Category Archives: Music

Girly J-Pop ahoy!

Utada Hikaru – Beautiful World

Posted on September 8, 2007 by DarkMirage

Utada Hikaru – Beautiful World Beautiful World by Utada Hikaru is the theme song of the new Rebuild of Evangelion movie. I personally think that it’s her best and most awesome song ever, but maybe the relationship to Evangelion is … Continue reading →

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Lyrics Translations RSS Feed

Posted on June 19, 2007 by DarkMirage

For no particular reason whatsoever, the lyrics section now has its own RSS 2.0 feed! Woohoo! The feed displays the ten latest translations and comes in either English or Japanese. Because the whole database and PHP interface for the lyrics … Continue reading →

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Bokurano – Uninstall

Posted on June 12, 2007 by DarkMirage

“Uninstall” by Chiaki Ishikawa is the awesome opening of Bokurano. Chiaki is the vocal half of the popular duo See-Saw (the other half being Yuki Kajiura). Although her voice is superb, most of her songs outside of See-Saw have been … Continue reading →

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CLAYMORE – Danzai no Hana ～Guilty Sky～

Posted on June 2, 2007 by DarkMirage

I have been listening to Danzai no Hana for the past few days. It is the ED theme to CLAYMORE. A really awesome song for a really awesome show. I think it’s a really apt song for Clare the lonely … Continue reading →

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Goodbye ZARD!

Posted on May 30, 2007 by DarkMirage

zOMG I am sad. Who cares about Odex suing people? The voice behind ZARD, Izumi Sakai, passed away from an accident on Saturday. T_T ZARD (Izumi Sakai) Singer Izumi Sakai has died after sustaining head injuries in a fall from … Continue reading →

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Korean music video rips off FF7:AC

Posted on April 11, 2007 by DarkMirage

Anyway, Korean pop artiste Ivy recently had a music video “Temptation of Sonata” banned from TV because it ripped off recreated a scene from Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children without Square’s consent. Here’s a comparison made by some bored person: … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Maaya!

Posted on March 31, 2007 by DarkMirage

Phew, I made it! Today, 31st March (ending in Japan in another 30 10 minutes), is Maaya Sakamoto‘s birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! お誕生日おめでとう！ Yay! For the uninitiated, Maaya is the talented singer whose songs are featured in Escaflowne (she also voiced … Continue reading →

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Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu – COOL EDITION

Posted on December 26, 2006 by DarkMirage

Ryouko’s character image song. Enough said. [audio:cool_edition.mp3] Read on for the lyrics.

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Ryouko’s Hare Hare Yukai comparison

Posted on December 12, 2006 by DarkMirage

Ryouko’s character CD came out about a week ago and I’ve been really enjoying her songs. I loooooved Natsuko Kuwatani’s “Sweet Connection” (especially the acoustic version) from the game True Love Story Summer Days, and yet.. so I had been … Continue reading →

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Sumomo mo Momo mo – Saikyou OX Keikaku

Posted on October 30, 2006 by DarkMirage

So, instead of spending last night dong last minute revision for the Higher Chinese O’level paper which I just took a few hours ago, I decided that it was a futile struggle and translated the OP of Sumomo mo Momo … Continue reading →

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Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora OP – Aoi Koufuku

Posted on September 22, 2006 by DarkMirage

This song came up in my playlist shuffle today and I suddenly felt like translating it. Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora is a story of love and hope about a girl who suffers from a terminal illness. The lyrics … Continue reading →

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Aya Hirano – Ashita no PRISM

Posted on September 20, 2006 by DarkMirage

I translated it. Yup. I do realize the inherent irony, but it’s just about the only single that I’ve downloaded recently. When boredom attacks, anything at hand works. Tomorrow’s Prism Vocal: Aya Hirano The sweet chimes ring in my heart, … Continue reading →

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