Sprinter!
This will be a long ass post which I wrote about a lot of things! Phew, I haven't done this in awhile π π
Okay, first thing of order.
Sense or Love album.
I'm late, aren't I? Well, I waited for all translations to come out first... or at least, as of now, the translations to the solo songs first.Β I am curious to hear songs that has only one voice instead of group's.
Feels a bit sad there's no Keito. Like in 2011, the pain returns, but unlike the last time with my lone false hope, I'm holding on to real hope this time because Keito promised he'll come back. I've always trusted promises, even when I've been betrayed so many times before. Too trusting, some people told me that. But Keito promised! Oh well...
Sound-wise, all the songs are good. Really. I can hear each of their personality in their songs. And that's also why I waited until translations are out before I wrote this. Even after reading the translations, they do not disappoint and I still hear their personality in there.
Yamada Ryosuke, Do It Again: I like the sound of the song. It's immersive, I get it when he said we should listen with earphone. And his voice is as always pleasing to the ears. I really do appreciate the 7 hours he spent recording it.
But the translation π I blushed, seriously. At my age, I probably shouldn't be, but can't help it! π I'd put it on repeat, but then I would remember the translations and I just eeep! and hit next. Sorry Yamada.
Chinen Yuri, 159: I'm sorry Chinen, but I don't like the full sound of the song, it's just my personal preference. How to put it... it's weird but I only like to hear the... what was it, bridge part? I've said before I don't like rap and rap-ish songs (but sometimes there are exceptions. I know, I'm just that complicated), so that's the part I dislike.
But it does suit him. The whole song, the sound of the song, the lyrics. When I first hear the song I think "ah, this is Chinen all right," even before I knew the song meaning! Also it's the kind of song that get stuck in your head haha.
Nakajima Yuto, Waiting For The Rain: Another song I like. Just by the sound alone, it gives off something like... bittersweet? Heartbreak? When I saw the translation I understood a little why I felt that way.Β
I read on twitter that someone can hear other member's in his voice (Yamada? Or who?), but well, to be honest I couldn't hear it at all. I only heard Yuto throughout. But if that person meant something else like voice intonation or way of singing or whatever and not like how I interpreted the statement then I apologise. Anyway, definitely a song I'd put on repeat. Yuto did a good job too, his voice is stable and the occasional English phrases he uttered sounds clear to me.
Inoo Kei, Jouken Hansha: His song is the first translation I encountered. I could only laugh awkwardly... it's a bit uncomfortable for me, but since I don't understand Japanese language, I'm just listening like normal. It would be a different case if I can immediately understand the language XD it's like, if there's a song like this in English, because I can immediately understand it, I would feel uncomfortable. I think I wrote about this before, I don't remember where, about different languages and my feeling of distance because it's not my mother tongue/language that I immediately understand.Β
I saw the fancams, how does he feel to sing that, dance that, with Takaki, and the chains and..... eeep! No other word for it, just... yabai!Β
But the sound of the song is pleasant. I mean, he didn't sound awkward, overall it's on point, and if not for the meaning, it could be a song I'd put on repeat. Same case with Yamada's song π π π
Arioka Daiki, Bubble Gum: This song, I have the same feeling like Chinen's. I like one part but not another. I like all his singing parts, but I don't like the sound that was at 0.45, and the extended part at 1.46 and 2.06. Was that the EDM part? I don't know the terms but that part for me sounds... you know what I heard? "narunarunarunaru" over and over in an annoying altered voice. My chaotic brain π and the sound made me anxious. I'm probably too sensitive to sounds. Sorry.Β
But the singing parts! Love them! Dai-chan's voice, when he's singing, is also pleasant to hear. It's... cute.
Takaki Yuya, Daimei no nai Monogatari: Oh my.... shall I start? ππΒ
I've always always always said that out of all singing voices in JUMP, I love his the most. Takaki, Yabu, and Yamada, in my opinion, the three golden voices of JUMP. I also said his is the sexiest voice, and that I held my breath whenever I hear his part in JUMP songs. I have to consciously breathe throughout listening to this song (well unless I'm distracted by something XD).Β
The whole song! It's the best! I'm probably just too biased at this point but I love it so much! Takaki-sama! Thank you for this song!Β Β
I'm referring to Claire's translation right now, and the song sounds like a soulmate-au fic, which is a type of fic I absolutely love! The whole song is so lovely, so beautiful, and I love piano and violin, so I am very very grateful that at the concert Inoo is on a grand piano accompanying this song I just feel very blessed to just hear that and I hope we'll see it in DVD.Β
I really can't shut up about how much I love this song I want to cry... πππΒ
I want an instrumental version because the piano and violin sounds so gorgeous I want to cry yet again πππ
Yaotome Hikaru, PINK: I'm sorry Hikaru, this is not my kind of song at all. The sound doesn't agree with me, if that made sense. Maybe I'm a ballad type person.... but but but... 7's Party Monster is okay with me? I don't know... but so far I heard from Hikaru fans that they like it, so it's just me then π₯ never mind me. The song is Hikaru-ish, I can say that.
Yabu Kota, Ryusei no Uta: Another song I was anticipating and did not disappoint! Golden voice, remember? I'm always looking forward to Yabu's parts in songs. His high notes! I'm just so in love...Β
Also, not a lot of English words. Almost hundred percent Japanese, for me it just sounds so lovely and smoothly flowed, it's Yabu-like haha I don't know how to say it. It's weird, but I was reminded of Setsunasa Hikikaeni when I listened to it.
Ok now for the other songs...
The one with the PV. Banger Night. I love all the singing parts, but, the music at 1.08, the 'banger banger banger night', yet another music at 2.27 until 2.49, I don't like that. Same case with that chaotic sound from Dai-chan's song, it made me anxious for some reason. But the opening music and Yamada's starting, that I love. Hikaru with his long hair and ponytail really distracted me, in a good way haha. Also, his part at 'gensou wo' my gooooosh that was hot I kinda felt like cutting that part to listen over and over. And the Yamada, Yuto, Daiki and Takaki part and the circle run part, I mean, from 2.51 until 3.20, I love that part so much I really am considering cutting it to put in my phone. Actually, I love everyone's solo lines in this song so much! That's why I feel so down when I just can't bring myself to like those parts I mentioned above. All I can offer as excuse is that the sound doesn't agree with me.
Well, lately there's a lot of songs that I feel like this, that I like only half of it... not just JUMP. Oh, just put this aside for now. It's making me annoyed at myself. Ah wait, I remember disliking a song in 2003 only to like it in 2008... so maybe there'll be a time in the future that my taste will change.
And from the album, these are my preferences sound-wise.
Dance The Night Away is ok.
Jooubachi is good.
One & One Makes Two.... ergh... unlike the chaotic sound that made me anxious, the sounds in this song makes me annoyed. I am so sorry. I heard the con performance is cute? I hope I'll change my mind once I'll be able to see it. Oh, when I say sound I don't include their singing here. Their vocals are fine, even more if compared to when they debut. They've come a long way since then. Just... sounds... I can't explain it :( music?
To The Galaxy is okay-ish.
Jealous Guy is good.
Mata Kono Basho de, love!
Saigo no Love Song(?), not a fan of the opening, but later it's okay-ish...? I like that Spanish music at 3.12.
FLASH, love!
Swinging Days is okay-ish.
City Wander is... ummm.... I'm not sure.
We Believe is also okay-ish.
OLE. Football/soccer song? Not sure either.
Journey is good. Love the chorus! Also yet another song I want to cut, possibly as ringtone, especially from 3.32 until the end. And also it's a song that I wish there is instrumental ver because what I could hear behind the song sounds amazing π
Virtual Butterfly is okay-ish. Not the kind I want to listen repeatedly though π
Sunda Dance. Eeeeehh... I don't know. Love-hate the song. I don't understand myself. Hmm... Maybe I like it.
You & I. This one is definitely love!
Looking at the songs I okayed... I conclude that I'm probably into regular pop and ballad for now π π so lame eh...
I don't know if anyone get what I was saying about sounds? I'm just a bit complicated like that. I love music. First and foremost it's music that draws me in. Pop songs have that additional sounds in, like it's computerised...? Nothing wrong with that. It's just that sometimes I don't like it. It's just a personal thing. Music can evoke feelings. Or memories. I don't know if I'm picky or what because sometimes I'm okay with things that I'm not okay with on a similar thing... Anyway, if anyone ever heard the slow version of Summary which Jump sang during Jumping Tour and the one NEWS and KAT-TUN sang, I think I said this before, I want the instrumental version. I love epic-sounding music. It's also why I am very taken with original soundtracks. I can live without the vocals. But music is important to me.
Let's just put that aside.
It's September. Jump's anniversary month!
But man, 2018 is just heartbreaks and heart attacks and heart wrenching stuff interspersed with little happiness... it's not even over yet but I'm hoping it will be kinder to me π π
There are several farewells, you know. Kalafina's Keiko, Kajiura Yuki, and later, Keito. Hope I could see them again in another setting. And that's just the fandoms I really paid attention to! My other, casual fandoms too, hmm..... π’π£
Sorry I don't have enough attention span to focus on many fandoms now, real life is just that pressing I'm barely keeping up with Jump as it is.
Okay. September. Jump's Sense or Love tour has already started. So much reports mainly Yamada's perf and Inoo's! The two controversial(?) songs! Haha XD let's just put them aside for now. I didn't hear a lot about the others' solos πΆ I read that Inoo accompanied Takaki's song on grand piano - I want to see this -, YabuHika backdanced for Chinen; saw the part that Chinen sat on their knees, that was cute! Also read that for Yabu's solo Chinen is ballet dancing (edited 260918 contemporary dance it seems, but I still want to see that.) I want to see that π if it's like during Johnny's World where Chinen danced to Where My Heart Belongs, that is a treat! Yuto tap-danced, his specialty. Daiki has VTR and is playing with laser(?) light thingy. Hikaru has VTR and performed alone. And they also announced 4 Dome tour. Bet it's one of the Dome ones that will get DVD π
About the tour... from the setlist I see no UMP and Beat Line...? I remember Dear also has no UMP. Oh well.... I used to think that no tour would be complete without UMP, because it's their debut song, but I get that some people have grown tired of it. And also they have great B-sides that don't get performed enough, so okay, I don't want to fuss about it. Enough that I fuss (privately) about Keito not in this album, Keito answering only two of my questions (can it be counted when it's actually questions that everyone is probably asking that he can't avoid it?), Keito not being there and making my heart break, Keito that I hope will be okay in New York and in his studies, Keito that I hope doesn't break his promise and come back to us in two years.... and I hope that I will be there during his return.
And then there are things that kept me awake at night. I have dark thoughts...
Let's not think about that now.
After September is October, my month! Umm... when is Octember again?? π Ok ok, it's only because Hikaru is so cute I want to pinch him ππ
There'll be two releases right on my birthday, can you believe it??? Kalafina All Time Best and Shirota Yu. Especially the Kalafina one, the price is... π« Plus it's not sold on cdjapan where I am familiar with. I'm still thinking whether I want to get it or not... but but but it's Kalafina.... π£π£π£ππππ
This has been in writing since... 28/8/2018. Yeah, I almost always let things stew this long if I write long posts and then there'll be a lot of things happening inbetween. So today is... 6/9/2018. Yesterday the rumour about Yamada broke out. I have nothing else to say except that it's his private life so he's free to do whatever he wants. As for what I personally feel about it, that will be private and personal to me too haha π well I guess it's normal to feel a little heartbreak and jealousy...? But it's not like I know Yamada personally so I definitely have no say over his private life. And I have no chance at all to go to Japan, much less meet him and Jump, so I shouldn't be too emotional about it. I just hope the girl won't get harassed. Same with Chihiro and everyone around him, I hope they'll be left alone about this issue. It's a rumour! Even if it's true, deep down I'm... happy, I guess, because Yamada loves children and he wants to be a papa so I want that for him, it's just his situation and career. Crazy fans... I've seen them... sheesh...
Well, I'm writing a long ass post so I might as well write about everything else too. Anime!
If that website is to be believed, Natsume Yuujinchou movie will be screened in Malaysia in November. I will go. I will go at least twice!! I don't care if I have to go alone, I will go!!
I went through Netflix's list of animes, and Ancient Magus Bride caught my attention. Buuuuuuuuut............ as it went on it got boring. Huh. I suppose I can't follow series anymore, I can only watch movies at this point if animes with series can't hold my attention for long. Even CCS Clear Card, I didn't finish yet π but that's more about its availability I think, I might go find and finish it in one go. If I can sit down long enough π π
Back to Jump π π okay maybe you'll be mad at me, but I'm procrastinating on itajan summary for the AYT on bicycle episodes because............. I got distracted by Takaki's hand that was grilling that my mind went blank (on Twitter I wrote "ikemen takaki yuya-sama strikes again" and that was it, I really did get distracted by Takaki I don't know what to write as summary XD). I'll get to it tonight maybe, because I have to rewatch the two episodes to confirm my wording for the summary π π π
What other things to be updated about? Oh yeah... the earthquakes and typhoon in Japan, I hope everyone will stay safe. Just reading and watching the news makes me worried...
Hmmm.... what else to write about?
My boring writing life...? I dug up a whole box of my old writingsΒ from 2004, and I have names to put in my index! I really should restart my writings huh...
Okay what else...?
I guess for now these are it.Β
Final time: 07/09/2018, 3.40 am
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