The band members are 櫻井敦司 (Sakurai Atsushi) (vocals), 今井寿 (Imai Hisashi) (guitars, noises, electronics, vocals), 星野英彦 (Hoshino Hidehiko) (guitars, chorus), 桶口豊 (Higuchi Yutaka) (bass) and ヤガミ・トール (Yagami Toll) (drums).
BUCK-TICK's music has changed and evolved hugely over the course of their career. Their early work is what the Japanese call "positive punk". It used simple rhythms and chords, with the songs mostly in major keys and using some English words in the lyrics. Starting with 1989's TABOO, they experimented with a darker sound, which grew more mature with 狂った太陽 in 1991. darker than darkness style 93 delved into a harsher industrial rock sound which continued all the way up through Mona Lisa OVERDRIVE in 2003. With 2005's 十三階は月光, they deliberately adopted a "goth" concept, which they combined with a retro straight rock sound for the albums 天使のリボルバー (2007) and Memento Mori (2009). Their next album, 2010's RAZZLE DAZZLE, then incorporated many instances of dance-rock.
Some elements that persist throughout their music are resounding, jangling guitar chords, throbbing, prominent bass lines, harsh roars of electronically distorted noise, and ambivalent melodies that wander between major and minor keys, as well as Sakurai's distinctive rich baritone voice. Jrockrevolution described the band's style as having gone "from the bubbly sounds of pop to the buzz of electronic cyberpunk to lustful velvety goth to the smooth style of hard rock and back again". Sakurai, who is the main lyricist of the band, is famous for the erotic decadence of his lyrics, but he also often addresses existential psychological themes. His lyrics is also described as "dance in a daydream about reality". Imai, the main composer, has written many songs that read like science fiction stories, involving genetic engineering and computer hackers, but more recently has branched out into love songs.
As Josephine Yun describes them, in 'A Concise Report on 40 of the Biggest Rock Acts in Japan', "BUCK-TICK's music is smashed-together nuances of everything from Depeche Mode and New Order to U2 and The Knack. While wry, it can float and be nebulously melodic. [...] Masked in eye makeup, Atsushi looks and sounds possessed. BUCK-TICK was (and continues to be) and anomaly in the Japanese music scene, a tangle of goth rock diluted with synth and electronica. It's unhappy, dirty music, the musical equivalent of exploded soot and smoke."
BUCK-TICK and their members have performed with, for example, KMFDM, Soft Ballet, Luna Sea, Sheena Ringo, and The Yellow Monkey. The band members have also participated in different side-projects, such as Schaft, Schwein (Sakurai and Imai with Raymond Watts (PIG) and Sascha Konietzko (KMFDM)), and The Mortal.
くちづけ
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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君の唇を塞ぐよ
目を閉じて 罪深き くちづけ
愛し‥愛し合えるさ きっと
君の首筋に突き立て
目を閉じて 罪深き くちづけ
二度と戻れない それでいい
真夜中を見つめて ワイン飲み干す
愛し‥愛し合うのさ もっと
激しい渇きに狂いそう
目を閉じて 罪深き くちづけ
お前の匂い 狂わせる
真夜中に目覚めて
狂気 愛 飲み干す
おいでこの腕の中
"あっちの闇は苦いぞ"
君は惑い 揺らめく
やがて永遠になる
"こっちの闇は甘いぞ"
僕は深く 突き刺す
お前の匂い 狂わせる
真夜中に目覚めて
狂気 愛 飲み干す
おいでこの腕の中
"あっちの闇は苦いよ"
君は惑い 揺らめく
やがて永遠になる
"こっちの闇は甘いぞ"
僕は深く 突き刺す
おいでこの腕の中
"あっちの闇は苦いぞ"
君は少し 微笑む
これで永遠になる
"こっちの闇は甘いぞ"
僕は深く 突き刺す
The Japanese rock band, BUCK-TICK's song "くちづけ" or "Kuchizuke" in English translates to "Kiss." The lyrics depict the intense desire and passion between two lovers, who are willing to go to any lengths to be together, even if it means indulging in forbidden love. The singer questions the idea of being able to love and be loved by the other person and then proceeds to silence their doubts with a passionate kiss. The song portrays the lovers as being consumed by their intense desire and lust for each other, which drives them to commit sinful acts that they know they can never turn back from.
The chorus of the song is particularly powerful and haunting, as it repeats the line, "ono yami wa amai zo," which translates to, "this darkness is sweet." This repeated line symbolizes the lovers' addiction to their sinful love, which they know will lead them down a path of no return. The lyrics are vivid and descriptive, creating a world of intense desire, passion, and madness, where the line between love and lust is blurred, and the lovers are consumed by their emotions.
Line by Line Meaning
愛し‥愛し合えると言うの?
Do you say we can love each other?
君の唇を塞ぐよ
I'll silence your lips.
目を閉じて 罪深き くちづけ
Close your eyes, and take this sinful kiss.
愛し‥愛し合えるさ きっと
We can surely love each other.
君の首筋に突き立て
I'll stab your neck with my lips.
目を閉じて 罪深き くちづけ
Close your eyes, and take this sinful kiss.
二度と戻れない それでいい
We can never go back again, but it's okay.
真夜中を見つめて ワイン飲み干す
Staring at midnight, I finish my wine.
愛し‥愛し合うのさ もっと
Let's love each other more.
激しい渇きに狂いそう
I'm going crazy with intense thirst.
目を閉じて 罪深き くちづけ
Close your eyes, and take this sinful kiss.
お前の匂い 狂わせる
Your scent goes crazy.
真夜中に目覚めて
I wake up at midnight.
狂気 愛 飲み干す
I drink up madness and love.
おいでこの腕の中
Come into my arms.
"あっちの闇は苦いぞ"
"That darkness is bitter."
君は惑い 揺らめく
You're bewildered and wavering.
やがて永遠になる
We will soon be forever.
"こっちの闇は甘いぞ"
"This darkness is sweet."
僕は深く 突き刺す
I will deeply pierce you.
お前の匂い 狂わせる
Your scent goes crazy.
君は惑い 揺らめく
You're bewildered and wavering.
やがて永遠になる
We will soon be forever.
"こっちの闇は甘いぞ"
"This darkness is sweet."
僕は深く 突き刺す
I will deeply pierce you.
"あっちの闇は苦いぞ"
"That darkness is bitter."
君は少し 微笑む
You smile a little.
これで永遠になる
This will last forever.
"こっちの闇は甘いぞ"
"This darkness is sweet."
僕は深く 突き刺す
I will deeply pierce you.
おいでこの腕の中
Come into my arms.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: 櫻井敦司
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歌：BUCK-TICK
作詞：櫻井敦司
作曲：今井寿
愛し…愛し合えると言うの？
君の唇を塞(ふさ)ぐよ
目を閉じて 罪深きくちづけ
愛し…愛し合えるさ きっと
君の首筋に突き立て
目を閉じて 罪深きくちづけ
二度と戻れない それでいい
真夜中を見つめて
ワイン飲み干す
愛し…愛し合うのさ もっと
激しい渇きに狂いそう
目を閉じて 罪深きくちづけ
お前の匂い 狂わせる
真夜中に目覚めて
狂気 愛 飲み干す
おいでこの腕の中
“あっちの闇は苦いぞ”
君の惑(まど)い 揺らめく
やがて永遠になる
“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”
僕は深く 突き刺す
お前の匂い 狂わせる
真夜中に目覚めて
狂気 愛 飲み干す
おいでこの腕の中
“あっちの闇は苦いよ”
君は惑(まど)い 揺らめく
やがて永遠になる
“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”
僕は深く 突き刺す
おいでこの腕の中
“あっちの闇は苦いよ”
君は少し 微笑(ほほえ)む
これで永遠になる
“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”
僕は深く 突き刺す
@raura1223
この曲好きです。櫻井敦司さんお悔やみ申し上げます。
@kuruisou__da
ok Acchan is so freaking handsome but we can talk about Imai-san hair? i love it¡¡¡
@hirahirakiti8476
美しい人ほど早く逝ってしまうなんて...
@BraidedTwintailsEnjoyer
Man I miss watching Shiki without skipping the opening
@sarahe4508
This brings back memories man, Shiki hit hard back in the day
@Nana_HasamiSan
ずっとこれが聴きたかった🍷
@lunar8915
Literally the first anime opening I didn't skip
@user-uu8op4hj8p
神曲 櫻井さんありがとう
@channeltest5522
歌：BUCK-TICK
作詞：櫻井敦司
作曲：今井寿
愛し…愛し合えると言うの？
君の唇を塞(ふさ)ぐよ
目を閉じて 罪深きくちづけ
愛し…愛し合えるさ きっと
君の首筋に突き立て
目を閉じて 罪深きくちづけ
二度と戻れない それでいい
真夜中を見つめて
ワイン飲み干す
愛し…愛し合うのさ もっと
激しい渇きに狂いそう
目を閉じて 罪深きくちづけ
お前の匂い 狂わせる
真夜中に目覚めて
狂気 愛 飲み干す
おいでこの腕の中
“あっちの闇は苦いぞ”
君の惑(まど)い 揺らめく
やがて永遠になる
“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”
僕は深く 突き刺す
お前の匂い 狂わせる
真夜中に目覚めて
狂気 愛 飲み干す
おいでこの腕の中
“あっちの闇は苦いよ”
君は惑(まど)い 揺らめく
やがて永遠になる
“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”
僕は深く 突き刺す
おいでこの腕の中
“あっちの闇は苦いよ”
君は少し 微笑(ほほえ)む
これで永遠になる
“こっちの闇は甘いぞ”
僕は深く 突き刺す
@Hissomi
Thank you so much for this HD quality, I'm in awe __