Here comes a phase I thought I'd forgotten (a phase ruled by Japanese songs!)
This is an awesome instrumental cover of "One More Time, One More Time," one of the lovely soundtracks of an equally lovely movie, "5 Centimeters Per Second."
The song brings warm feelings all over. Somehow, this makes me want to memorize the lyrics or translate the song into English so that I can, in a little way, take part in its beauty too. (That was what I did before for Korean or Japanese songs I liked.)
Some people cannot understand all the fuss about Asian stuff and I completely get their point. They say that it is impractical (illogical even) to keep on patronizing music, drama or fashion that you do not understand. However, I do have an answer as well (at least for the music part, which I really like).
Music transcends a lot of boundaries, language included. Hell, there is this story about one great singer that made the audience cry although all she did was sing the alphabet song with feelings. This does not mean that we should skip grasping the entire song's meaning, but you can always Google the translations, right?
Again, this does not mean that I like just about any Japanese or Korean song that falls on my lap. Personally, I have this sorting method where I listen to a song first and take note of my first general impressions. Now, if the song does not suit my taste, I do not even bother. However, if I find the song cool for some reason, then I try to know more about it. It's that simple, right? (That seems to be my "methodology" for all kinds of songs, actually. Unless it's a song from an artist I love, or it's recommended by a person whom I have similar music taste with. Then I try to reconsider.)
Probably I'm not making any sense right now, but good night all the same!
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