Happy New Year, everyone!!Hopefully you had good food, drink and, most importantly, company!
MICHIDO has had a really eventful year! Just to list a few of the highlights:
We were able to have a smashing time at AM2 and meeting with some awesome bands like heidi., Sadie, SCANDAL and KanonxKanon.
We were able to experience 雅's talent in person while writing our first concert report in hopes of sharing the experience with you all.
We had another team member, Kyuuppa, join the team and released our first ever drama subs.
And, most importantly, we were able to enjoy all of your continued support even when we were absent.
Thank you so much for supporting us, and please continue to look forward to more MICHIDO content in 2012!
Meanwhile, here's to jump start 2012 with our first post--a video!
Enjoy! And, of course, 明けましておめでとうございます(Happy New Year)!
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Hello everyone! Here's our holiday present to you all!
Long time no see! Apologies for the long wait--Episode 2 of Kaito Royale is finally here! A very special thank-you to timer Miyavi for helping us out~
20 years later, and L’arc~en~Ciel only got more amazing.
To prep for the screening, I went through YouTube to listen to some of my favorites songs and found clips from the 20th Anniversary live. These low quality previews gave me some idea (perhaps too many ideas) about what to expect during the screening, and it was enough to get me excited to see everything on the big screen and in high definition. 
Hyde also rewarded everyone when he lay down on the stage on his side while still singing and gave the camera a smoldering look that was meant to seduce the viewers’ socks off. Besides the seductive look though, the fact that he managed to keep his singing volume and depth consistent was, in and of itself, very impressive.
Yukihiro was clearly heard, but most of his shots were profile views in between his cymbals and flash of drumsticks. He did have a particularly impressive drum solo which ended with a dramatic bang--he finished by literally punching one of his cymbals. 
Remember what I said about some dramatic news?!
Wooowwwww, how long has it been since we had a magazine translation?? I'm not even going to put a date because it'd be embarrassing to admit. 
--What kind of kid were you back then?
--What kind of personality did you have at the time?
On the other hand, the school trip was 2 nights and 3 days and as a group we visited famous places. I got stuff like a toothpick holder in the shape of a fish bone and brought back souvenirs that had nothing to do with Ise. I gave my grandma a picture of rocks from Ise and the fact that she still has it for decoration makes me happy. After that, I started listening to music around 6th grade. Before that I had absolutely no interest in music. Every time my mom watched those music programs, I'd think, “Hurry up and change the channel.” But around 6th grade I started liking Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi, CHAGE & ASKA, and B'Z and after that I was completely into music. 
--By the way what was your uniform?
It's the first time I've talked so much about myself. Even though it was all about baseball and not really about music, I wonder if it was because of those circumstances that I got to where I am right now. It's really a privilege for us to have a relaxed performance at Liquid Room. I always thought doing lives as usual was for the best, but for D=OUT lives are really competitive. This live for D=Out is going to be a gamble, so at the Liquid Room, even if I'm the only up there, I want everyone who has even a slight urge to see to come and watch us.
Who can change stage outfits in a whirl of clothes and can disappear in and out of thin air? 
Another giant flashing sign that the concert didn’t have a flesh and blood singer was the projector that was behind the screen. It sometimes proved distracting when the camera caught a Vocaloid at an angle where you looked directly into a flashing light instead of Hatsune Miku’s uniform.
The best part of the show wasn’t Hatsune Miku though. It was in fact her live band. They brought out the best of the concert. The band brought a very human and interactive talent that couldn’t be replicated by programming and synthesizers.
Hi everyone! 
But that didn’t stop some fans from showing up around 6am – and a very brave few who camped overnight. That was dedication. 
“My name is Miyavi, all the way from Tokyo!” 
The audience was in for a real treat when the sheet music was brought out along with an acoustic guitar. He told the audience how he knew everyone wanted to hear everything, especially older tracks, but he could only play a few of them.
“Don’t say that, don’t say it! How rude!” he joked. 
I'm pretty sure many of you have heard the phrase, “A girl's hair is her most prized possession.” 
The packaging is very feminine. The shampoo bottle is white, and the conditioner is black and pink which is helpful because I've used products where both shampoo and conditioner look similar and sometimes I accidentally pump out conditioner first. 
My first impression of the product again was how feminine it was with the black and pink colour scheme. However, I don't like the lid because it tends to break easily. A twist-to-open cap works better for me. Given it's 180g content I find the packaging is a little bulky compared to Essential's 200g packaging. Therefore the packaging of the product wasn't as satisfactory as other Kao products.
Aoi: But there's nothing you can do about it, right.
Uruha: and his pants are tacky!
“We’ve been here since 11 yesterday.” 
Awesome, clever and frank much?
"I'm sure my daughters are gonna be banging their heads during my show," he did a minor "headbang" (that actually resembled bobble head figurines).
Eventually Señor, Señora, Señorita won out, and Miyavi turned to Bobo, saying in Japanese, “Just some of it,” before turning back to the audience and saying, “Whoa whoa whoa whoa. Sorry, I don’t remember all the lyrics to the old tracks, so can you sing it with me?”
