This morning while I was checking my flist I saw a post in aramatheydidnt about Dir en Grey's new upcoming single that surprisingly is called Lotus and will be released on Jan. 26. The teaser it seems to have been released yesterday?? dunno, not sure)

It's a silly thing and I don't mean this as a critic to DEG's work or anything because that's not my intention and who knows I may like them someday (as I am). It's just that I'm kind of annoyed that Arashi's new single has the same title.

I'm going to sound unreasonable, so please bear with me or don't read further down.

I really like Lotus (Arashi's), I'm so looking forward to it (to have it in my hands)... that I don't like the fact that there is (at the same exact time) another single around with the same title. Period (I sound selfish, don't I, well right now I kind of don't care)

It isn't like DEG's is going to shadow Arashi's... but in the world of titles for songs... which are the chances of two bands releasing a single at the same time, in the same country and with the same title!!! Maybe in Asia is common but where I am, that doesn't happen!!!

So which one came first Arashi's or DEG's... Who did know first that the other was going to release a single with the same title?

I imagine JE is super careful about this... so it kind of surprises me. As DEG's is going to be released earlier than Arashi's... Did JE know and for that they decided to release the preview days before DEG...

Me wonders...

There is no chance in hell anybody will be mistaken and buy one instead of the other, believe me because I've also listened to DEG's teaser. Both singles don't have a think in common (well, that both are sung in Japanese, I guess :P)

But why oh why??? I also have a thing for the title LOTUS... Sounds so poetic and clear to me... and it fits so well with the image of the preview: white, clear and lovely dancing, beautiful boys...

Why did I read that post! If I hadn't read it now I wouldn't be bothered by this...