Category: Japanese

  • Hitoride Dekirumon (ひとりでできるもん!)

    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 (more…)

  • Eigo de Asobo (えいごであそぼ)

    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), (more…)

  • Hajimete Hajimemashite

    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)

    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. (more…)

  • Deezer, as Good as It Was?

    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

    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!

  • Working on LAST ALLIANCE – Me and Your Borderline

    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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  • Film Listing 2007 Update~

    Follow up to this post~

    This is the current list:

    • Across the Universe (2007)
    • The Other Boleyn Girl (Hopefully 2007)
    • Goya’s Ghost (2007?)
    • My Blueberry Nights (2007?)
    • The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
    • I’m a Cyborg, but it’s OK (2007???)
    • Martian Child (Oct 26, 2007)
    • The Savages (Sept. 7, 2007)
    • Fido (Jun. 15th)
    • Pierrepoint: The Last Hangman (Jun. 1st)
    • Becoming Jane (Aug. 3)
    • Rocket Science (Aug. 10)
    • Margot at the Wedding (Oct. 19)
    • Paprika (out now)

    Adding these titles…

    • Persepolis
    • No Country for Old Men
    • Juno
    • Gone Baby Gone
    • Lars and the Real Girl
    • El Orfanato

    Been meaning to update my list for a long while…

  • Currently Playing…

    Currently playing Darren Hayes with On the Verge of Something Wonderful.

    On my most recent iTunes library, are:

    • Akira Mitake
    • Amel Bent
    • Backstreet Boys
    • Celtic Woman
    • Christophe Mae
    • Christophe Willem
    • Chromeo
    • Eberg
    • Five for Fighting
    • Juanes
    • Justice
    • Kent
    • Los Campesinos!
    • Maria Mena
    • Radiohead
    • Rajaton
    • St. Vincent
    • Tegan and Sara
    • Vanessa Paradis
    • Westlife

    This is a follow-up of these posts:

    Loads of Music

    P2P, Torrents, Legal Downloads, Oh My!

  • Best 2007 Songs + Bonus Best 2006 Songs

    I did a 2006 Best Songs List from the music I had been listening to on my iPod, Internet, or even CD… no radio for me.  – so I thought I’d post this year’s also. In no particular order:

    BEST 2007  SONGS

    • Antigone – Funky Dancers
    • Tegan and Sara – The Con
    • Green Light Go – E Ha’i Ana Wau
    • Shitdisco – OK
    • Quad Riot – Johnny Negro
    • Operator Please – Just a Song about Ping Pong
    • Michael Buble – Everything
    • Los Campesinos! – You! Me! Dancing!
    • Justice – D.A.N.C.E
    • Juanes Feat. Campinos – Bandera de Manos
    • Christophe Mae – Spleen
    • Backstreet Boys – Trouble Is
    • Hanson – Been There Before
    • Elitsa Todorova & Stoyan Yankolov – Water
    • Ayaka & Kobukuro – WINDING ROAD

    Uber SPECIAL mention for Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova for the Soundtrack of the film Once. Including all the album in this list xD
    BEST 2006 SONGS

    • Dixie Chicks – Ready to Make Nice
    • Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Record On
    • KT Tunstall – Black Horse & the Cherry Tree
    • The Raconteurs – Steady as She Goes
    • Arctic Monkeys – I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor
    • Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Phenomena
    • Keith Urban – Once in a Lifetime
    • Rascal Flatts – What Hurts the Most
    • CSS – Lets Make Love and Listen to Death from Above
    • The Sounds – Night After Night
    • Sunset Rubdown – They Took a Vote and Said No