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Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, October 20, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Pimping ain't easy
Tonight, let me show you around the RED LIGHT Not Just Any Neon Lights !!
we are talking about buldings , NOT (Sg's lorong)
Girls Cafe` 
Please look closely HMB or HMV ???
The Rate
Love Hotel
we are talking about buldings , NOT (Sg's lorong)
Girls Cafe` 
Please look closely HMB or HMV ???
The Rate
Love Hotelyou see, not only this is the land of the rising sun !
look whats rising in between your %^&* in the nite !
look whats rising in between your %^&* in the nite !
Fuuuuuuu!!!! Ohhh KAaaY!!
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Monday, September 1, 2008
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Saturday, August 2, 2008
ギブス
ぼくのスパアイドル 椎名林檎です ！
きてください！♥♥♥♥♥♥♥
She is so god dam attractive !!!
That kinda attitude, style, voice, character.
She sets her own world ~ being herself.
Im melting ↑↑↑↑↑↑
You want to take a photo of me right away
I’ve always hated that
Because if I’m captured in a photo, won’t it get old?
You always say right away that you’re sure
I’ve always hated that
Because if if things cool off,
won’t even that become a lie?
Don't you think?
I wana* be with you
Stay here forever, forever, forever
We don’t know what tomorrow will bring
So hold me tightHold me tight, darlin’
You always want to warp my mind right away
That always makes me happy
Because you’re like Kurt, so wouldn’t that make me Courtney?
Don't you think?
I wana be with you
Come and be by my side longer, longer, longer
Forget about yesterday
And hold me tightHold me tight, darlin’
April has come again
Remember that same day
Don't you think?
I wana be with you
Stay here forever, forever, forever
We don’t know what tomorrow will bring
So hold me tight
I wana be with you
Come and be by my side longer, longer, longer
Forget about yesterday
And hold me tight
Hold me tight, darlin’
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
AUGEST
Augest Schedule
Sekishi , Itadori this augest promisses a warmer summer an event i cant miss
will be traveling to central japan mid Augest from where i can now.
got to get the road map . High speed expressway has no short exit
i cant wait any longer
got to meet up with too many good friends over there !
ASAHI , SHOCHO PARTY !!!!!!!!
ASAHI , SHOCHO PARTY !!!!!!!!
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Dear Life , you are so . . . fragile . . . .
3th day of flu . .
a discovery of another illness......
a discovery of another illness......
an illness passed down from my parents
High blood pressure
high blood pressure often is labeled "the silent killer."
People who have high blood pressure typically don't know it until their blood pressure is measured.
Sometimes people with high blood pressure have the following symptoms:
Headache
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Nausea
People often do not seek medical care until they have symptoms arising from the organ damage caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) high blood pressure. The following types of organ damage are commonly seen in chronic high blood pressure:
Heart attack
Heart failure
Stroke or "mini stroke" (transient ischemic attack, TIA)
Kidney failure
Eye damage with loss of vision
Peripheral arterial disease
Outpouchings of the aorta, called aneurysms
People who have high blood pressure typically don't know it until their blood pressure is measured.
Sometimes people with high blood pressure have the following symptoms:
Headache
Dizziness
Blurred vision
Nausea
People often do not seek medical care until they have symptoms arising from the organ damage caused by chronic (ongoing, long-term) high blood pressure. The following types of organ damage are commonly seen in chronic high blood pressure:
Heart attack
Heart failure
Stroke or "mini stroke" (transient ischemic attack, TIA)
Kidney failure
Eye damage with loss of vision
Peripheral arterial disease
Outpouchings of the aorta, called aneurysms
i cant . . blame them .. .
The Art of Life . . .
I'm making the wall inside my heart
I don't wanna let my emotions get out
It scares me to look at the world
Don't want to find myself lost in your eyes
I tried to drown my past in grey
I never wanna feel more pain
Ran away without saying any words
Dear Life,
you are so .... fragile ...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
i grew tired of acting strong .....
Every1 is asking ..... what have i been thinking . it seems to them that i've been in deep thoughts every second. .
some says . . i will break down very soon ..
i don't know . .
i've been thinking ....
and thinking...
nobody knows . . .
only if you knew . .
but i guess you won't
eveR
this is all i have to say
its all here
some says . . i will break down very soon ..
i don't know . .
i've been thinking ....
and thinking...
nobody knows . . .
only if you knew . .
but i guess you won't
eveR
this is all i have to say
its all here
Monday, May 19, 2008
Project - ( MATSUPREMACY )
Currently My KOXX XTP II is 9.8kg
working on a new project
Project :
THE MATSUPREMACY
Target 8kg or lesser
a better result this coming championship
YOU ARE ABOUT THE WITNESS THE VERY BEST
IT HAS JUST
BEGUNN!
Friday, May 16, 2008
Vanishing Love
Lets us pray . . for the lost love ones ...I keep my love for you to myself
Endless rain
Fall on my heart
Let me forget
All of the hate
All of the sadness
Endless rain
Let me stay
more in your heart
Let my heart take in your tears
Take in your Memories
Thursday, May 15, 2008
China quake death toll could rise to 50,000
LUOSHUI TOWN, China - China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster.
More than 72 hours after the quake rattled central China, rescuers appeared to shift from poring through downed buildings for survivors to the grim duty of searching for bodies — with 10 million directly affected by Monday's temblor.
At least 12,300 people remained buried and another 102,100 were injured in Sichuan province, where the quake was centered, the vice governor told reporters.
In Luoshui town — on the road to an industrial zone in Shifang city where two chemical plants collapsed, burying hundreds of people — troops used a mechanical shovel to dig a pit on a hilltop to bury the dead.
Police and militia in Dujiangyan pulverized rubble with cranes and backhoes while crews used shovels to pick around larger pieces of debris. On one sidestreet, about a dozen bodies were laid on a sidewalk, while incense sticks placed in a pile of sand sent smoke into the air as a tribute and to dull the stench of death.
The bodies were later lifted onto a flatbed truck, joining some half-dozen corpses. Ambulances sped past, sirens wailing, filled with survivors. Workers asked those left homeless to sign up for temporary housing, although it was unclear where they would live.
Not all hope of finding survivors was lost. After more than three days trapped under debris, a 22-year-old woman was pulled to safety in Dujiangyan. Covered in dust and peering out through a small opening, she was shown waving on state television shortly before being rescued.
"I was confident that you were coming to rescue me. I'm alive. I'm so happy," the unnamed woman said on CCTV.
One earthquake expert said the time for rescues was growing short.
"Generally speaking, anyone buried in an earthquake can survive without water and food for three days," said Gu Linsheng, a researcher with Tsinghua University's Emergency Management Research Center. "After that, it's usually a miracle for anyone to survive."
The confirmed death toll reached 19,509 on Thursday, up from the nearly 15,000 confirmed dead the day before, according to the Earthquake and Disaster Relief Headquarters of the State Council, the country's Cabinet. The council said deaths could rise to some 50,000, state TV reported.
The government issued an appeal to the Chinese public calling for donations of rescue equipment including hammers, shovels, demolition tools and rubber boats. The plea on the Ministry of Information Industry's Web Site said, for example, that 100 cranes were needed.
More than 130,000 soldiers and police joined the relief operation, Xinhua said.
"This is only a beginning of this battle, and a long way lies ahead of us," Vice Health Minister Gao Qiang told reporters in Beijing.
"We will never give up hope," he said. "For every thread of hope, our efforts will increase 100-fold. We will never give up."
Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qingchuan in northern Sichuan province, site of a collapsed school that buried dozens of children, to encourage doctors and nurses aiding the injured.
"The party and the government are grateful to you. The people need you," he said in footage shown on CCTV. "They see you as a relative. Every act and word of yours represents the government."
After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China accepted an offer from Japan to send a rescue team, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in an announcement posted on the ministry Web site.
Taiwan's Red Cross said China also agreed to accept a 20-person emergency relief team from the island. Taiwan is also sending a cargo plane to Chengdu with tents and medical supplies. The Air Macau plane will make a brief stop in Macau.
Taiwan and China, which split during civil war in 1949, have banned regular direct links and other formal contacts as political disputes persist.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also issued an emergency appeal for medical help, food, water and tents.
Gu Qinghui, the federation's disaster management director for East Asia who visited Beichuan county near the epicenter, said more than 4 million homes were shattered across the quake area.
"The whole county has been destroyed. Basically there is no Beichuan county anymore," Gu said in Beijing, adding the death toll was sure to rise.
Roads were cleared Thursday to two key areas that felt the brunt of the quake's force, with workers making it to Wenchuan at the epicenter and also through to Beichuan county, Xinhua reported. Communication cables also were reconnected to Wenchuan.
The blocked roads had prevented rescuers from moving heavy equipment to the worst-affected areas, with soldiers riding to isolated mountain villages on helicopters and small boats previously forced to dig for survivors with their hands.
Hundreds of troops marched to the epicenter across the Zipingpu dam that had reportedly suffered cracks from the disaster, raising fears it could endanger communities downriver. There was no repair work or extra security seen Thursday at the dam by an Associated Press photographer, indicating the threat to the structure had likely passed.
Public donations so far have totaled $186 million in cash and goods, Xinhua said.
Dujiangyan city was clogged with buses and trucks decked out with banners from companies saying they were offering aid to disaster victims. One tour bus was stuffed full of water bottles, cartons of biscuits and instant noodles.
Public donations so far have totaled $125 million in both cash and goods.
NBA star Yao Ming, China's most famous athlete, was planning to donate $285,000 to the relief effort, agent Erik Zhang said.
"My thoughts are with everyone back in my home country of China during this very dark and emotional time," Yao said in a statement from Houston, where he is recovering from a broken left foot with hopes of competing in the Beijing Olympics this August.
As the rescue effort gathered momentum, the depth of the problem of tens of thousands homeless stretched government resources.
North of Chengdu in Deyang, the largest town near the devastated areas of Hanwang and Mianyang, thousands of people have streamed into the city hospital since Monday, mostly with head or bone injuries.
Patients heavily wrapped in bandages and with cuts and bruises were huddled in canvas tents in the hospital's parking lot.
"Our doctors have worked continuously since Monday and people keep coming in. We have to keep strengthening our measures to keep up," said Luo Mingxuan, the Communist Party secretary of the hospital.
There were piles of donated clothing for survivors at the hospital and stands for them to make free telephone calls. Handwritten notes with names of the injured were posted on a board in front of the hospital's emergency section, where ambulances arrived every few minutes.
Also Thursday, a group of 33 American, British and French tourists were airlifted from Wolong, site of the world's most famous panda preserve, to the provincial capital of Chengdu, Xinhua reported. All were in good health, Xinhua said.
More than 72 hours after the quake rattled central China, rescuers appeared to shift from poring through downed buildings for survivors to the grim duty of searching for bodies — with 10 million directly affected by Monday's temblor.
At least 12,300 people remained buried and another 102,100 were injured in Sichuan province, where the quake was centered, the vice governor told reporters.
In Luoshui town — on the road to an industrial zone in Shifang city where two chemical plants collapsed, burying hundreds of people — troops used a mechanical shovel to dig a pit on a hilltop to bury the dead.
Police and militia in Dujiangyan pulverized rubble with cranes and backhoes while crews used shovels to pick around larger pieces of debris. On one sidestreet, about a dozen bodies were laid on a sidewalk, while incense sticks placed in a pile of sand sent smoke into the air as a tribute and to dull the stench of death.
The bodies were later lifted onto a flatbed truck, joining some half-dozen corpses. Ambulances sped past, sirens wailing, filled with survivors. Workers asked those left homeless to sign up for temporary housing, although it was unclear where they would live.
Not all hope of finding survivors was lost. After more than three days trapped under debris, a 22-year-old woman was pulled to safety in Dujiangyan. Covered in dust and peering out through a small opening, she was shown waving on state television shortly before being rescued.
"I was confident that you were coming to rescue me. I'm alive. I'm so happy," the unnamed woman said on CCTV.
One earthquake expert said the time for rescues was growing short.
"Generally speaking, anyone buried in an earthquake can survive without water and food for three days," said Gu Linsheng, a researcher with Tsinghua University's Emergency Management Research Center. "After that, it's usually a miracle for anyone to survive."
The confirmed death toll reached 19,509 on Thursday, up from the nearly 15,000 confirmed dead the day before, according to the Earthquake and Disaster Relief Headquarters of the State Council, the country's Cabinet. The council said deaths could rise to some 50,000, state TV reported.
The government issued an appeal to the Chinese public calling for donations of rescue equipment including hammers, shovels, demolition tools and rubber boats. The plea on the Ministry of Information Industry's Web Site said, for example, that 100 cranes were needed.
More than 130,000 soldiers and police joined the relief operation, Xinhua said.
"This is only a beginning of this battle, and a long way lies ahead of us," Vice Health Minister Gao Qiang told reporters in Beijing.
"We will never give up hope," he said. "For every thread of hope, our efforts will increase 100-fold. We will never give up."
Premier Wen Jiabao visited Qingchuan in northern Sichuan province, site of a collapsed school that buried dozens of children, to encourage doctors and nurses aiding the injured.
"The party and the government are grateful to you. The people need you," he said in footage shown on CCTV. "They see you as a relative. Every act and word of yours represents the government."
After days of refusing foreign relief workers, China accepted an offer from Japan to send a rescue team, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said in an announcement posted on the ministry Web site.
Taiwan's Red Cross said China also agreed to accept a 20-person emergency relief team from the island. Taiwan is also sending a cargo plane to Chengdu with tents and medical supplies. The Air Macau plane will make a brief stop in Macau.
Taiwan and China, which split during civil war in 1949, have banned regular direct links and other formal contacts as political disputes persist.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also issued an emergency appeal for medical help, food, water and tents.
Gu Qinghui, the federation's disaster management director for East Asia who visited Beichuan county near the epicenter, said more than 4 million homes were shattered across the quake area.
"The whole county has been destroyed. Basically there is no Beichuan county anymore," Gu said in Beijing, adding the death toll was sure to rise.
Roads were cleared Thursday to two key areas that felt the brunt of the quake's force, with workers making it to Wenchuan at the epicenter and also through to Beichuan county, Xinhua reported. Communication cables also were reconnected to Wenchuan.
The blocked roads had prevented rescuers from moving heavy equipment to the worst-affected areas, with soldiers riding to isolated mountain villages on helicopters and small boats previously forced to dig for survivors with their hands.
Hundreds of troops marched to the epicenter across the Zipingpu dam that had reportedly suffered cracks from the disaster, raising fears it could endanger communities downriver. There was no repair work or extra security seen Thursday at the dam by an Associated Press photographer, indicating the threat to the structure had likely passed.
Public donations so far have totaled $186 million in cash and goods, Xinhua said.
Dujiangyan city was clogged with buses and trucks decked out with banners from companies saying they were offering aid to disaster victims. One tour bus was stuffed full of water bottles, cartons of biscuits and instant noodles.
Public donations so far have totaled $125 million in both cash and goods.
NBA star Yao Ming, China's most famous athlete, was planning to donate $285,000 to the relief effort, agent Erik Zhang said.
"My thoughts are with everyone back in my home country of China during this very dark and emotional time," Yao said in a statement from Houston, where he is recovering from a broken left foot with hopes of competing in the Beijing Olympics this August.
As the rescue effort gathered momentum, the depth of the problem of tens of thousands homeless stretched government resources.
North of Chengdu in Deyang, the largest town near the devastated areas of Hanwang and Mianyang, thousands of people have streamed into the city hospital since Monday, mostly with head or bone injuries.
Patients heavily wrapped in bandages and with cuts and bruises were huddled in canvas tents in the hospital's parking lot.
"Our doctors have worked continuously since Monday and people keep coming in. We have to keep strengthening our measures to keep up," said Luo Mingxuan, the Communist Party secretary of the hospital.
There were piles of donated clothing for survivors at the hospital and stands for them to make free telephone calls. Handwritten notes with names of the injured were posted on a board in front of the hospital's emergency section, where ambulances arrived every few minutes.
Also Thursday, a group of 33 American, British and French tourists were airlifted from Wolong, site of the world's most famous panda preserve, to the provincial capital of Chengdu, Xinhua reported. All were in good health, Xinhua said.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
彩ちゃん ~ がばって！
JAL の彩かっぷヌドル食べませんかyes Aya ~ cup noodle AGAIN
Training is hard but you have to eat!
^ _^ 美味しい 。♥♥♥ good girl !
^ _^ 美味しい 。♥♥♥ good girl !Saturday, May 10, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
X Japan Shows Sold Out in Seconds
X Japan Shows Sold Out in SecondsThe final tickets for next month's three X Japan shows at Tokyo Dome are said to have sold out in a matter of seconds. The final batch of the 150,000 tickets for the hugely anticipated March 28-30 shows went on sale at 10am yesterday. Demand has been heavy on ticket sources such as the official fan site of group leader Yoshiki and sites such as J Rock Revolution aimed at overseas fans. Through the pre-sale, Japan Zone was fortunate enough to get hold of four tickets for the March 28 "X Japan - Night of Destruction" show. The group performed together last October for the first time in ten years, shooting a live video for the song "I.V." on the rooftop of the Aqua City mall in Tokyo.
Monday, February 4, 2008
Feat: LUNA SEA 's ( Sugizo ) , ( Kawamura Ryuichi )
VOICE of SUGIZO: A Heart to Heart With Jrock RevolutionWhen Jrock Revolution visited Tokyo at the end of September, we had a chance to sit down with SUGIZO. He talked extensively about his life, his music, his beliefs, and LUNA SEA. The interview took place on a sunny Friday afternoon at a hotel in Tokyo. SUGIZO spoke in both English and Japanese -- answering over half the questions in English.Be sure to also check the JRR Playlist for a special message from SUGIZO!Even though you’ve traveled across Asia for LUNA SEA, your experience with Jrock Revolution was the first time you performed in America. What was that experience like for you, can you tell us how you felt?SUGIZO: My experience? I think, in these two years, I’ve known about this situation -- we have so many fans in each country. But I had no idea about the magnitude of the American fans’ power, and energy – it was so huge! I didn’t know. A few years ago, I toured throughout Asia (with LUNA SEA); in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan. I think Seoul might also be a very big market for us.So you were very moved by the American fans’ energy. Were you very surprised?SUGIZO: Yes, very surprised -- it’s very great for now. But, I think it’s very natural for it to happen, because music has no borders, no walls. And I also think while we have very big problem in regards to language, I believe music needs no language. Music is our language. Of course at first it’s very big on hand, big problem (language), big surprise for me, but I think it’s very natural.Do you really believe that the type of world you envision, united with music, can become a reality?SUGIZO: It is very important for me. I think almost all musicians have this dream, you know, that music can unite the world. I don’t know -- it’s a very natural problem for me.And what did you think about Jrock Revolution?SUGIZO: I thought it was very natural, very natural, because for a very long time, Japanese people, Japanese music fans, wanted to be like American musicians, European musicians – they’ve been big heroes for us, for a long time. Perhaps now, we no longer have intercultural wars between countries, because I think so many American young people love Japanese things, and so many European people love Japanese things, and so many Japanese people love Chinese things. You know, this situation--this mixed situation is very nice for music and peace. It’s very revolutionary for culture, and culture is a very important, very important element for peace, and of course politics -- it’s a very important relationship. Jrock Revolution is very nice, very beautiful for this century.At Jrock Revolution, many American fans were exposed to you for the first time. If you were to introduce yourself to these new fans, what would you say to introduce yourself?SUGIZO: That’s difficult. It’s like a self introduction. My name is SUGIZO. *Everyone laughs* My first professional band is called LUNA SEA. I was LUNA SEA’s composer and guitarist and violinist. My parents were also musicians, classical musicians, and when I was a child, I had to play violin, and had to study classical music theory.Your father forced you to?SUGIZO: It was very hard, because he was very hard on me, very serious. Usually I was crying and playing, crying and playing, and sometimes my father hit me, so, it was a very, very big problem for me at that time. And of course I hated music, I seriously hated music. Until I was maybe ten, eleven, twelve years old, I remembered that as a child I hated music. I couldn’t find my favorite music, I couldn’t find my favorite composer. I think when I was ten or eleven years old, I was awakened to music.My first favorite composers were Beethoven and Bartok, also Bach. And also, I loved so much great cinema music, so many soundtracks. My father made so many soundtrack tapes, so it’s my favorite – I think, in a way, soundtracks are for my life. And when I was eleven years old, I started to play trumpet too. Actually it was my father’s trumpet. I think that was at the beginning of junior high school. But I loved trumpet. My image of violin was a very weak one – something for women, for rich men. The violin’s image was too much for me, but trumpet’s image was very good, more, you know--dirty. For example, during the 1950s through 1970s, trumpet was very nice instrument for bad boys, like guitar or keyboard, because the image was very nice. When I was a junior high school student, I got into Y.M.O. I had a picture of Y.M.O. and JAPAN, and David Bowie—the London punk scene. That was my base for rock’n’roll.What kind of a person would you say you were?SUGIZO: Very selfish. Very stubborn. Very violent. Maybe until I was 26 or 27, I was a very bad guy; very heavy drinker, and usually fighting, ‘cause I hated so many people, I hated humans. Maybe I had many problems in my heart.What kind of a person would you say you are now?SUGIZO: I think, and I hope I've changed. Of course now, I love people, I love humans. I love this planet. Of course, I need peace, true peace. And I think maybe it is music’s meaning, the purpose of music for any musician. At first, almost all musicians are very selfish, stubborn. At first, almost every musician’s purpose is just to “dream my dream.” We want to be richer; we want to be more famous, we want more—to be winners, for our life, for our community, for our country. But I think this isn't the real purpose for music, for art, almost all musicians.I believe in the power of music.We’ve noticed that you use a lot of religious imagery in much of your artwork. For example, your official site has the tree of life and the flower of life from the Kabbalah on it. Do you practice any religion?SUGIZO: I don’t practice, but I love to read, and I like so many religions. Of course, Buddhism, Christianity, Kabbalah, Judaism… I don’t really try to study the religions, but I enjoy reading about them. I like feeling the teachings of each religion. I think the teachings, though in different styles, actually lead to one important thing. In 2009, LUNA SEA’s 20 year anniversary is coming up. So you’ve been in music for almost twenty years now. That’s a really long time for anybody to be in the music business. Can you talk a little bit about each of your projects, and what they each mean to you?SUGIZO: Twenty years is definitely not a long time. The artists I like have been in business for over forty, sixty years. It’s only been twenty years. Also, ever since I was a child, I have been doing music, so it doesn’t feel like twenty years at all. I’m now 38, so I feel like I have been doing it for 35 years.Every project was very important to me. Every project to me was musically... This is a difficult question, I’ve never been asked this. Each project was my “ikizama,” like a footprint, the crystallization of my soul. For example, LUNA SEA is my most important project, like school. Of course, I’m a student of music for life. LUNA SEA is most important -- like school. The FLARE was very important too, for awakening my mind and soul. SPANK YOUR JUICE was very fun for me. *Laugh*Why did you name your band SPANK YOUR JUICE? First SPANK YOUR JUICE, then SHAG! SUGIZO: *Laughing* I think I need sexual power in my life. I need, you know, I need sexual lust, sexual trance, I need it. SHAG is the best name. So many of my foreign friends say “Oh SHAG is so cool.” As for S.K.I.N. – we’re planning. We want to make S.K.I.N., S.K.I.N.So, on December 24th, a big thing is happening, right? It’s been about 7 years now since the last time you performed in LUNA SEA. How do you feel about being a part of LUNA SEA again?SUGIZO: It’s a very natural process for us. We didn’t try to go against anything, and were just going with the flow, letting it happen the way it should, and this is what came about. First of all, just like all you know, Japanese rock music is gaining recognition throughout the world, but actually in Japan, it is still not that big of a scene. So it’s like, we want everyone to be able to participate in this scene, and make it bigger. And we believe that the resurrection of LUNA SEA would definitely be a source of power for that.Second of all, there is almost no rock scene in Japan right now. There is almost no scene in Japan right now to help Japanese rock music grow big. Most of the artists can only depend on TV, media, magazines. A lot of them only make things that TV and magazine journalists will like. In order to become big and popular, they make music to please the big guys, and that is not real rock music. I think LUNA SEA is probably the last real rock band of Japan (that didn’t conform to industry ideals.) There were many great bands before LUNA SEA, such as X and BOOWY. Real rock’n’roll is to do what you feel like doing and convey what you want to convey, and that is how you became big. That was the way, taken for granted. But there are so many forces that come into play now, and if you don’t succumb to them, you won’t be able to become big. I really hate that. That’s why I feel that LUNA SEA is the last rock band to come out of Japan. And since we have not been around for seven years, we want to use this chance to break into that scene, and break that kind of dogma that dominates the industry. That is how I feel.LUNA SEA definitely has that type of influence. The FLARE was great, too.SUGIZO: Though, I think The FLARE couldn’t really succeed. ‘Cause I mean, I talk of big success, I think we should’ve been a big success, and of course we wanted to keep it natural – a true artistic soul, but now the Japanese scene is very difficult; almost impossible. Because we really wanted to break in this scene, we really worked hard producing music for The FLARE, but even though we did, we were unable to succeed because the scene would not allow it to happen that way.In an interview with Guitar Lab last year, you said you wanted to share things about your life that concern you, things that trouble you, and things that you want to change, and put it in your music to share with the world. So, can you tell us how you do that? SUGIZO: It just happens so that I am a musician. Even if I wasn’t, I think I would still be very concerned with those issues of the world. But since I happen to be a musician, I am able to convey that message through my music to a large crowd on stage. I feel very fortunate to be in this position. I feel that it would be a waste if I don’t try to convey some sort of message, when I am able to stand in front of tens of thousands of people.As for the process, of course I think lyrics are very important, but sound is most important. The sound of the beat of the earth, the sound that makes you feel the power of the nature, and the sound of the energy of the cosmos, I try to mix all that into the melody. The vibrations of the soul connects and is conveyed through the music. I want to make music using that power. Lyrics come last.So, for an issue like global warming, how do you feel about it?SUGIZO: I think even if everyone just changes one thing about the way they live, it could make a really big difference. Such as the way one throws trash--of course, buying a hybrid car would be great but it’s not easily achievable. But I think if everyone just changes a little part, it would make such a big difference. For example, I would bring my own water bottle, my own chopsticks, and try not to make too much trash, or use too much electricity. Since making music uses up a lot of electricity, I try not to use electricity during other times. Little things like that.I remember there was a blog you wrote a few years ago; actually it was during the summer, it was really hot, and you tried to not have the air conditioning on, in your car *laugh*SUGIZO: It was really difficult, of course, saving electricity… but I think doing it is very important-- how to use it. And most importantly, food. Food and drinks. I used to drink so much and not finish it, and eat so much and leave a lot of food uneaten and just toss it all afterwards. But now I really hate throwing away drinks or food. It’s a really bad thing.It’s very difficult. Usually I think that… for example, a lot of Japanese and American people really throw away a lot of uneaten food. I really hate that. Just think, with all that food, a whole African country could be fed. I especially avoid eating beef, although I don’t like any meat, because for a cow to grow big enough to be slaughtered and become beef, tons of corn are used to feed the cow. 10 people have to go hungry for the food that goes to a cow. If people don’t stop eating beef, the ozone layer will be destroyed, that’s why I don’t eat beef.Many of your fans look up to you and support you because of the many different campaigns you participate in. Can you tell us a little bit about what you’re involved in now? SUGIZO: Next month, I’m doing a show with GreenPeace. It concerns a very important problem for the ocean. (Whaling.) Right now, Rokkasho’s problem is the most important thing to me, because it’s not well known yet.There are a lot of forces trying to suppress the knowledge of Rokkasho; Rokkasho and the Sellafield nuclear plant in England, and other similar types of plants. They are causing a lot of damage to the environment, but the problem is not well known at all. Global warming has become well known, in America too, but problems like Rokkasho, currently only a few people are aware of it, such as my mentor, Sakamoto Ryuichi, and myself. We are trying to make it more well known, but I think it deserves much more awareness. Right now we need foreign countries such as America to bring up the issues of Japan, to raise awareness, which I think is a very odd situation for Japan.Speaking of Sakamoto Ryuichi, he was one of your big idols. So, you had the chance to work with him, and some of your other idols –such as Mick Karn. SUGIZO: Mick is like my family. Hmm… really, at first, I thought, “One day I ever get to do solo work, I’d like to have him (Mick) play for me, and also Sakamoto Ryuichi.” That was my dream when I was young. When I was in LUNA SEA. Before I knew it, we became good friends.Is there anyone else you’d like to work with?SUGIZO: Almost all my favorite musicians died.What about David Bowie?SUGIZO: Of course David Bowie is my big idol. One day, I want to audition for his tour support guitarist. It’s my big dream.My friend, he’s very famous guitarist in Japan, Hotei Tomoyasu (BOOWY), also wants to. *laugh* Maybe I think he’s first and I’m second. *laugh* If David Bowie wants a Japanese support guitarist, maybe I think first priority would be Hotei, he’s my good friend, senpai. I think guitar-wise he is the best.So you’re a huge fan of Star Wars, The Matrix, and many other movies. You also read a lot of different books. What is your favorite type of movie, and what type of stories speak to you?SUGIZO: Hmm... I like sci-fi. I love sci-fi. I like futuristic, spiritual stories. I just don’t like love stories. *laugh* Sometimes I like comedy. And political movies. But, I don’t like war movies. Last year, or this year, I don’t remember, I saw Letters From Iwojima, it’s a very nice, big, huge movie. But, I never want to see it again, it’s too heavy. Of course it’s a very good movie but its energy is very negative. I think almost all war movies are very negative. So, I don’t like war movies.Ever since I was a child, I’ve always like the cosmos. I don’t know why, but I really liked it. Now I know, I think it’s because my roots are from a different planet. That’s why I think liking the cosmos was a natural thing for me. Another thing I like about the science fiction is, although I haven’t read any recently, in the science fiction genre, there are spiritual, religious, love, war, politics, different topics and elements that make up the science fiction genre. That’s why I like it.You also like very avant garde things, right?SUGIZO: I love avant-garde music; for example… generally it’s contemporary music. In classical, my favorite composer is Steve Reich. He is a very very famous, contemporary, minimal musician, like John Cage, Edward Weiss. I think, twentieth century’s most important music style is contemporary avant-garde music. For Jazz, I think Miles Davis’s music is very contemporary—even avant-garde. When he started make that type of jazz, his style was very, new, after avant-garde. He’s a very important inspiration for me. It’s interesting to consider that you were influenced by American writers and Western bands, so as a Japanese artist, there are now a lot of Americans and Westerners being influenced by you. How do you feel about that? SUGIZO: I think it’s a great situation. Just like I said before, I think it is natural for it to happen. For example, in the worlds of art and movies, for many years the Japanese and the western world have already been crossed. In recent years, Japanese anime has become the most advanced culture in foreign countries. Finally, Japanese rock music has reached that level. For example, Japanese classical musicians have already been active in the world for many years with success, the same is true for Japanese jazz musicians. There weren’t many rock musicians, though the time is now ripe for that.What is your most memorable Jrock Revolution experience? SUGIZO: During that time, the Star Wars Convention was taking place and I went. It was really fun.*Everyone laughs*Of course, I only appeared at Jrock Revolution during Miyavi’s performance, but besides that I went to the Star Wars Convention everyday. On the second day of the live I also went before the concert. I had a lot of fun.Not too long after that, you went to perform with S.K.I.N. at Anime Expo. When Gackt introduced you, he said “Two years ago I hated this guy but now he’s my best friend.” A lot of people thought that was really funny. So, what’s your side of the story?SUGIZO: *Laugh* Gackt? Now he’s my good friend. Definitely. When we met first time, we were fighting. I don’t know why. *Laugh* I didn’t like him at first, and he didn’t like me either. But now he’s my best friend. In your career, you worked with so many people, Japanese and western. Is there really a difference between working with Japanese and western musicians? SUGIZO: The difference is just language. Just language, that’s it.So, right now, you are also in SHAG and S.T.K. SUGIZO: I love SHAG!Can you tell us a little bit about that?SUGIZO: SHAG came about during a period where I had the need to express my desire for avant-garde. I felt bad if I couldn’t allow that feeling to explode.SHAG is more...funky. The rhythm is very important. For S.T.K., an ambient feeling is most important. It’s very important. In S.T.K., I just play violin. SHAG is guitar, violin, percussion. S.T.K. is very good for mobility. Sometimes, I want to play very far away, like in the mountains or in nature, so… I can go anywhere with any kind of transportation such as the train or airplane, since I only have to carry a violin. Whenever there is a nature event, festival, or spiritual related events, I can easily participate with a violin, whereas with SHAG, I would need to bring the whole guitar set up and go by a van, which makes it difficult. That’s the difference. The fun thing with SHAG is, the beginning of SHAG was about ten years ago, when DJ Krush, Mick Karn, and I did jam sessions and improvisation. Do you have any desires to establish yourself overseas or do you plan on staying more in Japan?SUGIZO: Of course I want to, but I am not really dead set on having to do it. I would like to go with the flow and let it come naturally.What is the one thing you want most right now? SUGIZO: Most right now? Umm… world peace. End global warming? Save the trees?SUGIZO: Yeah… The first one is probably impossible. Well, this is a very serious problem for me. *Pause* I want to wake up in the morning feeling refreshed. For about 15 years, no matter how I sleep I always wake up tired. I really just want a great night’s sleep.*Everyone laughs*Yeah, I need deep sleep.You usually go to bed really late though, right? I remember there was this one blog you wrote, and it said, “I just got home,” and it was 6:00 in the morning in Japan.SUGIZO: Yes, yes exactly. Usually so.Would you like to give a message to your fans?SUGIZO: I think it is great that finally, in the twentieth-first century, the national boundaries for music and art do not matter anymore, or they have disappeared. I think it will be great if in the future, people in the world can communicate even more through art and music. I feel very honored to be able to work with a powerful music country such as America in trying to make this happen. I would like to help this feeling grow, and let it be all over the world.
KAWAMURA RYUICHI
• Fans of Kawamura Ryuichi (37) got a rare treat yesterday at the Nippon Budokan, when the Luna Sea vocalist performed a "marathon live" show that included all 71 songs recorded during his ten years as a solo artist. When Kawamura got to song No.65, "Sunset", the 12,000 fans went wild when he was joined on stage by Luna Sea guitarist Inoran (37).
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
X Japan Announce Concert Details
Fans of the legendary X Japan got more details of the rock band's long-awaited comeback yesterday. The four surviving members of the band attended two events in Tokyo, with a visibly jet-lagged Yoshiki (42) having flown in Saturday from his home in L.A. "This is an important announcement and I wanted to make it in person," he said. The first event was a press conference at the Apple Store. Their new single "I.V.", which appears on the soundtrack of the horror movie "Saw4" and features the late guitarist hide (1964-98), will be released worldwide on iTunes on January 23.
But the big news that fans were waiting for was about their upcoming concerts. The band announced two shows on March 28 & 30 at Tokyo Dome, the venue for their farewell concert at the end of 1997, and an extra show at Ajinomoto Stadium on May 3. May 2 marks ten years since hide's death and the band plan to have his guitar on stage for the shows. There is also a plan for Luna Sea's guitarist Sugizo to play hide's parts, as the band was discovered by the X Japan axeman. The Dome concerts are titled "Kougeki Saikai 2008 I.V. - Hametsu ni Mukatte", which roughly translates as "Resume Attack 2008 I.V. - Facing Destruction". The first show will be called "Hakai no Yoru" (Destruction Night), and the second "Souzou no Yoru" (Creation Night). Yoshiki said, "Though I say it myself, the return of X Japan is a miracle, something I never thought would happen. But I don't want it to be like a school reunion. I want to play a tense and dangerous concert."
During the evening event, held at Shibuya's Tower Records, they recorded a radio show to be broadcast on FM Fuji on February 11. Yoshiki and vocalist Toshi (42) talked about going to karaoke together, perhaps in an effort to dispel rumors of animosity between them.
But the big news that fans were waiting for was about their upcoming concerts. The band announced two shows on March 28 & 30 at Tokyo Dome, the venue for their farewell concert at the end of 1997, and an extra show at Ajinomoto Stadium on May 3. May 2 marks ten years since hide's death and the band plan to have his guitar on stage for the shows. There is also a plan for Luna Sea's guitarist Sugizo to play hide's parts, as the band was discovered by the X Japan axeman. The Dome concerts are titled "Kougeki Saikai 2008 I.V. - Hametsu ni Mukatte", which roughly translates as "Resume Attack 2008 I.V. - Facing Destruction". The first show will be called "Hakai no Yoru" (Destruction Night), and the second "Souzou no Yoru" (Creation Night). Yoshiki said, "Though I say it myself, the return of X Japan is a miracle, something I never thought would happen. But I don't want it to be like a school reunion. I want to play a tense and dangerous concert."
During the evening event, held at Shibuya's Tower Records, they recorded a radio show to be broadcast on FM Fuji on February 11. Yoshiki and vocalist Toshi (42) talked about going to karaoke together, perhaps in an effort to dispel rumors of animosity between them.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Hamasaki Ayumi Deaf in Left Ear
Not a good start to the year for Hamasaki Ayumi (29). The singer revealed on her official fan club website at the weekend that she has lost the hearing in her left ear. She says doctors told her last year that it was too late for surgical treatment of a problem that dates back almost to the beginning of her career. In 2000 it caused her to postpone part of a national concert tour. With this year marking the tenth anniversary of her debut, she remains upbeat and says she will continue singing as long as she can hear in her right ear. She just released her latest album "Guilty" on New Year's Day and has a 19-show concert tour starting in early April. The bad news came shortly after her ex-boyfriend, Tokio member Nagase Tomoya (28), was romantically linked with up-and-coming young actress Aibu Saki (22). Ayu and Nagase ended their 7-year relationship just last July.
Life is full of crap at times . Well most of the times . Wish you get well and may Lord bless you!
Life is full of crap at times . Well most of the times . Wish you get well and may Lord bless you!
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