Arashi - One Love

I saw the Taiwanese version of the popular drama, Hana Yori Dango or more commonly known as Boys over Flowers. It spread to become a high popular romance that talks about a common girl who went to a prestigious escalator school which 4 rich and handsome boys, labelled as the "Flower Four or F4" rule the campus.

The girl, Tsukushi Makino, was treated as a weed but the leader of the Flower Four, Tsukasa Domyouji who took an interest in her for being the only girl who didn't like him. But having a bully for an attitude was a major turn off for Tsukushi who liked another, Rui Hanazawa.

For the anime, i think it has another one of the romance genre cliches of a very popular guy loving the only girl who doesn't like him. It happens to a lot. How the guy can't seem to comprehend how so many girls love him but the female protagonist. Take the TV romance of Jake Ryan and Miley Stewart in the Hannah Montana series. Perfect example.

But nevertheless, i may not be a fan of the series but i am a fan of the music (being Arashi one of my favorites and Aiko).

For the song itself, One Love spoke of how a couple went to a rocky situation together but managed to be alright. It reflected a lot about Domyouji and Tsukushi's relationship, rising from Tsukushi disliking Domyouji completely to seeing in him a different light and finally falling in love.

The video itself had a wonderful opening but it reminded me too much of a bagpipe. The flying doves, the pastel colors really suited the white theme, and for myself, White being a color of Purity and stanza in the song has this sentence:

Hyaku nen saki mo ai wo chikau yo
Kimi wa boku no subete sa
Aishiteiru tada aishiteru onaji asu yakusoku shiyou

Sekai juu ni tada hitori dake
Boku wa kimi wo eranda
Kimi to ireba donna mirai mo
Zutto kagayaiteiru kara

I promise this love even for one hundred years, you are my everything.
I love you, I just love you, I will promise the same tomorrow.
You're the only one in this world and I choose you.
If you are here, the future will be bright no matter what.

どんなときも支えてくれた
笑いないた仲間え
心こめてただひとつだけ
送る言葉はありがとう

百年先も愛を誓うよ
君は僕の凡てさ
愛しているただ愛してる同じアス約束使用
世界中にただ一人だけ
僕は君を選んだ
君と入ればどんな未来も
ずっと輝いているから

I love that stanza alot and the last "Lalalalalalala" was cute as well >w<. One Love is a song dedicated to a couple who managed through it all, just like how Domyouji and Tsukushi did.

Vic Mignogna - Byakuya~True Light English Version

Eversince i got this from a friend who found it (thanks Oneechan), i instantly liked it! It's like the original singer, Shunichi Miyamoto. But what was more shocking was, it was none other Vic Mignogna! GASP! In case anyone was wondering....he voiced Edward Elric in the American Dubbed version of Full Metal Alchemist!

He sounded so good! I never knew Mr. Mignogna could sing so well! But it was really surprising as well when i found he was the one who also played the voice of DNAngel's phantom thief, Dark Mousy. Yeah! English Dark can sing! Hope Krad isn't jealous or anything.

Hahaha. He sounds like an American Miyamoto-san! Man, too shocking for words. And he voiced Takenaga Oda from "The Wall Flower" too. I love him really. But i hope my friend will be happy since in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, he voiced Fay D. Flowright! Yay! Fay is love in our little group. Anyway...back to the comments of the songs...

The lyrics sound weird but it sound really good actually. But of course, English versions of the anime songs always seem to have weird lyrics just to make the words fit the song's original tempo and tune. But of course, for true Anime fans, nothing beats the original song and lyrics.

(of course, copy of the song and link to one amv with the song. Unfortunately, it's only a minute and around 39 seconds of play time because the english dub only made a TV size version Mr. Mignogna's version. Darn it. And it sounded so good.)

Darkness of white

You can through the sadness take your flight

And become the wings

That pierce the veil

Spreading strong and true tonight
Brought into the line at last

By the cold exposing sun

I was granted freedom tamed

To become the chosen one

Through the mirror

Night relfected

Miraculous to see

My soul threw away the mask

That hides the deeper me

Breaking the dark of night

Piercing through the painted white

Cut it all away

From yesterday'til and new era's in sight

Unlock the heart within

Let it spread it's wings and soar

Rising up in flight

Through the night of white

And fly on forever more

http://http//www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oOcBI_j4fg

(And of course, a picture of Mr. Mignona. Don't ya love the hair and eyes. Smile those pearly whites, Mr. Mignona!)

- And of course, i like to give an ad his OFFICIAL website: http://www.vicsworld.net/ , which contains all you need to learn more about Mr. Mignogna. He even made an introductional gif of him introducing anyone who views his website! WHICH IS PURE AWESOMENESS!!! OwO