They talked a bit about their "Puzzle" solo songs on the latest TV guide, so here is the translation of the article! If you're avoiding spoilers, don't click!

( about the solo songs on Puzzle )

First of all, let me just say that I don't really like translating lyrics because they're so hard to do, haha. I don't have enough English vocabulary to be able to translate the beautiful words entirely. However, since this song was just too brilliant, I'm going to try my best. Oh Subaru and Sho-chan I love you guys so much.

* I got the Japanese ( Read more... )

Yay, I've finally got down to write the story report for 818!!

This is quite long (19 pages on Word!) and it is a very detailed description of the story. I left out my comments and thoughts because I wanted to report on the story itself, as it had a very nice plot and message. For my random thoughts, comments and many pictures, please read this post ( Read more... )

Continued from Part 2!

May 31, 2007 Recomen Part 3 (final)

Yoko: You really are a genius!!!!
Hina: Good for you! The song is written by Yasu too, isn’t it.
Shota: That is correct.
Hina: He wrote the song too. Written and composed.
Shota: Um, at the beginning, I made the chorus just with the piano.
Hina: Heeee
Yoko: Heeee! But you know,
Shota: Yes?
Yoko ( Read more... )

Continued from Part 1:

May 31, 2007 Recomen Part 2

Yoko: And this part “The ‘tears’ that came out after enduring the pain ...and the ‘tears’ that came out full of happiness”
Shota: Yes.
Yoko: “I feel it all tonight and my voice is snuffled on this moon-lit night”
Hina: Uh huh.
Yoko: “Alone in the room” …what do you mean by this, you had hay fever?
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The May 31, 2007 episode of Recomen featured the upcoming album, "Zukkoke Daidassou." Yoko knew Shota had just got out work (past midnight) so he asked the manager and was able to catch him toward the end of the show. Yoko asked Shota all about his solo song, "Watashi Kagami." Here is the word-for-word translation (!!) to that part of the show! ( Read more... )

I just listened to the 5/31 Recomen where Yoko and Hina called Shota on the phone. Shota had just finished his work (past midnight!) and he had no clue what the two were up to, haha. Yoko had asked Hina about his lyrics to "Forward" earlier in the show, and now Yoko wanted to call Shota and ask him about his song "Watashi Kagami."

(By the way HERE ( Read more... )

I had to do this... one of my favorite K8 songs of ALL TIME. It's A++++++++.

I'm translating the lyrics I found on mixi plus the words I remember, so I'll update if there are any changes once the album is out officially. This song really reminds me of the Chimp/Otokomae exchange diary (the exchange that Shota and Subaru do on J-Web) where Shota was ( Read more... )