Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#21 - 60 Songs (July 26 - August 24, 2025)

[MushiMushi]

Everyone chill~
This convo is bringing me back to that month when the 'no YK Kalafina reunion' news came
Upon reading some people's comments and over-interpretation/guesses of things they will never truly know + spreading their fantasies and myths made me super uncomfortable too...

I try my best not to assume things too (to be fair, I also don't find myself ever having deeper interest in 'discovering' or talking about utahime personalities/interactions/social sides that much other than what they publicly express through proper interviews and things;
I think I'm subconsciously avoiding those so I can put more focus on appreciating their artistic output... even if it means I am keeping a greater distance from them. Though at the same time I do still have some curiosity, because they make beautiful things, so there must be beautiful things within them for me to learn about!)

Anyway I talked a bit too much, it's going off-topic
It's normal to feel worried or sad, but indeed it's important to avoid building up imaginations and leaning towards them unconsciously as if they were real!
Words are magic and affect others easily...
We gotta be careful!

Just my take/ramble... :x

 

[MushiMushi]

If Kajiura was so bad she wouldnt have permanent people working with her for decades

I said something similar too to some people when they were attacking YK as a person. I mean yea there's of course a chance she's no good and just had insane luck and still could hold long-term relationships in such nice ways, but why tf do people attack her without facts or basis

 

[CloisteredFlame]

please at least quote my full sentence and not just me paraphrasing your post. I don't need some Keiko fanatic to look at your post and attack me for something I wasn't implying.

I've gone back to correct it. I see what you meant!

did you miss Keiko explaining that when she was making her decisions she was hoping to both do the reunion AND continue with FJ?

That's true. She supposedly said it during an IG live or something.

 

[CloisteredFlame]

Though at the same time I do still have some curiosity, because they make beautiful things, so there must be beautiful things within them for me to learn about!)

Yeah, that's true. There's a lot of beauty in these artists we follow through YK's influence and that should always be highlighted.

Some of us just have a tendency to wonder/speculate about things and to voice our contemplations outwardly. We do it for label stuff and compositions/songs all the time, and that can sometimes extend to the artists themselves (though with potential reputation or drama effects we should do less of that, or at least be more careful with it).

I personally went through my own extended angry/defensive phase about the whole debacle, but now I really just want everyone involved to be showcase their best ever musical and artistic creativity, and to be successful with it!

 

[george1234]

Sometimes (at least in my country) artists can make beautiful music but support the weirdest opinions when it comes to politics. Here in my country I have been disappointed by many of them who other than that make great music. Im glad that in Japan they just make music and dont mix in with politics.

 

[george1234]

 

[wat11]

oooh Joelle and Emiko.. such genuine looking smiles:)) can't wait to hear Emiko's contributions!

(hehe I'm also looking at shewhoshallnotbenamed's blog, probably after a decade lol, yeah it seems just baseless rambling, not a nice read at all. ugh well it's a bit more than rambling, it's downright accusatory and derogatory - everyone is farting sh*t out of their rears, honestly people should put extra care into what they say)

 

[CloisteredFlame]

Sometimes (at least in my country) artists can make beautiful music but support the weirdest opinions when it comes to politics. Here in my country I have been disappointed by many of them who other than that make great music. Im glad that in Japan they just make music and dont mix in with politics.

Couuntries that have a history of strong political activism will tend to produce more politically-minded artists, especially when they're also multi-ethnic or multi-cultural as well.

 

[george1234]

Here they re not multiethnic or multicultural but we had a civil war right after WW2 ended and it made people polarised (similar to south / north Korea situation but here the communists didnt split into a different state but lost instead but they still have a grudge about it since then) and many artist are openly saying they re supporting the party they like and some even run for MPs (on the parties attempt to get votes from fanbase ). and same goes for athletes actors models etc.

Ontopic: chickybanana today on Lino's IG story .

 

[juchanx3]

I received this from the FJ fan club

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We are pleased to deliver "FictionJunction Station mail".
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[Announcement of the release of Yuki Kajiura's "FJ Radio vol.#23."]

It has been decided that Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction Radio vol.#23 "Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#21~60 Songs~ Pre-Event Special" will be broadcast!

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[Broadcast Schedule]
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"FictionJunction Radio vol.#23" from Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 19:00 to Monday, August 25, 2025 at 23:59
https://fictionjunctionstation.com/movies/categories/fj_radio
*Access will be available from 19:00 on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Don't miss it ♪


I'll listen to it and see if I can understand something useful... but I can't promise anything since I know very little of Japanese.

 

[wat11]

^not to mention the generals' coup afterwards @george1234 ... I gotta say I try not to judge an artist that way but once they do/say something outrageous that puts out any respect I have for them. could enjoy the music still (see Wagner) but winces and eye rolls will be there as I listen.

 

[Lorde-Kowz]

 

[george1234]

Im sure Korenaga would want one too :D

 

[Azokad]

I received this from the FJ fan club

**************************************************************
We are pleased to deliver "FictionJunction Station mail".
**************************************************************
[Announcement of the release of Yuki Kajiura's "FJ Radio vol.#23."]

It has been decided that Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction Radio vol.#23 "Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#21~60 Songs~ Pre-Event Special" will be broadcast!

black rose preview is coming~

2. I was shocked at how Yuriko just pulled Yuki in front of her, when she (Yuki) was trying to step away and hide.

YK unfollowing Yuriko at the end of the year + being fired from FJ.
Just kidding lmao

 

[MushiMushi]

I received this from the FJ fan club

**************************************************************
We are pleased to deliver "FictionJunction Station mail".
**************************************************************
[Announcement of the release of Yuki Kajiura's "FJ Radio vol.#23."]

It has been decided that Yuki Kajiura's FictionJunction Radio vol.#23 "Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#21~60 Songs~ Pre-Event Special" will be broadcast!

********************
[Broadcast Schedule]
********************
"FictionJunction Radio vol.#23" from Tuesday, July 22, 2025 at 19:00 to Monday, August 25, 2025 at 23:59
https://fictionjunctionstation.com/movies/categories/fj_radio
*Access will be available from 19:00 on Tuesday, July 22nd.

Don't miss it ♪


I'll listen to it and see if I can understand something useful... but I can't promise anything since I know very little of Japanese.

I listened to it while at work. It was mostly goods talk with her goods design assistant (e.g. she wanted to make keychains because she often forgets where she puts stuff/Friction wasn't a typo but a wordplay/YKL pamphlets have always been so thick people call them books rather than pamphlets/t-shirts this time are made of cotton rather than sweat-proof material/the glass was inspired by Kalafina glasses made every year and she talked with the girls about those becoming a continuing glass collection... etc.)
And she answered a few personal daily life questions from fans which she couldn't fit into the pamphlet. I hope mine is on the pamphlet!

I also don't understand spoken Japanese so well and was super sleepy when I listened so I can't really recall what she said during the questions section, but I don't think there was anything super duper interesting. Let's see if juchan can add more!

And the forest live ver. in the end pained me a bit again when I heard Keiko's harmonies. It was also raining gently over here. :(

 

[MushiMushi]

And omg YKL starts in less than 4 days... time flies. Can't wait!

 

[george1234]

And the forest live ver. in the end pained me a bit again when I heard Keiko's harmonies. It was also raining gently over here. :(

Τhe fact that she played a song with her after all that has happened means there is still some possibility she ll come back :)

 

[MushiMushi]

Τhe fact that she played as song with her after all that has happened means there is still some possibility she ll come back :)

Haha, I try not to interpret her choices in this kind of way but sure nothing is impossible! Hope is always there :D

 

[CloisteredFlame]

1. Emiko's bringing out a bit of the youthful playfulness from Kaori again! I really want a duet between the two of them.
2. Oh, this brings a flashback! Why is LINO LEIA looking at Emiko as if she wants to do Keiko's vampire bite from the "Oblivious" MV BTS?

I imagine Emiko's just a bundle of energy and spontaneity in the rehearsal space!

 

[juchanx3]

Find yourself someone that looks at you the same way LL looks at Emiko.

This is what I could understand from the last FC radio episode ->

She first talk about the all the lives that already happened and how much experienced they obtained with them.

The first Yuki Kajiura Live had only 500 people but these people called their family and friends people saying "Is this interesting?" and it helped it grow.

She talked about members of Yuki Kajiura Live changing a lot during the years.

They are doing their best to make this year live as enjoyable as possible and they hope that everyone who goes enjoy it.

Answering a question sent by a fan, to her the best way to relive stress is to finish work.

She doesn't travel a lot because she thinks that the most beautiful scenery is in her mind.
She says Even if I think a place is really beautiful, I always think that it's probably even more beautiful in my imagination than if I actually went there.

A fan asked which is her favourite song.
I think that I probably haven't written my favorite song yet. I think everyone is the same, not that I'm trying to sound cool or anything, but if I'd written the song that I like the most, there'd be no point in making music.

She's tracking what she eats because she wants to fit in her costume for the Live.

She creates music more often when she's listening to music. For example When she hears a really beautiful ballad,
she wants to make a beautiful ballad.

She says that the pamphlet is the best selling item at the Lives. She talks about the glasses and the towels.