October 22nd, 2008 0:00
Posted by Takuro
「Limited edition commemorative item (lie)」
VAMPIRE came 2nd on the Oricon weekly chart. Thanks everyone!!
To celebrate this, 9mm’s forever loved candy maker came out with this～! Have a look!
HARIBO’s VAMPIRE-flavor. (lol) I’ve been wanting to talk about this for a while now～! Nhahahaha. Sure is a coincidence though. Is it because of the Halloween season I wonder? I’m happy about it but the problem is, if you look reaaally closely, his hand is kind of grossly unattached…… the illustration’s cute, though.
October 20th, 2008 0:01
Posted by Taki
This is Taki.
Thank you to everyone who attended Akatsuki no Yaon. I was really nervous right before the performance but the sound of explosion at the beginning of Vampiregirl also blew away a large part of my nervousness. Frightened me some, too, as I messed up on the guitar a little.
I didn’t know Yaon was that great of a place to play. I want to play there again.
Playing shows again after a while feels fun. Since I played with all my power for nearly two hours, my muscular pain yesterday was so bad I couldn’t even stand up. It still hurts today. If I sneeze or something, my whole body’s in pain.
Muscle pain is a kind of pain that occurs when muscle fibers that have snapped apart regenerate and form anew. That is to say, when muscle pain heals, it means new muscle has been created. Thus, I ate loads of meat and stocked up on the protein yesterday. I ate two convenience store karaage sticks and headed to a gyuudon place right after that. I got a lot of protein and my hamstrings felt like they were in heaven. I also bought things like corned beef but I don’t know how I should eat it. But, rubbing the corn beef cans as you’re opening them is exceedingly fun.
This was Taki.
October 20th, 2008 0:00
Posted by Takuro
「Since Akatsuki no Yaon」
It’s been two days already. Thank you to everyone who came!! Ah man, there were all kinds of happenings though. As for me, my acoustic guitar wouldn’t make a sound! And so on. We’d also prepared an electric acoustic guitar for just the chorus of one song but during the actual performance, that one didn’t make a sound either (strained laugh). During rehearsals we were saying “Let’s just bring it out for a bit during the chorus or something, just for appearances you know! Ahahaha～” but it turned out to really be just for appearances (cry). Apart from that, thanks to everyone going completely wild to their heart’s content, I quickly realized my worries about there being seats were completely unnecessary. It was fun. The next time we’re playing Tokyo is at ZEPP Tokyo, huh. I’m looking forward to the tour and our shows. Everyone across the country, listen to VAMPIRE as you wait～.
To change the subject, I had the day off yesterday and today. I spent them by celebrating my younger brother’s birthday (October 18th!) and happily listening to new CD’s I’d bought. Things I hadn’t gotten around to buying yet like Beck’s “Modern Guilt”, and Travis’ new album that’s pictured above. I love them. Right now I have that eye as the wallpaper of my phone as well (a special bonus for purchasers of the album). Okay, later.
October 18th, 2008 0:00
Posted by Takuro
「The look of the sky」
It’s looking nice and ominous. Wonder how it’s going to turn out～. Yesterday, I tried writing a blog twice but the unfortunate result was my PC not being able to send it and there being no update… and I felt like I’d written something pretty good, too. I’ll pull myself together. Everyone, whether there’s seats or not is secondary, just dance with your whole mind and body. Let’s just go crazy with fun. Talk to you later.
October 16th, 2008 0:00
Posted by Takuro
「Thanks to you」
VAMPIRE’s doing great. Thank you. However, the band are now thinking it’s possible someone might come in any second now and go “It was a prank! The album didn’t actually go on sale～”
Today we were again rehearsing for Akatsuki no Yaon. We played through the whole set again, but coming this far in the rehearsals, you really start to lose track of time (time just goes by in a flash when you’re having fun, doesn’t it?). It’s looking good! I think it’s going to become a rocking performance. Those of you coming to Yaon, are you ready to make noise? 9mm’s all set.
We’ll be appearing as guests on bay-FM’s MOSAIC NIGHT tonight. Those of you who can listen in, please do!!
October 15th, 2008 0:01
Posted by Takuro
「To commemorate the release, 9mm celebrated with yakiniku tonight.」
Our 2nd album “VAMPIRE” has finally been released. Today we visited the Tower Record stores in Ikebukuro, Shinjuku and Shibuya, the TSUTAYA and HMV in Shibuya as well as amazon.co.jp (we wrote autographs, scribblings and the silly comment cards, so if you’d like, go check them out). At every store, we saw people carrying it to the register to get a trial listening. Not only that, but we had people telling us “I bought it” as we were writing our scribbles. Umm, to everyone across the country who’s selling “VAMPIRE” in their store, and to everyone who went and bought it, thank you very much. Really.
The town where I was born and raised in didn’t have CD shops to begin with and the only place I could buy them was the market near my high school. So, I’d always have to order the things I really wanted to hear and I’d be waiting anxiously for the new releases from my favorite bands to arrive. There’s not a lot that’d make me happier than if 9mm’s CD’s invoked that kind of a feeling in someone. I’m hoping people will enjoy themselves when they get theirs — we enjoyed ourselves when making it, at any rate.
Now then, only 3 more days until Akatsuki no Yaon!!
October 15th, 2008 0:00
Posted by Takuro
「The radio show’s over!」
Thanks to everyone who tuned in. I was happy to receive lots of messages from people, saying they’d already heard VAMPIRE. The actual release date is the 15th, so go and have a look inside the CD store.
I was going to upload this picture during the day but I’ll just upload it now. Just think up your own caption for it. Just what are those two discussing…
October 14th, 2008 0:02
Posted by Takuro
「It’s because of the level of humidity」
The hugeness of my hair, that is. It’s raining in Tokyo.
9mm’s in rehearsal for Akatsuki no Yaon. We’re in this huge studio and we’re going to play through the entire set we plan to do at the show itself, but the rhythm section seem to be busy. Kamijo has reached the age when he’s interested in everyone else’s equipment, so he’s asking Kazuhiko about his. When it’s my turn, I’ll tell him “these are maracases.“
October 14th, 2008 0:01
Posted by staff
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★ Appearance on TOKYO FM Keiretsu National Channel 38 “SCHOOL OF LOCK!” today!
Tonight the four teachers of Parabellum Bullet will again be broadcasting live!! Definitely send us some mail with the subject of “question to the teachers of 9mm“, one question per person!
Be sure to tune in!!
TOKYO FM Keiretsu Nation-wide Channel 38 Net “SCHOOL OF LOCK!”
10/14 (Tue) 22:00～23:55
http://www.tfm.co.jp/lock/index.html
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October 14th, 2008 0:00
Posted by Takuro
「VAMPIRE」
At last, tomorrow the 15th is its release date! Set your sights for this jacket. I’m hoping for it to reach the ears of all kinds of people.
Oh. My cold has completely healed, thank you. Thanks to everyone who worried about me. With that, see you at the CD shop.
