About

Hello!
I post and translate lyrics of my favorite bands and anything else I like. I mainly started this blog for the sake of maintaining my Japanese skills, and also because I have some CDs lying around that don't have lyrics up online. So I thought I'd put them all in one blog because somewhere out there someone may be looking for these lyrics/translations. You may not be able to find everything here, but I generally post lyrics of forgotten bands and bands people don't seem to care about, so you may find something you're looking for here too! This blog contains a mix of visual kei and indie rock. I hope you find what you're looking for. Thanks for visiting! ^^

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-A bit about me-
I commonly go by the username of "plastic_rainbow" around the interwebs. I started listening to Jrock as early as 2007, and even back then I always had the desire to translate lyrics. I came a long way admiring people who could translate and now I feel that I finally have some level of capacity to attempt my own translations. I took 3 years of formal Japanese classes starting from 2012, and studied abroad in Japan during one of those years. I am currently not taking anymore Japanese classes. Some of my favorite bands include Plastic Tree, baroque, THE NOVEMBERS, Envy, THE TEENAGE KISSERS, etc.
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-About the lyrics/translations-
I have no experience with translating whatsoever, but I'm learning as I go. Lyrics can take all forms of interpretations and I make these translations with my own understanding of it. I'm always open for any suggestions, however! Also, transcribing lyrics from kanji to romaji, including translating, takes a lot of work so I may slip in a few mistakes from time to time. Let me know and leave comments if you see any!

★All kanji and romanized lyrics are provided by me unless stated otherwise. All translations posted here are made by me.