GARNET CROW part.222

Official website http://www.garnetcrow.com/ ■7th album now on sale to rave reviews!!! 【STAY 〜Soul of Dawn〜】 Special website. http://www.garnetcrow.com/stay/ Tracklist: 01 - Hello Sadness 02 - Hyaku-nen no Kodoku 03 - Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete -album ver.- 04 - Elysium 05 - Doing all right 06 - ON THE WAY 07 - Stay 08 - Hibi no Hotori 09 - Yume no Hitotsu 10 - Fall in Life 〜Hallelujah〜 11 - Rainy Soul 12 - Koi no Aima ni First press A: CD + DVD [music videos included] First press B: 2CD [rearranged versions included] Regular edition: CD only Previous thread GARNET CROW part.221 http://anchorage.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1256341888/

■Live shows 【GARNET CROW livescope 2009 〜Soul of Dawn〜】 October 2 (Fri) Nagoya / Zepp Nagoya (OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00) Finished October 12 (Mon, holiday) Yokohama / Yokohama BLITZ (OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00) Finished October 18 (Sun) Fukuoka / Zepp Fukuoka (OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00) Finished October 22 (Thu) Osaka / Namba Hatch (OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00) Finished October 23 (Fri) Osaka / Namba Hatch (OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00) Finished October 30 (Fri) Sapporo / Zepp Sapporo (OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00) Finished November 7 (Sat) Sendai / Zepp Sendai (OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00) Finished November 24 (Tue) Tokyo / Akasaka BLITZ (OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00) November 25 (Wed) Tokyo / Akasaka BLITZ (OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00) 【Countdown live confirmed!】 December 31 (Thu) Osaka / NHK Hall 【GARNET CROW 2010 Best Live Tour (tentative)】 February 27 (Sat) Tokyo / Tokyo International Forum Hall A (OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00) March 6 (Sat) Sapporo / Sapporo Education and Culture Hall (OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00) March 16 (Tue) Hiroshima / Hiroshima Aster Plaza Grand Hall (OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00) March 18 (Thu) Fukuoka / Fukuoka International Congress Center (OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00) March 20 (Sat) Sendai / Sendai Civic Hall (OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00) March 25 (Thu) Nagoya / Chukyo University Cultural Civic Hall, Prunier Hall (OPEN 18:30 / START 19:00) March 27 (Sat) Osaka / Grand Cube Osaka Main Hall (OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00)

GARNET CROW BEST ALBUM “5×10 All the BEST! 2000-2010”

>1-2 A-乙UKI Nana.

Bump to commemorate the release of “My Girl.”

For example, on a night of >1 otsu.

>1 Take care in the rain, otsu—Yume Hanabi♪

>1 Otsu, see you again.

>1 Listen only to the otsu of the wind.

>1 With you, I was swept away by the comfort of otsu-otsu.

>1 If I could get wings that let me cross the seven seas freely, I'd take you with me without looking back and become a star in heaven.

>1 OTSU THE WAY

Yurippe failed her landing after a jump?? Give us the details.

>1 “Today's You and Tomorrow,” otsu.

How many times are you gonna say otsu-otsu by yourself? lol

>1 is otsu, otsu, so oh yeah.

If she failed the landing after a jump, does that mean she fell?

>1 Otsumocchi.

Yurippe didn't fall. She did spill her drink, though.

She did fail the landing after the jump. Her foot stumbled a little.

984 Name: 名無しさん＠お腹いっぱい。[] Posted: 2009/11/07 (Sat) 21:52:19 ID:xu05Bnc5O I flew from Osaka (Itami) Airport to Sendai today for the show. Someone boarded at the very last minute, so our departure was delayed. Could that person possibly have been one of GARNET CROW? ------------------- ↑ Okamocchi himself spilled that in the MC lol It was my first live show, and it was absolutely fantastic. There were both seats and standing room. I figure up to around number 400 was the FC seat section. The general-admission numbers after 400 were packed into the standing area like sardines. What a disaster. The vocals were on the good side. Kurose's drumming was fine; if anything, the balance with the others was bad. 　Were the vocals too loud? 　The guitar was weak. At the level where you wonder if he's even playing bass. I usually only listen to the albums, so there were some songs I was hearing for the first time, but “Nora,” after “Yume Mita Ato de,” is a great song. Mocchi and Yurippe were both wearing rings on their right middle fingers. 　Those aren't matching rings, are they? They must be close. Almost at the finish line.

She tripped on the landing and fell on her butt. Yurippe's soaking-wet pussy was fully exposed at that moment, so I ejaculated hard.

Mochi was wearing a ring on his right middle finger. Yurippe looked like she was wearing rings on her right ring finger and left middle finger, though?

There were hardly any lyric mistakes, right? The only thing I noticed was some of the second verse getting mixed into the first chorus of “Hello Sadness.”

Did Mochi oversleep or something?

I've been hard the whole time and I'm exhausted.

A lyric mistake is tantamount to insulting Nana-sama.

I could see Yurippe perfectly from around the tenth row. Honestly, she's prettier in person. She's cuter than Aika Ohno, though not as cute as Izumin. When Kurose took off his cowboy hat during the encore, he had a mohawk lol

It would've been even better without Kurose.

A mohawk? This is the first I've heard of it lol

A mohawk, seriously? (ﾟωﾟ;)

Was Yurippe wearing pants today?

>28 Is it true Yurippe failed the landing after the jump and fell on her butt?

*　　　* 　＊　　 ＋ うそです 　　n ∧＿∧ n ＋ (ﾖ(*´∀`)E) 　　Ｙ　　　Ｙ　 ＊

So Mochi & Yurippe, Ossan & Nana, and Kurose & Karita really are a thing after all.

>33 Huh? She didn't fall on her butt. It is true that she knocked over the juice on the table and the staff wiped it up. Actually, Yurippe drinks by slurping between songs way too often. It's unnaturally frequent compared with all the other artists I've seen. There were several times when she just drank openly even with the spotlight on her. I didn't write it on the survey, but that's not very good manners. She should at least sneak a drink between songs, mona.

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>36 What was Yurippe wearing? Was she in pants from start to finish?

I'm not in the FC, but I still got a seat around the seventh row from the front.

Someone, anyone, please give us a report! m(__)m

>38 Black pants, with something frilly like a miniskirt attached. >39 Maybe it was a priority ticket on par with the FC ones? I got an FC ticket in the low 300s through an auction. Looking around while waiting in line, everyone had FC tickets. The kind with a blue zigzag pattern on the front.

>40 It's in the previous thread. Also, the cleavage talk and Arashi are getting annoying.

Apparently Yurippe went to Osaki Hachimangu Shrine to pray for the show's success.

After the Sapporo photos, now she's talking about soccer too. Her family background, education, and personality all seem nicely balanced. They make a good match.

>41 She did fail the landing after the jump. Her foot stumbled a little.

She surprisingly knows the players' names.

>46 Mochi probably taught her.

>45 Sorry. Actually, I didn't see the part where she fell. I couldn't tell when the jump was coming from my side, so I was fighting for my life. I was too busy making sure I didn't miss Ossan's cue. Oh, right—the encore had Yurippe tying her hair back. It suited her.

It's a good thing when the members get along.

>46 That surprised me too. She rattled off the players' names and even went out of her way to eat pizza. I immediately thought Mochi must have taught her. I don't know if the rings are matching, but they seemed pretty cozy in Sendai too.

Did Yurippe fail the landing after her jump?? Anyone who saw it, please give us the details.

During the A-melody in about half the songs, the two keyboard players looked bored.

It feels like a lot of people were seeing them live for the first time, so there are a lot of reports from an objective, bird's-eye perspective. It's refreshing.

I went to the Sendai show. It was my first time seeing GC, and it was really good. The quality really is high. Though it felt like the vocals and guitar (Okamoto-san) were a little loud.

The Sendai show was amazing. The talking, singing, singalong, sense of unity, and performance were all amazing. I watched from the second floor, and the surprise vanguard who was first among the members to throw something to the audience was Nana-san, of all people. I was shocked. I got to spend a dreamlike amount of time there. “Spiral” really got the crowd going.

Is Yurippe's MC any good? I have my doubts.

I can't sleep, I'm so excited. Here's a summary of the parts nobody's mentioned yet. This is just a memo for myself, and I wrote down even tiny, pointless details, so it may be hard to follow. ・Yurippe pointed the mic at someone in the front row → Very good♪ ・Nana-san did a little jump during the A-melody? She was bobbing up and down while clapping. ・Before the middle of the show, Furui-san was asked about Sendai, but said, “Good evening, everyone” lol. “This is the first time I've spoken into a mic today.” ・Furui-san has come to Sendai many times on tour, but has never done any sightseeing. 　→Audience: “Let's go sightseeing together!” → Yurippe: “I'm glad you've found someone to accompany you.” ・During the Miss I Punk version, he thought he'd messed up because it was so tough early in the tour. ・Asked to describe the album in one word → Nana: “...In one word... it has a nice feel.” → Then they asked for a two-word impression too. ・Nana-san remembered the audience member's face, but since it had been over a week, they had gotten a haircut and she lost track of them (?) ・Okamocchi talked about what to listen for in “Hana wa Saite.” 　①He likes the sprinkled-in (he stumbled over the word lol) seventh chords? → Yurippe: “That's hard to understand.” 　→②“To put it bluntly, it's GARNET CROW right down the middle. 　　　　It's something Furui-san said the other day, but if you want to listen to organ, you should listen to GARNET CROW.” ・Nana-san threw a pick during the member introductions. ・Audience to Okamocchi: “Let's go out for a drink!” → he made a downing-a-drink gesture.

During the guitar solo in “Doing All Right,” does Yurippe lean against Mochi at every show? I was surprised because I'd never really seen anything like that. Or was it just Sendai?

>54 I was seeing them for the first time too. Rather than the vocals and guitar being loud, I think the drums were just way too loud, so she had to push her voice. I thought the guitar did its best without getting in the way. I wish they'd make the sound mix more Yurippe-focused. I want to hear more of Nana's piano too. Let's look forward to Sendai next year!

>58 I don't think there was anything particularly like that on the first day in Osaka. She was leaning against him? (ﾟДﾟ)

There wasn't really any scene where they were especially leaning against each other. I thought Furui-san had gone somewhere near the end, then he came back with the keyboard hanging from him, rocking out. It was cool as hell.

They're not nimble enough to change up their performance for every show lol I bet >58 was just exaggerating; it was no different from the others. “Leaning against each other” is a weird way to put it too. Usually the vocalist and guitarist stand back-to-back during the guitar solo, so she was probably just conscious of doing that.

Oh, so that's what it was(´・ω・｀)

Huh? Huh? Judging from all the reports so far, has the old klutzy Yurippe returned? (；´Д｀)ﾊｧﾊｧ

I was in the front row, and when it got dark after a song, Yurippe was tugging on Mochi's arm and talking to him. I assume they were talking about how to proceed with the show. Also, they were filming, and she did a kicking pose toward the camera. Yurippe was totally into it, so it'll be fun if they turn it into a video. I just arrived in Tokyo on an overnight highway bus (　´∀｀)

>65 Good work〜

The seventh chords sprinkled in were in “Stay.” It wasn't lime green, it was cobalt blue.

It was my first time at a show yesterday. I was in the second-floor seats, and everyone was sitting down (one girl was the only one standing, and the older lady behind her was annoyed lol). It was my first time watching a show seated, so it felt weird. Maybe because there are quite a few people from the Ossan and Obaan generation too. Also, as expected, it's hard to make out what Yurippe is singing lol. If you haven't studied beforehand, you probably can't understand it at all. The MC was a bit of a mess, but I figured that's part of the charm.

>54 >59 It's definitely a sound-mixing problem. I saw Remioromen at the same venue last week. The drums, bass, keyboard, and vocals were all clear, and the balance was fine. The bass in particular had enough power that the vibrations came up through the soles of your feet, but it wasn't too loud. Listening to this show again, the vocal tone and sound quality are completely misadjusted to begin with. It has a slightly muffled, conference-room-microphone sound, and it's way too loud. It's especially obvious during the Okamocchi section. Totally muffled. The guitar and keyboard, on the other hand, sound relatively weak and are hard to hear. Even with two guitar support players, the only guitar you can properly hear is Okamoto's electric guitar. If you're expecting something like the Ninnaji DVD, forget it. I don't know whether it's an issue with the audio and speakers not matching or what, but it's clearly a mixing problem. If they extended the rehearsal time, they should be able to mix it properly. If you want decent sound, you can just buy the DVD. I go to shows for the live atmosphere, so I'm satisfied. Next time it's Sendai Civic Hall, so I'm hoping the sound will be better and the performance will be easier to hear. By the way, this was my first time at the Sendai venue, but do the Tohoku FC members travel to Tokyo every time?

When is JUMP's new song coming out〜

>68 So even the second floor couldn't make out the lyrics... The low parts must have been especially rough. It's definitely because the sound was muffled.

By the way, I've always thought this: Isn't there something weird about the way Yurippe pronounces “te”? In “Yume Mita Ato de,” for example, in “maiagatte tabidatte〜,” it sounds like an “i” gets mixed in, like “tii〜.”

>68 That's just what the second floor at Zepp Sendai is like. People who don't want to stand buy second-floor seats. Kimura Kaela even charged more for the second-floor seats.

Since this is a live-house tour, everyone should jump and get hyped together.

I don't know about the other venues, but people usually sit in the second floor at Zepp Sendai. It depends on the artist's show, though. By the way, FC members who live in Tohoku travel to Tokyo.

I wish the members had held hands and bowed at the end. Did they stop doing it to deal with the cleavage freaks?

I was thinking Gane has some serious drawing power. They probably pulled in 1,000 people yesterday. When Aiuchi did a show in Sendai last year, she couldn't even sell out a 300-capacity live house. This time it was so packed I was wondering how many more people they planned to cram in.

Tokyo and Yokohama were on weekdays, so maybe people who really prefer weekends traveled to Sendai. Seems like attendance was better than Sapporo.

>65 They've gotten close enough for her to grab Mochi's arm... She was also chatting and laughing with Kaeru. >69 I travel to Tokyo every year. And I'm not even from Sendai, so I travel to Sendai too. That's why I was happy they came to Sendai.

Kusonai is headed for the trash lol

Is anyone going to every show on this tour? At the Sapporo show, I was surprised to meet someone who'd come all the way from Osaka. They said, “It was their first show in Hokkaido, so I figured there might be a surprise and came.” But in the end, there was nothing lol

My Akasaka ticket arrived〜!

Vocalist Yuri looks like Manami Konishi. I wonder which one is prettier.

>67 When they were talking about chords, didn't Yurippe say, “That's pretty high-level〜”? Was that supposed to be a joke? It totally fell flat lol I was cracking up inside lol

I don't know anything about seventh chords. http://db.netkeiba.com/horse/2007103096/

Mochi and Yurippe look like they're about to get together. Don't go announcing your marriage registration on the 10th anniversary, two days after the final day of next year's tour, and then taking a hiatus, okay? Well, that won't happen.

I don't think that's going to happen, but moving to Tokyo is totally possible. As long as they keep things in their current form, it's fine...

As long as all four members are together, it's fine, right? I was never that fond of GIZA in the first place. As long as they keep working, I'm happy.

>78 Yokohama was on a Monday, but it was a holiday. My Akasaka ticket arrived━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━!! Sendai was single digits, but Akasaka is in the 800s orz

>83 Yurippe at the show— for a moment she looked like Takamizawa from The Alfee. Sorry, sorry.

>86 I don't think they're even dating lol

I went to my first show yesterday. It seemed like there were a lot of other first-timers too. Apparently it was their first show in Sendai, which was a little surprising. The hand gestures were kind of like Kasuga's, which was funny lol

I was already getting a little pissed about being in the 400s at Yokohama, but now I'm in the 900s at Akasaka. Is 400 actually pretty good? I heard someone even scored a two-digit number through the general sale. I'm never using an FC allotment again, dammit lol

For this show, general-sale tickets came after the FC allotment. There are over 1,000 FC tickets in Kanto alone, so somebody's going to end up toward the back. Next year's shows will probably mix the general allotment in too, so it'll be even worse. There are so many FC members in Kanto that unless they increase the number of shows at small venues, there's no way to get a good seat. Maybe I'll go somewhere other than Tokyo next year.

It was chosen as the theme song for a Sunday 9 PM drama in January 2010!

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>95 Go back to your own nest, you garbage Arashi troll.

This time it was a live-house setup, so even with a late number, I was still close enough to see their faces with the naked eye. It could've been worse. What is it going to be like at the International Forum...? It's no fun watching them through a screen at all.

Bump to commemorate the release of “My Girl.”

What's so great about Arashi? You're just face fans, yet you act so damn cocky. Ugly bitches, get run over and die.

>98 Go to Sendai lol

I'm not a face fan. I'm a fan of Arashi's music. I'm a music fan of Gane too—I have no interest in the members.

Don't lie. Anyone who likes Johnny's is automatically a face fan. If you don't care about them, then don't come here, idiot. Get run over and die.

>93

Ossan during the encore—maybe because of the sparkly hat and sunglasses, he looked like HG...orz

I accidentally posted halfway through. >93 Where could you see from around number 400?

Please leave GIZA as soon as possible. I really, really hate GIZA.

http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m70803601 Sendai, number in the 80s: 6,250 yen. I was stunned.

>105 http://www.tohoku-kyoritz.co.jp/shimin/annai/sisetu_ryoukin.htm#dai 1,310 seats × 6,000 yen = 7,860,000 yen Daily venue rental: about 250,000 yen Staff labor + equipment transport + travel expenses + ... Ossan's gotta hustle to make a living too. They need to sell merch.

>93 400s at Yokohama was pretty good, wasn't it? Mine wasn't much different, and I was happy with Yokohama. Anyway, don't let it get you down. With the FC allotment, you can at least get a ticket.

Apparently live shows don't make as much money as you'd think. They really do need to sell CDs...

My Akasaka ticket arrived. The number is written as A**. What does the A mean?

>111 CDs are obviously the most profitable. For live shows, apparently merchandise sales account for almost all of the artist's profit. So if the merch doesn't sell, apparently the show basically becomes an unpaid gig.

Apparently the whole industry is moving toward doing fewer tours.

>112 I think it means the FC allotment, but I don't know whether the general allotment starts with B. Anyway, entry is in ascending order of the A numbers.

>115 Thanks! So that's what it was. I'm happy because my number is fairly low, but I'm a little nervous since I'm going alone.

Johnny's does a lot of concerts, and there are plenty of groups that release few CDs. Arashi is an exception, though.

I'm looking forward to next week's Music Station, the first one in a while. I want the creator collective GARNET CROW to appear again too.

My Akasaka ticket arrived! I've been in the fan club for four years, and this is the first time I'll be able to see them up close. Akasaka in the 300s!! I was in the 800s at Yokohama, so this is a really good number. Since I've always watched shows and events from the third or second floor, it feels almost like being in the front row. While I'm bragging, I'll brag some more. My grandma looked exactly like Yurippe when she was young.

>106 I gave up and went in with the people in the 1200s, so I was off to the side. The angle was bad, but it was surprisingly close. I wonder if they didn't open that space until the block filled up.

Next week's performers: Arashi, EXILE, Otsuka, and SID—four acts lol Arashi is obviously the main act. Can't wait, can't wait!

Arashi stans are annoying. Go die.

Arashi otaku, seriously go die.

Akasaka, day two, FC number in the 900s. I'm sunk. The Musing allotment for day one still hasn't arrived.

>119 “My grandma looked exactly like Yurippe when she was young.” Pics or it didn't happen.

SS: Kyoji Yamamoto, Akira Takasaki S: Akira Kajiyama, Takashi Masuzaki ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― AAA: Toshi Yanagi, Yuji Adachi (DEAD END), Fumihiko Kitsutaka (Kinniku Shōjo-tai), Takashi Ohashi (Seikima-II) AA: Kotaro Oshio, KENTARO (Gargoyle), Ace Shimizu (Seikima-II), DAITA, Makoto Saito, syu (Galneryus) A: Taiji Fujimoto, Luke Takamura (Seikima-II), PATA (X JAPAN), Takahiro Matsumoto ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― B: NARASAKI (Tokusatsu), PANTHER (ex-SEX MACHINEGUNS), HIRO (La'cryma Christi), kurikinton fox, you (Janne Da Arc), CHAR C: Anchang (SEX MACHINEGUNS), Toshiaki Honjo (Kinniku Shōjo-tai), EMMA (ex-Yellow Monkey) D: Kenichi Asai, Karukan (Onmyo-za) E: Tomoyasu Hotei, Hisako Tabuchi, Hitoshi Okamoto, KEN (D-SHADE) F: Chisato (PENICILLIN), ROLLY (すかんち), Masayoshi Yamazaki, Teshima (Unicorn), Tamio Okuda 　　HIDE, 招鬼 (Onmyo-za), Kazuma Endo (SIAM SHADE), Toshihiko Takamizawa, Takashi Yamaguchi (Sambomaster), Munetoshi Matsuo (ZIGGY), SUGIZO (LUNA SEA) G: Tetsuya Miwa (Spitz), Ken Yokoyama, ken (L'Arc-en-Ciel) ―――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――――― H: Kuwata of Southern All Stars, KEITA (ex-W-inds), INORAN (LUNA SEA), HISASHI (GLAY) I: J: Haruichi Shindo (Porno Graffitti), Ajikan, Ryo-kun (Maximum the Hormone) K: Hisashi Imai (BUCK-TICK), TAKURO (GLAY), Sussy (ex-SEX MACHINEGUNS), Yotaro (ex-Gargoyle), HYDE L: Tahara, Masukawa Mochi's rating is pretty high.

I wish they'd move to a company like Sony Music.

So what was that thing about Yurippe failing the landing after her jump?

Is it true that the new song is titled “Miso Nikomi Udon”?

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Apparently Yurippe wore a live-show T-shirt after the encore, but was it a small, tight-fitting one that showed the lines of her body?

>91 Still, I want Yurippe and Mochi to get together. It kind of feels like they will. They're so close it's almost enough to make me jealous. It's nice.

>126 Mochi isn't a rock guy, is he?

>132 Your hopes don't matter to me lol

http://mao-sato.cocolog-nifty.com/blog/2009/11/garnet-crow-805.html “I want to work somewhere with uniforms.” Please make the new song's PV cosplay-themed. The calendar is good lol If they make it comedic like this, it won't come off as sleazy either: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EfMf30vRMM

I really want to go to the countdown live. I'm not officially in the FC yet (still processing)... It's already too late (悲) Will I be able to get a ticket through the general sale on December 5? Apparently there are only around 1,400 seats. At the Sendai show Yurippe said, “If you can, please come visit us,” but I can't go if I can't get a ticket, and since it's the end of the year I won't be able to book a hotel either. If they held it at Osaka Dome, I'd have a 100% chance of getting a ticket. Whether it would sell out is another matter. By the way, could NHK BS-hi broadcast it later, even if it's not live? I haven't seen Gane in HD in ages. 2009 is the year of change. Obama said it too. The times are changing from DVDs to Blu-ray!!!!! Yurippe seems like she'd love that kind of phrase too.

When Yurippe jumped wearing the live-show T-shirt, didn't her stomach show a little?

Nana-sama's pussy feels way too good, I'm dying lol

>128 If she fell on her butt, her bottoms came off and her pussy was fully exposed.

>126 There's a zero-percent chance Mochi and Hotei have the same level of guitar skill. If anything, Mochi's guitar skills are on the low end.

Nana is gorgeous〜

Yurippe really suits a ponytail better. She's beautiful and sexy with her hair down too, though. I accept dissenting opinions. Ah, I want to see beautiful things in a beautiful video production. On an organic EL or KURO display.

>69 That was exactly right. The two keyboards and the bass were quiet. If they're going to boast about how carefully they make their songs, I wish they'd pay more attention to the sound too. But it was fun, so I'm satisfied. I'm looking forward to Sendai Civic Hall too.

>142 Yurippe is beautiful and sexy with her hair down. Put it in a ponytail and she turns into Yurippe lol Yurippe's aura was seriously incredible, though〜

>144 Somewhat inexplicably, I agree lol

At Sendai, Yurippe in a ponytail and cap with a white T-shirt after the encore was the cutest I've ever seen her. Her face has such a good shape that she doesn't need braids to hide the sides.

The male audience was especially into it. I've never seen them get that hyped before.

Watching from the second floor, the enthusiastic clapping and movements of the people in the front rows on the first floor were seriously amazing. My eyes kept getting drawn over there sometimes. But it made me really happy. Thank you.

Apparently Zepp Sendai has a shorter distance between the stage and audience than the other venues. If this show was more fired up than the others, could that be one of the reasons?

On the album's “Hyaku-nen no Kodoku,” I feel like the guitar has gotten quieter.

>144-145 The front-facing scene in “Hyaku-nen no Kodoku,” and “Hana wa Saite” and all that, make her look like an actress. I guess that's the “Yuri-san” Ossan talks about, while the one with a ponytail or twin tails and a tambourine is our Yurippe.

>148 That kind of sense of unity is great. They did a mysterious, majestic show at Ninnaji, and then this insanely high-energy show at a live house. The contrast totally got me lol It made me happy in a weird way that it was GARNET CROW, rather than some other band, putting on such a hyped show.

They were promoting the countdown live on TV just now! That's unusual!

>153 It was an ad for ticket sales.

I wonder if the countdown show will sell out with just G-NET members. Since it's the end of the year and late at night, quite a few people probably can't go.

>155 Maybe that's what they figured, and that's why they're advertising it. Though it seems like the fan club alone could fill it.

I wonder if they're planning to separate the fan-club and general seats. If so, even FC members might lose the lottery, and people would probably be unhappy.

It's not an FC event, after all. Of course there'll be tickets for the general public too.

The ticket battle. Well, it's a relief that some people are going to Kuraki's countdown live.

If shows on the same day overlapped, which one would you go to? 1. GARNET CROW 2. Arashi 3. B'z 4. Hey! Say! JUMP 5. Mai Kuraki

>160 Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi.

GARNET CROW Best Album +4 Release announcement FAN'S SELECT Fan voting will be held on the official website at a later date. The top 12 songs are planned to be included. YURI'S SELECTO NANA'S SELECT HIROHITO'S SELECT OKAMOTO'S SELeCT That would be ideal. There are over 120 songs, so it should be possible, right?

>162 YURI'S SELECTO NANA'S SELECT HIROHITO'S SELECT OKAMOTO'S SELeCT Why is OKAMOTO'S SELeCT the only one with lowercase letters mixed in? Stop bullying Mochi already.

LINDBERG released something similar under the name “individual work's” before. That's the kind of thing bands do near the end lol

>YURI'S SELECTO I understand—calling this out means you've already lost.

KinKi's “39” had the same vibe.

>149 YES. The FC tickets up through around the 300s were seated—about 15 rows. I was in the low 300s and sat in row 11, but the aisle between the stage and the first row was only one meter, so I was really close to the stage. Compared with Sendai Sunplaza, I'd say it was equivalent to the F area or within the first five rows of the C area. The venue is narrow too, so Okamocchi and Yurippe came all the way to the edges often enough that you could see them perfectly. There's no doubt the FC seats at Zepp will feel closer than the Sendai Civic Hall show in March.

>143 I think it's because the acoustics differ by venue, so they need to adjust for each place, but they're being lazy and skipping that step. Even if people complain that the drums are too loud, when they make the DVD they'll use the original microphone tracks rather than the sound heard at the venue, so they'll probably adjust each channel separately until it sounds right. Next year starts with the International Forum show. If people complain about the acoustics there too, the staff deserve to be fired. When I went to see Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi recently, he himself went all the way to the back and checked that everything could be heard properly. If it were Nagabuchi's staff, after seeing a questionnaire full of complaints, the sound engineer would've been kicked by now.

So Yurippe was wearing a ring on her ring finger. I guess things really are going well with Mochi.

>136 For Osaka, I went ahead and booked a place within walking distance of NHK Hall. If I waited for the show's lottery results, I'd end up with nowhere to stay.

The new single by the idol group Momoiro Clover, out on the 11th, includes a cover of “Kibun wa super girl,” written by AZUKI.

>168 At the second Osaka show on October 23, Yurippe herself went over to the staff member at the side of the stage and gave instructions. At first the drums were indeed too loud and things like the piano couldn't be heard, but afterward the piano became much clearer too.

When is the “Mawari Michi” live tour coming?

>169 Why Mochi? lol

They've been chosen as a drama theme song again! TBS Sunday 9 PM drama “Tokujō! Kabachi,” starring Sho Sakurai (Arashi) and Maki Horikita.

Why are we talking about Arashi in a Gane thread? I'm gradually starting to hate Arashi.

Naifu is breaking up. The script is starting to become clear. It's unusual for Being to explicitly say “breakup” this much, following db. GARNET, stay exactly as you are and come to Tokyo.

GIZA and avex are forming a business partnership, so GARNET CROW is moving to avex. Apparently Yurippe is going to take the sexy-cute route.

Naifu's breakup came fast. They've only been major-label artists for a little over a year.

>177 What's the source?

>176 Because some brain-fried scumbag keeps changing IDs and using a phone to fake posts.

>180 The mixi community. Apparently an email was sent to someone in the fan club or on the mailing list. It says they're breaking up on December 31.

>182 Thanks. I hate this〜 Gane isn't breaking up, right?

Aya Kamiki Best Album (GIZA) & first original album after moving to avex Both released January 27.

Is GARNET CROW moving or breaking up!?

I really want them to come to Tokyo just like that.

Then we'd be able to see them in Sendai every time.

ttp://northernmusic.jp/ If they're moving, I want them to go here.

I'd prefer Northern too, the same place as Mai Kuraki.

B-Gram RECORDS would be good.

The fear that they might break up made Yurippe and Mochi's relationship closer, huh? They must have realized that the other person was important to them.

By next spring, they'll be starting a new life in Tokyo as “Okamocchippe.”

>190 Agreed.

February 3 — prediction for the first single release of 2010 ◆ Theme song for the TBS Sunday 9 PM drama “Tokujō! Kabachi”

I'm all for them moving, but anywhere except avex-fucking, please!

Naifu is breaking up? Where am I supposed to vent these feelings? I just hope Gane doesn't break up.

Sony or somewhere like that would be my hope, but realistically it'll probably be the same place as Mai. As long as they don't break up, I don't care where they go.

Anyway, I want them to become independent from GIZA. Staying with the current GIZA is dangerous. Kamiki ↓ Saegusa ↓ Naifu ↓ Aiuchi? ↓ Gane?

Forget that—what about ZARD?

>199 ZARD is with a different company lol

Announcement: G-Gram RECORDS is being established. Effective April 1, 2010, G-Gram RECORDS (formerly B-Gram RECORDS) will be established. With its establishment, GARNET CROW and Rina Aiuchi will be moving from the GIZA Group.

Thoughts on the Sendai show: Nana-san has huge boobs—looked like you could see cleavage. Yurippe is small-chested—no, flat-chested—but cute.

Let me guess who GIZA will fire next. Aiko Kitahara. Shiori Takei might be in danger too.

>203 Shiori Takei left ages ago, and Saida announced on mixi that their contract had expired. Next will probably be Aiko Kitahara, Saeka Uura, or Azumi Uehara. GARNET isn't breaking up... right? I'm worried...

We don't need Kuso-Uchi!!!! Hardcore otaku destroy artists and even bring down the company. She's a bad debt of a woman—we don't need Kuso-Uchi, fire her, we don't need a woman who runs a deficit. Just move GARNET CROW.

>203 I thought Shiori Takei's website was still up, but it quietly got reduced to just a profile and discography. I'm curious what happens to doa. Maybe GARNET CROW caught on at just the right time. They managed to build a solid fanbase too.

When someone gets assigned a Conan theme song, some of them go on for a long time and some don't.

>202 Is Nana-san big-chested? I heard Yuri-san was the big-chested one, 　　　and Nana-san was slender and flat-chested. Is that understanding wrong?

The fact that they write their own songs is probably one of the reasons they've lasted so long.

What do you think of B-Storm?

Since they compose their own songs, they must be raking in the royalties.

Yurippe's dancing—or rather, her movements—during the intro to “Namida no Yesterday” were cute.

That wiggly dance lol

>208 You're mistaken (lol)

My Akasaka ticket arrived. The low 200s is such a mediocre number...

The support members for the best-of tour are gradually being decided. Guitar: Morishita Drums: Kurumatani Etc.

>216 If Shion comes, he'll stand out more than Mochi in every way lol That guy looks good just standing there. On the other hand, people might mistake him for Mochi's support member.

>216 They keep bringing people in from bands that are breaking up lol I wonder what the support members for next year's tour will be like. Leaving the breakup issue aside, I hope it doesn't end up being said that the support members on the first tour were the best. Ninnaji was good, right?

>216 If Morishita is coming, I'm not going. I like GARNET, but I hate Morishita. I don't want to see Yurippe + Morishita.

Yurippe and Morishita would make quite a picture.

>216 Kurumatani would be very welcome, but Morishita is a bit much. He seems like he'd push his way to the front. If it turns into Kurose and Morishita, it'll be a nightmare where all you can hear is guitar and drums.

Yurippe Morishita Ossaaaan〜 Okamocchi That's quite a picture. It looks like the lineup for a ZARD memorial show.

>214 Thanks. Then on New Year's Eve I'll carefully verify (ry) Nana-sama's huge boobs.

>214 Check page 68 of Music Freak Magazine: GARNET CROW 10th Memories. There's a picture of big-chested Yurippe. She's three times the size of Nana-san next to her.

As long as there are people who are only in it for their bodies, GARNET is safe!

>224 Don't let a picture fool you (lol)

>220 You could say GARNET CROW only works because Mochi isn't photogenic. Anyway, I don't want to see Morishita at a GARNET show.

>224 I went to look. What the hell is that...? (sweat) Is it the bra doing all the work (ry) 　　　I still prefer my beloved Yurippe flat-chested. It's better that way—the character doesn't get ruined. 　　　Let Nana-sama take on that role (ry)

It'd be nice to have a few chorus singers, but Okamoto does the chorus, so I guess there won't be any on the next tour either.

For now, Kurose just needs to go away.

I ordered the Music Freak Magazine Flash Back GARNET CROW 10th Memories, but it still hasn't arrived (・_・)

Iwai-san's acoustic guitar isn't bad either (I might even like it). He seems like he'll have a lot of free time starting next year... (´∀｀)

>231 I seem to remember that even the earliest mail-order batch said it would ship sometime in November.

>214 That was way too obvious lol. Why did they stuff them so much? Did she wear a push-up bra or something... Is she self-conscious about it? I think Yurippe is cuter flat-chested, though. She's super skinny too. Also, her handwriting isn't very pretty lol Was she always this much of a moe girl?

I messed up. >224 >228 This was a reply to those two.

The fact that she's desperately stuffing them even though it's totally obvious is exactly what's moe about it. Amateurs, shut up and stay out of this.

The expert has arrived!

http://www.mfmagazine.com/Neo_top_page2/other_contents/backnumber/previous_year/2004/04_01/0401_tokushu2.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XblTZl9YGFU Flat-chested, but genuinely very aggressive. I'd say she's one of the world's top offensive defenders.

Tell me the two setlist versions.

Setlist: 01 Hyaku-nen no Kodoku 02 Mou Ichido Waratte 03 flying —MC— 04 ON THE WAY 05 Hello Sadness 06 Rhythm 07 Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e —MC— 08 Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete 09 Rainy Soul 10 Go For It —MC— 11 Bokura Dake no Mirai 12 Mysterious eyes (Okamocchi) —MC— 13 Stay —MC— 14 Yume Mita Ato de 15 Nora 16 Naked Story —MC— 17 Doing all right (singalong) 18 Namida no Yesterday 19 Koyoi Eden no Katasumi de 20 Argentina 21 Fall In Life 〜Hallelujah〜 Encore: 22 Hibi no Hotori —MC— 23 Futari no Rocket 24 Spiral

Setlist ver. 2: 1. Elysium 2. Yume Hanabi 3. Flying MC 4. ON THE WAY 5. Hello Sadness 6. Go For It 7. Naked Story 8. Okamoto section: Mysterious Eyes, punk version MC 9. Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete 10. Maboroshi 11. Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e Acoustic section: 12. Stay MC because the acoustic-guitar string broke 13. Hyaku-nen no Kodoku 14. “Seichi,” with Yurippe singing while playing piano MC 15. Koi no Aima ni 16. Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e (performed at short notice as an encore) End of acoustic section MC 17. Yume Mita Ato de 18. Nora 19. Doing all right 20. Koyoi Eden no Katasumi de 21. Bokura Dake no Mirai Support-member and member introductions 22. Argentina 23. Fall in Life 〜Hallelujah〜 Encore 24. Hibi no Hotori MC 25. Futari no Rocket 26. Spiral

I just copied and pasted it, so I don't know whether it's accurate.

Thanks.

My MFM arrived today.

Has anyone received their Tokyo Musing ticket?

>202 Agreed.

Yurippe has huge boobs.

Yurippe was huge in “Atsumeru Heaven.” Her legs were thick and juicy too.

Instead of all this horny talk, you guys should be worrying about GARNET-sama's well-being. This whole “partnering with avex or not” thing.

If Yurippe came to Tokyo, I'd want to live next door to her.

StaBlo updated.

>251 Nice!

The Kuraki thread is disgusting as hell. It's over lol

Yurippe has pure-white nail polish!?

It's unrelated, so don't worry about it.

StaBlo has started. >248 That was Yurippe's body double.

>227 Mochi's presence would disappear.

>250 If Nana-sama came to Tokyo, I'd move into the same apartment building too. I'd blow through all my assets and even borrow from loan sharks.

What is Yurippe checking in StaBlo?

As usual, your taste is terrible.

Checking whether it's a bra pad.

>256 The end of StaBlo has begun.

ttp://arikaw.ld.infoseek.co.jp/cgi-bin/enq/xmas.cgi I voted for “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” (GARNET CROW).

>263 Same here.

I had no idea “Kono Te wo Nobaseba” was a Christmas song...

I just went with the mood and voted without thinking too hard. I wanted to get one of Gane's songs as high in the rankings as possible.

“For example〜 on a December ni-i-ight♪” would be more... Well, either one is fine(´・ω・｀)

The payment email for the thing I preordered from Amazon yesterday came, but I can't go make the payment... I threw out my back and am half-paralyzed.

Is A-number 700-something toward the back?

Around the middle.

Is that thing on StaBlo a calendar?

Has Yurippe stopped messing up the lyrics at shows?

Can you see cleavage?

Are they putting out a calendar again this year? Did last year's November newsletter have an order form attached?

Yeah, there will be one. An announcement will come in the newsletter. Last year's was a really inconvenient calendar.

Last year's was a really inconvenient calendar (as nighttime wank material).

↑ Gross...

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About how much do the calendars cost? How many times have they been released so far?

>224 Is that big-chested Yurippe from “Atsumeru Heaven”?

Is page 68 of Music Freak Magazine's GARNET CROW 10th Memories the “Atsumeru Heaven” photo? The full-body one where she's standing against a pillar? The one with all four members in it?

By the way, look at page 150 after page 68. It's pretty funny.

>279 This year's one is 2,500 yen plus a flat 735 yen shipping fee.

This is old news, but in GIZA (Being)... women usually debut solo, while men debut in bands, so GARNET CROW is a rare case! (´･ω･)v Band vocalist (￣_￣)v Solo album release

The 2008 calendar served me well. I bought two copies, and both of them got all wrinkled and stiff. Especially June and December.

Use plastic wrap, you amateur.

>284 Saegusa Yuka IN db was kind of like that too, just on a smaller scale, wasn't it? Saegusa and Shimeji. Mochi's solo work was really modest, and if the main act had sold better, I think Shimeji would have gone solo too (Mochi and SSL came out together, after all). Maybe GARNET was allowed to do it because they were marketed as a “production collective.”

New Year's drama “The Last Promise” (Fuji TV), starring all five members of Arashi, confirmed!!

I wish the Arashi stans would get banned. Face fans are annoying.

>288 Here, have this tripcode. Feel free to use it. Arasi/y6CE <= #L%ﾍ8'cO1

>284 I was thinking that if it were a mixed-gender group, they'd end up like Pamela...

It's pretty dead in here...

It's the middle of a weekday, lol.

Do you guys use iMona when you browse 2ch on your phones? It's convenient and pretty good(´∀｀)

Since it's dead in here, I'll post something. A friend got interested in Gane and asked me to mix various songs into a best-of for them. They absolutely want “Yume Mita Ato de” included. What else should I put on it...? I have all their songs so far except the remix albums. Is this kind of topic going to start a flame war?

“in little time”! If you listen to that one quietly, it gives you serious goosebumps!

Just make it a coupling best-of.^^

>295 Eien ni Hoore Holding you flying Timeless Sleep Only Stay Wasurezaki Kimi Tsure Maboroshi Kōgetsu Saigo no Ritou Yume no Hitotsu in little time Yuudachi Nora

>295 You absolutely have to include “Namida no Yesterday” and “Hare Dokei”!!

>299 Oh, “Namida no Yesterday” absolutely has to be the single version.

>295

>295 Wasurezaki and Kimi to Iu Hikari

>295 Mawari Michi Only Stay

“Marionette〜,” “Argentina,” “Mawari Michi,” and “Houseki-zakana”! And “Timeless” too!

>295 Tell them, “Go buy Stay, you idiot.”

Daily sales: Arashi, 177,725.

Thanks, everyone! I'll use your suggestions. It looks like it'll be packed with coupling tracks and album songs, but I'll hold back a little and put in some singles too. For now, I gave them STAY lol

I see. Then: The first cry nonsense Futari no Rocket Marginal Man nora Tatoeba 12-gatsu no Yoru ni stay Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e Marionette Fantasia Sky Blue Last love song Hare Dokei Hi-Speed Special Oneday Yuudachi no Niwa Mawari Michi Yume Mita Ato de

Does anyone know a download site with no copyright protection that has GARNET CROW coupling tracks?

Apparently there's a handshake event at Tokyo Dome City.

The secret version of “Natsu no Maboroshi” is number four on the JOYSOUND karaoke request ranking lol

Sorry for the double post. >308, thanks too. I'll use your suggestions!

Restrictions lifted.

>312 Add “in little time” too〜!!!

Na.

Ever since I went to the Sendai show, I've felt like I'm coming down with a fever... ( ；∀；)

Flu.

>314 Sure lol I'll use everyone's suggestions to make an awesome best-of. Thanks so much, everyone.

>93 400 at Yokohama wasn't bad... I was around there too.

Karaoke places haven't been adding album songs or coupling tracks lately. The JOYSOUND request page says they're still “in negotiations,” but I wonder what's going on.

Question: Have you guys eaten the candy you got at the FC event yet? I felt bad eating it, so I've still been keeping it.

>321 Since it's candy, I guess you're not planning to eat it for the time being.

Okamoto-kun, take a cushion away from >322 lol >321 I took a picture and ate it. I wonder what happens to candy like that after a really long time. Does it melt or get holes in it? I figured it'd lose its shape eventually, so I might as well eat it.

Last time I left it uneaten, it melted into a gooey mess and lost its original shape. So this time I ate the whole thing that day... It wasn't very good.

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Yurippe has lost weight lately.

I licked Yurippe's candy all over.

Me too.

I left it on the table, and the next day it had become a cat toy.

My ticket for the 24th's Musing allotment arrived. In the 600s. The 25th is FC, in the 900s. The 25th was more popular among the FC allotment, huh.

Of course—it’s the final show〜

Is Arashi confirmed for Kohaku!? I'd gladly cut other performers' slots if it meant they could sing three songs. I want Nakai-niisan to retire as host too, and have Sho host next year.

Yurippe is so cute and adorable I feel like I'm going crazy.

I don't know Conan's ratings, but do you think there'll be a movie next year too?

Yurippe really ought to release a swimsuit photobook already. How long are you going to make us wait?

Starting next year, the Conan movies and anime will all be Johnny's slots.

>334 Apparently after the time slot changed, the ratings rose to around 10%.

Kuraki was modeled after Utada, Aiuchi after Ayumi, and was GARNET CROW modeled after ELT?

I don't get what >322 means...

>339 It's probably a pun on “for the time being” and “sugar content.”

>340 Ah, I get it now! Thanks.

>338 People often say that early ELT's sound was pretty similar to that ZARD sound lol

Daily sales: 99,226.

>342 Which ZARD song? The chorus in “ON THE WAY” is great.

>342 Huh? “Mou Sukoshi Ato Sukoshi...”? Early ELT sounds kind of like Seiichiro Kuribayashi lol

VS Arashi was fun, huh〜 I wish GARNET CROW would appear too and whistl—

Who is from Matsusaka in Mie? The vocalist?

I want my friend, who's just getting into Gane, to learn more about what makes them great, so I'm thinking of taking them to the upcoming best-of tour. Should I pay for my friend's ticket in that situation?

>348 Well, I think you should pay at least the first time. Taking someone who doesn't even like them and making them pay too is unreasonable. If you let them listen to the CDs first and they show interest, that's another story.

>348 I think you should cover it the first time. Hopefully your friend becomes a fan too.

>347 There aren't any country bumpkins like that in Gane.

They'll get hooked, so make them pay lol Just tell them up front.

Tell them, “It costs 24,000 yen, and I'll pay 12,000,” then make them pay 12,000 including your share.

If it were an Arashi ticket, I'd pay 100,000 yen for it.

Thanks for the replies. Then I guess I'll pay for them. There's still time before the best-of tour, so hopefully my friend gets hooked on Gane by then... So far I've only played them famous songs like “Yume Mita” and generally appealing songs like “Hallelujah.”

>335 No chance—the downstairs grooming is too sloppy.

Yurippe looks like Kyoko Kanō, doesn't she?

>355 It takes courage to invite a friend who isn't interested〜

If you want to brainwash them, lend them the Ninnaji and LOCKS DVDs. They cover everything from old songs to recent songs, and from listen-and-cry shows to up-tempo shows. Those two have it all. Plus, you can perv over Yurippe.

>359 Hopefully someone watching LOCKS for the first time won't be scared off by “Mr. Holiday.”

If “SOUL” comes out, it'll be the best DVD they've ever made. But I want at least an interview as a bonus feature〜

【Music】The vocalist of [band], yuri (Yuri, 32), announces her marriage and pregnancy. http://yutori7.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1258027447/

>362 Haven't heard the name move much lately either.

The new person in charge of StaBlo seems to be a girl (*´Д｀*)

>357 I'm a woman, but people often say I look like a chubbier version of Okamocchi(´･ω･`)

In the LOCKS DVD, Yurippe says, “Metabolic syndrome is really popular lately...” (｀・ω・´), then glances at Mochi. But there was an Ikeda Metabo standing behind her, and I cracked up・ω.

What bra cup size is Yurippe? Does she have a B...?

>367 I almost replied to defend her with, “She must be at least a C cup,” but she's obviously an AA. Seriously (ry

>367 I can cover them with my small hands, so she's an A.

>359 Those two are highly polished, but Yurippe is so practiced that there's not much to get worked up over, right? The first DVD is where you can see the adorable, unfiltered Yurippe.

Good evening, Gaaarnet Croooow〜 I'll do my very best〜 Yurippe is cute in the 1st DVD. Her eyes are small.

Because her face is huge.

It's because my face is huge, so that's how it looks.

Was “Eden” at the Towa Bare show a success? Was Yurippe straining herself pretty hard? The part that goes, “〜sureba iinda.”

Three hours until Tamori Station.

>374 It's nothing but a stain on her life. I wish she'd quietly carry it with her to the grave.

>376 Seems like it'll be in the next tour too.

She's cleaned up nicely now, but when I rewatched the first live DVD, her outfit looked like rehearsal clothes.

Yurippe cleaned my ears for me lol

Lucky you.

>376 Yurippe worked hard on that too, you know. She practiced in front of the mirror over and over, practicing her voice and choreography. Haaah haaah.

>374 The outfit was a success. Now I finally understand why Islam bans women from wearing pants.

The original karaoke version of track five is godlike.

The looks probably help keep fans from leaving, but maybe it's also because the same people have always handled the lyrics, composition, and arrangements.

And guitar.

>384 Once you get hooked, it's hard to leave.

>382 The outline of her crotch?

What Yurippe grabbed in Sendai wasn't Mochi's arm, but the sleeve of his shirt, right? I couldn't see from where I was, so I'm not sure.

Either way, who cares?

>387 You can see the shape of her butt clearly too, and her tiny boobs jiggle a little.

“Eden” from the Towa Bare show is pretty good when you listen alone. Her voice feels bouncier and more energetic than on LOCK ON.

Why are Mai Kuraki fans so disgusting!? I wish they'd all disappear.

She pushes her voice way too hard on “Timeless” in Towa Bare.

>395 Yurippe is a virgin!!

>390 Yurippe's butt is pretty small, huh? It's cute and plump-looking.

If anything, my impression was that she has a decent butt relative to her chest.

I want Mochi to sing “CANDY POP” while accompanying himself on guitar.

Yurippe's butt is so bouncy. Peach butt.

Mochi's bouncy butt is cute too, right?

Aah!

Mochi has a big butt and short legs...

Yurippe has a high nose! So cool.

An aquiline nose.

Apparently Mochi keeps losing weight. If he starts looking like Ichihashi, he'll automatically attract a bunch of mourning women fans.

Even if he loses weight, there's still the bone structure problem.

Mochi looks like Sakamoto from the Giants. The other day I heard a voice on TV and thought, “That sounds like Mochi,” but it was Sakamoto. Their facial vibes are similar too, and I was surprised.

It's Sadao Abe.

But Sakamoto doesn't wear platform shoes.

The newsletter arrived. Yurippe's FC-event outfit and yukata look are way too cute... By the way, why is there an access number printed on the envelope? I don't even know what the access number is for in the first place.

>409 Seriously? What region are you in? I usually get an email saying it was shipped.

>410 Ibaraki. Come to think of it, I never got a shipping-complete email, did I? This time there are application forms for the calendar, FC-event merchandise, the MFM special issue, and all kinds of other things.

The calendar is 3,000 yen, right? Plus 750 yen shipping.

2,500 yen + 735 yen.

>413 Thanks.

>409 The access number seems to be something like the countdown-live password. Unlike usual, this time you pay after the lottery, so GIZA probably expects the odds to be extremely high.

The access number is completely exposed lol If I were a postal worker, I'd apply for every one lol I mean, there must be GARNET fans who work at the post office.

You'd get arrested for that.

Who is the handsome guy in the ten-gallon hat playing the cymbals?

>418 That's Kurose-san. He's handsome, right?

Does the guy in “Gaiji Keisatsu” look like Nana?

>420 Yuriko Ishida? Atsuro Watabe?

The low-key guy in the support guitar lineup is handsome.

>421 Looking closely, they don't really look alike. Anyway: p://img.tv2ch.net/jlab-tv/3/s/113461.jpg

http://img.tv2ch.net/jlab-tv/3/s/113461.jpg

>422 Morisuke Karita.

What are the odds that Yuri Nakamura is a virgin?

>426 0%.

I got confessed to four times and dated two people over five years, but I'm still a virgin, just passing through(´・ω・`)

The fake-boob incident in “Meru Hevun” is proof enough.

I'd let Ossan take my anal virginity（｀・ω・´）

Yuri Nakamura has appeared in porn. http://www.webee.tv/form_movie.cgi?sequence=vr130

>429 What kind of incident was it?

>432 It was padding.

Does this newsletter also include the application form for next year's tour?

>428 You're still a virgin? Didn't your boyfriend ever pressure you?

If you used a GARNET song for a boxer's entrance, which one would be good?

>436 “Go For It.”

>434 Just the countdown-live notice.

>436 “Let's punch a little more.”

>436 “Holding you, and clinching.”

>436 “Hyaku-nen no Kodoku.” Ring name: Keno.

“Baka Survivor.”

I'm thinking of buying the calendar. What am I supposed to put in the dotted circle next to “number of copies wanted” on the payment form? Do I check it, or trace the dotted line?

I watched from the second row, and Ossan's bulge had my heart pounding the whole time.

>444 > “I watched from the second row, and Ossan's bulge had my heart pounding the whole time.”

I made a wallpaper from the “Hana wa Saite〜” PV, but there were so few shots with her mouth closed that it was a real pain. I used one scene at 3:50. Yurippe's lips are so thick (*´Д｀*)

Gimme one.

Three consecutive single releases have been announced!

My newsletter still hasn't arrived. I'm worried.

Someone claiming to be a Gane fan wrote some awful stuff in the Amazon reviews for Kamiki.

Fine, I'll do it too.

>436 doubt

Those disgusting otaku leeching off Gane-kuro should seriously go die.

>444 Mochi was bulging too lol Men's are really hard to look at lol

Music: Nakamura Lyrics: Azuki Arrangement: Furui Bulge: Okamoto

>440 What a total lack of motivation lol

My Akasaka ticket arrived. Does starting with B mean it's the second floor? The number is relatively low, but I guess it's not near the front. On the final day I'm in the FC allotment, but way in the back lol

Listening to “Wasurezaki” and “Maboroshi” around this time of year makes me cry.

>436 “Yume Hanabi.”

Is Yurippe not going to cut her hair? Wouldn't it look better shorter?

Mochi says longer is better.

Speaking of hairstyles, Furui-san and Okamoto-san never change theirs.

>457 Probably the second floor? Actually, the second floor would've been better this time. Seems like you can sit and watch.

Yurippe will probably say her happiest memory of this year was doing promotional activities with Mochi.

>457 You enter the first floor after the A tickets, so you'll be way in the back. The second floor is more popular.

Were the shows at Namba Hatch on the 22nd and 23rd the same? Was the Yurippe-and-Mochi section only on the 22nd?

How do I marry Yuri Nakamura?

I guess you have to search for Yuri Nakamura all across Japan.

>467 First, establish a shogunate.

During the Yurippe-and-Mochi section at Namba Hatch on the 22nd, Yurippe changed outfits. What was she wearing?

When was the deadline for the second round of applications for the J-Rock Magazine special issue again?

When should the newsletter arrive in Kyoto?

>472 It should arrive by tomorrow, probably. By the way, why are people in Kanto receiving it earlier even though it's being shipped from Osaka? Are they shipping in membership-number order?

>473 Thanks. If it's in membership-number order...orz

Are printed materials like the newsletter made in Kanto? Or am I wrong?

The newsletter still hasn't come＠inside Tokyo's 23 wards

I'm in Saitama, and mine came Saturday. My membership number is low, though.

Membership number <8***>, arrived Saturday＠Nerima Ward

Seriously? I'm in Nerima too. Mine hasn't come!!

>479 What range is your membership number? I moved once, but both times mine arrived early.

By the way, the FC-event merchandise enclosed with the newsletter included reissues of 2007 goods for some reason. ...Did they make too much and end up with excess inventory?

Yurippe's girlish heart and Nana's mother-hen heart.

She seems to get more girly every year, but was Yurippe always this girly?

Nope. She wasn't even friendly lol

>473 Maybe it's sorted by month of joining, since they include the renewal payment form. So the membership numbers are random too.

My Yurippe is turning into nothing but a cute-brat more and more every year...

>473 The newsletter, tickets, and merchandise are shipped from Saitama.

In the photo around the lower middle of page 17 of the newsletter where Yurippe is giving Ossan a souvenir, Ossan is wearing regular glasses instead of sunglasses lol What an incredibly rare shot.

Yurippe in the Beach Party documentary is insanely cute^^*

Could this be a hint that they're moving labels? Apparently countdown-live tickets can be applied for online by fan-club members.

For some reason, I'm in Fukuoka, and mine arrived today lol

The newsletter still hasn't come＠Okayama

The sample photos make this year's calendar look pretty good.

The newsletter just arrived in Osaka.

>490 With the old payment-then-lottery process, losing meant having to arrange a refund. That's why I think they changed it to online lottery, then payment by the winners. GIZA probably expects a lot of people to lose this time.

>495 I want them to use this system for the best-of tour too. Filling out the payment form every time is a pain, and my handwriting is terrible lol

What are the odds of winning a countdown-live ticket? It's not even one in two, right?

>496 No, this time the payment form arrives after you win. In other words, it actually adds the hassle of registering online and checking whether you won.

What if someone doesn't have an internet connection...orz

Is this the thread where some idiot predicted they'd appear via live relay on Kohaku just because they're holding a countdown live at NHK Hall? With the win-then-pay process, there'll probably also be cases where people win but cancel without paying.

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>499 You can register from a phone too. >500 Will they put them into the general sale? If there's no time, will they give them to people connected to the event?

“Even if you win, if you don't purchase the ticket, it will be considered an improper reservation, and you will be disadvantaged for all future ticket purchases.” I'm dying lol. I've never seen wording like this before lol

“Disadvantaged” lol

First-week sales have broken 400,000 copies! On sale now to huge acclaim!

Yurippe really likes Studio Ghibli, huh. “Kiki's Delivery Service,” “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind,” “Castle in the Sky”... She's such a girly girl.

>506 I mean, don't most girls like Ghibli? lol

>507 What kind of stereotype is that? lol

Is it easier to win if you order one ticket or two?

“Future ticket purchases...” I hope there'll be another tour after the best-of tour.

Is this year's calendar sports cosplay?

>511 I didn't look closely enough! Ossan is wearing a basketball jersey lol This is too good!

After making the advance reservation, I ended up unable to go for personal reasons. What should I do? I'll only lose access to priority reservations afterward, but the newsletter will still come, right? Isn't there anything I can do? (cry)

>514 I think the newsletter will still arrive without a problem. Transferring the ticket at face value after buying it should be okay, right? Selling it for a high price on an auction would be another matter, though. Since it says cancellations aren't possible after applying, it seems impossible to explain the situation to G-NET and ask them not to let me win...

I'm dying lol. If you win but don't pay, it's an improper reservation...

Why haven't they been appearing on Music Station and shows like that lately?

Why have they been talking down to people lately? GIZA-sama lol ● If you win but don't purchase, it's an improper reservation, nida. ● You won't be allowed to attend the next live, nida. It's not like they're B'z-sama or anything, yet they talk as if they approve of reselling on auctions.

>517 “Nida” is killing me lol B-GIZA does kind of feel like North Korea lol

How many different GARNET CROW calendars are there in total? I have 2006 and 2008. Were there ones before that, and ones for 2007 and 2009?

>514 Thanks for your advice. I guess as long as things like the newsletter that are supposed to arrive do arrive, that's enough... Wasting 16,000 yen would really hurt... I hope I don't win. I can still buy a ticket normally through the general sale, right?

If you apply and don't pay, doesn't it mean, “You can still buy tickets for future shows, but be prepared to sit in the very last row♥”? It only says you'll be disadvantaged. Nowhere does it say you won't be allowed to buy tickets.

My friend asked me to, so I made a reservation... My friend: won. Me: What if I win too?

>521 Seriously lol If that's how it works, GIZA is so nasty.

Praying “Please don't let me win...” feels kind of pathetic too. Why does it feel like I'm sure to win precisely when this happens?

I should've thought it through before applying...

Within reason, I think transferring it at face value should be okay lol If even that isn't allowed, I'll have to question GIZA's common sense lol

GIZA throws a fit when things don't go its way. They'll probably check your ID without mercy and everything.

>527 Even that screening will be lax—that's GIZA quality.

Wait, what do I do... (cry) Everyone, use your power to lower my odds of winning.

>517 It doesn't say you won't be allowed to attend the next live, nida.

I hope my friend wins and I lose. If my friend loses and I win, shipping the ticket to my friend's house would be a pain.

I live in rural Hokkaido, but my newsletter arrived today! ...Sorry for derailing(´・ω・｀)

>531 Your friend is probably thinking the same thing.

>532 Same here. Mine arrived in eastern Hokkaido too.

>521 The last-row check is going to be a must-see. What a public shaming.

What would you guys do? Reserve countdown-live ticket → emergency comes up → can't go → win the lottery → ① Ignore the ticket. ② Pay properly and accept the ticket. ③ Other

Nao-chan Club lol

>536 Option ②, for now.

>536 ②

>536 Choose ① and enjoy February 27 from far, far behind me.

Do you think it will be something like one in ○ people winning out of ○?

This is about another artist, but >416 came true in real life. http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20091116-00000568-san-soci

Something feels off... Everyone is applying because they want to go to the show, right? Am I imagining it, or are there an abnormally large number of people saying, “I hope I lose”? This is bad, GIZA. Of course I'd love to welcome the start of the new year with my beloved Yurippe, but... It's also 8,000 yen... Surely I'm not the only one thinking, “I'll be patient and save the money for next year's tour.” Sorry, that was a long rant. Those of you who win, have fun. And please report back with the results.

You poor bastard.

Not going over 8,000 yen would be such a waste lol If you travel from Hokkaido during the New Year period, it'll cost over 50,000 yen though orz If I lived in the urban area, I'd definitely go...

How poor are you if you're balking at 8,000 yen?

> “Am I imagining it, or are there an abnormally large number of people saying, ‘I hope I lose’?” Sorry for the double post, but it's just one person using the same ID over and over, so yes, it's an illusion.

For someone who went inactive last month, this whole situation is such a waste. I renewed in Sendai, but this time I won't even get the live notice or newsletter orz

I want to go too— not to a punishment game, I mean the live show. Those of you who won, suck... I mean, have fun.

Is the 2010 calendar the same size as this year's!? It isn't that ridiculously tiny 2008 one, is it?

Apparently it's A2 size.

How big is that!?

Will the countdown live get a DVD release?

>552 420 mm × 594 mm. About the size of a pamphlet, maybe.

I want to put up the calendar, but I don't want my family to see it.

Well, you wouldn't want your family to see a month with Mochi's smiling face by itself, would you?

Why did they need to make the access number visible from outside the newsletter? Did they make too much merchandise?

I wonder how many countdown-live tickets there are for the FC allotment and the general allotment. Most of them go to the FC, right? Can you get a ticket through the general sale?

>518 AZUKI Nana isn't a Korean resident.

Yurippe is the Korean resident. Yuri-Pe. ・From Kansai ・Prominent jaw and cheeks ・Husky voice ・Loves kimchi ・Her special skill is tormenting Okamocchi until she flat-out rapes him.

>560 Yeah, yeah, she really does look like Yoshimi Tendo lol

I bought the first-press Type B, but never listened to the arrangement CD lol

Buying A was definitely the right choice lol

Lately the only way I can get any information is through the newsletter..... When did they hold an event at Kyoto's ShinPuhKan without me noticing? If they were coming to Kyoto, I would've liked to go see them. Yurippe looks cute in a yukata. I saw the fan appreciation event in the newsletter too, and it looked like they really packed a lot into it. I didn't realize they don't hold it every year, either. I'll apply next time they do it. When did the albums quietly reach number seven? I only own up through number four right now.

Arashi's “My Girl” did an amazing 431,685 in its first week. By the way, what are GARNET CROW's cumulative sales?

The PV for Hello Sadness was pretty lame.

They just sing while dropping one-yen coins, that's all.

I wonder which GARNET CROW PV cost the most money.

637 ：名無しのエリー：2009/11/17(火) 15:17:28 ID:JbLqDRf/O Aya Kamiki 23,000 copies, number 8 New personal best for first-week sales and highest chart position. It's a real shame that 23,000 only gets you number 8...

>562 Same here lol I'll listen tonight lol

>568 “Namida no Yesterday”??? (I haven't watched the whole PV, so I don't know‥)

Arashi: Four songs in the annual singles TOP 5 Annual album number one, 1.37 million copies Annual and all-time music DVD number one, 530,000 copies. Amazing.

Arashi is garbage that only Johnny's otaku care about. Go die.

I don't understand 564 at all...

573 Agreed.

I wonder if “Mou Ichido Waratte” and “Kimi to Iu Hikari” cost quite a bit to rent locations for.

Her singing style really has changed compared to the 1st album days. Even if she sang “Ima Sen Ijo no Kotoba wo Narabetemo...” now, it would probably sound like a different song. Not a criticism.

>574 Seriously, how do you only know about four albums when you get the newsletter? You must've missed about five years of memory. There should've been e-mails too.

Arashi seems to be selling well lately, but I've genuinely come to hate them over the past little while. Yeah, of course I have that guy to thank for it.

>564氏 Why, despite being able to use a PC and being in the FC, did you not know about information announced on the official site, or about the FC event and the new album?

ア○ツ○イ○ー

>577 Yeah, definitely. I like her old singing style. “Ima Sen Ijo...” and stuff is god-tier.

Sorry for derailing the conversation. I just joined the FC and got my first newsletter yesterday. I... I only just noticed the old guy's belly... Sorry if this has already been brought up. I couldn't help noticing it every time I turned a page... At first I thought it was just bad posture, but apparently not. It surprised me even more since Mochi's body otherwise looks so toned. Sorry for the long post.

Still no word on them appearing at Kōhaku!? So excited!

>583 Isn't it just his abs? It doesn't look that noticeable to me...

>583 Mochi keeps getting thinner for no reason, so I don't think he's toned. He must be eating food made by some skinny person.

>577 I actually prefer the way she sings now.

Yurippe praised Mochi's guitar playing quite a bit.

>584 I'm looking forward to it—live broadcast from NHK Hall in Osaka! VIP treatment for their 10th anniversary!! And of course, the song they'll sing is “Hyakunen no Kodoku”

Yume Mita Ato de.

Could be “Stay.”

We were the ones who turned down Kōhaku!!

Even if they invited us to Kōhaku this year, we don't have a song worth singing...

Doing all right nora 花は咲いて　ただ揺れて 愛に似てる Hello Sadness Elysium ON THE WAY Stay 日々のほとり Fall in Life 〜Hallelujah〜 Rainy Soul 恋のあいまに They're all great songs, aren't they?

Kōhaku doesn't require you to sing a song released this year, does it?

So, are there no seats for the Tokyo show? I've got an early number, so I've been taking it easy.

>595 “Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e” is available.

The lyrics to Anywehre are pretty lewd. “I want you to stab me harder” and stuff (;´Д｀) *pant pant*

Imagining Yurippe saying that to me is getting me hard.

>586 It's probably weight loss from overwork. He has a big frame, so he doesn't look slim.

Those two at ShinPuhKan make a good-looking pair.

The reason Nana has so many love-themed lyrics is probably the impression she gets from the music. Yurippe is really in love, huh. Mochi, though... But I think Mochi has gotten better-looking too.

Kōhaku—live broadcast from NHK Hall in Osaka: “Here are the members of GARNET CROW, who performed at Ms. Izumi Sakai's memorial concert and are celebrating their 10th anniversary!” “And of course, they'll be singing ZARD's ‘Makenaide.’” AZUKI: “Aw, aw.” Kurose: “Kōhaku again... Guess it can't be helped.” *smirks* Then, as usual, he got way too fired up and sent the cymbal flying.

Utaban was hilarious!! Next up: Thursday at 7, Thursday at 10.

So, basically, Mochi is the one who took Yurippe's virginity, final answer?

The Yuri-Nana thread says they were on the radio in Tokyo today, but did nobody listen?

Yurippe is a virgin.

>606 For starters, the info wasn't even posted on the official website.

GARNET CROW (first appearance)

Congrats on your first Kōhaku appearance.

Yurippe is a Kōhaku virgin.

I bet Akiko Wada would say, “Never heard of them—are they selling?”

>612 I know what you mean lol

SaaSaa's new single, “Dramatic,” comes out next Wednesday, 11/25. The arranger is Hitoshi Okamoto. Please check it out if you have time. Hitoshi Okamoto also arranged one song on the album “Naturila,” released in July, while Hirohito Furui arranged two. Please check that one out too.

But Aki-O isn't selling either.

Apparently she's only sold 500 copies.

Lately I've been wondering what the backing vocals are saying from around the “Nani ga dekiru no~” part of Last lovesong.

The members and staff say why Mochi's autograph was “Ochon's” is a secret... Could it be that Mochi became a dad?

>618 I thought the same thing. I wondered if Mochi had become a dad. But I don't think there'd be any need to specifically put that on a poster autograph. “Ochon” is what you call a sparrow too, right? But if he just had a kid, they wouldn't make him run around to that many lives and campaigns, would they? w

The Ninnaji live is really good. I ended up buying the DVD. But when I converted it to MP3 and listened in the car, I couldn't hear the lyrics at all. When I watch the screen on my PC, I can see their mouths moving, so the lyrics come through clearly. The lyrics are pretty hard to understand. It feels like they line up words that fit the melody for each phrase. Basically, is this the kind of songwriting where you can't figure out the meaning even after reading the lyrics to the whole song? Lyrics with no discernible theme.

>619 Dads are supposed to work outside the home. Besides, there's no way GIZA would let a guy take parental leave lol

>586 Yurippe's cooking looks like it would taste awful (´・ω・｀)

GARNET CROW New Single release! “産Q!?-Maternity Leave-THANK YOU”

>623 You must be out of your mind lol I burst out laughing first thing in the morning lol

Jealous of 623's talent.

>625 That's the title of Miyamū's album, right? Will the first day of next week's live be the same as the first day in Osaka? If so, will the middle be blocked off by the central island?

>623 You mean “Kimi no Omoi Egaita Yume Atsumeru HEAVEN,” right? I get it.

Yurippe's lower half is pretty sexy. She's got a really juicy butt.

>620 I was just like that when I first started listening to GARNET CROW lol I think the lyrics are mostly about the atmosphere. (Sorry, Azuki.) Personally, I listen because I like Nakamura's voice and songs, and Furui's arrangements.

ZARD sang “Makenaide” and “Yureru Omoi.”

>623 I cracked up lol

>623 is a parody of the title of Hayami Kishimoto's debut single, written by AZUKI, but... Are there really that many people who don't know it? (´・ω・｀)

It's funny precisely because we know it lol Everyone's laughing at the sense it took to bring >623 into this flow.

>620 I feel like every song is its own story, though. It's fun when you actually read the lyrics carefully. They use all kinds of works as motifs (like “Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e” drawing on The Little Mermaid), and songs like “Seichi” might feel dark at first, but the impression changes completely when you read more deeply. (The protagonist is pessimistic in verse one, but starts trying to live positively from verse two... though that's just my interpretation.) The lyric-analysis thread is pretty interesting to browse too.

“Meikyū” was written by Nana, right? (´∀｀;)

If a member actually got pregnant, would the group stop activities? Has BEING ever had a precedent for that?

Yurippe's abortion live is coming soon.

Akane Kanzaki, Azumi Uehara.

Come to think of it, there have been a lot of fantasy posts lately about Mochi dating Yurippe. Whatever happened to Kitazora?

>639 Maybe Mochi and Kitazora are already married with a kid＝Ochon.

>639 Yurippe and Mochi only went around doing events together, though.

>641 It's probably only one or two people who keep posting that stuff lol And a few others who jump on the bandwagon. You can tell right away from their writing style and stuff lol

N-no, that's not true at all.

Jin Nakamura

Yuri Okamoto

But there's no way they're both virgins. If you got taken home by those two at a mixer, you'd do it too, right?

>640 They seemed like a hardcore Mochi fan who absolutely adored him, but Mochi never even mentioned Kitazora in the slightest lol The curry story on the blog and the June 12 story were pretty suspicious, though. Looking back, Kitazora suddenly quitting was probably just her contract ending.

The way Kitazora quit was bizarre.

Random question, but what's everyone's favorite GARNET CROW song? Mine is “Natsu no Maboroshi”~

CANDY POP

Yuri Ono Aika Okamoto

Why haven't any Gane videos been uploaded to the Being channels on YouTube or Nico Nico Douga...

Because they've been uploaded all over the place outside the Being channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYlXE_If2CI Mochi's doing his best with the backing vocals supporting Yurippe so devotedly.

Maybe they're transferring to Avex? w

Atsushi's comeback is hereーーーーー!!

Is it finally time for the Being band boom to make a comeback? GaneCraw will probably be leading the charge.

>632 It's not that I knew it—I thought it looked familiar, and then realized it was the parody title I posted myself...

Unfortunately... TOYS. Being is a company made up of nothing but idiots, so it's going under. This might become GARNET CROW's final tour.

２ 　１０ 　　　１８　を見て I was an idiot for thinking StaBlo would get updated.

Is Arashi still not confirmed for Kōhaku???

Will the calendar be sold in bookstores too?

>661 The order form says it won't be stocked at regular bookstores.

>662 Thanks for the instant reply. So does that mean it's members-only?

>663 It says something about selling it at live venues and on GIZAGIZA.com.

I'm thinking of going to the countdown live by myself. Well, assuming I win the lottery. Anyone else like that?

Not just the countdown live—I go to every live and event alone (lol).

>665 Why assume you're alone? Everyone who comes lurking here and everyone who comes to the live venue—we're all comrades!!

>647 I thought it was suspicious too.

>649 “Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo.”

Sorry for the double post. When a classmate asked what music group I liked and I answered GARNET, they said, “What, are you an anime-song otaku? That's seriously lame.” I was thinking, “Don't mess with me!” Why does everyone associate “GARNET = anime songs”? Has anyone else had the same experience?

Here, “Atsumeru HEAVEN.”

Tell them not to talk crap when they don't even know GARNET CROW. I hate that kind of prejudice.

>670 I think it's less that they sold well and more that a lot of their famous songs are anime songs. I heard they did a hand-to-hand postcard giveaway the other day, and that made them seem kind of idol-like too.

Gane is a well-produced idol band, after all.

And thoroughly trained.

>672, >673 Thanks for the replies. I listen to all kinds of music, both Western and Japanese, but I don't think there's any group more serious about making music than GARNET. (Note: 100% subjective opinion.) I still can't accept this idea that “GARNET = anime songs.”

>676 Why not just say they make anime songs seriously? Or is there something wrong with anime songs?

Avoiding anime songs is pretty common among teenagers.

Do young people these days not even know TM Network or Anzen Chitai?

How many centimeters are Nana's feet?

Seven centimeters.

About the same length as my penis.

There's no way it's single-digit, come on...

Going alone means it's lonely waiting for the live to start. It's even tougher when it's standing room.

My dick is small normally, but the expansion rate and hardness when it's erect are no joke.

I'm 665. >666 Oh! I see! That's reassuring! >667 What a nice person! It makes me happy when someone says something like that! >680 I totally get it. That's another unavoidable reality (^_^;) Thanks, everyone. Sorry for the long post.

Nana-tan is too beautiful.

Yuri-tan is too much of a virgin.

>618 It was obviously a play on Yoochun, who people said he looked like. That's why it's O-Chon (Ochon). I figured it out pretty much right away. Though I don't think he looks alike at all...

>689 Then it could've been Mochon. I don't get the whole “secret” thing.

>690 Mochon quietly cracked me up lol

Yurippe has times when she's insanely cute, and times when I'm like, “Huh??” I still can't decide. As a person, though, I absolutely love her, no question.

I go alone too. Standing room is rough—you have to line up before the entry time. With assigned seats, you can show up right before the show starts and it's fine.

Yuri Essay is insanely cute. There are some pictures mixed in where you're like, “Huh, she's ugly.” But I think Yurippe looks cooler with her hair tied low rather than in a high ponytail.

That two-shot with the dolphin(?) is way too cute (^ω^)

Maybe it's because her eye makeup changed? She looks a little more polished.

Something's been bothering me. Kitazora Miu used to write diary entries that sounded like they were addressed to Hitoshi Okamoto, right?

Mochi's a lolicon, after all... If Kitazora admired him, it wouldn't be surprising if he made a move.

GIZA Studio is holding a newcomer talent audition. http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4454907/ So this means GIZA hasn't been dismantled yet, right?

We'll carry on as GIZA Jazz. The old GIZA is basically gone already.

STAY ~ Yoake no Soul ~ Out of the top 300 this week. Final cumulative sales: 31,092 copies. Those of you who still haven't collected all three versions, go buy them.

>701 It made it past 30,000, good for them. But that's about the same as LOCKS's first-week sales, right... I was going to buy it before it dropped out of the rankings, but I guess I was too late.

Mochi and Yuri-san in StaBlo look pretty good together, don't they?

Oh, StaBlo got updated while I wasn't looking. Seriously, who needs the Yuri-Mochi corner? If they have that much time, I wish they'd all play together.

>703 Aren't they dating?

They're poking each other.

If they were dating, I don't think they'd post a picture of the two of them. People sure do make a big deal out of things. They've been active for ten years, so of course they'd be reasonably close.

Whether they're dating or not is completely irrelevant to me.

It is relevant. It's the centerpiece of the countdown live's surprise, after all.

>708 Agreed. If you want to talk about it that badly, go make a dedicated thread in the Japanese music salon lol

This is probably the setlist for November 24. 1. Elysium 2. Yume・Hanabi 3. Flying MC 4. ON THE WAY 5. Hello Sadness 6. go for it 7. Naked story 8. Okamoto corner: Mysterious Eyes, punk version MC 9. Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete 10. Maboroshi 11. Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e Acoustic corner 12. Stay 13. Hyakunen no Kodoku 14. Yurippe piano-and-vocal: Seichi MC 15. Koi no Aima ni 16. Mizu no Nai Hareta Umi e (?) End of acoustic corner MC 17. Yume Mita Ato de 18. Nora 19. Doing all right 20. Koyoi Eden no Katasumi de 21. Bokura Dake no Mirai Support musicians and member introductions 22. Argentina 23. Fall in Life ~Hallelujah~ Encore 24. Hibi no Hotori MC 25. Futari no Rocket 26. Spiral

On the 25th, the old guy will do the Spiral.

I guess people call them an idol band because they get all worked up over whether they're dating, even though it has nothing to do with the music.

It's the other way around. Because they're an idol band, people get worked up over whether they're dating.

>703 Looking at that picture, I don't think they look especially close lol

G-NET sure does good work, though. The way she says the “-ta” in “oishikatta~” and the “-naa~” in “kawaikatta naa~” is pure Yurippe intonation.

In this picture, Yurippe has a turd on her head.

GARNET CROW appearing on the FNS Music Festival is happeningーーー!!

>718 Source?

Is it going to be hard to get a countdown-live ticket through the general sale?

>719 There hasn't been any announcement for GARNET CROW yet—or rather, the additions will be announced over the weekend—so it doesn't look like they're appearing. So far the lineup is Hexagon, Ouyang Feifei, and Arashi.

>719 >718 was just the usual Arashi rumor.

Figures... I thought we'd finally get to see GARNET on TV again after ages.

Seriously, are they going to be on TV or not~?

Arashi otaku can go get hit by a truck and die.

If they put the members on Kanto TV shows with the schedule they've had since this summer, their heads would explode.

The design on the YURIsESSAY T-shirt is kind of tacky, isn't it?

Getting involved with trolls makes you a troll too.

Which one?

GARNET as they are now can't get on TV. Doing radio and events steadily is about all they can manage.

>727 More than the design itself: Tokyo and Sendai, Tokyo and Sapporo—all wearing the same T-shirt. The company could at least buy them some T-shirts.

>727 >731 In that T-shirt, is Yurippe's chest emphasized?

>263 Currently number six. With everyone's help, maybe we can make it up to around number three?

>732 There's one in a cardigan where you can kind of see cleavage, but the picture is ridiculously tiny.

Here. http://image26.bannch.com/bbs/125899/img/0107322077.jpg

>735 “Now that's something.”

>734 Is that the picture where she's wearing the T-shirt?

More importantly, that first picture with the words “in Hokkaido” over it—nobody would know if it had been taken in front of some random station... Why that picture...? One more thing. There are two pairs of chopsticks with the soup curry...

StaBlo updated ☆

To raise GARNET CROW's name recognition even higher, I think they should release a Christmas song. Then air it in a commercial during a good prime-time slot in December. It could be the theme song for a Christmas special drama too. That would make everything perfect. Tokyo Dome would sell out in five minutes, thank you very much! The fan club would double in size. They'd ride the momentum into a release blitz and crank out million-sellers one after another. An overseas tour. An offer to appear on Kōhaku (they're big shots, so they'd casually turn it down). What else?

>735 This is amazing. In a bad way, of course. Pure GARNET fans, don't look.

>727 >731 On that T-shirt, is Yurippe's chest emphasized? Did they make her busty?

>734 Did they make her breasts huge?

>740 Do we really need the “thank you”? Hmm, what else... maybe make that Christmas song a double A-side, release the two clips as versions A and B, and include a handshake ticket. Include a trading card (randomly selected).

I want to stick my dick in Yurippe's vagina.

>653 Yurippe's clothes look nothing but a really sparkly pajama set to me... I guess I'm the only one.

I want to stick my dick in Mochi's ass.

>738 New song: “A Bowl of Kake Curry.”

>746 Who was the first person to start calling it “a whole-body disco ball,” anyway?

Yurippe herself.

Does Yurippe thin out her hair?

I seriously wish Arashi otaku would die. With the live info and TV info, they're obviously doing it on purpose.

Misuse is a crime.

>753 Don't tell me... Are you Furui-san?

Ideally, I'd like Yurippe and Mochi to work out in a good way. They're not like this right now, but I think they're a good match, like those two from Judy and Mary.

Honestly, I think their relationship is like Mochida and Ito's.

>628 At first glance she's really skinny, but she actually has a proper amount of meat on her. Maybe she's the type who carries it all in her lower body: thighs and butt, and her upper arms are a little fleshy too m(ry

>756 Surely they don't hate each other as much as Mochida does.

>653 Yurippe is so cute at 3:19–3:21, Yurippe.

>759 Don't you mean 2:58–3:00?

I only just noticed, but MÄR Heaven isn't on any original album, is it? Honestly, it's not even close to my favorite of all their songs, so whatever. Does that mean it really was an unusual song even by GARNET CROW standards?

>761 Seriously... I hadn't noticed at all.

Between the 24th and 25th in Tokyo, which setlist would make you happier?

>761 Maybe because the best-of album came out around the same time? Even if they had forced it onto Towa Bare or thereabouts, it would've stuck out like a sore thumb, so leaving it off was the right call. Still, only the chorus lyrics of “Atsumeru” are unusual. Overall, I think it's a perfectly good song.

>763 The 25th. It's just a shame I won't get to hear Elysion.

>763 If you've already attended the tour in Yokohama or elsewhere and want a different setlist, the 24th. If it's your first time, the final day.

At some ticket shop, an Akasaka ticket for the 24th with a single-digit B number was being sold as a rare ticket for 16,000 yen. They probably put the wrong price on it.

>761 It's an insanely good song, though. It makes me cry. Hare-dokei too.

>767 They added one too many zeros.

Are they appearing on Kōhaku?

AZUKI 770 (^ω^)

I got blocked by that lame post (^ω^#)

>771-772 Hey lol You should've aimed for >777 lol

Will they debut a new song from the next single on the final day?

Titfuck. Titfuck.

I borrowed Eden and Hare-dokei from the municipal library, but when I looked closely, Furui-san was completely covered by the barcodes~ ＼＾o＾／

AZUKI, three sevens.

>760 It's 3:19–3:21. Her lips moving as she unconsciously sings along even though she's away from the mic are so cute. (The camera focuses on Mochi, so Yurippe becoming a silhouette gives it a nice atmosphere too.)

When was the calendar order deadline again?

Will the DVD for this tour be from Tokyo? Setlist-wise, the one with Elysion would be better, but it'll surely be the standard setlist, right? It's a shame we won't get to see the Hitoshi & Yuri segment.

The Hitoshi & Yuri segment was really great. The best part was how close they were!! Yurippe's singing wasn't drowned out by the drums or anything; it came straight into my heart, and I was so moved I almost cried. So, everyone going on the first day in Tokyo, look forward to it(^^

779: Probably the 28th.

What kind of cosplay is Nana wearing in the calendar?

>783 Kim Jong-il.

I love GARNET CROW.

I want to ejaculate inside Yurippe's vagina.

Have they had a proper big camera in for filming at any of the shows so far?

If we're talking about something big, a big vibrator has been inside Yurippe.

Wasn't the second day in Osaka being filmed?

Spiral goes well with deflation.

That's funnyー

The membership number is almost at 10,000.

>789 That's rightー

The forecast says rain on the 25th, but what do you do with an umbrella at a live house?

>783 A naginata-style hakama or something.

I watched the Lock On DVD. Yurippe doing the “YEAH” pose during Mr. Holiday was cute. Also, the old guy in the violin section is hilarious lol

>796 Calling the great Daisuke Ikeda an old guy... His moves were so sharp that I couldn't stop watching him, even more than Yurippe...

I thought you meant Daisaku Ikeda.

The dance during the intro to “Namida no...” was especially wild. I can't really explain why, but he looked like he was having an absolute blast lol

>798 I almost misread it that way every time lol >799 That part is great. Ikeda-san is so cute lol

Since Daisuke Ikeda has arranged ZARD and B'z—Mochi knows, of course—and done tons of other work too (like “Moonlight Densetsu”), his royalties must be incredible~ (・ω・｀；)

>801 I don't think arrangers get royalties, actually.

>802 Yeah, apparently it has something to do with what they agree to in the initial contract...

>796-797 >799-800 His moves were at their best during the Ninnaji show. His conducting stole the spotlight way too much.

They ignored chubby Daisuke and kept pointing the camera at Mochi, so Daisuke got mad and decided to steal the spotlight.

He kind of looks like Zakiyama. The outro to Yume Mita Ato de is god-tier.

It's the lyrics. That's the problem. The lyrics, I mean. They won't sell like this. Because the lyrics are too difficult. Unless the words are the kind that slide right into your ear and stick after one listen, they won't have a huge hit. AZUKI's lyrics are certainly well-made right now, but that's for fans who actually “read” lyrics. So unless she writes lyrics by combining simpler, more commonly used words, they probably won't sell.

>807 They went straight into my ear, though~ But the big reason I became a fan was “Baro”, so the presence of the on-screen lyrics may have had a lot to do with it too. Nana-sama's lyrics don't feel all that difficult after just one listen. You just take them in without thinking too hard, but the more you listen, the deeper they feel, and you find new things.

>807 Without the lyrics, they wouldn't have sold this much or lasted this long.

>809 Strong agree! You just can't have them without Nana-sama's lyrics. No matter what anyone says, lyrics are important.

“Popper-plazma” coming soon!

They're talking about the future, aren't they?

We don't need some childish Nana-world (´∀｀)

Atsumeru Heaven.

I want to have anal sex with Yurippe.

I think the lyrics in their current style are better. They're way more distinctive than the weirdly straightforward love lyrics that are popular lately.

Still, if it were for the money, AZUKI could probably write the kind of lyrics that's popular these days.

If they were going to change to trendy lyrics, I'd honestly rather they disband... (´・ω・｀)

If Yurippe wrote the lyrics, it would be bad for my mental health (^q^)/

Several album tracks have been added to the JOY request list. Please vote!

Did everyone watching this place apply for the countdown live? Are you going alone or with several people? Did you apply for two tickets or one?

>820 JOY has quite a lot of GARNET CROW songs, doesn't it? >821 I'm not going. I'll go to Tokyo and Osaka for the best-of tour.

First single of 2010: Drama tie-in, prediction: February 10.

I want to have depraved sex with Yurippe.

I'm thinking of wearing a LOCKS T-shirt on the 25th, but would it be weird to wear last year's one?

>825 Lots of people wear shirts from previous tours, so it's fine.

>822 Apparently there's some gross otaku who requested every GIZA song one after another. The more obscure the song, the more likely it is to be included.

I don't know if it's a drama tie-in, but it feels like it'll be released around February.

AZUKI wrote the lyrics to “Meikyū” and “Atsumeru Heaven” for the money, right...

What are you talking about? Nana-sama took it seriously enough to read every volume of the manga before writing the lyrics. The title was probably suggested by Yurippe or the old guy.

Yurippe used to have plenty of footage and photos from her right side (even in Kurige, it's blatantly all from the right), but lately, like Audrey Hepburn or Mariah Carey, she only lets people shoot her from the left. If it were because of Audrey Hepburn or Mariah Carey, that'd be fine, but Akihiro Miwa—the person Yurippe uses as her phone wallpaper—also only lets people shoot him from the left. Could it really be because of Akihiro Miwa? w

What's the probability that Yuri Nakamura is a virgin?

>832 0–40%, but there's also a possibility of 41–100%.

I watched footage of them live for the first time in years (the JCB footage). They've become so amazing they seemed like a different band, and I was surprised. When I watched footage of the show in that church-like place, I thought, “This band is going to be hopeless forever,” but my impression changed. The degree of their transformation inspired a kind of awe. >831 In Miwa-san's case, there is a reason, so it's entirely possible she was influenced by that reason.

December 31: major announcement.

Was that church-like live stage from 2004? Yurippe wore a full black tracksuit with a skirt.

>833 Tamiya lol

During the Yurippe and Mochi segment at Namba Hatch on the 22nd, Yurippe changed outfits, right? What was she wearing?

I was walking alone down a road late at night listening to Gane when I heard a weird sound like an old man groaning and got freaked out lol I took out my earphones and listened around, but there was nothing, so I figured it was my imagination and went back to listening to Gane. Then I realized the thing that sounded like a groan was the percussion in the intro to Hello Sadness lol What is that sound lol

Guitarist Okamochi.

When did Mochi start using “Ochon”? Didn't he use it before the fan event too?

I really wish they'd do a theme song for a Baro movie already. I want to hear it in a theater.

You mean “Master Guide Conan”?

>836 Wasn't it the Premium Live?

>832 AZUKI Nana probably isn't a virgin.

The time Yurippe switched to being photographed from the left like Akihiro Miwa (before that, she was overwhelmingly photographed from the right) matches the time she went on a trip with Azuki.

>845 The idea of Nana being a virgin is gross.

>826 Oh, really? That's a relief. Looks like it'll rain on the 25th. It rained last year too—could one of the members be a rain man?

>848 　Mochi.

>845 They say “AZUKI Nana” was coined as a pun on “anal lover.” Source: “The Truth About Nana-sama” (Minmei Shobō Publishing)

I want to have anal sex with Nana-sama.

You could probably segue from the intro to the Chibi Maruko-chan opening into Koyoi Eden.

There's a fashion brand called GADGET GROW in the Men's Egg scene, and when I first saw it I misread it as GARNET CROW.

The album is hanging on in the rankings.

Yurippe should hurry up and wet herself in public.

Does anyone know what Yuri Nakamura's breasts are like? Are her nipples pink?

Salmon pink.

Wouldn't bright pink be kind of gross, though?

I'm a lucky guy—I get to see Yurippe twice this week.

Yurippe's physical age is 15.

Mochi, the old guy, and the other male staff must have accidentally seen Yurippe's bra when she bent over at some point, right?

They must get tons of people asking Mochi or the old guy, “Can you give me Yurippe's e-mail?” or “Can you introduce me?”

Nana's figure and cuteness are on a completely different level from Yurippe's.

This place is nothing but virgin loser otaku.

>864 Thanks for the self-introduction.

Soon you'll hear the sound of the luggage taking flight.

A star that just floats there, with no marker.

I know Yurippe's cell number... 09039578294 Former Garnet team.

If anyone's tried calling the number above↑, report back.

Announced today! The singers appearing on the Kōhaku Song Battle.

Looks like Arashi's appearance is confirmed! Congratulations. We'll continue to support you.

Will even one singer from Being make it onto the show?

As for Kōhaku, the old guy already turned them down.

BREAKERZ's first appearance confirmed—it's happening.

It's being featured right now on Hirunobi, the pig network's show!

>863 Nana has a pig nose. Gross.

>876 I actually kind of like that nose...

There's an important announcement on the official site...

Mai Kuraki isn't on Kōhaku, huh~ Is Being at zero now?

Not GaneCraw—Girl Next Door.

Kuraki and BREAKERZ both got rejected? Johnny's took their spots.

BREAKERZ didn't make it either (>_<) Aw, man...

Old Guy & Mochi > DAIGO has been proven.

>883 Huh? What do you mean?

>884 Old Guy & Mochi already have the experience.

I thought GARNET was coming~ But it was Girl Next Door. What a confusing name, Girl Next Door. Kuraki isn't appearing either. Seishiro Kato isn't appearing either. Tatsuya and Mayuminu aren't appearing either.

>884 Old Guy and Mochi already had their experience at NHK Osaka Hall when ZARD appeared on Kōhaku.

The one appearing is Mizuki Nana.

Johnny's got four slots? Arashi SMAP TOKIO NYC boys Maybe they really should switch record labels. To Avex or something.

Girl Next Door Ai Otsuka Koda Hamasaki EXILE...? That's about everyone at Avex, right...?

>890 Remioromen Demon Kogure

Morning Musume isn't appearing either, huh lol

>890 And... Tohoshinki too. Apparently Yurippe and Old Guy will commentate on Kōhaku until right before the countdown live starts (it is NHK Hall, after all).

BREAKARZ rejected. Even though Miyane-ya had given them the seal of approval.

The singers appearing on NHK's Kōhaku Song Battle (December 31) were announced on the 23rd. The Red Team singers are as follows. The number in parentheses is the number of appearances. aiko (8), Junko Akimoto (2), Ayaka (4), Angela Aki (4) Ikimonogakari (2), Sayuri Ishikawa (32), AKB48 (2) Ai Otsuka (6), GARNET CROW (first appearance), Miyuki Kawanaka (22) Kaela Kimura (first appearance), Kumi Koda (5), Natsuko Godai (16), Sachiko Kobayashi (31) Fuyumi Sakamoto (21), Yoshimi Tendo (14), DREAMS COME TRUE (13) Mika Nakashima (8), Mitsuko Nakamura (14), Ayumi Hamasaki (11), Perfume (2) Ayaka Hirahara (6), Nana Mizuki (first appearance), Kaori Mizumori (7), Akiko Wada (33)

The singers appearing on NHK's Kōhaku Song Battle (December 31) were announced on the 23rd. The Red Team singers are as follows. The number in parentheses is the number of appearances. aiko (8), Junko Akimoto (2), Ayaka (4), Angela Aki (4) Yuka Saegusa IN db (first appearance), Sayuri Ishikawa (32), AKB48 (2) Ai Otsuka (6), Rina Aiuchi (first appearance), Miyuki Kawanaka (22) Kaela Kimura (first appearance), Kumi Koda (5), Natsuko Godai (16), Sachiko Kobayashi (31) Fuyumi Sakamoto (21), Yoshimi Tendo (14), DREAMS COME TRUE (13) Mika Nakashima (8), Mitsuko Nakamura (14), Ayumi Hamasaki (11), Perfume (2) Ayaka Hirahara (6), AZUKI Nana (first appearance), Kaori Mizumori (7), Mai Kuraki (first appearance)

>895 Whoa, whoa lol

Even if they moved to Avex, they'd probably never make Kōhaku unless they sold better than they do now. Could GARNET still break out if they got aggressively pushed with drama tie-ins and commercial tie-ins...?

>895-896 The old guy said yesterday, “Two years ago, even though I'm the leader, Okamoto got more screen time than me! I'm absolutely not appearing!” and turned them down, so that's impossible.

>898 If the tie-ins and promotion increased, they'd sell better than they do now. They barely do any promotion, and their albums still debut in the top ten.

>899 Source?

The singers appearing on NHK's Kōhaku Song Battle (December 31) were announced on the 23rd. Here are the Red and White Team singers. The number in parentheses is the number of appearances. 《Red Team》 aiko (8), Junko Akimoto (2), Ayaka (4), Angela Aki (4) Yuka Saegusa IN db (first appearance), Sayuri Ishikawa (32), AKB48 (2) Ai Otsuka (6), Rina Aiuchi (first appearance), Miyuki Kawanaka (22) Kaela Kimura (first appearance), Kumi Koda (5), Natsuko Godai (16), Sachiko Kobayashi (31) Fuyumi Sakamoto (21), Yoshimi Tendo (14), DREAMS COME TRUE (13) Mika Nakashima (8), Mitsuko Nakamura (14), Ayumi Hamasaki (11), Perfume (2) Ayaka Hirahara (6), GARNET CROW (first appearance), Kaori Mizumori (7), Mai Kuraki (first appearance) 《White Team》 Arashi (first appearance), Alice (3), Hiroshi Itsuki (39), EXILE (5), KinKi Kids (first appearance), Saburō Kitajima (46), Takeshi Kitayama (5), Kobukuro (5), Jero (2), SMAP (17), Tohoshinki (2), TOKIO (16), Hideaki Tokunaga (4), Kiyoshi Hikawa (10), FUNKY MONKEY BABYS (first appearance), BREAKERZ (first appearance), Akira Fuse (25), Naifu (first appearance), Takashi Hosokawa (33), Porno Graffitti (8), Kenichi Mikawa (26), Shinichi Mori (42), B'z (first appearance), Yuzu (3), Remioromen (first appearance) I'd kind of like to watch a Kōhaku like this for once. Why doesn't even one Being artist get selected?

>901 Ikar.

Congrats to Arashi and NYC boys on making Kōhaku!!

ZNps4ypu0 ← Get lost! Go scatter into pieces and blow away in a Claymore mine blast.

I knew Arashi getting confirmed would bring someone here to troll the thread, but now that they're actually here, they're somehow even more annoying...

There isn't a single artist I want to watch at this year's Kōhaku either...

I feel like the quality of Kōhaku has been dropping lately. Is it just me? Even the production (?) sometimes looks like Music Station puts more effort into it lol

I'm looking forward to Music Station too lol Today's Hirunobi feature was great. The Disney collaboration was the best!!

With the way Kōhaku has been lately, I was pretty much fine with them not appearing. This isn't sour grapes; I think the competition was so fierce because NHK values them and selected them properly as singers, rather than calling them in to fill numbers or draw viewers. Make the countdown live a success, recharge your batteries, and keep it up next year~ ...Or will Fuji TV invite them?

More importantly, don't forget to bring Dragon Quest IX to tomorrow's and the day-after-tomorrow's lives lol My Yurippe is coming over to stay the night lol

>911 If Yurippe has any maps, please hand them out.

There was a GARNET CROW thread started on VIP, so I posted in it lol

First up for the White Team is NYC boys with “NYC.” Arashi will do a medley of their hit songs.

GARNET CROW new single, released February 10. Title: “Clockwork Umbrella.”

Yurippe back in the MÄR Heaven days. http://nullpo.vip2ch.com/ga30774.gif

It's a scam lol

Apparently DAIGO cried after losing out on Kōhaku.

When Kuraki first appeared on Kōhaku, her ratings lost to K-1, right?

Even without Kōhaku, there's still a chance they'll be on “Yuku Toshi Kuru Toshi.”

http://hissi.org/read.php/musicjg/20091123/Wk5wczR5cHUw.html

The current tour ends tomorrow and the day after tomorrow! Why is nobody talking about this?

They're doing a countdown live, so there's no way they'd appear on Kōhaku too lol Knowing Yurippe and the others, they'd value the countdown live more and wouldn't sell themselves cheap.

>922 Because the next tour is already coming up.

Mizuki Nanaa isn't appearing on Kōhaku...

The forecast says rain on the 25th, so what are you supposed to do with an umbrella during the live?

What are you talking about? We have something more important than Kōhaku, don't we? The precious time of the countdown live given to us by the GARNET CROW members (￣ー￣)

The fifth batch of artists for the FNS Music Festival will be announced on November 25!

Mouse Senpai's additional show ended today too ＼(^o^)／

>911 Were you the person I passed in Osaka? lol I'm at the Royal lol

Nana playing a shoulder keyboard, of all things.

>926 Take a foldable one. Then put it in a locker.

Azuki, of all people, on accordion.

It just occurred to me—if you put your luggage in a station locker, do you have to walk to the venue without an umbrella? You'll get soaked, right?

If you're planning to enter last and don't care about your queue number, that isn't really a problem at this venue.

No, getting wet is actually fine, in more ways than one.

>934 Apparently Akasaka is directly connected.

Are bags and stuff really a nuisance if you don't put them in a locker?

>938 You should put your merch and coat together in a locker. Carrying them around gets in the way, and personally, if I'm carrying luggage or bulky clothes, I can't get fully hyped from the second half through “Spiral.”

>939 Thanks for the quick reply! ^^

Why is it a Mochi and Yurippe corner? Wouldn't Yurippe and Nana, or Mochi and Nana, work just as well? They really ought to have an Old Guy and Nana corner too, but Nana probably wouldn't give the go-ahead lol

>941 Yurippe has to be there. The lineup was originally built for going around to events, and Mochi is perfect since he can talk and is pretty mobile. It also protects Nana and the Old Guy's rare image of not appearing in the media lol Actually, the Old Guy is busy before lives, and Nana's probably already swamped with regular lives alone lol

Even when all four of them go to Tokyo, only Yurippe and Mochi talk on the radio anyway.

>935-937 Thanks for the replies. Hope it's sunny tomorrow.

A few years ago (around “Sekai wa Mawaru,” I think), Yurippe appeared on the radio playing in FamilyMart stores and said: (´･ω･) “I wish the other members would step forward more too, but they're shy by nature...”

Anyway, the Yuri-Mochi corner is N-O-T N-E-E-D-E-D. Bring Nana out.

Were there lots of different kinds of merch? Please tell me if you can.

By the way, today's the live, right?

That's a lot of people.

Digital judges, please give one vote to the White Team for Kōhaku...

>947 The venue-exclusive item is a cap. White shirt, two kinds of bags, towel, pick, pamphlet, tissues, and sticker—buy the whole set and you get a wristband too!

I'm going to the live after work, so I'll arrive around six. Wait for me by the ticket gates at Akasaka Station.

There are still empty lockers inside Blitz. I was able to buy merch with no trouble too—things are going so smoothly it feels weird.

Ikimonogakari is in the NHK choir-contest required-song slot. If that's how it works, then Ai Otsuka is confirmed for next year too.

The lockers inside the venue are probably about to close. After that, I think you won't be able to put anything in until the doors open.

It's standing room, so use your head when choosing a spot and don't deliberately stand behind some tall guy.

>951 Sorry for the late thanks, but thanks! Looks like I won't be able to buy anything until after the live. I'll only just make it to the venue orz

The doors still aren't open.

My queue number is B, so I've got plenty of time. I might as well go take a leisurely dump.

You guys lol I told you over and over not to forget Dragon Quest (ry

Done pooping. Now I can jump around without worry.

I'm drinking like crazy. You sluts better brace yourselves jgwm888

Where's the Tokyo report already? (hurry hurry)

GARNET CROW New Single “Sky☆Ship” Theme song for Detective Conan Movie 14

>964 New song info is here. Is ☆ pronounced “star”?

>965 It's just a fantasy—or more like a wish—so please don't take it seriously >＜ I saw this year's Conan movie, and the announcement trailer for Conan Movie 14 had an airship as its setting, so I just made up a title lol

It's over. Opened with Elysium. There was an acoustic section. There was eight bars of a new song. Best-of album next year.

>967 “Best-of next year”— do you mean a tour? Or are you talking about making an album?

Yurippe officially announced the best-of album's release. They performed the new song that will be included on the best-of album!!

Are you serious? New song = the Conan movie theme, maybe lol

Yurippe pushed the old guy off the stage lol

It's a best-of album. They performed part of the new song acoustically at the live, but apparently the version going on the best-of is a more upbeat song.

You guys, don't push the old guy off the stage >＜

Best-of!? New song!? Pushed him off!? Please explain in detail.

Whoever said Nana-san barely talked, read the room. Everyone was cringing.

>971 The coup has arrived━━━━━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━━━!!!

>975 ｋｗｓｋ

I live in Tokyo but only went to the Yokohama show, and I feel like I really missed out. I should've gone to both after all... (・ω・｀；)

That was one of the people from the group that cut in line. They got into a bit of an argument over line-cutting before the show started.

Did Park Yuri really push the old guy off the stage?

The acoustic section was amazing! I wish I could've sat down to listen, though. My job has me on my feet all day, so standing since noon was rough.

>979 They were wearing a hat like Kurose's and got told off by the people behind them. They couldn't see.

People often pronounce Elysion wrong.

There was a group of men and women standing side by side, about five of them. It looked like there were a few more in the back. I wonder if they got together through Mixi or something. They're old enough to know right from wrong. They really put me in a bad mood before the show even started.

Another best-of with “Yume Mita Ato de” and “Natsu no Maboroshi” on it...

Because of this incident, the next thing Azuki writes might be as dark as something by Doji Morita.

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How was Kurose's drumming today?

The drums weren't too loud lol

Freaking awesome!

What was the new song like?

They only did a little of the new song acoustically. Apparently the CD version has a more upbeat arrangement.

There were two old guys who were Mizuki Nana otaku, but they didn't move a muscle from beginning to end. What did they even come for? Did they mistake her for Nana?

Is Furui-san okay?

What were Yurippe's outfit and hairstyle like? Did she change clothes for the acoustic section? Was the acoustic-live stage the same?

The pushing was probably just a joke lol

>994 He was going along the front row high-fiving people.

GARNET CROW part.223 http://anchorage.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1259059207/

Did the shoulder keyboard make an appearance today too?

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