Newest oricon list!

This is a new Oricon chart list. Namie Amuro made a strike movement in chart with single "WILD / DR". In the second place there is Yusuke with "Rescue". KAT-TUN with "RESCUE", the first position last week, has been dropped down to the third place. In the 4^th place, "Believe/Kumorinouchi Kaisei" by Arashi crawling up from the 6^th place last week. Erina Mano with "Otome no Inori" standing steady in 5^th place. "I Gotta Kick Start Now" from VAMPS have a same incident with KAT-TUN in this week, and got dropped down to the 10^th place. The replacer for them are Psychiclover/Hideaki Takatori (both from Project R.)with "Samurai Sentai Shinkenger / Shirokujimuchu Shinkenger". Well, well done for tokusatsu!

"Ao" by Kreva possessing the 7^th level of this chart. "Setsuna" by Greeen has been dropped 4 level from last week to the 8^th position. "Tane" from Nosleeves fill the 9^th position, replacing "Cafe Wonderland" by Ryu Siwon.

A User from Youtube has been upload "Wild/ DR" 2 days ago. And here is the video (I've never heard it, maybe later):

Disclaimer: This video is an upload for fans need only, not for pirating. The copyright by Avex Trax.

OK, that's all. See you next time!

What's new in Japanese music now?

I've search the site about Japanese music chart, and I've found one. This for Best 20 Albums Chart and this for the 20^th Best Singles Chart from March, 23^th.

Best 10 Albums (I just took it ten. If you want to look the another, please go to link directly) :

1 "Remiobest" Remioromen
2 "Arutokoroni No Teiri" Radwimps
3 "This Is The One" Utada
4 "Utaisarishihana" Aqua Timez
5 "Whatfs Love?" Juju
6 "Funky Monkey Babys3" Funky Monkey Babys
7 "Hurray!" The Gospellers
8 "Kokuhaku" Chatmonchy
9 "Answer" Angela Aki
10 "The Chemistry Joint Album" Chemistry

Best 10 Singles:
1 "Rescue" Kat-tun
2 "Himawari" Yusuke
3 "Survivor`090325 4th Album the Secret Codehpre-release Single`" Tohoshinki
4 "Setsuna" Greeeen
5 "Believe/kumorinochickaisei" Arashi/kenta Yano Starring Satoshi Ohno
6 "I Got Kick Start Now" Vamps
7 "Junenzakura" Akb48
8 "Dakishimete Dakishimete" Berryz Kobo
9 "Cafe Wonderland" Ryu Siwon
10 "Ainomamadec" Junko Akimoto

Looks like Johny Jimusho and Momusu ruling the chart in singles for now. Another singers like Ayumi Hamasaki is on the 14^th place. Yuna Ito with "Trust You" standing in 17^th place. The new artist ruling the chart.

Well, that's a chart from March 23^th, 2009. I think it'll change next week (I'm sure for it). I don't know how valid my data that I've got from allchart.org. Tell me if they're not valid. Thanks for coming.

Roulette: Aku Jatuh Cinta

Inilah lagu yang dulunya saya kira dinyanyikan oleh Padi. Lagu inilah yang diputar dalam ruang operasi saat saya dioperasi bulan Agustus lalu. Yang saya hapal cuma pada saat refrein saja. Bagian itu yang paling saya ingat sari keseluruhan lagu. Baru beberapa hari lalu saya lihat di warnet judul lagu ini sebenarnya. Setiap kali saya mendengarkan lagu ini jadi ingat waktu dioperasi dulu. Saat-saat diopname, dan saat sudah dioperasinya. Lagu ini cuma sepenggal saja saya dengarkan saat operasi dulu. Selanjutnya saya hilang kesadaran.

OK, silakan nikmati viseo hasil embed dari Youtube (seperti biasa).

(Pernyataan disclaimer: Lagu ini adalah milik Roulette dan perusahaan musik yang memproduseri. Sebagai orang Indonesia yang baik, hargailah hak karnya orang lain dengan membeli yang asli. Lebih enak dengarkan semua tracknya dibandingkan satu lagu saja, kan?).

Lagu memiliki kesan tersendiri karena mengiringi sebuah peristiwa dalam hidup seseorang. Makanya lagu dapat menyentuh hati. Dengan mendengarkan lagu ini saya akan ingat bahwa saya pernah dioperasi (ringan, sih) dan masih hidup untuk bernapas lega (operasinya cuma perbaikan Deviasi Septum doang. Yang kuliah kedokteran pasti ngerti).

Segitu aja dulu. Makasih sudah berkunjung.

Butterfly Kiss

The first song from RAVE the animation. At last there's someone uploading it to Youtube. Thanks! Well, for US audience this song is not available to seen. The US version, called Rave-o-lution use the dub version, which a 100 % different from the Japanese version. HONESTLY, it's so worst to see. The dub version I've seen in youtube some years ago is deflecting everything I've imagine about this anime. Actually it's a cool shounen anime, but the dubbed opening song made it so dumb, clown-like anime.

Hearing the real song is much far better than the dubbed version. Yonekura Chihiro singing it good so it being an easy listening song. The blend of the music instruments in this song create a nice rhythm and beat. This song describing the RAVE world so perfect. Better than the worst dubbed version.

Here's the TV version of this song.


And this is the live version:


The musicians looks like familiar to me. Maybe they're JAM Project, the group that perform "Little Wings", an opening OST from Scrapped Princess. Well, it's just my guess. I don't know it exactly.

OK, that's all. See you next time!

Translation of My Pace

I've found the translation lyrics from Gendou. Thanks for somebody (the nickname is SG2 or suupaa gohan 2) who put it in. It reveal the meaning of the song. It's just like the video tell to you when you're watching it.

Count 1. It's good to improve
Count 2. It's good to rest
Count 3. It's good to think
It's good to be able to progress at my own pace.

Left behind in the flow of time
Impatient feelings are often being forgotten
It is a wasteful, reckless challenge, after all
Often saying things to that which is abandoned

Offense!! In the hard times, raise your voice
And get going
Offense!! Aim for the direction you see yourself
And meet it head-on

Rise up to the big wall
You don’t need to be afraid
In this human existence with no answers
I can pay back my confusion if I just
Keep my pace

First!! I counted, it’s OK to go ahead
Second!! I counted, it’s OK to rest
Third!! I counted, it’s OK to think about it
As I continue at my pace

Studying the truth of reason
And not understanding, we lose our freedom
Even when called a cowardly person
Take a step forward; that is courage

Offense!! Turn around, use the strength of your voice
And get going
Offense!! Bolster your strength on your shoulders
Now, look ahead

The map of the future is painted into the sky
Yet even now, it doesn’t reach
When the time comes that I stretch out both hands
I’ll be able to grasp it, and
Keep my pace

Offense!! With even just a big voice, it can be done
And you’ll see
Offense!! Aim for the direction you see yourself
And meet it head-on

Rise up to the big wall
You don’t need to be afraid
Even if it doesn’t work out and you run away
It’s not going to change

The echo of the first bell sounds
Now is the time to stand up
In this human existence with no answers
I can pay back my confusion if I just
Keep my pace

First!! I counted, it’s OK to go ahead
Second!! I counted, it’s OK to rest
Third!! I counted, it’s OK to think about it
As I continue at my pace.

My Pace by Sunset Swish

The longest PV I ever know. The unique one from Bleach. The folk music make it special. I like folk music. It have something that modern music doesn't have. OK, anyway, here is the lyrics.

Hitotsu! Kazoete susumeba ii,
Futatsu! Kazoete yasumeba ii,
Mittsu! Kazoete kangaerya ii,
Mai peesu de susumereba ii

Toki ga nagare tori no kosare
Aseru kimochi wo wasureru nakare
Mubou na chousen shosen muda to
Iwarete akirameru koto nakare

Ofensu! kurushii toki ni
Koso koe wo dashite ikou
Ofensu! jibun ga
Mezashiteru hou e mukae

Sobie tatta ooki na kabe ni
Osoreru koto wa nai
Kotae no nai kono jinsei wo
Mayou koto naku
Keep My Pace

Hitotsu! Kazoete susumeba ii,
Futatsu! Kazoete yasumeba ii,
Mittsu! Kazoete kangaerya ii,
Mai peesu de susumereba ii

Manabu koto no hontou no riyuu
Wakarazu ushinau bokura no jiyuu
Okubyou mono to yobaretemo
Ippo yuzureru sore ga yuuki

Ofensu! Mawari nado
Kinisezu koe wo dashite ikou
Ofensu! kata no chikara wo nuite
Saa mukaou

Sora ni egaita mirai zu ni wa
Ima wa todokanakutemo
Itsu no hi nika ryoute wo nobashi
Tsukami ni ikou
Keep My Pace

Ofensu! dekiru dake
Ooki na koe wo dashite miyou
Ofensu! jibun ga mezashiteru hou e
Mukae

Sobie tatta ooki na kabe ni
Osoreru koto wa nai
kanawanai to nigete itemo
Kawari wa inai

Hibiki wataru hajimari no ka ne
Ima tachi agaru toki
Kotae no nai kono jinsei wo
Mayou koto naku Keep my Pace

Hitotsu! Kazoete susumeba ii,
Futatsu! Kazoete yasumeba ii,
Mittsu! Kazoete kangaerya ii,
Mai peesu de susumereba ii

As usual, I took this from Animelyrics.com. I don't get the translation in it. Too bad.

Even I have a bad skill in Japanese Language, from the video I understand it. It's a good PV. The story in it made it more longer than another PV. But it helping to show the meaning of the song. So it's an equal trade.

OK, that's it. See you next time.

Stay away bu L`Arc~en~Ciel

The one and only PV where Laruku dancing like a young man. They're great in para-para dancing. Who guest? But I've heard it's the one and only dancing PV they have. But still it's good.

Pride of Tomorrow - JUNE

Upload in Youtube By Otakuness.

First thing I can say about this PV is: Cool! The dance is cool. Looks like JUNE feel the song with his body, too. I fell the song's meaning by seeing him dancing. The first part of his dance is a regret style. But soon it change to something powerful, like he revive from his lost. The second part of his dance is full of energy.

The song itself have a good meaning. Well, actually it's a common theme in anime's OST. It's about revive from the ground zero to the peak. I don't know if the words "Trying to bury the things that I've lost, I've let go of my pride. I'm going to take it back with my own two hands; I can see the light of tomorrow. Pride of tomorrow" is an analog or it's a real meaning. It's a something that Japanese usually use to describe about revive from the failed step or get the spirit back after failed. Most of anime's OST I've ever known were used this theme. But it's suitable to the anime itself. Because the main character seems like that. Well, I'm not watching D-Gray Man yet. But I've read the resume, and I think to restore from his condition needs a great braveness.

The Pride of Tomorrow, or I interpreting it as "The Pride to seek 'tomorrow'". It looks the one who's in the song has been failed or defeated by something. But he don't wanna to walking in sullen. He instead threw his lost and wake up to revenge it. It's like the main character in D-Gray Man when he get up to revenge Sennen Hakushaku who was killed someone important in his life. Maybe the maker of this anime choose this song because its meaning, just like another anime. And it's important to them, because the song (OST) is kinda preface to the anime itself.

JUNE in his dance is good. I know he's the great dancer from his posture. Only the good dancer have the thin-but-muscle arm and the thin body like that. Makes me remember The Rain.

OK, that's all. See you again :).