the Satomi Takasugi thread v.2

[sora-kara]

^unless this is the type of music she wants.

she wrote kagami iro, and its stunningly gorgeous, but not a far cry from this type of laid back pop ballad.

[AyUta]

Originally Posted by apple-pi

I was expecting them to make garden the "ballad chapter" of her discography, and end there. I really thought the new single was going to be something completely different, though I had already stopped thinking that way when the titles came out XD
I think that, to have a style change right after an album release would've been perfect timing. Since they didn't do that, I seriously don't know when they're going to put her on a "new direction". But since Samii's starting to write her lyrics, maybe she can slowly take more control of her music, and start releasing what she wants to. That would be a way to hear something new. Or is that pratically impossible? XD Can only the big divas have control of their music in avex?

Maybe she will be able to take control of her music at some point in her music career. Writing lyrics is a first step. I think she's slowly making her way up there.

By the way, apple-pi, I ADORE your sig
Samii is so cute >.<;
I was going to make a sig too

[kakumei]

official site update with tracklist, and sound samples are up:

【CD＋DVD】
RZCD-45911/B
¥1,890 (tax in)
【CD】
RZCD-45912
¥1,050 (tax in)

【CD】
01.ありがとう [ Listen WMP ]
02.もう一度始めよう [ Listen WMP ]
03.ありがとう -Instrumental-
04.もう一度始めよう -Instrumental-
Bonus Track ※初回盤のみ収録
05.ありがとう -Reggae Disco Rockers Remix-

【DVD】
01.ありがとう Music Video
Bonus Movie ※初回盤のみ収録
02.Making of “ありがとう”
03.”高杉さと美 premium LIVE -garden party-” Digest part.1

★初回盤特典
CDにはBonus Track
DVDにはMusic Video メイキング映像と4/13に行われたワンマンライブのダイジェストpart.1 (全４部)を収録!!

[AyUta]

Thank you

[apple-pi]

Thank you so much!
Mou ichido hajimeyou sounds SO SO good!! It seems SO much better than Arigatou!

And wow, I didn't know there was going to be a 3rd song! And does the "bonus movie" mean it'll have a PV too? That would be awesome *_____*


And agh... the garden party digest........ I'm starting to think I'll buy this single........ *pocket starts bleeding*

EDIT: which of the CD and DVD tracks are first press only? I'm confused

[apple-pi]

Ok, sorry for double-posting. But seriously, why do Samii's threads die so fast? T_T I can't believe no one has anything to say about the tracklist that just came out. Come on, what do you think of the Mou ichido hajimeyou preview??
Anyway, to keep the love alive, I decided to mention some things about her latest blog entries. I tried translating them, but translating blog entries is so much harder than songs... I did a crappy job lol. The latest one is the most interesting.

Spoiler:

2008-05-28 19:10:04
How about it?



Just a while ago I caught a glimpse of these shoes, fell in love with them and bought them. There are many flowers attached. Aren't they cute~? (^ o ^)

[don't understand the rest, something about "but they're cute, so it's ok♪"]

2008-05-29 23:00:00
Hei. ~I love rice vol.11~

I wonder if it's raining outside.
Since I've been in the studio all this time, I don't know what the weather's like (。・・。)ノ

Now I'm having a night meal of boiled rice.

There's a whole bunch of them lined up inside the lunch box, so [I don't understand the rest, something about green pepper & meat stuffing]



I'm gonna do it.

Since I ate pumpkin at lunch, now it's boiled rice. Itadakimasu.

2008-05-30 23:50:00
My stomach has become empty

Today I didn't sleep enough. I had to struggle all day long to keep my eyes open (゜-゜)

Finally, the boiled rice~!

I had been doing random chores at the studio. I did a nice work. Fufu.

And at the studio I saw my Rythym Zone labelmate, JONTE-san! [then there's "バッタリ。" - what does this katakana mean?]

It had been a while since we last met.



JONTE-san's debut will be coming really soon [I'm not sure about this bit. There's an article about this guy in the japanese wikipedia, but I couldn't figure out whether he's debuted already or not. I think it could mean "The time for me to debut with JONTE-san will be coming really soon", but I dunno >____<]. I'm glad he looks excited (^o^)

He's still as refreshing as ever☆

Also I just remembered I tried translating Hyaku Renka and Yukiboshi a while ago, so I figured I'd post 'em here too XD (since I'm bumping and double-posting, I need to at least try to make it as useful as possible lol.)

Spoiler:

Hyaku Renka
I knew this was love
it was a flower floating up the river
as much I as I chase it, I can't reach it
it was a light crimson flower

a sky of many colors,
an evening rain pouring,
the crickets chirping far away
no one notices the flow of time until they turn back to look

crying, crying, I'm only crying as I cry
the sky I look up at is a kaleidoscope
in order to someday reach you
I will sing a hundred love songs

I knew that was true love
it was a moon rising to the sky's surface
even if I stood on my tiptoes and stretched my hand,
it was an unreachable moon

the fluttering cherry blossoms,
the swallow that went astray,
the silhouettes chasing us
no one notices it's all a dream until they wake up

spring is a wind that runs through the fields,
summer is a blue dyed ocean
someday, within your arms,
I will sing a hundred love songs

crying, crying, I'm only crying as I cry
the sky I look up at is a kaleidoscope
in order to someday reach you
I will sing a hundred love songs

autumn dyes itself in seven colors
winter is a bird that searches for spring
someday, within your arms,
I will sing a hundred love songs

crying, crying, I'm only crying as I cry
the sky I look up at is a kaleidoscope
in order to someday reach you
I will sing a hundred love songs

Spoiler:

Yukiboshi
the season starts in the pulsating city
this overflowing feeling slowly takes over me

I stand within the love and dreams, searching for tomorrow

the stars have come down to this world, glittering merrily
I embrace this precious feeling
and finaly the stars become snow flakes and dye my heart
as I walk in my own manner
the road is white all the way

holding hands warms our cold palms
we don't need to talk, I just want to feel you like this

Why is the merry season sad now?

I want to shine with the streagth to say I want what I want
I believe I'll reach a protected place
When I pray to the skies for this world not to be without you,
Love and dream become one, for sure I can see eternity

Oh, and that little bit of information under the tracklist, I looked up the translation, and apparently the ”高杉さと美 premium LIVE -garden party-” Digest part.1 is part 1 out of 4, so all of her next 3 singles should also come with digests too, right?

[AyUta]

^ Thanks you for posting her blog entries! I think I will look into that guy who is debuting

Samii~looks so cute~!

[drewbilation]

Originally Posted by apple-pi

which of the CD and DVD tracks are first press only? I'm confused

the remix will be on the first press of both editions, and the making of and live footage is on the CD+DVD first press.

Originally Posted by LNany at JPM

Satomi at MTV VMAJ 08

pretty <3

[Beauty4123]

aww, she looks really cute and pretty!

[AyUta]

ADORABLE! Absoluely adorable.

[apple-pi]

Aw, the photos are so cute! And I like the flower thing in her dress hehe<3

[AyUta]

I was wondering, why do artists and actors go to these things? Is it like some sort of party?

[Mirai Noah]

^ It's an award show. There are a lot of parties after the award show.

Samii looks great!

[AyUta]

^ Ah, ok
I was always wondering why they went to those things. Thanks for clearing that up for me.

[apple-pi]

Originally Posted by Mirai Noah

It's an award show.

Ooh, but did Samii actually get any awards? XD Or probably she went just because of the parties.....?

[drewbilation]

she was nominated for best new video, I think. not sure if she won.

[apple-pi]

Originally Posted by drewbilation

she was nominated for best new video, I think. not sure if she won.

Oh, that's so cool! For what video? Hyaku Renka? (<~ guessing this because it's her best one IMO)

[drewbilation]

for "tabibito." she lost to Motohiro Hata, though. I just checked.

sad.

[apple-pi]

Originally Posted by drewbilation

for "tabibito." she lost to Motohiro Hata, though. I just checked.

sad.

Sad, but not surprising... Tabibito wasn't a really good video IMO. Unless the one that was nominated was the movie version, which was a lot better! (the only bad thing in that one were the actual scenes from the movie the characters' outfits were just too bright and colorful and it ruined the mood/color pallete for the video)

And I've never heard of Motohiro Hata, hehe XD

[drewbilation]

yeah, "tabibito" did have a kind of boring PV. "hyaku renka" or "yukiboshi" would've been better choices, imo.

and Motohiro Hata sings old people music, I think.