plenty

dedicated to the Japanese rock band「plenty」.

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have you listened to enumas solo album yet? :)

i have! and i love it so much that i m going to his tour in January ;o; 

i m so sorry for not updating the blog because my work life is taking over, and actually i m in a dilemma whether to update news of Enuma here or to make a new site… 

for anyone who didnt know, Enuma released his first solo album in November: http://enumafumiya.com/ and you can order it on Amazon which ships worldwide!

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Instagram post by enuma fumiya

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Instagram post by enuma • Jan 7, 2018 at 12:34pm UTC

皆さん元気ですか？ 僕は元気です。

How is everyone doing? I’m doing well.

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plenty Last Live「Haikei. Mina sama」  17.09.16 Hibiya Open Air Concert Hall  | Main Concert + Encore

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[Lyrics] Yoru no ame (jp/rom/tr)

(Listen to it here)

Japanese:

「 夜の雨 」

夜の雨　彩るネオン 無機質なさみしさが覆う 僕の心　薄いガラス 無機質な疑問がうつる

とどのつまりなんなんだ 僕の正体はなんだ いったいどうするべきだ ボクハ、ナヤンダ ボクハ、ナヤンダ つまるところなんなんだ 暗中模索の結果 いったいどうするべきだ ボクハダレダ ボクハダレダ

「わかること」と「わからなさ」は どこで覚え　いつ覚えた 「自然」なこと「不自然」なこと どこで感じ　いつ感じた 夜のかなた　意識のかなた すくいもなく　こたえもなく それでもなお生きつづける 夜の雨はまだ止まない

夜の街　息をひそめる 心の声　うるさくなる お願いだから　ほっといて でも心は手離さない

とどのつまりなんなんだ 僕の心とはなんだ いったいどうするべきだ マタ、ナヤムンダ マタ、ナヤムンダ つまるところなんなんだ 八方ふさがりなんだ いったいどうするべきだ ボクハドコダ ボクハドコダ

ねえこんなにも曖昧なのに 僕の存在が曖昧なのに シアワセとかカナシミとか あふれそうさ　こわれそうさ 記憶のかなた　細胞のかなた こたえはある　どこかにある 探しながら　生きつづける 抗いながら　ずっと　ずっと

人の心ってなんだ 人の正体はなんだ 孤独ないきものなのか それだけじゃないはずだ 僕だけ独りのようで、 みんなが独りのようだ とどのつまりそうなんだ 夜の雨はもうあがった

Romanization:

「 Yoru no ame 」

yoru no ame   irodoru neon mukishitsu na samishisa ga oou boku no kokoro   usui garasu mukishitsu na gimon ga utsuru

todo no tsumari nan nanda boku no shoutai wa nanda ittai dou suru beki da boku wa, nayanda boku wa, nayanda tsumaru tokoro nan nanda anchuu mosaku no kekka ittai dou suru beki da boku wa dare da boku wa dare da

"wakaru koto" to "wakaranasa" wa doko de oboe   itsu oboeta "shizen" na koto "fushizen" na koto doko de kanji   itsu kanjita yoru no kanata   ishiki no kanata sukui mo naku   kotae mo naku sore demo nao iki tsuzukeru yoru no ame wa mada yamanai

yoru no machi   iki wo hisomeru kokoro no koe   urusaku naru onegai dakara   hottoite demo kokoro wa tebanasanai

todo no tsumari nan nanda boku no kokoro to wa nanda ittai dou suru beki da mata, nayamunda mata, nayamunda tsumaru tokoro nan nanda happou fusagari nanda ittai dou suru beki da boku wa doko da boku wa doko da

nee konna ni mo aimai nanoni boku no sonzai ga aimai nanoni shiawase toka kanashimi toka afuresou sa   kowaresou sa kioku no kanata   saibou no kanata kotae wa aru   dokoka ni aru sagashi nagara   iki tsuzukeru aragai nagara   zutto   zutto

hito no kokoro tte nanda hito no shoutai wa nanda kodoku na ikimono nanoka sore dake jya nai hazu da boku dake hitori no you de, minna ga hitori no you da todo no tsumari sou nanda yoru no ame wa mou agatta

Translation:

「 Night rain 」

Night rain   colored by neon signs Wrapped by a mechanic loneliness My heart   is a thin glass It reflects mechanic questions

What is it in the end What is my real identity Just what should I do I, got worried I, got worried What is it at the end of the day The result of groping blindly in the dark Just what should I do Who am I Who am I

"To know" and "to not know" Where did I learn it   When did I learn it "Natural" and "unnatural" things Where did I feel it   When did I feel it Beyond the night   beyond my consciousness There is neither salvation   nor answer Even so I keep on living The night rain has not stopped yet

Night city   holding the breath The voice of my heart   gets bigger I beg you   just leave me alone But my heart won't let go

What is it in the end What is my heart Just what should I do Again, I'm worrying Again, I'm worrying What is it at the end of the day I'm stuck and there is no way out Just what should I do Where am I Where am I

Say, even though it's so ambiguous My whole existence is so ambiguous Yet, things like happiness or sadness They seem to overflow   They seem to break down Beyond my memories   beyond my cells The answer is there   It is somewhere While searching for it   I keep on living While struggling   Forever   and ever

What is human heart What is the true identity of humans Are they just lonely creatures There must be more than that It feels like only I am lonely But it seems like everyone is lonely That's how it is at the end of the day The night rain has stopped now

romanization & translation by purenti@tumblr

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I would like to have something simbolizing plenty since their music had a great impact in my life, do you have any suggestions? I thought ot doing their logo, you know just "plenty" but I wanna know of more options if there are any

what i thought of immediately would be the silhouette of the boy clasping his arms around the knees (see my icon) - who can be found on their first mini album, in their mv Tokyo etc. 

people say that the boy symbolizes the music plenty did in the earlier days - disbelieving human, shutting oneself away from the world yet still yearning for people’s warmth. and later (around sora kara furu ichioku no hoshi i think) listeners say that they can feel how the boy starts to crawl out of his dark room.

You can still buy goodies with that motive, and maybe you ll find some inspirations if you look at their merchandise site. Hope that could be a help. 

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[Live] plenty - Sweet Love Shower 2017 - Hitotsu, sayonara

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Instagram post by @agefactory

170829 Age Factory Instagram Update

plentyの新田さんとむちゃくちゃ話した すごい知ってくれてて驚きました

Talked a lot to plenty’s Nitta  Really surprised at how much he knew about us

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Thank you for making this blog, I found it when I was searching for the lyrics to my favourite Plenty song, (Mishiranu Asa) and understanding the lyrics fully pushed it even further into my "Favourite Song of all time". I'm so sad I only discovered Plenty after their disbandment had already been announced, but I'm grateful for getting to listen to such beautiful music. This message is kind of unnecessary and silly, but, just wanted to thank you for it, even if I am much too late.

oh this message is not unnecessary at all, and you are not too late! as i said before, i will stay and keep updating, since i m sure all three of them will stay in the music scene! so even though plenty is disbanding very soon, still i hope that more people will discover and love their music, even after their disbandment. after all, at least the music stays forever, no? it s ME who want to thank you for giving their music a listen!

(btw i also love mishiranu asa A LOT >o< i m glad that my translation does anything good haha)

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Instagram post by Enuma Fumiya

170702 Enuma Fumiya Instagram Update:

最後のツアーにして最高のツアーでした。 ほんとうにみんなありがとう

It was the best tour for it being the last one. Thank you so much, everyone.

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I was just about to message you about their newest album's translations because it didn't appear on the discography tag. Lol silly me. Thank you for sharing your translations~ I'm just really curious about enuma's wifeu lol do you know something~ thanks again

Nope sorry I don’t know anything about her. I haven’t listened to all their radio appearances since his marriage, nor did I read all interviews since then, but I don’t believe Enuma is someone who would mention his wife openly at all...

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Instagram post by SPACE SHOWER SWEET LOVE SHOWER

plenty's setlist on SLS 2017

170827 Sweet Love Shower Instagram Update: 

plenty / FOREST STAGE Setlist:

1. Hitotsu, sayonara 2. ETERNAL 3. Machiawase no tochuu 4. Waku 5. Saikin dou nano? 6. Katamuita sora Encore: 1. Yorokobi no uta 2. Tegami 3. Aoki hibi

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[Lyrics] Laundry (jp/rom/tr)

(Listen to it here)

Japanese:

「Laundry」

街の灯りがキレイ ここは東京銀河 ねむりの前に気づく寂しさ 今日の代価

うとうとしながら 泪の行方を考えたりして

鼻唄をうたいながら… 夢の中に行けたのなら… 君にもし逢えたときは… 言葉を詰まらせるのかな… どうかな…

ララララ…

Romanization:

「Laundry」

machi no akari ga kirei koko wa toukyou ginga nemuri no mae ni kizuku samishisa kyou no daika

uto uto shinagara namida no yukue wo kangaetari shite

hana uta wo utai nagara... yume no naka ni yuketa no nara... kimi ni moshi aeta toki wa... kotoba wo tsumaraseru no kana... dou kana...

rararara...

Translation:

「Laundry」

The city lights are beautiful This place is Tokyo's Milky Way The loneliness I realize before falling asleep Is the price to pay for today

While drowsing I ponder over the whereabouts of my tears

If I could, while humming a song... Fall into a dream... The moment when I manage to meet you... would I be at a loss for words... I wonder...

Lalalala...

romanization & translation by purenti@tumblr

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Instagram post by Enuma Fumiya

170827 Instagram Update plenty_enuma

ありがとうございました。 気持ちよかった。

SLS2017/photo:古溪一道 Aug 27 2017

Thank you. I had a great time.

(Sweet Love Shower 2017)

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[Documentary] plenty - 2009-2017 Aoki Hibi in SSTV part 1 | part 2 This special documentary contains past live videos and rare interviews. Original Uploader: 黑黑黑碳@bilibili | video

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Hey! I will be going to Plenty's very last live and I was wondering if anyone's going too from overseas! So that I don't feel left out at the live haha.. I don't know anyone who likes Plenty other than myself and I thought it would be better to send you a Q so someone can see it.. I am going from NZ btw. Thank you! And Thank you again for all your hard works! It helps so much to learn about Plenty thru your blog!!

Hi! Good to hear that you are going! Spreading this message so that more people could meet up~ Is this your first time attending a plenty live? If so I can assure you that you won’t feel left out, because once the live starts you would feel as if you are the only one in the whole universe anyway, haha. 

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plenty Last tour 「Aoki hibi」 2017.06.02〜07.02 | photos by Okada Takayuki