . .
Kono tsuyoi negai de. . .          - To this powerful wish. . .

((1:32 // 1:43))
[Watashi wo mamotte. . .]  - [I will protect. . .]

((2:02 // 2:43))
{INTERVIEW}

((2:44 // 2:56))
Watashi no sobani, aah~ - I am beside you, aah~ ((I will stay here))
Douka, douka wakatte kudasai - Wherever, wherever, please understand me

((2:58 // 3;13))
Kono atatakana omoi wo. . .  - This feeling of warmth. . .
Kono shin'jiru negai de. . .      - This belief in a wish. . .

((3:16 // 3:37))
[Anata wo mamoru]   - [You must protect]
[haru no negai]         - [the wish of Spring]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Jill1808 on April 03, 2011, 08:20:50 AM
@Rafaelo
Thanks for posting

@Kurenai_Akari
Thanks for translating.

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on April 03, 2011, 12:32:59 PM
good friends, who liked the video
he is really good  :D

@Kurenai_Akari
thanks for translation  :)
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 03, 2011, 09:22:50 PM
@ Jill1808 & rafaelo - Thanks guys~
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 04, 2011, 09:21:25 AM
Here's something I didn't expect to find/happen, a short interview with Toshi two days ago, about his "final" solo concert at Akasaka Blitz.

If someone could translate it that would be awesome. Also does anyone know what song that is that plays during the end with the news presenters?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSODNL2HdeE&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on April 04, 2011, 12:04:29 PM
Ulquiorra
Thank you very much :) :)
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on April 04, 2011, 03:23:44 PM
@ Kurenai_Akari: Thanx for your translation, seems more work for you...
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 04, 2011, 07:51:36 PM
@ Ulquiorra - Thanks for the video!

@ elanor - You're welcome~ More. . . work. . . **dies**

Anyways, I think Toshi was talking about his charity concert in Gifu. That's all I could make out of it. . . He was mumbling a lot. But the song that was being played is called "Ame Oto" or "Amekei", I think. The song uses the Kanji for "rain" & "sound/music".
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 04, 2011, 09:09:12 PM
Studio version of Asphalt Jungle, I'd never heard it before until a couple of days ago.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySWVJxQ1aNg[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on April 05, 2011, 01:41:29 AM
Thanks a lot for posting this! I want to buy the single soon so I'm happy to get a preview.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on April 06, 2011, 08:36:21 PM
toshi new video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4dcV13UwAE[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on April 06, 2011, 08:52:49 PM
watching that made me so happy. :) lol. Thank you!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: eda on April 06, 2011, 09:29:29 PM
rafaelo, thanX for this video. ToshI is soo KAWAII ^^ ne
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on April 06, 2011, 09:43:44 PM
can anyone translate it for the non japanese speaker ;), please,please, Thanx in advance
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on April 12, 2011, 07:32:44 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2kWyQA9xWI[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on April 12, 2011, 10:01:00 PM
Thanx autumnglitter, that was a beautiful vid
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on April 13, 2011, 02:12:55 AM
LOVE that song. ♥
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on April 13, 2011, 08:39:02 PM
got these two videos here of toshi
of his recent show
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p58_GYRPMUA&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxY6UXmuhcI&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 13, 2011, 09:11:36 PM
Thanks a lot Rafaelo!

Toshi really needs to stop having these vocal issues all the time, he needs to be more consistant than this. I think he pushed himself way too hard in Say Anything, it felt like he sang the whole song way too hard and because of that had trouble at the end. And near the end of Forever Love it almost sounded like he couldn't sing anymore.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 13, 2011, 11:26:20 PM
@ autumnglitter - That song "Gentle Love for Tomorrow" sounds A LOT like "Made In Heaven". . . or is it just me? =/

@ rafaelo - Thanks for the vids. The "Say Anything" video was nice. . . -(^//3//^)-
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 14, 2011, 12:03:08 AM
Its not just you, it is an english version of made in heaven, except with even more of a ballad feeling than the original.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on April 14, 2011, 12:08:07 AM
so I was right, I thought it´s "Made in Heaven" and someone put the wrong title on it
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 14, 2011, 12:17:31 AM
The lyrics "we are the heaven" are still in the song, but yeah the song title for the english version is different.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 14, 2011, 12:25:58 AM
@ Ulquiorra - Ohh. . . I see. It's pretty nice~

The lyrics actually fit in there nicely instead of feeling forced ((i.e. Vainshing Vision's "Kurenai" for example))
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on April 14, 2011, 01:39:33 AM
it's the last song on the made in HEAVEN album n_n (it says it's the "strings version" on the lyric book)
That's one of my favorite songs~!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 14, 2011, 06:54:31 PM
@ LoveMeLemoned - It is? Well, that's another reason to go buy the "Made in Heaven" album~

((I'm totally recording the English version & setting it as a ring tone on my phone~))
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on April 14, 2011, 08:56:46 PM
Yep! <3 I usually listen to it before bed >w< it's very calming.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on April 14, 2011, 09:06:09 PM
Same with me, it's very soothing ^_^. It's one of my favorite too.

Thanks for the videos rafaelo.  The arrangement on Say Anything is very nice. 
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on April 16, 2011, 11:57:35 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSCk2Cqae4o

This is the end of an interview with Toshi, and a song begins in the background at 4:00 that I've never heard before with Ryuichi (of the Knight Hawks) and Toshi. It starts with Ryuichi singing first, and then Toshi starts singing at 4:20.

Does anyone know what song this is? Is it off one of Toshi's early solo albums with the Knight Hawks? I thought I knew all the songs off them already...
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on April 16, 2011, 07:51:05 PM
@ Ulquiorra - (O__O) Huh. I have no clue about that one!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on April 28, 2011, 07:42:20 PM
posted these videos
Today's toshi
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QIonW8MBxU[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqm1K26d408[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on May 03, 2011, 10:42:39 AM
new video of toshi
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_FnZv5PDp4[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on May 03, 2011, 05:57:47 PM
@ rafaelo - Thank you!

Aww, Toshi-sensei looks really great! He looks very healthy & full of energy. My only complaint is that. . . he mumbles a lot & that he hesitates quite a bit. Almost as he's unsure of what to say. (>////>) So. . . cute.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on May 03, 2011, 07:59:12 PM
I do like Shinya san´s hat, looks a bit like modified Taiji-Style...
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: LoveMeLemoned on May 04, 2011, 04:50:10 AM
that was too short! need. more. ;;
also, he's lucky that scarf was so long. *cough* >:3
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on May 04, 2011, 07:54:26 PM
Thank you Rafaelo!

It's a really 80F hot and sunny bright in here - it feels strange to see Toshi in turtleneck and heavy jacket ^_^.

I miss him, can't wait for the upcoming tours!!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on May 04, 2011, 08:23:08 PM
Thank you Rafaelo!

It's a really 80F hot and sunny bright in here - it feels strange to see Toshi in turtleneck and heavy jacket ^_^.

I miss him, can't wait for the upcoming tours!!

80 F, wow! Can you please send us 10F or so, we have had around 50F today in Berlin and would like to have it a bit more warm, otherwise we can ask Toshi for the jacket and the scarf, because in Tokyo it´s warmer than here  ;D

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on May 04, 2011, 08:37:56 PM
Thank you Rafaelo!

It's a really 80F hot and sunny bright in here - it feels strange to see Toshi in turtleneck and heavy jacket ^_^.

He got the sunglasses part right then.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: autumnglitter on May 07, 2011, 05:02:05 AM
elanor : will do! Lets make it 15 ^_^. Ah 50F in May? How is it usually in the summer? It usually goes to 100+F here, East Bay, California. 

Ulquiorra : haha yes looks like he did! And with the shade so dark too  :'(

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: elanor on May 07, 2011, 09:21:25 AM
Thanx autumnglitter, the 15 just arrived, now it´s 62 and will come up to about 68 today, and yes it´s to less for the month in our area, there was fresh snow last week on the mount Brocken (1150m high), very freezin... but we do expekt a hot summer, if not by temperature than by concert events, so in Berlin we will see X and DIRU
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on May 12, 2011, 10:18:27 PM
I have such a soft spot for this song. . .

[youtube]LJckTamK-Do[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on June 29, 2011, 02:21:54 PM
ToshI なごり雪いつまでも
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfPNxfcm334[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on June 29, 2011, 07:13:27 PM
@ rafaelo - "Nagori Yuki Itsumademo". . . Why does this sound familiar to me? (This is my first time hearing this song, but something is telling different.)
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on June 29, 2011, 07:21:33 PM
@ rafaelo - "Nagori Yuki Itsumademo". . . Why does this sound familiar to me? (This is my first time hearing this song, but something is telling different.)

@Kurenai_Akari Thank you very much
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: sanorin on June 29, 2011, 11:18:17 PM
@ rafaelo - "Nagori Yuki Itsumademo". . . Why does this sound familiar to me? (This is my first time hearing this song, but something is telling different.)

If you mean the name, the song was apparently played on ToshI's Charity Concerts.

If you mean the music, the part at 2:30 may remind you "Airport".
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on June 30, 2011, 06:24:14 PM
@ sanorin - Yeah! It was the name! "Nagori Yuki" reminded me of a really old song he had performed back in the day. (I'm pretty sure it's been posted up here already) Man, I thought that "Nagori Yuki Itsumademo" was a remix or a revised version of the original "Nagori Yuki".
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Noise on June 30, 2011, 09:20:27 PM
Audio only but a nice version of Toshi (and presumably Heath) covering Stand by me at one of his charity concerts in april.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojXoxzR7ut8&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: sanorin on June 30, 2011, 11:00:53 PM
Yeah, Heath is on the bass, and also Shinya playing the drum. Thank you for the video!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on July 09, 2011, 10:50:43 PM
I'm surprised guys! I thought that you would've posted this song put sooner.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLtXBDaE3SU[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Jill1808 on July 21, 2011, 08:51:43 PM
Does anyone know where Toshi's cover version of Billy Joel's New York State of Mind went? I love Toshi's version but it seemed to have vanished from YouTube. *sniff*

Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Noise on September 18, 2011, 10:11:37 PM
If this has been posted, I'm sorry. These are from the "Masaya period", but because it's the Beatles and not Home of Hearts, I'm putting them here anyway.
Toshi's English (especially in Help) seems way better to me than the pronounciation recently. Anyone who has any explanations for that?

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUySnRkN4NY&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1c9AO9vxHk&feature=related[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on September 18, 2011, 11:36:53 PM
@ Noise - I've never seen the "Help" video before. That was a pretty cool performance~
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: mC on September 19, 2011, 05:36:12 AM
Those videos have been posted around here before, but I think the links might have died...it's a pity they weren't officially released, because they are very good! I think Toshi liked The Beatles a lot because he has done quite a few covers. The second half of the video below has a duet with him and another famous singer singing In My Life. Very nice.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgASSHw1q6U[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: tank on September 19, 2011, 07:36:24 AM
Thank for posting, this is the first time I saw Toshi covering In my Life. Nice!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on September 19, 2011, 09:27:27 PM
@ mC - Aww, thank you! That video was really cool!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on December 23, 2011, 07:08:06 PM
A while ago I posted a video which had a preview of Toshi singing a song with Ladies Room at the Love Rocks '92 festival, I just found the full video of it that someone posted.

I just found out essentially all the videos  in this thread have been taken off youtube :(

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6Jy134-E8s[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on January 03, 2012, 07:58:41 PM
@ Ulquiorra - Awwwwwwwwww! That was so cool! Thank you~!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on January 28, 2012, 09:41:52 PM
new song
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOf0Rjg5KII[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Kurenai_Akari on January 28, 2012, 11:07:52 PM
@ rafaelo - That's that "Hotel d'Amour" song! SUGOI!
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 09, 2012, 01:40:36 PM
Kiss cover
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_cU1Q5iS5c[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on March 09, 2012, 05:15:21 PM
Thanks a lot Rafaelo! We have something new on the forum!

I wish Toshi had sung more than the opening line, but its a supergroup thing, this was obviously one of the extasy summits. Toshi has the best English of all of them as usual XD.

Who's the female singer at 1:19 btw, anyone know?
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 09, 2012, 06:13:48 PM
Ulquiorra the singer is
Keiko Terada
I also wanted to see toshi singing more
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 09, 2012, 06:21:10 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk4YksFgaWQ[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on March 09, 2012, 06:52:11 PM
Thanks rafaelo, these are probably my favourite versions of the songs now, well Looming's in fierce competition with the live you can find on tudou.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 19, 2012, 04:57:03 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5a2QZfwLyw[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on March 20, 2012, 09:49:21 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_gUX9AaNkg[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on March 20, 2012, 07:40:57 PM
Great video, but that one part, I hope Toshi doesn't actually smoke, it would explain a few things.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Niwatorinator on March 21, 2012, 01:33:15 AM
Toshi's got to get rid of that hairstyle. There's a few scenes in that video where his hair is unstyled and looks a million times better.
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on October 04, 2012, 09:56:45 PM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtC4T8HrQtY&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WH3sckws70&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on October 06, 2012, 09:49:57 AM
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_i9A-el9pI&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rpZhsRpnck&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4riO-vpzxg&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gz4-yTnMEyI&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPY82YqKUrg&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eblW66UEyXw&feature=plcp[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDV7CfL6mJ0&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: mC on October 22, 2012, 11:58:41 PM
It's taken a while but finally we have some reasonably new footage of ToshI to watch. Below is what I believe to be the latest concert DVD Toshi has for sale on his solo site? Credits to the uploader.
Particularly happy about the fact that I have finally been able to hear the studio version of 'Say I Love You' which is played over live footage and back stage footage at the end.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaJkhSoVx3A[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: Ulquiorra on October 23, 2012, 05:07:44 PM
Thanks a lot for posting mC.

Why are some of the songs like Airport blatantly the studio versions, why is Toshi lip-syncing?
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: rafaelo on October 23, 2012, 05:59:40 PM
 ToshI - Recording, documentary & Video Clips
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=142RtSk5gjc&feature=plcp[/youtube]
Title: Re: Toshi solo vids
Post by: mC on October 25, 2012, 09:00:36 AM
Why are some of the songs like Airport blatantly the studio versions, why is Toshi lip-syncing?

Yea I hadn't watched through the whole thing when I posted the link...I sort of understood for the final song...like how X have studio versions with the credits rolling or something...but after watching the whole thing...its weird? XD Like I understand that they used footage from...2 or 3 different concerts? but why not just use 1 of the live tracks?