Excellent recommendations. I love the fact TOKIO follow their own hearts and take control of their own music creative freedom despite not having sold as much as they want to. I really hope they break out of the usual music scenes and perform more at the music festivals because that's where they actually belong. It's has been more than two years since they held their last concert and four years since 17 album release which are frustrating as fuck.
Man, it's actually hard for TOKIO to do concerts/albums when they're selling so little. Besides their busy schedules and how much DASH shits on their free time, the fact that they make so little money for the agency probably makes it difficult for them to get enough funding to do what they want. ):
Tomo's been harking for an album and concert since last year, but I figure that since the main contributor to TOKIO's fame is their work with the DASH, they've been told to focus on that more than their music and I just. :3rz It makes me so SAD.
On another note, it was hard as hell to think of songs to recommend because I love everything??? And I did my best to remember all the historical tidbits + things that the members have said over the years they've started writing/composing more and just. ;dsfjlkshdg
That's just ridiculous what the agency told them to do. TOKIO's 20th Anniversary live tour were doing well. While other Johnny's groups have been touring almost every year, releasing singles and albums 2, 3 times a year, TOKIO had to focus on DASH? Seriously, I'm so fucking done with the agency.
Thank you for this lovely gift! I was hoping the pet project you referred to in your lyric translations would be something like this. And hoping it'd be something you'd want to share here. I'm happy to see it so soon! I'm having a great time with the whole experience of listening and reading and reminiscing about TOKIO and why I love them
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HAHA, YES. I'm so obvious. :x Initially I had a subbed video lined up for my Christmas gift to the fandom, but I didn't have enough time to finish it and so I've put it off for a New Year's release--if I'm lucky, 'cause the holiday season and my therapy have been taking up a lot of my time. Still, I've had intentions to write a music rec + history post for a while now, if only because I feel like the musician side of TOKIO is ridiculously underappreciated and there're a lot of things about TOKIO that aren't translated and they've let loose a lot of little facts/tidbits over the years and sometimes their songs just. :| Speak volumes about those years (especially with Taichi--like oh GodThat's super cool that your husband likes (tolerates?) them, though! I'm honestly the same in a way; most of Johnny's makes me :|, but I like the other J-Friends on some level while not really liking their sound as much? And I got over the whole dancing thing a long time ago when I was younger. XD; The only other group whose stuff I SOMEWHAT listen to is
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Omg this post is PERFECT THANK YOU SO MUCH for this!!!!!! I haven't been a TOKIO fan for a long time, but I'm already obsessed, and I've discovered things I didn't know through this post.... and I'm so grateful for that! I'm so emotional right now cause TOKIO songs tend to do this to me XD I've been saying this a lot but I really love this band AND the fandom! AGAIN thanks for this post Lance *hugs*
And I'm even happier that it gives you an emotional feeling, because that's what I was trying to aim for!! It's hard to put 20+ or so years of history into a condensed form, and I just wanted people to feel proud of them like I am. T____T
Most of this playlist are songs that make me cry, so there's that. XD
Seeing where they are now and what they do make me feel really proud!!!!! AND you should be proud of what you do too cause you're spreading the TOKIO love to the english-speaking fandom *HUGS* <3
Sorry! Late reply ako dito XD I just saw the LJ notification while I'm "cleaning" my e-mail :))
And I totally agree with you! It's so hard to find stuff about them specially translations! ToT That's why I am thankful that there are peeps like you who are kind and willing to do these stuff. Kaya sobrang thank you talaga :D
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And please do. There's nothing I want to do more with my life than spread the message of TOKIO into the world. :| Even if I do it shittily.
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Tomo's been harking for an album and concert since last year, but I figure that since the main contributor to TOKIO's fame is their work with the DASH, they've been told to focus on that more than their music and I just. :3rz It makes me so SAD.
On another note, it was hard as hell to think of songs to recommend because I love everything??? And I did my best to remember all the historical tidbits + things that the members have said over the years they've started writing/composing more and just. ;dsfjlkshdg
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THANK YOU SO MUCH for this!!!!!!
I haven't been a TOKIO fan for a long time, but I'm already obsessed, and I've discovered things I didn't know through this post.... and I'm so grateful for that! I'm so emotional right now cause TOKIO songs tend to do this to me XD
I've been saying this a lot but I really love this band AND the fandom!
AGAIN thanks for this post Lance *hugs*
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And I'm even happier that it gives you an emotional feeling, because that's what I was trying to aim for!! It's hard to put 20+ or so years of history into a condensed form, and I just wanted people to feel proud of them like I am. T____T
Most of this playlist are songs that make me cry, so there's that. XD
(And TOKIO and TOK10Fam love you too. ♥)
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AND you should be proud of what you do too cause you're spreading the TOKIO love to the english-speaking fandom *HUGS* <3
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Sana nagenjoy ka naman sa playlist ate :)))
Tsaka may bagong CP na ako--same number, but somehow di na gumagana yung Viber??? ILL TRY REINSTALLING IT.......
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And I totally agree with you! It's so hard to find stuff about them specially translations! ToT That's why I am thankful that there are peeps like you who are kind and willing to do these stuff. Kaya sobrang thank you talaga :D
And it's okay. Nandun lang naman ako hahahahaha!
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