New Blog: Kyohei

I have changed my name to Kyohei ~ so everything that is on this blog has transferred over to:
kyohei.wordpress.com

Officially no more KuaiSky. I must admit, it was a very original name. However, this name does not reflect me anymore. It was a nice 2 years that it lasted (I usually have a name change every year or so, but kuaiSky lasted the longest). Well I am off with a new start~ kyohei. You all have probably not seen the full image of ‘just another rainy day’ that I made myself.

Japanese Music

First, I have to say that I am sorry for not many updates. I do not know if I will continue to update frequently, but maybe so often~

I have noticed that been listening to 10000x more Japanese music lately than normal. I guess during the korean music slump I have found some really good Japanese music that I like. I have always been fascinated by the Japanese language, as it just SOUNDS so good. Having the poetic japanese language in my music just increases my enjoyment. It is not that I have abandoned Korean music -not at all-, but I have increased my breadth of enjoyable music to my ears. Everyone likes to find new music that they like.

Some of the artists that I have found have good beats (they use more beats and instruments than the -usual- Korean r&b beats).
BoA – I have been listening to her for a long time, but more so recently. Her Japanese albums are so good. In her recent (leaked – I could not help myself T.T) album, my favorite new song is ‘ギャップにやられた!’ {Victim of Fear!}.
Jyongri – a zainichi [koreans who live in japan] or least part zainichi. She has Korean heritage, but she speaks Japanese and English. Her style is kind of like upbeat pop. I recommend ‘Kissing Me’ or ‘Romeo & Juliet’.
NEWS – Their songs are upbeat, but I can only take so much. I like a few select songs, but those select songs are really good. I recommend ‘Taiyou no Namida’ or ‘Sayaendou’.
Tohoshinki – What else should I say? I have been introduced to them, and glad I have been. I cannot wait for Junsu’s single ‘Rainy Night’.

NEWS – [pv] 太陽のナミダ [Taiyou no Namida]

I don’t know why, but I love this song: [Taiyou no Namida] {Tears of the Sun}. It is by NEWS (a Japanese band). It has a certain feeling that I have not heard in a while. Although I have not listened to many NEWS songs, I really do like this one. I also like their song ‘weeek’.
Alright, back on track- I really like this MV (I mean PV, hehe). Not only do I like the rain [ame], I like the dark grudgy look of the PV. The actual single for this song is not going to be released until the near end of February. Watch it~

Mediafire 78.4MB -sweetxmelodies@blogspot
Youtube

初雪の恋 [Hatsuyuki no Koi] {Virgin Snow}

(Assuming any movie I put up here I like and recommend, I’d give it a 6/10 where anything above a 0 is good.)

This movie attempts to break the barrier between Korean and Japanese barriers with an all star cast of Lee JunKi and Aoi Miyazaki. There is a love story between two people who do not even understand each others’ language. The theme of language serves as an important theme outlining each others’ desire to learn more about each other.
The story follows along as many other asian love stories. It tries to touch upon what viewers expect from a sweet love story without bringing much originality into it. Overall I thought it was effective, but needed a stronger push. Of course no movie could be perfect! So if you watch it for what it is ~ another love story ~ I am sure you’ll be delighted. Aoi Miyazaki’s smile makes me happy.

神童 [Shindô] {Prodigy}

Personally a 8/10, but only for this reason:
~my little prose on it 
I Loved Shindô. More than my words can express. The storyline flowed melodiously transforming my reality into theirs. All I can think about is the sound of a piano; that is all I want to hear and nothing else. It is as if I had been missing something and I am trying to find it again. And where is this melody? It is off somewhere, unreachable, far beyond the physical and mental abilities of myself. I must be perfect, I accept nothing else. But perfection has its costs…that is so unfair.

I love piano movies with a passion no matter what faults the movie may have. They incite a certain false reality where I flow upon a lake absorbing the melody and emotions felt. I move along the ~score ~of~ notes~. I personally rate this as one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it as well. Thanks to Reika no Rakuen for introducing me to this Japanese movie. Also, I enjoyed “Secret I Cannot Tell” as well. In the movie is Matsuyama Kenichi [L in Death Note] and Narumi Riko [1 Litre of Tears drama].
You can watch it streaming on aznVtv or CrunchyRoll.

Chinese Music

I know many people are not very knowledgable about Chinese (Mandarin) music. For one, the tones of the Chinese language are not present in music; it makes it flow much better. I will have to admit that a lot of Chinese music is not very ‘good’, but that is the same for any language. You may have noticed that there is an unexplainable genre difference between Korean and Japanese music as well as American music. You can expect the same from Chinese music, it is a different feeling and melody. Do not expect a Korean ballad or a Japanese rock song.
Here is a list of some good songs for you to try out.
LEEHOM <3: He’s my most favorite artist ever (not kidding).
Wang LeeHom – [不完整的旋律] {Incomplete Melody}
Wang LeeHom – [心中的日月] {Shangri-La}
and many many more….

Others:
Jay Chou – 回到过去 [Hui Dao Guo Qu] {Return to the Past}
David Tao + Jolin Tsai – [今天妳要嫁给我] {Marry Me Today}
Fahrenheit – 新窩 [Xin Wo] {New Home} ft. SHE
Khalil Fong [方大同] – Gou Bu Gou [夠不夠] {To reach?}

BoA – be with you. [single]

 

Both of these songs are soo sweet. I could listen to them forever~ She is so beautiful on the cover as always. In ‘be with you’, I love it when she says ‘chaldo’.

01- be with you
02- precious

-Radiantfire@z-degrees

Tim – [mv] 사랑한 만큼 {To Some Degree of Love}

Watch on Youtube
[MV] 42MB -ReikaNoRakuen@wordpress

I saw the really sad [mv] for ‘To Some Degree of Love.” I do not know, but coincidences or whatever you may call it are so sad. Two people who had loved each other walk pass each other…the situation is so tense. Then they just walk away. At the end, when both of them come running back, it is just nice.

MusicList 2008.JAN.27

A long time since I had last posted! I spend too much time on ~other~ blogs that I barely have enough time to update my own. Well I got an idea to make another of these.
Strangely, I am starting to get more into Japanese music. Usually my favorite albums are in Korean, but only 1/4 is. Read on ahead if you’re interested in my thoughts.
Tohoshinki [東方神起] – Purple Line :This is the track that propelled me into the world of DBSK/DBSG/TVXQ/Tohoshinki/Yunho,Changmin,Jaejoong, YooChun,JunSu (YES I remembered all their names and nicknames, Am I a fan-guy now?Or shall I keep naming ~U-Know,Max,Hero,Micky,Xiah~) -I’ll make a blog about them later

Wang LeeHom [王力宏] – Change Me [改变自己] :What is there not to love about LeeHom. On any blog asking “Who is your hero?”, guess who I would put? He is a genius, cares about the environment and the world, lives like a minimalist, puts passion into his composition, and has voice of perfection. He moved away from his ‘Chink-ed Out’ genre to an undefinable genre that is LeeHom. (Actually it is hard to define. Probably a mix of pop and ballad; it just sounds nice and the lyrics are very good as well.) The only song I don’t really like, but listen to anyway, is “Cockney Girl”.

Tim – Love Is… :I definitely like his voice and the album is totally recommended for its upbeat and mostly ballad songs. Track 05, ‘To Some Degree of Love,” and its [mv] are really good, however, I like every song of the album. he is most known by his ever popular song from his first album, “I Love You.” I like that song as well. I am currently trying out his previous albums.

BoA – Made in Twenty (20) :Although it is not a recent release, I still really like this album. It is another of those rare albums where you love every song. BoA’s Japanese music is much better than her Korean music.

BoA – [p + mv] Lose Your Mind

I am not so much a BoA fan, but her music sometimes is really good. “Lose Your Mind” is a recommended single! The side track “Smile Again” is a sweet ballad too. I really like this live version; I’ve always liked watching live video of artists because it shows whether or not they can really sing; in this MV, people thought she was lipsyncing, but of course she is not: She is just that good. The 290MB live version is REALLY clear…and very nice. Youtube took off the actual MV for “Lose Your Mind” because AVEX is stringent like that, but here is a HQ version if you would like to download: Boa_LoseYourMindMV.avi | 71MB 

Watch on YouTube
BoA-LoseYourMind.mpg | 290MB | Credit: asianjunkie.com