The Klassic Note Apple Music Japan Review (2016)

Hi guys. I think I've calmed down. I think. Because over the past few hours ever since I started the journey that is even just starting that 3-month free trial of Apple Music in Japan, and now I must say I'm not pleased. I may have been disappointed already. Allow me, to bring to you guys the experience I've been in just a few hours how Apple has managed to change my mind about music streaming.


BACKGROUND
To give you guys a head start, let's start with a crash course. In case you're as n00b as me who hasn't touched any Apple software at all (well I kind of did use a MacBook before, but), I shall give you guys an insight. You guys know of iTunes, right? That service that has served many to be one of the successful pioneers of digital downloads we see today. Well last year Apple introduced its own streaming service Apple Music, and it met with a lot of reactions. Back home here in Klassic Note my general opinion was quite obvious, and I see it to be a gap I could use to bridge between my conundrum of supporting artists and receiving up-to-date reviews of releases without forking out money for songs I don't want, just like how we buy CDs. So yeah, you can find out more about how I discussed about making such a decision, and the time for action is today. I tested it out, and I think a few hours is enough for me as a consumer to make a decision already.


APPLE MUSIC FOR DUMMIES

So, Apple Music resides within iTunes (for Windows, MacOS) and your mobile devices (Android, iOS) and uses their cloud service iCloud to sync an "iCloud music library" as they state, and this allows them to keep record of what songs you have been interested in and marking it as part of your cloud library. The biggest difference in storage in terms of iTunes and Apple Music here is that Apple Music doesn't use any storage. It just plays. It behaves just like a music streaming service, and uses like a checklist to keep track of what you listen. It gives recommendations from time to time and even gives you a way to save playlists, start radio stations which is similar to mixing YouTube videos if you've played that before, and so on. You can try that out for yourself, but mainly, it's a lot like any other music streaming service that's out there. It's only advantage (and my purpose for trying it out) is that it hosts a lot of Japanese artists and their digital releases, and unlike other services, still has the biggest library of Japanese songs in iTunes till date. The cloud sync of data runs swiftly, it has to use an Apple ID tagged to Japan though, so using separate accounts is recommended. It's not tough to get it running, and once you do, you'll get the whole of Japan's music in your hands... well, sort of.


THE MAIN PROBLEMS

"Chatmonchy" new single

"ClariS" new single

"cinema staff" new EP

Firstly, what appears in iTunes Japan does not equal to listed in Apple Music Japan. This can be clearly seen in my initial test of checking out newest releases this week. It's November 30 as we speak, and since it's a Wednesday, it's a peak day of the week to release songs, in case you didn't know. On my list I have four artists (three of them above), and one didn't appear in Apple Music, even if it's in iTunes. Check this out.

"Hanazawa Kana". Ooh...

Kana-chan's new single on iTunes Japan

I then noticed this trend appearing not just on newest releases, but older releases too. Specifically, certain artists after transition typically list their releases in iTunes did not make them appear in Apple Music at all. So yeah, I can direct this cause by explaining a little bit of how companies work in Japan. Music in Japan has been strict for years, and releasing internationally has always been a challenge to them, sorting out copyright issues and licensing. So yeah, it so happens certain artists who belong to certain music companies still do not allow their artist releases to appear in Apple Music, despite being allowed in iTunes. (FYI Hanazawa Kana's music company is from Aniplex)

More can be evidenced by further searching terms like "HoneyWorks with sphere", where their music company (Lantis) has blocked releases but the company who hosts HoneyWorks (Sony Music Japan) did not put on that limitation. It may sound confusing, but to me it all makes sense. It's a little selfish, it's hard to negotiate terms on music streaming as to how much money is given, but yeah, this is precisely the result of those problems. So apparently only for most, Anime-related releases will be available, of course, which means artists like ClariS and Kalafina will not have problems listing their new songs. Yes, that includes LiSA, May'n etc. It only gets worse when regular artists in Klassic Note are searched out, and Ikimonogakari and Horie Yui (King Creative Records, ex.Starchild) did not make the cut. I barely saw an Ikimonogakari song on Apple Music but even that is banned from listening. And hey, I'm "already in Japan".

There is also (to a less major extent) a release delay on certain releases. [Alexandros] and their new album "EXIST" (released November 9th) has not been listed in Apple Music yet even though it is available in iTunes, for example.


OTHER PROBLEMS
And here are some more problems that I found, mostly missing releases even if the artist has releases plentifully listed. Also, certain exceptions do occur when I say that the music library in Apple Music is ten times worse off than what's in iTunes.
(Not in chronological order)

• Tags are terribly done. If you have noticed, and it's not with the anyhow assignation of "EP" or "single" titles, but auto translations from Japanese. Who decided on that that it was good? I mean, I can get used to reading Japanese, so don't give me a string of alphabets to read, okay?
• Two NICO Touches The Walls "Tenchi Gaeshi" singles lol
• Goose house released two albums last year and there was only one of them? ("Milk", missing "Bitter")

• plenty's previous album was nowhere to be seen, from last year.
• cinema staff's 2014 album only 3 songs available? That's what I meant about licensing.
• I can hear one song from PHONO TONES' 3rd album? Then why bother display all of them?
• No SID, Porno Graffitti...
• Why is the Base Ball Bear singles all split in their individual single tracks? They need that much time to license them one by one?

There is no stop button, clear now playing list button, no play this only option... I mean, I'm not even complaining.


THE ITUNES APPLICATION (WINDOWS)
Let's then talk a little about not the music library that Apple owns, but their software. As I mentioned somewhere, somehow anything that is not done on their own software platform is not platform-friendly. So obviously I'll have problems dealing with the application at the start. I did say getting into this isn't difficult, but I didn't say this was a smooth journey. It's quite troublesome at this time to ensure they don't ask you for your credit card because then your cover will be broken, and that region lock on Apple IDs will ensure you can never use that other Apple ID that you have outside of Japan.

Also, I noticed of the following that will make any customer experience unpleasant:

• Download bar pops up beside search bar, occasionally being an eyesore and not occupying a space in the UI. Does this even happen on macOS?
• There is that subtle lag when I add a song to the iCloud music library, and no, it's still responding.
• Crashes often when I started to authorise the account, the application (yes you have to do that), and if you start spamming songs to create your own playlist all at once you'll eventually crash the application. And it's Windows.
• UI was a lot more difficult to navigate compared to years ago when I (sort of) used iTunes. Then again there isn't Apple Music, so I'll give that a pass.
• Two delete from library options?? Damn the UI is terrible...
• Horizontal scroll bars just doesn't work sometimes. And it's irritating, particularly you want to scroll through the album list on the artist's page. It's there, you just can't scroll it.

THE ANDROID APP
And it gets worse. Apple has proven it cannot handle Windows well, let alone Android. I know the reverse is very different, so... I don't know why.

• Works like a typical music app eg. Google Play Music
• Works slower than a usual music streaming app. Artist page, album art takes time to load and that maybe bad. And talking about that...
• It lagged my phone!! So much that I, for the first time, have seen a stock Android phone (Nexus 5X) was performing this slow. That's what happens if you add too many songs and basically using the app without just listening to songs for a long period of time. And yes that's not even for 5 minutes.

And I'm not even done yet. Up until the time I post this I've not even covered a fraction of artists I know of. I'm afraid I may be disappointed in the results I find on Apple Music now.


CONCLUSION
I'd like to continue reading Japanese and not live a life reading a string of alphabets that doesn't even make sense. I know if I continue adding songs to the library eventually I'll notice it's useless because I'm going to quit anyway. Apple Music changed my mind so much about music streaming I think it's actually more troublesome than my wait for new songs to appear. Really, I want that on-time review without having to pay for the download. Apparently, it's tougher than I thought.

I guess I'll just go back to leeching the Internet, I guess. Thanks for the next 4 months, Apple.


P.S. I may sound critical, but hey, I'm paying for it, you know. Well, I can actually don't because it's a free trial and somehow I paid for a gift card already, so I'm not going to waste it. I hope. I was right about the limited music library available, though.

P.P.S. Also, things might change after the free trial period ends, and if I can find enough in pursuing digital releases fast enough which leads me to taking down some of the releases for myself then maybe I'll change my mind. That's why the year label on this post. We shall see.

If you don't understand something, how are you ever going to understand it?

Me when I do my exam revision haha. Especially in university, it gets the worse of me. This kind of knowledge thing is unlike relationships, human science or whatever biased opinions whatsoever, you know. So how can you, ever? Memorising is the way to go for me, I guess. It's not working though.

The Entertainment News 2016 Edition Issue #48

Damn, that section is getting real empty for a long time already... (Audience: Why not just remove it?) Because I don't want to show how boring my life is when it's nothing but Anime and music.

*silence*

Ugh, my head hurts. And it's from exams. I know; it's not over yet. *sigh*

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Bungou Stray Dogs: Wow I'm so glad they the author didn't resort to doing cheap stuff like... okay I better not point names. Let's move on.
The episode (21) was real exciting. Mainly because of a meeting of two leaders rather unexpected, but also quite necessary. Problem here is because the locals here do want to take care of the city, and didn't want it to land in the hands of foreigners (practically the situation of most developed cities right now lol), and yeah, somewhat cooperative, I would say. Dazai and Chuuya were let to the safehouse to extract Q, that crazy being that can manipulate beings crazily like himself? Damn, this show is dark. But not so much. Lovecraft and that grapes guy (lol) came in as the Guild to eliminate the target(s) (I mean, they probably also have heard of abilities of Q by now), and one of them is surprisingly persistent. The decision was also made by Dazai to not kill Q but to save him even though he works for the Agency. Then again, we're met with a beast that practically isn't an ability I guess, but then again it crazy a monster as Chuuya can display his Corruption level powers, but damn this is real cool. I was expecting an interruption from Q if this doesn't go well, but all it takes is preparation from Dazai beforehand, I assume. Nonetheless, epic battles never get boring in this show, and I love it. So glad I got over that Anime which just does nothing but overpower and tips the scales so extremely. This one checks the marks of a good battle. Kafuka-sensei, I'm impressed.

"Of course I'm leaving Chuuya behind. -Dazai"
Seriously, what a dick huh, Dazai...

P.S. Which also means Q is in Dazai's hands. For I don't know what reason. To tame the guy? I'd like to see that from the likes of this ability-disabling joker haha
P.P.S. I just like the friendliness in the Dazai and Chuuya partnership. Stupid things like "I placed a bomb in your car" and "I drank an '89 bottle to celebrate" really kicks in like a couple of old lovebirds.

WWW.WORKING!!: Wow this episode. And hey, we got another couple dating again!! I like how this show is progressing haha
This episode (9) talks about a couple of things, like how Muranushi is like a local priestress to the shrine that is the restaurant, and without her everything gets crazily spooky lol. Adachi pays a visit to the girl as expected by the mother, and with some persuasion finally gets her out of the house. Literally. Like, they're going out. Pun not intended haha. Honestly saying? The last Adachi would do given the understanding of the family is to get her some medicine while visiting her. Then again, it's 40 degrees, so... Also, Yanagiba is worried about her friendship with Nagata, and somewhat that has patched up too. Comedy highlights include Saiki and Kisaki speaking English (I mean, Kisaki's surely is using natural AI language HAHAHA), Tomacchan speaking gibberish to Saiki, finger-moving in an Aniplex animation and how that exorcist mother dealt with the sweets that were brought to her house.

I won't say I find that home shrine familiar, but...
I'll leave whoever to search it online, yes?

Really, it's a joke, all of them. But I like the romance, so that balances out haha

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Well... if you haven't been skipping the introduction, you'd know. Otherwise, don't ask.

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This Week on Klassic Note

This week brings us a couple of releases. Damn, 210 songs already. I wonder how many can I still give. Going to break the record of 220 from two years ago already. Anyways, the releases. fumika's new single has been under review unlike her previous one, and I kind of like this one. Unfortunately, it doesn't mean I took both the songs on the double A-side single, and there's an English cover song to add in, so... yeah. I only gave one at this point. Also under review if  7!! (Nanae's) new single purely because it's a ballad tune which I miss so much once again, and yeah that is as far as I got. I've also gotten my hands on negoto's new single (thought I'll be using a certain platform to listen to it otherwise; details later on) and it's not as bad as I think. I maybe giving more than one song. I've yet to have a listen to Anime "WWW.WORKING!!" theme songs yet, so that will bug me for some time, I guess. But compared to that ending theme song (which you probably forgot) from like last season probably not as far. Which brings me to my next point: Apple Music.

Because Apple Music will solve most of the current problems about leeching from the Internet, as I would call it now. Things don't come as prompt as Japan would have released them, and delays typically affect my mood for reviewing those... releases too, so that shall be put to the stop from next month, hopefully. Here's to hope the administrative process goes well when I start after my exams and I can actually pull this out for the benefit of Klassic Note because honestly I'M SICK OF WAITING FOR SONG RELEASE DELAYS ALREADY. Okay, chill. *laughs*


This is it then. Next week in Klassic Note is so epic I don't even want to spoil you on it. Besides, it's better to end this way to I can continue revision for tomorrow's paper lol. Cya anyone next week, and until then... I'll be happy by Wednesday. I'll be celebrating it, for sure. I need memory cleaning as aggressive as those Android apps these days man. With distracting ads, of course haha.

The Entertainment News 2016 Edition Issue #47

Wow. It's been hell of a week. A lot of revision, and now I'm (not) ready for the exams ahead of me. Damn, I'd rather exams are on like, Fridays so I can enjoy the weekend of watching Anime and stuff. Unfortunately, it's on a Monday. So I have to suffer this mood swing. Twice.

Yes, next week too. *sob*

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Bungou Stray Dogs: Wow this show just got a whole lot more exciting and complicated at the same time. I think I said that last week lol
The episode (19), the girls from the Agency are safe, after layers of saving by the brother and Kunikida, fortunately. Unfortunately though, Port Mafia's leader Mori Ougai let out their strongest prisoner Q (man they don't have better names than this?) (I've heard at least two more shows who use that alphabet) which can do mind control, and just like BLEACH if you have been reading this whole post faithfully for like three years lol, you would know it's tough to manage (controlled zombies, I mean), and in this case now that makes Atsuhi be a victim to his own past and powers. Things go a little out of hand again as Dazai tries to get the Agency a hand in this war by getting Ango in order to link with the government, but Francis, the leader of Guild as far as we know of, approaches that tiger of a bounty first. Hmm, and for all cliffhangers (damn I think I've been just summarising the plot here) Kyouka has to arrive. She's out, apparently, and hopefully to save the confused Atsushi. Really, he's confused about a lot of things, for sure. Next episode is going to be fun.

Well Atsushi is dumb anyway, so whatever, Dazai.
This toilet plot thing is really unnecessary haha

P.S. Don't ask me about the abilities of the two Guild members who went for the Agency girls, really. One loves nature and kills all girls besides her sister WTF, and the other is an octopus?? Damn there are too many references here for me to be able to understand this show now.

Sangatsu no Lion: Okay, this episode (7) kind of builds on the fact that you can have retarded friends (according to Kiriyama) like Nikaidou, and I'll explain why. First, the lead up. Remember that close to romantic comedy we received last episode? It's back, but it's not the girl. Takahashi, that baseball player someone is really into, turns out to know of people who love shougi, probably including himself. Kiriyama noticed they can hit well (not in baseball unfortunately haha) after a conversation or two, but then Takahashi showed him that clip. Starring the professional shougi player on TV with Nikaidou doing commentary. *sigh* I totally feel you Kiriyama. Just like some other Anime who has a silent main guy (*wink* Hyouka *wink*) it's tough living with an assertive friend and people being envious about your situation which is bad in your opinion. Nonetheless, it triggers him somehow, and now he has to teach people Japanese chess. Hey, I'm not saying it's bad, but at some point I see myself already leaving when Nikaidou comes in every time. Come on, who wants to have direct conflict? Well, not unless you're playing a shougi match of course. And no, I'm not interested in the game, so no thanks for the explanations, Bodoro. *laughs*

What happens when you say "dinner" in front of your cats.
I bet the struggle was a sight to watch, Akari-san.

P.S. TOTALLY didn't expect the ending theme song. OMG can they just stop

WWW.WORKING!!: Okay, now I think I can confidently say something I absolutely hate about this show. It's weird. And it's not just weird. It's weird weird. If you get what I mean, it's just weird. So weird, it's starting to turn bad. Like a bunch of chocolates that are bought. Which has no taste. Left alone for a month outside the fridge.
Okay, the episode (8). A lot is going on, so I'll keep it short. Miyakoshi's totally weird logic gets her into another thought of dating Higashida in order to advance her cooking skills, but to no avail. I do not know now if she's serious about relationships or is she just now knowing how BGR works. But still, Higashida sees the consequences, and instead of scolding right at her make and making it straight like her mother did about the restaurant bill, he went along with it. And that, even so, is still not working on this dorkhead. Seriously, Miyakoshi-san, you need classes in being human. Also, Adachi's failed socialising skills led him into a worse situation than he is previous episode with Muranushi, and her complicated feelings for him has once again become even more negative. Kisaki is ordering that foreigner like a slave, Nagata-san is dejected as usual because she also cannot express her feelings for the main guy, and don't ask me why someone doesn't want to go to school but wants to go down South. To Okinawa, for example. Damn, this show is weird. Just like Shiho-san with words on poor people lol

(Not enough)
When you ain't got the chest, and...

(Satisfied)
... when you got the chest. Damn, didn't know this was a baby thing haha

P.S. I can do a lot more jokes here this episode, but if I do I'll be real biased. But really, this show is ridiculously funny, in a weird sense.
P.P.S. Honestly, Miyakoshi Hana is a weird girl. I mean, she don't get crane games too. Seriously? Even if I NEVER played once in my life?? Ugh, like Higashida, her presence makes my head ache.

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No new chapters again this week. I'll try not to put a placeholder every week that looks the same, but that's no guarantee. I'll promise you that, at least.

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This Week on Klassic Note

No, let's not talk about Ms.OOJA, yes? I regretted giving a listen to her latest music video already.

And suddenly Ms.OOJA has sung out the voices of women perfectly.

Beauty lies in the eye who watches this MV: https://t.co/4zNIcfx4rZ

— Kaineng (@KlassicNote) November 16, 2016

Okay, this week has a couple of releases, and yes, I don't think it starts with her. But still, I eventually rejected listening to Ms.OOJA's new album not because of the music video but because I'm reaching a point of the year that I rather not give too many songs (it's got to do with song count) so she's off the list for this year. Next year... maybe? No promises to myself there though. On other releases, I chanced upon listening to AOP's new single once again after what I heard from last season's Anime I decided to give another chance, and I'm not disappointed, to say the least. Aimer's new single came in hot and quick, and I gave a song just because it's good, really. sphere's new single also came in, and it wasn't impressive until two things happened, because of (1) the music video which has a plot worth mentioning here, and (2) the LINE LIVE radio-like stream to talk about the new single. I ended up giving them the chance and I'm liking it now. Not the whole single though. Sorry, no new reviews this month.

Talking about new songs too, there's much to talk about what's ahead until the end of the month. ClariS, cinema staff, Chatmonchy and Kana-chan are all set to release new singles, and I got a listen to them a couple of days ago. (Thanks private VPN app!) ClariS sounded fine so I might just give a listen ever since their previous collaboration single, cinema staff's topic song is just barely 2 minutes long, and Chatmonchy and Kana-chan's have potential. I'll hold my comments for now until I have the time to listen to them two weeks from now, but until then at least I'll be damned if WORKING!! theme songs will come up next week, after I'm done with my first wave of exams.

On other things next month and so, I've heard a couple. fumika's new single is turning out to be quite interesting with a good share of English lyrics. Ugh, she can't sing English though... Anyways, and I thought that's bad until I heard that Yuuki Aoi is coming up with a new mini-album and the music video preview is literally just her skin pores (Audience: It's that close??!!) (Yeah) it really makes me cringe unnecessarily. I took a path to find out what happened to HAPPY BIRTHDAY the girls group (details in Twitter if you haven't seen it), and I may have to give another release from Miyawaki Shion yet again. Oh damn, it's the composer I'm giving, that's for sure haha


Yeah, exams. Since it starts early in the morning, I better sleep early too. I need the brain energy to (sleep) strive through 2 hours worth of stress. Cya guys then, and until next time... hey at least next Monday's paper is in the afternoon. *dry laughs*

The Entertainment News 2016 Edition Issue #46

Yes, this week is about to be over. But damn I'm glad it's going to be over. A lot of things happened and were announced, so I'll not bore you guys over my life, but hey, I still had to catch up with entertainment, yes? So let's see what I've done over the past day haha

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Bungou Stray Dogs: Wow everyone this episode (18) got double-crossed it seems. Not for Port Mafia though.
As we all know, Port Mafia's leader Ougai is infamous of taking action seriously and swiftly, and this time it's no exception. He sent off people to blow up Guild's supply ship, and dropped hints to hideouts of the Agency's staff whilst sending people to the original team's hideout to "tip them off". Yes, if you're experienced in action shows and carefully planned plots this is an easy example of a trap, and it works for both parties mainly because Guild has sent enough people so they will fight whatever it takes and the Agency is playing defensive. Hey, who says action shows are boring? Akutagawa is probably going to die in the blood of God lol, and who knows who's going to save the girls? Kunikida maybe next to receive orders. I'm getting real hyped. And I thought this was going to be boring haha

Come on, Ranpo-san is just bored. Gotta love those animations haha

P.S. Can't you see? Port Mafia doesn't have to do nothing. Chuuya is right; the gang will see the other two groups beat each other up. Oooh this is going to be fun~

Sangatsu no Lion: Is it just me or am I not getting the feels of Kiriyama's past? Oh well. To each their own story, yes? Now, the episode (6). The show discussed about Rei-kun's initial moveout of someone's house to live by his own, how people have influenced him, and how he didn't become a master. Master, as in, a prodigy, I guess. But then again shougi aside, there's quite a lot to remember and feel here. He did start out with a good life, as in having a family when one day he just lost it. (So f**k you Kyouka; wait till the day you lose yours) And then he lost again. Twice. In matches. And then everything about himself kind of falls apart. The show then summarises with Hina-chan, and possibly the most interesting part of the episode because I really dig in this kind of stuff, with that consolation from her invites him to eat with the Kawamoto sisters once again. I wished I had such warmth in my life. Not just people coming in and out of my life, not just being friends for some reason or just to talk it out. That isn't enough, I guess. But for Kiriyama, this might just be his reason to live. As a person and for the people around him now.

Akari giving herself a pat in the back because she did well.
And because she hasn't had a break in a long time. #lifegoals

P.S. WHERE IS THE BEACH EPISODE, DAMMIT!! *laughs* Not that I'm expecting one.

WWW.WORKING!!: I must say, I'm not getting it. Well, that is provided if you have watched this show for half the season (7) already lol. Anyways, a lot of everything is in this episode as usual. We got Kisaki giving a winning lottery ticket to Yuuta, even though it's like last year and that he ditched it in order to make it up with Shiho. Damn ain't that cute haha. Also, Miyakoshi finally gets to meet Saint Valentine in his off-peak season haha, and gets to find out what really happens when you pass out just by eating chocolate made with leftovers. That, and a three-hour ranting from Nagata-san too, I guess. Damn I want those romance antics and results soon. I don't think we'll be getting it in this show though. But damn I want more.

And... there you go. Shiho isn't the only person slapping money on Yuuta's face.
Man, kids these days...

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I have to stop doing this segment liao lol. But I have to show some length on this post, so here it is. Empty. Once again. Just like last week.

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This Week on Klassic Note

Okay, now that I've finished listening to everything, let's talk about it. SPYAIR's new single is quite impressive as usual, but it's not on the shelf for sure. I mean, I'm only here for the topic song haha. nano.RIPE's new album from last week's review (yep the release was like a month ago already) turned out good, as this usual fan by now is giving a couple of tunes because I like their music. [Alexandros] new album is quite a feat, considering I only give as far as Aqua Timez where rap pop style music is concerned, I don't give out-of-beat tunes these days, and their English is too good that it sounds like everyone else in the West. But oh well, I want to try to give a couple of tunes anyway, so I'll try. I think I have a couple of them locked down by now. Porno Graffitti's new single is quite a disappointment mainly because it isn't that catchy as last time round I heard them (which is this year BTW) but it's fine. I'll see if I can give one of them. I'm missing negoto's new single this week so I hope it comes soon, and I incidentally got Tsuzuri Zukuri's album from like, two years ago where that song got a ranking, so I'll listen to that next week due to time concerns.

Future releases brings us ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE's new music video, and I must say it's not bad as usual, and I think I like their punk rock music compared to how much English they're using as a Japanese band haha. In particular next week brings us sphere's new single in like, a year. Also, THE ORAL CIGARETTES. But that I'm not giving topic song liao, so I don't know where that's going to go. We're far from the peak season next week, but then again there's more the week after, so that's good news.


Cya guys next week then. I'm not in a mood to type more due to the fact I'm like a week to exams and I'm not close to half done yet. I'm going out with a friend (if you could call that haha) (my future self is going to hate me for saying that lol) to study tomorrow anyways, so that's a good start. Until next time... I hope you have someone to be with. If your family doesn't bother about you, that is. Me? I'm coping with it well. I foresee a future that I desire to change it though. So I'll see about it. Bye!

Why is it called education if most of it is scrutiny?

I mean, really. Probably due to egoistic tutors, or peers maybe? I'm just getting this feeling that asking something real dumb will just get me beaten up. Not that I've not asked but most I know do not have that patience. And that's not a good thing.

The Entertainment News 2016 Edition Issue #45

*sigh*

I like how entertainment is just a facade of my real life and I'll never be able to enjoy this without worrying about the other. If you don't feel this don't talk to me. You're normal. I'm not.

*sigh*

Don't worry, the pain will be over in about... I can't even

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Bungou Stray Dogs: Wow, what a comeback of an episode, huh. Now we're back to the main story (17), I expect some action. And I must say from this introductory episode I'm not disappointed. Things are reminded well and also plot progression is significant. We first talk about Kyouka's origin, where she became an orphan and was used by Port Mafia of her powers. Well, it would seem it's the demon in her that killed her parents, and probably it took that Kouyou woman (I honestly have no idea whose b*tch she was haha) to teach or save her with the demon of hers and I guess everything else is good for our own predictions. Nonetheless, there goes one liability, but in comes another. Port Mafia, instead of fighting an external organisation Guild with the Agency would rather play a three-sided war. Which means one side will have to fall, and that doesn't sound like good news. The Guild itself also presented two members initially along with the rest of the cast sent in as a "luggage", but then again without Kana-chan (lol) it probably wouldn't be as interesting. Damn, so many guys. Good thing Yosano-san is there to heal everyone in the field if necessary haha
P.S. Kyouka cannot do admin work, seriously. She screws up big time with a taser lol

Yeah, if you get a (somewhat) Japanese pun you're good.
In here her name きょうか sounds like "a permit" きょか, isn't it?
(She should've said "I'm it" and she would have been let in haha)

Sangatsu no Lion: Honestly saying, I like how the stories of Rei are times more interesting than shougi. That's good.
Now, the latest episode (5). First half was about Rei fetching Momo-chan, and damn the voiceovers for the animals are just funny haha. Then again, it's a good reminder of Rei and his past. That he had a family. And he had a younger sister. And Momo-chan probably reminded him of her. Linking that to the second half, we see more of his past, the aftermath of the accident the rest of the family had without him (I know, right?) and the heartlessness of the rest of the house. Then again there's this friend of his dad, who took him in to a shougi family and in consequence Rei accidentally ruined his. Then again, the kids should grow up ("HIT ME, B*TCH!" lol) and learn to change their directions in life, and on the other hand Rei decided not to pursue higher education because he was do professional. Yeah, it may be a tough life for him, he may have trampled on other people's lives and wishes, but don't we all do? I know of people who trampled on my sensitive soul when I was a kid, and this is probably a good consequence of how my own character is like today. So yeah, it's fine, too bad it's intrusive because Rei's family was killed, and there's still that someone who mattered in his life. Rei picked his life up and moved on. And that isn't a bad thing.
P.S. Yeah it's competition and jealousy again that thrives in such a story. Reminds me a lot about KimUso where some genius pianist intruded the lives of many other kids.

Even the dog feels bad for making Momo-chan cry haha

P.P.S. I SWEAR I didn't even notice the song I've been giving which released with the manga's 10th volume from 2014 is also this Anime's ending theme! Lol, and then again where's the opening theme? I've only known of the full song being played; Don't tell me it's also released already...?
WWW.WORKING!!: I guess Shiho-chan does piss me off, but hey, it's just a story. If Ten-chan were like this in real life... I wouldn't be able to take it lol
Okay, the episode (6). There's everyone in the episode, so that's like the usual haha. Shindou is being bullied by Shiho again, and this time in lottery tickets, but then again he isn't angry at all which makes Shiho's methods rather ineffective on him. On the other hand, there's the conundrum of Miyakoshi's chocolates. I mean, Being nice to her isn't really an option to begin with, and apparently the best solution is to make her like cooking for people she cares about. I mean, did she not try cooking for her mother? Lol that would have been a disaster already for sure. Other than that, she trying too hard is kind of pissing Higashida off, which we will certainly get to by the end of this season, I hope. There's also the Muranushi smile problem, which technically killed two guys in this show (one more to prove the point), and yeah, this show is weird. I guess, because they're trying to round things up, and when it gets awkward leaving it to dangle seems like the best solution. Man, I'm not getting this show at all haha

 Me when Saint Valentine tells me to like some girl with all my heart.
After eating sh*t chocolate from that someone every year.

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No new chapters again this week. Oh well.

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This Week on Klassic Note

This is quite a week for new songs, I must say. Let's go through them all, shall we? Asakura Momo's debut single isn't so much of a disappointment ever since I heard of the topic song which is not the insert song intended for some movie airing next month in Japan, and I feel like giving her cute voice, so... yeah, that's one's pretty much settled. Ayachi's 3rd album this time round wasn't as impressive as usual actually, but then again I took a couple of songs that I think are good in melody, and you might be able to guess anyway. The topic song isn't a disappointment, and in the few days I've grown to like it. Numakura Manami's debut single was pretty good, so good to the extent I might be able to give the whole single. But I didn't. Because unlike Mikakoshi's new single this one I cannot get used to. Well, I don't want to do the "brainwash" test right here, so no. I'll withhold giving her more songs to make her single be on my shelf, but I see potential of her in the future. LuckLife's new single came on time, and I'm all ready to give a couple more than they have in the single. It's still in pending I guess, but I'll get to it by next week for sure, I hope. Me taking their previous single as benchmark maybe a little too much to judge for this new one though. Ray's new single caught my attention somehow, so I decided to give her a chance. I didn't take the topic song though, and as such a rarity is not common this year in Klassic Note (the last time was THE ORAL CIGARETTES in July), purely because the song sounds good, and I like the chorus, and I miss that style of music that can be written for her. Damn, why they write lousy Anime songs? Oh well, better keep this to myself haha. I've also finally caught on to nano.RIPE's latest album and eh... I don't know how to give. Clearly last year's album was better, but you know, I'll still give a couple somehow. The topic song though, I think I may have commended it too much to it being suited for my current mood now.

I also took some time to listen to BUMP of CHICKEN's latest album in view of the Anime's ending theme song (to know how dumb I was to not know that refer to the ANIME section haha), as I eagerly await on the show's opening theme song to become a release soon. Man, I have a feeling they're aiming for next year now. It's okay; it's not the first time I know of this already. *wink* Aqua Timez *wink* MASK *wink* Haha

Next week brings us a couple more releases, most notable negoto's new single because it's been some time since I gave a song from them already, and the preview from the music video sure sounds great, unless the low quality audio makes it sound better than I thought. Well, not first time too anyway. I refer you to the recently uploaded music video on their VEVO YouTube channel "nameless", which I started from a low quality preview and the full song turned out more repelling than I thought. Oh well, first impressions are important anyway. Also, it's going to be the first time in two years I review a new album from [Alexandro], previously named by a wine company which told them to change their name... okay, go find it out yourself. Anyways, their new album is out with that "feel like" thing I've been mentioning on Twitter, so be sure to check it out yourself too.


Ugh... nano.RIPE's new songs are hard to give... I promised myself to not drag this out and give this buy the weekend, but it looks like I may not be able to do so. Okay, maybe I can. Tomorrow I have no school. Or I have too little school that going there will waste a lot of time and money. Haha oh well. Better stay at home doing logbooks and reports. Ugh, my stomach hurts. Cya guys then, and until next time... don't be too generous to music. But be honest to it. Only then will you find those that you will not get sick of listening. I need to stop being so kind. Yes, I'm talking about all for you guys, Anime company music composers.

P.S. Sorry for the spamming of criticisms for Anime music. Because it's just my biased opinion and many of them are actually good. I'm being very specific here, so don't shoot me down for it. I mean, if there is anyone out there that will. *sob*

The Dream Fragment #19

Hey, it's been some time. And kudos to whoever knows that title means I've been dreaming about girls again, but hey, I have no girlfriend lol. Anyways, this time, it's the girl who just got her solo debut single. No, I don't mean Nu-chan (Numakura Manami), and I'm referring to one of the TrySail girls. Read on to find out.

Since it's excerpts, I'll keep it short. As usual, those in quotes are recollections, and brackets are personal opinions.

"I was in the middle of a theme park. I was surrounded by crowds of queues along with Mocho (Asakura Momo) who is desperately walking around the pathway to look for people in the crowd. As I walked with her, I saw familiar figures like the back of Ten-chan (Amamiya Sora) and the jovial, enthusiastic face of Nan-chan (Natsukawa Shiina). Suddenly, the camera view changed and I was looking from the view of Nan-chan, who got out of the queue to approach Mocho."

Yes, did I not mention about me totally seeing how big her bra is? I know; Mocho has potential. And she's only 22 as we speak haha

"Then the scene changed to a long path, similar to an apocalypse of some kind where only a couple would walk towards something everyone is walking away from. Once again, Mocho and I were the only ones (hugging each other, and) (xD) walking against the opposing crowd. And once again, we passed by Ten-chan who waved to us, Nan-chan to talked to us (her more than me), and..."

That's all folks. I can only remember this much. By this much I mean that's enough for me to remember considering it's been an hour since I woke up on a chilly morning where I'll be busy the rest of this school day. If you guys need references they aren't difficult to search online. Nothing that'll get you excited about someone's chest (lol), but you'll mostly find cute girls, if you're into it like me. I personally like 3D, if you want to ask haha

P.S. Related stuff include the fact that I've been editing some TrySail images before I sleep and totally mesmerising over them, and Mocho's debut single releases this week, and on preview it doesn't sound bad. Maybe like Aki-chan it may be a beginning to another fandom...?

P.P.S. I'll never win that China guy who bought enough singles to create a pillar in his room (it's definitely a he, and yes stacked by thickness) and lay down a heart for his confession. I mean, I'm not even that desperate.