Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2012!!!

It's been a long 2011 and for a while it seemed like we were going to shut down, just like they brag about on Gintama. But everything's good now, have a beer!

Read on for New Years fun!

Jpop Oricon Charts for the Week!

J-POP Oricon Top 30 Charts Countdown!!

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The East vs. West Difference: Boy Bands

Take Off by 2PM


VS.

Bye Bye Bye by Backstreet Boys


What do you think is the difference between the themes of these videos?

As we all know Japanese and most Asian music videos for that matter don't have opposite sex characters in their music videos. American bands always try to have opposite sex characters, especially if the song deals with romance. That's because American bands want to emphasize an overt romantic connection between the song lyrics and romance. In other words, showing romantic scenes.

Asian boy bands and girl bands emphasize a different theme in their videos. Rather than showing romantic scenes, Asian bands are more about emphasizing the "burning youth" of the band members. This connects the song lyrics, even if they're about romance, to being young and having youth.

Neither style is wrong. Though in America there is a connotation that romance and love shows that a person is "grown up" and that youth is over. Being in love, in Japan, at least is connotated with burning youth and the feeling of youth. You can be young at heart, and in love. This is another reason why aging J-rock and J-pop stars still look young. They have to. (lol)

Jpop Videos of the Night!

I wanted to post two because these songs go together for me...
Anyway they're both pretty cool songs!!!
 
M-flo loves Melody and Ryohei - Miss You
"Don't know why this love gotta be muzukashii" (difficult)

» English Translation«

Lyric added by: aiiyka
DJ play that music louder, please

BOOM CLAP BOOM BOOM BOOM CLAP
BOOM CLAP BOOM BOOM BOOM

Even though we're together I miss you
Even if I'm near you Boy I miss you
Just a little baby (the cold crush lover is here)
Just maybe (the meteor's flowin this year)
Before I change my feelings, rock with you
And today is still like this with you
Wherever (already) just a little
And until morning Uh Uh Uh in this atmosphere

Don't know why this love gotta be difficult
I'm the cosmic super lover VERBAL
Don't know why this Takahashi Taku's beat
Gotta be so fly with Ryohei and Melody... Now listen

I don't know why my standards are
Extremely high and so uptight
When this and that are made presents
Baby don't you know
It's not just that

I don't know why the perplexity and no opportunities
My attitude, is that pride?
Cash or card with money I can buy anything
If she thinks about it, she always says no
I give her this, I gave her that
Things to make her pretty
Like a dream but diamond rings are not forever
Name anything, a space ship that blings
Just anything even the moon light
So baby come close to me

Ooh, baby can't you see
I want you to understand this is my feelings
Oh tell me, tell me cuz there are no limits
I'll buy you things you love la la la la la la
Ooh, you say that you miss me
But you don't call
Then what do you want me to do girl
Ooh teach me so I can do it right
So tonight, you and I can just uh uh

Even though we're together I miss you
Even if I'm near you Boy I miss you
Just a little baby (the cold crush lover is here)
Just maybe (the meteor's flowin this year)
Before I change my feelings, rock with you
And today is still like this with you
Wherever (already) just a little
And until morning Uh Uh Uh in this atmosphere

One... Tokyo minute I'll show you love
I gotta lotta of it ma, dynamite explosive love
You are HOT! HOT! ... what should I do?
Cafe mocha HOT! HOT! ...Everyone turns around and jealousy
Completely melt SIZZLE SIZZLE She killin me la la la...
More and more like Stevie, signed sealed and delivered
Things you like do it baby, put on lipstick and can we
Seriously can a couple rock rock? If you don't mind

Ooh I'll tell you what this is all about
this is something your money can't buy
But (Oh!) I want to want to see your smile
And hear your melody
la la la la la la
How can I can I is it okay to explain this?
Just spend some time with me
I don't have any so please
Maybe if you are serious we gotta be
Gotta be? loving and huggin and uh uh

Even though we're together I miss you
Even if I'm near you Boy I miss you
Just a little baby (the cold crush lover is here)
Just maybe (the meteor's flowin this year)
Before I change my feelings, rock with you
And today is still like this with you
Wherever (already) just a little
And until morning Uh Uh Uh in this atmosphere

DJ play that music louder, please
Ooh How You Like Me Now, 2013 style
m-flo's lovin' us now
La la if you've come to hear me come and get me
No, cuz this ain't no joke, you deserve it all
and I'm treating you right girl!

The way I'm livin' is five stars, amazingly large
Super future, this is hope
Girl, you my type...what's your name?
Don't stop pull over!
Throw ya hands up in the air tonight
Girl, I have a feeling like a shooting star, Uh
That look says hammer, without meaning it because
I'm bound to wreck your body and say turn the party out
I'm bound to wreck your body and say turn the party out
I'm bound to wreck your body and say turn the party out

Tell me why it is we pass by each other
(Why don't we kiss no more)
We are without realizing it...
(So far apart, tell me)
What should I do baby girl?
(Uh, how you feeling me now?)
We should be vibin' forever

Even though we're together I miss you
Even if I'm near you Boy I miss you
Just a little baby (the cold crush lover is here)
Just maybe (the meteor's flowin this year)
Before I change my feelings, rock with you
And today is still like this with you
Wherever (already) just a little
And until morning Uh Uh Uh in this atmosphere

Even though we're together I miss you
Even if I'm near you boy I miss you
Just a little baby (the cold crush lover is here)
Just maybe (the meteor's flowin this year)
Before I change my feelings, rock with you
And today is still like this with you
Wherever (already) just a little
And until morning Uh Uh Uh in this atmosphere

Check it out:
We are m-flo (rock rock on)
We got my girl melody. (rock rock on)
Can't forget Ryohei (rock rock on)
Party people get loud (rock rock on)
We are m-flo (rock rock on)
We got my girl melody. (rock rock on)
Can't forget my man Ryohei (rock rock on)
Party people get loud (rock rock on baby)

M-flo loves Monkey Majik - Picture Perfect
"If my feelings for you seem to be changing, lookin' back, don't look back at me!" 
Monkey Majik should perform in AMERICA!!

» English Translation«

All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe I was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know I stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that I could just rewind

It's the evening, and you've been complaining
About our situation and all my deceiving
I know that everything is going slow
And if you want to feel better
I can tell you that it's going to be great
Yeah it's going to be good
Oh! But I would be lying to you

But these days, I'm changing
Meeting new faces
Now how am I supposed to be?
My feelings for you seem to be changing
Looking back don't look back on me

All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe I was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know I stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that I could just rewind

I don't care if she's here, I wanted to be free
I don't care if she leaves, I wanted her to leave
It's kind of hard to see...when the world tunnel-visioned me
The shape of love I was longing for
They say believe in what you can't see
But the candy around me is so sweet it's hard to think
In my head I comprehend but I can't put it into actions
My eyes on the reason, the truth's here listen
Though I chase and chase, things keep fleeting
I had a weird dream, I must have been sleeping
Before I drift far away, I've got to seek it nearby
If I look closely, there's a beacon in my heart
Of light shining, the thing I was searching for is here
Nearer than I thought, close to your hemisphere
Now it's clear twenty/twenty cuz I'mma share
Everything and I don't care if they think I'm weird
There there nobody thinks you're weird
Ya see, I've been through it all before

And the same thing happened to me
I don't care, "wounds heal with time"
But in the meanwhile...
I'll show what I mean
Let's think of it another way
Everything we do and say defines who we are
As we live out each day
What we did was wrong at the time
But it helps us go back and rewind
It's a mistake but it ain't no crime
Our bodies together, that's love

All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe I was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know I stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that I could just rewind

I said goodbye
I didn't know that it would all turn out this way
But now I know I realise
And I can learn from my mistakes

But these days, I'm changing
Meeting new faces
Now how am I supposed to be?
My feelings for you seem to be changing
Looking back don't look back on me

All the time that you were standing by my side
She's that picture perfect kind
I can't believe I was so blind
Do you remember the time
You know I stepped across that line
I made you cry and that's my crime
I wish that I could just rewind

Halloween J-pop/rock Music Videos!!!

Paper Moon by Tommy Heavenly6

Anime Theme: Soul Eater

» English Translation«

I’m Falling Down Into My Shadow
and hold my breath because what’s waiting is a Deadly Night.
Don’t scary, the witch just drew a pumpkin carriage and
is only reflected in your eyes.

See you in your dreams. Yeah Baby,
Even if they are nightmares.

Fairy Blue, for you, I shatter the stars
and use them to adorn the Black Paper Moon.
Because you believed in me, when you’re lost, here I am
Forever with your soul.
If I look up, you shine like the moon.

The sweet Crimson Jam
that fell in the card raised the spell.
Your Destiny, if you wish for it, no matter the world,
you can grasp it with those hands.

Don’t be confused,
don’t let anyone shatter it.

Fairy Blue you gave me proof to live, a bond called eternity.
If you call for me, I will find you, My Dear,
No matter where you are,
I’ll release you from your curse.

I didn’t want to believe in anyone, there was a time I was mean,
but even so, your words have always resounded in my heart.

Fairy Blue, for you, I shatter the stars and adorn the signs.
When you lose sight of your dreams and get confused,
please raise your head.

Fairy Blue you gave me proof to live, a bond called confidence.

You aren’t alone,
When you’re lost here I am
Forever with your soul
because you finally trust in me!

Innocent Sorrow by Abingdon Boys School

Anime Theme: D.gray Man

Doubt and Trust by Access

Anime Theme: D.gray Man 

(I wanted to be scary but instead I'll be funny... I used to tell Chansu that the opening piano solo made me think he was gonna start singing "Cherry Chocolate Rain" but you'll have to youtube that yourself...)

» English Translation«

Lyric added by: tcheki
Without sight of the end, I run on
Towards the shapeless peace in the distance

A glimpse confines me and leaves me in loneliness

The sky greets those who fly
I don’t fear being controlled

The dazzling brightness that I aspire for
is to change everything

I cannot forgive anyone, where can I go?

Out of the light
Is born the darkest shadow
As lies obscure the truth
Deception pierces our souls
We may never break through this endless night
But that tiny, selfish dream remains that we'll see another morning

I believe in your sins and pain

A voice whispers, “I want everything”

Without catching up to the things that I’m losing

My fingers that yearn for the rest don’t notice the coldness

If you left behind love, then it stayed on my lips

Only light gives birth to darkness
Warmth accumulates doubt and make its way to my thoughts
That which I vowed in my chest that crossed with yours
Doesn’t mind the eternal scar and carves into me

Before it disappears in the crevice that time constructs

Out of the light
Is born the darkest shadow
As lies obscure the truth
Deception pierces our souls
We may never break through this endless night
But that tiny, selfish dream remains that we'll see another morning

If we can just accept our sins, and the pain they bring

Kagerou by BUCK TICK

Anime Theme: xxxHolic

»English Translation«

Pale pink and tangled, in a dream, a midsummer night’s dream
A mayfly takes off, yearning for love*

If it’s a bad dream that’s reflected in your eyes, isn’t it a bad habit to shut them?
Right now, I’m completely intoxicated; the sun sinks in an ocean of rum

It’s maddening—I hum someone’s name to myself
It’s so wonderful, this world is a dream, and in a dream, I can meet you

Pale pink and tangled, in a dream, a midsummer night’s dream
A mayfly takes off, yearning for love
When I think of you, I’m dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Joy overflowing, forever, forever

The dream bonfire burning out; the vestiges of life glimmering in the waves

It’s maddening—someone’s figure wavers before my eyes
Like we’re soaring, like we’re scattering, I dance with you in a dream

Pale pink and tangled, in a dream, a midsummer night’s dream
A mayfly takes off, yearning for love
When I think of you, I’m dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Joy overflowing, forever, forever

It’s precious—I think of you and run through the darkness
The doors open, the world opens; it’s proof that I’ve lived in this world

Pale pink and tangled, in a dream, a midsummer night’s dream
A mayfly takes off, yearning for love
When I think of you, I’m dreaming, dreaming, dreaming
Joy overflowing, forever, forever
Pale pink and tangled, it’s a dream, a midsummer night’s dream…

Now instead of showing the Music Video side I'm just gonna show some anime themes from scary anime... But not anime that necessarily got taken off the air in Japan...

Detarame no Zanzou by GranRodeo

Anime: Blassreiter

Strength by Abingdon Boys School

Anime: Soul Eater

Gekidou by UVERworld

Anime: D.Gray Man

I used to tell Chansu that I wouldn't watch these anime because I like fluffy shounen battle anime like Naruto but I've just started to get into them... I'm just that tough now ^.-

But there are some that get taken off the air in the Land of the Rising Sun... those are more due to gore than supernatural most of the time... Deretsun and Chansu actually saw one of those before... I'm not that hardcore...

Happy Halloween!!!