Feb. 17th Taiji-Newsletter

Taiji flew to Japan on Feb. 14, Valentine¡¯s Day, and came back to Seoul about 9:45 p.m., Feb. 16. We taijimanias cannot but see the tremendous snowfall we had yesterday as a trick by Taiji ¡°Scissorhands,¡± who tried to cool down our flippant hearts in Valentine¡¯s Day. Why did he fly to Japan? Well, Taiji doesn¡¯t want to let on the reason until the right time comes. You guys know how discreet he is. Don¡¯t feel too sorry about this, please. How much has the editing work been done? Editing starts from a song with the worst quality of sound, Taiji says, and just one song a day can be edited. Really time-consuming and painstaking labor¡¦ So, probably, it will be aired on Sunday, Mar. 4th, as tentatively agreed with MBC. The date for his flight to America has not been appointed yet. For now, I can¡¯t say anything about whether he will make his departure schedule public or secret. A little regrettable news: the so-far hinted fan-meeting on the Internet seems almost impossible. Taiji poured all of his heart and energy into the encore concert, his last stage of the 6th album, with nothing left for another farewell meeting. Let¡¯s wait for his come-back with a new album. Next week, I¡¯ll report about whether a concert video or live album is released. Taiji is still gauging its possibility. I hope the decision is made as we want it to be. Anyway, let¡¯s leave it up to Taiji, our Ultraman. Taiji can be a real Ultraman when we let him be himself, free from any restrictions. Next week is our Ultraman¡¯s birth-week.^^ See you on Monday. (Trans. By Dream of Balhae)