GARNET CROW part.263

■ Official site 　GARNET CROW official homepage　http://garnetcrow.com/ 　 ■ Release information 　★ 33rd single “Misty Mystery” now on sale! 　　【First press limited edition: includes DVD】　　　　　　【Regular edition】 　　　Catalog no.: GZCA-7166　　　　　　　　　Catalog no.: GZCA-4135 　　　Price: ¥1,365 (tax included)　　　　　 Price: ¥1,260 (tax included) 　　　[Track list] 　　　　01. Misty Mystery 　　　　02. live 　　　　03. Misty Mystery -Instrumental- 　　　　 　　　　※ The first press limited edition includes a DVD containing “Misty Mystery -Music Clip-”! 　　　　※ “I can't take...” is included only on the regular edition. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　◆［Common to first press limited and regular editions］Bonus included only in the initial production run! 　　Special card with a QR code for downloading a morning-call ringtone included!! ■ Event information 　★ GARNET CROW Special Countdown Live 2011-2012 confirmed!! 　　■ Saturday, December 31, 2011 　　Venue: Osaka / Dojima River Forum 　　 ※ See the official site for details. ▼ Notes 　・ Please don't cause trouble for other people. 　・ Posting or exposing other artists is prohibited, especially Arashi and Johnny's artists in general. 　・ Don't post made-up stories; they just provoke backlash. 　・ Thoroughly ignore trolling, delusions, and perverted posts. 　・ Posting virus codes or pasted walls of text is prohibited. 　・ >950 is responsible for starting the next thread. No subtitles. 　・ Basically, please keep the thread in sage mode. ■ Previous thread GARNET CROW part.262 http://toki.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1315131043/

>1 (´･乙･｀)

>1 A乙UKI Nana

>1 Otsukai Blue, just as scripted

>1 Otsu and Rainbow

>1 Let's make the Otsu adorning you bloom

Flowers bloom-otsu, just sway-otsu By the way, is that CD info from the Chinese site mentioned in the previous thread real? I feel like the Chinese site was faster with the info for Over Drive too.

New unit “SexyZone” announced tonight.

>7 Since it was copied and pasted in Chinese, it must be real, right? Then the Japanese info should be coming soon too.

It's fake info with no source.

>1 A long Otsu at summer's end

＼(＾o＾)／

Good morning, old lady Yurippe (^ - ^*)/

>7 It's a lie. I searched the Chinese sites too, and there was absolutely nothing like that.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

People are getting excited about Furu-san and that sibling rumor. It'd be a pretty huge surprise if it were true.

They do look alike, I guess. Maybe they really are siblings.

Born in Kobe, spent childhood in Tokyo. I wonder if there's some story behind that?

It's hereeeee

New album release on December 7—it's here━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━!!

“Memories” is here!

It's here—can't wait!

Gotta buy the first press limited edition with the DVD.

So it really is an album next. GARNET CROW's final album.

If only it had been one day earlier, we could've put it in the >1 template.

GARNET CROW's new single release decided!! 1 Like the Wind Blowing Through the Celestial Sphere 2 Headless Hawk 3 ???? TBD

If this is 27, I can have sex with Yurippe raw.

The new album's name is way too lame... I don't know what the songs are like, but “JUDY” had more impact.

To everyone who bought the first press editions of “Smiley Nation” and “Misty Mystery”: welp.

Putting the PVs for “Misty Mystery” and “Smiley Nation” on there along with a PV for the new song—B'z did the same thing too.

The album's here.

Journalists are swarming around the Imperial Theater. New unit announcement.

An album, huh.

11/2 “Meikyū Love Song”

Still, the albums are coming out at a ridiculously fast pace. You can really see that GIZA is in financial trouble.

Meikyū Love Song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJX5e3WNozA

I missed the Amazon first-press preorder lolol. Can I still get in on a restock preorder? I'm busy today because of the new unit stuff.

Waiting and waiting for Imperial Theater spoilers. Who is in the unit?

Tomorrow's ZIP! will unveil the new Johnny's unit!! I'm buying every TV guide and sports paper.

This thread's been moving way too slowly lately.

New album “Memories” info is here!!! Soiyaaaaa

Johnny's new unit Sexy Zone to make its CD debut this fall Sexy Zone, a new unit formed by five members of Johnny's Entertainment, will make its CD debut this fall with the single “Sexy Zone.” They were unveiled at the “Kis-My-Ft2 with Johnny's Jr.” performances (September 27–29) held at Tokyo's Imperial Theater on the 29th. Following Kis-My-Ft2, who made their major debut in August, Sexy Zone is Johnny's second group to make its CD debut this year. The five-member group has an average age of 14.2 and consists of Kento Nakajima (17), Fuma Kikuchi (16), Shori Sato (14), Sō Matsushima (13), and Marius Yo (11). Before the performance, the members were introduced by Kis-My-Ft2's Hiromitsu Kitayama, Taisuke Fujigaya, and Yuta Tamamori, then performed their debut song holding bright red roses. “I'm overwhelmed, but really nervous. We were only told today. Johnny [Kitagawa] said, ‘You guys are making your CD debut today,’ and we were totally shocked,” Nakajima said, his eyes wide. The youngest member, German-born Marius, shyly said, “It felt like, ‘I don't know.’ I couldn't get any words out.” The group will serve as special supporters for the “FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2011 Men's and Women's Tournament,” opening in Hiroshima and Nagano on November 4, and will also perform the event's image song. Johnny's and volleyball have a deep connection. Starting with V6 in November 1995, Johnny's has launched major groups with each four-year World Cup: Arashi in 1999, NEWS in 2003, and Hey! Say! JUMP in 2007.

>42 Go die.

B.I.Shadow got broken up just like that. Congrats on your debut, Kento and Fuma!! Did the other three debut less than a year after joining the agency...?

>43 You go die.

The album finally arrived. So when do you think the live shows will be?

I wonder when the new unit's debut concert will be.

Yuri-san is way too beautiful on the STAY DVD...

The unveiling press conference for the five-member Johnny's unit “Sexy Zone” was held at Tokyo's Hibiya Imperial Theater on the 29th. Senior members of Kis-My-Ft2—Hiromitsu Kitayama (26), Taisuke Fujigaya (24), and Yuta Tamamori (21)—also attended. When Fujigaya shouted, “Today we'd like to introduce our juniors. ‘Sexy Zone,’” members Kento Nakajima (17), Fuma Kikuchi (16), Shori Sato (14), Sō Matsushima (13), and Marius Yo (11) appeared. They performed their debut song “Sexy Zone,” scheduled for release this fall, holding a single deep-red rose. The oldest member, Nakajima, revealed, “I'm overwhelmed. I'm nervous. To tell the truth, the five of us were only told today too. The president, Johnny, said, ‘You guys are making your CD debut today,’” confessing the shocking news. The youngest, Marius, said with a wry smile, “It felt like, ‘I don't know.’” Kikuchi agreed: “That's right. I had stage work today, and after it ended I was told to come to the Imperial Theater. When I got here, this is what happened... I'm the one who understands the situation the least.” The group is scheduled to serve as special supporters for the “FIVB Volleyball World Cup 2011 Men's and Women's Tournament,” which opens on November 4. Kikuchi said resolutely, “From now on, the five of us will work hard to become Japan's special supporters,” and at the end all five shouted, “Let's do our best, ‘Sexy Zone’!” vowing to soar.

They already put a DVD with the PV on the single's first press edition, and now they're putting one on the album too? Are they idiots? If they're going to include anything, they should include the early PVs that still haven't gotten a DVD release.

The ninth album, coming about a year after the previous album “parallel universe,” is confirmed for release on December 7, 2011!! It will contain 11 tracks, including “Smiley Nation,” announced as the first single of 2011, and “Misty Mystery,” the opening theme for the anime “Detective Conan,” broadcast nationwide on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV on Saturdays at 6:00 p.m. The first press limited edition includes a DVD with video for four songs, including the album track “JUDY”'s Music Clip! ◆ “Memories” Release date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 【First press limited edition: CD + DVD】 Catalog no.: GZCA-5241 Price: ¥3,500 (tax included) 【Regular edition: CD】 Catalog no.: GZCA-5242 Price: ¥3,059 (tax included) ［Track list］ Smiley Nation Misty Mystery JUDY 静寂のconcerto Memories Blue Regret ....and seven more, for a planned total of 11 tracks ※ The first press limited edition alone includes a DVD with video for four songs, including “Smiley Nation,” “Misty Mystery,” and “JUDY”!

Memories ↓ Memories from 11 years ↓ Tour next year ↓ Their 11 years of activity ends with the March shows

Johnny's Entertainment's new five-member idol group “Sexy Zone” will debut. A press conference announcing their CD debut was held at Tokyo's Imperial Theater on the 29th. The members are Kento Nakajima, Fuma Kikuchi, Shori Sato, Sō Matsushima, and Marius Yo, who is half Japanese and half German, all selected from Johnny's Jr. With an average age of 14.2, they are the youngest group in Johnny's history, and will release their debut song “Sexy Zone” in November. The members vowed to make it big around the world, saying, “Our dream is to be a bridge between countries.”

I really hope they don't do that.

>52 Oh shit, that could actually happen.

I want them to recharge this year and make next year a year of excitement starting with the countdown.

>52 Does “Memories” really mean that after all?

>29 The first press edition... I totally made the wrong choice.

Gane crap, disband.

9/28 Rina Aiuchi (remix album) 10/05 Takashi Masuzaki (album), Jeepta (album) 10/12 GIZA compilation album 10/19 Mai Kuraki (Conan single / +DVD) 10/26 NERDHEAD (album) November Mai Kuraki (single) 11/30 Chicago Poodle (best album) 12/07 GARNET CROW (album / +DVD) TBD New instrumental band (Ōga, Asai, Ōkusu, Kurumatani, etc.), Atsushi Yamaguchi new project, Robinson Tiffany

It might be an MV that's only a little different from the one that came with the single. >52 “Memories” is probably just an album built around a song called “Memories.” Yurippe is a real stickler for doing things properly, so I don't think she can end it without releasing “Last Sound Scope” and doing a “Last Live Scope.”

Thank god it's not multiple editions this time.

What was different about the “As the Dew” MV again?

My otaku activities start in November.

>63 “Hana wa Sakuite” and stuff was like that too, right?

After they disband, Yuri-san will probably form a unit with Okamocchi, while Nana and Furu-san go back behind the scenes. Then Yuri-san and Okamocchi will get married.

I wish Shiori Takei, Aiko Kitahara, and Yuri Nakamura would form a unit called “Listras.”

>61 We don't need an all-shadow-double version or anything. Even for “Smiley,” there are tons of photos and lip-sync footage they could use, right?

Well, it'll be in next month's issue of our magazine, and the materials came in, so here's something for you guys! The ninth new album is complete, featuring the heavy opening “X,” the medium-up tune “JUDY,” which sings about someone nostalgic, and the singles “Smiley Nation” and “Misty Mistery”! GARNET CROW 9th album “Memories” 01-X 02-Misty Mistery 03-snowfalls 04-静寂のconcerto 05-Smiley Nation 06-罪と罰 破滅と再生 07-JUDY 08-Memories 09-影煩い 10-Blue Regret 11-レムリアの空の果て CD & DVD GZCA-5241 ¥3,500 CD only GZCA-5242 ¥3,059 On sale December 7, 2011!

>35 GIZA is being propped up by GARNET alone. They're already barely hanging on, I guess.

>52 That really is “Memories.” GARNET disbanding would mean GIZA is pulling out of the music industry.

By the way, the “Mystery” spelling in >69 is wrong, so I'll fix it for you.

I wonder if they'll release a “Memories” PV collection DVD.

You guys have it wrong. Memory × A recollection, a memory, or a memento ○ The place in a computer's main unit where information is stored

>69 People who make up fake news always write song titles that are so painfully chuuni.

Youngest in Johnny's history at 14.2! New group is born Johnny's Entertainment has created a new group, which was unveiled at Tokyo's Imperial Theater in Marunouchi on the 29th. The five-member “Sexy Zone” has an average age of 14.2, making it the youngest group in the agency's history. One member is half German, with a German father. They will make their CD debut in November, selling a masculine image rather than a pretty-boy one. The new group's birth was announced at a press conference before a Kis-My-Ft2 and Johnny's Jr. performance. The five members were told about their debut only about 15 minutes before the press conference. At the conference, they said in unison, “Our minds went completely blank,” and looked unable to believe it. Marius Yo (11), whose father is German and whose mother Yōmei was a male-role performer in the Takarazuka Revue, greeted everyone in English and broken Japanese: “I don't know, I can't find the words. I'll do my best.” He was born and raised in Germany and joined the agency in January. He began living in Japan in March. This is the first time in Johnny's history that a mixed-race member has joined a group making its CD debut, and 11 is also the youngest age ever. At the performance, they performed their debut song “Sexy Zone,” named after the group and scheduled for release in November by Pony Canyon, among other songs. They promoted themselves with a dance in white outfits, holding red roses. The lineup was finalized about two weeks ago after President Johnny Kitagawa and others repeatedly screened candidates. Kitagawa said, “Rather than handsome or pretty-boy qualities, we're looking for sexiness. In their atmosphere and visuals, we want to pursue a more masculine feel,” revealing a plan somewhat different from the usual Johnny's idol image. There is even an elementary school student among the members, giving the group an androgynous image. Even so, Kitagawa stressed, “All five already have finished faces, and you can see what they'll look like in a few years. They will definitely become handsome.” The producer, who has discovered so many future top idols in the rough, seems to see a future where these five radiate masculine appeal. The number of group members may increase in the future as well. They will serve as special supporters for the World Cup Volleyball tournament opening on November 4 and broadcast by Fuji TV. They will follow Johnny's mainstream idol route after V6 in 1995, Arashi in 1999, NEWS in 2003, and Hey! Say! JUMP in 2007. The oldest member, Kento Nakajima (17), set the goal: “First, I want to do a first concert. We need to scale ourselves up for that.” ≪Ninth group of the 21st century≫ Since entering the 21st century, Johnny's Entertainment has debuted groups including NEWS (2003), Kanjani8 (2004), KAT-TUN (2006), Hey! Say! JUMP (2007), and Kis-My-Ft2 (2011), making this the ninth group. Among Johnny's Jr.'s “future stars,” there are also popular groups like A.B.C-Z that hold solo concerts even before their CD debuts.

>75 It's so poorly made that you have to wonder whether a real GARNET CROW fan wrote it.

Ah.

“X,” the heavy opening Huh?

Gonna do my best again today for Tanari-san.

>80 Who even is that? lol

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

>82 Who even is that? lol

Gonna do my best again today for Atsugi Nana-san.

House Foods Co., Ltd. Tongari Corn ※ Yuma Nakayama House Foods Co., Ltd. Tongari Corn ※ Scheduled to start airing Friday, 9/30 Dai Ki Shigeoka Shūma Kaneuchi Sō Matsushima Marius Yo

>85 Are you off today, ma'am?

Anyone on SkyPerfectTV! BS manage to capture the Tongari commercial?

Youngest Johnny's CD debut ever at an average age of 14.2: Sexy Zone Johnny's Entertainment announced on the 29th that a new unit will make its CD debut in November. The group is called “Sexy Zone.” Its five members are aged 17 to 11, and its debut average age of 14.2 is the youngest among the agency's groups. Following V6, Arashi, NEWS, and Hey! Say! JUMP, they will be the fifth-generation special supporters for Fuji TV's “Volleyball World Cup 2011.” They also have a mixed-race member and reportedly have their sights set on going global. The agency's seven-year-old group Kis-My-Ft2 made its CD debut in August, but Sexy Zone had its CD debut decided at the same time it was formed. This was also the first time all five had gathered together. The youngest debuting group was born, with an average age below Hey! Say! JUMP's 15.0. Just before the announcement press conference, President Johnny Kitagawa told the five, “You guys are making your CD debut,” and they were shocked. Sō Matsushima (13), who joined the agency in February this year and is the newest member, said, “My mind is completely blank.” The oldest, Kento Nakajima (17), described his dream: “It's the biggest surprise of my life. The fact that these five met must be fate. I want us to support one another and create a new era.” Kitagawa selected the five from among the many Johnny's Jr. members based on their looks, singing, dancing, and so on. He explained the reason for the name: “We want them to be sexy, like Michael Jackson.” “Rather than being handsome, I want them to become ‘sexy’ as men. They have potential,” he said hopefully. The youngest member, Marius Yo (11), is half German, with a German father and Japanese mother. His mother was a former actress who was active in the Takarazuka Revue under the name “Yō Akira.” The family had been living in Germany, but moved to Japan together in June this year for Marius, who joined the agency. Fluent in German and English, Marius shyly said in Japanese he is still “studying,” “The five of us have good teamwork. I want to watch our seniors' concerts and learn.” The debut song is also called “Sexy Zone.” It is a catchy, sexy eight-beat song, and at President Kitagawa's suggestion, looking toward global expansion, its lyrics include the words, “Carrying the dreams of 195 countries.” They will serve as special supporters for the Volleyball World Cup opening on November 4. They are the fifth group to take on this historic role, following V6 in 1995. That day, Sexy Zone appeared as guests at the “Kis-My-Ft2 with Johnny's Jr.” concert at Tokyo's Imperial Theater, announced their CD debut, and performed the song. Nakajima and Kikuchi are also members of the four-person Johnny's Jr. group B.I.Shadow, so they will belong to two groups at once.

“Kanata made Hikari o” was playing at a tiny local supermarket today.

I missed the “Meikyū Love Song” preorder on Amazon, so I still can't reserve it. I wish they'd restock soon.

>89 I heard “Last Love” at a convenience store a few days ago.

Are they playing GARNET songs on the wired radio?

The maiko Yurippe in the separate Nakamura Yuri booklet startled me lol

Apparently Yuri-san's memory is going home hand in hand with her first love.

What does that even mean?

In the separate Yurippe booklet, she says that going home hand in hand with her first love is one of her memories.

Did anyone get the Secret postcard? I got the white one!

I'm about to masturbate using Yurippe as porn.

Report back when you're done.

>98 Send pics.

It's Yuri, y'all~

>99 I successfully came about 40 minutes ago. I hadn't done it for four days, so I think there was quite a lot. Usually I wait until I feel the urge to pee before doing it in the bathroom. That way, afterward I can flush the sperm left in my urethra out with urine and avoid dirtying my underwear. >100 I'm too embarrassed, so I'll pass. But honestly, part of me does want Yurippe to watch.

】 KAT-TUN single “BIRTH” confirmed for release November 30! Theme song for Kamenashi's starring drama “Yōkai Ningen Bem”! First press 1: CD (1 song) + DVD (PV) ¥1,155 First press 2: CD (2 songs) + DVD (M-2 PV) ¥1,365 Regular: CD (3 songs and karaoke) ¥1,260

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>102 Gross.

Amazon preorders are open. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B005QRNZA4

My separate Yurippe booklet arrived. I bought three copies, and thankfully all the postcards were different, so I can breathe easy. The maiko one is sooo good.

I wonder if there'll be another printing of the separate Yurippe booklet. I forgot to buy it.

There aren't any concerts scheduled for a while, so I think I'll work hard on making uchiwa fans.

The fact that “Kanashimi no Sheol” isn't included proves it's fake info.

Yurippe is seriously cute and seriously beautiful. Every single campaign photo is ridiculously cute. The full-page photo is beautiful too. The maiko bit was fun.

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

If you buy three copies, do you definitely get all three types?

I'm going to buy the materials tomorrow.

Well, Yurippe is working hard too. I hope they keep going like this.

The maiko lady is hilarious!

Arashi's 36th single “Meikyū Love Song,” coming about eight months after the previous release “Louts,” is the theme song for the Fuji TV Tuesday 9 p.m. drama “Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de,” starring Sho Sakurai. It's an upbeat support song with the kind of positive message Arashi is known for! “Meikyū Love Song” is a positive song that can be the theme for all kinds of situations: friendship with friends and companions, family bonds, and the desire to protect your lover. The first press limited edition includes a nostalgic-sounding coupling track, a medium-tempo number capturing the bittersweet feeling of dusk, and a DVD containing the video clip for “Meikyū Love Song.” The regular edition includes a passionate love song with a Showa-era wistful melody and a kayō-rock sound Arashi has never tried before, a dance number with a wave-like melodic development that's very Arashi, a catchy danceable song, and a fresh-sounding track with striking guitar that depicts the maddening push and pull between a man and a woman—for four songs total. The jackets differ between the first press limited and regular editions.

I only recently learned that GARNET CROW exists. “Misty Mystery” was such an appealing song (though I was a little disappointed when I learned it was an anime theme), so I tried listening to a best-of album for now. But then I was like, huh? I can't really tell whether the singing is good or bad. The singing ability differs way too much from song to song, and there are registers where the lyrics are really hard to make out. I really like Yurippe's looks, so I've been listening every day trying to learn to like the songs too, but I still don't get what's good about them. The videos are appealing, so I feel like I can enjoy them for now if I include the visuals. By the way, I'm an old guy from the jazz world.

You don't have to force yourself to listen.

>120 I'll just watch the videos.

Where's the separate Yurippe booklet already?

You should listen to everything, not just the best-of album— the coupling tracks and album songs too. If you still don't get what's good about them after that, then sadly they're just not your thing.

>119 He sounds like my husband. I've been a fan for ten years, and I've been dating my husband for six. I play GARNET CROW nonstop in the car (I'm always the one driving), but the only song my husband likes is “Yume Mita Ato de.” He likes it enough that I ask him to sing it at karaoke every time, but that's the only song he cares about.

>119 Even Gane fans can't tell what's good about a song after only one or two listens. But after five listens, you'll definitely get hooked. They've released over 140 songs, but only two or three are duds.

>125 Which songs are the duds?

We don't need Furu, do we? Okamocchi can arrange songs just fine, and hiding his real face behind sunglasses is insulting to the fans.

>126 I'd be crushed if you said “Timing.” I know it isn't rated very highly around here, but I like it...

>128 For me: “Timing” “hi-speed スペシャル” “oneday”

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>01. Cold Dawn 02. Misty Mystery 03. In the Deep Sea 04. JUDY 05. Smiley Nation 05. Blue Regret 06. this grieve 07. Unknown Town 08. 09. 静寂のconcerto 10. A Liar 11. Memories

>01. Cold Dawn 02. Misty Mystery 03. In the Deep Sea 04. JUDY 05. Smiley Nation 05. Blue Regret 06. this grieve 07. Unknown Town 08. Stone in my heart 09. 静寂のconcerto 10. A Liar 11. Memories

>126 For me, the three songs “レニソ,” “Stay,” and “stranger.” I can't digest any of their choruses.

>96 Sadly, it turns out Yurippe isn't a virgin.

I want to hear the album already.

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I'm surprised anyone became interested because of “Misty Mystery.” That's the ultimate dud r

>135 Exactly. I can't wait until winter.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Gane crap, just disband already.

Conan best-of coming in December! “Detective Conan Theme Song Collection 4 ~THE BEST OF DETECTIVE CONAN 4~” First press limited edition (with DVD), three-disc set http://t.co/g3D8UmFu Mai Kuraki, B'z, Rina Aiuchi GARNET CROW, BREAKERZ, ZARD Naifu, Aya Kamiki, Hundred Percent Free, Caos All included in this deluxe lineup.

>133 Those three songs rank pretty high for me. I guess people really do have different opinions.

“Memories” The album title is kinda meh...

Everything comes down to personal taste. I love both GARNET CROW and Yurippe.

Yurippe had a period like this back in the day too. http://pics.dmm.co.jp/mono/movie/iptd809/iptd809pl.jpg

“U” and “Mr. Holiday” are kinda meh.

Yuri-san definitely smells nice, right?

I'm 125. The only real dud is “Timing,” after all. It's just an ordinary, run-of-the-mill coupling track. I've listened to it more than five times, but... There are also a few iffy songs on the “LOCKS” album.

“Stay” was the only one I couldn't get into.

I think both “Stay” and “strangers” are god-tier songs.

Agreed.

Even with all that white makeup, you can still tell the maiko is Yurippe.

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

“Memories.” What a loaded title.

“Stay” started looping around in my head after a while and drove me nuts lol That's Gane quality: tons of weird songs like that.

Can Amazon still restart preorders? Can I buy it at a physical store on the early-release day?

They really call them “squid songs” for a reason.

“strangers” is my favorite song from the last two or three years. I like the “yoake” version of “Stay.” I don't dislike “Timing” as much as everyone else seems to.

When autumn comes around, I want to listen to the first and fourth albums.

The most beautiful person in the world isn't Yurippe—it's Azuki-chan. She's in a completely different league from people who hide behind makeup.

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The October calendar is Azuki-chan. She's way too cute.

Is Sexy Zone coming out on 11/23?

GARNET CROW new album “Memories” 01. 冷たい夜明け 02. Misty Mystery 03. 深海(うみ)の中で 04. JUDY 05. Smiley Nation 06. Blue Regret 07. this grieve 08. 知らない街 09. 静寂のconcerto 10. A Liar 11. メモリーズ GZCA-5241, GZCA-5242

I'm surprised how many people associate “Memories” with disbanding. Do you really think they'd make a work like that? Are you even fans? That's what I want to say.

Actually, I'm not that much of a fan.

Thinking about Yuri-san keeps me up at night.

>165 People who do nothing but tweet pointless fantasies on Twitter are seriously annoying.

So are the people who retweet that crap.

I like Ken Hirai these days.

We're falling right into GIZA's strategy. GIZA's pretty good at this.

The 16th Detective Conan movie “The Bonds of Remembrance (Misanga)” The stage is a tragedy surrounding the misanga Ran made in middle school to pray for Shinichi to win the Tokyo soccer tournament.

I wonder who'll make the next Conan theme song.

>173 Maybe it'll be BREAKERZ. I kind of like BREAKERZ because they put Conan's world into their lyrics in such a faithful, easy-to-understand, and natural way. The melodic lines are a little too simple, though.

The new Iitomo Youth Team will include Johnny's Jr. unit members Yuma Sanada and Yūki Nozawa under the name “noon boyz.”

Come to think of it, is this their first title in katakana?

>174 If BREAKERZ haven't done it yet, maybe they'll get it sometime next year.

（・ω・）

>176 つ “parallel universe”

That's just English, though.

>176 There aren't many even among the singles. “Spiral,” maybe.

>179 Isn't that alphabet, though?

Crystal Gauge

I want to walk around town holding hands with Yuri-san.

When I first saw it, I couldn't help recording it and using it as porn, but now it's lost some of its freshness... Habit really is scary lol

When it comes to ponytails, it's definitely Yuka Saegusa-chan. Yurippe is probably second.

“Patapata Hikōsen” was on a free CS broadcast, so I watched it. The TV version of “Naked Story” is pretty good too.

Today's broadcasts 19:00-21:54 Nittere “Masahiro Nakai's THE Big Annual Chart SP4” Footage from the Big Egg and Sashimari a week ago will be shown. 21:00-21:50 BS241 new program “#1 Johnny's Jr. Land”

>187 Is the arrangement different, like “Tales flying”?

134　*91　***,540　*15,075　*4　Misty Mystery　GARNET CROW Looks like beating Over Drive is probably impossible...

It's selling pretty well. Looks like we're safe.

Show Kaba●e and the Juniors already!!

Misty has a pretty strong “squid song” feel.

I wish they'd broadcast Sashimari already.

Thank you, Brother Nakai!! Sashimari is too amazing!! I was there a week ago. Shintaro-kun was great. Shori was great too!!

Marius-kun is on Yahoo's trending search terms.

No Stablog update, huh?

The Juniors' show is starting.

Marius, Kaba●e

>193 This time it seems to be getting pretty good reviews even from non-fans. The anime OP arrangement—or rather, the way the chorus connects—works really well.

The sexy talk is hereeeee

Did anyone upload the picture of Yuri-san's armpit sweat?

Lick lick.

Good night, Azuki-san~

I've already been to 21 shows this year lol

College starts tomorrow. Let's reach that holy land that can only be satisfied by continuing to give.

I watched the GARNET special on NicoNico Live a month late, but it was pretty funny lol

Judging from the song titles, it seems like the first half will start off quietly, heat things up a little with “Misty Mystery” and “Smiley Nation,” then finish with a ballad. Looking forward to tracks 5–10.

I'm just a casual fan, but I really like “Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo.” Is it well regarded among fans?

>206 Air.

I meant >209.

Oh, really? That hurtsorz By the way, what's their most popular song?

>209 I've known they existed since their debut, but I didn't really start listening until “Sekai wa Mawaru...”

>212 For singles: “Yume Mita Ato de,” “flying,” “Natsu no Maboroshi,” “call my name,” and “Wasurezakura.” For other songs: “A crown,” “Holy ground,” “Yūdachi no Niwa,” “Kimi Tsuresaru...” and so on.

I've been a fan for ten years, but the shock I felt the first time I heard GARNET CROW's “flying” was unreal. Though it's a distant memory now. I want new fans to listen to the songs from before “Spiral” too. The quality is seriously incredible.

Angel Azuki-chan is so cute.

What do you think of “Wasurezakura”?

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Yuri-san is married, though... I'm sad.

Yeah, the shock of hearing “flying” for the first time was huge.

I preordered “Memories” on Amazon. I'm really looking forward to it.

The release timing is about the same as last year's album, but I wonder if they'll do a tour before the end of the year.

Is the album still not out?

Not yet!

It's coming out at the same time as Mai Kuraki, so I have a feeling something's gonna happen.

What was so shocking about “Fling”?

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

>226 The fact that it doesn't have a y.

Who is JUDY?

I'm new here, but the songs that got me hooked are: “Wasurezakura,” “Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo,” “Kono Te o Nobaseba,” “Hibi no Hotori,” “Sky Blue,” “Holy Ground,” “pray,” “lovelone star,” “Kimi to Iu Hikari,” “Maboroshi,” and so on. I haven't listened to the recent stuff yet, but I'll get to it. Please recommend some more.

I couldn't preorder on Amazon. Should I pick it up at Shin★do instead?

>231 Go die.

Do Yurippe and Nana actually get royalties? In all the years I've gone to karaoke with friends or coworkers, not one person has ever sung GARNET CROW. I mean, GARNET CROW itself isn't even known by the general public.

Wasn't Nana listed in the rich-list rankings? I don't know if it's true, though.

Inherited parents' estate, ZARD royalties! I think that's what it was!

The inheritance story is just an unfounded rumor, right? Though she apparently writes lyrics for people besides GC too, so maybe she's the richest one in GC.

It was a gift given before they died, wasn't it?

Wasn't the story about her family being rich also completely unsourced?

Um... the guy who shows up at every event, with permed hair and glasses, wearing his own signed GARNET T-shirt— is he famous?

Anyone who tweets “Today was the release date of ~” on Twitter, and anyone who retweets them, can go die.

>209 > I'm just a casual fan, but I really like “Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo.” > Is it well regarded among fans? It depends on the person, but I think most fans like it.

21:00—“Freeter, Ie o Kau” special broadcast.

Azuki's already earned hundreds of millions, so she doesn't have any motivation anymore. She can just live for fun without doing anything.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

What a boring way of thinking.

I listen to GARNET CROW every single day, so why is it so hard to sing their songs at karaoke? I can easily sing AKB and stuff I've only heard on TV.

October Today is the final day of the BREAKERZ fan-club trip. I'm leaving the hotel now and heading to the airport by bus. I took pictures with the members this morning. I was so nervous I almost threw up. They were seated waiting for us. I sat in front of DAIGO and struck a victory pose. Afterward I turned around and shook hands with them one by one, and told them how much fun my first overseas trip had been. They told me to get home safely, and even though the members are still at the hotel, I'm leaving first... I hate this. Apparently there were about five men among the participants (three of them attendants), so I wonder what the women thought of us. At the end DAIGO said, “You two aren't going to do anything weird, okay? lol” and my partner and I instantly replied, “We won't lol!” That exchange cracked even us up, and it really made me realize again how unusual male fans who genuinely come to these events are.

“静寂のconcerto” is a masterpiece.

>233 I heard he bought the biggest TV in the electronics store for the switch to digital terrestrial broadcasting, so he must have money. Apparently Mochi was wearing a watch worth over a million yen too.

>249 Was that a Panerai? Though maybe it just looked like one.

>242 No way I'm watching that.

(´･ω･) “Newbies who engage with trolls, disappear already♪”

>245 Not necessarily. Having people who can think that way makes a huge difference.

Still no news about the winter concert?

Weekly singles *5　*19,440　237,101　Hey!Say!JUMP

>249 She's not even selling that well as a singer, yet she's got money. I guess it really is profitable.

Maybe because it's not all from CD sales? There are live shows, karaoke, and all kinds of other income streams.

These days it's probably merchandise. The profit margin on that stuff must be pretty high. But it makes the fans happy, so it's fine.

What's the cost price of the watch?

Talking about parts and production costs is pointless. There are things like this too: 20,000 versus 1.4 million http://homepage1.nifty.com/iberia/column_audio_goldmund.htm

Regular people wear them too. If you want a Panerai that badly, you can afford one.

No, you can't just casually buy one of those. Maybe they're trying to show off how rich they are. I certainly can't afford one lol

They're spending it on things they don't need, anyway.

Yurippe deserves to live in Osaka Castle.

I want to marry Yuri-san.

I want to pour Nana-sama's pee over rice and eat it slurping it up.

The value of things is different for everyone, though.

Rich people, spend away and keep the economy moving.

Azuki-chan is way too cute.

Is there a secret postcard among the bonus postcards for Separate Nakamura Yuri Vol. 2? http://page9.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/k140526096

Not really secret—there was one type that hadn't been released in the fan newsletter. In other words, the maiko one.

I love princesses who've gotten older.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Nana-san is way too cute.

I forgot to buy Separate Yurippe＼(^o^)／

>270 The picture's so small that the bottom one just looks like a jut-jawed gorilla lol

>276 I'll beat your ass, hey.

♪ The dreams you imagined, gathered in Mär Heaven~

I want Yurippe to fellate me.

I want her to slowly and gently lick my dick, please.

Hey, are we not getting any live shows this year?

>281 Let's hope they do one to coincide with the album release.

The members probably don't want to go to Tokyo any more than they have to. It's covered in radiation, after all.

Please release Weekly Yurippe one more time.

>282 They announced it around this time last year, though.

If it's a weekly publication, ordering it would be a pain.

>276 I kind of agree lol

The official site is closed.

Is the countdown all standing again? They really need to make it assigned seating already. I can't go to the bathroom right before it starts. Just so we're clear, if I get diarrhea during the show and shit myself, sorry... Sorry(´；ω；｀)

I want to smell Yuri-san's panties.

In autumn, there's “Wasurezakura.”

>289 If it's a cute girl, I'll forgive her. Anyone else, no way.

In autumn, it's fibrous.

In autumn, love can happen.

>236 Apparently that's what they said on some Kansai-local variety news show hosted by someone named Uenuma or whatever. I think it was an inheritance gift tax thing?

>295 Uenuma actually talks about Nana?

Here's a spoiler: “Memories” is a double entendre. It also means “目盛りズ”. It means people live by their own memories and their own scales, so there won't be a disbandment. Relax.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

I wanna hear the new song already.

I'm going to buy an otaku magazine tomorrow.

People say they'll disband because GIZA's business is getting worse. Sure, there probably were layoffs, but what are they going to do if they cut even the people who can make money?

Shit otaku.

Getting all excited and nervous about the new song.

I'd like to hear a song with lyrics by Yuri-san too. I want to hear love lyrics, or songs based on real experiences.

Could they do Livescope in places like Sapporo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka?

Hiroshima too, please!

No way.

Azuki-san is beautiful. Yurippe would be beautiful too if she wore natural makeup instead of that gorilla makeup~

>301 There aren't any valuable talents left to lay off, are there? Maybe Caos's Shiraishi is the next layoff candidate? But they're trying to promote her now, so surely they won't lay her off.

Does anyone have a picture of Yuri-san feeding animals with a huge smile? I think she was wearing something reddish. She was insanely cute.

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

ttp://www.youtube.com/user/garnetcrowmusic This isn't official, right?

Gonna do my best again today for Kōri-san.

?!

The registration date is September, huh. There was something similar before too.

They're finally confirmed to appear on “HEY!HEY!MUCIC CHANP.”

MUCIC CHANP

Why is Yuri-san so incredibly beautiful?

The hymen also has anti-aging powers, you know.

What does everyone do after the countdown live ends? The last train will have been gone for ages, right? Do you stay at a nearby hotel?

Yamapi and Nishikido leave “NEWS” Popular group “NEWS” members Tomohisa Yamashita (26) and Ryo Nishikido (26) withdrew from the group on the 7th, their Johnny's agency announced that day. Yamashita will focus on solo activities, while Nishikido will focus on Kanjani8. NEWS will continue with the four remaining members: Keiichiro Koyama (27), Shigeaki Kato (24), Takahisa Masuda (25), and Yuya Tegoshi (23). Yamashita expressed his determination for his solo career: “From now on, it's a challenge on my own. I may face inconveniences and difficulties unlike anything I've felt before, but I want to put the irreplaceable experience I gained with NEWS into each job, one by one.” Koyama, who remains in NEWS, commented positively: “Even though we'll be working separately from now on, the more than eight years we walked together will be carried on by the four-member NEWS.” Nishikido, who had been working in both Kanjani8 and NEWS, cited difficulties coordinating the schedules of both groups as his reason for leaving. He sent off the new NEWS, saying, “Please continue to support the new NEWS brought to you by Koyama, Kato, Masuda, and Tegoshi.”

It feels like their popularity's been fading. It's lonely.

The Johnny's network won't connect lol

>322 Not necessarily. As the years pass, the fans get filtered out too. The proportion of decent fans goes up.

>320 Last year I wandered around for a while, then killed time at an internet café until the first train. I wasn't planning to book a hotel or anything.

>320 Come to think of it, it's New Year's Day lol

What's that Garnet Lady appearing in this week's Champion...?

If it's the four Soap members...

Megumi Yasuda (29) got married. Yurippe (34)........

If they do a live right after the album comes out, I won't have time to listen to it. I hope they leave a little gap.

Gonna do my best again today for Oil-san.

>330 But there's a countdown live at the end of the year, so if they do one it'll probably be next year.

Saying Yurippe hides behind makeup is ridiculous. If anything, she's the type who loses out because of makeup. I like Yurippe so much I can even find that cute.

Yurippe is always right and beautiful.

Hypothetically, if they released another best-of album, I'd like them to hold a fan vote like B'z. I wonder which songs would be popular then.

>329 She probably is married; she just hasn't announced it...

Yuko Ogura (27) got married. Yurippe (34)........

>333 She really does lose out big from her makeup. It's like, why go out of your way to wear gorilla makeup?

Yuri Kurose.

Ōga-san~

10/12 GIZA compilation album 10/19 Mai Kuraki (Conan single / +DVD) 10/26 NERDHEAD (album) 11/23 Mai Kuraki (single) 11/30 Chicago Poodle (best album) 12/07 GARNET CROW (album / +DVD) 12/14 Detective Conan Theme Song Collection 4 (+DVD) 12/21 Anna Tsuchiya (album featuring B'z's Tak Matsumoto) TBD New instrumental band (Ōga, Asai, Ōkusu, Kurumatani, etc.), Atsushi Yamaguchi new project, Robinson Tiffany

Seriously, trains run late at night on New Year's Eve too.

But if it's around 2 a.m., people who traveled in can't get home either. Waiting for the first train is... rough.

I like “Itsuka Mata Aimashō.”

Did “Misty” really drop straight from ninth to below 100th?

Ah, Yuri-san.

>345 It stayed on the chart for three weeks total.

>341 Mai Kuraki is putting out singles two months in a row. Our GARNET needs to release them three months in a row.

>347 Do you know how the rankings changed?

No matter how many times I listen, “Misty” is still crap＾＾；

“Live” is a good song, though.

I think Yuri-san is an angel who descended to Earth.

>335 “Sky Blue,” maybe.

>349 Coming in from the side: 1 *9 11,889 11,889 2 53 *1,863 13,752 3 91 **,783 14,535 It's at 15,439 copies after five weeks now.

I like “nonsense,” “Hare Dokei,” “wish,” “Yume Mita Ato de,” and “Yume Mita Ato de -lightin' grooves True meaning of love mix-.” Are there any other songs I might get hooked on?

“Rhythm” “High-Speed Special One Day”

Oh, our tastes are similar, >355. But I don't really like either of the songs recommended in >356...

I like “Misty.”

During this holiday weekend, Azuki-san is probably traveling, Furu-san is doing family stuff, and Okamocchi and Yurippe are probably staying home.

What does the holiday weekend have to do with it?

I don't hate “Misty,” but it might be my least favorite of the five songs released this year.

http://nagamochi.info/src/up87771.jpg http://ascii.jp/elem/000/000/639/639485/15_c_900x600.jpg

>354 Thanks. Looking at this, “Yume Mita Ato de” sold pretty well back then~

Still no news about the winter concert?

Not yet!

Two months until the album comes out. That's so far away.

“Itsuka Mata Aimashō”

Burnable dust and non-burnable scraps too.

Johnny's Jr. Land is starting!!

>366 Was December a first for them?

Yeah, it's their first time.

Doesn't that conductor guy who's always at the live shows look like Zakiyama?

Fuma and Jinguji with their sleeves rolled up are insanely moe lol

>371 Looking forward to a winter song.

Okamocchi barely worked at all this year. He's already been fired. At least he must've made some good memories, right?

>370 It was 12/8 last year too, wasn't it?

If this is 377, I can marry Yurippe.

I want to lick Yurippe's pussy.

I want to suck Yurippe's nipples.

Apparently Hiromi Yoshimoto of doa is competing in this month's F1 World Championship.

Yoshimoto is in Super GT, though.

>335 First place is definitely “Yume Mita Ato de.” Though I'd like them to release a fan-voted CD too, choosing the songs would be really hard for whoever has to do it. If you're not an insanely devoted fan, maybe it would actually be easier to choose.

If GARNET were limited to choosing just one song, the votes would probably be really split.

“Wasurezakura” is the ultimate.

Yurippe is probably on a hot-spring trip with her boyfriend.

She said on the radio before, “My lovers are all of you fans!” Though it was probably just lip service.

>335 Yume Mita Ato de Natsu no Maboroshi Mawari Michi Yūdachi no Niwa Float World A crown Eien ni Hōre These are pretty much guaranteed.

There's no way I can choose just one. From the list in 387, “Mawari Michi.”

Throw “Holy Ground” in there too.

On Sports Day, I want to play tamaire with Yurippe.

>386 The phrase “lip service” sounds kind of erotic.

Six Johnny's members are appearing on Iitomo right now.

>337 “STAY” and stuff aren't on the best-of album, so they'll probably rank.

Hip service.

I don't really get why “Mawari Michi” is so popular.

“Stay” is a good song, it is.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

>391 Now I'm hard.

I absolutely love “Hello Sadness,” but is it popular?

Still “Yūdachi no Niwa,” I guess. I've really started liking “Futari” a lot lately.

>395 Me too. >399 I love it.

>399 It's a god-tier song.

>387 You're so cold. “Aozora Kanata” has been really good lately, Master.

>403 “Aozora Kanata” is kind of like “Sky Blue,” and I like it (ノﾟДﾟ)八(ﾟДﾟ　)ノ

How about “Kimi Tsuresaru Toki no Otozure o”?

I'll choose from the songs I listed in 355. Have “Yume Mita Ato de -lightin' grooves True meaning of love mix-” or “Hare Dokei” ever been performed live?

“Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo” “Hibi no Hotori” “Love lone star” too.

None of those songs really stand out, though. That's probably why they don't sell.

“tell me something, Sky”

Just looking at single sales, they're running a total deficit. GIZA staff get zero bonuses, so they really need the album to do well.

>399 It makes the top five.

This kind of worldview is one of a kind, so even if they're low-key, I want them to keep making good songs forever.

If they don't sell, they can't keep doing this.

“Holy ground” and “A crown.” I love every GARNET CROW song, but these two are especially god-tier.

The disbandment rumor... is it true...? http://kamome.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/river/1316319968/

Of these five songs—“Smiley Nation,” “August Night,” “Misty Mystery,” “live,” and “I can't take...” which one do you like best? For me, it's “August Night.”

(=ﾟｰﾟ)＜Misty Mystery

“live”

I can't accept “hello sadness” being popular while “Misty Mystery” isn't.

>416 Sorry.

There hasn't been a single I've really gotten obsessed with since “Sekai wa Mawaru to Iu Keredo.” I want a single on the level of “Maboroshi” or “flying.” And maybe a TV appearance too.

For me, probably “live.” “Sorairo no Neko” is my favorite. Though if you ask whether it's a Garnet song, that's kind of debatable.

>416 Smiley Nation.

“August Night.”

I've been listening to those five songs nonstop lately. The contrast between the quirky ending of “Misty” and the energetic intro of “liv” gives me chills.

“live.”

“live” is such a good song. It cheers me up.

Michiko Kichise.

“Memories” means “people who take notes.” It has nothing to do with disbanding.

>416 Sorry. >429 How boring.

>416 “I can't take...”

>430

The step-up in the “den den den den” sound right before “live” is pronounced “leave” is the best part!

>433 I totally get that.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

GARNET CROW livescope 2011 ~A lot of Memories~ confirmed! They've confirmed a nationwide tour in support of the 9th album “Memories”! ■ Saturday, December 10　Tokyo / Tokyo Dome City Hall 　Time: OPEN 18:00 / START 19:00 ■ Sunday, December 11　Aichi / Nagoya City Public Hall, Large Hall 　Time: OPEN 17:30 / START 18:00 ■ Saturday, December 17　Osaka / Grand Cube Osaka, Main Hall 　Time: OPEN 17:30 / START 18:30 ■ Sunday, December 18　Osaka / Grand Cube Osaka, Main Hall 　Time: OPEN 17:00 / START 18:00

The “liv” tie-in is here! It's so obscure I have no idea what it is.

Seriously?

Since everyone says they like “liv,” the liv that must've gotten even more energetic is going on the album. Looking forward to the hype it'll build for the live shows.

At this rate, maybe they'll even get a Reeb 21 commercial tie-in?

I love “Go For It.” When I listen to it, I get this feeling like the fighting spirit hidden inside me is bubbling up, or something. I wonder if you know what I mean. It's frustrating that I can't express what I'm trying to say very well. Anyway, I absolutely love this song.

>440 That's so lame lolol

Yurippe, keep on doing your best today too.

♪ To the sunny sea with no water~

In “As the Dew,” what do they sing right after “あなたには見えてないし〜”? The part before they say “wow wow yeah.”

>445 見えてないしぃ〜イ イェイ イェイ イェ

There was no Livescope in 2003 or 2007, so there probably won't be one in 2011 either. It's every four years, lol.

I watched the Ninnaji DVD for the first time in a while. It was seriously nothing but creepy otaku; I felt like throwing up lol How do they manage to gather so many creepy otaku? By the way, I was on Nana-chan's team lol

>447 If that means “Memories” ends up being higher quality, I have nothing to complain about.

>446 Thanks, yay yay yay.

“JUDY” is the ultimate masterpiece.

Still no news about the winter concert? I can't make any plans lol

Not yet!

“Love is a Bird” is way too god-tier, Yuri-san...

>441 It brings out a quiet, heavy, powerful feeling. I can't express it very well either, but I like “Go For It” just as much.

You're probably seeing yourself in the lyrics, right? Nana-chan really says some great things.

I want to watch a cover video of “Umbrella.” Is there one somewhere?

>452 Go die, you piece of trash.

>454 Hard agree.

I don't think there is one for “Umbrella.”

>460 Thanks. There isn't one... Damn, I really want to hear it...

That was really cool. It made me think Yurippe can do all sorts of things.

>462 Did you hear it live? I'm jealous...

Was it really cool? I thought turning it into typical J-pop actually made it sound cheap. But if they'd left the original song as-is, she probably couldn't have sung it properly...

So Miho Komatsu's “Nazo” was arranged by Furu-san.

I want to lick Yurippe's pussy.

>465 I had no idea. Come to think of it, basically all of Komatsu's peak-era songs were arranged by Furu.

When Okamocchi is next to her, Aiko Kitahara looks like Yurippe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evmixNiNFWw

Terrible.

Gonna do my best again today for Kururi-san.

So clumsy.

>468 Herbivore Okamocchi is looking down way too much lol

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

It's already noon.

Did anyone buy the GIZA compilation album?

I want to ask people who can play guitar and listen to other bands too: is Mochi any good? >475 Didn't buy it.

I wish they'd announce the track list for “Memories” already.

>476 I wouldn't say he's great, but I don't think he's particularly bad either. Probably average for a professional? Sorry for sounding so superior.

♪ Deciding to part, the love we had becomes nostalgic That's all~

>460 “Umbrella” was good too, but I want to hear “Mō Ichido Kiss Shitakatta” as well!

Meisa Kuroki in the Elsève commercial is just a second-rate Yurippe.

>479 I love it so much.

Mochi kind of has this thing where he doesn't really play seriously. If you're talking good or bad, he's probably average, but more than that, it feels like he's slacking off.

Still no news about the winter concert? I assume they'll do Shochiku and East/West, but who'll be at the Big Egg at the end of the year?

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

Gonna do my best again today for Nana-san.

The lyrics to “Kakurenbo” are pretty scary. It's amazing that they can write about that theme in Japanese without making it sound lame. Sorry, I'm a newbie.

>476 He's pretty good. I don't know whether he can't play superhuman techniques or can but chooses not to, but within the range Gane needs, he can play reliably with almost no mistakes. And his touch is soft, so he's also good at expressing subtle nuances.

>487 First I wonder where they got the inspiration to write lyrics like that. Did they just expand on the “because I'm an oni” joke?

I want to tour Kyoto's temples and shrines with Yuri-san, then eat a lunchbox she made herself at noon.

I want to tour Nara's temples and shrines with Yuri-san, then eat a lunchbox she made herself at noon.

“Kakurenbo” isn't horror, is it?

Gonna do my best again today for Shinri-san.

I wonder who Yuri-san went to the fireworks festival with.

Her boyfriend, probably?

On last year's All Night Nippon, they said that when Yurippe and Mochi go out to do shows in the regions, Furu-san contacts them saying, “You're going to ~. That's tough; good luck.” Furu-san is way too kind.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Gonna do my best again today for Furu-san.

I've seen Furu-san and Okamocchi at a ZARD live show. Furu-san had the flashiest performance among ZARD's support members. It was my first time seeing him, and I was moved by how there could be someone who looked so happy playing music. After the show, a woman in the audience stopped Okamocchi, calling out, “Okamocchi~” He stood alone in the middle of the stage and shook her hand with a smile. He seemed very polite. He had a small face and unusually bright, intense eyes. I remember thinking he had real eye power. And he was handsome too.

Mochi is a rare person who's both handsome and nice.

Mochi is actually kind of an unpleasant guy lol

I think Mochi's music deserves a lot more recognition. What do you guys think?

When I heard “Gunjō,” I thought it sounded a bit like Okamocchi on “joyride,” and I got yelled at when I posted that it sounded a little like Spitz lol I mean the tone of his low register, not his skill.

His voice is nice too.

>502 He's already getting recognition in his paycheck, so don't worry.

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“Meikyū Love Song” Release: 2011.11.02 ■ First press limited edition (CD + DVD): JACA-5285/5286 ¥1,470 (tax included) ※ 16-page lyric booklet ■ Regular edition (CD): JACA-5287 ¥1,260 (tax included) First press limited edition track list [CD] 01 Meikyū Love Song 　Lyrics: Iori　Music: iiiSAK / Dyce Taylor　Arrangement: Trevor Ingram 02 Kienu Omoi 　Lyrics: alt　Music/Arrangement: Yoshiyasu Ichikawa / Tatsurō Mashiko / ha-j [DVD] “Meikyū Love Song” (video clip) Regular edition track list [CD] 01 Meikyū Love Song 　Lyrics: Iori　Music: iiiSAK / Dyce Taylor　Arrangement: Trevor Ingram 02 together, forever 　Lyrics/Music: 100+　Arrangement: Hirofumi Sasaki 03 Utakata 　Lyrics: R.P.P.　Rap lyrics: Sho Sakurai　Music: youwhich / Dyce Taylor　Arrangement: youwhich 04 wanna be... 　Lyrics: Iori / Soluna　Music: Kōsuke Ōshima　Arrangement: Taku Yoshioka 05 Meikyū Love Song (original karaoke) 06 together, forever (original karaoke) 07 Utakata (original karaoke) 08 wanna be... (original karaoke)

We don't need Arashi.

>487 The lyrics to “Kakurenbo” are already poetry; you could even call it a short story. Nana really is a poet, and Yurippe is amazing for making music that fits it so perfectly.

Chiharu Niiyama on the “Time Shock” show airing now looks a bit like Yuri-san.

Gonna work hard all day today for the members.

The lily's flower language is “purity.” I wonder if that's really true? lol

>502 He'd get more recognition at a different record company. Okamocchi has a low-key personality and seems like a completely behind-the-scenes kind of person. Though all four members of GARNET are behind-the-scenes types lol

06. “Eien” (ZARD) So this is the song Tokuchan played on piano. When I heard he was going to do a solo live, I thought, “He'll definitely cover this one himself!” I was happy when he actually did it. I feel like it was probably a starting-point song for Tokuchan.

There isn't even an announcement of who won the countdown tickets, so do they just mail the tickets and let that determine the order of entry?

They've been confirmed to perform at Hibari Misora's memorial concert. 2011/11/11 (Fri.) Tokyo Dome 18:00

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What, “liv” is going on the next album too? It'll just be a different arrangement anyway. Seriously, what crap. Like “parallel universe,” that makes ten songs in practice.

I've been listening since their indie days, but they peaked with “STAY,” and the drop-off after that has been insane. In the last two years or so, “The Crack-up” is about the only song they've made that feels like GC. And now, listening to “Smiley Nation” and “liv,” just like with “parallel universe,” I'm really not impressed that they've forced another Conan movie candidate song onto the album. I haven't heard the other eight songs yet, but if it's another flop like “parallel universe,” then even as a fan, I honestly think they might as well disband.

>519 I understand your opinion. Now get lost.

Well, I saw some pretty awful stuff, but hey everyone, long time no see. I don't even remember whether my handle is the same anymore, but I've come back after a long absence. Anyway, I'm broke in various ways and haven't even bought the new album yet, but let me join the group again. Nice to be back.

I thought it was Yurippe(*´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ.

>522 Sorry, that's me lolol. Nostalgic lol I got depression, a lot of time passed, and I forgot about this place lol I even borrowed money, so I couldn't afford to buy even my beloved Yurippe's albums. I haven't bought anything at all—sorry, Yurippe. I bought every single and album up through “parallel universe” (though I guess I didn't buy the live DVDs lol), but I've barely kept up since then. (The Yurippe singing live on the concert DVDs sounds totally different from her live voice in person, so I stopped buying them after the second one.) So how has Yurippe been lately? Is she doing okay?

GARNET CROW really saved me. If this group didn't exist, I probably would've died. This music gave me so much strength to keep living.... I'm truly grateful to GARNET CROW. They're all great songs, and they make me want to keep living so I can hear them. Thank you.

Actually, I just checked and the album isn't out yet. Apparently two singles have come out, so I'll buy them when I get paid. I'll get the regular edition of “Misty Mystery” and probably the first press edition of “Smiley Nation.”

>509 Someone who wore a randoseru as an adult is a poet!?

Hey, stop it.

>525 The first press edition of the next album comes with the “Smiley Nation” PV.

I admit “parallel universe” is a dud.

Is “parallel universe” really that bad? It may be inferior to their other albums, but personal taste is a factor too, isn't it?

>523 Depression... Were you in college back then?

Sorry, Yurippe, but Azuki-chan is the most beautiful woman in the world. I've never seen anyone that beautiful. Could they do another fan-club event?

Someone who wore a randoseru as an adult?

It's fine to say you like or dislike it, but criticizing “parallel universe” by saying it's “not Gane-like” shows a real lack of taste.

Gonna do my best again today for Ryūri-san.

・Drums — Kōichi Kurose ・Bass — Masato Ōhashi ・Guitar — Seisuke Karita Can't these three just join GARNET CROW as official members already? They contribute a ton as support musicians at the live shows, jumping around, raising their fists, and shouting along to hype things up with the band. A support musician normally can't go this far. They might as well be official members. I'd welcome it.

>519 Sure, sure, thanks for your opinion. Go to the anti-fan thread.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

>533 Even if she's wearing a randoseru, beautiful is beautiful.

>536 We don't need a bunch of old men. Besides, that would put the two beautiful women in danger.

Azuki-san is beautiful, but I can't jerk off to Azuki-san.

>531 No, I finished high school. Then I worked for a company, quit, got depressed, and a bunch of other things happened. I still have depression.

>536 At the live shows, there isn't any applause at all when they're introduced, though.

There's a fair amount of applause for Ōhashi-san.

The atmosphere feels so awkward, like people are deliberately avoiding applauding.

>543 There is a decent amount of applause for Karita-kun too.

Who was that handsome guitarist with a goatee who played acoustic guitar at the 2008 live show?

Is “live~when you are near!” another version of “live”? It's pretty unusual to put a coupling song on an album.

Appearance on “HEY!HEY!HEY!MUSIC CHANP” confirmed!! Studio audience applications: 10/25 (Tue.)

Oh, the hāhā guy is here.

(*´Д`)ﾊｧﾊｧ Haven't seen that in ages.

>536 We don't need Kurose or whatever. Bring David back.

I want to walk around town holding hands with Yuri-san.

Hāhā-chan~

Hey. Come to think of it, I haven't been to karaoke in four years... After I sang 100 GARNET CROW songs alone for six hours and got a collapsed lung the next day, karaoke became a traumatic experience for me. I want to go, but I don't want to go...

The “Yume Mita Ato de” PV was just playing on a NicoNico Live broadcast. I guess it was promotion for the compilation.

It was shown alongside Montebi, Miho Komatsu, Rina Aiuchi, and Yuka Saegusa.

“If I could say ‘see you’ in my brightest voice, I felt like we'd meet again someday.” That line really hits hard.

Azuki-san is a genius, so I think she could make it as a novelist too.

The talent for writing lyrics and the talent for writing novels are different. But maybe she'll try it after Gane ends.

Hey, what about next year's calendar? Is it still not out?

>558 It's a good song, right? Is it about a long-distance relationship? Yuri-san and Okamocchi said they couldn't handle a long-distance relationship.

“Aozora Kanata” feels like a brighter version of “Eien ni Hōre.” The lyrics make me think that, especially since some parts are in the past tense.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Gonna do my best again today for Shinri-san.

Gane crap, please disband already.

“Outside the window, hoarse voices, a demonstration, flags fluttering in the clear sky.” She really is good at painting a scene like that~

“Aozora Kanata” feels like a long-distance love song. Things like “the town growing distant” and “you are beyond the horizon.”

Gonna do my best again today for Nana-san.

Den Shichi Azuki.

>569 Thanks.

I want to sleep while rubbing my dick against a pillow soaked in Azuki-san's old-lady smell.

Complete withdrawal from the music business in spring 2012. Selling the related facilities in Osaka.

“strangers” is way too god-tier, Yuri-san...

>571 You're welcome. ＾＾

What is Yuri-san like in person? Is it really different? She's beautiful even through a screen, so I wonder what she's like up close.

Azuki-san is insanely beautiful. More than that, she has an unbelievable aura of being a great woman. Yurippe is... kind of flitty and fidgety lol

Live Yurippe is cute in every little movement.

Even though she's an old hag?

Whenever you get a chance to see her up close, she basically keeps smiling, so she's always insanely cute. I think Yurippe's smile is really wonderful.

Even though you use her as porn?

Honestly, I can't shake the feeling that this album is going to be a dud too. They rested after finishing the tenth anniversary at the start of the year. The earthquake disaster dampened their passion for music. Yurippe did promotional activities for two weeks after the single release. They put a rearranged coupling track on it. I hope it doesn't repeat the mistakes of last time.

I want to marry Yuri-san.

Yurippe is from Kansai, but she never uses a Kansai accent. I guess she deliberately speaks standard Japanese, but I wish she'd use Kansai dialect at least on Gane Radio.

>577 Azuki-chan really is a wonderful woman—beautiful and cute.

I remember she spoke Kansai dialect the entire time when she was a guest on Paspara.

Fired because of poor sales.

Nana's Kansai dialect is nice.

Gonna do my best again today for Kōri-san.

【速報! Breaking news!】 ☆━─━─━☆ New generation unit of teenagers, “Sexy Zone” --- Debut single “Sexy Zone” confirmed for release Wednesday, 11/16!! ☆━─━─━☆ Fuji TV network's “Volleyball World Cup 2011” image song♪ ● First press limited edition A (CD + DVD) ¥1,300 [CD] 01. Sexy Zone 02. With you [DVD] Sexy Zone (Music Clip) ● First press limited edition B (CD + DVD) ¥1,300 [CD] 01. Sexy Zone 02. With you [DVD] Sexy Zone (Music Clip — alternate edit) ● First press limited edition C (CD + DVD) ¥1,300 [CD] 01. Sexy Zone 02. With you [DVD] “Sexy Zone” Off Shot & Interview Movie ● First press limited edition D (CD) ¥1,100 [CD] 01. Sexy Zone 02. With you 03. Title A --- ★ Includes a special 20-page photo booklet ● Regular edition (CD) ¥1,000 01. Sexy Zone 02. With you 03. Title B 04. Sexy Zone (original karaoke) 05. With you (original karaoke) 06. Title B (original karaoke) --- <First press specifications> ★ Picture label ★ Profile card included (one of five solo shots) ※ Once the first press stock runs out, it will switch to the regular pressing. --- <Regular pressing specifications> ★ One changing jacket included ☆ Preorder purchase first-come, first-served bonus ☆ Buy any of first press limited editions A–D or the regular edition at a CD shop nationwide and receive a “Sexy Zone” B2 bonus poster while supplies last! Please preorder as soon as possible♪ --- ※ The B2 bonus poster is limited in quantity. ※ Some stores may not carry it. Check with each store for details.

Come to think of it, Yurippe is a native Kansai speaker too.

How many copies of Sexy Zone are we supposed to buy?

Ten copies for cushioning and personal use? I'd be freaked out if the clerk stacked ten copies in front of me lol Do your best, otaku.

How many tens of yen is that? How many copies could I buy with that?

Honestly, just thinking that we'll be able to hear a new GARNET CROW song again makes me really excited. I'm grateful from the bottom of my heart.

Strongly agree.

Lately I've been fantasizing about Yurippe having sticky sex with a tattooed drummer, and masturbating to Yurippe. By the way, PON doesn't do it for me.

>595 Well said! Same here.

21:00—BS SkyPerfectTV! “Johnny's Jr. Land”

Even Yurippe's intonation has turned standard Japanese. Is Kansai intonation not good for singing?

>572 Is that Tayama Katai's “The Quilt”?

↑ Huh, is that what the story is about?

Once I diet and get under 100 kg, I'm going to play guitar!

Amazon has started taking preorders for crotches.

http://kamome.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1318746631/ Yurippe, hurry up or you'll be too late (>_<)

“Genesis I” has me way too curious.

So it's the chapter about the creation of heaven and earth. What a grand title.

>605 I knew someone would say that.

If you think about it normally, the guys around a woman at Nakamura-san's level wouldn't just leave her alone.

@Ehime “live ~When You Are Near!” played in a commercial for a Chūgoku-Shikoku special, but it came out of nowhere and the comedians were so loud I couldn't hear it at all.

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

>606 It was in MF. What an incredible title~

Gonna do my best again today for Oil-san.

Is the “live” going on the album a rearrangement of the single version?

>613 Same boring post every time.

Aburari-san.

I'm just normally gonna do my best for Yuri-san.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Gonna do my best again tomorrow for Yuri-san.

Starting today, I'm gonna do my best for Yuri-san.

Nana-san is so cute it hurts. Not just the polished, retouched cover photos—she's cute in videos too, where she looks her age and has visibly gotten older.

I reserved three copies because Shin★do gives you a poster.

Stablog has been neglected for way too long.

Tower has a 15% discount.

But Amazon is 18%.

Hitoshi-kun doll.

Kōri-san LOVE.

01. Genesis I 02. Smiley Nation 03. JUDY 04. Dawn That Never Breaks 05. live ~When You Are Near!~ 06. Misty Mystery 07. Your Name 08. Blue Regret 09. SPACE 10. 静寂のconcerto 11. Memories

Gonna stuff my face again today for Yuri-san.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

AZUKI-san is already 38. What if she looks really old at the countdown? I'd be a little freaked out (>_<)

Gonna do my best today for Yuri-san.

>631 You can't do anything about age lol Beautiful people stay beautiful forever.

How many centimeters are Yurippe's feet?

>634 Estimated 22 cm.

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I love Kinki. http://cookpad.com/recipe/424413

7_netshopping — Seven & i's 7net shopping The 7net-limited “Beautiful World” CD with a face towel, featuring “Energy Song ~Zekkōchō Chō!!!!~,” newly written and composed by Arashi members, starts accepting preorders Monday, 10/24 at 12:00.

21:00 — “Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de,” starring Sho Sakurai Theme song: Arashi “Meikyū Love Song”

I think Yuri-san is an angel who descended to Earth.

>633 Well, that's true...

The “Garnet Time Special” uploaded to YouTube has been deleted. The totally unexciting conversations between Okamocchi and Yurippe, and Okamocchi and Azuki-san, were pretty funny though.

I've been into Shori lately.

Apparently AKB48's Sumire Sato is a huge GARNET CROW fan. She's the smartest member of AKB48, right?

>644 I'm a huge GARNET CROW fan too, by the way. Not smart, though.

I don't know if she's actually number one.

GARNET CROW48.

What would happen if Yurippe were B'z's vocalist?

With “Aozora Kanata,” if an ordinary person wrote it, it'd be about a long-distance relationship. But when AZUKI-san writes it, it feels like they'll never meet again.

Gonna stuff my face again today for Yuri-san.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

It's getting cold.

>652 It's warm today(´Д｀)

I'm really looking forward to “Memories.” Have preorders started yet? Has anyone ordered it?

>654 Amazon's cheap, so I recommend it. http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/aw/d/B005QRNZA4/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1319003363&sr=8-1

That's really cheap! I'm gonna preorder it lol

Kanjani8 has started announcing lottery results for all dates of the dome tour via its voice-confirmation system.

Congrats on being named the White Team host for Kōhaku~~~

Another troll?

Seven & i's 7net shopping At noon on Monday, 10/24, the special store “Arashi net de shopping ~Finding the one Arashi item for you~” will open! During the opening period, customers who buy eligible products will receive a 7net-limited Arashi A5 clear file on a first-come, first-served basis. The 7net-limited “Beautiful World” CD with a face towel, featuring “Energy Song ~Zekkōchō Chō!!!!~,” newly written and composed by Arashi members, starts accepting preorders Monday, 10/24 at 12:00.

I love Arashi. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuzU_irVTJM

Who's cuter, Yuri-san or Karina?

I think Yuri-san is more wonderful.

I think so too.

I'm a Miho Komatsu fan. Can I have Furu back now?

I wonder if Auntie Yuri is doing okay.

Did anyone cosplay at Gane's countdown live?

Thinking about Yuri-san makes my chest hurt.

Gonna be greedy again today for Yuri-san.

Does Yuri-san live alone?

>670 Didn't she live with her family?

Does anyone know what kind of flute is used in “Yume・Hanabi”?

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Is Yurippe's family home in Osaka?

Okamocchi is from Hyogo.

Yurippe is from Kyoto, right? So she must live alone.

>676 She's from Kyoto?

>672 A quena.

>678 Thanks. Now I want to play flute.

It really is a cool quena.

I want to eat a cake Yuri-san made herself.

It'll taste awful.

>677 Kyoto. During the Ninnaji live, she was thrilled to be able to perform at a famous Kyoto temple.

Yuki-chan from Fukuhara looks exactly like Yurippe.

Mai Kuraki's single 6th → 8th I don't know the actual sales, but isn't it below GARNET? I hope this makes them put more effort into GARNET.

Reasons you can't get married: 1. Poor communication skills 2. Negative thinking Okamocchi... you've got both of those.

Okamoto-san has the best communication skills at GIZA lol

★ Sapporo Dome ＜About 10 minutes on foot from Subway Tōhō Line [Fukuzumi Station] Exit 3＞ 11/23 (Wed./holiday) 16:00 ★ Fukuoka Yahoo! JAPAN Dome ＜About 10 minutes on foot from Subway Airport Line [Tōjinmachi Station]＞ 11/27 (Sun.) 16:00 ★ Tokyo Dome ＜2 minutes on foot from the East Exit of JR Chūō/Sōbu Line [Suidōbashi Station]＞ ＜1 minute on foot from Toei Mita Line [Suidōbashi Station] Exit A2＞ ＜6 minutes on foot from Toei Ōedo Line [Kasuga Station] Exit 6＞ ＜5 minutes on foot from Tokyo Metro Marunouchi/Namboku Line [Kōrakuen Station] Exit 2＞ 12/16 (Fri.) 18:00 (additional show) 12/17 (Sat.) 18:00 12/18 (Sun.) 18:00 ★ Nagoya Dome ＜About 5 minutes on foot from Subway/Yutorīto Line [Nagoya Dome-mae Yada Station]＞ ＜About 15 minutes on foot from JR/Meitetsu [Ōzone Station]＞ 12/24 (Sat.) 16:00 ★ Kyocera Dome Osaka ＜About 7 minutes on foot from JR Osaka Loop Line [Taishō Station]＞ ＜Right outside Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Subway Line [Dome-mae Chiyozaki Station]＞ ＜About 9 minutes on foot from Chūō Subway Line [Kujō Station]＞ ＜Right outside Hanshin Namba Line [Dome-mae Station]＞ 12/29 (Thu.) 18:00 12/30 (Fri.) 18:00 12/31 (Sat.) 13:00 (additional show) / 21:00 ※ The 12/31 (Sat.) 21:00 show will continue past midnight.

>684 Who is that?

Apparently the person behind Hatsune Miku, famous from Vocaloid, likes GARNET CROW.

>644 >690 Thanks for the breaking news, two weeks late.

Gonna do my best again today for Yuri-san.

Aya Takashima (32) got married. Yurippe...

Takako Tokiwa (39) Eri Fukatsu (38)

Takako Tokiwa is already married, so maybe that wasn't what they meant.

But Yurippe is cute, so she probably has a boyfriend normally. No, maybe she's married too. Surprisingly, Nana-san seems like she isn't married.

Takako Tokiwa (39) Eri Fukatsu (38) Miho Kanno (34)

I bought an otaku magazine lol

M Magazine is packed with Tobi Vegas photos.

Sexy Zone's debut song is “among the best in Johnny's history.” Johnny's Entertainment's new group “Sexy Zone,” who will serve as special supporters, appeared. Kento Nakajima (17), the oldest member, proudly described their debut song “Sexy Zone,” the program's image song and scheduled for release on the 16th next month: “It's a really catchy song. It ranks among the best in Johnny's history. Please lose yourself in it.” As part of the tournament support project, the group will also get its first regular show, “Fall in Love! Cheer Squad (working title),” airing Monday through Thursday at 11:30 p.m. from October 24 to November 3.

I wonder if the members are homebodies.

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

>696 That'd be betraying the fans, right?

The rainy National Stadium V is nice and long.

>700 Search for “Tahara Johnny's independence” and come back.

Looking forward to the winter concert announcements coming one after another.

Guinness recognition: Interview with Johnny Kitagawa Japanese show business can compete with the world Johnny Kitagawa (79), president of Johnny & Associates, has nurtured many idols including SMAP and Arashi, and in recent years has poured his heart into producing stage shows at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo. He has been recognized by the British Guinness Book of World Records, which introduces the world's best achievements in various fields, for a world-first achievement in entertainment. President Kitagawa, who had never appeared in public before, spoke with the Yomiuri Shimbun. Although he is about to turn 80, he continues working energetically. In this autumn's Guinness Book of World Records 2012, he was recognized as holding world records for (1) producing a total of 232 number-one hit songs between 1974 and 2010, and (2) producing a total of 8,419 concerts between 2000 and 2010. “I hope the younger people at the agency will study even harder than before and create new world records through their own efforts,” he said with a smile, speaking about the joy of being named number one in the world. He grew up in both Japan and the United States and knows both countries' entertainment industries well. With his extensive knowledge and connections in music, theater, television, and film, he has worked on the front lines of Japan's entertainment industry for many years. “Japanese-made cameras and cars have a reputation for being the best in the world. Meanwhile, people in Japan and abroad have tended to see Japanese show business as merely copying America. With this Guinness recognition, there must be people who feel that the day has come when Japanese show business can compete with the world,” he continued. With Korean show business actively entering Japan, he is cautious about plans to take the Imperial Theatre productions he has devotedly nurtured overseas to Asia and elsewhere. “I want people to come to Japan. Many foreigners already come to see our shows. New York and Las Vegas in America are great, but I hope even more foreigners will come to the Imperial Theatre.” There are still many “overseas expansions” in show business that put creating buzz first. Although he counts it among his dreams, he is steadily building a solid foundation at home. He has been involved in show business for over 60 years, including his time in America. “I treated a day as 30 hours, not 24, and got a lot of work done. For an ordinary person, it was a fulfilling life equivalent to working for 150 years,” he recalls. After the war, he met Hibari Misora at a theater in America, which led to his connection with Japan's entertainment industry. He takes pride in saying, “There probably aren't many people in Japan today with more experience than me.” “While working to evolve Japanese show business, I'm enjoying myself too. I'm always exposed to competition, but I can't get enough of how much fun every day is.” This time, he made his face public for the first time. “Long ago, there was a maid serving tea in Tomoko Matsushima's dressing room. I was shocked to learn she was my mother. Seeing how hard my mother worked to take care of people, I decided that I, as a behind-the-scenes person, would not appear in public. It's important to put the talent in the spotlight,” he says he has always believed. “I'd be happy if the day came when audiences from all over the world came to see Johnny's shows at the Imperial Theatre,” he repeats. The entertainment industry is a world of dramatic ups and downs. The depth of his desire to pursue his dreams seems to overcome his age and drive him to work. The impact of “idols at the Imperial Theatre” At Imperial Theatre productions, there are many shows for which President Kitagawa personally handles the writing, composition, and direction. Johnny & Associates made its full-scale entry into the Imperial Theatre in November 2000. Koichi Domoto's starring show “MILLENNIUM SHOCK” had a strong showbiz flavor even within its drama, and tickets sold out the same day. Johnny's appearance stood out in the commercial theater world, which centered on productions starring a lead actor. After that, Toho, which owns the Imperial Theatre, clearly adopted a policy of rejuvenating its audience. Domoto's stage show became an annual event, followed by Hideaki Takizawa's “Takizawa Revolution” and Kazuya Kamenashi's “DREAM BOYS.” In the Imperial Theatre's 100th anniversary year, the three of them occupied four months of the schedule between them. (Domoto's show was canceled partway through because of the Great East Japan Earthquake.) Toho executive director Noriyoshi Masuda was one of the people who laid the groundwork for this policy. “In the first year, we faced criticism based on mistaken preconceptions: ‘You're putting idols on at the Imperial Theatre?’ and ‘Young audiences have bad manners, so they'll lower the Imperial Theatre's dignity.’ “But Domoto's performance onstage and President Kitagawa's skill in writing, composing, and directing blew away the opposition,” he says. Young idols have taken the Imperial Theatre stage one after another. “They grow quickly, the shows mature year by year, and the quality has improved so much that people from Broadway and Las Vegas in America are surprised when they see them,” he says. Over these 11 years, Toho wanted to “add more dramatic elements,” while Johnny's wanted to “express things through song and dance.” They disagreed, but it could also be said that this friction improved the quality of the shows. Film and theater critic Hitomi Hagio looks back: “Johnny's benefited by staging long runs in a prestigious theater and gaining recognition in the theater world, while Toho succeeded in attracting young audiences. It worked out positively for both sides.” “They spend money and use the latest technology to create the shows. They spread Johnny's culture, which had been seen as something for women and children, far and wide. The talent pool is deep, so they will probably continue producing stage shows,” she predicts.

Seven Net limited-edition album “Arashi/Beautiful World” (Seven Net original edition) comes with an original face towel as a bonus! With the five singles removed and “Energy Song ~Zekkōchō-chō!!!!~,” newly written and composed by the members, added, it contains 14 tracks in total.

>703 They never said they were married or unmarried in the first place, so it's not betrayal.

She did say, “All you fans are my lovers!” Though if it were Yuri-san betraying me, I wouldn't mind.

Anyone play the iPhone app beat gather? The auto-generated version of “Yume Mita Ato de” was so tragic I laughed.

They're gonna bring up the Hoshino stuff again, right? Just here to nip it in the bud lol

I did my best for Yuri-san yesterday too.

Looking at those three consecutive posts after >705, looks like you hit a nerve. I'll find another funny keyword and tell you about it lol

Hoshi no Aki (34) three months pregnant Yurippe (34) zero months pregnant......

It's kind of funny how idiots who engage with board trolls are so entertaining.

Got the first-press edition of the 10th-anniversary best-of. Lucky I got it at a normal used price.

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

Everyone would probably go berserk if Yuri-san got pregnant.

>719 There'd probably be a flood of hit lullabies, so I wouldn't go berserk.

Furui-san is a genius.

Hey, Yuri, are you watching?

I want Yuri-san to get pregnant and give birth as soon as possible. It's a shame, but at this point it doesn't even have to be me...

No updates on the album info, huh?

Ikuro Fujiwara was at Mai Kuraki's concert, and the orchestra was the Tokyo Philharmonic too.

Yurippe, please find happiness soon. Celebrities should have the right to be happy too.

>725 Today was Mai Kuraki's charity concert at the Budokan. I wish GARNET CROW would do one too.

The fan club newsletter arrived.

Kuraki is pretty visible in the public eye, huh? Well, she does beat them in terms of achievements.

>727 When are we getting the album concert details~?

>710 Even if you get married, you can still have a lover.

Come on, do a concert already.

What I really love about every GARNET CROW ballad is how, within the silence, it feels like there's a dignified, unwavering strength and soul. The scenes come floating into your mind. I guess this must be that unique world of lyrics and music that only GARNET CROW has. They're all such great songs. GARNET CROW is the best!

I wanna see them do another symphonic concert.

Keeping watch for Yuri-san again today.

I want to smell Yurippe's genitals.

The members are probably working hard somewhere today too. I'll work hard too.

Sunday is a day off.

I got goosebumps from Kuraga in that BEST tour or whatever DVD, even this late.

Speaking of the BEST tour DVD, Jewel Fish is great.

Thinking about Yuri-san makes my chest hurt.

I wanted to hear the full version, but I love the flow from “Yūdachi no Niwa” into “Sen Ijou no Kotoba wo Narabete mo...”

21:00-BS241 #4 “Johnny's Jr. Land”

147 GARNET songs in total? Not counting alternate versions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8yi1RVb3rg ↑

Don't “I can't take...” and “Tatoeba 12-gatsu no Yoru ni” have the same chorus chord progression?

Nana-sama's collarbone.

>744 The playlist on my Walkman has 146 songs. Including the indie stuff. Did I leave one song out? Now I'm curious...

I suddenly woke up at 4 in the morning, so I turned up the volume and listened to GARNET CROW songs for a while. That's what you call Morning GARNET.

Maybe “Sora Neko”?

>745 Azuki-san's amazing retort near the end moved me lol Azuki-san is so cute.

Keeping watch for Yuri-san again today.

>748 It's 744 here, but I only just made the playlist, so there might be duplicates... I included “Sorairo no Neko,” “Sayonara,” and the indie stuff too.

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

It's 146 songs.

Hitomi Arisaka (32) got married. Yurippe (34), please find happiness soon too.

>755 I'll check when I get home.

>745 Thanks for the rare footage.

Seven Net is so slammed I can't get to the purchase screen.

Reservations are over lol. Can't buy it again www How popular is this thing anyway?

It was still in my cart on my phone, so I managed to buy it.

Sexy Zone [Sexy Zone] — released 2011.11.16 ■ First-press limited edition A (CD+DVD): PCCA-05001 ¥1,300 (tax included) ■ First-press limited edition B (CD+DVD): PCCA-05002 ¥1,300 (tax included) ■ First-press limited edition C (CD+DVD): PCCA-05003 ¥1,300 (tax included) ■ First-press limited edition D (CD): PCCA-05004 ¥1,100 (tax included) ※ Special 20-page photobook included ■ Regular edition (CD): PCCA-05005 ¥1,000 (tax included) ※ First-press specifications: ・Picture label ・Profile card included (one of five solo shots) (Once the first pressing of the regular edition sells out, it will switch to the standard pressing.) ※ Standard pressing specifications: one changing jacket included ☆ B4 poster for the first customers to pre-order Songs on first-press limited edition A [CD] 01 Sexy Zone 02 With you [DVD] Sexy Zone (Music Clip) Songs on first-press limited edition B [CD] 01 Sexy Zone 02 With you [DVD] Sexy Zone (Music Clip ~ Close-up ver.) ※ Different from the Music Clip on first-press limited edition A. Basically, it's a specially edited close-up of each member's singing face! Face! Face!! The length is about five minutes, the same as the song. Songs on first-press limited edition C [CD] 01 Sexy Zone 02 With you [DVD] “Sexy Zone” Off Shot & Interview Movie ※ The bonus footage includes precious glimpses of Sexy Zone's real selves during the CD jacket and Music Clip shoots, self-introductions by each member, and a special interview where they were asked all kinds of questions—for a whopping 39 minutes in total. Songs on first-press limited edition D [CD] 01 Sexy Zone 02 With you 03 Knock! Knock!! Knock!!! Songs on the regular edition [CD] 01 Sexy Zone 02 With you 03 I see the light ~ Our Stage ~ 04 Sexy Zone (Original Karaoke) 05 With you (Original Karaoke) 06 I see the light ~ Our Stage ~ (Original Karaoke)

Ebi-con results are starting to come out.

Nana-sama's collarbone.

Who's Yuri-san's favorite celebrity?

>765 Takao Kisugi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWnr8upqF1M&sns=em Buy it already, you poor loser.

>755 It was 146 after all—thanks. >767 Oniyakko too.

>767 Uehara... what was her name again? Even that one isn't included, lol.

>768 I'll pass, lol.

>745 I feel like I saw it in real time. Yashiki Takajin was constantly praising Mangetsu Pon back then, so I was like, “Mangetsu Pon on this show too?”

Young Alive!

Today 23:45 — “Fall in Love! Cheer Squad”: Sexy Zone appearing

Yuri-san looks a little chubbier during the BEST tour. Personally, I like 2008 and 2009 best.

>745 What a surreal show lol Nana-san speaking full-on Kansai dialect is cute.

October 31 (Mon.) 22:00 — “SMAP×SMAP” New project: Cheer on Johnny's!! Kimura & Kusanagi and Inagaki & Katori split into teams and form new units with Johnny's Jr.! They'll throw themselves into brutal games with their CD debut on the line! If Johnny's Jr. can't answer a quiz question, SMAP will suffer an outrageous fate!! How will the teamwork between SMAP and Johnny's Jr. turn out!? And Johnny's Jr. will talk casually to SMAP!? Will they criticize SMAP!?

Some good news for Yurippe has arrived ｷﾀ━━━━(ﾟ∀ﾟ)━━━━!! 【Golf】Ryo Ishikawa announces he's dating a woman... baffled by excessive reporting: “Reporting activities beyond the limits of common sense are being carried out” [10/24] http://kamome.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/mnewsplus/1319462565/

This is 748. So it really was 146 songs after all. What a relief. Still, releasing 146 songs and having only one dud is pretty amazing.

>745 If she was an elementary school student 19 years ago, doesn't that confirm Nana-san is 31 or younger???

If I go to Osaka for the countdown concert, I'll look for Mangetsu Pon, Eritan.

>778 What do you mean by “dud”?

This has probably already been brought up, but doesn't “over drive” sound awfully similar to Tatsuro Yamashita's “Christmas Eve”?

>767 Yurippe has “Girl” too, huh.

Nana-sama's collarbone.

It's not Eri, it's Rie.

She would've been 20 and already had a kid back then, right?

Keeping watch for Yuri-san again today.

>782 I thought the same thing as soon as I heard it. The lyrics are similar too, which makes it seem even more so.

>788 Apparently the client made them redo the song four times and approved it on the fifth, so that makes it even more...

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

Let me take care of Yurippe's pubic hair grooming, o.

Let's burn him with incense.

I love Yuri-san.

I want to lick Naki-san's boobs.

Nana-sama's collarbone.

When are they going to release the full track list for “Memories”?

Where's the winter concert announcement? I can't wait.

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by the heavy traffic on the site. Reservations for “Beautiful World” (Seven Net original edition) are currently closed, but we are preparing to reopen them. If the product is already in your cart, you can proceed with the ordering process. We apologize for the trouble, but please check your cart once again.

>796 You feel like they should hurry up and announce it already, right?

>782 I didn't notice until you mentioned it. http://blog.oricon.co.jp/yoshida-monariza/archive/103/0 Someone wrote on their blog that, counting that one, elements from about four songs are worked into it. That feels like a bit of an exaggeration, though(´･ω･`)

Melodies are limited by nature, so there's nothing you can do. Before bashing GARNET CROW, find out whose song Tatsuro Yamashita's “Christmas Eve” copied. Maybe it's a Western song? lol

Yuri-san is really skinny, huh.

https://twitter.com/tetsuo_hiraga/status/128713944650088448 The albums by the people I'm interviewing next today were beyond what I expected too. For people who have expressed their own kind of pop music over many years, whether they could produce something genuinely satisfying this year must have been the most important challenge. They seem like people who have nothing to do with Twitter or blogs, so I'll properly dig into what's on their minds.

↑ The person above wrote that Yurippe said the new album is her masterpiece!!

The album is already finished? I'm getting really excited for it now.

https://twitter.com/tetsuo_hiraga/status/128760535884894209 GARNET CROW interview confirmed for publication! They talked about the new album “Memories,” which Yuri Nakamura herself declares to be her masterpiece, as well as the impact of the earthquake, the expression they reached by removing taboos, why they don't use Twitter, and their increasingly high live-concert romance success rate, among other things. #GARNETCROW

The reason they don't use Twitter is because they're lazy lol

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

They should've sung “silent kiss oh yeah” in Nakamura's distinctive style, as “sairan kiss uーiē.” Then nobody would've called it plagiarism.

Can they let us preview it already?

I wonder if the official site is going to change.

23:30 — “Fall in Love! Cheer Squad”: Sexy Zone appearing

【That unreliable leaf boat, racing across the water's surface as we lost ourselves in it, competing with each other—why did I suddenly remember those days now, when even choosing tomorrow seemed so simple】 These lyrics are basically my elementary school days. Every day on the way home from school, I'd pick bamboo leaves growing by the roadside, make leaf boats, then race them down a flowing roadside ditch with my friends to see whose was faster. Back then we laughed every day without thinking about anything.

October's almost over already. I can't wait for the album to come out.

>807 > Reason they don't use Twitter Maybe it's because it would ruin their mysterious image and make the fans leave.

>815 I'm fine with them not using it.

>806 What magazine is this?

Nana-sama's collarbone.

Yurippe, watch out for subarachnoid hemorrhage and keep going.

I'll work hard for Yuri-san from first thing this morning.

>806 > “Live concerts with an increasingly high romance success rate” That wording is seriously gross, so please stop using it.

They already let it slip during ParaYuni, so maybe they got dumped by the other side first?

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

I got turned on by a sex tape of someone called Yuri Nakamura on Pornocam, o. She seems about 20 years younger than Yurippe, though.

If she looked 20 years younger than Yurippe, she'd be about five years old, wouldn't she~!

I wish they'd release MINIQLO to the general public.

So “Maboroshi” was a TV drama tie-in.

>821 I seriously hate it.

Seven Net reservations have reopened.

If Yuri Nakamura got married, would her fanbase really shrink?

The three Nakamura sisters.

I want to marry Yuri-san.

What kind of live concert has a higher romance success rate? lol Does it mean the odds of falling in love with some random person next to you go up?

>833 Apparently it means meeting someone at a live show, then becoming friends or lovers.

Though it starts out on an online community site.

First-press edition: http://www.beingmusic.jp/data/attachment/forum/201110/25/19521601yggew559khhejp.jpg Regular edition: http://www.beingmusic.jp/data/attachment/forum/201110/25/19525598jj4gfg5g3iofzz.jpg

Another cabaret hostess look... I think Yuri-san would be better off without such heavy makeup.

The heavy makeup and Photoshop make her look like a completely different person lol

Nana-san looks good in the first-press edition.

There are three women in the regular edition.

Mochi looks beautiful...

> There are three women in the regular edition. Oh my.

Haven't the recent jacket designs gotten way too tacky?

>838 Actually, I find Nana-san in the regular edition more unsettling than Yuri-san.

There was a video on YouTube where the light shining on Yuri-san made AZUKI-san look blinded, right?

So the release-party live for this album is the countdown live, right?

>836 Azuki-chan is super cute lol Let's just go with that lol

>843 Honestly, taking it this far is kind of painful to look at lol

I don't think it's tacky. Their taste has always been on a completely different level, though.

Apparently the drummer for the countdown live is Kōichi Kurose.

I got hit by Gal Net.

>836 Nana-sama's neck looks long in the first-press edition. Furui-san looks younger in the regular edition lol

Mochi keeps getting better-looking.

Anyway, I love Yuri-san.

They edited it so much, she looks like one of the Kanō sisters lol Can't they just make it look normal?

An aging unmarried band.

I'll work hard for Yuri-san from dawn.

>852 AZUKI-san has such good body proportions that her neck is long too... Wait, is she from the long-neck tribe!? www

People age with time. I don't think it's anything to be ashamed of. But if some uncles and aunties ten years older than in the jacket photos showed up at the countdown, that'd be a shock lol

Why is Yuri-san so cute? She was cutest during the live where she sang “Miss Holiday.”

>836 The old guys look like hosts lol. Yurippe, isn't this makeup way too heavy no matter how you look at it...

>858 That low-cut outfit makes her neck look even longer lol

The real-life Yurippe I saw in September was insanely cute, so there's no problem at all.

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

Nana-sama's collarbone.

The jacket is so damn tacky I laughed. Seriously, stop putting the members front and center on the jacket like that. That's why people call them an idol band. The 1st or 5th one was enough.

True. Why do they want to make it a close-up so badly that they retouch it to death? The first-press edition is fine.

There are some suspicious-looking song titles this time, so I'm curious.

>868 I still can't forget the letdown that was “Mayoi no Mori.”

Johnny's takes over the Imperial Theatre for seven months Toho announced on the 26th that Johnny's productions would occupy seven months of the Imperial Theatre's 2012 schedule in Tokyo. Johnny Kitagawa (80), who writes, structures, and directs the musical “Endless SHOCK,” starring Koichi Domoto (32) of KinKi Kids, revealed this at the production announcement held in Tokyo that day. It is unusual for one director to put on shows at the same theater for seven months of a year. Domoto will also take on the first four-month consecutive run in history, at Hakataza next January and the Imperial Theatre from February to April, saying enthusiastically, “I think a new SHOCK will be born.” In 2011, Johnny's musicals occupied four months at the Imperial Theatre: “New Year's Takizawa Revolution” in January, “Endless SHOCK” in February and March, and “DREAM BOYS” in September. Next year, they will account for more than half of the theater's annual program. It was also announced that new musicals would be staged in November and December. The titles and stars have not been decided, but the story and structure are complete. For Kitagawa, these will be his first new productions in three years, since “Takizawa Revolution” in 2009. “Takizawa Revolution” in January next year and “Endless SHOCK” from February to April have already been confirmed. A one-month run of an existing production is also planned for the fall. Adding the two months of new productions in November and December means that Kitagawa's works will occupy seven of the Imperial Theatre's 12 months. The production announced that day, “Endless SHOCK,” will make up one part of that schedule. In its twelfth year, it will be staged for the first time outside the Imperial Theatre, at Fukuoka's Hakataza, making a record four consecutive months of performances when combined with the Imperial Theatre run.

Let's live together with Yurippe.

Yurippe is beautiful, so please go back to natural Yurippe.

Your preferences don't matter. She should just do whatever Yurippe wants to do.

But if fans leave, she's the one who'll be in trouble, right? (´・ω・｀) Life-liner

The other time I went to see GARNET CROW live, I saw someone watching the show in a T-shirt covered from top to bottom with their strengths, weaknesses, motto, and stuff like that. I thought they were quite a distinctive person and wanted to talk about GARNET CROW with them, but I'm extremely shy and timid, so I couldn't bring myself to say anything.

↑ Someone like that has such a strong personality and thinks they're the whole world, so if you talk to them weirdly, they'll punch you.

>875 You're pretty distinctive yourself for wanting to talk to a lunatic like that www

They probably just want to show off in front of the members, so you might get ignored.

I'm way too curious about the song titles. I hope “Let's Live Together” has a Nora-like vibe.

I went to a live show and it was nothing but gross otaku—fat guys with glasses wwwwwwwwww Gross wwwwwwwwww

The girls are relatively clean and put-together, though lol

“Let's Live Together”? Where did you find the titles?

>882 They were announced on the official site.

[Track list] 01. Smiley Nation 02. live ~When You Are Near!~ 03. JUDY 04. Misty Mystery 05. 一緒に暮らそう 06. メモリーズ 07. 静寂の concerto 08. Genesis I 09. ロンリーナイト 10. 英雄 11. Blue Regret These titles don't feel like Nana-san at all. They're so chūnibyō.

I want to smell Yuri-san's panties.

It's pretty intense.

>884 There aren't many cold, inorganic titles. Also, is this the first time the third track hasn't been a single?

>881 Which venue was that? Almost everyone in Tokyo is hard to look at. I went to Sendai and was relieved that people seemed pretty normal lol The younger ones were especially cute. Fukuoka, my dream destination, is too far away orz

Please do a live show in Okinawa too. I've never left this island even once lol

>884 >10. Hero Hideo www Who the hell is that? wwwwww

The treatment is awful because Thomas, who runs GIZA these days, hates GARNET CROW.

I'm looking forward to how the album flows after track five. It seems like they're going to come at us pretty hard.

Oh, I want GARNET CROW to come at me.

I saw the jacket and found it a little scary. It made me think of Lethe, the river of forgetfulness in Greek mythology. It feels like drinking its water would erase all your memories. This one is dark.

Why does Nana-san always wear clothes with such a low neckline?

I'll work hard for Yuri-san from before dawn.

It's written “Eiyū” and read “Hero.”

>888 The Nagoya ParaYuni show was decent.

“Genesis I” is one of the greatest songs of all time!

>890 When you say “Hero,” it has to be Nomo. Nana-san likes baseball, right?

I love Yuri-san.

Yuko Nakazawa (38) is dating a businessman. Yurippe (34), you need to keep trying too!!!

The G-NET site has been inaccessible since yesterday. Could it be getting redesigned?

Please teach me the choreography for “Koyoi Eden no Katakado de”! I'm so frustrated that I couldn't get into it at the Miss Mystery event orz

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

If there's “Genesis I,” does that mean there's a Genesis II too?

>906 Maybe. Genesis II Genesis III End of the Century I End of the Century II End of the Century III

“Yuri Nakamura herself declares the new album ‘Memories’ to be her masterpiece.” She really went and called it her masterpiece. It's over. They'll probably announce her retirement at the same time as the tour announcement.

Are the Onreisu goods just T-shirts?

Nana-san said it at some live show, didn't she? That the latest album is always the best. That's just the stance she always takes.

If they were going to disband, I think they would've put “Memories” at the end of the album.

I sent a blank email because I want to register for musing, but I haven't gotten a reply. I've checked my email filters several times, just in case.

What happened to G-NET since yesterday? Did someone accidentally turn off the server's power?

Arashi to get its first eponymous NHK program: “Arashi's Journey to Tomorrow” on 11/23 NHK's special program “Arashi's Journey to Tomorrow,” in which the five members of the popular group Arashi each interview and introduce fascinating people from different parts of Japan, will air from 7:30 p.m. on November 23. It will be the network's first program bearing Arashi's name. This project is about rediscovering Japan and conveying its strength and potential. The five members will gather in the studio and present their interview videos while chatting cheerfully. Their destinations are: Satoshi Ohno (30) — Onagawa, Miyagi; Kazunari Ninomiya (28) — Yuasa, Wakayama; Jun Matsumoto (28) — Kawaguchi, Saitama; Sho Sakurai (29) — Toyama, Toyama; Masaki Aiba (28) — Kashima, Saga. Ohno interviews “Eager,” a local hero who continued putting on hero shows for local children even after the Great East Japan Earthquake. He visits the members of the chamber of commerce's youth division who support those activities. Ninomiya visits the “birthplace of soy sauce” and interviews a handmade soy sauce brewery that has continued for over 170 years, hearing about the aspirations of four generations of the family. Matsumoto visits a small precision sheet-metal factory. Popular bags and accessories loved by celebrities around the world are reportedly made there, and he explores the story behind them. Sakurai visits a 25-year-old woman who returned to her hometown to work on her parents' farm and listens to her story of deciding to farm in her hometown. Aiba covers the unique “mutsukake” fishing method used to catch mudskippers on the Ariake Sea tidal flats. He visits a young successor who appeared for the first time in 30 years and tries fishing on the flats himself. Ninomiya commented, “Through this program, I was able to learn about Japan's people, skills, traditions, and bonds. I hope everyone will feel how wonderful they are too.”

The leader is 30? What the hell.

The winter concert announcement is here ktaーーーー “Kansai Johnny's Jr. X'mas Concert 2011” confirmed! 7WEST / B.A.D. and Takahiro Hamada with Veteran will appear; December shows at Osaka Shochikuza have been confirmed!! [Performance schedule (33 shows total)] □ Osaka / Osaka Shochikuza □ 12/3 (Sat.)–12/25 (Sun.) * Dark days: 12/9 (Fri.), 16 (Fri.), 23 (Fri./holiday) ＜7WEST appearances＞ 12/3, 4, 10–12, 17–19, 24, 25 (17 shows) ＜B.A.D. / Takahiro Hamada with Veteran appearances＞ 12/5–8, 13–15, 20–22 (16 shows)

Crappy Christmas concerts every single year.

I was watching Mステ, and it was nothing but crappy music. The lyrics sound like they were written by amateurs. They should learn from Azuki-san.

Appearance on Mステ confirmed for 11/11!! Appearing: Arashi, Sexy Zone

Still no announcement for the JUMP winter con, Ushi-con, or Kansai akeome-con?

>918 Nana-san doesn't think so.

How come “Sheol of Sorrow” isn't on it?

I thought 2ch was supposed to be a place where people who are shy in real life could say something funny, but apparently not at all.

And then there are idiots who keep engaging with trolls like elementary school kids. It's entertaining enough just to watch.

I wonder if we'll find out the album details soon.

No, the details are already on the official site.

It was changed to a DVD album.

“Ave Maria,” singing it without knowing what it meant Those days we spent are already far away Even so, I look back and try to find where I'm headed For example, on a December night

I've been working hard for Yuri-san since before dawn again today.

Hoshi no Aki and Yurippe are both 34, so how did such a huge gap come to separate them? Does the sad songstress hooked on fantasy voices have no choice but to hide behind heavy makeup...

Increasing the capacity means nothing if the number of tracks doesn't change.

Yurippe is prettier than Hoshi no Aki. And classy too.

From a horse-racing fan's perspective, Hoshino is a loser.

Where's the Blu-spec CD?

I'll do my best for Yuri-san again today.

I hope shitty GARNET CROW disbands.

>932 So does that mean her personality is really awful? lol

I'll do my best for Kōri-san again today.

When the members are introduced at a live show, why does GARNET CROW's four members get huge applause while the support members get none at all? They're all in the same live venue, sweating and giving their all to support the songs together. I feel like giving the support members a big, warm round of applause should be the obvious thing to do... At ZARD live shows, everyone in the venue gives each support member a warm, generous round of applause during the introductions. GARNET CROW fans should learn from them a little.

>939 Thanks for your hard work, Kurose-san.

ZARD needed support members because it was just one person, but GARNET already has members, so they don't need support members.

ZARD was a band, you know?

It used to be.

Yurippe is the strongest!

Good evening. I'm a super-new fan who only got into them recently, and so far I only own the three-disc BEST. If there's anything not on this best-of that I absolutely must listen to, could you tell me?

I'm back~ I didn't make it in time for Misty (>_<)

>945 “Holy Ground.” A masterpiece from early GARNET CROW that takes its view of life and death to the extreme.

>945 “Mikansei na Neiro.”

>945 I'm a newcomer too, but “Hibi no Hotori” as well.

Nobody's mentioned this, but when you hear the chorus of “Misty Mystery,” doesn't it remind you of the chorus of “Hello Sadness”? I love both songs, but every time I hear them I think they're similar, and I can't help feeling a little disappointed. Am I the only one?

>950 I don't think they sound that similar.

>947–949 Thanks. I'll look them up.

>950 They are similar, but they're both songs by the same Yurippe, so I guess that's unavoidable, and it doesn't really bother me. It'd be disappointing if they sounded like someone else's song—that'd be plagiarism.

Hmph! (｀ω´)

>953 Speaking of plagiarism, there's “Natsu no Maboroshi” and Britney's “I Will Be There.” How did that even happen? I could understand it if it were B'z lol Furui-san doesn't seem like the kind of person who'd do something like that, does he? Not judging by his other work, either. Why that song in particular...?

I listened to “I Will Be There,” but does it really sound like “Natsu no Maboroshi”? I do think “over drive” is over the line, though.

>956 Why did Nana-san write lyrics like that? lol Maybe she wanted to match the lyrics and make it feel more like a homage than plagiarism?

>956 Did you really listen to it? The opening is exactly the same.

The melody is different, but the arrangement is strikingly similar. No wonder they made a different arrangement version.

The chorus of “over drive” sounds like “Yūki 100%.” But I still like it.

I want to tour Kyoto's temples and shrines with Yuri-san, then eat a bento Yuri-san made herself.

>957 It really does make you want to think that... lol Apparently she rewrote it over and over, so maybe she just gave up and went for it. >958 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oShxr8UII_I Now that you mention it, I guess the intro is similar. >960 It is similar lol I'm also one of the people who really like “over drive,” though.

“Over Drive” was made for an anime. “Yūki 100%” was too, right? It's not just these two songs—songs of that type have a “chord progression designed to sell” so the melodies inevitably end up feeling similar.

It's not merely the kind of similar where someone points it out and then you hear it lol That intro is just copied outright.

Whether it's melodies or intros, there are only so many patterns. Yurippe's singing voice is one of a kind.

“Natsu no Maboroshi” isn't just a “now that you mention it” level of similarity. What exactly happened here? I'm not trying to criticize the members; I'm simply curious.

>966 There's no doubt the production situation was extremely rushed. Nakamura herself said something like, “I made the melody in a short time,” and AZUKI Nana was in the bizarre situation of having staff reject her lyrics right as she wrote them.

>966 I think it's less a GARNET CROW problem and more a company-structure problem—the policy of producer Nagato. It was the same with ZARD's “Makenaide.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u19cWOmxgoU Compared with the following two songs, which are almost outright copies close to covers, just having a similar intro is pretty harmless. Hiyori Kishimoto “Yumearial” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwOSKIqsUpE Britney Spears “Deep in my Heart” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGVDDSHg9-E Miho Komatsu “Kagayakeru Hoshi” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl-NyGgRNs8 Amanda Marshall “Dark Horse” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHhIqIawlcY

>968 Dragging unrelated songs into this doesn't accomplish anything. I understand how you feel, but your post just looks like you're defending GARNET CROW.

You mean Being's specialty.

Start working hard for Yuri-san from this morning too.

There are only so many notes, so I feel like songs ending up similar is unavoidable to some extent. I don't think there are zero parts deliberately made similar, though. I'm not saying plagiarism is completely fine, but if it became a song with a GARNET style, then whether it's similar or whatever, it's an original to me. Whether they get sued for plagiarism honestly has nothing to do with listeners.

Is that also why they don't perform the original version of “Natsu no Maboroshi” live?

>968 Britney Spears → Hiyori Kishimoto makes perfect sense as an explanation. Kishimoto was a huge Britney fan, right? In both her music and her clothes. But GARNET CROW and Britney just don't match image-wise, no matter how you look at it. Is Nagato's influence really that strong, especially after they became GIZA? With GARNET CROW, even after reading interviews and things, I can't really see their relationship with Nagato. Are there any examples from GIZA that shed light on this? Like, “It changed this way because Nagato said so.”

>967 Don't call him by his first name.

Is it just me, or is the applause quieter when it's Kurose-san's turn?

I like the secret arrangement version of “Natsu no Maboroshi.”

By the way, even if part of a song or arrangement is the same, that doesn't make it plagiarism. If you worried about that, nobody could work as an artist.

Furui just accidentally does this kind of thing. “Kono Fuyu no Shiro-sa ni” has a Destiny's Child “Survivor” vibe too.

>945 You absolutely have to listen to “Ai ni Niteru,” “Mawari Michi,” and “Nonsense”! They're all coupling tracks, by the way, so either buy the CDs or download them from musing if you have a computer!

>976 Honestly, Kurose and the side guitarist have a bad attitude toward the audience.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2YAOIiQbT4

>980 Aren't “Mawari Michi” and “Nonsense” on the three-disc best-of? I've only listened to the best-of once, so sorry if I'm wrong.

>983 Neither of them is on it. It's a mystery why “Mawari Michi” wasn't included.

>984 Sorry, my mistake. I thought “Mawari Michi” was included somewhere—maybe on Oruraba? I'll check properly later.

Kaibutsu-kun JET is here ktaーーー You can't catch it without making a trip to the capital lol

I think “Mawari Michi” was never included on an album.

Kaibutsu-kun is 30 already, damn.

>982 Only Yurippe is standing there spaced out lol She needs to express herself with her body a little more.

Meeting tomorrow to plan the Shochikuza raid.

Yuri-san is way too beautiful...

GARNET CROW part.264 http://toki.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicjg/1319979578/

Poop.

Dick.

Don't let your guard down just because the thread's almost over.

Even so, I love Yuri-san.

I love everyone.

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