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The reason behind Take 5's sudden ending
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Hikki Obsessed
Joined: 2006/11/20
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My speculated reason for the sudden ending of take 5 is this:

(This is only spectaculation. I read the album as a story)
As Hikki mentioned in the SSTV interview, the album deals with Death. So my guess is that the sudden ending means Death and possibly a sudden one.

As I am open to any views on life after death. One of the beliefs I have is reincarnation.

So, the end of take 5 signifies the end of an individual's life. and his spirit reincarnates and takes a different form.
i.e. it become a child again and lives on earth as we can see from boku wa kuma. Then we follow this individual as it grows from a child to teen (in Rainbow-colored Bus) and finally to an adult (Flavor of Life)

Notice that there is a version of FOL already earlier on the album. This shows that the person earlier on who had died during Take 5 is the same as the only we are hearing about now. The person is only taking a different form

To put it graphically

<------------------------------------------------------->
FOL (ballad) Take 5 Boku wa Kuma RCB FOL
^----------------------------------------------------^
Same song but different versions, same theory applies to my idea of the HEART STATION perso's life.
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Posted on: 2008/3/19 6:26
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  •  hrabbit
      hrabbit
Re: The reason behind Take 5's sudden ending
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Hikki Obsessed
Joined: 2007/12/15
A/S/L ??/female/USA
Posts: 391
huh... I always thought that it just cut off because it was a bad quality download but now that you mention it I think it was intentional and symbolic I think also that the death doesn't have to be physical, it can be an emotional death so to speak in that someone has a revelation and changes their ways... ya know?
Posted on: 2008/3/19 8:40
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  •  poe_n_merry
      poe_n_merry
Re: The reason behind Take 5's sudden ending
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Joined: 2006/6/5
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an explanation has been provided in the staff diary on Hikki's Website.

according to the message, the song's ending is intentional. the length of the song is 3 minutes and 42 seconds.

well, there you go! mystery solved =)
Posted on: 2008/3/19 9:44
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  •  laijunjie14
      laijunjie14
Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Posted on: 2008/3/19 10:16
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  •  skinnyaznkid
      skinnyaznkid
Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Joined: 2007/5/30
A/S/L 19/M/Florida
Posts: 184
That's pretty cool. I guess the leak was perfect then.
Posted on: 2008/3/19 16:26
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Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Hikki Fanatic
Joined: 2007/5/10
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Erith, good way to think of it, and I believe In reincarnation too. I swear I was Japanese in my past life
(Lol)
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Posted on: 2008/3/19 17:17
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  •  LethalAnesthetic
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Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Joined: 2007/6/3
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That explanation makes sense. ^_^ I think it would be cool if there was an after life but I think there probably isn't one. I think it's just nothingness, it seems restful that way.
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Posted on: 2008/3/19 17:35
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  •  jigenbakuda
      jigenbakuda
Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Hikki Obsessed
Joined: 2007/9/30
A/S/L 23/M/Jacksonville FL
Posts: 417
Okay I am hearing alot of talk about songs meanings and such, could anyone give me a link to some translations? I would love to read some people opinion of the album as well, anyone read any reviews? Or anyone made and song specific reviews? I would love to read.
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Posted on: 2008/3/19 19:50
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  •  AnimeLunatic01
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Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Joined: 2007/5/15
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Heres a review of the Heart Station album.

http://utada-online.net/blog/?p=241
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  •  jigenbakuda
      jigenbakuda
Re: The reason behind Take 5s sudden ending
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Quote:

AnimeLunatic01 wrote:
Heres a review of the Heart Station album.

http://utada-online.net/blog/?p=241

thanks a bunch!
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Posted on: 2008/3/19 22:06
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