今天致敬的是 AiNA the End。 她是日本最具靈魂張力的女性歌手之一以爆裂的情感、極端的聲音與撕裂式演繹，成為新世代 visual kei × avant-pop 的象徵。從 〈きれいだ〉 的淚腔呢喃、〈ロマンスの血〉 的劇場式爆發，到 〈真実の月〉 的靈魂告白，AiNA 用聲音描繪脆弱與暴烈並存的生命。 她的音樂不是被唱出來的，而是被哭出來的。 這首《デジタルの檻 (Cage of Code)》是 AiNA 在 2025 年數位焦慮時代的 聲之懺悔錄。 以 j-visual rock × emotional alt-pop ballad 為基底，將劇場感、電子殘響與搖滾張力融合成一場「聲音的悲鳴」。 製作概念： • Intro：反轉鋼琴與呼吸聲，像從夢中甦醒；AiNA 以呢喃開始，空氣中瀰漫壓抑的孤獨。 • Verse 1：tremolo 吉他與低沉貝斯構成電子靜海，AiNA 的聲音在 whisper 與 belt 之間游移，脆弱又執著。 • Pre-Chorus：弦樂 tremolo 與鼓組滾動逐漸上升，情緒如浪潮逼近。 • Chorus：雙吉他與合唱牆爆開，AiNA 高音帶著破碎 vibrato，如痛覺般真實；每個平台名成了咒語，也成了祈禱。 • Verse 2：帶有失真貝斯與電子斷拍，聲音更貼近心臟的鼓動，像是數位靈魂的心跳。 • Bridge：她幾近崩潰的尖叫與鋼琴的對位，重現〈ロマンスの血〉式的靈魂撕裂；自由與愛在密碼之間迷失。 • Final Chorus：Key 升高，全樂團與合唱齊發，AiNA 的 falsetto flip 與哭腔 vibrato 在極限邊緣爆開。 • Outro：鋼琴與殘響 fading，AiNA 的最後一句「愛してる」被電子噪音吞沒——聲音斷裂、靈魂仍在迴響。 主題意象： 《デジタルの檻》象徵現代人被演算法囚禁的靈魂。 手機是牢籠、愛是密碼、情感是數據。 AiNA 在這首歌裡，不只是唱—她在撕裂、在哭泣，用聲音問我們： 「この檻の中で、まだ心は生きているの？」 （在這數位的牢籠裡，我的心，還活著嗎？） 這首歌延續 AiNA 的標誌性風格： 爆裂與脆弱共存的嗓音 × 情緒無法預測的張力 × 戲劇般的情感控制。 它是 2025 年最真實的聲音自白： 一首關於「被科技取代的愛」的現代悲歌。 #linchao #AiNA #visualkei #AiNAtheEnd #avantpop #革命道中 #metal #rock #デジタルの檻 #jvisualrock #japanese #japan #jpop

Thailand Facing EV Price War After Flurry of Chinese Investment Source : https://evlife.sg/blog/thailand-facing-ev-price-war-after-flurry-of-chinese-investment The arrival of Chinese carmakers and a surge in local production of electric vehicles (EVs) have upended the Thai auto sector. It’s a case of “in with the new and out with the old,” which means Thai consumers could benefit from an extended EV price war (if they want an electric vehicle), but older carmakers that used to dominate the sector, such as Toyota and other Japanese companies, are facing tougher margins. The domestic auto industry is already struggling with tumbling sales, industry experts have told Reuters. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s largest EV market and sales of electric vehicles are forecast to jump 40% this year, exceeding 100,000 units and reversing a 8% drop in sales last year, Suroj Sangsnit, president of Electric Vehicle Association of Thailand (EVAT), said. The expected surge in sales is largely because of a national incentive programme that requires local production of 1.5 vehicles for each imported vehicle between 2022 and 2023 for companies to qualify for tax breaks – and to avoid paying hefty penalties. The program, which also includes price subsidies of up to 150,000 baht ($4,400), helped Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy become the region’s biggest EV market, which registered 70,000 new EVs last year. It imported about 84,000 EVs between 2022 and 2023. Economy sluggish, auto exports also down But it now threatens to intensify bruising price competition in a weak market where auto sales are slumping because of tight credit conditions and ballooning household debt, analysts said. Great Wall Motor for January, dropped the price of its Ora Good Cat as much as 270,000 baht, while GAC AION lopped 166,000 baht off the price tag of its AION Y Plus. Both are Chinese companies. “Price wars will be prolonged, aggressive, and more widespread,” said Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) Economic Intelligence Unit senior analyst Tita Phekanonth, adding that there also could be discounts for internal combustion engine vehicles. Thailand, a major auto production hub in Asia, exports about 60% of locally manufactured vehicles. The Board of Investment (BOI), which anchored the incentive programme, changed some of the rules in December – extending a battery production timeline and offering incentives for hybrids – to ease concerns of oversupply and a price war. BOI chief Narit Therdsteerasukdi said that EV companies would start exporting this year as well, potentially easing oversupply. “They are not restricted to right or left-hand drive either,” he said, pointing out that Chinese carmakers were producing both EV variants in Thailand. “Other markets like Indonesia have also seen investment from (China’s) BYD and Neta,” said Hathaiwal Tungkaterakul, a senior researcher at Kasikornbank, and those companies’ EV exports compete with Thailand’s. Thai auto production dropped for the 17th consecutive month in December because of weak demand at home and abroad. Vehicle exports fell 8.8% in 2024, while domestic sales plunged 26%, the lowest in 15 years. Flurry of Chinese EV investment Drawn by subsidies and tax incentives aimed at converting 30% of its annual auto production to EVs by 2030, Thailand, whose auto sector had long been dominated by Japanese firms, has seen a flurry of Chinese EV investment in recent years. China’s BYD, Great Wall Motor and others have poured more than 102.7 billion baht ($3 billion) into the country, according to EVAT. BYD, Great Wall Motor, Changan and GAC AION, which launched their facilities in Thailand last year, did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on their strategies ahead of potential EV price cuts. Carmakers failing to meet the local production requirements could face up to 400,000 baht ($11,806) per car in penalties and fees, said EVAT’s Suroj, who is also the executive vice president of SAIC Motor-CP, a joint venture of China’s SAIC Motor and Thailand’s CP Group. “It will be competitive,” said Suroj, adding that locally produced vehicles will only qualify for subsidies if they are sold this year, after which government support will cease. BYD has already come under government scrutiny for deep discounts of up to 340,000 baht per EV. The biggest EV seller in the country was cleared of wrongdoing by a consumer watchdog last year.