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Put your music player on shuffle.
Press forward for each question.
Use the song title as the answer to the question.
No cheating!

How am I feeling today?:
Narcoleptic

Will I get far in life?:
Winter Wonderland

How do my friends see me?:
Oh, It Is Love

Where will I get Married?:
Back In The Mudd

What is my best friend's theme song?:
Fur Soft As Fur

What is the story of my life?:
When I Was Young

What is/was highschool like?:
Pretty Handsome Awkward

How can I get ahead in life?:
The Killer Cool Vs. The Living Lame

What is the best thing about me?:
Sleeping Between Trucks

How is today going to be?:
Emo

What is in store for this weekend?:
Something Bad Is Gonna Happen

What song describes my parents?:
My Curse

My grandparents?:
Oh! Gravity

How is my life going?:
Old Friends, New Lovers

What song will they play at my funeral?:
Where'd You Go (Ft. Holly Brook And Jonah Matranga)

How will the world see you?
Stuck With Me

Will I have a happy life?:
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Wed 8 Dec – 「WILD LIFE」ライブ・ビューイング in シアター

well, I watched her live on internet, obviously. it was like 5 pm here

this was the first time I thanked my office's internet connection for being very good lol

it was amazing, well UTADA UNITED was far better than this but still, the fact that I watched it live just blew me away. technology kicked ass!!

this was the setlist:
• Goodbye Happiness
• traveling
• テイク 5 (I nearly cried when it started, I love this song to death)
• Prisoner Of Love
• COLORS (which is my favorite song of all time)
• Letters
• Hymne à l’amour ～愛のアンセム～
• SAKURAドロップス
• Eclipse (Interlude)
• Passion
• BLUE (another surprise! God, this song is a gem)
• Show Me Love (Not A Dream) (my favorite song off of her SINGLE COLLCTION VOL.II next to Goodbye Happiness)
• Stay Gold (the title speaks for itself, fucking gold)
• ぼくはくま :3
• Automatic
• First Love
• Flavor Of Life
• Beautiful World
• 光
• 虹色バス (ugh. this. another sentimental moment.)
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The same pattern as two years ago but now with a worse title birthed out of an unholy fusion of Gackt and other Japanese musicians running out of English words to throw into their song titles >_<

Rules:
Post the top twenty bands/artists on your profile name:
- the first song you heard of theirs
- the song that made you fall in <3
- and your current loved track

1. 宇多田ヒカル
-First Love
-In My Room
-Prisoner Of Love

2. SOULHEAD
-FURUSATO
-FURUSATO
-夢の中

3. Kagrra,
-春麗ら
-春麗ら
-皐月

4. 倖田來未
-real Emotion (English Ver.)
-D.D.D. feat.SOULHEAD
-Rock Your Body

5. MINMI
-四季ノ唄
-四季ノ唄
-Stay With Me

6. 大塚愛
-SMILY
-大好きだよ。
-N/A - I haven't really fallen back in love with an Ai song yet :(

7. MALICE MIZER
-au revoir OR Beast of Blood
-au revoir
-真夜中に交わした約束

8. 2Pac
- N/A
-I Wonder If Heaven Got A Ghetto (Hip-Hop Version)
-White Man'z World

9. Boa
-No 1
-soundscape
-I Did It For Love (featuring Sean Garrett)

10. 植松伸夫
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Last.FM Milestones1000th track: (06 Sep 2005)
浜崎あゆみ - SURREAL (Acoustic Orchestra Version)
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/25645295.png2000th track: (18 Sep 2005)
王菲 - Watching Over the Wheat Fields
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/18015711.jpg3000th track: (02 Oct 2005)
GACKT - Dispar
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/30057491.jpg4000th track: (17 Oct 2005)
天野月子 - ten
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/6479191.jpg5000th track: (27 Oct 2005)
L'Arc~en~Ciel - Sai wa Nagerareta
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/5900242.jpg6000th track: (08 Nov 2005)
YUI - LIFE
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/17476573.jpg7000th track: (16 Nov 2005)
Do As Infinity - Chiriyuku Yuube
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/34038349.jpg8000th track: (30 Nov 2005)
Do As Infinity - Hiiragi
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/34038349.jpg9000th track: (10 Dec 2005)
新居昭乃 - Sputnik
http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/252/7616541.jpg10000th track: (25 Dec 2005)
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I've taken quite a few music memes, especially those from Last.fm, but this is the very first one that I'll be posting here! This one is taken from koenil.

Pick ten (of MY current) favorite bands/musicians. List the first song you ever heard of theirs, the song you fell in love with, and your current favorite song.

1. Incubus
First: Drive
Fell in love with: I Miss You
Current favorite: Southern Girl

2. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
First: Gold Lion
Fell in love with: Maps
Current favorite: Runaway

3. We Are Scientists
First: Chick Lit
Fell in love with: Textbook
Current favorite: After Hours

4. 宇多田ヒカル
First: First Love
Fell in love with: Deep River
Current favorite: Prisoner Of Love

5. Arctic Monkeys
First: When the Sun Goes Down
Fell in love with: I Bet You Look Good On The Dance Floor
Current favorite: 505

6. Death Cab for Cutie
First: Lightness
Fell in love with: Your Heart Is an Empty Room
Current favorite: What Sarah Said

7. Lady Gaga
First: Just Dance
Fell in love with: Poker Face
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Okay, things are looking very exciting musically. Right, who should I start with?

Utada Hikaru has finally come out of hibernation, transformed into Utada and actually is going to give us some new matieral, in the form a new english album! Seriously, I was getting really annoyed when she kept releasing stuff like Prisoner Of Love. Don't get me wrong, I love the song, but she's already released it on her album. I wanted something new. And now I'm gonna get it! Yay! At first, I thought this was going to sound really bad, a new english album, considering how much I disliked Exodus (Yes, I did give it a chance but it didn't stick with me D:) but actually, Come Back To Me is one of my fave tracks now! (It's already got 400+ plays on my iPod lol)

Also, Tsunku is back composing for morning musume!!! Nai Chau Kamo actually sounds MM-ish, rather than all the cover stuff they've been doing recently. Some facts I picked up from the PV: 1) Junjun is the most energetic dancer in MM. …

OK well I thought I might write up my best albums and singles for me last year as... well I don't really want to do anything else and I thought that I might share with all you what I loved in Japanese music last year :D

Albums

1. 宇多田ヒカル - HEART STATION
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/462/84370717lj2.jpg
Yep, this is the best album for me this year. I loved this album soooooo much it's not funny. Utada tried something different this album around and it really did pay off and it's fresh but still reminiscent of Utada in so many ways. I don't think I'd like another album in this exact style from her as I think It'd get boring quick but as a single album it's great. Let's hope 2009 is as successful year for her :D
Recommended Tracks: Prisoner Of Love, Stay Gold

2. E-sound Speaker - 瞬間
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/9994/68556926ep2.jpg
You're are probably thinking who are these people..? Well, they're not well known but this album is amazing. …