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02-08-10
+Tacky & Tsubasa - Venus
+KOKIA - Kurumarete
Couldn't find a decoding of the Kokia-go on Kurumarete, so it shall remain ~mysterious~. I'm so tired -_- zzz
02-05-10
+Skip Beat Chapter 152 TRANSLATION
Ahahahah WHAT.
01-29-10
+KOKIA - Kimi wo Sagashite
+KOKIA - last love song
So pretty.
01-27-10
+KOKIA - Sumire~Hi to Tomo ni
+KOKIA - Shiro~Watashitachi no Hibiki
+KOKIA - Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
+KOKIA - Seinaru Yoru ni~holly night
+KOKIA - Kokoro no Rousoku
+KOKIA - KARMA
Whooo! Only 26. . .more. . .KOKIA. . .songs. . .to go. . .
01-25-10
+AI - Senjou no MERII KURISUMASU (request)
+AI - Touch the sky (request)
+KOKIA - Kurenai~Negai
+KOKIA - Shiro~Watashitachi no Hibiki
Oy gevalt, I never want a dog.
01-21-10
+AI - BUTTERFLY (request)
+AI - Crayon Beats (request)
Yay, I'm back on the wagon! It feels good to be productive. I really want to redesign the site, but I have few skillz, so it takes me forever and there's lots of frustrated screaming at the computer. It's almost the 1 year anniversary of the site, and I can't just keep updating this main page all sloppy like. If you have some crazy awesome web designing skills and don't mind working for free (or for drawings. . .I draw, too!), I would love to hear from you at unrelatedwaffle [at] gmail.
01-20-10
+Skip Beat 151 TRANSLATION
I'm truly sorry for the delay, everybody, but real life does get in the way sometimes all the time. My big project at work is over, so I can focus a little more on my own stuff when I get home again, including requests. Enjoy, albeit totally belatedly!
01-11-10
Yep, no update yet. I was 2/3 done with the Skip Beat translation and for some reason, the file I have saved is missing the last 6, very text-dense pages. >8(! やる気なくなるよ. I'm also crazy busy at my day job right now, so when I get home I can't even look at a computer screen anymore. I don't blame you if you go elsewhere for this chapter, but I've promised myself I'd finish it. . .eventually. It's not like it was that exciting, anyway, right? *nervous laugh*
01-03-10
+Amuro Namie - The Meaning of Us
Happy New Year! I've been slacking what with the long weekend, festivities, etc. Hopefully I'll get back on the translating wagon this week. I'm 2/3 done with the latest Skip Beat chapter, although I'm sure most of you have gone elsewhere by now. Oh well! Be patient!
12-29-09
+KOKIA - Inochi no Hikari
+KOKIA - Inori ni mo Nita Utsukushii Sekai
Just a small update to let you know I'm still alive. Sort of. Did you know an oatmeal chocolate chip cookie has 450 calories? That ain't right.
12-17-09
+Skip Beat Chapter 150 TRANSLATION
I bruised my left hand and it hurts real bad. Can't type really well. Enjoy!
12-11-09
+Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu - Imouto Wasurecha Oshioki yo!
+KOKIA - Atatakai Basho
+KOKIA - Nukumori
+KOKIA - Yasashiku Sareru to Yasashiku Nareru Hana
I've been working on other stuff for a while. My birthday is next week, and I am going to get SOOO much free ice cream. Look out, world!
12-03-09
+Skip Beat Chapter 149 TRANSLATION
A couple days early, even! Thank you, internet. I must make a special note not to use this translation without my express permission. There was some kerfuffle with the last chapter and there were some hurt feelings on all sides. Let's all just enjoy manga and not make it a competition.
11-24-09
+KOKIA - cocoro
+KOKIA - HUMANITARIAN
+KOKIA - so sad so bad
*sigh* I feel like no one even reads this anyway. Blah dee blah blah blah!
11-19-09
+KOKIA - Futari no Musume
+KOKIA - Kakusei~open your eyes~
+BoA - Eien
I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week! Crazy.
11-17-09
+KOKIA - Ahiru no Kokoro
+KOKIA - Itsuka Dareka wo Aishita Toki
+KOKIA - Uchuu ga...
We're getting into the albums I don't know as well, exciting. Ever have one of those days where you feel really rushed for no reason? Yeah, that's how I feel today. *ZOOM*
11-13-09
+KOKIA - Chiisa na Uta
+KOKIA - Nanimo kamo ga Hoshi ni Natte
+KOKIA - Watashi ni Dekiru koto
I urge you, if you've never heard it, to listen to Watashi ni Dekiru koto, especially if you're feeling down and alone and like no one understands you. One of the things I really love about Kokia is that she really does care about the world, and strangers, and wants to give something to mankind through her music. None of us are really alone, and I'm not talking in the creepy "deity of your choice is always watching you" kind of way.
11-12-09
+Coeur de Pirate - Comme des enfants
+Coeur de Pirate - Le long du large
I'm having a really awful day. I need cheering up. Or a good cry. Or BOTH.
Capitalization rules are so arbitrary and yet, necessary.
11-10-09
+KOKIA - Lacrima
+KOKIA - Odayaka na Shizukesa
+KOKIA - Todokimasu You ni
+m-flo feat. AI, Hinouchi Emi, and Rum from Heartsdales - STARSTRUCK
Note to self: jhop lyrics do not make any sense.
11-09-09
+KOKIA - Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi
+KOKIA - Umaretate no Shiro
+KOKIA - Follow the Nightingale
I'm pretty burned out lately. I might need to take a little break.
11-05-09
+KOKIA - a girl
+KOKIA - I believe ~Umi no Soko kara~
+Nakashima Mika - Nagareboshi
My hands get so dry in the winter.
11-03-09
+Aikawa Nanase - Ai no Uta —Magenta Rain—
+KOKIA - give & take
+KOKIA - Sora ni Taiyou, Anata ni Watashi
+KOKIA - Utau Hito
Whooo.
11-02-09
+KOKIA - Chouwa oto
+KOKIA - New season ~Yume ni Mukatte Fuku Kaze~
+KOKIA - Tsugi Au Toki wa
I hate Standard Time. SO MUCH.
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10-29-09
+Amuro Namie - WANT ME, WANT ME
+Amuro Namie - White Light
+Ootsuka Ai - Sakuranbo
Remember when Ootsuka Ai changed her name to Love for a while? That was crazy! I'm all caught up on requests and projects for now, so it's back to Kokia and random songs I hear on my mp3 player. Whee!
10-27-09
+Amuro Namie - Sexy Girl
+Amuro Namie - SO CRAZY
10-26-09
+Amuro Namie - Put Em Up!!
+Amuro Namie - ROCK STEADY
+BoA - LOSE YOUR MIND
+Hirano Aya - Lost my music
Some random stuff. I'm tired. It's Monday.
10-22-09
+Jena Lee - Insensible
+KOKIA - Kanashikute Yarikirenai
+KOKIA - Hello passing days
+KOKIA - Ningyo no Yume
BAM, back to KOKIA for a while. I apologize if the Jena Lee lyrics are inaccurate. My favorite source for French lyrics got shut down (when copyright law goes too far!), so I have to rely on less reliable sources. Love that Ningyo no Yume song, though. <3
10-21-09
+Amuro Namie - FUNKY TOWN
+Amuro Namie - GIRL TALK
+Amuro Namie - NEW LOOK
I'm finally done translating BEST FICTION (Jpop stars sure love caps lock, don't they?). All that's left is the formatting, the godforsaken formatting. Here's some of it. Bwah!
10-20-09
+Skip Beat Chapter 148 TRANSLATION
Phew.
10-12-09
+Amuro Namie - Baby Don't Cry
+Amuro Namie - CAN'T SLEEP CAN'T EAT I'M SICK
More Amuro Namie~ Nothing else really exciting going on. How about you?
10-09-09
+Amuro Namie - ALARM
+Amuro Namie - ALL FOR YOU
I have a friend who bought BEST FICTION when we went to Japan, and she doesn't speak a lick of Japanese, so I decided to translate all the tracks for her. Whoooo!
10-07-09
+KOKIA - Sono Mama de Ii ~be as you are~
By request, but that's one of my favorite songs of all time. It's so sweet.
10-05-09
+Skip Beat Chapter 147 Translation
+KOKIA - Princess EHIME
+KOKIA - PINKU no Zou
Just reminding you all that from now on, all manga translations will be at my affiliate, pineapple pizza. Enjoy!
10-02-09
NEWS: I have moved all Skip Beat translations to pineapple pizza, which was my old manga translation site in high school and college, and I'm just going to update manga translations there from now on. Blue Light is dedicated to lyric translations, and the layout is geared towards that. Be sure to check both sites often for frequent updates!
+Kimi ni Todoke Episode 20 Translation - on pineapple pizza
I just got into Kimi ni Todoke, oh, last weekend, and it has CONSUMED MY LIFE. I'm anxiously awaiting a Bessatsu Margaret from October so I can read the latest ultimate climactic chapter, so I needed some way to satisfy that need for KnT.
READ IT!
09-23-09
+KOKIA - Ai no Melody
+KOKIA - Boku no Kimochi
I feel like I suck at everything lately. It's time for my Seasons-Changing Slump to kick in. Pass me the brownies and a sappy movie, please.
09-21-09
+KOKIA - Ashioto
+KOKIA - Ningen tte Sonna Mono ne
+Jena Lee - Victime Idéale
+Jena Lee - Ame Soeur
Well, the raws for Skip Beat 146 making the rounds are Chinese, not Japanese, and the nearest Japanese bookstore won't have the latest Hana to Yume for a month, so I guess I'm not translating this one (unless one of you kind souls has the Japanese raws). Oh well, it wasn't such a great chapter anyway. More KOKIA, plugging along...
09-17-09
+KOKIA - Yume ga Chikara
+KOKIA - Yuukyuu no Mori
+KOKIA - Shiawase no Hanataba
+Amuro Namie - WHAT A FEELING
Long time no see, eh? I'm trying to improve my French a little because I'm applying to grad school in that field, and Japanese keeps interfering. I'm really jittery (but productive!) today because I had that Tazo "Awake" tea. My caffeine tolerance has totally debased. I had no idea how much caffeine was in that tea before I drank it, and now I'll never drink it again. *zoom*
09-03-09
+LISA - Bad Men
+Hamasaki Ayumi - Haru yo, Koi
+Hamasaki Ayumi - NEVER EVER
Bad Men is a hilarious song. I'm sad I couldn't find the lyrics for the ad-libbed parts. Maybe I'll go back and add them from listening later, because "Fuck it, bring the hook back!" is just too funny. Definitely a pick-me-up.
And "Haru yo, Koi" is not originally by Hamasaki Ayumi, but that's the version I own, so that's where I'm sticking the lyrics.
09-02-09
+KOKIA - Different way
+KOKIA - so much love for you
08-28-09
+KOKIA - tell tell bouzu
+KOKIA - Remember the kiss
+KOKIA - Watashi no Taiyou
Now I'm going to have "Remember the kiss" stuck in my head ALL DAY!!
08-26-09
+KOKIA - sigh
+KOKIA - Tenshi
+Angela Aki - Tegami ~Haikei Juugo no Kimi e~
I love that Angela Aki song so hardcore. I can't listen to it without tearing up. Who DIDN'T have a miserable time at 15? Hey, teenagers, it gets better. Don't put up with stupid people who are mean to you and GO TO COLLEGE too!
08-24-09
+KOKIA - Mugenkyou
+KOKIA - say goodbye & good day
This week is going to be one of those weeks. *sigh*
08-22-09
My mom just opened an Etsy shop! Please take a look :)
08-21-09
+KOKIA - Clap Your Hands!
+KOKIA - i-shiteru
I'm pretty tired. It's been a busy, long week. Must recharge this weekend. . .
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08-20-09
+Skip Beat Chapter 145 Translation
+KOKIA - Mou Aisenai
+KOKIA - Bom bom!! DORAIBU Kimeyou
+KOKIA - CARE (with FAKE?)
Thankfully, there wasn't a lot of teeny tiny text, and this chapter was interesting, so I got to it in a timely fashion. Enjoy! And for the person who spoiled the chapter by posting a goddamn YOUTUBE VIDEO of it that came up on google's main page, please DIAF.
P.S. If anyone has Bom Bom or CARE, I'd looove to hear them ;D Let me know if you do, they're on less well-known albums that aren't purchasable anymore.
08-18-09
+KOKIA - Whisper
+KOKIA - Hana
When I wasn't trying to translate all of KOKIA's songs, she took like two years to release a new album. Now that I'm trying desperately to catch up, she releases every two months. Not that I'm complaining, but I guess I'd better keep trucking along if you all want her to keep releasing.
08-17-09
+Skip Beat 144 Translation
+Tamaki Hiroshi - SLOW TIME
+KOKIA - melody
+KOKIA - Mokuji
+KOKIA - say hi!
+KOKIA - tomoni
Sorry for the delay! The next chapter comes out in a few days already? It goes by much more quickly when you procrastinate forever on the old translation. . .ha ha ha ha ha. . .*hides*
08-14-09
+KOKIA - ?
All last month I was studying for the GRE, and now I'm free! Well, except from grad school applications. To those of you still waiting for the translation of the latest Skip Beat chapter, I'm working on it. Sorry it's so late, but I've been having some problems with my neck and shoulder, so I couldn't be on the computer for longer than I had to.
07-20-09
+Skip Beat 143 Translation
Hurrah! DONE. That was a killer.
07-19-09
Hi, everyone. I know you're waiting patiently (or not so patiently) for the translation to Skip Beat 143, but I had a very busy weekend, so I didn't have time to get to it. It will definitely be finished tomorrow, so just hold on for a little longer!
06-26-09
+BoA - Kiseki
+KOKIA - Kawaranai koto~since 1976~
+KOKIA - dandelion
+KOKIA - Pinch wa Chance
Some old favorites get new play.
06-24-09
+Stanislas - La débâcle des sentiments
Finally, I've followed through on something I promised to do! My first french lyrics translation. Oh, hurrah!
06-23-09
+Dohzi-T - better days feat. Kato Miriya & Tanaka Rouma - by request
+Ragdoll - Wings of Heart - by request
It's been awhile, ladies and gentlemen. I'm still here, just feeling kind of burned out and listless lately. Could this have anything to do with the fact that I'm studying for the GRE? I think it just might. Keep singing, everybody.
06-19-09
+Skip Beat 142 Translation
Whooo, enjoy! I thought I would have updated the site layout by this time. Shows how much I know. To those of you that have made requests, rest assured, I'm working on them.
06-08-09
+KOKIA - Kirari
Wow, guys, I am totally overwhelmed by the amount of traffic that Skip Beat translation generated. Thank you so much. I hope you all enjoyed it. I was also contacted by FrankyHouse to use it in their *ahem*unauthorized*ahem* adaptation. I couldn't be more flattered.
I've also been inspired to revamp the site's layout, making it easier for me to update and add new sections, but I'm easily frustrated by HTML and CSS, so we'll see how long that takes me. I'll probably spend more time making the banner than coding the pages, knowing me.
06-05-09
+Skip Beat Act 141 Translation
I love Skip Beat, and I'm sick of seeing subpar, hard-to-read translations out there. So here you are, manga lovers. When I'm not too lazy, I'll put up a manga section on the site.
06-04-09
+YUI - again
I have not heard this song yet, but it must be either the longest or the most rapid song ever made, ever. God, that took it out of me.
06-03-09
+KOKIA - usaghi
I've been doing a lot of other translations lately, so I've fallen behind, but I just had to do this song. It's so beautiful! LISTEN TO IT.
05-27-09
+Morning Musume - Renai Revolution 21
+Shiina Ringo - Ariamaru Tomi
+Ikimonogakari - Futari
Has it really been over a month? I've been going on various vacations, and am finally back at the homestead (and over jet lag and other ailments). And yet I feel like I'm in kind of a translating slump. I'm a creature of moods, so I'm sure it'll pick up soon.
04-23-09
+Ikimonogakari - SAKURA
+Tohoshinki - Share the World
+Yuzu - Aitai
I'm too tired for comments. Enjoy.
04-21-09
+Kobukuro - Rururu
+Kuraki Mai - Puzzle
+Amuro Namie - Wild
+GIRL NEXT DOOR - Seeds of dream
+EXILE - Someday
I'm drowning my sorrows in translations lately. But my arm/wrist are getting cramped from all the formatting. And my right index finger hurts from all the clicking. Damn clerical work! Enjoy!
04-20-09
+KOKIA - Gekitsuu
+KOKIA - Jiyuu na Hito
+KOKIA - The Power of Smile
+Kobukuro - Niji
KOKIA's lyrics prior to 2003 are ridiculously hard to find. You'd think goo music would be all over that, but really they don't care about anything released before The Power of Smile, for some reason. I have no reliable source for "melody," and I'm sick of searching for it. If you happen to have the original insert, and could scan it for me, please let me know.
04-14-09
+Amuro Namie - Do Me More
+Akesaka Satomi - Setsuna no Kioku
+KOKIA - Sayonara wa Iwanai de
+KOKIA - Goes on Forever
Well, I got waitlisted (alternated) for JET. :( I was really sad when I heard, but I'm mostly over it. If I don't get in, I'm goin' to grad school! Huzzah. Cross your fingers for me that I do get in, though, because I still really want to go.
04-03-09
+
+Iida Toshinobu - Kienai Negai - by request
For some reason, Kienai Negai does not want to use the CSS. I have tried everything, and I've pretty much given up. I only copy and paste my lyrics into the same damn format every time, but this time it just freaked out and won't use it. I don't know, it's insane, and I'm sick of trying to deal with it. The lyrics are there, it's just not pink and beautiful, haHA.
I'm hungry all the time lately. I blame exercise.
03-21-09
Gawd, have any of you ever seen Paint Your Wagon? It is fucking ridiculous!
+Kokia - Live Alone
+Kokia - Erika
03-17-09
Happy St. Patrick's Day! I hope you're all wearing green. . .*virtual pinch*
+Kokia - Hirusagari no Toki
02-26-09
+Kondou Takashi - Shounenki (by request)
+Kokia - River
Updated contact info page.
02-23-09
+kat-tun - ONE DROP
02-19-09
Phew. I had my JET interview this week, so I was killing myself studying for that and had very little time for translating. I also have an inkling to start adding some French artists on here, just because I need the practice.
+aiko - nageki no kisu
02-10-09
Finished moving all lyrics over from my former LJ community, jtranslation. That was quite a job! My wrists are not happy about all that copy paste and tagging action.
02-02-09
Welcome to Blue Light Translations. I know the layout is pink, but I just felt like it. Don't ask me why this site is called what it is, because it just popped into my head as I was making the folder for it. I'm sure it's already a copyrighted name or some such, and I'll be forced to change it one day.
I'm truly lazy when it comes to coding layouts, and I just wanted to get some translations up and raring to go, so hopefully the content will outweighany aesthetic expectations you had.
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