piecesofalice | Fanmix: The Weight of Smoke

Fashion 70s goodness (including the return of Ugly Hipster Jumper and a scuba suit) tomorrow -

cutselvage has been here this weekend, so we had a good ol' time that sadly wasn't seventies related. Don't be too sad, guys. I promise you paisley!

Anyway, in lieu of fashion polls, I offer you a fanmix I've been sitting on for a while. I wish I could put "making really good fanmixes" on my resume, as I'm sure I'd be the CEO of Fandom Music Inc. easily. Here's one about my new favourite set of partners - Toma and Sebumi from Keizoku 2: SPEC (PARTNERS GUYS).

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NOTES: Not to toot ye olde horn or anything, but I think this is probably one of the best mixes I've ever made. I just love it - it's a little 'shippy, a little sad, a little angry, a little quirky - just like the show. If you're in the mood for a procedural with a quirk - like Life, but supernatural - then I recommend SPEC in a heartbeat. I also posted about the OST at Lost in Omo!, so check that out, too.

Enjoy!

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THE WEIGHT OF SMOKE | A {SPEC} MIx

I watch you walking
You look like smoke

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{1.} WASHINGTON | Holy Moses

I know, I know you're keeping all your secrets to yourself
I know, I know you're holding onto mine as well

{2.} OWEN PALLET | E Is For Estranged

Haven't you heard?
I am a flightless bird

{3.} PENDULUM | Girl In The Fire

{4.} AGNES OBEL | Close Watch

There's nothing much to choose
Between the right and wrong

{5.} DOVES | Spellbound

A heart shaped face with words as cold as stone
I can't believe this is my fate

{6.} THE DOORS | The Crystal Ship

The time you ran was too insane
We'll meet again, we'll meet again

{7.} THE NATIONAL | Brainy

You’ll never believe me what I found
Think I better follow you around

{8.} LEE SEUNG YEOL | Lola (Our Lady of Sorrows)

Let's not forget
Who we were were

{9.} YOUN SUN NAH | Enter Sandman

Exit light, enter night
Take my hand

{10.} MASSIVE ATTACK | Man Next Door

I've got to get away from here
This is not a place for me to stay

{11.} JACK JOHNSON | It's All Understood

And fact is only what you believe
And fact and fiction work as a team

{12.} MY AUNT MARY | The Weight of Smoke

"You're the only light."

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They're the genderswapped Dani and Charlie. They really are. <3

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NEW POST, lol.

One reason I think Asakura= Tsuda, is because of the reasons he does stuff. Everything he does serves for no other purpose than entertainment. He kills people for fun, makes other people rape for his own amusement, torments for fun, turns siblings into enemies because he’s “writing a scenario”. Chii’s speech when he played chess with the old guy (still not sure who he is, btw) when he went all “lol, stuff has been really boring lately. Isn’t it time for another world war to start? *trollface*” is something that could perfectly have been said by Asakura himself.
And yes, the whole memory thing. I like to think that during Keizoku, Asakura’s powers still weren’t THAT strong, because he does things sloppily in many occasions. However, in SPEC he’s almost unbeatable, and he does such a perfect job that he finally does get Toma to kill Youta. However... he fails with Sebumi.

The shipper in me squeals with delight when Sebumi forgets everything and anything BUT Toma. And even after Chii erases his memories for the millionth time, his body remembers her and keeps insisting that he remember her completely until he’s writhing in agony. It’s so AWESOME that they remember each other at the same time, it’s like they’re synchronized (my favorite scene, btw).
One of the parallels between the two dramas that I enjoyed was both Mayama and Sebumi being on a revenge mission in the final episodes. Both of them are being hunted by their employers and do some really creepy stuff in order to achieve their goals. But mostly, I really loved how intent both of them are in their partners being able to live. Mayama asks Shibata to live so she can feed his goldfish once he’s gone (and so the truth won’t disappear with his death), and Sebumi asks Toma to live because... lol, I won’t speculate too much here (what are your thoughts, though?), but I’ll say that he wants her to live because he’s Sebumi, and Sebumi lives to protect those he cares about, and she’s “the only light”, omg.

I want Toma/Sebumi to happen so badly. I have no idea how it could happen, though. Thoughts, thoughts, thoughts?
Would it be really stupid to hope for a second season? I WANT ONE SO DESPERATELY.

THANK YOU FOR THE LINKS!! That magazine looks gorgeous. What other stuff did you order? I’d love to get some things myself.

ABOUT TRICK. Oh my god, I’m enjoying it so much. The casting is perfect, and even though he could easily be my dad, I have this huge crush on Abe Hiroshi. It’s Cha Seung-won all over again, jesus. Also, Yabe, I love him so much, lol. He’s probably my favorite character in the show, so he needs to live forever.

PS: I feel so stupid that this ancient (probably fake) piece of news got me all happy, lmao.
http://www.tokyograph.com/news/nakatani-watabe-reunited/

I hope they make a small cameo or something in the SP. That would be so awesome.
BTW, that drama looks fun! Hope the quality is decent, although if it’s good I’d still murder my eyes to watch it. I did it the first time I watched Keizoku anyways, lol.

And Tsubosaka. I'm going to admit to you that I got a bit weepy when they saluted him in the show, so I was so sad when he actually died. But I feel like everyone who was in the cave wasn't real, and a part of Mayama's dream/coma/what the fuck. Maybe - maybe the film is both Mayama and Shibata's consciousness streams? And maybe they're connected like Toma and Sebumi? It would make sense if they were both in a coma or "asleep" and they somehow met in the middle?

MY HEAD IS EXPLODING. I'm just makin' stuff up now. I wonder if they will make some sort of reference to it in the SP and film - probably the film, as they always seem to have the biggest revelations in them. I wouldn't be surprised if SPEC was Team Keizoku's attempt at trying to tie everything together. I think it's obvious now we've talked it through that Tsuda is Asakura is Chii is Tsuda etc, etc. Maybe Tsusakurachii's (let's smish their names together, why not) powers grow with every memory he steals/replaces? Like, his energy comes from them?

Oh god. Toma/Sebumi full stop. I think the "I remember" scene is my favourite, too. The way the music swells, and her little face - omg I can't even. I get weepy. I mean, he wakes up because she's eating The Fruit Basket of Her Dreams (I love that bit) and he needs to smack her on the head. If that's not true love, what is? I think Sebumi wants her to live because he's Sebumi. He's broken, and cranky, and hard-to-crack, but he always jumped in front of her when there was danger, pointed guns when she was threatened, etc. He's a good guy. But I think there's a point when he realises she's The Only Light, like she's the only one who can pull him out of the dark. They're not perfect together, but they're perfect for each other, like Mayama and Shibata. And the only way Sebumi and Mayama can allow themselves to be saved or looked after is by deflecting it with trivial things, like fish or telling them they smell.

I figure we got a kiss in Keizoku and one of the best subtle OTP endings in the film (when he lifts her into his arms in the water? Ugh. <3), so we'll get something. Hopefully. And I want a second season, too, so so bad. I think I'm going to fly to Japan and watch the film at the cinema, I can't wait for subs! EDITED TO ADD: I was being hyperbolic, but the more I think about it...

OMG THE THOUGHT THAT MAYAMA AND SHIBATA ARE TOGETHER IN REAL LIFE. Have you seen this (http://i54.tinypic.com/25u5g1g.jpg)? I got the magazine off Yahoo! Japan and needed a lie down after looking at it. I'll scan some of the other photos in the shoot, like the one where he's kissing her forehead (!!!!!), but it Ryo and Erika do something like that...holy moly.

I recommend all the SPEC guides, if only for the pictures. And I ordered this (http://i54.tinypic.com/qrncyr.jpg), which is the magazine you see Miyabi #1 reading at the end of the last episode, and this (http://i54.tinypic.com/358uhjb.jpg) which is the film guide. Or something. I'll report back when they arrive.

Where are you up to in Trick?

(This took me forty minutes to type. Thank you for reading my ramblings!)

(I also have a big crush on Abe Hiroshi, he's the reason I even started watching jdramas as he's everywhere in Japan [and in ads with Erika (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkS_3s_nLRg)!]. And a crush on Cha Seung-won. If only they'd do a drama together!)

Edited 2011-10-02 07:34 (UTC)

Fanmix: The Weight of Smoke | A {SPEC} Mix

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