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A-chan is the “leader” and the middle hair girl AND MY FAVOURITE!!
Nocchi is the short hair girl (and my second favourite)
Kashiyuka is the long hair girl and also very cute

They have this new song, its super CATCHY and VERY CUTE!! The dance is sooo..cute . Its also the song for the commercial for Natural Beauty Basic, a chain of stores selling womens clothing.

This song is called:
Nachuraru ni Koishite (something along the lines of falling in love naturally, quite the opposite to their other song fushizen na garu, meaning un-natural girl)

ナチュラルに恋して

GOOOOOOOO A-Chan!!

Heres their latest song:
Daijoubu or

大丈夫

Their other song which I liked a lot, after hearing it in Japan is

Shunkashuuto [ 春夏秋冬]

It means the four seasons in a year, spring summer autumn winter.

The lyrics are so sweet! In the chorus (something along the lines of)
This year, where do you want to go in Spring and Summer?
I want to see the Sakura in spring with you , and I want to go the beaches in Summer wiht you

This year, where do you want to go in Autumn and Winter?

I want to see the autumn colours (or red/yellow leaves etc) with you, I want to go to the snow with you! <3

I shall continue to wholeheartedly update this blog

Ill also share some interesting stories here!

Thanks for reading!!

I have no idea who this trio of 3 pretty girls are, but once I do I will update

Enjoy

Hilcrhyme – Shunkashuutou (春夏秋冬)

I dont know much about this group except DJ Katsu does the music and TOC is the one who wrote the lyrics for this song, and is also the singer! The group is written as Hirukuraimu and according to the Japanese Wiki DJ Katsu was around since 2001..

#2

Remioromen – Koi no Yokan Kara
(恋の予感から)

Remioromen (a band) was introduced to me via the drama 1 litre of tears. It was a really saddening drama which is a recommended watch, and the song Sangatsu no kokonoka (

#3 is

GReeeeN – キセキ
(Kiseki)

GReeeeN is amazingly popular in Japan and has recently released their BEST album, 2cds with their best hits on it. I think part of the popularity/culture reason with GReeeeN is that they have never really shown their faces on any kind promotional videos, live performances etc. Its kind of good, it doesnt distract you from their music, which should be the focus

The 4 ‘e’s in green are for the 4 members in the group who all play in the group. They all study dentistry and I think its amazing they have time to produce music and work as dentists…it is also hinted by Hide (one of the members) they may reveal their faces after passing dentistry exams and obtaining permission from the directors of the hospitals they work for. AMAZING group!! Personally i think Kiseki is their best song!

加藤ミリヤ – WHY

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Top 5 Kombi of all time:
1. Tunnels
2. Downtown
3. Ninety-nine
4. Taka and Toshi
5. (Dont have one yet)

Tunnels never did manzai, and started off more as a monomane/gag duo. They were incredibly popular in the 80s and managed to obtain over 30% of the ratings nationwide with their shows (which is incredibly hard, for any show) and having seen their earlier works and Tunnels Mina-san okagedeshita, and Kuwazugirai, I can say I love those shows more than Downtown’s gottsu ee Kanjii and Gaki no tsukai. I love all 4 shows, but somehow I cannot imagine Gaki no tsukai without Matsumoto. Or Hamada. If either left, i dont think i would want to watch the show. That includes Heyx!3, their reliance on each other is amazing (as in a great bond) but it seems to say that we are only good as a team, and not solo. I love how Downtown takes punishments in their shows (theyre always the butt of the joke two, even though these two are incredibly big names in the show business). The second thing is, I love manzai too, but i just havent seen enough / understood enough to like it more than Tunnels work (which is understable without Japanese)

Ninety-nine is there solely because of Morning Musume and their connection with Tsunku, that and Okamura dances funny

Taka and Toshi are incredibly funny! Their manzai skits are…truly hilarious, though they tend to rely on their props to really cause the imagination to stir. But its amazing, Tunnels got to play pranks on them too! You can see Taka and Toshi skits on youtube (I may have linked to them in the past)

Top 5 Comedians of All time
Note: I like Japanese comedians, manzai and owarai above ALL other forms of comedy…which is why this list only has Japanese comedians.

1. Ishibashi Takaaki
2. Hitoshi Matsumoto
3. Masatoshi Hamada
4. Takashi Okamura
5. Tamori

1. Ishibashi Takaaki
I had my first true encounter with Japanese, and I can say hes been the reason why I even like it
Taka-san is outrageously funny, ridiculous at times, yet hes still a very sensible and well respected man. Hard to explain, until at least you watch him at work. Hes INCREDIBLY knowledgeable and smart, frequently citing a lot of western and Japanese references (which is funny when they relate or you can understand where hes coming from). His work in Tunnels (the comedy duo) is legendary, being very naturally funny (more so than Downtown in Gotsu ee Kanjii, to me least least) although he never really did true manzai.

His face expressions are amazing, and basically he can pull off any kind of emotion on his face at any time…he should really be an actor. His dress sense is very conservative, but to me its clean and respectable. And with Taka-san, I feel like Im laughing at his expressions AND his actions/ what he says. He is just so straightforwardly funny, and he is incredibly daring, referring to different things, touching female artists, asking for their numbers, showing the audience his knowledge of the video equipment,  etc . His friendships with many famous people such as Nakai-kun, Matsuda Seiko, Tamori, Morning Musume etc are envious and it always seems like many positive things come out of it. His way of life (getting married, then having a child, being a family man, etc has also been positive to me), and hes like 180cm tall.

Even after their Tunnels era ended (in terms of popularity) hes been going well doing solo work, something that I cannot imagine Downtown (and neither can they) going solo. His successful transition is a reflection of his ability

Simply put, I LOVE HIM!!! Hes the best comedian

2. Although Taka-san is very much above everyone else in this list, Matsumoto comes 2nd (though not TOOO close).
Heres where I explain why Taka-san is my #1 vs why Matsumoto is my 2nd. So basing it on their comedic abilities alone, I think Taka-san and Matsumoto are pretty much even and equal. Their quick, their ad-lib skills are amazing and they can think of a reference / retort /challenge (all humourous of course) to anything. The thing that gives Taka the edge is that because of being in Tunnels and doing monomane and ippatsu gags a lot, he has more control of his face and can pull of a billion expressions that Matsumoto cant. So basically, as neither do manzai [anymore] and I see them mostly on Utaban and Heyx!3, Taka-san is the better of the two.  This and the above list on Tunnels vs Downtown will explain why. I really do like Matsumoto though, and its hard to say, if I could understand Japanese and manzai, where his position would be (though I would understand Tunnels works more too)

3. Hamada is well respected and I like how hes angry, scary and totally sadistic. hes regarded more as the head of the group for Downtown, for various reasons I can see (such as taking the lead) but he is just not as naturally funny as matsumoto or Taka…even not doing his tsukommi role.

4. Okamura is only here because of the morning musume relations and acts he has done, otherwise I would of liked to put Sanma here (though I havent really understood what he was talking about)

5. Tamori is here for his amazing ability to renact a lizard and freak out Matsuda Seiko and Tunnels!

Why do I only put up youtube links? Why dont I put up download links? Why bother going here when I can find everything on youtube?

The main point to remember is that I want this blog to be totally legal and I believe we should support the music industry (though I cannot be 100% unguilty of doing this)

Ill try to address some of these questions:

1. Youtube has enough videos so that even if you spent your entire life (literally every second) watching it, you wouldnt finish the amount of videos there. Probably not 1/100th.
2. Secondly, while we may have forgotten how technology and internet has become so accessible, we should remember Youtube was one of the sites that pioneered the online video sites and made in mainstream. Anyone with Adobe flash player and a web browser can view it.
3. Youtube also blocks and deletes any files that infringes on copyrights, if the network/broadcaster/publisher tells them to. So I consider everything on Youtube to be legal until deleted.
4. By offering download links, this blog may be closed and I would be support illegal infringement of copyrights.
5. Finally, its VIDEO! Live performances and PVS tend to make the music sound much better (you can see the passion on the singers face) and this enhances the way I percieve the music.

So with all that said, a quick recap: Its legal, theres video, its accessible to everyone, we arent infringing on copyrights and this blog can never be shutdown

YAY!!!

Nishino Kana!!!

She was recently on Heyheyhey and was giving items of clothing to Hamada and Matsumoto (sorry there was no translation and I didnt really understand what went on)

This is her first song that I heard: Motto (as in “more”, its a Japanese word)

The live version

its pretty good and it was on music fighter (just 6 days ago)

I recently read Jimbeans comment (just then actually, haha) and Im really encouraged. Thanks a lot!!