Shonen Knife in Manila – A for AWESOME!

Shonen Knife in Manila…. - AWESOME - COOL - FUN - WORTH THE WAIT! This experience does not deserve too much drivel (I’m saving it for later). Here are the pics. ENJOY it as much as I do….! ...big screen capture The girls really delivered and connected well with the audience. The... 

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Nihon ready to Gleek out!

The best thing to happen in television (after Friends) is now in Japan! Glee, the award-winning show on Fox, will now be shown in Japan. See below their promotional clip featuring legendary sumo wrestler Akebono. Oh Glee, I miss you already…. ... 

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“Storm” commeth

This is the year of Arashi (which means, storm in English) The boys from Johnny’s Entertainment ruled the 24th Gold Disk Taisho Awards , after clinching 10 awards from 10 categories, the most from any idol group ever–including the covered “Artist of the Year”. Other awards included... 

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Wallflower — The Drama

One of the shojo mangas that I collect is The Wallflower or Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge. So when I heard that they will be doing a live action drama based on the manga, I am excited. You see, I have this affinity to Sunako Nakahara and when I was young, I dreamed of meeting my own Kyohei Takano. But... 

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Shonen Knife Live in Manila!

Wooooow! Just read this from Manila Times. SHONEN KNIFE, the first J-rock band that I ever loved is coming to Manila! The concert will highlight the Nihongo Fiesta organized by Japan Foundation Manila on February 27. Please see details here ... 

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Bag Lust

For almost five years now, my must-have bag is not exactly this: Hermes Birkin and Jelly But this: Pink Randoseru Called the randoseru, this sturdy boxy bag is used by elementary school students all over Japan. They are made of sturdy leather and usually used from first grade to sixth grade. By the... 

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Death Note’s L has a taste for older women

Matsuyama Kenichi (the famous L from the Death Note movies) have confirmed that he is currently in a relationship with actress/model Koyuki (from Kimi Wa Peto). Matsuyama, or MatsuKen is 24 years old while Koyuki is 33 years old. Their relationship blossomed after the two worked together on last year’s... 

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J-porma for the mag-Jowa

Saw a picture of a very cute couple from my favorite Japanese fashion site, Tokyo Fashion This style of dressing up for couples is called the “Pair Look” where two people wear matching outfits. Cute diba? But I doubt if that will look “cute” or just “too much” in straight,... 

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On the look-out for the “Cher” totebag

What I loved best about buying magazines overseas, like in HK or in Singapore are the goodies that go with it. Fashion magazines (like Jessica and Cosmo SG) often come with the nice looking purse or the cute tote which can be used during dress-down Fridays (or Saturday for me and my office mates). The... 

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Arashi inspires metro mayhem with topless photos

One of my favorite J-blogs, Tokyo Mango reports of women jostling at Omotesando station taking pictures of five topless boy band members plastered on the wall. The boyband in question is Arashi. My Arashi. The posters were part of their promotion for their new TV drama, where it is the first time... 

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