Here are romanized and translated lyrics of everything tetsuya has released as part of his solo work.

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- This time, we discuss BLESS, the first new single to be released in a year and a half, and also take a look back at 2009. Last August, you got some attention due to JACK IN THE BOX 2009 SUMMER. I heard you unveiled a new song there. Have you been spending your time writing songs?
[No. I've already got at least 10 new songs. Some years back, I was writing songs and saving them, writing songs and saving them. The song I performed, Roulette, is a song I wrote back in '03. I've had it longer than Can't stop believing (5th single, released March '07), so it's pretty old, actually. No releases, no lives, I haven't worked on anything new. You know, I only have one album. And it's under TETSU69 (Suite November, released November '02). So yeah, I've got to do something new before it all gets old. Even still, I didn't do all that much in '09. I didn't have any headlining solo lives. I didn't release any solo work at all, you know. There was a L'Arc~en~Ciel DVD release, though. I didn't do anything up on stage, but I was still busy. I spent the first half the year working on the L'Arc~en~Ciel DVDs, editing the LIVE in PARIS DVD and the Documentary DVD. It was a lot of work.]

As of December 1, 2009, the subject of this site is known as tetsuya (for L'Arc~en~Ciel work) or TETSUYA (for his solo work).

This site will reflect his wishes.

The translator's policy is to preserve his name as it was at the time of an item's publication. Consequently, new translations of previously published material will still have him listed as tetsu/TETSU69.

Thank you for reading.

These blog messages are written by tetsuya and posted by him on his mobile site, tetsu-tetsu.com. As this content is only accessible on a mobile phone in Japan, this site is the only place where the messages are available in English!

New entries posted as soon as tetsuya makes them!

Original content : TETSUYA
Translation by Natalie Arnold

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2010.02.04 - Exorcism

(Picture of the Marishiten-yama Tokudaiji Temple, in Ueno)

I got my bad luck removed today!

These articles and interviews originally appeared in PATi PATi, WHAT's IN?, GB, and uv magazines between 1996 and 2005. They have been collected and reprinted for the CHRONICLE of TEXT Box Set of The 15th anniversary in formation, which is the version used for these translations.

The translation of these articles is dedicated posthumously to Mike Daly, aka Goryu.

Here, you will find other tetsuya-related translations that Nanani has done. Some are L'Arc~en~Ciel pieces, others are solely tetsuya, tetsu, or TETSU69, but all fall within this scope. Most have been posted elsewhere, usually because they were requested there, but the version on this site will always be the most complete and least likely to have mistakes and typos.

1)I am not translating this work in a professional capacity. It is always possible for mistakes to sneak in, but these will be minimal.

2)NO STEALING! Everything that appears here took a lot of time and effort, so do NOT steal my work!

3)Do not repost these translations anywhere. Ever. Link to this page if you want to, giving out credit when you do so.

4)The translations may not be used for fansubs (in the case of video clips) or scanlations (if I ever do anything scanlateable) without getting my permission first.