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  1. I like both songs and the pv for whole lotta love is cool but the effects scared me for a second because I thought it was my screen lol. I think Kika's face paint is of the Japanese flag since they're re-debuting with Nippon Crown?
  2. Gang Parade will be appearing on Buzzrhythm Click here to view the Tweet
  3. I like the acting kind of real pvs too but these documentary types are very touching and real so I like those better when the lyrics is this type. Especially since it's written by Momoko and I think she said she wrote it for herself about what she feels so it matches.
  4. What a nice surprise :D and omg how did I miss this? I love the lyrics to Jam and this video is nice.
  5. Coco is currently doing the 24 hours 100km! And the members are cheering her on at the studio. Seems like it's been a couple hours already. Click here to view the Tweet Even when I read your previous post I completely missed the 2/7 date so I was like why are the members tweeting about her running already? lol. And yeah I agree with you about the outfits but I loved the last one way too much so I don't know if I will ever like any WACK outfits as much after that lol.
  6. I'm sure Pour Lui as many different sides to her. Once she leaves the group we will probably see a different side too. I can't remember what it was, but I think one of her fans created something for her and she tweeted that she was crying from happiness or something and Matsukuma was like "If it's Pour Lui, then it's probably fake tears" lol. I know it's a joke but I thought it's funny. Also, for a limited time, you can download one of Gang Parade's new song on Ototoy. I don't know how long it will be free, so get it while you can :D
  7. omg that's so cool! Not only did you get to talk to Pour Lui but you got to talk to Matsukuma as well.
  8. I agree. Aya is so talented and she's great live as well so I will miss hearing her sing Gang Parade songs. My favorite vocalist is still Coco but Aya's voice blends in well with the group so it's nice to hear. Can't wait to hear their last release with these members.
  9. omg Momoko is releasing a book! Click here to view the Tweet "This is BiSH's Momokogumi Company. I will be releasing a book! From when I was a normal person to when I auditioned for BiSH, I wrote about the world I saw in my perspective. I will be happy if both, those who like BiSH and those who don't know us will read it! "What it Means to Look Into Each Other's Eyes" is scheduled to be released on March 7th". So happy for Momoko. I love the lyrics she writes so her book must be good as well. Hopefully I can buy it the next time I go to Japan, whenever that is lol. Also regarding the audition: Click here to view the Tweet "ã€Notice of 'Singing Voice Only' section for WACK Combined Audition】 I'm tired of judging by photos. Let me hear your confident singing voice" My expectations will be high and now I'm even more excited. Also this funny interaction: Click here to view the Tweet Pour Lui: "The assembly of those who have it and those who don't #AyaPriGrowingBreastLife" Aya: "Surely someday (・)(・) #AyaPriGrowingBreastLife"
  10. LOL someone translated Momoko's tweet into Japanese using bing translator and it said "I will have sex with Ling Ling".
  11. LOL I didn't know about the video. Last night, I saw EMPiRE's twitter saying they have a lot of announcements soon and checked this morning. I'm sure BiS wouldn't be an opening act for BiSH since they're their seniors but I don't know about Gang Parade.
  12. Exciting EMPiRE updates! Click here to view the Tweet " Starting 1/30 we will be the opening act for BiSH-san (Except 4/21, 22). On 4/11 EMPiRE's first album will be released as a cassette tape. On 5/1 EMPiRE will have a one-man live at Mynavi BLITZ Akasaka. On 1/27 EMPiRE will have a special show on Nico live from 8PM~10PM. Ariga-pire (Thank you + EMPiRE) We will work hard". Cassette tape again lol. But Click here to view the Tweet "We'll sell our album as a cassette tape, but the music and videos can be downloaded so you can listen and watch it on your smartphone or electronics. And of course, you can listen to it as a cassette as well". Also EMPiRE's individual interviews started. First is Midoriko.
  13. SKE48's Matsui Rena tweeted about WACK. Now I'm really hoping for a WACK idol and another idol's collab. Click here to view the Tweet "I want to go to WACK TORE (note: I think that's a typo for STORE). If it's for WACK and Sushio-san's collab, I don't care if I go bankrupt. Preparing to go bankrupt, I want to buy every single thing" to which WACK STORE's twitter replied: Click here to view the Tweet "Thank you so much!!! We will be waiting!!! tears" Coco retweeted Matsui's tweet: Click here to view the Tweet "Me, who is a SKE wota, is in delight" Kika also retweeted: Click here to view the Tweet "Please come visit" Not surprised Coco is a fan of SKE since she's from Aichi prefecture, but this is cute. I totally understand Matsui's feelings. I wish I can be in Japan and buy all the goods. *Edit Couple others retweeted as well: Kamiya: Click here to view the Tweet "Woah woah woah. Rena-san thank you very much" Chittiii: Click here to view the Tweet "Rena-san" Momoko: Click here to view the Tweet "Rena-san! I'm happy" Peri: Click here to view the Tweet "What! I'm happy, thank you very much!!"
  14. A vague translation: (From 0:52-0:57) Staff: You can come to the front now Hashiyasume: *comes to the front and waves* Staff: That's not exactly what I meant... Hashiyasume: Not what you meant... (1:27-1:30) One of the members: Cute~ Staff (or is it Watanabe?): I want to do it. (1:31-2:27) Watanabe: ...So it doesn't break. Staff #2: Low and high speed. (It's a term used when you should act accordingly to the situation) Aina: Low and high speed. Staff #2: Keep in mind that you should dance slower. Aina: Slow? Watanabe: Even for hardcore bands, they go too far with hardcore and start producing beautiful songs. It's a bit strange. Aina: So I should try dancing slower? Watanabe: Doesn't it bother you a little? Staff #2: It does. Watanabe: Why do they do that? And even when they were going fast, they suddenly go slow. So I think it's something important for you as you grow. Staff #2: That's true. (And he says something about a helmet but I can't really make out what he's saying) Aina: Slow. Watanabe: I think it's important if you are able to express your movements even if you dance slow. Aina: Alright. So start off slow and... Staff #2: Slow and rough/fierce movements. Strong and weak. Aina: Strong and weak. Watanabe: Low and high speed. Aina: Low and high speed. Okay. I'll do it. (From 2:48-3:20) Hashiyasume: Party People. I became part of the party people. Party people. Woo. I gave an atmosphere of the club. Staff: I saw it. Hashiyasume: You saw it? *starts dancing* Staff #2: I didn't see it at all. Hashiyasume: You couldn't see it at all? Aww... *does the fan dance that was popular during the economic bubble* I worked hard like this. Staff: She looks good. Hashiyasume: Next... Bye bye. (From 3:37-3:44) Chittiii: This is a shooting of a PV right? Staff: Well the 'P' (3:50-4:20) Chittiii: That was the most erotic scene for BiSH. I licked the ball Staff: You licked the ball? Chittiii: I licked the ball. Staff: That's dangerous. Chittiii: The cameraman was straddling me and it was that kind of... Staff: It was that kind of... Chittiii: It was that kind of angle, so I was like "Oh... Ball" (From 4:49-4:55) Chittiii: We became wild. Staff: Yeah you're wild. You're handsome (man). Chittiii: Handsome! That doesn't make me happy! (From 5:00-5:05) Momoko: Crazy~. At the crazy town, Shibuya. (From 5:07-5:10) Aina: Are you not sleepy? (From 5:30-5:44) Staff: She's scared. Ling Ling: *shakes her head* Staff: I'm wrong? Ling Ling: My trust for her *point to Hashiyasume* is... Staff: Trust is non-existent? Hashiyasume: Don't worry. Staff: Hashiyasume's face looks the most reliable. Ling Ling: Just face. (From 5:45-6:05) Momoko: I don't feel like I'm doing something bad at all. Staff: What's wrong? Why are you acting cool? Is it the same as your song? You can't tell the good apart from bad? Momoko: Yes... That's what it would mean. (From 6:23-6:39) Aina: *After the kiss scene with Chittiii* Awkward! Staff: It's awkward. Hashiyasume: Even for us, it's like "Even if we continue going pretending not to see" (lyrics from Primitive). Staff: Your attack was too strong. Aina: Because Chittiii tried to run away! Staff: It's like you outpushed her. Hashiyasume: It should be more like a French kiss (In Japan French kiss is like peck) (From 7:04-7:36) Aina: We finished. Let's say we're finished. We finished. Ling Ling: We're about to have our trial with the pigeons. (Ling Ling has a huge fear of pigeons) Momoko: Good luck. Aina: Today's PV making was very fun. I was able to dance a lot. Chittiii: And we were covered with paint. Aina: Yeah. And I also kissed Chittiii. Chittiii: First kiss. Aina: We kissed for the first time. Chittiii: Finally. I felt shy about it. Aina: Yeah. This is my first time watching any of their makings. This is such a special song because it's the first song Ayuni wrote the lyrics to. One of the things that left the most impression on me for this PV was Aina's spinning (?) dance so it's kind of surprising it was thought of on the spot with the advice from Watanabe and the staff. And I love Hashiyasume's character, she must be so fun to be around.
  15. This is random but this was so funny: Click here to view the Tweet Kika: "iPhone is broken. There's only a little bit of light. I'm guessing while I'm typing. Goodnight" (she wrote all in hiragana because she couldn't see the screen and couldn't convert it into kanji) Peri: "It's darker than what everyone imagined. This is at it's max brightness. Kika's eyesight is amazing." LOL Kika's eyesight is really something else... And yeah, I agree that Aya and Kamiya both fit their current groups better. Also Kamiya used to be in charge of all of the choreography for Gang Parade but since she went to BiS Maika with the help of the other members started doing it so I feel like it would get kind of awkward deciding who's gonna be in charge now. Since WACK regularly has interactions with each other, maybe it will work out better than what we can imagine but with BiS major label debut decided, I feel bad because Kamiya deserves it too... And in November's interview Aya was asked about how she feels about BiS making their major label debut as soon as she returns, she replied "I want to do it as Gang Parade. Even if I'm told 'You're joining when BiS is making their major label debut' as soon as I return, I don't feel happy at all. I want to make my major label debut through Gang Parade"
  16. It would be weird to add them to BiSH and EMPiRE but then again, we're talking about WACK so... lol. Watanabe talked about Aya going back to BiS and Kamiya going back to Gang Parade and he said "Everyone's saying 'let them go back' and 'don't let them go back', you guys are so selfish! (Since the two members are doing well in their current traded groups) when that happens, WACK is the type that wants to break it apart. WACK is about scrap&scrap so it will continue breaking and breaking"
  17. It seems like the primary selection/screening was until January 14th and the second is until January 30th. The training camp will be from March 11th to March 18th "somewhere in Japan". And it says on their website "whoever passes will sign under WACK and will start idol activities under BiS, BiSH, GANG PARADE, EMPiRE, or..."
  18. Midoriko looks so different from their that I didn't recognize her. In the third pic she looks like Ayuni. But looking at some other pictures taken around the time of their MV, she looks like this, so they must've changed her makeup. She's still pretty though. Click here to view the Tweet Click here to view the Tweet Click here to view the Tweet
  19. Yeah when I got into BiSH I didn't really expect myself to get into the other WACK groups because I wasn't a huge fan of BiS's music when they first came out a couple years ago. But because of the scramble cd, WACK lives, they're closeness shown on twitter, and the approach they took with EMPiRE, I started getting more and more interested in the other groups and now I like all the groups lol.
  20. nvm Momoland now posted her very Japanese message lol. Click here to view the Tweet "I'm sorry for making you worried... I have recovered from the flu. The live at Osaka will be with 7 members. I'm looking forward to it".
  21. An H!P collab would be interesting because I can't really picture how it will turn out. Also, I translated a Gang Parade interview for the first time. WACK is full of interesting and talented girls lol. ――After hearing the first two songs, it makes you think 〈What kind of album is this?〉 (laughs). Coco 「That’s true. Because the two most hardcore songs come in the beginning〠Aya 「Yeah. The first song, “ (A song without meaning)†seriously doesn’t have a meaning, so we just had fun saying many different words, sang randomly, were just being loud, and the recording ended with one take as well〠Coco 「This must mean that the lyrics isn’t the main thing anymore〠――Everyone sings in a way that makes me think 〈Are their throats okay?〉, and the song sounds rave or kind of noisy. I think a lot of people will be surprised. Aya 「Yeah. There is a club-like, house-like feeling that we haven’t tried before, we thought a lot about how to perform this during lives, and it’s a song that makes me excited to see how the audience is going to have fun〠――And right after that is the lead song, “ â€. This is another aggressive, EDM rock track.Maika 「There’s a ‘bad/rebellious’ feeling (laughs). For the lyrics, there was a theme like 〈Let’s create a storm〉 so we incorporated that, and in my case, the chorus and some other parts were fully approved (without being edited). Gang Parade never had a song that included our group name in the title, and also, since our previous release, our outfits have the words 〈愚連隊行進 (Gurentai Shinkou, Hooligans March)〉 sewn, so I thought it would be fun to include it in the lyrics〠――Maika was in charge of the choreography this time as well right? Maika 「Yes. This is a 〈Gurentai Shinkou (Hooligans March)〉 so I wanted there to be an army-like feeling so there is a part where we all march. Since our outfits are sukeban (delinquent females students from 1970s~1980s), so I think I was able to match that with the music, our image, and everything.〠――But coming up with the choreography for all the album songs at once must be difficult. Maika 「Uhm, I was surprised(laughs). When you think of it all at the same time, it ends up looking similar so it was like trial and error. But, although I’m the one that comes up with the base of the choreography, once we all gather at the studio, with these members, many interesting ideas come flying out.〠Yua 「Coco and Doku can dance once they hear the beat〠Maika 「Yeah, they dance extremely randomly, but sometimes there are moves that make me think 〈That’s good!〉. If we can all come up with it together, I think everyone can get in the mood during lives too〠Coco 「All the members equally don’t have time, so it would be too much to make Maika handle everything right? So we all try to come up with ideas.〠――So the share of responsibilities is just right. When it comes to writing lyrics, Yuyu stands out. Yuuka 「I’m happy to hear that. I wrote the lyrics for two songs this time, but the when I wrote the lyrics for “Peninsula†for our last single, I didn’t put in any of my feelings, so this time I wrote about what I’m thinking about. For “Are you kidding?†I personally think, it’s my best lyrics, so when I finished writing it, I thought this will get approved for sure (laughs). At first listen, it sounds like a fun song, but it’s also a bit emotional〠――“Are you kidding?†has lyrics like 〈I have to go〉 and 〈An 「i〠that’s like me〉 so I thought it was about BiS. Yuuka 「When I heard the chorus for the demo, I thought the phrase 〈I have to go〉 will definitely be there. So I expanded it from there…… So even if you can’t be what you aim to be, you can work hard to get close, and instead of living according to what other people think of you, you should live how you want to. That’s the thought I had as I wrote it〠――Since the music sounds bright, the slightly heavy lyrics sounds nice. Around when did you write the lyrics? Maika 「Like after we performed on 〈Summer Sonic〉?〠Coco 「Yeah yeah, in the second half of August. Around a year after the previous BiS audition〠Yuuka 「Yeah. I was a bit sentimental when thinking about what happened the previous year. So I think I was able to write it at a perfect timing (laughs)〠――I feel like the two songs Yuyu wrote the lyrics for are connected, like “Are you kidding?†is when there is a curse, and the other song “I need you I love you I want you†is when you’re released from the curse. Coco 「Oh, that’s lovely〠Yuuka 「“I need you I love you I want you†is like 〈From me to everyone〉 and so it’s something I feel towards Gang Parade and Watanabe-san. I wrote my feelings of appreciation〠Miki 「I think the overall outlook of “I need you I love you I want you†is full of 〈This is the song Terashima Yuuka wrote the lyrics for〉, so it’s very Yuyu-like. I think it’s a beautiful song〠Coco 「Same〠Miki 「The soft vague feeling of the music could be the reason as well, but the choice of words and just everything is like ‘Yuyu’s world’. But the lyrics is something everyone in Gang Parade can relate to so it’s really great, and because of that I think I could put my emotions into singing it when I recorded the song. But the thing is, it’s difficult to sing the chorus, the key is too high (laughs)〠――After listening to all the songs, I thought this was the most Gang Parade-like. Miki 「Yeah there’s a Gang Parade-like feeling. This style may be something we haven’t tried before, but even so, what made this song Gang Parade-like is the lyrics Yuyu wrote, and that’s what I think of when I listen to this song〠――The lyrics for this is also nice and warm. Aya 「Yes, she’s a genius〠Yuuka 「That’s Aya’s signature phrase that she says in all of her recent interviews. (laughs)〠Aya 「What? But really, when I saw the lyrics for “Are you kidding?â€, I almost cried. That’s how much it resonated with me〠――Since Aya is the one that sings the part 〈I have to go〉, it startled me. Coco 「Oh, I see〠Aya 「Yeah…… I thought so too〠――Anyways, I feel like these two songs brings the whole album together, so I like it the most. Coco 「Oh!〠Yuuka 「Oh, I’m happy to hear that〠――She’s a genius(laughs). Aya 「Yes, she’s a genius(laughs)〠――Speaking of writing lyrics, “TIE†is the first lyrics Dokuson wrote. Dokuson 「Well, it was long way, but finally, my lyrics got approved〠――Watanabe-san previously told you that 〈Your words are too shallow so, it’s no good.〉 so this song has that in mind right? Dokuson 「Yes. For the base of the song, I tried to think of all the things that was bad before, while including my current state and my feelings about the future. All of these members acts strong a lot of the time, so I want everyone to think this song is about them〠The other six 「Okay, got it(laughs)〠Dokuson 「Yes, in the chorus there is a part that says 〈If you take one false step, you’ll die〉, and I imagined being on the cliff. It was like this in 『Barely Last〠too, but being on the cliff is essencial to us(laughs)〠――Is Gang Parade still on the brink of a cliff? Dokuson 「Rather than being on the brink of a cliff, we want to be able to release the power that comes out when you’re in critical conditions, that’s the feeling I have.〠――Yes. On the other hand, as a new challenge, Yua composed “Futsuu no Nichijou (Ordinary Everyday)â€. Yua 「Yes. SCRAMBLES-san sent us about 30 demos that only had tracks, so I chose the ones I liked, and created a melody. It was like a competition so I took the challenge and got approved〠Maika 「We all submitted about three songs each, and Yua’s was the only one that got approved〠Yua 「Since I never thought about coming up with my own melodies before, it was fun〠――It’s also interesting how the one who wrote the lyrics isn’t Yua, but Ryuguji Iku-san. The lyrics sounds more girly than when a girl writes it. Yua 「Right? I’m happy it turned out to be a cute song. I also submitted lyrics for it, but he was like “The music was nice, so it made me want to write the lyrics†(laughs)〠Miki 「I heard from Ryuguji-san that he wrote the lyrics with Yua in mind〠Yua 「Is that so? I’m happy to hear that〠――This is also a new challenge. Although I feel like a soft song like this is difficult to choreograph. Maika 「Actually, “Futsuu no Nichijouâ€â€™s choreography showcases how much Gang Parade members get along with eachother (laughs). When I was stuck, Coco kept talking about folk dancing, and I thought 〈This is actually pretty good〉 so I incorporated folk dancing〠Coco 「〈Korobushka〉. My junior high and high school was combined, and during winter, we always did folk dancing, for six years. So once it became winter, I really wanted to do folk dancing, so Maika included it for me〠Yua 「It’s fun to do, so during practice we’re naturally laughing (laughs)〠Maika 「We naturally make eye contact too〠Dokuson 「Don’t you think it would be fun if the audience can get into boy-girl pairs and start folk dancing?〠Aya 「It would become 〈Everybody’s playground〉〠Maika 「Please come and dance (laughs)〠――That sounds amazing…… And the last song on the album is “CAR RADIOâ€. Coco 「Yes, this song is only about 1 minute 25 seconds, so it’s something new to Gang Parade as well. I was assigned to sing the first line, and I was told 〈Sing with the atmosphere of rappers in mind〉, so I sang in a cool way. The image I had was of a person going down one road without looking back…… I sang imagining looking at the backs of everyone. It’s nice and refreshing to have a song like this as the last track〠――That’s true. Because the ending of the album is like an intro to your next release. A beginning-like end. Coco 「Yes, the lyrics are cool too so I like it〠――It also included “Plastic 2 Mercy†and “FOUL†with Aya, and going through all ten songs, the singles mostly have a very anthem-like feeling, there are many styles, and in a good way, I thought this was a very strange album. Dokuson 「Like jelly beans〠Yua 「There are many tastes〠Coco 「As you mentioned, it has many different styles, and when we released “Beyond the Mountainâ€, people told us 〈This is something new!〉, and this time the range is even wider. I feel like this is an album that shows people that 〈Gang Parade can pull off many different styles〉〠Dokuson 「I want to make this new album our weapon to fight in a new field. I feel like me, as well as Gang Parade concentrated too much on being within WACK. This album is our opportunity, so we want to expand our battlefield, and on top of that, challenge ourselves in the outside world.ã€
  22. LOL yeah that's what I thought when I was translating it. Apologizing for getting sick and "causing trouble". Except for Momoland lol. And yeah, all the members of BiSH are unique but Ling Ling is just so unpredictable and very honest.
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