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.
Kimi no Vanilla
BUCK-TICK Lyrics
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Hageshiku setsunaku motomete mitai hageshiku hageshiku motomete
Tsumetaku yasashiku motomete hoshii tsumetaku tsumetaku motomete
Itoshii kimi no mune sono inochi nikurashii
Hageshiku setsunaku aishite mitai hageshiku hageshiku aishite
Akaku juuketsu shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi kuchibiru de ai o tsutaeyou
Honoo ga kieru sore made anata no tame ni moyashite
Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki
Akaku keiren shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi kuchibiru de ai o tsutaeyou
Honoo ga kieru sore made anata no tame ni moyashite
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi shitasaki de fureru sono mune
Honoo ga kieru sore made watashi no tame ni togarase
Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki
The lyrics of BUCK-TICK's "Kimi no Vanilla" are romantic and passionate, expressing the singer's desire for the person he loves. The song starts with the line "Kawaii kimi no mune sono inochi itoshii," which translates to "Your cute heart and precious life." He expresses his desire to "hageshiku setsunaku motomete mitai," to seek out and pursue this love fiercely and painfully. He also wants to be "tsumetaku yasashiku motomete hoshii," meaning to be both cool and gentle in his pursuit. These lyrics reflect the complex nature of love with its intensity, tenderness, pain, and desire.
The lyrics in the second verse follow a similar pattern, with the singer declaring that he wants to love passionately and painfully, saying "Hageshiku setsunaku aishite mitai" and "Tsumetaku yasashiku aishite hoshii." The chorus repeats the opening line, and the song's title, "Kimi no Vanilla," which can be translated to "Your Vanilla." The bridge of the song is more abstract, with the singer using metaphors like "Akaku juuketsu shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui," meaning "The vanilla is reddening and pulsating, and my left chest is hot." He continues with lines like "Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki," expressing his love with natural elements like water, air, and light.
Line by Line Meaning
Kawaii kimi no mune sono inochi itoshii
Your cute chest and life are so precious to me
Hageshiku setsunaku motomete mitai hageshiku hageshiku motomete
I want to passionately and painfully pursue you, with a burning desire
Tsumetaku yasashiku motomete hoshii tsumetaku tsumetaku motomete
I want to softly and coldly desire you, with a gentle want
Itoshii kimi no mune sono inochi nikurashii
Your beloved chest and life are despicable to me
Hageshiku setsunaku aishite mitai hageshiku hageshiku aishite
I want to love you passionately and painfully, with a burning love
Tsumetaku yasashiku aishite hoshii yasashiku yasashiku aishite
I want to love you softly and coldly, with a gentle love
Akaku juuketsu shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui
Your vanilla scent that's red and bloody, makes my left side feel hot
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi kuchibiru de ai o tsutaeyou
For example, let me convey love with short life and lips
Honoo ga kieru sore made anata no tame ni moyashite
Until the flames burn out, I'll burn for you
Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki
Water, air, light, love, values, dreams, and pleasures, I love you so much
Akaku keiren shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui
Your red and twisted vanilla scent makes my left side feel hot
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi kuchibiru de ai o tsutaeyou
For example, let me convey love with short life and lips
Honoo ga kieru sore made anata no tame ni moyashite
Until the flames burn out, I'll burn for you
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi shitasaki de fureru sono mune
For example, let me touch that chest with my short life and fingertips
Honoo ga kieru sore made watashi no tame ni togarase
Until the flames burn out, sharpen for my sake
Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki
Water, air, light, love, values, dreams, and pleasures, I love you so much
Contributed by Annabelle S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@harukoneko3508
Kimi no vanilla
Kawaii kimi no mune sono inochi itoshii
Hageshiku setsunaku motomete mitai hageshiku hageshiku motomete
Tsumetaku yasashiku motomete hoshii tsumetaku tsumetaku motomete
Itoshii kimi no mune sono inochi nikurashii
Hageshiku setsunaku aishite mitai hageshiku hageshiku aishite
Tsumetaku yasashiku aishite hoshii yasashiku yasashiku aishite
Akaku juuketsu shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi kuchibiru de ai o tsutaeyou
Honoo ga kieru sore made anata no tame ni moyashite
Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki
Akaku keiren shiteru vanilla hidarimune ga atsui
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi kuchibiru de ai o tsutaeyou
Honoo ga kieru sore made anata no tame ni moyashite
Tatoeba inochi mijikashi shitasaki de fureru sono mune
Honoo ga kieru sore made watashi no tame ni togarase
Mizu kuuki hikari to ai kate ikigai yume yoku yorokobi anta ga daisuki
@tulimeri683
My mom says one of her life goals is to see buck-tick live, she doesn’t know this side of buck-tick and I really don’t have the heart to tell her.
@GarrettBT
😭
@rem5720
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@is_that_trueyes_okey_dokey_yo
No because I love Buck-Tick and at first I saw Atsushi as sweet and precious and must be protected. UNTILL I FOUND OUT HOW FUCKING THIRSTY THIS MAN IS
@rem5720
@@is_that_trueyes_okey_dokey_yo 😹 he’s truly both though! Must protecc- for his Sweetness ((👀👀👀👀 and those thighs. 🥴🥴🥴🥴))
@is_that_trueyes_okey_dokey_yo
@@rem5720 pls. The thighs part. Your not wrong.
@cothen
homeboy needs to moan more often
@GarrettBT
💀
@X-LOVER1966
realest comment ever
@alexktm699
to be fair he has always moaned A LOT (as he should)