Saturday, November 24, 2012

Memories of Spring Q&A feat. LM.C





In Japan, April is when you're able to see cherry and plum blossoms bloom everywhere along with all sorts of other flowers of spring. For many people it is also when they make their first forays into new schools and workplaces. [In Japan the school and fiscal year starts on April 1st.] Although there aren't any big events compared to Christmas or the New Year, it is a time when everyone is excited about meeting new people and making new discoveries.

During this 'season of meeting new people', from Aril 3rd LM.C has started their worldwide tour! There are making stops all over the world to meet their overseas fans. For quite a few people this tour could be their first time to see LM.C. Also, since this is their first overseas tour in a year, for many others this might be an opportunity to make a long-awaited reunion.

For this edition of Seasonal Survey of the Stars we asked LM.C about their 'memories of spring'. What were maya's and Aiji's initial impressions of each other when they first met? Here's a chance to hear about the 'beginning' of LM.C; something that they now don't often talk about.

LM.C also has a message for people who have come to know them just this spring. Have a look at that part too!



maya
1.April 1st is April Fools' Day. On this day you're allowed to surprise people by telling lies. Out of all the lies you've told, which lie surprised people the most?
-- I lied by saying "I won't lie."

2.One of the events of spring here in Japan is 'hanami [花見; viewing flowers]'. People gather under cherry and plum blossoms to enjoy eating and drinking together. For this year you've decided to do hanami with some friends! If you were in charge of buying items for the event, what will you bring to get everyone excited?
-- Gunpowder.

3.When going to school Japanese students usually wear such uniforms as 'gakuran [学ラン; buttoned jackets mainly in black with standing collars]' or blazer jackets. Some schools allow them to wear casual clothes. What did you wear when you were a student? Please tell us a memorable incident related to that uniform!
-- Mainly blazer jackets. The uniforms the girls wore in middle school were too cute to be true.

4.April is when you go to new schools and meet new classmates! There are many opportunities to meet new people at school and at work. How was it when you first met each other?
-- I met him in front of the bathroom of Nagano LIVE HOUSE J [music venue].

5.Some people might have come to know you this spring! Please send a message to fans that have recently fallen in love with you!!
-- I've been in love with you long before we even met.





Aiji
1.April 1st is April Fools' Day. On this day you're allowed to surprise people by telling lies. Out of all the lies you've told, which lie surprised people the most?
-- I never tell lies!

2.One of the events of spring here in Japan is 'hanami [花見; viewing flowers]'. People gather under cherry and plum blossoms to enjoy eating and drinking together. For this year you've decided to do hanami with some friends! If you were in charge of buying items for the event, what will you bring to get everyone excited?
-- A small orchestra.

3.When going to school Japanese students usually wear such uniforms as 'gakuran [学ラン; buttoned jackets mainly in black with standing collars]' or blazer jackets. Some schools allow them to wear casual clothes. What did you wear when you were a student? Please tell us a memorable incident related to that uniform!
-- Gakuran. I don't have any particularly interesting stories to tell.

4.April is when you go to new schools and meet new classmates! There are many opportunities to meet new people at school and at work. How was it when you first met each other?
-- He was hiding behind a door.

5.Some people might have come to know you this spring! Please send a message to fans that have recently fallen in love with you!!
-- I'll never disappoint you.












Source: MJP

LM.C figurines



Monday, November 19, 2012

WORLD VIDEO PROJECT - LM.C world fans x MJP

Here's a message from MAD Family:


LM.C Spain has been asked by MusicJapanPlus to create a fan video from LM.C fans worldwide that they will post on their official Youtube channel and also send directly to LM.C! And so they came to us to help gather entries for the project!

What to do:

We want you to make a short video shot of you saying one word that, in your opinion, describes LM.C. You can do this by saying it, or writing it down on a piece of paper and holding it up.
And a 10-30 second video clip of yourself giving one sentence that describes what LM.C means to you. Once again you can say your sentence out loud, or write it down on a piece of paper and hold it up.
You can speak in any language you like, but an English translation MUST be given so that we can subtitle and translate to Japanese. If you cannot translate to English yourself, please ask the fangroup for your country and we’re sure they can help you out!

the video type MUST be .AVI format.

if it’s not in .AVI format, you can convert your video into .AVI format for free here: http://www.zamzar.com/

You need to then send us the video clips to madlm.cfamily@gmail.com with the subject line as ‘WORLD VIDEO PROJECT’ along with this information:

Name:

Country:

English translation of what you say:

We will then send them all together to LM.C Spain and they will then put the videos together in one big video, and subtitle it in English and Japanese so that Maya and Aiji can understand it!

The deadline for this project is DECEMBER 10th!

(entries will stop being accepted at 11:59pm on December 10th. Late entries may not be included.)

The video will be sent to Maya and Aiji as a gift to welcome the new year!

So hurry and send your entry in!

Project information will be posted in other languages soon! Keep checking the forum post about this project for updates! 

http://www.mad-lmc-family.com/t726-world-video-project-lmc-world-fans-x-mjp#3370



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I'm encouraging everyone to join! This is a great opportunity for us fans to show our love for the boys! :)

Double Dragon [PV] story version


Saturday, November 17, 2012

LM.C's GACHA GACHA MIRACLE : no.35


This month’s gacha topic : Special edition『Happenings on overseas tours』

―This month we have a special topic. You went on an overseas tour, did anything interesting happen?


Aiji「It did. One thing that happened I would even call rather extreme! The live in Munich collided with the Football Champion League. So, on the day of the live, we were told that they were going to show the match on big screen, just next to the venue. 」

maya「Therefore we had no choice but speeding up the schedule. On Twitter, we asked the fans who were already lined up outside if they could co-operate and tell everyone that the starting time had been brought forward, that the live was going to start before schedule. If you don’t have Twitter it’s absolutely impossible though. 」 




Aiji「”OK! Leave this to us!” they said, everyone really helped us and did their best to save the situation. 」
 
maya「I think it’s different in Japan, such a thing would not happen there. At some lives the starting time was postponed, and at some it took 14 hours from the rehearsal until the actual performance (bitter smile).  And it made no sense having a rehearsal 14 hours earlier (laughs). I don’t think I’ll be able to do my best with only yesterday’s practice…….」
  
Aiji「Though if you were, we could sleep more in the mornings…… I’d like that (laughs).」


 ―What a pity…… (bitter smile). Isn’t there a funny story? Did you eat any tasty food?
Aiji「In Mexico I had potato chips, then my stomach became upset (laughs).」




―Huh!? That usually just happens with raw food, doesn’t it? I’ve never heard of anyone getting an upset stomach from potato chips……
Aiji「Right? that’s what I thought too. But the whole staff got a stomach ache, and as we looked back on what we’d been eating the day before, the conclusion was that everyone had been eating potato chips!」
maya「It surely contains a lot of fat too doesn’t it.」




Aiji「It sure does.」
maya「It also seems that when we travel far away, I want to eat at McDonald’s. And then drink cola, right? I drink an excessive amount. I wonder if it’s because of the climate. I rarely go there in Japan, but for some reason I’ve got this idea, like “I wonder, what‘s McDonald’s like in this country?”(laughs)」






―I definitely understand that idea! But, isn’t it the same in the whole world? The menu, and the taste?
maya「Nah, it’s roughly the same, but it differs a little from one place to another. It’s good fun too,」
Aiji「That last time, you were the only one who didn’t get an upset stomach maya, weren’t you?」
maya「True. The water didn’t affect me either. The water we drank on the tour was sometimes considerably dirty, but I was OK. So now, I’m tempted to go to India.」

―Huh!? Why do you suddenly want to go to India?
maya「In order to test myself. (laughs)」




Aiji「So in the end, it’s about how much your stomach can deal with? Isn’t it?」
maya「That’s right! I wonder how much it takes before I get a stomach ache. I wanna know my own criteria (laughs). 」
Aiji「Sure. Well, that’s going to be very harsh journey, then.」







―Really (laughs). You don’t have to cross the line on purpose though…… So, did you do any sightseeing?
maya「We did. We all went to the Mexican pyramids together. I wish I would’ve had time for lots of shopping too.  Ah, I did find one very shocking thing though! Goods of us.」
Aiji「In other words, fake goods. I know our own merchandise, the originals, are of good quality, right? (laughs). So I was kind of surprised by the high quality of that other stuff, I almost bought some without realizing. Goof grief! (laughs) 」



maya「It’s illegal, so don’t buy it!」




WINK UP*177   PHOTO by BAKU KOBAYASHI    TEXT by NAOKO TAKEICHI







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This interview was featured in WINK UP’s 2012 August issue - Credits and translated by / milktune.




Saturday, November 10, 2012

DOUBLE DRAGON tracklist


■ Limited Edition (tax included) [CD + DVD] PCCA.03730 / ¥ 1,700

[CD]

01. DOUBLE DRAGON

02. ★ Rock the LM.C ★

Includes a trading-card-shape event ticket (valid only in Japan).


Limited Edition ( CD + DVD )  ¥1,700


CD
01. DOUBLE DRAGON
02. ★Rock the LM.C★ 


[DVD-MUSIC CLIP-]
01. DOUBLE DRAGON “STORY ver.”
02. DOUBLE DRAGON “BAND Ver.”

※ “DENKI MAN is to Overlord??

This edition includes a bonus DVD and a trading-card-shape event ticket (valid only in Japan).


※ completely re-recorded a new part of the lyrics and arranged the debut single, “☆ Rock the LM.C ☆”!

I know were all looking forward to the release day. 
All this waiting is much TOO EXCITING!

MAYA IN KERA - 「MY UNIVERSE.」


[Translation of text featured in KERA’s december issue 2012 (vol. 172).]


Topic: 「universe」



Hello, this is maya of LM.C.
Six years ago LM.C was born, and for us, the word “universe” has come to have various meanings in different situations: at lives, when doing research and also in everyday life. And the use of the word has been increasing every year. But what in the world does it mean then, this that I’m calling “the universe”?
 

It’s partly said to be a place on the other side of the clouds, maybe this is not just tales being told about an unknown land. But well, the question about the meaning of the universe …… it has an uncountable number of answers; though with time it might become only one.
 
The past, the present, the future, other unknown dimensions, joy, sadness, love, those other moods, feelings, personality, things that we can touch and invisible powers……
 
All of them would be placed in what I’d call “the universe”.
That is just the whole creation.
 
This is not difficult to discuss really, I think I’ve sent some useful words that applies to pretty much everything.
And, just like me (that is to say: just like you too) I’m waiting for the universe.
 
Even if you might not have realized it yet.
 
Well, by thinking about this, I’ve been able to understand, and I think that this world will from now on surely keep on becoming more and more colorful.
My universe’s speed-up, your universe’s explosion.
 
That is the concept of this newly started text series. There won’t be a specific topic for each month, but I think I’ve had a desire to write down various thoughts from my point of the universe.
 
If you don’t get it?
Don’t worry! It’ll be fine.
It’s also a part of the universe. This is going to be fun.
So to every KERA-reader, look forward to it: Yeah!!

——-

source & translation: @milktune.

DOUBLE DRAGON preview



Saturday, November 3, 2012

[Double Dragon] cover


Regular Edition

Limited Edition

Bazumani gift


Looking for a passion of Alice Nine × LM.C × Sadie × vistlip and feedback [Buzz] Bazumani gift! 3 people, win a poster autographed by lottery! During the 10/29 deadline! ! Applicants here ⇒

【バズ・プレゼント】バズマニの感想やAlice Nine×LM.C×Sadie×vistlipの熱い想いを募集中!抽選で3名の方、サイン入りポスターが当たる!締切り10/29中!!応募はコチラ⇒

GHOST † HEART

"BUZZ MANIAX" LM.C Live Start! "GHOST † HEART" Halloween is the first track o (^ ▽ ^) o

"BUZZ MANIAX" LM.Cのライブからスタート!一曲目は「GHOST†HEART」ハロウィーンo(^▽^)o



Buzz T-Shirt

Alice Nine × LM.C × Sadie × vistlip who has appeared in [gift] Bazurokku Bazumani! People who have RT & follow, until the lottery in 10/31 deadline to present people ★ 1 ★ How to Apply Buzz T-Shirt signed by a total of 17 people are!

【バズロック・プレゼント】バズマニに出演してくれたAlice Nine×LM.C×Sadie×vistlip!総勢17名のサイン入りバズTシャツ★応募方法はRT&フォローしてくれた方、抽選で1名の方にプレゼント★締切10/31中まで!

Special Bazumani Buzz

[Special Bazumani Buzz 10/29] today! Interview with Mr. Susumu gorgeous Alice Nine Song, Mr. LM.C maya, Mr. Mao Sadie after the event! "at 9 tonight -" Interview "FM OSAKA" BUZZ ROCK hit the dressing room vistlip

【本日10/29のバズ】バズマニ特集!イベント終了後に収録Alice Nine 将氏、LM.C maya氏、Sadie 真緒氏の豪華インタビュー!vistlip楽屋に直撃インタビュー《FM OSAKA"BUZZ ROCK"今夜9時-》


FM OSAKA"BUZZ ROCK"

Release 11/28 - notice of 11/5] Buzz! First OA universe LM.C new single "DOUBLE DRAGON"! Buzz is out! ! ! "Moonlit Night 9:00 -" "FM OSAKA" BUZZ ROCK

【11/5バズの予告】11/28発売!LM.Cニューシングル『DOUBLE DRAGON』を宇宙初O.A!バズ出しです!!!《FM OSAKA"BUZZ ROCK"月夜9時-》


Aiji's Birthday

A message from MAD family:

Don’t forget to leave birthday messages for Aiji HERE 
the link will be sent to him on his birthday, via twitter!

You can also leave late birthday messages for Maya HERE
these will be added to the world scrapbook along with Aiji’s birthday messages!


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Don’t forget Aiji’s birthday is November 17th! Don’t forget to join us in trying to trend on twitter for his birthday!
Join the facebook event for this HERE

Shoxx vol.238





Credits to:babyrubysoho & LM.Cbrasil