[Hilcrhyme] The 1st thread ~ self titled 8th album (30.1.19)

[KarenPang]

Vocalist/rapper TOC

Former member - DJ KATSU

Duo's Biography

Hilcrhyme (ヒルクライム) is a Japanese hip-hop duo from Niigata Prefecture signed to Universal Music Japan. They are best known for their 2nd single Shunkashuutou, which was used as the ending theme for CDTV in September 2009.

The group's name is a portmanteau of the words "hill climb" and "rhyme".

Random Fact

Hilcrhyme had a hand in writing/composing a song titled Naiyou no Nai Tegami (内容の無い手紙) which's found as track #12 in NEWS's 2010's 4th album LIVE & it's really a song worth checking out as I feel the duo did such a great job by doing this for NEWS .

TOC wrote the lyrics for Naiyou no Nai Tegami while he co-composed it with KATSU

Discography

Singles ::

1) Jun'ya to Manami (純也と真菜実) (15.07.2009) #24
2) Shunkashuutou (春夏秋冬) (30.09.2009) #6
3) Mou Bye Bye (もうバイバイ) (02.12.2009) #18 *was initally released as an indie single on 23rd July 2008
4) Daijoubu (大丈夫) (28.04.2010) #6
5) Loose Leaf (ルーズリーフ) (02.06.2010) #7
6) Travel Machine (トラヴェルマシン) (22.09.2010) #11
7) Okubyou na Ookami (臆病な狼) (23.02.2011) #14
8) no one (29.06.2011) #15
9) Personal COLOR (パーソナル COLOR) (07.09.2011) #20
10) Hotaru (蛍) (27.06.2012) #20
11) Jigsaw Puzzle (ジグソーパズル) (12.09.2012) #20
12) Kaleidoscope (07.11.2012) #18
13) Sosoka (想送歌) (23.01.2013) #17
14) NEW DAY,NEW WORLD (10.07.2013) #22
15) Yell / Lost love song (エール) (29.01.2014) #14
16) FLOWER BLOOM (13.08.2014) #18
17) YUKIDOKE (25.02.2015) #19
18) Ienai Ienai (言えない 言えない) (02.09.2015) #32
19) Parallel・World (パラレル・ワールド) (29.06.2016) #21
20) WARAE ~In The Mood~ (16.11.2016) #44
21) Koi no Honou (恋の炎) (18.10.2017) #14
22) Namida no Tane, Shiawase no Hana (涙の種、幸せの花) (22.11.2017) #32

Studio Albums ::

1) Recital (リサイタル) (13.01.2010) #2
2) MESSAGE (24.11.2010) #5
3) RISING (07.12.2011) #9
4) LIKE A NOVEL (28.11.2012) #14
5) FIVE ZERO ONE (26.02.2014) #20
6) REVIVAL (25.03.2015) #14
7) SIDE BY SIDE (07.12.2016) #13
8) Hilcrhyme (30.01.2019) tbc

Demo Album ::

1) Nettaiya (熱帯夜) (March 2007) chart position unknown

Best Albums ::

1) Best of Hilcrhyme ~GOLD~ (25.04.2012) #2
1) Best of Hilcrhyme ~SILVER~ (25.04.2012) #7
3) BEST 2006-2016 (05.04.2017) #11

Collection Album ::

1) Sosoka ~Mellow of Hilcrhyme~ (26.06.2013) #30

Concept Album ::

1) Shunkashuutou ~Hilcrhyme 4Seasons Collection~ (春夏秋冬) (18.11.2015) #22

Live Albums ::

1) Hilcrhyme 10th Anniversary LIVE「PARALLEL WORLD」(31.08.2016) #32
2) Hilcrhyme LIVE 2018「One Man」(09.01.2019) #130

Mini Album ::

1) One Man (04.07.2018) #24

Remix Album ::

1) BOOST UP! ~Hilcrhyme Non-Stop MIX vol.1~ Mixed by DJ KATSU (04.02.2014) #57

Concert Releases ::

1) Hilcrhyme TOUR 2010 "Recital" (Hilcrhyme TOUR 2010 「リサイタル」) (02.06.2010) #11
2) Hilcrhyme MESSAGE TOUR 2011 (10.08.2011) #10
3) Hilcrhyme Live in TOKI MESSE -朱ノ鷺- (-Ake no Sagi-) (07.12.2011) #13
4) Hilcrhyme RISING TOUR 2012 (27.06.2012) #18
5) Hilcrhyme TOUR 2013 “LIVE A NOVEL” (10.07.2013) #7
6) Hilcrhyme in Nippon Budokan ~Junction~ (24.12.2014) #9
7) Hilcrhyme Live Tour 2015 REVIVAL at NHK HALL (01.07.2015) #8
8) Hilcrhyme 10shunen Kinen Tokubetsu Koen 「Akeno Sagi 2017」 at Toki Messe Niigata Convention Center (13.09.2017) DVD - #4 . Blu-ray - #10
9) Hilcrhyme LIVE 2018「One Man」(09.01.2019) DVD - #6 . Blu-ray - unknown

PVs DVDs ::

1) Hilcrhyme Theater vol.1 (23.02.2011) #29
2) Hilcrhyme Theater vol.2 (26.02.2014) #20
3) Hilcrhyme Theater vol.3 (21.06.2017) #88

Documentary DVD/Blu-ray ::

1) Hilcrhyme 10th Anniversary FILM PARALLEL WORLD (04.01.2017) DVD - #16 . Blu-ray - #67

TOC's Solo Discography

Indie Single ::

1) BirthDay / Atonement (04.10.2013) #27

Indie Studio Albums ::

1) IN PHASE (26.11.2014) #27
2) SAFARI PARK (06.01.2016) #27

Major Label Single ::

1) Kakokyuu (過呼吸) (31.08.2016) #40

Major Label Album ::

1) SHOWCASE (31.01.2018) #25

Major Label Video Release ::

1) TOC TOUR 2018 "SHOWCASE" (23.05.2018) DVD - #5 . Blu-ray - unknown

Digital singles ::

1) HATE (23.10.2015)
2) MIGHTY CODE Feat ROWSHI (16.12.2015)

Official site - http://hilcrhyme.com/index.html
Official blog - http://hilcrhyme.exblog.jp/
Official Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hilcr...06754522775521
Official LINE - http://www.hilcrhyme.com/topics/?id=1463
Official YouTube Vevo - https://www.youtube.com/user/HilcrhymeVEVO/videos
Staff's Twitter - http://twitter.com/#!/Hilcrhyme2011

TOC's Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/TOC_Dress
TOC's official solo site - http://toc-dress.com/
TOC's staff Twitter - https://twitter.com/TOC_info
TOC's official YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/TOCdress?feature=watch
TOC's official Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/official.toc

DJ KATSU's Twitter - https://twitter.com/@KATSU_1011101

Past promo pics

Spoiler:

[KarenPang]

in celebration of Travel Machine which's out today , x-megumi-x / Aurelie has uploaded the single for download whew <3

http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=104004

Please Cry was originally found in their demo album Nettaiya & that goes for their 1st major debut single Jun'ya to Manami too

Please Cry needs a few more listens on my part as it's not really catchy & I didn't like it ended so adruptly D:

[tenshi no hane]

I love their music Especially Loose Leaf and 光~

[Nackar_91]

I like Hilcrhyme. Not sure if I'm a fan, since I don't really like the MC's voice, but it's still nice, relaxing music.

Some more info on their digital accomplishments :

Jun'ya to Manami: GOLD for Chaku Uta Full.

Mou Bye Bye: PLATINUM for Chaku Uta Full.

Shunkashuutou: MILLION for Chaku Uta, MILLION for Chaku Uta Full and PLATINUM for PC downloads.

Daijoubu: PLATINUM for Chaku Uta Full.

Loose Leaf: PLATINUM for Chaku Uta Full.

Travel Machine's certification will probably be in the next batch, revealed on the 20th of October ; )

[KarenPang]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I love their music Especially Loose Leaf and 光~

Loose Leaf is the 1st song I heard of the duo & I 'blame' my BREAKERZ fandom for deciding to try their music 8D

but they're great , I can see why BREAKERZ's frontman DAIGO name dropped them & this caused his other catch phrase Kuraimu to surface this year too xD

Travel Machine PV



LOVE it , they're 1 of the few Universal Music Japan acts I noticed that I like all their PVs hahahaha

I can't wait for the new album & concert DVD to be out on Nov 17th now woo

[KarenPang]

Travel Machine is at #12 on the 1st day

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/d/more/2/

ugh no I thought it might rank higher ;__; but we'll see

[Nackar_91]

It's not a ballad, I'm guessing that might have something to do with it? : /

It hasn't performed as well on Recochoku as their previous singles either ... but we'll see! A lot could still happen ^^

[KarenPang]

LOL

Their last single Loose Leaf wasn't a ballad but it did well , peaking at #7

I guess this week's singles competition is really tough with Hilcrhyme going up against ayumi , Kumi , The Gazette of all people D:

Not to mention , I suppose people like me are waiting in anticipation for their 2nd album to be out on Nov 17th , which that might discourage people from buying their singles

Oh just so you know , their singles do not come with instrumentals , just like BREAKERZ so .__.

[tenshi no hane]

I love the PV for Travel Machine. It's really nicely done ♥ The song is nice too, especially the chorus.

#12 is still pretty good. For some reason they strike me as a band that does better on chaku-uta/dl charts (I have no proof though XD)

[Nackar_91]

Originally Posted by tenshi no hane

I love the PV for Travel Machine. It's really nicely done ♥ The song is nice too, especially the chorus.

#12 is still pretty good. For some reason they strike me as a band that does better on chaku-uta/dl charts (I have no proof though XD)

Just look at my numbers posted above. I think that pretty much proves that they do much better on the dl charts XD

[KarenPang]

So far , Jun'ya to Manami is the only PV that you can see TOC removing his sunshades after he belted out the 2nd chorus of the song

because I watched their PVs backwards , I had a shock when I saw that happened xD

& sorry to say TOC but you looked much better with your sunshades

[KarenPang]

translated lyrics of Travel Machine

My bag is empty; I’ll buy my stuff on the spot
I’ve only got my camera with me. Focus (cheese)
In the meantime I finally arrive
At my first destination
Piercing the clouds, up to the sky
Where am I?
Following my own bent
I take you along

No need for a flight plan
With you, I can go everywhere. Dreamland
I flirt more with you than usual
You feel uneasy because there are people nearby?
Don’t worry about people you’ll never see again anyway
Yeah, it’s like the world consists out of only you and me
Forgetting about work, we spend these sunny days together
We roll our suitcases

I’m a travel, travel
Travel, travel
Travel, travel, travel
Tr-travel machine. Let’s set off

*I’m a travel machine. I’ll take you anywhere
I promise you it’ll be a wonderful journey
I’m a travel machine. I don’t need a notebook full of appointments
It’s better to just decide your plans on the day itself
I’m a travel machine. Without deciding on
A destination, what town will I visit today?
I’m a travel machine. I don’t need to know
Which day it is; it’s okay to forget it for now

During my journey I constantly sing, sing, sing along
To the songs on my earphones that I’ve grabbed out of my pocket
Linking arms, we share L and R
We play together; you do the harmony, I’ll do the main
I look down at the ground at 10.000 feet altitude
My pulse races to the beat of the music
This machine we’ve boarded is state-of-the-art
We cover this earth and the sky

*repeat

Cuba, Mexico
Canada, America
Argentina, Brazil
Jamaica
Monaco, Belgium, Portugal
United Kingdom
Myanmar, Laos, Thailand
China, Korea, Mongolia, Russia
Anyhow, north, south, east and west
Crossing the border, all over the world

On the other side of the sky, we shed tears over how puny we are
And we talk all night under the night sky that’s void of people
Rather than writing it down, let’s lock
More, more beautiful memories in our memory
Travelling, it’s like a fantasy
Travelling, it’s fantastic
Travel…
Let’s set off

done by verduistering@LJ

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I'm jealous that TOC didn't mention Singapore in the lyrics

but other than that (xD) , great stuff , I love that he's very inspirational & poetic driven <3

[tenshi no hane]

^ lol that's my translation XD (I'm verduistering @LJ)

I always love his lyrics They're really different from the sappy love lyrics I'm used to translating for Kana, Miliyah etc.

[KarenPang]

omg that's you on LiveJournal , I'm sorry I had no idea

*insert embarassed face here xD

but yeah TOC has an ability to write lyrics that're not the usual sappy cheesy kind which's really nice

that goes for his seamless way to sing/rap too

[tenshi no hane]

^ I love the way he raps. I usually don't like rap that much, but I'll make an exception for him XD


And here's the translation for Please Cry

For friends, for family, for me
Don’t worry about others

So don’t worry anymore
It’s okay to look sad, isn’t it?
At least in front of me, oh, please cry
It’s okay to cry
Don’t resist your tears
Don’t stop crying anymore

Retracing my memories of those days
I turn back time to that past I spent with you
It’s within immediate reach
Our house was so small but that was part of the fun, wasn’t it?
We cuddled up together and grew older like that
The times when I wondered
What we should do on our days off
Were too fun, unable to wait, I’d stamp my feet in impatience

But a gap slowly started to appear
There were hardly any surprises in life anymore
I took out my emotions on you
Getting emotional
Was surely bad for the both of us
I knew that but I couldn’t stop my sharp words
I hurt you, that’s for sure
But even so you’d laugh, just like Maria
Yet at the same time you lost your tears

Don’t worry anymore
It’s okay to look sad, isn’t it?
At least in front of me, oh, please cry
It’s okay to cry
Don’t resist your tears
Don’t stop crying anymore

The mistakes I made, made me shut my mind
I couldn’t see anything but a cloudy sky
But your warmth melted my heart
I’ve noticed you were always there for me
You were always by my side
That hand you reach out to me during hard times
Do I want to grasp it? Do I want to let go of it?
Amidst the turmoil, you smile, like an idiot

You always worry about others
And you’re always too considerate of others
So you end up carrying all the burden by yourself
But deep inside your heart, you’re lost
When did you lock away your tears? By yourself
“When again?”
I can see and hear that despair
I accept every part of you, so...

Don’t worry anymore
It’s okay to look sad, isn’t it?
At least in front of me, oh, please cry
It’s okay to cry
Don’t resist your tears
Don’t stop crying anymore

Please cry, baby
It’s okay to cry
Please cry, baby
It’s okay to cry

[KarenPang]

haha

yeah I usually don't like R&B & Rap together but Hilcrhyme is really an exception I have to say that if not DAIGO will come after me ;p

The way that TOC raps/sings , he does it so flawlessly , it scares me sometimes D:

anyway thanks for the translation of Please Cry

not really my fave B-side as they have other excellent ones like East Area , Hikari , Little Samba but I will take a look at the lyrical content of Please Cry

[KarenPang]

Travel Machine's overall debut position's #11

http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/more/2/

it's ok , just 1 spot outside of the top 10

now's to wait for more details on their 2nd album & 2nd concert DVD which will be out on the same day ie. Nov 17th yay

[tenshi no hane]

On the one hand I want November to come quickly for the album, on the other hand I don't, because I'm gonna be buried in work that period XD

we need more people posting here >.>

[KarenPang]

I'm going to be poor in Nov that's for sure as I have stuff to get for myself inclusive of their 2nd album

but it's ok , it will be worth it I guess since the singles from Daijoubu onwards til Travel Machine have been really stellar

we need more people posting here >.>

LOL yeah D:

but I don't think a lot of people know who they're which's really unfortunate

then again , hey it's my gain & people's loss haha

[KarenPang]

more info about their 2nd album

posted by lem0nlight@LJ

The new album release date is 11/24, and obviously contains the singles for a total of 13 tracks. The CD/DVD version contains the PVs for Daijoubu, Loose Leaf and Travel Machine. No title or cover yet though. And no word on the new DVD.

Preordering is already available on CDJ.

can't wait for HMV Japan to send me a preorder links update on this *__*

preorder links from CDJapan

CD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UPCH-1809

CD + DVD http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=UPCH-9606