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For a more personal view on the world of male hosts in Japan, I recommend the documentary "The Great Happiness Space - Tale of an Osaka Love Thief" which exposes the world of male host clubs in Osaka. It is subbed in English. According to interviews given during the documentary some of the...

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Aoi Miyazaki chosen as Armani model Thu, March 6, 2008 Last week, it was announced that actress Aoi Miyazaki has been chosen as an official Japan model for Emporio Armani. Her promotional campaign started on Wednesday, with ads appearing in magazines, newspapers, and on billboards. Images can be fo...

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^thanks~ :) I was also able to find the "Umiyki" PV at youtube and I have to say that I'm more than impressed! I was linked to another video where he sings live and also speaks in Japanese. I could understand the parts where he tells everyone that his grandmother was Japanese. http://yout...

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lilswtangel wrote:now I'm tempted to search for his videos on youtube and the works after reading everyone's praises.

My initial post included a link for his PV of "Umiyuki" ~

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143dOrKy wrote:yes my jaws are dropping! he is damn good!!!

I know the feeling, I felt the same when I first heard him sing the first few words of Umiyuki.

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albertoavena wrote:Wow! This guy guy is AMAZING!! I seriously wasn't expecting him to be that good! His Japanese is perfect!

I agree, he is quite exceptional.

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ruisu wrote:Ohh, I saw a video of this guy. I don't know anything about enka so I couldn't tell if he was good or not, but the audience was having a blast.

Well I heard his album actually reached top 5 on the Oricon Japanese music chart...so he must be attracting some significant attention, I would think.

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groink wrote:This guy is DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMN good!!!!!!!!!!!!

--- groink

Hell yeah....when I first heard him my jaw dropped. It's mind boggling, actually.

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American 'B-boy' sings the soul of Japan http://www.fuckedgaijin.com/forums/images/vbimghost/201947bfb91e1a732.jpg JeroEnka, traditional Japanese ballads, are songs that inspire the soul of not only the Japanese but a B-boy. Jero, apparently the first black enka singer in Japan, performed his smash...

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myk_06 wrote:managed to get this subbed. just waiting on checking

Oh wow, what a welcome surprise. Thanks for the good news

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Did any capable individual(s) ever express any interest in subbing this tanpatsu?

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Kimutaku to play Prime Minister in Fuji TV drama Mon, February 18, 2008 (9:51pm EST) Next season, Fuji TV's Monday night drama will star the ever-popular Takuya Kimura. He plays an elementary school teacher who, due to some circumstances, gets involved in the world of politics and eventually become...

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I love it when an authoritative source (Dave Spector) confirms my views. it is 100-percent true! Japanese TV has virtually written off the mature audience demographic. And for what? Improvement in ratings? Not! As a matter of fact, idol/model/comedy-oriented shows are continuing to drop. I don't ev...

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There's some truth to this! From the Tokyo Shimbun: =============================================== Dave Spector Attacks Japanese TV Dramas The Tokyo Shimbun reports (in Japanese) that Dave Spector was a guest speaker at a regular convention of commercial broadcasters. The main question addressed th...

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double post.

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She wanted to get a drink from the cold drink section. I was buying a whole shopping cart full of drinks from that section, and she could not bring herself to either: A. Step up to the cold drink section while I was there - B. Wait until I was through. I can only imagine what she said to the guard ...

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I was shopping in the Mitsuwa Market in Little Tokyo on Friday, and was in the middle of filling a cart with the odd cold drinks that are uniquely available there (grapefruit drink, peach drink that seems to have peach fuzz added... Etc.), and I noticed a young Japanese woman staring at me with a l...

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ayachan369 wrote:lol. i finished the drama den came to the special. lol. so it means that is nth aft the drama anymore ?

yes, the last episode of the drama concludes the story.

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ayachan369 wrote:can any1 cfm with me abt the special. is it a movie initially den they made it into a drama ?

yes the Special came out first....so watch the Special first and then follow with the drama thereafter to follow the appropriate chronology.

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K.T.Tran wrote:I believe its just a porn movie with some kinda story.....girl is helpless ninja who gets rape by weird guys she meets along her journey.........

Won't even bother trying to get that movie

yeah it's a porn with Aya...i'm selling it ^_^

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PhilsterT wrote:I am looking for a place online that sells Maccha Green Tea. Anyone know of any good places?

http://www.itoen.com/leaf/index.cfm

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Actually I heard there was a law passed abolishing panty machines, which is why they are so rare today... yes you're right Used underwear clearance sale! February 19th, 2004 by Lee A while a go I reported that the Tokyo metropolitan government was going to implement a ban on the selling of used und...

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Yeah...just like they actually have vending machines for used panties in Japan too, right? :roll no that WAS real. The Economist is not in the habit of reporting on "fake" stories. USED PANTIES Police in Japan are trying to curb an unsavoury trade. In early September, three business men s...

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Yeah...just like they actually have vending machines for used panties in Japan too, right? :roll no that WAS real. The Economist is not in the habit of reporting on "fake" stories. USED PANTIES Police in Japan are trying to curb an unsavoury trade. In early September, three business men s...

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sorry, double post.

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Margaret Cho.

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I bought my copy of Azumi 1 and it came with english subs, Azumi 2 didn't come with english subs :cry: I have no idea where you can download these two and subs to go with it. Gomen You can find both Azumi 1 & 2 with English subs @ www.fantasticsuperclub.org aahhh. Definately just saved Sacred C...

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Thanks for answering, but would you happent o know if I could find a copy to watch and if it happens to have subtitles? I bought my copy of Azumi 1 and it came with english subs, Azumi 2 didn't come with english subs :cry: I have no idea where you can download these two and subs to go with it. Gome...

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Here's one solution... For you disgruntled US citizens, why don't you give up your US citizenship and obtain citizenship in another country, such as Canada. And then let one of the illegal immigrants take your place? Some of you sound very unhappy about the country you live in, so maybe this is a g...

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I guess it would depend, if it were an international flight probably no, if it was a domestic flight, then maybe yes. I'm not 100 percent sure, but I know there might be programming difference in international flights, vs domestic flights. i'm sure you're right...that usually is the case.... btw, d...

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I heard somewhere before that they watched jdrama whilst on an aeroplane. Does anyone know which airline that is? or does it exist? I'll be traveling on JAL this summer and it would be great to know if they showed jdramas or not on those mini personal screens. anyone know? thanks Why don't you go t...

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janblurr wrote:great stuff, wonderful ending, thumbs up!

i think this is a dorama you'll either love or hate...i personally laughed some much at the knuckeheaded antics of the main characters i throughly enjoyed it. a triumph of silliness and laughter.

japanese comedy @ a zenith.

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Hello! I am looking for some movies that show clearly the modern and technological Japan of nowadays. You know, showing a lot of downtown Tokyo for example, the means of transport, shinkansen etc, the lighting, the architecture... Thanks! Any type of movie is accepted: drama, action, comedy, wester...

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pokute wrote:Uh... anyway...!

chill...

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i'm all for interracial hookups

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yeah I know... here, people in the news are like "OMG" this person had plastic surgery... but in Korea.. people are like... whatever... because its so common. yup..i know how it is....i live in So Cal...large Korean population coupled with the ubiquitous penchant for plastic surgery makes...

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Hest foder wrote:Koreans is the people who does most plastic surgery in the world what i know,.. hehe

this is true...koreans do undergo quite a bit of plastic surgery.

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Nobuta Power

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(2) I know she's bilingual and sings in English as well (well, don't a lot of J-pop artists do that? but, most of them sing "engrish", lol, whereas she can actually do "english"), in fact I have this track of hers a friend sent me from the Rush Hour 2 soundtrack, a song called &...

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I agree about her modelling thingy. Seems a bit weird, aside from her Shiseido and more mature modelling pics. :-) When I first watched Densha, she didn't appeal much to me. It was the character she played. :mrgreen: Now I'm practically watching most dramas that she has a role in, :thumbs:! I think...

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Daisukimaru wrote:i see =]

like i said in my one of my earlier posts...the model's name is brenda from hawaii...she's going out with japanese yutaka takenouchi....i tried to find a picture of her on the web but i had no luck...it's ain't no big thang...just curious.

peace!

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Daisukimaru wrote:im just wondering but why are you looking for a actor/actress thats mixed with japanease and korean

i don't think your post is directed at me specifically but i'll just reiterate that i'm looking for pictures of a particular model who HAPPENS to have Japanese and Korean ancestry.

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watch koukou kyoushi 2003...it's dark...it's fugged up, it's original, it's atypical....quite frankly i think the the whole teacher student plot is more tired than a michael jackson child molestation allegation but koukou kyoushi 2003 had some good acting by aya ueto and sonim.

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okay i have a quick question....not technically about an idol but it concerns a japanese-korean model. i know that japanese male celebrity yutaka takenouchi is currently in a relationship with hawaiian born japanese-korean model Brenda....i attempted to look up a photo of her out of curiousity but i...

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I also learn that Teacher Will always protect so you do anything you like- Gokusen, GTO everybody wants to have sex wit their high school teacher.... but they could teach you a thing or two. j/p hahah that not what i ment go watch Gokusen seen it...but they still want to have sex with their teacher...

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Here's Lee Hyori dancing with Bi(Rain)...one of the best dancer in Korea. http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=LuXCQuvkz9Y&search=Hyori%20LeeHyori%20Hyolee%20Lee%20kpop%20pv%20video You could watch all her music video in the same site and judge for yourself who's a better dancer... :salut: i'm no...

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Hyoris dancing consists of flipping her hair around, striking a sexy pose then spinning in a circle while trying to shake her butt like Beyonce. It's tastless IMO ^_^ word. i'm not trying to diss anbody but i threw out quick examples because i was just being demonstrative... I think even though Ali...

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Here's Lee Hyori dancing with Bi(Rain)...one of the best dancer in Korea. http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=LuXCQuvkz9Y&search=Hyori%20LeeHyori%20Hyolee%20Lee%20kpop%20pv%20video You could watch all her music video in the same site and judge for yourself who's a better dancer... :salut: i'm no...

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Here's Lee Hyori dancing with Bi(Rain)...one of the best dancer in Korea. http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=LuXCQuvkz9Y&search=Hyori%20LeeHyori%20Hyolee%20Lee%20kpop%20pv%20video You could watch all her music video in the same site and judge for yourself who's a better dancer... :salut: i'm no...

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Hey everyone... it's probably too soon to ask about this, but does anyone know if the Densha Otoko series has been picked up by a fan subbing group? it would be awesome to watch this series, and since I'm not a native Japanese speaker, the English subs would help... :D . I found the raws easily eno...

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I see lots of posts about downloading issues, but not seeding. Up until a couple of days ago I was seeding "Kurokawa no techou special shiroi yami" just fine and now I can't connect to any peers (there were five last night and only one poor soul has held out, waiting... probably the poor ...

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gsr_raver wrote:I also learn that Teacher Will always protect so you do anything you like- Gokusen, GTO

everybody wants to have sex wit their high school teacher....

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Hey, its not like there is no one out there (Ito Yuna is truly mixed), but I'm sort of surprised there are no others... I mean, I heard that Japanese people are culturally very exclusive, but I thought that was only against non-Asians, especially non-Whites. But Not even Korean people seem to b abl...

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The actrress/singer Sonim is actually of Korean descent but third-generation born in Japan...not of mixed heritage but a woman who speaks Korean and Japanese fluently...she appeared in KouKou Kyouhi 2003, Moto Kare as well as having a cameo appearance in the Densha Otoko Special

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bride of chucky was a real tear jerker....very romantic and emotionally stirring.

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What I hate about canes film festival seems like they don't give credit to Takuya and ignore him, they only gives credit to those HK movie stars . just watch the festival's clip in Canes festival website. :-( they maybe true and ultimately unfair but the film is a chinese film populated by predomin...

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amrayu wrote:I think that's for a movie opening of the Wong Kar Wai movie 2046.

pinpon...seikai desu...i saw that film a couple of months ago...i enjoyed it.

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Hey welcome back, Man actually my external hard drive crashed on me also this summer and lost about 80GB worth of drama, manga, other stuff. I tried redownloading everything, but only had time to get the most important ones. Man I hate redownloading everything again. Takes too much time. :lol one t...

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I was a rebel as a kid, computer and the internet help calm me down :) Now you're a vegetable? :P Exept for downloading dramas, internet is just a waste of time. Before internet I used to find other ways to waste my time...read books, play a lot of guitar ect.. do you ever remember doing research b...

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some of my friends earned extra money outside of school by ....correcting papers. um..does that mean professors are hiring students to grade papers for them? :blink that's doesnt' seem like a big deal...any school with teacher's aids or graduate student instructors that lead discussions sections pr...

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aNToK wrote: Here's a review in the wiki that some idiot wrote...

a thoughtful exposition on your part... your review of the dorama, that is

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I recommend Million Falling Stars if you want to avoid cheese. Here's a review in the wiki that some idiot wrote... http://wiki.d-addicts.com/A_Million_Stars_Fall_from_the_Sky I thought "Pride" was relatively low-cheese, though it was a bit formulaic. Orange Days is always good.... i agre...

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I dont know about One Million Stars Falling from the Sky, that one got me depressed for a while. :-( but it's precisely because of that sobriety from overused plots and cheesy conventions that it was probably able to elicit such an emotion from you....because it was different, unexpected and heavie...

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i'm glad you liked it so much but the entire notion of "office romance" is the most hackneyed convention in the universe of japanese dramas...and that's the paradigm on which this drama is based. i've seen dramas dating as far back as early 90s that have had representations present in thi...

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this drama was not nearly as good as i expected...fair to say it was disappointing especially with the handful of famous celebrities in it...the plot was too contrived...and tsuyoshi's character, the protagonist, was unbelievably portrayed. summer snow was infinitely better and if you think moto ka...

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this drama was not nearly as good as i expected...fair to say it was disappointing especially with the handful of famous celebrities in it...the plot was too contrived...and tsuyoshi's character, the protagonist, was unbelievably portrayed. summer snow was infinitely better and if you think moto kar...

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You can pay for a fake college degree and try to get a job with it. I'd be lying if I said I didn't know people living and working here now that had fake degrees. Again this is a big risk for obvious reasons. that's fuggin' pathetic as hell! fake college degree....with fake transcripts too i would ...

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Question for Japanese residents - Is it true that if you are a foreigner some bars, clubs and restaurants will not allow you in because you are a foreigner? I thought I heard that once. i've heard that too...when i was in japan last fall i was going to go this hip hop club called harlem but i ended...

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Yes there are many non cheesy shows out there, you just happened to watched some cheesy ones in your selection. If you want drama watch Sekai no Chushin, no comedy there, might get you teary eyed in the process. watch "Million stars falling from the sky" ...it is quite a far cry from the ...

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tonydesu wrote: As for fan base, how about Ayumi Hamasaki. I actually don't like her music (sorry fans), I couldn't imagine high school girls stateside relating to her past.

or her freakish alien looks....

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I would be happy if Jpop made it to the American mainstream, but that's a long shot. :-( it's beyond a long shot...it's a not gonna happen. i don't think it will ever have more than a niche in the american market...the music industry is much too strong here and it's vested interests are backed by m...

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20centuryboy wrote:does anybody knows other dramas from the same screenwriters? it's hard to find any informations...

Eriko Kitagawa has also written Long Vacation (starring Tomoko Yamaguchi & Kimura Takuya) as well as Beautiful Life (starring Tokiwa Takako & Kimura Takuya)

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acau wrote:This is the first time I heard someone said "summer snow" is boring
Anyway, for me, I have quite a long list of bad doramas
pretty girls....

yes, pretty girls was garbage...one of my least favorite. great celebrities, whack dorama.

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