Radio: BayFM78 ON8 feat. The GazettE, Aoi & Reita, Pt. V

Do you all remember this project? Haha....

At any rate, this segment has talk of Reita's lack of popularity and how these guys seem to live and thrive off of their work.

It's funny how their workalicism really shows since both of them seem to not know what to do on their days off. Do any of you have the same problem? When you're off classes or work, you're just not sure what to do with that extra time...

Don't forget to leave us a comment at the end about what you thought!

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BAYFM78 ON8 Part V --- A Conflicted Aoi
DJ: Emiko Furukawa
GUESTS: the GazettE's Aoi & Reita

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DJ: And you just heard the GazettE's “Before I Decay.” While these guys were listening to the broadcast just now, Aoi, well, he expressed his professional thoughts, didn't he?

Aoi: I did~ Reita's presence has become much more dominant

DJ&Reita: Yeah

Aoi: I think the bass is awesome.

DJ: “It even crosses over!” you said. “He's obviously powered up!”

Reita: He's cute, eh! Giving me compliments when we're not on air.

DJ: Ahahaha

Reita: Really! Right, Keiji!!

Aoi: No! No! I'm not Keiji!!

(Everyone bursts out laughing)

DJ: Aoi, when did you become Keiji?! (laughs)

Reita: He put on too much blush.

DJ: (Laughs) Blush?! You didn't right?

Aoi: I did not! I did not!

Explaining BEFORE I DECAY

DJ: And now, in a bit our two guests will in a quick breath give the listeners a shout out! Before that, Reita!

Reita: Yup

DJ: When do you feel like you're useless, like you're “decaying”?

Reita: During my days off!!

---Commercial Break----

DJ: We're back, during the CM, just now, Reita yelled at me for saying, “You're the useless one right!”

Reita: What, no! I didn't! I didn't!

DJ: I apologize for teasing you a bit.

Reita: I didn't!!!

Aoi: Ohh~Reita's scaaaarrryyy.

Reita: No, no, no! Wait a seconddddd!

DJ: I'm very, very sorry...(laughs)

Reita: Waaaaaaa—it's a set up!!

DJ: Ahahaha, Reita! Just now, you said it really sucks because the days when you feel like you're “decaying” are during the days off...

Reita: It really is. I have nothing to do! And, if I get 3 or 4 days off, I seriously spend those 4 days checking for incoming messages.

DJ: Emails? What about emails?

Reita: I guess I check my email sometimes? When I do online shopping...

Aoi: (laughs)

DJ: Ahahaha...not sending them to friends (laughs) (to the side) he doesn't have friends

Reita: And plans with the manager...

DJ: Confirming the schedules, right (laughs)

Reita: Huuuuuh? Am I...alive?

DJ: (laughs) You are! You're alive, you're living, and sought after by everyone! Reita!

Reita: Oh, and the other day, Aoi ruined the only incoming call I got!

DJ: Ooh? Ooh? Ooh?

Reita: I thought “Ooh!” then I checked it, “Hey, where's that hair salon again?” It was the same hair salon but the phone call was just, “Where is it again?” That was at the end of that day.

DJ&Aoi: Hahahahahah (laughs)

Reita: Well, anyways I was happy.

DJ: Aren't you the type that's really good at chatting with friends like this?

Reita: Nope, because when it comes to my popularity, I have none (laugh)

DJ: Your days off are really something (laughs) Aoi, what about you? What do you do with 3-4 days off?

Aoi: No, well, I...(inaudible), I've got things to do, but...

DJ: There are “things to do, but...”? So you mean you're “gonna” do it, but you don't really know how to delegate time for it?

Aoi: Yeah, that's right. I should be like Reita and at least say something interesting.

Reita: Aa~ Well you have a friend here.

DJ: (laughs) and you even have the same aura.

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And that was Part V of this BAYFM series! Poor Aoi, getting demoted (or was it a backhanded promotion??) to being Reita's pet parakeet. Check out Part I, II, III, and IV!

What was your favorite part of this segment? Did you like Aoi's new makeup style with the super red cheeks? Let us know in the comments section below!

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Videos: HollyHock Radio 08.22.2009 Part III

Hi everyone!

My goodness, it's been a while since our last update.

Before we get to the video though, we wanted to put up a magazine order offer.

Rock & Read 041 came out on 04/25, and MICHIDO is taking orders!

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Because:

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2. Translations: We'll be doing translation snippets and translating the most interesting material, so if you order from us, you'll actually know what highlights your magazine has right here on this blog.
3. Easy: Just shoot an email to mou.ichido.2010 [at] gmail.com with questions and order requests, and we'll get right back to you! It'll be confidential and quick!

More details about RR41.

The covers have Uruha (the GazettE) and Tatsurou (Mucc). Other highlighted artists include Takeru (SuG), KENZO (Ayabie), Tsurugi (Sadie), Yusuke (lynch), Nii (Girugamesh), YUKI (Versailles), You (Matenrou Opera), Ibuki (D=out), Tohya (vistlip), BAN (Shoujo Lolita 23), and Ryuichi (Guild).

Basically, if we have positive feedback for this, you readers will be able to read more material and variety in the future ^^

Anyways, onto the featured media!

It's your favorite HollyHock Radio! This one doesn't involve so much laughter, but it definitely has Aoi musing to himself about yukata and his cute little male fantasies about girls and their outfits.



Hope you enjoyed that! Sakai seems so timid while Aoi sounded like he was in his yukata-filled world. At some point, it even sounded like a yukata fetish........

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お花見

Hi everyone!

The blog has been really quiet mostly due to how chock-full everyone's schedules are with other things.

But this week is a really special week in Japan.

That's right! The sakura are in bloom, which definitely calls for a ohanami (flower viewing).

To give you a bit of a live experience, MICHIDO did a bit of vlogging to show you how many other people were enjoying the beautiful flowers.



Sakura is celebrated mostly because the blooms are only for a very short period of time. What's the best way to celebrate the blooms?

Basically, here in Japan, you break out the alcohol. My personal favorite is Sakura Wine. There is barely a hint of alcohol, and you can savor the sweetness while watching the sakura drift down.

Plenty of people also bring food and snacks, and there are many traditional matsuri, or festival, foods and activities.

The most important thing about hanami is really to enjoy the time with your friends and family. The forecasters in Japan predict the week the sakura will bloom, and as a result, everywhere with cherry blossom trees was crowded with people enjoying the beautiful weather and flowers with their loved ones.

I hope you all can also enjoy hanami wherever you are! If you have a hanami experience, you should definitely share it with us with a comment or a video reply!

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Blogs: One Year

It's been a whole year since the Tohoku Earthquake, which struck Japan on March 11, 2011 at 2:46pm.

I remember working frantically on a project for the blog when a burst of tweets started to, literally, tweet to me frantically from my computer. A flood of Facebook updates suddenly exploded with news about an earthquake in Japan.

The following weeks involved watching the news, seeing the devastation that had destroyed so many lives in a blink of an eye.

But these weeks also involved realizing the kindness and empathy that humanity is truly capable of.

Political boundaries didn't matter as strangers sent help from all over the world to help Japan recover. Socks, food and supplies were shipped from overseas to feed and clothe those who suddenly lost their homes. Volunteers went into the epicenter, risking their lives and never knowing if the next one would be the fatal "big one" or if the nuclear meltdown might be more lethal than any earthquake.


Help and strength came in the form of humanity.



These entries were put together rather hastily just to gather some thoughts on the web about the anniversary. Click on the picture to get taken down to the entry.

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One Year

It's been a year since the great earthquake,

I might not have been able to feel how happy and treasured my relationships with other people were.

Many things were lost, but
above that, we must continue forward to reap the benefits of the future.

I hope for the victims of the earthquake to rest in peace, and I'd also like to do what we can as individuals, whether it's always or for a day, to make the wounds of the earthquake heal sooner.

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Balls

I thought, "Should I tweet this on Twitter?" but it'll go on the blog.


A year has passed since the Great Tohoku earthquake.

I don't have the brains to write difficult things, but


people are surprisingly delicate


I think that at any given time, we probably want for trivial things, good health, smiling faces, things like that.


There aren't any less people to encourage

No, really.


On the other hand, whenever someone gave me encouragement for something I did


I felt encouraged about that particular thing


It's been a year like that



So, everyone, cheer up! (^-^)



Let's return the favor 100 fold! ≡⊂( ^-^)⊃

Tomorrow too, any time onwards, let's continue to make the most of it Na!

And bye!

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2012.3.11

It's been one year since the earthquake...

There are still victims who are recovering, and they're still going through painful and tough times.

I'm truly sorry I can't do anything to help them directly,
but even if, for a moment, they can go to where there feelings are...for a little bit, go to the power to keep living...
I want to sing the songs that will take them there.

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Hopefully the country will continue to recover. Meanwhile, feel free to share your thoughts with us in the comments.

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Subtitles: Kaito Royale Episode 3

Hi everyone,

Thanks for your patience! We've all been caught up with real life (yes, we have lives outside of this blog), which is why the posts have been difficult to get together.

But Kyuupa was persistent and patient, and she got the subs for Kaito Royale up for you all.

Find the episode with the special intro here and check back later for the subtitles without the special intro.

There's nothing particular to note here, so enjoy the episode!

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