KING SUPER LIVE 2024 Day 1 & 2

Look at me writing some reports right after the event!!! Trying to do these in a bit of a condensed form now so that I don't lose the motivation to write before I finish. Hope you enjoy the reports on KING SUPER LIVE Day 1 and Day 2 in this form! 

Red Breeze -Translation-

 

Before diving into the new songs in the ADRENALIZED single, I am taking a moment to translate a couple of my dear QC Chinatsu's favorite songs - namely Red Breeze and glitch! 

QC credits here go to her of course as well.

Rock Ride Riot -Translation-

More translations coming up! This time one of my top favorite songs ever, Rock Ride Riot. I had a bit of a tough time after moving back to Finland after the first time I lived in Japan and when NEOGENE CREATION came out I looped this song so much since the bit 「本気になれる理由が欲しい」- I want a reason to give my all really resonated with me at the time. It helped motivate me to find my way back to Japan and now I've been on this side of the globe again for roughly 6 years. But! Enough of my personal ramblings, let's get on with the translation.

QC credits to Chinatsu are due as always.

A Summer's End AMV - Desire -情熱-

I've always had trouble getting into visual novels, but recently I found one that sucked me in so completely that I finished it in no time, marking it as the first one I ever actually played till the end. It is called A Summer's End - Hong Kong 1986 and is a beautiful LGBTQ+ story set in Hong Kong in the 80's. The visuals are incredible and the soundtrack really sets the mood well for the time period. 

Once I realized that the original version of Desire -情熱- (this Nana cover I used is not though) is also from 1986, this idea took hold of my brain and I had to manifest it so here I am! Been a while since I've indulged in AMV shenanigans - hope y'all like it! (TikTok version [here] )

And if you like what you see or are curious about this visual novel please grab it from Steam and give it a go yourself!!! 

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1111370/A_Summers_End__Hong_Kong_1986/

The partial lyrics for the song that I used and translated for the video can be found below. If anyone's interested in the full translation for Desire -情熱- just let me know and I'll be happy to do it!

Invisible Heat -translation-

Here I am again!!! Going a bit more back into the Nana's older discography to bring you Invisible Heat! I wasn't super into this song back when it came out, but it has become one of my karaoke favorites recently and that has given me new found appreciation for the song especially as the lyrics really are so wholesome and convey a warm message - a message I try to live by as much as I can. Hence, I also felt the translation itch!

Once again, QC by the one and only Chinatsu.

MY ENTERTAINMENT -translation-

This time I am really keeping up the translation momentum and am already back with the next one, MY ENTERTAINMENT, which also won a poll on Twitter recently. Honestly been wanting to do this one ever since it came out (not sure why I haven't gotten it done earlier tbh), since it's such an amazing song that reflects  upon the pandemic we all have been weathering for the past few years - how it's affected us and what sort of things, namely music, has had the power to help us pull through it.

As always, QC thanks go to Chinatsu.

FIRE SCREAM -Translation-

I'm back with my translations with FIRE SCREAM that won my poll on Twitter some time ago! It took me a while to get on with this one but I am picking up the pace again and hoping to release quite a few in quick succession so please look forward to that. 

I've been playing a lot of Baldur's Gate 3 in the past half year so this one was a fun one to tackle due to the thematic similarity to Karlach and her story. Noticing that FIRE SCREAM actually has one line that was just「君のために」/ "For you" really tugged at my heartstrings because of how incredibly spot on it was in terms of one very emotional Karlach moment (iykyk). I don't really make AMVs that much anymore, but might consider this pair if Baldur's Gate 3 finally gets its photo mode or I can find the energy to learn and install a camera MOD so I can take better vids in game.

QC honors go to my bud Chinatsu as usual.