Ekkusu no Studio phase 4.1.
Happy 44th birthday, dearest Yoshiki ♥!!
The last time i updated my skin was on Yochan's 43rd birthday, and a year had passed. I'm glad that his surgery went fine and i hope he's recovering well. Don't neglect your therapy, Yochan, and hope to see you next year in China ^^
God bless your abundantly!!
(o^___^o)
love,
ekkusu
NAVIGATION ELEMENTS for phase 4.1:
TVfXQ - blog entries
Always - chat and wishlist
Keep - blog links
The - profile
Faith - past skins
A fan of JRock music and bands. Most favourite band of all time: the legendary band, X Japan.
Loves its leader, drummer, pianist and main composer, Hayashi Yoshiki , usually called Yoshiki.
Loves one of X's guitarists, Matsumoto hideto, or usually called hide, and
one of the best vocalist I've ever heard, Deyama Toshimitsu, or usually called Toshi.
A list of favourite bands and artists/singers:
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet
(members: Kamijo (vo),
HIZAKI (gt) ,
Teru (gt) ,
Yuki (dr), ,
Jasmine-You (ba) ,
Tohoshinki or Dong Bang Shin Ki or TVXQ
(members: Xiah Junsu (mid-high), Micky Yoochun (mid-low), Youngwoong-Hero Jaejoong (lead), Choikang-Max Changmin (tenor), U-Know Yunho (bass))
SKIN
(members: Yoshiki (dr, pi) , Gackt (vo, pi), Sugizo (gt, vi), Miyavi (gt))
Lareine
(members: Kamijo (vo) , Mayu (gt), Emiru (ba), Machi (dr))
Kamijo (vo)
(bands: Lareine, Versailles
HIZAKI
(bands: HIZAKI grace project, Versailles )
Mana
(bands: Moi dix Mois, Malice Mizer)
Raphael
(members: Kazuki (gt), Yukito (ba), Yuki (vo), Hiro (dr))
DuelJewel
Dir en Grey
L~Arc en Ciel
Janne da Arc
Psycho le Cemu
GLAY
Luna Sea
Rentrer en Soi
Siam Shade
Was part of management committee of Endless Dream website and
ScreamingKIAI International forum, dedicated to Yoshiki and his music.
Alumni of the following schools:
Jakarta, Indonesia:
TK Genesis
SD Tarakanita III
Penang, Malaysia:
Chung Ling Private High School
Singapore:
Kent Ridge Secondary School
St Margaret's Secondary School
Pioneer Junior College
St Andrew's Junior College
Saturday, 25 July 2009
just watched Impossible City in Discovery Channel (going back home means having access to all these wonderful cable channels, discovery and national geographics and they have awesome shows) and it was truly jaw-dropping. my jaw was literally gaping during the one hour; Dubai is beyond amazing!!!
2:17 pm
Wednesday, 22 July 2009
i like mirotic a lot. maybe wouldn't describe it as i LOVE it, like i would describe jaejoong's Footstep, or yoochun's Fox Rain. but that's maybe because it's easier to LOVE their ballads more than their dance numbers, after all they sound very much more impressive in their ballads. but while Rising Sun and O are growing on me, Mirotic has not. or maybe that's just because i've been singing Rising Sun and O a lot on k-ok, and i discovered their therapeutic quality xD but for the time being, Mirotic is still under category of "like. a lot."
Labels: comment, comment: song, performance
12:09 am
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
if it's a crime to be good-looking
10:36 am
Monday, 20 July 2009
so, after one cash studio session and one top one ktv session during which i was fluent-enough in terms of tohoshinki songs to be able to sing their japanese songs adequately well, and to sing their korean songs adequately well with the help of cheat sheets, i've been rewarded by a small, erm, achievement, whatever, which is: obachan and hari have both wanted me to direct them to the catchy thsk songs i sang.
Labels: cash studio, karaoke, tohoshinki
12:21 am
Friday, 17 July 2009
this interview is...... a bit weird. there's a weird tension in the air. the interviewer is not seen. tohoshinki is not really at ease like they usually are. there were attempts to create conversation among themselves. and, perhaps because of habit when they're a bit cornered, they started giving each other reassurence pats once in a while.
Labels: jaechunsu, jaejoong, tohoshinki
7:07 pm
i've not eaten since morning. this is becoming a habit -_- someone should invent the obsession-with-fandom diet that comprises of morning intake of fandom clips to replace breakfast and afternoon intake of fandom news to replace lunch (dinner is like usual coz if i hog the computer for so long, hany's gonna start nagging.
Labels: junsu, NEWS, tohoshinki, variety, yoochun
3:51 pm
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
edit: i mean, i know that people who are in my f-list are people who can understand me and my little craziness over fandoms, so i have no qualms sharing something that's more personal with them. but this blog is open for everyone who stumbled upon it to see. so, just for a precautionary measure, i'll talk about stuff that's more
Labels: notification
3:55 pm
... is Perfume!!!
Labels: tohoshinki
1:18 pm
Monday, 13 July 2009
i'll just put the list up instead of the link coz it's gonna be down soon anyway.
Labels: jaejoong, list, matsujun, yamapi
3:19 pm
Sunday, 12 July 2009
like having yamapi as my idol =P
Labels: article news, musing, yamapi
3:23 am
Saturday, 11 July 2009
watching SBS Line Up feat DBSK on 23rd feb 2008. the star of this segment is, of course, prince charming yunho.
7:12 pm
Labels: angry, comment, jaejoong, tohoshinki
3:14 am
Thursday, 9 July 2009
this is gonna be one LOOOOOOONG read. a
Labels: comment, soulmate, tohoshinki
3:38 pm
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
i'm avoiding my lj f-list for tonight coz today's the end of Tohoshinki's Tokyo Dome cons and i'm sure that there are going to be a flood of materials to check out. since i can't sleep too late tonight, i shall avoid it altogether and just check everything in one go tomorrow.
Labels: karaoke, tohoshinki
12:23 am
Sunday, 5 July 2009
*) i'm glad that i'm alone at home and koko's not there to "ssshhh" at me coz i'm laughing at full-blast like a banshee ever 30 seconds or so.
Labels: super junior, variety
5:26 pm
i started watching Super Junior Full House episode 1 like a few itmes, BUT never stayed long enough to finish watching it for one reason or another. so, before i actually finished watching and started learning their names, let me just archive the first few names that i managed to match with their faces out of SuJu's 13 members:
Labels: super junior
4:33 pm
... coz it shows off their vocal power much better than tanabata matsuri, especially their harmonising ability. even though there are only 2 of them instead of 5 like tvxq, it's still really nice to know that in NEWS at least there are 2 who can do it, ne. and whether it's 2 people or 5 people, harmonising always sound awesome and impressive.
Labels: comment: song, tegomass, tohoshinki, yoochun, yuuyaan
4:12 pm
Saturday, 4 July 2009
firstly, omedetou for massu for his 23rd birthday today!! *pops firecrackers* hopefully you'll continue to shine more in Tegomasu and NEWS and be less "off-frequency" during MC parts, massu xD
Labels: massu, tohoshinki
11:57 pm
Friday, 3 July 2009
at this point of time, let me just say that i'm still not a fan of the whole group, though i admit of really really liking kibum and shiwon because of the EHB episodes i watched yesterday. i used to like kangin, but those EHB epi yesterday just proved that i clash with his personality =p there are simply tooooooo freakin many of them for me to remember their names one by one, but hopefully by this series i will be able to.
Labels: super junior
2:51 pm
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Yoshiki - Eternal Melody 1
CD Wishlist
JaeChunSu - The... (preordered)
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Jubilee (major debut album)
Jejung & Yuchun from Tohoshinki - COLOR~ Melody & Harmony/Shelter Double A single
Tohoshinki - Stand By U single
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Rising Sun album
Tohoshinki - Five in the Black album
Tohoshinki - Heart, Mind, Soul album
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Tri-Angle album
Tegomassu - Tegomassu no Uta album
Tegomassu - Tanabata Matsuri
NEWS - Touch
Tegomass - Miso Soup
Yamashita Tomohisa - Daite Senorita
Hizaki GRACE Project - Ruined Kingdom
Hizaki Grace Project - Dignity of Crest
Within Temptation - Mother Earth or Silent Force
Saint Preux - Concerto Pour Deux Voix
Lord of the Rings Complete Recordings
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Complete Recordings
Raphael (Kazuki) - Forever and Ever
Raphael - Raphael Singles
X - Vanishing Vision Album
X Japan - Dahlia Album
X Japan - Art of Life ~mini album
X Japan - Art of Life ~live
L'Arc en Ciel - Smile
Hyde - 666
DVD Wishlist
JYJ - Thanksgiving Live in Dome DVD (preordered)
Tohoshinki - The Secret Code live in Tokyo Dome
TVXQ - All About TVXQ Season III DVD <--- !
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Chateau De Versailles DVD
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - History Of The Other Side DVD
X Japan Returns Complete DVD 30th/31st December 1993
Versailles - Aesthetics HIZAKI version, with perfume Princess Stairs
Versailles - Aesthetics Kamijo version, with perfume Louise
Hizaki Grace Project - Monsho
Raphael - First
Raphael - Last
Raphael - Raphael Clips
Raphael - Pictorial Poem 2
X Japan - Art Of Life - 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome
X Japan - Dahlia Tour / Dahlia Tour Final
X Japan - Complete Collection II (which, upon acquiring, will cancel the earlier 2 DVDs mentioned)
hide - Film The Psychommunity Reel.1
hide - Film The Psychommunity Reel.2
hide - Seventeen Clips - Perfect Clips Presented By Hide Museum
hide - Ugly Pink Machine File 2
hide - Alivest Perfect Stage 10000 Cuts Hide Hide Hide
CD In Possession
Tegomasu - Tegomasu no Ai minialbum
Versailles Philharmonic Quintet - Jubilee (major debut album)
Tohoshinki - Bolero/Kiss The Baby Sky/Wasurenaide Triple A single <--- !the perfect single!
Tohoshinki - Stand By U single
Dong Bang Shin Gi - Mirotic album (Platinum edition)
Tohoshinki - T album
Tohoshinki - The Secret Code album
Versailles - Ascendead Master (Reg + Ltd Ed. DVD Type I, II, III)
NEWS - Koi no ABO single (Reg and Ltd Ed.) <-- i'm selling the regular edition, contact me if you're interested (only for beijing, singapore and jakarta buyers only)
Versailles - Prince & Princess single
NEWS - Color album
Versailles - Noble album
Tegomass - Ai Ai Gasa single
Tegomass - Kiss ~Kaerimichi no Love Song single
NEWS - Summer Time single
NEWS - pacific album
My Chemical Romance - I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love
HIM - And Love Said No, The Greatest Hits 1997 - 2004
HIZAKI Grace Project - Curse of Virgo single
Hyde - Faith
Yui - Can't Buy My Love
Versailles - Lyrical Sympathy mini album
Yoshiki - Catacombs Soundtrack
HIZAKI - Maiden Ritual ~experimental edition
HIZAKI - Dance with grace
Raphael - Fumetsuka
Within Temptation - Heart of Everything
X Japan - Blue Blood & Blue Blood Special Edition
X Japan - Jealousy & Jealousy Special Edition
X Japan - The Last Live
X Japan - X Japan on Piano
X Japan - B.O.X (Best of X)
X Japan - X Japan Perfect Best
X Japan - Best Fans Collection
Yoshiki - Eternal Melody II
hide - hide BEST Psychommunity
Malice Mizer - La Meilleur Selection de Malice Mizer "best selection"
Moi dix Mois - Dix Infernal
Gackt - Mars
Dir en grey - Macabre
L'Arc en Ciel - Awake
L'Arc en Ciel - The Best of L'Arc en Ciel 1998-2000
Luna Sea - Never Sold Out
Glay - Speed POP
Glay - Rare Collection vol.1
Glay - Rare Collection vol.2
Glay - Love is Beautiful
Glay - Drive, Complete Best
GLOBE - Level 4
Aikawa Nanase - ID, Best Album
Hamasaki Ayumi - Duty
Every Little Thing - Every Best Single + 3
V6 - seVen
V6 - Very Best I
V6 - Very Best II
My Chemical Romance - Threee Cheers For Sweet Revenge
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
DVD/VCD in possession
Versailles - Ascendead Master (mini movies in Limited Ed singles type I,II,III)
X Japan - X VISUAL SHOCK DVD BOX 1989-1992
TVXQ - All About TVXQ Season II DVD Set <--- ♥&hearts♥
NEWS - Pacific Concert 2007-2008 and First Tokyo Dome Concert
NEWS - Never Ending Wonderful Story
Happy Feet Japanese version - Tegoshi Yuya as Mumble
X Japan - Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Box
Yoshiki - Yoshiki Symphonic 2002 featuring Violet UK
hide - Ugly Pink Machine File 1
X - Hamettsu ni Mukatte 'On The Verge of Destruction' Concert
X Japan - The Last Live
X - X Clip 1
Phase 3.2 (2008)
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featuring: Yoshiki
about: Yochan underwent a surgery to correct his spine, a problem that had persisted since 1995, when he finally started to feel numbness in his fingers. the surgery went fine, thank goodness. hopefully he will recover completely and it doesn't affect his piano playing. as for drums...don't forget your neck braces everytime you drums, yochan!
etc: read below xD i've made too many layouts featuring Yoshiki i don't wish to repeat myself =P
Phase 3.1 (2008)
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Featuring: Versailles
Background: formed in 2007 by founding member Kamijo (ex Lareine) and Hizaki (ex Sulfuric Acid), they released their debut single Revenant Choir which tells a story about a clan.
Just as like Kamijo's past works, Versailles tells a story through their symphonic metal music and extravagantly elaborate costumes inspired from antique European era.
Members: Kamijo (vocals), Hizaki (guitar), Teru (guitar), Jasmine-You (bass), Yuki (drums)
etc: Versailles beautiful music managed to win my heart totally. saddened by the loss of Jasmine-YOU in 2009, but i hope the 4 of them will still make great music from now onwards. rest in peace, Jasmine-YOU, and watch out for the guys from up there...
Phase 2.0 and 2.1 (2007)
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featuring: S.K.I.N.
Background: Formed in 2007, performed first during Anime Expo at the States in May.
Members: Yoshiki (drums, piano, guitar), Gackt (vocal, piano), Sugizo (guitar, violin), Miyavi (guitar, shamisen)
etc: ekkusu phase 2.0 was lost because i didn't save it in photobucket (because it refused to upload it properly).
and so, from now i'll start my skin from phase .1 instead of .0
Phase 1.2 (2006)
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Featuring: Hiruma Youichi
Model's background: manga character (Eyeshield 21)
More about the model: quarterback of Deimon Devilbats, The Commander From Hell;
the backbone and the brain behind Deimon High School's American Football Club, The Deimon Devilbats.
Icons: various facial expressions of Hiruma, the maniacal, elven-faced leader of Devilbats ^^
Etc: Eyeshield 21 is a sports manga about American Football and it's one of my current favourite.
My rating for them is:
hilarity 10/10
excitement: 9/10
intellectual level: 9/10
drawing: 7/10
characterisation: 9/10
Phase 1.1 (2006)
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Featuring: Hayashi Yoshiki
Model's background: leader, drummer, pianist, main composer of legendary band X Japan (1982-1997); leader, drummer, pianist,
guitarist, composer of band Violet UK, debut coming soon.
More about the model: Yoshiki in the early X Japan era in early 90's when he still has long curly locks.
Etc: YOSHIKI IS MY HERO AND IDOL!
Phase 1.0 (2006)
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Featuring: Hayashi Yoshiki
Model's background: leader, drummer, pianist, main composer of legendary band X Japan (1982-1997); leader, drummer, pianist,
guitarist, composer of band Violet UK, debut coming soon. Born in Tateyama, Chiba (Japan) in 20th November 1965 and currently living in Los Angeles, California (USA).
Head company of Extasy Records, Extasy Japan and Extasy Records International (now defunct). http://myspace.com/yoshiki
More about the model: the faint background picture of Yoshiki was taken in the recent years when he's already cut his hair short and
started the habit of wearing sunglasses.
Icons: pictures taken from Yoshiki's house in LA: his front door, piano in the middle room, dining room and swimming pool.
Etc: I can write essays on Yoshiki, but let's just keep it simple and straightforward: YOSHIKI IS MY HERO AND IDOL!