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the_calen

drowning in nino feelings

Oct 31, 2012 01:22

HEY, LJ. It’s been eight months and I’m only posting here because twitter cannot handle the essay I am about to write about Japanese pop music. What’s up.

( I said 'essay' and I meant 'essay'. )

fangirling, fandom, 嵐, lyrics, i need a hobby, japanese, music

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sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 06:24:19 UTC

ngl i already had niji and niji2 playing on their own mini playlist (HAS BEEN PLAYING FOR THE LAST 4 HRS TYVM). BUT I TOTALLY CLICKED YOUR YT LINKS FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE OKAY (NINO GLASSES FTMFW ( ... )

sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 06:25:24 UTC

also, forgot to lol at the truth that is nino's "nasally warble". oh nino~ it sure does work for him, though.... lol

the_calen October 31 2012, 06:56:42 UTC

HERE WE GO.

Re: coy girl in Niji. That is me, even at this age. I cannot give or receive compliments, never mind straightforwardly admit, to myself or another, that I like someone. It is like pulling teeth. Anyway, yes, Niji's lyrics are painfully sweet and innocent and optimistic, but I was trying to say that stylistically it's much simpler song, written by a much younger musician ( ... )

sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 07:25:18 UTC

THE GROWTH REALLY WAS INCREDIBLE. so it may be that nino is a closet storyteller, but it kinda makes you wonder just exactly what gave him this idea to... er, evolve the storyline? can i even use "evolve" that way? it feels wrong. whatever.

and gdi i cannot un-see the character death now. i do not like it. imho it takes away some of the realism. we all know that rl means that, more often than not, there is no happily ever after. not to say that it isnt impossible, but to me it is always that gut-wrenching, heart-squeezing sadness that makes a song good.

I... am just going to pretend he never said that, and go back to pining, lonely boy who isn't yet okay
agreed. because that un-okayness is what pulls everything together, and this 9 minute mini-'verse nino has created would have fallen flat. you're right too about the lack of concrete details. my mind is aflutter with all the possibilities... CHARACTER DEATH *NOT* BEING ONE OF THEM.

I'm sure my English teachers would be thrilled to know that their lessons have been put to such ( ... )

the_calen October 31 2012, 07:38:53 UTC

So, uh, would it horrify you to know that we have hereby put more time into analyzing this song than Nino put into writing it? One hour.

sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 07:40:56 UTC

shut *up* no he/we didnt. ugh. talented people suck.

the_calen October 31 2012, 07:30:27 UTC

transitions101 translated the song-by-song commentary Nino gave for Pia, here. I find it hilarious/tragic that he hasn't bothered to listen to the final cut of the album and thus doesn't have a lot to say about the others' solo tracks.

sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 07:42:50 UTC

PUAHAHA JUST READ IT. THAT IS HILARIOUS. HIS COMMENTS ON LIKE ALL MEMBER SOLOS START WITH "HAVE NOT REALLY LISTENED TO IT YET" oh thats wonderful~ ahahahahahahahahaha

the_calen October 31 2012, 07:48:45 UTC

I want to shake him. Can you at least pretend to give a fuck, please. How can you be that apathetic about your own product.

sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 15:55:46 UTC

lol i dunno, but it kinda makes him that more likable? ... in an annoying kind of way LOL

the_calen October 31 2012, 16:13:10 UTC

What IS that special charm? Everything he says is annoying, but he's so likable. How??

sweet_mofo October 31 2012, 16:22:13 UTC

Ah... The magic of JE??? Heh

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