The Entertainment News 2017 Edition Issue #51

Yes, it's not out yet.

Yes, it's still in writing. I'm just not in the mood to do so. The Klassic Note segment will be the evidence.

And yes, I'll finish up the project I'm doing since last week by tomorrow latest. Okay, let's get to it. (Audience: No seriously why the serious look?) You'll know.

アニメ Just Because!

I mean, what's with that intro scene? I mean, why stop to look at that scene? Isn't it just picking up Natsume and going home? #plothole lol yeah I know it's to "fill up the gaps"

The new episode (#JustBecause10) tends to remind us about how original of an Anime production is this show, and it's near from perfect. Even though it's that, we do have some development. It's Valentines', it seems. (I'm glad to have learnt about the after-exam schedules without doing research myself, thank you) And besides the one guy (ok count the other two walking down the alley) who got no interaction from any girl (I feel bad for him the moment Souma ran out of the classroom already haha), everyone had something out of it, it seems. The one who loses out the most through interaction must be Natsume this time round, as Komiya's selfish action of putting the image Eita took of her as phone wallpaper most definitely became the biggest hurdle the poor girl has to overcome in order to be with the person she likes. Souma got off it slightly better though, seeing Morikawa was trying to reject the heck out of him but decides to not do so in view of Souma's potential determination to want to be with her. That, we shall see if it'll ever unfold in the last episode, probably. Ignoring Komiya's feelings, Eita seems to be the better off considering two girls are after him - though one actively and the other very, very passively - considering he's just a transfer student back for like, 3 months. And finally, Souma's the one friend probably had the day in the ideal and best way possible, which is receiving chocolates from a girl. Hey, not everyone has happy endings from this day, yes? Then again, we may see more things conclude in due time, because at this rate Natsume's going to lose her Eita to her junior. And me, for once, do not wish for that to happen. Sorry Komiya; you ruined that Eita x Natsume combination really hard this episode. Also, this episode also reminds us (back to the beginning of this) about how cheap the animation potentially is (I mean, Eita looked different in the one scene with Natsume WTF) (And Morikawa doesn't have to look this bad) and also how less of an impact this story makes. Natsume's teared up face did not hit me as hard as like, (sorry again) "Toradora!" does it (even "Tsuki ga Kirei" is better than this), and the turn for Morikawa's situation with Souma was also not shown distinctively. Man, could have made more impact man. All of them were worth the time to put forth more... more... well, you know. *laughs* Display of emotion, I would say. Hey, I'm no Anime director or producer, okay?

Since they'll never appear in a thumbnail here, I'll give them a chance.
I too can't bear to put anything couple-y here already

P.S. "Why are you making that face?" Because you haven't searched online on how to change the wallpaper on your phone?? Eita YOU GOT BURNED haha
P.P.S. "He doesn't even know how I feel" I mean, you didn't even have enough courage to tell him despite all the hurdles too haha BURNED man how many characters in this show do I need to burn to be happy lol
(Okay one last one: I thought Natsume had won/was being ahead of Komiya when she sees the two outside the classroom, but hey, Natsume didn't expect the wallpaper. Now that's called being ahead lol)

アニメ Blend S

Turns out Akizuki is better at doing tsundere than Kaho-san for some reason hehe it's not without reason anyways

The new episode (#BlendS11) felt long, but it's not lacking in jokes compared to the other episodes, by the way. Romance antics sure are hard to watch in this show, as with the case of the manager Dino with Maiks, for my case. With the dog as medium, they go out on a dog park trip, had lunch together, and got the dog a friend? Haha I don't think so. Things between Akizuki and Kaho surely got more awkward already, but it's nice to know that Kaho-san will be happy just by the customers and without much help from that helpless guy who just seems to be a step late in everything, I guess. Lastly, Maika learnt of a "kabedon", and if you don't know of that, wait till you have to do it on someone then haha. Maybe it's just me feeling awkward on these romance jokes, but I'd much prefer the normal stuff. And yeah, Mafuyu is indeed an integral part of this show. And not so much for that man girl lol

Guess what caused that dog to run away haha
(Hint: It's got something to do with someone's face lol)

P.S. The subtitles (if you are reading them) are likely wrong when Dino blocks Maika's path and getting confused, but most of them I heard are of the names of rice bowls (as they end with the "-don" prefix) instead of whatever was translated haha

アニメ Houseki no Kuni

I'm still amazed at how wonderful this animation is, to be honest. And because of this fusion between 2D and 3DCG, the jokes always get me lol

The new episode (#HousekiNoKuni11) introduces us briefly to Alexandrite and her berserk form, and thus was not tasked to deal with the moon people because she kind of breaks down fast, as much as she can attack fast. The big moon beast that got cut down by Dia got into pieces, and more as the gem people cut it down, and it eventually became a bunch of moon puppies? Sure, but that says a lot about the structure of the moon people, and also, how they relate to the sensei after seeing him being so friendly with it. But hey, as Cinnabar said, no one shall doubt on the truth even if it is standing by his side, so yeah, Phos shouldn't either. But that doesn't really stop her though, even though it has been many days since the next bunch of moon people appeared. Maybe as the sensei mentioned they have "found peace" and decided to not launch another attack, I guess. Time is of essence here, as Rutile still actively tries to piece up Dia and another of her close partners Padparadscha (I'll spell this right once, and only once), which we will no doubt get a feature episode of next week. Or maybe the moon people. Or the sensei. Or all of them. Hey, it's going to end spectacular at this rate, so why not expect more?

Bort when she sees someone playing around with her fluffies lol
(Notice how she cracks - literally - when she gets pissed haha)

P.S. Did anyone not remind you to not put them together at the same place? I mean, going by how it works with the moon beast I would guess that much tbh
P.P.S. I'm going to make some weak guesses here, so don't mind me. I would like to guess the sensei was definitely one with the moon people, who advocated its creation and probably is one of the other humans who now have lived on the moon. Then comes the rebellion, as the sensei felt something was wrong and thus left to create another land in the once (I assume) inhabited Earth (I didn't say how long before this though, remember that) and created these gem people to fight for good, I suppose. Hey, plenty of question marks here, but that's as much as I can guess. And if this show is going to end by the end of the year, we'll not get any conclusion out of this. 2nd season please?
(It's been some time already since we had a new character, so LET'S BRING THAT TABLE OUT!)

Hardness	Name of Mineral(s)
10	Diamond Bort Yellow Diamond
9	Padparadscha
8.5	Alexandrite
7.5	Morganite Goshenite Euclase Red Beryl Zircon
7	Jade Amethyst
6.5	Benitoite
6	Rutile
5	Obsidian
3.5	Phosphophyllite
3	Antarcticite
2	Cinnabar

アニメ Sangatsu no Lion

Is it like this show to do a timeline of events then recollect them in first-person for all the other characters that matter seeing it's always Kiriyama's story first? Hey, can't blame them if this story is long though.

The new episode (#3Lion32) gives a little case study credit to our new loser (haha) side character who is also Kiriyama's recent opponent last week, Junkei. His story sounds as sour as many out there too (I mean, I've watched this show up till now lol), but unlike himself he adores the bravery and perseverance of Nikaidou and Kiriyama in the never ending trip that these two take to be better at shougi. Hey, good thing for him his life is also filled with hope, like those racing pigeons (<= click to see birds lol) he raised and being laughed by his "friends" or whatever, he is also working hard to achieve his goals. Sadly there can only be one winner this time, and it's Kiriyama. Sorry, bro. Second half brings us to the joy that Hina-chan got when Kiriyama went to find her during her school trip in Kyoto. Well it's near, Kiriyama said, but nonetheless the joy that shows up on her face is unexplained heartwarming among the cold-hearted students in her class. You know, bringing her a coat, getting her pudding (I'm like "<= what did I like most about the school trip" haha) to eat, and so on. Thanks to the end of the episode, we also know that Kiriyama then - after Hina's school trip - treated everyone to a feast in which was one that got the two guys scared (the other was the grandfather) and the two girls waaaaaay too satisfied. Food, man. It can do wonders. Which also explains Hina's smile on her face, for which we hope it'll last longer than before. Hey, putting behind her such a past may not be easy, as we all know that events experienced at a younger age becomes part of our lesson-learning, and part of our memory, no matter how terrible is might be.

If it takes so much setup to show us this, they've done a good job.

P.S. MVP the aunt who has to take orders for Hina and Akari as they were ordering way too much lol "I'm running out of paper" I just broke haha
P.P.S. You heard who's doing the theme songs next season? It's... UNISON SQUARE GARDEN (yeah it's them) and RUANN for ending theme song. The latter sounds like a newbie (like, 14-years-old newbie) so I'll check that out next year. And Unisong? If they write songs like in this season's Ballroom Anime I'm out.

アニメ PriPri Chii-chan

Hey, didn't expect this to end, so let's talk about it. Yes, after three seasons (seasons as in 12 episodes ie. 3 months), this little show has come to an end. I guess it's a little anti-climatic like all the other episodes, but hey, drama is drama, people. Especially kids drama, so I won't comment further. My favourites for this series are likely Yuka dancing for the ending themes (they are just great), that photographer who loves to end with "-basha" (refers to the sound effect you hear when you take a picture from a SLR camera click your smartphone camera) in his words lol (just that episode is the most I laughed), and maybe that yeti that Chii-chan summoned from the poles lol. All in all, it's fun to watch, I definitely enjoyed the theme songs (maybe haha), and I'm glad to have been on this journey. Hey, again I say, it's not for everyone, and it's kind of childish, but I got a good laugh once in a while, and I guess it's good enough for this show. Once again kids - There's always a solution to everything. Also, happy endings will always arrive on time. Always. *laughs*

xD

漫画 Dagashi Kashi

The new chapter (94) talks about bubble blowing, as the guys fight it out to see who is the best... okay, I didn't say that lol. As Hotaru is amazed because we know she can never do any of the stunts, Sayashi walks over with disgust on her face. Oh well, what is cool does not always look cool, just so you know.

When you're single and you see a couple cuddling each other

音楽 This Week on Klassic Note

This week brings us a couple of releases. Okay, before I start, I would like to say I didn't review all the releases. It was not as expected since I wasn't in the mood to do so that hastily anyway. Therefore, I shall talk about two of them here, and do a couple more (since I followed up on some of them) next week, so to spread out the agony of no new releases next week, and also the week after, so yeah.

For this week, negoto's new album to celebrate their 10th anniversary seems unapproachable at first glance, so I'll take some time before giving anything from the release. Amamiya Sora's new single came in strong and quick (just like the songs), so yeah, I'm reviewing it next week, in case you didn't see the Tweet. I also managed to get hold of fumika's new single and I must say it's okay because the previous one kind of outshines this one too much, and clearly this feels like a celebratory single of sorts. *wink*

(Just to be clear, all releases mentioned in this paragraph ARE NOT released next week)
For next week, I'll give a listen to amazarashi's new album which released this week, and Porno Graffitti's latest album since I never really gave a listen to their album in ages, and in their sense, it's kind of a long period of time lol. I'm also trying to give GLIM SPANKY another chance after giving the one song, even though I'd rather give them more attention for next year in the first batch of songs for Klassic Note. Yeah, it's a thing I do every year to kick start the Klassic Note song list, so...

In other news, Endou Yurika is quitting the entertainment industry, in case you don't know of her yet. *sob* (I know what about the game I've been playing? Pretty much means they're gonna kill Airi-chan in the main story to make sure she doesn't come back lol) (or they can just replace her too, yeah) (FYI she also stars in Anime "Tenshi no 3P" #noseason2, and some of you may know her from Anime/Game "BANG Dream" sub band Roselia; They're doing live events without her already lol)

Trying to get out of the bad news, sunday morning bell (if you still remember them back in 2012) is back, and what's more, they're releasing a new album next year. A new music video has already been released online. That's what happens if you do that project haha. Also benefiting from that, I now know Coalamode. has released a new single recently, but that I'll leave till next year instead. Sayuri's new single is slated for next year February too (thanks to Anime "Fate/EXTRA"), and last but not least, Sangatsu no Phantasia. I hope this time round I can give some of the songs mentioned above, but for Yurika-chan... I'm sorry I did not give your solo 3rd single. Didn't know it'll be your last *sob*



A bigger reason surrounding why I've made little progress this week is also that infection that's been hitting me, leading to a heck of a flu and plenty of coughs. (I'm just too tired to put them in here since I'm on antibiotics) Cya guys next week, and hopefully I'll get more done, in terms of schoolwork and here. I need to start earlier for the stars project though; I notice I cannot finish that many artists in one day. Maybe I should just do another part and make it five. I'll see about it.

The Entertainment News 2017 Edition Issue #50

Hey, welcome back. It's has been quite a week, but actually it's just me procrastinating most of the time, but yeah, I did get to kick start on the stuff I want to do this holiday season, so we shall see how long I can last lol I know I say that all the time as if I don't trust myself

On a side note, Ten-chan (Amamiya Sora) looks great when lying down. You should have seen my desktop wallpaper hehe

アニメ Just Because!

Someone please tell me Morikawa changed hairstyle because of Souma! Please! Otherwise there'll be no point to this!! lol

(*This was technically first but I watched it two days late lol) The new episode (#JustBecause09) of course, must complicate things to a new level. Remember man, that now Eita is trying to go to the college (university) Natsume is applying for before, and Natsume is trying to get into the school Eita was already accepted into. Haha, the troubles of romance lol. Anyways, let's talk about Morikawa before we jump into that. Blowing everyone's mind at school, the shorter-haired Morikawa definitely grabbed the attention of the class for good, and Souma's attention may just be a little underwhelming. Well, he did explain later that he doesn't want to get in the hype to stress her out any further, but you know, it could have been done earlier. Komiya is avoiding Eita after mentioning about confession last episode, and Natsume... let's say she is intending to face her emotions. To say the least, like Eita, she wants to chance upon him in college and maybe go out together or something, I don't know. It all comes down to this last few months already. With entrance exams still getting in the way, and Valentines just around the corner, I could not help but think this show can go one way or another. Man, you don't know how much I want a happy ending out of this.

This is the most honest reflection I've seen thus far, so I'll use this instead.
Natsume looking at herself really says things, especially with chocolate right beside her lol

P.S. Going by the looks of Eita's phone I can guarantee it's a HTC haha *adjusts glasses*
P.P.S. Wait, the ringtone on Natsume's phone is dog bark? lol On the other hand I kind of not appreciate her subtlety in talking to others, for example to Souma and to her sister. I mean, the sister kind of knows already, but why so she may not know. Maybe it's just me but I talk to my sister all the time. She don't talk her heart out to her sibling? I don't know.

アニメ Houseki no Kuni

NO DON'T DO IT DIA YOU CAN'T FIGHT THAT THING!! No seriously, don't. (Edit: I was proven wrong. Very wrong.)

Wow this new episode (#HousekiNoKuni10) is too much for me to comprehend already haha. After Bort's confrontation to Phos seeing her potential in combat, but hey that's not really much of a problem until you notice we're going to leave Dia out on this one. She's fine with it I guess (recall Episode 2) but what's more important is that how much it matters when something new from the moon appears. Since Sensei is sleeping it'll be hard to wake him up at any point (recall Episode 4), so Bort and Phos thought of taking it on while everyone "holds their position" (which may mean otherwise to some) and they fight off the bad guy. No seriously, WTF is that thing?? With no time to be amazed or shocked, it quickly chased them to the building, in which that moon thing caught on to Dia and she... had to fight it off. Hey, it's been some time already but hell yeah Dia for MVP. Problem is, she's in pieces. And mutation is not going to make the moon thing go away, as also shown from the next episode preview. Sounds like bad news, but let's see if Sensei will make it by the end of this season to resolve this. No really, I personally think that getting gem people taken away should not be a conclusion to this series. Please don't.

This episode in a nutshell.
I'm too freaked out to show that beast in the thumbnail so here's Dia hehe

P.S. I shall once again praise on the animation for using adequate blur with fog inside the building to make the 3DCG blend even well with the 2D animation. I'm still impressed with the quality of animation in this show.
P.P.S. The other thumbnail I thought of was the jellyfish part lol I forgot Phos can talk to animals haha the voting is amazing

アニメ Blend S

Well that was an interesting episode. The new episode (#BlendS10) talks about not Maika? You bet. Kaho-san has problems with her studying because she's playing games all day, and Mafuyu decides to be the grown-up (also genius) to help her out. Of course we'll reach the happy ending, and of course she'll miss the times, and all is well, yes? We also got a lesson in makeup class (I mean, look at that) thanks to Mafuyu who probably will look like a ghost without makeup, but seriously, makeup cannot change your face shape. Just a reminder, Akizuki. *laughs* Other than that, Mafuyu seems to have problems finding a partner who isn't into loli (because of the role she acts in the cafe), and suddenly Kaho-san likes to drink black coffee. All is normal in this cafe, yes? Also, I see a Kaho-san special coming my way, so I'll be looking forward to that. It feels awkward though, but not as awkward as Akizuki having to praise girls in this workplace lol

When everyone around you is crazy about sh*t you don't care about lol

P.S. "He was totally out of frame" We know she's not only mocking on Mafuyu but also the widescreen resolution of the camera, right? *silence* Eh, no?
P.P.S. Keeping it simple huh, Mafuyu? I like that too lol. Also, Hideri can't go without makeup, just so you all know haha

アニメ Sangatsu no Lion

You know what's good about school? It doesn't last longer than the rest of your life. On the other hand, 3D2N will still suck for one who doesn't have friends. Hmm, I wonder how I survived such an ordeal considering I don't have friends too lol

I'll say it again if Kiriyama didn't make it clear - "It's okay to hang in there. It's going to be over soon." The new episode (#3Lion31) talks about Hina-chan and her school trip?? Oops. Yep, they're bringing the bullying aftermath to the test. Of course, Kiriyama is there to help her out, and I must say it's anything better than what his saviour has done to him, to say the least. The Anime also did a good job to extend that mood and make sure it hits us at the right time, which I admire. Because if it's done by me I'll never write the story this way but make a probably more sarcastic Kiriyama like "Find you!" or something lol. Anyways, it's yet another wonderful episode, and as I mentioned above, Hina-chan, school is nothing but another bullying ground in society, and doesn't last. So just forget it and move on we've got better things to think about. For example, Kiriyama winning the Tournament. Well, he showed the opponent. Well, more like, Nikaidou showed him. His best friend showed him the way, so that his own temper doesn't get in the way of winning. Hey, that guy may have bullied (I'm overusing this word already) the one who cannot last due to his illness, but he's not going to bully a child prodigy who is in the pink of health hehe. No really, Kiriyama showed his opponent, so that's quite a good conclusion to this chapter at least.

The best face I've seen in this show.
You're great, Hina-chan.
(And I'm not normally into middle school girls too lol)

P.S. Okay I'm saying it here - This show could have been done in a less dark manner. No really, it's sad to watch. It's not Attack on Titan depressing, but it's sad. Real sad. Well, it's a world around Kiriyama after all so I won't say much

漫画 Dagashi Kashi

The new chapters (Omake, 93) are... Is no one going to comment on the Sayashi landing on the Kokonotsu scene?? (spoilers) Well I'll do it haha. Okay before that, the story concludes on the big storm arc with the dagashi shop sign dropping on the ground. The sweet this time around (besides the omake which is literally talking about Anime since this is when the first season came around when Volume 5 was published) involves stickers which were on the sign and the building, which makes it fun for kids to paste it anywhere they want. Well, so long as it's not my room we're fine haha. Okay, that scene. I think an image speaks a thousand words, so here. Now you can't unsee like I do. But seriously, Kokonotsu's reaction is underwhelming. Turns out he really doesn't like flat-che *gets punched in the face*

I know. Even I'm speechless haha

音楽 This Week on Klassic Note

Yeah, I'm giving GLIM SPANKY on that one song.

This week isn't much since I'm only reviewing one single, so let's quickly talk about it. YURiKA's new single isn't that interesting after all seeing she's an Anime singer, and I already gave the song as soon as the music video came out (which you should watch), so that is that. No seriously, I don't want to give the ending theme song for Anime "Houseki no Kuni", so this less than impressive opening theme will do.

"I see cleavage, I give"
... is what I would like to write on YouTube, but no.
It is fanservice though; just not that sort haha

YURiKA acts beautifully in her dramatic new music video!
(I was expecting a lot more abstraction than the Anime theme though.)https://t.co/tW16IpIsn5

— Kaineng (@KlassicNote) December 2, 2017

I'm also sorting out this year's live videos and recalled I didn't give (I did not reject it btw) (*checks list* yep I didn't) GLIM SPANKY the first time around but now... well maybe I'll just give it haha. Taketatsu Ayana's best album will be shelved for consideration for next year's first batch of new songs (I do that often every year), and her new song for a new season of Anime "Dagashi Kashi"... let's just say it's very Anime haha. GRANRODEO and LuckLife are covering for the original Anime movie for "Bungou Stray Dogs" airing next year, and I want my next week to arrive quick haha

Speaking of next week, I'll likely be Amamiya Sora's new single (#idolhype) and two albums which are negoto's new album and amazarashi's new album respectively. I'll be looking forward to that. Also, I've safely reached 2000 songs in the Klassic Note music library now, but I'll not celebrate now because I've got other stuff to do. Did you see the two posts I coughed out over this weekend? Yeah, that wasn't easy.




This is it then. APoL is not any closer to my target for this year as my final year project's progress, so yeah. One is more important than the other so when the time comes... lol anyways, the holidays are just starting, so I better get moving. They say the more you let the monkey play around now the more that rational being has to steer the ship later, to drastic consequences. Until next time, guys. Bye!

The Dream Record 20171210

Hey. This is what happens if you take afternoon naps haha

Okay, I'll be quick on this one. To be honest, I thought of whether to do this one especially from that nap just now, and too much was happening. It's also one of those eureka moments I'd rather keep to use it on something (*wink* APoL) but I think sharing it is more fun. Besides, there's references, so I can openly talk about it. Also, I don't want to put the notes I just took in Entertainment News. (Remember I write these down immediately after waking up? Not this one) So yeah, let's get started.


(As usual brackets represent my comments)

"Story goes that there's this detective called 'Marstin' - derived from "Mars" in the name "Martin", is helping to solve an illegitimate child case involving a rich person's kid who might have biological parents who have came to seek Marstin for assistance. He agreed to help but the situation is as follows: The kid is known by the parents from a news broadcast of the kid involved in a serious accident, and is currently residing in a private doctor who sets shop on the middle of the town square. Setting is 19th century Europe for reference. However the place only allows male visitors for some reason - from doctors to workers to guards - and only so permission is only allowed in a case by case basis. The brainstorming appears in sight to reveal the couple mashed in together after a couple of iterations of disguise to reveal two guys instead of a male and female.

"If that's the case we can go in as a gay couple!" (sorry, everyone) 

A couple of guys with crooked backs stand at the entrance of the shop in the middle of the night, dressed in untidy black suits standing in front of the door with a couple of guards. They request assistance to enter to visit the kid as they are distant relatives or something. The guard tells them to wait, walks into the large empty room onto behind a wall on the right - which can be totally seen from the outside despite the lack of lighting indoors besides where the guard is - and converses with supposedly the victim. He stops his words, looks back at the couple and shakes his head. The couple leave in sadness. 

They then come back dressed as paramedics wheeling an injured person lying on his back on a stretcher. The guard tells them to leave but one of the explains, "Can't you see this person is (insert intestine disease which I cannot remember the name of) gravely ill? We just need to see the doctor! The rain is pouring outside and he needs assistance immediately!" The guards see what seems to be a ripped stomach and the guy moaning in pain, as if he is about to faint. The doctor appears behind the entrance and shouts, "Oh dear we need to help this guy! Get everyone here to help this person into the emergency room!" The guards heed the command and carry the patient in whilst chasing the couple away. 

Inside the room, the patient wakes up to reveal that it is indeed Marstin the detective in disguise. "Thank goodness the parents acted their part well; I can never carry a real patient myself", he thought to himself. (I will explain this later) He gets out of the bed and hides with his back behind the bed facing away from the only door with a small window in it. He sees the large window to the left of him to notice an empty, dark alleyway with a light source on the near end, barely lighting half of the alley. He looks back in the door to notice the doctor entering the room. 

"I need to do something to this guy." 

The doctor immediately turns into a stack of paper which flies around in the room. Marstin quickly summons a bunch of strings stretched across the drawer on right end to the ceiling on the other end, similar to a clothesline. The paper then moves swiftly to be slotted messily between the lines. He then looks at his hand ready to do another summon but notices it is not working. "Oh I'm using too much magic! Too much magic..." He talks to himself while tapping on the desk beside the bed he was hiding behind. "Maybe I should just tie the doctor up instead, but how...?" Suddenly, he hears a knock on the door!"

Yeah, this is it. (Audience: Aw, we were enjoying this!) Haha me too. Before references though, let me clarify a couple of things not mentioned to not affect story flow. Everything in dashes which include detail count towards the dream and is not part of me making this story complete. That is how complete the story is btw. Also, the detective mentioned his plan because I didn't know where to slot this in. (Get it? Haha I meant the paper lol) So the summary is as follows: The first couple who appeared at the door is actually not the couple, but Marstin creating doubles of the couple to appear at the door. There's no way to prove it because my brain didn't come up with a way to prove they are real. The second time then is the real couple carrying Marstin disguised as the father who has a serious illness - which is not shown here again but is represented in looks which I cannot describe here. The doctor then calls for the patient to be brought in which is easy since the right person sneaked in. Lastly, Marstin is a hint to be a magician disguised as a detective to solve problems for the common people, even though the name suggests otherwise.

I know, right? This is so mystery movie worthy. Okay, maybe not the gay part but I only said it, and no sex scenes are included anyway, so... #samesexquality

Okay, references. The setting was clearly from the 19th century-based manga Kuroshitsuji which I read (the shop was at a T-junction looked in from the left corner), after that I guess it's influenced by video games especially the dark setting in the shop so it looks like a sci-fi movie with a GTA V hospital horror setting during Halloween (the Adversary Mode is Slasher btw), for example. Marstin "the detective" image is thanks to this image hehe (that's voice actress Hidaka Rina with a hair change btw), and the name is thought up as soon as the ending happens, and feels like one of those Disney Looney Tunes ending cartoon punch lines in the 60s (YouTube videos, don't remember which one) with that wacky name. Interesting, huh? How all these can come together.



The brain is such a wonderful thing. It brings in all the stuff you can recall and puts it in any random setting and let all the stuff clash onto each other. That's why I like dreams. That's why I can remember them. Well, not for long, but still. Things like this tend to stay, and I like that. Also, don't let me put copyright on this thing because this idea is MINE!! OKAY, MINE!! Haha cya guys later for Entertainment News.

The Klassic Note "Searching Stars Project" Part 1

I know it's just me finding out what most (if not, all) the artists are doing now so I can find new songs haha, but yeah that's pretty much it.

In here, as part of the #KN10YEARS series (I'm not going to use that tag officially to any extent btw) I shall explore all the artists I've at least given a song to and find out what got me started, and what they have been doing now, as well as a couple of little snippets I can share up till this point. First things first - it's all text, so if this bores you, so search for the artist images if you want lol. Anyways, it'll be done in four parts (hopefully, if not more) and I'll try to cover as many as I can, of course, excluding the artists whom I've given in 2017. The list shall follow the one from Hall of Fame (if you don't know that's a thing yet go to the Official Website), and shall be done in the following 5W1H format: [unless stated otherwise, in square brackets]

• Who are they [for the sake of convenience I shall include Japanese names]
• What was their best impression thus far/back then
• When I started
• Where did it get lost, if I did [Does not apply to active artists]
• Why I will still care [Don't care may apply to inactive artists or one-hit wonders]
• How are they doing now: The good, the bad, and whatever applies to them today

[*Information accurate as of 2017.12.09]
Let's get started then!


UVERworld

• Back then in 2007 they were just a rock band as far as I can remember
• The only one song that was on my list, "D-tecnolife" as part of Anime "BLEACH" opening theme song. That song left an impression.
• They were in from 2007 thanks to "BLEACH" which was part of the first list of songs in Klassic Note
• Stopped because it's just a one-hit wonder, and back then I did not put much emphasis on them since there were many artists around from the start
• [One Hit Wonder]
• They're doing pretty good, if you have been following them. I probably don't care now because they have changed style. Drastically. I mean, they're called "fusion band" now? What the heck is that??

Rie fu

• Singer, songwriter, both, inspiring artist for the least common J-Pop
• Hmm... best of her was probably back when her series of singles leading up to her album "URBAN ROMANTIC" in 2009. Still the highest reviewed album in the 10 years I've followed her
• Started from 2007, thanks to Anime "BLEACH" on her first ending theme song
• [Active Artist]
• I care because I like her own style of music, mostly. She also sings English songs which makes her relevant to be an English singer too in Klassic Note
• She's toured Asia and UK for the past few years (still my biggest regret to not see her live, for free), and is staying in UK to release songs in English and J-Pop once in a while, so yeah, she's pretty much alive

Younha [ユンナ]

• (South) Korean born singer, songwriter maybe, at this point actress I don't know
• Japanese songs were her best? Yeah, of course her best was from Anime "BLEACH" when she sings the ending theme; Her period of activity from 2008-2010 is a close second
• Started from 2007 thanks to "BLEACH"
• Stopped because she is now active in K-Pop industry which means her coming back is unlikely. I've been proven wrong before though.
• I care because of her great singing voice, if anyone wants to agree with me, which shows how much she is still active, at least as a singer
• She's active in K-Pop since... 2011-2012? Yeah, and did show intention for her return to J-Pop releasing a mini-album in 2014, but not ever since

HIGH and MIGHTY COLOR

• Rock band, focusing on punk rock most of the time
• This one is tough, but my best impression was a B-side song back in 2008 called "Hanafubuki", which is coincidentally their disbandment single (more on that later)
• From 2007, thanks to Anime "BLEACH" once again
• Stopped due to disbandment (more below)
• I'll care because I missed their music style, and want to hear more before they can be always in my list. Sadly, that didn't last long.
• They disbanded in 2008 following a new formation with a replaced vocalist, but that didn't last long too. Fully disbanded in 2010 after their final single

Horie Yui [堀江由衣]

• Anime artist, voice actress, idol (one of the longest-living at this point)
• This one maybe hard, but anything that has her singing romance songs is always a joy to listen, from Anime "Toradora!" to "Golden Time"
• Started from 2007, from Anime "Love Hina" if I didn't remember wrongly, and more significantly in 2008 from Anime "Toradora!" with an ending and opening theme song
• I've not gotten that far to forget about her yet
• Yes, just her cute voice and how well she fits into singing. As always, voice actors make good singers. Just, only for Anime songs.
• She's doing pretty good; she released her anniversary live release in 2017, but her latest single was back in 2015 though, so (as a singer) she's still fairly active? 

YUI

• Singer-songwriter on the streets, picked up by major label and instantly became a J-Pop sensation in the past decade
• This is really hard tbh, so all of her songs
• Started from 2007, again, from Anime "BLEACH" with ending theme "LIFE" and then opening theme "Rolling star"
• She stopped, not me
• Her unique voice coupled with her own pop music style over the years did capture my attention consistently
• She's not doing great tbh because she stopped her solo career in 2012 (it's a dark story so go find out yourself) and came back in 2014 with self-established band "FLOWER FLOWER" and has been semi-active since

Aqua Timez

• Pop-rock band, distinctive in singing songs with own unique style and sophisticated, lengthy lyrics
• Their early days are literally the best which covered up till 2012 for me as I explore their songs from when they started
• Started from 2007, following Anime "BLEACH" opening theme song and more notably for Anime "BLEACH Movie" theme song
• Can't stop, won't stop
• Because they are real good. They symbolize a style which I identify in Klassic Note, and will always change and continue to impress
• They've not done much since their newest album in 2016, but still impressive as I continue to grab songs from their new song lists

Takacha [タカチャ]

• Singer-songwriter, focusing on pop and rap music
• His theme song from Anime "BLEACH" was good
• From 2007, Anime "BLEACH"
• I guess I kind of stopped since 2011 when I gave his mini-album topic song "Omae wa Ore no Taiyou"
• His style is good, I guess, but it doesn't really stay inside me, so I didn't give more. Also, he's not that active of an artist
• He's still releasing new songs as far as I can see on his Twitter, but focusing on backstage and DJ production, so... maybe not?

Kishidan [氣志團]

• Rock band, but if you think they look like one you should notice they are
• Their only one song which had a deep-rooted impression way before Klassic Note started should not be mentioned of (lol)
• From 2007, with their (way too) popular song "One Night Carnival"
• It was kind of a hit and miss, and honestly I don't enjoy any form of rapping from them
• [One Hit Wonder]
• They are still active, in case you wonder, going on lives and actively performing. Releasing songs? Not so much. Their last single was dated 2015 though.

Koda Kumi [倖田來未]

• Singer for generic pop songs, also popular in the past decade
• Impression was only left on the first song I remembered giving in Klassic Note
• From 2007, with song "Koi no Tsubomi"
• I didn't stop as to say not interested, as I mentioned all the time I do not like to support very popular artists, and the song was just the one
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She's still active in the industry despite starting at the start of the new millennium; She released at least two albums and two singles in 2017, so that's really active

Hoshimura Mai [星村麻衣]

• Singer-songwriter for pop songs, sometimes solo pianist
• Impression from the only song I have ever given from her, also Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song
• From 2007, along with the first batch of "BLEACH" theme songs I gave
• She didn't really fascinate me with her compositions or music style per se, and hearing generic pop won't get her on the list seeing the competition (refer to Ikimonogakari)
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She has changed music labels and settled on one which supports her music composition (ie. not major label) since 2010. Her image has changed too, and she released a new single in 2017 and is her second since her best album (since 2010) released in 2014

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

• Rock band, focusing on alternative rock even though present day I feel otherwise
• This is going to be hard considering they have many great hits, but specifically from 2008-2010 are their best in my opinion
• From 2007, along with their first song from Anime "BLEACH" opening theme song "After Dark"
• I'm just waiting for new songs right here, not that re-release of that 2nd album... (see below)
• I care because of their unique rock music style, even though now I would say otherwise mainly because of the transitions swaying a lot more compared to artists I know of like Aqua Timez. Vocalist and composer Masafumi Gotoh solo career in 2014 has helped change the band's feel and style, and not really for the better
• They are doing well recently, but for this year they only released one single, following last year's re-release of one of their singles "Re:Re" and their original 2nd album back in 2004 "Sol-fa"

BEAT CRUSADERS

• Rock band focusing some om punk rock, but mostly generic rock
• Impression from the only song given which is also Anime "BLEACH" opening theme song
• From 2007, along with first batch of "BLEACH" theme songs
• I just don't feel with their rock style, seeing their image (search their profile images online) and me not feeling much for their other songs
• [One Hit Wonder]
• They have officially disbanded by the end of 2010 with a final album

Chatmonchy [チャットモンチー]

• Three-piece rock band turned two-piece, playing generic and alternative rock
• This is hard as usual since I've heard them for many years, but their releases from 2009-2010 are the best I suppose
• From 2007, with first song given in Anime "BLEACH" ending theme, setting underwhelming first impressions
• They stopped, not me (refer below)
• I care because they are one of those that I can identify with in music style, along with lyrics that are emotional
• As of 2017 they have announced their disbandment after releasing a final album in 2018. They have been fairly unstable since the drummer left in 2011, leaving them to themselves in 2012, joining with other partner bands from 2013-2015, and returning back to two-piece band since late 2016. It has been rough, but still fairly active as long as Klassic Note is concerned

HOME MADE Kazoku [HOME MADE 家族]

• Rap band focusing on rap songs and pop songs
• It's a long runner here already, and to be honest they haven't been spectacular, but I particularly enjoyed their releases from 2009-2011
• From 2007, with first batch of Anime "BLEACH" theme songs
• They stopped later than I thought, to say the least
• I care because it's one of the few (second to Lil'B, will mention below) artists which I appreciate their rapping in music. Most of the others I just avoid or ignore
• As of 2016 they have disbanded and have moved on their own paths. No solo activity yet as of now as they focus (in their 40s) on music-related activities and back-end production as far as I know and seeing from their Twitter account which is still constantly updated

Ikimonogakari [いきものがかり]

• Pop band with two male composers and a female vocalist
• They are already honorary members of Klassic Note already like some others, so don't ask. They release like, an album a year on their active years too, so it'll be heard to choose.
• From 2007, with first song from Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song "HANABI"
• Quiet doesn't mean stopped, okay?
• I care because they are underrated outside of the country, to say the least. Their lack of exposure to overseas performance coupled with their compositions to pop music keeps me hooked
• As of 2016 they released their anniversary best album which I have reviewed before (be sure to check that out), and have been quiet in 2017. I hope it's not bad news. They are slated to release a vinyl compilation of all their albums in early 2018 though.

JUNE

• (South) Korean-based pop singer, dabbles in music composition
• His only song in Klassic Note which is also Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song
• From 2007, with only song "Baby It's You" in Klassic Note
• I stopped, because it's only the one song. Besides, not a big fan of soul-based songs back then in 2007-2008
• [One Hit Wonder]
• As of now (according to his official website) he's a song producer and writer for many groups in Japan and (South) Korea especially, starting from joining as a vocalist in group "WAZZ UP" in 2011, going to military conscription in 2015 as hiatus and came back in 2017 to continue to write new songs

ORANGE RANGE

• Pop-rap group focusing on hype-up songs and rap mostly
• Their only song which is also first theme song to Anime "BLEACH" was my first and best impression thus far
• From 2007, with the one song I gave "Asterisk"
• Didn't delve much further since I didn't like their style much, and rap is out of my league especially when you notice there are groups like HOME MADE Kazoku
• [One Hit Wonder]
• As of 2017 they have released new songs, are active in yearly live performances. Started on their own run label 2010 (it's common these days tbh) and has since then been actively producing and writing their own tunes, 2017 was their 15th anniversary and they are slated to go on tour after their new release in two years in November

ORESKABAND [オレスカバンド]

• Six-piece jazz band focusing on rock and jazz songs
• Their best impression has got to be (in no order of bias) their first song I gave which came with the Anime tie-in (of which you should be familiar, will mention below) and their two mini-albums from 2008-2009 which showed off their style of music as basis
• From 2007, with Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song "Tsumasaki"
• Can't stop, won't stop
• I care because they are a rarity. Hardly you'll walk into the streets to see their popularity soar especially in overseas as they travel the world to find out they have large audiences in the West. Their initial focus on rock music also attracted me to their style of music, though their balance to include brass instruments is also vital to their identity
• As of this year they released their first 7-inch EP "Groovin' Work Stylee" after their new album in end of 2016 "Slogan". This was after their leaving of the major label around 2014, and changing of one of the members in 2016 following departure due to pregnancy reasons

Skoop On Somebody

• Soul and R&B duo also writing pop songs and soul music
• Their only impression was from Anime "BLEACH"
• From 2007, with "BLEACH" theme song "happypeople"
• I didn't continue on their journey because they are highly inactive even back then, and even so their melodies didn't hit me as much
• [One Hit Wonder]
• They have been steadily releasing new songs since their departure from major label with a new album in 2017, which also marks the group's 20th anniversary

SunSet Swish

• Three-piece J-Pop band focusing on pop songs
• Their best impression is likely their first song in Klassic Note thanks to Anime tie-in once again
• From 2007, with Anime "BLEACH" theme song "My Pace"
• It was kind of on and off before their disbandment and hiatus (refer below), and even so I didn't find no reason to give them another chance as I place more songs on my list
• I care because they represent a different voice in J-Pop industry, and it's hard to find a male group which sounds this good on their own, writing their own songs
• They have announced disbandment in 2011 which then bounced back in 2015 when they suddenly announced a return in late 2015 with a digital single, but have since gone quiet in releases and focusing on performing lives

Tsuji Ayano [つじ あやの]

• Singer-songwriter, producer, ukulele player, among many other stuff she does
• Her only impression for her own performance was from Movie "The Cat Returns" theme song
• From 2007, with "The Cat Returns" theme song "Kaze ni Naru"
• Her vocals may be the biggest turn-off for following her releases, despite her excelling in composition and production behind the scenes for other artists throughout the years
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She has since left major label and focused on solo activities and writing for other artists. Her solo dated album was in 2010 and her last single was dated 2008

(Can we skip the next few artists? No?)

=======LIGHTNING ROUND!!=======
Hirose Koumi [広瀬香美]

• Anime artist for early days Anime in the 90s, also composer and producer
• [One Hit Wonder, so impressions, first song and how long it lasted applies]
• She concluded (I did not mention disbandment) her solo career with a best album in 2012 shortly after running her own live streams and singing new songs for the then 2011 earthquake in the name of charity. She has been actively writing songs for artists ever since.

Kimura Yumi [木村弓]

• Solo artist famous for Anime works, productions, and her skillful performance of the lyre
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She works with Miyazaki on Studio Ghibli films (which is the only song I gave), and is fairly active in writing songs and music and performance with her lyre on music stages

GUMI

• Solo artist, singer-songwriter and very active Anime producer and writer
• [One Hit Wonder, and is also hers (see below)]
• She has only used this artist name in Anime "Cardcaptor Sakura", and has used her producer name "meg rock" ever since, and is an active player in the Anime music industry as I've seen that name pop up many times. Under this name she has released a couple of Anime releases until 2011, and has been focused in music production since

Hayashibara Megumi[林原めぐみ]

• Voice actress, Anime singer, sometimes lyricist
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She has been very active in the Anime music industry it seems, and as of 2017 she released a single and an album. Impressive for someone who started in the 90s and is still fairly active today. Remember the only one who was in this list like her is Horie Yui.

=====END OF LIGHTNING ROUND=====


KELUN

• Three-piece rock band focusing on generic rock
• Their best impression was in 2008 where their single with Anime tie-in and album left a good impression
• From 2008, with Anime "BLEACH" opening theme song "CHU-BURA"
• I didn't stop, they did it first
• I actually care because at that point I want more. 
• They ended their activities in late 2009 after their first full album in 2008 (yeah), and has since gone quiet

KOTOKO

• Anime singer, sometimes Anime song lyricist and to a less extent composer and producer
• Her best impression was from 2008 in her singing of Anime "Shakugan no Shana" theme songs
• From 2008, with Anime "Shakugan no Shana" opening theme song "being"
• I kind of didn't follow through since she was less than active recently, and before that I'm not a crazy fan of beat-based pop tunes
• I care because I like her unique singing voice, and coupled with the right songs it'll make her great (eg. Anime "Shakugan no Shana" theme songs she has done once per season)
• She has been focusing on lyric writing for some time already, but as a solo artist she is fairly active in collaboration and releasing songs under her own name once in a while. In 2017 I gave a song she sang at Anisama live event titled "unfinished" and released back in 2012

Kawada Mami [川田まみ]

• Anime singer-songwriter, sometimes Anime lyricist and composer, maybe producer
• Her best impression wasn't really on her first, but in 2008 another theme song from Anime "Shakugan no Shana" hit my heart with an emotional song titled "Akai Namida"
• From 2008, with Anime "Shakugan no Shana" opening theme song "Hishoku no Sora"
• She stopped earlier than I thought she should
• I care because I liked her singing voice, even though like KOTOKO she suffers from the same problem of producing Anime songs, so those beats will not get to me as I don't prefer them. Though through the years, she has sung more variety of songs compared to the former
• She has announced a stop to her solo singing activities with a final album in 2016 and has since and even before, write songs and lyrics for dozens of Anime artists, not and including for KOTOKO, among many others. She is slated to be one of the future prospective Anime producers in the industry too

Lil’B aka MIE&AILA

• Pop and rap music duo, famous for Anime tie-ins
• Their best impression overall is in romance songs sung outside of Anime theme songs typically, with most prominent in 2008 "Kimi ni Uttata Love Song"
• From 2008, with Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song "Orange"
• They stopped, and I'll tell you why later
• I care because I missed them. A lot. I'm not even joking. Their unique position in the music industry makes them most palatable for my tastes in Klassic Note and despite less than high impressions, they make of something to remember for the long run
• They have announced hiatus following rapper AILA pursue for higher education (ie. university) and has since been a solo thing featuring singer MIE running her own performances. She released an album in 2013 under the group name and has thus gone quiet in releases. MIE is still active as a singer in live performances though, seeing her Twitter account

Sakamoto Maaya [坂本真綾]

• Anime singer, voice actress
• Her best impression should be her first song I gave too which is from Anime "Cardcaptor Sakura"
• From 2008, with "Cardcaptor Sakura" opening theme song "Purachina"
• So long as it's Anime, I'll give a chance, and we do cross paths, in case you wonder
• I care because it's Anime, mainly. I won't say she's in One Hit Wonder territory, but technically speaking when I give only when I watch the related Anime, then yes maybe it is
• She is active in Anime music industry with some attention from me once in a while however the only other time I gave a song is for Anime "Koufuku Graffiti" in 2015, but I assure you, she is active and in 2018 is going to release a new single for Anime "Fate/Grand Order"

pe’zmoku

• Combination of jazz band "PE'Z" and acoustical singer-songwriter "suzumoku"
• Their best impression has got to be their first song I gave which is from Anime "BLEACH"
• From 2008, with "BLEACH" ending theme song "Gallop"
• I didn't really lose them as fast as they ended their collaboration per se, so I'll say no because I've been actively watching them for new songs over the years they are active
• I care because it's a unique amalgamation (#vocabulary) between jazz and acoustics, and I think that's really cool. I wouldn't say their melodies are fantastic but the unique style kind of compensates it to some extent. It didn't last long though
• They have been active from 2007 to 2009 and has since stopped after a full album release in 2009. Nothing else much to talk about there. You can explore the individual groups separately if you want to. For my discussion I will mention about PE'Z in Part 2 probably

RSP  (also Real Street Project)

• Pop music group which originally consisted of a singer duo and a backup dance group
• Their impressions lie not on Anime tie-ins but actually romance songs outside of Anime, and to be biased to one of them is not giving the producers behind them enough credit
• From 2008, with Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song "Kansha."
• I've listened to them when they were active
• I care because the combination of vocals are unique, and that extended further with great melodies since then and has kept the momentum for their style for some time
• RSP has split into the vocals who have kept the original name and "d-RSP" the dance group in 2009, and has been active for two years before their 2nd album in 2011

RYTHEM

• Pop singer-songwriter duo consisting of YUKA (also yucat) and YUI (also Neat's, Niitsu Yui)
• Their best impression might just be one of the topic songs from their final called "Mudai", It expresses their emotions for disbandment (will elaborate later on this) and affection towards family and friends well
• From 2008, with song "Love Call" in collaboration with Kimaguren
• They stopped before I could hear more
• I care because they symbolize a different take on J-Pop music unlike the generic ones from Ikimonogakari to YUI, and also has unique harmony when singing together
• After their best album in 2009, RYTHEM has in 2010 released a final album and single and disbanded into their solo career counterparts. YUKA has since transitioned to "yucat" focusing on Dark Gothic image with electronic punk rock and emo pop tunes as base and has since released 5 mini-albums under this name. YUI went on to sing similar pop styles as the group under "Neat's", releasing three albums till date and will move on to use her real name in 2018 as final transition to solo career development

Sambomaster [サンボマスター]

• Rock n' Roll three-piece band, sometimes generic pop and rock
• Their best impression might be their early songs, including hits such as "Sekai wa Sore wo Ai to Yobundaze" and Anime theme songs and later hits in 2009 such as "Sekai wo Kaesasete Okureyo"
• From 2008, with Movie "BLEACH" theme song "Hikari no Rock"
• Can't stop rock n' roll, bro
• I care because they have the most generic rock style I've ever hear in the J-Rock industry, and their own rock n' roll style is just impeccable and super memorable
• As of 2017 they have released a single and album to much social media attention (as with over the years too ever since changing labels) and has performed consistently in live and rock festivals throughout the country

THYME

• Three-piece pop-rock band singing more often for Anime songs
• Their only impression was from the Anime tie-in which I didn't watch but thought the song was great, so what a coincidence
• From 2008, with Anime " Mahou Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora" opening theme song "Fly Away"
• They've stopped as a band. Period.
• [One Hit Wonder]
• After their final album as a group in 2008, they have announced disbandment in 2010 and the vocalist who originally used this name as her solo back in 2002 (omg) reused it to purpose and further her solo career, and has been fairly active ever since. I don't notice any new songs though. She can be found on Twitter (@thyme_singer)

VELTPUNCH

• Rock band (of varying band size) which focus on punk rock and emo rock
• Their best impression was from the first song given which is also their only Anime tie-in
• From 2008, with Anime "Nabari no Ou" opening theme song "CRAWL"
• Can't stop, won't stop
• I care because I've believed them in soul that they deliver great music that sounds in my heart. Their emotion and strength makes them one of the more unique alternative rock bands in the J-Rock industry despite their lack of popularity
• As of 2016 they have came back from their hiatus back in 2012 with a best album and since 2015 released two singles and an album within two years with a new band structure (which technically isn't the first since they did this twice before in 2008 and in 2011 - refer to "The Artist Changes And How Much It Matters")

SID [シド]

• Four-piece rock band focusing on mostly generic rock and sometimes punk rock after slight transition to a major label since 2008 (before was focus on pop rock)
• Their best impression was mostly from the emotional songs they sang from 2009-2010
• From 2008, with Anime "Kuroshitsuji" opening theme song "Monochrome no Kiss"
• Can't stop, won't stop
• I care because I feel their melodies resonate within me, especially emotional ones, but recently they have proven otherwise. Besides that I have no comment on why I still care till this point, maybe because I miss the old style which they still present from time to time
• As of 2017 they releases two singles (one for Anime Movie "Kuroshitsuji ~Book of Atlantic~") and an album, so I would say that is fairly active considering they have been quieter than most active bands since around 2014

STEREOPONY [ステレオポニー]

• Three-piece rock band focusing on generic rock, maybe punk rock
• Their best impression was likely from their emotional tunes, most notably from 2010 single "OVER DRIVE"
• From 2008, with Anime "BLEACH" ending theme song "Hitohira no Hanabira"
• They have disbanded, so what can I say?
• I care because I think they are prospective as a popular rock band, but that kind of took a wrong turn and ended up in disappointment, to my surprise. Their melodies are still better than the average and I wished I could hear more even with slight transition to more punk music before they disbanded
• STEREOPONY has since left the music industry after their disbandment in 2012 with a single and a best album. Vocalist AIMI's throat couldn't take it; it was sad. Read it on Wikipedia yourself

Tainaka Sachi [タイナカ彩智]

• Singer-songwriter, music producer
• Her best impression was from the first song I ever gave to be honest, from 2008
• From 2008, with song "Mou Kiss Sarechatta"
• She didn't stop, but what's stopping me? (More below)
• I care because now she presents her solo career in a different light, and I'm getting used to it. I'm also giving chances to her compositions hoping to give her more songs but to no avail
• She has been fairly active since her departure from major label in 2012 and has released albums pretty much every year since. I've listened to her album in 2014 and her 10th anniversary album in 2016

Porno Graffitti [ポルノグラフィティ]

• Pop duo, songwriters themselves, sometimes back-end production
• Their first impression for me was also the first song I gave, and also the early days Klassic Note between 2008-2009
• From 2008, with song "Gift"
• Not stopping as far as me and my enthusiasm knows
• I care because they have been long-time good, to say the least. Not outstanding, but still good. As of now it feels like they have been below average to more which just means I won't get to hear them often but still
• In 2017 they releases a couple of singles before releasing an album, so I'll say that's fairly active. I've not been kind to their songs though since 2014 and only back in 2016, and even then I've not heard their new album yet. Sad.

SPECIAL OTHERS

• Four-piece instrumental band, focusing on pop rock and post rock
• Their best impression should be on their 2009 album release "PB", with their topic song of the same name being the best
• From 2008, thanks to "NANO-MUGEN COMPILATION" with music piece "Laurentech"
• Can't stop, won't stop
• I care because they are the first and only surviving music-based artist I know of today, and are still the best in Klassic Note
• Recent years they have reached 10th year anniversary, so collaborations with other artists to write songs instead is their way of celebration. As of 2016 they released a full album, and in 2017 they released their 2nd collaboration mini-album

=======LIGHTNING ROUND!!=======
Aya Kamiki [上木彩矢]

• Singer-songwriter for J-Pop music, sometimes rock and even R&B
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She is doing well after the first time I heard of her in 2008, and is still consistently releasing new songs, so be sure to check her out if you like her style. Personally I think it's okay but as I say again, it's about melody, and there's good reason why it's a one hit wonder

Gojo Mayumi [五條真由美]

• Singer, typically Anime songs, but also sings regular pop songs too
• [One Hit Wonder]
• She is still fairly active in the music industry today, mainly singing for Anime and doing English cover songs apparently. She does release own songs outside of Anime though from 2005-2013, but not that I cared that much to be honest

Kitahara Aiko [北原愛子]

• Singer-songwriter mainly for pop and Anime songs
• [One Hit Wonder]
• In 2011 she announced her retirement (yeah, not disband, not hiatus) from the music industry so that's a rare one. Then again ever since I gave her this song in 2008 she hasn't been really active already, even though if that's the case I wouldn't have bothered

Uura Saeka [宇浦冴香]

• Singer-songwriter for Anime songs, typically runs freelance
• [One Hit Wonder]
• Hmm this one has some history. She now uses her real name Uura Saeko or URAN to do freelance composition and music ie. not tied to particular agency, for her songs. After giving that one Ayakashi song (lol) in 2008 she went on to release new albums, eventually jumping to another name "Cherie" in 2011 and back to the name above in 2012, and later coming back in 2016 with this new name, after settling her marriage due to the hiatus

Kojima Megumi [小島めぐみ]

• Anime voice actress, idol singer I presume (see below)
• [One Hit Wonder]
• This one has little history, so I'll presume a lot here. She was fairly active in voice acting only until 2007, once for Anime "SKET DANCE" in 2012, and that's it. I believe she stopped the work already since she is not that popular and her Anime roles aren't aplenty, and that there isn't much social media presence of her today. So I'll take it that she retired due to lack of popularity. Not the first one I know, but yeah, rare case

=====END OF LIGHTNING ROUND=====




TIL I know how to name genres lol. Okay, enough of those, I'm done for this week. Stay tuned for next week to see if I will continue this for another three weeks. Yes, this is divided into four parts so I don't collapse on the work load. Cya guys next week, and we'll see how much I can carry on for this lol. Stay tuned tonight for Entertainment News. I hope to not do this so that it'll be a post a day over the weekend, but we'll see. It's heck a lot just to type all this out. Research is just a small part of this report. Just like real reports. The testing and research are just a fraction of that 300-word report. *laughs slowly* Haha bye

The Entertainment News 2017 Edition Issue #49

Well now I know what to write for the intro.

Hey, it's me from Sunday afternoon. I just noticed just now that I lost ALL the information I typed this morning when watching Anime (FYI I do the review immediately after watching) so everything besides "Just Because!" is gone. No, I'm serious. I'll try to write up everything again, but seeing as I don't even remember what I wrote but I remembered what I didn't write (lol), it's probably going to be hard.

WTF man! The uploaded images are still online too!! Can I sue Google for this? They ruined... well my opinions which are pretty much nothing I suppose no one comes here lol let's start anyway

アニメ Just Because!

But seriously, how much is there in that "I didn't come and tell you" market? I mean, there's those girls who are proactive, but the others? How many actually liked you at some point? Oh whatever it's not going to happen to me lol

The new episode (#JustBecause08) has a lot of things going for most of the characters in this show. Firstly, is this the first time the lot went to Morikawa's house? Hmm, maybe because we've seen this multiple times lol, but yeah, they had a good time. And then, continuing from last episode as if nothing happened, Komiya decided to find a way to go out with Eita. Not that it bugs Natsume to any extent (not yet anyway), but yeah, it even went as far as them gathering together to... I don't know. Allow Natsume to run away from all that? Sure. I get the drama haha. Still, we may be seeing a future that Eita will be going out with Komiya following a potential confession in which he doesn't know how to say no (I mean, taking pictures of the girl without permission? lol) while still liking Natsume, and she feeling sad she cannot be with the person she... I don't know too, to be honest. So yeah, if the time comes and we'll get a conclusion, maybe then, Natsume will speak up. Not for following her sister's footsteps for education, not for just seeing her guy get taken by another, and not being a wimp, to say the least. I would say so much for her as I would say myself, but yeah, I take no personal experience from this verdict haha. Anyways, this show is going in a good direction, even though the ending may still be able to blow our minds off. I hope I'm right, and they may set some stage for potential turnovers in romance. The last time this happened... Toradora! maybe? I don't know. (Haha I sound like Natsume for some reason)

I wished I had a cat to help me send messages. Puta the cat MVP haha

P.S. Yesterday? (Oh shit this post is on Sunday *ahem*) 30th November, was a celebration (according to the Anime official Twitter) (you can see my likes on Twitter too) of two things: the advent of a digital camera hence #CameraDay, and because Natsume Mio gets all the attention in this show recently so #NiceMioDay (word meaning: 1 - 'ii', 3 - 'mi' as in 'mitsu', 0 - 'o') (date is read as MMYY so 1130 ie. 'ii mio') and I must say, I can't choose between the two. Especially after this episode. Natsume's great but Komiya's got something in her. I don't know. *laughs* Don't worry; The MVP this episode is neither Mio-chan nor the camera haha
P.P.S. So wait, was that the phone? The one who gave the definition of a date? lol Eita why you have that on (But then again which one is better - the phone or Mio-chan reading to you the definition? I personally want a Komiya version lol jkjk 100% haha)

[Changing order because now it doesn't matter *sob* I'm doing it differently now, even though I have a feeling I can still write as much as I did before lol]

アニメ Houseki no Kuni

Am I the only one who sees the affection or even harem the sensei gets to enjoy with these girls? Man, jacked, has girls, is powerful... what more of a life can you ask for? It's wise choice to leave the moon or whatever, Kongo-sensei. *laughs*

Seriously, never thought I'll see Phos like this someday. Never.

The new episode (#HousekiNoKuni09) is of change. Huge change. Phos is now a completely different being, supporting and being the lone man (or woman) for the winter season until the others are out of hibernation. Man, what a journey to be honest. Never did I thought I'll see Phos behave like this, even if for reason for losing a comrade, but hey, it's quite a heavy lesson to learn for her, to say the least. Bring in the other members as spring arrives in the area, and everyone was more than surprised to see her new alloy arms now added to her snail shell feet. It's like BLEACH now for some reason. (Thanks, Ichigo) Anyways, it didn't surprise Cinnabar anyway not even a bit, and somehow it has gotten new attention from the least unlikely person - Bort. Hmm, maybe it's because of her increased popularity coupled by the fact that she can deal with moon people herself, but yeah, I sense some jealousy happening. I just hope it won't end up in some infighting because that will not be wise.
P.S. I mean, the moon people just pick up Antarcticite and what happens when they heat it up?? Haha I'm just joking. Then again, this might be just the reason that it may NEVER come back. Sorry, Phos.
[I guess cuing that table is useless now since there isn't much change anyway. Welcome back, new Amethysts. That's what happens when you have plenty in excess haha]

アニメ Sangatsu no Lion

It's so sad I didn't even get to write an intro when I watched it? That's a rarity. But also, just to remind myself from now on, that I should prepare a packet of tissues (or a handkerchief) when watching this show because it's hard to wipe tears off my shirt which stinks haha

And this is how you do teh tarik in Southeast Asia lol

The new episode (#3Lion30) brings us to even greater heights of emotion. Leaving the Hina-chan incident aside for now as we seek for a long-term solution from the teacher (I mean, my reaction to this is still as intense as the teacher's haha) or maybe through Kiriyama himself. But what's more for the main guy to worry is about his "best friend" Nikaidou. Seeing as he's not duelling with him in the Newcomer Tournament finals, and it didn't take much to find out the truth after accidentally hearing from Shimada about his friend, it would seem Nikaidou's fight for the incurable disease may not last. I guess the bigger problem is that we don't have much knowledge about that, and thus Shimada is here to give us some recollection. Turns out this "rich kid" is more passionate about shougi than what people around him see, and it isn't his pride that is going to stop him from rising up the ranks. Compare that to Shimada who at least went to the finals of the Lion Tournament to fight... who's that face (lol); Nikaidou can't even reach the semi-finals to play against Kiriyama. It's sad man, but seeing how serious this is, Kiriyama rather take it as motivation to win the finals to show his friend who... just promise me that he's not going to die in this show, yes? But seeing as how it goes, we may have to witness that. Oh man, I better prepare those tear-catchers.

アニメ Blend S

Little do you know the sister is in the shop to force Maika's "work character" out of her lol

Damn, this dog is more attractive than that man boy new waitress already haha

The new episode (#BlendS09) brings us a new character after quickly brushing away that new waitress (haha they know it's not going to last in views), and it's a dog. Well, an abandoned dog picked up by Maika and now part of Dino the manager's new active lifestyle (man I'm an a-hole), looks surprisingly like the main girl herself lol. I guess it's hard on that otaku who likes to watch Anime late night so this might be a problem. Okay, not until Maika feeds the manager with sweets until he's totally out of shape haha. Meanwhile, Maika's sister visits the cafe in hopes of finding out the relationship progress between Maika and the manager, and I think all she found out is that she has to protect her sister by removing anything that gets in her way lol. But seriously, I had a lot of laughs, and quite a lot of them can't be expressed well in this review. Well, not that they are rated to be talking about them anyway.

漫画 Kuroshitsuji

[*The phrase "new chapter" is used for chapter review, and all other words are with respect to it]
Wow, this new chapter (134) was quick lol. But seriously, remember last chapter? Yeah. As usual, the mystery is at where 'other Ciel' is (referring to the elder twin, the one who's lost and came back in the main story) is unknown as of now (and will still be for the next few chapters maybe), but we know of everyone else, to say the least. Other than Tanaka the butler, Yana-chan-sensei has "executed all her author rights" (lol) to eradicate EVERYONE in the house. No exceptions. Yes, the only exceptions are as above, and Ciel Ciel (the main guy of this whole story) is still alive, but I guess he's been taken hold by the antagonist of this incident, so I really wonder who he/she is. Chances are it might be a doing of another Earl, but seeing how today Ciel hasn't taken revenge on any particular target at all (yet), then I suppose that person probably also "died with the fire". Remember the early days where Ciel Ciel went into child abuse and auction? Yeah, those times. So maybe it has got to do with that. But before that, I guess we all want to know - who was so evil to do this to the whole family? What have they done (or might I guess the father as Earl) that deserved such punishment? Hey, only one way to find out.

No violence, kids. Not even to the dog who was later named as "the devil". Not even as a serial killer.
(Well, animal protection didn't happen in the 19th century, so... sorry, dog fans.)

P.S. Man, I wish someday I have the power to execute dozens of people at will. Haha, no terrorism here guys. Fictionally. I meant fictionally. Man, don't quote me and make me have to go for internal department investigations, okay?

漫画 Dagashi Kashi

Okay, first things first. The new chapter (91) did NOT show a new character. We know of the woman even from the Anime. Remember that stall owner when they had to prepare for the festival, and to avoid competition they had to sell different things? Yeah, it's that. Besides the father getting stuck at someone else's place, he noticed that there was much fun and excitement going over at his place where Kokonotsu is, so he decided to leave them alone lol. On the other hand, he decides to have a drink (well it started from dagashi, but) with the neighbour in the huge storm outside, so that's a good thing to kill time.

I seriously for a moment thought this was a recollection of the wife of some sort lol

音楽 This Week on Klassic Note

Hmm.

Well, it's that time of the year again, so I'm being apprehensive. Taketatsu Ayana's best album is... I guess I won't be putting that on my shelf anytime soon (it's close though), but we'll see. I may just delay it to next year so I can start next year with some momentum lol. I still haven't gotten my hands on fumika's new single, so I'll not talk about it here.

In recent news, YURiKA's new music video is online and it looks impressive but short of what I really wanted to see which is not fanservice btw (thanks anyway lol), amazarashi and negoto new songs for their albums this month are not that impressive so we shall see for the rest of the releases, TrySail's new single is announced for Anime tie-up once again, UNISON SQUARE GARDEN is going to have their new single be tie-up for the next opening theme song for Anime "Sangatsu no Lion" (I'm not holding my breath), and I'm still not over Chatmonchy's disbandment. *sigh*



This is it then. Man, this is going to be short, Entertainment News this month. And it got worse this week with that stupid incident I rather not bother myself with. *sigh* My last paper is next week, and by then I'll probably go full on to start my plans for compilations and most importantly, song awards this year. Well, if my current home printer did not just stop feeding in paper and we switched to a monochrome (yeah) laser all-in-one (yeah) I would still think I can print those anniversary compilations just like how I did it 5 years ago. Oh well, it's the digital age anyway no one cares haha cya guys next week

In modern soicety, even pornography can be a sin.

Before you think I'm thinking nothing but dirty thoughts, allow me to explain haha. Just like many other addictions in this world, almost everything is legal if you think about it. Watching a recent educational video on the great porn experiment did I notice the process of going into addiction, and I must say, we won't notice until it's too late. Heck, we may never notice at all. So why stop? Is it just for society sakes? What about our animal instinct? Should we say goodbye to it whilst indulging in alternative ways to make us a worse being of ourselves? I wished I could bang any woman, but... haha I better stop

The Giving In The Name Of Liking

Hey.

No, it's not another Apple Music review, if you saw the thumbnail.

No, not that I'm really that free now, but I decided to kickstart the series of posts I promised to do months ago in a better momentum, now that I'm off my mind on a lot of stuff (mainly exams lol) and it's about that time. Time, for me to talk about why I don't about new songs at this time of the year.



THE BACKGROUND
You may have noticed. From the data, from the Twitter, that I don't like to talk a lot about songs at this time of the year, "this time" being December or end November period. And then I'll suddenly appear by the end of the year with a surprise post of ALL the stuff I did this year including the Top 20 results that probably "most" of the people are interested in. That may be part of the reason, but it is also at this time of the year that I control the song count of the number of songs I give. Don't understand? Let's talk about it more.

THE GIVING
Ask yourself: How many songs that are in your music library are songs that you liked? Think of that latest album you just listened from your favourite idol or band. You gave all 13 (on average) songs in the list? I don't mean it's not possible; I have past year examples to prove that I do give such albums. But really, how many of them? Even if you said you heard 10,000 songs till date I swear you can only remember a fraction, and what stays in your brain is even lesser.

Take Apple Music (a music streaming service) as an example. How many songs did you actually give at the point of listening to it? Or is it just the "I'm giving because I support the artist" kind of mentality that we are all familiar with? Which brings me to my next point.

THE LIKING
To be honest, not even me, can handle such variety that is song releases. If you have to review a couple of albums every week of the year, you're going to reject a few. In Klassic Note, that's what I try to do. Giving songs when I actually think I'll like them in the long run, and giving them due credit as I do so. Take Kotobuki Minako's album "My stride" for example, which still holds the record for being the only album with ALL the songs given that I liked. Ignoring how she got to that (segmentation is the answer), I can safely tell myself I've happily given every single song on that release, and that I'll still remember them when I hear them again.

Can you? Isn't that what giving songs should be like? Not just giving because there's some motivation behind our backs driven by capitalism and consumerism? Don't get me wrong; I also fall for those antics often too. Toyosaki Aki's list of songs and how I got to her best album this year even though I have every single release (besides one) of hers to date. But I can assure you the influence is at it's lowest. Maybe it's the limitation of lack of freedom of spending money, but there's more to this. And hear me out, literally.

GIVING IN THE NAME OF LIKING
Let's talk a little about the history of Klassic Note, and I'll try not to bore you further than what I've done above lol. In the past when this all started, I've been leeching off the Internet. And I swear you have done that too. Stealing music off the Internet like you're supposed to because it's free and "it's online" (quote from my dad there) is honestly, a criminal act. Ignoring that, it's also against one's thought to actually, not support the artist(s) when we have to. I've done this thinking before, which easily explains the start of my shelf-building back in 2012, where I celebrated my 5th year anniversary of Klassic Note. Further down, with digital releases becoming popular and streaming services being a thing, I started with Apple Music Japan last year in hopes of allowing the artist to (1) take a (very small) cut of the proceeds and (2) to give them an idea of what we think is good for them. Of course there are other financial reasons like an advantage for paying money to hear pre-release date digital releases before they come out or even this being an exclusivity, but this is what it is. The world may work this way, but we can tell ourselves to like their music instead of just taking them all. Remember: There is no product satisfaction in music listening.

Unlike those stuff you can buy off the streets and know what's the quality of the product after using it once, this does not happen with new music releases. It's like I tell you I add something new in that detergent your mom used to buy for two decades and changing its effect (for better or for worse) on the clothing without you knowing it (which is pretty much consumer product refinement these days lol), but still. If you would ever find the conscience that just taking music for free is wrong, then it may be time to act. But I'm not here to promote that. I'm just here to awake the world to this reality. Many artists actually suffer from sales due to the HUGE ripoff off the Internet, leading to their sales decrease and their eventual dismissal from their music labels.

WHY CONSERVATIVE?

Okay, maybe not ALL the songs.

And let me bring back to the question I started at the start of this post. Why then am I holding back to giving releases, especially at certain times of the year? I can honestly tell you there is no solid reason for this, but besides giving lesser to control song count because that is what happens when you have a music player that can only store about 180 songs back in 2009 (haha), it's about giving them in moderation. And giving them because I liked those songs. I think those songs will be remembered. They will then keep me entertained and also give me a reason to think they are great as they exist. Not the kind where I like them for... about a week and then I'll never hear them again (that's you, Linked Horizon) forever. If you ever wonder why I can mention songs on my Twitter every now and then, think about how they got in my list. Whether it's a topic song or not, an Anime theme song or not, whether I liked loved the artist or not (lol), whether I give that 2-track single I'll be able to get my hands on the special gift(s) or not (ok I'm guilty of that), whether I like the song, or not. Then maybe, you'll not start to just give people money just because they use the same reason to earn your money. Consumerism, everyone. It's okay to be conservative and like what we do.

THE SOLUTION
With today's digital medium and music streaming services, this decision-making process has become easier than ever. My initial plan to rebuild my music library again is to actually get Apple Music to listen to new songs as they come out, and buy them via iTunes when they are available. That, might just be the best way of supporting them, despite them being the least cut for their artists themselves. Then again, if you didn't have opinions and like to support the artists by getting products that you may not be totally happy with, I won't blame you. Because in all of us with a mind of criticism, is also a mind to forgive. And to give hope. To the artists we have heard, we have liked, and we want them to exist. And that may or may not led us to realise on the music that we truly love.


-Kaineng, on the Klassic Note



This is it, man. I'm out. I know I'm going to get killed if I post this on Twitter because people don't read till the end, and even if they do I'll get shot (or not), so this shall be it. I'll read this again to see if this makes sense at some point, but for now... I'll let what I typed soak (*wink*) in my mind a bit. Cya guys next time, and until then... yep, Entertainment News. APoL is not ready yet. I promised myself to maybe, maybe finish Chapter 17 and 16v2 by the end of the year, but NO PROMISES. I'm not man of procrastination, even in my own interests. *laughs*