I missed Igu day, but March 20th is Omi's birthday, so I thought it appropriate to do an exist†trace translation anyway. I picked "Requiem," which unbeknownst to me when I picked it, was written by Omi. Not that it's particularly appropriate for a birthday, but... (苦笑) The lyrics in Japanese are on Rock Lyric. Now, …
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The Air Moon, Final Chapter: Crescent, Part 3
A belated Happy New Year, Feliz Año Nuevo, and 明けましておめでとうございます！ Had I gone to Japan to see the KHAOS tour, I would've gone to the Kobe show on the 22nd. So I thought it fitting to try to get another part done at this time. So, let's get back to it. For earlier portions, please …
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The Air Moon, Final Chapter: Crescent, Part 2
This is the continuation and conclusion of the unpublished post-Jōgen no Tsuki interview started in the first part of this chapter. For earlier portions, please see the Table of Contents. ☆ —Getting back to this tour, what venue was the most memorable for you? Osaka. Because before I even got up on stage, I felt how …
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The Air Moon, Final Chapter: Crescent, Part 1
お久しぶり！It's been a long time, O Readers. A belated Happy Winter Solstice, Happy Festivus, Happy Emperor's Birthday (or did it switch to the new Emperor's already?), Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, and Happy Kwanzaa! When GACKT announced the KHAOS tour back in September, I started making plans to go. Some of the tour dates overlapped with …
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exist†trace – HONEY
This translation includes Jyou's spoken part on the album version of the song. (Not that I know for sure that she's said other things for other versions, but it seems like a logical assumption to make.) I could catch all but a couple of words myself, but I found this Japanese site, UtaTen, that had …
A Little More on Little Mary
Back when I did "Nagai Yume no Owari ni," I mentioned that miko had written a blog post about that track where she said that song had actually been performed live before WORLD MAKER's release as part of the story of Little Mary. The first release to include that track, "Ritoru Mearii to Utsukushiki Nikushimi …
exist†trace — Ritoru Mearii to Utsukushiki Nikushimi no Donau
This song may sound like a slightly dark fairy tale if you're only listening to it, and to the album version at that, where miko's ultra nasal high-pitched singing makes you think of a little 8-year-old girl. But if you read the lyrics as written in the liner notes, it turns into a tale fit …
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The Air Moon, Ch. 6: Jogen no Tsuki, Part 8
This is it, the final part of Chapter 6! Here's the Table of Contents for earlier portions. ☆ July 5, 2003 Yokohama Arena (First Day) "I've set up many doors that lead to me, so you can get to know me. But I don't want people looking for the exit right after stepping through." Appearing …
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The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jogen no Tsuki, Part 7
At this point, it's been 20 years, but it was only 4 years at the time this part of The Air Moon was written. It makes me realize how raw the feelings still must have been. For any new readers, here is the Table of Contents. ☆ June 22, 2003 Makomanai Ice Arena Gackt, who …
The Air Moon Ch. 6: Jogen no Tsuki, Part 6
Can't believe I've had this in my drafts since January. (^_^;) At the time, I was wondering if GACKT would mark his 20th anniversary as a solo artist with a tour, perhaps Best of the Best Vol. II, since he's only put out one single since LAST MOON. As it doesn't seem like he'll do …
Warped Frost 