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JapKor-Music Nation

reiko2 — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:36:01 +0000

There is a new social network for all Jpop and Kpop lovers called JapKor music nation. It is a new site created by Sandra Toure. If you want some of the newest songs and talk with your fellow jpop and kpop fans then this is the site for you. Like I said its new and has no members yet but I’m helping out to make this site big!

Link: japkormus.ning.com

Mauve-iro no Sympathy

reiko2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:19:35 +0000

MO-BU iro no fukai yoru takaku unaru ano tsuki ga Ah tataeru
kudzake chitta gareki kuzu niou yatsu no tamashii ga So yonderu

yami ni ikiru futatsu no sadame
watashi no te to ore no ude ga
hibiki aeba ima shake up! shake up!

makuro ni kasoku hachou no soul style
mamorinuku tame tsuyoku nareru
heiwa to seigi wa Death of the rule
akai shibuki wa suukou na yaiba
kizuna umareshi toki negai wa todoku fight out! fight out!

kaze ni RO-BU hirugaeshi konya momata kakenukeru Ah makenai wa
matta nashi ni saa ikou chuu wo maeba Exciting So kanjiru

tomoni mezasu futatsu no sadame
anata no me to omae no me wo
shinjiaeta nara shake up! Shake up!

masuto ni hiyaku muteki no cool scythe
yuuki ga koko ni kakusei suru
shouri no megami wa death or life
kuroi chishio ga nie tagiru yaiba
kizuna umareshi toki tsunagaru sympathy fight out! fight out!

namida wakatsu futatsu no sadame
watashi no te wo ore no ude wo
yume ni kaete ima shake up! shake up!

makuro ni kasoku hachou no soul style
mamorinuku tame tsuyoku nareru
heiwa to seigi wa Death of the rule
akai shibuki wa suukou na yaiba
kizuna umareshi toki negai wa todoku fight out! fight out

PaperMoon tv version

reiko2 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:17:32 +0000

IM FALLING
DOWN INTO MY SHADOW
Iki wo kizu tomete
Matteru DEADLY NIGHT
DONT SCARY
Kimi ga tome wa
Donna sekai wo
Sono meni wo tsuseru kara
SEE YOU IN YOUR DREAMS
YEAH BABY
Kowai yume mabushite wo

FAIRY BLUE kimi no tameni
Hoshi wo kuntagi
Kazari tsuketa
BLACK PAPER MOON
Shinai kureta nara
WHEN YOU LOST “HERE”
I AM “FOREVER”
WITH YOUR SOUL
Nigereba ba hayaku
Tsuki no youni

Hikari

reiko2 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:29:15 +0000

Nani wo motome koko ni iru no?
Ushiro furikaereba
Kimi no egao patto saita
Yureru hana no kage de

Hitomi tojita yami no naka ni nani ga mieru no darou
Tada soba de hohoemu
Sore dake na no ni ai wo kanjite iru

*Hikari no saki ni egao no saki ni
Watashi wa ashita he no yume wo miru
Hageshiku mune ni nokosu jijitsu ni
Bokura wa ashita he no kibou wo shiru
Chiisa na te no hira no naka ni
Umarete tabi datta mono wa
Musuu no dekigoto to
Dareka wo michibiku hikari
Watashi wo michibiku hikari

Sora wo ugoku
Shiroi kumo wo jitto mitsumete ita
Toki wo koete hito wa ima mo
Negai inotte iru

Nanika ga kawatte kureru koto
Tada matte itanda
Kazashita te no oku ni
Kawaru tsuyosa no
Imi wo kanjite iru

Ashita hikari ga todoka nakute mo
Mie nai kabe ga takakute mo
Senaka awase no hikari to kage wo
Samayoi nagara aruite iku
Tayori naku jibun wo semete
Wake monaku namida nagashita
Mabushii hizashi no naka ni
Dareka wo aisuru hikari
Watashi wo aisuru hikari

Ashita ni nareba hi wa mata noboru
Daremo ga mirai he no yume wo miru
Hate naku tsuduku muhen no sora ni
Bokura wa ikite iku imi wo shiru
Subete wo tsutsumi komu ai ni
Hagukumare kiduita mono wa
Kokoro no oku ni aru
Yasashiku yorisou hikari
Watashi wo michibiku hikari

Nani wo motome koko ni iru no?
Ushiro furikaereba
Kimi no egao patto saita
Yureru hana no kage de

Crystal Kay To Sing Theme For U.S. Film

reiko2 — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 22:24:34 +0000

Singer Crystal Kay has been appointed to do a theme song for an American film. “HOLD ON,” a rock-influenced number with entirely English lyrics, will be used in “Dolan’s Cadillac,” an adaptation of a Stephen King short story. The film is being directed by Jeff Beesley and stars Christian Slater and Wes Bentley.

Crystal Kay has sung several themes for Japanese movies and television series, but this will be her first for a foreign production. She was chosen for the tie-up by producer Ellen Wander, who listened to the previously unreleased song.

Crystal Kay is hoping this will help her achieve her goal of entering the U.S. market. Her most recent album, “Color Change!,” includes two songs she created in Los Angeles with producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, known for working with popular artists such as Janet Jackson.

“Dolan’s Cadillac” is scheduled to hit U.S. theaters in 2009. A Japanese release has not yet been decided

Moon Crying-Translation

reiko2 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:36:11 +0000

We walked together often
On our usual street
While under the moonlight
A sorrowful melody

I didn’t want to show such a face
But it’s because I just like you
I made you sad
The tears that day

I want to see you but
No matter how I try I can’t get
my feelings across
If my overflowing words could reach you
I want to sing out my thoughts of you

I want to see you but
No matter how I try I can’t get
my feelings across
Tonight too I am only thinking of one thing
I am still loving you

To meet would be just selfish
When I sometimes talked too much
You just smiled and forgave me
Just like an adult

When you were lonely I thought
If I could recognize it
If I reached softly with my hand
Your warmth and after this
would we be together?

I want to see you but
No matter how I try I can’t get
my feelings across
If my overflowing words could reach you
I want to sing out my thoughts of you

If I could return to that day
All these would be no more
Tonight too I am only thinking of one thing
I am still loving you

My feelings that can’t be put into words
I want to convey them through this song
If my overflowing words could reach you
I want to sing out my thoughts of you

Tonight too I’m looking at the sky
Towards where the moon is shining
I want to walk there with my important person
Forever, forever I want to be beside you

Please don’t let go of my hand

Moon Crying

reiko2 — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:35:24 +0000

kimi to yoku aruita
itsumo no michi to watashi
tsuki to aruki nagara
kanashii merodii

anna kao wo saseru tsumori jyana katta no
tada “suki” na dake na no ni
kimi wo kanashimasete shimatta
ano hi no namida

aitai kimochi wa
donna ni tsutaetemo tsutaekirenai
afure dashita kotoba ga todoku nara
kimi wo omoi utaitai yo

aitai kimochi wa
donna ni tsutaetemo tsutaekirenai
mata konya mo omotta koto hitotsu
ima mo kimi wo aishiteruto…

aeba wagamama bakari
dokidoki ii sugita tokimo
waratte yurushita
otona na kimi de

kodoku ni omotta kimi ni
“kidzuku koto ga dekita” nara
“sotto te sashi no berareta” nara
“nukumori” mo “korekara” mo
“futari de…” datta?

aitai kimochi wa
donna ni tsutaetemo tsutaekirenai
afure dashita kotoba ga todoku nara
kimi wo omoi utaitai yo

ano hi ni modoreru no naraba
kore ijyou nani mo iranai
mata konya mo omotta koto hitotsu
ima mo kimi wo aishiteruto…

kotoba ni dekinai omoi wo
kono uta de ima tsutaetai
afure dashita kimochi ga todoku nara
kimi wo omoi utaitai yo

konya mo oo sora wo miage
tsuki ga terasu sono basho eto
taisetsu na hito to tomo ni arukitai
zutto zutto soba ni itai

tsunaidate wo hanasanaide…

BoA’s ‘Valenti’ To Be Featured In Japanese Musical

reiko2 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:38:12 +0000

BoA’s hit song “Valenti” will be featured in a Japanese musical.

Japan’s leading entertainment company Avex said it will begin producing a musical entitled “Pieces of the Heart” to celebrate its 20th founding anniversary.

The musical, which will be staged at the Aoyama Theater in Tokyo from September 15 to 29, revolves around a heartbroken heroine who isolates herself from the meaningless relationships of today’s modern society and takes off on a futuristic journey that centers around a mysterious object called “Pieces of the Heart.”

The musical will feature 21 songs that have been carefully selected by Avex. They include hit songs performed by Avex artists over the past 20 years. It is the first Japanese musical to feature only the hit songs of artists from a single entertainment company.

The songs include past hits by Namie Amuro, Ayumi Hamasaki, Kumi Koda, Exile, Ami Otsuda and Ami Suzuki.

Avex also selected “Valenti” from BoA’s second studio album, which sold 1.5 million copies in 2003.

Throughout the performance period, Avex plans to exhibit costumes, accessories and trophies of Avex artists

Ai Otsuka, Puffy To Be Guests At Avril Concert

reiko2 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:31:33 +0000

Popular musician Avril Lavigne has already worked together with pop duo Puffy, and now she will be teaming up with singer Ai Otsuka as well. When Avril returns to Japan for a concert at the Tokyo Dome on September 16, both Puffy and Ai Otsuka will be making guest appearances on stage.

Avril remarked that she wanted her show to be like a “rock party.” Puffy was a natural choice as a guest, as she and producer Butch Walker previously worked with the duo on the song “All Because of You,” released this past May. Ai Otsuka is said to have been chosen due to her status as a symbol of the “girls rock” scene.

Wonder Girls Learning English To Break Into Overseas Markets

reiko2 — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:29:33 +0000

Learning english for future overseas performances…Ye Eun’s vocabulary is excellent while Sun Mi’s pronunciation is the best among the Wonder Girls.

The above-mentioned remarks came from their english tuition teacher who had been offering 24 hours lessons for them in a “passionate manner” since the beginning of May to prepare them for their overseas expansion. Once the Wonder Girls are back in their dorm, they would be conversing as much as possible in english and also try to use it in their daily lifestyle.

In order to express their own thoughts through interviews with overseas media, they are undergoing extra lessons in their free time. So how is their english language ability now? Well, each have their own strengths and weaknesses as they learn the language through “competition”.

Their tuition teacher expressed:
Each has their own personality and have different areas which they are stronger in with regards to the english language. Compared to the rest, Ye Eun has a wider range of vocabulary and can construct a beautiful sentence easily. Sun Ye meanwhile has a good basic foundation and has a slight advantage from the rest.

For the two younger members, Sun Mi and So Hee, with them both in high school right now and having received english language education from young, they are able to converse fluently with accurate pronunciation, leaving the JYPE staff feeling satisfied.

Although Yoo Bin has some experience of speaking it since she had lived in America before, the general review is that her pronounciation has a strong Korean dialect accent, which is a far cry from how actual english should be spoken.

To gauge their progress, the members are tested on 400 english words weekly. If they get more than 80% of the words wrong, they are required to write those wrong words for 100 times each. But no member has suffered that fate yet. Because of their hectic schedule, the Wonder Girls can only start revising and work even harder to learn the words when the test date draws near.

According to JYPE, “Since their return from America in March, the Wonder Girls have recognized the importance of them knowing English well enough in order for them to expand into overseas markets. Their passion for learning English has thus increased and the competition between them to do better than each other has only served to raise their level up a notch.”