GARNET CROW part.171

Official website: ttp://www.garnetcrow.com ★ LIVE DVD out June 27! 【GARNET CROW LIVESCOPE OF THE TWILIGHT VALLEY】ONBD-7078 — ¥3,990 (The first pressing only includes a CD with several of the members’ favorite live audio takes.) ★ 25th single out July 4! 【Namida no Yesterday】 c/w: Go For It 　　 Ichiban Suteki Datta Hi GZCA-4096 — ¥1,260 (tax included) ※ Will air as the opening theme for the TV anime Detective Conan starting June 18!!! ★ Fan-club events confirmed! Sunday, June 17 — Amagasaki Archaic Hall, Hyogo Prefecture Saturday, July 7 — Hitomi Memorial Hall (Showa Women’s University), Tokyo ★ GARNET CROW figurines in production! About 10 cm tall, wearing the outfits from the 2005 Premium Live. Planned for sale at fan-club events and through fan-club mail order. One set of all four members, expected to cost around ¥10,000. Currently in production. ▲ Regular radio show ▲ Every Sunday: α-station 89.4 MHz, “PASTIME PARADISE” (Hitoshi Okamoto) ◆ Please use sage and help keep the atmosphere relaxed. ◆ Don’t cause trouble for other people. ◆ Don’t post fake information; it just irritates people. ◆ Trolls, thread-bumpers, delusional posters (especially negative ones), people bringing up other artists, perverts, and those demanding handouts are mostly baiters and provocateurs. Ignore them completely. ◆ Remember this is an anonymous forum. Fixed usernames are not allowed. ◆ If a post is unbearable, use a dedicated browser to add the ID, username, or wording to your NG list. ◆ Mobile users often can’t block obnoxious fixed usernames or trolls, which can make it look like they aren’t being ignored. Please ignore them completely. If you engage, you’re no better than the trolls. ◆ Avoid language or posts that make people think, “What a painfully embarrassing person.” ◆ Hardcore Yuri Nakamura devotees may not use this thread. Go to the dedicated thread. ◆ >>950 should start the next thread. No subtitles. Any edits to the template should be sensible. ◆ If a post is outrageously inappropriate, someone may request its deletion. Be careful. ◆ No virus code or reposting old messages. ◆ Absolutely no talking to yourself under multiple personas. If a post looks like that, treat the author as a poor soul and ignore them. ◆ Always completely ignore posts by obnoxious fixed-name users. If you engage, you’re just as embarrassing. Previous thread: GARNET CROW part 170 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1177727291/

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>>1 Thanks for the thread.

>>1 Thanks for the thread.

>>1 Tears-of-Hard-Work Curry!

“Yuri Nakamura Cheese Curry” recipe. A grotesquely explicit sexual fetish copypasta involving the singer’s bodily fluids and excrement as ingredients and preparation steps.

An explicit, degrading flowchart speculating about Yurippe’s virginity and imagined sex life, dividing fans into “virgin” and “not a virgin” camps and adding sexual-fantasy subgroups.

>>1 Thanks for the thread. And thanks for the 1,000th post in the previous thread too. Thank you for letting me see a little dream.

An over-the-top fantasy about becoming a newspaper reporter to relentlessly pursue Yurippe, gradually getting close to her, then being sent to cover Major League Baseball in the U.S. on the day GARNET CROW makes its imagined first appearance on the year-end Kōhaku show. The narrator tries to leave, turns back at the airport, confesses his love, and imagines Yurippe returning it.

Reposts several old messages from June 2006: 353: A sarcastic accusation that B’z copy Western music, while Yurippe supposedly copies both Western and Japanese music. 354: A World Cup joke imagining Brazil and Croatia as if they were trying to help Japan win, but still failing. It compares them to baseball manager Senichi Hoshino in 1973. 355: ASCII-art keyboard mocking the previous poster, with keys labeled “run,” “dog,” “eat,” “kimchi,” “Japan,” “apologize,” and other insults. 356: A graphic incest-sex copypasta built around GARNET CROW song titles and lyrics, describing the narrator having sex with his stepsister at her wedding and assaulting her husband. (Explicit details omitted.)

Reposts a long old rant ridiculing AZUKI Nan’s lyrics as painfully embarrassing, accusing her of plagiarism, and complaining that the lyrics hurt the band’s sales. Another poster challenges the author to show their own writing; the original poster replies with a grotesquely obscene parody song about Yurippe. (Explicit sexual lyrics omitted.)

ASCII-art character says: “I heard Ms. Yuri Nakamura kept recording even with broken ribs. That’s amazing. I want to have a strong body like Ms. Yuri too.”

ASCII-art chain message: “The Cursed Tonfa Superman.” It warns that anyone who sees the copy-pasted message will die tomorrow, and that reposting it elsewhere won’t help.

■ Related threads 【Yuri】【Nan】GARNET CROW 03 http://music5.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicj/1122031082/201-300 【Azuki】A thread dedicated to Lady AZUKI Nan【GARNET CROW】 http://tv7.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/geino/1135345902/201-300 The World of AZUKI Nan’s Lyrics 2 http://book3.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/poem/1105277275/301-400 Discussing the sound of GARNET CROW http://music4.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/compose/1142325191/1-100 “Hnnngh, hnnngh” GARNET CROW “Depression” http://music4.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/karaok/1096757628/ GARNET CROW over those tacky female artists http://music5.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicj/1141403724/1-100 【GARNET】【CROW】Yuri Nakamura part 1 http://pie.bbspink.com/test/read.cgi/girls/1143917911/1-100 ▲ Hitoshi Okamoto part 2 ▲ http://music4.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/minor/1130412308/701-800 Past logs: GARNET CROW archives http://makimo.to/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?q=garnet%81@crow&sf=2&andor=AND&H=&view=table&all=on&shw=2000 Garnet Crow archives http://makimo.to/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?q=%83K%81%5B%83l%83b%83g%83N%83%8D%83E&sf=2&andor=AND&H=&view=table&all=on Yuri Nakamura archives http://makimo.to/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?q=%92%86%91%BA%97R%97%98&sf=2&andor=AND&H=&view=table&all=on AZUKI Nan archives http://makimo.to/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?q=AZUKI%8E%B5&sf=2&andor=AND&H=&view=table&all=on Hitoshi Okamoto archives http://makimo.to/cgi-bin/search/search.cgi?q=%89%AA%96%7B%90m%8Eu+&sf=2&andor=AND&H=&view=table&al

“An actually revised list of obnoxious fixed-name users in the GARNET CROW thread” edz@g ◆P2unpRNWwM Known as “Edzako.” He used to vehemently deny being an anime otaku, but lately he’s turned that side of himself into a running joke. It’s kind of sad how fewer and fewer people respond to him. At first he didn’t even know how to use sage or tripcodes; now he’s so hooked on 2ch that he posts from work. Hotaruika ◆5b/4Q4KG6k An obnoxious fixed-name user who treats 2ch like his personal notebook. Mostly talks about artists other than GARNET CROW. Won’t sage even when asked, and ignores replies telling him to sage. Also ignores replies that are inconvenient for him. Probably the worst kind of fixed-name user. Someone stop him. edz@g ◆.cOjTjK0LY An Edzako impersonator. When asked why he only changed his tripcode, he rambles out excuses. Even Edzako himself told him, “Stop using someone else’s name,” but he ignores that too. His replies are the same old provocations. Best not to engage. Manmos Not technically a fixed name, but a guy who writes “sage Manmos” in the email field. Has been showing up a lot lately. From his replies, he seems to think he has great musical taste, which makes him painfully embarrassing. Supposedly likes the Gimmees, Lagwagon, 18 Wheeler, and TEB. This is exactly why people say, “That’s what you get with Western-music snobs...” Ahhha Namikoshi ◆WWkTvYxtEs Doesn’t appear often, but whenever he does, he writes a couple of lines about Yuri Nakamura’s body—especially her chest or lips—then disappears. No idea when he’ll show up. Not sure if he counts as obnoxious, but he’s also a thread-bumper. Shiori Takei ◆DLFTWsKbr. A troll fixed-name user who shows up every weekend and practically lives here. Also a thread-bumper. Posts sometimes under the fixed name and sometimes anonymously, but uses the same ID, so it’s obvious—and embarrassing. His posts read like someone talking to himself. He’s using Shiori Takei’s name, but is probably an anti. Recently said he was quitting; we’ll see what happens. “Everyone Should Just Die” ◆DLFTWsKbr. Usually appears mornings and evenings on weekdays, but can show up any time; spends most nights and days off here. After failing to get a Premium Live ticket, he started posting painfully embarrassing things. Loves replying to other people’s replies, but ignores anything that’s inconvenient for him. Somehow shares the same tripcode as Shiori Takei—is he the successor? He once announced he was quitting the fixed name, then immediately took it back. His words and actions rarely match. He doesn’t bump the thread and seems to like GARNET CROW deep down, but comes across as a troll. Even though everyone has started ignoring him, he keeps replying and uses a Kansai dialect to get attention. At the Valentine’s Day live, he wanted to join the conversation so badly that he dropped the fixed name and posted anonymously as if nothing had happened—a coward. Basically, none of these people listen to reason, so don’t engage with them.

▼▲ Rules for using this thread ▼▲ ・Using sage or age is up to each person. People who obsessively demand sage can go to hell. ・If you want to start a new thread, start one whenever you feel like it. ・Add a stylish subtitle to the next thread’s title. ・If the new thread’s template or title differs from the usual, or someone starts a new thread early without warning, keep things going and preserve the thread properly. ・Start and post in lots of GARNET CROW threads outside this one too. ・Make lots of GARNET CROW threads on other boards, like the entertainment/music news board, and show everyone how amazing and great GARNET CROW is. ・Small talk and chatting are fine. ・Fight ASCII-art spam with ASCII art. ※ It’s recommended to finish the previous thread before using the next one. ○ Go ahead and engage with provocations and delusional replies; make them cry. ○ Ignore fixed-name users. ○ Compare them with other artists and prove GARNET CROW is the best! ○ Live-reporting is okay. ○ It doesn’t matter if you’re posting nonsense—just post like crazy and bump the thread until GARNET CROW becomes the biggest thread on the Japanese music board.

“Want to stretch a little?” followed by six image links and captions: Yuri, kicking Yuri’s eyes This Nan looks good Yuri, glaring Nan, down to earth Which one is the real Yuri? Actually, they’re all real.

Reposts several old messages from December 17, 2005, alleging that concert seating was assigned based on appearance and gender: unattractive men were supposedly moved to the back, while women and attractive couples got better seats. One poster says they had a ticket in the 100s but got row four, while a woman with a ticket in the 300s sat nearby. Others claim the screen-facing seats were reserved for attractive women or couples, and that the first people shown were likely staff or plants.

More old messages from the same 2005 discussion: One poster says the first people shown, two women together, were probably staff or planted attendees because they spoke repeatedly with event staff and seemed to know the people around them. Another agrees that seating was clearly biased by gender and appearance, with creepy male fans pushed to the sides and rear, and says U-ka Saegusa appeared on screen. Another says the lottery could not have been fair: everyone with a number up to 100 was a woman except for one couple. A reply notes there were a few pairs of men too, but that women were clearly in the majority.

“Bread Factory live troublemakers” list, with links and allegations: Mazin — accused of cutting from the very back to the front. Beckham — accused of taking photos, cutting in line, and letting others cut in. Sasamoto — accused of barging into line. Konchiki — accused of barging into line. Shiorina — accused of sneaking in and cutting in line, as well as letting others do so. Additional names and blog links are partly censored in the source.

Reposts comments from June 2006: One person is surprised to learn they’re the same age as Shiorina, whom they thought was in her thirties; asks if Mazin is 29. They say two of Aiuchi’s biggest fans must also be in their thirties, so the fanbase is undeniably aging, and wish GARNET CROW could attract teens and even younger kids. Another says Shiorina wears short sleeves even in winter, so she probably never catches cold. A reply jokes that Sasamoto, being a Tambourine fan, probably can’t go every week, but Tanbarin might go to Osaka weekly.

Reposts more comments from June 2006: Shiorina has attended every show since the first one, so she comes every week—she’s practically the Bread Factory’s landlord. Maybe she should just get a job at the bakery and make bread lol A reply says she even sneaks into fan-club-only lives. “I wouldn’t want to eat bread she made” lol

Apparently, yoyogigentei is using multiple Yahoo IDs to shill bids. Be careful. http://rating9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/show/rating?userID=yoyogigentei The post claims that mixi_kunn, b7406918, and akb_kunn are all yoyogigentei.

Results of GARNET CROW Premium Live invitation-ticket auctions: http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g36237746 — ¥275,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n31474630 — ¥151,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d58117957 — ¥101,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f38655246 — ¥82,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n31520724 — ¥81,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e51144228 — ¥76,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/81732470 — ¥60,100 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k27923689 — ¥56,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f40789027 — ¥56,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n29100265 — ¥40,500 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r19616325 — ¥30,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d56966192 — ¥30,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d56997966 — ¥29,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e52289627 — ¥25,500 (seller: Beckham) http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b62974240 — ¥12,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/b62985694 — ¥11,100 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k25743198 — ¥11,000 http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h31596738 — ¥4,101

More auction results for GARNET CROW Premium Live tickets: http://page7.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/g36237746 — ¥275,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n31474630 — ¥151,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d58117957 — ¥101,000 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e52289627 — ¥25,500 (seller: Beckham) GARNET CROW Valentine Live ticket auctions: http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/n33839450 — ¥250,000, low 100s ticket number http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r21326779 — ¥101,010, ticket numbers 1–9 http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k29806025 — ¥100,000, two-digit ticket number http://page8.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/h36053039 — ¥70,000, ticket number 100–150

> The webmaster of this fan site didn’t win the lottery, but somehow attended both days. > That’s some nerve... How did they manage that? > http://garnetnana.seesaa.net/article/10847181.html Is this the only person who bought tickets at auction for both days? http://rating2.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/show/rating?userID=katsuki0330&

> At the December 16 Premium Live, there was a creepy guy near the center of the venue wearing a soccer jersey with “AZUKI 7” printed on the back. > Just seeing someone wear a custom-made shirt like that was enough to make people keep their distance. > He kept jumping around from the start of the show. > The people behind him must have been so annoyed. I thought it was way out of line. > It’s discouraging to see fans like that. > At the very least, I wish people would avoid getting in the way of other audience members.

GIZA’s sales are poor, so they cater to otaku. ↓ Ordinary people are put off. ↓ They become an underground idol act. ↓ The staff and singers get even closer to the otaku. ↓ Ordinary people are put off. ↓ A vicious cycle. Premium Live was supposed to break that cycle, but apparently information about the selection criteria leaked to the regulars. Almost all the casual fans were shut out, so it backfired. In reality, most of the regulars still got in...

People like Mazin and the other regulars have terrible manners. Reposts complaints from December 2005: Mazin allegedly pushed from the back to the front at a the★tambourines live, shoving past people. Posters complain that his behavior put dozens of people off the Bread Factory shows and call for him to be banned. One says he may have done it because Yukie Okazaki wasn’t performing, or because GIZA girls sometimes watched from near the bar; this time no GIZA artists were there, so he allegedly made a game of cutting through the crowd to the front. The post suggests emailing the Bread Factory to demand his exclusion.

Aiuchi fans: loud audience calls, signs, uchiwa fans, shabby/dirty outfits, and people jumping around. Saegusa fans: same. Kuraki fans: uchiwa fans and people jumping around. GARNET CROW: nothing in particular. That’s only how things are for now, though. If Beckham and the others don’t change their behavior, things will eventually get scary. ((((；ﾟДﾟ))))

Links to earlier discussions: ① Details about “Beckham” and “Mojio” behaving rudely at the March 11 α-station public broadcast, the bouquet incident, and replies about Beckham’s relationship with Mr. Saita: http://music5.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1152191962/24-35 ② Details about alleged unauthorized entry and dangerous behavior at the February 15 and 17 “Valentine LIVE” shows, plus explanations from the person believed to be involved, “Shiorina”: http://music5.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1152191962/36-42

“A summary of the creepy regular otaku fans.” Reposts an old comment arguing that people who desperately want proof they’re “awesome” usually feel inferior in some way and try to validate themselves, but lack substance and only polish their outward appearance.

ASCII-art joke featuring a bird character and the shouted phrase “Bird Flame!”

Reposts a June 2006 “Topvalu budget meals” list, claiming you can save ¥5,000 in food costs over three days and buy five more CDs. It lists three days of Topvalu breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners, with prices ranging from ¥68 cup noodles and ¥78 udon to a ¥498 bottle of red wine. The poster says to try other Topvalu products if you get tired of these meals, claims the diet is balanced and can help you lose weight, and recommends Jusco Customer Appreciation Day. http://www.aeon.info/jusco/

“The singer of GARNET CROW, Yuri Nakamura, has taken No. 35! Bow down to the diva, you trash!” followed by ASCII art of a triumphant figure. The rest is a boastful ranking-style taunt insulting other GIZA artists—calling some washed-up, unpopular, or clowns—while declaring Yuri the beautiful one and saying the others should disappear forever.

Explicit sexual fantasy depicting TV announcers and other female celebrities as servants in the poster’s daily life, followed by a graphic group-sex scene. (Explicit details omitted.)

“Bad things I’ve done in my 42 years”: ■ Stole Mochi’s textbook and burned it. ■ Cut the brakes on Mochi’s bicycle. ■ Threw a whole box of firecrackers into Mochi’s house, lit them, and tossed them inside. ■ Scattered 100 snap-poppers on the road in front of Mochi’s house. ■ Fired bottle rockets at the police box near Mochi’s home. ■ Broke into Mochi’s elementary school, smashed windows, and kicked a faucet until it bent. ■ Stole Mochi’s shoes and burned them. ■ Let the air out of Mochi’s tires. ■ Shot stones at Mochi’s windows with a slingshot from a distance. ■ Rang Mochi’s doorbell and ran away an average of 18 times a day. ■ Set fire to the toilet in Mochi’s home, burning it down and bringing the police and fire department (my best friend). ■ Rang the fire-alarm bell at Mochi’s home. ■ Set off bottle rockets in the apartment complex where Mochi lived. ■ Drained the water from Mochi’s pool. ■ Repeatedly made meaningless prank calls to Mochi’s home, saying, “The milk from the milkman is delicious, right?” The statute of limitations must have expired... so now I can say I’m sorry. But it was really fun lol

An elaborate romantic fantasy: the narrator says he was popular and had dated none of the women who pursued him. At university, a quiet girl named Yuri leaves him Valentine’s chocolate. He thanks her and becomes interested in her. On White Day he asks her to dinner; she tells him about being bullied since middle school and excluded at work. He realizes he loves her because he feels calm and safe with her, asks her out, and she cries. The story ends by claiming they have been together for two years and two months and that he still loves her.

>>9 Cheap story. That’s why you should stop plagiarizing.

Morning. >>1 Thanks for the thread.

First of all, whoever keeps spamming meaningless copypasta should just die.

>>1 Thanks for the thread. I was wondering why the intro to “Yesterday” sounded familiar. It’s exactly like “Saudade.”

I thought the intro was “Saudade” too, the instant I heard it lol

B’z’s new song is like that too: the intro is pretty good, but the chorus is weak. That’s rough for a single.

http://x17.peps.jp/1937/ Come visit my website. It works on mobile phones too.

http://b38.0zero.jp/bbs/?uid=rainbowcrow&dir=736&num=1 I recommend this one too.

>>45 >>46 ... I’m deliberately not saying anything.

ZARD’s Izumi Sakai died. What’s Nagato going to do?

Maybe it was suicide.

Really?

Take a look~ http://news21.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1180317567/

The breaking news is out. I can’t believe this is real...

ttp://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/ann/news/web/index10.html?now=20070528110239

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Why...?

Rather than devoting herself entirely to work, she might have been happier as a woman if she’d found the happiness of marriage. Yurippe and Azuki shouldn’t overdo it either. They’d be happier if they disbanded sooner rather than later.

I thought it was a hoax, but it’s actually true... Rest in peace...

Is it true... Forty is way too young...

Ms. Izumi... I’m almost getting depressed... OTL Yurippe, Nan, Mr. Hiroto Furui, and the others, please don’t let anything this sad happen to you... That’s how I sincerely feel... OTL

I can’t believe it...

Yurippe looks so frail, physically.

For some reason, Gane’s website won’t load.

I doubt there’ll be a comment from the Gane members...

Mr. Hiroto Furui, who arranged ZARD’s music, says something: http://wwwww.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/news4vip/1180323843/

I feel like Yurippe will die young, but Nan seems like the type who’ll live to around 90.

The water supply is finally back to normal.

I discovered Gane because of ZARD... Even though I left the hardcore fan scene a long time ago, I still can’t believe it. I wonder if the members are in shock too.

Yurippe has always been frail... I hope she’s okay... OTL

I’m crying this much over ZARD’s death... If something happened to Yurippe and the others, how much would I cry?

No matter how sad you are, you can’t stay sad forever...

Every time they show live footage of “Makenaide,” the old guy and Mochi keep popping up...

>>71 Yeah. Mochi’s hairstyle is the same as it is now. If he hadn’t gotten that twisty perm, would that be recent footage?

Wasn’t that from pretty recently? I think they sang “Tomatteita Tokei...” too.

For now, I guess we have to lay her to rest forever. It’ll probably take a very, very long time before we can say goodbye.

Yurippe seems really down too. I wish I could go comfort her...

Even those of us who had no direct connection to her are this deeply affected. Just imagine how Yurippe and the others must feel, since they contributed songs, performed live with her, and knew her personally... By the way, the TV coverage has been so poor. There may still be people who don’t know. When they find out, so many people all over Japan will be devastated... ZARD was so great.

People who were at work during the day should be getting home about now. Ah... They just played “Makenaide” on the radio. I started crying.

Sadly, when politicians caught up in scandals and entertainers past their peak get together, this is what happens, I guess. (´・ω・)

I’m not really a ZARD fan, but when I heard the breaking news, I honestly couldn’t believe it. If something like that happened to a GARNET CROW member, I think I’d become a wreck. Ms. Sakai, may you rest in peace.

If it were Gane, I think I’d be devastated. No, you can’t compare people’s deaths, but wouldn’t Gane’s depressing songs hit especially hard at a time like this? Songs like “Kimi no Kazarijanai...” and “Seichi”...

That obnoxious fixed-name user got what he wished for. Happy now, you bastard?

“Yesterday” is a simple song, but isn’t it nice? We haven’t had a song like that in a while.

>>81 As much as I hate to admit it, this was all that person’s scheme, and things went exactly as they wanted. It’s so frustrating.

I still can’t believe it. I’m in such shock. I know it’s wrong to say this, but if something like this happened to Yurippe... I’m shuddering... Sorry.

Yurippe is my life. If Yurippe died, I’d die too.

Since that incident, I’ve started projecting Sakai’s image onto Yurippe.

I thought it was a joke, but it’s actually true... I just can’t believe it. I didn’t even know she had cancer... She must have gone through all kinds of hardships.

It doesn’t feel real at all... I keep thinking she’s still alive... But this is such a huge shock.

I was able to discover Yurippe because Ms. Izumi led me into the world of music. I’m truly sad. Thank you so much.

...http://c-au.2ch.net/test/-/mnewsplus/1180342979/50 ...

I never imagined ZARD would come to an end this way. There must have been so many things she still wanted to do... That’s all the more reason Gane and the other Being/GIZA artists should keep going strong. Otherwise, it’d be a real disgrace...

This isn’t a diary entry; it’s copypasta.

This company will probably even turn Sakai’s death into a business opportunity sooner or later. A memorial CD, a memorial live show... I can already picture Gane covering her songs. OTL

The Gane members seem to have had a deep connection with her through writing songs for her and other things. It’s truly heartbreaking... Also, >>64, who keeps starting Gane threads on VIP lately—read the room. Whatever the circumstances, this is completely inappropriate. Get lost.

I really hope they cover “Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita.”

>>93 Whether a memorial CD or live show is seen as making money or paying tribute depends on the perspective of the person receiving it. If they actually do it, especially online, they’ll probably get criticized a lot, but I don’t think it’d be a bad thing for Ms. Izumi, who devoted her life to music, and her fans.

There’s a huge commotion over here: http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjf/1176038158/ http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjf/1180320817/

This is so tragic, I don’t know what to say. I sincerely pray that Ms. Sakai rests in peace.

>86 If anyone’s going to die, it won’t be Yurippe—it’ll be Nan.

Yurippe must be really sad today.

Déjà vu? It reminds me of when Yutaka Ozaki died. CBS/Sony was called a “death merchant”—will Being follow the same path?

I can’t play the new song that was uploaded in the previous thread! Could someone post a version that works on mobile? Please!!

The official site won’t load.

Most Being-affiliated artists’ websites won’t load.

>>104 Is it affecting the other sites because everyone’s visiting ZARD’s official site...?

Are all the Being sites on the same server?

I became a ZARD fan first, then started watching Being-related shows, and became a GARNET CROW fan through those. I’ve listened only to ZARD and GARNET CROW for a long time. I’d been listening to GARNET CROW lately, so last night I suddenly put on a ZARD album. I never expected this to happen the next day. Please, I’m serious—let the GARNET CROW members outlive me. I’m begging you.

Telling other people when they’re allowed to die is pretty self-centered.

The honest feeling of fans of Being artists other than ZARD: “At least it wasn’t the artist I like...”

>>109 Of course the artist I like matters, but this has really shaken me... If only it had been one of those damn nuisances making a fuss on the charts right now instead...

>>109 >>110 You’re both awful, seriously. That’s so inappropriate. As a fellow GARNET CROW fan, it makes me sad...

During the ZARD news on Hōdō Station, the person being interviewed was carrying a GARNET CROW concert-merch tote bag.

>>111 I’m not saying I’m happy she died. I was just imagining what it would be like if Yurippe died.

>>110 It’s of course deeply tragic that Sakai’s life ended this way, but saying “I wish it had been someone else” is another matter.

Seriously... I have no energy...

I bet the TV news will overdo the ZARD obituary first thing tomorrow morning. It’ll be annoying.

Nan must be having a hard time~ (tears)

>>117 >>70

You’ve all had a rough time. ttp://vista.crap.jp/img/vi8036004886.jpg

>>111 Yeah, it’s awful. But it’s what I honestly feel. There are so many people who deserved to die instead... and so on. Once I start thinking about it, it never ends. >>114 Of course, anyone with a conscience wouldn’t say something like that. No matter which artist it is, they’ll have fans who care about them.

http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm366075 ZARD live footage featuring Hiroto Furui and Okamocchi (Hitoshi Okamoto). Just hearing the intro to “Makenaide” is enough...

This is the quality of a GARNET thread.

Sakai-san is gone now... I’m so shocked. I feel like I’m going to lose all my energy and get depressed.

If someone like Hiroto Furui died next in GARNET, there’d probably be fans panicking like that too.

>>120 What do you mean, “people who deserve to die”? Who do you think you are, God?

I offer my heartfelt condolences to Ms. Sakai.

>>125 There must be people you hate, right? Of course there are.

>>125 You could go on forever listing artists you wish would die. Even if you feel that way, it’s better to keep it to yourself.

People who deserve to die... like me, for example...

Defining “people who deserve to die” as people you dislike is childish.

Was the person carrying the GARNET bag going to sign the condolence book? Not everyone can bring themselves to do that. Stop making these weird “die, die” comments and go sign the book.

It’s hard to accept a death that wasn’t just the end of a natural lifespan.

>>130 You sure know how to say the right thing. >>131 Yeah, I know what you mean, but I can’t actually go.

You can’t post the full lyrics to “Namida no Yesterday,” right?

>>119 I know it’s bad timing, but this is too much lol

GARNET CROW nonstop stream — mourning Ms. Izumi Sakai http://live24.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/livevenus/1180366203/ http://58.89.206.67:8888/ If you don’t mind, please join.

Wasn’t it the minister’s office...? I still can’t believe it...

As a former ZARD obsessive, I honestly can’t believe it. I mean... my enthusiasm had cooled off by then, so I’m not crying, but I’m inexplicably sad... I realized my mind was completely occupied with what happened to Sakai-san. For now, I can’t even listen to GARNET, whom I got to know through ZARD. I’m so frustrated with myself for not being able to go sign the condolence book. Anyway, thank you, Sakai-san.

It still doesn’t feel real... If anything, the more time passes, the more drained I feel...

>>127 Specifically, I mean people like you lolol Your views are self-righteous and childish, but you don’t realize it. Even so, I wouldn’t call you someone who “deserves to die.” Someone you dislike dying won’t solve anything, and besides, you shouldn’t treat human life lightly in the first place. This is getting off topic. Sorry.

>>130 There are all kinds of reasons to dislike someone.

>>133 If it’s something impossible in practical terms, I don’t mind you calling me sanctimonious, but you’re just being childish. Doesn’t it feel like you just want to say something “sanctimonious”?

>>140, 142 I think human life has value. It’s different for everyone. One person likes someone; another dislikes them. No one goes through life never hating anyone. There are people who get on your nerves, and people you want to kill. Then you hide those feelings, or tell yourself you’re not like that, and say, “I love everyone equally”? Give me a break. That kind of sanctimonious talk disgusts me. I bumped the thread because >>125’s reply looked exactly like that kind of thing. If you hate someone, just say you hate them. It doesn’t mean you’re really going to kill them. But there’s no need to say that here. Still, don’t forget that and pretend you’re on the side of righteousness. “You shouldn’t treat death lightly”? That’s exactly why I called it sanctimonious, you idiot. Can you offer the same amount of mourning for every person who dies? That’s the kind of extreme this argument leads to. ...I’ll stop there. What a pointless conversation. I suddenly had some thoughts and let them all out. I’m sorry too. I really am.

>>143 If you’re going to apologize, you shouldn’t have written it in the first place. Go reflect on that.

Reading this again now, it really is disgusting. I’m sorry for making the thread unpleasant. But let me say one last thing: what bothered me was the way the news reported it. Of course it’s a major story when a currently serving government official dies by suicide. I know that. It can’t be helped. Still, if I died right now, I wouldn’t even make the news.

>>144 Sorry. But after being spoken to like that, I couldn’t swallow it without firing back. I’ll stop here.

Your apology is just lip service. Don’t apologize and then get in one last jab lol

Hitoshi Okamoto’s first song contribution to another artist was probably “Hypnosis” for ZARD, right? This is such a shock.

>>145 You’ve probably realized by now that your hatred of “platitudes” only ruined the atmosphere of mourning for Sakai. Platitudes and formal expressions aren’t hypocrisy if you use them appropriately; they can be a sincere form of kindness. Isn’t now exactly the time to say something like that?

One of Yurippe’s songs became the title track of a ZARD album. She must have been so happy. Being recognized by such a senior artist must have given her more confidence too. I just hope she isn’t too devastated.

>>150 She must have been really happy... Though this is a bit off topic, Aika Ohno and the others must have been deeply affected too... Mochi’s first job was the cruise live, and he said something like, “Ms. Sakai was right there in front of me! I can’t believe it.” I think he admired her too, so this must be a huge shock for him... People at Being/GIZA must have admired Sakai to some degree. ZARD’s presence was enormous.

>>151 To me, Yurippe, Nan, Mochi, Hiroto Furui, and ZARD are all equally far above me anyway.

From a business standpoint, it’s a loss for the company too.

She had cervical cancer last June, which means she must have had a man, normally speaking. I know this is bad timing, but Azuki should be careful too. I think Yurippe is probably fine, though.

Even after sleeping on it, I still feel this terrible emptiness. ZARD fans must be hurting even more... I really hope there won’t be any copycat suicides...

Anyway, I’ve realized that some people on 2ch are truly rotten. I thought I was one of the rotten ones too, but apparently I’m not so bad lol Also, I think >>143 and >>149 are both perfectly reasonable. May she rest in peace...

Lyrics excerpt from “Namida no Yesterday”: a summer sky scattered with shooting stars and a wish to stay beside someone; the city filling with people at dawn while even important grief seems lost; the hope that noticing one another’s clumsy kindness might bring two people closer. The chorus refers to “Namida no Yesterday” and a swaying “Summer Prince,” bringing back a vanished summer, and reflects on freedom, birds taking flight, and time passing even when one dreams without a sequel.

More lyrics from “Namida no Yesterday”: the beauty of the sky seen after waking in the middle of the night; wishing someone were there when wandering into an unfamiliar place; and the image of a tearful Yesterday and a rain-soaked Summer Wind. The lyrics describe being filled and emptied again, chasing something that quietly slips away, and the fragile beauty of sea spray breaking apart in the sound of waves, which the singer hopes will keep echoing in the heart.

It may be bad timing, but this seems like it’ll make GARNET CROW’s melancholy side even stronger.

>>154 But Yurippe herself is basically like a cancer cell anyway.

Can someone recommend some long-running GARNET CROW fan sites? Ideally one that’s been around since GARNET’s debut.

>>161 Isn’t 2ch good enough?

>>161 There are a few fan sites, but not many that are really long-running. The one I used to visit has been around for six years, I think. That’s about as long as GARNET’s been around, right? It was probably the oldest site I knew of, but it’s closed now. (´･ω･`) I can’t say the site name here. Try searching on Google. Honestly, you can get GARNET news on 2ch too lol Isn’t 2ch good enough?

I visit a fan site that just celebrated its sixth anniversary. It has really detailed karaoke release information lol

I went to leave flowers. I was too sad to listen to ZARD, so I kept listening to “Namida no Yesterday.” The song really lifted my spirits; it also felt sad but warm. Thank you, Izumi-san. Thank you, GARNET CROW.

I’m going to leave flowers next Sunday too.

The flower tribute is open until the 31st, so keep that in mind.

I live too far away to go. Would it be okay to send flowers to the company?

>>167 Seriously? I’ll go tomorrow.

>>164 That site’s administrator is annoying. I visited once about four years ago and never went back. I’ve been coming to 2ch ever since.

>145 Cruelly suggests exploiting the recent tragedy to get oneself into the news, then says Yurippe is a healthy otaku and won’t die, while Nan supposedly wouldn’t mind dying.

Anyway, don’t casually say things like “it’d be okay if she died.”

“If you’re dead, you don’t have to be alive~♪”

>>163 >>164 Six years really is close to the time GARNET debuted! Can I find the site by searching Google? >>163, it’s already closed? That’s too bad ;;

At a time like this, I’ll listen to “Kimi no Kazarijanai...” and “Seichi” to calm myself down, even just a little...

This is too much: http://music8.2ch.net/mjsaloon/subback.html

I got it wrong. This is the one that’s too much. http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mjsaloon/1180384494/l50

So Yurippe is Zainichi Korean? 【Society】 Yuri Nakamura, Kaho Minami, and others “openly admit” it... An upheaval in show business over hiding Zainichi Korean identity http://news22.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1180440742/

“The stopped clock is starting to move again...” I can almost picture Yurippe singing it at a live show with tears in her eyes.

>>179 Nan wouldn’t let her sing it.

We can only entrust everything to Yurippe.

>>180 It’s not a song with AZUKI’s lyrics. If they did sing it, AZUKI might just toss her keyboard aside and leave.

“O・M・O・H・I・D・E,” arranged by the old guy. It’s so good...

AZUKI, the only GARNET CROW member with no connection to ZARD’s Sakai, is probably secretly laughing right now.

>>184 That’s the only thing you could think of? ┐(´ー｀)┌

Some “terrorists should all die” guy has shown up.

I really wish Ms. Aika Ohno would succeed Sakai. I think Ms. Ohno could do it (though she’d have to write the lyrics too). I think the late Ms. Sakai would accept it as well. Aika Ohno, ZARD’s vocalist.

I like “Omohide.” It makes me want to go to the countryside.

Among GIZA’s female artists, were the only ones who worked on ZARD songs Yurippe, Ohno, Takei, and Kamiki?

>>189 Oh. No. (A play on “Ohno.”)

>>187 Personally, I wouldn’t mind that, but realistically, it’s impossible.

>>178 Whoever started that thread is definitely an anti. What do they get out of trying to drag GARNET into it? lol

I looked at the breaking-news board. So Ms. Yuri Nakamura is Zainichi Korean... That’s a huge shock.

>>193 Goodbye. ﾉｼ

>>187 The fans wouldn’t allow it. Even if she took over, it wouldn’t work. Just having something like that happen would only make people’s unpleasant fantasies run wild.

I want to hear pale, melancholic songs like “Seichi” and “Timeless.” There haven’t been many lately, though.

I think ZARD should stay ZARD as it was.

>>193 That’s not true.

Knowing Yurippe, she’ll probably copy a bunch of ZARD songs lol

Someone like Aika Ohno is basically completely unknown to the general public, isn’t she?

GARNET CROW is carried entirely by AZUKI Nan. http://etc6.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/motenai/1178386864/ ↑ What kind of thread is this...?

Where’s GARNET CROW’s statement...?

>>201 Just a troll thread.

After Kuraki and the others moved, the GIZA homepage changed. GARNET is now in the top row, right in the center.

>>204 They moved?

Northern Music http://beinggiza.com/northern.html

>>206 Thanks, thanks.

And just like that, Okamocchi is gone forever...

【Society】 Yuri Nakamura, Kaho Minami, and others “openly admit” it... An upheaval in show business over hiding Zainichi Korean identity ★8 http://news22.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/newsplus/1180505680/

Don’t keep pushing it just because your bait didn’t work once, idiot.

Short excerpt from “Namida no Yesterday”: beautiful things seen, running toward the dawn, an unrealized dream from yesterday, and a feeling coming from someone far away, ending with the title phrase.

Huh? Kuraki’s back on the GIZA page? And Mochi’s back too, by the way.

>>204 Why did they move? Maybe Sakai didn’t have long to live, so they created a new label to ensure the company’s employees would keep their jobs?

>>212 Mochi isn’t there, is he? I just noticed that almost all the news on GIZA’s site is about GARNET CROW now.

What happened to Yurippe’s old bandmates in PAMELAH?

I’m kind of curious about Starbucks’ AZUKI whatever Frappuccino—the limited-time one. It even says AZUKI in huge letters on the bag...

I’ve paid zero attention to GARNET for about two months. What’s been happening?

>>217 Why not just read the thread template?

Nan found a weird sign. Yurippe is eating cotton candy.

You mean that Okamocchi guy, right? lol

If Kuraki leaves GIZA, will GARNET become GIZA’s top act? Or will it be Aiuchi? Either way, it feels really weird... They don’t suit the top spot at all. I liked it better when they quietly did their own thing in Kuraki’s shadow... Though in reality, probably nothing will change from how things are now.

Yuri above all.

By sales, that would make it GARNET... which does feel a little off. Though they’ve moved, they’re still under Being, so it doesn’t really matter...

Hiroto Furui is 40, like Izumin, and their birthdays are only one day apart. Maybe he’s actually the one who’s been hit hardest. Aiuchi can be GIZA’s top act. She debuted earlier, after all.

Birthdays don’t really matter... Though they worked together, so of course he must be affected...

Explicit fetishistic sexual comment about wanting to drink Yurippe’s urine. (Details omitted.)

Sending a bouquet to Yurippe.

>>225 If someone your age gets sick, you start thinking you should be careful too. If it’s terminal, and they’re the same age with birthdays just one day apart, I think he’d probably be hit the hardest.

There’s not much you can do to prevent cancer just by being careful...

>>216 This is too much lololol http://www.starbucks.co.jp/beverage/index.html?cid=azuki

I’m playing MUGEN right now, but I feel so awful.

It’s GARNET, so I keep wondering if they’re working on songs right now. I hope they can build a legacy that lasts 20 or 30 years and can stand up to ZARD’s legendary 15-year run. The old guy must be badly affected, of course, but maybe it’ll also help him pull himself together...

How do I put this... As more time passes, the sadness keeps slowly rising up... Maybe I’m even more depressed than when I first heard the news. I wonder what the members are thinking right now.

Hang in there, GARNET.

I’m sad too. Hang in there, GARNET! Hang in there, old guy!

By the way, the LIVE DVD comes out on my birthday lololol Incidentally, that day is also... Oh, the single is confirmed for release? It feels like nobody had even heard about it. Oh, it’s a Conan opening theme? That’s unusual. Is this their first one since their debut single?

Sorry, I completely failed to read the room.

Come to think of it, it’s amazing that two GARNET members got to perform live with the rarely seen ZARD.

We need the strength to get through this sadness too.

>>232 That’s way too impossible.

“Yuri Nakamura” — a long biographical profile claiming she is very gentle, rarely gets angry, is considerate and polite, and looks after younger colleagues. It says she once used honorifics with the older AZUKI Nan, but switched to casual speech after advice from a senior at the agency. The profile says Nakamura met Izumi Sakai shortly before her debut and told her, “I want to become like you.” Years later, Nakamura composed “Tomatteita Tokei ga Ima Ugokidashita” for ZARD and happily accepted the request. It also claims that early in her career, Nakamura sought technical and emotional advice from Sakai, and later called her a major influence and “like an older sister.” It further claims Nakamura once brought Hitoshi Okamoto a homemade lunch because she was worried he kept eating cup noodles. The profile describes her as outgoing and close with staff, juniors, and seniors, saying the recording-studio atmosphere changes completely when she is absent; AZUKI supposedly sits alone in a corner reading when Nakamura isn’t there.

The flower tribute and condolence book have been extended through Sunday, so people who live farther away may be able to go now. Short lyric excerpt about wanting to see someone, rushing to them at any time, and cherishing something all the more because it is fragile.

Is this the thread where the lead singer looks cute in music videos but incredibly ugly in TV live performances?

People call that the “kokeshi-doll phase.”

This sort of thing keeps sinking in little by little. When you hear her voice, it feels like she’s still alive. It has an even stronger effect than photos or videos.

Yuri Nakamura lives on in our hearts.

I think a staff member introduced “Tomatteita Tokei...” to Ms. Sakai, saying, “There’s a really good song...” I wish I could thank that staff member.

>There was a time when Hitoshi Okamoto kept eating cup noodles, so she worried about him and brought him homemade lunches. If that’s true, it’s interesting. Those two really do seem like they’d do something like that.

When and where did Yurippe call Sakai “like an older sister”?

Yurippe’s personality is that good? Then she must be even more devastated...

>>241... What is that? lol I don’t think Sakai and Yurippe knew each other all that well. Sakai apparently really liked the phrase “Tomatteita Tokei...” and had been thinking she’d use it someday. A staff member recommended one of Yurippe’s songs, and that song seems to have been given the title. What an honor...

An absurd parody story told in Yuri Nakamura’s voice, claiming that GARNET CROW got its Conan tie-in through a chain of mishaps: Hitoshi Okamoto supposedly offered to get them one, missed a deadline, and instead secured an indie debut; ZARD’s Izumi Sakai then supposedly tore up their contract and later sent them a real Conan tie-in. The story ends by inventing a link between Nakamura’s ZARD-inspired ponytail and the creation of Saegusa Yuka IN db.

I thought this copypasta was more sensible than the modified ones that kept getting posted recently, but it turns out it came from Wikipedia lol http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B1%B1%E5%8F%A3%E5%8B%9D%E5%B9%B3 http://2ch-e.com/article/17781146.html

ASCII-art Yurippe says: “GARNET will become a legend—after they’re dead, though.”

The B’z thread got back to normal so quickly. Are there really a lot of people who are fans of both GARNET and ZARD? I went from ZARD to GARNET myself... I can’t take it. The sadness gets heavier every day.

I cried watching the ZARD feature on Music Station.

I almost cried too. I didn’t, though.

I also went from ZARD to GARNET. I still like ZARD. This has really hit me hard.

I never got so deeply into them that I’d call myself a fan. But on the other hand, even without specifically saying I like them or that I’m a fan, I could just keep listening. There weren’t ups and downs of liking or disliking them. That’s how it felt. In other words, ZARD’s songs had become part of everyday life. There are so many songs I love... This is so painful.

Sorry, but please talk about ZARD in the ZARD thread. There’s no need to make this thread sad too.

ZARD → Miho Komatsu → GARNET

ZARD → Mai Kuraki → GARNET

>>260 ZARD really does have a huge presence among Being fans, doesn’t she? Sorry, but whenever I think of GARNET, I inevitably connect it with what happened. I can’t help it. Still, like Nan wrote, people are fragile, but works of art can absolutely become eternal. That’s what I believe. Let’s carry on the legacy of our seniors and keep making good songs...

Someone in the GIZA thread was doing something interesting, so I copied it here and added the Face Cheki results for AZUKI Nan, Hiroto Furui, and Mochi. Face Cheki results: ★ Koshi Inaba: Katsunori Takahashi 46%, Shun Oguri 44%, Shugo Oshinari 41% ★ Tak Matsumoto: Masaharu Fukuyama 53%, Hideaki Ito 52%, Takuya Kimura 51% ★ doa’s Yoshimoto: Junichi Ishida 24%, Teppei Koike 24%, Shun Oguri 21% ★ Tokunaga (recent photo): Yosuke Eguchi 52%, Yutaka Takenouchi 51%, Takashi Tsukamoto 51% (doa debut-era photo): Shosuke Tanihara 36%, Teppei Koike 35%, Keiichiro Koyama 34% ★ Rina Aiuchi: Ayumi Hamasaki 49%, BoA 47%, Hitomi Yoshizawa 46% ★ Saeka Uura: Aki Maeda 39%, Shigeru Muroi 36%, Manami Konishi 34% ★ Yuka Saegusa: Miki Fujimoto 46%, Yuka 37%, Waka Inoue 36% ★ Yumi Shizukusa: Yuki Amami 45%, Mao Inoue 42%, Zhang Ziyi 40% ★ Aiko Kitahara: Mari Yaguchi 46%, Aya Matsuura 45%, Saeko 41% ★ Hayami Kishimoto: Kyoko Hasegawa 45%, Hitomi Yoshizawa 41%, Erika Sawajiri 41% ★ Yuri Nakamura: Christel Takigawa 36%, Ryoko Kuninaka 36%, Hitomi Yoshizawa 35% ★ AZUKI Nan: Sayuri An 45%, Aki Hoshino 43%, Mahiru Konno 39% ★ Hiroto Furui: Shuntaro Torigoe 27%, Masanobu Jinnai 27%, Kantarō Nakamura 26% ★ Mochi: Takuya Kimura 39%, Katsunori Takahashi 36%, Yosuke Eguchi 36% Hiroto Furui... he’s the only one who doesn’t really resemble anyone.

Mochi is amazing lolol How did he get the highest Cannes score? lolol What kind of photo did they use...?

I cried again...

Reposts an aiko fan-thread template wishing a good new thread for people who aren’t good at smiling or being around people, feel uncomfortable at work or school, are listening to “Kanojo” on repeat, or are looking forward to LOVE LIKE POP Vol. 10. It includes aiko ASCII art and a link to the previous thread, “aiko LOVE LIKE POP Vol.182.” The template is repeated several times in the post.

Crystal Gauge

Another repeated copy of the same aiko fan-thread template from >>267.

What’s different between the two versions of “Spiral”?

>>260 Yeah. I lurk in both threads, the GARNET and ZARD ones, so I feel that way even more. Tribute posts should go in the ZARD thread. I completely understand how people feel, though. I’m a fan of both Ms. Izumi and Yurippe...

>>270 Rather than asking what’s different, they’re completely different overall...

>>270 In the original, the lead vocal is right up front and very prominent. In the version included with “Sports,” there’s an echo-like effect added to the vocals, so it sounds more blurred.

I think the version on the best-of album sounds a little different too.

Come to think of it, it’s already been two weeks since Amagasaki. The tickets should be arriving soon, right?

By the way, with things like this, can the event even go ahead?

Notice: The ticket will be replaced by the winner-notification postcard mailed to you a few days ago. Please bring that postcard, your membership card, and identification on the day of the event. We apologize for the sudden notice and appreciate your cooperation.

“Tomatteita Tokei” is a masterpiece. I wish we could hear more songs pairing Ms. Izumi and Ms. Nakamura.

I’m thinking about buying the live DVD. Which song has the most amazing live arrangement?

I listened to “Tomatteita Tokei” on YouTube for the first time. With a different singer, the melody really doesn’t sound like something Yurippe would write. Am I the only one who thinks that? More than anything, this song works because of Sakai’s lyrics. There’s a line about how even the hardest things are a kind of training or lesson... It’s different from ZARD’s usual songs about love and romance. In a way, I wonder if she’d already reached enlightenment and was called up to heaven early. She really was a strong person. I’m glad Yurippe got to write music for such wonderful lyrics. But I’m getting off topic. I’ll stop.

>>280 If the old guy had arranged it, maybe it would sound more like GARNET.

About the interview for “Tomatteita Tokei...”: >She’d been interested in philosophy for a while, so this time she tried writing from that kind of perspective. I think that’s what she said.

There are so many mobile users who don’t even know what “karake” is...

>>273 Isn’t it the other way around?

I watched MU-GEN, and they mentioned “Namida no Yesterday.” It was brief, though.

Should we short Nissan?

Wrong thread.

“Everyone Should Just Die,” who used to keep saying he hoped Ms. Izumi Sakai would fall to her death, has shown up again for the first time in ages.

Even at a time like this, he’s still using the same name. What a bottom-tier asshole.

I thought he’d finally shown up again after a long time, but it was just a mispost.

ttp://bsk-net.com/pati/03/diary.cgi?mode=view&no=151&id=ad ttp://bsk-net.com/pati/03/diary.cgi?mode=view&no=495&id=ad ttp://bsk-net.com/pati/03/diary.cgi?mode=view&no=496&id=ad ttp://bsk-net.com/pati/03/diary.cgi?mode=view&no=677&id=ad What is up with this guy...! Yurippe, run away— Though I feel like I could be friends with him.

>>291 Isn’t this the “Yurippe, I love you so much” guy? He’s unbelievably gross.

>>291 I don’t dislike this guy.

It’s not unusual for guys to be after Yurippe’s body.

But from his diary, he seems to have a lot of experience with women. I’m disappointed...

The person themself has shown up.

Yurippe, I love you so much, Yurippe.

According to Mochi’s radio show, “Go For It” is a powerful ballad, while “Ichiban Suteki Datta Hi” is refreshing but has dark lyrics. Apparently, all sorts of guest appearances will be in the “Namida no Yesterday” music video... I’m curious.

I’m a little surprised that they haven’t even mentioned ZARD. I thought they’d do a memorial feature. Maybe even the company hasn’t decided how to handle it yet?

>>298 Will there be lots of guest appearances for the first time since “Feel fine!”?

Will there be cheerleaders again? A samba troupe? Maybe animals, too. Yurippe playing with a panda.

Even if anyone appears, it’ll just be people from GIZA...

Who on earth is going to appear?

Maybe it’ll be like “Koyoi,” where it turns out to be cheerleaders or kids and everyone gets their hopes up for nothing... Anyway, it sounds like it’ll be a really cheerful music video. Can’t wait.

I want Mr. Miguel, the dancing guy.

>>305 That’d be funny lol

>>305 I never would’ve thought of that. It’d be great if they actually did it lol By the way, someone on the avant-garde board was talking about how a member of progressive-rock powerhouse BOSTON had once been with Cybersound. I was surprised. Surely it wasn’t Schulz.

Could Conan and the others appear?

What an idiot lolololololololololol

>>308 Coming from that agency, it’s not even funny...

ID milestone bump.

I set my phone ringtone to GC, but I feel kind of embarrassed whenever it goes off... Even though I love them.

Same here. My email alert is “Cried a little,” and my ringtone is “Crystal Gauge.” I’m crying all the time. People often ask, “What song is that? Let me borrow it sometime.”

sage

>>313 Nice promotion.

“Seventh Heaven,” “Seven’s Gate,” “Seven’s Door”—those all sound great. Is it just that the sound of the word “seven” is cool? I wonder if the seventh album will have a title related to 7.

More than that, I’m worried whether they’ll even make it that far...

If he’s going up against the Handkerchief Prince, Okamochi Prince won’t cut it.

Handkerchief Prince, Bashful Prince, Okamochi Prince... What country’s princes are these? Japan isn’t a monarchy. If there’s a prince, then there must be a king too, right? Is King Okamochi Mochi’s dad?

Please save up lots of money for the event, okay? ♪

BOSTON isn’t some progressive-rock powerhouse. They’re just a one-hit wonder. Though they’re not as bad as Gane... no, not quite. Having that one big hit makes a huge difference lolol

>>321 BOSTON albums: 1st: No. 4 on Billboard, 17 million sold to date 2nd: No. 1 on Billboard 3rd: No. 1 on Billboard Are you baiting?

Yurippe and the Handkerchief Prince have similar character settings. They’d make a good couple lol

>>320 That’s Yurippe’s honest opinion lol

>>321 BOSTON just takes too long to release albums.

Okamochi isn’t so much a prince as an egg.

Please upload “Namida no Yesterday” again.

When do you think the music video will be released?

Where can I watch Gane’s music videos? Does a video for “Koyoi” even exist? I’ve never seen it. Did you all watch it on YouTube?

Get SkyPerfecTV.

Yurippe, I love you.

I’m amazed you can ask a question with such an arrogant attitude...

Well, that’s mobile users for you. —Mitsuo

>>292 That wasn’t me. There are lots of people in this world who love Yurippe.

It’s Yuri Nakamura.

Yurippe, I love you.

Yuririn is so cute.

http://ex20.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/kyozin/1180952109/l50 ↑ Who started a thread like this?!

>>329 It’s on YouTube, YO. And if you use a browser, you can watch YouTube on your phone too. You should learn to Google things yourself as well.

Yurippe is the truth.

I’m planning to collect every GARNET CROW album. Should I get the indie release too?

>>340 No, it’s Yuri.

>>342 That comeback was perfect lol

>>341 There’s only one indie album. You should definitely listen to it!

>>344 Thanks, I already ordered them on Amazon. Best-of album Indie release through the 4th album 5th album and the DVD coming out this month

In less than two weeks, I’ll get to see Yurippe, YO!!

>>345 You’re not buying the singles?

>>347 I want to collect the singles too, but I’m planning to get them little by little. (>_<)

>>348 I see... Good luck with that... CCP included, of course.

>>349 What’s CCP?

Google it yourself...

>>350 It’s Gane’s remix album. It wasn’t sold as a regular CD (only at live venues). You can only buy the audio online. http://www.bgv.jp/contents/detail_music.php?conts_id=3760 They’re all remixes of existing songs, so it’s not essential listening. I recommend “Crystal Gauge.”

>>352 Thanks for taking the time to explain.

No, no, you’re welcome.

Then let me say it too: you’re welcome.

No, I’m the one who’s grateful.

About two years ago, I went to a yakiniku restaurant in Namba with my family and happened to run into Mr. Okamoto. Mr. Okamoto was sitting in the tatami room with someone who looked like a staff member and a few girls. Looking back, it was probably a radio-show wrap party or something. At the time, I only listened to GARNET. I was in high school, and my little brother, who was in fourth grade, was learning guitar too. Since it was such a rare chance, I brought my shy brother over to Mr. Okamoto. “Sorry to interrupt your meal.” I said my brother was learning guitar and that some advice from him would really encourage the kid. Looking back, I was pretty forward. Mr. Okamoto said, “Oh, a guitar kid!” He said it happily, then got up from the far end of the tatami room, came over, and crouched down so he was at my brother’s eye level. “Guitar kid, are you good at school?” He asked my brother with a sudden smile. My brother was pretty good at school, and said yes. Then Mr. Okamoto said, “Smart people make good guitarists who can compose properly too. Have you heard of them?” He mentioned Fumihiko Kitsutaka, Ace Shimizu, and Michael Schenker. Mr. Okamoto was about to say something else when one of the girls with him made an obviously annoyed face and said, “Hey, are you done yet?” Mr. Okamoto turned around and said just one thing. I couldn’t see his face because he was facing away, but I imagine he looked stern. “Shut up. We’re talking about music right now.”

>>357 This is probably some copypasta, but Michael Schenker? Come on lol Someone who abandons a live show and disappears, or quits a band without warning, can’t be that smart lol

So... http://c-au.2ch.net/test/-/musicjg/1170495721/i Which one is the real thread?

>>359 This one. The other is just a duplicate thread someone started back then that’s still around. Other artists’ boards have those too. By the way, there are way too many Gane-related threads. More than 45 now. It’s ridiculous.

Please upload “Namida no Yesterday.” They should’ve played it on the radio already.

>>361 Wait until the 18th.

ASCII-art Yurippe riding a pig, with the sound effects “Oink oink!” and “Clip-clop, clip-clop...”

What are everyone’s favorite Gane songs? List as many as you like~

W A S U R E Z A K I

“Sen-ijou” “Yuudachi” “Eden” “Maboroshi”

“Natsu no Maboroshi”

“Crystal Gauge” “Ukiyo” The chorus melody and Yurippe’s falsetto give me goosebumps. The second chorus is the best part of both songs.

>>364 “A crown” “Ameagari no Blue” “Itsuka Mata Aimashou” “in little time” “wish★” “Eien ni Hoomure” “Endless Desire” “over blow” “Only Stay” “Kaze no Oto Dake wo Kiite” “Kimi Tsuresaru Toki no Otozure wo” “Kimi to Iu Hikari” “Kimi no Ie ni Tsuku made Zutto Hashitte Yuku” “Kimi no Omoiegaita Yume Atsumeru HEAVEN” “Kimi wo Kazaruhana wo Sakasou” “CANDY POP” “Kyou no Kimi to Ashita wo Matsu” “Crier Girl & Crier Boy ~ice cold sky~” “Cried a little” “Crystal Gauge” “call my name” “Koisuru Koto Shika Dekinai Mitai ni” “Koufuku na Pet” “Kono Fuyu no Shirosa ni” “Circle Days” “‘Sayonara’ to Tatta Hitokoto de...” “Jewel Fish” “Sky” “Sky Blue” “Spiral” “Sen Ijou no Kotoba wo Narabetemo...” “Sorairo no Neko” “Timing” “Timeless Sleep” “Tatoeba 12gatsu no Yoru ni” “Tsumetai Kage” “Trance Trap” “Eien wo Kakenukeru Isshun no Bokura” “dreaming of love” “Nakenai Yoru mo Nakanai Asa mo”

>>364 “Natsu no Owari no Nagai Ame” “Natsu no Maboroshi” “Naked Story” “Nogareru no Machi” “hi-speed Special oneday” “HAPPY DAYS?” “Hare-dokei” “picture of world” “fill away” “For South” “Futari no Rocket” “flying” “Flower” “Blue no Mori de” “blue bird” “pray” “Please, forgive me” “Holy ground” “Holding you, and swinging” “whiteout” “Bokura dake no Mirai” “Matsuri no Jikan” “Marionette Fantasia” “Mikansei na Neiro” “Mysterious Eyes” “Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e” “Meguri Kuru Haru ni” “Yasashii Ame” “U” “Yuudachi no Niwa” “Yuzukiyo” “Yume Mita Ato de” “Yofuke no Ryuuseitachi” “Rai Rai Ya” “Last love song” “Rhythm” “Wasurezakki” “wonder land”

>>369–370 Why not just write “I like them all”? lol

“Timeless Sleep” “flying” “Yuzukiyo” “Koufuku na Pet” “Hare-dokei” “Eien ni Hoomure” Every one of them has over 300 plays on my iTunes lol

I’m looking forward to the event.

“Sen no Kaze ni Natte”

There are a lot of thread-bumping fans today. Is it on purpose?

Yurippe has quite a wide gap between her low and high notes, doesn’t she? I think the high “e~” in the “Asu wo Mukae Uteba” line from “Float World” is impressive. Still, having a wide range doesn’t mean much if your pitch is off...

Well, she’s improved a lot since their first album. Her pitch is still way off, but compared with back then... in both volume and range, I think she’s made really good progress for someone on the same label.

But her live performances are getting worse and worse.

In another month, Yurippe will be 30, and I’ll be 40.＼(^O^)／

Make sure you take a good look at Yurippe’s final days in her twenties at the event...

That’s weird, right? By the Tokyo event, she’ll already be 30, so we won’t get to see Yurippe in her twenties. That’s so strange.

ASCII-art character says, “That’s not true. You’ve seen Yurippe in her twenties many times already. Look at it the other way: ‘We get to see Yurippe after she turns 30 before the people in Kansai do.’ Think of it that way.”

>>364 “Kimi Tsuresaru Toki no Otozure wo” “Holy ground” “in little time” “Timeless Sleep” “Wasurezakki” “Kimi wo Kazaruhana wo Sakasou”

Thanks, everyone, for your answers!

Remember to sage.

I didn’t like “Ushinawareta Monogatari” or “nonsense” that much when I first bought them, but lately I’ve gotten into them.

Ahh, when is the live show, anyway?

Q: How can I become a guitarist like Mr. Okamoto? A: Okamoto: “Become a guitarist who loves GARNET more than anyone else.”

>>364 Take a look here: GARNET CROW favorite-song poll http://etc6.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/vote/1170067607/101-200

>>382 I ended up being totally helpless, lol...

The tickets are here~~~ What’s with the perfume supervised by Okamochi? lol

>>391 “We made it smell really nice!” I’m pretty curious.

Please upload Mochi’s radio show. I want to hear “Namida no Yesterday.”

>>393 I know you can’t wait, but hold out until the 18th!!

>>393 Just tune your TV to a Nippon TV affiliate at 7:30 p.m. on the 18th, and you’ll hear it.

>>391 Have fun! If you can, please tell us what happened after the fan-club event. I’m going to the one at Hitomi Memorial Hall! >>393 Just listen when someone uploads it. They played a little bit on MU-GEN last week, so maybe they’ll play it again this week.

Can perfume keep forever if you don’t open it? I’m worried it might be some cheap product that goes bad easily...

>>391 It’ll probably have some indescribable smell.

Of course—it’ll have a rich old-man smell.

I’m not asking you to upload “Namida no Yesterday.” I just want to know what kind of song it is. Does it have a strong 1970s kayōkyoku feel after all?

“Cologne that stirs an otaku’s heart: 001 Coty” http://hotwired.goo.ne.jp/news/culture/story/20011206206.html

>>400 It has that post-rain, “Mysterious Eyes” kind of blue feeling lol

ttp://streaming.yahoo.co.jp/p/t/00102/v01720/ GARNET CROW’s live DVD, out June 27, and new single “Namida no Yesterday,” out July 4. Plus comments from Yuri Nakamura, live highlights, and music-video clips are streaming!

>>400 The intro is amazing.

>>400 The intro is so cool! But it still reminds me of “Saudade.”

>>400 Honestly, I was expecting a ’60s or ’70s vibe too, but it doesn’t really have that. In a good way, it sounds like the usual GARNET.

As expected, GARNET’s Conan tie-in songs never miss.

Bumping it up! (゜▽゜)

I could download it when someone uploaded it before, but then the data got corrupted and I was out of luck. ('A`) Please upload it again.

You only have to wait a little longer to hear it anyway...

>>403 Yurippe’s hairstyle and clothes are so unusual, Yurippe.

ttp://www.gyao.jp/music/garnetcrow/ It’s here too. There’s also a 100th-song commemorative poll.

>>405 The piano accompaniment in the intro also reminds me of some Western instrumental song (can’t remember the title). It was mainly a saxophone solo. I really like “Ameagari...” so this one sounds pretty good to me.

They’ll probably be on TV this time. Please wear your hair down and dye it brown first.

>>411 She curled it because everyone said she looked like a kokeshi doll.

Is Yurippe’s hair naturally curly? Even her bangs are curled.

>>412 Yurippe is so cuuuute~~~

Thanks, everyone, for your thoughts on “Namida no Yesterday.” So it’s the usual GARNET sound... I thought the old kayōkyoku style would suit them too, so I’m a little disappointed. I was hoping for something like “Kaze.” Anyway, it doesn’t sound like people dislike it, so I’ll look forward to hearing it.

>>403 I’m disappointed in how low-quality the live performance is. But Yurippe is so adorable. (´；ω；｀)

>>403 Her live singing is almost freakishly good... Why don’t GARNET’s live shows ever come to Aichi...?

Yurippe really looks straight at the audience during live shows. Last time I was right in the middle and made eye contact with her for over five seconds. I thought I was going to die.

Yurippe’s voice has gotten stronger.

Who’s the new woman with Daikō Nagato mentioned in this week’s Shūkan Shinchō? They say she’s “a member of a four-person group” and “a reporter-singer from Kansai.”

Yurippe has never worked as a reporter.

>>403 The live performance is awful. Has she always sung that carelessly?

Where’s the new single’s music video already?~ ('A`)

Yurippe reads her comments on GyaO so flatly. It’s almost as if they wrote even the track descriptions for her to read.

I think she’s already trying pretty hard to give her comments.

Show all the members!

She’s gotten so much better at giving comments. That’s amazing, Yurippe. I’m moved!

>>421 You’re imagining things... That’s creepy.

>>403 >>412 Why does Yurippe look kind of yellow?

Yurippe has gotten better at singing. Thank goodness~ She’ll be fine if she goes on Music Station now. It sounds good with headphones. Without headphones...

Are there a lot of deaf people in this thread?

Yurippe who can give interviews doesn’t feel like Yurippe anymore. She’d gotten pretty good at talking by the later episodes of GARNET TIME, but then for these promotional spots, she goes back to...

She’d gained weight and seemed to have gone downhill a bit, but she’s bounced back! A crude sexual comment about resuming masturbation to Yuri follows.

Her live singing has improved. Her voice is just a little rougher.

Her live singing has improved. It’s just that her outfit looks like a disco ball.

Why are Yurippe’s finished CD vocals and pitch completely different from her live singing??

It sounds like she’s always recording. Do they record lots of takes and splice together the best parts?

>>439 Because they fixed it.

>>440–441 Gah! So that’s how it is. (＾ω＾ )

But I heard the 4th album was all recorded in one take.

Yurippe’s voice and face have gone downhill. Especially her voice.

I really want to hear “Namida no Yesterday” aaaaaaaaaaah! Please upload the radio broadcast. (´；ω；`)

Even her CD voice has gotten lower lately, so more songs don’t sound as jarring when she sings them live. But “Yume Mita Ato de” and “Eden” are still... OTL

I love any sound that comes out of Yurippe’s throat and mouth.

Rie Sugaya is so cute.

I watched GyaO’s live highlights, and all the excitement from the live show came back. It also reminded me of the women in the front rows who seemed to be connected to GARNET. They were inexplicably cold, and it brought my mood down. I still get a little angry thinking about it.

It’s completely wrong to say her voice has deteriorated. Just compare the first-album tour with the third-album shows and you’ll see the difference.

Yurippe is wearing a Chanel watch on GyaO—the ceramic one.

The best-song ranking poll—wow~ Which one should I choose... The song that ends up at No. 100 is going to be so pitiful lol

I just heard “Namida no Yesterday” for the first time, but... I’m still more excited for the B-sides. Maybe I’ll like it more after a few listens.

Dried squid.

Is Okamocchi a 2ch user?

Bump it up! (゜▽゜)

>>453 Where did you hear it? An upload site? Tell me.

ASCII-art slapping someone, shouting: “You’re useless at everything!” and “You again?” The previous thread is still there. Find the rest yourself.

http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1177727291/ The thread dropped off the dat server, so I can’t read the whole thing. (；；) Looks like all I can do is hang myself.

Ugh, this is so annoying.

Hehehehe, I learned from a certain source how to find threads that have fallen off the dat server! lol Found it! Oh, I already downloaded it just now. Gugugugaaaaaa! Hahahahahaha! Bump!

名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。[sage] 2007/06/08(金) 13:09:55 ID:Piv5y7Ew0 Why do Yurippe’s recorded vocals sound so different from her singing and pitch in live performances?

462 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 sage New! 2007/06/08(金) 21:43:43 ID:NYpyu4geO 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。[sage] 2007/06/08(金) 13:09:55 ID:Piv5y7Ew0 Why do Yurippe’s recorded vocals sound so different from her singing and pitch in live performances?

It’d be impressive if anyone sounded exactly the same on CD and live.

463 Name: 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 [sage] Posted: 2007/06/08(金) 21:47:08 ID:fJqS56I70 462 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。 sage New! 2007/06/08(金) 21:43:43 ID:NYpyu4geO 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。[sage] 2007/06/08(金) 13:09:55 ID:Piv5y7Ew0 Why do Yurippe’s recorded vocals sound so different from her singing and pitch in live performances?

You people are so damn stupid.

I just thought it was dumb to kindly tell someone who posts stuff like that to go look in the previous thread, so I posted it here.

This is turning into a fight. (´･ω･｀)

The best-song poll says to pick your No. 1 song, but Yurippe said to pick her top three... which is it? lol

It was supposed to be a random drawing, but Yurippe would just grab one of the postcards people sent in and pick it as the winner simply because the drawing on it was cute. That’s how adorably airheaded she is.

Hehehehe, I learned from a certain source how to find threads that have fallen off the dat server! lol Found it! Oh, I already downloaded it just now. Gugugugaaaaaa! Hahahahahaha! Bump!

ASCII art of a hamster cage, with a caption: “This is what my dwarf hamster is like.” The hamsters happily chatter about the many droppings, calling them a feast.

Yurippe’s house.

So, where are everyone’s seats for the event?

Beckham’s right up in the front row. ＿|￣|○ Is he going to give her flowers and shake her hand again?

http://find.2ch.net/?STR=%C3%E6%C2%BC%CD%B3%CD%F8&COUNT=10&TYPE=TITLE&BBS=ALL

The Tokyo tickets haven’t arrived yet, right?

The emails have arrived, haven’t they?

That vile poster who had long hoped to see Izumi Sakai die in a fall—and smirked when it happened—has resurfaced after a long absence.

>>475 What’s the etiquette for going up to her alone to hand her something? If that were enough to get a handshake, everyone would do it...

He actually did that at the public radio broadcasts at Kyoto Kintetsu and Kyoto Sangyo University. Apparently, etiquette doesn’t matter. And he handles the tickets however he wants, too.

>>423 That “member of the four-person group” has to be Azuki (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist), if you ask me.

>>475 Where did that come from? I heard he resold an invitation to the premium live show and was kicked out of the fan club.

>>482 She’s neither a singer nor someone who came from journalism.

>>482 If “journalist” means Saegusa, then the “four-person group” could only mean Yurippe, Nana (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist), or Matsunaga. Even if we rule out Yurippe on the grounds that she doesn’t write lyrics, Nana is still a possibility. But Matsunaga seems more likely—and in any case, this is just a rumor sourced to 2ch. Besides, it’s debatable whether GARNET CROW can even be called a four-person “band”...

Yuri.

I watched the Yahoo! video, but there’s drool on Yurippe.

It’s Azuki. She did on-location reporting under the name Rie Sugaya on a show called *Deep Kitsch*. So cute... http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tecchan_july/e/64f678657598c807cfaaa677f94e7802

http://blog.tsuyo2.main.jp/?cid=6650

Saegusa is the one with a journalism background.

I watched the live footage, but... What’s with that “ne” at the end of “Kono Te wo Nobaseba”? lol

>>491 What do you mean, “what’s with it”? lol “Ne” is just “ne.”

>>476 That’s too much.

>>485 Are you still hung up on whether to call them a “band”? They call themselves a band, too.

Asahi Shogakusei Shimbun. Someone do something about it.

GUNS N' ROSES PART 53 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/hrhm/1181005625/ The poster derides Guns N’ Roses fans with insults and repeated spam, urges others to derail their thread with anti-Axl Rose talking points, and asks whether the “human-waste” fan should really be left alone.

Official site: ttp://www.garnetcrow.com ★ LIVE DVD on sale June 27! *GARNET CROW LIVESCOPE OF THE TWILIGHT VALLEY* — ONBD-7078, ¥3,990 (The first pressing only includes a bonus CD featuring several favorite takes selected by the members from live recordings.) ★ 25th single on sale July 4! “Namida no Yesterday” c/w “Go For It” “Ichiban Suteki Datta Hi” GZCA-4096, ¥1,260 (tax included) It will be the opening theme for the TV anime *Detective Conan*, starting June 18! ★ Fan-club events confirmed! Sunday, June 17 — Amagasaki Archaic Hall, Hyogo Saturday, July 7 — Hitomi Memorial Hall (Showa Women’s University), Tokyo ★ GARNET CROW figurines are in production! They’ll be about 10 cm tall and wear the outfits from the 2005 premium live. The set of all four members is planned for sale at fan-club events and by fan-club mail order, at around ¥10,000. Currently in production. ▲ Regular program ▲ Every Sunday: Hitoshi Okamoto, “PASTIME PARADISE,” α-station 89.4 MHz ◆ Keep sage; a relaxed, peaceful discussion is encouraged. ◆ Don’t cause trouble for others. ◆ Fake information will annoy people, so don’t post it. ◆ Most trolls, bump-posters, fantasists (especially the negative kind), people dragging in other artists, perverts, and beggars are bait or provocateurs. Ignore them completely. ◆ Remember this is an anonymous forum. No fixed usernames. ◆ If a post is unbearable, use a dedicated browser to filter IDs, usernames, and phrases. ◆ Mobile users can’t easily block persistent trolls and disruptive posters, so they may appear not to be ignoring them. Please ignore them completely; if you engage, you’re no better than the troll. ◆ Avoid wording and posts that make you look bad as a person. ◆ Yurippe’s obsessive fans are not allowed in this thread; use their dedicated thread. ◆ The next thread should be created by >>950. No subtitle. Use common sense when modifying the template. ◆ Posts that go too far may be reported for deletion. ◆ No virus code or old posts. ◆ Solo conversations by people staging fake back-and-forths are strongly discouraged. If you see one, treat them as a sad case and ignore them. ◆ Absolutely ignore posts from persistent troll usernames. If you engage, you’re just as bad. Previous thread: GARNET CROW part 170 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1177727291/

The thread announcement from #497 is reposted, ending after the “Regular program” heading.

The complete thread announcement and rules from #497 are reposted verbatim.

The crazy anti-Yurippe who keeps making threads about her is probably ID:HqXnk7NR0.

>>412 Yurippe (Yuri Nakamura, the vocalist) is so cute... She was staring intently at the screen, and my heart was pounding.

When was this latest picture of Yurippe taken? I think it must have been before Ms. Sakai passed away...

Her left eye looks like a glass eye.

>>503 Isn’t that Pīko?

Back Namba!

I’ve been a fan for seven years, but I still haven’t found a song that tops “Circle Days.” I look forward to every new release, but... (´・ω・`) It’s not that I dislike them, of course. I just want to hear songs like “Circle Days,” or their early stuff again.

I bet everyone will go for Back Namba Vol. 1.

I’ve barely listened to “Circle Days.” Was it a B-side to a *MÄR* single?

The latest album, lol.

Is GIZA so broke that they’re even selling old releases?

Azuki (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist) is so cute.

There’s something I’m wondering about. Will they release their sixth album this year?

I wonder what will be on the CD included with the first-edition DVD. I hope they announce it soon.

>>512 At the earliest, it’ll be next year, right? I get the feeling they’ll release one more single this year, then we’ll see.

I laughed when I saw the cover for “Namida no Yesterday.”

I’m new here—or more accurately, new to 2ch. I’ve collected all of GARNET CROW’s albums, even the indie one... If I collect all the singles too, will I find more great songs? If you can, please recommend some good songs that weren’t included on albums. m(__)m

Performers at ap bank fes ’07 ◇ All three days Hitoto Yo GAKU-MC Salyu Bank Band Mr.Children (Band Act) ◇ Saturday, the 14th the pillows Masayoshi Yamazaki DREAMS COME TRUE Tamio Okuda Yosui Inoue ◇ Sunday, the 15th GARNET CROW Shikao Suga Kaela Kimura aiko Mina Ganaha Shogo Hamada ◇ Monday, the 16th Remioromen Sukima Switch Chihiro Onitsuka Yoshihiro Kai Motoharu Sano Keisuke Kuwata ZARD

↑ I’d rather go to Rock in Japan than ap bank or whatever.

ZARD, lol.

>>516 As the template says, this thread is for sage posting. People dislike bumps, so please be careful. If you don’t know something, read section 1 or 2 below; the terminology there may help. “Thread 317 for beginners to ask questions without worry” http://etc6.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/qa/1180604765/ The B-sides to “Crystal Gauge” and “Spiral” are popular.

>>512 2006.10 — *THE TWILIGHT VALLEY* 2007.02 — “Kaze to RAINBOW / Kono Te wo Nobaseba” 2007.07 — “Namida no Yesterday” If they release one this year, I could see a single in November and an album in December.

Including best-of albums, they put out an album every year.

I just thought of something: what’ll happen with Mochi’s (Hitoshi Okamoto’s) radio show on the day of next week’s event? Surely they won’t... do a live broadcast, so will they skip a week?

The show was probably pre-recorded.

They’ve usually released an album after a *Detective Conan* tie-in, haven’t they?

>>97 I don’t know where that rumor came from, but I think I remember this game. It was probably summer 1997. Takatsuka, the pitcher who led Chiben to the runner-up spot two years earlier, had gotten injured and couldn’t pitch anymore, but they started him anyway, as a kindness. He was completely ineffective and got hammered. I remember thinking Chiben was in trouble. They started with a handicap, but turned things around in no time. It was like watching adults play against children. After seeing that game, I thought Chiben were really strong and would win the championship—and they did.

Did anyone read the *Asahi Shogakusei Shimbun*? I guess Yurippe was the one who spoke, right?

Yurippe was the main focus in the *Asahi Shogakusei Shimbun* piece; the other members each said a little. Yurippe: She was influenced by her elementary-school music teacher. She performed part of Mozart’s *The Magic Flute* in a play, dressed as one of its bird characters. Azuki: It started with a story about a bright-red goldfish. Mochi: Songs from childhood cartoons are easy to remember, so there’s a lot of responsibility. Godhand: Being considerate is important. Production took about half a year. They made ten versions each of the lyrics and arrangement, for thirty combinations in all.

Yurippe as a bird.

>>528 Thanks! :D *The Magic Flute* is a difficult piece.

They’re doing *The Magic Flute*, and the lead is a bird? What kind of play is that? Now I really want to see Yurippe in a bird costume.

By the way, in some newspaper last summer, Yurippe said she’d never eaten ramen. The other members kept saying, “I really want ramen,” and she said she’d give them an answer by the end of the year. I wonder if she ever did...

↑ I got that wrong. I think she said she’d never eaten ramen *at a restaurant*. Her reason: Yurippe: “It’d be hectic, wouldn’t it? There’d be people waiting behind me, and I’d have to eat in about ten minutes, focused on nothing else.”

> There’d be people waiting behind me, and I’d have to eat in about ten minutes, focused on nothing else. That’s quite the assumption, lol. In Yurippe’s mind, ramen means waiting in line.

I’m going to celebrate Yurippe’s birthday. Maybe I’ll give her ramen as this year’s present.

I really want to see photos of Yurippe from elementary school. ><

I’ve seen *The Magic Flute*. If Yurippe played the bird... lol

Yurippe has terrible taste in live outfits. Mochi should stick to helping with the arrangements.

I was on the fence about buying the DVD, but the digest on Yahoo! Video was enough for me. Yurippe’s singing is the same as ever—or rather, it’s gotten worse. I’ll buy the new single, though... that cover really is too much.

Is that so?

Celebrating GARNET CROW’s 100th song! Joint DVD/single sweepstakes! Counting album tracks and songs from the indie days, GARNET CROW had released 99 songs by their 24th single, “Kaze to RAINBOW / Kono Te wo Nobaseba.” With the upcoming 25th single, they’ll finally reach 100! To celebrate, attach the entry ticket included with *GARNET CROW LIVESCOPE OF THE TWILIGHT VALLEY* to the postcard enclosed with the new single “Namida no Yesterday,” on sale July 4, and mail it in. You could win an original 100-song anniversary T-shirt supervised by the members! So, what do we do?

>>541 But do you even want one? lol I’m not falling for GIZA’s dirty marketing tricks.

I’ll buy the CD and DVD, but I don’t want the T-shirt...

I’m buying the live DVD just for the first-press bonus.

At one of the Rina Matsuri concerts, wasn’t it just Yurippe and Mochi who performed? I was thinking it’d be nice if those two did something together again.

>>545 I think “Watashi wa Kaze” is the best.

>>545 I won’t allow just Mochi and her! If it’s anyone, it should be Nana (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist) and Yurippe—or at least Furui (Hirohito Furui) and Yurippe.

That *Gossip Shincho* article said the singer who used to be a reporter was spotted shopping with Nagato on Midosuji. But Yurippe has gone shopping with Nagato too, hasn’t she? lol So does that mean Yurippe is the member of the four-person group? Did they just pick up that rumor? lol

>>548 The source is 2channel.

>>548 The one seen shopping was the person with a journalism background, so it can’t be Yurippe anyway. But that kind of story is just fake news based on 2ch rumors and exaggerated reporting.

Since there are so many anime fans among GARNET fans, I’d assumed the female fans must all be weirdos. But! At GARNET’s first live tour, I met the woman who ran a fan site (it’s closed now) and a few others. ...The site owner was beautiful. And kind. A goddess! I should’ve worked up the courage to talk to her. I wish I had a girlfriend who was also a GARNET fan.

>>551 (garbled emoticon) No thanks.

Are there not many female fans?

From what I’ve seen, there are quite a lot.

I’m a woman too, but I still feel like I’d stand out at a live show. I’ve made peace with it lately—if I like them, that’s what matters.

>>554-555 Oh, I see... I’m a woman too, lol. At last year’s live show, there was even a family with a little girl in elementary school.

Looking at Mixi and the fan sites, there are actually lots of female fans. There are plenty of female Yurippe and Nana fans, and even some Mochi fans, lol.

>>557 You forgot one of the members. (´･ω:;.:...

For us old guys, having male fans is enough.

I met my wife at a Garnet live show. We’d both gone alone, and our seats happened to be next to each other. There’ll probably be lots of people attending the fan-club event alone this time too, so hang in there, everyone.

Here comes a winner at life.

>>560 That’s nice. But I can’t think of anyone except Yurippe, so... (ﾉ∀`)

Is everyone going to buy the *Kaiho* fan-club magazine?

ttp://page5.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/e67535696 Looking for someone to go with.

Mochi... he even said Komatsu Miho seemed to still be active.

The person on the auction site claiming to be a fellow fan while selling their ticket—is he the kind of lunatic who knows transfers are against the rules and does it anyway, or the kind who puts it up for sale without even reading the rules? Either way, he’s trash.

So someone besides Beckham is reselling tickets too.

>>565 It’s causing quite a stir. “Is it true that Producer A stepped down as company president at the end of last year?” “Yes. That’s true.” The blogger says they had only learned of this a few days earlier, but confirmed it after following up with interviews. They claim that GIZA Studio has also dropped a number of its artists. The only one they can currently confirm was actually let go is Miho Komatsu, a highly regarded artist who also wrote her own songs. They say there may be others, but they are still checking. http://blog.livedoor.jp/mittanu/archives/54494714.html http://megalodon.jp/?url=http://blog.livedoor.jp/mittanu/archives/54494714.html&date=20070611220

>>560 You mean something like “Last Love” could actually happen? Hey!

>>568 But she updated her diary today.

In “Eden” from that live digest, I hear something like, “Look, it’s rich Eden mullet roe~”

Yeah.

>>571 I couldn’t really hear it. Say it again.

>>571 Go see an ENT doctor.

ASCII art of a character declaring, “This is my ultimate fire spell, Merazoma!”

>>575 What is that?

The official site, release announcements, fan-club event schedule, figurine news, regular radio program, posting guidelines, and link to the previous thread are reposted. See #497 for the full translated announcement.

The same official announcement and thread rules as #577 are reposted verbatim.

>>568 The new-company-president story is true. After returning to Tokyo, he also founded Northern Music, so Being will probably make various moves from here. The post then reproduces an unverified blog entry dated June 6, 2007, claiming its author had learned the “truth” about ZARD singer Izumi Sakai’s death in a meeting with Being executives. The blogger says they planned to write about it later and describes receiving ZARD CDs and DVDs as an offering, adding that they had known Sakai for a long time. http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/takasumotoji/diary/200706080000/

On June 14, “Namida no Yesterday” will be on the Being GIZA Studio site... Can’t wait!!

Tentative plan for June 17: Daytime — Go wait for entry From 3:00 — Buy the full set of event-exclusive goods 　　　　　— ID check 　　　　　— Exchange info with fellow nerds 6:00 — Doors open 6:30 — Starts 8:00 — Ends Until late at night — Wait for them to come out

Happy birthday, Mochi~!!

Is there no *music freak* this month?

>>583 It came out on the 10th.

>>584 Thanks. I checked five record stores I usually go to, but none had it. I thought it might be a combined issue.

>>585 The GIZA thread says it might come out on the 14th this month. G-NET also said the 10th, but I couldn’t find it, so I started to panic. There’s a rumor it was delayed because of a memorial page for Ms. Izumi Sakai.

>>586 I see. I checked four stores too and couldn’t find it, so I was getting worried.

Only one person has come in to wish Mochi a happy birthday today?

Huh? Is it Mochi’s birthday today?

I-I think so.

>>589 Yeah. For a while, he was listed on the official site together with Osaan. Because he’s a guy, you know. Born June 12, 1976 — age 31 Animal fortune: deer Congratulations!

Who’s Mochi? Is that Mr. David?

Kaori Mochida.

If you mean Mochida, that’s “Mocchi.”

>>592 Osaan’s keyboard.

Yurippe’s name is on the list of graduates from Otemae High School. If she went to Otemae, she probably went straight on to Kyoto University.

>>595 Right, right. Osaan used to beat the hell out of it and break it.

Why would Yurippe, who’s from Kyoto, have spent a few years at Otemae?

Mochi is a keyboard professionals like to use, lol. Osaan’s is probably a Mochi ES8.

600

So, people who know about instruments have joined in too, lol.

ASCII art paired with an explicit sexual comment about kindergarten children; omitted in translation because it sexualizes minors.

Looks like someone with a knack for perversion has joined in too, lol.

You can catch a glimpse of the new song’s music video on the Being GIZA channel on Yahoo!

>>604 I saw it, I saw it!

Another low-budget music video. I might actually like this song.

>>602 The censoring didn’t do a thing...

Hey, isn’t Yurippe (Yuri Nakamura, the vocalist) really cute! Nana (AZUKI Nana, the lyricist) looks great as always! Mochi (Hitoshi Okamoto) has long hair, doesn’t he! As for Hirohito Furui... sorry, I didn’t look.

I went to see it. They’re dressed in a very Showa-era style. What’s with all the guest appearances?

The Detective Boys from Beika Town.

They really went cheap on this music video. ('A`)

>>610 BD7?

>>604 Thanks! Yurippe looks so cute in a hat! Mochi’s kind of unnecessary, though. Nana looks much fresher too. Nothing like the cover, lol.

That simple, unpretentious cuteness is irresistible. Garnet’s gemstone meaning is chastity, so Yurippe is definitely a virgin.

“Eden” really is a great song!

I think Yurippe’s straightforward, no-nonsense vibe has something in common with Tomomi Eguchi.

Since “Wasurezaki,” their music videos have been getting kind of low-effort. On the last album, everything except the singles had those slideshow-with-text kind of videos.

“Marginal Man” has to be their masterpiece of a music video.

>>614 I heard Yurippe is also the favorite of some big shot...

So only the cover has a Showa-era vibe? If you’re going to do it, go all the way.

Isn’t the music video totally Showa-era too?

Yurippe’s outfit is unbelievably cute! That stiff bow on her head suits her perfectly. If she wore that on *Music Station*, people would stop calling them the funeral band.

A comedy band??

>>614 Exactly! She’s not some flashy older woman with tight curls and tacky heavy makeup. She has the feel of a well-mannered older girl who lives nearby, and that’s what’s so nice.

Give me L’Arc’s new song.

Give me L’Arc’s new song.

Give me L’Arc’s new song.

Give me L’Arc’s new song.

Give me L’Arc’s new song.

Give me L’Arc’s new song.

Give me GARNET’s new song.

Give me GARNET’s new song.

Give me GARNET’s new song.

>>631-633 About how my ID is a squid “Kaze to RAINBOW,” great job!

Yurippe shows off her legs in the music video for once. Her hairstyle’s a bit of a shame, though... the way it hangs down on both sides is kind of awkward.

What’s L’Arc? Can you eat it?

Isn’t it a place that makes English-learning materials? I have one!

If we miss our chance this year, we’ll probably never beat L’Arc in our lifetime. I think we have to do it now, before C4 matures.

Composition 4.

I watched the live DVD on Yahoo! Video and ended up being shown in a big close-up. I’m dying, lol.

>>636 A new AV actress.

It’s so quiet here.

Just a little more... almost there...

http://hccweb1.bai.ne.jp/archaic/media/shisetu/arc1F.pdf Will rows 1 through 4 be open?

The new “Chaku-uta” ringtone for “Namida no Yesterday” is up on the Being GIZA Studio site. I downloaded it right away. It’s great!!

I did my research in advance, but I’m scheduled to work that day and can’t get the shift covered. orz I should’ve started making arrangements sooner... I wanted the old fan-club magazines and the figurines... But this time GIZA is obviously just trying to make money, right? There are way too many goods, and they’re unnecessarily expensive.

I don’t mind having lots of merch, but I wish they’d keep the prices the same! We’re fan-club members, after all.

>>645 I downloaded it! I’ll do my best as part of the Chaku-uta promotion squad. (｀･ω･)ゝ

The poster describes an explicit urine-themed fetish involving the band members; summarized rather than reproduced graphically.

Are they handing out *music freak* anywhere in Tokyo?

ttp://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k46791615 It says row 13.

>>651 Beckham again.

>>644 Hint: additional ticket sales.

(｀･ω･)ゝ No one has called me yet!

MFM: As rumored, it came with a ZARD memorial supplement. Yurippe’s interview is two pages. In the regular column, Okamocchi talks about cleaning. *WHAT’S IN?*: Yurippe admitted that she injured her throat early this year. So that’s why they weren’t on TV around “Kaze to RAINBOW.” It wasn’t hay fever... Sorry for making wild guesses before...

I saw someone in another thread say Nana ghostwrote songs for Maki Ohguro. Has anyone heard that?

I’ve never been to an event like this. Do they sell back issues of the fan-club magazine and things like that?

>657 This is the first time they’re selling them. ¥500 each.

If they were mailed regularly every year, charging about as much as the annual membership fee might make sense, but ¥500 for one thin issue... That’s a rip-off. Basically, they’re treating fans who joined in the first year and diligently collected every issue like fools.

What’s wrong with selling the fan-club magazine to fans? It just means some people get to know things earlier than others. You’re being awfully mean-spirited.

As someone who joined a little late, this is good news for me.

Which issue of the fan-club magazine has the cutest Nana?

Oh, so they’re selling the fan-club magazines. What a cash grab!

You people should realize by now that Hirohito Furui is the cutest one.

For the fan-club magazines, each person can buy only one copy of each issue.

Yurippe injuring her throat isn’t something you hear about often. Though maybe it just wasn’t made public before.

Anyway, put it up for auction already. I’ll buy one for ¥500.

Live performances are just her shouting at the top of her lungs.

>>654 Give me your number and I’ll call you.

In *Shukan Shincho*’s ZARD article, are they saying AZUKI was the one who stole Nagato from Ms. Sakai?

>>670 Looks like they’re trying to make it sound like it was AZUKI Nana.

What a soap opera... This world is awful.

Come to think of it, someone bought Yurippe a bag and a coat, didn’t they? Maybe that’s why everyone seems so obedient to her...?

>>670 It was Yurippe.

Nagato bought Yurippe a bag and a coat at Jil Sander on Midosuji.

What a cheap woman.

>>675 Jil Sander’s nice. I want some too.

The NHK program *Close-up Gendai*, which is up against the *Detective Conan* episode featuring “Namida no Yesterday” next week, will have a segment on ZARD. I’ll record Conan. I’ll probably watch the live discussion over in the Conan thread.

There are still elementary-school kids who can’t tell rumors from reality.

>>679 It’s not a rumor; it came from a store employee’s blog. It wasn’t information from 2ch.

Did Yuri Nakamura used to work as a reporter in Osaka? I knew AZUKI had.

>>680 Zero credibility. Has anyone actually seen that blog? It sounds just as fake as that blog by someone claiming to be in the entertainment business, lol.

>>682 I saw it when people brought it up here before.

>>683 What did the blog say? Leaking that kind of information is a question of credibility... and isn’t the so-called employee suspicious to begin with? Nagato wouldn’t be stupid enough to go shopping with his mistress, and ordinary people wouldn’t recognize him anyway.

Anyone can make up whatever they want on a blog. It’s no different from information on 2ch. But now we’ve got a problem. Conan or NHK—which one am I supposed to record...?

>>681 The former reporter is a singer who debuted in 2002. >>684 The gist is that the company president who usually went shopping with Izumi Sakai went shopping with Ms. Yuri Nakamura this time.

Recommended person to ignore today: ID:+GfVl1KLO

>>686 Thanks. It really does sound like a joke. A real store employee wouldn’t write insider stories about regular customers, would they? There’s also a recent blog by someone claiming to be in show business, saying Komatsu got fired, lol.

She was so inexperienced. This really shows how much she’s grown over the years. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aa34Vw_QvI

>>686 Just another blog by a fantasist.

By the way, comparing this with #689... did she get work done on her eyes? Or am I imagining it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-8IEaOhZ-k

>>689 She’s so cuuuute! >>691 One is smiling and the other has a blank expression. Isn’t it just a difference in expression? People change a bit over a few years, anyway. I think Mochida changed way more, lol.

I don’t think that blog is fake. It also mentioned various other celebrities who came into the store, though most weren’t big names. Apparently the company found out the blogger was writing about customers, fired them as a disciplinary measure, and then the blog was deleted.

>>689 That was five years ago already... brings back memories.

>>689 and >>691 She looks completely different, lol.

>>693 It’s better to treat that kind of so-called celebrity gossip as bait.

>>687 That person is so annoying.

Her eyes are bigger in #691.

(´･ω･)ゝ My phone still hasn’t rung. Can’t be helped—I’ll just listen to “Namida no Yesterday” by myself. With the better-quality audio, you can really hear the spaciousness of the sound, and the chorus has more depth. It’s not as weak as people say.

Post your phone number.

Lately, Yurippe’s flat, monotone singing has gotten worse again...

The chance to shake Yurippe’s hand at the fan-club event is worth ¥50,000!

If you win the gift drawing, you might get to shake hands with a member. I’ve shaken Mochi’s hand when he was by himself.

What about the old guy?

They’re on NTV right now.

“Namida no Yesterday” has an instrumental version as a bonus!

>>699 (´；ω；`)

>>705 ASCII art declaring: “Bow down before this finger!!”

>>708 ASCII art reply: “Bals!” (the spell from *Castle in the Sky*).

What does GARNET CROW’s song title “in little time” mean?

“In a limited amount of time.”

“Under the big chestnut tree.”

ASCII art repeating the line: “Bow down before this finger!!”

>>368 Which song does “ukiyo” refer to?

I think it’s “Float World.”

>>715 Thanks.

Yuri’s toilet.

It’s the day before the event, but no one’s here. Are you guys not coming?

I can’t go because I came down with measles. ＿|￣|○ Have fun, everyone!

Does anyone have an extra ticket for tomorrow’s event?

...Drop dead.

>>719 Take care... (´；ω；`)

I’m going early tomorrow to buy the fan-club magazine. Would getting there at 2 p.m. be too late?

>>723 That’s early enough. Going too early would just be a nuisance.

I wonder if they’ll play the new song on *Mega Hits* today.

According to *Songs*, the fan-club event is going to be an acoustic live show. Also, I didn’t know *KERA* was a teen magazine. I was too embarrassed to buy it.

Just buy it on Amazon.

>>719 Oh, what a coincidence. I have measles too. But I’m going to do my best to attend. It’s my first time seeing GARNET live. Nice to meet you all!

>>727 If I order now, with Amazon’s infamous delays, I’ll be an old man by the time it arrives! Even though the DVD was cheaper to preorder there, I deliberately avoided it! >>728 This is a threat: I have gout.

>>728 They’ll turn you away at the door. Seriously, please don’t come. I’m going to the Tokyo event, so it doesn’t affect me, though.

Longtime fans, please buy the fan-club magazines and put them up for auction. I’ll buy one.

They’re ¥500 each, so if someone auctions one, it’ll probably go for around ¥2,000. Scalpers are going to make a killing.

I finally watched the *R&B PARTY* DVD. Yurippe’s movements were awkward, but she was so cute in that plain, unpolished way! Standing between Kuraki and Aiko, her face looked tiny. Though the hosts (Saida and Kurumaya) did say, “She sounds completely different from the CD...” lol Also, was that Aiko Kitahara—before her debut—in the audience (or maybe the industry seating)? Or did I imagine it?

>>724 OK.

Also, if there are any recommended issues of the fan-club magazine, please let me know—whether for photos or articles.

Also, if there are any recommended issues of the fan-club magazine for masturbation, let me know—whether for photos or articles.

>>728 Hey, seriously, don’t come. Measles is no joke. Don’t underestimate how easily it spreads through the air.

I have measles too!

I’m mapo tofu.

I’m mahjong.

I was really looking forward to it, though... (-_-;)

Judging by the “Next celebration is 111” line in *WHAT’S IN?*, it’s obviously going to be an album. They also said in *Monthly Songs* that they wanted to release it this year. I’m looking forward to it!

November 1? That’d be a little later than last year.

>>741 I know you’re looking forward to it, but at least think about whether you’ll cause trouble for other people. Or do you not even know what measles is before saying that? Sorry, I was planning to go with my girlfriend, too, but after finding out someone like you would shamelessly show up, I’m not going. She’s disappointed, but it sounds like she’ll cancel as well. This may be a rare event, but it’s still just an event. To me, it’s not worth the risk of catching an infectious disease. In that sense, thanks for posting and letting everyone know. You’ve been a big help.

What are you talking about? If they really release an album this year, it’ll be the fastest album cycle they’ve ever had. Still, I’m not expecting a release this year...

Maybe an album will come out sometime between November and January, then they’ll tour in February? But I think it’ll still come out this year.

>>728 Honestly, I don’t care about your situation. Besides, all the members will be there this time. You know what I’m getting at, right? If you don’t, you shouldn’t call yourself a fan.

>>745 99.11 — *first kaleidscope* 01.01 — *14 first soundscope* 02.04 — *15 SPARKLE* 03.11 — *19 Crystallize* 04.12 — *13 I’m waiting 4 you* 06.10 — *22 THE TWILIGHT VALLEY* If it comes out in November, the schedule would be like the fourth album’s.

Everyone’s got it wrong... “111” refers to the number of songs. They’ll have 102 songs through “Ichiban Suteki Datta Hi,” and they’re recording nine more now. So the last track on the sixth album will be song number 111.

Measles, huh. It’s unfortunate, but you’d better not come this time. If I catch it from you, that’d be no joke.

>>749 Oh, so that’s what it meant, lol. If there are nine new songs, plus “Kaze to RAINBOW,” “Kono Te wo Nobaseba,” and “Namida no Yesterday,” would that make twelve tracks total?

>>744 That’s total nonsense. What a creep.

>>744 ( ；∀；) What a lovely story~

>>733 Yeah, wasn’t Satoru Nakamura and Akanemaru there too?

>>744 has to be made up... It makes no sense to cancel just because of some 2ch post when you don’t even know whether it’s true. Though, then again, that “girlfriend” was probably imaginary anyway.

You sure have a lot of free time, lol. And November 1 is a Thursday.

Well, I thought they might release the 111th song on 1/11... But that’s a Thursday too.

Wouldn’t it be January 11, not November 1?

Only twelve songs on the album? That feels a little sparse...

The figurines are ¥7,500!? I can’t decide.

It’s the day of the event and still nobody’s here. You few who are going, please post a report.

I heard there was a threat of terrorism, so I rushed over.

What if the figurines don’t sell and they end up in the red, and then the band breaks up...

Maybe they used lead in the figurine paint too, like they did with Thomas...

>>761 Leave it to me! Though I don’t really know the song titles.

Well then, about time to head out.

・Please don’t throw away the figurines. ・Please don’t use them for anything other than their intended purpose. ・Please don’t lick or bite the figurines. I’m dying, lol.

Can’t you buy the figurines later through the fan-club online shop? Do you really have to carry them home? Though I don’t know how big they are.

Aren’t they about 10 cm tall?

I’m already here... And there are already people here, lol.

>>770 Thanks in advance for the live updates.

An imagined exchange: Nana: “Ugh, all these gross nerds showed up.” Yuri: “We’re doing it for the money, so ganbarunba!” Nana: “We’ll have to disinfect our hands after shaking theirs. Who knows what they’ve touched.” Yuri: “True. Let’s make Okamocchi go buy the disinfectant.”

I’m here.

I’ve arrived. There are already several hundred people. About fifty people are lined up for the fan-club magazine too. They handed out question cards when they checked the tickets. Anyone have something they want to ask?

Will they run out of the fan-club magazines?

It’s still a while until it starts. Aren’t you bored?

AZUKI777

I’m bored. There’s nothing around here either.

Quick question: will they sell merchandise before the show? If so, can we leave the venue after buying it? I’m going to the Hitomi Memorial Hall event, but I have something else to do that day, so I wanted to ask in advance.

>>779 They’re selling the merchandise outside.

>>780 Then it should be fine. Thanks.

Mochi’s perfume is super popular, lol. That was the one I wanted most, so I’m bummed. Looking forward to the online sale.

Amagasaki Archaic Hall.

It airs on *Detective Conan* tomorrow.

>>782 The perfume sold out? Maybe they just didn’t make enough... lol.

About 400 people in the line to get in. It doesn’t look empty at all.

There’s an exhibit in the lobby about their seven years of activities. But the line is ridiculously long. There are three cameras at the venue: left, center, and right, plus one in the middle of the back row. The leaflet has a slip marked ①–③ tucked inside. Maybe there’ll be a quiz contest.

The perfume was popular enough to sell out...? So Mochi really is the source of GARNET’s popularity...

Osaan’s radio show is on~ Mochi’s radio show was just on too~

“Namida no Yesterday” is on! It’s great hearing them perform it live!

Oh... is she in good voice live?

How is it? Is Nana talking? lol

>>790 Hey, you... lol

I’m glad you’re posting on 2ch during the live show, but just imagining you typing makes me laugh. At least put your phone on vibrate. You’ll get dirty looks if it rings.

I wonder if they’ll announce anything.

Yurippe is singing “Makenaide.”

>>790 is on a computer.

It’s so quiet here~

Please post a report from the event.

“Eien ni Hoomure,” “Yuudachi no Niwa,” and a few others. Talk session Quiz Music-video footage

6:36–8:35 p.m. All 15 people who made it through the quiz got to shake hands with the members, and received a gift from Hirohito Furui. I’m so jealous! Honestly, this was an absolutely amazing event.

>>801 What were the quiz questions?

By the way, they didn’t perform the new song.

But they showed the entire music video.

Looks like they’ll just reuse the quiz questions in Tokyo. That’s GIZA for you.

How was Yurippe’s hairstyle? Did Nana and Hirohito Furui talk much? Was Mochi pale?

There were ten quiz questions, things like Mochi’s favorite rice-ball filling and details from the fan-club magazine. They quickly narrowed it down to three people, so they even held a repechage round. Lots of people’s message cards were posted in the lobby. As we left, they gave us Kintaro-ame candy printed with the members’ faces.

So, Osaka crew, about how much did you spend on the merchandise?

In Tokyo, it was yellow sunglasses.

Nana sure can talk. In the question “Which one is God’s hand?” the photo showed Mochi’s hand, and it was really pale.

It’s two minutes from my house to the venue. And somehow I got the dead-center seat in the front row. This is unreal. Nana’s Kansai dialect really is wonderful. (´д｀*)

I’ll say it again. Yurippe has ascended to godhood.

Yurippe even played the flute... (；´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ

This sounds like it was really worth looking forward to.

There were a lot of empty seats in the back that didn’t look like ticket-holders had simply failed to show up—for example, entire rows with only two people in them. The second floor wasn’t being used. Several rows at the back of the first floor were blocked off with covers too. Maybe their fanbase really is shrinking.

“Kono Te wo Nobaseba” Something that sounded like “Kono Rail?” or whatever. I don’t know the song title. “Wasurezaki” (Yurippe played the recorder—hāhā) “Kaze to RAINBOW” (the *MÄR* version) “Eien ni Hoomure” “Yuudachi no Niwa”

I never imagined I’d get to shake hands with the members. It was worth recovering from measles to come. ＼(^0^)／

>>815 The last two rows were covered with black curtains. At least there were couples and women there, which was a relief.

Were you one of the people who got the quiz right? I’m so jealous... What kind of gift did you get?

Some of the people who went onstage to shake hands were interviewed first. The first guy looked genuinely kind of dangerous. The second was a woman from the Goto Islands in Nagasaki, and the third was a mom who’d come with her daughter. Come on, lol.

“Eien ni Hoomure” “Yuudachi no Niwa” I never thought I’d hear my personal GARNET songs No. 1 and No. 2 back-to-back... Best live show ever.

So, how was the live singing?

This was my first GARNET live, so I don’t know how it was compared with previous shows, but I thought she sang pretty well overall. She got a little out of breath during “Wasurezaki,” though, while playing the recorder and singing, lol.

I wanted to shake Yurippe’s hand too... orz Not that it matters, but Mochi hasn’t changed at all since he was a kid, lol.

I’m going to the Tokyo event. Could someone tell me the merchandise prices?

Overall, it was steady. Yurippe’s singing has improved.

The merchandise prices are on the official site.

Set list recap: —Live— “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” “Rusty Rail” (tambourine) “Wasurezaki” (Yurippe’s white recorder) “Kaze to RAINBOW” (new arrangement) “Eien ni Hoomure” “Yuudachi no Niwa” (original key)

I think her voice cracked for a moment during one of the songs. She immediately moved her mouth away from the mic...

Good evening. I’m “the first guy.” ( ´ω｀)

I’m also curious about the audience’s manners and the general atmosphere...

>>830 So it was you. The big guy in the red plaid shirt? Speak properly! You even scared Yurippe.

Everyone sat and listened, except during the quiz (though two people stood up before the first song). There weren’t many people shouting “Yurippe!” or “Nana!” either. But during the quiz, someone wrote AZUKI Nana on their number card, and the host teased them, lol.

>>831 The audience was well-behaved, and there were lots of women and couples. That said, the crowd as a whole wasn’t very energetic.

The venue announcements were read by the members: Hirohito Furui, Hitoshi Okamoto, and Nana. After the show, Yurippe did the closing announcement. They also screened the full “Namida no Yesterday” music video. It was really great. v

So they’ve announced the merchandise. Turns out it’s all stuff I don’t neeeed... Just sell some regular buttons or something.

>>835 Who’s the “great guest” in the music video?

http://c-au.2ch.net/test/-/minor/1158944668/964-

Did anyone buy Nana’s T-shirt? I thought the playing-card part on the back was printed on, but it’s actually sewn on, which puts me off a little... I’ll use it as pajamas.

The stage positions were the same as at the *Pan* live. The video and audio weren’t synced up in the music video, but they should fix it before the Tokyo show.

I bought a ticket, but didn’t go. If it had been just a fan-club-only live show, I would’ve gone. Hearing there’d be a talk session and a quiz somehow killed my enthusiasm. Actually, I even feel like it was better not to see the members shaking hands with the fans. But I still like GC and will keep supporting them.

Some people say she was steady, while others say her voice cracked and she moved away from the mic. Which is it? lol >>828 Were all the songs in their original keys? There’d be no need to lower the key for something like “Eien ni Hoomure.”

Apparently “Namida no Yesterday” was Beatles-themed, lol.

I’m curious what Nana said. Did she say something like, “Is it still May?”

I just don’t have the energy to travel all the way to Amagasaki on a Sunday... Even if the venues were smaller, they should at least do lives in Fukuoka, Nagoya, and Sendai too. It’s made me rethink what the fan-club membership benefits even are... and now there’s the magazine too... orz

>>845 It wasn’t Akashi, it was Amagasaki. It’s quick to get there from Osaka. Nana spoke pretty normally, and even interrupted the MC to tease him, saying, “Furui-san’s barefoot,” and stuff like that.

>>843 You’re only realizing that now? lol Wasn’t it obvious from the cover?

What was Yurippe’s hairstyle like, and what did Mochi smell like?

>>848 I meant, what did Mochi’s perfume smell like? lol

>>848 Her hairstyle was like in the recent music video—a ponytail with long strands hanging down at the sides.

>>847 Look at Mr. Know-It-All.

The Tokyo event is after the single comes out. Do you think they’ll sing the new song?

>>850 Thanks! :D Those long strands hanging down at the sides are unnecessary, aren’t they?

The straw hat in the music video was cute, but the ponytail was kind of iffy.

Those are already too long to call “strands hanging down at the sides.” She’d look even cuter if she tied all her hair up.

Thanks to everyone’s support, all the back issues of the fan-club magazine have sold out. —GIZA

It’s not exciting at all.

Get these quiz answers ready: Furui’s position in the *MÄR* special edition, his light-blue sandals, mentaiko mayonnaise, the release date of *SPARKLE*, the shape of a hand (a bad shape), making beaded accessories, and counting the questions. That’s all it takes to win a handshake, pervert. The poster then crudely tells the recipient to masturbate before and after the event.

>>817 Don’t tell me you actually went there with measles, lol.

>>817 Whoa, lol. Thanks for your hard work, you terrorist, lol.

All the members are over 30, so they probably won’t catch measles. But people around college age might come down with it. I’m worried they’ll cancel the handshakes in Tokyo.

>>858 They’ll probably change the questions, lol. It’s a relief to hear that the audience was well-behaved and that there were lots of women. Maybe the men-to-women ratio was around 6:4? Perhaps even less than that.

ASCII art of Yurippe kicking the poster from #861.

>>861 But Yurippe is still a fresh-faced woman in her twenties!

I didn’t go to the event, so this is a bit off-topic... I heard they played “Go For It.”

Where?

>>866 >>838 I wonder if they’ll change the set list for Tokyo. We can’t attend both shows anyway, so I guess it’ll be the same. Looking forward to the recorder.

Today is *Detective Conan* day!! Their first opening theme in seven years~

It’s finally here! I’ve only heard the chorus, so I’m really nervous, lol.

I’m going to watch ZARD...

The intro is excellent, so I’m looking forward to it.

It’s finally today. I’ve resisted watching the music video or listening to leaked audio so I could save it for this day. I can’t wait.

Go to the live-discussion board to post while it’s airing.

Link: Dedicated thread for the new *Detective Conan* opening theme http://live23.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/liventv/1182161118/

I’m so excited... But was it really necessary to make a dedicated thread just for the opening theme?

ASCII art celebrating the broadcast of the new opening theme.

They made some big changes to the arrangement.

“Nami-da-a-no-ye-es-ter-day~”

Why does it feel so short?!

I’m going to post here anyway. I’m not really into Gane’s breezy pop style... But it’s a good song.

The *Conan* opening animation looks like they put effort into it, but it’ll be useless once summer’s over... Also, why does it start with the chorus?

Starting with the chorus out of nowhere kind of killed the mood for me.

Anime themes are always like that. The time they abruptly cut off “Yume Mita Ato de” was much worse.

The commercial was good.

Was there a commercial?

Yurippe looked over at me and waved, lol.

Yurippe and Nana were so cute in the commercial.

Yurippe was super cute in the commercial. (*´Д｀)ﾊｧﾊｧ

There was a commercial? I missed it.

So many people missed the commercial. Pay attention, guys. Of course, I was one of them too. I could cry, lol. Guess I’ll have to wait until Saturday...

>>882 Still better than this one from their early days, isn’t it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB9qFMmE_OY

If we’re talking about the recording, “flying” might have come even earlier. But I don’t dislike either version.

It’s a pretty good song. But in my experience, the GC songs I like right away are the ones I get tired of quickly.

When they showed the music video at the event, it didn’t start with the chorus.

The intro is pretty good, though. The arrangement of the part they didn’t sing is good too.

Wasn’t the arrangement made specifically for the opening theme in the first place?

It’s the kind of song that sticks in your head, so it should sell reasonably well. Not sure whether the lower register will appeal to the people who buy it, though.

The D section is really good, lol.

I can’t get a feel for this song at all, lol. Yurippe’s voice is a weak point in this kind of song. It doesn’t quite manage to become fully pop.

Well, it’s the Beatles, after all.

But after hearing the full version, I feel like their overall sound has become cuter.

It was *Conan* today... I don’t usually watch it, so I watched *Friend Park* instead.

This is it for GARNET!

>>902 The young master really is impressive.

I’m watching NHK. Was Hirohito Furui on the guestbook/sign-in board?

I missed itーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーーー! No, seriously, someone upload today’s opening to YouTube...

So there was a commercial... After the opening, I kept watching the ZARD program.

Oh, right, ZARD was on today too... I missed it.

I should’ve recorded that amazing commercial. I want to watch it again... She was smiling so brightly and waving. I can’t wait for *CDTV*ーーーーーーーーーーーーー!

At this point, I’ll just fall into ruin right alongside Yurippe (Yuri Nakamura, the vocalist). What the hell is this song supposed to be?!

>>909 Will they be on *CDTV*?!

The commercial was great. Yurippe was so cute, smiling brightly. “Namida no Yesterday” was much better than I expected too. By the way, I don’t remember Mochi (Hitoshi Okamoto) or Osaan being in the commercial at all, lol.

>>911 They just mean the next time the commercial might air could be during *CDTV*.

Yurippe in the music video isn’t like her usual self... She’s a goddess. She looks like one of those cute pop idols, and she’s singing properly.

Besides *JCD* and *CDTV*, what other GIZA programs are there?

*Ongaku Senshi*, I think.

Did they skip *Music Station* again this time? Well, I wasn’t expecting them to be on anyway.

Their recent Oricon rankings have been pretty good, so I hope this one makes the top 10 too. Given what else is coming out that week, I think they have a shot... though there’s no *Conan* boost this time. orz

>>907 (ノﾟДﾟ)八(ﾟДﾟ )ノ Yay!

I just genuinely like this song~ First time since “Hare Dokei.”

I was completely thrown from the intro through the chorus...

>>905 He seems a little younger than Osaan, but he really looks like him, lol.

I can’t believe this started out as a story about a bright-red goldfish...

That woman who interviewed them live said something like, “You have to come to Tokyo too!” The whole place went quiet at that moment, and I still can’t forget it. I can’t go.

Ouch, ouch, ouch... Why would they hire an interviewer who doesn’t know anything?

You ask why... that’s GIZA quality, of course. (ry

The “Everyone Should Die” poster, who had long wished Ms. Sakai dead, has resurfaced after a long absence. Of course, he’s also cursed our GC, too, so we should make sure he’s the first one to die.

>>927 Did they go looking because it wasn’t Koutori? “Everyone Should Die” usually posts from a PC.

Yurippe is so cute this time that it makes me swoon, so “Namida no Yesterday” is sure to sell. The cover has a nice retro feel too. Yeah, I think they can aim for a No. 3 debut on Oricon and 33,000 copies in the first week.

>>929 You’re pretty optimistic.

It feels like ages ago that people called her a kokeshi doll, lol. The song itself has become amazing again after a long time... I’m so glad I kept believing!

I’m surprised there’s hardly any of the merchandise on auction. Looks like they had an incredibly small stock of the fan-club magazines too.

>>916 Oh, you’re still around.

They’ve clearly said the merchandise will be available by mail order, so don’t buy it at auction.

After getting used to the arrangement for the anime, it’s pretty good. Though they’ll only use it about fifteen times.

They have to get at least No. 7. U-ka Saegusa got No. 5 for her fifth anniversary, after all.

>>936 ttp://jbbs.livedoor.jp/bbs/read.cgi/music/3914/1178118475/230 They’ll probably lose out to Ayaka, ERIKA, w-inds, abingdon, Kumi Koda, and Ketsumeishi, so No. 7 is possible. But GReeeeN could get in the way too.

Even though it’s Kumi Koda’s second week, she’ll probably still rank higher than GARNET. Ayaka will probably be No. 1.

Ketsumeishi is in its second week too. Could they really lose to them as well? I haven’t heard of abingdon. Are they that big?

As long as it makes the top 10, that’s enough.

I looked up abingdon, and their last release sold over 40,000 copies total... no way to beat that.

abingdon boys school is a new band started by T.M.Revolution’s Takanori Nishikawa. Their last release sold 35,040 in its first week, so GARNET, at around 22,000 even with the *Conan* boost, has no chance of beating them. But they should safely make the top 10, and that’s good enough, right? More than that, I’m wondering whether they’ll appear on TV.

>>942 Thanks. I want to see Yurippe and Nana happy about making the top 10 on *Music Station*...

>>942 Hey, you’re making it sound like Nishikawa started the band all by himself. At least don’t forget Hiroshi Shibasaki, formerly of Being’s WANDS.

At the fan-club event, when they sang “Kaze to RAINBOW,” Yurippe sang the word “heart” in “metal heart” in a really sultry way. Is that true? Anyone who went, tell me.

I’d be fine with sales around No. 15. It’s a good song.

>>934 What about the fan-club magazines? There won’t be any... lol

That nasty fixed-name troll is posting anonymously again as usual, right after the fan-club event. You’re the one who should die.

That explosion in Shibuya today was just what you wanted—or what you predicted, right? GC posters are being displayed in Shibuya right now. I hope you go kill yourself.

What does the perfume designed by Mochi smell like?

>>937 W-inds have been declining too, haven’t they? Didn’t their last release sell under 30,000...? >>950 Apparently it smells like Mochi’s feet. The new thread is all yours.

All right. GARNET CROW part 172 http://music8.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1182254790/

>>949 Go die, you worthless scum. You’re just a disgusting, mentally ill shut-in anyway.

>>939 Even with practically no tie-in, their previous release sold 20,000 in its second week, so it probably won’t be enough. >>951 I checked, but wasn’t the previous release you mean a remix single? Their original single seems to have sold over 30,000. Anyway, a top-10 ranking is pretty much guaranteed, so that’s enough.

Long, explicit sexual copypasta about someone making an embarrassing sexual proposition to her boyfriend in a car, only to discover his parents are in the back seat pretending to sleep.

>>955 It sounds like a copypasta, but I’m dying, lol.

>>945 She was dressed like in the Yahoo! Video clip, with her shoulders quite bare, and kept adjusting her outfit while singing. But while singing “Kaze to RAINBOW,” she seemed embarrassed and only showed a little shoulder.

*Detective Conan* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5_BudcpJ4Q http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm477209

955 That’s on *Share Scary Stories*, the paranormal board, lol.

This event was amazing. At the mini-live, Yurippe’s high recorder notes and perfect falsetto. Nana-sama at the grand piano, her outfit showing her collarbones, and saying “shiharu” twice. God’s bare feet. Mochi looked handsome again for the first time in ages.

I really want to see the commercial...

There’s a foreigner in this music video too.

>>961 Go to Yahoo! Video!

Yurippe’s video comment on GIZA music net— doesn’t she use a few too many English words?

Go watch the new song’s music video!! That shot in the commercial, the beer, even the punchline—there’s so much to see! For me, it’s the best one yet.

I’m impressed. I wish I’d gone to the event.

〜(・∀・)〜 “Namida no Yesterd-a-a-ay~♪”

I can’t stop getting excited! I’m going to follow Gane for the rest of my life.

“Yuri Nakamura” Stroke count: Naka (4), mura (7), Yu (5), ri (7) Heavenly number (family background): 11 — Great luck; family life and work go smoothly. Personality number: 12 — Bad luck; timid and unlucky in family matters. Talent number: 12 — Bad luck; timid and unlucky in family matters. Social number: 11 — Great luck; family life and work go smoothly. Overall number: 23 — Great luck; eloquent and destined to stand out. Score: 76.1 points

GARNET CROW “Namida no Yesterday” (4:52) http://streaming.yahoo.co.jp/c/t/00102/v01720/v0172000000000369677/

The shot from the commercial where she smiles brightly and waves at the camera isn’t in it. I really wanted them to include that one...

It is in there.

Has Yurippe’s mumps cleared up? Goodbye, kokeshi-doll era!

>>957 Was it a pretty sexy outfit? Did she change clothes?

Yurippe is way too cute in the GMN video comment.

“When it’s time to catch the beanbag, leave it to Mochi.”

>>975 Yurippe in cellphone-sized format...

I went to the NEET festival from the thread above, YO!

At the event, Yurippe wore a black camisole, a bright-red short jacket, and a beige-ish long skirt. She didn’t change outfits.

Yurippe is so cute in the music video. I’m going to marry her.

Wait, lol! They played Gane as background music on *Baribari Value*, lol!

>>981 Which song?

They used one of their songs on *Baribari Value*!

I think it was “Blue no Mori de,” and the intro to “Rusty Rail.” Someone on the staff must be a fan.

At first I was only half-listening, then I found myself humming “Blue no Mori de.” When the next song got to the “Rail” part, I went, “Huh?” lol Judging from the song choices, there’s definitely a fan on the staff.

Picking “Blue no Mori de” and “Rusty Rail”—they’ve got great taste, lol. Must be a pretty hardcore fan...

Do they get paid when the songs are used like that?

>>984 Thanks! They’re definitely a Gane fan.

〜(・∀・)〜 “Namida no Yesterd-a-a-ay~♪” ↑ This is cute, lol.

>>989 Thanks~ ヾ(*´∀｀*)ﾉ