Fuck You Days

Yay, its time! I mentioned in my last-last post that I would talk about SuG's new album LOLLIPOP KINGDOM next time. My bad. Well, here goes.
Just to make this clear, I'm not a reviewer, and this is by no means an *official* review. It's just my thoughts on the album/songs so far. I probably won't go into much detail, mainly because I'm not very good at describing what it is I like/dislike about songs and why. I just know whether I like something or not. Anyway, on with the show!

1. Lollipop Kingdom. Cleverly titled. Can't say much about it, it's what you'd expect an intro song from these boys to be. Gives a good impression of whats coming up in the album. Captures the essence/feeling of the album really well, but I guess thats what it is meant to do.

2.Pastel Horror Yum Yum Show. I personally love the name of this song, I think it's great, and so SuG. The song isn't all new, the PV was released a few weeks before the album. I actually love this song, it really grew on me. At a first listen it can sound a little messy and confusing, but once you get the flow of the song, it's fucking fantastic. Definitely a favourite on the album.

3. ☆Gimme×Gimme☆. Again, not new, but still so damn good. It's fun, it's positive, it's catchy as hell. There isn't a lot more to say about this one. This song had just been released as a single a few weeks before I got into SuG, so even though it wasn't the first song of theirs I heard, it still has a special place.

4. Toy Soldier. Now this is something that I didn't understand; another song that has already been released. I don't really think putting two singles next to each other is a good idea, but hey, thats just me. Whatever floats their boat. As for the song itself, well, meh. It's not a favourite of mine, it's certainly not one of their best. But its alright. It's fun to listen to, especially the "You ready? Yes sir!" bits. I like to do the little salute when I listen to it.

5. No! More! War! Wow, did this song surprise me. It really threw me, I'm not going to lie. To me, it sounds loosely 90's hip hop inspired, and at the moment I'm not sure that I like it all that much. But, I'll keep listening, and see how it goes. I may well come to love it in time.

6. crispy. I think the name of this song is really cute. And the song itself is pretty cute too. It has a chill feeling. It also sounds a little 90's hip hop inspired, so I suppose it flows nicely with No! More! War! Again, I'm not so crazy about this one, yet. I'll keep listening!

7. Howling Magic. Oh my god. This. This song is EASILY one of my favourites, if not the favourite. I can't explain what it is about this song, but it's so good. So fucking good. I'm sorry I can't be more descriptive, I just have too many feels for this song.

8. sleazy ARMY blood. I was a little worried about how this one would sound, what with its name and all, but I was pleasantly surprised. More than pleasantly, this is also one of my favourites. It has this really kickass feeling to it, lots of energy. I feel so badass walking down the street listening to it. I love the use of sound effects and such in this song, particularly the sirens. They're well placed in the song and really compliment it. Also, on a sort of side note, it makes me wonder why Takeru knows the word sleazy. Of all the English words... hah, I guess its actually just like him.

9. yellow strider. Mainly, I just want to say, why in the hell is this not a full song?! This is just one of those interlude type songs that SuG love to throw in. But seriously, this song is so incredible, it's actually another of my favourites, even though it's only 1 minute 29 seconds. I really, really wish SuG had made this a full song. It would have been so good.

10. SWEET COUNT DOWN -Album Ver-. As I'm sure a lot of others are, I'm already familiar with this song, as it was included on one version (I don't remember which) of SuGs last single before the album was released. I loved it then, I love it now. It's another song with that great, kickass feeling that SuG pull out every now and again, and they pull it off. I really like that theres an actual countdown in the song, and it's done well. I actually didn't notice the countdown until about the third listen. Herpaderplol.

11. Kitanai Kotoba. By this point I was beginning to wonder where the slow song would come in, and here it is! There always is one or two. What can I say about this song. It's really, really beautiful. It's stunning. It sent shivers down my spine. I love it when SuG come out with songs like this. You know, slower, where you can really feel Takeru pour all his heart and emotions into his words. The instrumental parts are really sweet sounding. It reminds me a lot of Kaori, from TOKYO MUZiCAL HOTEL. (When it comes to slow SuG songs, though, Misora is still, and will always be my favourite).

12. Fukanzen Beautyfool Days. I like the placing of this song after Kitanai Kotoba. You're left with all these intense feelings, and then Beautyfool Days comes on, and it brings the album back up to an upbeat, positive vibe. It's very uplifting. When I first heard the preview for this song, I was left feeling a little disappointed, as the extract they chose made it sound like it would be the same as their previous releases. But it really isn't anything like Toy Soldier, or Gimmie Gimmie for that matter. I love it. It's positive, in a way that isn't too peppy or oshare. It's a song that is really well put together.

13.DOKI DOKI TV CREW. Ahhh. It's fun! Really, it is! Its name sort of tells you that it's gonna be a fun, energetic, upbeat song.  This one sounds 50's swing inspired, especially the guitar solo/instrumental parts. I don't quite love it, yet, so it's another one I'll keep listening to, I have a feeling I'll grow to love it.

14.Fancy Cake Yum Yum Show. Last but certainly not least. It's actually very different to Pastel Horror Yum Yum Show. But I think thats why it works. They compliment each other, which is, I'm pretty sure, what was inteded. Pastel Horror has a more, well, spooky, mysterious feel. It's darker, in a way. Fancy Cake is showy and glitzy, and feels more light-hearted. It feels like the last song that would be performed at a show, and it is, as for my edition it's the last song on the album. The last scene. You can almost visualize the curtains closing on this insane, spooky, magical show that you have just had the pleasure to witness.
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So, as you can probably already tell, I adore this album. It's spooky, yet cheerful. It's military, yet magical. It's different, yet familiar. It's everything you could ask for in an album and more. SuG pulled out all the stops with this one, and really succeeded in creating an incredible 3-D listening experience.

Damn, I wrote a lot more than I intended. I'm sorry if I wasn't much use, or any good as explaining things. I'll try do a better job next time (if there is a next time)!

NP - Howling Magic by SuG

ForeveraWARP

So this morning I woke up to the news that SPIV STATES, one of my favourite bands (if can you call it that? It's just one guy...) is going on hiatus. Jun, vocalist and guitarist, and only member, said he was going to give SPIV STATES a break. He said that he wants to go back to being just a guitarist, as thats how he started out.
At the moment, I'm a little confused as to how I feel. Of course, I support him no matter what direction he choses. Apparently he already has new projects lined up, and I'm so stoked and excited to see what he brings us next. But I'm going to miss his voice. It was really comforting. Maybe one day he'll go back to SPIV STATES, but either way, I respect his decision and will stand by him, always.
I'm just glad its not a retirement. Thats what I was the most afraid of reading when I saw that there was an important announcement. So long as Jun keeps creating music, and is happy doing it, then I'm happy, and will stick with him.

Bring on the next chapter in Jun's colourful, musical, fun-filled story! ♥

NP - Futari no Hoshi by SPIV STATES

I'll Go Further And Further Away

Watching all the anime!
Well, no, not really. At the moment the only anime on my agenda are Hetalia, Naruto and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I've actually already watched both of the Fullmetal Alchemist series, but they're just so good. I particularly love Brotherhood, so I'm rewatching it. I've also recently started reading the manga. I'd been wanting to read it for a long time, but I've been super busy, and I also have a lot of other series on the go at the moment. But I decided that I'd make time for it. And I regret nothing! It's great.

So I was talking about how I started watching Hetalia in my last post. I find it quite funny how, just after I posted that entry, I watched an episode in which Italy makes a very misleading phone call to Germany... you know, along the lines of "Help me", "It's stuck" and "Oww!". And just after I said that refrences to yaoi were subtle! Haha, I guess I jumped the gun there. It was actually very funny, though, I definitely laughed out loud. I'm just glad that my dad (who was in the room when I was watching it on my laptop) can't understand Japanese, and didn't see the subtitles! Still working through the series, though. It may take me a while though, with everything going on at school. I swear to god, shit is hitting the fan at the moment.

And now for Naruto! This series is by no means new to me. It was the first anime I ever watched. The thing is, I haven't quite seen all of it. I've seen, like, chunks. But there's a few gaps. So it's high time I went back to fill in those gaps! There's a couple of story arcs that I have to watch, starting with the Forest of Death. I'm just about done with that one, now. For the moment, I don't know what else to say. Other than I'm really enjoying it. What a way to spend the day off! Naruto marathon!

Oh, yeah, I have a day off school today! Because it's ANZAC Day. In short, it's a public holiday in Australia and New Zealand, to honour and celebrate those Australian/New Zealand soliders who fought at Gallipoli during WWI. I'm happy that it's on a Wednesday. It makes for a nice break in the middle of the week from school.

I was also going to talk about the manga I'm reading at the moment, but I'm outta steam. I think I'm going to go eat some ice cream. Naruto marathon, in my pajamas, with ice cream. Yeah. I like the sound of that.

OH WAIT. One more thing. Yesterday I got my copy of SuGs new album Lollipop Kingdom! I ordered the 3939 Collectors Box edition. Apparently, only 3939 copies of it were made. If that's true, I feel so lucky. And as for the album itself. Holy damn. It's so fucking perfect. But I'll talk about it more next time. ;D
Bye bye~

NP - Howling Magic by SuG

Hey, Hey Mama!

So I recently started watching Hetalia: Axis Powers, and I have to say, I'm loving it. It was a pleasant surprise. I really wasn't sure what to expect, especially considering all the superyaoi fangirl pairings that I've seen around the interwebs... I held off watching it for this long because of that. I actually don't mind yaoi, although I prefer the less graphic stuff, but it's not exactly the kind of thing you can just be reading or watching when your parents walk in. I thought the actual show would have all these, y'know, pairings and such. But, gladly it doesn't. I guess the show does encourage these pairings, in a way, but not to the extent that it would bother the non-yaoi/BL fan, which is nice. It's a very funny, and quite frankly adorable, show, and even though I haven't even finished the first series yet, I know it's destined to be a favourite. The historical accuracy is a little off, though, but it makes up for that in lols and cuteness. I also find it interesting that Italy is shown as being the cowardly country - from what I've been taught in History it was France that was always waving the white flag, or crying for help. Hah. I know I had more to say, but I think I'll leave it at that for now.

I also joined last.fm recently. Recently as in, today. So feel free to friend me! I would love that, really~ I need some J-Rock/Visual Kei/Japan fan friends. I have none. //craicraiforeveralone
last.fm - http://www.last.fm/user/fairytears

It was the first day back at school today, after a disappointingly short two weeks. It made me realise just how much I hate people. Ugh. The whole day, I was thinking 'cannot deal cannot deal I want to go home'. And to make it worse, when all I want to do is just sink into the background and become part of the scenery, there always seems to be someone staring at me. Yes, I dyed my hair during the holidays. That doesn't call for raging stares of disbelief, bitter glares or snickering to your friends about how I'm so'lame' or some other judgemental bullshit that all those fucking plastic clones like to spout about people with even a scrap of individuality. Whoo. Sorry. End rant. Right. Tea, shower, and The Sims. That's my agenda for the night. I think I'll start now. Bye bye~

NP - 君PIECE by Called≠Plan

Visual Kei and Pokemon are Japanese traditions!

Huh. Well. It's been a whole year. What's up, blogface?
I think, it would be fair to say, that I am entirely shit at continuing with a blog. Or sticking at anything, for that matter. I always have been. Like, whenever I tried to keep a diary as a kid, because and all my friends said they did, I would always give up after just a few days. Well, what're you gonna do. This has been something of my favourite expression lately. I should find a more motivational one, I think...

So! A whole year. That's a hell of a long time. And I sure have changed. At least, I think I have. What's new with me? What has happened in my life in this past year? I think I'll start with the thing that I think is most important to me. I fell in love with Visual Kei. It started almost exactly a year ago, when I was herp-derping around on the internet. I already liked a few J-Rock artists, but I kept seeing these terms "visual" and "oshare" popping up. So, me being curious George, I looked them up. The first image that I clicked on was a picture of Takeru of SuG. It was a photo from their single 小悪魔Sparkling (Koakuma Sparkling). I don't want to sound like a cliche douchebag here, but it legitimately was love at first sight. I had to know more. I looked into SuG first, completely adored the music, and well, the rest goes from there. SuG are still one of my favourite bands. They will always hold a special place for me. However, about six months ago, I found my absolute favourite band, bias, and obsession. LM.C, with their song PUNKY ❤ HEART, which is still one of my absolute favourites of theirs. I'm not even going to try to put into words how much they mean to me. Because I honestly can't. And I know, it hasn't even been that long, and I do feel like a bit of a noob fan sometimes, but that doesn't matter. I just can't help but love them. Actually, I feel like a pretty noob fan to Visual Kei in general. Sometimes that gets me down. I think, "If only I had found Visual Kei sooner..." But, again. What're you gonna do. I've found it now, and that's what is important.

Oh shit, I made a whole paragraph just on that. Alright, well, I'll try and sum up the rest of what happened. I became even more obsessed with Japan than I already was, becoming extremely interested in Japanese street fashion and subcultures. I became an h.NAOTO fangirl, and its my dream to own three articles of clothing of his, at least. I bought a whole bunch of manga. I also bought quite a fair amount of anime, including the Naruto complete series box set. I've dyed my hair at least five times, right now it's half bleached and half black (I was trying to do something like Utahiroba Jun from Golden Bomber. It didn't entirely work out, but it's alright). I haven't gained or lost any weight, which I find both pleasing and frustrating. Narwhals. I've been going to see a dermatologist, and now my skin is actually pretty good. I'm now in my last year of high school, and in all honesty, I'm bugging out. I've lost and made friends, but let's not get into all that bullshit. One of my three cats died, which was sad, but she was a bit of a wild cat, and she prefered to spend her time outside away from people, so I feel like I never really got emotionally attached to her. And actually, that's about all the remotely interesting things I can think of. Other than that, I've sort of just been standing back and letting the world go by.

I think I'm done for the day. I honestly don't know what inspired me to write here again. But I do know that I have a hell of a lot of homework to do. I have to read four novels in two weeks, which may not sound like much, but I'm not a very fast reader, and I do have something of a life, i.e. spending all my time fangirling.

Oh, here are some things of mine. I like getting new followers, and, for the most part, I always follow back.
Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/_automaticeyes
Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/wonderholic/

Ah, and one more thing! The title of this post is a quote, from Takeru of SuG.

Now playing: LM.C - BABY TALK