"Hurt" is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album, The Downward Spiral (1994), written by Trent Reznor. It was released on April 17, 1995, as a promotional single from the album. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Song in 1996.
In 2002, Johnny Cash covered "Hurt" for his final album during his lifetime, to commercial and critical acclaim. Reznor praised Cash's interpretation of the song for its "sincerity and meaning", going so far as to say "that song isn't mine anymore". The single contains a cover of Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" as a B-side.
The music video features images from Cash's life, and was named the best video of the year by the Grammy Awards and CMA Awards, and the best video of all time by NME in July 2011.
When the video was filmed in February 2003, Cash was 71 years old and had serious health problems. His frailty is clearly evident in the video. He died seven months later, on September 12.
The Johnny Cash cover was given the Country Music Association award for "Single of the Year" in 2003. It ranked as CMT's top video for 2003, No. 1 on CMT's 100 Greatest Country Music Videos the following year (and again in 2008), and No. 1 on the Top 40 Most Memorable Music Videos on MuchMoreMusic's Listed in October 2007. As of March 2016, the single occupies the number nine spot on Rate Your Music's Top Singles of the 2000s. The song is also Cash's sole chart entry on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it hit No. 33 in 2003. In June 2009, the song was voted No. 1 in UpVenue's Top 10 Best Music Covers.
"Hurt" was nominated for six awards at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, winning for Best Cinematography. With the video, Johnny Cash became the oldest artist ever nominated for an MTV Video Music Award.
The music video won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.
In a 2014 survey conducted by the BBC the UK public voted the Johnny Cash version the second greatest cover version (of any song) of all time.
i tried to be as accurate as possible to canon but some stuff just. isn’t ever revealed. the birth DAYS are what is generally accepted as canon but the years/ages are mostly up to interpretation. also i have no fucking clue when damian was born so
Only one date is ever mentioned in-game, that being 2021. Considering that the Virtual Singer Fan Festa seems to be a stand-in for Magical Mirai 2021, we can assume that the Scramble Fan FESTA! event takes place in September 2021 (the real-life MM2021 was delayed to November due to covid-19, but the pandemic doesn't exist in-universe and MM Tokyo usually takes place at the beginning of September). There are Leo/need Daily Life social media posts that show them attending Magical Mirai, and do state the year of the event, but these can be considered promotional material for the event itself rather than canon material, especially since the characters address in-game that only one year has passed since the start of the story (despite the fact they have celebrated new year's day 4 times now. Timeloop things).
Based on this date, we can actually place exactly when every main character was born. The cutoff date for Japanese schools is April 1st, making Ena the oldest main character, being a 3rd year with a birthday of April 30th, followed by Tsukasa on May 17th, so on so forth all the way down to Kohane, a 2nd year with a birthday of March 2nd.
Considering when Scramble Fan FESTA is set, Ena, who was a 2nd year at the time, would be 17 years old. That would place her date of birth as April 30th, 2004. Additionally, while Kohane, a first year at the time, should be 15 during the event, the game considers her to be 16 due to using a set age for every grade bracket. Regardless, the event setting places her date of birth as March 2nd, 2006.
Based on this, we can conclude that:
Ena, Tsukasa, Rui, and Shizuku were born in 2004
Mafuyu, Kanade, Airi, Minori, Saki, Toya, Nene, An, Ichika, Mizuki, Emu, Haruka, Honami, and Akito were born in 2005
Shiho and Kohane were born in 2006
This also means that Ena, Tsukasa and Rui are all older than the MEIKO software (released November 5th 2004), and everyone except Kohane is older than the KAITO software (released February 17th 2006). Every main character is older than Miku, the Kagamines, and Luka based on this information.
Using the information around set ages*, we can also work out rough estimates for when the side characters were born. For example, Arata, who was 19 during the first 3 years of the game, is 3 years older than the members of VBS who were all considered to be 16. Since the members of VBS were born in the April 2005 - April 2006 school year range, Arata was likely born in the 2002-2003 school year range.
* based on how characters like Youta and Miu, who are said to be the same age as Leo/need, were both confirmed to be 16 years old before the 3rd anniversary age-up. Also Haruka's age is confirmed as 16 at a point in time when she shouldn't be 16. Timeloop things.
Based on this, the oldest living side character, Kounosuke, who was 55 pre-3rd anniversary and 39 years older than Emu, was probably born between April 1966 and April 1st 1967. On the younger side of things, Hanano, who was 14 pre-3rd anni, was likely born between April of 2007 and 2008. I've put the rest of the estimated side character DOBs under the cut.
assumed age as of 3rd anniversary in brackets (literally just pre-age-up age + 1)
Rakunosuke Otori - April 2nd 1922 ~ April 1st 1923 (98 (at time of death. would be 100 if still alive))
Kounosuke Otori - April 2nd 1966 ~ April 1st 1967 (56)
Jean Riley - 1967~1968 (55)
Harumichi Aoyagi - 1968~1969 (54)
Shin'ei Shinonome - 1973~1974 (49)
Mr Yoisaki - 1975~1976 (47)
Ken Shiraishi - 1978~1979 (44)
Taiga Kotaki - 1978~1979 (44)
Yuuka Kazamatsuri - 1990~1991 (32)
Keisuke Otori - 1991~1992 (31)
Shousuke Otori - 1994~1995 (28)
Tatsuya Okazaki - 1999~2000 (23)
Ayaka Saito - 2001~2002 (21)
Hinata Otori - 2001~2002 (21)
Iori - 2002~2003 (20)
Mio - 2002~2003 (20)
Arata Tono - 2002~2003 (20)
Souma Miyata - 2002~2003 (20)
Kotaro Mita - 2004~2005 (18)
Sakurako Seiryuin - 2004~2005 (18)
Nanami "Nanamin" Hayakawa - 2004~2005 (18)
Futaba Natsuno - 2004~2005 (18)
Ayumi Tabata - 2004~2005 (18)
Hibiki Miyake - 2004~2005 (18)
Shuuta Hayashi - 2004~2005 (18)
Ibuki Taniyama - 2004~2005 (18)
Yuina Uchiyama - 2005~2006 (17)
Shouta Hayashi - 2005~2006 (17)
Miu Takagi - 2005~2006 (17)
Youta Yoshizaki - 2005~2006 (17)
Riho Hasegawa - 2005~2006 (17)
Saku Kousaka - 2005~2006 (17)
Mai - 2006~2007 (16)
Hanano Yoshizaki - 2007~2008 (15)
Ambiguous:
These ages were given in the 3rd fanbook, but there is not really any way to tell if these are the characters' ages at introduction or ages after the 3rd anniversary age-up. Here are both possible DOB ranges.
Mrs Asahina - 1980/81 or 1981/82 (41)
Yoshiki Shindou - 1982/83 or 1983/84 (39)
Yuuki Akiyama - 1999/2000 or 2000/01 (22)
Asahi Genbu - 2003/4 or 2004/5 (18)
Arisa Higure - 2004/5 or 2005/6 (17)
Additional notes (mod is rambling atp):
Rakunosuke died when he was 98 years old. In the WxS main story, Emu says that he died a year ago. Assuming Emu was 15 at the time, they have an age gap of around 83 years. The year of birth listed here was based on that assumption.
We know that Kanade's mother died aged 30, but we do not know when she died. She is still alive in flashbacks set roughly 10 years prior to the events of game.
We do not have confirmed ages for Nagi, Reki, Sakaki, MMJ's landlady or Mafuyu's father yet.
Rui suggests that Reki is the same age as him in A Story Where You Are The Star. However since it's more vague than Asahi, I left it out. However, Asahi was since confirmed as 18 when he was compared to Reki as being similar age, it is likely that Reki is also around 18 years old.
Nagi's age is left blank in the fanbook due to it not being revealed that she was dead at the time of publication. She is younger than Taiga, but we don't know by how much, but nonetheless she was likely born in the early 1980s.
Exhibition: Dadamaino 1930-2004, Curated by Flaminio Gualdoni, Museo MA*GA – Fondazione Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Silvio Zanella, Gallarate (VA), December 17, 2023 – April 7, 2024
Twisted Wonderland Birthdates/Birthyears, In Order.
A comprehensive list of each TWST character’s exact birthdate, in order, down to the year + their ages. This will be going off of Twisted Wonderland’s release date, (2020), and not the current year (2023 at the time of writing). Contains chapter 7 spoilers.
- I’m aware that the Japanese school year starts in April instead of September, but for some reason my brain refused to process this so I ended up doing these based around the school year cut-off being September. I decided to post it anyway, since I’m pretty sure most of it’s still accurate, though I may do a Japanese version at some point!
Lilia – Unknown, 1321. Chosen date is January 1st, 1321. (699 Years Old).
Silver – Unknown, 1621. Chosen date is May 15th, 2003. (299 - 300 Years Old, mentally 16 - 18).
Malleus – January 18th, 1842. (178 Years Old).
Leona – July 27th, 2000. (20 Years Old).
Trey – October 25th, 2001. (18 Years Old).
Rook – December 2nd, 2001. (18 Years Old).
Idia – December 18th, 2001. (18 Years Old).
Cater – February 4th, 2002. (18 Years Old).
Vil – April 9th, 2002. (18 Years Old).
Jamil – September 12th, 2002. (17 Years Old).
Jade - November 5th, 2002. (17 Years Old).
Floyd - November 5th, 2002. (17 Years Old).
Azul – February 24th, 2003. (17 Years Old).
Ruggie – April 18th, 2003. (17 Years Old).
Kalim – June 25th, 2003. (17 Years Old).
Riddle – August 24th, 2003. (17 Years Old).
Ace – September 23rd, 2003. (16 Years Old).
Jack – October 11th, 2003. (16 Years Old).
Sebek – March 17th, 2004. (16 Years Old).
Epel – May 6th, 2004. (16 Years Old).
Deuce – June 3rd, 2004. (16 Years Old).
Ortho – August 14th, 2011 - 2013. (6 - 8 Years Old, mentally 11 - 16).
~Ortho’s age is anonymous, so I had to do some speculations and maths here. I’m going to assume that R!Ortho was 8 years old at the date of his death, and that Idia constructed O!Ortho when he was around 10. This would give their parents plenty of time to start caring about Robortho before the pair left for Night Raven. I’m going to assume that O!Ortho is either 3 years old with the mental state of an 11 year old, or 3 years old with the mental state of a 16 year old (since he joined the first years, albeit as a special exception). Personally I’m leaning more towards the former.
~If Lilia was 300 years old during the war and Silver was a baby at the time (seemingly 0 - 1 years old) then that would mean that his birthyear falls somewhere between 1620 - 1622, most likely 1621. Lilia also states that the day he found Silver was the day that he decided for Silver's birthday, meaning that the odds of May 15th being his real birthday are 1/365. During Silver's identity crisis dream we see what he looked like on the day that Lilia found him, which we've established was May 15th, and he looks to be roughly 6 months old.
It's possible that Lilia thought of this and decided to consider this Silver's 1st birthday, but if that were the case, there's a good 50% chance that Silver has actually been awake for 16 years of his life, which would actually be very clever since Aurora was 16. In the reverse, if Lilia decided to treat the day he found Silver as the day he was born, then there's a 50% chance that Silver is actually 18. Basically what I'm saying is I haven't got a fucking clue-)
Prince William of Wales warms up before his water polo debut for the Scottish National Universities Squad in the Annual Celtic Nations Tournament against Wales and Ireland in Cardiff, Wales. — 17 April 2004
I used mostly the Japanese release years without the months for simplification.
If you want a more accurate listing, here it is under the cut:
Kanto:
[Red/Green/Blue]
Feb 27, 1996 (JP)
Sep 28, 1998 (NA)
Oct 23, 1998 (AU)
Oct 5, 1999 (EU)
[Yellow]
Sep 12, 1998 (JP)
Sep 3, 1999 (AU)
Oct 19, 1999 (NA)
June 16, 2000 (EU)
[FireRed/LeafGreen]
Jan 29, 2004 (JP)
Sep 7, 2004 (NA)
Sep 23, 2004 (AU)
Oct 1, 2004 (EU)
[Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!]
Nov 16, 2018
Johto:
[Gold/Silver]
Nov 21, 1999 (JP)
Oct 13, 2000 (AU)
Oct 15, 2000 (NA)
April 6, 2001 (EU)
April 24, 2002 (South Korea)
[Crystal]
Dec 14, 2000 (JP)
July 29, 2001 (NA)
Sep 30, 2001 (AU)
Nov 2, 2001 (EU)
[HeartGold/SoulSilver]
Sep 12, 2009 (JP)
March 14, 2010 (NA)
March 25, 2010 (AU)
March 26, 2010 (EU)
Feb 4, 2010 (South Korea)
Sep 12, 2009 (Taiwan)
Hoenn:
[Ruby/Sapphire]
Nov 21, 2002 (JP)
March 19, 2003 (NA)
April 9, 2003 (AU)
July 25, 2003 (EU)
[Emerald]
Sep 16, 2004 (JP)
May 1, 2005 (NA)
June 9, 2005 (AU)
Oct 21, 2005 (EU)
[OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire]
Nov 21, 2014 (JP, NA, AU, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong)
Nov 28, 2014 (EU)
Sinnoh:
[Diamond/Pearl]
Sep 28, 2006 (JP, Taiwan)
April 22, 2007 (NA)
June 21, 2007 (AU)
July 27, 2007 (EU)
Feb 14, 2008 (South Korea)
[Platinum]
Sep 13, 2008 (JP, Taiwan)
March 22, 2009 (NA)
May 14, 2009 (AU)
May 22, 2009 (EU)
July 2, 2009 (South Korea)
Unova:
[Black/White]
Sep 18, 2010 (JP, Taiwan, Hong Kong)
March 4, 2011 (EU)
March 6, 2011 (NA)
March 10, 2011 (AU)
April 21, 2011 (South Korea)
[Black2/White2]
June 23, 2012 (JP, Hong Kong, Taiwan)
Oct 7, 2012 (NA)
Oct 11, 2012 (AU)
Oct 12, 2012 (EU)
Nov 8, 2012 (South Korea)
Kalos:
[X/Y]
Oct 12, 2013
Alola:
[Sun/Moon]
Nov 18, 2016 [JP, NA, AU, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong]
Nov 23, 2016 (EU)
[UltraSun/UltraMoon]
Nov 17, 2017
Huh Y/N: A 17 years old member of NewJeans born on July 18th, 2006. Younger sister of a Le Sserafim member Huh Yunjin. Was in a relationship with Minji and still has feelings for her. Her best friend is Hanni.
Kang Haerin: A 17 years old member of NewJeans born on May 15th, 2006. Is in love with Y/N and doesn't get along with Minji because of that. The only person she trusts 100% is Danielle.
Kim Minji: A 19 years old member of NewJeans born on May 7th, 2004. Was in a relationship with Y/N before they broke up a month before their debut. Isn't sure if she still likes her.
Hanni Pham: A 19 years old member of NewJeans born on October 6th, 2004. Is best friends with Y/N. Thinks that Minji is the best person for Y/N.
Danielle Marsh: A 18 years old member of NewJeans born on April 11th, 2005. Knows all about Haerin's feelings for Y/N and ships them. Closest to Haerin.
Lee Hyein: A 15 years old member and maknae of NewJeans born on April 21st, 2008. Just wants Y/N to be happy with anyone she chooses. NewJeans's baby.
"Trick Me" is a song by American singer Kelis from her third studio album, Tasty (2003). It was written and produced by Dallas Austin. The song was released as the album's second single on February 17, 2004. "Trick Me" was not released in the US as her American label, Arista, folded after the release of Tasty, and she was transferred to Jive; as a result, no more singles were released there after "Milkshake". In Europe, she was still on the same label, Virgin.
The single topped the charts in Hungary and Romania, and peaked inside the top five in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia, among other countries. Despite not being released commercially in the US, "Trick Me" managed to reach number seven on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart in April 2004.
I don't know if this is acceptable but, could you do headcanons about the reader teaching the dorm leaders about the Chinese zodiac and the personality traits each animal in the zodiac has? If you're unfamiliar with the Chinese zodiac and its animals, feel free to do research about it first before you can start writing the headcanons.
I had a creative idea for this one. I also used 2 websites for this. I myself was born in the year of the Pig.
Riddle Rosehearts
If we’re gonna do math, he was born in 2005. Considering August 24th is his birthday, and August has not passed yet, and he is 17 right now, he was born in 2005. That means he was born in the year of the Rooster. He was shocked and confused to hear that until you explained it.
People born in the year of the Rooster were typically described as independent, practical, hard-working, and observant. He doesn’t truly believe in horoscopes or zodiac signs, but he finds the spiritual intention behind it very intriguing.
Leona Kingscholar
Alright, so he’s 20 years old. His birthday is July 27th. That means that, since his birthday has not yet passed, he was born in 2002. When you tell him that he was born in the year of the Horse, he was most definitely confused.
You explained that the meaning behind it was that he would be described as energetic, independent, impatient, and enjoy traveling. 2/4 of those words were actually correct, and he loved traveling home if that counted.
Azul Ashengrotto
He’s 17, and his birthday is on February 27th. His birthday has not passed yet, so he was born in 2005 just like Riddle. He was born in the year of the Rooster alongside the Heartslabyul Housewarden. He was kind of weirded out and asked for an explanation as to what that meant.
You giggled and told him that Roosters were typically described as independent, practical, hard-working, and observant. He was about to deny it all when you pointed out that he managed a Lounge on top of schoolwork, always managed to see where he could make profit, and he did this all on his own.
Kalim Al-Asim
Another 17-year-old. He was born on June 25th, so like both Riddle and Azul, he is a rooster. He laughed out loud when you told him this, because it’s not everyday that someone calls him a rooster. Who wouldn’t laugh at that?
You laughed along in response, but when you both finally calmed down you explained that Roosters were typically described as ‘independent, practical, hard-working, and observant’, and you both started laughing again at the irony.
Vil Schoenheit
He is 18 years old, and his birthday is April 9th. This means that he was born in 2004. You almost didn’t want to tell him his zodiac in the case he got angry, but he insisted. You told him that he was born in the year of the Monkey.
You explained that those who were born in the year of the Monkey were described as fun, energetic, and active. I feel like Vil can be fun, but he typically isn’t because he’s too busy. You would say that the description matches up with him fairly well considering he likes yoga and exercising.
Idia Shroud
Like Vil, he is 18. His birthday is December 18th. This means he was also born in 2004, and he was born in the year of the Monkey. He was most definitely weirded out because he was used to the Grecian zodiac signs.
It was hilarious how much he did not fit the description of his zodiac sign. People born in the year of the Monkey were described as fun, energetic, and active. He chugged caffeinated drinks and he had a lot of fun playing video games, but he wasn’t active at all.
Malleus Draconia
His age is actually unknown, so we’re just gonna slide on past it. Instead, you just told him all the other Housewarden’s zodiac signs and their personality traits. While you laughed at some of the contradictory ones, a smile graced his lips.
I believe he would be born in the year of the Snake since they are described as charming, gregarious, introverted, generous, and smart. You can not tell me that he does not fit this description to a freaking T.
Harry Potter (31 July 1980) GRYFFINDOR m. Ginevra Weasley (11 August 1981) GRYFFINDOR (2000):
1. James “Jamie” Sirius Potter GRYFFINDOR (5 April 2004) m. Hadley Grace Pritchard (2005) RAVENCLAW (2029):
a) Rhysand James Potter (28 May 2032) GRYFFINDOR
b) Emerson Fleamont Potter (11 March 2035) GRYFFINDOR
c) Flynn Harry Potter (2 July 2037) GRYFFINDOR
d) Grace Ginevra Potter (18 December 2040) GRYFFINDOR
2. Albus “Alby” Fleamont Potter (1 June 2006) SLYTHERIN m. Scorpius Malfoy (6 January 2006) SLYTHERIN (2031):
a) Lyra Astoria Malfoy (1 June 2037) RAVENCLAW
b) Celeste Ginevra Malfoy (5 March 2039) RAVENCLAW
c) Archer Kai Malfoy (6 July 2044) SLYTHERIN
3) Lily Luna Potter (3 November 2007) GRYFFINDOR m. Oakley Wood (8 January 2007) GRYFFINDOR (2028):
a) Nash Oliver Wood (31 July 2030) GRYFFINDOR m. Nixie Sparks (2032) RAVENCLAW (2058):
aa) Sirius Harry Wood (25 December 2061) GRYFFINDOR
bb) Remus Oakley Wood (25 December 2061) GRYFFINDOR
b) Noah Harry Wood (31 July 2030) GRYFFINDOR
c) Magnolia “Lia” Katherine Wood (2 May 2033) RAVENCLAW
d) Zinnia “Zin” Ginevra Wood (11 August 2035) HUFFLEPUFF
e) Zahira “Zee” Sorcha Wood (11 August 2035) HUFFLEPUFF
4) Cedrella “Ella” Theodora Potter (21 October 2010) SLYTHERIN m. Spencer Kane-Nott (3 July 2010) SLYTHERIN (2036):
a) Logan Theodore Kane-Nott (23 March 2040) GRYFFINDOR
b) Zeke Harry Kane-Nott (21 January 2042) SLYTHERIN
c) Nolan Everett Kane-Nott (11 November 2044) RAVENCLAW
d) Westley Sebastian Kane-Nott (9 December 2046) GRYFFINDOR
5) Everett Arthur Potter (21 October 2010) RAVENCLAW m. Xara Scamander (13 September 2016) RAVENCLAW (2039):
a) Hazel Ella Potter (2 September 2040) HUFFLEPUFF
b) Galina Xara Potter (28 April 2042) RAVENCLAW
c) Landon Everett Potter (19 June 2044) GRYFFINDOR
d) Waverly Luna Potter (7 February 2046) RAVENCLAW
6) Genevieve “Evie” Zahira Potter (9 May 2012) HUFFLEPUFF m. Christian Lyon (2008) RAVENCLAW (2033):
a) Leif Christian Lyon (1 October 2035) GRYFFINDOR
b) Autumn Ella Lyon (21 September 2038) HUFFLEPUFF
c) Winter Willow Lyon (21 December 2041) RAVENCLAW
d) Summer Lily Lyon (21 June 2043) GRYFFINDOR
e) Spring Rose Lyon (21 March 2047) HUFFLEPUFF
7) Henry Remus Potter (31 July 2020) GRYFFINDOR m. Daniella Zabini (7 July 2018) RAVENCLAW (2049):
a) Cameron Blaise Potter (1 January 2052) GRYFFINDOR
b) Aidan Hunter Potter (23 July 2055) GRYFFINDOR
c) Jameson Henry Potter (14 March 2058) GRYFFINDOR
d) Emilia Ginevra Potter (17 August 2060) RAVENCLAW
8) Hunter Colten Potter (31 July 2020) GRYFFINDOR m. Sloane Hart (2023) GRYFFINDOR (2046):
a) Simon Hunter Potter (14 February 2049) RAVENCLAW
b) Shay Cedrella Potter (14 February 2049) HUFFLEPUFF
c) Colin Fleamont Potter (7 March 2053) GRYFFINDOR
d) Beckett James Potter (19 June 2055) HUFFLEPUFF
e) Parker Harry Potter (24 September 2059) SLYTHERIN
f) Noelle Ginevra Potter (25 December 2061) GRYFFINDOR
Thanks to @ellieoryan7447 for taking the time and effort to make these!
Exhibition: Dadamaino 1930-2004, Curated by Flaminio Gualdoni, Museo MA*GA – Fondazione Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Silvio Zanella, Gallarate (VA), December 17, 2023 – April 7, 2024