- No Good Baby House -

KAZ San在VAMPS MY SPACE的消息里有提到Detroit Metal City 新MOVIE里的SATSUGAI是他作曲的。
8月24日晚上竟然在FM101.7里听到了是第7名，但是不是很肯定就上DMC官网去查了。
Detroit Metal City 是日本一漫画，有游戏的周边，由于是以乐队为主角，还组了专门的同名就叫Detroit Metal City 的乐队，从属于DEATH RECORDS旗下，第一张单曲《SATSUGAI》第二张单曲《魔王》，第一张大碟《魔界游戏》。但是找遍了官网没有看到KAZ的名字........

其实最让我囧的还是野营的解说，从对这首歌无法直接接受比喻成恋爱，然后转到有人喜欢在半夜洗衣服，因为半价电费，终于提到了甩干时听这歌会特别咋进，ORL.......

A Q&A session at Tofu Records booth during Anime Expo, 2006

Anaheim, California. On July 1, 2006, hundreds of fans gathered in front of the special stage set up by Tofu Records at Anime Expo, North America’s largest anime & manga convention. They had been eagerly waiting for the arrival of one of Japan’s most recognized rock artist, HYDE, who had just made his US debut with his latest album FAITH, to be followed by a four-day American west coast tour.

The announcement of HYDE's scheduled appearance came from Tofu Records' website only nine days before the actual event. Fans were asked to submit questions to HYDE, and he would answer selected ones while on stage. Only the date and location of the event were announced, and the actual time had been kept secret. So some fans showed up as early as noon, when the doors to the Exhibit Hall opened at Anime Expo, to assure themselves a chance and the best seats to witness the first US public appearance of their favorite artist.

Their wait was paid off at around 4:30pm, when HYDE finally made his way into Anaheim Convention Center. As he approached the stage through a barricade of security and staff members, the MC led the crowd to start counting down from ten. As the countdown reached zero, HYDE found himself on stage in front of hundreds of screaming fans from all over the country. Even some of his most dedicated fans from Japan were in the audience. After blowing a kiss to his excited fans, HYDE calmly took his seat while the crowd continued to cheer on.

"Hello!"

Sometimes the simplest greeting might be the best way to get an instant response. HYDE seemed a bit speechless when he saw this many fans welcoming him, but he immediately thanked the audience for coming. He continued to explain that he had grown up listening to American music, and therefore he was really glad to have been able to release his album in America.

When asked about whether he had plans to make any soundtrack albums for anime or action movies in the future, HYDE replied that he actually had more interest in directing a movie or animation, prompting immediate cheers from the audience. When asked what the message was for his latest album FAITH, HYDE described it as "love and death."

As the lead singer of the popular band L’Arc~en~Ciel, who is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, HYDE was asked to described the differences between being part of a band and being a solo artist.

"In a band," HYDE said, "all the members collaborate their ideas together, so the end result was not always something I had expected. But as a solo artist, everything comes out the way I imagined and expected. So that would be the main difference." Later on, he described that if there were no L’Arc~en~Ciel, there would be no HYDE. So everything that had happened to him in his life was part of his inspiration when creating his songs.

When HYDE was asked whether the way he wrote his lyrics now had changed at all from his younger days, HYDE told us that he used to draw pictures of the songs before writing his lyrics, but he didn't have to do that anymore nowadays. Sometimes when he looked back at the lyrics that he had written years ago, he would realize that those lyrics talked about exactly the same things that he wanted to relay now. So he didn’t think it was any different at all.

HYDE seemed puzzled when asked to describe the factors that affected his clothing style. Seeing how he was having a hard time to come up with an answer, the MC reworded the question, and asked HYDE how he picked his clothes that day instead.

"Today... I first chose my pants, and then I decided what could go with that." HYDE responded quite simply, but the crowd loved his answer. HYDE also tried to recall the place he went shopping the day before, but in the end, he could not remember. The audience, however, was very amused by the look on his face. He also revealed that he went inline-skating.

At the end of the Q&A segment, HYDE expressed his worries and excitement at the same time towards his first US tour, but he hoped that the experience would be great, and if his American fans could keep supporting him, he would be able to come back for more.

Before HYDE left, he drew several lucky winners from a jar of raffle tickets and autographed a big poster that had been hanging at the back of the stage. He sent the crowd into frenzy again by blowing kisses and by slightly lowering his sunglasses to look at the crowd for a few short moments. As he exited the stage, fans were still in awe that they had just seen one of Japan’s biggest rock star with their own eyes.

Text written by Wynne Ip
Photography by Mimi Ko

2006年美国动漫节Tofu唱片公司展位提问时间

Anaheim,California。2006年7月1日，数以百的歌迷聚集到Tofu唱片公司展位前，北美最大的动漫展。他们热切地等待着日本著名的摇滚明星HYDE的到来，他这次带着最新大碟FAITH来美国首演，为期4天的美国西海岸行程。

HYDE此次行程的宣布公布在Tofu唱片公司的网站上，只比活动日期提前了9天。歌迷被允许提交想问HYDE的问题，并且会选取一些在舞台上得到他的回答。只有演出日期和地点被公布，并且具体的演出时间仍然被保密。所以一些歌迷尽可能早地到达了会场，当动漫展大会现场开放，可以保证自己有机会和占据一个最好的位置来亲眼目睹他们最喜爱的明星在美国的第一场公开亮相。

他们的等待在大约下午4点30分得到了回报，HYDE终于到达了Anaheim会议中心，。当他穿过舞台的安全设施和工作人员来到舞台，主持人开始带领人们开始从10倒计时。当倒数到0时，HYDE发现自己站在舞台上面对着上百来自全城歌迷的尖叫欢呼。甚至在观众中有一些来自日本的他的忠实歌迷。在给了他狂热的歌迷一个飞吻后，HYDE平静地做到他的座位上，人群仍然在欢呼鼓掌。

“你们好！”

有时候最简单地问候会带来最快地回应。HYDE似乎有些沉默当他看到这么多歌迷欢迎他的到来，不过他马上对观众们的到来表示了感谢。他继续解释他是听着美国音乐长大的，因此他非常高兴自己的大碟可以在美国发行。

当被问到是否已经计划将来给动漫或电影作曲，HYDE表示对电影或动漫作曲很有兴趣，观众立刻报以热烈地掌声。当问到最新的大碟FAITH想表达什么信息时，HYDE 描述这是“爱和死亡”。作为L'Arc-en-Ciel今年庆祝了成立15周年乐队的主音，HYDE被要求描述下作为乐队一员和独立艺人的不同。

“在一个乐队里”HYDE答道“所有的成员把自己的想法放一起，所以最后的结果不总是我所预想的。但是最为一个独立艺人，每件事情都按我的想象和预料。那就是最大的不同点。”然后，他又解释了如果没有L'Arc-en-Ciel，也就没有HYDE。因此，每件在他身上所发生的事情都是他的创作灵感。

当HYDE被问到是否他现在写词的方式和以前年轻的时候完全改变了，HYDE告诉我们他曾经在写词前会先把歌曲用画的形式表现出来，但是他现在不这样做了。有时候当他看到几年前写的词，他意识到那些歌词所表现的一些东西正是他现在所要传达的。所以他不认为写词的方式有任何改变。

当被问到影响他的穿衣风格的因素时候HYDE似乎有些迷惑。看到他想了很久想给出答案，主持人改了下问题来替代，请他说出那天是怎么选了这件衣服。“今天...我先选地裤子，然后我决定了（其他）适合它的。”

HYDE回答地非常简单，但是观众很喜欢他的回答。HYDE试着回想前天去购物的地方，但最后，他想不起来了。不管怎样，观众看到他脸上的表情感到非常地有趣。他同样也提到自己去划了直排轮。

在提问环节的最后，HYDE表达了他的对在美国同一时间举行的第一次巡演的焦虑和期待，但是他希望这次的经历将非常棒，如果他的美国歌迷可以继续支持他，他也将再次来到美国。

在HYDE离开前，他为那些被幸运抽中的人在奖品上签名，奖品就是被挂在舞台后的那张海报。他送出飞吻并且稍微移了下墨镜快速看了下人群，这使人群再次疯狂。尽管他离开了舞台，歌迷们仍然很惊讶于刚才能亲眼目睹日本摇滚巨星。

August 7, 2008 - Thursday

HYDE’s Diary: The Tour Has Begun

HYDE's Diary:
Everything is going smoothly so far, and the show already sounds good. If we keep this up, I will be very happy by the end.

Sendai is currently in the midst of their Tanabata festival, although we do not have a chance to enjoy the festivities or fireworks. All things considered though, it is a great time to be here while it is both hot and cool.

Oh yeah, last month we went on a rehearsal retreat of sorts.

A cooler place, high-up in the country.

We left Tokyo so we could prepare for the tour, allow the members to bond, and to relax. We woke-up early, to keep fit, but during the night we drank like crazy. Towards the evening we could hear locusts buzzing… it was like the playstation game "boku no natsuyasumi" (my summer vacation). We also had fun smashing watermelons (a Japanese game of being blindfolded and trying to hit a watermelon… much like a piñata).

It was very cool.

The only problem was, rock n'roll and that countryside don't exactly match.

So the rehearsal ended and we came back to Tokyo. But every time I travel this route, either in a car or train, the same thoughts come to mind…

it's kind of like a time-warp

Looking out the window, you see the countryside surrounded by the mountains, then bridges, and then country houses, soon the roads start to multiply and the scenery phases into small towns. And in the end you reach the metropolis of Tokyo. Feels like watching centuries of Japanese history… in a few hours. You don't actually see flying cars like in the manga of Tezuka Osamu, but Tokyo is pretty close. So this is the present and this is where/when we live… for better or worse.

So these feelings came to me again as I traveled… but only for a moment.

I've got tons to do…

What's next…



In other news, this VAMPS Myspace site has passed the half-million site views mark... thanks everyone. It is my goal to be at a million before the end of the VAMPS tour though, so I will keep on bugging the band for blogs, keep digging-up new info, and even get to another survey or two possibly... so keep coming back and share the love. Don't forget to write where you are from though... the more fans from the same country (not always the same fans) could inspire VAMPS to go tour there (just an idea, who knows what motivates rock stars!?). Just don't be shy. I am not going say this again, you starting sharing the love or I'm telling mom! Share it!!!



hyde的日记：巡演已经开始
每件事情都很顺利，并且演出听上去不错。如果继续这样保持下去，结束时将会非常高兴。

仙台正在举办Tanabata节，虽然我们没机会加入狂欢和看烟花。总地来说，这个时候来这里最好了，又热闹又炫。

哦，是的，上个月我们去了排练室。

为了准备巡演我们离开了东京，让队员可以磨合和放松。我们很早就起床了，为了保持健康，但是晚上我们狂饮。进入夜晚我们可以听到虫子的“嗡嗡”声...就像“我的暑假”这个游戏。我们也玩了非常有趣的打西瓜游戏（一个日本游戏，把眼睛蒙住打西瓜....非常像piñata）。这非常有意思。

只有一个问题，就是摇滚和乡村不是很协调。

所以排练结束后我们回到了东京。但是在这次旅行的每一分钟里，无论在汽车还是火车上，同样的想法在我脑海里....就像时间机器。

看着窗外，你看见山村被山环绕着，然后是桥，接着是房子，再是道路开始延生小镇进入视野，最后你到达中心城市东京。感觉几个小时里看到了日本的百年历史。你实际上并没有看到像Tezuka Osamu漫画里的时间飞船，但是东京却很相似。这就是现在，是我们生活着的时空.....无论好坏。这样的感觉反复出现在旅行中....只是一瞬间。

言归正传....
接下来是....

另外一个消息是，VAMPS Myspace的点击率过50万，感谢大家。我的目标是在VAMPS巡演结束前达到百万，所以我会乐衷于乐队的博客，继续挖掘新消息，并且做另一个或两个调查...所以继续来这里并表达你们的爱吧。别忘记写下你来自哪里...很多饭来自同一个城市（不是同一个饭）可以激励VAMPS去那个城市演出（只是个想法，天晓得是什么激发了摇滚！？）。千万不要害羞。我不想再重复，你们现在开始分享爱，否则我会去告诉妈妈！分享它！！！

Interview with HYDE and Anime Expo reportINTERVIEW - 07.12.2006 Author : wynne An exlusive interview with HYDE in Anaheim (USA, California) before the start of his first US tour and the recent release of his 3rd full album "FAITH" under TOFU Records label.


© JaME
© JaME / Mimi Ko
Even in the middle of his current Japan tour, HYDE took some time to come to America, to promote his album FAITH, which was released in the US on June 27, 2006 by Tofu Records. A 4-day California tour was also scheduled in early July. Furthermore, he made a special appearance at the Tofu Records booth during Anime Expo to greet his US fans.

Shortly before that event, JaME had the pleasure of interviewing him. Wearing his sunglasses that day, HYDE dressed himself casually in a two-tone denim jacket with two tank tops underneath, and a pair of khaki-colored pants.

Very nice to meet you.

HYDE: Nice to meet you. I'm HYDE.

Welcome to America. How is it like to be back?

HYDE: It's rainy season in Japan right now, and the weather is very beautiful here. So I really like it.

Have you always wanted to release your solo album in the United States?

HYDE: Yes, of course.

Every song in the three solo albums that you have released so far has a title in English. Do you enjoy writing songs in English?

HYDE: The music that I usually listen to is English language music. That’s why I try to write English lyrics as well.

How do you decide whether to write certain lyrics in English versus in Japanese?

HYDE: It depends on the song's atmosphere. But English lyrics are easier to put on melodies, so for example, in the main parts of my songs, I would tend to use more English.

But weren't you afraid that your Japanese audience might not understand the English lyrics? And in this case, because this album is also released in the US, and so some of your American fans may not be able to understand the Japanese?

HYDE: Hmm... It's probably true that some fans may not be able to understand the lyrics, but it’s not really one of my worries. I don't really mind. Sometimes even when I listen to a Japanese song, I don’t understand the lyrics either. So I’m not too worried about that.

In America, religion is a pretty sensitive topic. And the word "FAITH" has always been closely linked to religion. Why did you choose this name for your album?

HYDE: I was intending to write about religion in my songs. That's why I wanted to make the title easy to understand.

Your first album was recorded in the UK, and now "FAITH" in Los Angeles. How come you wanted to pick these places to record these albums?

HYDE: For the first album, the producer that I wanted to use was in UK, which was why I went there. But for this time, the main reason I chose LA was the sound. I wanted to achieve the LA hard-rock sound very much, so in order to get close to it, the only way was to come to LA to record the album.

The song "COUNTDOWN" was used as the Japanese theme song of the Hollywood motion picture "STEALTH". Can you tell us your inspiration about this song?

HYDE: When I made the song, I didn't get to see the whole movie. I only saw the preview of it, so I didn't know the whole story. But I wanted to create the image of jets flying. And the main message that I wanted to get across was peace.

In the song "SEASON’S CALL", you wrote "yume ni egaku sekai wo kimi no me no mae ni hirogetai". Can you describe to us this world that you wanted to paint in your dream?

HYDE: (smiling at my attempt to read his lyrics in Japanese) That would be a world of peace. When I think of the important people that I love in my life, I don’t want them to see the evil side of the world. So that would be a world of peace.

What is your favorite song of the "FAITH" album?

HYDE: I love all of them, but if I have to pick one, it would be JESUS CHRIST.

If not for the song "IT’S SAD", the album would have ended on a happy note quite literally with the song "MISSION". Why did you choose to put a song that describes the "worst creatures in history" at the very end? (Note: The song "MISSION" describes an ideal world without borders, where music will guide us all in harmony.)

HYDE: Like you said, if I had changed the order of the two songs around, it would have been the perfect order and would have fitted very well. But it would have been too normal. I wanted the album to have thorns in it. I wanted people to be aware. And I didn't want to relay a lie, so in order to show the real world, I put IT’S SAD at the end.

What are your expectations for the upcoming U.S. concerts?

HYDE: I have listened to American music and have seen a lot of footage of American concerts. I'm hoping I can create something similar in terms of the high level of energy.

How do you feel about coming to perform in the U.S. right after your last show at Hiroshima in Japan?

HYDE: While I was there, it was something that really made me think... (pause) And that’s really all I can say... It was... a heavy feeling.

Why did you have angel wings tattooed on your back?

HYDE: I wanted to become an angel. (All of us burst out in laughter.)

But you also like "666".

HYDE: People always want things that they don't have. I wanted something I don't have, which was the wings, so that I could become an angel.

The founder of JaME named his son after you. Is there anything you would like to say to him?

HYDE: He'll probably grow up and be like an angel.

Last but not least, could you please say a few words to your fans in America?

HYDE: Right now we're on tour and it's just the American section, but in a way it feels like this is a final. I’m really excited to see if I can make it here in the US. It's a challenge to me, and I'm really looking forward to it.

Thank you very much for your time.

HYDE: Thank you.

2006.12.7 Hyde采访（美国，加利福尼亚）
第一次美国巡演前，TOFU引进第三张专辑《FAITH》。

在他举办日本巡演期间，Hyde抽空来了美国，来推广他的大碟

FAITH，6月27日由Tofu唱片公司发行。7月上旬在加利福尼亚演

出4天。此外，他在Tofu公司的动漫展的摊位上最为嘉宾特别的

演出回报所以他的美国粉丝。

在那个短暂演出前，JaME有幸对他进行了采访。那天Hyde戴着

他的墨镜，很随意地穿了2色的牛仔外套里双肩背心，一条卡

其色的长裤。

采访（以下简称R），Hyde（以下简称H）

R:很高兴见到你。
H:你好，我是Hyde。
R:欢迎来美国。觉得这里怎么样？
H:在日本现在是雨季，这里的天气非常好。我很喜欢这里（天气）。
R:你一直都希望自己的大碟在美国发行吗？
H:是的，当然。
R:这次发行的大碟每首歌的标题都是英文的。你很喜欢用英文写歌吗？
H:我经常听英文的歌。那也是为什么我试着用英文写歌词。
R:是什么让你决定在日本用英文写作歌词？
H:这取决于歌曲氛围。而且英文的歌词很容易融入旋律，这样说吧，在我的大部分歌曲里，我更倾向于用英文。
R:你不担心你的日本听众不能理解英文歌词吗？还是因为这张大碟也在美国发行，你的部分美国听众可能不能理解日文？
H:呣……一些听众可能不理解英文的歌词这是事实，但是这不是我说担心的。我不介意。有时候即使我在听日文歌，我也会不理解歌词。所以，我不是很担心这些。
R:在美国，宗教是个十分敏感的问题。“信仰”这个词经常和宗教有所关联。为什么你的大碟要以它命名？
H:我想在我的歌曲里谈及宗教。那就是为什么我想用这个标题让它更容被理解。
R:你的第一张大碟在英国完成录制，现在的"FAITH"在洛杉矶完成。是什么使你选择这些地方来完成大碟的录制？
H:第一张专辑，我想用的制作人在英国，所以我去了那里。这次，选择洛杉矶的主要原因是声音。我非常想表现洛杉矶重摇滚的声音，所以为了更接近这种声音，只有来洛杉矶录制大碟。
R:COUNTDOWN被作为好莱坞大片《SETALTH》在日本的主题曲，你能告诉我们写这首歌的灵感吗？
H:我写歌的时候，并没有完整看过电影。我只看了预告片，所以我并不了解整个故事。但是我想表达出起飞的那种画面。并且我想贯穿的主旨是和平。
R:在“SEASON'S CALL”里，你写了“夢に描く世界を君の目の前に広げたい”（想在你面前展开梦描绘的世界）能为我们描述下你梦想描绘的世界是怎样的吗？
H:（对于我试着用日文读他的歌词表示微笑）那是个和平的世界。当我想念一生中最爱最重要的人时候，我不想让他们看到世界的罪恶面。所以那应该是个和平的世界。
R:FAITH里你最喜欢的是哪首？
H:都喜欢，一定要挑一首，就是JESUS CHRIST。
R:如果不是"IT'S SAD"，大碟将以”MISSION"有个非常明确地完美结局。为什么你要选择将一首描写“史上最糟糕的生物”在最后？（备注：MISSION描述了一个没有边界的世界，在那里音乐将指引我们进入天堂）。
H:就像你所说的，如果我改变了这2首歌的顺序，将会非常完美，并且非常合适。但这样太寻常了。我想这张大碟有荆棘在里面。我想让人们意识到。而且，我不想编制一个谎言，我把IT'S SAD放在最后，为了展示真实的世界。
R:对即将来临的美国巡演你有什么期望？
H:我听过很多美国音乐而且看了许多美国演出会的片段。我希望我能创造出些接近高水准的东西。
R:在结束了日本广岛的演出后马上来美国演出你有什么想法？
H:我在那里的时候，让我想了很多……（停顿）我只能说.....那是……心情沉重的。
R:为什么你在背后刺了天使的翅膀？
H:我想成为一个天使。（哄堂大笑）
R:但是你也喜欢“666"（666指代恶魔：恶魔出生于6月6日的6点）
H:人们总想要没有的。我想要一些我没有的东西，那就是翅膀，有了它我就可以成为天使。
R:JaME的创始人用你的名字来命名他的儿子。你对他有什么要寄语的？
H:希望他能成长为一个天使。
R:最后，请对你美国的粉丝们说些什么。
H:现在我们正在美国地区的巡演，但是在某种程度上这是一个结束。如果我能在美国做到，我将非常高兴。这是对我的一次挑战，而且我非常地期待。
R:非常感谢你
H:谢谢

L'Arc~en~Ciel live reportLIVE REPORT - 11.19.2005 Author : Non-Non A live report of L'Arc~en~Ciel's 'ASIALIVE 2005live' at Tokyo Dome on September 24th.




The arena seats, including the first and second floor seats were all filled to capacity for L'Arc~en~Ciel’s latest performance at the Tokyo Dome. The stage setup consisted of a big drum set on a raised area in the centre of the stage, guitar on the right, bass on the left and a microphone stand in the center of the stage in front of the drum set. Huge screens which were to project the performance were set up on either side of the stage.

Following the introduction, the band appeared. hyde, with his long straight hair, wore a sleeveless jacket with a black see-through shirt beneath. tetsu wore a shirt with a raised collar over a white T-shirt. ken was wearing a black jacket over a white T-shirt, whilst yukihiro simply wore a white T-shirt.

The concert began with the song Killing Me, which was followed directly by Promised land. The next song Driver's High began with the sound of a car engine and a myriad of fireworks lit up the stage. The concert was highly energetic from the very beginning.

hyde blew a kiss to the audience and said, "I’ve come here to make love to you! I’ll give you ecstasy tonight!" The audience cried out in response as if as one. Then in reply to hyde'’s signal, the audience copied his movements and the gestures spread out through the crowd like a wave.

The next song snow drop changed the pace of the concert completely. ken's guitar sounded especially heartrending against the blue light stage effects. The concentrated intensity was sustained through the next song winter fall and the effect was truly mesmerizing!

After the emotion of the previous songs the tone of the concert suddenly changed. At the start of Caress of Venus, tetsu and hyde moved to the left, and the audience responded with the same wave of motion and sound they had performed before. During HEAVEN'S DRIVE, hyde played guitar intensely while singing and shouting along with the bass which was producing incredible and rapidly-changing sounds.

Between songs at the microphone, ken took off his jacket; and looked relaxed as he smoked a cigarette. Soon after hyde returned to the microphone and said "This is a song which I wrote thanks to the kindness of the people during the GRAND CROSS TOUR". He then introduced the song LOVE FLIES. Hyde and ken’s performance during this song was nothing less than fantastic.

During the next song Jojoushi, an image of a dragon flying among clouds in the serene blue sky was projected on the back screen of the stage. After Joujoushi the atmosphere on the stage changed dramatically. A mystical atmosphere was generated by the intense flame flashing on the stage during get out from the shell and the upbeat song New World.

hyde sang and played his guitar powerfully throughout the next song Jiyuu e no Shoutai during the song the cute devil mascot of the band "CIEL" appeared.

The following MC break involved tetsu talking casually to the audience. He told a story about the band’s recent Asian tour. He explained "We stayed on the 50th floor of our hotel in Shanghai, and we worried about the building shaking during a typhoon!"

The band then pretended to start the song smoke on the walk and the audience went wild! But this was only a tease before the next song. LOST HEAVEN, during which a mirror ball emerged over the stage. ken removed his sunglasses, and as he played his guitar, hyde's low, husky voice sounded incredibly sensual.

The show continued as the audience enjoyed the rapid, upbeat song STAY AWAY. Once again CIEL made an appearance as a big balloon. tetsu then reappeared from offstage with a banana, which he proceeded to use on his bass guitar to create unusual noises. When he had finished he threw the banana into the audience. In the mean time ken had decided to change his guitar to the beautiful flower patterned black guitar, he then stood on the amplifier and pointed to the audience.

During the upbeat music of READY STEADY GO hyde shouted to the audience "Are you fuckin' ready?" and on cue fireworks shot up at the back of the stage. The band members then ran to either side of the stage as the ultimate climax of the night’s performance began. yukihiro's drumming was loud and impressive during his drum solo. And in appreciation tetsu raised his bass over his head proudly in triumph at the end of the song.

As a special treat for the audience, the band members appeared in the arena on electric cars normally used for pitcher changes during baseball games. They threw coloured balls into the audience before completing their little journey around the stage set through to the back of the arena. It was then time for the fun parody show to begin. TETSU P'UNK, the main vocalist, put on a bright yellow T-shirt and headed for the microphone. The audience roared with laughter when he said "Thank you L'Arc~en~Ciel for the opening performance! We are the main act P'UNK~EN~CIEL!". The parody band then played two songs milky way and Round and Round 2005 with HYDE P'UNK on guitar, KEN P'UNK on drums, and YUKI P'UNK on bass. HYDE P'UNK, had covered his left eye with an eye patch and headbanged violently as he played his guitar.

The crazy P'UNK~EN~CIEL then left the stage in their electric cars. As soon as they left the stage the front projection screen lit up displaying 'LNN L’Arc NEWS'. The "news" report was actually a montage of video clips taken from the band’s recent Asian tour. The audience laughed at the humorous and highly unusual situations that the band members were involved in during their tour. There was a clip of hyde being challenged to eat a live octopus. Another amusing scene showed ken, at the microphone, silencing the audience in astonishment as he said "I was killing five birds at the hotel yesterday"! instead of his intended statement of "I was playing gobang game at the hotel yesterday."

After the "newscast" the band members appeared back on stage to perform once again as L'Arc~en~Ciel for the upbeat song PARADE. During the song a series of clips from the band’s past appearances played on the projection screens. It seemed that hyde was a little embarrassed at seeing the footage. It was fun to see him playing harmonica for a while during the song.

The show was now moving to conclusion and during the next song HONEY a large number of vinyl balls with balloons inside them were released into the hall and among the audience.

Next was the traditional band introductions, each band member was addressed by their uniform number, and was asked a question by the announcer. yukihiro took the opportunity to express his feelings in his short speech "I’m so impressed at the conditions here now, because I remember that my first live performance in L'Arc~en~Ciel was here in the Tokyo Dome", where he stated the lighting had affected his eyes. tetsu then threw a large number of bananas into the audience, and ken pretended to take his toy lizard that he bought in Korea across the stage for a walk. When hyde was asked to say "I love you" in Korean, he instead sang smoke on a walk with a rough voice to conceal his embarrassment.

After the song Link, yukihiro took his turn at the microphone to talk before the stage mirror ball once again started to turn as hyde sang Hitomi no Juunin His performance was especially notable as he showed his excellent vocal range with great effect.

The start of the final song Niji was heralded by a cascade of white feathers falling about hyde as he stood illuminated by a bright spotlight. hyde’s voice, gentle and soulful in this song, added an extra element to this ballad for the audience, as did his attire and lyrics.

In conclusion the, ASIALIVE 2005 Tokyo Dome live performance was completely different from the AWAKE TOUR 2005 as the latter had a strong moral message, namely peace. The band left out extra effects and props, and delivered a relatively simple, low-key performance overall, despite being on such a large stage. They seemed confident in their performance and music.

The moment hyde appears on stage and begins singing, the audience is immediately captivated. hyde is a truly talented artist who gives the impression of having true genius. His intriguing lyrics paint a dark and mysterious world, but his charisma never ceases to draw people in.

ken plays guitar with considerable emotion, and makes dual impact with his unique combination of guitar and voice. It is certainly noteworthy that he never changes his attitude, which was clearly shown as he smoked onstage at the Tokyo Dome in front of more than 10000 people!

tetsu plays bass intensely and plays complicated melodies with ease. yukihiro must be greatly praised as he plays the drums with considerable technical precision. The band’s solid rhythm section provides a strong foundation for the musical framework of L'Arc~en~Ciel. Once again, it reminds us that their music, which creates a reaction in many people, is based on their excellent technical skills.

It is especially admirable that the band members compose their own sections of the band’s music, showing obvious musical technical ability which is indeed a great credit to the band.

The music of L'Arc~en~Ciel will continue on!


Set list
1. Killing Me
2. Promised land
3. Driver's High
4. snow drop
5. winter fall
6. Caress of Venus
7. HEAVEN'S DRIVE
8. LOVE FLIES
9. Jojoushi
10. get out from the shell
11. New World
12. Jiyuu e no Shoutai
13. LOST HEAVEN
14. STAY AWAY
15. READY STEADY GO
16. milky way(P'UNK～EN～CIEL)
17. Round and Round 2005(P'UNK～EN～CIEL)
18. L'Arc～en～Ciel PARADE
19. HONEY
20. Link
21. Hitomi no Juunin
22. Niji

L'Arc-en-Ciel 2005 Asia live演唱会9月24日东京巨蛋场现场报道。

L'Arc-en-Ciel在东京巨蛋的最后一场演出，场地第一和第二层满座。场地的中间搭建了一个凸起的舞台，吉他在右侧，贝司在左侧，麦克风放在舞台中央，鼓的前面。演出的大屏幕被设置在舞台两侧。

开场介绍后，乐队登场。Hyde，长直发，黑色衬衫外披无袖夹克衫。Tetsu白色T-恤外高领衬衫。Ken白色T-恤外黑色夹克衫，Yukihiro很简单地穿了件白色T-恤。

演唱会以Killing Me开始，接着是Promised land。随后Driver's High在汽车的引擎声和舞台上喷出的火焰中开始。演唱会一开始就气氛高涨。

Hyde朝观众席送了个飞吻说：“我来到这里表达对你们的爱！今晚我会为你们带来欢乐！”观众齐声呐喊。然后大家回应Hyde的手势，一起重复Hyde的动作举手做着人浪。

下一首歌snow drop完全改变了现场气氛。Ken的吉他在舞台蓝色灯光的映衬下显得特别忧伤。激烈气氛持续到下一首歌Winter fall效果非常地迷人！

在之前几首歌的激情之后演唱会的氛围突然转变。Caress of Venus的开头，Tetsu和Hyde开始向左边移动，观众们也开始朝左边行动并且听到了他们早期的演绎。在Heaven's Drive时，Hyde边唱边急速地扫着吉他，并且贝司发出难以置信地急速转音。

在乐曲间隙，Ken脱下了夹克衫，看上去很悠闲地抽着烟。很快Hyde回到话筒前说：“这首歌是我为了感谢GRAND CROSS TOUR中那些友好的人们而写的”他当时这样介绍Love Flies。Hyde和Ken将这首歌演绎地非常出色。

在叙情诗时，舞台后方大屏幕显出蓝色天空，一条龙在云雾中飞翔。叙情诗后现场气氛戏剧性地变换。Get out from the shell和接着的New World被剧烈地火焰发射带出了神秘气氛。

自由人之招待，Hyde边唱边卖力地弹着吉他，期间乐队的吉祥物机灵鬼“CIEL”出现了。

接下来Tetsu复杂难懂的MC突然打断了观众。他讲述了最近亚洲巡演中的小故事。他解释道：“我们住在上海酒店的50层，对于台风期间大楼的摇晃使我们感到担忧。”

当歌曲开始的时候队员们假装仍在走动抽烟，观众们开始生气了！不过这只是下首歌开始前的一个小玩笑，Lost Heaven，舞台上出现了玻璃球。Ken弹着吉他，拿下了墨镜，Hyde低沉而又沙哑的歌声难以置信地令人有快感。

演出继续，大家都很喜欢快歌STAY AWAY。再一次CILE出现在一个大气球里。Tetsu带着香蕉出现在台上，他用贝司摆弄出奇怪地声响。当Tetsu向观众扔完香蕉的时候，KEN已经把吉他换成了漂亮地黑底花朵图案的那把。他面向观众站在扩音器上。

随着READY STEADY GO的音乐响起，Hyde向观众大叫：“Are you fuckin ready?"就在这个时候火焰从舞台后喷射出。队友们跑向舞台两侧，今晚演出的高潮部分开始了。Yukihiro SOLO的鼓声嘹亮给人印象深刻。在歌曲结束时，Tetsu得意地将bass举过头顶。

作为给观众地特别待遇，队员们坐着电动车绕场一周。在完成环绕舞台的小旅行前，他们向观众席扔彩色小球。滑稽表演的时间开始了。主唱TETSU P'UNK穿上了亮黄色的T-恤站在话筒前。当他说”谢谢L'Arc~en~Cie的暖场表演，接下来是P'UNK-EN-CIEL的正式演出！“时观众们哄堂大笑。乐队表演了2首歌，milky way和Round and Round 2005，吉他手是HYDE P'UNK,鼓手KEN P'UNK，贝司手YUKI P'UNK。HYDE P'UNK左眼用眼罩遮着，弹奏时用力地甩着头。

疯狂地P'UNK-EN-CIEL坐着小车离开了舞台。同时舞台前方的大屏幕开始播放”LNN L'Arc NEWS"。新闻报道了他们在这次巡演中的录像片段。有Hyde吃活章鱼。另一段惊喜是KEN在巡演中将:"我昨天在酒店下了五子棋”说成了：“我昨天在酒店杀了5只鸡”。

新闻广播后成员们回到了舞台上表演欢快地串烧。乐队过去的表演录像在大屏幕上出现。Hyde看到片段有点不好意思。看他在歌曲中表演吹口琴十分地有趣。

表演在HONEY中接近尾声，气球在观众间爆开大量地塑料小球被释放出来。

接下来是传统地乐队介绍，每个队员被标明统一的数字，并且被要求回答主唱的提问。Yukihiro要求谈下自己这次的感受“我对这里印象深刻，因为第一次参加L'Arc~en~Cie的演出就是在这里东京巨蛋。”他眼里泛着光。然后Tetsu向观众扔了许多香蕉,Ken带着他在韩国买的玩具蜥蜴环场一周。当Hyde被要求用韩语说“我爱你”的时候，他边唱边走，用低沉地声音来掩盖他的尴尬。

之后的Link，轮到Yukihiro站在话筒前发言，接着Hyde用他的迷人音域完美演绎瞳之住人时玻璃球再次出现在舞台上。

最后一首Niji，舞台上的Hyde在聚光灯的照耀下，大量羽毛飘落。Hyde的声音，温和而充满感情，在他的歌词和演绎下带给观众不一样的效果。

以上，ASIA LIVE 2005东京巨蛋演唱结束，它不同于AWAKE TOUR 2005的结束有一个巨大的主题，和平。尽管在如此大的舞台上，乐队给我们留下了一场特别的演出，完全地驾轻就熟。他们对自己的表演和音乐很自信。

当Hyde出现在舞台上演唱，观众立马就被吸引住了。Hyde表现出一个有着天赋的真正艺术家的才能。Hyde优美的歌词描绘出一个黑暗而神秘的世界，并且他的天赋从未停止吸引着人们。

Ken的吉他演奏包含着大量的情感，琴声和歌声合二为一。值得一提的是他从未改变他的态度，就像在东京巨蛋的10000多人面前表演时吸烟一样坚定。

Tetsu对复杂旋律的熟练演绎。由于对鼓点的技巧性和精准性Yukihiro被大加赞扬。乐队娴熟地乐器演奏给L'Arc-en-Ciel的音乐结构提供了牢固框架。再一次地，他们在大众面前创造出的精湛技艺让我们想起了他们的音乐。

令人钦佩的是队员们在乐队音乐中都有着自己章节，显示出高超的音乐才能这是乐队最大的财富。

L'Arc-en-Ciel的音乐将继续下去！

曲目表
1. Killing Me
2. Promised land
3. Driver's High
4. snow drop
5. winter fall
6. Caress of Venus
7. HEAVEN'S DRIVE
8. LOVE FLIES
9. Jojoushi
10. get out from the shell
11. New World
12. Jiyuu e no Shoutai
13. LOST HEAVEN
14. STAY AWAY
15. READY STEADY GO
16. milky way(P'UNK～EN～CIEL)
17. Round and Round 2005(P'UNK～EN～CIEL)
18. L'Arc～en～Ciel PARADE
19. HONEY
20. Link
21. Hitomi no Juunin
22. Niji

假设Hyde一百年吸血鬼，在经历了几个世纪的岁月，任然无法忘怀的那个她。
虽然自己经历了如此漫长的时光，但仍有着年轻人一样的力量。
在这莫名的烦躁不安的夏天，内心深处告诉自己有个她思念着。
只是想告诉我们，自己有着年轻人一样的活力，但是内心的情感却是如此细腻丰厚。

TIME GOES BY

Do you remember that day?
And the time goes by
I am still alive now

In this kind of world
Aah, how silly
But even out of breath, I can still run
Lightning up my engine getting started

I'm racing forwards until this confusing season will pass away
While inside my heart, I'm secretly thinking of you

Do you remember that day?
I'm closing my eyes because of the blinding light
But the after-image is there, getting in the way
Like a sudden drop that falls on my heart

In a moment the thoughts I was suppressing are brimming over
And now every scenery is full of you

I keep staring beyond that frozen time
I loved how gently you seemed to embrace my pain

I'm racing forwards until this confusing season will pass away
While inside my heart, I'm secretly thinking of you


你还记得那天吗？
任时间流逝我依然在

在这样如此地混乱的世界里
即使喘不上气，我任然可以奔跑
瞬间激发我的力量

我继续前进直到这个莫名的季节结束
在我心中，默默地想念着你

你还记得那天吗？
因为炫目的光我闭上了眼睛
但是，残像在那里阻碍着
突然地一下滴落在我心头

立刻压抑的思绪漫溢
全都是你的身影

我继续凝视着那封尘的时光
我爱如此温柔的你似乎可以拥抱我的痛苦

我继续前进直到这个莫名的季节结束
在我心中，默默地想念着你

August 10, 2008 - Sunday

Message from K.A.Z

Hi Everybody-

We started the tour, and having a lot of fun so far. The first day I was worried about my foot, but as soon as we started the show, the adrenaline "kicked-in", and I felt no pain.
After the show though, the adrenaline went away, and the pain came. Now, it still hurts a little, but not during the show, and getting better everyday. Thank you for all your nice messages and love.

Sendai was great. The weather was perfect, the cow tongue (famous in Sendai) was delicious, and fans were also delicious… just kidding! It was nice being able to stay in the same city for a week, we had a chance to relax and really get to know Sendai. Now I am looking forward to Sapporo, another city with great food, but not humid.

Also, last night we played a show in Osaka, at Summer Sonic festival. We had some problems with the guitar system, and had to use a back-up system for the show, but the show was great fun. So many fans came to see us, which made me more excited to come back to Osaka at the end of next month. This is the summer of VAMPS.

Like a vampire, we feed off the energy of the fans, so come see us and make some noise!

Oh, one more thing, there is a movie coming out here based on the famous manga, Detroit Metal City (D.M.C.). I did the theme song for the movie, the single is called "Satsugai", and has just been released... so please check it out!

Love,

K.A.Z




In other news, 2 more shows were just added to VAMPS schedule, HALLOWEEN LIVE 2008 events on October 30th, and 31st! For those of you keeping track, that is 46 shows + Summer Sonic + 2 Halloween Shows… 49 SHOWS in 92 DAYS (or 1.07 shows every 2 days)!

Also, VAMPS interview with JaME was just uploaded on their site... VAMPS first interview in English. Please check it out at JaME, but please come back once you're done... we need to feed off you!

Truly the summer of VAMPS.

-J

大家好，
我们开始了巡演，有很多乐趣。第一天我本来很担心我的脚，但是演出一开始，止疼针起作用了，我感觉不到疼痛了。
演出结束后，止疼效果过去了，疼痛来临了。现在仍有些疼痛，但是没有在演出中，并且每天都在好转。谢谢你们和所有你们美好的留言和爱。
仙台太棒了。天气非常好，牛舌（仙台特产）很美味，粉丝们也很美味....开玩笑！在同一个城市待几周真好，我们有机会可以去放松并且更好地了解仙台。现在我很期待去札幌，另一个有美食的城市，但不潮湿。
并且，昨晚我们在大阪有个演出，在Summer Sonic festival.我们的吉他部分有些问题，演出不得不用了备用的，但是演出相当棒。很多粉丝来看我们，这让我们很期待下个月末回到大阪。这是VAMPS的夏天。

就像一个吸血鬼，我们从粉丝们那里吸取力量，所以来看我们吧来制造些喧闹吧！

哦，还有件事，有一个改编自非常有名的漫画的电影，底特律金属之城。我制作了电影主题曲，单曲叫“Satsugai”，并且已经发行......请关注支持！

爱你们的，
K.A.Z

另外一个消息，2个新演出被加入VAMPS行程表，HALLOWEEN LIVE 2008 在10月30和10月31举行！对于你们跟随的人而言，将会有46场+夏季音速+2场万圣节演出...49场演出在92天里（也就是每2天就有1.07场演出）！

并且，JaME对VAMPS的采访正在被上传到他们的官网...VAMPS第一次英文采访。相关内容请访问JaME，不过看完后请马上回来...我们需要你们的供给！

真诚地夏季VAMPS。

因为外婆一直叫“乖囡，乖囡”的，其实不乖小囡，是个不乖的小囡。