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Artist: The Brilliant Green

English Translation:

I always took the easy way
Just sit around and say complaints
It’s now time to say goodbye

My regrets rise up to the surface
And my melancholy dangles after them
They quietly float by on the clouds

I will find the answer in my heart so…
No matter how often the world is broken apart
An endless yearning will downpour in my heart

“Raining all day” going away
Step out to be myself again
I want to chase after it, it’s an amazing day!
“Raining all day” has gone away
Like that summer
My dream…be with me, and I’ll find it

In the boring sunlight and boring waves
My wounds are healing

Amidst my deep breath, it will start raining soon
And the rain will fuse into the sea

My regrets change into cowardice, on bad days
I can’t grasp ahold of my loneliness, without forgetting strength

“Raining all day” so many times
I was scared to give up on the dreams that I look back on
“Raining all day”
The night sky is cloudy, but
Little star…realize that
Rainy days never stays

“Hurry now it’s time to say goodbye, goodbye
Sun is waiting for you to arrive, alive
Hurry now it’s time to say goodbye, goodbye
Door is open for you to…”

“Raining all day” going away
Step out to be mysel fagain
Now, taking in the gentle wind
“Raining all day” has gone away
Sleeping in that summer, my dream…kiss me once again
I’ll find a better way

“Raining all day” going away
Can’t wait to go and spread my wings
Blowing a kiss to me,hello amazing day!
“Raining all day” has gone away
Sunshine of mine, just be with me
keeping my heart warm as today
Rainy days never stays

Source: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/6276/the-brilliant-green/rainy-days-never-stay.html

Ooh. Another post again after several months! Oh! And I just noticed I never had any post from 2012. Probably because I was too busy at work at that time. Oh well!

I picked this song as it was my recently favorited song, and I know how to play it with the guitar! I discovered this song because of my lovey dovey boyfriend, it was one of his favorite Bandmaster songs. Apparently, I got hooked on it and tried to play it on the guitar (gonna post a cover video soon!)

I like the message of this song, and of course the melody is a plus. This song is telling us to be always positive. There might be always a very, very bad day but if you will just open your eyes, most of the days are clear, bright, sunny days! So why give up today when we still have tomorrow? or the next day? or the next after the next day? :D

Yes and in the next days, I will be active to write in this blog again (I hope!)

pinuna:

December 10, 2011
@ Makiling School Inc, UP Los Baños

A few months back, the UP Japanology society invited Chai, Ashley and me to be guest speakers and judges for their annual event, Shuuren: Nippon Wonderland. Of course, because I love Jfashion and almost everything that is Japanese, I obliged without hesitation ♥

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I’ll love you until the rainbow changes it’s colors.

Song Title: Heavenly Days

Artist: Yui Aragaki

OST: Koizora ~Sky Of Love~

Translation:

wake up and stop the time while the alarm clock sounds
All I can remember is vaguely about you
That one moment, meeting you was destiny
but i might actually forget?
I’ll even forget the things we’ve gone through

Heavenly days, in the room of my heart
I find the warmth that you left me
From now on, I won’t ever think about you again, ah
I lock my heart for the day i feel that warmth again

Tired of walking, I sat down at the end of the way
We could talk about the dreams and the destiny of us

I wasn’t able to say what i want to say by the ticket barrier
The words “Thank you”, probably are
much sadder than “goodbye”

Heavenly days, was I able to smile properly?
At the scene of our last kiss, I couldn’t even
grasp your shivering hands, not even my tears fell, ah
Now that it’s too late, they overflow when I’m alone

Heavenly days, in the room of my heart
I find the warmth that you left me
From now on, I won’t ever think about you again, ah
Even if I stretch out my hands, you’re not here anymore
I’ll walk on under a new light

“Take a picture of it. It will be in memory of our morning together.”

I really love the song, but the movie itself made me love the song. Koizora is one of the best films I ever watched. I love the plot of the story, it is very realistic. Though there are many movies that has the same plot, I find Koizora very unique. I love the way the actors portray their characters (Haruma Miura portraying the lead role is a PLUS!). They did an excellent job with this!

“My name is Hiro”

Koizora is a story about Mika who was really determined in finding love. One day, love knocked on her door, through overnight phone calls. She never knew the person behind the voice until her birthday, she met a delinquent young boy and never thought that she already found love. At her young age, she experienced “gentle pain” with Hiro and he got her impregnated. Teenagers knew how hard it is to stop studying because they will have a baby soon, but Mika and Hiro are not afraid to face the consequence of their actions. 

“Don’t tell me this is your first time… I’ll be gentle…”

Love, it brought the best to their lives, that’s why when the other gave it up even for a good reason, it suddenly brought the worst. 

“I don’t want to die…”

But, it made Mika grow strong and live happily even though it kills her inside to know that Hiro will never come back again.

“Mika…Smile”

By the way, this is my version of Heavenly Days. :) Enjoy :)

Song Title: Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana

Artist: SMAP

English Translation:

There’s no need to be No. 1
you’ve always been a very special only one.

I saw many kinds of flowers lined up in front of the flowershop.
everyone has their favorite kinds but all of them are pretty.
Without competing to see which was the best among them,
they were standing straight up proudly inside the bucket.
So why then do we humans have to compare ourselves to one another?
Eventhough each and every person is different,
why do we want to be number one?
Yes we are each..

a flower unlike any other in the world
and each and everyone of us carries a different seed
We should focus all our efforts on trying to make that flower bloom.

There are people who are constantly unsure of what they want,
as they laugh a little put out.
It can’t be helped, all those flowers,
that did everything they could to bloom, are pretty.
when at last that person comes out of the store,
they’re holding a colorful bouquet
and I see them smiling happilly as they go by me.
I never knew their name but
that day they made me smile.

we too are like flowers that bloom in places where no one pays any attention.
Yes we too are each…

a flower unlike any other in the world
and each and everyone of us carries a different seed
We should focus all our efforts on trying to make that flower bloom.

Small flowers and big flowers, none are the same as one another.
There’s no need to be No. 1
you’ve always been a very special only one. 

Source: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/8480/smap/sekai-ni-hitotsu-dake-no-hana.html

I really love this song because I really felt that the singers were so happy while singing this. I can imagine the smile in their faces while they sing each words. Well, that’s what I really felt the first time I heard it especially in the “lalalala~” part. By the way, SMAP member Takuya Kimura is my most favorite member. I also noticed that some anime used his name or sounded like his name for some characters like Tatsuya Kimura (Hajime no Ippo).

Enjoy :)) 

Song Title: Wake Me Up

Artist: SPEED

English Translation:

Things are kind of boring these days
And lately even my love life isn’t going well
There’s so many things I want to do
But if I leave it too late, I’ll miss out

Ah, life would surely
Be boring
If only good things happened
Well, I need to hurry up
I’m still tired, but I’m going to be late
I have a shower and put on my makeup
And stuff some bread and raspberry jam in my mouth
I always make it in time if I dash

Wake me up, morning sun
Wake up my tired body
Even though the whole town seems to be strangers
I can make friends with them
Someday growin’ up, I want to like myself more
The way I am
The new morning sets the town in motion
I’m gonna say goodbye to my bleary, vitamin-deficient face!

I’m going to regain the summer I was too late for
Before the nights get shorter
If I like you, I’ve gotta make a move
No miracles will happen if I just wait around

I’ve been strong all my life
Never afraid of losing anything
Cheer up
It’s not like me to be down
From tomorrow I’ll start getting up early
And stop skipping out on my diet
I want to make you look my way someday

Wake me up, dawning sky
The world is spinning as usual today
I want to engrave this moment into my heart
I want to feel that I’m alive
Someday growin’ up, I want to tell you
About this love I can’t talk about
I don’t want to give up, even if my dreams are far away
Until the day when this lust turns to love

Where do people come from, and where do they go?
It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts
Breaking up and meeting people again and again
I’ve woken up to myself, wake me up

Good morning 
Wake me up, bright sun
Make my sinking heart sparkle
Even though the whole town seems to be strangers
I can make friends with them
Someday growin’ up, I want to like myself more
The way I am
The new morning sets the town in motion
I’ll always believe in tomorrow
I won’t cry anymore 
Gonna keep on growin’ up 

Source: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/7009/speed/wake-me-up!.html

I never knew SPEED until my aunt who arrived from Japan showed me the RISE album. I was really attracted with the faces of these four young ladies and I just learned that one of them was only 12 years old when they debuted! Their voices were so cute, I really love their song. I always listen to the full album during my vacant hours. Just a little while ago, I found their new music video, a re-sing version of “Wake me up!” and their voices were a little different in this version—it’s because it’s been 13 years since the song was released! :))

Below is the new version of their song “Wake Me Up!” (it cannot be embedded because avextrax disabled the embed feature)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZcJ17mey6A

Enjoy :))

Song Title: Hana

Artist: Orange Range

English Translation:

Like a flower petal withering away
The encounter with you was like a dream
Being in love, getting into fights
We conquered over many walls together
Even after I’m reborn, I shall be a flower Close to you

Will this sun be above us forever?
Will I be able to protect you forever?
Your expressions of you cry laugh and anger
If everything is going to fade one day
We should appreciate eachother more
That time, that place, when that miracle occured
It will bring about another miracle

Becoming stronger by loving one
Overcoming things by believing in one
The things you left are still in my heart
See, without ever losing its shine
I feel blessed For meeting you
For bringing back my smile
I continue to walk holding close to this emotion of “Thank you”

*Like a flower petal withering away
The encounter with you was like a dream
Being in love, getting into fights
We conquered over many walls together
Even if I’m reborn, I want to meet you again

**Like a flower petal withering away
Let us accept everything in this world
The things you left me
The treasure of reality I call “Now”
That’s why I shall live to my fullest and become a flower

Why do flowers wilt
Why do birds fly
Why does the wind blow
Why does the moon shine above

Why am I here
Why are you here
Why did I meet you
Meeting you, that was destiny

*repeat
**repeat

After the rain A rainbow casts A light shalt be born upon a storn
There’s an unyielding important thing here
I’ve realized what it means “to love”
You can still walk can’t you? You can see it already
“Emotions” will cross time And shall ring into eternity
Your happiness Your pain Your everything
Now, Bloom with pride More, more, and more.

Source: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/3345/orange-range/hana.html

This is a song from the group Orange Range. Orange Range also performed the opening theme of Bleach “Asterisk” and Code Geass R2’s “O2” and “Shiawase Neiro”. I really love the blending of their voices especially in this song, Hana. You can hear different timbre of their voices and they actually did the song excellently.

Enjoy :)

Song Title: Sign Of Wish

Artist: MAKIYO

OST: Twin Sisters 100% Señorita (Qian Jin Bai Fen Bai) / Beyblade

English Translation:

The dreams I catch always change shape 
And before I realize it, I’ve lost everything 
But I know 

Whenever I look back at yesterday, my heart aches 
I’m going to search for the forgotten fragments of a memory 
In a tomorrow I can’t see 

I believe my dream 
It’s fragile, but in a corner of the world 
A shining day awaits, holding back the sorrow 
It will never disappear 
A sign of wish 

On sleepless nights, I keep searching alone 
Until one wish reaches a star that’s about to disappear 
You already know 

That you will get stronger, that you are lonely 
I’ll awaken and take flight through the sky 
As if chasing a distant phantom 

A rainbow melts into that zinnia-covered hill 
There the sun is laughing and I believe in a brilliant dream 
I’m always looking at it 
A sign of wish 

I believe my dream 
It’s fragile, but in a corner of the world 
A shining day awaits, holding back the sorrow 
It will never disappear 
A sign of wish

Source: http://www.megchan.com/lyrics/index.php?title=Makiyo/Sign_of_Wish

This is my most favorite song among the Twin Sisters 100% Señorita (Qian Jin Bai Fen Bai) Original Soundtrack, a Taiwanese drama but the song is in Japanese. The song was also used as the Ending Song of Beyblade Anime Series.

Enjoy :) 

Song Title: SEASONS

Artist: Ayumi Hamasaki

English Translation:

This year, another season has passed.
Memories have become faded.
The border between my vague dream and
reality has become blurred.

Even so, the dream I once told you of
had not a single lie in it.
La La-i

Today was fun,
and tomorrow will surely be fun as well.
“These days will continue forever,”
or so I thought at the time.

Throughout the endless days I felt
as if something was missing.

I blamed it on these unnatural times,
and just gave up.
La La-i

Today was very sad,
and even if I cry tomorrow,
someday the time will come that I can laugh
and remember the time we had together.

How much time must pass by,
in this finite existence of ours?
We’ll live in the now,
and what will we find?

This song is the first ever Ayumi Hamasaki song I heard. I was in first year high school when I first heard it and since then, I became a fan of her especially when I learned that she sang Inu-Yasha’s Ending Theme “Dearest”.

Enjoy :)

Song Title: Just Melody

Artist: UVERworld

English Translation:

One person slips into the crowd of people on the street
Closing your cold eyes, if your heart
Is broken, and not seeking kindness
Then when you pass by people, your color fades
Don’t be afraid of the dark night

It’s melody
Gathering together the lost pieces of your heart
So that one day you can smile, yeah
Just melody
The truth is, I’ll always protect
Your kind and innocent smile

Like a person who knows about good and evil
But hasn’t found an answer
But your feelings aren’t too late, again

It’s melody
Hellos and goodbyes bring about a new sound
You can’t lose that smile, yeah
Just melody, melody
Don’t forget, even if you’re far away
I can hear your melody

Even the light that’s reflected in the window
I feel like it doesn’t shine down on me
I’m just frozen, alone

It’s melody
Gathering together the lost pieces of your heart
So that one day you can smile, yeah
Just melody
It plays above the music of time
From the one single day that you were born
It’s melody
Hellos and goodbyes bring about a new sound
You can’t lose that smile, yeah
Just melody, melody
The song that you sung one day
I’ll definitely never forget it

You are my song
And I’ll be with you
Friends will be friends
Forever and ever together 

http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/4542/uverworld/just-melody.html

UVERworld is my most favorite J-Rock band and my favorite J-Rock artist is Takuya Shimizu (also known as Takuya Infinity, hence, the surname that I officially use in the cyberspace). Just Melody is UVERworld’s 3rd single that was released in January 25, 2006. This song tells about true friendship. I recommend you to listen to this song. 

Enjoy :)

@djatanaka:

You are my song
And I’ll be with you
Friends will be friends
Forever and ever together

Song Title: Aishi Sugite

Cover by: ICEMAN8044

Original Artist: CHEMISTRY

English Translation:

Even one moment that recollects the past
Paints the feelings lodged inside my heart
This time right now is being dyed monochrome

The place where the sky and ocean are near
The time when night and morning overlap
In my arms, you spilled your tears

Time flies by too fast — I realize this too late
From now on, so that I don’t forget the warmth of your hand

I love you too much that I can no longer return
I love you too much, in that quivering hand
I love you too much, just that warmth
I love you too much

Even now, I can say all your favorite words — every single one
I want to believe that my name is one of them, but…
The pieces of wood that the waves carry just float about, not even hitting rocks
If right now it was then… I love you too much

People always see dreams of a love that ended, but
The flame inside this heart is still smoldering

In that faraway place where you are
My voice calls out to you
My voice repeats again and again
Where are you?
I want to convey my feelings to where you are right now

I love you too much, but I can’t force you back
I love you too much, that hand that I touched
I love you too much, just your kindness
I love you too much, I love you too much

I love you too much that I can no longer return
I love you too much, in that quivering hand
I love you too much, just that warmth
I love you too much, I love you too much

Source: http://www.jpopasia.com/lyrics/1117/chemistry/aishi-sugite.html

I really love their version of my favorite Chemistry song. I was in high school when I used to listen to “Aishi sugite” and up to now, I never get tired of listening to that song. I am very lucky that I found a great cover for that song. I can say that they were the best among the others who covered this. I hope I can be friends with them soon. By the way, here is the original version of this song. I recommend you to listen to both of the videos and uh, is there any difference? ‘Cause for me, R-Dragon & Na-Yo sounded like the original. They did an excellent job. Kudos! Can’t wait to see more from them. :)

soulfulapparel:

Polaroid Giveaway!!

-Starts 11/18 and ends 11/30.

To qualify you must re blog this post to be entered in the drawing. New followers will count as an extra ticket in the drawing..

-I will notify the winner after the drawing and ship it to them.

(Does  not come with film, but the  camera is in GREAT condition)

nice one :))