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greyhorse

Noale, I don't know what kind of TV show you were watching, but don't you think it makes for a more interesting show if the contents are shocking? The producers of that show probably took some of the more extreme footage to portray a certain image of Japan. While there are truths to what you saw, it...

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I like Fukatsu Eri too, but I don't think it's going to happen for either of us. According to the link you posted, it was an original production by Gyao, an internet TV company. At the time it was only available on Gyao and I'm guessing this series was a promotional thing they did to get interest in...

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Ok, I just noticed something else. For a girl who wants to do nothing more than to roll around at home in sweats, her sense of fashion is too tastefull. What she's worn so far at work is always subdued without being demure. Classy without being too chic. Delicate, but modern. IMO, dead-on perfect. I...

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Just in the middle of watching this, but gosh, Haruka's become so pretty. Every scene that focuses on her, I can't help noticing how smooth and clear her skin is. Even in that scene where she's just getting out of a bath, her skin is perfect. I don't see how she manages that. Most people's skin woul...

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Maybe because he was eating fish? Actually, younger, sweeter and more floral white wines tend to match Asian foods better--because Asian foods tend to be lighter & crisper but have strong spice flavors. Also, it's really unusal for younger Japanese to drink Sake with sushi. Most Japanese prefer...

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Yakiniku, ramen, steak, sushi... Everything in that show looks so good. The only odd thing I found was in the last ep. with the sushi. Sake goes well with sushi, and red wine matches both rice and soy sauce, so it goes well with sushi too. Wasn't Kuwano drinking white wine with his sushi? Not that I...

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Totally OT, but that ramune bottle got me thinking about Wilkinson's ginger ale, which as far as I know is now only available in Japan. It's made in Japan and used to be sold in as many as 23 countries, but searching through the internet, I've failed to find it anywhere else now. Has anyone here tas...

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Firstly, thanks for making this available JTV! I so wanted to watch more of this since ep01 was uploaded on the tracker here. Just a quick question though. I just started watching ep02, and why is it that an available taxi shows up right when Nakayama Miho needs one to tail Kimura Takuya's character...

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I dunno groink, Marketing plays a big part of selling anything, and that'll always be the case. While it would be great if we could judge all of the merits of any product we buy, before we buy it, that's just not possible with the majority of the products out there. Take beer for example. It's not l...

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Eby-sama was right. He's a model/actor. At first I tried searching for "guy in Kumi Koda's PV You[i/]", but I got no where. It turns out his name was staring at me in the face :lol Not much info on him, but here's his profile. http://www.reboundglamour.com/profile/shogen.html http://www.3a...

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You said you were looking for "top quality" jazz, but is there any reason why you're interested in Japanese artists? If you don't mind milder jazz, some of Kishino Yoshiko's earlier stuff isn't too bad. She's mellowed out over the years, so I've stopped listening to her, but a couple of al...

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The new Maquillage site has a pretty good piece of wallpaper with
Misaki on it. Here's the link:
http://www.shiseido.co.jp/mq/wpp/wpp02_m.jpg

The new site is slick in a festive kind of way. It's too bad the CM doesn't rank as high.
http://www.shiseido.co.jp/mq/index.htm

greyhorse

Was I the only one who got all excited seeing Sato Megumi in ep.01? She'll be 21 in November, so she's a little old to be playing a high schooler, but I hope the exposure here will help her. While nothing much in this first ep, she's the cutest thing in the commercials she's in. Anyone know if any o...

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あぶない刑事　（Abunai Deka) / Dangerous Police 沙粧妙子の最後の事件　（Sashou Taeko no Saigo no Jiken) / Sashou Taeko's Last Case The two are so different, it's hard to decide on just one. It's interesting that when they released Sashou on VHS (I rented some eps at the video store), they removed Madonna's "La Isl...

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About 'kitaa,' however, I think that just like other words, (ganbaru, sugoi, etc.) its translation really depends on the situation in which it's used. Like, if Densha gets a message on his cell phone from Aoyama and says "Kitaaaa," then we can really say "It caaame!" However, if...

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What is the origin of the expression キター? That was because the term doesn't have a single meaning. The literal meaning is "it came!", but it can also mean "I won!" often used in games of chance, or "yes, what I was hoping for happened!". You'll note that the Japanese te...

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Is the mom really Hitomi Kuroki? Or am I totally off and Hitomi Kuroki another character in Densha Otoko... cuz I remember her being way hotter than that (for a woman past 40 Hitomi is beautiful! and I'm only 24... hahaha) also on jdorama it lists Akiyoshi Kumiko as the mom. I only mentioned Kuroki...

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How old is Jinkama? In the drama she's supposed to be 26. In real life she just turned 27 on the 8th. http://www.miho-dimple.net/ I just saw this, but Aoyama Saori is supposed to be 25 in the drama. In real life she's 28. Hayami Mokomichi is much younger than either at 21. In the drama he's suppose...

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but here is one thing that stood out.....Jinkama-san + red = HOT!! For me it was Ito Misaki. She's never looked so good before this. Her skin tone was just droolicious, and when she smiled towards the end of that restaurant scene with Sakurai? Just too cute!! Then there was Kuroki Hitomi. I'm not s...

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Eh, I thought uzai is shut up. Maybe I am wrong. No no, it can also be used that way. Uzai is basically a broken down version of urusai, which means loud. So "you're uzai, now shut up" is a common way it's used. It can also denote a whiny person, or someone who likes to talk about himself...

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repulsive => itai gross => kimoi annoying => uzai totally impossible => tsuuka, muri Itai isn't quite repulsive, but I couldn't think of anything else. It literally means "it hurts". In this case it hurts to watch the subject do anything he's so inept and lacks style. The terms are all com...

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Because this drama has so many references to trains in it, I suppose it wouldn't be wandering too far off topic if I linked JR's greater Tokyo train map here. I think it might help people understand why trains are such a big deal in Japan. http://www.jreast.co.jp/map/pdf/map_tokyo.pdf This map only ...

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Why is one of the kid always naming all the bus stations? Is he training to become a driver? : :lol drewnamis' reply is dead on here. I actually took the Sobu-sen Kaisoku/Yokosuka-sen from Funabashi to Kinnshicho at least once a month to go to Akihabara, so those names are pretty familiar to me. To...

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Darn, another reminder that my "Guide to Densha Otoko" is sorely late. The shi is indeed fairly formal as you two have already figured out. It's commonly used in a lot of technical (often times hobby related) publications*, and looks to be used in this case to imply respect for each other'...

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I wouldn't know about "cheated". In a drama like this, you have the central story line with the main characters, then you have the other characters scattered thru ought to add spice and comic relief. Although a different balance may have been more interesting to watch, the other characters...

greyhorse

I just finished watching slow dance ep.06, which reminded me, but I'm still trying to figure out the ending theme to 屋根の上の花火 (Firecrackers on the rooftop). This drama ended with just the pilot, so I figure there's hardly anyone who's watched it, but it's been bugging me for around a decade now. Does...

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There are many stupid things (like that S.W.A.T thing on the convenience store - it was kind of... ridiculous!), but almost all things on this drama are really really funny. One last thing: Ito Misaki is probably the most beautiful japanese actress right now, but someone needs to tell her she needs...

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Kiruccia wrote:Hi, I've heard the samples of "Slow Dance" OST, but I haven't found the opening song! Anybody knows the title?

The theme song for this drama, both starting and ending as far as I know, is Fukuyama Masaharu's "Tokyo".

greyhorse

yeah like the 2ch.jp forum. In the show they make it seem like a chatroom, when it's actually a forum like this in real life. how did the site keep auto refreshing? If you look carefully at episode 1, you'll notice that it isn't 2ch, but Ach BBS, short for Aladdin channel. The vase on the top page ...

greyhorse

Dude, that was hard. This girl isn't that famous, so there's very little info (even less pics, unfortunately) on her. The pictures on the first two agency websites don't look exactly like her, but I've found this one "race queen" site that verifies who she is, so the information below shou...

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香里奈 (Karina) has modelled for a number of magazines over the years, and is also an actress. I think I first saw her in the drama カバチタレ！(Kabachitare!). She's cute when she smiles, but when she doesn't, she can look a little scary. A classic? alligator face.

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Anne Suzuki - 篠村悦子 (Shinomura Etsuko) Nishikido Ryou - 関野浩之 (Sekino Hiroyuki) Iwasa Mayuko - 菊池多恵子 (Kikuchi Taeko) It says on the official website that Etsuko and Hiroyuki were friends from when they were small. Anne Suzuki's character's nickname is Etsu-nee. Which probably means that either Etsuko ...

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jellybean,

Do you mean this guy:

http://www.moon-the-child.com/cata/html/kaku_t.html
http://happy.woman.excite.co.jp/citystyle/kaku.html

greyhorse

And here are several more.

greyhorse

I know there's a lot of Nakama Yukie fans here, so I thought I'd post some more pictures of her. Uhh, also we're getting whumped here by that silly cute guys thread, so there's that too.

greyhorse

Just because they look similar, I figured it would be a good time to mention Fukatsu Eri (深津絵里). There are like zip good pictures of her on the internet, but especially in her early 20s she was one of the cutest things. Anyone interested might want to check her out in the movie 'Haru' (ハル).

greyhorse

I just recently discovered a neat site with Ootsuka Nene (大塚寧々).

http://nom.main.jp/nene_room/
You can go to a series of lo-rez photos by clicking on the appropriate words on the banner near the bottom.

greyhorse

jKizumi,

That would be Morishita Chisato (森下千里).

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The last 3:

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I was really hard deciding on which pictures to choose this time. You want a good flow to the pictures, and yet there are so many pictures that look good on their own...

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greyhorse: Waa, kawaii!! Mom: Who is it now? greyhorse: Kyouko-chan. Mom: Oh, her. I don't like her; she acts too much like a model. greyhorse: But Mom, she IS a model. Mom: Well, she doesn't have to act like one. Misaki-chan seems like a much nicer girl. greyhorse: Whatever Mom. So this time it's H...

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成るようになるさって！！！！

greyhorse

Bada, bala, bala, bala, ungg, ungg, いいさどうせ、いらないし。　いいさどうせ、急いでないし。。。　　Hello there from Daiginjyou Land!!!　いいさどうせ、いらないし。。。本当は、どうだって、関係ないし。。。bala, bala, bala, unng, ungh, ugng... ＹＥＡＨ!!

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greyhorse

I couldn't pick just 3, so here are the rest:

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As requested, Matsushima Nanako:

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And of course some more pics.

greyhorse

Damn, but that beautiful Korean women thread has some serious booty. This thread's stale by comparison, and I guess I gotta remedy that. 矢吹春奈　Yabuki Haruna is again, mostly a model. From what I can tell she's appeared on some variety shows, but probably more than anything as a pretty face. But prett...

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You're welcome xiaryx. That makes me feel like attaching a few more for good measure. The colors are so pretty too.

greyhorse

This thread's getting hard to find, so I thought I'd post some pics and bump it up a bit.

吉岡美穂　Yoshioka Miho's more of a model than anything else, but some of you have probably seen her in "you're under arrest".

greyhorse

Wakopin, I see you've added pictures of Kuroki Hitomi to your post, and had the same trouble as I did of finding good pictures of her. Maybe it's her age (44), but I guess not many people are interested in posting pictures of her. Last year she came out with a essay/photobook containing lots of pret...

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So everyone knows who Lynn Minmei is talking about:

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And still more:

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More cuteness:

greyhorse

Oh, no, people are badly in need of pics. Must help those in need.

Kurosawa Yuu (黒澤優), grand-daughter of world famous director Kurosawa Akira, and daughter of a director father and actress mother. Married in January 2002, to lead vocalist of SOFIA.

CUTE.

greyhorse

And here's one with Misaki-chan with Hasegawa Kyoko. Lo-rez, but the colours are so pretty, and Kyoko's so cute too.

greyhorse

I recently came across some pics of Misaki-chan I just had to post. I've had to lower the resolution on one of the pics, and while it doesn't look that different, it feels different somehow. If anyone wants the whole set of pics, just PM me.

Sawayaka!

greyhorse

If we're looking for cute, we have Suenaga Haruka (末永遥）. While not quite a woman in these pictures, she's grown quite a bit in the last couple of years.

greyhorse

After a series of economic recessions in Japan, the Japanese population was stressed and in need of relaxation. In the mid 1990s this started a boom for iyashi-kei (healing) idols. Honjyou Manami (本上まなみ) was one of the original iyashi-kei idols, with her soft voice and sweet looks. She was also one ...

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Next: Igawa Haruka (井川遥) This lady has managed to achieve an envious balance between sexiness and refined elegance. She apparently grew up in the Korean quarter of Tokyo, and orignally started off her career as Cho Yoshie 趙秀恵. She quickly rose to popularity, helped by a rapid series of pictorial re...

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I only watched parts of this while living in Japan, but must admit I was at a loss for any message it might have had. That being said, I was glued to the TV watching out for any scenes with Fukatsu Eri, who's one of the cutest creatures I've ever seen. Making sense of the plot was kind of a secondar...

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Lastly, and my personal favorite, is Yaginuma Junko (柳沼淳子): She started as a TV anouncer for horse racing (keiba) news, but now does other shows as well. Pretty, damn fine body, and not a total air-head like a lot of other pretty faces. Unfortunately, there aren't a whole lot of good pics of her on ...

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It works! Thanks for letting me store the pictures on your server techie, you rock!

Next on the list is Ayase Haruka (綾瀬はるか):

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Da1-N-OwNly, That would be Ooshiro (ohshiro?) Miwa. toilet_bear, Yeah, I know what you're saying. A lot of these pictures seem to belong in a "who's the cutest, or sexiest, or has the best body" type thread. I think we partially got carried away with posting pictures. None of which is bad....

greyhorse

Nope, she's Nagasawa Nao. There would be a picture attached to my post, but I can't get the uploader to work. Anyone know what's happening?

greyhorse

Starting with Morning Musume, there's been a movement in Japan for the middlingization of idols. This trend has lasted over 2 years now with an onslaught of plain, slightly over-weight, school girls wasting away precious celluloid and internet access time. Thankfully this seems to be abating. We're ...

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quote: (phat perhaps but thats a good thing too) :) Did anyone see Scarlett Johansson in "Lost in Translation"? Did she have a pot belly going? Yup. Was she impossibly cute and hot anyway? Yup. While I like slender chicks like Ito Misaki, Victoria's Secret pageants gross me out. Girls shou...

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Idol collages or "aikora" are fairly common on the internet, and it wouldn't surprise me if both the Utada Hikaru and Matsushima ones were fake. As for Kanno Miho, I'm not sure she would have gotten in trouble for doing the photobook. Anything a 'Talent' does tends to be approved by their ...

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Reviewing the situation some more, I realize just one more picture is not nearly enough to rectify the situation. Must post more pics...

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The "cute Japanese guys" thread is at 4 pages, and doesn't look like it's slowing down. Obviously order is being disrupted, and I'm obligated to do my part in restoring it. Hehe, yet another reason to post pictures of Misaki-chan.

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I gotta choose just one? *thinks for a second* Ok, I give up, here’s my list. Music: Kobayashi Akiko more commonly known as AKKO, vocalist for My Little Lover For Looks: I have a mother complex, hospitalize me: Kuroki Hitomi I’m a pedophile, lock me up: Taira Airi I go to the beach to take pictures ...

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