Onitsuka Chihiro - Infection (Live at Budokan)

[flisunit7]

she's a real genius

[LaLLoronaBJ]

Can feel all the emotions even though I cant speak Japanese.

[aozoraga]

kienes son esos 3 q no les gusto Chihiro ? r_r

[kolid3]

mou kokoro boro2 yo!!! hontoni anatani aitaaaaa honey>>>>sonia anatani aitai amore s_t_iashiteru......why cant i stop my self from crying

[sistersbysong]

Her singing is like an angel she is amazing

[youtubister]

<3 

[youtubister]

1:02 "In the night - I sit down as if I'm dead..."

2:44 "In the night - I realize this infection..."

<3

[KittoKattoBoo]

 Be fine . please cheer up.

i want to see you. i wanto go your lives meny times.

you are like a god.but you won't wanto be said so.....but i cannot stop to say that. y ou are my god ,my crist ,my Messiah,my princes.

[youtubister]

I prefer this to her studio version. Absolute knock-out <3

[garylovetakako]

Cant hold my tears when listening this , another masterpiece from Chihiro.

[NyappyHirude]

I can sing along with this song completely and it's so emotional. The lyrics, the tune but mostly her voice and her gestures. She is complete awesomeness.

[youtubister]

Shivers aplenty listening to this great and unique singer.

Talk about projection. Amazing.

[geowhit88]

I've never heard of this woman in my life and this my first time seeing her b/c someone named Kyuhyun covered her song in concert and it was heartbreakingly beautiful as is her original rendition. I feel like crying and I don't even understand what she's saying!

[Iopipimps]

@geowhit88 cause shes awesome



[JUMPfan128]

I love this song and I love her voice!

So touching TT^TT

[KanzenSaimin]

BEST SONG EVER WRITTEN ;_; its so sad and breathtaking...

[Ifuritaa]

wish 2 c her live one day q_q there r so much emtions in the songs.

suki suki suki suki suki desu. suteki da ne. ganbatte ne chihiro

[yanyue0]

I do love her song so much, anyone knows a similar singer japan-wide or worldwide? tell me please :D

[Melyne]

shivers, she gaves me shivers!

[xxmilkixx]

omg! me too! when she sang this, it gave me shivers too!! ^^

[moshi7kimi]

Me gusta sta cancion pero en si, d q trata?

gracias por el video

[nmirika]

Legszebb <3

[Fumiko31]

Elle est à fond dans ses chansons, c'est surprenant à voir. Quelle princesse, quelle voix =/...

[ShoutAfterLOVE]

so beautiful...it makes me cry ..

[DeadFishForBreakfast]

I saw her in concert in Yokohama back in 2002. I didn't know who she was. My friend just asked me to go with her to a concert. I've been hooked ever since and I make it to almost every concert she has in Eastern Japan. I'd go to Kansai to see her, but I never have enough time.

[rosedream10]

this is the first time i see a singer live and put her emotions in her song like this .

so cooool realy

[dibilcik]

SHE gives so much when is singing. she's giving her soul, all her efforts... i admire her for this...

[rachelseagroatt]

... ;_; *sniffle*

[psychicriver]

This performance always gives me chills. She gets so emotional, especially towards the end.

[Ragi91]

She is the Best! Beautiful song, and beautiful performance.

[darkmerveillesangel]

Her voice isn't to it's usual quality - it still sounds great.. But she puts soooo much into this... It's absolutely amazing! *is in total complete awe*

[Stake2]

Where's this intensity in the West? Too much rest, too many hamburgers and diet cokes?

I say, without cruciating pain and stunning effort, very little art emerges. It puzzles me to no end why minimizing pain has been so important in the Anglo-American lifestyle. Being fat and satisfied just isn't the skeleton key to spiritual happiness.

[dummyb0x]

The fuck does this have to do with the video?

[xanimatox]

Stake2, I would hope that you would realize that Japan is just as urbanized as the US, Tokyo perhaps even more so than even New York City. With vending machines selling everything you could possibly think of on every corner of Tokyo, you'd be hard pressed to believe that they have it any harder than Americans do. And I hope you would also know that since Japan has the second largest music industry in the world, there's plenty of vapid, profit-inspired music, just like there is everywhere.

[Stake2]

You're right I suppose. But aren't you personally concerned this "industry" attitude (bourgeois division into work and pleasure) spreads across the whole globe? Doesn't anyone see anything alarming about that? It's like one way of thinking would become the only way of existing. It sounds so un-free and violent, sad...

There have been many European critics, at any rate, who don't think it's a good thing only.

[xanimatox]

Of course I am concerned about it; genuineness is nearly extinct, replaced by ulterior motives. But it's just a side effect of globalization, this obsession with industry. That's why I love Chihiro so much. She's such a breath of fresh air. You don't need to look closely to see her authenticity and true devotion to what she does.

[lilithdvs13]

@Stake2

Well... your comment will only be fair if Chihiro's music is in anyway representative of the Japan music scene in anyway... which isn't true. She's too unique to be comparable to any other musician, east and west. She would be an oddity wherever she hails from.

That and unfortunately, Chihiro was pretty much a one-hit wonder (sales-wise). Sales figures for her post-comeback album simply indicate that Japan doesn't appreciate "pain and effort" anymore than USA.

[macska92]

Agreed, she's amazing. Really soulful performance of a really beautiful song (and probably her best song, in my opinion).

[aesaphyr]

As so many people have said, this is what it is to sing with one's heart... Just watching it as a vid on youtube is so heartrending -- being actually in that crowd must have been an undescribable experience.

[gokou1628]

If you guys paid attention, throughout her performances in this Live at Budokan DVD, she is in bare feet.

She treats these as her "performances" rather than just a song, it shows how much effort she put into it.  Gotta love her!

[lilithdvs13]

@gokou1628

The only time I ever recall her wearing shoes on stage is the Zodatsu Zassou performance at Space Shower '04. And she was only doing a 2-song guest spot.

It's a personal preference I guess. Not like she was the only one who does it.

[CherryCloset]

Absolutly my favorite song from her!

[viviOP4eva]

you don't have to understand the words to understand what she's singing about. and she sings with her heart. all of it.

[MurasakiGoddess]

Heartbreak and loss at it's most exalted.  Takomesugirundes.

[tranquiliala]

This... is well put.

[aniheilin568]

AMAZING!

[blackneko21]

beautiful song I can really relate to this

a nice performance could have been better

but it was still good I loved it .

[rozenhinaichigo]

I guess this performance is the true meaning of "singing with the heart"

[vinterhjerte]

Word!

[kouun]

I love how much emotion she puts into her performances. Every time I've seen her perform this song, she always ends up in tears near each performance because she's so into it. It always gives me chills. She ends up a bit choked up near the last chorus. It's so beautiful. Thanks for uploading. ^_^

[kurenaisama]

Amazing... beautiful... jus-- JUST WOW! *0* Thanks for uploading

[viviOP4eva]

awesome. amazing and beautiful voice.

[seankisaragi]

actually now that I hear the bridge I realise of course he is :p there's no orchestra hehehe

[seankisaragi]

I think the pianist is improvising a bit, because the piano part is different slightly to the other live version :)

[adrxuan]

her vocals really took my breathe away...especially the bridge and the ending...its just wow wow wow and more wow!!!

[greatgonzales]

I hereby designate this song to be my requiem for whenever I die in about 50 years.

[Mu8384]

superb!!!

[hinochi]

Brilliantly beautiful live version of this atmospheric song. The piano flourishes (quite distinct from the album version) make the hairs on the nape of my neck stand on end as Chihiro-san winds up for the big chorus...

[daikke2000]

Weird sound of the Bösendorfer, too (compared to Tori Amos's one ...)

[Yuisenpai]

Awesome ! *_* thx for sharing.

i'm still thinking she moves in a weird manner, but her singing skills are really amazing !!