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Last Friends – Rasuto Furenzu – ラスト フレンズ

May 11, 2008 — 5 Comments

I have been watching one of the latest Japanese Dramas (JDrama), Last Friends… or RASUTO FURENZU as its read Katakana name. It is the first Asian drama I have seen (Chinese, Korean… or any other) – and despite the fact that I have seen my fair amount of Asian films, or listened to music in an Asiatic language. Last Friends is my first EVER Asian Soap… or as I call it, my AsiaNovela.

Last Thursday, we saw the fifth episode… so I have been roughly watching this weekly for the past month, and I can’t wait for more! Continue Reading…

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Hiragana KATAKANA for the English-speaking Kids!!

May 11, 2008 — Leave a comment

I just got an email from performer Alyssa Collins with a link to a song you all can purchase on iTunes. It’s called the Hiragana Song, and includes all lyrics in romaji and English explaining to little kids the sound of the A – I- U – E – O (which is not normal if you speak English).

You can preview the song here… though it’s quite a long preview, haha. It also has the lyrics!

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Manmaru SUMAIRU

May 10, 2008 — Leave a comment

I haven’t really heard the song, just found it by checking up on the Hajimete Hajimemashite post – Truly a surprise to find that they have changed the song on their site.

Also, testing out a really useful tool I found. A romanization (or transliteration) tool. In Japanese, it can only read Hiragana and Katakana, though… so it might not be much help reading something like a whole website or lyrics to songs using Kanji, but it sure helps reading simple Japanese to those us lazy like me.

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Hitoride Dekirumon (ひとりでできるもん!)

April 21, 2008 — 4 Comments

Hitoride Dekirumon! is another NHK show for children I happen to see on my archived videos. It ran through 1991 to 2006 (quite the long run compared to Occidental children programming). Not entirely sure what the name means, Google Translate shows it as One Possible!, but I’m more inclined to say that Continue Reading…

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Eigo de Asobo (えいごであそぼ)

April 21, 2008 — Leave a comment

Eigo de Asobo (in its original 1990 title display 英語であそぼ, or in hiragana えいごであそぼ), meaning… I think, Play in English or Let’s Play in English. Well, I actually didn’t know what the heck ASOBO meant, lol… but I looked it up. (answer here, if you’re interested in use and phrases), is another NHK show I remember catching a glimpse of. I actually went through my video archive on VCR tapes, and I had recorded some of the show during its 1998-2001 period.

According to Japanese Wikipedia, the show began in 1990 and went through several changes (as apparently many Japanese kids shows do), Continue Reading…

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Hajimete Hajimemashite

April 18, 2008 — 7 Comments

Continuing with the previous post for Okaasan to Issho, here are the lyrics and some links to one of the songs on the latest version of the show.

Video of the Musical Number (はじめてはじめまして) [Hajimete Hajimemashite]

Lyrics in Japanese from the NHK with clear audio.

Here’s the romaji:

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Okaasan to Issho – (おかあさんといっしょ)

April 18, 2008 — 26 Comments

When my family first got cable, I remember watching NHK. Now, as a person who doesn’t speak Japanese at all, and being a Japanese wannabe… the only programs I could actually follow sans subtitles were kid shows. One of them is the long-lasting Okaasan to Issho, which apparently began showing on October 5h, 1959. I think the first time I saw the show was in 1999… or I could be wrong and be 1998. Anyway, if you don’t know about it… it’s like hmm, Menudo meets Sesame Street, but for really really small kids. I’m guessing 2-3 years old. The show has been inventing and re-inventing itself throughout the years. Changing life-size-puppets, and hosts in their many years. Continue Reading…

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Deezer, as Good as It Was?

April 4, 2008 — 5 Comments

Hey, guys! *woot woot* Post 200

I’ve been thinking of getting rid of the Deezer player because I haven’t been able to find or upload the music to share… and I haven’t logged into my account in FOREVER. LOL’ So I might be changing my music player in the coming days… maybe going back to my old player, or beginning using the audio library on this new WordPress (Yes! Amy updated her WordPress).

Anyway, I have been Asian-ized once again…. like my 2003 period. I’ve been updating my Korean, Japanese and Chinese music… haven’t really found any new artist, but I have expanded my library of the artist I used to listen to so often… – I have also expanded my discography is some artists on my iPod.

Here is the list of albums I’ve been listening to:

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Music Talk

March 24, 2008 — 2 Comments

Well, I was listening to some new music on my iPod, when I realized I haven’t talked about new music in a while. In fact, I haven’t changed my Deezer music player since Christmas, ha!

So this is some info on what I’ve been listening to:

  • LAST ALLIANCE (which I haven’t found the lyrics yet!)
  • Ingrid Michaelson – Girls and Boys
  • SoKo – No Sokute
  • Reel Big Fish (this really gets you going)
  • The Moldy Peaches (thank you, Juno… lol)
  • Kimya Dawson
  • Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
  • Feist (more songs of her)
  • The Mamas and the Papas, alongside with some Cass Elliot
  • The Eagles – Long Road Out of Eden
  • Freezepop – Swimming Pool is pretty awesome.
  • Kate Nash – Made of Bricks
  • Vampire Weekend – it’s pretty fun, but not as fun as Los Campesinos! xD
  • The Kooks – Konk
  • Melanie C… her music is not bad, but I’m feeling it’s missing an umph!
  • Au Revoir Simone – The Bird of Music… The Lucky One, oh the Sholly fan in me!

And some few more soundtracks~~

  • Enchanted – Gotta love Amy Adams singing The Happy Working Song.
  • August Rush – Raise it Up was pretty cool too.
  • Atonement – that damn typewriter! lol’
  • Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Pretty Women~~~~ I will have VENGEANCE!!!
  • Rent – The Motion Picture… though the version of La Vie Boheme sounds cooler in the Broadway version.
  • Selma Songs – The soudntrack for Dancer in the Dark
  • Les Chansons d’Amour soundtrack – the French film Love Songs. Pretty awesome stuff.

Happy music hunt!

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Working on LAST ALLIANCE – Me and Your Borderline

February 3, 2008 — 8 Comments

So, I was trying to get lyrics by LAST ALLIANCE, but it seems almost impossible… so as with the Kobukuro lyrics, I’ll try to find them and post them up. Thanks to Unexpected Fate, and once again Mognet.net.

— EDIT — June 4th 2008
I’ve been adding some romaji lyrics to this post, some bits might not be right, but for the most part sounds like its like that. If you know the lyrics to fix, please comment. If you are posting somewhere, please link back.

— EDIT — June 5th 2008
Keep on checking back for new updated lyrics. Remember to credit and/or link back. Gracias, Natalia! LOL’ La salvacion de fans de LAST ALLIANCE en linea~~ xD

— EDIT — August 23rd 2008
Sorry for the delayed. x’D Been VERY sidetracked… anyway, this completes the lyrics of Me and Your Borderline. Happy singing!!! And don’t forget to link back, to either amy-won.com, this blog or this post.
And just in case, LAST ALLIANCE lyrics in Kanji.

  1. Break a Mirror [added June 04, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  2. Konoyubitomare
  3. Shissou
  4. Akai Hana [added June 04, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  5. Eimi Syndrome [added June 05, 2008. credit natalia wu and link back here]
  6. On no Nai Sekai [added June 10, 2008. credit natalia wu and link back here]
  7. Spiral World [added June 17, 2008. credit natalia wu and link back here]
  8. Zenmai [added June 17, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  9. gray end [added August 23, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  10. FANTASIA [added July 17, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  11. Lie of Eternity, Paint it Blue [added June 04, 2008. credit megchan.com]
  12. Prometheus [added July 1st, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  13. Shiearingusukai (Sharing Sky) [added July 1st, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]
  14. Jouka [added June 17, 2008. credit amy-wong.com]

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