#japanese music IS JUST SO GOOD

[sanjiswetcigarettes0]

9mm Parabellum Bullet is the best fucking japanese metal group i’ve ever listened- it’s just fucking perfect.

[thegreatestunknown]

ちゃんみな | CHANMINA ❌ NG (2024) dir. Kim Youngio, Yoo Seungwoo

[kastillia]

Gott ist tot.

[akai-anna]

Round 8

Round: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8

[blujayonthewing]

I understand why the sub for dungeon meshi is just the script for the dub but that doesn't mean I have to like it

[supernovaofthoughts]

Fujii Kaze moodboard because his music is just so hauntingly beautiful

[kathybluecaller]

👀

[infizero]

ok after listening to the english version of the death note musical....... unpopular opinion i think but i actually prefer the japanese version? dont get me wrong, with some of the songs i do think i might like the eng version more but..... idk i like the lyrics of the japanese version a lot more? and obviously i only know them via a translation but i know for a fact that the entire focus of certain songs are different between versions.

like in the english version of the game begins, L is talking about his strategy to track down kira. but in the japanese version, he's more so talking TO kira directly and saying that he's going to take him down from his "god" status to hell. or mortals and fools, which had a wholeee different vibe in the japanese version being called like a cruel dream. and uhhhh am i insane or was rem's song before she dies an entirely different song? cause in english it was like a sort of generic love song that was pretty chill considering the context, while in the japanese version it was this superrr melancholic and striking ballad she sang while floating around misa.

idk but i really do think i prefer the japanese version. but the og english version is good too!!! i really liked hurricane and the way it ends in particular

[fortjester]

put on angel in realtime by gang of youths at work w/o thinkin abt it and then midway thru the first track suddenly remembered what that album's abt like

[homosociallyyours]

I was tagged by @jlf23tumble, @statementlou, and @himynameiszayn to share some of my on repeat playlist, so here we go!! I will say that it's not the best representation because it didn't choose to play any Taylor Swift (there's usually multiple songs of hers, and also half the time I'm listening to my gaylor playlist-- Gay Gay Tay Tay --so uhhh???) OR Harry and Louis! (my other top playlist is Next To You, which is just all HL) Hmph. But here we go!

OH also I use Amazon music, and my regular playlist is just my likes :))))))

Rules: Shuffle your on repeat playlist and post the first 10 tracks, then tag 10 people!

People Watching, Conan Gray

She’s Saving Me, Indigo Girls

Float, Janelle Monae

Deja vu, Olivia Rodrigo

What Can I Do, Renee Rapp

Landslide, The Chicks

Back to You, Selena Gomez

Bad for Business, Sabrina Carpenter

It Wasn’t Me, Brandi Carlile

Strong Enough, boygenius

ok TEN PEOPLE?!?! let's try! @dykesteddie @rosidandy @zjofierose @youre-a-wizard-becca @awake--and--dreaming @camillekaze @mxaether @aboutmetamorphosis @daydreaming-sunflower @naminelily

[konohamaru-sensei]

forgot I was tagged by @akamikazae until I saw @lemony-snickers's post about it. so the top 5 songs for me lately.

Tatsuya Kitani - プラネテス / Two drifters (if I don't scream sing the bridge I am probably dead)

AJR - Yes I'm a mess (i started listening to this because of sousei akabane and havent stopped in the last 3 months LOL I COULD HATE MY GUTS WHEN THE SUN COMES UP BUT I LIKE MYSELF LIKE THISS)

Tatsuya Kitani - 私か明日死ぬなら/ Promise me (i want to cry each time i listen to it, seriously he has the english translation on his youtube channel please watch it. the title in japanese is "if i died tomorrow")

Hozier - Talk (I'm in a mood)

Tatsuya Kitani - ずうっといっしょ！/ Always together XD (oh i have many feelings so many feelings. so many feelings. especially about the line 共に過ごした日々が (the days we spent together), ささやかな幸せが (the small happiness we shared), かけがえのないトラウマになってたらいいな (I hope they are becoming a precious trauma for you). UGH.)

also special mention of プランA of Dish because its so fun and I enjoy the elusive samurai this anime season.

tagging uh.. who hasnt been tagged? @moonamayillu @howdoesoneadult and @foolishk if she wants

[kikiswords]

thinking of the end of death note the musical and how the shinigami ryuk takes out an apple from light's shirt pocket and how the apples are actually human hearts and how by eating them the shinigami returns them to another realm for spirits

[quietlyblooms]

oh my gosh, the nostalgia that hits me the moment certain songs come on :' ))))

[always-a-joyful-note]

Okay but in honour of Artistic Partisan being released on engstars, I'm going to be very self-indulgent and talk about how Hell Screen (source) coded it is. And yes I'm talking about Akutagawa Ryunosuke's short story about the (spoilers to come) painter obsessed with art and his beloved daughter who got sacrificed in all sorts of ways (then died) in order to inspire him to paint a scene of the Buddhist hell at the commission of his shady patron.

I mean, maybe it's just me but I think Artistic Partisan perfectly captures that line between obsessive creation and passionate artistry, flip flopping back and forth as the line "si vis artem, para bellum" (play on the latin "si vis parcem, para bellum" if you want art/peace, prepare for war) is chanted in the midst of it all. Like how could that not capture the artist's desire for eternity, longevity, beauty while also having the both threatening but invoking intense melody that gives it that edge of action and danger? It's so Hellscreen in the way that Hellscreen is a very bleak depiction of the battle that is art (with questionable beauty being produced but a definite masterpiece of expression regardless). Yes, the artist wants to live forever but, be warned, because the world of art is not one of peace. It is filled with blood and sacrifice and battles. Artistic Partisan is the warning song (but also a praise, almost, of art), Hellscreen is the story of the song ignored (but still proof of how war really does create art).

Just....man. They went hard on this one. If you want art, prepare for war indeed.

[permanentreverie]

I was tagged by @cordiallyfuturedwight to post my lockscreen, the last song I listened to, and the last photo I took!

tagging (and of course no pressure to participate) @ohwarnette @retvenkos @its-me-satine @musicallisto @thebirdandhersong @thebeautifulfantastic

[brw]

Made a playlist of different rock/punk artists for your enjoyment and convenience. From classics like X-Ray Spex, Muse and Jimi Hendrix, to more obscure artists like Soul Glo, Otoboke Beaver and Flummox, I'm sure there's something here for everyone. Over six hours long, over 100 songs 😁👍 There are also a number of more general rap and alt inspirations included!!