The year ends in two hours!

So much has happened this year...

Of course, that's true every year...

But it all made the year go by so fast, and made it a really important year.

This year really taught me the importance of meeting people.

My word for this year is 'LOVE'.

(BTW, last year it was 'JOURNEY')

I got so much love from so many people this year.

Love brings people together.
Love gives both strength and weakness.

Michael's death was a huge thing for me too this year.

Next year I want to learn more, and learn to love all the things I may have missed.

And next year, I want to give you all so much love!
I'm going to take the love you've all given me and give it back to you plus 30000!

Let's all make 2010 a great year!

Thank you all for your support this year!

The pond slider turtle my little brother won at a summer festival has been really lonely, so I bought another to keep him company.

My brother just got his driver's license, so he'd been driving around in my green car, which means I've been riding around Sakai on my green bicycle.

He's been all into driving, so I wasn't sure if he'd want a turtle from his big sister, but when he got home, he was really happy.

No matter how old he gets, he'll always be my little brother.

But the sight of the two turtles drying on the land in the aquarium is two times is two times as depressing!
Good night!

Hey, it's Ikasu.

I'm almost all better.

I can write an entry in the blog!

I actually didn't look at the homepage because I was afraid it would make me feel so mortified and sad, but a call from Tae-chan changed my mind, so I took a look and...
There for many posts that made me so happy!
I'm so sorry for worrying you all.
Thank you.

I'll be okay.

I want to play a show. I keep dreaming about the band.

Who would have thought the year would end this way? I wonder what kind of year this was? I wonder what the meaning of it was?

Who knew I loved doing shows so much!
What's this feeling!?

I was remembering how happy I got as an elementary school student when the flu was going around.

Now I'm feeling the complete opposite!

I feel like there are lot of things I would have gone my whole life without understanding, if Ikasu hadn't come down with the H1N1 flu.

So many people were affected by it, but that's why I realized so much.

On Christmas Even, the virus everyone's talking about moved my heart.

Going back and forth.

And we had to put off the red and green music, but I want to use these feelings when it comes time to do next year's shows.
I'll be waiting with bells on!

Oreska Band will do it!

Everyone!
I'm so sorry for what happened.
And thank you all so much for the warm wishes and the Christmas presents!
I feel so thankful, and also I can't help feeling mortified.

We can't go crazy with all of you anymore this year, but I want to end 2009 looking forward to spending some glittering days with you all.

We're ready to get your hearts and your bodies dancing next year!

Please continue to support Oreska Band!

To all of you who were looking forward to our show,

I'm so sorry.

And thank you so much fro all your warm messages!

I think there are lot of people who think they could never get the H1N1 flu.
They just think of it are some virus that's on the news.
I know I was one of those people. I never thought one of the members of our band would get sick.

And that's what makes it so scary. We have to be careful.

It made me realize that the most important thing to do to live your life to the fullest is to look out for your health.

Ikasu's fever is apparently going down gradually.

Please, all of you be careful too.

At the next show, we'll all laugh and cry together, for sure!

I'm so sorry for all the worry and trouble I've caused you all.

I'm so sorry to all of the event staff, the other bands, the staff members and all of you who were looking forward to the shows on the 24th, 26th and 31th.

I'm getting better, but I'm going to convalesce at home to prevent spreading the virus to anyone else.

We can't do anymore shows this year, but we'll have a lot of great shows next year.

We'll be making even better music and doing even better shows for all of you who were looking forward to the December shows. Please continue to support Oreska Band.

T/N: Ikasu was diagnosed with H1N1 Flu on 12/24, causing the cancelation/postponement of Oreska's December shows.

There's so much I want to do...

Go crazy over music
Dance
Cry
Laugh!

It's Christmas Eve. Tomorrow is our show.

I'm really looking forward to spending Christmas with so many people! And it makes me even happier to hear that people are looking forward to it too!

Let's all go crazy with music tomorrow!

It's the end of the year!

There's so much I don't want to forget about this year. Let's all take care of ourselves so we don't get sick. That's so important.

We've only got a few more shows this year!
We're going until the bitter end!

We've got that day sandwiched between shows (Shinsaibashi is the 24th and
Kichijoji is the 26th) so we'll bring you some red and green music.

Here we go!

I didn't have anything to do until tonight, so I walked from Akasaka to Shibuya. I don't like walking at all, but I just walked without thinking about anything. I listened to our new song over and over and over, and sang along as I walked. I love it. I love the new song, and the people around me. I just want to treasure that for a little.

I'm rooming with Moriko again in Tokyo, and I'm making the most of every moment of our short time in Tokyo, and falling more and more in love with music.

Thanks so much to everyone who came to the LIQUIDROOM on the 18th. It was a great event! So many feelings of so many people were in the event, and it gave me another chance to think about music and everything that's important to me.

Our next show is the Christmas Eve show on the 24th! There's still time, so keep your schedule out and come hang with us!

I'm heading off to the studio now! I can't wait!

We've got a show today! I've been looking forward to today for soooo long! I'm going to bring this excitement with me to the venue! I'm making music with the people I love! I can't wait to see all of you!
I'm headed there now!

Tomorrow we've got a show. We can finally see you guys!!

Today we went out to eat and then out drinking, with our engineer Kanou-san. He told me all kinds of things that really made me think.

Speaking of which, Kanou-san re-started his blog! Bookmark it!

http://blog.m.livedoor.jp/ggkr1994/

There's a ton of photos of Oreska there!

Heh heh

Tomorrow! We'll be there!

I forgot to put more in my bottle!!
Ooh!

Will it last for five whole days? Or will I be dry skin monster?

We recorded songs today. It was our first recording in Tokyo in a while. The song we sung today was really important.

i feel like lately I've finally understood how it feels to put my feelings into music and song! It's so important!!

Ｉ Ｃａｎ Ｄｏ Ｉｔ☆

At Fumio Ito's show last night you could really tell how much all the people in the crowd had been waiting for him, and it was so great. When you have people supporting you, it gives you a surprising amount of strength!

I think that's so amazing.

'I want to take this gentleness someone shared with me somewhere/and someday give it to someone else'♪

What a great song!

We're in Tokyo to do some recording and then for our show on the 18th.
We're staying in a hotel, and I'm in the same room as Tae. Tomi and Moriko are here now and we're chatting. And I'm writing in the blog even though we're chatting.

We're having a really passionate discussion.
I'm writing because I wanted to get it down in real time.

No matter who or what it's for, really strong love is important.

It's really important to make decisions for yourself as you make your own path.

Feel, finding meaning and being happy.

I think I've been saying the same thing a lot recently.
But I feel it every day because I really do think it's important.

When I talk to the other girls I find a lot of things I don't have in myself. Even if I think that they're the closest people to me and they know everything about me...

We all have so many different thoughts, and so many different feelings
And a new unknown world is born!

And hearing that every day
is the most important thing in my every day life.
I'm so glad I can hear about all of their feelings and thoughts.

Thanks for every day!

The night before last, Tomi and I went on a drive at night and listened to the songs for the album which will be done soon. To the songs we've been working on all year. They're overflowing with so many thoughts.

And I've been in live mode since yesterday.
Yeah. Even though it's kind of late.

But!

It's good!

Like Ikasu said in her blog, it's pretty good!
It's all right!

Tomorrow, after we're done in the studio, I'm going to see Itou Fumio play live. I can't wait!

And I'll get to see Tatsu-san, because apparently he's playing bass!

I'm hungry so I'm going to go sleep now.

Good night!

In the studio today!

We've got a fun event - a show on Christmas - and we're going to make it even more fun!

The groove in the studio today was great, and all the girl's moods were reflected in the music, and it was like 'Oooh, we're playing music!!'

It was so much fun!!!
Itsn't that great>
We're making cool music!!

I really like things that middle school kids would get a kick out of - like going to the convenience store in the middle of the night, or riding the first train of the day, so I went to the convenience store again tonight. I guess I'm just a middle school kid at heart!

What? Even middle school kids don't get excited by that sort of thing?

Vroom Vroom!

Today we had the best vocal recording since Oreska began!

I love you, Ikasu!

There's a plane flying around my heart right now, and it's never going to fall.

My plane got off the ground a little late, but it can't fall now.

I had that epiphany last night.

Where is it headed to?

We had a great day recording!

I felt like I really sang for the very first time.

It's all thanks to my wonderful companions!

I'm a little excited, and a little drunk, so I'm going to bed.

I want you all to hear this song from the bottom of my heart.

It's a true song with no hesitation and no frills!

This is what music should be!

Today we recorded the horns! Like Saki said in his post, you could really feel the love!

When i got home I listened to the rough mix we recorded today, and it's shining with everyone's love!

I've gotten this far thanks to all of them. I could feel them from the sounds coming through my headphones, and more importantly, they are right there in front of me, watching over me.

The two girls playing with shining hearts next to me have had such a huge impact on me. I call them 'the reeds'!! I really couldn't have come this far without them.

I can't wait to play this song for my mom and for all of you!

Today we recorded the horn section. I was so excited for it, I listened nonstop, and let my imagination go.

The three piece section is always there, but today, the three of us recording all alone in a huge room. But Tomi, Tae and Ikasu were still in my heart.

They exist not only in real life, but also in my heart. Those five girls are always there with me.

Before we started recording today, Tomi left the bass for me because she thought I would play it.

Yesterday, Tae-chan phoned me, and say that she loved the horn group.

So I'll be going into the recording with the love and warmth of Tae-chan and Tomi's hearts.

I'm gonna have a blast!

We started recording again! yesterday we did the rhythm section, today we're taking a break and tomorrow we're recording the horns and the vocals.

The recording went well. Tomi really understand me and believes in me, and lifts me up.

I can't wait to see how things will turn out tomorrow! Where this love will take us!

My tech Tohru-san (I can't play my drums without him!) went through all this trouble to bring cymbals, and they're glittering so brightly they filled the studio with love!

I'm going to glitter too!

Why is Shonen Jump only for Shonen (boys)!? It makes me sad!

I'm a women, and I'm a grown up, which takes me out of their demographic entirely. It made me wish I was a boy because it has so many manga series I love in it.

Oh well.

More importantly, the One Piece movie starts playing in two days~!
I'm going to see it first thing in the morning! I also pre-ordered a movie edition Luffy figurine as a Christmas present to myself! My room is all One Piece now.

Tomorrow we have recording! I'm gonna go play!