TOPIC 01: LOOK ONLY AT ME, PART2 This song by G-Dragon is my new favourite. The lyrics are so heartbreakingly beautiful, I can't help but cry when I watch this video. I don't want G-Dragon to go to jail~ (wails)
I don't know, I lost faith in him sometimes. VIPs told me AllKPop is biased, full of haters, bla-bla, but am I that easily influenced? I want him back on scene. To stand tall and proud and declare to Korea, to the whole world, he has done nothing wrong.
But...I don't know. I really want to believe in him. I really want to be like one of those fearless DCGD members and stand by him. I'm so confused. So when I found this video on YouTube and watch it...I feel...ashamed. I don't even think ashamed is the right word to describe what I feel.
I'm OK now. I will stand by G-Dragon, even if he go to jail. Because, as another GDfan told me, support is all he needs.
TOPIC 02: BoA, YOU ARE JUST NOT MEANT TO BE This is not trying to offend BoA or her fans, I mean, I am her fan also. It's not because I know G-Dragon is her fan, but I have listened to BoA since her debut, so I have literally been her fan from the very beginning.
As you will soon see in the picture below, the BoA MOTO poster, which also happens to be my favourite BoA poster, had unattached itself from the wall. This had happened too many times for me to count, and I am fed up with waking up in the middle of the night to put it back up after hearing a loud ripping sound.
Favourite poster or not, it's just not meant to be stuck on my wall. I'm taking it down today and rolling it up into one of my poster tubes.
TOPIC 03: YUI IN DETROIT METAL CITY? When I first saw this thread on YUI-Lover Forum, my initial reaction was WHAT?!
Turns out I shouldn't have worried. (I was imagining YUI performing on the same stage with Krauser II...scary thought) Another YUI fanatic, michelle_upm, had been very observant to notice YUI's I Loved Yesterday promo poster in a scene from DMC the Movie.
DMC is not recommended for minors (i.e. below 18), as it has explicit content and death metal is not exactly the kind of music genre you want to expose children to.
TOPIC 04: tYUIf IS ON THE SAME LIST AS BIGBANG & XIAXUE? I know this is only one person (NANA, thank you!) but this means a lot to me, the one and only webmistress of The YUI Fanatic (or tYUIf in short).
I have been running this website/blog for over three years, and seeing it turning up first on the list on search engines, watching people from other countries visiting tYUIf for information is a very incredible feeling.
Maybe there are many others out there linking to me, I don't know, but still I want to say a big thank you to my visitors. Without you guys, tYUIf will not stand as tall as it is today. ^^
09.01.2010 - Mass! Download!
TOPIC 01: YUI'S ALBUM RUMOURS So this has been circulating on YUI-Lover Forum pretty much all the time since December, but I didn't post it up because. They. Are. Just. Rumours. Frequent (and observant) visitors will notice I have added it to my little section of YUI discography on the About page. I did mark it as a rumour, though.
Until a new album is confirmed by Sony Music Japan, I will not say anything further on this matter. I'll of course keep you guys posted.
TOPIC 02: HISASHI KONDO DIARY (07.01.2010) translation Many credits go to Kagesou and mrsean!
'Who said your whole life is affected by your teenage times?'
When I try to move forward without thinking, some people advised me that 'balancing things in life is important' and 'there's no point if you damage your body from doing what you want' I'm sure you have had people say that to you before too.
Of course,
That is correct
We all know that, but in life, sometimes, you just want to do things, knowing you're just going to ruin yourself trying to accomplish your dreams come before taking care of yourself I'm sure you've experienced that. If you're studying to get into a good university right now might be this time for you.
Today, I opened this article saying 'Who said your whole life is affected by your teenage times?' Of course you have to study, but friends, activities, the person you like, you want to challenge new things which might open new paths in life and you hear yourself screaming to tell you to do these things 'Even when you think you're rushing doesn't matter, just keep going just take everything you have and go for it cause if you cant do that, then its all a lie.'
I think thats the message YUI wants to tell all of us The sound of the last single, "It's All Too Much" had the image of the movie mixed with guitar rock!! This time, the acoustic guitar is strumming 16th notes throughout the song and notice the electric guitar only appears in the main riff and the chorus. As far as having a vocal melody in the intro, it has been missing since "Merry-Go-Round" had the working title "Harajuku Song". At any rate, I feel this new song was able to combine the image of the early days with the new one. (old YUI + new YUI)
And the great thing about YUI is, with the exception of the second half of the verse and the bridge, even though the basic chord progression stays the same, she has the ability to write melodies that don't give you that feeling. I really respect that! The band members for this recording recording were the well-known Odakura Yuu!! The rhythm section of Backy and Imamura Mai graciously joined us.
1) YUI recording acoustic guitar
The recording was very enjoyable, and turned out great. Thank you very much!
The B-side recording, 'Muffler' is about a relationship from long ago, perhaps having fallen in love and the feeling of a time passing by this friend, who is wearing an unfamiliar muffler... It's winter, with New Year's and so on, I feel is a season for remembering (reminiscing about) your hometown (friends, family, etc) After working on the song for a bit, I asked the famous northa+, whom I have known for 20 years, to help me arrange the song. staying in the studio for a long time, talking on the phone really late at night, its a weird relationship, but I can really rely on her. After that, she dove into the song, layering the chorus, and YUI's idea began to blossom... also, working well with Yahagicchi, there was a wonderful atmosphere being created.
Finally, "It's All Too Much ~Acoustic Version~" I think it has a very different feel than the original song, and seems like you're listening it from another angle. Even the opening electric guitar riff from the single was played by another acoustic guitar, with the help of Kuro-chan. We tried to make this using 100% acoustic guitar. Please take a listen to this song, as well!
All three songs mixed by Tamanoi-kun! We requested Director Kubo do the MV.
Pretty soon you should be hearing these songs starting to be broadcast, right? Thank you very much.
Hisashi Kondo
oh and in Icchi☆-san's "Ai-no-aru" (There is Love) project series, This time, "Original Mug" While drinking something warm... Let's get through this winter.
dewa
TOPIC 03: I GOT AN OFFER FROM DURHAM! Just realised I haven't post this up on my blog. I am offered a place in the University of Durham! This actually happened on the 4th, so it's been like almost a week hahaha. Sorry guys, it just totally slipped my mind.
Well, the thing is I was talking to Amy Toh over the phone just now, because she was rejected by the University of Cambridge. From there we ended up talking about really weird stuff ranging from FaceBook to marrying the WuChun who I hate will all my life. OK, that was random.
Durham is offering me AAC, C for Geography which make me thank all my lucky, lucky stars. I'm still waiting, and hoping for offers from University of Leicester though. I really want to go there!
Lemme sing my little anthem again... Offers, offers, where art thou offers?
11.01.2010 - damn sleet, I want snow!
TOPIC 01: HISASHI KONDO DIARY (10.01.2010) translation Credits to Fujii Ituski for the translation!
A pleasantly cool sensation!!
Today, the sample for ⌈GLORIA⌋ arrived!!
Limited edition and regular edition!!
Icchi☆ Thank you!! It's almost time eh!!
Which reminds me!!
My Dokutsubo blog post on 7th January, the GLORIA/YUI report one,
Seems like people who are reading through their cellphones have been saying that there are too many pages.
I'm sorry?
I don't really know what's the cause of it.
Even though everyone took the trouble to visit Dokutsubo.
I feel like printing out the pages and personally mail them to everyone...
Also, for the many message mails and New Year Greetings, thank you very much!
And there were a lot of questions being asked as well.
I'll just answer one of them quickly!!
☆ Regarding the album release time frame
Since I have not talked about it in detail with YUI, nor Boss, nor Icchi☆
So I can’t answer that too specifically.
Currently, we're still undergoing pre-production, The song creation process.
(but honestly, it's like that throughout the year)
We're still in the state of catching up with everything Up till the recording process.
But no matter how rushing it is, I believe there is enough time till the goods have to be delivered.
Beyond this point, it will take at least 3 months but within this 1 year...
so ...can everyone accept this kind of answer?
"1 week after GLORIA’s release, an official notice about the album!!" I can tell you for sure that there would NOT be something like that...
I'm sorry.
Also, questions about tour and such Somehow... Even if you ask me...
So, the real information, I'm sure will be announced officially. Please wait for it patiently alright.
HISASHI KONDO
Was that too serious? Or a question that makes you laugh?
Questions on stuff that are difficult to talk about, There are quite a lot of them here for the past few days
"How can I debut as an artist?" Surprisingly, there are quite a lot of questions like this too.
About this, First thing you can try is by sending Icchi☆san a demo tape I suppose.
so ...can everyone accept this kind of answer?
I'm sorry.
Dewa.
TOPIC 02: YUI STAFF DIARY (11.01.2010) translation Credits to Kippei for the translation!
CD sample
Everyone. Good day!!
It's really [Cold]. Is everyone all right!?
Well, today we'll let everyone have a look at GLORIA CD Sample!
The entry postcard for ⌈Original.Mug&rfloor is included properly in a well designed package!
We'll be waiting for a lot of reply from the applicants.
Thank you for the comments on the airing of ⌈GLORIA&rfloor! Next week is finally the release.
Looking forward to it excitedly.
By all means, please take good care of us again!
Also today is the Coming of Age Day.
To those who is finally an adult Congratulations!!
Please take care, This year lets give it our best too~
Well then.
Adieu~~
13.01.2010 - Snow! Albeit only a little but still snow!
TOPIC 01: LISTEN TO ME • I am so awesomely single, it is depressing. • I am so against the idea of being in a relationship with any guy other than Jiyong oppa, it is depressing. • I am so damn depressing, it is depressing. • I don't need depression when I have my Jiyong oppa, but I still feel depressed. • Relationship can't be a good thing unless it is with Jiyong oppa, and that seems kinda depressing too.
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I really need those damn remedies, if they ever exist.
TOPIC 02: ...AND I STILL HAVEN'T FINISH SAYING CONGRATULATIONS! I am dumbfounded. (This topic is related to the first topic.)
I just, yes, just found out Leon Chua and Jolyn Sim, both my partners-in-crime during primary 5, USED TO BE TOGETHER.
A bit of explanation is needed here. I wasn't exactly quiet and innocent and all that during my primary school years, and primary five was my best year in primary school despite being labelled the most lazy person in class for refusing to do any work during class.
My so-called partners-in-crime had some bad, but unique traits of their own too. Leon used to be a crybaby. Jolyn (who literally shared the same name as me, but many years ago we were sworn enemies) did everything wrong. She got onto the wrong side of me, which is why we used to be sworn enemies.
Anyway. It was a short period of time but they were together. I'm not saying it's unfair or whatnot, I'm not asking Leon to be my boyfriend, thank you very much (I still can't get crybaby Leon out of my head), I'm not saying they can't be together.
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Sorry for abruptly cutting you off back there. It's password-protected to prevent any possible heart attack.
And yes. Sadly I am currently consumed with one of the seven sins now.
14.01.2010 - he heard me! *squeal*
I'm going to brag for a bit now, so GDfan/GDaddict can skip the next paragraph, if you please.
Hubbie heard me! He heard me he heard me he heard me~! I'm happy happy happy again. So very very very happy! I feel like singing GARA GARA GO! all day, lalalalala! BIGBANG rocks the night, oh eh oh~ (GD's voice is so damn sexy), listening to my mp3 rip of Music Station and SBS Gayo Daejun! OK, crazy mood over, people!
G-Dragon updated his Me2DAY at last, after a torturing thirty-nine days! He posted up a picture of a mountain, and teased us about BIGSHOW 2010. It! Is! A! Cause! For! Celebration! Ah, I'm getting dizzy from all the excitement. Ann, forgive me! It's G-Dragon's mini concert in room 5 of Jerred House tonight, like it or not!
Speaking of which, my Shine A Light badges came today! I pinned the I ♥ GD one onto my pencil case, announcing to anyone who will care Jiyong is mine mine mine, because he's just so damn fine~ Listening to Butterfly, I just want to melt whenever I hear this song!
Woo~ Whee!
15.01.2010 - Shout to the world in your wonderful voice SHINE A LIGHT! The rest of my Shine A Light mercs arrived today! The T-shirt, 5 pieces photos and pamphlet! I love all of them!
The photos are going onto the wall once I figured out how to minimise damage to them by blue tack, the T-shirt is going onto my hangers (with the white NII Qualified Heart Campaign shirt) and the pamphlet is going to be so love loved LOVE! Lovely photos of Jiyong inside ^^
There was another entry on Jiyong's Me2DAY, but it was posted by playful SeungRi. I love his Strong Baby days, because Jiyong looked so cool when he perform with his makanae.
As a YUILover and also an amateur web designer, I have always been fascinated by how YUI's official website (referred to as YUI-net hereafter) is designed to keep out unwanted ripping. After managing to gain 'access' to YUI-net's system, I will now list all the security blocks currently working on YUI-net.
To start off, I must say the security blocks are very well done. A person with no knowledge of HTML/CSS will not be able to figure out just how Sony Japan create this miraculous website.
Security blocks:
#1 Masked web-forwarding. The URL, YUI-net.com, is in reality a secondary URL. I will not reveal the primary URL here as I want to keep it to myself.
Basically, for non-web-designers, masked web forwarding means a particular URL will redirect to a particular web page BUT the URL of the particular web page is 'masked', i.e. not shown.
In the case of YUI-net, http://yui-net.com/ will redirect to http://.../ (I'm not going to reveal it to protect Sony Japan - ironic much?) BUT the URL in the address bar will still be displayed as http://yui-net.com/
An example of masked web-forwarding in use is my secondary URL http://ping-gd.net/. Try clicking on a link and be amazed the URL in the address bar remain displayed as http://ping-gd.net/ Click here to see it in action.
#2 Hidden within and within and within another hosted folder. Sorry to disappoint but this is no adabracadabra trick. It's relatively simple - hide a particular hosted folder deep within a few others. Too bad my hosting agent won't let me try this, otherwise you will be confronted with a high-tech and professional-looking layout the next time you visit my website.
A neat little trick that is a must for this hiding technique is a 404 error page. To do this, create a 404 page, name it as index.html and place it within a hosted folder. The hosted folder will then be displayed as 'access denied' to all but clever you, who knows how to get around to this.
Although I can't go all Grande Desseins like Sony Japan, I can still throw around a few 404 error pages. To the retards who tried to steal the pictures on my blog, I present you this.
I had a nice dream last night...I dreamt I met YUI!
Well in the dream I was at this place which looked like a mall. I was with my family and somehow, instinctively, I knew I was in Japan. There was this stage set up in the middle of the mall. It's quite hard to explain how it looked like so I'm going to use my not-so-great Microsoft Paint skills to show you.
The gray parts are ads banners and the orange part is the stage. Anyway there were not a lot of people there and although I had no idea who will be performing soon (the light blue and the dark blue parts were covered with a cloth at this point), I stood there a few feet in front of the stage anyway.
Then rapidly a lot of people began to gather around the stage. The cloth was dropped and I saw it said "YUI ⌈GLORIA⌋". I also saw the Japanese Kanji word "attack!".
As you can imagine, I became very excited at this point. (laughs)
A few minutes later a man came onto the stage! The man said something in Japanese which I somehow understood (dreams are weird aren't they?) to be something along the lines of "attack pledges" and "encouragements".
Then he said, "and now we welcome...YUI!" and YUI came onto the stage! A huge cheer went up from the crowd surrounding me. YUI waved shyly and said, "Hello, I am YUI." (The crowd and me cheered again.)
The man mysteriously disappeared and YUI said, "Have you guys heard GLORIA yet?" (The crowd and me answered yes excitedly.) "It is a song written based on the attack pledges of high school students and I hope it will motive people to do things which will have a greater good for them in the future." She fumbled a bit with the mike and her band came onto the stage. Then she said, "YUI, kitte kudasai. YUI te, GUROEIA."
She started singing GLORIA. The weird thing is, she didn't have a guitar with her. At the chorus of the song, she walked to the back of the stage and held onto something we couldn't see.
Then, she was lifted up...and appeared at the first dark blue part of the stage holding onto a white balloon, all the while singing! The crowd cheered. She was slowly lifted down back onto the stage, balloon still in hand. She scanned the crowd for a bit and gave the balloon to a little girl who was with her mother at the front of the stage.
I know what you think. It was an awesome dream, and it only gets better.
After she finished singing GLORIA, she said "thank you" and exited the stage. By this time I had gotten separated with my family and had no idea where they were. I was hungry so I decided to eat. Then I met YUI.
I went up to her and told her I am a big fan of her. (I have no idea what language I am speaking in.) She smiled and I whipped out my copy of GLORIA first press limited edition out of my handbag (now, how did it get there?) and asked for an autograph. She signed it, smiling, and I was so happy!
P.S. Mr Sonry was not around. Hahaha!
Then embarrassingly my stomach growled and she looked at me and said, "why don't we eat together? I haven't eaten either!" I immediately agreed, excited. Now I wondered why I hadn't faint on the spot. Must be because it was a dream.
We went to this ramen shop and ate there. While eating, she asked me how I come to know her and stuff, and I answered in my miraculously fluent Japanese. (This is indeed a weird but nice dream.) After the meal, she insisted on paying although I protested. =_= Mr Sonry popped out of nowhere and dragged YUI away, and I woke up.
What do you guys think? It must be because I was listening to GLORIA before I slept last night. =D
This preview is broadcast on Mezamashi TV. If you look carefully, you will see the same (actors) who had acted in SUMMER SONG and Laugh Away.
I'm expecting Sony Music Japan to remove this video from YouTube soon. I will post up the download link to the full PV when it is out (which should be any day now).
The above banner is my second entry for the YUI-Lover banner contest! I like this better compared to my first entry which just look too plain:
Which one do you like?
Anyway, I should stop babbling and let you guys have a look at the unofficial translated lyrics. Why don't I post Japanese lyrics? Read this post to find out.
Muffler YUI GLORIA unofficial translation
This year's winter, I was sure We would be meeting again Even after 4 years, you immediately smiled at me
On the way home from Miyajidake Shrine In the middle of the path downhill, In order to warm up the tomorrow that seems almost frozen
I swing my arms The town in my memories, under the twilight, Rather than becoming nostalgic In an even faster speed Time seems to be rewinding itself But the red muffler caught my attention
"Will you come back once in a while?" You asked with a tiny voice I started to nod but
...no
What if you already have a girlfriend? I thought about that, absent-minded
Perhaps, that muffler too is a present from her?
Unexpected reunions, It's better to past them by quickly Surely, the memories would change too I know I'm not going back, to those days when I started to love, I'm just glancing over my shoulder for a little while.
As soon as this season is over, the two of us (wo) Will be separated once again right? We always talk about this
Just like that day The cold wind blows
In between the two of us lies a mean little joke Erased by the uttered "good byes"
In reality I think, You wanted me to stop you from leaving.
But I understand that I'm probably thinking too much right?
Us YLs (YUILovers) are so used to seeing this sign on YouTube, we even started making cynical jokes about Sony:
So a few days ago I was YouTube-ing for this new song by Super Junior called Sorry, Sorry - Answer. Then I came across a video of mine that I am 100% sure I didn't upload onto my server.
I have been hacked, again. No idea who this jobless hacker is and what is he/she's purpose, but seriously twice I have to apologize to people close to me for something I did not do on the Internet. WTF.
You see, this video is not meant to be seen by the general public yet. Meaning, it has a high chance of being released in the future, but NOT NOW. I panicked for a bit and consulted my friend as to what should be done.
Sending a message to the damn person who upload the video didn't work, so I decide to take drastic action (I feel very old using this term, but 19 is like seriously old already, so whatever).
That is, sending out a Copyright Infringement Notification via YouTube!
Half an hour later I received an email:
Yay! Removed!
I tried the link to the stolen video and this is what I saw:
I LOL-ed at the notice. This is my first copyright claim on YouTube and hopefully it will also be the last.
As many updated YUI fans will be now aware, YUI's latest single [It's all too much / Never say die] is now officially announced via YUI-net, due for release this 14th October. The cover of both the Limited and Regular edition of the single is not yet available, but the single is now available for preorder at CDJapan and HMV Japan.
The songs in this new single will be featured in the new Kaiji the Movie, due for release this 10th October. Below is the trailer for the movie: enjoy!
