Mood

Music Request



Nexus 4 by L'Arc~en~Ciel
Red Carpet Day by Versailles
One Love by Arashi



Ah. I'm supposed to be studying, but I can't resist the temptation of relaxing. I guess its partially due to the fact that most of my friends from other schools are having their break now. After all, the holiday mood is pretty infectious. Or is it me? I do realise that my moods and emotions are easily influenced by others. So in school where most of the students are in the study mood, i feel pretty motivated to study. However, once I get into contact with my secondary school friends, who mostly have a semi-holiday mindset, I only wanna have fun. Well, I guess it can't be help. I'll do my best to study though. Only six and a half weeks to go!



I doubt I'll ever understand how the Japanese people do it. I love the PVs! And it doesn't hurt that most of them make good music... Other that or I just happen to like bands that are great. Haha. I love Laraku, this I think everyone knows, Gackt is super talented and cool, Versailles is way nice on the eyes, SID is amazing and Malice Mizer is just hard-core!. Yeah. My favourites. The best thing about Laraku and SID is that they have so much potential, mostly relying on the audio rather then the visual factor alone. I mean, honestly, some of Versailles songs are quite... Bad. Yeah.They have some really cool music, but some of the lyrics are terrible and Kamijou can't really speak English and his voice range is kind of limited. However, Hyde and Mao are really versatile. And they look hot too. Haha. I mean, both Laraku and SID sort of outgrew the Visual Kei stage and extended into new territory which really gives them more room for creation. Truly gifted. I really envy people with musical talent. I think I can say, in all honesty, now say that my two favourite bands are Laraku and SID. Yeah.



I think music extends beyond language and culture. Thats why I don't understand why most people are shocked that I listen to Japanese music instead of Mandarin and English songs most of the time. Its not that I don't listen to mandarin and English songs, I mean, I like Linkin Park and Jay Chou... Rather I think its because its just unusual in this society. After all, its not like I like Japanese bands. Alice Nine and Gazette sounds pretty commonplace to me. Its like their music is all the same, same kind of rhythm and similar tempo. After a while, all their songs seem to merge into one really long and draggy song. I know because i listen to the entire CD all at one shot on my iTunes. Serious. Its only when it moves on to the next artist, say Atobe, that I realise that it was a few songs. Yeah. Not a good sign. I have nothing against these two groups (sorry for using them as examples if you truly like them!), I mean, to each his or her own. Its just that I'm trying to justify why I chose SID and Laraku.



As if truly liking anything, especially art forms, ever had a true reason...






"If you burn your bridges, you'll have no choice but to go forward."