Apr 08 2008
Bring some Tissues
I think I’m going to do more cross-posting, and by that I mean writing things that apply to both Hello Projects and Johnny’s. Such entries will be posted in one blog and linked in the other. It may well be that only the 4 or so people who read my blogs and are fans of both will enjoy these kinds of posts, but I’ve just been itching to make them, so here we go. This is posted in Bikkuri because three out of my five choices come from h!p
5. Jin, Care, TV performance
For the first half of the song I’m fine, but after he pushes up his sunglasses and you can see his eyes, he just looks so sad, and desperate, and really really beautiful. I think I’m overly sensitive to Jin looking sad, with his eyes all glistenly like that. Don’t be sad JinJin!!!! His singing also becomes more and more emotional as he goes, from almost flat affect to seriously struggling to keep it together. I know this song (which he has named as his favorite song to sing because it’s his song) means a lot to him.
4. Morning Musume, Dekkai Uchuu ni Ai ga Aru, 24 hour Terebi
If you’re not familiar with the story, that guy’s daughter (the one in the pictures in the background) died in a traffic accident, and Dekkai Uchuu was her favorite song. The contrast between the happy, hopeful song and the crying father with all the cute pictures really tugs at the old heartstrings, even though the sadness isn’t focused on Morning Musume themselves. I don’t know how they stayed so composed while singing this.
3. 5th gen, Sukina Sempai, Konno’s Graduation Concert
I already posted this one as my #1 most sad Morning Musume moment a while ago, so I’m not going to write a whole lot about it, but what do you know, it’s still really sad. It’s 5th gen and it’s their song, they’re singing it together for the last time, and we all know that 5th gen is full of cry babies anyway.
2. ByeBye Mata ne, Berryz, Maiha’s Graduation
Reminds me of every friend I’ve ever parted ways with. The Berryz suddenly stop looking like idols to me and start looking like exactly what they are, really sad, crying little girls who are saying goodbye to someone that they love. I want to hug all of them, give them cookies, and tell them it’ll all be okay.
1. Nino, Konseki, Iza Now tour
Now this is damn sad, not to mention some of the best singing I’ve ever heard from dear Nino. I love it, but I kind of hate it at the same time, because I can’t stand to see Nino looking so pained. The translation can be found in the description of the youtube clip I embedded here, and I’ve retyped it up below. I’d highly recommend reading it because knowing what the lyrics mean makes it at least ten times more tear inducing. Combine pathetically touching lyrics with Nino’s fabulous emoting/acting skills, and I’m practically sobbing. He wrote it himself, and you can see lots of tears in his eyes when the song ends. It’s an unusual thing because Nino is not one of the crybabies of Arashi *coughaibacough*. Isn’t this just beautiful?
Lingering, Lingering
After the early summer rain, the undried remains of tears
Unerasable, Unerasable
My beloved’s shadow floats in the dark night
Walking along the banks at sunset with you together
We lead each other along with our smiles
What shall we have for dinner today?
Such a small and humble happiness
Though you have died, you live within my heart
I could love someone else, but there is no one but you
No matter how many seasons I struggle through
I’m afraid of letting go, of letting it dissapear
I gaze at violets
What a pretty flower
But I know that someday they will wilt
It is evening
If I think of the crimson waters, there remains the two of us on the liquid’s surface
Shadows heap on top of each other
I’m afraid of being alone
Realizing too late that there is only one person on the liquid’s surface
The seed planted in my heart that day
Buds sprouted after
In appearance and form it is different
But my love is unchanged, the gentle light
Sniffle,
~Celestia~
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BEAUTIFUL!!!!! ;_;