Category: Japanese

  • Salyu’s Extension + Style Changes

    I just needed a reason to post Salyu’s videos. xD
    Her newest PV, Extension~~~ She’s changed a lot since her days
    as Lily Chou-Chou xD – you can see some of the most obvious changes after the break~
    from newest to oldest…

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  • More Crazy Bikes

    Man, the Japanese~
    I dunno if you remember the Tartaruga Folding Bike~~~
    well, how’s about this?

    rintendo bike

    designed by Shukuno Rintendo, they come in different models depending on the way their propulsion system works. Like the above Fire Trick Bob (please, don’t ask how this one might work, lol) at $10,000 USD roughly… yes, you read right- the Jokee at $9K, or the Aqua Trick Bob at only $8K LOL

  • Yu Aoi – B-day Calendar Wallpaper

    I thought I would also post this today, beginning of August!
    Crap! Does time pass by f aster as you get older??
    Or is the Earth turning faster than before? xD

    I made this wallpaper sized 1680×1050 with calendar and Yu’s 24th B-day
    all marked and really, with cheesy Japanese scribble by Amy included~~~

    Also, hopefully… in two weeks time, YAM005.
    If you haven’t read previous YAM issues, do so over here.

    Yu Aoi - Aug Calendar 2009

  • Tekkon on H – Yu Aoi x Kazunari Ninomiya

    Woah, long time no Yu posting! LOL
    xD

    I dunno if anyone’s seen this, but it’s a discovery for me.
    Je detest lire, et ecrire en francais aussi.
    Les accents, je les detest!
    lol

    Anyway! From H Magazine~~~
    KOMIKKU06
    Manga mitai ni Ikitai

    Something like Comic’06 – Living (or I want to live) like Manga –
    or Manga-looking Life. LOL’ Japanese is all about interpretation xD

    Tekkonkinkreet is one of my fave Yu projects~

    H Magazine - Tekkon

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  • Feliz 28 Playlist!

    More than half the day gone by, but still time!

    Feliz 28~ xD

    I made a YouTube playlist for everyone, with a sort of international flavor. ^^
    I hope you listen to all of the tracks, because… well,
    that’s the way it’s supposed to be, right?

    Also… don’t mind the actual music videos, just focus on the music. LOL
    trust me.

    [iframe width=”560″ height=”315″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLF1FD4B5D155873C4&hl=en_US” ]

    What’s so awesome about this 10-track list?
    It’s got 3 different renditions of the famous El Condor Pasa,
    lots of international flavor right there!

    1. Miki Gonzales – Tusuy Puquio
    2. 12 Girl Band (女子十二乐坊) – El Condor Pasa
    3. Gianmarco – Hoy
    4. Pedro Suarez Vertiz – Cuando Pienses en Volver
    5. Jean Paul Strauss – Matarina y Mambo de Machaguay
    6. PAPA SARA (パパ・サラ)- CONDORU wa Tondeiku (コンドルは飛んで行く)
    7. Gianmarco – Volvere
    8. Eva Ayllon – Y se Llama Peru/Contigo Peru/Esta es mi Tierra
    9. CantoAndino – El Condor Pasa
    10. Los Nosequien y los Nosecuantos – Tributo al Rock Peruano

  • Aruitemo, Aruitemo Subbed Trailer!

    Thank you, IFC Films =D
    Kore-eda’s Still Walking is a beautiful BEAUTIFUL! Film.
    Slow-paced, beautifully acted…
    and quite heart-breaking~~~

    Plus, Hiroshi Abe is hot. LOL

  • And the June Music…

    Plus some July xD

    See… when I listen to more music, I watch less films… and when I do these things, I don’t read at all. I’m ashamed of how much I read now… LOL – and just so you can make fun of me, I’ve only been reading Buffy (season 8 comic) xD

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  • June and Mid-July Films~

    Am bored. Also remembered I haven’t done this in a while…

    Plus, it’s Twenty 2009 films!! Only 28 more LOL!

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  • Yu Aoi Short Takes~

    I know, I know… I’m being lazy.

    By the way, by the time of posting this, I’m probably away taking photos at a concert. This is a scheduled post because I wanted Maggie Cheung as the first post for a little longer… xD

    I usually post one thing per post, but there’s too much Yu to post –
    all via aoinohoho’s Yu-dedicated JP blog.
    dozou~~~

    First!

    Rumors that NHK’s future 2011 (I know, I know… so far ahead) Taiga drama (a la Yoshitsune, Atsuhime) would be centered around three sisters… The Three Asai Sisters (?). They throw in some names like Masami Nagasawa and Aya Ueto, but seem positively (?) more thrilled to throw in Yu’s name xD – though you know, it IS a Google Translate.

    Me on the other hand… I loved Atsuhime… a strong female who moved the pieces in this game of life. That may have had to do with the high ratings the show got alongside the writing, and production values. So the prospect of Yu on a Taiga drama thrills me. For one thing, I will be able to watch her once a week on my TV for a year. LOL – but then, that will mean a decrease on films… *eek!*

    Second!

    Apparently (this is old old news), FRaU Magazine had a list Yu’s 10 Best Films~
    Some interesting choices there!

    3 films in English made it to her list…

    • White Oleander (2002)
    • 2:37 (2006) [starring fellow Teresa Palmer of December Boys, Daniel Radcliffe fame]
    • Almost Famous (2000)

    A very international one… actually, a two-part film project titled Ten Minutes Older, divided into The Trumpet and The Cello. (2002)

    And the rest are Asian… though I’ve only heard of Sway (with fellow Joe Odagiri), which I wanna watch.

    and third!

    aoinohoho uploaded this 9min video of… Yu talking about a book? Book reading?

    [iframe src=”https://www.tudou.com/v/GIK0Jvglz5w/v.swf” width=”480″ height=”400″]

    Oh yeah, and did I mention my mom loves Yu? She told me that tonight… again. LOL

  • Bokura no Ongaku – Our Music – Teppei Koike x Yu Aoi

    Once again, aoinohoho!

    Not long ago Yu appeared on Fuji TV’s Our Music~
    It’s very telling of me, but I only understand when Yu talks about food.
    Daikon mochi??? xD Not my fave, but I think my mom likes it…
    though they don’t make it like they used to, according to her xD

    *EDIT*

    Found a new upload on Youku~

    Part 1 & 2
    subs request?

    [iframe width=”480″ height=”400″ src=”https://player.youku.com/player.php/sid/XMTI1NzU2NDQ4/v.swf”]