QUOTE(shorty vicky @ May 22 2006 8 11 PM) [snapback]2440067[/snapback]
lol. i guess it is a big rough, since it's twins that we're talking about. eeg tried so hard to make them as cute as possible, and now this? sounds a bit contradicting. lol. even if they want twins to mature, that's not the right stradegy to use. lol. well i didn't pay attention to the rest of the lyrics, i only focused on that particular line. x] Yes, this song is unique indeed. lol. sounds like an american song if you translate it like that.

hmm i guess if it's called "black box", then it is going to be a bit dark and twisted. lol.
yea i also think that for gillian's solo mv (if any), it would be great if gillian had a different outfit for each day, maybe even a different hairstyle. x] and different guys too.... lol just kidding. x] but yea, if only eeg had a suggestion box. xP
Twins' song
Black Box reminds me of the American film
Little Black Book with Birttany Murphy. The themes are similar too; secrets this, secrets that and the pair end up breaking up because the relationship was more of a
summer fling rather than true love lol.
Hm, perhaps EEG does have a few of their employees surf the internet for makert clues and suggestions because seems as though a few things we mention here somehow gets granted one way or the other but it can all be coincidental, who knows.
QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 22 2006 9 03 PM) [snapback]2440076[/snapback]
I'm not too confident about that either; perhaps the abilities of each Twin seen by the producers are more 'unique', and they don't correspond to what we fans see.
Besides, who knows if the solos were really assigned according to abilities? It's just what they claim. The 'abilities' they 'see' are probably COMPLETELY opposite of what we see, but we shouldn't be jumping conclusions. Stay positive, even though it's hard because there are bound to be disappointments; it just differs to a small or big one. Perhaps there are abilities of both Gillian's and Charlene's that we haven't seen yet. Hopefully, there will be some surprises. Hm, I'm sort of skeptical of behind the scenes decisions and judgment. I mean, they can't even equalize Twins' onscreen time, what makes me think they're going to distribute the solos accordingly to merit?

But anyways, I do hope and wish Gillian the best. I guess, I'm still hoping that the solo will be a ballad, if not, hopefully a catchy tune, something different from the previous released songs.
QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 22 2006 9 03 PM) [snapback]2440076[/snapback]
I'm not sure if the guys ends up with Charlene, but I think most likely neither of the girls will get the guy since they'll probably give the message of how friendship outweighs love or something like that. I still want to see the MV though; it seems like one with a good plot.
I somehow think the screentime will favour Charlene more as well. According to the article I was reading, Charlene has many emotional/painful scenes in this MV, so I'm afraid that what you described will actually happen. Gillian may end up being the one with the least screentime between the three. Charlene will have the most because she'll probably have many solo scenes with the description of her emotions. The guy will have decent screentime because they'll have scenes of how Charlene met him when he helped her find her dog, and I'm guessing they'll have some scenes where they hang around together so Charlene could fantasize about him. Then Gillian will come out as the girlfriend which destroys any hope of Charlene's, and by then, it'll be towards the end of the MV, so we'll see Gillian breaking up with him walking away sadly, and she makes up with Charlene. End of story.
Yeah, I don't think either Twin ends up with the guy in a love triangle; they end up happily with each other instead.

Sounds like a nice sad storyline but it would ruin the song for me if Gillian only appears like 20% of the music video while Sa receives 50% and the guy's portion takes up the remaining 30%. Why does the final product always gear towards Sa? I mean, Twins sing equal parts of the song, mind as well portray equal parts in the music video as well. I don't want to see another
Starlight Amusement Park but the ballad version.

I don't understand why they can't produce a more mature version
Girl School, Boy Student without the uniforms and high school setting? Both Twins fell for the same guy, Edison, but shared the same amount of screen time and still managed to deliver the message beautifully. Hm, even if the roles were switched, Gillian being the one denied of love and Sa as the girlfriend, the storyline would somehow end up focusing on Sa's situation more. I guess, I should be immuned to this type of pattern already since it just so happens in the majority of Twins music videos anyways. Argh~
QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 22 2006 9 03 PM) [snapback]2440076[/snapback]
Anyway, I just read from the news that '49 Days' is entered in the Grand Prix Award 2006! The producer of this film is very thrilled to see that the first film produced by his company is making another achievement by being selected to enter a film festival overseas. He expressed that if the cast has time, he will invite them to fly over to Japan for further promotions.
I guess, depending when the film festival overseas will take place, Gillian is pretty much occupied at the moment up until the release and after promotions of Twins' Cantonese album and/or new film together. But Gillian could always make a quick trip here and there if necessary.

Hopefully, this event will require all females to wear elegant gowns, proper accessories, and exquisite hairstyles plus a hot hunk on the side as they walk hand in hand on the red carpet. I haven't seen Gillian in a nice gown for a while now. And since it's overseas, hopefully, her curls will die out.
QUOTE(Little_Purple_Bell @ May 22 2006 9 03 PM) [snapback]2440076[/snapback]
I've decided to translate some of the lyrics of the upcoming album for those who want a better understanding of the lyrics. It also helps me to understand the lyrics more since thinking is actually needed to translate.
EDIT:
After translating, I feel that Gillian's solo, 'Which Day is it Today?', gives me the same feeling as Hilary Duff's 'So Yesterday'. It's like how the girl doesn't want to dwell on a relationship anymore, so she decides to forget about it through each day of the week. Perhaps the style will be like that as well? Maybe it's a song that has a faster pace but not with a weird tone like 'Transformation Party'?
'Black Box' sounds like a contradicting girl, or more like a hypocrite, because she's getting angry and blowing up when her boyfriend goes through her secrets, yet she's doing the same thing with her boyfriend's secrets. It simply sounds like a girl with a blow-up attitude. 
'I Really Want To Love Him' is nicely arranged because the lyrics are actually written to have two girls expressing their role in the relationship. Neither of the girls are experiencing more or less pain than the other. Charlene isn't able to love a guy that she loves because he is her friend's boyfriend, yet Gillian doesn't have any better of an experience because she knows that Charlene does have an impact on her relationship with her boyfriend.
I feel that 'You are the Bravest' is going to be a ballad too. The lyrics of this song are so bittersweet. A girl's boyfriend has left her to make his dreams come true, but the girl doesn't utter a word of complaint but instead gives full support to him and waits for him to come back.
It really makes me wonder: What if he doesn't come back? If Gillian's solo does end up being a fast song, let's hope it at least is up to par with Hilary's
So Yesterday. I like that type of genre. It's pop-rock; it will most definitely be something different for Gillian. And if that is the case, I would rather wish to hear Gillian in a pop-rock song than a ballad.

Okay, now I'm getting a bit excited just thinking about Gillian's possible song genre. I like Hilary's
So Yesterday and I normally don't listen to her much either lol. I hope we won't be disappointed.
No wonder why I enjoyed
I Really Want to Love Him the moment I heard it even though it was Sa again who began the song lol. It's JJ Lin's piece of music. I love JJ Lin. Twins should request JJ Lin to compose more songs for them.
Haha, as for
You Are the Bravest, it does sound like another sad ballad. At least there are ballads in this album. That's already decent considering information for only half of the songs have been released so far. Hm, I guess the title
You Are the Bravest refers to the female much more than the male because knowing the possible obstacles that will break them apart like other women, bigger opportunities, and different lifestyles, the female is still bold and selfless enough to let him explore life, catch his dreams, and be more than willing to wait for his return, in which he may never. She's quite brave to risk everything just for his happiness.
Thanks for all of the wonderful translations. I'm really anticipating on Gillian's solo, now that you've mentioned Hilary Duff's
So Yesterday and just by reading the lyrics, seems like a nice song. I guess, the chances of Gillian's solo being pop-rock is quite high since
Transformation Party was trying to achieve that theme and plus the Taiwanese market is huge on that genre too. Yeah, hopefully, Gillian's solo will be a pop-rock song but without the funky tune.
QUOTE(lilsleepyhead916 @ May 23 2006 12 25 AM) [snapback]2440859[/snapback]
Oooh! That guy from the Starlight Amusement Park Mv was CUTE! Like you guys said, I hope that they do even out the mv, and since Gillian and him are going to be bf/gf in the mv, I hope that they will have some sweet moments like how Charlene did with him in the Starlight Amusement Park mv.
Remember how you guys said that in HK, mostly 'deep' voices dominate? Well I also find that in Taiwan, there are a lot of female singers that have high and girlier voices like Gillian's so this can help Gillian. especially seeing how in Taiwan, they do have a good amount of their focus on fast songs and if Gillian's song is fast, and along with her voice, it may be able to go well with the Taiwan industry. Also, I find that Gillian's voice can go well with balads too, but due to her 'high' voice, it should go well with the song if it's fast. While Charlene's voice is more deep, it seems like it can go well with the slow song. Well in my opinion anyways. I think both can do well in either fast or slow songs, but seeing how they gave Gillian and Charlene their songs according to their voices, it seems like it could work and to be pretty fair.
Do you know if they're still going to make a sequel to 49 Days? They were talking about it around the time 49 Days came out in the theatres, but after that I havent heard any news of it.
BTW, which song in their new cd will be produced by JJ Lin? Just curious about it. =D
Hm, am I the only one who is cheering for the guy in
No Tears In Moscow rather than the
Starlight Amusement Park guy? The guy in NTIM was much more mature and sophisticated, suited for a love triangle and especially when Twins want to portray a more mature image, their love triangle should also include serious content too. The Starlight guy is cute but a bit young but I understand why they chose him, he's youthful, which matches the album theme. In terms of looks, I think the Starlight guy is just cute, not good looking like the NTIM guy but I guess that's just my preference lol.
Hm, shouldn't Sa portray the girlfriend in the new music video of
I Really Want to Love Him? I mean, they should continue the original relationships in
Starlight Amusement Park. Sa and the guy should be a pair while Gillian secretly falls in love with him too which creates the triangle.
That's probably why I prefer sweeter voices like Gillian's over Sa's because I'm used to listening to Mandarin voices more. That's true; the majority of female singers recognized in the Mandarin market are those who possess light voices versus those with deep vocals. I'm not judging the success of the solos on anything just yet. I have to listen to both songs before concluding. Even if Gillian's voice best suits ballads or fast songs in the Mandarin market or that Gillian falls into the category of possessing a high voice like other popular singers, doesn't always imply that her solo will be widely accepted. The song needs a catchy tune; the lyrics are pretty good already, we just need to hear the final product altogether.
Hm, I'm questioning that sequel too.
I Really Want to Love Him is composed by JJ Lin. Here's the audio link provided by SamKenworld.
QUOTE(SamKenworld @ May 21 2006 9 15 PM) [snapback]2436018[/snapback]