ziyoou-vachi / QUEEN BEE

🐝 Unofficial fan blog dedicated to posting updates on the Japanese band Ziyoou-vachi/女王蜂 in English! We also have a Twitter page. 🐝 This blog is run by two mods! All translations are ours (but keep in mind that we're not professional translators) translated songs about the band info on band members

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

"Decorating my outfits is certainly the best 💙"

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

Tokyo Gegegay’s MARIE, a frequent Queen Bee collaborator, commented on the 8/8 concert: "Right to the very encore, it was delightful. I watched it on a large screen and even dressed up royally to match with the theme of Royal Distance. Endless gratitude 🥺 A day full of reverberating memories"

Avu-chan’s response: "One of my closest friends is a member of the fan club, our impact! I want to cherish this moment for a long time 💙"

More information about Marie - link

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"蜂月蜂日 ROYAL DISTANCE〜in Zepp Haneda Thank you everyone for tuning in from your homes ❤️💜💙💗🤍

Next time we'll be streaming from Ebisu Liquidroom on September 9th!"

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

📅 New livestream concert announced!

Date: September 3rd, 20:00 JST Ticket sales will start on Aug 14th at 20:00, other details announced at a later date.

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

Do you know if the concert is available worldwide? I know we can buy tickets without problem, but my biggest fear is that after buying it I wouldn't be able to watch it due region restrictions or something similar :(

Hello!

I checked the test video and it worked for me, so I don’t think they’ll enforce any restrictions for the concert itself. Also I searched a little through Twitter and apparently the overseas Keyakizaka46 fans didn’t need VPN to watch on Stagecrowd either... If the streams are not company-dependent, I think it’s pretty safe. 🤔

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

Less than 13 hours left to Queen Bee’s special 8/8 concert 🎉 The tickets will be on sale right until the last minute, so don’t miss the chance to tune in!

Q: Huh, what was the concert about again? 🤔 A: Stream start time, ticket prices and everything-everything is detailed here!

Q: So no encore? 😔 A: Wow, we’re in luck! This time, the encore will be streamed as a gift for the fan club members, and even left in the archive for 24 hours so everyone has time to sign up!

If anybody still has any questions, feel free to drop us an ask or check out the #question tag 🐝

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

Did you happen to know the difference between the concert and the encore in the fan club?

Hi!

The difference is that the concert and the encore are two completely separate things — the concert at Stagecrowd is a normal approx. 80-minute show, but the encore is like... 1-2 songs performed at the very end, if the fans make enough noise, and it’s going to be a fan club exclusive.

I think the encore part will be no longer than 10 minutes, which is why the price for it is so low (350 yen FC membership).

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“3 days left until the livestream!”

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

👏 The encore part of the 8/8 concert will be livestreamed on the band’s official FC page at around 21:20 JST. The video will be then archived for 24 hours.

💳 You can become a member of the fanclub for a monthly fee of 350 yen.

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

“The T-shirts that Harada drew for us.
Let’s be twins!”

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First no-audience digital live announced! 🎉

Titled 🐝 Day of 🐝 Month ~Royal Distance~, the concert is going to be streamed from Zepp Haneda in Tokyo on August 8th at 8PM Japan time, through Stagecrowd. Manga artist Harada also drew a special T-shirt illustration for this event.

• Regular tickets cost 3,500 yen, while the tickets with the T-shirt included are limited in quantity and cost 7,000 yen. Regular tickets will be on sale up until August 8th 19:59. • The Stagecrowd service seems to accept foreign credit cards, however you first have to register an account with a Japanese address and phone number. • If you miss the performance, it will be available to watch until August 9th 22:00 (just once or unlimited number of viewings - it's unclear).

https://stagecrowd.live/s/live012/?ima=3840

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“How’s it going?”

[kimonobeat]

Ziyoou-Vachi Lyrics: Orizuru (折り鶴; Paper Crane)

My fingers tremble as they fold the paper, then pause There’s something I’d like to say

This translation is available for everyone to view on my Ko-fi page! Thank you @your-zipper-is-down for the coffee!

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

Hello! while I was wandering through youtube I found this Gokumonto ikka song (youtu. be/koHwZt8FCdg) but I have never heard about it before? It isn't listed in the database you made, so I'm not sure if it's really from them? Even the lyrics are on a comment in the same video, but I can't really find anything else about it... And I wondered, maybe you know anything about it? (also thanks for your work with the blog!)

Hi!

This is indeed a Gokumonto Ikka song! They performed it in 2018 at the Rising Sun Rock Festival and it was one of the very few festival performances they did. As of now, it’s yet to be officially released (new album when!)

You can check more information & the setlist on the band’s profile on the festival’s website. It also seems like at least two of the songs performed were covers 🤔

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

Is it true that Hibari-kun is non-binary and goes by they/them pronouns? I’ve heard from half the fandom that they’re either a trans woman or non-binary.

Hello!

Well, first of all, nobody in QB really "goes by" they/them, because they don't speak English! They/them as a specific pronoun is just our assumption, based on their gender presentation and, in Avu's case, interviews (also at some point, Avu’s pronouns were “she” on the band’s official site, which I talked about here).

Secondly, it's important to keep in mind that Japanese society has a different relationship with & views of gender; both linguistically and culturally Japan is not like the US, for example, and many other places.

It's impossible to say for sure what Hibari's identity is, simply because he hasn't said anything about it! Nobody in QB has chosen any label, and they don't have to! Meanwhile, assuming things and spreading misinformation is, on our part as fans, kinda rude.

As for pronouns, all Japanese fans, as far as I've seen, have been using he/him. Avu-chan also introduced Hibari as "he" in this new member notification on the Sony Music site.

Let's think about visual kei for a moment: many men do make-up without necessarily being trans. It's just their job and/or personal preference!

Thank you for this question 🐝

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

"Gal Tarot, 21/21 The World Upright card: Utopia Reversed card: Lack of completion

More than 22 transformations are chronicled in all their brilliance in the photo book 💙 http://amphisavu.official.ec"

[ziyoouvachi-eng]

The characters from the cover of BL (also featured in the "PRIDE" music video) are the main focus of Harada's new story, published in this month's Qpano BL magazine.

The two also appeared on the magazine's front cover!