#115 million kilometer film

[goldennika]

Higedan’s Editorial album is easily one of my favorite albums of all time.

Their music is so rich and textured, and their lyrics cinematic and relatable at the same time. Overall just a consistently amazing musical act.

(related note: 115万キロのフィルム (115man Kilo no Film) or 1.15 Million Kilometer Film from their earlier album, Escaparade, is an absolute masterpiece. The official live version they released felt like an explosion of passion, ugh i love it so much)

[stanninghigedan]

[English Translation] 115万キロのフィルム / Hyakujuugoman Kiro no Firumu/ 115 Million Kilometer Film

This isn’t technically my first translation but I’m putting this here first because I think this is one of their best songs. It’s such a sweet and honest song that some people are using this as a wedding song.  Ahhh, this song makes me feel that falling in love is such a beautiful thing.  💖

I hope you enjoy this song as much as I, as well as other fans, enjoy this too. :)

*Translation and video of the song under the break. Also, I don’t claim that this is very accurate as I’m not yet that fluent in Japanese. If you do see some errors/mistakes, please do tell me so that I can correct it. <3

115万キロのフィルム

Hyakujuugoman kiro no firumu

1,150,000 Kilometers of Film / 115 Million Kilometer Film*

  これから歌う曲の内容は僕の頭の中のこと

Kore kara utau kyoku no naiyou wa boku no atama no naka no koto

I will be singing about something that’s been inside my head until now

主演はもちろん君で

Shuen wa mochiron kimi de

Of course, you’re the lead star

僕は助演で監督でカメラマン

Boku wa jouen de kantoku de kameraman

I’ll be the co-star, director, and cameraman

目の奥にあるフィルムで作る映画の話さ Ah

Me no oku ni aru firumu de tsukuru eiga no hanashisa ah

The movie’s story will be made with the film in my eyes

くだらないなと笑ったんなら掴みはそれで万事OK！

Kudaranai na to warattan nara tsukami wa sore de banji OK!

If you find it silly and it made you laugh, grab it and everything will be fine

呆れていないでちょっと待って

Akireteinai de chotto matte

If you’re not pleased, just wait a bit

きっと気に入ってもらえると思うな

Kitto ki ni itte moraeru to omou na

I think you’ll be pleased

ここまでのダイジェストを少しだけ見せるよ

Koko made no daijesuto wo sukoshi dake miseru yo

With this little digest that I’ll be showing you

初めて喧嘩した夜の涙

Hajimete kenkashita yoru no namida

There were tears on the night of our first fight

個人的に胸が痛むけれど

Kojinteki ni mune ga itamu keredo

Even though my heart was hurt

そのまま見続けよう

Sono mama mitsudzukeyou

We gazed at each other,

ごめんねと言って仲直りして手を握って…

Gomen ne to itte nakanaorishite te wo nigitte...

I apologized, we made up and held hands

ほら、ここで君が笑うシーンが見どころなんだからさ Ah

Hora, koko de kimi ga warau shiin ga midokoro nandakara sa ah

Hey look, here is the scene where you laugh, it’s the highlight

写真にも映せやしないとても些細なその仕草に

Shashin ni mo utsuseyashinai totemo sasaina sono shigusa ni

Pictures won’t be able to show these very trivial gestures

どんな暗いストーリーも覆す瞬間が溢れてる

Donna kurai stoorii mo kutsugaesu shunkan ga afureteru

It can also immediately overturn any dark story that comes

どれかひとつを切り取って

Doreka hitotsu wo kiritotte

Which one of these will we choose

サムネイルにしようとりあえず今の所は

Samuneiru ni shiyou toriaezu ima no tokoro wa

As the thumbnail? For now, let’s use this place.

きっと10年後くらいにはキャストが増えたりもするんだろう

Kitto juunen go kurai ni wa kyasuto ga fuetarimosurundarou

The cast will definitely grow bigger after (around) 10 years

今でも余裕なんてないのにこんな安月給じゃもうキャパオーバー！

Ima demo yoyuu nante nai no ni konna yasugekyuu ja mou kyapaoobaa!

Even now, I can no longer afford it; with this low salary it’s already excessive!

きっと情けないところも山ほど見せるだろう

Kitto nasakenai tokoro mo yama hodo miserudarou

We’ll surely see (have) many more sad places (times)

苗字がひとつになった日も

Myouji ga hitotsu ni natta hi mo

Even on the day that our surnames become one

何ひとつ代わり映えのない日も

Nani hitotsu kawaribae no nai hi mo

Or even on the ordinary days

愛しい日々尊い日々

Itoshii hibi toutoi hibi

They’re lovely and precious days

逃さないように忘れないように焼き付けていくよ

Nogasanai you ni wasurenai you ni yakitsukete iku yo

I hope we don’t forget and let it all go, I’ll burn them in my mind

今、目を細めて恥じらいあって永遠を願った僕たちを

Ima, me wo hosomete hajirai atte towa wo negatta bokutachi wo

Now, as I shyly close my eyes, I pray for our eternity

すれ違いや憂鬱な展開が引き裂こうとしたその時には

Surechigai ya yuuutsu na tenkai ga hikisakou to shita sono toki ni wa

There will be times when we’re at a crossroad or when sadness grows that might try to separate us

僕がうるさいくらいの声量でこの歌何度も歌うよ

Boku ga urusai kurai no seiryou de kono uta nandomo utau yo

No matter how many times, I will sing this song with a loud voice

だからどうかそばにいて

Dakara douka soba ni ite

That’s why, I hope you’ll stay beside me

エンドロールなんてもん作りたくもないから

Endorooru nante mon tsukuritakumonai kara

Because I don’t want to make an end roll

クランクアップがいつなのか僕らには決められない

Kurankuappu ga itsu na no ka bokura ni wa kimerarenai

When will the end (of the shoot)** be? It’s not for to us to decide

だから風に吹かれていこう

Dakara kaze ni fukarete ikou

That’s why let’s just go with the wind***

フィルムは用意したよ

Firumu wa youishita yo

The film has already been prepared

一生分の長さを　ざっと115万キロ

Isshoubun no nagasa wo zatto hyakujuugoman kiro

It’s a lifetime’s length of roughly 1,150,000 kilometers****

ほら、ここで君が笑うシーンが見どころなんだからさ Ah

Hora, koko de kimi ga warau shiin ga midokoro nandakara sa ah

Hey look, here is the scene where you laugh, it’s the highlight

写真にも映せやしないとても些細なその仕草に

Shashin ni mo utsuseyashinai totemo sasaina sono shigusa ni

Pictures won’t be able to show these very trivial gestures

どんな暗いストーリーも覆す瞬間が溢れてる

Donna kurai stoorii mo kutsugaesu shunkan ga afureteru

It can also immediately overturn any dark story that comes

どれかひとつを切り取って

Doreka hitotsu wo kiritotte

Which one of these will we choose

サムネイルにしよう

Samuneiru ni shiyou

For the thumbnail

さあ、これから生まれる名場面を探しにいこうよ

Saa, kore kara umareru meibamen wo sagashi ni ikou yo

Come on, from now on, let’s go look for and make some famous scenes

酸いも甘いも寄り添って

Sui mo amai mo**** yorisotte

Even on the bad and good times, I’ll stay close to you

一緒に味わおうフィルムがなくなるまで

Issho ni ajiwaou firumu ga nakunaru made

Let’s enjoy everything together until all the film’s used up

撮影を続けようこの命ある限り

Satsuei wo tsudzukeyou kono inochi arukagiri

We’ll continue shooting until the end of our lifetime.

Translator’s notes:

*This is the correct conversion/translation of 115万キロのフィルム. However, it is stylized as 115 Million Kilometer Film on Spotify so I’m also including this.

**The literal translation of crank up is end of shooting. So I just simply put end here.

***Let’s just go with the wind - I interpret this as “let’s just go with the flow”. 

****1,150,000 km of film is said to last about 80 years, an average person’s lifespan.

*****Sui mo amai mo – literally means “even (if it’s) sour or sweet”. Thus I decided to reword it as “bad and good times”. But the sour and sweet lyric also works since the next line contains the word “ajiwaou”, which literally translates to “let’s taste/savor”.

P.S. This post is an edited/corrected version of the one originally posted on my Twitter page: https://twitter.com/stanninghigedan/status/1211243664766312448?s=20

P.P.S. Please ask for my permission first if you plan to use this translation for anything. :)

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Love Me, Love Me Not Live-Action Film Releases Full Trailer Featuring Theme Song by Official HIGE DANdism

    Toho MOVIE's official YouTube channel has posted a 90-second full trailer for the forthcoming live-action feature film adaptation of Io Sakisaka (Ao Haru Ride)'s romance shoujo manga Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare / Love Me, Love Me Not.

  The clip features the film's theme song "115 Man Kilo no Film" (The film of 1.15 million kilometers) performed by the four-member piano rock band Official HIGE DANdism. The song was originally included in the band's 2018 album "Escaparade." 

   The live-action film is directed by Takahiro Miki, who previously worked on the adaptation of Sakisaka's Ao Haru Ride in 2014. It is set to be released in Japan on August 14, 2020.

         Message from Official HIGE DANdism:

  This song is filled with the desire to not forget the time to live with the people we care about as much as possible while sharing any minor anxiety and happiness together. It's one of the songs that we've cherished with all our fans. We were surprised at first when we heard that this song fit with the theme of the film. But we thought it would be a happy thing for the band if this song could accompany with the days of the protagonists and the audience. So we decided to be involved in this film with our song '115 Man Kilo no Film.' We are looking forward to the release! 

      ???? ついに主題歌解禁 ????#ふりふら 主題歌がなんと…‼️‼️ ♬︎* #Official髭男dism の名曲 「#115万キロのフィルム」に決定???? さらに、切ない恋模様が描かれた ????️ 予告映像も解禁✨ ぜひご覧ください????#浜辺美波 #北村匠海#福本莉子 #赤楚衛二#思い思われふりふられ #8月14日公開 pic.twitter.com/iXnZ6pJ866

— 映画『思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ』公式 (@furifura_movie) June 16, 2020

     Live-action film main cast:

Yuha Ichinose: Riko Fukumoto (18/Kiki in Kiki's Delivery Service Musical) 

Akari Yamamoto: Minami Hamabe (18/Yumeko Jabami in Kakegurui live-action drama)

Rio Yamamoto: Takumi Kitamura (21/Boku in I Want to Eat Your Pancreas) 

Kazuomi Inui: Eiji Akaso (25/Ryuga Banjo/Kamen Rider Cross-Z in Kamen Rider Build) 

    Poster visual:

    Meanwhile, the manga's anime film adaptation directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi (Say I Love You) at A-1 Pictures (Oreimo, Sword Art Online) has been also in the works. It was originally scheduled to be released in Japan on May 29, 2020, but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. It is still planned to be released before the end of this year. 

     Teaser trailer for the anime film:

    Anime film main voice cast:

Yuna Ichihara: Marika Suzuki (her anime debut role) 

Akari Yamamoto: Megumi Han (Hime Shirayuki/Cure Princess in HappinessCharge PreCure!) 

Kazuomi Inui: Soma Saito (Yukinojo Tachibana in King of Prism) 

Rio Yamamoto: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Shido Itsuka in Date A Live) 

  Poster visual for the original release date:

    Source: "Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare" libe-action film official website

  ©2020 Anime Film "Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare"" Production Committee

©2020 Movie "Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare"" Production Committee

©Io Sakisaka/ Shueisha 

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

[ai-da-ice]

Sota twitter update:

115 Million Kilometer Film / Official HIGE DANdism

I covered this song as a result of a poll. It was super difficult. It's a very warm song that makes me feel happy whenever I sing or listen to it.

#Official HIGE DANdism # 115 Million Kilometer Film #cover #da_ice #Staying at home #Da-iCE’s 6th side are my stay at home companions

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

UN World Food Program wins Nobel Peace Prize (AP) The United Nations’ World Food Program won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to fight hunger in regions of conflict and hardship around the globe. From air-dropping food in South Sudan to creating an emergency delivery service to keep aid flowing despite coronavirus travel restrictions, the Rome-based organization has long specialized in getting assistance to some of the world’s most dangerous and precarious places. It provided assistance to almost 100 million people in 88 countries last year.

Homeless to Homed (CBC) In 2018, 115 people who had been homeless for at least six months and weren’t struggling with substance abuse or mental health issues were enrolled in a study by a Vancouver-based charity that saw 50 of them randomly chosen to receive a cash payment of $7,500 (CAD). The results of the study are seriously encouraging: after 12 months, those who got the money had moved into stable housing after an average of three months, compared to five months in the control group. The recipients of the cash spent 52 percent of it on food and rent, 15 percent on items like medication and bills, and 16 percent on clothes and transportation, and 70 percent of them were food secure within a month. Many who object to direct cash payments to people in need argue they may spend the money frivolously; to the contrary, spending on alcohol, cigarettes and drugs went down 39 percent on average. It costs $55,000 on average annually for social services for a homeless person in Canada, and the project saved the shelter system $405,000 over a year across all 50 participants.

FBI foils plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (Washington Post) Federal and state officials revealed Thursday that they had thwarted a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, unsealing charges against 13 people who they say were involved in various plans to attack law enforcement, overthrow the government and ignite a civil war. Officials said the conspiracy—which was supposed to come to fruition before the election—seemed to be an ominous indication of how America’s civil unrest has energized violent extremists. The plotters, according to an FBI affidavit, seemed to be motivated at least in part by their belief that state governments, including Michigan’s, were violating the Constitution. One of those involved complained in June that Whitmer (D) was controlling the opening of gyms—an apparent reference to coronavirus shutdown restrictions—and others were involved in a militia group that had contemplated targeting police in their homes, authorities said. They trained together with firearms and experimented with explosives, authorities said. But unbeknown to them, the FBI had confidential informants recording many of their meetings and discussions. Before they could attack, law enforcement moved in, arresting some as they pooled money for more explosives, officials said.

Amid NYC protests, Orthodox Jews urge new virus-era dialogue (AP) After months of grappling with a pandemic that has walloped New York’s Orthodox Jewish communities, prompting changes to holidays, mourning and prayers, new limits on worship and other activity in some areas are pushing tensions in some neighborhoods of Brooklyn to the boiling point. New restrictions in places where coronavirus cases are rising, including several Orthodox areas, led to street protests Tuesday night. Videos posted on social media showed hundreds of Orthodox men gathered in the streets of Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, in some cases setting bonfires by burning masks, and a crowd attacking a man who filmed the unrest. On Wednesday night, crowds of men returned to the streets as police watched. As the protests made headlines, and the Orthodox group Agudath Israel led a Thursday federal court challenge seeking to halt the constraints, some Orthodox Jews in New York urged officials and fellow believers to find a way to communicate better. “We need partnership. We need government and the community to work together” on an approach to fighting the virus that can “respect the culture” of the faith, said Rabbi Abe Friedman, an Orthodox leader and law enforcement chaplain in Brooklyn. In the view of many Orthodox Jews in New York whose areas were hit hard and early by the pandemic, city and state officials stoked tension with their handling of restrictions on houses of worship and schools in hot spots. On top of feeling singled out as a religious community, some Orthodox Jews can lack sufficient, reliable public health guidance, given often infrequent access to TV and the internet—all while confronting curbs on faith practices built on social engagement that have sustained them for generations.

In the Path of Six Major Storms Since June, Louisiana Braces for Delta (NYT) Seen from above this week, the city of Lake Charles, La., made for an unsettling study in blue—blue being the color of the tarps covering the hundreds of roofs that had been beaten by wind, shorn of shingles or punctured by flying trees. On the ground, mounds of debris from Hurricane Laura, which devastated the area in August, lined roadsides all over Calcasieu Parish. More debris choked the drainage canals. Yet on Thursday, weary residents of this battered oil-patch city prepared, along with the rest of southwest Louisiana, for yet another round of serious trouble spinning up from the Gulf of Mexico. As of Thursday evening, Hurricane Delta, the 25th named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, was about 300 miles from the Louisiana coast, churning on a path that could end up strafing Lake Charles again. Many of those blue tarps may soon be whipped away by the wind, said Bryan C. Beam, the administrator of Calcasieu Parish, whose seat is Lake Charles. The debris along the roadsides may turn into flying projectiles. The choked-up drainage canals may overflow, creating new and dangerous flood patterns. Electricity was finally restored in full last week—but homes could again be plunged into darkness, he said. “It’s like a boxer going in the ring a few weeks later after getting pounded,” Mr. Beam said. “You can only take so much in a short period of time. We’re a very resilient people. But it’s very tough right now.”

Wealth disparity (Bloomberg/Federal Reserve Bank) The 50 richest Americans now hold almost as much wealth as half of the U.S., as Covid-19 transforms the economy in ways that have disproportionately rewarded a small class of billionaires. New data from the U.S. Federal Reserve, a comprehensive look at U.S. wealth through the first half of 2020, show stark disparities by race, age and class. While the top 1% of Americans have a combined net worth of $34.2 trillion, the poorest 50%—about 165 million people—hold just $2.08 trillion, or 1.9% of all household wealth.

Political news and happiness (The Atlantic) The amount of political news one consumes and one’s happiness are inversely related, with a Dutch study finding that on average for every additional hard news television program watched every week, the average well-being fell 6.1 percentage points. Another analysis of data from the 2014 General Social Survey found that after controlling for other demographic properties people who are “very interested in politics” were 8 percentage points more likely to be “not very happy” about life compared to people “not very interested” in politics.

Venezuelans once again fleeing on foot as troubles mount (AP) After months of COVID-19 lockdowns that halted one of the world’s biggest migration movements in recent years, Venezuelans are once again fleeing their nation’s economic and humanitarian crisis. Though the number of people leaving is smaller than at the height of the Venezuelan exodus, Colombian immigration officials expect 200,000 Venezuelans to enter the country in the months ahead, enticed by the prospects of earning higher wages and sending money back to Venezuela to feed their families. The new migrants are encountering decidedly more adverse conditions than those who fled their homeland before COVID-19. Shelters remain closed, drivers are more reluctant to pick up hitchhikers and locals who fear contagion are less likely to help out with food donations. Before the pandemic, over 5 million Venezuelans had left their country, according to the United Nations. The poorest left on foot, walking through a terrain that is often scorching but can also get frigidly cold. As governments across South America shut down their economies in hopes of stopping the spread of COVID-19, many migrants found themselves without work. Over 100,000 Venezuelans returned to their country, where at least they’d have a roof over their heads. Leaving again is harder. Official land and bridge crossings into Colombia are still closed, compelling migrants to flee through illegal pathways along the porous 1,370-mile (2,200-kilometer) border with Venezuela. The dirt roads are controlled by violent drug trafficking groups and rebel organizations like the National Liberation Army.

What the U.S. election means for Europe (Washington Post) Europeans do not approve of President Trump—by huge margins in recent surveys. So dim is the view of the U.S. leader that many survey respondents place less hope in him doing the “right thing regarding global affairs” than Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to the Pew Research Center. In a recent YouGov poll, substantial majorities across the continent said they favored a Joe Biden victory over a Trump win in November. On one level, this reflects a genuine yearning for a Biden presidency after four years of Trumpian volatility. A liberal White House in 2021 would be expected to revitalize the transatlantic alliance, return the United States to the Paris climate accord, scrap most of the tariffs Trump slapped on U.S. allies and, at the very least, avoid coddling factions and forces that seek to undermine European unity. For officials in Brussels, it would mark something of a restoration. But on a deeper level, Europe’s view of America is also changing. “European attitudes to Americans are shifting from envy to compassion,” wrote Simon Kuper of the Financial Times. He added that “there’s more chance of becoming a billionaire, if that’s your thing, in Scandinavia than in the U.S.,” pointing to widening inequity in the United States and the withering of romantic notions of the “American Dream.”

Kamaikaze drones (Daily Telegraph) Israel has handed Azerbaijan the upper hand in its war with Armenia over the breakaway enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh by selling it drone weapons Armenian forces have little defense against. In the recent flare-up of fighting, Azerbaijan has used Israeli-made ‘kamikaze drones’ that can take out Armenian tank and artillery positions dug into Nagorno-Karabakh’s mountainous terrain. Because they held strategic high ground, the tanks and artillery had previously made the enclave’s defenses almost impossible for Azerbaijani forces to recapture.

‘Rural Surge’ Propels India Toward More Covid-19 Infections Than U.S. (NYT) Sliding out of their rickshaw, masks on, fresh sanitizer smeared across their hands, a team of health workers approached one of the mud-walled homes in Masli, a remote village in northeast India surrounded by miles of mountainous rainforest. “Are you Amit Deb?” they asked a lean, shirtless man standing in his yard. Mr. Deb nodded cautiously. Five days earlier, he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Now his family members needed to be tested. They all refused. “We can’t afford to quarantine,” explained Mr. Deb, a shopkeeper. If anyone else in his family was found positive, they would all be ordered to stay inside, which would mean even more weeks of not working, which would push the family closer to running out of food. The defiance of the coronavirus rules is being reflected across rural India, and it is propelling this nation’s virus caseload toward the No. 1 spot globally. Infections are rippling into every corner of this country of 1.3 billion people. The Indian news media is calling it “The Rural Surge.” In many villages, no one is wearing masks. There is no social distancing. People are refusing to get tested and they are hiding their sick. Hospitals are straining. India outpaces new American cases by 30,000 or so each day, putting it on a path to potentially surpass the United States in the coming weeks.

Protests Spread Across Indonesia Over Jobs Law (NYT) Riot police officers fired tear gas and water cannons in Indonesia’s capital on Thursday as they tried to disperse large crowds of people protesting a sweeping new law that slashes protections for workers and the environment. In cities and towns throughout Indonesia’s vast archipelago, tens of thousands of workers took part in the third day of a national strike against the deregulation law. Workers marched on foot and rode in motorbike parades as sound trucks blared protest messages. Union leaders denounced Parliament and President Joko Widodo for pushing the measure through. Opponents of the new statute, a 905-page omnibus measure that amends more than 75 laws, say that it benefits the wealthy elite by allowing companies to cut workers’ pay, eliminate days off and hire contract workers in place of permanent employees. It will affect women most of all, they say, by allowing companies to eliminate paid maternity and menstrual leave. The government hopes the measure will draw investment.

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RM Sotheby’s Icons Sale was a Strong Finish for the 2017 Collector Car Auction Scene

RM Sotheby’s recent Icons sale was among the last of the high-caliber collector car auctions of 2017. With a quality over quantity focus, just 49 lots of “iconic” items were up for grabs, including 29 full-scale automobiles (several children’s cars were also on offer), bottles of high-end wine and champagne, and other mostly automotive-related items.

More than $45 million was brought in by the sale, with an 84 percent sell through for all lots (76 percent for vehicles alone). Overall, the Big Apple event proved a relatively strong sale that has us looking forward to the annual auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona that kick off the 2018 calendar.

Lot 115: Racing Suit and Helmet Worn by Steve McQueen in “Le Mans” Sold for $336,000

Most any item connected to Steve McQueen and automobiles continues to be hot at auction. Earlier this year, Gooding and Co. sold a Porsche 917 that had been featured in McQueen’s epic racing movie, “Le Mans,” for over $14 million. This driver’s suit, helmet, and flame-retardant underwear that McQueen wore in the film brought big bucks, though it fell short of the $400,000-$500,000 estimate.

Lot 118: Circuit Permanent de la Sarthe Cement Kilometer Marker Sold for $12,000

This particular marker was originally placed at the 4.5 kilometer mark on the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit’s famous Mulsanne Straight. It may seem like a lot for what amounts to 170 pounds of cement, but the sale price was less than half its estimate, illustrating the difficulty in assigning value to esoteric pieces of racing history.

Lot 124: 2000 BMW Z8 Sold for $329,500

The Henrik Fisker-designed BMW Z8 has often been described as far better to look at than to drive, but there’s no denying that this car continues to have a lot of appeal and—incredibly for a 17-year-old car—still looks utterly modern today. For these reasons plus limited production figures (just over 2,500 were sold in the U.S.), most Z8s have never dipped below their original MSRP of around $130,000. This example had just 15k miles on the ODO and was originally owned by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which likely led to the extra 25 percent or so it fetched over typical market value.

Lot 128: 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia Sold for $885,000

Based on a shortened Chrysler New Yorker platform, this concept was a joint design project between Virgil Exner, Chrysler’s noted chief of design at the time, and Italian coachbuilder Ghia’s star designer Mario Boano. The car would not only introduce several design cues found on later Chryslers, but the overall similarity to the new-for-1955 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (also a Boano design) is impossible to miss. Expensive and worth it—especially given its importance as a one-off show car.

Lot 131: 1952 Jaguar C-type Sold for $5,285,000

Just 53 Jaguar C-types were ever built and this example, chassis 007, is said to be not only the first delivered to the U.S., but also the first C-type to win a race in the U.S., courtesy of driver Phil Hill. The C-type was a serious race car in its day, and could be considered a heavy revision of the XK 120 road car with its updated straight-six engine, tube-frame construction, and new streamlined bodywork by Malcom Sayers. C-types such as this one put Jaguar back on the map in international competition thanks in part to its two overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Lot 132: 1973 DeTomaso Pantera L Sold for $145,600

The DeTomaso Pantera was an Italian-built, mid-engine sports car, designed in Italy by American transplant Tom Tjaarda while at Ghia and fitted with a good, ol’ American V-8 (a Ford “Cleveland” 351). Confused yet? What if we told you U.S.-spec cars were sold and serviced through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships? Convoluted backstory aside, the Pantera was designed as a budget-priced alternative to more expensive European metal and while power was strong, typical Italian build quality issues limited the car’s success. This one was right on the money for its strong condition and 13,000 original miles, though purists favor earlier cars with the prettier, slim chrome bumpers.

Lot 137: 2018 Bugatti Chiron Sold for $3,772,500

Said to be the first Chiron sold at auction, this particular car was also the first example ordered for the U.S. market. The Chiron’s 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged engine produces nearly 1,500 horsepower and catapults the car to an electronically limited top speed of 261 mph—the maximum its tires have been engineered to withstand. Just 500 will be produced at a price of around $3 million each. Its buyer gets to be the first on their gold-lined block to own one, for a mere $700,000 or so over MSRP.

Lot 141: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione Sold for $17,990,000

Ferrari’s 250 GT California Spider has always been an iconic member of the Prancing Horse family that also rocketed to mainstream recognition thanks to its appearance in the popular movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” This is the rarer Competizione version, one of just eight produced, with a factory hot-rodded engine, lightweight aluminum bodywork, and a larger fuel tank for endurance races. With Le Mans provenance, some would say this is the ultimate Cal Spider, and the new owner paid a big price—$1 million over high estimate—for the privilege of ownership.

Lot 148: 1990 Lamborghini LM002 Sold $467,000

Before there was the Urus, there was the LM002. Based on a stillborn military prototype that never reached production, the LM002 was a luxurious super-SUV before the world had ever wrapped its mind around the concept. With a V-12 engine from the Lamborghini Countach sitting up front and a 76-gallon fuel tank, examples bought new in the prosperous 1980s were soon selling for a mere fraction of their $158,000 MSRP a decade later, though the recent rebound in LM002 values has been strong among a new, younger set of buyers. This example was restored to the tune of $325,000, putting the purchase price in some context.

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RM Sotheby’s Icons Sale was a Strong Finish for the 2017 Collector Car Auction Scene

RM Sotheby’s recent Icons sale was among the last of the high-caliber collector car auctions of 2017. With a quality over quantity focus, just 49 lots of “iconic” items were up for grabs, including 29 full-scale automobiles (several children’s cars were also on offer), bottles of high-end wine and champagne, and other mostly automotive-related items.

More than $45 million was brought in by the sale, with an 84 percent sell through for all lots (76 percent for vehicles alone). Overall, the Big Apple event proved a relatively strong sale that has us looking forward to the annual auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona that kick off the 2018 calendar.

Lot 115: Racing Suit and Helmet Worn by Steve McQueen in “Le Mans” Sold for $336,000

Most any item connected to Steve McQueen and automobiles continues to be hot at auction. Earlier this year, Gooding and Co. sold a Porsche 917 that had been featured in McQueen’s epic racing movie, “Le Mans,” for over $14 million. This driver’s suit, helmet, and flame-retardant underwear that McQueen wore in the film brought big bucks, though it fell short of the $400,000-$500,000 estimate.

Lot 118: Circuit Permanent de la Sarthe Cement Kilometer Marker Sold for $12,000

This particular marker was originally placed at the 4.5 kilometer mark on the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit’s famous Mulsanne Straight. It may seem like a lot for what amounts to 170 pounds of cement, but the sale price was less than half its estimate, illustrating the difficulty in assigning value to esoteric pieces of racing history.

Lot 124: 2000 BMW Z8 Sold for $329,500

The Henrik Fisker-designed BMW Z8 has often been described as far better to look at than to drive, but there’s no denying that this car continues to have a lot of appeal and—incredibly for a 17-year-old car—still looks utterly modern today. For these reasons plus limited production figures (just over 2,500 were sold in the U.S.), most Z8s have never dipped below their original MSRP of around $130,000. This example had just 15k miles on the ODO and was originally owned by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which likely led to the extra 25 percent or so it fetched over typical market value.

Lot 128: 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia Sold for $885,000

Based on a shortened Chrysler New Yorker platform, this concept was a joint design project between Virgil Exner, Chrysler’s noted chief of design at the time, and Italian coachbuilder Ghia’s star designer Mario Boano. The car would not only introduce several design cues found on later Chryslers, but the overall similarity to the new-for-1955 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (also a Boano design) is impossible to miss. Expensive and worth it—especially given its importance as a one-off show car.

Lot 131: 1952 Jaguar C-type Sold for $5,285,000

Just 53 Jaguar C-types were ever built and this example, chassis 007, is said to be not only the first delivered to the U.S., but also the first C-type to win a race in the U.S., courtesy of driver Phil Hill. The C-type was a serious race car in its day, and could be considered a heavy revision of the XK 120 road car with its updated straight-six engine, tube-frame construction, and new streamlined bodywork by Malcom Sayers. C-types such as this one put Jaguar back on the map in international competition thanks in part to its two overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Lot 132: 1973 DeTomaso Pantera L Sold for $145,600

The DeTomaso Pantera was an Italian-built, mid-engine sports car, designed in Italy by American transplant Tom Tjaarda while at Ghia and fitted with a good, ol’ American V-8 (a Ford “Cleveland” 351). Confused yet? What if we told you U.S.-spec cars were sold and serviced through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships? Convoluted backstory aside, the Pantera was designed as a budget-priced alternative to more expensive European metal and while power was strong, typical Italian build quality issues limited the car’s success. This one was right on the money for its strong condition and 13,000 original miles, though purists favor earlier cars with the prettier, slim chrome bumpers.

Lot 137: 2018 Bugatti Chiron Sold for $3,772,500

Said to be the first Chiron sold at auction, this particular car was also the first example ordered for the U.S. market. The Chiron’s 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged engine produces nearly 1,500 horsepower and catapults the car to an electronically limited top speed of 261 mph—the maximum its tires have been engineered to withstand. Just 500 will be produced at a price of around $3 million each. Its buyer gets to be the first on their gold-lined block to own one, for a mere $700,000 or so over MSRP.

Lot 141: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione Sold for $17,990,000

Ferrari’s 250 GT California Spider has always been an iconic member of the Prancing Horse family that also rocketed to mainstream recognition thanks to its appearance in the popular movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” This is the rarer Competizione version, one of just eight produced, with a factory hot-rodded engine, lightweight aluminum bodywork, and a larger fuel tank for endurance races. With Le Mans provenance, some would say this is the ultimate Cal Spider, and the new owner paid a big price—$1 million over high estimate—for the privilege of ownership.

Lot 148: 1990 Lamborghini LM002 Sold $467,000

Before there was the Urus, there was the LM002. Based on a stillborn military prototype that never reached production, the LM002 was a luxurious super-SUV before the world had ever wrapped its mind around the concept. With a V-12 engine from the Lamborghini Countach sitting up front and a 76-gallon fuel tank, examples bought new in the prosperous 1980s were soon selling for a mere fraction of their $158,000 MSRP a decade later, though the recent rebound in LM002 values has been strong among a new, younger set of buyers. This example was restored to the tune of $325,000, putting the purchase price in some context.

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RM Sotheby’s Icons Sale was a Strong Finish for the 2017 Collector Car Auction Scene

RM Sotheby’s recent Icons sale was among the last of the high-caliber collector car auctions of 2017. With a quality over quantity focus, just 49 lots of “iconic” items were up for grabs, including 29 full-scale automobiles (several children’s cars were also on offer), bottles of high-end wine and champagne, and other mostly automotive-related items.

More than $45 million was brought in by the sale, with an 84 percent sell through for all lots (76 percent for vehicles alone). Overall, the Big Apple event proved a relatively strong sale that has us looking forward to the annual auctions in Scottsdale, Arizona that kick off the 2018 calendar.

Lot 115: Racing Suit and Helmet Worn by Steve McQueen in “Le Mans” Sold for $336,000

Most any item connected to Steve McQueen and automobiles continues to be hot at auction. Earlier this year, Gooding and Co. sold a Porsche 917 that had been featured in McQueen’s epic racing movie, “Le Mans,” for over $14 million. This driver’s suit, helmet, and flame-retardant underwear that McQueen wore in the film brought big bucks, though it fell short of the $400,000-$500,000 estimate.

Lot 118: Circuit Permanent de la Sarthe Cement Kilometer Marker Sold for $12,000

This particular marker was originally placed at the 4.5 kilometer mark on the 24 Hours of Le Mans circuit’s famous Mulsanne Straight. It may seem like a lot for what amounts to 170 pounds of cement, but the sale price was less than half its estimate, illustrating the difficulty in assigning value to esoteric pieces of racing history.

Lot 124: 2000 BMW Z8 Sold for $329,500

The Henrik Fisker-designed BMW Z8 has often been described as far better to look at than to drive, but there’s no denying that this car continues to have a lot of appeal and—incredibly for a 17-year-old car—still looks utterly modern today. For these reasons plus limited production figures (just over 2,500 were sold in the U.S.), most Z8s have never dipped below their original MSRP of around $130,000. This example had just 15k miles on the ODO and was originally owned by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, which likely led to the extra 25 percent or so it fetched over typical market value.

Lot 128: 1952 Chrysler D’Elegance by Ghia Sold for $885,000

Based on a shortened Chrysler New Yorker platform, this concept was a joint design project between Virgil Exner, Chrysler’s noted chief of design at the time, and Italian coachbuilder Ghia’s star designer Mario Boano. The car would not only introduce several design cues found on later Chryslers, but the overall similarity to the new-for-1955 Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia (also a Boano design) is impossible to miss. Expensive and worth it—especially given its importance as a one-off show car.

Lot 131: 1952 Jaguar C-type Sold for $5,285,000

Just 53 Jaguar C-types were ever built and this example, chassis 007, is said to be not only the first delivered to the U.S., but also the first C-type to win a race in the U.S., courtesy of driver Phil Hill. The C-type was a serious race car in its day, and could be considered a heavy revision of the XK 120 road car with its updated straight-six engine, tube-frame construction, and new streamlined bodywork by Malcom Sayers. C-types such as this one put Jaguar back on the map in international competition thanks in part to its two overall victories at the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Lot 132: 1973 DeTomaso Pantera L Sold for $145,600

The DeTomaso Pantera was an Italian-built, mid-engine sports car, designed in Italy by American transplant Tom Tjaarda while at Ghia and fitted with a good, ol’ American V-8 (a Ford “Cleveland” 351). Confused yet? What if we told you U.S.-spec cars were sold and serviced through Lincoln-Mercury dealerships? Convoluted backstory aside, the Pantera was designed as a budget-priced alternative to more expensive European metal and while power was strong, typical Italian build quality issues limited the car’s success. This one was right on the money for its strong condition and 13,000 original miles, though purists favor earlier cars with the prettier, slim chrome bumpers.

Lot 137: 2018 Bugatti Chiron Sold for $3,772,500

Said to be the first Chiron sold at auction, this particular car was also the first example ordered for the U.S. market. The Chiron’s 8.0-liter quad-turbocharged engine produces nearly 1,500 horsepower and catapults the car to an electronically limited top speed of 261 mph—the maximum its tires have been engineered to withstand. Just 500 will be produced at a price of around $3 million each. Its buyer gets to be the first on their gold-lined block to own one, for a mere $700,000 or so over MSRP.

Lot 141: 1959 Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider Competizione Sold for $17,990,000

Ferrari’s 250 GT California Spider has always been an iconic member of the Prancing Horse family that also rocketed to mainstream recognition thanks to its appearance in the popular movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” This is the rarer Competizione version, one of just eight produced, with a factory hot-rodded engine, lightweight aluminum bodywork, and a larger fuel tank for endurance races. With Le Mans provenance, some would say this is the ultimate Cal Spider, and the new owner paid a big price—$1 million over high estimate—for the privilege of ownership.

Lot 148: 1990 Lamborghini LM002 Sold $467,000

Before there was the Urus, there was the LM002. Based on a stillborn military prototype that never reached production, the LM002 was a luxurious super-SUV before the world had ever wrapped its mind around the concept. With a V-12 engine from the Lamborghini Countach sitting up front and a 76-gallon fuel tank, examples bought new in the prosperous 1980s were soon selling for a mere fraction of their $158,000 MSRP a decade later, though the recent rebound in LM002 values has been strong among a new, younger set of buyers. This example was restored to the tune of $325,000, putting the purchase price in some context.

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[Eng trans] 犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！ / Inu ka kyatto ka de shinu made kenkashiyou! / Let’s fight about dogs or cats until we die!

Woot woot! Procrastination rules!  😂 Hahahaha I kid. Don’t be like me, kids!  😈

Yes, I’ve had this in my drafts for a long time. Yes, I did this while I’m working. Yes, I’m posting this during work hours because I’m so freaking tired of everything. :)))

Welp, here we are again with one of Higedan’s popular songs. I feel like this song is the sequel to 115万キロのフィルム / 115 Million Kilometer Film. This is also a very sweet song - the person wants to stay together with his/her special someone for a very long time no matter the circumstances, or even if they have so many differences (like cats and dogs). The song itself is so fun to listen to! And the music video -- oh my God maybe not the best (but def one of the best) but it is one hell of a crazy video so I suggest that you also watch that video. :)) Also please listen to the Budokan version of this song!!! Aaaaaa or please listen to the whole Budokan concert cd (it’s on Spotify!!!) - it’s definitely one of their best albums aaaaa~~

I hope you’ll also enjoy this song as much as I enjoyed translating this! :))

Again, I don’t claim that this is a very accurate translation. I did my very best to translate this just so we can somewhat understand the message that the lyrics are trying to convey. I hope the song’s message also reaches you/touches you/makes you feel light and fluffy on the inside! :D

*Translation under the break

**May contain errors/inaccuracies/mistakes. Please do tell me if you think there’s a better way to express the idea so I can correct it! Thank you! :D

犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！ (Inu ka kyatto ka de shinu made kenkashiyou!)

Official髭男dism (Official Hige Dandism)

Lyricist：藤原聡 (Fujihara Satoshi)

Composer：藤原聡 (Fujihara Satoshi)

犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！

Inu ka kyatto ka de shinu made kenkashiyou!

Let’s fight about dogs or cats until we die!

「ずっとこのままでいようよ！」

Zutto kono mama de iyouyo!

“Let’s stay like this for a long time!”

ときめかされ続けて早3年

Tokimekasare tsudzukete haya sannen

Even after 3 years, the excitement continues

「キャットが絶対可愛いよ！」

Kyatto ga zettai kawaii yo!

“Cats are definitely cute!”

熱く語る君のそばに居たいんだ

Atsuku kataru kimi no soba ni itainda

I want to be with the you who talks so passionately

Uh～uh uh uh　寝ても覚めても続くこの幸せ

Uh~ uh uh uh     Netemo sametemo tsudzuku kono shiawase

Uh~ uh uh uh     Even when we’re asleep or awake, this happiness will continue

Uh～uh uh uh　どんな壁も蹴散らす幸せ

Uh~ uh uh uh     Donna kabe mo kechirasu shiawase

Uh~ uh uh uh     A happiness that’ll kick any kind of wall/barrier

ずっとこのまま　ずっとこのまま　君だけを守るよ

Zutto kono mama zutto kono mama kimi dake wo mamoru yo

I’ll always protect you

長い夜も　雷の日も　病める時も　そばにいるよ

Nagai yoru mo kaminari no hi mo yameru toki mo soba ni iru yo

In the long nights, on days with thunders, or even in times of sickness, I’ll be with you

ずっとこのまま　ずっとこのまま　ベタな言葉だけど

Zutto kono mama zutto kono mama beta na kotoba dakedo

Always (just) like this, though these are cheesy words,

僕のために　君のために　愛を誓おう　何度でも確かめて　さあ

Boku no tame ni kimi no tame ni ai wo chikaou nandodemo tashikamete saa

Let’s promise to love only each other; to be sure we’ll do it again and again, so...

手を重ねて鐘を鳴らし合うよ　そして

Te wo kasanete kane wo narashiau yo soshite

Let’s put our hands together and ring the bell, and then

犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！

Inu ka kyatto ka de shinu made kenkashiyou!

Let’s fight about dogs or cats until we die!

Uh～uh uh uh　寝ても覚めても続くこの幸せ

Uh~ uh uh uh     Netemo sametemo tsudzuku kono shiawase

Uh~ uh uh uh     Even when we’re asleep or awake, this happiness will continue

Uh～uh uh uh　カレンダーを何度もくぐって

Uh~ uh uh uh     Karendaa wo nandomo kugutte

Uh~ uh uh uh     No matter how many times we go through the calendar

「歳とったな…」って笑い合いたいよ

“Toshitottana...”tte waraiaitai yo

I want us to laugh together while saying “we’ve aged....”

ずっとこのままでいようよ (2x)

Zutto kono mama de iyou yo (2x)

Let’s stay like this forever (2x)

ずっとこのまま　ずっとこのまま　君だけを守るよ

Zutto kono mama zutto kono mama kimi dake wo mamoru yo

I’ll always protect you

長い夜も　雷の日も　病める時も　そばにいるよ

Nagai yoru mo kaminari no hi mo yameru toki mo soba ni iru yo

In the long nights, on days with thunders, or even in times of sickness, I’ll be with you

ずっとこのまま　ずっとこのまま　ベタな言葉だけど

Zutto kono mama zutto kono mama beta na kotoba dakedo

Always (just) like this, though it sounds cheesy

僕のために　君のために　愛を誓おう

Boku no tame ni kimi no tame ni ai wo chikaou

Let’s promise to love only each other

ずっとこのままでいようよ

Zutto kono mama de iyou yo

Let’s stay like this forever

手を重ねて鐘を鳴らし合うよ　そして

Te wo kasanete kane wo narashiau yo soshite

Let’s put our hands together and ring the bell, and then

犬かキャットかで死ぬまで喧嘩しよう！

Inu ka kyatto ka de shinu made kenkashiyou!

Let’s fight about dogs or cats until we die!

T/N

*Satoshi said in an interview (http://kansai.pia.co.jp/interview/music/2017-07/officialhigedandyism-report.html) that the title is a metaphor representing a couple’s life. He recognizes that even though two people are in a relationship, they are still two different individuals who have their own wants or opinions. Thus he used “dog or cat” as an analogy to represent these differences. He says that even with these differences, he hopes that couples would look beyond these differences and would just laugh it off. Thus, he used the phrase “fight until we die” as a metaphor for this. He also mentioned in the article that he made this song after he attended the wedding of one of his friends. He says that this song is sort of his blessing for the other couples for them to stay together for a long time. :)

**According to some articles, among the members, only Daisuke is a cat person; the other three are all dog persons. So this song also kinda applies to the band. :))