Translator Application : Shattered-Tranquility.net

Interview with L~Lotus~

L~Lotus~ is a five-piece band comprising of three ex. as milk members – 蓮華 (Renka) on vocals, saki and Takayuki on guitars, masato on bass, and YUJI on drums. They officially began their activities on March 6th and have released three digital singles to date: 「worry」 on May 19th, 「snow」 on May 26th, and 「tree」 on June 2nd. The members of L~Lotus~ sat down with us to answer a couple of questions, so give it a read to get to know them better! We’d like to thank JapanFiles... Read→

Interview with -LEON-

-LEON- is a five-piece band from Gunma comprising of Yuji on vocals, Shin and Koya on guitars, Yamato on bass, and Masashi on drums. Mixing Asian cultural influences with visual rock, -LEON- has a heavy, modern sound with a distinct, ethereal flavor. On December 13th, the band released their first three track mini-album, 「REGULUS」 along with a PV for their song, 「Kokou ni Tou Tsuioku no Kagen no Tsuki」. The members of -LEON- took time to answer a few of our questions, so take a read through... Read→

Interview with GLACIER

GLACIER is a five-member group from Okinawa, comprising of Makoto on vocals, Nao on lead guitar, Koujirou on rhythm guitar, Aki on bass, and Yuuki on drums. The band formed in July 2007 and made their major debut a year later on July 23rd. They have released a full album and six singles to date with their seventh single, 「愛の降る街」 (Ai no Furu Machi) which is the third installment of a 7-month digital release project, coming out on June 30th through JapanFiles and on iTunes. The members... Read→

Interview with O-PARTS

O-PARTS is a two-man unit that started in June of 2009, formed by vocalist sho-ka (ex. Vogus Image) and bassist Jun (GaGaaalinG, ex. WAIVE). On August 20th, they released their first maxi-single entitled 「向日葵」 (Himawari) which included four tracks, all of which made it into the top ten of the Oricon Indies ranking. On May 26th, their second maxi-single, 「煌[kou]」 was released and will be available through JapanFiles from June 6th. Both sho-ka and Jun took time out of their busy schedules... Read→

Interview with Kaya

In 2002, Kaya made his vocal debut in the Mana produced two-man unit, Schwarz Stein. In 2004, Schwarz Stein disbanded, and departing from the label the band was signed to, Kaya became a free singer. Using “aesthetics” as his main theme, Kaya conducts his activities with the goals of “the revolution of the aesthetic senses” and the “liberation of sexuality” in mind, and manages his own lyrics, CD jacket designs, make-up and costume designs as well as the organization... Read→

Interview with born

born is a five member band that began together under RENNY AMY, which was active from August 2005, until December 31st, 2006. Shortly after, the same five members created D&L, and eventually changed their name to ‘born’ on April 9th, 2008 with the sponsored event at Takadanobaba AREA called “born presents 「bug scremo vol.01」”. About a week later, they released their first demonstration single, entitled 「Dust pain」, which was followed by the tour, 「Abnormal skin’s」. Since... Read→

Interview with Satsuki

砂月-Satsuki- began his solo career on February 14th, 2009, after spending seven years as the vocalist for RENTRER EN SOI. His first solo release, 「AWAKE」 came out via his online shop on May 9th, and that month he also started his 「AWAKENING TO MOONLIGHT」 tour, which even made a stop in Los Angeles, California. His next release, 「CRYSTAL」 was out on August 21st, which was followed by his 「PEER INTO YOUR CRYSTAL HEART」 tour, where he preformed in both Tokyo and Las Vegas, Nevada. ... Read→

Translator Application

As a translator at Shattered-Tranquility.net, you would be expected to translate messages and news, such as disbanding announcements and member’s comments. You are also expected to help any of the staff romanize various titles. We are also looking on expanding our interview section, and therefore someone who is willing or likes to translate magazine articles would be beneficial to the site.

We do, however, have a few requirements for anyone interested in becoming a Shattered-Tranquility.net translator — and please note, you would not be responsible for other areas of the site. (However, if there was something you wanted to also help out with, that would be appreciated).

♪ We’re looking for someone who is trustworthy. We all work together on this site and it won’t go anywhere if we can’t at the very least trust each other. That said, you cannot be working for any other visual band related news sites.

♪ A close second to being trustworthy, we’re looking for someone who has the ability and desire to be a dedicated staff member. Like previously stated, we need you to be active!

♪ Basic website knowledge. We use WordPress to run Shattered-Tranquility.

♪ Be able to translate articles and interviews from bands you may not be overly interested in.

♪ Be proficient in Japanese and in English. The other staff members are always here to help you if you need it, but you should be able to translate things (for the most part) on your own.

♪ A knowledge and love for Japanese visual bands.

♪ You must be able to keep in mind that Shattered-Tranquility.net is a team, not a competition. You need to be able to work well with others.

♪ You must not be currently working for any other visual band news site or publication.

♪ Be able to keep your inner fan girl (or fan boy) under wraps when dealing with site related issues such as posts, the staff blog, and comments.

♪ Be reachable on a regular basis via e-mail, MSN or AIM.

Think you have what it takes?

With your application, please translate the two following excerpts in the space provided. One is a standard announcement and the other is a blog entry and therefore both employ different styles of speaking and writing.

OHP Announcement

この度、Ernismは2010年08月25日の主催ライブ『The Last Carrot』を以って、解散する事が決定いたしました。

まだまだErnismとしてやれる事は沢山あり、バンド活動に関する様々な分野において変化させていき、バンド自体の向上をはかっていきたいと試みている中、個々の考えにズレが生じ、活動を続けていく事が事実上不可能となりました。

突然の解散表明となり、関係者の皆様方、また応援してくれているファンの皆様には申し訳ない気持ちでいっぱいです。

Ernism一同、残り2本のライブを全力で、また悔いのないように出来る限りの事をしていく気持ちでいますので、勝手ながらも残り少ないErnismの活動を温かく応援していただけたら幸いに思います。

Ernism一同、Ernismlスタッフ

Blog Entry [from Yusuke]

みんな食いしん坊万歳だな＾＾

みんなが好きなの、だいたい俺も好きだった！！

ゆさまって書いてる子もいましたが、気持ち悪いです(^O^)/

母親が作ったご飯、ってのが１番きゅんときたなぁ…間違いないね！！

あー、今すぐばぁちゃんの煮物が食いてぇ！！！

つーかまじ暑い(;´Д`)

俺汗っかきだから腕とか水滴が…早くお風呂へ！！！