{"id":35818,"date":"2016-08-27T10:36:20","date_gmt":"2016-08-27T08:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/?p=35818"},"modified":"2016-08-27T10:36:20","modified_gmt":"2016-08-27T08:36:20","slug":"starmarie-spell-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/starmarie-spell-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Starmarie &#8211; Spell Of The Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-33727\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/starmarie-idol.jpg\" alt=\"Starmarie\" width=\"150\" height=\"97\" \/>&#8220;Singers of death&#8221; <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/starmarie\/\">Starmarie<\/a><\/strong> have released <em><strong>Spell Of The Book<\/strong><\/em>, another trademark &#8220;dark fantasy&#8221; themed track, for free listening.<\/p>\n<p>Their &#8220;hard&#8221; sound appeals to the aural senses, but Starmarie shines with their lyrics.<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics are structured like a so-called &#8220;book&#8221;, beginning with a synopsis, running through the first through final chapters, and concluding with an epilogue.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Starmarie member Takamori Shino said, &#8220;The more you &#8216;read&#8217; Starmarie&#8217;s songs, the more you get drawn into the mystery, and the lyrics are relatable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What happens to the man who turns the pages of the &#8220;book that should not be opened&#8221; containing his future? He repents his past, and tries to find hope for what is to come. What is written in the pages ahead?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"734\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F278624089&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=734&#038;maxheight=1000\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The lyrics of <em>Spell Of The Book<\/em> were written by yusuke.t. The music was composed and arranged by hanawaya (CWF).<\/p>\n<p>Fantasy idol unit Starmarie performed their solo show, Fantasy Circus ~Chapter 3: Spell Of The Book~ on August 21 at Shinagawa Stellar Ball. Based around theme of a mystical \u201cbook that should never be opened\u201d, the group performed their set of 22 cerebral and fantastical songs. The group performed together with the band for the first 10 songs, after which Takamori Shino performed <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Disappearing Magical Power<\/span> and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">I will go and kill you on the night of the star festival<\/span> on the piano.<\/p>\n<p>After the final curtain call, it was announced that Starmarie would be performing <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Starmarie 2016 Live The Fantasy Show ~Hime wa rankiryu\u2606goikkosama~<\/span> at Nakano Sun Plaza on December 26.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the members of the idol group will become regulars on a HiBiKi Radio Station program.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the lyrics of <em>Spell Of The Book<\/em> translated into English:<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Synopsis\u3011<br \/>\nA man burdened by misery<br \/>\nOpens a book containing his life story<br \/>\nFirst glancing at the pages of his past<br \/>\nThen gingerly turns to the pages containing his future<\/p>\n<p>\u3010In the beginning\u3011<br \/>\nIf the book made its way into your hands<br \/>\nWould you open it? Not want to look at it? Rewrite it? Erase it from your memory?<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Chapter 1: Wandering into the town of regrets\u3011<br \/>\nEvery time there is betrayal, hatred brews<br \/>\nSpell Of The Book<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t seek knowledge, even if it is the truth<br \/>\nThe future and the past are all nonfiction<br \/>\nWe pretend to be ignorant<br \/>\nThat is why we are always blissful<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Chapter 2: The library where haunted books slumber\u3011<br \/>\nPassing through an old corridor<br \/>\nSurely it was there<br \/>\nMake a card, describing part of the soul<br \/>\nA short nap until the ancient brings it<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Chapter 3: And yet, the book must be opened\u3011<br \/>\nInexplicably, failures and successes are chain reactions<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Chapter 4: I have met the culprit in the past\u3011<br \/>\nFrom birth to yesterday&#8217;s last meal<br \/>\nThe meaning of that day&#8217;s lies<br \/>\nSpell Of The Book<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t seek knowledge, even if it is the truth<br \/>\nYou and I are like characters in a series<br \/>\nI don&#8217;t know&#8230;<br \/>\nI want to know&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Final Chapter: The reality of mother&#8217;s kindness (or, the reason she departed)\u3011<br \/>\nRealizing with horror that the book concludes with today&#8217;s date<br \/>\n&#8220;I told you not to open it! You never listen!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u3010Epilogue\u3011<br \/>\nIf you could &#8220;see the future&#8221;<br \/>\nEven if this means the other realm<br \/>\nSpell Of The Book<br \/>\nDon&#8217;t seek knowledge, even if it is the truth<br \/>\nEven if the eBook is unleashed someday<br \/>\nWe pretend to be ignorant<br \/>\nThat is why we are always blissful<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-33726\" src=\"http:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/starmarie.jpg\" alt=\"Starmarie\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/starmarie.jpg 600w, https:\/\/static.jpop-idols.com\/uploads\/2016\/02\/starmarie-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Singers of death&#8221; Starmarie have released Spell Of The Book, another trademark &#8220;dark fantasy&#8221; themed track, for free listening. Their &#8220;hard&#8221; sound appeals to the aural senses, but Starmarie shines with their lyrics. The lyrics are structured like a so-called&#8230;<br \/><a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/starmarie-spell-book\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1386],"tags":[3646,533],"class_list":["post-35818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-single","tag-spell-of-the-book","tag-starmarie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35818"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35821,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35818\/revisions\/35821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jpop-idols.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}