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Hello all! I have decided to buy JR EAST pass for my July trip as I want to visit Kyoto. Seeing as the JREAST pass I will purchase will last for 7 days - I guess I can spend the 3 non JRpass days in Tokyo. So for the other 7 days...I need a really great itinerary.. The problem is - I don't just want...

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I took this kid I was looking after to an English class which is run by these American girls. Yeup, I got the cold shoulder. They used to be pretty nice to me before.

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I think its interesting that he mentioned the "snobs" and "brats" who have so much but don't realise it. There's no justification for murder, but living in that sort of closed world (which university seems to be...) I think it can be enough for turn someone crazy and if he was me...

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It's a tragedy. Soompi is closed or "maintenance" but I wonder if the news would cause too much of a backlash or something because the student was South Korean....the Korean fanatics will get a shock but a Korean professor I met today said it best "he didn't do it because he was Korea...

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I can't remember any of the sake I've tried...O_O...

I had a special Okinawan sake....warm sake...one that was flavoured with this leaf..yeah it's pretty hazy.

Quite strong...don't know if I'm too keen on the taste...

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Hmm I read on this website that Rome is one of the unsafest cities in Western Europe... http://channels.isp.netscape.com/homerealestate/package.jsp?name=fte/bestqualityoflife/bestqualityoflife&floc=wn-nx The fact that London isn't on there...I find that scary if I think of it on comparable terms...

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No I'm a lazy Japanophile. I haven't been to Japan and I don't plan to go either. Well that's due to time, cost and lots of other reasons as well. I haven't started to learn Japanese either. I'm really interested in learning Japanese though. . :blink meh you're confusing. More of a joke using that ...

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No I'm a lazy Japanophile. I haven't been to Japan and I don't plan to go either. Well that's due to time, cost and lots of other reasons as well. I haven't started to learn Japanese either. I'm really interested in learning Japanese though. . :blink meh you're confusing. Where did you get the impr...

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OK Kanin, I'm really lost. Btw regarding the last quote - that person had taken effort to meet Japanese people in London (he hasn't been to Japan), I agreed with everything he said. So I'm not that hoity toity about visiting the country. Could you quote my reaction about being a Japanophile? Bleh th...

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Heh. I think my interest in Japan came when I started taking Japanese the first year of high school. Before I took this class, I had no idea what anime was and what doramas were. I just knew that the language was interesting and it seemed worthwhile to have a basic understanding of it. My interest ...

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Btw just for the record - I forgot to add how funny that link was - of course that definition is totally overblown and exagerrated. I just thought it was amusing. You shouldn't be confused at all. I think your own reaction to being called Japanophile speaks for itself. - what reaction was that? Afte...

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Aulcard - hahah your posts are funny regarding the people you've met! I don't have any prejudice against otaku funnily enough or anyone that has an avid interest in something - I'm just confused however regarding Japan specifically - how someone can claim to love so much about the country without ha...

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xYuki - how have you coped with learning the language? Thanks for offering the info! I'll PM when I'm more awake with questions. Nea Vanille (apologies for lack of accent on the e): interesting information - Austrians are reserved - that I did not know!.. in fact I found most of it funny - you gave ...

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OK now on to your point about me being worse than those I am 'berating'. I was intrigued by Japanese culture BEFORE I went to Japan but that was due to documentaries that came on tv and the amazing films I had watched ever since I was little. That was what influenced my decision to go to Japan - wh...

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That you shouldn't look down on others for simply loving something (and not spending too much money on it), when you yourself spent an exorbitant amount of money on the same thing. Even if their love of something is extremely excessive, I think the ones that waste money to go to a place they themse...

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I'm not bashing or anything - but how can you fully appreciate what you stated without ever having visited or learning the language...??!? So says the person who just wasted $4000 on a 10 day trip to Japan when she doesn't know the language or any people there. Where did I say I spent $4000? It was...

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Depends on what your definition of fully appreciate is? By saying you love Japanese women does not have to mean you slept with a majority of them. Is there a correltion between loving Japanese women and sleeping with them in the first place? I'm not sure I get that analogy... Anyway you stated: I l...

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Kudos to you for the honest post. So, Kanin, have you been to Japan or are you planning on living there? Are you majoring in Japanese? Sorry for being nosy, I'd just like to know how much a self-confessed Japanophile is willing to dedicate his life to Japan. Oh thanks Néa! No I'm a lazy Japanophile...

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Which city would you choose to live for six months?

Can anyone post experiences of visiting any of the cities? Positives/negatives. People who could provide a less touristic experience is much appreciated.

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I could understand if a Japanese person said "only otaku watch anime" although from this statement I wouldn't label someone non-Japanese an otaku if they watched anime (within constraints mind you) because anime is distinctively Japanese hence the novelty aspect of it. I suppose it would b...

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Do you think that's true?

Every Japanophile that I have briefly encountered have not been to Japan.

Every person that I have met that has been to Japan isn't a Japanophile.

Am I overgeneralising?

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Damn I missed Ikebukuro - what made it so special? I think you will be safe..I'm an 18 year old girl and I travelled around Tokyo by myself this November- that included Kamakura/Enoshima too! (I wouldn't have visited that place if it wasn't for Antioch's suggestion in my other thread! So take it fro...

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Hahaha I caught I think episode 4 in Japan (from reading the posts and seeing the caps) it was really good to watch even though I couldn't understand it. I downloaded the first episode but it seemed to drag a little =S? I dunno - I thought it was to be all out comedy but the first episode was a bit ...

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I went from Montreal to most of Japan with about 2500-3000$. Ticket: ~$1000 Train Pass: $700 Eating/Living: $50 / day (Possible, especially if you stay in Hostels) Hit me up if you wanna know anything :cheers: Whooaaaa - any special tips you recommend??! I'm leaving on Wednesday so I hope you read ...

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^ hahhaha yeah, you're quite young so it wouldn't be wise to go alone and on a budget...

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Can I just ask - was the drama, or at least the film set in Kamakura?

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any dramas where its the male lead that falls ill? In the 'vulnerable' role so to speak...

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@ mimmi - thank you button, that was a sweet comment! I'll post up some very novice photography showing my time soon in travel section.

@kota - get the black sauce one, its sooo good.

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Yummmmy post!! I've tried loads of different instant ramens although I've never eaten authentic ramen (all will change when I go to Japan next week yess). I tried a new one the other day though AND IT WAS SO TASTY!!!! It's the noodles you ALWAYS see in kdramas - edit:can't remember the name :crazy: ...

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^ I had a look at the online translation and I know what you mean! Hmm for me it was the style, like I know fanfics are usually lots of dialogue but whoever translated it did a bad job.... :goggle: because there are too many faces like '^o^' and '^_^' which kind of kills it. If its meant to be like ...

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Thanks habukie for the links! I'll check them out - I heard the fanfic it was based on was a lot better than the movie and the movie actually missed a lot out which may explain what you said about : JHS falling in love with LCA too quickly I agree with you! Its a shame because it made the plot too u...

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I thought it was a bit too choppy and random. Like, it seemed rushed.

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I think you'll love it if you're really into the K-genre like love/triangles/tragedy.

I like the OST too!

Hahaha at your comment, each to their own I guess...?But KDW is really sweet, check it out! Its a real fan girl film haha, will get you all swoony.

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EDIT: Thought I should add some extra stuff to make it all official-like, not a bumping trick - honest. [img]http://img.hmv.co.jp/image/jacket/190/15/5/3/356.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.oi.co.kr/new_admin/cd_pictures_new/07000012269.jpg[/img] Has anyone here watched a K-Movie called "Wolves Tempt...

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LETS RESURRECT THIS WONDERFUL THREAD

Has anyone posedt Yoo Gun yet? *please refrain from any 'won bin's inferior cousin' comments

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ooo lovely.

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Hi all - loved the first episode of this drama! Thanks for uploading the drama and as far as I know, subbers are working on the eps, so many thanks again!

Hmm...anyone else putting up a seed request? I've put up one so far...so speak up hehe because eps 2 - 15 are a no go atm

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I love the stylish Japanese fashion and their 'out of the box' style. Their clothes aren't particularly different from UK clothing but its the way they wear it that stands them apart. I love it, to quote my friend "they alll look and dress like supermodels"

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If your family consists of doctors - how are you THAT poor? I don't really see how a 'snooty' situation would occur. (They always portray rich characters in kdramas as having doctors for parents...but alas reality :mrgreen: ) Also - I would have though Korean families appreciated an American Korean ...

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I'm pretty sure this topic was made to spite me by some 16 year old. Although for what reason specifically I don't remember, 8) maybe you were too bs-ing, so if that's the reason, then tone it down a little, maybe some of the younger ones don't appreciate you're kind a sense of humor (I called that...

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I got a 7 which doesn't define anything.

IRL, I can tell amongst young people because of their dress sense as lame as it sounds.

Ack its either superficial or stereotype.

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wow jholic - where were those places with the one piece stands and that crazy R&R stage?

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is there any point in going to tokyo disneysea?

lol just wondering.

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Thread dying - must resurrect. MASANOBU ANDO - known as the Johnny Depp of Japan. He's been mentioned a few times in this thread but NOT ENOUGH. Who could forget his sexy role in Battle Royale as the psycho killer - Kiriyama : [img]http://battleschoolv2.free.fr/images/fan_art/kirio12.jpg[/img] One o...

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By comparison, I sit here at my computer right now, and for some f**king reason I've already seen Tom Cruise's baby - and I didn't even make the slightest of an effort to find the photos. LOL Yeah, I can vouch that the UK is pretty savage when it comes to celebrity gossip. The papparazzi are well k...

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Most likely - the parents wouldn't approve of me for one reason or another. But of course I would marry someone even if my parents disapproved because its not their life. Unless its the case where hes a wreckless drug addict and I'm hopelessly in love with him then obviously parent intervention is a...

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Very very good drama - despite it being sad, the message is definitiely uplifting and inspiring. The main actress was sooo cute but very convincing. Ryo was well suited to his role as Asou *ahem*.

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sinead o connor - nothing compares to you

:'(

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I notice that its always the guy that ladle their responses with sarcasm.

that pokute guy has oodles of it.

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LOL @ kota's response - so insecure. You almost sound like me!

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the guys here?

how do I even know I'm speaking to a guy half the time

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I remember in Hana Yori Dango when the main character got tricked into a situation where they were going to coerce her into making a snuff movie. If that was me I'd be traumatised for life - but it didn't seem so in the drama. OK drama is not real...so let me put it another way... I'd expect it to b...

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The schoolgirl fetish is disturbing. It's not disturbing. I actually find it one of the things I like about japan. They're more true to themselves that way. Rather than bottling it up I think it is better to get it out there in the open. Whenever people go "that's sick" or something I alw...

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I have never been to Japan but according to what I hear - Japan are drilled into thinking they are the superior race :unsure: ? Also my brother's friend is currently on the JET program in a small village in Japan and his 'white' friends were turned away from a hotel they were planning on staying in....

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I guess what I'm trying to say is, they all kind of go hand-in-hand. [Edit] Good point cub :-) , but that could also work backwards... good personality but hates working. As I mentioned in my paragraph.. - but if they had your opinion of a good personality - surely being a hardworker would be attac...

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woo.

It's true - I have so many defences now. I really know hot to kick a guy in the balls..metaphorically of course.

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can I just add that the players I go for aren't the '****' type..they're the ones you really think are 'different' from everyone else..but it turns out..thats their trick to reel you in, get you to like then and proceed to SPIT YOU OUT..

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GUYS KNOW when a GIRL LIKES THEM and PROCEED to MIND GAME and MESS AROUND WITH THE GIRL because GUYS are ....*beep* grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. you need to take more control of the situation. if you really like a girl, its hard to mind game them....you can only mind game p...

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GUYS KNOW when a GIRL LIKES THEM and PROCEED to MIND GAME and MESS AROUND WITH THE GIRL because GUYS are ....*beep*

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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lol ^

if english is ur major..I'll be your friend.

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I remember Shun in Densha Otoko - that was the first time I saw him.

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He was the dude who kept sending cool pictures.

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neena wrote:^^ I agree Ken Watanabe is sexy!! He's old but so attractive!! I also like his co-star Hiroyuki Sanada in The Last Samurai!

:D:D but apparently Ken had a scandal with his co-actress in Last Samurai.

I like Hiroyuki - he has great on screen charisma.

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pfftt I think it rings true the other way round too!

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fact of the matter is girls get done over by guys so much that the defenses go up -hence why your girl ain't responding.

girls wouldn't be like this if there weren't so many moronic guys with player tendencies and ambiguous actions in the first place.

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I actually thought Zhang Ziyi was the weak link in the movie - I thought she was terribly miscast - she could elicit no sympathy from me at all due to her common cast in 'cold roles'. Physically she was perfect - her face is aesthetically beautiful but she lacked the charm the younger Sayuri portray...

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blossomsakura wrote:Uwaaah. Watashi ga kireii to kawaii no shashin mimashita!
Err. Here's my picture. My nosetrils look big in here. haha!

[img]http://myspace-104.vo.llnwd.net/00674/4 ... 0104_l.jpg[/img]

wow sooo artistic!

do you wear that geisha lipstick for real outside?

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^ thats so true - but with modern society flaunting sex everywhere - from billboards to cereal boxes - its no wonder that girls think its natural to flaunt themselves here there and everywhere.

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oh my goodness

guys are so much worse than girls in revealing their feelings.

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KEN WATANABE!

AND HE CERTAINLY ISNT FEMININE

BUT UH HES KINDA OLD..

BUT SEXY !

[img]http://www.epochtimes.com/i6/5013100481470.jpg[/img]

[img]http://img.timeinc.net/time/asia/2005/h ... tanabe.jpg[/img]

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^ are people downright anal? ignorant? can't read? mizune has given the links/explains the policy on the board about a zillion times and yet people ask the same question "where do i download movie torrents/asian movies" Anyway, back on topic Aoi haru / blue spring - EXCELLENT, very cool, g...

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completely agree with groink A tale of two sisters, my sassy girl, etc are all films that are easy to remake because an aspect of that Asian culture is not a commodity - its simply everyday life (..hehe even in Ringu apart from the video thing) Things like Crouching Tiger, Hero are full of novelty a...

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:lol some of my faves (they've already been mentioned but just to further encourage you!)s: Nobody Knows - really interesting if you like a film set in contemporary Japan showing a sadly realistic glimpse into the lives of abandoned children in modern day Japan. Great actors yet extremely sad. Water...

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I think Lee Jun Ki looks his best in the Lee Soo Young videos (Grace pt1,2 and Secret) - he looks like a pretty boy, but has a guyish charm rather than a feminine charm. He makes me laugh - the way he dances (i.e. the clip from King and Clown, clip from an interview where he does a dance from King a...

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Third MV lyrics clears up the whole story. I don't think there's a 4th installment?

Yeah I agree, thanks seirin for the youtube link - it made sense with the subtitles - the lyrics are kind of like a narrative for the 3rd part. Man oh man this MV is SO sad!

Love this song (better than Grace)

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I think the little girl is the chem girl's sister - the doctor seemed like her father. I don't know, that's just a guess but the fact she was pleading with him to do the operation and he was holding the little girl at the time it seemed a bit informal so they might be family? The summary cleared up ...

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sorry - i didn't know! That's my interpretation anyway - you might have a different opinion after watching it.

*edits last post*

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