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Toyota vs. Mercedes – FIGHT!

December 2, 2012 — Leave a comment

So… back in April, Toyota released a series of animated short (commercials) called PES: Peace Eco Smile, which followed an alien who fell in love with an earthling, and at the same time showing you the wonderful things about their cars. The animation was in charge of Studio 4C and it looked pretty darn awesome [watch all the clips here].

Turns out Mercedes Benz also has a animated short commercial called Next A-Class, which follows a girl who is after the perfect bowl of ramen and gets two other guys to get on the mission…
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Umph! Takeshi Kaneshiro

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There’s a rare interview with Takeshi Kaneshiro featuring photos from his Armani photoshoot~ You can head over to the Men’s Folio website for it.

Posted on November 27, 2012 In Celebrity, Chinese, English, Japanese, Photoshoots, Sharing , , , , ,
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Yu Aoi, Ichiro, Meat & Kirin

I don’t really follow baseball, but that time I got to watch the World Series by chance, I ended up being an Ichiro fan, so I love this commercial. xD And I love that Yu-chan’s faster than him when snatching meat.

https://youtu.be/dF7YdQpmmww

Apparently they did a series, but you never know with these commercials any longer. They go PUFF all the time, even those that seem legit uploads.

Posted on November 18, 2012 In Celebrity, Commercials, English, Japanese, Sharing , , , , , ,
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Make a 3D Print of Yourself!

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3D printing is expensive — but cool — and apparently Japan is setting itself to test 3D printing photo booths so you can all make tiny models of yourselves!

All information over at Spoon & Tamago~

Posted on November 15, 2012 In English, Japanese, Photographs, Sharing , ,
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I’ve Been Thinking About Yu…

I haven’t actively looked for Yu Aoi fan-made videos in a long time, but here we go~ I hope this one doesn’t get deleted, coz we’ve been suffering from that a lot lately. Regular Yu Aoi film footage applies, with nice additions of Tamatama, and Otouto… though, Raiou would have been nice to have.

Posted on November 8, 2012 In Celebrity, Clips, DVD/BR, English, Films, Japanese, Sharing , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Substantial Trailer for Yoji Yamada’s Tokyo Kazoku

I’m on my way to watch Tokyo Monogatari as I type this, and I was surprised by this upload on my YouTube timeline. Opening on January 19 (note on the Yu Aoi event calendar below), Yoji Yamada has finally release a meatier look to his version of Ozu’s critically-lauded film. It’s nothing much (visually), and there’s so much crying… and Yu’s going to cry — it seems — a lot. I wanna watch it. I wonder if I watch the Ozu version, if I would need less subtitles to understand Tokyo Kazoku when it’s out. xD

You gotta think of these things nowadays~

The language seems fairly simple. xD Let’s try. Here you go:

Posted on November 2, 2012 In Celebrity, English, Films, Japanese, Sharing, Trailers , , , , ,
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Yu Aoi for Zipang Punk

October 23, 2012 — 1 Comment

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I ran into this story~ though I can’t be exactly sure about it, you know… with my Japanese sucking and all. But it seems like Yu-chan’s going to be on another play- called Zipang Punk Goemon ROKKU III (so it seems like it might be… a musical? LOL) A rock musical on the life of legend hero Goemon or something.

You can check the story on Geinou News Lounge, which is the source with the most text. Plus photos. I will be adding the show’s dates on the Yu Aoi calendar placed down down below, which had seemed rather empty lately.

If anyone else has more information on it, don’t be shy and share it in the comments :)

Tickets for the Tokyo shows, which begin running on December 19th, run for 12,500 Yen, 10,500 Yen, and 7,500 Yen. While the Osaka shows which begin running on February 6th, run for 13,500 Yen, 10,500 Yen, and 7,500 Yen. Tickets for the Tokyo show will begin their sale on October 28th, and the Osaka shows will begin selling on November 25th.

All the info is on their website.

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Portrait Matou by Muga Miyahara

October 20, 2012 — Leave a comment

Two Ayumi Ito-related posts today!

I ran into these photographs taken by photographer Muga Miyahara [website], titled PORTRAIT 纏う (Matou) featuring actresses/models/etc. Asami Imajuku (今宿麻美), Ayumi Ito (伊藤歩), Miwako Ichikawa (市川実和子), Rena Takeshita (竹下玲奈), Rila (Fukushima), and Rina Ohta (太田莉菜).

Photographer: 宮原夢画 (Muga Miyahara Fotografia)
Stylist: 小林新 (高橋事務所)
Hair: JUNYA (高橋事務所)
Make up: 遠藤真稀子 (高橋事務所)

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Ayumi Ito is Totally on a Shampoo CM at 2012 Tokyo Film Fest~

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Uzaigaijin (who writes on SHINE! — you can usually find them on their site, but it’s down atm — u can also find them on Twitter) is passing her time at the Tokyo Film Fest and took pics of Ayumi Ito because she knows I’m like… her only fan. LOL But I’m not sharing most photos, coz ha-ha that will be my personal stash xD **evil laugh*

And Ayumi Ito knows when she’s to look at a camera~~~

Posted on October 20, 2012 In English, Japanese, Sharing, Snapshots , , , ,
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Fan Bingbing vs. Masami Nagasawa – FIGHT!

October 6, 2012 — Leave a comment

No, there are no hidden messages on this post.

I’m just watching Buddha Mountain and it struck me like a bucket of chilly water — Fan Bingbing reminded me of Masami Nagasawa. No? Maybe? A little bit?

I don’t think they’re exactly the same, but they have similarities — though I think Fan Bingbing is EXTRA pale, both of them are whiter than usual. And while I link Masami Nagasawa’s image as a lot more dorky [1] — and not necessarily a favorite in my list of favorites — she seems to be sneaking a lot into my watching list (eg. I just saw her on Kiseki).

Fan Bingbing, she’s been on my radar for a while now… and even though I’ve only seen her in one other project (My Way), a few couple of phothoshoots… I’m beginning to like her a lot more. When watching her on Buddha Mountain, I kept thinking she seems like an uber intense version of Nagasawa. LOL

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