Look. I'm not proud of this, but Episode 6 left me a bumbling mumbling mess. Mostly because of this conversation.
Neil, 我想問你。 。 。 你真的還想繼續唱歌嗎?
Neil, I want to ask... do you still want to continue singing?
這陣子我看到你遇到小海 好像看到那個快樂的你又回來
Nowadays, after you met Xiao Hai, it's like the happiness has returned to you
我很害怕我的自私 讓你跟小海又受傷害
I'm very afraid that my selfishness, will let you and Xiao Hai be hurt again
想想當年 是我提議要辦那場演唱會
Just like that year, I was the one who suggested the concert
我好想念Matt
I really miss Matt
我哥他肯定沒有怪你
My big brother definitely didn't blame you
你知道,他以前常跟我說
You know, he used to say
如果找不到他的話,就去找Reese
If I couldn't find him, to look for Reese
因為Reese 跟他是一樣的
Because Reese is just like him
哥
Big Brother
(tears at this point, TEARS. HE CALLED HIM GE and Reese's expression, omg Tim Liu the heck you doing to me right now)
我只剩下你一個哥哥了
You are the only brother I have left
我也跟你一樣, 我很想他
I'm just like you, I miss him a lot
但現在我有你
But now I have you
你照顧我比照顧自己還要多
You take care of me, more than you take care of yourself
我知道這幾年來,你也很不好過
I know that these few years hasn't been good for you
也知道你在我面前,都只是逞強而已
And also know that in front of me, you're just acting tough
(I continue to be heartbroken by Tim Liu's expression, he's being pried open at the moment)
謝謝
Thank you
謝謝你幫我找到小海
Thank you for finding Xiao Hai for me
我需要小海,更需要你
I need Xiao Hai, but I need you more
我還很喜歡唱歌
I still really like to sing
但是,是想跟你們一起唱歌
But, I want to sing with all of you
哥
Big brother
讓我們一起完成那場沒辦完的演唱會 好嗎
Let's complete that concert we never managed to, ok?
There's a lot of story from this conversation.
That the three of them grew up together, that Neil was both their little brother from the start, that Matt trusted Reese to be there in place of him in any situation. The guilt that Reese felt, for planning the concert and that how everything ended up this way, the guilt that he still feels, that no matter what he's done he was never able to pull Neil out of the depression hole that his little brother had fallen into...
That meeting Sea was his last "hail mary', that unwittingly he had given his little brother what he needed all along, but now he was afraid that it had taken too long, and the road will be difficult and now there's Sea too, and he's dragged two little brothers into his wilful schemes...
The relief on hearing that Neil wants to keep singing, but this was what Neil needed, someone else to sing with, the need to be a team to feel secure, and that even through it all, he knows what Reese has done for him, and what he needs to do now.
Excuse me, I need to grab some more tissues now.
(Of course, the next thing Neil asks is, "Where's Orca?", as if he KNOWS, the next thing his big brother needs to do, is to fix is own heart, and the answer, is just right there... in a slightly slutty Thai boy who snuck into his apartment and greeted him wearing a robe on his sofa)
With his wife Bonnie. The two had been lovingly married for over 30 years and decided not to have children because of Bonnie's heart condition. His wife's illness eventually took a turn for the worse. Rivers (according to friends) was overwhelmed with grief and regrettably, decided to join his wife barely two months after her passing.
同佢收養嘅狗仔。河生河太都好鍾意狗。有一陣仲收養咗總共十三隻狗仔添!
With his rescue dogs. Mr Rivers and his wife loved dogs and at one time had as many as 13 rescue dogs under their care!
In this video, you can hear Rivers performing a cover of Adam Cheng's 《笑看風雲》 (this song is one of my favourites, I found the lyrics very meaningful and did a translation before, please do check it out). Although the original video came with footage and is taken from a Mainland Chinese singing competition, this video only has audio, but it has lyrics in Traditional Chinese to follow along with.
I deliberately chose to upload a video without competition footage because I find these singing competition shows' format really annoying; feels like you'll often see more of the audience and judges' faces than the contestant on stage! But if you wish to view the original footage, here it is!
During his lifetime, Rivers's biggest dream was to be a Cantopop star. Although he never did become one, thanks to his celebrity connections, he did get opportunities to sing on stage on several occasions, even managing to organise his own mini concerts with celebrity pals, of which part of his earnings often went to pet rescue shelters.
唐:前年那次台北演出結束後送機,我們聊到了一些彼此喜歡的東西,我記得他聊到自己很喜歡馬丁史柯西斯早期的King of Comedy、松本清張、還有一些早期日本的搞笑藝人什麼的,算是我們第一次聊到比較再更之前的成長啟蒙,這次我對他的印象就更深刻。在這之前,你對一個創作者的想像多半建立從他的作品、歌詞、音樂風格等等,無論如何都已經是他轉化成自己作品的結晶,再怎麼熟悉一位創作者都很難理出更深的脈絡,而為什麼讓他作出這些聲音,或為什麼表演中要抽一排煙,作出舉起手槍的手勢什麼的,我覺得都是他整個藝術形式的一環,向井會時不時把這些脈絡偷渡在裡頭。那次聊天之後又得到更多的喔~原來啊~怪不得的感覺。
(This was kindly scanned by my good mutual BJ! This is for her, and all the other Flower Troupe fans! 特別鳴謝BJ的圖片,獻給她還有其他喜歡花組的朋友們!)
The commitment to beauty when standing on stage 站在舞台上對美感之執著
1) An honest heart 誠實之心
Since a person’s conditions – good or bad – can be revealed on stage, my feelings and mentality are very important. No matter how healthy I am physically, if I’m not feeling good psychologically, then I can’t do a good performance, so firstly I want my mental health to be good. That’s my wish (laugh).
It’s also important that my point of view and my heart is aligned. No matter if it’s for acting, dancing or singing, I’m wary of the creation process: the presentation of how to deliver and portray the performance to the audience. As a stage performer, it’s not exploring places I feel good about, but rather thinking it from what’s the best perspective that the audience would enjoy. Also, people have greater impression of the performance on greater things rather than small details like makeup, so I also think it’s important to think of the overall framework. How I dress up and how I make my face look sharper are some focus points too.
The stage is not created by one person, but formed with the first time with the performers, the staff, and the audience. I feel so grateful to the audience’s presence in the corona pandemic, and because there are more days where I spend the day alone, I can only feel myself breathing on stage. Unlike the cheerful vibe in the rehearsal room, but the vibe created because of the audience’s presence. That’s what makes this world so enjoyable for me.
When I see the underclassmen just practising and keenly pursuing to do better, it really moves me and I can see that they really have a direct sense of love to the stage when they rehearse and I find that very beautiful indeed.
Since I entered Takarazuka because I was fascinated with its stage, when I performed in the stage of the Flower Troupe 100th anniversary at that time, while inheriting from the traditions, I think it’s beautiful to see how there are irreplaceable things even if my style is continuously updating and changing. Be it the new things in every performance and stage I create together with the people I regard greater than family, the things upperclassmen teach underclassmen, the lessons I learnt from upperclassmen I admire...that point about Takarazuka is really amazing.
I want to have something healing (LOL). When I receive a phone call from my niece or nephew, or see videos or photos of my dog, or breathing the nice air and looking at the scenery on a drive...In order to have a healthy heart on stage, I’ll relax at once when I’m offstage, and I think it’s necessary to spend some time when you don’t have to think of anything. I’d really want to go to the hotsprings or the sea or somewhere I like, but since most of them are closed, I’d have to find something healing to spend the time.
Isn't there a saying that if your heart is frustrated then your surroundings show it? If I return home to a messy house, I’d think “Ah, I was so tired before” (LOL). That’s why I can’t let that happen. I like to be surrounded by good scents, and there’s the after-shower aroma spreading in the house and I’d feel so happy when I smell the aroma from the fragrant pouch when I sleep. I’d open the window in the morning to let the air circulate a bit, and thought of different things so that the house won’t be stuffy. If I have time, I’d also decorate (the house) with some flowers.
When I’m contacting my friends and mutuals, or watching a comedy and laughing along with it, I think it’s important to have a time to laugh unlike the time when I’m on stage. I laugh when I watch the telvision...maybe because I’m from Kansai (LOL). Because I have a time to have a heartfelt laugh, I could continue doing better again tomorrow.
The pose when dancing the kuroenbi dance. When I wear the white shirt contrasted with the black swallowtail, and you can see the white within the black together, I love that it's the most quintessential essence of an otokoyaku in an otokoyaku kuroenbi dance. For this beautiful pose...it doesn’t turn out good right now so I’m sorry (LOL).
They experience the same happiness and sadness and go through the same cycle during performances with me...I’m cleansed by this profound love and their warm thoughts and this is my source of working hard. Alternatively, there’s also times when I wanted to show this side of myself to the audience. Their existence is already indispensable.
2022.12.31 → 2023.12.31
¡“TOYOTA 蔡依林 UGLY BEAUTY 世界巡迴演唱會 FINALE in TAIPEI 台北最終場 World Tour in Taipei” cumple 1 año!
El 13 de octubre de 2022, Jolin Tsai anunció las fechas definitivas para la etapa final de su gira en Taiwán, “Toyota 2022-2023 Ugly Beauty World Tour Finale in Taipei” el cual se llevó a cabo en la Arena de Taipéi los días 31 de diciembre (2022), 1 de enero (2023), 2 de enero, 6 de enero, 7 de enero y 8 de enero. La venta de las entradas para los últimos 6 conciertos en Taipéi se realizó el 5 de noviembre a las 15:28 (hora de Taiwán) a través de KKTIX. Durante estas fechas, Jolin nos presentó nuevos outfits en todos los actos, dos invitados especiales – 韋禮安 WeiBird y 李玖哲 Nicky Lee con quienes cantó 都沒差 Equal In The Darkness/如果可以 Red Scarf y 親愛的對象 Untitled/屋頂Rooftop respectivamente. Asimismo, Jolin anunció el posible lanzamiento de un nuevo álbum de estudio para el 2023 y un single digital antes de la primera mitad del año. Durante estas fechas Jolin sorprendió a los fans al cantar canciones como “親愛的對象 Untitled”, “都沒差 Equal In The Darkness”, “海盜 Pirates”, “Stars Align”, “無言以對 Nothing Left To Say”, “獨佔神話 Exclusive Myth”, “怪我太年輕 Blame It On The Age”, “慣性背叛 Habitual Betrayal”, “許願池的希臘少女 The Greek Girl By The Wishing Pond”, “You Gotta Know”, “愛上了一條街 Love That Street” y “就是愛 It’s Love”.
With Orca by his side, Reese went through the most difficult time in his life. You were always so gentle to comfort me and take care of my feelings, even flying from Thailand to Taiwan and staying for just a day to make breakfast for me and to tidy up my home, it is so good with you by my side.
萌萌頭時期的Reese 有了人生第一個像親人一樣的兄弟,那時的眼神裡都是愛與希望。
Reese who was just a boy with a cute hair-cut, had for the first time in his life brothers who were just like family, the expression in his eyes was filled with hope and love.
如果當初沒提議辦那場演唱會是不是Matt就不會離開,也不會讓Neil一蹶不振~
If I hadn't suggested holding that concert then, would Matt still be around... and Neil would not have been devastated
小海的出現像一把鑰匙一樣解開了所有人的鎖
Xiao Hai's appearance was like a key, that opened up everyone's locked up emotions
To let Reese who had been living in guilt for seven years, to let out those feelings that had been locked away so long they had turned dusty, to let go of the guilt and feelings he had been holding on to obsessively, for him to love himself again, love Orca, to get back the innocence and passion he had towards music, let us finish that concert that we did not manage to hold before.
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bonus: Director's comment
@ lienchienhung I love you
@ timliou1020 i love you too. without you there would not be the Reese we know now
You saying you was worried 'bout me, ha?
Worried 'bout me, ha?
這邊真的超嗨…尤其是晚場,大家都「蛤!!!」得超兇超用力 🤣🤣🤣 我就一直想到最愛酸唧唧說爸比要賺奶粉錢/擔心他沒錢給小孩買尿布的智障路人XD 「你們根本他媽的沒關心過他,在那邊講什麼『擔心』?」
就像朋友說的,他發這種專輯一看就知道沒有想以此賺錢好嗎XDDD 他不需要、也沒在刻意討好大眾,嘴巴癢的無聊酸民也可以不用再「擔心」他了 Thank you and have a nice fuck. 😇
當下聽到這段時
I bet you wanna see me suffer
But my fans moving mountains like Usher
想到〈f〉剛出來時,芭飯在說去哪還能找到另一個偶像/歌手像他這樣在歌詞裡shout out to自己的粉絲
那個時候我想起了禹智皓的〈날〉…這次很幸運也很快樂的是,14號聽小智兇巴巴說「誰敢說我家fans無腦就弄死你」 、15號聽知元炫耀對自家fans的自豪和信賴
就覺得能夠喜歡這樣的兩位,我真的很幸福啊 雖然頭痛的時候也真的很頭痛(幹