Fuck...

We are a self-trimming species. (Remember, you aren't writing this for them. You are writing it for yourself so that you remember the idea in the greatest detail I can figure out how to log into my memories)

We arbitrarily declare things and impose the rules on everyone else even if they don't wanna play. People were long ago forced to play along with the game of "selfish-idiots-wanna-be-the-king".

That's how we're directing our branches! The sustenance goes to that stalk that continues to grow in a terrible direction and most of us never signed up for it but it don't matter

H-el-ical//  かわいそうだよ English Lyrics 

Album  “解放区/Kaihōku” Release date: June 29, 2022 Vocals: Hikaru// Lyrics: Masami Kakinuma Composition: Takaaki Kimura Japanese lyrics: Taken from mojim English lyrics: ©Putschki1969

かわいそうだよ Kawaisou Da Yo (So Pathetic)

あの日のように髪を抚でて ねぇちょっと待って　気に留めてよ あの日払った手を掴んで どうしたら　あなたが帰ってくるの The way you stroked my hair that day Hey, just wait a minute! Pay attention to me! Grabbing the hand that I knocked aside that day What can I do to have you come back to me?

ただ生きてるんじゃないの ずっと思い返して待ってるLong time ねえ何処に行ったの I am just letting life pass by I’ve been waiting for you forever, for such a long time Where did you go anyway?

I love youただ逢いたくて 一番じゃないなら死にたくなるの だけど I love you今はもう 一番じゃなくてもいいの　いいから あんなに'好き''爱してる'って言ったのに こんな私　かわいそうだよ I love you, I just wanna be with you If I am not your first choice, it might kill me However I love you, even still Even if I am not your first choice, it’s fine, I don’t mind Having expressed my love in such a manner over and over again I am truly so pathetic

弾む雨に过去が香る ねぇきっとずっと无理をしてる いつも着てた黒いシャツを 抱いては　あなたを想ったりした ただ淋しいんじゃないの もっと深い気持ちになってるAll night なぜ分からないの？ The scent of our past in the heavy rain I am taking this too far, right? The black shirt you used to wear I held it close and wallowed in memories of you But it just makes me miss you more, won’t it? My feelings only get stronger, all night Why won’t you understand?

I hate youでも逢いたくて 泣くだけじゃ足りない　消えたくなるの いまは I hate you言わせてよ 戻らない伤さえあなたのカタチ I hate you and yet I wanna be with you Crying is simply not enough anymore, I just want to die Right in this moment I hate you, please let me to tell you this! The shape of you is like an irreversible injury

Hikaru visiting stores to promote her new album

Hikaru dropped by some Animate stores to sign a few promo panels for her 1st full album “解放区/Kaihōku” which released TODAY.

Hikaru at Animate Akihabara 1 | 2 | 3 Animate Ikebukuro 1 | 2  Animate Shibuya 1 | 2

Oh wow, she is back to dark hair again XD Also, she looks amazing in that outfit! Tummy peakage! YAY

You can now purchase and stream Hikaru’s 1st full album in digital format on various Japanese sites (mora, OTOTOY, etc) and streaming platforms (Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, etc).

Please be sure to ❗SUPPORT HIKARU❗ in any way you can (especially if you have not ordered a physical copy of the single)!

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BUY it on mora (TUTORIAL here)

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BUY it on Ototoy (VPN proxy required)

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BUY it in your local iTunes store!

 H-el-ical// 1st Album “解放区/Kaihōku” NOW AVAILABLE

【Release】 1st album “解放区/Kaihōku” Release date: June 29, 2022

It’s past midnight in Japan so you can now purchase and stream Hikaru’s 1st full album in digital format on various Japanese sites (mora, OTOTOY, etc) and streaming platforms (Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, etc).

Please be sure to ❗SUPPORT HIKARU❗ in any way you can (especially if you have not ordered a physical copy of the single)!

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BUY it on mora (TUTORIAL here)

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BUY it on Ototoy (VPN proxy required)

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BUY it in your local iTunes store!

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My initial thoughts: Finally I got to listen to the new songs. My initial reaction to the teasers was more or less accurate, nothing big changed about my opinion.

I adore that she sprinkles some lovely short deep and high notes throughout 螺旋の繭 (Rasen no Mayu). Particularly fond of her “ima” in the chorus. It’s a solid track with pretty nice lyrics (albeit not Hikaru’s) but overall it's probably not among my favourites out of her five new songs, mostly because the style is just not my cup of tea. it sounds like a generic anisong or something. I can totally see myself being into it though when I am in the right mood. Ambient Border has such a nice dramatic flair, I am absolutely in love with the chorus, it’s SO GOOD and the bridge/ending is pretty epic The verses are just meh but I don’t care, this is an instant favourite. Hopefully we’ll get a broadcast for this play as well because I definitely wanna experience the song as part of the story. I am not sure what to think of イエスノウ (YES-NO) yet . It is quite a lot of fun and as far as weird experimental styles go, I much prefer this to let’s say, IMPOSSIBLE LOVE... カナシイケダモノ (KANASHII KEDAMONO) is not as similar to GIRA-GIRA as I had thought/feared, there are hints in the chorus of course but it’s distinct enough not to be a cheap copy. Very, very enjoyable and incredibly refreshing, Hikaru’s voice had maybe a little more oomph(?) in GIRA-GIRA but I think I still like KANASHII KEDAMONO a lot more, simply because she does some cool stuff with her voice and it is her own song and not just a cover. Wish she had been in charge of the lyrics (I actually like them quite a bit). かわいそうだよ (Kawaisou da yo) literally killed me! I am smitten. I am obsessed!! This is 100% my type of song. Might be one of my all-time favourite Hikaru songs to be honest. I need to hear this live NOW! I am gonna be so sad if she ends up singing it during all the upcoming events that I cannot attend T_T