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JJBA OC ASKS BE UPON YE‼️‼️ How does Ryoma sound like, any voice headcanons?

GRINS SO WIDELY...

UH I don't have a specific voice claim for Ryoma yet, but I have one that has strong Vibes: That being Muge (english dub) from A Whisker Away.

example 1 (ouuhh my gawd this scene)

example 2

The VA really hits that quirky/upbeat sort of sound I imagine Ryoma to have. Also helps that they have similar personalities 💥 though I think Ryoma's voice would be a bit deeper.

Fun little fact! I don't believe I've said this anywhere? Ryoma is actually really good at singing (though they're self conscious of it) they used to be in choir and they're a big theater kid.

YOU DIDNT ask but I have something in mind for Gadzooks too. I imagine Gadzooks to sound like the distorted voice in this certified banger.

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Super Crazy Rhythm Castle | Tuesday, 11.14.2023

Super Crazy Rhythm Castle is available now, courtesy of Konami and Second Impact Games.

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Beastie Boys - Intergalactic 1998

Hello Nasty is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Beastie Boys, released on July 14, 1998. It sold 681,000 copies in its first week, debuting at number 1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart, and won Best Alternative Music Album at the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in 1999.

"Intergalactic" was released as the first single, on June 2, 1998. The single reached number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the band's third top-40 single, and reached number five on the UK Singles Chart, where it remains the band's biggest hit. It received a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1999.

The wonderful "Intergalactic" video was directed by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch under the pseudonym Nathanial Hörnblowér. The storyline revolves around a giant robot causing destruction by fighting a giant octopus-headed creature in a city. Various scenes are filmed in the Shibuya and Shinjuku train stations in Tokyo, Japan. Throughout the video, the band wear bright uniforms of Japanese street construction workers. The music video won the award for Best Hip-Hop Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.

Beastie Boys have sold 20 million records in the US and had seven platinum-selling albums from 1986 to 2004. They are the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991. In 2012, they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In the same year, Adam Yauch died of cancer and Beastie Boys disbanded. The remaining members have released several retrospective works, including a book, a documentary, and a career-spanning compilation album.

"Intergalactic" received a total of 62,4% yes votes!

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B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA coming west for Switch, PC

From Gematsu

PQube will release MAGES.-developed boy idols visual novel B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA for Switch and PC via Steam in the west, the publisher announced. A release date was not announced.

B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA first launched for Switch on September 30, 2021 in Japan, followed by iOS and Android on February 10, 2022.

Here is an overview of the game, via PQube:

Become the representative of the famous B-Project in this unforgettable idol visual novel. Support a group of 14 idols from their humble beginnings through to stardom. Befriend them, influence their music and help them through their turbulent lives as they follow their dreams.

Sparkling Visual Novel – Full of brightness and color, B-PROJECT RYUSEI*FANTASIA is a visual novel which follows the lives and careers of the idol group “B-Project.”

Become an Idol A&R – Support these idols towards their dreams in the role of an A&R (Artist & Repertoire) where you are their representative and the expert in their artistic development.

14 Different Idols to Represent – Each with different personalities, likes, and dislikes, but all with the same dream, pick your bias or stan them all.

Original Music – Enjoy exclusive B-Project music, with all the original songs by the very idol boys you represent.

Interactive Mechanics – Your phone is your gateway to nurturing your relationship with the idols, don’t miss your chance to respond to messages and calls!

Voiced and Animated – Voiced by famous seiyuu, let the idols beautiful voices take you away and watch their lively animated reactions.

Endless Magic – With two different possible endings, 14 character epilogues to explore, and many CGs to unlock, the replayability is high.

Sparkling Visual Novel

Put your headphones on and get swept away with this colorful visual novel experience. Do you love boybands, JPop? Have you ever dreamed of being the driving force behind a successful idol group? Well now you can experience it in visual novel form!

Become an Idol A&R

Step into the hardworking role of A&R (Artist & Repertoire) to the talented idol group, B-Project. Take 14 young members under your wing, each with different personalities and struggles. It’s your job to support them, help them grow, and allow them to flourish! Discover the beginnings of the different idol groups—KITAKORE, MooNs, THRIVE, and KiLLER KiNG. Learn about their trainee days and the struggles they faced on the path to success. Follow the story as they join together to become one group, B-Project, and stand on Japan’s brightest stage.

Interactive Mechanics

Your phone is your gateway to nurturing your relationship with the idols. Be sure to keep an eye on it—as responding to messages and answering calls will allow you to better understand the idols under your wing.

Watch the announcement trailer below. View the first English screenshots at the gallery.

Announce Trailer

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Strange house - DGM doujin fangame guide book scans

so in January I found a physical copy of a 2010 d.gray-man doujin visual novel called Strange house by the doujin group MOONLIGHT CAFE. the game is a romance visual novel where you play as Lavi and can date Kanda while out on a mission with him to, you guessed it, a strange house.

the game is completely in Japanese and almost all mention of it online has gone away as it's a 14 year old game, so suffice to say finding anything about this game has been difficult. it won't be a complete mystery now though as I have the game and the guide book!

so... let's look inside this guide book!

before we crack it open, here's the scans of the DVD cover slip. the outside is similar to the guide book (see above) but the inside is an adorable collection of chibis.

now let's look at the guide book! all of these scans are at a high dpi so open them up in a new tab if you'd like to see them up close. also, most of this is in Japanese and I won't be able to translate a majority of it. if you'd like to translate it, please feel free to and add it to the post!

D.Gray-man LaviYu Only

Windows only sound novel type adventure game

(side note- visual novels are usually called adventure games in Japan. sound novel is another term for them that was more popular to use years ago)

The next two pages go over the system menus- the main menu, the CG gallery (where you can view cut scene artwork), in game menu, save & load, and the options menus.

Now that we've gone over the system, it's on to the character bios! Lavi is up first as he's the player character followed by Kanda and the finder Doma.

(somehow Kanda ends up in a bridal gown in this game)

(she has doll arms and legs? it says she's the other guy's sister)

(I have no clue what her name is suppose to be. Yuno Moreta? Yunoo Moreeta?? I'm guessing it's trying to be like Yu Kanda??? Allen's bio here mentions him being the 14th and that he doesn't appear much as he wasn't assigned to this mission)

(Lenalee's basically says that she's an exorcist and Komui's younger sister, but mentions that she might be seen on the mission in front of Lavi? the guy on the right was apparently meant to be something like a love rival in the MVP [think beta build] for the game)

after the character bios is the route guides!

while not every visual novel has choices or multiple endings, visual novels that do have multiple endings refer to them as "routes" or "scenarios", i.e. the series of choices you make to reach each ending. this game has 4 routes, each with a different artist.

scenario A is called Dolly and written by 響夜 and illustrated by Guriko.

scenario B is called Coming Home and written by 響夜 and illustrated by Seiko and others.

scenario C is.... something about a bracelet? it's written by 秋吉 and illustrated by Bonnu.

scenario D is called lonely travels / loneliness while traveling and is written by 木花 and illustrated by ネコ科ノコ.

to be honest this is a lot more than I was expecting! we're already at 7 team members and haven't touched the programming or music aspects. I also have no clue how long this game is - there's only a few choices listed here to get each route so each ending could be 5k words (short) or over 50k words (long).

now onto staff!

sadly, I won't be able to translate these as it's a majority kanji, but here they are.

and that's it! there's a lot of cute art here that I hope will be saved on the internet now that the sites for MOONLIGHT CAFE's games are mostly defunct.

personally as a visual novel developer I find it amazing that they were able to not only make such a good looking fan visual novel in 2010 with multiple endings but to get so many people on board and make it all work out. and then to make a physical release of it! (side note- I'm still unsure what engine this was made in! I'm thinking kirikiri but I'm not sure)

I have the game set up and am able to play it, so at some point I'll share some footage of it on this tag on my blog. I'm hesitant to put the exe online as this was a paid game at one point and the doujin circle seems to be disbanded, but I might if there's interest (is this considered a no-no for doujins? I'm unfamiliar on etiquette for doujins, so some advice on that would be appreciated if you have any)

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FTH 2024 Unlisted Fandom Challenge!

All right, there was a peek at the leaderboard in yesterday's numbers post. Today we're giving you the whole thing. The list below contains all 84 write-in fandoms. The majority of them have only one offer —so far. One more signup for them will jump them onto the leaderboard. Two more signups will put them in a tie for second place. Any fandom that gets an additional 4 signups will challenge for the lead ...

And we've had fandoms in years past that went from not on the list at all, to nearly the top of the leaderboard in the time between numbers updates. Will that be your fandom this year?

Signups are OPEN!

One quick request - when writing in your fandoms, please avoid using the ' | ' character. It gives google sheets (and your mods) a headache.

And now, on to the numbers! At not quite 48 hours of signups, this is the complete list of write-in fandoms -

5 YuYu Hakusho 3 Ace Attorney 3 Bungou Stray Dogs 3 Dragon Ball 3 For All Mankind 3 Realm of the Elderlings - Robin Hobb 3 The Goblin Emperor Series - Katherine Addison 2 Ancient Greece Religion and Lore 2 Buffyverse 2 Detective Conan 2 Dune 2 Guardian/Zhen Hun 2 HBO War 2 Imperial Radch Series 2 Tortall 1 Among Us 1 BBC Ghosts 1 Blue Beetle 1 Buzzfeed Unsolved/Watcher Entertainment RPF 1 Cherry Magic 1 Chronicles of Narnia 1 Cobra Kai 1 Criminal Minds 1 Danny Phantom 1 Death Note 1 Dice Punks (podcast) 1 Digimon 1 Donten ni Warau / Laughing Under the Clouds 1 Dungeons and Daddies (podcast) 1 Endeavour/Morseverse/Inspector Morse (ITV/Dexter) 1 Falsettos 1 Farscape 1 Fire Emblem (4-10, 13, 14, 16) 1 Five Nights at Freddy's 1 Formula 1 RPF 1 Glee 1 Grantchester 1 Greek Mythology 1 Grey's Anatomy 1 Gundam 1 Hawaii 5.0 1 Honkai Star Rail 1 Jeff Satur - music videos 1 Law and Order 1 Legend of the Galactic Heroes 1 London Spy 1 Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic 1 Magnificent Seven 1 Mob Psycho 100 1 Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury 1 Mrs. Davis 1 My Little Pony 1 Narcos (TV) 1 Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint 1 Omori 1 Orphan Black 1 Pacific Rim 1 Professional Wrestling - New Japan Pro Wrestling 1 Professional Wrestling: All Elite Wrestling 1 Re-Animator 1 Riverdale 1 Shades of Magic - V. E. Schwab 1 Simon Snow Series 1 Slam Dunk 1 Slow Horses (TV Show) 1 Super Sentai 1 Sweeney Todd 1 Ted Lasso 1 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across The 8th Dimension 1 The Adventures of Tintin 1 The Bear (TV) 1 The Empyrean Series - Rebecca Yarros (Fourth Wing) 1 The Good Place 1 The Last Kingdom 1 The Lunar Chronicles 1 The Mummy (1999 franchise) 1 The Pairing (Casey McQuiston) 1 The Radiant Emperor Series 1 The Saint of Steel 1 The Stanley Parable 1 Voltron: Legendary Defender 1 Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) 1 Wolf Pack 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters

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my armin headcanons :3

first i wanna clarify that i have mental problems and this is going to be EXTREMLY DELUSIONAL but u have to understand that thoose 4years that i didin't know anything about armin i idealize something in my crazy brain okay?

MY BOY IS NOT A COP ‼️‼️‼️

he likes to draw like almost every otaku/gamer so he decided to be an illuatrator in games or smt

i don't know why the game never says he likes anime or manga? i know we can see an evangelion poster but he never actually says he likes anime so yea that: he likes anime and manga

his favorite anime is jojo's and his fav manga probably something pretentious like monster or berserk

he's not a disney súper fan ! he wanted to take candy to japan not disney!!! (wedding in japan :3)

besides being an illustrator he also make streams on twitch just for fun about games ofc and maybe the watchers send drawings and he corrects them? that would be so cute 😭💔

something i hare about his storyline is that being a gamer is always treated like something inmature and if he stop being so obsessed with that is part of being more adult WHY??? is just so stupid and i hate it so that doesnt happend

he passed the resint evil 2 the 4th survivor in like 8 minutes

he also likes to read fantasy books like the lord of the rings, dune etc

talking about the lord of the ring he's a super fan!!! he says is his more nerdy thing, he even try to learn the elves language

okay here is when i get more delusional: he's a little emo. just like the style and music. mostly his hair. but like a happy and fun emo. when i was more obessed with armin it was between my 12/14 years and it was my emo era thats all my justification.

he loves my chemical romance

he's style is (besides a little emo) japanese street style in the 2000s the girls that get it get it

he has a coop save in stardew valley with candy (he is actually really bad and candy carries everything)

candy wants to have an aesthetic room/apartment but it end up being ruined by armin's nerdy decorations

It is very difficult form him to talk about serious or sad things, he usually gets very uncomfortable and his coping mechanism is to make jokes.

Technically this is not a headcanon since they talk about it in high school, but even though Armin is an extrovert, he sometimes suffers from anxiety attacks.

also not a headcanon but him and candy have problems with Affective responsibility (marianne and connell check!!!)

his love language is psysical touch

he uses a LOT of kaomijis (he says is ironic but he actually loves them)

HE HAS A LIP PIERCING

i may add more later !! sorry if my english is bad is not my first language :p

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Japanese Tales Fans Vote Their Favorite Tales Games In Recent Survey

Japanese website Net Lab has made another Tales related survey for fans to vote; the topic this time is favorite Tales games. The poll ran from June 27, 2023 to July 4, 2023 and has a total of 10, 344 votes overall.

Before I reveal the results, there are three things I want to let you know:

This is a Japan-only poll because the admins did not want overseas fans to vote due to possible illegal voting.

Fans can vote up to three games.

Please do not be vocal about the games/titles you hate or don’t particularly; if you don’t have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself.

Here are the results from 1st to 24th (I’ll add in the number of votes the game has received and a comment that pertain to the respective game translated via Google Translate and me trying to make it as cohesive in English):

Abyss - 1176 votes

Comment: Bamco, are you seeing this? I’m forever waiting on a full remake of Abyss.

2. Vesperia - 1035 votes

Comment: My favorite is Tales of Vesperia. My first Tales game was Legendia, but Vesperia is the first one I’ve cleared. The Switch version is super packed and I have beaten the secret boss. I had a super hard time with that boss battle. I love Yuri so much.

3. Zestiria - 983 votes

Comment: It’s been a long time since I graduated from the Tales series, but Zestiria made me want to come back. There may be times where I feel unreasonable, but I’ve come to like this work, including that “do-it-yourself” thing. I really like it.

4. Symphonia - 962 votes

Comment: Before I played the first 3D game, I was a little worried, but when I opened the lid, I was hooked on the perfection that surpassed the previous work. I love the characters, the story, the music and the system.

5. Phantasia - 701 votes

Comment: For me, it’s Phantasia, which I played for the first time and became the most memorable. I want it to have a remake like Destiny.

6. Eternia - 693 votes

Comment: One vote for Eternia with a smooth battle system!

7. Destiny - 601 votes

Comment: Just remembering that scene with Leon breaks my heart. My favorite work of all time. I want to play again, so I’ll be waiting for a port!

8. Berseria - 529 votes

Comment: Because the first game I played was Tales of Berseria, I got hooked onto Velvet.

9. Graces F - 528 votes

10. Xillia 2 — 508 votes

11. Destiny 2 -  456 votes

12. Arise - 367 votes

13. Rebirth - 311 votes

Comment: I love Rebirth’s battle system and characters so much!

14. Legendia - 294 votes

Comment: Legendia, when will you get a remake or a port? I’ve been waiting…

15. Xillia - 176 votes

16. Luminaria - 171 votes

Comment: Luminaria is the best! I want to see the continuation someday!

17. Innocence R - 168 votes (tied)

Comment: Tales of Innocence (DS version) makes me want to play regularly. A work that I love and value so much that I lose my vocabulary.

17. Dawn of the New World - 168 votes (tied)

19. Crestoria - 148 votes

20. Hearts R - 134 votes

Comment: Tales of Hearts for DS is my favorite work, not the remake version of Hearts R.

21. Narikiri Dungeon - 91 votes

22. Others - 68 votes

I’ve seen people say “Radiant Mythology series”, “Asteria”, “Versus” “Link”, “The Rays” and “Warheit”.

23. Tempest - 56 votes

Comment: I will always love Tempest. Please remake it.

24 - Summoner’s Lineage - 20 votes

What are your thoughts about the results?

What is your favorite Tales game? Let us know in the comments below!

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KEIKO Planetarium Live〜Starry Night〜 & Chocolate meating#3〜Starry Night edition〜 Live Report

I experienced so many amazing things during my recent Japan trip but for some reason, this special planetarium event left the most lasting impression so that's why I wanted it to be the topic of my first live report. Below you'll find an abundance of fangirling and mindless blabbering so please brace yourselves! The post will be divided into the following sections to make it easier for you to get through.

General Info

Preface

Merchandise

Venue

Performance

Fan Club Exclusive Part

General Info

Instagram post by Keiko | Tweet by Keiko | Tweet by Yuriko

『KEIKO Planetarium Live ~Starry Night~』 [Date] Sunday, December 17, 2023 [Time] Open 14:30 / Start 15:00 [Ticket fee] 8,000 yen (tax included) [Venue] Konica Minolta Planetaria TOKYO DOME1

FC Exclusive 『Chocolate meating #3 ～Starry Night edition～』 [Date] Sunday, December 17, 2023 [Time] Open 17:00 / Start 17:30 [Ticket fee] 8,500 yen (tax included) ※FC exclusive benefit included [Venue] Konica Minolta Planetaria TOKYO DOME1

Preface

When this was first announced I was devastated because at that time, my trip to Japan was scheduled to end on Dec 14th. But with both Wakana and Keiko announcing solo performances after that day, I was determined to find a way to extend my stay. Initially, I was hesitant because I knew there was no way to change my return flight. I would ultimately lose a significant amount of money and on top of that, I would have to book a new one-way return ticket for a later date which would cost me a fortune as well. After considering all my pros and cons, I ultimately decided to go through with the whole thing because I knew I would probably hate myself forever if I didn't use that opportunity. Of course it also hinged upon whether or not I would manage to get a ticket for the fan club performance in the evening. I knew my chances were super slim due to the tiny venue (~100 people) but luckily, I won a ticket. At that point I knew that I had no excuses not to go XD This is by far one of he craziest and most irrational things I've ever done so for some time I was afraid that I would end up with horrible regrets but I am happy to report that it was worth every penny for me. Not only was Wakana's concert amazing, these two Keiko performances absolutely blew me away with their intimate nature and unique atmosphere. Can you believe that this was actually the first time for me to attend a Keiko solo event? I had purchased streaming tickets for all of her online lives of course but I had never been to an on-site event. And for a while now, I have been asking myself if I would even enjoy a one-man live like that since - as we all know - I am not particularly fond of a lot of her solo releases but, lo and behold, my love for Keiko and her music was 100% reaffirmed. I am so glad that I took the plunge, I couldn't be more grateful to have been able to be there for this amazing experience. On this note, I wanna give a big shout-out to my friend Pae who encouraged me from the get-go to come to the event and who got our tickets for the day performance. It was a general sale on a first come-first serve basis and she really knocked it out of the park with her professional ticket purchasing skills. I definitely could never have done it that quickly so kudos to her. Here's a picture of little old me, Pae and her friend from Thailand.

Merchandise

I wanna take a few moments to talk about the live goods because I am utterly smitten with everything. The acrylic stands and the block are particularly pretty but I am also obsessed with the polaroids. I almost couldn't contain myself and since they didn't have any limits as to how many pieces one person could buy, I naturally went all out. Don't worry, I didn't buy that much since I was still reeling from how expensive it was to extend my trip. Also, I was one of the first few people in line so it would have been rude to buy an excessive amount, there were a ton of other fans around after all, they obviously also wanted to buy a lot of merch. While they prepared plenty of the random polaroid magnets, they unfortunately didn't really bring enough of the acrylic stuff. By the end of the day performance, the acrylic stands were already completely sold out and after the evening performance, the acrylic block was gone too. I guess that means that even if we get an online sale at one point, they will only sell the tote bag and the magnets...or maybe they'll produce another batch of all the acrylic items...We'll have to wait and see...I could see myself buying some more polaroids if they become available online. I only got two pieces with a handwritten message by Keiko so it would be nice to have more. But they are not exactly cheap so I'll have to think about it.

Venue

The venue was...not what I had expected XD. The pictures online of Konica Minolta Planetaria are a bit misleading but I guess that's because they only ever feature Dome 2 and not Dome 1 which is significantly smaller and doesn't have any of the fancy seats. Our seats were little more than reclining beach chairs with a little table but oh well, I didn't come there to be seated comfortably so it didn't bother me too much. At the end of the day, it was a good thing that the dome was so tiny because it made everything feel so much more intimate. And let me tell you, when I say intimate, I mean intimate. I've never ever been this close to Keiko (and I've had my fair share of close encounters with her). There were no assigned seats for the performances, everyone just had a number on their ticket and we were allowed to enter the dome in order of that number. As mentioned earlier, Pae was super fast getting our tickets so we ended up with the numbers 5 to 7, meaning that for the day performance I got a seat right at the front with a clear view of Keiko. There was no stage or anything, just a bit of basic equipment, some microphones and two stools. This meant that there was barely any space between the front row and the artist area (1 metre maybe). Needless to say, I spent the entire time looking at Keiko XD. I almost felt a bit bad because I was missing out on the lovely projections but to be fair, it was actually quite hard to get a good view of them this close to the front so the best option for me was to just stare at Keiko. During the break I bought myself a yummy galaxy donut which was almost too pretty to eat but at that point I was starving so I literally devoured it. For the FC exclusive evening performance I wasn't nearly as lucky when it came to my number. I got #71 so I ended up in one of the last rows unfortunately. From the first performance I knew that Keiko would be entering from the back door on the left side and walk through the audience so I at least made sure to take a seat close to the door so she would walk right past me (which she did so YAY but more on that later). On another positive note, the seat in the back made it possible for me to get fully immersed in the projections without being too distracted by Keiko. It was truly breathtaking to see all these space-themed vivid images across the ceiling.

Performance

It feels like I have already talked so much about the whole thing but I haven't mentioned a single thing about the actual performances so let me rectify that. I've already alluded to it in the beginning of this post, Keiko was absolutely stunning and I am obviously not just talking about her looks. Her vocals were out of this world, every single song of the setlist flattered her so much, there was not a single misplaced note as far as I could tell. Due to the nature of the event, it was of course a very understated performance, there was no wild movement or crazy choreography, it was just Keiko standing/sitting there being illuminated by the tiniest of lights, just enough to still see her but never enough to distract from the visuals. After all, the main focus were supposed to be the projected images and for the most part, that was the case. Only occasionally they would shine some more light on Keiko (mostly during MCs). As you can see below, the setlist was full of ballads and OMG, I couldn't have been happier about that. She sang almost all my faves so I was pretty much in heaven for the first half of the live. Almost started crying during 通り雨 because it was painstakingly beautiful. キミガネムルカラ and 夕顔 were also true gems to experience live, so haunting and mystic. She brought out her brand new guitar for songs #4 to #6 and while I have never been the biggest fan of acoustic guitars, Keiko really managed to make me fall in love with the sound. Both her and her guitarist did a fantastic job arranging and performing these tracks. Also, I was quite surprised to hear Yas Nakajima provide backup vocals for Keiko during Burn In The Wind, their voices match perfectly.

The cover section was admittedly a bit of a let-down for me since the chosen songs are not exactly among my favourites. That's not to say that I didn't enjoy myself or that Keiko didn't deliver the songs flawlessly, it's just that I don't really care all that much for the songs themselves. There were some really gorgeous high notes though so I really can't complain. Speaking of covers, I was super hyped when Keiko announced that she would be singing 風の街へ, a self-cover of her first FictionJunction KEIKO work. I had a feeling she would maybe sing it (since it's obviously a perfect fit for this sort of atmosphere) but Pae kept telling me that it probably wouldn't be happening. Glad I was right about that. During the MC, Keiko was talking about her upcoming single 夕闇のうた so for a while I was sure she would just sing that but she ultimately did not perform it. We got to hear the full version a few days earlier at Kaji Fes. so I wasn't too disappointed that it didn't make it onto the setlist of the planetarium live (also, if I am being honest, the song hasn't really grown on me yet so it's not like I'm dying to hear it again and again). Instead, she chose the song that marked the very beginning of Keiko's journey together with Yuki Kajiura and really, I can never get enough of it. It's one of my very favourite YK x Keiko collaborations and it's always such a pleasure to hear it live. It was only my second time so I couldn't have been more grateful. The final three songs were a nice change of pace with more involvement from the audience and more focus on Keiko rather than the projections. I certainly didn't expect ラテ to make an appearance but with the pretty lights, it worked surprisingly well. The whole thing had a very futuristic feel to it if you know what I mean. ユア has slowly been growing on me and it's just such a feel-good song that I cannot stop vibing with it (similar to Wakana's Happy Hello Day actually). The ending was beyond epic, エンドロール is such a cool song. I just wish I had known the lyrics so I would have been able to sing along properly (I have zero skills when it comes to memorising lyrics) . Keiko tried to prepare us with a few test-runs but I kept mixing up some lines T_T Oh well, I had a blast so that's all that counts! The one thing I felt kinda sad about was the fact that we didn't get an encore but I guess they had to keep the performance short...?

M-1キミガネムルカラ M-2夕顔 M-3通り雨 M-4夜の嘘と M-5Lost M-6Burn In The Wind M-7駅 by 竹内まりや (Cover) M-8ルビーの指環 by 寺尾聰 (Cover) M-9秋桜 by 山口百恵 (Cover) M-10風の街へ (Self-Cover) M-11ラテ M-12ユア M-13エンドロール

Fan Club Exclusive Part

When I entered the dome for the fan club exclusive evening performance, I was given a large envelope by a staff member containing a message card by Keiko. The scan above features the picture which makes up one half of the card. So pretty! (Please keep in mind that this is fan club exclusive!) As mentioned earlier, I had a seat pretty far in the back during this performance, I was still close enough to have a good view of Keiko but I decided to focus on the projections this time around since Keiko jokingly mentioned a couple of times that she felt so many eyes on her and that we should try to enjoy the gorgeous view above as well. With the way she said it, I could tell that she wasn't annoyed or angry about it but she genuinely just wanted us the get the most out of the experience. And yeah, I have to admit, it was amazing to just lean back and watch the gorgeous space visuals while being gently wrapped by Keiko's vocals. Also, for some weird reason, the seats in the back were much more comfortable than the ones in the front row so that made it a lot easier to just relax. The setlist was the exact same and Keiko's performance was just as good. There were some technical issues with the projections at one point so the staff asked Keiko to take a little break and entertain the audience for a while so they could fix the problem. Keiko was really cute during this section because she struggled to come up with something to talk about. All her other MCs had been rather short and straight-to-the-point so there wasn't really anything to talk about. She even admitted that it was quite hard for her to just talk to an audience without having anyone on stage with her to create a sort of a back and forth. Unfortunately, her guitarist was pretty useless in that regard since he didn't feel comfortable at all talking XD Keiko ended up blabbering on and on about the most random stuff and eventually talked a bit about the guitar arrangement for 秋桜 which she found quite impressive. After they had fixed the issue, we went back to the regular program for a couple of songs until Keiko announced that it was time for some special games since this was a fan club event after all. First, we played a few rounds of a Maru-Batsu-Quiz (True-or-False-Quiz). They had prepared some Keiko-trivia questions. Everyone was asked to stand up and with every question people either answered with "true" (fist) or "false" (open hand). Those who answered incorrectly had to sit down so fewer and fewer people remained standing as time went by. Some of the questions were a bit tricky so all you could do was guess. Unfortunately, I wasn't one of the lucky winners at the end. Although I will say that these games are mostly based on trust since you can always pretend to have made the correct gesture or change your gesture in the right moment (it's hard to verify stuff like that). There were a handful of guys who won the first two rounds, they got to walk towards the front and Keiko gave them a little present (some snack souvenirs from the most recent Asia tour-leg, nothing too exciting). Then we were all surprised because for one round the last person standing happened to be none other than Yuriko Kaida. Turns out she had been sitting right behind me all this time (her seat was the closest one to the back door in the very last row). I did not expect her to actually collect her prize (especially since Keiko mentioned that Yuriko had gotten the exact same souvenir in Taiwan) but she did. It was a treat seeing them interact like that. They are so funny together and it was during those moments that you could immediately tell that Keiko became so much more relaxed and talkative once she had someone on-stage with her who she felt comfortable with. As a final game, we did one round of rock-paper-scissors which once again, I wasn't lucky enough to win but I guess it just wasn't meant to be T_T

When the show was over, Keiko walked through the audience towards the door in the back and that's when my seat choice really paid off. She got super close to the people who had an aisle seat, she made eye contact, waved at us and even did little high fives with the one or the other female fan who dared to initiate a gesture like that (of course I didn't because I am too chicken-shit for that). Once Keiko was gone, Yuriko was also ushered outside. Some of us were still hopeful that we would get an encore, especially since they had closed the exit again but alas we didn't get one. However, we were all in for a special treat when it was time to finally get up and leave. When they started playing the usual after-live announcement it was obvious that there wouldn't be an encore so I took my stuff and headed towards the back door which a staff member was just about to open. That's when I realised that Keiko was standing right outside the door, waiting for the audience members to give each one of us a private send-off. This is a common occurrence with fan club events in Japan but I've never had it happen with Keiko before so this was super special. Also, during and even long after the pandemic, situations with close encounters like that were strictly avoided so I didn't really expect them to do a send-off. Seems like we have finally moved past those restrictions! BANZAI! Anyway, I literally froze in place when I saw Keiko standing there because I was scared to be the first one to be greeted by her. I waited a few seconds so a handful of people could walk out before me. This way I was able to observe what other fans were saying to her and how much time the staff allowed each person with Keiko. I know, it probably sounds ridiculous to you but this sort of stuff stresses me out immensely, I prefer to be at least a tiny bit prepared. I was probably the fifth person to walk outside and most people inside the dome were still putting on their clothes or picking up their stuff so there was not really a line behind me or any type of rush. When I got in front of Keiko, we both did the crazy waving thing again while I thanked her for everything. Then I told her that I am always supporting her from Vienna and she was like, "wow, Vienna, so cool!" At that point it would have probably been my turn to step away since I could tell that the staff member next to Keiko was getting antsy and already preparing to ask me to continue walking. But I wanted to use the opportunity to briefly mention my undying love for the beret I had won during a previous fan club event. As you probably all know, this is my most-prized possession. It's a hat previously owned and frequently worn by Keiko herself, she signed it and even wrote my name on it before shipping it out to me. Being as obsessed with Kalafina fashion as I am, I really couldn't have asked for a better gift. Squeezing all those emotions into a single sentence or two was very hard but I tried my best. I had forgotten how to breathe at that point and my voice was getting super weird. I pointed at my hat and hoped that she would even remember that she had given it away. Then I all but squeaked out how grateful I was to win it and that I would treasure it all my life. She also pointed at it with clear recognition on her face (thank God or it would have been embarrassing XD) and told me with the brightest of smiles, "ah yes, yes, I know, that's amazing, I am so happy for you!" Needless to say, that almost killed me 💀I definitely ascended to another plane of existence that day. I didn't wanna push my luck any further so with a final wave I kept walking towards the reception area and thus ended my Keiko Planetarium experience. Even hours after the event, I was still reeling from everything that had happened.

My plane was supposed to leave bright and early the following morning so I did not stick around longer than necessary. I said my goodbyes to a couple of fellow fans and then took off. Some of them wanted to invite me to a small after-dinner-party but I just wouldn't have been able to deal with the stress on the eve of my departure.

All right, that's it, hopefully I didn't forget anything and I didn't bore you to death. Kudos to anyone who managed to make it to the end.

PS: I just wanna say that Keiko is the prettiest human being ever. Every time I see her up-close I'm reminded of her other-worldly beauty. Standing right next to her, it doesn't even feel like she is a real person because everything about her looks so smooth and polished, like someone put a filter on top of her XD

[astrobydalia]

About me…

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Hi, I’m Dalia! Nice to see you here💕

Age 20s

Im from Europe

Occupation collage student, freelance teacher

MBTI infj 9w8

My chart (western) Virgo Sun, Pisces Moon, Sagittarius ASC, Air and Venus dominant, Pluto-asc conjunction // (Vedic) Purva phalguni sun, shatabhisha moon, jeyshtha asc

Life path 5

My astrology journey I’m self-taught in astrology and other occult studies since age 14. Have been doing personal readings for about 3 years now but I’ve taken a break to focus on college and life

I like… philosophy, writing, make up, fashion, peonies, languages, baking now and then, reading and investigating, occult (duh), music, tea, landscape paintings

Fun facts! I have 3 nationalities and have been traveling long distance since I was a baby // my fave place I've been to is Japan // I'm lactose intolerant // Despite being a procastinator I love to work, my main goal in life is to be in love with my job! // I have a very weird phobia of dogs. I think they're great, but idk why I get terrified when I have one near me // I am mixed-race // kinda dark but I was born clinically dead // I'm an ugly laugher, I've always said I laugh like an evil witch lmao it ain't cutesy

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That’s pretty much it! Thank you for sticking around with my content I appreciate it so much💕

[seoul-bros]

Jikook Week 25 Complete ✔️(28/05 - 04/06/2024)

Their twenty fifth week in the military is now complete and time to celebrate this milestone with a look back at this week in 2017.

BTS had just made a landmark win at the BMA's winning Top Social Artist (22/05) and were receiving lots of attention in the press.

TwiX Post

There first appearance after getting back from the US was a KBS news conference on 29/05. They posted on TwiX beforehand.

Watching the news conference I realized that the SK press has never made it easy on BTS. There was only cursory mention of their win and a huge emphasis on their responsibility as role models for youth and ambassadors for South Korea.

It's just all a bit too much and I don't remember anyone talking to One Direction or Take That in quite the same way. The only other similar example is possibly the Beatles who did get quite a bit of the establishment press looking down the nose at them in interviews. No wonder Joonie got so fed up after dealing with it for so many years and we are blessed with Groin (I'm using any excuse to post about RPWP at the moment) as a result.

After the press conference they headed to the airport. Jimin is so striking in this outfit. Shame JK's good looks were hidden behind that mask. They were off to play three nights at the Osaka Jo-Hall, Japan (30/05, 31/05 & 01/06) as part of the Wings Tour.

The Osaka concerts come at the beginning of this Memories of 2017 video between 0.00 & 10:35 mins. What comes over is how cohesive they are as a team and how much affection there is between them all. Look at jinhopekook all glued together after the show. Whose hands are resting on JK's shoulders? I think you know.

Finally it was FESTA 2017. There was a gift for ARMY every day from 01/06 to the 14/06.

One of those gifts was JK & Jimin's version of We don't talk anymore which was released on 03/06. I love this version of the song.

There was also this rather chaotic exclusive fan cam on the 04/06.

Oh to have been around when all this stuff was dropping. I have festa envy. I'm looking forward to some new music on the 07/06.

Post Date: 04/06/2024

[wub-fur-radio]

Yet Another Kool Kollection of Kinks Kovers

[Special Ray’s 80th Birthday Edition]

God Save the Kinks! Wub-Fur Internet Radio wishes a very happy 80th birthday to the bard of Muswell Hill, Sir Raymond Douglas Davies. To celebrate the great man and his music we dove deep into our archives and scoured the dark corners of the Internet to obtain 20 of the finest indie rock cover versions of Kinks songs we could find. Now this remarkable selection of fine rock music is available to stream as the soundtrack for your very own Ray Davies’ 80th birthday party (or any other appropriate occasion). Featuring contributions from Queens of the Stone Age, Ty Segall, Yo La Tengo. Shonen Knife, Colin Meloy, Camper Van Beethoven, Meatbodies, Nada Surf, and a dozen more cool bands who sound like they love Ray’s music as much as we do (and that’s a lot).

▶︎🎶 Listen on Mixcloud

Running Time: 1 hour

Tracklist

Intro (0:28) — Mike Douglas and Ray Davies

She’s Got Everything (2:56) — Real Kids | Boston, MA | 1982

Till the End of the Day (2:00) — Shonen Knife | Osaka, Japan | 1993

Where Have All the Good Times Gone (2:26) — The Grip Weeds | New Jersey | 2023

I’m Not Like Everybody Else (3:21) — Camper Van Beethoven | Santa Cruz, CA | 1993

Who’ll Be the Next in Line (2:28) — Queens of the Stone Age | Palm Desert, CA | 2000

Picture Book (2:19) — Young Fresh Fellows | Seattle, WA | 1989

King Kong (3:24) — Meatbodies | Los Angeles, CA | 2016

This Strange Effect (2:46) — Steve Wynn | New York, NY | 1997

A Long Way From Home (2:44) — The Green Pajamas | Seattle, WA | 2005

Shangri-La (5:05) — Versus | New York, NY | 2000

Waterloo Sunset (3:35) — Ty Segall | Loss Angeles, CA | 2017

Days (2:58) — Colin Meloy | Portland, OR | 2013

End of the Season (3:20) — Nada Surf | New York, NY | 2017

No Return (2:00) — Yo La Tengo | Hoboken, NJ | 1997

I Go to Sleep (3:08) — Maston | Los ANgeles, CA | 2013

Nothin’ in the World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ’Bout That Girl (3:03) — The Shelters | Los Angeles, CA | 2016

This Time Tomorrow (3:16) — Telekinesis | Seattle, WA | 2014

Victoria (3:15) — No Coast | Kokomo, IN | 2015

God’s Children (3:13) — Woods | Brooklyn, NY | 2013

This Is Where I Belong (2:14) — Frank Black | Massachusetts | 2000

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Long time listeners may recall the original version of this mix, which we first shared back in November of 2017. Although this new version is shorter, it has been substantially revised and we think it is overall an improvement. Those who just can’t get enough Kinks covers and/or wish to form their own opinion can find the earlier version here.

[hiromusicarts-blog]

preview of "crossroads"

新譜「crossroads」のダイジェスト　

 preview of crossroads       

 昨日未明（7 / 14）に公開しました。

タイトル「crossroads」２０２３年９月２7日発売 アーティスト：ヒロオガワ レーベル：サウンドデザインワークス　品番：HMA-９８５1 取り扱い　全国のCDショップ (お取り寄せ、新星堂を除く） 　 Amazon、タワレコ、HMV、楽天ブックス,CD Japan 等オンラインショップ 音楽配信：iTunes(Apple Music)、レコチョク、d-ミュージック、my sound、mora、spotify、Deezer等 定価　￥2.200-（税抜き￥2.000）

[silbeni]

Character bio:

DIU ref (above) | TSKR | TSKR LIVE ACTION (1) (2) |

RYOMA ROMÁN ➡️⬇️⬆️🔙

Stand: Gadzooks

Pronouns: They/she.

Labels: Asexual Biromantic. Genderfluid.

Goes by gendered labels of any kind.

Age: 21 (DIU) 28 (TSKR) 28 (TSKR DRAMA)

Height: 6'3"

Nationality: Puertorican 🇵🇷

Prominent features: Big nose, large sanpaku eyes (exotropia on left), buck teeth, long eyelashes, long face.

Build: Stringbean. Broad shoulders, long torso and narrow hips. Long, thin limbs.

Tags: Ryoma, Ryohan (Rohan/Ryoma)

Voice claim: 🎙️(they've trained themself to speak in a higher register to appear friendlier.it's instinctual by now, but their natural voice comes out sometimes)

PERSONALITY

Positives:

Nicest girlthing in town :3 anxiously social, beloved by moms. Charismatic but in an awkward, quirky Disney princess kind of way. Knows half of Morioh by name. Always thrilled to make new friends. Willing and determined to help others despite not having much themself. Very responsible and diligent.

Negatives:

Doormat. If people pleasing was a sport, she'd be a star athlete. Who needs friends when you can have 1000 acquaintances? Being overstressed and overworked is a default state. Will fall asleep if they stay still for longer than 5 seconds. Pretends to be a functioning human being. Too concerned about what people think. Avoids confrontation like the plague. Hanging on by a thread, have been for years. Deep rooted self worth and image issues. Trauma, who could've guessed. Asking for help means becoming a burden.

Likes: Adores sweets, cute things and bright colours. 60's fashion. Bug fanatic.

Representative animal: Rabbit

MISC

Motifs: Arrows, spots, dots, letters "WB" (wardback), stars (TSKR) bows (TSKR).

Particularities: Fear of horses. (Was bit by one at a petting zoo when they were younger) Backwards gimmick. Rarely swears. Sometimes wears facemasks due to insecurity. Photographic memory. Technology illiterate.

Skills: Incredible singing ability. She used to be in a catholic choir when she was younger. Plays acoustic guitar. Dance, improv and performance skills. CPR training and general medical knowledge from textbooks.

Education: Didn't graduate high school, (failed 11th grade) Attended a music school for a short time.

OCCUPATION

DIU: Waitress (Café Deux Margots) Sales associate, cashier (Candy shop) Housekeeper (employed by Rohan) All three at once, yes.

TSKR: Musical theater performer, independent music artist.

TSKR Live Action: Housekeeper (employed by Rohan), Waitress, Cashier (Small Mom-and-Pop restaurant)

CANON CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS

Tomoko. DIU: Motherly figure. TSKR DRAMA: Close, adopted legally (as an adult)

Ryohei. TSKR DRAMA: Familial relationship.

Rohan. DIU/TSKR DRAMA: Acquaintances to friends. Friends to lovers. Slow burn romance. TSKR: Dating (cont from DIU)

Mikitaka. DIU: Closest friend.

Reimi: Close friends.

Koichi. DIU: Great friends. Familial vibe.

Josuke/Okuyasu. DIU: friendly, but not particularly close.

Jotaro/Joseph: DIU: Vaguely Familial.

Shinobu. Friendly acquaintances.

ORIGINAL CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS

Gadzooks. Stand, turbulent. Fluctuates greatly between fear and comfort.

(alt!DIU) Romeh. Older brother.

(Stone Ocean) Dante. Familial, sibling.

(Jojolion) Kyouka. Strange... Creeps them out a bit.

These three live in separate universes but meet through the Ryomaverse.

BACKGROUND

FULL (DIU): TW PHYSICAL ABUSE, PARENTAL NEGLECT, SUICIDE. WIP ATM

TW FREE VERSION (DIU)

Lived in PR until they were 14, when they were sent to Kyoto, Japan to live with their CEO uncle and his wife. The transition was hard, and they stuck out like a sore thumb in their new environment. Inevitably, they were bullied, like back at home but it was kind of different this time (as they were a foreigner). That was when they gave themselves the name Ryoma as a way to fit in. It didn't work much, but they ended up preferring Ryoma to their legal name. They were made to adjust again after their uncle had been hit with a lawsuit for doing sketchy business behind closed doors, which simultaneously also revealed his infidelity. He was forced to downsize, and moved into a small house in Morioh. Ryoma continued their life at their new school, but her circumstances made it difficult. Her education ended when she failed to finish high school. Her uncle stopped working, so Ryoma joined the workforce to keep them both afloat.

After the darkest time in her life, Ryoma met Tomoko. She recognized they were struggling and stepped up to help. They grew close. Tomoko considers her an honorary Higashikata, and Ryoma regularly visits every week.

Eventually, Ryoma gets dragged into the main plot of DUI, somewhere after Shigechi's death, but before Mikitaka is introduced. They are already somewhat familiar with the cast, (working at the cafe, their closeness to tomoko, and just being a social butterfly) but they don't really get to know them well prior to that.

One fateful day, Ryoma is waitressing and she overhears Josuke, Okuyasu, and Koichi talk about stands. Ryoma has had Gadzooks for years now, but they didn't know others had them, or what they were called. Interested in the topic, and they decide to eavesdrop, and sneak underneath the table to listen in. They're found out and a short confrontation ensues in which Gadzooks attempts to grind the three into film. It ends with Ryoma apologizing profusely and agreeing to join in the effort against Kira.

Related art (sort of outdated)

TSKR

Background is unchanged. TSKR is a continuation of the DIU timeline.

TSKR DRAMA

Same as DIU, (including the TWS) but with some key differences. TSKR Live Action Ryoma has always seen ghosts, is undead (explanation), they are living with Tomoko and they don't meet the Duwang gang. They live life as normal until they're 28, and they meet Rohan when he's interviewing for a housekeeper. He had fallen into a creative slump, which started affecting other aspects of his life. His house had become a mess and he needed someone to take care of that, so he could focus on his manga.

Ryoma was one of the candidates recommended to him, glowing reviews. That wasn't something he cared about though. Rohan is very picky about the people he keeps around, whether he liked them or not would be the most important factor.

To be honest, he didn't like Ryoma at first. They were friendly, too friendly. They reminded him of his editor, and one Kyoka was more than enough for him. He had already made up his mind when he decided to read their mind for the heck of it. He was still on the search for inspiration, and who knows, he might find something interesting.

And he did. He found something he had never seen before. Ryoma's pages were completely illegible, and what's more, they were awake.

Within Ryoma, Gadzooks instinctually activated its ability on him. He found himself unraveling into film, helplessly.

He woke up to see Ryoma standing over him, concerned. He decided then he would hire them. As a house keeper, but also as his new source of inspiration.

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[taekooktimeline]

October 20, 2023 -

Tae goes live at 3am in Korea. He plays a few songs, then abruptly sits up and says he’s suddenly thinking of “Jungkookie” (he was in Japan for a Calvin Klein event).

He then puts on Jungkook’s cover of “To Find You” by Sing Street, saying “I suddenly want to listen to Jungkookie’s … there’s a song Jungkookie ALWAYS sings to / for me.”

Timestamp 4:23

Video snippet -

https://x.com/mybwits/status/1715060947285602542?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://x.com/yourstrulytkk/status/1715061619380678857?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

It should be noted that translations vary if he says “Jungkookie” sings it “to” him or “for” him, but honestly, I’m not hung up on this because it’s a powerful truth bomb either way. It’s a beautiful song, and this moment highlights another instance of how Taekook share music with each other, and also is another glimpse of us getting to see how romantic they are towards one another. Jungkook ALWAYS sings this romantic song to Tae, or for Tae.

Some translations -

The version of “To Find You” that Tae plays is the cover Jungkook sang on his February 28, 2023 live. In that live, Jk had said during the halfway point of the song, “Isn’t this nice?” which can be heard in the version Tae plays. He starts the song and sings along to Jungkook’s voice. He makes cute faces to reciprocate when Jk asks in his live, “Isn't this so nice?” and he cutely agrees with him, shutting his eyes and saying “Hmm” as he nods in agreement.

Timestamp 5:19

Snippet of Tae responding to Jk’s question to ARMY during his live in February 2023 - https://x.com/taekookalbum/status/1715064081567146386?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cylz3SoN_Ma/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

The lyrics of “To Find You”(super sweet, super romantic)-

Jungkook covered this song multiple times during his February 28, 2023, live, singing it for over ten minutes to ensure it was perfect. What’s also interesting to remember is this is the same day his IG was deleted. These events seem significant. The theories proposed by many are now more plausible/ believable in the light of the new revelation by Tae, which is that Jk sang the whole song for Tae during the live. Despite getting interrupted he ensured that he completed the song, as if he knew that Tae was in the audience and he was singing it for him. Based on the analogy of the song being about a protagonist’s determination and commitment to their journey, and how it’s special to Taekook - Tae suddenly thinking of the song and sharing how Jungkookie always sings it to/for him, and quickly pulling up Jk’s Weverse live February 2023 cover, which is clearly saved on his computer, and since he played it months after the live when Jk was out of town - all of this clearly shows that the song holds special meaning to them. This was the version Tae wanted to listen to and play for us. He has fond memories attached to the song, and it must remind him of Jk, whose presence he missed. I’ve covered JK’s February 2023 live extensively below because this song is essential to Taekook.

Jk shares it’s a song he’s heard “a long time ago” but heard it recently and wanted to sing it -

timestamp 8:21 (when Jk first mentions the song), timestamp 9:09 (when he first starts the song)

The doorbell rings and Jk pauses singing to check who it is, before announcing he doesn’t answer the door for someone he doesn’t know (timestamp 10:27). He then starts the song over (timestamp 10:49).

But as he sings he shakes his head and says twice that the vibe should be heavier (timestamps 13:04 and 14:15).

He starts the song over again (timestamp 14:51). The final version is the one we hear in Tae’s live, as this is the take where Jk turns to the camera and asks viewers, “Isn’t this so nice?”

Time stamp 15:30, song ends around 18:00 - total time mentioning / singing this song is 10 mins, and the live total is 28:26

Jk covering the song snippet -

https://x.com/smol_kia/status/1715061960025485387?s=46&t=StSwHjW0_Domk_lHUFMaCg

Tae’s October 20, 2023, Weverse live - https://weverse.io/bts/live/3-137344598

Jk’s February 28, 2023, Weverse live -

https://m.weverse.io/bts/live/2-114998351

[tomorrowxtogether]

Tomorrow X Together add new dates to 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour

Featuring shows in New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles and more

K-pop boyband Tomorrow X Together (TXT) have announced their upcoming 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, which will kick off with concerts in Seoul this May.

Tomorrow X Together new world tour was first announced on March 11 by the boyband’s label, Big Hit Music, and will kick off with a three-date concert at the KSPO Dome in Seoul, South Korea from May 3 to 5.

The kick-off dates of the K-pop boyband’s 2024 tour will be made available for livestreaming, according to an announcement on TXT’s official Weverse page. Ticketing information for the shows has yet to be announced.

On March 19, the group revealed the dates for the US leg of their upcoming 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour, which will start at the Tacoma Dome in Tacoma, Washington on May 14. In the same month, TXT will play three shows in California, alongside stops in Texas and Georgia.

In June 2024, the K-pop boyband will play two shows at the iconic Maidson Square Garden in New York City, before heading to Rosemont and wrapping up the leg in Washington, D.C. Tickets to dates on the US leg of TXT’s 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour are on sale now via Ticketmaster or AXS.

On April 8, TXT added eight more dates in Japan to the tour. The concerts will take place over three months from July to September, with two shows each in the cities of Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and Fukuoka. Ticketing details for these dates have yet to be announced.

The dates for Tomorrow X Together’s 2024 ‘Act: Promise’ world tour are:

MAY 2024 03: Seoul, South Korea, KSPO Dome 04: Seoul, South Korea, KSPO Dome 05: Seoul, South Korea, KSPO Dome 14: Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma Dome 18: Oakland, California, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum 21: Los Angeles, California, Crypto.com Arena 22: Los Angeles, California, Crypto.com Arena 26: Houston, Texas, Minute Maid Park 29: Atlanta, Georgia, State Farm Arena

JUNE 2024 01: New York, New York, Maidson Square Garden 02: New York, New York, Maidson Square Garden 05: Rosemont, Illinois, Allstate Arena 06: Rosemont, Illinois, Allstate Arena 08: Washington, D.C., Capital One Arena

JULY 2024 10: Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome (NEW) 11: Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo Dome (NEW) 27: Osaka, Japan, Kyocera Dome Osaka (NEW) 28: Osaka, Japan, Kyocera Dome Osaka (NEW)

AUGUST 2024 04: Nagoya, Japan, Vantelin Dome Nagoya (NEW) 05: Nagoya, Japan, Vantelin Dome Nagoya (NEW)

SEPTEMBER 2024 14: Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka PayPay Dome (NEW) 15: Fukuoka, Japan, Fukuoka PayPay Dome (NEW)

‘Act: Promise’ will be TXT’s third-ever world tour, following 2023’s ‘Act: Sweet Mirage’ and 2022’s ‘Act: Love Sick’. Both those tours featured legs in the US, Asia and Japan.