#tomiko van

深い森 𝙁𝙪𝙠𝙖𝙞 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙞

ᵁˢᵘᵃˡ ᵈᶦˢᶜˡᵃᶦᵐᵉʳ: ᴵ’ᵐ ᵃ ᴶᴾ ˢᵗᵘᵈᵉⁿᵗ, ⁿᵒᵗ ᶠˡᵘᵉⁿᵗ, ˢᵗᶦˡˡ ˡᵉᵃʳⁿᶦⁿᵍ. ᴵ ᵃˡˢᵒ ᵗʳʸ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵒ ˡᶦᵗᵉʳᵃˡ ᵗʳᵃⁿˢˡᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿˢ ᵇᵉᶜᵃᵘˢᵉ ᶦᵗ ᶜᵃⁿ ᶠᵉᵉˡ ˢᵗᵃˡᵉ. ᴵᵗ’ˢ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᶦᵐᵖᵒʳᵗᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵐᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵖʳᵉˢᵉʳᵛᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵉᵉˡᶦⁿᵍ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵗᵒ ᵍᶦᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃ ᵇᵒʳᶦⁿᵍ ᵈᶦʳᵉᶜᵗ ᵗʳᵃⁿˢˡᵃᵗᶦᵒⁿ. A classic song that most anime fans grew up hearing late at night, famous for being the 2nd ending song for Inuyasha and helping a lot more people fall in love with the titular character's hot older brother Sesshoumaru. I listened to a lot of Do As Infinity in highschool, and this song always stayed a favorite. There's a well-known clip of the band performing Fukai Mori in which Tomiko Van, the lead vocalist, expresses that this song is special to her and that she was feeling emotional. She seemed to struggle and missed a few lyrics as the emotions took over. From this clip came a rumor that the song was written in response to the grief she experienced when a friend took their own life. This is most likely false, as some sources say the song was written by the band's former composer Dai Nagao before they officially debuted. Even though it was just sort of an urban legend, because of how it spread, a lot of people to this day associate this song with loss and grief, including myself. I listened to this song a lot when my cat was diagnosed with cancer in 2011. After she passed in 2013, I stopped listening to it for a long time because it was too painful. Even to this day, I choked up a lot listening to it while I translated it. The past few years have been a lot of intense mourning, and this year it's really hitting me hard. So I was drawn to close out 2022 with this song. Whatever the true story is, it's a powerful and beautifully written song that speaks of the conflict between wanting to hide our hearts away in order to protect ourselves, and wanting to live in the moment even if it's painful.

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Koda Kumi con Tomiko Van

Desde Instagram

"¡Me encontré con Van-chan!

Desde que debuté, Van-chan ha sido muy amable conmigo y me hace sentir como si estuviera en casa.

Por la noche, cenamos y charlamos...

Tiene una personalidad, voz y cara hermosas.

Me siento como una kouhai impresionada con su senpai♡

Antes solíamos hablar de música y romances, pero ahora hablamos de niños y cosas del pasado

¡Espero por la siguiente ocasión en que nos reunamos!"

Tomiko Van publicó las mismas fotos con el siguiente mensaje:

"Koda Kumi está loca; estar con ella es muy interesante 😂

Estoy tan feliz de su éxito que he llorado por ello.

Tomiko Van trashes former Do As Infinity member Dai Nagao over drug arrest

A few days ago news broke that former Do As Infinity member Dai Nagao was arrested for violating Japan’s stimulants control law. On July 15th Nagao was caught for possession, and was eventually released via bail on July 22nd. He was formally charged two days later on July 24th. Nagao took to his Facebook account […]