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消えぬ想い - Kienu Omoi - Everlasting Emotions

( You laughed for the first time in a long while. . . )

Sho's solo. . . it's super, super, super sweet, but it's a touch wistful at the same time too. . .

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Translation #1 + t/n for andiepiano  per her request through the arashi_on fundraiser to benefit the quake victims in Japan. Maido ari!! orz

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感謝カンゲキ雨嵐 - Kansha Kangeki Ame Arashi
(Gratitude, Admiration, Rain and Arashi)

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Happy 12th anniversary Arashi!!  (Well, 12th if we're counting Japanese style, 11th if I'm being American ^^;;;)

結成１２周年おめでとうございます！！　いつも元気を与えてくれてありがとございます！！

A track from their first album, and you can tell. ^^;; *runs from bricks* The lyrics are ^_^;;;;; and include lotsa lotsa Engrish. The rap lyrics are laughable, as Sho hadn't started ( Read more... )

Gorgeous melody, wonderfully poetic lyrics. . . but the meaning of this song is err. . . rather ambiguous. ^^;;; *sigh* This song is an adjectival and adverbial landmine. . . kinda makes it hard to render into comprehensible English.

And is it just me, or does this one sound like it would make a great theme song to some hero anime series?

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I was discussing this song with drigby , and I revisited it since I hadn't listened to it for awhile. It's the bonus track on the RE version of the One album, and it's full of beautiful imagery, metaphors, and contains cultural references specific, perhaps, to Japanese culture. (You tell me. . . as I'm only familiar with Japanese and American culture ( Read more... )

Ohno-kun's solo theme song for his drama, "Uta no Oniisan," as sung by his alter ego, Yano Kenta.   Hearts for his little peace sign at the end of this PV.  XD

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Translating Yurase, Ima Wo (which can be found here) amped me up for the upcoming Olympics!  So I've done an Olympics redux and translated Kaze no Mukou e, Arashi's NTV Olympic theme for the Beijing Olympics.  I loved revisiting this song!!!

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