#oasis 21 nagoya

[kokiafans]

KOKIA in flashback - 2003

It is KOKIA's 5th anniversary in 2003, and she gets busy this year! She releases the singles Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change'), with the year referring to her own year of birth, and The Power of Smile/Remember the kiss. The latter remains one of her best-selling singles ever, and both single A-sides are used for commercials and TV programs, boosting their fame. Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ features in the Fuji TV drama series Itoshiki no mono e ('to those I love') as its theme song, and The Power of Smile makes a splash on the music TV show Music Station. These land her many performances that year.

The title tracks of the singles end up on KOKIA's third album, Remember me, which releases late 2003 and breaks into the Oricon charts top 20. She tours to promote the album with her first concert tour, Remember me ~watashi wa koko ni iru yo~ ('I am here').

◆ Lives and events ◆

April 26 KOKIA Live Kawaranai koto ('things that won't change') (SHIBUYA BOXX)

May 18 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Tokyo, Laforet Harajuku)

May 31 NEW MAZDA DEMIO Luci & Caz CoolStyle in Maru building (Tokyo, Marunouchi building, 1F MARUCUBE) ※live recording opening TOKYO FM

June 1 NEW MAZDA DEMIO Luci & Caz CoolStyle in Maru building (Tokyo, Marunouchi building, 1F MARUCUBE)

June 14 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Hyôgo, HMV Sannomiya)

June 14 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Osaka, Shinsaibashi Parco)

June 15 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Aichi, Aeon Higashiura shopping center)

June 15 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Aichi, Yamagiwa Soft Nadya Park)

June 19 AIR-G' clock tower acoustic live vol.43 KOKIA (Sapporo clock tower 2F hall) ※live recording for AIR-G'

June 21 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (HMV Yokohama Kôhoku)

June 21 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (HMV Ikebukuro Metropolitan Plaza)

June 22 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (HMV Shibuya)

June 22 In-store live to commemorate the release of Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('things that won't change') (Tower Records Shinjuku store)

June 29 Atto! monthly live (Queen's Square Yokohama 1F Queen's Circle)

June 30 Tokyo Shimbun charity concert for child victims of the Iraq War (Roppongi Velfarre)

July 13 Oasis 21 Tanabata star festival (Aichi, Oasis 21)

July 19 Car life navi @ summer selection in super Autobacs TOKYO BAY Shinonome (Tokyo, super★AUTOBACS TOKYO BAY Shinonome)

August 10 Sanctuary (Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO)

August 11 Music week Ongaku no sohara in Kurumayama kogen (Nagano, Kurumayama plateau)  ※ FM Nagano RemixSight live performance

August 23 24 hour TV charity live 2003 (Aichi, Nissan Nagoya Gallery) (special stage at Sakae, Hisaya-odori Park) (Laguna Gamagôri) ※ 3 performances in 1 day, different locations

August 24 ZIP-FM 10th Anniversary presents TREASURE MAP 052～DIAMOND WEEK～《FINAL》(Aichi, Club Diamond Hall)

August 30 Kobe collection 2003 A/W ~Kobe Fashion City announcement 30th anniversary~ (Kobe Fashion mart, 1F Atrium Plaza)

August 31 au EZ Chaku-uta ('truetone') LIVE STATION (Aichi, Hoshigaoka Terrace)

September 8 Your Side ~motto soba ni~ ('even closer') (Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO)

September 12 Gyokkodo/PALS21 G-LIVE5-Autumn Voice- (Hokkaido, KRAPS HALL)

September 30 KOKIA vs grass hockey (Aichi, ell. FITS ALL)

October 1 Takashi Tachibana and Mamoru Môri talk event Uchuu, kore kara ('space and beyond') (Tokyo, National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, 1st floor, Symbol Zone)

October 13 fm fukuoka presents KOKIA first live in GAYA (Fukuoka, fm fukuoka GAYA)

November 16 In-store live to commemorate the release of the album Remember me (HMV Yokohama)

November 24 Zaza City Hamamatsu 3th anniversary 'birthday festival' free live (Zaza City Hamamatsu)

【KOKIA 2003 concert tour Remember me ~Watashi wa koko ni iru to~ ('I am here')】

December 1 - Aichi, Imaike Gas Hall December 2 - Osaka, Nanba Hatch December 3 - Fukuoka, NTT Tenjin Hall December 7 - Tokyo, Tokyo International Forum Hall C December 11 CAMPARI RED PASSION in Omotesando ~opening ceremony~ (Aoyama Diamond Hall Patio)

December 20 FM Yokohama live broadcast, Queen's Square Yokohama presents AIR CRUISE Christmas Special (Queen's Square Yokohama 1F Queen's Circle)

December 23 ZIP-FM HOLIDAY SPECIAL DREAM Xmas for ZIPPIE (Aichi, Nadya Park 2F Atrium)

December 24 KISS ME ODAIBA ~hoshi ni negai o. koi ga kanau machi☆Odaiba~ ('Wishing on a star. The city where love comes true☆Odaiba~') (Fuji TV company office building, pond square)

◆ Releases ◆

May 21 Release of the single Kawaranai koto ~since 1976~ ('Things that won't change') (Victor Entertainment) ※ Used as theme song for the Fuji TV drama Itoshiki mono e ('to those I love'). The B-side song tell tell bouzu (spell for good weather) is used as the second end theme for the animated series Hungry heart -WILD STRIKER-.

September 24 Release of the single The Power of Smile / Remember the kiss (Victor Entertainment) ※ Used in a commercial for KAO Essential Damage Care.

November 12 Release of original album Remember me (Victor Entertainment)

◆ Other releases ◆

January 22 Release of the FAKE? album TOMORROW TODAY (Warner Music) ※ Part of the chorus of the song CARE.

March 19 Release of J.LEAGUE ANTHEM 'THE GLORY' (Sony Music Entertainment) ※ Part of the chorus of the song THE GLORY (Triumph Mix).

◆ Other ◆

June Performed the song Natsu no tobira ('Door to summer') (original by Seiko Matsuda) for the Kirin green tea TV commercial (wisteria version).

December 2003 - January 2004 Recording of the KOKIA song Yuukyuu no mori ('forest of eternity') for NHK's Minna no uta ('songs for everyone').

#KOKIA #25 years of KOKIA in flashback

[gabbyinoz]

Nagoya - A unique and interesting city to visit

Nagoya is in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, this video highlights some of Nagoya's sightseeing attraction, these include Mirai Tv Tower, Oasis 21, Toyota's Automobile Museum, Legoland Japan Resort, Miwa Shrine, Sky-Boat Ferris Wheel, Nagoya Castle, Linimo Magnetic Levitation Train and finally the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park Museum.

#youtube

[jetsoday]

[香港旅遊優惠]2023名古屋新酒店｜精選5間高質新酒店！｜鄰近地下鐵/JR站、大型購物中心Oasis 21

[香港旅遊優惠]2023名古屋新酒店｜精選5間高質新酒店！｜鄰近地下鐵/JR站、大型購物中心Oasis 21 https://www.jetsoday.com/%e9%a6%99%e6%b8%af%e6%97%85%e9%81%8a%e5%84%aa%e6%83%a02023%e5%90%8d%e5%8f%a4%e5%b1%8b%e6%96%b0%e9%85%92%e5%ba%97%ef%bd%9c%e7%b2%be%e9%81%b85%e9%96%93%e9%ab%98%e8%b3%aa%e6%96%b0%e9%85%92%e5%ba%97.html 名古屋位於日本中部嘅愛知縣，同時擁有繁華、古色古香嘅一面，加上最近香港航空新開咗名古屋航線，唔少人都計畫去名古屋玩番轉！今次小編為大家精選5間名古屋新酒店，全部都鄰近地下鐵/JR站，交通非常方便！出發去玩之前記住睇埋名古屋最新嘅景點、旅遊資訊！ 2023名古屋新酒店｜精選5間高質新酒店 名古屋榮 (Travelodge Nagoya Sakae) 名古屋榮於2023年2月開幕，夠晒新！酒店共有211間客房，距離地下鐵「久屋大通駅」6分鐘步程、大型購物中心Oasis 21約10分鐘步程。 經Agoda預訂 ▼酒店房間 ▼酒店大堂 名古屋榮 地址：愛知県名古屋市中区錦3丁目1-22 (地圖) 電話：[phone] 名古屋榮酒店官方網站 名古屋站新幹線口相鐵FRESA INN飯店 (Sotetsu Fresa Inn Nagoya Shinkansenguchi)  名古屋站新幹線口相鐵FRESA INN飯店於2021年10月開幕，位於名古屋市中心，距離JR名古屋站只有4分鐘步程，步行到Sky Promenade展望台約15分鐘。 經Klook預訂 ▼酒店房間 ▼酒店大堂 名古屋站新幹線口相鐵FRESA INN飯店 地址：愛知県名古屋市中村区椿町19-16 (地圖) 電話：[phone] 名古屋站新幹線口相鐵FRESA INN飯店官方網站 海茵那Express

[yann-sta]

🇪🇦 Cosas de la vida urbana... ARQUITECTURA u OBJETO URBANO 🇫🇷 Les choses de la vi(ll)e... ARCHITECTURE ou OBJET URBAIN 🇯🇵 都市生活のこと...　建築(物)または都市物 (22) "Faro 05" 🇪🇦 ( V 🇫🇷 V ) Parecida a la #torreeiffel la torre de Nagoya, construida en 1954 mide 180m; a 30m de altura la silueta gana en elegancia. La fuente del Spaceship-Aqua Observation Deck (2002) refleja la torre; #AJN se inspiró de este diseño para la terraza del #Museo #branly de Paris al lado de la Torre Eiffel, cuyas fuentes entraban en las distintas misiones de ejecución que tenia a cargo durante la obra del museo en el 2004 (#cegelec). 🇫🇷 ( A 🇪🇦 A ) Semblable à la tour Eiffel, la tour de Nagoya, construite en 1954, mesure 180m ; à 30m de haut la silhouette gagne en élégance. La fontaine du belvédère du Spaceship-Aqua (2002) reflète la tour; #AtelierJeanNouvel s'en est inspiré pour la terrasse du Musée #quaibranly à Paris près de la Tour Eiffel, dont les fontaines entraient dans mes missions d'exécution lors de la construction du Musée en 2004 (#cegelec). Epoque : #Nagoya2014 Lieu : #名古屋市 #Nagoyashi #Chubu Vue sur : #中部電力 #miraitower #SpaceshipAqua #oasis21 #Avantpremière §II #Estreno §II #プレミア §II #ᴀʀᴛᴇᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴᴏ #expositionphotos #centrocívicolassirenas #saturationurbaine #saturationphoto @plug_archi (à Oasis 21 Nagoya) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnFuUtLNd_V/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

#torreeiffel #ajn #museo #branly #cegelec #atelierjeannouvel #quaibranly #nagoya2014 #名古屋市 #nagoyashi #chubu #中部電力 #miraitower #spaceshipaqua #oasis21 #avantpremière #estreno #プレミア #ᴀʀᴛᴇᴍᴏᴅᴇʀɴᴏ #expositionphotos #centrocívicolassirenas #saturationurbaine #saturationphoto

[tomorrow-we-try-again]

Sakae, Nagoya

Panorama from on top of Oasis 21

[vhelbig]

Tag 57 Nagoya City

Leider können wir heute nicht wie geplant ins Legoland gehen, weil wir die Tickets nicht rechtzeitig bekommen haben. Und heute haben anscheinend alle Museen geschlossen. Deswegen gehen wir in die Stadt und danach zu Nagoya Castle.

Als erstes geht es zu Oasis 21. Das ist ein Gebäude Komplex mit einem berühmten, großen Glasovaldach.

Der Ausblick von hier ist richtig gut. Man kann den langen Park sehen, der hier die Straße kreuzt.

Als nächstes gehen wir zum Chubu Electric Tower nebenan. Leider muss man bezahlen, um bis nach oben zu fahren und der Turm ist auch klein. Aber von der Mitte hat man auch einen guten Ausblick.

UUUh, gruselig, gleich erstehen die Toten wieder auf.

Als nächstes folgen wir dem Park bis zu Nagoya Castle. Dieser Park ist wunderschön, weil er so einfach ist. An dem Seiten finden sich unzählige Designer Kleidungsläden und fancy Restaurants.

Langsam werden die Bäume rot und braun. Sehr schön anzusehen!

Am Abend nach Nagoya Castle gehen wir zu dem Viertel von Morgen zurück. Hier gibt es ein Mexikanisches Restaurant, dass wir ausprobieren wollen. Die Nachos schmecken köstlich.

Hier stehen die Toten schon wieder auf.

Die Tacos sind klein, schmecken aber interessant lecker.

31.10.22

#japan #deutscher blog #cool places

[recentanimenews]

World Cosplay Summit Set to Return to Nagoya on August 5-7

    World Cosplay Summit Executive Office announced on May 24 that the world's largest cosplay event "World Cosplay Summit 2022 (WCS2022)" is set to be held in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, from August 5 to 7, 2022.

    Trailer:

    World Cosplay Summit is an international event that began in 2003 and has attracted 300,000 people from 40 countries and regions around the world as of 2019. Its 2020 event was held only online for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and some real events were resumed last year.

  This year, representative cosplayers selected from each member country and region will gather in Japan for the first time in three years. Although it is difficult to have representatives from all member countries and regions due to the infection situation in each region, this year's event will again be a hybrid of real and online events, connecting the world as one through cosplay.

  This year's World Cosplay Championship will be held in two ways: Stage Division, a performance on stage by teams gathered at Aichi Arts Center in Nagoya, and Video Division, in which teams that cannot come to Japan can also participate online to be streamed from Oasis 21.

  Also, the 20th annual event will be held simultaneously again with Aichi Pop Culture Festival, a comprehensive pop culture event organized by the Aichi Pop Fest Executive Committee. As an anime and manga-themed event, a variety of activities, including booths for amateur creators and corporate exhibitors, are planned.  

    情報解禁????️ ／ ✨2022年8/6(土)～7(日)✨ ✨総合ポップカルチャーイベント✨#あいちポップカルチャーフェスティバル ２０２２開催決定???? ＼ ✅入場：無料 今年も #世界コスプレサミット と同時開催‼️ 真夏のイベントを一緒に楽しもう????#あいちポプフェス #イベント #愛知 pic.twitter.com/ZbsBiNCKau

— あいちポップカルチャーフェスティバル【公式】 (@aichi_popfes) May 24, 2022

    RELATED: World Cosplay Summit 2021 Set to be Held on August 7 & 8 with Online and Real Events

    Source: World Cosplay Summit Executive Office press release

  By: Mikikazu Komatsu

#Anime #News #Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

[liesonthefloordramatically]

the issue with writing anything with massive digressions is that Shrine AU is still Forbidden and Nagoya AU appeals to me and only me

#seinenkai politics would be hilarious to write but also: Illegal #if you're sitting there going 'but didn't you already write Shrine AU' first of all. I used the friend fic clause loophole #and second...do you think that's all the Shrine AU I contain? you fool. my tumblr drafts are full of posts about Shrine AUs #Nagoya AU would appeal to me because I find Nagoya hilarious and want to talk about it constantly #and would maybe appeal to one (1) other person who wants to see Jotaro nearly drown in the two inches of water on the roof of Oasis 21 #(PLEASE GOOGLE OASIS 21. IT'S SUCH A STUPID BUILDING AND I LOVE IT.) #Queenie actually says something on this blog #parallelism palooza: the journey #WAIT I FORGOT ABOUT TALES OF MORIOH. MY TALES OF TONO PARODY. I could write that. #although that gets back to the 'fics that only I would find funny' problem #AUful ideas

[tobimawaru]

Feb 16, 2014 - Oasis 21, Nagoya; swimming fish~

I finally understand why the benches down below are shaped like fish! They also say ‘fish’ on them in various languages.

#oasis 21 #nagoya #aichi #japan

[miguelmarsmars]

February 11th, 2021. Oil on canvas. 100×100 cm. Oasis 21, Nagoya, Japan.

#art #oil painting #painting #illustration #dogs #nagoya #japan

[lakkimi]

[TRANS] K-Pop Pia Vol.10 (2020) “2019 FNC KINGDOM -WINTER FOREST CAMP” part 2/2 - interview with Jaejin

"You have to work super hard!", something that has become his motivation

Lee Jaejin will follow Lee Hongki, FTISLAND’s vocalist, to enlist on January 21. In FTISLAND, he is in charge of the bass, subvocals, and recently, composing too. (t/n: I don’t know what they meant with “recently”, Jaejin started writing for FTISLAND with I Believe Myself and that was back in 2009. He started composing for FTISLAND with Yume, and that was in 2011.)  has finally released his own songs, 3 months before he makes his enlistment, through his first solo mini album, Scene.27.

Jaejin presented us with a world unique to him, a world of music that is different than that of FTISLAND’s. Using Jazz as the basis, his songs are filled with warmth and softness, the way that he as person is.

There were barely any chances for us to visit him for an interview during his tour to commemorate the release of his album, but we were finally able to visit his waiting room in Nagoya concert hall for his solo mini live and listen to his story. Starting with the release of his album, Scene.27 and following up with his solo live, we made an approach to Lee Jaejin’s artistry.

In KINGDOM, he still holds on to his belief that FT is still the best.

――This issue will be an FNC FAMILY exclusive, so we would like to talk about KINGDOM first. As one of the performers, is there anything that you look forward to?

First of all, I am looking forward to meet the FNC family after a long time. We don’t really have that many chances to meet like this. And when we do get to perform together, I could only think of “as expected, we are still the best!” (laughs) Hongki hyung always said, “I don’t wanna do KINGDOM”, but when we started to perform, his gaze would change. For us, we also look forward to perform together with CNBLUE, our good rivals. However, they still can’t beat us of course, at least for us, huhuhu, sorry CN (laughs)

――Ho! As expected of FNC’s first artists! What about the collaboration stages?

I like that we get to have many collaborations and perform together. I like stages where I can show my colors properly, and the experience of performing with members of the other teams is precious, that I think it would be nice to have more of this. This time, FTISLAND will have less power as Hongki isn’t here, but our juniors that sing well (N.Flying’s Seunghyub, Hweseung) have come to help, and N.Flying have also come to help to be my back band for my solo stages. I am looking forward to that. I am busy thanks to FTISLAND and my solo. (smiles). 

As a soloist, it is the most important to be able to show how much I enjoy music

――Please tell us more about your solo album and tour. You have just finished your Tokyo concert. You previously said that “the completion of an album is its concert”, but in reality, how was it to be able to sing live in front of fans?

I was nervous (laughs). At first, after completing FTISLAND’s FIVE TREASURES TOUR with its encore concert “ARIGATO”, I wanted to take and dedicate some time to prepare and perfect the (solo) concert. However, suddenly I had to take over the I Loved You musical from Hongki hyung, so I had to manage doing the musical (in Korea) at the same time as my mini live in Japan. I still had preparations for the mini live, and there were things that didn’t go as well as I wished, but I was happy that I was able to perform at the musical. I worked hard on the preparations on my own, but when I did my first solo live in Tokyo, there were staffs and fans who put in so much efforts to help me, I thought one again, “ahh I have this many fans..”, “I can’t just let it be like this!”, “I have to crazily work hard for this!”, I was incredibly motivated. “Let’s do this!”, and that’s how I have become so much ambitious now. (laughs)

――I’m looking forward to it (smiles). You seemed really nervous during your first live in Tokyo?

On the first day, there were so many things that were unexpected to me. I have always performed as a band, but this time, I am performing a solo. That’s why, there are so many things that I didn’t know about. Not only that I had to change my singing techniques, but also how to center the sound that came through the in-ear monitors, a lot of details that had to be done differently. That’s why, no matter how many times that you did rehearsals, when the actual audience came in, unexpected things still bound to happen. So whenever I felt that I did a mistake, I would feel really nervous because of that. Especially, in the first concert, when I started singing, my voice came out too loud that I was surprised myself. And that’s why I became really nervous suddenly (laughs). I knew clearly that if I feel troubled by it from early on, it will just follow me around to the end, but I couldn’t shake off the feeling that I just wanted it to be the best.

――I could feel that by the night performance, you were already more relaxed.

Yes. I have been around for 12 years, I have an excellent adaptability (laughs). From now on too, I hope that I would be better and better in every concert.

――Jaejin is a bassist, but during your solo live, you only touched your bass once, during the Polar Star performance. How did it feel to perform without bringing along your bass?

As expected, I feel safer if I bring my bass~ (laughs). I have been doing live performances for 10-ish years which made me develop singing while playing my bass pose, so now that I have to sing without bringing along my bass,  something just felt wrong to me. Even more, I was already too used to being in the position to support Hongki hyung, so it felt unfamiliar and strange that I was in the position to lead the band and everyone. As FT’s bassist, I have developed the mindset to play and have fun on my own, but now, not only that I have to be the main vocal, it had just been brought into my attention that it is important that I develop a good rapport with the audience as well. I wanted to apply this right away to my next live performances, but now that I have to enlist first, I guess it would have to wait (laughs).

Now that I have tried out being the main vocal, I could see the efforts that Hongki hyung put in.

――What kind of image that you want to show as a soloist?

I am still a rookie soloist, so I think that my top priority for now is to show what is it that I’m doing properly. That’s why, nowadays, I’m learning how solo artists engage the audience in the fun. I’ve been watching foreign R&B solo artists’ live these days. What I learned from there, is that they all instead of actively telling the audience “what”, they actually put importance on thoroughly enjoying the show themselves. I think they were so mature and cool, I want to do it like them too. Indeed, it’s also something that differentiate it with a band too. In a band, it is important to be able to harmonize, but as a soloist, you only need to 100% focus on yourself, I feel that it is important that you can show how much you enjoy the stage yourself. 

――After trying out being a main vocal singing by yourself on stage, is there anything that you have come to realize in regards to Hongki as FTISLAND’s main vocal?

I have come to realize... a lot of things. In regards to doing recording for example, as I already said before, all this time, my responsibility has always been to support. But using the same singing methods as a main vocal, it actually turned out too weak, it just didn’t turn out well. In FTISLAND, Hongki and I not only have different vocal style, but we also hold different roles. I have been doing music for 12-ish years, but as expected, it is hard to be the main vocal. 

――Then, how did you overcome it, being a main vocal?

I’m doing something that I really have never done, so I shared my worries with Hongki hyung who has a whole lot more experience on this, and I tried out a lot of different things too with him. However, he then had to go enlist (laughs) However, now that I have given this a try, I got a little more sense of responsibility. The responsibility not only to support, but also to lead. Once more, I feel how Hongki hyung is amazing.

――As expected, Hongki! like that (laughs)

That’s right (laughs). We also did musical practices together, and I asked him a lot of things like what has he been doing all this time (for the musical). I have come to know things like, “Ah Hongki hyung was doing something like this at that time..” or “Ah Hongki hyung has been working hard on this” that made my respect for him grew. I couldn’t help but to wish Hongki hyung for more strength as there were things that actually were too bothersome (laughs) but Hongki hyung put so much efforts into them - and he knows it himself too, that’s why he has such a great confidence in his singing.

――Ah, I also felt the same about Hongki when he became the vocal trainer in Produce 48.

Right? For Hongki hyung, 3/4 (of his talent) is something that he got naturally (laughs) but the other 1/4 is hard work that I didn’t know he put in until now.

――How would you like to advance as Jaejin, a vocalist? 

I feel that being a vocalist is a new thing to me. I feel like I am starting over as a rookie. I am happy that I also get to do a musical during this rookie phase. I learned a lot from these people who are vocal experts. I also found out a lot of things that I want to fix, it turned out to be such a great experience. It also gave me a lot of motivation to advance myself.

――You are doing your musical while also doing your tour simultaneously, but I feel that your throat is doing just well.

No, it’s not well at all.

――I didn’t know.

Is that so? That’s a relief then.

Through FTISLAND and solo, I want to try out different characters.

――To sing the songs from your album live, are there any changes that you made from the original version? 

I made some changes to Love Like The Films and Oasis. I sang Love Like The Films more softly when I did the recording, but for my live, if I sing it the same way, the sound of the band will overpower my voice. That’s why I sang it more strongly in the live. For Oasis, because it’s a cool sounding song, I thought that it would be better to arrange it more cleanly and tightly for the live performance, that’s why I made a bit of changes to the sound. I think it is just right to have the recording and the live versions sound differently.

――You also did the arrangement for FTISLAND’s live too, but for your solo live, what kind of arrangement that you had in mind?

If want my concert this time to have the mood of the album Scene.27. I said, let’s make it Jazz and ballad sounding.

――Among them, there is FT.Triple’s Love Letter, it made think of the old times.

That’s right. I also sang it after a long time. Fans were like “Oh! Love Letter?!” (laughs).

――Why did you select this song to be included in your first solo live?

It’s also one of the challenges that I took upon. I can’t do FT.Triple anymore now in FTISLAND, but it’s one song that is most well known with my voice as the main one, so I thought that it is a good opportunity to bring it back.

――You also did Polar Star, the song that Hongki said “I’m not gonna do it”. 

Everyone likes it, right? I like it too, as it is a song that gives you the feeling of hope. As Hongki hyung already said no to performing it, I’m doing it instead (laughs).

――How was it, singing an FTISLAND song as your own?

I only played my bass for the Polar Star stage, and the fact that I sang it while playing the bass gave me the FTISLAND song feeling. It felt like I sang to support Hongki hyung, so it was like the feeling of meeting someone after a long time. I am working hard for my solo, but as expected, I want to be able to perform as FTISLAND again as soon as possible. Doesn’t everyone feel the same way?

――That’s right, that’s right. As I watched your Polar Star stage, I felt that, indeed, Jaejin is the best when playing bass.

Well, it can’t be helped. It’s something that I have been doing in the past 10 years (laughs).

――As we all miss the you that is playing bass, what about making a song that you can sing while playing bass?

No no no. The way that is used to catch the rhythm for bass and for vocals is different, so it is hard to play bass while singing the melody. That’s why I chose to not play bass during my solo live this time around. Adding to that, as Scene.27 has Jazz and R&B underlying to it, even just playing the bass is already hard, so to do both, for me it would be impossible~ (laughs) Indeed, I’m presenting different characters as FTISLAND and as a soloist.

When we tune in to each other in FTISLAND, I am just too focused that I can’t remember anything else.

I am working hard as a soloist, but indeed, I want to perform as FT again as soon as possible!

――As you embarked on your live tour, was it able to make you look back on the Scene.27 album?

I still don’t have a clear map on this, but I am starting to have a bit of direction that I want for my next album. For my next one, I have a certain music style that I want to try, as lately I have been listening to it.

――What direction is it to be exact?

It would still be Western style music like Scene.27 but with simpler melody and I will add more repetitive parts to it. I won’t pay attention much to the lyrics, the songs will be easy for everyone to sing along, something like songs that you can party with. But it’s not a concrete plan yet, for now, I am still gathering ideas. It’s because, in 2 years (note: after he finishes his military enlistment), I will prioritize FTISLAND first. And so, doing solo could be in plan in about 3 years from now. By then, my musical interests might have changed too. I have a lot that I want to do (laughs).

――Was it a new experience to be able to work with a band of Japanese musicians for your solo tour?

Yes. As expected, they have different styles in many ways compared to when I am in FT. In FTISLAND, as a bassist, I have a lot of challenges that I took on, there were a lot of cases where I went, “How should I do it?” that it gave me headache. In the band here, everyone is pro, and I am free to do anything. “Ah this is the feeling of being the main vocal (laughs). I only need to memorize the lyrics and sing. I don’t even have to do tuning, I don’t have to change my instruments too. I’m liking so much the freedom that I have. 

――In 2019, you were not only lead a band as a soloist, you were also able to participate in N.Flying’s tour. Through this experience, were you able to see the good points of being in FTISLAND once again?

That’s right. I might be just boasting, but I did feel, “As expected, FTISLAND has an amazing vocalist!”. Of course, please don’t take it that I’m saying that N.Flying is bad, but I feel that Hongki hyung is just that even more amazing. Also, (in FTISLAND) as we have spent so much time together, I feel that our bass and drum is much tuned to each other. I enjoyed playing bass with N.Flying’s Jaehyun, however, I feel that I can match with Minhwannie’s drum playing energy much better that I always enjoyed it so much. I think, even if I play with other bands, I would feel the same way. In N.Flying, I’m in charge of keeping the rhythms, but in FTISLAND, I feel that we all are in charge of it together. When we tune to each other in FT, I would become too focused that I don’t remember anything else. Really, (laughs) I wouldn’t even know what I did wrong or what I do, to that extent. However, I think I can only say this (about FT) as we have been around for more than 10 years (smiles).

――I think, it’s more that you would feel a lot of things as you work together for a long time. 

As Hweseung entered the band, I feel that there seems to be more balance in their vocal department. The fact that they have a twin vocalists, where hweseung can take on the parts that require long and high notes, while Seunghyub can take on raps with his low and deep voice, I think it has become their strength. They have nice vocal and music style, they also have grabbed their balance. They also have a bit of this Western music style to them, as well as band style, it feels like they have a little bit of FTISLAND and CNBLUE. It feels like they are able to absorb a lot of different things. They also have good songs and live performances. The harder they work, they more time passes by, I feel like they would be able to be an excellent band. They are a band that I am looking forward to see how they would advance in the future. That’s why, I hope you will be able to support them while FT and CN are away. You can like them, but don’t forget that FTISLAND is still the number 1!

t/n: Translated by Lu, 100% accuracy is not guaranteed. Translation is based on Japanese-Korean translation thanks to fprit. :) 

#ftisland #f.t.island #lee jaejin #jaejin #scene 27 #interview #trans #fnc

[cosplay-v]

Nanase Haruka from Free!

Akira

Desde que llegué a Nagoya, uno de mis grandes sueños era tener una sesión en Oasis21. El lugar es hermoso, y el suelo de cristal con la fuente por supuesto que me hacían pensar en Free! La vista nocturna es uno de los mejores cuadros de Nagoya, con las luces del suelo, las de la torre de televisión y los demás edificios al rededor, es digna de miles de fotografías.

No tuve la suerte de quedarme hasta el anochecer pero si la ayuda suficiente para sacar al menos un par de fotos decentes en 5 minutos. ¡Me gustó el resultado pero claro que tengo intenciones de volver!

One of the biggest dreams I had since the moment I arrived to Nagoya was to have a shooting at Oasis2. This place is beutiful, and the crystal floor along with the fountain obviously made me think about Free! The night view in this area is one of the most stunning images of Nagoya, with the lights of the floor, the Tv tower and the other buildings around, this place is worthy of tons of pictures itself.

I wasn’t lucky enough to stay until it was dark, but I had luck enough to get a helping had to get a few decent pictures in less than 5 minutes. I’m happy with the result but I’, still eager to come back and have more!

#free! #Free! Eternal Summer #free! cosplay #haruka nanase #oasis21 #oasis 21 #nagoya #cosplay #haru cosplay #haru #iwatobi swim club #Cosplay Mexico #Japan #haruka nanase cosplay #cosplay-v #Akira & Leia

[fotoyoshi]

Oasis 21, Sakae District, Nagoya

#architecture #japan #nagoya

[youngmar4]

190219 BOYFRIEND OFFICIAL JAPAN TWITTER & LINE UPDATE ~

[#BOYFRIEND] We already had the New Album「#Bouquet💐」 release event last day in Kansai😢😢 Thank you very much for coming to Kobe Port Oasis!!

Tomorrow will be in Oasis 21 at ①15:00 and②17:30!! Everybody in Nagoya, thank you for the wait🙌 Let’s spend a happy time together🌈❣️

▶️ boyfriend-official.jp/contents/220437 #Boyfriend

Cr: BF_JPN | Line | Trans by me youngmar4 *u*💞💞💞

#our precious babies #Donghyun #Hyunseong #Jeongmin #Youngmin #Kwangmin #Minwoo #boyfriendband #Boyfriend #Bouquet #Japan #twitter #Kobe Port Oasis #release event #polaroid #line #my translation

[aussiboris]

Visitors from the West pt 3

October 20th 2018

Stuart arrived early on a Saturday morning. To get over the jetlag we dragged him to a local rugby game.

We checked out some of the quality views from above in Nagoya; from Oasis 21 and Midland Square.

A bike tour of Nagoya took in Nagoya Castle and Osu Kannon. It was the Nagoya Festival which meant there were parades celebrating the three heroes of Nagoya;- Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokagawa Ieyasu.

Nara is the home to bowing deer, Todai-ji- the biggest Wooden structure in the world and Kasuga Taisha a shrine of 3000 lanterns.

Todai-ji is always thronged with tourists so it was lovely to find the comparatively quiet Kasuga Taisha shrine. The stone lanterns guard the paths leading to the shrine. Deer nestle between these and bow to the tourists. The moss covered stone and the interlacing tree canopy make for a contemplative space away from the biggest crowds.

Kyoto is another must see place close to Nagoya. To make the best of it an early start is vital. The first location was Arashiyama Bamboo Forest. 

After the bamboo forest it was straight to Kiyomizu-dera for a walk through a pitch black tunnel that leads below the buddha. In the spot directly below the buddha light pools on a stone carving. You are supposed to touch the stone and make a wish. Kioyomizu-dera overlooks Kyoto with its orange pagoda. The next stop was Yasaka shrine. We then found our way to the Samurai and Ninja Museum. This museum is aimed at foreigners. The tour guide speaks excellent English and explains the history of the Samurai and Ninja clearly to give a good overview. There is a ninja training activity with throwing stars and blow darts. There is also the opportunity to try on Samurai armour and you are taught how to hold a sword. Got to love a big shiny helmet!

After the museum we visited Sanjusangendo the temple of a thousand golden buddhas and Fushimi Inari a shrine famous for its many red torii gates.

For Stu’s birthday we took him cosplay bowling. If you won a game you had to dress up - Stu is pretty good at bowling.

A successful evening bowling needed to be followed by a chilled day. We headed to the Tokagawen for some tranquil gardens and massive Koi Carpe.

To finish we visited the awesome il cugino cafe where they produce the cutest coffee art and cake. 

#topleaguerugby #ilcugino #tokagawa #koi carpe #cosplay #bowling #samurai and ninja #nara deer park

[foodeatery]

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#nigiri #sushi #sashimi #sushitime #sushilovers #japanesefood #food #salmon #foodporn #foodie