For the anon who asked for this ages ago -- hopefully you see this! -- in honor of the fact that 1) Monday's concert was one of the most fun shows I have ever been to (and you will hear about this in more detail, sketchy concert report track record or no, because I have already typed up 90% of my impressions) and 2) this song almost made me cry ( Read more... )

Writing up the notes for the Zaida story right now. (Thank you so much to everyone who's commented, I hardly even know how to respond. I just, I really appreciate it.) I did most of the initial research last winter/spring and I wanted to share some of the things I came across in the process. This is an interview from AS, via the fantastic website ( Read more... )

I didn't really feel Jin's departure until samenashi posted the lyrics to this song, and then I got it.

( Young Leaves )

Inspired to do this one by pithetaphish's excellent, excellent "BANDAGE" write-up. I hadn't really paid attention to the lyrics until I looked at it with an eye to translation and in the context of the film it's kind of, um, heart-breaking. D:

LANDS feat. Akanishi Jin - Genki (acoustic version)

( Genki )

I heard the LANDS album with winterspel today and this is the one that hooked me.

LANDS feat. Akanishi Jin - Hatachi no sensou

( War, Age 20 )

Flisters in the Phillippines, I'm thinking of all of you. Be safe tonight.

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For asinful. ♥

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(mp3)

( kana )

Edit: Oh, and I almost forgot, leak of new single GET. *_* (I act all calm, haha, you should have heard me when I found it.) Let me know if you are an interested party ( Read more... )

Reposting to fix a couple typos and minor errors, since you can't edit comments. :D

Scans from 4_03_am here. ♥♥

(Edited to add a header translation, which nihongofrancais totally did first in the above post. The male bonding line is all her. :D)

Brief time off with friends rather than girlsCatching an actual scene of what Akanishi always talks about: "Yamapi and I ( Read more... )

An older translation for one of my favorite songs.

KOKIA - Sora

( kanji )

(scan thanks to ina at Hadaka no Johnny's"The predicted image of the future with my best friends is complete for many years ahead ( Read more... )