HSJ Scandal

Who would have expected a scandal to come out of Hey!Say! JUMP? Especially coming from little Morimoto.  Well, I must say that little Morimoto isn't so little anymore.  He's 16 and pictures are surfacing of him smoking at the age of 14, a couple months before he turned 15 (where there's another picture of him).  The Jimusho has taken action and they have suspended his activities for now because of underage smoking and will go on hiatus indefinitely.  I don't see him dropping out of HSJ, but from what we've seen before, he'd be on suspension for a year, start off as a Jr again and MAYBE be brought back into the group.

I could easily joke around about this since I'm not an HSJ fan, but I do feel bad for the kid and I do understand how HSJ and Morimoto fans are feeling.  During my crazy days as a fangirl, I remember going through the underage drinking scandal for Uchi and Kusano which led to NEWS' hiatus as a group.  I think this is what primarily sent me and my NEWS fangirl friends to slowly stop liking NEWS and start floating towards other fandoms as a replacement, but that's another story.

I don't think Morimoto is going to suffer the same fate that Uchi and Kusano did, but let this be a lesson.  You're an idol, you're going to be in the public's eye, so you should take into consideration of those around you which your actions will affect.

Pre-HanaKimi Thoughts #03

I feel like this drama is becoming a joke.  They're bringing in 5 members (including maeda) of AKB48 to play in the drama.  I was fine with Maeda only, even though I'm not a fan of hers, but to bring in more members of AKB48 is just ridiculous.  I'm not trying to be a hater here, but I can't stand AKB48, they annoy the hell out of me.  Yes, I understand that bringing in more members of such a popular group will bring in more viewers, especially male viewers considering this drama is more female-targeted, but really though.. you couldn't even consider other people to play their parts?  Honestly, it's actually making me not wanting to watch this drama.  I'm probably going to end up making this a side drama to watch instead.

That's the end of my rant.  And I'm not even going to make a tag for AKB48, cuz hopefully this'll be the last time i'll talk about them.

Kis-my-Ft2 Debut

So it's finally happening.  Kis-my-Ft2 is finally going to debut after.. how many years (since 2005.. yikes!)?
I'd be more excited if this were like 6yrs ago when I actually liked them, but now I'm just pleased that this group is getting a debut.  Since I haven't been part of the Jr. fandom in a long time, I wasn't sure how big of a fandom they had, but it's definitely bigger than I expected, especially since they'll be debuting all over Asia, including the Philippines.

My favorite members are and have remained the same. Kitayama Hiromitsu, Fujigaya Taisuke and Yokoo Wataru (and Iida if he stayed in Johnny's), the original members of the group.  Though I should say, recently, moreso Taisuke than Kitayama as opposed to back then.  I would have forgotten about these guys if I didn't take the chance to watch Misaki Number One.  The drama was so-so, but it was nice to see these guys act in a drama, leading roles as well.

I need to go through my Shounen Club files again to kind of get familiar with this group once again.  I don't see myself going fangirl crazy like I used to for their senpai's, but I'll be waiting for their single to drop.

I'm also anticipating Taisuke's and Tamamori Yuta's drama "Ikemen Desu Ne." Not so much as Ouran or HanaKimi, but It'll be nice addition to the already Ikemen summer lineup that's coming out this season.  I wasn't planning on really watching this drama, maybe a side one, but after seeing the cast interview, I think it'll be a cute, fun drama to watch.  (Note, I don't watch Korean dramas, so not only am I going into this blind, I could care less if it's a mistake to remake this drama).  I just wish they would have picked someone else besides Hikaru to play in the drama (unpopular opinion: not a big fan of HSJ).

very OT but there's a Jr. group called "Little Gangs".... really? what.the.hell.

Pre-Ouran High School Host Club Thoughts #03

Final pre-thoughts:
I think this drama is going to go by really fast since it's only 30min long.  When I mean fast, I mean that the stories and character development are going to have to build really fast.  I can see each character getting their own focus in an episode, but to build up the romance between Tamaki and Haruhi is gonna have to go by quick.  I don't think you can tell the "whole" story within the average 11 episodes, especially if it's going to be half an hour long.  I'm hoping that they'll get to a point in this series where they can stop the story then make a 2nd season for a primetime slot.  Ratings will definitely affect the outcome, but at a late night time, especially on a Friday when people are out, hopefully they'll get something higher than 8% (Shima Shima is averaging 2.5% at this time slot right now)

Lastly, the comment about "Why aren't there any JE guys in here" or "It'd be better with JE",  Absolute crap.  This is coming from a Johnny's fan.  I think it's crap that people think that a drama will be better if a Johnny is in it.  Yes, Johnny's bring in viewers, but that doesn't make a drama better at all.  Johnny's act, but they are not actors.  These guys are trained to sing and dance as their primary job, not to act.  Honestly, I don't think that a majority of those who have acted in dramas or movies are that good at all.  There's only a handful that can act and act well (ex: KimuTaku and Nino, there are others, dont get me wrong).  I support those who are outside of the Johnny's world, because they have great talent to be the next big star.  Sometimes I feel those who are outside of Johnny's are underrated and overshadowed, which isn't fair since they have to work twice as hard, instead of landing a job because they have a Johnny's status on them.  That's just my opinion.

One last note character note:
Ryusei Ryo as Umehito Nekozawa - Adding this character to the main cast is kind of odd isn't it?  He's not a main character in the series, but since he is in the main cast, that means he'll have a bigger role in the drama.  When the promo photos were released I definitely did not recognize him.  I'm not sure if that's a good or a bad thing, but definitely not the way I've seen him before and this is definitely not a role he's done before.  Someone who's played the popular guy twice, going to play this guy is going to be really interesting to see.

Pre-Ouran High School Host Club Thoughts #02

There was a cast interview for Ouran which I was very excited to see, especially after getting a chance to read character descriptions as well as a short summary of what Ouran is all about.  It was cute to see all of them together, especially to see the size comparison between Honey and Mori.  I also took the time to watch the first episode of the anime, which I don't usually do when I get ready for live-action drama makes, so I must really be anticipating this drama like crazy (for some reason haha).

Character Thoughts:
Haruna as Haruhi - I've only seen her in Yankee-kun to Megane-chan and her acting in that drama was a little.. off, but that doesnt mean I won't like her.  After seeing the interview, I think she's really adorable, but I'm not sure how she'll do as Haruhi.  Before seeing the anime version, I expected Haruhi to be boy-ish as is, not just look the part, but act the part as well, so I thought Haruna's "yankee" rendition would have fit.. turns out it wasn't anything like that so now I'm not sure how fitting she'll be.  Although I'm not sure, I think she'll do a great job.

Yusuke as Tamaki - With all the debate over people, or more like trolling and flaming, who can't see Yusuke as Tamaki needs to stop.  You haven't seen the drama yet so how can you judge beforehand?  I can let opinions go, if they are opinions such as "I don't think he's suited because..." because you're giving a legit reason.  Saying "HE'S NOT TAMAKI, HE DOESNT LOOK LIKE HIM" is not a legit reason.  Looking the part is a small piece to a character, being able to portray the character means more, and I believe that Yusuke can pull it off.  I'm not being biased here, honestly.  From the gestures and emotions that Tamaki has, I think Yusuke can pull them off.  A lot of people say they can't see him do it, well then, let him prove you wrong.  He's done a variety of different roles, none of which can be shown as the same type, along with this coming role.

Daito Shunsuke as Kyoya - Look-wise, Daito was the perfect choice, hands down.  As for acting, there's no doubt that he'll be able to pull it off.  Daito (along with Yusuke) has done a variety of roles as well, a mix between comedic roles and serious roles, playing Kyoya should be a snap.  I don't have much to say only because I don't see a problem with him getting chosen.

Takagi Twins as Hitachiin Twins - I totally forgot about these guys, as I've only seen them in Meichan no Shitsuji, which they didn't have a big role in.  The only twins that I could think of were the Saito Twins.  I was thinking that if they were in consideration for the role, they'd be too old to play them, but when I went to look up the Takagi twins, apparently they were born the same year.  That kind of strikes me considering how much younger the Takagi twins look compared to the Saito twins.  As for acting, I'm expecting them to do a lot of mischievous things and lots of comedy out of those two.  Look-wise, it's totally them, but for acting, we'll see.

Nakamura Masaya as Mori - I don't know much about him except that he's a D-boy and he's married to Yaguchi Mari, but as far as portraying Mori, height-wise, they picked a great guy.  He's taller than Shirota Yuu.. and Shirota is ... well... really tall.  Because he's going to have the fewest lines out of all the characters (which is what we're expecting if they're staying true to the characters), people might think he'll have it easier, but what I think is that he'll have it harder.  It's one thing to express feelings with how you say certain words, but being able to portray an emotion with just your body and facial expresses is pretty difficult since it has to look natural and not so much you just doing a gesture.

Chiba Yudai as Honey - I know NOTHING about this kid (remember I use the word kid loosely).  I've never seen him in anything, or even know what talent agency he's with.  All I know is that everyone wanted someone else to play Honey.  He may not be as small or "boy-ish" as Honey, which is why a lot of people were thinking they should have gone younger, but you got to admit he is pretty tiny, especially in comparison to Nakamura.  He's actually pretty adorable, so I can see him acting cutesy like Honey, but I can't see him acting that young (from what I've seen in the interview).  His voice is definitely not as high-pitched as Honey should be, but I think he'll do an exceptional job.  I don't see why people want Chinen Yuri to play Honey, maybe 4 years ago when HSJ debuted, but not now.  Voice-wise, I can see Tomiura Satoshi playing Honey, but as for acting, it's definitely not gonna go well.  I'm hoping that Chiba will bring a great performance on screen and prove people wrong that he was the best choice.

I do have one final pre-thought for this drama, which I'll save for the next post as this one is really long right now.

Pre-Ouran High School Host Club Thoughts #01

I need to figure out what name I want to give it for short.  I'll probably just stick to just Ouran..

So, Just visited the official website for the drama and saw that they updated the front page with a picture of all the actors next to a little tiny picture of the characters theyre portraying from the manga.  As I've said before, I don't read manga or watch anime, but for some reason I've been waiting for this drama since the announcement and now that I've seen the promo pic, I'm even more juiced up.

I am a little disappointed that this drama is taking the midnight break or what they call "Drama Friday Break" considering that the episodes are only going to be 30min long, with commercials.  There should be at least 8 episodes considering that the previous 3 dramas in that time slot either have achieved 8eps or more (Clone Baby has 11 and Shima Shima is still airing I believe).

I'm actually taking the time to read up on character descriptions, since I'm pretty familiar with most of the actors in this drama, it'll kind of help me think if they were a suitable choice for the characters.  This is mainly because a lot of people have mentioned why did they choose Yusuke as the lead (Tamaki) or Kawaguchi Haruna as Haruhi.  I'll comment more on this after I read up about Ouran.

Another Dream

Last night, I dreamed that me and Yamamoto Yusuke were waiting in line to meet Igarashi Shunji.
Ok, I don't know what it is lately with Igarashi, but it just happened.  And the fact that everyone in the line didn't recognize Yusuke is beyond me.  Not to mention why we're waiting in line to meet Igarashi in the first place or that I'm even friends with Yusuke is just kind of bizarre.

Pre-HanaKimi Thoughts #02

I can see myself posting a lot of thoughts about this drama before it starts, especially since the cast is revealed and actors are blog posting info about themselves and fan comments are getting even more outrageous now than when the news broke out.  WHICH i'm finding hilarity out of (not laughing at them, just laughing at the situation).

I'm going to say this for the last time (im pretty sure this is the last time I'm going to say this), the primary reason why I'm excited about this drama is really only to see Miura Shohei (seeing a trend?).  From the orignal, Toma was the reason why I decided to watch HanaKimi in the first place, and hearing he was acting with Oguri shun and Ishigaki Yuma just made it a big plus. Anyways, i'm getting off topic.  I love the fact that Shohei is playing Toma's character.  I can only hope that Shohei will be just as funny as Toma without mimicking his rendition of the character.

I don't see myself dropping this drama, especially if they are building new stories instead of recreating the original.  I'm going to go into watching this blindly, trying not to compare the two, on the blog I know i'll be doing some comparisons, but as I'm watching it for my own sake, it'll be blind.  I can see some good things coming from this drama, but I know a lot of people are seeing this in bad light.  If you think about it, we may not know much about all the new cast members, but can you say the same thing about the first cast?  The first cast had a mix of older and newer generation actors.  Aside from Shun, Ishigaki and Kyo Nobuo, the other actors may have had a few roles before hanakimi, but none of them were as big as they are now.  I mean, Hiro had acted in plenty of things before hanakimi, he was well known, especially after Kamen Rider, but it wasn't until after hanakimi where he is right now. At least that's how I see it.  I may or may not know what I'm talking about, but that's what I see.

TWO MORE THOUGHTS that I haven't brought up yet. And these are my personal opinions.  Agree or Disagree, this is what I think.
- Kiriyama Renn playing Nanba Minami: Yeah, I don't watch Kamen Rider, so I had no idea who this kid is (and excuse me for saying kid, it's just a word, despite him being older than me haha), but after seeing his blog update about him playing Nanba, I don't know what it is, but he kinda does look like Mizushima Hiro in his blog pic or should I say Hiro while playing Nanba.  I think it was a good pick, but my only problem with him playing Nanba is, will he be able to offer that comedic sex appeal that Hiro had?


- Sato Tomohito/Yuki as Kagurasaka Makoto:  I saw his blog post on tumblr and wondered why this guy looked so familiar to me.  I didn't recognize him since he cut his hair short and he shaved off all his facial hair (what's with the Kamen Rider actors?).  But I'm really excited to see him play in the drama.  Another person to keep me sane while watching this.  If you hadn't noticed a lot of the actors were born in the 90's or late 80's.  Hitting the new generation of Ikemen of course.  To see Sato in here kinda makes me feel relieved and I like how he even mentions "how can a 27yo play a high schooler" and he's proud of it, shoot i'd be proud too to be able to pull off being a high school student at this age haha. 
So, he's going to be playing Shirota Yu's character.  Not really part of the main-main cast, but still happy to see him be there.  Hopefully he has a bigger part than what Shirota had.


[[ I realize that when I start typing out my thoughts, they come out differently than I intended HAHA, so what i've been writing in the last couple posts, my thoughts in writing look cloudy. ]]

Pre-HanaKimi Thoughts #01

So, just as I mentioned yesterday that I'd give HanaKimi a chance despite me liking the first one and feel that it's too soon for a remake.  Pictures have been released for the remake of the 3 leads and the group photo.

Of course, NO ONE will resemble anyone from the original season so trying to figure out who these new guys are playing will be pretty difficult.  I assume that the placement of the group shot is the same as the original, but who knows, especially since Miura is a bit hard to distinguish with all that photoshop.  If it wasn't for the hair color, I wouldn't have guessed it was him.

I'm a little drawn to Miura Shohei, not because I'm already a fan, but i don't know what it is.  It's probably his smile in the picture of him with Nakamura Aoi and Maeda Atsuko.  I know he wants to live up to the Toma/Nakatsu that we all know and love, but it's going to be a challenge for people to let it go.
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they named the actors (or who they can see) who are in the drama.  Soooo as I can see, they're a bunch of ROOKIE actors.  I'm looking up all of their names and only a handful of them have known roles in other dramas/movies.  That or people who have had small roles in dramas, dont have a dramawiki page yet, so.. well, I think this drama will be good to jump start these youngin's acting careers, as long as they get screen time.

Dramas: 2011 Summer Anticipation

What I love about the Summer drama season is that there's always a TON of dramas that are worth watching.  I'm not sure if it's because they're the best ones of the year or if it's because since you have so much time because of summer break, you tend to watch more dramas.  Who knows ;)

I've already made my list for what I'm anticipating this Summer and there's 11 on my list.  That's seriously more than I usually pick, but it's definitely just a tentative list.  I tend to drop a whole bunch of dramas after the first 2 or 3 episodes despite who's in it.  Now, the reason I have 11 dramas on my list is because of who's starring in each one, not because of the story, in fact, i bet about half of these I don't even know what they're about since I was so lazy to read the synopsis haha

Anyways, here's my list:
- Piece Vote
- Arakawa Under the Bridge
- Bull Doctor
- Rokudenashi Blues
- Saigo no Bansan
- Soredemo, Ikite Yuku
- Meitantei Conan
- Ikemen Desu Ne
- Ouran High School Host Club
- HanaKimi (2011)
- Kurumi no Heya

The only one that I'm for sure looking forward to is Ouran.  I'm not a fan of manga or anime, so I have no idea how it's supposed to turn out or whatever, but I was really intrigued by the background of the drama and it also does help that there are a bunch of eye candy playing a part in the drama ;)

Which brings me to HanaKimi.  I'm one of those fans (but not necessarily one of those scary ass fangirls) that doesn't like the idea of a remake of the drama so early, and I did love the first one, but I'm kind of curious as to how this one is going to turn out.  Originally I wasn't planning on watching it because I'm not a fan of Maeda Atsuko, but when I heard that Miura Shohei might be in it, I thought... why not. haha.

When it comes to dramas or movies, I'm not one that's for sappy love stories, or tragic stories.  I love comedies, so hopefully one of these dramas keeps me entertained.

Movie: Cafe Isobe (2008)

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Plot:
Sakiko is a typical teenager in many ways. She hates her divorced father, who chases after every skirt he sees. She does not know, if she will ever be loved by the other sex. When her dad suddenly inherits a lot of money and becomes really lazy, she hates him even more. He finally decides to start his own cafe, where Sakiko, of course has to help. From this moment, strange customers and good-looking waitresses form the center of tension between father and daughter.

Credit: Asian Media Wiki

Cast:
Miyasako Hiroyuki, Naka Riisa, Aso Kumiko, Hamada Mari, Wada Toshihiro, Saito Yosuke, Kondo Haruna, Mickey Curtis

Comments:
I assumed that this movie was going to be a comedy, but it wasn't so much which is probably why this isn't going to be a keeper. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie, but probably not something I'd watch again.

 (Latte art that inspired the opening of Cafe Isobe... kind of haha)

The description of the movie was a bit misleading. Sakiko (Naka) doesn't necessarily hate her father, she just doesn't like how he lives his life, but she does care for him. Also, the strange customers that come in aren't so much the center of tension between Sakiko and her father, in fact, the strange customers weren't really THAT strange as what the trailer suggested. Though most of the customers were guys and pretty much a bunch of pervs, but that's another side of the story.

 

(Family picture to commemorate the Grand Opening)

 (Cafe uniform)

There were a lot of awkward silences and awkward moments where I'm thinking "ok... this is weird, why'd they add this in." I can't really explain it without spoiling the story, so I won't get into it in more detail.

I do like the small details in the movie that have no reflection to the movie whatsoever. Like in the end, there was a scene where Moko offered Sakiko a piece of her giant Dorayaki. It's so random, it doesn't affect the story, yet it was added in there and it was hilarious to me.

I'm not much of a Naka Riisa fan, so I was a bit hesitant to watch the movie, but lately I've started to lighten up on her. I think the only thing I didn't like about her was the whole Zeebra Queen thing. I thought it was pretty lame and I remember when she performed on some music show, i cant remember which one, for sure not Music Station, when they were going for an interview with her on stage, she walked off before they could talk to her. Im sure she didnt do it on purpose, but it was a "WTF" moment.

Anyways....

Dreams

I had such a random dream last night about Igarashi Shunji.  Strange, since usually if I have dreams of idols, it'd be after I watched something that night before sleeping.  I haven't seen anything with him in it in a long time, so it makes me wonder why I had that dream with him in it.

It wasn't anything weird, I just randomly met him while on a trip to Japan haha.

Movie: Utatama (2008)

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Plot:
Kasumi is a member of her high school’s choir. When Jun’ichi tells her she looks like a fish when she sings, she loses all her confidence, until she meets gang leader Hiroshi

credit: Asian Media Wiki

Cast:
Kaho, Ishiguro Hideo, Gori, Tokunaga Eri, Akiko, Iwata Sayuri, Tomosaka Rie, Hazama Kanpei, Yakushimaru Hiroko

Comment:

I went into this not knowing what kind of movie it'd be. I picked it because Kaho and Ishiguro Hideo was in it. The story is actually pretty good, and incredibly funny, at least to me (though I'm sure it's not supposed to be as funny as I thought it was).  Immediately the first few minutes of the movie I couldn't stop laughing, especially during the bus scene.

 (Look at him flying through the bus after an immediate stop!)

The first half of the movie, I was getting a bit pissed off because Kasumi (Kaho) is conceited and thinks too highly of herself to the point where I want to punch her in the face.  I'm really glad that Makimura (Ishiguro) took a picture of her that was humiliating, not because it'd piss her off, but because it'd be something to change her.  But really, the picture was pretty damn funny.

 (Look at her face.  Now look at his. HAHA. Hilarious!)

But in the end, a predictable turn around happened. But it really is a cute story. The best part of the movie was the Yankees. Not your typical yankees which is why it made the story extra hilarious.

(It looks like they're ready to fight!! haha!)

The singing was really good as well, the last song will get stuck in your head because of the amount of repeating the chorus occurs.

I just gotta say that this movie isn't really something that everyone would like. The moral is basically overcoming yourself and not caring what others say about you. Not really a school genre nor love.  To be honest, it's worth watching if you like yankee humor, that's mainly the reason why I liked the movie haha.
At first I wasn't sure if this would be a movie to keep, but when I got to the end, it was really inspiring, so I think it's going to be a keeper....for now at least.

Movie: The Incite Mill (2010)

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Plot:
Ten people gather together at a complex named “Ankikan” after hearing of a short term job paying 112,000 Yen ($1,236 USD) per hour. The ten people are informed that they will be monitored 24 hours a day for 7 days straight in a psychological experiment. They are then sent to individual rooms with a different weapon located in each room. Once they are locked in they learn the rules of the psychological experiment. 1.) Each person must return to their room by 10 PM. 2.) At the end of 7 days or when there are only two surviving members left alive the experiment will end. The next day a person is found shot to death. Now, what looked like a dream job will turn into a nightmare ...

credit: Asian Media Wiki

Cast:
Fujiwara Tatsuya, Ayase Haruka, Ishihara Satomi, Abe Tsuyoshi, Takeda Shinji, Hirayama Aya, Ishii Masanori, Ohno Takuro, Katahira Nagisa, Kitaoji Kinya

Comment:
Surprise twist ending! Yes, it's one of those movies.  Anyways. I just randomly saw this on one of my media sites and thought about trying it out.  The synopsis really caught my eye.  It had the feel of Saw and Battle Royale put together (which happens to be some of my favorite movies) with a hint of the reality show "Solitary".

(That's a helluva lot of money! approx: $1,120USD per hour!)

I really enjoyed this movie, though I didn't get to watch it without any interruptions, so I might have missed a couple parts of dialogue, but I don't see that affecting the perception of the movie.

At first, I thought these 10 people would come together and find out that they had some sort of connection to each other and in the end, it was all about how they deceived each other, which is why they start murdering, but it wasn't like that.  They were actually strangers, no connection whatsoever and just decided to try out this "experiment" for the money.

 

The story does go on smoothly meaning that there are no holes and everything has it's own place, however, the ending was disappointing even with the twist which is almost a bit predictable (which I wont spoil).

As for the acting, they used some of HoriPro's best actors and actresses to play in this film.  And you can't expect less considering it was a 50th anniversary film.
- I was surprised to see Ohno Takuro in the film.  I thought his first acting gig was Misaki Number One, but turns out it was this movie.  Can definitely tell he's a rookie with this film.  His lines seemed kind of forced and a bit exaggerant, but I can see improvement after watching Misaki. 
I also need to mention that I don't get what everyone's problem is with the hwole "self-proclaimed Kimura Takuya" thing.  Yeah he's a long ways before he can even touch the career KimuTaku has and will never be him, but you gotta admit, he does look like a young version of KimuTaku.  I got no hate for this kid, plus where's that perm? haha.
- Why does Fujiwara Tatsuya always get stuck in some sort of Death game. I mean really? Not that I have a problem with it, I'm just seeing some sort of trend haha, although in this movie, he's more of a coward than the other ones.  I was a bit happy to see him get a chance to smile.  I feel like I haven't gotten a chance to see him actually smile in the stuff I've seen him in.
- During psycho scenes, definitely a bit of overacting, but what can you expect for something that's almost a horror film.  I did really like the fighting scene at the end though.  The struggle really looked believable.

About

I've decided to make this blog as a way to express the feelings of, well, my other world.  This can be seen in different kinds of ways.  As someone born and raised in California, I'm not shy about letting people know my love for the Japanese culture and pop culture.  However, the amount of people I know face-to-face who share the same interests is pretty close to none.  I mainly made this in order to share my thoughts about dramas, movies, tv shows, fashion and music (yanno, pop culture) without flooding people's tumblrs, facebooks, and twitters with things that they wouldn't care to read about.  I just needed somewhere where I can talk freely, so here I am.

I can't promise daily posts, or even quality posts.  It's just somewhere for me to talk when I have something to say.