As the holiday seasons draws near (only a few more weeks!), we’ll try and post updates about Back-on‘s latest activities. Alas their international concert plans have drawn to a close this year, but judging by the massive reaction generated from their recent concerts, as well as the fansub groups finally releasing the later episodes of Eyeshield 21, I think it’s safe to say that we should expect a lot more news about their international plans next year!

Other updates will include an upgraded gallery, new lyrics and (hopefully) wallpapers that have been kindly provided by other Back-on fans, so please do look out for them!

If you want to listen to the song online, feel free to mosey over to our Music page and scroll down for the radio, as it is currently featuring songs from both new singles as well as Hero!

ROMAJI

kimi to deaeta no wa kitto guuzen janai
itsu no manika sonna fuu ni omoeteta
dokomade mo tsuduku bokura no tabiji
futo kidukeba saitetanda na
bokura no aida ichirin no hana

arigatoutte sunao ni ienakute
sonna jibun ga daikirai de
tatta hito koto nano ni kuchi ni dasezuni
mune no oku de deguchi wo sagashiteru

makimodosu CLOCK AND PLAYBACK EVERYDAY
daikirai datte saken de mitatte
kage oikakeru DAY BY DAY
ARE YOU READY? asokomade
kakekko bakka iji wo hatteta na
WE ALWAYS MADE SOME NOISE EVERYWHERE

sono toki jaanette kimi ga tsubuyaita
saigo no kotoba yake ni mijikakute setsunakute
tere warai uka be
muriyari dashita kotoba ganbatte
tanemaite mizu wo yatte
hikari daite sakaseta FLOWER sousa
eien ni kareru koto wa nai

nanimo kamo ga barabara ni natte
kowaresoude kiesoude
soredemo bokura sugoshita hibi wo shinjiteru
kawaranai mono zettai aru kara FLOWER

te no hira kara kobore ochita kimi no kakera wo
hiroi atsume tsunagi awase
marude JIGSAW-PUZZLE no you da ne YEAH

UH WE MAKE A HARMONY
JUST LIKE A FLOWER’S MELODY
oretachi no kagayaki marude DIAMOND RING
SO I WANNA SAY TO YOU

arigatoutte sunao ni ienakute
hontou wa kimi ga daisuki de
itsumademo kimi to boku no omoide wa
mune no oku de zutto kagayaiteru
arigatoutte sunao ni ienakute
hontou wa kimi ga daisuki de
doredake toki ga sugisatte mo
kawarazuni saki tsudukeru
zutto kono basho de FLOWER

The auction was held in association with Bidders.jp, which I understand to be a Japanese auction company, and featured one of Back-on‘s latest special t-shirts (previously modelled Icchan) autographed by all the band members, in addition to a signed copy of the single BLAZE LINE/a day dreaming… The band also donated issues #1~21 of all(?) the Eyeshield 21 manga, so I’m sure you’d agree that it was definitely a particularly generous donation! (given that some celebrities just donate e.g. lip gloss)

You can visit the (now closed) auction directly by clicking on the picture above, but for those wanting the low down, 33 different price bids were made for the items above, with a mini-bidding war between two users 19920628 and kameya_online towards the end, and the final price was ¥ 8000, which is about $70 USD or GBP £ 35!

So congratulations to 19920628 (I have no idea who this is either) for winning the auction and picking up the prize booty! :D We’ve included some more pictures of the auction items below, so do have a look if you’re free!

And one more – focusing on the t-shirt:

If you’re looking for lyrics of the TV Size version of flower, please click here for Lyrics: flower (Eyeshield 21 ED version)

flower [TV Size Rip] (1.64 MB, Zipped)

These lyrics are from Episode 116 of Eyeshield 21, where the source file was courtesy of kxtp. You can also watch a video of the ending credits or even download the TV-size version of the song!

If you decide to post the lyrics elsewhere, please do link back to this page and give us some credit! :)

JAPANESE (Kanji)

[Verse]
キミと出会えたのは きっと偶然じゃない
いつのまにか そんな風に 思えてた
どこまでも続く 僕らの旅路
ふと気付けば 咲いでたんだな
僕らの間 一輪の花

[Rap]
巻き戻す Clock & play back (Every day)
大嫌いだって叫んでみたって、影追いかける

[Chorus]
ありがどうって 素直に言えなくて
そんな自分が 大嫌いで
たった一言なのに 口に出せずに
胸の奥で 出口を探してる
何もかもが バラバラになって
壊消れそうで 消えそうで
それでも僕ら 過ごした日々を信じでる
変わらないもの 絶対あるから
FLOWER

The first images that we received (last week) were courtesy of avalonstar12/Tsubame, which you can find below:

which coincided with the preview clip release of the flower pv, and you can now see larger versions of the single covers in our Gallery by clicking on the images above or viewing some larger thumbnails below, courtesy of Amazon.co.jp!

I love both designs, especially after hearing previews of both songs – now available on Back-on’s Myspace! In case you weren’t aware of it already, flower is the new ED for the anime Eyeshield 21; and Butterfly is the theme song for the new j-drama Shinjuku Swan, where the latter is about:

Shiratori Tatsuhiko, a young man who becomes a scout for Shinjuku’s red light district

where the synopsis is from the D-addicts’ Wiki. Personally, I really do think that the two new singles will actually be even more popular than Back-on‘s most recent release BLAZE LINE/a day dreaming…, because if the previews are anything to go by: the songs are *really* good, particularly the chorus imho! Some fans have already suggested that the singles may build up to a full album release by Back-on, so hopefully that will happen soon!

I personally love this new ending theme, and the artwork is impeccable as usual, but in case you weren’t satisfied with this short version, gangangan03 has just uploaded a video of Back-on performing flower LIVE at Formoz Festival 2007!

The song is very chilled out (similar to the previous ED by Back-on – a day dreaming…) but in my humble opinion, this song is so much more balanced, with a strong verse and chorus, and the band have actually used a violin in the background as the underlying theme (that almost always means bonus points from me :p) but as always,  it would be interesting to hear what everyone else thinks though!

As usual, you can watch both videos by clicking on the relevant links above, or you can watch it on BOO below! Please do let us know your thoughts about the new song!

Eyeshield 21 – ED 6 – Back-on – flower

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Back-on LIVE at Formoz Festival 2007 – flower

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This is actually sort of in-conjunction with Sowon‘s Back-on Music Competition on the Forums, where each time, participants have to sing one particular song (TV size version) from Back-on‘s repetoire. (Please consider entering the competition, minna! :D) Usually, it does help to ‘record’ with the song in question playing in the background, which brings me to the main topic:

where can I find TV size mp3s of Back-on‘s songs?

It would probably be helpful to first provide a list of the songs, so without further ado in the order of Anime Title | Type | Song Title :

Aside from Chain, most of the mp3s are available for download somewhere on Back-on Online, and since this is a summary post, you can find the direct-links to the posts in question below:

• ヒカリサスホウ Hikari Sasuhou (FK Metal ver.)
• BLAZE LINE
• a day dreaming…

But where can you find Chain? This only happens to be one of the most popular Back-on songs ever. The answer is simple: visit Japtard.com. Or more specifically,

view the post Air Gear OST – What a Groovy Trick!

You can the entire OST available for download (at 320kbps) – either as a zip file, or individual mp3 files. Chain (TV Size) is the first song on the 34-track album. The download has kindly been provided by Frox, who has credited Nipponsei for the original release.

Hopefully this post will be helpful to those searching for ‘that’ opening/ending theme by Back-on. Almost every single one so far also has their corresponding lyrics posted on the site somewhere, so take a look at the Lyrics section if you’re interested, particularly if you’d like to participate in the competition!

Out of all the songs on the single, BLAZE LINE/a day dreaming…, BLAZE LINE probably uses the most English (particularly for the rap part sung by TEEDA) and it’s obvious that it was written for the American-football anime, Eyeshield 21, evident from the lyrics as well as the interlude with cheerleaders.

The song also features an interesting bridge where Kenji03 actually sings along with TEEDA in ENGLISH! This probably has happened before, but I was particularly struck by this one! All in all, BLAZE LINE is a great song, and imho, the TV size OP just do it justice, although the opening credits are pretty good!

As always, if you spot any mistakes, please let me know either by commenting below or via the contact form. If you would like to post these lyrics elsewhere, please link back to this page. :)

JAPANESE (Kanji)

[Verse 1]
うまく飛び出せない
そんな時は
感じるままに羽を広げ
途切れそうな 想いを
この空に映して

[Rap]
Clash & dash! x2 強敵を撃破！
I lock the next target like the guerilla!
目瞬きしてる間に in your area!
黃色い声 援まるで sweet vanilla
Spotlight 浴び 確かに chance 掴み
You gotta bump it! (YEAH!!)
First battle is in count down 3 2 1
Watch out! x2 I’m about a touch down!

[Chorus]
どんな時でも
支えてくれるキミがいるから
何度だって立ち上がって
あの光が導く
場所へ行こう

[Interlude]
B-A-C-K-O-N Come on! x2

[Verse 2]
Hey cheer leaders!! Shake your ass shake your tits for me!
Keep on attackin’ so ねじ伏せろ！
Don’t be afraid you gotta break the scarecrows
I can see the 栄光 掴んだ映像！！
Pass 回しても 即 intercept!
This game 余裕です！
Cuz we got a tech! no time x2 you better check 時計！
No doubt on the victory and the game is set!!

Repeat [Chorus]

[Bridge]
You gotta break the scarecrows
Bump x3 即 intercept!
High voltage 振り切って red zone !!
We gonna get the 栄光

Repeat [Bridge]

Repeat [Chorus]

[Chorus 2]
こんな僕でも
支えてくれるキミがいるから
不安を蹴って 希望を掴んで
翼広げ 飛び立つ今
明日を描こう

under Back-on‘s discography, called Flower!

At present, aside from a few general details such as the release date, label, catalogue reference and recommended price (as listed below):

• Release date : August 29th 2007
• Label : Cutting Edge
• Catalogue ref. : CTCR-40261
• Recommended price : ¥ 1,200

the only significant information available regarding the single is that it is related to the anime: Eyeshield 21,

where the song, Flower, will be the new ending theme!

If this news seems completely random, Back-on were invited to write the (current) OP and ED of Eyeshield 21, and the songs have just been released as the 3-track single BLAZE LINE/a day dreaming…, which included an additional song EYES.

There is also news that the first releases of Flower will be special edition CDs, with the jacket cover of the single featuring Back-on and the inside-pages of the usual booklet featuring Eyeshield 21. This isn’t too surprising, considering the first release of the single Chain also had a specially-designed booklet!

The really tantalising information about the single is that some sites have mentioned “CD-Extra“, which generally means that something extra (maybe a preview video or an actual video?) will be included with the release. Definitely something to look forward to! :D