Taiwanese Takasago who gave their lives for the Empire of Japan! Sleep peacefully at Yasukuni Shrine. The Japanese never forget the spirit of the Takasago tribe of Taiwan!
The radio broadcast at the end is actually the Emperor Hirohito announcing the Empire of Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies. It's very powerful listening, especially alongside Chthonic's music.
If you read the translation, he VERY deliberately avoids using the word 'surrender'. He also warns the citizens not to do anything rash in response to the defeat.
+Inkshooter little bit diffrent.. it wasn't unconditional actually, because the monarchy system was allowed to continue at least, or more bloody combats would have been expected than the Battle of Berlin, according to Iwo jima and Okinawa.
The video's ending always brings me to tears, I feel very sad about everyone on that scenario: the pilot, everyone on the warship down below... Like no one is the enemy, everyone is just caught on the most shitty situation, ever.
The last part of the video with its strong imagery of the POV of a kamikaze pilot made me shed manly tears. This is one of the most potent bands I have ever seen, instantly becoming one of my favourites. Salutations from Brazil and Germany.
my gosh I almost cried with that final part of the video, It's like you cannot feel anything but how the kamikazi pilots were feeling in that moment, plus the super fucking emotional music, fear, knowing that you are about to die, seeing throught the trembling window of your plane how your destiny is getting closer, Just imagine the tension they felt flying through bullets, with the sound of the ocean and bombs exploding, and the japanese emperor's speech roaming in your head, knowing that what you are doing is for your motherland. it is, indeed, very very powerful...
This song is a living cry against the madness of war. Done very beautiful and gruesome at the same time. But I am afraid that is exactly what the average asshole loves about war.
To date this is by far my most favourite CHTHONIC track everything about t is perfect all the elements in the song blend together perfectly, and the video is great to boot.
As someone who'd be classified westerner, I find it refreshing, inspiring and indeed immensely admirable to see a story so often untold, from an "Eastern" perspective, it's something you just don't see in my part of the world. I love music that tells a story and Cthonic delivers like few others, especially when the story tells of unsung and unnamed heroes, who died to defend everything that they know, this shit is real, real men who stepped up and literally gave their lives.A story worth telling
Took my breath away when I first saw/heard this. Amazing, heart wrenching piece of music. Everyone in the alternative music community should know this song.
I don't think I've ever heard a band blend everything they use so perfectly together quite like ChthoniC does. Whatever you guy use as a formula for writing music is absolutely genius.
This song has everything that I seek in metal music. Extreme voice, Good guitar riff, synchronized drums, a touch of folklore, a bass with explosive sound, beautiful lyrics, and a story behind the music. Moreover the PV is also extremely beautiful. With all this facts united Chthonic manage in this song to convey strong emotions. You made me cry with this song. 10 years of metal so far for me The album takasago army is in my top Ten. Well... think I'll just finish by saying a big thank you.
TAKASAGO ARMY is out in EU, Japan and Taiwan now!! For European fans, now you can get the full album in iTunes, or HMV, Play.com, Amazon, Fnac, EMP and Levykauppa Äx. For Japanese fans, please visit 'Howling Bull Records' and 'Tower Records'.
最後の玉音放送をバックに戦艦に突っ込むシーンでは思わず涙ぐんでしまいました。I don’t know why you wrote about our soldier, but thank you so much for great moving song and movie. I’m moved. Our emperor is our god!
AMAZING. What a powerful song with deep lyrics. It is such a refreshing change to see a band putting so much thought and effort into their videos to actually tell a story as opposed to just standing there windmilling and being boring. I am old enough to remember the days of actual music videos that did just that, tell stories, and I am very happy to see that you people are bringing that back. More power to you! \m/
No, according to the blood-test research of Mackay Hospital. Although most of Taiwanese people can speak Mandarin, but 90% of them are mixers of Indigenous people and han chinese. Most of their ancestors are 平埔族。
日本人です
何度も何度も観させて頂きました
涙が止まりません
ありがとう
本当にありがとう
No, Taiwanese is different from Chinese.
I know
from japan
My love
from japan
We, Thai, also know for so long.
"So you play in a metal band?"
"Yeah."
"What instrument?"
"An erhu."
HA! Belongs only to "folk metal" in dialogue format!"An erhu. Oriental folk instrument unique representative!
The erhu is metal as fuck.
pretty creative eh
"Hi how are you?"
"Good erhu?"
"I'm good too..."
Lol well played sir!
作曲、作詞、メッセージ性、構成、演奏技術、歌唱力など全てが世界を凌駕するバンドです。
初めて聞いた時には余りにも驚きました。こんな良い曲を聴けて幸せです。
音楽を聴きながら涙がこぼれたのは数年ぶりです。
特に後半の盛り上がりは凄まじいの一言。
ありがとうCHTHONIC。
日本のバンドでは（色々な意味で）絶対に作れない凄い曲です。
ぜひ他の日本人に広めたいと思います。
この曲を聞くたびに先人への感謝の気持ちを思い出させてくれます。
台湾本当にありがとう！謝謝！
コロナウィルスが落ち着いたときには、またお互いに人の行き来が活発になりますように。
日♡台友好！
閃靈樂團，是第一個描述台灣經歷過去被統治及台灣人心聲愛台灣土地的唯一樂團！
真的值得敬佩的樂團！
在國民黨一黨獨大70年來，只給外省歌星及藝人機會灬
閃靈樂團有勇氣，從國外演出宣導台灣，在回到國內！
真值得尊敬及敬佩！
閃靈樂團要持續下去！
＜@nancyhuang7823さんの台湾語の書き込みを翻訳してみました。＞
シャイニング・オーケストラは、台湾の過去の統治経験と台湾の土地に対する台湾人の愛情を表現した最初で唯一のバンドです。
本当に尊敬できるバンドです！
国民党が国を支配してから過去70年間、他省出身の歌手や芸能人にしかチャンスが与えられてこなかった。
シャイニング・オーケストラは台湾を宣伝するために海外で演奏する勇気を持って中国に戻ります。
本当に尊敬と称賛に値します！
シャイニングオーケストラはまだまだ続きます！
Taiwanese Takasago who gave their lives for the Empire of Japan!
Sleep peacefully at Yasukuni Shrine.
The Japanese never forget the spirit of the Takasago tribe of Taiwan!
The radio broadcast at the end is actually the Emperor Hirohito announcing the Empire of Japan's unconditional surrender to the Allies. It's very powerful listening, especially alongside Chthonic's music.
Securing peace for the generations to come by enduring the unavoidable and suffering the unsufferable! "Emperor Hirohito" 14 August 1945
If you read the translation, he VERY deliberately avoids using the word 'surrender'. He also warns the citizens not to do anything rash in response to the defeat.
***** Is there anywhere you can direct me to hear the broadcast? I'm searching, but I cannot find it.
José Sánchez www2.tokai.or.jp/isya/souko/gyokuon.html
+Inkshooter little bit diffrent.. it wasn't unconditional actually, because the monarchy system was allowed to continue at least, or more bloody combats would have been expected than the Battle of Berlin, according to Iwo jima and Okinawa.
初めて聞いた時、すごい衝撃を受けた。
かっこいいって言葉では安っぽい。本当に素晴らしいの一言。曲を聴いて泣いたのは初めてだ。
先人達に本当に感謝。今日もこの曲聴いてコロナウイルスの問い合わせに対応してきます。
毎年8月15日はこの曲を聞くのが定番です。
台湾と日本の友好は永遠です！CHTHONIC最高にかっこいい！
Now Taiwanese won't fight for other countries, Taiwan is the independent country, we are not the part of China or Japan, we are Taiwan!!
do you think Taiwan is Americanized?
How about hong kong?
@@antiimperialists4633 fuck the CCP ,Taiwan isn't a part of China
@Massimo Ricciardi what a mad LAD
Fuck China
The video's ending always brings me to tears, I feel very sad about everyone on that scenario: the pilot, everyone on the warship down below... Like no one is the enemy, everyone is just caught on the most shitty situation, ever.
日本人です
久しぶりに聞かせて頂きました
深く深く感謝です
深々感謝！
你從來沒有想過能夠聽重金屬聽到想哭的! 謝謝閃靈寫出台灣的悲壯歷史
Translation: Never thought I could hear heavy metal cry!
Thanks for narrating the tragic story of luminous Taiwan
4:15
何回見ても泣ける。
玉音放送中の日本の静けさが悔しさに変わる曲。
Here we have 79th Aug 15 day since 1945. We must bear in mind all those who sacrificed their lives...
バンドは知っていたがこんな曲があったとは知らなかった。
映画一本を一曲に詰めこんだかのような壮大な作品だ。
台湾との友好関係が続きますように。ありがとう。😢
ありがとうございます
Why Taiwanese creators are so amazing?
This PV is excellent in all sences!!
Taiwan is a great COUNTRY!!
Lots of love from Japan
涙が、止まらない、
香港は既に中国共産党の影響が強まり「自由」が無くなりつつある。台湾は中国の圧力に負けずに自由を守っていくべきだし、我々日本人はその手助けをするべきである。そして台湾と日本がこの先より良い関係になることを願う。台日友好！
yes
I can't stop my tears...
from japan.
台日友好万歳!!
11 years later still banging this song!!
Same. It's timeless
高砂族の皆様方に感謝の念が止まりません 謝謝
高砂義勇隊はジャングルの激戦地おいて、日本軍の目となり足となり日本人の為に多くの犠牲者を出しました。
The last part of the video with its strong imagery of the POV of a kamikaze pilot made me shed manly tears.
This is one of the most potent bands I have ever seen, instantly becoming one of my favourites.
Salutations from Brazil and Germany.
西洋のバンドなら玉砕(banzai attack!)なんだろうけど、(broken jade)とするセンスが素晴らしい。
jadeという単語に様々な想いが込められているんだろうね。
だからこそjade(玉＝戦士)の最期と、玉音放送(終戦)がオーバーラップする演出は必然なんだと思う。
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4:19で鳥肌がたった。
複雑な環境で日本とともに戦ってくれた台湾の人々
日系人にもアメリカ側として戦った第442連隊戦闘団がいます
No war!!!!!
Thank you Taiwan! Thank you CHTHONIC!
いままでメタルには興味無かったんだけど、彼らの歌には凄く魅かれた。
これからも台湾と日本の友情は揺るがない。
I've come back here about once a year since 2015, and somehow I cry every single time. The song and this music video is just too good man!
it's called Hiena or Hena violin in Taiwanese, "Erhu" in Chinese, and "Nico" in Japanese.
多年未聽 淚水依舊奪眶而出
God, fuck this emotional rainstorm.
I cry every time.
That erhu man, gets me right in the feels. This is really an emotional track. And people say black metal is just about being angry.
小時候聽過外公講過很多他以前當日本運輸兵時候的故事，
那時候的台籍日本兵真的很矛盾，
對於出生就被灌輸"你是日本人"的台灣人來說，中國兵、美國兵都是敵人，
從軍是你保護祖國日本、你的家園台灣的一種熱情，
雖然在日本軍裡面，台灣人依然被軍官看不起，但是也有很照顧他的日本大叔...
當年的故事回想起來還是充滿的時代的淚水
特攻が善か悪かなんてどうでもいい
子孫のために命を捨ててくれた人達に感謝して何が悪いんだ
その人たちに感謝するのはいいけど、特攻という作戦を作り出した当時の大日本帝国の帝国主義は批判されるべき。
@@トキドキ-w6u
馬鹿なの？
否定する先を間違えてるわ。
日本語で失礼します
すごくかっけー！です
つか、マジ泣けたっす
メタルとかはあんまり聴かないですがこれは買います
I'd like to nominate this for the most underrated band awards
這首歌聽了會難過，特別那個戰鬥機的主觀畫面看到真的很不忍阿(身體早就被機砲打爛了卻還是要.........淚)~~~~~~
This is an amazing piece of music and video. Tears came out of my eyes at the end of this video. So much better than K-POP.
You dont say
i love both
手塚治虫本身即是醫學博士，經歷過二戰，他的作品帶著尊重生命及反戰，或許這也是閃靈所想表達的。
Awesome! This is the best amazing band I've ever listened to.
非常感动，日台友好！
哭了
高砂義勇隊
从心谢谢
本当にありがとう！
my gosh I almost cried with that final part of the video, It's like you cannot feel anything but how the kamikazi pilots were feeling in that moment, plus the super fucking emotional music, fear, knowing that you are about to die, seeing throught the trembling window of your plane how your destiny is getting closer,
Just imagine the tension they felt flying through bullets, with the sound of the ocean and bombs exploding,
and the japanese emperor's speech roaming in your head, knowing that what you are doing is for your motherland.
it is, indeed, very very powerful...
This song is a living cry against the madness of war. Done very beautiful and gruesome at the same time. But I am afraid that is exactly what the average asshole loves about war.
My exact feelings.
I only have three words to write: THIS.IS.AWESOME!
Thumbs up if you felt like you were flying that plane.
Those werent three words...
This is awesome is 3 words though...
今度こそ、現代なりに台湾を守りたい・・・偉大なる台湾に敬礼
japan and taiwan united
2023 ??
This song made me cry.... awesome!! from japan.
While I'm here: Congrats to Freddie for his newly elected Congress seat. That is something hugely commendable!
This is fucking Metal!
Greetings from Finland!
メタル好きだけどメタルで涙でたのははじめてだ
To date this is by far my most favourite CHTHONIC track everything about t is perfect all the elements in the song blend together perfectly, and the video is great to boot.
ありがとう。
涙が出た。
這真的是太美了，第一次聽死金(如果曲風不對別計較)聽到感動得想哭...。
一字一句都刻畫著台灣還有日本的歷史，MV每一幕都是隱喻的震撼。
閃靈太完美了，太棒了！
I just hope with what happens right now in Ukraine, That Taiwan wont suffer the same fate from China meanwhile the world is looking elsewhere ..
As someone who'd be classified westerner, I find it refreshing, inspiring and indeed immensely admirable to see a story so often untold, from an "Eastern" perspective, it's something you just don't see in my part of the world. I love music that tells a story and Cthonic delivers like few others, especially when the story tells of unsung and unnamed heroes, who died to defend everything that they know, this shit is real, real men who stepped up and literally gave their lives.A story worth telling
4:15 - finish is so emotional 😭
聽完皇軍再聽玉碎~真的令人頭皮發麻
old but Gold for me!! I love this song 🖤🖤
It’s hard not to come back to such an incredible piece of art. Very few bands can do what these guys can do. They can make you weep while head banging
Everytime i watch this my eyew always start filling with tears as the dive bomb starts.
終戦の日が近づくとこの曲が浮かぶ
These guys have the most legendary videos. And the messages behind the songs are all so very powerful... So glad I came across this group. c:
我一點也不喜歡重金屬音樂,但很奇怪....聽到這首歌和畫面會淚流滿面.
那個就要看歌詞－充滿了愛國精神
因為那是被遺忘的歷史 同時也是最沉重的過往 大時代的悲劇莫此為甚
Took my breath away when I first saw/heard this. Amazing, heart wrenching piece of music. Everyone in the alternative music community should know this song.
今の日本には大和魂が欠けている今度は台湾から大和魂を教えてほしい。kamikazeのシーンで強く思った！大好きですchthonic沢山、日本に来て下さい１
MV見て泣けてきた…
I don't think I've ever heard a band blend everything they use so perfectly together quite like ChthoniC does. Whatever you guy use as a formula for writing music is absolutely genius.
不知道為什麼...
眼眶失守
神風特攻隊那段完全抓住我的心緒.
太貼切了.
二胡の音色が哀愁を誘います・・・。
Yaoming is from China. CHTHONIC is from Taiwan. you should try to write some Taiwanese.
💪💀from Argentina
Awesome!! It just sent shivers down my spine when I heard that Erhu part. Greetings from Brazil!!
台湾加油
This song has everything that I seek in metal music. Extreme voice, Good guitar riff, synchronized drums, a touch of folklore, a bass with explosive sound, beautiful lyrics, and a story behind the music. Moreover the PV is also extremely beautiful. With all this facts united Chthonic manage in this song to convey strong emotions. You made me cry with this song. 10 years of metal so far for me The album takasago army is in my top Ten. Well... think I'll just finish by saying a big thank you.
What a damn shame this band doesn’t get more attention- such an amazing and underrated band
Fucking amazing band! make me shivers everytime i listen, tawanese guys are independent bad asses! greetings from Brazil.
ラストでマジで鳥肌立つ
このアルバムは最高傑作です。PVを観る前に音だけで泣きました。
玉音放送、二胡の優しく哀しい響き、零戦に乗った勇姿が不死鳥になって散る最後は圧巻の一言です。
日本と共に戦ってくださった台湾義勇兵の方々に感謝申し上げます。
日台友好万歳！
私は台湾独立を応援する日本人です。
東日本大震災では多大なるご支援ありがとうございました。
護目鏡被打碎那一幕太強了,還繼續往前衝,看了讓人頭皮發麻
流淚
TAKASAGO ARMY is out in EU, Japan and Taiwan now!! For European fans, now you can get the full album in iTunes, or HMV, Play.com, Amazon, Fnac, EMP and Levykauppa Äx. For Japanese fans, please visit 'Howling Bull Records' and 'Tower Records'.
TAIWAN TAIWAN TAIWAN!!!!! They were amazing at Bloodstock :)
この音楽は素晴らしいヽ(´▽｀；)/♪本当、好きです。
二胡声真tm美
最後の玉音放送をバックに戦艦に突っ込むシーンでは思わず涙ぐんでしまいました。I don’t know why you wrote about our soldier, but thank you so much for great moving song and movie. I’m moved. Our emperor is our god!
This album is a description "高砂义勇队" & "薰空挺队" . It's part of Taiwan missing (空白の) history we learn .
Oh my God, this song is so beautiful ._.
2019,这首歌依然还在我的头脑环绕着。
Every time I hear this song my soul shudders and I feel cold
I'm crying… 4:15～
AMAZING. What a powerful song with deep lyrics. It is such a refreshing change to see a band putting so much thought and effort into their videos to actually tell a story as opposed to just standing there windmilling and being boring. I am old enough to remember the days of actual music videos that did just that, tell stories, and I am very happy to see that you people are bringing that back. More power to you! \m/
@jazz6457 會搞混是正常的，賽德克族也是這樣受到國民黨，日軍的歷史糾結。這正是台灣人交雜的歷史，也因此台灣才有特色，更懂得族群的包容與尊重。
鳥肌立った
魂のメタルだ。熱いぜ。
No, according to the blood-test research of Mackay Hospital. Although most of Taiwanese people can speak Mandarin, but 90% of them are mixers of Indigenous people and han chinese. Most of their ancestors are 平埔族。
台灣加油
玉碎的零戰視野配上戰敗的玉音詔書實在太經典了!!
讓我想到天元突破的Row Row Fight the Power這首歌