Goodbye Day - Juju

I've been doing lots of Jin graphics lately, sigh I don' know why but he seems to have more success than the other members of Kat-Tun. well who knows, I personally think that Kame sometimes look better than him, but Jin is just more manly that's why fans tend to fall for him.

]]> http://eienrose.wordpress.com/?p=22 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:13:26 +0000 eienrose http://eienrose.wordpress.com/?p=22 ¡¡Felicidades Jin!! Sigue siendo día 4 de Julio aquí en España y no quiero ser la única fan de KAT-TUN que no felicite a este hombre...

Espero que pase un día feliz, acompañado de la gente que él quiera... Espero que no falte nadie en este día y que este año sea mucho mejor que el anterior y así sucesivamente... Que siga siendo él mismo... que no camufle sus defectos, que también nos gusta verlos... Que siga teniendo esos momentos bakas por muchos años, es una de las pocas cosas que no debería de perder por mucha edad que tenga...

Y bueno, espero que no cambie nada en la manera de actuar que si no quiere reír que no ría... Que se sienta libre aunque en realidad su libertad esté algo limitada y... que nos espere a mi hermana y a mí que allá vamos a alegrarle la vida xD... jejeje...

Por cierto hoy no bebas mucho que te estoy viendo Jin, y la carne es débil y más siendo un tío xD...

Kisses...

^3^ ¡¡Happy Bday!! ^3^

Pd. Ya he puesto la traducción de LoveJuice (mmm... Ese día que la escribió estaba puesto xD)

* Kame is so gay. XDDD And I still hate his hair T____T It's ugly. Eww.

* F4's Japan concert! O_O I want I want.

* Chun is going to visit my country this coming July 12, 2008. >_____< Huhuhu, Wu Zun, I want to see you D: He's coming with Calvin and sadly, not with Jiro Wang D: I don't know if I should be happy about this D: Sabagay, andami ng fans ni Chun, may magagawa pa ba ko? >_< Hayy.

* Eita ♥

Please say a sentence to yourself in ten years’ time.

"Have you been working hard as an actor? Hope you would be married already…how is it?" (laughs)

-Eita interview, CanCam July 2008

And in one interview with the cast of Orange Days, he declared that he didn't have a girlfriend for 22 years, and he was 22 at that time O__O  I've also read somewhere that Eita doesn't have a girlfriend until now! But why DDD: EITA x JURI~!♥ Ai Otsuka looks good with Eita too. Hmm.

Lately, I refuse to watch any drama/ movie without Eita in it XD Eeeep.  This might turn into a reeeeeeaaaaaaally loooong Eita post so I'll stop now okei. Mag scans as well as interview translations are love~~♥

* I'm not in the mood to read New Moon.  Bella annoys me to death =/

* I want the HanaDan movie NOW. T____T I miss watching Domyouji and Makino. And Rui T____T Shuuuun~ I really, really miss watching Shun. HMPF HMPF.
ETA:

The ending of  Medaka (another Eita drama) was very very very disappointing D:

Dejar a un lado esa vida de mierda…

Ella estaba allí, esperando sola
Sus ojos verdes, sus hombros desnudos,
Sonriendo y mordiendo su pajita…
Ella me lanzó una mirada… Me congeló.

Sus sexys y tentadores ojos,
Mis manos sobre sus caderas mientras perreábamos (grind)
Ella me susurró con un acento desconocido.

“Sólo vamos, dejemos que la música nos lleve, babe…
Mueve tu cuerpo, pero no a lo loco…
Comienza despacio, hay tantas cosas que quiero que sepas…
Que no voy a dejarte, porque soy tuya esta noche.”

Puedo decir que tú también me quieres,
Y que estoy pensando en ti todo el tiempo.
Ese jugoso zumo que tus labios producen…
Puedo saborear ese dulce LOVEJUICE.
(x2)

“Oh”, “Oh”, “Más”, “Despacio”
(x2)

Elegante como no lo es ninguna de esas putas,
Con una preciosa y menuda figura bajo su ropa,
Esos labios tan rojos como una rosa,
Vibrando al ritmo del Boze.

No corras, la noche es joven,
Vamos a la habitación y hagamos subir la temperatura...
Puedo ver como gritas mi nombre diciendo:

“No pares, más” Intento ver como se sienten tus labios, babe…
Todo lo que necesitamos es el lenguaje corporal,
Y ahora sólo sé que me estoy enamorando de ti y que ya no puedo mentir.
No me iré a ningún lado porque esta noche soy tu hombre.

Puedo decir que tú también me quieres,
Y que estoy pensando en ti todo el tiempo.
Ese jugoso zumo que tus labios producen…
Puedo saborear ese dulce LOVEJUICE.
(x2)

Mira, he ido por todo el mundo pero… (no he visto nada, x2)
Como tú, no importa de donde seas, eso… (no significa nada, x2)
Mira, he ido por todo el mundo pero… (no he visto nada, x2)
Y ahora sólo tengo 4 minutos para hacerte volver girl, podemos (ser algo, x2)

Puedo decir que tú también me quieres,
Y que estoy pensando en ti todo el tiempo.
Ese jugoso zumo que tus labios producen…
Puedo saborear ese dulce LOVEJUICE.
(x2)

Puedo decir que tú también me quieres,
Ese jugoso zumo que tus labios producen…
Puedo decir que tú también me quieres,
Ese jugoso zumo que tus labios producen…
Puedo saborear ese dulce LOVEJUICE.

Puedo saborear ese dulce LOVEJUICE.

Esto es algo totalmente diferente, es como una especie de encuesta.

Me gustaría saber cual es tu gesto favorito de Jin, por esta razon he hecho este vídeo con múltiples opciones.

Espero tu respuesta

Love Me After 12 a.m - m-flo ft Alex

I made this wallpaper cause of the queen of pirate thingy, I loved the theme but "queen?" what were they thinking? anyways here is the wallpaper.

and the vivi scan that made fans go nuts. I couldn't come up with something like "original" but yet I just wanted to do it the pics I admit were well taken and well Jin looked good.

the next one is the popeyes, yh it really did pop my eyes Jin looked handsome and sexy at the same time I guess. at first i really loved the idea that i got for "love me after 12 am" (inspi m-flo ft alex) but then i realized that something was missing, didn't know what but soon as i get better at ps i will figure out what.

critics and comments are welcome, but don't bitch okay? if there is something that i could do better please tell me. anyways hope you will love it.

From: DON"T U EVER STOP (single)

If you need a party track, this is the song for you. The song will definitely get you moving your body with is addictive tune and chorus. I think this is by far one of my most favourite KAT-TUN songs. The PV is also fantastic, especially when all the dancers were dancing with them. The PV gives me the impression of being a hip and cool person (you know, with the hair highlights and thick eye-liner and dark eye-shadow all around the eyes...) This song will definitely blow you away!! Infinite thumbs up!!!

DON'T U EVER STOP
Shivers of fear might come in the night
Just let it go, you'll be fine
Moments of sadness might bring you down,
Remember the word: STOP!

誰も知らないStory 話してよSlowly　
上手く言えないけど 一人じゃない
忘れられない思い その迷い
俺が全部抱いて 出かけよう

裏切りの街角に 咲いた君の花
感じた夜は 正直に 欲しがって

Don't u ever stop わかってる Don't stop
運命は Don't stop　誰もみんなかみしめている
Stop 傷ついて　Top
この街に憧れて迷い込んだ

ふたり 夜数えて ここで生きてきた
これが最後の恋だから まっすぐ見つめて

Don't u ever stop

I wanna tell you secrets
一度きりの Party　始まる　Tonight tonight
失うもの無いぜ 戻れないぜ
すべてを懸けて Let the show begin

たまらいの路地裏に 揺れる君の花
わかってることは 言わないで 虚しいだけ

Don't u ever stop わかってる　Don't stop
運命は Don't stop 誰もみんなかみしめている
Stop 傷ついて Top
旅立った あの日から

Don't u ever stop わかってる　Don't stop
運命は　Don't stop 誰もみんなかみしめている
Stop 傷ついて Top
まっすづ見つめて

Don't you ever stop

Are you ready?
Hell yeah!

[RAP]
From 千葉 最高ラッパ 無いぜはんぱ
今日も No. 1はやっぱ解れ Answer
Po Po 止めてみんな ならすサイレン
本物 かたずのみ うならず　Silent
Stop!
Yeah　ひのまる背負い Lock on 生きろ Rock道
がきのころ 描いてた ダサい大人に

Don't u ever stop わかってる　Don't stop
（「Anybody home?」Knock! Knock! Knock!）
運命はDon't stop 誰もみんなかみしめている
（Yeah　Ever　stop　Never　stop　Come　on　Don't　stop　baby）
Stop　傷ついて　Top
（1985時刻例時代 From　Asia　East　Side 潜めた）
旅立ったあのひから

Don't u ever stop

まっすぐ見つめて
Don't u ever stop

Stop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shivers of fear might come in the night
Just let it go, you'll be fine
Moments of sadness might bring you down,
Remember the word: STOP!

Daremo shirenai Story hanashite yo Slowly
Umaku ienai kedo hitori ja nai
Wasurerarenai omoi sono mayoi
Ore ga zenbu daite dekakeyou

Uragiri no machikado ni saita kimi no hana
Kanjita yoru wa shoujiki ni hoshigatte

Don't u ever stop wakatteru Don't stop
Unmei wa Don't stop daremo minna kamishimete iru
Stop kizu tsuite Top
kono machi ni akogarete mayoikonda

Futari yoru kazoete koko de ikite kita
Kore ga saigo no koi dakara massugu mitsumete

Don't u ever stop

I wanna tell u secrets
Ichido kiri no Party hajimaru Tonight Tonight
Ushinau mono nai ze modorenai ze
Subete wo kakete Let the show begin

Tamerai no roji ura ni yureru kimi no hana
Wakatteru koto wa iwanaide munashii dake

Don't u ever stop wakatteru Don't stop
Unmei wa Don't stop daremo minna kamishimete iru
Stop kizu tsuite Top
tabidatta ano hi kara

Don't u ever stop wakatteru Don't stop
Unmei wa Don't stop daremo minna kamishimete iru
Stop kizu tsuite Top
massugu ni mitsumete

Don't u ever stop

Are you ready?
Hell yeah!

[RAP]
From Chiba saiko rappaa nai ze hanba
Kyou mo No.1 wa yappa wakare Answer
Po Po tometemina narasu sairen
Honmono katazu nomi unarasu Silent
Stop!
Yeah hi no maru seoi Lock on ikiro Rock dou
Gaki no koro egaiteta dasai otona ni

Don't u ever stop wakatteru Don't stop
（「Anybody home?」Knock! Knock! Knock!）
Unmei wa Don't stop daremo minna kamishimete iru
（Yeah　Ever　stop　Never　stop　Come　on　Don't　stop　baby）
Stop kizu tsuite Top
（Senkyuuhyaku hachijuugo jikoku rei jidai From　Asia　East　Side hisometa）
tabidatta ano hi kara

Don't u ever stop

massugu ni mitsumete
Don't u ever stop

Stop
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Shivers of fear might come in the night
Just let it go, you'll be fine
Moments of sadness might bring you down,
Remember the word: STOP!

The story nobody knows, tell it to me slowly
Although I'm not good at saying it, but you're not alone
Unforgettable feelings, this confusion
I'll embrace it all and leave

Your flower bloomed in the corner of this treacherous town
Honestly, I really wanted a night where I can feel you

Don't u ever stop, you know it, Don't stop
Fate is Don't stop digesting every single one of us
Stop, you're hurting me, Top
I was confused, admiring this town

We'll count the night we spent together here
As this is our final romance, let's look straight

Don't u ever stop

I wanna tell you secrets
A one-time-only party starts tonight tonight
There is nothing to lose, we can't go back
We'll risk it all, let the show begin

Your flower is fluttering in the back alley of hesitation
Not saying what you know is just void and pointless

Don't u ever stop, you know it, Don't stop
Fate is Don't stop digesting every single one of us
Stop, you're hurting me, Top
From the day we set out

Don't u every stop, you know it, Don't stop
Fate is Don't stop digesting every single one of us
Stop, you're hurting me, Top
Look straight

Don't u ever stop

Are you ready?
Hell yeah!
[RAP]
From Chiba, the best rapper by far
Of course you know the answer to today's No. 1
Po Po, try stopping the blaring siren
Gulp back the tight breaths of truth, blare and be silent
Stop!
Yeah, bear the flag, lock on, live the rock way
The uncool adults we pictured as kids

Don't u ever stop, you know it, Don't stop
（「Anybody home?」Knock! Knock! Knock!）
Fate is Don't stop digesting every single one of us
（Yeah　Ever　stop　Never　stop　Come　on　Don't　stop　baby）
Stop, you're hurting me, Top
（The era of 1985 From　Asia　East　Side lie low）
From the day we set out

Don't u ever stop

Look straight
Don't u ever stop

Stop

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This post is about Yokohama, with which I think I might have a special love affair. This is not to say that I didn't love all the other cities I went to, but that they mean different things to me. Tokyo is the place of childhood and dreams, mainly because I went there so many times when I was younger, though as you grow older you discover its ever-increasing adult attractions. Osaka was all about food and relaxation and just generally having fun doing everything and nothing. Kyoto was full of history, but Yokohama...

Yokohama is full of lights and romance. Yokohama is the place you bring girls to when you want to impress them. It doesn't seem like much because it's so near Tokyo and it's so easy to overlook, but it retains that particular, off-centre, sort of feeling. It's near but not too near. It has its own voice, its own attractions, its own history. Some people say Chinatown wasn't too interesting; sometimes you just need to know where to look. Stepping into Minato Mirai is fascinating precisely because we're at an age where we can appreciate it, still: the free theme parks, ferris wheels, lights across the sea, the red brick warehouses and the smoke curling up from beneath the windows. It seriously is the number one place to bring a girl on a date. It is so romantic you can choke. 

Day 1: Arriving from Tokyo, Shin-Yokohama Ramen Museum.

So. We took the bullet train from Tokyo, and settled into Yokohama. We had a minor mishap because this time we stayed in a fairly big chain of hotels whose website reassured us that the hotel would be easy to spot. Seeing as I was rather stoned, we did see it the moment we stepped out of Shin-Yokohama station, and so we crossed the road and walked all the way there. I gave the woman our reservation number, and then... nothing. The woman told us we had the wrong hotel and said, we had to take a train down to Yokohama station, and then walk from there. So we did. It was further than we thought, though that only mattered when we were lugging our stuff all the way from the station. It overlooked a small river and it was pretty near the city (and Uniqlo and Starbucks, where we hung out alot... sigh) and was generally great. And identifiable. Haha. On the way out we saw a couple of interesting billboards including one advertising a "Coupling Party"... and we were having lots of fun trying to imagine the scenarios in which these would happen. Knowing the Japanese, however, they'd probably be dressed in bright sparkly pink going "Let's coupling~!" or something. 

A bit further behind the horizontal bridge (I'm sitting on the vertical one) was our hotel. I must say Toyoko Inn is pretty good. It says it's an inn, but it's furnished pretty well and looks like a hotel room (and believe me there are noticeable differences) and was pretty new and was under $100 a night. Which worked out to under $50 for each of us. See! You can find cheap accommodation if you try!

So after we settled in we decided to head back to Shin-Yokohama (haha) and go to the Ramen Museum. Seriously this Ramen Museum is amazing. It gathered the best ramen from all over Japan, and convinced them to set up branches here. The thing about good food is that it's usually obscure, which is why you find what is (arguably) the best bak chor mee in Bedok which is nowhere near Orchard Road; and in the same way all these famous ramen restaurants are never going to be anywhere near the big cities. Ever. Therefore without this wonderful Ramen Museum, chances are tourists would never find them. Seriously. Who'd ever think of going to Asahikawa?

As you can see, there were lots of people.

In the Ramen Museum the ramen comes in all shapes and sizes. And from everywhere in Japan. Also, it comes in the normal size, king size, and mini size.

Seeing as how I was stupid and couldn't find the "ミニー　ラメン" on the ticketing machine outside at the first shop, we just went in and ate the normal sized one. Which turned out to be huge: it's the one at the right, and it comes from a shop called Komurasaki (こむらさき) located in Kumamoto, which is in Kyushu, land of pork bone soup (yum). This bowl was yummy because the broth was made from both pork and chicken bones, and they grill garlic chips to put into the ramen so that it smells super good. The ramen is topped with chashu, cloud ear mushrooms, and thin bean sprouts. Seriously... it was good. It might have been beyond good. We didn't realise how good it was till we walked out, ate ramen for the rest of the trip, and went... "Oh" in pathetic epiphany.

The second bowl (in the middle) was from Hachiya (蜂屋) which is located in Asahikawa City. This was kind of special; nowhere else serves this stuff. This shop has lasted at least a few generations, and I know this because there was a family tree in the branch at the museum and old family photos framed up. The broth was made from pork bones and fish bones, and the noodles itself looked kind of curly (think Maggi Mee, but only in form, not texture). They added grilled lard to the noodles and broth, and there was a little tin of garlic paste on the table which we were supposed to add at will. Usually the mention of lard gets me running and I don't even eat it when I'm at home, but we've already established that people do a lot of stupid things while on holiday. So... I ate it, and surprisingly J liked it less than I did. He claimed the lard smell was really strong, but I, having not tasted lard and not known what it smelt like, couldn't smell anything and happily continued to dig in. And I kind of liked it. It did sound gross when I read the description but having been reassured it tasted better than it sounded I was happy to find out it was true. And anyway you'll never get to eat this stuff anywhere else. Might as well try at least once.

Finally, the last bowl. Note that there are actually 8 shops but we only had stomach for 3. Which I think was a lot already... The last bowl was from Ryushanghai (龍上海) which is located in Yamagata and has been there for over 50 years. Ryushanghai was the restaurant that came up with the "karamiso" topping in the 1960s when shoyu ramen was still all the rage in central Japan. Karamiso... is kind of like spicy miso, which can be dissolved into the soup depending on individual taste. The soup is accented with fish and shellfish, and uses homemade ramen which ends up being firm, bouncy, and kind of thick - kind of like mee pok but thicker, if that's imaginable. 

After we were done we walked out of the museum only to find a Freshness Burger right outside. If you read Chubby Hubby, you'll know that on his last trip to Japan he raved about this burger chain, so I was determined to try it at least once while I was here. As it were, everytime we stumbled on this joint it was right after we'd stuffed ourselves silly eating something else, so we never got down to it... 

I think the amazing thing about Japan is the level of community and the amount of trust people have in each other. There are seriously rows and rows of bikes like this one on the streets, and none of the bikes are locked. They're just left there till the owner comes back, and no one bothers about them. Maybe it's partly because bicycles aren't a usual mode of transport in Singapore that people like my cousin end up having their bike stolen the moment they walk away for 5 minutes to buy a drink after they lean their bicycle on a lamp-post. 

I was happy just to pose outside Yokohama Arena even though I wasn't going to watch a concert there. Speaking of concerts it seems Johnny's boys have set seasons for performances for certain groups, like KAT-TUN seems to only ever perform in summer while Kanjani8 usually takes the autumn-winter period while NewS performs in spring. Except that we had the misfortune of being there in May when all there was was Hey!Say!Jump holding concerts, and their faces were freaking everywhere - on TV, on billboards, on the poster outside the Arena, on magazine covers... Ugh. Sorry, you can feel my disgust. Its youngest member is only 12.

They look like this and I hate them.

By this time it was nearly dinnertime so we decided to go back to the hotel and slack a bit before emerging for dinner. Ha. We ended up falling asleep and we only woke up at 8pm. 

In the middle is the view we get when we walk past the bridge (yes, the one that says Fuck 'Em) that connects our hotel to the main shopping areas. To the left is where Takashimaya is; but before that you have to walk through a whole area of pachinko parlours, hence the flashing lights. On the right is Vivre, which is kind of like Far East Plaza, which also houses Starbucks. What? It was cold. And I happen to have a lot of these shots of me looking mildly grumpy over the rim of a cup of coffee in cold weather, while I'm on holiday. I have no idea why either...

The Roku Cafe was off an alley just before our hotel, and we were intrigued enough by it to walk past it that night and peer in. It was a lovely small place and had this... hippie vibe. Complete with fairy lights, green walls and pink sofas, a bartender with a goatee and a cute chalkboard outside announcing the week's desserts. We resolved to come back the next night to try it out. 

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Day 2: Motomachi-Chukagai, Minato-Mirai. 

There are loads of Chinese in Yokohama. Big enough for a Chinatown, which is more than you can say for the rest of Japan. Naturally the food here is not particularly authentic, but most of the immigrants are still fresh enough that you can speak Chinese and be understood, and even better, taken as a kindred spirit and so be given an extra-large pao. Hur hur. 

I need to confess that I am a total nerd when it comes to Yokohama. We took a picture of the main gate, which says Chukagai (中華街) and even hugged its huge pillars, but it turns out we're not the only ones who love Chinatown. See! The freaking vending machine proclaims it! But that's not all. At the risk of sounding like an extreme fangirl, let me tell you that Shofukumon (招福門) was featured in a KAT-TUN x3 show, which was filmed entirely in Yokohama, and it was where Taguchi brought Megumi out to eat, and it was his favourite restaurant growing up in Yokohama.

So yes. I admit it. I felt small thrills whenever I visited these places and went "Oh! They were here!" just like any other obsessed fangirl. Sigh. One must have their weaknesses. I try to be honest.

You can't really see it from here, but we walked across a shop (pictured at the bottom left corner) filled with loads of women queueing up. It was then we realised it was a shop whose sign said "结昏相谈" :D

Often you don't really realise how much red there is in a place till you take this kind of shot. And it's the kind of thing that makes you think, ah, this is Chinatown indeed... The thing about being anywhere Chinese is that it's bound to be colourful. There's just so much activity, and it's amazing to watch.

Seriously. Blink and you'll miss it.

We spent quite a lot of time in Chinatown. The original plan was to eat here, but we couldn't find anything we wanted to eat that we couldn't already get back in Singapore, though there was a particular 烧腊 stall that looked very tempting. And yet it was wonderful to be in a place that was so distinctly Chinese, but done in a way that could only be Japanese. I imagine it might be the same in every other overseas Chinatown. It's Chinese enough, but it's still local. 

After this, we headed to Minato Mirai. It's a fairly new development but has been increasingly popular in the past few years. It's by the waterfront, so naturally there is a lot of entertainment to be found. Queen's and Landmark Tower are huge shopping centres, and like Vivocity they have boulevards that overlook the water. But it's more than that. You'll see.

This ferris wheel had the dubious honour of being the biggest ferris wheel in the world for quite a few years before the young upstart Singapore Flyer took its position (I note with some glee that when the Beijing Ferris Wheel is unveiled in time for the Olympics, the Flyer will lose its position...). It's not just a wheel but a gigantic clock. There are exactly 60 carriages (one on each spoke) and before 7pm everyday each spoke lights up individually and tells the time like the second hand of a clock does. (Yes, that's how I knew there were 60 carriages... why do you ask?) 

There is a theme park here called Cosmoworld (コスモワールド), just outside the shopping area, and just before the water. Entrance is free. The red wheel you see up there has the potential to spin you right round baby right round, and it goes vertical and horizontal and all sorts of directions. On the side of the ferris wheel across the bridge there are rollercoasters and godknowswhat. There was a two-storey carousel floating on the water. It was pretty amazing.

There was basically everything, including a horror house. I am also duty bound to inform you that they filmed here as well, and Jin basically ran out of the haunted house and left the girl there to fend for herself. Right after he said "Actually... I'm really experienced in going to haunted houses". Whee.

Anyway we walked around for awhile and waited for the sun to set, and then queued for the ferris wheel. I think there's never really a right time to go on the ferris wheel, but the best time to go is while the sun is setting, so you can catch both day and night views. I think this was one of the best ferris wheels ever. The view was stupefying. Like it was just... wow.

It's no secret how much I love city lights, more than landscapes, so for me this was possibly the best thing ever. Look at it! How can you not fall in love!!!! Imagine sitting in a carriage with the girl of your dreams, going, "あの ... 実は、君は大すき!"

From these pictures you can see pretty much how the theme park was like, and how it was in relation to the buildings. The top right picture shows the theme park on the side near the shopping area, whereas the ferris wheel we were on was closer to the sea, and further out you can see the rest of the buildings and the harbour/waterfront (bottom left). As you can tell from the bottom left picture, there was a gigantic rollercoaster that spiraled round (top right picture) and then dropped from about half as high as the ferris wheel (which is pretty high) down into a hole underground and back up again. It might have been the best rollercoaster ride ever. And it was only 500 yen! 

After we got off the ferris wheel and rollercoaster, we walked across the boulevard. The bottom left picture was taken from across the water (not yet the open sea, since there were more buildings behind the bridge we were on) and seriously... it was kind of magical. We felt like we were looking at a postcard.

The middle picture is the entrance to Cosmoworld at night. I love light displays. They make me really, really happy. Even the street lamps were pretty and they twinkled randomly across the bridge. It doesn't look like much, till you're back on the other side of the water sitting on a grass slope looking at the bridge, and suddenly you're realising there's music playing and the lights on the street lamps twinkle in time to it. There are couples everywhere lying on the grass a comfortable distance from each other, and friends sprawled across with bottles of beer and a lot of laughter. 

After this we walked across somemore, past the ferris wheel area, and came to the red brick warehouses (now known as Aka-Renga Park; which is just basically Red Brick Park). These used to be warehouses but are now converted for modern use, and have patios set up outside for restaurants to serve customers, and the whole area is just lit up in red. There's nothing else near this stretch of waterfront save these warehouses, and the effect is really pretty. 

This was also where Kame filmed Tatta Hitotsu no Koi... 

In front of these warehouses is the open sea, and you can see the ships dock while tugboats come in. The air is fresh and the wind blows steadily. It's dark but the air is warm and full of hope. We walk on. We're happy we're here, and we got to see this in person. We're glad we're together, because it would be half as beautiful if we were alone.

(If you're interested, the full album is here.)

Multiple ear piercing, dyed and spiked long hair, distinctive and flashy outfits, and of course a cool character are all superficial parts of the entire package of the production. This is an Asian mark of a music and television icon.

But how did they come up with all these?

Source of manufacturing these pretty images is Johnny’s Entertainment otherwise known as Johnny’s Jimusho. Thanks to him for bringing us a remarkable brand of entertainment. He is the one responsible for grooming future stars.

The Johnny's production style has often been likened to a factory. They scout young boys for looks and character, then putting them through intensive training that includes grooming, public speaking, dance, singing, acting, gymnastics and sometimes more esoteric skills. - nippop.com

The younger members often dance backup to senior performers. Their seniors not only sing and dance but were really trained so that the most successful “Johnny” could endorse products, act as leading stars both on film and TV.
American composer Joey Carbone says Kitagawa’s genius lies in finding someone at a young age, and imagining what they might look like a few years later.

As a businessman, I have a tremendous amount of respect for Johnny because, in a sense, he’s more creative than his artists. His creativity is to put these acts together.

This is from an article I got to read from neomarxisme blog:

These pretty boys that we all adore are tightly controlled by their management who has total monopoly of over Japan's entire "good-looking boy idol group" market.

The members are under strict contracts, and their public images are carefully groomed. Generally they aspire to be the handsome boy next door. As a general rule, the members do not publicly have girlfriends, as the boys are of greater interest to fans when they are "available". Akanishi Jin of Kat`tun allegedly knocked up two teenagers and was sent to the U.S. as a punishment but the management made it appeared that he went to the states to study English.

The entertainment world in reality is not much of an ideal world for youngsters who do not have enough knowledge of what’s truly going on with the world. We have to face what is real, and the real thing is that, all of these are a product of dreams and fantasies. It’s not a fantasy if all of these aren’t good.

Reality is something that snaps us out of something obscure, but then, I didn’t post all this to discourage my readers but to let them be informed about the real thing.

Niigaki Risa Is a 3rd year student at Momoguchi All girls high school,she was a girl who often got good grades and had lots of friends,until one day,her 1st japanese teacher died in a tragic car accident,she gets a new male 23-year old teacher called Akanishi Jin,he was a very handsome and nice man and then she suddenly becomes so dangerously close to him,it eventually turns into a romantic relationship.In this heart-twisting tale of forbidden love,Jin must face the town's judgement after having sexual relations with an underage girl.And Risa eventually abandons her Steady Boyfriend,Mamoru,and dissapoints her family.

I have this one problem,I can't decide what the story's title should be,so I'm letting you all chose the title for the story,these are the main 5 choices:Through this poll,the one with the most votes will become the title.

Just finished watching SUMMARY OF JOHNNY's WORLD. Currently sitting on top of my bed while my roommates are fast asleep. Don't have an internet connection here, but I just felt awake.

JEEZ. JIN you're so hoooot. Oh my, my fan girl spirit is awaken from its deep slumber. JINNNN!! and also JUNNO! waaaaa, I'm still on a high, and I can't sleep. Still has a class tomorrow. But JIN!! wahaha, see I told you.

Jin's sexy and hot. I don't know which part of him is sexy but evertime I see him, gyassshhh, jin=sexy. And he's still young on this (Summary), he's way hotter now but why am I just attracted to him now?

I tend to change my crushes frequently, haha, before Jin I was into Takki. haha. Anyway Ryo isn't present in the concert, too bad. :( Maybe that's the reason why my eyes are all on Jin. LOL.

time check : 10:14 pm - gotta sleep, hope I dream of him. haha. My class would be starting at 8:30 tom. :)

Ueto Aya, imagen de la empresa de telefonía celular Softbank Corp. fue elegida para el doblaje en japonés de la voz de Trixie, que en el film es interpretada por Christina Ricci y representa a Trixie, la novia del piloto del mítico coche de carreras conocido como "Mach 5".

Por su parte, Akanishi Jin quien promociona junto a su grupo algunos modelos de teléfonos celulares comercializados por NTT DoCoMo, será quien representará a Emile Hirsch, el protagonista principal del film dirigido y producido por los hermanos Wachoswski, los mismos creadores de la taquillera "Matrix".

EL DATO
"Speed Racer" es una adaptación de la serie animada japonesa "Mach GoGoGo" creada en la década de los años 60 por Yoshida Tatsuo que fue traducida a más de una decena de idiomas y en Latinoamérica se comercializó como "Meteoro".

LoveJuice - Akanishi Jin

anyway.

this episode of SCP is when i fell for hikaru completely.

this is not what today's post is about btw.

today, i'm going to talk about chibi hika-chan and yabu-chan.

these screencaps of hikaru and tackey were taken from ya-ya-yah which i watched months ago. been wanting to post this but somehow i forgot. xD

is it just me or hikaru grew up with the most amazing johnny's seniors out there, tackey, kame and kei-chan.

but maybe he spent the most time with kame? because kame was there with hika in most of the official shop photos. (i've already posted the pictures before, so i'm not going to post them again.)

then, there's yabu and jin. jin adores yabu sooo much i think it's cute. wait, i have proof of that. xD

Akanishi-kun told me 「Be by my side until your third year in middle school.」

credits to konbini. go here if you want to read more.

so basically, both kame and jin were the ones who looked after our little yabuhika.

i wonder if those two are going to grow up just like them. lol.

and lastly, here's another old picture of them. xD

HAHAHAHAH SHIGE HAHAHAHAHAHAHH.

oh btw vero, your kei-chan is there. xD

and KUSANOOOOOOOOOOOOO. KUSANO KUSANO. XD XD XD

ookays, why am i talking about chibi yabuhika again?

THRILL. I WANT TO SEE THRILL. ABS AND UNBUTTONED SHIRT. THAT'S THE WAY TO GO. NO MORE CHIBIS OR i'll seriously be labelled as a paedo.

*runs off to watch HSB's THRILL*

Yukan club is what you get when you have a group of rich, bored, influential and capable students cooped together. They solved mysteries in their spare time (which is most of the time, actually) Miroku is Akanishi Jin, son of a police commissioner and a mechanic whiz. Alot of people find Takuya Kimura dashing. Not to me. Akanishi jin is way way better. I'm a firm believer that beauty and character are not mutually exclusive. So it's his bakanishi-ness that really makes him stands out amongst all other pretty boys. Though i must say, his more recent image is more sullen and act cool.

I was quite surprised to learn that Seishiro ( Yokoyama Yu) is actually from kanjani8. Couldn't tell. And Kashii Yu, i recognised her from My boss my hero. Yukan club is totally deserving of its ratings: 12.63%

Second confession is I now like DBSK and SS501. K-Pop. Not quite sure how that happened but it did. Ooops. I'm quite pleased though! I like finding new things to like ^_^

Third confession isn't actually a confession at all. It's a picture:

Akanishi Jin.

I just felt like a break from confessing! And there's no one quite like the Bakanishi for distracting me! He really deserves a shrine or something but I'm too lazy for that!

Ok now for my fourth confession or third technically but shhhh! I've discovered a love for Tadayoshi Okura AKA The Green Eito Ranger AKA the drummer from Kanjani8. (Don't worry he's not replacing the Bakanishi like ever!) In fact, I've found a love for Kanjani8 in general...the Eito rangers are amazing. I wish Uchi would come back though :( I'd be happy if Uchi went back to Kanjani8 and Kusano to News. I've decided that Ryo should just stick with Kanjani8. He is the sexy little Osaka man after all. <---That feels like confession number 5...I wonder if it is? Since when did counting become so difficult? 0.o Is the fact that I can no longer count properly my sixth confession? or my fifth? Was it really a confession at all? *succeeds in utterly confusing self*

Well that's enough confessing for today I think. This was redturtleotaku over and out always wanted to say that!!! ^_^

Everybody loves Japan, yes? I am no exception. I wish I could stay here forever, but we all know that's not possible. However I thoroughly indulged my fangirl self ogling cute boys everywhere (and the girls are so pretty) including random Kanjani8 Nissin Cup Noodle advertisements in the subway, caved in and bought two KAT-TUN DVDs (haha did you know Johnny's Entertainment has their own separate section in HMV?) and a magazine (the one where the photo below appears) while my boyfriend dragged me all across Harajuku and Shibuya shopping and looking for his weird obscure underground shops. Oh, and he bought about half of Uniqlo as well. Also, I have overheard more conversations about the merits of Akanishi vs Kamenashi vs random Japanese celebrity from girls with their boyfriends than I can count. Starbucks is freaking everywhere.

Today was good: Yokohama is a pretty place. Pictures when I come back; the night lights are beautiful. I've also sat more rollercoasters than I can count, including the ones in Disneyland (the parade was magical omg, but I got sunburnt haha) and some random super drop rollercoaster in Yokohama today, in a free theme park no less!

Lots of food. Ate orgasmic sushi at Tsukiji it's like food porn. Really can die.　And my Japanese is super bad it's so embarrassing.

More when I get internet again.

JE BOYS DRIVE ME CRAZY!!! GYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

I'm a noob into the JE world, but I know some of them.

As for their music, I'm into NewS, but a little while ago, I've done some research on other JE groups, like Kat-Tun and Kanjani8.

And now I'm watching for the very first time, Kat-Tun's Don't You Ever Stop PV, damn! those boys are effing hot! My heart's racing. I know them as actors, this is the first time that I'm looking at them as a band.

Reactions:

OMG, I'm torrrrrnnnnnnn. I can't choose between Jin, Kame and Junno. At some point I'm into Junno, but then Jin and Kame would surprise me looking so smexy and all, man, hottie overload.

But I think, Jin's the hottest, sheeez. But I like Junno, but then Kame's also in my mind. I'm going crazy. Seriously. JE boys why are you everywhere.

I hope I'll have a good night's sleep.

A bunch of overly rich high schoolers, who are obviously bored to death - that is the Yukan Club. Wahehe. Seriously, they are so rich, and to let time pass by, they pry into other people's affair, in a way helping them. Somewhat similar to what detectives do. hehe

Miroku (Akanishi Jin) is the son of a police commisioner and is interested in machines. Seishiro (Yokoyama Yu) is the son of a large hospital owner, and is the "smartest" among them. Bidou (Taguchi Junnosuke) is the son of a Swedish ambassador and is a playboy.

Yuri (Minami) is the daughter of a financial tycoon and is a glutton. Noriko (Kashii Yu) is the daughter of a famous japanese painter but she suffers from androphobia. Lastly, Karen (Suzuki Emi) is the daughter of a jewel dealer, she dreams to marry a rich guy someday.

My Review

If I were as rich as them, I would just jetset around the world.

When I've first watch the pilot episode, the plot isn't that good, it's sort of boring, but as each episode goes on, the story gets more exciting. What even add up to that is the characters themselves. In Yukan Club, it presents six individuals with different personality. Each has his/her unique traits, and as each episodes unfolds, one can admire a character.

My most favorite is Yuri. I'm so fond of her, she's so voracious, and a brat. And I think she's the richest of them all, but she doesn't act like one. HAHA. Seishiro's cool as well, he's smart and he's a brilliant fighter, he nearly winned my heart with those moves of his. Bidou's cool as well, haha, he being so vain is a laugh, haha, so much for pretty boys, ne?

Save the best for last, wee, so I like Yuri but I also like Miroku, I'd be glad as hell if Miroku x Yuri develops a feeling for each other. Back to the topic, this is the first time that I've seen Jin in a new light. I find him hot. HAHA. I was impressed by his fluency in English, dang he's even better than me in speaking engrish, haha.

Ok, this show is dominated by JE boys, wow. And Mike He's a guest. weee, I couldn't ask for more, and Mike can speak Nihonggo, how awesome is that?

Lastly, this series is entertaining, and it somehow scared me, haha, I'm such a weakling with scary stories (there's a scary episode). And Miroku's a crybaby. mwahahaha

Akanishi Jin's solo "LOVEJUICE" on the KAT-TUN "Don't U Ever Stop" single is possibly one of the dirtiest English songs I have ever heard - even dirtier than all those rap songs that only talk about booties and hoes and whatnot.

First, just listen to the song - it's got a great R&B beat, paired with his smooth vocals.

Got that? Yeah, I know you can't tell what the heck he's singing. It's actually completely in English, and the lyrics are completely penned by Jin himself.

If you scroll down, you're in for completely not safe for work lyrics.

Don't know where you're from
Never seen you around
But that don't mean nothing to me
Just want a taste of that...

She stood there waiting alone
Green eyes her shoulder exposed
Smiling and biting her straw
She gave me one look, I froze

Her sexy inviting eyes
My hands on her hips as we grind
She whispered in an accent unknown

"Just let go, let the music take control babe
Move your body, nothing crazy
So take it slow, there's so many things I want you to know
I ain't leaving you, cuz I'm yours tonight"

I can tell you want me too
And every time I think of you
That luscious drink your lips produce
I can taste that sweet LOVEJUICE
(x2)

"Oh", "Oh", "More", "Slow"

Classy like none of these hoes
Pretty little frame under her clothes
Those lips as red as a rose
Vibing to the beat from the Boze

Don't rush the night is still young
Take it to the room and sex things up
I can see you call out my name, saying

"Don't stop, more," I'm trying to see how your lips feel babe
All we need is body language
And now I know, I'm falling for you and I just can't lie
I won't go nowhere cuz I'm your man tonight
(Hook)

See, I've been all around the world, but I ain't (seen nothing x2)
Like you, don't matter where you're from, it don't (mean nothing x2)
See, I've been all around the world, but I ain't (seen nothing x2)
And now I've got four minutes to take you back, girl we can (be something x2)
(Hook x3)

"But that's not so bad!" Also note that lovejuice isn't just some romantic metaphor for them having a nice little loving affair; in Japanese, lovejuice means vaginal secretion.

Puts it all in a different perspective, doesn't it.

Also things to note:

1. Jin likes the girl with "green eyes" with an "accent unknown." Sorry ladies, Jin likes his girls Scottish.
2. He takes "four minutes to take you back." Only four?
3. Jin has a bodily secretion fetish.

Good thing that the whole song is in Engrish, so listening to it in public won't cause any embarrassment, because the song itself is pretty jammin'.

That said, good job to Jin with the English! Sure, unless you read the lyrics you can't understand what he's singing, but he did write all the lyrics. "Classy like none of the hoes, vibing to the beat of the Boze?" Now that's poetry.

♥

Just a few comments XD

hamstaball

for the pictures :)

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I'm finished reading Twilight. Someone give me hardbound versions of New Moon and Eclipse please. :)

"He called you pretty," he finally continued, his frown deepening.

"That's practically an insult, the way you look right now. You're much more than beautiful."

Edward Cullen ♥

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1+ week to go and school's over. I'm a bit problematic because Physics = DISASTER. D: I need a really high score for the next two exams. If not, I'll fail and my parents will kill me XD Waste of time and money. Tsk.

So I will not be posting for the next few days.  I need to study hard! Good luck to me! :) Hahaha~

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Physics mode. :D

KAT-TUN was in shounen club for a longer time, meaning they spent much more longer time with the juniors and JUMP members than other debuted groups do, right? ..just guessing lol. KAT-TUN had their debut before HSJ, sooo, you get what i mean.

so, even if it's impossible, since their genres of music aren't the same, i'm still hoping for some kind of collaboration. just like when HSJ appeared together with kanjani8.

here are some pictures of hikaru and akame. ♥

i think kame loves hikaru too. lol.

btw, i watched shounen club yesterday~ i love yama-chan's solo, don't know the name of the song. will someone rip it please? xD

nothing caught my whole attention except for yama-chan's solo. and hikaru is nowhere to be seen.

HSJ has officially graduated from shounen club.

anyway, that's about it. see you!

I should be buying less since I'll be in Japan in a few days, but I can't help it. Anyway yesterday concluded the neverending series of birthday parties (surprise, and otherwise).

From Audrey's birthday party, courtesy of Shangjun:

Then on Tuesday, it was off to the Esplanade for Caitlin's 21st:

Okay the photos are mixed because that night I only took two pictures, and the rest are with Shiying. 

The next day I went for a haircut. Hence my fringe now no longer threatens to cover half my face... just a quarter. And then we ambled off to Morton's where I had 2.5 martinis and felt very pleasantly tipsy all the way to Paulaner at Millenia Walk (haven't been there since I was ten! Hur...). It seems a bit sad now to think that I only ordered an extra martini because I wanted to eat the olives. That rush of salt, how can anyone hate it? Saaaaalt.

During those 3 days I spent a lot of money. A lot. OMG. 

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Okay, again, you probably don't have to read this unless you are actually interested...

Nurul! Have you watched Episode 57 yet? I was so excited about the skit I made CAPS (because now I have so much time ... hur hur)

This is where Kame gets adorably confused because Jin runs up and tells everyone he's Megumi (the girl character in the skit) even though Nakamaru already beat him to it earlier on.

Junno gets bullied - again. 

Look at Junno's -_- expression at being the new "transfer student" while Kame laughs his head off.

The three of them try not to laugh while Junno tries to convince the "teacher" that he's a transfer student from New York in a totally cool voice.

Jin, always jumping in at the most inopportune times, steps in to save Junno and looks appropriately contrite.

Kame and Ueda are just like, whatever. Kame says some cheesy dramatic line and Ueda is like "WTF??"

Then Junno the transfer student says that he likes Megumi-chan from his new school and Koki goes ballistic because Megumi is apparently his girl. Cue surprised looks x3.

Evidently they've all been conned... 

This is when Kame delivers the truth while trying very very hard not to laugh:

Megumi died 3 years ago. 

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If that didn't make sense, it probably wasn't supposed to... it was ad-lib after all. I nearly died laughing when I watched it though, because Jin was fake-crying half the time before Kame revealed that Megumi died and everyone was just like... "her death changed us" in a mock-serious tone. 

And for next episode, which I shall watch in Japan:

With Ayase Haruka!

I love them they are so retarded ♥

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DUES PV IS OUT. 

:D

Ryo & Jin - Ai No Katamari

En esta bonita actuación Ryo y Jin cantan a dúo, pero deberían arrimarse más, están demasiado distanciados jajaja.

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Ryo - Heavenly Psycho

Aquí Ryo interpreta esta hermosa canción acompañado tan sólo de su guitarra y sus histéricas fans (quién no se podría histérica viéndole a él :P )

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Jin - Care

Jin guapo como siempre, pero ya podía ser un poco menos soso jajjaja.

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Ryo - Code

Qué interpretación más desgarradora :D

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