ikenai hodo

[arisha]

New excerpt which I have written just now in the past five minutes, but I must warn you it is less than fantastic. I am woefully behind. It is kind of exciting.

I have decided perhaps that one of the novel's themes perhaps is (involuntary?) corruption, and I would never want to be friends with any of these characters in real life, ever. Unlike my current novel project, where I think it would be hilarious to hang out with everyone. Perhaps that is one of the reasons I have actually been able to stick with this novel for going on three years now. (I hate admitting I have been working on this one novel for so long because I have mad woman friends who I'm sure churn out twenty-five novels each per year.)

Anyway, yay NaNo, boo PACI which I don't want to go to at all. Haha, I have spent like half of today sitting here in the school computer lab reading MoMusu forums. I am absolutely convinced that one day this is going to get me into trouble. I don't think it's a brilliant move to look at pictures of underaged Berryz Koubou (their 2007 calendar pwns MoMusu's, how distressing) in a place where people can see what you're doing. Ahaha, I'll have to come up with a clever excuse. "But I'm writing an essay on rorikon, you don't understand!"

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Music rambling

[the-wykydtron.livejournal.com]

Sarah, it's okay! You're not male, you're allowed to look at pictures of scantily-clad underage asian girls!

(I feel slightly out of place commenting here, because I quite frankly have no idea what half these sentences are about, BUT I SHALL FORGE ONWARDS. Also Marcus is German, not Japanese, but WHATEVA.)

If I had looked at MoMusu before listening to them, I don't think I ever would have anticipated liking them in the least. I've seen a few interviews - mostly with you and Julie - and while I enjoy their music, sometimes they come across as ... well, silly little girls. I like listening to their music when I'm in a certain mood, but sometimes reading translations of their interviews annoys me, because I'm like, "*I* could have said that! You're no divinely-inspired artist, you can't even sing! You don't play your instuments! Get off the stage!" But that's only in my most abusive moods (and I feel like that about some of my lesser metalheads: you're just idiots with guitars, there's no substance in your lyrics, please stop sucking already).

As far as Japanese music goes (and I am generalizing horribly here) from the stuff I've heard I'd have to say that I enjoy male music more. With the notable exception of Gackt, because his voice is strange and he himself is simply nuts, I find that I can't listen to male music consistently. Like, with Arc-en-Ciel or Asian Kung-Fu Generation, I can only listen to three or four of their songs, because I find that their styles are dull and their VOICES are frustrating and mundane. (I suppose Aucifer and Orange Range are exceptions as well, but even then I only have about eight songs from each).

I DON'T HAVE TO DO A PRESENTATION. I WIN THE WORLD.

part 1

[arisha.livejournal.com]

They weren't even scantily clad! You punk!!

Actually, haha, I was going to be all "Question: is it less creepy that I am a girl who looks at Berryz pictures instead of a man who looks at Berryz pictures?" but then I was like, uhm, maybe this post sounds pervy enough already. HAHA NO I'M NOT A PERVE I just think this stuff is interesting!!! XD XD XD;;;

I love how I never think you listen to/read about MoMusu of your own accord, and then you're always like, "Oh, I was reading this translation the other day ..." Ahahahaha, eeeeeeexcellent. XD

Obviously I am well aware that, for the most part, MoMusu can't read music and don't play music and don't write music and don't write lyrics. (I say "for the most part" because Kei and Ai can read music and Nacchi writes poetry - oh sorry, did I say "write"? I meant "plagiarize.") (And also there has been speculation that Ayaya has written some of her own lyrics, but that makes me say what the heck? Just like the speculations that she's older than she says she is. I have no idea where people get the idea to say some of these things. They were trying to analyze, like, the verbs in one of her songs to see if she wrote it ... well whatever!!) And obviously I am aware that it is rare to see a H!P artist performing with a live band and if you pay close enough attention you can sometimes catch them lipsynching at their own concerts. And they don't always choose their own outfits, they don't come up with the ideas for their music videos, etc. etc. etc. But I dunno, this doesn't even bother me. I know it bothers a lot of people but it doesn't bother me and I think it's ridiculous to let things like that get in the way of your being a fan of the music, if you like the music itself enough to be a fan.

To be quite honest, I think it bothers me more to hear a junky song with stupid lyrics that was written by the band that performs it than to hear a good song with interesting lyrics whose creation the singer had nothing to do with.

I mean, in an alternate universe where I am a famous pop singer, I do think I would want more creative control. But if the pop idols who are out there are okay with the control they're allowed, I think that's just fine and it doesn't bug me when I listen to their stuff.

But having said that, if I do come across an artist I like, and if they do write their own music and/or lyrics, I think I have a bit more respect for that person. Which is weird, because I don't think I have any less respect for the average pop idol who creates nothing. But with Utada Hikaru, who writes all her own stuff, and with Hamasaki Ayumi, who has always written all her lyrics and has in recent years composed plenty of songs, and with Sakamoto Maaya*, whose lyrics are so excellent I don't even care that she doesn't write the music, I think I have more of a feeling of, oh, that's the kind of person I want to be. But at the very same time, it's not like I would turn down the chance to be your typical pop idol, I think that has the potential to be awesome in its own way. Haha, oh goodness, look at this dichotomy within me! Hahaha.

*Voice of Esca's Hitomi, if you don't recognize the name. :) She has this song called "Alkaloid" and the music itself is not amazing amazing or anything but I love the song because the lyrics are so fantastic. It's your typical pop idol love song but that the boy the girl is in love with is a total smoker. The last line is "Exhale love from your black lungs." Ahhhhh, I think I just love that she even went there.

Am I reading your penultimate paragraph right? When I read it the first time I was expecting something more, I think. Like, "I enjoy male music more ... I can't listen to male music consistently ... BUT I say I prefer male music more because of this and this and this." And hahaha, I love that you still call them Aucifer. I thought we had agreed it was Lucifer? Had we not? Is that your pet name for them? XD (Don't hit me!!)

Re: part 1

[the-wykydtron.livejournal.com]

It's pronounced Lucifer, and spelled Aucifer ("A" without the bracket, but my computer doesn't have one of those, tongue). I know because I wikipedia'd it.

Re: part 1

[the-wykydtron.livejournal.com]

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Okay, Miss Picky! I shall give you a better analysis after Saturday is finished!

part 2

[arisha.livejournal.com]

I have always preferred music with female voices. And I have no idea why that preference would exist. But I can remember as a very young elementary schooler, sitting by the radio in the family room, counting how many songs by male singers they played vs. how many songs by female singers they played. I have no idea why I did this except I knew I preferred songs sung by women. And in books or movies I think I usually am more easily drawn to the female characters than to the male characters. But it's not like I can think of any good reason for this. When I was younger I wanted to be a princess ... ? But most little girls want that and they grow up to love their boy bands, so I dunno. :P :P :P :P

I mean, once I find a song that I like that's sung by a man, I'll like it just as much as I like any other of my favourite songs. But it takes more convincing for me to get to like it. (If I may be so bold, athena_crikey seems perhaps to be the opposite - just because whenever we do song exchanges, she always sends me songs sung by men, and I always send her songs sung by women. ;) )

YOU HAVE TO DO A PRESENTATION. I WENT TO WEBREG AND SWITCHED ME FOR YOU SO NOW YOU ARE IN MY JAPANESE CLASS. BETTER GET TO WORK, YOU PUNK!!!!!


(Here is the second time my comment was so long I had to split it. Muktaar icon FTW!)