Yoshiki, Happy Birthday!
Today, it is Yoshiki's birthday. As far as my fangirl stalking ability goes, he's already 42 this year. But who cares about age. He's still as beautiful no matter how many years passed by. And his music - they always touch my heart just as they do when I first heard them. Everyday I go to Yoshiki's Myspace just to see if he has posted a new blog entry yet. He's the sole reason why I kept my Myspace account even until this point. Sometimes, it scares me that I even feel like a crazy stalker. My fandom of Yoshiki is not the same with how I am to Gackt and Mana. My fandom of him is different because I do not think of Yoshiki solely as an artist. I maybe just another fan for Yoshiki, but for me, he was my savior.
To be honest, I've never spent a single day without listening to Forever Love. I guess it can't be helped. Taking aside the fact that X (CLAMP) was my favorite manga, Forever Love was the very first song that made me shed tears after those years of being turned into stone. It was as if that was the first time I cried so honestly like a child. I don't know how exactly I would describe it but, it was as if that was the first time I knew I had a heart, I had feelings, and that I am alive. I cried so much as to the point that don't even know how to stop myself from crying anymore. To remind myself of that day - the turning point of my life, and to remind myself that even I have a heart and that I have feelings too, I kept listening to this song everyday. And when heard Forever Love playing in the background as I saw how Kamui cried as he embraced Fuma's head in pain and regret, at the end of the X: The Movie, that scene never left my mind even until now. I even went so far as to have bought myself an original VHS of it. I'm not quite sure about CDs but, I'm definitely sure there are still no DVDs at that time. That was way back in around 1996? 1997? I was still in high school at that time. Ah... memories.
Just in case you might be interested, these are the songs:
- The original version: X-Japan - Forever Love (Ballad Version)
- The Piano Version: X-Japan - Forever Love (Piano Version)
Oh, I think Khei knows this song too. I used to have her listen to it and she cried. *lol*
Thoughts...
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November 20th 2007 at 2:32 pm
I LOVED X: The Movie. Great anime.
And yes, I guess everyone can name song(s) that evoke the strongest memories/feelings of specific points (crossroads) in one's life.
November 20th 2007 at 7:33 pm
Congratulations for being the only (virtual) stalker that I can stand. Hehehe.
November 20th 2007 at 11:30 pm
we get better and prettier when we get old. :P
November 21st 2007 at 8:31 am
@ The Prize ~
Of course, because -
1. You love me that much.
2. You are 100% sure I won't stalk you.
3. You are 100% sure that you are not my type.
November 21st 2007 at 11:28 am
I really hope you would tell that to me while you are molesting me >.<
November 21st 2007 at 12:00 pm
Seriously? :)
Wow. This is the first time, you're giving me permission to molest you.
November 21st 2007 at 12:19 pm
Hey hey. Hands off the merchandise. The rule never changes.
November 21st 2007 at 12:22 pm
Thought so. :sad:
November 21st 2007 at 6:36 pm
Ack! I don't know any of these guys! I guess I'm really not into Japanese music. I like the ones being used as anime themes though. ^_^ And that X anime looks cool!
November 21st 2007 at 7:38 pm
I love X too. Hehe.. I so like X and the name Kamui that I manage to come up an acronym for our anime group, KamuiGroup. <3
happy bday yoshiki.
November 22nd 2007 at 1:03 am
This brings back memories. X is still one of my favorite animes and Arashi and Sorata are still some of my fave characters. :smile:
November 22nd 2007 at 1:08 am
An otaku friend of mine introduced me to some J-rock songs - some of the songs are featured on Japanese anime shows that I know, if not watched frequently.
Guess I'm going to look after some X Japan songs. I got hooked on "Forever Love" after hearing it. :grin:
November 22nd 2007 at 12:20 pm
I wonder, are you a Roman Catholic?
November 22nd 2007 at 1:27 pm
No. I'm an atheist. Why do you ask?
November 22nd 2007 at 6:31 pm
Of course you weren't born one, right?
November 23rd 2007 at 10:38 am
Technically, I wasn't. Well, all of us are born without a god. Of course, not until we are baptized. But since I am getting your meaning, I was not, still. I wasn't baptized until I was 14. Of course, by that time, I've already gone through a few religions. I grew up with my grandmother who is a Buddhist. Her bodhisattva is Guan Yin. I believed I mentioned that here. Then I tried Taoism. But because my IQ level is quite low, I don't really get it as much. It's complicated. Seriously. Then, I became fascinated with several things and ended up becoming a Wiccan. At that point, I became a pagan and worshiped Hecate. Then, after that, I went to a baptist church to try and see if they philosophy and beliefs matches mine. Then I ended up getting dragged and baptized in a Roman Catholic church out of the blue for my mother's personal preference (she's Catholic, btw). It's like we went there, then, the priest sprinkled water on me, and that's it. I may not look like it but I became quite dedicated to it. I go to mass, even joined the choir, for the goodness of the lord. Heh. Then, I met Tony and John and exchanged view points with them. Soon after, I realized, I belong there as an atheist because they matched my beliefs - or so what I call my "truth". :)