This 5 people wish that no matter what we can live this adventure together.
Past year we restart with the one-man in Shibuya O-WEST 9th of June, [Seitai Jigen Kuiki Minerva] was released, we had our one-man tour, we brought [White Blade] to you, we did our one-man at Christmas, we had many performances at events, we were shooted for magazines, had broadcastings at radio, TV, and of course the stream. Honestly, this half year was too intense for me.
This 2011 Lolita23q want to do its activities breaking that wall that divides us. You will have all the support you need from the 5 of us. I want we to spend our year together.
27/10/2009 at Shibuya AX.
That was the biggest scenary that Lolita23q faced.
I had really valuable memories from that day.
Because of that... That was a big dat, but now I want to look to a scenary in the future, a scenary with all of you. This year we will do our best!
Step by step, always straight, all together!
We gonna be with all of you this year, 2011 will be Lolita23q's year!
Lolita's fan = 23ko*, have a wonderful year!!!
■Ryosuke（2011 it's started!)■
*23ko [23個] is Lolita's fans "name". We don't use it so much ~
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Ryuto
01/01/2011
『2011』
Happy new year ~ Lolita23q
When the year started I recieved 10 messages from Soshi(all of them were the same)
I'm going back home now from Sendai.
It's cold in Sendai.
Everybody, have a nice year
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Soshi, Ban and Yu-ki didn't wrote in their blogs, but when they do, I'll translate it ^^
Btw...
Good news!
Because of the big popularity of White Blade (it's not in the Oricon chart, but it is in the top 5 of various CD shops as Tower Records and HMV) Lolita23q will release a new single at 2011's spring! More details will be available later ^^
Shoujo Lolita 23q modelled fantastic hair and a new and improved sound for the crowd at Shibuya O-East on November 4.
The curtain parted to reveal Lolita 23q’s banner spanning the backdrop, announcing that the stars of the night had finally arrived. The band entered together, presenting themselves to the crowd. Decked out in vinyl black with themes of silver and leather belts, they looked ready to rock, although it seemed someone forgot to tell drummer BAN that Halloween was four days past. His dreadlocked woollen headdress, animal fur mask and black taffeta wings certainly gave him an edge to overcome that accursed ‘drummer anonymity.’ Furthermore, his twin kick basses sported a wicked pair of gothic anime-style images, cute in that dark and menacing way. It was these that the four forward members gathered about as the set commenced.
Jumping broke out instantaneously as the robotic sound of Kyuutai kikagaku yuugi filled the air. Sound effects gave frontman Soshi a digital vocal makeover. Meanwhile, guitarists Yu-ki and ryuto played an unusually rhythmic role throughout the piece. In a musical pause, bassist ryosuke screamed, sans microphone, to the crowd. The instrumental saw guitars, bass and vocal gathered at centre stage, Soshi on the outskirts providing air guitar to fit in. Then, he and ryosuke ran off to the far ends of the stage, handing the spotlight over to the two guitarists whose melody remained in concert with the digital theme. Once more, ryosuke proved that he needed no microphone in order to be heard, yelling a countdown back into the chorus. “O-East!” Soshi cried, “Fists!!” The verse of Ginga no tsubasa had Yu-ki and ryosuke thrashing heads whilst the crowd jumped vigorously. The bassist seemed thoroughly invested in the music, the first requirement of a great performance. A particularly heavy instrumental section had the crowd throwing their bodies back and forth before Soshi entered a dark rap that led into the final chorus with guitars, bass and vocal lining the stage-front and exchanging grins. “I’ve missed you, East!” Soshi yelled after a final bout of down and dirty music.
“We’re Lolita 23q. Thank… … … … … you for coming today!” Soshi’s comically sincere pause drew a few giggles from the crowd. “I, vocalist Soshi, have finally changed my hair.” Such was the following MC, the details of Lolita 23q’s December 23 one-man thrown into the mix. As Soshi then shouted the crowd awake, ryosuke’s actions spoke louder than words, the combined effort heating up the atmosphere in O-East. ALICE in downward took that energy and channelled it into wild headbanging throughout the fast, lively intro. A sinister drum-driven verse broke out into a bright chorus of bouncing bodies and flailing hands before ryosuke led the crowd in a series of dark, rhythmic yells. As the song progressed, Soshi had the crowd diving over each other in time with ryosuke’s yells, the two huddled at centre stage, bassist screaming into Soshi’s microphone. The final chorus saw ryosuke bent low over his bass, almost hitting the stage floor whilst the crowd went nuts down below. Four slow cymbal crashes courtesy of BAN set the dark, dirty tempo for Nejidokei Libido as Soshi let rip with an angry growl and the crowd steadily tossed their heads to the regulated rhythm and wicked guitars. “East… East!!! Let’s rampage!” At Soshi’s order, heads began to fly, double time. Then the vocalist led a round of hand-rolling actions contrasting the heavy guitar. The number saw the band wander about the stage, greeting various sections of the crowd who moved about just as much, bunching up, jumping on each others’ backs, thrashing heads, rolling hands and waving arms at Soshi’s prompts. In the background, BAN thumped the cymbals for all his worth. One ballad version of the chorus gave the crowd a breather before they proceeded to rampage as ordered throughout the remainder of the piece.
ryosuke flipped off the crowd in the aftermath while Soshi led a round of cheerful “Yay!”’s. “Are you ready for the end?” he screamed. “Last!” Hands beating the air in time with the drums, the crowd then burst into a fit of jumping along with ryosuke as the lively beat of FLASH BURN got under their skin. The bassist churned out a short but sweet solo before retreating to the drum kit where he played to BAN. A disco-esque chorus had the crowd waving enthusiastically before jumping throughout the verse once more. ryuto then showcased his impressive control over a wailing beast of a guitar solo. He and ryosuke prepped the crowd for one last round of jumping and all five members met at the drum kit, Soshi bounding off the platform on the final cymbal crash. As the band took their leave, the crowd struggled to outdo each other with louder cries, trying to reach the ears of their favourite members but before long, that vocal power went into the unanimous demand for an encore.
Naturally Lolita 23q obliged, soon making their re-entrance. “Thanks a… … … lot for the encore! I’m really happy! Thank god I changed my hair!” Soshi joked. When ryosuke took the microphone, he executed an accurate impression of the hair-obsessed vocalist. BAN, wiping the sweat from his eyes, confirmed that that woollen hair of his was indeed too hot to handle. When prompted to “say something”, ryuto muttered, “My hair’s in the way.” The notoriously quiet Yu-ki whispered a mysterious message in response to Soshi’s prompting. “You know what wisdom he whispered to me just now?” Soshi teased. “’… What?’ he said. Hey! Listen when people talk!” the vocalist scolded with a laugh.
“We’re going to perform a new song for you now,” he announced to a response of excited applause. WHITE BLADE. featured powerful guitar and explosively fast drums with a sturdily sung but simple vocal melody overlain. The crowd complied all too willingly to Soshi’s request to see fists fly through the instrumental as BAN spun one stick over-head throughout and the electric section bent over the tools of their trades, intensely focused on the music. Another wailing guitar solo via ryuto had Soshi and ryosuke headbanging in tandem. The final vocal melody was a catchy change and the crowd were grinning as they applied their fists to the tail end of the song, needing no encouragement but receiving plenty from the band who seemed to be enjoying the moment just as much. “Thank you!”Soshi cried. “East! Come to our one-man on December 23! Come!” A final drum riff and the crowd spread their arms wide as if to embrace the whole stage. “O-East! Thanks!” ryosuke yelled, once more scorning the use of a microphone as the band said their farewells to each part of the crowd. Left alone onstage, he retreated to his microphone stand. “Let’s meet at the one-man,” he said before leaving the fans behind.
The atmosphere was such that if anyone had been debating whether or not to attend in December, that decision had surely been made for them. Instead of disappointment that the all-too-short set was over, fans glowed with excitement with the prospect of December 23 ahead of them.
Set List
01. Kyuutai kikagaku yuugi
02. Ginga no tsubasa –GALACTIC WING-
03. ALICE in downward
04. Nejidokei libido
05. FLASH BURN
In this time that passed away, I've been able to meet the best persons that nobody can meet.
I'm feeling a huge gratitude.
After this, 「Remming」is going to start activities, and I want to build our story with all of you.
Please, look forward to Remming.
Guitar - Chitose.
I've meet the three best persons in the world, and I want to share with all of you our best music, and I want you to enjoy it.
All the members are going to overcome all odds.
Because all of us will build Remming.
Bass - Tomoa
I was able to meet three incredible people with a very good taste, and I hope to make an special music with them
First, in the 「Remming」lives, we want to show our musical taste to all the world.
Please, enjoy the music.
Drums - Kousuke
I believe in my partners, I believe in music and meetings, in build our own way. And I don't believe, and never do, in not cooperating. I hope Remming won't have and end, and that we can get closer. Together we will see the most fantastic scenary.
I know, it was a year ago and this translation is late, but...
Idk, I feel as I have to do it, so...
Here it is.
It was posted in the Lolita OHP for a few months, and then they removed it, so I think you can't find it anywhere else.
Hope you like it, and as always, credits if re-posting or translating into another language.
Edit: There were some phrases in Spanish that I didn't notice and don't delete them lol
But now it's fixed c:
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I know you all are surprised by the abrupt announcement, I'm truly sorry.
Now, I'm going to 「graduate」 or 「retire」 of Lolita23q.
The reasons are... The band, for a year or so 「Isn't going the way I want」and we 「Don't have the same objectives」, members and I want to take different ways.
We talked about it many times, and we have a positive mood.
If I look years ago, all was so different.
But I want to keep singing in the future, keep living of the music. As a 「vocalista」 I want to transfer my own words when I sing.
As time passed, it had a clearer understanding.
Meanwhile, by e-mail or letter you told me of
『Don't leave Lolita』,
that『Keep singing』.
I expected it but...
『Please, sing for ever』
I really appreciate your words of support.
I'm happy.
Everybody seems to accept it well.
It make me thing... Everybody is supporting me no matter what...
But, in the other hand, I believe I loved Lolita, and I feeled a member of it. But not now.
I've been singing in Lolita for many years, and now I think if I leave I'll don't be that good.
I have contradictory feelings... I want to keep singing in Lolita, but in other way, I don't want to.
The band will not shine with me, we only will obstruct each other's work.
We just have one life, and probablly late we'll regret about the things we've done, to been looking so much at the past.
And yet, I've been rude and you support me.
The other 4 members are going to continue with the band, please, support them.
After 4 years 『Lolita23q』 is starting to grow now.
Even now, I'm kinda worried of if everybody is gonna be all right.
We shared many lives and tours, and we've been growing together.
The band it's just starting to be big.
Nowadays, all I've done was for habit, not for desire.
But I'll keep in my heart all my moments with you.
A consequence of this there are 4 members instead of 5. I'm there yet, but I'm not irreplaceable.
This change started so much time ago.
To Lolita members, office workers and staff, I really appreciate it all a lot, you are unique.
Thank you.
I will leave Lolita after our last one-man 『Carnival of Ⅲ Ward』, it will be our last time together.
Keep supporting Lolita in the future, I will do too.
To everybody who support us during this time, I feel an enormous gratitude, thank you very much.
I hope to see you smiling at the finale.
Finally: I hope to see you in the one-man with the better of your smiles.
It's been a while that I didn't record in the studio.
But now I'm feeling nice, very nice.
Two days ago I went to the studio, and recorded something.
So this entry may be the last before an important anouncement.
Thank you for been following me an entire year.
Wait for the next entry, please.
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This are good news, isn't it? ^^ I think we'll see Sou in the stage very very soon!
It's been a while we don't know anything about him, and took him a while to do all of this (in 27th will be a year!) but sure it worth!
I'll be attentive ^0^
This is my conversation.
Angel tied you. Lock you.
Make me free to set a logic.
Gate clash paradise. Get back.
Starry night is beautiful.
Starry night is painful.
Don't close your purple eyes.
Sustain voice is noise.
I hate dopes.
You don't luck.
Fxxxk'n my DNA.
What do you want?
Cosmic my soul. Shocking my baby.
Plastic honey and darling.
Cosmic my soul. Shocking my baby.
Plastic honey and darling.
No way.
I just looking voices. My name is no sense.
I just looking voices. My name is no sense.
I just looking voices. My name is no sense.
I just looking voices. My name is no sense.
I hate dopes.
You don't luck.
Fxxxk'n my DNA.
What do you want?
Cosmic my soul. Shocking my baby.
Plastic honey and darling.
Cosmic my soul. Shocking my baby.
Plastic honey and darling.
(all of them were the same)
