[昨日より赤く明日より青] of Generations from Exile Tribe

We all experienced that, right? Turning red out of anger and frustration chasing after what we desire, yet, at the end of the day, we are still lonely, alone, and blue?

I think this is what makes the song [昨日より赤く明日より青] of Generations from Exile Tribe relatable. We have all experienced thriving, surviving, and pushing ourselves to the limit, to the point of alienating ourselves from those we love.

[昨日より赤く明日より青] is the theme song for their Cinema Fighters Project where six of the members starred in individual short movies, and the vocalists sang the theme songs for two of the shorts.

GENE TRIBUTE: How I became a GENE fan

I have been out-dated in any fandom since late 2012. This year, my sister was able to persuade me to join the LDH fandom. Let me tell you my LDH story, to be more specific, my GENERATIONS story on how I became a fan.

Everyone will agree that this year has been a bummer. It has been one of the reasons why I decided to come back to writing a blog last April. My world just seemed to crumble every single day.

Now, during this time, my sister has been playing songs from LDH artists, Jr. Exile, to be specific. She has been suggesting that I listen to songs from a group named Generations from Exile Tribe. It was around May that I heard their song "One in a Million." I found it entertaining and cute. A few days after they released their song "You & I." Later on, I found out the message of GENE when they released the song "You & I." How befitting during the time that I was struggling and trying to ground myself amid the pandemic.

That is when I started to be a fan of Generations/ GENE. I listened to their other songs and watched some videos on when they started. Their struggles in the past and current success is definitely a great inspiration. Especially the fact that they continue to pursue other aspects of their career like acting, modeling, collaborations, and business ventures. They seem to continue to grow and discover other talents beyond their current music career.

I am sure that a number of their fans have a more engaging narration of how they became fans of GENE. In addition to that, GENE has motivated them to pursue their own aspirations.

In my case, the music of GENE saved me. This sounds like an exaggeration, but I have been struggling with symptoms of depression for years now. Waking up every morning and feeling like the earth is just going to swallow me alive is not even close to how to describe it. Every day, my anxiety gets so bad that I space out. I have always been the kind that listens to music to lighten up my mood or when I am struggling. So listening to GENE every day now feels like a step closer to just feeling better, and I can focus and feel grounded in doing simple everyday tasks.

My story is not as grand as others, but their music helps me in the most basic and calming way.

I may never get an opportunity to talk to them in person, but given a chance, I would tell them this:

"Thank you for the music that you share with us, your fans. You guys have been a great inspiration to most of us, and we hope for the best in your career. Congratulations on your 8th Anniversary, and we will continue to support all of you in your own endeavors. We are grateful for your effort to reach out to your fans in this time of uncertainly. Personally, I am one of the new fans who heard and was moved by your music. In the future, I hope we can give each other a high touch!

Congratulations! and Thank you."

Catchphrase to dare

“Alan will be proud.”

This is my sister’s new catchphrase. She is referring to Alan Shirahama, who by the way is a Jollibee fan.

My sister usually uses the phrase when we mention anything about Jollibee or if we do something Filipino-related. Recently, she has been using it a lot because I mentioned to her my plans for my daughter’s birthday (will post a different entry for that).

It has come to a point where we sort of had a dare about it.

The dare is, I will post on Instagram, pictures of my daughter’s birthday, which by the way has some Filipino influences. The caption has to be “Alan will be proud” I have to tag Alan Shirahama. It does not end there, Alan has to react, or else I lose the dare.

The odds are next to impossible but hey, what am i to lose right?

Will update... if there is anything to update.

my dearest - supercell

for those who are following my blog, you would know that my official "song" this year is "my dearest"

the song was originally sung by supercell, but halyosy has a version and the later version was the one i chose for this year.

as i was browsing through youtube, lo and behold, i found the PV for my dearest!

i thought, "this definitely is worth the post."

chiao~

Indigo 4

this was last 2010 but i only heard/saw it recently.

posting because the Takagi twins are here and because Kousei Amano is also here. (^_^)

Sailor Stars Song - Kae Hanazawa

there is this one song that has been playing in my head for more or less half a year, but i do not remember where i hear it or from what anime it came from. my sister, rei, is witness to this. this is the second time it happened. then POOF! i found the song by chance in grooveshark.

Love Someday Again～また会う日まで～

aaawww~ this actually hits home...

love doctor

another video from the group √5 (^_^) this has been playing in my head for almost 2 months now... (~_~)

my dearest

so, it's almost half the month and i still have not made a video with my "song of the year"

i decided to just post the song here. (^_^)

my dearest
halyosy version
(orig. supercell)

暁 PV

i'm not sure when this pv was released but it's only now that i saw it. (^_^)

akatsuki by ON/OFF (Sakamoto twins)

unknown song

i have been humming/singing this song the whole day. but i don't even know who sang it, what are the lyrics, and worst of all, i can't remember what anime it is from. /facepalm

情熱 ~We are Brothers~ Hero Music All Stars

a collaboration of kamen rider ans super sentai singer.

i saw this weeks ago but did not have time to watch it.

this time around, it is subbed so i really did not have an excuse not to watch it. (^_~)

kamen rider fourze/ blooming

last episode of KR fourze.

thanks for a great year.

to the cast and crew,

you all did a great job! おつかれさまでした! otsukare-sama deshita! (^_^)

below is the song "blooming/saite" the rendition of the kamen rider girls.

this song was used in two episodes, the second time was on the last episode yesterday.

it wasn't really the usual ending you'd see for a kamen rider series,

but i would say, it seems consistent with what the main character would really do. (^_^)

enjoy!

手紙 ～拝啓 十五の君へ～

i heard this song when i watched the movie Shodo Girls. (^_^)

"letters:greeting to a 15yr old" by angela aki

eyes on me

to tell you all the truth, i am not a fan of final fantasy but i all do not hate it, i simply did not play it.

my friend lee yap is a fan though and she was the one who showed my videos of final fantasy. (^_^)

this song is very popular and i like it.

it's been some time since i last listened to this song.

why listen to it now?

hmmm... i'm trying to write a story and this is partly an inspiration. (^_^)

see you later... good night

"i will come see you later in your dream, good night." -ddate (^_^)

三日月姫

the new single of the nico nico douga group √5. (^_^)

i love you

before i go to slumber land, i would like to share a new song from the ISSA x SoulJa collaboration. (^_^)

i love the works of these two.

i think they also collaborated with other artists for a new single or album?

not sure about that detail. (>_<)

anyways, i love you by ISSA x SoulJa + Yui Minemura + Anna Fujita