GARNET CROW part.249

■ Official site GARNET CROW Official Homepage: http://garnetcrow.com/ ☆ 8th album "parallel universe" on sale Wednesday, December 8, 2010! 【First-press edition: DVD included】¥3,500 (tax included) GZCA-5230 【Regular edition】¥3,059 (tax included) GZCA-5231 ★ GARNET CROW livescope 2010 + ~welcome to the parallel universe~ confirmed! ・Sunday, December 12: Osaka / Grand Cube Osaka Main Hall ・Friday, December 24: Aichi / Nagoya City Public Hall Large Hall ・Sunday, December 26: Tokyo / Tokyo International Forum Hall A ※ See the official site for details. <<※ Important notes ※>> ◆ Don't cause trouble for other people. ◆ Posts exposing or discussing other artists, especially Arashi and Johnny's in general, are prohibited. ◆ Don't post fake rumors; they just make people angry. ◆ Ignore trolls, delusions, and perverted posts completely. ◆ Do not paste virus code or long copied text. ◆ The person who starts the next thread should be >950. No subtitles. ■ Previous thread GARNET CROW part.248 http://toki.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1288156500/

>1 GJ! ★ GARNET CROW Special Countdown Live 2010-2011 ・Friday, December 31, 2010: Osaka / Dojima River Forum (OPEN 21:45 / START 22:30)

>1 Otsukare, the time of departure is coming.

Summer Festival Otsu.

>1 Watch out for the rain, Otsu・Fireworks.

>1 Otsu and Fireworks.

>1 A乙UKI七

I got it wrong lol >1 Otsu and Fireworks.

Today's >1 and tomorrow, otsu.

Today >1 otsu and tomorrow >1 otsu too.

Where's the new album info already?

Parallel Universe: (1) Buy the first-press edition (2) Buy the regular edition (3) Buy both (4) Don't buy it (rent it from TSUTAYA) Which one are you guys choosing?

The Hey! Say! JUMP winter concert email cameーーーー!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Congrats on their third anniversary since debut.

Hey! Say! JUMP "WINTER CONCERT 2010-2011" ◆ Nagoya, Gaishi Hall 12/25 (Sat) 17:00 12/26 (Sun) 13:00 / 17:00 ◆ Yokohama Arena 1/2 (Sun) 17:00 1/3 (Mon) 13:00 / 17:00 1/4 (Tue) 13:00 / 17:00 1/5 (Wed) 17:00 1/6 (Thu) 17:00 ◆ Osaka-jo Hall 1/15 (Sat) 17:00 1/16 (Sun) 13:00 / 17:00 ※ Additional shows will be announced once decided.

(＾ω^)

Still no transfer email!?

(´･ω･)

This year's December will be another hot month for GARNET CROW.

Next year will be GARNET CROW's arena tour, right?

How many tickets should one person buy?

>16 What do you mean, which one!?

Next year will be SUPER LIGHT-san's big breakout year.

I suddenly thought... The last person I touched was Yurippe.

Daily singles *1*1*1*1→*1　31,527　"Hatenai Sora" 　　　　　/10　NEWS

One transfer email came lol Still waiting on the other one!?

>23 Same here (つд｀)

Rusty Rail is such a god-tier song my chest hurts.

Try searching for “Among the huge number of images on my HDD”.

>20 At least ten. Get nine mannequins ready!

There are still tour tickets for Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya lol It used to be sold out by default.

The countdown applications closed. I tried to apply at the last minute, found the specified website, but couldn't find the application screen. What happened? Where did everyone apply????

You guys, they originally said 11 tracks, so what do you think about them arbitrarily cutting one without warning? Some people may accept that they mean the alternate Over Drive version, but judging from the wording, isn't it reasonable to think 11 tracks excluding that? I want to question G-NET's quality for not telling fans even once, "The contents have been changed."

A Arararah A Aah!!

It was only scheduled to have 11 tracks, so who cares. If it had said "11 tracks confirmed!!" that'd be different, but a schedule is a schedule.

>31 Did you enter the URL properly? Maybe you left it too late and the connection was too congested to connect? I think once it connected, a screen appeared to enter member number and access number! Then you entered your email address, number of tickets, etc., and finished! I wish all ticket reservations used this method from now on! Going to the post office to make a payment is such a pain!

>30 Yurippe is crying from the shock. But maybe AZUKI-san is like, "Whatever, I don't care" lol

Maybe the new album PV will come out soon. It might be as shocking as Eririn from the previous album!

>35 If you win, you still have to go to the post office to pay for the tickets...

Everyone wins regular live tickets anyway. WEB Applying online just adds pointless extra steps.

>38 Yeah, but still! And online is faster since you don't have to fill out an application form!

If I made my own singles best-of, would Over Drive make the cut?

>30 There have been tickets left over lately. They keep using the same venues, and maybe they're just a little too big. But if there are tickets left, they'll probably put more effort into the promotion from here on. Let's have Yurippe and Mocchi do their best.

Nope, it wouldn't.

>41 It would make the cut~

>42 If they sold them by hand at α Station, I bet they'd sell pretty well!

Like on the night of >1 otsu.

If they made all live ticket applications online from now on, it might actually be a good deal since there'd be no refunds to deal with when you lose the lottery, right? ...Not like anyone ever loses the lottery anyway.

Today's broadcast 20:00- HEY×3, guest: KAT-TUN The concert office's concert application form arrived lol

Daily singles *1*1*1*1*1→*1　23,115 "Hatenai Sora" Daily albums 　　　　　　　　↑9

(■ω■)

Moving between live venues and stuff must cost a lot in expenses. After all the trial and error, I think they concluded that bigger venues bring in more profit. Still, Tokyo and Osaka could've done two days each.

I think a venue about the size of C.C. Lemon Hall would be just right.

I'm applying for four shows lol Nagoya → Tokyo → Osaka It's all road trips lol

>42 What do you mean by too big? You mean around 2,000 people would be best?

There are still tickets for Tokyo and Osaka too lol I did buy a little chicken a few years ago though lol Sorry, but I'm going to skip it this time.

Is about once a year the limit for Gane fans? As a fan from out of town, between the best-of, the Nishinomiya event, the symphonic show, and the other events, my budget is already taking a serious beating lol I'm broke, yet this is already my umpteenth road trip this year.

That's not it. Honestly, I'm starting to get bored. Before, the only way to see Yurippe was at a live show, but now I'm in a position where I can even touch her. And the lives are always the same old thing, while Mini-Cro gets pretty terrible reviews. I sleep through that part too.

The live-show captain is here! But judging from the content of that post, it sounds like they're saying there are tickets left (;_;) So sad (TωT) *sniff sniff* Yurippe works hard at this kind of sales stuff, but what are the other members doing? (-_-#)

The dates and times for the lives are bad. Weekdays are obvious, but even the Sunday time slot is inconvenient for working people. I'm an office worker living in Tokyo, and I booked tickets for both Tokyo and Osaka without thinking, but now I'm wondering how the hell I'm getting home after the Sunday Osaka show lol If it's on a Sunday, they should at least schedule it to finish by 8 p.m. A weekday Christmas Eve show in Nagoya is just way too bad lol

>57 Yeah, it does get boring. There are several songs that are basically the same too. Mini-Cro drags its segment out for no reason. The song Mocchi used to sing was better. >59 Sunday does sound good, but it's kind of awkward too. I'm wondering how I'm getting home afterward as well lol

>59 The Nagoya show is December 24, Christmas Eve — GARNET CROW December 25, Christmas — Hey! Say! JUMP Let's get hyped at a live show for Christmas lol

>60 If Mini-Cro is going to use three songs, they should have Mocchi do one and play regular GARNET CROW songs for the rest. Though honestly, we don't need Mocchi's song either lol

SUPER LIGHT live tour confirmed!! NEW!! A tour supporting the mini-album 『Now Printing...』 has been confirmed!! ■Saturday, January 29, 2011 — Osaka / hills PUMPFATORY ■Saturday, February 5, 2011 — Tokyo / Harajuku Astro Hall More details will be announced as soon as they're finalized.

I want them to do another live-house tour.

I don't want to see them looking so washed-up.

You have to book the venues with a proper plan lol They ended up on weekdays because they didn't plan properly.

I don't think anyone in this world is more beautiful than Ms. Yuri.

Weekdays are cheaper.

>58 Yurippe's writing is kind of dry lol

What are the chances of GaneCro appearing on the year-end Mステ live??

>70 They haven't appeared on Mステ since 『籟・来・也』, so I think the odds are even lower than 紅白. They used to appear pretty regularly up through 『籟・来・也』, but apparently that performance was so awful and drew so many complaints that there was talk they couldn't appear on Mステ anymore. Though this is only a rumor, and I don't know whether it's true.

What was so bad about the 『籟・来・也』 performance? Was the way Gane was treated so bad that fans complained? Or was the Gane song so bad that general viewers complained?

>72 Apparently Yurippe wasn't in good shape or something. I don't know the details.

Maybe I'll watch it on YouTube.

Shoko Nakagawa pulls in 12,000 people in two days.

Yurippe herself seems to have been pretty depressed around the time of 『らいらいや』.

I thought her voice sounded the best in 『らいらいや』, though... I feel like things like Spiral were worse... Maybe my memory is fuzzy... Even though 『まぼろし』 got a tie-in with 科捜研の女, the fact that they still couldn't get on Mステ bothers me to this day.

I'm planning to go to the live on December 26. It's my first live show. There aren't any Gane fans around me, so I'm going alone. Are there quite a few people who go alone?? By the way, I'm a 22-year-old guy.

>78 There are!

So they finally decided on a New Year's Eve show. I need to get the money ready to win a ticket on Yahoo Auctions.

Long time no see-brief. Konya nya chi.

Listening to Go Fot It cheers me up.

>Long time no see-brief If you write it like that, the perverts are going to get the wrong idea.

>78 There are tons of people who go alone.

Gane lives end so late that traveling from out of town is tough. I think they could have some shows that start in the evening.

12/22 DVD release confirmed!!

>70 0%

>79 >84 Oh, there are people like that!? That's a relief.

>88 I'm going to the Osaka show on the 12th too, and I'm going alone this time.

12/29 — the long-awaited LIVE DVD release is confirmed!!

Ticket purchase complete! I'm going to Tokyo International Forum on the 26th. Can't wait.

Weekly singles *1　572,050　"Hatenai Sora"

Daily singles *1　12,286　"Hatenai Sora" 10　　　　　　NEWS

I get to see Yurippe four times in December. I couldn't be happier ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

More and more concerts confirmed!! "Kansai Johnny's Jr. Happy New Year Concert 2011" ◆Osaka-jō Hall 1/2 (Sun.) 17:00 1/3 (Mon.) 17:00 "Kis-My-Ft2 CONCERT TOUR 2010-2011" ◆Nagoya Gaishi Hall 12/28 (Tue.) 18:00 12/29 (Wed.) 14:00/18:00 ◆Osaka-jō Hall 1/6 (Thu.) 14:00/18:00 1/7 (Fri.) 14:00 ◆Tokyo National Yoyogi Gymnasium 2/11 (Fri., holiday) 14:00/18:00 2/12 (Sat.) 14:00/18:00

The theatrical remix of Over Drive isn't that different apart from the a cappella intro. Instead of a remix like that, I wish they'd added one more new song.

For Ms. Yuri, I can do anything.

>56 I'm broke and live out in the sticks, so once a year is my limit. Since I went to the symphonic show this year, I'll probably have to skip Parallel Universe and the countdown.

Before the release, they're finally appearing on HEY!×3 again on 11/29!!

SUPER RIGHT is probably the biggest winner lol They even got a Saturday properly secured for their live, and they might be more popular than you'd think lol

I just watched the Mステ video of 『籟・来・也』, and it wasn't even that bad. >100 If it had been on a weekday, it'd already be over, though.

>101 That's from a Gane fan's perspective, right? The people who sent complaints were probably ordinary viewers. I don't know who the other singer performing with them was, but maybe that had something to do with it too. I personally don't think it was especially bad either, but that doesn't mean Gane fans deliberately denied that it was bad.

Wasn't it the staging, rather than the song, that people were complaining about with the Mステ thing? On the monitor behind the studio, giant brush-written characters saying "籟・來・也" appeared along with the final ♪ rai~ rai~ ya~.

I'd rather see them on Bokura no Ongaku or M LOVER than Mステ.

>103 Oh, I see. I don't know the details at all. I heard it was something about Yurippe being in bad shape, but I wonder what actually happened. Anyway, they probably won't appear on Mステ anymore, special episode or not. On the other hand, they were on NHK this year, so if someone like B'z appears, I think there's a chance Gane could be bundled into a 紅白 appearance. Though if it were a package deal, it'd probably be with someone like Kuraki-san.

>103 That grand, brush-written lettering was pretty moving, though.

Mステ's audience is mostly teenagers and people in their twenties, so maybe a song with an enka-like style didn't work for them? Like, "What is this lame song? Make it stop." Someone I know, on the other hand, said that old-fashioned feel was what made it cool.

Apparently Yurippe had hay fever ＞＜ ttp://blog.livedoor.jp/kuninaka_mai_k/archives/50643916.html

Kicked off Mステ because of a flood of complaints. Pfft, you guys are taking the bait way too hard. No way that's true, are you stupid? Why are you giving serious replies to this? This is such a level of bullshit that even TATU probably wouldn't have been treated that way.

>100 The staff are supporting them properly, though. But the venues only hold 200 and 400 people. They're not popular.

Their tickets must be selling terribly! They even advertised it on TV!

I want to marry Ms. Yuri and build a happy family.

What would you think if Yurippe wore strawberry-print underwear?

>109 If it's a rumor, then it's better if it is just a rumor. I was only curious because there was talk like that, since they haven't appeared after that. HEY!×3 may have been meant as some kind of make-up for all the stuff that happened with Kuraki-san. If they could appear on HEY!×3 for Namida no Yesterday and on MJ for Over Drive, it wouldn't be strange for them to appear on Mステ too, yet they didn't, so maybe there was some reason. Even if that wasn't the only reason. By the way, was the last time they appeared on an Mステ special when they sang Bokura dake no Mirai?

Keep the fantasies within reason. I don't think appearing on music shows at this point would do much good anyway.

Yurippe's expiration date has passed. The reality is that she expired even earlier than AZUKI, who's not yet 40.

>115 It's not a fantasy, it's a rumor. I don't know whether it's true. I agree that appearing on music shows at this point wouldn't do any good either.

>116 Yurippe and Mocchi are madly in love.

I was wondering why the Kuraki thread was so lively, then I realized it was her album release day. People are praising it like crazy. I hope Gane gets that kind of reception too.

Are they announcing the CD ticket lottery results today?

Tickets really have stopped selling, huh. Yurippe must be having a hard time with the promotion too.

The album only has ten songs? Seriously? Isn't that the fewest ever?

>110 Of course that place won't fill up either since it's a Mocchi solo show. The Astro Hall in particular is probably going to be rough.

Results announced in one more hour.

Can't wait for the results wktk

I won!

I won this year!

I won, it's here!

No rejection notice coming~!

Don't tell me even the countdown tickets are left over!?

>123 It's a venue capacity that even an amateur band could normally fill, and Gane fans will go too, so it'll definitely fill up.

>131 Don't say stuff like that! If it doesn't sell out, it'll make it look like amateur bands > SUPER LIGHT!

Everyone reporting on Mixi won too lol Could the tickets really be going unsold lol

Did everyone somehow win the countdown lottery? lol

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTkyMzI4Mjc2.html This is 『籟・来・也』, right? Her hairstyle really doesn't suit her.

I got one!

Well, crap... I won the CD live show. Even though I can't go...

>72 Seriously, Mステ performers are decided through agency connections, except for a select few. Gane stopped appearing because after switching agencies, they stopped getting pushed. Specifically, it was probably around after MÄR Heaven? They also disappeared from Countdown and Music Fighter, which they used to appear on every time. By "a select few," I mean acts at the level of Southern All Stars, Mr. Children, or Utada, or hot names of the moment like TATU back in the day.

Did Gane switch agencies?

>137 Then don't buy it lol

>138 Oh, I see. I didn't know they had switched agencies. Though I never got the feeling the agency was pushing them that hard, but who knows what was going on internally.

【Music / New Releases】GARNET CROW completes its 8th album in pursuit of a new world [11/5] http://toki.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicnews/1288927490/ Gane really isn't popular lol

>138 GIZA's mobile site hasn't posted any updates about Gane at all lately, so I wondered if something had happened... Does this mean they switched to an outside agency?

>140 Sorry ww I applied on a whim because I figured I'd lose anyway w

I won the countdown too! Did everyone who applied win? Maybe there isn't a single person who lost?

Everyone winning a standing ticket lottery is seriously insane lol If that's really the case, the day itself is going to be a disaster.

My CD arrived from Amazon lol

Daily singles *1　118,001　KAT-TUN

Single sales are falling, live tickets are left over, and the album is...? If you think about it normally, they should just be forced to disband.

What will happen to the acts selling less than Gane?

But I Refuse

Three weeks before the album release. It's about time the official site announced the track list details...

Ahead of the Big Egg shows on the 19th, 20th, and 21st, goods will be sold tomorrow, the 18th, at a special pre-sale from 13:00 to 20:00. ☆Sales venue: special goods booth outside the venue in front of Gate 22 Only two days until the live show......

I won! It's here━━━ヽ(∀ﾟ )人(ﾟ∀ﾟ)人( ﾟ∀)人(∀ﾟ )人(ﾟ∀ﾟ)人( ﾟ∀)ノ━━━!!

At Osaka's Ushi-kon, we'll probably run into the Kanjani wota at the Dome.

The fan newsletter is taking forever. "It's timed to coincide with the album release," or whatever — you can say anything if you put it that way. I wonder how Parallel Universe turned out. The worries just never end. Gane is too good a band to just throw away. I wish excellent pop culture and artists could be protected by government policy or something. If I'm going to pay taxes, I'd rather pay them for Gane's future.

If you buy loads of copies like some A●B or ●KE, there's no way you'll get fired lol

Money is way too tight this year... Live shows, events, merch sales — they're doing way too much, no matter how you look at it. I really wish they'd put the Parallel tour off until next year.

Then there'd be no point to the 10th anniversary. Three albums and one single. They should've put out a DVD too lol

They did, though.

Oh, they did release one lol My bad lol I've been distracted by nothing but Johnny's lately lol I'd like to go to the Gane live in Osaka too, but getting home... is a problem (I don't want to leave partway through) (I won't make my ride home), and I might have a year-end party anyway. Johnny's concerts start exactly on time, but Gane and the others announce a 15-minute-late start and then do it. I wish they'd keep to the schedule.

I preordered the first-press edition.

Thanks to GARNET CROW for giving fans the long-awaited live tour and countdown live!

There are way too few reports about the countdown results lol It really shows how unpopular they are lol

1. アオゾラ カナタ 2. As the Dew 〜album version〜 3. Over Drive 4. tell me something 5. 迷いの森 6. 空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 7. 渚とシークレットデイズ 8. The crack-up 9. strangers 10. 今日と明日と 11. Over Drive 〜theatre Version〜 ※Regular edition only

>156 You can't break them up even if you wanted to. They're a band with GIZA's arrangers, lyricists, and composers all together. Even Thomas can't make them disband. If they were forcibly disbanded, they'd leak over to another record company. If they moved to Warner or Toshiba-EMI, that'd be a serious threat to GIZA.

>164 Seriously, when did it come to this? There should've been more last year. I won two tickets. Is everyone really winning? Even as a standing show at Dojima River Forum, the capacity shouldn't be that big.

GARNET CROW They might appear at 紅白 in the anime segment. Detective Conan MÄR Heaven and various other anime tie-ins in the past. "Next up is the anime segment. We've gathered everyone who has performed anime theme songs." "Leading things off is GARNET CROW, who celebrate their 10th anniversary this year. Since their debut, GARNET CROW have had numerous Detective Conan tie-ins, and this year, on their 10th anniversary, they were chosen for a theatrical film for the first time. Please welcome GARNET CROW. Over Drive 〜 Mysterious Eyes 〜 Namida no Yesterday 〜 As the Dew, a special medley, live via satellite from Dojima River Forum(;ﾟロﾟ)" Not happening. What a shame.

>168 Dreams are for sleeping, you know lol

>167 A group of about four or five people I know seems to be sitting this year out, so there might be tons of tickets left over. Why not hold it in Fukuoka instead of Osaka? The venue is smaller, so it'd definitely turn into a ticket battle. If it's in Osaka every year, people aren't going to keep coming back. And the tour was held not long before this, too. I guess the schedule is the problem. October — Osaka November — Fukuoka December — Tokyo 　　　　　Yokohama 　　　　　Osaka (countdown) If they arranged it like that, it would sell out.

>164 I think it's less that the number of fans has dropped and more that fewer people are reading this thread. The Arashi fans and perverts have taken over.

>168 There's no way an artist at Gane's level would be allowed to broadcast from outside the venue. December 31 is the countdown live. So that's what the 紅白 situation means lol

I think the fanbase is steadily growing, but the way they arranged and announced the schedule is stupid. What were the staff thinking when they put this together? December 12 — Osaka — two weeks and five days in between — December 31 — Osaka (countdown) If they're going to hold the countdown in Osaka, why not make December 12 Fukuoka or Sapporo? Did Mai Kuraki's album postponement mess up the tour schedule too? Was the 12th originally supposed to be Fukuoka or Sapporo, but they slotted Osaka in because the album was delayed?

How rude lol Winter gets worse attendance than spring.

>173 I see. When you think about it, that's a brutal schedule for people traveling to Osaka.

>175 In such a busy time of year, spending 10,000–20,000 yen just on the ticket is pretty painful. On top of that, people traveling from out of town easily burn 10,000–60,000 yen on the Shinkansen, highway bus, or other fares. If they need to arrange a hotel too, that's another 10,000–40,000 yen. Even on the lowest possible budget, going twice costs around 40,000 yen. And the only people whose workplaces let them take two days off during such a busy season are company owners or the self-employed. In this economy, taking two days off is tough.

The people who paid 20,000 yen via Buy It Now on Yahoo Auctions are crying now!

>173 Personally, since I can't go to the countdown, I'm grateful for the Osaka show on the 12th. Osaka is their home base, and for a tour, they can't leave out Osaka and Tokyo, can they? They used to have both Tokyo and Osaka pretty often.

Rather than choosing Osaka, they just chose an in-house venue. With this year's budget, they can't use outside venues. That's the reality, right?

I tried doing the simple math. Grand Cube Osaka: 1,562,400 (all day, 9:00–21:00), extension 189,000 (per hour) Fukuoka International Congress Center: 473,300 (all day, 9:00–21:00), extension 50,400 (per hour), theater equipment 3,000 Budget-wise, the Fukuoka International Congress Center is the cheaper option for the album live tour. Grand Cube Osaka costs twice as much.

It ends by 21:00, but doesn't the load-out time count as overtime? If they'd started the show an hour earlier, I could've gone for the first time since spring lol

Fukuoka was a cursed place where even Gane's peak-era shows had tickets left over lol

>182 They weren't well known back at their peak. The best-of tour was pretty packed, though.

>180 The cost of transporting equipment and moving staff around, for one. Traveling for shows means huge expenses beyond the actual performance.

Yurippe was like, "Buy more merch already!" lol Merch is a major source of revenue.

Yurippe was lamenting that people in Osaka don't buy much merch. Osaka people, buy more merch. The pamphlet, towel, tour T-shirt, and phone strap — buy the whole set, no excuses.

>171 No, they're obviously declining. GARNET doesn't have any appeal these days, and everyone's hearts are slowly drifting away.

Well, GARNET CROW really does have rivals on other record labels too. どうぶつがかり いきものがかり 給食がかり 保健がかり

I know you all love GARNET, but let's face reality properly. Stop blaming the schedule and stuff.

>187 I think so too! Live shows one after another, desperately squeezing money out of people, and too few songs on the album!

>188 From their side, we're not even competition! Sure, when it comes to sales, name recognition, and popularity! The only thing we can beat them at is singing!

The fact that other artists are so short on breathing room that people have to post their info in a place like this lol If you suddenly become a huge hit, your business operations get weird, so steady, dependable GARNET is good enough.

I applied for the audience-participation tickets for School Revolution lol I happen to be in Tokyo for the concert, after all!

I'm watching the best-of tour DVD to get hyped for next month's live show.

>176 Exactly. People from out of town already had a lot of weekday events this year, so most people can only take two weekdays off in a row about once a year. Travel expenses aren't trivial either, so there must be plenty of people who want to go to the live but have to give up in tears. I decided not to go to the countdown the moment I heard it was standing-only.

Ms. Yuri is too beautiful. Living is painful.

I bailed as soon as I heard it was standing too. I'll just buy the CD. Standing for a show you're traveling to is rough.

Can't wait for the album.

Can't wait for the live.

Don't Sekai wa Mawaru and Mr. Holiday sound similar before the chorus?

Not alike, eggplant.

>200 Hint: songs made around the same time.

Official update. http://www.garnetcrow.com/news/#paralleluniverse Looks like the track order is set too.

Today's broadcasts 19:00 — VS Arashi 22:00 — Himitsu no Arashi-chan I'm taking the overnight bus into Tokyo tonight, so: 19th 20:00 — Mステーション, guest: KAT-TUN 20th 22:00 — Arashi ni Shiyagare 21st 18:10 — MUSIC JAPAN, guest: KAT-TUN

YamaP solo live WORLD TOUR 2011 confirmed!! ◆Hong Kong shows 1/29 (Sat.), 1/30 (Sun.) ◆Nagoya Gaishi Hall 3/4 (Fri.) 18:00 3/5 (Sat.) 13:00/17:00 ◆Hokkaido, Hok. Kitayell 3/18 (Sat.) 18:00 3/19 (Sun.) 17:00 ◆Taiwan shows 3/26 (Sat.), 3/27 (Sun.) ◆Osaka-jō Hall 4/1 (Fri.) 18:00 4/2 (Sat.) 18:00 4/3 (Sun.) 13:00/17:00 ◆Marine Messe Fukuoka 4/9 (Sat.) 18:00 4/10 (Sun.) 13:00/17:00 ◆South Korea, Busan shows 4/16 (Sat.), 4/17 (Sun.) ◆Thailand shows 4/23 (Sat.), 4/24 (Sun.) ◆National Yoyogi Gymnasium 5/7 (Sat.) 18:00 5/8 (Sun.) 13:00/17:00 5/9 (Mon.) 18:00 5/10 (Tue.) 18:00 ☆South Korea, Seoul show dates are being worked out. ※Additional shows will be announced as soon as they're confirmed.

>203 It's only ten songs, and it includes Sora ni Hanabi...

I want Yurippe to bring her mouth so close to my nipple that she barely doesn't touch it, then tell me, "Long time no see-brief. Konya nya chi."

The official track list is here~ 01. アオゾラカナタ 02. As the Dew 〜album version〜 03. Over Drive 04. tell me something 05. 迷いの森 06. 空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 07. 渚とシークレットデイズ 08. The Crack-up 09. strangers 10. 今日と明日と

Daily singles *1→*1　53,610　KAT-TUN *7/*5　　　　　　"Hatenai Sora"

Wait, isn't there a radio show today? Still, an album version of As the Dew sounds kind of iffy. The original is good because the arrangement is so damn cool.

I'm about to head to Tokyo for the Arashi concert. I'll probably post a report sometime after 20:00 Sunday.

I stopped the bank transfer. I'll snag a good seat on Yahoo Auctions instead.

I'm off tomorrow, so I'll go watch the public radio recording. If they're third in line, it'll probably be around 7 p.m.

>210 A re-arranged version probably won't surpass the original, judging from the way things have gone so far.

Where is Porta's special stage? Is it that slightly open area in front of the omelet-rice restaurant?

>214 This is just my personal opinion, but the album versions of Natsu no Maboroshi and Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete are good too.

I don't know, so I'll go early and look for it (´∀｀) What time is everyone planning to arrive?

Even when they call it an album version, sometimes it's barely changed, like Kono Te o Nobaseba and Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete.

>216 The album version of 君ん家 is good too. Personally, I prefer the best-of versions of the coupling songs for the 『籟・来・也』 and 『夢・花火』 singles, as well as Spiral and Timeless Sleep. The album version and REMIXED version of Maboroshi were failures.

Hana wa Saite Tada Yurete is better in the silent poet version.

Furui-san really put in the work this time. Now that Yurippe's songwriting ability has declined, Okamocchi needs to work harder on composing for GARNET CROW.

They changed the spelling of the song titles. "アオゾラ カナタ" → "アオゾラカナタ" "The crack-up" → "The Crack-up" Still, the album version of "As the Dew" is probably barely changed too, just like the theatrical version of "Over Drive." I wish they'd let Miguel handle it and give us a total transformation like the album version of "君ん家."

I think Ms. Yuri is a goddess.

迷いの森 is a god-tier song!

>221 Mocchi is just Mocchi, after all.

>225 It's the proverb "Mochi should be made by a mochi shop," right? Nice one~!

I want to smell Ms. Yuri's panties.

>212 They're not reserved seats.

The staff blog is just sitting there untouched. They're seriously useless.

What time is everyone planning to arrive in Kyoto?

I'm going to DX Toji first, then Porta, so around 4 p.m.

>230 I'm not going! Go early and negotiate at Yodobashi Camera and Bic Camera to see how low you can get the BDZ-AT900 Blu-ray recorder!

Welcome to GARNET's Live Gym!!

Ms. Yuri...

Found the special stage (´∀｀)

>235 Are there any people who look like Gane fans?

There are already people lining up (´∀｀) Do people besides Gane fans come too? I can't tell them apart.

>237 If they're the kind of person who was in the front row at the Over Drive event and looked unmistakably like a Gane fan, you can tell them apart! Even otherwise, you can mostly tell from the Gane smell!

Then there are about 30 Gane fans (´∀｀) There are 50 chairs set up.

Mocchi looks like Yasutsuyo Kobayashi, the "Confinement Prince."

Love is a Bird is such a god-tier song my chest hurts.

>Gane smell What kind of smell is that? Maybe it's the aura of someone who'll go anywhere, whether it's a weekday or far away? (Though I might just be jealous since I still have work today and can't go to Kyoto.)

What time does Yuri come on?

I want to drink Yurippe's pee.

Any minute now.

What is Yuri wearing?

It's over (´∀｀) She looked cute in all black.

Please give us a report.

I wrote that there were 50 seats, but maybe someone from the fire department or something came and approved it, because they added more chairs. Yurippe was cute. Is anyone waiting outside for them to come out?

Did they play any of the album's new songs?

They played Okamocchi's song. Okamocchi was treated like the guy everyone gets to tease, and looked dejected (-ω-). Okamocchi seemed thinner. Yurippe came out after an act called Rhythm (a 25-year-old female duo supposedly breaking up next year), but her cuteness was on a completely different level.

>251 We don't need SUPER LIGHT! Another song with nothing but English lyrics? What about the talking segment?

It was fun. There was someone tweeting like crazy.

I saw Yurippe in person for the first time. Actually, it was my first time seeing a celebrity in person at all. So Yurippe really does exist in real life.

Apparently Nana-nee saw SUPER LIGHT and said, "There's someone who looks exactly like Okamocchi~"

http://fm-kyoto.jp/blog/chummy_train/ The show's blog has been updated. So the secret guest really was someone I didn't know.

Was she cute?

>257 Super cute. It cracked me up how everyone left all at once as soon as GARNET finished. I left too, though.

They were playing Okamocchi's debut song, but I ran after Yurippe instead (´∀｀) Yurippe is so cute.

Yurippe in person was like a goddess. Apparently she wants an automatic (self-propelled?) vacuum cleaner for Christmas. Okamocchi was the butt of the jokes the whole time. Mocchi and Nana-nee apparently still use analog TVs and want digital TVs. It was mostly explanations and impressions of the 8th album and Mocchi's solo album. Too bad photography wasn't allowed.

>255 I can't tell whether she was deliberately playing dumb or genuinely got it wrong lol

Nana-sama is wonderful whether she's there or not lol

I would've liked to see Nana too.

Yurippe has really become a grown woman. Nana's age is unknown, so I'd like to see her too.

>264 "Grown woman"? She's been over thirty for ages lol

I hope they explore some new musical territory starting next year.

Yurippe had serious sex appeal in person.

I wonder if some blog has posted photos of Yuri-sama today.

When I look at >256 on my phone, Yurioka look like Sachiko Kobayashi and Michael Jackson. As unphotogenic as ever.

Applause for Yurippe ♪(´ε｀ )

>256 The image is tiny and overexposed, so you can't make out Yurippe's face at all. Was the person taking the pictures an amateur?

Imakiraku is on Bokura no Ongaku again. Bāro is dominating Imakiraku too. Put Gane on there already~

I liked Yurippe better back when she was a little ugly-cute at their first live.

(´･ω･) "Kuraki, project your voice from your gut."

>273 Don't underestimate Yurippe! You ugly bastard.

I think Ms. Yuri is a goddess.

>271 I don't know whether it was an amateur or a professional, but I think they deliberately used an unclear photo. Hint: publicity rights.

The image is too small to tell what Yurippe is wearing. Give us the details on her outfit. Is it pants or a skirt? Her top also looks a little see-through.

The countdown payment slip is here! @Nara Prefecture

I'm going alone to the live on the 26th. Will I make the last train? I'm a student, so I'm worried.

Apparently Yurippe only has one day off in December. She's working way too hard.

Wasn't it three days?

>278 Black skirt, black tights. The necklace really stood out. The rose on the left side of the picture was a gift from Okamocchi to Kiyopi.

>283 How long was the black skirt? Long? Mini skirt?

>284 Mini. I was mostly looking at her face, so I don't remember that well, but it wasn't a tight-fitting skirt. The stage was a little high and the chairs had tall legs, but there was no glimpse of the inverted triangle.

>285 About how many centimeters above the knee was the skirt?

The pictures were bad because some program assistant or someone only took one shot with a digital camera or cellphone between songs. It had nothing to do with publicity rights like people were saying above. Since it was uploaded immediately after her appearance ended, they probably didn't do any color processing either.

Well, Yurippe has definitely gotten older. Her makeup is heavy and they blasted her with too much light.

I wonder how many centimeters above the knee the skirt was. I can't sleep because I'm so curious. Someone tell me.

>281-282 Either way, working too hard is bad for your skin. Her makeup will probably be even heavier next year.

>289 About 10 centimeters. Her beautiful legs were fully exposed, and it was exciting.

She used a lap blanket to prevent any panty shots.

Mocchi's face is worse, though lol He looks like that in person too, so you can see how deceptive the jacket photos are.

↑That's why he grows his hair long to hide it.

Since around 2008, the Mocchi in the jacket photos has been the third Mocchi.

Ms. Yuri's thighs...

Is it true Yurippe used a lap blanket? If she was going to cover her lap, she shouldn't have worn a skirt in the first place.

What were the black tights Yurippe wore like? Thin tights? Or thick tights?

>297 You fell asleep, didn't you! Apologize to me for making me wait for your one word of thanks!

>299 I was asleep. Thanks. Tell me more details, like what the black tights were made of and whether she used a lap blanket.

I preordered on Amazon, but I'm thinking about canceling because I want the simultaneous-purchase bonus...

>301 What bonus? Isn't the three-pack of first-press edition, regular edition, and SUPER LIGHT enough?

>302 Apparently if you buy both Gane and Mocchi at participating stores, you get a clear file. The details are on the official site.

Do they give discounts for buying it in-store?

>303 That's awful! What a pathetic bonus! >304 The store I buy from doesn't! Though you get a discount if you save up enough points.

>299 >297-298 = >300 is Paranoia (aka "Cleavage Guy," because he was obsessed with cleavage at first), so if you engage him, the questions will never end.

The clear-file trick is something Aiuchi-san used too lol

>297 Mocchi must like skirts.

>308 Have you ever seen her wear pants?

>If you buy both Gane and Mocchi at participating stores, you get a clear file. Talk about a bundle sale ＼(＾o＾)／

How embarrassing, Mocchi.

SUPER LIGHT probably won't sell even riding on GARNET's coattails.

No, wait. If every Gane fan buys it, Mocchi will make the charts too.

ARASHI

Mocchi only buys it at the live venue so he can get the poster.

Oh, yesterday was the event... I'd honestly be happy to get a clear file, but I couldn't exactly use it at school, in a way...

So SUPER LIGHT means Mocchi. They mentioned it at the fan-club event, but I'd forgotten lol I wondered what was going on when they started promoting SUPER LIGHT by email. He might sell better if they just called him Mocchi.

If you only buy Mocchi, you won't get the poster at the live, right? I want the clear file, but I'm planning to buy it at the live. Still, I should buy it and listen before the live, right... What a dilemma. Does the rental start right away?

How many copies would SUPER LIGHT have to sell for that to count as good? 1,000? ...

>319 3,000.

Japan is short on Yurippes these days.

>321 Then make a clone!

I want to tour Kyoto's shrines and temples with Ms. Yuri, then eat a bento she made for lunch.

>313 It's obvious that's exactly the point. Gane will obviously sell more, but the way they're force-pushing SUPER RIGHT is pretty dirty. On the other hand, if this ends up selling worse than anything before, SUPER RIGHT-san is in trouble, right?

>324 If it doesn't sell, that means even Gane fans have no demand for it lol

It's LIGHT, not RIGHT. Only a small subset of Gane fans will probably buy Mocchi's album, so whether it sells comes down to Gane fans.

>320 So the goal is Chicago Poodle...

Well, the problem isn't the artist, it's the shady marketing company. I wish they'd stop damaging the artist's image just for sales.

How many centimeters above the knee was Yurippe's skirt at yesterday's event? Were her black tights on the thicker side? Or were they thin?

★Being/GIZA total sales list [number of releases in brackets] Singles　　　　Albums　　　　Total 32,749,939　　41,384,956　　74,134,895　　B'z [66] 17,454,530　　18,217,787　　35,672,317　　ZARD [56] ： ： **,574,421　　**,499,195　　*1,073,616　　GARNET CROW [25] ： ： **,***,**0　　**,**1,417　　**,**1,417　　岡本仁志 [4] Sorry for the old data.

I don't need some clear file. They're trying to force people to buy the bundle, but it probably hurts sales instead.

>317 That's just normal, right? What's the point of changing the name on purpose?

Four copies sold 1,417 units... Gane has quietly broken a million total too lol They must be getting tens of millions just in royalties.

Poor SUPER LIGHT-san... Though it's impressive they even let him release a new album.

Mocchi's SUPER LIGHT activities have a similar vibe to Ryo Fukawa's ROCKETMAN...

>333 Gane really is loaded, huh?

I actually want the clear file.

I want to lick Yurippe's pussy.

I want to sink my teeth into Ms. Yuri's upper arm in the PV for Yume Mita Ato de.

Mocchi must be super-lightweight class (63.5 kg) by body weight.

The Tsutaya near me isn't one of the bonus stores... I bought WHAT's IN? magazine today, and it had an ad page for the album. Apparently there'll be an interview in the next issue.

Without a commercial tie-in, it doesn't even matter. Bring us a tie-in instead of an interview.

How many centimeters above the knee was Yurippe's skirt at yesterday's event? Were her black tights thick or thin? Tell us more about her top too. Someone, please.

Mawari Michi is such a good song.

Her hair was seriously puffed up. Did she do it herself? Were the clothes her own? She gives off a totally different impression on CD and offstage.

>345 You know what Yurippe is like offstage?

Good morning. SUPER LIGHT's debut CD, which has supposedly attracted worldwide attention, is finally coming out in December. But I think the way they're doing it is weird. Okamoto-san is certainly a member of GARNET CROW, but I'm really questioning this scheme where GARNET CROW rides on Okamoto-san's coattails to sell his stuff as a bundle. Okamoto-san's fans are mostly wealthy, so they probably don't mind as much. But if you're an Okamoto-san fan, you'd probably really want that clear file.

Exactly. That's outrageous.

Is there a SUPER LIGHT version and a Gane version of the clear file, or do you get both? Or is it only the SUPER LIGHT version or only the Gane version? It'd be hilarious if it were only the SUPER LIGHT version!

>340 Yurippe = super bantamweight Nana = super lightweight Mocchi = super welterweight Old man = light heavyweight, I think!

I don't need a SUPER LIGHT clear file. Just one Gane one is enough. Getting one with only SUPER LIGHT in the picture would be rough.

There isn't a Tsutaya near me...＾＾ The clear file is available from HMV online, so that's fine. The free paper is Tsutaya-only, though...

So Mocchi's CD is basically the price of the clear file. I'd rather buy live merch.

I'd rather have a 3,000-yen live T-shirt.

I've seen the list above before, and I remember being shocked that Aiuchi had around 2.5 million total. B'z and ZARD are cheating.

Is GARNET's money all being spent on Yurippe's lifestyle? You can tell from the FC off-shots of her eating with friends (´∀｀) Apparently Yurippe has a 50-inch TV and went to an electronics store saying, "Give me the best one." Mocchi still has an analog TV, though.

>348, read >347 properly. It's Okamoto who's riding on Gane's coattails. What an idiot.

Nana too.

>357 You're pretty easy to fool.

I don't care if I'm a cash cow or whatever. As long as I can become nourishment for Yurippe, that's enough.

>359 Can you really assert that it's sockpuppeting? This thread really does have a lot of idiots who jump to conclusions without being able to read properly.

Thanks for the self-introduction.

>362 Go die, trash.

Explaining to a moron that it's bait is so damn boring.

Yurippe is recommending the simultaneous purchase, so of course we'd buy it even without the file. You guys need more training.

ID:GEmmRkHIO Take it easy lol

Going out of your way to change your ID — what's that about?

>364 Well, sorry about that lol

Ms. Yuri is already 33. Does she not plan to have children?...

>369 She already has one.

Sayuri Iwata has gotten pretty. I fell for her after watching MAX Keigo. Her singing wasn't great, though.

Yurippe arranged her song on GIZA's Christmas album!! http://christmas-non-stop-carol.com/

Because it's a cappella (´∀｀)

They played a bit of it on MUSIC FOCUS the other day.

Back from a three-day, two-night trip to Tokyo for the Arashi concert lol I got a good seat by luck, so I could see Arashi up close from about 10 meters away, and the outer runway from about 15 meters. The Big Egg concert was amazing~!! There were rows of people hanging around the station looking for tickets lol Everywhere I went in Tokyo, I ran into people carrying concert bags. Especially in Harajuku, the holy land of wota lol Thanks for an amazing concert!! I'll keep supporting you with all my strength.

Today's story: They served as goodwill ambassadors and attended the port-opening ceremony, then went to Tokyo International Terminal... There were Japanese people everywhere lol They returned to the domestic terminal and...? Ah... the Arashi MILLION JET!!!!!! I hurried to the observation deck... and it was already packed with people... Looking closer, there were tons of people carrying concert bags lol There were 500 people there just for the Arashi MILLION JET lol I took a photo too lol Then the battery died, so I only managed to capture one shot lol Arashi MILLION JET departs → moves onto the runway → the wota move in a giant wave too lol I realized JAL could pay off its debts immediately if every plane were painted with Johnny's-related designs! I made it home on JAL too.

>372 This is better than buying Mocchi's album. Make this eligible for the clear-file bonus too!

I have a feeling Gane fans will only listen to track three on Christmas Non-Stop Carol.

Sorry, but I don't know any of the people on it...

>379 Track three is sung by the globally acclaimed SUPER LIGHT, aka Hitoshi Okamoto!

Spa Light is abbreviated SL.

I wonder what kind of songs are on Parallel. If they're all mind-numbingly boring, I'll listen through it once and take it straight to Book Off. You shouldn't aim to be an idol when you're already that old, you gal-makeup someone-or-other~

The staff site has been updated. There are Kyoto photos too. You can see things clearly this time. Nakamura-san's necklace is seriously gorgeous.

>372 So Furui's lost his reason to exist now (´・ω・｀)

>384 Not true.

>381 >Spa Setsuko, that's a hot spring. >383 That's right. Thanks for telling me.

>386 Sorry, Setsuko, my stomach was all tight and I got it wrong.

GARNET is my companion through life.

Like scripture.

I want to spread Yurippe's poop on toast and eat it.

As expected, without a hit song, they don't get much attention.

Can't wait for the new album (*^_^*)

I'm jealous of Mocchi waiting in the wings at the staff studio. He looks like he's about to brush against Yurippe's legs. >382 They said it's mostly songs similar to Over Drive. Apparently there aren't any dark songs this time. Maybe the whole album is full of upbeat songs.

>393 Four of them were written for Conan movies, right?

Huge hopes for 迷いの森 — Oita Prefecture.

In the Blue Forest.

About the picture of Yurippe from the event on the staff site: Is that top see-through from the shoulders down the arms? For anyone who went, what was it like?

Ms. Yuri is so beautiful my chest hurts.

>393 Was that from the information in Tsutaya's free paper? They did say the overall album color was "bright" and "refreshing," but didn't they also say there were songs with a GARNET feel? Like 迷いの森 and The Crack-up.

>393 I see. Then I guess there's no reason to look forward to it.

>399 Huh? Which is it? lol I want a song like The first cry.

I want Yurippe to titfuck me.

I want to make curry with Ms. Yuri.

Let's release Nanafushi to compete with Yurikkuma.

And Mochyu postcards and Osan-Kamen too WW

All Raisin~ Spiral

The staff blog has photos from the event... Mocchi, cut your hair. The hat doesn't suit you either, and neither does the rose. Yurippe is adorable.

Long time no see-brief, floppy dick-wa.

I applied for four shows on the winter concert tour.

Aiba-chan's drama for the January TV Asahi 23:00 slot is confirmed!! The theme song is, of course, ○. What about the theme song for the movie GANTZ?

(´･ω･)

Did this get posted in the Arashi thread by mistake? lol

This place has obviously lost people. Though I've also been coming here a lot less. I don't mind the dirty jokes, but the Johnny's wota are seriously unbearable. Just seeing their posts makes me feel sick...

That kind of stuff is all the work of obsessive haters, so just ignore it.

GARNET CROW tour Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya: up to six tickets per person allowed.

I want to eat Yurippe's vomit.

The brighter songs are probably all like Haren Tokei. 迷いの森 is probably going to have the same style as Nogare no Machi.

This thread is getting lively too now that the album and live are getting closer.

For Ms. Yuri, I can do anything.

>419 What part of this is lively? lol There are barely any people here lol It's so dead you wouldn't think an album was about to be released. That really sums up GARNET's popularity these days.

About the picture of Yurippe from the event on the staff site: Is that top see-through from the shoulders down the arms? For anyone who went, what was it like?

The reason there are no people is that weirdos started showing up, jk.

I'm studying for a test while listening to a NicoNico Douga compilation, and Nana's lyrics from the early days are insanely sharp...

How many centimeters above the knee was Yurippe's skirt at the event?

Have the Mステ year-end special and 紅白 lineups still not been announced!?

I want to see the Parallel Universe PV already (＾Ｏ＾)

>378 >380 The third song is by U-ka Saegusa.

Welcome, Saegusa-san (￣▽￣)

>424 Buy the CD too ♪(´ε｀ )

I want to walk down the street holding Ms. Yuri's hand.

I want Yurippe to sing Ikimono Gakari's Joyful with choreography.

Weekly singles *1　230,820　　KAT-TUN *4　　50,229　"Hatenai Sora"

At the countdown live, I want to do the choreography for Mr. Holiday and make the venue bounce up and down.

At the best-of live at Grand Cube, the venue shook during Spiral. For a second I thought it was an earthquake.

Grand Cube's structure is apparently defective, as you'd expect from an Osaka venue, so it shakes when people jump. The second-floor seats shake just from people walking.

Osaka Dome shakes around you when people jump too. Every venue in Osaka is defective.

12/8 19:00 — appearing on "Locked-Room Mystery! Variety Escape Game" confirmed!!

>437 Isn't it an earthquake-resistant structure? Even an Inaba Jump makes it shake!

Man, reading this thread really makes me worry whether GARNET will even be able to keep working next year lol With single sales hovering around 10,000 copies these days, I guess this is about what you'd expect, but it's still sad.

The bad impression is all because of the marketing scheme. GIZA's higher-ups deserve to fall on their swords.

If they keep making crappy pop songs like STAY, old fans will leave and they won't gain any new ones. There's no saving them.

Someone gets a lavish promotion and 40,000 first-week sales. Gane gets treated like air and does around 10,000. So who do you think is going to get caught in the crossfire?

>441 Don't worry. Even if they disband, they'll make money by opening creator-school courses where the members teach you step by step! >442 Pop songs aren't Gane's style, huh! They need to be dark and deep! >443 Who cares! As a last resort to promote Gane, maybe they should try a collaboration?

Isn't STAY pretty dark? The way the first four songs flow, for example.

Eririn in STAY is an all-time classic!

Daily singles *3　19,814　Tackey & Tsubasa *7　KAT-TUN *8　　"Hatenai Sora"

When is the STAY DVD coming out?

>448 It'll be in the premium box after they announce the breakup.

Yurippe buys a house.

>450 Are there any other members in the Mocchi household? I wonder if he's living in a property owned by the group's affiliated real-estate division.

AZUKI and the old man probably own their homes. They're old enough and have money. The old man gives off the impression that he has an incredible sound system at home.

When are applications for Ushi-kon opening?

>452 Mocchi seems like he lives in a run-down apartment! It'd be nice if the album bonus were a lottery to invite you to a member's house!

I want to marry Ms. Yuri.

ttp://www.tohostage.com/zorro/intro.html Helping the weak and striking down evil!! Eternal hero "Zorro." Masayuki Sakamoto (V6) takes on the world's most famous hero role for the first time! As you know, "Zorro" has been adapted for television, film, and the stage all over the world. He isn't just strong: he also shows human vulnerability, moves like the wind, and has a quick, clever mind. ZORRO is one of the world's most famous heroes. While portraying the universal heroic ideal of good triumphing over evil, he is also charming and impossible to hate. Zorro draws people in with his human appeal. 2011 marks the 20th anniversary of Masayuki Sakamoto's first stage appearance, making it a true milestone year. He has appeared in many stage productions during that time. Only Masayuki Sakamoto, with his acting and singing ability, perfect physique, and looks, could bring this eternal hero to life anew in Japan! The Toho production is also being created by artists who worked on the original London production. Original director Christopher Renshaw and choreographer Rafael Amargo are coming to Japan for the Japanese version. Many other staff members who worked on the original are also taking part in sets, costumes, lighting, action, and more. Most of all, the stage's biggest attraction, flamenco dance, will be brought to life through passionate dancing and music by top-class dancers and guitarists active overseas!

I want to have Yurippe's child.

Let's predict the 2011 once-every-four-years volleyball debut group! Kis-My and ABC are definitely impossible lol Maybe something like B.I.Shadow + a Junior selection? 7WEST is in the mix too, right? Snake Bro, announce it already~ Kis-My can be V6's successor.

Apparently the 紅白 performers will be announced tomorrow.

Maybe they're already starting live rehearsals.

Twenty months until Yurippe's amniotic-fluid limit.

Sorry for going off-topic and for not being able to ignore it, but isn't this pretty malicious? http://yuzuru.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/gcomic/1287077582/962

>462 I don't know who wrote >962, but no matter how much you hate the Johnny's shitheads, don't cause trouble in other threads. Go die.

>457 A shocking scoop!?

>462 That was the usual Johnny's troll's doing, and I think most of the people in that thread have noticed too. They've been disrupting that thread for a while by pasting replies that are exactly the same as ones from here. I've also seen several copypastas with totally unrelated GaneCro and Aiuchi names pasted into them. There are probably other threads being treated the same way whenever they involve the word "Arashi" or music. I guess if you respond to them, they'll settle in and keep coming back.

If Yurippe likes TVXQ, then her favorite is Jaejoong. So she just likes handsome guys after all. I think Yoochun, who was happy to be told he looks like Mocchi, is ugly.

I think Ms. Yuri is an angel who descended to earth.

>384 No way. Yurippe can handle ordinary song arrangements too, but GARNET's arrangements are impossible without Furui-san. Furui-san is the one who turns Nana's parts, Furui's parts, and Okamocchi's parts all into sheet music and arranges them.

Well, most of this album is probably made up of songs that were rejected as candidate tracks for Conan movies. They only did them because everyone kept saying, "We want to hear them, we want to hear them," so they had no choice... Something like アオゾラ カナタ obviously looks like a rejected Conan-movie candidate song.

I thought I saw GARNET CROW's name on the 紅白 list, but it was GIRLS NEXT DOOR. orz

What has Garl Nex even done? They just look completely washed-up already.

Avex is too powerful, I lol'd. Do Tsutaya's free papers disappear quickly? I probably can't get there until around this weekend.

Congrats on appearing at 紅白!!!!

Starting in January next year: starring in the TV Asahi Friday 23:15 show "Bartender" confirmed!! Starting in January next year, there are rumors that Juniors will play students in NTV's Wednesday 22:00 show "Misaki Number One."

Two weeks until the album release. No commercial, no promotion.

Tomorrow's Himitsu no Arashi-chan Guest: Mai Kuraki

Daily singles *3/*1　29,833　Tackey & Tsubasa 　　*6　　"Hatenai Sora" 　　*9　　 KAT-TUN

I want to suck on Yurippe's pink nipples.

I barely managed to get the calendar payment in before the deadline (^^)

>479 Congrats ♪───Ｏ（≧∇≦）Ｏ────♪

The countdown live deadline is the 29th.

I still haven't applied for Ushi-kon.

>472 Ah, I forgot. I'll go tomorrow.

I took three copies of Tsutaya's free paper home, sorry.

What color is the Shachi badge?

Furui-san's good points are disappearing... AZUKI-san's good points are disappearing too... Who's left? The heavily made-up one and the charismatic guitarist? lol Over Drive and Sora ni Hanabi really don't show AZUKI-san's style, do they?

AZUKI487

>486 What do you mean by "AZUKI-san's style"?

I want them to use the outfits from the Parallel Universe jacket photo for the live tour. Yurippe probably wears gold because she likes it, though...

>488 Maybe things like "Kimi no Omoi Egaita Yume — MÄR Heaven," where the title makes the anime connection explicit? Because Azuki-san loves anime.

>Azuki-san loves anime First I've heard of it.

That's her style? Huh?

>490 Are you trolling?

I'm going to Grand Cube Osaka on 12/12, and it looks like I might get to see the giant duck while I'm there.

>494 The giant duck is gone already. How sad.

Sorry for the double post. This is the one. "Rubber Duck" on display in Osaka's Nakanoshima (December 11–25) http://goo.gl/WinF5

Nana's good points are: A. Shy B. Unaffectedness C. Harmony with the songs D. It's up to whoever receives it to decide (＾ω^)

How many centimeters above the knee was Yurippe's skirt at the Kyoto event the other day?

I think the lyrics to Sora ni Hanabi are really good, though.

>496 Oh, I see. Sorry about that. Thanks for the information. I'll go see it too.

Thinking about Ms. Yuri makes my chest hurt.

I want Ms. Yuri to blow me.

Today's broadcasts 19:00 — VS Arashi 22:00 — Himitsu no Arashi-chan, guest: Mai Kuraki

Two more weeks.

Daily singles *3*1\*3　9,533　Tackey & Tsubasa 　　　　*8　"Hatenai Sora" 　　　　*9　KAT-TUN

They said the fan newsletter would come out in the middle of the month, but it's already the end of the month... How late can they be?

By the way, the newsletter company got busted by the National Tax Agency. I wonder what happens now lol I haven't been getting any concert forms from the information office either lol

Seriouslywww?

Wait, this is a Johnny's thread? I hope all the Arashi members get into car accidents and can't appear on TV at the end of the year.

The ringtone download is live!! アオゾラカナタ is refreshing, and Yurippe's voice is cute. I lost track of the lyrics halfway through, but here's what I could make out: ♪ The days flowing by are Shiny Days The days in my memories are Rainy Days I want to be your precious person Even when we're apart, I still find myself wishing for it If we jump out together on three, Rolling Days ←? The sky thinking of you??? Fine Days?? If we could meet here, thinking of the sky The beginning would be there again, アオゾラ カナタ

>509 That's seriously nasty www

Am I really the only one who downloaded the ringtone...?

>512 Shouldn't you save the fun for later?

I wonder if Yurippe went to see the autumn leaves in Kyoto.

Yurippe is pooping right now (*´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ

The release is almost here, so give us a message already.

There are two photos of Yurippe's huge boobs in Tsutaya's free paper.

>517 Which photos? Are they images we've already seen?

This DVD is Yurippe in 3D! Yurippe will pop out with a big boing.

>519 I have no use for a washboard.

I think Ms. Yuri has beautiful breasts.

Happy birthday, Ohno-san!!!!! I hope I can see you at a concert again...

Azuki SEVEN... AZUKI Seven...!!

I want to tour Kyoto's shrines and temples with Ms. Yuri, then eat a bento she made for lunch.

Fujigaya and Kitayama from Kis-My-Ft2 have been confirmed for student roles in Misaki Number One!! Could their debut be close, maybe?

I wanna drink Yurippe's pee so bad~~~~

Where's Parallel Universe already? (´・ω・｀)

When is the STAY DVD coming out?

There's a Johnny's Juniors East-West selection concert today and tomorrow. Has anyone posted a report somewhere? Schedule: NHK Hall 11/26 (Fri.) 18:00 11/27 (Sat.) 10:00/14:00/18:00 And some group still hasn't sold all its tickets...

Tell me something (´･ω･)

Have they still not announced the release of the first single of 2011!?

Concert office!! I still haven't received the notice forms for the Kis-My-Ft2 concert or the Kansai Juniors Happy New Year concert lol Is this because of the printing company after all!?

It's about time for a Gane radio update. Or maybe they'll suddenly announce a live at PUMPFATORY.

My latest dilemma lol I'm debating whether to join the fan club lol

A little late for that, isn't it? You used to be able to see cute pictures of Yurippe, but now she's declining Yurippe. There's no point joining.

>534 Join right now. You might get a Christmas card with Yurippe dressed as Santa!

Why won't GIZA release the STAY DVD? There's demand for it, but what an incomprehensible company.

>537 Maybe because you're the only person who'd buy it?

>535 Yeah, it's already too late. The peak has passed. It's all over now...

Something changed when Yurippe went from an innocent girl to a cabaret-club hostess.

Show us STAY already, you idiot.

STAY was such an amazing album. I thought the dark, deep GC of the old days had finally returned, but then the eighth album turned out to be another LOCKS... Instead of going for a bright sound at this point, I wish they'd stick to the darkness and gloom that made GC what it was.

I'm not going to the live. I'm not even sure I'll buy the album.

>542 If that's how you feel, you don't need to go out of your way to listen to the eighth album. Just listen to the albums you like. >543 It's annoying when people go out of their way to announce stuff like that.

>544 You're even more UZEEEEEEE for replying to it!!!!!! lol

I want to walk down the street holding Ms. Yuri's hand.

Parallel Universe is a masterpiece disguised as a dud album. You guys just don't get it.

>542 STAY has bright songs too. I agree that it's a masterpiece, though. I personally like LOCKS, so I don't understand why people bash it. It's a masterpiece even beginners can get into... You haven't even listened through all of Parallel Universe yet, so how can you judge it already? I understand that darkness and gloom are part of its appeal, but there are lots of great bright songs too! I see GARNET as an artist with a broad musical range, so refusing to accept anything but dark songs seems like such a waste. Still, feel free to think, "You're UZEEEEEEE!!!!!! lol" It's just a matter of personal opinion.

For those attending the countdown: What are you all doing after the live ends? It'll be around 2 a.m., right?

>542 >"Gloom is appealing" Where does GARNET have any "gloom"? It has plenty of shadow and nuance, though.

>549 I'm going home.

>551 Do you live nearby? What are people taking trains home going to do? It'll be late at night, so there won't be any trains, right?

>552 I'm taking the train home. Trains run all night on New Year's Eve, which is why they hold countdown lives and other events that run late into the night.

People in the Kansai area are lucky. Last year I did the nonsensical thing of taking an early-morning Kintetsu train and going home to Tokyo via Nagoya. This year I want to plan things properly.

"α-STATION GARNET CROW SPECIAL ONE-DAY!" confirmed!! TITLE: α-STATION GARNET CROW SPECIAL ONE-DAY! Date: Thursday, December 9, 2010, 11:00–24:00 Performers: GARNET CROW (Yuri Nakamura, Hitoshi Okamoto) Entering their 11th year since debut, GARNET CROW are taking on new challenges to express a new world. To commemorate the simultaneous December 8 release of two titles — their eighth original album, Parallel Universe, the first in roughly a year and three months since STAY ~Yoake no Soul~, and Hitoshi Okamoto's new-project mini-album Now Printing... — GARNET CROW will take over α-STATION for a one-day special from their beloved Kyoto! In addition, PASTIME PARADISE, the nostalgic regular program where Hitoshi Okamoto used to be a DJ, will return for one hour!! The programs are also waiting for your warm messages. ↓ http://fm-kyoto.jp/request/

Sorry, wrong thread. I reposted something that shouldn't have been reposted. I regret it. Someone please submit a deletion request.

Arashi ni Shiyagare New Year's Day 2.5-hour special confirmed!! NTV, January 1 (Sat.) 21:00–23:24

>556 That probably doesn't qualify as a reason for deletion.

I wonder if they'll promote the album in a Conan commercial.

The commercial isn't comingggggggg!!

It's my first time going to a live in December. Do they hand out glow sticks at the holy site?

>560 Only promoting it once before release is pretty lousy treatment~! >562 Apparently they do hand out penlights, but I've never gotten one at any of the lives I've attended!

>561 They probably won't announce it beforehand.

>562 Oops, I meant >561!

>562 >563 Thanks! Glad there are kind people around (^^)

Ms. Yuri is almost too beautiful...

>542 This is what happens when you don't have music of your own.

STAY is a masterpiece? Come on. Music made by going back ten years is a dud album, if anything. LOCKS and STAY are both total crap. The first album is still the best! Seriously the best! I can totally understand why it sold so well.

>565 It feels like these days they only hand out penlights when they're filming for a DVD.

You can bring your own. They sell them in stores too.

Found some info lol 12/31 (Fri.) 15:30 on TV Asahi affiliates: "Year-End Johnny's East-West Song Battle!!" confirmed!! ※Some regions excluded lol

>570 Using ones you bring yourself is prohibited.

Somehow I listen to the fourth album the most.

I suddenly wondered: among GARNET CROW's songs, excluding rearranged versions, which is the longest and which is the shortest? The shortest might be For South...?

Lai Lai Ya, orchestra version — 1:23 The first cry — 5:45

>575 It says excluding rearranged versions, so leave Lai Lai Ya out.

Kōfuku na Pet — 3:07

The third album is the strongest, with an aggressive lineup of three groovy 2-step songs in a row.

The live version of Spiral is about 20 minutes long.

December is rough with so many DVDs coming out.

Where the hell is Album Express already!!!!!!

I want to sniff Ms. Yuri's panties right after she takes them off.

Are there still live tickets left? So sad...

There will be no ticket-agent sale for the Dome show.

Lives are in the red anyway, so they should just do one show in the Tokyo area.

Nagoya is definitely going to lose money. If possible, wouldn't Yokohama have been better than Nagoya?

Nagoya is cheaper because the venue is cheap. They've even booked radio appearances as a boost, so things should improve from here. But the date is just terrible lol

I'm looking forward to the album.

I'm really looking forward to the album ♪───Ｏ（≧∇≦）Ｏ────♪

The album is coming up soon. I want to see the PV already~

How much are they going to cling to α-STATION? Pathetic. I wonder if the radio station listened to the album and decided it didn't want to invite GARNET anymore.

I went to look at the dollar magazine, but this month's issue is, unfortunately...

I finally got a good-view seat on the second floor in Nagoya, so I hope they don't move everyone down to the first floor because the audience is small lol

>593 Why are Nagoya's tickets arriving faster than Osaka's?

The tickets arrived? You mean the fan club has already sent them out? Mine still haven't arrived.

The Osaka tickets I ordered through musing arrived. First floor, CJ row — that's row 39 lol My FC allocation is for Tokyo, so I'm hoping for a good seat there. For Osaka I'll leave partway through and take the last Shinkansen back to Tokyo lol I even got an aisle seat so I can get out easily lol

You're leaving without staying for the final Spiral? I wonder if the Tokyo tickets have arrived yet~~~

>596 Good for you!

They're premiering a new song already on tomorrow's HEY×3!!

AZUKI600

AZUKI601

What song are you most looking forward to on Parallel Universe? I'm looking forward to "The Crack-up," "strangers," and "今日と明日と"!

Everyone keeps saying Parallel Universe is going to be like LOCKS. How does everyone already know that?

>603 I think it's from the information in Tsutaya's free paper. Apparently it says there are "no songs positioned as the opposite of Over Drive" and that "the album's overall image is bright and refreshing." But deciding it's a LOCKS-style album based on just that seems a little hasty.

I wonder if there'll be a song like Haren Tokei.

Where's the full track-by-track preview!? If I buy without previewing, who knows how many times GIZA's shoddy products have burned me already~...

When is the STAY DVD coming out?

>549 I'll drive there and drive back.

Here we go again with the nationwide local-radio tour for this album... Mini-Cro appears on radio, but I'd like to see Mini-Cro on TV too. Someone tell GIZA!

That Osaka venue, though... At the live last March, there was a "No jumping" rule, but Yurippe jumped during the last song, so the whole venue started jumping like crazy (see the DVD). I hope they don't ban us this time. It'll definitely be the same song again, though.

I'm in the second row in Osaka... It's my first live and I don't know how to act, so I didn't want a front-row seat.

Tobiuo nigiri.

>611 Basically, just clap along with the songs and you'll be fine. For the other choreography, Yurippe and Furui-san do it, so copy them. The slightly unusual ones are probably wish, Mr. Holiday, Boku Darake, Namida no Kinō, and Spiral. But since you got such a good seat, don't worry about how to act — just enjoy the music.

Why aren't Nagoya show tickets being sold at Lawson or FamilyMart? Are they sold out? Why? Why?

>613 Got it. I'll enjoy it!! The scary thing is that if they leave the first row empty like at the symphonic show, I'll effectively be in the front row... If that happens, I'll ask someone behind me to switch seats. Sorry, I'm a coward (>_<)

>612 Was that a mispost? It's off-topic, but I'm looking forward to it! Then GARNET's Parallel Universe comes out a week later. I'm happy and excited, but my money is going to disappear orz

>616 Oh, you're a Chil-Gane fan too lol Both sides kept us waiting, so this week is going to be fun lol

They're appearing on HEY×3 for the first time in ages today!! Check it out!!

I thought it was good news, but it turned out to be a Mocchi live. Boo. Do a GARNET live in February or March, damn it.

>617 Oh, you're a dual fan too! Yeah. There was a while when neither side had much visible activity lol That makes it even more exciting.

Where are the Shachi lottery results already!?

Yurippe's loneliness.

I'm going to the Parallel Universe live in Nagoya. Is there anything I should watch out for? It's my first live, so there are tons of things I don't know. I'm going alone and feeling nervous. Does anyone want to go together? By the way, I'm a guy lol

>611 Basically, just clap. For the forced wiper and the Spiral choreography, Furui-san does them, so just watch him.

The tickets came~! Is first-floor Ad row a good seat?

>623 If you have a spare ticket, I'd love you to give it to me (^ω^)

>625 The venue is Grand Cube Osaka!

In Nagoya, Pia is casually selling up to eight tickets per person.

The weed-smoking, three-way, perverted Arashi tickets are still unsold. Serves them right lol

Grand Cube Osaka tickets are listed on Yahoo Auctions starting at one yen! This is your chance to get them cheap!

>625 = >627 Check here ↓ It is a good seat. Lucky you. http://www.gco.co.jp/ja/pdf/zaseki.pdf

>631 Thanks! I can't view it on my phone!

>628 THANKS! If I decide to go alone, I'll buy one.

Disc 1 　1 アオゾラ カナタ　2 As the Dew ~album version~　3 Over Drive　4 tell me something　5 迷いの森　6 空に花火 ~orchestra session~　7 渚とシークレットデイズ　8 The Crack-up　9 strangers　10 今日と明日と Disc 2 　1 水のない晴れた海へ　2 Over Drive　3 空に花火

When the song titles were announced, were there any that really grabbed you? For me, it was "Float World" and "Ｕ."

>628 Eight tickets is insane lol

Okamoto~~~~~chi! I don't care if you copy a little, just write a hit song!

LOVE Yurippe!

November 30 is Yuuri Chinen-kun's 17th birthday (Hey! Say! JUMP)!! Happy birthday~~~!!! I'll go to lots of concerts lol

Yurippe fireworks.

The fan newsletter still hasn't arrived. G-NET is freaking ridiculous lol

Thinking about Ms. Yuri makes my chest hurt.

>642 I say this every time, but that's lovesickness.

I've had it too, but 642's case has gone on way too long. Terminal stage.

Yurippe is in live rehearsal.

Thinking about the old man makes my chest hurt. Strange, since I'm a guy.

Thinking about Nana-sama makes my chest feel warm.

Thinking about Ms. Yuri makes my crotch hot. Wasn't there a joke like this already?

>646 >647 >648 Don't jump on the bandwagon so shamelessly lol This heavily made-up Yurippe isn't the Yurippe I know.

Weekly singles *1　69,167　Tackey & Tsubasa *7　17,791　"Hatenai Sora" *8　15,722　KAT-TUN

-------------------------------- TCR-064 2010.11.28 (CD) HAZZE / Jibun Kakumei Kōsō @Being INC. / TENT HOUSE 01. 新・進・体 02. 道なき未知 03. 限界ヒーロー 04. Fight 舞 Life

Appearance on Best Artist 2010 confirmed!!

Why doesn't GARNET CROW sell explosively? Is it because they rely on radio, such an old-fashioned and cheap medium?

>653 Their radio appearances are exclusive to α-STATION too, right?

>653 Simply because their songs aren't the kind that sell. Or maybe it's the negative image of GIZA and Being.

>653 Because neither their songs nor their singing are for everyone.

There are so many special programs. The schedule overlap is ridiculous lol

Shin-chan ｶﾊﾞ●ｴ

There was no poster at Tsutaya today. I'm curious about the standby image you can download by scanning the QR code.

GARNET CROW's December is almost here!

Yurippe's Auld Lang Syne was amazing.

December of the winter concert season has arrived lol

Nana's December.

It looks like the giant duck will be floating next to the Osaka live venue. ttp://www.flickr.com/groups/suito_osaka_ahiru I wonder if any Gane members will come see it. The Festival of the Lights Renaissance is happening right then too, so the illuminations should be beautiful on the way home. Apparently there's also a free shuttle bus from Osaka City Hall to near Grand Cube.

December is finally here. Yurippe's miniskirt tennis look makes its appearance. Wait, Nana's shinai has no hand guard. I'm talking about the calendar, by the way.

Someone stop this 33-year-old hag from wearing a miniskirt lol

>649 Then who is she?

One week until release.

>665 Upload the picture (T_T)

Someone stop that Yuri.

I don't think anyone in this world is more beautiful than Ms. Yuri.

>669 ttp://blog.livedoor.jp/eternal55/archives/51388527.html

>672 wasn't the calendar picture lol Sorry.

>672 Ugh, this tennis outfit is a bit much for a 33-year-old lol And honestly, the people around her who make her do this are creepy too.

>673 This one is wonderful in its own way (*^o^*)

Plenty of people in their thirties play tennis lol It's cosplay, so I get why it looks odd, but your wording is questionable too.

I forgot to order the calendar...

Pretty warm for December.

>672 I only became a fan recently, but this kind of puts me off. This is why people see them as idols.

They're treated like idols because fans are here for Yurippe and Nana's looks. And because they're GIZA.

『水のない晴れた海へ』 is seriously amazing, way too cool. By the way, who is this arranger Miguel...?

Yurippe and Mocchi keep saying they want to be popular, so I guess they really do want to be popular, like idols. But their raw material is different to begin with, isn't it?

>682 Yurippe has looks at least on an idol's level, if not better. That doesn't mean I know whether she's popular, though. Mocchi isn't good-looking, but he seems like the type who'd be popular.

>682 Personally, I think it's less about wanting to be popular and more because she's GIZA's biggest breadwinner. Yurippe originally had a low-key image, the kind of person who'd perform live in a tracksuit or something.

Anyway, the hotexpress interview was interesting again this time, so go read it.

アオゾラカナタ feels like Gentle Rain.

Apparently all the songs on Parallel Universe were written this year. In that sense, the album should feel more cohesive than usual.

Being's ringtone site became members-only. Does anyone know how many points one ringtone costs to download?

If they were all made this year, does that mean they're all songs for Conan?

Tell me something... It's nice that it got a tie-in. But somehow something or other feels off f^_^;

The Ushi-kon application email is here~~~!!!

Daily singles *1　71,797　KinKi Kids

>689 Apparently they were written after Over Drive, so I don't think so.

For Ms. Yuri, I can do anything.

12/15 (Wed.) Best Artist 2010 — MC: Sho-kun

1.3 billion people choose! Best Artist 2010 Performers: TOKIO, Arashi, Tackey & Tsubasa, NEWS, KAT-TUN, Hey! Say! JUMP

TV Kanazawa "Tonari no Tele Kin-chan" / "Hana no Tele Kin-chan" ending theme (M-4: tell me something)

What a pathetic tie-in...

Speaking of tie-ins, what was that Morinaga Aloe thing? lol

>699 I hardly think it promoted GARNET at all, but I tried aloe for the first time because of it and got hooked.

SUPER LIGHT is in Rockin'on? lol

>674 The three of them might be made to do it, but the one making them do it isn't the people around them — it's Yurippe. You should enjoy that whole process too. That's what the December calendar is about.

Yurippe is gross.

>703 Idiot.

She should think a little harder about her makeup. If she sweats at the year-end live and her makeup melts... that would be worrying.

Ms. Yuri...

Why is SUPER LIGHT calling it a live tour when there are only two shows? I also want them to reveal the band members and so on. Will Yurippe make a guest appearance? Don't tell me it's just Mocchi playing solo...

I want to see Nana with heavy makeup. She usually looks like she's barefaced.

I want to sing Go For It with Ms. Yuri.

Nora is such a good song.

Yuudachi no Niwa sounds so good.

Rainy Soul sounds great too.

I want to marry the Yurippe from around their first live. I don't like how dressed-up she is now.

I've stopped finding the members appealing. I still like the songs, though... I've decided to leave the fan club at the end of this year.

If you like the songs, isn't that enough? The members are the ones who make them, after all.

The newsletter is so late.

ttp://ameblo.jp/mp-indo/entry-10345936488.html Way too wonderful.

Saved the image immediately lol

When are they finally going to do a live at Tokyo Dome~?

The long-awaited DVD release is confirmed for January 12th!!

It feels like Yurippe has been destroying her mysterious image way too much lately. I wish she'd stop saying stuff like, "Yuriccho Cowboy! Metabolic~~~!"

When is the STAY DVD coming out?

...Why does she need to be mysterious in the first place?

Johnny's Christmas message videos are now available on the Johnny's website!! Masahiko Kondo, Kazukiyo Nishikiori, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Katsuhide Uekusa, Atsuhiro Sato, Kenichi Okamoto, SMAP, TOKIO, KinKi Kids, V6, Arashi, Tackey & Tsubasa, NEWS, KAT-TUN, Kanjani∞, Hey! Say! JUMP, NYC, Kis-My-Ft2, A.B.C-Z, B.I.Shadow, Snow Prince Choir, HipHopJUMP, Mis Snow Man, They Muso, Kansai Johnny's Jr., Tomoyuki Yara, Toma Ikuta, Hiroki Uchi

Today's broadcasts 19:00 — VS Arashi 22:00 — Himitsu no Arashi-chan, guest: trash lol

Nana-sama's existence is a mystery.

I reserved a ticket for Mocchi's live~ Mocchi is so cute. Mocchi is so cute.

GARNET common tropes — I want to say them already~ GARNET common tropes — I want to say them already~

I only just noticed. I was casually looking at the back of the Beatles' Red Album... The red, yellow, and white package clearly says: 12. Ticket to Ride 13. Yesterday Nana definitely took the names from here lol You've been found out.

Spill it already!!

Has anyone bought the Christmas compilation album? Apparently the ZARD and Aiuchi songs are good. What are Yurippe's and Okamocchi's songs like?

I bought it but haven't listened yet. I'm revisiting LOCKS and STAY.

Is the ZARD song the one that used to come as an album bonus?

Another DVD is coming on 1/19 tooーー!!

Daily singles *1→*1　38,228　KinKi Kids

Sho-kun and MatsuJun are in the Nintendo Donkey Kong Returns commercial.

GIZA's full ringtone site's Christmas-song feature... Is Marionette Fantasia a Christmas song?

>731 They played a little of Okamocchi's song on Music Focus too. It didn't leave much of an impression, but SUPER LIGHT sounded surprisingly good at Porta.

Less than a week until the new album release, but information is taking forever to come out~

>714 I can understand where you're coming from, but please wait until they disband.

Just appearing on FM radio doesn't make them easy to hear. The radio era ended ages ago. They need to make better use of the internet for promotion.

>737 The original Nutcracker story is a Christmas story.

>714 Oh dear...

I can't get into Yurippe's heavy makeup lately — actually, for quite a while now. I wish she'd go back to her old plain-looking face.

My interests have shifted away from Yurippe and Mocchi toward Nana and Furui-san.

Yurippe calls Over Drive a turning point... Is that what GARNET CROW's "new world" means? Are there going to be more songs like that from their 11th year onward?

She's already 33. It'd be stranger if she didn't wear makeup.

I think Ms. Yuri is an angel who descended to earth.

The angel is looking for a husband.

Really? lol

Why is Yurippe singing Auld Lang Syne when it's Christmas? lol

You can preview The Crack-up and 迷いの森 on YouTube.

It doesn't sound like LOCKS at all.

>751 AULD LANG SYNE is often included on Christmas albums as a song for seeing out the old year and welcoming the new one. There's nothing strange about it. What's wrong with you? Are you trolling?

I went and listened right away lol Both songs are amazing. This album looks seriously promising.

Pretty warm for December.

Have they announced the tour merch information yet?

Yurippe's really on a roll now.

The　G　A　R　N　E　T　era　has　finally　arrived!

http://www.nagoyashi-kokaido.jp/event/event12.html The year-end tour is only an hour and a half? That's about half the usual length.

Eeeeeeeeeeeeh!!! ...What a letdown.

Both songs are wonderful... Yurippe really is a genius.

Today's broadcasts 18:00 — BS3 The Shonen Club, guest: Hey! Say! JUMP, featuring B.I.Shadow and other Johnny's Juniors 20:00 — Mステ, featuring KinKi Kids Is this the announcement of an SL appearance!?

The chorus of The Crack-up gave me chills. What will happen when I hear the full version!?

>760 That shouldn't count. It says all the concerts are two hours.

I listened to the Christmas album, and Okamoto's solo is way too cool.

>766 Nice try, Okamoto lol

The Shachi show is being guided through the voice-confirmation system.

December 24 — Mステ Super Live 2010 appearance confirmed!! SMAP, TOKIO, V6, KinKi Kids, Arashi, Tackey & Tsubasa, NEWS, KAT-TUN, Kanjani∞, Hey! Say! JUMP, and many others.

(■ω■)

Mai Kuraki and BREAKERZ are going to appear on Mステ Super Live.

>771 Fake news.

>755 Really? I wouldn't call them great songs even as a compliment. 迷いの森, especially... It's a dud.

I love Yurippe ( =´∀｀)人(´∀｀=) high five~

The melodies have been old-fashioned since the STAY days.

First-week sales prediction Gane = 14,000 Mocchi = 2,000

AZUKI777

迷いの森 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BmZ25ZNBd0&feature=related The Crack-up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEU_e3Vc5Uo&feature=related

I've always wondered whether going around to radio stations actually helps sales. The advertising and promotion fee alone costs each station tens of thousands of yen...

Sora ni Hanabi is such a good song.

I want to marry Ms. Yuri.

>773 I can't really say since I haven't heard the full thing, but if you think this song is a dud, maybe you should stop listening to GC lol

Mocchi looks like Sanji from One Piece... specifically Duval before plastic surgery, from the wanted poster.

I want to suck on Yurippe's tongue.

Next week is the album, the Osaka live, and radio appearances. Pretty busy.

>775 The old-fashioned sound is the good part. Kids today don't understand what's good about the old days.

Song titles used to have more impact, but that's weakened. Track count is awkward too. They must be busy.

I object!

>788 All this "heavy makeup, heavy makeup"... that's basically making fun of Yurippe, isn't it?

You're making fun of the fans.

>779 If it only costs tens of thousands of yen, I'd say the cost-performance is pretty good.

Radio appearances pay appearance fees and promote them too, so the cost-effectiveness is high.

Yeah.

>792 Do the offers come from the radio stations?

I want to tour Kyoto's shrines and temples with Ms. Yuri and eat a bento she made.

I was surprised because they were playing Sora ni Hanabi at a Sankus convenience store lol

>771 No way BREAKERZ, surely. Their boom was only last year and they aren't selling this year. Mai Kuraki seems possible, though. B'z, maybe?

>794 It's not that offers come in; they get invited for promotion. Radio appearances are basically unpaid for ordinary artists. Even popular talents apparently get far less than for TV.

>798 Lodging, travel, food, etc. all cost money, so it's tough! And the promotion effect isn't that great! Is the album commercial finally coming!?

The commercial isn't comingggggggg!!!!!!!!!!

No way, there's no album promo after all!

Guess it's unavoidable since they can't get TV appearances or good tie-ins. Even if it's inefficient, they have to promote it to sell it. Yurippe looks like she's having a rough time, so I hope she doesn't get sick.

Album info is probably coming next week? The fan club newsletter is being mailed Friday, right? In this internet age, I can respect the fact that they aren't wasting time on TV promotion.

I get to see Yurippe next week!

>803 Hey, what about the radio station tour?

Being's priority: Mai Kuraki > Christmas album > GARNET CROW > getting fired. Are they really one step away from getting fired?

Anyway, next week's album sales are the key.

Are there really not going to be any PVs either?

Going around several radio stations before the live show is rough... I'm worried they'll run out of things to talk about, but I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures Yurippe and the others drew on Monday's Torecen.

>809 Torecen?? Pictures??

What? It's pre-recorded? www Broadcast live from the concert venue, damn it.

Hey, isn't Conan supposed to promote the new album? orz Don't tell me it's postponed again?

Is SUPER LIGHT Mochi's nickname?

Holy crap www Today's Nagoya merch line was 4 km at its longest, with a seven-and-a-half-hour wait www They even announced that people who got in line at 9 wouldn't make it by showtime www How many people are there, anyway www

Actually, Mochi was the nickname lol

Mochi is a 2ch nickname. His real nickname is Okamocchi.

The Nagoya winter concert lottery results are out, and I unexpectedly won an extra slot lol

>802 This ID is kind of weird lol

>802 It really must be tough. I hope she can keep her voice in good shape. Being a female vocalist is hard.

>806 Yurippe could probably get picked up by another record label. Okamocchi... goodbye.

Then again, even if they were lucky with tie-ins, their only single this year sold decently, and their live DVD has even hit #1 on the daily chart. I don't think there's any particular problem.

Some people say Mochi is bad at guitar, but honestly, he's plainly better than Mr. Children's Tahara or GLAY's HISASHI. Why does everyone diss him so much?

"The Crack-up" is a pretty appealing song title, somehow.

Is GARNET going to crack up?

I listened to the one on YouTube, and I have a feeling it'll surpass the first album.

The Crack-up is such an epic song, it feels like Mothra might show up.

So they're appearing on Hannnya's ANN. Did Nippon Broadcasting take a liking to them? lol

Hey! Say! JUMP's Yamada and Chinen have been confirmed as supporters for the Spring High School Volleyball Tournament!!

The first song, "Aozora Kanata," starts with a calm, somewhat dreamy intro and the words about taking flight into a clear blue sky. From the moment this song is sung and played, you can clearly tell that this album has a different direction from GARNET CROW's previous works and is breaking new ground.

>829 What are you even trying to say... Making the wording complicated doesn't automatically make it profound.

The release date is almost here, yet you can't even listen to previews on the website. There was no promotion for the new album on Conan either. I was sure we'd get to see the new album promoted on Conan. The prediction was GARNET CROW -> Christmas compilation, but now it's Christmas compilation -> Mai Kuraki. Could it be that Mochi's album is involved, so they can only air it next week? There should happen to be two commercial slots opening up around next week.

Going by the interview articles: Refreshing... Aozora Kanata, Kyou to Ashita to Bright... tell me something Dreamlike... 迷いの森 Very GARNET-like... The Crack-up, strangers They haven't said anything about 渚とシークレットデイズ yet. I wonder what kind of song it is.

Today is the general sale for the Nagoya concert (first-day special phone lines)!! 10:00 AM- 0570-02-9544 / Pia 0570-084-656 / Lawson Ticket *No play-guide sales for the additional performance.

>822 Tahara-sama is the one who always gets called bad, but he's actually pretty good.

>831 You can listen to previews, though. Which "website" are you looking at?

If I buy the Christmas compilation at the live venue, will I get a poster?

If you watch MUSIC FOCUS on TV, there's a commercial for the new album. They only play Over Drive, though.

I'll keep doing my best for Ms. Yuri today too.

Recent singles only have one c/w track, and the album only has ten songs. I wonder if they're practically out of songs in the stockpile right now. I hope they can devote about six months to writing songs once the live tour is over.

>839 You're right that they have no stockpile. http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/interview/101201_garnetcrow/

>836 I don't think you'll get one. It'll probably be treated like the Conan theme-song compilations and stuff.

>835 I'm looking at the official website, though?

My sperm stockpile is inexhaustible, Yurippe.

>843 Go ahead and bust as much as you like by yourself.

They were playing Over Drive at the convenience store just now.

It's smooth sailing today... no wait right now lol What was yesterday's seven-and-a-half-hour wait even for lol The pin badges are sold out lol

I think Over Drive is a god-tier song.

So Crack-up means "a huge laugh." Somehow that feels weird for Yurippe. I could understand it if it meant "a massive explosion," though.

The world's three greatest composers Beethoven Bach Yuri Nakamura

When's the commercial coming? Are they really releasing an album?

The world's three greatest Okamotos Mayo Okamoto Taro Okamoto Okamoto Rubber

>848 I think it has a darker meaning, like mental or physical decline and collapse...

Daily singles chart *1*1*1*1→*1　9.802　KinKi Kids 　　　　　　10　"Hatenai Sora"

You can get it early the day after tomorrow, huh. The lack of advance information makes me look forward to it even more. Though this kind of sales strategy has been getting more common lately.

I'm thinking of going to a live show for the first time this time. Can someone tell me what the fanbase is like? What's the male-to-female ratio?

Hitoshi Okamoto: You mean I'm inefficient? Yuri Nakamura: I'm not very efficient（笑）. But that's kind of craftsman-like, and it's interesting. Hitoshi Okamoto: Are you making fun of me? Yuri Nakamura: I'm complimenting you!

There are lots of quiet perverts. Men 8:2 women.

Probably not as lopsided as 8:2, right? More like somewhere between 6:4 and 7:3. >Quiet perverts are common. I agree with this.

aiko Arashi Ikimono-gakari AKB48 EXILE KAT-TUN KARA Kanjani∞ KinKi Kids Koda Kumi Kobukuro Kazuyoshi Saito JUJU Girls' Generation Superfly SMAP Tackey & Tsubasa TOKIO DREAMS COME TRUE Kana Nishino NEWS Ayumi Hamasaki Perfume FUNKY MONKEY BABYS Masaharu Fukuyama V6 Hey! Say! JUMP Porno Graffitti moumoon YUI Yusuke Yuzu L'Arc〜en〜Ciel Not a single act from the BEING GIZA group has appeared on Mステ (;ﾟロﾟ) Does nobody appear when B'z isn't active...?

I can't believe they got a tie-in with a Kyushu TV program. SUPER LIGHT's mini-album track "All Fall Down" has been chosen as the ending theme for "ONE HEART BALI ~Following Your Heart~." "ONE HEART BALI ~Following Your Heart~" Thursday, December 23, 2010 (national holiday) 3:00-3:55 PM (scheduled) MRT broadcast — Kyushu regional network (RKB・NBC・OBS・RKK・MBC・RBC) It's worth celebrating, but I wish it had been GARNET CROW.

News that they're appearing on MJ next week just dropped!!

When's the live merch info coming?

>860 Mocchi sure knows how to work a sales pitch.

Circle K was promoting the album.

>857 >858 You guys saying that are perverts too.

Starting next week, it's an appearance blitz.

Come to think of it, the fan club newsletter is late. If it doesn't arrive tomorrow, it'd be a problem if it only gets here on the early-release day lol

Even if they launch a radio blitz, I don't listen to the radio...

I want to smell Ms. Yuri's panties.

I can't wait for tomorrow. Hope the first-week sales exceed 20,000...

Why does just hearing "Nagisa to Secret Days" make me think of "Namida no Yesterday"? lol

>871 How should I know.

I guess they're right in the middle of live rehearsals by now.

I got a shipping email from Amazon this morning. I'd be happy if it arrived today.

>873 Yurippe and Mochi probably can't rehearse for a while because they're doing radio appearances (right up until just before the show). It's unavoidable, I guess, but won't this seriously affect the live show... If sales don't improve, the live show is mediocre, and they lose fans, that'd defeat the whole purpose lol Nanase is probably practicing piano like crazy right now lol

I'll do my best for Ms. Yuri today too.

The fan club newsletter is here— So Yurippe was wearing hair extensions at the fan event.

Watching NACK5 right now. Mochi said "nira"—what the hell lol

The fan club newsletter is here— I got a boner from the Azuki essay page lol Sorry.

Soundcheck was really difficult with Kurose-san absent (;ﾟロﾟ)

I'm still pretty new as a member, but is the cover really supposed to be like that? I was expecting some rarer member expressions or something.

>881 That's about it. The previous newsletter only had the 10th logo, you know.

In Azuki-san's interview, what does saying "good night" in "Kyou to Ashita to" mean?

>875 Running around to radio stations is exhausting, so they probably haven't been able to practice much. I bet she'll mess up the lyrics (^_^;)

Nanase is probably frantically taking the insides out of a bagworm right now.

So gruesome lol If you're not careful, you'll crush the insides.

If Nanase played Monster Hunter, I bet she'd get totally hooked.

AZUKI888

>884 Messing up the lyrics is an everyday occurrence.

>729 Awesome lol

Azuki's breasts are emphasized way too much in the newsletter. Also, the old guy on the symphonic page isn't wearing sunglasses.

Where are the previews!? If I don't check them, GIZA is going to burn me again.

Listening to Torecen... No way... I was so shocked... Y-Y-Yurippe is getting marri○...

There's only one single track!? Now I have no desire to buy it.

>894 GARNET's c/w and album tracks are better than their singles anyway!

Actually, having fewer singles makes me more motivated to buy it.

The c/w track "FLY" has been chosen as the image song for the 63rd All-Japan High School Volleyball Championship.

>893 Huh? What, what? The official site posts the radio info, but I can never tell where to listen to it. I don't know where the public recording is either...

Women in their thirties are irresistible.

Someone upload Nanase from the newsletter.

>900 No way (o^∀^o)

>900 If you tell me how, I'll upload it!

The photo on page 22 of the newsletter... hnngh hnngh

http://blog.fmyokohama.jp/tresen/ http://www2.jfn.co.jp/blog/once/ From today's radio appearances. Yurippe is gorgeous as ever.

>900 I tried it! At least join the fan club already! http://imepita.jp/20101206/773840

Reported.

>905 Whoa! Seriously, thanks! Asking really works, huh? I only joined recently, so my newsletter hasn't arrived yet.

>906 It's bait to get even more people to join the fan club!

>905 From the side, it doesn't look like d38.

Ms. Yuri is so beautiful it makes my chest hurt.

>907 Seriously!? What's your favorite song?

Yurippe is so cute.

Hey!

Yurippe in the upper-right of page 19 isn't wearing much makeup!! This is it! Keep going like this from now on!! I can't even tell who it is lol

Yurippe is the best!

Yurippe in the close-up of the Parallel jacket photo on page 4 looks kind of creepy lol

>914 Natural makeup like this really is better lol

Ms. Yuri in the red dress is unbelievably beautiful...

>911 Last love song, Kanata made Hikari wo, picture of world, Mawarimichi, that kind of stuff.

The GARNET website says the release date is 2010.10.8!

>919 You're a real fan!

>895 No, they're all good.

It's a bummer that there are so few videos of the actual artists at karaoke. ｼｮﾎﾞ-ﾝ（;´Д｀）

"Yume Mita Ato de" isn't exactly a song to sing at a wedding lol

All right, I'm getting it early!

>914 Yeah, Yurippe in this photo is super cute.

If I married Ms. Yuri, every day would probably be fun.

I watched livescope 2010, and her singing has gotten a lot better. What happened?

>928 She married Mochi.

The GARNET newsletter is seriously powerful. Furui-san's recommended app made it into the top charts.

Heisei-related TV appearance schedule 12/8 (Wed) 19:00 — Escape Game DERO, a locked-room mystery variety show 　　　　　Guests: Ryosuke Yamada, Yuri Chinen 12/10 (Fri) 18:00 — The Shonen Club 12/11 (Sat) 19:00 — Tensai! Shimura Zoo 　　　　　Guest: Ryosuke Yamada 12/12 (Sun) 18:10 — MUSIC JAPAN 12/15 (Wed) 19:00 — Best Artist 2010 12/24 (Fri) — M Station Super Live 2010 12/31 (Fri) — Kohaku Uta Gassen, featuring NYC

What a kind songstress, singing at a former staff member's wedding... Even as a singer, that must have affected her deeply.

Yurippe is the true songstress.

Seriously... she sang at a wedding...! I wish I could be one of Yurippe's staff...

Setlist prediction (or rather, what I hope for) 01. アオゾラカナタ 02. Jewel Fish 03. 渚とシークレットデイズ 04. Endless Desire 05. Elysium 06. Mysterious Eyes 07. 僕らだけの未来 08. Argentina 09. 水の無い晴れた海へ 10. The first cry 11. 籟・来・也 12. 夢みたあとで 13. 夕立の庭 14. Holy ground 15. white out 16. 夕月夜 17. Yellow Moon 18. The Crack-up 19. 世界はまわりゅと言うけれど 20. 二人のロケット 21. 今宵エデンの片隅で 22. Over Drive 23. strangers 24. スパイラル

I want to hear Hare Dokei. It's perfect for live shows, so why don't they play it much?

What time should I go to HMV or Tower Records to get it early? They won't have it ready first thing in the morning, right? (´・ω・`)

I think it's already arrived, but it might not be on the shelves yet, so why not ask at the register?

They're appearing on Hannnya's All Night Nippon. No complaining, okay?

It arrived from Amazon.

welcome　to　parallel universe

Damn it, Amazon sent me a shipping email yesterday morning, but it still hasn't arrived... I got up early for nothing... Now I can't even go out...

>942 Just go buy another copy, regular or first press.

Just got back from buying it. ・アオゾラカナタ 　　The intro has a beautiful piano duet sound. A pop song unlike anything GARNET has done before. ・As the Dew 〜album version〜 　　A rock-style arrangement. Personally, I like this more than the original. ・tell me something 　　It doesn't really stand out, but it's a song like smoked squid that gets better the more you listen. People who like Stay might be right in its sweet spot. ・迷いの森 　　A bright, poppy, easy-to-remember rhythm. It's hard to tell where the chorus starts. ・空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 　　An arrangement I definitely want to hear live. You can feel Furui-san's superhuman skill. The instrumental break is especially recommended. ・渚とシークレットデイズ 　　Maybe it's GARNET's first melody using Japanese scales, so it feels really fresh. Recommended for people who like gloomy songs. ・The Crack-up 　　If you like 向日葵の色 or Yellow Moon, you'll probably like it. You might not get it from the chorus alone, but listening all the way through reveals the old GARNET melodies and a nostalgic feeling. ・strangers 　　It feels like the culmination of everything GARNET has done so far. The synth's clear, transparent melody pulls you in. It feels a bit like Eden. ・今日と明日と 　　This is another smoked-squid song. Pay attention to the lyrics that aren't written in the lyric booklet.

My personal ranking of Parallel Universe 1. The Crack-up 2. strangers 3. 渚とシークレットデイズ 4. Over Drive 5. As the Dew 〜album version〜 6. 迷いの森 7. 空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 8. アオゾラカナタ 9. Over Drive 〜theater version〜 10. 今日と明日と 11. tell me something

Got the first press edition.

The Nagoya live show seems like it'll have lots of normies.

I hurried to the nearby Tsutaya, thinking it might be sold out. They had about ten copies total of the first press and regular editions. I bought the first press edition, feeling kind of sad. I'm going to listen now.

I haven't listened yet, but I bought the regular edition. Mochi's photo is fraudulently flattering again lol Is that good or bad... He really photographs well, like a completely different person lol

I went out to buy the album, and when I got back the newsletter had arrived!! Page 22 is craaaaaaaaaazy!!!!11

When's the tour merch info coming? Why do they always keep it secret until right before the event?

My thoughts after one listen. tell me something, 迷いの森, and The Crack-up are probably my personal top three. 渚と〜 was a bit disappointing. Overall, it feels pretty bright.

Damn it, I couldn't hold out and went all the way to Tsutaya to buy it, but they didn't have it... orz Amazon still hasn't delivered either... orz Yurippe keeps appearing on radio, so I ended up buying a radio. And batteries too. Yurippe's economic impact today, excluding the CD: ¥1,085.

Finished listening through it once. 迷いの森, The Crack-up, and strangers are really good. Personally, 渚とシークレットデイズ was pretty iffy. Overall, I can't really put it into words, but it definitely feels different from GARNET CROW up to now. I'm going to listen to it a lot more now.

bay fm Yurippe's ranking of which members have it the worst: Yurippe (center position, promotion, songwriting, and all kinds of pressure) ↓ Osaan (leader, arranging lives and albums, lots of all-nighters) ↓ Mochi (promotion) ↓ Nanase (a free spirit) Apparently that's how it goes lol

Where's the Mochi album report~? Is there no Mochi maniac who listened to Mochi's album first?

The regular ParaUni edition is insanely sexy. I searched desperately under the "S" section at the CD store, but all I could find was Superfly. The album turned out wonderfully.

>955 I think it's Yurippe -> Osaan -> Nanase -> Mochi. Mochi just takes the sheet music Furui-san gives him, plays guitar, and handles promotion.

Special Thanks to Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Orchestra Arrangement: IKURO Fujiwara

>944 Unfortunately, ・空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 The orchestra arrangement is by Ikuro Fujiwara... It's listed at the end of the lyric booklet: 空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 Orchestra Arrangement: IKURO Fujiwara (M-6) Special Thanks to Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Wow, this is a great album (*´ω｀*) STAY and Crystallize were top-heavy albums with all the singles concentrated at the beginning, and I didn't think they were that good as albums. Since ParaUni also had most of its singles at the front, I was worried it would turn out like those two, but the album tracks are just as good as the singles. The balance is really good. strangers, The Crack-up, and tell me something are fantastic in both lyrics and melody...!! Also, am I the only one who heard Marginal Man in strangers?

>958 That's just Yurippe's values... Promotion must be pretty tough, right?

The DVD is good too. I thought this at the venue as well, but GARNET really does sound better with Kurumatani-san's drumming lol

Everyone in this industry is having a rough time right now. Only getting two days off in December is insane.

>962 Does Yurippe hate Nanase-sama? If she hates promotion that much, she should ask Nanase to do it. Well, Nanase-sama really is a free spirit, I guess. But she's the one who writes all the lyrics.

>965 I don't think it's a matter of hating her. It's precisely because they're so familiar with each other that she can say things like that, including as a joke. At least, that's what I want to believe...

>964 Even if it's tough, having work is a good thing.

Released December 8, 2010. Lyrics by AZUKI Nana, composition by Yuri Nakamura, arrangement by Hirohito Furui. 空に花火 〜orchestra session〜 Orchestra Arrangement by Ikuro Fujiwara & performed by the Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra. Copied from Wikipedia.

【Lyrics】 1. Strangers 2. 迷いの森 3. tell me something 【Overall】 1. Strangers — probably a grower 2. アオゾラ カナタ — just the right amount of brightness 3. tell me something — Yurippe is sexy 【Downsides】 ・The album version of Over Drive was barely changed. ・It has darkness, but it feels like there's not much wistfulness. ・The lyric booklet suddenly starts feeling city-themed halfway through.

I can't start a new thread because I'm restricted, so someone else make the next one! Hey, >950, can you do it? Does this template look about right? 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　↓ ■Official website GARNET CROW official website: http://garnetcrow.com/ ☆8th album "parallel universe" on sale Wednesday, December 8, 2010! 【First press edition: DVD included】¥3,500 (tax included) GZCA-5230 【Regular edition】¥3,059 (tax included) GZCA-5231 ★GARNET CROW livescope 2010 ＋ ~welcome to the parallel universe~ confirmed! ・Sunday, December 12 — Osaka / Grand Cube Osaka, Main Hall ・Friday, December 24 — Aichi / Nagoya City Public Hall, Large Hall ・Sunday, December 26 — Tokyo / Tokyo International Forum, Hall A ★GARNET CROW Special Countdown Live 2010-2011 ・Friday, December 31, 2010 — Osaka / Dojima River Forum (OPEN 21:45 / START 22:30) ※See the official website for details. <<※Notes※>> ◆ Don't cause trouble for other people. ◆ Posting or exposing other artists, especially Arashi and Johnny's artists in general, is prohibited. ◆ Don't post fake news; it only provokes people. ◆ Always ignore trolls, delusional posts, and perverted posts. ◆ Do not paste virus code or long copied text. ◆ >950 is responsible for starting the next thread. No subtitles. ■Previous thread GARNET CROW part.249 http://toki.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1289658435/

>956 Of the seven tracks on Mochi's album, Nanase wrote the lyrics for three and Mochi did all the rest. That was the biggest surprise to me. Personally, I like the first and last tracks.

http://toki.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1291712598/l50 Yurippe's messenger started the next thread.

>971 I ended up ordering it and am waiting for delivery, but is the first track by Mochi? When I heard the lyric "理解はすごいデス" in the Hot Express preview, I couldn't stop wondering about it...

Weekly singles chart 1　165,406　KinKi Kids

>973 The first track is Mochi's too. That lyric is "理解はあるつもりです." Nanase wrote 3, 5, and 6; Mochi did the rest.

Appearance on Best Artist 2010 confirmed!!

The Crack-up is god-tier.

I haven't listened yet, but is it worth ¥3,500?

I think Ms. Yuri is an angel who descended to earth.

strangers kind of sounds like aiko. I don't dislike it, though...

>965 If it were something she could ask her to do, she would've asked already lol It's work, so it can't be helped. They probably have different roles expected of them. Listening to that, I think she sees "not getting much time off = unhappy" lol

Does the voice in the first half of 渚とシークレットデイズ belong to someone else? The singing style is so different from usual that it makes you wonder.

Are the sunglasses Osaan wears 4,500 yen? Isn't that cheap?

When is the all Lovers DVD coming out?

>978 It's ¥2,800 on Amazon.

I just finished listening to the whole thing. The Crack-up is my favorite. I want to hear it live soon.

I watched the DVD from the first press edition... I can't deny that it feels like they didn't make full use of the orchestra. The strings are okay, but the winds seem to have nothing to do. Especially the brass. Couldn't they have done something more, like giving the guitar solo to the brass, or having the woodwinds play during the parts without vocals? It was kind of sad seeing the oboe and such get no chance to play for so long lol

I prefer the Over Drive theater version. I also like 渚とシークレットデイズ and tell me.

http://imepita.jp/20101207/786070 Who is this even for?

迷いの森 was especially good.

I love 迷いの森 and 渚とシークレットデイズ♪(´ε｀ )

I was blown away by Nanase's beauty on the DVD!

>989 Beautiful.

>989 That's someone who looks a lot like Okamocchi.

>991 Haven't seen you in ages━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━━━ !!!!!

I'm so broke I still can't buy the new album...

I ordered it from Rakuten, but it still hasn't arrived orz

Rakuten isn't coming— It's supposed to go on sale tomorrow, but apparently it hasn't even shipped yet.

>995 It's been a while since I posted with my handle ^^;

If this is post 1000, then the album will rank 6th on the weekly chart.