Category: Japanese

  • Yu Aoi – Natsuichi 2007 – Bunny Ears CM for Shueisha Publishing

    Hmm… debating on what movie I should write about next. Need some time to ponder~~

    In the meantime…

    I’ll leave you with this cute CM for Shueisha, with the little kiddo with the bunny ears!!! Wahhhhhh, bunnies!!! I want those bunny ears hahaha. Oh yeah, also… Yu dances. I love it when she dances~~~ xD

    https://youtu.be/K_rLpVUMfsE

    Hana & Alice – Arabesque
    Hula Girls
    Hana & Alice – Not exactly dancing… but Relaxation method!!! LOL

    kotoba, kotoba koto no ha
    tada kotoba ga narande iru dake nanoni
    sore wa namida o kobosaseru
    sore wa ikite ikoukanatte kimochi ni saseru
    sore wa atataka katari suru tada kotoba ga
    narande iru dake nanda kedo
    kotoba, kotoba koto no ha
    natsu no owari ni sabishiku naru ryuu ga wakatta
    kanashi sugite warattari suru ryuu ga wakatta
    natsu ichiban, natsuichi
    natsu ichiban, natsuichi
    watashi wa sekai o tabisuru
    kotoba o tsurete
    watashi wa watashi o tabisuru
    kotoba o tsurete
    itsuka deau anata ni
    itsuka deau sono toki
    anata ni ageru kotoba o sagasou

  • Just a bit More Music~~~

    A month and a week~~~

    Let’s see how well I did!!!

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  • February-ish, March, April Films

    Wow~~~ Long time~~~ included some very varied films and short films. ;P

    Have you been watching any lately???

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  • My First Japanese Post

    Yu Aoi - Knitted BeanieLOL

    日本語で最初のポスト！

    「トラベルサンド」はすばらしいです。
    これは私のお気に入りの優ちゃんの本。
    の写真は奇麗が思う。
    ヨーコ-さんはかっこいいです。蒼井優も。

    このビーニーが大好きだから。
    みんな。。。このブランドは何ですか？
    知らないよ。。。
    君は知っていますか？

    ごめんね！これは全て私は書くことができます。

    日本語は難しいですね！

    Well~~~ that was tough.
    Wanna know what it says?? I sure hope I did this right~~

    Of course I thought what I wanted to say first,
    so I hope the Japanese I tried to use did the job I intended…

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  • Yu Aoi Film Discussion – Welcome to the Quiet Room

    Something about the film:
    Quiet Room ni Youkoso is a 2007 dramedy telling the story of Asuka Sakura, a up-and-coming journalist who is trying to write an 800-character article, but one day wakes up and finds herself strapped inside the room of a psych ward. Inside, they tell her she had OD’ed, even when Asuka tells them it was an accident, they say she must go through mental treatment so she won’t do it again. During that time, she meets a few unique people that will or won’t mark her for the rest of her life…

    Genre: Dramedy… mind you, Drama is pretty straight forward, but Comedy is pretty dark.
    Starring: Yuki Uchida, Kankuro Kudo, Yu Aoi
    Appearances by: Ryo, Shinobu Otake, Yuko Nakamura, Mai Takahashi, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Hideaki Anno, Shinya Tsukamoto, Kami Hiraiwa
    Duration: Almost 2hrs

    Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned. Really, these spoilers may ruin your watching…

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  • Medical Drama Meets Power Rangers?

    LOL, that’s how I felt watching episode 1 (out of 6) of the TBS drama Godhand Teru starring Yuta Hiraoka, whom I totally recognize from Swing Girls. LOL But, honestly, I’m watching this because of Asami Mizukawa~~ I just ran into it, saw her and well… let’s give it a try~ After all, I did enjoy the last show I saw with her.

    Also, when di Hiraoka Yuta get kind of hot? LOL’ he was totally working the dorkability alongside Juri Ueno back in Swing Girls… and he’s also sporting a bit of a dork vibe~~~ I mean, I did recognize him for it!

    The drama seems interesting, and probably will finish watching it… unlike Voice (even Eita couldn’t push me to finish that show) ~~ after all! Godhand is only 6eps, I can deal with that…

    As for the Power Rangers reference? Well, Teru (Hiraoka) has sort of a superpower (to simplify things a bit) that was handover by his dad when he died on a t errible plane crash… this power takes over Teru each time there’s a life or death situation, and it’s totally Power Rangers that sequence~ LOL’

  • Ike-chan to Boku Trailer

    Ike-chan and Me TrailerNippon Cinema has just posted the trailer released by Kadokawa Pictures~~~ with a brief intro by Yu and…

    Ike-chan to Boku, mitte kudasai~~~

    Trailer has a whole bunch of new footage to me… unless they’ve been releasing clips through their website, which I’m not aware of. However, Ike-chan still looks out of place, no? Pops out from the picture… doesn’t look as cute as the one on paper… you think?

    Head over here for the trailer via Nippon Cinema.

  • Oscar 2009: Best Short Films Animated Nominees

    I finally got to see Tsumiki no Ie (or La Maison en Petits Cubes)!! This year’s Academy Award-winning animated short~~~ I remember I had only read the synopsis, after watching all the other four nominated shorts, and thought “Wow, that’s a pretty interesting write-up. I’m giving it my vote” and then it WON. Woohoo!

    Well, perhaps it was just chance~~ After watching it, I feel it was very deserving. To tell you the truth, I’m a little tired of 3d animation, so watching this was like a breath of fresh air. It’s a quiet little piece that explores the memories of an old man that was forced to ‘bury’ part of his history… I liked it. It made me feel very melancholic~~ NO dialogue… though I’ve read the Japanese version has a voiced-over version (by Masami Nagasawa… which surprised me a little.) – However, I don’t think the piece needs narration~~~

    Check out the shorts after the break,
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  • Yu Aoi Film Discussion – Mushishi – Bugmaster

    Now, let’s see… I wrote this review a long while ago. So long ago that I ended up watching the anime series xP

    I’ve re-checked this review to try and have a balance between someone who didn’t know anything about Mushishi, and someone who saw the anime, and I think this review serves its purpose. Many of the things I felt weren’t properly built up, are in fact because the anime is very episode-based, and not much of a series… which I liked by the way. The anime is really REALLY great, so if you’re thinking of watching it after (or before) the film, go watch it.

    Anyway… here we go~~

    Something about the film:
    (from Wikipedia)
    This is a 2006 Live Action adaptation of the Manga series by Yuki Urushibara, featuring ubiquitous creatures called Mushi, which most humans are incapable of perceiving. However, there are few who possess the ability to see and interact with them, one of them is Ginko who refers to himself as a Mushishi (or Bugmaster), traveling from place to place to research Mushi and help people suffering from problems caused by them.

    The film corresponds to chapters 2, 7, 9 and 15 of the Manga.

    Genre: Fantasy
    Starring: Joe Odagiri, Nao Omori, Makiko Esumi, Yu Aoi
    Duration: +2hrs

    You know the drill. Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned.

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  • Yu Aoi – Club Keiba Quiz CM

    *snorts*

    I found this… thought it was cute though I can’t really get the questions… O.o

    I really need someone to translate… LOL’

    — June 30 2009 —
    I hard-subbed this with kitty’s translation (which is below the break) alongside a link to the original YouTube video. Hope you like it =D

    — June 18 2009 EDIT —

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