L'Arc~en~Ciel

pochipochi wrote:Some images from the ASIALIVE book - Seoul edition (32 images)

seoul

Source: in the pics itself

:applaud: :applaud:
thx brO..

THANKS A LOT POCHIPOCHI!! :say_thanx: I enjoy the translation. I only could understand this phrase: "wo ai ni" I think it means "I love you". And this phrase: "Is it like that?". After that, he even honestly told the fans "I smoke and drink. But when I am on the stage, I will sing with my heart and not let you down". It's beautiful. :inlove: We already knows what Hyde likes eat and sleep every time!! :mrgreen:
And thanks too for the asian live book, I downloading in this moment ;)

Thank you so much pochipochi for all of the translations and photos! :mrgreen: That was so nice of hyde to do the meet the fans session. The ASIA Live Tour seems to be going very well! :mrgreen:

Thanks for the translation. Yet this brings up a question I have been wondering about for a while. How long has hyde been a regular smoker, and do you think it has or will affect his singing ability?

I don't think it has yet; I still think he sounds great, but I still wonder if it could be a problem in the future. I've also read a review of the live USA DVD that pretty much said that hyde has been smoking for too long and that he can't sing live very well anymore. I would have to disagree with that.

Thank you so much pochipochi!! :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:
I am so glad to read them!! :dancing:

haha, the second one is great, but I don't be suprised about it.
we used to such kind of criticism, even in Japan, especially the first years, they had tons of such things from Japanese media too.

But "like a child"... hyde... you got such name finaly... :applaud:

pochipochi wrote:Some images from the ASIALIVE book - Seoul edition (32 images)

seoul

Source: in the pics itself

Thank you pochipochi!!

http://music.yule.sohu.com/20050906/n226876401.shtml

I got new news. haha.
Fortunately, I got Japanese translation using yahoo tool then I vaguely understand.
Chinese fans were so excited, and at last, they cried, or something like that.

Somewhere, I heard I can see the video from Shanghai.
If I find, I'll put here!

shadowthrone wrote:Thanks for the translation. Yet this brings up a question I have been wondering about for a while. How long has hyde been a regular smoker, and do you think it has or will affect his singing ability?

I don't think it has yet; I still think he sounds great, but I still wonder if it could be a problem in the future. I've also read a review of the live USA DVD that pretty much said that hyde has been smoking for too long and that he can't sing live very well anymore. I would have to disagree with that.

I think smoking can affect someones voice so I really wish hyde would stop smoking! (not to mention for his health too!)...but I agree with you that I don't think it has affected his voice yet. Of course I haven't heard him in person, so not sure if it sounds different, but comparing their TV performances and concerts, I think he sounds as good as ever. During his 666 tour, his voice sounded really rough, but then I thought he sounded great in the SMILE tour DVD and in all of their recent TV performances, so maybe he was singing in a rough style on purpose during 666?

nanagon wrote:hyde has good looking so sometimes it makes great misunderstanding for, especially ugly old hostile guys. hahaha

:hehe: :hehe:

nanagon wrote:
http://music.yule.sohu.com/20050906/n226876401.shtml

Somewhere, I heard I can see the video from Shanghai.
If I find, I'll put here!

Will work on that soon but it doesn't really say alot, or anything new.

I am working on this now which has the interview:
http://my.clubhi.com/bbs/661475/messages/39988.html

I uploaded the Shanghai tv reports a while ago. Will re-up them for you! :hehe:

I releafed, I could edit my message. :puppydog:

pochipochi, thank you for uploading ASIA LIVE photos!

I have a few clips courtesy of another forum.

Here's the first one, I've called it L'arc Insurance:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=42HF9UU4

Here's the second one, I love Hyde's reaction to Ken (Also, whats the song that they're playing in this one?):
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=42Y87M3B

shadowthrone wrote:Thanks for the translation. Yet this brings up a question I have been wondering about for a while. How long has hyde been a regular smoker, and do you think it has or will affect his singing ability?

I don't think it has yet; I still think he sounds great, but I still wonder if it could be a problem in the future. I've also read a review of the live USA DVD that pretty much said that hyde has been smoking for too long and that he can't sing live very well anymore. I would have to disagree with that.

He smokes from fifteen years (I think) and this can affect her voice. In a concert it doesn't appreciate completely the voice of a singer and besides it is different that in a study of recording. I think that he probably has lost a bit of her voice because already he doesn't do treble (sharp, high...I don't know to say it) so impressive as in Ibara no Namida or other songs. From the album Smile her voice is more low though it continues being really good, demonstrates it in songs as Jyoujyoshi. To the whole world it affects him smoke, unfortunately and though we don't create it he is not a god. :mrgreen:

gomenansai for my english...I don't know to say some phrases :pout:

Translated from: http://my.clubhi.com/bbs/661475/messages/39988.html

I skipped right to the interview...

*screams accompany hyde's appearance on the stage*

hyde: 你们D! (Hello!)
audience: D! (Hello!)
hyde: 谢谢! (Thank you!)

*screams again*

host A: He did not only learn one phrase! (referring to hyde's use of Chinese). Let's invite hyde to say a few words to everyone!
hyde: Today I came over here from Korea. It was very wild at the airport in Korea. When I reached here, I thought that it was even wilder than Korea! I thought that I was going to die!

host A: If I may ask, are there any plans for the set list in this Shanghai live?
host B: I heard that in Japan, before this live, websites gathered feedback from fans online about the songs they would love to hear most.
host A: Really? How come I didn't know about it?
hyde: Really? No matter what, we have prepared a performance that will make everyone high!

host A: Fans in Shanghai have waited for L'Arc as long as 7 years. Although this is L'Arc's first vist, many of the fans here are already familiar with the band's image from the previous lives. I wish to ask hyde, what kind of image are you preparing for this live? For example, your hairstyle etc.
hyde: Hairstyle? Like this, here (pulls up some of his hair on top of his head), make these hair hard.

*hyde then looks around while still holding his hair*

hyde: Here. Just those hair. *screams again*

[I am totally unsure of this, maybe someone can re-translate the Japanese words! But I did remember seeing hyde pulling his hair in the videos!]

host A: In future, will you keep long hair again?
hyde: Ah? Long hair? Actually its really not bad, just that it's too troublesome to keep them neat and tidy.

host B: Today there were so many fans at the airport and so many here as well at the theatre. Wonder what does hyde feel?
hyde: Everyone is very cute! *screams again* My heart is beating very fast!

host A: Besides doing live and composing, what does hyde normally do i.e.interests? Say for example, eating, sleeping?
hyde: I lke it! (answers very fast) I love to eat stuff like Peking Roast Duck, àu饭 (fried rice, although he didn't pronounce this too well). *after a reminder from host B* Ah! And Xiao Long Bao!!! (¬笼•ï, soup dumplings)

host B: During the live, are you planning any activities to interact with the audience?
hyde: Yes. I've been enjoying it recently. In Japan and Korea. Yes. In Korea, we did the "wave"! We played the "human wave" with the fans during the Korea live. If we can play happily like that in Shanghai as well, it will be great!

host A: The four members of L'Arc have very different musical styles. As a single entity like L'Arc, how does everyone co-ordinate?
hyde: Yes. Actually, everyone just brings those songs that he feels is not bad for discussion. That is, it is like you are a solo artist, then later, the remaining three people will then make modifications to the song or offer suggestions etc.

host B: hyde's voice is very charming. Then how does hyde rate his own voice?
hyde: Is it like that? (using a very high-pitched voice) Actually, I don't really notice or take care of it. Usually there are alot of bad practices, like inhaling alcohol, smoking...(notices that he said the wrong word) Em? Inhaling alcohol? (laughs) It is wrong. It should be drinking wine and smoking. But...I am beautiful inside right?

*screams*

reporter question

reporter: I heard that both sides (Jap-China) have been preparing this live for 7 years long! Just to ask, L'Arc~en~Ciel's decision to come Shanghai this year, were you influenced by GLAY? Also, L'Arc~en~Ciel has done lives in US and Korea, in countries where language barriers exist, how are you going to get everyone into the right atmosphere?
hyde: Yes. In US, and just a few days ago in Korea. Not really. We did a live in Korea, a country with language barriers, but even in such a country, if we were able to make the fans high, isn't it a greater thing compared to lives in Japan?

fan question

fan: To L'Arc, what do they hope to receive from fans?
hyde: Em...(thinks for a long while, making some noise, probably like "Emmmmmm") Love *screams* and vocal support. Loudly.

Jap reporter question

reporter: This time L'Arc is doing a live in Shanghai. Japanese fans who have been staying in Shanghai for a long time will be going to the live. Can you please say a few words to these people?
hyde: Yes! There are still these people. We hope that these Japanese in Shanghai can come to the live, so that we can let them experience the best ROCK & ROLL in Japan!!!

*hyde is then presented with some award for AWAKE's excellent sales there, and before he leaves...*

hyde: ‰ä爱你!!! (I love you!!!) Ä见!!! (Goodbye!!!)

Translated from: http://music.yule.sohu.com/20050906/n226876401.shtml

Compared to frenzy of queueing overnight to buy L'Arc~en~Ciel's 5000 yuan VIP tickets, the sight of fans crying en masse at the meet-the-fans session with its lead vocalist was indeed a real eye-opener. Japanese rock band L'Arc~en~Ciel will performing on 10/09 at the Shanghai Grand Stage. This is the first time, since their formation, that they are holding a concert here. Yesterday afternoon, the band's lead vocalist hyde came to Shanghai in advance to meet the fans. Inside the theatre, fans went all crazy and screamed at his arrival, with their voices reaching the roof of the theatre. The wild atmosphere shocked even hyde himself.

We know that the band began its tour of Asia in September this year, after the 03/09 performance in Seoul, Korea, they will be performing for the first time in Shanghai on 10/09. After which, they will end the tour with performances in Tokyo Dome, Japan. Since the end of 1999, there has been rumours that L'Arc~en~Ciel were coming to Shanghai. But it was nothing more than an endless cycle of hope followed by disappointment for the fans. The band's lead vocalist, hyde, expressed that he was looking forward to the 10/09 live at the Shanghai Grand Stage, (hyde) "L'Arc~en~Ciel will give the Chinese fans the most sensational rock music, when the time comes, hope that the fans will do the hand gesture representing love up in the air and interact with us!"

As the admission to yesterday's fan meeting session was given to those who bought the tickets after the 1st of September, many of the fans who had bought them earlier had been forced to buy the tickets again so that they could be close to hyde. And even more fans could only chase hyde from the airport to outside the theatre. Even crazier fans spent the night in the airport awaiting the arrival of hyde's flight.

11.15am. Having obtained knowledge of hyde's arrival, fans could no longer contain their emotions and began their endless screaming. The host, on many occassions, tried to control the situation, but without much success. Only when the host "threatened" that hyde would not appear, did the fans finally calmed down. But as soon as the main attraction appeared, the entire theatre erupted into screams again. The wild reception shocked hyde! Only after a while did hyde regained his composure to greet everyone in Chinese. hyde said "I am very excited. Now I know, Shanghai fans are even more passionate than Korean fans, I wasn't sure at first if the Chinese liked our music. Today's atmosphere was something that I totally did not expect beforehand!"

In the interview that followed, although hyde did not said alot in response to the questions, everytime he opened his mouth, every little action that he made, every smile that he gave, drew cries and screams from the fans who even competed with the reporters for the right to ask hyde questions. The session was only 45 minutes long before it ended. After hyde left, many fans in the theatre were unwilling to leave, so emotional that they were left rooted to their seats in tears.

Thank you pochipochi, for giving us such a long translation! :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow:

Now I'm making report of Korea concert.
So I'm gonna give you for return it soon. :muack:

I have a suggestion,
it's a temporaly page here, so if you say it's OK, I wanna put your translation on my website. ofcorse with your name.
so them more fans can see it for long time.

My dream is we have somewhere like L'arc data base website where I can read lots of their translations at once. (I don't think I can make such a lot by myself, but I hope many fans gonna cooporate to make it)
Actually, I'm gonna busy after I go back to Japan then it's dificult for me though.

seppydude wrote:Thank you soo much Matsu666!

Also, does anyone have the PV for Link?

hi everybody! :mrgreen: i'm new in this forum and let me tell you that it's really interisting read every message that you send...i'm suprised because i found peruvians fans here :woot: ... well here is LINK PV in a good quality...enjoy it!...BYE...
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25CQSIZ9MAU0L140CB1W8PQW92

*Joan~en~Ciel* wrote:

hi everybody! :mrgreen: i'm new in this forum and let me tell you that it's really interisting read every message that you send...i'm suprised because i found peruvians fans here :woot: ... well here is LINK PV in a good quality...enjoy it!...BYE...
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25CQSIZ9MAU0L140CB1W8PQW92

@*Joan~en~Ciel*: Thank you thank you thank you thank you! Also, Hi and welcome to this forum.

@Everybody: Did anyone get a chance to check out the clips I uploaded in my last post? If so, what did you think?

*JoanPenPCiel* wrote:

hi everybody! :mrgreen: i'm new in this forum and let me tell you that it's really interisting read every message that you send...i'm suprised because i found peruvians fans here :woot: ... well here is LINK PV in a good quality...enjoy it!...BYE...
http://s4.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=25CQSIZ9MAU0L140CB1W8PQW92

Hi Joan! Welcome! I'm new here too (I'm around I week)

BTW, I'm looking for the movie of music station's "Kazeni kienaide" live show...
I heard that is the first time for them to show in Music station and the paformance was so great...
But it's so old movie, like 1997 or more ago...
If someone has any information, please help me :bow:

Thanks pochipochi for the translations, are very nice!!! hyde is very funny when he pulls up some of his hair on top of his head :mrgreen:
Joan en Ciel, welcome!!! I speak spanish, I'm very satisfied to have another admirer that speaks spanish here :victory:
Seppydude, thanks for your contribution, I had this clips but there are people who does not have them, thanks again ;)
Nanagon, I looking for this show in my pc, if I have i will upload here ;) [/b]

Meiko wrote:Thanks pochipochi for the translations, are very nice!!! hyde is very funny when he pulls up some of his hair on top of his head :mrgreen:
Joan en Ciel, welcome!!! I speak spanish, I'm very satisfied to have another admirer that speaks spanish here :victory:
Seppydude, thanks for your contribution, I had this clips but there are people who does not have them, thanks again ;)
Nanagon, I looking for this show in my pc, if I have i will upload here ;) [/b]

Thanks Meiko!

I made the translation of Korea concert, but my web-server has some troble now. so I'll paste it here for a temporaly information.


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Soul Korea 2005.9.3

Attention: This is not exactly what they said.
It's based on the reports from fans.

Before the concert:
Many of fans screamed at the rehearsal sounds from the hall.
Fans said they could hear really clearly beause that building hadn't airproof.
The opening time was 4:30.
many people had a board some Korean words writted on, and had a pen light or something lights.
There is no camera check in the entrance, so everybody was be able to bring their cameras into hall. it's never happen in Japan and Japanese fans worried about their manners.
In the hall, some of pen light (Sairium) vender were working and selling lights. it's also never happen in Japan so they were suprised.
The occupied rate was around 80%.
Some of cos-players ware watched such as, Mohawk, hand made SMILE T-shirts.
They said the hall was smaller than Budokan. So it's good to see them closer.

-----START
(Background music: "a swell in the sun")
(hyde clothes: black-non-sleeve, horisontal stripes coat with hood. Front button was opened. (Bigger size than hyde's body). gray shirts and black pants.)
(ken clothes: printed shirts. inner harf sleeve shirts. )
(testu: long coat many text printed on it. vivid yellow and red color shirts. after the encore: t-shirts that big $ mark on.)
(yukihiro: white and black shirts layerd.)
-----Killing Me
(everybody started chorus from the first of the song in Japanese,
and it continued the last song)
(effect: frame)
hyde: Yeah!! Korean!!

-----HEAVEN'S DRIVE
(hyde played his guiter)
hyde: Korean!!

-----Driver's High
hyde: Jump! (in Korean)
(the floor was shaken heardly and scarey)
(hyde kissed his hand to audience)

hyde: Korea!
(audience: cheer)
(hyde was reading a paper)
We are L'arc`en`Ciel!
....................
Jump!
..................
Yeah!
I love you baby!
Lost heaven! (in Korean)
(Japanese fans couldn't understand their Korean MC.
hyde said, he drunk 3 cups of Korean sake and that was delicious.)
(hyde seems to be glad when his Korean was understood.)

----LOST HEAVEN
----snow drop
----winter fall
(audience: cheer)
----forbidden lover
----Jyojyoushi

--------(break time)

----get out from the shell (Japanese ver.)

-----New world
(silver tape discharged)
(hyde throw a water pet bottle)
-----Jiyuu he no syoutai
(hyde missed the lyrics in the middle of song, and showed his tongue)
(hyde bare his sholder)
(hyde throw a water pet bottle)

testu: Do you wanna eat my bananas? (in Korean)
(threw bananas away)

-----STAY AWAY

-----AS ONE

-----READY STEADY GO
(effect: fireworks)
hyde: Korea! Are you fuckin ready?

-----(yukihiro drum solo)
(yukihiro waved.)

--------(encore)
(audience started to practice returning-wave)

hyde:
(kissed his hand to the audience)
thank you! (in Korean)
(audience: yeah!)
(hyde explained how to do the returning-wave)
hyde: Jump! (in Korean)
(Audience: made beautiful wave)
(hyde jumped when the wave came back to stage)
thank you! (in Korean)
hyde: yeah! one more! (in English)
(hyde explained something in Korean)
hyde: Jump! (in Korean)
(audience: made beautiful wave with the combination of sit down the chair, stand up, and jump. in really fast speed)
(hyde turning-jumped with wave)
(audience: delighted)
hyde: Thank you!! (in Korean)
(audience: yeah!!)

ken:
(with two papers in his hands)
Which paper do you like? (in Englsih)
(he had English speech paper and Korean speech paper)
(audience: choosed Korean speech)
Hello, we are L'arc an Ciel. (in Korean)
(ken spoke something in Korean)
(audience: laughter)
ken: Please listen to the L'arc`en`Ciel parade. (in Korean)


-----Blurry Eyes (only the part of chorus)
(hyde throw the whistle)
-----DIVE TO BLUE (only the part of chorus)
-----Shinsyoku (only the part of chorus)
-----Kasou (only the part of chorus)
-----flower (only the part of chorus)

----HONEY
----Link
(hyde went down to the arena, fans cought him crazily. so he couldn't sing the first part of the song.)
(Staff helped hyde to escape from fans)
(hyde wiped his sweat)
(music stopped and yukihiro only played the drum)
(music restarted)
(hyde went down to the arena again, and fans cought him again...)
(testu threw bananas)
hyde: Jump! (in Korean)

hyde:
(said something in Korean)
Please kiss me (in Korean)
(hyde kissed his hand to audience)
I love you. (in Korean)
(audience: crazy)

---Hitomi ni jyuunin
(effect: mirror ball)

hyde: Thank you! (in Englsih)
Thank you! (in Korean)

(ken forgot to go back to back stage, a staff called him.)

--------(encore)
(audience: calling "encore")

yukihiro: (with a paper in his hand)
(yukihiro bowed)
hello. (in Korean)
(yukihiro said something in Korean)
Did you have fun?
I had great time.
See you again.
Thank you. (in Korean)
(yukihiro bowed)

hyde:
(hyde said something in Korean)
I love you.
Next is the last song. (in Korean)
(audience: schriek)
Please listen to "Niji"

-----Niji
(hyde kissed his hand to audience four times)

-----(banana time)
(enya's song played)
Do you wanna eat my Bananas? (in Korean)
(He threw bananas away)
See you again! (in Korean)

------END

voices of (Japanese) fans:
Korean fans are so cute, and some of them can speak Japanese!
Korean people were so kind! they tried to translate what member said.
When I was in the train, an old drunk guy swore at me, but a young guy protected me from the guy, and a young lady scolded him too. I impressed Korean people have bravery.
pen light (Sairium) and board were obstacled to see the stage a little...
I couldn't listen hyde's song well because of their big chorus...
Korean food was great! and inexpencive! I'll be back Korea someday again!
There is no anti-Japan stuff there.
A fan next by me was saying "Hyde-san Kawaii, hyde-san kakkoii...hyde-san, hyde-san" again and again like delirious utterances.

thanks to L'arc Blog Union people
http://lablog.young2.net/


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Sorry about unclear Korean's MC.
I'm gonna modify it if I got new information.

Sorry Nanagon...I don't have kaze ni kienaide live show :pout: maybe anyone here had it
Thanks for the Korea Concert report, the tracklist it awesome, STAY AWAY, AS ONE and READY STEADY GO continued!!followed!! it's a beautiful trio ;)