Their story is anything but simple. However, translation related post is not a place for the translator’s rant. Rant was yesterday (see previous entry), today it's just a translation and Hizumi's words.

Same as before:
I will appreciate any help if there are any mistakes or something needs to be corrected.
Please do not repost it anywhere. I prefer ( Read more... )

A short interview of Hizumi and Seiichi Hoshiko (the head of Club Zy and Starchild complany) was posted today on Club Zy website. It's about Zy's mascot Raimaru Hizumi designed and his UMBRELLA project.

Original is here, you have to have an account to read the interview, but it's free. Also there is a short video of Hizumi's photoshoot for his ( Read more... )

Well, the mystery of Hizumi's new occupation was solved much faster that I thought lol

http://www.umbrella-h.com/index.html

It looks like it's a graphic design project, though there is not much info on the website yet. A web store will be open sometime later too. Of course, I signed up for a mail magazine right away ^_^v

Hizumi got a twitter account now and I am on a reply spamming spree lol
I'm glad to see him around ;)
His twitter account is: @hiz0302

I wanted to translate this interview the moment I knew about it since I hoped he finally explained what happened and he didn't disappoint me. The interview is all about Hizumi's illness and hiatus.
Also I think I should start giving proper credit to the journalists who did the interviews not just the magazines, but it is going to be such a pain to ( Read more... )

Hizumi's T-shirt has been just delivered. They were supposed to mail it out in the end of February, but must have done it only yesterday or the day before yesterday. I even began to wonder if there was some sort of a mistake or I finally lost it and started seeing things like an announcement of me winning the lottery. But now I finally got it, ( Read more... )

Something is going on here. There is only so much one can write off as a coincidence or luck and I am convinced I have incredible luck with D'espairsRay, but there must be limits to that too ( Read more... )

Does anyone still remember Closer To Ideal pamphlet? I am not done with it yet! But I getting closer to the end ;D

The second part of the Closer To Ideal consists of four interviews of the band members with a partner of their choice. Hizumi chose editor-in-chief of Zy. Seiichi Hoshiko, Karyu - his friend and ex-vocalist of his first band Taka-chan, ( Read more... )

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Source: D'espairsRay FC unBeautiful and www.despairsray.jp

いつもD'espairsRayを応援して頂きまして、ありがとうございます。

この度、メンバー4人の意向により
｢D'espairsRay World Tour 2010 "Human-clad Monsters"｣ 終了後のライブ及び音源制作など、音楽活動全般を無期限の休止とする事としました。

その理由はあくまでも、Vocal：HIZUMIの声帯治療の専念、及び完全な回復を目的としています。

この1年以上に亘って、声帯の筋肉異常という特異な症状を抱えてきたHIZUMIですが、音源制作やライブツアーのスケジュールにより治療に専念することが不可能でした。
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