It's August!

Time flies. It's the 8th month of the Gregorian Calendar. 

Some ancient fellow uses the name "Augustus" as the ancient fellow managed to defeat the last ruler of Egypt - Queen Cleopatra.

Well back to the current era, the sad event of August is:

Yes, OneManga, one of my favourite sites I frequently visit after Facebook has decided to shutdown due to the stern decision made by the publishers. So, if you decided to update yourself about the vampire and anti-vampire clan you will see...

Opps.. Looks the only way to find out is to support the founder (which means the mangaka and publisher) of the vampire and anti-vampire clan.

This also applies to Happy-Go-Lucky Mages with a Talking Cat, Spoil Brat with a Servant, Orange-Hair-Guy, Capturing God, Barrier Construction Masters, Sakura High School, MIT Detective and A Smoke-acholic Guy.

Hence, extra effort is required when reading manga online.

The temporary uncertainty of August:

I've applied several jobs in the past month, I've went to only one interview, and waiting upon the final decision. {wish me luck!}

Or else, I shall be enjoy the life of the unemployed for another month.

Updated the Featured Video, Hallucination by Matsushita Yuya as a parting song for onemanga. =P

Lyrics and Translation are found here.

till then.

N.

 

Top 5 - December

WooHoo! It's the last day of 2009!~ Kiss goodbye all the past and embrace with new 2010? Have you made any 2010 resolutions? Personally, I do not for this time, just adapt anything when the time comes, cause I'm not a discipline person to fulfill my resolution, hence no guilty feelings {avoiding holding responsibility of own promise}.

Nevertheless, here's another Top 5, my favourite pick for the final day this year.

1 From Dusk till Dawn - Abingdon Boys School

Finally a new song by Abingdon Boys School, From Dusk till Dawn from Darker than Black Season 2 ED, pretty a consistent singer, and I like the way he sings this song and the guitarist and the chorus (both the part irareta nara and the last part before the songs ends). Much impressive from his previous song "Kimi no Uta" as seen in Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 OP. It's a touching song on how limited time we could enjoy to fulfill the unlimited dreams we had especially, with your beloved partner in a such challenging world.

MV + Lyrics

2 Kimi ga Inai Mirai - Do as Infinity

Do as Infinity is back! Though I'm unsure the reunion of the duo, anyways here's the song from them, "The Future Without You" (I hope my translation is correct). Losing someone you loved is excruciating painful, one must move on and hopefully will meet in the far future. I can't find a bigger album art, bear with this. Nice electro guiter in the starting and ending.

MV + Lyrics

3 Hajimari No Hi Feat. Mummy-D - Suga Shikao

Yippe, another song from Suga Shikao. His song is always soothing as usual, but I think I need time to fully understand on the meaning of his song, as like his other songs, contains many abstract meaning for deeper thought.

MV + Lyrics

4 Snow Fairy - FUNKIST

Another love song, also featured in the OP of Fairy Tail, I like the flute at the background music. Not much music with a flute as background, with the exception of those common Chinese New Year songs. Plus, he is a very blessed singer with a HUGE music team with him as seen in the image below as well in the music video.

MV + Lyrics

5 # Sign - Flow

Finally, Sign from Flow. Not quite understand how "pain" protects everything, but it's a nice song anyways (I hope someone I knows ignores this, I couldn't stand to see him in pain back).

MV + Lyrics

That's all for now.

Say goodbye 2009 and see you next year.

Happy 2010, everyone!

=)

-N.

Top 5 - November

Finally, I managed to find time resume my little hobby of blogging!~ It's November and here another Top 5. These songs somehow represents my fragments of my neutronical thoughts during last month's inactivity of blogging. Whatever it is, here you go~!

1 Magical Number - Sakamoto Maaya

This is my personal favourite of the month. The song expresses one's everyday frustration of oneself, tomorrow and dreams especially the phrase "あたりまえのことっていつも難しいな" , which means "Even the obvious is always seems difficult", as sometimes, it's always a mystery when an easy task becomes an obtacle. I shall dedicate this song to Shaz~ (featured in Kobato OP)

Lyrics + MV

2  Tsukiakari No Michishirube - Stereopony

Second, a song from Stereopony, also seen in the Darker than Black 2, emphasizing even the endless days of meaningless tomorrows, we've to move forward. And this song goes to Jinnz. =)

Lyric + MV

3 Golden Time Lover - Sukima Switch

Thanks to Shaz and Jinnz I'm able to know what is a Tower of Babel in this song reference to! I shall set me target to top of the tower! =P

MV + Lyrics

4  One Way -SID

Though I still prefer the way he sung 'Uso' (means lies), I like the hidden meaning expressed on life as if like a story book and the passing of no-undo time.

MV + Lyric

5 Tsunaidate - Lil'B

Finally, a love song. You can't sleep or dream without your loved one beside you. I wonder is it true? Any comments? I shall see it for myself.

MV + Lyric

Ouch. It's almost time for me to work. Till then, I shall write later.

Let It All Out

Let it all out, Let it all out
強がらなくていいんだね
誰かが描いてった　壁の落書きの花が揺れる

自分らしさなんて　誰も分からないよ
長い長い道の途中で　失くしたり拾ったり
急に寂しくなって 泣いちゃう日もあるけど　oh...oh...

涙も痛みも星に変えよう
明日を照らす灯りをともそう
小さく迷っても　ふたりで作ろう
星屑を　強く光る永遠を探そう



Let it all out, Let it all out
足りないことだらけだよね
足りなくていいんだね　だから君と出逢えたんだ　oh...

明日が何なのか　それが知りたくて
小さなナイフを　靴下に隠してた
強がってついた　嘘のほうがずっと痛かった


本当は怖いよ　だけど生きていく
笑顔の意味を　風を奏でてく
小さな手をかざして　ふたりで作ろう
星屑を　強く光る永遠を探そう


正しいことが間違ってたらどうすればいい？
悲しいことが正しかったら受け入れるだけ
失くしたと思ってた　でも君が知ってた
君がいて本当に良かった

涙も痛みも星に変えよう
明日を照らす明かりを灯そう
小さな手かざして　ふたりで作ろう
星屑を　強く光る永遠を・・・

さよなら　いつかは来るかもしれない
季節はそれでも巡り巡ってく
小さく迷っても　歩いてく　君と歩いてく　
それだけは変わらないでいようね

Let it all out, Let it all out
It's okay pretending to be tough
The scribbled flowers someone painted on the wall tremble

No one knows their own way of being
You lose it and find it during the long long path on your way
Suddenly I feel lonely
There's also days in which I'd burst into tears, but...

Let's transform pain and tears into stars
Let's turn on the light that will illuminate the future
Let's hold hands together to create stardust
Let's search for the eternity that will shine powerfully

Farewell, perhaps it'll come someday
Seasons bounce around from one place to the next, nevertheless...

Despite losing the way a bit
I'm walking, I'm walking with you
Let's not change just that

Top 5

1 Let It Out - 福原美穂

Fullmetal Alchemist S2 second ending song, I like the meaning of this song and especially when she sang the 強く光る永遠を探そう and それだけは変わらないでいようね. I wonder how I speak it that fast =P

MV + Lyrics??? See Featured Video and the upcoming post.

2 CANDY - 平井堅

A cool and funky song by Ken Hirai, definitely will enlighten your day! =P P.S.: Look @ his hair style, I wonder I would look like if I had ever follow his... @_@

MV + Lyric

(WARNING: Video is not suitable/appropriate for narrow minded people)

3 Colors ~ Melody And Harmony ~ (Jejung & Yuchun) - 東方神起

Can't sleep @ night? Listen to this duo's singing. I hope it's soothing enough for you to doze off. =P Nice song!

MV +Lyric

4 It's All Too Much - YUI

It's YUI! 

MV + Lyric

5 My Answer -SEAMO

His answer -- A key? =P 

MV + Lyric

*****

That's all for October!! I shall post another Top 5 in November, till then enjoy yourself with J-Music!

-N.

Cry and Smile!

Ken Hirai's latest (I know I am little outdated yet, all thanks to assignments and test.) single. CANVAS. Contain 3 songs, CANVAS, Kimi wa Suteki and Cry and Smile!

Personal favourite, Cry and Smile! of course.

Links and lyrics will be updated.

=)

~ended keying process at 09:43~

Phonoscope

フォノスコープ

1. フォノスコープ
2. 坂の途中＜’07 SPRING VERSION＞
3. SPEED＜Demo Track＞
4. Hop Step Dive

フォノスコープ

Lyrics:

http://www.uta-net.com/user/phplib/view_0.php?ID=53986
http://www.corichan.com/lyrics2/singles2/sugashikaosingles07.html#phonoscope

~ended keying process at 19:32~

DEPAPEPE - Beginning of The Road -

I really fall in love with their music! Really soothing music! Mesmerized by their unique way of playing guitar. XD By the way, Depapepe is form by acoustic guitarist duo Miura Takuya 三浦 拓也　and Takuoka Yoshinari　徳岡　慶也. Fans of Honey & Clover will find their music familiar as it appears in season 2 of the anime. You can find out more information about them from here (Wikipedia) or here (Official Site in Japanese).You can listen some of their sample from Sony Music by clicking here.

Here is the contents of the album, "Beginning of the Road":

1. 風 '07 ver.
2. La tanta cha cha cha ver.
3. Sky！Sky！Sky！ '07 ver.
4. さざなみ splash ver.
5. 木漏れ陽の中で brilliant ver.
6. 真夜中の怪盗 失われた秘宝の謎
7. 激情メランコリック 情熱MIX
8. いつかみた道 '07 ver.
9. DUNK studio session
10. Snow Dance winter session
11. THIS WAY B.O.R. ver.
12. ありがとう。 for you ver.
13. SINGING　BIRD

*use google and search aznmedia if you want to download the album*

Yippe This My 77th post! ^_^

~ended keying process at 13:01~